Chapter 347: The powerful Transcendents
The reason behind Shi Xiaobai having thoughts of eating the Transcendence Holy Tree was not only due to the unfair treatment of humans by the Transcendents that infuriated him, but also because the leaves of the Transcendence Holy Tree emitted a fragrance that made him salivate.
Now, Shi Xiaobai was located in the middle of the city, so he was very close to the holy tree. The fragrance was permeating through the air, constantly invoking his ‘appetite’.
Eating the holy tree could vent his anger as well as satisfy his ‘appetite’, so why not?
However, Shi Xiaobai did not immediately take action.
Back when he passed the holy tree, Shi Xiaobai had taken note of the area. The holy tree did not have many guards, apparently because the Transcendents were not too worried that others would have nefarious thoughts on the holy tree. However, the area around the holy tree had a steady stream of foreign races passing through.
The holy tree was the most famous landmark of Transcendence, so it was very natural for foreigners to take a look, having come to Transcendence.
Therefore, if Shi Xiaobai were to ‘eat’ the holy tree in a view of everyone, he would be committing a crime openly, which would definitely stir everyone in Transcendence.
Shi Xiaobai did not mind causing a scene since he did not plan on obtaining the assessment program’s approval through the Martial Arts Tournament.
However, the other trial-takers belonged to the same human camp as he was. If he were to do something so atrocious, he might implicate them, causing them to lose their eligibility for the tournament. They might even be dealt with as enemies by the Transcendents.
Shi Xiaobai could ignore the rest, but he did not want to harm Sunless.
Therefore, his plan of eating the holy tree could only be done incognito. He had to find an opportunity when there would be fewer tourists so as to hide inside the holy tree’s crown. He could then slowly eat clean the holy tree without anyone knowing.
Now, it was best he met up with Sunless first, so as to fulfill the promise that he made with her on the fifth level.
Go ahead first. Let us meet on the seventh level.
This was what Shi Xiaobai had previously said and he was never one to break his word.
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“Knock, knock…”
Shi Xiaobai gently knocked on the mottled wooden door on the short and aged hut.
“The door isn’t locked. Please enter.”
A voice responded immediately from the inside.
It was a familiar but also unfamiliar male’s voice. Shi Xiaobai had heard it before but it had not left a deep impression on him.
Shi Xiaobai immediately opened the door.
As the wooden door opened, it let out a light creaking sound. The scene inside the narrow house was imprinted in his eyes. It was a house without a single window. There was only a chimney for ventilation, and the sunlight that entered was extremely dim; therefore, the room was lit with candles.
In the dim candlelight, the old walls and floor were filled with the marks of time, but they were extremely clean, apparently having been meticulously cleaned not long ago.
Shi Xiaobai scanned the room and saw only three people. They were sitting in three separate corners of the room. Two of them were in Cogitation with their eyes closed, while one of them was looking extremely bored.
Shi Xiaobai focused and indeed, the two people in Cogitation were familiar. One of them was Pulp Farmer and the other was Liu Yu. As for the person looking bored, he was an armored-youth.
If he wasn’t mistaken, this youth was called Feng Yuanlin? From what Mu Yuesheng said, the youth had once protected him on the fifth level.
With the door opened, the cogitating Pulp Farmer and Liu Yu did not open their eyes, apparently unconcerned with the person who had knocked.
Feng Yuanlin widened his eyes as he looked over, and when he realized it was Shi Xiaobai, he immediately exclaimed, “Wow, Boss Shi Xiaobai!”
With this said, Pulp Farmer and Liu Yu spontaneously opened their eyes as they looked surprised.
Shi Xiaobai’s appearance here was a very problematic matter for them. This was because the Bravehearts that had slain the seven dragons had already been decided. They were finding it unfortunate that Shi Xiaobai had been eliminated on the sixth level, but now, he had appeared here with them.
Could it be that he was directly promoted to the seventh level after killing four Level Lords? If that was the case, it was somewhat reasonable.
However, how was Shi Xiaobai able to kill four Level Lords? And why did he do so?
The three people in the room were immediately filled with questions.
Shi Xiaobai asked before they could ask their questions, “There’s only the three of you?”
Feng Yuanlin guessed at what Shi Xiaobai was really referring to and answered, “That’s right. We are the only three participating in the Martial Arts Tournament. Sunless isn’t here.”
Shi Xiaobai was slightly disappointed when he heard this. After all, he had specially made the trip to Transcendence to meet Sunless. He never expected that she wasn’t here and that only three people, a number less than half the Bravehearts, were participating in the tournament.
Shi Xiaobai could not help but ask, “Isn’t it said that participating in the tournament is the most mainstream way to clear the level?”
Feng Yuanlin said with an awkward smile, “The most mainstream way usually means the simplest… Proud geniuses like Speechless, Mu Lengxi, and Sunless probably do not wish to go down a well-trodden path, or they might be attempting to leave the beaten track, or challenge the Conquest King or the Hero King’s feats.”
With Feng Yuanlin saying so, Shi Xiaobai was immediately enlightened. After all, he too did not wish to clear the level using the tournament. After hearing the four different stories, there was an inclination for people to have the impassioned hope of creating the fifth story.
However, Shi Xiaobai had a feeling that things were apparently not that simple.
At this moment, Pulp Farmer did not agree with what Feng Yuanlin said. He said, “The most mainstream way doesn’t necessarily mean the simplest. Ever since Xu Taibai clinched victory at the tournament, the strongest member of the Transcendents, Leonis, had an enhancement in strength. As such, not a single trial-taker has managed to defeat Leonis in the tournament for the several thousand years. People say that the Ji Feng and the Conquest King would be able to easily defeat Leonis, but it might not be the case. After all, they were at the Psionic Mortal Realm back then. As for Leonis’s strength, it was likely on the same level as the Infernal King. Therefore, it might not be the simplest way to clinch victory at the tournament. However, there is a lower risk even if this ends up failing; hence, it became the most mainstream way.”
Liu Yu added as well, “Let’s not talk about Leonis. Throughout history, the number of trial-takers that can defeat Moya, the second strongest Transcendent so as to have the right to challenge the defending champion can be counted with one’s fingers. Most trial-takers get halted during the qualifying matches. In fact, being able to defeat any of the eight Bravehearts of the Transcendents is already an extremely impressive feat.”
Shi Xiaobai said in astonishment, “The Transcendents are that powerful?”
Liu Yu said with a nod, “The Transcendents is the only race in this level’s world that can put up a fight with the Infernal King, allowing them to enjoy a stature above all other races. They are naturally gifted with strong physiques, and the strength of the eight Bravehearts has already exceeded the Psionic Mortal Realm. Especially Leonis and Moya, their strength is unfathomable. Over the thousands of years of history, only five people have been able to defeat Moya. The only person that could defeat Leonis was Xu Taibai. Furthermore, it was against a weaker Leonis. Now, Leonis almost has the same power as the Infernal King!”
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