Swordsmanship Coach: Kill with One Slash

Chapter 229: Chapter 160: Declaration of War (Part 2)

Su Xing was actually very clear about Lu Anning’s strength.

Her understanding of the Sword Dao was innate, yet it was by no means weaker than what a system could provide. Similarly, she also possessed the ability to fight opponents of a higher tier.

As for whether she could defeat a Tier Four existence,

Su Xing would have to see her fight to be sure. However, her strength was of little use to him.

After all...

Su Xing had already started fighting Tier Six Martial Artists.

Unless Lu Anning’s realm advanced by leaps and bounds,

it would be difficult for her to help Su Xing anytime soon.

As for Xiao Yu,

he was still the same as always.

However, perhaps because he was going through a growth spurt, he had shot up in height. Only the lingering trace of childishness on his face allowed Su Xing to vaguely recognize the little boy from all those years ago.

As for the second piece of good news...

Strictly speaking,

it couldn’t be considered good news.

For most people, it could even be considered very bad news.

It was that,

Li Longxuan was determined to eradicate the Spirit Realm and claimed there was no so-called mirror in the organization.

If the Martial God Hall insisted on colluding with the Spirit Realm, the Special Organization would declare war on both organizations in the name of the nation.

Previously,

the conflicts between the Special Organization, the Martial God Hall, and even the Spirit Realm had always been matters among Extraordinary Beings.

They could fight all they wanted,

and as long as no ordinary people were harmed,

the national agencies were generally reluctant to intervene.

If ordinary people were harmed, the country would only sentence you for assault. There were no laws or crimes specifically for Extraordinary Beings.

But after Li Longxuan’s statement,

things were completely different.

Because if the Martial God Hall insisted on cooperating with the Spirit Realm to pressure the Special Organization, they would be considered traitors to the entire Xia Country. Xia Country would then use any and all means to completely annihilate the Martial God Hall.

Including even nuclear bombs.

The power of a nuclear bomb, even in the era of Spiritual Qi recovery, was still terrifying to behold.

If one of those went off,

very few Extraordinary Beings could withstand it.

Even a Tier Eight Extraordinary Being would absolutely not want to take a direct hit from a nuke.

If they couldn’t dodge it,

it would be a true death sentence.

The Defense Power of Extraordinary Beings was heaven-defying, but it was still far from enough against such a destructive thermal weapon. One might even say it was too fragile.

This was also why, despite the start of the Spiritual Qi recovery, technological development around the world had not ceased. The major nations had all tacitly chosen a path of co-development between Extraordinary Beings and technology.

This also meant that in Li Longxuan’s eyes, the matter of annihilating the Spirit Realm was a matter of life and death for Xia Country, even though the people in the Special Organization could not understand his actions at all.

Forget the Special Organization;

very few within Xia Country itself could understand either.

Many foreign countries and powers were also baffled by Xia Country’s move.

However, those countries had their own messes to deal with. They could no longer casually meddle in others’ affairs as they did before the Spiritual Qi recovery, so none of them pried any further.

Of course,

it was foreseeable that,

once the major nations stabilized their internal affairs,

the era of Spiritual Qi recovery would fully unfold on the international stage.

Although,

most people could not understand Li Longxuan.

Because they couldn’t perceive what a Tier Eight like Li Longxuan had seen. But his strength, status, and connections allowed his decision, issued from Cang City, to be carried out unimpeded throughout all of Xia Country.

Such a declaration,

was still issued nonetheless.

However,

after it was issued,

instead of a fierce counter-assault from the Martial God Hall,

the Martial God Hall instead fell into complete and utter silence.

Because,

they knew what nuclear bombs were.

And the Special Organization knew exactly where the Martial God Hall was located.

It was another, smaller world, so the power of a nuclear bomb wouldn’t affect the mortal world at all. This allowed Xia Country’s potential offensive to become utterly unrestrained.

Moreover,

the Martial God Hall also had Tier Eight individuals.

They naturally knew that the Spirit Realm could not be allowed to remain.

But, adhering to the idea that "the enemy of my enemy is my friend," many within the Martial God Hall wanted to make use of the Spirit Realm first and deal with it later.

