Chapter 1448: Death Spirits Arrive (1)
After the talk about the top experts in the mansion, the three started talking about cooperation. Fourth Heaven did not mind the proposal. This would be their chance to get something valuable before the nine-leaf skylotus bloomed.
***
About an hour later.
The three appeared before a dilapidated building. There, Fourth Heaven said, "This is the current encampment of the mountainbreak bulls. There are two of them in there, a fifth-stage Sunmoon and a seventh-stage Mountainsea."
Pan Hu smiled, "We're getting lucky. They only have three slots prior to this, right?"
"Yeah."
Fourth Heaven nodded. They had lost only one person prior to this. But that would change soon.
Just as Pan Hu was about to make a move, Fourth Heaven said, "Wait. I can feel more people nearby."
At that, Su Yu vanished and started searching their surroundings. This was the task that had been assigned to him since Ling Heng was good at scouting. And Su Yu was naturally capable of what Ling Heng could do.
After some time, Su Yu returned and said, "Yes, there are a few people nearby. I found three dragons hiding in the void. A sixth-stage Sunmoon and two fifth-stage Sunmoons."
Clearly, the dragons had the same plan as well. One couldn't help but admit that the mountainbreak bulls were quite popular.
Hearing the report, Fourth Heaven looked at Pan Hu. After a slight hesitation, Pan Hu said, "I'll deal with the dragons and force them to leave. The two of you will deal with the mountainbreak bulls."
He only aimed to scare the dragons away instead of killing them. This proved the importance of backers. Since there were Invincible dragons on the level as well, Pan Hu did not think of killing them. Fourth Heaven nodded without saying anything. Before long, they finalized a plan.
***
Inside the building.
The two mountainbreak bulls, who had assumed human forms, were feeling jittery.
The fifth-stage Sunmoon was pacing the room uneasily as he said, "Why is this happening? Why are we here? The seventh level is not safe for us..."
The Mountainsea said, "Lord, everyone is focused on He Tu. They might not..."
"What nonsense."
The Sunmoon cursed. How simple-minded. Just by being mountainbreak bulls, they would be attractive targets for the others. The others would most certainly target them. Things wouldn't be so bad if they could remain on the lower levels. Now that they were on the seventh level, things would grow troublesome.
He felt unsafe, but there was nowhere to go. There was no safe spot on the seventh level for them. He sighed. Abruptly, his expression changed. A slender and invisible sword stabbed toward his heart. Just as he was about to move away, Su Yu appeared behind him. Immortal qi swirled around Su Yu's body as he stabbed his sword out as well.
Whoosh!
Unable to flee, the mountainbreak bull's heart was stabbed through and crushed by Fourth Heaven's sword. Next, his body fell apart. Finally, a ball of light appeared and attempted to flee.
That was his sea of willpower. He had decisively given up on his body to preserve his sea of willpower. However, it wouldn't be so easy to flee a seventh-stage Sunmoon who was holding the upper hand.
With a wave of Fourth Heaven's hand, a transparent cover appeared and caught the sea of willpower. A projection emerged from the sea of willpower and roared furiously, "You! Why are the major races so overbearing? It is only a matter of time before you follow in the footsteps of humanity..."
Boom!
The cover shattered as the mountainbreak bull self-detonated in fury. As for Su Yu, he cut the Mountainsea into two with a swing of his sword before destroying his target's sea of willpower. Looking at the falling moon in the sky, he frowned.
Fourth Heaven's tired voice rang out, "I underestimated his decisiveness. This is creating more commotion than we need. Let's leave."
The two hurriedly collected their spoils before leaving. Not far away, Pan Hu was forcing the dragons to stay still with his powerful aura. Upon noticing the falling moon in the sky, the dragons looked at each other and left.
There were more experts here. It was pointless to fight the immortals here. For now, everyone was targeting the minor and ancient races. Thus, the major races would continue holding back against each other.
