The Brave and the Coward!

"Erik! What the hell are you talking about?!

Didn't you hear? Andrew has gone insane! He killed so many people—Steve even died by his hand!"

Gu Qing showed none of the anger Matt had expected.

He merely said flatly, "Of course I know. I watched the entire battle in Seattle."

Matt wore an incredulous expression. "But... but why..."

Gu Qing looked at him. "Why does there have to be a reason?

This is between you people. Besides, back then none of you had even reached Magnetic Field Rotation—you simply weren't qualified to make me personally intervene!

And although I have no interest in becoming a god, Andrew was right about at least one thing.

A new era is indeed about to arrive!

Anything standing in its way will be crushed to dust beneath its rolling wheels!"

Matt was deeply shaken!

A fresh wave of pain surged through his heart.

It was the pain of having his last shred of hope severed!

He had thought Gu Qing would stand on his side.

That he was his good friend, his brother.

After hearing that Steve had been killed by Andrew, Gu Qing should have been just as furious as he was.

He should have joined him in stopping, even killing, Andrew!

But now, Gu Qing had actually acknowledged Andrew's beliefs.

Acknowledged that shitty "New World"!

Aaargh!!!

"Then die alongside him!! Evil Extermination Fist—YEAH!!"

Matt looked utterly deranged!

He said Andrew had gone insane, yet now, with his single-minded obsession to stop Andrew and crush anyone who stood in his way to powder, wasn't he just as insane?

Gu Qing's eyes flashed.

"Good!"

In an instant, Gu Qing's right arm trembled as he fiercely thrust out his palm.

Facing the Wind Rising Sun Palm!

This was one of the Eight Great Techniques of Baji Quan.

Over this period, Gu Qing had learned many different fighting techniques and integrated them all.

He compared them against the Baji Quan in his mind.

He continuously refined them, and by now, these Eight Great Techniques were no longer the original Eight Great Techniques.

They might not have been stronger than the original versions, but they were certainly the most suitable for Gu Qing and the ones capable of unleashing the greatest power!

Over the past few months, Gu Qing's horsepower had not increased much, but his Complete Realm was now incomparable to what it had once been!

Bang!!

Fist and palm collided.

The sea behind Gu Qing was forced up by the powerful force of Matt's punch, once again raising waves dozens of meters high.

Seawater crashed wildly and surged into the distance with a rumbling roar.

Yet behind Matt, the sea merely rippled faintly, as though it had not been affected at all.

"Your control over your own strength is terrible! You've wasted a huge amount of force on the surrounding environment!

Don't tell me you people think that the greater the destruction caused in battle, the stronger you are!

You loser! Let me show you what real power is!!"

—Three Uniques at the Door!

Gu Qing followed with another punch, and Matt instantly sensed an extreme danger!

He instinctively tried to dodge, only to discover that no matter how he moved, he could not escape this punch!

Every direction had been sealed off!

It looked like only a single punch, but the dense aura had locked down every inch of space before Matt.

There was nowhere to evade. He could only take it head-on!

Bang!

Matt was blasted away in a single strike.

Like a cannonball, he plunged into the sea and exploded a spray of water.

His speed did not diminish in the slightest as he shot into the depths of the sea.

Gu Qing did not pursue him. Instead, he looked at Andrew.

"Why aren't you making a move?"

"There is no real conflict between us. Even if you do not wish to become gods with me, that is fine! There is no need for us to be enemies."

Gu Qing burst into laughter. "Who says there isn't? If you don't make a move today, then before the New Age even arrives, you, the 'God of the New Age,' will suffer a god's fall!"

Andrew's expression changed. "Erik! What exactly are you trying to do?!"

Gu Qing said, "I already told you. I only want to beat the two of you to death, or be beaten to death by the two of you."

Andrew had already witnessed Gu Qing's strength.

Moreover, whether it was Current Propulsion or Magnetic Field Rotation, Gu Qing had been the first to propose them.

Instinctively, he did not want to oppose Gu Qing!

He did not want to, and perhaps did not even dare to, attack Gu Qing!

Gu Qing smiled. "You're still the same as before, Andrew.

Beneath that magnificent mask of the 'God of the New Age,' you are still that cowardly, self-abasing piece of trash who doesn't even dare to throw a punch at the strong—Andrew Detmer!"

Crack! Crack!

Andrew clenched his fists, faint arcs of electricity appearing in his eyes.

Yet Gu Qing's mockery was not over. "A lion can indeed hunt antelope, and humans can casually crush flies.

But a lion's enemy has never been an antelope, and humanity's enemy has never been a fly!

If you only indulge in the illusory thrill of holding the lives and deaths of the weak in your hands, while still fearing the strong, what kind of Top Predator does that make you? How could you possibly deserve the title of 'god'?!

You strike hard when facing the weak, but grovel when facing the strong. That's you, isn't it, Andrew! Hahaha!!"

Andrew gritted his teeth, his face gradually twisting.

Veins bulged across his forehead, and his entire body trembled uncontrollably.

Surging currents burst outward, shrouding the area around him in crackling thunder.

This terrifying display was seen by nations across the world through Satellite Surveillance.

All of them were horrified!

But Gu Qing, standing at close range, did not care in the least!

He even continued, "Andrew, remember this! When the brave are enraged, they draw their blades against those stronger than themselves. When cowards are enraged, they draw their blades against those weaker than themselves!

Will you become strong, or admit that you are nothing but a gutless coward? Make your choice today!!"

"—Aaaah!!!

Shut the fuck up! Shut up!!!"

The space around Andrew distorted.

The electrical currents around his body surged and spread madly.

He seemed like the Thunder God of the Nine Heavens descending into the world.

With heaven-piercing might wrapped around him, he threw a fierce punch at Gu Qing.

"Fucking Magnetic Field Rotation, 70,000 Horsepower!!"

Gu Qing's eyes flashed!

As expected of someone he had favored.

Among the three of them, Andrew truly possessed the greatest potential.

After being provoked by Gu Qing's words, he had broken through the fear in his heart and dared to punch at someone stronger than himself.

His strength rose once again.

It had directly increased from the original 50,000 Horsepower to 70,000 Horsepower!!

"Excellent! Magnetic Field Rotation, 50,000 Horsepower—Blood Saber Slash!!"

This time, Gu Qing also held nothing back, unleashing his strongest move!

A move refined from the Great Blood Saber Technique: Blood Saber Slash!

Blood-red currents condensed intensely beneath the force of the magnetic field.

They formed a crescent-shaped blade wave that cleaved vertically toward Andrew!

—Whoosh! Whoosh!!

The blade wave passed through Andrew and split the seawater below in two.

As if Moses had parted the sea, raging waves surged toward both sides.

Countless marine creatures in the depths seemed to be struck by innumerable blades in an instant, turning into fine chunks.

They then floated upward, while their blood stained the seawater red!