Chapter 1997 — Who Will Prevail?
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"You..." The Earth Rank man was momentarily at a loss for words, unable to refute Wei Zhao. Indeed, if trickery was to be named, it was the Mystic Rank man who had been too arrogant; had he been a little more careful, he would not have met such an end. At that thought, the Earth Rank man drew a deep breath and fixed Wei Zhao with a venomous stare. He raised a finger and pointed at him. "Whoever you are, since you wish to wade into these troubled waters, then do not think of leaving. You and your family will pay in blood for your meddling!"
"What did you say?" Wei Zhao frowned, a ruthless glint flashing through his eyes. The man had actually threatened him with his family, and a raging fury surged up in Wei Zhao's heart. No matter what, he had to keep this man here!
Not for anything else—if only for Gu Mengyao, Shen Yushu, and all his friends...
"Heh heh, once you're dead, I'll look into your identity myself. Your relatives and friends, I'll pay each of them a visit, one by one." The Earth Rank man smiled venomously. "That is the consequence of killing my man."
"In that case, today it is either your death or mine—no peace until one of us falls." Wei Zhao watched the black-clad man coldly, yet his heart was full of vigilance. This man's heart was too wicked; if Wei Zhao did not keep him here, then what awaited him would be a retaliation beyond bearing.
"No peace until one of us falls? As if you deserve that." As the Earth Rank man spoke, true qi surged wildly from within his body, laying bare his mid Earth Rank strength without reservation...
"It's too early to say who will prevail..." Wei Zhao drew a deep breath and likewise circulated the mnemonic of his own mental cultivation method, revealing his strength at the early Earth Rank—nearly at its peak.
Still, early was early; it could never be peak. And so, against the Earth Rank man's strength, he was still two minor grades behind.
The Earth Rank man's sinister gaze swept over Wei Zhao and Feng Sanmang, and he fell into thought.
"Sanhuang, take the girls and hide in the back!" Wei Zhao had more or less guessed the Earth Rank man's intent. He shifted his feet slightly and, without a sound, placed himself in front of the spots the Earth Rank man could reach with his attacks.
But since Wei Zhao had seen through his plan, naturally he would not let it come to pass.
"This... all right!" Feng Sanmang had no wish to be a deserter, but he also knew that the gap between his strength and his opponent's was simply too vast. Staying here would only make more trouble for Wei Zhao, who would then have to divide his attention to look after him and Xu Shilan—and that would leave no chance of victory at all.
So after only a moment's hesitation, Feng Sanmang quickly pulled Xu Shilan and Cheng Yiyi back to a spot farther behind Wei Zhao.
"Hmph!" Having his plan seen through by Wei Zhao left the Earth Rank man rather displeased.