<h4>Chapter 608: Bai Zemin Vs Bai Dn</h4>
"Zemin, draw your weapon!" Bai Dn shouted loudly without hiding at all the fact that he knew Bai Zemin. His aura grew and in an instant, his body swelled increasing its size by approximately 50%pared to its previous one.
"Weapon?" Bai Zemin chuckled and spread his arms wide. Then, he extended his fists to the front and said in amusement, "My two fists are my only two weapons!"
Fists?
When everyone looked at Bai Zemin''s hands they almost fell to the ground when they saw that there wasn''t even a pair of leather gloves to cover his bare hands... Was he suggesting that he would fight with his bare hands against a sharp sword? Everyone thought that young man was crazy, and rightly so considering that even the weakest sword forged from post-apocalypse materials was easily superior to almost any other weapon of the past.
However, Bai Dn thought differently from the others.
Even though he was also a bit skeptical and was as surprised as the rest, Bai Dn soonughed out loud and nodded: "Alright then! Don''t get hurt too much, kid! Otherwise, your mother will get mad at me!"
He knew his son better than anyone else. Bai Dn knew that while Bai Zemin was sometimes a bit arrogant and in this case he seemed to be too arrogant, he always acted based on his actual ability, and never once in his life did he step outside his limits.
"Then you''d better let me defeat you easily or I''ll tell mom to make you sleep on the couch tonight!" Bai Zeminughed out loud and with the heart free of worries stomped on the ground, lunging forward like a cannonball.
"Brat... See if I don''t kick your ass!" Bai Dn snorted and seeing his son charge towards him he didn''t even hesitate for a second as he swung his sword downwards.
Bai Zemin didn''t activate any skills, Bai Dn didn''t either.
Father and son aspired to test each other''s strength; especially Bai Dn, he was really interested to know how strong his son currently was.
<i>ng!</i>
The sound of metal nging against metal echoed loudly throughout the ruined arena and a shockwave approximately 10 meters in diameter spread outward, cutting through the ground and raising dirt in the form of dust.
However, what made everyone''s eyes widen was that what collided was not metal against metal but flesh and bone against a sword!
"... What skill is that?" Bai Dn asked with wide eyes when he realized that his son in front of him was in perfect condition. There wasn''t even a drop of blood on his fist firmly pressed against the edge of his sword.
"It''s a passive one. I''ll tell youter." Bai Zemin had no intention of hiding anything that could strengthen his family, but he couldn''t speak so casually in this ce either so he simply said as much.
"Sure." Bai Dn naturally understood the thoughts of his son and without hesitation nodded. Although he was actually curious about what kind of passive skill could make one''s skin be strong enough to withstand the edge of a sword with 99 physical attack points, he knew that this was not the right moment.
"But... Father, if that''s all you have, you''d better give up!" Bai Zemin shouted lightly and put a little more Strength into his right fist.
The expression on Bai Dn''s face changed slightly but before he could do anything his body was pushed back so hard that his legs left two long trenches over 20 meters long before he could finally stop.
''What''s wrong with that shitty sword?'' Bai Zemin frowned slightly and suddenly felt dissatisfied in his heart.
He had already realized that his father was a level 43 soul evolver so Bai Zemin was trying his best to limit his stats to normal parameters. While it was impossible to avoid the effect of passive skills, the fact that he was able to force Bai Dn back so easily was inrge part due to the fact that the weapon of the former was only mediocre, to say the least.
Was the Chinese Renaissance such a stupid faction that they wouldn''t even give good equipment to someone so powerful? What was Wu Yijun''s father thinking?
"Father, be careful!" Bai Zemin warned in a serious voice and without waiting for a reply he rushed forward once again.
Bai Dn didn''t even have time to react when his son appeared in front of him. With no other choice, he gritted his teeth and held his sword in front of his chest.
<i>Bang!</i>
Once again, Bai Dn found himself helplessly retreating in the face of Bai Zemin''s brute strength. His eyes trembled slightly as he felt his right hand go slightly numb and a sh of disbelief glinted in his gaze.
One should have known that with his skill Power Booster, Bai Dn could fight a level 45-46 mutant beast with no problem... but he was still being forced back by his son with bare hands!
Again, Bai Zemin charged forward and like an unstoppable machine began raining blows on his father.
<i>Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!....</i><i></i>
The seconds passed quickly and in an instant 40 seconds had psed since the father-son duo had begun to fight. During that time, Bai Dn was being dragged to blows all over the ruined arena helplessly under Bai Zemin''s relentless fists.
"For the love of god..."
"That guy... Bai Zemin, that dude is really beating Bai Dn!"
Hearing the words filled with disbelief and surprise from the other leaders beside him, Huang Tian couldn''t help but his eyes shed brightly. Unlike most, he had realized that every punch Bai Zemin threw waspletely intended to test Bai Dn''s limits, increasing in power ever so slightly each time to the point of being almostpletely unnoticeable.
On the other hand, Zhong De and Nangong Lingxin exchanged nces. They both chuckled before looking back at the reunion battle between the father and son that had been separated by fate.
"Hahahahahaha!" Bai Dnughed out loud and his eyes shed brightly as he stepped back again, barely standing upright and with both hands shaking fiercely.
Bai Zemin stopped and asked dumbfounded, "Father, what are youughing at?"
"Hahahaha! How could I notugh?" Bai Dn didn''t wait for Bai Zemin to attack and instead charged after activating his First Order Fast Movement skill.
