Chapter 865: Cui Lang Of Great Ming (1)
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Su Yu started tracking the mystic armors. This was a desolate land. He was actually quite excited to encounter an opponent so soon after arriving.
Since their previous encounter was still quite recent, the little furball was able to easily track the armored individual. Before long, Su Yu noticed a group of people ahead of him. He hurriedly hid his presence and turned into water before diving into the nearby river.
The water streamed forward.
And Su Yu went with the flow.
Suddenly, he felt a faint sense of crisis. His tribulation character pulsed. Alarmed, he hurriedly checked his Perception Jade. There, a dot of light could be clearly seen. A Cloudbreach. Peak Cloudbreach.
The location of that dot of light nearly overlapped with his location. His heart thumped nervously. There was a peak Cloudbreach hiding right around him.
While Su Yu was checking his surroundings in confusion, inside a random large fish right in front of him, a tiny golden dragon the size of a worm opened his eyes before looking around doubtfully.
He felt a weak sense of crisis. After checking around and finding nothing, the golden dragon stopped searching. He couldn't do more if he wanted to maintain his concealment. The large fish started diving deeper into the river. At the shore of the river, several presences could be felt.
As for Su Yu, his heart skipped a beat. He had discovered the large fish. It was right in front of him. At the moment, he was maintaining the form of water while keeping the looping turtle's concealment art active.
He was greatly shocked. Holy shit! He had just arrived at the Plain of Desires. Why was he encountering such troublesome matters one after another? Before he could even start his revenge plan, yet another crisis was approaching.
What was up with that fish beside him? Was the fish...a Cloudbreach? Su Yu did not dare to perform any scan on the fish. He only knew that the fish seemed to be a peak Cloudbreach. And he didn't even know the actual combat strength of the fish. The only thing he could be sure of was its cultivation level.
Sure enough, the Allheaven Battlefield was a dangerous place. He did not dare to move, only going with the flow of the river. At the shore, Red Armor and the others were still deep in discussion.
Suddenly, one of them warned, "Watch out. The source qi density in our vicinity is rising. Be careful of ambushes."
The speaker used the common language. He was also clad in armor, but instead of red, his armor was green. The individual in green armor took out an item resembling a ruler. The ruler was slowly changing color.
Right after those words were said, the armored individuals grouped up.
Red Armor was one of them. He scanned the area and shouted, "Stay alert, everyone. Green Armor's ruler will not react for no reason. Something must have approached us. Be careful. Green Armor, check the source qi density again." Check latest chapters at n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net
The individual in green armor enlarged his ruler and stabbed it into the ground. The color remained the same. He frowned and pulled the ruler out before stabbing it in the air. There was still no change.
His gaze then landed on the river. He said, "I need a few of you with me. Keep an eye out."
He then stabbed the ruler into the river. Almost immediately, the ruler changed colors.
At the same time.
The big fish beside Su Yu burst apart, revealing a golden dragon. The dragon soared into the sky and clawed at the nearest armored individual.
"Kill!"
Red Armor and the others roared and erupted in strength, creating numerous rumbles in the area. In the blink of an eye, a massive battle erupted.
The golden dragon sounded quite young. He roared, "I'll kill all of you one day!"
He then shot into the sky and vanished.
"Stop chasing."
Red Armor stopped the others from giving chase. He cursed, "Damn it. That young dragon was actually able to sneak near us. Fortunately, Green Armor detected him or things would be bad for us."
A dragon capable of fighting Mountainseas had actually sneaked near them. If they didn't notice the dragon in time, some of them would definitely perish from a sneak attack of such an individual.
They hurriedly grouped up again. Red Armor said, "Let's go. We can't stay here for too long. Damn it. That damn young dragon is targeting us. We need to find a chance to capture him. It would be even better if we could get some help."
They hurriedly moved away.
Inside the river, Su Yu was trembling with shock.
Holy shit!
This damn place was way too dangerous. He had thought that he was very impressive. Just look at how he had turned into water. But a dragon was actually hiding inside a fish right beside him. That dragon seemed just as capable at concealment.
Meanwhile, the group of armored individuals actually possessed a ruler capable of sensing the source qi undulations around them. Was it possible that he would have been discovered if the golden dragon had not attacked?
Suddenly, a sense of sorrow assaulted Su Yu. He had thought that he could kill to his heart's content after arriving here. He had planned to dominate this place with his excellent concealment abilities.
Those people did not have a Perception Jade, but they also had a similar treasure. That damn ruler was not very sensitive or accurate, but it was capable of sensing the minute changes of source qi in the air. That was very troublesome to deal with.
Even someone with the best concealment abilities would still cause some source qi undulations when moving.
"Why is the first person I encounter here someone so troublesome?"
Su Yu remained in hiding. He did not dare to move. The slight arrogance he carried vanished completely as he adjusted his mindset. There were way too many geniuses and treasures here. It was better for him to keep a low profile. That damn dragon from earlier was a peak Cloudbreach, but he was actually so sneaky. And he seemed quite young.
"I thought all dragons are arrogant and dumb? I thought they looked at trickeries with disdain. Fuck that!"
Su Yu cursed, deciding to never believe anything he read anymore. How were dragons dumb?
At such a young age, that dragon already had the intelligence to hide and launch sneak attacks before fleeing unhesitatingly after sensing a tiny bit of danger. Was that really a dumb dragon?
Also, those armored individuals weren't weak either. Every single one of them was a Cloudbreach. Were Cloudbreaches so common? With about a dozen of them working together, even the golden dragon, who was a peak Cloudbreach, was forced to flee before gaining anything.
Su Yu was about to leave concealment when he dispelled that thought.
In the blink of an eye, the golden dragon flew back. He looked around doubtfully and asked, "Is there anyone else here? I can sense your existence. Is this a water elemental from the five elemental race?"
The golden dragon wasn't too surprised that there was no reply. He added, "Those people are from the mystic armor race. That is a terrible race. They enjoy catching powerful demonic races to be fused into their bodies. The five elemental race is also considered a demonic race. They won't hesitate to kill you if you end up in their hands. Do you want to cooperate with me?"
The golden dragon started growing doubtful. He still couldn't sense the other party, but he was sure the sense of crisis earlier was not an illusion. After thinking for a bit, he flew away. Running was the best option here. Either he was wrong or the other party was so strong he couldn't sense them.
The golden dragon was gone. As for Su Yu, he finally learned about the origin of his red-armored rival.
Mystic armor race!
That was a unique race. Each member of this race was made of armor. They lived for their armor. And their armor was their life. Su Yu had been wondering about the appearance of these individuals beneath their armor. But he now knew that beneath that armor was nothing.
A race of living armor!
Or to be precise, this was a life form in the shape of armor.
Su Yu did not know a lot about this race. But there were records of them in the Human Realm. This was a top-100 race proficient in body fusion arts. For example, if they managed to catch that young golden dragon, they would be able to fuse with the young dragon through some unique methods and gain considerable growth in strength.
It was rumored that the leader of this race, who was an Invincible, once caught an Invincible demon for body fusion. It was unknown if this was true, but according to the rumors, completing that body fusion would render this leader undefeatable within the Mystic Armor Realm. Even Pseudo Emperors wouldn't be able to gain any advantage so long as they remained in the Mystic Armor Realm.
That was an extremely powerful race.
"Living armor, good at defense and combined assault tactics..."
Su Yu was wondering one thing. Did this race have any blood essence at all? He had never obtained any mystic armor blood essence before. Was there even blood in their bodies? Strictly speaking, this race could be considered an ancient race due to its long history.
In the Allheaven Battlefield, the top 100 races were able to stay independent. They might work closely with some of the top races, but they would not completely submit to these races.
