Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

  That said, there wouldn’t be much that would be able to walk out of the Picture of Armistice alive.

  In front of them, another stone tablet moved, it would be the fourth stage.

  Zhong Yue and Hundun Yu walked forward and saw that Mo Yuanshu, Shen Qiushan, and the others were still alive. However, they had come with many experts but were now the only ones that remained of their initial parties.

  On the other hand, Feng Tian Origin Lord’s disciples still had two survivors, Feng Mingshan and Feng Yulan. The others all were already dead.

  But what shocked Zhong Yue was that Feng Wuji was alive.

  Other than them, Gao Yin has also survived the Picture of Armistice with one evil lord. The other four were dead in the picture.

  Du Ya was also alive, and so was the elder Dao child.

  Under the stone tablet, there was a figure covered in lights waiting patiently in the stone tablet’s shadows. He didn’t care to meet with the others and was seemingly waiting for the fourth stage.

  They were all the disciples of those closest to the level of Dao Gods. But just after three stages of entering the Fuxi Ancestral Court, only ten remained of the initial over one hundred. This made them all felt uneasy.

  The stone tablet shook, and the patterns were projected down. Immediately, bright lights blinded their eyes, it was as if there were a billion suns that exploded at the same time!

  After a long time, the lights shrunk and coalesced in one place. A few moments passed, and the lights all disappeared, revealing a huge mirror on its spot. The mirror was right on the path, blocking it with no open corners.

  There was a small hole in the mirror and beneath it was a vertical slit. It would be the only way to get through the mirror.

  Feng Wuji was puzzled, “Is that wanting us to go through it? To the front of the mirror, then through the slit and past this stage?”

  Du Ya suddenly sighed and said, “People, let’s leave. This is an innate dragon scale. It is taken and forged from a Fuxi monarch. It has the ability to decipher everything. This stage, I have no confidence of making it through.”

  Gao Yin smiled, “Imperial Emperor Du Ya, you and I both are Imperial Emperors, we are not far from the monarch stage. This is just a dragon scale, do you think it can stop us? Aren’t you shaming your dear teacher, Yuan Ya Deity King’s, name?”

  Imperial Emperor Du Ya hesitated, he knew of the innate dragon scale, he knew how strong they were. The innate dragon scales from the Fuxi Clan and Leizhe Clan were said to be able to decipher even the undecipherable!

  For this dragon scale suffused with the monarch’s aura to be placed as the fourth stage, it would simply mean that its power was stronger than even the Create Evolve Mystical Gate, Nine Lives Black Wok Mushroom, and Picture of Armistice!

  This was why he was hesitating.

  However, he did come under Yuan Ya Deity King’s orders. If his teacher knew that he left without even trying, he could already imagine the consequences that would follow!

  However, Gao Yin’s words did move him. He was a disciple to one of the strongest living beings in the universe. He had learned many things from the Yuan Ya Deity King that were even unknown to the gods out there. He was beyond his peers. An innate dragon scale, even from a monarch, would it really able to harm him?

  “This innate dragon scale has a flaw!” Feng Wuji abruptly said, “Look at that slit, it is the opening to this stage!”

  “You don’t say…” Mo Yuanshu sneered coldly, “Anyone could tell by just looking at the slit!”

  Feng Wuji smiled, “But Brother Yuanshu, did you know? Because the innate dragon scale has a crack on it, its ability to decipher will also be flawed? When the dragon scale reflects us on its surface, this slit can’t. Thus, this slit is where the opening is!”

  Rays of wisdom flashed in his eyes as he continued, “Which means, if this innate dragon scale attacks us, everything that comes from it will also have a flaw! This flaw will be our hope to pass this stage!”

  The crowd remained quiet for a few moments, then Feng Yulan praised, “Mister Wuji sure is wise.”

  “Why so troublesome?” Dark Monarch’s elder Dao child said, “The Fuxi Clan’s arts and techniques have long since been countered. An innate dragon scale, can it stop us? People, you should have also learned of the counters to the Fuxi cultivation heritage, right? Why are you all still acting cowardly in front of the dragon scale? We’ve all came well prepared, so why all the bluster?”

  In just seconds, he unveiled the fake masks they were all been wearing, revealing their true hideous appearance.

