Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

  Demon Queen nodded, she took out an eighteen sectioned sword breaker, holding it in her hands and all of a sudden, the eighteen sections moved away from one another, before turning into a long whip, curling around Demon Queen like a living snake, she said, “Demon Saint had that exact thought and in the future when he ascends back to the level of the deities, who would know that he was once the great Demon Saint? Demon Saint was killed right before the eyes of the demons and none would ever doubt his death. After all, he was once the greatest existence of the demon race, he had the means to survive even the hardest predicaments. However, I didn’t expect that Tian’er you would realize it all, you are truly amazing.

  Tian Mo Concubine closely watched the Soul Burial Whip and cast out the five light wheels. In her light wheels, there were many rays of demonic lights moving around lifting a soul weapon in the air, she chuckled, “Yun’er, it seems like you are planning to defend your dead husband with your life?”

  Demon Queen looked at the soul weapon and her beautiful countenance turned solemn, with her prowess now, she couldn’t see exactly what it was but she sure could sense the demon godly aura emanating from it; it was a demon divine weapon!

  “I’ve heard that Tian’er, you, once entered the Void World and were adored by an existence there, seems like it’s true.”

  Demon Queen suddenly smoothed out her stiff face, she forced Demon Saint’s soul out from the Soul Burial Whip and she said chuckling, “Big sister is helpless, I need to plan for my life and thus, I can only give Demon Saint’s soul to you.”

  Demon Saint’s soul was stunned, he was exposed bare in front of the ladies and was in disbelief.

  Without the protection of the Soul Burial Whip, his strong soul wouldn’t last long and started disintegrating into little lights.

  “Yun’er, you….”

  Demon Queen said apologetically to him, “Darling, when a time of crisis arrives, it would always be every man for himself. I can’t even protect myself, let alone protect you?”

  Demon Saint’s soul was disintegrating under the hot sun and he shouted, “Mister Feng, Mister Feng, our cooperation….”

  Even after his soul completely dispersed into the thin air, that Mister Feng never appeared or spoke a word.

  Demon Queen was placid, she was still clenching the Soul Burial Whip in her hand and she said while smiling, “Tian’er, are you assured now?”

  Tian Mo Concubine was shocked by the sudden change, she didn’t expect that Demon Queen would give up Demon Saint’s soul so easily and even watch while he died.

  “Yun’er is really callous, being able to betray your husband so easily.”

  Tian Mo Concubine mulled, she looked at the Soul Burial Whip and hesitated for a second before she gave up forcing Demon Queen to hand it over. After all, the Soul Burial Whip was a demon divine weapon and Demon Queen wouldn’t hand it over so easily. If she had to force Demon Queen into a battle to give the demon divine weapon over, the court ladies would be killed, even Tian Mo Concubine herself would suffer heavy injuries and her Gu insects would be nearly wiped away before they could kill Demon Queen.

  Furthermore, if Tian Mo Concubine was heavily injured, she might not even be able to secure the Soul Burial Whip, the other demons would surely come after her for the demon divine weapon.

  The two ladies were guarded against one another and suddenly, Tian Mo Concubine laughed sweetly, she walked over and hugged Demon Queen’s arm, and said affectionately, “Sister, don’t say it like that, I’m just playing with you, did I scare you?”

  Demon Queen also smiled and answered, “Little sis, you have almost scared my little heart out of my body!”

  The two were guarded against each other and although they were showing sweet smiles, they were both looking closely at each other’s hands to prevent one another from galvanizing into action. All of a sudden, the two ladies moved away from one another and Tian Mo Concubine waved her hand in the air, stepping away from Demon Queen unwillingly, she said, “Little sis will invite sister to tea the next time.”

  Demon Queen watched as the ladies left and her beautiful countenance turned gloomy, she said softly, “Mister Feng, about our cooperation?”

  The shadow then emerged again and Mister Feng walked out from the dark, he frowned and said, “Demon Saint just died like that? As for our cooperation, it has ended alongside his life, I don’t think there is a need to discuss it anymore.”

