Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

On the other eight warships, the eight skeletal gods chant in a low and solemn tone.

  “Great Feng!”

  “Great Feng!”

  Zhong Yue’s body shuddered, he looked down and saw the snake tail of the giant skeletal god twining around the enormous warship’s trunk.

  Fuxi, they are all… Fuxi!

  He was in utter shock to find the warships as the Fuxi warships!

  But why were the nine warships drifting in the Heavenly River? Why was it lingering around the outside unworldly land as if it were waiting for a chance to enter? Why were they even trying to enter the unworldly land? Where did they hide in the Heavenly River? Why were they still alive underneath the water but turned to shattered bones upon resurfacing surfaced?

  There were so many questions yet all of them were to remained unanswered. The enormous warship flanked by the eight warships charged for the unworldly land toward the opening of the seals that were now closing again.

  The seals on the unworldly land were thick, layer after layer, each of which was stronger than the last.

  Under the enormous warship’s lead, the small fleet sailed into the seals’ opening with immeasurable speed.

  Seeing it, Zhong Yue and Yin Fanxuan instantly felt terror. After all, the seals were laid down by the ancient great paragons whose powers were insurmountable even to Imperial Emperors!

  Finally, when the seals have fully closed, the enormous warship was the first to face the all-directional pressure from the seals. The enormous warship creaked in the enormous stress, but insisted to charge forward regardless.

  Chi—

  The Fuxi skeletal god waved its sword and divine light burst out to the front. That slash alone contained innumerable skills that clashed with the seals.

  The seals laid down by the ancient great paragons were cut open by the skeletal god’s divine sword. The fleet sailed forward but the seals have closed again in notime. The skeletal gods of the other eight warships cast their weapons and clashed with the seals continuously.

  The Fuxi skeletal god on the enormous warship was at the front, cutting open a path in the layers of seals while the other eight skeletal gods helped to push back the seals on the sides.

  As such, the fleet managed to toil through in the seals toward the unworldly land.

  This was a battle that exceeded Zhong Yue’s and Yin Fanxuan’s realm. Even the Imperial Emperors may not be able to contend with the power on display.

  In the unworldly land, a ship sailed out of the seals, and Feng Wuji and the two Kua Fu gods walked out of the ship. They were welcomed by a few gods who had human heads and snake tails, with the divine eyes fully opened.

  Feng Wuji, Kua Fujin, and Kua Fumou quickly greeted the gods, they voiced their identities and intention. The Fuxi gods reciprocated the gesture, then lead them to the center of the unworldly land, where the Fuxi Saint Palace was located.

  All of a sudden, Feng Wuji turned and looked back puzzlingly at the rippling seals concomitant with the faint sounds of roars.

  A Fuxi god smiled, “Mister Wuji, are you curious about the disturbance? They are the past Fuxi who are trying to enter the unworldly land. In the past, they held the world in the hands, but here in the present, they are nothing but dead men. They won’t be able to do much at all.”

  “Past Fuxi?” Feng Wuji was shocked and baffled.

  The Fuxi god replied with a smile, “They were the Fuxi who carried the fate of the great sovereign race in the past. They tried to topple the new order, coming to the future to try to change it. Well, in this context, they are our ancestors, the first Fuxi clansmen to come in this unworldly land. However, they are bound to return to the past and thus, they are of no serious concern. Come, follow me, I’ll lead you to the Feng Clan’s clan master.”

  Chapter 829: Back To The Past |

  “One that shouldered the fate of Fuxi Clan?”

  Feng Wuji and the Kua Fu Celestial Race’s Deity Emperors were confused while the Fuxi celestial continued, “That is an old story. The existence caught signs of a tremendous change, which prompted him to travel around in search of something that could prevent the Fuxi Clan from going extinct. He ended up successfully convincing a few ancient existences into building an unworldly land for him. He, however, had other designs….”

  He shook his head and stopped talking.

  Feng Wuji immediately asked, “The person you are referring to, is he….”

