The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS

In the dead of night, the Yangxin Hall was brightly lit.

Feng Jiwu sat alone at the desk, flipping through the ancient texts he had retrieved overnight from the Mountain River Academy.

"The Human Emperor was passed down through nine generations, and after the last Human Emperor defeated the Earth Demon, he passed the title to the legendary Ancestor of the Xia Dynasty. After the Xia Dynasty's Ancestor, there was no more Human Emperor..."

"It should be said that the Ancestor of the Xia Dynasty was no longer the Human Emperor, as the last Human Emperor saw the necessity of founding the dynasty and voluntarily severed the Human Emperor's succession.

After the severance of the Human Emperor's lineage, the Ninth Generation Emperor vanished. Some say he resides in the secret realm he created, while others say he followed in the footsteps of the Dao Ancestor. None of these claims hold proof."

"However..."

In his pupils, another eye overlapped with his own, a detached gaze looking toward the Ji Family's heritage.

"Four thousand years ago, Emperor Qin, for the sake of eternal rule, prevented others from acquiring the Emperor Martial Art, thus rallying the nation's forces to destroy the Ji Family of the Human Emperor lineage. Subsequently, Emperor Qin ravaged the world to completely sever the Ji Family's heritage, but died from the severe injuries sustained during their demise.

Afterward, the Qin Dynasty fell, and the Ji Family vanished without a trace. Even their guardian families never appeared again..."

Feng Jiwu's finger slid over the surnames of the guardian families, a smile slowly formed on his lips, "Dongfang Sect, originating from one of the descendants of the First Generation Human Emperor, changed their surname to Dongfang to guard successive generations of the Imperial Family.

Nangong Family, originating from Ji surname...

Ximen Family, originating from Ji surname...

Beitang Family, originating from Ji surname..." (At the time, I even searched it on Baidu, the origins of these legendary Four Great Families are profound indeed.)

"The truth is clear, that Shadow King's Imperial Ancestor is currently in the Western Regions..."

The overlapping pupils disappeared, and Feng Jiwu regained control of his body. Looking at the ancient texts in his hands, he could not help but show a bitter smile, "Ah, the Ji Family, the Human Emperor lineage, formidable enemies."

...............

On Jietian Peak, frost and snow formed two thrones, where two supreme beings of the present age sat facing each other.

Golden Wolf Khan stroked the wolf head formed by frost, looking at the young Cangsheng Sect Master opposite him, and said, "Mu Sect Leader, I have yet to understand why you agreed to join forces with me and completely sever ties with the Central Plains."

Mu Cangsheng replied with a smile, "I believe I have told Khan, it's for greater interests."

"Is that so? However, if you were to ally with the various sects of the Central Plains to expel me and Fantian, the Cangsheng Sect might easily enter the Central Plains to preach. Wouldn't the interests come easier and without future troubles?" Golden Wolf Khan asked.

"Since Khan doesn't trust me," Mu Cangsheng maintained his smile, but his eyes showed a gaze impossible to fathom, "then why agree to my inclusion?"

"Naturally, due to strength."

Golden Wolf Khan gazed into Mu Cangsheng's eyes filled with arrogance, "The Heavenly List of the Central Plains does not include people from foreign countries; even in this land of the Western Regions belonging to Daqian, among the two supreme beings, only Mu Sect Leader was selected, completely ignoring Fantian Buddha. How arrogant, how blind.

I have battled Meng Shanhe dozens of times, every time holding my own. At that time, I knew the arrogance of the Central Plains was coming to an end because..."

The sudden burst of momentum shattered the frost throne, yet the broken frost and snow were forcibly frozen again without any deformation, "In the past decades, every encounter between me and Meng Shanhe, I held back. Meng Shanhe is old, but I am still young. It was only due to caution against the Central Plains targeting me that I spared Meng Shanhe. In the future, however, there will be no need."

"Does Khan know that Meng Shanhe's Confucian Sect particularly respects the Doctrine of the Mean?" Mu Cangsheng laughed.

"The so-called Doctrine of the Mean indicates being impartial and adaptable, adjusting according to time, things, circumstances, and places. Khan claims to have withheld strength, so how could Meng Shanhe not do the same?"

"Furthermore, if Khan believes he can surpass Meng Shanhe, ranked eighth on the Heavenly List, then he confidently thinks he can surpass me..."

Mu Cangsheng slowly stood, "Coincidentally, I studied at the Confucian Sect back in the day, and learned a bit of the Doctrine of the Mean."

...............

"Boom——"

The heavens resounded with a roar, followed by the crash of the mountain falling from the sky.

"Boom——"

The entire Western Regions trembled from this impact. The region's highest peak, Jietian Peak, towering ten thousand feet, broke off a section and fell from ten thousand feet high, landing on the earth.

All six fighting in the sky and the sides battling in Kartim were startled by this crash and tremor.

"Kill!"

Nangong Jue suddenly turned his blade, the gleaming frost blade slashing towards Aguge's back.

The blade pierced three inches into flesh, even Aguge's towering and robust body akin to mountains couldn't withstand Nangong Jue's sudden blade, blood sprayed across the sky.

Aguge's body shuddered, forcibly expelled the blade, yet fine blade energy still rampaged in his veins.

He and Jashu quickly converged, warily looking at Nangong Jue and Asura.

Asura wore a faceguard, concealing the visage behind the black Shura ghost mask, but his battle intent gradually faded as he silently turned away and flew off. He abandoned the fight, leaving the battlefield to the remaining five.

"You betrayed the alliance!"

By now, how could Aguge not understand he and the Golden Wolf Khan had been betrayed? The fallen mountain section was caused by the confrontation between Golden Wolf Khan and Mu Cangsheng.

His heart began to sink, for if it were only Mu Cangsheng, Aguge was confident the Golden Wolf Khan would triumph, but with Fantian involved, the Golden Wolf Khan was doomed.

"It's not betrayal, as from the start, the plan was to capture you all in one fell swoop."

"Rest assured, Nalanda Temple chose to stand aside, not participating. If your Khan is lucky, he might escape the Sect Master's grasp with his life. Perhaps... hah."

Nangong Jue stood with the Five Senses King and King Pingdeng, holding his long blade upright, reflecting Aguge and Jashu's figures like a mirror, "Netherworld First Hall, King Qin Guang, greetings."

This king of the Netherworld First Hall wasn't the leader of the Ten Kings, yet among the Ten Kings, only the fifth hall's King Yanluo, or rather Yama, could defeat him.

Nangong Jue's blade, named "Sin Mirror Slaughter," models after the Sin Mirror Platform of the Underworld, mirroring sinful causes and effects, obliterating evil karma.

"Today, there will be two more ghosts of the Divinity Realm before the Sin Mirror Platform."

Sin Mirror Slaughter reflected a chilling smile on the side facing Nangong Jue.