Chapter 2246 — It Was Already Too Late
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A thunderous crash rang out, and a burst of bloody mist exploded from the Heaven-Rank man's leg. The Grand Protector's Raging Seas and Wild Waves carried the overwhelming force of mountains and seas, and even Wei Zhao, standing far off to the side, was caught in the shockwave. Swept by that ferocious, surging true qi, he staggered and fell sprawling to the ground!
Fortunately, Wei Zhao had been at some distance, and the Grand Protector's strike had been aimed at the Heaven-Rank man, so most of its force had landed on him. Wei Zhao was not much affected.
But the Heaven-Rank man was not so lucky. Struck by that blow, he dropped straight to his knees, letting out a bitter howl of agony and rage!
"How's that? Feels good, doesn't it, old madman? This is only the beginning!" The Grand Protector's strike had succeeded, and his confidence swelled to its peak. "Even if you're an expert at the late-stage peak of the Heaven Rank, I can grind you to death. With my current stamina, I can trigger the twelfth form of Raging Seas and Wild Waves at least five more times. Can you take five more?"
"Hmph!" Though the Heaven-Rank man's mind was damaged, he would not show weakness before an enemy. He staggered to his feet, and in a fury swung the black iron staff at the Grand Protector's face!
If triggering the twelfth form had not required a bit of ramping-up time—since it was a technique a bit beyond his level—the Grand Protector would have loved to hit him with another Raging Seas and Wild Waves, Form Twelve, and beat the old madman until he was crawling on the ground, unable to get up.
"Raging Seas and Wild Waves—Form Eleven!" He could not trigger the twelfth form consecutively, but he could pair it with the eleventh, alternating fast and slow, and still kill the Heaven-Rank man all the same.
"Crack..."
The Heaven-Rank man, already wounded and unsteady on his legs, had his black iron staff caught by the Grand Protector's soft whip. One twist and one flick, and the Grand Protector flung him flying again, sending him crashing heavily to the ground!
Wei Zhao was frantic with worry! That Raging Seas and Wild Waves, Form Twelve, had been the turning point of this duel. The Heaven-Rank man's legs were now completely shattered—though he could still barely stand, Wei Zhao could see that he was forcing himself, and his leg bones had probably cracked long ago.
At this rate, the Heaven-Rank man could not last a few more exchanges before he was defeated!
Think about it—what use was an expert without his legs? A normal late-stage peak Heaven-Rank expert might have other tricks, but this strange Heaven-Rank man with his damaged mind, robbed of his legs, probably had nothing left to do but take a beating!
Yet anxious as Wei Zhao was, his true-qi energy bomb was only two-thirds compressed; a third of his true qi remained uncompressed. Wei Zhao dared not—and could not—act rashly! If this one strike failed against the Grand Protector, then these "master and disciple" would truly be buried here.
At that thought, Wei Zhao hesitated for a moment, but in the end he pulled a small bottle from his bosom, poured out a pill, and tossed it straight into his mouth!
This was the Ultimate Vigor Golden Pill he had traded from the hidden Tang family at the Hidden World Clan Summit. Once taken, it maximized the circulation speed of one's internal-energy cultivation method!