Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

  All of a sudden, Xia Zhongjin and Xia Zhongguang suppressed their injuries, barely managing to drag their Yuan Shen back into their body. They forced themselves through sheer will and flew over to support Sha Qishan against Zhong Yue!

  Despite the heavy injuries they were suffering, they still had their cultivation base. They gritted their teeth in the pains of their wounds, and their attacks were still powerful enough to kill Zhong Yue!

  Three magnates had come together against Zhong Yue. Xia Zhongjin and Xia Zhongguang used their bodies as shields, their legs as sabers and hands like spears and swords, engaging with Zhong Yue in a fast-paced, close-quarter battle while Sha Qishan stayed a distance away and lashed countless skills at him incessantly, and there was also the Shark Fin Monster Saber that struck at every other unexpected position!

  The battle soon reached a fevering pitch, and every strike of the Martial Heavenly Masters caused the space to tremble. Every move they made brought a round of rumbling thunder erupting around them as their shouts continued to grow louder!

  Clearly, the two Martial Heavenly Masters had realized his weakness as well and began to take advantage of it by relentlessly attacking him with sonic attacks!

  However, in order for the sonic attacks to take effect, they would have to break through Zhong Yue's defensive skill first.

  Sha Qishan was also launching sonic attacks at Zhong Yue in the midst of the storm of skills!

  But to their shock, despite everything they threw at him, the translucent bell that surrounded Zhong Yue was still there, completely unscathed and still seemingly impervious to any sonic attack that wanted to penetrate it.

  It was now clear to them that the bell skill was something out of their estimation, not only had they seen such skills before, but even the supposedly all-knowing Bai Zhe Clan was clueless about it as well!

  The three magnates were incensed at their failure to break through the bell, and their attacks turned wilder, launching out at a rate faster than the eyes could perceive.

  The four of them moved around the ice field, breaking the glaciers away and altering the landscape of every place they cross.

  The mountains pulverized, snows melted and waters vaporized. Blood painted all over the snowy white ice field, Sha Qishan was still fine, he was only launching skills from a distance away, but Zhong Yue, Xia Zhongjin, and Xia Zhongguang were not that lucky.

  Zhong Yue was forced to engage the two Martial Heavenly Masters in close-quarter combat. He was taking the hits of two magnates directly through their strikes while wounds were created continuously on Xia Zhongjin and Xia Zhongguang's bodies by the Golden Feathery Peng Sword; palms, hands, arms, legs, chests and even their heads were injured!

  However, the Martial Heavenly Masters were strong in the paths of the mortal body. Their life energies were vibrant, and these considerably minor wounds were far from taking their lives away.

  However, to be injured to such a state by a mere Inner Core Qi Practitioner, the two Martial Heavenly Masters were starting to doubt their abilities.

  On the other hand, Bai Canghai was stunned as he just watched in awe as the three of them continued exchanging blows while they flew toward the center of the North Barren, wreaking havoc wherever they flew past.

  "You lots are too weak!" Zhong Yue's presumptuous laughter then sounded from the inside of the bell.

  Bai Canghai stood dumbfoundedly, he then quickly recollected his thoughts and carried Bai Zhenbei on his back. Looking afar, Zhong Yue's Golden Peng Sword was incessantly thrusting out like a flash of a golden ray from the bell, bursting out various marvelous skills from the tip of the sword that created one wound after another on the two Martial Heavenly Masters' body.

  While other than exchanging attacks with the two Martial Heavenly Masters, the golden sword was also breaking away the three magnates’ skills in an unperturbed manner.

  All of a sudden, Zhong Yue stopped moving, and he raised the Golden Peng Sword, and a rain of golden rays tumbled down on the three magnates. He had stopped retreating and stood firm. He faced squarely against the three magnates without running anymore.

  The two Martial Heavenly Masters then let out a sky-trembling warcry while Sha Qishan was also filled in killing intent, casting the skills stronger and faster.

  A hundred miles around them, Qi Practitioners donned in white robes appeared out of nowhere, and they were watching the battle in silence. None of them were not shocked, they were all filled in disbelief.

  Even the few magnate Qi Practitioners were also in awe as they looked at the battle.

  These white-robed Qi Practitioners were extremely quiet, and they surrounded the battlefield in the middle and watched it closely.

