Chapter 85 - 85

Chapter 1324: Invitation (3)

Xing Yue snorted, "Do you think all death sovereigns are fools? Do you think you're very smart? You don't understand this tunnel. You know nothing. The tunnel here is very fragile. It's the same with the other tunnels. Each tunnel can only support the traversal of one death sovereign. Thus, Grandstar will only need to face one death sovereign at a time." "We would have broken out of the Death Realm long ago otherwise. Grand Dream's tunnel is the sole exception. It can support the traversal of three to five death sovereigns at a time."

Understanding dawned on Su Yu. So that was why. No wonder there would only be one death sovereign per city. So they were limited by the tunnels.

Su Yu said, "No wonder Lord Xing Yue has been spending all her time in her tunnel. That way, she will have nothing to fear from the other death sovereigns. Lord Xing Yue, why didn't you block the entrance of the tunnel back when Yanmo was here? That would be enough to stop him."

"Laws."

Xing Yue gave a short reply. When did she ever say that she was afraid of the other death sovereigns? She had merely been obeying the laws. Back then, Su Yu had killed someone in the city. That would allow any death sovereign to kill Su Yu within three days. Since she had failed, Yanmo was allowed to try as per the laws.

Suddenly, Su Yu thought of a different question. He asked, "Lord Xing Yue, how exactly do death spirits grow strong? Do you cultivate? Or do you grow through consuming your kind? Or do you only need death qi?"

Xing Yue ignored him.

Su Yu explained, "Don't misunderstand me, Lord. I'm not trying to learn your secrets or something like that. I'm thinking of getting Yanmo killed. If that can increase your strength, perhaps we can find a way for you to devour him. I'm afraid that you'll get yourself killed by the other death sovereigns for being too weak. You can't die on me, Lord. If you were to die and no other death sovereigns wanted to convert me, I wouldn't be able to stay a mayor anymore."

Was he listening to himself? Xing Yue was infuriated. Was he looking down on her?

Grandstar answered generously, "For a death sovereign to grow strong, consuming other death sovereigns is one of the methods. Additionally, the expansion of the death sovereign's territory will help as well."

"Territory?"

Su Yu was surprised to hear that. How would the territory help with that?"

Grandstar explained, "In the Death Realm, a so-called territory is not measured by its size alone. Rather, each territory is measured by the length of the Celestial Death River in it." The Celestial Death River flows along the entire Death Realm. It has no rival in size.

"The longer the river is in your territory, the denser the death qi in your territory will be. The Celestial River of Death is essentially a second River of Time. A death spirit can regain their memories by bathing in the river. The faster a death spirit regains their memories, the faster their cultivation will be. Thus, there are frequent territorial battles in the Death Realm to fight for the river."

Realization dawned on Su Yu. So that was how it was.

Since Grandstar had spilled the beans, Xing Yue explained grudgingly, "That's not all. Every now and then, the river will spit out some treasures. The river also comes with death spirits. The more portion of the river you control, the more you will benefit."

Understood!

Su Yu said, "Lord Xing Yue, I heard that there might be a death tunnel in the Luminous Domain Mansion as well. Can you take a stroll there in the near future?"

Xing Yue snorted, "Why should I? Unless I have a reason sanctioned by the laws to go, entering the territory of a different death sovereign is the same as a declaration of war. Stop dreaming, Su Yu."

From this, Su Yu learned that the place wasn't out of reach for Xing Yue. But by going there, a conflict would erupt between her and the death spirits there. A proper reason was needed if she wanted to go without getting into a war. For example, if enough ninth-stage Sunmoons were to die there, or if an Invincible died there, Xing Yue might get a reason to go.

But her arrival there might not necessarily be beneficial for him. She might take the chance to get other death sovereigns to kill him for her. That would be troublesome.

Suddenly, a voice rang out from outside the city, "The envoy of the Myriad Race Assembly is seeking an audience with Mayor Su."

When Su Yu looked out, he saw nothing. After thinking about it, he took his leave from Grandstar before leaving. Soon, he was hovering above the mayor's residence.

When a Sunmoon outside the city saw him, the Sunmoon said, "Mayor Su, I am here under the order of the various experts to send you an invitation to the assembly one month later. The allocation of the Luminous Domain Mansion slots will be finalized then."

Su Yu raised his brow, "Did anyone mention the number of slots the holy cities will be getting?"

"No. You need to attend the assembly personally to finalize the numbers."

Everything sounded reasonable, but it was clear they were scheming something since they were insisting that he go personally. Of course, he did not mind the danger.

He said, "Hand me the invitation letter." This update ıs available on novel⸺fire.net

The envoy merely tossed a golden booklet into the city instead of entering. Su Yu did not bother to move. Instead, an old man appeared in the sky and caught the booklet.

With a slight cough, the old man said, "Merely an insignificant trick."

He was able to easily crush the tiny pressure emanating from the booklet. No matter what, Senior Wang was still an eighth-stage Sunmoon. His injuries and conversion into a resident might have impeded his path to the ninth stage, but he was still capable of dealing with a tiny suppression from an Invincible who wasn't even present.

Looking at the envoy who was fleeing in panic, Su Yu sneered.

***

Inside the mayor's residence.

A number of people had gathered there. They included Senior Wang, Liu Hong, Old Man Bai, and the demonic beasts who had arrived with Su Yu. Seated atop the throne, Su Yu opened the invitation letter and noted the time and venue of the assembly. It would be held on the Red Clouds Island. That wasn't too far away from his city.

Senior Wang was already aware of the contents of the invitation. He asked, "Mayor, are you really going personally? I can go as your representative..."

Su Yu shook his head indifferently, "It's fine. I can go."

"They will try to..."

Su Yu laughed, "Senior Wang, it will be fine. I won't be going alone. I'll go with the entire city. Or to be precise, I'll be there with three cities. I won't take a single step out of the city. Those idiots must have forgotten that ancient cities are mobile."

They were acting as if ancient cities couldn't be moved. As for the increase in his death qi burden from moving the cities around, that was nothing for him. Senior Wang blanked out. That was true. He had completely forgotten about this. No wonder Su Yu was completely unbothered.

Su Yu said, "It is likely that the divines, devils, and immortals will be trying something during the allocation. They will probably instigate the minor races to do something stupid for the slots."

Senior Wang sighed, "That has always been the case. Each time, the human race will receive the lowest number of slots among the major races. At times, even the dragon race will receive more slots than the human race even if the dragons are actually weaker than us. They might have a Pseudo Emperor, but their number of Invincibles is much lower than the humans..."

"The human race has never been willing to get into a conflict with the major races for the slots. Furthermore, the myriad races would target us in the Luminous Domain Mansion every single time. Slowly, we started sending fewer and fewer people into the Luminous Domain Mansion. When we were there, we would remain in the lowest three levels to harvest some treasures that the stronger races didn't care about."

That was sad, but that was the reality of things. Only 3,600 individuals could enter each opening. Even if the humans could get three hundred slots, they would only end up targeted by the remaining 3,300 participants in the mansion, making the expedition far more dangerous than it was supposed to be.

Thus, it was better to send fewer people into the mansion to try their luck. With fewer participants, the myriad races would be more focused on competing among themselves instead of bothering the humans on the lowest three floors.

That way, the humans were able to reduce their casualties and benefit a little from the mansion. This was better than the alternative, which was to get nothing from the mansion.

Su Yu tapped on his throne and grinned, "I understand. Let me see what the myriad races will do at the assembly this time. The mansion will probably open shortly after the conclusion of the assembly."

He would get as many slots as he could.

Even if he couldn't make use of all those slots, getting more slots for himself would still reduce the number of competitors he might face in the mansion.

Chapter 1325: If I Were King (1)

Red Clouds Island.

Day after day passed.

For the myriad races, a month was not long.

For one month, numerous people arrived at Red Clouds Island, including the humans. Nobody rejected the invitation. The Myriad Realms was still a world ruled by multiple major races. As strong as the humans were, they would not receive any slot if they were arrogant enough not to join the assembly.

Disagreeing with the consensus reached during the assembly when they were absent would make them the public enemy of the myriad races. Numerous buildings were erected on the Red Clouds Island.

Humans, divines, devils, immortals...

The buildings erected by these major races were incomparably large. Also as large were the buildings erected by the major organizations of the Allheaven Battlefield, such as the Thousand Region Alliance, Heavenly Hunt Pavilion, and the Ancient City Alliance.

Even those from the rarely seen ancient races were present. Most of the time, these ancient races would distance themselves from the regular conflicts between the myriad races. However, the allocation of slots to the Luminous Domain Mansion was something they couldn't ignore. Nobody could resist the temptation of the Luminous Domain Mansion.

Red Clouds Island bustled with activity as more and more people arrived.

