Fang Zhen's spear movements were minimal, and therefore incredibly fast.
Karen, on the other hand, had to move his entire body. Despite his solid footwork and combat skills, he still seemed slow.
Karen was stunned.
Karen did have real skill. He managed to forcibly exert himself at such a short distance, abruptly halting his forward momentum with a stomp of his front foot. At the same time, he brought his raised sword down to protect his chest.
Karen had barely avoided a fatal blow, but he had been forced onto the defensive.
Still, Karen's skills were truly solid. Even on the defensive, it seemed he might still have the ability to counter-attack.
However, that was only how it looked to the onlookers.
For Fang Zhen, who was in the thick of it, the instant Karen moved, he saw his opponent's trajectory a second into the future. It was a continuous, unending stream of foresight.
Fang Zhen saw Karen's halt and the retraction of his sword a full second before it happened.
