Chapter 4925 — Why Don't You Just Surrender?
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Judging by the name alone, one might think Dingcheng Town was indeed a notch or two below those academy main cities. But one must not forget—the Dingcheng Academy was the cradle of high-grade alchemists, and Dingcheng Town was the sacred ground of alchemists throughout the Yellow-Tier Sea. Practically every alchemist in the Yellow-Tier Sea made the pilgrimage here, and its lofty standing was plain for all to see.
In truth, despite being called Dingcheng Town, its overall scale was no smaller than those academy main cities—if anything, larger. The so-called Dingcheng Town was merely its innermost core, the sacred ground of alchemists where idlers were barred from entry.
Dingcheng Town was not only far from small; on the strength of its formidable influence as the alchemists' holy land, it could even hold its own against Leidong City, seat of the Yellow-Tier Academy Alliance's headquarters. Its town lord ranked among the foremost even when measured against the city lords of every Yellow-Tier academy main city.
That such a lofty sacred ground of alchemists should be dismissed as some little backwater—how were the people from genuinely small places supposed to swallow that?
"Wah-hah-hah-hah! I'm furious! You little bastard, you're asking for death! Men, cripple him for me!" Chang Laiting stamped his feet and cursed. Even as he spoke, he did not lift a finger himself—first, because he knew he could not win, and second, because there was no need for him to act in person. There was no shortage of people eager to deal with Wei Zhao on his behalf.
Naturally, the old owl was not among them. Before Wei Zhao he was fit only to flee in utter disgrace; even had he the inclination, he lacked the ability.
Sure enough, the moment Chang Laiting's words fell, two late Xuan Ascension experts of formidable aura flashed into being at his side!
The growing crowd of onlookers hurried to clear a space. Though many among them were newly minted early Xuan Ascension experts, they were still far outmatched by these two veteran late Xuan Ascension fighters. The piercing chill of their aura alone inspired dread, and none dared overstep in the slightest.
"Insolent wretch! You dare launch a sneak attack on Young Master Chang during the trial, and now you have the gall to slander our Dingcheng Academy before one and all—why don't you just surrender!" one of them barked with a frown.
"And who might you two be?" Wei Zhao's expression did not change in the least. He sized up the two late Xuan Ascension experts who had appeared out of nowhere. Their aura was fierce and powerful—surely not mere empty show—yet he could distinctly sense a certain rawness in it. Judging by the look of them, they were not the sort who fought often, or at least were not much good at it.
Wei Zhao's guess was entirely correct. Both were Libationers of the Dingcheng Academy, and both high-grade alchemists. Naturally they did not spar and hone themselves against others the way ordinary late Xuan Ascension experts did, so a certain rawness in their aura was unavoidable.
"Hmph! We are Libationers of the Dingcheng Academy. Whose academy's disciple are you? Name yourself at once!" the two demanded, looking down on him from their height.
Given Chang Laiting's rank and background, they two ordinary Libationers could only curry favor with him, so of course they had to put on a good show at a time like this. Yet they could not simply strike without a word—first they had to pin some great charge on Wei Zhao. Otherwise, if word of this spread and they earned a reputation for the strong bullying the weak, bringing disgrace upon the Dingcheng Academy, that would be most unseemly.
"Me? Hasn't Chang Laiting told you?" Wei Zhao shot Chang Laiting a somewhat astonished glance.