Chapter 649: Chapter 648: Split Personality
Japan, Yamamoto family.
Sun Xingyu sat cross-legged on a spacious cushion, his eyes slightly closed, appearing to be asleep.
In front of him, Yagawa Shou Yin bowed respectfully as he reported the results of tonight’s battle.
"All the troops have been controlled; those who disobeyed have been sent to meet God."
Sun Xingyu maintained his posture without opening his eyes, and asked, "The losses weren’t significant, were they?"
"Not significant. This was a joint operation between the Hawks and the Dove Faction, and those troops didn’t expect us to take this sudden step. In their view, the intense conflict between the Hawks and the Dove Faction made it impossible for us to unite against them," Yagawa Shou Yin said with a smile.
Sun Xingyu’s lips slightly curled up as he asked, "How is the situation in Korea?"
"They also achieved victory. Moreover, many other countries around with stationed troops also showed varying degrees of reaction. Although only we and the Koreans truly launched a resistance and subdued the troops, the public opinion in East Asia has united, clearly showing long-standing dissatisfaction with the situation."
"The Western desire to cooperate with us to confront the Divine Continent is acceptable, but true cooperation is based on the equality of both parties. For a long time, those Western fellows have treated us as puppets, making us act like dogs obeying their commands. We’ve had enough of this humiliation, which is why the Hawks and Dove Faction were able to strike an agreement and unite this time," Yagawa Shou Yin continued.
It was evident that his spirits were high, appearing rather exhilarated.
Since their last defeat, Japan had suffered quietly under humiliation for decades. Anyone with blood flowing in their veins longed to change the situation of being suppressed by the Federation.
Now that they had finally taken this step, Yagawa Shou Yin, as a Japanese, felt proud and elated.
In contrast, Sun Xingyu, who sat cross-legged, was much calmer.
Oh, right, in the eyes of Yagawa Shou Yin and others, he was not called Sun Xingyu, but Yamamoto Rentu.
Because he inherited the Guardian God lineage of the powerful leader of the Yamamoto family, Yamamoto Rentu.
"When Heaven, Hidden Sect, and Penglai of the Three Realms do not interfere with the Mortal World, the rules of power in the Mortal World are determined by those mortals. Now that the Three Realms are entering the world, the rules of this world will inevitably undergo earth-shaking changes," Sun Xingyu slowly stated.
Yagawa Shou Yin nodded and said, "Yes, master. What should we do next? Do we need to take action against the Dove Faction?"
Sun Xingyu suddenly opened his eyes and glanced at Yagawa Shou Yin.
Feeling like there was a thorn in his back, Yagawa Shou Yin immediately hunched over, shivering.
"Internal strife is the greatest hidden danger. Although the Dove Faction imagines a beautiful world, they are still part of Japan. Facing the upcoming major trends of the world, everyone in Penglai is a valuable asset. We can have differences of opinion, but we should never fight internally before we dominate the globe."
"Yes!" Yagawa Shou Yin hurriedly nodded.
"What we need to do next is to stabilize the situation. War is inevitable, but future wars will inevitably minimize the use of nuclear weapons. Wars in the Martial World are the ultimate solution," Sun Xingyu said.
Yagawa Shou Yin silently nodded.
With the current level of technology, if nuclear weapons were to go out of control, war would completely erupt, and humanity would be destroyed.
Such an uncontrollable situation of war would never be allowed to happen.
The warmongers who provoke wars only do so to enjoy more power and occupy more resources.
If Earth were shattered and humanity extinguished, war would lose its meaning.
Of course, before the Three Realms entered the world, those moguls of the Mortal World would not care about the lives of ordinary people and would recklessly wage war.
But now that the Cultivators from the Three Realms have joined the world, in these powerful cultivators’ eyes, the so-called capital moguls, or those who stand at the peak of power in the Mortal World, are no different from ordinary people.
At this time, how wars are fought is no longer up to those who once held power.
As for this, Yagawa Shou Yin had no doubt.
Because in the few hours that had just passed, after the Dove Faction and Hawks teamed up, a large number of Cultivators carried out joint actions against various military bases.
Like a dimensional strike, problems that are hard to solve from a secular viewpoint were completely resolved in just over three hours.
This was modern warfare involving Martial Artists.
Capturing dragons and beheading them, controlling the overall situation in silence.
"Leave, I need to rest," Sun Xingyu closed his eyes again.
Yagawa Shou Yin immediately withdrew.
The moment the door closed, a look of worry appeared on Yagawa Shou Yin’s face.
Had the master not fully adapted to this young new body yet?
Since the last successful Guardian God inheritance, the master had shown extraordinary strength, and after that performance, no one would doubt the failure of Yamamoto Rentu’s Guardian God inheritance.
Because Sun Xingyu’s strength was known to Yagawa Shou Yin and others, this young man, although previously having a solid foundation in Martial Arts, was among the best of his generation.
But compared to the power displayed after awakening from the Guardian God inheritance that day, it was like night and day.
Yet since the day they intercepted Yang Fei and others, the master had mostly kept to himself in seclusion, leading Yagawa Shou Yin to suspect something was wrong.
Perhaps he was overthinking it.
Last time, just after the successful Guardian God inheritance, the master encountered Chiba Susumu, another inheritor of the Power of the Guardian God, and then there was that young man named Yang Fei whose strength exceeded expectations; maybe the battle itself had also injured the master.
He just hoped the master would recover soon and return to his peak.
Inside the room, after Yagawa Shou Yin had left, Sun Xingyu once again opened his eyes.
These days, he felt his personality and spirit were both splitting.
He couldn’t discern whether he was the abandoned son of the Sun Family, the young lord Sun Xingyu, or the long-sleeping ancestor of the Yamamoto family, Yamamoto Rentu.
He faintly sensed that there might have been a problem with the so-called Guardian God inheritance.
All this time, he had been trying hard to expel the other personality in his consciousness.
At one moment he was Sun Xingyu, and at another, he was Yamamoto Rentu.
Gradually, it seemed the two consciousnesses merged into one, irreversibly intertwined.
At the same time, he discovered that the Power of the Guardian God had also been damaged.
Yes.
After that awakening, he personally went to intercept Yang Fei. The result was that Yang Fei’s formidable power exceeded the recognition of Sun Xingyu’s consciousness; it was stronger than he had anticipated.
Together with Chiba Susumu’s intervention, although he ultimately scared the opponent off with his overwhelming advantage, that battle had also left him with serious injuries, so much so that he still felt his abilities had not yet returned to their peak.
Of course, the consciousness of Yamamoto Rentu was not quite satisfied with his current abilities.
However, the consciousness pertaining to Sun Xingyu felt content with the immense power this body possessed.
Now that he had such powerful abilities, he should do some things he previously wanted to do but couldn’t.
In the past, in the Sun Family, he was an illegitimate child, not valued, even considered a disposable member; thus, he left the family alone to venture out into the world and met a group of straightforward and genuine friends.
That was his happiest time.
However, later, for the sake of his mother and sister, he had to do things against his own desires.
Later, when Yang Fei and Wang Lei came to him, he understood them.
But he was still young, he wanted to live, even though deep inside he knew he had done something regrettable to the International Madman and felt guilty, but when faced with life and death, he chose to live, so he came to Japan.
Now, he has a new identity and formidable abilities.
He thought no one could force him to make choices about his own future anymore.