148: Heaven is the master and Heaven is the servant.

Nine Li Wildfire.

The massive volcano was completely enveloped by a fiery whirlwind.

Within it, a sword-shaped phantom faintly appeared.

Waves of ancient and majestic Qi rippled outwards.

Qin Yang stood atop his dragon carriage, his gaze burning.

After obtaining the xuanyuan sword,

He now possessed three ancient Divine Artifacts.

The nüwa stone, the kongtong seal, and the xuanyuan sword.

Although he had gone through a lot of trouble in between,

Only three months had passed.

If the subsequent Divine Artifacts were acquired at this efficiency,

Then in less than two years, he would achieve the Ninetynine Human Emperor.

“None of this is a coincidence.”

Qin Yang muttered in his heart.

After this trip to the wildfire,

He had already touched upon a hidden truth.

This world

Is facing a powerful invader.

A mysterious force from the East.

This is a confrontation between worlds.

No one can escape this coming storm.

And he, this Supreme Emperor, the future Ninetynine Human Emperor, is the disruptor of this storm.

“Am I being manipulated?”

Qin Yang frowned slightly, understanding something but growing more doubtful.

From the current perspective,

He seemed to have been blessed with Heavenly Dao.

In the unseen, there was some existence guiding him.

“Who could be guiding me?”

Qin Yang closed his eyes slightly, falling into thought once more.

In his mind, past scenes flashed back rapidly.

Returning to the origin of everything.

On the Awakening Platform, Qin Yang stood silently.

Who exactly bestowed the profession of Supreme Emperor?

Was it the so-called Heavenly Dao, or living Heavenly Dao?

If so,

How could he break free from Heavenly Dao and become a true Human Emperor?

With many doubts,

Qin Yang carefully recalled every detail of his Awakening.

Eight large characters once again appeared in his mind.

【Granted by Heaven, May You Live Long and Prosper】

“Granted by Heaven, May You Live Long and Prosper…”

“Is it ‘Granted’ and not ‘Received’?”

“Granted by Heaven!”

“I understand!”

Qin Yang suddenly woke up.

Golden lightning erupted from his eyes.

His face was filled with the ecstasy of Epiphany.

He understood.

“Received” and “Granted” are completely different concepts.

“Received by Heaven” refers to the divine right of kings, where the emperor must follow Heavenly Dao to “live long and prosper.”

But “Granted by Heaven” has a different meaning.

The emperor grants his authority to Heaven.

Ordering it to assist the emperor in achieving “living long and prospering.”

One where Heaven is the master, the other where Heaven is the servant.

Qin Yang’s situation belonged to the second type.

All along, he had indeed been guided by Heaven.

But this was not some “bearing of Heavenly Dao.”

Rather, Heaven was executing his commands,

Providing the direction to achieve long life and prosperity.

“I will not be manipulated by any existence.”

“I am Heavenly Dao!”

Qin Yang instantly had an Epiphany, and a surge of Imperial Qi burst forth, soaring into the sky.

The rolling red clouds in the sky immediately spread out like ocean waves, revealing the clear blue sky.

At the same time, a prompt appeared before Qin Yang’s eyes.

【You have comprehended “Heavenly Dao.”】

【You have prematurely acquired a wisp of Human Emperor Qi.】

【The Human Emperor Qi will gradually condense and grow stronger.】

【All your attacks will be imbued with Human Emperor Qi, capable of damaging Gods.】

“Human Emperor Qi!”

Seeing the prompt, Qin Yang’s eyes lit up.

Just as he wanted to learn more, a grating sound of flesh tearing and bones rubbing echoed from the sky, making his teeth ache.

Qin Yang frowned and looked up.

He saw a disgusting mass of flesh appear out of thin air in the sky!

The fleshy mass rapidly expanded, like an infinitely proliferating lesion.

In just the blink of an eye, it once again covered the sky that Qin Yang had cleared earlier.

And in the center of the fleshy mass, a cavity appeared.

As the fleshy mass expanded, the cavity also grew.

Looking into it, one could glimpse a profound starry universe.

“Formless Tai Sui?”

Qin Yang was slightly startled.

He had seen that fleshy mass before; it was He Zhiyi’s beast companion.

But why would this thing appear in the Nine Li Wildfire?

Although the Formless Tai Sui was He Zhiyi’s beast companion,

Qin Yang was currently reforging the xuanyuan sword.

At this moment, his mind was extremely tense.

At such a critical juncture, no mistakes could be tolerated.

Qin Yang slightly raised his hand.

Instantly, a thousand Divine Weapon Phantoms condensed.

They all aimed at the large fleshy mass in the sky, ready to fire at any moment.

Just then, He Zhiyi’s voice came from the cavity with the starry sky view.

“Liang Zai! It’s me!”

Accompanied by the familiar accent,

He Zhiyi flapped her butterfly wings and flew out of the cavity.

“How did you get in?”

Qin Yang asked with a frown.

He Zhiyi approached Qin Yang, explaining, “I came to clear the way for your maternal grandfather, you know. I can also open this Secret Realm.”

“Grandpa Emperor is here!?”

Qin Yang was stunned and looked at the cavity again.

But Sword Emperor Lin Xuan’s figure was nowhere to be seen.

Qin Yang asked He Zhiyi, “Where is my maternal grandfather?”

At this moment, He Zhiyi had already flown close to Qin Yang and said, “He can’t come in yet.”

As she spoke, she pointed to the cavity in the sky and said, “The spatial aisle opened by the Formless Tai Sui is still very fragile. Your maternal grandfather is very powerful and could easily damage the cavity. I need some time to reinforce it.”

Qin Yang was surprised.

The Formless Tai Sui could open spatial tunnels?

Well… this thing might be a bit ugly, but it’s really useful!

What to do, he kind of wanted it.

Qin Yang thought to himself.

“It’s just that beast companions cannot be transferred, but it’s not entirely impossible.”

Qin Yang looked at He Zhiyi.

“Hmm, taking the beast master along works too.”

Just as Qin Yang was “conspiring” in his mind, He Zhiyi looked around and said nervously, “Liang Zai, you must be careful! Your maternal grandfather said that the Celestial Race will descend soon, and he told you to be prepared!”

Qin Yang was slightly startled.

He knew that the Celestial Race would return at any time.

He hadn't felt very nervous before; those Spartan War Souls hadn't put much pressure on him.

But… after He Zhiyi’s reminder, Qin Yang felt a little panicked instead.

The reason was simple.

If the returning Celestial Race was still of the same strength as before, then Sword Emperor Lin Xuan wouldn't need to make a move at all.

Having a Sword Emperor travel thousands of miles to provide support

Could only mean one thing.

The next opponent was definitely not someone he could handle.

Qin Yang’s eyes flickered, and he rarely showed a solemn expression.

He Zhiyi, on the other hand, was pale and extremely flustered.

To continuously expand the spatial cavity with the Formless Tai Sui, she had to guide it from the front, which was why she arrived in the Wildfire Secret Realm before Sword Emperor Lin Xuan.

To be honest… she was forced into it, coming with a brave face.

The Celestial Race are kin of the Gods; strictly speaking, they are no longer monsters, but predators superior to humans.

He Zhiyi was still a level 30 child.

Other than Gu Spirits, she had never seen monsters above level 70.

Suddenly facing God Race kin starting at level 70, it would be strange if she wasn't scared.

But fear was useless.

The powerful Celestial Race and the angry Sword Emperor Lin Xuan.

She had to choose one to face.

Moreover, from her perspective, she didn't want anything to happen to Qin Yang either.