A month before the Third Phase of Abilities Test, Kong Xi achieved "Ghost State" through a fortuitous opportunity he encountered during an auxiliary trial.
After several months of training, using his body and Adam Metal to bear the burden of Ghost State, Kong Xi could now maintain Strong Arm Ghost State for at least ten minutes.
Kong Xi had just stepped down from the arena, but Ghost State had not yet been dispelled.
The arena battle had not gone satisfactorily. He had lost to a junior because of a mistake, and Kong Xi had already accumulated a great deal of anger over his blunder. After being mocked by this unfamiliar disciple from Monster Academy, he exploded in rage.
"Actions beneath the arena are unrestricted. Monster Academy doesn't belong to Dihua Ability Institute. Get out of our territory!" Enraged, Kong Xi shouted his true feelings at the young man in the Daoist robe.
"Heh heh. Useless people are better off gone... This Ten Prodigies Hegemony Battle still hasn't shown anything truly interesting."
The muscle rings around Kong Xi's wrists tensed and relaxed as they gathered strength. The air around him solidified and compressed, and he punched forward.
"Buzz!"
The fist stopped roughly two centimeters from the young man's forehead. A wave of air rippled outward, but it caused no damage.
Kong Xi's expression suddenly froze. The veins on his forehead felt as though they were about to burst... After holding on for one second, his taut body completely released.
"Boom!" His body crashed heavily to the ground. His eyes grew unfocused, his consciousness vanished, and Ghost State automatically dispersed.
"Big Brother Kong Xi!!"
An ally from Mechanical Academy immediately went forward to support Kong Xi. Though furious, the ally was weaker than Kong Xi and did not dare do anything to