Hong Dou's Nighttime Raid

At the end, she swept his legs out from under him, sending Musō Isshin flying as he fell. Her naginata came to rest against his neck with perfect precision.

She wielded tremendous power with effortless ease and knew exactly when to hold back. This was the Grandmaster Realm.

Xuanye had resorted to the Flying Thunder God and other ninjutsu because his pride had taken a hit.

Was his combat experience really that lacking?

He could accept losing to Raiden Ei, but he couldn't keep losing so miserably to some country girl!

Raiden Ei had noticed something was off, but she merely shook her head. Her gaze didn't change.

"Learn from your mistakes. Keep your center of gravity steady, and don't rush to attack."

"At critical moments, don't trust what your eyes tell you. Rely on instinct. Remember, your eyes can deceive you."

As Uchiha Genya charged at her with openings all over his body, Raiden Ei still had time to offer a few pointers.

But the moment she raised Engulfing Lightning again, her expression snapped back into battle mode.

It was clear that the gap between Xuanye and Raiden Ei in combat experience was enormous.

Raiden Ei was a warrior through and through. By her strength alone, she kept the monsters of the Dark Sea from daring to invade.

She might not understand people, but she certainly knew how to fight.

And since she was training Xuanye, she definitely wasn't going all out.

Even so, Xuanye spent the entire day getting beaten. He activated his Tailed Beast Cloak, Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and even Sage Mode and the Yin Seal.

In the end, all he achieved was going from lasting fewer than ten moves to surviving more than ten.

When Xuanye emerged from the Plane of Euthymia that evening, his