BXBX NOVEL Chapter 1451: Never offend the type!
Chapter 1451: Never offend the type!
His Tier 4 dragon blood battle body would actually lose to an unknown physique, which is really ridiculous.
So he really wanted to know what physique Wang Teng was displaying at the moment?
That kind of dragon-like aura, as well as the cyan dragon scales on Wang Teng's body, all means that this physique is very similar to the dragon blood battle body of their Parax family, and they are all related to the terrifying creature like "dragon".
Does he really have a physique related to dragons?
When geniuses were fighting for supremacy before, he felt that Wang Teng seemed to have a physique very similar to their family's [Dragon Blood War Body].
It now appears that their physique is clearly stronger than the [Dragon Blood Battle Body] of the Parax family!
It's just how did Lan Deng know that Wang Teng's physique hadn't changed at that time, he was still [Dragon Blood Battle Body], it was not similar, it was the same at all.
But now, [Dragon Blood Battle Body] has transformed into [True Dragon Battle Body (pseudo)], which is already detached, and it is several times stronger than [Dragon Blood Battle Body].
"I said this is the [Dragon Blood Battle Body] of your Parax family, believe it or not?" Wang Teng rolled his eyes and said with a grin.
"..." Lan Deng's expression was slightly dazed, and he immediately shook his head and said, "Impossible!"
"My clan's dragon blood battle body can never be like this!"
"Who said it's impossible, you just took a bath of dragon blood, and then got lucky. How much do you know about this physique?" Wang Teng squinted at him and said with contempt.
Landon was a little dazed, and suddenly wanted to scold his mother.
What does it mean to get this kind of physique after being lucky?
What does it mean to know much about it?
Their family has obtained the [Dragon Blood Battle Body] for an unknown number of years, and has already studied it extremely thoroughly, how could it not be understood.
Besides, even if there are any omissions in their research on [Dragon Blood Battle Body], wouldn't it be better than Wang Teng as an outsider?
It's ridiculous!
This **** is just **** him!
He must be fucking!
He didn't believe that Wang Teng knew more than him.
"Don't look in disbelief, tell you quietly, my physique is the advanced version of the [Dragon Blood Battle Body], old and powerful! Old domineering!" Wang Teng said mysteriously.
Landon: "..."
God is so old and powerful!
God is so overbearing!
He has no idea how to complain.
He didn't believe what Wang Teng said.
The physique of their family, he knew very well, it was absolutely impossible for Wang Teng to have such a change.
"Really, don't you don't believe it, everything is possible, but you haven't used the [Dragon Blood Battle Body] to its fullest." Wang Teng saw that he didn't believe it, yet another serious nonsense.
"Then you tell me, how can the [Dragon Blood Combat Body] be used to the extreme?" Lan Deng sneered.
"That won't work, how could I tell you casually about such important information, you have to exchange equivalent information with me." Wang Teng said.
Lan Deng was taken aback for a moment. He didn't believe it at first, but when Wang Teng said this, he suddenly believed.
Unconditional benefits, no one will believe.
But if certain conditions exist, it is easy to gain the trust of others.
Especially people who think they are smart.
"What information do you want to know?" Lan Deng asked with blinking eyes.
"Tell me the role of Canglan Bead, and I will tell you the secret of the transformation of [Dragon Blood Battle Body]." Wang Teng said.
"How do I know if what you said is true?" Lan Deng said.
"Then it depends on whether you are lying to me." Wang Teng smiled.
"Okay, let me tell you." Lan Deng took a deep look at Wang Teng, nodded and said: "But we have to say it at the same time."
"Yes!" Wang Teng nodded.
"Cang Lan Zhu can control the python-like star beast, which is of great use to me." Lan Deng said.
"By absorbing the power of various dragon bloodlines, so that the body is transformed, [Dragon Blood Battle Body] will naturally become stronger." Wang Teng said.
The words of the two were almost simultaneously uttered.
But the next moment, Landon's expression changed: "You are playing tricks on me. We have used this method a long time ago. The dragon bloodline can't make [Dragon Blood Battle Body] transform at all."
"Hey, you have used it before. What a pity, what a pity!" Wang Teng shook his head with some regret.
He still wants to lie to each other!
Unexpectedly, he would be dismantled as soon as he opened his mouth.
