Back during testing, Yue Wen had discovered that as long as a puppet's divine soul strength did not exceed one hundred, his Spirit-Striking Fist could achieve excellent results.
But the Spirit-Striking Fist consumed soulflame. He could not use it freely as an ordinary attack; he had to save it for the most critical moment.
So Yue Wen had planned ahead. Using it at the start to immobilize his opponent for one second and launch an attack was the worst option. At that point, the puppet's outer armor would still be intact, limiting the damage even his full-powered blow could inflict.
Waiting until later, when the outer armor had cracked, to inflict greater damage was the middling option.
The best option was a situation like this: using it when his opponent attacked him, not only neutralizing the attack but turning it into a counterattack of his own.
As the puppet's heavy blow descended, Yue Wen seized that fleeting opening and unleashed the Spirit-Striking Fist he had long been charging!
The puppet's soulflame shuddered. Its eighty points of divine soul strength could not withstand such a blow, leaving it forcibly immobilized for one second.
That was enough time for Yue Wen to summon his Three-Eyed Divine Dragon Dharma Form, merge it into himself, and activate all three extraordinary powers at once!
A fearsome dragon form materialized in midair, awing the entire arena!
It was hard to imagine a cultivator fighting for almost an hour in the Ascendant Dragon Assembly's group stage before finally revealing his dharma form to the world.
Seeing that dragon form, the spectators who had been full of contempt suddenly froze in brief astonishment.
The audience might not appreciate the caliber of Yue Wen's movement arts and cultivation method, but the majesty of this dharma form was immediately apparent,