Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 553 The King
Time flies, and several years have passed in the blink of an eye. Changsheng and Mu Renqing have fought several times. Although there has been no life-or-death battle, the outcome has never been clear.

Although there are a few other human prodigies who can rival them at this stage, the significance of these two is different.

The Longevity Taiyin Body, while a top-tier physique, perhaps second only to the Chaos Body, has never been mastered by a single Taiyin Body practitioner throughout the history of the human universe. Even Taiyin Body practitioners who have lived past twenty years old exist only in legends, their origins unknown.

Not only did Changsheng live past the age of twenty, but he also displayed the qualities of an emperor, which may mean that he was the special one and would become the first person in history to cultivate the Taiyin Body to its fullest potential.

This unique quality naturally demonstrates his distinctiveness.

In fact, after the Longevity Physique was revealed, the human race had a long and heated discussion about it. After all, the legendary treasures that could cure the death calamity of the Taiyin Physique were divine treasures of the level of the Earth Life Fruit and the Elixir of Immortality, which even quasi-emperors coveted, let alone these Great Sages.
However, the matter was eventually suppressed by the knowledgeable Lingguan Saint Master, who pushed the Earth Life Fruit to the Wuji Great Heavenly Venerable, saying that it was one of the treasures left by the Great Heavenly Venerable, and only those with the right destiny could obtain it, and Changsheng was that destined one.

Liang Yu had indeed left such a treasure in the Lingguan Holy Land and even in the Ziwei Star, so the other Great Saints of the human race had no choice but to give up.

However, even the Holy Master of Lingguan probably didn't expect that his choice of the most unquestionable Wuji Tianzun to endorse him, which was just a way of making excuses, would actually come true.

As for Mu Renqing, he possesses the Human King Physique, a physique whose very name signifies extraordinary significance. Moreover, this physique is indeed one of the top-tier physiques in the human universe.

The birth of a human king at a time when humanity was facing life and death, and his extraordinary talent, naturally led many to project the image of a savior and the chosen one onto him.

Therefore, although the two of them did not defeat the other prodigies, they clearly possessed a special aura that others did not have.

Although this is somewhat superstitious, the concept of fate does exist, so their special qualities are naturally considered to be due to special luck.

Of course, Mu Renqing and Changsheng themselves did not think so. They only believed in themselves and in the idea that human will could overcome nature, rather than the idea that nature is constant.

After several years of preparation, the human race and the ancient race once again clashed in a great war. Although they did not go all out, they still committed most of their forces.

It is foreseeable that war between the two sides will likely become the norm for a long time to come, and the previous peace was merely a respite for both sides.

As one of the most outstanding talents among the human race and one of the strongest contenders for the Holy Son of the Spiritual Observation Holy Land, Changsheng naturally needs to step onto the battlefield and engage in real combat.

Changsheng had long ago set his sights on making humanity glorious again and preventing tragedies like those suffered by his family from ever happening again. To achieve this goal, he naturally sought to attain the Dao and become an emperor, a human emperor.

In this era, although more than one human emperor has emerged, none of them can represent humanity, much less earn the title of Human Emperor. Therefore, to achieve immortality, one must not only prove the Dao, but also become a special one who has proven the Dao.

This aligns with his consistent passion for spiritual practice and his pursuit of longevity.

To achieve this goal, he naturally had to take the lead and venture into dangerous situations to reach the top more quickly. Of course, this didn't mean he was impatient for quick success; he simply didn't want to miss any opportunity to hone his skills.

The other prodigies originally intended to maintain a balance, focusing on self-cultivation and only participating in war, but under Changsheng's influence, they also became active in various corners of the battlefield between the human race and the ancient race.

Although they faced increased targeting from the ancient clans, they also gained more experience and trials. As time passed, Changsheng and the other prodigies continuously improved their cultivation, eventually reaching the peak of the second level of the Immortal Platform Realm, just before the Dao-Severing stage. Thus, this phase of their training temporarily came to an end.

After all, breaking through the Dao is a very difficult hurdle to overcome. Many prodigies who had previously shown the potential of young emperors died during the process of breaking through the Dao.

Even though these prodigies are all well-funded and exceptionally talented, they are not absolutely confident that they can pass the test without any problems.

So they left the battlefield after a long absence, began to explore the path to the future, and eventually disappeared without a trace.

As time passed, although two of the human race's prodigies failed to break through the Dao and died instead, the others gradually began to reveal their whereabouts and establish themselves among the Dao-breaking kings.

For those with royal or divine bodies, severing their Dao signifies the culmination of their physical abilities, a crucial period of qualitative change. Therefore, these human geniuses who successfully severed their Dao and returned all displayed extraordinary combat prowess, shocking both sides.

Of course, many of the geniuses on the ancient clans' side also saw their bloodline power greatly developed and their combat strength soar after severing their Dao, so they were not at a disadvantage and maintained a balance of power.

But as these geniuses returned one by one, the human race discovered that Mu Renqing and Changsheng were actually the two slowest to arrive. Their whereabouts were still unknown.

Two or three years after everyone else had successfully severed their Dao, Mu Renqing and Changsheng returned one after another. Moreover, their aura had become extremely terrifying, and they had even begun to forge their own paths.

The reason they were slower at cutting through the Dao was actually because they were faster in other aspects.

After successfully breaking through the Dao, Changsheng and his ilk had a greater influence on the battlefield and began to take charge of small war zones, no longer relying primarily on individual combat and obedience to orders.

In this process, Changsheng and Mu Renqing once again stood out. After all, being a genius in cultivation does not necessarily mean being a genius in other areas.

Changsheng possesses a compassionate heart, yet wields ruthless methods with a measured approach, displaying the subtle air of a king; Mu Renqing is decisive in killing and strict in discipline, resembling a ruthless overlord.

Although they had not spent a very long time training in war, they still showed extraordinary talent and the potential to become future leaders of the human race.

Eventually, as time went by, the decades-long war finally came to a halt again, and both sides entered a period of recovery and preparation for war once more.

Therefore, the human race took the opportunity to launch an internal competition, in which these human prodigies used their respective skills to determine who was superior.

The victor in this great battle will be bestowed the title of Human King. The one who receives this title will become the future leader of the human race on the planet Ziwei.

Of course, becoming the King of Men is not a one-time achievement; only those supported by the majority can truly be considered Kings. Therefore, even after obtaining this title, one cannot relax but must be even more demanding of oneself and more convincing to others, otherwise the opportunity will be taken by someone else.

(End of this chapter)