Red Heart Patrols the Sky

Chapter 1188 - 1188 385 The Prime of Life

1188: Chapter 385: The Prime of Life 1188: Chapter 385: The Prime of Life In the situation where they could firmly seize the title of the best under thirty in the unrestricted competition, instead of choosing someone else to participate in the Inner Mansion bout, which had no certainty of winning, which would show their weakness for having their talents die on the eve of the Yellow River Gathering.It would be more powerful to simply give up that round.

And giving up one Inner Mansion round while retaining an Outer Building round is ultimately less convincing than giving up both rounds to show confidence.

However…

In this Gathering of Heroes among the Various Countries, what makes Jinguo so confident that they will certainly seize the title representing the strongest hero of the nations?

Ji Zhaonan did not show any anger at being underestimated.

Instead, he calmly said, “The heroes of Jinguo of my generation are but a few.

The only ones worth considering are probably Zhao Xuenyang and Chunyu Gui.

In a sparring match, Zhao Xuenyang has a slight advantage, and Chunyu Gui is on par with me.

But in a life or death fight, I have the confidence to take on either of them.”

This calmness was the confidence honed through countless brushes with death.

These two heroes were also the hypothetical enemies he had in mind for this Yellow River Gathering; he did not consider other possibilities.

With the intelligence capabilities of the six strongest countries, those heroes worthy of competing for the title were basically all within their sight.

Whether or not they are on the list is the same.

Like Jinguo, who has always kept secrets, or like Mugu, who changes players at the last minute, it instead appears rather petty.

However, there was a reason for Mugu’s actions, and given Jinguo’s strength, there was also no one who mocked them for the time being.

Once they cover up and conceal their actions this time, but end up returning unsuccessfully, then it will be time for their reputation to backfire.

“It’s just that I’m afraid it’s not them who will come, but some hero from a Taoist Sect Holy Land who has been hidden away.”

Zhongxuan Zun fiddled with the scroll in his hands and casually said, “If, as Marshal Cao said, Jinguo really gives up two rounds in a row.

Once they fail to take the title of the unrestricted competition for those under thirty, it won’t be just a loss of face.”

This statement made perfect sense.

Considering this, if the still-unannounced hero of Jinguo only has the strength comparable to Zhao Xuenyang or Chunyu Gui, Jinguo would not have such unshakeable confidence.

Because the strength of these two heroes is very clear to everyone.

The possibility of winning the title definitely exists, but they do not have an overwhelming advantage.

There’s no certainty that they will dominate all rivals.

Ji Zhaonan said in a light tone, “I have never heard that one can cultivate a true powerhouse in seclusion.

Even in the oldest Taoist Sects.”

Every strong person must be honed through life and death.

To be stronger than heroes like Zhao Xuenyang and Chunyu Gui, one must have gone through countless battles, and it’s impossible to remain nameless.

And Ji Zhaonan didn’t know, who under thirty in Jinguo could firmly outshine Zhao Xuenyang and Chunyu Gui.

Jiang Wang also very much agreed with this point.

Unless someone had always been fighting behind The Gate of All Demons or in places like the Lost World, it would be possible to remain unknown in the current world.

Like Fu Yanqing from the Lost World, he is definitely a hero, but because he has been fighting in the Lost World for many years, even in the Near Sea Archipelago, not many people know about him.

But even with an existence like Fu Yanqing, he could not escape from Qi Country’s intelligence network.

Behind The Gate of All Demons, Ji Zhaonan also constantly battled there, and it would be impossible for him to be unaware of any prominent hero.

How could a peerless hero possibly be nameless?

“I’m just speaking based on the facts,” Zhongxuan Zun calmly said.

“While it’s unrealistic for a hidden hero to be stronger than Zhao Xuenyang or Chunyu Gui, since Jinguo made such a choice, there’s only one possibility.”

Jiang Wang proposed another possibility: “Perhaps this person has always been in some kind of secret realm, never showing themselves in the real world.”

If they have always been in places like the Forest Sea Source Realm or Floating Land, they could find strong opponents to hone and sharpen themselves without being known to the outside world.

Before Ji Zhaonan could disagree, Zhongxuan Zun shook his head first, “You still don’t understand the level God Arrives.

If one achieves this state beyond the heavens, they would ruin their entire life, hardly making any progress in the real world.

