"Roar! Roar! Roar!"
Deafening roars echoed in Chen Jiuyang's and Qi Degui's ears.
White light flashed.
The two found themselves standing within a dense teleportation array, surrounded by cultivators and warriors clad in ancient armor, filling the sky and earth.
Within the vast Holy City, powerful auras surged from all directions.
The formations were covered with the bodies of demonic beasts. Terrifying demonic beasts, comparable in size to mountains and stars, lurked outside the city, casting menacing glances.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Ancient words and languages were roared by the human race, seemingly awakening the battle intent hidden deep within Chen Jiuyang's bloodline, causing his fighting spirit to surge.
"Demonic beasts! How dare you act so presumptuously before this seat!!!"
As soon as he materialized from the teleportation array, Chen Jiuyang unleashed an aura as vast as an abyss. The five primal elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, along with their laws, roared in unison. The five divine palaces within his body chimed, stirring every drop of his blood and every bit of his magical power.
This aura immediately drew the attention of countless individuals.
He stood up and soared into the sky.
Extending his arm, five-colored lights intertwined, weaving an ancient great bow.
"RUMBLE!!!"
The heavens and earth changed color, and wind and clouds shifted.
There were not a few prodigies like Chen Jiuyang who, upon entering the Holy City, immediately sought to slay demonic beasts.
Those who could enter the Holy City were, at this moment, the hope of the human race.
"Heavenly Will Four Symbols Arrow!"
"Myriad Phenomena Heavenly Will!"
The great bow was drawn to a full moon, and a terrifying arrow burst forth from it, soaring towards the sky.
"Hmm?"
"This arrow!"
"Not an Immortal Dao Dharma Aspect!"
"This is a Martial Dao Divine Ability!"
"Never seen before!"
A peak move of the Military Dao, accompanied by Chen Jiuyang's cultivation at the twelfth level of the Venerable Realm, fiercely struck at the demonic beasts.
"RUMBLE!!!"
With a single arrow shot, the demonic beasts in the world seemed to be wiped out by an supreme heavenly will. Like a tide, wherever the arrow went, the bodies of each demonic beast exploded. It then struck the mountain-like demonic beast!
This arrow, borrowing the power of heaven and earth at the opportune moment, astonished everyone in this era!
It also left the great demon with no means of defense.
"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"
The mountain-like demonic beast exploded, showering the sky with blood.
With one arrow, ten thousand demonic beasts were annihilated. Such power.
At this instant, the gazes of millions upon millions of humans fell upon Chen Jiuyang.
First, there was silence.
Then.
"Might! Might! Might!"
Earth-shattering cheers erupted.
"What a sharp arrow!"
A peerless prodigy exclaimed in praise.
Qi Degui, witnessing this strike, was stunned. Did his elder brother still hide such a powerful move? It was unprecedented.
Let alone him, everyone present had never seen such a peak move of the Military Dao.
The Immortal Dao was in decline, and the Martial Dao had yet to rise, let alone the development of the Military Dao.
However, Chen Jiuyang's expression turned serious: "It's not over yet!"
He raised his hand, and the incomparably powerful personal Martial Dao will within him was about to break through his physical body. He suddenly grabbed in the direction the arrow had flown, and simultaneously roared, "Condense!"
"Swish!"
The terrifying arrow that had been shot, after destroying the mountain-like demonic beast, should have dissipated. Yet, it stubbornly left behind a sharp and terrifying divine ability afterimage in its place.
"Clang!!"
A sound like a great bell resounded, reaching everyone's ears.
Then, everyone's expressions changed.
They saw that the afterimage of Chen Jiuyang's arrow had not disappeared. If any demonic beast pounced, it would be instantly annihilated, turning into a mist of blood and dissipating into the heavens and earth.
"Such a divine ability... never seen before..."
Even prodigies like Qi Degui and Ming Chengdao, who had entered the final trial of the Human King's Path from the present world, had never witnessed such a move.
Chen Jiuyang's gaze did not relax.
Although his arrow had killed tens of thousands of demonic beasts, there were still endless demonic beasts outside the city.
With his combat power, comparable to that of a peerless Great Power, and combined with a peak Military Dao move, he could only achieve this much. It was even more difficult for other human Martial Dao prodigies.
He could understand why Emperor Yan, despite his severe injuries, insisted on guarding the Immortal Falling Cliff to prevent the emergence of demonic beasts in the dream world.
It also exposed the determination of the Guardian system to prevent the demonic beasts at all costs.
Chen Jiuyang had seen too many humans killed by demonic beasts since entering the final city of the Human King's Path.
That was the enmity passed down from the bloodline of the human ancestors.
He couldn't help but wonder how the human race had survived in this dark era.
Suddenly, the Yuan Dao within his body roared, as if sensing something.
"Hmm?"
This was the first time he had seen the Yuan Dao roar in response.
He turned his head and saw a tall, ordinary-looking young man with an unparalleled aura slowly walking towards him, holding a great spear.
Chen Jiuyang's pupils contracted, and he blurted out, "Emperor Yan?!"
The young man before him had the exact same appearance as Emperor Yan.
What was going on!
"Emperor Yan? Is he a Martial Dao powerhouse like you?" the young man said with a smile, "My name is Sui Gu."
What!!!!!
Sui Gu?!
The first Martial Dao Great Emperor of the human race, it was he who ignited the flame of Martial Dao and, with his own strength, quelled this dark era.
Even after a long time since his death, the surviving humans forever passed down his name.
Chen Jiuyang took a deep breath. This Emperor Sui Gu was currently a peerless Great Power, having stepped into the Imperial Dao.
But that was not important.
What was important was that he sensed the same aura from Emperor Sui Gu.
It was the unique aura of the Human Emperor's Path.
He had felt it from the armless old sword emperor in the remnant old village.
Emperor Sui Gu was not only the first Human race Great Emperor of Martial Dao, but perhaps also the founder of the Human Emperor's Path?
This... was too shocking!
And this appearance... could Emperor Yan be the reincarnation of the ancient Emperor Sui Gu? But... there was no concept of reincarnation in Martial Dao, only soul possession and the secret art of soul dissolution and reincarnation in Immortal Dao.
The young Emperor Sui Gu looked at Chen Jiuyang and said, "I sense an aura in you that is very similar to mine. This surprises me greatly. I originally thought that in this world, only I was like this."
"Unexpectedly, in the Holy City, I have encountered a prodigy martial artist whose Great Dao is extremely similar to mine. What is your name?"
"Chen Jiuyang."
"A good name." The young Emperor Sui Gu looked at Chen Jiuyang with kindness in his eyes. "Your power is immense. Like me, you forged your own Dao when you were in the Venerable Realm. However, this power of yours is too great. It is your combat strength, but it is also an obstacle to your further progress."
"A prodigy martial artist like you is enough to guard and protect a region from the invasion of demonic beasts. Are you in the Holy City to forge a furnace at the Dao Rhyme Platform?"
Chen Jiuyang slowly nodded: "Indeed."
The young Emperor Sui Gu smiled and said, "Your arrow just now, which annihilated ten thousand demonic beasts and even struck a demonic beast at the peerless Great Power realm, has accumulated enough merit. You can now use the Dao Rhyme Platform."
"If our human race had millions more like you and me, why would we fear not being able to annihilate the demonic beasts?"