Chapter 272: Accepted Wholeheartedly
“This monster!”
“How can there be a dragonman with such defenses?”
“Spring Boxer attacked him wildly yet didn’t leave a scratch! If I didn’t see it with my own eyes, I would have never believed it.”
“Apparently, an amazing figure has come to our Snow Bird Harbor.”
“It’s no wonder he wants to challenge Lord Teng Dong Lang!”
“With that defense, I think he is qualified.”
The onlookers wagged their tongues.
Public opinion was gradually shifting.
At first the people were very skeptical of the dragonman youngster.
But after the dragonman youngster knocked Ban Lan Gen unconscious with a single punch, the people began to look at him squarely.
Now, the dragonman youngster had taken Spring Boxer’s attacks head on and was never scratched. Such a marvel caused the people to universally recognize his strength.
The dragonman youngster focused on Spring Boxer, somewhat astonished.
Last Night, when he read the intelligence report on Spring Boxer, he had discovered that their fighting style was similar to his.
For instance, their assault methods in battle was almost identical.
The difference was that the dragonman got driving force from battle qi explosions while Spring Boxer did so through elastic force produced by his springs.
The battle skills Spring Boxer displayed in succession were also similar to the dragonman youngster’s Demolition Fist.
“That final battle skill, Reckless Fist is actually suitable for me to cultivate.”
“He punched many times in a row, and the Grand Arena Medal should have absorbed a lot of experience.”
The dragonman youngster would have half the effort and twice the results cultivating Reckless Fist
That was why the dragonman youngster provoked Spring Boxer constantly and decided to not retaliate, it was all to entice them into attacking him constantly to display his fighting methods as much as he liked.
Spring Boxer was not just an opponent for the dragonman youngster, he was more so a mineral deposit.
“This deposit can still be excavated.” The dragonman youngster didn’t plan on defeating Spring Boxer.
But Spring Boxer was at a loss and despairing, he had lost all of his fighting spirit and didn’t seem he was going to keep fighting.
The dragonman youngster said, “What’s with you?”
“Why did you stop?”
“Are you out of stamina?”
“You are one of the Bayonet Gang’s ringleaders, is that all you have?”
“It seems Teng Dong Lang’s eyes doesn’t amount to much; he actually promoted a waste like yourself to ringleader.
Spring Boxer had been indifferent, but when he heard that last sentence, he suddenly hissed like a cat with their hair standing up, “Shut your mouth, I won’t allow you to insult Lord Teng Dong Lang!”
“Oh?” The dragonman youngster’s eye shined upon finding a new way to provoke Spring Boxer.
“Then come and fight, keep punching with your fists.”
“Prove Teng Dong Lang made the right chose!”
“Ah, ah, ah!” Spring Boxer bellowed in rage; he used all he had to raise his right arm and punch the dragonman youngster’s chest.
The dragonman youngster didn’t move even a bit, and the reaction force caused Spring Boxer to fall backwards.
A moment later, he really was sitting on the ground.
The dragonman youngster shook his head with disappointment, “You are too tired, your stamina is gone, and you have lost.”
After saying that, the dragonman youngster turned around to leave.
Spring Boxer shouted soon after, “Don’t leave, you wretched man. I can still…still fight.”
The dragonman youngster stopped walking and looked back to see Spring Boxer in the process of climbing to his feet.
But he really was exhausted, his limbs were aching and limp, and everyone passing by could see his arms and thighs constantly trembling.
After spending a good deal of effort, he managed to stagger back up.
Spring Boxer had remembered Teng Dong Lang’s order.
“I will fight will all my strength, to probe into that young dragonman’s methods!”
“This guy is no ordinary silver level, he is a monster, a gold level threat.”
“The more information I piece out, the greater Lord Teng Dong Lang’s odds of success.
Seeing the swaying Spring Boxer, Lan Zao sneered, “What are you thinking? Going to pester us? As a ringleader of the grand Bayonet Gang, do you not have the forbearance to admit defeat?”
But a moment later, the dragonman youngster stopped Lan Zao from further berating.
He took the measure of Spring Boxer with interest, stating, “I have to say, Spring Boxer, you have made me respect you on a whole new level.”
“That kind of fighting spirit is deserving of respect.”
“So sorry. I take back saying you were a waste. As long as you retain that kind of fighting spirit and toughness, you will never be a waste!”
“You are very strong, unfortunate that you happened to meet me.”
“Right, those eyes exactly, that is the expression of a fighter who will never surrender, who will never give up.”
“Spring Boxer, you are excellent.”
“I promise you, as long as you don’t give up, I will keep fighting you today until the end!”
Spring Boxer panted for air, his tired eyes were half shut, for it was hard to keep them open.
The dragonman youngster’s words of praise gave him a new impetus.
