My Arts Evolve When Perfected

It was clear that Xia Country was destined for greatness. It went without saying that with their advanced worldview, they would lead all the laggards of Blue Star. Any nation that refused to join the Human Union would ultimately be swept away by the tide of the era, left with no room to survive.

For this very reason, in just one month, the highest representatives from over four-fifths of the world’s nations gathered in the Xia Country Capital. They sat in the largest assembly hall to hear Zhu Weiyi and Lin Yu speak, each person sitting ramrod straight, terrified that an improper posture, one that failed to conform to Eastern etiquette, might cost them their chance to join the Human Union.

After all...

"For every nation that joins the Human Union, we, Xia Country, will guarantee their security. We will eliminate the threat of the Demon Race, whether within their borders or on their periphery."

Dressed now in a formal Zhongshan suit, Zhu Weiyi’s voice rang out, as resonant as a tiger’s roar. It sent a thrill through the veins of everyone present; they were like a pack of wolves hearing a command from the Wolf King.

The weakest among them had barely reached the Spirit Body Realm, qualifying them as Martial Artists. Most of the mid-tier representatives were only in the Spirit Body or Bright Soul Realms. Those in the Dharma Realm were few and far between, and there were only two in the Peeping Dao Realm—one from the Western Church and one from an American Family. Moreover, their power felt hollow, suggesting they hadn’t advanced through conventional Cultivation.

So, when Zhu Weiyi, a master at the Peak of Dao Entry Realm, began to speak, they didn’t dare let their minds wander for even a second. Like schoolchildren listening to their teacher, their eyes shone with reverence.

Did they want to join the Human Union?

Of course they did!

The entire Blue Star had been thrown into chaos by Zuo Xuan. Xia Country was the first nation to recover, and their power was now in a league of its own. For them to establish the Human Union, to represent Blue Star in expanding outward, and to promise protection to all—nothing could be better.

Not every place was as safe as Xia Country, where many cities could still undertake massive infrastructure projects. Too many parts of Blue Star were still locked in battle with the Demon Race. Dozens of countries hadn’t even sent a representative, simply because their aircraft had been obliterated by demons!

It wasn’t just the small nations. Even the Western Church, which had once boasted of its dominion over the West, was in turmoil. After Zuo Xuan abducted their top combatants and geniuses, their followers revolted. Some opposed their bloodline hybridization research, leading to countless bottom-up revolutions in just five years. To make matters worse, the Arctic Demon Clan had begun to invade, throwing everything into utter chaos.

Situations like this were common. Without the intervention of a powerful nation like Xia Country, it was anyone’s guess how many years it would take for them to find stability. Forget stability—they were on the verge of complete collapse.

The Western Church’s plight was hardly unique. Their entire leadership had been purged and replaced, with reforms surging up from the grassroots. The development policies of most nations had shifted, becoming completely different from what they were before Blue Star’s great calamity. In many ways, they could no longer be considered the same factions or countries they once were.

Lin Yu understood their desperation. He seized the opportunity to establish the Human Union, uniting the strength of the entire Blue Star. This would allow the Human Race to face their greatest enemy, Zuo Xuan, as one, rather than squabbling amongst themselves.

At the conference, the formation of the Human Union was formally established. All nations and factions agreed to join and obey the commands of its Supreme Council. However, the matter of who would be the supreme commander was still under discussion...

"I have heard that Grand General Zhu Weiyi is at the Peak of Dao Entry Realm, making him the most powerful person on all of Blue Star. It is only logical that Grand General Zhu Weiyi should be the supreme commander of the Human Union."

The representative from the Western Church, the Pope—an Initial Tier of Peeping Dao Realm master—was the first to nominate Zhu Weiyi. His tone was one of utmost sincerity. In his eyes, the fact that Xia Country could now establish contact with the Outer Realm was entirely due to Zhu Weiyi’s return. The specific details were classified, and he wasn’t privy to them.

From all outward appearances, Zhu Weiyi had arrived on Blue Star with a super-fleet comparable to one of Venerable Zuo Xuan’s. He was even willing to help the Human Union construct a base for Space-Time Travel.

This was, without a doubt, a monumental contribution!

Even Lin Yu himself had already stepped aside for a more worthy leader. Zhu Weiyi was now the supreme commander of Xia Country, a symbol of the nation’s flame of hope, destined to lead them down the path to renaissance.

