Chapter 566 - 338: The Human Emperor’s Trial, Bearing the Spark of the Human Race to Start a Prairie Fire

"This is Heaven and Earth, and the Natural Dao Skill."

That was Lu Mingyuan’s answer.

The Human Race must learn to revere the heavens and the earth to ensure its everlasting prosperity.

Upon hearing his answer, a look of surprise flashed across Emperor Yu’s face.

He hadn’t expected the young man to answer such a tricky question so flawlessly and with such self-consistent logic.p>

In truth, he hadn’t thought he would be able to answer at all.

He would have considered it a success even if he had just pointed in the right direction.

This answer was beyond his expectations.

Emperor Yu frowned. "You answered so quickly and perfectly that I can’t help but suspect you had a script prepared in advance."

Lu Mingyuan was taken aback. ’I didn’t expect his intuition to be so sharp.’

’It was, in fact, a model essay he had memorized for the civil service exam, just slightly adapted.’

Still, Emperor Yu mused for a moment before saying, "I’ll count it as a pass. But don’t celebrate too early. There are two more questions."

"I am ready," Lu Mingyuan said with a nod.

"Second question. If a great era of chaos is upon us and the world is thrown into turmoil, would you be willing to go through fire and water for the Human Race, even to the point of sacrificing your own life?"p>

Lu Mingyuan, who had been calm and composed, hesitated upon hearing this question.

’Sacrifice my life... die for the great era...’

Seeing his hesitation, Emperor Yu’s eyes turned stern. His deep voice crashed down like Divine Thunder from the Nine Heavens. "Why such a lack of resolve!"

Lu Mingyuan chose to be honest. "Because just a short while ago, in the face of a threat from Divine Beings, an Emperor chose to face death, while I chose to flee. It makes me wonder if, when faced with saving all of humanity, I would instinctively choose to run away again. That is why I cannot answer."

Hearing this, Emperor Yu nodded.

"Being weak is not your fault."

"But you cannot use ’not dying in vain’ as an excuse to equivocate."

Emperor Yu took off his bamboo hat, his voice resonant and powerful.

"The character for ’human’ itself is composed of two strokes. One represents our frail body, and the other, our unyielding backbone of pride.

When Heaven did not grant light, Emperor Suiren drilled wood to make fire.

When demons barred our path, Fu Xi the Human Emperor used Divination to chart our future.

When plagues ravaged the land, Shennong the Human Emperor tasted a hundred herbs to write the books of medicine.

When a powerful enemy arose in the north, Emperor Xuanyuan raised his sword to strike them down.

When the great floods raged, I carved mountains to tame the waters.

Look back at all the Human Emperors of history. Was there ever one who flinched?"

Faced with this question, Lu Mingyuan fell into deep thought.

Emperor Suiren spent his entire life leading the Human Race, fighting against the heavens and struggling against the earth, battling for survival amidst demons and devils. When the sky gave no light, he drilled wood to make fire himself.

Fu Xi the Human Emperor pioneered the Destiny of the Human Race, bringing it enlightenment. He created the Divination Technique, using hexagrams to teach people how to read the heavens, plant the five grains, and survive and thrive in ancient times.

And that’s not to mention Shennong and Xuanyuan.

When the Celestial Demons of the Northern Lands ran rampant, Xuanyuan the Human Emperor struck them down with his sword and forcibly drove the Witch Race, hegemons of the ancient era, from the stage of history.

Every Human Emperor of the ancient past led the Human Race to rise, step by step. Each emperor specialized in a different field, and their contributions were all unique.

Such a great era... how could it have been built so easily?

"As a Human Emperor, you must shoulder the sparks of the Human Race. As long as the spark remains, how can it not set the plains ablaze?"

Emperor Yu said gravely, "I think you still need to consider this carefully. Face your own heart and find the answer to the question for yourself."

"Come back when you have figured it out."

’A single spark can start a prairie fire...’

Lu Mingyuan murmured to himself.

His consciousness spun, and in the next moment, he was teleported out.

"How did it go?"

Yun Qinghe, who had been waiting, saw Lu Mingyuan regain consciousness and immediately asked.

Lu Mingyuan said nothing. He was extremely silent, only uttering three words.

"Let’s go out."

"Go out? But don’t you want to learn the All Emperors Martial Scripture?"

"I want to find... the answer to the question myself."

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