Because the dragonman youngster’s words were pleasant to listen to, especially the phrase “as a fighter, one should never surrender, never give up”, those words simply spoke what Spring Boxer thought from the bottom of his heart.
Spring Boxer couldn’t help but have a strong sense of like-mindedness with the dragonman youngster.
Then when he heard that the dragonman youngster would “fighting with him until the end”, he immediately lay down his worries, feeling that there as still a chance that her could accomplish Teng Dong Lang’s order.
However, he was exhausted, and there was no way he could keep fighting, how could he force the dragonman youngster to use his trump cards?
Just as Spring Boxer sank into panic, he heard the dragonman youngster say, “You are too tired.”
“Give yourself time to rest, it isn’t necessary to rush back into the fight.”
Spring Boxer’s body shivered, and he scowled at the dragonman youngster again.
He didn’t know if it was all in his mind, but it seemed the dragonman youngster had grown loftier in his eyes.
“What?”
The onlookers felt somewhat surprised.
Truth be told, heroic duels were a common sight in the Ice Sculpture Kingdom.
But allowing an opponent to rest during a duel was a rare sight indeed.
“Since that is so, then I will rest!” Spring Boxer sat back down, then shouted to an underling, “Get me some water to drink!”
He had gasped too heavily, and his throat was burning, as if his lungs were baking.
The underling quickly brough over a cup of water and Spring Boxer drained it a single gulp.
Another brought medicine.
Spring Boxer hesitated for a moment, then glanced at the dragonman youngster to see him smiling.
Spring Boxer coldly snorted, and with a mild blush, drank down the medicine and swallowed it.
The dragonman youngster patiently waited.
An hour quickly passed.
The spectators gradually grew impatient, and some began to grumble: how much longer did they need to wait?
The dragonman youngster was in no rush.
He was very patience for the imminent battle experience.
Spring Boxer couldn’t endure the comments and stood up again.
“I can keep fighting now.”
The dragonman youngster grinned, “Since you’ve rested enough, then come at me.”
They both began to fight each other once more.
To be more accurate, Spring Boxer unleashed his fists upon the dragonman youngster.
The dragonman youngster didn’t retaliate, still remaining on the defense.
A few minutes later, Spring Boxer was half dead from exhaustion once again.
“You can stop and rest for a bit.” The dragonman youngster suggested.
Spring Boxer lowered his head, not daring to look at the crowd’s eyes, he considered giving up, but when he thought of the mission Teng Dong Lang gad given him, and in the end, he forced himself to stay in it and rest.
His underlings gave him water, and another massaged his muscles to loosen them sufficiently, so he could more quickly recover his stamina.
The dragonman youngster came to Spring Boxer, and the Bayonet Gang member vigilantly watched him actually give him a potion.
“My potion will be quite good for you. Not only can it restore stamina, but it can also help you create battle qi faster.”
Spring Boxer stared blankly at it.
When the dragonman youngster saw his hesitation, he tutted, “Drink it if you’re brave enough!”
That provocation was enough for Spring Boxer to take the potion.
“I’m not brave enough?” Spring Boxer coldly snorted and glowered at the dragonman youngster.
He popped the potion’s cork and drained it instantly, slapping away his underlings that tried to stop him.
A moment later, he changed color slightly and blurted out, “It really is a good potion.”
The medicine took effect quickly.
Spring Boxer clearly felt his stamina quickly being restored, while simultaneously feeling his internal battle qi slowly rise without the need for a specific cultivation method.
The dragonman youngster’s potion was undoubtably good, it had been specially refined for him by Zi Di.
The potion’s recipe had come from War Merchant’s database and was of excellent quality.
Using it on Spring Boxer was equal to trading the potion for his battle experience.
If Zi Di was present, she would commend this great deal!
When the spectators saw this, they were dumbfounded.
Today’s event had broadened their horizons.
Many people had never seen a heroic duel where one let the other rest during it, nor had they seen one give their opponent a recovery potion while they rested.
After drinking the potion, Spring Boxer recovered at a faster rate.
He once again took to battle and dueled the dragonman youngster.
A short while later.
He was paralyzed from fatigue again…
Seeing the dragonman youngster standing straight, still untouched, Spring Boxer was puzzled, “Why is Long Fu’s chest feeling harder?”
The Grand Arena Medal was quietly taking effect.
It not only absorbed an opponent’s battle experience but also gave it to the wearer.
Furthermore, during the battle, the more eyes on the wearer, and the longer those eyes paid attention to them, the more the medal amplified the wearer.
This amplification included offense, defense, restoration, speed, and more.
“Abominable…such abnormal defense, how can I ever break through it?” Spring Boxer gazed at the dragonman youngster and couldn’t help but despair.
If this was his first time losing, Spring Boxer might not have accepted it.
The second time, perhaps he still felt it was a fluke from the bottom of his heart.
