novel against the - Chapter 2084

Chapter 2084: Thunder

Meng Jianxi’s brows furrowed sharply: “Meng Jianyuan, my patience has its limits. If you continue like this……”

“Jianxi Shenzi,” Yun Che spoke calmly, “If I were you, after diligently serving in the Weaving Dreams Divine Kingdom for a hundred years, finally securing the title of Shenzi. But then, one day, Meng Jianyuan suddenly descends from the heavens, not only without any merit, but also inferior in every aspect, yet is to be appointed as a Shenzi equal to yourself……I would certainly be unwilling as well.”

“Since you’re unwilling, then advise the Divine Lord, speak frankly that Meng Jianyuan is unworthy. You can find a hundred reasons why the Weaving Dreams Divine Kingdom doesn’t need a second Shenzi, and a hundred reasons why Meng Jianyuan is unworthy of being a Shenzi………honestly and openly. No one will think you’re wrong, nor will they think you’re inadequate.”¹

Yun Che narrowed his eyes slightly: “After all, as a Shenzi, one should have the ambition to defend one’s position, as well as appropriate judgment, confidence, and ambition.”

“But unfortunately………………” Yun Che shook his head, his face full of disappointment and regret: “While you have your people jointly pressuring your Divine Father, you secretly arrange extremely despicable methods to try and brand me with a mark of shame, to make my enthronement a day of disgrace, truly malicious………yet you shout about brotherhood and mutual support, showcasing your broad-mindedness and cultivation.”²

“Why bother?” Yun Che’s gaze carried undisguised sarcasm: “You could clearly be an honest and outspoken Weaving Dreams Shenzi, why do you have to make yourself so hypocritical and ugly?”

“Oh, right!” Yun Che suddenly leaned closer, the disdain in his eyes like steel needles piercing Meng Jianxi’s eyes: “I suddenly thought of a very harsh saying: Some people could be innocent, yet they insist on being a whore; having become a whore, they still want to set up a moral archway……Shenzi Jianxi, do you have any insights on this saying?”³

The hearts of almost everyone present stopped abruptly……This was not just a merciless tearing of faces, it was a complete and utter humiliation. Not to mention that this grand occasion was witnessed by the Divine Lord, the various Dream Masters, and countless others; even in the smallest, darkest corner, who would dare to speak such vulgar and vicious words to the Weaving Dreams Shenzi?

“Unconscionable! Unconscionable!!” Meng Cangji roared, his anger completely justified. He looked at Yun Che, his soul pressure overwhelming: “Meng Jianyuan, do you know what a great crime it is to insult and slander my Weaving Dreams Shenzi!”

“Joke!” Yun Che sneered: “If Shenzi Jianxi hasn’t done it, then I am indeed insulting and slandering him. But if he has done it, then I’m merely stating a fact, how does that become insult and slander? If it’s considered an insult, isn’t Shenzi Jianxi insulting himself??”

“Meng Jianyuan,” Meng Jianxi’s voice was low, but his expression remained relatively calm: “You’ve successfully angered me.”

“You say I’m inconsistent in my words and actions, and use underhanded methods, but what proof do you have! Without proof, it’s all just your dirty assumptions………or even deliberate slander. Do you know that this doesn’t harm me, but yourself!”

Even if Yun Che tore everything apart, even if everyone believed him under his guidance……he could never produce real proof.

“Proof?? Simple.” Yun Che casually pointed to An Zhiming who was standing there: “Just cast ‘Falling Dream’ on him.”⁴

Meng Jianxi’s expression didn’t change, but countless fine red lines instantly cracked at the edges of his eyes.

“Shouyuan.”

With a low call from Yun Che, Meng Shouyuan’s figure appeared behind him like a ghost.

Yun Che pointed at An Zhiming, whose face was dark and uncertain: “Cast Falling Dream on him.”

“Yes!!” Meng Shouyuan obeyed without hesitation, releasing his soul power, directly enveloping An Zhiming.

“Stop!!” A roar exploded, Meng Shouyuan’s Falling Dream power was completely stopped. Meng Xuanji retracted her arm and said in a deep voice: “Meng Jianyuan, you’ve lost your memory, you’ve completely forgotten that ‘Falling Dream’ is a forbidden power in our Weaving Dreams Divine Kingdom, it cannot be used unless it’s a matter of great importance!”

