Chapter 4722 — No Way to Fight Back
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Kang Jingming and Xu Lingchong's expressions shifted at once. The other man's words were alarmist, but the possibility was not entirely out of the question. If they got slapped with the accusation of deliberately sabotaging relations between the two islands, they would be in for a world of trouble!
For all that Kang Jingming's hyper-advanced gear was formidable and let him throw his weight around, he still did not dare face the wrath of a top-tier figure like Shangguan Tianxia.
Kang Jingming was momentarily speechless, but Xu Lingchong, hiding behind him, spoke up: "What a joke. Rare treasures belong to the capable. Since they let us join this Western Island trial, then as long as we have the ability, the Thunder Mystic Vine is naturally ours for the taking. The trial rules never said we couldn't dig up the Thunder Mystic Vine, did they?"
"Exactly, exactly! If the rules don't say it, that means it's tacitly permitted, and no one can find fault with us!" Kang Jingming hurriedly chimed in, then sneered at Wei Zhao and his companion: "You two are fools yourselves, yet you blame others, and you even put on that righteous, indignant look. Tsk tsk, a show-off is a show-off through and through!"
"What sophistry! How could the Northern Island's Threefold Pavilion have produced such shameless disciples as you? You do something like this and still look so smug. Have you no shame?" Huo Yudie fumed.
"Heh heh, once we get the Thunder Mystic Vine, the champion of this trial will be none other than me. And when I marry the Western Island princess, then you'll see whether I have shame or not!" Kang Jingming laughed heartily.
By now he had rather lost interest in Huo Yudie. With a peerless treasure like the Thunder Mystic Vine practically in his grasp, it did not matter how many basketfuls of rare treasures others frantically fought over; their value could not compare to this tiny segment here. In other words, the Western Island princess, Ning Xuefei, was just like the Thunder Mystic Vine, already his for the taking.
"Rest assured. You won't be getting the Thunder Mystic Vine." Wei Zhao's expression turned cold. Before his words had even faded, he raised his hand and sent out a blast of Five Elements killing qi. Earlier he had not been prepared to fight Kang Jingming and his hyper-advanced gear to the death, so a step of retreat was no matter. But now the man had openly declared his intention to lay hands on Ning Xuefei. That had crossed his bottom line. He had to die!
Seeing Wei Zhao suddenly attack, and hearing that faint yet soul-shaking dragon's roar, Kang Jingming's eyelid twitched involuntarily!
Though he no longer feared Wei Zhao, the dread built up over a long time was by now deeply rooted in his heart. To say he was not the least bit panicked would be an absolute lie.
As for Xu Lingchong, he was so frightened that he hid entirely behind Kang Jingming. The example of Ma Dangfeng, a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, was still fresh in his memory. Even if his true strength was somewhat greater than Ma Dangfeng's, it was only somewhat. He knew perfectly well that he was no match for that freak Wei Zhao.
Boom! In the blink of an eye, the Five Elements killing qi slammed head-on into Kang Jingming's chest. The shockwave that spilled outward actually shook the surrounding area like an earthquake, a testament to its ferocious power!
Huo Yudie was overjoyed at the sight. She had not the slightest fondness for a loathsome creature like Kang Jingming, and his utterly bottomless conduct disgusted her beyond words. She wished Wei Zhao would just kill him, ridding the world of one more bastard.
But the next moment, Huo Yudie's eyes went wide. She had witnessed Wei Zhao's Five Elements killing qi several times on the road, especially the scene where he sent Scarface flying with a casual slap. That had left a deep impression on her, for Scarface was a formidable Mystic Ascension expert.