Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

  He knew that chances like these come very rarely so if he only visualized the Sui Sovereign, it was possible he may not be able to condense enough spiritual power; hence, he also summoned the Flame Order Palace together with it!

  The Sui Sovereign sat in the Flame Order palace and he extracted the spiritual power from the jade liquid. As he absorbed the spiritual power, the Sui Sovereign grew larger and even more divine, just like an ancient heavenly emperor!

  The spiritual power in the jade liquid was voraciously absorbed by his soul and the sun and moon spirit in his eyes became even stronger. In his sun eye, the three-taloned golden crow inhaled a long breath and sucked in the fire of sun. Meanwhile, in the moon eye, the starry toad swallowed down the moon essence. With that, more and more Pure Yin and Yang Qi began to be generated in their bodies!

  At the same time, Yu Xuanji and Hu Qimei supported each other and eventually managed to arrive near the eightieth step. Suddenly, Zhong Yue rushed towards them like the wind grabbed them by the sides, continuing to dash towards the bottom of the stairs without missing a beat.

  The two of them felt confused as they had no idea as to the reason for Zhong Yue’s rush, but suddenly, a loud noise sounded out and they saw the huge palace collapsing. Their countenances changed in shock as dust billowed out everywhere from the ruins.

  Zhong Yue then kept on running towards the bottom with the two monsters in tow as the stairs began to crumble, shattered by the power that was transmitted by the other dimension!

  At that time, not even the so-called Monster God Ming King seals could do anything as although the Lotus Saint Spirit’s roots could not break through the dimension, its attacks that did manage to slip through the dimensional barrier were something that not even the seals cast by Ming King could resist!

  Finally, Zhong Yue passed through the hundred and eight stairs and he immediately step up his speed again, shortly breaking through the sound barrier!

  Before Hu Qimei and Yu Xuanji could recover from their shock, the mountain where the palace was located started to disintegrate, crumbling and shattering, and just like that, the huge mountain disappeared in front of them.

  The dimension started to tremble as if there was an invincible creature rampaging and it took a long time until the dimension calmed down!

  Zhong Yue stopped walking and was panting as he put the duo down. The strange tentacle was nowhere to be seen, probably because the dimension was too far away from them and the strength of that Saint Spirit was still unable to travel so far.

  The duo was still in shock and after a moment, they bowed and thanked Zhong Yue shortly thereafter.

  “Xuanji has no way to repay my debt to you for saving us twice. Brother Long Yue, if you need me in the future, all you need to do is let me know!” said the relieved Yu Xuanji.

  Hu Qimei hesitated and she bit her alluring lips as she said, “Is Brother Long Yue married? I could repay my debt to you by being your lover….”

  Zhong Yue hurriedly shook his hands and he said, “You don’t have to do that Qimei, I take both of you as my friends so I will definitely help out if my friends are in need! If I had something on, you guys would try your best to help me too, right?”

  Hu Qimei and Yu Xuanji looked at each other and turned in shame. They were working together with Zhong Yue so that they could snipe the other competitors, but in their hearts, they still viewed each other as opponents in the end.

  When they arrived at the Black Mountain’s secret realm, Yu Xuanji and Hu Qimei even reminded themselves that when they ran into Zhong Yue, they would have to use their full strength to fight him for the name of the disciple of Saint City Lord.

  However, out of their expectations, Zhong Yue had actually saved them twice, leaving them disquieted upon considering their hostile attitudes in retrospect.

  “Brother Long Yue, you will be my friend forever!” said the laughing Yu Xuanji as he raised his hands and shook hands with Zhong Yue.

  “Same here!” said Hu Qimei as she did the same thing with Zhong Yue.

  “By the way, why did the palace collapse? Could it be that a huge creature was sealed beneath it?”

  Yu Xuanji looked from afar and lamented, “Countless secrets are buried under the ruins of the palace as it collapsed. The hidden truths are now hidden away from everyone.”

  Zhong Yue replied, “I’ve triggered some seals in the palace which triggered a chain reaction that ultimately ended in the palace’s collapse.”

