Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 713 - 357: The 9th Martial God [Part 5]

Chapter 713: Chapter 357: The 9th Martial God [Part 5]

The birth of the Second Martial God was a taboo.

In the beginning, everyone said that the assassination of Martial Ancestor by Yawgmoth was fake and that the Martial Ancestor had survived. But as time went on, several of those involved could no longer endure the torment within their hearts, and they faced Xiang Shan in silence. And the more allies who left, the weaker the Second Martial God became.

After Zhu Xinyu had a mental breakdown and withdrew from the front lines, the foundation of the Second Martial God was exposed.

"Even he himself wasn’t certain he wasn’t Xiang Shan at that time," Tao Enhai had relayed about this Xiang Shan.

This incident caused Xiang Shan’s foundation to momentarily collapse and disperse.

Perhaps Zhu Xinyu’s departure was just a momentary loss of emotional control. Given some time, perhaps she could have composed herself and once again helped the Second Martial God cover up the secret.

Unfortunately, some things are irreversible.

If at that time there had been another expert by the Second Martial God’s side who could fill Zhu Xinyu’s absence, perhaps the situation might not have crossed that "irreversible" line.

Usually, this task would have been completed by Ingrid.

But Inga had too high a moral threshold. She left even earlier.

After the fall of the Second Martial God, it became impossible to mend the situation.

This incident dug an even larger hole in the hearts of those involved.

Thus, the World Openers’ attitude towards the Martial Gods was even more unnatural than that of others.

But after all, this all happened nearly a hundred years ago.

The Fourth Martial God eventually changed human society. By the time of the Seventh Martial God, the old friends who had fortunately survived to this day had gathered together once more.

Of course, Zhu Xinyu did not appear.

However, the existence of the "Eighth Martial God" made Tao Enhai believe that perhaps Zhu Xinyu had also changed somewhere else.

For them, "interacting with a Martial God" was also "reconciling with the past."

For Ingrid, the reconciliation process was just more tortuous.

Ingrid had originally heard that Mars’s underground culture was full of vitality, so she came to investigate whether she could incorporate it as a form of spiritual support for Chivalrous Power. And the most famous underground singer of that generation happened to be Xiang Shan.

After discovering this Xiang Shan, she realized she still could not calmly face the reborn Martial God—unlike others, Ingrid felt she had single-handedly caused a social phenomenon akin to real Undead.

So, Ingrid informed her old friends about this news. Eventually, Tao Enhai and Florence arrived.

As for this, Florence commented, "I think this world must have gone mad—believe me, a hundred years ago, I would never have believed that Xiang Shan would become a singer."

Xiang Shan was quite open about it, "This version of me has spent more time being a singer than being Xiang Shan."

And they also brought the very help that Xiang Shan needed at that moment.

The reason someone is a Martial God lies in, "a friend of Xiang Shan always recognizing him as Xiang Shan."

This individual could perfectly impersonate Xiang Shan.

After spending some time with this Xiang Shan, Florence and Tao Enhai understood his intentions.

Thus, the world knew—there was a Martial God on Mars.

A new Martial God was born on Mars.

After that, a series of assassinations unfolded.

Xiang Shan had also acquired many great things from the Scientific Knights over the years, all experimental prototypes created in laboratories, with incredibly impressive performances.

In just a few short months, he had eliminated over a dozen high-level military officers on Mars.

The Conquest Heavenly King believed himself unbeatable as a Martial God, thus he entered his warship early and stayed active in the Mars orbit.

After that, the Conquest Heavenly King even attempted to destroy the Space Elevator.

The Mars Hero and the Protector engaged in a series of attacks and defenses around the Space Elevator.

In the end, the Ninth Martial God, along with numerous Prosthetic Bodies, charged into the vastness of space.

At that time, Xiang Shan controlled about sixty of the top-tier Prosthetic Bodies. Each had specialized flight modules, which were external devices specifically for space flight and also had a few automated weapons.

These external devices could swiftly bring the Prosthetic Bodies in front of the warship and then detach. After detachment, they could also function as plain unmanned reconnaissance drones.

Then, the legend began...

No, rather, this was "the moment a myth was born".

With the help of an undercover agent, the Ninth Martial God successfully accessed the fleet’s network. He took over the broadcast and then shouted, "Protector’s soldiers! Ask yourselves, are you truly comrades with your commanders? Is the Protector’s tyranny really your ideal world?"

"Think about yourselves. What made you decide to become soldiers? Was it for glory, or simply because there was no other option left? Reflect upon your own selves..."

It was plain rhetoric. However, the Ninth Martial God’s control over his voice lent these words additional persuasive power.

During this time, certain inconspicuous items were passed quickly between the soldiers.

These storage devices contained the latest patches completed by Ingrid.

Although Inga didn’t want to meet Xiang Shan, her capabilities were still intact.

In the absence of contact with Zhu Xinyu and Anatoly, Ingrid was the most formidable Internal master.

This was her re-engineered firewall that could forcibly overwrite those used by the government officials.

Without such a device, ordinary people would not dare to rebel.

This was an era where a single "curse" could annihilate an army. Without such preparations, no amount of numbers could offer an advantage.

Then, Xiang Shan, floating in space, held his hands in front of his chest as if playing an instrument.

"So am I still waiting[just as I still wait,]

For this world to stop hating[for this world to stop hating]"

This singing seemed like a certain signal.

In that moment, the Planetary Defense Forces attached to the main fleet of the Conquest Heavenly King suddenly changed their target.

In space, during long-distance movement, large vessels could defy intuition and leave smaller ships far behind, but the law of inertia doesn’t disappear. Big ships cannot outpace smaller ones in short-distance acceleration.

Caught completely off guard, a fleet specialized in terrestrial combat assaulted and boarded the Space Fleet’s vessels.

In reality, there wasn’t a "mass defection in the face of the enemy". Actually, the work of influence and education had been ongoing for decades. A group with a chivalrous heart already existed within this fleet.

The Ninth Martial God merely accelerated this process. For years on end, he conducted cultural propaganda within this army. As he sang that song, the remaining soldiers who hadn’t officially joined the Chivalrous forces recognized him as well.

These soldiers were swept along by their peers into joining the rebellion.

[However, it’s funny to say.]the Ninth Martial God continued, [The Ninth Martial God originally lacked such eloquence. But after this incident, he seemed to have truly acquired it. Strange, isn’t it?]