Chapter 328: Enough

"By the way, have you made contact with Master Shen?"

"Reporting to you, sir, not yet!" Chen Xing's deputy shook his head at him, seemingly sensing the urgency in Chen Xing, and also feeling somewhat helpless.

"Sir, Master Shen's whereabouts are uncertain. He can dash thousands of miles within a single day; even the Black-Clad Guards and Capture Gate in various regions find it hard to pin down his location."

"Even if we could find him, he would have already left before we could even send him a message."

"Moreover, is Master Shen truly willing to be confined to the Capital?"

"Yes, you are right. A person like him would never be confined to one place!" Shaking his head, Chen Xing also knew he might be engaging in a futile effort. But for some things, how would one know the result without trying?

If Shen Yu could be made to hold down the Capital, then the Capital would truly be worry-free. With his natural talent, perhaps it wouldn't take long before he could catch up to or even surpass those old monsters.

If things went well, they might even have a chance to counterattack.

If one day they, who were seen as prey in the eyes of the old monsters, could actually counterattack and turn those hunters into prey—just thinking about it made one's blood boil.

Unfortunately, such thoughts could only remain thoughts for now.

"Continue to contact Master Shen and ask if he has any interest in coming to the Capital. If he doesn't come, we cannot force him!"

"This subordinate understands!"

"Wait, it seems someone has entered the Capital's Great Array?" Suddenly, Chen Xing's expression changed drastically, and he ran out the door in a somewhat uncomposed manner.

At present, the Capital's Great Array was not fully activated, and the Capital could still be entered and exited freely; generally, this would not cause the Great Array to react.

But for the Capital's Great Array to issue a warning, it was clear that an enemy had arrived, and only someone harboring intense hostility with terrifying personal strength would cause the Capital's Great Array to sound an alarm.

The Great Contention Era had only just begun, and already an old monster had set its sights on the Capital!

With a bitter smile, Chen Xing then walked outside. The Capital was currently at its most chaotic and weakest moment. His own old bones would have to hold up a piece of the sky for this place.

However, just as Chen Xing was preparing to go out the main gate, a figure had already arrived near him.

This person, dressed in hempen clothes like an old farmer, had a gaze that seemed to contain pity and benevolence; looking at his surroundings, he exuded a sense of kindness and goodness.

At first glance, one could not possibly place him together with those cruel and cold-blooded old monsters; it would not be surprising to say this was a person with a loving heart.

Yet, the hostility and killing intent on the other party were real and present. This killing intent was diametrically opposed to the other party's gaze, making one feel extremely incongruous.

"May I ask who you are...?" Looking at the other party, Chen Xing did not think the other party was here to chat or visit.

Killing intent cannot deceive people; the person had already clearly told you that he was here to kill.

"Are you the strongest person here?" Quietly watching Chen Xing, the killing intent on the old man in hempen clothes intensified a bit, as if he might erupt and kill at any moment.

"This old man is merely a decrepit, aging person; I am unworthy of the name of the strongest!"

"No, your surface-level strength is average, but you contain another power within your body—a power that makes one wary! Since you are the strongest here, then I will kill you first, and then kill the others!"

"The Great Array is actually ineffective against you!" At this moment, Chen Xing was also somewhat shocked. Just now, while stalling for time with this person, he had been secretly activating the Great Array.

Yet he had not expected the Capital's Great Array to collapse at this moment; no matter how he activated it, it was powerless.

"Are you communicating with this Great Array outside? This Great Array is indeed exquisite, but when I entered, I had already temporarily sealed the Great Array here."

"Your Great Array has not yet been fully activated, so it was not difficult to seal it!"

"What exactly do you want to do?" He hadn't expected that they would have already lost half the battle before it even began; the methods of these old monsters were indeed impossible to guard against.

His previous thoughts had been a bit wishful; could the Capital really be defended by relying solely on this Great Array?

While trying to find a way to stall for time and communicating with the Great Array again, the Capital's Great Array seemed to have fallen into a deep silence, without the slightest reaction. It seemed he could only rely on himself to resist!

"I have come to kill, and I have come to initiate a chaotic era. It is time for this world to be cleansed once again!"

"You want to commit murder in the Capital? This old man will never allow a villain like you to harm the people of my Imperial Court!"

Even though the other party had only revealed the tip of the iceberg, the extent of his terror was already evident. But facing the person before him, Chen Xing did not dodge or evade.

Behind him were millions of commoners; if the Capital's Great Array could not be used, then he would use his own flesh and blood to block it. It is only death, what is there to fear?

The world all thought he, Chen Xing, was already old and decrepit, but who knew that all these years he had been gathering his Qi and nurturing his spirit, sharpening his sword for three years, never daring to slacken in the slightest!

The Haoran Righteous Qi on his body soared straight into the clouds, upright and vast like the mountains, rivers, sun, and moon shining upon the world. Above the sky, light seemed to burst forth, and the entire Capital was shrouded by this momentum.

Everyone in the city seemed to feel it as they looked toward the sky, toward Chen Xing's side, and an inexplicable sense of respect rose from their hearts.

Whether they were open-hearted or treacherous villains, at this moment, they all seemed to be infected by this aura.

They seemed to see an indomitable spirit, saw unyielding perseverance, and saw heroic defiance.

"It is this kind of power—vast and grand, making one wary, yet also making one respect!"

At this moment, the old man in hempen clothes looked at Chen Xing, but his gaze was not one of wariness, but of appreciation: "Why not join me? Let us maintain this world together!"

"Delusion! This old man walks the straight and narrow path; how could I ever wallow in the mire with you!"

"Why is your vision always so shallow? In this world, what is righteous and what is evil? To you, I am evil, a sin. To me, are you not also a sin?"

"You do not understand. How could a vulgar person like you understand?" Shaking his head, the old man in hempen clothes seemed to have a look of compassion for the world on his face, his eyes revealing what seemed to be a love for heaven and earth.

"Heaven and earth give birth to all things to nourish humanity, but how do people repay heaven and earth? Greed, endless greed; people only know how to endlessly demand resources, just as the greed in the human heart can never be filled."

"The world's demands upon heaven and earth have no end. When there is no food to eat, they think of demanding as much as possible to be full. When they are full, they think of enjoyment, thinking of all kinds of ways to please themselves."

"Humanity is greedy without measure, and their demands grow ever greater; one day, it will cause the world to collapse."

"Think about it: when humanity expands to a certain degree, it will crush this world. Therefore, someone is needed to cleanse this world."

"By slaughtering the majority of the redundant people, the world can slowly recover. When the population slowly recovers to a certain degree, slaughter them again, repeating the cycle. Only in this way can the two exist in balance!"

Speaking to this point, the old man could not help but sigh softly: "I also have love in my heart, but mine is a great love—love for heaven and earth, love for the world!"

"A pack of lies! Don't even think about shaking this old man's heart!"

Walking step by step toward the old man in hempen clothes opposite him, with every step, the Haoran Qi on Chen Xing's body seemed to intensify.

"I remember when I first entered officialdom, seeing the sycophants and flatterers in this world colluding, and corrupt officials running rampant. I once vowed to change all this, yet I surrendered to reality time and time again."

"This world may be dark and cold, but there are always those who forge ahead. People may be greedy, but there are always bottom lines to restrain them!"

"This old man is willing to use this aged, broken body to protect the world. I only wish for there to be no more pain in this world, no more sorrow in this land, and I only wish that you old monsters will never appear again!"

"Truly stubborn and unyielding. I thought I had found a like-minded person, but I did not expect your breadth of mind to be nothing more than this. In the end, our paths are different!"