Gao Wu: You have science, and I have magic!

"This country's fate is so dark that it is hard to imagine anyone else..."

Ye Qingzhou was just an outsider and felt suffocated by this.

One can imagine how the local martial artists feel.

"No wonder the martial arts world in Izumo is so decadent according to rumors, and the new generation is called the Heisei otaku. It turns out that once the spiritual backbone is broken, martial arts practice is basically useless."

Ye Qingzhou knows very well that the essence of martial arts is a kind of "selfish" practice, pursuing the sublimation of life and spiritual transcendence. This is why Ye Qingzhou is unwilling to be a dog for others.

Once you learn to obey and take orders, you will lose your own opinions and independence to a certain extent, and it will be difficult to climb to the pinnacle of martial arts.

Especially the concentration of the mind of a martial saint requires absolute self-will.

This is also the reason why the major powers on Blue Star have failed to cultivate a true martial saint.

Whether it is the canonization and blood transformation of Xiji Kingdom, or the four great generals of the Shen Ce Army of Dongji Kingdom, they essentially acquired the combat power of the Martial Saint level through external objects, rather than their own cultivation and foundation, and reached the realm of Martial Saint - the sanctification of the flesh.

A true martial saint is one whose essence, energy, and spirit are all sublimated and enter an extraordinary realm. This is the true meaning of transcendence, and from then on he gains a strong physique, a long life, and a powerful mind and will.

In comparison, the lifespan of Gu Minghui and the four great generals is similar to that of ordinary people, and at most they can live to 120 years old.

On the other hand, Qi Shengtian is almost two hundred years old and still alive and well. As long as he is not beaten to death, he can easily live another five hundred years. He can watch the change of dynasties and the changing situation with a smile.

Of course, Gu Minghui and the four great generals could also abandon their decaying bodies and extend their lifespans in the form of Yin gods, but this ultimately had huge flaws and they were far less free and easy than a true Martial Saint.

"If you cultivate your nature but not your destiny, it will be difficult for your soul to become a saint after ten thousand calamities."

Ye Qingzhou felt emotional in his heart. The power of the Yuanling Battle Armor was naturally excellent, but it was just an external object after all.

Martial arts cultivation is the foundation of a martial artist.

As soon as he walked out of Haneda Airport, Ye Qingzhou saw a beautiful woman with amazing curves holding a sign waiting for him, and she even took the initiative to approach him.

"Hello, Ye Sang. I'm Huan Ji Miqin, a staff member of this World Martial Arts Competition. Please see, this is my work name tag."

After saying that, the beautiful office lady in a suit and short skirt bowed slightly, then straightened her chest to show the name tag hanging on her chest.

Ye Qingzhou frowned and looked at the name tag on the other person's chest, then his eyes fell on the other person's curvy figure, always feeling that everything was too out of proportion.

After opening the third eye, his sight penetrated the other person's clothes and even reached his skin texture, and then he saw an extremely strange scene.

The plump beauty in front of me who called herself Huanji Mikoto was actually only a layer of skin, and behind the "skin" was a man with a fierce temperament.

"who are you?"

"what?"

The other party gave a surprised sound, and then sent a telepathic message: "Did you see through me so quickly? I am Baihu, and this is my disguise. Izumo has been deeply infiltrated by the Western Kingdom, and there are spies from the Sky Sword Bureau everywhere. I can only contact you in this way without arousing suspicion."

"..."

After confirming the identity of the White Tiger General, Ye Qingzhou was speechless. He always felt that this crossdressing man in front of him had some shameful special hobbies.

At the same time, Ye Qingzhou was also very interested in the "shadow puppet" used by the White Tiger God. This treasure, also known as painted skin, was made of rare treasures using special techniques.

In the original version, refining the painted skin required peeling off a whole piece of human skin from a living person.

Of course, this cruel and bloody method has now been abandoned. The latest version is that you only need to collect a little blood to perfectly disguise yourself as the other person, similar to making a temporary copy using the other person's DNA data.

At least it cannot be detected by ordinary means, which can be said to be the most perfect disguise.

Ye Qingzhou was very interested in this. After understanding the principle, he quickly mastered the ability to temporarily change his own DNA by relying on the way of creation learned from fungal civilization.

With just a thought, Ye Qingzhou can transform into anyone whose skin he touches, regardless of gender.

Seeing Ye Qingzhou's hands "flipping" the skin in front of him, changing into various skin colors and shapes, the White Tiger General was completely stunned.

"You also have a shadow puppet? No, a shadow puppet is disposable and can only transform into a specific person. How can you keep changing your skin color and shape?"

"It's just a little trick."

