Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

  “Mister Bo Xun has been expanding his faction too quickly lately. He is also closely related to the eight saint clans. He’s the son-in-law of nearly all the eight saint clans.”

  One of the demon Qi Practitioner sneered coldly and said, “Hehe, now that you are sent to die with us as well, don’t you agree that being too beautiful has its downsides?”

  Mister Bo Xun arrived sitting in a demon ship. There were three beautiful ladies sitting around with him that attracted everyone’s attention.

  These three ladies were none other than the Tian Mo Concubine, Ji Xiang Concubine, and Saint Concubine. Bo Xun had many ladies around him in his Desire Realm, and the heads of the ladies were these three concubines.

  “Comparing this demon and the other demons, the rest of us can just go and die. This brat has so many beauties with him, he deserves to die!" a demon Qi Practitioner who was envious of him cursed.

  Tian Mo Concubine had a pair of sharp eyes, and from afar, she could already see Zhong Yue. Immediately, she raised her hand up and waved excitedly at Zhong Yue. Ji Xiang Concubine and Saint Concubine then also noticed Zhong Yue as well did the same.

  Zhong Yue glanced over at Qiu Jin’er who was beside him and pretended to not see anything.

  Meanwhile, Qiu Jin’er asked, “Senior martial brother, the three ladies around Mister Bo Xun seem to know you. Have you all met in the demon race before?”

  “Junior martial sister, I have no idea who they are!" Zhong Yue explained, but his wavering tone betrayed his lack of confidence, “They are Mister Bo Xun’s mistresses. Junior martial sister, don’t think too much.”

  Qiu Jin’er smiled and said, “I know senior martial brother is not a playboy.”

  Zhong Yue heaved a breath of relief. Qiu Jin’er looked at Mister Bo Xun again and her eyes lit up as she said, “Senior martial brother, this Mister Bo Xun looks a lot like you.”

  “He is a demon, and I’m a human, how can we look alike?”

  Cold sweat started rolling down the Zhong Shan Clan young man’s face, “Junior martial sister, you must be seeing things…”

  “Darling!" Tian Mo Concubine was waving at him, her sleeve fell down to her shoulders as her hand violently waved in the air.

  “Darling~!" Ji Xiang Concubine also exclaimed.

  Saint Concubine was a little more conservative and opted not to express herself in the same way.

  Cold sweat instantly burst out from Zhong Yue’s forehead. Qiu Jin’er slightly furrowed her brows while her gaze bounced back and forth between Zhong Yue and Bo Xun.

  Immediately, as Zhong Yue realized she was starting to suspect, his scalp tingled. Suddenly, Bai Canghai came running toward them. He rushed over and said happily, “Brother Zhong, it’s really you! My Bai Zhe Clan has sent me this time.”

  Zhong Yue heaved a heavy breath of relief and quickly greeted Bai Canghai. Bai Canghai’s cultivation base had increased significantly. Clearly, the Pure Yang Qi did its work.

  Although the Yin element in Bai Canghai’s body was still not completely erased away, it still greatly boosted his cultivation base. The Pure Yang Qi Zhong Yue left in his body was also nurtured to a point where it was strong enough to fight against the Yin God Meridian.

  “My Bai Zhe ancestor said that you can rest assured. He will take care of the five of you." Bai Canghai smiled and said, “You saved his life, and also mine, so he is repaying you for your help.”

  But before Zhong Yue could even relax his heart, Bai Canghai said again, “Oh and, my sister has been talking about you non-stop. But she is already appointed as the next clan master, she can’t come this time…”

  “Your sister…?" Qiu Jin’er asked puzzlingly.

  “My sister is Bai Shuyue, didn’t Brother Zhong tell you about her?" Bai Canghai replied back in confusion.

  At that instant, cold sweat immediately soaked Zhong Yue’s collar. Right at that moment, the clouds started trembling as a god said, “If the Qi Practitioners have all arrived, then it’s time to enter the tunnel! Don’t worry, we are just there to explore the planet! We will be behind you to look after you!”

  The Qi Practitioners around then cursed in their hearts, What looking after us? These gods are just afraid of death and want us to scout out the situation for them. That’s our only purpose in this expedition.

