Chapter 21
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Chapter 21: Kneel Before Gu Ran
Then the bald ability user saw his body split into more and more pieces, sliced finer and finer, as if a small blood rain had just fallen.
Only his head remained intact.
Ability users have much stronger vitality than ordinary people, so even though only his head was left, the bald superhuman didn’t die immediately but lived for a few more dozen seconds.
During those few dozen seconds, he had the chance to witness the entire process of his body turning into a rain of blood and minced flesh.
Terror swept through his mind, and he desperately wanted to scream and beg for mercy.
But he realized he could no longer make a sound because his vocal organs were already gone.
The lone head bounced on the ground like a ball, flipping over to face Gu Ran.
Seeing the bald martial expert’s terrified eyes, Gu Ran walked over, squatted down beside him, and said, “See, you also feel fear. You’re actually the same as that mother and daughter. We’re all human. You said the strong have the right to dispose of the weak at will, so since I’m stronger than you, isn’t it right for me to kill you?”
“But I think, deep down, you didn’t really want to be killed by me, right? People are afraid of death. If they can live well, I don’t think many would choose to die.”
“What you call the strong having the right to dispose of the weak at will is just a way of saying that you have the right to dispose of those weaker than you. If someone stronger than you comes along, I doubt you’d be willing to let them dispose of you at will.”
“Humans are really double-standard, despicable creatures.”
Gu Ran looked at the bald ability user, whose eyes were wide open in death, and said, “Without some powerful rules to bind them, people will only follow the rules that benefit themselves and resist those that don’t.”
“I have to thank you for teaching me that.”
At the end of his words, a spatial rift appeared in front of Gu Ran.
The spatial rift spilled out the large knife that the bald martial artist had had a master weapon-maker craft, and the knife stabbed into the ground in front of the bald ability user.
It was like a tombstone, a marker of the death of something from the past.
…
Outside the light screen.
Everyone was in an uproar.
“This… this is Gu Ran’s true strength at this moment? Hasn’t this already surpassed the power of a B-level ability user?”
“He’s so skilled at using spatial abilities, and the number of spatial slashes he controls has already reached dozens. Hiss, it’s terrifying. How many years has it been since he awakened his abilities?”
“We’re not spatial ability users, so we can only guess. If we’re talking about someone who truly understands spatial abilities…”
At this point, everyone looked towards Gu Qingqing, who was trapped in the water prison.
Gu Qingqing said softly, “He should now have the strength of an A-level ability user. His talent far surpasses mine and my teacher’s.”
An A-level ability user?
Hiss—
Everyone couldn’t help but gasp.
How many years has it been?
How many years has it been?
And he’s already an A-level ability user?
What has Gu Ran been doing these past few years?
Hasn’t he just been staying home, reading books, and raising a child?
He hasn’t experienced much combat, and he hasn’t used any star stones either, right?
Star stones are said to have come from meteors and companion ores that fell from the stars long, long ago. Not only can they be absorbed by ability users to enhance their ability nuclei, but they are also the energy source for charging city defense cannons and have many other uses.
The reason ability users need a lot of resources is to buy purified star stones specially prepared for ability users.
Which of these powerful ability users hasn’t gone through countless battles, absorbed countless purified star stones, and endured years of hard work to achieve their current strength?
But Gu Ran is different. He hasn’t experienced combat, hasn’t used star stones, yet his progress has surpassed all the powerful ability users present, reaching the level of an A-level ability user in just a few years.
This makes them all envious, jealous, and resentful.
Lin Fan was particularly jealous.
He originally thought he was already talented enough. Along the way, he had always been the object of others’ envy and jealousy, becoming one of the top experts in the Human Alliance at a young age.
But compared to Gu Ran, at this age, he was still far from having the strength of an A-level ability user.
However, Lin Fan was comforted by the fact that he was still stronger than Gu Ran in one aspect.
“I have to admit, the Tyrant indeed has extraordinary talent, but if it’s just abilities, there are still some limitations”, Lin Fan said with a smile.
“Indeed. Although the Tyrant’s ability talent is very strong, in the end, it’s just one ability. Compared to Lin Zhizheng, it’s still not as impressive.”
“Lin Zhizheng is not only a talent in abilities but also a martial arts genius. There may be people who dual cultivate both abilities and martial arts, but to be both an S-level ability user and a martial arts grandmaster, only Lin Zhizheng has achieved that.”
Someone immediately caught on to Lin Fan’s meaning and started praising him.
These people were all part of Lin Fan’s faction and would be his subordinates in the future.
Cheng Youmeng’s expression was a bit strange, but in the end, she didn’t say anything.
Lin Fan noticed Cheng Youmeng’s strange expression and couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows slightly and ask, “Master Youmeng, you should be very familiar with the Tyrant’s strength. Is he also a martial arts expert?”
Cheng Youmeng pondered for a moment and said, “It’s hard to say. I’m not sure if it counts… it probably doesn’t.”
“Probably doesn’t? Did the Tyrant cultivate a Martial Dao Golden Core?”, Lin Fan asked.
Only those who have cultivated a Martial Dao Golden Core can be called martial arts grandmasters and become one of the top experts in the Human Alliance. If someone hasn’t cultivated a Martial Dao Golden Core, their strength would be far inferior.
Cheng Youmeng shook her head. “No, he hasn’t cultivated a Martial Dao Golden Core, and when I met him, his Dantian was already completely destroyed, so he couldn’t even practice martial arts.”
Lin Fan was satisfied.
Indeed, having such extraordinary ability talent was already extremely fortunate. It would be impossible to also possess martial arts talent.
Only he was truly favored by the heavens, the chosen one.
But before Lin Fan could feel proud for long, something suddenly happened that dampened his mood.
A young ability user from the slums knelt in the direction of the triangular crystal cone and solemnly kowtowed three times.
“Although you, the Supreme Leader, were brutal and ruthless and implemented many harsh policies, today I realize that you also did some good deeds for the slums, saving nearly a billion slum dwellers from the beast tide.”
“This is an achievement of yours, and it cannot be denied.”
“However, as a member of the Punitive Expedition Army, I cannot betray the army and save you, nor do I want to release you to continue endangering the Human Alliance.”
“So, on behalf of the people of the slums, I offer my sincere thanks to the Supreme Leader who once sought to bring well-being to the slums.”
“If you must hold a grudge, please direct it at me alone.”
Author’s Note: P.S. Why are the collections increasing, but the recommendation votes are not increasing proportionally, but decreasing instead, wuwuwu o(╥﹏╥)o.