Chapter 518: Are You Even Worthy?

"Lord Shen!"

"Enough. For the sake of Mu Zishan, I will not kill you, but do not challenge my bottom line!"

With a cold snort, Shen Yu then looked toward the distance, his brow unable to help but furrow slightly.

"Someone is spying on this place, and there are several of them!"

Shen Yu had already sensed the spying over there earlier; if it had just been a glance, he might have let it go, but these people seemed to have no intention of stopping.

"To think they are all experts of the True Soul Realm. These days, are True Soul Realm experts really so worthless?"

Several True Soul Realm experts gathered together, looking over here from time to time; no matter how one looked at it, it felt wrong.

If it were just that the fleeting aura after his breakthrough had attracted attention, that would be one thing, but even before this breakthrough, Shen Yu had sensed that faint, lingering surveillance.

It was just that after the breakthrough, this surveillance became exceptionally clear in his perception; he could even sense whether the other party harbored hostility.

Those people over there, no matter how one looked at it, seemed to have ill intentions and ulterior motives. It was as if, after committing a crime, they were secretly observing their masterpiece from the sidelines.

"All of them are True Soul Realm experts?" At this, Qing Han could not help but have her expression change.

The number of True Soul Realm experts in the world could be counted on one's fingers; there were only those few. To have several appear at once, that would almost encompass most of the True Soul Realm experts in the world.

"Were you schemed against by someone?"

Turning his head to look at Qing Han, Shen Yu always felt that this woman did not seem very bright; it was not impossible that she had been schemed against.

Thinking about her finding this place to draw the sword, was it really her own effort alone? Could it be that someone had guided her to do so?

For over a hundred years, she had never found this place, yet just as the Spiritual Qi Surge was about to arrive and Mu Zishan was about to reach his limit, she found it.

Moreover, there was a group of people constantly observing this place in secret, as if paying attention to the changes here at all times; no matter how one looked at it, it felt like a conspiracy was looming.

"Let's go take a look!"

Grabbing Qing Han with one hand, Shen Yu took a step out and arrived directly at the location of these spies in the distance.

At this moment, they had no idea that they had already been targeted by Shen Yu and were still heatedly discussing how to guide subsequent developments and how to trick others into going to their deaths.

"The strange phenomenon over there has completely vanished. He couldn't have already broken free from the erosion of the Sword Intent, could he?"

"Such a Heavenly Pride is truly beyond reach; such a genius should not exist."

If it were truly as they imagined, and the other party could break free from the Sword Intent so quickly, that would be an extremely terrifying thing.

It would be enough to prove that the other party's talent was even above that of Mu Zishan; the emergence of such a genius would inevitably challenge their position.

Recalling how the entire martial arts world was suppressed by Mu Zishan alone back then, and they could only grovel at Mu Zishan's feet begging for mercy—having such days once was enough.

However, just like Mu Zishan, so what if one is a genius? In the end, weren't they the ones still alive, and weren't they the ones who triumphed?

Only they were fit to rule this martial arts world. As for others who wanted to climb above them, let them go to their deaths.

Mu Zishan was about to reach his limit, and the Spiritual Qi Surge was imminent; this was the perfect time to send him to his death.

Next, it would depend on whether their glib tongues were sharp enough!

"Who among you will go? Persuading the other party to die for the sake of the world's righteousness—Shen Yu is the same kind of person as Mu Zishan, so I believe it won't be too difficult!"

"Let's go together; our combined weight will be greater. Besides, who among us dares to go alone? Do you dare?"

"None of you need to go; I have already come!"

The sudden voice caused the expressions of the few people here to change drastically, and immediately after, two figures appeared before them.

One of them was the familiar Qing Han, and the other young man, could he be...

"Wen Canghai, Lu Wuye, it really is you!"

"Qing Han, long time no see!" After greeting Qing Han, the few then looked at Shen Yu. "May I ask if you are Lord Shen Yu?"

"Yes, I am Shen Yu!" Sweeping his gaze over these people, Shen Yu asked directly, "It was you who guided her step by step to find that sword, right?"

"Yes!" Among these people, Wen Canghai nodded and admitted the matter directly. Although the others said nothing, they all frowned slightly.

