I became a Sword Emperor in the Martial Arts World

Chapter 230 All beings have their own inherent potential; do you want to defy the heavens?

"Unlike the power of thought, this divine favor is a pure information exchange, which is quite similar to the legendary 'sincere foresight'."

In his previous life on Earth, Ye Qingzhou had heard that there were martial arts masters with strong internal energy who could sense danger and avoid it, relying on their intuition to escape life-or-death crises.

He was extremely envious of this. If he had such precognitive abilities in his previous life, he wouldn't have been hit by a cruise missile without warning.

If he hadn't been hit by the cruise missile, he probably wouldn't have been able to travel to Earth, a world where martial arts flourish, and embark on an unprecedented path.

It can only be said that fortune and misfortune are intertwined, and it is difficult to describe them all.

Ye Qingzhou then analyzed the benefits of Heavenly Favor using numerological thinking, and quickly grasped its abilities and uses: "Heavenly Favor is actually the establishment of some kind of informational interaction between my thinking and the will of the Rakshasa clan. Under the shroud of the Rakshasa clan's will of heaven, all dangers aimed at me will be immediately detected, and then the will of heaven will warn me."

"This ability is pretty impressive."

After understanding the principle, Ye Qingzhou's spirits lifted: "Doesn't this mean I have an all-weather detection radar? And with an extremely wide range, I can rest easy as long as I'm within the territory of the Rakshasa Kingdom."

Just as Ye Qingzhou continued to delve into the benefits brought by the Heavenly Favor, he suddenly sensed an overwhelming chill assailing him, instantly sending a shiver down his spine.

"Someone is plotting against me!"

"Moreover, they are extremely powerful. If I resist, my chances of survival are... zero!"

Upon suddenly receiving a divine warning from the Rakshasa clan, Ye Qingzhou was startled. He immediately activated his divine eye, wanting to observe the changes in his own fortune.

To his surprise, his pair of divine eyes, refined by the blazing sun and heavenly fire, did not detect anything unusual.

The biggest abnormality is the absence of anything unusual!

"My divine eye can see through changes in fortune, yet I cannot sense the approaching danger. Is it because someone is obscuring the secrets of heaven?"

Ye Qingzhou immediately became serious.

He was able to conceal the secrets of heaven; if it weren't for the blessing of the Rakshasa clan's divine will, he would probably have been in grave danger this time.

"Who is the one?"

Almost in the blink of an eye, Ye Qingzhou had a suspect: "E Wang!"

With numerous trump cards up his sleeve, including the Five Emperors Dragon Sword Technique and the Five-Colored Divine Light protecting him, even if a Martial Saint were to arrive, he would at least have a sliver of hope.

To ensure one's absolute survival, only the God of War can completely eliminate any chance of survival.

"Is this an attempt to kill me and then incite conflict between Lian Qixia and Lian Hongying?"

Upon thinking of this, Ye Qingzhou immediately felt a chill run down his spine. Being targeted by a martial god was not good news.

Ye Qingzhou then quickly found Lian Hongying: "Sister Wang."

"What, aren't you going to the palace to pay your respects to the king?"

Lian Hongying's expression was somewhat resentful, clearly indicating that she had a strong opinion about Ye Qingzhou being summoned by Lian Qixia.

"Sister Wang, save me!"

"Um?"

Lian Hongying's expression changed upon hearing this: "Lian Qixia wants to harm you?"

"no."

Ye Qingzhou then revealed his guess: "The one who wants to harm me is not the king, but Queen E."

"Ewang?"

Lian Hongying frowned, puzzled: "She has no grudge against you, why would she want to harm you?"

"Sister Wang, if I were to die a violent death in the street on my way to the palace, would you avenge me?"

"That's natural!"

Lian Hongying glared angrily, speaking in a tone that seemed perfectly natural.

Although they had only spent a very short time together, she already regarded Ye Qingzhou, her stepson, as her own brother, especially since Ye Qingzhou was also planning the forging of a divine weapon for her.

The two sides are essentially a community of shared interests. If Ye Qingzhou were to be ambushed, given her temperament, she would never pretend nothing happened and would definitely make the perpetrator pay dearly.

Lian Hongying, who had answered instinctively, now realized what was going on and looked at Ye Qingzhou in shock: "You mean, Queen E wants to instigate a conflict between me and Lian Qixia so that she can reap the benefits?"

Indeed.

Ye Qingzhou nodded: "In order to seize the throne, Queen E will probably stop at nothing. Killing me is just the first step. There will be a second step, a third step, until she steps over the corpses of you two sisters to ascend that blood-stained throne."

"How could this be?"

Lian Hongying was unwilling to believe such a thing, after all, Ewang Lian Lingxiao had a reputation for virtue and enjoyed a high reputation both in and out of court.

But the thought of Lian Huoqi's regicide sent chills down Lian Hongying's spine.

