One-Eyed Monster

Kuyi Tulan did not relax his vigilance despite his helplessness. This moment was crucial, and he had to maintain his alertness at all times. If he relaxed now, the opponent might attack directly, ending the entire duel.

This result was not something Kuyi Tulan wanted to see. He aimed to devour this Shadow Ghost and couldn’t let himself be annihilated by a part of the opponent here.

Somehow, he had to find a chance for a counterattack.

”You’re strong, but you’re not invincible.” Kuyi Tulan struggled to utter these words. He no longer felt at ease as before. The opponent’s sense of oppression was overwhelming, demanding his full concentration, leaving no time for idle chatter. Although his banter was a strategy to extract more information from the enemy, the opponent was too cunning, avoiding his trap completely.

The opponent seemed more adept in this aspect—silent, untrapped, indifferent to sharp and shameless words.

Moreover, the opponent used this aspect against him, affecting his rhythm to a certain extent. This was something he didn’t want to see, yet the opponent forcefully made it happen.

But now, the opponent finally spoke, which was a good thing for Kuyi Tulan. As long as the opponent was in such a state, he could regain his rhythm. He, much like the Shadow Ghost, adapted to passive situations. In passivity, he could maximize his advantages and learn more about the enemy’s weaknesses.

Once the opponent spoke, flaws would surely be exposed—a common malady, a mentality of so-called strong individuals.

These predecessors not only wanted to crush you in the duel but also aimed to dominate you psychologically.

A strong person wants you to lose convincingly, wants you to understand the true disparity, deeply impacting you from top to bottom, inside out.

The blow would continue continuously, causing you to feel the torment until you’re utterly exhausted.

Kuyi Tulan knew these things so well because he had always done the same in the past.

He always did this without exception, so facing an opponent very similar to himself, he predicted the opponent was the same kind of person.

Crush—it’s always comprehensive, never abandoning any aspect.

Kuyi Tulan was waiting for the opponent to reveal more information, but things were different from his expectations. The Shadow Ghost fell silent again after saying a few words.

”Why are you silent again!” Clearly, the erratic Shadow Ghost infuriated Kuyi Tulan, his emotions fluctuating once more, an unpleasant sensation.

Aware he shouldn’t react this way, yet unable to control his thoughts, he felt it was the worst feeling. At this moment, Kuyi Tulan finally realized that this Shadow Ghost was so unconventional, indeed an entity detached from this world!

”You!” Kuyi Tulan, emotionally disturbed, was on the brink of collapse, seemingly only needing a bit more stimulation to fully expose his flaw.

However, Kuyi Tulan had experienced countless battles, moments of despair, and exceedingly arduous fights, leaving deep scars early in his heart from these edge experiences.

Walking on the edge was nothing unusual for Kuyi Tulan. Often at the edge, he would unleash incredible power. Many times, he had pulled back from the brink, developing a certain affinity with this state.

If others don’t move, I won’t move—the opponent is consuming him, and he’s already felt it. This kind of consumption compares time, and in some respects, Kuyi Tulan indeed does not hold an advantage. For the Shadow Ghost that has existed for thousands of years, time is a very cheap commodity.

Kuyi Tulan knew he couldn’t afford the consumption, but he also had no other way to avoid it. If he easily let the opponent know he couldn’t bear the time consumption, it would be tantamount to announcing his defeat prematurely. He was no fool and wouldn’t surrender so easily. He was just yet to figure out how to respond.

The opponent’s similarity in techniques to his own plunged him into deep thought. The opponent’s attitude towards counterattack differed entirely from other Soul Devourers. Other Soul Devourers feared and rejected counterattacks, seemingly unaware of this power, mostly believing it was the indomitable will of a stronger party gradually consuming them. But in fact, counterattack isn’t mere resistance; it involves energy control, where this control causes the energy corresponding to the consciousness to directly override the invader’s energy, assimilating and conquering the intruder...

Kuyi Tulan seemed to feel that the Shadow Ghost was quite familiar with this method of energy manipulation and constantly disclosed being a master.

This taste gave Kuyi Tulan a new understanding of the Shadow Ghost. If the speculation was correct, this Shadow Ghost should be an expert in utilizing recoiling energy, possibly the original user.

Why do other Soul Devourers fear recoiling energy, and why are they ignorant about it? Has this Shadow Ghost intentionally suppressed this information? Has the entire information on recoiling been hidden by this Shadow Ghost?

Kuyi Tulan suddenly felt he grasped very crucial information.

This information was important—perhaps it could help Kuyi Tulan find a way to defeat this opponent.

Maybe his speculation about this information was unfounded. Perhaps it was just his wishful thinking, but at this point, without making a bet, no one could predict what might happen.

”You, you truly master the application of counterattack amazingly!” Kuyi Tulan felt he needed to make a gamble and put his entire conjecture to the test.

The atmosphere suddenly became eerie, and the Shadow Ghost was quite shocked by Kuyi Tulan’s words.

”Both of us are—your understanding of counterattack is also profound.”

”No, I can’t compare to you. You’re the progenitor of counterattack; I’m only a mere imitator,” Kuyi Tulan continued to probe, feeling his speculation had partially been validated.

”Humph huh, now you realize that your actions earlier were like shooting yourself in the foot.”

The Shadow Ghost’s reply seemed to affirm Kuyi Tulan’s entire speculation, indicating he was indeed the progenitor of counterattack.