Fang Cheng was already sitting astride a giant Blood Eagle, slowly flying over.
He saw the lake churning wildly, like boiling water, steam and bubbles billowing up from its surface.
Oni Yunjie stood on the water not far away, like a tiny boat rising and falling with the waves.
Fang Cheng flew the Blood Eagle over her head and began circling as he asked, "Are you a Konoha ninja too?"
Oni Yunjie glanced up at him, then looked down at her feet. "This isn't chakra. It's simply a unique ability of mine."
Fang Cheng was stunned. "You read manga too?"
The corner of Oni Yunjie's mouth lifted. "Don't treat us like uncivilized savages."
She even subscribed to fashion magazines. Oni Rakshasa, trapped beneath the water right now, often subscribed to military publications from the outside world, too.
"Then have you read Boruto?"
"I couldn't get through it."
"Good. Otherwise, we couldn't have been friends."
"Please stop joking. I can't hold out much longer."
Oni Yunjie's demonic energy kept pouring out, firmly restraining Oni Rakshasa beneath the water.
The two seemed evenly matched, but Oni Yunjie could only keep this up for half an hour at most. Oni Rakshasa, meanwhile, was like a cockroach that refused to die, and she had no idea how long he could last.
Fang Cheng put on the Blood Battle Suit again and formed dozens of rotating gun barrels with his hands. "I can open fire, right?"
"Go ahead."
After getting a definite answer, Fang Cheng remained astride the Blood Eagle, aimed the barrels at the boiling water below, and began unleashing a barrage.
This time, the small shells he fired were long and tapered, making them better suited to penetrating the water.
Amid the thunderous gunfire, shells rained down on the lake, kicking up countless