Old Shi inside the ring hesitated.
"But what? Say it!"
Seeing Lin Xiao draw nearer, Ye Chen appeared outwardly calm and aloof, but inwardly, he was terrified.
"But... that person was right. Your sword strike, if you hadn't fixated on his physical body and instead followed the Sword Intent, you might have struck him. Alas, his Sword Dao mastery is too terrifying. Compared to you, it's likely..."
"Enough! Old Shi! You're at it again!"
"Just tell me! How can I defeat him!"
"Right! Old Shi! This Princely Heir promised you that if I win the Five Branches Martial Arts Meet, I'll listen to you in everything from now on!" Ye Chen added.
"This..."
The old man in the ring pondered for a moment, then said, "To be honest, it's not difficult for you to win against him, because..."
"This fellow, from start to finish, hasn't shown a shred of killing intent towards you. Even when he just activated his Sword Qi to parry, that Sword Intent was neutral and tranquil. In other words..."
