Chapter 233 To Fight or Not to Figh (2/2)
The Sky Group only had only been trained for two months, and there was some time wasted, so they trained for less than that. It would be a great victory even to be the Dragon Group's equal, let alone winning them and scaring them. It was a fantasy.
Hearing this reply, Li Zhanwu's eyes narrowed and showed a painful expression. He knew it was not realistic. The Sky Group was too young. Before hearing Qin Hao's reply, he wasn't decided. But now he was.
”Since you've said so, we'll have to give up.”
”Give up?” Qin Hao signed, ”Did you just say that? Is it what a real soldier should think of?”
”But are we risking our lives on this? I'm not scared of death, but we could not waste innocent lives.” Li Zhanwu emphasized.
Qin Hao said, ”Before the battle, how do you know we are wasting our lives?”
Li Zhanwu said, ”But didn't you just said we can't?”
Qin Hao said, ”We can't win but we can't give up either. That's cowardice. A real martial cultivator has to face all his battles!”
Li Zhanwu said, ”But we don't have to. Given the Dragon Group's ability, we would easily be killed. Some of the people in the Sky Group have great potential. We cannot risk their lives.”
”So all in all, you're scared that they would be killed, right?” Qin Hao said sharply.
”Yes!” Li Zhanwu admitted it frankly.
”How do they grow without risks? As a warrior, they would have to face blood and fire to grow, to be better inspired, and to break through bottlenecks and become a strong person.” Qin Hao couldn't be more serious when saying this, and every word sounded. ”People only see my achievements today, but they didn't know from the day I started to learn martial arts, I went through so many battles, so many life-and-death situations, and so many death to stand here.”
”And I'll continue to go through even more. It will never stop. The way of martial arts is a bloody one. If you live, then I'll have to die. There will always be stronger people, and they can do anything to weaker ones. In the eyes of a martial cultivator, people's lives are worthless. If you don't want to be suppressed and killed, you'll have to become stronger and stronger.”
”As a martial cultivator becomes stronger, he'll have to walk a path of blood and fire. He'll have to go through deaths and think about it; he'll have to keep fighting and learning from battles. There's no other way.”
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Li Zhanwu stared at Qin Hao. Hearing his words, he found him to be a great man, a man with depth.
He always thought Qin Hao was just a boy and didn't have much life experience. He always did what he wanted and couldn't respect older people. But now Li Zhanwu had found something new in him, and he had taught this old guy a lesson.
Actually, Qin Hao had two generations' life experience in his soul.
After hearing this, Li Zhanwu also learned something new about a martial cultivator. It was very cruel.
He knew Qin Hao's experiences of being chased by killers. He went from there to killing those people and lived until today. No outsider knew how difficult it was and what he went through.
As Qin Hao said, others only saw his magical growth and quick gain of power, and didn't see the blood and fire he went through.
Li Zhanwu was inspired. Qin Hao did have a reason for growing this fast.
To walk the way of martial arts, it was important to have luck, but personal experiences also mattered.
Perhaps, the Sky Group needed such a battle to grow rapidly after this challenge of life and death.
Li Zhanwu hesitated, but he was still worried.
”Qin Hao, you mean we should fight?”
”Of course, we'll do our best.” Qin Hao said firmly.
”But I'm worried. Anyway, you got the whole Dragon group, and they're doing better as a whole, so...”
”So they'll certainly beat us?” Qin Hao smiled sarcastically, ”After I started doing martial arts, I've killed countless people that are more skilled than me.”
”Well...” Li Zhanwu admitted that.
”Skills are important for fights, but techniques, experiences, styles, as well as one's characters, confidence, and determination are just as important. And you cannot learn these without real fights.”
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Li Zhanwu was silent for the moment. And he suddenly raised his head and there was fire in his eyes, as if his spirits as a soldier was shining through.
”OK, let's fight tomorrow!”