Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 1357: Nine Two Zero scolds the great Confucian scholar

Outside Dongguan, Jiang Chen’s eyes shimmered with the illusory reflection of the sun and moon, from which two divine rays burst forth, piercing the area ahead.

It was his gaze that the ancient scholars within felt.

These scholars, whose strength could compare with that of an Innate Dao Sovereign, should not have been able to sense Jiang Chen’s presence. Yet, this was Dongguan, a place housing countless classic texts of sages.

With the blessing of the sages’ wisdom, these scholars’ abilities were heightened beyond their usual limits, their perceptions grown incredibly sensitive, which allowed them to detect Jiang Chen’s gaze instantly.

"Who’s there?"

Following a thunderous shout, the six scholars inside Dongguan burst forth all at once.

In an instant, six streams of righteous qi soared into the sky, transforming midair into beautiful landscapes, the sun, moon, and stars, or vast rivers, continuously surging.

A scholar’s heart embraces all under the heavens, as a Saint’s heart embraces all living beings.

Thus, when the scholars’ righteous qi manifested, it took the form of sun, moon, and stars in the sky and of mountains and rivers on the ground, possessing endless authority.

"Interesting!"

Jiang Chen was being attacked by righteous qi for the first time and, observing the six approaching streams of green qi, his eyes gleamed with amusement.

The Confucian, essential to humanity!

Righteous qi, the rightful qi of heaven and earth, destroys all evil spirits.

"Subdue!"

With a single thought, the supremely noble imperial aura burst forth from within Jiang Chen, its dominance reaching the extreme, making all things between heaven and earth submit before it.

Even the righteous qi proclaimed as the upright qi of heaven had to submit before Jiang Chen’s overwhelmingly dominant imperial aura, daring not to resist.

What defines an emperor?

He reigns over all things, supremely noble!

Jiang Chen was the Star Lord and also Emperor Ziwei, wielding the most overpowering and eminent power in the world. Unless faced with a being of equal status, all powers must submit to him.

"What?"

Seeing the righteous qi behave like tame lambs in front of Jiang Chen, clustering around him, the six scholars were dumbfounded.

This was the first time they had seen righteous qi act in such a manner. Was this not the utmost pure force between heaven and earth, now subdued by a person?

In the past, the righteous qi was invincible against enemies. No matter what being or power it faced, it reduced them to nothing more than chickens or dogs, utterly powerless.

Thus, for the scholars, dealing with foes was very straightforward: there was no need to recite the various classics or the Saint’s teachings—just a single shout of the vast and powerful righteous qi could crush any adversary.

A scholar’s thunderous shout could slay an Innate Heavenly Demon, repel an Innate Heavenly Demon Sovereign. If one shout was not enough, then two, three. If even three shouts were insufficient, it was time to fight with all they had.

An enemy not felled by three shouts from a scholar meant that no number of stratagems would suffice, no Saint’s teachings would impact them. The only option left was to ignite their lifeblood and draw upon the River of righteous qi.

This was the Confucian Dao, direct and simplistic in its approach to adversaries. If they could fight, they fought; if they could not, they exchanged life for life.

Forever charging forward, sacrificing oneself for righteousness!

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"Who are you, sir?"

Forcing themselves to calm down, the elder among the scholars addressed Jiang Chen. Before ascertaining Jiang Chen’s identity and intent, they did not need to resort to extreme measures and fight him to the death.

"Haha, who am I?"

"I am the ruler of this land, the king of the Human Race, the supreme being between heaven and earth."

Laughing out loud, Jiang Chen replied with utmost confidence, for he spoke an absolute truth.

"Are you the Emperor of the Nine Heavens?"

One of the scholars gave Jiang Chen a few glances, feeling a sense of familiarity. Stepping forward for a closer look, he finally recognized him, unable to help but exclaim in astonishment.

Within the Great Han territory, temples to the Emperor of the Nine Heavens were everywhere, inside which statues of Jiang Chen could be found, bearing an exact resemblance to him. Thus, it was no surprise that he was recognized.

"You’re mistaken, as one of the Human Race, you should address me as your king!" Jiang Chen corrected him.

"Human King? There has been no Human King after three generations! In the world today, there is only the Emperor of Great Han, there is no Human King," a younger scholar interjected his argument.

The other scholars, though silent, shared the sentiment through their demeanor, also showing disbelief in Jiang Chen’s identity.

This was normal; the Human Race had not seen a Human King for far too long, and the world had long forgotten the Human King’s majesty and image.

"Whether I am or not isn’t up to your words to decide. It’s up to the Fate of the Human Race to determine, and you do not speak for the Fate of the Human Race."

Jiang Chen smirked lightly, releasing a hint of the Human King’s oppressive aura.

Instantly, the six scholars felt an irresistible force envelop them, their spirits subdued in a flash, barely restraining the urge to worship Jiang Chen.

At that moment, in the hearts of the six scholars arose a single thought—that the man before them was the supreme ruler of the Human Race, destined to lead the Human Race to glory.

"Human King!"

Unintentionally, the six issued a collective gasp. Alarm bells then rang in their minds, pulling their thoughts from the daze, returning to their senses.

However, even though they regained their composure, the expressions on the faces of the six scholars were bitter as they had come to realize that their treasured righteous qi was ineffective against Jiang Chen.

The righteous qi, as the rectitude of heaven, was subject to various constraints, unable to harm those with just hearts.

Jiang Chen was Emperor Ziwei, the supreme being of heaven and earth. Having restored the Boundless Starry Sky, his Merit was immeasurable.

He was the very embodiment of the righteous path, the savior of heaven and earth. Every action he took was in harmony with righteousness. How could righteous qi possibly harm him?