Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

  Tian Mo Concubine looked at the Shura Qi Practitioner and shook her head. She answered puzzlingly, "I've never seen him before, could he be a new rising star of the Shura Saint Clan?"

  Zhong Yue then looked over at Ji Xiang Concubine, and the latter also shook her head, saying, "Neither have I."

  That Shura held the pictures as he walked past Zhong Yue and the ladies. Suddenly, he stopped right before them, and his jet-black eyes stared at Zhong Yue. He looked back at the pictures and suddenly said, "Mister Mo Luo, I've heard the after the Zhong Shan Clan member has left Swords Gate, some sea race disciples saw him appearing at the Eastern Sea. They followed behind Tian Mo Concubine and entered the demon land together. Could it be that Mister Mo Luo, who's just risen high after the one from the Zhong Shan Clan disappeared into the demon land, be that Zhong Shan Clan member himself?"

  A thick and heavy wave of monster aura suddenly burst out around Sha Qishan, and lightning flashed out from his eyes as he glared over at Zhong Yue. Even his gaze alone was so intense that Zhong Yue felt as if two mountains were ramming into his chest, even needing to take a few steps back to withstand the force.

  "I've heard that Zhong Shan Clan and Long Yue are the same person. Now, Long Yue has appeared in the East Barren and challenged Zhong Yue."

  Zhong Yue smiled and said leisurely, "But how can one be at two places at a time? If the Sea King is looking for the Zhong Shan Clan member, may I suggest you head over to the monster race?"

  Sha Qishan nodded lightly, and he then shifted his eyes away.

  But the young Shura remained steadfast and continued asking, "May I ask of Mister Mo Luo's origin? You've come out of nowhere, and although you've claimed to come from the Mo Luo Race, never once have I heard of such a race. I've asked many Shura elders, and to my surprise, none of them knew about it either. I can't help but ask of your name, your teacher, your heritage, your race, and your origin. Please, may the Mister Mo Luo explain it to us or otherwise, Sea King might feel a little … troubled."

  Zhong Yue's eyes flashed with a cold light as he rebuked, "Who are you to question me? How audacious!"

  The young Shura smiled and said, "I'm just a humble servant of the Sea King, and my name is nothing important at all. What matters is that, as a servant of the great Sea King, I'm more than qualified to question you. Am I not?"

  The Sea King Sha Qishan looked over at Zhong Yue again, and his appalling aura burst out again. He said in a solemn and deep voice, "Little child, answer my servant's question!"

  Zhong Yue sneered coldly and answered, "Sea King, this is not the Eastern Sea, I suggest you keep a low profile and avoid offending someone you can't afford to displease. Otherwise, you will bring about considerable troubles for yourself, especially if you have drawn my teacher's ire. You might be killed just like any other bugs in this world."

  Sea King Sha Qishan smirked and said, "Who is your teacher? Ask him to come out then. Let's see if he dares to go against me!"

  HIs aura was so intense that the surrounding experts nearly suffocated when suppressed by him. Thoughts flowed through Zhong Yue's mind, and he then said placidly, "My teacher's name can scare quite a bit. The demon race's Eight Barrens is not a place you can do as you please. Are you sure you want to see my teacher? I will grant you your wish, but after that, you will have to offer yourself as an oblation to him."

  Sha Qishan's heart skipped a beat, and he thought, Could this kid be taught by a demon god? If he is really the disciple of a demon god, then things can go sideways….

  In the demon land Eight Barren, there was a rumor about the existence of a demon god, although no one had ever confirmed it, it was still a rumor that no one dared to dismiss. After all, the demon race had a long history; it was impossible for one to discount any rumor definitively.

  But Sha Qishan was now on the edge of a cliff, if he turned back now, the world would shame him with their mouths, and if he insisted on seeing Mister Mo Luo's teacher, then he would die a terrible death if what Zhong Yue was implying were to be true!

  I'm only searching for that kid for the Kun Peng Celestial Race. There is no need for me to put my life in for this, is there? He thought in his heart.

  All of a sudden, the atmosphere turned dead silent, one aura after another surged into the hall, and the sounds of footsteps could be heard stomping on the ground — five tall and slender old men slowly walked up to the highest floor of the Heavenly Scent Inn.

