I Can See Your Combat Power
Chapter 1715 - 153: Ascend

Chapter 1715: Chapter 153: Ascend

The convergence of the Three Souls and Seven Spirits to coalesce the soul is what the ancient Human Race called a practitioner at the Fierce Realm, meaning a warrior comparable to a fierce beast.

At that time, the Human Race thought this was the limit of the cultivation journey, until the first saint was born, enlightening the people that contending with fierce beasts was not the ultimate reach of martial arts.

Bu Cangsheng is revered as the First Saint not only because of his extraordinary contributions in fighting the Demon Race, but also for illuminating the path to ascend to the King Realm.

Since then, cultivators of the Human Race have had a beacon, and the name Martial Saint shone throughout the ages.

In the dark ages overrun by fierce beasts, the Human Race called those in the King Realm as saints, equating them with the mightiest Great Saints of the Demon Race.

However, many heart-wrenching battles have shown that even the most talented and powerful saints of the Human Race are no match for the Great Saints of the Demon Race.

But back then, the Human Race did not concern itself with this; they pinned all their hopes on the Human Saints, thus in that era, all Human Kings were called saints.

Today, as the Human Race dominates Xiehe and martial arts flourish for a thousand years, no longer needing to bolster their morale with false declarations of their realms, the Human Race gradually begins to acknowledge that perhaps some exceptionally talented Human Kings can contend with Demon Saints, but their realms are slightly inferior.

Although this process has taken a thousand years, it precisely demonstrates how truly strong the Xiehe Human Race has become, no longer needing to depend on false realm proclamations to inspire people.

It is because of this honest attitude that the entire martial community of Xiehe can set aside subjective prejudice and thoroughly analyze the King Realm.

Of course, the task of researching and analyzing the characteristics of the King Realm is only within the capabilities of the sects and sanctuaries, as for the noble families, most can only speculate blindly, parroting others’ words, glimpsing only a fraction of the truth.

But with prolonged listening and observing, there are indeed some gains.

For example, it is now clear to everyone that the biggest difference between Human Kings and Grandmasters is the ability to control rules and master the fundamental forces of certain rules.

Like the Blood Tower’s master Wen Ren Yuanwu, who can sweep out blood waves with Spiritual Power, and the Great Commander Cao Jinyu, who can raise Divine Desolation with a gesture.

But these understandings are all based on observations of Human Kings in action or in duel, just like saying the difference between a strongman and an ordinary person is strength; the former can lift a 500-pound stone while the latter cannot.

Such seemingly logical conclusions are actually incorrect, just as saying he’s good at painting because he’s from the Hua Family.

There has never been an overnight miracle or innate knowledge in this world; it’s more accurate to say that the title of Human King is not only because one can manipulate rules and control a certain fundamental force, but because of countless observations and thoughts, transcending the power recognized in the Fierce Realm.

The reason for such a significant breakthrough is that compared to the Grandmaster, the Human King’s form of life has undergone a new transformation.

Once the Seven Emotions (joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, evil, desire) and Six Desires (eyesight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, consciousness) are all actualized and integrated within the soul, the body, having undergone Spirit Qualification, naturally entwines with the soul.

Simply put, if the life form of a Grandmaster consists of three parts—Sea of Consciousness, soul, and body—

then the life form of a Human King becomes an indistinguishable whole from these three parts, with every bit and inch of today’s body being self-nature, and the soul is no longer an avatar in God’s Residence but a wholly accomplished self.

And the soul, integrated with the spirit body, also exhibits strength in controlling Spiritual Energy that is unreachable at the mere initial coalescence of the Fierce Realm.

Atop Red Cloud Mountain, at the center of the Primary Qi storm, Tang Luo suddenly opened his eyes, and two pillars of Divine Light stole the sun’s brilliance, piercing through the Nine Heavens into the void.

Sudden changes in the sky gathered dark clouds from thousands of miles away, with thunder rolling in the pitch-black heavens, swirling around a pillar of light that reached to the sky.

This scene, reminiscent of the apocalypse, threw the entire Unparalleled City into a panic, revealing the diverse reactions of all beings.

Some of the citizens, upon seeing the terrifying phenomena in the sky, didn’t even have time to gather their valuables; they merely grabbed the most important items at hand and started running madly towards the city’s outskirts.

Others, fearful yet prioritizing family, hurried home to call their loved ones. But by the time they had organized themselves to flee, they found that the inner city was already in total chaos, the narrow city gates jam-packed with people. Those who couldn’t leave the city fell into a state of terror, leading to a violent uprising.

Conflicts and cries of killing instantly erupted in various locations within the inner city. Attempting to leave with one’s family in tow was undoubtedly seeking death at this time.

For those red-eyed with panic, the principle of women and children first held no sway.

Many original inhabitants of Unparalleled City, upon seeing such chaos, dismissed the idea of leaving. They locked their doors, huddled with their families in the corners of their homes, shivering in fear, hoping the red crystal-built houses could withstand what seemed like a catastrophic end of days.

Apart from these two types of people, of course, there was also a countless number rushing against the current towards the epicenter of the storm.

Most of these were the city guards of Unparalleled City, the warriors of the Marshal Star Pavilion, and the relatives of those from the city hall.

Those who had bet their lives on Unparalleled City became the resisters in this upheaval, with characters like Shen Dafa and Elder Nian rising into the air, heading towards the hinterlands of the inner city’s mountain, with a tragic resolve of ’if the city survives, we survive; if the city falls, we perish.’

Another group that must be mentioned includes the Wind Media and scouts scattered by the Wind Media Organization in Unparalleled City.

It’s unclear if these people truly were fearless or just exceptionally brave, but the moment an anomaly appeared in the sky, they climbed to the high points of the city, pulled out their report books, and began observing and sketching the phenomenon.

After witnessing the Flame Sun Sword Master Xu Changhao, the First Star General Du Sha, and the master of the Demon Slaughter Palace fail to attack the Primary Qi storm, many Wind Media were so terrified their legs trembled, yet they showed no signs of leaving.

But Tang Luo, at the center of the storm, was unaware of all this. To be precise, his attention was fully focused on himself.

Once, Tang Luo thought that possessing a pair of eyes that could see the flow of Spiritual Power meant there were no secrets in the world from him.

Yet upon truly ascending to the King Realm and completing the integration of consciousness, soul, and body, and seeing the world anew, he experienced a sense of enlightenment as if meeting it for the first time.

This left Tang Luo astounded. He had assumed that after becoming a king he would begin to transform the heavens and the earth, standing shoulder to shoulder with that most remarkable minority from Xiehe.

Yet unexpectedly, the first thing after ascending to the King Realm was to reacquaint himself with this world he thought he knew so well.

It’s as if you believe yourself to be the center of the world, the sun of all things, when the world has only just begun to forgive your naivety, treating you as an equal.

The gap therein is arguably a bit too excessive!

Perhaps because he had lived as a celestial body for too long, even after merging memories, Tang Luo still retained some of the habits of a celestial being. Thus, although the anomaly in the world continued for half a quarter of an hour, he showed no intention of attending to it.

Instead, he continued to immerse himself fully in contemplation about evolution, the heavens and the earth, and Spiritual Energy.

Yun Xiu, who had been waiting by his side for quite some time, realized her husband had been awake for a while yet was still zoning out. She stepped forward and kicked him in the shin, urging anxiously, "What are you dazing off for? The people in the city are going mad!"