Rise of humanity, p.108
Rise of Humanity, page 108
The other older generation experts nodded their heads and assented, “Who could have such an awe-inspiring prestige?”
Krong——
All of a sudden, the two experts, Meng Xiang and Meng She rammed into the battlefield. Among the two, one of them was at the level of Rebirth while the other was an Awakening Qi Practitioner who had opened the Wan Xiang Wheel. Meng Xiang was in the front, he changed back into his true form, a mongoose with a long draggy tail and sized like an elephant. He opened his mouth and bit down at Zhong Yue!
While Meng She stood in the palm of his mongoose Yuan Shen, within the body of the Yuan Shen came two light buzzing sounds, and Wu Xing Wheel and Wan Xiang Wheel emerged out!
These two Qi Practitioners were close friends with Heaven Monster Li Jun. And as they moved, the other experts who were acquaintances to Heaven Monster Li Jun also joined the battle.
Yu Xuanji gave a cold sneer, he yelled, “Trying to take advantage of numbers to bully Brother Long Yue? Senior Martial Brother Hei, call up the Qi Practitioners of our Qing Long Keep!”
Hei Hu gave a long whistle, the tiger’s whistle reverberated through the air, and the many Qi Practitioners of the Qing Long Keep that were just watching before now lunged into the battlefield in Zhong Yue’s aid.
Meanwhile, Hu Qingqing also released a long whistle, and the monster Qi Practitioners of the Luo Ying City soon followed suit!
“Things are devolving even further, this is bad!” one of the elder was stomping incessantly.
All of a sudden, an overwhelmingly strong and preeminently awe-inspiring aura rose from the lord’s manor. It was thick and hefty, like a god or devil. It trembled the hearts of many and sent their bodies to quake in terror.
Such an overpowering aura, it had shuddered all of the Qi Practitioners right away when it surged out!
The saint city lord of the Xian Kong Saint City, the strongest existence in the monster race, had finally stepped in!
“Now, stop!”
A majestic and dignified voice came from the lord’s manor, resounding in the upper air wholly around the saint city. There was blood oozing out from the ears on some of the monsters with a weaker cultivation base, and even more so, some even fainted immediately!
The battle on the street suddenly stopped, all of the monsters regained their sanity and all that was left in their hearts was awe and terror, all thoughts of avenging Heaven Monster Li Jun was purged from their mind, only leaving behind abject panic and fear.
Zhong Yue also stopped, his breath was heavy and short, and fresh blood was still flowing down from the Sword Qi in his hands.
A gentle breeze blew over, carrying with it the thick and sanguine smell of blood in the air. It was only then that the monsters started to notice the corpses and half-curdled blood on the ground. The blood that pooled beneath their feet reached up to their ankles, and their bodies were soaked with the same. It was only now that they noticed that the whole street had now been turned into a bloody incarnation of hell!
Fear began to creep into their hearts as they turned their gazes to stare in abject fright towards the young man standing at the center of the field of corpses – it was as if they were witnessing the god of slaughter.
They were engulfed in their anger and madness that drove them to kill Zhong Yue and avenge Heaven Monster Li Jun, resulting in them ignoring the scene they now witnessed. And now, as the blood-soaked street and the remains of their fallen comrades that fell upon their eyes, the originally impassioned fire of madness in their hearts was now supplanted by a frigid fear and terror towards Zhong Yue.
The monsters that died here today were too many. From the death of Li Jun until now, merely fifteen minutes of time had elapsed, and the body count had already numbered over a hundred monsters and Qi Practitioners. Zhong Yue slaughtered them as if simply chopping vegetables and fruits – it was utterly terrifying!
If it were not for the saint city lord that commanded them to stop, there was no telling the number that the casualties would’ve reached. Especially when Zhong Yue was supported by the Qi Practitioners of the Qing Long Keep and the Luo Ying City. In that case, this battle that was originally a street fight between the younger generation would have evolved into a proxy war between the major forces of the monster race!
