Rise of Humanity

Chapter 143 - Ao Fenglou of the Eastern Sea

“Difficult, it’s too difficult.

In Zhong Yue’s psyche ocean, Xin Huo said with a very low voice as he was afraid of the Saint City Lord detecting him. Xin Huo shook his head and said, “The chances of you surviving are extremely low. Unless, I take control of your body and we fight our way into the Black Mountain’s secret realm and enter the Devil Soul Forbidden Land underground to detonate the entire Devil Soul Forbidden Land. With that, we might still have some chance but fighting your way out of the Saint City is a dead end. But our chances of survival are hopelessly slim even if we are to enter the secret realm because of the Lotus Saint Spirit…”.

Zhong Yue’s heart sank deeper and deeper as Xin Huo said. Although Xin Huo said that there was a slim chance of surviving, it was clear to the both to them that they stood no chance at all!

The Lotus Saint Spirit in the Black Mountain’s secret realm was much more horrifying than the Saint City Lord and if he wanted to enter the Devil Soul Forbidden Land in the underground of the Black Mountain, Zhong Yue would have to get past the Lotus Saint Spirit first, an already extremely difficult endeavor in and of itself!

And it's even more ludicrous to entertain the possibility of fighting their way of the Saint City as there were just too many powerful Qi Practitioners in the city that were greater in number than the elder level Qi Practitioners than the Swords Gate. All this was not to mention the presence of a paragon figure like the Saint City Lord!

Seems like I would have to enter the secret realm again. This time, there will be no place for me in the monster race even after I survived.

“Oh?”

In the city lord hall, the voice of Saint City Lord could be heard saying, “How can you prove that Long Yue is a human instead of a dragon? Any evidence about him being related to the incidents happened in the Savanna Wasteland?”

Lang Qingyun bowed and said, “I’ve been looking into this matter for quite some time already and I have discovered something strange. Those Qi Practitioners that pursued after Jun Sixie and those who saw the traces of the battle all died mysteriously. The traces were also wiped away completely. With the traces wiped away and everyone directly related to the battle died, I suspect that there must be human spies among us! Therefore, I could not prove that Long Yue is a human.”

Zhong Yue’s heart thumped and he thought, Someone killed the Qi Practitioners that saw the traces of the battle back then? That person even destroyed the shreds of evidence I left behind? So there really are human spies among the monsters!

Saint City Lord’s voice could then be heard again, “So why did you still step out if you can’t prove his identity?”

Lang Qingyun smiled and said loudly, “I may not be able to prove that he is the one that saved Jun Sixie or a human but I can prove that he is not a dragon! I’ve invited a dragon guest from the Eastern Sea a few days ago, Ao Fenglou! Brother Fenglou, welcome!”

As soon as he finished talking, a man with horns on his head walked in. The man appeared to be very glamorous and he was emitting a unique aura. The man then bowed at the direction of the city lord hall and he said, “Greetings, my lord. I am Ao Fenglou from the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace.”

“Greetings, my fellow Ao Clan’s member from the dragon race!”

There was a slight fluctuation in his voice as the Saint City Lord was also a little bit surprised by the origin of Ao Fenglou. He then said, “There is no need for such formalities. So, is this Long Yue one of yours?”

Zhong Yue’s heart squeezed again as the only reason why the other monsters could not precisely identify his identity as a human was because of the Beast God inner core. But the inner core could only change aspects of his corporeal form, and not his bloodline aura and soul!

Therefore, he could conceal his identity from the other monsters or even esteemed individuals like the Saint City Lord, but this facade would be laid bare for a true member of the dragon race!

Xin Huo sighed and he said, “Brat Yue, prepare to let me take over your body, I’ll control your body and we will fight our way into the Black Mountain’s secret realm….”

Ao Fenglou looked at Zhong Yue and he said with a smile, “Yes.”

Zhong Yue’s body shook as he heard what Ao Fenglou said as he was preparing to hand over his body to Xin Huo. On the other side, Lang Qingyun also shook and he looked at Ao Fenglou in disbelief and he said confusedly, “Brother Fenglou?”

“Long Yue is one of us.”

Ao Fenglou smiled and said, “The bloodline flowing in him and his scent will never be changed and he is an authentic dragon race. The surname “Long” may be rare among the dragons but that doesn’t mean that it does not exist. There may be few of them among the dragons, but they are true dragons nonetheless. He belongs to the Xiang Dragon race and despite there being traces of the tiger and horse bloodline in him, his draconic bloodline is still more dominant. He is a mixed dragon, you can categorize him as a dragon or a monster and because of this, the Xiang Dragons occupy a lower position in our hierarchy.”

Zhong Yue stared at Ao Fenglou and felt extremely confused to why this dragon Qi Practitioner helped him in his lie.

Those things about what Ao Fenglou said was all bullshit and how could Zhong Yue not know anything about his own situation?

But Ao Fenglou still helped him regardless in order to help him to clear his name!

Why did he do that? Zhong Yue thought.

Lang Qingyun frowned and he looked at Ao Fenglou as he asked again, “Brother Fenglou?”

Ao Fenglou then replied apologetically, “Brother Lang, Long Yue is indeed one of us and this cannot be changed. I may have been invited here as a guest and have a good friendship with you but I can not just blurt out nonsense and defame my own kin.”

Lang Qingyun’s face changed rapidly and he suddenly said, “But his soul weapon is almost identical to the soul weapon of the person who saved Jun Sixie, this can’t be changed right? Long Yue, show us your soul weapon.”

