Although Lightning Reversal was difficult to learn, it would have little impact on ordinary Lightning Release ninjas.
But Anodia was one of the world's top Lightning Release ninjas.
Apart from the Super Kage titans of Lotus Court, he was the strongest.
The competitive pressure to learn Lightning Reversal was bound to affect him.
"It's all because of him that I now have to set aside two hours every day just to learn Lightning Reversal!"
The mere mention of Luo Yu made Anodia grit his teeth in fury.
"Tell Andrew he can lose to anyone at the World Tournament, but not Luo Yu!"
"Yes, sir!" The Lotus Court ninja stood ramrod straight.
Then he added quietly, "Luo Yu might not even qualify for the World Tournament."
"The other competitors from the Land of the Dragon are pretty strong too."
"Apparently, Luo Yu only managed that perfect clear by using an ability that directly countered the challenge and let him bypass it."
"He might not actually be that strong."
"No! He has to compete!" Anodia roared.
His voice thundered, leaving the surrounding Guard Ninjas dizzy and seeing stars.
After venting, Anodia calmed down. "Andrew needs to attend this year's Tailed Beast Tournament."
"After all these years of adapting, his compatibility with tailed beast power has improved significantly again."
"He can already apply for access to a deeper level of tailed beast power."
"Ideally, he'll achieve Complete Tailed Beast Transformation and take on the Eight-Tails' true form."
"I'll inform Andrew right away." The Lotus Court ninja nodded, then left the Secret Realm.
While nations across Blue Star were reeling from Luo Yu's perfect speedrun,
the culprit himself was resting his head on Luo Qingyu's ice-elementalized lap, talking to Principal Yue.
"You're here to show off another Hidden Stage speedrun, aren't you?"
Principal