It was as if a grand ceremony had begun; all the Martial Artists were going wild.
Even a major country like Freedom Country had dia flocking to Jiangnan Academy, all to capture the first updates.
People crowded like mountains and seas, an endless stream. It felt as if even the air was congested.
In one night, the small city of Jiangnan was flooded with tens of millions of people. The shops earned a fortune, and so even began worshipping Jiang Shu as the God of Wealth.
Less than two days passed. Martial Artists were sleeping on the streets of Jiangnan City. Outside the Academy, a crowd of heads surged. The Martial Arts students inside the Academy were acting as volunteers, maintaining order outside.
「As ti slowly passed, the third day finally arrived.」
The dawn rays, like a knife, cut through layers of clouds.
Inside and outside Jiangnan Academy, it was packed tight. Everyone craned their necks, and no one dared to complain. It wasn’t that the martial artists’ etiquette had improved, but at such a grand ceremony, no one knew who might be standing beside them. What if it was a Hua Jing Master? That would really be...
"When will Jiang Tianren start his speech?"
"No rush, no rush, we arrived early. With our Dark Force strength, we should be able to hear everything. Although we can’t see Jiang Tianren’s face, hearing his voice is good enough."
"Exactly. So people online who don’t understand Martial Arts ask why it has to be this way; they can’t understand. Wouldn’t watching the live broadcast be better? I just laugh at them."
"Indeed. How many people truly step into and understand Martial Arts? There are maybe just several hundred thousand registered Martial Artists in our Xia Country now, and nearly a hundred thousand in Jiangnan City alone. If we don’t understand, then those know-it-alls do."
"A Pill Strength Great Grandmaster integrates essence, energy, and spirit. Their spiritual power is imnse, let alone soone like Jiang Tianren. Even a thought from him can make his voice resonate in our minds, leading to a thunderous enlightennt!"
"I’m looking forward to it! I just don’t know what Jiang Tianren will speak about."
"Right, there’s absolutely no news. The secrecy has been too tight. But it should start soon, it’s almost ti. I guess Jiang Tianren will show up in a little while."
「In the villa district arranged by the Academy.」
Jiang Yongyi, holding a pair of binoculars, watched the dense crowd outside the school, his heart trembling slightly. He had thought his own heart would no longer be stirred by anything, yet he found himself completely overwheld by the sight.
Isn’t this just a speech, Shu?
Why are there so many people?
Even the usually carefree Jiang Yanyue couldn’t help but start regretting suggesting that Jiang Shu should co and speak.
"Mom, Dad, you don’t need to go down there; it’s too crowded," Jiang Shu said.
"Yanyue, later, if you encounter sothing in Martial Arts that you don’t understand and truly can’t advance to the Transforming Strength Realm, you should go to Sister Ye." Jiang Shu couldn’t help but pat Jiang Yanyue’s head as he spoke.
In these three days, he had returned and passed on so Inner Strength, True Qi, and Qi Cultivation thods to Ye Zhenzhen. With her Spiritual Body Talent, she could naturally reach the Acupoint Passage Realm at the fastest speed. During this period, Ye Zhenzhen couldn’t help but be moved, but he once again tactfully refused her advances, stating that a Martial Artist undertaking Cultivation should focus on preserving her Primal Yin. Thus, they only engaged in so peripheral activities.
「At that mont.」
Several helicopters circled in the sky, each filled with professionals holding caras, broadcasting everything live. Higher up, fighter jets patrolled, preventing any accidents.
Jiang Shu smiled, reassured his parents and sister with a few words, then stepped out from his villa.
Walking on air, step by step, he positioned himself above the center of the Jiangnan Academy campus, fifty ters above the ground. His spiritual power emanated outwards.
Instantly, everyone inside and outside the Academy, both Martial Artists and ordinary spectators, fell into an extrely quiet state. They could hear their own heartbeats, hear the sound of their blood flowing.
"Our Xia Country’s Martial Arts are divided into six major Realms: Visible Strength, Dark Force, Transforming Strength, Pill Strength, Gang Strength, and what you now call the Heavenly Human Realm or Mythical Realm."
Jiang Shu spoke very slowly; giving speeches was really not his forte.
