I became a Sword Emperor in the Martial Arts World

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Chapter 244 You're not wrong, you're just a simple cook

Faced with the combined attack of the five forces, Ye Qingzhou moved nimbly, and five-colored divine light bloomed behind him, representing gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, shining brightly on all things.

Although the five bronze statues were crafted from artifacts, they were all within the system of the Five Elements cycle in terms of both material and energy. Therefore, when the five-colored divine light shone on them, they immediately became immobilized and frozen in place.

"Five-Colored Divine Light, a unique skill of the Feathered Clan? Interesting little fellow..."

The mysterious voice, rough and bold, suddenly stirred up waves in Ye Qingzhou's heart: "If that's all, you're not good enough to pass the test."

Five golden-red flames surged from the ground and entered the bodies of the five bronze statues, causing astonishing changes to occur inside and out.

They grew even larger and more ferocious, with a pair of huge golden bull horns growing on their heads, and crimson flames constantly flowing in their red eyes, radiating terrifying heat.

This is a divine flame whose power is essentially a violent fluctuation of negative emotions. Therefore, it is not among the Five Elements, but is a self-contained entity with incredible and terrifying power.

"Heart-Burning Earth Fire!?"

Ye Qingzhou was first startled, then overjoyed.

It's really hard to find a place to break through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it!

The Heart-Burning Earth Fire, one of the Nine Divine Fires, is a poisonous fire that originates from the Earth's core and is produced by merging with negative emotional energy from the spirit world. Therefore, it is full of malevolent energy and can easily arouse the desires of living beings, corrupt people's consciousness, and ruin their minds.

The five bronze statues, empowered by the Burning Heart Earth Fire, have reached a new level of strength, advancing from the Master level to the Grandmaster level. Every gesture they make stirs up the earth's fiery energy, and every move they make possesses the power to melt gold and iron.

clang clang ~

In just a few exchanges, Ye Qingzhou found himself in grave danger, narrowly escaping death several times.

The five weapons—spear, halberd, battle-axe, shield, and bow and arrow—possessed astonishing destructive power. Each attack carried fiery energy, and under the impact of high temperature and high pressure, if Ye Qingzhou had not cultivated his indestructible golden body to a proficient level, enabling him to withstand damage from a grandmaster, he would probably have already been defeated.

The Heaven and Earth Furnace was activated. Ye Qingzhou embraced the yin and yang, frantically absorbing his opponent's fire energy into his body, forcibly refining it into the purest energy using the Heaven and Earth Furnace.

immediately……

Second gear start, explosive mode!

After Ye Qingzhou absorbed and refined the Heart-Burning Earth Fire using the Heaven and Earth Furnace, his own power reached a new level. With the six fires combined, the power of his fire-attribute moves increased by a full thirty-six times!

Clang~

The Yan Emperor Sword was drawn from its sheath in response, its magnificent power like a great sun falling into the mortal world.

The Six Ding Divine Fire, Red Lotus Karmic Fire, Blazing Sun Heavenly Fire, Yin Wind Ghost Fire, Vermilion Bird Divine Fire, and Heart-Burning Earthly Fire—these six divine fires, each divided into Yin and Yang, intertwine and entwine around the sword's edge.

Then, a mysterious and profound aura suddenly rose up.

Grasping the divine weapon, Ye Qingzhou suddenly stepped into the realm of super speed, unleashing an astonishing sword technique.

Divine Weapon Emperor Martial Arts!

Fire blazes in the sky!

This is a special martial skill that can only be forcibly activated with the blessing of the peerless divine weapon, the Flame Emperor Sword. The thirty-six-fold increase in the power of fire attribute moves makes it the most powerful killing move in Ye Qingzhou's hands.

At the same time, Ye Qingzhou also unleashed a super-level martial skill that he had comprehended on his own...

Secret Sword, a super-level martial skill, Divine Edge Shadow!

bang~

As Ye Qingzhou took a step forward, a wave of air surged from his body, and the hard ground beneath his feet instantly cracked open. With the force of the violent recoil, he stepped into the realm of ultimate super speed.

His golden feather robe and flowing cloud boots were constantly rubbing violently against the air, bursting out blazing flames.

Swift as lightning, vanishing without a trace!

This sword strike simplifies complexity, condensing all the techniques Ye Qingzhou had learned in his life into a single, incredibly fast and powerful strike.

If you go fast to the extreme, you will be unmatched.

Thirty is the age to establish oneself!

