Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

  Mister Kun Da then asked puzzlement, "Just a mere human, is there really a need to do so? Is he that valuable at all?"

  Two Martial Heavenly Masters then walked down from the ship, and their eyes seemed to be burning with hateful fires. They heard Mister Kun Da's question, and one of them gave a cold sneer, he answered, "His death is the only reason for which I live in this world!"

  Mister Kun Da Looked over, and the two Martial Heavenly Masters severed of their arms and legs, joining their limbs with the limbs of the other creatures. He thought in shock, Their limbs … were they severed by that Zhong Shan boy? Is that why they're so angry at him? The Martial Heavenly Masters are not weak. For this Zhong Shan Clan boy to be able to do this to them ... it seems the claims about him aren't without merit.

  These two Martial Heavenly Masters were none other than Xia Zhongjin and Xia Zhongguang. However, it wasn't Zhong Yue who severed their limbs, but the Bai Zhe Clan. The Bai Zhe Clan had captured them in the North Barren and forcibly dismembered them before sending them back to the South Barren. This was no more than a statement to express the Bai Zhe Clan's displeasure at them having injured Bai Zhenbei.

  Although the Martial Heavenly Masters were adept at the arts of the mortal body, their bodies still had limitations. It was impossible for them to regrow their severed limbs; they could only replace them with the monster race's spare parts. The Zhong Li Celestial Race bought two monster Qi Practitioners and took their limbs to replace the two Martial Heavenly Masters' lost ones.

  However, the monster race was not the celestial race, nor were inherently gifted with mortal bodies that were strong enough to compare with the Martial Heavenly Masters. Despite the two Martial Heavenly Masters cultivating with all their might these few years, their new limbs never reached returned to their former peak strength, especially when in the state of the [Atman Body as One], their impaired mortal bodies had greatly affected their prowesses. At this point, only half of their original strength remained.

  And the impetus of all their misfortune was Zhong Yue. It came as no surprise that Xia Zhongjin and Xia Zhongguang harbor an irreconcilable hatred for Zhong Yue that seeped into their bones.

  Feng Wuji stepped forward and introduced the two parties, and they all proceed to greet one another.

  Mister Kun Da gave a gentle smile, and he said, "Clan Master Xia, I have two magnates now hunting for the Zhong Shan Clan boy. It will not be long before your two brothers can exact their revenge."

  Clan Master Xia's heart stiffened up, and he asked, "Senior martial brother, you've found the Zhong Shan Clan member?"

  Mister Kun Da nodded in confirmation, "Yes, he is now in the West Barren. The first thing we did after arriving is cast out the Divine Wing Saber. Through the Divine Wing Saber, we were able to sense his location and lock onto him with our senses. Now, no matter what schemes he employs, as long as he is locked onto by the Kun Peng Celestial Race, he will not be able to run away even if he leaves the Ancestral Star."

  Xia Zhongjin and Xia Zhongguang then asked, "What a magnificent skill the Kun Peng Celestial Race has. No wonder you can conquer a whole planet on your own. However, that Zhong Shan Clan member is not to be underestimated, we intend to hunt for him as well. I wonder if Mister Kun Da can allow us to join in?"

  Mister Kun Da laughed and answered, "Yes, of course. The two of you can tag along for sure, but even if you go, my Kun Peng experts will be able to take him down in just one bout."

  His psyche then surged out and informed his two Kun Peng Celestial Race magnates, Peng Jinyi and Peng Qianqiu. He then said, "The two brothers can go and rendezvous with Peng Jinyi and Peng Qianqiu. They will lead you to the Zhong Shan Clan boy. The Kun Peng Celestial Race has an art called the【Sky Searching Art】, it can search every place in this world, and as long as us Kun Peng experts have locked down onto his soul, he will never be able to run away from us. Peng Jinyi and Peng Qianqiu are masters of this art, just follow them, and you will find your target."

  Those on the spot were shocked, this【Sky Searching Art】acted exactly like a soul lamp. They both can lock onto a soul, but what was better in the【Sky Searching Art】was that it would only need to lock on the target once. It would then be able to track the target everywhere!