  Yu Xuanji and Hu Qimei felt confused as the scene back then did not look like the work of seals. It was more like an unknown monster that went off on a rampage around the palace. However, considering their debt of gratitude towards Zhong Yue, they no longer probed seeing as Zhong Yue was loath to delve into details.”

  Zhong Yue’s psyche ocean billowed as the spiritual power from the jade liquid continued the baptism of his soul, making his soul’s cultivation base stronger a few tenfold. Although he had yet to acquire the combat Yuan Shen, leaving his soul as a mere supporting instrument in his battles, it was now tens of times more terrifying and magnificent than before!

  He could even feel that the energy within his soul had already surpassed the limits of his own body, reaching a level almost as strong as the Awakening level Qi Practitioners’ combat Yuan Shen!

  The most crucial thing was that due to the fact that he visualized the Sui Sovereign and Flame Order Palace together, he did not waste any single bit of the spiritual power of the jade liquid as he absorbed them completely hundred percent.

  As such, his soul had reached about the length of six feet, a result equivalent to almost three or four years of cultivation!

  And the jade liquid was still improving his Yuan Shen, strengthening it!

  At this rate, I will be able to achieve the peak level of the Rebirth level in at most half an hour of time!

  The Rebirth level Qi Practitioners mainly focused on cultivating their spirit to achieve the Spirit-Body as One level so that they could ascend to the Awakening level atop a sturdy foundation.

  Then, in the Awakening level, Qi Practitioners would have to cultivate their spirit into the combat Yuan Shen and to achieve the five elemental wheel, infinity wheel and the other secret levels pertaining to the Yuan Shen. Due to this, their Yuan Shen must be incredibly strong and if the spirit was not strong enough, they would be able to open their wheels. The reason why some Qi Practitioners were stuck in the Rebirth level for eternity because their spirit level increased way too slowly, leaving their spirit too weak to open their wheels and the secret level of Yuan Shen.

  Zhong Yue’s heart thumped quickly in shock at the rapid surge of increasing power. The jade liquid helped him achieve something that would typically take others a few tens of years to achieve in a very short period of time!

  Six feet, seven feet, eight feet….

  His spirit continued to grow and as he visualized Sui Sovereign and Flame Order Palace, he absorbed even more spiritual power and he transmitted it into every part of his soul and nourished the sun and moon spirit.

  “Brother Long Yue, after you slew King Teng, Heaven Monster Li Jun came here to kill you.”

  Yu Xuanji and Hu Qimei got up and walked towards the outside of the Black Mountain’s secret realm together with Zhong Yue while reiterating the incident to Zhong Yue. Yu Xuanji then said as he panted, “He wanted to take advantage of your exhausted state, but he was unable to enter the Ming King palace and then left in humiliation. Now, after receiving the heritage of Ming King, I am sure that with his temperament, he will definitely come back looking for trouble with you.”

  “Other than that, he is very famous among the monsters in the Xian Kong Saint City and he is the secret disciple of the Saint City Lord. In his view, we are peasants and he is the main character. However, after seeing you kill King Teng and revealing your power, he has deemed that your existence is a threat to his previously infallible position. He will not let you go easily for sure!”

  Hu Qimei sai
d with a pale face, “After he and we arrive at the city, he will definitely stir a ruckus in an attempt to kill you because he has the confidence that can do so. After all, he had already been cultivating the【Monster God Ming King’s Art】 far longer than you. But as time passes, the chances of him killing you will be lower.”

  Yu Xuanji coughed and said, “Therefore, after arriving at the city, if he provokes you, you must refrain from acting recklessly for at least another two or three years. Only then, are you return to beat the shit out of him!”

  Zhong Yue nodded and he replied, “Thanks for the advice, but is he really such a person?”

  Hu Qimei shook her head and replied, “He is the best-looking man in the monsters and enjoys a huge number of supporters and maintains good relationships with many factions. But who knew he was such an insidious individual! Back then, I’ll admit that he caused my heart to flutter. I would’ve even shamelessly screamed in happiness if he were to simply smile at me. But now… all I want is to spit in his face!”

