Pain's Rinnegan suddenly contracted. As he rapidly retreated, his gaze fell upon a massive boulder three thousand meters away.
"Amenotejikara!"
Buzz!
Space rippled. Deva Path tried to use Amenotejikara to swap places with the boulder, but at the very instant it activated, a cyan ripple burst from the azure bird in the sky, immediately suppressing the surrounding spatial fluctuations.
"Break!"
Pain shouted furiously. The Rinnegan's ocular power surged, and the tomoe within spun at high speed.
Whoosh!
At the critical moment, Deva Path finally switched places with the boulder.
Amenotejikara was, after all, a Rinnegan Dojutsu, and differed somewhat from the spatial abilities used by cultivators in this world. This Integration-stage azure bird was still not quite capable of stopping Deva Path from using Amenotejikara. Of course, if it had been stronger—at the Great Perfection of the Integration stage—Deva Path likely would not even have had a chance to escape.
Boom!
The boulder was smashed to pieces by the azure bird's diving body. Amid the spreading cyan light, the scattered fragments were directly annihilated, reduced to nothingness.
Using this brief window, Deva Path dared not linger any longer and shot toward the rear.
The danger of the second layer of the Ancient Immortal Realm had already exceeded his imagination, as well as the limits of what his strength could explore. Unless Zero Burial could make another breakthrough, he would not dare return here anytime soon.
Screech!
The piercing cry rang out again. Seeing that its strike had missed, the azure bird's scarlet eyes flickered slightly. It changed direction and pounced at Deva Path once more, while the Purpleflame Lion in the distance leaped into the air at the same time...
Deva Path's Rinnegan narrowed slightly, thoughts flashing through his mind.
"Something's wrong!!!"
From the very beginning of the battle, Pain