Chapter 715

Long Chen's slap hadn't just been a slap in the face of Shui Guanzhi, but it had also been a slap in the face of the entire Shui family.
Vice sect master then explains that LC was able to detect the ebb and flow in Shui Guanzhi's Water Cultivation powers and strike at the right moment when there was a low tide.
"This would require maintaining an absolutely pure and bright Dao-heart in the midst of battle. Perhaps out of everyone here, only Long Chen is capable of doing this!" sighed the vice sect master.
"Is Long Chen really this strong?" asked Shui Yuncong.
"The strong you're talking about is referring to combat strength. But what I'm referring to is the strength of his heart and will. Those things aren't something that can be raised just by spending resources. It is something forged through walking on the line between life and death over and over again.
"Perhaps in terms of combat strength, Long Chen might be weaker than some people here. But when it comes to the determination of his heart and the strength of his will, everyone here, including me, is unable to get even close to his level!"
"Maybe not all of you know this, but yesterday, I went through all the information available about Long Chen. Only then did I come to understand his past. He was just an ordinary child. His talent, his background, the amount of resources he could get, they were all terrible. But all he focused on was getting stronger.
"He had nothing to gamble with. So in order to get stronger, the only thing he could do was gamble with his life. He created countless miracles on his path by risking his life. Perhaps even the heavens have been convinced by him, and as he got stronger, he managed to grab hold of more opportunities.
"But remember, opportunities are only obtained by those who have the power to grasp them. The weak are unable to even grab hold of the opportunities they are given. If the weak try to forcibly grasp those opportunities, they'll just end up tossing their lives away.
"Compared to Long Chen, we lack that bravery to risk our lives. Of course, there's a reason for that: we don't need to risk our lives. We have so much, and we can obtain anything that we want.
"But if Long Chen wants to obtain something, he'll have to put in ten times, or perhaps even a hundred times the effort compared to others. Furthermore, he'll be in danger of losing his life. Such a person doesn't need talent. As long as he wants to live, he'll constantly get stronger."