Those time travelers that year

Unfortunately, this is a world where the strong reign supreme. A hundred years ago, a powerful figure emerged who single-handedly destroyed the Divine Alliance and swept across the entire world. The current four great families only rose to prominence by taking advantage of the situation.

However, compared to a century ago, when a single powerful figure reigned supreme, this era is far more chaotic. At least, various superior martial arts techniques are becoming known to more and more people, and even legendary divine and demonic martial arts have openly produced successors.

Even the divine weapons wielded by gods and demons in mythology have reappeared in this world from the burial ground of history. From the moment the Heavenly Crystal appeared and the curse erupted, the trajectory of this world took a sharp turn, veering in a direction no one could have imagined.

An era of countless masters, an era of gods and demons appearing in the world, and in this era, an outsider stumbled straight in and collapsed.

The Beiming family, renowned for forging superior weapons, is undoubtedly the arms dealer of this era. This family is famous throughout the land for its exquisite weapon craftsmanship, possessing its own territory and city. The patriarch, Beiming Zheng, is a top-tier martial arts master, at least for now. In short, this old man wielding the divine weapon, the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, is the kind of old man capable of single-handedly wiping out an army, and, without an opponent of equal strength, could easily destroy a city and a nation.

However, we're not talking about this loser; after all, the earlier someone appears, the easier it is for them to meet their end. So, in a secluded corner of an alley in a small town controlled by the Beiming family...

Ciel, his body charred black, hair disheveled, and clothes reduced to rags—a living refugee—looked up at the sky with a pained expression. Since entering this world, Ciel had genuinely felt its naked and undisguised malice.

First, upon entering, one is immediately met with a devastating heavenly tribulation, relentlessly and without any hesitation. Its power is immense, as if a barrage of forbidden spells were used to slap one's face. In comparison, Thor's encounter with the Shire in the Marvel universe seems like child's play. That's only because it's located in the outer realm of this world, a different dimension altogether; otherwise, it would undoubtedly have affected this planet, causing widespread devastation.

But what's worse is that after entering this world, Xia Er once again felt its malice even more blatantly. After enduring the heavenly tribulation that slammed into his face, he was then subjected to a comprehensive and harsh restriction by the world's strict rules.

Slower healing speed, slower energy recovery speed, slower movement speed, restricted flight... all sorts of harsh rules and restrictions were imposed, essentially putting him on a VIP package. As a result, even now, Xia Er hasn't fully recovered from the injuries inflicted by the heavenly tribulation. To make matters worse, his clone's already weak spellcasting ability is now practically useless.

He shouldn't even think about using magic or performing shamanistic rituals until he adapts to the rules of this world.

Fortunately, the limitations on psychic abilities weren't too great. It seemed this world possessed a shared power in this area, so using his psychic abilities, Xia Er easily gathered a general understanding of this family within the entire oriental-style city. However, upon learning that he was located in a place called the Northern Underworld, Xia Er felt a headache coming on for the first time!

How did I end up in a world where the leveling speed is completely unreasonable?!

Didn't I say it was a Hong Kong comic? Why does everyone assume it's from *Covering the Sky* just because I mentioned "Heavenly Tribulation"? Hong Kong comics do feature Heavenly Tribulations, and does every lightning bolt that appears in the universe necessarily represent *Covering the Sky*?!

357. Mysterious Divine Weapons (Part 1)

The world of divine weapons is a world that seems to share the same worldview as the world of the emperor. Of course, this world also has gods and demons, and these gods and demons are almost all—aliens! That's right, just like the Asgardians in the Marvel universe are aliens to Earth, the gods and demons in this world are all the same.

Legend has it that many, many years ago, this planet welcomed a large group of alien gods. These gods, who could traverse the universe directly with their bodies, and perhaps even existed in parallel universes, were being hunted down by a force known as the Heavenly Demon Army and fled to Earth in a sorry state. Upon arriving on Earth, these alien gods were surprised to find that the native inhabitants of Earth had potential and were very similar to them.

What's going on here? This is a perfect opportunity to replenish our manpower and then turn the tables on them! So, without hesitation, these alien gods concealed their presence and decisively descended upon this world. And what was that saying again? They immediately began a policy of educating people, building up troops, and cultivating the land.

