I Can See Your Combat Power
Chapter 1728 - 166: The Peerless Malevolence

Chapter 1728: Chapter 166: The Peerless Malevolence

An Yuanjing originally wanted to discuss the paths to Buddha’s Country and the Beast Taming Sect, but seeing An Yuanxi’s impatience, naturally shifted the topic.

"In this world, there are too few things that are absolutely right or absolutely wrong. Most of the time, there is beauty in bad deeds, and unpleasantness in good ones. Just like your just-now hypothesis—although it differs from the Divine Monarch’s judgment, this doesn’t mean there isn’t something worth pondering. And ’Unparalleled Great Peril’ is the Divine Monarch’s affirmation for you!"

The answer from the Bright Divine Official brought An Yuanxi a surprise as if regained something precious, and he eagerly asked, "Does the Divine Monarch also think that the Unparalleled Institute’s dean is a strong figure from the Han Family?"

"Who the Unparalleled Institute’s dean is, that’s a matter of concern for Dutian Heavenly King, while the vision of the Bright is focused on a higher place."

"A higher place?"

Not understanding the implications of the reply, An Yuanxi asked directly, "Could it be that the Unparalleled Academy is more perilous than I imagine?"

"Whether it’s dangerous or not depends on the composition of this academy and its purpose."

The Bright Divine Official replied with a smile, "If the academy was established with the support of the Xu Clan of Yuanzhou, then there would be no danger. But if not, this institution that garnered supreme renown in just a few short years, even for the Divine Court, would be a ground of great peril!"

"A ground of great peril? Unparalleled Academy?"

An Yuanxi’s face was filled with disbelief, "How could it be possible that this Red Cloud Mountain’s modest estate, the tiny ground of not more than ten acres, could be a threat to the sacred lands?"

The words of the Bright Divine Official were too incredible, causing An Yuanxi to be instinctively argumentative.

But the man wearing the magnificent Divine Robe was not angered; instead, he spoke calmly and deeply, "Do not be fooled by appearances. Jianmu, which will block out the sky, was once just a seed the size of a grain. What Unparalleled Academy looks like now is not important; what’s important is what they are doing."

"Although An Yushu is a top-tier cultivation genius, he is not the best candidate to lead the patrol of Dutian Heavenly King. If Commander Cao were still here, he would definitely have targeted Unparalleled Academy as a key priority."

The Bright Divine Official spoke with certainty, yet it left An Yuanxi even more puzzled, "Son truly cannot see what threat Unparalleled Academy poses, please enlighten me, father."

"Yuan Xi, how many people in Zhongzhou do you think believe that the An Clan is divine?"

Instead of answering directly, An Yuanjing asked a seemingly unrelated question.

The Feather God thought carefully about his travels in Zhongzhou and the information reported by the patrols, and answered, "The vast majority in Zhongzhou believe the An Clan to be divine, and the Heavenly Court to be the realm of gods."

"Then what do you think—are we humans, or gods?"

An Yuanjing asked with a laugh, playfully winking.

This simple question might have been the hardest for the disciples of the An Family, but after the previous discussion, An Yuanxi was now confident in his answer.

"Disciples of the An Clan are people who shoulder divine responsibilities!"

"So, we are still, humans."

The Bright Divine Official smiled and placed his hand on his son’s shoulder, saying, "This is the power of indoctrination. It can turn the bad into good, the false into true. Those deeply rooted indoctrinations in people’s hearts will shine brilliantly no matter how much time passes. Regardless of one’s birth or final achievements, indoctrination is the rule buried in people’s hearts. So now can you understand the vile nature of Unparalleled Academy?"

An Yuanxi had an epiphany and then coldly said, "Martial Saint Mountain has sealed itself off, and now Dragon Continent is land without a master; what Unparalleled Academy is doing is contending for the right to set rules in people’s hearts on this ownerless land. If the academy was set up on the orders of the Xu Family, that would naturally put them in charge. If not, then the force behind Unparalleled Academy is the new challenger to the saintly lands and sects in the mortal world!"

"My son understands what needs to be done!"

With a bow of his hands and a murderous aura, the Feather God left a word and was about to turn around and leave the Bright Divine Temple.

Watching his son hastily leave, the Bright Divine Official shook his head with a smile and turned to walk toward the divine throne.

In the temple, now devoid of light, silence returned as if nothing had ever disturbed it.

...

Dragon Continent Calendar, Year 1795, middle of October

After several exhausing attempts to appease concerns, the relationship between the Dean and the Acting Dean had once again become as harmonious as water.

The work of Unparalleled Academy also continued in an orderly manner. Externally, the reports from the Wind Media Organization they dispatched were continuously victorious; internally, the City Hall began to reorganize the composition of the city’s population. After that turmoil, the citizens of Unparalleled City developed an inexplicable sense of pride and fearlessness.

Ordinary people dared to argue with wandering martial artists—no longer a scene exclusively belonging to Yuanzhou. In this city protected by the Unparalleled Code, a new landscape was gradually taking shape.

And this was the last piece of good news for Unparalleled Academy; before November arrived, the world dealt Unparalleled a heavy blow.

The Qiyao Temple, Wuji Mansion, Evil King Palace, Yulin Pavilion, and other notable institutions of Dragon Continent declared the establishment of subsidiary institutions one after another, offering teachings in advanced techniques such as the Thunder Formula, Spiritual Path practices, Mirroring Technique, Formation arts, and even methods to test spiritual aptitude surpassing the five-turn Dragon Gate of Da Lin City.

Upon this announcement, ninety percent of the disciples queued up for spirit testing in Da Lin were instantly diverted.

Although Unparalleled Academy had young students sent from the Xu Clan and had built a good reputation with the large number of scholars graduating in recent years, it’s not surprising to see a change of choice when the sects truly enter the fray.

After all, these academies teach the subjects that the sects are most proficient at—these are sects!

For the independent cultivators who have suffered through the hardships of pondering and thinking, a sect is what they dream of.

If they had to choose today between Unparalleled Academy and a sect’s subsidiary institution, the vast majority of them wouldn’t even hesitate.

These experienced cultivators, who have tasted the coldness of human relationships, would not make a biased choice based on sentimentality; they would resolutely move towards their goals.

Although the entry of several major sects of Dragon Continent into the fray brought significant changes to the chaotic state of Dragon Continent, those independent cultivators who were previously eager to cause trouble all headed towards the subsidiary institutions to try their luck.

After all, the subsidiary institutions of the sects were more imposing than Unparalleled Academy. They not only recruited disciples from before the Fierce Realm but also accepted those who had already completed their Foundation Building.

There was a specialized process to test whether they had a talent for specific techniques, and as long as one passed a single test, they could have the possibility of joining a sect, which for independent cultivators, was akin to ascending to the heavens in one step.

And such events were not limited to Dragon Continent. Many of the Superior Heavenly Sects from Zhongzhou also began to send out signals of wanting to establish subsidiary institutions, only they didn’t choose to situate them in the same location as the sects in Zhongzhou. Instead, they staked claims in various places across Dragon Continent, the southern skies, and Yuanzhou, with an aggressive momentum.

What was even more surprising, each of these sects were recruiting students, all of them had methods to test spiritual aptitude, and they specifically pointed out that their tools were more sophisticated than the Five-turn Dragon Gate of Unparalleled Academy.

Suddenly, disparaging Unparalleled Academy seemed to become a habit; any Wind Media Organization that promoted a subsidiary institution would belittle Unparalleled Academy as though the promotion wouldn’t count if they didn’t.

Under such an atmosphere, the reputation that Unparalleled Academy had accumulated over the years was completely destroyed in a very short time.