Primordial Era: Becoming the Great Emperor of Humanity from the Start

Chapter 115 Four Styles of Imperial Fist! (2-in-1)

After Jiang Heng transformed into Emperor Zhuanxu, he reigned for a full 21,600 years. This time, although Jiang Heng focused on his own cultivation, he did not forget to develop the human race.

The saying goes, "The Three Sovereigns ruled the world, while the Five Emperors established the ethical order." Compared to the Three Sovereigns, the Five Emperors' most important task was to establish the ethical and moral principles of the human race.

In the primordial world, all kinds of primordial creatures grew wildly, and the laws of the primordial world can be summarized in just four words.

Might makes right!

Whether it's the Lich and Demon races, or the former Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin races, the strong always decide everything, and the weak are reduced to ants.

This is the most fundamental law of the primordial world, and even billions of years later, such a rule will still exist.

However, in Jiang Heng's mind, the human race is different from the ancient creatures of the past, and will not follow the old path of the witch and demon races.

Absolute fairness does not exist, but relative fairness is what Jiang Heng has been striving for among the human race.

A complete legal system should prevent the powerful from acting arbitrarily and ensure that the weak have the basic right to survival.

Then, ethics and morality should be used to constrain all humankind, and the spirit of humanity should be elevated through propriety, righteousness, integrity, and a sense of shame.

If this continues for a long time, the human race will become different from other creatures in the primordial world and will surely create its own brilliant civilization.

When he transformed into Zhuanxu, Jiang Heng did just that. Through his efforts, human ethics and morality began to emerge.

Although it has only been 20,000 years, the overall mental outlook of the human race has changed dramatically, and their spiritual level has been significantly improved.

This is just the beginning. When the Five Emperors are born one after another, and after 108,000 years of effort, the moral ethics of the human race will be truly established.

On this day, Zhuanxu's merits were fulfilled, and the entire human race was shaken once again, with countless strange phenomena appearing between heaven and earth.

"Emperor Zhuanxu of the human race established human ethics and led the human race to prosperity. He truly made great contributions to the human race!"

Now that your merits are complete, you shall become Emperor Zhuanxu. Immediately proceed to the Fire Cloud Cave to eternally safeguard the destiny of the human race!

When Emperor Zhuanxu's merits were perfected, Heaven, moved by his virtues, bestowed boundless merits upon him.

A tremendous sound resounded throughout the entire primordial world. Emperor Zhuan's body flew up from his clansmen and, amidst a sky full of strange phenomena, flew to the Fire Cloud Cave outside the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Under the boundless blessings of merit, Emperor Zhuan's cultivation level rose from the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm to the Quasi-Saint realm.

However, compared to the Three Sovereigns, Emperor Zhuanxu's cultivation did not directly reach the peak Quasi-Saint realm, but only reached the early stage of the Saint realm.

It's roughly equivalent to the level of a Quasi-Saint who has severed one of his corpses in the primordial world, and he can barely be considered a top expert below the Saint.

This is normal, after all, compared to the Three Sovereigns, the Five Emperors could undoubtedly gain less merit.

Of course, if Jiang Heng were willing, it wouldn't be difficult for him to help Zhuanxu reach the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm.

When Emperor Zhuan arrived at the Fire Cloud Cave, he first greeted the ancestors of the human race, and then spoke privately with Jiang Heng and the others.

"The Kunpeng Treasure Technique truly lives up to its reputation as a peerless divine technique of a Celestial King. It indeed contains endless mysteries, from which we have benefited immensely!" He, transformed into Fuxi, spoke first.

It's not just Zhuanxu who cultivated the Kunpeng Treasure Technique; Jiang Heng's other incarnations also cultivated it.

This is precisely the heaven-defying aspect of the "Great Law of Other Transformation": although Fuxi, Shennong, Xuanyuan, and Zhuanxu were all transformed by Jiang Heng alone.

It can be said that Fuxi, Shennong, Xuanyuan and Zhuanxu were originally one, not only sharing the same memories, but also having extremely similar talents.

However, Fuxi, Shennong, Xuanyuan, and Zhuanxu were all independent individuals who could cultivate themselves and even comprehend completely different Daos.

Just like the Kunpeng Treasure Technique, his cultivation as Zhuanxu was one outcome, while his cultivation as Fuxi would be another.

It's not that one person's cultivation is right or wrong, but rather that their paths are different, and therefore the results of their cultivation are also different.

Everyone has their own insights, but what will happen when these insights come together?