Ye Qingzhou finally stepped into the realm of super-speed, thirty times the speed of sound. He swung his sword and the speed was unbelievable, truly astonishing.

At thirty, one is "established." If the people of all nations on Earth were to see such a swift sword, they would stand up respectfully.

At such sword speed, even a martial arts grandmaster is nothing more than a slightly stronger ant.

Sword after sword, swift as a flash of light.

They can neither be heard nor seen!

Finally, after hundreds of sword lights flashed in succession, all five war statues shattered.

Rumble~

Only then did the rolling air waves transmit the sound, a sharp, clanging sound that seemed to tear at one's eardrums and reach straight to one's soul.

At this moment, Ye Qingzhou's entire body was flushed red, and a large amount of moisture was evaporated like smoke, while he himself was panting heavily.

The astonishing power consumption of the second-level burst mode far exceeds that of the normal overclocking mode. Moreover, in just a short moment, Ye Qingzhou instantly unleashed more than a hundred combined attacks of Blazing Sky and Divine Shadow.

Each sword strike was enough to kill a peak master at the third level of the Ascension Realm.

Each sword strike was enough to cleave a medium-sized warship with a displacement of 5,000 tons.

He unleashed over a hundred such sword techniques!

"Shouldn't this pass?"

Ye Qingzhou had already displayed his full strength, even using the divine weapon Emperor Martial, activating the Heaven and Earth Furnace and the second-level explosive mode, which enabled him to kill the Grandmaster-level Five Weapon War Statue with the realm of a Martial Arts Master.

He's truly been drained dry; there's not a single drop left.

However, in the Blood Battle Arena, five iron-blooded images of golden spears and iron horses appeared out of thin air, and the damaged battle images quickly returned to their original state. They stood up again and at the same time displayed the cultivation level of Martial Saint.

"Holy shit!"

Ye Qingzhou gritted his teeth, his hand gripping the sword trembling; he felt like dying.

What kind of garbage test is this?

It's one thing to be surrounded and killed by opponents of higher levels, but now he actually has to cross two major realms himself, with the cultivation of a martial arts master, to face five five-weapon war statues at the Martial Saint realm head-on.

How the hell are you going to win?!

I'll fight you to the death!

Even in dire straits, Ye Qingzhou never gave up. While cursing under his breath, he ignited his fighting spirit with great perseverance and overcame his fear of death.

Even if I die, I will die a glorious death in battle!

The Heaven and Earth Furnace within his body spun at high speed once more, gathering countless energies. Behind Ye Qingzhou, five dragons soared together, unleashing the Five Emperors Dragon Sword Technique, and fiercely attacked the Five Weapon War Statue.

A moment later...

Ye Qingzhou gripped his sword with both hands, bracing himself against the ground. He was covered in bruises, yet he couldn't even scratch his opponent. Even so, he refused to admit defeat.

His eyes, still burning with fighting spirit, remained fixed on his opponent.

"Fail the assessment, die."

The warrior statue, wielding a spear, lunged forward, knocking the Flame Emperor Sword from Ye Qingzhou's hand and plunging it fiercely into his chest.

Immediately, the golden body was shattered, blood splattered, and a spear pierced through the body from behind.

Is this the end?

Ye Qingzhou's mind plunged into a vortex of death, and his consciousness was submerged in darkness.

…………

"You are dead."

"Am I dead?"

"That's right."

In a daze, Ye Qingzhou opened her eyes and saw a man with sword-like temples and horns on his head.

He was imposing and majestic, like a towering mountain with no visible peak, standing before us.

Ye Qingzhou had once sensed the same aura within Yinglong's flesh and blood, but the aura of the man before him was even more magnificent and powerful than that of Yinglong.

Ye Qingzhou instantly understood the identity of the man in front of him—the War Emperor Chi You!

At the same time, the powerful figure before them was also an ancient Martial Emperor revered as the Master of War by the Eastern Pole Kingdom. The Eastern Pole Kingdom's military strategy originated from him.

"Greetings, Lord of War."

After bowing, Ye Qingzhou examined his own condition and immediately realized that he had once again entered the spirit realm, and moreover, he had entered the divine kingdom opened up by the War Emperor Chiyou.

Am I really dead?

After trying, Ye Qingzhou found that he could not return to the real world, and could not even sense Xu Yuebing's presence. This meant that he could no longer use the mental beacon to return the way he came.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Chi You spoke again, but the information he revealed left Ye Qingzhou feeling extremely confused.

