On the Arena, Ma Xinghu rolled his neck, his joints crackling. Looking at the petite Alice before him, he said in a deep, booming voice, "Little girl, I advise you to surrender now. It won't be a pretty sight if you start bawling after I send you flying with one punch." His loud voice was full of disdain.
Alice raised her head, her clear eyes calmly meeting Ma Xinghu's without a trace of fear. Her voice was gentle but firm.
"The match hasn't started, and the outcome is undecided. Contestant Ma Xinghu, please show me what you can do."
"Heh! You've got some backbone!" A vicious gleam flashed through Ma Xinghu's eyes. "Since you won't take the easy way out, don't blame me for being rough!"
Before his words had faded, Ma Xinghu moved! He stamped his right foot hard against the ground, making the entire Arena shake violently. A visible shock wave spread outward as he hurtled straight at Alice like a cannonball, carrying a fierce, unstoppable momentum!
"Strength Laws Bull's Atrocity!"
Ma Xinghu was incredibly fast, far more agile than his enormous build suggested. In an instant, he reached Alice, his fist the size of a cooking pot whistling through the air as he smashed it viciously toward her face!
Before the wind from his punch arrived, a savage force pressed down until the air around Alice seemed to freeze.
The spectators below cried out in alarm. Many even closed their eyes, unable to bear watching the gruesome sight.
Yet just as Ma Xinghu's fist was about to strike her, Alice's gaze sharpened, and she lightly tapped her staff against the ground.
"Water Laws Curtain Heavenly Splendor!"
In an instant, vast amounts of water vapor spread across the Arena, rapidly gathering before Alice into a huge, thick curtain