“Your strength is too weak.” After sending Liu Hai flying with a single strike, Di Jiano didn't pursue the attack. Instead, he spoke.

He wasn't overly concerned with victory. What he cared about was Liu Hai as an opponent!

He had waited too long for this battle! But upon exchanging blows, he was completely碾压 (nianya - overwhelmed) in terms of strength? Di Jiano couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

“Is this the so-called world number one?” Di Jiano scoffed and once again transformed into a blur, tearing through the air, creating visible airwaves. Di Jiano possessed a clear advantage in terms of speed. He once again closed in on Liu Hai, delivering another bizarre, rotating thrust with his staff.

"Bang."

Liu Hai still used his left-hand shield to block the thrust, retreating three steps backward.

"Bang." After the staff thrust, Di Jiano followed up with a horizontal sweep! It struck Liu Hai's shield just as he had regained his footing, sending him flying backward once more.

The sounds of impact echoed continuously.

Di Jiano's movement speed broke the sound barrier, and his staff techniques were even more ferocious. Chopping, sweeping, pointing, thrusting… he relentlessly attacked Liu Hai, who was completely suppressed, flying backward and retreating repeatedly, a pathetic sight.

"What?"

"How can this be?"

The official live broadcast had a record-breaking audience of over six billion people, all watching the clash between two of the world's strongest. They expected to see a balanced and exciting fight, but what they were witnessing was a one-sided碾压 (nianya - overwhelming)!

Di Jiano clearly had the upper hand in every aspect, forcing Liu Hai to fly backward and retreat continuously. Liu Hai could barely hold on with his shield.

"Senior Liu Hai is only slightly at a disadvantage." Haru Singh, one of the three commentators, said, "Don't be fooled by the fact that Senior Liu Hai is being knocked back repeatedly, even sent flying. Has anyone noticed that Senior Liu Hai hasn't coughed up blood?"

"Huh?"

"That's right."

"Liu Hai flew tens of meters, but didn't cough up blood."

"Not a single drop of blood was seen."

Many viewers gradually began to understand.

"Yes." Haru Singh nodded. "If Senior Liu Hai were to be struck by a staff and remain standing, then all the impact force would need to be absorbed and dissipated by his body. This would put a great burden on his body! But with each of Di Jiano's strikes... Liu Hai is either retreating or flying backward. The impact force of the staff is transformed into Liu Hai's own kinetic energy, so the impact on Liu Hai's body itself isn't strong."

"This is also a way of卸力 (xie li - deflecting force), and a way of showing weakness to deflect force," Haru Singh said.

He had witnessed Liu Hai's battle against Madeline Logan and had seen Liu Hai's skill in using force against force. Haru Singh was certain that even if he stood still, Liu Hai would have a way to卸力 (xie li - deflect force).

"Shifu Liu Hai is observing his opponent, gathering information," Tu Ling said. "The Dao of Taiji is about controlling the enemy. The more you understand the enemy, the better. Know yourself and know your enemy... the greater the grasp you have, the better your chances."

Tu Ling himself was proficient in Taiji and understood Liu Hai's tactics.

"Shifu is indeed trying to understand his opponent's true capabilities in order to control him," Xu Jingming also confirmed.

…

Initially, Di Jiano was somewhat disappointed by Liu Hai's weak strength, but after continuous attacks, Di Jiano became somewhat excited.

"No matter how I attack, I can't crush him. No matter how badly he's battered, he won't get hurt." Di Jiano's eyes burned with passion. "That's more like it. This is the battle I've truly been waiting for."

"Liu Hai, are you just going to keep taking a beating?" Di Jiano said.

Liu Hai stood firm, looked at his opponent, and nodded with a smile. "Alright, I'll start counterattacking now."

"Come on."

Di Jiano's body tore through the air with a boom, creating rolling airwaves, closing the distance.

"Bang." Another heavy and powerful strike landed on the shield, but this time, Liu Hai naturally borrowed the force when his shield blocked, and his body flowed like water. The force was quickly transferred to his right arm, and his right-hand saber naturally unleashed a fierce slash.

Clang—

Di Jiano raised the end of his long staff, immediately blocking the saber strike. This was how the staff technique was; the head and tail of the staff could be switched at will, making it unpredictable.

However, the force of this saber strike startled Di Jiano, and he was forced to retreat a step, a step that took him several meters away.