According to Jiang Heng's estimation, if all the incarnations could cultivate the Kunpeng Treasure Technique to a certain level,

When we reunite into one in the future, I might be able to break free from the constraints of the Kunpeng Treasure Technique and enter a new world.

"Cultivating the Kunpeng Treasure Technique is just the beginning. If we want to truly achieve enlightenment, we still have a long way to go!" Jiang Heng said in a deep voice.

The path to enlightenment is extremely difficult. Although Jiang Heng has cultivated the "Great Self-Transformation Method," he is still on the path.

"No matter how difficult it is, achieving enlightenment is our only option!" He, Xuanyuan, said with unwavering determination.

"We have been planning this for a long time, and now it can be said that we are seeing initial results!" He said, transforming into Shennong.

"Since everyone is here, why don't we appreciate the fourth form of the Emperor's Fist that I created!" he said, transforming into Zhuanxu.

Jiang Heng and the others looked on with anticipation. After his transformed body grew up, it had become an independent individual, and their memories were no longer shared.

According to Jiang Heng's plan, the Three Sovereigns period was the time to perfect the first three forms of Emperor Fist. During the Five Emperors period, each emperor should create a new form of Emperor Fist.

Now, Zhuanxu has been the supreme ruler of the human race for 21,600 years, and his merits have been fulfilled. Naturally, the fourth form of the Emperor's Fist was created as a result.

He transformed into Zhuanxu and stood before Jiang Heng and the others. His aura suddenly became faint, and if one did not observe carefully, one might even overlook his existence as Zhuanxu.

"Water benefits all things without striving! Truly a wonderful method!" he exclaimed, transformed into Fuxi.

On the surface, he appeared calm and composed, and did not even reveal any particularly powerful strength.

However, from Jiang Heng's perspective as an incarnation, it was not difficult to see how turbulent power was hidden beneath Zhuanxu's calm exterior.

Suddenly, as the forces of Yin and Yang intertwined, the outline of the sea gradually solidified from being vaguely visible.

"The evolution of Yin and Yang, and the countless transformations of water, are truly ingenious!" Shennong, the god of agriculture, exclaimed in admiration.

Just then, the once calm sea suddenly became turbulent, with towering waves rising up, displaying unparalleled power.

"Water is continuous and subtle, silent when it is gentle, and surging when it is powerful! I never imagined that the changes of Yin and Yang could be so vividly interpreted in water!" He Hua Xuanyuan said.

Those present were all transformed from Jiang Heng. When the transformed Zhuanxu gradually evolved into the fourth form of the Emperor Fist, they saw the mystery within it.

Although Zhuanxu created the fourth form of Emperor Fist based on the Kunpeng Treasure Technique, it was largely due to Zhuanxu's own ingenious ideas.

Based on the element of water in the Five Elements theory, it evolves the profound mysteries of Yin and Yang transformation, which is the core of the Kunpeng Treasure Technique.

The Kunpeng Treasure Technique can evolve into the forms of Kun and Peng, mastering the subtle transformations of Yin and Yang, and containing the boundless power of the ocean and the power of the Yin and Yang.

Zhuanxu combined these two with his supreme wisdom and evolved them in the way of the water element of the Five Elements.

This not only aligns with his own path, but also incorporates the essence of the Kunpeng Treasure Technique, truly making him a prodigy.

"This move is only in its initial stages. To truly perfect it, I'm afraid we need to cultivate the Kunpeng Treasure Technique to perfection and then forge our own path!" he said as he transformed into Zhuanxu.

"It's already quite an achievement to have reached this point. Does this move have a name?" Jiang Heng asked with a smile.

"The fourth form of the Emperor's Fist is based on the element of water in the Five Elements, so let's call it 'The Highest Good is Like Water'!" he said, transforming into Zhuanxu.

Jiang Heng and all his incarnations were at their peak. The name "Shang Shan Ruo Shui" (meaning "the highest good is like water") was taken from the Tao Te Ching by the sage Taiqing.

The Supreme Saint of Taiqing was most skilled at manipulating the changes of Yin and Yang, so naming the fourth form of the Emperor's Fist after it was quite fitting.

However, just as Zhuanxu said, the fourth form of the Emperor Fist can only be considered a rudimentary creation at present, and there is still a long way to go before it can be perfected.

There's nothing we can do about it. After all, even Zhuanxu hasn't mastered the Kunpeng Treasure Technique to its fullest extent, so perfecting the fourth form of the Emperor's Fist is out of the question.

