Leonis's gaze penetrated the palace and landed on the Transcendence Holy Tree that towered into the sky. His eyes revealed a look of reminiscence.
His mother was a noble of Transcendence, but for some baffling reason, she fell in love with a lion-headed man. She even gave birth to him despite everything.
The racial discrimination of the Transcendents was deeply ingrained. In the Transcendents' minds, even a Transcendent beggar was more noble than the king of other races.
The outcome of Leonis's mother was obvious. She was banished by her family, going from a noble to a lowly commoner. His father could not withstand the pressure of the outside world and left, leaving the lonely mother and son to depend on each other.
Therefore, Leonis's life was split into two. The second half was naturally the glorious life of a king, while the first half was filled with darkness and bitterness. It was unimaginable to the average person.
Leonis tried his best to forget his tragic childhood, but he could never forget the spring when he was ten.
It was a sunny morning filled with life. His mother, who had lost all hope in life, or even life, had cooked a small pot of porridge.
His mother drank a bowl of porridge in a deadpan manner before vomiting black blood in pain. She then died.
The porridge was poisoned, and it was extremely poisonous.
Leonis had only drunk a tiny mouthful, so he did not immediately die from the poison. However, he did not have long to live.
It was not murder, but suicide.
His mother could no longer endure the hardships of life and the cruelty of reality. She chose death.
The Lion King still loved life, but at that time, no one would save him.
Leonis fell into despair. He knew that once the poison spread throughout his body, he would die.
However, what could the young and helpless him do before his death?
Leonis came in front of the Transcendence Holy Tree and began climbing it. Since he was destined to die, he wanted to die at the spot closest to the sky.
Back then, the Transcendence Holy Tree was only surrounded by walls, but there were no guards watching it. This was because the tree was covered in poison. Attempting to approach it was equivalent to courting death.
However, since Leonis was doomed to die, why didn't he fulfill his childhood dream? He climbed up the holy tree that was the highest in the sky and hid in the colorful shade that no one could find, overlooking all the Transcendents that had trampled him and his mother beneath their feet.
Could such a beautiful dream be realized before his death?
People saw him climbing the holy tree, but no one stopped him. Instead, they gloated as they waited for him to be corroded by the poison and fall from the tree with his body festering.
It was a death for everyone to watch, but it was even colder and crueler than the execution ground.
Leonis climbed and climbed. He did not know how many meters he could climb. He only knew that he had to climb higher.
A little higher, a little higher, a little further away from the dwarf on the ground.
Ten meters, twenty meters, thirty meters …
Leonis had not been poisoned to death by the holy tree's venom. Perhaps the venom had clashed with the bowl of porridge, or perhaps the heavens were pitying him, or perhaps it had not acted up yet …
But in the end, it successfully climbed into the treetop and disappeared from everyone's sight. It overlooked the entire Transcendence capital and felt that its final wish had been fulfilled. In this dirty and dark kingdom, this was the only clean holy land.
If he could be buried here, it would be a blessing in disguise.
But at that moment, Leonis saw two heart-shaped fruits.
The outline of these two fruits was almost invisible as they melted into the leaves. If it wasn't for the fact that it happened to be sitting on the branch below the fruits, it wouldn't have noticed them at all.
There were two fruits, one big and one small. One seemed to have ripened, while the other was still a little green.
Lion King was curious about the taste of the fruit, so he plucked the ripe fruit and swallowed it whole.
Then, his life and fate changed from that moment forth.
It was a mysterious and magical fruit. It allowed a hybrid of a Transcendent and a lion-headed man to possess a physique that far exceeded other pure-blooded Transcendents.
From a despairing child on the brink of death to the present number one Braveheart that ruled over Transcendence, Leonis's life was split into two. The turning point was this fruit!
Therefore, in the following decades, Leonis had been waiting for the other green fruit to ripen.
If it was possible, Leonis wished to send an army to protect the holy tree, but doing so would easily arouse the suspicion of others. If he combined it with the fact that he survived climbing the tree at the age of ten and experienced a drastic change after coming down, then the matter of the holy tree's fruit would be easily guessed.
Therefore, Leonis only sent four guards. In fact, he was not very worried that someone would be like him, having such heaven-defying luck.
And at that moment, knowing that the eight Bravehearts led by Moya were about to betray him, Leonis finally could not wait any longer.
The fruit was nearly ripe, but Leonis wished to eat it only after it was fully ripe. However, it was not a bad idea to eat it at that moment.
Leonis retracted his gaze from the holy tree and looked down at the Transcendent 'beauties' who were trying their best to serve him with their mouths, afraid that they would be silenced. Slowly, his masculine desire was ignited.
Before eating the fruit, he would first eat the two 'beauties'!
With this thought in mind, Leonis reached out his hand to tear the clothes of the 'beauties' beside him.
Soon, screams that sounded like screams resounded in the palace in an endless stream.
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…
If Leonis had not chosen to eat the 'beauties' because of his lust, or if Leonis had not been tenacious enough, ending the battle in a minute or two, he might have been able to recover what he had missed.
However, there were no ifs in this world.
While Leonis was doing what he loved to do, Shi Xiaobai had already reached out his hand to pluck the heart-shaped fruit.
Shi Xiaobai gulped a mouthful of saliva before biting down on it.
The fruit melted in his mouth like a delicious ice cream, but the taste was even more complicated. The sour, sweet, bitter and spicy flavors seemed to be mixed together. Initially, it felt cold in his mouth, but after swallowing it, it suddenly turned hot. Instantly, it warmed his organs, as though he had drunk a mouthful of pure white wine.
What was this taste?
Using the word 'delicacy' to describe it was somewhat superficial. This was because the taste of the fruit could not be said to be the most delicious, but it was definitely the most unique.
Shi Xiaobai felt that this trip was not in vain. The fruit was nearly the most delicious thing he had ever eaten. He would probably get addicted to it if he ate too much of it.
The coldness rushed to the top of his head, while the warmth filled his blood. The mixture of sour, sweet, bitter and spicy was like a microcosm of life.
Shi Xiaobai enjoyed the fruit bite after bite, not even sparing the core. When he finished the entire fruit, he could not help but lick the juices on his fingers.
"Burp …"
Shi Xiaobai could not help but burp after finishing it.
Shi Xiaobai suddenly widened his eyes. He was actually full?
After eating countless rocks and the gigantic black scorpions and steel rhinoceroses that filled the mountains, he still did not feel full.
But just eating this fruit made him feel bloated. It was as though he could not eat anything for a long period of time.
Shi Xiaobai immediately realized that the fruit … contained unimaginable energy!
As he sensed his body digesting the boundless energy, his body's strength was growing at an exaggerated speed. Shi Xiaobai nearly laughed out loud.
However, Shi Xiaobai soon realized that the fragrance that enshrouded the entire holy tree was disappearing. The fruit had been eaten, and the remnant fragrance on the leaves was dissipating. The fragrance would probably disappear very soon.
"Retreat!"
Shi Xiaobai did not dare to stay on the holy tree any longer. The fruit was clearly not simple. If the fragrance disappeared, people would probably discover that the fruit had been eaten.
Since the leaves were so unpalatable, there was no need for him to stay on the tree any longer!
Shi Xiaobai rapidly retreated.
…
When Leonis ended his battle, and the two Transcendent 'beauties' were about to lose their human form, Shi Xiaobai was already sitting in the audience stands for the tournament.
Some fruits were no longer available once missed. (To be continued.)
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