Liu Hai didn't retreat. The force of the saber strike was transferred to his left-hand shield, which he slammed forward.

"Hmm?" Di Jiano immediately thrust his staff, and just as the fierce thrust landed on the shield, Liu Hai's saber came crashing down.

Yin and Yang revolve, never ceasing!

This is Reincarnation!

Borrowing force continuously during the exchange of blows. The shield and saber formed a Yin-Yang cycle, allowing for continuous attacks! Borrowing the enemy's power, gathering one's own, and attacking the enemy with even greater force!

Boom boom boom—

In an instant, the air roared. Liu Hai kept advancing, his shield strikes and saber flashes whistling, forcing Di Jiano to retreat continuously. He also counterattacked frantically! The long staff spun, chopped, swept, and smashed, fierce and unrestrained. But all of Di Jiano's fierce attacks were借力 (jie li - force redirection) by Liu Hai and turned into counterattacks.

"Although his strength is at least twice as high as mine, it's still within my range of承受 (chengshou - bearable/endurable)."

"Using force against force, according to the tests in the training ground, I can barely借力 (jie li - redirect) even if the force is 3.9 times my own, but at that time, I can only borrow almost half of the force." Liu Hai thought, "As for his strength, it's completely within my control."

On the stands.

Xu Jingming didn't need to watch replays to see every detail of the battle between the two, understanding the key to their fight.

"Di Jiano's strength is terrifying. I estimate it's even above mine. Shifu can use force against force?" Xu Jingming frowned. "Borrowing force to continue attacking? The counterforce of the attack can also be used? How can such a Shifu be defeated?"

"Even if the attack is a lot stronger, it will still be met with force against force, posing no threat to Shifu at all." Xu Jingming pondered, "How can there be such a strong technique?"

He didn't know.

This wasn't a technique that Liu Hai had learned from his lineage. Liu Hai had practiced the ultimate techniques in his lineage, but he wasn't too satisfied with them.

Over the years, Liu Hai had always believed that what suited him best was the best. He practiced his lineage techniques, absorbed the experience, integrated them into his own Taiji, and then created two ultimate techniques. These two ultimate techniques... were especially powerful in Liu Hai's hands.

"I'm clearly so much stronger in strength and speed, yet I'm being completely suppressed?" Di Jiano was both shocked and furious.

After dozens of consecutive attacks, Liu Hai stopped.

"Not bad, not bad. You managed to withstand dozens of attacks even when I got serious." Liu Hai praised. He truly admired Di Jiano. The power of his force-redirecting techniques was very strong, and his shield and saber rotated seamlessly, with one attack following another, making it difficult for his opponent to breathe. But Di Jiano still defended against them, demonstrating a solid foundation, and his powerful strength allowed him to hold on.

"Worthy of being Liu Hai." Di Jiano also looked at Xu Jingming.

"Battle isn't just about strength and speed," Liu Hai said. "Next, I'll go all out."

"Go all out?" Di Jiano was taken aback.

Whoosh.

Liu Hai charged forward, his shield碾压 (nianya - pressing down) with a significantly more ferocious presence. Di Jiano's eyes turned cold, and he swept out with a fierce staff.

Boom~~~

With the collision of terrifying forces, Liu Hai's shield was still at a disadvantage, shaking and借力 (jie li - redirecting force), naturally transferring the force into his body and then to his right hand.

"One Saber, Divide Yin and Yang!"

Liu Hai's eyes were filled with killing intent.

Whoosh!

A brilliant saber flash, fleeting in an instant! Di Jiano's heart was filled with shock!

This was a secret technique that Liu Hai had never displayed before.

He had created two secret techniques by integrating his lineage. 'Reincarnation' was mainly for defense, while 'Saber Dividing Yin and Yang' was purely for offense! Simply using 'Saber Dividing Yin and Yang' was already terrifying, but if combined, first借力 (jie li - redirecting force) and then using 'Saber Dividing Yin and Yang', the power would be even more terrifying.

Liu Hai was doing just that, combining the two secret techniques,借力 (jie li - redirecting force) and then unleashing a terrifying saber strike.

This saber strike amazed countless people around the world.

Di Jiano's eyes widened, and he tried his best to raise his long staff to block, but he was still a fraction of a second too slow. The saber flash passed across his chest first!