Egregious Conduct!

Makina rubbed her head and stood up from the ground. The impact was quite severe due to her speed, but thanks to the protection of Ares, the God of War, she was not rendered unable to move.

She still couldn't understand how Xiao He had tracked her down and suddenly appeared before her; it was simply too unbelievable...

"Ah, Yinglong is really interesting, unlike any other person," Makina exclaimed with a touch of fascination.

But Xiao He was even more excited than her: he hadn't connected these Trigger to the channel, but had triggered his Superpower simply by imagining it in his mind!

However, this Remote Trigger mode only requires him to clearly recall the feeling of the other party acting as the Trigger in order to activate his Superpower, but it also has limitations.

Because there are three steps involved, from "imagining Imaginary Enemy" to "triggering the Superpower" and then to "using the Superpower," it takes about 1.5 to 2 seconds, which is definitely not a viable method for dealing with emergencies.

In other words, Superpower like "physical strength" and "Psychokinesis," which require constant use, are not suitable for this kind of Remote Trigger. However, Superpower like "Time Stop" and "Forced Mediation Domain," which only need to be used once or twice temporarily, can be triggered in this way.

"Let's try someone else..." Xiao He thought to himself. This time, he thought of Zhang Yuxin and then commanded, "Didn't you want a one-on-one duel?! Then let's have a one-on-one duel!"

"Ugh!" Makina jolted, abandoning Xia Yu and Xie Haining, then turned to Xiao He, her face filled with terror, and asked, "Is this the effect of mind Dominance?!"

"You could say that," Xiao He nodded in satisfaction, then launched another attack.

He paused time, giving himself just two seconds to get in front of Makina and throw a punch.

The time stop was lifted, and Xiao He's fist was already about to hit Makina's nose.

"Ah--! What's wrong with you!?" Makina screamed, quickly ducking to avoid the blow, but Xiao He's fist still grazed her helmet, sending it flying. Makina rolled on the ground, and using the momentum of her rise, swung her sword horizontally at Xiao He's waist. But this time, Xiao He's figure suddenly blurred, and the sword passed through his body without touching him.

However, after the sword left Xiao He's body, Xiao He's body materialized again, and he flicked his index finger on Makina's forehead.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!" Makina flew backward, landing flat on her back, and rolled around on the ground, clutching her forehead.

Although Xiao He and Cui Man had agreed before the competition that he would only use a fixed number of Superpower, now that Superpower can Remote Trigger, there's no point in hiding them anymore. Even if the Trigger isn't present, he can still use his Superpower, and the enemy won't be able to discover his Superpower operation mode.

However, through these few uses, Xiao He also realized that this triggering method was very unstable and far less effective than the "Trigger" on site, and even less effective than "sound trigger".

This Remote Trigger only allows him to use his Superpower when he recalls the Trigger; the Superpower disappears when he shifts his attention to other things, lasting only a minute or two. Therefore, having the Trigger on-site remains the best method.

"Isn't this enough to incapacitate you?" Xiao He raised an eyebrow, looking curiously at Makina in front of him, then clenched his fist and muttered to himself, "Looks like I'll have to increase the intensity."

"No, no, no!" Makina quickly raised her hands. "I'm terrified of pain! I surrender!"

But then, Makina suddenly swung her sword at Xiao He's neck, laughing, "Yeah, right!"

However, the sword stopped before it could pierce Xiao He, blocked by an invisible wall.

Forced Mediation Domain! Xiao He raised his hand, and the iron sand from the ground condensed into four thick chains that wrapped around Makina, restraining her. Then, Xiao He released the "Forced Mediation Domain" and stepped forward, giving Makina a sharp rap on the head.

He not only used seven-tenths of his strength in this attack, but also injected kinetic energy into Makina's body. The impact directly caused Makina to suffer a concussion, her eyes rolled back, and she fell backward.

"You really can learn a lot from real combat..." Xiao He clapped his hands and thought to himself.