And all of them shared a sense of prejudice and fear toward the human race. There was no helping it. The humans were too much of a threat since they were immune to the suppressive forces of the various realms.
"Mystic armor race, dragon race..."
Right after entering the Plain of Desires, he had encountered the experts of two powerful races. And strictly speaking, the dragon race was actually a top-10 race. The golden dragon might have departed, but Su Yu still remained cautious. He switched his form and turned into earth to move through the ground instead of the river.
"Fuck! They were actually able to detect me through source qi undulations."
Su Yu couldn't help but curse again. Forget about sneak attacks, even hiding was extremely hard here. One could say that he was someone with a lot of tricks up his sleeve. Yet his first attempt at sneaking had failed miserably.
He calmed his mind and continued tracking the group of mystic armors. He had his eyes set on those fellows. He was quite interested in their blood essence. Perhaps he could consume some and get himself a set of armor as well.
Chapter 866: Cui Lang Of Great Ming (2)
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At the same time.
Somewhere else in the Plain of Desires.
Atop a flattened hill was a group of individuals. Leading the group was a youth with a faintly discernible symbol of flame on his forehead. His fiery red hair cascaded down his shoulders, while his pupils were as dark as the abyss. He was holding a mirror with one hand.
In his other hand was a bloodstained rag. After wiping the mirror with the rag, the mirror started shining. Then, a faint dot of light appeared on the mirror.
"Huang Teng!"
The youth grinned. Beside him was a burly youth with a pair of fiery eyes. The burly youth sneered and said, "He's not far from us. Wu Qi is probably with him as well. How dare that bitch kill my younger brother? I won't spare her."
The youth with a fire imprint on his forehead indifferently said, "Mo Erba, don't do anything stupid. If we can capture the two of them alive, they belong to me."
Mo Erba was the elder brother of the devil Wu Qi killed for her breakthrough.
When he heard that, he frowned. But he still nodded, "Of course. Since Brother Tianduo wishes to catch them alive, we'll do so."
The original devils were the rulers of the devil race.
Although Mo Erba was not weaker than Tianduo, he was the one who had begged Tianduo to help him with this. Thus, Tianduo was the one with the initiative. It did not matter if Wu Qi was captured or killed. Either of the two was enough to satisfy his desire for vengeance.
Tianduo gave no reply. He looked at the mirror again. Behind him were the experts of the devil race. Inside the mirror, the dot of light continued moving to the edge of the mirror. Before long, it would exceed the confines of the mirror.
Seeing that, Tianduo ordered, "Let's continue. Huang Teng is injured. We must prevent him from returning to the human territory."
The group moved rapidly and vanished into the distance in the blink of an eye.
***
The geniuses and experts of the various races had entered the Plain of Desires, plunging the place into chaos. This place was the hunting ground of the various geniuses. Only those with a respectable level of strength would have the courage to enter this place.
The famous Wu Qi of Great Xia wasn't even anything special here. At the moment, both Wu Qi and Huang Teng were in the middle of running from their enemies.
In fact, the geniuses of the various races had also been fighting each other, such as the confrontation between the golden dragon and the mystic armors. Here, there was no prejudice when it comes to hunting geniuses. The various races were not joined together to hunt only the human geniuses. Any genius of a different race was fair game. This was the consensus of everyone here.
While the geniuses were fighting out in the open, Sunmoons and various dao protectors were also hiding all over the Plain of Desires. The experts of the various races harboring their own ulterior motives were also there.
As for the Invincibles, this was not a place they would enter. This was supposed to be a place that was not under the control of anyone. The moment any Invincible stepped into this place, all the other races would start suspecting the Invincible of trying to expand the territory of their race and shift the established frontlines.
Additionally, some mysterious cities also stood in the Plain of Desires. And these cities were also inhabited by numerous experts. Some of these cities were even connected to the entrances to some ancient races. Thus, the various parties were very careful when dealing with these mysterious cities.
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None of that was a concern for Su Yu currently.
He was fully focused on the mystic armors. After all, someone from that race had attacked him. Before long, he found the group again.
Red Armor and his companions had found a new location to set up camp. From afar, Su Yu noted that the group had buried some items in the vicinity of their camp. Perhaps a defensive formation or something similar had been set up around them.
"How cautious."
Yet again, Su Yu learned something new. Not a single person capable of surviving here was someone to be underestimated. Every last one of them was extremely cautious. It was obvious that for a genius to grow into a powerhouse, one needed to be truly capable.
In the camp ahead of him.
The group of mystic armors were in the midst of consuming some raw meat. That seemed to be the flesh they had freshly harvested from some experts they caught. Red Armor was scanning their surroundings. A glimmer of light could be seen from the slit on his helmet while he was doing that.
Soon, he looked at Green Armor and asked, "Are there any changes with the Sourcepin Ruler?"
Green Armor took his ruler out and checked before shaking his head, "There are no changes in our vicinity."
The Sourcepin Ruler did not have a large range, but it was still effective in preventing sneak attacks. The moment someone tried to approach them, the ruler would be able to sense it.
Green Armor asked, "Red Armor, are we still catching that gold dragon? That fellow might be young, but he's very cautious. He's also not weak at all. Even if we work together, we can only guarantee a kill. It is very hard for us to catch him alive."
"If we really can't catch him alive, just kill him."
Red Armor said, "That would be enough to generate some heavenly rewards for us. We would still benefit from it."
The others nodded and said nothing else.
Red Armor took out a golden talisman and looked at it before shaking his head, "Several Yellow Index fellows died during the past few days. That human called Huang Teng sure is not weak. Truly worthy of being the first-ranked name in the Earth Index. Huomu of the earthfire devil race is dead. Huang Teng is most likely the killer. The original devil race's Tianduo is currently in pursuit of Huang Teng with a group of devils. Remember to stay away from them."
The others nodded. The devils were very powerful. It would be wise to not provoke such strong opponents.
As for the humans, well, they were strong as well. But most of their strength was derived from numbers. In terms of quality, sure, some of their geniuses were strong as well. But they were still incomparable to the divine and devil geniuses. Furthermore, things were rather chaotic between the human geniuses as well since none of them was willing to bow to the other.
"Divines, devils, and dragons...all of them are here. But I have yet to hear about any immortal here. Even the people from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion are here..."
Red Armor said, "After hunting that golden dragon down, we'll return to the Heavendoom City immediately. We'll also need to be avoiding this place for a while after that."
"Alright."
The others agreed.
Suddenly, Green Armor exclaimed, "He's here again!"
Boom!
He had barely spoken those words when the small dragon in the sky abruptly enlarged before sending his tail sweeping at the group. Multiple formations appeared, but all of them were blasted apart in no time.
"Kill!"
Crack!
The armored individuals unleashed their strength and charged the golden dragon. Redd Armor couldn't resist cursing. This young dragon was too petty. They had merely attempted to capture this dragon once before and failed. But instead of fleeing, the dragon had decided to go after them instead.
The armored individuals split up and surrounded the dragon. With a frosty look in his eyes, the dragon roared.
Rumble!
The ground itself cracked from that roar while powerful soundwaves assaulted the armored individuals. After the roar, the golden dragon said, "You're all dead! How dare the mystic armor race challenge the golden dragon race? Every single one of you will pay with your life!"
"Kill him!"
With a roar, Red Armor pulled out a long spear. The others did the same. With their spears, they entered a formation and shot toward the golden dragon. Right at that moment, a black figure flickered below Green Armor.
"I need to get rid of this guy."
Su Yu had been fearful of approaching these people due to the Sourcepin Ruler. Since a fight had broken out, none of them would think too much about source qi undulations. This was the perfect opportunity for him to sneak closer.