"Is the Emperor waiting for me?"

"good."

Chi You seemed to admire Ye Qingzhou quite a bit: "Long ago, in order to save the world, I intended to use the method of bloodshed to block the calamity of primordial energy, and to permanently close the Heavenly Gate, so that the Taixu Divine Dynasty would never be able to cross the Spirit Realm and invade the Mother Star."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingzhou immediately realized that Chi You was most likely referring to the Battle of Zhuolu.

However, according to historical records, Chi You suffered a crushing defeat in this battle, his body was separated from his head, and the Jiuli tribe disappeared from the annals of history.

"The Azure Emperor, the Sword Emperor, the Yellow Emperor, and the Flame Emperor all disagreed with my plan, so they attacked together. Even the Kunlun Divine Mountain secretly assisted the Yellow Emperor and Yinglong, killing me in the midst of their armies. Before I died, the Azure Emperor told me that in the future, someone would come with the hope of ending the 'predestined fate' to prove me wrong."

After Chi You finished speaking, his piercing gaze suddenly turned to Ye Qingzhou: "Tell me, did I really make a mistake back then?"

Slaughtering the world, eliminating all those who cultivate Yuan Qi martial arts, and then closing the Heavenly Gate and sealing off the Spirit Realm, does indeed have a certain probability of preventing the Taixu Divine Dynasty from eroding Blue Star.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in this world.

Ye Qingzhou replied, "The War Emperor has done nothing wrong."

"Oh?"

This answer surprised Chi You: "Then why did I lose?"

"Because the War Emperor is too weak."

"Um?"

Chi You was taken aback upon hearing this, then burst into laughter: "Hahahaha, you're right! My defeat back then wasn't because I was wrong, but because I was too weak!"

With the combined forces of the emperors, and the assistance of the Queen Mother of the West and some high-ranking members of the Scaled and Feathered Tribes, the War Emperor Chi You was indeed the weaker party compared to them.

"You're just my type!"

Chi You laughed loudly and said to Ye Qingzhou, "How about it? Do you want to become my disciple and inherit my legacy? When you have mastered my supernatural powers, there will probably be few people in the world who can rival you."

Ye Qingzhou looked puzzled: "Didn't you say I failed the assessment?"

"Wrong. The real test only begins after you fail."

Chi You then explained the reason: "Victory and defeat are common occurrences in war. I do not judge heroes by success or failure. In this world, only those who are indomitable and possess a fighting spirit that transcends life and death are qualified to inherit the way of fighting against heaven and become my successors."

The way of fighting against Heaven is the way of survival of the fittest.

Under the Great Dao, all things compete for life and death; the strong prey on the weak. Only through endless battle can one survive!

"The Five Weapons War Statue test is never about testing strength, but about testing fighting spirit. Therefore, even though the Void Sun Rat had the realm of a Martial God, he was ultimately defeated in the battle formation and could only use the method of stealing the sky and changing the sun to save his life."

Chi You looked at Ye Qingzhou: "There was once a person who was born with pride and whose temperament was the same as mine, so I gave him a chance and allowed him to receive my inheritance. Now you are the same, unyielding in the face of death and with an indomitable fighting spirit. As long as you can see through the ultimate meaning of life and death, I can give you the same opportunity."

buzz~

Behind Ye Qingzhou, the sword spirit of the Heavenly Punishment Sword emitted a buzzing and vibrating sound, clearly showing its great desire for Chi You's way of fighting against the heavens.

The Way of War inherently contains the meaning of conquest and slaughter, which perfectly aligns with the Way embodied in the Heavenly Punishment Sword.

"So, are you ready to accept this test?"

Chi You then reminded him, "Think carefully. Your previous death was fake. If you give up, you can leave the spirit realm now and return to your physical body. But if you accept the test, you will really die if you fail."

I accept.

Ye Qingzhou agreed without hesitation.

Boom~

The moment he agreed, Ye Qingzhou's consciousness was swept away by a torrent of thought energy and transported to a strange world, where he became a citizen of the Great Qi Kingdom.

It's a dreamlike illusion, both real and unreal.

Ye Qingzhou finds himself transformed into a newborn baby. He cannot control his own body and can only observe the host's life from a third-person perspective.

The host's name is Brother A Niu. He is very unlucky. After all, he was born into an ancient farming family. What else could it be but bad luck for eight generations?

From a young age, Ah Niu had to help his parents with chores and do what he could.

