Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

  When they’ve returned to Zhong Yue’s courtyard, he asked the emperors, “Brothers and sisters, is there anyway you can teach and guide me?”

  Heavenly King Lu said, “Lights may cease to exist from our eyes, but our hearts are brighter than ever. The knowledge we have are still with us, and although we dare not to say we can teach King Zhong, but there will still be something we can advice you on. King Zhong, show your skills and let us see.”

  Doubts repleted his heart while he held the saber in his hand. All of a sudden, a burst of saber will filled the surrounding along with the dominating aura emanating from the blinding divine saber. The skill’s power was overwhelming and its attack aimed for the Yuan Shen, it was the [God Slaying Three Styles]’s first style — [Sun Burst].

  The eighteen elders, including the one-eyed Celestial Emperor Qian Shan couldn’t see his saber rays but they could sense it with their psyche and their heart.

  Just as Zhong Yue was on the verge of casting the second style, Heavenly King Lu abruptly stopped him, “Wait a moment.”

  Zhong Yue kept the divine saber, and the eighteen elders came together. They gathered each other’s opinions and Demon Empress Bi Er tottered forward with a black lacquered walking cane, she said, “King Zhong, they have all told me a few flaws in your skill. Just cast it out at me and I will show you where the flaws are at.”

  Zhong Yue couldn’t help but prompted her, “Demon Empress, I am here.”

  Turns out, the old lady wasn’t able to locate him and was talking to the blank space in front of her.

  Demon Empress Bi Er quickly turned around and coughed to cover up her awkward expression, she then said, “You may cast your skill now.”

  Zhong Yue unsheathed the Solar Divine Saber. A wave of majestic aura swept across the surrounding and the saber slashed down at her head with a great momentum.

  However, Demon Empress Bi Er was exceptionally calm and casually, she gently lifted her cane up. A light din reverberated the courtyard, and the dominating saber rays dispersed in just a second. The cane had just lightly touched the edge of the Solar Divine Saber, and the divine saber splintered away into rays of light.

  Zhong Yue was greatly shocked, the scattered rays was regathered into the Solar Divine Saber, and his heart thumped heavily. Demon Empress Bi Er’s cane had little to none arcane energy and was barely able to even inflict any damage, however, it was able to dispel the [Sun Burst] effortlessly by just striking on one single totem pattern in it.

  It was just a single totem pattern in the skill that the cane crushed, but it was exactly this single totem pattern that was crushed instilled immense chaos within the [Sun Burst], causing it to erupted itself from within and caused the Solar Divine Saber to break apart.

  Demon Empress Bi Er didn’t dispel the [Sun Burst] with her power, but she was the one that countered it.

  Although her eyes could no longer see, her attack was just as precise as before. She who was blind sees clearer than those with the eyes!

  “Cast it again.” Demon Empress Bi Er said.

  Zhong Yue once again cast out the [Sun Burst], and Demon Empress Bi Er again lifted her cane. This time, the cane didn’t reach for the skill but waited for it to come and defend it.

  Suddenly, the cane moved as the saber rays rained down. It gently waves like a conductor’s baton in front of her while the saber rays flashed by her sides.

  Zhong Yue’s face turned solemn and he frowned. Demon Empress Bi Er first countered the [Sun Burst] by halting its flow and left it to self-erupt on its own. While this time, she has seen through the saber rays and only destroyed those that could harm her while leaving the rest flashing past.

  He has only cast the [Sun Burst] once in front of them and yet, the Eighteen Emperors of Heavenly Cloud found two weaknesses!

  “Again.” Demon Empress Bi Er said casually.

  “There is still a third weakness?”

  Zhong Yue was dumbfounded, he inhaled deeply and again cast the [Sun Burst].

  “Again.”

  “Again.”

  “Again.”

  …

  “That’s all.” Demon Empress Bi Er stopped, she said.

  Over 1,120 times. Zhong Yue has cast the [Sun Burst] for over a thousand times and even with the Immortal Body, he was still completely exhausted and was gasping for breath!

  He was flabbergasted at the number of flaws in his skill. It had more than 1,120 flaws!

  He only showed it once and the Eighteen Emperors of Heavenly Cloud was able to perceived so many flaws!

