Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

  The young Jiao Dragon man ]tensed up and pleaded, “Big Brother Qingtu, I got beaten up and even trampled into the ground by this bloody Xiang Dragon! How dare such a lowly race humiliate a noble like me. How can I let this matter go just like that! You are my dearest brother! If you don’t help me then who will?”

  “And that is why I am here, to meet this Long Yue.”

  Jiao Qingtu laughed and replied, “There are not many Awakening level Qi Practitioners that could slap you into the ground without any effort just like that and including me, there are only fewer than ten people among the five great clans our dragon race who could do so. But now, I am very interested and intrigued about this Long Yue who has seemingly appeared from nowhere and manage to do all of this … En?”

  He sensed something and he quickly walked towards the center of the Dragon City while the young Jiao Dragon man followed behind him and shouted, “Big Brother Qingtu, the Earth Courtyard, where that Long Yue is staying is right over there….”

  Jiao Qingtu ignored his words and he continued to walk forward quickly and that was when he heard a voice talking about the ways of how to use【Soaring Dragon Hundred Forms】and he saw many Ao Clan’s disciples sitting in a circle in the center of the Dragon City.

  And in the middle of the circle, someone was demonstrating the【Soaring Dragon Hundred Forms】, the unique technique that belonged to the Jiao Dragons!

  Jiao Dragons are extremely proficient in combat and they possess incredibly high combat power, and the【Soaring Dragon Hundred Forms】was one of their strongest techniques that were very well-known among the other dragon races.

  There were many dragons in the Dragon City that cultivated this technique but they were always no match for the Jiao Dragons due to the difficulty in understanding the more esoteric aspects of the art.

  But now, when Jiao Qingtu heard the voice explaining the【Soaring Dragon Hundred Forms】, he was greatly shaken as he felt that the person explaining possessed an exceptional understanding of the【Soaring Dragon Hundred Forms】technique, even almost on par with himself, if not even stronger.

  In regards to some aspects of the art, Jiao Qingtu was unable to compete with that person and he was enlightened on things that he never would’ve fathomed until he heard the voice explaining【Soaring Dragon Hundred Forms】 – this fact greatly amazed him.

  No wonder there are so many disciples listening to him. His understanding on the【Soaring Dragon Hundred Forms】is far superior to almost anyone in the Ao Clan, I’m afraid he has already mastered the【Soaring Dragon Hundred Forms】.

  Jiao Qingtu’s vision then brushed through the many disciples listening to Zhong Yue before landing on the Zhong Yue himself. Jiao Qingtu then thought, So young! I thought it was an elder from the Ao Clan that was expounding on the【Soaring Dragon Hundred Forms】! Being able to acquire such deep understanding on this technique, his talent must be very good and perhaps no weaker than mine. Could it be that he is a young dragon cultivated by the Ao Clan secretly and currently preparing to demonstrate his strengths in the Ancestral Dragon Ritual?

  The young Jiao Dragon man squeezed forward and when he saw Zhong Yue who was explaining the【Soaring Dragon Hundred Forms】, his face changed and he quickly said, “Big Brother Qingtu….”

  Out of his expectation, Jiao Qingtu raised his hand and said, “Stay quiet, listen to his sharing carefully as it is incredibly beneficial to you.”

  The face of the young Jiao Dragon man turned red and when he wanted to say something, Jiao Qingtu waved his hand and sent out an invisible Qi that sealed his mouth, robbing him of his ability to speak.

  Jiao Qingtu then continued listening to Zhong Yue’s lecture on the【Soaring Dragon Hundred Forms】and tried to corroborate Zhong Yue’s understanding on the technique with his own. He then thought in shock, Such a deep and thorough comprehension! He must be a young and genius secretly cultivated by the Ao Clan. His understanding on the【Soaring Dragon Hundred Forms】is nearly unparalleled among those his age! Maybe the elders are not even as good as him!

  After a very long time when Zhong Yue explained fully about his knowledge on the【Soaring Dragon Hundred Forms】, the dragons around him still remained quiet as they were still absorbing the knowledge shared by Zhong Yue. Then, Ao Chuan first stood up and clapped as he said, “Wonderful, truly wonderful! Brother, your understanding of the【Soaring Dragon Hundred Forms】are far superior to the Jiao Dragons and maybe none of the Jiao Dragons would be able to compete with you in terms of knowledge on the【Soaring Dragon Hundred Forms】!”

