Chapter 436

"What are your thoughts on Han Tianyu?" asked Hua Biluo.
"Profound and unfathomable." Long Chen's expression became slightly grave. "He attacks without any sign so you can't predict his actions. And did you notice? Each time you exchanged blows, he was only looking into your eyes. He was able to easily predict every single one of your moves."
Hua Biluo nodded. "That's right. Each time I tried to attack, he seemed to know exactly what kind of move I was making and was long since waiting for me. That was extremely discouraging. Could it be that he really knows a mind reading skill?"
"When experts fight, we always trust our spiritual perception and reactions more.
"Since sight is not so important, why would Han Tianyu look at you like that? It's because as long as he does that, many people, including you, end up being deceived by him."
"Deceived?"
"Yes. Those so-called mind reading skills are just little tricks. When people blindly bet, there will always be winners and losers. But once someone bets right, their opponent becomes afraid," said Long Chen.
"But that's not right. I've already investigated, and everyone who ends up fighting with him has this feeling of having all their moves predicted. That's not just a one time gamble."
"Good point. Then let me ask you a question. Why is that those people you investigated had that feeling, but Mo Nian did not?
"That is what made me doubt it. Why was that Han Tianyu's ‘mind reading skill' failed when facing Mo Nian?
"Let me make a brazen guess: Han Tianyu is simply proficient in almost every kind of martial weapon, and based on the faintest of clues, such as the eyes, shoulders, waist, elbows, and other things, he is able to guess what an opponent will do.
"However, Mo Nian is not a close-range fighter. He has all kinds of ways to use his bow and arrows; he can use the bow itself as a weapon at close range and can shoot out arrows at long range. Due to that, others cannot predict what he is going to do," said Long Chen.
"Then you mean..." Hua Biluo came to a sudden comprehension.
"There is a ninety percent chance that Han Tianyu is simply a master at using the various martial weapons. The only thing he is unfamiliar with is the bow and arrow. As amongst cultivators, there are exceptionally few who use the bow," said Long Chen.
Hua Biluo was silent for a long time. Although she found this hard to believe, Long Chen's analysis was completely accurate.
So the 'mind reading' was fake.
"There must be many people who have been deceived like this. Why would Han Tianyu waste so much time to set up the illusion of him knowing how to read minds?
"Isn't the only possibility that he doesn't want to reveal his true strength? Just this fake mind reading skill is able to cause countless people to retreat from him. He can subdue all those people without even fighting them. That's the most superior battle tactic.
"As for his strongest techniques, other than himself, there is only one kind of person who knows that."
"What kind?"
"Dead ones."
Although it was just two words, they caused a chill in Hua Biluo's heart. Those two words contained many things.