As the crowd grew, the entire island was transformed into a large marketplace of the myriad races.

The Invincibles of the various races had banned all use of force on the island during the duration of the assembly. This made the island a perfect place for the various races to get some business done.

All sorts of treasures and specialties of the various realms were put up for sale on the island.

The island also became a great place for the various young geniuses to explore as it would remain relatively safe before the mansion opened.

***

Above the various majestic buildings, powerful cultivators could be seen arriving from the sky every now and then.

Some would arrive in their powerful mounts, some would arrive in their flamboyant vehicles, and some would even arrive mounted on powerful dragons and phoenixes. The arrival of each expert would send shocks all over the island.

Near a designated entrance to the island, a group of people was being blocked from setting foot on the island. Nearby, a bunch of myriad race geniuses were watching with amusement.

"Wow, so many humans are here."

A youth from the divine race smiled and said, "You want to get on the island? Sure. As ordered by the various Invincibles, those from Great Zhou, Great Qin, Great Ming, Great Xia, and Great Shang can enter directly. No other humans are allowed entry."

"Why?"

The humans, who were being prevented from getting on the island, had unsightly expressions.

The divine youth answered, "The reason is simple. The prefectures we named are powerful with numerous geniuses. In the Myriad Realms, only might rules. Thus, they can enter but you can't. This is how things have always been in the Myriad Realms. Do you disagree?"

"..."

The humans frowned. One of the leaders, a Sunmoon, said coldly, "Human Invincibles will be here as well. Why are you separating us based on our prefectures? What scheme are you plotting against us this time?"

"Scheme?" The divine youth laughed, "Not at all. This is how things have always been done. Back then, with your two holy lands acting as the representative of humanity, this wasn't an issue. What can we do if you don't have your holy lands anymore? We can't allow just anyone to step foot on the island. Order must be maintained. Don't you agree?"

Someone from a different race grinned and said, "Exactly. Without your holy lands, who can represent humanity? Tell us. Who are your representatives? Just look at the five elemental race. They are separated into five different races so each race is treated as an independent race. Why don't you label yourself clearly based on your origin? That will make it easier for us to know who you are. Yes, your experts are here. But we don't know which prefectures they are representing. We can't just allow all of you to enter, right?"

"..."

As the argument continued, more and more people arrived to watch the show.

At that moment, a fatty squeezed out of the crowd with an entourage of beauties around him. He laughed and said, "What is this? Brother from the divine race, stop messing around. There are so many experts on the island. Are you trying to put up a show to entertain everyone?"

The divine youth had a toying look in his eyes as he said, "Prince Xia, I'm not stopping anyone from Great Xia. Those from Great Xia are free to come and go. As for the rest of them...how am I supposed to know if there aren't any fake humans among them? Prince Xia, are you saying that all of them belong to Great Xia? If you're saying that, I'll let them through immediately. Otherwise, I have to carry out my duty. I am under orders to keep order here. Unrelated individuals are not allowed to enter. We're doing this to ensure peace on the island. Don't make my job difficult, Prince Xia."

The divine youth cupped his hands together and said, "Prince Xia, I'm not trying to challenge you here. If they all admit to being the subordinates of Great Xia, I'll let them through immediately."

Xia Huyou's expression changed slightly, but he smiled again and said, "You're being funny. All humans are family. Nobody is anyone's subordinate."

Before he could say more, a human snorted coldly and said, "Xia Huyou, is this a plot to humiliate us?"

"..."

That instantly rendered Xia Huyou speechless. He looked at the person who had spoken, rolled his eyes, and shrugged. "Fine. Deal with this yourself."

He couldn't be bothered to do more.

This was what the major races wanted to see. But if these humans were kept from getting on the island, the human race as a whole would be humiliated. Thus, he tried to resolve it. Unfortunately, he had failed.

This time, the human race was not the only race suffering this humiliation.

The same thing was happening to the devil race at a different designated entrance to the island. The entrance was connected to two different lanes. One was labeled "Blood Fire Devil" and the other was labeled "Original Devil".

It was unknown whose idea that was, but it would most likely be either the divines or the immortals. This was merely a small trick, but often, these little tricks were very effective in splitting a race and causing internal strife within the race.

In short, the humans were forced to split themselves based on their prefectures while the devils were forced to split themselves based on their sub-races.

In the past, only the humans would suffer such suppression from the major races. But now, the devils had joined them as targets of suppression. That was all due to the injuries of the Devil Pseudo Emperor and the prowess of the Blood Fire Devil King. In the past, the divines and immortals had tried to split the devils into two during the allocation, explaining that by working as two races, the devils could obtain even more slots during the allocation.

They would rather allocate more slots to the devils just to see them separated.

Even if the devils agreed in a perfunctory manner and pretended to be separated, it would still be considered a success for the divines and immortals. The higher-ups might be aware that it was an act, but those below them might not share their thoughts. Things might get heated and cracks would start appearing.

This time, the immortals had also suggested that the humans attend the allocation as thirty-six prefectures. That would allow them to receive more slots during the allocation. The higher-ups of the humans would naturally not fall for such a simple trick, but that might not be the case for those below them.

This was not an internal allocation among fellow humans. Instead, they were facing external enemies here. Splitting themselves up in such a situation might prove disastrous. Both the humans and devils had not fallen for the trick. Each race had insisted on attending the assembly as a singular race. This update ıs available on NoveI(F)ire.net

Nevertheless, the myriad races did not stop spreading the rumors about Su Yu, Liu Wenyan, and Wan Tiansheng, who were separate factions of humanity. They would try anything to keep humanity separated.

Su Yu might not be an easy opponent to handle, but enlarging the crack between him and humanity would also be effective in weakening him and humanity as a whole.

***

The arguments continued.

Deeper in the island, each palace hall stood far apart. However, the distance was nothing for Invincibles. Great Zhou King, Junior Qin King, Niu Baidao, and Heavenly Forge King were the Invincibles representing humanity here.

Great Zhou King was the overall leader of the group. The rest were here to represent the cultural researchers, warriors, and Invincibles who weren't founding kings.

Great Qin King had to remain behind and guard the eastern sector. Great Xia King and the others were bad at negotiations. Great Ming King was too lazy to go this far. Thus, Great Zhou King was appointed the leader of the human expedition.

Noticing the arguments at the designated entrances, the white-haired divine king laughed and said, "Brother Zhou, looks like the youngsters are still too ignorant. There might be thirty-six prefectures in the Human Realm, but the holy lands reign above. Thus, all humanity can be considered a singular entity. How can they do this? I'm embarrassed at their ignorance."

He continued without stopping, "Brother Zhou, are you here to represent the Knowledge Seeking Realm as usual?"

Great Zhou King replied emotionlessly, "I'm representing the Human Realm."

"Human Realm?" The divine king laughed, "Are you sure? Great Xia King and the others aren't here yet. Can you really represent the Human Realm? I don't want to finish the allocation only to see the barbaric Great Xia King protesting our every decision. That would be annoying."

Dao King was sipping tea in a different palace hall. He spoke in a leisurely tone, "That's right, Brother Zhou. Will the agreement we reach here count for the other humans?"

"Exactly."

After lightly patting Qin Zhen to stop him from saying anything, Great Zhou King spoke in an unhurried manner, "There is no need for you to worry about this. There won't be any issues. Things are fine among humanity. I'm only worried about the devils. I wonder if the Blood Fire Devil King will be here this time. And if he's coming, will the blood fire devils call the shots for the devils this time? Or will it be the original devils as usual? I advise all of you to show some respect to Blood Fire Devil King. Everyone knows how the blood fire devils are. If they feel disrespected, things might get very troublesome..."

The expressions of the devil kings nearby changed slightly upon hearing that, but they said nothing. Things had indeed been rather chaotic in the Devil Realm with the injuries of the Devil Pseudo Emperor.

In fact, small-scale battles had already erupted in the Devil Realm. After shifting the topic to a different direction, Great Zhou King stopped speaking. Meanwhile, the arguments at the entrances continued. The Invincibles did not interfere. This would happen each time. In a way, this was also a form of test for the young geniuses.

In any case, the Invincibles had banned any act of violence on the island. The arguments would not escalate into anything else.

Chapter 1326: If I Were King (2)

More and more people were gathered near the entrance.

The divine youth smiled and said, "Everyone, apart from the prefectures I mentioned earlier, I have never heard of the other prefectures. Maybe you can tell me which holy land you come from instead. I might know these holy lands. And if it's a name I recognize, I'll let you through. Just don't tell me which prefecture you come from. There are too many random prefectures in the Human Realm. I don't know then all."

He grinned, "I'm not doing this to cause trouble. However, order must be maintained. Each of you needs to register before entering. I won't feel comfortable letting someone from a place I don't know enter."

