Confucianism under Heaven

Chapter 395: The picture shows the dagger

Chapter 395 The True Colors Are Revealed

Oracle bone script is the most mysterious power in the Confucian and Taoist continent, and its power is far inferior to that of bronze script.

It is a mysterious ancient script that has been passed down from ancient times. Because it was formed in the dragon bones of the dragon race, it is also known as "oracle bone script" or "oracle bone inscriptions". It is said to be so magical that it can summon real ghosts and gods.

Moreover, oracle bone script is extremely complex; it may take a lifetime to decipher even a single character. Therefore, anyone who can decipher oracle bone script is an unparalleled genius.

The level of understanding of oracle bone script determines the type of attack that can be delivered. The power of oracle bone script is divided into three levels: responsiveness, mastery, and understanding of principles.

Each level corresponds to an extraordinary power of the sacred path.

Ye Ru guessed that the power was oracle bone script because bronze script had retreated. Ordinary bronze script was no match for the character "鼎" (ding, a type of ancient Chinese cooking vessel). Only oracle bone script could truly suppress bronze script.

At this moment, the area where Ji Wei was located was shrouded in smoke. Ye Ru stared intently at him, wanting to see if the other party had truly comprehended the oracle bone script.

Footsteps echoed slowly through the land, and then Ji Wei emerged from that spot, though he appeared somewhat disheveled.

Before him, a character flickered, its meaning profound and mysterious, yet its power and energy far surpassed that of the bronze script.

"You are very strong, but this power of words is not enough."

Ji Wei took a deep breath and then slowly said, "If I hadn't used the power of the oracle bone script so early, I would probably have lost by now."

The blue oracle bone script floated in front of him. Although it seemed weak, the space around the oracle bone script was extremely distorted.

"What it is?"

"It looks like a character, but I can't understand it..."

Many scholars at the Imperial Academy frowned slightly as they looked at the oracle bone script that shone with a bluish light, and began to whisper among themselves.

The students of the Imperial Academy were unaware of this, but the civil and military officials, along with others, immediately became solemn upon seeing the text, their gazes towards Ji Wei filled with disbelief.

"This person has actually comprehended a layer of oracle bone script power?"

Wen Xiang narrowed his eyes slightly and said in surprise, although he was already in his forties, he was still extremely shocked to see a young man in his twenties comprehend the power of oracle bone script.

"It's actually the power of oracle bone script. This guy's strength is quite terrifying."

Wu Xiang also said in a deep voice, his gaze fixed on Ji Wei. That power from before really did come from the oracle bone script.

"It's not that scary yet. Ji Wei's understanding of oracle bone script has only reached a proficient level. If Ye Ru still has trump cards, it's still uncertain who will win. But if Ye Ru doesn't have any other trump cards, I'm afraid the outcome is already decided."

Li Baiyuan shook his head, his face full of solemnity.

Compared to Li Baiyuan and Chen Tianjian, the Left Prime Minister's expression softened considerably, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"It really is the power of oracle bone script, but this oracle bone script is not bad, it is not to the point of certain defeat."

Seeing that Ji Wei had only reached a proficient level, Ye Ru secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then raised his head and looked directly at Ji Wei. He slowly said, "It's just a proficient level, nothing special. This oracle bone script isn't something you can use like that."

The calm voice made Ji Wei's face grow increasingly gloomy; he never expected to be looked down upon like this.

After a moment, he said angrily:

"Then you should try to withstand the power of my oracle bone script!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the blue light of the oracle bone script grew stronger and stronger, and a sense of killing intent spread from his body. He knew that if he really failed this time, the Left Prime Minister would not spare him, and might even strip him of his talents, turning him into a cripple!

Thinking of this, even with Ji Wei's fierce nature, he couldn't help but shudder. He then roared angrily, and the light around the oracle bone script became more and more intense. At this moment, his talent and aura also surged again.

As his aura intensified, a crack suddenly appeared between his eyebrows. The crack slowly opened, forming an eye. The eye was surrounded by a blue light and a murderous aura, causing the students of the Imperial Academy around him to gasp involuntarily.

"Does each oracle bone inscription possess an innate ability, regardless of which of the three levels it belongs to?"

At this moment, Chen Tianjian spoke softly to Li Baiyuan, his heart filled with worry, which grew stronger with the increasing intensity of Ji Wei's azure light.

"Yes, this oracle bone script seems to be the character for dagger. I once saw someone use a dagger created with oracle bone script to cut through a mountain range. It was incredibly sharp. Its first innate ability is 'The map is closed and the dagger is revealed,' which is several times stronger than the ordinary 'The map is closed and the dagger is revealed.'"

Upon hearing this, Li Baiyuan's pupils immediately contracted to the size of pinholes. He then swallowed hard and said in a deep voice.

He understood the power of oracle bone script, because he had mastered it to a high level. Since it was an ancient script, once it was used, even a great scholar would probably not be able to decipher it.

Moreover, the powerful sacred force contained in these oracle bone inscriptions is extremely formidable.

Everyone was stunned by this powerful sacred force. Some scholars even took dozens of steps back, and their inner energy began to circulate slowly.

As his talent grew stronger, Ye Ru's expression became increasingly solemn, and his talent spread wildly from the Book Palace outwards.

Immediately afterwards, four golden characters burst forth from between his eyebrows, eventually transforming into a row, and a huge illusory cauldron began to slowly take shape.

Seemingly feeling that four golden characters were not enough, Ye Ru closed his eyes and shot out another holy page from between his eyebrows.

The sheer scale of the project—four bronze inscriptions plus a sacred page—left many people in awe.

"The true intentions are revealed when the map is unrolled, go!"

Azure energy lingered around Ji Wei, causing even the space around him to ripple. The next moment, behind him, an extremely grand vision began to slowly unfold, followed by the appearance of a dagger.

As the grand plan unfolded, the dagger shot out in an instant, its speed astonishing!

The dagger cut through the air with a whooshing sound, leaving a long trench in the ground.

"So fast!"

Seeing the dagger's speed, which made it almost disappear into a black line, countless people stared wide-eyed in astonishment.