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NovelHook/A World Worth Protecting/Chapter 23

A World Worth Protecting Chapter 23

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Wang Baole did not particularly want to go to the freestyle fight club. He did not wish to maintain a high profile, but he had no other choice. The junior sparring partner... never reacted no matter how hard he kicked, perhaps a result of its construction. He found this unfair and was also driven crazy by this revelation. Therefore, he placed his sights once again on the fight club. Don’t anyone provoke me! Wang Baole, who had been kicked in the crotch for half a month repeatedly, was fuming with anger. He left the Dao College with a belligerent attitude. After stepping into the club, he found a door and entered after settling the simple administrative matters. Soon, he appeared on the second level’s arena with his rabbit mask donned. Despite half a month having passed, he still attracted the attention of others and was quickly recognized. The club’s second level was thrown into an uproar. “It’s the finger-bending Fat Rabbit!” “Fat Rabbit is here! This shameless bastard has finally appeared!” “Finger-bending Fat Rabbit is in the house!” The hubbub spread as many people immediately took out their voice transmission items. Many places in Ethereal City, where people were busy at work, received the news. For example, in an upscale district in Ethereal City, there was a huge, extensive manor garden. It was clearly very expensive to own a manor garden in one of the seventeen main cities of the Federation. In the garden, two beauties were sparring. The younger beauty looked sixteen. She had reached the Physical Seal realm in Ancient Martial Arts, and she was dressed in loose training attire. Her plaited hair was moving along with her body’s actions. Her pink skin was extremely smooth and tender, dripping with the rolling sweat. The woman sparring with her looked a little older. She was in her twenties, but she was more beautiful. She was dressed in tight clothes and had beautiful facial features. Her cultivation level exceeded the Physical Seal realm, at the early stages of the Pulse Enrichment realm. “Sis, you are finally back. You don’t know how shameless that darn Fat Rabbit is! It’s so embarrassing to have such a person remain in our club!” The young beauty clenched her teeth as she tried to get her breathing under control. Perhaps Wang Baole could not remember her as she was one of the hundreds of challengers he had faced, but he had left a deep impression on her, the girl who had worn the kitten mask. Upon hearing her younger sister’s words, the older beauty laughed. Just as she was about to console her, the young beauty’s voice transmission ring trembled. She came to a halt and immediately widened her almond-shaped eyes after hearing the transmission. “Sis, Fat Rabbit has appeared. You have to help me and teach him a lesson!” Meanwhile, in a training chamber of the Combat faculty in Ethereal Dao College’s Lower Academy Island, there was a youth beating a humanoid wooden puppet with brutal savageness. The wooden puppet was clearly custom made. Ignoring its fat shape, it wore a rabbit mask that was similar to Wang Baole’s. “How dare you make me call you Daddy. I’ll beat you to death!” As he fought, the youth suddenly stopped and looked at his voice transmission ring. His eyes lit up as he looked up and roared with laughter. “Fat Rabbit, I’ll make you call me Daddy this time!” Many similar scenes happened in various places throughout Ethereal City. Countless figures rushed from every corner of the city to the club. The clamorous discussions in the club kept growing. There was a huge crowd around Wang Baole’s arena, with people from other arenas even giving up their fights to rush over. In the hour after Wang Baole’s arrival, he had already encountered more than ten challengers. All of them had their fingers bent as they cried tragically and admitted defeat while calling Wang Baole Daddy. Wang Baole was also very depressed. His opponents were too weak, and he could instantly defeat them by bending fingers. There was no need for him to use his crotch-kicking killer blow; he had not had a chance of using it yet. If he had forcibly used it, it would have failed to achieve the effects of a sparring partner. This frustrated Wang Baole as he looked at the crowd around him. He proudly puffed up his chest and said indifferently, “Is there anyone with a bit more skill? All of you are too weak!” The moment he said that, the crowd became even more furious. They already found Wang Baole shameless, and now, they were being mocked. All of them immediately raised their voices. “Fat Rabbit, don’t bend fingers if you are so capable!” “That’s right. If you have what it takes, fight us with your fist!” Wang Baole glared at the crowd when he heard them. “You people only know how to shout. If you have what it takes, don’t be a coward. Come on up if you are that great.” Wang Baole’s response was like pouring gas onto a flame. It caused the crowd to explode as their shouts formed sound waves that permeated the surroundings. Even the club’s staff rapidly ran over to guard the vicinity, afraid that it would devolve into chaos. Wang Baole was given a fright as well, but he calmed down when he saw the staff. He stood there and continued provoking the crowd. Sweat beads covered the staff as they smiled wryly. It was rare for such a scene to happen in the club. Furthermore, the average person did not possess the ability to make so many people shout so agitatedly. Wang Baole could not be bothered with that. He raised the number of Spirit Stones needed to challenge him to twenty Spirit Stones. This number immediately eliminated a large number of weaklings, preventing many from entering the arena without thought. As Wang Baole became impatient from waiting while he considered lowering the number of Spirit Stones, a voice suddenly boomed from outside the arena. “Fat Rabbit, your daddy is here to challenge you!” As the voice rang out, everyone immediately looked over. Wang Baole glanced out of curiosity and immediately saw a familiar youth. He was walking over briskly with arrogance and confidence. The youth was dressed in white combat clothing. He had a peak