First update today: Chapter 3653! 1/4!
Secondly, the purpose of this battle had never been simply to determine "victory or defeat."
Xu Kun had used Zhu Ganglie, this peerless "touchstone" and "sledgehammer," to relentlessly hammer, test, and forge the fruits of his twenty years of cultivation in the [Myriad Desolations Dharma Image]!
He regarded this battle as an ultimate "tempering," deliberately placing himself under extreme pressure in search of an opportunity to rupture and then stand, to take another step forward after reaching the hundred-foot pole! The Kongtong Seal's restorative power, the protection of Human Emperor Power, the augmentation of the Wild Domain, and even many other life-saving trump cards had merely been relegated to supporting roles in this battle, or deliberately restricted from use.
What he wanted was to see his own limits and shortcomings in the purest possible state, facing an enemy using only the [Myriad Desolations Dharma Image]!
Only an opponent like Zhu Ganglie could force out his limits. Otherwise, it would not achieve the purpose of tempering himself.
Therefore, what Zhu Ganglie faced was not the complete fusion of the "Kun God of the Human Race" and the "Lord of the Wild Race," but merely a display of part of the Lord of the Wild Race's cultivation gains over the past twenty years.
This was also the fundamental reason why, despite fighting fiercely for seven days, Zhu Ganglie still felt as though he were viewing flowers through mist, unable to discern his opponent's true foundation.
Compared to the doubts and judgments churning within Bu Wan's heart, Xu Caiyi had no mind for such complicated analysis and speculation at that moment.
Her clear, wide eyes had long been veiled with tears as she stared fixedly at the pulsing cocoon of light. Her little hands unconsciously clenched