Chapter 3506 — Zhong Yongliang's Submission
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Zhong Yongliang discovered to his misery that when he circulated his heart technique oral formula in front of Wei Zhao, he felt an urge to submit. But with anyone else, was it not he whom they should submit to? Why did he feel the urge to submit to Wei Zhao?
Impossible—he refused to accept it; he could not accept it!
"Zhong Yongliang, are you volunteering to be my underling? It seems Yuyan Shu was quite accurate back then—you really are fated to be my underling!" Wei Zhao said mockingly, looking at Zhong Yongliang.
"Yuyan Shu?" Zhong Yongliang froze, then realized who Yuyan Shu was! Shen Yushu had trounced him plenty back in the day. He ground his teeth in fury and gave a cold snort: "Enough of that—we will see the truth in the trial!"
"Suit yourself. All right, you've already knelt, so I'll count it as your loss. If there's nothing else, I'm heading back." With that, Wei Zhao beckoned to Wang Xinyan and Han Jingyi, and the three of them walked toward the inn together.
Xiao Che watched from afar as Wei Zhao displayed his tremendous might and suppressed Zhong Yongliang. He was greatly astonished and secretly admired Wei Zhao in his heart!
As for Zhong Yongliang, unwilling as he was, there was nothing he could do. He had lost the first battle—and he had meant to use Wei Zhao to establish his authority! Although he could not do anything to Wei Zhao, making Wei Zhao submit would have been a most satisfying thing!
Was Wei Zhao not now the foremost man under the Way of Heaven? Then if the foremost man submitted to him, Zhong Yongliang, would not Zhong Yongliang himself become the foremost man? Unfortunately, all of it had turned to bubbles.
It could be said that Zhong Yongliang's heart technique oral formula worked on all experts below the Way of Heaven—only the strength of the effect varied. Facing an expert of the level of Ancestor Xuanchen, it might still work, though Ancestor Xuanchen would likely snap out of it quickly and not be held under the pressure for long.
But Wei Zhao had not been affected in the slightest!
Zhang Naihui had not expected such a situation either. Only after Wei Zhao had left did he come back to his senses: "Brother Liang, shall I make a move?"
"No—you are a hidden card, to be kept for the trial. You cannot cross swords with Wei Zhao too early!" Zhong Yongliang shook his head. Unwilling as he was, he could only accept it. He gave a cold humph and said, "Let's go back!"
"Fine!" Zhong Yongliang nodded and followed after him.
As for the others, though they had seen Zhong Yongliang lose, none dared betray him. Never mind how heaven-defying Zhong Yongliang himself was—Zhang Naihui alone was more than they could handle!
As Wei Zhao walked, he pondered why Han Jingyi and Wang Xinyan had been unaffected. After turning it over and over, the only explanation he could find was that his own true qi resided within their bodies, and perhaps the true qi he generated through the Xuanyuan Dragon-Taming Art also had a defensive effect against Zhong Yongliang's Mad Dragon Divine Art!
It might not be enough to make Zhong Yongliang submit, but it could at least keep them from being suppressed by him.
For two days straight, neither Zhong Yongliang nor Zhang Naihui provoked Wei Zhao again. When Wei Zhao took Han Jingyi and Wang Xinyan to the dining hall to eat, they pretended not to see him, and Lou Taixie likewise turned a blind eye to Xiao Che, as if he had forgotten such a person existed!
What disappointed Wei Zhao somewhat was that he had not seen Tian Chan. He did not know whether Tian Chan had not entered this trial or had simply not arrived yet—after all, tomorrow was the final day of the trial! (To be continued)