Meanwhile, Ōnoki caught up beside Hyuga Akira, a transparent barrier appearing between his hands.
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!!"
The transparent barrier rapidly closed around Hyuga Akira. It would take only a single breath to annihilate him inside it.
"Goodbye!" Hyuga Akira vanished from midair, leaving Ōnoki's Dust Release enclosing empty space.
Hyuga Akira reappeared on the ground.
Ōnoki plummeted after him, rapidly forming hand seals with one hand. Rock swiftly encased his left fist as he fell like a meteor.
"Substitution Technique!!" Hyuga Akira instantly appeared elsewhere.
And Ōnoki's fist slammed into the ground.
Boom!!
The ground rapidly fractured outward, the cracks even reaching the spot Hyuga Akira had moved to with his Substitution Technique.
"That's ridiculous!!! Can a human even do that?!" Hyuga Akira stared at the shattered earth. The radius was at least five kilometers, meaning his opponent had destroyed an area ten kilometers across with a single punch.
Something occurred to Hyuga Akira, and he hurriedly used Kumate to smack a kunai away.
There was no longer anywhere for Hyuga Akira to stand on the fractured ground. The entire surface was collapsing and shaking. Rumble!!
Ōnoki's strike had actually caused an earthquake.
Ōnoki looked up at Hyuga Akira, then charged straight toward him, his body wrapped in surging air.
"Substitution Technique!!"
Hyuga Akira instantly vanished.
He reappeared beyond visual range, his face deathly pale.
"Level up!!"
None of his abilities could give him any sense of security now. Only the Substitution Technique could keep him alive.
Restored to full condition, Hyuga Akira suddenly felt a shadow envelop him. He looked up to see a mountaintop blotting out the sun as it crashed straight toward him.
"Earth Release: Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique!!" Above the mountaintop, Ōnoki made a downward throwing motion.
Hyuga Akira had no