The green circular formation, no longer supported by Zoshiro’s ninja power, instantly collapsed.
The vines in the hall began to fade and quickly disappeared.
After everything settled, the hall floor was left with more than ten craters.
With the Vine Prison Technique broken, Zoshiro’s expression turned ugly as he stared fixedly at the Divine Dragon Sword in Leo’s hand.
Ignoring Zoshiro’s displeasure, Leo leaped towards him with a single step.
Zoshiro didn’t dare to resist head-on and quickly retreated.
Leo made a gesture with his left hand, and the Nine Abyss Suppresses Evil Peak appeared in his hand.
A black mist appeared and instantly spread, enveloping everything within a twenty-meter radius.
Zoshiro suddenly felt his agile body become heavy, as if something weighing a thousand pounds was pressing down on him.
In the brief moment when Zoshiro’s movements slowed, Leo had already arrived in front of him, and the Divine Dragon Sword swept across Zoshiro’s neck.
Blood gushed out, and Zoshiro was sent to join his comrades by Leo.
As Leo killed Zoshiro, a muffled groan came from the hall.
Sato, the leader of the ninjas, had forced Seiho to retreat repeatedly.
Looking at Seiho, there were many bloodstains on his chest.
Seizing the opportunity, Sato kicked Seiho directly in the chest.
Bang!
Seiho was sent flying and crashed heavily onto the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his breath weak.
As Sato kicked Seiho, he glanced back in the direction where Leo was and happened to witness Leo killing Zoshiro.
All three ninjas he brought had been defeated by a single Atraria boy, causing Sato’s heart to bleed.
However, the rational Sato knew that this was not the time to be distracted. He had to quickly capture Kihachi and reclaim the treasure that belonged to the Hojo Clan.
With a step forward, Sato’s figure shot towards Kihachi.
“Mr. Mcguire, please step behind me,” Imogen’s expression changed as she said to Kihachi.
Immediately, Imogen mobilized all her internal energy and confronted Sato.
In the blink of an eye, the two clashed together.
“Frost Palm Strike!” Imogen’s seemingly delicate right hand instantly turned ice-white as she struck at Sato.
A disdainful smirk flashed across Sato’s eyes as his hand seals changed.
“Shadow Clone Jutsu.” Sato coldly shouted, and his body suddenly split into four.
One of Sato’s clones attacked Imogen head-on, while the other three clones bypassed her and rushed towards Kihachi from three different directions.
Imogen’s face immediately changed as her Frost Palm Strike directly hit one of Sato’s clones.
The clone was fake and disappeared under Imogen’s palm force.
Although she had dispersed one of Sato’s clones, it was too late for Imogen to turn around and save Kihachi.
“Kihachi, hand over what belongs to my Hojo Clan!” Sato’s three clones approached Kihachi while simultaneously saying the same words.
Kihachi, who had experienced many trials and tribulations, showed no fear on his face and calmly said something that instantly infuriated Sato: “I’ve already destroyed that worthless thing.”
“You’re asking for death!” One of Sato’s clones reached out to grab Kihachi’s neck.
“Dad!” Amaya’s face changed dramatically as she exclaimed in shock.
Just then, a sandy yellow halo flashed by, and Leo appeared in front of Kihachi like lightning.
Leo thrust the Divine Dragon Sword forward.
The clone reaching for Kihachi was pierced and disappeared.
Under Divine Awareness, Leo naturally knew that the clone reaching for Kihachi was fake. So when he dispersed the fake clone, he simultaneously launched a wind blade towards another fake clone.
After both fake clones disappeared, Leo directly swung his sword at Sato’s real body.
Clang!
The sound of swords clashing rang out crisply.
It was the sound produced by the Divine Dragon Sword striking against Sato’s samurai sword.
“You can actually see through my Shadow Clone Jutsu!?” Sato looked astonished.
“Just a simple visual trick,” Leo replied coldly.
“You’ve ruined my plans for the Hojo Clan and killed our ninja. I won’t rest until I’ve settled the score with you!”
Sato gritted his teeth and mobilized all his ninja power. Invisible wind blades formed around him as he wielded his sword with one hand and attacked Leo.
The sounds of battle and sword clashes filled the hall.
While the two engaged in intense combat, Sato’s wind blades occasionally launched sneak attacks on Leo.
However, under Leo’s protected Spiritual Power, these wind blades couldn’t cause any substantial damage.
After more than ten exchanges, Sato began to feel overwhelmed and shifted from attacking to defending.
“Nine Abyss Suppresses Evil Peak, ten times gravity!” Leo shouted coldly.
A black mist spread out, enveloping Sato.
Sato suddenly felt his body become heavy, and the samurai sword he wielded slowed down slightly.
However, due to Sato’s formidable strength, he managed to withstand Leo’s sword strike.
Little did he know that Leo’s strike was just a feint. The real killer move was a wind blade aimed at Sato’s head.
In a critical moment, Sato forcefully tilted his head to the right.
The sharp wind blade grazed past Sato’s cheek, causing one of his ears to fly off.
“Ah…!” Sato let out a miserable scream.
After screaming, Sato rolled on the ground in an attempt to pick up his fallen ear.
Sato knew that as long as his ear was intact, Orientia’s powerful medical techniques could reattach it for him.
But Leo wouldn’t allow him to succeed. The Divine Dragon Sword in Leo’s hand mercilessly swung towards Sato’s back.
He could only choose between his ear and his life.
Of course, Sato chose his life. He had to abandon picking up his own ear and twist his body to defend against Leo’s attack.
After forcing Sato to retreat, a chilling smile appeared on Leo’s lips that made Sato shudder all over.
Using a manipulation technique, Leo held Sato’s ear in his hand.
Sato instantly realized what had happened and shouted desperately: “Stop!”
But Leo wouldn’t listen. He activated his Spiritual Power, and Sato’s ear ignited in Leo’s hand.
Soon enough, Sato’s ear turned into charcoal.
“Ah…! My ear! You… you bastard!” Seeing his own ear being incinerated before his eyes, Sato turned purple with anger.
As an esteemed Earth Ninja of the Hojo Clan, he had lost an ear to an Atraria boy!
“Cough cough…”
Seiho coughed up some blood after being kicked by Sato. He stood up and happened to witness Leo burning Sato’s ear.
“What formidable strength!” Seiho thought to himself.
As one of the more outstanding geniuses in the family, Seiho had never seen someone of the same age with such powerful abilities before.
Imogen shared the same thoughts as Seiho. Regardless of everything else, she was relieved that Mr. Mcguire was safe thanks to him.
“Kid, you’ve destroyed my ear. I’ll tear you apart!” Sato’s eyes glared at Leo with a sinister gaze as he gritted his teeth in hatred.
“Chaotic Blade Slash!” Sato shouted fiercely. His samurai sword flickered with a chilling cold light as he unleashed a frenzied sword technique against Leo.