At the same time, Su Yu was also very impressed at how petty the golden dragon was. In fact, the golden dragon was basically as petty as him. Just look at what the golden dragon had done. In such a short time, he had actually attacked the group twice.
The mystic armors sure were bad at picking opponents. Why did they focus on only provoking the petty ones? First, Su Yu moved as shadow. Then, he turned into wind.
Green Armor was busy working alongside his companions to kill the golden dragon when he felt a sudden sense of crisis. But that sensation was gone almost immediately. It was too odd.
What was going on? He looked at the golden dragon, who was preparing to run yet again.
Green Armor misunderstood and thought that the golden dragon was about to use a powerful trump card. He braced himself against the golden dragon, concluding that the golden dragon was probably the one who had caused him to feel that momentary sense of crisis.
Suddenly, blinding rays of light shot out of Red Armor's eyes as he roared, "Watch out!"
Those words had barely left his mouth when a massive hammer appeared noiselessly above Green Armor.
Boom!
A loud rumble that could only be heard in Green Armor's sea of willpower erupted. His sea of willpower was instantly smashed apart. At the same time, a hand reached out of thin air and grabbed his leg. Before anyone could react, Green Armor disappeared with a flicker.
"Damn it!"
The golden dragon was about to run away when he noticed Green Armor's disappearance. He was overjoyed to see that. He opened his jaws and spat out a long sword. The sword was incomparably sharp.
With a pop, the sword stabbed through one of the armored individuals. The golden dragon then chomped down on the same person. Red Armor took the chance to land an attack on his tail, causing him to bleed. But he completely ignored the attack and streaked away with the corpse of a mystic armor in his mouth. In the blink of an eye, he vanished without a trace.
With an unsightly expression, Red Armor landed on the ground and said, "Give chase!"
The golden dragon was harder to deal with, so he decided to first deal with the other bastard. Damn it! He recognized the attack. It was that human!
That damn human had actually been hiding near them! When they were fighting the golden dragon, that human launched a surprise attack on Green Armor. Even among their group, Green Armor could be considered an expert. But he had actually been knocked out with a single hammer hit before being dragged off.
***
At this time, Su Yu was hiding deep underground. He was landing punch after punch on the armor. At the same time, he was also burning the armor with fire, striking the armor with lightning, and hitting the armor with his hammer.
Crack!
Finally, something broke. While still in a daze from the hammer strike, Green Armor lost his life. Immediately after that, a clump of golden cloud appeared above Su Yu's head even though he was hiding deep underground.
He had killed someone above his level.
This Green Armor was a seventh-stage Cloudbreach, but he was weaker than Red Armor. Nevertheless, he was still a genius. And Su Yu had killed a genius above his level. Thus, a heavenly reward was generated.
Su Yu looked up and saw the small clump of cloud entering his body. When he spread his senses further, he sensed several presences approaching rapidly. Red Armor and the others were giving chase.
"Bastard!"
"Damn it!"
"Human, you're dead!"
Red Armor was furious. Since even a heavenly reward had appeared, Green Armor was definitely dead. Deep underground, Su Yu was frowning. The cloud had entered his body rapidly. There was no way for him to even stop it. But after sensing what he got...he cursed.
"Garbage."
The reward was merely a small amount of heavenly source qi. It was equivalent to three heavenly source fruits. If this wasn't garbage, what was it? Others might be overjoyed to receive such a reward, but Su Yu felt nothing.
He also didn't have any issue digesting this reward. After all, he would absorb more than three portions of heavenly source qi on a daily basis. He no longer felt anything from absorbing heavenly source qi. All the heavenly source qi in his body was cleanly processed with a single pulse of his acupoints.
In his hands was a set of green armor. Since this was no longer a life form, Su Yu stuffed it into his storage ring before escaping.
Earth transformation, followed by water transformation, and so on.
In the blink of an eye, he created a massive distance between himself and his pursuers, leaving only his voice behind, "The guy in red armor, you were the one who had provoked me. Just wait. This is not over."
"Hmph!"
Red Armor merely snorted. He attempted to give chase, but soon, he had to give up on it. He looked at the others and said, "Let's go. We'll look for the divines. These bastards are targeting us."
Two of them had perished in the blink of an eye. Both the golden dragon and human were targeting their group.
Damn it!
They had no choice but to abandon their plan to hunt the golden dragon. Furthermore, they no longer had Green Armor's ruler with them. This would make them susceptible to ambushes.
Their race had a rather good relationship with the divine race. Thus, they could seek help from the divines when they encounter any issue. At this point, only twelve of them were left.
Chapter 867: Cui Lang Of Great Ming (3)
Su Yu was no longer following the group of mystic armors.
He was scanning his own body. After a long time, he opened his eyes again. A tiny glimmer appeared in his eyes as they opened. He muttered, "I can get three portions of heavenly source qi by killing a random guy. What if I could kill dozens of people daily? Wouldn't that make me rich? No wonder everyone here loves to hunt for geniuses. So it is so profitable. And that Green Armor is definitely not as valuable as Red Armor."
Even Su Yu himself would need to spend around a thousand merit points to extract a portion of heavenly source qi. Thus, he had basically earned three thousand merit points from a single kill.
The true value of his reward was actually higher since heavenly source qi was a resource one couldn't buy even if one had the money. It was understandable why the other geniuses loved killing in the Allheaven Battlefield. After all, they couldn't extract heavenly source qi like him.
Furthermore, the heavenly reward was also easier to absorb. He was able to fully process the entire reward in no time. This was much better than meditating in seclusion. Su Yu spread his senses around and confirmed that nobody was around before taking the set of green armor out.
"So can I extract any blood essence from this thing?"
This was his first time encountering a life form like this. He couldn't sense any blood in this corpse. After thinking about it, he produced a clump of flame and started burning the set of armor.
Slowly, the armor started softening. Before long, a drop of green liquid appeared. Su Yu's eyes flickered. Was this the blood of the mystic armor race? It wasn't rare to see a race whose blood wasn't red.
In fact, there were some races who might not even have any blood. The little furball was one such existence. Su Yu had been wanting to get the little furball's blood essence, but he had no way of extracting any.
"Is this poisonous?"
Su Yu was unsure if he could consume the green liquid.
After a short contemplation, he pulled the little furball out and pointed at the green liquid, "Come one. Give it a try. This is something yummy."
"No!"
The little furball refused. That thing smelled terrible.
"Just give it a try. You won't die. It will help you grow stronger. Come on." Su Yu resorted to threats, "If you refuse, I won't give you anything nice to eat in the future!" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ N0v3l.Fiɾe.net
The little furball gloomily swallowed the green liquid. After a moment, he made a retching sound as he complained, "Not yummy!"
He then vanished into Su Yu's sea of willpower.
Su Yu was relieved. As long as this thing wasn't poisonous, all was fine. He continued burning the green armor. Before long, another drop of green liquid appeared. He swallowed it without hesitation.
Inside his sea of willpower, the little furball suddenly looked at the darkness deep inside the sea of willpower. He seemed to have noticed a golden glimmer there, but it wasn't too clear. He wanted to go there as he seemed to have smelled something nice for a split second there. But he was also afraid of getting beaten by the book.
While he was hesitating, the golden glimmer vanished.
Mystic armor (Seventh-stage Cloudbreach)
Racial abilities: Armorize (activation with blood essence)
Foundation source art: Armor Ethos Art (activation with blood essence)
Foundation body forging art: 27 Mystic Armor Transformations (activation with blood essence)
Source qi nine transformation art: Earth Armor Mystic Source Transformation (activation with blood essence)
Next, Su Yu consumed another drop of blood essence and activated the Armorize ability. In the blink of an eye, a set of green armor appeared on his body. He gave himself a punch, creating a loud rumble.
