Ch 42: Past and Present
Several military Heroic Spirits sighed deeply, their emotions of regret, pity, and more, beyond words.
Then, under their focused attention, they quickly discovered that although that person’s name appeared on both the Strength Chart and the Speed Chart, it did not appear on the Spirit Chart!
The military leader paused, thoughtful but not surprised. “That’s right, the Qing dynasty is known for its Blood Refinement Method. It’s not surprising that he broke Qin Emperor’s record if he’s truly the number one of that era! But the Spirit Method is something the Song dynasty specialized in. It’s normal that he wouldn’t rank in the top hundred.”
“What a pity,” the officer on the left shook his head. “Alas, why wasn’t the number one from the Song dynasty, or even an earlier era…? If that were the case…”
After a brief silence, the officer sighed. “Alas, these Heroic Spirits from the Demon Qing era, apart from their impeccable physical strength, are far too lacking in Qi, spirit, and even the laws compared to those from ancient times!”
“Even if he can reach the level of a Tycoon in the future… compared to those ancient Heroic Spirits who cultivated essence, Qi, and spirit, and had a thorough understanding of the laws, he will ultimately lack countless advantages at the same level!”
“There’s no helping it. Who told him to awaken in that small city! If it were in a higher-level…” The last person’s words abruptly stopped.
After a brief silence, they tacitly changed the subject…
The topic of different eras of Heroic Spirits awakening in high and low-tier cities can be described as a taboo in the Divine Province and even the world. The government has always deliberately suppressed this topic to avoid sparking conflicts between residents of high and low-tier cities…
Although, this suppression seems to have little effect…
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Chu Mo frowned slightly. He had now returned to the bustling city.
The Heroic Spirits passing by him were excitedly and fervently discussing the topic of the Strength Chart’s number one.
Of course, Chu Mo also subtly heard a few Heroic Spirits, who were quite upset, making disparaging remarks about him—these Heroic Spirits seemed unable to accept that someone had surpassed Ying Zheng!
“It seems the First Emperor has a great reputation in the Heroic Spirit World,” Chu Mo clicked his tongue. He was now somewhat regretting that he shouldn’t have separated from He Ran and the others so quickly.
Otherwise, he could have asked…
Compared to a half-baked Heroic Spirit Awakened like him, that group undoubtedly knew more about Heroic Spirits and the news of the Heroic Spirit World.
“Too bad, my spirit! Didn’t even make a splash.” Chu Mo sighed inwardly. He had tried his best, but his spirit didn’t even rank in the top hundred.
If he wanted to see the specific rankings, he could only go to the central plaza and look for them one by one. But Chu Mo was too lazy to go!
Suddenly, two Heroic Spirits in the distance started arguing.
“His Majesty the First Emperor is invincible! Just one surpassing doesn’t prove anything!” A man wearing yellow clothes, his face flushed red, roared loudly at a man with a buzz cut.
“The Sage Emperor surpassed the First Emperor’s chart record on his first login! If the Sage Emperor develops further in the future, it’s not impossible for him to surpass the other charts as well! Did I say anything wrong? Is there a problem with me saying the Sage Emperor is awesome?” The buzz-cut man didn’t back down. “I don’t think I offended the First Emperor! Did I step on your foot?”
“I knew it as soon as I saw you. You must be a Heroic Spirit from the era when that Sage Emperor ruled, adding filters, that’s why you think your Sage Emperor is so awesome! The First Emperor is the most awesome.” The yellow-clothed man, enraged, trembled. In the end, his Qi and blood erupted, and he directly attacked the buzz-cut man.
The two actually started fighting openly in the street. The terrifying shockwaves swept through, blowing away many of the nearby houses. Several weak newbie Heroic Spirits were even affected by the aftermath of the battle, and were forcibly withdrawn from the Heroic Spirit World…
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However, this obviously couldn’t stop the onlookers. They weren’t afraid of being affected and excitedly watched and chatted.
“Fight, fight! Yes, yes, like that… steal his peaches! Pinch his face.”
“Awesome, two First Level Tenth Grade Heroic Spirits are fighting in front of me… spectacular!”
“You’re really courting death. Not going to the Battle Zone, but fighting so recklessly in the living area? When the enforcers come, you’ll all be caught!”
“So… the Sage Emperor and the First Emperor…”
“…Don’t discuss this with me, I don’t want to fight with you!”
“Indeed, I can already imagine the scene of this becoming another controversial topic in the future… But it’s been a while since I’ve seen this kind of scene where people fight in public for a Heroic Spirit idol!”
“Yeah, it’s been a long time… But, I’m serious, a normal person really can’t compare the First Emperor to that newbie, unless he really grows up!”
Chu Mo listened silently on the side, also gaining a lot of key information. First, fighting was only allowed in the dedicated Battle Zone…
In the Battle Zone, you could have a one-on-one fight, a group brawl, or ambush others… It was a place without order, where everyone was unrestrained.
Another thing was that this First Emperor had indeed achieved too many great accomplishments. At least in the Heroic Spirit World, he was definitely a phenomenal top influencer! With countless fans…
“From the Qin dynasty,” Chu Mo pondered. According to the Black Emperor, the degradation started from the Shang and Zhou dynasties… Then the First Emperor, who was stuck at the end of the Warring States period and the beginning of the Qin dynasty, the first emperor of the unified empire, even if he wasn’t the strongest level of Heroic Spirit, he should be stuck on that borderline, right?
“I wonder when I’ll have the opportunity to travel to the Qin dynasty!” Chu Mo lamented inwardly.
Soon, he saw a dignified figure, emerging from the void, wearing a military uniform. It was the so-called enforcer.
In no time, the enforcer subdued the two Tenth Grade Heroic Spirits, pinning them to the ground.
It wasn’t that his strength surpassed the two… but that he seemed to enjoy some kind of buff in the First Level Heroic Spirit World, where his words became law!
Chu Mo silently turned and left, then glanced at the location of the Battle Zone again. Estimating that the time was about right… he moved his mind and left the First Level Heroic Spirit World.
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Inside the Heroic Spirit Association hall.
“What a magical journey!” Chu Mo slowly opened his eyes, recalling everything he had experienced before. He still felt somewhat emotional.
But then, Chu Mo frowned, because he keenly sensed that someone seemed to be secretly watching him. He abruptly turned his head and saw Lin Daiyu, who was like a startled bird, instantly turning her head and shrinking back?!
Huh? She’s standing at the entrance of the Heroic Spirit Detection Room? And the door is wide open… So she was the one undergoing Heroic Spirit detection just now?!
Many thoughts flashed through his mind, but Chu Mo didn’t communicate with this classmate from the same school. Under Li Jing’s guidance, he directly entered the Heroic Spirit Detection Room.
