Absolute Choice 8

by Pear Lands In The Autumn Spring

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  Chapter355 But This King won't do so!

  How hard was Shi Xiaobai's right fist was a question even Shi Xiaobai himself did not know.

  After having eaten countless gigantic black scorpions and steel rhinoceroses over the desolate desert, his physique had been greatly enhanced. After that, he had eaten the Transcendence Holy Tree's mysterious fruit. After half a day of digestion, his physical strength had a significant and qualitative improvement.

  And most importantly, Shi Xiaobai's right hand had previously been sealed as a result of the Absolute Choice's punishment. During the seal, 'This Turtle Is Hardest' was constantly activated. Therefore, after twelve hours, Shi Xiaobai's right hand was already so hard that it could withstand a 'Turtle-speed Divine Punch' that gathered power for thirty minutes.

  With all three factors compounded with each other, Shi Xiaobai's right arm could really be called a Qilin's arm. His right fist was so hard that it was appalling.

  If he were to use any other part of his body to clash head on, like using his head against another head, Shi Xiaobai might be inferior to Moya in his second form. But a right fist against a right fist?

  Shi Xiaobai could only say, "Sorry, Spicy Chicken, you can scram now!"

  The power that came from his rage pervaded his entire body. At this moment, Shi Xiaobai's physical strength was unfathomable. It was a terrifying strength that let him to rip a Level Lord apart with his bare hands!

  Therefore, this punch was a steamroll when it came to the hardness of his right fist. It was a a trashing based on pure power!

  Moya, who had put a wonder performance of crushing his opponents, was now completely crushed!

  Regardless of who witnessed this scene, be it King Leonis or the Transcendent citizens, they could not sit still and stood up in unison.

  Just by looking at race alone, Leonis, who was a bastard child of a member of the Transcendent race and a lion-headed race, could not represent the Transcendents. And among purebred Transcendents, Moya was the strongest. He was the true representation of the Transcendents, but at this moment, Moya was sent flying by a single punch from a human. What did this mean?

  Did it really mean that there was heavens beyond heavens, that the race of the Transcendents was not the strongest race in the world?

  "No!"

  "Stand up!"

  "Moya, quickly stand up!"

  "Stand up and defeat that human!"

  The Transcendents shouted, unwilling to accept this reality.

  Rubble buried Moya's body, and there was three full seconds of silence.

  "Boom!"

  The rubble blasted as a black figure stood up from the rubble.

  The figure was about one and a half meters tall. His skin was entirely black, and his squinted eyes were scarlet. A black horn had grown from his head, making him look like an evil demon!

  This was Moya?

  "This is the Transcendent's third form!"

  Pulp Farmer warned in a low voice, "Be careful, Moya in his third form has lost his mind and all reason. He only has devil-like instincts. Furthermore, his strength and speed is several times above that of his second form."

  Shi Xiaobai nodded his head slightly. He could feel a terrifying aura from Moya as well. It was an aura that made him extremely uncomfortable. It was as if there was a vague hint of darkness that permeated in him.

  The eyes of the Transcendent citizens were transfixed. In the history of the Transcendents, it was extremely rare for a Transcendent to be able to touch the third form, even fewer could completely transform into the third form.

  This was because completely transforming into the third form not only meant the loss of one's sanity, it would also reveal a fact the Transcendents refused to face!

  The third form of the Transcendents looked too similar to the Infernals!

  The Transcendents were even accused of being 'bastards of the Infernals'.

  Unless necessary, no Transcendent who could attain the third form would take the initiative to enter the third form.

  But this time, Moya had no choice but to do so because if he were to suffer an abject defeat in such a manner, a defeat from an alien race, his reputation, his ambition, everything that he possessed would become nothing!

  Moya's scarlet eyeballs moved and finally locked onto the target of their hatred. Crazed killing intent surged at that instant!

  A hoarse voice sounded as Moya's figure suddenly vanished!

  Shi Xiaobai felt his heart jump and immediately dashed forwards!

  A black figure stretched out its dark hands from the ground in an attempt to capture the running Shi Xiaobai's feet!

  Shi Xiaobai did not dare to push the boundaries as he hurriedly used Crab Steps and dodged the attack at an extremely fast speed!

  A stygian sound of the wind suddenly howled at that moment!

  A black bone claw grabbed Shi Xiaobai's back with a ripping sound!

  In pain, Shi Xiaobai hurriedly jumped forward and used 'Unleaking Turtle Aura' to inhibit the pain. The clothes on his back had been torn, leaving behind five bloody marks. If not for his body having a quantum leap in toughness after consuming the holy tree's fruit, this strike would have ripped his body into two!

  From beginning to end, all Shi Xiaobai could discern was a trace of a dark shadow!

  Moya in his third form was this fast?

  ...

  In the audience stands, Liu Yu and Feng Yuanlin were looking anxious.

  Feng Yuanlin said nervously, "We're doomed. Boss Shi Xiaobai does not know the characteristics of Moya in his third form!"

