Chapter 3545 — The Death of Tagan Long
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The fifteenth stance of the Frenzied Fire Eight Trigrams Palm! This was the second-strongest move Wei Zhao could now unleash; after successive upgrades and breakthroughs, he had become capable of performing both the fifteenth and sixteenth stances of the Frenzied Fire Eight Trigrams Palm!
Still, backed by the attack-level bonus of the Essence Necklace, the fifteenth stance was more than enough to instantly kill a master at the peak of the late Heaven Stage—provided, of course, that the master was caught off guard!
Otherwise, even the sixteenth stance with its bonus would find it hard to instantly slay an opponent who was defending with all his might!
"BOOM—" Tagan Long let out a shriek as his whole body was sent flying, blasting a great hole through the wall of the inn; he sailed clean out of the building...
"You... you actually killed Tagan Long?!" Ancestor Xuanchen shot to his feet, staring at Wei Zhao in shock and disbelief! He had never imagined that Wei Zhao would strike Tagan Long dead!
After all, Tagan Long was the opener of the Cloud Terrace Island—without him, no one could go to the island at all. And judging by Wei Zhao's earlier behavior, he had seemed entirely willing to cooperate with the plan to open the island. So why had he suddenly gone berserk and killed the man?
Didn't that make all his earlier cooperation pointless?! Kang Jingming and Libationer Nantian also stared at Wei Zhao in disbelief; they had never expected him to do such a thing!
The power of the move Wei Zhao had just unleashed surpassed that of an ordinary martial technique at the peak of the late Heaven Stage. There was no need to check—Tagan Long was certainly dead beyond any doubt.
Even if they wanted to save him, it was impossible now. Ancestor Xuanchen was somewhat dumbfounded.
The trial-goers present were at a loss as well! Was it over just like that? They couldn't go to the Cloud Terrace Island anymore? The opener was dead?
"Attack! Everyone, attack together! Kill Wei Zhao, kill the man who ruined the plan!" Though Kang Jingming regretted that they could no longer reach the Cloud Terrace Island, the problem now was this: since the trip was ruined anyway, they might as well maximize their gains—have these people join forces and eliminate Wei Zhao first!
Of course, Kang Jingming shouted the order, and the crowd was indeed furious—Wei Zhao had known full well that Tagan Long was the opener and utterly indispensable, yet he had struck him dead anyway. This was a blatant slap in the face to the Cloud Terrace Island plan and to every Inheritor present!
But Wei Zhao's strength was plain for all to see, and everyone knew the saying: the bird that sticks its head out gets shot. Who among these cultivators, able to reach the level of Heaven Stage Great Perfection, was a pushover? Their goal now was to ascend to the Heavenly Dao, not to get into death feuds with just anyone.
So at this moment, though Kang Jingming's words struck a chord with the crowd, no one dared to make the first move. Instead, they all turned, as if by unspoken agreement, to look at Zhong Yongliang and Zhang Naipao!
After all, Zhong Yongliang and Zhang Naipao were members of the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect. Apart from Ancestor Xuanchen, Zhang Naipao and Zhong Yongliang were the strongest people here; only if they made a move would the others possibly rise up and attack together!
Zhang Naipao, of course, looked to Zhong Yongliang. Since Zhong Yongliang said nothing, naturally he said nothing either.
Kang Jingming was also looking at Zhong Yongliang now. Back at the inn's entrance, Zhong Yongliang had given his word: if Wei Zhao dared to obstruct the Cloud Terrace Island plan, Zhong Yongliang would definitely stand against him.
"Huh? Why are you all staring at me?" Zhong Yongliang had just been in a state of shock, sunk in endless painful memories—he had no idea what had just happened before his eyes!