Chapter 41: Hehe, Confused, Aren't You?

In front of the Golden Tiger-Lion, Qinchuan looked as small as a toy, yet somehow, the majestic beast could do nothing against him.

While dodging gracefully, Qinchuan laughed, "Sick tiger, sick tiger, I'm right here, I'm right here. Come and hit me, come and hit me!"

Though these words carried little physical damage, their psychological insult was immense.

The dignified Bronze-tier Golden Tiger-Lion was completely helpless against Qinchuan, unable to even brush against the hem of his clothes. This was a supreme irony to the pride of a Bronze-grade monster.

Qinchuan's evasion was blindingly fast. Every time the Golden Tiger-Lion attacked, Qinchuan slipped away at precisely the right moment, as if he could completely predict its movements. This drove the beast absolutely mad with rage.

Wasn't this downright bullying a tiger?

If you're a real man, fight me head-on!

The Golden Tiger-Lion lashed out at Qinchuan once more. Qinchuan leaped upward, and the beast's razor-sharp claws gouged deep gasps into the tree trunk, while Qinchuan smoothly landed upon its back.

This scene felt somewhat familiar.

For instance, Shen Gongbao standing behind them was watching with wide-open eyes.

Qinchuan grabbed a handful of the long, golden mane on the back of the tiger-lion's neck and yanked it hard.

"Aroooo! Roar~~~~!"

The pain was so excruciating that the Golden Tiger-Lion felt its entire existence shatter. One simply shouldn't be as heartless as Qinchuan.

"This golden fur is truly lovely. It would certainly make a very comfortable winter coat," Qinchuan remarked casually while continuing to tug at the beast's mane.

"Roar!"

With an enraged roar, the Golden Tiger-Lion swung a paw back at Qinchuan, desperate to claw him off its back.

However, Qinchuan reached out with one hand and counter-grabbed the beast's paw, instantly throwing the Golden Tiger-Lion off balance and sending the massive creature crashing flat onto the ground.

"You started this first," Qinchuan said with a solemn and righteous expression.

Next, he tightly gripped the Golden Tiger-Lion's paw with both hands, leaped down to the ground, and swung with all his might. The Golden Tiger-Lion felt its entire massive body hurled into mid-air, a look of sheer terror freezing on its face.

"Bang!"

Dust billowed into the air as the Golden Tiger-Lion was slammed heavily onto the ground by Qinchuan, leaving a tiger-shaped indentation in the earth.

The viewing netizens: O.o
The Golden Tiger-Lion: >_<

The audience watching the broadcast was utterly stunned.

The visual impact was simply too intense.

"Holy shit!"
"Please, someone give me a sedative."
"Qinchuan is way too overpowered! The tiger-lion looks like an absolute toy in front of him. That beast is having a truly miserable day."

Who was it that claimed Qinchuan was going to end up begging on his knees earlier? Look at who's kneeling now!

Bronze quality, three-star rating—Qinchuan could casually knead a monster of this caliber like clay. Just what level has his true strength reached? Can someone please tell me?

Four-star monsters haven't even appeared yet, so who knows where the absolute limit of Qinchuan's power lies?

Foreign netizens fell collectively silent. They decided it was better not to speak up, lest they suffer even more severe emotional damage.

If the chosen champions of their own countries possessed even half of Qinchuan's strength—nay, even a mere fraction of it—they wouldn't be driven to the point of having no path to heaven and no door to earth while fleeing from monsters.

However, playing with the Golden Tiger-Lion was merely the beginning for Qinchuan.

Before long, Qinchuan hoisted the Golden Tiger-Lion up once again, grabbed its paws, and began spinning it around in mid-air. The swirling motion resembled the rotor blades of a helicopter spinning at maximum speed.

The onlookers were left staring with dropped jaws and vacant eyes.

"Off you go!"