  Over two thousand Qi Practitioners entered the tunnel with the gods and walked toward the other end. The tunnel wasn’t unfamiliar to Zhong Yue as he had been here once before. But there were still differences between now and then. Now, the totem patterns on the tunnel walls were significantly dimmer than before, and the place now seemed devoid of the divine aura that permeated during his last visit.

  Meanwhile, in the ice engraved with Lord Bai’s totem patterns, there were many blood-colored bugs that drilled into it. It was these tiny bugs that weakened the power of the ice.

  However, these bugs were also frozen to death in the ice.

  “The insect race’s Crimson God Insects!" Tian Mo Concubine’s eyes brightened up, she said in surprise, “These godly insects only appear in the legends, they are said to be capable of eating away the godly totem patterns! I didn’t ever expect to ever see them here, let alone so many of them! What a pity that they are all dead. If I can have a few for my….”

  The Qi Practitioners were walking deeper into the tunnel. The last time Zhong Yue was here, there was heavy snow and danger hidden within the snowflakes. But now, all of it was gone as the insect race’s god had broken it away.

  They traveled for another few thousand miles before finally reaching the end of the first seal. The divine weapon, Scroll of the Flowers of Snow, was already rolled up and hovered in mid-air.

  “Scroll of the Flowers of Snow!" Bai Canghai blew out a mouthful of arcane energy. The Scroll of the Flowers of Snow flew down from the sky and fell into his hands. Bai Canghai said to Zhong Yue while smiling, “My sister knew that the seals formed by the Scroll of the Flowers of Snow would surely be broken, but the outsiders can’t claim our Bai Zhe divine weapons, thus it will be left untouched here for sure. Clan master has asked me to come so that I can reclaim them.”

  They continued moving forward for another few thousand miles, and Bai Canghai also claimed the second divine weapon, Ice Frost Mirror.

  Once they reached the end of the third seal, the Glacial Frost Palace, a lord-level divine weapon was also kept by Bai Canghai.

  The other Qi Practitioners were all envious of him but none tried to snatch the divine weapons. After all, the Bai Zhe Clan’s god was right behind him, the Bai Zhe god would definitely kill anyone who dared to do it.

  Bai Canghai kept the three divine weapons and he whispered softly, “These three treasures can keep us safe enough from danger.”

  Not far away from them, Lord Bai and the insect race mother god’s battlefield was still there. Millions of insect Qi Practitioners were frozen to death around the battlefield while the two gods’ bodies were untouched.

  “Their bodies are still here, there are no Deity Overlords in the insect race." A god came forth and said as he saw the bodies.

  Another god noticed it as well and nodded, “Without the cultivation of a lord-level god, no one else can move their bodies. The insect race wouldn’t be as strong as us in the Ancestral Star, this is good news! Now, the only question is … how many insect gods are there in this Star of Calamity?”

  Far on the other end of the battlefield, the ice tunnel linked to another huge planet. There were holes everywhere on the planet down to the planet core. Meanwhile, on the surface of the planet, there were the statues of the insect gods all over the places!

  This was the Star of Calamity, the insect planet!

  Chapter 500: Ambush |

  The insect planet had a bluish hue; it looked a sapphire in the dark. There were no suns around it and so the planet didn’t receive solar energy.

  However, on the top of the buildings and temples were many large shining jewels, giving the planet a faint glimmer.


  As for the buildings, their architectural designs were different from the Ancestral Star races. The insect planet buildings were bizarre and had a unique aesthetic sense. Some were shaped like huge insects, some were like the eight-legged spiders, some were tall like wide like leaves, and there were many other bizarre shapes.

  “This is the insect planet? It looks just like some exotic land," someone mumbled.

  The crowd was amazed and a celestial Qi Practitioner said, “How exactly did the insect experts link their planet to our Ancestral Star?”

  “So many insects!" in contrast to the celestial experts, the demons were attracted by the sheer number of insects on the insect planet.

  The demon Qi Practitioners were excited as they looked over at the insect planet. The clouds above in the sky were in fact, schools of flying insects!

  Tian Mo Concubine was thrilled, saying, “I want them all so much! It must be a rush to see them swarming out to bite someone!”

