After a brief rest, Bai Pu brought the Great and Little Witch and Kong Ming into the hall.
Inside the hall stood a stone stele.
The stele was ten feet tall, pitch-black all over, its surface covered in cracks.
A sentence was carved onto the stele:
"Second Step: Shatter the stele."
Below it were two lines of small text:
"No weapons may be used."
"Limited to a single attack."
Given the benefits Bai Pu had gained from pushing the stone in the first step, the Great and Little Witch and Kong Ming all gave it a try—what if they gained some insight too?
Whoosh, whoosh! Clang, clang!
The punches and kicks from the Great and Little Witch and Kong Ming landed on the stele, but they could only cause a little damage.
And after a single attack ended, the damaged parts on the stele's surface instantly restored themselves to their original state.
"This stage tests single-strike explosive power. I'll give it a try."
Having comprehended the advanced technique "Full-Body Force" and obtained the new class skill "Ultimate Force," Bai Pu felt eager to test himself.
This stele was perfect for that.
Standing before the stele, Bai Pu naturally turned sideways, twisted his waist, his spine like a dragon, his outstretched arm like a bow.
Boom!
His fist hammered into the stele.
Crack, crack...
The cracks on the stele's surface swiftly crawled through its interior, and then it burst apart!
"That shattered it?"
"Isn't that way too easy?"
The few companions beside him were deeply shocked!
The Great and Little Witch had assumed Bai Pu would suffer a setback first, then activate Ultimate Force or something of the sort to clear the stage.
They had not expected him to break it with a single strike.
"How is it? Did you gain