Pure Hardhead!

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

After introducing the basic information, the Sky Screen began showing footage.

[On Earth, two Ultramen stood facing each other]

But they discovered that, besides Ultraman Mebius, there was another familiar face.

Ultraman Leo!

Only then did the people of Douluo Continent remember that the Sky Screen had mentioned earlier that Ultraman Leo was Ultraman Mebius's master.

[Ultraman Leo put the still-immature Ultraman Mebius to the test and guided him. Mebius had suffered setbacks in battle because he relied too heavily on beam attacks, so Leo believed he needed to improve his hand-to-hand combat skills]

[Leo challenged Mebius]

[Ultraman Leo opened with a Leo Kick. Blazing flames ignited around his foot as he unleashed an unparalleled force]

Ultraman Leo was no longer what he had once been. Anyone who saw this power would undoubtedly feel fear.

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

Mebius's choice was...

[Take Leo's flying kick head-on]

[Ultraman Mebius imitated Ultraman Leo and launched a flying kick of his own]

But even Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue could tell.

They were both flying kicks, but the two attacks were worlds apart.

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

Ultraman Leo had struck first with a flying kick that required a long windup. In a one-on-one fight, Ultraman Mebius undoubtedly had the advantage.

After all, even from watching the Sky Screen, they could tell just how powerful Ultraman Leo's kick was.

It was absolutely not something an ordinary Ultraman—or even a powerful Monster—could withstand.

And yet Ultraman Mebius dared to meet it head-on. He had to have the confidence to do so.

On top of that, Xiao Che and the Sky Screen had praised Ultraman Mebius as "the most gutsy Ultraman."

Those words only made Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue even more certain of what they had been thinking.

In short...

Qian Renxue:

"He must have his reasons for doing that."

Xiao Che couldn't hold back a laugh when he heard her.

What confidence? What trump card?!

He was just a complete hardhead!

Gu Yuena, Di Tian, and Xiong Jun stared at the Sky Screen without blinking.

Although they couldn't fight back, learning a little more was better than nothing.

Otherwise, when the time came, they might not even know how they died.

Gu Yuena in particular, who had a fairly clear understanding of the Ultramen's strength,

was all the more convinced that Ultraman Mebius must have a trump card.

Otherwise, what was the difference between trading flying kicks with Ultraman Leo and asking to die?

As for Snow Empress and Ice Empress—

"It seems Ultraman Leo's undefeated Leo Kick is finally going to hit a wall against this Ultraman."

They thought the same as Gu Yuena. Without some kind of technique up his sleeve, how could he be so bold as to counter the same move head-on?

Only an idiot would do that, right?

But were Ultramen idiots? Just look at Ultraman Seven's combat intelligence, then consider Ultraman Leo's performance as the King of Fighting.

There was no way an Ultraman like that could exist.

Only Sky Dream Ice Silkworm blinked.

Then he spoke:

"I think... Ultraman Mebius is just a simple hothead. Is there really any need to make him out to be so profound?"

Ice Empress rolled her eyes at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

"You little twerp, what do you know?!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo couldn't help thinking as he watched.

He'd chosen without hesitation to match his opponent in the very thing he was best at. This Ultraman had been hiding his true depth remarkably well.

He had a trump card like that, yet he could hold back and not reveal it.

Such composure—no wonder he was an Ultra Warrior of the Land of Light.

Even on Douluo Continent, he would be a hidden genius.

What kind of trump card could it be?

A special item?

Or a powerful move he had never used before?

Or perhaps a special ability that let him imitate his opponent's skills?

"What exactly is his trump card?"

Golden Crocodile Douluo murmured.

But Demon Subduing Douluo had a different idea.

"Is it possible that Ultraman Mebius is just a plain old hardhead?"

But as soon as he finished speaking, Thousand Might Douluo was met with the scorn of all the other worshippers.

"He's an Ultra Warrior, after all. How could he be like a reckless fool like you?"

Thousand Might Douluo retorted.

"Exactly. Haven't you learned anything from the previous Sky Screens? The Ultra Warriors have plenty of combat intelligence."

"If he dares to face Ultraman Leo's flying kick so boldly, the only explanation is that he has a trump card."

But what happened on the Sky Screen left everyone stunned.

[Ultraman Mebius was no match for Ultraman Leo. Leo's flying kick was so powerful that one strike knocked Mebius back into his Human Host]

Bibi Dong: ???

Qian Renxue: ???

The five worshippers: ???

Demon Subduing Douluo, the only one who'd guessed correctly, puffed out his chest.

"Ha! Didn't I say he was a hardhead?!"

The other six worshippers turned to look at him, and Golden Crocodile Douluo couldn't help thinking:

'Could this guy really be a genius at studying Ultramen?'

After all, they hadn't understood many of the Ultramen's actions before.

Now, when it came to Ultraman Mebius, everyone had been led astray, and only Demon Subduing Douluo had guessed right.

Even Snow Empress and Ice Empress could only stare blankly.

Then Ice Empress let out a thought:

'No! Bro! He really is a hardhead?!'

He glanced at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who looked thoroughly smug.

Ice Empress could only mutter helplessly:

"You really did guess right..."

Inside the Reception Room.

Bibi Dong stared in astonishment.

How was this different from what she'd imagined?

Shouldn't there only be two possibilities?

Either Ultraman Mebius would use his trump card and fight Ultraman Leo to a draw,

or Ultraman Mebius would narrowly lose, earn Ultraman Leo's recognition, and be taken on as his disciple.

What the heck did you mean, he got knocked back into his Human Host?!

Qian Renxue was just as confused.

So the "gutsy" Xiao Che had mentioned was an insult?!

And then there was the expression on Ultraman Leo's face in the footage.

Ultramen weren't supposed to have expressions, since their faces couldn't move.

And yet, at that moment, they could see disbelief on Ultraman Leo's face.

They both turned to look at Xiao Che, who was trying to stifle his laughter.

Seeing them both staring at him, Xiao Che explained between laughs:

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

Bibi Dong: ...

Qian Renxue: ...

Then the Sky Screen got straight to it.

It immediately began showing some of Ultraman Mebius's highlight moments, trying to restore his image a little.

[Learned the Leo Kick and optimized it into his own Mebium Spinning Kick]

[Defeated a Monster together with Ultraman Leo using flying kicks]

[Learned the forbidden technique Ultra Dynamite (used up all his power to self-destruct) and optimized it into his own Mebium Dynamite, turning a mutually destructive attack into one that merely left him gravely injured]