Before long, Su Yu and Fourth Heaven returned to Pan Hu. Su Yu said, "Not bad. Ignoring the blood essence, they have a violetwood tree. It is only slightly less valuable than the blood reishi I found previously."
Pah Hu was pleased to hear that, "Not bad at all."
He looked at Fourth Heaven and said, "Fourth Brother, let us do the split at the end of this. Do you agree?"
Fourth Heaven said, "I don't mind that as long as you don't think of killing me when we're done."
Pan Hu laughed and said, "You kid. I doubt I'm your match, Brother Fourth. We have known each other for so long. Something like that won't happen between us."
After a short banter, they noticed a falling moon further away from them. They looked at each other understandingly. The other major races had started hunting as well. As for the identity of the latest victim, it was still unknown for now.
***
At the same time.
Numerous humans were gathered inside an ancient residence. Their numbers had reduced significantly as a lot of them had opted to explore the seventh level instead of hiding in their safe house.
Bai Feng was feeling very gloomy. His experience inside the Luminous Domain Mansion had not been too enjoyable. He had been chased all the way to the seventh level by Su Yu and He Tu before he could even do much.
And as a mere Cloudbreach, he was completely useless on the seventh level. He had been reduced to nothing but Wu Lan's research assistant.
"Sigh."
Bai Feng sighed helplessly and said, "It hasn't been easy for us to get the slots for the mansion. Are we really here for a stroll and nothing else?"
Wu Jia, who was busy helping Wu Lan with her research, looked at Bai Feng with a cheerful smile and said, "Martial Uncle, just be grateful you're not dead. We're only Skysoars and Cloudbreaches. We're too weak. If we leave this building, we will only drag the others down."
"..."
Such hurtful words. Why was she grouping Skysoars alongside Cloudbreaches? Bai Feng wanted to shout that the difference between the two was large. He wanted to shout that he was different.
Wu Lan was completely unconcerned about Bai Feng's mood. While working on her tools, she said, "Teacher Bai, since you're so free, you should focus on helping me. Fighting and killing are not the things researchers like us should do. Why are you still thinking about violence when we have so many research materials here? You have forgotten that you're a researcher."
Bai Feng argued, "You research willpower. I'm not proficient in that subject. I'm more focused on blood essence, characters, and character techniques. What can I even help you with?"
"Looks like you have lost your inner peace, Teacher." Wu Lan sighed regretfully, "You are no longer the focused researcher I knew. Back then, I only wished to become your student because of your dedication toward research. Back then, you stayed in Wentan Research Center all the time. You used to be the most elite of my sister's generation. You have changed."
Bai Feng swore inwardly. Had he changed? How had he changed? He hadn't been able to find anything suitable to research. Even the disassembly method had been pushed to a level suitable for Mountainseas. He was not strong enough to push it to the level of Sunmoons yet.
As for his blood essence research, he had also reached its limits for now. In that case, what else could he research? He had not been able to find any interesting subjects to research. He was only interested in his student. He had been wanting to dissect his student for quite a while.
Wu Lan was aware of his thoughts. She beamed and said, "Teacher, forget about that guy. Actually...I found a big secret. This might be a suitable subject for you."
"What is it?" Wu Lan switched to voice transmission and asked, "Teacher, have you discovered anything odd about this mansion?"
"Everything about it is odd."
"That's not what I'm talking about. The first level is the Human Face World. The second level is filled with lava. You can find the riversand on the third level. There are two mountains on the fourth level. The heart fire will appear on the fifth level. The sixth level is a maze. As for the seventh level, it is a flat world..."
Bai Feng nodded, "Yes, I noticed all that as well. The mansion resembles the human body. A lot of people know this. I suppose the architect of the mansion was someone with an odd fetish..."
"Why can't the mansion be a real human?" Wu Lan asked.
Bai Feng laughed, "How is that possible? What are you thinking? Can you imagine a human like this? How strong would such a human be? Nine worlds in his body? Could someone like that even exist?"
"Not now, but what about the ancient past?"
