Chapter 2324 — What I Fear Is That You Won't Strike
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At that thought, the Third Boss no longer feared Wei Zhao. A spent arrow at the end of its flight—why should he fear it? Who couldn't force themselves to hold on? Let them see who laughed last! This was a contest of whose foundation ran deeper and who could endure longer. He, the Third Boss, was a fine expert of peak late Earth-rank strength, while Wei Zhao was merely a mid Earth-rank expert. Even if his martial techniques were formidable, there was no way he could outlast him!
"Fire Wolf's Howl—Tenth Form!" The Third Boss unleashed another Fire Wolf's Howl, driving it straight at Wei Zhao. Once more the two clashed head-on, force against force!
"BOOM—"
Another thunderous crash. Their palms and claws slammed together in an instant and broke apart just as fast!
Wei Zhao spat a mouthful of blood, and so did the Third Boss—only Wei Zhao's face was not so pale, while the Third Boss's countenance was dreadful to behold. Not merely pale, but tinged with a black aura of death!
His internal injuries had not healed, yet he had forced himself to trade blows with Wei Zhao, so of course he would fare badly. But in the Third Boss's estimation, Wei Zhao's condition ought to be far worse than his own—after all, Wei Zhao's rank of strength was plain for all to see.
Naturally, he had not seen Wei Zhao's face. Had he seen it, he would not have thought so.
After Wei Zhao crashed to the ground, he once again swiftly circulated the second layer of the Xuanyuan Dragon-Taming Art, rapidly repairing his internal injuries. This time he was far stronger than when he had fought the black-clad man sent after Xu Shilan—first, his strength had grown; second, the might of his martial techniques had risen. If he faced that mid Earth-rank man in black again, Wei Zhao might not kill him in a single blow, but he would certainly not be left in such a sorry state as before!
"Third Boss, how about it? Shall we go again? Let's see who dies?" Wei Zhao rose to his feet once more, looking down on the Third Boss from his height, and asked coldly, his face full of mockery.
"You... impossible..." Seeing Wei Zhao's face, the Third Boss simply could not believe it! He himself could barely stand now—his own complexion was already as ghastly as could be—and yet Wei Zhao could still get up, and what was more, his face looked so well!
Yet despite his boundless bewilderment, seeing Wei Zhao step toward him, the Third Boss had no choice but to force himself upright once more!
He was beginning to regret it. He should not have let his pride drive him to trade blows with Wei Zhao. Who would have thought that though Wei Zhao's strength was weaker, his martial techniques were mighty and his ability to withstand punishment just as mighty? Struck twice by a tenth-form martial technique, he not only looked lightly wounded, but could unleash his martial techniques again. How had mid Earth-rank strength become so formidable in this man's hands?
But now it was too late to run. He was covered in wounds—never mind whether he had the strength to flee; even if he did, turning his back on an enemy was the act of a pure fool. The Third Boss did not want to die without knowing why. At the very least, he would drag someone down with him in death!
"I still don't believe it—a mid Earth-rank, stronger than me at peak late Earth-rank? Is there any justice left in the world?" The Third Boss sucked in a breath, and it filled his body with strength once more. Turning grief and fury into power, he bellowed in unwilling defiance: "Take another Tenth Form of Fire Wolf's Howl from me—I refuse to believe I can't kill you!"