Chapter 646 - 640: Controversies Surrounding Ma Ran
Chapter 646 - 640: Controversies Surrounding Ma Ran
"Hahaha!"
Su Qiangwei’s laughter was highly infectious, and hearing her voice, Ma Ran couldn’t help but slightly lift the corners of his lips, genuinely happy for her.
Having a comrade on the same battlefield grow stronger is a good thing, no matter how you look at it.
After finishing a meal of starlight cuisine, the girl’s thin face regained its luster, the panda eyes on her face returned to normal, her fair skin became soft and elastic, full of collagen, making one couldn’t help but want to reach out and pinch it.
Ma Ran’s hand rose in mid-air, seemingly remembering something, and he put it back.
His gaze focused on Su Qiangwei’s face, and he said sincerely, "Congratulations."
Upon hearing this, the girl was first pleased with herself, looking delighted, but soon, the smile at the corners of her mouth gradually stiffened.
Su Qiangwei squinted at Ma Ran, saying irritably, "It’s obviously a normal thing to say... but coming from your mouth, it always feels a bit sarcastic?"
"Burning Martial" Tenth Rank, this is currently the second peak among humans in Earth Civilization.
If you don’t consider the achievements of the number one, just looking at this result is already quite impressive.
Unfortunately...
Ma Ran’s "Burning Martial" Twenty-Fifth Rank realm and accomplishments are such that even just thinking about it makes Su Qiangwei’s scalp tingle.
At this stage, the Extraordinary One with the highest combat power on Earth is the [Prophet] Ma Ran, which is almost universally acknowledged by people worldwide, without any disagreement.
After all, both the [Profound Immortal] Zhao Guanlan and the [Lord of the Red Lotus] Ye Fengqing are not Earthlings; they come from the Red Lotus Star System and are Cangming Star people.
Across the Earth, in terms of strength and development potential, the only ones qualified to compare with Ma Ran are [Martial God] Su Qiangwei, [God] Gray, and [Haotian] Zhang Qianren.
However...
Whether it’s coincidence or Ma Ran’s intention, all three of them have "sparred" with him, and the results have been completely consistent.
As for Su Qiangwei, there’s no need to mention it. She has repeatedly battled and been defeated by Ma Ran, the number of her defeats has exceeded three digits. A person with a less firm belief and weaker will would likely have a lifetime of psychological trauma and never dare to entertain thoughts of contending with him again.
The relationship between Gray and Ma Ran is quite complicated. It initially started as a patient and healer connection, but later, due to the Superpower Erosion issue, a conflict and contradiction occurred, resulting in Ma Ran drawing his sword and slaying Gray on the spot. Although Gray lived again due to resurrection authority, their relative superiority was already apparent in that encounter.
Some staunch fans of Gray insist that Gray is not much worse than Ma Ran and was just restrained by abilities. However, the vast majority of Earthlings consider this a case of being stubborn and unwilling to admit defeat.
Let’s not talk too much; later on, Gray himself voluntarily joined the Guardian Organization, willingly following Ma Ran’s command and executing various assigned tasks. This was not just unsubstantiated news; there were both evidence and eyewitnesses.
As for Zhang Qianren...
As [Haotian], he has extremely high potential. Although his ability awakening came later, with the help and resource allocation from various Academic Societies in China, his strength rapidly advanced. After numerous real battles, his combat power quickly rose to the same level as [God] Gray.
According to insider leaks from Guangyu Academy (rotating stationed personnel), in the internal sparring of the academy, the win rate of [Haotian] Zhang Qianren against [Prophet] Ma Ran has consistently remained at a stable 0%.
Furthermore, it is worth mentioning that Zhang Qianren is also one of Ma Ran’s "patients."
There is a certain peculiar commonality between the superpowers of [Haotian] and [God]. Both experience Superpower Erosion phenomena that change personal character; the latter leads to thought divinity, gradually losing humanity, whereas the former leads to a thought overlordship. Without Ma Ran’s "treatment," Zhang Qianren would likely one day become an aloof "Immortal" indifferent to all beings.
After some Academy members disclosed information on the Earth Super Forum, with the contrast of [Martial God], [God], and [Haotian], Ma Ran’s status in the minds of people worldwide has reached an unassailable level.
His combat power is extremely high, and that isn’t even the most terrifying part.
Most exaggerated is...
In the eyes of people worldwide, the superpower Ma Ran awakened after coming into contact with the Victory Stone has almost no help to his own strength.
His entire combat power comes almost entirely from "Burning Martial"!
With fame comes dispute.
With Ma Ran’s rise, some conspiracy theorists began to suspect, believing that Ma Ran might be using [Limited Foreknowledge] ability to observe the future, and in the future he sees, he stole the path of "Burning Martial," plundering the intellectual achievements of others.
But these conspiracy theorists were quickly refuted by righteous netizens, who laid out the facts and presented evidence, thoroughly shutting them down.
The biggest issue with these conspiracy theorists is thinking they are very clever and that everyone else in the world is a fool; they believe only they can find problems that others had never considered.
However...
Not to mention, Su Qiangwei spends all day with Ma Ran, possessing the [Myriad Transformations] power that can instantly copy all superpowers below the National Guardian level worldwide. If Ma Ran were genuinely a sham, wouldn’t she be able to see through it?
Alright!
Even if, hypothetically, there was an unspeakable relationship between [Martial God] and [Prophet], and she chose to protect Ma Ran, why would [God] Gray, [Yin Yang Master] Ogata Chitou, [Emotional Tribulation] Jin Yina, [God of Indians] Blood Arrow, [Industrial Dominator] Julius Adenauer, [Soul of Slav] Tegnev, [Power of the Cluster] Park Yong-jun, and [Undying Gentleman] Bradley—who all had close encounters and cooperation with Ma Ran—choose to protect him?
These are actually just logical deductions.
An unavoidable and undeniable argument is the impact that changes in reality have on "the future observable by Limited Foreknowledge."
If "Burning Martial" were a product of Ma Ran’s plagiarism, he should have long since run out of ideas by the Fifteenth Rank of "Burning Martial."
After all, assuming there is a "Burning Martial original owner," and this person can walk effortlessly behind Ma Ran without fame or status, why would they need to continue pioneering the path of "Burning Martial"?
The desperate detractors of Ma Ran, having no other recourse, even proposed the laughable notion of "Ma Ran plagiarizing himself from the future."
This kind of last-ditch struggle is simply treated as a joke, and people are even too lazy to refute it.
After all...
It is well known that the superpower of [Prophet] involves "life depletion" through Superpower Erosion; the more futures changed, the greater the life overdraft caused.
"Burning Martial," when cultivated to a profound stage, can extend life; this is true, but the life it can add is not much; it simply isn’t enough!
The changing color of Ma Ran’s hair at different times is the best evidence!
Since his debut, he has had no scandals and has dedicated himself to the common good.
To protect Earth Civilization, Ma Ran has overdrafted his life to prevent many disasters and doomsday-level events.
This self-sacrificing spirit has even gradually converted many staunch detractors into his devoted fans.
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