The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS-Chapter 1178 - 203: The Great Witch Sacrifice’s Defiance

"Human Emperor, you actually broke the seal!"

The massive battle body of the Great Witch Sacrifice emitted a sound like clashing metals, as his tendons and bones tensed, his body stretched tight with anger.

"I have made countless preparations, anticipated all kinds of situations, yet I never expected it would be you who would break the seal yourself."

At this moment, if the Great Witch Sacrifice still didn't understand what had occurred, it would surely underestimate his more than eight hundred years of existence.

"From the start, your capture was a trap, wasn't it? The purpose was to use the Muddied Evil Pool of the Southern Border to heal and to escape from others' sight."

"Indeed," the Human Emperor nodded, "Earthly Evil Qi can deceive others, but not me. Although your avatar of Mi Shenweng was well concealed, just a trace of Earthly Evil Qi was enough for me to detect.

From the beginning, your concealment was to no avail."

He stood with hands behind his back, composed, and his Qi mechanism restored to full strength, "However, if it weren't for the preparations we made early on in the Southern Border, this plan wouldn't have been possible. Furthermore, if back then you had disregarded the battle body and insisted on killing me, I would have had no power to resist."

Xinglie's Battle Body was buried in the earth veins of the Southern Border by the Ninth Generation Emperor, along with other arrangements, were also to be expected.

There might even be a backup plan laid by the Human Emperor in that Muddied Evil Pool.

This scheme was quite risky; had the Great Witch Sacrifice disregarded the battle body, the Human Emperor's calculations would have completely failed, with even his spiritual sense obliterated. Had it not been for the unavoidable circumstances at the time, we wouldn't have taken such a risky plan.

Fortunately, the Great Witch Sacrifice valued Xinglie's Battle Body more than anticipated, making the plan proceed so smoothly.

"The Muddied Evil Pool contains the Earth Mother Root Xuanhuang Qi, which is why it has absorbed Earthly Evil Qi for so many years without exhaustion. I absorbed the Xuanhuang Qi, restoring my strength, and even the spiritual sense of the Second Generation Human Emperor has awakened. Great Witch Sacrifice..."

With gentle eyes, the Human Emperor looked at the Great Witch Sacrifice, "The Southern Border was once the realm of our governance, driven away only due to the rebellion led by the Xinglie Clan. Today, I can promise you that if the people of the Southern Border return to my command, I will treat them the same as the people of the Central Plains.

Surrender to me, and I shall spare your life, how about it?"

In the era of the Human Emperor, the Southern Border and the Central Plains were indistinguishable, and to the present-day avatar of the Human Dao Will, the peoples of the Southern Border and the Central Plains are equally the same.

Thus, the Human Emperor did not harbor murderous intent toward the Great Witch Sacrifice but instead sought his submission, attempting to take the Southern Border bloodlessly.

And to this proposal, the response of the Great Witch Sacrifice was—

"Wishful thinking!" The Great Witch Sacrifice shouted sternly, "Driven away because of rebellion? I see it was to lay a plan and make us the guardians of the ancestral battle bodies sealed in the earth veins.

Back then, you did not aid my clan but chose to banish us. Now you want my clan to be your vanguard, impossible!"

The Great Witch Sacrifice is no three-year-old child; he is an elder who has lived over eight hundred years.

Having witnessed countless betrayals and schemes over the years, the Great Witch Sacrifice was not shy to view the Human Emperor's proposal with the utmost suspicion.

Turbulent times plague Daqian, with East Province's Eighty percent populace dead due to Japan's chaos, and currently, over half of East Province is marshland, uninhabitable.

Over in Ji Province, King Renyi has fallen in with the Desire Realm, evidently unwilling to heed Daqian's command, not having participated during the war with Japan.

Now, Daqian may only have Central Province under control.

Hence, Daqian needs new forces, colloquially known as...

"Cannon fodder."

Though not explicitly said, the Great Witch Sacrifice directly assumes the Human Emperor wanted to make the Southern Border's people cannon fodder.

"I wouldn't treat my people like that," the Human Emperor shook his head in denial.

"While you may see no difference between the people of the Southern Border and the Central Plains, it doesn't prevent you from sending them into the flames," the Great Witch Sacrifice replied, "Daqian is beyond salvation. Even if you manage victory at the end, perhaps most of its people would already be dead.

While I might believe your promise of equal treatment, for before you, both peoples are tools against Northern Zhou."

"Without eradicating Qing Yu and Northern Zhou, disasters will never cease," the Human Emperor responded calmly. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

The Nine Heavens People pushing the calamity are dead or subdued, except the whereabouts-unknown Zhu Tian and the uncertain Sword God; the rest under Qing Yu's command.

Even Qing Yu itself holds the rank of two Nine Heavens Members.

For these calamity drivers, the Human Emperor bears only one thought: to kill.

Qing Yu must die, and the rest of the Nine Heavens Members cannot live. These remaining members, vital figures in Northern Zhou—thus, the Human Emperor cannot tolerate Northern Zhou.

"So, you refuse to submit."

The Human Emperor slowly raised his hand, and Xuanhuang Emperor Qi coalesced into a Divine Dragon shape, roaring turbulently in his palm, "What a pity, you could have governed the Southern Border for me."

"For the Southern Border, I could surrender, but knowing it will drag the Southern Border citizens into war with Northern Zhou, paving the way with their corpses, I refuse. I simply cannot," the Great Witch Sacrifice's battle body was charged with Evil Qi, prepared for a life-and-death struggle against the Human Emperor.

"After killing you, the Southern Border will still fall under my command."

The Xuanhuang Divine Dragon grew as the wind blew, eight dragon bodies suddenly filling the sky, their majestic and holy forms striking awe into the people of the Southern Border from afar.

"How the future unfolds is irrelevant to this war-dead old man. I've endured a lifetime, yet now I wish to fight, to emulate my ancestors and battle the Human Emperor once,"

The Great Witch Sacrifice shook his head, the battle intention intensified, his Evil Qi ascended to extremes, and his form grew again, like a small giant.

"Fight!"

The Vile Aura coalesced onto his fist, and with a great shout, the Great Witch Sacrifice struck out at the Human Emperor.

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