  Demon Queen smiled gently, she had the air of an empress and she replied, “In fact, I think the death of Demon Saint has sparked the best cooperation we can have. Mister Feng is the most talented and prominent existence of the celestial race. As a great high priest of the Xiao Mang Celestial Race, how can you not have a high priestess?”

  Mister Feng’s interest was piqued, he said, “You want to be my spouse? Tell me what makes you think you can be the Xiao Mang high priestess, the high priest’s spouse?”

  Demon Queen said sweetly, “Simple, at the same time that you are working with Demon Saint, you will have to guard against him as he was after all, the greatest existence of the demon race Eight Barren, the cooperation will be temporary but once the two of you have conquered the whole demon race and celestial race, you will turn against one another. But, with the Demon Saint dead now, I can help your demon incarnation conquer the demon race Eight Barren while your true self will conquer the celestial race. With that, you will be the king of half the world!”

  Mister Feng laughed out loud, he flicked his finger and the heads of the demon Qi Practitioners far away exploded, killing them on the spot. He laughed and said, “Yun’er, you are really an amazing woman.”

  Demon Queen laid in his arms and chuckled, “You have no foundation in the demon race but I do. I also know a few spots where Demon Saint hid his treasures, they can be your financial support for establishing your own faction. In addition to me, what is there to stop you from conquering the demon race? With the whole Eight Barren demon race, can I have the spot of the high priestess?”

  Mister Feng grabbed her shoulder and said, “In comparison to Demon Saint, you are way more useful and more reliable. Furthermore, you are such a beauty, of course you are qualified to be the high priestess.”

  He looked far away and said leisurely, “Three calamities brought the demon race down the hill, there are no leaders to speak for all demons and with my demon incarnation, I can rise as a new star in the demon race, way less obstructions in this than my former plan. As for the land on the other end of the ocean, things are much more complicated….”

  Demon-dragon border, somewhere around the coastline of the Eastern Sea, the waves billowed heavily and every single wave was at least a thousand feet tall. All of a sudden, a young dragon surfaced from the bottom of the sea and his arrival alerted the sea creatures around.

  There was a sea race Heavenly Dharma monster tasked to station the bottom of the sea, overlook the area and under his command were thousands of sea race Qi Practitioners. They had built a city on the sea bottom to better carry out their tasks of guarding the border.

  The Heavenly Dharma sea monster saw the young dragon coming up from the sea bottom and he was shocked, he quickly swam over to inspect the unexpected guest.

  The young dragon took out a token with the word ‘Lou’, the token was given to him by Ao Fenglou and as soon as he showed it to the sea monster, the latter quickly bowed and said, “Elder Ao Fenglou’s token. By your looks, you are the honorable Mister Long Yue, may I ask of Mister….”

  “Quiet and no questions.”

  Zhong Yue, who was now using the identity of Long Yue, waved his hand and said, “Where is your manor?”

  The sea monster quickly said, “Just above us, on an island….”

  Zhong Yue nodded and instructed him, “Bring me to it.”

  Moments later, Zhong Yue and the sea monster arrived at the lone island. The sea monster morphed into a human-like form and served the young dragon a cup of tea. Zhong Yue sat down, he drank a cup of tea
and suddenly, a surge of dragon Qi shot up to the sky and formed the Thousand Dragons Barrier in mid-air, shining toward the demon land.

  The sea monster was surprised and puzzled, Zhong Yue then said, “I have guest coming. When he arrives, serve the tea and leave immediately, speak no words and do nothing more than what I say, otherwise, I can’t guarantee your life.”

  The sea monster was afraid and burst out in a cold sweat.

  Moments later, Feng Xiaozhong descended from the sky and walked into the manor, Zhong Yue stood up and welcomed him with a smile, “Senior Martial Brother Feng, please sit.”

  The Heavenly Dharma sea monster then quickly served the tea and left the manor immediately.

  The two sat down, Zhong Yue took out the Demon God Contracted Puppet and said smilingly, “As per our deal, senior martial brother, I’ve brought you the Demon God Contracted Puppet and it is now yours. I suppose senior martial brother has seen him already, what do you think of him?”