The struggle for royal power has always been bloody, cruel, and ruthless.

How heroic and spirited was Lianhuo Qi back then?

In the end, didn't he still end up with a miserable and tragic fate?

Then he thought back to who saved Lianhuo Qi, helped him hide his identity, changed his identity, arranged for him to infiltrate the royal city, and even taught him the Heaven-Slaying Sword Technique, a supreme skill capable of killing gods.

The conspiracy behind this is probably beyond imagination.

Even Queen E was nothing more than a pawn to be manipulated.

"What are you planning to do?"

"Sister Wang, there are only those who steal for a thousand days, but not those who guard against thieves for a thousand days. I plan to lure them out of their hole and catch them all in one fell swoop."

Ye Qingzhou then revealed her plan in detail: "As the saying goes, when sisters are of one mind, their strength can break metal. Although there is a rift between you and the current king, you are still sisters. If you two join forces to help me set up the Heaven and Earth Furnace Formation, we will surely be able to kill Queen E, refine her soul, and forge a divine weapon."

"Is it really necessary to do it this way?"

Lian Hongying showed a reluctant expression. She was a sentimental person, especially towards members of the royal family.

Over the years, even though she had openly and secretly fought with her sister Lian Qixia, she never thought of killing her sister.

Furthermore, Lian Lingxiao is ultimately a powerful Martial God. Killing her would inevitably damage the fate and destiny of the Rakshasa Kingdom, amounting to self-destruction.

"Sister Wang, please don't hesitate!"

Ye Qingzhou spoke up, advising, "If the hidden dangers aren't eliminated, the consequences will be endless. Besides, exchanging the life of a Martial God for a divine weapon isn't a loss. To prevent the Rakshasa Kingdom from being dragged into an abyss by Queen E's ambition, Sister, you must make a decisive move!"

"you're right."

Lian Hongying was not a pedantic person, and quickly composed herself: "If Queen E doesn't come, fine, but if she really wants to attack you, I will definitely kill her without mercy."

Afterwards, Ye Qingzhou swaggered away from the Chanwang Mansion, riding in Lian Hongying's carriage to the palace for an audience.

Meanwhile, Lian Hongying went ahead to the palace to invite Lian Qixia to join forces in setting up a trap.

…………

As evening fell, a magnificent carriage slowly made its way up the Fiery Sky Street leading directly to the Royal Palace.

Ye Qingzhou sat comfortably in the carriage, holding the Yan Emperor Sword, closing his eyes and concentrating, quietly awaiting the arrival of the great battle.

Clang~

The Flame Emperor Sword sensed the burning fighting spirit in its master's heart and hummed incessantly.

Meanwhile, the earth energy of the dragon vein beneath the Heavenly Street was also restless, being drawn by the Flame Emperor Sword, and constantly resonating with the blazing earth core fire.

"I never imagined that the capital of the Rakshasa Kingdom would be built on a perpetually active volcano. The entire city is a giant array, relying on an almost inexhaustible supply of geothermal energy to maintain its operation. The Phoenix Twin Blades are the key to opening and closing the array, which is why Lian Huozhi used the twin blades to ignite the altar and initiate the Divine Blade Sacrifice."

Ye Qingzhou was secretly amazed by the astonishing power of the first ruler of the Rakshasa Kingdom.

Such earth-shaking methods are simply breathtaking; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a project of the century.

The iron smelting industry and even the cultivation of fire-attribute techniques in the Rakshasa Kingdom have probably benefited greatly from this. The earth fire array in the royal city alone has successfully maintained the country's prosperity for thousands of years.

"No wonder that countless people of the Rakshasa Kingdom still remember this great king. His historical achievements are indeed outstanding and deserve to be remembered by future generations."

Clang~

Ye Qingzhou gripped the Yan Emperor Sword and began to ignite the Six Ding Divine Fire, using fire to ignite fire, mobilizing the Earth Core Fiend Fire beneath the Heavenly Street, and setting up the Earth Furnace Array.

As a peerless divine weapon of the fire attribute, the Flame Emperor Sword is clearly of a higher rank than the Phoenix Twin Blades, thus successfully bypassing the control of the Rakshasa Kingdom and successfully activating the power of the Earth's core Fiery Flame.

If Ye Qingzhou so desired, he could detonate the earth vein dragon energy beneath his feet in an instant, plunging the entire capital into a fiery red.

However, he certainly wouldn't be so ruthless; doing so would only thoroughly offend all the Martial Saints and Martial Gods of the entire Rakshasa Kingdom, making it completely pointless. On the contrary, Ye Qingzhou had to carefully control the firepower when setting up the Heaven and Earth Furnace Array.

To avoid creating a series of formations within a single formation, which could disrupt the operation of the royal city's grand formation and harm innocent civilians, which would be difficult to handle.

