Although Chen Lingcun was the rookie with the worst evaluation in this batch, Tu Dahei was likely the weakest one.
Hence, when Shi Xiaobai pointed at himself and said "This King is the true weakling and trash", the rookies realized that in this classroom, this bumpkin was indeed the most qualified to say such a thing.
However, why did you say it so righteously and in such an awe-inspiring manner? Why does it sound like proving that you are weak is a very glorious thing from your mouth? You want us to shut up, just to say a bunch of stupid words to please the crowd?
A number of rookies felt that they had been fooled. The little bit of pity they had immediately disappeared as an inexplicable anger arose in their hearts.
There were also a number of rookies who found it amusing, but they also felt a sense of admiration. For this bumpkin to be so self-deprecating was clearly to help Chen Lingcun resolve his predicament. To degrade oneself for a friend was not something an ordinary person could do.
An extremely small number of rookies had solemn expressions. Their eyes were filled with thoughts, such as Xiang Wu, who was sitting in the corner. The strongest among the rookies, Wang Lin, and the honest Ye Jiaquan, all of them had the same strange thought — Tu Dahei was not a simple person.
"The most pitiful thing about a weakling is not their weak strength, but their unwillingness to admit their weakness. He calls himself a weakling and a piece of trash. Should I say that he's stupid, or that he's wise?" Xiang Wu's lips curled into a smile.
Hisith similarly had a smile on his face. His joy was evident in his expression, but he remained silent, making it difficult for others to guess his thoughts.
As for the handsome silver-haired youth onstage, he was still the focus of everyone's attention. Many people's gazes landed on him. How would he react when this bumpkin was willing to self-deprecate to such an extent for him?
Lingcun's reaction exceeded everyone's expectations.
"Pfft!"
He laughed, and with a pfft, it was like a silver vase breaking.
"Ha … Ha … Ha …"
His laughter did not stop, as though he wanted to hold it in, but he could not help it. He laughed intermittently, and it was indescribable. The feeling that his laughter gave people was as pleasant as the swaying of a silver bell, but it was as ear-piercing as a silver needle scraping against a wall.
Lingcun laughed to the point of tears. When he finally stopped, his gasps sounded like he was choking, but the smile on his face was clearly one of joy.
Lingcun knew that Tu Dahei was Shi Xiaobai, and he also knew of Shi Xiaobai's monstrous talent. When he first met him, he felt that Tu Dahei was overly arrogant and showed off his abilities. He once thought that Tu Dahei was like any other genius, so he deliberately said the words "Shi Xiaobai is still a weakling" to remind him that he was still a weakling.
But no one expected him to know better than anyone else, and even more so, no one expected him to be able to say such a thing with a clear conscience and a clear conscience.
"Phew ~, I've always thought that I was very smart, but compared to you, I'm really too stupid."
Lingcun looked at Shi Xiaobai with respect and feeling touched. He said softly, "Dahei, you are stronger than anyone else."
"No, This King is very weak!"
Shi Xiaobai grinned and stretched out his right hand. In front of him, he propped up a damaged and nearly transparent white shield.
"Come, let me show you how weak This King is!"
The white shield looked fragile, as if it would shatter at the slightest touch.
"I can't do it."
Lingcun shook his head gently. It was unknown if what he meant by 'can't do it' was because he did not have the ability to shatter it, or because he was unwilling to shatter it.
"If you want to know where that man is, you have to do it."
Hisith, who had been silent all this while, suddenly said with a teasing tone, "I don't like toys that have no 'fun'."
Lingcun's expression changed. Hisith's words had struck the weakest spot in his heart, directly destroying the resistance he had just had.
"I …."
Lingcun looked at the fragile shield once again. Shattering it was very easy, but also very difficult. Even though Shi Xiaobai did not mind being viewed as a weakling, he could not shatter that seemingly fragile dignity with his own hands. However, resisting Hisith's will was the most irrational action. Furthermore, he had to know the whereabouts of that man.
What should he do?
Suddenly, a voice broke Lingcun's thoughts.
"I always knew that I was a weakling, but I did not know how weak I was. This is because I had always been escaping, escaping from the fact that I was powerless."
Lingcun was stunned. The person who said those words was Shi Xiaobai. At this moment, his expression was solemn and serious. Everyone was stunned. This was the first time this bumpkin did not address himself as "This King" in front of them. The way he spoke was as though he was a completely different person.