Fortunately, Jiang Heng still has enough time to perfect the fourth form of the Emperor Fist. In this Fire Cloud Cave, there is no shortage of training time.

Just as he completed his transformation into Zhuanxu and returned to the Fire Cloud Cave, the second of the Five Emperors, Emperor Ku, was born into the human race.

Everything went as expected. Just like before, Di Ku quickly cultivated to the Golden Immortal realm.

After Jiang Heng's memories were awakened, it was only natural that Emperor Ku became the ruler of the human race.

While awakening his memories, Jiang Heng once again opened the system shop and found the treasure he wanted to exchange for.

"Technique Name: Willow Divine Treasure Technique!"

Grade: Top quality!

Required Luck Points for Exchange: 200000!

Overview: The divine powers created by the Ancestral Sacrifice Spirit Willow Goddess in "Perfect World" are in no way inferior to the Ten Fierce Treasures, possessing the ability of endless life.

Jiang Heng didn't hesitate much and directly spent 200,000 points of luck to exchange for the Willow God Treasure Technique.

Among the Five Emperors, Emperor Ku belongs to the Wood element and possesses the destiny of the Wood element in the Five Elements. Cultivating techniques that belong to the Wood element will yield twice the results with half the effort.

Although Liu Shen in "Perfect World" is not one of the Ten Fiends, he is even more formidable than them, being a supreme immortal king.

The core of the Willow Divine Technique points directly to the endless cycle of life of the Wood element in the Five Elements, making it arguably the most suitable cultivation method for Emperor Ku.

Based on the Willow God's Treasure Technique and combined with the mysteries of the Wood element of the Five Elements, He Hua Di Ku was able to create the fifth form of the Emperor's Fist.

After he transformed into Emperor Ku and ascended to the position of the supreme ruler of the human race, he began to develop the human race while cultivating the Willow God Technique.

Like Zhuanxu, who was transformed into Emperor Ku, he also established various moral ethics among the human race, thus bringing great order to the human race.

Emperor Ku, who also reigned for a full 21,600 years, received boundless merit from Heaven when his merits were fulfilled.

Then came Emperor Yao, the third of the Five Emperors. Among the Five Elements, Emperor Yao belongs to Fire, and is therefore destined to govern the endless mysteries of Fire.

Emperor Yao also reigned for 21,600 years. When his merits were complete, the Heavenly Dao bestowed boundless merits upon him, which ultimately returned to the Fire Cloud Cave.

After Emperor Yao, the fourth of the Five Emperors, Emperor Shun, was born and became the new ruler of the human race.

Among the Five Elements, Emperor Shun's birth element was Earth, which was associated with the endless mysteries of Earth, and he eventually attained enlightenment.

Emperor Shun reigned for a full 21,600 years, and after achieving his goal, he finally returned to the Fire Cloud Cave.

After Emperor Shun's merits were fulfilled, the last and most important of the Five Emperors, Emperor Yu, was about to be born.

At this moment, inside the Fire Cloud Cave, Jiang Heng and his seven incarnations gathered together, exchanging their insights.

"Four of the five elements have gathered; now comes the most crucial moment!" Jiang Heng said first.

The Five Emperors, who embodied the Five Elements destiny, not only carried the Mandate of Heaven and were destined to establish ethics and morality for the human race, but also played a crucial role in Jiang Heng's own cultivation.

According to the Five Elements, each time Jiang Heng's alternate incarnations awakens their memories, they can exchange for a peerless divine technique in the system shop.

He transformed into Zhuanxu, whose element was water, so he chose the Kunpeng Treasure Technique and ultimately combined it with the attributes of water to create the fourth form of the Emperor's Fist, "Supreme Goodness is Like Water".

He transformed into Emperor Ku, whose element was wood, so he chose the Willow Divine Treasure Technique, which also combined the attributes of wood to create the fifth form of Emperor Fist.

The fifth form of the Imperial Fist is also in its early stages, and there is still a long way to go before it can be fully perfected.

He transformed into Emperor Yao, whose element was fire, so Jiang Heng ultimately chose to exchange for the Phoenix Treasure Technique in the system shop.

As one of the Ten Fiends and a supreme immortal king, the Phoenix's treasure technique is naturally incredibly powerful.

It was by using the Phoenix Treasure Technique, combined with the mysteries of the Five Elements Fire, that Emperor Yao created the sixth form of the Emperor Fist, which evolved the mysteries of the Five Elements Fire.

