"Holy shit! Seriously, holy fucking shit!"
Amazed by Liu Yang's defense after transforming, Shen Jin walked over and felt the earth armor covering his body. It was incredibly solid!
"Someone spar with him. Let's test Liu Yang's strength and speed."
"Okay! I'll do it!"
It was Bao Xu, the Strength-based Special Ability user who had held back thirty percent of his power earlier. His fists swelled, much like the effect of the second-stage gene lock, though not nearly as exaggerated.
"Here it comes!"
This time, he swung with all his strength, holding nothing back. He wanted to see just how well this earth giant could fight!
"Roar!"
Liu Yang's voice sounded muffled through the armor. With a roar, he threw a punch of his own.
Boom!
Their fists collided violently, sending broken stones and sand flying.
Although the armor on Liu Yang's hand broke off, his body didn't budge an inch.
Bao Xu's fist was covered in blood, and he staggered back three steps before regaining his balance.
"He's actually stronger than a Strength-based Special Ability user?!" Shen Jin realized this 'bedrock giant' ability was pretty damn awesome. Not only did it massively boost defense, but it also granted tremendous strength.
Still, assuming Newton wasn't rolling in his grave, physics could explain some of it.
Besides improving his defense, Liu Yang's earth giant form also gave him enormous weight. His strike carried the kinetic energy of that weight, naturally making it stronger and more stable.
But judging by his movements just now, Liu Yang clearly lacked mobility in this form. At the very least... he couldn't jump over five meters into the air.
Even if a Strength-based Special Ability user couldn't beat him, they could easily run away, so it would be difficult to determine a winner.
"Liu Yang's ability...