All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 374 - 24 Can We Reconcile? (1/3)

Chapter 374: Chapter 24 Can We Reconcile? (1/3)

——Dragon Martial General Mo Que!

"This is... this is a senior general of the Grasping Heavenly Sanctification..."

Xu Tai raised his head, watching a lone arrow fly swiftly across the sky, leaving a long trajectory behind, his expression solemn, his heart sounding an alarm.

The martial artists of the Martial Arts Academy mostly operate within the Inner Breath level, and those who can break through to Inner Strength are eligible to be listed in the Martial Register, becoming Da Chen’s first choice as ’insiders’.

But merely having a role in the Martial Register was ineffective; it was nothing more than working forever in the city as a subordinate, serving as juniors or as protectors of the academy, never finding the right pathway or resources to make breakthroughs.

Only the sons and daughters of high-standing families, because of their family support, could smoothly overcome this barrier that stops most people, break through to the peak of Inner Strength, attempt to progress in Martial Meridian, and become an official instead of a junior official.

Like Xu Tai, who because of his family’s situation, had to leave the Martial Arts Academy’s governmental roles to seek resources on his own—if he could break through the Martial Meridian by his own strength, then he would also have the chance to be recruited by the Da Chen authorities, rise above the ’insiders’, and become a true ’member of the household’.

If he were even luckier, to break through or be adorned with the Granting Talisman in the Divine Repository, then he could completely enter Da Chen’s decision-making circle, at the very least, take practical control over the operation of a state territory in Da Chen. Local commanders, the Nameless General, and Miscellaneous Generals were just like that, already serving the central government, although not in core positions, but still able to influence local affairs.

As a Martial Man, if one wanted to truly become a key official in Da Chen, to enter the core political circle as a top personality, there was only one path — the Grasping Heavenly Sanctification.

Only by receiving an imperial audience, being granted a talisman at the True Martial Platform, Sanctified by Great Heaven, could one be acknowledged as a senior official and command a legion, guarding a region!

And Dragon Martial General Mo Que, was indeed a legend among the martial folks of Northern Da Chen, at least in the hearts of those from the Martial Arts Academy.

He was originally just a commoner from Baiyuan Domain, around the Northern Sea Great Wall, an area critical for defending against the colossal sea demons. Martial spirit was fierce here, and Mo Que, since young, followed his soldier father to exterminate coastal demons, killing dozens of them before even reaching twelve.

After he was recommended locally and entered the Martial Arts Academy, he quickly transformed upon encountering conflicts, advancing rapidly in strength, participating in twenty-eight battles at the Northern Sea, slaying countless enemies and demons, and more intriguing was his rapid rise from a simple soldier to Colonel, then to a leader, and finally becoming a General by bringing back a Demon King’s skull.

Two hundred years ago, during the era of conquests, Mo Que secured the Northern Sea with a single arrow, killing the ’Rainy Dragon King’—a Great Demon King that ravaged the Northern part of Baiyuan. He led his troops to annihilate the Rainy Dragon Palace, slaying over a thousand Dragon Blood Demon Spirits, extending the Northern Sea’s territory by tens of thousands of miles, attracting the Late Emperor’s attention, who appointed him as Dragon Martial General, in charge of all affairs at the Northern Sea Great Wall.

His legendary life, solid experiences, and his prestige from exterminating Demon Spirits and expanding territories... how would he intervene in minor matters like those at the Northern Border?!

"How is that possible..."

Xu Tai struggled to comprehend, the more he learned about the former glory of this Dragon Martial General, the more incredible he found it, his descendants being prodigals was one thing, but why would he personally get involved?

An Jing did not know of Mo Que’s renown or his past.

Amidst the ruins of the Commerce Chamber’s headquarters, An Jing slightly tilted his head, glancing at his right shoulder—even though he dodged in time using the power of Grasping Heavenly Moment, his shoulder clothing had burst open, revealing the Ghost Scale armor beneath.

If not for the armor and the protective Divine Prohibition of Taibai Luminous, he would have been injured just now... truly bleeding and injured, and that was merely from being grazed by the residual force!

"This is interesting."

An Jing narrowed his eyes, looking at the now upright ’Mo,’ who had shed all air of the pampered young master.

