Chapter 2245 — A Heavy Heart
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The reason he could now fight the strange Heaven-Rank man to a standstill was that, although the man's strength was undeniable, he did not know how to use martial techniques—whether he had forgotten or simply never thought to use them—and merely poured true qi into the black meteoric-iron staff in his hand to counter the Grand Protector's soft whip. Thus one side fought purely with raw true qi, while the other relied on exquisite martial techniques, which allowed the Grand Protector to make up for much of the gap and his own shortcomings.
But the most crucial factor was that the strange Heaven-Rank man's mind seemed impaired; his wits were muddled, which in turn affected his reaction speed and his moves.
The Grand Protector, by contrast, fought with clear order and method, one move following another in unbroken succession—no sooner had one strike ended than the next arrived. The strange Heaven-Rank man, meanwhile, fought in utter chaos, with no method at all, striking wherever the whim took him!
Watching further, Wei Zhao shook his head again and again! In just the short time he had been here, the strange Heaven-Rank man had already taken hit after hit. Were it not for his overwhelming raw strength, he would surely have been defeated by the Grand Protector long ago and could never have held out this long.
Fortunately his foundation was deep and his strength plain to see; for the moment, though hard-pressed, he was not yet on the verge of defeat.
But Wei Zhao, watching from the sidelines, was frantic with worry. At this rate it would certainly not do—if it went on like this, the strange Heaven-Rank man was bound to lose! For all that he was a late-stage peak Heaven-Rank expert, he had neither tactics nor martial techniques, relying entirely on brute strength.
Already danger followed danger. If the fight dragged on, and the Grand Protector found a flaw and an opening, it was not at all impossible that he would gravely wound or even kill him.
The Grand Protector had clearly seen this too, and so he did not fight the strange man head-on, but instead stole in sneak attacks amid the tangle, all the while seeking out the strange man's weaknesses and openings, preparing to deliver a fatal blow when his guard was down!
The Grand Protector had long since noticed Wei Zhao's return, but he paid it no mind whatsoever.
In his eyes Wei Zhao was a dead man walking. Never mind that he had already been gravely wounded by him before—even if he hadn't, his tricks could have no effect on the Grand Protector.
So he was not in the least afraid that Wei Zhao would join the fight to help. In a battle between Heaven-Rank experts, an Earth-Rank expert stepping in was no help at all but a hindrance; if Wei Zhao joined in, the strange Heaven-Rank man might even have to shield him, which would only give the Grand Protector more chances to attack.
The Grand Protector was confident Wei Zhao was not fool enough to rashly involve himself in a contest of that level.
So he went on fighting the strange Heaven-Rank man with impunity, the unease and fear of their first exchange long since flung beyond the ninth heaven. In his view, defeating or even killing the strange Heaven-Rank man was only a matter of time.
And Wei Zhao delivering himself back to the door—nothing could have been better. Once he had killed the strange Heaven-Rank man, he would not even need to go looking for Wei Zhao; the little wretch had come back to throw his life away!
Compared with the strange Heaven-Rank man's utter heedlessness, Wei Zhao was far more anxious, and watching the strange man suffer setback after setback, his heart grew unspeakably heavy!