Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The King of Truth shook his head and responded, "I have no idea what happened. The mirror was obliterated; it didnât stand a chance."
"If you are unaware of why you lost, then why donât you try again?" The King of Day suggested.
The King of Truth rolled his eyes and said, "Do you think my king spirit genes come easily? I donât even know when or how Iâll be able to get the lost one back. Iâm not an idiot like that Thunderdevil King."
The King of Day realized his suggestion was too much of him to ask, so he did not say anything more in return.
Heavenly Empress looked thoughtful. "There are two possibilities, from the way I see it. One: the mirror is not as effective as we have believed it to be. Two: he is just too powerful, plain and simple. Perhaps he has so much power, it overloaded the threshold of damage the mirror was able to withstand and thusâsnap! It broke. Think of it like a rubber-band; the further you pull it, the further it will travel upon letting go. But everything has a limit to its flexibility. If you pull too hard on the elastic band, it will give way and break," she explained.
"I think heâs immune to the mirror. There is no way that punk can be that powerful," The King of Day said.
"Well, if the mirror wasnât as effective as we believed it to be, thatâs bad news. It means Flower Empressâ Flower Stamp would also be useless. Itâd be even harder for her to beat him," Heavenly Empress said.
When Flower Empress heard what she said, she chimed in saying, "My Flower Stamp is different than the mirror. If he can bypass the mirror, fine, but there is no way he can triumph over the mirror and my Flower Stamp."
"Still, if you do choose to challenge him, you should be careful. It is difficult to earn back spirit genes. With your speed and power, I donât believe you will be able to hit him," Heavenly Empress said.
"I have an idea." Flower Empress flew back to her own island and drove forward, off to visit Han Sen.
Heavenly Empress sought to stop her from going, but it was too late. Flower Empress, not looking back, said, "Relax."
"Let her go; no one from the same tier can overcome her powers. And if sheâs that confident she can beat him, after everything weâve seen thus far, perhaps we should place some faith of our own in her." The King of Day believed she had what it took, so he decided to follow her in support.
The King of Day had been trying to woo Flower Empress for quite some time, but she never showed any interest in his attempts at romantic coercion. Some of his positive comments now, and his desire to follow, stemmed from his desire to get her to notice him more.
Heavenly Empress saw Flower Empress arrive before Han Sen.
"Flower Empress... she is ranked fourth in the spirit base."
"I didnât expect her to challenge him. It looks like everyone knows about The King now."
"Such a beautiful woman; I wonder if The King is willing to thrash a woman as brutally as he does the rest of his opponents."
"I donât think The King cares for sexual discrimination."
Flower Empress was now before Han Sen, and in a flirtatious manner said, "The King, you fought against The King of Truth unfairly. You took advantage of being allowed to attack first. If we battle, do you mind if I attack first?"
Han Sen observed her intently. She looked very small and very pretty, and she also smelled like flowers. She was an attractive spirit, that was for sure.
"How about I do you one better; you can punch me ten times." Han Sen smiled.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"Such a gentleman. Okay, Iâll punch you ten times first." A streak of sordidness crept across Flower Empressâ face.
All of the spirits froze in place. If The King was willing to accept ten of her punches, it wouldnât matter how strong he was. Ten of those would surely lead to his defeat.
"Might I ask, what will you do if you donât win, after getting your ten free shots in?" Han Sen smiled again.
"People like you wonât get hurt from punches by the likes of me. So, you can start punching me back, okay?" She wasnât promising anything.
Han Sen squinted and said, "How about I let you punch me ten times, and if I die, it will be deserved. If I am indeed still alive, then each punch must equate to one kiss. How does that sound?"
After that, Flower Empressâ face turned red. The audience was listening to their conversation intently and began to get rowdy with excitement for Han Senâs cheeky suggestion.
"Nooooo!" The King of Dayâs face dropped like a sack of rocks, and he shouted from the top of his lungs.
Han Sen knew there was something between them, judging from the way he had followed her.
Han Sen wasnât being flirty with her, though. As a matter of fact, she didnât interest him in the least. What he wanted to do most was provoke The King of Day to fight him for kissing his most-wanted girl. Furthermore, if he took Flower Empressâ rank, then heâd be higher than The King of Day. That meant he couldnât challenge him.
Flower Empress, gnawing at her lips, managed to compose herself after the pause. Then she said, "You are a king spirit. Isnât it humiliating for you to suggest something like this?"
"Everyone loves beautiful women; kings are no exception. And Iâll have you know, with this metric of one kiss for one punch, Iâd be willing to accept a hundred punches. Of course, if you donât agree to this, then Iâll allow you one, free courtesy punch," Han Sen mockingly said.
Flower Empressâ eyes brightened and she gasped, "Really? I can hit you one hundred times first?"
"I am many things, but a liar I am not. If you do indeed agree to this, then yes, Iâll let you punch me one hundred times." Han Sen looked at The King of Day who was nearby. He was sweating profusely, in an ardent desire to stay her agreement to this.
Flower Empress said, "Okay. And if I defeat you within my one hundred free punches then you lose."
"Fair enough! Okay, come on." Han Sen then sent her a duel invite to challenge her.
Everyone was aghast, hearing Han Sen was going to let her hit him one hundred times.
They were both king spirit elites, so they found it difficult to envision The King remaining upright after accepting one hundred punches.
The King of Day was worried about Han Sen taking advantage of Flower Empress, but now that The King had asked her to punch him one hundred times first, he wasnât even sure what to think.
"A few Flower Stamps is all it will take to destroy him. How ignorant..." The King of Day thought.