That fiery red hair truly turned into flames, burning behind her head.
"Transforming is nothing special. I can do it too!"
As Yan emerged from her cocoon, the temperature around them abruptly rose. Torifu had no choice but to release a wave of cold to counter it.
Both of them had assumed their strongest forms, marking the start of the final stage of the battle.
To bring her strength to its peak, Yan recalled her two clones.
She no longer had to worry about those two mosquitoes harassing her.
Even the embers radiating from her body could burn them to ash.
When the Tsuchikage and Kazekage saw that the clones holding them back had disappeared, they immediately rushed back to support Torifu.
But from a distance, they saw two immense forces of energy, one red and one blue, locked in a standoff. They were far beyond anything the two of them could interfere with.
Torifu caught sight of them out of the corner of his eye and smiled faintly. "Tsuchikage, Kazekage, find somewhere safe to wait. Leave this battle to me."
How could either of them dare refuse? They knew better than to meddle in a fight they clearly couldn't join.
Charging in recklessly would only get them killed.
"Hmph. Looks like they know their limits."
Torifu kept his eyes fixed on Yan, who looked like an angel wreathed in flames.
Yan didn't dare let her guard down either. They remained locked in a standoff for quite some time, until Yan finally lost patience and struck first.
Her flaming claws kept slashing at Torifu, each blow seeming capable of tearing apart space itself.
Even Torifu couldn't easily dodge them. He could only keep blocking with the Heming Sword while searching for an opening.
At last, in the brief lull between