amount of energy at such a young age.

The development dumbfounded everyone, including Han Linu. Han Linu had believed that his soul Mastery was the most powerful among all of the Mastery cultivators. However, his power seemed to have paled in comparison with Guan Dongyang's fire bending spells.

As if the scorching heat were not enough of a punishment for his opponent, Guan Dongyang waved a hand and summoned a giant fireball to fall from above w.a.n.g Tong's head. As the fireball was only inches away from w.a.n.g Tong's scalp, it exploded into thousand pieces of molten metal. It seemed that w.a.n.g Tong had only one option—run!

However, w.a.n.g Tong knew that he could not run away from the stage, so the best defense right then was to be aggressive. He charged up his soul energy to employ a protective s.h.i.+eld around his body, as he launched towards the fire-bender.

Seeing w.a.n.g Tong's incoming attack, a curl found the corner of Guan Dongyang's cold lips. He waved his left hand gently, and out of nowhere, a giant firewall suddenly appeared in front of w.a.n.g Tong, stopping him cold. The Martian waved again, and another firewall erupted. This time, it was even closer to w.a.n.g Tong. w.a.n.g Tong was forced to channel more soul energy and GN force to protect himself from the inferno-like environment as he retreated.

Guan Dongyang made a hand sign with his left hand as he uttered a spell from his mouth. Suddenly, a fiery serpent came alive from the firewalls, slithering towards w.a.n.g Tong at lightning speed. Having spent most of his soul energy, w.a.n.g Tong didn't have any means to protect himself, so he turned around and ran with the serpent at his heel.

"Hahaha! This is my real power that you had wanted to see so bad! Now you have it! A new era in human history will begin today, and everyone will remember that it started with your defeat!"

The fire serpent had forced w.a.n.g Tong into a corner, as it latched its fangs onto w.a.n.g Tong.

Guan Dongyang's sudden burst of power had attracted everyone's attention. By then, all media personnel had started live-streaming this fight. Everyone was impressed by the martian's unique power, and thought that his techniques were revolutionary.

Although the Ivantians and the Earthlings had dominated the landscape of METAL combat, Guan Dongyang's display of strength had shown that the Martians were catching up very quickly.

With a blaring explosion, the fire serpent's attack hit home. Guan Dongyang stood proudly inside a circle of dancing flames, ready to claim his victory.

Han Linu heaved a sigh of relief, cheris.h.i.+ng the fact that he didn't encounter Guan Dongyang early in the tournament.

As the dust settled, the audiences saw the martian's attack had created a giant crater on the floor. Not only the force of the fiery attack had gone beyond that of any GN force strike, but it was also a ranged attack, unlike most GN force strikes.

It was an ability that no one had ever seen before.

The earthlings and the Ivantians were stupefied by the display of power, while the martian audiences had already boiled over at the promise of their victory. Meanwhile, it was deadly quiet in the campus of Ayrlarng and Bernabeu as they moaned w.a.n.g Tong's defeat. As the leader of the S-club, w.a.n.g Tong had been everyone's only hope. However, his opponents were simply overpowered. w.a.n.g Tong did not stand a chance while fighting against such unprecedented techniques and the insane amount of power.

Guan Dongyang waved at the referee, willing him to call in the medics. However, as the referee scanned w.a.n.g Tong's vital signs, everything seemed to be normal. For the sake of contestant's safety, the referee decided to enter the stage to check on w.a.n.g Tong.

However, right before the referee was about to step onto the stage, a human-shaped flame suddenly appeared out of nowhere, starting to dance and swirl wildly. As the fumes and the flame thinned, w.a.n.g Tong appeared from the fire.

"Awesome! It was AWESOME!" w.a.n.g Tong shouted with an excited but strange expression on his face. w.a.n.g Tong felt a euphoria shoot through his body as he realized that he had finally cracked the door to the secret power of the Mastery.

In the moment of epiphany, he had learned that the fighter's power and cultivation for the Divine Path were not mutually elusive. In other words, the closer one was to the Divine Path, the more power one had. w.a.n.g Tong wagered that the Divine Masters had long since discovered the secrets, but they had kept it to themselves all the while.

Seeing w.a.n.g Tong was unharmed, both Li Ruoer and Hu Yangxuan heaved a sigh of relief as they threw each other a knowing glance. Michaux Odin remained calm, as he had expected this turn of events. However, he was also clueless as to how w.a.n.g Tong had done it.

Michaux was further perplexed by the stark contrast between w.a.n.g Tong's incredible ability and his lack of understanding of his power.