Firstly, he had reached this stage by relying too much on the Two Realms Shuttle and his interface. Secondly, Xia Country’s Martial Arts still relied on innate Talent. No matter how much he talked, those who could comprehend would eventually do so. Those who couldn’t wouldn’t break through their bottlenecks just because of his speech.
All he could do was tell the Martial Artists of Xia Country that the path of Martial Arts has no end.
The so-called Mythical Realm was just another beginning!
"But is that all there is to Martial Arts? Gang Strength Martial Saints, the Hundred-step Divine Fist, refining Qi into Gang, breaking the sound barrier with one’s body! They can leap a hundred ters high as easily as a normal person might hop. Yet, even they must bow their heads before top fighter jets."
"The concept of ’Breaking the Void, Witnessing the Divine, and Achieving Incorruptibility.’ This is just mastering all the acupoints in one’s body to prove one’s own immortality through internal imperishability. But is this true immortality? How many more centuries can those in the Heavenly Human or Mythical Realm live?"
"If Martial Arts are truly a path to transcendence, why then are they bound by the physical body, unable to break these shackles?"
"Currently, you might still think that Pill Strength Great Grandmasters and Gang Strength Martial Saints are extrely powerful. But as the era progresses and Genetic Potions beco more sophisticated, Fourth Rank and Fifth Rank Genetic War Generals and War Gods will be commonplace. At that ti, so of you will inevitably inject Genetic Potions and beco genetic warriors. After all, Martial Arts require Talent, whereas becoming a genetic warrior does not."
Jiang Shu’s words resonated through Jiangnan Academy and also echoed in countless live streaming rooms.
「Freedom Country.」
The President couldn’t help but nod, and the senators below also chuckled lightly. They hadn’t expected Jiang Shu to hit the nail on the head so directly. Why develop genetics? Because while genetics certainly had many drawbacks, it also possessed imnse potential for advancent. This is because the extraction of genes is not limited to the planet Xuanxing!
With the developnt of Cosmic Relics, in the future, every soldier of Freedom Country will be a genetic warrior, and every officer a Genetic War General.
This terrifying strength, paired with advanced weaponry, would be enough to sweep across Xuanxing and formally step into the universe to seek other civilizations!
No matter how strong Martial Arts were, they had limitations. Even those in the Heavenly Human Realm or Mythical Realm would be obliterated by a single missile. How could they compare to the true power of a great nation?
「Xia Country.」
The First Leader and others were silent. Indeed, with the developnt of Cosmic Relics and technological advancent, Genetic Potions would beco more refined. This would inevitably lead to a decrease in those practicing Martial Arts, a scenario they didn’t wish to see.
If Martial Arts were completely inferior to genetics, then on Xuanxing, Freedom Country would beco the leading superpower. After all, their research, driven by thods of forcing growth regardless of the consequences, far surpassed Xia Country’s.
They hoped that this ti, Jiang Shu could bring sothing significant.
What was originally thought to be just a simple live broadcast now seed incredibly important.
Jiang Shu’s voice continued to resonate at Jiangnan Academy.
"When the era of genetic supremacy arrives, while you’re still at the Visible Strength Realm, individuals once inferior to you will have beco First Rank and even Second Rank Genetic Warriors. Will your dedication to Martial Arts waver then?"
"In terms of speaking ability, I cannot compare to the influential. In terms of educational ability, I also cannot compare to teachers and professors. Since you honor as Jiang Tianren, then the only thing I can do is ignite the most fervent fla within your hearts."
"The path of Martial Arts may cause you to temporarily fall behind others. But as you gradually ascend, you will naturally discover that you can rise higher and see further."
"Upon my return, I will establish new thods and impart them to the masses!"
As Jiang Shu spoke, he took another step upward into the air.
His body ascended higher and higher, from fifty ters to a hundred, then three hundred ters.
He was approaching the troposphere.
The helicopters also rose continuously, broadcasting everything live.
Both the audience in the live streaming rooms and the Martial Artists below at Jiangnan Academy had a single, perplexing thought arise in their minds.
What exactly was Jiang Shu, Jiang Tianren, trying to do?
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