Who Wants To Die Next?

"I…"

Blargh!

Bound Star struggled to rise to his feet, and just as he was about to speak, he felt a pain in his chest before coughing a mouthful of blood, the thoughts of his head thrown into disarray.

What the heck?

Jiang He?

A rank-six pinnacle?

Wasn't he supposed to be 'bait'?

Weren't all his feats merely 'smoke and mirrors'?

Why couldn't he block his palm?

Even if Bound Star had been momentarily distracted when he noticed that the new arrival was Jiang He, he already reacted by the time Jiang He unleashed his palm, instantly materializing layers of defenses before his chest.

And earth-type Awakened had always been adept at defense!

Individuals of the same level are not assuredly capable of hurting them, and yet, a single palm form a rank-six like Jiang He left Bound Star puking blood, his organs dislodged…