  Liu Yu said with a sigh, "Sigh, who would have thought that Benefactor Shi Xiaobai would personally engage in battle. Furthermore, he has forced Moya to use his third form? Transcendents in the third form do not have their strengths greatly enhanced from the second form, but their speed is increased in an exaggerated manner. Trying to defeat Moya in his third form, dodging is useless. He can only stand his ground in defense."

  Feng Yuanlin said with a wry smile, "However, Moya's strength is no joke either. If one is not a psionite that focuses on defense, standing his ground in defense is only being a sitting duck."

  Liu Yu shook his head and said, "Being a sitting duck is better than scurrying around like a rat. By standing your ground, you can at least determine where Moya is attacking from. If you are dodging, you don't even know where Moya is, where or when he will attack. And if you attempt to counterattack, the outcome will be terrible!"

  Feng Yuanlin said in a heavy tone, "But do you think with Boss Shi Xiaobai's character, do you think he will be willing to be a sitting duck even if he knows that standing his ground in defense is more hopeful?"

  Liu Yu gaped before sighing once again.

  Against overwhelming strength, you could dodge or use even stronger strength as a counter.

  But against overwhelming speed, unless you had impeccable defense, you would be completely out of options.

  This was the theory that all the martial arts in the world could not be defeated if one was fast enough!

  ...

  The black shadows flashed around Shi Xiaobai like black strobing lights. Moya's third form was so fast that the naked eye could not capture.

  After failing in his first strike, Moya appeared to have a bit more patience.

  He instinctively knew that the prey in front of him was a tough nut. Therefore, he was waiting for the best opportunity, so as to deal a direct critical blow.

  Shi Xiaobai came to a stop.

  He did not need others to inform him, nor did he need to know about the summarized experiences from previous trial-takers. After being hit once, Shi Xiaobai's magnificent combat talent had already calculated the best way to face the battle.

  Against an opponent that had overwhelming speed, running was the most foolish of options.

  Shi Xiaobai gave a helpless smile.

  He had previ
ously used the speed and maneuverability of Crab Steps to crush several opponents. At this moment, he finally encountered an opponent that crushed him in speed.

  Then at this moment in time, how should he choose?

  Stand his ground in defense, and wait for the opportunity to launch a counteroffensive?

  This would have been the best method at this moment in time.

  But...

  "But This King won't do so!"

  Shi Xiaobai suddenly widened his eyes. He wanted to win this battle with a method that had the bearing of a king!

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  Chapter356 His opponent is only himself

  What is a King?

  A person capable of anything, daring of anything, not giving up because of an 'impossibility', and never using an 'impossibility' to back down.

  This is what a King is!

  Against Moya's third form, whose speed was extremely fast, Feng Yuanlin and Liu Yu would definitely choose to stand their ground in defense. If it was Pulp Farmer, he might choose to defend and and seek an opportunity to launch a counter attack. If it were confident geniuses like Sunless or Speechless, they would choose to give up on defense and continuously use large area-of-effect attacks, so as to deluge Moya's movement range, preventing him from avoiding it.

  Shi Xiaobai could do any of these, but he did not choose any of the three options.

  This was because not only did a King want to win, a King had to win with sufficient dominance!

  Shi Xiaobai grinned as he instantly activated his Sword Truth, Excalibur. Pale golden light enveloped his body and immediately following that, Shi Xiaobai dashed forward.

  As such, in the constantly flashing black shadows, there was an addition of an extremely fast golden light!

  Your speed is fast?

  This King will become faster than you!

  This is the style of a King!

  With Sword Truth activated, Shi Xiaobai was expending a great deal of energy every second, but his speed was ever so faster than before. The moment he used Crab Steps at the Crest of Perfection realm, dazzling figures and extremely fast speed made him appear like shimmering golden light. The naked eye could no longer discern his features!

  The audience was shocked. They never expected that the youth would use such a method to face his opponent. Was he being capricious? Or was it overconfidence?

  The youth's speed was indeed extremely fast, but he was still inferior to Moya!

  At this moment, ordinary people could no longer see what was going on in the battle. They could only see a golden light and a black figure darting everywhere, chasing one another. There were constantly clashing sounds, random rubble flying, and cracks in the ground.

  This was an intense battle that could not be discerned because the two people's speed and movement techniques were too exaggerated!

  But as the golden light and black figure embroiled in battle, it was clear that the black figure had the upper hand!

  This was because the black figure nearly covered the entire arena, and was constantly engulfing wherever the golden light was. Clearly, the black figure was the hunter in this battle!

  The Transcendents finally revealed looks of excitement.

  "This human must be a fool to compete in speed with Moya's third form!"

  "This human may be extraordinary fast, but Moya in his his third form can only be described as perverse!"

  "Moya is about to win. The human won't be able to last much longer!"

  "..."

  Feng Yuanlin and Liu Yu revealed looks of concern. They had guessed that Shi Xiaobai would not chose a sitting duck battle strategy of standing his ground in defense, but they never expected Shi Xiaobai to choose to clash head on with his speed!

  What sort of youth was he?

  Against Moya's second form, whose physical hardness and bodily strength was extremely extraordinary, the youth had chosen to use his fist to clash with his in a head on strike.

