I, the primordial ancestor, started out as a useless cult and a useless saint.

Chapter 122 The Ancestor Bestows a Name—Martial Arts

Ye Yang almost had the urge to slap these people with the blood of the witch clan to death. Recalling how much he had paid to create a path for the survival of the human race and how he had achieved what he had today, he never expected that these guys would want to revert to their ancestral ways. Absolutely impossible.

Even for Houtu's sake, it shouldn't be allowed, but when Ye Yang saw the kid in front of him, he forcibly held back.

Perhaps it's not so bad to let them solve things themselves. If we have to handle every problem ourselves, how can humanity become stronger? How can we become self-reliant?

Taking a slow breath, Ye Yang didn't reveal his feelings, but instead asked:

"Then why don't you worship? The great god of the witch clan is an ancestral witch born of heaven and earth, standing tall and upright, and is currently waging a great war against the demon clan."

"Old man, you know so much! I only heard it from others, I didn't expect you to know as well."

"How could I not know?" Ye Yang felt a bit stifled. He had been involved, and although he wasn't the culprit, he had still changed the course of the Lich War.

"Boy, you haven't answered my question yet. Why don't you worship the great god of the witch clan?"

However, he saw a stubborn aura erupt from the young man in front of him, and his eyes were like sharp swords drawn from their sheaths.

"I am a descendant of the true human race. I am human, and even if I must kneel, I will only kneel to the ancestor of humanity. What do the great gods of the witch race have to do with me?"

"Well said."

Ye Yang slapped his thigh; this kid was just what he wanted.

After listening for a while, Ye Yang finally understood that the boy's father had been killed by wild animals while hunting several years ago, and his mother had also died of exhaustion at a young age.

This tribe is predominantly inhabited by witches, making pure humans seem inferior. Although the witches initially joined the human race, when their strength surpassed that of their neighbors, the Mountain King emerged.

This kid is an orphan. He has to fight with other children of the same age who are of the Wu clan for food. Sometimes when he is so hungry, he goes out to hunt small animals, but they are taken away after he gets them.

Now at eight years old, he is still thin and frail, which made Ye Yang sigh after hearing the news.

"Heh, the Witch Clan, this is getting interesting."

Despite this, Ye Yang became furious.

"Child, do you want to become stronger?"

"I really want to become stronger and defeat them, but..."

He stopped there, having seen through the kid's bottom line, and chuckled, saying:

"Don't worry, I'm not asking you to kneel before the great god of the witch clan, nor am I asking you to do anything against your conscience. So, are you willing to become stronger?"

"Please enlighten me, sir."

Ye Yang chuckled, stroked his beard, and said:

"At the beginning of the human race's calamity, when the witches and demons slaughtered the human race, the ancestral mother Nuwa watched coldly from the sidelines, and the leader of the human sect, the sage Taiqing, did nothing. Only the Tongtian Sect Master offered some guidance. From then on, the human race could only strengthen itself."

Ye Yang sighed, recalling everything that had happened, as if it had occurred just yesterday.

"In the battle at the foot of Buzhou Mountain, the Ancestor of Humanity proved his Dao and forged his own path. In the battle at the North Sea, the Ancestor of Humanity fought against the saints and fought for a chance to survive. The Ancestor of Humanity made his attitude clear to all the saints in the heavens: the human race is not afraid of death. In the war of reincarnation, the Ancestor of Humanity helped the Earthly Dao transcend. From then on, he subdued the Wu Clan, and the human race's fortune was at its zenith."

Slowly turning around to look at the young man in front of him, Ye Yang said:

"The Ancestor of Humanity won three battles to determine the fate of the world, but do you know exactly how he became so powerful? And how can you know the magnitude of the difficulties he faced back then?"

The child shook his head, but at that moment he already understood that the old man in front of him was no ordinary person.

"Old man, who...who are you?"

"Heh, who I am is unimportant. I just want to ask you, how did the Ancestor of Humanity become so powerful?"

Forehead.

After thinking for a long time, Ye Yang still couldn't figure it out. He wasn't angry. He was already quite old, so how could he possibly see through the big picture?

"Please enlighten me, sir."

Ye Yang didn't keep them in suspense and said:

"The Ancestor of Humanity became stronger not because he cultivated any special techniques, nor because he studied under any famous master. He relied on his own beliefs, his attitude and determination to sacrifice everything. Humanity had no way out. If we did not fight, the only outcome would be death. If we mustered the courage to fight to the death, perhaps we could carve out a bright future for ourselves. What do you think?"

Thump—

Suddenly, the child knelt down.

"I hope you can give me some guidance, I want to become stronger."

Ye Yang looked over and was very satisfied.

"You want to become stronger, but why do you want to become stronger?"

"I want to protect myself from being trampled on, I want to protect my family from being despised, and I want to protect my people from being eaten by wild beasts."

He spoke with such conviction; it seems the death of his parents had a profound impact on this child.

"Well said. Then please remember what you said today. If you become stronger, you will definitely protect the human race. If I find out in the future that you have broken your promise today, I will personally destroy you."

Rumble.

The moment he finished speaking, a huge rock in front of him was smashed to pieces by Ye Yang's punch. The young man was so shocked that he stared wide-eyed and couldn't speak for a long time.

After a long while, he suddenly kowtowed.

"Master, please accept my bow."

"Alright, I'll take you as my apprentice."

He felt a powerful force come at him, and the boy was lifted up. Ye Yang said:

"Since you have no name, then I will give you one, shall I?"

"Thank you, Master."

Ye Yang took a deep breath, paused for a moment, and then looked into the child's eyes before saying:

"Today, I bestow upon you the name 'Wu' (武), and from now on you will use 'Wu' as your name."

"Thank you, Master."

Ye Yang was overjoyed. Wasn't this the best successor he had been searching for for ten years?

"Very well, Wu, listen carefully. Today I will teach you a way called the Martial Way."

"May I ask, teacher, what is martial arts?"

Ye Yang slowly stood up and said:

"Human martial arts is a path that the human ancestor comprehended during the war against the demon race's heavenly court, when he faced the pressure from all the saints of the heavens. He abandoned everything else and came to understand it. It is called martial arts."

Turning to look at Wu, Ye Yang said:

"This is the path of our human race, the path that will make us stronger in the future, and the path that will allow us to expand our territory. Are you willing to learn this path?"

"Master, I am willing."

Ye Yang burst into laughter and shouted:

"Very well, in that case, disciple, remember this well. Today, your master will impart to you the essence of human martial arts."

In an instant, Ye Yang's aura surged, and a powerful force soared into the sky.

"Human martial arts use essence, energy, and spirit as the guide to forge the foundation of martial arts; essence as the intention to forge an indestructible will to shatter everything; energy as the power to create an endless source of combat; and spirit as the guide to create an indestructible three souls and seven spirits."

A loud booming sound was heard, but Ye Yang used a powerful technique to cover it up. Looking at the martial artist before him, Ye Yang said very seriously:

"Only in this way can one truly understand the Way of Martial Arts. Do you understand?"

"Disciple understands."

Ye Yang nodded with great satisfaction:

"Very well, in that case, I will stay here for a while and let you truly understand what martial arts are."

With a single gesture, a large number of spiritual fruits appeared, and Wu was already starving.

"Hehe, eat up, so you can start getting stronger, hahaha."

Ye Yang burst into laughter, feeling very happy, for there was hope for the human race's martial arts.

(End of this chapter)