"Source qi armor."
After understanding what this was, he frowned slightly. This was no real armor. Instead, it was something formed of source qi. Then again, its defensive properties were quite strong. This was something that might protect his life at a crucial moment.
"The defensive prowess is decent as it's comparable to a profound-grade armor. But...it's not useful for me."
Su Yu shook his head. He already had a peak profound armor. That was something he had received from Zhao Li.
This Armorize ability would be useful for a regular person, but it wasn't too useful for him. But if he used both the ability and his peak profound armor, he could still boost his defensive prowess.
"I guess this is a decent ability."
As for the other abilities, he did not feel like trying them. The source art, body forging art, and source qi transformation art were all useless to him. He already had far stronger alternatives. Suddenly, a new thought came to him. Could he find a weakness in this armor?
If he could, perhaps he could use this weakness against the remaining mystic armors. The golden book might be capable of supplying him with the cultivation methods of the myriad races, but that might not necessarily be the main benefit of the book. More importantly, the book also provided him with a way to discover the weaknesses of the myriad races. After all, studying something for a lifetime might not be comparable to actually becoming the thing he was studying once.
After studying the armor for a bit, Su Yu's face turned pensive. Next, he took out the ruler. The ruler was none other than the Sourcepin Ruler.
Su Yu noted that this was a unique weapon. It was extremely sensitive toward source qi. At the moment, the ruler was white in color. But when Su Yu sent some of his source qi into the ruler, it turned darker in color.
"It's decent, but since I already have my Perception Jade, this is also not too useful for me."
Its range was too small to be useful for him. Finally, Su Yu took out a golden book from Green Armor's storage ring. When he flipped it open, he frowned.
Heavenly Hunt Index!
He had seen one before, but it looked entirely different. The one he saw previously was a copy casually made by the Great Ming consul. But this thing here did not look like a regular copy.
This thing felt more like a weapon forged by a weaponsmith than a regular book. He started skimming through the contents of the book. Suddenly, he frowned.
347th on Yellow Index: Green Armor, mystic armor race, seventh-stage Cloudbreach
Past accomplishments: Killing an eighth-stage Cloudbreach
Green Armor's name had been blacked out in the book.
That signified death.
Su Yu frowned. He had just killed Green Armor not long ago. How did words get out so fast? Furthermore, Green Armor's own index had also been updated to reflect the change. What did that signify? Basically, there was a main index somewhere, and all these indexes in circulation were connected to the main index.
The moment a change was made to the main index, the change would be reflected in all the sub-indexes.
In that case, was Green Armor's death spread by Red Armor and the others, or was the main index capable of somehow sensing the death?
"Heaven-grade weapon!"
Su Yu's heart skipped a beat. The main index could very well be a heaven-grade weapon. As for the question of how it had sensed Green Armor's death, the answer might lie in the sub-index in Green Armor's possession.
Su Yu was just about to throw the index away when a sentence formed on it.
"Welcome to the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. This index works similarly to voice transmission talismans. It does not have any surveillance capabilities. Every individual listed in the four indexes would be given a copy of this index. The Heavenly Hunt Index is a natural treasure born in the Allheaven Battlefield. Any life form listed in the Heavenly Hunt Index will have their aura captured by the index. The aura will be kept until the death of the individual in question."
Su Yu frowned. Voice transmission talisman? Screw them! Bullshit. There was no way he was going to buy that lie. He had studied voice transmission talismans extensively before. He was aware that some voice transmission talismans were equipped with surveillance capabilities.
This index could very well be equipped with the ability to constantly pinpoint the location of its holder. It was not a good idea to keep this item on him. Thus, Su Yu produced a clump of flame and burned the index, reducing it into ashes.
"Heavenly Hunt Pavilion? Heavenly Hunt Index?"
Su Yu shook his head. These people couldn't be eradicated despite many attempts by the myriad races. He wondered about the identity of the people controlling this organization. But he was sure that the person who had sent that message to him earlier was most likely someone holding a leadership position in the organization. That was probably someone with access to the main index.
Sure, it might be helpful to carry the index on him. But nothing was more important than his safety. Some of the people listed in the four indexes might be carrying these sub-indexes, but these people could very well be super geniuses who had always moved around openly. For these people, it was no big deal for their whereabouts to be exposed. But that was not the case for Su Yu.
After burning the index, he vanished into thin air. Before long, the other index holders started noticing the change in the index.
3rd on Yellow Index: Cui Lang, weaponsmith, first-stage Cloudbreach, human, genius of Great Ming
Past accomplishments: Killing a seventh-stage Cloudbreach
There was an update!
***
Numerous people were shocked. Cui Lang?
A weaponsmith? A human from Great Ming? When did Great Ming produce a powerhouse weaponsmith like this? Killing a seventh-stage Cloudbreach? Was that even possible? Was that a fluke?
As for the mystery behind the prompt update, a lot of people once wondered about this as well. Eventually, some Invincibles concluded that the Heavenly Hunt Index was most likely a peak heaven or even a divine weapon.
It might be something that has existed in the Allheaven Battlefield since the battlefield came into existence. The people of the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion were merely the ones who had found and exploited it for their own benefit.
As long as the members of the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion could gather the aura of the people listed on the index, the main index would be able to automatically update the status of these people in the index.
Previously, Su Yu had attempted to tail someone from the Heavenly Hunt Index before fleeing due to the arrival of a Sunmoon. His aura must have been gathered through a special method during that time, allowing the index to start updating his status as well.
This worked similarly to the Hundred Dao Pagoda. Before entering the pagoda, one needed to leave one's name behind. After that, the pagoda would start providing automatic updates on one's progress in the pagoda.
Naturally, Su Yu was unaware of all that. He did not have the index with him, so he naturally didn't know about the change in his ranking. One could never be too careful. Who knew if the index had some other unknown functions?
At the same time.
Vanguard Regiment.
Deputy General Cao was in possession of an index as well. When he noticed the update, his eyes flickered, "Cui Lang?"
How long had it been since that fellow's departure? Had a day even passed? He already killed a seventh-stage Cloudbreach? Since when were Great Ming weaponsmiths so good at fighting?
"Cui Lang, third on the Yellow Index...if it wasn't for his slightly older age, he would have been able to enter the Profound Index with that achievement."
Deputy General Cao was very surprised. But he was also feeling quite helpless. Why was that Great Ming weaponsmith such a show-off? He needed to be careful lest the other geniuses join hands to hunt him down. Nobody would kill someone so strong right after entering the Plain of Desires. He wondered if Cui Lang had sustained serious injuries from that battle.
Chapter 868: Assembly Of Heroes (1)
That day, Cui Lang of Great Ming became known to the myriad races.
As for the fact that he was previously ranked 360th, nobody cared. A weaponsmith was important, but the Heavenly Hunt Index only cared about one's combat strength. Now that he had climbed to the third place of the Yellow Index, he instantly grabbed the attention of all the geniuses.
Cui Lang!
This name started spreading far and wide. This was someone who had killed an opponent six minor realms above him. And the person he killed wasn't a regular person. Instead, it was a genius from the mystic armor race. Killing a genius was very different than killing a regular cultivator. In fact, if Su Yu had killed Red Armor instead, he could have entered the Profound Index directly.
And if the genius he killed was a divine or a devil, he could directly enter the Earth Index or maybe even the Heaven Index. Not all seventh-stage Cloudbreaches were equal.
While Cui Lang's name was spreading far and wide, Su Yu was busy tracking his targets. Someone as petty as him would not let go of a grudge the moment there were no rules and regulations to hold him back.
