Rise of Humanity

Chapter 290 - The Godly Emperor’s Bloodline

Jiao Qingtu's prowess was beyond the expectation of the public Qi Practitioners, the abundance of his arcane energy has exceeded the boundaries of the Atman Body level. He was even stronger than a few certain Inner Core Qi Practitioners!

His Yuan Shen was the nine-headed dragon god, which had allowed him to embrace an abundance of arcane energy; in addition to the heritage of the Ancestral Dragon and the hard work he had poured in for nearly a year, his arcane energy was further enhanced!

In the Ancestral Dragon Ritual of the Eastern Sea dragon race, the strongest participant would be bestowed with the heritage of the Ancestral Dragon. However, as this year round's Ancestral Dragon Ritual was the grandest among them all, sacrificing countless sea race Qi Practitioners, the Ancestral Dragon heritage Jiao Qingtu was given was the most complete!

For the past few rituals, the dragon Qi Practitioners that were given the Ancestral Dragon heritage had their own incredible achievements, most of them had eventually become dragon magnates, eventually reaching the Imminent Deity stage. There were even a few that had ascended to dragon gods!

While Jiao Qingtu’s Ancestral Dragon heritage was even more complete than theirs, one could infer the depth of his potential!

Furthermore, the dragon race was naturally strong since birth, having a strong mortal body and arcane energy to match. With such a foundation, in addition to the Ancestral Dragon heritage, Jiao Qingtu's strength was superior to even Xia Shengchu!

Ever since they exchanged their first strike, Jiao Qingtu's ranking never stopped climbing up through the Greenhorn Board, every second he would surpass countless names, and soon enough, his name disappeared from the Greenhorn Board before reappearing in the Warrior Board!

Since coming to the Lesser Void World, he had never challenged anyone and remained at the bottom most of the Lang Ya—Greenhorn Board. But now, as the battle with Zhong Yue raged on, he had unleashed his full prowess to the world!

Bai Canghai was thrilled looking at the battle, he praised, "The Jiao Dragons are the strongest combatants in the whole Eastern Sea, and Senior Martial Brother Jiao Qingtu is the most conspicuous of them all! Junior martial sister from the Qiu family, look, other than the Jiao Clan's heritage, he also had another greater heritage. Such a heritage had been recorded in the books in the Bai Ze Clan, often appearing in the dragon race, it should be the heritage of the Leize Clan."

Qiu Jin'er nodded, not knowing whether she really understood his words. Bai Canghai continued saying, "The Leize Clan is of the goldy emperor's bloodline, the innate dragon gods. The whole Eastern Sea dragon race are descendants of the Leize Clan. It is just that the purity of the Leize bloodline is not so high in them. The Leize Clan is commonly known as the Ancestral Dragon by the dragon race, revered as the ancestor of all dragons. The dragon pattern behind Senior Martial Brother Jiao Qingtu is the image of the Leize Clan. My guess is that even if the heritage he had received from the Ancestral Dragon Ritual is not at the level of the godly emperor's, it wouldn't be far off either. Now the question is, how much had he attained from that heritage?"

Qiu Jin'er was astonished, "Senior Martial Brother Bai, you really know a lot."

Bai Canghai answered proudly, "The Bai Ze Clan of the Northern Sea, we don't dare to boost much, but we are truly the scholars of the cultivation techniques. We of the Bai Ze Clan have the most detailed records of the cultivation techniques of the different race. As long as a cultivation technique enters the eyes of the public, they will exist in our books. The fundamentals of the techniques, the attributes of the arts, the changes in the skills ... we have records for nearly everything."

Qiu JIn'er was shocked, "Since the Bai Ze Clan knows so much, you must be very strong in finding your opponents' weaknesses, no wonder you can secure the whole North Barren as your territory."

Bai Canghai gently smiled, "We of the Bai Ze Clan don't dare to proclaim that we know everything in this world, but that isn't exactly hyperbole either. Although we can't really replicate all of the cultivation techniques, finding our opponents' weaknesses and taking advantage of that is a fundamental forte of my race."

“Then, senior martial brother, why don’t you step out and fight with my senior martial brother?” The curious baby Qiu Jin’er asked.

