Su Chen was well aware that even with his successful breakthrough to the Line-in-the-Sky Venerable Realm, defeating Wan Jian, who was at the Peak Calamity Venerable Realm, would still be no easy task. Because of this, he needed to suppress his opponent in terms of momentum right from the start.
In martial arts combat, state of mind and momentum were paramount. Once one's momentum weakened and the state of mind was thrown into disorder, it was entirely impossible to unleash one's peak strength. This was precisely the predicament Wan Jian now found himself in.
The longer the battle dragged on, the angrier and more aggrieved Wan Jian felt. His grievance had reached its absolute extreme. To think that he, Wan Jian, dignified as a Peak Calamity Venerable Realm expert infinitely close to the Quasi-Emperor Realm, was being reduced to such a wretched state by a mere Venerable Realm fighter—it was utterly humiliating, the greatest shame of his life.
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