He had been very patient in the Human Realm. He did not want to remain so patient even after entering the Allheaven Battlefield. As for the question of whether those mystic armor youths had any dao protectors with them, well, Su Yu had yet to see one.
Most people would only be accompanied by dao protectors during their first visit to the Plain of Desires. Those dao protectors were meant to provide a safety net for them as they adapted to life there. After that period of adaptation, protection was no longer necessary.
They were all here to gain more strength. They weren't here to remain a pampered young master or lady. If they only wanted to train yet were scared of death, they would not have chosen to enter the Plain of Desires in the first place. There were plenty of training grounds elsewhere that were much less dangerous.
To be reborn amidst adversity and grow amid crisis was the path all top geniuses would choose to walk, regardless of race. A powerhouse that had been carefully raised in a greenhouse would never be a true powerhouse. How could someone without even a proper sense of crisis be a true powerhouse?
Not a single Invincible was someone who had grown with constant help and protection. Every single individual who had reached that level was someone who had undergone countless dangers during their growth.
***
"Cui Lang?"
Inside a lush forest in the Plain of Desires, Huang Teng glanced at his index and laughed, "Great Ming's Cui Lang. I met him once. He did not feel like an expert at all. How did he become third ranked on the Yellow Index? His rank is even higher than you, Wu Qi. I refuse to believe this."
He was very confident. He did not trust this. Either this Cui Lang was fake or someone had possessed his body. In any case, it wouldn't be the same Cui Lang he had met before. That was absolutely impossible.
His confidence came from his arrogance as a genius. He knew that Cui Lang was not the same type of person as him. He was sure. That was the conclusion he had reached after looking Cui Lang in the eyes before.
Huang Teng came from humble beginnings. He had seen way too many geniuses from powerful families. He had also seen many geniuses who had clawed their way up from the bottom of society. Every single one of these people was a unique individual with a unique bearing. Cui Lang was a wastrel, not a ruthless individual.
At the very least, he was sure the Cui Lang he knew wasn't the type of person with the ruthlessness to enter the Plain of Desires. Of course, there was also the possibility that something major had happened to Cui Lang, causing him to change completely and charge into the Plain of Desires with boundless determination. But such a level of change very rarely occurred.
Not far away, Wu Qi glanced at him with blood seeping out of her lips and said, "Does he care about your trust? Do I need you to acknowledge my strength?"
Huang Teng laughed, "True. Wu Qi, you're right. But...I don't think we'll be able to leave this place alive."
"Leave?" Wu Qi coldly said, "We go our separate ways. Stop sticking to me. Mo Erba is only targeting me. You're not qualified to be his target."
"What are you saying? He's not here alone. He brought Tianduo, a genius of the original devil race with him."
"Even so, I don't need your help." Wu Qi snorted coldly. She had her arrogance. And if Huang Teng continued following her, it was very likely that he would perish here.
She was Mo Erba's target. Up until now, they had fought several times. Both Huang Teng and her had suffered considerable injuries. Of course, they had also managed to kill a few of the devils pursuing them.
But with their injuries, things were looking bleak for them. At this point, their only survival was splitting up. She did not wish to owe anyone anything. Even if she had to die fighting, so what?
Back then, she wasn't even a Skysoar yet she had the courage to fight near the Eastrift Valley. Why should she be fearful with her current cultivation? This wasn't even her first time in the Plain of Desires.
This was a battlefield for the geniuses of all races. She belonged here. She had killed others before. Thus, she would not regret it even if she was the one to be killed next. One could take the life of others, but others might also take one's life. She came here fully aware that she might not be able to leave this place with her life.
Huang Teng merely smiled and ignored her. He took out a jade talisman and activated it. After sensing the changes, he exhaled and said, "Let's go. They're here again. These people are like flies that you can never get rid of."
He then laughed and said, "I wonder if Qin Fang is here as well. If he were here, we could join hands with him and kill all those bastards instead."
Wu Qi ignored him and stood up. After spreading her senses around, she picked a specific direction and dashed off. Huang Teng shrugged and followed behind her.
As they moved, he said, "Great Xia actually has a lot of geniuses, such as Bai Feng, Xia Yuwen, Liu Hong, and Hu Wensheng. What a pity that none of us can unify under one banner. Every one of them has their own priorities. What should I say about the human race? Forget about unifying the various prefectures. Even those from the same prefecture can't stay united."
"That can only mean that you're incompetent." Wu Qi did not even look at him as she replied, "If you're really capable, you'll naturally be able to convince everyone to unite under your banner. Why should they respect you if you don't have the ability to convince them?"
"That makes sense." Huang Teng nodded, "You're right. I'm not strong enough. Take Bai Feng as an example. That damn guy is as stubborn as a mule. I beat him up several times, but he remained stubborn. What could I do?"
Wu Qi had nothing to say.
But when she thought about it, she suddenly felt like laughing in amusement. She said, "That's how Bai Feng has always been. He will never admit his defeat. Even if he's forced to admit defeat, he won't be convinced. He's lacking in class."
Huang Teng also laughed in amusement. The conversation about Bai Feng ended there.
***
On the other side of the Eastrift Valley.
Someone was lingering near the Eastrift Valley.
After taking a look behind him, Liu Hong sighed, "Is there a need for this? I've even entered the Allheaven Battlefield. Why are you guys still bothering me? What did I do to you guys? I only scammed hundreds of thousands of merit points from you guys. It's just some money. Is there a need for this? Why bother following me? It's not like you can kill me here."
Liu Hong had a helpless expression. Was there a need for this? He had never expected that those people would really go crazy over his scam. Yes, they couldn't kill him. But they would pester him day and night. That was too annoying. How was he supposed to cultivate with all those disturbances?
Those bastards had been following him everywhere.
Several Mountainseas walked over. One of them coldly said, "Pay up and we'll be willing to negotiate. Liu Hong, think this through. Ahead of you is the Plain of Desires. You might be a decent genius in Great Xia, but you're nothing here. Are you so greedy for money that you're willing to throw even your life away?"
"What payment are you talking about?" Liu Hong said, "Is this a robbery? All of you agreed to buy my product willingly. I did not force any of you to buy my stuff. What's wrong about that?"
Nobody answered. Yes. There was nothing wrong with that. But they couldn't swallow that loss. The young masters and young ladies of these Mountainseas had ordered them to make Liu Hong suffer even if they couldn't get the money back. They wanted him to live a terrible life even with a large amount of money.
This Liu Hong was too excessive! How dare he trick Invincible descendants like them? All of them had fallen to his lies. And they couldn't even make an open declaration of what Liu Hong had done. They could only claim that Liu Hong had scammed them through the black market. There was no need to give further details.
And black market transactions were not protected by law. Of course, Liu Hong himself was also without a backer. What could he do if they simply followed him all the time without killing or even beating him up?
Liu Hong gloomily said, "Guys, stop following me. We're all family. If you keep following me, I'll enter the Plain of Desires. I'm warning you. The Plain of Desires is a very special place. Untalented Mountainseas like you will very easily encounter the dao protectors of the geniuses there. That is a place where geniuses will only encounter geniuses while untalented individuals will meet other untalented individuals. Be careful lest you encounter a Sunmoon and end up dead."
"Do you even have the courage to go?" The Mountainsea coldly said, "Be careful lest you encounter a genius and die a miserable death there. Liu Hong, just pay up. That will benefit all of us. My young lady said that you could also skip the payment if you agreed to kowtow to her and apologize. She would treat that money as a reward for your kowtow."