  Zhong Yue wasn’t even aware of these flaws at all, he has never perceived them before and he still thought that the [Sun Burst] was near perfection. Then all of sudden, Eighteen Emperors of Heavenly Cloud pointed out over a thousand flaws in just a glimpse!

  One has to admit, it was a huge blow to his confidence.

  “King Zhong is still a True Spirit cultivator. It is very appalling for one like you to be able to reduce the flaws to only a thousand over. No wonder King Geng wants to be your sworn brother.” Heavenly King Lu smiled as he praised.

  Zhong Yue’s face was reddish and he said, “Let me have take a break and I will come back to you again.”

  He closed his eyes and calmed his heart. The totem patterns turned into the Yang and Yin lines, constantly calculating as he improve and perfects the [Sun Burst].

  After a long time, Zhong Yue jumped up and smiled, “Come!”

  He cast out the improvised [Sun Burst]. It was stronger and better. After he cast it, the eighteen elders gathered together to discuss and a few moments later, Demon Empress Bi Er walked out with her cane.

  Zhong Yue was disappointed, he asked, “There are still flaws in it?”

  Demon Empress Bi Er smiled and said, “King Zhong, where can one find a perfect skill with no flaws? As long as it’s a skill, there will be some shortcomings. But king, you are already very good, this time there are only 214 flaws. Let’s get started.”

  …

  A few days later, Zhong Yue was calmly casting the [Sun Burst] that has undergone over a dozen of improvements. The eighteen elders gathered together, and again, Demon Empress Bi Er walked out with her walking cane. However, this time, she said and smiled, “King Zhong may show us the next skill now.”

  Zhong Yue was overjoyed and quickly asked, “My [Sun Burst] has no flaws anymore?”

  “Not that it doesn’t have anymore flaws, but it’s us that can’t perceive it.” Demon Empress Bi Er smiled and replied, “There are many stronger presence somewhere out there in this world, countless experts that are far greater than us. We can’t perceive anymore flaws in your skill but someone stronger may still be able to see a tons of them.”

  Zhong Yue nodded, the Solar Divine Saber in his hand suddenly turned into a saber sheath, and he held on the saber sheathed in it. The totem patterns around him turned into the Yang and Yin lines as he cast out the second style of the [God Slaying Three Styles]—[Moon Tide].

  He was full of confidence in the [Moon Tide]. It was praised by Fa Zhaozhen as the true divine saber, it trembled the whole of Heaven Realm and was the only skill he thinks that has no flaw!

  The Eighteen Emperors of Heavenly Cloud came together and whispered. Then, Demon Empress Bi Er tottered out and said, “This skill has very few flaws in it, but there is one critical weak point in it, which is the deductive ability.”

  Zhong Yue was surpised; the deductive ability was precisely his strength, why did the Eighteen Emperors of Heavenly Cloud deemed it as the biggest flaw?

  Demon Empress Bi Er smiled and explained, “What if you encounter a skill that you can’t calculate and deduce? I’ve had the fortune to learn the skill created by a Creator, it’s called the [Flower Pinch]. King Zhong, try it out and see for yourself.”

  The old lady slowly cast the skill. At that instant, peach quietly appeared around Zhong Yue and were blooming gracefully, while Demon Empress Bi Er’s fingers reached for him as if he was a flower and she was going to pl
uck his head away.

  Zhong Yue’s Yang and Yin lines were changing terribly fast as he pushed himself through the brim in attempt to find the flaws of the [Flower Pinch]. Yet, his efforts were in vain as the skill was far too profound for him to comprehend.

  Cold sweat rolled down his face, and he even stepped a few dozens steps back but still couldn’t find any flaws in the skill. Meanwhile, Demon Empress Bi Er’s fingers touched his neck, with just a little bit of strength, she could’ve easily taken off his head from the neck!

  Demon Empress Bi Er stepped back, leaving Zhong Yue soaking in his own sweat.

  “The realms all have some Creator-level skills with them. It is possible for some of the Qi Practitioners to learn them. If, king, you are to encounter such a skill, how will you be able to counter it?” asked Demon Empress Bi Er.

  Zhong Yue shook his head, “I wouldn’t be able to counter it, I can only go against it head on with sheer strength.”

