Alchemy Master

Chapter 1027, Origins of the Human Race

Translator: Silavin

“Evil creatures, cease at once!”

As Qin Yichen’s teeth clenched in fury, a thunderous roar suddenly resounded between Heaven and Earth.

Upon hearing this voice, countless members of the Foreign Races revealed fear in their eyes, while those Humans whose eyes had filled with despair now looked toward a certain direction as if reborn from hopelessness, filled with expectation.

“Ancestor Hongjun…”

Qin Yichen also looked toward the direction from which the voice originated. At the horizon’s edge, a figure appeared like lightning across the sky. A domineering aura that looked down upon Heaven and Earth spread from his body.

At this time, he still appeared middle-aged, his features extremely handsome. His pitch-black eyes were extraordinarily profound, yet currently filled with violent rage.

With Ancestor Hongjun’s appearance, the battlefield situation transformed dramatically. With Ancestor Hongjun and the group of Human experts he led joining the battle, those Foreign Races were soon slaughtered, their armour discarded, fleeing in disarray.

Regarding those fleeing, Ancestor Hongjun did not bother to pursue them. After issuing some arrangements, he flew swiftly toward the distance.

Witnessing this scene, Qin Yichen remained speechless for a long while.

He understood that the scene before him was definitely one tragic moment from humanity’s escape from the Myriad Races’ territories.

The catastrophic battlefield he had witnessed was likely just one unremarkable battlefield among countless others.

There were certainly more battlefields where conditions were even more severe. Most critically, there was only one Hongjun. Even with abilities to reach Heaven, he could not save everyone.

Humanity’s escape route had certainly suffered devastating losses. This path toward Human independence was paved with the corpses of countless Human experts!

The sounds of slaughter in his ears gradually fell silent. The scene before Qin Yichen’s eyes also gradually disappeared.

Finally, his consciousness became somewhat hazy. At some unknown moment, he had reappeared within the boundless darkness.

At this moment, the tear tracks upon his cheeks hadn’t yet dried. That ball of bright light had disappeared at some point, while in the distance, another ball of radiance appeared. Within it, there also seemed to be a figure.

Qin Yichen wiped away his tears, his footsteps moving toward that ball of radiance.

When he drew near, the figure within that radiance seemed to suddenly stand. The ball of light immediately enveloped Qin Yichen completely.

This time, what appeared before Qin Yichen’s eyes was a massive city. This city’s scale wasn’t large, its walls somewhat crude in construction.

At this moment, Qin Yichen keenly perceived that the atmosphere within this city seemed extremely oppressive.

Upon the city walls, hundreds and thousands of Human experts had gathered. Each gripped their weapons tightly, their gazes fixed upon the distant horizon.

There, countless silhouettes were flying rapidly from that direction. Drawing closer, Qin Yichen discovered that those figures were unmistakably of Foreign Races!

Their target was precisely this city!

Countless Foreign Races flew forth like locusts. Upon approaching, another brutal battle erupted.

Qin Yichen watched helplessly as Human experts, to protect the Human Race, fought desperately to the death, their fresh blood dyeing the earth red, where even the sky turned crimson!

It was unknown how many died. Yet continuously, wave after wave of Human experts surged forward!

They feared not death!

They sought survival, they sought independence!

Even in death, they would die standing!

Witnessing the scene before him, tears once again filled Qin Yichen’s eyes, barely dried moments ago.

At the founding of the Human Race, they had merely obtained a land in which they could settle on. But to Foreign Races, Humans remained provisions to be seized at will!

Every tiny breathing space of time was exchanged for with countless experts’ lives.

“The Human Race will not perish!”

Countless Ancestors wrote triumphal songs in blood.

Qin Yichen witnessed city after city of humanity destroyed, yet also witnessed city after city occupied by Humans. The Human Race had never submitted!

He no longer shed tears. What showed in his eyes was resolve.

Though the present Human Race faced crisis on all sides, it fundamentally couldn’t compare with those dark years.

When Qin Yichen opened his eyes again, a different scene appeared before him.

It was Saints Heavenly Manor.

And the Heaven Stairway.

However, at that time, Saints Heavenly City’s scale wasn’t yet this large, merely a city of a million people.

Ancestor Hongjun preached here. Beneath the Heaven Stairway, a vast sea of people sat, all Humans.

Old and young, male and female.

Simultaneously, many attempted to ascend the Heaven Stairway.

The Human Race gradually strengthened. Humans from across the continent rushed here. Saints Heavenly City became humanity’s gathering place.

Simultaneously, Foreign Races also closed in.

This was a battle for humanity’s survival!

Ancestor Hongjun alone faced ten Foreign Race supreme experts. The battle raged apocalyptically. Qin Yichen watched with intense anxiety.

Ancestor Hongjun was humanity’s spiritual pillar. He couldn’t fall. If he fell, it meant the Human Race fell!

Only with his existence could humanity glimpse hope, allowing the spark of fire to ignite.

*Roar!*

In a fierce battle, Ancestor Hongjun transformed into a colossal Dragon. His body stretched thousands of metres, radiating brilliant golden light. A single sweep of his Dragon Tail sent several Foreign Race supreme experts flying.

Those several Foreign Race experts were completely no match for Ancestor Hongjun in direct confrontation.

However, just as humanity approached victory, an enormous face appeared between Heaven and Earth.

It restrained Ancestor Hongjun’s progress. The Human Race was being slaughtered by those ten Foreign Race supreme experts, fresh blood gathering into rivers within the city.

*Screech!*

With a Phoenix’s cry, an enormous Fire Phoenix appeared. She flapped her wings, Heavenly Flame descended, countless Foreign Races burned to ash.

Finally, Ancestor Hongjun together with this Fire Phoenix shattered that enormous face.

The war concluded.

The Fire Phoenix transformed into a beautiful woman, standing beside Ancestor Hongjun.

She was Ancestor Hongjun’s companion.

Subsequently, the scene gradually faded before Qin Yichen’s eyes…

“This… is our origin?” Qin Yichen’s heart surged with emotion.

Ancestor Hongjun was too strong. Even ten Foreign Race supreme experts were not his match.

However, what made Qin Yichen’s heart tremble was that enormous face. Even as merely an image, that pressure made him feel suffocated.

What kind of incomprehensibly powerful existence was that?!

Without Ancestor Hongjun and his companion joining forces, victory would likely have been difficult.

And that was merely a phantom image.

Qin Yichen’s mood became inexplicably heavy.

The Human Race possessed unimaginably powerful enemies, very possibly a certain… Deity!

The very thought of a Deity inspired feelings of helplessness.

“I must ascend to become a Human Deity!” Qin Yichen clenched his fists, making this vow!

So long as the Human Race lacked a Human Deity, eternal peace would remain beyond reach!

Silavin: Just to note, Human Deity is 帝, which also translates to Emperor. I’m just using Deity because using Emperor would make things confusing, when we have actual Dynasties and etc.