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  After the battle, it was already quite an impressive feat for the youth to stand there with his chest puffed up.

  As for another battle, a battle that challenged Leonis, who was stronger than Moya, it was more than fool's talk!

  Leonis's face sank as he said coldly, "You want to fight with This King in your present state? Aren't you thinking too highly of yourself!?"

  Shi Xiaobai shrugged his shoulders and said, "This King is now in excellent shape. As This King said, the Transcendents are just this and nothing more. Even your so-called second strongest, Moya, was unable to expend one percent of This King's stamina. It probably will not take much more stamina to smack you, the number one, down. There's no need to wait for tomorrow. This King doesn't have the patience, so now, it's time to make all of you shut your mouths!"

  Shi Xiaobai's words were somewhat trending on hyperbole, but the stamina expended was indeed not much with his present level of fitness. As he had been consuming large quantities of 'food' along the way, what he expended had just been energy stored in his body. Engaging in another battle would not be a problem at all.

  The Transcendents obviously did not know this. They were appalled and infuriated by his extreme arrogance.

  "Fuck, this human is being overly arrogant, isn't he? He doesn't even think the slightest of us the Transcendents!"

  "King Leonis, go on and smack that human down with a single punch. Let him repent for his arrogance!"

  "King Leonis, can you endure it? I can't! We can't!"

  "..."

  There was mass outrage from the Transcendents. They were so incensed with the human's arrogance that they ground their teeth in anger. They wanted to personally go down and beat down the human, but after considering their own strength, they could only place their hopes on Leonis!

  Regardless of how unfair the battle was, it was sufficient if the human could be taught a lesson!

  Leonis looked sullen and he was silent. In his mind, only by trashing Shi Xiaobai at his best condition tomorrow would he be able to highlight his strength as king. If he were to fight now and won, the humans and some of the Transcendents who dismissed him would still be able to give such an excuse.

  But with public outrage at this moment, he would be going against public opinion if he did not fight.

  At this moment, as though Shi Xiaobai was not afraid that things weren't fiery enough, he fanned the flames by saying, "Hurry up and get the fuck down. This King is already getting impatient. Could it be that the strongest person of the Transcendents is actually a coward?"

  Shi Xiaobai did not want to wait for tomorrow because his wrath gave him strength. If he were to delay it to tomorrow, his anger would subside with the passage of time.

  At this moment, his anger meter could be said to be at 50%. Half his hair had turned silvery white, but with his mind naturally turning calm, his silver hair was constantly restoring to its black color. His anger meter was also respectively decreasing.

  Shi Xiaobai had already realized that it was not simple rage, but an extraordinary power. If he wanted to defeat Leonis, he needed to use that power!

  No one knew that what seemed like an arrogant youth was actually meticulous and wise.

  Shi Xiaobai chuckled once again, "So the strongest member of the Transcendents is such a wimp?"

  Things seldom went past the number three. Against Shi Xiaobai's third verbal taunting, Leonis finally could not repress the anger in his heart. With a forceful smack on the throne's armrest, he suddenly stood up.

  Although he was in the form of a dwarf, his stance was magnificent like a mountain!

  "Human, you will pay a terrible price for your arrogance!"

  Leonis angrily roared and suddenly leaped down from the audience stands which was more than ten meters high. He crashed into the arena like a meteor!

  "Boom!"

  The ground cracked and immediately, a deep pit burst open when he landed. It was obvious how powerful he was. This was Leonis in his normal state!

  Leonis walked out of the pit and said with a sneer, "Human, it's still not too late for you to kneel down and beg for mercy!'

  This method of posturing immediately made the Transcendents extremely excited as they chanted Leonis's name!

  Leonis had accepted the pushing forward of the battle!

  Liu Yu and Feng Yuanlin looked at each other with a wry smile. Although they were very impressed with Shi Xiaobai's strength and courage, they were not optimistic about Shi Xiaobai's chances. It was not easy defeating Moya, but now, he had to face a stronger Leonis without any rest. This was him raising his own difficulty.

