This sudden turn of events was truly eye-opening for many. Everyone knew that the staff of the Dream Competition were connected to gods, but no one had ever seen them make a move. Yet in that instant, the power displayed by the host was undoubtedly beyond the norm.
Even during the fiercest tournaments in the past, when contestants fought battle after battle until the very end, sometimes even forcibly escalating things into a showdown between fifth-tier beings—
Even fifth-tier powerhouses possessed no such strength.
There were also quick-witted people who keenly caught the key information revealed in the host's words: the Empire, the forbidden ability catalogue, prohibited options...
As for Zhao Cheng's fate, with things having reached this point, everyone saw it as certain that he was about to meet his final end.
Indeed, when superpowers first awakened, there would be a period of explosive strength. But against power as extraordinary as the host's, no one held any hope.
Moreover, the awakening of an ability was itself a process. There was an awakening phase, followed by an adaptation phase.
At this moment, the host clearly had no intention of giving Zhao Cheng the chance to complete his transformation.
"Stop!"
"I know you're in a hurry, but don't be in such a hurry just yet."
Just then, a voice suddenly rang out.
The man calling himself the King of Light suddenly raised a hand and collided with the giant palm descending from the sky.
Their difference in size was immense. One was a giant over a hundred meters tall, while the other was the size of an ordinary person. Compared side by side, they were like a human and a mosquito.
Yet the mosquito, with just one hand, blocked the human's strike.
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