As for absorbing the power of the dragon bloodline, who knows what ghostly changes will happen.
It is not so easy to change a physique.
"But you didn't tell the truth. Canglanzhu can control the python-like star beast? If it is just such a simple function, how can you come here with a lot of trouble." Wang Teng said, his face gradually turned cold. Staring flatly at Landon.
"Huh! Each other!" Landon sneered.
"Oh, forget it, I didn't want to use unconventional means." Wang Teng sighed, with a reversal thunder mark in his hand, and looked at each other coldly, saying: "So... now are you surrendering yourself, or am I helping you surrender?"
Landon saw the turning thunder mark in Wang Teng's hand, and the muscles on his face suddenly twitched.
He is very familiar with this thing!
At the beginning, in the battle of geniuses, I don't know how many geniuses suffered.
Even those female warriors who are called goddesses are not immune.
Moreover, it was a huge humiliation under the eyes of all the people. I am afraid that no genius can accept it.
At that time, he gave up in time and didn't suffer such a blow in public.
Unexpectedly, it was his turn after all.
Landon's eyes flashed sharply.
Do you want to fight it?
How can he be willing to let him just admit defeat.
He has always felt that he will not lose to anyone.
He used to stand behind Strachey to forbearance, but now he enters the Star Academy, he is forbearing again, just to get that strange world and fire.
He believes that as long as he obtains the extraordinary fire of heaven and earth, he will definitely be able to surpass the person in front of him.
But now, he died before he became a teacher!
He hadn't got the strange fire from heaven and earth, or even just to satisfy the prerequisites for getting that strange fire from heaven and earth, he was disrupted by the guy in front of him.
If you can't get the Canglan Orb, conquering the strange fire of heaven and earth will become empty talk.
Unwilling!
He is really unwilling!
In order to get that extraordinary fire from heaven and earth, he paid too much and forbeared for too long.
How could it be possible to give up like this!
Lan Deng's head drooped slightly, and he suddenly lifted up at this moment, his eyes changed unexpectedly, as if they became a pair of dragon eyes, showing coldness and majesty.
"Huh?" Wang Teng's eyes suddenly condensed.
boom!
In the next moment, the gray-white flame seemed to be stimulated by some kind of power, and it burst out from his body again.
Wang Teng was standing in the flames, surrounded by cyan flames, and he had no fear at all.
He did not stop the change of the other party either.
This change reminded him of Strachey's half-dragonization. This Landon is also a genius of the Parax family, and it is estimated that he also possesses that ability.
Half-dragon transformation can drop more useful attribute bubbles, which will change the opponent, and Wang Teng will gain more in the end.
The wool has to be so squeezed!
Anyway, he has enough confidence to defeat the opponent, even if it is half-dragon, he is not afraid.
In an instant, the gray-white flames rolled back, and all returned to Lan Deng's body, leaving nothing behind.
"Uh!"
Lan Deng looked up to the sky and roared, with blue veins bursting out of his forehead, and strands of hot breath rising from his head.
boom!
A wave of horror erupted from his body.
This volatility was several times stronger than Strachey's half-dragonization.
At the same time, Landon's body began to undergo bizarre changes. His body quickly swelled, his muscles knotted, and his shabby clothes exploded directly. Pieces of flame-like armor appeared on his body. superior.
His hands also became a pair of animal claws, like dragon claws.
Two strange dragon horns appeared on his forehead.
The teeth in his mouth became extremely sharp, like a row of sawtooths, as he opened his mouth and breathed out a hot breath.
The change at this moment is undoubtedly a lot more terrifying than before opening the [Dragon Blood Battle Body].
Even the aura on his body has become very terrifying, as if it has truly turned into a... oh no, half-headed dragon!
In Wang Teng's view, this appearance is quite different from the transformation of the Zhulong clan in terms of momentum.
The Candle Dragon clan is truly transformed into the body of the Candle Dragon, and no longer maintains the appearance of a human body. Naturally, the strength that erupts under those circumstances should not be underestimated.
However, the Candle Dragons are not real dragons after all, and there is a certain gap between them.
So its really hard to say which one is stronger or weaker between the [Dragon Blood Battle Body] of the Parax family and the [Candle Dragon Body] of the Candle Dragon.
Only one thing is certain, that is, Wang Teng's [True Dragon Body (False)] is definitely stronger than their physique.
