Chapter 923

The accident in the Capital had progressed beyond James‘ expectations.

In his initial speculation, he estimated that it would take much longer before the Capital reached its

breaking point. However, it happened much sooner than he expected.

Maxine said that the situation was dire. She explained that countless martial artists remained hidden in

society as civilians. Some were everyday office workers, some were factory workers, and some could

even be street sweepers.

A thousand years ago, Sol had countless sects and martial art families. After a thousand years, the

number of martial artists gradually decreased, but martial arts had been passed down to only one

successor in each generation.

James knew that these martial artists were known as ancient martial artists.

According to Maxine’s speculations, there were currently about one million martial artists in Sol, and at

least 50 thousand were first–rank grandmasters who cultivated True Energy.

Although the numbers were not significant, they were overpowering when united. It was not an

exaggeration to say that these 50 thousand people could conquer the world if given proper equipment.

“James.” Maxine looked at James with a serious expression. “Grandpa just called me and explained

that the situation is dire this time. It’s even worse than when the martial artists besieged the Gu Sect a

hundred years ago. If not handled well, Sol might fall into a crisis as it did a century ago, and hell will

break lose.”

James replied helplessly, “If you tell me an enemy army is gathering to attack us, I could rush back to

the Southern Plains and lead my troops to fight back. However, I’m powerless in a situation like this.

I’ve only just cultivated my True Energy. On top of that, it’s still feeble. What am I supposed to do in the

face of the Ancient Four and countless major forces?”

Maxine said, “Grandpa asked me to inform you that you must enter the fifth rank by Christmas. Inside

the Cadens‘ library is a set of unique martial techniques left by one of our ancestors, an eighth–rank

grandmaster. The martial art technique is called the Thirteen Heavenly Swords. This sword technique

is potent, but you would have to be at least a fifth–rank grandmaster to learn it.

“Not many people in the Cadens are qualified to practice this technique. So far, only Grandpa and our

Grand Patriarch have successfully learned the technique. However, none of them has grasped the true

foundation of it.

“Grandpa said you must reach the fifth rank and learn the technique as soon as possible. Even if you

can’t turn the tables during the martial art conference, you would at least be able to disrupt the

situation.”

James listened to Maxine. He understood Sol had a civilization of thousands of years, and the martial

world was in full swing in ancient times. Countless unique martial techniques existed in the martial

world. However, many of them were lost.

Humans progressed with science, and Sol slowly followed the world’s pace, giving up on martial arts

and embarking on the road of science and technology.

No matter how strong martial arts were, they were vulnerable to high technology.

The battle a hundred years ago was the best proof.

There were countless martial artists in Sol, but they were forced to retreat under the besieging of high-

tech weapons.

“Do you think I’m some sort of god? How am I going to reach the fifth rank in two months?” James

asked helplessly. It was simply impossible to achieve in two months.

“No, you can definitely do it,” Maxine said firmly.

“You’ve already regulated your Eight Extraordinary Meridians, Governor Vessel and Conception Vessel.

Your True Energy will flow endlessly. Additionally, Cynthia’s physique has completely formed, allowing

her body to produce Cold Energy continuously. You can absorb her Cold Energy for the next two

months and convert it into your True Energy. This will allow you to enter the fifth rank or even reach a

greater height in this period.”

Maxine had great confidence in James. She trusted his current physique allowed him to do so.

This was the first time since ancient times that anyone had ever been able to activate their Eight

Extraordinary Meridians, Governor Vessel, and Conception Vessel despite having weak True Energy.

Cynthia listened to their conversation, nodded, and said, “I’ll help you, James. I’ll be glad if the Cold

Energy in my body can be of assistance to you.”

“Alright. I’ll give it a shot.”