  Bai Canghai saw them and was overjoyed, he quickly flew to an elder and gently placed Bai Zhenbei on the ground, he implored, "Senior Martial Uncle, teacher is severely wounded by them, he's been unconscious ever since…."

  The elder he approached had a head of white hair and a face quite similar to Bai Zhenbei's. He laid his hands on Bai Zhenbei and inspected the wounds. He then took out a spirit herb that had three marvelously bright-red fruits. He picked one and fed it into Bei Zhenbei's mouth. He then said, "Relax, he is not going to die. Canghai, your teacher is unconscious. You will help him in circulating the Soul Remedy Spirit Fruit's energy the wounds in his body."

  Bai Canghai then quickly said, "Senior Martial Uncle, my cultivation base is too weak, I'm afraid I cannot fully utilize the Soul Remedy Spirit Fruit's medicinal efficacies. I beg the senior martial uncle to do it!"

  “No, I want to watch this battle.”

  The white-haired elder's eyes were lit up with a voracious light and a zeal for knowledge as he stared intently at the battle while mumbling to himself, "One who knows it all, will he be omnipotent … the thing that our Bai Zhe Clan has always been chasing is now seen in a young child … do not disturb me, nothing can stop me from watching this battle…."

  Bai Canghai was bewildered, he answered, “But, senior martial uncle, teacher is your own brother….”

  The white-haired elder then replied without even turning his head back, and he said, "Time will come after us sooner or later, it is everyone's destiny to die in the end. How can letting a brother die be more important than witnessing the greatest dream of the Bai Zhe Clan?"

  In the middle of the battlefield, Sha Qishan's heart suddenly panged with alertness. He quickly noticed the many Qi Practitioners around them, and it nearly shocked the soul out of his body. He quickly flew up into the sky and rushed out away from the battlefield.

  All of a sudden, a Bai Zhe Clan magnate appeared in front of him and stopped him down. He said, "Sea King Sha Qishan, please, there is no need to leave just yet. May Mister Sha please return to the battle. We are still enjoying the battle."

  Fires of anger burned in Sha Qishan's eyes. He let out a loud roar, and an ocean was summoned in the sky out of thin air. It billowed above the ground as the Sea King plunged into the waters.

  The other Bai Zhe Clan members quickly rushed over to stop him and plunged into the floating ocean to stop him down. But before they could even reach close enough, Sha Qishan split himself into many little sharks that swam away in all directions.

  “Brothers of the Xia Clan, leave now!” The sharks then shouted in unison.

  Xia Zhongjin and Xia Zhongguang then noticed the sudden change, they were all shocked with fear and quickly dashed out from the battlefield to escape. Then, rays of white light made beautiful arcs across the sky as the Bai Zhe Clan magnates surrounded the two Martial Heavenly Masters in the middle.

  The white-haired elder then said justly, “Senior martial brothers of the Xia Clan, do you think you can leave after injuring my little brother?”

  Bai Canghai shouted in anger, "Senior martial uncle, now you remember my teacher is your younger brother!"

  Chapter 403: Frozen Ancient Capital |

  It did not take a long time until Xia Zhongjin and Xia Zhongguang were both captured
alive. But Sha Qishan managed to slip away. After all, he was an Imminent Deity level Qi Practitioner, and if he wanted to run, no one in the Bai Zhe Clan was strong enough to stop him.

  However, Sha Qishan had lost most of the sharks under him. Thus, his power was significantly weakened, and it would take quite an amount of time before it returned.

  “Have you all forgotten the rules set by the ancestors of you Bai Zhe Clan!?”

  Xia Zhongjin shouted, "Bai Zhe Clan are not to meddle in the business of all races! This is the battle between Zhong Li Celestial Race and the humans! Bai Zhenhuang, it is against your clan's rules if you capture me!"

  "You injured my little brother yet you dare to reason with us?" Bai Zhenhuang laughed.

  He then said again, "We will definitely not interfere in a battle between your race and the humans, but how can I let it go after you entered the North Barren without permission and even injured me brother? Hmm?"

  Xia Zhongguang on the other side smirked and replied immediately, "Bai Zhenhuang, it is fine if you stay away from the world, but if you take us as prisoners, I'm afraid that your entire clan will be dragged into this mess and even face destruction!"

