My father is a Confucian sage, but the system forces me to be a crude warrior

Chapter 437 The New Member of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, Emperor Jianhong!
A sense of exhaustion, difficult to describe in words, washed over me.

"Pfft~"

Zeng Anmin sat weakly on the ground, his eyes were dark and his face was pale.

He was breathing heavily, too lazy to even move a finger.

It felt like my body had been hollowed out.

"This dragon transformation is still too much of a stretch for someone with third-grade combat strength."

Zeng Anmin's face showed a hint of bitterness as he looked up.

This dense forest has been reduced to ruins after his battle with Wang Dong.

It was impossible to tell that it was originally a dense forest; all that remained was a barren, gray landscape and Wang Dong's mangled limbs on the ground.

"A second-rank martial artist is still strong."

After a short rest, Zeng Anmin struggled to his feet, looking at the bloody scene on the ground with a solemn expression.

Back then, he killed Guan Tiansheng, a second-rank patriarch, and Shen Qiu, a second-rank array master, in Xiliu.

It's all thanks to my own cheat code.

It should be noted that Wang Dong, who is fighting him today, is not at his peak as a second-rank warrior.

The weapon-locking stone still proved to be of great use.

"If it weren't for the fact that the dragon transformation was too domineering, I would probably be dead today."

The image of Master Xu's smiling face appeared in Zeng Anmin's mind.

"Old Dog Xu".

His eyes gleamed with extreme coldness: "You're quite the schemer."

Now that things had come to this, he naturally knew what Master Xu was planning.

He simply wanted to fight Wang Dong to the death, or even perish together.

He even felt that all of this was planned by Master Xu.

"But no matter how much he planned, he never expected that I would have such a great increase in strength after transforming into a dragon."

Just as he was thinking.

I sensed a strange movement within my sea of ​​consciousness.

[Huang: Brothers, I'm leaving the capital soon. See you again someday! Zeng Anmin is really stubborn; he refuses to join our Heavenly Dao Alliance. But thankfully, I managed to lure Qi Dachun away from him, hehe.]

[Wild: Why aren't you guys saying anything?]

[Ara: Are you there? Are you there?]

[Wild: Is anyone here? Talk to me.]

……

Zeng Anmin's lips twitched.

If it weren't for my permission, would you have been able to take Dachun away?
Just as he was about to write something down.

Then a glaringly unfamiliar word appeared before my eyes.

"Yes, you speak."

……

As these words appeared.

Zeng Anmin's pupils suddenly dilated!
This was handwriting he had never seen before!
Although it was only four words, he knew that it definitely wasn't anyone from the Heavenly Dao Alliance!
Staring at the four words that appeared.

Zeng Anmin's face revealed an extreme coldness as he spoke, word by word:
"Jian, Hong, Di!!"

When members of the Heavenly Alliance chat, they deliberately add prefixes to their words.

His four words seemed to be just a test.

But it's already completely exposed!!

"It seems Princess Ning'an is dead."

Zeng Anmin squinted: "He also absorbed the true meaning of the Xihuang Diagram."

"It's just unknown whether he's in the second or third layer of restrictions."

really.

As these words appeared.

The entire group fell into an extreme silence.

No one is stupid.

Before Dao could even speak, Nan and the other two naturally received the news.

They didn't speak first.

Just as Zeng Anmin was pondering, a private message popped up.

[Nan: Quan Fu, you didn't write those four characters just now, did you?]

[North: No.]

[South: A stranger has entered the Heavenly Alliance! But I reacted quickly enough; after seeing those words, I immediately notified Huang, telling him not to reveal any flaws for the time being.]

If you see the south.

Zeng Anmin's gaze was solemn as he slowly nodded.

[North: My lady, if nothing unexpected happens, this newcomer is Emperor Jianhong.]

[South: Emperor Jianhong?!]

[North: This is a long story. Just pretend you don't know his identity and chat with him first.]

[Nan: Okay, I understand.]

Just like when Zeng Anmin first arrived.

Nan, Dao, and even Huang, after being reminded by Nan, knew not to talk too much for the time being, but they still told Emperor Jianhong some basic things about the Heavenly Dao Alliance.

Even if everyone was deeply shocked.

At this moment, everyone was hiding their immense shock.

"Could there be another Heavenly Dao Diagram?!"

This thought flickered in everyone's mind.

But neither of them brought it up.

I just kept it to myself.

As for Emperor Jianhong.

He gave himself a nickname.

[Jing: The Heavenly Alliance, huh? I understand.]

[Ara: Feel free to speak freely here from now on.]

He then remained silent for a long time.

"Whoo~"

They left the sea of ​​consciousness.

A sharp glint flashed in Zeng Anmin's eyes.

No one knows what he was thinking at that moment.

……

Deep in Shouyang Mountain.