<i>ng!</i>
Bai Zemin''s palm stopped his father''s sword sh and the two men''s eyes met for an instant.
"How could I not be happy when you, my son, has turned into such a splendid man!" The eyes of Bai Dn sparkled and his words subconsciously caused Bai Zemin to waver his stance a little, which forced him to take several steps back.
"Brat, this will be myst assault of the day!" Bai Dn shouted before roaring like a beast.
Bai Zemin''s eyes widened slightly in surprise as his father''s body swelled even more than it already was. Then, under his curious stare, many fiery red hairs covered Bai Dn''s face and part of his arms and legs.
"I can only maintain this skill for 1 minute at most due to my low Mana." The voice of Bai Dn was much deeper and huskierpared to his normal voice now that he had transformed into something simr to a wild beast. "Zemin, be careful. With this skill, even a level 49 soul evolver would be crushed to death if it underestimates me too much!"
Bai Zemin closed his eyes and a faint smile slowly formed at the corner of his mouth.
He was really happy that his father was so strong, and now he partially understood the reason why his family seemed to be doing well. Moreover, he also understood the reason why Wu Keqian told him earlier that in the notebook that Bai Zemin gave him he saw the name of an important person for the Chinese Renaissance.
With the power to fight against peak First Order existences, Bai Dn proved to not only be powerful but also proved to be an extremely brave man who was probably fighting to exhaustion since day 1 to protect his loved ones.
''I''d better stop here'' Bai Zemin thought with a smile before charging forward with his heartpletely free of worries.
His goal from start to finish had been to test the limits of his father, now that he had done it, there was no need to continue to push any further. The most important thing was that Bai Zemin had already proven to possess a battle power equivalent to a level 46-47 soul evolver and he was sure that this news would soon reach Wu Keqian''s ears.
There was no need to expose himself anymore. He would let Shangguan Bing Xue, Chen He, and the others take the re and draw attention while he yed his cards calmly.
His family was here, by his side. What was the hurry then? It wouldn''t hurt to get some rest after so much tedious fighting and nning.
<i>Boom!</i>
The fists of Bai Zemin and Bai Dn met in the air, generating a powerful shockwave that spread far enough to push those weaker ones who were 200 meters away even further back.
This time it was not Bai Dn who retreated but Bai Zemin.
Just as his son had done before, Bai Dn did not give him time to rest because as if he had truly lost all rationality he turned into a cannonball and mmed down ferociously once again.
<i>Boom!</i>
This time, Bai Zemin was sent flying more than 20 meters but before he touched the ground after his feet came off solidnd he supported himself with his hands and did a spinning kick to meet the attack of his father again.
<i>Bang!</i>
Bai Zemin was forced back further and further until it reached a point where he could barely defend himself from the relentless attacks of Bai Dn.
Seeing this, Huang Tian finally let out a sigh of relief and released all the tension he was holding back. He was a level 50 soul evolver in the evolution process and could barely fight against Bai Dn in his current state; if Bai Zemin really could force this Bai Dn to retreat even in his current state, then Huang Tian might have a hard time maintaining his position if his superiors did not fear that Bai Zemin would betray them.
A minuteter, the skill First Order Mutation level 5 in Bai Dn''s possession was forcibly deactivated when he was unable to provide the necessary Mana.
Bai Zemin was panting heavily and his arms fell weakly at his sides. Seeing him like this, Bai Dn nodded and said in a soft voice, "Can we call this a draw?"
Bai Zemin straightened his posture "with great difficulty" and nodded with a smile, "Let''s leave it at that for today... I''ll kick your ass another day."
"You''ll have to be born again first, kid." Bai Dn shook his head and chuckled.
Even though he wasn''t openly showing it, the pride in his gaze every time his eyes fell on the body of his son Bai Zemin was abundantly clear to anyone who knew him well enough. Bai Dn was incredibly pleased and proud of the son life gave him and he was sure his wife would be even more so when she saw himter on.
"Wonderful!" Huang Tian approached the duo pping noisily and looked at Bai Zemin admiringly, "Bai Zemin, you really are the son of Dn. A tiger father has no dog son after all!"
Bai Zemin bowed very slightly with a smile in respect as he could feel that the words of Huang Tian came from the bottom of his heart when he praised his father; this fact alone was enough for him to respect someone weaker than him.
Suddenly, Bai Dn looked at Huang Tian and said in a deep voice something that surprised Bai Zemin and everyone listening:
"Guild leader Huang, I would like to cede my position as the leader of team number 15 to my son Zemin."
"Eh?" Huang Tian looked at Bai Dn in shock.
In fact, the eyes of Bai Zemin also widened due to disbelief and he quickly interjected, "Father, what are you-"
"All right, I''ve already taken my decision."
Bai Dn cut his son off on the spot, leaving Bai Zemin not knowing whether tough or cry as he knew that when his father got like this there was no room to argue at all.
"I think the strength of my son has been proven today." Bai Dn said looking at Huang Tian. "My son made it all the way from the distant Yanqing District. I''m sure he has more experience than me when ites to hunting missions or fighting in the mutant forests."
Bai Dn did not know how difficult his son''s life had been. However, just one look into his eyes was enough for him as a father to vaguely realize that the current Bai Zemin waspletely different from his former self.
No matter how much Bai Zemin pretended, the noble and dangerous aura that surrounded him was hard to hide from someone who saw him born and grow up.
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