Chapter 2610 — Our Enemy Is Too Strong
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
Xiao Yi gave a casual wave of his hand, and a small whirlwind vortex of true qi hurtled toward Sun Jingyan and Wang Xinyan: "Earth-Rank Martial Art, First Form."
Wei Zhao was startled—he had not expected Xiao Yi to kill without a word of warning—and, forgetting all about stalling for time down in the pit, he leaped out in haste and threw himself in front of Sun Jingyan and Wang Xinyan.
Luckily, Xiao Yi had only unleashed the ordinary First Form of an Earth-Rank art; in his view, that one move was already more than enough to kill Sun Jingyan and Wang Xinyan. Neither of them was a cultivator, and with no true qi to shield their bodies, using even the First Form on them was like firing a cannon at a mosquito—a waste of true qi.
The mental cultivation formula Sun Jingyan practiced was exceedingly peculiar, and she had no power tier of her own, so Xiao Yi naturally did not count her as a cultivator. Wang Xinyan was merely collateral damage—Xiao Yi did not even know her, but he did not mind killing her along with the rest.
"Boom!" Wei Zhao took another of Xiao Yi's moves head-on. That blow did him no real harm; it only jarred the spot where he was already injured. Even so, Wei Zhao was astonished: this was plainly the First Form of an Earth-Rank art, yet its power rivaled the Third Form—stronger even than the Mad Fire Fist! It seemed the people from that place were not limited to Tagan Long as their one heaven-defying existence.
What puzzled Wei Zhao somewhat was why the man did not cultivate Tagan Long's Five Elements Eight Trigrams Palm. Had it been the Five Elements Eight Trigrams Palm, Wei Zhao could have stolen a little more of it—his last attempt had been only half a success, and he could only unleash an art with five forms' worth of added power over the Mad Fire Fist. If he mastered it properly, could he unleash an art with ten extra forms?
The very thought was formidable: the Seventh Form of the Mad Fire Eight Trigrams Palm, as he unleashed it, would equal the Eighteenth Form of an ordinary Heaven-Rank art. Even a late-stage Heaven-Rank expert would be hard pressed to take such a blow—most likely he would be beaten half to death.
But Wei Zhao only indulged the thought. He guessed that the Five Elements Eight Trigrams Palm could only be unleashed by someone with a true Five Elements constitution, and Tagan Long was likely that man. This Xiao Yi, however, was not—nor were the former Great Protector, Xiao Liu, or Xiao Twelve. That was why their arts all belonged to schools of their own rather than the Five Elements Eight Trigrams Palm.
Taking advantage of the moment Wei Zhao had bought by absorbing the blow, Sun Jingyan dragged Wang Xinyan away. Xiao Yi could easily have caught up with them, but his chief target was Wei Zhao; in his view, the one who had wounded Tagan Long was Wei Zhao too, and Sun Jingyan was at most an accomplice. Best to deal with Wei Zhao first—that was the proper order of business!
Otherwise, if he went chasing after Sun Jingyan and Wei Zhao seized the chance to slip away, what then?
It was the noon break, and there were not many students at the university gate—most were eating in the cafeteria or resting in their dorms—but some wealthy students had gone off campus to eat. So, to avoid drawing a crowd, Xiao Yi wanted to settle Wei Zhao quickly and decisively.
"The boy's quite the romantic—on the very brink of death, and he still knows to let those two girls go first!" Xiao Yi regarded Wei Zhao coldly. "Your ability to take a beating is beyond my expectations. A peak mid-stage Earth-Rank expert, and you can actually withstand my Heaven-Rank Eleventh Form art—that is rare indeed! No wonder you could defeat Tagan Long!"