Longevity Martial Arts: I have a Mysterious Water Snake Avatar-Chapter 750 - 500: History Repeats Itself?! [Carefully Laid Foreshadowing]

Ink Sea.

Soul Killing Dojo.

Shang Yaoqin floated within, observing from a third-person perspective the significant milestones in Soul Killing Demon Emperor Xiao Aotian's life.

[Soul Killing Xiao Aotian was born in the Central Region. His family was destitute, and he had neither father nor mother.]

[Back then, he wasn't called Xiao Aotian; he was Xiao Ergou, given a humble name for a better chance of survival.]

[He wore clothes taken from dead bodies in the Chaotic Burial Mound and ate offerings from the Incense Fire Temple. On good days, he might even find rotten vegetable leaves.]

[Although occasionally bullied by his peers and made their scapegoat, his nature was tenacious and unyielding. He was unwilling to let fate strangle him or to live his life as an ant.]

[He swore to live a better life, to one day have his deceased parents' names etched in the family annals and honored in the ancestral hall!]

[For this goal, the youth had no backing to open his Aperture and embark on cultivation. He relied solely on his wit and intelligence, drifting from one city's institution to another as a menial worker. There, he stealthily learned about culture and cunningly acquired martial skills.]

[Later, feeling sufficiently learned, he voluntarily went to a small family in a remote and poor mountain. Under the guise of a private school scholar, he earned Silver Coins and Energy Stones.]

[Finally, at the age of twenty-three, he opened his Aperture and set foot on the path of cultivation!]

[But as he was of humble origin and possessed only a C-rank Aperture, he naturally couldn't integrate into the orthodox paths of the Divine Continent of the Central Region.]

[Therefore, to go further in his cultivation, he occasionally explored the Demon Tao.]

[For him, whatever brought Energy Stones the fastest, he would do, as hunger had haunted him from childhood. Additionally, his cleverness and ability to deal with people allowed him to quickly earn his first pot of gold.]

[At that time, he was thirty-three years old, yet he still felt his life had only just truly begun.]

[Also, because he had earned Energy Stones and his first pot of gold, Xiao Ergou's lifestyle underwent massive changes!]

[First, his cultivation improved, allowing him to eat his fill, live in a house that didn't leak, possess his own foundation, and marry a wife.]

[Secondly, his reputation in his clan gradually increased. Those peers who had once bullied him would now greet him respectfully.]

[Such drastic changes in his external environment made Xiao Ergou acutely aware of the allure money brought. His yearning for cultivation and Energy Stones explosively grew during this period!]

[He believed that strength and Energy Stones could bring him everything. Thus, he was desperate to earn more Energy Stones and become even more powerful!]

[To change his destiny! To honor his deceased parents in the family annals! To have them acknowledged in the ancestral hall!]

[Even more so, he never wanted to bow before anyone again. He intended to grasp destiny's throat and make all others kneel before him!"]

[From that day forth, he realized a truth: a man could live without a woman, but not without cultivation, not without power!]

[On that day, he resolved that one day, he would stand proud above the heavens, no longer to be called Ergou!]

[At the age of eighty-eight, he finally achieved the Human Race Destiny, ascended in Soul Tao, transcending the ordinary to become a saint!]

[...]

[When Han Jiuming of the Demon Clan achieved his Destiny and the True Dragon of Great Moon emerged, it dominated the skies of Black Heaven. This marked the beginning of the Human Race's tragedy. The True Dragon of Great Moon was not affected by the environment of Black Heaven. Its Life Span was still abundant, making it capable of wearing down Soul Killing!]

[Soul Killing led a team to explore the mysteries of Black Heaven but unexpectedly faced Han Jiuming in direct confrontation. Only Soul Killing narrowly escaped. The Quasi-Emperors fell one after another, and even the Emperor Artifact, the Mountain and River Pen, had part of its essence seized by the True Dragon of Great Moon.]

[In the two thousandth year of the True Dragon of Great Moon's Tao Achievement, the Human Race attacked the Endless Sea Area, while the Demon Clan countercharged into the Five Great God Continents. The great era officially began. All major sects renewed themselves, and Soul Tao stood out superiorly!]