Suddenly, someone dropped down from the sky. It was Qin Fang on his flying sky tiger. He coldly said, "Enough. Move aside, Hu Lan. Are you picking a fight?"

Immediately, a second person dropped down from the sky. It was Zhan Wushuang. He asked, "Qin Fang, has Great Qin unified the Human Realm?"

"Zhan Wushuang, are you picking a fight with me? Don't forget you're merely someone who has survived Su Yu by sheer luck."

Zhan Wushuang said, "Su Yu is Su Yu. You are you. Everyone is their own person. How about this? Any human can enter as long as they can take a punch restrained to the same cultivation level from me. If anyone disagrees, they can stay outside."

Qin Fang's eyes turned cold, "So you're really picking a fight."

"Not at all. I merely wish to judge your strength." Thıs content belongs to nοvelfire.net

Zhan Wushuang said, "The humans have always called themselves a major race, but the strength of each human differs too greatly from each other. Often, even the weaklings insist they join us. This is an embarrassment to the rest of the major races. Of the top ten races, this situation is only happening among humanity. Your people frequently lose fights against the minor races. This is a disgrace for the rest of the top ten races."

Before Qin Fang could say anything, a different human said, "A punch from you? A punch restrained to the same cultivation level?"

Zhan Wushuang replied, "Yes. If you're a Skysoar, I will limit my strength to the level of a Skysoar. If you can take it, you are free to enter. Otherwise...you should stop embarrassing yourself here."

"Sure."

Qin Fang couldn't say anything before the human agreed. A sense of helplessness washed over him. What was that human thinking? Did he believe that he could really take a punch from Zhan Wushuang?

No matter what, Zhan Wushuang was ranked second on the Heaven Index. Even with his cultivation level suppressed, he would be far stronger than that human. Xia Huyou and Qin Fang exchanged gazes before shrugging helplessly. This issue had been plaguing humanity for many years.

Since the Human Realm was governed by numerous independent prefectures, even an Heaven Index genius like Qin Fang would not command much respect in the other prefectures. This issue would not be solved before the Human Realm was unified.

There was no right or wrong about this. These humans were not from Great Qin. They were not Qin Fang's subordinates. For many, they only acknowledged the authority of their own prefecture.

With Zhan Wushuang's declaration, a blade was drawn and swung his way. The attacker was a seventh-stage Cloudbreach.

Zhan Wushuang merely threw a punch without a change in his expression. With a rumble, waves of source qi rippled out. Then, the human was sent crashing far away. A pool of blood slowly gathered beneath him. Nobody knew if he was still alive.

Qin Fang frowned. He knew that the human was still alive. But that punch had heavily injured that human. The punch of Zhan Wushuang was not something one could take so easily, even when Zhan Wushuang was restraining his own strength.

Meanwhile, more and more people gathered around them.

Seeing the human defeated in one punch, someone laughed and said, "The variation in the strength of different humans sure is big. Some humans can easily defeat us, but some can't even take a punch. Su Yu is the most impressive of you lot. No wonder he looks down on humanity. He would rather leave and form his own faction than remain with humanity."

"Yeah. Are these people the so-called young geniuses? How pathetic. Apart from people like Su Yu, Qin Fang, and Huang Teng, the rest of them are worthless."

"I now understand why Wan Tiansheng did what he did. How could a super genius like Wan Tiansheng tolerate the rule of useless fools like them?"

The myriad race experts were brutally blunt. The more the humans listened, the more unsightly their faces became.

Not willing to tolerate this any longer, Qin Fang shouted, "Enough!"

That roar of his scattered the inconspicuous power drifting in the air. They myriad races had already started their attack against humanity. The inconspicious power was working imperceptibly to plant a seed of hostility in the mind of these humans against Su Yu, Wan Tiansheng, and the other top geniuses of humanity.

Alas, he couldn't do anything about the mouths of the myriad race experts. One of them laughed and said, "Qin Fang, we're not stopping you. What is this? Are you trying to take command over the youth of humanity since Great Qin King is in command of the armies of humanity? Has the Qin Family united the Human Realm?"

"I heard that humanity has sent numerous experts this time to snatch the nine-leaf skylotus for Great Qin King. With the nine-leaf skylotus, he will become the supreme ruler of humanity. Is that true, Qin Fang?"

Before Qin Fang could offer a retort, someone else said, "That must be the case. I find it hard to believe that the Qin Family isn't tempted to unify humanity under its rule. Perhaps even your Prefect Qin, who had completed his dao affirmation recently, would enter the mansion this time. Am I right, Qin Fang?"

Qin Fang frowned. Yes, his father was indeed planning to enter the mansion. That was not all. Even his second uncle was preparing to enter. And now, these people were trying to incite these people against him.

Once again, Qin Fang tried to speak. At the exact moment, Soulcurse of the celestial chasm race muttered lightly, forcefully pushing Qin Fang's words back into his mouth. Immediately, his aura erupted.

Soulcurse smiled, "What's wrong, Brother Qin?"

Just as Qin Fang's eyes turned murderous, several humans descended from the sky. Among them were Huang Teng and Wu Qi. But at the same time, several myriad race experts arrived as well.

The myriad race expert with a glib tongue smiled and said, "Oh, are those from Great Xia here? Come on in. All from Great Xia and Great Qin can enter freely. We have always respected Great Xia and Great Qin for the sheer number of experts you have been able to produce. As for the rest of you, the same rule applies. Take a punch from Brother Wushuang if you wish to enter."

"Will all of them fail to take the punch? They are truly too weak. I find it hard to believe that someone like Su Yu is actually a human as well..."

The myriad races continued with such remarks.

Even if the humans knew that this was an attempt to incite disharmony, they still couldn't avoid feeling unhappy about it. Slowly, the unhappiness grew into fury and hatred even if they didn't know who exactly they were furious at.

Finally, one of them lost patience and declared, "No matter how strong Su Yu is, he is no longer a human. He only grew so strong because he was lucky!"

Qin Fang and the others frowned. What a fool. This was clearly a trap. Why were they stepping into an obvious trap? This had been the goal of these myriad race experts all along. And they had succeeded.

Qin Fang sighed inwardly. This would not change unless humanity were unified properly.

He could only hope that his grandpa would be able to complete the advancement smoothly after this. Of course, the premise for that was a successful retrieval of the nine-leaf skylotus from the mansion.

"Su Yu and Wan Tiansheng are traitors of humanity..."

Suddenly, a laugh rang out. "What is that? Is someone praising me?"

The hearts of Qin Fang and the others skipped a beat.

Out of nowhere, someone descended from the sky and stomped the two who had been talking about Su Yu into the ground. Then, the newcomer looked around curiously before smiling, "Who was it? Where are you?"

"..."

Everyone blanked out. Why...why was he here personally? As for the two humans who were speaking earlier, they were no longer capable of speaking or even moving.

A different human demanded furiously, "You! Su Yu! What are you doing?"

With a genial smile, Su Yu casually reached out and turned the human into a meatball and asked, "Who was it? Where are you?"

Then, his gaze settled on Zhan Wushuang and the other myriad race geniuses. His smile turned deeper as he asked, "My friends, looks like you have been missing me even when I'm not around. Why are all of you talking about me repeatedly?"

As he asked, he sent a casual slap out. About eight myriad race experts scattered in panic while the rest weren't able to flee in time. With a rumble, more than ten meat patties were created.

"Su Yu, you—"

"You're too loud."

A hammer appeared and dropped down on the myriad race expert with a glib tongue. His body was instantly smashed apart, leaving him with only a sea of willpower. It only took one attack to do that.

A different voice rang out, "Violence is not permitted during the assembly. Su Yu, you're courting death."

A massive palm dropped down from the sky. At the same time, three punches appeared out of thin and and smashed the palm apart. Then, three stone statues materialized in the sky. Behind them, three ancient cities floated.

Su Yu asked, "What are you doing? I was disciplining some impudent whelps. What's wrong with that? For daring to address me by my name directly, he deserves punishment. As a mere Mountainsea, he was too impudent. Do you think just anyone can address me by my name? Perhaps I should get my subordinates to address some divine kings directly by their names. Will the divines tolerate that? Do you tolerate such impudence?"

Su Yu asked, "Are you trying to say that my status is beneath that of a divine king? Are all of you looking down on the holy cities?"

With the three stone statues floating in the sky, one Invincible after another appeared. They all frowned. Su Yu was here. And he wasn't alone. He was here with three stone statues. Three super experts.

With a smile, Su Yu kicked the two humans beneath him away before looking at the distant human Invincibles. "Brainless fools should just stay at home. Who do they belong to? Get those people to take these fools away. If they're unhappy, send their Invincibles to me. I don't enjoy associating myself with you, but I can't quite stop myself from feeling embarrassed when I see such idiotic humans. Also, please warn your juniors for me. If they dare to show me further disrespect, don't blame me for showing no mercy."