  Yu Xuanji then replied, “Although the truth is as such, his strength is undoubtedly superior to King Teng and he is definitely the strongest Rebirth level Qi Practitioner for sure. Brother Long Yue, restrain yourself for a moment and plan your course of action after becoming the final disciple of the Saint City Lord. If you were killed by him, then everything would be in vain!”

  Zhong Yue nodded again and replied, “I will. Don’t worry.”

  Chapter 138: Eighteen Feet Long Yuan Shen |

  The insect race in the black forest was everywhere and as the heavily injured Yu Xuanji and Hu Qimei were escorted by Zhong Yue out of the forest, their emotions were overcome with gratitude and shock.

  This was because the of the grotesque strength that the insect race possessed! They soon found out the horrifying power that the insects commanded as soon as they entered the forest back then. They moved as fast as lighting and their skin was seemingly impervious to all attacks.

  The remaining Qi Practitioners only managed to arrive at the Monster God Ming King palace by planning their actions carefully.

  But when it came to Zhong Yue, these insect races were no match for Zhong Yue! He cast out his seven sword qis and distributed them throughout the ground and air, efficiently forming a death array which minced the insects into pieces before he proceeded to extract their spirit peals.

  The process and methods he used to slaughter those insects were ruthlessly efficient, as if they had been practiced and honed over countless killings.!

  Hu Qimei and Yu Xuanji were lost in their shock as they thought, Brother Long Yue is even stronger after killing King Teng, he might have the capability to fight with Heaven Monster Li Jun and even defeat him!

  It came as no surprise that Zhong Yue’s strength was able to greatly impress the monster duo as his spirit was still growing at a very rapid pace, enabling him to control his sword qi with even greater power and flexibility

  Only with a stronger spirit will the sword qi be able to unleash greater power. For example, if a sharp sword was held in the hand of an ordinary man, the man might not even be able to kill a beast but if a branch was wielded by a person of skill, he might even be able to cut down any formidable foes with just that seemingly fragile branch, let alone with the formidable sword qis.

  Huh? This footprint….

  Zhong Yue suddenly stopped as he came across with a few footprints on the ground that there were forty feet apart. Each footprint was about a few feet in size each!

  These footprints also did not belong to any humans or monsters, instead, they belonged to the strange claws of the insect race!

  Yu Xuanji and Hu Qimei followed the path of these footprints received another immense shock! It seemed like wherever these footprints passed through, it would cause the trees in their paths to fall onto the ground and the mountains to collapse. These were the traces left behind by an enormous creature of the insect race!

  “Big guy….”

  The duos murmured, “So there’s another big guy in this secret realm….”

  Zhong Yue let out a long breath and he said, “This guy is slightly smaller, which suggests that he shouldn't be any bigger or stronger than the other big guy that escaped from this place.”

  Hu Qimei inhaled deeply and murmured, “Even if it is not stronger than the previous one, it is still much stronger than us.”

  Zhong Yue looked at the trail of those footprints that led all the way to a lava waterfall before vanishing completely. He concluded that the big guy might have burrowed into the lava waterfall.

  How could there be an insect race in the ground? There shouldn't even be space for the insect races when the Monster God Ming King was ordered to stand sentry here.

  Zhong Yue thought, Could there have been insect eggs in the ground that were flushed to this place by the lava? But how many eggs must there be to give rise to such an abundance of insects… That’s right, the queen!

  He then remembered the key he obtained from the body of Zhu Xianer and the picture on the key was an insect queen!

  If it was the egg of the insect queen that was hatched, then it could explain the enormous amount of insect races in the Black Mountain’s secret realm!

  If that’s the way, then the big guy that crawled out from this place is the insect queen? How many insects have been sired by her during all these years?

  He couldn’t help but shiver upon pondering this matter further.

  Not long later, they finally returned to the entrance of the Black Mountain’s secret realm and managed to safely exit out of the realm.

