Chapter 1210: Chapter 55: What, You Dare Refuse a Toast? (3/3)

“Cang Linzu? I know about it.” An Jing smiled, causing the Virtuous King to be slightly taken aback, “You know? But don’t care?”

An Jing seemed very relaxed, “General Gu and Cang have their own judgments.”

The relationship between the Heavenly Mandate and the Companion Star is something virtually unknown in this world. Even past Heavenly Mandates have left no relevant records. Cang Linzu was originally sent as his vanguard to scout the Imperial Capital, but in the eyes of others, it probably seemed like he had ulterior motives.

But what the Virtuous King said next surprised An Jing a bit: “His Majesty has privately decided to meet with General Gu soon…and even specifically wants to meet Mr. Can.”

“The Emperor?” An Jing was mildly stunned, “He’s really free… or not.”

Squinting his eyes, An Jing mused, “Wait… if others don’t know about the relationship between the Heavenly Mandate and the Companion Star, that’s one thing. But if I’m not mistaken, the Great Chen Dynasty, which seized the Heavenly Mandate of ‘Ex Nihilo’, might… does the Little Emperor know its secrets?”

“Interesting. Does he want to see Cang, or to meet me in advance? Stirring up such waves both openly and covertly, does he intend to take advantage of this to secretly achieve his ends…”

“This Little Emperor might not be underestimated, huh.”

Meanwhile, because the conversation between the Virtuous King and An Jing had many points they did not deliberately avoid, especially keywords like ‘Great Chen representative’, ‘cooperation between the Imperial Court and the Bright Mirror Sect’, and ‘Emperor’, everyone looked at An Jing either in surprise or curiosity.

“Is that An Jing? This generation’s [Heavenly Destiny Natural Master]? Truly an extraordinary presence!”

“The Great Chen didn’t send someone with Emperor’s Blood this time, but rather a Mountain Master?”

“No, the person beside him with the Mysterious Pupil Golden Eye… isn’t that the Commandery Princess who defected from the Great Chen?”

“Tsk, the relationship of the Imperial Court is indeed unlike our Sects, truly deeply rooted and incredibly complex! How did An Jing manage to collaborate with the Imperial Court and appease that Commandery Princess?”

Many gazes converged with differing attitudes, curious scrutiny, playful hostility, undercurrents of ambition, inadvertent probing, and instinctive rejection, all merged into a substantial force.

Not to mention, at this grand banquet, many of the attending Heaven’s Chosen were already releasing their aura and Law Domain, contending for higher positions, layering like ocean currents, with various oppressions and presences surging towards An Jing’s location!

To be targeted by thousands, yet end without injury! Although it wasn’t an intentional siege, without matching strength, an ordinary Martial Artist, after gaining such attention, would undoubtedly be thrown into chaos by the impact of these Law Domains, utterly embarrassing and losing face.

But An Jing was different.

He noticed the surging undercurrents yet remained calmly seated, merely raising his hand to lift the wine cup in his hand.

In the wine cup, the Ice Tide Nectar swayed slightly, and invisibly, the power of the ‘Heavenly Punishment Bitter Realm’ Cave Heaven gathered. This encompassed An Jing’s Martial Arts, Immortal Path, Feather Transformation Dao, and Pocket World Technique, embodying the essence of his great success, transforming into a ‘Law Domain’ condensed upon the wine cup!

Then, he extended his hand, looking towards all the Heaven’s Chosen projecting their gaze, Law Domain, and power, and ‘clinked glasses’ from a distance!

Clang——!

A clear and resonant sound like the tremor of steel and the unsheathing of a Divine Sword rang out, resonating in the ears and minds of all Martial Artists present who had released their Law Domain!

In the next instant, the surging, invisible Law Domain undercurrent mixed with countless wills and powers seemed to crash into an immovable Divine Mountain or onto an unbreakable reef!

Clap——

No sound at all.

Yet everyone could hear a clear, crisp sound like glass shattering or a balloon being pricked.

Invisibly, the vast wave of the Law Domain centered on An Jing suddenly crumbled, rolled back, scattered, and exploded into countless invisible ‘shards’!

——What?!

