Ao Ling flew out ahead of the others and laughed. "Hahaha... let's fight to our hearts' content today and let this continent learn the mighty name of Wisdom Academy's Zhao Adventuring Party!"
Ao Ling held his hands flat as streams of white energy gathered furiously in his palms. He pressed his hands together, then drew them apart, revealing a white ball of energy before his chest.
Ao Ling laughed with boundless confidence. "Hahaha... you little beasts, try my power of light!" He raised both hands above his head, and the basketball-sized Energy Ball swelled wildly as the surrounding light elements rushed into it.
The sphere soon became enormous, no smaller than a Tailed Beast Bomb Naruto unleashed at full power. Ao Ling hurled it into the horde of demon beasts.
The demon beasts below immediately sensed the threat. Though the frenzied aura had clouded their minds, those in the attack's path still retaliated on instinct. Streams of different energies shot from their mouths, attempting to stop Ao Ling's attack.
Yet when those attacks struck the white Energy Ball, they vanished like stones sinking into the sea. Instead, the sphere absorbed them and grew even larger.
Ao Ling drew his hands inward, and the Energy Ball contracted, shrinking somewhat, but its power more than doubled. With a thunderous boom, a mushroom cloud appeared in the sky, and thick smoke surged toward the heavens.
Naruto's and Sasuke's pupils narrowed slightly. Both were startled by the strength Ao Ling had displayed. Naruto thought, There's a reason Ao Ling ranks ahead of Sasuke and me. That move alone puts him well above us. He might even rival that old Dean.
Once the smoke cleared, Naruto looked at the battlefield again. The canyon had changed beyond recognition. The beast tide, which had stretched out like