Looking at the several powerful stat bars that had appeared on his personal panel, Lin Xuan nodded in satisfaction. These stats were all extremely useful, abilities accumulated from the many Great Demons he had slain.
Soul-Chasing (Red), Blazing Sun (Red), Divine Strength (Red), Reversal of Heaven and Earth (Gold)!
Among them, the red stat 'Soul-Chasing' was a tracking ability. It directly tracked the enemy’s soul essence, making it more accurate than using information like scents or sounds, and harder to conceal!
Such abilities wouldn't be used often in battle, but in crucial moments, they might be a decisive advantage. Furthermore, possessing such rare abilities, you would be considered special talent, capable of taking on more missions, earning more resources. Just like the Heavenly Eye and the Wind-Ear, you could be highly regarded in the Heavenly Court!
The red stat 'Blazing Sun' was purely an offensive ability, like a powerful fire-based divine technique. It could attract the True Fire of the Sun to enhance attacks, making it extremely domineering. Especially since his Chixiao Sword inherently favored fire, it perfectly matched this stat.
As for the red stat 'Divine Strength,' it was completely a product of the fusion of several of his previous stats. It was the combination of his initial blue stat ‘Divine Strength,’ the blue stat ‘蛮牛之力’ (Man Niu Zhi Li, roughly translated as "Mighty Ox Power"), and several other strength-based blue stats, which had merged into a red stat. It was enough to raise his physical strength to another level, making every move comparable to the power of a divine technique!
The final golden stat, ‘Reversal of Heaven and Earth’, was one of the legendary Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Techniques, extremely powerful, and considered his trump card!
As long as he activated this technique, it would greatly enhance both his soul-based divine techniques and physical strength. He could also combine it with his innate spiritual treasures to amplify all power to the maximum!
With all these abilities accumulated, his overall strength had reached the peak of a Xuanxian Heavenly General, capable of challenging even a Jinxian!
Of course, this referred to ordinary Jinxians, not the powerful ones like the Great Strength Deity, and definitely not the likes of Yuan Hong, a Heaven-Defying Jinxian.
“Next, I need to keep a low profile, carry out missions, and truly reach the Jinxian Realm. Only then can I be considered an established member of the Heavenly Court.”
Lin Xuan took a deep breath, preparing to continue accumulating stats and merits, exchanging for more resources, and slowly transforming himself. For now, he still needed to remain hidden, with little room to show off his abilities.
Afterwards, he went to the training ground and practiced, guiding his subordinate Heavenly Soldiers to practice formations. This was a temporary rest before going down to the mortal realm to hunt demons.
However, not long after, the Heavenly Court suddenly shook, as if the entire Thirty-Three Heavens was trembling. Countless immortals were horrified!
“What happened?!”
Lin Xuan was also greatly shocked. This scene was almost like the image of Sun Wukong's birth before Journey to the West, even larger in scale. It seemed like the entire Heavenly Realm was being shaken!
At this moment, countless living beings across the 洪荒 (Hong Huang, the prehistoric world) were alerted. Before the eyes of all living beings, a brilliant beam of merit golden light descended from heaven, directly landing on the mortal realm, towards the human race’s location.
“Merit from Heaven? This is…”
Seeing such terrifying merit descending to the mortal realm, Lin Xuan was astonished. He couldn’t help but think of someone.
At this juncture, the only being qualified to receive such incredible merit, besides the Human Emperor, who else could it be?
As his thoughts raced, a scene suddenly emerged in the void. This was the Heaven feeling it, the Dao manifesting, directly illuminating every corner of the 洪荒, visible to all living beings!
In this scene, there was an elegant middle-aged cultivator, radiating boundless Emperor’s Qi. The River Chart and Lo Shu were floating around him, his feet resting on a 八卦 (Bagua, eight trigrams) pattern, perfectly enveloped by the golden light of merit. His aura began to rise steadily, soaring upwards as if without limits!
