jdhmnovel Chapter 372 Ma Xianhong's Utopia
Chapter 372 Ma Xianhong's Utopia
"What's your plan?" Su Chen asked. "What's your plan?"
"My plan..." Ma Xianhong's eyes flashed with fanaticism again.
“It’s about creating a new world!”
"A new world without disputes, oppression, and equality for all!"
Ma Xianhong's voice became louder and louder, echoing throughout the basement.
"And you...will become an obstacle to this new world!"
Su Chen looked at Ma Xianhong's almost insane appearance and sighed inwardly.
He knew that Ma Xianhong had been completely immersed in his ideals and could not extricate himself.
"Old Ma." Su Chen said slowly,
"Your ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel."
"Your so-called 'new world' is nothing more than a utopian fantasy that is simply impossible to achieve."
"Impossible?" Ma Xianhong sneered.
"As long as you have enough power, nothing is impossible!"
"Strength is not omnipotent." Su Chen said.
“The human heart is the most difficult to control.”
"Human heart?" Ma Xianhong's eyes flashed with disdain.
“As long as greed and desire are eliminated from people’s hearts, all problems will be solved.”
"How to eliminate it?" Su Chen asked, "Use your Divine Machine Hundred Refinements?"
"That's right!" Ma Xianhong answered without hesitation.
"The divine machine can transform people's hearts and create perfect humans!"
"Perfect human?" Su Chen's tone was filled with a hint of sarcasm.
"What you call 'perfect' is only your own definition of 'perfect'."
"You impose your will on others, depriving them of their freedom and choice. This in itself is the greatest imperfection!"
"you……"
Ma Xianhong was choked by Su Chen's words. He opened his mouth but didn't know how to refute.
"Village Chief Ma," Su Chen continued,
"I advise you to abandon your plan. It is doomed to fail."
"Failure?" A hint of madness flashed in Ma Xianhong's eyes.
"I will never fail! My 'New Jiejiao' will definitely succeed!"
"You are too persistent." Su Chen shook his head.
"Being too obsessed will only make you sink deeper and deeper."
"Obsession..."
Ma Xianhong muttered to himself, with a hint of struggle in his eyes.
He seemed to remember something and suddenly asked:
"You...really don't want to join me?"
"Join you?" Su Chen smiled. "Join your 'New Jiejiao'?"
"That's right!" Ma Xianhong said.
"As long as you join me, we can create a new world together!"
"We have the same strength, the same ideals, and we are destined to change the world together!"
"Sorry," Su Chen shook his head.
"I'm not interested."
"Why?" Ma Xianhong's eyes flashed with disappointment.
"Don't you agree with my ideals?"
"I agree with some of your ideals, but not your methods," Su Chen said.
"I will not sacrifice innocent people for so-called 'ideals'."
"Innocent?" Ma Xianhong sneered.
"No one is innocent in this world!"
"Everyone has the opportunity to enjoy superpowers. Don't you think such a world is wonderful?"
"You are too extreme." Su Chen said.
"Your heart is filled with desires, which will blind your eyes."
"Extreme?" Ma Xianhong's body trembled slightly.
"Do you know what I've been through?"
He raised his head suddenly, his eyes red, staring at Su Chen:
"Do you know that kind of pain? That kind of... pain of losing everything!"
Su Chen looked at Ma Xianhong's distorted face and his heart moved slightly.
He knew that deep in Ma Xianhong's heart, there was a painful past.
"I don't know what you've been through," Su Chen said slowly.
"But I feel your pain."
"You can't feel it!" Ma Xianhong roared.
"You can't understand my pain at all!"
"No, I can understand." Su Chen said.
"I have also lost important things, and I have also felt the heart-wrenching pain."
"you……"
Ma Xianhong's body trembled slightly. He looked at Su Chen's sincere eyes, and the anger in his heart seemed to dissipate a little.
"But," Su Chen continued,
“Pain is no reason for you to control the fate of others.”
"Village Chief Ma," Su Chen said,
"You are a gifted person and you have the power to change the world."
"But the path you chose is wrong."
"I hope you can think about it carefully and stop being stubborn."
After a long while, Ma Xianhong slowly raised his head, with a complex mixture of emotions in his eyes.
Confused, struggling, painful, determined...
In the end, all the emotions turned into an almost crazy obsession.
"Regret? I, Ma Xianhong...will never regret it!"
He clenched the magic weapon in his hand violently, his knuckles turned white due to the force, and the veins on the back of his hand bulged.
"Eight Wonderful Techniques..."
Ma Xianhong's eyes became fanatical, as if two flames were burning.
"That is the key to the Tao!
It is a power that transcends the mundane! It is the hope that changes the world!"
He murmured to himself, his voice rising and becoming more excited.
It was as if he was declaring his determination to the whole world.
"So, you collected the Eight Wonders in order to create what you called the 'New Jiejiao'?"
Su Chen's voice suddenly rang in his ears, lingering like a nightmare.
Ma Xianhong's body trembled slightly. He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
"That's right!"
He answered loudly into the air, as if Su Chen was right in front of him.
"I will use the power of the Eight Great Techniques to create a world without strife, without oppression, and where everyone is like a dragon!"
“Everyone is like a dragon?
I'm afraid it's just your wishful thinking.
Power itself is neither good nor bad; it depends on who uses it."
Su Chen's voice sounded again, with a hint of sarcasm and questioning.
Ma Xianhong's expression became somewhat ferocious, and he waved his arms violently as if to dispel the sound.
"You don't understand! You don't understand at all!"
He roared, his voice full of anger and unwillingness.
"This world is rotten! Only a radical change can bring about a new life!"
"Change? Do you want to become the new 'all-sex'?"
Su Chen's questioning was like a sharp sword, piercing Ma Xianhong's heart.
"Quan Xing? They are just a bunch of rabble!"
A hint of disdain flashed across Ma Xianhong's eyes.
"My 'New Jiejiao' is different from theirs!"
"What's the difference? Both are imposing one's will on others, and both use violence to achieve their goals."
Su Chen's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Ma Xianhong's soul.
Ma Xianhong suddenly fell silent. He lowered his head and looked at the magic weapon in his hand, with a trace of confusion in his eyes.
The confusion was fleeting, and was replaced by a deeper determination.
"Village Chief Ma, do you really think that you can create a better world by using coercion?"
Su Chen's question echoed in his ears again.
Ma Xianhong did not answer. He slowly raised his head and looked at the empty front, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end no sound came out.
"Maybe you're right, but I...can't stop."
He murmured in a low voice, his voice full of helplessness and fatigue, as if he was talking to himself, or to Su Chen.
"Can't stop? Or don't want to stop?"
Su Chen's question was like a sharp knife, piercing his heart.
Ma Xianhong let out a long breath and slowly opened his eyes.
His eyes returned to calm, but beneath that calmness lay a deeper madness.
He stared closely at the magic weapons on the workbench, those magic weapons he had made with his own hands, which carried his dreams.
"New Jiejiao..."
He murmured to himself, his voice full of determination and persistence.
"I must succeed...I must create a new world..."
"Even if...it costs everything!"