C1961 Rebirth of a Demon Wolf
Long Chen was stalling for time because he wanted to bet on this time around. He believed that Mo Xiaolang would succeed, and turn the tides.
The reason why the opponent was stalling for time was because they knew how powerful Red Lotus Fire was. It was much more powerful than Heavenly Fox Demon Fire, and could be seen from how such a huge Flame Pillar formed around the Red Lotus Fire