Chapter 3713 — Laughing to the End
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One had to understand that the oppressive force above Wei Zhao's head had already been increased to more than eight times its original strength. Forget an early-stage Foundation Establishment newcomer like him; even these Enforcement Hall experts themselves felt they might not be able to withstand it!
Wei Zhao had managed to reach this point, so he should not have been a complete idiot. Even if he truly wanted to die, why would he choose such an absurd way to do it in a setting like this?
Yet what happened next left everyone utterly dumbfounded.
After Wei Zhao sat back down, his expression unexpectedly became exceedingly relaxed. Not only did he show no sign of being crushed, but his complexion actually began to improve by the moment.
What the hell was going on?
For a time, no one below the platform knew what to say. Xu Lingchong and the others, who had been shouting at the top of their lungs about what an idiot Wei Zhao was, suddenly went silent, like ducks seized by the neck. They did not even know how to quack anymore.
Looking at the speechless crowd, Li Zhengming nearly laughed himself sick. As expected of Wei Zhao leading the way, that slap to their faces was spectacularly crisp!
By now, even an ordinary person could see that Wei Zhao was showing no sign of failing whatsoever. If anything, he was doing far too well. Sitting up there was no different from taking a leisurely vacation. He was under absolutely no pressure.
Shangguan Lan'er, Miserable Senior Brother, and the others who stood on Wei Zhao's side finally let out a sigh of relief. That fellow Wei Zhao had truly taken them on one hell of a roller-coaster ride.
A short while later, the fifth incense stick was lit. Even Kang Jingming and Zhong Yongliang, who had not been affected by the increased pressure, finally reached their limits and withdrew one after another. With that, Wei Zhao was the only person left on the platform.
Xu Lingchong, Hu Yunfeng, and the others exchanged glances. Their faces had turned livid, darkening almost to black.
What the hell was going on? Had they not agreed to deal with Wei Zhao and kill him? How had things suddenly become like this?
Xu Lingchong could not even help wondering whether those fellows onstage were actually doing anything to help him.
Otherwise, Wei Zhao had clearly reached his limit just now. If they truly wanted to deal with him, applying even a little more pressure would have been enough. There was no way he should have been able to remain there so effortlessly until now!
Sensing the pressure coming from Xu Lingchong below the platform, the Enforcement Hall experts exchanged glances, gritted their teeth, and increased the oppressive force by another substantial margin: twelvefold pressure!
This was the absolute limit of what they could control. If they released the restrictions any further, the force would exceed their ability to control it, and they themselves might suffer severe backlash.
In any case, there was no one else left in the arena now, so they had no need to worry about anyone else. All they had to do was focus on this sinister Wei Zhao. They refused to believe that the boy could withstand even twelvefold pressure!
In the several hundred years since the Enforcement Hall had been founded, there had never been a case of a mere early-stage Foundation Establishment expert enduring pressure of this intensity. Forget the early stage; even a peak, late-stage, fully perfected Foundation Establishment expert could not do it!
Yet another incense stick of time passed, and Wei Zhao still did not move an inch. His expression remained natural and his breathing steady, as though he were no different from when he had first entered the arena.
Everyone present was utterly speechless by now. Their faces flushed red one after another, anger and humiliation twisting their features.