Chapter 2185
“The second ss of wine is a toast to China''s pir, the country''s hero, Heavenly Grandmaster,
Tang Hao!”
Ye Qingtian raised his ss again to toast the Grandmaster, Tang Hao, who had perished.
After raising his ss twice, he raised it the final time and said, “For the third ss, let''s toast to
China''s martial arts world and the martial artists who died during this catastrophe. Without their
sacrifices, we wouldn''t have been able to achieve peace today.”
With reddened eyes, Ye Qingtian, as China''s martial arts leader, led martial artists from all provinces
in the country to offer their toasts and downed three sses of wine, one after another.
Li Er, Lu Ziming, and the others were also sincerely offering their toasts to the sacrificedrades.
Although we might not have known each other prior to this or had held grudges against each other,
we should forget all the grievances and hatred between us. Now, we''re united as China''s citizens.
“The dead have passed on, but lives go on. The ones alive should live well and contribute to
China''s martial arts world. Before that, I would like to tell everyone a piece of good news. The good
news is that one of our six pirs of China, Moryana, Mu Zihua, has returned to Mount Yan. For
China''s martial arts world, this is definitely something worth celebrating. In fact, today''s banquet is
held for Moryana. Wee back, Moryana! Here, everyone. Let''s have another toast to celebrate
Moryana''s return.” Ye Qingtian was wearing a solemn expression when he mourned the deaths of
Tang Hao and the others. A smile then appeared on his face when he weed an old friend
home.
The crowd under the stage also toasted Moryana.
Sword Saint then asked Moryana to say a few words, but Moryana was having none of it.
“Let''s not waste time. We should get on with the serious matters,” she answered.
The smiles on Ye Qingtian, Sword Saint, and the others'' faces froze when they heard Moryana''s
cold tone.
Seeing how eager Moryana was to get on with things, Ye Qingtian decided to carry on.
Ye Qingtian turned toward the crowd to look at them with his cloudy eyes and said, “Everyone, apart
from Moryana''s return, there''s another important matter I need to announce during the banquet
today. Chu Sect is gone, and the world is at peace. At the same time, a new structure is forming in
the martial arts world. After all, it''s only natural to have the younger generation taking over the older
generation''s roles. After going through this unfortunate catastrophe, Sword Saint, King of Fighters,
the others, and I finally realized how old we are. It''s time for us to retire because the future belongs
to the younger generation. Therefore, King of Fighters, Sword Saint, Moryana, the others, and I had
a discussion, and we unanimously decided to appoint someone to be the new Hall Master of War
God Castle. This person will be the new leader of China''s martial arts world!”
Each word he uttered resounded in all directions like thunder.
Although the crowd was slightly surprised to hear those words, they thought what he said made
sense.
“It seems like War God is going to step down from his position.”
“Indeed. From today onward, are the people in China going to submit to the Unrivalled
Grandmaster?”
Most of the people in the crowd had the same thought.
Meanwhile, Li Er and Chen Ao were ted and proud. Mr. Chu has been working so hard for so
many years. He had gone through countless life-and-death situations. Now, it''s all paying off.
Being the person who destroyed Chu Sect, Ye Fan had since be famous.
As a matter of fact, Li Er and the rest even thought Ye Fan was then the strongest in the world.
Hence, it was only right to appoint him as the new martial arts leader of China.
“Haha! Chen Ao, it seems like Jiangdong is going to be the heart of the martial arts world in China,”
Li Er uttered proudly.
Jiangdong was Ye Fan''s hometown. It was only safe to assume that he was going to stay there
permanently from then onward.
Wherever the martial arts leader is, that ce is usually the heart of the martial arts world. Li Er,
Chen Ao, and the people from Jiangdong were already looking forward to the development
Jiangdong would have in the future.
However, right when everyone was waiting for Ye Qingtian to announce Chu Tianfan''s name, a
skinny figure suddenly appeared from War God Castle.
