Although Five-pattern Battle Qi might not let someone dominate the strongest, it was already incredibly powerful in the Extreme Realm. Hou had thought he could easily defeat Grandini. He had underestimated her. That was Battle Qi—Five-pattern Battle Qi.
"Don't underestimate the Meis," Grandini shouted. With a bang, she shattered the void and charged at Hou. She raised her hand, and Five-pattern Battle Qi burst forth, sweeping across the void in an attempt to lock Hou in place and stop him from merging with it.
This time, Hou didn't disappear. He merely raised a hand, still wrapped in his black robe, and took Grandini's punch head-on.
Under everyone's gaze, the violent shock wave pulverized the earth and overturned the entire battlefield. In the void, a massive spatial rift crashed down from above, tearing open the ground once more with a deafening boom.
Lu Yin and the others narrowed their eyes, staring in shock at the sky. It was impossible—Grandini had used Five-pattern Battle Qi to unleash the power of Thirteenfold Force, yet her attack had been blocked. And Hou hadn't taken a single step back.
This scene shocked not only Lu Yin, but everyone present, including Yun, who had always looked down on them all.
The attack had been far too astonishing. Five-pattern Battle Qi, Thirteenfold Force, and the Meis clan's monstrous strength—this punch had surpassed Lu Yin's peak attack when he defeated Night King Yan Qing. It was no exaggeration to say that in any Ten Institutes Tournament, this punch would have the power to contend for the championship. Yet Hou had caught it effortlessly, without so much as moving the corner of his robe.
Grandini's pupils flickered. "Impossible. You—" Before she could finish, the hand gripping her right fist twisted. A glimmer of black flashed, and a wave of