  Zhong Yue frowned slightly as he looked at the surroundings of the planet, “Something’s not right…”

  “Senior martial brother, what’s wrong?" Qiu Jin’er quickly asked.

  Zhong Yue glanced around and said, “The last time I was here, the surroundings were different to now. Back then, there was still a sun that shone upon it from the side. But now, the sun is gone and the stars around it also look different. Weird…”

  “The stars are different and the sun is gone?" Fang Jiange startled, he mumbled to himself and a second later, he said hesitantly, “Strange, really strange! This might be a lone planet wandering the universe.”

  Zhong Yue’s heart immediately stiffened up; if it was a lone star, didn’t that mean that the insects on the planet were all nomads? They devour everything wherever they went?

  If they could wander the universe since the ancient days without going extinct, then the insect race’s insect gods must be incredibly strong!

  “Everyone, take a detour around this ice field and enter the insect planet." The demon race’s demon god said indifferently, “Zhong Shan Clan member, you will lead the way.”

  Zhong Yue looked at the demon god and the demon god looked back at him as well. Their eyes met with one another’s, and suddenly, a surge of dizziness struck at Zhong Yue. He could feel as though his heart was struck by a hammer as he started gasping for breath.

  “Senior, are you the one who tried to kill me back in the demon land desert?" Zhong Yue asked.

  The demon god was tranquil as usual, he answered, “Yes, it’s me, so what are you going to do then? But don’t worry, you’ve slipped away from my fingers and that has proven your capabilities. I’ve struck once but I won’t hit twice.”

  Zhong Yue thanked the demon god and asked, “Then why did senior ask me to lead the way in the front?”

  “Because I want you dead," the demon god sneered coldly and said, “You’ve used our demon’s Demon God Contracted Puppet and summoned Shi Tuo to kill the eight saint clan masters. The faster you die, the happier I will be.”

  Zhong Yue shook his head and strode forward, he said while smiling, “But I’ve killed Demon Saint as well, I’ve saved the eight saint clans. Why didn’t the eight saint clans come and thank me?”

  “Presumptuous!" suddenly, Mister Bo Xun shouted, “Zhong Yue, you have crossed the line of our demon race! Demon Saint is the grand ancestor to all eight saint clans and killing him is also a humiliation to our demon race! You want us to thank you? I think you should be grateful that we didn’t hunt you instead!”

  “Who are you?" Zhong Yue stopped and tilted his head as he asked.

  Mister Bo Xun opened his folding fan and said, “Creator of the demon sacred land Desire Realm, Mister Bo Xun. I was in closed-door training when you came to the demon race Eight Barren with the name of Mister Mo Luo. It’s my biggest regret to not be able to compete against you.”

  “Never heard of you," Zhong Yue shook his head and continued walking forward, he said condescendingly, “You want to fight me? Then you should be prepared to meet death face to face. You are still young, just a child. There is no need for you to commit suicide just yet.”

  Rays flashed across Mister Bo Xun’s eyes, he gave a cold sneer and strode forward alongside Zhong Yue. He smiled and said, “You and I, there will be a battle between us. I have a lot of interest in your strength, to see if you are really as they described. For now, we are meant to be cooperating so our battle will have to be put on hold. But for a start, let’s see who can kill more insects, shall we?”

  The two of them took a detour around the icy battlefield while the experts all followed behind them. The monster race’s god walked forward to the side of the demon god and said while smiling, “Yanmo Her, who is this Bo Xun? It’s rare to see any younglings that dare to challenge Zhong Yue nowadays. It’s a surprise to see such a brave young demon.”

  The demon god sneered frigidly and said, he looked at Bo Xun’s back and said, “This Bo Xun is really bizarre, even I don’t know of his origins. I once suspected him as the Zhong Yue in disguise, but I lacked evidence. Now, it seems like I was wrong about it.”

  Lang Qingyun was walking in front of them. Rays flashed across his eyes and he lowered his head while saying respectfully, “Dear great gods, maybe this Zhong Yue and Bo Xun might be the same man. I heard of a mystical art that allows one to cultivate additional incarnations, a new Yuan Shen, new inner core, a and new body.”

