A powerful aura emanated from Russell, rich in earth Qi. Russell controlled the earth that he had uprooted from the arena, which continuously revolved around himself like a small storm. The boulders within his control were quite large, and if John was not careful, he would take damage being hit head on by them.
As the tempest of rubble and boulders continued to expand around Russell, John suddenly felt his feet rooted to the ground, as earth wrapped around his feet.
"Hmm?"
John looked down at his feet to confirm what was happening, and saw his feet slowly dig deeper and deeper into the arena grounds.
'This is quite annoying. He's not only controlling those massive boulders in the air, but also the very ground beneath my feet. This is going to slow me down considerably.'
Bang! Bang!
John sent a surge of power into his legs and forceful uprooted them from the hard ground, making two loud explosive sounds in the process.