Liu Hong had a helpless expression as he said, "To speak the truth, kowtowing for so much money is nothing for me. But your princess was too excessive. She wanted to make a video of that as well. No matter what, I still care about my reputation! I can do it in private, but what am I supposed to do if she spreads the video everywhere?"
"..."
The Mountainsea was left speechless. So that was actually acceptable for this fellow? So he would agree as long as the process wasn't recorded? Shameless! How was this someone who still cared about his reputation? This was basically someone who cared about money more than his own life.
"Liu Hong, if you end up dying in the Plain of Desires, what's the point of having so much money?"
Liu Hong thought about it and nodded, "You're right. But the thing is...I don't have a lot of money anyway."
He sighed and said, "You see, I bought an entire set of peak profound equipment for over a hundred thousand merit points. I also bought some storage rings, divine and devil blood essence, several heavenly source fruits, numerous willpower texts, numerous source qi transformation pills, and so on. I'll be honest. I don't have that much money left. Brothers, how about this? I'll share some of my treasures with you and you guys let me go."
"..."
The Mountainseas were speechless. Holy shit!
He actually found a way to spend all that money in such a short period of time? He bought all those treasures without hesitation with the money of Invincible descendants? This fellow was a lot more gutsy than he let on.
Liu Hong said, "Forget it. Looks like you guys won't be giving up. In that case, let's die together. I'll be entering the Plain of Desires now."
He then flew over the Eastrift Valley. The Mountainseas looked at each other in dismay. That fellow had really crossed over! The Plain of Desires was a very unusual place. The more talented one was and the stronger one was, the easier it would be for one to meet other talented individuals.
Meanwhile, Sunmoons would end up encountering only other Sunmoons after taking a stroll in there. As for the Skysoars, they could travel openly without ever encountering a single Sunmoon.
Soon, one of them suggested, "We'll just wait nearby. That fellow won't dare to go too deep into the Plain of Desires. He will be out soon."
They looked at each other and reached a certain understanding with their eyes. Yes. They refused to enter. That place was really very dangerous.
Chapter 869: Assembly Of Heroes (2)
One genius after another entered the Plain of Desires.
As for Su Yu, he continued tracking Red Armor and company. He was determined to deal with them. Those bastard armor fellows! How dare they bully him!
Not far away from Su Yu, a certain golden dragon was hidden amid the clouds. Every now and then, he would stretch his neck out to look at the group of mystic armors. Yes. He was also targeting the mystic armors.
He did not forget to keep an eye on his surroundings while tailing the mystic armors. He was feeling very doubtful. Was the person earlier a human? But why did that human feel so much like someone from the five elemental race?
Unfortunately, that human was unwilling to work with him. Wouldn't it be great if they could join hands and eliminate these mystic armors?
The dragon was busy looking around like a thief in action. He was being very careful. Those damn mystic armors were not to be trifled with.
On the ground.
Su Yu continued tracking the group of mystic armors. Slowly, he pulled closer to them. Abruptly, a violent burst of wind swept forth.
Red Armor instantly reacted. He switched to the mystic armor language and shouted, "Be careful! Damn it! Everyone, be careful!" Official source ıs Nove1Fire.net
He could sense someone approaching. That thought had barely crossed his mind when his vision swam. Illusion!
Rumble!
His source qi shot into the sky, blasting the illusion with his powerful source qi. The blood character was already a fourth-tier character. The illusions it could produce were much more powerful than before.
Thus, even with all the mystic armors releasing their source qi, they weren't able to immediately break the illusion. Red Armor roared, "Armorize!" All of them used their Armorize ability.
Rumble!
With the transformation, the colors of their armor became much deeper than before. At the same time, their source qi grew even stronger. With a loud explosion, they blasted through the illusion.
At almost the same moment, Red Armor threw a punch at the ground beneath him.
Boom!
The surface of the ground was blasted apart, revealing the dark soil deep below.
Red Armor's eyes flickered as he looked around before coldly saying, "Friend from the human race, what happened before was an unfortunate misunderstanding. Must you keep disturbing us? The mystic armor race is not an enemy of the human race..."
Mid-sentence, his heart thumped intensely. He hurriedly shot upward and stabbed his spear at the sky. A massive hammer was descending upon him from above.
At the same moment, Su Yu appeared behind a different mystic armor and sent a kick out. His slow character activated, causing his target's vision to blur. The mystic armor felt as though time and space had both slowed down. Even his consciousness slowed down.
Next, the lightning character erupted and blasted the mystic armor with several lightning strikes, charring the mystic armor's body. Finally, Su Yu's kick arrived and kicked right through the mystic armor. With a loud boom, the mystic armor was blasted into pieces.
After a successful attack,Su Yu wasted no time and vanished into the ground. In the sky, the golden dragon had just revealed himself to join the fight. Alas, Su Yu was already gone.
Red Armor stabbed his spear in the direction of the golden dragon and roared, "Kill this dragon!"
One human and one dragon were constantly pestering them from all directions. This was too annoying. They had to kill one of them to make dealing with the other pest easier.
Su Yu was too good at escaping with way too many tricks up his sleeve. In fact, Red Armor found that he was completely unable to pinpoint Su Yu's location. Meanwhile, he was still able to detect this dragon every now and then.
"Kill!"
One mystic armor after another charged over furiously. With their Armorize transformation, their strength and defensive prowess had increased considerably. A violent battle ensued between the group and the golden dragon.
The golden dragon was endlessly cursing inwardly. That damn human sure was fast in running. He had just moved out of the cloud he was hiding in when Su Yu was done with his sneak attack and fled.
Despite facing multiple opponents, he wasn't particularly worried. With a roar, he swept his tail around, sending the mystic armors flying away. Then, an incomparably sharp aura appeared around his claws.
He clenched his fist, pulled a sword out of thin air, and started swinging at his opponents. He might be a dragon, but he was also a swordsman.
Sword and armor clashed, creating numerous sparks in the air. The mystic armors showed no fear and fought the dragon in the sky. As for Red Armor, he was constantly scanning their surroundings while fighting the dragon.
Su Yu did not reappear. He would not place his trust in the golden dragon. Every single one of the myriad races was not to be trusted. He had to be careful lest this entire thing was a trap.
After all, schemes and tricks were very common on the battlefield. His revenge was his own business. It didn't matter if the dragon was also doing the same thing. They would simply act independently.
His second kill did not generate a heavenly reward. But Su Yu had a feeling that he only needed to kill a few more opponents to receive his heavenly reward. After all, his second kill was not as strong as Green Armor.
Something was telling him that these accomplishments could be stacked to earn more heavenly rewards in the Allheaven Battlefield. That was what his guts were telling him. He only needed to kill around three more opponents of similar strength to generate another heavenly reward.
"Wow. Look at how energetic they are."
Su Yu observed the battle from afar for a bit before shaking his head. Those damn tricksters. None of them were actually fighting with their full strength. They were probably holding some strength back to deal with him.
Since Su Yu was viewing them with mistrust, they were naturally viewing him with mistrust as well. After a while, the golden dragon sent Red Armor flying away with a tail strike before shooting into the distance. Nobody bothered to give chase.
After a short readjustment, Red Armor brought his remaining companions away. Behind them, Su Yu was leisurely following them while forging his body with heavenly source qi.
There was no rush. Out of the fourteen mystic armors, three had perished. Keep running. It didn't matter. In fact, he was wondering if he could kill enough to advance more of his characters or complete another body forging.
His kill character was still a third-tier character. He believed that if he killed enough people, that character would naturally advance into a fourth-tier character.
***
Chase. Escape. This repeated again and again.
Both the golden dragon and Su Yu pestered the mystic armors unceasingly. Along the way, they also encountered the geniuses of the other races. But all of them distanced themselves from the mystic armors when they noticed the terrible condition they were in.
