Chapter 184 - Swords Like Dragons (1/2)

Zhong Yue walked into the ruined temple, it was devastated for a long time and gradually fell into a state of disrepair. However, from the murals on the walls, he could see the glorious moments of this celestial race, the days where they were at the peak of their times.

In the temple, an old and tottering elder walked over while supporting himself on a walking stick, and there was a young lady assisting him by the arm, gazing over at Zhong Yue.

This lady, is she the last celestial of the Ying Zhao Race that Elder Shui had have saved before?

The young lady was about sixteen or seventeen years of age, looking only a year or two older than himself.

While he was measuring the young lady with his eyes, she was also observing the unexpected visitor in the temple with her eyes filled curiosity, she slightly bowed her body and greeted, "Ying Nu greets the senior martial brother from the human race, please forgive Ying Nu for not being able to greet you fully. Senior martial brother of the human race, why are there so many experts hunting you?"

Zhong Yue returned the formality and replied, "I've reversed open the five Yuan Shen realms, and killed a couple of Xiao Mang celestials, that's why."

The tottering elder, Old Man Ying sneered coldly and said, "The deaths of a few Xiao Mang celestial disciples aren't worth these experts' precious time and energy. The main reason is that this brat has reverse opened the five Yuan Shen realms! Hei-hei, what a sky-breaking achievement that is. Many years before this, a human from the Feng Clan fought a bloody path through the East Barren, leading millions of human slaves into the Great Wilderness. Blood streamed like rivers and bodies piled like mountains, innumerable celestials died under his sword. In those battles, the Feng Clan member ascended into a god; in the revolts, the strongest celestial race in the East Barren was driven into an incorrigible spiral to destruction — this Feng Clan member, was also one who had reverse opened the five Yuan Shen realms!"

Ying Nu was shocked, she glared at Zhong Yue and exclaimed involuntarily, "You're also a human that has reverse opened the five Yuan Shen realms, will you also be that strong?"

"It's too early for that! This brat has the looks of one who dies early on. Who knows when he will die; it's still an uncertainty whether if he could live up to that one day."

Old Man Ying suddenly coughed violently, he gasped for a few breaths of air and continued, "Hei-hei, Shui Zian might not even be able to keep him alive for long enough."

Zhong Yue's heart was moved, he beseeched, "Elder, the Feng Clan member that fought a way out of East Barren, was he the first headmaster of our Swords Gate? Can the elder tell me more about him?"

The Feng Clan member that led millions of human slaves, revolted out from the East Barren, fought their ways into the Great Wilderness, killed the Tian Myriad Mother who inhabited the land, and sealed the demons away. And from then onwards, it was the start of the peaceful times, the humans extricated themselves from the names of slaves and breathed the air of freedom, built and lived on the land, and the humans' holy land, the Swords Gate was founded — these were all legends, tales of the first headmaster of Swords Gate!

However, the historical records in Swords Gate regarding that time were scarce. Even the older generations of Swords Gate knew little about it; while on the other hand, the celestial race in the East Barren had even more detailed recordings about it.

It was the most glorious and resplendent days of Swords Gate, an era that enthralled the spirit of every human that learned about it; which was why, Zhong Yue could not refrain himself from asking the Ying Zhao elder to tell him more about it.

"You'd want to be the second Feng Clan member and fight your way out of the East Barren? Hei-hei, I won't tell you!" Old Man Ying supported himself by the walking stick and tardily sat down.

Ying Nu said apologetically, "May the senior martial brother forgive us, the chief is quite bullheaded at times. In the East Barren, the humans are food to most of the celestial race, but not the Ying Zhao race, we are vegans. Although there are human slaves within the territory, their situations are no different to those in the Great Wilderness, they only needed to offer some oblations from time to time. In fact…."

Her complexion turned red as she mumbled softly in embarrassment, "The Ying Zhao celestial race are all vegans, we're unable to stand the meat."

Zhong Yue was enlightened, he said smilingly, "That explains why the humans I've come across in your territory are living a peaceful and serene life in spite of their poverty."

Ying Nu turned downcast and said, "In the future, when the chief leaves me, I'll be the last chief of the Ying Zhao Celestial Race, and after me, there'll no one else to take over my place … The Ying Zhao Celestial race, will come to an end…."

Zhong Yue could not help but sympathize her and he attempted to comfort her, "Junior martial sister, don't worry, I'm sure there will be others of the Ying Zhao Celestial Race living in some other places in this world…."

"It's fine even if there weren't!"

Old Man Ying said harshly, "Before I die, I'll snatch over a few males of high bloodlines and marry them to you, this way, I will secure the continuation of our race! Even if your children aren't purebloods, but as long as the numbers are large enough, one of them will surely be the pureblood we need; and even if that doesn't work, we can still purify the bloodline in them. One day, the Ying Zhao Celestial Race will regain the honor and glory our ancestors once held!"

A pale-white complexion climbed onto her face, she resisted, "Chief, I don't want…."

"Shut up, if it isn't because that you are too young and I'm too old, I'd personally do it myself!"

Old Man Ying sneered and continued, "This is not about love and relationship, this is about the prosperity of our race! There is no time like the present, this brat is capable of reverse opening the five Yuan Shen realms, he is not too bad ... the two of you can mate now!"

Zhong Yue was shocked, he quickly said, "Elder, we are of the different race…"

The old man's tone turned frigid, "Different race? It doesn't matter at all. What the Ying Zhao Celestial Race seek from you is your seed, not your blood. When the child is born in the future, the human blood flowing in the child's body would be smitten away!"

Ying Nu's face changed drastically, she refused and said, "No, chief, I don't want to! I've only just met with senior martial brother, and we've only exchanged a few words…."

"This is not up to you to deci- … Ey? The battle started?"

Old Man Ying could not care to continue on forcing the two youngsters to do as he wanted and so he tottered his way to the entrance and opened the temple door. Meanwhile, Zhong Yue quickly followed behind while casting his gaze out. Behind them, Ying Nu walked over and furtively glanced at Zhong Yue from the side, she pursed her lips and whispered softly, "Senior martial brother of the human race, you also wouldn't agree with it, right?"

Zhong Yue nodded inattentively, he was looking out from the temple. A few hundred miles from here, there was a sudden outbreak of battle; one after another, strong and terrifying auras pierced through the clouds, even if he was in the temple, he could still feel the incredibly overwhelming prowess of the experts!

There were more than over thirty auras from afar – strong and domineering. He could see the essences of the celestial experts piercing the clouds. Clearly, the hunters that came after him were no weaklings, they were all at least experts at the levels of elders!

Even more so, Zhong Yue could still feel another surge of godly aura, trembling the air and quaking the sky, it was extremely dreadful.

As the battlefield was ravaged by the incredible auras of the experts, the air was compressed distorted, as a result, lightning was forced to emerge out of thin air —Ka-cha ka-cha. It struck at all places erratically!

The auric fields of the experts were extremely strong that the air pressure was unevenly disrupted, causing the air to flow violently and turbulently, and the frictions between the air with this turbulence had spawned the lightning!