  Pulp Farmer sighed. Even during his most frivolous and rebellious stage, he would have never done such a thing. Shi Xiaobai, what sort of youth are you?

  "Cut the crap, This King's fist is unable to endure the thirst!"

  Shi Xiaobai did not have the slightest feeling that he was courting death. What he wanted now was to make the foolish Transcendents shut up by using this victory!

  Leonis's eyes were cold. With a low growl, his body suddenly began swelling!

  Without a word, Leonis transformed!

  Which form would he use?

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  Chapter360 Come on, let's clash head on!

  Leonis's body suddenly began swelling like a balloon, going from a meter tall dwarf to nearly two meters. His green skin was dyed black, and his eyes turned scarlet. The two fangs that resembled sickles on his ferocious lion head was raised upright, and a black-and-white eye appeared on his forehead. He looked like a terrifying demon that came out of hell!

  At that moment, there was an uproar.

  "The third form!"

  "Wow, Leonis is using the third form at the onset!?"

  "Leonis is furious. That human is doomed!"

  Leonis had not only transformed, he had even gone straight to the third form that was the reason Transcendents had been accused of being 'bastards of the Infernals'. It demonstrated the importance he attached to the battle, and it also implied that after watching Shi Xiaobai's battle with Moya, Leonis had decided to turn serious!

  Leonis took a step forward as his terrifying strength seemed like a majestic mountain crushing down. His right foot took a step forward, causing the ground to quake!

  "Make your move, foolish human!" Leonis roared!

  In the audience stands, Liu Yu said with a heavy expression, "It's as the legends go, Leonis's strength indeed exceeds Moya. He can still maintain his consciousness even in his third form!"

  Feng Yuanlin said with a heavy voice as well, "Only two trial-takers have ever forced Leonis to take on his third form. Now, Shi Xiaobai is the third. If I don't remember wrongly, Leonis's third form is completely different from Moya. What significantly increases is not speed, but..."

  Liu Yu finished Feng Yuanlin's sentence with a wry smile, "Strength and defense! This is truly tricky. The Transcendents are already gifted with strength and defense that far exceeds other races. Furthermore, Leonis is blessed by the gods, with his third form greatly enhancing his domain of expertise. Even if Shi Xiaobai's speed is able to repress him, it would be difficult for him to tear through Leonis's defense!"

  Feng Yuanlin said with a sigh, "But speed is the only way to defeat Leonis. If Shi Xiaobai relies on Crab Steps, he might be able to find Leonis's weakness and gain hope of winning!"

  In the arena, Shi Xiaobai also sensed the terrifying aura from Leonis. He could deeply sense the immense power coming from Leonis from a hundred meters away. This power erected like a ice-cold mountain, like a volcano that would erupt at any moment. The boiling lava would devour his opponent.

  Leonis did not attack first but sounded for Shi Xiaobai to make his first move because he could use unassailable strength and defense to tackle any attack!

  Shi Xiaobai realized this point, but he would not hesitate because of this. Even though Leonis was confident that his
defense could withstand any attack, that meant that Shi Xiaobai would destroy whatever Leonis was most confident of!

  Shi Xiaobai clenched his firsts as he began running towards Leonis!

  He did not use Crab Steps nor did he use his confusing footwork. All he did was an ordinary run, without any astonishing speed!

  Maybe he could repress Leonis in this battle with his speed, but by doing so, it wouldn't be cool enough even if he won!

  You can call it arrogance, but Shi Xiaobai was such a person!

  Shi Xiaobai ran straight towards Leonis, and his tightly-clenched fist smashed straight at him!

  This punch was nothing fancy nor were there any tricks to it!

  This punch only had one meaning—come on, let's clash head on!

  A look of surprise flashed in Leonis's eyes as he gave an angry laugh, "Presumptuous human, you are courting death!"

