Upon hearing this, the Lord of the Black Fiend Realm seemed to think of something, and his expression shifted involuntarily.
When his gaze fell upon Ghost Mask on the fighting platform, his eyes narrowed unconsciously.
"Senior Dugu, are you saying that everything Ghost Mask did earlier was an act?"
"No!" Senior Dugu shook his head. "It was not an act. Ghost Mask did it deliberately."
"Deliberately?" Upon hearing this, the Lord of the Black Fiend Realm's expression darkened.
"He wanted Jishi to despair? To utterly shatter Jishi's Dao Heart?"
The Lord of the Black Fiend Realm was certainly a clever man. In only a moment, he saw the heart of the matter.
Everything Ghost Mask had done earlier had been to display his overwhelming strength before Qin Jishi.
He was unharmed?
In other words... everything happening now was merely an act?
Faced with the Lord of the Black Fiend Realm's words, Dugu Qiubai nodded.
"That's right... it was all an act."
"What a pity!"
"How could Ghost Mask's actions possibly affect the Dao Heart of the Hall Master of Jishi Hall?"
If Qin Jishi's Dao Heart had truly been unstable, would he have come this far?
More importantly!
Qin Jishi bore a mission upon his shoulders, and he even knew Ghost Mask's identity.
Put simply, when facing Ghost Mask... no matter how powerful the strength he displayed, Qin Jishi only needed to face it bravely.
The Lord of the Black Fiend Realm nodded.
At the same time!
On the fighting platform!
Seeing Ghost Mask crash to the ground, Qin Jishi let out a long breath.
Thud!!
After letting go of that breath, he dropped straight to one knee.
"Huff!"
"Huff!"
He panted heavily, and it was clear that burning his blood essence and unleashing attack after attack had greatly depleted