Chapter 209

When Liulan returned to the arena, the duel between Yao Nian and Yao Yaotian was already nearing its end. Yao Nian’s strength was beyond question, but Yao Yaotian’s advantage lay in his mastery of the complete, traditional techniques passed down by the Wangshan Yao Family. Out of a sense of reverence for tradition, everyone had assumed Yao Yaotian was all but guaranteed to win, but reality had clearly diverged from their expectations. The orthodox techniques inherited by the main family were complete, yes, but in their hands, they failed to be utilized to their full potential. Conversely, although Yao Nian had grown up studying only simplified and weakened branch-family techniques, the power he displayed was not in the least inferior to Yao Yaotian’s; in fact, there was a subtle, overwhelming pressure to his movements.