Chapter 4898 — You Didn't Believe Me Yourself
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But the moment Wei Zhao truly struck, Chang Laiting's expression changed at once. This was no single-attribute Wildfire Fist of before; it was plainly a dual-attribute technique fusing fire and earth, one that had undergone the same qualitative transformation as his own Explosive Sword. What came surging toward him was not flame at all, but a ferocious tide of molten rock!
The sight gave Chang Laiting a real start. He realized he had underestimated this Northern Island trash somewhat; the fellow was no ignorant bumpkin who knew nothing, but a sly, sinister creature lying in wait, playing the pig to eat the tiger!
"I have three attributes, you have only two—and you think you can match me?!" Chang Laiting roared, and the power of his Explosive Sword rose to its absolute peak. Though its chief target was Wei Zhao, everything within dozens of li around them suffered a devastating sweep.
Wang Xinyan and the others were unharmed, but the precious natural treasures strewn across the ground met their ruin; in that single blow they were blasted clean away. The group exchanged looks—this bastard truly was squandering heaven's bounty with wanton waste.
Yet even so, Chang Laiting still gained no advantage over Wei Zhao this time. The ferocious molten rock that Wei Zhao had assembled on the spot was blasted away entirely, but Chang Laiting himself was likewise driven back step by step by it. Judging by the scene, he had not merely failed to profit—he had come off the worse, for after all he had been forcibly pushed back by Wei Zhao!
"Impossible! A piece of Northern Island trash like you could actually block my Explosive Sword?" At last, a measure of wariness entered the look Chang Laiting fixed on Wei Zhao.
"Maybe it was just luck. Care to try again?" Wei Zhao said mildly. That Savage Molten Fist had been a move he improvised on the spot, and its power was indeed considerably greater than the single-attribute Wildfire Fist. Multi-attribute martial techniques truly were stronger than single-attribute ones—that much was proving true.
"Hmph, luck of course! You think you're actually a match for me? A mere wretch from the Northern Island—who do you think you are!" Chang Laiting sneered and came at him again, sword in hand. This time he still used the Explosive Sword, but no longer as the simple straight thrust of before; now he paired it with an utterly ruthless sword art.
If the power of his ordinary sword moves was five, then the Explosive Sword's power was at least twenty—and now, paired with this savage swordsmanship that traded wounds for lives, its might pressed close to thirty. This was the true strength of Chang Laiting.
Wei Zhao's gaze narrowed slightly. The man did have some skill; were it not for running into him, an ordinary expert of early Xuan Sheng rank would indeed be no match for this creature.
At a thought, Wei Zhao pushed the experiment one step further. Beyond the Savage Molten Fist he had just improvised, he blended in one more attribute: mist.
Before Chang Laiting could bring his sword in close, the savage molten rock came surging at his face. He had already had one taste of it and knew its power was in no way beneath his Explosive Sword; his heart tightened with dread, and he hastily twisted aside to dodge.
But unexpectedly, he knew not when, molten rock had surrounded him on every side. Chang Laiting's face drained of color in an instant, his features stamped with shock and disbelief.
One had to understand: though such novel techniques fusing multiple attributes were immensely powerful for a Xuan Sheng expert, they also drained true qi to an extreme. Even with his own foundations, a dozen or so Explosive Sword killer moves at most would leave him exhausted—and if this Savage Molten Rock could trade blows with his Explosive Sword, its true qi cost could hardly be small either.