Just as everyone thought Xu Fan's slash would cleave through Sobek's body and kill him, Sobek's gaze suddenly focused on Xu Fan's eyes.
He seemed utterly unconcerned with the wound on his shoulder.
Then, Sobek slowly opened his mouth, and the words he uttered were no longer the repeated "slaughter."
"Ultimate Domination!"
With Sobek's roar, an endless stream of black energy converged upon him from all directions.
His body began to rapidly swell.
Faced with this sudden development, even Xu Fan tensed up.
The blade of Gravity Blade: Fierce Tiger seemed to have become lodged in Sobek's muscles.
It could neither cut any deeper nor be pulled free.
Sobek's frame grew larger and larger, and the leg he had been kneeling on gradually straightened.
The shockwaves from the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, along with the terrifying gravity unleashed by Gravity Blade: Fierce Tiger, were all endured by his body!
And that was not all...
Sobek's hands regained their freedom at that moment as well.
He raised an arm, clenched his five fingers, and grabbed hold of Gravity Blade: Fierce Tiger's blade.
A powerful aura spread outward from Sobek in every direction.
Had Xu Fan not transformed into a celestial being, he likely would have been blown away by that force.
As for Xia Yi and the others in the "spectator stands," no matter how firmly they planted their feet, they could not withstand the gale sweeping toward them.
The rocks beneath their feet shattered into pieces.
Their bodies were sent flying backward like kites with severed strings!
In less than a few breaths, Sobek had not only turned the situation around, but had also grown one or two meters taller than Xu Fan.
Then...
He abruptly twisted his wrist, snapping Gravity Blade: Fierce Tiger in half!
The silver-white blade instantly split into