[In the two thousand five hundredth year since the True Dragon of Great Moon's Tao Achievement, the True Dragon of Great Moon still suppressed this realm, its life essence showing no reduction. Meanwhile, Soul Killing, the Human Race Destiny, began to show white hair, and his vigor and blood started to decline.]

[In that year, the currents of heaven and earth partially reversed. The Demon Clan massively invaded the Five Major Divine Continents of the Human Race, committing boundless sins. The Human Race fell into a great crisis. Numerous elders from the Human Clan Sky Palace sacrificed themselves, going one after another to Black Heaven. Their sole purpose was to carve out a Great Taoism for Soul Killing, sending him to ascend to White Heaven to attain the imperial position.]

[In that battle, the Human Race's accumulation of nearly one million years was almost wiped clean. Even the Immortal Ascending Gourd, Five Continent Tripod, and other Emperor Artifacts were directly shattered, their origins lost!]

[In this battle, the heavens collapsed, and the earth cracked. The Human Race paid a heavy price, including the demotion of three Emperor Artifacts and other great sacrifices. In a suicidal effort, they forcefully blazed a trail of blood for Soul Killing, sending him to White Heaven to experience the Heaven Heart Imprint.]

[While Soul Killing entered White Heaven, the True Dragon of Great Moon, seeing the unfavorable situation, charged towards the Five Major Divine Continents of the Human Race, destroying many of their legacies...]

[But when Soul Killing attained the Tao and emerged, the True Dragon of Great Moon had hidden itself, its form nowhere to be found.]

[Until the twilight years of Soul Killing's life, he had destroyed countless Tao Heritages of the Demon Clan. Only the annihilation of the True Dragon of Great Moon remained for the Demon Clan's civilization to be thoroughly dissipated. And yet, the True Dragon of Great Moon was still nowhere to be seen!]

THUMP!

THUMP, THUMP!

Is he about to descend into madness? Shang Yaoqin narrowed her slender eyes, a cold glint flashing within them.

Even though she knew the final outcome, watching this, Shang Yaoqin's heart couldn't help but tremble.

She saw Soul Killing charge into the Chaos Xuanhuang, injuring himself all over.

She saw Soul Killing charge into White Heaven again, only to further weaken his soul.

She saw Soul Killing sit under the Tao Tree day and night, his black hair scattered all over the ground.

Soul Tao, Array Tao, Luck Tao...

He had the will and power to slay the foe, yet the foe's shadow was nowhere to be seen. That sense of stifled powerlessness made Soul Killing cough up blood.

And when one life-extending solution after another failed, plunging him into despair time and time again, while the True Dragon of Great Moon remained elusive and his own Life Span neared its end, Soul Killing finally went mad!

The demonic ways of his youth completely took over his mind.

Descent into madness!

Slaying demons, slaying himself, slaying the heavens.

When there was nothing left to slay, he turned the butcher's knife towards the Human Race he had protected…

Yet, in the end, Soul Killing Demon Emperor still could not contend with the great power of time. He died unwillingly, his eyes remaining open long after.

Vaguely, Shang Yaoqin felt as though Soul Killing Demon Emperor was watching her, warning her not to repeat his mistakes.

Having roughly observed the life of Soul Killing Demon Emperor, even with her confidence, Shang Yaoqin couldn't help but feel a chill rising up her spine, shooting straight into her mind, bone-chillingly cold.

Because if she were in Soul Killing's place, she wouldn't have been able to turn the situation around either.

The True Dragon of Great Moon's strategy was too despair-inducing.

A Great Emperor's Life Span actually being shorter than that of an alternative Tao achiever? Can you believe it?

That suffocating pressure, that deepest darkness, filled Shang Yaoqin with a chilling desolation and an involuntary surge of reverence in her heart.

"Every Destiny should not be underestimated," she murmured.

However, judging by the speed at which the origin is increasing within my Immortal Aperture, the front lines are bound to be in a superior position, climbing ever higher.

Perhaps I won't even need to take action myself; Xuan Guangqiao might be slain by the senior Supreme Saint before then.

With this thought, Shang Yaoqin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

But a moment later, she suddenly recalled the figure of Hua Menghuang.

In an instant, her thoughts sharpened like a sword, decisively severing those timorous ideas.

