Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

The seven monarch weapons quivered in Jin Zhongyu’s hands, and the sky trembled and the earth quaked. Every time the bell in his hand rang, a terrifying Dao voice would penetrate the souls of everyone around. The bowl in his hand could distort the dimension; the pagoda turned into eighteen Secular Worlds; the furnace was a star-smithing furnace; the staff was ferocious like a golden Jiao dragon; and the whip was like a lightning snake!

  Not only was he equipped with long-range attacks, but he was also well prepared for close-quarter combat, not to mention that his skills were also extremely strong as well!

  “King Yi is in danger!”

  Lou Zhengshi and the others changed their faces drastically. The prowess Jin Zhongyu has demonstrated was exceptional, especially the seven monarch weapons.

  “Even stronger than King Yi before!”

  Pan Xu exclaimed happily, “Could this be the first Seven Paths Reincarnation’s skill ever created? he alone might even able to take down King Yi already, there’s no need for Princess Yue to dirty her hands!”

  Krong—

  Jin Chongyu took a step forward and the dimensions in front of him rippled and cracked. In just one step, he reappeared in front of Zhong Yue while the cracked dimension fragments splintered to the sides!

  There was a time limit to the usage of the seventh secret realm, he had to settle the battle quickly before then. Thus, he immediately cast the seven monarch weapons to their final form, combining the seven into one and at that moment. A faint silhouette of the Seven Paths Reincarnation emerged behind him!

  It was a horrendous attack, but the whole scene was calm and tranquil, so quiet that it was unsettling. All the other sounds were suppressed, with only the faint chants of Dao voices being audible, as if the ancient gods were murmuring!

  It was strange, unlike any other language, every single tone that was chanted was odd and peculiar, some short and some long. But they sounded like the ancient gods were giving their blessings!

  Whether it be experts from the Zi Wei Galaxy or the ancient universe, they were all stupified by the skill that was seemingly snatching the powers of heaven and earth!

  It was then that a loud and clear din could be heard covering over the chants, concomitant with a flash of a light ray. In the midst of the light, Zhong Yue could be seen holding a saber in both hands, swinging down at the seven light wheels!

  The seven light wheels were the combination of the seven monarch weapons. As they clashed with Zhong Yue’s saber ray, the light wheels were broken apart!

  Jin Zhongyu was sent backward for a dozen thousand miles away before he could relieve the impact force. Then, he rushed forward at immense speed, evading Zhong Yue’s saber as he attempted another strike. After all, a dozen thousand miles wouldn’t take more than a step for him to travel across.

  But at the moment he laid foot before Zhong Yue and prepared to attack again, he suddenly found his hands disappeared.

  Jin Zhongyu was shocked, he quickly looked back only to find his neck disappearing also!

  He looked behind and saw his second head a hundred miles away from him, and further behind laid his third head, then further again was his neck, followed by his arms, palms, shoulders, chest, and legs.

  Then, all the way back to when he was a dozen thousand miles behind were his two feet!

  Jin Zhongyu shrieked in fear, his scalps tingled as he couldn’t comprehend what had happened!

  But he wasn’t alone, no one was able to either. Compared to Jin Zhongyu, they could see more, but that still couldn’t stop fear and shock that was now surging through their hearts.

  Jin Zhongyu was a dozen thousand miles back when he evaded Zhong Yue’s attack, then he was seen bolting towards Zhong Yue in the next second. When he moved, they saw his legs moving up but his feet remaining on the same spot.

  His legs moved up, and his knees fell.

  When he moved forward, his legs were left behind, then followed by his belly, then his palms, arms, shoulders, chest, neck, and finally his heads.

  At the end of the sprint, only his middle head made it to in front of Zhong Yue!

  He was so quick and fast that even he himself didn’t realize he was already dismembered.

  Although all 17,000 experts saw Jin Zhongyu falling into pieces before their eyes, none could tell when Zhong Yue had dismembered him. Only the monarchs could see what happened and even they were shocked.

  When Zhong Yue swung the saber down and broke the seven light wheels formed by Jin Zhongyu’s seven monarch weapons, he had already shattered Jin Zhongyu’s strongest move. And when Jin Zhongyu was moving backward, Zhong Yue’s saber ray disappeared out of plain sight as it had slashed into the dimensions!

