Rise of Humanity

“Do you think that my Jinwu Clan will turn hostile after you beat me?”

Jin Hexi shook her head and continued, “Don’t worry, we are, after all, a monarch race. We won’t be that petty just because you beat me. Why don’t we have another fight again?”

“You can say that but I definitely can’t do that. I do not want to turn Jinwu Clan into an enemy just because of this.”

Before she was done talking, the Jinwu Clan’s gods swarmed towards them as they all cheered happily; they surrounded her, sang and danced happily celebrating the victory.

Without having the time to set down a place and time for a rematch, Jin Hexi was surrounded by her people and congratulations. Even the Creators from Jinwu Clan cast their ego aside and congratulated her.

Jin Hexi became extremely busy and after a round of cheering, countless Golden Crows flew towards her, lifted her up and carried her back as they kept changing formations.

Left with no choice, Jin Hexi celebrated with them and the golden clouds floated around, circling around the divine tree rounds and rounds again while the gods from Jinwu Clan sang joyfully.

Zhong Yue looked at this scene from somewhere far away before he bid farewell with Jin Chufei, “My time here was a great one and I think I should be leaving now after such a long time. Brother Chufei, may our paths cross again in the future.”

Because he had to keep the guests accompanied, Jin Chufei did not celebrate with his clansmen and he immediately replied, “Brother Yi, losing is nothing to be ashamed of. You are already extraordinary that you used our Dao to talk about Dao, defeat the 18 Creators from our clan. With that, your talent will be known to the world and you’ll be famous.”

Zhong Yue replied, “Stop flattering me. A minor defeat is still not enough to shake my determination. See you!”

Jin Chufei immediately sent him off and Yao Xingyue, Mo Haozun, and the others left as well. Jin Chufei sent them all off and he said, “Do drop by whenever you are free! I will treat you to great wine!”

“Of course!”

Zhong Yue boarded the carriage and just as Mu Suge was about to leave, Yao Xingyue chased up to them and said, “Does Brother Yi want to come to our clan for a short visit?”

Mo Haozun busted out laughing and said, “Brother Yi, my clan will be waiting for your arrival! It will be an honor.”

Fan Bozhu walked towards them with his followers and said, “Our clan was already here long ago. From the Earth Order Era until now, we have become an ancient clan that is on par with the many monarch races.”

Yu Tai said, “The Dayu Clan loves to have guests and we are not as petty as Jinwu Clan. If you’re free, please come to our Dayu Clan for a visit.”

Zhong Yue thanked them all one by one and he said, “I am honored but I’m afraid that I might have to let you all down as I have some matters to attend now. However, if I receive word about the Third Prince Mu, I will notify everyone right away!”

Everyone laughed and said, “Mister Yi is really impressive!”

“If that’s how it is, then so be it. We will meet again someday!”

They all boarded their own ride and left while Zhong Yue pulled the curtains and said, “Let’s go.”

Mu Suge immediately asked, “Where to, master?”

“We shall decide after leaving the Jinwu Clan.”

Mu Suge was puzzled but he did not question his master’s decision. He drove the carriage away and before leaving Jinwu Clan’s territory, Mu Suge stopped the carriage and said, “Master, there is an old man blocking the path.”

Zhong Yue lifted the curtain and walked out, only to be confronted by an old man who had his hands behind his back, his clothes waved even when there was no wind.

“Greetings, leader of the Jinwu Clan.” bowed Zhong Yue.

“Not bad, you actually know who I am.” said the old man.

Zhong Yue replied, “Though I am not strong, I can still notice your distinctive aura, elder. One who possesses such aura is definitely no one ordinary. It doesn’t take much to deduce that you are the Jinwu Clan’s clan master.”

The old man smiled and said friendly, “The Yi Clan’s disciples are indeed extraordinary. My name is Jin Yaoxian, the incumbent clan master of Jinwu Clan and I am here to thank you. My Jinwu Clan very much appreciates you for not embarrassing us.”