Zhong Yue calmed down at last and he removed his soul weapon from his back and uncover it from the clothes wrapping around it. He then said, “Is Senior Martial Brother Lang referring to this soul weapon? I named it the Fang Blade and it was crafted with the God’s Fang.”

“This is it!”

Lang Qingyun squinted his eyes and he bowed to the city lord and he said, “Teacher, this Fang Blade was very identical to the weapon used by the human Qi Practitioner!”

“This Fang Blade is also our dragon race’s weapon.”

Ao Fenglou suddenly said, “Brother Lang, you may not know this but this Fang Blade is made from a God’s Fang, which is the fang of the Xiang Dragon when they became a god. The other soul weapons would not be able to prove him as a dragon but this Xiang dragon God’s Fang could precisely prove his identity! How would the other races obtain a dragon god’s fang?”

Lang Qingyun gritted and he suddenly smiled and he said, “Junior Martial Brother Long Yue, please forgive me for all these ruckuses I have caused. You have my sincerest apologies!”

Zhong Yue bowed back and replied, “No worries, senior martial brother was worried about us monsters so I can understand.”

Lang Qingyun laughed and said, “Such magnanimity! Thank god Brother Fenglou is here or this dumb man here would have accused you of something you had not done! From now on, we will be learning under the same master and we have to keep in touch more often.”

Zhong Yue nodded and he secretly looked at Ao Fenglou, only to see him winking back at him with a smile, which startled Zhong Yue and stopped looking at him.

“Since it is now proven that Long Yue is guiltless, and a mixed monster of the dragon and the monster, he will now become my final disciple. From now onwards, I will not take in any more disciples and Long Yue shall be my last disciple!”

The voice of Saint City Lord then could be heard saying calmly, “Long Yue, go and treat your wounds and you will stay in the Storm Courtyard and it will become your personal estate. Five days later, I will hold a ceremony to announce this matter to the world!”

Zhong Yue bowed and the Saint City Lord dispersed his aura. With that, his aura that shrouded the entire Saint City finally dispersed, relieving all the monsters in the city, including Zhong Yue. As Zhong Yue relaxed, he could feel sweat pouring out from his pores like bullets!

Yu Xuanji, Hu Qimei and the others immediately walked towards him and smiled, “Congratulations, Brother Long Yue! Your identity and status are no longer the same as before now that you’ve become the final disciple of the Saint City Lord. Now, only a bright future awaits you!”

Zhong Yue laughed and replied, “It has not been decided yet and this bright future you speak of ultimately depends purely on my strength. Without strength and power, even becoming the final disciple of a god would be useless!”

“With that said, your future will still be much better under the guidance and resources of the Saint City Lord!”

“Let’s go! Back to your Storm Courtyard so we can celebrate!”

Zhong Yue also felt happy and they started walking towards the Storm Courtyard. His eyes then met with Ao Fenglou again and all Ao Fenglou did was to nod at him.

Zhong Yue was confused but he still greeted back with a bow as he thought, Strange, why did he help me? He even said that I am a mixed monster of the dragon and the monster in front of everyone which prevented anyone from questioning me again. Something is off … he must have some other motives. Seems like I would have to pay him a visit sometime! Hmm… I better ask Yu Xuanji to gather some information first, like where this Ao Fenglou is staying….

The Storm Courtyard is one of the little cave dwellings in the Xian Kong Saint City and it was extremely luxurious. All the paths in the courtyard were made with jades and there were also a few tens of maidservants, each and every one of them were very pretty. They were mostly cat girls, fox girls and other charming monster girls.

From the point of view of Zhong Yue’s point of view, these female monsters were all still animal-like; some had furry tails, long fox ears and cat ears and some of them even walked on four limbs while swinging their tails, which was completely different from the human girls.

Zhong Yue ordered the fox girls and cat girls to harvest some of the spirit herbs and fruits from the garden and organized a banquet which he invited Yu Xuanji and the others. They all imbibed in drinks and cordially parted ways after the celebration.

He then returned to his room and he treated his wounds quietly. Not long later, Yu Xuanji came looking for him as he had found out the place where Ao Fenglou is currently staying. Apparently, this competent dragon had yet to leave the city and he was having fun staying in the Myriad Flower Garden.

Zhong Yue then took a bath with the service of the maidservants. As he bathed, the scars on his body disappeared without a trace. One would be extremely hard-pressed to guess that he his body was previously littered with hundreds of injuries just by looking at it now.

A cat girl and a fox girl served him and helped him to dry his body and put on his clothes. Although Zhong Yue was not used to the girls helping him with such things, he eventually managed to get use to it now and he could even stand there naked and let the girls to wipe his body.

As for whatever Xin Huo said about having sex with them, Zhong Yue rejected Xin Huo without hesitation as he could not bring himself to do such a thing with a monster.

When the girls put on a luxurious cloth on him, his bearing immediately changed to that of an exceptional young man. He exuded a glamorous aura that evoked a sense of strength and maturity.

Not long later, Zhong Yue arrived at the Myriad Flower Garden, a high-class brothel run by the monsters. Although it was a high-class brothel, the female monsters that sold their bodies here for prostitution mostly came from poverty and the lower echelons of the monster society.

Zhong Yue entered the Myriad Flower Garden and under the usher’s lead, he eventually found Ao Fenglou.

“So, you have finally come.”

Ao Fenglou clapped and signaled the female monsters and usher to withdraw. Then, he flicked his finger and the doors and windows immediately closed shut before he took out a white gauze. He then threw it into the air and the gauze became bigger and bigger, covering the entire room, including the ground.

The gauze, however, passed through Zhong Yue as if he was not even there, causing it to look seemingly strange yet wonderful, like a precious item made of clouds.