Chapter 49: Killing Intent

  Ueno Mami was educated in the Japanese military from a young age, and every day she would imagine herself leading the Imperial Japanese Army to unify the world as she gazed at a world map. In her eyes, China was a cowardly nation. During the First Sino-Japanese War, the Qing government, which possessed the strongest navy in Asia, the Beiyang Fleet, suffered a crushing defeat due to corruption among its officials, with many cannonballs filled with sand instead of gunpowder. The outcome of the battle was predictable. In World War II, Japan occupied half of China, which had a population of 400 million, and the Japanese army marched through like they were in a no man's land. Although Japan ultimately lost the war, Ueno Mami never believed that Japan lost to China, but rather to the United States, and it was their defeat on the Pacific battlefield that forced them to surrender unconditionally.

  Post-war Japan was desolate, but the Japanese people worked hard to develop their economy. At that time, due to national poverty, they could not provide school buildings and food for children, so children studied on the ruins of war with empty stomachs. Many education officials committed seppuku because they couldn't universalize education. In Ueno's view, they are all proud of Japan.

  To hire a large number of foreign experts, the Japanese government overspent its already meager finances. Officials worked diligently, bowing their heads in dedication, despite being underfed and overworked.

  At that time, Japan's industry was backward and its products were inferior goods with no international competitiveness. However, in just two or three decades, thanks to the efforts of a generation of industrial workers after the war, Japan's industry has surpassed England and the United States, leading the world.

  But at the same time, what did Huaxia do as a victorious country? Did they cherish the opportunity to be a victorious country? In Ueno's view, the people of Huaxia got the title of victorious country for free and possessed rich resources, but their development was not as good as Japan, which has almost no natural resources and is often hit by earthquakes and tsunamis. In terms of education, Huaxia is not good; in terms of officials, Huaxia is not good; in terms of industry, Huaxia is still not good. This is the symbol of a coward!

  The Japanese only respect the strong, so they are willing to follow in the footsteps of Americans and be their dogs, but look down on the Chinese.

  "Interpreter, translate this to that Chinese!" Ueno Jun sneered and continued: "In my life, there are two nations I despise the most. One is the blacks of Africa, who can be bullied by anyone, and the other is you Huaxia, even worse than the Africans!"

  The interpreter translated, and the eyes of everyone in the field focused on Zhou Jian. Even Linda, who had been chattering non-stop, quieted down. The situation had developed to this point, it was no longer a martial arts competition, but a battle for national honor.

  Zhou Jian's face changed, and a fierce anger burned in his heart, "Little Japan, what did you just say?"

  "I say you Chinese people have lost the face of Asians! What else can you do besides being blindly arrogant? When it comes to history, you only know how to indulge in the lies of your textbooks and admire yourselves. When it comes to the present, you only know how to boast that with 7% of the world's arable land, you have fed more than 20% of the world's population. I've never heard any Japanese government brag about such childish things when I was in Japan. In fact, the per capita arable land area of Japan is less than half of China's, and the per capita arable land area of countries like South Korea and the Philippines is also less than China's. Shouldn't we say that our ability to feed people with our arable land is several times higher than China's?"

  Ueno Jun said this, Matsumoto still didn't react much, but Nishikawa burst out laughing and said: "Young master, I heard that the majority of China's population are farmers, so it's natural for them to use agriculture as a symbol. But our Japan has an agricultural population of only 2% of the total population, yet they can still feed the entire country with 60% of their population being farmers, and they even have the nerve to show off about it."

  "No, no, no." Ueno laughed and shook his head. "The agriculture of Huaxia is indeed worthy of praise. They dare to eat genetically modified food, which is really too brave. We should thank the people of Huaxia for testing poison for us, and thank them for risking their lives and the crisis of racial reproduction to make contributions to the development of world agriculture."

  The translator had no idea how to continue when he translated this far, he saw Zhou Jian standing there with a face devoid of expression, his eyes like a pair of cold and profound ancient glaciers, as if they were going to devour one's soul.

  A thread of icy killing intent flowed out, and the air seemed to freeze instantly. The atmosphere was tense like a bowstring that could snap at any moment. Zhou Jian's heart had never harbored such a strong desire to kill as it did today. Even when he first met Sun De Guang, he had shown mercy, after all, he was just an ordinary high school student and wouldn't be as ruthless as a killer.

  His hand grasped the claw of attack, and the sharp blade reflected the cold light in the air, as if a tangible killing intent was condensing there bit by bit.

  The arrogant Ueno Jun unconsciously took a step back, and at the same time, Matsumoto, who had been silent all along, stepped forward to block the young master's path. He stared at Zhou Jian with a serious expression, his right hand on the hilt of his samurai sword, his body slightly leaning forward, his knees slightly bent, ready to unleash his proud technique - Battojutsu - as soon as his opponent made a move.

  The surroundings were quiet enough to hear a pin drop, and Song Ben couldn't imagine how this ordinary-looking young man from China could suddenly burst out with such momentum. He didn't believe that someone so young could have such great abilities, but in his heart, a clear sense of danger emerged - a sixth sense formed after years of being a warrior on the battlefield, without any basis, but never wrong.

  War was on the verge of breaking out, at this time, an untimely female voice rang out, "Chop off those three Japanese clowns, chop them off! e/on/baby!"

  Linda's high-pitched and astonishingly loud voice suddenly disrupted the atmosphere, Zhou Jian's body stiffened abruptly, and he felt a sudden sense of awakening. Just now, he had an unprecedented feeling in his heart, as if he could control the life and death of everyone present.

  Because of Ueyama Atsushi's insult to China, Zhou Jian felt a strong sense of national humiliation and anger in his heart just now. When he was in China, Zhou Jian's sense of nationality and patriotism were not very strong, but once he stepped out of the country and was humiliated by foreigners with different skin colors in front of him, this feeling became unprecedentedly strong.

  If it were before, Zhou Jian would have been angry and scolded back, but just now, this anger suddenly filled his entire body, his blood flow accelerated, he felt that his body was filled with destructive power, as if he could instantly destroy all the enemies in front of him.

  What's going on? Is this the result of having a strong spirit?