  They did come prepared for this trip. Their teachers taught them the counters to the Fuxi’s cultivations.

  Feng Wuji’s face darkened and he looked at Imperial Emperor Du Ya whose expression was that of awkwardness. Feng Wuji cursed, These brats came prepared! Imperial Emperor Du Ya acted shock and emphasized on the innate dragon scale’s power, claiming that even he didn’t have the confidence to pass it. He is only doing that to make us turn back while he quietly tries to stay! Shit, I even stood out and help them analyze the innate dragon scale’s flaw. In their eyes, I am just a clown?! Then there’s this Feng Yulan, she seemed to be treating me well, but she too is here to laugh at me!

  Then, he looked at Zhong Yue and saw a placid face. Clearly, Zhong Yue had already guessed it, Feng Wuji thought, Sur ely enough, Zhong Yue has already seen through their covers.

  Gao Yin laughed dryly, he suggested, “Everyone, since everyone has the Fuxi Clan’s counters, then why don’t we pass this stage together?”

  The elder Dao child made the first move, he said, “When there’s light, there will be darkness; The lights can’t shine at everywhere! The innate dragon scale can do nothing to me!”

  He strode forward and entered the innate dragon scale’s proximity.

  Feng Yulan, Feng Mingshan, Mo Yuanshu, Shen Qiushan, Du Ya, and Gao Yin were a step behind, following close as they also approached the innate dragon scale’s proximity. The figure in the lights also moved forward, maintaining a safe distance to the rest.

  Feng Wuji was another step behind, he was vigilantly looking around, being extremely cautious of his surroundings as he now doesn’t even trust much at Feng Yulan.

  Zhong Yue and Hundun Yu also walked into the innate dragon scale’s proximity. There was only one passage here. In order to go through it, one must pass through the innate dragon scale’s crack slit.

  Even Zhong Yue had to stay focused. Although this was the Fuxi Clan’s Ancestral Court, it didn’t mean it posed no danger to him at all. Whether it be the Nine Lives Black Wok Mushroom or the Picture of Armistice, they were all extremely dangerous, having nearly claimed his life.

  This innate dragon scale would most probably present the same risk to him.

  Yet, surprisingly, the path was safe and calm. The elder Dao child took the vanguard as six light wheels were revolving behind him as he neared the innate dragon scale.

  The innate dragon scale was like a mirror, there was no light coming out of it and no attacks.

  But the elder Dao child didn’t dare to let his guard down. His black Dao robe fluttered in the wind and the darkness shrouding him became thicker. He was like a black hole that sucked all lights in!

  He was already halfway, and there was still no reaction from the scale.

  The experts also didn’t dare to let their guard down. They had all given their best protecting themselves as they maintained concentration on the mirror.

  Moments later, they were even closer to the innate dragon scale. It was at this moment that the Dao kid’s body was seen quivering softly and his pace slowed down.

  His silhouette was seen in the innate dragon scale. In the mirror, the dark lights that surrounded him was stripped away entirely and he was all exposed in the mirror. What was stranger was that outside the mirror, in the real world, he was still shrouded in darkness, nothing seemed to be different.

  But the Dao kid could see the details o
f himself in the mirror. Every minutia was laid bare on the mirror’s surface.

  To learn oneself was harder, let alone to learn all of oneself’s details, strengths, and weaknesses.

  And he was now learning it. Seeing every single detail of himself in the mirror. His cultivation was reflected in the dragon scale. His divine weapons were also shown in it. The flaws in his mortal body and Yuan Shen, the weaknesses of his cultivation, the limits of his talent, the openings of his skills — everything was mercilessly reflected out by the innate dragon scale.

  The Dao kid’s scalp tingled and great fear swallowed him within, My weaknesses have been reflected on the dragon scale, does that mean everyone else can also see them?

  He quickly glanced at the others; Feng Yulan, Mo Yuanshu, Du Ya, and the rest were also staring closely at the innate dragon scale. But he didn’t know if they were looking at his weaknesses or theirs!

  I have to also master their weaknesses!

  The elder Dao child looked at the others’ reflections in the dragon scale and thought, I have to learn them! This is the best chance to kill them all!

  In front of the dragon scale, it was bright and sunny; but in their hearts, shades started to grow into bigger shades.

