Stronger by Killing

Chapter 588: Chapter 323: Martial Arts Versus Cultivation (3)

Rong Yichu thought for a moment and said, "Now it’s about denouncing Martial Arts as a heresy. The next step, naturally, is to denounce Martial Artists as heretics, promote a batch of Martial Artists to convert to Cultivation, and then let them kill their own kind. This leaves Martial Artists with no place to survive. Over time, Martial Arts and Martial Artists will truly become sinful, as if they are stinking rats that can only hide in dark, damp corners."

"Ten years, twenty years, or even a hundred years from now, the human world will lose the place for Martial Artists to survive, and by then, ordinary people will no longer have any power. The Immortal Sect monopolizes cultivation, and they can eternally enslave mortals!"

Gu Zhan smiled slightly and asked, "Do you think they are good or evil?"

Rong Yichu sighed and replied, "There is no distinction between good and evil; it’s just that interests differ. From our perspective, as Martial Artists and mortals, the Cultivation Realm is evil. But from the Cultivation Realm’s perspective, they are good; they should enslave the human world, they should be superior!"

"Makes sense!"

Gu Zhan said coldly, "Then let’s drag these superior cultivators down!"

Kou Baimen’s eyes sparkled as he exclaimed, "Lord, how mighty!"

Gu Zhan smiled slightly, raised his head to gaze at the canopy of the sky, and said blandly, "I will set an example for all Martial Artists under the heavens. In this world, it has never been about Martial Arts being weak, but people being weak!"

...

The ninth year of Qingli, August 15,

This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival is similar to previous years; it already carries the chill of autumn. However, Yun City seems somewhat quiet on this Mid-Autumn day, but there are many people—more than any other year.

Countless Martial Artists spontaneously left their homes,

the city full of people surging, yet with a silent air.

Everyone is trying to occupy positions near the city gate.

Because,

the world’s number one, Celestial Martial King Gu Zhan, battles the three great Immortal Sects in Yun City today.

Since the Immortal Sect descended upon the world, the impact on the human realm has been enormous, especially on Martial Arts, triggering a wave of aversion to Martial Arts among the world’s Martial Artists. Many are angry and confused, not knowing what use their lifelong pursuit of Martial Arts is, which seems utterly worthless now.

In this period, numerous major sects and renowned experts have been slain—countless, and it’s not just ordinary people doubting Martial Arts; even Martial Artists have begun to question it.

However, fortunately,

though Martial Arts has crumbled greatly, one towering peak remains,

becoming the god in the hearts of Martial Artists worldwide,

that person is King Wu, Gu Zhan,

In this present world, he has become synonymous with Martial Arts!

Not long ago, when turmoil first broke out in Yunzhou,

the world was in an uproar, countless Martial Artists looking forward to Gu Zhan’s reaction. Most speculated he’d retreat, yet the response from Prince Wu’s Mansion inspired countless people: a simple phrase:

Come as many as you want, kill them all!

As always domineering,

consistent with King Wu Gu Zhan’s style,

just a few words moved many veteran Martial Artists to tears, rallying them to Yunzhou.

In the past, Gu Zhan’s title as the world’s number one seemed unreachable to them, and some would stubbornly refuse to acknowledge it, with various unfavorable opinions about Gu Zhan,

But in just a few months,

it feels like a lifetime has passed,

The King Wu Gu Zhan who once bore countless infamies has now become the last light in the hearts of many Martial Artists,

In just a few months,

Martial Arts has ushered in unprecedented darkness,

So when Gu Zhan’s six-word response emerged,

those who had dedicated themselves to Martial Arts for a lifetime were invigorated.

Though many still believe Gu Zhan is merely seeking attention before his death, the fervor cannot be resisted; Yunzhou quickly became the center once again, even drawing many Martial Artists from nearby Beiwei and Southern Jin.

On this day,

Yun City saw many once-renowned giants of Martial Arts, such as the sword fool Qin Hongyi from Liangzhou Dao Pavilion, a swordsman who once walked ahead of Sword One in Sword Dao. However, recently, the Dao Pavilion was shattered by the Immortal Sect, and Qin Hongyi disappeared, yet today he showed up in Yun City.

Additionally, there was Beiwei expert Bai Ye, from the Beiwei Royal Family, also a Sword Dao master, once claimed invincible below the Land Immortal level, able to exchange himself for a Land Immortal. However, during the Beiwei Royal Family massacre, he killed three Grotto Heaven Cultivators and fled, yet today he appeared in Yun City.

Alongside the top ten masters of Southern Jin, four showed up, and other representatives like the National Preceptor of Qi Kingdom, and many who once were the iconic figures of worldwide Martial Arts arrived in Yun City, many even recklessly risking their lives to watch the fight.

Just like Bai Ye, currently being hunted by the Immortal Sect, there are quite a few.

But today’s battle in Yun City,

for them, might even be more important than life,

Darkness, whether it remains absolute darkness or a ray of light can shine through, depends on today’s confrontation!

...

Yun City, the political center, though not the most imposing city in Yunzhou, is still very majestic. The city walls are extraordinarily high, seemingly endless, shrouding half the sky and the setting sun. Looking closely, one can faintly see three dark spots hovering and fluttering high above the city wall, standing silently between heaven and earth.

Today, the guards on the city wall have already withdrawn, leaving the city empty, with only one figure sitting atop the lookout pavilion on the wall, back facing the crowd, dressed in fluttering black, solitary yet peerless.