  "Old scums of the dragon race that never give up!"

  Sha Qishan seized the chance to put Zhong Yue aside, and his face turned even more ferocious. He smirked frigidly and said dreadfully, "Dragon Race five elders, you've hunted for me with the divine weapons for so long. And yet, you still couldn't kill me. Do you five ever find yourselves annoying?"

  The five elders of the dragon race remained unmoved, one of them then said placidly, "We will only return after you are killed. Otherwise, we will be hunting you wherever you go. Sinner of the dragon race, return with us to the dragon race and accept your punishment!"

  Sha Qishan smirked coldly, just as he was about to take action, a voice suddenly laughed in their ears, "Sea King, five elders, this is a sacred land of the demon race. Please keep calm and avoid causing too much trouble."

  A powerful aura shook the whole Black Well Keep, and demonic air suffused the sky. The demon magnates appeared inside the Heavenly Scent Inn, one from each of the eight saint clans.

  The faces of the five elders changed drastically, and a few moments later, they sat down in the chairs and remained steadfast.

  The eight saint clans' magnates also sat down, and they said smilingly, "Sea King and the five elders, we are here to witness the battle between the younger generations against Demon Saint. There is no need for us to also engage in a fight, else, the young ones might laugh at us."

  Although Sea King Sha Qishan and the eight saint clans were in decent terms, it was only because of the shared hatred they had towards the dragon race. The demon race intended to stir some troubles to the dragon race and that was why Sha Qishan was granted certain liberties in his actions. However, if the magnates of the eight saint clans said to stop the fight, then not even Sha Qishan would dare to act rashly.

  The young demon cultivator from the Shura Saint Clan looked at Zhong Yue again and said smilingly, "May Mister Mo Luo, please tell us of your origins."

  Zhong Yue shook his head, and he said, "What are you? A coward who doesn't even tell his name, how dare you question me? Tell me your name, and I shall assess your qualification to question me."

  The young demon cultivator remained placid, he stepped back and said with a smile, “My name is very simple, Shura. However, if I have no such qualification, then I shall ask for another one to ask the questions. Senior Martial Brother Hongsu, please.”

  Xiu Hongsu stepped forward, and he said with obvious killing intent, "Mo Luo, can you answer now?"

  Zhong Yue shook his head and said presumptuously, “You aren’t qualified to question me. Qi Practitioners like you, I can kill three at once with just a slap.”

  Tian Mo Concubine was deeply worried; she was the only one that knew of Zhong Yue's origin; although he had changed his appearance, the blood that flowed in him was still that of a human's. Even a superficial investigation would result in his identity being exposed!

  Furthermore, Zhong Yue used the name of Mister Mo Luo, a demon cultivator that rose out of thin air. This was more than enough to raise about doubts and suspicions. This young Shura had struck at Zhong Yue's greatest vulnerability!

  Just exactly who is this young Shura? It is a big taboo for a disciple of the Shura Saint Clan to itself be named Shura. Also, why is he so confident that Mister Mo Luo is Zhong Yue? She was puzzled and quickly, she summoned a Raksha lady and instructed the latter to investigate this young Shura.

  Xiu Hongsu's placid voice was laden with a thick and heavy killing intent, "Some sea race disciples saw the Zhong Shan Clan member heading toward the demon land. So … if
Mister Mo Luo fails to prove your identity, then we shall find the truth from your dead body!"

  Zhong Yue ignored him and looked at Shura again.

  Feng Wuji was a man that was even more dangerous than the previous high priest, a series of plots executed had catapulted him to the position of the high priest. The death of the late high priest and the four Xiao Mang magnates that died in Swords Gate were all a direct result of his machinations. He even nearly succeeded in stealing the Saint Spirit from the Swords Gate underground.

  His guile was peerless, and everyone seemed to be puppets under his strings. If it weren't for Zhong Yue having seen through his demon incarnation, Elder Pu, his plan would have succeeded without a hitch!

  This was why Zhong Yue was taking every precaution against him, and also why Feng Wuji was doing the same for Zhong Yue.