At this moment, the host finally came to his senses. "Dragon... Dragon Country has won the first round! My goodness, that's incredible! I heard that DE Makina is a newly discovered LV5 Mutant from Y Country, a powerful reinforcement that was urgently sent to Dragon Country yesterday to participate in the competition! But unfortunately, she encountered... Ying--Dragon! So your time ends here, baby!"

The audience was thrilled, but the Mutant watching the competition were terrified.

"This guy, he really was hiding his strength..." Yousuli couldn't help but spit. "Damn it, how many Superpower does he have? Each Superpower looks incredibly Superpower! No wonder this guy dares to call himself the 'richest man'."

"What a troublesome guy..." Raven 'Ruiwen expression was also unusually grave. "It seems that only Sebastian can handle him..."

Xiao He, Xie Haining, and Xia Yu returned to the rest room to rest and prepare before going on stage again.

Unsurprisingly, Cui Man pulled Xiao He aside.

"How did you do that? As far as I know, not every Trigger is in the channel, right?" Cui Man asked anxiously, grabbing Xiao He. "So you can use your Superpower without Trigger?"

"No... Trigger is still needed, but I can trigger it now by forming an 'Imaginary Enemy' in my mind," Xiao He explained softly. "The triggering effect isn't very good; it lasts for a very short time and can't be triggered immediately."

"No, it's not that the effect is bad, it's that you're not skilled enough yet." Cui Man suddenly laughed. "Haven't you noticed that you've been improving little by little? At first, you needed the Trigger to be present, then you could trigger your Superpower just by listening to sounds, and now..."

At this point, Cui Man narrowed her eyes and smiled excitedly, "Now, you only need to imagine the Trigger in your mind to use your Superpower. Practice more, and one day you'll be able to master this 'Imaginary Enemy training.' When you're proficient enough, it'll be equivalent to actually possessing these Superpower, won't it?"

"If that day ever comes..." Xiao He chuckled dryly, "However, the crucial prerequisite is that these people must be 'Lin Tiannan'."

As he spoke, Xiao He turned to look at Ye Wanqing. The little girl was secretly glancing at them, and Xiao He's heart softened. "Without Wanqing, no matter how much I imagine, it's all in vain."

"Come on, even if one day you can activate your Superpower without Wanqing, you'll still pretend you need her," Cui Man teased, pinching his cheek. "Alright, let's just continue like this. This arena is your best practice ground. It's okay if you lose the next match; just practice hard, familiarize yourself with your new trigger method, and master this technique as soon as possible."

"Yes, Sister Man!" Xiao He bowed to Cui Man.

Cui Man frowned and patted his arm, correcting his posture.

After returning to the group, Ye Wanqing immediately approached them.

"What were you saying to Sister Man just now?" Ye Wanqing pouted and muttered.

"About the competition, tell me how much I depend on my Little Pufferfish." Xiao He gently pinched her cheek and said softly, "Little jealous pot, now you're even jealous of Sister Man?"

"Don't you like me like this...?" Ye Wanqing asked, feeling wronged.

"I love it when you're like this," Xiao He said, cupping her little face in his hands. "So cute!"

"You said it, don't complain about me anymore..." Ye Wanqing looked at him pitifully.

"Absolutely not, I swear," Xiao He said with a smile, rubbing her little head.

"Hmph..." Ye Wanqing laughed and gave him a peck on the cheek. "Are you hungry? I got you a banana and a bowl of porridge. Or would you like something else?"

"What are you doing, always trying to feed me bananas... Is this some kind of revenge?" Xiao He teased, tapping her nose.

"Is that not allowed?" Ye Wanqing widened her beautiful eyes and rolled her eyes at him. "You always feed me bananas too..."

At this moment, Cui Man waved her hand and said, "Alright, take a break, it's almost time for the second round."

Xiao He and Ye Wanqing then returned to the group, munching on bananas as he asked Xie Haining and Xia Yu, "Are you two alright?"

"No problem." Xie Haining shook his head. "But we need to be careful. That woman named Makina is very strong. She will probably play again in the next match. And I suspect that she will change her tactics this time and target me and Xia Yu first."

"How about we team up for a bit?" Xia Yu asked tentatively.