  As Jin Zhongyu was flying backward, his Yuan Shen and mortal body were sliced apart by the Saber of Space, yet, he remained unknown to the very fact that he was already dismembered, still under the belief that he had successfully evaded Zhong Yue’s divine saber.

  Thus, this left Jin Zhongyu consumed by fear to the sudden change.

  What Zhong Yue had demonstrated with his saber strike was stupefying. It was powerful enough to even threaten Imperial Emperors.

  Shocked, Jin Zhongyu quickly recalled his mortal body. Not only did Zhong Yue dismembered his mortal body, but his Yuan Shen was also dismembered. However, he could still feel the connections between the pieces, he only needed to reconnect them to return to normal.

  But just as he has recollected his body parts, he saw Zhong Yue holding a saber scabbard in the other hand and was keeping the saber back in. His face turned pale and he shouted at the top of his lungs, “Mister Yi, mercy!”

  It was the exact move that Zhong Yue had used to kill Zhu Xie. When the saber was returned to the scabbard, it released a soft din and the Dao voice triggered the Saber of Time’s power, killing Zhu Xie on the spot. Thus, how could he not be terrified when he saw Zhong Yue returning the saber into the scabbard?

  As the saber was kept back into the scabbard, Jin Zhongyu’s face turned pale like snow, his soul almost disintegrated on its own out of fear, but quickly, he realized he was still alive. Right away, he was soaked in his own sweat and nearly collapsed to the ground, if it wasn’t because he has mustered the rest of his energy to keep his legs straight.

  The saber and scabbard disappeared in Zhong Yue’s hands and he could be seen smiling, “Senior Martial Brother Jin, it was just a joke, don’t you worry. Today is the day where future monarchs gather, I will not take lives for no reason.”

  Jin Zhongyu forced a smile, he tried to speak but was afraid that his quivering tone would make him sound weak. Thus, he kept his mouth shut and did not reply.

  Zhong Yue glanced over the other seven, with a warm smile, he asked, “Senior martial brothers and sisters, anyone else?”

  Tianyao Clan’s Yao Xingyue changed his face slightly as he murmured, “I knew it, even when I’ve opened the seventh secret realm and had the old man’s guidance, I still can’t match up to him. Yet, the old man was confident in telling me that I was invincible at the same level.”

  Yangguan Yuan smiled, “King Yi, I have yet to recover from the previous battle. Spare me a hundred years or so, I will challenge you again once I’m fully recovered!”

  “What a shameless brat, he is even more shameless than me!” Tian Xuanzi said happily to Fu Li, “We are the same kind of brats!”

  Fu Li couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

  Princess Yue looked at Wu Qingxuan and the latter immediately understood the princess’s intention. She stepped forward and chortled, “Mister Yi, I am just a lady, please go easy on me.”

  Zhong Yue replied in a gentle manner, “Princess need not show your smile. In my eyes, gender does not matter. If princess is strong, you will suffer heavier injuries; if you are weak, you will suffer lighter injuries.”

  Wu Qingxuan winked her eyes as she smiled, “How so, mister?”

  Zhong Yue answered in a serious manner, “The stronger you are, the harder it is for me to hold back, thus, the he
avier the injuries you will suffer. If you are weak, I will have much leeway to control my strength.”

  Wu Qingxuan gave a stern yell and seven light wheels emerged behind her. The light wheels have cut through the dimensions and with a push of a hand, the seven light wheels’ powers were gathered together and lunged at Zhong Yue.

  Her fingers were moving in a rhythmic fashion, pushing light wheels out of her fingertips. In these light wheels were countless images of mountains, earth, rivers, skies, and seas. It was as if every single light wheel resembled a Secular World itself!

  Her attack was different to Jin Zhongyu’s. As Jin Zhongyu was filled with a high battling spirit, his attack was also dominant in power, overbearing with killing intent. Whereas Wu Qingxuan’s attack was soft and gentle like a poet singing poems or an artist painting a drawing.

  But to think that her attack was weaker than Jin Zhongyu’s would be a fatal mistake. It was just that she had hidden all the killing intent behind the art!

  “Princess, what’s with the cute yelling?” Zhong Yue raised his hand as he laughed, “I’ve just said it myself. In my eyes, there’s no separation of genders, only allies and enemies!”