Emperor Jianhong slowly opened his eyes.

The moment he opened his eyes, a captivating aura was revealed on his face.

"Heavenly Alliance!!"

"South, North, Wilderness, Path..."

"But... the Xi Huang Diagram, the Phoenix Soaring Diagram, the Sword Rising Diagram, the Taotie Diagram..."

"What I have in my hand is the Xi Huang Diagram, and the Ce Feng Diagram should, without a doubt, belong to the royal family of Nanjiang."

"The Sword Rising Diagram represents Taoism, while the Taotie Diagram represents the wilderness."

“They correspond to the Emperor, the South, the Way, and the Wilderness, respectively.”

"So that North..."

A glint of light flashed in Emperor Jianhong's eyes!
"No matter what, he must possess a treasure map that is no less valuable than these four Heavenly Dao Maps."

"I cannot easily deal with Nan, Dao, and Huang."

"But this Bei... if I can find his true identity and possess both of the two Heavenly Dao Diagrams, then who in this entire world can stop my sword?!"

The more you think.

Emperor Jianhong's eyes grew even sharper.

"Om!!"

The longsword in his hand seemed to sense his mood, emitting an extremely bright light.

"call!"

He got up and went outside.

Look up and gaze at the starry sky.

"I have absorbed all the medicinal power of the Seven Emotions Pill, and I am now only one step away from achieving the first rank!!"

He slowly closed his eyes and clenched his fist.

A strange buzzing sound rang out.

As he clenched his fist, the space around it distorted, even giving the impression of shattering.

"Next, we will summon heavenly lightning!!"

He suddenly opened his eyes and looked up, revealing his sharply defined jawline.

A slow smile crept onto her lips!
Without any hesitation, he moved his mind and in the blink of an eye, his figure disappeared in front of the house and headed deeper into Shouyang Mountain.

...Shortly after he disappeared, only a quarter of an hour later.

An old figure appeared out of nowhere.

Master Xu stared blankly into the distance.

That was the direction in which Emperor Jianhong had just disappeared.

His eyes were old and cloudy, yet they revealed a sense of having seen through the vicissitudes of time.

"Emperor Jianhong, hurry up, I can't wait any longer."

.........

At the summit of Shouyang Mountain, all was silent.

Emperor Jianhong stood atop the solitary peak.

The mountain wind swept past his bright yellow dragon robe, making a "whoosh" sound.

He stood tall and straight like a javelin, his gaze deep and focused.

Within his body, the immense true energy that had accumulated to its peak was transforming into an unstoppable torrent, violently impacting the invisible chasm that stretched between the second and first ranks.

Each impact caused the surrounding air to hum under immense pressure, and space itself seemed to distort slightly.

Suddenly, a chilling, deathly silence enveloped the world.

The previously noisy sounds of wind, insects, and even the mountain stream were instantly choked by an invisible giant hand.

The sky turned pitch black, and the moon, stars, and all the light and shadow that used to illuminate the night disappeared at this moment.

A muffled rumble, seemingly from ancient chaos, began to roll from deep within the clouds.

That wasn't just ordinary thunder; it was the slow brewing of ultimate destruction.

A heavy sense of oppression descended from the sky, gripping Jianhong Emperor at the summit and suffocating the entire mountain range.

"Boom—Crack!"

A blinding, thick, white bolt of lightning, as massive as a pillar supporting the sky, suddenly tore through the inky clouds!

It didn't strike straight down; instead, it twisted and leaped wildly high in the sky, like an ancient thunder dragon with the power to destroy the heavens and the earth!

…………

Zeng Anmin stared wide-eyed at the incredibly thick thunderbolt.

"Be good!"

He was no longer able to describe in words the destructive power it possessed.

"Gudong~"

He swallowed.

"I think I should run now."

At this moment, he understood everything!
Wang Dong is just a shield thrown out by Emperor Jianhong!
The one who's truly about to break through to the first rank is none other than that damned Emperor Jianhong!!!

"run!!"

Zeng Anmin knew that Master Xu had gone to find Emperor Jianhong.

But he knew even more clearly that at this moment, the probability of Master Xu winning against Emperor Jianhong was zero!

"Luckily, I had a backup plan. Master Xu, all your years of planning may be in vain!"

Zeng Anmin took a deep breath, and his figure flashed like lightning as he madly headed down Shouyang Mountain.

"While Emperor Jianhong is currently at a crucial juncture in his breakthrough, I'll take my men and run!"

"Run as far as you can."

"Master Xu, you should know your place."

…………

Nanshan.

Dean Shi, a second-ranked sub-saint, suddenly looked up.

His pupils dilated violently.

He looked out the window.

I looked up at the thundercloud on the horizon, which was filled with destructive power.

"That's... a... heavenly... tribulation?!"

