Chapter 287: Chapter 178: The Ceiling of Human Individual Combat Power! Shelter from the Official (4K)
Wu Youqing picked up her cup, took a light sip of tea, and said casually,
"I don\'t know everything, I just happen to know."
Then she changed the subject.
"Okay, I happen to have some things to discuss with you, and you\'ve come at the right time."
Xue Jing, seeing that she cooperated in not discussing the matter any further, immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
If Wu Youqing really insisted on pursuing it, he would have felt embarrassed, not knowing what other excuses to find.
He definitely couldn\'t mention Ban, and with no preparation on short notice, no matter how fast his mind worked, he couldn\'t find a suitable, flawless reason.
\'A terrifying woman...\'
Xue Jing sighed inwardly.
So far, Wu Youqing was the only person who seemed to be tricky in every way, as if he was always somewhat under her control.
And yet, he couldn\'t muster any ill feelings or defenses against her... because she controlled everything to just the right extent.
"Now you\'re officially \'debuting\', entering the sights of many interested parties."
Wu Youqing pondered for a moment before speaking.
"Currently, in the eyes of outsiders, you are a \'Natural Gifted One\', a \'Divine Chosen\'... This identity is good, although I do not know if you chose this label for yourself after careful consideration, or if it was a serendipitous fluke."
"Anyhow, this identity is sufficient to explain most of the anomalies about you, almost flawlessly. Only a being like me, also one of The Chosen, could notice that something is slightly amiss."
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She picked up a plastic fork, scooped a piece of the cream cake that Xue Jing had brought, put it in her mouth, chewed a few times without showing her teeth, swallowed, pointed at Xue Jing with the fork, and continued,
"However, this identity does not only have advantages without disadvantages."
Xue Jing asked doubtfully, "What disadvantages?"
Wu Youqing put the plastic fork to her thin lips, thought for a moment, and said, "Have you heard of the \'Secret Martial Society\'?"
Xue Jing\'s eyes flickered, "I\'ve heard of it... but only the name."
His agent, Jiang Siwei, had once mentioned this organization to him. It was said to be fierce, possessing enough power to overturn a country... though that seemed a bit far-fetched.
Wu Youqing said, "Well... then I will explain it to you briefly."
She paused, "This is an organization that has existed for over a hundred years, founded by a man known as the \'Extreme Martial King\'."
Xue Jing narrowed his eyes slightly, "Extreme Martial King..."
He had also heard this name before.
When he was at the Intersecting Boundaries, the "Mirror Person" had inadvertently mentioned this name to him, but when he curiously inquired further, the Mirror Person avoided the topic abruptly and quite bluntly.
"For now, you do not need to know who the Extreme Martial King is, you just need to know one thing."
Wu Youqing\'s lavender eyes showed earnestness.
"He is currently one of the residents of \'Cangting\'."
Xue Jing\'s eyes widened slightly.
Cangting!
The very center of Zhuxia, the real rulers of the nine metropolitan circles, the dominators who control the entire national machinery.
Its position is tantamount to the country itself!
Considering this, the claim that the \'Secret Martial Society\' has the ability to overthrow this country probably isn\'t an exaggeration.
The mere fact that its founder, the Extreme Martial King, was part of the ruling circle of Cangting was convincing enough.
"And now, the Secret Martial Society has become your enemy."
Wu Youqing said with a light tone.
Xue Jing\'s mouth twitched, "...Please elaborate."
"The Extreme Martial King, in his youth, was slightly... intense," Wu Youqing delicately phrased it.
"You know, since the passing of God and the start of the New Calendar, we humans have obtained many power systems that allow individuals to greatly enhance their own strength."
"But most of these systems involve powers \'beyond human\'."
"Like \'Power Ascension By Divine Bestowal\', \'Alien Implant Implantation\', and the \'Neo Martial Arts\' that transmutate the body, these are essentially reliant on external forces and are \'Impure Things\'."
"Among all the systems, there exists only one \'path that is completely of human origin\'."
Xue Jing murmured, "...Old Martial Arts?"
Wu Youqing nodded, "Correct, precisely Old Martial Arts."
"What it seeks is to constantly surpass the limits of the purely natural human body, to ascend with our native carbon-based flesh and blood into true \'gods\'!"
"And the Extreme Martial King... is a Seeker of the Way on the path of Old Martial Arts."
"He takes pride in his pure human identity, in the only path of human seeking that is entirely our own, ceaselessly surpassing his own limits."
"He despises any system beyond Old Martial Arts, disdaining those who seek powers beyond human as \'Impure People\'... And his overly powerful talents and distinct charismatic leadership have gradually gathered a group of radical thinkers under his banner."
"Thus, the Secret Martial Society was born."
Xue Jing tapped his fingers on the table, his eyes thoughtful.
So that\'s how it is, he roughly understood why the Secret Martial Society would be his enemy.
Wu Youqing continued, "At first, they existed as a secret organization, covertly capturing, judging, killing the Blessed Ones, those implanted with Alien Implants, and practitioners of Neo Martial Arts... and later, as the organization grew, their actions became increasingly audacious, openly carrying out these radical activities."
"There was even a major incident later known as the \'Extreme Martial Uprising\'..."
Xue Jing questioned, "Such a disorderly group, doesn\'t the government take any action?"