  “Not as valuable as you.” Feng Xiaozhong scrutinized his junior martial brother from top to bottom, his eyes filled with madness as he spoke.

  Chapter 379: Demon Incarnation |

  Zhong Yue's heart stiffened up as he thought about the meaning behind his words.

  Feng Xiaozhong continued looking at Zhong Yue with madness still rushing into his eyes. But his facial expression remained placid as he praised, "You've cultivated to the state of [Celestial Demon as One], you've killed Demon Saint and escaped from an encirclement of demon experts. Your intelligence is definitely beyond mediocre. Not only that, but you knew that the demon god would kill you after bringing such a calamity to them and thus, you even cultivated an incarnation to die in your place while you leave underground. Such a technique, is it the【Mystic Duplication Technique】or the【Psyche Ocean Flowering Heart Soul Rebirth Technique】? It should be one of the two, correct? Although Shi Tuo is attractive, in my eyes, you have more value than he does."

  Zhong Yue could have survived the demon god because he had guessed that the deaths of the eight saint clan masters, magnates, and giant cultivators were a far more serious matter than the Triad Ritual – it was a great loss that would shock the whole Ancestral Star.

  If there were truly a demon god living in the Eight Barrens, then he would not be allowed to continue living, let alone leaving the demon land alive. Hence, Zhong Yue had released his demon incarnation out while he hid underground when Shi Tuo was still there.

  That was the time when everyone's attention was diverted toward Shi Tuo –no one was watching him. Most importantly, that demon god didn't come personally but had only struck from far, mainly to show his presence to the world so that the others wouldn't attack the demon race.

  If that demon god personally came to the spot, he would be able to see through Zhong Yue's demon incarnation right away.

  As for this demon incarnation, Zhong Yue couldn't it cultivate it before as he lacked a strong demonic cultivation technique. But since spending time in the Eight Barrens, he had acquired both the【Great Sun Heavenly Demon Art】and the【Heavenly Saint Godly Radiating Art】. And after successfully cultivating to the state of [Celestial Demon as One], he had naturally managed to refine his demon incarnation.

  However, back then, Zhong Yue was planning for his survival, and thus, he didn't show his demon incarnation to the world.

  "【Psyche Ocean Flowering Heart Soul Rebirth Technique】? There is such a cultivation technique?"

  Zhong Yue raised his teacup and said, "Senior martial brother, we have made a deal, tell me you are not changing your mind now, are you?"

  Feng Xiaozhong's eyes were filled with ebullient desire as he said, "If you are willing to let me study you, I can repay you with Shi Tuo as your slave. Don't worry, I will not take your life. I just need to dissect your mortal body and have a clearer look at the changes in your transformations, Hmm … also, your Yuan Shen needs to be checked just like your mortal body, Hmm … it also wouldn't be good to leave out your brain as I need to look at your nervous system and the other details. Don't worry, I'm a master at this, you won't die if I open your head and reassemble you back together. You wouldn't even feel any shred of discomfort. The 'you' after my procedures will be exactly the same the 'you' now."

  Zhong Yue shook his head violently, and he coughed and pushed the Demon God Contracted Puppet forward. He reminded, "Senior martial brother, your Demon God Contracted Puppet."

  Feng Xiaozhong sighed, and the madness in his eyes slowly faded away as he kept the Demon God Contracted Puppet, "Shi Tuo is strong, it will be a difficult task to capture him, but with the right preparations, it not impossible to do so. But what will I do after I've finished my research on Shi Tuo? Is there any other thing else that can keep me on this Ancestral Star…."

  An air of solemnity burst out from Feng Xiaozhong as he mumbled, "By then, what is there in this place that can help me keep my sanity?"

  Zhong Yue's scalps tingled, and he shivered, Feng Xiaozhong was a gentle scholar when he was studying something, mostly when he was dissecting his research subjects. It was at times like this where he was at his most tranquil and harmless.

  However, if his inner madman were not kept in check with his passion for research, then the circumstances would be upended. Heaven knew the kind of havoc he would wreak while in his berserk state. No one could ever foresee how many people he would wipe off the face of this planet.

