Xiao Lin wasn't a fool.

Moreover, before the battle, Lu Xingqiu had helped him gather a lot of information about Gu Qingqing, so Xiao Lin was well aware of the effects of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden Art and understood that the longer the fight dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for him.

In fact, if he had a powerful cultivation technique of his own, Xiao Lin wouldn't mind clashing with Gu Qingqing, who had accumulated her rage. But the key issue was that the technique he practiced was somewhat unimpressive—it was called "Beat Up Anyone Who Disagrees," and although it was personally crafted by Leng Youxue, it felt to Xiao Lin like it had no distinguishing features, just a cultivation technique with better results than others.

In short, logically speaking, if he wanted to win, he should have gone all out from the start, not giving Gu Qingqing a chance to build up her rage.