Of course.
If Yuanshi opened his mind now, linked to the origin he had entrusted to the laws, and drew down the power of the Heavenly Dao, he could indeed easily push back the oppressive aura Lin Tian had brought to bear on him.
But the very reason he had fled earlier was that Taishang had persuaded him, stripping him of his resolve to shatter heaven and earth regardless of the consequences.
The same held true now.
Yuanshi wanted revenge on Lin Tian, but he no longer had his earlier determination to fight Lin Tian to the death, whatever the cost.
That left Yuanshi with no way out.
He simply changed tactics in an instant, turning his resistance into an all-out defense.
Once Yuanshi changed his attitude and strategy, things became easier for him.
But outside his protection, Randeng, Guang Chengzi, and the other Chan Sect disciples trembled uncontrollably, like mortals standing naked in the snow in the depths of winter.
"Yuanshi, you turtle hiding in your shell, get out here!"
Naturally, Lin Tian sensed it the instant Yuanshi shifted from offense to defense.
Faced with Yuanshi acting like this, Lin Tian was deeply displeased and launched into another barrage of mockery and furious rebukes.
Yet no matter how Lin Tian cursed or mocked him, Yuanshi simply played dead and pretended not to hear.
There was nothing he could do!
Earlier, Yuanshi had erupted fearlessly in the face of Lin Tian's mockery because he believed that, within his own Dao Field, he could contend with Lin Tian in his normal state.
Who could have known that Lin Tian had grown stronger again, so strong that he could even strip away control over Mount Kunlun?
Against such a terrifying Lin Tian, Yuanshi had no way to keep fighting.
Moreover, after recovering