Not just people and morality—if one's insight was sharp enough, anything and everything could be used as leverage.
For Fu Qian, regardless of how aggressively his opponent had come at him, the moment they chose to turn back, one conclusion had become all but certain: they were still in the Etched Wisdom state.
All he could say was that getting a look at the place where the academy had once met its downfall really wasn't easy.
In short, although he lacked Supernatural Perception, his opponent had it. He'd managed to reach his conclusion by taking advantage of that.
And that wasn't even the only conclusion. In theory, what he'd just done had carried a great deal of risk.
On the one hand, if his judgment had been wrong, it would have been like setting off fireworks to send his opponent on their way.
After that, apart from the Disaster Lock bombardment, he'd have had almost no means left to restrain them.
On the other hand, even if his judgment had been right, Etched Wisdom itself was an extremely fragile state. Calling it as delicate as a bubble would hardly be an exaggeration.
And every step of what he'd just done had been more brutal than the last. He could easily have torn everything apart at any point, losing his chance to meet his peer.
That was right. Fu Qian had never considered Etched Wisdom a nuisance. If anything, it was like a thrilling game of chance.
And it was even more thrilling now that he'd guessed right. His risky move had paid off.
The person he'd threatened had enthusiastically helped confirm his theory.
All he could say was that the whole thing had been a test of patience. If he hadn't held his ground and had chosen to chase after