This battle almost shattered Chu Hongwu's martial arts spirit.
If it were just a matter of losing, it wouldn't matter much.
There is no undefeated person in the world, losing isn't necessarily a bad thing, the key is that Chu Hongwu lost too humiliatingly.
He used everything he had learned in his life to fight against Ji Liuying, trying to seize the advantage at every turn, but Ji Liuying easily resolved them effortlessly.
The Innate Eight Techniques seemed omnipotent in Ji Liuying's hands, capable of adapting to any tactic, dissolving his power into nothingness.
Chu Hongwu felt like he was not battling a peer, but rather confronting an almighty divine being.
When you've exhausted all your power, thinking you can reach the opponent's peak, only to find the opponent remains as unfathomable as the vast ocean, the blow is immense.