  Bai Zhenhuang then frowned and as he waved his hands, he ordered, "Throw him into the prison, cut off their limbs and tongues. Then, sew up their tongue, hurl them into a jar, and send them back to the Zhong Li Celestial Race."

  In less than a second after he gave out his orders, someone from the Bai Zhe Clan's member hesitated and asked, "Clan master, don't you think it is slightly inappropriate to do so? We have been living in the North Barren without taking part in the development of the outside world for years. I'm afraid that if we offended the Zhong Li Celestial Race, then…."

  “Then what?”

  "All these years of peace was not gifted to us by the other races. It was earned by our Bai Zhen Clan through these five million years! We fought for it and secured peace for ourselves with our own blood and sweat and not by from the sympathy of the other races! Today, the Zhong Li Celestial Race think that we are sheep that can be slaughtered at any time. They entered our territory, injured and killed our people and if we do not do something about it, they might even dare to invade us tomorrow!"

  Bai Zhenhuang then said coldly, "When Lord Bai stood up against Lord Xia in the old days, the two of them always stood on equal grounds. So why should Lord Bai descendants have to kneel before the Lord Xia descendants? If they want blood, then we will give them blood! Execute my orders immediately!"

  Enraged and shocked, Xia Zhongjin and Xia Zhongguang shouted and scolded. But their words fell on deaf ears as Bai Zhenhuang smiled as he watched the two of them being dragged away. As the two of them disappeared from his sight, Bai Zhenhuang turned and looked at Zhong Yue as if he were looking at a precious treasure.

  “And this handsome gentleman here is?”

  “I am Zhong Yue from Zhong Shan Clan of the Swords Gate. Clan Master Bai, do you have any good girls with good personalities?”

  The shocking words quickly stunned not only Bai Zhenhuang but also the other members of Bai Zhe Clan.

  Zhong Yue then said seriously, "I am not a pervert, but I asked this for the sake of our races' posterity and the heritage of our bloodline. So, any good girls to recommend?"

  “Of course, of course.”

  Happiness struck Bai Zhenhuang from nowhere, and he quickly replied, "Canghai's sister is perfect in fact. And coincidentally, a few days ago, I was talking about finding her a good husband. Young man, how about you follow me to the Frozen Ancient Capital and take a good look at her? If both of you are fond of each other, then we can arrange a marriage!"

  Bai Canghai immediately shouted, “No! Senior martial uncle, that is my sister….”

  However, Bai Zhenhuang quickly covered Bai Canghai's mouth and said to Zhong Yue, "I think he has gone mad because of the sudden joy, please don't be unhappy with him. Let's go, let's go to the Frozen Ancient Capital. Canghai… You know that we Bai Zhe Clan's fertility has always been bad. It is not that bad for your sister to marry a human…."

  “Why don’t you let her sister marry him then?” shouted Bai Canghai as he shook Bai Zhenhuang’s hand away.

  “I want to, but she is too old already….” replied Bai Zhenhuang.

  Zhong Yue then nodded and said, “Of course not the old ones, I still prefer… Shut up, give me back my body! Brat, what are you doing! I’m doing this to reproduce another generation of celestial race… No! I can’t accept marrying someone from another race… If you don’t try, you would never know….”

  Without a word, Bai Zhenhuang and the members of Bai Zhe Clan were all shocked as from Zhong Yue's mouth came two different voices. Both of them seemed to be arguing with each and other, and suddenly, one of the voice said, "I am angry now, don't bother me anymore!"

  Zhong Yue then returned to normal, and he apologized, "I am sorry for what happened just now … To be honest, I am here to solve senior martial brother Canghai's problem, not to get married. All of that was just a joke, please don't take it seriously."

  Previously, it was Xin Huo that was fighting with Sha Qishan, Xia Zhongjin, and Xia Zhongguang. Zhong Yue knew that he was no match for the three of them, so he ceded control of his body over to Xin Huo while he acted as support by controlling the Golden Peng Sword with his soul.

  In that battle, the both of them worked together, but Zhong Yue did very little; all he did was control the sword while Xin Huo fended the enemies off.

  Undoubtedly, Xin Huo was very strong, and that caused Zhong Yue to be even more eager for the heritage of Xin Huo.

