Chapter 239: The Human Who Once Fought the Beast God

With her words, a faint purple flickered in her golden pupils, brimming with endless savagery.

This was the price Ming paid when she recently visited the Dao Net.

Yet Liao did not notice, continuing on his own: "Actually, compared to the current human race, what I care about more is the warning the Dao Network issued not long ago."

Soon, the savage purple light in Ming's eyes receded, her pupils returning to their beautiful pale gold.

"Do you suspect the Cangmang Federation's downfall is connected to that outsider?"

Not long ago, the Dao Net had actively issued a warning to all Void-Return entities of the Beast God race.

It stated that a powerful outsider had breached into the world.

"What else?"

Liao turned around; the drifting dust around him instantly stilled, his pale golden eyes reflecting tiny glimmers in the sunlight.

"Our world was damaged in the Holy War; apart from the Supreme Beast God, the highest realm among us is only Void-Return."

"But even you and I could not annihilate the entire Cangmang Federation in such a short time."

"And the fact that this outsider triggered a Dao Net alert proves he is no ordinary being."

Ming remained silent.

In truth, she knew Liao had left unsaid one more thing.

The fact that this outsider entered the realm proves the Supreme Beast God failed to stop him…

The implications were terrifying.

"..." Ming paused: "What are you planning to do?"

"Convene the Elders' Council, request Dao Net assistance, and invoke the Supreme Beast God's power." Liao declared decisively.

Ming shook her head: "This is too dangerous; those old things won't agree."

The Supreme Beast God's current state is highly abnormal.

If it's in the positive state, it's fine—though cold and indifferent, it's still safe.

But if it's in the negative state…

A savage, malevolent Supreme Beast God—would it first seek out the outsider, or drown us, its descendants, in boundless savagery and malice?

Those old things are terrified of death.

"And even if we find the outsider, what can we do?"

If the Cangmang Federation truly fell because of the outsider, then his realm must exceed Void-Return.

"As long as he's not human, we can negotiate peacefully with him."

A single Cangmang Federation is negligible compared to a being beyond Void-Return.

In truth, this is the only option left, since the Supreme Beast God doesn't listen to us.

Without the Supreme Beast God's intervention, even all of us Void-Return combined wouldn't withstand one swipe from a being beyond Void-Return.

Dao-Union…

Though this world can no longer produce such great beings, fragments of ancient lore still hint at their supreme power.

They are far above Void-Return.

"If he's human…" Liao sneered, "heh, then it's even simpler."

No matter the state of the Supreme Beast God, it would never ignore such a threat.

The Supreme Beast God is invincible in this world!

Humans are but ants—the Supreme Beast God will crush all who dare defy it!

…………

At the cliff's edge, wild winds whipped as emerald waves surged ahead.

This was the so-called Sacred Ground of the Human Legacy.

Though called a Sacred Ground, it was in fact a highly advanced artifact capable of piercing void and escaping space, nearing Dao-Union tier.

Invisible as a speck of dust, visible as a divine palace of the nine heavens.

In this vast, boundless Beast God Realm, it was nearly impossible to find without guidance.

It was also humanity's greatest shield against pursuit by the Beast God race and detection by the Dao Net.

Within it were stored the vast majority of human cultivation methods from ancient to modern times—without this Sacred Ground, humanity's lineage would have long been extinguished, and new cultivators could never arise.

Listening to Min Feng's endless narration, and the pride and emotion in his voice, Xu Xing said nothing.

Evading the Beast God race's pursuit might be possible.

But the Dao Net…

Was the sole true immortal entity in this world, woven with the Beast God's own effort and attention—how could an artifact below Dao-Union possibly shield against it?

It left no gap, covered the entire realm.

Even Xu Xing, without using violent means, could only weaken its lock, never fully block it.

Only Xiang Yuanjun might manage it.

"Let's go." Xu Xing sighed softly.

Only because the Supreme Beast God was entangled by the realm's Hun Tian Yi, its state warped, half-mad, acting erratically,

would humanity still exist.

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Yet without Hun Tian Yi's intervention, the Beast God could never have ascended to true immortal status—how the Beast God race and humanity fare now remains uncertain.

Xu Xing stepped forward, his form vanishing instantly.

Min Feng's face twisted in hesitation, but he ultimately followed.

…

……

Divine auroras and auspicious light, the Dao's chants and Buddhist hymns.

One hundred and eight white jade steps stretched straight upward, their summit standing a portal radiating an ancient, desolate aura.

Within the portal, layer upon layer of jade pavilions and crystal towers floated upon dark light, while palace after palace of pearl and shell hung between the nine heavens.

Min Feng, gazing at this familiar scene, was filled with tears.

He never imagined he would return to the sacred land in this lifetime!

Thinking of all he had done these past years, his shame grew unbearable.

Thud!

"I, Feng, am a sinner beyond pardon, disgracing the Shu Feng lineage; returning to the sacred land alone is already a grave transgression."

"The path ahead, I beg you, let the elder walk alone."

"If the sacred land imposes punishment, Feng will harbor not a single ounce of resentment!"

Xu Xing glanced at him, saw he had no intention of pulling out a Jin Dan, and let it go.

"Do as you wish."

Saying this, he walked upward along the white jade steps.

Min Feng bowed his head, yet could not help himself—he lifted it to look.

Amid the Dao's chants and Buddhist hymns, the auspicious auroras shone pure and bright, making Xu Xing's back appear ever greater, more majestic.

'Who exactly is this elder…?'

In the blink of an eye, Xu Xing had reached the path's end.

Beyond the portal radiating an ancient, desolate aura, two young cultivators of Qi Condensation Sixth Layer stood rigid, their gazes fixed tightly on the gate.

Yet for Xu Xing's approach, the two saw nothing—as if they had seen nothing at all.

A single glance revealed young cultivators brimming with vitality seated in quiet meditation among the woods, or gathering on the plaza to exchange insights; a scene of peace and harmony.

Divine auroras and auspicious light poured from the high heavens, dark light spanning the sky, upon which the jade pavilions and crystal towers rested.

Qi signatures, strong and weak, interwove—the strongest no higher than Jin Dan, the weakest merely Qi Condensation First Layer, barely stepping onto the Dao.

From the jade pavilions and pearl-and-shell palaces, the Qi signatures were far stronger; the highest reached Nascent Soul Completion, yet…

Xu Xing took one step—and directly crossed the nine heavens, arriving before the blazing fireball at the very top of the Artifact Secret Realm.

Everything seemed to peel away, recede, revealing at the center a brilliant, radiant light.

【Xi】!

This was the name of the human who fought the Beast God one hundred thousand years ago, and also the Dao he cultivated. (End of Chapter)