After Martial Soul Possession, his body had originally reached 1.9 meters in height, but under the boost of his soul skill, it instantly broke past two meters. Every Dragon Scale on his body gleamed with golden light.
The muscles all over his body swelled further. The wounds that had just been grazed were quickly squeezed shut by the force of his muscles, and not a drop of blood flowed out.
Chen Ming stepped forward, and the Green Pearl Bracers around his wrists, which had always seemed like mere decorations, activated. The bracers rapidly extended into a thin layer of metal that wrapped around Chen Ming's arms, becoming a pair of armguards.
As the internal Soul Tool arrays activated, Chen Ming's arm defense and natural wrist strength received another boost. His swinging arms became like two metal-forged weapons, smashing heavily into Ji Juechen's thrusting longsword.
"Clang clang—clang—"
Ji Juechen coordinated his footwork with his waist and hips, driving his upper body and wrist to unleash three consecutive thrusts in a short span of time.
The first two strikes were more probing and restraining in nature. They briefly came into contact with Chen Ming's arms, trying to deflect those limbs as hard as metal, before the third sword traced an arc toward Chen Ming's chest and abdomen.
But just as the sword tip pierced Chen Ming's skin, Chen Ming swung his arm and smashed it against the blade. His arms, hardened like metal by the Soul Tool and soul skill enhancements, struck the sword like iron pillars.
Even though Ji Juechen had been prepared, the violent recoil still left the web of his hand aching.
To keep the longsword from flying out of his grasp, Ji Juechen could only absorb the shock through his arms and upper body. His upper body swayed