Then these guys discovered that the natives of this world, especially humans, truly had incredible potential! Although they couldn't match the physical attributes of the naturally born gods, they were absolutely amazing! Once they learned how to utilize combat energy—or rather, martial arts—their fighting power skyrocketed. What takes decades or even centuries for a god to accumulate power, the cleverest humans can achieve in just over a decade.

And those geniuses among humans, they took to the skies. Yes, they really flew!

For example, Fuxi, through learning and exploration, actually attained enlightenment and ascended to heaven on his own, directly ascending from human to deity. And not only did he ascend, but his combat power was absolutely off the charts. Incidentally, this guy was a research-oriented talent, well, a talent who was almost a scientist, um, a metaphysical genius, but his combat power far surpassed almost all the gods, directly comparable to the top-tier deities.

Next are Xuanyuan and Chiyou, also examples of humans becoming gods, and the latter's combat power wasn't just off the charts, it was heaven-defying. He was so unruly that he forced the former to use superpowers and have a whole host of gods assist him in his ascent, and it was only because the latter brought trouble upon himself that he ultimately met his demise.

Besides, Shakyamuni Buddha created the Tathagata Palm to show you what it means for Buddhism (physics) to be boundless. After suppressing countless unlucky people, he flew away and disappeared. It is estimated that he has already flown out of a parallel universe.

These acquired deities, ascended from humans, are incredibly powerful—well, let's not talk about those overpowered beings. Let's talk about the innate gods and demons of this planet, the experts born here before the arrival of the extraterrestrial gods. Leaving aside the army of celestial demons that forced the extraterrestrial gods to come to Earth, the demons of this world, aside from the Primordial Celestial Demon who split off from the Primordial Celestial Venerable, are also incredibly powerful, being native to this planet.

The Chaos Demon was incredibly powerful, invincible in single combat against gods, humans, and demons across the three realms, ultimately dying from his own self-destructive actions. However, even the Heavenly Emperor, who hadn't yet reached the pinnacle of power when he was looking down on everything, was completely helpless against him.

The Great Heavenly Demon, the leader of the demons mentioned above who died after courting disaster. He eliminated the Heavenly Demon who was vying for his position, and then planned to attack the Heavenly Court, but was defeated by the Heavenly Emperor who had already upgraded. However, even after death, his soul remained intact, leaving behind the Heavenly Demon Technique, which can gather the primordial spirit of the Heavenly Demon.

The Heavenly Demon was an unlucky fellow, but after his death, he managed to find an opportunity to kill Xuanyuan. Then, he had a run of bad luck and suffered a series of misfortunes, ending up at the very bottom.

Of course, if this world were truly a mix of divine weapons and emperors, then all of these kinds of guys would exist. They'd all be the kind of bastards who could continue to wreak havoc on the world even after death. Even the evil gods wouldn't be as powerful as these guys. In any case, I've never heard of an evil god continuing to harm others after they die.

Those that can cause harm are basically the ones that can't die.

Similarly, there are countless gods and demons in this world, so many that it's a question of why this planet hasn't been destroyed yet. After all, Chi You's Devouring Heaven Blade is the kind of move that can forcefully pierce a planet, let alone other beings at the same level who don't have planet-destroying ultimate moves.

There is also Pangu, who has never been seen and is suspected to be dead.

"How did I end up in this world?!" Hiding in a corner of an alley, tending to his injuries, Xia Er muttered to himself in exasperation. "This is outrageous!" This is a world where gods and demons fly everywhere, a world where the power levels increase more and more unscientifically as you progress, a world where it's all about who has the biggest cheat code.

"If this world is based on the unified worldview of Divine Weapon F—Holy crap, a five-dimensional Celestial Venerable, and one who didn't even fall to the Conqueror and the protagonist's halo, directly transcending a separate universe, capable of shaking the universe, what the hell is this guy doing! Even his main body couldn't beat him!" Xia Er complained. "I should have known better than to come to this world. Having an avatar here is killing me! And what the hell is this harsh rule suppression!?"

