Destiny is ashes

Chapter 1185 Heavenly Chen Array Realm (14)

A massive rift opened in the sky, and a blood-red star burst forth from the void, blooming in the deep abyss like an eye looking down upon the world. The endless destruction contained within it is known to anyone who sees it.

After An Jing finished speaking, the three people opposite him also fell silent, looking up at the Northern Heaven Cave that had somehow descended upon the capital.

That's right. When An Jing arrived before, he didn't say a word during the battle. He's not a talkative person at all. His question about their thoughts was less out of curiosity and more out of a casual inquiry that he had already anticipated.

However, he suddenly spoke after defeating Yin Gu, and this abnormality went unnoticed by them. Upon closer inspection, it was entirely to divert their attention so that the cave could unfold and accumulate power without interference.

Yes. So that's how it is. An Jing came to the capital... from beginning to end, not to seize power, strength, or a prestigious position. He was there to completely destroy the foundation of the Great Chen Dynasty.

Defeating the combined forces of the various Heavenly Official families, as well as Yin Gujin, was merely a matter of course.

"Is this your trump card? The Heaven-Burning Divine Weapon from the Dao Court era..."

Gazing at the Northern Heaven Cave, which was slowly unfolding in the void, with countless streams of light swaying like wings, Xuan Mingyu suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. It was Venerable Fuxie who led you through the void, and the Heavenly Dao's special permission for our destiny allowed you to go to another world."

"In this way, you will have a channel to obtain power from outside Huai Xu... and you will have the foundation to develop the Cave Heaven Method for the Ascension Path."

"It's a pity I didn't have that luck, otherwise, perhaps I wouldn't have turned into an insect."

Compared to Xuan Mingyu's somewhat regretful words, Yin Gujin on the other side simply turned his head and looked at Grand Tutor Hong: "Little Hong, I think this magnificent cave structure, with the Dao Court's former Heaven-Burning Divine Weapon, might actually be able to deal with the Holy Ancestor—why don't you listen to An Jing and hand over the authority to him?"

Anyway, with your methods, it'll take hundreds or thousands of years to resolve, and you won't actually live to see that time. Although I don't think Anjing would do that, if it were an ordinary person, wouldn't it be the same if they just agreed to let you become the emperor of the new dynasty, and then bombarded the Immortal Tree after you died?

[It's a similar matter, don't take it too seriously... If you really do take it seriously, and your battle results in the Holy Ancestor being freed and creating the 'Great Calamity of Xuan Tian,' then the Northern Xuan Sacrifice Continent will be affected by the Lingxiao Battle that the Ten Continents are coming to fight.]

At that time, the number of dead will truly be countless!

Yin Gujin lost, and he accepted the defeat. There is no doubt about Huai Xu Wu Zhe's integrity in this regard.

However, Grand Tutor Hong was not a martial artist.

What's more, he hasn't lost yet.

【reject……】

The old man stared at the Heavenly Blazing Weapon above his head. He remained silent for a while, seemingly dazed, yet also somewhat amused.

He lowered his head, looked at An Jing whose expression was calm, even indifferent, and laughed: "It seems I was indeed wrong, An Jing. Refusal... is something no one can deny. The Seven Fiends Tribulation may be the expectation of countless people who could not refuse in the past."

Just like now, even though I know my struggle is futile, I...

[He just doesn't want to agree] At this moment, his aura became even more surging, and the geomantic map of the universe surrounding Grand Tutor Hong shone brightly, with each illusory figure solidifying and transforming into a part of a vast world.

In an instant, it was as if a real world had descended, with billions upon billions of illusory figures walking and living in this realm, their vitality as brilliant as flames. The purple-blue light grew richer and deeper, until the light of billions of figures condensed into a dark tide, transforming into a vast, boundless expanse of dark clouds above the capital and the Xuantian Palace, stretching to the horizon. It obscured all the blood-red light and starlight in the sky, transforming into a totem resembling the Black Tortoise.

Xuanwu bears the burden of the nation, Zhenwu guards the world.

The mysterious tide is like the sea, covering the world.

This is the [Heavenly Star Array Realm] created by the 'Heavenly Official System'. It is an array realm shaped by the human dragon named 'Great Star', which is formed by the subconscious power of all Heavenly Officials and all the people of Great Star throughout history!
With the Heavenly Star Array barrier covering it, both the Xuan Tian Palace and the You Du Divine Capital were completely concealed. Even if the Void-Piercing Annihilation Cannon were to be fired, it would be absolutely impossible to cause any damage to the Undying Tree of You Du due to the obstruction of the Heavenly Star Array barrier and the power of the Xuan Tian Palace itself. In fact, it would inevitably awaken the Holy Ancestor Dao Spirit!

【An Jing! 】

Hong Xieshi, the Grand Tutor of the Great Chen Dynasty and the embodiment of the entire Great Chen system, finally spoke resolutely after Yin Gujin's departure, becoming the only true central authority of the Heavenly Officials: "You want me to just hand over my authority like this?"

【no way!】

Perhaps I am indeed just an ordinary person at heart, mediocre and complacent, only wanting people to live a little longer. Perhaps this short-sighted pity will indeed cause greater damage to the future, but what kind of world do you really want? You won't even tell me this, yet you want me to submit—that's incredibly arrogant!

He raised his hand, pointing it at An Jing, who stood with his hands behind his back: "Tell me your true thoughts, or whatever you want will only come from my dead body!"

"Oh."

At this moment, An Jing, who had been indifferently watching Grand Tutor Hong, finally raised his eyebrows.

Looking at the old man with his hair and beard now fully grown, he laughed: "You've finally become a person, speaking your true thoughts instead of some inexplicable, grandiose principles about order, nations, or future choices... You've finally become a little 'real'."

“In that case, Hong Hsieh-se, I will tell you.”

At that moment, An Jing clenched his fist and gripped his sword tightly. Instantly, the dark clouds covering the sky cracked open, and crimson light, like swords, descended, then began to swirl around him, like roaring waves and surging tides: "All the social systems of the old humanity, whether it be emperors, bureaucrats, constitutional monarchies, elected dictators, or saintly kings—"

"I will destroy them all."

"Jealousy, greed, cowardice, arrogance, selfishness, cruelty, ignorance, stubbornness, hypocrisy, laziness, apathy, shortsightedness, conservatism—human beings are a race with infinite potential, but in this Huai Xu, which is watched by countless demons, humans, who also possess infinite vices, will infinitely tend towards depravity."

Thunder began to surge in the sea of ​​blood, tearing apart the void. It was the aftershock of an excessively powerful energy affecting the structure of spacetime. Amidst this thunder, An Jing raised his sword, aiming it at Grand Tutor Hong and the Xuan Tian Palace behind him: "All social structures built upon the present-day humanity will inevitably fall into depravity, leading to an endless cycle of oppression and resistance."

"What I want to destroy is everything, because none of it can defeat the Heavenly Demon; on the contrary, it will only help it grow!"

(End of this chapter)