  Ao Chuan was greatly amazed by Zhong Yue as Zhong Yue was really sharing his understanding on the【Soaring Dragon Hundred Forms】selflessly without holding anything back.

  However, the benefits that the dragon disciples would be able to glean from this fortuitous opportunity would ultimately depend on their own talent and comprehension.

  “Amazing!’

  Jiao Qingtu walked out and said, “This brother’s knowledge in【Soaring Dragon Hundred Forms】is truly marvelous but I think the saying that none from the Jiao Clan could compete with him is slightly exaggerating as many of our Jiao Clan’s members have also managed to reach the same level as this brother. Greetings brother, I am Jiao Qingtu from the Jiao Clan and may I know how should I address you, brother.”

  Zhong Yue greeted back and he said, “I am Long Yue from the Xiang Dragon Race.”

  “Long Yue? Which Long Yue?”

  Jiao Qingtu’s face changed slightly and when he looked at the young Jiao Dragon man, the young man whispered to him, “I was trying to tell you that this man here is that Long Yue that beat me up….”

  Jiao Qingtu’s expression returned to normal and a strong battle intent started to rise within him as he said with a smile, “The Lord of East Barren, Long Yue? Your talent is indeed very high as there are fewer than ten of us that could put up a match with you! Right now, I wish to challenge you. What do you say?”

  Zhong Yue looked at the Jiao Dragon young man beside him and he frowned.

  Upon seeing this, Jiao Qingtu laughed and said, “This is my incompetent brother, you beat him up and he came to me when I returned from the suppression of the rebels to complain about you. Originally, I wanted to teach you a lesson for beating him up but I have changed my mind now!”

  Jiao Qingtu then said as his unleashed his aura, “To be able to fight with someone as strong as you and to compete in our understanding of the【Soaring Dragon Hundred Forms】is very fortuitous opportunity!”

  Zhong Yue’s interest was also piqued by his proposition and he replied, “If that’s the case then Brother Qingtu can just tell me where and when and I will show up at the appointed time and place.”

  As soon as Jiao Qingtu wanted to say something, an old man approached them quickly and shouted with a thunderous voice, “Which one of you is Long Yue?”

  Behind that old man was a girl, which was the Chi Dragon girl that was slammed into the ground by Zhong Yue and the girl pointed at Zhong Yue as she said, “That’s him!”

  Zhong Yue frowned as this old man was an elder level and even if he was not, he was a Heavenly Dharma level Qi Practitioner that possessed a deep cultivation base. The old man then reached out his hand and grabbed towards Zhong Yue!

  At the same time, another hand flew in from the other side and slapped the old man’s hand away. Then, another old man could be seen and he said, “Chi Jun, Long Yue does not only belong to your Chi Clan, our Yu Clan also own part of him!”

  “Yu Clan? What about our Po Clan?”

  “And our Jiao Clan!”

  One after another, strong individuals entered the scene and they forced away the many dragon disciples around, trapping Zhong Yue in the middle.

  The old man from Li Clan smirked and said, “This Long Yue beat up my disciple and I have come to retaliate. Are you going to stop me?”

  “He also beat up my grandson, I am here teach him a lesson!” said the old man from Yu Clan with a smile.
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br />   The Po Clan’s old lady laughed and said, “A mere Xiang Dragon Race’s disciple that dares to humiliate a disciple of a higher bloodline needs to be educated properly before he strays even further from the righteous path.”

  The Jiao Clan’s old man replied, “And some reimbursement for the damage he has done to our Jiao Clan.”

  Around them, the many dragon disciples felt curious as to why these people were surrounding Zhong Yue while Jiao Qingtu’s face changed slightly and he whispered to a Jiao Dragon Clan’s disciple, “You reported this to the clan?”

  The Jiao Dragon Clan’s disciple nodded, causing Jiao Qingtu to sigh as he thought, Are the higher ups dumb? Why are they taking the title of Lord of East Barren so seriously? It is just way too difficult to become the conqueror of the entire East Barren!”

  The four old people looked at each other and they laughed and said at the same time, “Then let the four of us represent our clans and together, we will seize this brat and ask for reimbursement from him!”

