Chapter 150: Giving You Hope!

The savage did not know that, given his current strength, it was already difficult to find an opponent among those in the Transcending Mortal Realm. Although Luo Ao was also a genius of the Gutang Base, the gap between his strength and the absolute peak of the Transcending Mortal Realm was unimaginably vast. How could he possibly withstand the full-powered execution of the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms delivered by the savage?

However, Kobei had not expected the savage to unleash his full strength and directly blast the young man named Luo Ao to death. Since Luo Ao was a genius of the Gutang Base, killing him would undoubtedly bring endless trouble in the future.

Kobei frowned slightly, sweeping an expressionless glance over Luo Ao's cold corpse before looking at the furious Du Fu. Various thoughts raced through his mind as he frantically calculated countermeasures.

A flash of resolute determination emerged deep within Kobei's eyes. Things had reached this point, and he could no longer think of any good solution. Since the deed was done, he would simply have to take things as they came and face whatever obstacles arose!

"Killed is killed! His skills were inferior, so he has no one else to blame!"

Expressionless, Kobei suddenly stepped forward, looking calmly at Du Fu, whose face was twisted with extreme rage, and spoke word by word.

"What a fine 'no one else to blame'!"

The muscles around Du Fu's eyes twitched violently, his complexion turning so dark and gloomy that water could practically drip from it. From his slightly narrowed eyes, substantive, heaven-shaking killing intent shot forth!

Clenching his fists so tightly they cracked, Du Fu swept his frigid gaze across Kobei, the savage, Huang Dou, and Li Erniu. Then, he took a deep breath, and the killing intent in his eyes slowly receded.

Du Fu was not an impulsive man. The golden giant dragon unleashed by the savage just a moment ago was something even he lacked the confidence to withstand, especially with Kobei—whose strength was unfathomable—standing right beside him. Du Fu knew very well that now was not the time to strike!

Endure!
He had to endure!

"Let's go!"

Gritting his teeth fiercely, Du Fu cast one last deep look at the four of them, turned coldly away, and glared at the dozen or so indignant black-robed youths beside him, squeezing out bone-chilling words through his teeth.

Swish, swish, swish!

A dozen youths in black battle attire came quickly and left even faster. In the blink of an eye, they had all vanished from everyone's sight.

Watching the retreating figures of the black-robed youths, Kobei frowned slightly. After a moment of silence, he exhaled softly and slowly turned to face the crowd gathered on the bluestone plaza.

Since the matter had already occurred, thinking about it any further was useless! If it was useless, why waste time pondering it? If Du Fu wanted to exact revenge in the future, he would simply take it on! Once he completed this advanced martial arts task and acquired the advanced martial arts techniques, Kobei would not fear even the peak existences of the God of War Realm!

Right now, he had more important business to attend to! The fire had burned brightly enough; the next step was time for the harvest!

"Everyone!"

Looking out at the hundreds of thousands of people on the bluestone plaza, Kobei's deep, resonant voice rang out slowly.

"You have all seen it with your own eyes. This brother here was merely a Tier 2 gene-enhanced warrior, yet right now, he was able to blast a super genius from the Gutang Base to death with a single palm strike!"

"What kind of place is the Gutang Base? That is the foremost of the three major human bases!"

"In your eyes, gene-enhanced warriors are already extraordinarily powerful existences. But to tell you the truth, ordinary gene-enhanced warriors are simply not qualified to set foot in the Gutang Base!"

"The black-robed youth who was just blasted to death by this brother with a single palm was actually an upper-tier expert of the Transcending Mortal Realm!"

Just as he mentioned the upper-tier of the Transcending Mortal Realm, Kobei suddenly noticed looks of bewilderment washing over the faces of the crowd on the plaza. He immediately realized that ordinary people like them, who had always lived in the slums, probably had no idea what kind of existence the Transcending Mortal Realm truly was.

"Ahem, you might not be clear on just how powerful the upper-tier of the Transcending Mortal Realm is. Let me give you a simple analogy—"

Kobei paused slightly, searching for the appropriate phrasing.

"You should all know what purple-furred zombies are, right?"

After a brief moment of thought, Kobei looked toward the hundreds of thousands of people on the bluestone plaza and asked somewhat uncertainly.

"We know!"

"Purple-furred zombies—those are beings even more terrifying than red-furred zombies!"

Hearing the overlapping answers from the crowd, Kobei let out a quiet sigh of relief. These ordinary people might not truly know about purple-furred zombies, having only heard rumors and occasional mentions of them.

Still, at least they knew purple-furred zombies were terrifying entities, and that was enough!

"Purple-furred zombies are very formidable, right?"

"However, in front of an upper-tier expert of the Transcending Mortal Realm, purple-furred zombies are worth less than nothing! A single upper-tier Transcending Mortal Realm expert can easily slaughter ten thousand purple-furred zombies!"

Kobei looked at the crowd, raising his voice a notch.

"Yet, an upper-tier Transcending Mortal Realm expert capable of slaughtering ten thousand purple-furred zombies was killed with a single palm strike by this brother here!"

Reaching this point, Kobei deliberately paused, allowing the hundreds of thousands of ordinary people on the bluestone plaza time to digest what he had just said.

In truth, after saying so much, Kobei's objective was very simple: he wanted to tell these ordinary people that the disheveled, barefoot man had already become immensely powerful.

