Longevity Martial Arts: I have a Mysterious Water Snake Avatar-Chapter 625 - 448: The Joy of Struggle is Endless
「One month later.」
Purgatory Phoenix Valley.
Amidst the roars, flames reached sky-high, and strong winds swept in all directions. The Emperor Array laid down by the Soul Killing Demon Emperor had revived one-tenth of its power, its wisps of aura sufficient to crush everything in their path. At this moment, the Emperor Array's aura was suppressing the Nine Nether Phoenix, making it difficult for the phoenix to retaliate!
The Nine Nether Phoenix was named Funeral Yingsheng. This demon had a formidable background; it was born not only from the curses of the Endless Demon Clan toward the Soul Killing Demon Emperor but also from their entrenched resentment toward the Great Moon Saint. It was an Ancient Great Evil, born from the combined souls of the Endless Demon Clan, numerous Sea Clans of the Endless Sea Area, and more! Although it had not reached the Unconventional Tao Realms of the ninth order, its essence *was* of the ninth order!
Under the suppression of this Emperor Array, generations of Human Tribe Leaders had used the Nine Nether Phoenix as a Supreme Great Medicine. For example, the Soul Killing Emperor's Son, Xiao Zhanxian, used the Nine Nether Phoenix's life origin to ignite his Immortal Aperture and return to his peak condition. And the Dragon Sun Emperor's Child, East Supreme Saint, used the phoenix's soul and body to craft Dream Power Fruit, cleverly comprehending the Dream Tao Mystery. This was also a major reason the Soul Killing Demon Emperor chose to imprison the Nine Nether Phoenix instead of killing it. The Nine Nether Phoenix had become a major means for generations of Human Tribe Leaders to achieve their ultimate sublimation!
"SCREECH—"
The Nine Nether Phoenix shrieked agonizingly once more, emitting a bizarre sound like the sorrowful cry of a bird or the weeping of a fish. But the next moment, it suddenly felt the pain diminish. The Nine Nether Phoenix, Funeral Yingsheng, lifted its head to observe East Supreme Saint, the Purple Gold True Dragon above, uncharacteristically silencing its furious cries.
It instead began to sneer repeatedly, "Heaven and earth adjust yin and yang, honor balance... The more one rushes for quick success, the more one strays from one's original intentions. If you continue like this, I'm afraid that Xuan Guangqiao will, like the Azure Lotus Heaven Lord, Flower Tao God, receive heaven's favor in reverse!"
「In the past.」
The Human Race consecutively produced three Great Emperors, completely driving the myriad races into the Endless Sea Area. They forbade them from entering the Five Great God Continents and collectively labeled the defeated as the Demon Clan. But a starving camel is still bigger than a horse. The races of the world, especially when pushed to the brink of extinction, would often erupt with the most dazzling brilliance.
「In the fourth great era.」
The Demon Clan spared no cost in their counterattack against the Human Race! Myriad clans fell into darkness, living beings withered, and a rain of blood fell like a pall. Nine out of ten households in the Five Major Divine Continents of the Human Race were deserted. Even the most core institutions of the Human Race—the Five Great Academies and the Heavenly Palace—had suffered invasions by Demon Clan Masters. However, in the end, these frenzied actions of the Demon Clan inadvertently led to the rise of a Great Emperor hailed as "Infinite Immortal Nuance" and "Unrivaled in Combat"—the Azure Lotus Heaven Lord, Flower Tao God!
Flower Tao God, as a Quasi-Emperor, forcefully destroyed the Demon Clan's Destiny, which had at that time achieved an Unconventional Tao Realm, shaking the Five Continents and the Ninth Heaven! This feat was so terrifying that later generations mistook it for a legend… But East Supreme Saint and Funeral Yingsheng both knew this was not mere empty boasting; it was an undeniable fact.
"Heaven's favor in reverse?" East Supreme Saint's expression remained calm as he steadily continued to extract the Nine Nether Phoenix's Soul Foundation. He thought much further ahead than an ordinary person. Ever since suspecting that the mysterious Dream Tao Master might be Xuan Guangqiao, regardless of the truth, he had firmly concluded that this mysterious Master *was* Xuan Guangqiao. This was because he always planned for the worst-case scenario! Under such circumstances, East Supreme Saint deeply felt the future was exceedingly perilous.
In his view, Xuan Guangqiao was absolutely capable of recreating the True Dragon of Great Moon's dominance over the Black Heaven. Such a situation had previously forced countless Human Race martyrs to sacrifice themselves and pushed the contemporary Human Race's Destiny into a life-or-death struggle. Furthermore, because Xuan Guangqiao had inherited the True Dragon of Great Moon's legacy, he would be even better prepared to deal with the Human Race's contemporary The Destiny of Great Dreams. In that case, the Great Dream Emperor might not be able to appear in the world at all!