Just as Ye Qingzhou was setting up his formation, the two war beasts pulling the carriage suddenly stopped, standing motionless as if they were dead.

The view of Liuhuo Tianjie was also obscured by a cloud of fog.

From within the thick white fog, a hunched figure leaning on a cane slowly approached.

"Has it finally arrived?"

Ye Qingzhou gripped the Flame Emperor Sword, using the "Twenty-Four Divine Preservation Methods" to sever his mind and multitask. He continued manipulating the Earth Core Fiend Fire to set up the Heaven and Earth Furnace Array while simultaneously stepping out of the carriage to face the invading enemy.

"I, Sikong Zhen, have come today to invite Your Highness to your death."

"The 'Poison Doctor' Sikong Zhen?"

Ye Qingzhou sensed the other party's cultivation level: "Martial Saint Realm?"

Ye Qingzhou then shook his head and said with a sigh, "Of all the martial saints I've ever met, you are the weakest."

"Hehe~"

Sikong Zhen's eyes were icy cold, and the corners of his mouth were slightly smirking: "Even on the verge of death, Your Highness can still joke around. What courage and spirit you have!"

As soon as he finished speaking, without Sikong Zhen making any move, Ye Qingzhou suddenly felt his hands and feet go numb, and his limbs even began to lose sensation.

"Poisoned? When?"

Ye Qingzhou felt a slight tremor in his heart. From the moment he started breathing, he had closed all the pores of his body, stopped breathing, and isolated himself from all material interaction with the outside world.

Yet, he was still successfully poisoned by his opponent; such a method is simply unbelievable.

Seeing this, Sikong Zhen laughed smugly: "Breath control and mind lock? Useless. I use poison as a mental image, so the poison I administer is a mental poison. I can use the method of mind-to-mind transmission to poison people without them even realizing it."

Among the Martial Saints, Sikong Zhen's cultivation was indeed incredibly weak.

But in the universe, it's not only the strong that are dangerous; sometimes, the weak are just as dangerous.

For example, this applies to various venomous insects and snakes.

Because of their small size, they have evolved deadly toxins as a means of self-defense, making them more threatening than many large carnivores.

Sikong Zhen's mental image is that of a bird with purple feathers, whose entire body can secrete deadly poison.

Although his mental poison is not good for direct combat, if used to ambush people, even a martial god could easily fall into his trap if he is not careful.

At this moment, Ye Qingzhou's lips were dark blue, clearly indicating that he had been deeply poisoned.

The forest's potential is such that even if the Emperor were to die, a single tree could become a forest!

Ye Qingzhou quickly transformed his innate Jia wood energy and innate Yi wood energy within his body. Instantly, the two energies merged into one, and yin and yang harmonized. Through the circulation and degradation of the five energies, he temporarily prevented the heart poison from spreading to the five internal organs.

Even Sikong Zhen was amazed by this action: "You don't even have the cultivation of the first level of Ascension, yet you were able to withstand my Heart Poison? It's truly strange."

If it weren't for the Crown Prince Ji Boying personally ordering Ye Qingzhou's death, Sikong Zhen would have wanted to capture Ye Qingzhou alive and study her thoroughly.

"What a pity, having offended the Crown Prince, you are destined to die."

Sikong Zhen said with a regretful tone.

As he spoke, he brandished the Wraith Staff in his hand and began to cast insidious and evil spells.

The staff in his hand was covered with green leaves and red flowers, with a ghostly green flame floating at its top. When it was wielded, it seemed to be accompanied by eerie winds and ghostly howls, making people's hearts tremble.

"The Seven Arts of Yin Fu, the Method of Dispersing Power Like a Fierce Bird."

Sikong Zhen chanted an incantation, transforming his own vital energy into magical power, and began to cast the spell.

He was not good at close combat, but he was proficient in Yuan Qi martial arts. He could manipulate his own martial arts true energy as easily as using his own fingers. At this moment, he used the power of mental imagery to condense the heart poison into hundreds of birds of prey and launched a fierce attack on Ye Qingzhou.

The bird of prey, formed from condensed primordial energy, resembles a large eagle, with a bald head and no feathers, and it prefers to eat carcasses. Its entire body is covered in yellow feathers, and when its wingspan is several meters long, its claws are sharp and its beak is extremely frightening.

Hundreds of birds of prey formed dozens of small squads, launching a continuous offensive that subtly incorporated the principles of military strategy. Despite their large numbers, they remained orderly and disciplined, allowing Ye Qingzhou to escape death in an instant.

The Heaven and Earth Furnace Formation was not yet fully set up, so Ye Qingzhou had to multitask and barely manage to hold on.

"Break this mere spell!"

Facing a master of the Martial Saint level, Ye Qingzhou dared not be careless in the slightest. He immediately activated the second gear, entered the overclocking mode, and at the same time, he took up the Emperor Sword Dragon Abyss, and five-colored divine light immediately condensed on the sword's edge.

