My Dreams Connect to Ancient Times-Chapter 105 - 91: Differential Treatment, Killing Another Celestial Human
At that very moment, the gate behind them, engraved with the character for "Heaven," began to tremble. The great doors were pushed open, and numerous Celestial Humans walked out.
"What is the situation now?"
The one who spoke was an elderly Celestial Human. He swept his gaze over the prodigies, his eyes landing on Lu Xuan with an expression of shock and suspicion.
The Celestial Humans also saw the Golden Long Robe and Bronze Mask. Looks of astonishment flashed in their eyes, and their bodies tensed up.
But immediately after, a prodigy respectfully explained, recounting what had just happened.
"A weakened Ancient Creature?" One Celestial Human’s brow relaxed.
Another Celestial Human narrowed his eyes slightly and said,
"Interesting. If it’s truly weakened to this extent, and if it’s really a being that has lived for tens of thousands, or even more than a hundred thousand years, then how many ancient secrets would it know? How many legacies from the Daoist Collection would it possess?"
The Celestial Humans looked at each other, all of them tempted, their eyes gleaming.
’If... if we could capture this Ancient Creature and take it back...’
The Celestial Human from the Demon Race spoke up.
"Let’s observe the situation a bit more. It won’t be too late to discuss this later."
Just as everyone was engaged in their own discussions,
the Ancient Creature raised its head again. Its voice, like a great bell, echoed and shook the space.
"Those below the level of a Celestial Human shall receive one strike. Survive, and you pass. As for Celestial Humans, you will be judged separately."
A Celestial Human frowned, wanting to step forward and ask a question. But after looking at the immense majesty emanating from the Golden Long Robe, he felt a surge of fear and gave up.
"Let the younger generation go through the trial first," an elderly Celestial Human said decisively.
"I’ll go first!"
The one who spoke was a prodigy standing beside Sakata Izumi. Waving his hand high in the air, he shouted,
"I’ll give it a try!"
With that, under everyone’s gaze, he strode forward with his head held high, walking up to the great seat and table. While a respectful look remained on his face, much of it had faded.
The prodigy said,
"I ask for your guidance, Senior!"
As he spoke, although his face was a picture of ease, he didn’t truly let his guard down. He vibrated the qi and blood throughout his body, fully activating the four viscera he had pioneered, and his muscles and bones began to hum.
The dense qi and blood slowly circulated, manifesting beside him to form a protective layer.
Under everyone’s gaze,
the Ancient Creature spoke faintly once more.
"One strike. Live, and you pass."
As its voice fell, the Ancient Creature extended its palm. At first, it looked just as unremarkable as the strike against Chu Han. The prodigy’s expression grew even more relaxed, and the onlookers all wore smiles.
Sakata Izumi chuckled and clapped.
"It seems the opportunity in the deepest part of the great tomb is already within our grasp..."
The next second.
As the jade-white palm was about to reach the prodigy’s head, it suddenly changed!
The palm strike shifted into an upward-facing cradle, as if holding up a Great Seal, as if propping up a falling, collapsing Celestial Vault.
Then, it abruptly flipped over!
As the great hand turned over, the Celestial Vault it seemed to be holding also overturned, unleashing a vast, unstoppable momentum. Further enhanced by the majesty of the Golden Long Robe and Bronze Mask, it seemed to encompass the stars in their Circulation—Supreme in its vastness, height, and ferocity!
The prodigy’s face drained of color. He wanted to resist with all his might, but he couldn’t move at all. He could only stare as that hand pressed down, stare as the vast Celestial Vault fell toward him. An overwhelming sense of insignificance welled up in his heart, and the very blood in his veins seemed to freeze.
An instant later.
SMACK!
It was, again, a crisp sound.
The palm brushed over the Four-organ Grandmaster’s head like a spring breeze, light and gentle.
CRACK.
The sound of something shattering.
That prodigy’s mouth fell open, a gurgling sound escaping his throat. His Adam’s apple bobbed; he wanted to say something, but no words came out.
His body, like the collapsing Celestial Vault, also began to crack and fall apart. Cracks spread from the top of his head all the way down to his feet, and then he completely disintegrated!
A spray of blood and gore filled the air. His body was dead, his Dao extinguished.
"Dead. Therefore, you have not passed."
The Ancient Creature stated this indifferently without even raising its head. The area, which had just started to grow noisy again, once more fell into a deathly silence.
No one spoke. No one dared to speak.
"This is what you called... ’extremely weakened’?" a Celestial Human said, his eyelid twitching and his expression grim.
’Although it only slapped a Grandmaster to death, that illusion of the heavens collapsing as the palm descended, and that vast, overwhelming majesty...’
