Chapter 889

Once this altar appeared, it was earth-shattering!

Outside the Ancient Emperor Star, the ministers who were originally anxious now had their expressions change in an instant, and the churning in their hearts could be described as heaven-collapsing and earth-splitting.

There were even some ministers who revealed disbelief, as if struck by five thunderbolts.

"Those are the coffins of the past Human Emperors!"

"This... this is indeed a god-making ritual!!"

Everyone's hearts were in a heaven-toppling storm.

In truth, for all the tribes in Eastern Wanggu, gods were mortal enemies.

Eastern Wanggu was miserable because of the gods, and all living things withered because of the gods.

Although countless years had passed, many tribes eventually chose to bow their heads, willing to be enslaved, and they had also gained benefits, becoming powerful tribes in Eastern Wanggu.

Like Yanyue Yanyue Xuantian, this was the case!

But slaves were slaves!

The human race had unified Eastern Wanggu many times and was a tribe with its own pride; they had never bowed their heads from beginning to end.

Generation after generation of Human Emperors, even when encountering the most difficult situations, had never lost their hearts.

Although researching gods was unavoidable, and thus the theory of "Melting Gods" appeared, they were fundamentally at odds with the gods.

Because this was a difference in Dao!

As for the answer of becoming a god, which was absolutely unacceptable to the human race, no Human Emperor had ever chosen it. This was persistence, this was principle, this was the bottom line, and it was also the common cognition shared by all human beings within the Imperial Capital region from generation to generation.

But now, the aura of divine fire was clearly perceived by everyone, especially the appearance of the god, and the names on the five coffins.

One could imagine that four of the five coffins must contain the remains of past Human Emperors!

The Human Emperor Sister Xuan Zhan was clearly trying to use the power of the remains of past Human Emperors to become the fuel for his own godhood. In the hearts of those old ministers, this was absolutely unacceptable; it could even be said that this was a greater rebellion against the ancestors than the Eleventh Prince's!

Although past Human Emperors had their faults during their lifetimes, their merits were also immense!

After their deaths, they should not have been disturbed, but now they were actually being used by their descendants as fuel to burn. This behavior could be described as abandoning the human path and being a great act of rebellion!

Thus, sounds of sorrow rose from outside the Ancient Emperor Star to the sky.

"Your Majesty, you cannot do this!"

"We are the descendants of cultivators, we walk the path of cultivation, not the path of gods!"

"If the Human Emperor chooses to become a god, is the human race still the human race?"

If the Human Emperor becomes a god, not only will the human race's bottom line be lost, but the Holy Land in the sky, perceiving all this, will also be disheartened!

"Your Majesty, think thrice!"

Gods are our enemies for generations, yet the Human Emperor wants to become a god.

"What is the meaning of our generations of persistence?"

"What is the meaning of the help the Holy Land has silently given all these years?"

Not only were the old ministers outside the Ancient Emperor Star wailing, but even those allowed to observe the ceremony within the Ancient Emperor Star felt surges in their hearts.

The altar raised by the Eleventh Prince had stirred up a thousand waves with one stone!

Only Xu Qing!

At this moment, he didn't care whether the Human Emperor was going to become a god, because his attention, the moment the altar appeared, could not be diverted in the slightest, and it was all placed on the lamp in the center of the altar!

With just one glance, he immediately knew that this lamp was the purpose of his coming to the human race.

That was Zi Sister Xuan's life-bound lamp.

Zi Sister Xuan's Upper Green Lamp!

And now, the cracks spreading on this lamp caused Xu Qing to feel a sudden, intense unease the moment he perceived it.

His breathing was slightly rapid, and a premonition arose.

As the headquarters of the Sword-Holding Palace in the entire territory, this was not Xu Qing's first time here, but his appearance this time had a completely different specification than in the past.

That lamp was burning its origin. Once the origin was exhausted and the ritual succeeded, the lamp would shatter. If that happened...

Xu Qing's eyes revealed a soul-stirring light at this instant.

"Human Emperor Sister Xuan Zhan is insane, not following the teachings of the Ancient Emperors, not following the words of the Holy Land's watch, sacrificing the holy remains of past Human Emperors, using them as fuel for himself, and attempting to become a god!"

"This method deviates from the Immortal Dao, abandons the human race, and is cruel to the extreme!"

"And Sister Xuan Zhan does not respect the ancestors above, nor does he bring peace to the common people below!"

"May the heavens bear witness, may the Qi Luck feel it, is such a Human Emperor worthy of being the Human Emperor!"

The Eleventh Prince's voice was heaven-shaking, every word rumbling, causing a surge among the human ministers. At the same time, his gaze turned suddenly and landed on Xu Qing.

"King Zhencang King Xu Qing, I know you need that lamp, and now, will you watch this lamp shatter, or will you break into it to disrupt this ritual and take back the lamp you need?"

Xu Qing did not speak, his body taking a step forward.

Just at this moment, the old eunuch who was fighting the King Zhenyan King in mid-air changed his expression drastically and wanted to stop him, but was blocked by the King Zhenyan King.

Thus, he let out a sharp, low shout.

"King Zhencang King, the Human Emperor's move has its deep meaning. Do not be bewitched by the traitor, and retreat!"

Responding to him were Xu Qing's icy gaze and his falling footsteps.

As one step fell, the heavens and earth rumbled. The aura within Xu Qing's body erupted violently, and tens of millions of soul threads expanded with a boom, forming his Great World.

There was even the sound of sword humming emanating from within his body, causing the firmament to churn. A huge sword shadow suddenly formed on the firmament of the Ancient Emperor Star.