He turned to face Qin Fang and the others and smiled, "To lead the younger generation, strength alone is not enough. You need ruthlessness as well. And that ruthlessness must be applied both internally and externally. Kindness won't work. Humanity has been split for too long. Just treat these fools the same way you treat the myriad races. If they are disobedient, kill them. If they are unwilling to yield, kill them. If they are disrespectful, kill them."

Su Yu spoke with a perfectly calm voice, but the people around him couldn't help but feel a chill.

As he nonchalantly stepped forward, he ignored all the Invincibles and looked at the experts from the various races around him, including the humans. With a grin, he said, "The humans worry too much. This applies to both the older experts and the young geniuses. All of you are dreaming of unifying humanity in a gentle manner. That is wrong. Fortunately, I am no longer one of you. I won't be able to live like this."

Suddenly, Great Zhou King smiled and asked, "Su Yu, if you were king, what would you do?"

Su Yu looked up and smiled at Great Zhou King, "Your Majesty."

"Dispense with courtesies."

Great Zhou King replied in a casual tone.

Su Yu asked, "Is this a test? Are you trying to see if I'm a suitable king for humanity? What an honor. To be honest, I asked myself the same question before. In the past, I used to believe that when I grew strong, I would persuade everyone to unite.

"However, my thoughts have changed. Now, I will consider anyone willing to yield as fellow humans. Those unwilling to yield...are not humans. And if they're not humans, I can kill them openly. What do you think, Great Zhou King?"

He might be smiling, but everyone could almost smell the stench of blood from his words. Great Zhou King's expression did not change, but the expressions of everyone else changed.

Su Yu was too murderous. The surrounding humans stiffened from his words.

With a cheerful smile on his face, Su Yu said, "Humanity has remained at peace for far too long. Humanity has also been separated for far too long. In our current era, we need ruthlessness and decisiveness. If I were king, I would first kill a few Invincibles as offering for my banner. If anyone wanted to go against me, I would pick maybe three or five prefectures and wipe them out. Powerful Invincibles like Great Zhou King would be used as assassins. They must succeed in every mission or die. With such pressure on him, I reckon Great Zhou King would finally stop hiding his strength. Isn't it simple? If you are not with me, you die. As for the fate of the world after my death, why should I care? Is my answer to your liking, Great Zhou King?"

Chapter 1327: If I Were King (3)

Great Zhou King gave Su Yu a long look before answering, "That was merely a hypothetical question. My apologies for wasting your time, Mayor Su."

Su Yu laughed, "Looks like you don't like my answer. It doesn't matter. I don't intend to be a human king anyway. It is a tiresome and thankless job. I am Su Yu of the holy cities. In the holy cities, my words are the law. That is enough for me."

While roaring with laughter, Su Yu soared into the sky and returned to his throne. Then, he spoke again, his voice reverberating in the area, "Everyone, time to get on with business. As for the quarrel between the children, just ignore them. If you find them annoying, just stomp them down. Why are all of you looking at me like that? Do you find the act of stepping on a bug so interesting?"

Those words provoked various expressions from the Invincibles. Some vanished with odd expressions, while some vanished while laughing.

Before long, only Su Yu was left in the sky. Regardless of the expressions the young geniuses below were showing, he flashed them a big smile and said, "It doesn't matter what you feel. If you're weaker, learn to bend over in front of me. I don't care if you're a human or not. I am no longer someone the likes of you can discuss lightly. If you try to use me as your chess piece again, not even your fathers or ancestors can stop me from killing you. If you doubt my words, feel free to try me.

"Zhan Wushuang? Mo Duona? Qin Fang? Huang Teng? You're bugs. Act like it. That was how I used to act before your fathers and ancestors. If you are weak, you bow. It's that simple."

Having said that, he picked a nice spot on the island and drove his cities down, smashing the palace that was already there apart. A furious Invincible flew out and roared, "Su Yu, what are you doing?"

"Mystic Armor King, just go elsewhere. You should know better than to get in the way of the holy cities. Try something stupid and I swear the mystic armor race will not be able to take even a step into the Allheaven Battlefield anymore."

The Mystic Armor King was so furious his white armor turned red.

Su Yu continued, "Back then, your people tried to kill me. I was generous enough not to do anything about that. But if you continue glaring at me, I suppose the mystic armor race is tired of existing."

"..."

Mystic Armor King was furious, but he could do nothing except leave with the other mystic armor experts.

As for the other races, some frowned with displeasure, some remained indifferent, and some smiled without meaning it. One of them said, "Mayor Su, you shouldn't be causing trouble right after arriving. It is better for everyone to coexist peacefully here."

Seated lazily on his throne, Su Yu replied, "Dao King, I advise you to hand over the head of your grandson, Dao Cheng, to me. Otherwise, those from your line will remain my sworn enemies until the day I die. I won't stop killing your people before all of you are dead."

Dao King narrowed his eyes.

Su Yu smiled, "Don't look at me like that. I'm a dying man. I don't care what you feel about me. You better pray that I'll be willing to go silently when it's my time to die. Otherwise...I'll show you the true meaning of the final madness in life. If that day does arrive, please open your eyes wide and enjoy the show. It will be quite spectacular, I believe."

"..."

The various Invincibles didn't know what to say.

Was this real?

Was he really dying?

But someone like him would be the scariest and craziest enemy to have when he was dying. If he decided to go completely crazy with his ancient cities before dying...the result would be too horrible to contemplate.

The white-haired divine king said, "Su Yu, did you enslave the guardians? I doubt you can order them around."

Su Yu said, "Yes. I know that. Thus, I'll learn from He Tu. Do you know He Tu? I will open new death tunnels. I will lead the death sovereigns out. The guardians will be forced to leave as well. I will try my best to get as many realms wiped out before I die. Those souls will all accompany me in the afterlife. As for who my targets will be...well, I guess it will depend on your luck."

"..."

Silence descended.

Even the white-haired divine king looked thoughtful as he asked, "You know He Tu?"

Su Yu laughed, "What question is this? Of course I know him. You lot must have suffered a lot because of him back then. With him as an example, I believe I can do better. Just imagine the sight of sixty or maybe seventy Invincibles battling it out across the Myriad Realms. What a spectacular show it would be. Perhaps even the Pseudo Emperors would be forced to fight. Look forward to my death, my friends. Hahahaha!"

He was akin to a mad devil king. An even more devilish devil than the devils themselves.

All the Invincibles frowned at his words.

Dao King asked, "Guardian Grandstar, are the guardians letting this happen?"

Grandstar replied, "He's only talking about it. He has yet to do anything. We will naturally do our job when it happens, just like how we did our job against He Tu all those years ago."

All of them cursed inwardly. It would be too late by then!

Back then, the guardians had not acted right after He Tu started his madness. Rather, death spirits were starting to spread all over the Myriad Realms by the time the guardians did something.

During that incident, a large number of Invincibles had perished. Some major races and ancient races were aware of that event, but very few humans were aware of that. In fact, some of the minor race Invincibles present had no idea who He Tu was.

***

Inside the human palace.

Qin Zhen asked through voice transmission, "Uncle Zhou, who's He Tu?"

"A madman."

Great Zhou King seemed to know the ancient story. He said, "A madman who had opened a death tunnel and led dozens of death sovereigns out in a war against the Myriad Realms. He wanted to welcome Pseudo Emperor death spirits into the world of the living. He wanted to conquer the Divine and Devil Realms. That crossed the line of the guardians. Ultimately, he was killed, but not before dozens of Eternals died. Thousands of Sunmoons died during that disaster. This happened a long time in the past. In fact, it happened in a completely different era."

Qin Zhen inhaled in shock. He asked, "Uncle Zhou, has Su Yu really gone mad?"

He felt like Su Yu had changed completely from what he remembered. When he last saw Su Yu in Great Ming, Su Yu was still relatively normal. But now, he felt even more devilish than the devils themselves.

Great Zhou King laughed before saying, "I suspect...your father loves his kind. Do you remember my question earlier? The question came from your father."

"Hmm?"

"Don't worry about it. It's just a question. I can understand why your father would consider that. Perhaps...Su Yu's idea is what your father truly believes in."

"Impossible!"

Qin Zhen shook his head. His father might look cold, but he was actually very kind and benevolent. There was no way his father would agree with Su Yu. Great Zhou King merely smiled instead of saying more. Was that really the truth?

Perhaps...Great Qin King wanted someone to do what he couldn't do. Of course, not all Invincibles would share Great Qin King's opinion. Perhaps not even Su Yu himself would agree. Would he still be willing to return to the Human Realm? He was right. His words were law in the holy cities.