After about seven or eight hours, only eight mystic armors remained. During that time, Su Yu had finally received another heavenly reward. And the reward was still the heavenly source qi that he considered garbage. He was very disappointed.
This was not something he lacked. He lacked willpower! Couldn't the heavens bestow him with some willpower? Yes. For him, even willpower was better than heavenly source qi.
Suddenly, the tribulation character in Su Yu's sea of willpower started pulsing. But the Perception Jade was not reacting. Nevertheless, Su Yu fled without any hesitation.
Not far ahead of him.
Red Armor was moving at a rapid pace. Fury filled his eyes.
He was cursing inwardly. Those two bastards! Soon, it would be the two bastards' turn to feel regret.
That thought had just surfaced in his mind when a rumble erupted behind him. A golden dragon was wailing in pain. A bloody wound was visible on his tail. Not far away, a white-haired man swung his sword, leaving yet another wound on the golden dragon's body.
"Divine!"
With a shocked roar, the golden dragon fled without any hesitation.
The white-haired man frowned. He wanted to launch another sword strike, but he stopped after a slight hesitation.
Red Armor flew over and hurriedly said, "Thanks for the help, Brother An."
The white-haired man nodded and indifferently said, "That's a genius of the golden dragon race, Long Wuyou. He's a grandson of the grand elder of the golden dragons. It is not a good idea for me to kill him. Why did you provoke him for no reason?"
Red Armor was stunned, "The grandson of their grand elder?"
"Yes." The white-haired man who was so handsome it was ridiculous answered expressionlessly, "I'm already a Mountainsea, so it is inappropriate for me to kill him. That might provoke their grand elder. But things are different for you guys. If you really insist on killing him...it won't be that big of a deal."
After all, he was much stronger than that golden dragon. Sure, he wasn't afraid of the consequences, but it was also a bad trade to offend an Invincible for the mystic armor race. Yes. An Invincible.
The golden dragon race was not weak at all. There were two Invincibles in their race. One was the grand elder while the other was the patriarch. And the golden dragon race was second only to the celestial dragon race among the greater dragon race. It was never a good idea to offend a race like that.
The white-haired name, An Mintian, said, "As for that human, his senses are pretty sharp. He was able to escape before I even arrived. I didn't get the chance to kill him."
He sounded both regretful and astonished. He had been moving at a rapid speed, and he had also concealed himself very well. But by the time he arrived, that human was already gone.
Red Armor furiously said, "Almost all of the brothers with me were killed by him!"
He was furious, but he was also feeling very gloomy. An Mintian did not seem to care too much. If they were dead, they were dead. It was no big deal.
"Let's stop talking about all that."
An Mintiian said, "Recently, the devils have been hunting Huang Teng and Wu Qi. Both Qin Fang and Huang Teng are the pillars of the human geniuses. By killing them, the human geniuses will have their calm affected. Come with me. We'll join the hunt as well."
"Brother An..." Red Armor hesitated, "Are we working with the devils?"
"No." An Mintian said, "We're taking advantage of their hard work. And if Tianduo happens to fall into a disadvantage, I won't mind gaining even more benefits from them. Just follow me. It will be fine."
"Alright."
An Mintian had just helped them. It wouldn't be appropriate for him to refuse.
But after thinking about it, he was still unwilling to give up. Thus, he said, "Brother An, if we do encounter that golden dragon, you don't have to kill him. But can you help me trap him? If I can catch him, with my race's unique fusion art, I can gain the strength of a Mountainsea. That way, I'll be a lot more help to you."
An Mintian thought about it and nodded. That was acceptable. As for the fact that they were planning to kill the descendant of an Invincible...so what? This was the graveyard of geniuses. And he wouldn't even be the one to land the killing blow. If the mystic armors weren't afraid, why should he care?
Chapter 870: Assembly Of Heroes (3)
Meanwhile, Su Yu was cursing inwardly yet again.
Holy shit!
It was yet another expert. Good thing he was able to escape in time. He saw what happened to the miserable golden dragon. The dragon almost lost his entire tail to that white-haired guy.
Just who was that fellow? Su Yu hurriedly checked all the information he had. After a while, he found the introduction for that person.
"An Mintian, second-stage Mountainsea, snowfrost divine race, good at sword-play, warrior, sixth on the Earth Index, killed a fourth-stage Mountainsea before."
"Sixth on the Earth Index?"
Su Yu curled his lips when he saw that. Well, that was decent, he supposed. Skipping two minor realms. But he was not necessarily a top genius of the divine race. A true top genius divine should be capable of skipping more levels. Then again, his rank in the index was still quite high.
There was nothing to worry about as long as this was not a first divine.
"An Mintian. Even if I use everything I have, including my semi-opened yang acupoint and consuming blood essence, I might still not be his match."
Su Yu sighed. That was still quite a scary opponent. After all, that was someone with the strength to kill a fourth-stage Mountainsea. With Su Yu's current strength, such an opponent was capable of killing him in combat even if he were to use all his strength. He should avoid that person for now.
"Damn it!"
He was very unhappy. He had been planning to slowly clear the entire group of mystic armors. But that fellow had ruined his plan. Since he had started killing them, he had to kill them all or things might get troublesome for him in the future.
After all, those people had seen some of his tricks. They might not think much of it for now, but when words got out, his real identity would be exposed. Sure, that might take some time to happen, but it was only a matter of time.
Numerous elemental transformations, illusions, lightning bolts, and the Time technique were used during his combat with the mystic armors. Those people did not have the chance to think too much about all the tricks he had shown. But before long, they would notice that something wasn't right with the sheer number of abilities he possessed.
Then again, Su Yu wasn't too worried. He could run before his identity was exposed. Or he could also switch to a different identity. In any case, Cui Lang's identity was no longer so reliable for him.
"Since I can't kill them, I'll find some other new targets."
While he was moving around, he had heard some news as well. But since he wasn't well-connected in the Allheaven Battlefield, he did not receive too much information. He only knew that Huang Teng and Wu Qi were being hunted down.
He didn't care that much about Huang Teng, but Wu Qi was Wu Lan's elder sister. If he could, he would try to help her.
"I need to keep a low profile. I can't be too conspicuous here."
He warned himself again. He had to be very cautious. His failure to fully kill the group of mystic armors had created a risk of exposure. He still needed to find a way to deal with them. He only hoped that those fools would not realize anything so soon.
After all, not everyone knew about Su Yu and his list of abilities. He had never even been to the Allheaven Battlefield before. Only the top experts of the myriad races were aware of his existence. And most of them knew him due to the cultivation methods he had released. They might not care about the battles he had been him, and he was probably not important enough for those big shots to tell their subordinates about.
As for his trump cards, it was likely that not even those Invincibles knew too much about them. But they were definitely aware of the cultivation methods he had released.
After about three hours.
Su Yu had just extracted the blood essence from a tiger he had killed. With a frown, he muttered, "The Heavenly Hunt Index is also capable of updating my combat accomplishments?"
He had just discovered that he had been promoted to third place on the Yellow Index.
"Someone must have collected my aura and provided it to the Heavenly Hunt Index. Since the name in the index is Cui Lang...my aura must have been entered manually."
He contemplated and reached a conclusion that someone must have collected his aura when he was in the human territory. At the time, he had attempted to tail someone from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. He was subsequently forced to flee after a Sunmoon arrived. That was most likely the time when his aura was gathered. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel-fire.ɴet
"But is this my origin aura or the aura I'm leaking outward?"
He was unsure. But since the name in the index was Cui Lang, he was able to conclude that the Heavenly Hunt Index was not as all-powerful as he had originally thought. The people of the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion must be the ones manually deciding who to put into the index.
