Just as Qin Fangxin had guessed.
From beginning to end, the appearance he put on of winning only with great difficulty had all been deliberate.
Of course, none of this was for Zhang Shihao to see. Zhang Shihao was not worthy.
What he wanted was to temper himself.
These powerful opponents were far too rare. Using them to strengthen himself could not have been better. Fighting these experts had taught him far too much.
Combat experience, judgment in different circumstances, and timely precautions against all manner of methods.
And most crucially, other people's Dao.
The more closely he experienced others' Dao, the more Yang Chen felt that their Dao was equally vast and profound.
What had affected him most deeply was still the Slaughter Divine Lord. That Slaughter Dao Intent had helped him grow far too much. Because of that, from then on, he paid unparalleled attention to other people's Dao Intent.
Though he appeared to be struggling through these matches, he was actually pondering and studying the Dao of others, making up for his own shortcomings with their strengths, seeking the true essence of the Dao within their Dao Intent.
Yang Chen discovered that this was a feasible path.
After every battle, he gained enormously.
As his Unyielding Dao Intent reached the limit of the embryonic phase of the first stage, his Primal Dao Intent was also nearing that level.
His current strength far surpassed what it had been when he fought the Slaughter Divine Lord. If they fought again, Yang Chen believed that although he still might not be able to defeat the Slaughter Divine Lord head-on, he would no longer be defeated by him.
As for these opponents at over five thousand zhang.
They simply could not do anything to him.
He was confident that beneath Divine