Immediately, the smile on Bai Canghai's face stiffened. He sheepishly diverted the conversation and said, "Look at Senior Martial Brother Jiao Qingtuu's name, he is now in the top hundred on the Warrior Board, with his strength, even some of the Inner Core Qi Practitioners might not be his match. He will soon supplant the others in the Warrior Board and ascend to first place. It won't even be a shock if he enters the Godlike Board. Your senior martial brother from the Zhong Shan Clan is now facing against the strongest opponent of his life."

Qiu Jin’er looked at the Warrior Board, Jiao Qingtu’s name was climbing, higher and higher, surpassing one name after another.

Dragons soared in the mid-air as Jiao Qingtu cast the skills of the Leize Clan, every strike he launched out would compress the air around him as if the dimension itself was shuddering!

His mortal body and Yuan Shen coalesced together, morphing into a nine-headed divine dragon; his attack rate was even faster and stronger than the three-headed Xiao Mang Celestial Race as all nine heads of his could cast their own skills independently.

While on the other hand, Zhong Yue stood steadfastly, methodically taking down all of the strikes and skills. He casually launched skills away from his hands to counter the incoming attacks.

He infused the attribute of the sunfire into all of his skills, augmenting his attacks with fire and the ability to incinerate his opponent into ashes. The sunfire was also used to morph into countless forms: Sword Qi, shield patterns and a multitude of other forms that help in combat.

However, despite the success of fending off all of the strikes, Zhong Yue has impotently plunged into a defensive state, passively countering the incoming attacks.

“Senior Martial Brother Jiao Qingtu is indeed strong!”

Bai Canghai praised, "I suppose, he is going to unleash all of his power in a bit. Junior Martial Sister Qiu, Senior Martial Brother Jiao Qingtu has yet to use his full power, and when he does so, it'll be the time your senior martial brother faces his defeat! Quickly, look, he is going all out now!"

Jiao Qingtu's nine heads let out nine different tones of whistles, resounding into a cacophonous symphony that reverberated throughout the sky. Just as he unleashed all of his power, his ranking in the Warrior Board suddenly catapulted to new heights, surpassing Xia Shengchu and ascending to second place in the Warrior Board!

A wild force of arcane energy suffused the air, and the faces of the Qi Practitioners in the city turned dark and gloomy right away. Such potent power... he could even compete with the Qi Practitioners at the peak of Inner Core!

The dragon pattern behind Jiao Qingtu roared ferociously, his ranking took the final ascension in the Warrior Board, reaching first place with him now only a step away from the Godlike Board!

In mid-air, countless Jiao Dragons emerged in quick succession, soaring in the sky!

Million Dragon Art!

Jiao Qingtu pushed his hands out, a million dragons surged over and blasted at Zhong Yue. He had launched out his final move, a strike that was the accumulation of all of his power, a strike that carried with it his hope of destroying Zhong Yue, and a strike that would charge him into the Godlike Board!

A protracted deafening whistle suddenly blasted in everyone's ears. Darkness swept away the lights in the sky, but the sun shone brighter than ever as it shone its rays down at the center of the Lesser Void City!

The warmth of the light across the land of a few hundreds of miles was sucked away, tossing it into an endless world of darkness, devoid of the slightest shred of sunlight!

KRONG——

The five light wheels behind Zhong Yue dazzled radiantly to a blinding degree. His arcane energy surged out like a rampant beast, and his blood essence boiled in his body. His surroundings were painted in red, and he became the only source of light across the hundreds of miles of land!

Countless Golden Crows surged out from Zhong Yue's body and fluttered their wings freely in the sky. They soon morphed into numerous miniature suns that burned in a blazing fire.

Zhong Yue pushed his hands out, and the suns rolled over, clashing with the incoming dragons; Golden Crows against Jiao Dragons, the two warred like armies, marvelous and yet brutal!

They were contending with one another with arcane energy, the Golden Crows that fluttered and the Jiao Dragons that soared. They intertwined over one another, entangled in a war where every second, countless Golden Crows would perish in a plume of smoke, and countless Jiao Dragons would get torn to pieces.

Krong!

Another blast of sound echoed through the sky as the war reached a fevering stalemate, with both sides having perished and crumbled into nothingness. Meanwhile, their masters had finally clashed together from behind. Their hands and claws, human and dragon. The duo's body quivered violently, and both spat out a mouthful of blood.

