382: What is extreme

The unconscious Liu Yuan was quickly taken away by the medics.

His injuries looked terrifying, but they were all external, and he would recover after a few days of rest.

In the distance, Zhou Mi, whose body was covered in bandages, revealed a hint of inferiority in her eyes.

That sentence kept echoing in her mind.

“You are not worthy of me…”

Half an hour ago, this sentence was just a joke in people’s eyes.

But now, it had become a stark reality.

In terms of background, Liu Yuan had Xiao Zhanmo backing him.

In terms of strength, he could even defeat Lei Luo, and he had even condensed a “Meaning” that promised a bright future.

She, Zhou Mi, truly seemed unworthy of him.

She had thought she was showing affection to a younger brother.

But the reality was that the younger brother only saw her as a clown.

As Liu Yuan’s spear fell, Zhou Mi felt all her emotions become so ridiculous.

It turned out that in his eyes, she had never existed.

It turned out that everything was just her own wishful thinking.

Thinking of this, Zhou Mi shook her head bitterly, turned, and disappeared into the dark ward.

On the other side.

Xiao Fan looked up at Lei Jin on the referee stand and said indifferently, “A single strike to defeat the enemy.”

“You made your son abandon his spear and flee.”

“What else do you want to say?”

At this moment, Lei Jin’s expression was incredibly complex; he wanted to be angry, but he couldn't.

Because his defeat left him speechless.

Lei Luo had a higher Realm, greater talent, received a better education since childhood, and had already condensed Meaning.

Even though Liu Yuan had made a qualitative leap and rapid progress in just two months.

Still, no one believed he would win.

But the fact was, Liu Yuan won, winning thoroughly.

At this moment, he seemed to have lost all strength, wondering if he still needed to personally go down and fight Xiao Zhanmo.

A warrior in his prime fighting an old man in his seventies, even if he won, what could it prove?

Could the Face that had been trampled underfoot be regained?

Just looking at the eyes of the other warriors around him, he knew.

It was simply impossible.

His entire spirit drained at this moment, he lowered his head and sighed.

He also finally began to reflect on his actions during this period.

Thinking carefully, he himself felt it was a bit absurd.

Why did he have to target Liu Yuan?

Why did he hate Liu Yuan so much?

Was it just because of the spear technique?

Could it be that he wanted to help his son pursue Zhou Mi?

Impossible, he, Lei Jin, would not make such a boring move.

Why exactly?

Had he been infected by the Devouring Heart Clan without realizing it?

The Devouring Heart Clan is a very special race among the Alien; their Physical Body is extremely fragile, and their vitality is not strong, but they can parasitize certain strong individuals like parasites, triggering their “Heart Demon,” which is their dark side.

Finally, when the dark side completely erupts, the host’s own consciousness will be occupied by the Devouring Heart Clan.

The Human Race had suffered greatly in this regard years ago, so later they developed a special electroencephalogram System to deal with the Devouring Heart Clan; all soldiers who had been in battle had to undergo regular checks every week.

He, Lei Jin, had not been infected by the Devouring Heart Clan.

Then why?

Because he fell into a lightning trap? Was his behavior influenced by his talent?

“Because you were afraid.”

Suddenly, Xiao Zhanmo below spoke indifferently.

Lei Jin’s pupils constricted, and he said, “I… what am I afraid of?”

Xiao Zhanmo said lightly, “I just learned from Liu Yuan’s retelling that you didn’t deal with Liu Yuan much in the first month, but in the second month, you started to target him more and more.”

“Because Liu Yuan grew too fast, his Returning Flow Spear Technique was too unresolvable; you were afraid Lei Luo would lose, because Lei Luo losing meant your so-called Overbearing Spear Technique couldn’t defeat our ‘Maiden Spear’.”

“You were afraid your inner faith would collapse.”

Lei Jin lowered his head, silent.

At this moment, several Martial Sages walked in from outside the Martial Arts arena; they were from the Ministry of Justice and had already received news about Lei Jin targeting Liu Yuan, coming to investigate Lei Jin and give Liu Yuan justice.

