I Can See Your Combat Power
Chapter 1727 - 165: Divine Official Explains the Language

Chapter 1727: Chapter 165: Divine Official Explains the Language

The greatness of the An Clan need not be proclaimed by themselves; in that long era of darkness, the fiercest demonic beasts didn’t just occupy the richest forests and lakesides, they even soared above the ninth heaven.

For the Human Race, the greatest danger was the shade-covering, sun-blocking demonic birds.

The Feather Tribe, which revered the phoenix, would invariably lead to the extinction of a Human Race tribe whenever they left their nests to hunt.

In the Fierce Realm where martial artists were scarce, what could the Human Race use to resist the demonic beasts of the Feather Tribe that were just beginning to engage with Spiritual Power?

Back then, the sky was known as the Dark Sky; even on bright sunny days, no member of the Human Race dared to walk under the sun, not to mention engaging in agricultural activities like sowing seeds and planting rice.

Until an ancestor of the An Clan invented the God Shifting Technique using innate Spiritual Power, leading the whole clan to compete with the celestial demons, which slightly changed the situation.

Battle after battle, knowingly facing death yet refusing to retreat, shows the succession of many heroes from the An Clan.

Throwing everything into every battle doomed to fail was just to buy a little moving time for the clansmen.

[The sky for the Human Race was granted by the An Family.]

This is an ancient proverb from Zhongzhou, which in just a few words sums up the monumental achievements of the An Clan.

But since the great chaos in Zhongzhou and the resetting of the universe, the reputation of the An Clan has plummeted, especially between the Holy Lands and the sects.

Those allies who had once joined the An Clan in expelling the Demon Race are now saying behind their back that the An Clan has lost its True Heart, started deceiving under the guise of gods, or blessed by being the foremost in martial arts foundations of Xiehe, acted domineeringly.

As a disciple of the An Clan, to say that there isn’t any resentment in their hearts is impossible, but there is also no way to refute it.

Because as the saying goes, ’One’s own family knows one’s own affairs.’ Indeed, nowadays in Zhongzhou there truly exists a Heavenly Court, in the court are Divine Monarchs, divine generals, Divine Officials, and immortal guards, but how many clear-headed martial artists are there who, because of these titles, truly believe they are gods?

Thus, within the An Clan, there has always been a voice that thinks the family should give up this false pretense of being gods.

Because such talk might fool the ignorant common people but will be laughed at behind their backs by peers.

Originally, the power of the An Clan had advanced to the forefront of the various Holy Lands in Xiehe, but because of this issue, they were mocked and teased so much that they couldn’t raise their heads, which was truly a loss not worth the gain.

But what left people speechless was that this proposal was not accepted by the most outstanding members of the clan; the Divine Lord of the An Clan and Star Lord seemed to have fallen in love with their immortal status. Even some originally outstanding disciples of the An Clan who had sworn to change this situation joined the ranks of those pretending to be gods after their promotion.

This absurd scene was incomprehensible to many Holy Lands in Xiehe, especially to the An Clan itself.

As a representative of the outstanding disciples, this has been the greatest confusion in the heart of An Yuanxi so far.

But today, hearing his father, who is a Divine Official, talk about the path of the An Clan, he seemed to understand all the painstaking efforts of his predecessors.

If being misunderstood is the destiny of a leader, then the An Clan fears not the accusations of deceiving and impersonating gods.

Just seeing how today in Zhongzhou, the hearts of people from all realms are inclined towards goodness, with everyone holding the Heavenly Court as the highest faith and the foundations being first in Xiehe, one can know how successful the An Clan has been.

Compared to these concrete beauties, what are a few acidic remarks from outsiders!

The Feather God’s eyes shone, his heart rid of any doubts about his clan, yearning to immediately forge his spiritual body, seek the holy path, and soon ascend to the other shore, to reign over the Divine Court’s Star Palace!

However, this surging passion was invisible to others, as the Divine Official just went on recounting past events:

"Nowadays, everyone says our An Clan is domineering, but if we talk about being domineering, the Han Family doesn’t even compare."

