The Sky Screen's revelations caught many people completely off guard!
Many people who had designs on the Future Human King were dumbfounded.
They had thought the Future Human King's Dao Protector would at least be a somewhat famous powerhouse. Instead, it was the number-one fan, Huang Bin?
Who the hell was that?
There were far too many people named Huang Bin. Aside from Zhang Tao and the others, who could investigate them one by one, the many factions in the Earth Cave, Heaven Beyond Heaven, and the Overseas Immortal Islands were all unable to investigate.
Although powerful experts could scan with their Mental Energy and spot clues and anomalies,
there were two powerhouses in the Human Realm, Heaven Suppressing King and God Forger. Nobody dared to barge in.
Otherwise, they would have turned the Human Realm upside down long ago in search of the Future Human King!
At that moment,
Fang Ping could also tell that the new rankings revealed by the Sky Screen weren't quite what they seemed.
The next "Dao Protector" to appear would definitely be even more unexpected.
But he and Wang Jinyang were very close to Huang Bin.
What if Martial King or Heaven Suppressing King found them and even mistook Old Wang for the Future Human King?
Fang Ping didn't want to drag Old Wang into trouble.
Still, that guy Old Wang looked even more like a savior than he did!
Born into an ordinary family, he had suddenly risen to prominence during the college entrance exams. Despite nobody believing in him, he had successfully gotten into Nanjiang Martial Arts University, leaving many people in shock!
In his first year, he had challenged Magic Martial University and become invincible among first-rank martial artists!
Then, in his second year, he challenged Jingwu and many other martial universities, broke through to fourth rank in one fell swoop, and even became president of Nanjiang Martial Arts University's Martial Arts Club—the future pillar of the Nanjiang martial arts world!
A young genius!
With such an impressive personal history, it seemed plausible to say Wang Jinyang was the Future Human King, didn't it?
"Hiss!"
Fang Ping drew a deep breath. The more he thought about it, the more terrifying it seemed!
Oh no, he was going to become a stand-in!
"Oh no, I'm going to become the Future Human King!"
Wang Jinyang's expression was grave.
The fact that he and Fang Ping had teamed up to kill Huang Bin wasn't a secret at Magic Martial University.
Thinking about it, he and Fang Ping did seem like the most likely candidates to be the Future Human King.
After all, Huang Bin wasn't just Fang Ping's number-one fan. He was Wang Jinyang's number-one fan too.
Without the Energy Stones "sponsored" by Huang Bin, his breakthrough to third rank would have been delayed for quite some time.
But what did the beginning of martial arts mean? What counted as the beginning?
Was it the transition from a non-martial artist to a martial artist, or from a martial artist to someone who had truly embarked on the path of martial arts?
Low-rank martial artists of the first and second ranks weren't that strong. Martial artists above third rank—especially those at the upper end of third rank and beyond—had transcended the limits of humanity and become superhuman!
"I'll keep watching. If it really seems like it could be me, I'll report it directly."
Wang Jinyang looked grave, a little dazed.
At the same time, everyone was waiting for the second Dao Protector of the Future Human King.
The Sky Screen shimmered with golden light. The ninth-ranked figure appeared!
[Rank Nine: Golden Armored Beast of the Magic City Earth Cave, descendant of the Heavenly Dog, the Future Human King's good brother, shame of the demon beasts, traitor to the Earth Cave—Jiao!]
The Three Realms erupted!
"It was a human just now, and now it's a demon beast. Does that make any sense?"
"Bah! And it's a disgrace to demon beasts, a traitor to the Earth Cave!"
"First we had the Shame of the True Kings, and now we've got the shame of the demon beasts. This is hilarious!"
"It's a descendant of the Heavenly Dog! This demon beast is actually a descendant of the Heavenly Dog!"
"That shameless thing Heavenly Dog has descendants? I never heard it had a female dog!"
Those familiar with the Heavenly Dog and those unfamiliar with it were all shocked!
The Heavenly Dog: Grey Cat's hired thug, the King of Taking the Blame, a powerhouse of the Three Realms!
Jiao was actually its descendant!
"No wonder the Heavenly Dog didn't eat Jiao along with everything else when it drained the Magic City Earth Cave dry. It turns out Jiao was its descendant!" Wu Kuishan said in surprise.
The day the Heavenly Dog revived, it swallowed more than half the Earth Cave inhabitants in the Magic City Earth Cave. Even the Tianmen City Lord had been left without a trace of bone.
They had been overjoyed!
Magic Martial University and Tianmen City had fought for sixty-one years!
Far too many people had died!
