A terrifying shock wave swept across the entire valley. The surrounding trees snapped at the waist, rocks shattered, and dust filled the sky!
The Celestial Dragons' attendants surrounding them were all driven back repeatedly by the shock wave, unable to get anywhere near the battlefield!
After a single head-on collision...
Lucci's full-speed charge had actually been stopped dead by Langwei!
Lucci's pupils contracted sharply, his face filled with utter shock!
He had thought his all-out strike would easily overwhelm and drive his opponent back, even if it failed to kill him outright.
Yet he had never expected this young man before him to possess physical strength and reserves of power every bit equal to his own!
"As expected! The Knights are just as powerful as the records say!" Lucci growled, his fighting spirit blazing.
He had assumed everyone in the Shinobi World was an ant. Never had he imagined that today, in this run-down little valley, he would encounter an opponent on his level who could meet him head-on!
Langwei's breathing remained steady. Even after taking Lucci's full-power strike, he stood firm as a mountain, with only a slight numbness in his arm.
He stared coldly at Lucci, his eyes holding no fear, only icy vigilance.
Hidden behind him, Sarada was utterly dumbstruck, her mind overwhelmed by shock.
The Langwei she had known since childhood had always been quiet and reserved, silently protecting her without ever showing what he could do.
She had always assumed he was, at most, an elite Jonin.
Only now did she understand!
A terrifying powerhouse capable of going toe-to-toe with a powerful Celestial Dragon had been beside her all along!
Beyond the Sky Screen, the entire Shinobi World erupted once again!
"My god! Langwei is actually this strong! He took Lucci's full-power strike head-on!"
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