Holding back?

Sparks flew as Ozul's Purity collided with Kumaou's fists. Each blow left a deep crater on the ground.

The trio and Rose had already retreated out of the forest, afraid they might get caught up in their fight.

*Boom!Boom!*

Explosions bellowed as one tree fell after another.

Ozul put all his strength behind attacking the unyielding bear, but all of his attacks were blocked without much damage.

On the other hand, he couldn't allow even a single attack of Kumaou to land on him. His defensive capabilities were subpar at best when fighting someone of equal strength or stronger.

'So that is my current limit,' Ozul thought bitterly.

It wasn't enough.

He couldn't go toe to toe with someone at the initial stage of the Origin Realm.

It would have been a different thing if he was trying to kill Kumaou, but fairly sparring with him proved the latter superior. He barely held on in front of the bear's onslaught.