It was all according to my plan.
The thing is — I knew fighting Jake head-on in my current condition would be a problem.
He had an ancient — downright mythical — entity on his side, constantly whispering in his ear, telling him what to do and how to counter my moves.
On top of that, he was in much better shape than I.
And he could also use a special Essence Circulation Technique that was similar to Michael's and mine. That's why he was able to punch way above his weight.
The fact that I was able to keep up with him at all was solely because my battle experience was so much higher than Jake's that, even with Asmodeus feeding him tactics, strategies, and timing — he just couldn't keep up.
He could mimic my fighting style and use my own moves against me.
But experience is not something you can copy.
It has to be earned.
Still — experience alone wasn't enough to tip the battle in my favor.
I needed something more.
I needed Jake to stop listening to Asmodeus.
