Chapter 3837 — A Sorry Flight
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With martial techniques, no matter how abundant one's true qi might be, the upper limit of the power they could unleash was ten—capped by one's cultivation level. True qi bombs were different. So long as there was enough true qi, the resulting destructive force could reach fifteen, twenty, or even more!
Of course, every advantage carried its price. The precondition for such explosive power was not only a vast reserve of true qi, but also ample time to build up the charge beforehand—something utterly impractical in actual combat. After all, an opponent was hardly going to stand there like a fool, waiting for you to knead your true qi bomb into shape before tossing it onto his head, was he?
Thus, when Wei Zhao had been in the mortal world before, beyond their use in real combat, the true qi bomb's primary purpose had been deterrence—its nature essentially that of a nuclear weapon.
Though of little value in genuine combat, the true qi bomb was a perfect, tailor-made means for Wei Zhao to turn the tables and resolve the crisis before him now.
He had known all along that Nan Tianyong and Yu Jiang were lying in wait for him. The moment he stepped beyond the Inner Street entrance, what awaited him would inevitably be a savage, relentless hunt to the death.
And though Nan Tianyong and Yu Jiang wished they could tear Wei Zhao limb from limb, they did not dare make a move inside the Hong Trading Company. So long as he stayed within its walls, Wei Zhao could calmly and safely charge up his true qi bomb.
That actually made things wonderfully easy for Wei Zhao. Build up the true qi bomb as much as possible inside the Hong Trading Company, then step out and hurl it onto Nan Tianyong's head—and everything would be settled!
A true qi bomb condensed over a full hour—what did that even mean? Wei Zhao had been refining it continuously while constantly replenishing his physical strength and true qi! With time to spare and no one to disturb him, he did not stop until he was on the verge of losing control of it altogether!
Even Wei Zhao himself had never done anything so insane. Though in theory a true qi bomb could absorb limitless true qi and its power rise without bound, the precondition was that one could keep it under control.
Even a true qi bomb was still a bomb, through and through. The more true qi condensed, the greater the power—and the harder to control. Once it surpassed the limit one could manage, the slightest slip during the process meant it might well explode in your own hands long before you ever threw it at anyone!
As for just how powerful a true qi bomb he could control, Wei Zhao had never tested it and naturally had no idea. But this time the arrow was already on the string and had to fly. Even knowing the risk, he had to do it.
After all, Nan Tianyong was a genuine peak late-Foundation Establishment expert, fully four levels above Wei Zhao. Facing such a crushing disparity in strength, even a true qi bomb capable of striking above one's level would struggle to have any effect if it had not been charged for a sufficient length of time.
And Wei Zhao would have only one chance. If this true qi bomb failed to kill his opponent, there would be no second opportunity. Only one fate awaited him—certain death.
So Wei Zhao had recklessly, madly charged it for a full hour, distinctly feeling the true qi bomb grow somewhat unstable, having reached the very limit of what he could control—only then did he finally step out of the Hong Trading Company and face Nan Tianyong and Yu Jiang, master and disciple, up close and in person, and provoke them!
Out of the same misgivings as Nan Tianyong, Wei Zhao did not dare simply hurl this true qi bomb into the crowded marketplace. After all, once the thing left his hand, it was beyond his control. It would injure the innocent, and—more to the point—might easily draw the attention of experts one must never provoke. That would be a loss far outweighing the gain.