  Rays brimmed in Zhong Yue’s eyes as he saw through the reflections their contorted faces. It was as if the devils in them were released from the deepest part of their hearts. He thought, This stage has no danger on its own, what’s dangerous here is the hearts of those who trials. The seeds to kill each other have already been planted, and when it bears fruit, devils will rise!

  The cleaner and clearer the innate dragon scale was, the darker and more contorted their faces were seen reflecting in it.

  All of a sudden, the outbreak of the battle begun. No one knew who started it first, but the battle was quick to end!

  Terrifyingly strong skills were lashed out, divine weapons were cast, and the Dao sounds reverberated in their ears.

  In a short burst of attacks, the battle was finished.

  Corpses fallen to the ground in front of the innate dragon scale, blood painted the floor red!

  Feng Yulan, dead!

  Mo Yuanshu, dead!

  Shen Qiushan, dead!

  Evil Emperor Gao Yin, dead!

  Imperial Emperor Du Ya, dead!

  The elder Dao child, dead!

  Chapter 1047: The Cruelest Truth |

  These Imperial Emperors delivered the killing blows based on each others’ weaknesses. They managed to kill their targets but their targets killed them too!

  Feng Mingshan sat in the puddle of blood, looking blankly at the perfect mirror-like innate dragon scale. His eyes were filled with nothing but pure terror.

  Unlike Feng Yulan and the others, he was too weak. The Imperial Emperors didn’t deign to take a puny figure like him into consideration and so he survived.

  Feng Mingshan felt a shiver run down his spine. There was no danger whatsoever in this stage, even the innate dragon scale itself didn’t have any power. Yet, this stage had caused the greatest loss to the expedition team, having killed all of the Imperial Emperors trained by the hegemons like the Evil Monarch, Dark Monarch, and Demon Monarch!

  In front of the innate dragon scale, they had all turned into devils!

  Naturally, Feng Wuji survived too.

  Feng Yulan and the Imperial Emperors aimed at the stronger ones, those that were threatening. And in comparison, Feng Mingshan, Feng Wuji was relatively weaker and punier; thus, they survived.

  In front of the innate dragon scale, someone slowly stood up. They then suddenly turned into a flash of light and disappeared inside of the dragon scale’s slit.

  Zhong Yue and Hundun Yu walked over and glanced at the bodies on the floor. Du Ya, Gao Yin, and the rest were all considered major figures. If they were in the Zi Wei Galaxy, they would be at the pinnacle of Imperial Emperors.

  Yet here and now, they were dead in front of the innate dragon scale. All six of them together at once, it was as if Imperial Emperors were so common that they could be seen everywhere.

  They weren’t stupid, even Feng Wuji couldn’t have tricked them. But it was because of their cunningness that they directed themselves to death.

  The innate dragon scale reflected all of their weaknesses, but they were belonging to different sides and were usually hostiles.

  When their weaknesses were made known to the others and the others’ weaknesses made known to them, the only thing they would’ve done was to quickly kill those who knew!

  Because if they didn’t, then others would kill them!

  There were still stages ahead of them, it was natural to assume they would be in many more dangerous positions. As no one would know when the others would deliver the killing blow to him in time to come, the easiest solution was to kill those who knew their weaknesses.

  This was a decent plan, but with everyone having the same plan, it resulted in mutually assured destruction.

  “We are the only ones left in the Ancestral Court,” Zhong Yue said as Feng Wuji’s scalps tingled.

  He receded two steps back and smiled, “Mister Yi, I didn’t bring you troubles this time, there is no reason for you to kill me, is there?”

  Zhong Yue smiled gently, he didn’t look at Feng Wuji but proceeded walking toward the slit while replying languidly, “You don’t seek troubles, I won’t give troubles. Senior Martial Brother Feng’s name is still something I will honor.”

  Feng Wuji heaved a breath of relief, he looked at the innate dragon scale and saw Zhong Yue’s and Hundun Yu’s reflections. Rays flashed in his eyes as he tried to find Zhong Yue’s weaknesses in the reflections.

  Suddenly, Zhong Yue stopped, he stood in front of the dragon scale and allowed Feng Wuji to look. Then, he smiled, “Seen enough?”

