Chen Chou, the senior, truly had an unwavering resolve. Although his forehead and shoulders had been stabbed with Peach Wood Swords, he forcibly put on an appearance of effortless comfort—a commendable quality that even Duan Mingyuan admitted to being inferior to.
The duel was, after all, just part of the lesson, meant to determine superiority rather than life or death.
However, since Chen Chou the elder insisted on pressing on, Duan Mingyuan had no choice but to indulge the other's wishes.
In their recent exchange, he had already gotten a sense of the elder's capabilities. The display was indeed impressive; when the elder charged towards him directly, all the Life Energy of this space within the painting surged over, making it seem as if the entire world was intent on swallowing him whole.