"The Spiritual Qi Surge is about to become uncontrollable, and this world requires sacrifice. The path Mu Zishan took before is the only one that might succeed!"

"Qing Han has love in her heart. Mu Zishan once said that only those with love in their hearts can more easily break free from the erosion of the Sword Intent. We did what we did out of necessity."

"If she cannot do it, we will also step in to replace her. To save more people, someone must go to their deaths. All of us have already prepared ourselves to die!"

"Indeed, to die for the world is to die for a worthy cause!"

The few people present immediately put on an appearance of righteous indignation, as if they were generous souls ready to die for the world at any moment.

They knew very well that lies must be a mix of truth and falsehood. Some things could not be hidden, and lying would only prove their guilty conscience, so it was better to speak openly and put it on the table.

"So that's how it is. Is it my fault then for disturbing you all in your quest to die for the world?"

Looking at their ugly faces, Shen Yu truly had the urge to slap them.

The shamelessness of this group far exceeded his imagination; they had mastered the art of lying through their teeth to perfection.

"Lord Shen, have you already drawn that sword?"

"Yes!" Nodding, Shen Yu said indifferently, "Not only did I draw it out, but I also stuck it back in, and by the way, I set up a Sealing Great Array to seal it once again!"

"You, you are alright?"

"Should I be otherwise?"

"No, no, Lord Shen has misunderstood our meaning. It is just that this world is too bitter. Once the Spiritual Qi Surge begins and those old monsters awaken, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"So, someone must sacrifice themselves. You want me to be the one to sacrifice—can I understand it that way?"

"Lord Shen, this is not a sacrifice, just a temporary support. Once we find a better way, we will definitely replace you!"

"Was this how you tricked Mu Zishan back then as well?"

The sour, disgusting stench on these people had already seeped out impatiently; it was truly nauseating.

They were also seniors of the martial arts world, yet thinking of the seniors in the fragmented scenes Shen Yu had seen before—those seniors who fought desperately for their respective eras.

The soldiers on Bapan Shan who were determined to die, the Earth Array Masters who used Blood Sacrifice as the price to seal those old monsters.

And this time, the images left on the Blood-colored Long Sword, those Heavenly Prides who voluntarily sacrificed themselves to the sword, just to struggle against the tide.

They were the true heroes, the ones truly worthy of admiration.

As for these few fellows before him, it's not that Shen Yu looks down on them. If given the chance to surrender, they would likely hug someone's thighs and call them "Daddy" without the slightest hesitation.

"Lord Shen, I hope you can reconsider! For the sake of the world's righteousness!"

"World's righteousness again. You keep the world's righteousness on your lips every single day; aren't you tired of it?"

A cold gaze swept across every person, like a sharp blade piercing straight into their hearts.

Shen Yu suddenly burst into loud laughter; a group of cowards, talking big to him about the world's righteousness—it really made one unable to help but laugh.

"Dying for the world is fine, and suppressing the Forbidden Land to stop the Spiritual Qi Surge is also fine. But it cannot be me alone; all of you must go!"

"Didn't you say you could die for the world? As long as you go in first, I will certainly accompany you!"

"You, Lord Shen, are enough to suppress the Forbidden Land alone. The rest of us must find every possible way to deal with the old monsters who might awaken at any time. We do not fear death, but we fear not dying for a worthy cause."

"Well said!" These hypocritical faces, this acting, it really has reached perfection. When you say these words, do you not feel any shame?

"It's not that I look down on you, but with your level of achievement, which of those awakening old monsters could you possibly block?"

"It would be better to go suppress the Forbidden Land; with your strength, perhaps you could stall for a moment or two, which would also count as a contribution to the world!"

"Or is it that you are only capable of empty talk, just moving your mouths to send others to their deaths?"

"This, of course not!"

"That's good, then it's settled. When the time comes, if you don't enter the Forbidden Land, I will personally send you in!"

"You! Shen Yu, we are, at the very least, seniors of the martial arts world!"

Only at this moment did they finally lose their composure; they could clearly feel that Shen Yu was not joking with them.

"Seniors, you are worthy of that title? I have already given you dignity; if you don't want dignity, then I can also ensure you don't have it!"