Chapter 485: Section 272: Wholeheartedly Convinced
“This is a monster!”
“How can there be a Dragon-man with such strong defensive power?”
“The Spring Boxer kept bombarding him relentlessly, yet, in the end, he was completely unharmed! If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed such a thing.”
“It seems we have quite an impressive person here in Snowbird Port.”
“No wonder he would challenge Lord Teng Donglang!”
“With that level of defensive power, I think he’s definitely qualified.”
The onlookers were discussing fervently.
The direction of public opinion gradually changed.
Initially, people were skeptical about the Dragon-man youth.
But when the Dragon-man youth knocked out Ban Langen with a single punch, people started to take him seriously.
Now, as the Dragon-man youth allowed the Spring Boxer to attack him without being harmed at all, such a spectacle generally acknowledged his strength.
The Dragon-man youth looked at the Spring Boxer before him, his eyes somewhat intrigued.
Last night, when he first saw the information about the Spring Boxer, he noticed that this person’s combat style was very similar to his own.
For instance, their assault methods during combat were almost identical.
The difference was, the Dragon-man youth generated a strong propulsion force through self-detonation of Fighting energy. In contrast, the Spring Boxer used spring components to produce an extraordinary elasticity.
The combat skills demonstrated by the Spring Boxer were also quite similar to the Dragon-man youth’s Blast Fist.
“The final combat skill, Chaotic Bullet Punch, actually suits me quite well for cultivation.”
“He threw so many punches in succession, he must have gathered quite a lot of relevant experience from the Big Arena Badge.”
If the Dragon-man youth decided to cultivate Chaotic Bullet Punch after this battle, it would surely be much more effective.
That was also why the Dragon-man youth kept provoking, continuously stimulating the Spring Boxer, and even voluntarily forgoing counterattacks, enticing him to keep attacking and earnestly display his combat techniques.
To the Dragon-man youth, the Spring Boxer wasn’t just an opponent; he was more like a treasure trove.
“This treasure can be dug further.” The Dragon-man youth didn’t plan to defeat the Spring Boxer just yet.
But seeing the Spring Boxer looking dazed and bereft of fighting spirit, unable to fight again…
The Dragon-man youth continued to speak, “What’s the matter?”
“Why have you stopped?”
“Are you out of strength?”
“One of the leaders of the Saber Gang, is this all you can do?”
“It seems Lord Teng Donglang’s judgment isn’t that great after all, to have someone worthless like you serve as a leader.”
Initially, the Spring Boxer was unmoved, but when he heard the last sentence, he suddenly growled like an angry cat, “Shut up, I won’t allow you to insult Lord Teng Donglang!”
“Oh?” The Dragon-man youth’s eyes lit up, finding a new point to stimulate the Spring Boxer.
“Then come and fight, continue swinging your fists.”
“Prove that Teng Donglang’s choice in you was right!”
“Ah!” The Spring Boxer roared, lifting his right arm with all his might, and threw a punch at the Dragon-man youth’s chest.
The Dragon-man youth’s body didn’t sway in the slightest, while the recoil affected the Spring Boxer, causing him to fall backward.
The next moment, he actually landed on the ground with his backside.
The Dragon-man youth shook his head in disappointment, “You’re too tired, you’ve exhausted your physical strength, you’ve lost.”
Having said that, the Dragon-man youth turned and walked away.
The Spring Boxer’s shouts immediately followed, “Don’t go, damn it, I haven’t lost yet, I can still… continue to fight.”
The Dragon-man youth stopped his steps, turned his body halfway back, and saw the Spring Boxer struggling to get up.
But he really had used up all his strength; his limbs were weak and soft, and the passers-by could see his arms and thighs trembling constantly.
After much effort, he staggered to his feet.
The Spring Boxer always remembered Teng Donglang’s command.
“I must struggle with all my might, to probe out more of the Dragon-man youth’s techniques!”
“This guy is definitely not an ordinary Silver Level; he’s a monster with the strength to threaten the Golden Level.”
“The more intelligence I gather, the better Lord Teng Donglang’s chances.”
Watching the shaky Spring Boxer, Lan Zao sneered, “What’s this? Just flailing around? Does the leader of the Saber Gang not even have the grace to admit defeat?”
But the next moment, the Dragon-man youth extended his hand to stop Lan Zao’s scolding.
He looked at the Spring Boxer with interest and said, “I must say, Spring Boxer, you’ve earned my respect.”
“Such fighting spirit deserves respect.”
“I’m sorry. I take back my earlier comment about you being trash; as long as you maintain this fighting spirit and tenacity, you are definitely not trash!”
“You are very strong, it’s just unfortunate that you encountered me.”
“Yes, those are the eyes, that’s the look, a warrior should never surrender, never give up.”
“Spring Boxer, you are doing well.”
“I promise you, in this battle today; as long as you don’t give up voluntarily, I’ll stick with you to the end!”
Spring Boxer was gasping for breath, his eyelids half-closed, unable to fully open.