He looked at the divine tree where his people celebrated Jin Hexi’s victory and said calmly, “These fools, they know nothing about how what really happened during that battle you had with Jin Hexi, but I can see it clearly. If you wanted to win, you definitely had a way but you dispersed your innate sun so that the girl can win, so thank you.”

Zhong Yue pretended to be stunned and he shouted, “I don’t understand. Senior Martial Sister Jin Hexi beat me fair and square. What she pulled off was absolutely amazing! I may have mastered the Innate Tai Yang Dao, but I have yet to fully acquire the quintessence of it. Hence, I know that I stand no chance against her upon seeing her moves. Instead of being defeated by her, I might as well surrender so that I don’t end up with injuries.”

As he spoke, the old Jinwu Clan’s clan master stared at him with a sharp gaze as if the clan master could see all Zhong Yue’s secrets.

Zhong Yue remained calm and he appeared to be a little embarrassed. After a moment, the clan master said, “Little friend, your Innate Tai Yang Dao is most likely inherited, am I right?”

Zhong Yue nodded, “Indeed but with my talent, I failed to acquire its true essence.”

Jin Yaoxian sighed and said, “But it is still impressive that you cultivated it to such an extent. Even within our Jinwu Clan, only Jin Hexi could outperform you in this field. Anyway, I will let you go now. Please.”

Zhong Yue bowed and after boarding the carriage, he said, “Elder, see you next time.”

Mu Suge bowed at Jin Yaoxian before left with the carriage he controlled.

After a moment, Zhong Yue looked towards the outside through the window and upon seeing no one, especially the old clan master, he sighed and said, “We’re lucky that we are alive.”

Mu Suge immediately said, “Master, the Jinwu Clan’s clan master….”

“He did not come as a friend.”

With a steady tone, Zhong Yue explained, “He couldn’t be completely certain if I really lost in the debate so he came to make sure of it. If I admitted that I could’ve beaten Jin Hexi, we would be dead by now.”

“How dare he!?” shouted Mu Suge who had a scare.

“Why wouldn’t he?” replied Zhong Yue, “Jinwu Clan is the spirit within the flame, their understanding towards Yang is supposedly the most profound in the universe. Their expertise in this field is something that every other race has accepted as divine truth. If it was found out that an outsider had beaten them, then the Jinwu Clan would suddenly be ranked the second place. Do you think Jin Yaoxian would accept that? Even if I am the heir of the ancient celestial race, Yi Clan, he will not let me walk away alive. After all, with the innate celestial monarch still alive, the Jinwu Clan definitely has the power to declare war against the Yi Clan.

A shiver traveled down Mu Suge’s spine and this time, he finally felt scared but suddenly, he realized something and he asked, “Master, you said that you could win against Jin Hexi? Do you mean to say that you have achieved what she achieved?”

“Extreme Yang engenders Yin — forming the Tai Chi. Yes, I achieved this much earlier than that girl did.”

Zhong Yue said, “Your Highness, you do not have to call me master anymore. Jin Yaoxian is not following us so you can remove your disguise now.”

Mu Suge let out a relieved breath and after recovering his original face, he said, “Where should we go now, Mister?”

Zhong Yue released the insect god given to him by Fu Li and said, “Follow this insect, we are going to meet the humans in the ancient universe to have them serve us!”

Meanwhile, beside the Fusang Divine Tree, the celebration slowly came to an end and Jin Hexi left her people, found the clan master and said, “Clan master, if I lost in the debate with Brother Yi, embarrassed our clan, what would you have done?”

Jin Yaoxian replied friendly, “How is that possible? You were taught by the celestial monarch for such a long time and your understandings on this subject have already far surpassed mine. If you lost, then no one can win, including me.”

Jin Hexi then asked again, “But do you have no backup plan if I really lost? As a clan master, you surely wouldn’t let it slide?”