"The three of us aren't really suited to working together," Xie Haining said with a slight smile. "It's alright, I think she'll come at me first. I should be able to handle it. It'll be a good opportunity to test these gloves..."

As he spoke, Xie Haining held up the gloves in his hand to demonstrate. "The latest product from the Research Department, a special armed glove made from Xia Yu's spider silk, mimicking the microscopic structure of Perfect Cube. It can maximize shock absorption, minimizing the impact on my hands. This way, even a LV2 Mutant like me can throw a LV4 punch."

Xiao He instantly understood the principle behind the glove. It didn't actually increase the force of a punch, but rather reduced the reaction force. In short, it meant that when a fist hits a hard object, such as the flesh of a LV5 Mutant, it won't hurt as much.

This glove is useless to Xiao He because his physical strength is high, so the blows won't hurt him. But for Xie Haining, this glove allows him to unleash his full power.

Can...

"But she's LV5," Xiao He frowned. "And that woman's abilities... are troublesome. The blessings of various gods are difficult to deal with, and she can even receive blessings from two gods simultaneously."

"Then let me show you how humans kill gods." Xie Haining patted his shoulder and laughed, seemingly unconcerned. "Alright, let's get ready to go."

As the match resumed, both sides entered the arena for the second time, introduced by the host.

This time, Y Country sent the same three members: Makina, Truthspeaker, and Thunder God. The lineup was unchanged from last time, probably because they were not satisfied with the result of the last game, so they planned to try a different strategy this time.

"Both sides enter the arena, let the battle begin!" the host announced excitedly.

The three Mutant from Y Country took the initiative to act this time. Just as Xie Haining analyzed, Makina's target this time was Xie Haining. Her goal was to eliminate Xie Haining and Xia Yu as quickly as possible, and then the three of them would deal with Xiao He together.

"Athena, goddess of wisdom! Artemis, goddess of the hunt!" Makina shouted, raising her hand. A golden light and a green light struck her, and in the next moment she was wearing Athena's armor, but in her hand she held a longbow.

"I really want to see the blessings of all the gods..." Xiao He secretly felt a little itchy.

But at that moment, the Truthspeaker suddenly blocked his way.

"... Do you want to die?" Xiao He asked coldly.

The Truthspeaker smiled slightly, looking very confident. "Don't say that. How will you know if you don't try? Maybe I'm more capable than you think. It wouldn't be good to be too careless, would it?"

Thunder God naturally turned to Xia Yu readily agreed and injected himself with the enhancer.

"A rampaging swarm of cockroaches!" the Truthspeaker roared.

Then, swarms of cockroaches suddenly appeared out of nowhere and pounced on Xiao He.

Xiao He shuddered, feeling goosebumps all over his body, and quickly backed away.

His reaction amused some of the audience: Yinglong, whose power was so great that it could destroy the world, was actually afraid of cockroaches... It was a charmingly unexpected contrast.

Xiao He was first terrified, then embarrassed, and then enraged and impotent. At that moment, he exploded in anger. "Damn it... I'll kill you!"

Xiao He used Inorganic Matter Control to create a hole in the ground, swallowing the cockroaches whole. Then he raised his hand towards the Truthspeaker, who opened his mouth to roar, but was surprised to find that he could not make a sound.

Unfortunately, in the prison, there happened to be someone who could trigger the "Lin Tiannan" ability for Xiao He. Xiao He originally thought that this ability would never be of any use, but he didn't expect to run into such an unlucky guy today.

The Truthspeaker swallowed hard; seeing Xiao He's posture, he realized things were not going well.

"Damn it, you like playing with cockroaches for me, huh!?" Xiao He clenched his fists and approached the Truthspeaker.

The Truthspeaker raised his hands and shouted at the referee, but he couldn't utter a sound. Xiao He knew the Truthspeaker wanted to surrender, but he wouldn't give him the chance. He took a step forward and punched the Truthspeaker in the stomach.

"...!" The Truthspeaker looked like he was about to shit himself, but he couldn't utter a sound. He clutched his stomach, knelt on the ground, and vomited up all the food he had eaten the night before.

