Chapter 1470: Xiaolan’s Hundred Year Story (Second Part)
This was the fiftieth year following An Lin’s disappearance.
Five sets of ma.s.sive bronze gates suddenly appeared on the Tai Chu Continent.
They were over a million feet tall and as resolute as if they were a part of heaven and earth, to the extent that even Dao Integration Stage super mighty figures were unable to put a dent in them. The five bronze gates appeared on the Tai Chu Continent’s East Sea, West Sea, Southern Heavenly Wing Nation, Extreme North Barren Plains, and the White Nectar Sea located in the central region of the continent.
The emergence of the five bronze gates had the entire world in shock.
The five gates soon opened, and pure white lights erupted from within.
Many living beings were struck by an instinctive sense of fear from those five gates. They could sense extremely potent spatial powers between two worlds emanating from those gates, but no one knew what was going to emerge.
“They initially did everything they could to try and close those five gates, all to no avail. Even the G.o.ds of Creation couldn’t do anything about them.”
They couldn’t close the gates, nor could they enter. At the same time, no one knew what was inside those gates.
A year later, a very special group of living beings finally emerged from those gates.
All of them had skin that was as fair as snow and heads of white hair. They were quite similar in appearance to the snow maidens and had golden eyes as well. Furthermore, all of them possessed an innate holy and regal aura.
They called themselves the Heavenly Human Tribe, and they were supposedly living beings responsible for enforcing the will of the heavens.
An Lin finally understood where those peculiar living beings had come from.
“Living beings who enforce the will of the heavens? Wouldn’t the Dark Wing Tribe try to fight them for this proclamation?” An Lin chuckled.
The Dark Wing Tribe was extremely arrogant and referred to themselves as the amba.s.sadors of the heavens responsible for enforcing the will of the heavens. Weren’t the two races going to clash with such similar self-proclaimed job descriptions?
Xu Xiaolan nodded upon hearing this. “The Dark Wing Tribe really did battle the Heavenly Human Tribe. Their battle took place at the bronze gate on the White Nectar Sea, and the Dark Wing Tribe was completely crushed. After that, they didn’t even dare to reveal themselves on the Tai Chu Continent for the next few decades!”
An Lin was shocked. “The Dark Wing Tribe has ten mighty figures at the Return to Void Pinnacle Stage and a Dao Integration Stage super mighty figure. How were they beaten into submission like this?”
He had seen Xu Xiaolan and the others fight. It looked like Return to Void Stage mighty figures were quite lethal to the Heavenly Human Tribe, let alone Dao Integration Stage super mighty figures.
“The Heavenly Human Tribe is actually far more powerful than what you imagine them to be.” A rare, grave expression appeared on Xu Xiaolan’s face at the mention of the Heavenly Human Tribe. “They have a total of five cultivation stages consisting of the Spirit Refining Stage, Arcane Body Stage, Soul Piercing Stage, Heaven Pioneer Stage, and Divine Heaven Stage. ”
“Among them, Spirit Refining Stage can crush our Dao Body Stage, Arcane Body Stage can crush our Spirit Nurturing Stage, Soul Piercing Stage can crush our Soul Formation Stage, Heaven Pioneer Stage can crush our Return to Void Stage, and Divine Heaven Stage can crush our Dao Integration Stage…” Xu Xiaolan continued.
An Lin’s expression s.h.i.+fted upon hearing this. “There’s a Divine Heaven Stage?!”
He had thought that Heaven Pioneer Stage was the pinnacle of Heavenly Human Tribe cultivators, but who would have thought that there would be a Divine Heaven Stage above that!
“That’s right, and each gate has at least one Divine Heaven Stage powerful being…” Xu Xiaolan’s brows furrowed slightly, “Even the Dark Wing Tribe was no match for the Heavenly Human Tribe, and their cultivators were forced to seclude themselves as a result.”
“In that case, they were lucky not to have been completely exterminated… Wait!” An Lin’s eyes suddenly lit up. “What about our G.o.ds of Creation? G.o.d of Creation Stage can crush Divine Heaven Stage, Dao Integration Stage can crush Heaven Pioneer Stage… We should have the firm upper hand here!”