Jin Yaoxian looked at her and replied, “As the clan master, I do have to make preparations. You, as the future clan master, should know this. If he beat you, he would be dead for sure! Apart from him, the others will have to be killed too. But that is if you really lost. If that happened, then that would have to be kept a secret at any cost, even it that cost is offending another monarch race!”

Jin Hexi then slowly bowed after a moment, “… Understood.”

“No, you understand nothing.”

Jin Yaoxian smiled and added, “You thought I was doing this to protect our reputation? Wrong. I am not that petty. The only reason I’m doing this was because this advantage is our only capital as a monarch race. If an outside race surpasses us, we will have to kill this race because that is part of our responsibilities as clan mater. Why did the conqueror, the Fuxi Celestial Race that dominated the entire Earth Order Era fall? That was because their secrets became known to everyone!”

“If the secrets of our race are to be exposed, then we will not be far away from extinction. The Fuxi Celestial Race created the Six Paths Reincarnation and pushed it to the world, teaching it to everyone without discrimination. This caused other races to discard the old Dao techniques, making them sneak into the Fuxi Celestial Race to steal their powerful arts. That was the reason why that hegemon is now a relic of the past.”

Jin Yaoxian stared into Jin Hexi’s eyes and said, “As my successor, there will be times where you have to do things you may not want to for the greater good of the race you serve. You will have to place the race’s future first, before your own.”

Jin Hexi’s heart tightened up and this time, with a lower bow, she said, “Hexi understands now.”

With a wave of hand, Jin Yaoxian dismissed Jin Hexi.

Meanwhile, Mu Suge chased after the insect god as he controlled the carriage. As a Deity Overlord existence, this insect god possessed incredible speed, its wings sliced through the void but as a Creator, it was no problem for Mu Suge to tail behind this insect god.

After about a month’s time, they traveled quickly but even until now, they were in the middle of nowhere and there was still no sight of the humans.

Mu Suge frowned and suddenly, the dimension beside him exploded before a huge hand grabbed towards him after breaking the void.

This hand was incredibly muscular, thick and powerful with Daos wrapping around it. Upon seeing this hand, Mu Suge’s expression changed and with a palm attack, he slammed his palm towards the massive hand, creating a loud explosion before a muscular wild man stepped out from the dimension.

Krong—

The galaxy trembled and with the bone club in his hand, the wild human swung it down towards Mu Suge’s head and said, “Prince Suge, I appreciate your efforts for bringing yourself right into our trap! I can really sell you off for a good price!”

Mu Suge’s expression changed right away but to his horror, one after another wild human walked out from the void and hurled massive chains towards him.

He immediately revealed his 18 arms, grabbed onto these chains but he was completely occupied with that right away, allowing Fu Li’s bone club to be swung onto his face, knocking him out for a second. The other wild humans also slammed their weapons towards him. Mu Suge immediately fended off the attacks but was still chained up.

Fu Li immediately slammed his bone club on his head for about four to five times, almost slamming his Yuan Shen out from his body but even his Yuan Shen was chained and locked within his body.

The many wild humans swarmed him and tied him onto a stick before two muscular wild humans carried him away.

How did they know that I am the third prince?

Mu Suge was dumbfounded and suddenly, something struck him, The insect god! It saw my real face back then and my own men betrayed me! These bastards!

Meanwhile, Zhong Yue stood on the carriage with an empty mind as if he hadn’t recollected his thoughts yet.

Suddenly, he shouted, “Your Highness, don’t worry! Whether it be dragon lair or tiger den, I will definitely get you out and keep you safe from harm!”

Mu Suge was extremely grateful at him right away and he shouted, “Mister, no! Quickly tell this to my father!”

Fu Li immediately removed his shoe and stuffed it into Mu Suge’s mouth.

Zhong Yue shouted, “Fu Li, what you want is money, don’t you dare humiliate our prince! Treat him nicely and I will come for you with the money you seek!”

Fu Li laughed happily and replied, “Brat Yi, I will be waiting for you in the Star Torrent Fortress! If the money you bring does not satisfy us, I will not kill him but I will sell him off to the highest bidder!”