“Forbidden?” Yun Che sneered: “I only heard that the greatest taboo of Dream power is that it must never be used on the same clan. An Zhiming is from a subordinate territory, and doesn’t bear the surname ‘Meng,’ so he’s not related to the same clan.”

“Besides, this is to prove Shenzi Jianxi’s innocence. So, Shenzi Jianxi’s innocence isn’t considered a big deal in your eyes?”

Meng Xuanji’s face stiffened slightly, and she said sharply: “Once a person falls into a dream, it’s equivalent to exposing everything, with no secrets or dignity left! Although An Zhiming is not a person of the Divine Kingdom, he is also a subject of the Divine Kingdom! Our great Weaving Dreams Divine Kingdom, how can we trample on the dignity of an innocent junior in front of everyone! Wouldn’t that make all beings in the world laugh and scorn us!”

“Oh, so in Dream Master Xuanji’s eyes, Shenzi Jianxi’s innocence is far less important than the dignity of a citizen of a subordinate nation? Haha, hahahaha!” Yun Che laughed loudly: “Shenzi Jianxi, did you hear that? This Dream Master Xuanji, in order to protect the dignity of a prince of a small country, would rather sacrifice your ‘innocence.’ The Shenzi you are, is truly pathetic and laughable……”

Meng Jianxi slowly gritted his teeth, the cracks in his eyes rapidly spreading.

Yun Che’s voice suddenly stopped. He looked at An Zhiming, suddenly enlightened: “Oh~~ Dream Master Xuanji, I understand. Logically, even if the master of the Dream Palace is foolish, they wouldn’t say such ridiculous words. Unless……”

He pointed at An Zhiming: “This self-proclaimed An Zhiming, is he perhaps the illegitimate son of Dream Master Xuanji!”

“You!!” Meng Xuanji’s eyes bulged, and her blood almost instantly reversed its flow.

“Pfft…………………………” Dian Jiu Zhi had endured it again and again, but his mouth kept twitching.

Yun Che said with an air of understanding: “If it weren’t for this reason, I really can’t think of any reason why a Dream Palace Master would say such an incredibly foolish joke. Shouyuan, what do you think?”

Meng Shouyuan calmly agreed: “What the young master said is very true.”

“Jianyuan Di Zi!” An Zhiming suddenly roared at this moment, breaking the awkward situation between Meng Jianxi and Meng Xuanji: “Dream Master Xuanji is right, although I am a humble person, I also have dignity. But those with dignity cannot easily accept being ‘Falling Dream’ed in front of so many people for a fabricated reason.”

“Unless……” He gritted his teeth secretly, suddenly stepped forward, his Xuan light flashing, raising a silver long spear: “My daring challenge is to challenge Jianyuan Di Zi. If Jianyuan Di Zi wants me to willingly accept Falling Dream, then defeat me fairly……Of course, if Jianyuan Di Zi doesn’t dare, and wants to forcibly cast Falling Dream……”

His eyes quickly turned blood red, like blood: “I, An Zhiming, would rather kill myself than accept it!”

Yun Che looked at him sideways……He was forced to exchange his life for the lives of his entire clan. It’s pitiful.

“Good.” Facing An Zhiming’s almost desperate gaze, Yun Che slowly nodded: “Then, as you wish.”

Seeing him readily agree, An Zhiming’s breath visibly eased.

The expressions of Meng Cangji, Meng Xuanji, and others, who had previously looked extremely ugly, instantly shone with strange light.

Especially Meng Jianze, he was almost excited to stand up. The people selected by him under Meng Jianxi’s orders, although not belonging to the Weaving Dreams Divine Kingdom, all possessed top-tier talent. Among them, An Zhiming was the best.

He was completely certain that among all the subordinate territories of the Weaving Dreams Divine Kingdom, at the level of a third-level Divine Master, no one was An Zhiming’s opponent.

And “Meng Jianyuan,” in their perception, had been wandering outside for a hundred years, without any resources, support, or strong individuals to help him consolidate his foundation after each breakthrough. His cultivation techniques and Xuan skills must be inferior……perhaps not even as good as an ordinary third-level Divine Master in the mortal world, how could he compare with An Zhiming?

“However……” Yun Che’s tone suddenly changed. Just when everyone thought he was going to find some excuse, he pointed to behind An Zhiming: “You’ve arranged nine people, if they come out one by one, it’s too troublesome, let’s just have them all come at once.”

“Although I’m not yet a Weaving Dreams Shenzi, time is precious!”

These words caused an uproar. Meng Jinghai directly sneered: “Meng Jianyuan, have you gone mad?”

