Outside the martial arena, the beard beneath She Long's hood trembled violently.
Qian Renxue rose straight from her seat, clutching her robe with both hands, her beautiful eyes filled with shock.
"He forced a pure strength-type Soul King back with one punch?"
Meng Chen paid little attention to the others' reactions. If anything, his fighting spirit burned even brighter.
That last punch had used nothing but his physical strength. He had not drawn on the Bloodline Power within him at all.
Yet even so, the result had startled him.
"In that case, let's go all out!"
Meng Chen let out a low roar and held nothing back. The blood within him surged through his veins as though driven by a pump.
"Commander Tie Shan, the warm-up is over."
"Catch this!!"
A deep dragon's roar faintly sounded within him. Although he had not manifested his Blood Essence Soul Ring, the air around him already shimmered and twisted under the terrifying heat.
Veins bulged all over Tie Shan's body. No longer daring to be careless, he roared.
"Martial Soul Possession!"
Although he had not unleashed a Soul Ring skill, the instant Martial Soul Possession took effect, his skin transformed into a thick, gray-black layer of hardened armor.
Boom!
Meng Chen's second punch came crashing in.
His fist tore through the air, dragging a shrill, wailing sonic boom in its wake.
Roaring, Tie Shan raised his arms in a cross-shaped guard and poured vast amounts of Soul Power into them.
Thud.
The entire underground martial hall shook violently, and great showers of rubble and dust fell from the ceiling.
A savage shock wave spread outward in a ring, making even Qian Renxue's robes snap and flutter.
Crack!
The crisp sound of shattering bones rang out clearly.
Under Qian Renxue and She Long's almost