Everyone who saw Lin Shen willing to stake his life against Tian Xiaocao thought he must be insane.
Tian Xiaocao was a Nirvana Being, while Lin Shen was merely an Ascender; the attribute disparity was just too great. Even if Tian Xiaocao had no intention of using his attribute to crush Lin Shen, the speed of his sword strikes was not something Lin Shen could match.
To fight a battle of life and death, it seemed that Tian Xiaocao's sword would pierce through Lin Shen's body before Lin Shen's knife could even touch Tian Xiaocao.
All these thoughts were just fleeting; Tian Xiaocao's sword looked like it was about to stab into Lin Shen's body, while Lin Shen's knife was still a short distance away from Tian Xiaocao.
That insignificant distance was enough for Tian Xiaocao to kill Lin Shen several times over.