Now the Tianmen City Lord was dead and Tianmen City had been destroyed. Even though they hadn't killed them with their own hands, they had still wept tears of joy!
In the Magic City Earth Cave, the golden demon beast Jiao, with nothing left to live for, stared up at the Sky Screen, its eyes wide as bells!
What had I just seen?
What had I just seen?!
I was actually descended from the domineering, terrifying Heavenly Dog!
Jiao—no, Heavenly Jiao—was finally going to make something of itself!
"Ancestor! Ancestor, where are you?!"
"I'm Heavenly Jiao! I'm your descendant!"
"Cat Emperor, Cat Sovereign, Grey Cat! I'm the descendant of your good brother!"
Jiao roared frantically, overjoyed!
"Meow, how annoying."
Grey Cat muttered, then called out softly, "Big Dog, tell Little Dog to stop shouting your name and mine. It's annoying!"
The Heavenly Dog rolled its eyes. How could it possibly have such a weak descendant?
It couldn't afford that humiliation!
"A demon beast from the Earth Cave?"
King Gen's eyes lit up. "Whether or not the Future Human King has come into contact with it yet, we can capture it or put it under surveillance first!"
"It's a descendant of the Heavenly Dog, after all. The Heavenly Dog—"
"It's fine. The Heavenly Dog is a disgrace to demon beasts too. It won't care about such a weak descendant.
"Besides, we're not going to kill it!"
In the Earth Cave,
King Ming's expression turned grave.
The Sky Screen's revelation suggested Jiao becoming the Future Human King's good brother was likely something that would happen in the future.
But now the Magic City Earth Cave had been destroyed. Would the Future Human King still come into contact with Jiao?
Probably not.
"King Ming, should we take control of this demon beast?" King Hu asked.
King Ming said, "Just keep it under surveillance. There's no need to control it."
[Jiao. The Future Human King had once worked as its cook, because Jiao had paid it a very generous food allowance!
It had also joined forces with the Future Human King to destroy Tianmen City, killing the gravely wounded Tianmen City Lord with a single sneeze. It even acted as a traitor to the Earth Cave, leading its subordinates to help the Future Human King wage war in the Earth Cave!
The Future Human King had tricked it into running away several times, but it had reaped plenty of rewards too.
In the end, it had even become the Human Race's Sea Suppressing Envoy!]
[Reward: One small Energy Stone mine.]
"Holy crap, this demon beast really made something of itself! It even got the Future Human King to cook for it!"
"I can pay a food allowance too! I could even have the Future Human King's children! Where is the Future Human King?"
"What did the Human King cook for it? Cold Earth Cave people?"
"Traitor to the Earth Cave! What a disgrace to demon beasts. It actually helped the humans attack and wage war in the Earth Cave!"
"A shame to demon beasts!"
"The Human Race's Sea Suppressing Envoy? Jiao really made something of itself!"
In the Magic City Earth Cave,
Jiao stared at the Sky Screen, delighted!
An Energy Stone mine! It could break through to eighth rank!
And it had even become the Human Race's Sea Suppressing Envoy. The Sea Suppressing Envoy had to be powerful, right?
But could it still meet the Future Human King and get him to cook for it?
Who cared!
It would absorb the Energy Stone mine first!
At the Magic City Military Department,
Fang Ping stared at the Sky Screen, his eyes wide!
A cook!
He'd actually become a demon beast's cook, and the demon beast had paid him a food allowance?
How could he believe that?
Nine times out of ten, he'd run into Jiao by accident when he went into the Magic City Earth Cave in the future, been forced to feed it Vitality clusters, then looted its home while making his escape!
"Good, good, good. The Sky Screen really knows how to put things delicately." Fang Ping felt like applauding the Sky Screen.
If he didn't know himself, he might actually have been fooled by it.
At Southern Martial University,
Wang Jinyang fell into thought. He was going to be Jiao's cook?
That seemed unlikely!
After all, while Jiao King Forest existed, he had never gone to a place that dangerous.
So, could he really be the Future Human King?
"Fang Ping?"
Wang Jinyang pondered. Fang Ping did seem a little strange.
He came from an ordinary family, yet he had undergone Triple Bone Honing, and his bone-honing speed was incredibly fast—astonishingly so!
Although Fang Ping was strange, Wang Jinyang had never tried to investigate his secrets.
Every martial artist had secrets. He had his own, too!
"Future Human King... What a hot potato."
Wang Jinyang sighed softly. Whether it was him or Fang Ping, neither of them would probably be able to escape this storm.
