Chapter 2147: The Human King (III)

“All daos are me and dao is me. I am the great dao. Heaven and earth are me and I am heaven and earth. The worlds are me and I am the worlds. You guys don’t understand!” Fang Ping smiled into the distance. But they do!

“A seed... sprouts and flowers!” he murmured as his body suddenly fell apart. When the three ninth ranks connected with them, their blows landed on empty air!

The illusory image of Demonic Martial overhead abruptly bloomed like a lotus flower. The one hundred worlds also seemed to be lotus seeds. They passed through the defenses of the three ninth ranks and landed around the lotus!

That, in turn, caused some imperceptible changes within the tiny world over the Human King’s head. It swayed in the void, like a green lotus flower, putting down roots in heaven and earth!

Ten thousand cultivators landed on the lotus. Expectation, worship, yearning, and respect filled their eyes. This was Fang Ping, the king of humanity and the god of Demonic Martial!

The green lotus swayed, reverting to the form of a flower bud and becoming one with the lotus seed.

“Felicitations to the Human King!” A chorus of voices rang out. Flowers rained down through the void, filling the chaos with a shower of petals.

The three ninth ranks struck for all they were worth, but their vision was obscured by the drifting petals.

A child appeared in the center of the massive lotus, it seemed to be a seed at the same time. It developed swiftly—someone was asleep inside.

“Stop him!” roared Calamity. While he didn’t know what Fang Ping was doing, he could sense the presence of his own dao. This was an omen of an impending tribulation and hardly a good sign. It would seem that the Human King’s internal world had become a seed and was maturing.

It was about to flower and bear fruit!

What the hell was Fang Ping cultivating??

“The dao becomes me, I become the dao. Heaven and earth are me, I am heaven and earth. The world within... is not within. There is no within or without when it comes to the world. I am the fruit of its flower!” The Human King both seemed to be explaining and laughing at himself.

Crack...

The world shattered. Demonic Martial shattered. Ten thousand cultivators welcomed the birth of a saint.

The three ninth ranks erupted with everything they had!

Their presences shook the worlds and obliterated countless petals. That gave them space to draw near the Human King, which put them at ease. It didn’t matter what Fang Ping was doing, so long as they could approach.

“I pacify the world within my heart! Blade, to me!”

A soft chuckle prompted Big Cat to yowl in the middle of battle. A cartoonish blade manifested, one with a cat head carved into the hilt.

It was so lifelike that it seemed to be a real cat head. And in reality, that was what it was.

The power of darkness, filth, and disorder swirled over it...

All of the most evil power in existence could be seen on the blade. It took only a moment for the pungent scent of rot to spread in all directions. It was the incredible amount of dirty strength that the cat had devoured over the years.

That was the source of the filth!

The three powerhouses also smelled the sharp scent. It was so vile that it made their heads spin!

What was this??

How could it be so nauseating and foul...

“The four regions are the root of the chaos and the chaos... is too putrid. Have none of you realized that it’s gotten a lot cleaner over the past thousand years?” Fang Ping walked out of the shower of petals. He was naked, apart from the blade that he was equipped with.

He grinned widely, not feeling the slightest bit of shame for his condition.

“The root of the chaos is here. The darkness of the chaos is here as well. The four regions have been so clean over one thousand years and the entire chaos has become much cleaner as well. You must thank me for it!”

The one hundred worlds simply tapped into the source of their existence. That materialized sacred light and deep darkness over Fang Ping. His power of yin and yang promptly climbed to an unforeseen peak.

“Try on my yin and yang for size!”

His blade rushed forward!

Yin and yang appeared—one black, one white. But how was that yin and yang? It was good and evil!

Born of flower petals, Fang Ping seemed to have concentrated all of the most pure and holy strength in existence on him. The blade in his hand was an amalgamation of all of the most evil powers in existence. Ash Cat was the source of all evil!

Good and evil clashed against one another!

The three ninth ranks jerked with surprise, but quickly settled down with peace of mind. Although the current Human King was likely stronger than each of them individually, they weren’t weak and were fighting as three!

That was their greatest source of comfort. Thank goodness!

The dao master of yin and yang snorted coldly when they struck at the same time. The Human King had hidden himself deeply, but this was all there was to him in the end. Is this all you’ve got??

The blade descended!

Bam!

A loud explosion rang in all directions. Countless cheers rose from the crowd—endless New Martial citizens were celebrating!

