Chapter 2118 — Dead or Alive?
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But Wei Zhao's appearance had broken that rule and thrown the summit contest of the hidden families into utter chaos.
"Could it be that ties are allowed?" Han Xiaohu pressed on.
"Naturally, whoever challenges first is the victor!" Diamond spoke up. "We challenged the peak of the late Earth Rank first, and you did not challenge at all, so we win! If you want to beat us, you must challenge a higher level!"
"That's hardly fair, is it?" Han Xiaohu's expression changed when he heard this.
"Fair? What fairness is there to speak of? The order of challenges was decided by lot, and you took part in the challenge before our Golden Bell Sect did. If you had the ability, you could have challenged first—why whine about it now, after the fact?" Diamond retorted upon hearing Han Xiaohu's words. He was not about to let a victory he had finally grasped slip away just like that!
"Phew..." Wei Zhao let out a breath. The injuries inside his body had by now healed completely, not a trace of trouble left, and his whole spirit had recovered to its peak. Hearing Diamond's words, he could not help but smile faintly. "So ties are not allowed? Excellent—that suits me perfectly! I will continue and challenge the early Heaven Rank! If you want to surpass me, then challenge the peak of the early Heaven Rank!"
With that, Wei Zhao strode gracefully toward the contest platform.
"Early Heaven Rank? Stop bragging! Don't throw your life away here!" Diamond sneered. "Old Master Zhao, since the boy is courting death, let's grant him his wish!"
"Young man of the hidden Han family, are you certain you wish to challenge the early Heaven Rank?" Old Master Zhao was delighted inwardly, though his face betrayed nothing as he asked, "You should know the artifact has no eyes. If you die on the platform, that death is in vain!"
"If I wish to challenge it, then I have made my preparations," Wei Zhao said.
"Good, then prepare yourself!" Old Master Zhao nodded and once again placed his palm on the spot where true qi was channeled into the artifact. Old Master Yu, Old Master You, and Old Master Tang exchanged glances, and a flash of delight passed through their eyes!
They had been searching for a chance to kill Wei Zhao and were vexed that none had come—yet now Wei Zhao had delivered himself to their door. Early Heaven Rank—heh heh, even a skilled early Heaven Rank hand like Old Master Zhao would never dare stand there motionless and take such a blow head-on!
For a fighter of the same level, standing still and taking a blow head-on was the same as seeking death. Even if Wei Zhao was an early Heaven Rank fighter, without divine protection for his body, he would be in dire straits!
To kill a man without a trace and keep one's own hands clean—that was exactly what these old masters had been longing to do!
One by one they placed their palms down and channeled their true qi. This time the energy bar on the artifact did not fill in an instant; it waited a moment before reaching the set early Heaven Rank mark. Then the giant arm suddenly lashed out and smashed into Wei Zhao!
With a "bang," Wei Zhao's body was sent flying again, shooting dozens of meters through the air before landing heavily on the open ground...
"Pff..." Wei Zhao did not hold back, letting a mouthful of fresh blood spray out naturally. He felt as though his five viscera and six bowels had shifted out of place, and most of the meridians within his body had been shattered. He had felt this way only once before—during the rescue of Guan Xin, at the very end of that fight...
It was the feeling of reaching the limit of life, of hovering on the brink of death! It seemed he had still underestimated the power of a single strike from an early Heaven Rank fighter. With his current strength, trying to lock arms with an early Heaven Rank fighter was hardly realistic!