  “Is that so?" Yanmo Her looked over and Lang Qingyun’s heart skipped a beat. He quickly gave a dry laugh and answered, “I’ve only heard of it before, never once have I seen it anywhere. However, if they are the same person, there will certainly be traits that are common between them. Their cultivation techniques, skills, arts, or habits. Dear gods, you are all almighty; there is no doubt you can see through everything.”

  Yanmo Her nodded softly, his sharp eyes fell upon Zhong Yue and Mister Bo Xun.

  Zhong Yue and Mister Bo Xun had already reached the other side of the icy battlefield. There was a pathway paved with ice, and there were also frosty swords piercing through the ice statues.

  These ice statues were the insect Qi Practitioners’ frozen by Lord Bai in the battle that took place 50,000 years ago.

  Zhong Yue stopped and looked at the ice statues. Some of the insect Qi Practitioners looked like the bugs in the Ancestral Star. However, most of them had the bodies of the demons and had metallic exoskeletons instead of flesh and blood. This would be because the insect race could mine ores and refine them into their own bodies to make them more sharp and durable as killing machines.

  There were also the totem pattern carvings all across their bodies that served to strengthen their physical abilities.

  These insect Qi Practitioners also all had different appearances. Man-sized red ants, human-faced spiders, and winged centipedes were among some of the shapes and forms these insect Qi Practitioners took.

  Zhong Yue had also seen the insect god before, they had the insect’s face and a huge mouth that could be opened wide unidirectionally.

  The two of them strode past the ice statues together, drawing closer to the insect planet. However, if one looked carefully, Bo Xun was few steps faster than Zhong Yue. This was because Bo Xun was Zhong Yue’s incarnation, it would be safer for Bo Xun to be placed at a more dangerous position than himself.

  Meanwhile, in the eyes of those who noticed, Mister Bo Xun would only be said as a prideful and self-conceited Qi Practitioner who wasn’t convinced by Zhong Yue’s prowess.

  The two of them walked into the icy pathway and the Qi Practitioners followed behind them.

  Suddenly, Zhong Yue’s face changed slightly, and he felt a strange sensation hanging in the air. He quickly turned around and immediately, a golden sword rays cascaded down the sky like waterfall toward the ice statues!

  “Careful!!”

  As soon as he shouted, Bo Xun’s Willow Leaf Sword struck out as well. Countless sword rays burst out from the two swords and they razed over
a hundred miles of the icy pathway!

  The ice statues shattered into pieces, and the insect Qi Practitioners were killed, disintegrated into tiny particles from the sword rays!

  The insect Qi Practitioners weren’t frozen by Lord Bai’s skills at all, they were the living insect race that had just arrived and pretended to be frozen in the ice. They had been waiting here for the right opportunity to ambush the Ancestral Star experts!

  The pathway was a few thousand miles long. Zhong Yue and Bo Xun had only covered over a hundred miles while barely taking down any insect Qi Practitioners. Meanwhile, on the other end, the ice statues across the pathway exploded and the insect Qi Practitioners in it lunged at the Ancestral Star Qi Practitioners!

  In just the blink of an eye, many Qi Practitioners that were caught off guard were quickly reduced to skeletons as the insects made quick work of their flesh and innards

  The Bai Zhe god rushed over to the pathway and surveyed the situation. His brows furrowed slightly as he saw the Ancestral Star Qi Practitioners in turmoil from the insect ambush. In just a few moments, over a few hundred experts were already killed.

  “Yanmo Her, shall we?" he asked.

  Yanmo Her slightly shook his head, he was tranquil and answered placidly, “They can still manage it, it’s not worth it for us to intervene now. We are here to seek out the ceiling of the insect race’s powers, but at the same time, the insect race is also testing our limits. If we intervene now, our strength will be exposed. Furthermore, neither you or I know if there is an insect god hidden in the crowd waiting to ambush us instead.”

  Another West Barren celestial god walked over and said while smiling, “Moreover, isn’t this what the Qi Practitioners are here for? To scout out the dangers for us? In fact, we all knew that only a handful of them would survive the expedition.”

  Zhong Yue and Bo Xun fought their way back to the crowd, killing every insect Qi Practitioner that stood in their way.