But right after, his tone shifted: “It’s just that you killed so many people from Longspring Hall, over a dozen lives. I’m afraid the Martial Arts Association’s Arbitration Committee will be quite a headache…”

“I abide by the law. There’s nothing troublesome for me.”

“Hmm?”

“I’ve dissolved Heavenly Sword Sect!”

Ethan Clark said with a hint of sorrow.

“What?”

“Heavenly Sword Sect was forced to dissolve by Longspring Hall.”

Ethan Clark said, “In other words, Heavenly Sword Sect was wiped out by Longspring Hall!”

A flash of realization struck through Jason Carter’s mind.

He understood what Ethan Clark meant.

“According to the second rule of the three universal martial arts rules—warriors’ grudges allow for equivalent retaliation: Longspring Hall wiped out my Heavenly Sword Sect, so I wiped out Longspring Hall. This is in line with the rule of equivalent retaliation.”

Chapter 6: The Longspring Hall Extermination Incident

Killing is killing, extermination is extermination, but it doesn’t change Ethan Clark’s law-abiding nature.

He acts upright and just, unafraid of any petty schemes.

Equivalent retaliation itself is within the rules; he is neither guilty nor at fault.

In the end, Jason Carter couldn’t resist the temptation.

The influence of Longspring Hall and the Martial Arts Association was reasonably minimized by Ethan Clark.

Ten million to buy Heavenly Sword Sect.

And he could even annex the equally ranked Longspring Hall.

This was simply a heaven-sent opportunity.

If heaven gives and you do not take, you will be blamed.

That very night, he called in several of his trusted disciples, split into two groups, and led people to storm into Longspring Hall and the Challenger Internet Café.

During this, they happened to run into people from the Martial Arts Association cleaning up the scene.

What kind of conflict might arise from this, Ethan Clark had no idea.

At this moment, he was already on his way home with his belongings.

……

Jason Carter did not use ten million to buy the property certificate of Heavenly Sword Sect from Ethan Clark.

To show his determination to leave the martial arts world, Ethan Clark was very open about selling Heavenly Sword Sect, as if he would handle the paperwork as long as he got the money.

But since Jason Carter wanted to maintain the positive image of “facing off against Longspring Hall for the sake of his friend Chris Clark,” he couldn’t take advantage of the situation.

Using the excuse of sheltering Ethan Clark to annex Longspring Hall was beyond question.

But taking Heavenly Sword Sect for ten million would contradict his righteous and loyal image.

Between Heavenly Sword Sect and a reputation for loyalty, he chose the latter.

Besides…

Wasn’t Ethan Clark planning to enter the music industry and leave the martial arts world?

Then sooner or later, Heavenly Sword Sect would fall into the hands of Skywind Martial Arts School.

So, not only could he not take advantage, he also had to do his utmost to take care of the orphaned family left behind by Chris Clark.

……

In fact, Ethan Clark had only ever given Jason Carter one choice.

“As long as one is not morally bankrupt, once a person labels themselves, they will be bound by that persona.”

……

A long day finally came to an end.

The next day, Ethan Clark still woke up from a nightmare.

Staring at the milky white ceiling, Ethan Clark’s face was calm and unruffled.

It seemed this nightmare wasn’t entirely useless.

War.

As cruel as purgatory.

After seeing so many scenes of corpses strewn everywhere in his dreams, killing over a dozen people last night didn’t even faze him.

No hesitation, no reluctance, no nausea…

Ethan Clark turned over and glanced at the phone on his bedside table.

Peace Calendar, September 27, 2015, 8:14 AM.

Saturday.

He overslept.

He hadn’t gone to bed until two thirty after showering last night, so he’d slept less than six hours.

He still wanted to sleep, but unfortunately, as a senior high school student, there were no weekends.

Ethan Clark had no choice but to get up.

His thoughts hadn’t changed much.

The world of martial artists was too dangerous.

Better to be an ordinary person.

Sing some songs, practice some martial arts.

Not being a martial artist doesn’t conflict with practicing martial arts.

There were just over eight months until the college entrance exam. By then, he’d apply to a music academy in a big city, move his family there, stay far away from the turmoil of the martial arts world, and live in a big city.

“Music academy.”

Ethan Clark focused his mind to sense the mysterious crystal in his spiritual world.

Inside the mysterious crystal was a virtual model of himself.

The model came with six attributes.

Vocal range, pitch, musicality, appearance, attractiveness, and temperament.

After more than ten years, he had long since figured out the function of the mysterious crystal.

Whenever he released a song and gained popularity, the crystal would convert that popularity into energy. Once enough energy was accumulated, he could channel it into one of the six attributes to enhance it.

It was clear at a glance.

There were no other restrictions; the only requirement was that the song had to be entirely self-created.

Covers and purchased songs didn’t count.

For more than ten years, he had tied himself to Heavenly Sword Sect, posted over three hundred videos online, and completed two rounds of energy accumulation, both of which he used to enhance his vocal range.

That was the confidence that he could get into a top music university.

“If this were a system, mine would probably be called the Strongest Singer System.”

Ethan Clark thought to himself as he washed up.

Even if he was late, he still had to go to school.

After tidying up and changing into a new school uniform, Ethan Clark went downstairs.

“Hmm?”

After a moment, he sensed something and went to the outer courtyard.

He saw his mother, Emily Bolton, leading a group of people walking in from outside.