Chapter 564 - 338: The Trial of the Human Emperor, the Spark that Ignites the Prairie

The Absolute Brewed Blood Spring circulated for a full cycle within his body, automatically transforming into his own Holy Qi. It then surged into his Qi Sea and collided with his Acupoints.

RUMBLE.

The divine substance within the Absolute Brewed Blood Spring caused the Holy Qi in his Qi Sea to boil over completely.

The vortex formed by the Blood Spring and Holy Qi spun faster and faster, spreading outward until it swept outside his body and enveloped the small island.

The Absolute Brewed Blood Spring began pouring into Lu Mingyuan’s body even faster. Each misty bridge of Holy Qi was like a great river, flowing endlessly.

The Holy Qi inside Lu Mingyuan’s body grew thicker and more concentrated until it gradually reached a critical point.

’Time to add more fuel to the fire.’

Lu Mingyuan took out the remaining stalk of the Corrupt Divine Flower and swallowed it.

Once in his stomach, the stalk was battered by dozens of savage streams of Blood Dragon Qi. A moment later, it burst apart, transforming into countless wisps of Blood Qi.

The Holy Qi in Lu Mingyuan’s body roared like a torrential river as his Emperor’s Fortune manifested. Phantoms of golden, horned dragons appeared—some drilled into his Qi Sea, others submerged themselves in his blood, and still others rushed into the 109,000 Acupoints throughout his body, causing them to shine even more brightly.

BOOM!

A powerful Qi Force erupted from Lu Mingyuan’s body, violently shaking the Absolute Brewed Blood Spring in the lake and throwing up waves dozens of feet high.

The next moment, a powerful suction force formed within Lu Mingyuan’s body, frantically absorbing the pure Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth.

Yun Qinghe stood in the distance, watching Lu Mingyuan at the center of the churning waves with a look of astonishment. She muttered to herself, "Such a fast absorption rate, even faster than my Sword Immortal Body. It seems he’s broken through to the Mid Stage Martial Saint."

Lu Mingyuan’s frenzied absorption continued for three hours before it gradually slowed and finally stopped completely.

Only then did Yun Qinghe fly over. She gave him a smile that didn’t reach her eyes, secretly envious, and said lightly, "Congratulations."

Lu Mingyuan had indeed stepped into the Mid Stage Martial Saint Realm. The Holy Qi in his body was far denser, and the strength of his Flesh Body had increased tremendously. Even without deliberately stockpiling it, the amount of Martial Arts Holy Qi in his Qi Sea was now ten times greater than before.

A tenfold increase in Holy Qi didn’t mean a tenfold increase in combat power. Even with the huge leaps between each minor stage of the Martial Saint Realm, a tenfold power increase was too much of an exaggeration.

’It’s still not nearly enough.’

Lu Mingyuan frowned.

He should have been happy after his breakthrough, but there wasn’t the slightest hint of joy on his face.

He understood that even after breaking through to the Mid Stage Martial Saint, he was no match for the Evil God in the Bronze Hall.

Even a Middle-Age Emperor as powerful as the Eternal Emperor had fallen at the hands of that Evil God.

’Back then, if I hadn’t left...’

’I would have surely died.’

But the image of the Eternal Emperor’s final, desperate counterattack—taking the Evil God’s Will down with him—kept replaying in Lu Mingyuan’s mind.

Lu Mingyuan had always prided himself on never having encountered a Heart Demon since he began the Martial Dao.

His journey had been smooth sailing, impervious to Demon Barriers.

That was, until he faced his Saint Tribulation and saw his own Heart Demon tribulation.

In the Myriad Manifestations Divine Tribulation, whatever one fears most is what will appear.

What he feared was the towering gold Immortal Tower, and the Divine Beings standing guard at the Celestial Gate.

’In other words, I fear the Divine Beings. I’m afraid of losing everything I’ve gained.’

Because of this, a knot had formed in Lu Mingyuan’s heart.

’For a martial artist, if you can’t face and defeat your own Heart Demon, you can’t advance without fear.’

’So what the hell is the point of practicing the Martial Dao?’

If he wanted to untie this knot, he had to defeat the Divine Beings with his own hands.

’But as I am now, how can I fight against Divine Beings?’

Divine Beings were called such precisely because they wielded a great power comparable to the Celestial Dao itself.

Since this Evil God’s Will was able to defeat the remnant soul of the Eternal Emperor, it must have the combat power of at least the Fourteenth Realm, making it far stronger than Gangzhu, who was at the Perfection of the Thirteenth Realm.

Now that the Evil God had been unleashed upon the world, countless lives would be lost. If it were left unchecked, it would surely become a calamitous disaster.

Lu Mingyuan fell into deep thought.

He took out the Oracle Bone Inscription Stone Slab, his expression pensive.

’The All Emperors Martial Scripture.’

It recorded five long-lost Great Divine Techniques from the Ancient Era, all of which were ultimate techniques comprehended and left behind by successive generations of Human Emperors.

’If I could obtain one of the Human Emperors’ Great Divine Techniques, perhaps I could grasp the power to defeat the Divine Beings?’

"You want to study the All Emperors Martial Scripture now?"

Yun Qinghe, who was standing to the side, had clearly seen through Lu Mingyuan’s intentions and reminded him:

"The All Emperors Martial Scripture may contain five Ancient Great Divine Techniques capable of contending with Divine Beings, but it was compiled by generations of Human Emperors. Over the course of a million years, almost no one has been able to learn them. Perhaps only an unparalleled genius like the Eternal Emperor could master one. How long will it take you to learn one?"

Lu Mingyuan said lightly, "Do you have a better idea? If we want to leave this Grotto Heaven, we have to take this step."

At this, Yun Qinghe fell silent.

Even she couldn’t help but feel a chill run down her spine as she recalled their recent experience.

The strange darkness in the void was a terror greater than anything she had ever witnessed in her life.

Only by being there in person could one truly appreciate the overwhelming presence of a Divine Being.

It was as if all the negativity and evil in the entire world were contained within that black vortex.

Still, Lu Mingyuan had confidence in himself.

After all, he possessed the Martial Saint Fate Grid. In his eyes, no Cultivation Technique was too difficult.

And so, with this mindset, he slowly infused his Holy Qi into the stone slab containing the All Emperors Martial Scripture.

「In an instant.」

The stone slab emitted a dazzling light, and streams of golden characters from the Ancient Era appeared in his mind—vigorous, archaic, and majestic.