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Tlexicpalli couldn't think. Khan's sudden sprint had silenced her brain, emptying it of thoughts and emotions. She was utterly dumbfounded, and most of the audience shared her reaction.

Khan calmly lifted his right leg, removing it from the ground to restore his foothold. His graceful moves didn't enlarge the cracks, but Tlexicpalli saw that something about him had changed. Khan's figure still felt weightless, but something dangerous and explosive had joined it.

'It's just better,' Khan thought, suppressing the urge to sigh.

The training halls had already confirmed it, but the latest execution had removed any doubts. The Transcendent Step was superior to the Lightning-Demon style in every aspect. Even the mere perfect execution of its foundation form surpassed the complete mastery of his first martial art.