Just thinking of Shi Xiaobai being decapitated was enough to make the two girls that could be called proud daughters of heaven feel like the world was crumbling down.
"This King won't die."
Shi Xiaobai looked seriously at the group and said with a certain tone, "This King might be defeated, but This King will definitely not die."
Everyone was taken aback, but clearly they did not believe him.
The corners of Shi Xiaobai's mouth slowly formed a smile. His eyes burned as bright as the stars. His fighting spirit flared like the mid-summer sun.
"This King is very happy."
Shi Xiaobai looked at the blond youth in the distance. As though he was in reverie, he whispered, "This King is very happy to be able to encounter such a powerful opponent. After witnessing that strike, the strike that defeated Speechless, This King is already so excited that he can't control himself. After seeing that strike, the strike that killed the giant, every cell in This King's body is quivering, shouting and throbbing. This King wishes to battle him. No, it's not a wish, it's a desire. A desire that comes from the soul."
"This King would not be obsessed with victory, nor would This King be afraid of failure. This King only wants to fight him with all his strength in a jubilant battle. This King wants to be his opponent and to not let down the swords in This King's hand. This King wants to examine himself and know how much strength he possesses."
"This King might be defeated in this battle, but This King will definitely not run. This King knows what you are worried about. This King also knows that there's a possibility of dying in this battle, but This King is not afraid of death, nor will This King die."
"No, This King will not only survive, but This King also wants to win."
"No, This King will definitely win!"
Shi Xiaobai grinned. His smile was as glaring as sunlight.
"This King is omnipotent because This King is fearless!"
Everyone was left stunned and remained silent for a prolonged period of time. Sunless and the silver-haired girl subconsciously released their hands.
He was omnipotent. Because he was fearless.
He was such a youth.
He could not create miracles.
Because he was a miracle in itself.
Shi Xiaobai slowly walked forward. With the black-and-white sword in hand, he was dressed in light clothing. He did not wear any armor, making him look like a king who had just descend from his throne. Yet, the king was walking to the enemy encampment with a smile.
He was not afraid of failure or death. He was not afraid of anything.
He was fearless which was why he was omnipotent!
Everyone's eyes landed on him. Even the spectators from the Celestial domain and Transcendence felt shaken at that moment.
"Come on. This King looks forward to this battle."
Shi Xiaobai was feeling excited. With a thirty-thousand-strong audience, an opponent worthy of respect, it was a battle worth fighting with his life. What else could one look forward to?
"Make your choice, youth!"
A familiar fiery voice suddenly rang in Shi Xiaobai's mind!
Shi Xiaobai's fiery chest instantly turned cold. His excited mind suddenly short-circuited as though a basin of cold water had been splashed on him.
Time was fixed as the world in front of him was completely still.
A few lines of black text gradually materialized in front of him.
Shi Xiaobai felt an ominous feeling as he faced the few lines of black text as though he was looking death calmly in the eye.
[ Choice 1: In thirty seconds, shout loudly to Sunless Ye: "Love can conquer all. This King's love for you transcends age, sex, or even space-time transmigration. And all you need to do is take that tiny step forward. That step is truly simple—Ye Sunless, This King already has a girlfriend, are you willing to be a side hoe?" ]
[ Choice 2: In thirty seconds, shout loudly to Speechless Li: "Love can conquer all. This King's love for you transcends age, sex, or even space-time transmigration. And all you need to do is take that tiny step forward. That step is truly simple—Li Speechless, This King already has a girlfriend, are you willing to be a side hoe?" ]
[ Choice 3: In thirty seconds, shout loudly to Mu Lengxi: "Love can conquer all. This King's love for you transcends age, sex, or even space-time transmigration. And all you need to do is take that tiny step forward. That step is truly simple—Mu Lengxi, This King already has a girlfriend, are you willing to be a side hoe?" ]
[ Choice 4: In thirty seconds, shout loudly to Dawn Li: "Love can conquer all. This King's love for you transcends age, sex, or even space-time transmigration. And all you need to do is take that tiny step forward. That step is truly simple—Li Dawn, This King already has a girlfriend, are you willing to be a side hoe?" ]
(Gentle Reminder: This choice is considered a "Mischief-style choice" where only the choice is performed. No reward.)
