Provoked by Inuyasha, Panther King turned and took a fierce breath. His demonic power, already at the pinnacle of a great demon's strength, compressed wildly within his mouth. Once it reached its limit... he blasted the demonic power at Inuyasha in a single breath.
A full-force strike from a great demon at the peak of their power could destroy several cities in one go, equivalent to a fairly large nuclear weapon—only without the radiation... just the effects of demonic power.
"Bring it on!"
Yet faced with such a terrifying demonic attack, Inuyasha was delighted rather than alarmed. He raised Tessaiga in his hand and fixed his gaze on the flow of Panther King's demonic power.
"I see it!"
Just as that terrifying demonic power was about to strike Inuyasha, he made his move.
"Backlash Wave!"
Panther King's demonic attack was forcibly sent back at the very limit, blasting toward Panther King...
Immense demonic power exploded, and blinding white light engulfed the entire valley and even the area beyond it. At once, Yae Sakura planted the Spirit-Controlling Blade before herself and Kikyo, raising a defensive barrier centered around the blade.
No one knew how much time had passed. When the white light finally faded... Yae Sakura looked around. The castle, the valley... everything was gone. As though a nuclear weapon had detonated, nothing remained but ruins.
The panther cats had not even left behind corpses for the most part, yet... Panther King was still standing there unharmed!
"He took the full force of Backlash Wave and isn't hurt at all."
Inuyasha stared at Panther King before him, momentarily at a loss. Even Backlash Wave could not harm him in the slightest.
Backlash Wave... was an ultimate technique Inuyasha had comprehended after mastering Wind Scar. Once he saw the direction of an