Chapter 728: Ao Bing's defeat, Gui Zhi's surrender
On one side, Sun Wukong recognized Yuding as Patriarch Subhuti, who had taught him his skills all those years ago. On the other, Wudang drew lots to decide the four pairings for the next round: Xiong Meng versus Gui Zhi, Blue Shark versus Centipede Spirit, Ao Bing versus Lu Ya, and Xuanyuan Jue versus Toad Spirit.
Seeing that the opponent on the match list was a tortoise rather than a bird, Xiong Meng curled its lip, wondering how Lu Ya could be so lucky. Twice in a row, he had avoided facing it and escaped having a Sun-Shooting Arrow driven through his body.
But never mind. You can run for a while, but you can't run forever. Next round, or the round after that at the latest, I'm going to shoot you!
"My son, how are you feeling?" Ao Guang asked Ao Bing, whose face was still deathly pale.
Ao Bing stopped using the Eastern Extreme Vitality-Replenishing Art, and the light around him faded. He took a deep breath, then shook his head at Ao Guang. "Father, I'm fine. I can still fight."
"Would that... be pushing yourself too hard?" Ao Guang did not want his son to withdraw, because that would mean missing their chance to win over Jiejiao. His son could not possibly accept Wudang's invitation to join Jiejiao, either, so withdrawing would make this entire trip a waste. Still, seeing his son in this state pained him as a father. He feared that entering the arena would aggravate his injuries.
"It's all right. I can do it," Ao Bing told Ao Guang, straightening his chest.
After hearing his son's words, Ao Guang hesitated for a while before finally nodding. "You must be careful."
"Mm," Ao Bing answered with a