Rise of Humanity

Around the pale skeleton palace, the many humans’ expressions turned grim and Fu Li shouted in disbelief. “You are telling me that you brought nothing with you and you expect me to gift you the Third Prince Mu?”

Zhong Yue nodded and said calmly, “Not only am I here to ransom him back, but I also want you all to surrender and serve Xian Tian Palace.”

Mu Suge’s face turned pale right away and he complained in his heart, We’re doomed! How can Mister Yi be so reckless? He came with no valuables, wanted to ransom me and even try to make these barbarians yield? We are all going to die here today!

Fu Li was so angered that he burst out laughing mockingly while the others all got furious. Fu Shan raised his sword, pointed it towards the oil pot and grinned, “Brat Yi, do you see that pot over there? How about I fry you in it?”

“Oh? But with my Heavenly Deity’s body, I’m afraid that mere oil won’t harm me at all.”

Fu Shan replied with a cold smirk, “This oil is not as ordinary as you may think. It is extracted from a demon race’s Imperial Emperor. The fire it’s burning on is the heavenly fire we harvested from the ancient universe’s core! A Creator wouldn’t even last a second in it, not to mention someone like you! Men, bring me the prince and we will start with him so that this little Yi boy here can see the power of our oil!”

A few wild humans got up, dragging Mu Suge towards the pot and hurled him inside.

Mu Suge shrieked right away and after a moment, the wild humans extracted him from the pot but Mu Suge continued screaming in pain.

However, as a Creator, he survived the frying and his powerful body allowed him to shed his skin and regenerate again.

Zhong Yue’s expression changed and he praised, “Impressive.”

Another muscular woman said, “This pot will give you an unforgettable nightmare! Did I tell you that we also have special techniques for ripping skin? After ripping your skin off, we will remove your veins and tendons, making sure that you are alive the feel the pain every step of the way. Come, bring me the prince and let’s show this little brat about our techniques!”

Zhong Yue’s expression changed right away and he immediately stopped them, “There is no need for that, I’ve witnessed your powerful pot and oil. I know how powerful you all are now. There is no need for such extreme measures anymore.”

Hearing this, Mu Suge, whose heart was on the verge of giving out, suddenly calmed down.

Fu Li then raised his bone clubs and said, “Then how do you plan on dying? Pick one, Mister Yi.”

Zhong Yue laughed and said, “Humans, you are all nothing but pawns! You know nothing about your imminent annihilation and still, live your life without care! If I die right here, I will have all of you to come with me and I think that is an honor for me! If that happens, I can’t imagine just how embarrassed you all are to go see your Fuxi Celestial Race’s ancestors in the heaven!”

Mu Suge’s heart pumped quickly again and he wanted to break free from his restraints to stop Zhong Yue from speaking.

Just as he thought, Fu Li’s expression became extremely terrible and he said, “Little brat, I have no idea if we are going to be doomed or not but there is one thing that I know, you are doomed right now! Men, bring him here and fry him up!”

Immediately, two wild humans grabbed onto Zhong Yue and dragged him towards the pot.

Zhong Yue however, kept his cool and he said, “I have a big plan. Not only can it allow your humans to escape your imminent destruction, but it will also allow you to recover and reclaim your ancestors’ glory. You bunch of barbarians, I guess you deserved what’s coming.”

“Fry him up!” shouted a wild human with his bone shield raised up high.

“Fry him! Fry him” shouted along with the many human magnates as they all held their simple weapons up highly.

Suddenly, an old voice sounded, “Halt, let go of him.”

The two wild humans let Zhong Yue down, who then patted his clothes and looked at an old man with grey hair that sat on the skeleton throne not far away. This old man donned a leopard fur robe and his skinny fingers plunged deep into the eye socket of the skull on the handles.

The old man said mightily, “Let him speak and we’ll decide if we’ll fry him or not.”

Zhong Yue laughed and said, “The humans still have reasons it seems.”

“What do you have to say?” asked the old man.

Zhong Yue walked up and said, “Of course I have something to say. You’ve wandered around the universe in constant fear that you will be annihilated by your foes and in the end, you fled into the ancient universe and became humans. The other Fuxis scattered all over the 3,000 Six Paths World, and lived unremarkable lives where they were treated as nothing but food by the celestial and demon races.”

The humans immediately groaned at his words.

Mu Suge on the other hand, was in shock and he trembled as he prayed that Zhong Yue would stop angering these humans.

Zhong Yue continued, “I, an innate god from my previous life, was reborn into the human race and I was lucky enough to be favored by Imperial Emperor Xian Tian. I am now in charge of 8,000 Fuxi and along with them, we served under Imperial Emperor Xian Tian to aid him in his conquest. If he succeeds in ascending to the throne, he promised me a high position where I am above everyone but him.”

“How is that related to us?” grinned the many wild humans.

With a smile, Zhong Yue replied, “Why is everyone so short-sighted? Can’t you see a little bit further? Think of it, I am a human too! Once I reach that position, I can free you from your slavery! Besides, with that wise thinking of the Imperial Emperor Xian Tian, he is bound to become the Son of Heaven-the Heavenly Monarch. By then, do you still need to frustrate yourselves over how to lift the bloodline seals in you?”

