"All these people hoped beyond measure that everyone in our Flame Martial Empire could be like a dragon, that everyone could have a heart set on everlasting strengthening! But all that awaited them was disappointment."
"Actually, the strong protecting ordinary people seems to have always been their duty! But think a little deeper-why should they? Even if they didn't protect them, what could anyone do? What the strong protect isn't actually those ordinary people. In their protection, they're really waiting for a hope! Waiting for bloodlines to continue, for more children to awaken their Star Souls, waiting for generation after generation of strong people to rise above the rest, until the day they counterattack against the Witch Alliance, defeat it, and destroy it..."
"Martial Artists on the front lines are sacrificing their lives at every moment. Scientists in the rear are also pouring out their hearts and blood. And I, too, am a person of the Flame Martial Empire. This is my responsibility as well."
Li Chenglong sighed forlornly. "Phoenix City hasn't been peaceful lately. People keep dying; people keep causing trouble. When I went home and told my dad about it, he pondered for a long time before saying, 'Maybe this is a good thing...'"
"Why is it a good thing? Because only by truly encountering danger and personally experiencing a threat can people take it seriously-everyone, including those ordinary people who can't cultivate."
"I believe they'll tell their children about this crisis, about this truth: this world is actually very dangerous! Child, you need to become stronger! Only by becoming stronger can you protect yourself, protect your mom and dad, and protect our hometown!"
Li Chenglong spoke with great fervor, and Zuo Xiaoduo was deeply moved as he listened.
Then the two half-grown boys fell silent together.
"I've