"You saw it yourselves; just a moment ago, this brother was merely a Tier 2 gene-enhanced warrior. A Tier 2 gene-enhanced warrior couldn't even defeat a single purple-furred zombie, yet now, he possesses the power to obliterate an upper-tier Transcending Mortal Realm expert with a single blow!"

"Why was he able to grow strong? Because I, Kobei, personally bestowed this power upon him!"

"I, Kobei, have the ability to make you strong!"

"Of course, it is impossible for me to instantly grant all of you strength matching his. But I, Kobei, guarantee that as long as you are willing to cultivate diligently, the day will come when you become powerhouses just like him!"

"Very well, I will waste no more words. I believe your eyes are discerning. Whether you choose to live a mediocre and ordinary life, or choose to grow strong and become a revered powerhouse looked up to by tens of thousands—decide for yourselves. Next, I will select seven individuals to personally bestow with mighty strength!"

With Kobei's final words, the entire bluestone plaza fell into absolute silence! Aside from the sound of heavy breathing, not a single other noise remained. At this moment, the hundreds of thousands of people on the plaza held their breath, raising their heads and staring with burning gazes at Kobei on the combat stage, praying that they would be among the seven lucky ones!

"You!"

Kobei pointed casually, instantly executing the "Golden Dragon Sucking Water" from the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms. A golden giant dragon roared across the air, directly sweeping a young man onto the combat stage.

"You, you, you!"

Kobei pointed out seven people in succession. Accompanied by resounding, melodious dragon roars, seven golden giant dragons surged forward, instantly pulling seven youths onto the combat stage.

"Are you ready?"

Looking at the seven youths standing before him, Kobei nodded slightly.

"Ready!"

With undisguised ecstasy on their faces, the seven youths thought of their impending destinies, clenched their fists tightly, and nodded heavily at Kobei.

Swish, swish, swish!

As Kobei's figure flickered, seven afterimages appeared, and his forefingers, gleaming with a faint golden luster, tapped precisely between the eyebrows of the seven individuals.

These seven youths chosen by Kobei shared a common trait: they were all sturdy in build, with heights around two meters! This was because Kobei had long since decided that the martial arts inheritance would primarily be based on the Dragon-Elephant般若 Sutra!

After all, Kobei could not discern whether an individual was suited for cultivating internal energy. The inheritance of the Nine Suns True Skill would have to wait until the base city was established and everyone had cultivated internal energy; only then would he select those with higher talent to receive it!

Steel must be used on the blade's edge!

In contrast, passing down the Dragon-Elephant般若 Sutra was much simpler; it only required selecting those with robust physiques.

Boom, boom, boom!

The inheritance Kobei passed to these seven sturdy youths was merely one percent of his cultivation level. Up to this point, Kobei had already bestowed inheritances upon ten people.

Among them, Huang Dou had received ten percent of the Nine Suns True Skill cultivation and ten percent of the Six Meridians Divine Sword cultivation. The savage had also received ten percent of the Nine Suns True Skill cultivation and ten percent of the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms.

The remaining eight individuals each received one percent of the Dragon-Elephant般若 Sutra.

Currently, Kobei still had eight remaining chances to impart ten percent of the Nine Suns True Skill cultivation, one hundred chances to impart one percent, while the Dragon-Elephant般若 Sutra had the most remaining inheritance slots, though all were limited to one percent of his cultivation.

"Everyone, today's ten quotas are now filled. My Qitian City is located at Wangyue Lake and is currently under construction. If you wish to build your own homeland together, you can set out for Qitian City right now. Once the base city is established, I will begin imparting martial arts to you all, allowing you to become powerful!"

"That is all for today. Those of you willing to join Qitian City may set out right now!"

Kobei looked at the expectant faces across the bluestone plaza and smiled faintly.

Hearing Kobei's words, the hundreds of thousands of people on the bluestone plaza slowly dispersed. The vast majority of them were already preparing to return home, pack their belongings, and immediately set off for Qitian City. After all, no one was willing to remain mediocre forever. As ordinary people, what they lacked was simply a stepping stone to power. Now, Kobei had provided them with a perfect stepping stone, allowing them to witness with their own eyes the hope of growing strong!

Naturally, these ordinary people harbored an intense eagerness to grow powerful as soon as possible. They had once felt depressed and self-destructive because they were not gene-enhanced warriors, even believing that life held no hope and that they would merely muddle through their days. But things were different now; Kobei had reignited the spark of hope within their hearts!

At this moment, a surge of drive welled up inside them, their blood boiling with passion, eager to grow strong without a moment's delay.

"You all go back as well. Prepare yourselves, and tomorrow we set off for 'Qingyuan City'!"

Kobei said in a deep voice to the ten individuals standing before him.

"This old me has nothing much to pack, as long as I get to follow the master," Li Erniu said with an honest, naive smile.

"Boss, I'm also a solitary person, it doesn't matter where I go," Huang Dou chimed in.

"I'll go with you!"

The disheveled savage slowly raised his head, gazed at Kobei, and spoke in a rigid, deliberate tone, word by word.

"You guys go back and bid farewell to your families."

Kobei looked at the seven youths.

These seven youths were not old and likely had families. Kobei was not in a rush for just a single day, and letting them return home to say goodbye to their loved ones was only right.

Kobei's plan was to travel through all the human base cities, which was estimated to take two to three months.

"Yes, Master!"

The seven exchanged glances and, following Li Erniu's example, collectively addressed Kobei as Master.

"Go on."

Kobei waved his hand at the seven of them.

(To be continued)