His defeat at Jun Wangchen's hands in the first match had left him deeply frustrated. Now that he had advanced to earth tier, he wanted to prove himself.
"Come on!" Jun Wangchen smiled calmly and beckoned to Jiang Chen.
"Take this!" Jiang Chen shouted in a low voice. Red energy suddenly surged from his body, growing stronger until it enveloped him completely in an instant.
At that moment, Jiang Chen's long hair stood straight up. His body became an endless vortex, drawing all the energy in the surrounding space toward him like a relentless tide.
Gradually, Jiang Chen's skin turned fiery red, as though molten lava had been poured into it. Even his face burned crimson, and a fierce light filled his red, gleaming eyes.
Then he spread his hands, and a ball of immensely destructive energy churned between his palms. As the surrounding energy continued pouring in, the ball grew redder and larger. Ten seconds later, it was the size of a soccer ball.
In an instant, power spread outward from Jiang Chen like a raging dragon bursting from the sea, radiating a heart-stopping force.
"Heaven-Destroying Earth-Shattering Strike!"
With a roar, Jiang Chen thrust the soccer-ball-sized sphere from his palms. It swelled like a rising wave, then transformed into a sharp blade in midair. With the momentum to cleave the world apart, it shot straight toward Jun Wangchen.
"What powerful energy fluctuations! Jiang Chen has become even stronger after his cleansing in the heaven and earth creation pool." Everyone's expression grew solemn at the sight.
Jun Wangchen, by contrast, showed no change in expression. He simply stood there quietly, as though he had not even noticed the attack.
Just as the blade was about to slice toward his head, he suddenly extended two fingers and caught the terrifying energy