N-A-A Chapter 1 The Illusory Image of the Martial Ancestor
Chapter 1 The Illusory Image of the Martial Ancestor
Northwest of the Star Luo Empire, the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
Huo Yuhao looked at the magnificent building complex, took a deep breath, and then left without looking back.
He secretly vowed that when he returned here, he would turn this place upside down, just like when the Martial Ancestor returned to the Eastern Xuan Region.
Recalling the Martial Ancestor he had dreamt of, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but clench his fists.
From the day his mother Huo Yun'er passed away, Huo Yuhao would dream of a place called Tianxuan Continent every night.
That was a world completely different from Douluo Continent.
The people of Tianxuan Continent do not cultivate martial spirits, but instead cultivate Yuan Power martial arts.
Stealing Yin and Yang, seizing creation, transforming Nirvana, grasping life and death, controlling reincarnation, shattering the heavens, and shaking the universe.
The Tianxuan Continent shocked Huo Yuhao, who was only ten years old at the time.
In his dream, Huo Yuhao, from an outsider's perspective, witnessed firsthand how a young man named Lin Dong fought his way up from Qingyang Town to the highest heavens and became the supreme Martial Ancestor in just one year.
The Ancestral Realm—this is a realm that Huo Yuhao could never reach in his entire life.
Or rather, it is a realm that Douluo Continent can hardly match.
After all, in the stories passed down through generations in Douluo Continent, the most powerful Title Douluo in the world only possessed the ability to move mountains and fill seas.
Even the War God Ancestor, whom the Dai family was so proud of, had never been heard of possessing the power of the Demon Emperor or the Martial Ancestor.
"If I could cultivate those martial arts techniques from my dream," Huo Yuhao took out a paper map, pinpointed the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest, "wouldn't it be possible to avenge my grudge against the White Tiger Duke's Mansion sooner?"
But he quickly smiled and said, "So what if I can't cultivate? The experiences in this dream are my greatest treasure."
Because of his experiences in the dream world over the past year, Huo Yuhao has gained knowledge far exceeding that of his peers and even all Soul Masters.
"Now that we already possess such wealth, why bother worrying about anything else?"
Having figured out the key point, Huo Yuhao looked resolutely toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
At that moment, he seemed to have undergone a transformation, and his whole being felt refreshed.
"It's fortunate that you think that way, otherwise I wouldn't have come to see you."
Just as Huo Yuhao was about to take a step forward, a tall and imposing man suddenly appeared in front of him.
The man was imposing and majestic, with power of different attributes such as ice, fire, lightning, and darkness swirling around him, making him incredibly mysterious.
He simply stood there with his hands behind his back, and in that instant, the entire world, and even the entire universe, stopped turning.
The wind stopped, and at this moment, only he and Huo Yuhao remained in the universe, still capable of moving.
Upon seeing the man's face clearly, Huo Yuhao's eyes widened in surprise.
He exclaimed incredulously, "The Martial Ancestor?!"
This person was actually Lin Dong, the Martial Ancestor, whom I had dreamed about!
But didn't the Martial Ancestor break through the plane of the Tianxuan Continent and go to a more transcendent world?
How could he suddenly appear in Douluo Continent, a world that was completely a muddy swamp to him?
Is it because of my dream this year?
As if seeing through Huo Yuhao's doubts, Martial Ancestor said, "I am not in my true form now, but a phantom."
"You accompanied me as I grew up on the Tianxuan Continent. Now that I have broken through to the level of a Sovereign, how can I not come to see you?"
That me?
Huo Yuhao did not understand the meaning of Wu Zu's words.
The Martial Ancestor's realm was too transcendent. Even though he had witnessed almost all of Huo Yuhao's experiences on the Tianxuan Continent, it was still beyond Huo Yuhao's comprehension as a level ten Soul Master.
Martial Ancestor's gaze seemed to be fixed on Huo Yuhao, but in an instant, he had already seen through the past and present of this universe.
"The White Tiger Duke's mansion treats your life like dirt. What will you do then?"
The Martial Ancestor turned his gaze back to the present.
