Yet faced with this ferocious strike, Sōkyū Hatake merely smiled coldly, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly in disdain. He calmly raised both hands, and streaks of blue lightning swiftly gathered before him, forming an enormous lightning barrier in the blink of an eye.
Just then, a deafening boom rang out! The Fourth Raikage A's Thunder Cannon Punch slammed into the lightning barrier before Sōkyū Hatake. The impact of their collision was terrifying; the surrounding ground shook violently, dust billowed, and shattered stones flew everywhere.
Surprisingly, however, despite the Thunder Cannon Punch's astonishing power, striking that lightning barrier was like hitting a thick, indestructible steel plate. It produced only a dazzling shower of electrical sparks and a tremendous roar before it could advance no farther.
Amid an earth-shaking crash, an unparalleled recoil struck the Thunder Giant that the Fourth Raikage A had become like a surging tidal wave. The giant, dozens of meters tall and flashing with lightning all over, was actually driven back several steps by the force, each footfall leaving deep footprints and cracks in the ground.
In stark contrast to the Fourth Raikage A, however, Sōkyū Hatake remained as steady as a mountain not far away, as though that earth-shattering recoil were nothing more than a breeze brushing his face. He still sat calmly cross-legged upon the Thunder Throne woven from lightning, looking down at the bedraggled Fourth Raikage A.
From the Fourth Raikage A's perspective, Sōkyū Hatake's every movement, every frown and smile, brimmed with endless provocation and contempt. Those eyes, deep as the sea, in particular seemed like two razor-sharp blades stabbing straight at him, as though mercilessly mocking his weakness and incompetence. It felt just like a lofty adult looking down upon an ignorant, childish youngster with cold disdain.
What enraged the Fourth