Destiny is ashes

Chapter 1182 You Be the Emperor!
Wills are in conflict.

The waves of light surged and formed five large stars behind Anjing, while two rivers, representing the past 'yang' and the future 'yin', intertwined and connected the five large stars, forming a huge [] shaped totem with Venus as the core.

The totem rotated, and with each rotation, it completely shattered a portion of the matter originating from Anjing Cave, releasing energy through a complete matter-energy conversion. This extreme light, however, made Anjing's figure appear pitch black, leaving only two blood-red dots in his eyes as he stared ahead.

Right opposite him, Grand Tutor Hong was also surrounded by countless points of purple-blue light.

These points of light vaguely form mountains, cities, and valleys. In the shadows, one can see the entire territory of the Great Chen Dynasty. The countless, almost endless, fine points of light are constantly flowing and swirling, representing all the living beings on this land.

As soon as the purple-blue [Map of the Universe and the Land] lit up, it overshadowed the celestial phenomena caused by the two chosen ones, An Jing and Xuan Mingyu, and occupied half of the sky. An Jing occupied most of the remaining space, leaving only a small part of the phenomena induced by Xuan Mingyu.

Grand Tutor Hong, who still holds the 'Emperor Wen's Seat,' possesses power far exceeding that of An Jing, who has now lost the blessing of the Divine Capital Grand Formation.

Although he could still use the essence of the Seven Fiends Tribulation Great Divine Power [Destroy the World] that he had comprehended to continuously decompose the surrounding matter into pure energy, transform it into pure light, and then repeatedly utilize it with the Way of Spirit and the Taiyin and Taiyang Wuji to possess inexhaustible potential power in a short period of time, he was ultimately not Lingxiao. He did not completely solidify this ability within his own body's array realm, making it a part of the Heavenly Dao cycle.

Why must you refuse?

An Jing gazed at the old man before him, whose expression gradually grew solemn, filled with anger, yet also with some confusion. Grand Tutor Hong was utterly perplexed: "I know you have encountered the Frost Tribulation... but like the Vast Ocean Demon Calamity, this is the result of the Jing King and the late Emperor's plans spiraling out of control. The source lies with the Holy Ancestor. Our efforts to maintain balance from all sides are at our limit in ensuring that the core of the Great Chen Dynasty remains intact."

[But if it weren't for us, the great calamity at the end of this era would probably have already begun in our Northern Profound Sacrifice Continent. How could we have waited until that foolish woman in the Blood Sea made a desperate gamble, causing the Upper Profound Sect so much trouble?]

"Because this order is meaningless in the face of the Heavenly Demon."

An Jing simply replied.

Hong Xieshi, the Grand Tutor Hong, was someone An Jing had heard rumors and even legends about even when he was a child.

Sometimes he was the villain in the chivalrous deeds of some martial artists; sometimes he was the assistant to some officials in their fight against corrupt officials; and sometimes, in the mouths of some officials who associated with his father, Grand Tutor Hong was respectfully and admiringly called the pillar of the imperial court, who single-handedly shouldered the heavy responsibility of governing and regulating the country, which was on the verge of collapse after the death of the late emperor, and prevented the entire Great Chen Dynasty from collapsing.

However, some indignant ronin from the taverns denounced him, saying that he had usurped power, had ulterior motives, abandoned the frontier, treated the entire northern frontier as a pawn, and allowed the disaster to continue.

He saved people and he killed people; he did good deeds and he did evil deeds. A person in a high position cannot be kind, nor can he be purely evil.

Logically speaking, Grand Tutor Hong should not be considered an enemy.

He had no desire to fight, nor did he have any absolute conflict of interest with An Jing; in fact, the two had even cooperated tacitly.

Just like after the establishment of Tianjian Mountain, there were no more careless probing attempts by the Wenwu Group, and An Jing's mother was also well protected. The two sides did indeed have a tacit consensus on this matter.

