Chapter 5: The Legend of the Three Supreme Sovereigns

  At some point, the gray-robed old man and the green-robed old man had stopped their sparring and walked shoulder to shoulder towards Ling Qingyan who was sitting on one side.

  "Xiao Qingyan, how did you come?"

  "Haha! Look at his complexion, he must have slept very comfortably for a whole day and night. We old folks can't even sleep that long..."

  Sounds of doubt and ridicule came, startling Ling Qingyan who was still deep in thought. Ling Qingyan immediately stood up, respectfully addressing the grey-robed elder before him, "Second Elder!"

  He then looked at the old man in green robe, "Fifth Elder!"

  "I've said it a few times," the old man in gray robes frowned slightly, displeased. "Don't be like your father, so rigid about everything. In private, just call me Second Grandfather, will you? Do you think calling me Grandfather is taking advantage of you?"

  "Uh," Ling Qingyan's slightly childish face showed a hint of embarrassment, followed by an awkward smile. "Second Grandfather is well."

  "What about me? What about me?"

  The green-robed elder beside him, also the Fifth Elder, saw that Ling Qingwan had called out to his Second Brother but not to himself, and for a moment he was anxious. All along, he liked to compare everything with his Second Brother, and now seeing Ling Qingwan call out to his Second Brother but not to himself, he suddenly felt anxious.

  Ling Qing couldn't help but think that these five elders were just like the Old Villain from Jin Yong's novel "The Return of the Condor Hero". However, he still knew to show basic respect to his seniors and called out to them as "Fifth Grandfathers".

  His actions were naturally enough to delight these five elders.

  "Xiao Qingyan, I just saw you deep in thought, what were you thinking about?"

  The two elders looked at Ling Qingyan and asked. Just now, Ling Qingyan's expression was extremely clear to him, and that expression seemed to be accompanied by a hint of inexplicable doubt, as if he had encountered an incomprehensible question.

  "Second Grandfather, just now I saw you and Fifth Grandfather using your true strength to fight, the effect is already frightening. Even this thick earth was easily cracked by you..."

  Ling Qingyan gazed at the cracks on the thick earth of the distant arena, his voice filled with bewilderment. "You are now only a junior martial artist of the green level, and behind you are the blue-level and purple-level martial artists. Are they not stronger than you? The impact of battle will surely be more exaggerated..."

  "And besides, after the Zi-level warrior, there's also rumors of the existence of Zun-level warriors. Does this world really have Zun-level warriors? If they do, wouldn't their battles be on a 'shocking heaven and earth, crying out to ghosts and gods' level... Is that something humanly possible?"

  Upon hearing Ling Qingyan's question, both the Second Elder and Fifth Elder were taken aback, then exchanged a glance, seeing amusement in each other's eyes.

  "Xiao Qingyan," the two elders looked at Ling Qingyan and said, "Let's not talk about the distant past, but just mention this well-known... Over 8,000 years ago, a high-ranking warrior 'Xia Yu' led his subordinates to unify most of the western region of Chongwu Continent, establishing the 'Xia Yu State'."

  At the time of the founding of Xia Yu's country, the demon beasts from the "Crimson Blood Territory" in the far west came to attack. Xia Yu single-handedly fought against three top-level demon beasts and emerged with only minor injuries, while inflicting one death and two severe injuries on his opponents! That battle also caused the thousand-meter-high mountain that stood for thousands of years near the Crimson Blood Territory to shrink by several hundred meters!

  The two elders' expressions at this time seemed somewhat excited, their voices also trembling slightly. "After that battle, the name of Xia Yu was like a hurricane sweeping across the Chongwu continent, and no one dared to mention the title of the strongest human being in the same breath!"

  "Even now, the statue of Xia Yu still stands in the central square of Huangji City, the capital of Xia Yu State, unchanged for thousands of years, revered and worshiped by millions of citizens of Xia Yu State! Xia Yu, even though he has passed away for more than 8,000 years, is still the spiritual leader in the hearts of millions of citizens of Xia Yu State, no matter how many generations of emperors have changed."

  The two elders were already excited and somewhat out of breath, the fifth elder continued: "After Xia Yu, 5,000 years ago, another top-level warrior 'Shang Tang' unified the eastern region of Chongwu Continent. At that time, because the east end was all sea, rivers, and lakes, there was very little water..."

  "While humans normally drink fresh water, the water in the ocean is saltwater and cannot be used for drinking. Fresh water comes from rivers, streams..."

  "In such a situation, in order not to let his people suffer from hunger and cold, Shang Tang, who possessed the highest martial power, traveled alone for several months, relying solely on his own unparalleled martial power, and blasted out the thousands of miles long river from the southern neighbor's "Cloud Soaring City" to the northern "Ice Domain"."

  The old man finished speaking and continued, "More than two thousand years ago..."

  "Over two thousand years ago," Ling Qing continued, her tone light and seemingly self-muttering, "the Zhao State and the Qin State fought for control of the southern region of the Chongwu Continent. Once, the Zhao State sent out tens of thousands of troops, while the Qin State at that time was all old, weak, and crippled soldiers, unable to put up a fight..."

  "At this moment, the Emperor of Qin 'Ying Zheng' made his move. As a high-ranking martial artist, he stood in mid-air and with a flip of his palm, created several bottomless pits in the midst of Zhao's hundreds of thousands of troops. Then, a shocking force emanated from his palm, directly pushing the hundreds of thousands of troops into the pits! He lifted his right leg and stomped on the air, causing the mud that had been blown out earlier to return to the pit, burying the hundreds of thousands of troops alive!"

  Because of this, Zhao Guo dispatched dozens of purple-level warriors to the banks of the Huangpu River for a showdown with 'Ying Zheng' alone. The dazzling golden light on top of Ying Zheng's head, suspended in mid-air, flashed and disappeared. In the end, under Ying Zheng's counterattack, dozens of purple-level warriors simultaneously turned into blood water splashing all over the banks of the Huangpu River!

  The Qin state thus smoothly accepted the ruling power of the southern region of the Chongwu continent and established the "Great Qin State"! It is said that in that year, there was also a slow-moving purple-level initial warrior who survived by chance, but this purple-level warrior was also frightened to madness on the spot, muttering the four words "Tianfu Totem" in his mouth...

  Innate Totem?!!

  Ling Qingyan finished speaking, looking at the Second Elder and Fifth Elder who were still in an excited state, "Second Grandfather, Fifth Grandfather, are these three legends really true?"

  These three legends, he also knew, but deep down in his heart, he didn't dare to believe! In his eyes...

  A battle made a thousand-meter-high mountain suddenly shorter by several hundred meters;

  With one man's power, a river thousands of miles long was opened up in just a few months.

  Standing in mid-air, with a flip of his palm, he would bury hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

  Is this something that human power can achieve? If it were placed in the previous generation, it would already be considered a legendary immortal!

  "It's really natural!"

  The Second Elder slowly calmed down and looked at Ling Qingyan, saying: "The stories of the three strongest emperors mentioned above are not just legends, but also historical facts, they really exist!"

  And even now, there are still top-class warriors on the continent of Chongwu. They're just extremely rare... They all hide behind those superpowers on the continent of Chongwu, serving as their guardians!

  "What?!"

  Upon hearing the Second Elder's words, Ling Qingyan also knew that he wouldn't deceive himself. His heart trembled and his voice was filled with incredulity, "Could it be that even now, there are still top-level warriors? And not just one, but many?"

  Shocking! Unbelievable!

  Ling Qing's mood at this time was difficult to calm down for a long time, he needed some time to digest such shocking news.