826 The Final Battle At Tianxuan Cliff 8 (1/2)
Ji Lingxi asked in surprise, ”Why do I feel that this is already the best tactic they could come up with against you? You basically didn't counter anything the whole day – isn't this already putting you in a position of defeat?”
”Putting me in a position of defeat doesn't mean that I am defeated! It's totally impossible to wear me out to death by purely using this trick.”
Yun Yang smiled faintly and said, ”Think carefully. I'm bound to the spot to make sure I don't sabotage myself. While I'm not winning, neither am I losing. Yet, the enemies have to pick their method to advance and retreat in the right direction at all times in addition to exerting their full strength in each attack. The physical toll on them is several times more than mine. My current cultivation base is higher than most of them as well; how would I be overtaxed by them? If this strategy is really effective, do you think we would have this space to breathe now?”
Ji Lingxi pressed her lips together into a wide grin.
”Then why didn't you take the initiative to attack? They have been attacking frequently, but there were multiple gaps throughout this whole day. Although they flashed by, they were not figments of my imagination. If you took the chance to attack, it's not even a challenge to kill one or two of them!”
”Because if we do that… we'd be taking their bait instead.” Yun Yang explained with a smile, ”I can almost be sure that the ultimate aim of their battle today is to wear down our patience and goad us into launching the attack. Only then can they separate us and destroy us individually.”
”They obviously regard you highly, powerless against you even, thus, they are passively executing this inefficient tactic. If they were to succeed, however, we would be separated. Then, they won't have to fear you anymore. They only have to constrain you with a minimal number of men and concentrate their attention to finish me off in the least time possible by way of sacrifice.”
”As long as they wipe me out, they don't even have to be bothered with you. They can very well leave immediately. Your presence doesn't concern the big picture. It won't be able to shake a mammoth existence like the Four Seasons Tower.”
”Do you understand now? This is the core purpose they're using this draining attack.”
Yun Yang spoke with Ji Lingxi while he deflected the incessant attacks. While he did not speak fully with ease, he was still able to handle the situation without looking too worn out.
He had elaborated the situation openly, without lowering his volume and without using his psychic voice delivery. He explained it with no attempt of concealment and dished it out plainly.
Therefore, not only did Ji Lingxi heard him clearly, the Four Seasons Tower's experts who were in hiding did as well.
This was indeed Four Seasons Tower's aim – and it had been ruthlessly stated by Yun Yang in plain language.
As Yun Yang's speech drew its curtain, the Four Seasons Tower's attacking tempo suddenly turned chaotic. For a quarter of an hour that followed, the ceaseless attacks disappeared.
”I'm guessing what you said just now wasn't actually for my benefit,” Ji Lingxi grinned.
Yun Yang laughed and answered, ”Why wasn't it? I was answering your question!”
Ji Lingxi beamed. ”Of course we have to explain it to them. Otherwise, they'd think that they totally scored this round.”
”This is definitely not all that Mr. Nian has. He certainly has more tricks up his sleeves. It's simply impossible that he'll let me off so easily. We must be more alert after this,” said Yun Yang, to which Ji Lingxi nodded.
Yun Yang's little speech earlier had apparently revealed the Four Seasons Tower's grand plan as the following half an hour was laid bare without any subsequent moves. In spite of this, the attacking rhythm afterward exploded with an unprecedented intensity.