"Jinyang, get ready. The minister is coming to pick you up!" The Principal of Southern Martial University found Wang Jinyang.
Meanwhile, the Magic Martial University principal also found Fang Ping.
Before long, Zhang Tao tore through the void and brought Wang Jinyang and Fang Ping to his headquarters in an instant.
Along with Fang Ping and Wang Jinyang, Zhang Tao also brought back some middle-rank and high-rank martial artists.
Zhang Tao had already looked into Wang Jinyang and Fang Ping's backgrounds.
To be honest, he was quite surprised.
They were born in Yang City. They came from ordinary families, yet they had risen to prominence during their senior year of high school and successfully gotten into a martial university!
One had reached fourth rank in two years, with bone marrow like mercury.
The other had undergone Triple Bone Honing and possessed extraordinary talent!
"Born in Yang City... Yang City... Yang God?"
Zhang Tao stared at Wang Jinyang and Fang Ping, recalling their records.
Perhaps the Future Human King really was one of those two.
Golden light rippled across the Sky Screen again.
[Rank Eight: Ji Yao of the Heavenly Fate Royal Court!]
"What? How could Yao'er be the Human King's Dao Protector?" Ji Hong's eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.
He stared at Ji Yao's name on the Sky Screen in disbelief, utterly shocked!
Qi Huanyu was also somewhat astonished.
Yao'er would actually be connected to the Human King in the future?!
Ji Yao herself was stunned, her beautiful face blank!
The moment King Ming saw Ji Yao's name, he returned to the Heavenly Fate Royal Court.
"Hong'er, Yao'er, don't be alarmed."
The "Dao Protector" mentioned by the Sky Screen wasn't really a Dao Protector.
King Ming could tell by now that the new ranking revealed by the Sky Screen was a little off.
Rather than a Dao Protector, it would be more accurate to call them a provider of gifts.
In the future, Ji Yao would definitely give everything away to the Future Human King.
"The granddaughter of King Ming... Let's call her his granddaughter, for now. His granddaughter Ji Yao is actually connected to the Human King!"
King Gen furrowed his brow slightly.
"Let's keep watching."
King Gan spoke softly.
The Future Human King was definitely a man. What kind of relationship would there be between a man and a woman?
[Ji Yao, princess of the Heavenly Fate Royal Court. Doted on by King Ming, Ji Hong, and Qi Huanyu, she was arrogant and willful, and refused to lose!
When she entered the Land of King Battles at sixth rank, the Future Human King and his companions had toyed with her and framed her!
The Future Human King and his companions had killed a hundred Earth Cave prodigies and seized nearly a hundred divine weapons, then blamed it all on Ji Yao!
("Divine weapons" are weapons forged from demon beasts or Demon Plants of seventh rank and above.)
They claimed she was wildly ambitious and intended to slaughter the Earth Cave prodigies and unite the Forbidden Zone!
Ji Yao was the victim. First, the Future Human King cut off both her arms. Then she was chased all over the place, and on top of that, she was framed and branded a schemer, an overambitious fool who didn't know her own limits!
At one point, she'd felt so wronged she'd wanted to cry.
Seeing this, Ji Yao's eyes nearly bulged out of her head!
A deep sense of grievance welled up in her for no reason at all.
Why?!
The Future Human King was so shameless, so utterly without shame!
He killed the Earth Cave's young prodigies, seized their divine weapons, and then pinned all the blame on her!
How could anyone be so shameless?!
King Ming sighed. "Another Shame of the True Kings!"
He'd thought it was rare enough for the Human Realm to have a Shame of the True Kings like Martial King Zhang Tao.
He hadn't expected Heaven Suppressing King to be another shameless old bastard.
And now the Future Human King had inherited the "fine" traditions of both Heaven Suppressing King and Martial King in full.
Honestly... King Ming didn't know what to say.
The other Earth Cave prodigies were shocked too, staring in utter disbelief!
"Ji Yao... how tragic!"
"Heh, is she really the one who's worse off? She was only framed. We might all be dead!"
"Ah, then I guess we're worse off."
"Hiss!"
King Gen and the others drew in sharp breaths.
"The Future Human King is actually that shameless?!"
"How can someone like that become the Human King?!"
"Martial King Zhang Tao is a Shame of the True Kings, and he's still the Human King of this era!"
"The temperament of the Human Realm's strong... it's hard to put into words!"
Elsewhere,
God Emperor, Eastern Emperor, and Heaven Fighting Emperor couldn't help laughing.
"The Human Realm's leader really does share the same lineage of character as Heaven Suppressing King," God Emperor said with a smile.
Heaven Suppressing King really knew how to cultivate talent.