While everyone was surprised or scoffing, Meng Kongchan’s eyes shone brightly. He suddenly raised his hand, and with several overlapping screams, the eight third-level Divine Masters previously pointed out by Yun Che were simultaneously pulled into the arena by an irresistible force, standing side-by-side with the stunned An Zhiming.

“Yuan’er,” Meng Kongchan said calmly: “I’ll only ask you once, are you sure you want to fight all nine of them at the same time?”

“Of course.” Yun Che turned around, responding without a moment’s hesitation: “As a man, one should be true to one’s words and actions, and keep one’s word! Otherwise, what’s the difference between us and those hypocritical and ugly people?”

Click……Meng Jianxi clearly heard the sound of his teeth cracking.

“Good!” Meng Kongchan slowly nodded: “All of you attack together, and use your full strength. If you win, there will only be rewards, no punishment. But if you dare not use your full strength……you will be severely punished!”

The Divine Lord’s words carried immense weight! It also made the already surprised crowd even more bewildered.

“Obey the Divine Lord’s order!” An Zhiming responded loudly. He seemed to want to end this quickly, the Xuan light around his spear was already swirling, pointing directly at Yun Che: “Jianyuan Di Zi, please enlighten me!”

As soon as the words fell, the Xuan light of the spear turned into thunder, and he charged towards Yun Che like a ground-hugging thunderbolt.

The power he unleashed was clearly that of a third-level Divine Master……undoubtedly his full strength.

The extremely close distance, the instantly unleashed thunder light, in the eyes of everyone, the seemingly relaxed Yun Che had no way to avoid it.

And that was indeed the case.

Sizzle!

After the loud sound of thunder splitting the sky, the sound of thunder suddenly stopped.

Yun Che still stood in place, without moving an inch, not even the expression on his face changed.

Only his right hand was raised, with his index fingertip……

And the silver spear, carrying An Zhiming’s full strength, was frozen before Yun Che’s fingertip.

Even the thunder light on the spear had completely disappeared.

An Zhiming maintained a forward-charging posture, yet he was frozen there as if encased in ice……His face was rapidly losing color, his pupils dilated sharply, as if he had encountered the most extreme fright in the world.

The scene fell silent, followed by chaos, countless people suddenly stood up, or rose into the air, then widened their eyes again and again, as if they couldn’t believe the scene before their eyes.

“How……how……what’s……going on……” Meng Jianze muttered in a daze, his words stammering.

Meng Cangji, Meng Xuanji, Meng Jinghai, Meng Kong……and all the Dream Palace Masters stood up, their faces showing the same shocked expression.

Dian Jiu Zhi, who had maintained his amused expression, was instantly covered by shock.

Yun Che’s lips moved slightly, as if he smiled, and then……his figure suddenly blurred.

Bang!

An Zhiming’s figure flew away, and his silver spear fell into Yun Che’s hand. He stepped on the Broken Moon Shadow, and eight pairs of terrified, wide eyes almost simultaneously flashed with a seemingly illusory ice shadow.

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!

Eight instantaneous movements, eight spear shadows, before An Zhiming’s body had landed, the other eight Xuan practitioners had all flown to different high places, emitting cries of agony.

Yun Che’s figure finally stopped, behind him, eight spear shadows that hadn’t dissipated formed an extremely gorgeous dragon shadow.

He turned around, lightly swept the spear, instantly creating a huge storm, engulfing the falling nine Xuan practitioners, and then sweeping them towards him.

Bang bang bang bang……

The continuous sounds of impact echoed at Yun Che’s feet, severely impacting the endlessly terrified hearts of everyone.

Countless mouths opened wide, Meng Jianze was dumbfounded, even the Dream Palace Masters’ eyes were fixed, lost in their thoughts for a long time.

The cracked red lines in Meng Jianxi’s eyes had disappeared, replaced by pupils that had widened to almost fill his entire eyeballs.

Dian Jiu Zhi had somehow stood up, staring fixedly at Yun Che……at this man whose cultivation was only at the third level of Divine Master.

As the recognized number one Shenzi of the Six Divine Kingdoms, he considered his Xuan Dao talent after the awakening of the Great Desolate Divine Vein to be unparalleled in the world. But……when he was at the third level of Divine Master, he could easily defeat opponents of the same level, but he absolutely couldn’t defeat nine opponents of the same level in such a short moment.

It could even be said to be unheard of.