However, the three ninth ranks simply took one step back. A sneer rose on Yin Yang’s face. The Human King was very strong! He’d beaten the three of them back with one blow, but it wasn’t enough to kill them.

Yin Yang’s spirit blazed, fully set alight. His presence grew more ponderous and he leered, “This is as far as you go, Fang Ping!”

The millstone materialized and loomed over the Human King! The remaining two ninth ranks struck from left and right at the same time. They’d been startled just now, but were both much more at ease.

It was a decent showing of force, but not enough.

However, Calamity’s eyes widened and his expression changed drastically. He’d felt a tribulation form just now, one not that noticeable. That sensation had returned in full force and was much denser than before. An incredible tribulation was being born!

What?!

Fang Ping is the one dying, why am I the one feeling like doom is staring at me in the face?

Calamity didn’t understand it and wanted to yell a warning, but the void seemed to have been sealed off around him. The retreating Emperor Yu seemed to have placed him within the book and isolated all sound.

“You should not interfere in something that has nothing to do with you,” the youngster laughed with a shake of his head.

Calamity started with dismay! He quickly whipped his head around to look at the Human King. The latter was fighting one against three. As strong as he was, there shouldn’t be a way for him to turn the tide. Did he have something else up his sleeves?

But what?

Just when the Human King brought his blade down and the dao master of yin and yang answered in kind, Fang Ping’s eyes widened and he gaped at the direction behind the three ninth ranks. It was like he was saying, there’s something behind you guys!

None of them paid attention to him!

What kind of cheap trick is that? No one believes you!

Calamity, on the other hand, saw what they couldn’t see. His jaw dropped as well!

A shadow had appeared behind them in the blink of an eye. It... very closely resembled the Human King!

It gave off the impression of the Human King’s replica!

The three ninth ranks only felt something amiss when the darkness enshrouded them, but it was too late. It struck all three of them, delivering a sharp pain to Yin Yang’s back!

A very dark arm had pierced through his heart and grabbed onto something, snapping it like a twig!

The daos of yin and yang!

The Human King waved his blade around and completed the swing. Yin Yang’s head shot into the air, a lost look on his face.

Who was that behind him?

The Human King?

Impossible!

That wasn’t possible!

It couldn’t possibly be the Human King. He firmly believed that because he could sense some differences between the two presences. Contrary to the Human King’s madness, there was only unbounded shadowy strength behind him!

The dao master of shadows??

But wasn’t he handling Li Hao? How could he suddenly appear to the rear of this trio and attack him?

That’s not possible either!

The person behind him laughed uproariously and settled down in a malicious cackle. He grabbed the head that’d popped upward and flipped it around. He met the dao master’s eyes in a toothy leer of snow-white teeth. “My name is Fang Wushuang! My dad is Fang Ping!”

Shock filled Yin Yang’s eyes!

What?!

Fang Ping’s... son??

WHAT?!

Since when did the Human King have a son? Even if he has one, his son can’t possibly be so strong that he could ambush me!

The Human King grinned, the same kind of smile on the newcomer’s face. A mixture of emotions filled his face, mostly of gratification, yearning, and nostalgia.

“You’re back!”

“I’m back!” The smaller version of the Human King grinned with a nod.

The two rushed toward the other dao master, spooking the latter. This was such an incredible and unbelievable turn of events.

“How is this possible?!” he roared. So what if you have a son?? Why isn’t he weaker than you?! This doesn’t follow the laws of cultivation!

A powerhouse could not have been born within the chaos without anyone being the wiser. There would have been signs before any heavyweight appeared. Even Su Yu from the future had given off hints before arriving. How could there have been no sign of this person before??

Li Hao widened his eyes as well. The Human King had turned his internal world into a seed and seen it through to flowering. He actually felt that this was the Human King’s trump card. It made him stronger than before. While he wouldn’t overpower them, he wouldn’t necessarily lose to them.

This was good! It was a strong ace. But... what was this son of darkness who’d suddenly appeared out of nowhere?

The young man couldn’t help but look at the dao master of shadow. Why does this... seem like your kind of ability?

The dao master was equally lost and so distracted that he ignored Li Hao.

“This... isn’t possible!” he stammered. “I would know something if this kind of power of darkness appeared. I would definitely sense it!”

He was the dao master of shadow! This power of darkness rivaled his, so why didn’t he know anything about it?

Yet the truth was, he really didn’t, not until today!