Heavy Flame Blast collided with the White Tiger Bodyguard Shield.
A deafening boom exploded across the arena as Tang San's Clear Flame Hammer, wreathed in blazing flames, smashed heavily into Dai Weisi's White Tiger Body Protection Barrier.
In an instant, dazzling light intertwined with scattering flames, forcing nearly everyone below the stage to shut their eyes.
Dai Weisi only felt an immense force mixed with scorching air rush toward him. Like a sandbag struck by a heavy hammer, he flew backward uncontrollably.
The White Tiger Body Protection Barrier around him shattered inch by inch, turning into specks of light that disappeared into the air.
His golden hair was also singed by the flying sparks, leaving him looking somewhat disheveled.
Fortunately, Dai Weisi had ultimately relied on that Defense Soul Skill to block Tang San's powerful blow and suffered no other substantial injuries.
"Third Soul Skill: White Tiger Diamond Transformation."
As Dai Weisi flew backward, he suddenly shouted in mid-air. His Third Soul Ring—that deep Purple Soul Ring—lit up abruptly.
His already burly body, enlarged by the possession of the White Tiger Martial Soul, swelled even further at that moment.
Dai Weisi's muscles bulged dramatically, and the white robe covering his upper body instantly burst apart, revealing terrifying, rock-like muscles.
Most bizarrely, distinct black stripes emerged across his skin. Had they been covered in fur, they would have been no different from real tiger hide.
His tiger paws grew another size larger, while the blades extending from his fingertips shone with an icy silver gleam, flashing with lethal cold light.
Even more remarkably, Dai Weisi's entire body was enveloped in an intense golden radiance, giving him a distinctly metallic appearance truly worthy of the name Diamond Transformation.
"Roar—!"
Dai Weisi let out a deafening roar.
That roar was both fury at