"Come on, let me test how strong you are!"
Having finished upgrading, Lin Yuan turned around on the spot and charged back toward the commander.
Had his opponent been a human of sound mind, he would certainly have realized something was wrong and grown wary.
But the commander's mind had already been deeply polluted, leaving him little different from a madman. Naturally, he made no response or adjustment and simply collided head-on with Lin Yuan.
Boom!
A huge mushroom cloud erupted in the air, and a visible shock wave spread outward, damaging or destroying most of the nearby buildings on the ground.
Two figures flew backward out of the mushroom cloud in midair, each traveling several hundred meters before steadying themselves.
"Impressive! But just as I thought!"
Lin Yuan had been thrown somewhat farther, seemingly coming off worse in this clash, yet he instead revealed a smile of assured victory.
Lin Yuan's physical toughness and strength far exceeded those of the opposing City Defense Army commander. Thus, although he had seemingly suffered a slight disadvantage in their collision, he had actually been at a considerable disadvantage in terms of Transcendent Power.
Only his formidable body had kept him from appearing too badly outmatched.
"The elevation of Slaughter Authority really does affect these Authority Holders the most."
"Judging by the usual standards of the Endless Sea, this commander should only be at the level of the lower half of the Authority Ranking."
"But with my current 300 million A-rank Energy, my instantaneous burst is comparable to number 500 on the Authority Ranking, yet I still came off worse. My opponent very likely has the combat strength of someone ranked between 400 and 300."
"For an Authority Holder, that's an increase in combat strength spanning two whole levels. It's completely unreasonable."
"Unfortunately