Solitary Yangzi had indeed blocked Yan Ruohan's Heaven-Shifting blow just now and diverted most of the impact to the Azure Spirit Heavenly Branch, but some of it still had to be borne by himself.
He had to dissolve that with his own mana. If he had been unprepared as before, the circulation of his aura would inevitably have stalled for an instant, giving Chen Tingzhi an opportunity.
But having gained experience twice already, he had a countermeasure. He had swallowed a mouthful of Azure Spirit vitality beforehand, dissolving all adverse effects in an instant. If Chen Tingzhi attacked while the iron was hot, he could instead make use of this.
Although Chen Tingzhi had chosen to press his attack the previous two times, he did not do so this time. Aside from the opening, when his offensive was swift and savage, he remained steady and patient throughout. Whenever he saw an attack that posed a threat, he avoided it first, never clashing head-on. If he was uncertain, then even if an opportunity arose, he would never rashly advance.
Solitary Yangzi could not help feeling regret. This opponent was seasoned to the extreme, advancing when he should advance and retreating when he should retreat, without the slightest flaw to be found. If not for the present circumstances, he truly would not have wanted to encounter such an opponent.
He himself was not adept at attacking. He excelled at finding an enemy's lapses while defending, then overcoming them in one stroke. If this battle continued, neither would be able to do anything to the other in the short term. Under normal circumstances, if no one intervened, the two of them might have to grind each other down for months or even years before a victor emerged.
Dragging things out like this seemed