High Martial World: I Gain Passive Skills Daily-Chapter 245 - 148: Return of the Souls, Royal Army Versus Royal Army (Double-Length)

Chapter 245: Chapter 148: Return of the Souls, Royal Army Versus Royal Army (Double-Length)

"Whoosh..."

The wind roared past his ears as his body plummeted swiftly, yet Chen Kuang felt a surprising calmness within.

From the very first day he traveled through time... no, even before his journey, he knew that most people in this world were mere fish on the chopping block, destined to be slaughtered at will.

Only those in power, who wielded strength, had the right to hold the butcher’s knife.

The murderer from those years was one of them, the prison guards were one of them, Li Hongling was one of them, Su Yu was one of them, and the Martial Saint Pavilion was one of them.

The Saint... was just one of them.

If these knife-wielders saw him as fish meat, then... he would slaughter them.

As in his past life, so in this life.

What of the Saint?

I’ll slap you and make you eat dirt.

Chen Kuang was well aware that for a Saint, this slap would barely be a serious injury, causing a bit of blood loss, needing a few months’ recovery at most.

The true force that inflicted substantial damage on Wang Shu Yuanjun was the "national destiny" Wenxian summoned.

That vast, intangible "national destiny" directly sealed her Saint Cultivation!

Although it was merely temporary, at great cost, potentially taking hundreds or even thousands of years to recover, it was still terrifying enough to suppress a Saint directly.

A nation’s destiny is what the Court and the Emperor truly rely on.

Otherwise, why would Cultivators willingly serve the Emperor and become part of the Court, helping expand the nation’s territory and strengthen its foundation?

As long as "national destiny" exists, the Cultivators within this country will be influenced to some extent, growing stronger continually, complementing each other.

The effect of "national destiny" today is far from that of ancient times, yet it is enough to widen the gap between a prosperous nation and a feeble one.

This time, Wenxian resolved to utilize "national destiny," likely driven by anger.

After all, a Saint who was supposed to support the legitimate successor was aiding a rebel, nearly succeeding in their rebellion.

For any ruler, this indeed touches the scales of fury.

Surprisingly, he did not explode in rage.

Of course, Chen Kuang’s "logical and reasonable" passive played a significant role in convincing the other party.

To deplete national destiny for an ally Saint was a difficult choice.

If the chance of persuading the other party initially was fifty-fifty, then this passive might have been the final straw that tipped the scales in his favor.

But now, with the depletion of "national destiny" and the Saint suppressed, the Yang Kingdom is essentially self-maimed, devoid of internal trouble but vulnerable to external threats. How can the situation be stabilized again?

Without a doubt... only the Elixir of Longevity remains.

An immortal Emperor, a perpetual government, need not fear the decline or disappearance of destiny.

Though it seems illogical, it resonates most with people’s hearts.

After all, the ministers change with each Emperor, every few hundred years, leaving Cultivators worried about being purged by successors.

Following someone consistently is better than reinvesting and betting on a new chance.

Chen Kuang didn’t even have to think to know whom the "premonition" currently warning him was targeting.

The real highlight comes next.

In Chen Kuang’s vision, the status bar that disappeared when he closed his eyes suddenly showed another notification.

[You have acquired 4,651,106 units of good karma and 507,068 units of bad karma.]

An entire province, with over five million people, from which Chen Kuang saved 4,651,106!

If the Saint had completed that strike, over five million people would have perished!

Now, only one-tenth have died!

This incident, initiated by Chen Kuang, thus attributed the bad karma to him.

But this doesn’t mean Chen Kuang alone bears the burden of this bad karma; rather, he can materialize and utilize it.

To others, bad and good karma don’t cause substantive effects.

Until now, Chen Kuang could only use bad karma to perfect "In Betweenness," and had no use for good karma yet.

But now, as this substantial good karma descended upon him, Chen Kuang suddenly sensed something different in the unseen realm...

Earlier, when he used the "Mountain and River Painting" copied from Wang Shu, the profound state was about to fade.

The arcane mysteries Chen Kuang had fully mastered in "Mountain and River Painting" slipped rapidly from his mind like sand.

But at the moment he gained this good karma, the profound state strangely stalled temporarily!

During this slow fading, a more mystical inspiration flashed across Chen Kuang’s mind.

In the next moment, the arcane sense in Chen Kuang’s mind no longer departed but stayed rooted, becoming a part of him.

Indeed, Chen Kuang... comprehended Wang Shu Yuanjun’s "Mountain and River Painting" Divine Power!

This was supposed to be impossible!

The gap in their cultivation levels was simply too vast!

Plus, "Mountain and River Painting" isn’t a cultivation technique or style but a Divine Power, which cannot be practiced, only realized.

In other words, this Divine Power exceeds the scope of a "martial prodigy."

Chen Kuang now is akin to an elementary student forcing to learn advanced mathematics, unable to grasp numerous knowledge points, leaving his success chance at one in a billion, almost impossible, reliant solely on serendipity.