  Then they all grabbed towards Zhong Yue and with their strengths at the level of Heavenly Dharma, the power they unleashed was simply terrifying! At that moment, a hand flew out from the deepest part of the Dragon Palace with unstoppable force, slamming towards the four old people, injuring them heavily and sending them flying in all directions with little to no effort!

  “Stop meddling around!”

  From the Dragon Palace, a voice could be heard saying, “Long Yue, come and see me.”

  The dragon disciples were all stunned and all they could do was watch at the scene with an empty mind while Jiao Qingtu and Ao Chuan was among one of them. Then, Ao Chuan murmured, “The Clan Master has returned….”

  Zhong Yue turned around and said, “Brother Qingtu, pick a place and time and after that, notify me. I have other matters to attend to, see you.”

  Chapter 220: I am, Zhong Yue of the Swords Gate |

  “Ao Clan’s clan master? Didn’t he go out to suppress Shi Qishan? When did he come back?”

  Ao Qingtu was shocked, he watched as Zhong Yue walked into the center of the Dragon City, he mumbled, “The Ao Clan’s clan master personally asked for his presence? Is the Ao Clan’s clan master also that stupid? Can’t he tell that there are still countless uncertainties whether if Long Yue could become the overlord that rules over the whole East Barren?”

  He was filled in disbelief; clearly, one who could be the clan master of the Ao Clan would never be an idiot.

  So why would a dragon that was filled with wisdom and knowledge put so much weight on ‘Long Yue’, to the point that he even pushed away the experts from the other four clans?

  While the four Heavenly Dharma Qi Practitioners of the Chi, Jiao, Yu and Po Clan were embedded in the Dragon Barrier, unable be move at all and seemingly stuck in mid-air. Clearly, the Ao Clan’s clan master had intended it to be a warning for the others at the expense of the four Heavenly Dharma cultivators.

  A warning that was directed to the other four clans to give up their designs on Zhong Yue!

  Which also meant that the Ao Clan valued Zhong Yue so much that they would even take the risk of offending the other four clans!

  “So then, what makes the Ao Clan think that this Long Yue can rise in the land of monsters, the East Barren, and even rule over it?”

  Ao Qingtu locked his brows and mumbled as he pondered, “The fact that Long Yue has established a territory in the East Barren alone is insufficient for a clan master to regard him so highly. This Long Yue is not as simple as how he has presented himself. I’m looking forward for the battle against him!”

  Zhong Yue strode forward into the Dragon Palace, he glanced around and saw the ruins created by Kun Peng Race expert’s ambush. The palaces were crumbled, the pillars were collapsed and there were even roofs that slammed down from the sky, crushing the palaces into even finer detritus.

  Countless dragons were flying around, moving away the ruins and measuring the land, preparing for the reconstructions of the destroyed palaces.

  An old dragon walked out and said smilingly, “Please, follow me.”

  Zhong Yue followed him and walked through a huge corridor, he trod past the palaces and suddenly, golden rays shone upon his face; a golden palace that was ten thousand feet tall was standing high with two dragon-shaped beasts crouching on the sides of its entrance.

  Zhong Yue glanced at them and thought to himself, These beasts are like dragons and Qi Lins, are they the hybrid of the dragons and Qi Lins?

  The old dragon brought him to the front of the palace and gestured for him to enter. Zhong Yue calmed himself and marched into the golden palace. Glancing around, he was shocked; inside the golden palace, the items were all gold in color – golden pillars, golden seats, golden floor, and jade screens with dragon carvings.

  The inner space of the palace was incredibly huge, it was also ten thousand feet tall; there were rows of seats where each and every one of them could seat a hundred men; clearly, the seats were prepared for the powerful figures of the dragon race.

  While in the seat of honor, sat a brawny old man like a giant. An unearthly strong draconic Qi surged behind him as if it truly a dragon, imperiously gazing at Zhong Yue.

  While on the sides were seated the elders with golden draconic Qi surging behind them – it was a marvelous scene of dragons.

  They were the elders of the Ao Clan, carrying the strong and powerful aura along with the uniquely saintly air of the dragon race. So solemn and dignified that it was nearly improbable for anyone to put up a fight against them!

  “You are Long Yue?”