"That's not possible." Bai Feng argued, even as his expression started changing, "How is that possible? Lass, why are you thinking all these random thoughts when you know nothing? How can this be a human? If it is...well...I think...it's not possible..."
The more he spoke, the more his expression changed.
Wu Lan did not mind his words. She continued, "Perhaps. But I did manage to extract something out of the second, third, fourth, and fifth levels. I'm calling the fifth level the Double Lung Mountains. I have also gathered some samples from the sixth level..."
Then, Wu Lan handed Bai Feng a report she had made. After going through the report, Bai Feng frowned, "This...isn't accurate. There are a lot of speculations in there. You don't have any actual proof."
"Yeah."
Wu Lan did not deny that. If solid proof could be found so easily, someone else would have unraveled the mystery behind the mansion long ago.
"This is merely a guess, but I believe the mansion will either be a human or something built in accordance with certain characteristics of a human body."
Wu Lan continued, "In that case, where is the blood? In fact, I found traces of blood from the lava on the second level."
Bai Feng's eyes started flickering as Wu Lan continued, "Also, have you noticed that there is a realm barrier on each level? The barriers are incomparably firm. You're a researcher as well. Try to imagine the barriers many times smaller. You will discover something special about them."
At that, a picture appeared in Bai Feng's mind. When he did as told and shrank the size many times smaller, his eyes flickered. Content orıginally comes from noveⅼfire.net
"Cells?"
"You can say so." Wu Lan continued, "Regardless of whether the mansion is a real human body or an imitation, there must be blood essence in it, right? In that case, how should we extract it? Is that even possible? Can we find any memories from it?"
Bai Feng sank into thought. After a short moment, he looked up at Wu Lan and sent a voice transmission, "Find someone to send us to the realm barrier. We need to think of a way to cut if open. You might be right. We might really be able to extract the blood essence of this building. A single drop of blood can contain unimaginable power. A single drop might be sufficient for us to complete our body forging and transformations. And we might be able to extract some memories from the blood as well..."
Wu Lan said, "It's too dangerous out there. Who do we ask?"
Bai Feng looked around, looking for a suitable person. The weaker ones would be unacceptable. The Invincibles would be too busy to entertain them.
Suddenly, his gaze landed on someone. "Yun Chen..."
Wu Lan stared at Bai Feng, wondering if he was sure. Bai Feng nodded in affirmation. They had not talked to each other, but he knew that Yun Chen had been paying close attention to them since their arrival. Clearly, Yun Chen wanted to ease the tension between them.
"Are you not going to ask Teacher Liu about this?"
Chapter 1449: Death Spirits Arrive (2)
Bai Feng laughed, "It's fine. My teacher and martial uncle might look cold, but they are soft inside. They have merely been unable to forgive the past. There aren't that many multiple character faction members of Great Xia's line around anymore. Strictly speaking, Yun Chen is Principal Wan's teacher. He can be considered a senior of us. We won't stay apart forever."
"So you wish to serve as the bridge to reconnect them?"
"Not really. I don't have the right to make this decision for my martial uncle. But I can always ease my relationship with Yun Chen. After all, we belong to the same line."
Bai Feng smiled. He couldn't represent Liu Wenyan, but he was also a member of the same line. No matter what, someone from the same line would be more reliable than a complete outsider.
In any case, Liu Wenyan and the others were out exploring. They wouldn't be here to object. If Wu Lan was right, the blood...and the blood essence...would bring unimaginable effects. How powerful would the blood essence of someone like that be?
He did not even dare to imagine it. He wasn't even sure he would be able to extract the blood essence. Even if he could, there was no way he would be able to leave safely with the blood unless he had the protection of at least a Pseudo Invincible.
The blood of such a super expert could kill him just with its presence. Even Mountainseas and Sunmoons might not be able to withstand the presence of such blood. Thus, the assistance of an expert was required for this.
With that in mind, Bai Feng started approaching Yun Chen. Yun Chen was surprised to see that happen. An expectant look covered his eyes.