"The An Clan may be domineering, yet it tolerates Buddha’s Country enjoying the most fertile lands of Zhongzhou, tolerates over a hundred sects occupying the spiritual mountains of Zhongzhou, tolerates noble families coming to the Divine Court seeking guidance and even doesn’t forbid them from passing down the divine scriptures."

"Yet, the Han Family’s dominance is different; they desire a world like an extension of their arm. Under the leadership of that madman Han Wu, they aim to integrate all of Xiehe’s power. They believe the world should be governed by the finest people, and all others merely need to follow."

"Without a doubt, in the eyes of the then Han Family, that finest person in Xiehe was Han Wu, and the sole voice of Xiehe, was the voice of the Han Family."

At this point, An Yuanjing paused, even after a thousand years, mentioning Han Wu’s wild notions still sent shivers down his spine.

Fortunately, those madmen were eventually stopped. The Divine Official softened his tone, and continued:

"In the Beast Taming Sect, there’s a theory that when the population of a certain beast type in an area surges, it will lead to the weakening of other groups. Once other groups keep weakening and the uncontrolled population of that species still does not decrease, the extinction of local species will begin. First, the weakest, followed by the slightly less weak, and finally, the only remaining species will also irreversibly head towards extinction."

"The same logic applies to human society. If Xiehe is left with only one voice, then all other noble families must decline. The ambition of the Han Family might indeed be to lead the Human Race toward a brighter future, but the sacrifice required is countless allies who fought side by side with them during the dark times."

"Therefore, it wasn’t our An Clan that betrayed the Han Family; it was the Han Family that abandoned all their old friends who fought alongside them! And this, this is the doomed path chosen by the Han Family."

"As for your statement that Xu Sheng admires Saint Han, that’s true. However, the mutual admiration between warriors doesn’t mean the Xu Clan agrees with the Han Family’s methods, their path."

"The Xu Clan has their own path, a path where everyone can be as powerful as a dragon, starting from Xu Sheng, the Xu Family firmly believes that the greatest strength lies hidden within seemingly ordinary individuals."

"That’s why Yuanzhou has the most free schools in all of Xiehe, free Foundation Building arenas, the most swordsmanship and martial arts dojos, and astonishingly plentiful and inexpensive food. As long as you are a person from Yuanzhou, no matter how remote the birthplace, you can find a martial arts dojo established by the Xu Family without leaving your village for Foundation Building. If awakening a bloodline, one can even rise in one leap, entering a Great City’s Yiren Pavilion in Yuanzhou, guided by a grand master of martial arts from the Holy Land."

"This is the fundamental reason why the Xu Clan can bring this barren land of Yuanzhou back into the ranks of the Holy Lands. They believe that governing should not be enforced by the Holy Lands, but that people should do it voluntarily, and what the Holy Lands should do is provide them with the basic resources and proper guidance."

"They think the best state of governance is not for subjects to see the Holy Land as a goal to surpass or an imaginary enemy, powerful only to overthrow and then ascend, but rather that there could be more and more noble families growing into new Holy Lands alongside them in Yuanzhou."

"That’s why, Yuan Xi, you see why it’s impossible for the Xu Clan to collude with the Han Family."

"The Han Family uses revenge against the Three Realms Holy Land as a signal to return to Xiehe, revealing an intent to follow a path opposite to that of the Xu Clan’s, fundamentally leaving no room for cooperation."

"Because the Xu Clan of Yuanzhou are the maintainers of order in Xiehe, Yuanzhou may indeed be a sanctuary for the remnants of the Han Clan, but as long as they show the slightest desire or attitude towards disrupting order, the Xu Clan will become the strongest wardens, curbing all of the Han Clan’s radical actions."

"The Xu Clan has the resolve and the strength, which is why the Divine Monarch said, ’The Xu Clan’s virtuous saints, will tolerate no chaos!’"

Upon hearing this, An Yuanxi felt somewhat astonished, but even more excited.

Although he was once a Divine Court Holy Child, that was only a title for the most outstanding youths in a certain period; in fact, he did not truly understand, much less control, the workings of the entire Divine Court.

But this visit to see the Divine Monarch, hearing his father discuss these matters of the Xiehe Holy Land, had aroused an unprecedented excitement in An Yuanxi, making him unable not to ask further, "And what about that phrase ’Unparalleled Great Peril’?"