Today's third update: Chapter 3407! 3/4!
Although Yan was a half-saint, with peerlessly fierce attacks and incomparable Judgment Light, her fighting style was overly forceful and direct. Once she was targeted or restricted, she could easily be dragged into a grueling battle.
Shen-bao was likewise a half-saint. Her illusions and soul attacks were unpredictable and impossible to guard against, but she lacked the frontal crushing power needed to finalize a battle and sweep away all opposition.
Sikong Ting stood at the threshold between the Emperor Realm Peak and the half-saint realm. Though his combat strength was formidable and his lightning eruptions astounding, he was ultimately still half a step behind in cultivation. His endurance and application of higher-level laws might become his weakness.
If any one of these three were chosen, then the three remaining prodigies of the Huang Race, with their complementary attributes, tactical coordination, and the special abilities that the unknown Fallen Dragon might possess, truly had the potential to fight an evenly matched, unpredictable battle!
This was the kind of battle that could truly test both sides' limits and serve as a tempering experience.
Everyone's thoughts gradually cleared, and their judgments converged—the other side likely did not seek a purely unconditional victory. Otherwise, there had been more direct methods from the very beginning.
What he sought was more like finding the most suitable "whetstone" for the prodigies under his command within the framework of the rules.
Only when their strengths were evenly matched and they encountered a worthy opponent would this contest possess true meaning and value.
This was their overall conclusion based on the series of seemingly contradictory yet deeply meaningful actions of this Huang Lord.
"Then which one of the three of us will he choose?" Sikong Ting raised the most crucial question.
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