  This human had previously clashed head on with a second-form Moya and sent him flying, but so what?

  His strength and defense exceeded Moya's to begin with. At this point, his third form had greatly enhanced his strength and defense. His single punch could instantly kill Moya!

  And this human did not choose to use his speed to flank him, instead, he was provoking him with such a straightforward punch?

  He was doing nothing but courting death!

  Leonis roared and facing Shi Xiaobai's fist, he punched it!

  Human, your courage is commendable, but your foolishness nearly made This King laugh out loud!

  Die, with this punch, you shall understand that the race of the Transcendents is the strongest race in the world!

  At that instant the fists met, there was no demonstration of combat skills. At that moment, all Shi Xiaobai and Leonis relied on was their pure strength, and the toughness of their fists!

  At that instant, everyone in the audience held their breaths!

  "Boom!"

  An explosive sound resounded as the clash of the fists came to an end at that instant!

  The punches did not enter a stalemate because the difference in strength between the two parties was too great.

  And an expected and unexpected scene happened at the same instant!

  As expected, Shi Xiaobai flew backwards as expected by the audience, slamming heavily into the arena's walls like a missile.

  But what was more astonishing that Leonis had to retreat five steps back to stabilize his body!

  There was no deadlock in the clash of the fists, but it was not a steamroll!

  Leonis's strength was better, but yet such a strange thing happened?

  Leonis's eyes were somewhat filled with disbelief.

  This was because after Shi Xiaobai was sent flying from the punch, he immediately stood up from the rubble. He looked like he was not injured at all.

  Everyone's eyes looked at his right hand. It was a slender and fair hand, having the charm of a boy's and the delicateness of a girl's.

  After clashing with Leonis, his right hand appeared completely fine. It did not even have any signs of redness or swelling!

  What was going on?

  There was no time for the audience to ponder over it, nor was there time for Leonis to be surprised, Shi Xiaobai, who had stood up, immediately ran towards Leonis once again!

  "Again!"

  Shi Xiaobai's eyes burned with flames of fighting spirit, as his right fist had smashed straight towards Leonis once again!

  Just like before, there was nothing fancy about it, nor were there any tricks to it!

  This punch was still as head on as before!

  "Fool!"

  Leonis roared. As a king, he naturally could not back down against such simple and crude provocation!

  The human's strength had indeed taken him by surprise, to the point that the first clash had caused him to instinctively take a few steps back, but that was all to it and nothing more!

  In a comparison of power, the human was still inferior!

  Leonis aimed at Shi Xiaobai's fist and punched out as well!

  "Boom!"

  The outcome did not change.

  Shi Xiaobai was still sent flying backwards without any resistance.

  But this time, Leonis only took a tiny step back before coming to a halt. The impact of the force was still rather enormous, to the point of Leonis needing to retreat so as to dissipate some of the strength!

  But in terms of sheer force, Leonis had won!

  However, at the next moment, Shi Xiaobai, who had been sent flying, stood up again like nothing had happened!

  The smart audience cast their eyes at Shi Xiaobai's right hand once again. Once again, the youth's hand was not twisted nor did it appear red from swelling!

  The clash of fists was a skirmish of pure strength, but it also tested the toughness of their fists. If steel met rock, the stronger the impact, the more miserable the fragile side's outcome would be!

  But why was the youth's fist unscathed after two brutal clashes!?

  Could it be that the toughness of his fists was not much weaker than Leonis's?

  "Again!"

  Shi Xiaobai stood up once again and immediately rushed forward. His fist raised up once again and hurled straight at Leonis!

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  Chapter361 Always waiting

  Force was something that affected both parties. In a collision between two objects, regardless of which side was stronger, both sides would have to sustain a certain level of damage. Therefore, in a clash of fists, other than pure power, the toughness of a person's fist was also tested.