Ye Qingzhou lost interest after trying it. This ability might allow him to achieve perfect disguise, but for a martial artist it was just a trick.

The White Tiger General's eyes widened. "Your ability is simply a dream skill for agents. I heard that there is a blood transformer called 'Mystique' in the Western Kingdom. She has this special ability to transform into anyone. She has caused the S.W.A.R.D. a lot of trouble."

Ye Qingzhou shook his head after hearing this: "This kind of transformation ability only changes the skin but not the bones. It's useless to only have the form. It's not as good as the genetic transformation in "Fish Dragon Transformation". When it is cultivated to perfection, it can change into a thousand forms, and even shed its mortal body and ascend to heaven and become a dragon."

"You put it lightly."

The White Tiger God General couldn't help but complain: "Do you think that anyone can master the "Fish-Dragon Transformation" technique? Many people cannot suppress the wildness in their bodies after practicing it, and their bodies turn into beasts or even become deformed. There are countless people who have gone astray and become possessed."

He had truly seen thieves eating meat and had also seen thieves being beaten, so he knew very well how dangerous the "Fish-Dragon Transformation" technique was.

In fact, in the Dongji Kingdom, the only martial artists who can truly master the "Fish-Dragon Transformation" are Qi Shengtian, the Nine Dragon Fist Saint, and Ye Qingzhou, the Ultimate Sword Saint.

Others either tried it briefly as an auxiliary practice to broaden their horizons, or went too far and became obsessed with it, becoming neither human nor monster, and were detained in special mental hospitals by the Wushu Association.

Soon, the two got into a luxury car. Although the driver did not speak, he always secretly peeked at Ye Qingzhou from the corner of his eyes from time to time, obviously observing Ye Qingzhou's every move.

The White Tiger God General pretended to be Princess Misaki and on the surface he enthusiastically introduced the local scenic spots and ethnic customs to Ye Qingzhou, but secretly he communicated with him through telepathy.

"In this world competition, the Three Saints of Izumo and the Archer Saint of Baekje will be present. In addition, I have received information from a special channel that the Holy Eagle of the Western Kingdom will also be present. This man is known as the Freedom Fighter and his boxing skills are extremely fierce. He once fought with Qi Shengtian and the result was a draw."

"Five Martial Saints? You really think highly of me."

Ye Qingzhou remained calm upon hearing this, and even seemed eager to try: "I can't wait to face so many masters at once."

As if sensing the restless sword intent in Ye Qingzhou, the White Tiger God General could not help but remind him: "The Archery Saint of Baekje is fine, he is just a dog raised by the West Pole Country, but behind the Three Saints of Izumo, there are three gods standing."

"The powerful martial god of Izumo is still alive?"

Ye Qingzhou looked surprised.

"They died a long time ago, but not completely. In the ancient battle of the destruction of the heavens, the bodies of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo were all cut off by the Emperor of Destruction. Their bodies fell to Japan and turned into the Izumo Cave Heaven. But their spirits were not extinguished. In the end, they used three magic weapons from the East Pole Country to stabilize their spirits, and lingered in the Izumo Cave Heaven to survive."

"I see." Ye Qingzhou roughly understood the situation of the three martial gods of Izumo Kingdom. To put it bluntly, they were three paper tigers. They looked a bit intimidating, but they were actually made of paper.

But even the three paper-made Martial Gods were not someone the Martial Saint could challenge.

"So, you must avoid being dragged into the Izumo Cave Heaven at all costs. That is the territory of the three noble sons. Once you enter, these three will no longer be paper tigers, but real tigers."

"I see."

Ye Qingzhou nodded cautiously.

Then he couldn't help but look at the White Tiger General's "skin" several times: "By the way, is your identity reliable? Will it really not arouse suspicion? The driver has been secretly spying on our conversation. It seems that this is also arranged by someone with ulterior motives."

The White Tiger God General lifted the black hair beside his ear in a very feminine way, and smiled while transmitting his thoughts: "Don't worry, the identity of the person I borrowed is the witch of the Palace of the God of Misfortune, no one will suspect me."

"The Palace of the God of Misfortune!?"

Ye Qingzhou's expression became serious: "Why do I feel that the Misfortune Palace is more dangerous than the Third Noble Son?"

"Your intuition is quite accurate. You are indeed a person favored by God."

The White Tiger God General then revealed an even more explosive piece of news to Ye Qingzhou: "For this operation, we are in a cooperative relationship with the Misfortune Palace. As for the specific details, it is not convenient to disclose them for the time being."

"Even I can't know?"