  Feng Wuji’s face changed slightly, he swiftly answered, “I have no ill intentions!”

  Zhong Yue didn’t turn around but shook his head, “Don’t you worry, I won’t kill you now. I’ve been constantly searching for an excuse to kill you. Thus, I will let you take a clear look, I will present you with the chance to kill me. You can go ahead and remember all my flaws and weaknesses, you can even write them down. I won’t mind.”

  Feng Wuji was puzzled while Zhong Yue continued, “The flaws and weaknesses you see now, I wanted you to see them. The next time we meet, they will be no more and when you have gathered enough courage to kill me, you will be dead for sure.”

  Feng Wuji didn’t dare to say anything, he also didn’t dare to look at the innate dragon scale anymore.

  Zhong Yue smiled gently, he and Hundun Yu entered the innate dragon scale’s slit and went past the stage.

  Feng Mingshan was there, still sitting in the dirt. It was too huge a blow to him. His senior martial siblings were all dead, having all died in the Fuxi’s Ancestral Court.

  Before the expedition, they all received Feng Tian Origin Lord’s private lessons and were filled with confidence, but now…

  His Senior Martial Sister Yulan who was like a mother figure to him was dead.

  Why would it happen?

  If Feng Tian Origin Lord knew that this place was so precarious, why would they still be sent out?

  The innate dragon scale was like a huge eye, glaring at them as if it were criticizing them for being weak, that it didn’t even need to use anything to kill them, and that just a mirror alone would be enough.

  Feng Mingshan was dumbstruck, and suddenly, Feng Yulan’s corpse moved!

  “Senior martial sister! Are you still alive?”

  Feng Mingshan was surprised and overjoyed, but he was shocked to see Feng Yulan’s corpse levitating up from the ground. A wave of terrifyingly powerful energy billowed out of his body and suffused the surrounding air!

  Her neck was broken, and her spirit and soul was extinguished, but a phoenix feather flew out from her forehead, flying around her neck and reconnecting the wound.

  Feng Mingshan’s body shivered and he lowered his head. />
  That wasn’t his Senior Martial Sister Yulan, he could recognize the phoenix feather, it belonged to their grand ancestor Feng Tian Origin Lord.

  His senior martial sister was already dead. What was controlling her body now was their grand ancestor’s phoenix feather, it contained Feng Tian Origin Lord’s powers and psyche, as if it was an incarnation of their grand ancestor.

  Feng Yulan’s mortal body was now made the grand ancestor’s incarnation!

  Feng Yulan, or more precisely, Feng Tian Origin Lord, glanced around at the corpses on the ground. She suddenly smiled and said, “My fellow Daoists, how long more are you gonna hide?”

  Feng Mingshan’s body shook for a second as he looked around.

  Du Ya’s bones were all fractured, but his body squirmed and stood up unstably. He opened his mouth to reveal two tongues. One of it moved like it was alive and swallowed the other tongue, then replacing the original tongue in Du Ya’s mouth.

  Gao Yin’s corpse was also levitated and turned vertical from the ground. An eyeball flew out from his forehead and attached itself on his forehead. Gao Yin was also brought back to ‘life’.

  At the same time, Mo Yuanshu and Shen Qiushan have also ‘revived’. Only the elder Dao kid was still on the ground, not moving at all.

  The revived experts were brimming with unimaginable powers, their auras were hundreds and thousands of times stronger than Gao Yin, Du Ya, and the others before!

  “Dark Monarch is still in the life-or-death closed door training. Seems like he is insisting on breaking through to the level of Dao God.”‘Mo Yuanshu’ looked at the Dao kid’s corpse and smirked.

  “What a brat, he is actually trying to stay ahead of us in becoming the Dao God.”

  ‘Gao Yin’ smirked, “Should we give him a little surprise? Demon Monarch, let’s go ambush him, we’ll kill him in no time!”

  ‘Mo Yuanshu’ sneered coldly and ignored him.

  Feng Mingshan’s heart turned cold, his face went pallid, he abruptly shouted, “WHY?!”

  The experts turned around and looked at him.

  Feng Mingshan was filled with rage in his heart as he condemned, “You’ve all hidden your psyches in them, why didn’t you come out earlier!? Why did you all still send us here?”