The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS-Chapter 1179 - 204: Contingency Plan

An hour later, the dust settled.

The Human Emperor gathered the Xuanhuang Emperor's Energy, forming it into a canopy above his head, and softly said to the battle body before him, whose eyes were wide open, "You have lost."

"I have lost," the Great Witch Sacrifice's voice was weak as a mosquito's buzz, "But you... won't last much longer... "

With those words, his body dissipated into a gray mist and drifted away with the wind.

The Southern Border Great Witch Sacrifice, perished.

"Human Emperor."

Mu Cangsheng and Yama stepped forward to pay their respects.

Mu Cangsheng said, "Congratulations to the Human Emperor on awakening the eighth Primordial Spirit, the time of Nine Emperors United is not far off."

"Too early," the Human Emperor shook his head, "The Earth Mother Root Xuanhuang Qi under the Muddied Evil Pool, I originally intended to use it to awaken the First Generation Human Emperor, but the changing circumstances are beyond my control, ultimately failing to use it for the awakening."

Even the Human Emperor did not foresee that the battle body would be broken by those below the Tao Realm, or even face a life-or-death crisis. That sword from the Supreme Dao Master back then truly disrupted all of the Human Emperor's plans.

"Human Emperor, the Supreme Dao Master is in East Province looking for King Qin Guang and others, saying he wants to form an alliance with us, how should we respond?" Yama stepped forward to inquire.

"The Supreme Dao Master has an extremely tenacious heart towards the Dao, as long as something is beneficial to achieving the Dao, he is willing to do it. If he suggests forming an alliance, then it means the other party's strength has developed to a level difficult for him to handle," said the Human Emperor.

"You mean..."

Mu Cangsheng showed a contemplative look, "After Qing Yu's journey to Japan, has his strength reached a level even the Supreme Dao Master dares not to confront head-on?"

"Whether it is or not, I will not ally with him. The Supreme Dao Master was one with the Heavenly Dao, if he succeeds, it will allow him to ascend to the Tao Realm, and the world will have an additional spokesman for the Heavenly Dao in the Tao Realm. By then, the Human Dao Dragon Vein will only face destruction," the Human Emperor asserted.

He never forgot that the current Human Dao is contrary to the Heavenly Dao, if the limit between human and god is broken, Nine Emperors United would have the foundation to ascend to the Tao Realm instantly, however, if the Supreme Dao Master ultimately breaks through the calamity...

Being in the Tao Realm with the blessing of the Heavenly Dao would mean the Human Dao Dragon Vein, possessing strength comparable to the Tao Realm, cannot withstand it.

By then, it would mean the Dragon Vein being destroyed, the environment changing, and the world reverting to the primitive era where everything competes freely under the frost sky.

At that time, there would be no nine Human Emperors sacrificing themselves to sculpt the Dragon Vein. Even if there were, the Supreme Dao Master could once again shatter the Dragon Vein.

"Then what should we do?" asked Mu Cangsheng.

"Temporarily adopt a stance of resistance against Northern Zhou, search for the opportunity to awaken the First Generation Human Emperor. The First Generation Human Emperor has a method to solve the issues with Qing Yu and the Heavenly Dao," said the Human Emperor.

"What method is this?"

"Absolute Land Sky Connection, severing the interference of the Heavenly Dao to the world and ending the opportunities of the Tao Realm. By then, all we need to do is eliminate Qing Yu and others," a decisive glint flashed in the Human Emperor's eyes.

...

Northern Zhou, Divine Capital.

A man dressed in strong attire, carrying a large bow on his back, looked at the fragmented Life Plate in his hand with a sense of melancholy, "The Great Witch Sacrifice, indeed has gone."

Hou Huai murmured softly, his eyes unable to hide the sadness.

This Life Plate was attached with a fragment of the Primordial Spirit from the Great Witch Sacrifice, the plate shattering meant the person's demise, no exceptions. At this moment, the Great Witch Sacrifice must have been defeated, disappearing from the world.

Thinking to this point, Hou Huai tightened the large bow on his back, revealing a determined expression.

