Facing the incoming fist, the phantom's body became solid in an instant, flickering pale spiritual fire appearing across its surface.
Chen Chuan's gaze sharpened. Only an aspect of the gods fighter at the Profound Cave Observation level could fight an opponent of the same level using their divine aspect alone, without relying on a physical vessel.
Still, being without a body did make a difference, and what stood before him might not even possess the divine aspect's full strength.
His strength had also improved since his battle with Krosal. Even without unleashing any bursts of power, his normal strength now came close to what he had used then.
His fist struck his opponent's body without hesitation. An aspect of the gods' body of divine energy was a unified whole, with no particular vital points. That also meant an attack would have the same effect no matter where it landed.
Under the thrust of his punch, the outer layer of spiritual fire tore apart like flimsy paper, letting his fist strike the phantom beneath. At that very moment, he released the power of the Great Bright Light Style, combining the two forces.
The figure lost even its last chance to dodge and could only take his punch head-on. As the blow crashed home, the body beneath was shredded like rotten cloth, dissolving into the brilliant light.
Chen Chuan hovered in midair as the light on his fist slowly faded. He straightened, and the radiance surrounding him receded as well.
As he had thought, this was only a separated portion of his opponent's power. Its destruction posed no threat to the original's life; at most, recovering it would take some time. Only a few divine aspect fighters concentrated all their power in one place. Most would never give up this advantage.
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