  Their palms clashed together silently and fear radiated across Wu Qingxuan’s countenance. The seven light wheels behind her head shuddered as her body trembled. The sounds of bones rattling could be heard inside of her body and suddenly, she collapsed to the ground like a boneless snake.

  Chapter 1074: Challenging The Heavenly MonarchTranslator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales |

  “Princess, you are strong.” Zhong Yue stopped and praised.

  Blood trickled out the corner of Wu Qingxuan’s mouth. She grits her teeth as she tried to heal her broken bones.

  But just as Zhong Yue kept his hands back, a loud explosion occurred behind him. Yang Shaoping had launched a sneak attack at his back!

  Zhong Yue flipped his hand and the Seven Paths Reincarnation behind him revolved. In shock and fear, Yang Shaoping felt the dimension around him distort and something covered him from above!

  He could feel the irresistible power slamming down from above, sending him flying back at a speed faster than he had come.

  Yang Shaoping was blown away like a broken kite. His figure drew a beautiful arc across space and stopped a far distance away. He quickly regained his balance and started inspecting his body. Moments later, the overjoyed Yang Shaoping exclaimed happily, “I’m not dead! I’m not wounded! King Yi, you couldn’t kill me!”

  “That’s because you are too damn weak.” Tian Xuanzi rolled his eyes and said carelessly.

  Yang Shaoping’s face instantly blushed in extreme shame.

  While the experts all looked at him in compassion. Zhong Yue did say that whoever was stronger would suffer greater injuries and the weaker ones would suffer lighter injuries. Thus, Jin Zhongyu was injured, Wu Qingxuan was injured, but Yang Shaoping, despite launching a sneak attack, was left unscathed.

  It was clear that Zhong Yue deemed him so weak that he didn’t even deserve to be harmed.

  At this moment, Yang Shaoping was filled with embarrassment that he felt like digging a hole on the ground and hiding in it. Even though Zhong Yue’s attack felt powerful, it didn’t even leave a single cut on him!

  However, he who shamelessly took advantage of Zhong Yue and launched a sneak attack wholly deserved this. Now, he would have to carry this shame with him for the rest of his life.

  Now King Yi’s seventh secret realm must’ve reached its limit, it shouldn’t have much time left, should it? This is a great chance to kill him!

  A ray flashed in Princess Wenyue’s eyes, she walked out in grace and greeted, “King Yi, I’d like to try too.”

  Suddenly, Jin Hexi walked out with a smile, “Darling, Princess Yue is a lady, why don’t you leave the ladies to ourselves? You should also go to rest now. After all, the seventh secret realm cannot be opened for too long, it’s a great burden to the mortal body and Yuan Shen.”

  Princess Wenyue was shocked and she thought, Oh no! Goddess Xi is the Jinwu Clan’s Heavenly Lady, the next Jinwu Clan Master. The Jinwu Clan has the Fusang Divine Tree, she must’ve also opened the seventh secret realm. She is a formidable foe! If she took up my challenge and King Yi was left to rest, wouldn’t Qingxuan’s and Yang Shaoping’s efforts be wasted?

  She was shocked to see her plan foiled. She came prepared, first, she and Wu Qingxuan had discussed and devised a plan to take down Zhong Yue. After all, the Diming Clan and Wuming Clan were linked by marriage. Princess Wenyue was Queen Goddess’s daughter and Wu Qingxuan was Queen Goddess’s clansman.

  And Yang Shaoping was Wu Qingxuan’s fiance. However, as the relationship between the Zhongyang and Diming clans were sour, their marriage was also falling apart. It was just that neither side had proposed the dissolution of marriage just yet.

  With Wu Qingxuan’s request, Yang Shaoping agreed to participate in the plan of eliminating Zhong Yue.

  But now, with the Goddess Xi of the Jinwu Clan stepping in, their plan was foiled!

  Zhong Yue waved his hand with a smile, “No big deal, I can still hold. This is the General Assembly of the Future Monarchs, it’s a very rare chance to meet with a few fellow Daoists that have opened the seventh secret realm, how can I miss out on all the fun and joy?”

  Jin Hexi chortled, “Then, husband please be careful. Sister Xuan, Wanjun, Yinji, and I will be on the side cheering for you.”

