[62] Power

With the first five gates of the Eight Gates unlocked, Tengen leaped into the air, his arms crossed in a semicircle. Powerful Wind Release chakra gathered in his hands.

An unknown force compressed within his palms, its energy swelling at an unimaginable rate.

Without his extraordinary physique, Tengen could never wield such power.

His body, forged by the Pseudo-One Punch Man Training Method, combined with the immense strength of the fifth gate, amplified his Armament Haki, creating Tengen's formidable taijutsu prowess.

This unique blend of abilities birthed a taijutsu technique of his own creation.

Tengen hung eerily in the sky, suspended.

With a forceful downward thrust of his hands, he unleashed his attack.

Boom!

A colossal, blue dragon-shaped whirlwind roared toward the corrosive liquid conjured by Terumi's kekkei genkai.

The fusion of air pressure, chakra, and Armament Haki obliterated everything in its path.

The corrosive liquid vanished under the onslaught.

The ground, carved away by Tengen's power, sank into a massive crater. Tengen and Terumi now faced each other from opposite sides.

"Impressive. You brute-forced my kekkei genkai with raw power." Terumi said, her eyes fixed on him.

"Your kekkei genkai hasn't reached its peak yet. If it had, overpowering it would've been far harder." Tengen replied.

Due to her youth, Terumi's kekkei genkai remained underdeveloped.

"Tengen, brace yourself for my final attack." She said slowly.

"Another kekkei genkai?" Tengen stepped back slightly.

"Of course." Terumi's lips parted, and a white mist sprayed toward Tengen, hissing as it passed through the air.

"Boil Release: Skilled Mist Jutsu."

This kekkei genkai could melt anything in its path, its potency surpassing her earlier Lava Release.

Tengen flung a kunai at the mist. As it entered, the metal kunai slowly dissolved, vanishing completely.

"Such incredible corrosive power." Tengen's expression tightened. He knew this technique could later melt even Susanoo. Even hardening his body with Armament Haki might not withstand it.

But Tengen had no intention of taking it head-on.

"Gate of View, open!"

Tengen growled. His already vast chakra surged further, veins pulsing visibly.

The sixth gate was a dangerous threshold.

Tengen's young body couldn't handle such power in the past. Opening the sixth gate during his fight with Killer Bee strained his bones and organs to the breaking point.

Now, his physique, honed by the Pseudo-One Punch Man Training Method, could just barely endure it. His physical strength surpassed most Jonin who specialized in taijutsu.

The One Punch Man training method focused solely on enhancing the body, pushing human limits to their extreme.

It aimed for godlike power.

Like Saitama in One Punch Man, whose casual punches could obliterate kilometers of terrain, buildings, rocks, anything, with mere shockwaves. Saitama could leap from the moon to Earth in moments.

The thought was staggering.

Though Tengen's method was a pseudo-version, it had elevated his physical strength to terrifying heights.

This was why his Armament Haki was so potent.

If his physical power continued to grow, his Haki might one day surpass even Susanoo's defense.

But such goals were still distant for Tengen.

"Six gates should do." Tengen's feeling the tearing strain of his body. The immense chakra caused the ground to rumble.

Opening another gate would likely force his body into recovery mode.

"Blazing Fury."

Tengen clenched his fists, layers of Armament Haki enveloping them, faint flames flickering within.

The air compressed violently, as if forming a black hole.

"Terumi, don't hold it against me." Tengen swinging his right fist. The air exploded, a thunderous roar echoing.

Everything nearby was incinerated by the encircling flames. The devastating air cannon warped the space around it.

This was the same taijutsu Tengen had used at Root.

Back then, a single punch had obliterated Root's upper structure, leaving nothing behind.

That time, he'd relied solely on his physical strength and Armament Haki.

Now, with the sixth gate open, this punch carried earth-shattering force.

The white mist of Skilled Mist Technique dissolved instantly, and the undiminished taijutsu power barreled toward Terumi.

Though it seemed prolonged, their exchange lasted mere moments.

Terumi unleashed Skilled Mist Technique; Tengen countered with Blazing Fury.

Blazing Fury's power shattered Skilled Mist, and the overwhelming fist engulfed Terumi.

"Am I going to die?" Terumi thought, staring at the attack inches away. Escape was impossible; its range was too vast.

There was no time to cast a ninjutsu.

No ordinary technique could withstand such a strike.

"Not good!" Her two Kirigakure teammates watched in horror from afar.

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