396 Because you are not the strongest Transcenden (2/2)
King Leonis had disappeared as well!
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Silent Desolate Lands
Yellow sand stirred as a massive figure walked on it. Its speed was not too fast, but every step was filled with force. Each step on the desolate ground caused a loud rumble as the land quaked like an earthquake.
The firm ground caved in, forming deep holes. They connected into a path and they were footprints of anger.
The hundred-meter-tall giant was walking on the vast expanse. He was heading west, where the Infernal domain was.
Suddenly, an extremely fast figure chased the gigantic footprints from afar.
”Stop!”
A commanding voice resounded.
The voice obviously reached the giant's ears and when he heard the voice, he suddenly stopped his angry footsteps like a tame lion.
The giant turned back and said with a humble and respectful attitude, ”Your Majesty.”
The person who chased after him was obviously King Leonis. However, Leonis did not seem to look fine. He was chasing after the giant with his third form. However, his trembling feet indicated his weakness and how he could barely maintain his form.
When Leonis came close to the hundred-meter-tall giant, he looked like an ant in front of an elephant. However, the giant's humble stance of bowing his head made it seem like he was the ant that could be easily trampled.
Leonis tried his best to hide his weak pants. It sounded like angry breathing, causing the giant to lower his head even lower.
”Why are you leaving Transcendence?”
Leonis asked with a solemn tone.
However, the giant did not respond. He was silent, like an ice-cold mountain.
Leonis's expression turned increasingly gloomy, but he did not force the giant for an answer. Instead, he asked a question, ”Where do you plan on going?”
The giant remained silent.
Leonis narrowed his eyes as he stared at the giant. After a moment, he said with a deep voice, ”So do you think that you have grown up and can now think independently?”
The giant finally looked up and slowly opened his mouth.
But he did not answer any of Leonis's questions. Instead, he used a firm, but somewhat crazy voice to say deeply, ”The race of the Transcendents is the strongest race in the world!”
Leonis faltered slightly as a wry smile suffused across his lips. He said, ”This King had once thought so too, but This King has lost. He has lost to a human. Child, This King still believed that the race of the Transcendents is the strongest race in the world, but maybe there should be a prefix of 'one of'.”
The giant shook his head and decisively said, ”No, there is no 'one of'! You once said over and over again that the race of the Transcendents is the strongest race in the world and that I, who have Gargantuan blood flowing inside me, is more wretched than Transcendent beggars. I believed in every word you said. Furthermore, I completely embraced it. I even tolerated the humiliation of Transcendent beggars, but if you tell me that everything isn't real, and that my decade of concession and tolerance was worth nothing, I will not be able to accept it. Neither can I accept it! The race of the Transcendents has to be the strongest race in the world, not one of the strongest!”
When Leonis heard this, he fell into a prolonged silence. He took a deep breath and slowly said, ”Child, This King was afraid that you would cause trouble and wished that you would keep a low profile. That is the reason for those words. You have done well for the past decade, but This King's concern for you has been lacking to not know that you had suffered such humiliation. It is the fault of This King. But when you are down a path of mistakes, stopping is also a form of progress. Child, This King wants to correct his mistakes. The race of the Transcendents isn't the strongest race in the world. Be it the Infernal King or that human, they can defeat This King. You do not need to remain humble against any Transcendent, including This King.”
The giant fell silent for a moment before the humility in his eyes gradually vanished. He said in a deep voice, ”Your defeat does not represent the defeat of the Transcendents, because...you are not the strongest Transcendent!”IChooseDogLeading (我选择狗带) when read in Chinese sounds like I Choose Go Die. It was a meme that resulted from a former member of famous Korean boygroup, EXO, TAO (Huang Zitao). At a concert, there was a part in a rap that where he said ””, but due to a mispronunciation, it sounded like he will not easily choose to be led by dogs. This phrase now means 'I'd rather die/I choose death'.