Chapter 2348 — Still One Move

Their strength was far weaker than that of Taganlong, and this truly made Wei Zhao realize that strength tiers did not, in fact, represent everything! Or rather, strength tiers only reflected a cultivator's power when both parties were on the same level.

But once different levels were crossed, it was an entirely different matter!

The head of the secular Yu family, a skilled early Earth-tier fighter, and the Earth-tier expert of the hidden Yu family were indeed of the same tier—but were they of the same strength? Clearly not!

And was the early Heaven-tier expert of a hidden family the same as an early Heaven-tier expert of the Ice Palace? Clearly not!

And was an early Heaven-tier expert of the Ice Palace the same as the Grand Guardian? Clearly still not!

Judging a cultivator's strength by tier alone had become a joke once levels were crossed.

The Third Master, with peak late Earth-tier strength, was plainly far more powerful than Old Bi, who was also at peak late Earth-tier.

Yet Taganlong, at early Earth-tier, was even stronger than the Third Master.

So after studying the aura around Old Bi, Wei Zhao shook his head. Though he had not struck a blow, he judged that Old Bi's strength would not be very high either.

"I..." Zhao Qibing stared at Wei Zhao awkwardly, unable to speak.

"Aura—you got one thing right about yourself: you're not even as good as a dog. One of my dogs, named General Mighty, is stronger than you!" Wei Zhao said. "Break both your own legs, then get lost, and I'll consider this matter settled."

"Ga!" Zhao Qibing was stunned; he had not expected Wei Zhao to make such a demand! At any other time it might have been fine, but to make this demand in front of Old Bi, his master—was that not slapping Old Bi in the face? Would Old Bi agree?

The answer was obvious. Old Bi spoke, staring coldly at Wei Zhao: "Wei Zhao, don't push people too far! Do you mean to say you don't take this old man seriously?"

Over on the hidden You family's side. Although no clear reply had come from the Xuandan Sect, from the questioning tone of Tiancan Bian they had gathered roughly how things stood: Wei Zhao's own strength was probably not as formidable as claimed. When this news reached the hidden Zhao family, Old Master Zhao rather regretted not having kept Wei Zhao behind!

So Old Bi believed that Wei Zhao, without the help of the Wind-Thunder Violet Lightning Beast, was no match for him at all; even in a fight, Wei Zhao could at best only draw with him! Moreover, recently Old Bi had already touched the barrier of the Heaven tier—he was only half a step away from Heaven tier!

"You're right. I truly do not take you seriously," Wei Zhao said faintly, as though he knew Old Bi would make his move.

"Don't tell me you think I'm afraid of you?" Old Bi asked with a cold snort.

"One move," Wei Zhao said faintly.

"What?" Old Bi was startled, but then he suddenly thought of the earlier Zhao Guanger, and his expression changed at once! Back then, Wei Zhao had said the very same words to Zhao Guanger and the others!

"I said I only need one move to beat you!" Wei Zhao said. "Break Zhao Qibing's legs, take him and leave. I'll give you ten seconds to think it over. Once they're up, you won't be leaving either!"

"Wei Zhao, you little brat, don't tell me you think this old man is really afraid of you?" Old Bi flared up—when had he ever suffered such a threat? In his view, Wei Zhao had indeed been formidable on the arena stage at the Hidden World Family Summit, but not so formidable as to be inconceivable; it was only that boast of Wei Zhao's about being able to fight a Heaven-tier that had muddled people a little.

"Raging Fire Eight Trigrams Palm—Fifth Form!" Ten seconds had passed, and Wei Zhao struck! And the moment he struck, he held nothing back! He meant to overawe the petty scoundrels of Donghai City—and those hidden families stirring restlessly in the shadows!

Back then, leaving the Hidden World Family Summit, Wei Zhao had been terrified, afraid that one careless moment would see him intercepted! Carrying the doubts of some and the suspicions of others, Wei Zhao had said nothing—but now, with the martial art he had created himself, Wei Zhao fired the first shot of his counterattack!

Since the hidden Zhao family was so arrogant, then the only way up was to climb over their corpses!

On this trip to the Ulanhot Mountains, Wei Zhao had felt more and more keenly how weak his own strength was. He had no time left; he had no time to keep tangling with these hidden families. So he would start by cutting into the hidden Zhao family, integrating the strength of the hidden families one by one into his own Cultivators' Association.

At present, Wei Zhao still had no way to shake a colossus like the hidden You family, but moving against the hidden Zhao family—striking the mountain to frighten the tiger—was still within his power.

All of this, in truth, also stemmed from this: Wei Zhao had long wanted to settle this score! Back then, Zhao Guanger, Yu Liu, and You Shisan had joined forces to make trouble, nearly destroying Wei Zhao and the eldest young lady's family. Wei Zhao had been holding this grudge in all along!

It was not that he would not take revenge—the time had simply not come! Wei Zhao was a thoroughly rational man. Unless some critical moment left him no choice, he would not risk his life against an enemy; under normal circumstances, Wei Zhao could never do something so foolish as to throw an egg against a rock.

The hidden Yu family—for the time being, Wei Zhao did not wish to make enemies of them, solely because of two people: Yu Bing and Yu Ning... They made it very hard for Wei Zhao to swing the butcher's blade. They were different from the secular Yu family.

The hidden You family—for the moment, Wei Zhao had no strength to fight them. Their family not only had many experts, but was also entangled in an unclear relationship with the Xuandan Sect; most importantly, Wei Zhao still intended to fleece some fine treasures out of the You family together with Han Jingyi. Since they had not torn faces yet, he would keep them around for use.

But the hidden Zhao family was different. This Zhao Qibing had opposed him time and again. From the very beginning, back in Songshan City, this little bastard had been jumping around—not only ordering Li Cihua to move against Gu Pengzhan's company, but also going to burn down Yu Xiaoke's orphanage. Wei Zhao had long wanted to do him in!

Old Bi had not expected Wei Zhao to strike so suddenly, but he was not nervous either. He was a grand expert of peak late Earth-tier, great perfection—how could he possibly fear Wei Zhao? Besides, he had studied this Raging Fire martial art of Wei Zhao's from below the arena before; its combat value was not very high, and in a head-on clash he held absolute certainty of victory!

So Old Bi calmly circulated the mnemonic of his own cultivation method, neither dodging nor evading, and swung out his fist, unleashing his martial art: "King Tyrant Fist—Tenth Form!"

"Pff..." Wei Zhao was instantly amused. He had not expected Old Bi's martial art to be called King Tyrant Fist—was this a parody? Clearly not; seeing how utterly serious Old Bi looked, Wei Zhao knew that the King Tyrant Fist was exactly that, the King Tyrant Fist!

Just from the name, it did not sound like any formidable move. The Tenth Form? The Fifth Form of the Raging Fire Eight Trigrams Palm was fully equal in power to the Eleventh Form of an ordinary martial art.

"Smack!"

A muffled thud rang out. Wei Zhao's palm landed on Old Bi's fist, and his true qi erupted in an instant...(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to cast recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)RQ

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