Heaven and earth balance yin and yang, the importance of balance indeed... East Supreme Saint's eyes were profound as he inexplicably repeated this sentence. He suddenly recalled a top-secret forbidden book he had read in the Scripture Pavilion of the Heavenly Palace. Nine Great Emperors had emerged successively, yet they could not eradicate the Demon Clan's civilization and Tao Heritage. A little thought revealed that the workings of this world were not so simple. Fate... perhaps it truly exists!
"SCREECH..." Hearing this, Funeral Yingsheng looked straight into East Supreme Saint's eyes. For some reason, its spirit trembled.
Suddenly, East Supreme Saint threw his head back and laughed boisterously, declaiming, "With many a sacrifice, our bold aspirations grow, daring to teach the sun and moon to renew the heavens!" An extremely heroic and tragic aura emanated from him, instantly sending a chill down Funeral Yingsheng's entire body. In that instant, Funeral Yingsheng felt as if it were facing a Great Emperor radiant as the midday sun, utterly incapable of mustering any will to resist.
"Human Tao Divine Power? This is a Dragon Sun Secret Skill!!" Funeral Yingsheng's phoenix eyes contracted sharply. It scrambled to counterattack, its wings beating in unison. Copious Fire Tao Marks and Soul Tao Marks appeared together as it refused to be bound by East Supreme Saint any longer. But its response was too late!
「The next moment.」
Purple Gold Divine Light spread from East Supreme Saint's True Dragon Body in all directions, shining brilliantly and instantly enveloping Purgatory Phoenix Valley.
BANG... BANG BANG...
The sounds of war drums and battle cries suddenly erupted. Following that, scene after scene unfolded. Tragic, magnificent, a history of blood feuds!
The lord of the Thunder Palace, built on a mountain tens of thousands of feet high, sat enthroned, judging the world and enslaving all living beings. Ancient Great Evils such as the Hell Angry Lion, the Three-headed Evil Dragon, and the Blood Demon Dominant Tree descended upon the Five Great God Continents. Their breath alone devoured the lives of countless Human Race members, refining their copious Essence. The White Bone Demon, carrying a great pool of blood, swept across the lands, causing large groups of the Human Race to dissolve into bloody water. Within this sea of blood, white skeletal corpses bobbed and drifted aimlessly.
And at the very, very end—
A tall figure in simple hemp clothes, with a gentle face and refined scholarly temperament, like a venerable teacher, stepped forward. At that time, Wisdom Tao was not prominent. The Human Race, being a Variant Seed race of Wisdom Tao, naturally did not flourish. They had only a handful of Saints, the strongest among them no more than Great Saints. This teacher-like figure wielded the Mountain and River Pen, ignited a spark of Starfire, and rescued the Human Race from their humble and weak beginnings. From then on, the eternal foundation for the Human Race to be the foremost race in the world was laid!!
...
This was precisely the bloodline inheritance within East Supreme Saint's body. Similarly, these images also depicted past moments of the Dragon Sun Emperor, Dong Zheng Yang!
「At that instant.」
The Nine Nether Phoenix was muddled and dazed, no longer able to muster enough will to resist East Supreme Saint's refinement. As for East Supreme Saint himself, his hair instantly turned white, and his skin became dry and cracked. It was obvious that East Supreme Saint's Life Span had greatly diminished!
「A quarter of an hour later.」
The Nine Nether Phoenix, Funeral Yingsheng, was on its last breath, transformed into the shape of a black bird's egg, motionless in a corner. Meanwhile, surrounding East Supreme Saint were fully eighty-one Dream Power Fruits!!
Soon after, East Supreme Saint closed his eyes, sensing his condition.
My Life Span... is now less than ten years...
It seems I am destined not to witness the complete emergence of the Great Dream Emperor.
After I'm gone, the position of Human Tribe Leader must also be properly arranged... I should awaken Flower Yingying...
East Supreme Saint opened his eyes, his expression calm. With a wave of his sleeve, all eighty-one Dream Power Fruits were gathered into his possession. With so many Dream Power Fruits, East Supreme Saint was absolutely confident. At the very moment The Destiny of Great Dreams was settled, its bearer could reach the level of Supreme Grandmaster of Dream Tao in one fell swoop, completely shattering the Demon Clan's sinister schemes!