"Make your choice, youth!"
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Chapter426 The fifth path
[ Choice 1: In thirty seconds, shout loudly to Sunless Ye: "Love can conquer all. This King's love for you transcends age, sex, or even space-time transmigration. And all you need to do is take that tiny step forward. That step is truly simple—Ye Sunless, This King already has a girlfriend, are you willing to be a side hoe?" ]
[ Choice 2: In thirty seconds, shout loudly to Speechless Li: "Love can conquer all. This King's love for you transcends age, sex, or even space-time transmigration. And all you need to do is take that tiny step forward. That step is truly simple—Li Speechless, This King already has a girlfriend, are you willing to be a side hoe?" ]
[ Choice 3: In thirty seconds, shout loudly to Mu Lengxi: "Love can conquer all. This King's love for you transcends age, sex, or even space-time transmigration. And all you need to do is take that tiny step forward. That step is truly simple—Mu Lengxi, This King already has a girlfriend, are you willing to be a side hoe?" ]
[ Choice 4: In thirty seconds, shout loudly to Dawn Li: "Love can conquer all. This King's love for you transcends age, sex, or even space-time transmigration. And all you need to do is take that tiny step forward. That step is truly simple—Li Dawn, This King already has a girlfriend, are you willing to be a side hoe?" ]
(Gentle Reminder: This choice is considered a "Mischief-style choice" where only the choice is performed. No reward.)
"Make your choice, youth!"
The fiery voice constantly resounded in his mind like a demon’s chanting. Shi Xiaobai was flabbergasted when he saw the black text in front of him.
His impassioned feelings had been figuratively doused with an ominous splash that seemed to extinguish his burning feelings by the familiar voice that resounded in his mind. However, he never expected the situation to be that 'wicked'.
Shi Xiaobai always had a love and hate relationship with the 'Absolute Choice'. The Absolute Choice would occasionally 'naughtily' give him mischievous choices like 'asking Hisith for his underwear or first kiss' or 'confessing to Kali or mock her flat chest'. It would usually change a great situation into an awkward one. Also, there were many times when time repeated that allowed him to painfully repeat many heart-wrenching scenes. From a particular point of view, the Absolute Choice played a 'wicked' role.
But without the Absolute Choice, he would have missed many important people in his life or leave behind irredeemable regrets.
Due to the existence of the Absolute Choice, Shi Xiaobai had successfully saved Little Fatso, Chen Lingcun, and the rookies on the sixth level. He had resolved the danger of Kali’s raging corruption. All of this had ended in a tragic failure originally, but thanks to the Absolute Choice's ability to reset time, he had ended them with a miracle.
Therefore, in the balance of love and hate, Shi Xiaobai did not lean on either side.
But this time, Shi Xiaobai slightly wavered.
And at this moment, he had to loudly shout such ridiculous lines in thirty seconds.
Love can conquer all?
Are you willing to be a side hoe?
Those lines really hurt, dude.
Although this was the first time four choices had appeared, the contents of the choices were very similar. All it changed was the target of 'confession'.
The first choice of Sunless Ye was reasonable. By hardening his conscience to be a two-timing playboy, he just needed to think of a way to explain it to Kali, and he would be able to enjoy the joys of life. Although Sunless might not know the meaning behind 'side hoe', or even if she knew, she would not mind or reject it. As for the selfless Kali, she would definitely choose to bear with it. That was a path that led to being a scum reveling in sexual pleasure.
