Lin Miao's greatest lack is hands-on experience against skilled opponents.
A life-and-death struggle is worth hundreds of practice sparring sessions, as sparring is always held back, never going for the kill.
Just how much combat power and potential can be unleashed is hard to say; at Lin Miao's level, actual combat opportunities are already scarce.
Opportunities for life-and-death struggles are even rarer.
Even sparring with Si Miaoxue and others is done with restraint; those with higher skill hold back to avoid injuring him, and those weaker, he fears injuring them.
Thus, to inspire potential truly depends on life-and-death combat.
Blood Evil Thieves is a rare opponent.
Without Dingxian and others to distract him, he can naturally enter a state of focused combat, as he has nothing to fear.
Blood Evil Thieves cannot detain him, for the Fire Qilin is lurking nearby, ready to whisk him away at any moment.