  Demon Empress Bi Er smiled and said, “This is the only flaw in this skill. And if you can continue to improve your deductive ability, this wouldn’t be a problem anymore. In this case, there is nothing we can teach you in the calculation techniques. King, please cast your next skill.”

  Zhong Yue then cast the [God Slaying Three Styles]’s third style, the [Dao Crusher]. The [Dao Crusher]’s power was the strongest, even King Geng could only dispel it by breaking it apart through brute force!

  Zhong Yue was extremely confident in this skill!

  The Eighteen Emperors of Heavenly Cloud indulged for a long time, and Demon Empress Bi Er again represented the emperors and she said, “King, there aren’t many flaws in this skill, but there is a something of a shortcoming. This skill is too big, this makes it easy for the opponents to shatter it from the center and thus, nullify the skill.”

  Zhong Yue was stunned and he sighed in admiration.

  It was exactly how King Geng has countered the [Dao Crusher], by breaking the skill from the centre.

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  “How should I improve this skill?” asked Zhong Yue humbly.

  “Making it slightly smaller will do.” said Demon Empress Bi Er.

  “Slightly smaller?” murmured Zhong Yue as he tried to figure it out and suddenly, he felt that the mist of unknown surrounding him cleared away.

  …

  “The Eighteen Emperors of Heavenly Cloud had broad and deep knowledge in the path of cultivation. I’ve gained a lot from them and I wish that everyone can train with them before the competition.” Zhong Yue said to the experts of Prison Realm who he gathered in his courtyard.

  The experts frowned immediately upon hearing him, and Shu Ye instantly rejected this suggestion, “If I show my skills in front of them, all of my secrets will be known. Forgive me for not being able to agree with you and even if I agreed, my teacher, Heavenly King Shang will also not allow that.”

  As soon as he finished talking, he turned around and left.

  Zhong Yue shook his head upon this and when he looked at everyone else ones, he said, “What do you guys think?”

  “I may have a teacher on top of me but the skills I used are all self-created. I would really like to see the weakness in myself,” said Li Tianxing right before Jun Wudao was about to say something.

  Bi and An exchanged glances upon Zhong Yue’s suggestion and they said, “We would like to be advised and given guidance, but we are afraid that none of you could.”

  Heavenly King Lu frowned right away and he asked, “And you are?”

  “I am Bi, and he is An.” Bi answered.

  The expressions of the Eighteen Emperors of Heavenly Cloud changed right away after Bi introduced themselves and they quickly greeted, “Sorry for the impudence, seniors. With your ability, we really can’t provide anything useful.”

  Bi and An said humbly, “Don’t mind that. Our previous lives have nothing to do with our current life. Drop the politeness.”

  Li Tianxing, Jun Wudao and the others were all in shock and confused but as someone who knew the previous life and the legacy of Bi an An, Zhong Yue was not surprised at all.

  Bi an An were both celestial emperors in their previous lives and they had greater seniority than even the Eighteen Emperors of the Heavenly Cloud. With the power they once possessed, the techniques they created were out of the Eighteen Emperors of Heavenly Cloud’s league.

  Jun Wudao glanced at Zhong Yue and she thought, He taught me two techniques back then without holding back and if I dare not show my techniques now, it means that I admit that I am inferior to him and I will be humiliated as well!

  She stood out right without any hesitation and she said, “Please teach me, seniors.”

  Yu Bochuan also joined in and he said, “I admire the courage and loyalty of the Eighteen Emperors of Heavenly Cloud all the while. It is my gain if I could be taught by you.”

  Zhong Yue then looked at the last two Qi Practitioners, Ye Zhengming and Shen Qi, who were also one of the top ten in Prison Realm but they were slightly weaker than Zhong Yue and the others.

  Ye Zhengming considered the suggestion for a moment and while he was still thinking about it, Shen Qi walked away without hesitation and said, “I do not dare to risk leaking the techniques of my teacher.”

  Under Shen Qi’s influence, Ye Zhenging looked up and said hesitantly, “Evil God Zhong, please forgive me for rejecting your kind offer. I’ll see you next time!”

