When the monster's fist slammed into the ground, the earth churned within a radius of twenty meters, and countless stone spikes burst forth. The one carrying the longsword had been lucky—he had fled at top speed when Li made his move. Otherwise, he would probably have lost his life by now.
The lava beast had noticed Li fleeing the instant it attacked. Li was now standing directly atop a tree trunk, coldly watching the monster. This thing was probably from a very powerful race, wasn't it?
But now, it seemed to have lost some extremely important traits, which was why its combat strength was so low. Thinking it over carefully, its body was only around two meters tall. Among most summoned beasts, that height meant it was merely in its growth stage. Yet even in its growth stage, it possessed the strength of a Jonin. Considering that it had spent so long in this Frost Hell and had declined greatly in strength, its race likely possessed Great Sage-level beings—and was probably no weaker than Mount Myoboku or the like.
What a pity. Li let out a soft sigh. At that moment, the lava beast pounced at him. Its charge was terrifyingly fast; in the blink of an eye, it had reached Li, its enormous iron fist smashing toward his face. Li gave a sharp grunt and leaped up. Clasping his hands together, he swung them down hard at its head. With that blow, he actually smashed the monster straight to the ground.
Itachi could not compare to Li, after all. Li had Tsunade's Monster Strength Punch, so knocking this thing down was no problem for him.
Itachi's eyes widened as he watched Li's movements. Li clasped his hands together once more, then suddenly spread them apart. A long spear of