  However, little did they know that this art was created out of necessity by the Kun Peng Celestial Race themselves. The environment of the Wood Celestial Star was far too perilous; the planet was huge in and of itself, and it was essentially one large body of torrential water. Thus, it was really easy for the Kun Peng disciples to get lost in the middle of the endless ocean. Naturally, an art that could track and search for their people in the middle of nowhere was necessary.

  Xia Zhongjin and Xia Zhongguang flew away to meet up with Peng Qianqiu and Peng Jinyi. Meanwhile, Zhong Yue and Qiu JIn'er were rushing toward the snowy mountain in the west of the West Barren.

  Suddenly, Zhong Yue's face changed slightly, and he mumbled, "So quick!"

  Qiu Jin'er turned, and her countenance faltered as well. There were two gigantic birds flying toward them from behind at an alarming speed!

  The West Barren was filled with the celestial temples. These two Golden Peng bird did not show their true form and had shrunk their body so that they would not stir any troubles from the other celestial races.

  Even so, these two Peng birds had a wingspan of 10,000 feet, and they flew over like a flash of lightning!

  “The Kun Peng Celestial Race’s speed is really fast!”

  Zhong Yue and Qiu Jin'er had continuously altered their routes and appearances; even their voices were different every time, but the two Golden Pengs were still flying toward them.

  The【Mystical Infinite Transformation】could change the appearances, the blood, and even grant the cultivator with the unique talents of the specific race the user changed into. But even so, the two Golden Peng still flew toward them as if all illusions were laid bare before them.

  Shit! The Kun Peng Celestial Race must have some tracking means that can specifically lock onto the soul.

  Zhong Yue thought about it; the Kun Peng Celestial Race couldn't have possibly seen through their changes, and even if they could, they wouldn't be able to have done so at such a far distance.

  Also, it wouldn't work if they were using the Divine Wing Saber as he already hid the other half of the Divine Wing Saber and the Golden Peng Sword in the copper lamp, effectively severing their links with the outside world.

  Thus, there was only one explanation left — the soul. They had locked onto his soul, and that was how they were able to track him down so quickly!

  The Kun Peng Celestial Race had only sensed the air of his soul once, and that was when Zhong Yue felt the changes of the Golden Peng Sword. From then on, his soul had become locked onto, and no matter how heaven-defying his transformation technique was, he wasn't able to change his soul at all.

  Locking on the soul, just exactly like the soul lamp ... with the【Can Carrier】, I should be able to escape from their senses. But this needs a few days of preparation, and time is precisely what I am lacking!

  Zhong Yue's face then turned solemn, and he ordered Qiu Jin'er, "Jin'er, wait for me at the snowy mountain. I will get them off our tail and meet with you on the summit of the snowy mountain!"

  He then took out an incense stick and tucked it into Qiu Jin'er's hands, saying, "You go first. The moment I appear in your sights, light it up immediately!"

  Qiu Jin'er saw the incense stick, and her heart skipped a beat as she knew exactly what he was planning. She then turned and left.

  Zhong Yue then flicked his body and morphed into the three-taloned Golden Crow, he flared his wings out and shot out like a nocked arrow let loose!

  In terms of speed, I might not be slower than you Kun Peng!

  The Golden Crow Wings appeared on his back, and his speed increased by another level as he shot out like a falling meteor. The Golden Crow was proficient in speed, but so was the Kun Peng. The three of them were so q
uick that they appeared as only a golden streak light that shot through the sky. The many celestial races in the West Barren could only see a fleeting ray pass their eyes before quickly disappearing across the horizon!

  “Trying to outrun us?”

  Peng Jinyi and Peng Qianqiu laughed out loud, and on their backs were the two Martial Heavenly Masters, Xia Zhongjin, and Xia Zhongguang. Tears even appeared on the side of their eyes as the two Kun Peng magnates laughed. They said, "What a dumb human, such confidence he has there, I can't even get angry on him given how ludicrous he is. Who in the world doesn't know that the Kun Peng Celestial Race is the fastest to have ever existed? The two Zhong Li senior martial brothers, prepare yourselves for what's to come!"