This is arguably the most tragic time for Charles. Before this world, Charles was completely suppressed. Even when he was playing close combat, he was suppressed. In this world, martial arts are the most important. Those who don't know martial arts are destined to be cannon fodder. No, they aren't even cannon fodder.

"Damn it! If I hadn't been struck by lightning the moment I walked in, I wouldn't be in this state!" Although he survived the heavenly tribulation and finally had an officially recognized identity in this world, it didn't mean that Xia Er could act recklessly. Before he could adapt to the rules of this world, if he encountered those gods and demons, he could consider simply self-destructing this clone.

The most urgent task is to find a way to adapt to the rules of this world. Since this world is one where martial arts reign supreme, the only way for Xia Er to quickly understand its rules is through various martial arts techniques, which can at least alleviate the situation of being suppressed and weakened by the rules.

"I'm not Irelia, this is ridiculous..."

Charles muttered to himself, then, after regaining his composure, teleported directly out of the alley. Although most of his power was suppressed by the rules of this world, preventing him from using it, he could still employ his psychic abilities. With the help of these abilities, Charles easily hypnotized the ordinary people.

Although the ordinary people in this world possess physical abilities comparable to modern-day elite soldiers, and some with even a few martial arts skills can rival Captain America, and those who have formally embarked on the path of martial arts are even more superhuman, this does not mean they have made any significant progress in building mental defenses.

He was easily given a mental suggestion by Ciel, and after some fussing, Ciel finally cleaned himself up and got rid of his refugee-like state.

Then, with his head hanging in the balance—even if it meant losing his head and bleeding, he couldn't afford to lose his composure—Charles put in some effort to restore his clothes to their original state and put them back on.

"Hmm! The wealth of this world is basically all those god- and demon-level martial arts. If I want to analyze the rules of this world, then I'll at least need to collect or learn from them... Hmm, and those divine weapons and demonic weapons too..." Xia Er muttered to himself, then raised his head and looked up at the sky. There was still a celestial net there, trapping the primordial demon's soul. Ordinary people, even those martial arts masters among humans, couldn't sense it, but Xia Er could completely perceive the demonic energy that was tightly restricted in that sky from the ground.

And one of those terrifying thoughts.

I want to make a sound at dawn!

358. The Mysterious Divine Weapon (Part 2)

If it were the true form descending, the truly valuable things would be the primordial spirit of the original Heavenly Demon and his equally sealed demonic energy. However, it is currently just an avatar, and one that is suppressed layer by layer by the rules of this world. Therefore, looking at the primordial spirit and demonic energy of the original Heavenly Demon trapped by the Heavenly Net, Xia Er can only look on with envy.

He didn't believe that a mere clone, even after adapting to the rules of this world, could single-handedly defeat the Primordial Heavenly Demon.

"Forget it, why think so much?!" Shaking his head, Xia Er suppressed his plan to spy on the Primordial Heavenly Demon. His immediate priority was to quickly analyze and adapt to the rules of this world; otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to recover his power, let alone find a way to benefit from it.

Fortunately, the plot hasn't yet reached the era where gods and demons personally appear. The current head of the Beiming World is still Beiming Zheng, the old man destined to die, and Beiming Manor hasn't been destroyed by a volcanic eruption due to the appearance of the demon weapon, Emperor's Hatred. Although there were rumors during intelligence gathering that something unusual has recently happened at Mount Tai, this proves that we are currently in the plot of Divine Weapon 1, or even just at the beginning.

Even Chi You is still lying in the Xuanwang created by Fuxi, waiting for a chance to be resurrected. And Nangong Wentian, one of the most overpowered characters in the Divine Weapon series, is still just a menial worker in Beiming Manor.

Moreover, if he didn't know that Nuwa's primordial spirit was immortal and resided in the Heavenly Crystal after her death, and that he was constantly being given a power-up, Xia Er would have an urge to rush up and snatch the Heavenly Crystal Green Pearl right now.

"God-level cultivation techniques... these are hard to come by!"

