Chapter 2180
Rainbow-colored lights illuminated the night sky of a small city located a hundred kilometers away
from Karlo Pce.
Countless streaks of multicolored light shone like shes of lightning.
It was as if a magnificent firework show was disyed in the sky above the city during winter.
Countless citizens on the streets and alleys gazed up at the sky in astonishment. For a moment,
they thought the deities had descended.
Soon, explosions reverberated in the air.
The next second, zing fire engulfed the entire city.
“That day, lights from the sun and moon were drowned out by darkness. Blood, bones, and corpses
were all over the ce. Kneeling on the floor like a most devout believer, I begged for my gods''
advent. When the divine glow illuminated the sky, I thought the gods were here to lead me to
heaven. However, that wasn''t the case. Instead, this world was turned into a living hell...”
The next day, the news anchor sorrowfully read the content of a ruined diary retrieved from the
disaster area to the whole world.
Everyone in the world was overwhelmed by great horror and sadness.
The people of the mundane world remained ignorant about what happened.
On the other hand, members of the Martial Arts Security Council were in a hurry to convene a video
conference.
During the meeting, Remdik''s Great Emperor, Aaron, lost hisposure and bellowed, “D*mn it!
Which b*stard came up with this terrible idea? Make ourselves scarce? Make ourselves scarce, my
foot! You managed to escape, but what about my fellow Remdikians? Where could they hide? A city
in Remdik was almostpletely destroyed, and hundreds of thousands of people were either
killed or injured. How do you n to repay such a sinful debt?”
With bloodshot eyes, Aaron''s furious roars reverberated around everyone''s ears.
Others might not be aware of what caused the catastrophe, but Aaron and his peers knew very well.
That was Chu Tianqi''s punishment for them.
Hundreds of thousands of civilian casualties in exchange for their ignoble survival was too dear a
price to pay.
Even the esteemed martial arts leaders who were present couldn''t afford to bear such
consequences.
That was a responsibility they couldn''t avoid, and their names would forever be inducted into the
hall of shame by the people.
That was why Aaron and the other members of the Martial Arts Security Council didn''t dare to
dere the truth to the public.
After all, once the truth was uncovered, and everyone became aware that the Martial Arts Security
Council''s evasion contributed to hundreds of thousands of civilian casualties, the scathing criticisms
and negative news would inundate Aaron and the others.
Losing their reputations wouldn''t be the first thing they had to worry about, as they might even be
judged by themoners.
The others kept quiet while Aaron unleashed his wrath on them.
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Jared, especially, lowered his head and didn''t dare to make a sound because that was his awful
idea, after all.
It was his suggestion that led to the urrence of the tragedy.
However, at that time, Jared thought Chu Tianqi was merely targeting the martial arts world and
supreme grandmasters such as themselves.
Hence, Jared proposed for them to go into hiding, and once Chu Tianqi couldn''t locate them, he
wouldn''t be able to cause them any harm.
After all, an unwritten rule had always existed in the martial arts world.
The disputes within the martial arts world should never involve the mundane world and ordinary
people.
However, Jared didn''t anticipate Chu Tianqi''s recklessness to know no boundaries.
In the past, Chu Tianqi''s elder brother, Chu Tianfan, was regarded as a psychotic murderer and a
source of disturbance that destabilized themunity by members of the International Martial Arts
Union merely because he killed a lot of martial artists.
Who would have expected Chu Tianqi to be more brutal than Chu Tianfan? The former even
massacred civilians.
“He''s a devil! That guy is a devil! A vicious devil!” Korea''s martial arts leader uttered with a trembling
voice.
Only at that point did everyone realize they were facing a fiend without regard for anything or
anyone.
“Under such circumstances, we can only ept his challenge. We''ll only drag more innocent
civilians into this matter if we continue to avoid him. As supreme grandmasters, leaders of the
martial arts world, and the mundane world''s protectors, we cannot disregard everyone''s safety for
our survival,” Ye Qingtian said solemnly.
The others nodded in agreement.
As it stood, Chu Tianqi''s scheme was no different from holding everyone in the world hostage.
Being left with no alternatives, Aaron and the others could only confront Chu Tianqi.
However, a new problem arose.
“I''m afraid it will be difficult for the few of us to fight against Chu Tianqi.” Aaron sighed.
“Why don''t we hold a congress among the International Martial Arts Union to gather the martial arts
leaders from other nations to oppose him together?” someone suggested.
Aaron shook his head.