  Will Feng Wuji’s new demon incarnation be this young demon called Shura?

  Xiu Hongsu's killing intent got heavier, and he was on the verge of taken action when suddenly, a soft and tender voice resonated through the hall. It was incredibly soothing to the ear, "If Xiu Hongsu isn't qualified, then how about me?"

  Tian Mo Concubine and Ji Xiang Concubine's beautiful countenance drastically changed, and so did that of the twenty-some court ladies.

  "Demon Queen!" One of the court ladies said in terror.

  “Demon Queen? The first lady?”

  Zhong Yue laughed out loud, and he looked toward the stairs and said, "The Demon Queen herself has opened her mouth, how can I not listen to her words? Come quickly, come into my arms and inspect my full body!"

  “Presumptuous!”

  The ladies' chiding voices could be heard, and a split second later, all the eyes of the Qi Practitioners present lit up as a goddess surrounded by an entourage of beauties entered the hall.

  The goddess was incredibly beautiful, but that wasn't all, she commanded the air of an empress that was impossible to ignore. Not even Tian Mo Concubine and Ji Xiang Concubine were not as stunning as her, whether it be in beauty or temperament.

  The Demon Queen looked over at Zhong Yue and said with a smile, "Mister, you must be joking. May I ask who the one backing you is?"

  Just as Zhong Yue was going to say a random name, Xin Huo suddenly exclaimed merrily in his psyche ocean, "I remember! The innate demon god that was killed by the previous inheritor is called Bo Xun!"

  Zhong Yue's heart thumped, he then answered smilingly, "My name is Mo Luo, and he is known as Bo Xun."

  As he spoke, the whole Black Well Keep shuddered violently. The mountains seemed to roar, and the earth seemed to quake. Even the black spring waters flowing erupted into a torrential stream that was hundreds of times stronger than before. It felt like as if the world was trembling before the wrath of a heavenly god!

  Sha Qishan became engulfed in fear, and he receded deeper into the chair.

  Zhong Yue was shocked and overjoyed in his heart, but he remained placid ostensibly and said, "Who wants to see him? I can ask him to come out if that is what you wish for."

  Chapter 347: Demon Saint Gifting Books |

  Black Well Keep.

  The earth was quaking, and the buildings were shuddering, the black spring water in the sky composed of broken totem patterns was starting to sound out, resounding over the whole city.

  The Heavenly Scent Inn was shaking violently, the aura of a demon god descended in the building, suppressing the magnates present. Their faces turned pallid, and their hearts thumped in shock.

  A simple sentence from Zhong Yue seemed to cause such a tumultuous change in the Black Well Keep. This wasn't something that could be accomplished by a magnate – only the gods have such means!

  The stronger the cultivation base, the stronger the suppression one would feel, and the greater the terror that would be infused in their hearts. All the 14 magnates were ones who stood at the summit of the world. As such, the suppressions bestowed on them were even unimaginable!

  The Black Well Keep was built on the top of an ancient demon god, not even the divine weapons could leave a single impression on the mountain. And the black spring waters had never seen a change like this before. Yet right now, the whole place was shaking vigorously, and the spring waters were getting out of control. One could infer how strong the ‘Bo Xun' demon god was!

  “Senior!”

  The magnate from the Yan Mo Saint Race pleaded tremblingly, "Senior, we have no intention of causing trouble, please forgive us!"

  No one could tell whether it was the calamity coming to an end or the demon god forgiving them, but the Black Well Keep slowly regained its usual peace, and that magnate fell on the ground. He breathed heavily and wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead.

  In the building, the magnates exchanged looks and saw the cold sweat on each other’s head, and even their clothes were also soaked. Their cultivation base was the strongest. Accordingly, the pressure they felt was also unimaginably strong.

  Even if they were magnates, they were still helpless against the pressure. It felt like as if they had plunged into a bottomless abyss, unable to struggle or move at all. This was the first time they had a taste of terror ever since becoming magnates.

  Sha Qishan's heart thumped incessantly, and he inwardly sighed in relief, Thank god I didn't force this brat … otherwise, I might be dead already….

