Chapter 035 Probing and Clashing

"Well, have you calmed down?"

Wang Bo lightly patted his own chest, smiling as he said, "If you haven't, come on, hit me a few more times to let off steam."

Xiao Qing was so angered by Wang Bo's attitude that her willow-leaf eyebrows shot up, her ponytail bristled, and she pushed her magical power, grinding her teeth as she said, "Do you think I wouldn't dare?"

Wang Bo clasped his hands behind his back and said, "I won't fight back."

Xiao Qing's eyes twitched several times, furious to the extreme. "Fine, I'll see how many of my strikes you can take."

Her figure flickered, like a streak of light, and in an instant she dashed before Wang Bo, her hands alternating as she struck out repeatedly.

Like a violent storm, like chain lightning.

A sound like popping firecrackers rang out incessantly.

Wang Bo remained expressionless, thrusting out his chest and taking Xiao Qing's deadly chain of palm strikes head-on.

One palm, two palms, three palms... ten palms, twenty palms, thirty palms...

Xiao Bai was initially worried, but later seeing Wang Bo's relaxed expression, she unconsciously let her heart, which had been in her throat, settle back down.

Xiao Qing struck over a hundred palms in one breath, each one with all her might, pushing her magical power relentlessly, showing no mercy.

Yet Wang Bo never activated his internal energy, relying solely on his body to block the storm of attacks.

In the end, Xiao Qing's magical power was nearly exhausted, and her hands, which had been striking Wang Bo's chest, were swollen.

What had been a fierce and unmatched attack, once deprived of magical power, turned into a coquettish little fist-pounding on his chest.

"You, you, you..."

As the beating ended, Xiao Qing's magical power gave out, her figure swayed, drenched in sweat, on the verge of collapse. Wang Bo quickly reached out and caught her, preventing her from falling to the ground.

But in front of Xiao Bai, Wang Bo behaved very properly.

The snake demons present watched in stunned amazement. Many of them felt awe toward Wang Bo. They asked themselves, even though a few among them were stronger than Xiao Qing, none dared to resist without activating their power and let Xiao Qing pound on their chests like that.

That would be deadly—no, not deadly, but fatal for a demon.

No matter how powerful a demon, would they dare to do that?

After all, Xiao Qing's strength was not the weakest among them.

Meanwhile, on the huge platform, the Snake Mother's gaze shifted. Her cultivation was profound, far surpassing her disciples, and she saw very clearly. There was not a trace of magical power in Wang Bo's body; he was an ordinary person.

But what was baffling was how an ordinary person could withstand over a hundred palms from Xiao Qing without changing expression, without a racing heart, without any sign of injury.

That was impossible.

This man was definitely not ordinary. He might be a super-strong expert, an absolute master above herself, which was why she could not detect his magical fluctuations.

But what she found even more incredible was that such a master would really take a liking to a little demon like Xiao Bai?

Anyway, she found it unbelievable.

Or perhaps Xiao Bai had some ancient and rare bloodline within her, which was why such an expert had taken an interest in her.

Just as she was utterly perplexed, she suddenly noticed Wang Bo's gaze turning toward her. For a moment, she felt as if facing a great enemy and asked cautiously, "Sir, who are you?"

"Someone who likes Xiao Bai." Wang Bo indicated that he was having fun being cheeky.

The Snake Mother had a hundred curses on the tip of her tongue, but she held them back, because she felt she might not be able to defeat this mysterious human before her.

"Do you truly like Xiao Bai?"

"Of course." Wang Bo nodded.

A thousand thoughts raced through the Snake Mother's mind, and she decided to test him. "Fine, if you can withstand three of my palm strikes to prove your feelings for Xiao Bai, I will grant your wish."

This was utter nonsense.

To prove my feelings for Xiao Bai, why would I need to withstand three of your palm strikes? You might as well just say you want to test me.

Wang Bo sneered inwardly, but he did not refuse.

"Alright, go ahead."

The Snake Mother felt a slight joy, channeled her mana, and her form shot forward like a bolt of lightning, instantly reaching Wang Bo. A slender palm lightly struck his body.

A surge of mana, dozens of times more powerful than Xiao Qing's, slammed into Wang Bo without reservation.

The impact force of this palm far exceeded Xiao Qing's; though not as strong as a dragon's, it was at least a hundred tons. But in Wang Bo's view, such impact was negligible.

What was truly formidable was not the impact, but the Snake Mother's mana.

This mana was bitterly cold, as if it could freeze everything. It tried to penetrate Wang Bo's skin, enter his body, and freeze his cells, bones, organs, flesh, brain, and even his soul.

That was the true power of mana.

Wang Bo maintained his breathing, and ripples continuously emerged from within his blood. These ripples, like the sun, instantly melted the mana that had invaded his body.

The surging mana, upon entering his body, did not raise even a single ripple.

Ripple Qigong could simulate the power of the sun, and Wang Bo's steel body could absorb solar energy. Combined, the two forces had long since mutated the Ripple Qigong he practiced.

Now, the ripples generated by Wang Bo's Ripple Qigong seemed hot enough to smelt steel and ignite everything. Paired with the Nine Yang True Qi, it would not take many years before he could burn mountains and boil seas.

Though the Snake Mother's mana was vast and icy, it was nothing before this solar power.

The ripples within Wang Bo effortlessly melted that force.

The Snake Mother clearly noticed this, and her heart trembled with shock, but she did not withdraw. Instead, she struck with her second palm.

Bang!

The Snake Mother's palm hit Wang Bo's chest. The surging mana changed; it was no longer icy but filled with explosive force. Each strand of mana was like a tiny bomb, implanted into Wang Bo's body, detonating instantly upon contact with his ripples.

Had it been anyone slightly weaker, they would have been blown to pieces by this surging mana.

Wang Bo realized that this move was no longer pure mana; it was likely a spell. Only a spell could have such monstrous attack power.

But Wang Bo was not afraid. His steel body was beyond imagination. He extended his Ripple Qigong throughout his body, and the exploding mana was swept away by the ripples before it could damage him.

Even the damaged blood vessels were repaired by the Ripple Qigong.

At the same time, the ripples within Wang Bo surged through the Snake Mother's palm, entering her body.

For a moment, the Snake Mother felt as if her body were about to catch fire, and her face suddenly turned bright red.