Boom—
The muffled blast completely shattered the stillness of the night. The rising dust obscured the bright moonlight, plunging the earth back into darkness!
"What happened?"
Such a huge commotion naturally caught countless people's attention. They turned toward the billowing dust, and their expressions immediately changed drastically!
"That direction... Lord Enkō?!"
"Could those useless Kumogakure bastards be here for revenge?"
"Absolutely impossible."
"Hm? What makes you so sure?"
"Because we're the useless bastards you just mentioned... and we've already joined the Land of Flame."
"Uh... then who could it be?"
"Why not go over and find out?"
"New guy, I'd advise you not to go."
"Why?"
"Heh heh, in any fight that requires Lord Enkō to step in, the spectators are definitely the first ones to die."
"..."
At the center of the Daimyo Palace, amid ruins strewn across the ground, four graceful figures stood beneath the moonlight, exuding an ethereal, otherworldly aura.
All four wore identical snow-white gowns that concealed their curvaceous figures. White veils covered their faces, making their features impossible to see.
"Ze Ji, how is the target?"
The woman called Ze Ji slowly closed her eyes, then suddenly opened them!
"Ling Ji! Watch your back!"
Whoosh—
Ling Ji did not need Ze Ji's warning at all. Her upper body suddenly bent backward, her waist bonelessly supple, and her entire body nearly curved into an n-shape. With a movement nearly impossible for an ordinary person, she dodged the horizontal slash from behind!
Enkō:?
His slash missed. Before Enkō could spin around and strike a second time, Ze Ji, standing some distance away, raised her hand and pointed at him!
Sage Art: Xun!
Enkō's pupils contracted. Within his line of sight, the surrounding air rapidly compressed into a silver thread, shooting directly at his face with an