Xu Xiaolan heaved a forlorn sigh. “That’s what we thought initially as well, but all G.o.d of Creation Stage mighty figures suffered backlashes from the Heavenly Dao when they tried to partic.i.p.ate in this battle. Hence, if they’re going to fight, it will have to be at extremely critical junctures. In other words, all of them are currently dormant.”
“Right… Then doesn’t that mean that the entire Tai Chu Continent is going to be crushed by the Heavenly Human Tribe?” An Lin spoke with a distressed expression.
He knew that even Heaven Pioneer Stage Great Generals possessed combat prowess comparable to some weaker Dao Integration Stage super mighty figures. In that case, Divine Heaven Stage opponents would be more terrifying than he could imagine.
“Not necessarily.” Xu Xiaolan shook her head. “The Heavenly Human Tribe was apparently a perfect race created by a certain representative of the Heavenly Dao. They were thrust upon this continent, so they are restricted by the subconsciousness of the heavens.
“The more powerful the Heavenly Human Tribe cultivator, the more they are restricted, which means that Divine Heaven Stage cultivators are in a similar boat to the G.o.d of Creation Stage mighty figures in that they will also suffer backlashes when partic.i.p.ating in a battle. However, the backlashes they suffer from seem to be comparatively less severe, and they can attack under certain special circ.u.mstances…”
An Lin could finally understand why the Heavenly Human Tribe hadn’t wiped out the human race yet.
The Heavenly Human Tribe cultivators could borrow the power of the heavens at just the Soul Piercing Stage, but that the same time, their powers were constantly being restricted by the heavens, kind of like the situation the Heavenly G.o.ds were in.
Xu Xiaolan continued, “The Heavenly Human Tribe represents the will of the heavens and is ruled over by the Great Heavenly Light G.o.ddess. Their sole objective is to destroy the human race!
“The Heavenly Human Tribe armies advanced from the five different gates, reducing all resistance and civilizations to history.”
An Lin could imagine the cataclysmic disaster that must have befallen this world upon hearing this.
“How cruel and ironic… The representative of the Heavenly Dao with the power of light is engaging in acts of ma.s.s slaughter and genocide…”
A thought suddenly occurred to him, and his expression stiffened slightly. “Wait! You just mentioned the Great Heavenly Light G.o.ddess? Is that supposed to be somehow superior to the Heavenly G.o.ds?”
“This goes back to the second year after the Heavenly Human Tribe arrived on this continent. At that time, the Heavenly Speed G.o.d was defeated by the fourth heavenly disciple of the Heaven Crus.h.i.+ng Sect, the Ancient Dragon Empress, and it was only after a.n.a.lyzing this Heavenly Speed G.o.d that they realized that there was a hierarchy among the representatives of the Heavenly Dao.
“There are six paramount tier representatives of the Heavenly Dao consisting of Heaven, Earth, Ocean, Life, Light, and Darkness. They represent the fundamental elements of the Heavenly Dao. Below the paramount representatives of the Heavenly Dao are many normal tier representatives, such as Lan Xiaoni’s Water, or the already deceased Wind, Lightning, Time, Speed, and Gravity, which have since returned to the Heavenly Dao.”
An Lin’s mouth gaped open upon hearing this.
An expression of astonishment appeared on his face. “Just the Heavenly Wind G.o.d alone was almost powerful enough to destroy the Heavenly Court. How are we supposed to deal with so many representatives of the Heavenly Dao at once?”
Xu Xiaolan shook her head. “Firstly, there is actually conflict between the representatives of the Heavenly Dao. They’re split up into two factions, one of which champions the destruction of the human race, and Light, Ocean, and Earth are all leaders of this faction.”
An Lin’s eyes lit up with excitement. “What about the other faction? Do they want to help the human race instead?”
Xu Xiaolan shook her head again. “The other faction is led by Heaven and Life, and they proposed to wipe out all living beings on the entire continent in order to start everything anew.”
An Lin: “…”
Xu Xiaolan: “The difference in opinions between the representatives of the Heavenly Dao has created many conflicts between them, thereby preventing them from targeting the human race as a collective force. Most importantly, the more powerful a representative of the Heavenly Dao is, the more easily they become restricted. The paramount tier representatives of the Heavenly Dao still do not dare to enter the Tai Chu Continent.
“As for the ordinary representatives of the Heavenly Dao, they are indeed very powerful, but they are no longer invincible due to the retaliation from the Heaven Crus.h.i.+ng Sect!”