I am the Great Dream; I shall push through all foes!!!

「The former site of the Heavenly Plant Holy Land.」

The Purple Gold Dragon Palace floated in the sky, looking down upon the world below.

Feeling the human Qi and intent growing increasingly abundant, allowing more and more strength to be unsealed from the Mountain and River Pen, the East Supreme Saint's lips curled into a smile, revealing a trace of satisfaction.

Father, Junior Brother, there are no crossroads in my life!

Xuan Guangqiao, who could comprehend the terrifying existence of the [Dream Tao Master], must be eliminated promptly. Letting him live even one more day makes it hard to eat or sleep in peace.

In ten more days, I will be able to take down Falling Abyss Holy Land, and then, with one fell swoop, destroy the Dragon God Sacred Land and slay Xuan Guangqiao!!

He had paid a tremendous price, stirring up incessant criticism from within the Human Race.

Sometimes, the East Supreme Saint felt tormented. However, he deeply understood that the strong are always lonely, and someone must play the villain.

So, he took on the role.

Because Xuan Guangqiao must not be allowed to grow safely and live idly in this world!

「The Demon Clan's Demon Court.」

The wind was still, the air thick, and the atmosphere heavy.

Though there was much to be said, the ancient wills fell into silence and solitude.

Following the death of "Worm Roc" Gu Jingshou, "Star River" Chen Xiyang and "Cold Marrow Glacier" Slay Frost also perished.

In just a hundred years, three companions were lost; this dealt a thorough and devastating blow to the Demon Court!

At times, they too desired to swarm out of the Heavenly Palace.

But the moment they stepped out of the Heavenly Palace, their bodies would undergo irreversible changes. They would only be able to survive for one day, and returning to the Heavenly Palace would be futile.

They were the Demon Clan's last resort, not to be used unless absolutely necessary!

Don't be fooled by the Human Race's current momentum. It's merely a matter of human Qi and intent temporarily prevailing over demon Qi and intent.

The longer the delay, the greater the Demon Clan's advantage would grow, because the Endless Sea Area had always been their ancestral home.

Therefore, within the Endless Sea Area, human Qi and intent would only diminish, while demon Qi and intent would only increase.

But...

Before human Qi and intent completely dissipated, the Human Race was capable of destroying the Dragon God Sacred Land and killing Xuan Guangqiao.

So, should they give up on Xuan Guangqiao?

"Damn it!" A resentful, teeth-gritting voice suddenly exclaimed, stirring up wind and fire as the gloomy black mist thickened, refusing to disperse.

Unless absolutely necessary, they truly did not wish to give up on Xuan Guangqiao.

With Xuan Guangqiao's exceptional talent, as long as he could grow safely, he had the potential to become the "Dragon Sun Emperor" of the Demon Clan. He could reopen the flow of the Heavenly Earth River and break the Human Race's dominance—this was not just idle talk.

But unfortunately, Xuan Guangqiao had faced such a tribulation right after his birth, causing them considerable pain and grief.

The last time they felt such regret and helplessness was for the Heavenly Horned Ant, Tianli.

But fortunately, the Demon Clan later had the Great Moon Saint Han Jiuming emerge gloriously. He destroyed the Human Race's Emperor Artifacts and foundations, preserving the seed of the Demon Clan's civilization.

Yet, faced with the Human Race's overwhelming offensive, they were forced to consider the worst-case scenario: giving up on Xuan Guangqiao.

If Xuan Guangqiao were to fall tragically, who else could bear this burden in the current era?

Silence.

Deathly silence.

No ancient will could provide a definite answer. The atmosphere congealed once more.

After more than an hour of silence, an ancient will finally broke the somber mood.

"Perhaps, Li Jianqiu could give it a try."

"Li Jianqiu... Is that the child whose name the Great Moon Saint left in the Divine Origin Marrow?"

"I remember now. She might just be able to."

"It turns out to be a repetition of old affairs. The question is whether Li Jianqiu can shoulder such a heavy responsibility..."

When the topic of "a repetition of old affairs" came up, the mood of the ancient wills turned heavy once more.

Does Li Jianqiu truly compare to Xuan Guangqiao?

The answer was evident.

But what if Xuan Guangqiao indeed meets an unfortunate end?