The cold, sinister demonic intent seeped through the Jingyang Bell and into Yu Jue's body, and a layer of darkness immediately passed over his handsome face.
The foundation of the Martial Confucian Lineage lay in Haoran Righteous Qi. The fist intent it manifested was pure to the point of near tyranny, seeking within oneself and borrowing nothing from external things.
From this perspective, a Martial Confucian's very body was among the greatest restraints upon Heavenly Demons.
Heavenly Demons were formless, while Martial Confucians had bodies. Heavenly Demons fed on the desires of others, while Martial Confucians endured through their own Haoran Righteous Qi. The two systems ran in opposite directions.
Yet Yu Jue was not a pure Martial Confucian.
From a certain perspective, he too was a "creation," much like the Peaceful True Lord of old.
Compared to a pure Martial Confucian like Jade Hand, he possessed an innate deficiency.
That deficiency had once been a kind of "advantage," but now it stood exposed beyond concealment.
Su Che watched the fire from across the river and saw everything clearly.
Unfortunately, this mountain chief remained trapped within the game without the slightest awareness.
Yu Jue's cultivation in the Dao of Numinous Obscurity was truly far too lacking.
He lacked that distinctive clarity unique to humans. It was like Jade Hand he had encountered before: although that Martial Confucian from White Deer Grotto was dead, his fist intent and techniques had both left a vivid impression on Su Che.
That was an individual's "characteristic," the "true colors" a person could never hide.
By comparison, this mountain chief fell far short.
So far short that Su Che could not help but think more deeply.
It also made Su Che realize that his ultimate opponent might not simply be White Deer Grotto.
Or rather,