As long as the guardian said nothing, the other mayors would not dare to go against him. As for the normal residents, they were completely powerless before him. Why would Su Yu abandon all that and return to the Human Realm? Why would he want all the chains that would be wrapped around him if he returned?

***

At the same time.

The other humans were looking at the ancient city with complicated emotions.

Domineering.

And ferocious.

The two humans had been crippled by Su Yu's kick. Someone from the myriad races had also been crippled. Someone had even been killed. Where was the so-called ban on violence? Su Yu was completely fine even after killing someone.

Did anyone say something about it?

Who would say something about it?

With three stone statues and ancient cities behind him, nobody dared to say anything. He smashed Mystic Armor King's palace and occupied the spot. What did the Mystic Armor King do about that? Nothing.

Among the crowd, Xia Huyou smiled. Huang Teng and the others were standing beside him. Suddenly, he sent them a voice transmission, "This guy is truly ferocious. You better not provoke him. Some people are dumb. They believe that since Su Yu is a human, they can count on his backing when they need it and ignore him when they don't need him. If you ask me, all of you should abandon such thoughts. When that guy goes completely crazy, he is willing to go as far as unleashing slaughter in the Human Realm itself."

With Su Yu becoming the leader of the ancient cities, it was natural that some humans would think of making use of him. Some were even looking forward to receiving the help of the thirty-six ancient cities and the Pseudo Emperor when they were in danger. After the assistance, they would happily abandon Su Yu.

Some were even thinking of forcing him to contribute his method of controlling the ancient cities to humanity. However, the events of today had dashed all their hopes and dreams.

Nope. None of that would happen.

He was unwilling to tolerate even someone badmouthing him. Would he happily fight for them? He had crippled two of his fellow humans for badmouthing him in front of Great Zhou King. And that was him holding back. Could they really take advantage of someone like that?

When Great Zhou King asked him what he would do as king, his answer could essentially be concluded as kill. Once again, they were all reminded of how brutal he was. Back when he first left Great Xia, he had nearly wiped the single character faction clean.

They were reminded that he wasn't that much different from Wan Tiansheng. Perhaps he was even more brutal than Wan Tiansheng. If they had to rely on someone, they were better off relying on Wan Tiansheng. Even Wan Tiansheng might be nicer than him. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on NoveI★Fire.net

All the envy and hatred the young human geniuses felt had vanished at the realization that in Su Yu's eyes, they were mere bugs. For him, there was no difference between them and the myriad races.

He would not hold back if he felt like killing them. He would not care if they were humans.

***

News of what transpired on the island spread everywhere.

Eastrift Valley.

After hearing about the latest incident, an Invincible protested furiously, "Su Yu crossed a line. Those were mere careless words of some juniors. How could he cripple two young geniuses for something like that?"

Great Qin King said in a tired voice, 'Enough. I told you. He's no longer Su Yu of humanity. He is now Su Yu of the ancient cities. Stop your unrealistic illusions about him. Must you force him to unleash all his anger on humanity before he dies?"

Slowly, anger seeped into his voice as he continued, "Let me repeat myself one more time. Do not cause trouble for me. Do not cause trouble for humanity. Keep your juniors in line. Control your juniors. Do not speak such worthless words anymore. Do not say something stupid like Su Yu got lucky anymore. I do not want to see a war between humanity and the Ancient City Alliance. If you persist, leave humanity. I don't want to act against one of our own, but that does not mean I will tolerate your stupidity forever."

Nobody said anything. They could see that Great Qin King was furious.

He snorted coldly and continued, "Perhaps...Su Yu is right. First, kill a few Eternals as an offering to the banner of humanity. Then, slaughter a few prefectures to shut everyone up. I do not need your admiration. I only need your cooperation. Perhaps...humanity will be better off that way."

The expressions of the surrounding Invincibles changed drastically. What did Great Qin King mean by that?

Chapter 1328: Fight For The Slots (1)

Su Yu was not aware of Great Qin King's thoughts.

He was still young. In fact, he was still hot-blooded, rash, and reckless. At the same time, there was still a tiny bit of kindness in him.

However, many people had taught him through example.

They told him to let go of his sense of responsibility. They told him that the burden was too much for him to bear.

They told him that he was only Su Yu, one of the many, many humans in existence. Humanity would still be humanity without him.

He should stop seeing himself as the messiah.

He was no saint.

Great people would contribute their very beings to the world. But he was having a hard time even protecting himself. What could he give to the world? These words were constantly resounding in his ears.

And some memories still couldn't be forgotten. Perhaps things would be completely different without these lessons. He might do his best to protect humanity. He would do his best to obtain the nine-leaf skylotus for Great Qin King and create a Pseudo Emperor for humanity. He would even try to introduce the three Pseudo Emperors he knew to humanity. He would try to put the thirty-six ancient cities under humanity's control. He would give all the treasures he had to humanity.

But he had done none of that.

After gaining control over the ancient cities, he had only visited Liu City once. Apart from that, he had completely isolated himself from humanity. There were still dozens of Invincibles in the human race. Su Yu was nothing.

He could sacrifice a lot for them, but humanity might end up taking everything for granted instead of seeing him as the savior. To become a proper savior, one must emerge at the moment of destruction. That was the only way to become a true savior.

Humanity must first experience despair, pain, and suffering. Only then would a savior be regarded as a savior. Otherwise, he would be nothing.

***

Su Yu knew all that very well.

He might not be one to think so deeply into these matters. But he knew a lot of old schemers. All of them had been teaching him. Even Niu Baidao had taught him similar lessons in the past. Do not become a savior that he believed in. Be a savior that everyone believed in.

The opinion of the few did not matter. Thus, he should not care about the opinion of the few. Seated on his throne, Su Yu looked around with indifference. He might not be as strong as these Invincibles, but it did not matter. Not even Invincibles would dare to attack him here. And that was enough to put him on an equal standing with them.

He had gained all these through his own efforts. If dozens of human Invincibles had arrived to help him back then, he wouldn't have been forced to convert into a resident. He wouldn't have become who he was today. Everything would be different.

Alas, there were no ifs in life. Only Great Xia King and Great Ming King had appeared to help him back then. But that was far from enough. And thus, he had ultimately become the leader of the ancient cities.

As for Great Qin King's order to eliminate Silk Destroying King as a show of support for him, he knew very well that wasn't even the main purpose of that action. That action was mainly for the purpose of repairing humanity's reputation. And he had returned that favor to humanity during the battle at Nanyuan.

He would be completely fine even if Great Qin King had not ordered the elimination of Silk Destroying King. Nevertheless, he had still been greatly moved by that order. That day, he was told that he was still a human. The myriad races couldn't kill him without consequences.

However, his ideals and naivety had been broken by what Wan Tiansheng did and the return of several individuals. Once again, he buried all those emotions deep in his heart. Seated above the ancient city, Su Yu was deep in thought.

Only when a palace hall dropped from the sky did he return to reality. Beside him, an ancient palace had appeared.

"The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion is here." An ancient voice rang out, "Please pardon our tardiness. It takes time to reach this place from the boundless void."

Su Yu looked over, but with the doors of the palace shut, he couldn't see anyone.

However, he could clearly sense that someone inside was looking at him. With a smile, he raised his hand and greeted the newcomer, "Which head is this? Greetings. I am an elder of the Profound Department, First Profound."

An awkward silence descended at those words.

Su Yu continued, "Since we are family, do you want to take a seat in my city?"

The ancient voice rang out again, "You're too polite, Elder Su. This old man is the head of the Heaven Department. I'm afraid I won't be visiting today. Perhaps we can catch up properly some other day."

Su Yu laughed, "Sure. Heaven Department head...I reckon Lord Grandstar knows you. Do remember to visit and catch up with Lord Grandstar. If that's not enough, I can invite Boss Grand Dream here as well. I suppose you're all old friends. Very few people from the ancient past are still around so you should treasure each other."

"..."

The silence persisted around them as everyone listened closely. They wanted to know more about the Heaven Department head as well. The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was simply too mysterious an organization.

Everyone knew that there were two mysterious super experts in the pavilion. One of them was the head of the East Spire while the other was the head of the Heaven Department. It was likely that both of them had survived from the ancient past. Even if they weren't, they would most definitely be experts of considerable age.

The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion's continued existence had not gone unchallenged. In fact, the myriad races had been trying to eliminate them countless times. Each time, they would be able to return strong. The two ancient experts had played a large role in that.

Surprisingly, one of them had appeared today. This was an existence that was near the Pseudo Emperor Realm. Perhaps he was already a Pseudo Emperor.

It was likely that he was stronger than the majority of the Invincibles present. Only the likes of Great Zhou King of the human race, the white-haired divine king of the divine race, Devil King Moge of the devil race, and Immortal King Tian Xuan of the immortal race could stand a chance against him in combat.