Physical Seal aura that was not concealed in any way. Not only that, he had even brought equipment with him. They were two specially tailored gloves! The two gloves were tightly worn on his fists, completely protecting his fingers. It made it impossible for others to grab and bend his fingers. The youth was feeling extremely complacent while he wore the gloves. He strode forward and ran straight for the arena amid the excited cheers of the crowd. “It’s Lu Zihao from Ethereal Dao College’s Combat faculty!” “Fat Rabbit has bent his fingers numerous times in the past. He prepared special gloves this time. Well done!” “Haha, it looks like there are quite a number of clever people. With the gloves, Fat Rabbit’s finger-bending technique is rendered useless automatically!” Amid the crowd’s excitement, Wang Baole deliberately took a look at the youth’s specially tailored gloves. He coughed and took a few steps back, as though he was bracing himself for a powerful opponent. Upon seeing Wang Baole’s reaction, the youth became even more excited as he directly leaped into the arena. “Fat Rabbit, all you are capable of is bending fingers. You will definitely lose this time!” The youth laughed loudly, but he did not underestimate Wang Baole. He charged forward with astounding speed, dashing straight for Wang Baole. He had practiced the same scenario for a long time in the Dao College’s training chambers. He was confident that he could quickly make Fat Rabbit know the might of his Savage Wind Fist, which he had trained arduously. “As expected of a Combat faculty student!” “This stance of his is enough to make him the cream of the crop among those at the Physical Seal realm!” “This battle will be good. Fat Rabbit is finished!” The crowd watched with excitement, prepared to see an impressive battle unfold. The situation in the arena changed instantly as Wang Baole retreated a few steps back. When the youth approached him, Wang Baole suddenly took a few steps forward. His right hand raised up, but instead of bending fingers, he pressed down on the youth’s wrist. Especially with the suction force from his palm being so fast, the youth found it difficult to dodge. His wrist was directly grabbed by Wang Baole as his joints were twisted! This pressure resulted in a pain no weaker than the bending of fingers. It instantly surged through the youth’s body as he held back from screaming. Just as he was about to retaliate, an astounding suction force spread, causing his movements to slow, as if trapped in a quagmire. Wang Baole’s surroundings seemed to become a kind of domain due to his control of the suction force! This slowness only happened for an instant. If Wang Baole had employed other methods, it would have been a waste of the opportunity, unless he could subdue his opponent in one strike, since his opponent could recover. But the twisting technique... was all about defeating the enemy with one strike! This technique was, in essence, about allowing the weak to defeat the strong! Instantly, Wang Baole pressed down on the youth’s wrist and used the instant when he was occupied by the pain of having his joints twisted, kicking out his right foot with an incredible speed, straight for the youth’s crotch. “Call me Daddy!” Wang Baole growled deeply, but he still held back. Despite that, the youth widened his eyes when his foot landed. The color in his face went from a normal shade to a stark white before quickly turning red. Finally, it became purple as the pitch of the voice escaping from his lips changed into an extremely sharp cry. “O... O... Ouch...” The youth cried in pain as he collapsed to the ground while clasping his crotch. He instinctively shouted as tears flowed down his cheeks. The clasping of his crotch made all the surrounding men draw a grasp as they instinctively covered their crotches. What had happened was too impactful for men. It was very easy for them to identify with the pain, leaving all their scalps tingling. Even the surrounding guards drew a cold gasp of air. Perhaps due to them being able to identify with the pain, soon, the angry roars exceeded those from before. They erupted in an unprecedented manner. “How shameless! If you have what it takes, permit those in the Pulse Enrichment realm to challenge you!” “Darn it. He actually kicks crotches. I offer thirty Spirit Stones to anyone who takes off Fat Rabbit’s mask! I want to know who he is!” Amid the crowd’s din, Wang Baole watched the youth struggle to crawl out the arena with pity. He knew his opponent’s pain acutely and also felt a lot more comfortable. “Is no one challenging me?” Wang Baole coughed dryly as he looked at the crowd. The freestyle fight club’s challenge rules allowed for one to set a realm higher. However, Wang Baole obviously did not do so. He restricted it to a realm below the Pulse Enrichment realm. When news of him kicking crotches spread, the contemptuous voices increased around him. However, the number of people who challenged him was noticeably lower. The crowd might have felt indignant about his bending of fingers, but crotch-kicking... left a chill in everyone’s heart. None of them dared challenge him frivolously. Wang Baole was being too ostentatious at the moment. He stood by the side of the area and began mocking the onlookers just like before. “To think that no one in such a large club dares to fight me! How disappointing!” Slowly, there were some who could not tolerate Wang Baole and stepped up disgruntledly. Half a day passed as tragic cries reverberated constantly. Wang Baole’s crotch-kicking technique was also constantly honed as he became more skilled in it. As for the atmosphere on the second floor, it reached a whole new level. It forced the club to increase the number of guards. Many cameras were facing that arena like the club was facing a terrifying enemy. In the club’s security room on the third floor, there were even quite a number of people bracing themselves for more trouble. They were paying close attention to the situation, afraid that it would devolve into something uncontrollable. “This darn Fat Rabbit. If I possessed the authority, even I would want to see who this bastard is!” A few Pulse Enrichment experts gritted their teeth while inside the security room.
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