Chapter 4169 — Probably No Chance Now
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Strictly speaking, he had not been in the Chongtian Pavilion long, and his seniority was still shallow. It was precisely because of those dazzling battle records that people had crowned him with the name of genius, and that a top-tier magnate like Shangguan Tianxia had taken notice of him. All of this was the capital he prided himself on.
At these words, the crowd indeed showed expressions of shock. Everyone present—whether Si Haitao, an outsider, or Kang Jingming, Murong Zhen, Zhong Yongliang and the others—was no old-timer of the Sandie Pavilion, so naturally none of them knew of these bygone matters. Only the two brothers, Nan Tianxiong and Nan Tianguan, had some knowledge of it.
Shocked as he was, however, Zhong Yongliang remained unimpressed at heart. Looking at Su Zhaohe's puffed-up air, one would think that Leader Wei Zhao simply could not compare with him at all—little did he know that this was nothing but self-deception.
So what if Su Zhaohe really had taken on a formidable early Golden Core expert? That must have been after he joined the Chongtian Pavilion, surely. And Leader Wei Zhao is still nothing but a novice who has not even been confirmed in his post—how could the two compare?
If his strength had truly been so astonishingly great back in his days at the Welcome Pavilion that he could challenge an early Golden Core expert head-on, then Shangguan Tianxia would likely have scrambled long ago to take him in as a disciple. Why would he have waited until now?
"And there is something else you do not know, hahahaha! As it happens, I have just succeeded in forming my Golden Core during this period—I am now a formidable early Golden Core expert!" Su Zhaohe laughed smugly. "I have kept my strength hidden and never made it public, all because I wanted to find an opportunity for a formal debut, to astonish the world in a single stroke and be accepted under Pavilion Master Shangguan's wing!"
"Excellent! Then this time the outcome is truly settled—we were worrying over nothing!" Si Haitao and the others were instantly invigorated, while Zhong Yongliang's expression changed, and he thought to himself that things looked bad.
In everyone's eyes, if Su Zhaohe were merely at the great perfection of Foundation Establishment, then given Wei Zhao's uncanny nature, there might still be a chance of the boat capsizing in the gutter. But Su Zhaohe was now a formidable early Golden Core expert—no matter how heaven-defying Wei Zhao might be, he could never be his match!
Who was Su Zhaohe? He was a genius disciple who had caught Shangguan Tianxia's eye and could challenge opponents above his level. How could such an early Golden Core expert be comparable to ordinary experts of the same tier?
Haha, this time Wei Zhao has truly kicked an iron plate. He has delivered himself to be another man's stepping stone to apprenticeship—when a man insists on courting death, no one can stop him!
Si Haitao and his group dispersed, each well pleased. Elsewhere, Shangguan Lan'er came out of Hualan Residence with a gloomy face and made her way to the Welcome Pavilion.
"Little Junior Brother, no matter how I begged, Grandfather simply refused to call off this unfair duel. He kept saying rules are rules—he is utterly unreasonable!" Shangguan Lan'er pouted as she complained to Wei Zhao.
"It is fine. I wanted to fight Su Zhaohe anyway. Pavilion Master Shangguan not interfering is actually a good thing." Wei Zhao smiled in consolation.
He could more or less guess what was on Shangguan Tianxia's mind. As the master of the Chongtian Pavilion, any rule was mere formality to him—a single word could change it. But if he were to step in this time, he would not be helping him, but harming him.