  The Fuxi celestial said nothing else and continued to lead them into the sacred ground in the unworldly world. He then requested to see the Feng Clan’s clan master. They all entered the sacred palace where there were countless Fuxi celestials sitting with their legs crossed, each of who were emanating a terrifying aura.

  The one that sat in the center was the clan master. He appeared to be incredibly sacred and powerful as his presence and strength towered over the others that sat around him.

  Feng Wuji bowed at the clan master and after he revealed his purpose here, the young-looking Feng Clan master opened up his eyes and scrutinized Feng Wuji sharply, “You have our Fuxi bloodline flowing through your veins. Though the bloodline is very thin in you, it is still our bloodline. Your surname is Feng as well?”

  Feng Wuji smiled and with a shook, he explained, “My surname is Xiao, the Xiao of the Xiao Mang Celestial Race.”

  The clan master looked at Feng Wuji, who maintained the smile and after a moment, the young clan master said calmly, “You do have the Panhu Clan’s bloodline in you, the Xiao Mang Celestial Race is probably a division of the Panhu Clan’s bloodline.”

  Panhu’s Clan bloodline?

  Feng Wuji was shocked; he had heard of the Panhu Clan that was one of the 24 monarch races but he had not seen one for himself and was puzzled as to why the clan master said that he possessed the Panhu Clan’s bloodline.

  “The Hu in the name ‘Panhu’ contains two meanings. The first one being a gourd and the second one is an Ao. If it’s the second meaning, then the Panhu is also the Pan Ao.”

  “You are saying that I belonged to a monarch race as well?” exclaimed the surprised and happy Feng Wuji.

  “After their defeat, the Panhu Clan was banished into this place as well.”

  The clan master replied calmly, “Since you are one of them, there is no need to seek help from us. Just go and see your Panhu Clan’s clan master and request help from him.”

  Feng Wuji’s eyes brightened up but soon, he hesitated as he thought, The Panhu Clan was banished here after the defeat?

  Did the defeated monarch race really possess the power he thought they would possess?

  The Feng Clan’s clan master waved his hand and said, “Someone send them out.”

  Suddenly, A Fuxi elder stood up and stopped him, “Clan master, if this is an envoy from that man, how can we turn him down just like that? If we reject him, I’m afraid that we will hurt his pride.”

  An ambiguous light flickered in the clan master’s eyes and he asked, “What is your suggestion?”

  The Fuxi elder smiled and replied, “It’s been a long time since we involve ourselves in matters outside our domain. This is a rare chance to help in the ascension of a new Heavenly Monarch and potentially leave this world.”

  The other Fuxi ancient celestial beings nodded and said, “Sounds logical. Clan master, please consider this carefully.”

  The young clan master, however, stood up right away and left as he said, “Just make the decision by yourselves. Since when was my decision was that important.”

  With that said, he left without saying a word.

  Feng Wuji, who saw everything, was caught off guard and he thought, The Fuxi’s inner circle seems a little bit strange…. The clan master seems to possess little power and he was even restrained by these elders…. Weird….

  Meanwhile, an elder smiled and said, “How can we let you leave with empty hands. Come, summon Feng Qingyu!”

  Not long later, a young Fuxi god arrived at this sacred palace and he greeted Feng Wuj
i. Feng Wuji greeted back and he looked at this Feng Qingyu, who appeared to be very handsome and powerful. Light wheels spun behind Feng Qingyu’s head and there was an eye on his forehead that seemed to contain a moon and sun. He was covered in innate draconic scales that reflected everything, he simply struck the figure of a god of war.

  “Qingyu. There is a human out there that has unsealed half of his Fuxi bloodline. He is strong. Even Mister Wuji failed to locate and suppress him. Mister Wuji also said that this human is greatly related to the Fuxi. Go and aid Mister Wuji in capturing this human.”

  The Fuxi elder said with a grin, “Capture him and contribute even more for our clan, you shall be bestowed with a great fortune in the future. Perhaps, we might even gain a chance to leave this damned place.”

  “A wild Fuxi from the outside world? What threat does he pose that needed me to act against him?”

