Zhao Ritian's Ren Zha Shegui was already shameless by nature, a rare thing even these ancient monsters had never seen before.
The first of its kind since the dawn of creation.
And he had run right into it.
On top of that, the Red Emperor Burning Heaven Flame forced him to expend far too much true qi resisting that terrifying heat.
But resisting was one thing. Getting close was still impossible!
If Zhao Ritian smashed you with one punch or grabbed you with one hand, then no matter what weapon you had, how tough your skin was, or how powerful your true qi might be, he would burn your soul away and rot your flesh in an instant.
The tyranny of the Burning Heaven Flame made no sense.
It was destructive power that swept through rotten wood like nothing, strength that destroyed without asking questions!
Those two things combined, together with Zhao Ritian's clever head, dealt the Guardian a heavy blow.
He had taken Zhao Ritian for an idiot, but Zhao Ritian was only an idiot in ordinary times. When he fought, he was sharper than a monkey.
The Guardian did not understand, did not know, did not realize... a creature like Zhao Ritian could be mocked however you wanted in normal times, but if you looked down on him in a fight, you were going to have terrible luck.
Because Zhao Ritian in battle was not only not stupid, he was extremely shrewd.
He had thought Zhao Ritian was a cornered beast making a useless struggle, repeating something futile and incompetent... but Zhao Ritian never fought stupid battles.
He knew you were strange, knew you were strong, knew you were not easy to deal with, and that was exactly why he advanced step by step with caution.
The intelligence