Su Yu kept his conversation with the head short. It ended after they were done with their pleasantries. Then, he started looking around. The experts of many races were already present.

The mysterious fate race, the bizarre celestial chasm race, the ancient iron devourer race, the spatial beast race, the primordial giant race, the heavenly spirit ape race, the five elemental race, the suanni race, the mountainbreak bull race, the mystic armor race..

Some were led by their Invincibles and some weren't. Most of the Invincibles present were only here on their tri-life bodies. Very few had arrived with their completed bodies. The Allheaven Battlefield was too dangerous.

Losing a tri-life body was a salvageable loss. Losing a completed body would mean the loss of everything. Thus, the completed bodies of Invincibles were very rare in the Allheaven Battlefield. This was especially true today since a number of Invincibles had perished not long ago.

The white-haired divine king was looking around as well. He remarked, "Almost everyone is here. As for those who are still absent, we'll assume they have given up on the slots. Is Wan Tiansheng not here?"

Someone else said, "I doubt he will come. His presence will put Great Zhou King and the others in a difficult position. Should they attack him or not?"

"What are you talking about?"

The air warped as a woman walked out of thin air in the sky. With a seductive smile, she said, "Tiansheng is in seclusion. He can't attend this assembly, but I'll be here as his representative. I'm just a girl, but I hope you're fine with having me here."

"..."

Silence descended.

Even Great Zhou King kneaded his aching head at the sight of Lan Tian.

In fact, he would rather see Wan Tiansheng here. At the very least, Wan Tiansheng was far more normal a person.

Even Su Yu shivered. Right at that moment, the seductive woman looked at him and said, "Little Honey Su, I'm so scared. They will kill me. Can you shelter me in your city? This is so scary!"

"..."

Su Yu, who was boundless domineering and devilish just moments ago, swallowed nervously and said, "Lord Empyrean Cloud, may I trouble you to allow L-L-Lan--cough, Tian entry into the Empyrean Cloud City?"

The woman shot Su Yu a grudging gaze and complained, "Why didn't you invite me to your place? I have been looking forward to spending some time with you! You're such a heartbreaker!"

"..."

Su Yu couldn't take this anymore. Even a woman, who was an obstacle in cultivation, was better than having Lan Tian by his side. He couldn't help but wonder about Lan Tian's current gender. He didn't have an answer.

In any case, he only knew that Lan Tian was crazy. He did not want to sit beside Lan Tian. He would shiver through the entire meeting if that were to happen.

He laughed awkwardly and said, "Uhm, Sect Master Lan, that's a better place. You can have your own throne there and make it clear you're here as a separate party. Since you have an invitation here, you should get as many slots as you can. If you sit beside me, won't it be the same as joining my party?"

"True."

The seductive woman sashayed into the Empyrean Cloud City. When Su Yu saw that, he sighed in relief. All around them, some experts remained indifferent, some had bizarre expressions, and some were smiling.

Su Yu spent some time grumbling in his mind. Why was Lan Tian here? What was Old Wan planning this time? Even if he could get some slots, would he actually enter the mansion? Or would Lan Tian be entering? How odd.

The white-haired divine king said, "Since everyone is here, let us start our allocation. There are 3,240 fixed slots in total. Additionally, there are also 360 slots of special entrance. We will be allocating the fixed slots. As for the special entrance, everyone may compete fairly over them."

Dao King of the immortal race said, "The immortal race has always been the holders of the 810 northern entrances. This is how it has always been. This will not change."

"The southern entrances belong to the devil race."

Devil King Moge was the representative of the devil race. He was also Mo Duona's ancestor, a powerful devil king of the original devil race.

The white-haired divne king said, "As usual, the divine race will be taking the western entrances. Everyone else can get the eastern entrances. Are we in agreement?"

Su Yu said nothing. Great Zhou King remained silent as well. The other races waited silently with odd expressions, seemingly waiting for the humans to say something. Great Zhou King looked at Su Yu and the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion.

Su Yu merely yawned and started playing with the little furball in a leisurely manner. There was no need for him to charge ahead of everyone else. He was in no rush.

After all, he wasn't even targeting the fixed entrances. He was planning to use the special entrance. It didn't matter to him. The rıghtful source is N()velFire.net

Before the humans could say anything, a dragon gloomily said, "If we follow our previous arrangements, what are we supposed to do about the slots we promised the humans previously? Does that agreement still count?"

Previously, the myriad races had promised the human race some slots to gain entry into the Human Realm.

Chapter 1329: Fight For The Slots (2)

The white-haired divine king said, "Of course the agreement still counts. With the myriad races serving as the witnesses, how can we renege on our words?"

The dragon king said, "Previously, we promised 200 additional slots to the human race. In that case, only 610 slots are available for allocation?"

Only 610 slots for the rest of the races. Any race with an Invincible would be able to get a few slots just by being here.

Moge said indifferently, "That's your problem to solve. The human race will get the 200 slots we promised. As for how many more they can get, it's up to them."

Finally, Great Zhou King spoke, "This isn't very fair."

Moge coldly said, "And how do you propose we make it fair?"

Great Zhou King said, "I think it's better to allocate the slots based on the number of Eternals. Each race can show all their Eternals. These Eternals don't even need to be here personally. A mere projection will do. Then, we can split the slots accordingly."

That was not acceptable.

The major races couldn't even be bothered to present an argument. Apart from the human race, who had only started producing Invincibles about four hundred years ago, most races, including the ancient races, had an unknown number of Invincibles.

Those claiming to have only thirty Invincibles could very well be hiding fifty Invincibles back home. This proposal would simply expose all their hidden Invincibles. Accepting this proposal without exposing all their Invincibles would be a loss none of them was willing to accept.

This suggestion of Great Zhou King was nothing but a trap. The human race was the only race whose number of Invincibles was mostly known to the myriad races.

Su Yu smiled and chimed in, "That sounds like a good idea. The Holy City Alliance has thirty-five ancient Eternals. We also have three Pseudo Emperors, including the two soul devourers. If each Eternal can receive three slots and each Pseudo Emperor can receive five slots...hmm...Alright. We'll settle with 120 slots."

"Isn't this fair? I'm only asking for three per Invincible and five per Pseudo Emperor. With over three thousand slots to share, I doubt there are more than a thousand Invincibles in the Myriad Realms, right? I'm being very generous by asking for only 120 slots."

"..."

Numerous people stared at him blankly. Was he being serious?

120 slots?

He was asking for too much, considering the Invincibles of the ancient cities were unlike the regular Invincibles. They were unable to freely leave their cities.

Noticing the many gazes on him, Su Yu shrugged, "Don't look at me like that. What is this reaction? I'm not even taking the Invincibles in the Death Realm into consideration. If I consider even those Invincibles, I will have hundreds of Invincibles and all the slots will be mine."

"..."

Dao King laughed and said, "Mayor Su must be jesting. Why do the ancient cities need so many slots?"

Su Yu said, "Don't start ganging up on me. That's merely a suggestion. If you disagree, we can talk about it. It's not like I can have too many slots. If there are too many to use, I can sell some, right? Wait, that's a great idea. Why don't you allocate more slots to me. I'll take what I need and sell the rest. That way, you don't need to fight each other to death. Just allocate more to me and buy the slots you want from me. Won't that be better? What do you think?"

His voice spread everywhere. The Invincibles were the ones negotiating, but the negotiations could be heard throughout the island. Everyone knew about the purpose of this assembly, so there was nothing to hide.

In fact, some of the Invincibles who were not present were probably watching the negotiations through live broadcasts.

The expressions of many who heard Su Yu's suggestion changed. They were impressed at how shameless and blunt he was. This was the first time someone had ever proposed something like that.

Silence descended as nobody knew what to say.

Someone from an ancient race said, "Previously, we never asked for much. We were willing to settle for three to five slots per race. The divines, devils, humans, and immortals were allowed to run things. We didn't care that much. But this time, the nine-leaf skylotus is going to bloom. That will only happen once every three thousand tides."

Tide was the standard measurement of time in the Allheaven Battlefield. Each tide was equivalent to ten years in the human calendar. In short, the skylotus would only bloom once every thirty thousand years. Even Su Yu was surprised to hear that. Did the skylotus really take that long to bloom?

The ancient race expert continued, "This time, we will not be holding back anymore. The mansion had opened many times in the past. At times, we would ignore it. At times, we would barely participate. This time, the fate race requires thirty slots."

"The celestial chasm race requires fifty slots."

"The nether race requires eighty slots."

"The spatial beast race requires thirty slots."

"..."

One after another, the ancient race experts made their demands. In the past, they would rarely participate. Most of the time, each ancient race would be happy with only three to five slots. But that had clearly changed. Why? Because of the nine-leaf skylotus.

