Chapter 5938 The Origins of the Human Emperor
The sound of a zither echoed like a call from ancient times, resonating deep within Long Chen’s soul. In the blink of an eye, the world around him vanished. The plaza dissolved, and he felt as if he were shooting through spacetime.
In its place stretched an endless carpet of green grass under a warm sun floating high in the sky. Mountains rose and fell in the distance, and the lush grass blanketed the land.
Scattered amidst the grass were flashes of white—snow-white rabbits with golden feet. They frolicked freely, living carefree lives in this untouched paradise.
Time passed... the world changed. Yet the rabbits remained the same, thriving in their serene mountain home.
But one day, everything changed.
A group of humans arrived. Their eyes lit up when they saw the rabbits. Without hesitation, they drew their bows and hunted them down.
These rabbits had never known danger, so they didn’t even realize they had to run.
Just like that, blood dyed the green plains red. It was a massacre.
Driven by fear, some rabbits tried to burrow and hide. But how could such helpless creatures escape the cruelty of man? The humans claimed this land as a hunting ground, and the slaughter continued.
As the rabbits were about to be exterminated, another group of humans appeared. Just as despair was about to consume the last of the rabbits, these newcomers didn’t join the hunt. Instead, they fought against the hunters.
Long Chen was stunned. As the first group of humans fell, fiendish visages emerged on their corpses. They weren’t ordinary humans.
The two sides waged war for what felt like eternity. The land split open from the violence, and the once-lush meadows became barren wastelands. Corpses piled up and decayed into the earth. Only then did the fighting finally stop. It was time for the land to heal.
Grass sprouted once more. The mountains turned green again. The bloody past faded like a distant dream.
The rabbits, too, recovered. But their peace didn’t last.
This time, it wasn’t humans, but a group of ferocious wolves hungry for them.
The rabbits were slaughtered again. In a desperate frenzy, they fought back, but their teeth and claws were useless against their predators.
And once again, the world healed. The land recovered, and the rabbits thrived once more.
But the vicious cycle didn’t end.
This time, devil beasts descended. They weren’t pureblooded devils—just wild beasts tainted by devil qi. Their bodies were enormous, far larger than ordinary beasts.
The rabbits had to face another massacre.
The human race returned again, now stronger than before. Their weapons were more refined, their auras fiercer. Long Chen even sensed the presence of bloodline power among them.
After this battle, another cycle flowed. This time, other races also showed up. The slaughter of the rabbits continued, followed by another intervention from the humans.
This time, the humans could use magical arts, and their bloodline power seemed to have awakened. Surprisingly, the rabbits also started to evolve after undergoing one massacre after another.
When they ran, flames burst out of their feet. They were now as quick as lightning, and golden light flickered in their eyes. When they opened their mouths, they spat beams of energy that could shatter stone and pierce mountains.
Cycle after cycle played out, and new threats arrived. Each time, the rabbits suffered devastating losses.
No matter how hard they fought or how much they changed, they were always one step behind. Their evolution could never keep pace with the threats that rose against them.
It was as if fate itself had decided—they were born to be prey. That was the unbreakable shackle of their kind.
And through it all, one rabbit remained.
After each massacre, Long Chen would see it standing atop a boulder, staring at the ruins of its world. He couldn’t count how many cycles had passed, but the rabbit was always there—its body changing each time, but its eyes always the same: furious, grieving, and resentful.
It led its fellow rabbits into battle, over and over again. And every time, it failed.
Long Chen realized that their very nature restrained them. No matter how far they evolved, they were still rabbits—still bound by their form.
The sorrowful music of the zither continued in Long Chen’s ears, underscoring the desolate scenery of corpses strewn across the fields. He didn’t even know what he felt anymore.
A light breeze swept through the land, carrying a biting chill. In its wake, the lone rabbit looked especially frail and powerless. But its gaze remained razor sharp.
Another cycle began.
This time, endless devils descended. But now, the rabbits were ready. They had evolved beyond recognition, transforming into giant rabbits that wielded power dozens of times greater than before.
But it didn’t matter.
The devils were more terrifying than anything before. All that strength, all that effort... was meaningless. The rabbits were once again slaughtered and devoured.
Just as the devils were slaughtering them, a new group appeared. When Long Chen saw them, his heart shook. He almost cried out.
Warriors cloaked in astral light descended like divine judgment. They tore through the devils like paper, slaughtering them in an instant.
This was different from the hard-fought battles that had occurred in the past. These starry warriors instantly ended the massacre.
Long Chen sensed a familiar aura from those warriors, but they did not seem to be nine star heirs. Their power felt different from all the nine star heirs he had ever encountered.
After the devils were annihilated, the rabbit mustered its courage and approached the starry warriors.
One of them smiled gently and rubbed its head. Then he solemnly thumped his chest, as if making a promise.
The starry warriors vanished.
The rabbit climbed back onto its boulder, staring in the direction where the warriors had disappeared. It remained there, unmoving.
Years passed. Trees withered and fell, while new ones grew in their place. The sun and moon shifted overhead. Yet, the rabbit remained on its boulder, staring into the distance.
One day, the world changed.
The ten thousand Daos shook. Divine chains of order descended from the heavens, binding the world. It was as if some force was attempting to shatter it.
Fear spread through the rabbits. They thought the end had come.
But that lone rabbit—its eyes blazed with excitement. It lifted its head and let out a cry, as if praying, as if calling for destiny itself.
BOOM!
Starlight pierced through heaven and earth, shattering the laws of the world. Heavenly Dao runes rained down like divine blessings. Bathed in that divine light, the rabbit’s form began to change.
Long Chen watched in stunned silence as it slowly transformed... into a human.
And the moment it took human shape, an Emperor Crown appeared on its head.
“This... is this the origin of the Human Emperor realm?”
Long Chen stared in disbelief.