I Can See Your Combat Power
Chapter 1723 - 161: Eloquence Abounds

Chapter 1723: Chapter 161: Eloquence Abounds

"I greatly admire the ambition of the Feather God, it’s just a pity that whether it be Cao Jinyu or An Yushu, they are all scum!"

Xu Changhao snorted: "The former likes to spin ghostly plots, while the latter is but an armchair strategist overly fond of warfare. Summoning evil deviants with a mere recruitment order, how can their actions be upright? Just look at present-day Zhongzhou, where evil wreaks havoc and disasters abound, and the human world is turned into a place filled with smoke and miasma. If An Yushu had handed over the reins to you, it wouldn’t have come to this!"

The swordsmen of the Xu Clan never conceal their likes and dislikes, hence those who love them are itching with affection, while those who hate them grind their teeth in irritation.

Xu Changhao’s appreciation for An Yuanxi is apparent, but not merely subjective.

Anyone who has ever witnessed An Yuanxi’s grandeur while traversing Yuanzhou would have a lasting impression of this outstanding disciple of the An Family’s Divine Court.

The Divine Wings that are difficult to comprehend even for those in the Fierce Realm, yet this person managed to conjure two pairs at the time of unity of spirit and intent.

Such a person can hardly be overly praised with adulatory words, his joining the Heavenly Patrol Envoy is truly an underutilization of his talents.

"Brother Changhao, you flatter me."

An Yuanxi shook his head, picked up the half-bowl of wine before him, closed his eyes, and drank it up facing the sky.

"It’s not flattery. Even though that Saint Child Yu Heng is unparalleled in fame for now, the current glory is just the dividend of youth. The nameless years after becoming a Saint Child are the true test. Many disciples and heirs of sects and sacred places get lost during this time."

The Flame Sun Sword Master grabbed the wine goblet with one hand and topped up the empty bowl in front of An Yuanxi, filling it while saying, "The man I’ve set my sights on, can’t fall at this hurdle. Talk to me, why would the Heavenly Patrol Envoy of the Wind Department think of an old friend all of a sudden, rather than supervise the world in Pingshan City?"

An Yuanxi’s eyes cast down, watching the wine’s froth twirl and disappear in the bowl, and then he said softly, "The Unparalleled Academy is now causing unrest, and if I don’t come to take a look, it would be dereliction of duty for the Heavenly Patrol Envoy."

"What do you mean by that, Yuan Xi?"

Xu Changhao frowned slightly and said, "What does this chaos in the world have to do with the Unparalleled Academy? Is it really a bad thing that there’s an academy willing to lift the martial restrictions?"

"Judging by the results, yes."

An Yuanxi raised his head and said indifferently, "According to the information collected by the Heavenly Patrol Envoy, ninety-two years ago in Longzhou, there would be a conflict every few years between the old powers and emerging forces over territory and authority. The frequency of such conflicts was lowest in central Longzhou because of the Arbitration Office’s suppression. The further out one went, the more intense they became, but at most, they involved skirmishes between warriors of the Mortal Realm in the thousands and rarely saw anyone of the Fierce Realm."

"But now, war reports from Xiehe pile up five feet high in Pingshan City, with countless more arriving daily. It has been like this every day for three years."

"In just these short three years, not just Longzhou, but the entire Xiehe has seen the intensity of conflicts among various forces increase by more than a thousandfold."

"The Dutian Heavenly King spent a hundred years collecting all the Mysterious State secret scrolls circulating in both the overt and covert markets of Xiehe, erasing all the information about Soul Casting. This is what kept Xiehe stable for a hundred years."

"Now the entire martial world of Xiehe knows that as long as you pass the Five-turn Dragon Gate spirit examination and pay ten million gold in tuition fee, you can complete Soul Casting."

"Unparalleled Academy is remarkable indeed, using only three years to erase the efforts of generations of Heavenly Patrol Envoys and shattering a hundred years of peace in Xiehe!"

"Now, disciples from the management department are active on countless battlefields across Xiehe, how could brother Changhao say that this turmoil is unrelated to the academy?"

Smiling, An Yuanxi raised the cup before him and drank its contents in one gulp.

Xu Changhao’s face turned ashen as he said in a heavy voice, "Does peace and tranquility only exist when loose cultivators are exploited and oppressed by noble families, and by obstructing cultivators’ paths forward they mold a false harmony? Is this Cao Jinyu’s so-called righteousness?!"

"Commander Cao’s methods may not be exquisite, but at least they prevent the conflicts between two classes from becoming so sharp. Now look, the Unparalleled Academy has furnished beasts with claws and fangs, awakening their wild nature. Does brother Changhao know what will happen next?"

An Yuanxi held up his wine bowl halfway, grinned and said, "The Dragon Gates customized by the various sacred grounds and sects from Dayuan Peak have been delivered one after another. The quantities ordered by many sects far exceed their own needs, which means that there will soon be many imitators of the Unparalleled Academy. They will desperately deck out the beasts with claws and fangs, then let them slaughter each other to their hearts’ content!"

"For a Swordsman from Fierce Realm to be born, it requires thirty or even forty years of arduous cultivation. Yet to kill them, it only takes a few joint strikes or an accident. And what can the victors get in the end?"

"If the old noble families win, they will be severely weakened and then gnawed upon by other noble families or new powers attracted by the scent of blood. They might hold on, or they might not, lives will inevitably be lost—it’s a loss for the entire province."

"If the new powers win, that’s even better. After a brutal victory, they must still guard against covetous foreign enemies. As for restoring civilian life? Advancing production?"

"When survival is at stake, these long-term plans are meaningless. They will, in an even crueler manner, scrape together everything they can see and mobilize all forces to deal with potential upcoming conflicts."

"Those who have just stepped into transformation or even only possess Mortal Realm abilities will be pushed onto the battlefield, and the battle will become exceedingly brutal. Sometimes, just one battle can exhaust all the strong men in a town!"

"The land will become barren, craftsmen will turn into slave laborers, and as for civilization?"

"At that time, people will only believe in the swords in their hands. Such a magnificent spectacle of barbarism, how magnificent, everyone as fierce as dragons."

As he spoke, An Yuanxi stood up, a smile playing on his lips, raising his wine bowl to the moon, "A toast to this blood-soaked feast!"

"Crack."

The wine bowl cracked under his grip, and Xu Changhao stood up angrily: "What on earth are you trying to say!"

"What I’m saying is, what the Unparalleled Academy has done is nothing great at all. They’ve only given power to those with grievances in their hearts, without guiding the intent or sense of responsibility behind that power. This will inevitably brew a catastrophe that sweeps across the world!"

An Yuanxi coldly said, "The problem is, most people in the world cannot differentiate between good and evil. They see brutal criminals and denounce them as the epitome of evil, but the ones who empower the criminals are revered by them as the Supreme Holy Place, which is just laughable."

Xu Changhao clenched his fists tightly, staring directly into An Yuanxi’s eyes, and asked word by word, "So, what are you going to do about it?"

"Yuan Xi wishes to ask whether the Xu Clan from Yuanzhou stands behind the Unparalleled Academy, and the mysterious principal, what’s their background!"

An Yuanxi locked eyes with Xu Changhao, calmly saying, "If the Xu Clan from Yuanzhou intends to find a new method for becoming dragons in this ownerless land of Longzhou, then An Yuanxi shall turn around and leave, from henceforth no longer meddling in the affairs of the Unparalleled Academy. However, if the Xu Clan from Yuanzhou still harbors thoughts for the common people of the world, they’d best not allow themselves to be used as a pawn and have their lifetime of wisdom sent off to the grave!"