All of a sudden, a slit rift emerged on Zhong Yue's forehead, and a sword ray lashed out from his divine third eye, cleaving Jiao Qingtu's head into halves and slaying him dead on the spot.

Bai Canghai’s smile again stiffened up, he was just claiming that Zhong Yue would be no match for the fully unleashed Jiao Qingty, and right in the next second, Jiao Qingtu was slain dead before his eyes.

“Senior Martial Brother Jiao Qingtu is really strong already.”

Qiu Jin'er comforted him from the side, "My senior martial brother doesn't easily use his divine third eye, it takes a heavy toll on his prowess, and if he had used it, it means that Senior Martial Brother Jiao Qingtu is on par with my senior martial brother in every other way. Which is why the only way to win the battle is with the divine eye. Senior Martial Brother Bai, you are correct, Senior Martial Brother Jiao Qingtu is indeed really strong."

A strong surge of shame instantly engulfed Bai Canghai. He didn't know how to react and could only feign a series of coughs to hide his awkwardness.

Qiu Jin'er winked her eyes that were pure like a baby's, and she said, "Senior Martial Brother Bai, is it your turn now? You've commented on so many Qi Practitioners, and they have all been defeated. On the other hand, Senior Martial Brother Bai, you are a master of all arts, an erudite scholar of the cultivation techniques. You must have some unknown means that can win the fight, right?"

Bai Canghai's face suddenly turned sickly pallor, he burst into a series of severe coughs and said feebly, "The Bai family of the Bai Ze Clan knows no fear to any challenges, but you see, I was cursed with an illness from birth … look, I'm even throwing up blood…."

Just as Zhong Yue cast his gaze over, Bai Canghai quickly pulled his winter white fur coat closer to his body. He slowly stood up while continuing to cough out mouthfuls of blood, "Senior Martial Brother Zhong, I'll come back and challenge you when I've taken care of my illness!"

Zhong Yue shifted his gaze away, and he looked at the young celestial whose smile never seemed to fade.

Immediately as Zhong Yue’s attention was shifted away, Bai Canghai stopped coughing and also looked at the young celestial, he was shocked and said, “Bi Xie of the West Barren? He is also here in the Lesser Void World?”

Qiu Jin'er quickly asked, "Senior Martial Brother Bai, is Bi Xie very strong? All of the Qi you've commented on have already been killed by my senior brother. I think you should also comment on this Bi Xie."

Her innocent countenance gazed at him expectantly, but Bai Canghai's face darkened, "My comments are actually very accurate. It's just that your senior martial brother is too strong, I've wrongly estimated his strength as he has reversed open the five wheels and … um, the divine third eye on his forehead. But this Bi Xie, even I can’t comment on his prowess.”

He shook his head and continued, “He is the only male in the whole Bi Xie Celestial Race, the Bi Xie Celestial Race is the bloodline left behind by that godly emperor of the West Barren….”

The godly emperor’s bloodline?

Zhong Yue was shocked in his heart, the casual manner in his sights turned into seriousness. Tens of thousands of years ago, the godly emperor that ruled the Ancestral Star established an empire of his own, the ancestors of all the celestial races were his courtiers, including the Bai Ze of the North Barren, and Zhong Li of the South Barren. They were all his courtiers!

Bi Xie, the young celestial whose smile never faded away from his face said smilingly, "Senior Martial Brother Zhong, it seems like you are somehow restraining yourself, not wanting to unleash your true prowess. Is there any reason in particular as to why you're doing so? It is unfair to fight you in such a state."

As those words were spoken, Bai Canghai's face a shocked expression. He quickly turned his head over to Zhong Yue and thought, What? Pulling back? You mean to tell me that this isn't even his full strength?

Nodding his head, Zhong Yue said, “Yes, indeed, I’ve been restrained by certain concerns.”

Bi Xie smiled, "Then if that's the case, we shall battle on the day your concerns dealt with. What do you think?"

"Good idea," Zhong Yue nodded.

The ever-smiling young celestial took a few steps back and vanished into the crowd, Bai Canghai quickly searched for Bi Xie, but he was nowhere to be seen!

He is strong. If I risk the danger of exposing my identity as Long Yue, can I beat him? Zhong Yue looked toward the direction of the crowds where his strongest opponent disappeared. This was the first time he felt uncertain against a duel.

The godly emperor’s bloodline….