In this moment, everyone felt an immense powerlessness. Wei Chi Gong, Wang Bao Bao, and the King of Chu all felt as though a boundless mountain stood before them, pressing down.
Three Divine Mansion powerhouses were thus crushed under the might of the Human King, utterly without the strength to resist!
"The lineage of the Xuanyuan Human King, Liu Hong, pays respects to Your Majesty. May Your Majesty live for ten thousand years!"
The King of Chu, Liu Hong, knelt down with a resounding thud, tears welling in his eyes. It was only now that Wei Chi Gong and Wang Bao Bao understood that the ritual of bringing three thousand young boys and girls to the Prison Spirit Abyss every three years was merely a ruse to deceive Lou Lan and the Zhang family.
The extraction of essence blood was real, but it was not to weaken the array eyes, but rather to awaken Human King Mang, providing him with sufficient flesh and blood energy. This would not only allow him to awaken but also to better stabilize his own realm.
"The Bi Xi lineage pays respects to the Human King!!"
Two elderly Bi Xi figures, along with the Nether Blood Wolf, all knelt down with a thud.
Xuanyuan Human King Mang extended his hand, sensing the primal energy in the air. A faint glint of tears appeared in his eyes: "Because of me, billions of martial artists in Tian Yue have been implicated."
"Who are you two?"
Xuanyuan Human King Mang looked up, observing that the Divine Mansion primal energy of these two individuals was the most profound and stable among the assembled group. In such a barren era, to possess such cultivation!
"The Great Han!"
Wei Chi Gong and Wang Bao Bao stated calmly, their words showing only a measure of respect to Human King Mang.
"Your Majesty, this Great Han has recently risen in the east of Tian Yue, its national power is strong, it has swept through all nations, and it dominates the north of Tian Yue!"
The King of Chu spoke softly, his head bowed low.
"Great Han!"
Human King Mang murmured softly. After the great battle ten thousand years ago, the ten-thousand-year dragon脉 cultivated by the Xuanyuan Dynasty in Tian Yue was severed by the Zhang family, and its primal energy was completely drained. Although Tian Yue had undergone ten thousand years of self-healing, it had only just managed to recover slightly.
To achieve such a feat in this land, it seemed the King of the Great Han possessed a certain imperial aura.
However, his eyes were currently dim, and his vitality was no longer at its peak. Although he had used the Tai Yin wood to feign death for ten thousand years, his lifespan was now nearing its end upon awakening.
His sole desire now was to return to the Zhang family and be laid to rest eternally with the woman from ten thousand years ago!
He looked at Wei Chi Gong and Wang Bao Bao with profound benevolence in his eyes. Seeing that the martial artists of Tian Yue could once again prop up Tian Yue after ten thousand years, he felt an infinite sense of satisfaction, like an elder gazing upon his own descendants.
He slowly descended from the coffin and looked at Wei Chi Gong and Wang Bao Bao: "I know you two have ventured deep into the secret treasury precisely for the seven-foot long sword in my hand!"
"Indeed, it is the method by which my ancestors ascended to dynasty status. However, this sword was bestowed by the Imperial Dynasty and can only be used once. Even if I were to give this sword to you, your King would not be able to lead your nation to ascend to dynasty status!"
"Is there no other way?"
Wang Bao Bao furrowed his brow. What were they to do? The method for ascending to dynasty status was a deception.
Human King Mang turned and looked deeply at Wang Bao Bao: "To ascend to dynasty status, one requires a King artifact that can bear the destiny of a nation. Once this artifact is obtained, the nation's destiny must be transformed into a dragon within the artifact. When it grows to a thousand feet, it can transcend the kingdom and ascend to dynasty status!"
"However, to obtain such a King artifact, one must win it in the War of Kingdoms held by the Holy Yuan Imperial Dynasty. There is no other way!"
Wei Chi Gong and Wang Bao Bao's eyes lit up. A King artifact capable of bearing the destiny of a nation... weren't the Nine Cauldrons of Destiny in the ancestral temple just that? The two exchanged a glance, realizing they had labored in vain.
