"What is meant by counter-breaking, and what by counteracting?"
Although they recognized that the term "counteracting" carried an even more terrifying implication than "counter-breaking," most of the Dao Ancestors were still bewildered, and amidst their shock, they asked again.
"Counter-breaking means he can break open the Son of Heaven's battle array designed to cultivate a natural enemy. As for counteracting," Shu Tianzi smiled gently, "it means he became his own natural enemy."
Became his own natural enemy?
The Dao Ancestors still didn't understand, but they were too embarrassed to ask again.
To grasp his meaning, the only way was to combine it with the bizarre scene in the three battles where Xie Tian launched a surprise assault on the quasi-Emperor's son, and ponder Shu Tianzi's words.
Similarly pondering this were the seven Emperors behind Shu Tianzi, faces solemn.