The many wild human leaders looked at each other silently and this was when Fu Li questioned angrily and seriously, “Mu Xiantian? Who do you think he is? The current Heavenly Monarch, Heavenly Monarch Di Ming is much stronger than him! Compared to Heavenly Monarch Di Ming’s proper bloodline, Imperial Emperor Xian Tian’s is just one without proper heritage.”

The many human leaders nodded.

“That is why you are short-sighted!”

Zhong Yue added “Imperial Emperor Xian Tian is an innate god birthed by the heaven and earth, a god from the ancient universe. Just this is already far beyond Di Ming’s league! Di Ming may look very powerful now with the Heaven Court by his side and the support from the various great clans, but there are so many races out there and only a thousand support him. What about the remaining 9,000? They all support the other monarch races and sovereign races, which means that Di Ming’s only covers 10 percent of the whole universe! Then again, of the thousand races that support him, how many among them are truly loyal to him?”

The human leaders quietened down.

With a cold smirk, Zhong Yue continued, “In my opinion, the Zi Wei Heaven Court is just a place that I can easily destroy. There may be a lot of them in there but most of them are just fools that have lost themselves in entertainment and unnecessary power. The Heaven Court appears to be powerful but in truth, they are on the brink of destruction!”

“You speak of this as if it was very easy. Who could rival against the Heavenly Monarch Di Ming?” questioned Fu Shan.

“Imperial Emperor Xian Tian”

Zhong Yue replied, “With his talents, it’s only a matter of time until he becomes Imperial Monarch Xian Tian. By then, how could a mere Di Ming rival Imperial Monarch Xian Tian?”

The many human leaders hesitated but Zhong Yue did not stop there, “I am a human now as well and I have nothing to do with my previous life anymore so it’s natural that I want the best for the human race. Ladies and gentlemen, you are all wise and talented human leaders, don’t you think your abilities are going to be wasted if you serve the wrong master? Imperial Emperor Xian Tian is going to become the new Heavenly Monarch one day and it really is a shame for your talents to be wasted by serving the wrong master.”

“Besides, I promise you this. I will lift the bloodline curse in all humans, restoring them to their once proud civilization. It really is an unredeemable sin if you destroy this future by killing the third prince and me.”

Mu Suge’s eyes lit up with hope upon seeing the hesitation among the human leaders; some of them were nodding silently and some were whispering to each other, suggesting that they were moved by Zhong Yue’s words.

“Mister Yi, you are quite persuasive, you may even be able to talk the dead to return to life. You truly are extraordinary.”

Just as Mu Suge had his hopes up, the human old clan master said again, “But you still can’t guarantee that I will not kill you. We’ve already offended Xian Tian Palace by capturing the third prince. Even if the Imperial Emperor could look past this matter, the prince won’t. In the future, we will definitely be met with danger after serving his father!”

“If the Imperial Emperor Xian Tian can forgive you, so can the third prince. I can have him make a vow on his name.”

Mu Suge nodded right away.

The human old clan master smirked, “I do not trust him. Besides, we also imprisoned and sold the Imperial Emperor’s disciple, Fu Shu. Surely he will come back to this matter on a day in the future.”

Zhong Yue replied, “Do you think the Imperial Emperor is such a petty one? If he is so generous to allow me to command 8,000 Fuxi, how could he not drop this matter?”

The old man was still hesitating and this was when Zhong Yue said, “I can also guarantee you that the third prince will not….”

“No!”

The old man interrupted, “We do not trust the prince! To be honest, we’ve tortured him constantly throughout these years. He will definitely want to have a taste of revenge!”

“I can make an oath, an oath with my blood!” shouted Mu Suge hurriedly.

The old man ignored him and he focused his attention onto Zhong Yue, “Mister Yi, we trust only you! If we are to accept amnesty, we want to be placed under your command. Apart from that, we will need an official document from the Imperial Emperor or the two of you will die here today!”

Zhong Yue hesitated and he looked at Mu Suge as he said, “Your Highness, about this…”

“Leave it to me!” replied Mu Suge without hesitation.

“Then Imperial Emperor’s disciple, Fu Shu….”

“I’ll explain to you!”

Zhong Yue let out a relieved breath and said with a smile right away, “If that’s the case, then why is the prince still being tied up? Why is the oil pot still here?”

The many human leaders laughed and they immediately kept the oil pot, saber mountain, and their weapons away while a few humans untied Mu Suge.

They immediately surrounded the prince and said, “Your Highness, please forgive us for what we have done!”

“We’ve seen how resilient you are, your Highness, you have my respect!”

“We admire your talent and attitude, your Highness!”

Seeing and hearing these, Mu Suge finally felt relieved and he shot Zhong Yue a thumbs up.

Mister Yi, entering the enemy’s camp on his own and coming out with a new ally. He truly is a remarkable man. King Zi Guang is no match for him!