Even if this [True Dragon Fighting Body] still needs to add a pseudo character!
"Roar!" After Lan Deng finished his transformation, he let out an angry roar at Wang Teng, and the scorching air wave swept towards Wang Teng.
"So ugly!" Wang Teng covered his nose and waved his hand in disgust.
This half-dragonization is far more hideous than his [True Dragon Body (Pseudo)], and it's not beautiful at all.
Fortunately, Landon also used it as a killer, and when he finally had no choice, he was willing to use it.
If he were to use it, he wouldn't even bother to use it.
"Wang Teng!" Lan Deng roared, staring fiercely at Wang Teng, and stomped on his feet.
boom!
The ground shattered directly, and the ground that had been smashed into a deep pit collapsed a few meters down, and the surrounding rubble was shocked into the sky under the invisible force.
Lan Deng's figure seemed to turn into a gray-white long line, rising from the deep pit, turning into an arc in mid-air, and a hot temperature erupted from his body.
The surrounding air was distorted under the high temperature.
The next moment, Lan Deng descended from the sky and smashed towards Wang Teng, reaching out his sharp claws, and slashing fiercely, as if to tear Wang Teng's whole body apart.
"Humph!"
Wang Teng snorted coldly, reached out his hand and pointed out, the force of the fire system gathered.
Fire silkworm means!
A pillar of fire burst out from his finger.
Bang!
The pillar of fire fiercely bombarded Landen's claws, making a dull sound.
"Get out!" Lan Deng let out a cold cry, and the power of flame also burst from the claws, smashing the pillar of fire instantly.
However
Just as the pillar of fire collapsed, a fire silkworm shot out, rushing towards Lan Deng's claws.
"what?!"
Lan Deng was slightly startled, but immediately sneered, and reached out to grab it, the flame on his palm condensed and turned into a big flame hand.
boom!
Almost the flame hand had just condensed, and the fire silkworm came to the front, hitting the flame hand, and a violent roar erupted.
The flames rolled back in all directions.
Although the fire silkworm was small, under its impact, the big flame hand unexpectedly blasted a big hole, and then the fire silkworm rushed towards Lan Deng without any reduction.
Lan Deng's pupils shrank suddenly, too late to react, so he could only watch the fire silkworm rushing straight forward.
Pouch!
In an instant, the fire silkworm pierced through the heart of his palm, blood flowed.
"Roar!" A roar came from Lan Deng's mouth.
He retreated violently, his complexion was extremely ugly, the injured hand and arm were trembling constantly, and a lot of blood was shed.
But the blood and flesh of the wound were squirming, and it was recovering quickly.
"Come again!" Wang Teng shouted, rushed forward, and blasted out with a punch.
Landon roared, and rushed out unwillingly. After he became a half-dragon, his body became stronger, and he was unwilling to lose and wanted to fight with Wang Teng again.
boom! boom! boom
The two kept punching and hit the sky again from the ground. The fist prints collided violently, erupting a terrifying roar.
They seem to be transformed into two big fireballs, one is wrapped in gray flames, the other is entangled in cyan flames, constantly colliding, separating, and colliding...
"Is that alien race still dead?"
"He is standing up again."
"So strong!"
"How did he become like that? It seems...Dragons!"
"Is this the method of the alien race? It's incredible!"
The warriors of the Snake Race were amazed. They looked at the battle in the sky with a look of horror on their faces.
Zaku only felt dry and dry. He used to think that he was a genius among the snake-human race. His constant star strength was able to fight the cosmic warriors. He was very proud of him. But at this time, he saw the battle between Wang Teng and Landon. There was a sense of frustration in my heart.
It can't be compared at all!
The gap is really too big!
How did they cultivate, and why is there such a big gap?
Looking at the battle in the sky, Xiao Qing'er was also deeply touched, and her eyes trembled slightly.
At this time, the snake-human queen opened her eyes, the snake's tail swayed gently, and she came to Xiao Qing'er's side and put her hand on her head.
"Teacher!" Xiao Qing'er exclaimed in surprise: "Are you all right?"
"Recovered a little bit." The snake-human queen nodded and asked: "How do you feel when you see them fighting?"
"Teacher, they are so strong!" Xiao Qing'er exclaimed.