From the age of ten, they had to start working in the fields and doing heavy physical labor.

When he reached the age of fifteen and was fully developed, his family began arranging for him to get married.

The family's savings accumulated over several years were quickly used to find him a wife of equal social standing. Although she was neither beautiful nor virtuous, the family still incurred a lot of debt for her.

This is extremely dangerous for Brother A Niu, because it means that the family's economic situation will become extremely fragile in the years after he gets married.

The slightest mishap could leave the whole family unable to repay their debts, turning them into landless tenants or even homeless people.

So during the day, Brother A Niu had to work tirelessly in the fields, and after finishing the farm work, he still had to go work for the landlord.

When he got home in the evening, he and his wife still had to work hard to have as many children as possible while his wife was still young and had good fertility.

In the agricultural era, women's reproductive period was very short; they generally could not conceive after the age of thirty.

Why?

Because she had to go back to work in the fields soon after giving birth, she developed various health problems that prevented her from having children, and her physical potential was completely drained by the hardships of life.

Even worse, some older people can't even walk.

At four o'clock in the morning, Brother A Niu had to go to work in the dark, and he would eat a meal on the ground until the sun set at six o'clock in the afternoon. He would then go home for another meal in the evening.

The food was very bland. Because the salt and iron were state monopolies, Brother A Niu could only afford expensive salt. He would only add a little more salt to his food when he was working hard in the fields and sweating a lot. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to replenish his salt and would not have the energy to work in the afternoon.

During the day, facing the loess soil with his back to the sky, the scorching sun beats down on him, and he sweats profusely. Occasionally, Brother Aniu would take a short rest in the shade and boldly imagine what kind of life the emperor actually lived.

Ye Qingzhou fell silent.

This is the life of countless cattle and horses, exploited to the limit, never even considering why they live such a miserable life.

In the eyes of the powerful and wealthy in Daqi, cattle and horses like Brother Aniu were not regarded as human beings; they were merely a group of "livestock" that lived and multiplied on this land.

Its sole purpose is to support the powerful and wealthy.

Ah Niu's life, like his father's, may not have been able to surpass the threshold of thirty-five years old, but he was content with his poverty and continued to live his life to the fullest.

He worked diligently every day, cultivating his small plot of land, supporting his elderly mother, and taking care of his wife and children, even as his body became increasingly hunched over.

Unfortunately, his efforts soon became meaningless.

Natural disasters shattered his hopes, and the heavy taxes of the empire forced him to sell his beloved daughter.

Even so, the ensuing natural disasters, famines, and plagues continued to take away his mother, wife, and son one after another...

Ultimately, at the age of thirty-five, he lost everything, became utterly alone, and became an invincible man.

Ye Qingzhou could only watch helplessly as all of this happened, unable to do anything; his voice couldn't reach Brother A Niu's ears at all.

On the mass grave, the emaciated Ah Niu cried his heart out. He couldn't understand the meaning of life to him; all he had left was a heart full of indignation: "Was I born to suffer?!"

"Why should I suffer like this!"

The flames of anger were finally ignited at this moment, and even though they were just a small spark, they already had the potential to spread like wildfire.

Because across the vast lands of the empire, there are not just one or ten people like Brother Aniu, but hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands.

"Because you're weak."

Ye Qingzhou's words reached Brother A Niu's ears for the first time.

After a brief moment of shock, Brother A Niu quickly accepted the fact.

In chaotic times, ghosts and monsters are not frightening, especially for people who are already in despair; ghosts and monsters are more likely to become their faith.

Soon, under Ye Qingzhou's guidance, Brother A Niu diligently practiced martial arts and later joined the rebel army. With his sharp swordsmanship, he dominated the battlefield, gained recognition, and became the son-in-law of the rebel leader.

After the rebel leader was killed in battle, he took over military power, won many battles, defeated various heroes, and even repeatedly crushed the imperial army sent to quell the rebellion.

With ten victories and ten decisive moves, they advanced triumphantly all the way to the capital, Tianjing.

The empire sent a beautiful princess with a letter seeking peace, saying that as long as Brother Aniu was willing to cease hostilities, being made a king would be a piece of cake.

"Teacher Ye, do you think I should accept it?"

Looking at the gentle and beautiful princess, and thinking of the readily available title of king, Ah Niu was tempted.

Ye Qingzhou smiled coldly: "Trying to get something from a tiger will only result in being devoured by it. Have your years of forbearance and humiliation brought you the beautiful life you longed for?"