Speaking of which, there is also a phoenix clan in the primordial world. Although they are not as powerful as the phoenixes in "Perfect World", they have many things in common.

However, since the Great Calamity of the Dragon and Han Dynasties, the Phoenix Clan has completely declined. Moreover, unlike the Dragon Clan, the Phoenix Clan has very few members remaining.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the entire clan was wiped out, but in the future, a very famous member of the Phoenix clan will be born.

This refers to Kong Xuan, the son of the phoenix, who is known as the strongest quasi-saint below the saints and shone brightly during the Investiture of the Gods.

But for Jiang Heng, the so-called invincible under the sage was just a joke and could not be taken seriously at all.

Leaving aside Jiang Heng himself, Donghuang Taiyi, the former supreme ruler of the demon race, was far beyond Kong Xuan's reach.

Even if Zhen Yuanzi were to fight Kong Xuan with all his might, it would be hard to say who would win in the end.

However, if Jiang Heng wants to master the Phoenix Treasure Technique in a short period of time, he will inevitably need to study the Phoenix Clan.

Back then, after the great calamity of Longhan, the ancestral phoenix eternally suppressed the immortal volcano, which gave the phoenix clan a glimmer of hope.

Who knows, in time, Jiang Heng might be able to just like the Dragon Clan and make the Phoenix Clan a totem beast of the human race.

However, now is not the time to talk about these things. There is still an extremely long time before the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods.

As the fourth of the Five Emperors, he transformed into Emperor Shun, whose element was Earth, and was therefore entitled to govern the endless mysteries of the Earth element.

Therefore, Emperor Shun chose to exchange for the Qilin Treasure Technique, which is also a peerless divine technique at the level of a supreme immortal king.

Emperor Shun lived up to expectations, combining the mysteries of the earth element of the Five Elements with the Qilin Treasure Technique to create the seventh form of the Emperor's Fist.

In the primordial world, there also existed a clan of Qilin. However, compared to the dragon and phoenix clans, the Qilin clan was far more miserable.

The dragon race is in the best situation. Although it cannot be compared with its heyday in ancient times, it still occupies the four seas.

Although the Phoenix Clan is small and rarely appears in the primordial world, a Kong Xuan will be born in the future.

And what about the Qilin clan? Not only is the clan nearly wiped out, but even if you searched the entire prehistoric world, you might not be able to find a single pure-blooded Qilin.

In the future, the Qilin clan disappeared without a trace. The only one with some recognition was the Qilin (a mythical creature that resembles nothing else).

It's pitiful that Qilin, a descendant of the ancestral Qilin, was reduced to the mount of Jiang Ziya, a mere mortal.

For Emperor Shun, who was cultivating the Qilin Treasure Technique, finding a pure-blooded Qilin as a reference was almost impossible.

Of course, there should be a few pure-blooded Qilins among the disciples of a sage. Unfortunately, asking a sage for anything is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

"The Emperor's Fist should have nine forms. Nine is the ultimate number. When that happens, the Emperor's Fist will be truly perfect!" Jiang Heng said.

"Now that the Four Emperors have been born, the Emperor Fist has also created four new forms, bringing the total to seven forms. It is not far from being truly perfect!" he said, transformed into Fuxi.

"The first eight forms are actually not too bad, but the ninth form is truly difficult!" he said, transforming into Shennong.

In Jiang Heng's vision, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors would each master a move of the Emperor's Fist. For example, Emperor Fuxi would master the first move of the Emperor's Fist, Heavenly Wrath.

Moreover, the Emperor Fist technique mastered by the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors was perfectly aligned with their own Dao, such as the Heavenly Dao comprehended by Emperor Fuxi.

In this way, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors only need to devote all their efforts to cultivating one form of Emperor Fist, and they will have a great chance of reaching the Cloud-like Realm of that fist technique.

This also means that once all his other forms are reunited, Jiang Heng's Emperor Fist will instantly reach the level of perfection.

However, just as Shennong said, judging from the current situation, it is not actually that difficult to perfect the first eight forms of the Emperor Fist.

What's truly rare is the ninth form. In Jiang Heng's original conception, the ninth form of the Emperor Fist would also be the strongest.

This move will gather the essence of all paths and the core of all methods, and with all rivers flowing into the sea, it will truly create the most powerful fist technique.

The ninth form of the Emperor Fist will truly resonate with Jiang Heng's own Dao, embodying his invincible belief in breaking free from all constraints and revolutionizing everything.