After Bai Feng explained his intentions, Yun Chen thought about it and agreed. In fact, he had only entered the mansion this time to serve as the dao protector of the multiple character faction.
Unfortunately, Liu Wenyan and the others had sneaked off without taking him along. He could follow them, but that would only invite their displeasure. Thus, he had decided to stay behind and watch over Bai Feng and the others.
At the very least, he could prevent them from doing anything stupid. The realm barrier was very dangerous as well, but there were no hidden treasures there. Thus, his protection would suffice. No matter what, he was someone capable of killing multiple Pseudo Invincibles. Nobody below the Invincible Realm would dare to provoke him. And thus, the group set off.
The realm barrier was incredibly powerful. It was almost indestructible. Bai Feng and Wu Lan knew that, but they didn't mind. If their theory were right, they might be able to find a small gap between cells. The gap wouldn't be so easy to open either, but it wouldn't be completely hopeless to open.
***
Meanwhile, Su Yu was very busy.
Alongside his two companions, he started moving all over the seventh level. They were not the only ones doing so. Many similar groups were roaming the level and moons had been dropping from the sky frequently.
Their prey were not stupid either. After realizing what was happening, they started to join hands with each other to hunt their hunters. Thus, people were dying nonstop.
***
Entrance.
About seven or eight Invincibles were keeping watch there. The rest of the Invincibles on the seventh level were waiting near Devote King's residence. One of the Invincibles keeping watch near the entrance was a human. He was none other than Zhu Tianfang.
He was strong enough to not be completely helpless even when he was facing He Tu. As for the leader of this group, it was none other than the Heaven Department head. He was the strongest of them all.
They all watched silently as the moons dropped from the sky. The slaughter was still ongoing. They couldn't be bothered to interfere. Since the juniors had decided to fight, it was only fair that they faced the risk associated with fighting as well.
Soon, one of them lost interest and said, "Will He Tu really come?"
Was He Tu aware of the number of Invincibles in the mansion this time? This had never happened in the past. At most, there would only be several Invincibles in the mansion at a time.
This time, the number was much bigger. Naturally, He Tu was unaware of that as he had been gone from the death tunnel for quite a while.
Someone else said, "Everyone, have any of the survivors ever seen He Tu with their own eyes?"
That question caused all the Invincibles to blank out. What?
The same Invincible continued, "Something feels wrong about this. He Tu is strong enough not to let even a single survivor escape. How did all those people survive and spread the word to everyone?"
"The confirmation came from the outside. Perhaps someone managed to send a warning out during the first disturbance."
Everyone nodded at that. This might be the case. Nevertheless, things were still suspicious. Not even these Invincibles were sure if He Tu was really in the mansion. Right as they were doubting He Tu's presence in the mansion, they were all slapped across their faces.
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The entrance activated and a figure emerged from it, alongside an incredibly dense wave of death qi. The Invincibles did not hesitate to attack.
He Tu was stunned momentarily.
Then, he cursed, "Holy shit!"
How was this possible? Why were there so many Eternals here? Yes. He had not expected this. He was aware that some Eternals might have entered. But according to his previous experience, there would only be three or four Eternals in the mansion at a time.
Thus, this was not something he had expected. He had been gone from his death tunnel long before the mansion was open. Thus, he had been cut off from the outside world for quite a while. As for his victims, he hadn't even bothered to question them since weaklings like them wouldn't know much anyway.
He regretted that.
Holy shit!
Damn it! Why were there so many Eternals?
One of them was even a ninth-degree Eternal.
He roared, "Dummy, open the way!"
Boom!
Instantly, the entrance was thrown wide open. Then, He Tu dove into the entrance and returned to the sixth level. The Heaven Department head's fist followed him into the entrance only to be met with another fist. With a rumble, the Heaven Department head was sent several steps backward.
Right after that exchange, the entrance was shut again. Behind the entrance, a large amount of death qi was leaking out of Dummy's mouth. Beside Dummy, He Tu looked at the entrance and cursed.
Holy shit!
