Chapter 2137 — Something Strange!
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Naturally, the second stance of a martial technique would not be overly strong. Even if Wei Zhao wielded it with consummate skill and purity, it could not possibly cripple an enemy in a single blow! In that earlier battle he had traded countless blows with the Earth Rank man in black before finally killing him—and that had required the extreme third stance.
"Bang!" "Bang!" Two tremendous crashes, and Woking Blade and the spirit wolf were both blasted away by Wei Zhao!
Though man and wolf were not badly hurt, a flicker of disbelief still crossed their eyes—not disbelief at Wei Zhao's strength, but disbelief at the technique itself! Wei Zhao had clearly thrown only one punch, so how had it truly become two?
What kind of martial technique was this? Who had ever heard of such an outrageous technique—one punch becoming two?
Wei Zhao sighed. Even if he summoned the fourth stance of the Wood Forest Illusion Thousand Transformations, it would do nothing but waste his body's true qi—it could not kill Woking Blade and the spirit wolf. Against an opponent of the same rank, no single technique could simply slay the other; the true-qi bomb was a cheat of sorts, and it was not something he could use at will.
"You... this technique is bizarre!" Woking Blade scrambled quickly to his feet and ordered the spirit wolf: "Keep your distance from me—one left, one right, flank him. His technique can turn one punch into two, but it absolutely cannot reach far!"
It had to be said, Woking Blade had a sharp mind—he had found the way to break Wei Zhao's technique in an instant!
The platform was vast. If they split left and right, then even if Wei Zhao used the fourth stance of the Wood Forest Illusion Thousand Transformations—even four fists—the fists to left and right could not strike both of them at once! Unless he could summon the tenth stance, there was no way to unleash an attack of such wide range!
But that was impossible; Wei Zhao did not even entertain the thought. All he could do now was protect Han Xiaohu. So as Woking Blade and the spirit wolf pressed in from left and right, Wei Zhao swiftly flashed backward to stand before Han Xiaohu, shielding him!
"Awoo..." The spirit wolf lunged at Wei Zhao from the left...
"Han Xiaohu, prepare to die!" Woking Blade bore down on Han Xiaohu from the right...
Left and right, two directions—Wei Zhao simply could not bring his martial techniques to bear! And the platform was a round arena, with no corners or blind spots to exploit; whether he stood at the edge or the center, he could no longer use the Wood Forest Illusion Thousand Transformations against them!
"Wild Wolf Fist!" Woking Blade swung his fist at Han Xiaohu. His martial technique was a set designed to complement the spirit wolf, conjured from the wolf's own methods of attack. Its power was not especially great, but what it sought was the union of man and beast!
If the Wild Wolf Fist were used in concert with the spirit wolf's assault, its power would naturally be another matter altogether—but used alone, it fell far short.
Yet to avoid clashing head-on with Wei Zhao and to finish Han Xiaohu first, he had no choice but to separate from the wolf—for if the two of them stayed together, a single devastating move from Wei Zhao would blast them both and that would be the end of them!
In truth, Woking Blade was guarding against Wei Zhao's great killing move. That one strike was too powerful; if Wei Zhao had used it from the start, Woking Blade would have fled without a moment's hesitation!