The ninth form of the Emperor's Fist will also be created by another incarnation, but among the ten other incarnations, this tenth other incarnation will be the most special.

"We've been preparing for so long, making so many plans, and this is the moment we've been waiting for!" Jiang Heng said in a deep voice.

All the other incarnations nodded. From the moment Jiang Heng became the ruler of the human race, there was no longer any choice in many things.

As the ruler of the human race, Jiang Heng could not bear to see the human race being suppressed by heaven and earth, causing its strength to decline more and more, until even becoming an immortal was a luxury.

As the supreme ruler of the human race, Jiang Heng could not stand idly by and watch as the ignorant and ignorant human race became tools for the powerful to scheme for their destiny.

As the supreme ruler of the human race, Jiang Heng could not accept that the human race lived below the Heavenly Court and was regarded as an ant by countless immortals and gods.

Even though this is the inevitable trend of Heaven, and even though the human race wants to escape this fate, it will inevitably have to fight against Heaven and the Dao Ancestor.

Jiang Heng still chose this path without hesitation. As the ruler of the human race, it was his responsibility to protect the human race.

Therefore, Jiang Heng cultivated the "Great Self-Transformation Technique," which inexplicably deceived the Heavenly Dao, allowing him to transform into the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

Now, only the last Emperor Yu is missing, and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors will be truly complete, and the human race will truly reach its peak.

"Emperor Yu was the last of the Five Emperors, and it was fitting that a calamity befell him, but this calamity has swept across the entire human race!" he said, transforming into Shennong.

"The calamity that Yu the Great brought about should still fall upon the dragon race!" Jiang Heng said.

"The subjugation of the dragon race was prepared for this moment. This calamity should not affect the human race!" He, Xuanyuan, said.

As the last of the Five Emperors, Emperor Yu, like the Human Emperor Xuanyuan, was destined to experience tribulations before he could truly achieve perfection.

In fact, according to the original historical trajectory, whether it was during the time of Emperor Xuanyuan or Emperor Yu, calamities swept across the entire human race.

During the era of Emperor Xuanyuan, there should have been a struggle with Chiyou, and countless powerful human warriors should have perished in the ensuing battle.

This can be seen as a tribulation that the Human Emperor Xuanyuan had to go through to achieve enlightenment, but to some extent, it can also be seen as the suppression of the human race by the Heavenly Dao.

It was only because of Jiang Heng's existence that the civil war among humans did not truly break out. Instead, humans took the opportunity to subdue the witch and dragon races.

In this way, the strength of the human race increased rather than decreased, which can be considered as breaking the scheme of Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao against the human race.

During the reign of Emperor Yu, a great flood was destined to descend upon the primordial land, causing countless ordinary humans to perish.

Looking at this calamity as a whole, it can be said that it was caused by the shaking of the sea eye in the four seas, which caused the world's water systems to overflow and caused boundless disasters.

But at its root, it can be said that the Heavenly Dao has once again shown weakness towards the human race, and this time, the Heavenly Dao is targeting ordinary human beings.

Although the human race has developed to this point, it is still far inferior to the former witch and demon races in terms of strength, but in terms of numbers, the human race is far superior.

The sheer number of them meant that some people among the human race continuously cultivated to the level of Golden Immortal or higher, which was naturally not something that the Heavenly Dao could allow.

In that raging flood, countless ordinary humans perished, leaving humanity severely weakened.

Jiang Heng was naturally prepared for this; when he transformed into the Human Emperor Xuanyuan, he subdued the Dragon Clan precisely for this purpose.

Didn't Heaven intend to use the tremors of the sea eye to cause floods in the world's water systems? So Jiang Heng simply suppressed the sea eye completely.

At that time, not only will the human race be free from calamities like floods, but the dragon race will also be able to completely eliminate their karma and truly submit to the human race.

Meanwhile, after the successive births of four emperors—Emperor Zhuanxu, Emperor Ku, Emperor Yao, and Emperor Shun—the situation of the human race had undergone tremendous changes.

Various ethical and moral codes were established, thus restraining the strong and ensuring the survival of the weak.

Among the human race, the people lived in peace and prosperity, with a place to live and food to eat, and the fame of the Four Emperors resounded throughout the entire human race.

Under such circumstances, the last of the Five Emperors, Emperor Yu, came into being, and the last of the Five Emperors will have a completely different meaning.

Just as Jiang Heng had predicted, a calamity also occurred at this time.

(End of this chapter)