Honghuang: Fire De Huaguang, I am the Horse King of Human Education

Zu Qilin struggled to get up, but spat out another mouthful of golden blood, his aura extremely weak!
It stared in terror at the figure in hemp clothing, its crimson eyes filled with disbelief and horror!

"The Earthly Saint... the Lady Pingxin?!"

The ancestral Qilin's voice trembled like never before! It had finally recognized the newcomer!

That terrifying being who controls the Six Paths of Reincarnation and stands on equal footing with the Heavenly Saints!
“Ancestral Qilin,” Lady Pingxin’s voice was as cold as ten thousand years of ice, her gaze piercing into the depths of Ancestral Qilin’s soul.

"How dare you lay a hand on my disciple?!"

"disciple?!"

Zu Qilin trembled violently!
It suddenly looked at the earth unicorn, which was being protected in Hua Guang's arms and whose aura was weak, and then looked at Hua Guang, its eyes filled with absurdity and horror!

This earthen unicorn... is actually a disciple of Lady Pingxin?!
That radiance...

A tremendous fear gripped it instantly! It struggled and crawled on the ground, its huge head bowed, its voice filled with unprecedented humility and terror.

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger! Zu Qilin... Zu Qilin did not know that she was Your Majesty's disciple! He has offended the Heavenly Majesty! He deserves to die! Zu Qilin... is willing to accept punishment! He only begs Your Majesty... to spare his daughter's life!"

It had only one thought in its mind: to save its daughter! Even if it meant its own destruction, it would protect this bloodline it had regained!

"Let me go! Let me go!"

The earth-elemental Qilin struggled desperately in its earthen cage, its golden blood staining the earthen-yellow chains.

Looking at the enormous figure in the distance, barely breathing yet still pleading for its life, it felt an indescribable surge of emotion and sorrow.

Ignoring its injuries, it hissed and shouted at the Ancestral Qilin.

"Who...who are you?! Why...why do I feel...you..."

"Shut up!"

The Ancestral Qilin suddenly raised its head, its crimson giant eyes fixed on the Earth Qilin, its voice carrying an unprecedented severity and... barely perceptible panic.

"I have absolutely nothing to do with you! Stop talking nonsense!"

Suppressing its intense pain and reluctance, it turned to face Consort Pingxin, its massive head slamming heavily onto the ground with a dull thud.

"Your Majesty! This girl...this girl has absolutely no connection with Zu Qilin! Just now...just now it was just Zu Qilin's momentary lapse of judgment! Zu Qilin will bear all the blame! I only beg Your Majesty...to spare her life in consideration of her youth and ignorance! Zu Qilin...is willing to pay with his life!"

Its voice was hoarse, filled with desperate pleas.

It dared not acknowledge it! It could not acknowledge it! It knew that once it acknowledged this blood relationship, given its actions today, its daughter would surely be implicated in the Empress's wrath! It was willing to bear everything to fight for its daughter's survival!
Empress Pingxin's gaze swept over the protective posture of the ancestral Qilin, then landed on the bewildered little face of the earth Qilin, her eyes filled with understanding.

She didn't say anything, but her voice remained cold.

"We are connected by blood, how can you say we are unrelated? Zu Qilin, I will remember what you have done today."

The ancestral Qilin's massive body trembled slightly, yet it still fiercely protected the earth Qilin behind it, its enormous head bowed, not daring to look directly into Lady Pingxin's eyes.

As the earthen unicorn looked at the dark golden figure blocking its way, feeling the throbbing and protective intent emanating from the depths of its bloodline, its heart was filled with mixed emotions.

Shock, confusion, grievance, bitterness... a mix of emotions surged within me.

She opened her mouth, her voice trembling.

"You...you really are...mine..."

"shut up!"

Zu Qilin turned around abruptly, his crimson giant eyes staring intently at her, his voice stern yet tinged with barely perceptible panic.

"I've already said! This has nothing to do with you! Don't ask any more questions!"

The earthen unicorn shrank back in fright at the stern shout, its eyes instantly turning red.

The loneliness of being adrift for millennia, the fear of countless struggles on the edge of life and death, the longing for blood ties and family...

Countless grievances welled up in my heart, almost bursting out of my throat.

But when she saw the deep, almost desperate plea hidden in Zu Qilin's eyes, and saw the concerned look in her master Hua Guang's eyes in the distance, she swallowed those words back.

She silently took a step back, avoiding the protection of the Ancestral Qilin. Her small body trembled slightly, and her voice, though trembling with tears, was exceptionally clear.

"Why...why did you kill my master? He...he was a good man!"

"Good guy?"

A violent flame reignited in the eyes of the Ancestral Qilin, and its body surged with murderous aura.

