Chapter 258

Karna hesitated, lowered his head, and sighed.

"It's probably too late now."

She bent down and tore open the hem of her pleated skirt, revealing her shapely calves.

"That's fine."

Karna then strode toward the center of the training ground.

"They're here."

Arjuna inexplicably raised his head and looked towards the end of the passageway leading to the training ground.

He keenly sensed that Karna was approaching him.

A figure gradually emerged from the deep passage.

However, before Karna could fully appear, a rumbling sound rang out from the vicinity of the training ground wall, and then, amidst the exclamations of the crowd, the entire gate collapsed.

Duryodhana, his face turned pale instantly.

He sensed that Tianshi was subtly watching him.

"Master Drona, aren't you worried about your prized disciple?"

Tianshi.

"This little bit of stuff won't pose even the slightest obstacle to Karna."

Drona answered calmly.

As they spoke, Arjuna was already terrified.

He quickly drew his bow and shot an arrow towards the ruins.

Just as the arrow was about to transform into a whirlwind and blow away the ruins, another identical arrow flew out from within, striking it squarely.

The trajectory of the arrow remained unchanged, swiftly flying over Arjuna's head, slicing through his flowing hair, and striking the wooden wheel in the center of the training ground with a "thud".

Arjuna looked back and saw that the arrow had struck his own name.

The next instant, he heard whispers coming from all directions.

That wasn't a welcome to the strong, but a whisper laced with malice.

He turned his head sharply and saw a white-haired female archer standing at the edge of the training ground.

Upon seeing her face, Arjuna felt as if his head had been hit by a heavy hammer, leaving it buzzing.

On the other side of the training ground, Ashvasena felt his heart pounding extremely fast.

"Karna... is a girl?"

As he murmured those words, the entire audience erupted in cheers. "It's a woman?!"

"Yes, how can a woman be qualified to study the noble Vedas and master Vedic Archery?"

"Get out! You are not worthy to challenge Kuru King!"

Even Tianshi stood up in shock. "Master Drona! This is against the Dharma —how can a woman study in the Forest of Asceticism? Let alone stand here and challenge Arjuna..."

"First, Karna is learned enough, and her elders are my benefactors—I have already said this once; second, this time it is Arjuna who challenges her, not the other way Arjuna."

Master Drona suddenly stood up. "Moreover, Karna did not study with the royal family. To put it bluntly, he has mastered far more skills than anyone in the royal family!"

Just as they were locked in a stalemate, the noise from the arena grew louder and louder.

In the stands, King Chi frowned. "What happened?"

The attendants then told him the whole story, and the acting king shook his head repeatedly.

As King Chi stood up, the area around the training ground fell silent for a moment.

"Karna".

"It's me."

The white-haired girl raised her head.

"How did you, as a woman, become Master Drona's disciple?"

"Your Majesty, yes—"

"Master Drona, I am asking Karna."

The king said calmly.

Tianshi silently walked to King Chi's side and expressed his support.

"Then how did you, a blind man, become the Lord of the Kuru Dynasty?"

The entire audience was horrified!

Tianshi's eye twitched.

Drona had a stern face, but the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned.

I couldn't hold it in any longer.

The king, swaying unsteadily, cried out, "Insolence!"

"I am merely answering your question, Your Majesty."

Karna's face remained expressionless, as if he had only done something trivial.

Chapter 314 Why.

One point that is often overlooked is that Karna actually quite sharp-tongued.

More precisely, because she walks the Sage Path under the Lamp's Principle and has the mark of "the Poor Man's Knowledge," she often speaks in a more shrewd and sarcastic manner.

It can be described as a normal attack with a critical hit, with every word hitting the opponent's weakest point.

The thing that caused King Dhritarashtra the most pain day and night was that he was born blind.

Because he was born blind, he was unable to inherit the throne as the eldest son, so he always harbored resentment and anger.

Because he was born blind, his wife was also forced to cover her eyes, so he felt guilty.

Even though he now sits on the throne, within the system of Dharma, he is still only a "representative king." When Pandita's eldest son, Yudhishthira, comes of age, he should make him crown prince and abdicate the throne of the Kuru King.

What about their own children? What have they done wrong?

The root of all this is simply because of my own blindness!