  However, after being reliable for once in such a long time, Xin Huo immediately become unreliable once again. He quickly attempted to marry Zhong Yue so pass down the Fu Xi bloodline. Thus, Zhong Yue had no choice but to take over the control of his own body again.

  Meanwhile, the jaws of the Bai Zhenhuang and the other members of Bai Zhe Clan fell onto the ground, and they all looked at him with blank stares.

  Zhong Yue then said in embarrassment, "Clan Master Bai?"

  As someone who had become magnate Qi Practitioners for years, Bai Zhenhuang and the others quickly recollected their thoughts, and when they looked at each other, they all thought, This Zhong Yue seems to have multiple personalities … Could it be that his mind was split when he cultivated the sixth wheel, just like Feng Xiaozhong?

  Instantly, Bai Canghai shouted, "My sister cannot marry him!"

  “Brother Canghai, don’t worry, I won’t marry her.”

  Everyone seemed to confirm their thoughts in their mind after observing the sudden reversal from the arrogant and proud Zhong Yue to the polite young man. They all thought again, He is indeed as crazy as Feng Xiaozhong; at normal times, he behaves like a normal person but at other times … What a shame, the two geniuses of the human race have gone mad….

  Meanwhile, in the Frozen Ancient Capital of the Bai Zhe Clan, old man Bai Zhenbei was taken away to have his wounds treated while Zhong Yue was treated as a distinguished guest. He was given one of the most luxurious palaces to stay in during his time here.

  The North Barren was filled with exotic scenes; everything within the capital, the houses, taverns, towers, fences, and other buildings were made with black ice, and after all these years, they showed no sign of melting at all.

  Zhong Yue took a close look at these buildings that possessed millions of years of history. He discovered that the reason why the ice showed no signs of melting was that the people of the Bai Zhe Clan had refined them from generation to generation.

  As a race with low population, although the Frozen Ancient Capital was the saint city of the Bai Zhe Clan, the population in the city amounted to only about ten thousand. The snow beasts, however, possessed quite a large population in the city with the majority of them being Qi Practitioners that served under the Bai Zhe Clan.

  Zhong Yue stayed in the Frozen Ancient Capital for the time being and cured Bai Canghai by teaching the【Sun Moon Pro
digious Emanation Art】to him.

  When Bai Canghai fully learned the【Sun Moon Prodigious Emanation Art】, Zhong Yue extracted a portion of his Pure Yang Qi and passed it to him.

  After this, came the crucial and hardest part of the process, which was to stimulate the【Sun Moon Prodigious Emanation Art】to use the Pure Yang Qi to Yin Spirit. Right now, Bai Canghai's Yin Spirit had been cultivated to a very high level, and it now dwelled around Bai Canghai's heart. If he were not careful, then the Yin Spirit would erupt and devour Bai Canghai's heart!

  In an even more extreme case, the Yin Spirit would devour Bai Canghai's Yuan Shen and turn him into a Yin Demon.

  By Bai Canghai's side was Zhong Yue and Bai Zhenhuang. As Bai Zhenhuang used his Qi to protect Bai Canghai's heart, Zhong Yue would stimulate his Pure Yang Qi to protect Bai Canghai's psyche ocean and prevent the Yin Spirit from causing irreversible damage to him.

  After ten days later, Bai Canghai finally managed to cast the【Sun Moon Prodigious Emanation Art】, extracted some Pure Yin Qi and turned the Qi into a moon in his psyche ocean. Unlike Zhong Yue's moon that came in the form of the Six-Eyed Star Toad, Bai Canghai's lunar was a serpent god.

  “If someone worshipped it, it might turn into a moon spirit.”

  Zhong Yue then laughed and said, "After cultivating my【Sun Moon Prodigious Emanation Art】, it will not take long until you completely get rid of the Yin Spirit and cure your hidden wounds. By that time, you will be able to control your Pure Yang Qi freely, thus, increasing your power. When you fully recover from your wound, just release my Pure Yang Qi, and I will retrieve it automatically."

  It was beneficial for both sides as when Bai Canghai cultivated the【Sun Moon Prodigious Emanation Art】. The Pure Yang Qi would grow with the Pure Yin Qi, meaning that when the former returned to Zhong Yue, his strength would be increased as well.

  Bai Canghai laughed and replied, "Thank you, Senior Martial Brother Zhong."