Zhang Dong saw Su Bai's expression change and knew he was getting serious. He formed hand seals first!
"Lava Release: Scorching River Rock Technique!"
"Lava Release: Scorching River Rock Technique!"
Su Bai and Zhang Dong moved in sync. They each spat out five balls of lava, which slammed into each other amid heat that distorted the air. A cloud of dust instantly billowed up between them.
"Damn it, he even copied this ninjutsu!" Zhang Dong grew more and more furious as he fought, his eyes fixed on the dust cloud.
But when the dust began to clear, he suddenly realized Su Bai had disappeared. Panic seized him!
"Where is he? Where is he?" Zhang Dong looked around wildly, searching for Su Bai!
Just then, a calm voice sounded behind him.
"I'm right here."
"Huh?"
Zhang Dong's expression changed at once!
Before he could even turn around, a sudden pain struck the back of his neck. His vision went black, and he collapsed unconscious!
Sizzle!
The Lava Release Armor covering Zhang Dong disappeared. He lay facedown on the ground, motionless.
Behind him, Su Bai's entire body glowed with a faint, jade-green light. He had activated the Fifth Gate of Limit of the Eight Inner Gates.
Lava Release Chakra Mode and the Eight Inner Gates couldn't be activated at the same time, so the boost to his Taijutsu wasn't as great as he'd expected.
"No wonder he was so confident about going first. Lava Release Armor really does counter Taijutsu users." Su Bai looked at the skin burned on his fist and smiled.
The Lava Release Armor was strong defensively, but the Eight Inner Gates were powerful too. What had truly decided the match, though, was Su Bai's elusive Body Flicker Technique.
He had first used Body Flicker to appear behind Zhang