Chapter 4991 — Showing Off One's Axe Before Lu Ban
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 3
It was not arrogance on his part. A man who could turn the Yellow Rank Sea Region of the Eastern Continent upside down, a man who could do battle with and defeat even an early-stage Mountain-Opening titan—to expect him to take a pack of mere Nascent Soul cultivators seriously was truly asking too much.
Things were vastly different now from his last visit to the Central Island. Back then, Wei Zhao had been weak and had no choice but to tread with trembling caution. But now, tempered by a series of trials—especially his journey to the Eastern Continent—he had come to the Central Island as a veritable strong dragon. Even if he did not crush the local serpents underfoot, there was no conceivable way Wu Che, a mere Standing Vice Island Lord, could frighten him.
"You intend to resist arrest?" Wu Che laughed at once. Against a man who could easily defeat a mid-stage Profound Ascension expert, a single squad of Nascent Soul Central Island guards could hardly pose much of a deterrent. But to resist arrest in public was a true capital offense—there would be no need to sling any filth on Wei Zhao; they could simply put him to death on the spot.
Even if the Nascent Soul experts of the Central Island guard corps could not take Wei Zhao down, one had to remember that Wu Che was himself a peak late-stage Profound Ascension expert. If he could not even deal with a mere early-stage Profound Ascension junior, what right did he have to serve as Standing Vice Island Lord? He might as well go find a block of tofu and dash his own brains out.
"So what if I resist arrest?" Wei Zhao regarded Wu Che with an indifferent expression.
"Then do not blame me for being merciless. This time I am merely discharging my public duty; I had no particular desire to kill. After all, we do not know one another and bear no grudge. But if you insist on seeking your own death, then do not blame me for being ruthless." A ferocious curve tugged at the corners of Wu Che's mouth.
"Heh heh, even if I truly were seeking my own death, you would still need the ability to grant me that death, would you not?" Wei Zhao gave a light laugh and glanced sidelong at him with disdain. "Is it with these little cats and dogs? Or is it with you, the peak late-stage Profound Ascension Standing Vice Island Lord? As for who is truly seeking death—I am afraid that is rather hard to say."
"Ignorant and arrogant! Since you so desire death, I shall grant it to you!" Wu Che was now thoroughly amused into fury by Wei Zhao's tone. Had such words come from a Mountain-Opening titan, they might have been reasonable enough. But this brat was merely an early-stage Profound Ascension cultivator—even if he could challenge above his level, how strong could he possibly be? Could he be stronger than a Mountain-Opening titan?
Had Wu Che witnessed that scene on Thunder Winter Plain Island in the Eastern Continent, he likely would not have been so dismissive. In truth, he had not guessed entirely wrong—this was indeed an early-stage Profound Ascension cultivator, yet an early-stage Profound Ascension cultivator capable of matching an early-stage Mountain-Opening titan!
The moment the words fell, Wu Che struck out personally and ruthlessly. Under normal circumstances, not even the Central Island guard corps could unleash full force in the streets of the market district—once matters spiraled out of control, the great merchant guilds and even the entire Central Island would suffer enormous losses. But Wu Che was confident he could finish Wei Zhao in a single move, so naturally there would be no losses at all.
"Dual aspects of water and fire?" Wei Zhao sensed the attribute fluctuations in the other's true qi and could not help but feel a touch of surprise.