Chapter 44: Shinsō
The sky was dark and heavy with thick clouds.
The vast dojo seemed almost crushed under their weight, and the old wooden buildings creaked intermittently.
Inside the dimly lit Hakuda Dojo, Masatsuki Aozaki stood alone on the wooden floor, shirtless, his well-defined muscles exposed. His eyes remained closed as the flickering oil lamps cast a faint, distorted shadow of his figure on the walls.
Air currents surged from beneath his feet, lifting his long hair and swirling around him.
If anyone had been present, they would have been shocked—because the rising currents encircling Masatsuki showed no signs of being driven by Reiatsu.
In the next instant...
With a light step, both Masatsuki and the gust of wind vanished. In a blink, he reappeared before a Kidō-enhanced training dummy.
His eyes snapped open. Raising his fists, he struck out—
Sōkotsu!
The dummy shattered instantly, breaking apart like fragile ceramic.
Exhaling softly, Masatsuki smirked in satisfaction.