Nan Shuguang sensed that something was wrong and immediately raised his arms to block. At close range, the two fields collided and shattered in an instant. Then, a fist wreathed in azure light and flame slammed into his crossed arms.
Distracted, his reaction was a beat too slow. Dan Yuchuan had come far too quickly, and in that hurried moment, he had no time to gather the Spiritual Fire around him. He could only pile up the Spiritual Fire within his body before him, barely protecting himself.
But he then realized that the force did not seem intended purely for destruction. Instead, it contained an immense pushing force. In a single instant, he was blasted away from above the fortress.
Only after flying several kilometers did he fall again, smashing into the ground and bouncing across it, gouging out several craters.
Dan Yuchuan landed close behind him, his entire body radiating dense azure light and flame as he looked at the figure in the crater ahead.
Deep crimson radiance filled that spot as Nan Shuguang rose to his feet.
Dense scales had emerged across his body, twisting together into intricate, heavy armor. He was at least twice as tall as before, his head and face covered by crocodile-faced armor. He looked immensely imposing, and held a long-handled whip in his hand.
The reason Dan Yuchuan had not directly used destructive force in that punch was partly because he feared their battle would damage the fortress.
The other reason was that he knew his opponent possessed a Variant Appearance, but did not know what Exotic Power he had, so he had been more cautious and had merely chosen to push him away.
Now that he saw the opponent's manifested form, he quickly judged that what the man had envisioned was likely