Chapter 5161 — A Letter of Challenge
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Just as Wei Zhao had expected, when Bing Wushuang received this letter of challenge—four characters and no signature—he hesitated not at all, and came straight to their door.
Within a radius of several li there was no one else about—only Lin Dongfang, Wei Zhao, and Bing Wushuang.
"I never thought you would send me a letter of challenge." Bing Wushuang did not so much as glance at Wei Zhao, walking straight toward Lin Dongfang. In his eyes, this was the only worthy foe. Defeated in a single exchange back when he was early-stage Golden Core, he had since been utterly transformed, and he was naturally determined to wipe away that shame.
"Hold on," Wei Zhao suddenly stretched out a hand to bar his way.
"What?" Bing Wushuang frowned at Wei Zhao. He was itching to cross blades with Lin Dongfang; everything else was an obstacle in his path.
"I've got nothing better to do. How about you play with me first?" Wei Zhao grinned.
"You?" Disdain was written plainly across Bing Wushuang's face. Never mind that he was now a late-stage Golden Core expert—even back when he was only early-stage Golden Core, he had never truly regarded Wei Zhao as anything worth his notice. Wei Zhao's power on paper was, after all, merely consummate Foundation Establishment.
"Overreaching myself, is that it?" Wei Zhao took it not the least to heart. He knew very well that with his present strength he could not possibly be Bing Wushuang's match. To pit consummate Foundation Establishment against late-stage Golden Core—his original body might once have managed it, but this spirit-body of his made it unrealistic. Still, all this time stuck at consummate Foundation Establishment had not been wasted; this was just the occasion to try out an ability he had recently mastered.
"What do you think." Bing Wushuang still showed no intention of striking, but his signature ruthless ice-force billowed out—tens, even a hundred times stronger than before. Against pressure that heavy, even a consummate Foundation Establishment expert would find it hard to hold his ground.
Yet Wei Zhao remained utterly unmoved, not the slightest trace of discomfort on his face. He spread his hands with perfect composure: "So? Does this count as having begun?"
Bing Wushuang was struck dumb. How could he have guessed that Wei Zhao's true body was a force comparable to a heavyweight expert? The ruthless ice-force was a special aura fused with true qi, but in the end it was still an aura—and to try to crush a freak like Wei Zhao with aura alone was beyond even a heavyweight expert, let alone a mere late-stage Golden Core. He might as well have gone to bed.
"Interesting. Then I'll play with you." A strange light flickered in Bing Wushuang's eyes, and with a shift of his body he struck at Wei Zhao. His speed was already first-rate among experts of his level—but to his surprise, Wei Zhao was far faster still. Even at full burst, he could never catch so much as the hem of Wei Zhao's garment.
"So this is all you've got?" Wei Zhao could not help feeling a little disappointed. Bing Wushuang had an air about him, and Wei Zhao had assumed he would at least be an expert who made his eyes light up. To his surprise, the man was nothing more than this.
"Stop looking down on me!" Bing Wushuang's face could not hold its composure any longer.