There are quite a few god-demon level martial arts in the entire Divine Weapon series, but every god-demon level martial art is more or less involved with the gods and demons behind the scenes. It's hard for Xia Er not to suspect that these guys might have backup plans. Look at Wentian, he's constantly cheating. Whenever he encounters a setback and hits a bottleneck, Nuwa's primordial spirit immediately appears to give him a political lesson, while also unleashing his cheat-like power, leveling up quickly—it's practically a bug. Besides that, there's the Sect Master, who, thanks to the 27th Great Limit, rapidly levels up and unleashes his power on the spot—a bug among bugs…

In his prime, even with the world's rules suppressing him, Xia Er wouldn't be afraid of them. But now, after being struck by the heavenly tribulation lightning, Xia Er is inevitably a little weak.

There might be a tiny, unexpected mishap now...

"In other words, the most important thing right now is to find a way to restore our strength first!" To restore our strength, we need to adapt to the rules of this world. However, since we haven't obtained any god-level martial arts and can't use them as a springboard to analyze the rules of this world, we naturally need some people who are not as good as those gods and demons, but at least they need to be good enough to be used as test subjects by Xia Er.

"I remember, the protagonist officially stepped onto the martial arts stage after the Fierce King attacked the Northern Underworld Manor, right?"

"If I'm not mistaken, it seems we're almost at the start of the main plot!"

Looking towards Beiming Manor, if there was anyone who could serve as a test subject at the very beginning of the story, it would undoubtedly be the currently top-tier martial arts masters from the early stages. Although by the later stages of the first game, someone like the Fierce King wouldn't even qualify as cannon fodder, he would certainly be a suitable target as a test subject.

Furthermore, if Xia Er remembers correctly, the Divine Ruler, a divine weapon, is hidden in the lair of the Fierce King of Hell, along with a kind of surgery similar to gene modification technology?!

"Who told you to be so unlucky? Right!" After silently mourning for the fierce Yama King for half a second, Xia Er immediately decided to target the fierce Yama King as his first test subject—no, his unlucky scapegoat. Although this clone's strength had been reduced to a low point, it was still enough to deal with a single fierce Yama King.

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As night fell, a cold wind blew, and outside the Beiming Manor lay a forest covered in ice and snow. Within this forest, hundreds of dark figures ran and leaped at speeds beyond the reach of ordinary people, gradually rushing towards the unsuspecting Beiming Manor.

Some of the guards on outpost had already fallen in pools of blood, so much so that these shadowy figures broke into the outside of Beiming Manor without them even realizing it. It wasn't until some of the shadowy figures attacked a fat man and a white-haired little girl who were sitting on the snow for some unknown reason and failed that their tracks were exposed.

These shadowy figures were all half-human, half-beast monsters, incredibly strong and ferocious. In the sky, a giant bat carried a man clad in golden armor, with red skin, wielding a black iron rod, and a hideous face, flying towards Beiming Manor.

The Fierce King Yama, the Earthly Venerable Envoy of the Heaven and Earth Alliance, would definitely be considered a top-tier master in the current martial arts world.

Seeing that his demonic beast army had failed to kill the fat man and girl below in a timely manner, the Fierce King of Hell was unconcerned; after all, in this world, strength determined everything. Since a sneak attack failed, he might as well switch to a direct assault.

"Heh heh heh! Tonight, we'll massacre the Beiming Manor! Slaughter every single one alive!" Fueled by his profound inner strength, the fierce Yama's voice echoed throughout the night sky. Upon hearing his command, the half-human, half-beast monsters below let out different howls. Some continued to surround the two people they hadn't managed to eliminate immediately, while others rushed directly towards the Beiming Manor.

The clanging sound rang out, and some disciples of Beiming Manor, realizing something was wrong, quickly sounded the alarm and assembled to meet the demons and monsters.

Unfortunately, the battle was one-sided, with the entire force crumbling in the first encounter. Only a small number of stronger disciples managed to hold on and avoid being slaughtered immediately. Aside from them, a white-haired young man, after receiving a jade-green ring-shaped dagger from an old man, swiftly and powerfully killed a bull demon with a single strike. The force of his blade extended several meters away, instantly boosting the morale of the Beiming Manor disciples who were fighting the demons, preventing them from collapsing completely in the first place.

