But I had enough of being dragged around by him.
Letting go of my sword, I dove at the stunned Sha Chen. Caught off guard, he threw out a hand to parry my strike, but I wasn't punching him. Flipping my body over, I slammed my foot onto his head, but being a seasoned combat veteran Sha Chen succeeded in blocking my kick with a desperately raised arm.
Not that it mattered.
Seismic Step.
"!"
Boom!
"Ugh!"
Sha Chen was blown back when I unleashed the purified qi I had gathered all at once, sparking what resembled a nuclear explosion. All the debris around us disintegrated from the sheer force, and the ground cracked under Sha Chen's feet, turning into a crater. The Dark Sage himself was sent hurtling helplessly backward, his arm slightly twisted and bleeding, and his face distorted in an agonizing grimace. Then he struck the ground with a thunderous boom, somehow managing to land on both feet as he dropped into a crouch.
"Fuck! What was that attack?!"