Aels felt a massive amount of pain as his body was slammed against the unmoving ground with tremendous force.
The force of the slam momentarily disoriented him as his face became cloudy and unfocused.
The ground ruptured and cracked which was followed by a thunderous boom that drew everyone's attention.
However, due to the hours and hours of intense training, Aels had developed multiple instinctual reactions depending on the situation. In his confused state, one of them immediately activated.
Qi surged from Ael's body, instantly siphoning into the radiant armor he was currently donned in.
In the next instance, the armor erupted in a blinding radiance. The intricate lines etched on the armor ignited with fluid grace, tracing across its surface in a mesmerizing dance of luminosity.