  Chapter 427: West Barren Imperial Court |

  Xia Zhongjin and Xia Zhongguang had a shock as the Golden-Winged Peng they were sitting on suddenly increased its speed; its speed was so fast that the air pressure from its flight forced firmly forced two Martial Heavenly Master onto its back.

  All in a sudden, the air around them felt like a solid wall slamming into them with the power of a Qi Practitioner's earnest attack.

  Luckily, the two Martial Heavenly Masters possessed strong bodies, or their new legs would have been crushed again. After all, their new legs were not as tempered as their original ones. It wouldn't come as a surprise if their new legs were destroyed in the process.

  The rushing wind ripped into their skin and continued to tear into their muscles and blood vessels.

  The two gritted their teeth as they struggled to resist the pain. They were both shocked at the sheer speed of the Golden-Winged Pengs.

  “Hmm? This brat can run quite fast as well.”

  Peng Jingyi suddenly laughed and said, "Alright then, let's see who is faster! You or the Kun Peng Celestial Race!"

  The two Golden-Winged Peng increased up their speed once again much to the two Martial Heavenly Masters' dismay. However, they did not say anything other than warning them not to flying above the celestial temples all over in West Barren.

  At their breakneck speed, he two Pengs flew over mountains and dashed across the skies like ghostly blurs.

  In no time, the immense air pressure from the two Pengs' high-speed flight had finally crushed the two Martial Heavenly Masters' limbs and body, leaving only their skeleton behind. Tiny stress fractures even started to appear on their skeletons.

  Afraid of completely torn apart by the pressure, they quickly lowered their bodies to sink into the Pengs' feathers, using their hair as tethers to grip onto the back of the two Pengs so that they don't fall off.

  And right in front of them, Zhong Yue pushed himself to the limit, flapping his wings shrouded in fire quickly as he flew away to escape from his pursuers.

  Similar to the two Martial Heavenly Masters, the pressure brought up by the chase also tore his skin apart and almost ground his muscles into dust. Zhong Yue's Immortal Body technique then shone brightly again.

  His torn skin continued regenerating, and his muscles grew back in seconds. He then proceeded to maintain this high speed without fearing that the pressure could kill him.

  After ascending into the Heavenly Dharma level, whether it be his body or energy, they had all been enhanced to another level, and throughout the time he robbed the treasures of the many celestial races, he had consumed various precious medicinal herbs. As a result, there was still some medicinal essence that he failed to absorb the first time. And now, this residual energy was not only helping with stabilizing his level, but it also provided him with extra energy to spend.

  Hong long——-

  Suddenly, a huge mountain appeared right in front of him after turning a corner. Unable to stop in time, Zhong Yue rammed into the mountain, opening a huge human-shaped hole in it.

  Blood spurted out of Zhong Yue's mouth as he suffered some internal injuries, but he did not flinch or stop at all as he continued flying at the same speed.

  Behind him, Peng Jinyi and Peng Qianqiu also failed to react in time as well. With no options left, they also crashed into the mountains and left behind two even larger holes.

  Just like Zhong Yue, they suffered internal injuries as well.

  Even as magnate Qi Practitioners that could crush a mountain with a punch or even shatter it into dust, they still could not walk away unscarred after charging into a mountain at such high speed.

  If one jumped into the water from a very high altitude, it would be akin to falling into solid ground. And here, they had slammed into actual rock.

  Thus, the pressure they suffered was even stronger, so strong that even the magnate Qi Practitioners were unable to withstand it.

  Suddenly, more and more mountains appeared in front of them. One after another, Zhong Yue and his pursuers flew past the mountains while not losing an ounce of speed, deftly evading their obstacles one after another.

  "This is the largest canyon in West Barren, you must be careful," said the terrified Xia Zhongguang.

  He then said again, "There are even godly mountains in this canyon, these are mountains created by the gods, each are filled with godly level totem carvings that granted them a strength that no ordinary man could not break. If we crash into one of these mountains, we will be very lucky to only suffer heavy injuries."

  Before he was done talking, Zhong Yue, who was at the front, was suddenly sucked away by a mountain. As soon as Zhong Yue was sucked onto the mountain, the mountain began to glow with a bright luminescence as the totem carvings around the mountain lit up – it was a godly mountain!

