My Ability Is Role-playing

Chapter 584 - 578: Ma Ran Doesn’t Have Much Time Left

Guangyu Academy.

The originally vast and empty Yunxiao Hall was now filled to capacity.

Those who were able to arrive at the scene, besides the lucky ones on the "Seven Vortex Swordsmanship Adventure List" and the academy’s elite in charge of maintaining order, were the world’s most outstanding journalists.

The crowd was bustling, yet everyone maintained a relatively quiet demeanor, anxiously and patiently waiting for the grand play to begin.

One minute...

Two minutes...

Three minutes...

Everyone on the list had long since arrived, but Ma Ran had not yet appeared.

He wasn’t late, it’s just that...

The others had come a bit too early.

Arriving at Guangyu Academy three to five hours in advance was nothing unusual; most of the attendees did so.

Among them were even those who arrived a whole week early, fearing they’d miss the opportunity to change their destiny.

Finally, the main character made an appearance!

Shua!

The black and white-haired youth, surrounded by swirling white mist and with a straight-blade Tang Blade at his side, flashed into view promptly.

The once relatively quiet venue suddenly turned silent, as if it were possible to hear a pin drop.

In that instant, only the heavy breathing and heartbeats of the crowd could be heard.

No one knew who spoke first.

The moment the silence was broken, the atmosphere exploded; the entire hall filled with a tumultuous uproar.

The deafening noise made people’s eardrums ache, and languages from all over the world interwove, making it impossible to understand what people were saying.

Only the fervent emotions could be truly felt by everyone.

Ma Ran did not say things like "please maintain silence and order in the venue."

He simply lifted his gaze, looking around the scene blandly, making no unnecessary movements.

But...

There seemed to be some kind of mysterious magic in his gaze.

Whenever Ma Ran looked in a certain direction, the people there would instantly quiet down.

After he glanced around the venue, the entire hall suddenly fell silent.

As if the previous commotion had never existed.

It was at this moment that keen-eyed individuals noticed Ma Ran clutching a sword-shaped jade in his left hand.

The jade appeared deep blue, with no sharp edges, except for occasionally flashing a blazing red gleam and exuding a chilling, icy sensation, otherwise it seemed quite ordinary.

"The ’Seven Vortex Swordsmanship Adventure’ is something I promised everyone a long time ago."

Ma Ran did not speak in convoluted terms; his gaze swept over the more than twenty lucky people on the list, and he straightforwardly said, "Initially, I intended to preserve my understanding of Sword Dao from my nocturnal discussions with the Sword Master through an Inner Qi Key, and gift it to my fellow Earthmen who love Sword Dao."

Saying this, Ma Ran glanced at the girl on his left.

Su Qiangwei pursed her lips.

Why are you looking at me?

Does Master Qiangwei need to explain this too?

Doesn’t the Martial God have any dignity?

Getting lazier by the day!

If it weren’t for the fact that I’m not yet a match for Ma Ran, Master Qiangwei would definitely pin him down and give him a thrashing, make him see the error of his ways, and realize the meaning of "the struggle has not yet succeeded, comrades must still strive"!

Su Qiangwei subtly averted her gaze from Ma Ran’s face, seamlessly taking up the conversation: "As everyone knows..."

"When ’Burning Martial’ is cultivated to the Ninth Rank of Inner Qi, one can use Inner Qi as a medium to retain information in certain objects, creating the entry key to Inner Qi cultivation."

"Before the ’Burning Martial’ system existed, all Inner Qi cultivators on Earth needed to engage with the ’Black Rock Martial Arts Stele’ to calculate their own acupoints and refine their first strand of Inner Qi."

"The so-called ’Black Rock Martial Arts Stele’ was created by an extraterrestrial powerhouse of Ninth Rank Inner Qi with painstaking effort."

While saying these words, Su Qiangwei’s manner of speaking couldn’t be said to resemble Ma Ran’s a lot, but was exactly alike, leaving the audience with the impression that the speakers weren’t two different people but the same person.

Su Qiangwei herself didn’t seem to mind; while venting her frustration at Ma Ran internally, she continued in a calm tone: "’Burning Martial’ lowered the threshold for martial arts practice and elevated the limits of Black Rock Martial Arts."

"When Inner Qi cultivation reaches a certain realm, it can even be sublimated into Star Power."

"At the same time, it also allows everyone not to rely on the ’Black Rock Martial Arts Stele’ anymore and practice anytime, anywhere."

Having said that, Su Qiangwei placed her hands on her knees, stopped speaking, and assumed the peaceful and quiet appearance of a beautiful girl.

Listening to this, many people present had numerous doubts.

Journalists attempted to ask questions, and some academy members couldn’t help but whisper softly.

With so many people in the hall, even a little noise made the place quickly become bustling.

"Mr. Ma Ran just mentioned ’originally,’ right? Does that mean using the special abilities mastered through ’Burning Martial’ Ninth Rank to create the ’Swordsmanship Key’ was just the original plan, and now the situation has changed?"

"Was it because the Prophet was seriously injured in the Equatorial Stele Divine Battlefield before, and therefore unable to execute the original plan?"

"Where is your brain? Can you think before asking questions? Can you not waste everyone’s opportunity to ask questions? Such a thing is absolutely impossible! If Ran God truly suffered irreversible severe injuries, how could there be this ’Seven Vortex Swordsmanship Adventure’?"

"Not necessarily! The Prophet has always kept his word, values promises, and would never break them, but this promise about the swordsmanship adventure has been delayed for too long already..."

"Can’t you think positively? Maybe Ran God broke through to a higher realm and pioneered the path of ’Burning Martial’ Twenty-Fourth Rank?"

"This is also possible, except... last time in the Equatorial Stele Divine Battlefield, the Prophet held off four gods single-handedly! The gods from the Divine Court are incredibly powerful, there’s no need for me to explain that here, right?"

"Hiss... it’s indeed possible!"

"Yes, back then in the other two divine battlefields, the Martial God and God had so many top extraordinary powerhouses to assist, yet the battles were so intense... while Ran God was one against four, stubbornly dragging out a victory. Perhaps at that time, significant and hard-to-heal internal injuries were indeed left behind?"

"Previously on the Earth Super Forum, didn’t the official account of Grass Hut Academy publicly state that the characteristic of ’Burning Martial’ Twenty-Third Rank is super recovery power?"

"Exactly because Ran God enhanced his hematopoietic organ into a starlight organ, gained ultimate recovery ability, and could barely hold off those four gods! It was precisely because of strong recovery power that, when the damage received exceeded a certain limit, it became particularly difficult to heal!"

"You all were aware of the situation then, Mr. Ma Ran’s blood loss amount was likely more than his entire body’s weight, probably overextending his potential and life force..."

"Impossible! You’re talking nonsense!"

"Take a look at the Prophet’s hair color! Those white hairs always seem shocking every time I see them. If ’Burning Martial’ Thirteenth Rank didn’t have the characteristic of prolonging life, he probably would have long sacrificed himself for the Earth Civilization!"

"Ma Ran has already done this much; every time I see his photo, I feel a bit ashamed myself. How can you so-called ’fans’ assume that all the victories he brings are a given?"

"I say it again, the Prophet is human, not divine! He is not omniscient and omnipotent! He is flesh and blood, he too feels weary, he too can be exhausted!"

"No... no, it’s just..."

"Actually, many people know, they just haven’t said it——perhaps, Mr. Ma Ran’s remaining time is already running out."