But at this moment, Xiao He secretly raised his hand and used Entropy Reduction on the Truthspeaker. As a result, the Truthspeaker stood up, and the leftover rice he had spat out returned to his mouth...

"Oh--!" The audience let out a sigh of disgust.

Just as the Truthspeaker was recovering, Xiao He punched him in the stomach again, causing Truthspeaker to vomit up his leftover food once more. Xiao He then used Entropy Reduction to heal his injuries.

What followed was endless torment. Xiao He relentlessly beat the Truthspeaker while simultaneously healing his injuries with Entropy Reduction, gritting his teeth as he asked, "Playing with cockroaches, huh?! You like playing with cockroaches?! Go ahead and play! I'll let you play! Are you still going to play or not?!"

All the Truthspeaker can do is keep getting beaten up and kept getting healed, but he can't even utter a groan.

At this moment, in the various public rest areas of the arena, some Mutant and security personnel quietly released the cockroaches they had prepared beforehand, secretly relieved: thankfully they weren't the unlucky ones.

Xia Yu, on the other hand, raised her hands to block Thunder God's fist. The electric current traveled from Thunder God's fist to Xia Yu's body, but Xia Yu stood still, as if the current had no effect on her.

"W-what's going on?!" Thunder God asked, somewhat astonished.

But Xia Yu simply grabbed Thunder God's arm with his other hand, and then a current traveled from Xia Yu's hand to Thunder God's body. Thunder God was immediately jolted by the electric shock and tried to struggle, violently waving his hand to try and shake Xia Yu off.

However, Xia Yu grabbed his arm and, taking advantage of the momentum of his waving hand, pressed down on his shoulder, went behind him, wrapped her legs around Thunder God's waist, locked Thunder God's neck with her hands, and firmly controlled Thunder God with a rear-naked choke.

Then came a powerful electric shock, which made Thunder God groan.

"Electric Eel Enhancement... didn't expect that, did you?" Cui Man laughed, arms crossed. "That's where Xia Yu's strength lies. She can choose the enhancement fluid based on the enemy's Superpower, which is why we had Yinglong go first to test the enemy's capabilities. As long as we gain the initiative, we're already in an advantageous position."

"The electric eel's unique muscle structure protects it from electric shocks, and the electric shock it emits can reach up to 800 volts. If we convert that to the weight of Gluttonous Beast, the current should reach around 3,000 volts," An Xiuru replied. "While it wouldn't harm Thunder God's body, it would certainly give him a strong sense of paralysis."

Xia Yu's electric shocks to Thunder God were indeed just for show; her real killing move was the rear-naked choke.

Because electric eels don't have high physical strength, Xia Yu needs to combine electric shocks with hand-to-hand combat.

The good news is that Thunder God's attacks also combine electric shocks with hand-to-hand combat, and Thunder God himself is not completely immune to electric shocks, at least not every part of his body is immune to them, which is why Xia Yu was able to seize the opportunity.

The two were locked in a struggle, and the audience watched in astonishment as Thunder God, a burly man standing at 1.9 meters tall, was tightly bound by Xia Yu, a girl who was less than 1.6 meters tall, using a rear-naked choke and electric shocks until she lost consciousness...

Meanwhile, in another location, the Truthspeaker finally cried out and begged for mercy.

"Do you know you were wrong?!" Xiao He said irritably. "Using something someone is afraid of to mock them is the most despicable thing you can do! Learn this lesson from now on!"

"Okay, okay!" The Truthspeaker sat on the ground, raising her hands like a crying little girl. "Stop hitting me! I'll never do it again! Please, please stop! I... Ugh--!"

Before he could finish speaking, the Truthspeaker gagged again. In fact, he was completely unharmed, as Xiao He had healed all his injuries. But that didn't mean he wasn't in pain; the pain was repeated constantly during the process of being beaten and healed.

However, at this moment, the audience's attention was actually focused on two other people. It was a battle between "mortals" and "gods," and everyone was curious: how could humanity defeat the gods?