Chapter 90: Insult
"Are you finally done playing, you half-blood?"
Ricky suddenly appeared behind Iris without any warning. He looked at him with complete arrogance and superiority... As though there was no difference between Iris and an insect.
— "My goodness! My goodness! How did Ricky suddenly appear behind Iris like that?! Was it purely his own speed, or did he use one of his incredible techniques?!"
The announcer’s eyes widened as he stared at Ricky’s sudden appearance in shock, just like most of the audience.
Iris tried to turn his head to see whether it was really Ricky standing behind him...
But before he could fully turn around...
Bang!
A swift kick struck him square in the face from behind, sending him flying dozens of meters across the battlefield.
Iris crashed into the ground, grass, and rocks as he flew... Finally coming to a stop because of the friction against the ground.
— "Oh my! That kick definitely hurt. Honestly, I don’t think anyone here would want to experience what that feels like!"
The announcer mocked him while instinctively touching his own cheek.
Iris slowly stood up, still unable to comprehend what had just happened. Then he reached out toward his face.
He felt it...
There, on his cheek...
A clear footprint from Ricky’s kick had been left behind.
He felt Insult...
He felt utterly humiliated...
But before he could react...
Iris suddenly felt someone grab him by the leg.
"What?!"
Before Iris could understand what had happened again...
He suddenly found himself looking down at Ricky’s body...
Then his face slammed into the ground!
Boom!
— "What in the world is happening here...?!
— Iris, who has fought more than thirty battles so far without losing a single one of them... Is being toyed with like a newborn baby facing a professional wrestler!"
The announcer shouted in shock at the scene unfolding before him, even feeling a little sympathy for Iris’s miserable state.
Boom! Boom! Boom!...
Again and again, Iris’s face smashed into the ground.
Grass entered his mouth and even his eye...
He looked like nothing more than a stick that Ricky could swing around however he pleased!
Iris tried to resist...
He tried to channel his energy and activate some of his techniques to free himself from this humiliation...
But every single attempt failed!
For some strange reason...
Whenever Iris tried to gather and direct his energy, it refused to obey him. Instead, it slipped away and left his body.
Because of this farce... Iris had already lost ten percent of his total energy reserves!
— "No matter what any of you said before...
No matter what you expected...
No one could’ve believed that Iris Lagnar would end up in such a miserable state during a battle!"
The announcer shouted with all the excitement he could muster, staring passionately at the battle below.
Ricky continued swinging Iris around and smashing him into the ground for a while...
Only after he finally grew bored...
Did Ricky swing Iris one last time and throw him flying dozens of meters away!
— "Oh my...
That was definitely humiliating!"
At the place where Iris landed...
He slowly stood up.
His face was filled with disbelief...
Then overwhelming anger as veins bulged across his forehead!
"Are you angry, you filthy-blood?"
Ricky slowly walked toward Iris with complete confidence.
He raised an eyebrow and asked mockingly.
Faced with that insult...
Many of the human spectators felt both anger and humiliation.
It was common knowledge that whenever a monster called a human "half-blood" or "filthy-blood," it was usually referring to the monster blood flowing through that person’s body.
Since Iris was a human who carried dragon blood within him...
Ricky was insulting him by saying that he was neither a pure dragon nor a pure human.
"Hehehehe...
So what if I carry monster blood in my body?
In this universe, the only standard is strength, you stupid chicken.
It’s not my fault that you filthy animals are too stupid to make use of the resources and treasures surrounding you."
Iris wiped the blood from his forehead and mouth, then smiled at Ricky like a madman.
— "Hehehehe... It seems that this time, the monsters are the ones getting angry."
The announcer covered his mouth and pretended to be shocked with a mocking expression.
"You!"
Ricky stopped in his tracks.
He frowned angrily.
He hadn’t expected that response from Iris.
Among the spectators...
Many monsters gritted their teeth and clenched their fists in rage.
"You’re right about only one thing.
The fundamental standard of this universe is strength.
And in that regard...
We clearly surpass you."
Ricky’s sharp teeth were exposed.
His killing intent spread throughout the battlefield as he slowly advanced toward Iris with calm, confident steps.
He wanted to see despair in Iris’s eyes...
But Iris gave him nothing of the sort.
On the contrary...
The only thing Ricky found in Iris’s expression...
Was mockery.
"We surpass you?
Are you joking, or did you fall on your head when you were little?
Or have you simply never seen a human since the day you were born?"
Iris raised an eyebrow, spread his arms wide, and shouted mockingly.
"Surpass you in what?!
Look around you carefully, you idiot.
This place was created by a human.
Most of the greatest figures in the universe are humans.
The Five Courts were established by humans.
The cultivation path you follow...
Was created and developed by humans.
It’s true that you have many Immortal monsters...
Even more than we humans do.
But you’re nothing more than stupid animals who spend your lives eating and sleeping just to become stronger.
You only gained real influence in the universe thirty million years ago.
Before that...
No one saw you as anything more than animals stronger than ordinary beasts.
And more importantly than all of that..."
A mad light flashed across Iris’s eyes.
His killing intent erupted as well, colliding head-on with Ricky’s own killing intent.
"We humans are a single race. We differ only in our appearances and skin colors."
Then he pointed at Ricky.
"But what about you monsters?
Let’s talk about you flying monsters alone.
How many races are there among you?
How many species?
Thousands?
Millions?
Billions?
How great are the differences between all those species?"
Iris looked at Ricky and laughed like a madman, as though he were looking at the greatest fool in the universe.
"Hahahahaha!
We’re only one race...
Yet we’ve conquered the entire universe and established our rule over it.
As for you...
You have millions of races and species, yet you can’t even unite behind a single goal...
Or take authority away from us humans."
A strange light flashed within Iris’s eyes as he stared at Ricky.
"Tell me, Ricky of the Immortal Bloodline... if the Phoenix race alone were to stand against humanity... what is the greatest feat your race could possibly achieve?"