"What a shameless skeleton! What kind of 'Invincible General' is he? He should be called the 'Shameless General!' He's a skeleton—there's not a shred of flesh on him—and he dares to compete over who has less flesh? That's beyond disgraceful. What does he want Mr. Yi to do, strip off all his flesh? Absolutely shameless. Does this Skeleton General even have a face?"
On the oasis, civilians immediately burst into furious curses.
"Can he be more shameless? Competing over who has less flesh—this isn't shamelessness anymore; this is invincibility through shamelessness. He's not losing face—he never had any to begin with!"
Someone trembled with rage.
It was the first time anyone had encountered such a peak-level specimen of shamelessness.
With him, shamelessness was no longer an insult—it had become a realm.
"I don't know him. Where did this guy crawl out from? He's disgracing all of us undead."
"Too shameful. With this guy around, who knows how much face our undead race will lose. This is a stain on our entire kind. If you're scared, just admit defeat. But to stoop this low? I'm ashamed to stand on the same side as him."
"Where did this freak come from? If I weren't weaker than him, I'd have twisted his head off already. With him around, all skeletons will hang their heads in shame." said another skeleton, clearly disgusted.
Even the undead felt revulsion at the Skeleton General's actions.
"Interesting. I've underestimated your shamelessness... and your utter lack of dignity. For the sake of winning, you really don't care about anything, do you?"Yi Tianxing was genuinely stunned by the Skeleton General's behavior.This guy had no sense of shame. If it brought benefit, then "bottom line" simply didn't exist for him.His bottom line was: there is no bottom line.
"Gaga! This general has no skin, I'm not joking. Do you see any skin on me?"
The Skeleton General laughed eerily and thrust his skull forward, pointing at his bony head.
He was a skeleton—no flesh, no skin—so of course he had no face to lose. Whether he was shameless or not was irrelevant.
His response left Yi Tianxing speechless. He had no retort.A skeleton who embraced shamelessness—even the undead were scared.
"Very well. You've already discarded your dignity. If I don't stop you now, I fear what you'll do next. But I won't let you win just like that."
"This is only one round. Now it's my turn to issue a challenge. If you succeed, you win this bout. If I succeed, it's a draw. And then, we'll continue."
There was a glint of helplessness in Yi Tianxing's eyes. But he wasn't about to let the Skeleton General take the lead so easily.
Victory and defeat on the Battle Commander Platform affected national fate—it couldn't be taken lightly.A loss in fate could shake the very foundation of a nation.
"Fine… I guess that's acceptable."
The Skeleton General clearly wasn't thrilled. He wanted a clean win, but seeing the disapproving looks from all sides—including from fellow undead—he realized that pushing it further would make him a public enemy.Even he, as shameless as he was, couldn't afford that.
"Say it then! I don't believe there's anything that can defeat my shamelessness—ahem, I mean, my invincibility!"
He shouted confidently toward the sky.
"Alright. My challenge is this: Let's see who has more flesh and blood. Whoever has more, wins."
Yi Tianxing spoke slowly and clearly, staring straight at him.
BOOM!!
The Skeleton General felt as though struck by a lightning bolt. His jaw dropped open, his soul-fire in his eye sockets froze mid-flicker.
"Yes! Let's see how a skeleton grows flesh and blood!"Wushuang Ghost cheered immediately.
"Perfect. Return shamelessness with shamelessness. He wanted to compete over less flesh? We'll compete over more. It's only fair. Brilliant move, Mister Yi!"
The crowd erupted in applause and laughter.
Letting a skeleton grow flesh and blood was no simple task.Unless he experienced some heaven-defying transformation, he would never regrow his body. He was, fundamentally, an undead creature.
Yi Tianxing's counter-challenge silenced all criticism—even from the undead.The Skeleton General had crossed the line first; now he had to take the hit.
Even Feng Xianlin and the others cracked smiles.There was no way they could lose this round.If they did, something was seriously wrong.
"You…!"
The Skeleton General looked enraged and embarrassed.
"How can you be so shameless? I'm a skeleton! How am I supposed to grow flesh? You're just trying to make me lose!"
He staggered, practically shouting in protest.
"You could compare less flesh, I can compare more. You started the shamelessness. I'm just using your own tactics against you. If you can't do it, you lose. That makes one win apiece—a draw."
Yi Tianxing said calmly.
"Fine. A draw it is."
The Skeleton General glanced around at the raging crowd.If he protested further, he probably wouldn't leave the platform alive.
One win, one loss. It was a draw.
But everyone knew it wouldn't end like that.
Then came Round Two.
"Alright. Second round, and I'll go first."The Skeleton General's eye flames flickered ominously."This time, we stand our ground. Each of us takes three attacks from the other—no dodging, no countering. Only defense. We each stand within a circle one zhang wide. Step out, and it's a loss. If I can't withstand your three moves and step out, I lose."
"Also, let's settle everything with this round. If one of us loses, he admits defeat. If it's another draw, then we call it even. Fair and simple. What do you say?"
He sounded sincere. Gone was the shamelessness—he now seemed honorable.
Yi Tianxing, however, had a sinking feeling.With someone this shameless, fairness was likely a trap.
Still, he nodded.
He wanted to see what this skeleton was scheming—and perhaps use the chance to end it once and for all.
"Alright. I agree."
"Good. Stand still! No moving more than one zhang from your spot. Step out and you lose."
The Skeleton General let out a sharp cackle and sealed the agreement.
"Now watch my first move!"
The Skeleton General didn't waste time.A flash of light revealed a massive white-bone war sword, and his mount surged forward, propelling him toward Yi Tianxing in a blur.A powerful slash came down—vicious and precise.
But just as the sword neared Yi Tianxing's head—
The Skeleton General suddenly kicked upward.
A hidden leg shot out from under the mount—aimed squarely at Yi Tianxing's groin.
A low blow.
It was unexpected. Lightning-fast. And disgustingly shameless.
Even Yi Tianxing's composure cracked at that.
"Vile. Absolutely shameless."
Not even women in battle fought so dirty.And here was a towering general resorting to such tricks.
His eyebrow twitched violently.
Every man would feel the pain just looking at that move.
WHOOSH!
Yi Tianxing activated a mystical item. A gray robe appeared around him, covering his entire body.
Four dragons—gold, blue, green, and yellow—writhed across its surface, alive with divine power.
[Dragon Scale Life Aperture – Chaos War Dragon Robe] ★
He stood his ground. His feet planted like tree roots in the earth.
An emperor's aura surged forth.
BANG!!
The Skeleton General's dirty kick landed—But instead of crushing him, it rebounded violently off the Chaos War Dragon Robe.
The robe shimmered.The four dragons glowed with radiant light.
The yellow dragon pulsed with earthen energy.
The blue dragon rippled like water.
A mighty force erupted from the robe.
The Skeleton General's foot was instantly knocked back—nearly snapped by the force.
It was as if he'd kicked a divine mountain.His power vanished into the abyss, met by the robe's retaliation—sharp, violent energy surged into his leg, nearly tearing it apart.