Hunting God Era

Chapter 229 Rahu Five Hundred Years Ago
China is an ancient civilization that has a great influence on its surroundings. However, whenever it is in a period of decline, those surrounding regions always try to take something away from China.

Over time, core elements originating from China have spread throughout Southeast Asia.

In the past, these things were of no concern, because the tradition of the whole country rising to prominence was only a tradition during the Qin and Han dynasties, and it was basically no longer mentioned later. There was one instance in the Tang dynasty, but it quickly subsided.

There's no need for the entire nation to ascend to heaven. It doesn't matter if the core of the Yuan Dynasty is overseas. On the contrary, some people might see this as a blessing from the king and actively take over some core members from impoverished families.

But now that the whole country is reviving these ideas, these things naturally have to be eliminated.

The so-called "national ascension" means erasing all traces here and leading all beings related to China to ascend together.

But besides this, Li Ye himself also saw another path through this secluded world.

After destroying Japan, including Korea, he discovered something: these people no longer valued ascension at the beginning of the primordial era, but rather ascension through bloodline.

Not only in Japan, but also in Korea, people worshipped demons and tried to transform themselves, hoping to use the power of demons to forcibly ascend to heaven.

This path is simple, but it requires more sacrifices.

Li Ye can use this road.

He doesn't need bloodline or family; he wants to ascend based on his bloodline. However, as an individual, he can ascend independently of the Divine Continent, relying solely on his own abilities.

As long as there is enough power
There were no gods in Southeast Asia that could catch Li Ye's attention. Perhaps they still existed, but Li Ye didn't have that much time to discover them one by one. He continued to use 'Netherworld' to seal off the Yuan Chu beings who had destroyed the small countries. In the areas surrounding Shenzhou, the core of Shenzhou was no longer there.

After resolving the situation in Southeast Asia, Li Ye then turned back and arrived in the capital.

His secretary received him.

"Everything is settled."

After reporting his actions, Li Ye said, "Next, we just need to go to the West."

"Yes."

The secretary nodded. "Go ahead and do your job with confidence. We received the news about your affairs in Japan immediately. They've split into four groups and are making quite a stir. Japan is now entangled with them, which has forced the Star Ring Federation to divert a lot of its resources to Japan's affairs. This is a good thing for us."

“Then let’s keep doing it this way,” Li Ye said with a smile.

"That's true, but there are some unexpected circumstances, so it's not suitable to proceed according to the original plan now."

The secretary shook his head. "Our people have observed that Rahu is about to descend."

"Rahu?" Li Ye frowned.

"Rahu, the Star of Calamity, the Broom Star, Satan, Karmic Fire, the God of Destruction"

The secretary slowly said, "In different places, there are different legends about it, which we call Rahu. Since ancient times, it has appeared every once in a while, like a shooting star."

“In ancient times, this was a sign of chaos, occurring once every five hundred years.”

"What's it for?" Li Ye asked.

"In essence, Rahu is a rule similar to the Primordial Chaos, but more advanced. Once it descends, everyone must act according to its rules. Furthermore, it will allow the Five Realms experts to be unsealed, freeing them from the dependence on the Primordial Chaos and enabling them to roam freely."

"It also has an important function: it can initiate a grand martial arts competition. Once the Rahu Star begins to move, people from the five realms can form teams and go to a selected location to fight and compete, within the rules."

"If a country wins, the region or country it belongs to will benefit from accelerated martial arts training and the suppression of the burgeoning demons. The losing country will suffer the opposite."

"But there can only be one winner."

The secretary sighed, "Last time with Rahu, we didn't win. The one who won was Albion at the time. You know what happened after that. For the next five hundred years, they treated the whole world as a colony."

"Of course, this is not absolute. Although they declined later, their influence did not disappear and was inherited by the Star Ring Federation, which shares the same origin. But it makes no difference to us."

If we don't win, many things will happen. Too many demons and monsters proliferated, causing problems in China, and the world changed hands in less than a century.

It happens once every five hundred years, and it's happening again this time.

"Oh?"

Li Ye's eyes flickered. "You want me to participate in this Rahu event?"

"Yes, regardless of its underlying principles, we should take advantage of this opportunity. We have been the victors for most of the time in history, and we should be the victors this time as well."

The secretary smiled and said, "Moreover, with you here, we are bound to win."

"Good thing."

Li Ye opened his hand slightly, then clenched it tightly: "We really need to win fair and square once, otherwise some people will never understand that the world has changed! This Rahu, let him participate!"

Rahu, as recorded, is like a shooting star, and Li Ye witnessed its appearance one night during his time in Shenzhou.

That night, the sky was cloudless all over the world, and the countless stars shone like a radiant sea.

Everyone is waiting.

For those martial artists of the fifth realm who are bound to the Primordial Beginning and cultivate through it, this is a once-in-five-hundred-years event and their only chance.

Martial artists may seem to live a long life, and some can even extend their lifespan by retreating into the Primordial Realm. Martial artists in the Dragon Gate Realm can live to be 120 or 130, or even 150, if they take good care of their health.

However, this is also the limit. There is no difference in lifespan between the Dragon Gate Realm and the Breakthrough Realm. The limit lifespan of the Breakthrough Realm is only 150 years, but it is easier to reach the limit than the Dragon Gate Realm.

The third realm, the Opening Origin Realm, transforms Qi into True Essence. Through the Five Elements Method, lifespan can be increased by one hundred years, with a maximum of three hundred years.

The Fourth Realm Divine Illumination is similar to the Third Realm, except that the limit is increased by fifty to one hundred years.

The Five Realms of True Mastery have a lifespan of only five hundred years, which is exactly one Rahu cycle.

But the limit is just the limit. It's like the lifespan of most martial artists who are best at maintaining their health. The lifespan of those at the Dragon Gate Realm is similar to that of ordinary people, except that they are healthier as they get older.

Most people in the Breakthrough Realm live to be around 120 or 130, those in the Origin Realm can live to be around 160, those in the Divine Illumination Realm live to be over 200, and those in the Imperial Realm live to be around 300 or 400.

Some beings in the Fifth Realm, if they're unlucky, won't even survive until Rahu.

Besides the fact that the winner can determine the number of martial artists and demons in the region, according to records, Rahu's true purpose is ascension.

Every five hundred years, the winners can ascend to heaven, but only three people can be included, which is why each team has only three members.

This is the only method that allows those who wish to ascend to immortality to do so without paying any price, without needing to rely on the primordial influence of influence or to the utmost sublimation of their bloodline.

This might be tempting to others, but it held little appeal for Li Ye.

Like the one above, he wanted the whole country to rise to prominence.

By simply keeping the prize money for the winner, we should be able to find out exactly what this ascension is.

"coming."

Under the night sky, Li Ye looked up and saw a streak of light that covered the countless stars coming from the eastern ocean, heading west, crossing the sky above China, reaching the western lands, circling around, and disappearing into the place of origin.

"It's confirmed."

The secretary, who had been gathering information, looked up at Li Ye and said, "This time, the main stage is the region where the Star Ring Federation is located."

(End of this chapter)