Chapter 1605 — Clashing Again
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Since he wasn't from a Hidden Clan, there was nothing to worry about. As for the Ancient tier — he hadn't even considered it! Disciples from the Ancient tier rarely appeared in the secular world. They wouldn't deign to fight ordinary experts of a Hidden Clan. They devoted themselves entirely to reaching the Heaven Tier, hoping to comprehend the Heavenly Dao — where would they find time to take some exam?
Young Master You, after all, was a cultivator too. Though he had no real strength, he still had true qi protecting his body, so the bowling ball hadn't inflicted any serious damage. He climbed to his feet, swallowed a pill, and the bleeding at the back of his head quickly stopped.
"Gunzi, crush this kid for me!" Young Master You recovered his breath and glared venomously at Wei Zhao! He'd already lost face spectacularly in front of Wei Zhao last time, and before he could reclaim his dignity, he'd been hit with a bowling ball. Unless he ground Wei Zhao into the dirt, how could he ever vent this rage?
"Kid, I hear you're a late Profound Tier expert?" Brother Gun studied Wei Zhao and asked evenly, "Which family are you from? State your name!"
"What? Probing my background? Want to see whether the You clan has the power to stand against the forces behind me?" Wei Zhao regarded Brother Gun with a mocking smile.
Brother Gun was older and had made his name early — long past the age of reckless youth. So he thought things through more thoroughly. Although Young Master You had told him that none of the clans had a member by the name of Wei Zhao, he still wanted to ask: what exactly was Wei Zhao's background?
"Hmph — you're just afraid of the flood sweeping through the Dragon King's own temple! When has the You clan ever feared anyone? Among the Hidden Clans, even the Hidden Yu Clan defers to us!" Brother Gun had been read like an open book and lost face instantly. "No matter who you are, you owe me an explanation for this! Either cripple your own cultivation, or come back to the You clan with me and await judgment from our patriarch!"
"Ha — I'm a lone cultivator. No clan to speak of." Wei Zhao smiled lightly. "Feel reassured now? But as for those two conditions of yours, why don't we swap them? Either you cripple yourself, or I cripple you — and then you go home and wait to be cast out by your patriarch."
"Hmph! Sharp tongue!" Brother Gun's face twisted into a cold sneer. He wasted no more words, suddenly surging his strength to the late peak of the Profound Tier, and brought his palm crashing down toward Wei Zhao! He had already made up his mind — even if he were to drag Wei Zhao back, he'd have to cripple him first!
Otherwise, Young Master You's fury would never simmer down so easily.
Wei Zhao smiled faintly and didn't dodge. He simply raised his right palm, and in an instant, his late-peak Profound Tier power blazed forth in full!
In that single heartbeat, Brother Gun's face — moments ago smug and certain of victory — swiveled a full one hundred and eighty degrees! Before this, he had believed that with his late-peak external-style strength at the Profound Tier, taking down Wei Zhao, an internal-style expert at only the late tier, would not be easy, but certainly not difficult either!
True, internal and external styles differed by a full sub-tier — but it all depended on how you fought!