  Most importantly, a madman whose sanity was lost would come after Zhong Yue, and he wouldn't be so polite the next time he asked to dissect him.

  After he finished studying Shi Tuo's spirit, Feng Xiaozhong would turn into the most crazed and terrifying existence. In his state of madness, he might just disregard his oath of not hurting a single human and come for me….

  Zhong Yue's heart froze at the thought, and he quickly put up a smile and said, "Senior martial brother, there is more than what we can ever know in this universe. There are planets home to countless other lives, obscure principles that govern the universe, and a myriad of other mysteries unknown to those that tether themselves to this small world. The universe is beyond imagination, so why don't you step out of the boundaries of the Ancestral Star and explore those secrets for yourself?"

  Feng Xiaozhong shook his head, "If I ascend to the level of the deityhood and became a god, I might just leave the Ancestral Star. But the universe is too big, without teleportation portals, it is nearly impossible to reach to the other planets."

  Zhong Yue winked his eyes, and he said, "I've heard that there is in fact, a teleportation array formation on the Fire Celestial Star, you can reach to the other planets from there."

  Feng Xiaozhong's eyes then lit up, and he raised his head and gazed at the endless sky, mumbling, "I know that there are mysteries that I cannot begin to fathom out there, laws I've yet to discover, and species that I've yet to study…."

  “That’s right.”

  Zhong Yue nodded heavily, and he continued, "Why don't senior martial brother head over to the Fire Celestial Star and check it out?"

  "I will when my research on Shi Tuo is done."

  Feng Xiaozhong stood up, and he took the Demon God Contracted Puppet with him and said placidly, "However, before this, there are many preparations I have to do. After all, Shi Tuo is not an easy target … Hmm, also, I've heard that 50000 years ago, there is also a demon lord in the demon race, one that stood on par with Lord Xia. If only I can find his tomb and use the seals in it to capture Shi Tuo while I bring this demon lord's corpse out along…."

  Zhong Yue watched as Feng Xiaozhong left, and he heaved a breath of relief and mumbled in a low voice only he could hear, "The teleportation array formation on the Fire Celestial Star is just a lie. If he were to find there is no such thing…."

  "Who says there isn't one? There is, in fact, a teleportation portal in the Fire Celestial Star." Xin Huo suddenly said.

  Zhong Yue was startled, and he exclaimed, "There really is one?"

  "Of course, and
not just any little teleportation portal but a galactic-level teleportation portal. It is more commonly known as the Galactic Portal."

  Xin Huo continued saying, "The universe is vast, even light itself needs millions of years to travel from one end to the other. Without the teleportation portal, how would the gods communicate and interact with each other? However, it has been a long time, and even I can't say for sure if the teleportation portal on the Fire Celestial Star is still operational."

  Zhong Yue was still stunned at how accurate his baseless lies actually were.

  The sea monster then came back and was docile under Zhong Yue's command, "I'll stay for a few days, do not interrupt unless it's an emergency. Otherwise, carry out your duties as usual."

  The sea monster received his orders and left.

  Zhong Yue stayed on the island for nearly a week, the death of his demon incarnation was the key to his survival. Hence, he was now going to cultivate another demon incarnation.

  The Eight Barrens were now in a state of chaos, the eight saint clans are embroiled in turmoil, and the other factions are taking advantage of the opportunity to rise. How can I miss such an exciting time?

  Zhong Yue used up the leftover medicinal efficacy of the lotus saint herb to cultivate a new demonic inner core. This time, he was fairly familiar with the procedure, and so the process went smoothly.

  Furthermore, his demon cultivation technique was stronger than before. Back then, when he just arrived at the demon land, he had cultivated the incomplete【Heavenly Saint Godly Radiating Art】that was taught to him by Tian Mo Concubine. But now, the same【Heavenly Saint Godly Radiating Art】he cultivated was better than back then, and his attainments in it were stronger in comparison. This was also not to mention the【Great Sun Heavenly Demon Art】he acquired later on.

  Most importantly, he had created the【Celestial Demon Tai Chi Art】, achieved the state of [Celestial Demon as One], and had poured many of his insights into his demon incarnation.