Xuandou suppressed Yae-gaki, the Rinnegan Dōjutsu that had triggered on its own, and took the attack without a change in expression.
Otherwise, with his strength...
He would not have been able to feel the power of Shinji's Dōjutsu at all.
The biting wind carried a faint, warm, peculiar energy, like the first rays of sunlight.
The moment this peculiar energy touched Xuandou's body...
It swiftly slipped through his skin in a covert manner, invading his body.
The peculiar energy carried by gust after gust of biting wind slowly condensed inside Xuandou. Faint warm currents gathered together, growing hotter and more comfortable...
It even gave Xuandou the comfort of soaking in a hot spring.
Before long, a sudden change occurred-
The first thing to feel the cold was Xuandou's soul.
It was not cold in the sense of temperature, but a chill that clouded his intellect and stiffened his thoughts... even slowing his reactions somewhat.
Immediately afterward...
This peculiar energy began affecting Xuandou's skin, blood, heart, and chakra...
From outside to inside, from top to bottom, it silently began its deadly assault...
Xuandou nodded in satisfaction.
He acknowledged the power of the Dōjutsu Shinji had unleashed.
"All right, that's enough!"
"Ordinary Jōnin could already be said to stand no chance against this Dōjutsu of yours!"
"Even Kage-level fighters wouldn't last long under it if they failed to notice the danger hidden beneath the snowflakes."
"Now let me try your second Dōjutsu!"
Xuandou mobilized the chakra in his body, drove out the peculiar energy, and stood where he was, waiting for Shinji's second ability.
The Dōjutsu in his left eye was outstanding.
It made him look forward to Shinji's second Dōjutsu ability.
"Lord Xuandou, I'm starting."
Shinji gave him a warning. Maintaining Winter Domain, he channeled chakra into his right eye, linking