What was going on?
Why were there so many Eternals there?
He looked at Dummy, exhaled in relief, and said, "Well done. Fortunately, you stopped him. You're quite strong, Dummy."
From the strength Dummy had revealed, he was at least a seventh-degree Eternal. Many of his memories were still missing.
Clearly, this person was very strong back when he was alive. He Tu speculated He Tu was probably as strong as him back then or even a Daofuse. Or perhaps he was quite normal before dying. He had simply grown strong after benefiting from the Celestial River of Death.
He Tu still remembered the massive phenomenon during Dummy's awakening. That was how he had discovered Dummy. It was clear that he had picked the correct helper. Without Dummy, he might have failed to escape from the seventh level.
How terrifying.
Damn it. Why were there so many Eternals on the seventh level? What was this?
***
On the other side of the entrance, a large number of Invincibles had gathered.
All of them had unsightly expressions.
The Heaven Department head sighed and said, "This is a surprise. He Tu is not alone. There is a second death sovereign and both are super experts. The second death sovereign is no weaker than He Tu."
This had caught them by surprise.
Two death sovereigns. The prospect of facing two high-degree Eternal death sovereigns caused all the Invincibles to turn solemn. Things were worse than they thought.
That wasn't the biggest issue here. A newly arrived Invincible said urgently, "We can't allow them to enter. Earlier, the tunnel under Devote King's residence was overflowing with death qi. He Tu's appearance must have triggered the tunnel. Also, He Tu used to know the way to activate death tunnels and summon death spirits. If he still has these memories, his arrival will be a disaster for us."
The expressions of the gathered Invincibles turned even more unsightly upon hearing that. That would truly be disastrous.
One of them grumbled, "Just how did they enter the mansion? Wasn't He Tu supposed to be alone? Why are there two death sovereigns?"
This would ruin all their previous plan.
The Invincibles acted in unison to wear down the death qi brought by He Tu. One of them said, "Disperse the death qi as soon as possible. If the death qi reaches a certain density, a new death tunnel might appear out here..."
The Invincibles did not hesitate to work together in this matter. He Tu had a history of pulling something like that. When the density of death qi reached a certain level, he would have the ability to open new death tunnels. That was the most troublesome aspect of facing him.
That might not be possible on the sixth level, but that wasn't the case for the seventh level since there was an existing death tunnel in the vicinity. The sixth level was essentially a different world. Here on the seventh level, He Tu would be able to open a new death tunnel easily.
***
At the same time.
Su Yu's group saw what happened earlier. They saw a crowned death sovereign appearing before being punched out of the entrance. They also saw an indistinct fist meeting the Heaven Department head's fist.
Su Yu was already aware that there were two death sovereigns, but that wasn't the case for the others. Pan Hu exclaimed in horror, "Two death sovereigns?"
At this point, he had completely rejected Dao Cheng's theory. Why? Because He Tu was really here. And there was a second death sovereign. It wasn't surprising for a powerful death sovereign to have powerful subordinates.
Fourth Heaven said solemnly, "That is not a regular Invincible. That is someone capable of exchanging a move with the Heaven Department head."
They could sense the large number of Invincibles gathered near the entrance. Clearly, the Invincibles were taking this matter a lot more seriously than before. Even some of the Invincibles keeping watch over the Devote King's residence had left. Two death sovereigns who were also high-degree Eternals were very thorny to deal with.
Chapter 1450: Death Spirits Arrive (3)
Sixth level.
After spending some time cursing, He Tu gnashed his teeth and said, "What a blunder. There are so many of them. More importantly, they are waiting for me. Clearly, news of my arrival has spread."
He looked up at the sky and snorted.
With a sneer, he said, "Do they think they can stop me so easily? Dream on."
Dummy said blankly, "Very strong...can't go..."
"Relax." He Tu said, "Do you know why I became the master of the holy cities back then? Do you know why I could reverse the spread of death qi?"
Dummy stayed silent. He had no answer.