"This is the strength of the Tianwai human race. The strengths of the Tianwai human race I have seen are very powerful." Said the snake human queen, looking into the sky, and said: "However, the strength of that person seems to be far beyond the others. The alien race."
"Beyond other alien races, you mean him?" Xiao Qing'er said in surprise.
"Yes, he should be regarded as a genius among geniuses among those alien races." The snake human race queen said.
"He... so strong?!" Xiao Qinger's heart trembled, feeling a little weird.
She knew that Wang Teng was very strong, but she did not expect that he would be so strong in the teacher's mouth.
"You will soon know that another alien race is definitely not his opponent, although I don't know why he has not used his full strength, but sooner or later it will be a matter of winning." The snake human race queen said indifferently.
"Yeah." Xiao Qing'er nodded, he can defeat even a domain master level powerhouse, and that cosmic level alien race is definitely not his opponent.
only
For some reason, she yearned for the outside world for the first time, and she wanted to go outside to see it.
The snake-human queen looked down at Xiao Qing'er's eyes, her heart moved slightly, but she didn't say much, and looked at the battle in the sky with her.
...
boom!
After the two punched each other in the sky, both of them retreated.
Lan Deng panted slightly, staring fiercely at Wang Teng, with a lot of bloodshot eyes spreading.
why!
Why did he not hesitate to use "dragon blood" to transform himself into a half-dragon, and his physical strength was greatly increased, but he still couldn't defeat this person?
Is Wang Teng really that strong?
"The fist is a bit hard, it's still useful for your transformation, but...not enough!" Wang Teng shook his fist and grinned at Landon.
Ancient **** body!
open!
In an instant, Wang Teng's body suddenly heard a roaring sound, blood flowing like a slurry of mercury, like thunder, his heart beating violently.
A complex and mysterious golden pattern appeared on the center of his eyebrows.
boom!
A stronger breath erupted from his body.
When the [True Dragon Body (False)] was originally turned on, and the power of [Ancient God Body] was superimposed, Wang Teng's entire body became extremely terrifying.
Even if he just stood there calmly, he seemed to be a waking star behemoth, and the breath that radiated from it was almost suffocating.
When Landon heard Wang Teng's words, he was originally extremely angry, but at this moment, he felt the aura erupting from Wang Teng's body.
Can Wang Teng's physique be enhanced?
What kind of evil is this! ! !
The moment Wang Teng opened the [Ancient God Body], he rushed out again, drawing an afterimage in the air, and without giving Landon time to react, the fist imprints broke out instantly and blasted fiercely.
At this point, Landon couldn't avoid it naturally.
"Roar!"
A roar came from his mouth, and his body turned into an afterimage, and he greeted him with a crash.
boom! boom! boom
The two collided again.
Landon completely exploded the power of the domain he had mastered. The fourth-and-a-half-tier fire domain was compressed in his fist marks, which was very terrifying.
Every punch is a field!
However, Wang Teng's flame domain had just reached Tier 6 before, which was two tiers higher than Landon.
This is crushing!
The power of the domain contained in each of his punches was enough to crush Landon.
So in the face of Wang Teng's attack, Landon was soon unable to parry, his fist marks collapsed, and Wang Teng's attack was severely bombarded on his body.
boom!
Lan Deng flew out, and the dragon scales on his body exploded, turning into slices of blood blossoms, very sad.
"impossible!"
Lan Deng's eyes were bloodshot and he couldn't accept this fact. He used the half-dragon transformation and was actually crushed by Wang Teng.
How can this be!
"Nothing is impossible, you are too weak!" Wang Teng's flat voice came, and his body suddenly appeared beside him, and one leg swept across.
boom!
Lan Deng's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly raised his fists and crossed his chest, but the huge force caused the dragon scales on his hands to explode, and even a faint sound of broken bones was heard.
At the same time, his body flew out uncontrollably, coughing up blood from his mouth.
"You are really too weak!"
Wang Teng's voice came again, this time behind him.
Landon suddenly turned around and blasted out a punch without even thinking about it.
"The speed is too slow!" Wang Teng's voice still appeared behind him.
Landon only felt the strong wind hitting his head, and the numbness accompanied by thunder and lightning made his eyes black.
"Have you not made any progress for such a long time?"
Wang Teng's voice was flat, like chatting with a friend, but the words he said made Lan Deng angrily want to vomit blood.
