Chapter 2800 — We Shall See at the Trial
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
As the few of them were talking, the dining hall's doors were suddenly pushed open and two people entered. At that moment, however, many cultivators at the tables who had been talking loudly fell silent all at once, and the others, prompted by those beside them, closed their mouths as well.
The newcomers were none other than Zhang Naipao and Mo Ba!
Ordinary ancient sects truly did not wish to provoke people from the Tomorrow After Tomorrow sect, especially now that Zhang Naipao was rumored to be something almost divine—no one knew what devilish heart method or oral formula he had cultivated, but the disciples of the Divine Fist Hall had all been crippled. What other ancient sect disciple would dare provoke him at will?
Before the situation was clear, who would dare make trouble? So at this moment, all of them, remarkably, kept silent at the same time.
But the most astonished person was none other than Wei Zhao. Others could not tell, but Wei Zhao saw it perfectly clearly: the day before, Zhang Naipao had been a top expert at the peak of the late Earth Rank, and this very morning he had become an expert at the early Heaven Rank! Was this rate of advancement not a little too fast?
Previously Wei Zhao had still felt some confidence, for he wore a mid-grade Golden Cicada undergarment that could defend against any attack from an Earth Rank expert. And Zhang Naipao, however formidable, however capable of fighting above his rank, was still an Earth Rank expert; wearing the Golden Cicada undergarment Zhong Yongliang had sent him, Wei Zhao had nothing to fear from Zhang Naipao.
But in the blink of an eye, after a night's sleep, Zhang Naipao had actually broken through and advanced. This gave Wei Zhao a sense of frustration that was both laughable and crying.
During the Ice Palace trial, Zhang Naipao had advanced, but what had kept Wei Zhao's equilibrium was that during the Ice Palace trial he himself had advanced as well. Yet in the Xuandan Sect trial, Wei Zhao had found no opportunity to advance at all; he had only just reached the late Earth Rank and had not even attained the state of late Earth Rank great perfection—he had not touched the slightest barrier to the peak of the late Earth Rank, which left Wei Zhao somewhat vexed.
"Haha, isn't this Wei Zhao? Last time at the Ice Palace trial, you and I both broke through—but this time, you seem to be slipping a bit, eh?" Zhang Naipao spotted Wei Zhao at a glance, strode over, and said with a mocking look at Wei Zhao.
Wei Zhao's expression shifted slightly. Zhang Naipao was rubbing salt in the wound, but Wei Zhao had no way to respond; he only said coldly, "Early Heaven Rank, is it... Your subordinate Mo Jiu was at mid Heaven Rank, was he not? I wonder how he is doing now?"
"You—" Zhang Naipao had come intending to provoke Wei Zhao, but he had not expected that a single sentence from Wei Zhao would choke him so thoroughly that he could not refute it. He could only say in frustration, "Hmph, talk is useless. We shall see the truth at the trial!"
"Oh..." Wei Zhao responded faintly, lukewarm, and this contemptuous tone nearly drove Zhang Naipao mad. He had broken through and wanted to needle Wei Zhao, but Wei Zhao was not provoked—Zhang Naipao himself was furious.
However, his Heaven Rank martial technique was not yet fully mastered, and he could not be bothered to argue with Wei Zhao. He intended to teach Wei Zhao a good lesson during the trial, so he turned and prepared to leave with Mo Ba. (To be continued.)