The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS-Chapter 1207 - 232: Severing One Region’s Spirit Mechanism

"Begin."

The Human Emperor stood on the ground, Xuanhuang Emperor Qi penetrating the surface, reaching straight into the deep abyss. "Since the first time I awakened, upon hearing of the Ghost Emperor's actions, I had the thought of preventing the catastrophe of the Tao Realm."

The Tao Realm is a disaster; that supreme realm not only drives countless people to rush towards hell like moths to a flame, but has also triggered innumerable calamities throughout history.

The Ghost Emperor of the Human Emperor's lineage was meant to act for the protection of all beings, yet in pursuit of the Tao Realm, slaughtered the world, attempting to break through the heavenly barrier with tribulation.

The Three-faced God of the Peacock Dynasty—rulers of a land no less than the Central Plains, and deities in the hearts of millions of Peacock people—also betrayed their own people for the Tao Realm, pushing the entire Peacock Dynasty into the abyss.

These are merely the most famous cases, but in truth, the disasters wrought by the Tao Realm throughout these millennia are far more numerous than these two instances.

Though the Dao Ancestor and Buddha are trapped on the other side of the limit of humans and gods, and only the Extreme Dao can resonate with them, they have ways to communicate with their Daoist Orthodox inheritors.

Especially the Dao Ancestor, who could directly influence the Supreme Inheritors at certain times, leaving behind numerous pawns.

Just like Elder Shiming, he was one of the Dao Ancestor's pawns, who single-handedly facilitated the re-establishment of the Nine Heavens, turning it from an opponent against the great calamity to a facilitator of it.

And...

A hint of gloom flashed in the Human Emperor's eyes, 'Qing Yu was discovered by Elder Shiming.'

The late Elder Shiming never realized what a terrifying entity he had brought into the Nine Heavens. If there was anyone to credit for this great calamity, it would undoubtedly be Qing Yu.

It was Qing Yu who single-handedly pushed the great calamity to such a peak, making this tribulation Qi unprecedentedly intense. This person is indeed the greatest anomaly.

"Japan submerged, the Golden Wolf Han Court perished, the Peacock remnants in the Western Regions were all brainwashed, and coupled with the tragic death of millions of people in the Central Plains. The Tao Realm, truly the root of all wickedness."

Human hearts can never be satisfied; as long as there is a goal, there will be those who pursue it. The existence of the Tao Realm is the greatest bane.

Xuanhuang Emperor Qi drew upon the Earth Dragon Veins, and the Human Dao Dragon Veins, lying dormant beneath, began to move slowly under the command of its creator.

"The Nine Provinces and Nine Emperors—all nine provinces were conquered by us Human Emperors. The basic requirement to become a Human Emperor is to conquer one province for the Human Race.

The Dragon Energy of the Nine Emperors can attract an entire province's Earth Veins, every movement carrying the power of the land. Today, I shall first open the Dragon Veins of the Central Province, cutting off the heavens here."

"Rumble——"

A gigantic upheaval, like the Earth Dragon turning over, suddenly arose. The entire Central Province was in ceaseless turmoil, as if an unprecedented earthquake had struck.

"Howl~"

In the distance, there came the sound of a dragon's roar. People turned to look and saw a Divine Dragon flying in the southern sky, riding the clouds and treading the mist, soaring to the heavens.

"That direction..." A glimmer flashed in Pei Dongliu's eyes, "It seems to be the Imperial Mausoleum."

The Imperial Mausoleum of Daqian.

The Daqian Royal Family, being the inheritors of the Human Emperor lineage, naturally understood the importance of Dragon Veins. The Daqian Imperial Mausoleum is situated at the crucial point of the Dragon Veins, the Dragon Vein Qi nurturing the remains of Emperor Qian within.

The residue of Ji Muqing was able to instigate such strong Dragon Energy due to the nourishment of the Dragon Veins.

And now, the Human Emperor gathered the Dragon Vein Qi, transforming it into a Divine Dragon, rising into the sky.

