The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

They were completely at ease watching the spectacle unfold.

Azure Dragon City has always been one of the strongest main cities in the Human Alliance. Even after the great upheaval in Azure Dragon City, it did not fall out of the ranks of first-tier main cities, and its overall strength is still among the top six in the Human Alliance.

Furthermore, in less than ten years, Canglong City fully recovered its original strength, and even surpassed it.

The other major cities are quite envious of this.

They were happy to see the people of Canglong City suffer a setback.

Especially since they suffered a setback with Gu Ran, they might be able to get a larger share than Canglong City when they divide Gu Ran's inheritance in the future.

As the supreme ruler and strongest member of the Human Alliance, Gu Ran left behind countless "treasures" that others coveted.

The political legacy of the Human Alliance, the mountains of pure starstones piled up in Meteor City—and various other precious materials.

These tangible benefits were also one of the driving forces behind their joint effort to kill Gu Ran.

There was another secret that captivated them the most—the reason why Gu Ran was so powerful.

However, they have found some answers to this problem after the appearance of the light screen on the triangular crystal pyramid.

This lessened some of their doubts, but also left them somewhat disappointed.

The reason why Gu Ran's strength, as displayed on the screen, is so powerful is that they simply cannot learn or use it.

Gu Ran's strength wasn't due to consuming any rare and precious herbs, nor was it because he cultivated any top-tier martial arts techniques.

It's because of two words—talent!

Gu Ran's talent is so powerful that it seems inhuman. From his superpowers to martial arts, and even the telekinesis that only he and Xue Yingsong possess, he has shown a talent that is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

This left them speechless.

Now they can only hope to glean some "secrets" from Gu Hou's subsequent memories that can enhance their strength.

The powerful figures of Azure Dragon City simply ignored Eudora's taunts.

They were indeed in the wrong, and the Sea Queen's power was undeniable; she was not someone to be trifled with.

It was fine if they attacked together, but if they faced the Shanghai Queen alone, none of them felt they had a chance of winning.

However, their lack of a valid reason prevented them from uniting against the Shanghai Queen.

"Hmph." Seeing that the experts from Azure Dragon City did not respond, Yudora snorted coldly and said no more.

She was only trying to provoke the powerful figures of Canglong City. If they made a move, she would take the opportunity to disrupt the situation and rescue Gu Ran.

Although she was curious about Gu Hou's experiences behind the screen, she already knew about her own part.

Now she wants to rescue Gu Ran even more.

As for what happened to Gu Ran afterward, we can ask him directly after we rescue him.

Unfortunately, the powerful figures of Azure Dragon City did not respond to her words, causing her plans to fall through.

Suddenly, Cheng Youmeng exclaimed in surprise.

"Gu Ran...he comprehended sword intent?"

The other powerful figures were also greatly surprised.

"what?!"

"Wasn't Gu Ran's martial arts golden core already shattered?!"

"How can he still comprehend sword intent?!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

In addition to enabling the spiritual power within a martial artist's body to fully communicate and merge with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, thus creating a continuous cycle of life, the Golden Core realm of martial arts also allows one to comprehend their own true meaning of martial arts.

The true meaning of martial arts is the ultimate sublimation of a martial arts master's practice.

Sword intent, saber intent, fist intent, and so on are all forms of the true meaning of martial arts.

Those who possess the true essence of martial arts can perfectly unleash the power of their martial arts and exert absolute suppression over other martial artists who cultivate the same path but have not cultivated the true essence of martial arts.

They don't even need to take action; a single glance is enough to suppress their opponent.

Those who are weaker will have no choice but to submit.

Among all the martial arts masters in the entire Human Alliance, only a few are capable of comprehending the true meaning of martial arts.

Even Cheng Youmeng has only just touched the threshold of the true meaning of martial arts.

However, with the sword in her hand, she can fight on equal terms with martial arts masters who possess the true essence of martial arts, and she is not inferior to them.

It can be said that any force possessing a master of martial arts would be a top-tier force in any major city.

