Pure Stubbornness!

[Skills: Mebium Shoot; Mebium Blade; Mebium Slash; Mebium Dynamite]

After introducing the basic information, the Sky Screen began to display images.

[On Earth, two Ultramen stood.]

However, they noticed that besides Ultraman Mebius, there was another familiar face.

Ultraman Leo!

Only then did the people of the Douluo Continent recall that the Sky Screen had previously mentioned that Ultraman Leo was actually Ultraman Mebius's mentor.

[Ultraman Leo tested and guided the then-immature Ultraman Mebius. Because Mebius had suffered setbacks due to over-relying on beam skills in battle, Leo believed he needed to improve his hand-to-hand combat abilities.]

[Leo challenged Mebius.]

[Ultraman Leo opened with the Leo Kick. His foot ignited with raging flames, erupting with unparalleled power.]

Ultraman Leo was no longer the same as he had been in the past; anyone who witnessed this power would undoubtedly feel fear.

Just as the people of the Douluo Continent thought Ultraman Mebius would dodge...

Mebius's choice was...

[To take Leo's kick head-on.]

[Ultraman Mebius mimicked Ultraman Leo's movements and launched a flying kick of his own.]

Yet, even Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue could see it.

Both were flying kicks, but the former and the latter were worlds apart.

Bibi Dong had assumed Ultraman Mebius must have had some trump card to dare to trade blows with Ultraman Leo like this.

Ultraman Leo's kick had a significant wind-up, so in a one-on-one fight, Ultraman Mebius undoubtedly held the advantage.

After all, the power of Ultraman Leo's kick was clear to them, even just from watching the Sky Screen.

This was definitely not something an ordinary Ultraman or a powerful monster could withstand.

But since Ultraman Mebius dared to clash head-on, he surely had his reasons.

Coupled with the fact that both Xiao Che and the Sky Screen had praised Ultraman Mebius as the "bravest Ultraman."

With that endorsement, Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue were even more certain of their assumptions.

Simply put...

Qian Renxue:

"He must have his reasons for doing this."

Hearing this, Xiao Che couldn't help but burst into laughter.

What reasons or trump cards?!

He was just being completely reckless!

Gu Yuena, Di Tian, and Xiong Jun stared unblinkingly at the Sky Screen.

Although they lacked the power to resist, learning even a little more was better than nothing.

Otherwise, they wouldn't even know how they died when the time came.

Gu Yuena, in particular, who had a relatively clear understanding of the Ultramen's strength, felt even more certain that this Ultraman Mebius must have some hidden ace.

Otherwise, what was the difference between trading flying kicks with Ultraman Leo and courting death?

On the side of the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress:

"It seems Ultraman Leo's invincible Leo Kick is about to hit a wall in front of this Ultraman."

Their thoughts aligned with Gu Yuena's; if he didn't have some tricks up his sleeve, how could he be so bold as to meet the same move head-on?

Only a fool would do that, right?

But were Ultramen fools? Looking at the combat intelligence of Ultraman Seven and the performance of the King of Combat, Ultraman Leo...

It was impossible for such an Ultraman to exist among them.

Only the Tianmeng Iceworm blinked.

Then, he spoke up:

"I think... this Ultraman Mebius is just a simple hothead. Is there really a need to overthink his motives?"

The Ice Empress rolled her eyes at the Tianmeng Iceworm, speechless.

"You little thing doesn't know a damn thing!"

Seeing this scene, Golden Crocodile Douluo couldn't help but think to himself.

To choose to compete in the opponent's strongest specialty without hesitation—this Ultraman was hiding his true depth very well.

To possess such a trump card yet be able to restrain oneself from revealing it.

Such temperament; he is truly worthy of being an Ultra Warrior from the Land of Light.

Even if placed on the Douluo Continent, he would be a genius who hides his true depth.

What could that trump card be?

A special item?

Or a finishing move never used before?

Or perhaps a special ability capable of mimicking the opponent's powers?

"What exactly is that trump card?"

Golden Crocodile Douluo murmured.

However, Demon Subduing Douluo had other thoughts upon hearing this.

"Is it possible that Ultraman Mebius is simply being stubborn?"

But no sooner had the words left his mouth than Thousand Might Douluo drew the disdain of all the other elders.

"He is an Ultra Warrior, after all; how could he be like a brute such as yourself?"

Thousand Might Douluo retorted.

"Exactly. After watching the previous Sky Screens, do you still not understand? The combat intelligence of Ultra Warriors is not low at all."

"To dare to face Ultraman Leo's flying kick so boldly, the only possibility is that he has a trump card."

Yet, the result on the Sky Screen surprised everyone.

[Ultraman Mebius is no match for Ultraman Leo. The power of Ultraman Leo's flying kick is immense, knocking Ultraman Mebius back into his human form in a single blow.]

Bibi Dong: ???

Qian Renxue: ???

The five elders: ???

The only one who guessed correctly, Demon Subduing Douluo, puffed out his chest.

"Hey! I told you he was just being stubborn!"

The other six elders turned their heads, and Golden Crocodile Douluo even thought to himself:

Could this guy actually be a genius at studying Ultraman?

After all, they hadn't been able to understand many of the Ultramans' previous actions.

Everyone had been misled when it came to Ultraman Mebius, yet only Demon Subduing Douluo had guessed it right.

Even the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress could only stare blankly.

Then, a thought exploded in the Ice Empress's mind:

No way! Brother! You're actually that stubborn?!

She looked again at the proud expression on Tianmeng Iceworm's face.

The Ice Empress could only murmur helplessly:

"You actually guessed it right..."

In the reception room.

Bibi Dong was stunned when she saw this.

How was this different from what she had imagined?

Shouldn't there only be two possibilities?

Either Ultraman Mebius used his trump card to fight Ultraman Leo to a draw.

Or Ultraman Mebius was narrowly defeated, only for his strength to be acknowledged by Ultraman Leo and for him to be taken on as a disciple.

What kind of nonsense is it to be beaten straight back into your human form?!

Qian Renxue was equally confused.

So, the "guts" Xiao Che mentioned was actually a derogatory term!

Furthermore, they noticed the expression on Ultraman Leo's face in the Sky Screen.

Logically speaking, Ultramans don't have expressions, as their faces cannot move.

Yet, at this moment, they saw disbelief on Ultraman Leo's face.

They both turned their heads to look at Xiao Che, who was holding back laughter.

Seeing both of them staring at him, Xiao Che explained while laughing:

"Actually... at the time, one of them didn't expect the other to catch it, and the other didn't expect him to kick."

Bibi Dong: ...

Qian Renxue: ...

Following this, the Sky Screen did not hesitate.

It immediately began playing the highlight scenes of Ultraman Mebius to slightly salvage his image.

[Learning the Leo Kick and optimizing it into his own Mebium Spinning Kick]

[Defeating a Monster alongside Ultraman Leo using a flying kick]

[Learning the forbidden technique Ultra Dynamite (self-destructing by burning through all energy) and optimizing it into his own Mebium Dynamite, evolving it from a mutual destruction move into one that results in severe injury]