The Dragon-man youth’s words of praise added a new surge of energy to him.
Because what the Dragon-man youth said was really inspiring, especially the phrase “a warrior should never surrender, never give up,” which truly resonated with the Spring Boxer.
Spring Boxer felt a strong sense of agreement with the Dragon-man youth.
And when he heard that the Dragon-man youth would “stick with him to the end,” he let go of his worries, feeling that there was still a chance to fulfill the order given by Teng Donglang.
However, his energy was depleted, how could he force the Dragon-man youth to reveal more of his tricks in the upcoming fight?
Just when the Spring Boxer was troubled by this, he heard the Dragon-man youth speak again, “You’re too tired.”
“Take some time to rest, there’s no need to rush into battle.”
Spring Boxer’s body shook, and he looked at the Dragon-man youth with wide eyes again.
Whether it was psychological or not, he felt that the Dragon-man youth in front of him seemed even taller than before.
“What?”
Even the bystanders felt somewhat incredulous.
Honestly, heroic duels were quite common in the Ice Sculpture Kingdom.
But during a duel, allowing the opponent to rest was very rare.
“Since that’s the case, then I’ll rest!” Spring Boxer plopped down on the ground again, calling out, “Get me some water!”
He was breathing so fiercely, feeling as though his throat was smoking and his lungs were on fire.
An underling quickly brought a cup of water, which the Spring Boxer guzzled down.
Someone else offered potions.
Spring Boxer hesitated, looking at the Dragon-man youth, and seeing the youth’s smile, he snorted, his face reddening a bit, and gulped down the potion.
The Dragon-man youth waited patiently.
A quarter of an hour passed quickly.
The surrounding spectators were growing impatient, some beginning to complain: How much longer do we have to wait?
The Dragon-man youth did not rush him.
Regarding the upcoming combat experience, he was very patient.
Unable to endure the murmuring any longer, the Spring Boxer stood up again.
“I’m ready now, let’s continue the fight.”
The Dragon-man youth smiled slightly, “If you’re rested enough, then come on.”
The battle between them resumed.
To be precise, the Spring Boxer resumed his punches toward the Dragon-man youth.
The Dragon-man youth still did not strike back, just defensively as usual.
Minutes later, the Spring Boxer was exhausted once again.
“Let’s take a brief break, and continue to rest,” the Dragon-man youth proposed voluntarily.
The Spring Boxer hung his head low, hesitant to meet the gaze of the surrounding crowd. He wanted to give up, but remembering the mission given by Teng Donglang, he reluctantly entered the field again and began to rest.
His subordinates brought him water and others helped massage his muscles, allowing him to relax fully and recover his physical strength more quickly.
The Dragon-man youth approached the Spring Boxer right in front of the wary eyes of the Saber Gang members and surprisingly offered him a potion.
“This potion should be stronger than yours. It can not only restore your physical strength but also help your fighting energy regenerate faster.”
The Spring Boxer was stunned.
Seeing his hesitation, the Dragon-man youth said, “If you’re brave enough, drink it!”
Provoked, the Spring Boxer grabbed the potion bottle directly.
“Am I not brave enough?” the Spring Boxer scoffed, glaring at the Dragon-man youth.
He pulled the stopper from the pharmaceutical bottle and, ignoring the looks from his subordinates trying to stop him, downed it in one gulp.
The next moment, his expression changed slightly and he blurted out, “Indeed, it’s good medicine.”
The potion took effect quickly.
The Spring Boxer felt his physical strength recovering rapidly, and without any special effort, his fighting energy also began to rise slowly.
The potion given by the Dragon-man youth was, of course, a high-quality one, specially prepared for him by Zi Di.
The potion formula came from the War Criminal’s database, highly refined.
Using it on the Spring Boxer was like exchanging one potion for his combat experience.
If Zi Di were present, she would definitely praise this trade as a good deal!
Seeing this, the crowd around them fell silent.
Today, they had truly broadened their horizons.
Many had never seen a heroic duel where one party allowed the other to rest mid-fight, and even offered a recovery potion during the break.
After drinking the potion, the Spring Boxer indeed recovered much quicker.
He returned to the stage and the duel with the Dragon-man youth resumed.
A short while later,
he was exhausted once again…
Seeing the Dragon-man youth standing tall and still unscathed, the Spring Boxer pondered, “Why does Long Fu’s chest feel increasingly hard?”
The Big Arena Badge was quietly doing its work.
It not only absorbed the opponent’s combat experience to benefit its user,
but also, the more the user was the focus of attention during the battle, and the longer the attention lasted, the more the badge could amplify the wearer’s abilities.
This amplification included various aspects such as attack, defense, recovery abilities, speed, and more.
“Damn… With such an insane defensive power, how could I possibly break through?” the Spring Boxer looked at the Dragon-man youth and couldn’t help but feel desperate.
If this had been his first defeat, the Spring Boxer might still have been unwilling to accept it.
The second failure might still leave him clinging to some hope.