  On the back of one of the Ao Clan dragon elders, the golden dragon formed from the draconic Qi extended its body and the head and reached out to the front of Zhong Yue. It stared right at Zhong Yue with its eyes burning like fire, scrutinizing every part of his being.

  While the Ao Clan elder mumbled softly, “Strange, how strange, there is the blood of the dragon race but you are not a true and genuine dragon….”

  Huhuhu——

  On the sides of the palace, the other Ao Clan elders heard him and the golden dragons behind them also moved; golden dragon heads sized like mountains circled around Zhong Yue, the elders said, “Indeed, the Xiang Dragon bloodline in his blood is very strange, there is the air of the Xiang Dragon but there is also a hint of another bloodline in him….”

  “A very low and petty bloodline, but somehow … there is also a saint power hidden in it.”

  “En, his Xiang Dragon bloodline is fake, a subterfuge to cover his other bloodline. Where is Ao Fenglou?”

  One of the Ao Clan elder furrowed his brows and said, “That brat didn’t make things clear, he only told us that Long Yue of the Xiang Dragon Race has penetrated into the East Barren, but he didn’t make it clear whether or not this Long Yue is a bona fide Xiang Dragon!”

  “This Long Yue, he is very suspicious! His Xiang Dragon bloodline is not genuine!”

  The shrewd elders had clearly seen through Zhong Yue’s cover, but they did not immediately take him down. In fact, in this golden palace gathered the strongest cultivators of the Ao Clan, even the ancestor spirit was slumbering in the secret realm beneath the golden palace. Not even a god would be able to escape from such a strong force of power. Hence, even though they had seen through Zhong Yue’s cover, the possibility of Zhong Yue escaping had simply never once even crossed their minds.

  Sitting in the golden seat, the elderly Ao Clan’s clan master smiled and indicated for them to quiet down, “Keep calm, my dear junior martial brothers, Feng Lou is leading a pursuit for the remaining troops of Sha Qishan. He will be unable to return so quickly. However, he has reported everything to me clear quite perspicuously. About Long Yue, I suppose you all have heard of him?”

  The Ao Clan elders nodded, “One of the Xiang Dragon Race, a half-monster half-dragon hybrid, closed-door disciple of Shi Buyi, cultivator who practices the【Monster God Ming King Art】, strongest monster Qi Practitioner in the level o
f Rebirth, strongest monster Qi Practitioner in the level of Awakening, and also one who has opened all five realms.”

  “A lord under the jurisdiction of Gu Xia City Lord Gu Hong Zi, one whose dominion ranges over three thousand miles, a strong cultivator with exceptional combat prowess. He stomped four Awakening disciples into the ground on his first day in the Dragon City, and his combat capability can be listed as among the top ten Awakening disciples of the Eastern Sea dragon race.”

  “However, we thought that he was truly a Xiang Dragon disciple. If only he was truly one, we would have poured our resources onto him and he could be of great use. But now, it seems like his bloodline is not real, even his identity as one of the Xiang Dragon Race is a sham!”

  “Clan master, Long Yue’s identity is uncertain, we will have to investigate into this matter, I suspect that this might be a stratagem of sowing dissension in the monster race!”

  The Ao Clan’s clan master waited for them to finish, he then addressed their concerns with a smile, “Actually, it is true he has another identity, you will all be shocked as none of you will never expect it. Long Yue, show your true face to the elders.”

  Zhong Yue bowed and nodded; suddenly, his face and stature changed drastically; the dragon scales faded away into his skin and his body shrunken down; transforming back from the figure of Zhong Yue.

  Zhong Yue then bowed and greeted the Ao Clan elders, his voice was sonorous and high-spirited, “Zhong Yue of the Swords Gate, greets the seniors of the dragon race, greets the clan master!”

  He had to reveal his identity as Ao Fenglou knew of his true face as Zhong Yue of the Zhong Shan Clan from the Swords Gate of Great Wilderness. Furthermore, he could never hide his identity in front of the elders, the elders were so strong that they could easily force him to reveal his true identity, hence, why not just reveal it himself?

  The Ao Clan elders were dumbfounded with their mouths agape, they stammered as he transformed back into his human identity. Suddenly, one of the elders exclaimed in shock, “Zhong Yue of the Swords Gate? Which Zhong Yue?”