"Innate Primordial Qi, give birth to my true form!"
"Martial Dao Blood Essence, forge my Dao foundation!"
"I borrow not the essence of the Sun and Moon, nor seize the spirits of Heaven and Earth!"
"Taking my heart as the furnace and Chaos as the cauldron!"
"I shall temper an unblemished true form, transcending Reincarnation and the Five Elements!"
"I seek not immortality, worship not Buddha, revere not gods, and look up to no Sage!"
"My body is the Great Dao; my heart is the Prehistoric World!"
Emperor Huangtian spoke with the Heavenly Edict in his mouth, his preaching rumbling like thunder. His blood essence rose like smoke, enveloping every Human who had come to hear him preach.
The Kongtong Seal floated above Emperor Huangtian's head, shedding golden light for hundreds of millions of zhang.
On the five blank faces at the top of the Kongtong Seal, a naturally formed Dao character hovered—"Martial"!
As Emperor Huangtian preached, profound Daoist resonance surged from the Kongtong Seal, mingling with his blood essence and flowing into the bodies of every Human, bringing their essence, energy, and spirit into unity.
Taking oneself as the furnace, kindling the flame of the Martial Dao, tempering the body from within, nourishing the Nascent Soul in return—cultivating both inwardly and outwardly to strengthen oneself without end.
The Martial Dao reached the divine, its energy surging into the heavens.
Guided by Emperor Huangtian's blood essence, every Human autonomously circulated the techniques of Human Immortal Martial Dao. Over and over, they drew in Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, setting off a storm of spiritual energy that blanketed a vast stretch of the Shore of the East Sea.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
One Human after another saw their blood essence erupt, rising like smoke to heights of ten thousand or even a hundred thousand zhang.
Exotic blossoms descended from the heavens, while Golden Lotuses Springing from the Earth.
As more Humans broke through, golden light grew increasingly intense across Heaven and Earth. It was Heaven and Earth's blessing, bolstering Human Race Destiny and the Humans' blood essence.
The first three thousand Innate Humans to be created broke through the fastest.
The leaders, Sui Ren Shi, Zi Yi Shi, and You Chao Shi, all broke through to the Immortal Realm (Taiyi Realm) and continued steadily advancing toward Martial Emperor (Daluo).
Emperor Huangtian spread the Martial Dao among the Humans, and the golden light radiating from the Kongtong Seal fell upon every one of them.
But the one who benefited most was still Emperor Huangtian!
As the Humans' strength surged, so did Human Race Destiny, which in turn nourished Emperor Huangtian.
The blood essence within Emperor Huangtian surged like a boundless sea. His meridians and bones clashed, unleashing the thunderous sound of Heaven and Earth, which resounded without end.
Emperor Huangtian, who had already reached the Peak Immortal Realm, saw his aura rise sharply.
His Martial Dao Dharma Image, already millions of zhang tall, continued to grow, releasing terrifying Blood Qi Smoke.
It seemed to transform into a second sun, shining upon every Human and sweeping across every inch of the Shore of the East Sea.
His 129,600 acupoints opened wide, glowing with a lustrous light and drawing in his vigorous, life-filled blood essence.
As his eyes opened and closed, golden light flashed within them. Emperor Huangtian couldn't help but smile.
Another breakthrough: early-stage Martial Emperor (Daluo)!
"Wonderful!"
What amazed Emperor Huangtian even more was that the two five-colored spheres of light within the Kongtong Seal had completely dissipated, revealing the exotic treasures inside.
The Great Dao Exotic Treasure Martial Dao Stele. Any being who cultivated the Martial Dao could use it to comprehend their own Martial Dao combat techniques and Martial Dao Divine Abilities!
The Great Dao Exotic Treasure Spirit Transformation Pool. Using the bloodline of powerful beings as its foundation, it tempered the bodies of Humans and could improve their innate potential!
Simply put, these two treasures could rapidly raise the Humans' overall strength and overcome the drawback of their slow cultivation due to their acquired origins.
The stronger the Humans became, the more abundant their destiny—and the faster Emperor Huangtian grew.
Stepping on his own feet to rise—hoohoo, what a huge win!
The benefits of Emperor Huangtian spreading the Martial Dao among the Humans had yet to stop.
"Rumble!"
Nine Sounds of Heavenly Thunder rang out. Mysterious Yellow Qi gathered, forming a vast sea of Merit Golden Cloud that nearly covered the whole Shore of the East Sea.
"Hiss!"
"Is this for real? More merit from Heaven?"