The king clutched his chest in anguish, his hands resting on the railing, his limbs trembling.

Although the noise in the training grounds returned, the focus of everyone's discussion was no longer just Karna.

Tianshi stepped forward with a stern face, and the crowd in the training ground fell silent once again.

The sight of this elderly man in his silver crown and armor, with his white beard and hair, inspires no thought of resistance or desecration.

Those present asked themselves honestly, and they all admitted that they had all wronged the Dharma.

But Tianshi is a perfect person admired by all, the embodiment of the Dharma in the present world, an absolute role model, and an ascetic who abides by his vows and precepts.

Although he was Kshatriya, his character was nobler than that of Brahmin.

Among the people of the world, he was even called "the Immortal Zhongyou of our time".

Some extreme supporters even say that if the Tianshi does something that the world cannot accept, then either the Dharma is wrong, or the world is wrong.

Of course, the Dharma is flawless, so it will always be the fault of the world, the fault of mediocre people.

"Karna, you have a lot of nerve."

Tianshi spoke in a deep voice, "Are you Kshatriya or Brahmin? How dare you speak ill of the Lord of the Kuru Dynasty?"

Lord are not immune to criticism.

Not to mention the Vedic Age sages trampled on the heads of kings.

Even in this Dharma era, Brahmin have the right to directly rebuke those in power.

The problem is that the Kshatriya control wealth and power.

Are you insulting me?!

The Brahmin intended to say that, but the Kshatriya offered far too much money.

In short Tianshi must find out Karna's caste.

If she is Kshatriya, Tianshi can now carry out the Dharma as a Great Kshatriya.

But if Karna is Brahmin, then Tianshi has no reason to harm her.

"Karna, tell me, what professions did your parents have, and what caste did you belong to?"

Tianshi shouted loudly, and with his voice came a heavy weight.

The air in the training ground seemed to have turned into a gel, almost suffocating people.

—The Authority Path.

Karna recognized the path that the Tianshi had taken.

If immortals are ascetics burdened with the Beast's Destiny, then demigod heroes are those who are born to walk the Path of Ascension.

Karna is a demigod with the divinity of the sun; Arjuna is a demigod who inherited the divinity of Indra.

Of course, the Tianshi is also one.

Furthermore, he was more powerful than all the demigods, for he was originally one of the Vedas gods.

If Hanuman hadn't shattered a corner of the Snow Mountain Pure Land, creating a crack in the tightly sealed Dharma, then Tianshi would probably still be one of the Vedic gods.

He was bound by his own vow and could not break free, and therefore could not elevate himself to achieve his own accomplishments.

If Karna and Arjuna still have the potential to climb higher and ascend, then the Tianshi is nailed to the peak of daylight and cannot advance an inch.

This was not only because of his own vow, but also because in Lostbelt Bharata, the Authority Path did not receive a response from the February Archon Scarred Father.

The Authority Path places the greatest emphasis on hierarchy and status; without the approval of the Scar Father, at least half of the wonders of this path cannot be utilized.

Even so, before Bharata gave birth to the true Twilight, he was undoubtedly the foremost being in the present world.

Under the oppression of Authority Path, Karna had no choice but to tell the truth.

"My father'..."

A hint of struggle appeared on Karna's face. "I used to be a merchant, a farmer, and a coachman."

"I...don't know my surname, but when my 'father' took me on my studies, he said I should be surnamed [Sur]."

Rumble.

A faint rumble of thunder could be heard in the sky.

Tianshi's brows furrowed instantly.

Karna's first words essentially prove that her father was at most a "Vaishya".

The surname "Sur"... not only the Vaishya, but even the vast majority of Kshatriya did not know it.

This is the most prestigious surname in the Brahmin lineage, usually used to refer to... those descendants born of the divinity of the sun god Surya.

Every person bearing the surname Sur is a world-renowned hero.

If Karna was simply adopted by her coachman father, then everything makes sense.

Tianshi stared at Karna's face and slowly said, "Then, you shall finish this duel."

Let me see if you are truly a descendant of the sun god.

The nobles in the stands looked at each other in disbelief—was it really over?

She just attacked Kuru King in front of everyone!

The king himself clutched his chest, gritting his teeth.

But since Tianshi had already spoken, everyone could only remain silent.