After being half-dragonized, his speed was at least three times the original speed, but at this time he couldn't keep up with Wang Teng's speed at all.
He could only attack all around frantically, trying to force Wang Teng out.
But it has no effect.
The more flustered he is, the less likely he is to keep up with Wang Teng.
Bang!
Landon received a heavy blow on the back of his head again, and the "crackling" thunder roar followed, making his already unclear head even more chaotic.
"Weak! Too weak!"
"How could it be so weak!"
"You can't be my opponent at all!"
Wang Teng's voice kept coming, driving Landon into madness.
"Wang! Teng!"
Lan Deng looked up to the sky and screamed, almost crazy, his eyes were completely filled with bloodshot eyes.
(;)
Seeing this scene, Xiao Qing'er couldn't help showing a "fearful" expression on her face.
Just now, I just thought that Wang Teng was more violent, but now she suddenly felt that Wang Teng was too cruel!
Is this person very fierce?
Even the Queen of the Snake Human Race, the corners of her mouth twitched involuntarily at this time, and she couldn't bear to look directly at it.
Needless to say, Zaku and other warriors of the snake-human tribe have a deeper understanding of Wang Teng's ferocity. They already classify Wang Teng as the "Never Offend Type" in their hearts!
This alien race is far more terrifying than other alien races!
In the sky, the battle had reached the final moment. No matter how much Lan Deng struggled, he could not get rid of Wang Teng. The dragon scales on his body exploded completely, and even the dragon horn on his forehead was broken, which looked very miserable.
However, there are a few more big bags on his head, and the horns of his head are magnificent, just to make up for the broken corner.
boom!
Landons body fell weakly to the ground and completely lost the ability to resist. His body slowly returned to its original appearance, but he was still twitching unconsciously, but he did not lose consciousness. At this moment, he opened his eyes and looked at the sky. Four big characters are written all over the face--
Doubt about life!
Xiao Qing'er and the Snake Human Queen stared at Lan Deng who suddenly fell in front of them. There was a trace of awkwardness on the two pretty faces, one big and one small, and their ruddy lips opened slightly.
what's the situation?
Is it such a coincidence?
Where do you go out, and where do you come back?
The most important thing is that this guy looks so miserable. Looking at the distracted eyes, although he is still alive, it looks like his state of mind has collapsed.
Warrior, don't be afraid of failure!
But if the state of mind is destroyed, the future road of martial arts may be difficult to follow.
clatter!
At this time, Wang Teng fell from the sky and gently landed in the hall. He looked at the situation inside, showing a trace of embarrassment on his face:
"What, sorry, it was an accident!"
Both Xiao Qing'er and the Snake Human Queen stared at his face unblinkingly, and it was difficult to be sure that he didn't mean it.
"I'll take care of it first!"
Seeing that the two of them ignored him, Wang Teng smirked, walked towards Landon, looked down at him lightly, shook his head and sighed:
"You said you, you knew so, why bother to struggle."
"Struggling or not, it's actually the same, you are too weak!"
"Look at what you look like now, it really makes me unbearable."
"I really don't want to. Let's meet each other somehow. If it were not for confiscation, I would definitely not beat you like this."
...
Landon: "..."
The muscles on his face twitched crazily, and his loose eyes finally fluctuated, staring at Wang Teng like a dead fish.
Xiaoqinger: "..."
Snake-human queen: "..."
This man is so shameless!
After beating people like this, he still has the face to say such things.
Please be a man!
"Even if we weren't friends, we wouldn't have caused such a fuss. It would have been better if you told me about Canglanzhu's information. Tell me, I'm definitely not going to beat you..."
Wang Teng was still talking about it.
Xiao Qing'er and the Queen of the Snake Race could not listen anymore.
"cough!"
A dry cough came from the mouth of the snake-human queen.
"The Queen's throat is uncomfortable?" Wang Teng couldn't help but turn his head and asked when hearing the voice.
Xiao Qing'er looked strange suddenly.
"..." The Snake People were silent for a while, and said coldly, "No."
"Then what are you doing?" Wang Teng asked.
"The formation can't hold it anymore." The Queen of the Snake Human Race looked towards the sky and said lightly.
Her unwavering tone seemed to say something insignificant, as if to say:
The sky is falling, you are free!
The corner of Wang Teng's eyes twitched, and he looked up at the sky.
