After easily blocking the Superhuman Fist with all Eight Gates open using a single Truth-Seeking Orb, Hanfu, clad in a green, ostentatious Chakra Cloak, slowly floated into the air and looked down at Shennong like a god.
"You call that picking a fight with me?"
Hanfu looked at Shennong in disbelief. "Who gave you the courage?"
Some Mr. Liang?
Faced with Hanfu's taunts, Shennong's face turned green and purple. He simply couldn't understand why the strongest, ultimate Forbidden Jutsu he'd spent most of his life developing had been blocked so easily by Gekko Hayate.
I don't believe it! I don't believe it!
It has to be an illusion!!
"Aaaaaah..."
With a roar, Shennong crouched into a horse stance and punched with all his might. "Ninja Art: Superhuman Fist!"
Boom!!
Another immense, thick beam of particles roared forth, shooting toward Hanfu.
Hanfu didn't dodge or even move a finger. With a mere thought, the Truth-Seeking Orb floating behind him traced an elegant arc and appeared before him, then transformed into a black screen that blocked the surging beam.
"I don't believe it!"
Boom!
Shennong threw another punch.
"I don't believe it!"
He threw a third punch.
"Damn it!!"
He threw a fourth!
One head-sized particle beam after another blasted into the black screen, unleashing dazzling flashes. But no matter how hard Shennong tried, he couldn't pierce the Truth-Seeking Orb—or even push it back!
It was like a series of flashy waves, seemingly surging and unstoppable, that could only crash fruitlessly against the rocks again and again.
After firing more than thirty punches in just a few breaths, Shennong was starting to tire. Panting heavily, he stared at the black screen in shock and despair. "What is that thing?"
"Guess."
Hanfu smiled faintly. The black screen curled up and instantly became a