"Old Ghost, was this shameless streak among the Human Realm's people something you started?" God Forger asked, eyeing Heaven Suppressing King with curiosity.
Heaven Suppressing King's expression darkened.
They were the ones who were shameless. What did that have to do with him?!
He hadn't trained Zhang Tao. He'd trained Li Zhen.
Li Zhen... was just a simpleton. Better not to mention him.
Watching the Sky Screen's description of the Future Human King, Zhang Tao's mouth twitched slightly.
He looked at Wang Jinyang and Fang Ping.
He felt Fang Ping seemed to have the potential to become a Shame of the True Kings!
Wang Jinyang, on the other hand, was far too upright.
Of course, it was also possible that Wang Jinyang was secretly a lecher.
Besides, the Land of King Battles was only two years away.
Could Fang Ping break through to rank six in two years?
That probably wasn't possible.
Zhang Tao had naturally seen martial artists who'd undergone Triple Bone Honing, and their cultivation speed hadn't been that fast.
Wang Jinyang, though, had a very good chance of breaking through to rank six within two years.
Zhang Tao thought for a while, then shook his head.
He still couldn't determine which of them was the Future Human King.
"For now, the two of you can stay here. I've already had your records changed, and the people who know the truth have been taken into custody. Don't worry."
Zhang Tao spoke softly.
Wang Jinyang nodded. Since he was here, he'd make the best of it.
Fang Ping said nothing, instead turning something over in his mind.
He'd wanted to meet Martial King Zhang Tao in person before, but hadn't had the chance.
Now that he had, should he reveal his identity to Zhang Tao?
He couldn't bring himself to let Wang Jinyang bear the pressure and danger of being the Future Human King in his place.
But if he told Zhang Tao he had a system, would Zhang Tao believe him?
After all, his system wasn't very powerful yet. He'd need a massive amount of resources and money to upgrade it again and again.
Wang Jinyang glanced at Fang Ping thoughtfully.
He felt Fang Ping was more likely to be the Future Human King.
Because Fang Ping really was bold and ruthless!
He himself would never be that shameless.
But... it was hard to say!
Wang Jinyang imagined more than a hundred divine weapons, ranging from rank seven and eight to even rank nine, glinting right in front of him...
He couldn't help swallowing.
He'd probably go completely crazy, his eyes glowing green!
Seeing Wang Jinyang swallow, Zhang Tao laughed too.
This one was ruthless as well.
The Sky Screen continued its revelations.
[After that, the Future Human King repeatedly fooled Ji Yao into giving him resources. She also saved him from danger time and again.
Later, King Ming joked that he'd have the Future Human King marry into the Heaven's Fate Royal Court and wed Ji Yao.
Ji Yao said she'd never agree, even if she died, but secretly, she was delighted.
Young maidens dreamed of love, and the children of God Continent loved heroes too!
In the end, after the Future Human King became an Emperor, Ji Yao, who had only recently reached Emperor level, died fighting for the Earth Cave.
Ji Yao died in the Future Human King's arms.]
At that moment, the Sky Screen showed a scene.
The Future Human King, whose face and figure were indistinct, caressed Ji Yao's face.
Ji Yao spoke words of love before dying in the Future Human King's arms. He then sent her body intact into the void and used his power to protect it.
"I fell in love with a human?!"
Ji Yao was dazed.
How could she fall in love with a shameless bastard?!
Impossible. Absolutely impossible!
King Ming looked surprised, then thoughtful.
Yao'er was extremely beautiful and had a wonderful bearing.
If she really could become a couple with the Future Human King, it would be a good thing for the Heaven's Fate Royal Court.
Perhaps the young man would be seduced by her beauty, lose his head, and follow Ji Yao back to the Earth Cave.
King Feng sneered. "Love between a man and a woman? Ridiculous!"
"This... sigh!"
"What a doomed romance."
An Earth Cave True King sighed.
Where had the war between the Earth Cave and the Human Realm come from?
Part of it was because of the Earth Emperor, and part of it was because of human greed.
Now everything was clear: the Earth Cave and the Human Realm hadn't truly been enemies.
But it was all too late. A century of bloodshed couldn't be undone!
Only the total defeat and reckoning of one side could bring the war to an end.
In the Human Realm,
Wang Jinyang shuddered all over. The Future Human King was one hundred percent Fang Ping. It had to be Fang Ping!
Fang Ping shuddered too.
In the future, an Earth Cave woman would fall for him!
She'd even die in his arms!
Could that really happen?
"The Sky Screen's revelation this time... is inaccurate!"
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