Therefore,

a conflict began to brew within the Martial God Hall.

The Martial God had disappeared again after returning briefly to declare war on the Celestial Beings. Now, there were two factions within the Martial God Hall, each preparing for the future war against the Celestial Human Tomb according to their own ideas.

The most obvious difference was that one faction supported going to war with the organization, while the other did not.

The faction that supported it had many ideas, but the general gist was that only by destroying the Special Organization and absorbing its resources as nourishment could the Martial God Hall grow stronger and more powerful.

Furthermore,

Martial Gods were naturally stronger than Sequencers,

so if Martial Artists led the fight against the Celestial Beings, the odds of victory would naturally be greater.

At the same time,

the Special Organization had many things in its possession,

such as the mirrors. The Martial God Hall knew more about these things than the Special Organization and could make better use of them against the descending Celestial Beings.

This way of thinking was extremely selfish.

Forcibly annihilating the Special Organization and absorbing it as nourishment was tantamount to wiping out Xia Country’s Extraordinary Beings. An unknown number of people would die as a result.

Even if,

the Martial God Hall ultimately defeated the Celestial Human Tomb,

in the years to follow, Xia Country would surely descend into chaos and destruction due to the Special Organization’s absence. This would be true unless the Martial God Hall was willing to take on the arduous tasks the Special Organization currently handled, but that was impossible.

However,

the Martial Artists in the Martial God Hall—

a large portion of them had never been to the mortal world.

Therefore,

the humans there,

were not their compatriots.

To them, they were more like animals that just happened to look human.

If they died, they died.

It was a matter of no consequence.

Many in the Martial God Hall held such views, so they unhesitatingly supported the proposal to annihilate the Special Organization.

The other idea was far more peaceful. Its supporters were also a minority within the Martial God Hall, making up only about thirty percent of its members.

However, two of the four Stewards supported this idea, which allowed this minority opinion to gain a foothold.

They believed that the common enemy now should be the Celestial Beings, and all other feuds and grievances could be set aside for later. Therefore, the Martial God Hall should cooperate with the Special Organization, first destroying the Spirit Realm, and then jointly eliminating the descending Celestial Beings.

This ideological conflict,

caused the Martial God Hall to gradually begin splitting into two factions.

Thus,

while on the surface the Martial God Hall was inactive,

in reality, it was already roiling with undercurrents.

"Are you sure?"

Su Xing asked, holding his phone.

Su Yu had told Su Xing everything he knew: Li Longxuan’s decision, Xia Country’s reaction, and the Martial God Hall’s lack of any reaction.

"Yes."

"I’m sure. The Special Organization is going to send the first team into the Spirit Realm to scout out the situation. I estimate a conflict will break out very soon."

"I suggest you come check out the situation nearby, brother, just in case something unexpected happens."

Su Yu said gravely.

He had gone and dealt with the nightclub video footage for Su Xing.

At the same time,

he also came to understand Su Xing’s current level of strength.

The ability to single-handedly and effortlessly kill a Tier Six Martial Artist was more than enough to qualify for the top ranks of the Special Organization. And on top of that, Su Xing had never failed.

Having Su Xing on site,

would give Su Yu some peace of mind.

But Su Xing just chuckled and said:

"But I remember that place is heavily guarded. Someone without authorization, like me, couldn’t possibly get in, right?"

"..."

"Brother, stop messing with me."

Su Yu said, exasperated:

"That technique you used in the organization’s headquarters last time—doesn’t it conceal your presence? Can’t you just use that again?"

"..."

"So you’re saying I have to sneak in."

"Fine."

Su Xing said with a sigh.

A war with the Spirit Realm would provide the energy Su Xing needed. If he was lucky, he might even get some clues about the Celestial Beings.

Indeed,

even if he had to sneak in,

Su Xing had to take part in the Special Organization’s plan to exterminate the Spirit Realm this time.

"Can’t be helped."

"You’re the one who refuses to go public."

"If you were willing to be open and honest with the organization, they would definitely invite you in with the utmost respect."

"Haha... There will definitely be a chance to go public. There’s no rush right now."

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