"The bloodline of the Qilin must not be enslaved by humans!!"
He wields the Kongtong Seal and gathers the vital energy of humanity, treating my Qilin clan like straw dogs! He deserves to die!

"no!"

The earthen unicorn suddenly raised its head, tears finally streaming down its face, but its voice remained unusually firm.

"My master did not enslave me! I followed him willingly! I am the young master of the Qilin! I... I want to find a way for my people to survive!"

She pointed to the distant Shang army formation, where several imposing Qilin beasts with gleaming armor could be vaguely seen.

"Look! My people! They no longer have to hide! They no longer have to worry about being hunted! They can live openly under the sun! Fight alongside humans! Share in the fortune of humanity!"

All of this… is thanks to our master! The destiny of the Qilin clan has long been intertwined with that of the human race! Our master has never enslaved us! He gave us new life!

The ancestral Qilin's crimson eyes suddenly shrank!
Following the direction pointed out by the earthen qilin, it saw the qilin clansmen with peaceful auras and firm eyes, and sensed an aura of vitality and hope emanating from them that was completely different from before...

The malevolent aura surging around it stopped and dissipated instantly, as if it had been doused with a bucket of cold water!
The violence and murderous intent in its eyes slowly faded, replaced by a complex emotion that was hard to describe.

Shock, astonishment, bewilderment... and... an imperceptible stirring.

It fell silent. The overwhelming killing intent directed at Hua Guang vanished without a sound at that moment.

"Fellow Daoist Zu Qilin!"

Seeing this, Ran Deng was extremely anxious!
He never expected things to develop this way!
He stepped forward and said urgently.

"Don't forget your promise to the Master! The Primordial Celestial Venerable is still waiting for you at the Jade Void Palace..."

"Get lost!" The Ancestral Qilin suddenly turned its head, its crimson giant eyes coldly sweeping over Randeng!
A terrifying pressure slammed down on Ran Deng!

As if struck by a heavy blow, Ran Deng coughed up blood and flew backward, crashing heavily to the ground. His life force instantly weakened!

He looked at Zu Qilin in horror, and dared not utter another word!

Seeing that the Ancestral Qilin had restrained its murderous aura and that there was a glimmer of hope in its eyes, Tu Qilin cautiously took a step forward, her voice filled with anticipation.

"Could you... could you... help your master? Help us?"

The Ancestral Qilin slowly lowered its enormous head, its crimson eyes staring intently at the Earth Qilin, its gaze filled with complex and unfathomable emotions.

After a long while, it slowly shook its head, its voice low and hoarse.

"impossible."

"Why?!"

The earthen unicorn grew anxious.

"because……"

Zu Qilin's gaze swept over the distant Empress Pingxin, then looked towards the direction of Kunlun Mountain, his eyes filled with deep apprehension and helplessness.

“The sages would not allow it. The Dao Ancestor… would certainly not allow it. This is… the will of Heaven.”

It paused, its massive body leaning slightly forward, and a gentle yet irresistible force enveloped the earth unicorn.

Its eyes held a mixture of determination and reluctance, and its voice became unusually serious.

"Child... as the young master of the Qilin clan, you should shoulder the future of the Qilin clan! The Qilin clan... is entrusted to you!"

The words have not yet been spoken!

The Ancestral Qilin's body surged with dark golden light! Countless profound and ancient runes emerged from its scales!
A vast, powerful, and extremely pure earth elemental energy surged wildly toward the Earth Qilin!
At the same time, a massive barrier formed by the essence of Earth and the power of the Ancestral Qilin instantly enveloped it and the Earth Qilin, isolating them from all outside observation!
"What...what are you going to do?!"

The earthen unicorn was horrified to discover that its body was completely out of its control!
An immense, unimaginable force was forcibly surging into her limbs, internal organs, and even the depths of her soul!
Her blood was boiling! Her power was surging wildly!

But what followed was excruciating pain and a fear of having one's soul forcibly stretched open!
"I will help you... become the true chieftain of the Qilin clan!"

The voice of the Ancestral Qilin echoed within the barrier, carrying an undeniable majesty and an imperceptible weariness.

"Accept it! This is... the only thing I can do for you as your father!"

The small body of the earth unicorn trembled violently under the infusion of enormous energy, and golden blood seeped from its seven orifices!
Her eyes were filled with pain and panic. She wanted to struggle and scream, but no sound came out!

They could only watch helplessly as the massive body of the Ancestral Qilin gradually dimmed and became ethereal in the light...

The moment the miniature continent formed from pure earth elemental power appeared above the Ancestral Qilin's head, the entire Xiqi battlefield seemed to be paused. It was not an illusory projection, but a tangible manifestation carrying the profound will of the primordial land!
Every inch of the mountain is imbued with the essence of the earth element, and every ravine contains the dragon energy of the earth veins. The pressure emanating from them even causes the space itself to distort and groan!
"This...this is the true essence of Earth Element?!"

