Pan Long watched the enormous octopus draw closer without wavering in the slightest.
Before his body had undergone Earthly Baleful Force Body Tempering, he would never have been so calm. But after four rounds of that tempering, his will had become as strong as steel.
He had endured pain so terrible it made him wish he could hurry up and die. What else could possibly matter?
The Earthly Baleful Force seeping from his body had already kept the giant octopus's aura at bay. But even if it hadn't, even if that cold, clammy presence still wrapped around him and those invisible tentacles still harassed him, what of it?
Compared with Earthly Baleful Force Body Tempering, this barely counted as anything.
The corners of Pan Long's mouth lifted into a faint smile.
He had gathered almost enough power!
But he was in no hurry. He could gather a little more, and the distance still wasn't quite right.
When the giant octopus was about twenty meters away, he finally raised his head.
Two flames seemed to blaze in his eyes.
Now!
The distance was perfect. The octopus's tentacles were about that long, but it was unlikely to attack from the very limit of their reach. It would come a little closer first.
With a body that massive, that "little" step might take half a second.
But for Pan Long, half a second was enough!
With a thunderous roar, his body went from absolute stillness to explosive motion.
Explosive Force: Requires Strength A. For the next round, expends five times the stamina to deal three times the damage.
The Strength Element from the "Hero" system erupted in full. In one instant, he unleashed every last shred of power in his body, holding nothing back.
His right foot drove down. The solid