Chapter 2375 — Another Failed Martial Art
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 3
The only catch was that it required periodic refinement with virgin blood, which was rather troublesome. But that too could be solved: in the future, at worst, he would follow Piao Huotai and drink the soup while Piao Huotai ate the meat. The effect would be somewhat inferior, but better than nothing!
"Brat, today I'll stake my life and finish you off!" Piao Laoliu stood up, his confidence firm, and looked at Wei Zhao. "If you want to die, then come on—let's see who laughs last!"
"Oh." Wei Zhao's injuries had also mostly recovered. He responded calmly and rose to his feet.
Though his expression was calm, Wei Zhao was somewhat uneasy inside. Piao Laoliu seemed to have suddenly firmed his resolve, as if injected with chicken blood; he would not be easy to deal with now!
Drawing a deep breath, Wei Zhao decided to change tactics: he would switch from the Frenzied Fire Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw to the Forest Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw. Although the single-strike power of the Forest Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw's fifth form was only equivalent to that of an ordinary superior martial art's fifth form, its advantage lay in being able to unleash five strikes at once!
At the beginning, Wei Zhao had naturally chosen the Frenzied Fire Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw to counter Piao Laoliu. After all, the disparity in rank and strength between the two was truly vast, and a martial art one grade higher could inflict heavier damage on Piao Laoliu!
One could say that if Piao Laoliu had been uninjured, the damage dealt to him by the Frenzied Fire Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw would absolutely have been greater than that of the Forest Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw!
This was like a skilled fighter at the early Profound Rank: when uninjured, a fighter at the early Yellow Rank striking him would be like scratching an itch, and five early Yellow Rank fighters striking him would essentially produce the same effect! Only a fighter at the peak of the late Yellow Rank might inflict some damage on him.
But if this early Profound Rank fighter were injured, his defensive capability would drop drastically. A fighter at the peak of the late Yellow Rank striking him would certainly inflict heavier injuries, but if five early Yellow Rank fighters each struck him once instead, that would very likely be the death of him!
This was also why Wei Zhao had initially chosen the Frenzied Fire Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw.
And now that Piao Laoliu was injured, Wei Zhao naturally shifted to the human-wave tactic of the Forest Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw!
"Forest Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw—Fifth Form!" Wei Zhao shouted and charged forward, circulating the mental cultivation formula of the Forest Illusion Thousand Transformations and using the Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw's method of activation, intending to unleash the strongest form of the Forest Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw!
However, just as Wei Zhao was activating it, he discovered to his astonishment that he had failed! The Forest Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw had not been unleashed—not to mention the fifth form, not even the power of the first form had been brought forth!
In other words, Wei Zhao had launched a dud move!
Wei Zhao was instantly startled, cold sweat pouring down at once. Though he did not understand why, he dared not try again. Without a word, he changed moves on the spot and launched another Frenzied Fire Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw, Fifth Form, at Piao Laoliu!
Fortunately, Wei Zhao's reaction was quick, and this move of the Frenzied Fire Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending Claw had already been activated with practiced ease. Although there was a brief pause in between, it did not affect the overall situation.