A Martial Sage said indifferently, “Lei Jin, come with us.”

At this moment, Lei Jin suddenly looked up and said in a deep voice, “Please, give me a little more time!”

“I still have some things I want to ask this old gentleman.”

“After I ask, I will cooperate with you and accept my punishment.”

As his voice fell, he leaped from the referee stand, transforming into a burst of lightning, and landed in front of Xiao Zhanmo.

Their eyes met.

Lei Jin clenched his fists, then suddenly knelt on one knee, lowering his head and saying, “Lei Jin, Colonel of the Seventh Army of Tianhe Pass, hereby formally apologizes to Elder Xiao and Liu Yuan.”

Xiao Fan waved his hand; since things had come to this, fame and fortune had been recovered, and Liu Yuan had not suffered any irreparable injuries.

For him to be overly aggressive now would be unseemly.

Suddenly, Lei Jin looked up, asking with a Face full of yearning, “Elder Xiao, is extremism wrong?”

“In battles between people with similar hard strength, what matters is whose spirit is more in Perfection; I know I am extreme, but an extreme personality has forged my perfect spirit.”

“When I was very young, I knew where my problem lay!”

“But although this problem is a flaw, it can also bring me strength; it is precisely because I am extreme enough that I will kill enemies and train to uphold my extreme beliefs!”

“Conversely, those who are not extreme enough often find various excuses for their failures!”

“Elder Xiao, please enlighten me, is an extreme personality truly wrong?”

Xiao Zhanmo frowned and said, “Why should I enlighten you?”

At these words, Lei Jin was stunned.

Because of the ethereal, lofty aura around Xiao Zhanmo, Lei Jin naturally assumed that as long as he admitted his mistakes, the other party would surely forgive him and not bother with a small person like himself.

“I can guarantee Liu Yuan a smooth and safe growth in Tianhe Pass,” Lei Jin said.

Xiao Zhanmo scoffed, “If I truly cared about the safety of the path to growth, I would have stepped forward long ago.”

“I won’t waste words. I want you to pass on all your Lei family’s Martial Arts to my disciple, along with a million merits.”

Lei Jin did not hesitate, nodding and saying, “No problem.”

“Then, please enlighten me, is extremism wrong?”

“I believe spear techniques should be as overbearing as the You Long Po Jun Spear, and other types of spear techniques are trash, is that wrong?!”

“No, what I want to ask is, can extremism truly not bring true power? Is everything just an illusion?”

At this moment, not only Lei Jin but also the strong individuals watching the battle around them looked at Xiao Zhanmo with solemn Faces.

Many of them had the same question.

They wanted to hear how this mysterious and unpredictable master would answer.

Xiao Zhanmo’s words were astonishing.

“Extremism is not wrong.”

“Your thoughts are also not a problem.”

Lei Zheng was startled, frowned, and a look of confusion appeared on his Face.

The people around were also somewhat surprised, thinking, is this old man agreeing with Lei Jin?

At this moment, Xiao Fan chuckled and said, “But the problem is, are you extreme?”

“Ah?” Lei Jin was stunned again.

Xiao Fan shook his head: “You have nothing to do with extremism.”

“Let’s put it this way.”

“Extremism is subjective consciousness, while strength or lack thereof is objective reality.”

“If you truly believe that the Overbearing Spear Technique is the strongest in the world, then you wouldn’t be afraid that your son would lose to me!”

“Because the strongest in your heart does not equate to being undefeated.”

“If you were extreme enough, you wouldn’t care about objective reality.”

Hearing this, Lei Jin became even more confused and said, “Isn’t that just being stubborn?”

Xiao Fan nodded and said, “Yes, it’s being stubborn!”

“Truly extreme people are shameless.”

“It’s the spiritual victory method.”

“He lost, not my Overbearing Spear Technique.”

“Even if I lost, it wasn’t the Overbearing Spear Technique that lost.”

“The Overbearing Spear Technique cannot lose!”

“That’s what extremism is.”

“Do you have that kind of shameless extremism?”

Lei Jin was completely bewildered; he still thought that this was just being stubborn, a more meaningless mindset.