In Great Yamato Toyo-Akitsu, Ubiji greeted the victorious Yu with a beaming smile. "My disciple, that was beautifully done. Your skills have truly improved."
Neither arrogant nor complacent, Yu said, "If Master had taken the field, you probably would have settled it in just a few exchanges."
Ubiji merely smiled noncommittally.
Strength was determined by many factors. Yu was still young; having ocular power one level higher could not make up for such a vast gap in overall strength. At least for now, Yu did not believe he could surpass his master Ubiji anytime soon.
Honestly, Yu had yet to fathom the full extent of his master's strength, but the legends Ubiji had left behind offered a glimpse...
A thousand years ago, Ubiji and his sister, two of the Original Main Family's twenty-eight members and bearers of noble blood, opposed the plundering of external lands to cultivate Chakra Fruit. This sparked a fierce conflict with the clan, which eventually escalated into a massive encirclement campaign!
Eleven Main Family experts had joined forces to hunt down Ubiji and his sister!
It was no exaggeration to say that battle had been more than ten times as brutal as the recent battle in Jianzhou Country!
That was because every Main Family member deployed at the time possessed strength at least on Torashiki's current level!
As of the battle in Jianzhou Country, Torashiki ranked thirtieth in the Main Family. But if he had been placed in Takamagahara a thousand years ago, he would only have ranked fortieth!
Why was the difference so great?
Because in that massive encirclement a thousand years ago, the Main Family's high-end combat power had suffered devastating casualties!
From ranks thirty to forty, all eleven had fallen at the hands of Ubiji and his sister. Thus, after the battle, every