But now the dragonman youngster had let him rest again and again and let him try as much as he pleased.
Spring Boxer was convinced that he had used everything he had, and consequently, completely understood the immense disparity between him and the dragonman youngster.
He ..believed it.
“But I haven’t accomplished Lord Teng Dong Lang’s commander, what can I do?” Spring Boxer was deeply disturbed.
Teng Dong Lang looked after Spring Boxer well, and Spring Boxer was very grateful for that, and always thought of ways to repay Teng Dong lang.
“What should I do?” Suddenly, Spring Boxer came up with an idea.
He looked up and glared at the dragonman youngster, “Long Fu, I have discovered your plan!”
The dragonman youngster was startled, “Oh? What are you saying?”
Spring Boxer deeply replied, “Is your speed inadequate?”
“You’ve been hiding your weakness.”
“You can’t actually match my speed, and when I am moving at high speed, you cannot attack me effectively.”
“Therefore, you deliberately stood still, suggested that you would defend without counterattacking, and tricked me into abandoning my strengths and getting into a direct confrontation with you!”
That inference caused the spectators to stare blankly.
Upon careful thought, Spring Boxer’s words had some sense to it.
The dragonman youngster really didn’t display any speed.
For a moment, a great mount of suspicious and probing looks were cast on the dragonman youngster.
The dragonman youngster’s face blossomed with another smile, “Since that is so, then let me win you over. Next, we shall change our manner of contest, we shall compete in terms of speed.”
“Good, that will do!” Spring Boxer made a fist, stirring himself.
He took off first, kicking his legs and launching himself forward.
The dragonman youngster watched him move and didn’t pursue hurriedly.
After Spring Boxer launched himself many times, his speed became lightning fast, and his body became a line of shadow, one hard for people to see.
“How about it, can you chase me down?” Spring Boxer arrogantly provoked the dragonman youngster.
The dragonman youngster flatly replied, “Since you are ready, then I’m coming for you.”
Spring Boxer’s heart jumped, and he coldly snorted as he sped up further, faintly wanting to exceed his recorded limits.
But a moment later, a gigantic shadow enveloped him.
Spring Boxer looked up suddenly, and to his shock, he saw the dragonman youngster somehow appear right above him!
The dragonman youngster’s massive body covered the sun, and the heavy shadowing being cast on the young snow elf oppressed him with incomparable power.
Like a eagle catching a rabbit, the dragonman youngster grabbed the back of Spring Boxer’s neck with his dragon talon.
Ding.
He took advantage of that pressure to push Spring Boxer into the ground, smashing the floor tiles in the street.
“Fast, too fast! He is so quick and aggressive!” Spring Boxer’s face retained its dense shock as the dragonman youngster pinned him by the neck to the ground.
The dragonman youngster lightly released his dragon talon, and slowly stood up, looking down at Spring Boxer. He gently asked, “Still want to compare ourselves?”
Spring Boxer returned to his senses; he reverently looked up at the dragonman youngster and wanted to shake his head.
But he thought of Teng Dong Lang’s order, so he had to clench his teeth and purposely feign denial, shouting, “I am unconvinced!”
“Then let’s do it again.” The dragonman youngster nodded, “I did say I would give you the greatest honor of accompanying you until the end.”
The dragonman youngster was glad to see Spring Boxer not conceding and still wanting to compete.
This kind of catapulting dash movement method was very similar to his Surge battle skill.
That kind of experience always suited the dragonman youngster and was very valuable to him.
Thus, the same scene constantly played out.
In the spectators’ point of view, there was one dark shadow and one red shadow flying through the street and tangling with each other, wherever one went, the other followed.
The street tiles and walls they trampled on were shattered.
The result of every competition was the same.
Spring Boxer always lost.
As the sun set in the west and gradually fell into the flat ocean, Spring Boxer couldn’t last any longer, despite how thick his face was.
The spectators had also become few.
Spring Boxer gave in, candidly saying to the dragonman youngster, “Commander Long Fu, you are the strongest silver level I have ever met. I feel that you are completely qualified to challenge our gang leader. I lost to you, I accept my lost wholeheartedly!”
The dragonman youngster encouraged him: your potential isn’t limited to this, in the future, perhaps we can compare notes with each other again.
Finally, with complex emotions, Spring Boxer watched the dragonman youngster and Lan Zao leave.
He was exhausted, completely limp, and his battle qi had dried up many times.
“Lord Teng Dong Lang, I really tried this time.”
“What a pity, even though I used all of my strength, I was unable to force him to use any trump cards.”
“I only proved that Long Fu is very strong, mindboggling strong!”
“Another thing…”
“Long Fu is not only a strong person, but he is also a venerable fighter and possess a very noble character.”
This sort of transcendent was one Spring Boxer had accepted wholeheartedly.