But now, the Dragon-man youth had allowed him to rest multiple times, letting him attempt freely.
The Spring Boxer was sure he had exerted his full effort, and thus fully recognized the vast disparity between himself and the Dragon-man youth.
He… was convinced.
“But I haven’t completed Lord Teng Donglang’s command, what should I do?” the Spring Boxer was deeply troubled.
Teng Donglang had always taken great care of the Spring Boxer, and he had always been immensely grateful, constantly thinking of repaying Teng Donglang.
“What should I do?” Suddenly, an idea struck the Spring Boxer.
He looked up at the Dragon-man youth: “Long Fu, I’ve realized, I fell into your trap!”
The Dragon-man youth was slightly surprised: “Oh? What do you mean?”
The Spring Boxer’s tone became serious: “Your speed isn’t up to par, is it?”
“You’ve been hiding your weakness.”
“You actually can’t keep up with my speed, and when I move quickly, you can’t launch an effective attack on me.”
“So, you intentionally stood still and proposed only defending without attacking to lure me into discarding my advantage of reach and engaging you head-on!”
This deduction made everyone watching the battle stunned.
Thinking it over, the Spring Boxer’s words made quite some sense.
The Dragon-man youth had indeed not shown his speed.
For a moment, a large number of doubtful and inquisitive gazes turned toward the Dragon-man youth.
The Dragon-man youth’s face blossomed into a smile again, “Since that is the case, I will make you thoroughly convinced. Let’s change our method of competition. Let’s compete in speed.”
“Good, let’s do it that way!” the Spring Boxer clenched his fist tightly, very excited.
He was the first to kick off the ground, propelling himself forward.
The Dragon-man youth watched his movement, not hastily chasing after him.
After several consecutive launches by the Spring Boxer, his speed became incredibly fast, turning his body into streaks of shadows that were hard to capture with the naked eye.
“How about it, can you keep up with me?” the Spring Boxer said with a slightly proud tone, taunting the Dragon-man youth.
The Dragon-man youth replied calmly, “Since you are ready, then here I come.”
The Spring Boxer’s heart skipped a beat, and he scoffed, once again increasing his speed to a point that faintly exceeded his previous limit.
But in the next moment, a huge shadow enveloped him.
The Spring Boxer looked up in horror to see that the Dragon-man youth had appeared above his head at some unknown time!
The Dragon-man youth’s massive body blocked the sunlight, casting a deep shadow down, giving the Snow Elf youth an incredibly strong sense of pressure.
Like an eagle capturing a rabbit, the Dragon-man youth reached out with his Dragon Claw and grabbed the Spring Boxer’s neck in the next instant.
Bang.
He pressed down naturally, pinning the Spring Boxer to the ground, shattering the street tiles.
“Fast, so incredibly fast! He could move so swiftly!” The shock remained vivid on the Spring Boxer’s face as he let his neck be grasped by the Dragon-man youth, lying motionless on the ground.
Dragon-man youth gently released his Dragon Claw, slowly stood up, looked down at the Spring Boxer, and spoke in a gentle tone, “Do you want to compete again?”
The Spring Boxer came to his senses, looking up at the Dragon-man youth with reverence, really wanting to shake his head.
But considering Teng Donglang’s orders, he gritted his teeth, pretended to be unconvinced, and shouted, “I am not convinced!”
“Then let’s compete again.” The Dragon-man youth nodded, “I have said that I will give you maximum respect, and that is to accompany you to the end.”
The Dragon-man youth was pleased about the Spring Boxer’s unwillingness to surrender and desired another match.
This type of launching attack was quite similar to his combat technique.
This experience was very suitable for the Dragon-man youth, and was of great value to him.
Thus, the same scenario happened repeatedly.
In the passerby’s view, a black shadow and a red shadow tangled swiftly through the streets, engaging back and forth.
The street tiles and walls they trampled upon started to crack.
Each test resulted in the same outcome.
The Spring Boxer faced defeat over and over.
As the sun set and slowly dipped below the horizon, the Spring Boxer could no longer bear it, even with his thick skin.
The crowd of onlookers had thinned.
The Spring Boxer bowed to the Dragon-man youth and admitted, “Long Fu squad leader, you are the strongest Silver Level I have ever seen. I believe you are fully qualified to challenge our Gang Leader. I lost to you, completely convinced!”
The Dragon-man youth encouraged him, “Your potential is not limited to this. If possible in the future, we may spar again.”
Ultimately, the Spring Boxer watched the receding figures of the Dragon-man youth and Lan Zao with complex emotions.
He was extremely exhausted, feeling weak all over, his fighting energy had dried up many times.
“Lord Teng Donglang, this time I truly did my best.”
“It’s a pity, even with all my efforts, I couldn’t force him to reveal his last resort.”
“I only proved that Long Fu is very strong, unbelievably strong!”
“And one more thing…”
“Long Fu is not only a formidable fighter but also a respectable warrior with a very noble character.”
For such a strong competitor, the Spring Boxer was truly convinced.