A hero capable of fighting on the same stage as General Ji would not be staying in such places all the time.”

“Then, is there a possibility to break these shackles?” It’s precisely because Jiang Wang did not understand the difficulty of breaking these shackles that he asked this question.

What he thought of in his heart was actually Master Guan Yan.

As the top hero with the foremost comprehension in the Hanging Monastery, Master Guan Yan achieved the Divine Arrival Layer in the Forest Sea Source Realm…

which originally meant cutting off his future.

The resolve of Guan Yan at that time was unimaginable.

Zhongxuan Zun, who initially wanted to say it was impossible, hesitated for a moment.

Because the subject of the discussion was Jinguo, known as the strongest in the world.

Making some breakthroughs on the path of cultivation and breaking old barriers doesn’t seem incomprehensible.

Especially for someone like him, he never felt that there are problems in the world that could never be resolved.

“With the current development of the cultivation world…” Cao Jie spoke at this moment: “It’s still an impossible feat.

At least at the God-approaching level, it’s absolutely impossible.”

With his strength and vision, his words were decisive, completely ruling out such a possibility.

So, who exactly is the mysterious, must-win prodigy from Jinguo?

Where else could one even theorize?

Ji Zhaonan…

Stopped thinking.

He sat upright, speaking calmly: “I do not know who that prodigy from Jinguo is, nor do I need to know.

I only know that since the age of seven, I have practiced martial arts and conditioned my body to prepare for opening my energy channels.

It has been twenty-one years, and there hasn’t been a single day of slack.

Thus, no matter who I face, I believe in myself, not letting down the prime of my life.”

The prime of one’s life was both his spear and his youth.

“Good!

Such is the ambition a man should hold!”

Cao Jie clapped in approval: “Since the 24th year of Yuan Feng, when our Great Qi’s dominance was established, we have participated in two editions of the Yellow River Gathering.

We have made many sacrifices, yet we have only achieved three second-place finishes, without a single first-place victory.

This is not befitting of Great Qi’s national strength, and has become a subject of ridicule by some countries.”

He stood up, bending slightly: “I ask for everyone’s shared effort!”

Such respect was too profound.

Jiang Wang and the other two immediately stood up to avoid it, returning the gesture with a deep bow.

Yet as they stood up, whether it was an illusion or not, Jiang Wang caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye, that Ji Zhaonan’s eyes seemed to be glistening.

But when he looked again, there was nothing.

What Jiang Wang didn’t know was about the two editions of the Yellow River Gathering that Cao Jie mentioned.

The previous one was in the thirty-third year of Yuan Feng.

That was Qi Country’s first Yellow River Gathering after achieving dominance.

The people of Qi united in their desire to display their edge to the world.

Unfortunately, after continuous fierce fights, the best result achieved by their talented participants was only a second place at the Inner Court.

And the latter one, the most recent edition of the Yellow River Gathering, was ten years ago.

That was the year 3909 of the Dao Calendar, also known as the forty-fifth year of Yuan Feng.

After twelve years of preparations, the people of Qi returned once more but still failed to secure the top position.

At that time, Chuguo took the Inner Mansion championship, while Jingguo secured the championship of the Outer Building.

The championship for the strongest prodigy under thirty years of age, with no restrictions, went to Jinguo.

And in that edition of the Yellow River Gathering, the participant was the second disciple taken in by the War God Jiang Mengxiong, who was Ji Zhaonan’s senior fellow disciple.

Now when everyone talks about the War God Jiang Mengxiong’s second disciple, they refer to Ji Zhaonan.

But that wasn’t the case earlier.

That earliest second disciple of the War God fought bloodily to near death in the Yellow River Gathering, still losing by half a move to the Jinguo prodigy, only managing to secure a second-place finish in the unrestricted under-thirty category.

It was right after that Yellow River Gathering ended that he attempted to expand Qi Country’s territory beyond The gate of all demons.

Venturing alone into enemy territory while his strength had not yet fully recovered, he fell into an ambush and was killed by the demon clan in the wilderness.

Not even his remains could be retrieved.

The Great Qi’s War God Jiang Mengxiong personally entered The gate of all demons, only to retrieve a Shao Hua Spear.

And ten years later, at the Guanhe Platform, Ji Zhaonan with the Shao Hua Spear…

Restarted the fight.