  Zhong Yue nodded, he looked at Princess Wenyue and smiled, “Princess Yue, shall we?”

  Princess Wenyue heaved a breath and walked forward. Seven light wheels revolved behind her head as she thought, King Yi sure is magnanimous, but he is overconfident, I can’t be blamed for his death!

  Behind, Zhong Yue’s seventh secret realm was flickering faintly, it was the sign of it closing soon!

  Princess Wenyue’s eyes brightened away as she unleashed all of her prowess, holding nothing back, casting out the strongest skill she was taught by Heavenly Monarch Di Ming!

  Heavenly Monarch Di Ming was a disciple of Innate Evil Monarch, but his cultivation path was not an evil one. Instead, it was a righteousness one. It was a cultivation that was rooted in evil but presented itself as the righteous. A path belonging to only the Heavenly Monarch himself!

  In the air, Dao flowers bloomed. They were half red and half were white; their roots stemmed out from the dimensions. These flowers each contained a Heaven in them and they bloomed around Princess Wenyue.

  Princess Wenyue bolted out from the midst of the Dao flowers and although the Dao flowers were emanating an evil air, her attack was suffused with the air of righteousness!

  [Million Heavens]!

  Heavenly Monarch Di Ming’s greatest skill!

  It was the exact skill that Heavenly Monarch Di Ming used to oppress the worlds and seized the throne of the universe. The ancient universe was the only exception to this!

  The million Dao flowers swarmed at Zhong Yue and just as Princess Wenyue bolted out from the midst of the Dao flowers, the flowers bloomed.

  At the center of every Dao flower, a beautiful naked lady emerged out of nowhere. All of these ladies shared the same appearance as Princess Wenyue herself.

  There were a million Dao flowers and thus, a million Princess Wenyues. Each and every single one of them had different poses, but they were all extremely beautiful, chortling coquettishly at the center while the Dao flowers moved around.

  They were attacking from every angle, but their skills didn’t feel strong at all. Instead, their attacks were filled with enticements.

  To root in evil and present it as righteousness, the Dao flowers were the flowers of righteousness, but the ladies that the flowers produced were evil ladies that took lives!

  A Dao flower and an evil lady. Who would have thought that the Heavenly Monarch’s daughter had cultivated such a peculiar skill?

  The most terrifying part of this skill was that each flower resembled a world. The evil ladies nurture
d by the Dao flowers have the powers of the Secular Worlds in the flowers. A million Dao flowers would be a million worlds, a million evil ladies would be a million Secular Worlds. When formed into an array formation, they would trap the enemies in the center and in a matter of seconds, the enemies’ essence would be sucked dry.

  But of course, due to the restrictions of Princess Wenyue’s personal cultivation, those weren’t real Secular Worlds. Even so, the array formation formed by the million ladies was still extraordinarily strong!

  From the outside, the million Dao flowers formed into a flower bud, trapping Zhong Yue and Princess Wenyue in the middle. The experts couldn’t see anything happening in the inside, but the Dao patterns on the Dao flowers allowed them to have a look over the strength of Princess Wenyue’s skill!

  “Princess Wenyue sure is strong!” Zhong Yue laughed. The seven light wheels behind him suddenly shone brightly and with seven loud clanks of metal, the array formation was slashed into seven parts. And the parts were included inside a huge [Innate Eight Trigrams].

  In each of the seven segments, there was a Zhong Yue’s face. He had turned into a man with seven-faced, and each face had eleven arms growing out of his body. Each arm also had a divine saber representing the eleven innate Daos he had cultivated!

  “[Dao Crusher]!”

  Shua—

  The saber rays swung by and the evil ladies were beheaded, and with another swing, the ladies were cut into halves down the middle. The Dao flowers were painted with their blood as severed bodies and heads splashed across the ground.

  Zheng!

  Zhong Yue kept the sabers. The million evil ladies were killed, with only Princess Wenyue still standing on the ground. Her face was pale like snow and there was blood trickling down the corner of her mouth.

  In just the blink of an eye, Zhong Yue had executed over a million slashes, killing the evil ladies and cleaving the Dao flowers. But he left her alive.

  As the million worlds she had cultivated for the [Million Heavens] were all crushed away by Zhong Yue, her prowess took a precipitous hit!