Chapter 2082 — The Competition Details, Part Two
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But as Han Xiaohu circulated his internal-energy technique, Han Tianba's expression shifted from calm to sheer shock! He stared at his grandson in disbelief—yes, disbelief! Han Tianba thought he must still be asleep and dreaming!
Early Earth-Rank!
Han Xiaohu's strength was actually early Earth-Rank. Han Tianba could not for the life of him believe that Han Xiaohu could become an Earth-Rank expert overnight. Never mind one Minor Qi-Gathering Pill—even ten, he could not say whether they would take someone from mid Yellow-Rank to early Earth-Rank!
What a vast leap that was! And yet...
"Xiaopo, you... you're early Earth-Rank?" Han Tianba was, after all, the head of a family, and he quickly realized he was not dreaming—the truth was right before his eyes. He could clearly sense Han Xiaohu's strength.
"Yes, Grandfather!" Han Xiaohu nodded proudly. "And it's all thanks to the Boss!"
"This... Mr. Lin, I never imagined you were so formidable. This old man thanks you!" Han Tianba, overcome with delight and astonishment, bowed to Wei Zhao! The Han Family had gained another Earth-Rank expert—this was truly a blessing from the heavens!
Especially on the eve of the Hidden World Clan Summit—this was cause for excitement.
"It's nothing. I'm an alchemist, after all," Wei Zhao said mildly. "The things Old Han gave me are more than enough to offset the value of these pills!"
Wei Zhao was deliberately misleading Han Tianba, letting him assume that he had fed Han Xiaohu a great many pills to raise his strength, and that the Minor Qi-Gathering Pill had merely been the final touch.
"Well, Grandfather, isn't the Boss amazing?" Han Xiaohu said smugly.
"Amazing indeed!" Old Master Han laughed heartily. "With this, we should have a real chance of winning that two-person arena match!"
The things the Hidden Han Family had given Wei Zhao were indeed valuable—enough, all told, to exceed the pills needed to raise Han Xiaohu from mid Yellow-Rank to the peak of late Mystic-Rank—but as the saying goes, there is a price but no market!
The pills might not be worth as much as the colored steel and the Qi-Gathering Pill materials, but you could not buy them! Whether it was the Mystic Pill Sect, the Hidden You Family, or any other hidden clan or ancient sect with an alchemist, none of them would casually sell pills to the Hidden Han Family—not even the most ordinary Spirit-Gathering Pills!
No matter how rich you were, it was useless. They were deliberately suppressing the Hidden Han Family's development; pills of this upgrading kind were naturally beyond price.
The colored steel and Qi-Gathering Pill materials were precious, true, but frankly, to the Hidden Han Family they were good for nothing. Kept at home, they would only become a disaster once word got out—better to give them to Wei Zhao! If the Hidden Han Family fell, no treasure would remain anyway.
"Exactly. By then, as long as Xiaopo can protect himself, everything will depend on the Boss to handle," Han Xiaohu said with a nod.