The Great Witch Sacrifice had long found the slow reactions of the people in Daqian strange, even with Japan pressing at the borders, they shouldn't disregard the safety of the Human Emperor for months.

The plan proceeded too smoothly, the reaction from the people in Daqian was too bizarre, which made the wise and experienced Great Witch Sacrifice realize one truth—"There is always something strange when things go contrary."

Thus, though he hadn't detected the Human Emperor's arrangements, he'd already laid a contingency plan ahead.

Hou Huai still remembered the words the Great Witch Sacrifice spoke to him that day—

"Present the treasures of the Southern Border, the Rebellion Heaven Bow and the Sun Stealing Arrow, to Northern Zhou, in exchange for Northern Zhou sparing Southern Border in the future. This isn't a hard task, given Lord Qingyu's magnanimity, he should agree.

If the Secret Technique is also presented, it could even secure the support of the Daoist Master, planting the seed for Southern Border's future rise."

According to the Great Witch Sacrifice's words, under the Human Emperor's rule, Southern Border was bound to face sacrifices, given Qingyu's ruthlessness against enemies, it seemed unlikely that the Southern Border warriors could withstand until the war ended before being completely annihilated.

Therefore, exchanging heavy treasures for Qingyu's sparing. This way, regardless of future victory or defeat, Southern Border can survive.

'Moreover, Lord Qingyu's Sword Maiden is originally from our Southern Border, if she is promised to be the Witch King, and the Secret Technique targeting the Human Emperor is presented, Southern Border will have another chance at rising.'

With the Great Witch Sacrifice's instructions in mind, Hou Huai resolutely stepped forward, heading towards the center of Divine Capital's Imperial City.

...

An hour later.

In the Great Ming Hall of the Imperial City.

Emperor Zhou personally met Hou Huai and took the beast skin Hou Huai had presented.

"Three Kings Assassinate Emperor Arrow?" Emperor Zhou looked at the beast skin with interest, saying, "Is this the method your Southern Border developed to assassinate the Human Emperor?"

"Correct."

Hou Huai said, "The ancestor of the Xinglie Clan was defeated by the Ninth Generation Emperor, the people of the Xinglie Clan were exiled. The brother of the Xinglie Clan, who is also the Great Witch Sacrifice of our clan in current times, dedicated himself to researching methods to counteract the line of the Human Emperor, spending over a hundred years to develop the method of the Three Kings Assassinate Emperor Arrow.

This arrow is forged from the bones of three kings of the Alien Clan. Our clan had three Witch Kings willingly sacrifice their bones, creating a Three Kings Assassinate Emperor Arrow, which shot and killed the founder of the first Wang Dynasty in the Central Plains, severing their national lineage for at least a century."

"And the bones used for that Three Kings Assassinate Emperor Arrow included only one from a Supreme warrior, while the other two were from the Divinity Realm.

According to the Great Witch Sacrifice, Lord Qingyu once killed the Han King of Golden Wolf Han Court, the Witch King of our Southern Border, and the Three Nobles of Japan. If their bones are used to forge the Three Kings Assassinate Emperor Arrow, even the Human Emperor descended from the ancestor Xinglie Clan, would have his battle body shattered and suffer heavy damage."

"The founder of the first Wang Dynasty, Xia Qi?" Emperor Zhou's interest grew.

Xia Qi used to be one of the Nine Heavens, Qing Yu once saw him in the memories of Emperor Zhenwu.

This person practiced Emperor Martial Art, his power was no weaker than Emperor Zhenwu, a definite Peak Supreme Strongman, although not in the Extreme Dao, his combat power was terrifying with the Dragon Vein Power. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

This Three Kings Assassinate Emperor Arrow could kill Xia Qi, fully demonstrating its counteraction against the Dragon Vein Power.

And that Three Kings Assassinate Emperor Arrow definitely wouldn't be as strong as an Emperor Slaying Arrow forged with the bones of the three nation kings.

'Moreover...'

'If the Heavenly Cluster Cloud Sword is used as the foundation to forge the Three Kings Assassinate Emperor Arrow, its power would likely increase.'