Human King Mang spoke leisurely, "Liu Hong!"
"Your Majesty!"
Liu Hong's old tears flowed freely.
"My lifespan is nearing its end. I have no desire for the position of Human King. My Xuanyuan lineage owes too much to Tian Yue. The legacy of the Human King of the Xuanyuan lineage ends here!"
"This time, I shed blood and suspended my life for ten thousand years, only to fulfill a wish from ten thousand years ago. I no longer belong to this era. In this era, there is no longer a throne that can bear my presence!"
"As for whether you wish to contend for the dominion of Tian Yue, then it shall be by your own capabilities. I will not intervene lightly in matters of ten thousand years later simply because you are of my bloodline. My awakening this time is solely to protect for one lifetime, not for an empire spanning ten thousand miles!"
"However, you are all the embers of Tian Yue. Do not, for your own selfish gain, plunge the beings of Tian Yue into darkness once more!"
"Your Majesty!"
Liu Hong and the three Demon Kings knelt on both knees.
"Xi'er, is it still here?"
Upon uttering the name Xi'er, Human King Mang's eyes were filled with affection. This was the only living being in all of Tian Yue from his own era, the ancient existence in the Prison Spirit Abyss.
"Ancestor, it is still alive. It awakened more than four thousand years ago from the depths of the Prison Spirit Abyss. For a thousand years, it has guarded the front of the secret treasury array."
Liu Hong said excitedly, "Ancestor intercepted the spirit-communicating powerhouses of the Zhang family at the Soul Severing Cliff, hence it could not come to pay respects to Your Majesty in person!"
"It has suffered for a thousand years!"
Human King Mang said, casting a meaningful glance at Wei Chi Gong and Wang Bao Bao. A faint smile played on his lips. In the Great Han, he saw the future of Tian Yue.
Alas!
Tian Yue had plunged into disaster under his watch, and had not recovered even after ten thousand years. His heart was filled with remorse; he owed Tian Yue too much!
"Buzz~~"
Human King Mang drew his seven-foot long sword, and waves of dragon might reverberated. His aged body, at the moment the seven-foot sword was unsheathed, revealed the essence of a Human King for one lifetime!
Waves of dragon might, centered on the underground palace, swept across the entire Xuanyuan Dynasty Secret Treasury. Suddenly, heavenly fires rained down within the secret treasury, and the pavilions and halls began to shatter!
"Run!"
"Quick, run!"
"The secret treasury is collapsing!"
The Lou Lan Princess had already arrived at the Three Thousand Divine Paths. The moment Elder Mei died, the mark left on her had shattered. She gazed at the underground palace of the Xuanyuan Human King, feeling an inexplicable sense of unease. Her woman's intuition told her that the depths of the Human King's underground palace were extremely dangerous and terrifying, and she immediately fled outwards.
Xian Yu Sect's Heavenly Elder, Xian Yun Zi, looked at the graceful silhouette: "It seems Lou Lan has failed!"
"Indeed. The Zhang family behind Lou Lan is likely in a dire situation as well. They schemed meticulously, but made a single misstep!"
The Sect Master of Xian Yu Sect, Jian San Bei, lamented, looking at the figure fleeing in panic and haste, devoid of her former radiance.
"Have you seen people from the Great Han?"
Xian Yun Zi turned and scanned the entire secret treasury.
"No. They must be within the Human King's underground palace. Even Lou Lan Kingdom and the Zhang family have fallen; it is likely that the Great Han will not be safe either. It seems Tian Yue will still be dominated by the Human King lineage!"
Jian San Bei said coldly. For tens of thousands of years, the Xuanyuan lineage had held dominion over Tian Yue. Even after experiencing the tribulation ten thousand years ago and lurking in the southwest, their strength still dominated the entire Tian Yue.
"Boom~~"
"Boom~~"
"Boom~~"