Then
Boom!
A violent roar suddenly came out.
In an instant, the entire Rui Snake City seemed to be shaking, and even the palace they were in shook.
The formation...broken!
The Bi-poisoned Cang Python array that had been strong for so long finally couldn't hold it anymore.
Wang Teng turned his head to look at the snake-human queen with a full face of resentment.
It's almost impossible to hold it?
Obviously I can't hold it anymore, okay!
At this time, this snake-human queen needs to be a bit nasty, and her character is too bad.
Wang Teng has a toothache.
But there is no time to think about it.
At this time, a huge gap appeared on the formation, located in the northerly direction of Rui Snake City.
For a time, countless poisons vented from the gap, and the dark green mist filled in, like a torrent of dark green, extremely terrifying.
"not good!"
"The formation is broken!!!"
The snake-human warriors in Rui Snake City lost their voices in amazement, their complexions were pale, and they all yelled in panic.
At this time, there are still many ordinary snake-human races who have not yet entered the refuge, and they are immediately thrown down by the rush of poison, making screams.
The snake-men warriors desperately resisted, and various force attacks blasted out, but faced with the huge amount of poison, they soon fell into trouble.
"My Queen!"
A figure galloped from a distance and appeared above the palace. It was the master-level warrior of the snake-man clan named "Malong".
"How many people haven't entered the Ten Thousand Snake Cave?" the snake-human queen asked in a deep voice.
"There are about one-third of the people." Malong said with a solemn expression.
The snake-human queen's complexion changed, and she directed at Zaku and other guards: "You all go to resist the poisonous tide, and let others enter the Ten Thousand Snake Cave as soon as possible!"
"But..." Zaku and others wanted to say something more.
Their duty is to protect the queen, and now there is an extremely dangerous person here. Although they are certainly not Wang Teng's opponents, it seems a bit wrong to leave like this.
"Go all!" the snake human queen said coldly.
"Yes!" Zaku and the others replied quickly.
A group of silhouettes rushed out of the palace and killed the poisonous star beasts outside.
At the same time, there are more snake-men warriors in Rui Snake City rushing out to kill all kinds of poisonous star beasts.
Fortunately, the snake people live on a planet full of poisons like Scorpion King all year round, and are very familiar with all kinds of poisons.
Moreover, the gap was not too big at this time, most of the poisons entering the city were below the king level.
With everyone working together, they can barely handle one or two.
Wang Teng frowned, his expression gradually becoming serious, and he walked towards the throne in the hall.
At this time, Xiao Qing'er and the Queen of the Snake Race were standing beside the throne.
~ I need the power of your blood!" The snake-human queen suddenly said."Teacher, what am I going to do?" Xiao Qing'er nodded solemnly, and asked directly without saying anything.
"Put your hand on the throne, and then stimulate the power of the blood in the body." The snake-human queen said.
Xiao Qing'er nodded, and quickly stretched out her hand, and put it on the armrest of the throne.
boom!
The terrifying ancient Canglan giant python phantom emerged, instantly soaring thousands of feet, and terrifying coercion permeated.
There were many python-type star beasts among those poisons. At this moment, with the appearance of this phantom, all the python-type star beasts crawled down in horror and stopped attacking people.
Even other kinds of poisons couldn't help but stagnate at this time, and there was panic in his eyes.
"That is"
Many snake-human tribes were taken aback and looked at the giant python phantom that suddenly rose up in the palace in the distance.
"It's the Great Ancestor Python!"
"It's our distant ancestor Python!!!"
Soon someone recognized the ancient Canglan giant python and exclaimed loudly.
"It must be the Queen's shot, everyone work harder, we can definitely block the drug tide!" Malong's eyes flashed and shouted.
The snake-human tribes were shocked, and immediately burst out with a strong fighting spirit, rushing to the surrounding poisonous star beasts.
The rupture of the formation made them feel desperate, but the appearance of the ancient Canglan giant python phantom gave everyone a glimmer of hope.
Inside the palace, as Xiao Qing'er exploded with bleeding power, the runes on the throne and the runes on the stone wall behind were lit up again, and a beam of light rose into the sky and merged into the formation.
The broken place of the formation slowly healed unexpectedly, showing signs of re-closing.
When Wang Teng saw this scene, he couldn't help but stop, with a trace of surprise in his eyes.