The Toothpick Man who had been thrashed by Rock Lee gave a bitter smile at the sight.
"He took him down that easily! Looks like I was just too weak."
Watching the screen, Xiao Ke looked just as surprised. "This kid actually has something."
"His Advent of a World of Flowering Trees must have reached Greater Mastery."
"His Hand Seals really were fast. Even I couldn't make them out."
"With hands that fast, this kid must have been single his whole life."
Bai Mengyao drew a deep breath. "Curator Jiang did tell me that Luo Yu had a talent for Wood Release."
"But I never imagined he could train it to Greater Mastery, especially a Two-Star Ninjutsu!"
"I've trained for so many more years than he has, and even my best Taijutsu is only at Mastery."
"His ability to grasp things is unbelievable!"
Xiao Ke chuckled. "Who could have seen that coming?"
"You'd have to be one of those Ninshu masters, at the very least, to train a Ninjutsu to Greater Mastery."
"People like us don't have that kind of insight. Mastery is as far as we can get with a Ninjutsu."
Then his tone shifted. "But Rock Lee's later stages are still no joke."
"If Luo Yu doesn't have any other surprises, clearing this will still be tough."
While the two were talking,
something changed inside the Challenge Space.
Rock Lee suddenly rose from the ground, pulled the branches out of his body, and looked at Luo Yu with fighting spirit blazing in his eyes.
"Has he entered the second stage Zhao Hai mentioned?"
Luo Yu sounded puzzled.
He didn't dare let his guard down now. After all, his opponent was an expert who had defeated countless elite Genin.
After getting back up, Rock Lee sat down cross-legged.
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