#186 - Chapter 186: Turnaround

The Fourth Prince was speechless for a long time after hearing this, seemingly shaken by his father's words.

Indeed, as long as he persevered and didn't give up, he still had a chance to defeat Lin Changqing.

But if he gave up like this, he would truly have no chance to defeat Lin Changqing.

The Fourth Prince's mindset seemed to shift somewhat under Qin Wushang's words.

Seeing this, Qin Wushang continued, "If I had given up back then and committed suicide in that Prince's mansion, then today's emperor would be your third uncle. Today, there would be no Qin Wushang, the number one overlord of the Seven Kingdoms standing before you, nor would there be the number one power, the Wu Kingdom. All of this was exchanged for my persistence back then." Qin Wushang looked at the Fourth Prince, "I was unwilling to let your third uncle ascend the throne, and I was unwilling for your great-grandmother and Ninth Uncle to live in seclusion. So, are you willing to be completely defeated by Lin Changqing?"

"Of course, I am not willing to be completely defeated by Lin Changqing! I refuse to accept it!" The Fourth Prince's face flushed red, and he said loudly, "My family background and opportunities are all superior to his. How could I be willing to lose to Lin Changqing? How could I be willing to have Yue'er taken away by him?"

"Good, this is my prince, this is my son!" Qin Wushang laughed heartily, "Remember your unwillingness now, hide it in your heart, and use it as your motivation to move forward. Remember, as long as you are unwilling, you still have a chance to turn the tables and win. But if you look as desperate as you did earlier, as if it's the end of the world, then you will truly have no chance to turn the tables!"

"Father, I understand your painstaking efforts." The Fourth Prince nodded, "My current situation is indeed not worth mentioning compared to your situation back then. As your son, I will not shame you. From now on, I will not indulge in depravity. I will continue to cultivate diligently, striving to one day surpass Lin Changqing. But Father, I still want to ask you a question."

"What question? Speak..."

"Father, during that battle, Lin Changqing said something. He said that a true expert's path is always under his own feet. He said that my divine powers and techniques are all borrowed from others, which is why I was so badly defeated by him. Father, am I really not considered a strong person now? After all, my divine powers and techniques are indeed from the Great Sun Immortal Venerable, and I haven't created my own divine powers or physique like Lin Changqing."

As he said this, the Fourth Prince's eyes dimmed slightly. Although Qin Wushang's words had just boosted his morale, people are not machines. It's not like he could just become strong whenever he wanted. Having just been badly defeated by Lin Changqing, the Fourth Prince was still haunted by the shadow of that battle.

Especially in the battle, Lin Changqing created his own divine powers and physique, completely defeating everything he had learned from the Great Sun Immortal Venerable, which made the Fourth Prince hesitate about his previous path.

Now, he took the opportunity to ask his father, hoping to gain some life lessons and support from his father.

Hearing this, Qin Wushang took a deep look at the Fourth Prince. His son was still affected by the previous defeat. His words had not completely dispelled the psychological shadow, but in any case, this appearance was much stronger than before.

After thinking for a while, Qin Wushang answered the Fourth Prince's question: "Lin Changqing said that a true expert should walk his own path and create his own techniques and divine powers. This sentence is both right and wrong. If it is right, then this sentence does have some truth to it. Looking at the experts from the ancient, medieval, and recent eras, every famous expert in the world has created his own divine powers and techniques. The Great Sun Immortal Venerable of the ancient era created the Great Sun Golden Crow Body and the Netherworld Shadow. The Five Mountains Sword Saint of the medieval era created the Ten Thousand Swords Technique. The Heavenly Ancient Demon Lord of recent times created the Demonic Heaven Devil Blood Great Art, including your father. Four hundred years ago, I defeated Zhao Wugong using my own Nine Heavens Extreme Dragon Fist."

"All experts are indeed walking their own path and creating their own techniques and divine powers."

Hearing these words, the Fourth Prince lowered his head. He clenched his fists. It seemed that he was indeed not a strong person. His father created his own techniques and defeated Zhao Wugong. Lin Changqing also created his own techniques and defeated him. And he was still learning other people's techniques and divine powers. He was still far behind.

"Father, it seems that I am indeed far behind Lin Changqing. If I want to defeat him, it seems that I can only try my best to create my own techniques and divine powers!"

"Good, I agree with your current mindset." Seeing that the Fourth Prince was disappointed but stated that he would try his best to create his own divine powers and find a way to defeat Lin Changqing, Qin Wushang nodded with satisfaction. Then, he suddenly changed his tone, "You don't have to rush to express your determination. Didn't I just say that Lin Changqing's sentence is right, but it is also wrong? Experts are indeed walking their own path and creating their own techniques and divine powers, but it doesn't mean that if you don't walk your own path and use your own techniques, you are not a strong person."

"For example, you, do you think you lost to Lin Changqing because he created the Immortal King Body and his own divine powers, while you didn't create your own? You learned all of the Great Sun Immortal Venerable's techniques. Do you think the reason you lost to Lin Changqing is because you didn't create your own?"

Hearing Qin Wushang's question, the Fourth Prince thought for a moment and replied, "I think this failure was indeed like that. Lin Changqing's self-created techniques and physique can be brought to the extreme because they are self-created. I learned from the Great Sun Immortal Venerable. Although these techniques and physique were invincible in ancient times, I didn't bring them to the extreme, so naturally, I am no match for Lin Changqing."

"You are really confused, a blockhead is beyond help!" Qin Wushang shook his head angrily, thinking about what kind of person he was, how could his son be such a woodenhead? In the end, he was still a flower in a greenhouse without much life experience.

"Father, I..." The Fourth Prince scratched his head. He didn't know why his father was suddenly angry. Did he say something wrong? He did feel that he lost that way, that he lost to Lin Changqing because he didn't create his own techniques and divine powers.

Seeing the puzzled look in his son's eyes, Qin Wushang shook his head and finally thought for a while and said, "Alright, let me tell you another story. I just said that I defeated Zhao Wugong with my own Nine Heavens Extreme Dragon Fist, but do you know how old I was when I created this divine power?"

"How old?"

"Eight hundred and sixty-seven years old. After I ascended the throne, I learned all the classic secret books in the Wu Kingdom's treasure trove, and also studied the techniques of the experts from the Seven Kingdoms, and finally, I mastered it."

"Let me ask you again, I just said that your third uncle's talent was better than mine, but do you know how old your third uncle was when he created his own divine power?"

"How old?"

"Forty-eight years old. That day, during your great-grandfather's martial arts competition, the reason why I was defeated by your third uncle in two moves was because your third uncle defeated me with his own divine power. And even later, when I obtained an opportunity in the Starry Sky Ancient Road and returned to fight your third uncle, I still hadn't comprehended any divine power."

"According to your logic, you said that you lost to Lin Changqing because you didn't create your own divine power, then by the same logic, your third uncle created his own divine power and should have defeated me, but the result was that I won, and I won by a large margin!"

"What do you say is going on here?"