“That''s useless. You should know that our seven countries''bined martial arts strength already
represents over eighty percent of the globe''s martial arts power. Even if the other smaller nations
contribute, the significance will be negligible.”
“What if we use nuclear bombs to attack Chu Tianqi? He can''t have attained sainthood, right? I
refuse to believe he can survive a nuclear shelling,” said Jared, putting forward his idea again.
Aaron retorted angrily, “You''d better shut your pie hole. Is Chu Tianqi a fool? Do you think he will
just stand still and let you bombard him? Besides, can you locate him? Even if you sessfully
discover his whereabouts and find out he''s in a city, are you going to bomb the whole ce and let
the citizens there perish along with Chu Tianqi?”
Aaron bombarded Jared with questions, rendering thetter speechless.
Face flushing crimson, Jared fell silent subsequently.
Momentary quietness lingered as none of the meeting''s attendees spoke.
Right when everyone was at their wits'' end, Mochizuki Kawa, Japan''s Sword God, proposed,
“Formidable beings exist in the mundane world. We may not win against Chu Tianqi, but someone
must be capable of aplishing that. I suggest we utilize our powers and connections to search
for those hidden elites in the mundane world. With thousands of years of foundation in cultivating
martial arts, a nation like China must have plenty of transcendent martial artists living in hiding
among the deep mountains and dense jungles. Perhaps there are god realm masters among them.”
Everyone turned to gaze at Ye Qingtian.
He shed a cynical smile. “Transcendent martial artists living in hiding? How are we supposed to
locate them if they are what they are?”
“No way. Have you nevere across an exceptional martial artist in China who isn''t part of War
God Castle after so many years?” Mochizuki Kawa was filled with utter disbelief and bewilderment.
Ye Qingtian grinned. “There is someone who fits your description if you put it that way. Moreover, all
of you know him too.”
“Who is that?” Mochizuki Kawa asked.
Aaron and Carlo grew impatient as well.
Even Jared shifted his gaze onto Ye Qingtian anxiously.
Ye Qingtian paused briefly before uttering, “Ye Fan.”
W-What?
Everyone''s expression changed.
Frowning, Jared snapped, “Ye Qingtian, are you intentionally provoking us? Why are you
mentioning that jerk at this critical moment?”
“You all asked me if I know any phenomenal martial artists outside the system who could deal with
Chu Tianqi. Well, Ye Fan is the only person I can think of.” Ye Qingtian shrugged.
Carlo and the others were stumped as they realized Ye Qingtian was undoubtedly correct.
Ye Fan was the only person they knew who could match up against Chu Tianqi.
“Should we look for Chu Tianfan and plead with him to return and take a stand against Chu Tianqi?”
someone asked tentatively.
King Folo snorted.
“Quit joking. Do you think of Chu Tianfan as your pet dog that you can just order around? Don''t
forget that all of you besieged Mount Chumen to try and kill him. Now you expect him to help you?
You should consider yourselves lucky if he doesn''t ughter you when he shows up. Are you under
the assumption that he''s a saint?”
King Folo was annoyed. He couldn''t fathom how the other leaders had the audacity to make such a
brazen proposition.
“Well, the circumstances have changed now. I think we can give that idea a try. As for the previous
grudges, we''ll apologize to him publicly and provide him with some benefits or make him some
promises so that he will make a concession,” Carlo put forth an idea.
Snorting angrily, Jared refuted, “Apologize to him? That''s impossible! Chu Tianfan is just a
youngster. How is he qualified to deserve an apology from us, his seniors in the martial arts world?
Moreover, he''s the one to cause Chu Tianqi to go berserk, so resolving this predicament is his
obligation. Why should we give in to him?”
Aaron sneered after hearing that. “Since Grandmaster Jared is unwilling to beg for help, we shall
observe the turns of events. Anyway, Chu Tianqi left a message at the scene saying he''ll wipe out
Baykeep if we don''t hand over a hundred exceptional martial artists in three days.”
What?
Jared shuddered in fright as he bore his eyes into Aaron. “Aaron, are you sure you''re not just saying
that to scare me?”
“Why should I lie to you? I''ll show you a picture of the scene if you don''t believe me.” Aaron shared
an image of the disaster scene on the screen.
A few sentences were written on the floor of the ruins, and the final line read: The massacre of
Baykeep will happen in three days.
Overwrought and ashen-faced, Jared said with a trembling voice, “G-Go and find Chu Tianfan. H-
Hurry up and ask for his help.”
Jared was Ferropene''s martial arts leader. Hence, it was only natural for him to be frightened upon
learning the nation''s capital, Baykeep, was about to be annihted.