Zhong Yue cast his gaze around, looking at the corpses piling up like hills and his heart palpitated with unease, It’s fine if I had only killed Heaven Monster Li Jun. It was, after all, a battle for the disciple selection. But now, I’ve killed so many monsters, this is getting really really bad….
Those that had died in his hands had friends and families, some were even Qi Practitioners of the major forces. And yet, he had killed so many of them. He feared that he might not be able to secure a place in Xian Kong Saint City anymore!
And even if the monster saint city lord did have the intention to take Zhong Yue under as his closed door disciple, he would have to consider, whether if it was worth it to rouse the anger of the other major forces and Qi Practitioners.
I've killed too many monsters, if the saint city lord accepts me as his disciple, he can still protect my safety. But if he doesn’t want to take me, then….
Zhong Yue’s eyelids twitched for a second and he thought to himself, I’ve killed too fast, and too smoothly, I wasn’t even able to stop. Plus, in such a perilous situation, I couldn’t afford to restrain myself either, otherwise, I would’ve died for sure….
In the saint city lord’s manor, the overpowering aura was even stronger and thicker, it was as if a god was just sitting right there. His voice came into their ears, “The battle between Long Yue and Heaven Monster Li Jun was done under both parties’ free-will. If the rightful victor is to be killed out of anger, where will the face of our monster race be? I’m ashamed of your actions, and so is the whole of the monster race!”
The monsters shuddered in fear and panic, no one dared to say anything.
The saint city lord of monster race has voiced out, who dares to refute? The monster elders then settled down their uneasy hearts and heaved a long breath of relief. Only the saint city lord was able to placate such a livid crowd to stop more blood from flowing.
If the Qing Long Keep and Luo Ying City Qi Practitioners were also to join the battle, the already precarious situation would only exacerbate into a full-blown war between the major forces. This could have potentially led to the complete splintering of the East Barren monster race's power base, further fragmenting their collective strength!
The involvement of the Qing Long Keep and Luo Ying City would involve many more expert Qi Practitioners that would snowball as more and more monsters would join the fray. Division was a smaller issue when considered against the deterioration of the monster race’s overall prowess!
But the central figure of this whole conflict, Zhong Yue, did not have such concerns. In fact, it would only be great news for humanity if the situation were to play out as just described. But he knew that it was impossible, after all, there was still someone who was cognizant of such matters, and he would take any measures necessary so as to prevent such a situation from unfolding. This individual was precisely the saint city lord. This whole skirmish was merely child’s plays in his eyes, something that he could easily suppress.
All of a sudden, Zhong Yue could feel a surge of overwhelming psyche billowing over, enveloping around him, examining his Yuan Shen and investigating his mortal body.
Zhong Yue stood still and allowed the overwhelming psyche to invade him while Xin Huo turned into an ordinary little flame and engulfed the beast god inner core as if it were a little fireball.
The overwhelming psyche gushed into Zhong Yue’s psyche ocean, it was as if someone was scrutinizing his psyche ocean with a pair of deep and somber eyes, examining every corner of his body.
The psyche came from the saint city lord’s manor, from the monster saint city lord, with the sole purpose to dig out the secrets Zhong Yue held!
Moments later, the psyche began to ebb, and the saint city lord’s sound could be heard saying, “Long Yue won, fair and square; Heaven Monster Li Jun lost, he deserved his death. Then today, my closed door disciple has been decided. Long Yue, when your wounds are healed….”
“Please wait for a moment!”
Just when the saint city lord was going to announce Zhong Yue as his closed door disciple, a voice suddenly came into their ears, he shouted out loud, “Teacher, please wait!”
All of the monsters in the saint city cast their gazes over, Lang Qingyun was walking out from a jade building, he bowed at the direction of the saint city lord’s manor and said, “Teacher, I’ve some doubts on this Long Yue’s identity, I suspect that he is not one of the dragon race, but a spy from the human race. And I have suspicions of him that relate to an incident in the Savanna Wasteland, I beseech the teacher to wait for a moment!”
Incident in the Savanna Wasteland?
