As soon as the battle began, Hunt endured his injuries and worked with two Jonin to hold Yechen back.
Even so, Yechen showed no fear.
Hunt at his peak might have posed some threat to him, but now he was a spent force. The other two were only Special Jōnin and posed even less of a threat.
Yechen drove all three back with a single slash, a flicker of disappointment crossing his eyes.
"You're too weak."
"Lightning Release: Thrust!"
With Lightning Release, Yechen's speed surged again. He became a streak of light and delivered three consecutive slashes.
Then he sheathed his sword and stood still, as though nothing had happened.
Sss... sss... sss...!
Three jets of blood sprayed out, staining the air crimson.
"How... is... this... possible..."
Hunt's consciousness slowly faded, one final thought flashing through his mind. Why had this guy grown stronger again?!
"Nothing is impossible. You simply can't improve fast enough to keep up with me."
Yechen's calm voice carried through the air as three figures, still filled with resentment, crashed to the ground and died.
Blood could faintly be seen spilling from their chests, staining the surrounding ground red.
At once, three streams of energy surged into Yechen's body.
Ding! Evolution points +3000+600+650
Yechen curled his lip. The energy converted from Hunt had not reached Kage Level. At most, it was near-Kage Level.
Still, that was several times stronger than other Jonin. Hunt's ability to unleash Kage Level combat power was probably connected to his mastery of Explosion Release.
With that thought, Yechen dismissed his distractions and turned his gaze to the battle ahead.
Once he picked his targets, Yechen charged straight at them.
All three targets were Chunin. Before they could react, Yechen caught one in a Genjutsu, then raised his sword and