"Is the race created by a Sage really that extraordinary?"
"Why does Heaven and Earth favor the Humans so much? What makes them special?"
The Great Divine Powers of the Prehistoric World had barely closed and opened their eyes. They hadn't even had time to enter a state of enlightenment before the Humans astonished them once again.
In just a few hundred years, merit had descended several times. It was a treasure even Sages could scarcely hope to encounter.
"A completely new method of reaching the other shore—one that can theoretically cultivate all the way to the Great Dao Realm?"
"How can this be?"
"Nuwa created the Humans; that can be deduced. But this Martial Dao method is clearly an anomaly."
"Why does Tianji keep changing?"
Jade Capital Mountain, the Purple Heaven Palace.
Hongjun, with white hair and the face of a young man, awoke from meditation on his cushion. Frowning, he looked toward the Shore of the East Sea, but all he saw was a blur, like flowers seen through mist.
Even after pouring his immense power into a fragment of the Jade Butterfly of Creation to make deductions, Hongjun still found nothing.
He only knew that something had changed among the Humans. An anomaly had appeared, called—Martial.
"Forget it. The Humans are too weak, and each generation has worse innate potential than the last."
"For now, the most important thing is Dao Integration and keeping the conflict between the Witch and Demon Clans under control. The Tribulation must not erupt too soon."
Hongjun shook his head, paying the Humans no further mind.
In the Prehistoric World, innate potential outweighed everything.
With the exception of the Humans personally created by Nuwa, every Human born afterward had acquired origins and was, without question, Blood Food for the Ten Thousand Races.
Their origins were so feeble that they couldn't even cultivate Hongjun's Immortal Dao. What kind of storm could they possibly stir up?
Boom!
The Shore of the East Sea.
The Kongtong Seal concealed everything from Tianji. Even Hongjun couldn't spy on what was happening, let alone the other Great Divine Powers of the Prehistoric World.
With no need to worry about outside eyes, Emperor Huangtian could safely use the Kongtong Seal to absorb the seemingly endless Merit Golden Cloud.
The Merit Golden Cloud was divided into ten portions. Emperor Huangtian received eight, the first three thousand Innate Humans shared one, and the remaining 126,600 Humans shared another.
Emperor Huangtian was the Martial Dao's founder. Its emergence benefited the perfection of the Prehistoric World, so the first people to cultivate the Martial Dao naturally received merit and blessings.
Kunlun Mountain.
"That's it! That's it! My Opportunity to Become a Sage lies with the Humans."
"But why hasn't the time come? Some unseen force is telling me I mustn't descend upon the Shore of the East Sea yet."
Laozi's pupils trembled as he thought in uneasy disbelief, but Yuanshi and Tongtian didn't notice.
Yuanshi and Tongtian, however, had their own thoughts.
Nuwa had become the second Sage after Dao Ancestor Hongjun. They had assumed the Humans she created were merely tools, useful only to help her become a Sage, and destined sooner or later to become Blood Food for the Ten Thousand Races.
But in just a few hundred years, the Humans had first faced the Eye of Heavenly Punishment and now received such abundant merit and blessings.
Anyone could see that learning the Humans' secrets might lead them to the Opportunity to Become a Sage.
Nuwa had, however, given them fair warning: the Humans were not to be disturbed for a million years.
The Great Divine Powers were wary of provoking trouble, but in no hurry.
In the Prehistoric World, cultivation knew no years. A million years was not long.
The Thirty-Three Heavens, Demon Court.
"Elder Brother, the Humans are hiding too many secrets. If we delay, things will change!"
Looking in astonishment toward the Shore of the East Sea, Eastern Emperor Taiyi spoke gravely to Di Jun.
"Second Brother, do what you must. We can't wait any longer."
Di Jun's gaze was sharp as he spoke in a low voice.
He had thought a million years would not be long for the Humans to have, but events had changed too quickly. Even Di Jun had begun to fear them.
No matter what, as the Demon Clan's emperor, Di Jun would lead his people to become the overlords of Heaven and Earth.
If Humans stood in his way, he would kill them. If Witches stood in his way, he would kill them too!
"Yes, Elder Brother!"
Eastern Emperor Taiyi nodded grimly and sprang into action.
And beyond them, every being at the Daluo Realm or higher gazed greedily toward the Shore of the East Sea.
Beneath the Sages, all were ants. Who didn't want to use the Humans to glimpse the Opportunity to Become a Sage?
For a time, undercurrents swirled through the Prehistoric World, and danger lurked everywhere!
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