Sakata Izumi looked around blankly, hesitation appearing in his eyes.
"Wh-what in the world is going on?"
The many prodigies now came back to their senses and fell into a panicked commotion. A Four-organ Grandmaster, while not among their absolute top tier, was still an outstanding figure. Yet... he just died like that?
He was completely unable to resist, collapsing into fragments of blood and bone in an instant!
"Silence!"
The Celestial Human from the Demon Race spoke, his expression grave. He stared warily at the Golden Long Robe and muttered,
"Could it be that because the first person didn’t die, this Ancient Creature increased its power? That last one was a Four-organ Grandmaster... Are there any Five-organ Grandmasters present? Go up and try!"
The prodigies looked at each other in dismay, but no one dared to step forward.
"You, go!" The Demon Race Celestial Human’s gaze swept over them, and he randomly pointed at someone.
That prodigy’s voice was tinged with tears.
"I forfeit! I won’t participate, I don’t want the opportunity! I forfeit!"
The Demon Race Celestial Human’s expression turned severe. He didn’t speak, just stared at the prodigy.
Unable to withstand the pressure of the Celestial Human’s gaze, the Five-organ Grandmaster shuffled forward, his face filled with the resolve to die.
Lu Xuan glanced at him. He could tell this prodigy wasn’t aligned with the Demon Race, but he couldn’t determine if he was good or evil. A thought stirred in his mind. His five orifices of Form, Sound, Smell, Taste, and Touch resonated in unison, and he activated his Primordial Body.
He wasn’t sure if it was an illusion, but the Golden Long Robe and Bronze Mask seemed to provide some sort of amplification. For a brief moment, Lu Xuan saw the Cause and Effect surrounding the young man, saw his good and evil deeds, and came to a conclusion about his judgment.
He struck, but with none of the previous unstoppable momentum. It was just a light tap on the young man’s head.
"You are not dead. Therefore, you pass."
The young man, who had closed his eyes and braced for death, was first stunned, then completely overjoyed. Tears and snot streamed down his face as he stammered his thanks, scrambling over to stand beside Chu Han.
Another commotion erupted among the crowd.
Soon, the Demon Race Celestial Human once again designated and forced two top-tier prodigies at the Grandmaster level to step forward: Zhang Jifeng and Wang Zhiyao.
Unsurprisingly, neither of them received a heavy blow. They were just patted lightly on the head and considered to have passed the trial.
At this, the other prodigies grew excited again. Sakata Izumi was eager to try, but he first had a few prodigies he wasn’t close with go up to test the waters. Seeing that they all survived without a single injury, he finally relaxed.
"I’ll go next," he said with a smile.
The Demon Race Celestial Human frowned, staring at the Ancient Creature for a long moment. He then threw a Talisman to Sakata Izumi and said,
"This can block a single strike from an ordinary Celestial Human. Take it and go."
Sakata Izumi was pleasantly surprised and quickly thanked him. Then, clutching the Talisman, he strode forward full of confidence, bowed, and said,
"I ask for your guidance, Senior!"
Lu Xuan lifted his eyelids slightly, a smile flashing across his face beneath the mask. ’Finally hooked you...’
He gave a faint "Mm" and waved his hand languidly.
Wood Splitting Form.
The jade-white palm suddenly darkened. Before the stiff, astonished gazes of the crowd, it once again displayed the power to shatter heaven and earth!
Sakata Izumi’s smiling face changed drastically. A chill shot up his spine as he threw out the Talisman without a moment’s hesitation, his body shooting backward as he screamed for help.
Another Celestial Human from Sakata Heavy Industries subconsciously moved forward and caught Sakata Izumi. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
At that moment, the Talisman disintegrated in midair, erupting with dense Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi that formed a barrier.
Lu Xuan’s gaze sharpened. He put more force into his hand, pushing his ultimate Physique to its limit. He discreetly added the power of the Slaying Sword Form and pushed his Primordial Body to its absolute peak!
A dim, dark light appeared on his palm. The mysterious pattern engraved by his Three Masters, the one that could open the Origin, surfaced for a brief instant before vanishing again.
But in that single instant, an illusory phenomenon manifested around the great hand: the Grand Thousand Great Realm, the vastness of the Celestial Realms!
SQUELCH!
In the first second, the Primordial Qi barrier collapsed.
In the second second, Sakata Izumi’s body was dead, his Dao extinguished.
In the third second, the Celestial Human protecting him—one who was roughly at the Third Level Divine Ladder—was also blasted through by the vast illusion of the Grand Thousand Great Realm!