"I do not know what a Psionic Shield is, but I know that it is true power, a power I have always yearned for."
Shi Xiaobai looked at the broken white shield in front of him in a daze.
"I yearn, yearn, yearn, yearn, yearn … yearn to possess true power."
Countless "yearnings" came out of his mouth, as though he wanted everyone to clearly understand how much he yearned for it.
"So, I am eager to know how big the gap between me and all of you is. Only then will my yearning be real."
What was the "real" yearning for? It was the feeling of reality that the yearning had. As for Shi Xiaobai, he still did not know what the power he yearned for was like.
"Shatter it and tell me how weak I am. If you are the weakest person here, then prove to me that I am weaker than the weakest."
Shi Xiaobai pointed at the shield and looked at Chen Lingcun. His eyes flickered with a look of yearning.
"Let me see just how weak that power of yours that has been ridiculed is. Let me feel just how strong this weak power is to me!"
"Shatter all the false illusions and tell me what the cruel reality is. Only by doing so can I know what power is. What I yearn for, and what I can pay for it."
"Shatter all my weakness and hesitation!"
"Please shatter it!"
Before Shi Xiaobai finished his sentence, Chen Lingcun's fist finally smashed over.
The fist was very, very slow, and it looked gentle and powerless. The white energy around the fist was so thin that it was transparent. When it gently smashed into Shi Xiaobai's shield, it was like a soft tofu hitting another piece of tofu.
This punch was so weak that it made one's hair stand on end.
However, Shi Xiaobai's shield had shattered. It did not shatter with a "boom", but like a frozen surface of water, it cracked bit by bit. The cracks slowly crept upwards, and after a slight sizzling sound, it shattered with a "puff". The white shield turned into countless tiny fragments that melted into the air.
This punch did not have any aesthetic value to speak of. It was even somewhat comical and laughable, but no one mocked it. An indescribable strange repressive feeling permeated the entire room.
Shi Xiaobai, who had his shield easily shattered, was stunned as he slowly lowered his head.
"Sorry, thank you."
Chen Lingcun sighed as his fist turned into a soft palm. He gently patted Shi Xiaobai on the shoulder and turned to leave the platform. When he passed by Hisith, he said coldly, "I will find you. No matter what game it is, I will accompany you to the end."
"Also, if your goal is to shatter Dahei's dignity and hope, if you only want to wipe away the gem's brilliance with your own hands, then this meaningless game has already been lost by you from the very beginning!"
After Lingcun said that, he walked back into the crowd. Everyone's eyes followed him, but at a certain moment, their eyes suddenly flashed with a trace of confusion. Other than Hisith and Ye Jiaquan, the rest of them had moved their gazes away from Lingcun. Their minds vaguely remembered what had just happened. They knew that a very, very weak person had shattered Tu Dahei's shield, but as for who that person was, what his name was, or what he looked like, they could not recall.
It was as if a person with a strong sense of existence had disappeared from their memories.
The rookies cast their gazes back at the platform. The bumpkin still had his head lowered, and his expression could not be seen. Although he seemed to have forgotten an important figure, they still remembered that the bumpkin's Psionic Shield had been shattered by a weakling with the lowest rating with a pathetic amount of strength.
He must have suffered a huge blow, right?
"So, I am now the weakest weakling, right?"
Shi Xiaobai lowered his head as his voice trembled slightly.
"Yes, my beloved toy. You're the weakest here. You've proven what it means to be weak. You've let everyone see the true face of the weak and trash. You've really done a great job."
Hisith's tone was filled with praise. However, such praise made everyone draw a cold gasp as a tiny chill suffused their hearts.
Was trampling on the dignity that had been trampled on very pleasurable to Instructor Hisith?
Suddenly, Shi Xiaobai looked up. His expression landed in everyone's eyes as everyone was stunned.
They saw Shi Xiaobai smile. A smile that came from the bottom of his heart bloomed on his delicate face. His eyes shone like stars as the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
Why did he have such an expression?
"Since This King is already the weakest weakling, then, what is a person that can't even shatter This King's shield?"
Shi Xiaobai faced the seated crowd and said with a laugh, "There are still seventy-one more chances. This King will definitely use 'destruction before establishment' to defend against your attacks!"
"Tremble and feel despair. Foolish mortals, This King will let all of you see who is the true weakling!"
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