「In an instant.」
One by one, the Great Dream Seeds flashed through his mind, especially Hua Menghuang, Shang Yaoqin, and Xiao Yuan. In the end, his gaze lingered on Hua Menghuang.
Hua Menghuang? Flower Yingying?
Heh, is this heaven's will...?
East Supreme Saint chuckled with relief and strode towards the depths of the Heavenly Palace.
Flower Yingying was the youngest daughter of the Azure Lotus Heaven Lord, Flower Tao God. She was an extraordinarily capable and remarkable woman! In the past, before the Azure Lotus Heaven Lord, Flower Tao God, attained his Emperor position, he was constantly harried by the Demon Clan's frequent assaults, leaving him overwhelmed and unable to cope. Because of this, the Azure Lotus Heaven Lord was forced to the point of his skills approaching the Dao, blazing a new trail by creating Painting Tao. However, this school of Painting Tao was difficult to learn and master, demanding not only high comprehension but also opportune moments and luck. Among all of the Azure Lotus Heaven Lord's direct descendants, only Flower Yingying had thoroughly inherited his Painting Tao!! Moreover, East Supreme Saint had learned from secret scrolls that the Azure Lotus Heaven Lord once evaluated his youngest daughter, Flower Yingying, as: "Possessing a sharp mind and discerning heart, thoughtful in planning and decisive in judgment."
With Flower Yingying taking charge as Human Tribe Leader to protect the stable emergence of the Great Dream Emperor, East Supreme Saint felt very much at ease.
Perhaps...
I can throw caution to the wind, charge into the Endless Sea Area alone, battle the Dragon God Sacred Land, and slay the Demon Clan's Destiny, Xuan Guangqiao, with my own hands!
...
「Half a month later.」
East Supreme Saint took action, causing the Reverse Saint Array to undergo a heaven-shaking transformation. Subsequently, within the Divine Continent of the Eastern Wilderness, Dream Tao Marks in the natural world gradually increased. All sorts of Dream Tao spiritual materials and Secret Realms began to manifest! The Divine Continent of the Eastern Wilderness had seemingly transformed into the perfect nurturing ground for the Dream Tao school.
The sky grew dim, a hazy drizzle falling. In the main hall of Rainbow Fire Peak at the Phoenix Creek Sect, Hong Yuan stood alone, hands clasped behind his back, silently gazing at the sky.
"A storm is brewing..." Hong Yuan murmured softly.
Only a few months had passed, yet the Divine Continent of the Eastern Wilderness, under the guidance of the Human Clan Sky Palace, had undergone a series of dramatic changes. Now, it had completely transformed into an environment suitable for the Great Dream Seeds to make their entrance. Such heaven-defying methods had long surpassed the "Ten Thousand Domains Competition" that the Demon Clan had allowed to form naturally.
At the same time, Hong Yuan, leveraging his status as Bo Qing's (the Sword Body's) master to the Great Dream Seeds and the insights gained from that perspective, deduced the Human Clan Sky Palace's plan. He roughly understood how the Human Clan Sky Palace intended to ensure that the position of Master of Dream Tao would remain exclusively in the hands of the Great Dream Seeds. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
Dream Power Fruits...
Indeed, the path to becoming a Supreme Grandmaster of Dream Tao is not so simple...
No wonder the Human Race, the most powerful force in the world, possesses such heaven-defying methods; it's truly incredible.
Hong Yuan's gaze was like a torch, and he couldn't help but marvel inwardly.
As everyone knows, actions taken in the open are difficult to accomplish, while those done in secret are easier to succeed. That was why Hong Yuan had unhesitatingly pushed his Demonic Body into the limelight, attracting everyone's attention by playing the role of a supervillain. Then, his Original Body would remain concealed in the shadows, silently treading the path to eternal life.
「By then.」
Mountains and rivers would change, and years would pass. His Mysterious Water Snake Avatar would outlast one Heavenly Talent after another, while Hong Yuan, hidden deep, would laugh as he watched the Storm unfold! Yet, even with Hong Yuan's meticulous scheming, the Human Race still obstructed his path forward. How could this not make Hong Yuan regard the Human Clan Sky Palace with great importance?
Currently, the Main Characters of Heaven and Earth in the Martial World were still the Human Race. The Heavenly Earth River flowed on; the grand tide of destiny was hard to alter! For him, Hong Yuan, to attain the Emperor position and ultimately become a Mortal Immortal, was incredibly difficult—no, it was hard, hard, hard!
"Heaven! Earth! Humans! Demons!"
"To struggle against them is endless joy!"
Hong Yuan waved his sleeve, his head held high, chest out. He turned and walked away, as if having made a momentous decision…