It expression remained unmoved, but under that calm veneer, his heart started to palpitate faster and harder., What did Lang Qingyun noticed? The incident in the Savanna Wasteland, could it be the incident where I saved Senior Martial Sister Jun from the monsters? It is indeed true that I wasn’t able to completely wipe off the traces of my involvement!
Back then, Zhong Yue was still callow and inexperienced, a far cry from the way he his now – shrewd and astute. The battles in the Savanna Wasteland, he had left behind too many traces, and these traces were clues and hints that directed to him!
Lang Qingyun was also one of the experts and pursuers that was hunting after Jun Sixie, Fang Jiange and the others. He must have examined the traces left behind by Zhong Yue during the battles, and from the traces of the weapons and skills left on the scene, he managed to deduce that the suspect he was looking for was a human Qi Practitioner!
“Xin Huo, is it possible that you can fight a way out of the Xian Kong Saint City for us?” Zhong Yue’s face was unchanged as he asked quietly.
Chapter 143: Ao Fenglou of the Eastern Sea |
“Difficult, it’s too difficult.
In Zhong Yue’s psyche ocean, Xin Huo said with a very low voice as he was afraid of the Saint City Lord detecting him. Xin Huo shook his head and said, “The chances of you surviving are extremely low. Unless, I take control of your body and we fight our way into the Black Mountain’s secret realm and enter the Devil Soul Forbidden Land underground to detonate the entire Devil Soul Forbidden Land. With that, we might still have some chance but fighting your way out of the Saint City is a dead end. But our chances of survival are hopelessly slim even if we are to enter the secret realm because of the Lotus Saint Spirit…”.
Zhong Yue’s heart sank deeper and deeper as Xin Huo said. Although Xin Huo said that there was a slim chance of surviving, it was clear to the both to them that they stood no chance at all!
The Lotus Saint Spirit in the Black Mountain’s secret realm was much more horrifying than the Saint City Lord and if he wanted to enter the Devil Soul Forbidden Land in the underground of the Black Mountain, Zhong Yue would have to get past the Lotus Saint Spirit first, an already extremely difficult endeavor in and of itself!
And it's even more ludicrous to entertain the possibility of fighting their way of the Saint City as there were just too many powerful Qi Practitioners in the city that were greater in number than the elder level Qi Practitioners than the Swords Gate. All this was not to mention the presence of a paragon figure like the Saint City Lord!
Seems like I would have to enter the secret realm again. This time, there will be no place for me in the monster race even after I survived.
“Oh?”
In the city lord hall, the voice of Saint City Lord could be heard saying, “How can you prove that Long Yue is a human instead of a dragon? Any evidence about him being related to the incidents happened in the Savanna Wasteland?”
Lang Qingyun bowed and said, “I’ve been looking into this matter for quite some time already and I have discovered something strange. Those Qi Practitioners that pursued after Jun Sixie and those who saw the traces of the battle all died mysteriously. The traces were also wiped away completely. With the traces wiped away and everyone directly related to the battle died, I suspect that there must be human spies among us! Therefore, I could not prove that Long Yue is a human.”
Zhong Yue’s heart thumped and he thought, Someone killed the Qi Practitioners that saw the traces of the battle back then? That person even destroyed the shreds of evidence I left behind? So there really are human spies among the monsters!
Saint City Lord’s voice could then be heard again, “So why did you still step out if you can’t prove his identity?”
Lang Qingyun smiled and said loudly, “I may not be able to prove that he is the one that saved Jun Sixie or a human but I can prove that he is not a dragon! I’ve invited a dragon guest from the Eastern Sea a few days ago, Ao Fenglou! Brother Fenglou, welcome!”
As soon as he finished talking, a man with horns on his head walked in. The man appeared to be very glamorous and he was emitting a unique aura. The man then bowed at the direction of the city lord hall and he said, “Greetings, my lord. I am Ao Fenglou from the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace.”
“Greetings, my fellow Ao Clan’s member from the dragon race!”
There was a slight fluctuation in his voice as the Saint City Lord was also a little bit surprised by the origin of Ao Fenglou. He then said, “There is no need for such formalities. So, is this Long Yue one of yours?”
