Chapter 2373 — From Whom Did You Learn It?
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But compressing a true-qi bomb would clearly take too long, and more importantly, if Wei Zhao could secretly learn Piao Laoliu's martial art, it would be far less trouble than a compressed true-qi bomb! A compressed true-qi bomb was not something that could be completed in a moment or two.
"You could say that. And this internal martial art—after I cultivated it, I destroyed it. As far as I know, no one has cultivated it." Piao Laoliu spoke with perfect composure. "So I advise you not to waste your efforts."
The reason Piao Laoliu told Wei Zhao the truth was simply that he did not believe for a moment that Wei Zhao could cultivate his martial art. And even if Wei Zhao could obtain it through some special channel, heaven knew when that would be—moreover, his martial art existed in a single copy, and it was utterly impossible for Wei Zhao to get his hands on it.
In short, he was not in the least afraid that Wei Zhao would use this martial art against him. But it never occurred to him that Wei Zhao would steal the martial art!
"Is that so? Then let us try again!" As he spoke, Wei Zhao activated the fifth form of the Raging Fire Eight Trigrams Palm and charged straight at Piao Laoliu!
"Boom! Boom!" "Bang!"
It was another head-on collision, and Wei Zhao ended this exchange coughing blood and retreating. Yet his mind was not on the outcome at all; instead, he carefully observed the way Piao Laoliu activated the Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw!
Wei Zhao did not know the mental formulas and oral secrets of the Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw, nor could he possibly ask for them. So he could only imitate the way the claw was activated, and then—just as he had once combined the Raging Fire Fist and the Five Elements Eight Trigrams Palm—use the mental formula of the Raging Fire Fist together with the activation method of the Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw to synthesize an entirely new martial art!
After landing, Wei Zhao did not rise at once, but closed his eyes. In his mind's eye flashed again and again the way Piao Laoliu had activated the Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw; Piao Laoliu's movements became a film in slow motion, playing over and over in Wei Zhao's head...
Thanks to his earlier experience in combining the Raging Fire Eight Trigrams Palm with the Forest of Woods Eight Trigrams Palm, it did not take Wei Zhao long this time to synthesize the new martial art—and in any case, the present situation did not permit him to waste much time!
"Boy. Still not giving up?" Piao Laoliu asked coldly.
"Oh..." Wei Zhao slowly rose to his feet. While he had been synthesizing the Raging Fire Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw in his mind, his body had not been idle either; he had kept the second layer of the Xuanyuan Dragon-Taming Art circulating to heal his wounds swiftly, so by now his injuries had improved considerably.
"Oh what?" Piao Laoliu was taken aback, somewhat at a loss as to Wei Zhao's meaning.
"Just... the fifth form of the Raging Fire Eight Trigrams Palm!" Wei Zhao circulated the mental formula of the fifth form of the Raging Fire Fist, but changed the activation method to that of the Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw. As for the Raging Fire Eight Trigrams Palm—that was merely to mislead Piao Laoliu!
"Hmph! Truly overestimating yourself..." Seeing Wei Zhao use the same move again, a trace of disdain flashed through Piao Laoliu's eyes. He gave a cold snort, and this time did not even bother to attack; he simply stood there with his hands clasped behind his back, his meaning plain: strike if you will—let us see what you can do to me.
"Piao Laoliu, look out!" On Piao Huotai's previously unruffled face there suddenly appeared an expression of incredulity, and he cried out sharply to Piao Laoliu.