Chapter 2127 — Voluntary Surrender
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"Grandfather, why don't I just go all out!" Seeing his grandfather's expression, how could Pi Zhitao fail to guess his thoughts? He ground his teeth and spoke.
"Reckless!" Old Master Pi at once waved a hand. "That Wei Zhao is unstoppable now. Clashing with him head-on gives you no chance at all! Your strength was never high to begin with—you rely on martial skill, and Wei Zhao's martial skill surpasses yours besides. So when you go up, drag it out as long as you can, put on a show, and that's enough. Preserve your strength, and later challenge for the top three!"
"Yes..." Though Pi Zhitao was unwilling, he knew Wei Zhao's might. The irony was that he and Pi Zhifeng had once meant to hunt down that Ling Yi for revenge—and now Ling Yi stood before him, on an arena of life and death, and he had to step up and concede!
To think how foolish the Pi family had been to provoke Wei Zhao on the Xiao family's behalf! If Wei Zhao's underling was that formidable, Wei Zhao himself must be more formidable still. They had clung to illusions then, but now, after these several matches, every one of them had Wei Zhao as its leading player!
Old Master Pi wondered whether they ought to step aside for a time and avoid Wei Zhao's edge. The boy was not to be trifled with—like a hedgehog, one wrong move and you got pricked!
Pi Zhitao's fighting spirit withered before the battle began; hatred churned in his heart with no outlet. He walked onto the arena with Wei Zhao, cast him a look of loathing, and did not strike. Pi Zhitao was a martial fanatic, but no fool: he had come up only to go through the motions, so he would wait for Wei Zhao to attack, then concede.
"Pi Zhitao, I have killed no small number of your Pi family's people, but in the end, my grudge is with the Xiao family of the secular world, not with your hidden Pi family. So in this fight, I do not wish to take your life!" Wei Zhao said mildly. "Taking your life would be easy as turning my hand—your level of strength is plain to see, and I have no wish to bully you. How about this: you strike me one blow, and if I cannot evade it, I lose. What say you?"
"No need. Since it has come to this, there is no point in fighting. My skill is inferior—there is no shame in conceding!" Pi Zhitao cupped his fists and said.
Pi Zhitao's response surprised Wei Zhao somewhat, but seeing Old Master Pi's smile, he guessed roughly that the old man knew he could not win and had told Pi Zhitao to conserve his strength, to challenge for the top three at the end rather than waste his energy and his life here.
Wei Zhao's victory was beyond doubt. Though Old Master Zhao was somewhat displeased, he still announced the result.
While the other three arenas were still raging, Wei Zhao's side ended without a fight—with a surrender.
"How amazing the leader is! The fight hasn't even started and his opponent has already conceded!" Han Xiaohu rubbed his eyes, hardly able to believe the scene before him—but it was true enough: Pi Zhitao had surrendered without fighting, and Wei Zhao had won.
Wei Zhao shrugged and turned to look at the other battles. For the most part, they were nearly decided!
On the three arenas, those holding the upper hand were Yu Ba of the hidden Yu family, Tang Yuyi of the hidden Tang family, and Ma Dashen, a disciple of the Jinzhong Sect!