Chapter 2988 — Back to the Zhao Family
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"Nothing much, really—just the matter of the rank barrier. It can't be explained in a few words, but from now on, don't use the Intermediate Qi-Gathering Pill as a pill for breaking through rank barriers!" Wei Zhao said.
"With you around to help us level up, Boss, why would we need any pills?" Wu Chengtian and the others said with a laugh.
"Speaking of leveling up—Qitan, come with me. I'll first raise your strength to the peak of the late Earth Rank!" Wei Zhao said. Though this time the Hidden Zhao Family had set a trap for him, it had little to do with Zhao Qilei. Moreover, his own promotion to the Heaven Rank had been made possible in no small part by Zhao Qilei, and Wei Zhao had never found the chance to raise Zhao Qilei's strength. Now, naturally, there was an opportunity.
Besides, there was another reason: Wei Zhao had earlier been unclothed when Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu burst into the room, which had been rather awkward. Now he meant to excuse himself for a while.
"What? Peak of the late Earth Rank?" Zhao Qilei was dumbstruck. "Boss, did I hear that right?"
"You did. Now that I'm a Heaven Rank expert, I can raise all of you to the peak of the late Earth Rank at most. As for the Minor Qi-Gathering Pill, it's useless now; but if we have the Qi-Gathering Pill, we can mass-produce Heaven Rank experts!" Wei Zhao said.
"Heavens, Boss, does that mean we can break through to the peak of the late Earth Rank too?" Wu Chengtian said with a mix of envy and delight. He envied Zhao Qilei for being the first to level up, but what delighted him was that Wei Zhao surely would not leave the rest of them, his underlings, behind!
"That's right!" Wei Zhao nodded, drew a deep breath, and said gravely, "Tonight is the night everyone's strength soars. Tomorrow, come with me to settle accounts with the Hidden Zhao Family!"
At this, however, Wei Zhao turned to look at Zhao Qilei, wanting to see where he stood.
Sure enough, a trace of complication showed on Zhao Qilei's face, but it was followed by resolve and decisiveness. He said outright, "Boss, I'll go with you too!"
Wei Zhao nodded. It seemed Zhao Qilei truly was utterly disillusioned with the Hidden Zhao Family. "Let's go. You come with me to the room first; the rest of you wait outside and **!"
"Yes!" the others answered at once, while Zhao Qilei followed Wei Zhao into the room...
Looking at this roomful of underlings on the verge of the Heaven Rank, Wei Zhao's heart surged as never before. As a force, placed on the ancient stage, they would be an exceedingly formidable presence—only to stand among the ancients was still beyond them. After all, Wei Zhao had no top-tier experts here, their numbers were too few, and their foundations could not begin to compare with those of the ancient sects.
But gathered together, to trample a single Hidden Family flat would be the easiest thing in the world! (To be continued)