Qin Wei's knuckles crackled as his eyes burned with determination.
He rose from the ground, his body groaning with pain, but his spirit unwavering.
Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, staining the stones beneath him.
Meanwhile, Zion Fireheart stood tall, his chest rising and falling with steady breaths.
His gaze was filled with both disdain and amusement as he observed Qin Wei's struggle.
The ground beneath them trembled with the tension in the air.
"Still standing, huh?" Zion sneered, wiping the blood from his cheek with the back of his hand. "But don't think that will save you."
Qin Wei gripped his fists, feeling the strain on his muscles from the previous exchange.
"Activate… Gates of Transcendence."
"Gate of Will, Open."
A rush of power surged through Qin Wei's body at once. Qin Wei felt his muscles tighten as the power of a Rank-4 warrior flowed through him.
The veins in his arms bulged with a force he had never experienced before.
"Ha..."
