Confucianism under Heaven

Chapter 620 Commentary on the Classics of the Saints

Chapter 620 Annotations on the Classics of the Saints

Ye Ru transformed into what was called a giant dragon, leaving everyone present speechless. Many people felt the oppressive aura emanating from Ye Ru and couldn't help but swallow hard.

"Let's see if your wildfire is more powerful, or my dragon body!"

Ye Ru opened his mouth wide, his dragon eyes filled with intense killing intent as he stared intently at the dragon and phoenix.

"As you wish! Even if you have dragon blood, you're nothing but a useless dragon."

Ye Liang sneered, then stepped forward and floated into the air. He pointed his finger at Ye Ru and then suddenly made a gesture.

As he lightly tapped his finger, a chilling voice resounded throughout the land:

"go with!"

As the shout fell, the dragon and phoenix, carrying destructive power, blasted towards Ye Ru.

Gazing into the ever-growing dragon and phoenix through his pupils, Ye Ru opened his mouth wide, and countless energies rapidly condensed into it, forming a continuous stream of wind and thunder power, which finally coalesced into a large sphere of wind and thunder.

This sphere of wind and thunder was exceptionally large, and its powerful energy began to spread outwards.

This scene shocked everyone present, because they could feel that the power within was even stronger than the dragon and phoenix that Ye Liang had unleashed.

Upon seeing how powerful this force of nature was, Ye Liang's pupils constricted slightly, and his face showed utter shock.

"How is this possible? How could the other party possess such powerful wind and thunder forces? This is simply impossible! He's just a freshman!"

He learned how to extract this natural power from the Holy Palace. Previously, in the Ten Kingdoms, he could only rely on his talent to obtain power, and it took him nearly half a year to master it. But Ye Ru was using it so skillfully, which undoubtedly shocked him.

"The power of wind and thunder, this child has many secrets."

Dean Song said with a smile, then turned his head:

"Lin Ru, remember to set up a protective barrier to completely cover the literary arena later, otherwise it would be bad if the students watching got hurt."

"As ordered."

Lin Ru nodded, then waved his sleeve, and an invisible protective barrier enveloped the literary duel platform. Ye Ru sensed this and then glanced in a certain direction.

He knew that with Lin Ru and Dean Song there, nothing would go wrong, so there was no need to hold back.

He wanted to show everyone in this battle that he was not someone to be bullied!

The wind and thunder continuously gathered towards the sky, and finally Ye Ru suddenly spat it out. In just an instant, the power of wind and thunder traversed the void and collided with the dragon and phoenix.

boom!

The two collided, and a huge, muffled sound resounded throughout the area. Immediately afterward, even the literary arena developed some cracks, and countless stones flew up in all directions.

After the dragon and phoenix came into contact with the power of wind and thunder, they were utterly defeated. The enormous dragon and phoenix were then swallowed up and finally vanished into nothingness.

As the dragon and phoenix disappeared, the power of wind and thunder slammed into Ye Liang, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood and fly backward violently.

boom!

Ye Liang landed on the ground, creating a large crater, and the surrounding energy swept outwards, with much of the force directly hitting Ye Ru.

Because Ye Ru possessed a dragon's body, and this energy was released by him, he was not harmed.

"Pfft!"

Ye Liang struggled to his feet, his face filled with shock. He never expected that he would be defeated by a freshman.

"How about that, still not admitting defeat?"

Ye Ru's figure gradually shrank until he returned to normal height. He walked towards Ye Liang with a hint of coldness in his eyes.

His opponent's previous moves were all aimed at killing him. If he could tolerate that, he wouldn't be Ye Ru.

"Isn't it time to keep your promise?"

Seeing Ye Liang's resentful eyes, Ye Ru shrugged and said.

The surrounding people were all silent. It was clear that Ye Ru's attack had left an indelible impression on their minds. No one tried to persuade him anymore. After all, Ye Liang had started it. He originally thought he could still show off his power, but now it seemed that he had only shot himself in the foot.

"Don't deceive people too much!"

Enraged, Ye Liang coughed up another mouthful of blood and fainted.

Seeing this, Ye Ru could only shrug helplessly. Before he could even step onto the arena, Lin Ru and Dean Song emerged from the woods in the distance.

This scene prompted everyone present to bow to him and say in unison:

"Hello Dean, hello Lin Bansheng."

"Yes, this battle was truly spectacular. I didn't expect that you, being a human, also possess dragon blood. Not bad at all."

Dean Song clapped his hands and said with a smile.

"Dean, you flatter me. It was just some fortuitous encounters."

Ye Ru shook his head, showing no arrogance whatsoever, after all, this was his elder.

"Alright, carry Ye Liang away and treat him properly. Hopefully, he will understand that not everyone can defeat him in this academy. There are always people more capable than you, and there is always something beyond your understanding. Once he wakes up, have him come to me."

Dean Song waved his hand, and a beam of light entered Ye Liang's body. Then, the three people carried the latter away.

"I have a task for you now, how about it? Are you willing to accept it?"

After dealing with Ye Liang, Dean Song looked at Ye Ru and asked.

"What mission?"

Ye Rudao.

"Help me annotate a classic text by the sages. This classic text is an authentic work. If it can be annotated, it might create a great Confucian scholar."

After a moment of contemplation, Dean Song's expression became extremely serious, and he slowly spoke.

"The classics of the saints? Commentaries?"

Ye Ru was taken aback, his face showing a hint of seriousness.

He had heard of the matter of annotating the classics of the sages, but only great Confucian scholars or semi-sages were qualified to do so. As for him, a mere scholar, annotating them was something he would never even dare to dream of.

"What? You can't?"

Dean Song seemed to have guessed that Ye Ru would have this expression, and asked in return.

"As I told you, the learning methods here won't be applicable elsewhere. I'll be by your side during the annotation process, so feel free to ask me if you have any questions."

Lin Ru shrugged and said to Ye Ru.

Upon hearing this, Ye Ru breathed a sigh of relief. His knowledge was shallow, and although he had the power of the Siku Quanshu (Complete Library of the Four Treasuries), he still could not find certain things in the Siku Quanshu, such as punctuation.

With Lin Ru's help now, he has a much better grasp of annotating the classics of the sages.

Moreover, once he successfully annotates these sacred scriptures, it will greatly benefit him.