Standing above, they saw a patch of Platinum Light suddenly appear in the seawater below. It rapidly spread outward, illuminating the depths with perfect clarity.
After the light swelled to its limit, a thunderous muffled boom rang out. A vast quantity of seawater was instantly vaporized, and dense, blazing-white steam surged upward into the clouds.
Within the range of the radiating light, a massive hole reaching deep into the seabed appeared. After a few moments, the surrounding seawater rushed in, forming an enormous inward-collapsing vortex that seemed capable of dragging everything nearby into it.
Afterward, specks of Platinum Light rose from the seafloor. Once they reached the sky, they flowed back into Chen Chuan's body like a hundred rivers returning to the sea.
That strike had also been a Spiritual Impact, though it was an application based on the highly activated state of Spiritual Fire.
Chen Chuan's main purpose in launching that strike had not been to injure anyone, but to probe and gauge his opponent's strength.
Since Profound Cave Observation, he had fought many enemies of the same level. While accumulating considerable experience, he had also mastered several techniques unique to himself.
For instance, since the Spiritual Fire was part of him, touching an enemy with it was equivalent to personally stepping forward to attack. This allowed him to clearly sense the opponent's reaction and resistance, thereby judging the foundations of their strength.
Under that strike, the person below should have sensed the danger in advance and rapidly transformed his body. He had promptly shielded himself with Spiritual Fire while retreating into the distance.
Judging from his combat reactions and the intensity of his Spiritual Fire, he was roughly at Yuan Congye's level. He was probably around six meters tall. At the instant of transformation, his strength had increased