Chapter 1749 — A Struggle Between Life and Death, Part One

And no one could say what Kang Zhaoming might do in the grip of such fury. After weighing the advantages and dangers, Wei Zhao had no choice but to grit his teeth and meet the attack head-on!

"Earth-rank martial skill: Frenzied Fire Fist!" Wei Zhao charged forward with the martial skill Uncle Qing had taught him, though he had yet to master it fully. But in sheer momentum alone, he was more than a match below You Shisan!

Boom! Boom! Two thunderous explosions rang out as four palms collided. Wei Zhao was sent flying backward, the blasts from the collision of martial skill and true qi rolling one after another. The earth-shaking force hurled him straight through the air!

Wei Zhao did not try to withstand the impact outright. Instead, he retreated with its momentum, and every patch of ground beneath his feet cracked apart under his steps. That allowed him to disperse some of the force, but even so, the blow left him gravely injured!

"Pfft!" Wei Zhao spat out a mouthful of blood and staggered until he had regained his footing. His palms had suffered the worst of it; every bone inside them had been shattered. This had been a direct collision, and not merely with any opponent, but with a mid-Earth-rank expert. Naturally, Wei Zhao had come off badly!

You Shisan, by contrast, had only suffered sore palms from the clash. He had sustained no serious internal injuries at all. With leisurely composure, he shook out both hands and said, "Kid, you've got quite a bit of strength, but your cultivation is far too weak!"

"Weak...?" Wei Zhao gasped the word back. Within his body, however, the Xuanyuan Dragon-Controlling Formula was circulating at full force, repairing his injuries. He began with his palms; because the damaged area was small, they were relatively easy to mend. The internal injuries, however, were far more difficult to heal!

Wei Zhao had originally hoped to buy himself some time, but after saying those few words, You Shisan did not linger. He raised both palms again and struck toward Wei Zhao, this time with momentum that seemed even more overwhelming than before!

"Die." You Shisan's palms reached Wei Zhao in an instant. Wei Zhao desperately used the Xuanyuan Dragon-Controlling Formula to shield his heart meridians, preventing himself from being killed by a single blow. Every trace of true qi he had left went into sustaining his Earth-rank martial skill, Frenzied Fire Fist!

Boom! Boom! Once again, two deafening explosions erupted, and Wei Zhao was sent flying. This time, the outcome was no better than before. He had nowhere left to retreat and crashed directly into the wall behind him. In an instant, the tremendous impact drove a huge crater into it. Cracks spread through the entire structure, and with a thunderous collapse, it fell into a heap of rubble!

Wei Zhao, too, was buried beneath the shattered stones! This at least gave him a moment to catch his breath. Once again, he used the Xuanyuan Dragon-Controlling Formula to repair the injuries in his palms and throughout his body. There was not much time, but he would restore as much as he could!

Wei Zhao did not know whether he could recover enough to condense another true-qi bomb, but he had to keep trying without pause!

You Shisan, of course, gave him no such time. Seeing that Wei Zhao had not emerged from the ruins, he had no patience to wait. Instead, he once again circulated his Earth-rank martial skill and struck his palms toward the pile of rubble!

Damn it, couldn't you take a break for a moment? Wei Zhao nearly burst into tears. He had never encountered an opponent like this before, one who only attacked and never spoke, leaving him no chance to stall for time and use his trump card to condense a true-qi bomb!

With no other choice, Wei Zhao could only grit his teeth, rise from the ruins, and raise both palms to block the blow head-on!

Boom! Boom! Once again, two deafening explosions rang out, and Wei Zhao was sent flying yet again...

"Hahahaha! Wei Zhao, weren't you so arrogant? Didn't you think you were so impressive? At the aristocratic clans' convention, you told my Kang family to get lost! How does it feel now? You're getting what you deserve, aren't you?" Watching Wei Zhao driven steadily backward, Kang Zhaoming burst into delighted laughter. "Let me tell you something: retribution never fails. It only waits for the right time!"

"Kang Zhaoming, you've got some nerve. Where did you find such an expert?" Wei Zhao asked while repairing his injuries. The damage within him was growing more severe by the moment, but each time he was injured, he repaired his palms and meridians first, ensuring that the force of his attacks would not diminish. As for everything else, he could only grit his teeth and endure it.

"Where did I find him...? Hmph. Why should I tell you?" Kang Zhaoming was not a fool. He knew Wei Zhao was trying to draw information out of him, and he would not fall for it so easily.

"He's still alive?" You Shisan was somewhat astonished. By all rights, even if Wei Zhao were an Earth-rank expert, he should have been dead by now. And if not dead, he should at least have been too badly injured to get back on his feet. How could he still be speaking?

Astonished though he was, You Shisan raised both palms once more and struck at Wei Zhao! His purpose was simple: to help Kang Zhaoming eliminate Wei Zhao. He had no need to waste words on him.

Wei Zhao was sent flying again, exactly as expected, yet by some miracle, he rose to his feet once more...

After this happened three more times, You Shisan finally began to lose patience! His palms had already swollen badly. Wei Zhao might have been only an early Earth-rank expert, two levels weaker than him, but under such a high-intensity, head-on exchange, he was still inflicting a certain amount of damage!

This infuriated You Shisan. He had made his name through palm techniques and was most skilled in their use. Yet after striking Wei Zhao so many times, he still had not managed to kill him. Most unbelievable of all, Wei Zhao's hands had not been crippled. He could still use his martial skill and contend with him!

Could this kid be an external cultivator who specialized in training his hands?

"Thunderous Stormcloud Palm!" Enraged, You Shisan launched another attack. Wei Zhao continued to counter each move as it came.

After spitting out a mouthful of blood, a faint smile crossed Wei Zhao's lips. He thought, Even if I cannot overpower you, I can still keep fighting. Water can wear through stone, and with enough persistence, an iron pestle can be ground into a needle. I will grind you down blow by blow. Your martial skill is based on your palms, isn't it? Fine. Then I will cripple those hands of yours and see how you fight after that!

Wei Zhao had such confidence because You Shisan's palms had gone from completely unharmed at the beginning to horribly swollen now. In that, Wei Zhao saw hope!

"Again!" After repairing his palms and meridians, Wei Zhao rose to his feet and said to You Shisan, "Come again!"

"!!!!" You Shisan was on the verge of madness. What the hell was this man? After taking so many blows, he still would not die. Wei Zhao was plainly suffering severe internal injuries, yet somehow his hands remained intact, while You Shisan's own palms had been beaten swollen. And he still wanted to continue?

Driven into a fury by humiliation, You Shisan struck toward Wei Zhao once more. Wei Zhao, however, met the attack with a smile!

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