"What is he intending to do?" Xue Ya saw for the first time such use of the Dragon Veins, and he muttered, watching the massive Divine Dragon that could be felt even from hundreds of miles away.

The next moment, he understood what the Human Emperor intended to do.

"With this province's Dragon Veins as a sacrifice, sever the Spirit Mechanism of Heaven and Earth, blocking the source of Primordial Energy."

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in the Human Emperor's eyes. With a thought, the ascending Divine Dragon let out a sorrowful cry: "Howl~"

"Boom——"

The majestic and sacred Divine Dragon suddenly exploded, transforming into countless rains of light, dispersing through the heavenly vault, covering the entire Central Province's earth.

"Why... why is this?"

Xue Ya could not understand the Human Emperor's actions. He did not know why the Human Emperor would explode the Dragon Vein Qi; this could be considered as cutting off his own foundation.

However, the intuition belonging to the strongest still told Xue Ya that the Human Emperor's actions must have deep meaning within. At least, he now felt a slight difference, a nuance emerging between Heaven and Earth.

More sensitive than Xue Ya was the Supreme Taoist Master engaged in battle a hundred miles away.

As the envoy of the Heavenly Dao, he acutely sensed that this was another alteration of nature by the Human Dao Dragon Veins. And this change was more thorough and intense than any made in the past millennia.

"The Spirit Mechanism of this place is changing, and my connection with the Heavenly Dao is weakening. Human Emperor!"

The silver-white, emotionless eyes were filled with an extremely fierce killing intent, causing thunder to roar suddenly in the sky.

Heaven initiated a killing mechanism, altering stars and shifting constellations. Although the Supreme Taoist Master's killing intent was not so exaggerated, it still caused a celestial anomaly.

"Human Emperor, you seek your own death!"

Primordial Energy gathered a hundred miles away, forming the figure of the Supreme Taoist Master, his silver-white eyes carrying the coldest gaze.

"Do you know what you're doing? To sever the Spirit Mechanism, causing the decline of the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, this act is digging your own grave!"

Though the impact was not apparent now, it would manifest over time; the Primordial Energy concentration would drop. In a few years, even Martial Artists would find it hard to progress.

In a hundred years, while it wouldn't lead to the extinction of Martial Arts, advancing to the Divinity Realm would become ten times harder, causing the number of Divinity Realm warriors to steadily decline in the world.

For those already beyond the Divinity Realm, it would be a major disaster. Advancing to the strongest would become almost impossible, and advancing from the strongest to the Tao Realm even more so.

This was the result of sacrificing a province's Dragon Veins. It wouldn't show immediate results, but would affect countless years to come.

"I naturally know what I am doing," said the Human Emperor. "The Divinity Realm, as the realm of Martial Arts Divine, is also the starting point towards being a Divine Demon. This realm is indeed too powerful for ordinary people.

Even the aftermath of a battle in the Divinity Realm can cause countless deaths. Such powerful force needs to be restrained. And realms beyond the Divinity Realm don't need to exist."

In the past Divine Capital battle, the repercussion of nearly ten Divinity Realm confrontations destroyed a large portion of Divine Capital, the foremost city of Northern Zhou. Later, Qing Yu and the two head monks of the Great Zen Temple fought and razed the entire city to the ground.

Not to mention the various great battles where the strongest frequently struck. Jue Ling Pass was frozen in one move by Yin Tian and hasn't thawed since.

And Qing Yu's repeated use of various Catastrophe Martial Arts created lands plagued by disasters after being left unattended to sort out the Primordial Energy post-battle.

Though these lands were few, there were still one or two.

Just like the once Great Zen Temple, which now is a land of perpetual lightning and thunder, sometimes with fierce winds and rain, other times hail pours down, it's a true dead zone now.

"Supreme Taoist Master, you should focus on dealing with the Sword God. How will you, with your weakened connection to the Heavenly Dao, contend with the Sword God now?"

The Human Emperor waved a hand, dispersing the Supreme Taoist Master's image formed by Primordial Energy.