  A wide and cruel smile spread across Feng Wuji’s face as he said, “We are the descendants of our ancestors who contributed to the new order. Without us, there will not be the heaven and earth they live in now, not to mention their wealth and prosperity. Not only did these races never thank us for our contribution, they even imprisoned us here. Where is the logic in this? Elder, we might as well ask for more now that they are begging us….”

  “Silence!”

  The elders shouted and the elder acting as the leader frowned and said, “If you want to demand more, go by your own and say no more. The world is plunging into chaos bit by bit every day and this is the time we finally get to shine. If you pull this off perfectly, we will be able to leave this damned place and no longer be restrained by the heaven. This time, do whatever Mister Wuji asks you to do, do you hear me?”

  Without no choice left, Feng Qingyu bowed and answered curtly, “Understood.”

  On the other hand, Feng Wuji was even more surprised as everything about these Fuxi was just plain weird; the Feng Clan’s clan master was like that, the elders and Feng Qingyu were also the same.

  Feng Wuji then bade the elders farewell and sailed away while the young clan master stood at the borders of the unworldly world as if he could see through the layered seals to view the outside world.

  There was a red huge gourd in his hands and he was drinking the wine in the gourd from time to time.

  “Feng Qingyu, you should know that the Fuxi in the outer world is also a Fuxi, one of your kin.”

  Suddenly, the clan master said, “You and that Fuxi, are of the same bloodline and share the same ancestor, I hope you won’t cross the line.”

  “Same blood and same ancestor?”

  Feng Qingyu burst out laughing and said, “Clan master, I think the words you used are a little bit off. That Fuxi might the of the same ancestor as yours but definitely not mine. My ancestors have reincarnated into the Fuxi Celestial Race with only one purpose, to decipher the Fuxi divine blood. I am from a different lineage to that rogue Fuxi even though we have the same blood.”

  The clan master frowned and without a sign, his gaze became extremely intimidating but Feng Qingyu did flinch at all and he said, “If there is nothing else, Qingyu will now excuse himself….”

  As he spoke, a vigorous tremble came from the unworldly world’s deepest end and vague yet nightmare fueled roars were heard, shaking the entire State of Heavenly River as if a suppressed demon was trying to break free from the seals and shackles!

  The Feng Clan’s clan master flew up with a complicated expression right away while the many Fuxi elders follow suit. With a shout, they all turned into one after another Fuxi God of War, each emitted divine ray, lit up the skies and even pierced through the Heavenly River in the outside world!

  “Old dog, why are you shouting!”

  The many Fuxi elders scolded as they worked together to press down the being underneath and said, “You should be thankful that you are still alive! How dare you still try to rebel against us!”

  The clan master remained silent but he also joined forces with the elders to suppress the terrifying being in the underground.

  “Traitor….” Then came an old voice from the ground.

  The many elders smirked and replied, “You are the traitor here!”

  Under their joint effort, the ground finally calmed down.

  At the same time, the many seals in the outer world shook severely and when the Fuxi elders looked up into the skies, they vaguely saw massive warships resisted the seals stubbornly. The shaking intensified and these elders frowned with a worried heart.

  “Will that man return from the past to the present?”

  A Fuxi elder said worriedly, “If he charges right in….”

  The many elders felt a cold shivering down their spine while the young clan master said with a complicated heart, “He won’t. He’s dead now and he won’t be able to do anything even if he did.”

  The many elders smiled and replied immediately, “Clan master, he is, after all, your father, aren’t you being a little bit too cold for saying this?”

  The clan master let out a cold humphed and he replied nothing. After gulping down yet another mouthful of wine, he staggered away as he said, “He’s been dead for so many years. He won’t return and he won’t come back alive!”

  Meanwhile, in the layers of seals, Zhong Yue and Yin Fanxuan’s expression changed as they noticed their ship was entirely surrounded by the seals. The ship no longer sailed forward, not even for an inch and it was no longer possible for them to breach through the seals and enter the unworldly world.

  “Not good! The ship is going to lose balance!”

