Steel Muscles and Iron Bones

Having finally clawed back a little of the disadvantage in his battle against Lanqin, Uchiha Yue had not expected Lanqin to show him, before long, what a true peak expert of the Shinobi World was with a forceful counterattack!

"Thump..."

"Thump..."

Just as Uchiha Yue used three Falling Moon Style Secret Techniques—Falling Moon Style Swordsmanship, Falling Moon Style: Scattering Hand, and Falling Moon Style: Shatter Step—to deal with Lanqin and barely suppress his ferocious assault, a drum-like sound suddenly came from within Lanqin's chest. Then, Uchiha Yue saw the body before him begin to change. Under the moonlight, Lanqin's body seemed to have become forged from steel and iron. Even his skin carried a faint metallic sheen, an astonishing sight to behold.

Using the combined insight of his Purple Eye and Mangekyō Sharingan, Uchiha Yue naturally understood that Lanqin had activated the Lanqin Clan's Kekkei Genkai when he saw his body undergo metallic transformation. Back when Uchiha Yue had fought Lanqin Wushui, he had already experienced the power of the Lanqin Clan's Kekkei Genkai. Thus, this time, he had not underestimated Lanqin during their clash. He merely reminded himself to be even more cautious in the battle ahead.

However, Uchiha Yue had never imagined that Lanqin would become so unstoppable after using the Lanqin Clan's Kekkei Genkai!

The next second, once Lanqin's body had fully turned metallic, the elderly Lanqin roared at Uchiha Yue before charging fiercely in his direction!

"Thud..."

"Thud..."

With every step he took, Uchiha Yue could feel the ground rebound with force beneath Lanqin's feet. If ordinary shinobi stood before Lanqin, he likely would not even need to attack—the violent tremors alone would be enough to kill them. But Uchiha Yue was the one standing before him. Feeling the intense shaking from the ground, he merely