  “There are three more survivors!”

  Outside of the realm, the long brows elder from the Xian Kong Saint City said with a deep voice, “The three little young ones, come here.”

  Zhong Yue then brought Yu Xuanji and Hu Qimei up to the front of the palace where the long-browed elder stood. They greeted him as the elder measured them and the elder said, “Other than the three of you, are there any more survivors?”

  Yu Xuanji shook his head and said, “There shouldn't be any more Qi Practitioners.”

  “So only four of you survived?”

  The elder seemed to be disappointed but he then cheered up and he said, “Over sixty entered and in the end, only the four of you managed to return safely. I suppose this can still be considered as a good result already. Before the three of you, Heaven Monster Li Jun also walked out of here. Seems like the final disciple of the Sain City Lord would be either one of you. You guys are not bad, not bad indeed… I shall contact the management now and ask them to welcome all of you. Take care of yourselves and treat your injuries while waiting for the city lord to summon you.”

  Zhong Yue, Yu Xuanji and Hu Qimei nodded and remained silent.

  Not long later, a warship arrived with the manager standing on the bow. The trio was then invited to board the ship before they set sail towards the city hall.

  As the warship was approaching the city hall, strong individuals from various factions walked forward but were met with disappointment upon only seeing the trio.

  Unlike the others, the Awakening level Qi Practitioners from the same faction as Yu Xuanji and Hu Qimei were extremely happy and they quickly walked up to them and followed them at their backs.

  “This is Brother Long Yue, an Eastern Sea dragon race, he saved me twice in the Black Mountain’s secret realm.”

  Yu Xuanji then introduced Zhong Yue and explained the situation, “I am indebted to him, senior martial brother Hei, please be nice to him.”

  The Awakening level Qi Practitioner quickly greeted Zhong Yue and said, “Hei Hu from the Qing Long Keep, thank you for your help, Mr Long.”

  The Awakening level Qi Practitioner that followed behind Hu Qimei was a girl called Hu Qingqing and Hu Qimei also did the same thing as Yu Xuanji. Hu Qingqing then quickly said, “Mr Long, thank you for taking care of my junior martial sister throughout the entire journey. On behalf of the people of Luo Ying City, I thank you for your help.”<
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  Zhong Yue returned the greeting and Hu Qingqing blinked her eyes as she asked, “Qimei, are there any more survivors?”

  Hu Qimei shook her head and Hu Qingqing replied happily, “Good, good! This means that Qimei has the hope of becoming the final disciple of the Sheng City Lord.”

  Hei Hu too felt extreme happiness and he whispered, “Many of the beloved sons, daughters, and disciples of these city and keep lords died this time. Haha, what a shame ... I guess those old geezers still have some work to do in order to sire a few more children!”

  Zhong Yue was stunned by their crass remarks and thought, Such cruel competition among the monsters, it’s even fiercer than that of the humans. Thank god there is no much discord among the monsters, otherwise, the Great Wilderness would simply be unable to resist them at all!

  The manager clapped his hand and a servant walked up towards him. The manager then said, “Please take a rest and treat your wounds safely. After you have recovered, the Sainty City Lord will definitely summon the three of you.”

  The servant then arranged accommodation and all sorts of services for them before leading them to their respective luxurious courtyards.

  The true aim of the Sainty City Lord was to complete his【Monster God Ming King Art】 through the geniuses sent into the secret realm. Besides, he prioritized the treasures hidden in the realm more than selecting his final disciples.

  Zhong Yue settled down safely and thought, But it is very important for me to become the final disciple of the Saint City Lord as my position to cement my position and status among the monsters, and also to acquire a larger territory. With that, it would be much easier for me to provide assistance to the humans living in the monsters’ lands.

  He had gained a lot during this bizarre trip to the Black Mountain secret realm, not only that he has cultivated the five elemental Sword Qi, he had also acquired a god-level cultivation technique — the【Monster God Ming King Art】, and he had also drunken a mouthful of that heaven-defying jade liquid.