With the addition of the green coins—no, the green arms—used for recharging and withdrawing money as a cheat, this white-haired youth was unstoppable, hacking and slashing through nine streets of monsters. However, at this moment, seeing his henchmen being slaughtered by a mere brat, the fierce Yama King couldn't sit still any longer. He leaped down from the giant bat, wielding an iron rod that must have weighed over a hundred pounds, and brought it crashing down from dozens of meters in the air with the force of a thunderbolt towards the white-haired youth.

……

On the other side, in the shadows unnoticed by anyone, an outsider is also watching your battlefield this night.

"Holy crap!" Xia Er looked at the army of demonic beasts, each with skin of copper and bones of iron, impervious to swords and spears, slaughtering the disciples of Beiming Manor, who mostly cultivated internal energy, and couldn't help but feel sincere contempt for the biological technology of the United States in Marvel.

Aside from the Hulk and other unexpected creatures, the only fully-fledged Captain America here, without that overpowered shield, could easily kill any monster.

But what's the difference between the two sides? One side is engaged in bioscience and technology, while the other is practically relying on folk remedies. The former studies gene technology, while the latter doesn't even understand what a gene is. Yet, in comparison, the US is utterly outclassed by these folk remedies.

359. Nangong is a cheat.

In a single exchange, the white-haired youth, Nangong Wentian, who would later become one of the most overpowered characters, was blasted away by the Fierce King of Hell. The two were simply not on the same level at this point; it was only thanks to his left arm—no, his green arm—that he wasn't instantly obliterated.

However, it was clear that the Fierce King Yama was not satisfied. As a top-tier martial arts master with a fearsome reputation, he was astonished that this unknown youth had not only killed his subordinate but also managed to withstand a direct hit from him without dying. Instantly, with even more ferocious and powerful energy, he unleashed the Six Paths of Yama's Tribulation—Hell Without End, bombarding the white-haired youth relentlessly.

The force of the blow cracked the ground and shattered rocks. Dry trees caught in the shockwave were instantly obliterated. The mere aftershocks of the battle created an effect akin to a massive bomb explosion. An ordinary person caught in the blast would be instantly killed.

In the Marvel universe, even Iron Man would likely be utterly and instantly beaten up without using the Hulkbuster armor. Because at that moment, the speed at which the Fierce King wielded his weapon broke the sound barrier; in an instant, the shadows of his staff blotted out the sky, carrying a tsunami-like surge of energy that stretched for over ten feet.

Anyone caught in this area, whether a demon beast or a disciple of the Beiming Manor, was severely injured by the aftershocks. However, unfortunately, this did not kill Nangong Wentian, who was described as a white-haired youth but was actually a cheat, in the first place. Instead, they clashed with each other for about ten times, and Nangong Wentian only spat out a mouthful of blood.

This wasn't surprising. Those who hadn't reached a sufficient level couldn't see it, but Xia Er, hiding nearby, could see it clearly. Every time the Fierce Yama attacked, that cheater used his left-hand Qilin Arm—no, his green arm—to firmly block it. And every time the iron rod struck that green arm, a completely new force would surge forth, directly neutralizing the vast majority of the Fierce Yama's power.

No matter how hard the Fierce King tried to smash and smash, the new power would directly negate nearly 60-70% of his force. Moreover, it was constantly modifying that overpowered guy, causing his strength to slowly increase with each battle. Otherwise, why couldn't the Fierce King, who was using increasingly greater force, defeat this guy? It's because this guy had already activated a cheat code!

Seeing this, Xia Er couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. Sure enough, in a world similar to Eastern mythology and fantasy, the absence of those god-level figures didn't mean they weren't unscrupulous. All sorts of underhanded tricks and dirty tricks could easily stir up trouble.

The power that overpowered character used to resist the Fierce King of Hell came entirely from Nuwa's divine power. Although it was only a tiny fraction, it was still genuine divine power. If this overpowered character could actively sense this power and know how to utilize it, integrating it into his own internal energy, he could completely obliterate the Fierce King of Hell with a single punch. Even though he didn't know how to use it yet, this overpowered character was still fighting the Fierce King of Hell to a standstill.

"Damn bastard!!!" Unable to subdue this unknown kid in a short time, Fierce Yama was furious. He roared and swung his staff, forcefully knocking away the overpowered kid's left arm and dismantling his defenses with a powerful strike. Then he slammed the staff into the kid's head. Although it didn't blow him up, it made Wentian dizzy and fall to the ground.