Dean Shi, being a true successor of Confucianism and Taoism, could see through the clues in the sky with just one glance.

"It's Wang Dong?!"

"He's about to break through to the first rank?!"

Dean Shi's eyes shone with unparalleled joy!
He clenched his fists.

"Our great holy dynasty is destined to prosper!!!"

His voice was filled with extreme excitement!!!

…………

The lightning bolt locked onto the tiny figure on the summit who was trying to defy the heavens.

The next blow will be divine punishment!

At this critical moment.

Emperor Jianhong's eyes flashed with a sharp light; instead of fear, a resolute air of looking down upon all living beings emerged.

He suddenly raised his right foot and stomped hard on the ridge of Shouyang Mountain!
"Shouyang Dragon Vein, heed my command! Rise!!!"

A dragon's roar, originating from the deepest part of the earth, exploded out!
The entire Shouyang Mountain trembled violently.

"Buzz!"

A vast and unparalleled golden light burst forth from every corner of the mountain!

This is the materialized power of a dragon vein, which embodies the fortune of a thousand-year dynasty and the essence of the earth's virtue!

The golden light converged at an extreme speed, instantly rushing to the summit.

A hundred feet above Emperor Jianhong's head, a golden dragon of indescribable size condensed!
Its massive size completely envelops the main peak of Shouyang Mountain!

The golden scales are not a physical object, but rather composed of countless mysterious and complex golden runes.

These runes flowed, combined, and evolved wildly, forming an indestructible golden light shield that covered an area of ​​dozens of miles.

When the pale white lightning bolt, powerful enough to destroy everything, finally gathered its strength, it tore through the sky and crashed down fiercely towards the peak where Emperor Jianhong was located.

The golden light curtain that enveloped the entire mountain suddenly lit up!

"Boom——"

There was no earth-shattering explosion, no violent energy clash.

The terrifying lightning bolts, powerful enough to split mountains, vanished the moment they touched the golden light barrier, as if they had sunk into the sea!
The mysterious runes flowing on the light screen flickered wildly, generating a strange distortion and concealment force.

This curtain, constructed from the power of the dragon vein and imbued with the ultimate principles of heaven and earth, vanished the enormous lightning pillar into nothingness.

More importantly.

This layer of golden light, along with the enormous phantom of the golden dragon, seemed to have "erased" the entire Shouyang Mountain from this world!

It isolated the intense energy generated when Emperor Jianhong broke through, thus obscuring the perception of the Heavenly Dao!

His location, along with his surroundings, suddenly became blurred, as if it had vanished into the void and completely disappeared under the lock of the rules of heaven and earth!
Finally, the condensed lightning flickered a few times unwillingly before slowly dissipating.

Like a ferocious beast that has failed to find its prey, carrying the lingering urge of resentment...

The suffocating feeling that had been weighing on my heart melted away like ice and snow, slowly dissipating.

The dragon veins fell silent once more, as if they had never awakened.

…………

At the summit, the smoke and dust had dissipated.

Emperor Jianhong remained standing in the same spot, his robes billowing in the shockwaves from the dragon vein, yet without a trace of scorch marks.

He slowly opened his tightly closed eyes.

"Om-"

An indescribable, powerful aura suddenly swept out from him!
The air seemed to freeze around him, the light seemed to be swallowed by his figure, and the rocks beneath his feet groaned under the weight of his weight.

The first-grade realm, the pinnacle of martial arts, has been achieved!
He slowly raised his hand, his five fingers loosely clenched.

Without using any true energy, this simple movement alone caused the space around his palm to emit a faint, crackling sound, like glass shattering!
"The secrets of heaven are obscured, the thunder of heaven is scattered..."

"I have achieved the highest rank!! Celestial Master Xu!! I am coming to find you!!"

Emperor Jianhong's voice carried an air of ultimate exhilaration.

His loud laughter echoed throughout the heavens and earth!

So many years of forbearance.

At that moment, it all transformed into sweet rain to nourish his heart!
"Finally done."

"My legs are numb from waiting."

"These young people have no respect for their elders at all."

A voice sounded.

Upon hearing this voice, Emperor Jianhong felt a tremor run through the very depths of his soul!

He looked up expressionlessly.

Directly ahead, Master Xu's figure was leisurely, slowly, and gradually drifting over.

His aged face, smiling, looked at Emperor Jianhong, every wrinkle on his face exuding an unparalleled eeriness.

"The stone prepared for Wang Dong was broken; it was meant to trick a fool."

"But what I have prepared for you is the Martial Locking Stone, which I have meticulously crafted over a thousand years, using countless rare and precious materials."

"You must be very happy, hehe."

Master Xu gently reached out, and a stone emanating a black aura appeared in Emperor Jianhong's eyes.

(End of this chapter)