Chapter 473: World Chapter Dare you make a bet with me!
Standing on the edge of the platform with Wang Yao and looking at the strange scarlet color, Zhuang Zhou said, "In fact, the first one to discover the 'abnormality' in the border area was not us, but your predecessor Zhuge Kongming. He sent a letter to report this matter to the Jixia Academy three years ago, saying that he had observed the sky on the Seven Star Terrace and found that the stars in the west were dim and disordered. There might be evil hiding in the border area. But the Jixia Academy did not pay enough attention to it at that time until the Master personally came to Shu and experienced the battle of Shu Highlands."

After a pause, Zhuang Zhou lowered his head and looked at the endless abyss under the tower in front of him, and continued: "After the incident in the Shu Highlands, the Master has been troubled by doubts, because from another perspective, as a teacher, he trusts Kong Ming's ability very much. Since even his most proud student is willing to exchange his life to save you, then from the perspective of probability, does it mean that there is a certain possibility that his student is right? So in this context, the Master returned to the Jixia Academy and immediately made two arrangements. First, he arranged another great sage, Mr. Peace Watcher Mo Zi, to go deep into the border area to explore the information provided by Kong Ming at the beginning. Second, he arranged for me to re-examine your identity and past, and find out why Kong Ming thinks so highly of you. The reason why I came here today all started from that time. However, unlike me, Mr. Mo Zi on the other side had a problem."

At this point, Zhuang Zhou's face unconsciously revealed a trace of grief: "To this day, no one knows what Mr. Mozi has experienced and what he encountered when he went deep into the border. We only know that his breath has completely disappeared and we can't get in touch with him. So we can basically conclude that Mr. Mozi is probably..."

The dignified Peace Keeper, one of the three sages as famous as the Eternal Light, the best in the world, but he disappeared inexplicably after entering the border area, and no one has seen him alive or dead since then! In today's world, there is actually a force that can surpass the Jixia Academy.
Such news is enough to make people tremble with fear.

Faced with the unfortunate death of his best friend, even Zhuang Zhou, who had experienced the long river of time for 2000 years, could not help but feel grief and sorrow: "Mr. Mozi's life was also great and upright. Just like his title, he was also the only opponent who strongly dissuaded the Master from opening the canyon battlefield 1000 years ago. Even though he fell out with the Master in the end and left the Jixia Academy to go to Chang'an, he always remained firm in his peace concept. But such a wise man died inexplicably on the border."

After regrouping himself, Zhuang Zhou continued, "But through this incident, I have reason to believe that, 1. The borderland is indeed filled with some evil power, as Kong Ming said, and 2. Mr. Mozi must have encountered an opponent that was difficult to defeat and couldn't even escape! In summary, the Master and I later agreed that the evil power in the borderland is most likely related to the upcoming doomsday disaster. Even the reason why we have not been able to get in touch with the Supreme Creation so far is likely to exist in that place!"

Wang Yao, who was standing by, did not ask any further questions this time. He just listened to Zhuang Zhou's story silently. No one knew what he was thinking at the moment.
Zhuang Zhou further elaborated on his guess: "Of course, there is a reason why we have such a bold guess. As early as 1500 years ago, Master, Mozi and I teamed up to explore the border area. At that time, we were to collect the skill modules left there. In the ancient God Falling War, more than four-digit ancient heroes died, and the skill modules of their corpses were also scattered in that wasteland. But the most important thing is that the three of us didn't notice anything unusual at the time. It was able to avoid our investigation without a trace until it was accidentally discovered 1500 years later and 3 years ago. It can be seen that the power hidden there is by no means as simple as imagined! In addition, the God Falling War 2000 years ago took place in that place, so we have more reason to believe that we may be able to find all the questions and answers there again."

Wang Yao's brows furrowed tighter and tighter under the mask, but he still didn't speak.

Zhuang Zhou continued to explain to Wang Yao, "In fact, even the vision we are seeing now was still 'invisible' more than ten days ago. After all, Mr. Mozi and I are both three sages, and our strengths should not be underestimated. Among the three of us, the master is the best in martial arts, I am good at magic, and Mr. Mozi is the best in mechanical arts. So I estimate that although we have successfully killed the great sage Mozi, those evil forces who deliberately concealed their aura and hid in the border areas should have been severely damaged by Mr. Mozi!"

In short, there was an evil force lurking in the border area for 2000 years. Its hiding methods were so advanced that it could even avoid the supervision of the Jixia Academy for 2000 years. It was Mozi who came in person to decipher the enemy's hiding methods, and in the subsequent confrontation, he severely injured the enemy at the cost of his own life, making the enemy no longer able to hide its breath, which led to the scarlet vision on the horizon.
But it is worth noting that even though Mozi is called a great sage of Jixia, he is still a "hero" in essence, and heroes all have the ability to "resurrect", but Peace Watch failed to be resurrected. This also indirectly shows that the mysterious power lurking in the border area is like Wang Yao, and it is very likely that it also possesses special means or abilities that can "kill" heroes!
In this world where heroes are supreme, what does it mean to be able to "kill" heroes? It is equivalent to having the power of life and death in the true sense. Although the Federation formed by Wang Yao still cannot directly compete with Jixia, it has the capital to compete with the Academy because it controls the Dongfeng Altar! In a sense, this is also equivalent to the superpowers that mastered nuclear weapons during the Earth period. Even if they did not use them, the threat of nuclear weapons alone was enough to silence the opponents and make them surrender!