The divines, devils, and other major races looked at the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. The pavilion was most likely the culprit in the spread of this news. And now, things were getting troublesome. In fact, the major races were already aware that it wouldn't be so easy for them to dominate the allocation this time around.

The ancient races couldn't be underestimated. Some of them even had Pseudo Emperors.

A race would only be called an ancient race if its legacy had survived uninterrupted since the ancient past. Each generation would be led by a powerful Invincible. Some of them might even be ancient Invincibles who had already reached the Daofuse Realm.

Such an ancient race might not have too many Invincibles. The race might only have one Invincible. But that one Invincible would be incredibly powerful. Nobody could know for sure if that sole Invincible was a Pseudo Emperor or not.

Take the soul devourer race as an example. That was a small race. But so what? It was able to produce two Pseudo Emperors at once. That alone was enough to make it a powerful race.

While the ancient race experts made their demands, Su Yu was busy staring at an expert from the iron devourer race. At the moment, the iron devourer was busy eating while sprawled on the ground. Sensing Su Yu's gaze, he looked up at Su Yu before nodding.

From the way he moved, he seemed quite slow. Su Yu wasn't staring at the iron devourer because that was someone he knew. Rather, he was able to sense the 72-Forged Iron Devourer on that iron devourer.

Meanwhile, the iron devourer was slightly curious, but he did not say or ask anything. He returned to his meal.

Only when all the other ancient race representatives were done making their demands, the iron devourer slowly said, "The ancient iron devourer race...requires ten slots. I think? My race is small. Ten will do for us."

For many, that was a reasonable suggestion. The iron devourer race was actually quite well-known. This representative wasn't the leader of the race. Rather, this was merely one of the Invincibles in the race. His defenses were almost impossible to break.

The iron devourer race had always been known for its defensive prowess. Very few opponents could break through their defenses at the same cultivation level. This was applicable to Su Yu as well. He could probably stand still and allow a Skysoar to punch him without suffering any damage.

With the ancient races making their move, the slots became even harder to allocate. Even if all 810 of the eastern slots were put up for allocation, there still wouldn't be enough slots for everyone.

One ought to remember that even now, those from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion had yet to make their demands. They were still waiting as the current proposal would not stand. The three major races would not be able to dominate the allocation this time.

Originally, the human race had expected to receive about eight hundred slots this time. That might work without the nine-leaf skylotus, but the variables had changed. It was unlikely that the human race could get eight hundred slots anymore. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs novel⟡fire.net

While everyone was discussing among themselves, Devil King Moge said, "I believe nobody is satisfied with this proposal. Are the Eternals supposed to start fighting again for the slots? I have a suggestion. The various races can send their young geniuses and experts in the Skysoar, Cloudbreach, Mountainsea, and Sunmoon Realms. There are nine stages per realm. With thirty-six stages, each race can send one representative per stage. We will pick 3,240 candidates, corresponding to the 3,240 available slots, and have them fight it out. With each victory, they can obtain one more slot.

"With this, we can get a good look at the quality of the participants this time. Ninety slots will be given per stage. If anyone can dominate their stage, that person will receive ninety slots. Of course, if there are multiple survivors in a stage, the slots will be split among them according to the number of opponents they defeated.

"Is this agreeable? With this, we won't have to break the harmony between us. We can even give the juniors a little trial to test their strength. If they're too weak to overcome this trial, they might as well stay away from the mansion. This will save their lives."

The white-haired divine king laughed, "Moge, you're a crafty one. With Mo Duona around, can any first-stage Mountainseas defeat him?"

Moge said, "You can't say that. When ninety first-stage Mountainseas are sent to a minor realm or a grotto together, won't the rest of them join hands? It won't be a straightforward fight. Since we're testing them, we won't be testing only their strength. We will test all aspects. If you are strong enough to face everyone else alone, you deserve ninety slots. Or maybe things will change. Groups and factions will form and the stronger ones will end up defeated instead. You never know."

Was this fair?

It was relatively fair.

But since the devils were proposing such a method, it was clear that this was also a ploy to investigate the strength of the human participants this time. The slots would only be allocated after the competition.

And some geniuses might end up dying during the competition. With this, they could dig up more information about the other parties. For example, who could Su Yu send to participate in such a competition?

As for the human race, it was clear that their newer generations were far weaker than the older generations. If they followed this suggestion, the human race might end up with far fewer slots. This would also be a good opportunity for them to find out more about the mysterious ancient races.

Immediately, someone protested, "This is not acceptable. How many combatants can each race send? Thirty-six? All races? What about the races capable of sending more than that? Are the stronger races supposed to follow this limitation as well?"

Great Zhou King spoke as well, "Yes, that won't be acceptable. Why start the killing before the mansion is even open? We shouldn't be ruining this harmony we have here. And what about the unlucky races who might end up losing all their combatants? Will they need to settle with zero slots? Take the five elemental race as an example. They have a lot of Eternals. Are they supposed to settle with zero slots if all their combatants lose? That's too cruel."

He did not bother using the human race as an example since the other races would be more than happy to gang up against the human race. Thus, he did the smart thing and used a different race as an example.

The five elemental race said nothing. In terms of one-on-one combat, they weren't that strong. If they followed Moge's suggestion, they might really end up with zero slots. In fact, Moge's proposal would benefit the major races such as the divines, devils, and immortals more.

Moge said, "Since you are unwilling to agree to anything, what do you propose? You need strength if you want the slots. Since the Eternals don't wish to fight, the juniors shall fight instead. But if you disagree with everything, perhaps we should just cancel this whole thing. Who knows? The mansion might open before we can even finish our allocation."

The white-haired divine king said, "Fighting for the slots with strength? That is quite far. I don't object."

He looked at Su Yu and smiled, "Mayor Su, do you have suitable candidates? If you don't, perhaps you should compete personally. It might be fun. I believe you have enough strength to dominate your stage. Nobody in the Cloudbreach Realm can be a match for you. You will get at least ninety slots for free."

He had a friendly smile, but he was most definitely harboring evil designs toward Su Yu.

Su Yu smiled as well, "No thanks. It's boring to bully the weak. I don't enjoy fighting children. Also, did I agree on this proposal?"

Dao King said, "Mayor Su, do you lack confidence in the strength of your subordinates?"

Su Yu shrugged, "Don't try to prod me like that. I'm still young. I'm very rash. If you really want me to fight, sure. Why don't we change the rules a little? Let us allow the winner of the stage to challenge those at the higher stages. But nobody is allowed to challenge those at the lower stages. For example, as a ninth-stage Cloudbreach, I can challenge the first-stage Mountainseas after winning my stage for ninety slots. After getting ninety slots there, I can challenge the next stage. If you agree...I won't mind playing around with the children."

With a toying tone, Su Yu said, "Devil King Moge, let's play. I believe I can fight all the way to the ninth-stage Mountainsea Realm and get nine hundred slots. If you don't like it, you can send Mo Duona, Zhan Wushuang, Xuan Wuji, and the other young geniuses after me. I am more than willing to play around with them. Won't this be exciting? Since you want to test our strength, you should do your best and push me to my limits, right?"

Some of them started cursing inwardly.

Piss off!

If that was allowed, Su Yu might really end up with nine hundred slots. Could anyone accept that? Was that a joke?

Chapter 1330: Fight For The Slots (3)

Dao King coughed and said, "There's no need to go that far. Just let those with the same cultivation level fight. If we allow them to jump stages, things will get too chaotic."

Su Yu sneered, "If you want to do this, sure. But I have my opinions as well. Also, we need to decide on the venues of the competition. For ninth-stage Cloudbreaches, I suggest we set the ancient city as the venue. This will ensure that nobody will die during the competition and things will remain peaceful. If you can agree to this, I can agree to your proposal. If not, I will object."

Could they pull any tricks in the ancient city? If they were willing to agree, the ninety slots would be as good as his. If they weren't willing to agree, they could drag this out and continue arguing.

Great Zhou King's flickered as he said, "In my opinion, we should hold the entire competition in the ancient city. This is the best way to maintain peace between the juniors. If you agree, you will have my support as well. Also, we need to set a limit to only one fight an hour to keep things under control."

Without any limitation to the time, a super expert could very well wipe everyone out. With a limitation of time, the weaker party could try to drag things out. In any case, there wouldn't be any killings in the ancient city unless one wanted to challenge the death spirits.

Great Zhou King was clear that if this competition was held, the human combatants would definitely be targeted by the other races. Thus, the ancient city would be the safest venue for the human combatants. At the very least, all combatants would need to think things through before killing anyone in there.

An ancient race expert said, "If the divines and devils are insisting that we hold this competition, I agree that we should hold it in the ancient city. It's pointless for these juniors to die before even entering the mansion. As for the number of candidates, that won't be an issue. Some races can send fewer combatants to let the divines, devils, and immortals send more."