  If any ordinary person were to forcefully receive Leonis's punch, the person's entire arm, or even the person's entire body might get twisted. A weaker person might have their body explode.

  It was because of this reason that Shi Xiaobai chose to face him in a frontal clash. The Transcendents only found it laughable, while Pulp Farmer and company broke out into cold sweat for Shi Xiaobai. As for Leonis, he was extremely furious and full of contempt!

  Leonis in his third form had strength that far exceeded Moya's. The toughness of his fist was something incomparable to Moya. The clash of the fists should have sent Shi Xiaobai flying, twisting and crippling his entire arm!

  The former happened as expected. Although Shi Xiaobai's strength was impressive, there was still a great gap between his strength and Leonis’s, so he was instantly sent flying!

  However, the latter did not happen as people expected. Not only Shi Xiaobai's hand did not get mangled, it did not even swell at all!

  The young and fair right hand appeared somewhat soft, yet it was so tough?

  "That's impossible!"

  The Transcendents could not believe that such tender looking arms could match the invincible Leonis in a frontal competition in toughness!

  And at this moment, Shi Xiaobai's third punch was hurling towards Leonis!

  It was still the same old punch, with no technique to boast about. It was straight, direct and honest!

  Leonis roared angrily and punched out once again. The way things were developing prevented him from doing it any other way!

  At this moment, whoever first bent was not a man!

  "Boom!"

  The outcome of this clash did not change. The person sent flying was still Shi Xiaobai!

  Leonis took half a step back and roared. He did not appear happy at his victory, instead his face turned uglier!

  And in the next moment, Shi Xiaobai, who had been sent flying, got up once again. He rushed at Leonis, and punched out a fourth time!

  This scene was somewhat reminiscent of the past.

  The Transcendents exclaimed, "Holy shit, is this human some cockroach that won't die? He has been sent flying thrice, yet it's like nothing happened?"

  "Does he think that by attempting again and again would result in something different? The gap in strength between him and King Leonis is just too great. Even if this goes on a few mo
re times, he will still be destined to fly away!"

  "No, have all of you forgotten how the human attempted again and again while fighting Moya? Don't forget at the speed at which this human improves!"

  "Are you implying that the human wants to replicate the miracle of him defeating Moya?"

  "Yes, the human is trying to repeat the show of him breaking through his limits. He wants to surpass himself through defeat!"

  "Holy shit, from the looks of it, he can still go on for a very long while. Would he really succeed after trying so many times?"

  "This human...is very shameless, but isn't he having fucking too much tenacity?"

  The audience were in a flurry of discussion. Shi Xiaobai had previously demonstrated how he surpassed himself from a state of despair, and this time, it appeared as though he was accumulating his defeats to transform it into success.

  But would he really succeed?

  "Can Boss Shi Xiaobai really succeed?" Feng Yuanlin was feeling tensed as he could not help but ask Liu Yu, who was beside him.

  Liu Yu frowned and said with a sigh, "It's difficult, really too difficult. The reason why Shi Xiaobai was able to break through his limits and defeat Moya was mainly because the difference in their speeds was not as large as one would imagine. He had improved by taking one big step from his defeats, allowing him to surpass Moya and clinch victory. But this time, the gap in strength between him and Leonis is just too big. Not only does he need one step, he needs ten, dozens, or even more than a hundred steps..."

  Even if Shi Xiaobai could truly create another miracle, surpassing himself from defeat and allowing his strength to increase, the difference between him and Leonis was not just a single level. He needed multiple breakthroughs to do so, but that was simply impossible!

  Feng Yuanlin immediately understood what Liu Yu was implying. After some careful contemplation, he realized that there was no way to refute him. Immediately, he felt like a deflated balloon, and sighed.

  Liu Yu comforted him by saying, "It's already impressive for Shi Xiaobai to force Leonis into his third form. Don't forget, no trial-taker has been able to defeat the enhanced Leonis in the tournament after Xu Taibai!"