Below, Dai Yueheng made a snap decision and shouted:
"Attack! I don't know what he's trying to do, but we can't let him keep going!"
With that, Dai Yueheng took the lead. His body abruptly swelled, and he lunged at Gu Qingnian like a leaping tiger.
Immediately afterward, another earthshaking roar rang out...
The first to act was Yao Haoxuan, the relatively inconspicuous member of the seven regulars. His seemingly scrawny body suddenly accelerated forward, and he stamped his right foot hard against the ground.
Boom! The deep, thunderous impact shook the entire assessment area, as though an earth dragon were turning beneath it. It was hard to imagine how Yao Haoxuan's slight frame could unleash such tremendous strength. Propelled by that powerful stomp, he shot fiercely into the air.
While the scrawny Yao Haoxuan was airborne, a sound like tearing silk erupted from his body, and his school uniform instantly ripped to shreds.
He seemed to have anticipated this, wearing dark-gold underclothes beneath it. They were exceptionally elastic and showed no sign of tearing even as his body abruptly ballooned.
In midair, Yao Haoxuan stretched out his limbs, and terrifying muscles began bulging wildly. In the blink of an eye, he had transformed into an absurdly enormous, hulking man.
Every muscle swelled to exaggerated proportions, and thick, leathery keratin covered his skin. His entire body turned iron-gray, while his eyes became an eerie green.
When he landed, the floor shook as though the earth itself were quaking. He thrust out two chest muscles like chopping blocks, and his five Soul Rings-two yellow, two purple, and one black-swiftly lit up.
His enormous, hammerlike fists swung back and slammed into his own chest, and both Yellow Soul Rings shone at once.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom... Amid those deep,