The two figures rapidly closed the distance between them in midair.
In that instant, the world around them seemed to lose all color, transforming into a blinding expanse of white.
Di Qiulin stared at Huo Yuhao at close range. A trace of pain flashed through her eyes, and ripples stirred in her heart.
Yu Hao...
What are you really facing?
Where does your hatred come from?
Who exactly is your enemy?
Although I had stayed by your side every day during this year and a half, remaining so close to you...
I always felt that the distance between our hearts was separated by an insurmountable chasm.
At this moment, the scene before Di Qiulin's eyes seemed to become distorted in her mind.
In her fantasy, the one wielding Wind Release: Rasenshuriken had become Huo Yuhao, while the person holding the lightning and using Chidori had become herself.
What must I do...
To understand you a little better?
Boom!
In the blink of an eye, the deadly techniques in their hands collided violently in midair.
Di Qiulin shouted herself hoarse:
"This is everything I've got!"
The purple-black Amaterasu lightning and the azure-blue Wind Style: Cyclone repeatedly collided, tearing at each other.
"Yu Hao!!!"
Di Qiulin raised the Rasenshuriken high in her hands, pouring every last bit of Soul Power and Chakra within her body into it without reservation.
"Qiu Lin!!!"
Huo Yuhao gritted his teeth as well, mobilizing all the Soul Power and Chakra in his body with everything he had!
Boom—!!!
A burst of white light so intense that it temporarily blinded everyone erupted. In the blink of an eye, it swallowed the entire river valley.
The violent energy exploded outward. The river below boiled furiously, then transformed into a water column hundreds of meters high that shot into the