Witnessing this, everyone was immediately surprised, and soon, many unprepared Heaven’s Chosen had their expressions change drastically. The defense they instinctively released was reflected back with such incredible momentum that they couldn’t help but stagger, their blood qi surging within, even feeling dizzy, almost falling to the ground!

By the time they managed to suppress the raging Spiritual Fiend Blood Qi inside them and looked up again at An Jing, who was smiling and drinking slowly, their gazes were as if they were looking at a monster!

“This foundation… is it a human-shaped Divine Wood?”

Among all present, only a small group could remain unmoved amidst this vast shockwave. Whether because of quick reflexes or incredibly deep foundations, in the instant of An Jing’s Law Domain reflection, they had already prepared themselves, either gripping the sword hilt, holding a seal in their hands, or silently deploying a cultivation technique to directly withstand the force.

Their actions resembled raising an invisible cup, echoing An Jing’s gesture of ‘clinking glasses’ from afar.

Even so, as the rare ‘clinkers’, they were extremely shocked in their hearts, “The solidity of this Law Domain… is he human?”

It was at this very moment that a delayed group had just stepped upon the three thousand cloud steps, arriving at the banquet platform.

“Damn, who the hell is in such a bad mood?”

The leader, dust-covered, wore only a thin short shirt exposing bronze muscles, his figure like a tower. His eyes were like an eagle’s but without any oppressive air, instead exuding a straightforward and simple aura.

This leader looked puzzled, having just entered and being struck by An Jing’s momentum, instinctively grabbed a large axe from his back, using the axe face to block, “A show of power? Is there a penalty for being late?”

The giant axe had an ancient and rough design, materials appeared stony or iron-like, accompanied by a clangorous resonance. He too blocked the recoil of the momentum.

“Jingming Sect, [Mo Kongche]!”

Someone recognized his identity, and Mo Kongche put away his large axe, naturally lifting his head to meet An Jing’s gaze, eyes lighting up, “It’s you! An Jing!”

Just one look and he totally forgot the previous irritation, laughing heartily, “So strong, what an incredible Law Domain! Truly worthy of my idol!”

“Huh?”

An Jing also watched him curiously. Mo Kongche, being swept by the wave in an almost ambush-like situation, could defend against it with the fastest speed, proving his prowess in combat skills to be extremely refined, both in raw strength and reaction speed at a state of mastery.

But who would’ve thought that he would be a… devotee of his?

Mo Kongche took broad steps forward, his voice extraordinarily loud, carelessly disregarding the nearly thousand fellow Martial Artists present, happily said: “Kanming Demon Destruction, Lijiang Town Disaster! Even in the Mingjing Nirvana War, you defeated many Heavenly Demons! Clearly a Nature Master, yet your feats in Demon Destruction far exceed those of us Jingming Sect Martial Artists!”

“Good brother, how did you find so many Demon Leaders, and kill them all? You must teach me!”

——A martial fanatic indeed.

Such forthright language could only come from those in the demon-exterminating Jingming Sect. An Jing didn’t mind this attitude and smiled while raising his cup, “Alright, when we meet during the trial, I’ll explain it all to you.”

He could sense the man bore no ill will towards him, but was eager to cross swords.

“True.” Mo Kongche glanced around at everyone present, casually finding a spot to sit with his team, yet his gaze remained fixated on An Jing, full of anticipation.

“That guy, the axe on his back, is a Heavenly Sword, and he’s a ‘Heavenly Sword Master’, no wonder his attitude towards you is special.” Fuxie spoke, causing An Jing to curiously ask, “Does an axe count as a Heavenly Sword too?”

“As long as it’s long and can chop people, it counts.”

At this time, after this unseen clash, An Jing single-handedly subdued the momentum of the entire scene. The atmosphere on the banquet platform also changed accordingly, and those who were previously scrutinizing and probing now only wore looks of astonishment and gravity, while other prideful Heaven’s Chosen had to take it seriously too.

Watching An Jing raise his cup again, almost everyone involuntarily raised their wine cups; the entire momentum of the scene was virtually dominated by An Jing.

Heavenly Mandate, truly living up to the name!