This time, although the allied forces that attacked Gu Ran were numerous, there was not a single true master of martial arts.

Cheng Youmeng had already touched the threshold of the true meaning of martial arts, and with the sword in her hand, she was already one of the strongest martial arts masters present.

The reason for this is that most of the strong people who can comprehend the true meaning of martial arts have already experienced the vicissitudes of life and have rich life experience. They generally do not want to participate in the struggles between various forces, but simply sit in the headquarters of their own forces.

Some even broke away from their original factions, completely concealing their identities and disappearing without a trace.

They had little interest in overthrowing tyrants, nor were they particularly interested in any kind of profit.

One thing that might interest them about Gu Ran is the reason why he is so powerful.

However, they have all forged their own paths and will not change their course because of others. Even if they want to know the secret to Gu Ran's greatness, they only hope to learn from it so that they can progress faster on their own paths.

This detached mindset means that true masters of martial arts rarely appear in ordinary battles.

Those who possess the true essence of martial arts are universally acknowledged as powerful.

Gu Ran is also recognized as powerful, even abnormally so, unlike a human.

However, the powerful figures present still couldn't figure out why Gu Ran was able to comprehend sword intent and become a true master of martial arts.

Gu Ran's martial arts golden core is shattered!

Even the dantian is destroyed!

His path in martial arts should have ended back then!

How was he able to continue down this path and go further than anyone else present?

why? ? ?

Why? ? ?

A deep sense of jealousy and despair enveloped the hearts of all the martial arts masters.

Most of them probably haven't even touched the threshold of the true meaning of martial arts, and may never even touch it in their entire lives.

However, Gu Ran seemed to grasp it with ease, without any prior warning.

It was that simple, that easy, that effortless to grasp...

The powerful figures present were dumbfounded.

Although they had already been dealt a blow by Gu Ran's extraordinary talent, what Gu Ran is showing now is more than just a blow to them.

It completely exceeded their expectations and overturned their understanding!

"His martial arts golden core was shattered, his dantian was destroyed, yet he was still able to comprehend the true meaning of martial arts. Heaven is too kind to him..." a powerful figure murmured.

Even those who haven't cultivated to the highest level of power are all people with unwavering willpower. Just watching Gu Ran's memories today would cause a huge shock to their hearts, thus affecting their path to becoming a powerful expert.

The others nodded in agreement.

Gu Ran's talent isn't something given by heaven; it's more like someone has to be fed and cared for, with everyone afraid that Gu Ran won't eat well.

Cheng Youmeng frowned slightly, looking at the screen and muttering, "Is it really because of talent, a blessing from heaven?"

Upon hearing this, the powerful figure beside him raised an eyebrow: "Isn't such talent a blessing from heaven?"

Cheng Youmeng said calmly, "If Heaven truly favors Gu Ran, why is his path to growth so arduous? He has tried several different paths."

The powerful figure was speechless for a moment, then said unconvinced, "If it weren't for the favor of heaven that gave Gu Ran such talent, how could he gain strength that ordinary people cannot reach every time he changes his cultivation path?"

Cheng Youmeng did not respond to his words, but suddenly remembered the scenes of Gu Ran meeting other destined people.

She remembered that they said Gu Ran was very weak.

Weak strength... not enough time...

Cheng Youmeng pondered these two sentences.

Seeing that Cheng Youmeng was silent, the powerful figure on the side thought he had "won" and felt a little smug about being able to "defeat" the famous Cheng Youmeng. He then turned his head away and stopped talking.

......

In the light screen.

Gu Ran felt as if she had entered a mysterious state.

Even though his body no longer possessed any mental power, even though his martial arts golden core had long been shattered, and even though his supernatural crystal core had been dug out a long time ago, he felt as if he were stronger than ever before.

He brandished his sword.

He felt the sensation of each swing of his sword.

From the slight tremor of the sword to the soft hum of the blade cutting through the air, and then to the sword piercing the alien creature's body and slicing it to pieces...

He could perceive all of this clearly with ease.