Meng Kongchan’s chest rose and fell several times very noticeably.

And the strange light flashing deep in his pupils was so intense that it was soul-burning.

Old Brother Fucheng didn’t lie to me!

This is more than just a huge surprise!!

“Hahahaha!” Meng Kongchan laughed loudly, laughing unrestrainedly in front of everyone: “Good! Very good. Worthy of being my Yuan’er, even after wandering for a hundred years, without enjoying any resources from the Divine Kingdom, your talent and quality are still so outstanding!”

“Such talent, is more than just outstanding……” the Valley Master of Shenmenggu muttered……then quickly shut his mouth after realizing it.

In such a situation, once one side is praised, they might be drawn into factional struggles. It’s the most rational choice for neutral parties to remain silent.

But at this moment, the scales in the hearts of these neutral parties who never involved themselves in factions had gradually tilted towards “Meng Jianyuan”……Before this ceremony, no one thought that the returned “Meng Jianyuan” had the qualifications to compare with Meng Jianxi.

An Zhiming collapsed on the ground, his eyes vacant, and he didn’t get up for a long time.

Bang!

A heavy sound, his beloved spear fell to the ground in front of him.

Yun Che’s low voice came from his ear: “It seems you messed up the task, and the consequences will certainly be disastrous, pitiful……”

“Before you pick up this spear again, think carefully about who harmed you, and think clearly about who can save you in this situation!”

An Zhiming’s vacant eyes trembled slightly, and then trembled more and more intensely.

Suddenly, he propped himself up, kneeling heavily on the ground, shouting with all his might: “I beg the Divine Lord, I beg Shenzi Jianyuan to save me……save my An Meng royal family!”

This sudden roar almost tore his throat, directly shocking everyone’s ears.

Meng Jianze’s face changed drastically.

Meng Kongchan looked sideways, first glancing at Yun Che, then said calmly: “Save you? What do you mean?”

An Zhiming suddenly raised his hand, pointing directly at Meng Jianze: “It’s him! It’s Di Zi Jianze! He used the lives of my father and sister as threats, forcing me to challenge Shenzi Jianyuan at today’s enthronement ceremony……”

“Shut up!” Meng Jianze jumped up, his face like pig liver: “An Zhiming! You’re so bold, you dare to slander me in front of the Divine Father!”

Having come to this point, An Zhiming had no way out. He faced Meng Jianze, his eyes fierce, his words filled with soul-shaking sorrow: “I, An Zhiming, swear by my own life and lifelong glory, if there is even a single false word, may I……”

“Die!”

“Dare to continue slandering! You deserve to die!” Meng Jianze’s entire face was ashen, he suddenly flew towards An Zhiming, his hand forming a claw, like a wild beast running amok, pouncing on An Zhiming.

For the son of a Divine Lord, even if he publicly killed a prince of a small country, it wouldn’t be considered a big deal.

Yun Che, who was closest to An Zhiming, flashed to block An Zhiming, but before Meng Jianze’s power reached Yun Che, a sword light appeared in front of him.

“Ugh!” Meng Jianze screamed, flying back at a speed dozens of times faster than when he charged, crashing heavily to the ground, his body shrinking, unable to stand up again.

No one looked at Meng Jianze’s miserable state, but all looked at the sky with shock.

Because the person who made the move was……

Hua Qingying!

Among those present, the least likely person to make a move!

Yun Che immediately turned around and bowed to Hua Qingying: “Thank you, Aunt, for saving me.”

In an instant, the entire hall was silent, only Meng Jianze’s pitiful screams remained.

What did they hear?

Meng Jianyuan actually called Sword Immortal Hua Qingying……

Aunt……Aunt?

Translation Notes:

1. **Inadequate (不堪):** This word carries a stronger connotation than simply “inadequate,” implying incompetence and unworthiness.

2. **Cultivation (涵养):** This refers to a person’s inner cultivation, encompassing moral character, self-discipline, and refinement, not just spiritual cultivation.

3. **”Some people could be innocent, yet they insist on being a whore; having become a whore, they still want to set up a moral archway”:** This is a very harsh and direct translation of a Chinese idiom that uses strong imagery to criticize hypocrisy. The directness and vulgarity are intentional to reflect the original Chinese.

4. **Falling Dream (坠梦):** A technique unique to the Weaving Dreams Divine Kingdom, allowing one to delve into another’s dreams and reveal their deepest secrets and memories. It’s considered taboo to use on members of the same clan.