Chen Mo's pupils contracted, but he showed no fear.
He was at his strongest now as well. He felt no fear toward Tong Qing. He was very curious just how strong this lifeform hailed as the strongest in the universe truly was.
Suspended in midair, Chen Mo bent his body and legs as if standing on solid ground. Then he suddenly kicked off, and the engines in his armor's legs erupted, sending him shooting forward.
The transition from stillness to motion took only an instant. Accompanied by a sonic boom, it created an intensely shocking sight.
At high speed, Chen Mo curled his body again and entered Super State.
"Hah!"
The spear in his hand lit up. A ghostly blue glow spread from its tip, seemingly capable of twisting space itself as rippling distortions spread through the air.
An unstoppable momentum.
The spear's afterimage dragged out a long tail like a flood dragon, its tip humming faintly as though in excitement.
Tong Qing's pupils shrank sharply. He gave a low shout of approval. "Not bad."
He raised the longsword in his hand and slashed.
Hiss...
A sharp, piercing howl spread through the air, sending chills down everyone's spine.
The spectators' attention was drawn toward it without conscious thought.
Before the two collided, Tong Qing drew back his sword, kicked sideways, and his engines exploded as he vanished from where he stood. Immediately afterward, two bursts detonated.
A top-level combat technique—the V-shaped maneuver. In the blink of an eye, Tong Qing appeared behind Chen Mo and brought his sword down. Chen Mo reacted quickly, forcibly twisting his body aside.
The slash missed. Using his left leg as a pivot, Tong Qing smoothly spun through the air. His waist twisted, and his right leg snapped out like a whip, sweeping into Chen