The Lord of Guixu could have drawn upon his power from the very start and easily suppressed his opponent.
But he had not done so!
Instead, he had relied on his own strength to entangle with the other side.
It was not because he lacked brains or had nothing better to do, but because he was probing him.
This battle was not for sparring, nor merely to determine victory or defeat. It was not even simply about killing—it was about revenge!
Moreover, because the opponent was too powerful, he had to conserve as much strength as possible and kill him in the most efficient way, preferably without giving him any chance to retaliate or survive.
Therefore...
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.
First, understand the opponent's methods. Then make him believe he had already understood your strength, numbing his vigilance.
And then...
Just like now!
It was merely a hand seal.
In an instant, the Lord of Guixu mobilized the formation's power to bolster himself.
Those intangible yet truly existing threads were like ultra-high-speed optical fibers, transmitting the power accumulated within every Formation Eye into the Lord of Guixu's body at faster-than-light speed.
Buzz~!
This time, the Lord of Guixu was prepared.
Though his strength had increased severalfold, he did not reveal it.
Instead, he held it back and clashed with his opponent once more!
After exchanging blows with him several times, the opponent believed he had already grasped the Lord of Guixu's strength. Though he was not overly careless, he felt that he basically had this in the bag.
Thus, he neither dodged nor evaded, continuing to trade blows head-on as before!
Yet during this process, he suddenly felt a faint unease.
"How could this be?"
He frowned.
Although