  Even Zhong Yue didn't know that saying ‘Bo Xun' would cause such a significant reaction. However, it worked anyhow, and the magnates wouldn't dare to force on him anymore.

  The sudden calamity was most probably be due to the ancient demon god's scattered spirit that had yet to disperse completely, and if one said his name in their head, the scattered spirit would react to the calling.

  "I wonder how long this bluff can last. They will soon realize that the same phenomenon will happen no matter who calls out the name 'Bo Xun.'

  Zhong Yue blinked his eyes and thought, Then I will most probably have to face a terrible death.

  “None of them will cause the same reaction even if they called the name.”

  Xin Huo said smilingly, "Bo Xun's scattered spirit recognizes me, and I'm in your body. So, when you called him just now, what he felt was me. He must have mistaken you as the inheritor that killed him, and that's why he threw a little bit of a fit back there."

  Zhong Yue felt helpless, and he said troublingly, "So you are saying that Bo Xun's scattered spirit has locked on to me?"

  "That should be the case."

  Xin Huo mulled in puzzlement, "Brat Yue, why did you say his name? Everything would have been fine if you didn't, but now, you have awakened his scattered spirit drawn his ire onto yourself. However, don't you worry too much, his soul has dispersed, and the rest of his scattered spirit will not be a big deal."

  Zhong Yue was speechless, just seconds before this, the magnates were pressured to the extent that cold sweat rushed out of their bodies and soaked their clothes. That happened to 14 magnates at the same time, and Xin Huo said an existence capable of doing such a thing was 'not a big deal....'

  The young Shura was shocked, and he looked at the black spring water at the sky before turning back to Zhong Yue. He felt like he sensed something amiss, but opted to remain silent.

  Xiu Hongsu was awkwardly standing in front of Zhong Yue, not knowing what to do.

  Demon Queen was also shocked, she regained her composure and said politely, "I see, mister comes from a great heritage, I apologize for my rudeness."

  Zhong Yue ignored Xiu Hongsu and answered, "May the Demon Queen take a seat, I have questions to ask."

  Demon Queen sat down, and she looked at him, another few ladies have also taken their seats, these would be the other imperial concubines. However, the Shura Race's Luo Mo Concubine was incredibly ugly. Although she was deemed a peerless beauty within her race, she still fell short of Zhong Yue's standards.

  The concubine from Yan Luo Saint Race, on the other hand, was a bona fide beauty with a green-colored face. The concubine from the Yan Mo
Saint Race had skin that was red like fire. Despite their beauty, it was outside of Zhong Yue's ideas of the same.

  The demon race was, after all, of a different kind to the human race. Even though Zhong Yue could accept the three-headed three-faced beauty like the Saint Concubine, the other races' beauties couldn't enter his eyes.

  Although the Saint Concubine had three faces, she had an hourglass body, and all her three faces were incredibly beautiful. Each of them held having differing expressions and auras.

  It seemed like even though their titles of the eight demon concubines of Demon Saint, only Tian Mo Concubine, Ji Xiang Concubine and Saint Concubine could be considered beautiful.

  Zhong Yue looked at the demon concubines and was stunned when he found the Saint Concubine missing.

  “You all don’t have to worry too much.”

  Zhong Yue stood up and said smilingly, "The existence that is backing me from behind comes from ancient times. He will not come out easily. I've chosen to train myself around the world, and he had only left a single strand of his psyche in me in case if anything were to happen. He told me that he would only intervene if I am being harassed by those who have a higher cultivation base than me. However, if I were to be killed in a fair fight against peers on equal standing as me, then he said that I could only blame myself for being too weak."

  The magnates stiffened up their faces as they understood the message in his words.

  The message was simple; it was a warning to them that if they were to take action personally, then the mysterious to Bo Xun demon god would take revenge on them!

  As for the battles between the peers, the ancient demon god wouldn't do anything. After all, this was the rule of the demon race, the battles and competitions between the younger generations would be handled among themselves, and the seniors would only watch. This was all so that the young experts could be stronger and better.

  Xiu Hongsu and the other young experts heaved a breath of relief, speaking of battling with their peers, none of them were afraid of Zhong Yue!