Chapter 489: Chapter 489
"The age-old conflict between the human race and other races has finally tilted in humanity’s favor, leading to the enslavement of these other races. This is truly worthy of the Saint King Qin Emperor!"
In the Deliberative Pavilion, Liu Zhiyan, a talent who had escaped from the Qionghua Sacred Land to the Qin Dynasty’s Saint’s Court, said with admiration etched on his face.
Throughout countless generations, which revered figures among the human race dared to speak of enslaving other races?
The Kylin Sacred Land did not dare.
The Qionghua Sacred Land chose to collude with them.
The non-human races in the East Border constantly harmed the human race, devouring their flesh and blood. Even his master had indirectly died because of the non-human races.
Across the entire continent, even powerful forces like the Nine-Tiered Sacred Land and the Saint Heaven Institute did not dare to enslave other races.
After expressing his admiration for Qin Wudao’s sagacity, Liu Zhiyan turned his gaze to Confucianism. He had a premonition that joining Confucianism would be the greatest opportunity of his life.
Threads of faint white light emanated from his body! His profound learning now found its home in Confucianism!
「West Mountain Mining Area!」
This was the largest spirit mine of the Qin Dynasty’s Saint’s Court. Hundreds of thousands of miners worked day and night here year-round, extracting over a hundred million Spirit Stones daily.
However, mining Spirit Stones was no easy task! Aside from the hard rock layers of the spirit mine, guardian beasts were also hidden within the ore veins. They were small and extremely fast, often lurking in the shadows to ambush miners.
Every year, numerous miners met fatal accidents, making mining a high-risk occupation.
An earth-shattering blast ensued.
"Disaster! Collapse in Zone Thirty-five, requesting assistance!"
A few minutes later, a miner, covered in dust and grime, bolted out, his face pale with fright and his body spattered with blood, shouting in terror.
"Hurry, to the rescue!"
The patrolling troops of the mining area hurriedly entered the mine. Spiritual Energy flared as they moved earth and stone, dragging out bodies mangled beyond recognition, their life force completely gone.
Four hours later, seventy-six bodies were piled on the ground.
The other miners were long accustomed to such scenes. They merely glanced at the bodies before looking away, descending back into the mines with heavy hearts to continue their work.
"Sigh! This is already the fifth mining disaster this year!"
The person in charge of the West Mountain Mining Area sighed, his face filled with worry. Long-term mining had depleted the surface Spirit Stone deposits of West Mountain, leaving only the deeper layers for excavation.
All sorts of mining accidents followed one after another.
At that moment, a majestic voice resounded from the heavens. Everyone in the West Mountain Mining Area was stunned and knelt respectfully to listen to the sacred decree.
"We have heard of the difficulties in mining at West Mountain and the recurring mine disasters that have caused the deaths of our human brethren. We hereby dispatch one million non-human laborers to assist in mining..."
High in the sky, a contingent of imperial guards hovered, each armored and armed, exuding immense power.
The commanding officer of the guards held the imperial edict in both hands. His expression was stern as he read aloud with great authority.
A Golden Dragon of Fortune flew out from the edict, carrying the Emperor’s imposing might.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Upon hearing the imperial edict, the person in charge of the West Mountain Mining Area was overjoyed and quickly expressed his gratitude.
The imperial guard officer nodded, descended to the ground, handed the imperial edict to the person in charge, and whispered so that only the two of them could hear, "Humans and non-human races harbor an irreconcilable hatred. You’re a smart man. You should know what to do."
"Rest assured, General, I understand!" the person in charge replied, a cold smirk creeping onto his face.
"I’ll take my leave!" The imperial guard officer nodded in satisfaction, turned, and left the West Mountain Mining Area.
"Mine Chief, what did the imperial edict mean?" a naive miner asked, scratching his head curiously. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on novel·fire.net
"Haha! Great news! You men won’t have to do the dangerous work anymore!"
The Mine Chief patted the miner on the shoulder, leaped onto a small hill, and channeling Spiritual Energy to his throat, shouted loudly, "I, the Mine Chief, announce that everyone can take two days off! Specific mining times will be announced later!"
He was worried that if they continued to dig, new collapses would occur, causing more deaths. It would be better to wait for the non-human races to arrive and let them do the mining! If a mining disaster happened and they died, they died. No rescue attempts would be necessary!
Five days later, a contingent of one million non-human laborers, under the escort of the Qin army, entered the West Mountain mining area. Under the Mine Chief’s arrangements, they began the most dangerous work.
With the non-human races mining without regard for casualties, the yield of Spirit Stones in the West Mountain mining area increased by fifty percent!
Of course, many members of the non-human races were sacrificed!
Regarding this, the Imperial Court found no fault and instead issued rewards!
「Outside Hangu Pass!」
A highway running through the East Border, planned by the Department of Works, was now bustling with construction.
Tens of millions of members of the non-human races were used as laborers, hewing mountains and quarrying stone, building array foundations, and hauling materials. In short, all the dirty and strenuous work fell to them.
The Human Martial Artists mainly acted as supervisors, a very relaxed role.
"We can never go back to how things were!"
As the sun set, exhausted non-human Martial Artists returned to their crude dwellings, shedding tears of humiliation.
They were the non-human races! With their noble bloodlines and an ancient heritage stretching back millennia, they were once the dominant Martial Artists of the world!
But now, they had become the humble slaves of the lowly humans.
Why did I have to be so glib and eat humans? You deserve this for eating human flesh, you deserve this for eating human flesh...
In a corner of one dwelling, a Sky Fox Tribe Martial Artist was whispering, constantly slapping his own mouth with resounding "SLAP! SLAP!" sounds. After just a few slaps, his face swelled visibly.
The other non-human Martial Artists all wore expressions of regret.
Yes, they were all non-human individuals who had eaten human flesh!
「At the Eternal Temple’s Stronghold,」
Just as the Qin Dynasty Saint’s Court promulgated the enslavement policy, five beams of light cut through the sky and landed on the ground here.
These five figures were powerful experts from the Eternal Temple who had participated in the East Border battle: Soul Annihilation, Soul Heart, Soul Obsession, Soul Dan, and a Great Emperor Martial Artist whose name was unknown.
"Pavilion Master, save... save me!" Soul Obsession staggered into the lofty hall, kneeling in the center and pleading.
On his left side, the Earth Sha Star force was surging. Almost half of his body had been eroded away, revealing his beating black heart and dislodged internal organs.
Fortunately, his cultivation was profound; otherwise, he would have long since perished.
"How did you get so badly injured?" The Soul Heavenly Emperor, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, opened them and looked intently at Soul Obsession, a touch of surprise in his gaze. He even ignored Soul Annihilation and the other three as they bowed in greeting.
He walked over to Soul Obsession. Innumerable strands of the Power of Laws swirled around him as he prepared to expel the Earth Sha Star force from Soul Obsession’s body.
With the Eternal Temple’s resources, as long as they expelled the Earth Sha Star force, they could completely heal Soul Obsession’s wounds. Even regrowing a severed limb would be a simple matter.
Soul Obsession, who had been on the verge of death, cried out as his expression suddenly changed when Spiritual Energy from the Soul Heavenly Emperor poured into him.
The Earth Sha Star force remaining in his body suddenly turned violent.
The Soul Heavenly Emperor’s expression remained calm as the aura of his Great Emperor Realm erupted. A peerlessly profound power of Dao Rhyme covered the surrounding dozens of miles, like the might of the heavens, suppressing everything.
Endless blade gleams erupted, emitting a dazzling brilliance!
A force of extreme sharpness slashed towards the Earth Sha Star force!