Chapter 228 - 228 Refining People

Chapter 228: Chapter 228 Refining People

At this moment, Liu Dahuo leaned on his long spear, looking up at the two figures growing farther away. His hair was messy, his stubble rough, deep eye bags, and his skin darkened, making it difficult to connect him with the young man in white clothes who once rode proudly on a spirited horse.

Watching Ye An and Huang Zexun fiercely compete, he felt an itch in his heart. Although he said he could charge into battle again and again, deep down he wondered, if he were born in this era, still young at eighteen, could he compete with them?

Even in his current plight, his fighting spirit remained, albeit deeply buried. On Zhuque Star, there were no spectators, so he didn't need to act. He didn't want to act; he just couldn't help it.

That battle years ago left him crippled, changing his name from Liu Jun to Liu Dahuo, retreating from the public eye. But within the human realm, the high echelons of society didn't portray him as such. That year, Liu Jun's name echoed across the Nine Provinces, with countless fervent fans eagerly anticipating his return. No one could accept the reality of a fallen genius. Thus, the human leadership decided to downplay it, announcing to the world that Liu Jun had gained insights and needed years of seclusion to cultivate them.

Twenty-plus years passed, and the effect was satisfactory. In the initial years, many still remembered him, with search volumes about Liu Jun on major forums being extraordinarily high, as many awaited his comeback. But seven or eight years later, such voices gradually diminished, and entries about Liu Jun dwindled year by year. Over a decade later, Liu Jun's name faded from public memory.

This was why he sought to portray himself as an ordinary middle-aged man, hiding in the blacksmith's shop. His greatest fear was being recognized.

"Is that Liu Jun? How did he end up like this?!" Such words would cut him like a knife.

How did I end up like this? How would I know?

Suddenly, Zhuque laughed and asked, "Do you think Ye An and they can break your record from back then?"

"They can't break it now," Liu Dahuo shook his head.

"But what if they do?" Zhuque prodded.

"If they break it, then so be it. Records are meant to be broken," Liu Dahuo replied calmly.

"Liu Jun, this means they're stronger than you were at the Fifth Realm," Zhuque teased.

Liu Dahuo snorted softly. "Lady Zhuque, I'm not a child anymore."

"I don't care about those victories and defeats anymore. The rising generation surpassing the old is normal."

Zhuque glanced playfully at Liu Dahuo, saying, "With your face blackened like charcoal, you don't care?"

"If I could restore your meridians and return your body to its nineteen-year-old state," she continued, "would you want to win against all of them?"

Liu Dahuo's heart surged, his brows furrowing as if he wanted to say something. In the end, he lightly replied, "There aren't so many 'ifs'."

"Sigh, I don't want to watch anymore. I'm going back to find Old Liu."

"Today, regardless of the outcome, I think we can still compete to see who breaks that record first," Huang Zexun raised an eyebrow.

"Aren't you worried about losing a Tao Stone?" Ye An asked in surprise.

"A little bit," Huang Zexun shrugged, "I come from a wealthy family, it's different from you."

Ye An laughed, "You want to compete with me on this?"

"Who's your ancestor?"

"My ancestor is Ye Tianwen."

Huang Zexun shook his head, "Did he leave anything for you?"

"Did he leave a son named Ye Wuce to chase after you?"

Saying that, he couldn't help laughing twice.

Ye An also smirked.

Unable to refute.

But he felt that Huang Zexun wasn't a malicious person.

He was someone with considerable talent, who enjoyed competing fiercely.

The two stepped up.

Ye An casually asked, "The Thousand Enemies, what does the Shura Path mean?"

"It's the Great Way," Huang Zexun said lightly. "I know you're formidable, you've already condensed a Dao Fruit."

"You're probably the youngest Dao Fruiter in history."

"But actually, in this generation, there's another one, just six months older than you, who didn't deliberately suppress his realm and condensed it three months ago when he was in the Fifth Realm."

"He's also from our side."