Seeing this, the Eleventh Prince laughed, but just as this smile began, the next instant, Xu Qing turned his head and looked at him coldly.

This Eleventh Prince suddenly felt a tightness in his heart.

And Xu Qing ultimately did not speak, withdrawing his gaze.

As for why the other party knew he needed this lamp, he had no time to understand it now.

And although this matter could, to a certain extent, allow him to find Zi Sister Xuan's Upper Green Lamp faster, the intention of calculation within it was also exceptionally obvious. However, right now, none of this was important.

The moment Xu Qing's footsteps fell, he sped toward the altar.

He did not want to help this Eleventh Prince, nor did he wish to participate in the Human Emperor's affairs.

But that lamp, he had to take it, even if this was the Human Emperor's god-making ritual!

The next instant, his figure appeared outside the altar, charging toward the outward-spreading sea of flames.

At the same time, the shadow of the Imperial Sword also tilted from the firmament.

The sword slashed toward the altar!

In the distance, the old eunuch's expression changed drastically, wanting to stop him but unable to do so, while the others within the Ancient Emperor Star were all hesitant at this moment.

If this ritual were not god-making, they would naturally go to stop Xu Qing, but now everyone was silent, watching that Imperial Sword shadow, which was vast in momentum and magnificent, rolling up the power of Qi Luck, emanating a sharp edge, with the momentum to split the heavens and earth and shatter everything, falling with the force of destruction.

The Eleventh Prince laughed loudly, looking at the Human Emperor who had remained silent since the altar rose.

"Father Emperor, you have lost your Dao!"

The Human Emperor still did not speak. Although the iron chains on his body were still breaking continuously, he seemed not to care at all. At this moment, his gaze fell on Xu Qing outside the altar, and not only him, but everyone here was the same!

At this moment, outside the altar, everyone was like this!

Under the gaze of all, that Imperial Sword shadow finally slashed onto the flames outside the altar.

The flames rolled violently, gathering together to form a huge face.

This face was actually Sister Xuan Zhan. The moment it appeared, it rammed toward the Imperial Sword.

The rumbling sound was heaven-shaking at this instant.

The sword shadow dissipated, and the face vanished.

The flames churned, as if blown by a great wind, shaking violently.

Xu Qing did not pause in the slightest, taking this opportunity to increase his body speed, turning into a residual image, heading straight for the altar.

This kind of thing generally varies from person to person; some people need decades, some people need more than ten years, to stabilize their realm.

Among those figures were humans, foreign tribes, fierce beasts, and even gods.

These were all transformed from the aura remaining in the remains of past Human Emperors, stimulated by the burning of the origin fire of that burning Zi Sister Xuan Upper Green Lamp.

The moment they formed, these flame figures all saw their auras surge, heading straight for Xu Qing.

But just at this moment, the Zi Sister Xuan Upper Green Lamp in the center of the altar suddenly trembled gently, as if Xu Qing's appearance had caused some kind of resonance with it.

Thus, those figures rushing toward Xu Qing were also affected, and their speed suddenly became slow.

A strange light flashed in Xu Qing's eyes, and his speed increased again. The Great World formed by his forty million soul threads provided him with near-inexhaustible power, and the ruins within his body shone with divine authority.

Black mist churned behind Xu Qing, and the Ming Fei roared.

The Purple Moon rose above Xu Qing's head, and fireflies appeared in the world, dyeing his hair purple.

There was also the power of misfortune, which spread at this instant; even the flame figures without life could not escape the shroud of misfortune.

The Great Sister Xuan Heaven Armor also appeared, and nine lanterns circled and rotated around him, each protruding with ferocious dragon heads, emitting silent roars.

At the same time... Xu Qing's right hand became semi-transparent, directly reaching into his chest, grabbing toward his illusory sea of consciousness, submerging into the ruins, pushing open the hidden door where the Imperial Sword was located, and within it, merging with the Imperial Soul, grabbing toward the Imperial Sword!

The Imperial Sword rumbled, not resisting.

Because, after Xu Qing had visited the Great Emperor before, following the Great Emperor's words, to a certain extent, he had already recognized Xu Qing. The constraints were gone, so theoretically, as long as Xu Qing's strength was sufficient, he could truly take out the Imperial Sword and hold it in his hand.

But clearly, at this moment, it was still not enough.

But although he could not take out the true body of the Imperial Sword, with this grab, he still caught a wisp of sword Qi and took it out of his body.

The moment this wisp of sword Qi was taken out, it immediately transformed into a sword shadow.

It was exactly the same as the sword that had appeared in the sky before, but it was more solid and sharper.

At this moment, as Xu Qing gripped it, killing intent flashed in his eyes.

He headed straight for those figures whose speed had greatly decreased.

Looking from afar, at this moment, Xu Qing's momentum was like a dragon!

The rumbling sound erupted suddenly.

Wherever the Imperial Sword passed, the figures collapsed immediately, and the power of divine authority spread, suppressing the eight directions. At the same time, there was also a vine whistling around Xu Qing.

It was not attacking those figures, but devouring the flames here!

While devouring, it also emitted joyful emotional fluctuations.

In addition, Little Shadow was not to be outdone, spreading rapidly, jumping in the flames, as if this place were like a fish in water for it.

This scene caused everyone's hearts to surge.

This was the first time Xu Qing had erupted with his full combat power under the gaze of all within the human region!

My eyes are blurred from writing. I admit I overestimated myself. I was wrong, I have sinned, and I kowtow to apologize to everyone.

Three chapters tomorrow!