"It's over-"
After Suzuki Hegu sent him flying, Ding Guodong skipped across the sea, the blood in his chest churning, and could not help sighing inwardly.
Since becoming a Martial Saint, he had never felt as powerless as he did now.
He had always been a peerless genius in everyone's eyes. He had climbed all the way from First on the Human Ranking, crossing his tribulation to become a Tribulation-Crossing to Sainthood as second on the Earth Ranking, behind only Emperor Kangding!
He had lost battle after battle against other Martial Saints. One Heavenly King of the Earthly Kingdom of God after another had made their names by stepping over him, followed by Sword Saint Katō. It was practically as though they were farming him for experience.
Yet he had never lost heart.
Because he was young!
Every defeat that failed to kill him would only make him stronger!
Managing to barely protect himself against a Second-Tribulation Martial Saint this time was already proof that his strength had improved.
Yet this battle had also left him yearning for power more desperately than ever!
Reinforcements had arrived. If he could only stall for a little while, they could at least wipe out the entire Japan Fleet in exchange, yet he could not even manage that!
"Marshal Lin only just became a Martial Saint. He's still far weaker than I am. Recklessly facing a Second-Tribulation Martial Saint, he probably won't even be able to save himself-"
After bouncing and tumbling across the sea several times, Ding Guodong forced himself into a slide over the water, doing his utmost to stop.
No matter what, he had to try to see whether he could save him. At the very least, he had to recover his body-
But when he looked up again, his eyes