  Zhong Yue let them go and said, “So be it, everyone has their own thoughts. Now, shall we begin the lesson? Shall we welcome Senior Martial Brother Li to demonstrate his skills first and have Eighteen Emperors of Heavenly Cloud refine his skills while we excuse ourselves?”

  Then, they all dismissed themselves and left the palace with only Li Tianxing staying inside.

  Li Tianxing then got up and the greeted Eighteen Emperors of Heavenly Cloud and he started to demonstrate his moves. Upon his first move, Eighteen Emperors of Heavenly Cloud identified about eight hundred flaws in it and the same thing happened when he demonstrated his second move.

  He became extremely despondent and at the next second, he asked, “How about Evil God Zhong? How many flaws did he have in his techniques?”

  To the pleasant of Li Tianxing, Heavenly King Lu replied, “There were a total of 1244 flaws in it.”

  The relieved Li Tianxing then asked again, “Then how many flaws were there in his second move?”

  “Only one,” answered Heavenly King Lu.

  Li Tianxing was stunned by the answer and he did not know what to say anymore.

  “There was only one flaw as well in his third move.” added Heavenly King Lu.

  “Again!” Li Tianxing shouted as he was about to challenge himself again.

  Time passed slowly and after quite some time, Heavenly King Lu could be heard saying, “Next.”

  Jun Wudao then walked into the palace and when she entered the palace, Li Tianxing was sitting on the side sweating heavily, seemingly oblivious to the lady’s entrance.

  “Don’t worry, he just needs some time to gather his thoughts.”

  Demon Empress Bi Er laughed and said, “Little boy Li, go through what we told you, amend the flaws in your techniques and return after you think you can pass.”

  Li Tianxing nodded mindlessly and when he exited the palace with an empty mind, Yu Bochuan quickly walked up to him and asked, “Senior Martial Brother Li, so how was it?”

  However, Yu Bochuan received a cold shoulder from Li Tianxing as he said impatiently, “Leave me alone. I need some time alone.”

  Yu Bochuan was stunned and after being ignored, he continued to wait at side patiently.

  Not long later, Jun Wudao walked out from the palace full of sweat and she looked like she had received quite a heavy blow to her confidence as well. Upon seeing her, Yu Bochuan immediately walked up and asked, “So what did you gain from them, Senior Martial Sister Wudao.”

  “Leave me alone for a moment,” replied Jun Wudao as she
walked away with an empty mind just like Li Tianxing.

  “What happened?” murmured Yu Bochuan.

  “Next,” there came the voice of Heavenly King Lu when Yu Bochuan was very puzzled and curious.

  Yu Bochuan calmed himself down and when he walked into the palace, he was greeted by a question from Demon Empress Bi Er, “Do you know what happened to them?”

  “No, I don’t.” replied Yu Bochuan as he scratched his head in puzzlement.

  “Then you will know it in no time!” said the Eighteen Emperors of Heavenly Cloud at the same time.

  Then, after quite some time, Yu Bochuan walked out from the palace without saying a word.

  “King Zhong, are there anymore?” Heaenly King Lu and the others asked as their interests were piqued.

  Zhong Yue’s eyes lit up right away and he quickly answered, “There are still a few more. Brother Bai, big lion, Sanweng and Sansou, come.”

  Not long later, Bai Canghai and the others gathered around him and after Zhong Yue sent them into the palace, he smiled and said, “This will be good for you.”

  “Strange, there are actually two heterogeneous Qi Practitioners.”

  Heavenly King Lu sniffed and his face expression changed as he said, “Friend, you must be careful. The fragrance of your fruit will bring disaster to you. If I can pick up the fragrance, then it will not be able to escape the senses of those on the same level as me. If they notice of your existence, they will wipe your sentience away and have you planted in their secret realms.”

  Right away, Old Man Six Paths stood up straight and he thanked the Eighteen Emperors of Heavenly Cloud for their warning.

  “There is nothing we can teach you due to your unique cultivation path. Hmmm… a very dark aura and the presence of curse. Could it be… an Innate Curse Spirit Body?”

  Heavenly King Lu’s expression changed right away again and he said, “The Innate Curse Spirit Body is definitely something to be terrified of. Similar to those two, there is nothing we can teach you. But worry not for I know someone of the same kind. I can introduce this little friend of mine to you one day.”