Zhong Yue’s heart squeezed again as the only reason why the other monsters could not precisely identify his identity as a human was because of the Beast God inner core. But the inner core could only change aspects of his corporeal form, and not his bloodline aura and soul!
Therefore, he could conceal his identity from the other monsters or even esteemed individuals like the Saint City Lord, but this facade would be laid bare for a true member of the dragon race!
Xin Huo sighed and he said, “Brat Yue, prepare to let me take over your body, I’ll control your body and we will fight our way into the Black Mountain’s secret realm….”
Ao Fenglou looked at Zhong Yue and he said with a smile, “Yes.”
Zhong Yue’s body shook as he heard what Ao Fenglou said as he was preparing to hand over his body to Xin Huo. On the other side, Lang Qingyun also shook and he looked at Ao Fenglou in disbelief and he said confusedly, “Brother Fenglou?”
“Long Yue is one of us.”
Ao Fenglou smiled and said, “The bloodline flowing in him and his scent will never be changed and he is an authentic dragon race. The surname “Long” may be rare among the dragons but that doesn’t mean that it does not exist. There may be few of them among the dragons, but they are true dragons nonetheless. He belongs to the Xiang Dragon race and despite there being traces of the tiger and horse bloodline in him, his draconic bloodline is still more dominant. He is a mixed dragon, you can categorize him as a dragon or a monster and because of this, the Xiang Dragons occupy a lower position in our hierarchy.”
Zhong Yue stared at Ao Fenglou and felt extremely confused to why this dragon Qi Practitioner helped him in his lie.
Those things about what Ao Fenglou said was all bullshit and how could Zhong Yue not know anything about his own situation?
But Ao Fenglou still helped him regardless in order to help him to clear his name!
Why did he do that? Zhong Yue thought.
Lang Qingyun frowned and he looked at Ao Fenglou as he asked again, “Brother Fenglou?”
Ao Fenglou then replied apologetically, “Brother Lang, Long Yue is indeed one of us and this cannot be changed. I may have been invited here as a guest and have a good friendship with you but I can not just blurt out nonsense and defame my own kin.”
Lang Qingyun’s face changed rapidly and he suddenly said, “But his soul weapon is almost identical to the soul weapon of the person who saved Jun Sixie, this can’t be changed right? Long Yue, show us your soul weapon.”
Zhong Yue calmed down at last and he removed his soul weapon from his back and uncover it from the clothes wrapping around it. He then said, “Is Senior Martial Brother Lang referring to this soul weapon? I named it the Fang Blade and it was crafted with the God’s Fang.”
“This is it!”
Lang Qingyun squinted his eyes and he bowed to the city lord and he said, “Teacher, this Fang Blade was very identical to the weapon used by the human Qi Practitioner!”
“This Fang Blade is also our dragon race’s weapon.”
Ao Fenglou suddenly said, “Brother Lang, you may not know this but this Fang Blade is made from a God’s Fang, which is the fang of the Xiang Dragon when they became a god. The other soul weapons would not be able to prove him as a dragon but this Xiang dragon God’s Fang could precisely prove his identity! How would the other races obtain a dragon god’s fang?”
Lang Qingyun gritted and he suddenly smiled and he said, “Junior Martial Brother Long Yue, please forgive me for all these ruckuses I have caused. You have my sincerest apologies!”
Zhong Yue bowed back and replied, “No worries, senior martial brother was worried about us monsters so I can understand.”
Lang Qingyun laughed and said, “Such magnanimity! Thank god Brother Fenglou is here or this dumb man here would have accused you of something you had not done! From now on, we will be learning under the same master and we have to keep in touch more often.”
Zhong Yue nodded and he secretly looked at Ao Fenglou, only to see him winking back at him with a smile, which startled Zhong Yue and stopped looking at him.
“Since it is now proven that Long Yue is guiltless, and a mixed monster of the dragon and the monster, he will now become my final disciple. From now onwards, I will not take in any more disciples and Long Yue shall be my last disciple!”
