Ye Fan deliberately provoked Zhou Dingtian aiming to make him lose his temper, which would decrease the flexibility of his moves and make them less precise. Because once a person gets angry, they tend to use all their strength, focusing solely on subduing the opponent — no longer thinking things through as comprehensively.
"Don't want it? Why so angry then?" Ye Fan said with a smile, carefree as he lit a cigarette and exhaled a puff of smoke toward Zhou Dingtian, then he continued, "Honestly, your skills are just so-so. The Eagle Claw Technique in your hands is quite wasted."