“I, Fuxi, have achieved complete merit today, and have attained the Emperor of the Human Race's position!”
Fuxi's voice resounded across the entire prehistoric world, as if bestowed with the power of the Dao, carrying incredible authority, causing many great masters to look solemn and fearful. The terrifying nature of this aura was approaching that of a Saint!
“Emperor Fuxi, he's probably become an ‘亚圣’ (Ya Sheng, roughly translates to "Sub-Saint") - stronger than a ‘准圣’ (Zhun Sheng, roughly translates to "Almost Saint") but weaker than a Dao Saint.”
“Such a being, and two more will appear among the human race. This is truly unimaginable.”
Watching this scene, Lin Xuan sighed inwardly. The human race, as the protagonists of the world, were truly unstoppable. This was only the first of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
Soon, the scene in the void gradually faded. Suddenly, a change occurred.
Lin Xuan’s eyes widened. He saw that, at the end of the disappearing scene, a figure clad in a Tai Chi robe appeared, exuding an even more terrifying aura than Emperor Fuxi. Infinitely lofty energy filled the heavens and earth, their expression neither joyful nor sorrowful, like an embodiment of the Dao!
“Please, enter the Fire Cloud Cave to suppress the human race's fortune!”
This person spoke faintly. With a wave of their hand, a giant, fiery red cave entrance appeared in the void, as if leading directly to the Nine Netherworld.
“Alas…”
Upon seeing this, Fuxi looked complex, sighing softly. Then, he stepped into the cave entrance!
Immediately afterwards, the scene completely vanished.
Lin Xuan watched this scene, his heart unable to calm for a long time.
He knew that the being who invited Fuxi into the Fire Cloud Cave, emitting an incredibly terrifying aura, was undoubtedly a Dao Saint. And most likely, the Primordial Saint of the Clear!
“What a pity. No matter how strong the human race is, they still can't escape the Saints' calculations.”
He silently watched, thinking about the Saints' terrifying power, he couldn’t help but sigh. The human race was truly unlucky. Even though they were the protagonists of the world, they couldn’t escape the Saints' grasp!
Emperor Fuxi had just attained the 亚圣 (Ya Sheng) position and was already being suppressed. The following Earth Emperor Shen Nong would be no exception.
Furthermore, he also knew that even a revered figure like Emperor Shen Nong, because his daughter's name was ‘女娃’ (Nü Wa), the same pronunciation as a certain Saint's title, had offended the Saint, and was destined to die. After his death, he transformed into the Jingwei Divine Bird, with his resentment lingering!
However, even knowing this, Lin Xuan was determined to stay low, not to intervene at all. He was just an ordinary Heavenly General, none of this had anything to do with him.
“The following Emperor Shen Nong seems to have been accepted as a disciple by the Multi Treasure Daoist, and he shouldn't have encountered any major changes during his growth period.”
“During this period, I should just go down to the mortal realm to carry out more missions. Right, the grand expedition that takes place once every ten thousand years is approaching.”
Lin Xuan thought to himself, then went to the Heavenly General Palace to collect information about the expedition.
This grand expedition was still led by the Great Strength Deity and another Jinxian powerhouse, but their target was not Mei Mountain. It was another location, and this time, the intelligence gathered only revealed the presence of a single Jinxian early stage demon king!
“The Haotian Mirror is a top-grade innate spiritual treasure after all, the previous incident with Yuan Hong was just an accident.”
Thinking back to the last grand expedition to Mei Mountain, Lin Xuan shook his head. That situation was rare. Usually, the Heavenly Court’s intelligence was reliable.
Right now, he was more concerned about the rewards before the grand expedition.
This time, he learned that, before the grand expedition, there would be another execution of a Jinxian Great Demon at the Execution Platform, to enhance the Heavenly Court's prestige!
“I must get my hands on a Jinxian Great Demon’s stat.”
Without a word, Lin Xuan went straight to the Execution Platform, ready to reap another wave of stat gains.