This extremely 'dangerous' and 'irreversible' destructive method was previously exclusively possessed by the Jixia Academy. Later, Wang Yao also mastered this method. Now, a third party has appeared!
This can almost be predicted. If a large-scale war breaks out in the future, the heroes in the world today will die in large numbers, or even be cut off from the rest of the world, just like the God-killing War 2000 years ago.
Of course, the focus of the current issue is not what has been mentioned above.

"When facing the enemy, you exposed your own shortcomings in combat power without any hesitation. What do you want to express?" A cold voice came from under Wang Yao's mask.

This is not a question.

Zhuang Zhou turned his head and looked at the young man in front of him again: "I would like to ask you to fulfill the duty of a sage and go to the border to verify the truth of all this."

Clang!

Almost at the same moment when Zhuang Zhou finished speaking, in the flash of a strange blue light, the blade of the Void Sword Staff suddenly stretched out from the end. Wang Yao turned sideways and held the sword with one hand, with the tip of the sword pointing directly at Zhuang Zhou's face! "Are you insulting me? Or are you telling me a beautiful fairy tale before bed?"

On the Tower of Babel, two of the world's strongest men stood on the edge of the platform, one on the left and one on the right, staring at each other from afar. The cold wind blew their clothes and hair, but it could not shake the murderous intent that was as strong as substance in Wang Yao's body!
Wang Yao said in a voice several times colder than the surrounding snow and wind: "Don't you think that killing you now is the best decision for me? The duty of a sage? Do I have that obligation? Or do you still naively think that just based on your one-sided words, I can let go of my obsession and shake hands with your Jixia Academy? Please don't get me wrong, I am the one who has the choice and the ability to destroy the Jixia Academy in one fell swoop! You now have no bargaining chips to negotiate with me!"

Wan Gu Chang Ming is no longer at his peak, He Ping Shou Wang is dead and gone, Xiao Yao Huan Meng is not a combat hero, and the three great sages of Jixia who suppressed the world for 2000 years are now dead in name only. It can be said that as long as Wang Yao is willing, it will be just around the corner for him to flatten the Jixia Academy and fulfill his long-cherished wish!

only.
"In that case, why don't you stab me?"

Facing the sword tip that was so close and full of destructive power, Zhuang Zhou did not panic at all. Instead, he looked at Wang Yao calmly: "It's because you still have some concerns in your heart, right?"

The wind was howling and the snow was falling.
The person under the mask was silent as if he had suddenly lost his voice. There was only the slightest 'sizzling' sound as snowflakes fell on the raised Void Sword Staff and were evaporated by its scorching light.

"Even though the Jixia Academy has lost the protection of the Three Sages, its powerful appeal still exists. You know very well that once you insist on attacking Jixia, even if you have the ancient killing weapon, the East Wind Altar, you will not necessarily have a 100% chance of winning, because the number of heroes in the Federation is still far from being able to compete head-on with the Jixia Academy. What's more, there are many forces loyal to the academy eyeing it from the outside. With your current strength, it would be a risky move to flatten the Jixia Academy, and it would be a risky move that would lead to a total loss if you make a wrong move! You will not take such a risk, which is inconsistent with your calm and cautious style of taking every step, so you have concerns, but in the end, you are more unwilling to give up."

Zhuang Zhou seemed to have seen through Wang Yao completely, and expressed his views with confidence.

"You are unwilling to give the Jixia Academy a chance to breathe. You are unwilling to accept why you can't get what you want. You are even more unwilling to accept that you are afraid of the truth! You are afraid that after you get the truth, you will no longer be able to attack the Jixia Academy. You are even more afraid that the moment all the truth is confirmed, you will completely lose all the beliefs that have supported you to this day!?!"

Suddenly, Zhuang Zhou stopped with his pupils shrinking slightly.

Because the man who Zhuang Zhou originally regarded as 'impossible to hurt him' suddenly and without warning moved the sword in his hand forward three points, and the sharp tip of the sword was only an inch away from his eyes in an instant!
"I've made it clear enough. The choice is now mine."

Holding the hilt of the Void Sword Staff firmly, Wang Yao's eyes, which were revealed through a mask of pain, were slightly gleaming with violent red light. He stared at Zhuang Zhou coldly, like a bloodthirsty wolf staring at its prey: "Why do you dare to bet that you have seen through me? Do you dare to bet everything on this? Just bet on whether I will really fight to the death with you, Jixia Academy!"

(End of this chapter)