After deciding on the people they deemed qualified to enter the index, they would then collect the aura of these people. And the moment these people killed some other experts in the index, their status would be updated accordingly.
"This is quite troublesome."
Su Yu wanted to switch his identity, but this index was making things hard. For example, he could steal the identity of a devil. But the index would indicate that the devil was already dead. There was no way for him to steal the identity of an existing genius.
"No wonder Xia Huyou said that it is very hard to steal someone's identity here in the Allheaven Battlefield. That's all because of the Heavenly Hunt Index. Just who are the people controlling the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion?"
This was so annoying. Even stealing someone's identity without killing them wouldn't work. For example, he could pretend to be Huang Teng even if Huang Teng was still alive. But after killing someone, the new accomplishment wouldn't be reflected under Huang Teng's name in the index. Even a fool would know that there was a fake Huang Teng out there.
"Heavenly Hunt Index!"
Su Yu cursed at the damn index. That Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was filled with bastards as well. If he really wanted to steal someone's identity without killing that person, he would need to kill others in secret so that nobody knew about his new accomplishment.
For example, he could put on Huang Teng's disguise. When he killed, Huang Teng's accomplishments would remain the same while Cui Lang's would change. Everyone would know that Cui Lang was the killer, but nobody would know that Cui Lang was pretending to be Huang Teng.
"The names in the index are most likely updated manually. Is it possible for someone to avoid entering the index by not having their aura collected? Or perhaps there are people out there whose true identities are so unknown that they won't be updated in the index even if their aura has been collected?"
Numerous thoughts appeared in Su Yu's mind.
After a while, he stopped thinking about all that. He had also learned something new during his fight with the tiger he had just killed. To the west was a place called the Skyrend Valley. There, a group had formed to hunt Huang Teng and his companions down.
Su Yu disliked tigers. The blame could only be placed on the cloud tiger race. His encounter with the cloud tiger princess had left a sour taste in his mouth.
"Skyrend Valley?"
He recalled what he had read about that place. The legends said that the valley had formed during the battle of two powerful Invincibles. With one slash, a valley hundreds of kilometers in length was left on the ground.
And because that used to be the battleground of Invincibles, saber qi still filled the valley. That was an extremely dangerous place to explore. After thinking for a bit, Su Yu changed his body and transformed into a water elemental. From now on, he would be a member of the water elemental race!
With this transformation ability, very few people could see through his disguise. He would only risk exposing himself when he had to fight and reveal his other abilities. Now was not a good time to be a human in this place. Thus, he had decided to assume the identity of someone from a different race.
After all, the divines and devils were here. He didn't want to be their new target. The water elemental race was perfect for him. He knew that race decently well. And since that wasn't too big of a race, it wouldn't be easy for him to stumble upon an actual water elemental.
As for his weapon, well, it wasn't like he was restricted to using only a hammer. He could always switch to a different weapon. He had only been using a hammer because it was fitting for the identity he was using. In any case, the original form of his character technique was a saber. Changing wasn't an issue.
With his numerous tricks, one could say that Su Yu was akin to a fish back in water after entering the Allheaven Battlefield. Here, it wouldn't be surprising for any race to appear.
Here, he could freely transform into a member of any race he wanted. Nobody would suspect anything. Since even the divines and devils had made an appearance, it wouldn't be surprising for the members of the other races to show up as well.
Even after transforming into a water elemental, Su Yu was still able to move rapidly. He shot forward as a clump of mist, instantly vanishing into the distance.
Along the way, he saw other experts heading toward the Skyrend Valley as well.
Two human geniuses, Huang Teng and Wu Qi, had been trapped in the Skyrend Valley by the devils. This could be considered a major event. Huang Teng was the pillar of Great Xia's young generation. Great Xia would be greatly saddened by his death.
As words spread, more and more people gathered near the Skyrend Valley.
Su Yu was doing the same. He was going there to take a look at the grand event that was about to unfold. If he could, he would lend them a hand. If he couldn't, so be it. He did not intend to lost his life trying to help those people. He was not such a good person. If it wasn't for the fact that Wu Qi was also there, he wouldn't have bothered to go. He did not care one bit about Huang Teng's life.
They didn't even know each other. Why should he care?
At the same time.
Inside a massive valley, Huang Teng was scanning his surroundings while laughing, "Don't worry. This valley was created by Great Xia King during his battle with an enemy Invincible many years ago. People who know the Sky Sundering Saber will feel at home here. Those people must be dreaming if they think they can kill me here."
Yes. The Invincible who was rumored to have created this valley with a single slash was none other than Great Xia King. With one swing of his blade, he left a cut hundreds of kilometers long on the ground. The cut was eventually named the Skyrend Valley.
But Wu Qi was feeling very uncomfortable and repressed due to the saber qi of the Sky Sundering Saber. She frowned and said, "I told you to leave. Why are you still following me?"
"Life is boring. Thus, I need to seek challenge and excitement to bring some joy to my boring life."
Huang Teng said, "Normally, I have to sneak around like a thief whenever I kill someone. But now, so many people are gathered here for me to kill. I am free to kill anyone I want! Isn't this fun?"
"The Xia Family would probably go crazy if you ended up dead."
Huang Teng shrugged, "I don't think so. A dead genius is worth nothing. But Marquis Xia would probably cry. After all, they had spent a lot of money on me."
Wu Qi couldn't resist laughing in amusement. That was true. Marquis Xia would definitely cry after losing so much money. Great Xia had invested greatly in Huang Teng. Even their body forging quota in the holy land was given to him. It would pain Marquis Xia greatly if Huang Teng died after all that investment.
Huang Teng nonchalantly said, "So be it. Great Xia is filled with geniuses. They can raise another genius after my death. I'm not the only genius of Great Xia."
Wu Qi coldly said, "Great Xia has given up on so many people to invest on you. You would be an ungrateful scum if you got yourself killed before repaying them."
"That responsibility is too heavy for me to shoulder." While sensing the saber qi around them, Huang Teng said, "Everyone claims that I'm the second Prefect Xia. But I don't like hearing that. Generally, the people known as the second coming of someone else would not have a good ending. I am only myself. I am Huang Teng."
Suddenly, a powerful burst of saber qi erupted from his body. He seemed to have comprehended something from the saber qi in the air. He sighed and said, "Great Xia King is truly powerful. Even after so many years, the saber qi here is still stronger than Prefect Xia."
"All cultivators of the Sky Sundering Saber should visit this place once. This valley was created by an attack Great Xia King had released with the intention of killing an enemy Invincible. Unfortunately, that Invincible was still able to escape. If that Invincible had perished, this place would have transformed into a truly dangerous zone."
Wu Qi ignored him. She wasn't even a warrior, so she was uninterested in the saber qi.
A decent number of people knew the Sky Sundering Saber, but not all of them were capable of grasping the essence of the art. Just because Huang Teng could comprehend a lot here did not mean that everyone else could do the same. This fellow was simply overflowing with talent.
With so many geniuses gathered outside, Wu Qi no longer cared about anything else. At worst, she would just die here. Huang Teng was very strong. And this Skyrend Valley was also a heaven for someone who knew the Sky Sundering Saber like him. With her death, he would no longer have anyone holding him back. Thus, it was likely that he could still survive this incident. There was no need for her to worry too much about him.
"With my death...that silly lass will be the only person of our generation left in the family."
Wu Qi felt very helpless when she thought about that. Whatever. That lass should continue sticking to the path of research. That wasn't necessarily a bad thing. If the Wu Family really reached a point where they had to rely on Wu Lan, they were probably already near destruction.