The second choice of Speechless Li was completely absurd. Although the lines used the words, 'This King's love for you transcends age, sex' as a qualifier, trying to twist nonexistent homosexual feelings into 'magnanimous love' was something his mind and body could not accept, having ignored the possibility of it not having any chance of success. If he later used a forced explanation that 'it was all a joke', it would incur the suspicion of others. It was obvious that this was a self-destructive path that would gross out both others and himself.
The third choice of Mu Lengxi might be the best choice. This name had previously appeared second on the official forecast of the top ten rookies. It was ranked only after Speechless and the reason of selection was only a single line of 'Beijing super rookie'. As a super rookie among super rookies, Mu Lengxi was extremely mysterious. There was no information on her appearance or features, and there was no way to learn of it. But at this moment, they were already at the seventh level, and removing any other noisy factors, it was already clear who Mu Lengxi was. Shi Xiaobai had guessed a long time ago and had just received confirmation that the silver-haired girl with the black-rimmed glasses who was immersed in reading books was the mysterious Mu Lengxi.
If he said the line to the silver-haired girl, Mu Lengxi, it would be more likely that it would be considered as a form of 'hitting on her' or a joke. As they did not know each other for that long, their shared experiences were few and far between. The feelings that they had for each other were far from reaching the stage of 'confession'. The line could be passed off as a joke. However, by doing so, he might cause Mu Lengxi to bear a grudge deep in her heart. It would also create an awkward situation, which was also an unknown question. However, the bitter fruit was not as bitter as the first two choices. This was a selfish path that would allow him to pay the smallest price but the damage was unknown.
The fourth choice of Dawn Li was probably the biggest joke the Absolute Choice was pulling. Dawn Li was the blond youth in front of him. He was an imitation of the Hero King created by the assessment program. It was a fake existence so it had nothing to do with a 'confession'. However, Dawn's setting seemed to perfectly match the qualifiers of age, sex, and space-time transmigration. It would be even more perfect if the qualifiers of transcending reality and virtuality were included. The Absolute Choice's true motive was to make him choose the fourth choice. However, wasn't it a bit exaggerated to choose to confess to a counterfeit of a legendary figure from three millennia ago? That was practically a crazy path only a mindless fool would choose.
Scum, self-destruction, selfish, crazy.
That was the true meaning behind the four choices.
Despite Shi Xiaobai having completely analyzed the true meaning behind the four choices, he knew that any path would end up in disaster. However, he had to make a choice. As it was a mischief-style choice, he needed to complete the choice in thirty seconds. If he did not, time would rewind and he would have to make a choice again.
He had once attempted to revolt against the mischief-style choice, but after experiencing several meaningless time resets, he understood that there was a need to complete the choice.
Regardless of how reluctant he was, he had to compromise. That was the hideous face of the mischief-style choices.
At that moment, Shi Xiaobai recalled the nickname he had used in the virtual world—IChooseDogLeading (I’d rather choose death).
However, Shi Xiaobai was not one who compromised with 'absolutes'.
"Where is the fifth path?"
Shi Xiaobai's black pair of eyes tried to search for the faint light in the darkness.
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Chapter427 If Shi Xiaobai confessed
"How stirring. His Majesty's words have stirred me up."
"What a impressive line of 'This King is omnipotent because This King is fearless'. Who knew that the Infernal King has such a passionate side to him."
"The Celestial King was utterly defeated, the new Transcendent King has died. Despite such circumstances, the Infernal King, who knows he doesn't have much chance of victory, still chooses to unsheathe his sword and proceed forward bravely. It's too cool. Although I am from the Celestial domain, at this moment, I want to shout to the Infernal King, all the best!"
"Revenge, we need to seek revenge for our dead king. We implore you Infernal King!"
"All the best, Infernal King!"
Above the basin, the attitude Shi Xiaobai had when he was facing the upcoming battle and the impassioned speech he gave broke the silence. The thirty-thousand-strong audience could not help but cry out. It might have been the stirring of their deepest feelings or to cheer the Infernal King on, or hoping that the Infernal King would avenge the new Transcendent King who died tragically. At this moment, Shi Xiaobai was the center of attention.
