In Mountain City, the second round of the One Against a Thousand Challenge was about to begin.
In the private room, Qinchuan looked at the packed stadium and said to Lion Duke, "Big cousin, is the people's hearts based on morality or the strong?"
Hearing Qinchuan's words, Lion Duke laughed, "You little brat, you're thinking nonsense again."
"Going against morality will only make you feel uneasy, but you won't lose your life. But going against the will of the strong will will lead to death. If it were you, would you be willing to sacrifice your life for morality, or would you be willing to drag out an ignoble existence under the will of the strong?"
"In other words, the will of the strong is where morality lies!"
"Look at the audience here. When you show your strong side, they will cheer for you and go crazy for you. But once you become weak one day and are no longer strong, then they will definitely be among the people who will mock you and look down on you."
Lion Duke looked at Qinchuan meaningfully and asked, "Do you understand?"
Qinchuan faintly sighed, "You're right. Only the strong have the right to talk about morality. The weak need to struggle for survival."
"So you must always be strong. Otherwise, there will be a day when you will struggle for survival."
Lion Duke took a deep look at Qin Chuan. "In fact, you are now struggling to survive. From the fact that you are willing to use treasures in exchange for three chances for me to help you, and from the fact that you are trying to win over Xi Yu, you should already be aware of this crisis."
Qinchuan didn't deny Lion Duke's words. He already had a strong sense of danger. If he didn't take advantage of the current situation and instead waited until the real danger came, then it would be too late.
"Let's go." Qinchuan waved at Lion Duke, "Wait for me to come back victorious."
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In the waiting area, Li Qun listened to the noise in the Arena and said to Blue River beside him, "I remember that Mountain City's Arena hasn't been this lively in a long time."
"Indeed."
Blue River nodded, "Ever since Xi Yu suddenly disappeared three years ago, the Arena's popularity has been declining day by day. Now that the Arena is lively again, it's still related to Xi Yu."
If it weren't for Xi Yu's reappearance, Qinchuan's One Against a Thousand Challenge wouldn't have attracted so much attention.
"What do you think Qinchuan's chances of winning today?"
Li Qun laughed mischievously at Blue River, "I feel like he's in a very difficult situation right now because of the two of us."
"I don't know what his chances are, but if we don't go all out, we will lose."
Blue River glanced at Li Qun, "If we can't beat Qinchuan with the two of us and three other helpers, then we'll lose face for the second army. The general won't let us off so easily."
Hearing Blue River's words, Li Qun sighed helplessly, "I originally wanted to go easy on Qinchuan so that he wouldn't lose too miserably. But after hearing what you said, I can't go easy on him anymore. If I go easy on him, then I'll be irresponsible to the second army."
"Okay, let's stop chatting." Blue River pointed at the stage outside, "He's here."
Li Qun subconsciously looked in the direction Blue River was pointing at. A tall and straight youth was slowly walking through the corridor towards the stage.
When the youth's figure appeared on the stage, the Arena suddenly exploded with earth-shattering cheers. Everyone was shouting crazily, looking forward to another spectacular match. At the same time, they also looked forward to Qinchuan winning again and continuing his undefeatable legend!
Facing the audience's cheers, Qinchuan appeared very calm. This was because he knew that these cheers weren't for him, but for the strong!
In the room, Zhong Chuyu looked at Qinchuan with a complicated expression. She said to the old housekeeper beside her: "He's become more mature than before. His will is firm. He won't be moved by the audience's cheers."
The old housekeeper heard this and replied in a low voice: "People are always growing. The more they experience, the more they grow."
"There's a price to pay for growing up. People who live happily are often naive and childish."
Zhong Chuyu sighed softly, "I actually hope that he can be a simple ordinary person. Maybe his life won't be colorful, but he has to be safe and stable, without any worries."
"Everyone has worries. Cultivators have worries about cultivation. Mortals have worries about life. No one can be free from worries."
The old housekeeper looked at Zhong Chuyu's back and said softly: "Madam, his life is destined to not be ordinary."
"Maybe you're right."
Zhong Chuyu didn't say anything else. She quietly prepared to enjoy the next match.
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A minute after Qinchuan went on stage, Li Qun's group of five also lined up and slowly walked out of the corridor, arriving on the stage.
There was no need for introductions. The audience already recognized the five of them. A portion of the audience already began to loudly cheer their names, hoping that they could defeat Qinchuan and shatter Qinchuan's undefeatable legend!
Li Qun slowly walked in front of Qinchuan. He smiled at Qinchuan and said to Qinchuan, "Let me introduce myself. I'm Li Qun. I'm from the vanguard of the Star Dragon Federation's Second Corps.
Today, I came here to see your strength. You don't have to worry about our safety. We all have emergency defensive equipment on us.
As long as we encounter a life-threatening situation, the equipment will be activated. That way, we'll lose and won't continue to attack you. "
When he heard Li Qun's words, Qin Chuan smiled faintly and nodded, "That's for the best. To be honest, I was still thinking about this problem previously. Now, I can finally be at ease and boldly fight."
Although Qinchuan hadn't heard of emergency defensive equipment, he thought that Li Qun wouldn't lie to him about this. After all, Li Qun wouldn't joke about his own life.
At this moment, Blue River also walked over. His eyes subtly sized up Qinchuan, then he said to Qinchuan, "I'm Blue River. I'm also from the Star Dragon Federation's Second Corps. Before joining the army, I was a student at the Blackmoon Combat Academy. Your instructor Lan Weiwei and your classmate Bluepool are all my relatives. Ah Ze used to mention you to me."
Qinchuan heard this and looked at Blue River with surprise. Then he said to Blue River, "Hello senior. I didn't think that I'd meet you here."
"Ah Ze used to tell me that you were the most talented, hardworking, and also the strongest person he'd ever met. I didn't believe him at first. I thought that Ah Ze hadn't seen the world and thought that everyone he met was strong. Now, it seems that I misunderstood Ah Ze. I won't be merciful in the battle later. I hope that you won't be merciful either."