Ye Qingtian pointed at the figure and announced, “The next Hall Master of War God Castle is
Moryana''s finest disciple, Chen Jiuzhou! My fellow friends in the martial arts world, let''s support Hall
Master Chen from now on and strengthen the martial arts world in China!”
As soon as Ye Qingtian finished talking, Chen Jiuzhou walked forward.
He stood on the very top of Mount Yan and looked down at the martial artists of China.
A chilly breeze blew through Mount Yan, causing his shirt to rustle.
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He was standing with his hands behind his back, and his eyes were filled with arrogance. At the
same time, his handsome face gave off an aura of confidence and superiority.
Yet, no one in the crowd knew who he was.
Needless to say, Li Er, Lu Ziming, and the rest were utterly shocked.
“What? Chen Jiuzhou? Who the heck is he? With Mr. Chu around, who else is more worthy of
leading the martial arts world?”
“No! We object! The martial arts world of Jiangdong objects!”
“The martial arts world of Jiangbei isn''t having it either!”
“In the whole of China, only Chu Tianfan, the Unrivalled Supreme, is worthy of bing War God!”
After a short moment of silence, the crowd started voicing their displeasure.
The doubt in their voices quickly overshadowed Chen Jiuzhou.
However, Chen Jiuzhou merely kept mum and smiled faintly before turning around and smacking
the bronze statue of Chu Tianfan behind him.
Boom!
Following a deafening explosion, the hundred-meter-tall bronze statue cracked and shattered into a
pile of dust.
“What...”
“You...”
Everyone, including Ye Qingtian and King of Fighters, widened their eyes in shock.
None of them had expected Chen Jiuzhou to destroy Chu Tianfan''s bronze statue the moment he
was introduced.
Chen Jiuzhou then ignored the stunned crowd and stepped on the wreckage of Chu Tianfan''s
bronze statue. “From now on, I rule China''s martial arts world. Whoever dares to defy me will end
up like this bronze statue!”
His fearsome deration boomed across the area and caused the crowd to tremble.
Nheless, with gritted teeth, Li Er still stepped forward. “B*stard! How dare you destroy Mr. Chu''s
bronze statue? You insolent fool! Mr. Chu saved the world! You''re nothing! How dare you disrespect
Mr. Chu? Who are you to rule China?”
Li Er was livid. He had always thought no one but Ye Fan was worthy of leading China, especially
after the tragedy involving Chu Sect. Who would''ve thought someone like Chen Jiuzhou would
show up out of nowhere? Besides, how dare he disrespect Mr. Chu, the man who had contributed
massively to the country, and destroy his bronze statue?
All of a sudden, a one-eyed man rose to his feet and argued, “What are you bbering on about, Li
Er? You''re old and worthless. Heck, you''re not even a martial artist! Who are you to voice out?
Besides, Chu Tianfan isn''t even from War God Castle. When he went up against Chu Sect, he was
merely helping the country and its people. Furthermore, he killed so many of our own people. For a
person who hasmitted such an unforgivable sin, he''s not worthy of being worshipped by the
people and standing on top of Mount Yan!”
At the same time, the one-eyed man was insulting Ye Fan.
After saying that, the one-eyed man paid homage to Chen Jiuzhou by uttering sincerely, “I''m Zhao
Zhenlu, and I believe in War God''s decision. I shall worship you!”
Chen Jiuzhou nced at Zhao Zhenlu and replied, “Zhao Zhenlu? All right. You''ll serve me from
now on.”
With that, Chen Jiuzhou shifted his gaze toward Li Er. “When you said Mr. Chu, were you referring
to Chu Tianfan? I''ve never met him, but I''m guessing he''s a highly respected man in China.
However, that''s all in the past now because I''m here. After all, the weak must always submit to the
strong. From today onward, an era that belongs to me begins! My voice is the only voice that
matters in China. Whoever disrespects me shall die!”