Speechless could not help but suffuse a smile as he stared at Shi Xiaobai's back. He muttered, "He is a youth deserving of being the apple of This Emperor's eye."
Mu Yuesheng, who was supporting Speechless, heard the words he muttered and immediately recalled the scene of Shi Xiaobai embracing the injured Speechless. It was quite a strange and very harmonious scene, so she could not help but mock him, "I heard you recently rejected Princess Jasmine's confession, causing quite a stir in China. You nearly hit the headlines of China Daily."
"Hey, that Princess Jasmine is considered as a one in a millennium rare genius in the field of academia. Her IQ is 190 and ranked third in all of history. In terms of her looks, she is no worse than Sunless. Her family background is even higher than you as the heir to the Li family."
"At just the age of fourteen, she got a Nobel Prize in Science. At the award ceremony that was to enter the annals of history, she recited a touching confession to you. It stirred the entire world. People said that the two of you are the most compatible pairing in the world, and that the both of you would date under the watchful eyes of the world."
"But who knew that, you gave the nice person card the next day, and said that you were very touched before rejecting Princess Jasmine's confession. Everyone cursed you for being blind to the bliss just beside you. They were even guessing how excellent a girl needed to be in order to catch your eye."
"I was wondering why you could even bear rejecting Princess Jasmine, but upon careful thought, it seems like the number of girls you have rejected is uncountable. Brother Speechless, could it be...that you like men?"
To be able to reject Princess Jasmine who had such excellent qualities and not be moved by all the excellent girls that pursued him, it was clearly not what a normal teenager would do, unless he was not normal.
For example, his sexual orientation.
In combination with the words, 'youth deserving of being the apple of This Emperor's eye', one would naturally produce such a strange thought.
Speechless rolled his eyes. But seeing how Mu Yuesheng began to subconsciously believe her own ridiculous suggestion, to the point of becoming serious and flustered, he could not help but turn playful.
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Therefore, he purposely said seriously, "I have never seen that Jasmine even once before. We never had any contact either. She suddenly confessed to me and the so-called liking for me is just absurd."
"It's unknown why she suddenly had the thought to confess, so I naturally had to reject her. But on careful thought, I have also rejected a few playmates I grew up with. I always believed that I had high standards and had yet to met someone I truly like, so I refused to compromise."
"But now, after hearing what you said, I suddenly realized that it might not be the truth. It seems like I really do not have much interest in females. Instead, after hearing Shi Xiaobai's words, my heart began to beat quickly. Could it be..."
When Mu Yuesheng heard that, she immediately turned pale from fright. She looked at Speechless in panic and shook her head frantically, "An illusion. All of this is an illusion..."
"No, it's not an illusion."
Speechless said with a firm look as he said with certainty, "Little Yue, thank you for enlightening me! I finally realize my true feelings! We can ask ourselves—if the person confessing to me is Shi Xiaobai, will I be able to reject him? The answer is actually...I can't."
Mu Yuesheng felt like she was struck by lightning. She felt like she had accidentally opened Pandora's box and was feeling panicked and regretful for it.
Speechless said with a laugh, "Haha, don't worry. It's just one-sided. Shi Xiaobai is constantly hitting on girls, so his sexual orientation is definitely normal. How could he confess to me?"
Mu Yuesheng immediately felt that she was being too detestable for her to make such a joke without thinking.
The more she thought, the more regretful she felt. Her eyes gradually turned red.
When Speechless noticed that Mu Yuesheng was about to tear, he was given a fright.
Damn it, the joke had gone too far.
His sexual orientation was of course normal. The reason why he had rejected the confessions of so many girls was because he had very high standards. Secondly, the Hero King had remained single his entire life. It appeared like he did not have any close confidant either. As his imitation, he naturally needed to imitate that impressive ability of withstanding loneliness.
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