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Miyamoto Masao glanced toward where Abe Shinji stood, and the person beside Abe Shinji nodded expressionlessly.
Having received the signal, Miyamoto Masao took a deep breath, his gaze sharpening as he spoke solemnly.
"Nobi, you're up!"
"Yes!"
A relatively burly figure leaped out from the crowd and landed before Lin Yu, staring at the Wood Clone with fighting spirit blazing in his eyes.
"My name is—"
"Rankyaku!"
A crescent-shaped blade wave shot out the instant the Wood Clone raised its leg, slamming viciously into the burly man's body as his eyes widened.
"Boom!"
An explosive crash rang out. Sent flying by the blade wave, the man soared into the air before rapidly tumbling toward the rear of the crowd, blood raining down from above.
"Thud, thud..."
Under everyone's shocked gazes, the challenger bounced across the ground several times after landing, then lay motionless.
For a moment, everyone in the training grounds stood frozen, their eyes fixed on the challenger sprawled on the ground, dead or alive unknown.
"Seriously, why waste time talking? If you want to fight, hurry up!"
The Wood Clone slowly lowered its raised leg and spoke lazily. Only then did the crowd snap back to their senses and turn to stare directly at it. Their heated blood felt as though it had been doused with a basin of cold water, greatly cooling their fervor.
What kind of monster is this? He casually one-shot a genius at the same level. This is way too ridiculous! Can we really beat this monster?
The confidence they had at the start was gone.
Hah, he's really unreasonably strong!
Miyamoto Masao inwardly sighed. If not for the reward promised by the Abe Family, along with that slim trace of hope in his heart, he probably would not have been here. But