Chapter 2376 — Mutual Destruction?
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He wanted to rest, but he heard Wei Zhao continue, "Again!"
"…" Piao Laoliu was truly at a loss for words. He badly wanted to shout at Wei Zhao: *Damn it, are you some kind of cockroach? Can't you take a break before coming at me again? How is an ordinary mid-Earth-Rank expert like you still not dead? Are you even mid-Earth-Rank at all?*
In truth, Wei Zhao had rested a while—he had to heal his wounds. But that span of time, which felt so long to Wei Zhao, felt very short to Piao Laoliu, because his own injuries grew graver with each exchange, and though Wei Zhao's wounds likewise worsened after each healing, he could still hold on.
Of course, Wei Zhao saw it too: at this rate, he himself would soon be finished. But before he was finished, Piao Laoliu would surely be finished first! Once the man was done for, Wei Zhao could heal at ease.
There was no help for it—Piao Laoliu could only strike again. But he was a spent arrow; he knew full well in his heart that this would likely be his final strike. One more blow from Wei Zhao, and he would certainly not live.
So he poured out every ounce of true qi in his body, wanting to deal Wei Zhao one ultimate, fatal blow: "Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw—Tenth Style!"
"Frenzied Fire Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw—Fifth Style!" Wei Zhao very much wanted to unleash the Wood Forest Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw's fifth style, but his previous attempt had failed! So Wei Zhao did not dare try it lightly again—what if it failed once more?
By now Wei Zhao had somewhat lost his initial brimming confidence in his "universal martial arts." After all, the "Spring Rain from Heaven" technique had failed to unleash as well, so this failure with the Wood Forest Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw was not too unexpected.
It was just that Wei Zhao was a little puzzled; he had not figured out the specific cause.
"Bang!" "Bang!"
This blow was indeed fatal for Wei Zhao. His injuries piled upon injuries; though he kept repairing himself without pause, the healing could not keep pace with the damage. Knocked flying by Piao Laoliu, he crashed heavily to the ground, without even the strength to crawl up.
What had let Wei Zhao fight on just now was sheer force of conviction—one breath of belief that had carried him this far! But Wei Zhao smiled: Piao Laoliu's condition was far from encouraging. Wei Zhao was a physician and could easily tell that the man's vital signs were ebbing; he would likely die very soon.
So Wei Zhao calmly set the Xuanyuan Dragon-Taming Art in motion and began to heal, without even the strength to sit up.
Piao Huotai glanced at Piao Laoliu's corpse, a complicated look flickering in his eyes. Though he might not have regarded a mere guard like Piao Laoliu as worth much, the man had after all followed him for so long. And this time, having killed Wei Zhao here, he too had to leave—he could no longer fight Zhu Qishou. He feared that the power behind Wei Zhao would come knocking.
At that thought, Piao Huotai strode quickly into the inner room of the private box, hoisted up the unconscious Chen Xi—arms and legs bound—and hurried out of the box, not even bothering with Piao Laoliu's corpse. A man dead is a lamp snuffed out; in his view, dead was dead. When he returned, he would advise his father and master to give the man's son good care, and that would repay the debt.
Though Wei Zhao lay prone on the ground healing within the jade pendant's space, his perception could still sense the scene outside. Seeing that Piao Huotai would still, at a time like this, not forget to take Chen Xi away, he was at once shocked and furious!