  Against Moya's third form, whose speed was extraordinary, he chose to compete in speed!

  How arrogant and uninhibited was his heart and what sort of wild confidence did his soul have to make such a seemingly 'foolish' choice?

  But for what reason such a 'foolish' method sent ardor and zeal through the blood of everyone watching, giving them a shock?

  "Shi Xiaobai, all the best!"

  "All the best, Shi Xiaobai!"

  Such a youth made others involuntarily want to follow in his footsteps, following closely behind him, so as to see the scenes of his future!

  This was because such a youth had endless possibilities for his future!

  However, he was soon going to suffer a painful setback because of his 'refusal to do so'.

  The golden light was gradually being devoured as the black shadows constantly spread out, as if stars were constantly vanishing during a dark night.

  Shi Xiaobai was not faster than Motion, so the space he could move was limited and repressed. He was like a prey that was constantly on the run, but he was gradually being forced into a corner!

  This battle would end soon!

  Leonis sighed and found it unfortunate. That human was outstanding in strength, but he had made the biggest of mistakes.

  Even for himself, he could only use an unassailable defense and absolute power to beat Moya in his third form. Attempting to beat Moya in terms of speed was simply fool's talk!

  It was unfortunate that the human could not win the duel. If not, after Moya's downfall, he could finish the human, becoming the hero of the Transcendents. Then, his status as king would become unassailable!

  "Eh?"

  Suddenly, Leonis's irises constricted slightly. He suddenly saw a strange scene.

  "What happened?"

  Leonis stared with widened eyes as he watched the golden figure of light that no longer had anywhere to run.

  Moments later, Leonis exclaimed, "How is it possible!? That human has become even faster!?"

  This was not a doubting question, but a rhetorical question. Furthermore, this sentence was filled with an incredulous tone of shock!

  This was because, the facts of the matter were unfolding in front of everyone else!

  They saw the golden figure of light that had been pushed to a corner burst though the black haze, bursting a brand new dawn!

  It was as though a dimmed star was ignited once again in the dark of the night.

  No, there was not only one!

  One after another, stars began to lit up in succession from a particular moment!

  It became a brilliant star-filled sky!

  That human had broken through his limits at the edge of despair. His speed was increasing, escaping the pursuit of the hunter!

  No, from that moment forth, he was no longer the prey!

  Everyone in the audience stood up once again as they watched incredulously with bated breaths.

  The golden light and black figures embroiled once again, as the golden light slowly recaptured his domain, constantly devouring the black figure. It had been released from its narrow world, opening up a vast expanse of bright stars!

  There were still colliding sounds thundering, and the scene of the ground cracking had numbed the senses of people. This battle that could not be discerned had already lasted for several minutes. The golden light had slowly went from an absolute disadvantage to one of neutrality, and from a particular moment, began to have an advantage!

  There was only one explanation for this!

  That human was becoming faster in battle, to the point of...becoming faster than Moya!

  The Transcendents exclaimed aloud!

  "What sort of race are humans?"

  "Heavens, do humans have such tenacity?"

  "What a terrifying human. How is he able to improve himself so quickly?"

  Feng Yuanlin and Liu Yu looked at each other as they saw the shock in each other's eyes. They remembered the words Shi Xiaobai had said befor
e the tournament—Regardless of the opponent or how strong he is, it is sufficient as long as you do your best, working hard to exceed your own limits.

  That...was supposedly a clichéd chicken soup of the soul, but was a true belief that Shi Xiaobai stood by!

  So the reason why Shi Xiaobai chose to use speed to clash with Moya was not because of arrogance, nor was it for the so-called posturing, but to...exceed his own limits!

  Shi Xiaobai's opponent has always been himself!

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  Chapter357 Fuck Tomorrow

  Shi Xiaobai was a person who had a desire to win, but he was not one who could not withstand failure.

  This sounded contradictory, but it was not.

  Shi Xiaobai could accept any form of failure. He had his head blown up by Thomas more than a thousand times and beaten by Sunless's Beginner Sword a few hundred times. Such form of failure, be it form or quantity, was something unacceptable by most people.

  However, Shi Xiaobai still enjoyed it because through his failure, Shi Xiaobai was constantly obtaining victory!

  Was this contradictory?

  Of course not. Shi Xiaobai might have lost to the entire world, but he was constantly defeating himself!

  If not for Thomas blowing up his head more than a thousand times, his Crab Steps would not have been cultivated to such an exquisite form!

  If not for him being crushed by Sunless's sword technique hundreds of times, his Sword Truth would not have been attained so quickly!

  It was failure that accelerated Shi Xiaobai's growth!

  Therefore, against Moya's speed, Shi Xiaobai chose to deal with him in what seemed like the most foolish of ways.

  He only had one thing on his mind!

  To be faster!

  A little bit faster!

  Although the available area for him to move in was constantly shrinking, leaving him no place to flee, and even though his speed was constantly repressed, the only thing on Shi Xiaobai's mind was not the outcome of his failure, much less the regret over his choice. At that moment, the only thought on his mind was to become a little faster!