He looked into Huo Yuhao's deep blue eyes and suddenly asked this question.
"A life as worthless as grass?"
Huo Yuhao recovered from the shock of his first meeting with the Martial Ancestor.
Upon hearing Martial Ancestor's question, Huo Yuhao replied without hesitation, "The life of wild grass is the toughest thing in the world!"
"Unless you uproot it, no one can kill it! People trample on it, but it grows tenaciously. Fire burns it, but it rises from the ashes. The wind can't knock it down, and fire can't kill it!"
"So what if I, Huo Yuhao, am as insignificant as dust and as worthless as grass in their eyes? They don't know that this is the most precious thing about me! And the thing that makes me fearless!"
"As long as I live, I will always stride forward!"
A rare smile appeared on the face of the Martial Ancestor.
But soon his expression changed, and he asked in a serious tone, "I'll ask you again, if someone threatened your mother's life to force you to be a dog, what would you do?"
Huo Yuhao was taken aback.
My mother has already passed away, and even the tombstone in front of her grave was carved by my own hands.
Is it...
Huo Yuhao suddenly realized what was happening.
Could it be that Mother didn't die?
Or perhaps, her soul is in someone's hands?!
Thinking of this, a fierce light suddenly flashed in Huo Yuhao's pupils.
He said through gritted teeth, "My mother is a living person, not a bargaining chip for anyone to trade with me!"
"Anyone who dares to use their mother as a bargaining chip, I'll tear them apart! I'll make sure they never get to be reincarnated!"
The Martial Ancestor smiled with even greater satisfaction.
"Now that's more like me as I used to be."
He reached out and stroked Huo Yuhao's head.
In an instant, the martial arts techniques that Huo Yuhao had vaguely remembered suddenly became all within reach.
"Your universe has an ultimate limit. You alone could never break through it, no matter how hard you try."
"I have modified the martial arts of Tianxuan Continent. You just need to practice step by step, and one day you will be able to unleash the full power of these martial arts."
As Huo Yuhao sensed all the martial arts techniques that the Martial Ancestor had mastered on the Tianxuan Continent, his eyes welled up with tears.
Without hesitation, Huo Yuhao knelt down on the ground with a "plop".
His knees even developed fine cracks in that instant due to the force of the exertion.
But Huo Yuhao paid no heed, slamming his forehead heavily onto the ground, drawing out traces of blood.
With all his might, he sobbed and growled in a low voice, "Huo Yuhao thanks Martial Ancestor for his great kindness!"
With a gentle wave of his sleeve, Wu Zu lifted Huo Yuhao up.
Then, Wu Zu made a grasping motion with his right hand, as if he had shattered the barrier of time and space, and a halberd appeared out of thin air in his hand.
The halberd has a straight shaft, and the handle is covered with scale-like patterns, while the tip of the blade has small, menacing scales with serrated edges.
One can imagine how devastating it would be to be struck by this halberd.
Huo Yuhao recognized the halberd immediately.
Tianlin Ancient Halberd.
The Martial Ancestor obtained a mid-level spiritual treasure from the ancient tomb of a Nirvana Realm expert, which was later refined and evolved into a high-level spiritual treasure by Master Cheng.
"For this world, the Heavenly Scale Halberd is enough for your current needs." The Martial Ancestor tossed the halberd to Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao hurriedly reached out and caught it.
"I have extracted the dragon bloodline from it. You can now consider it a martial soul that cannot be attached with spirit rings."
"How it evolves in this world depends entirely on your own abilities."
At the same time, the illusory figure of the Martial Ancestor gradually became more and more ethereal.
"I've reserved a futon for you in the Martial Realm."
These were the last words spoken before the phantom vanished.
Huo Yuhao plunged the Heavenly Scale Halberd, covered in dragon scales, into the earth and bowed deeply in the direction where the Martial Ancestor's phantom had disappeared.
A gentle breeze rustled the gray cloth robes Huo Yuhao was wearing.
It took Huo Yuhao a long time to slowly straighten up.
His eyes gleamed, and holding the Heavenly Scale Ancient Halberd, he headed straight towards the Star Dou Great Forest.