"Taking a supersonic impact head-on?!" Seeing this utterly absurd situation, Xia Er, hiding nearby, covered his face. That blow could have easily blasted this cheater's head off. But unfortunately, as the blow landed, the insignificant wisp of Nuwa's divine power, originally only in his left arm, instantly spread throughout the cheater's entire body, merging into his internal energy and flesh. And then this guy performed an iron-headed feat, using his head to withstand the supersonic impact. "This kind of cheater is really something else!"

Although I know the world of divine weapons is all about cheating, seeing the protagonist, still a weakling, manage to fight a formidable opponent, the Fierce King Yama, who is two levels stronger than him, with equal skill and only slightly inferiority, all while unknowingly using cheats, makes me feel envious and jealous. This world is just too unfair; cheating and sudden power spikes are commonplace, and it's all with the intervention of various gods and demons, openly giving their own people cheats. How are the supporting characters and extras supposed to survive?!

Even with his cheat-like abilities, that cheater is still no match for the Fierce King of Hell. If it weren't for the Northern Darkness Blade Qi transforming into a dragon descending from the sky, countless blade energies evolving into a giant dragon that shook the heavens and the earth, threatening to take the Fierce King of Hell's life with a single strike, forcing the Fierce King of Hell to retreat and raise his staff to meet the attack, then that cheater Nangong Wentian would have been lying dead right there.

This time, the battle between two martial arts masters of the same level is far better than that overpowered opponent. At least Xia Er can't analyze the Nuwa divine power remaining in that overpowered opponent's left arm, but he can directly analyze the martial arts of the Fierce Yama King and Bei Mingzheng. Of course, if it were god-level martial arts, it would definitely help Xia Er directly analyze the rules of this world and quickly recover his strength. But in the absence of such martial arts, Xia Er doesn't mind first using these mortal martial arts to indirectly adapt to the rules of this world.

If we can recover some of our strength, we'll do so first.

Especially given his level, as long as it's not a god-level martial art, Xia Er can basically analyze and decipher the mysteries of anything he sees. Moreover, there are currently two unfortunate opponents locked in a fierce battle, allowing Xia Er to instantly record their moves, energy flows, and on-the-spot changes—essentially copying and pasting them like Ctrl+C.

"In terms of energy utilization, the Fierce Yama King is far inferior to Bei Mingzheng." After instantly learning both sides' moves and martial arts, Xia Er quickly analyzed their strengths and weaknesses. In terms of energy, that is, the use of internal force, the Heavenly Freedom Scripture was undoubtedly superior to the Yama Six Paths Tribulation. However, considering that the Heavenly Freedom Scripture was considered the protagonist's foundation-building technique, it wasn't surprising. If it weren't for its flaws that required another martial art to compensate, the Heavenly Freedom Scripture alone would only be below the level of divine and demonic martial arts. But it was precisely because of those flaws that the Heavenly Freedom Scripture was consistently rated a level lower. As a result, despite having a clear advantage in technique, Bei Mingzheng couldn't defeat the Fierce Yama King immediately, and the two were locked in a stalemate.

At that moment, Xia Er directly stole the Heavenly Wandering Technique that Bei Ming was using in the battle. He directly copied and pasted the two moves, Qi Wandering Heaven and Earth and Intent Guarding the Universe. Moreover, taking advantage of this opportunity, Xia Er immediately began to deduce the next moves, Divine Expansion Beyond the Material World and Boundless Freedom.

For a time, the two martial arts masters fought to a standstill, exchanging blows. Their battle even broke through the thick ice, with the residual force of their energy affecting an area of ​​more than twenty feet. People around them pushed and shoved each other.

However, Bei Mingzheng ultimately gained a slight advantage. Both sides suffered injuries, but the Fierce Yama King suffered from the disadvantage of his weapon. His heavy blows struck Bei Mingzheng, but most of the force was deflected by the internal energy of the Heavenly Wandering Chapter. However, the Fierce Yama King could not completely withstand the blade edge and sword energy of Bei Mingzheng's Green Dragon Crescent Blade with his protective qi.