Guang Chengzi's face turned deathly pale, his pupils contracted sharply, and he even forgot to wipe away the golden bloodstains remaining at the corner of his mouth.

He stared intently at the floating miniature continent, his heart churning with turbulent emotions!

As fellow quasi-saints who had severed their three corpses, Daoist Ran Deng gave him the feeling of being unfathomable, like looking at flowers through the fog, while the ancestral Qilin in front of him was like an ancient divine mountain that stretched between heaven and earth, heavy, majestic, and unshakable!
Its profound knowledge and mastery of the Earth element principles far surpass those of Burning Lamp!
This is a level that cannot be achieved by the method of severing the three corpses!

An indescribable sense of frustration and a deeper greed gnawed at his Dao heart.

Kong Xuan's multicolored eyes darted around, and for the first time, a thoughtful look appeared on his usually cool face, beyond his usual solemn expression.

He gazed at the miniature continent, feeling the purest rhythm of its laws, and then recalled the terrifying power of the Ancestral Qilin that had almost touched the threshold of the Saint Realm. A thought exploded in his mind.

"Severing the three corpses... a shortcut? And at a price?"

All cultivators in the primordial world, whether from orthodox or unorthodox sects, regard severing the three corpses of good, evil, and self as the necessary path to the Great Dao of Primordial Chaos.

But this ancient ferocious beast before us clearly had not severed its corpse, yet it unleashed power beyond that of an ordinary quasi-saint by relying on its ultimate control over the earth element, one of the five innate elements!

He had even faintly touched the edge of the Holy Realm! This revolutionary realization stirred up a storm in Kong Xuan's heart.

He had a vague feeling that the method of severing the three corpses that had been passed down in the primordial world might not be a perfect and smooth path. It might have hidden a huge price that no one knew about, and even... the path of the saints that was so high and might not be the only correct answer!

Once this thought arose, it spread like wildfire and could never be extinguished.

His eyes held a resolute look as he thought to himself.

"The Five Elements...this is my true path! Severing the Three Corpses? Abandon it!"

Within the barrier, the small body of the Earth Qilin was enveloped by the immense primordial power of the Ancestral Qilin, as if it were in a boiling furnace.

The bloodline rejoiced, greedily absorbing this power of the same origin, but what followed was the intense pain of the body being forcibly stretched open and the soul being forcibly branded!
Her golden eyes were filled with pain and panic as she looked at the Ancestral Qilin's originally solid, mountain-like dark golden body, which began to become somewhat transparent and illusory under the infusion of light!
"no, do not want!"

The earthen unicorn let out a strained cry. She sensed the ancestral unicorn's almost resolute will, and a panic of impending eternal loss instantly seized her mind, overpowering the excruciating pain in her body.

"Stop! Stop now! I don't want your power! I just want you... just stay!"

She struggled, trying to break free from the primordial power that kept pouring into her body. Her tiny hooves scratched futilely at the earthen barrier set up by the ancestral Qilin, making a harsh scraping sound.

The Ancestral Qilin's crimson eyes stared intently at the Earth Qilin, its gaze complex and unfathomable, containing affection, severity, determination, and a deep-seated reluctance.

Its massive head swayed slightly, and its voice was deep yet carried an undeniable majesty.

"My child, the future of the Qilin clan rests on your shoulders. Accept it! This is your destiny, and also your father's... final gift!"

Without further hesitation, the miniature continent above its head, composed of pure earth elemental power, trembled violently!
Countless mysterious runes lit up, and the entire continent began to crumble and dissolve inch by inch from the edges inward!
"Congeal!"

With a low roar, the disintegration and dissolution was not of matter, but of the purest and most fundamental power of the Earth Element Law!
This power is purer and closer to the origin of the Great Dao than the original power that was previously poured into the Earth Qilin!

It transformed into a dark golden torrent, condensed to the extreme, ignoring the Earth Qilin's resistance and pleas, and carrying the last will of the Ancestral Qilin, fiercely struck into the Earth Qilin's brow and sea of ​​consciousness!
"Uhhh-!!!"

The earthen unicorn let out an extremely shrill scream!
His entire body was instantly engulfed by dark golden light!
Her body swelled and contracted violently in the light, and ancient runes identical to those on the Ancestral Qilin appeared on her scales. An aura far more powerful and vast than before, carrying the heavy will of the primordial earth, suddenly erupted within her!
But at the same time, her consciousness seemed to be shattered by this immense power of law, plunging her into endless pain and chaos.

As the core power of the law left its body, the massive body of the Ancestral Qilin became even more transparent, and its aura rapidly declined.

Outside the barrier, Daoist Ran Deng had just struggled to his feet, blood still trickling from the corner of his mouth. (End of Chapter)