"The 'Array of Universal Love' flashed brilliantly; Zhao Hanli appeared before everyone.
After Zhao Hanli appeared, he imdiately looked around. Seeing no sign of Wang Yan, he first breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, Zhao Hanli turned back to look at the Seven-Layered Pagoda on the array. Upon seeing Wang Yan's na still stuck on the fifth level, Zhao Hanli couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Hahaha, it turns out I won, hahahaha—the Chaos Bell is mine."
All around, Zhao Feng's disciples sward over, surrounding Zhao Hanli, shouting in unison: "Brother Zhao, mighty and strong."
"Congratulations, Brother Zhao."
Zhao Hanli laughed wildly: "Hahaha, I never expected it to be so easy to beat Wang Yan, hahahaha—"
With Zhao Hanli's laughter, his na also appeared on the array.
Imdiately after, the array lit up with a layer of brilliance, and thirty-seven nas appeared.
Zhao Hanli's na fell to the back of the thirty-seven nas, becoming the thirty-eighth.
Before Zhao Hanli's na was Fang Jinchun's.
Seeing this, everyone understood that this was the imprint of nas after passing the levels!
The first thirty-seven nas were those who had passed the levels before, and Zhao Hanli was the thirty-eighth.
Looking at Fang Jinchun listed before him, Zhao Hanli coldly said: "Now it seems, only you are truly my rival. Wang Yan, you as my opponent are not worthy."
This statent was exactly what Zhao Hanli returned to Wang Yan, quoting his earlier words.
Moreover, saying it now made Zhao Hanli seem particularly domineering.
Seeing this, Liu Hua bowed his head imdiately, as it was agreed between Wang Yan and Zhao Hanli that whoever passed more levels or passed first would be the victor. Now that Zhao Hanli had passed, even if Wang Yan also passed, he would be later than Zhao Hanli.
Thus, Zhao Hanli had already won this ti.
Winning wasn't the main issue; the most important thing was, Wang Yan's Chaos Bell would belong to Zhao Hanli.
At this ti, Liu Hua wished he could turn around and leave to avoid Zhao's disciples' ridicule. But thinking of the inevitable mockery Wang Yan would face after exiting the array, Liu Hua bit his lip and stood there, determined to accompany Wang Yan.
Liu Hua, usually so slippery, behaved out of character this ti.
Zhao Hanli laughed wildly for a while, then he raised his head impatiently to look at the Seven-Layered Pagoda on the array: "That Wang Yan, doesn't he know he's lost already? Why doesn't he co out and give the Chaos Bell promptly."
Soone imdiately chid in behind Zhao Hanli: "Let him hold onto it for Brother Zhao for a while then."
"Yes, after all, it's already Brother Zhao's."
...
Just at that mont, Wang Yan had already entered the seventh layer of the array.
By this ti, Wang Yan had transford into a king, ruling a prosperous nation with strong soldiers and wealthy commoners.
However, his neighboring country was incredibly impoverished, warmongering with frequent invasions, looting without rcy, and killing common people.
Each ti Wang Yan ordered his soldiers not to resist, yet the neighboring country beca increasingly outrageous and aggressive.
One day, Wang Yan sat in the palace and suddenly received a war report: the neighboring country had dispatched a large army and was already approaching the city.
After passing the first six trials, Wang Yan's expression grew increasingly somber. Upon hearing the war report, he didn't order his army to abandon resistance as usual but instead stood up grim-faced and headed out of the palace.
The ministers quickly followed him.
Wang Yan reached the city wall and saw tens of thousands of enemy troops boasting and brandishing.
The opposing general saw Wang Yan on the city wall and laughed heartily: "You incompetent king, listen carefully. Send ten thousand bags of grain and eight thousand beauties imdiately, or I'll order the attack."
Wang Yan's face darkened; he was on the verge of anger but rembered the true aning of the 'Array of Universal Love': absolutely no use of force allowed.
Once anger overtakes him, he would surely lose the battle.
With this in mind, Wang Yan took a long breath, suppressing his fury once more.
Then, he heard a minister behind him say: "We've prepared the grain and beauties, just waiting for the emperor's order to give them to the enemy."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yan turned back and saw countless large carts in the city loaded with rice.
The cart pushers were grieving old farrs, followed by eight thousand young girls, each with tearful faces.
Seeing this, Wang Yan was deeply shaken and asked tremblingly: "Is all of this to be given to them?"
The minister nodded.
Finally, Wang Yan couldn't contain his anger anymore and shouted: "Why must we give our hard-earned grain to bullies, and why must eight thousand girls leave their hos to be sent to them?"
Listening to Wang Yan, none of the ministers said a word, but their expressions clearly indicated that these were orders previously given by Wang Yan.
Seeing this, Wang Yan furiously shouted: "Because the neighboring country is weaker than us, are we not allowed to oppress the weak with strength? Is this truly the True aning of Mozi? If it truly is the True aning of Mozi, I'd rather not adhere to it! Even if I lose this battle, so be it!"
With Wang Yan's rising anger, the entire array began to tremble.
Outside the array, everyone imdiately felt the tremor and saw Wang Yan's na on the pagoda start to shimr slightly.
Witnessing this, Zhao Hanli laughed heartily: "Hahaha, this Wang Yan can't contain his anger. The Array of Universal Love demands benevolence without anger. With such diocre endurance, he thinks he can compete with ?"
As predicted by Zhao Hanli, Wang Yan's na began to fall from the seventh level of the pagoda to the sixth, fifth, third, and finally to the first level.
Zhao Hanli laughed even more wildly: "Haha, that's the difference—I'm a strong victor, while he hasn't passed a single level."
At this mont, within the array, Wang Yan indeed fell through the levels.
Yet, as he fell, Wang Yan showed no remorse; rather, his resolve grew firr, affirming his conviction.
When he reached the third level, Wang Yan witnessed himself as a boxer, whose persistent concessions led neighbors to beco tyrannical, resulting in violent fights and deadly outcos.
Entering the second level, he saw an old man who, after receiving ten thousand in compensation from Wang Yan, went out pretending to fall every day, swindling money until, one day, he was truly run over by a car and died, without ever spending the stolen money.
In the first level, beggars who had received millions from Wang Yan beca idle and drunkards, eventually ruining their health. Once strong n, they squandered all the money within years, ending up infird.
Witnessing this, Wang Yan's eyes gradually brightened, with an inner voice shouting: This Array of Universal Love is certainly not this.
True love should be given to those deserving; for those unworthy, it should not be indiscriminately given, else it becos not love, but sin.
With this realization, Wang Yan's eyes showed determination as he declared: "This ti, I will use my own thods to challenge the Array of Universal Love anew."
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