At Qingyun's shout, Utatane Koharu and the others quickly formed a defensive formation, bracing for the incoming attack, while Qingyun unleashed a tremendously powerful Fire Release attack straight ahead.
Screams immediately rang out from ahead. Some Bounty Ninjas were caught by the White Flame and cried out in agony. Seeing this, the remaining ninjas hurriedly used Water Release to extinguish the flames on their comrades.
However, Qingyun's Fire Release, enhanced with Nature Transformation, was astonishingly powerful. Ordinary Water Release could not extinguish the White Flame at all; instead, the flames showed signs of spreading.
In less than a second, the Bounty Ninjas caught by the White Flame were burned into nothingness.
The sight chilled the remaining Bounty Ninjas to the bone.
Seeing that Qingyun had forced the hidden Bounty Ninjas into the open, Cat Demon and the others immediately unleashed Ninjutsu attacks on them.
Caught completely off guard, the Bounty Ninjas were routed, with only a handful fleeing in panic.
Utatane Koharu and the others breathed a sigh of relief when the Bounty Ninjas scattered. Qingyun's brow, however, did not relax. Instead, his expression grew even graver as he looked ahead. His Heavenly Eye had detected a terrifying mass of chakra gathering there.
"Scatter!"
Qingyun suddenly roared and activated Heaven and Earth Great Shift. A huge Bagua Diagram appeared before him.
The moment the Bagua Diagram formed, an enormous Wind Blade mixed with a fireball hurtled toward Qingyun and the others.
The wind fed the fire, and the flames swelled with the wind. By the time the Fire Release attack reached Qingyun, it had become even more terrifying, carrying not only searing heat but also waves of razor-sharp force.
Qingyun hurriedly circulated his true energy, pouring Yin-Yang true energy into the Bagua Diagram as though his reserves were limitless. The