So, when the Pope made his proposal, representatives from countless nations eagerly voiced their approval. Only Zhu Weiyi, with a slow, downward press of his hand, called for silence. The crowd gradually quieted.

*Tap.* Zhu Weiyi slowly rose from the seat of honor. Below the stage, the pupils of the several hundred people from across Blue Star constricted. They were momentarily stunned, unsure of what he was doing.

"I cannot be the supreme commander of the Human Union."

His opening words boomed like a great bronze bell, stunning everyone. A ripple of discussion rose and fell as they registered his serious expression, after which they quieted down to listen. "You all should know that I was one of the experts from Blue Star abducted by Zuo Xuan.

But what you do not know is what I encountered out there, what kind of desperate straits I faced.

I know many of you see my return as a beacon of hope for Blue Star. You see it as a small victory for the civilization of the Blue Star Human Race against Zuo Xuan. And though it may seem small, its significance is immense.

But do you know how I was able to return from the Outer Realm, and how I brought with me the support of the Three-Life Race!"

At his words, a thrill ran through the crowd. All eyes were fixed on him, on his weathered face, which bore the scars carved by time. A light that seemed to pierce through darkness shone from his world-weary eyes. "All the beings from Blue Star who were imprisoned with me in the cells of the Eight-direction Reversing Ship—every Peeping Dao Realm and Dao Entry Realm expert—were sold to the Celestial Star Arena in the Desolate Realm.

Yes, the Celestial Star Arena is the same power that is now supporting Blue Star’s development. I was a slave there for ten years. The other experts who were sold alongside me all died in that arena. Human Race, Demon Race—they all perished. In the end, I was the only one left. I survived for a full decade.

In those ten years, I had truly lost all hope of survival. Every day was an agony, and there was absolutely no possibility of escape.

After all, in the Celestial Star Arena, a Peeping Dao Realm expert is just an ordinary slave. Those at the Dao Entry Realm have no status to speak of. Even many at the Fusion Realm—a Realm no one from our Blue Star has ever reached—are nothing more than slaves.

In a world with experts as numerous as the clouds in the sky, I could not escape."

Hearing him recount his experiences in the Desolate Realm, everyone felt a tremor in their hearts. They had never imagined that the strongest expert on Blue Star had suffered such a fate, that he had lived such a miserable existence!

Even the citizens of Xia Country who were listening in couldn’t help but clench their fists, their eyes burning with grief and indignation. They cursed Zuo Xuan for his vile and despicable nature, for his contempt for all life.

The people from the Celestial Star Arena had not expected this either. They were surprised that Zhu Weiyi didn’t mind revealing his past scars in front of the entire Blue Star. In fact, they had already been prepared to erase his slave records from the Arena’s archives.

One must understand that having been a slave was not a glorious affair. It was fundamentally the fate of a loser, proof of a shameful past.

Of course, very few slaves ever regained their freedom. Zhu Weiyi was an exception.

"But in that moment of utter despair, I suddenly heard news! Jiang Qiu, a prodigy from our Xia Country, had appeared in the Desolate Realm! He had appeared in the Celestial Star Arena and, with his unparalleled talent, claimed fifty consecutive victories, shaking the Desolate Realm to its core! And he rescued me!" Zhu Weiyi’s tone shifted, his voice now ringing with even greater power. "The reason I am alive and back here today, the reason the Celestial Star Arena is willing to support us—it is all because of Jiang Qiu!

He is a once-in-a-generation genius! In the span of just a few of Blue Star’s years, he grew into a supreme expert capable of instantly killing a master at the Peak of Fusion Realm! He overcame every obstacle in his path to rescue the members of the Human Race abducted by Venerable Zuo Xuan!

He is the true torchbearer of Blue Star’s civilization! He is the one who brought us hope! If the Human Union is to have a representative, it must be Jiang Qiu!

Furthermore, I propose we bestow upon Jiang Qiu the honorary title of Blue Star War God! His will must be carried on, unbroken! We must forever believe that the civilization of our Human Race will endure and be passed down!"

The moment his voice fell, a vast wave of representatives rose to their feet, erupting in applause. The sound was like rolling thunder, shaking the great assembly hall to its foundations.