Ye Qingzhou didn't seem surprised, and he didn't want to get to the bottom of it. "You guys can do whatever you want. I'm only responsible for fighting and killing."

beep~
The car drove into the city center and encountered a huge traffic jam.

The entire street was filled with all kinds of vehicles and horns were honking. At the same time, there were long queues in some shopping malls and supermarkets on the street.

Soon, some housewives holding bags of rice left happily, while those who didn't buy any rice became upset and angry after seeing the sold out sign across the store.

"What is this for?"

Ye Qingzhou was born in the new era and had never seen such a situation.

"Nothing, just another rice shortage. This kind of thing is very common in Izumo."

The White Tiger General seemed very familiar with the situation here, and his tone seemed a bit casual.

"Rice waste?"

Ye Qingzhou was even more confused. Could a developed country also experience food shortages?
This kind of thing that went against normal cognitive logic almost made Ye Qingzhou's brain burn.

The White Tiger God General was not surprised. "It's all the work of the Agricultural Cooperative. The people of Izumo are used to being hungry anyway. Don't you see that the people here are generally very thin? Their stomachs have been domesticated for a long time, so their appetite is generally very low."

Ye Qingzhou was shocked when he heard this, and suddenly remembered that when he just got off the plane, he saw one of the three pillars of fortune of Izumo Kingdom, which had the image of a hungry ghost.

Hunger can make people crazy, and how terrible will a hungry nation become once they let go of the few moral constraints they have?
Just thinking about it gives me chills.

"You noticed it too?"

The White Tiger God General noticed the strangeness in Ye Qingzhou's expression, and then exclaimed: "Why do I feel that you, like Dr. Gu and Qinglong, are all descendants of the Qing Emperor's lineage?"

"You knew there was a problem in Izumo?"

Ye Qingzhou asked curiously.

The White Tiger God General nodded and said, "We, the Shen Ce Army, have always been paying attention to important intelligence from all sides of Blue Star. Moreover, Izumo is right at our doorstep, so we naturally have to focus on guarding this place. In order to be resurrected, the Third Noble Son launched several wars with the whole country's strength, intending to slaughter the Central Plains and set off a war between our two countries."

After communicating with the White Tiger General, Ye Qingzhou learned that the Golden Council of the descendants of the Holy Blood had completely controlled the economy of Izumo.

All the powerful families in Izumo have been turned into a group of capital vampires, and the agricultural cooperatives have monopolized Izumo's agricultural products through a high tariff policy.

The result was a hidden famine that spread throughout the Izumo area, leaving most of the people here in a state of extreme hunger.

"So, the layout of Famine Knight is basically complete."

Ye Qingzhou sighed.

He had already guessed the reason why the White Tiger General came to Izumo in person. It was definitely not just to serve as his bodyguard, but more likely to destroy the Famine Knight's plan.

However, you should not worry too much about such national affairs. When the country asks you to kill someone, you can just kill them indiscriminately. There is no need to think too much about it.

As soon as he arrived at the hotel, Ye Qingzhou received calls from several old classmates.

In the internal communication group of Zhou Zhou Tutoring School, Zhu Jinfeng and Huang Liwen both asked, "Old Ye, have you arrived in Izumo?"

"Yeah, I just arrived today."

"Zhu Jinfeng and I will also be there in a few days. See you at the opening ceremony."

Huang Liwen looked very excited.

"You guys are coming to watch the ceremony on behalf of the school, right?"

Ye Qingzhou then remembered the status of the World Martial Arts Competition in the Blue Star martial arts world. It can be said that this is the highest level martial arts competition for all mankind.

After all, when martial saint-level warriors fight each other, ordinary people would die if they get too close, let alone just watch. Only a distance of more than 100 kilometers away is considered relatively safe.

This time, Zhu Jinfeng came to watch the ceremony with the martial arts team of Hong Kong University, while Huang Liwen was a member of the martial arts team of Shanghai University.

"By the way, I heard that Niu Taijie is coming too. He is with the National Defense University's martial arts department group."

Huang Liwen mentioned another name that was familiar to Ye Qingzhou. They were all old faces that he hadn't seen for a long time.

In the group, the three of them were chatting, and Zhu Jinfeng laughed and complained about Ye Qingzhou's glorious deeds in the Seven Saints God-Slaying War: "The last time you went to Hong Kong, I happened to follow my mentor on an outing. As a result, when I came back, I learned that you demolished the villa I just bought, causing me to stay in a hotel after returning."

"I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense."

Ye Qingzhou smiled and denied three things in a row.

Huang Liwen laughed: "Zhu Jinfeng, just look, I told you this guy would never admit it." (End of this chapter)