"..."

The experts voiced their opinions one after another. Some agreed and some disagreed.

The idea was decent, but everyone was worried that the divines, devils, and immortals would take the chance to kill their juniors during the competition. Thus, the suggestion to hold the competition inside the ancient city was quite acceptable for many. Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn novel-fire.net

After killing someone in an ancient city, one would become a target of the death spirits. Thus, one would need to deal with the death spirits before killing more people.

Moge frowned while Dao King merely smiled. The white-haired divine king looked around, thought about it, and said, "Does everyone really think that the ancient city is a suitable venue? Don't forget that Mayor Su rules there."

Su Yu laughed, "What's the issue? With so many eyes on me, am I supposed to kill your juniors there? How boring. If I were to kill someone, my targets would be the Invincibles. But the Invincibles will all be observing outside the city, right? Are you worried that I will stab your geniuses in the back? That won't happen. By the way, I will seal the city during the duration of the competition. This will ensure that no outsider can interfere with the competition. I believe this is as fair as we can make it. With the city sealed, fairness is ensured. Of course, it won't be cheap to seal the city. I'll need you to pay me some heavenly source qi as the fee for my service."

Su Yu wasn't too opposed to the proposal either. After all, he was still a Cloudbreach. If they agreed to fight in the ancient city, he would join. He refused to believe any Cloudbreach could be his match. With the city sealed, he would essentially get ninety slots for free. Why would he say no to that?

Everyone was considering the proposal. Since everyone wanted more slots this time, it wouldn't be easy for them to reach an agreement by talking it out. The nine-leaf skylotus had complicated things.

As for the fact that Su Yu would be able to defeat all opponents of the same cultivation level, it didn't matter. It was very likely that he would really sell the extra slots in his hands.

Everyone was also thinking very hard about whether they could put forth a candidate that was unrivalled in the same cultivation level. If they couldn't, they would lose a lot. It was likely that they would end up with zero slots if they didn't have such combatants to offer.

Everyone sank into thought.

Suddenly, Great Zhou King asked, "Can the combatants enter the ancient buildings during the competition?"

Moge said, "If we do that, what's the point? Everyone will simply hide indoors. As long as one hides indoors, one will be guaranteed a slot."

That was not acceptable. That would render the competition pointless.

Great Zhou King said, "I'm just trying to clarify the rules before the competition. Also, are the ancient city residents allowed to interfere?"

"No." Moge said, "Great Zhou King, if the human race has the strength, you will naturally be able to get more slots. If not, just give up. Stop playing these cheap tricks. You won't go far with such trickery."

It felt as though Great Zhou King was thinking of every single loophole available. Moge was furious. Sure enough, the humans were cunning and treacherous.

Moge looked around and asked, "The devils will be sending eighty combatants for the competition. This is reasonable, right? One person per slot. If you can, feel free to eliminate all our combatants and reduce our slots to zero."

"The divines will be sending eighty combatants as well."

"The same goes for the immortals."

This time, they weren't asking for much. Compared to the number of slots they had asked for before, this was a lot more reasonable. Of course, it was also a demonstration of their confidence. They were confident that their combatants would get them the slots they wanted.

At this point, it was safe to assume that everyone had agreed to hold the competition. They were happy to test the strength of their competitors first. They could always start killing inside the mansion.

With the importance of the competition, the various races would be forced to send their elites. And that would allow them to get a good look at all their potential competitors. And this was enough.

***

Beside Great Zhou King, Heavenly Forge King looked worried. He spoke through voice transmission, "Old Zhou, this...isn't too advantageous to the human race. Humanity might be strong, but a competition like this will benefit the divines and devils more. We don't even have a Heaven Index genius to offer. Qin Fang, Huang Teng, and the others are quite strong, but not strong enough to get too many slots."

Great Zhou King replied through voice transmission, "Do you think we have any other choice? If we keep arguing, the human race will only end up with even fewer slots."

He opened his mouth and asked, "How about the two hundred slots promised to us?"

Moge said, "Each race will deduct from the slots they get from the competition before giving you what they promised. If they fail to get even one slot, you can settle the score with them. You were promised eight slots from the devils previously. If we can get enough slots, we will naturally give you what we promised. Do you think that we will renege on our words?"

Great Zhou King nodded and did not argue bother. If they could win enough slots from the competition, they would naturally give what they promised to the humans. If not, they would have nothing to give.

Unfortunately, the human race would likely receive fewer slots than promised through this arrangement.

They could only be confident that they would receive what the major races promised. Thus, a minimum number of slots was already guaranteed. If they wanted more, it would depend on their performance and luck.

Suddenly, Great Zhou King asked again, "Can anyone with one tri-life body participate?"

"No." Moge rejected without any hesitation, "Those with tri-life bodies are starting to step into the domain of time and space. It is inappropriate for them to participate."

He was mainly worried that the powerful Pseudo Invincibles of the human race, such as the First Divine Sect master or Zhu Tiandao, would participate. Those people were far too strong for their cultivation level.

The myriad races started discussing among themselves.

At that moment, a voice rang out in Su Yu's ears, "Little Su Yu, what about me? I don't have any candidates to fight for me. Do you have any extra combatants to spare? Lend me some or I will have to return to Old Wan empty-handed."

The moment Su Yu heard Lan Tian's voice, he shivered.

How uncomfortable.

He said, "Sect Master Lan, you're a ninth-stage Sunmoon as well. You can participate personally. It's not like you have a tri-life body. You can even call Principal Wan over. Both of you are ninth-stage Sunmoons..."

Those words of his stunned everyone.

What...were they supposed to do about people like them? Could Wan Tiansheng even be considered a ninth-stage Sunmoon? He had killed two Invincibles alone. Could he be considered a ninth-stage Sunmoon?

The other ninth-stage Sunmoons might as well give up. They might be able to put up a fight against him if all of them work together. Otherwise, they would be as strong as children before him.

Wan Tiansheng seemed to have lost some characters previously, so his strength had probably dropped somewhat. But he would still be far stronger than a regular ninth-stage Sunmoon.

Lan Tian exclaimed in excitement, "Right! I'm a ninth-stage Sunmoon as well! I have yet to fuse my dao! The dao of myriad races is too hard to fuse. I wasted a carrier treasure previously only to fail. I'm still a pure ninth-stage Sunmoon!"

The expressions of Moge and some other expressions started changing. Was this...really a good idea? These people were basically monsters. People like Su Yu and Lan Tian were absolute freaks. Nobody could contend against them in the same cultivation level.

They could probably still deal with Lan Tian with numbers. But Su Yu could easily wipe the floor with all the ninth-stage Cloudbreaches they could send. As for Su Yu, he had tossed the matter to the back of his mind. Rather, he was looking at the humans with a smile, wondering who their combatants would be.

The humans had been allowed to send seventy combatants. He could not think of many humans capable of wiping the floor with those in the same cultivation level. Most of the humans capable of doing that were from the older generations. A lot of them were already Invincibles. Very few of them were still stuck below the Invincible Realm.

If the humans got unlucky during the competition, they could end up with much fewer slots than before.

"Great Zhou King..."

Su Yu muttered as he sank into thought. The Zhou Family was an interesting family. Great Zhou King was strong. A generation below him, the Zhou brothers were very strong as well. But they had seemingly failed to produce any expert of note in the subsequent generations. They had produced Shan Xiong, but he wasn't even a Zhou.

And even Shan Xiong wasn't really that popular among his peers.

Su Yu knew a few experts from the branch families of the Zhou Family as well, such as Zhou Hongbo. He wondered if Zhou Hongbo was still alive. Then again, Zhou Hongbo did not seem too strong either.

Would anyone from the main Zhou Family participate? Su Yu had discovered that those from the younger generations were quite unimpressive. The Xia Family had produced Xia Huyou and Xia Cha. The Zhu Family had produced Zhu Hongwen, Zhu Hongliang, and Zhu Qingyan. But all of them felt too ordinary.

He raised his brow, wondering if they were pretending or if they were really so worthless.

Their seniors were too impressive while they were too ordinary. The second generation of the Zhu Family was so powerful. How did Zhu Hongliang's generation end up so weak? Was eating really all they knew?

Su Yu was doubtful, but he said nothing. Even if the humans were to end up performing badly, it would be none of his business. At times, having too many slots might not be beneficial either.

If one was capable enough, one slot would be enough. In truth, he also wanted to take a good look at the strength of the various races before entering the mansion. That was especially true for the ancient races. He had been quite curious about them.

He could also take this chance to see who among these people were cultural researchers. As of late, he had developed a great liking for the cultural researchers of the myriad races. He needed to memorize their faces to make it easier for him to harvest them in the future.