He gazed into the dancing blue flames in the eyes: "Your arrow was excellent, penetrating heaven and earth, making gods and Buddhas yield, aimed at dragons and divine birds, an arrow shot at a stronger being."

"But you, as a person, no longer match this arrow."

[You are...]

The thread of Mo Que’s will did not respond to An Jing’s words, the blue flame flickered softly, he said surprisingly: [You actually dodged that arrow, you are definitely not an ordinary practitioner of Inner Strength, what Great Dao scripture do you cultivate, Heaven and Man Divine Skill?]

[Are you from Dust Li, or Heaven’s Will Demon Sect? Hmm...]

He scrutinized closely then somewhat suddenly realized: [Wait, you are An Jing?]

[Hmph. Haha.]

The Dragon Martial General, possessing his own descendant, laughed, "So it’s a Human Tribulation, isn’t it? Interesting. I was thinking that since the Martial Meridian Grandmasters around are being called away, there shouldn’t be any accidents. But I never expected there to be someone with a Divine Mandate Inner Strength."

Meanwhile, in the dim and hazy mind of Mo, a voice rang out, "Mo Li, your bloodline is running out, and you won’t be able to maintain your strength for long. If you don’t want to die, activate the Array Plate to enhance your power, seize this Divine Mandate, or kill him."

"This is your only chance."

Despite his meridians being shattered by An Jing’s punch and the immense pain he felt, upon hearing Mo Que’s calm command, Mo Li shivered without hesitation and responded, "Yes, Great Father!"

Hum!

An Jing frowned as he stared at the young lord’s body before him. The opponent’s sunken chest and the extinguished life force were visibly restoring to their original state at a rapid rate. A fierce and overpowering chill gathered from the frost and snow of the Frost Calamity from all directions, increasingly strengthening his aura, becoming more gruesome and dread-inducing.

However, the blue fire in his eyes was quickly extinguishing, leaving only a trace in the end.

According to the Sword Spirit, this was a residual phenomenon caused by the excessive consumption of the peculiar bloodline within the opponent’s body — at the brink of death, calling upon the power of an elder to heal and restore, practically serving as a second life in reserve.

Theoretically, although the opponent had recovered, all his backup had been used up. He should be at his weakest. An Jing should charge forward and punch him again, killing this enemy he had already defeated once.

But An Jing stood still, immovable.

Because his Spiritual Perception told him that approaching Mo Li right now would be extremely dangerous, absolutely not something he could do carelessly.

But, how did it matter if he couldn’t get close?

An Jing drew a plain Sword Box from within his Great Void Magical Instrument, input the Taibai Fiend Qi and fired.

The flying sword shot out like a white rainbow, aimed directly at Mo Li’s head. It should have crushed the skull of this descendant of the Dragon Martial General, but a light golden light emerged, deflecting An Jing’s white Sword Light and causing it to veer off to the side.

As expected.

An Jing thought to himself, while Mo Li, knowing he couldn’t ambush An Jing, clicked his tongue.

Humming— Accompanied by the trembling of the ruins, the base of Linlang Commerce Chamber, located where the original government office was, one blue and one gold two-colored Array Plates slowly pushed all the rubble aside, rose into the air, floating eerily, and rotated behind Mo Li like the Taiji symbol, stirring up ripples of blue and gold light like water waves.

[Four Symbols Virtue Governing Disk] [Subdue Martial Affairs Disk]

At this moment, only a trace of blue fire remained in Mo Li’s eyes, signifying that the power of Dragon Martial General Mo Que had receded, leaving only a wisp of Divine Sense to guide his descendant.

"Is this your real trump card?"

An Jing raised an eyebrow, seemingly indifferent, yet his heart grew heavy.

Clearly, these two peculiar Array Plates were indeed what Linlang Commerce Chamber and even the entire group, including the Dragon Martial General, truly intended to do... And now, in facing him, they had openly revealed themselves, presumably ready to use all their strength to eliminate him, an unstable Divine Mandate.

"An Jing...,"

At this moment, Mo Li also spoke. An Jing thought the other was about to rely on his grandfather’s power to say some ruthless words, and was about to scoff internally and ignore him while continuing to fight.

But he had far underestimated the thought processes of these Shenjing elites.

"Can we reconcile?"