319: Ying Zheng's Relief

On the Great Wall, where yellow sand and strong winds permeated.

Ying Zheng and Ouyang Guanyue were strolling and chatting.

The night was vast, desolate, and cold.

The two walked side by side, chatting intermittently.

Ouyang Guanyue could barely hide the smile on his face at this moment.

Because Ying Zheng truly gave him a huge surprise; he hadn't expected this youth to be so fierce. Throughout this trial, he hadn't used even a trace of Emperor Power.

He had killed enemies entirely with his Swordsmanship.

He even covered his Emperor's Eye, an act that could be described as self-crippling. Its purpose was to increase the difficulty for himself and to explore the mysteries of the Kong Wu Realm.

The ability of the Kong Wu Realm was to listen to the sounds of the world. Ying Zheng thought that by covering his eyes and only using his ears, he might be able to cultivate it.

This method was a bit clumsy, even a bit foolish, but it seemed effective!

But at this moment.

"Bang."

Ying Zheng walked and walked, then crashed straight into the wall.

The sound was clear, and yellowish stone chips flew, indicating a good start.

The nearby guards were startled, revealing an unreadable expression. They wondered if this super Genius had some special Hobbies?

Why bang his head against the wall in the middle of the night?

Ouyang Guanyue's expression stiffened, and he said, "You didn't even use basic energy perception?"

Ying Zheng rubbed the wound on his forehead, nodded, and smiled, "Since I decided to only use hearing, then I'll carry it through to the end."

"Is it useful?" Ouyang Guanyue suddenly asked, "Does this behavior of yours truly bring a significant improvement to you personally?"

"Perhaps," Ying Zheng chuckled softly.

"The problem is, have you truly decided to follow the Way of the Sword? I believe the Kings Path is what you should follow most of all."

"You bear the name of Ying Zheng."

Ying Zheng gave a self-deprecating smile, sat on the city wall, and, facing the strong wind, leisurely said, "You should have heard that my adoptive father is Chen Changsheng, right?"

"Of course." Ouyang Guanyue chuckled and nodded, saying, "Actually, I even saw you once in the imperial capital when you were little."

"I don't remember," Ying Zheng smiled, then continued, "Then you should also know that my adoptive father left me when I was thirteen and has never returned or seen me since."

Hearing this, Ouyang Guanyue raised his eyebrows, and his expression also became serious.

If the other party was about to reveal his true feelings, he must be given respect.

"Go on."

Ying Zheng pondered for a moment, organized his thoughts, and then said, "The day my adoptive father left, he left me a letter."

"Actually, no one knows that it was an apology letter."

"The famous King Star God apologized to me; he felt he had wronged me."

"Because the name Ying Zheng was given to me by him, as on the day I was born, I displayed the power of an emperor."

"He thought I was a born King, even believing I was the Reincarnation of the legendary First Emperor."

"I am destined, bearing a heavy mission. I was born to lead the Human Race towards light."

"So, from childhood, his education and demands on me were extremely strict."

"Until the day he left, he suddenly apologized to me in a letter, saying he was wrong."

"Because under his education, I became prejudiced, extreme, unable to tolerate any flaws, and even faced everyone with a strong sense of superiority."

"I am a King, I am naturally superior. My adoptive father never said this sentence to me, but all his education conveyed this very sentence."

"He felt I had gone astray, that he himself was too much, that he shouldn't have imposed an unknown destiny on me!"

"Is this similar to what you just said, that I should follow the Kings Path?"

Ying Zheng's voice was slow and steady, but Ouyang Guanyue felt a strong sense of complex emotions within it.

Guanyue raised an eyebrow, not knowing how to respond, and his mood also became complicated.

Ying Zheng continued, "And ever since he left, I became very rebellious and irritable, which you should also have heard about."

"Mm-hmm." Guanyue nodded.

Ying Zheng suddenly smiled and said, "Actually, the reason for my irritability is not what you all think."

"It wasn't because of my adoptive father's unannounced departure."

"But because I wanted to prove that my adoptive father was not wrong, that I am a born King!"

"He was so great in my heart, how could he possibly be wrong?"

"It must have been something I didn't do well enough that disappointed him."

"So from that day on, I became even more extreme."

"In this state, I gradually lost myself and even couldn't learn to accept failure."

"I am a born King, how could I lose?"

"Something must have gone wrong, right?"

"My teammates weren't strong enough."

"Others were lucky, and so on…"

Ying Zheng gave a self-deprecating smile and said, "And in prison, your scolding finally made me realize what the problem was."

"The problem is that perhaps I am not a born King at all."

"Perhaps my adoptive father was right, that destiny concerning heavenly will is not my destiny. I am just... an ordinary person with extraordinary talent, and certainly not the Reincarnation of Ying Zheng."

"When I accepted this, all the irritability in my heart dissipated, and I became very calm and indifferent."

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Guanyue not only felt no joy but instead furrowed his brows tightly.

This... wasn't this just giving up?

That's not good, is it?

Suddenly, Ying Zheng changed the subject and said, "You never mentioned the bet with Xiao Fan about who would condense their will first. If I'm not mistaken, I must have lost, right?"

Ouyang Guanyue's expression stiffened.

"Worried that my Invincible Will would dissipate?" Ying Zheng smiled.

Seeing Ouyang Guanyue's complex expression and not knowing how to speak, Ying Zheng nodded.

He sat quietly in the wind, a golden, domineering will surging around him. His gaze looked out at the distant galaxy, his face serene.

Then, a trace of golden blood suddenly overflowed from the corner of his mouth, dripping onto the city wall.

Ouyang Guanyue's expression changed drastically.

Because Ying Zheng's Invincible Will had truly... dissipated!

Golden light scattered across the sky, and all power dissolved at this moment.

Ying Zheng suddenly sat up, stood on the city wall, took a deep breath, and with all his might, roared, "I!"

"Ying Zheng!"

"Am so weak!!!"

His voice was extremely loud, echoing on the city wall permeated by the night. Many people within the pass heard it, and their moods immediately became complicated.

Is there something wrong with this great Genius?