Though there was a saying that those involved were confused while onlookers saw clearly, in martial combat, it was actually those within the fray who could best sense the ever-changing openings and the shifting tide of battle.
At this moment, Peach Blossom Scholar could only rely on his own intelligence to infer that Meng Zhao possessed the martial cultivation of the Grandmaster Realm. Given the formidable talent and potential of the Lord of the Northern Meng Dragon King, his combat strength should also far surpass Wu Huaien's. Yet he could not understand Meng Zhao's specific reason for acting this way.
For he was neither a Grandmaster-level expert and thus did not understand the methods of Grandmasters, nor was he involved in the battle, making it difficult for him to sort through the subtle clues and piece together even a rough possibility.
But Wu Huaien was different. First, he was a martial artist of the Grandmaster Realm and had the deepest understanding of Grandmaster methods.
When Meng Zhao secretly wrapped his dragon body in Worldly Power and collided with Wu Huaien's Heartless Slash, Wu Huaien had already sensed the anomaly. A power of the same level could not be concealed from him.
Thus, he was utterly certain that his guess was correct. Meng Zhao, the Lord of the Northern Meng Dragon King, had truly advanced into the Grandmaster Realm, far beyond what the world had imagined.
Of course, he had also noticed that the Worldly Power Meng Zhao employed was exceedingly meager. He was deliberately showing weakness, or tempering his own corresponding techniques.
Wu Huaien guessed that this might have been the first time Meng Zhao had ever fought a Grandmaster-level expert. He therefore wished to use Wu Huaien as a whetstone to familiarize himself with the realm and martial path,