If An Jing hadn't grown up so quickly, Grand Tutor Hong would have been quite willing to support and contribute, just like during the trip to Zhaolin Realm, when he was seeking an alliance.

His vision is also very easy to understand.

He wanted to maintain a general order.

What kind of order is this?

The people support the Heavenly Officials, who in turn protect the people. They concentrate the controllable mortals and suppress the uncontrollable martial artists, making them all serve a behemoth called the 'Imperial Court'. They manage the ley lines, the celestial sea, and the human realm, gathering dragon energy and bestowing it upon selected elites. This elite group serves the imperial bloodline passed down through generations of the Imperial Court, but in a sense, they also check and balance the power of the other side. The Imperial Court enjoys the offerings of the entire nation, the strong can pursue higher realms, and mortals can enjoy peace.

Based on their own interests, the Heavenly Officials must maintain order; otherwise, not only will they fail the promotion assessment, but their power will also be affected.

Binding responsibility with interests, binding the future with responsibility, and the future leads this blind behemoth forward. It will become stronger, stronger and stronger, just like how, in just 30,000 years, the Great Chen Imperial Court gained two more Imperial Weapons, seven Heavenly Martial Arts, and countless hidden powers... and this was even with the Imperial Court under restrictions.

If it weren't for the Immortal Tree limiting the scope of Great Chen's expansion, Great Chen would have unified the Northern Xuan Sacrifice Continent long ago, obtained all the resources of the continent, and planned them all together to establish an unparalleled dynasty.

In one era, the Great Chen Dynasty could accumulate enough power to challenge the Upper Xuan Sect.

Everyone performs their duties.

Moreover, this system, where everyone has their own duties, is not like the Divine Court, which manages everything, even the future of mortals, and tends towards a predetermined caste system—it is not as strict.

All the imperial court needs to do is encourage mortals to reproduce and spread their offspring across the land, because as long as there are enough of them, truly excellent seeds will naturally emerge.

Of course, life can't be too good. If life is too good, no one will want to have children, and there will be no trials and tribulations to select the right seeds. This is the underlying logic of the existence of all martial artists in the Huai Xu Realm. Even if you want peace and happiness in the world, there will always be martial artists who will destroy it.

The Great Chen Dynasty merely balanced destruction and stability, attempting to find a perfect point of harmony.

If it weren't for the existence of the Holy Ancestor, Grand Tutor Hong would have almost grasped this point, but he still had ways to deal with it.

Furthermore, because of An Jing's existence, he even saw the possibility of a better imperial court that integrated the path of ascension.

If An Jing were to become the emperor of that imperial court, ruling the world as the 'Master of Nature,' with his supreme wisdom, he would surely be able to find a better path than he could have imagined.

Even now, after learning that Anjing is the Seven Fiends Tribulation, Grand Tutor Hong still holds onto hope.

Perhaps I haven't explained myself clearly enough, Sect Leader An...

Even after being refuted by An Jing, the old man simply took a deep breath and calmly said, "What I mean is, you can become the emperor of the new dynasty."

[The Seven Fiends Tribulation is fine too. The Emperor who wields punishment and controls tribulations is excellent, perhaps even better than the Natural Master becoming Emperor.]

[Because even the Heavenly Officials' group can decay and fall into corruption. If the power of the Seven Fiends Tribulation could be passed down through your blood, like the blood of the Great Chen Emperor, creating an emperor who threatens everyone and makes all Heavenly Officials work diligently, wouldn't that be a good thing for the world?]

Even I can be defeated by you...

On the other side, suppressing his wounds with all his might, Yin Gujin stood up tremblingly, but forced a smile and said: "Are you afraid of being a good emperor? If you ask me, if you could do it..."

He turned his head to look at Xuan Mingyu beside him. The Grand Commander and the Emperor exchanged a glance, and both of them actually laughed: "They're definitely doing a better job than our Xuan Tian Emperor!"

(End of this chapter)