Her eyes blazed with fury, and she could feel her mana surging, breaking through the limits she had always known.
The roots binding her legs shattered as her power exploded outward.
"Enough!" Gu Jin roared, her voice echoing through the forest.
She lunged at the young man, her movements a blur. She was faster, stronger, and driven by rage.
The young man barely had time to react before Gu Jin's fist connected with his jaw, sending him staggering back.
He tried to retaliate, but she was relentless. Vines sprouted from the ground, laced with poison, wrapping around his limbs and squeezing tightly.
The young man grunted, struggling against the poisonous vines.
"Earth Shield!" he shouted, summoning a barrier of rock around himself.
But Gu Jin's power was overwhelming. The vines pierced through the shield, cracking it open like an eggshell.