After revolving the Golden Tiger-Lion more than a dozen times, Qinchuan hurled it with tremendous force. Spinning like a top, the beast smashed violently into an ancient tree dating back a thousand years. With a deafening crash, the impact shook the massive tree so violently that it nearly uprooted, before the tiger-lion suffered secondary damage by crashing heavily onto the ground.

The Golden Tiger-Lion's vision was spinning wildly. Up to that moment, it couldn't tell north from south; its head was dizzy, pounding, and filled with utter misery.

Eventually, it managed to stagger back to its feet. Glaring at the flaunting Qinchuan in the distance, the Golden Tiger-Lion finally snapped.

"Roar!"

A roar that shook the heavens echoed out, frightening the surrounding monsters into fleeing in all directions.

Then, it flung its jaws wide open, and a blinding golden radiance began to condense deep within its throat.

"What is that?"
"What on earth is the Golden Tiger-Lion doing?"
"Holy crap, there's a light show!"
"Does anyone still remember the Golden Tiger-Lion's status attributes?"

They hurriedly flipped through the beast's profile introduction, checking the final entry under innate talents.

"This must be the Golden Wave—its ultimate finishing move!"
"I've always wondered what that final skill of the Golden Tiger-Lion was. Turns out it's an energy-based attack. This doesn't look good at all."
"Qinchuan, watch out for its attack!"

Naturally, Qinchuan didn't need their reminders. The moment energy lightwaves began condensing in the beast's mouth, he had already prepared himself to evade at a moment's notice.

"Whoosh~!"

A beam of golden light erupted from the Golden Tiger-Lion's maw. The dazzling radiance illuminated all directions like a blazing sun, brimming with boundless, destructive ripples.

"BOOM!"

The golden energy wave completely engulfed the spot where Qinchuan had just been standing, erupting into a blinding flare of light that momentarily obscured the live broadcast feed.

Everyone's heart tightened as they stared unblinkingly at the screen.

They hadn't expected the destructive power of this light wave to be so terrifying.

The devastation was simply catastrophic, resembling a missile of immense destructive yield.

This was the true strength a Bronze-grade monster deserved; this single move alone was enough for it to reign supreme and conquer this entire territory.

"Roar~!"

The Golden Tiger-Lion let out a triumphant, intimidating roar, as if washing away all its previous humiliation.

It was still the undisputed king of this region!

As the blinding light finally dissipated, the audience stared at the scene before them in dead silence.

Many of them even sucked in a sharp breath of cold air.

A circular crater a hundred meters wide had formed on the ground, and everything inside it had been utterly obliterated into nothingness, stripped of all life.

"Where is Qinchuan?"
"Could he actually be dead?"
"This destructive force is too terrifying! Even those towering ancient trees were reduced to fine powder. So Qinchuan..."
"Are you guys idiots? If Qinchuan were dead, the live stream screen would have turned completely grayscale, wouldn't it?"
"That's right! Qinchuan!"
"Where did he go?"

Just as they assumed Qinchuan had met with a terrible fate, the live stream feed hadn't turned gray, proving he was still alive. Yet, they couldn't spot him anywhere on the screen. Where on earth could he be?

Right at that moment, the soil at a certain spot within the crater began to shift. A small head poked out from beneath the earth, shaking itself vigorously to fling away the dirt clinging to its hair.

Who else could it be but Qinchuan?

Qinchuan hadn't expected the radius of the Golden Tiger-Lion's Golden Wave to be so massive. Failing to clear the blast zone in time, he had been buried alive by the collapsing earth.

In reality, the attack hadn't caused him a single ounce of actual damage.

Little baby is very unhappy, and the consequences will be severe.

Qinchuan leaped up from the pile of soil and vaulted back onto the edge of the crater.

When the Golden Tiger-Lion spotted Qinchuan once more, its expression froze completely in utter disbelief.

"Pfft! Forgive me, but I couldn't help laughing."
"Golden Tiger-Lion: Why aren't you dead yet?!"
"Hahaha, talk about having your mind blown!"
"He's simply not dead, which means you're totally doomed."
"That almost gave me a heart attack. Good thing Qinchuan is totally fine."