Clang~

With a single sword strike, the world lost its color!

Wherever the sword light touched, the fierce birds were instantly annihilated; it could truly be said that one sword could shatter all laws under heaven.

"Five-colored divine light, vanishing into nothingness?"

For the first time, a look of astonishment appeared on Sikong Zhen's face: "This is one of the unparalleled divine abilities recorded in the national treasure technique of my Yu Kingdom. Only members of the royal family can practice it. Who exactly are you?"

"you guess?"

Ye Qingzhou swung his sword to kill the fierce bird, while simultaneously activating his Heart Sword to continuously attempt to attack Sikong Zhen's mind.

However, Sikong Zhen's Spirit Refinement realm was in no way inferior to his Qi Refining cultivation, so he was unafraid of Ye Qingzhou's Heart Sword strike. Yet, he was still greatly shocked: "Heart Sword Secret Technique?"

The Heart Sword Secret Technique is only a super-level martial art and has not been included in the Feather Kingdom's national treasure technique. However, this unique skill is of extraordinary significance because it is the legacy left by the Divine Feather Sword Emperor!

"Impossible!"

At this moment, Sikong Zhen looked like she was consumed by hatred, and roared angrily at Ye Qingzhou, "How could the Emperor bestow the secret teachings of the Heart Sword upon a mortal? You have no royal blood of the Feather Kingdom at all!"

"You stole the divine skills of my Feather Kingdom; you deserve to die!"

The Divine Feather Sword Emperor was the founding ancestor of the Feather Kingdom. When the great calamity struck again and the Feather Clan was on the verge of extinction, it was the Sword Emperor who stepped forward and joined hands with the White Emperor Shao Hao to establish the Feather Kingdom, thus successfully protecting the remaining Feather Clan subjects.

Therefore, the inheritance of the Sword Emperor is of extraordinary significance to the Feather Kingdom.

"What a ridiculous prejudice."

Ye Qingzhou scoffed at Sikong Zhen's anger: "Emperor Shaohao was originally a human. He and the Sword Emperor founded the Feather Kingdom to preserve the civilization of the Feather race. Yet you descendants not only fail to inherit the will of the two emperors, but also engage in bloodline theory. It's utterly laughable!"

After ascending to heaven and being conferred the title of god, the God of War can pass on his optimized genes to his descendants, thus giving birth to a new race.

That's how some of the Feathered People of the Feathered Kingdom came to be.

The Divine Feather Sword Emperor represents the ancient Feather Clan, which is not strictly the same race as the new Feather Clan that was transformed from the human race by the White Emperor Shao Hao.

Both the Sword Emperor and the White Emperor were magnanimous rulers. For the sake of the continuation of their own civilization, they tacitly abandoned their sectarian prejudices and worked together to preserve the spark of resistance for Blue Star.

On the contrary, today's unworthy descendants have picked up the dregs of bloodline theory again.

"You useless trash, you only know that power comes from bloodline, but you don't know that strength is never about bloodline, but about the person!"

Clang~

Ye Qingzhou activated the Five Emperors Dragon Sword Technique, and instantly sword energy shot out continuously at twenty times the speed of sound, bombarding Sikong Zhen relentlessly.

"Hehe~"

However, Sikong Zhen looked disdainful: "The Five-Colored Divine Light can sweep away anything, but only if you can hit me."

He was leaning on a cane, yet his movements were incredibly agile, always managing to dodge the sword light before it struck.

Despite being bombarded by hundreds of sword energies, they couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes.

Ye Qingzhou opened his Heavenly Eye and instantly saw through all phenomena, and was shocked to see that Sikong Zhen was wearing a strange auspicious cloud and golden phoenix jade pendant.

This jade pendant is incredibly powerful; it can actually lock Sikong Zhen's mind, preventing Ye Qingzhou's flawless sword heart from detecting the malice emanating from him.

At the same time, a wisp of the Feather Kingdom's national fortune was attached to the jade pendant, allowing Sikong Zhen to receive a warning from Heaven and sense danger to avoid it.

Ye Qingzhou's Five Emperors Dragon Sword Technique failed because of this.

At the same time, this jade pendant concealed the secrets of Ji Boying and Sikong Zhen, preventing Ye Qingzhou from detecting their malice and killing intent in advance.

On the contrary, it was because Ewang wanted to make a move against Ye Qingzhou that he received an early warning from Heaven, allowing him to make preparations in advance.

Easily dodging Ye Qingzhou's five-colored divine sword energy, Sikong Zhen, staff in hand, suddenly amplified his aura: "All beings possess their own inherent qualities, and their order is determined by their superiority or inferiority. This is the way of Heaven. Do you still wish to defy Heaven?"

(End of this chapter)