  Zhong Yue had goosebumps all over and just as he was about to grab onto Yin Fanxuan, the lady hugged him unexpectedly. Zhong Yue was slightly stunned but with barely anytime for any other thoughts, he quickly grabbed onto a robe and tied himself and the lady to the mast and shouted, “The ship is flipping! Hold on tight!”

  Krong—

  Bit by bit, the ship fell onto the other side and with a loud noise, the massive ship finally flipped over while the other eight ships also toppled before the seals. Endless light swarmed towards them and blinded everyone while loud Dao voices drilled into their minds.

  The Dao voices were like the prayers of countless living creatures and the voices came from the deepest end of time and dimension, loud but far away.

  The time and dimension Dao voices?

  Zhong Yue was stunned; he was very familiar with this Dao voice as it was exactly the same as the voice that emitted from the Time totem patterns of the [Time Light Spatial Crystal Mystic Scripture] which contained the wonder of time and dimension.

  “The past must not be held onto tightly and the future is what we must pursue after. History can never be changed but the future is mutable. However, the future is not for us, we can’t get into the future and it will never come to us.”

  A clear and loud voice sounded in Zhong Yue’s mind. Filled with disappointment and sorrow, the voice said, “I am the one that carried the Fuxi’s last hope and fate. But I failed to alter anything. Is this the end of the Fuxi’s era? Is this fate unchangeable?”

  The ship felt like it was traveling in time and dimension while the duo, who was tied onto the mast looked up into the top to see a river formed with star streams. Countless stars flowed underneath the ship and connected the ancient Zi Wei Imperial Star with another star.

  This star was as marvelous as the Zi Wei Imperial Star and its size was on par with the Imperial Star.

  The star, however, was shattered into four parts and vaguely, Zhong Yue noticed that one of them looked just like the State of Heavenly River that the Yinkang Clan resided in.

  In the endless light, a massive Fuxi Celestial stood on the bow, had the entire Heavenly River formed by star streams included in his eyes. He was no longer a skeleton but one with flesh and the torn banner was in perfect condition. It fluttered behind him along with the wind.

  Hua la—

  The other eight ships emerged from the Heavenly River, each of which had a F
uxi Celestial standing at the bow. They all had sad gazes and the fleet sailed towards a shattered piece.

  “They can’t see us?” murmured Zhong Yue in surprise.

  On the largest ship’s bow, the Fuxi Celestial heard something and when he turned around, he was puzzled.

  “Clan master, what are you looking at?” on the other ship, a Fuxi Celestial Being asked.

  “There was a strange movement behind me just now. It seems like someone from the future had followed us here,” murmured the clan master.

  Chapter 830: Traitor |

  “Something followed us back to the present?”

  The Fuxi gods were puzzled, they stared at the location that Zhong Yue and Yin Fanxuan were at but saw nothing.

  The Fuxi clan master shook his head, “When the future comes back to the past, they can see and hear everything, but they cannot touch and intervene in our lives, they won’t be able to change anything that has happened, and we also won’t be able to see them. To them, we are the past, fixed and unchangeable. They are merely observers.”

  The eight Fuxi gods were baffled, the clan master’s attainments were beyond their comprehensions.

  “If the future cannot change the past, then how can that evil presence still seal our people?” One of the Fuxi god asked, “When our clansmen lifts the bloodline seals, we will return to 30,000 years in the past and encounter him in the seal. But doesn’t this conflict with what you just said? He shouldn’t be able to see our clansmen but he can, let alone kill them.”

  “This is why he is strong, even more powerful than I am.” The Fuxi clan master’s face was placid, “The Great Curse sealed not only us, but a part of him as well. It opened a world outside of our space and time, one that is independent in every aspect, even time. Whoever touches the Fuxi bloodline seals would be pulled into that world to meet him. As this parallel world is independent of ours, it can be said as the past, the present, and even the future. Even when one day, he is dead, the Great Curse will still not be dispelled and will persist regardless of his death. His attainments in the [Time Light Spatial Crystal Mystic Scripture] are far beyond mine. As long as there are Fuxi that touches the bloodline seals, they will find themselves in that parallel world and die in his hands.”