  Peng peng——-

  Peng Jinyi and Peng Qianqiu couldn't stop in time, and they too were sucked onto the mountain.

  Xia Zhongjin and Xia Zhongguang were temporary knocked out of their senses when the two Pengs landed on the mountain on their backs.

  Suddenly, Zhong Yue opened up his eyes, and as the first person to regain his senses, he quickly shook off the mysterious power of the mountain before taking off into the skies again.

  Right behind him were the two Golden Winged Pengs that were also sucked towards the godly mountain. These two, however, immediately reacted in time and chased after Zhong Yue thanks to their unusually strong body compared to the other celestial races' Qi Practitioners.

  The two Pengs then opened up their mouth and inhaled a huge volume of air that sucked everything in front of them toward their mouths, including Zhong Yue.

  Zhong Yue then spun around like a corkscrew as he flew away to penetrate the air resistance and unleashed true sunfire with his wings towards Peng Jinyi's and Peng Qianqiu's mouths, causing them to choke from the fire.

  “Brothers, are there any godly mountains around here?”

  Peng Qianqiu then shouted, “Can you please tell us earlier?”

  "This canyon was once the West Barren's imperial court, the place where the celestial emperor once stayed, so there are a lot of godly mountains here," replied Xia Zhongjin.

  Xia Zhongjin and Xia Zhongguang looked ahead to check if there were any other godly mountains nearby, but they couldn't see anything as the two Pengs were flying far too quickly for them to even register their surroundings. They then shouted immediately, "Slow down! We can't see anything at all."

  Peng peng——-

  Immediately after that, the Pengs slammed onto another godly mountain, and as they fell down, they saw Zhong Yue flying up into the air and escaping again.

  The two Pengs then quickly stood back on their feet and beat their wings to continue their pursuit. As they chased him, they swung their wings toward him and shot out golden feathers that turned into golden swords charging straight Zhong Yue.

  Zhong Yue, however, suddenly dipped to fly close to the ground. He rammed into the trees as he evaded the golden feathery swords.

  He then increased his speed by another notch and lit up the trees with his fiery wings, causing them to explode.

  As the two Pengs charged into the fire, they suddenly rammed into another godly mountain and crashed into the g
round again.

  “Damn it!”

  As hey got up and suppressed their injuries, they shouted in frustration when they saw Zhong Yue dodge this godly mountain and increase the distance between them.

  "How did he know this was a godly mountain!?"

  Xia Zhongguang thought for a moment, and he replied, "He must have checked the surroundings with his skill first. Whenever he discovers a godly mountain, he would intentionally lure us here. He knew the location of the godly mountains beforehand, and you don't, which is why you're always crashing into them."

  "Don't worry, we are about to get out of this place soon. As long as we get out, there will be no more godly mountains to worry about."

  The two Pengs then increased their speed and checked their surroundings before chasing after Zhong Yue again.

  Moments later, they finally made it out of the canyon, but before they were able to feel happy, Zhong Yue had already flown right back into the canyon.

  “Shit!”

  "He is trying to stall, we will split up and get him!" shouted Peng Qianqiu.

  Peng Jinyi nodded, and the both of them split up. One chased after Zhong Yue while one took another way to cut Zhong Yue off.

  As they re-entered the canyon, Xia Zhongjin and Xia Zhongguang suddenly flew up from the back of the two Pengs and landed on a mountain's summit.

  The mountains that they landed on were the tallest among the ones in the canyon. They stood atop their vantage point and scanned the surroundings to locate Zhong Yue. Once they found him, they would contact Peng Jinyi and Peng Qianqiu so that they could intercept Zhong Yue.

  Most likely due to the strategic location of these two mountains, Zhong Yue had actually flown past them. The two Martial Heavenly Masters attacked him themselves to slow him down.

  With the help of the two Martial Heavenly Masters, the two Golden Wing Pengs were almost able to catch up to Zhong Yue.

  However, in a split second, Peng Qianqiu saw another Peng Jinyi flying towards him, and before he could react in time, Zhong Yue had already slipped past their fingers.