He Tu said, "Because...that was the cultivation method of my family. Why did the Human Emperor reward my lineage with the Grand Cycle Method? Because of the important position my ancestor occupied.
"Do you know why the old turtle tolerated me so much in the beginning? Because my ancestor was his direct superior. My ancestor was the Devote King. I am the fifth generation descendant of Devote King."
He Tu grinned, "Dummy, do you know Devote King? That is an existance suppressing the entire seventh level. He was among the more powerful human kings back then. He was in charge of the suppression of the Death Realm. The old turtle was merely a general under him. He wouldn't have dared to kill me if I hadn't lost control over the death spirits."
"Devote...Devote King..." Dummy stared at He Tu blankly.
Noticing Dummy's gaze, He Tu cursed and said, "What are you looking at? Stop dreaming. You're not my ancestor. No way. If you were my ancestor, I would eat myself as food."
What was that look in Dummy's eyes? Why was Dummy looking at him like Dummy was his ancestor?
Soon, He Tu laughed again and said, "Are they dreaming of stopping me? How can it be so simple? I was merely caught by surprise earlier. Once I'm done preparing, I will summon more death sovereigns on the seventh level. Very well. The Luminous Domain Mansion is the perfect place for a mass slaughter.
"I am dead. It won't be so easy for me to influence my ancestor's weapon anymore. However, I can still suppress it for a split second. That will allow some death sovereigns to bypass the laws and come out to help me."
Dummy listened silently.
He Tu gave the entrance one more glance and snorted. The seventh level was essentially his home ground. Devote King's residence was his home.
Alas, his ancestor was dead. His father had been away during the ancient collapse. That was how he had survived. By the time He Tu's era arrived, the Luminous Domain Mansion was no longer open to the public.
During the ancient past, his ancestor ruled the seventh level. He was an extremely important individual of the era.
Anyone wishing to go to the eighth level would need his ancestor's permission. Apart from the Martial and Culture Kings, the Devote King was among the highest-ranked human kings of that period.
He Tu was in no rush to enter the seventh level. He only needed to prepare sufficiently before killing all those bastards. The audacity of them. What gave them the courage to stop him from returning home?
Not long ago, he had laughed at the Heavenly Overseer Marquis for having a home on the eighth level yet unable to return. But now, the same thing was happening to him. He was being prevented from returning to the seventh level.
***
At the same time.
The tunnels outside the mansion were still collapsing. This time, the number of collapsed tunnels was much smaller. Those from the minor races had remained silent, but they knew what was happening.
The major races were clearing the minor and ancient races from the mansion. They could see that the major races had barely suffered any losses this time, while some minor races had lost everyone inside the mansion.
Boom!
When yet another tunnel collapsed, a three-eyed canine appeared in the sky and coldly said, "How cold. They're not leaving even one alive."
He glanced around, focusing on the divines, devils, and immortals. This was most likely the handiwork of these races. All four celestial three-eyed canines in the mansion had perished.
The celestial three-eyed canine coldly said, "The humans are surviving fine as well. Looks like the eternal rule of nature still stands tall in this era. The lack of strength will be the main reason for the destruction of a race."
The minor and ancient races had fewer numbers, making them the easiest targets. Even after everyone had agreed to target the humans, the minor and ancient races were still the first to be targeted.
Initially, over three hundred minor and ancient race members had survived. Now, about fifty of them had perished. Clearly, more than one group was conducting the slaughter. The Invincibles said nothing about that.
All those people had entered the mansion expecting something like this to happen. Alas, He Tu's appearance had forced everyone onto the same level, making it even easier for the major races to remove everyone else.
Suddenly, a series of tunnels collapsed. Noticing the newly collapsed tunnels, the immortal kings frowned.
***
Su Yu and his companions were busy fleeing.
Not far behind them was an incomparably powerful dog who had just consumed eight immortals in a row. While fleeing, Su Yu was cursing inwardly. Holy shit!
He was wrong.
He could see that the so-called big dog was actually a hou. An incomparably powerful hou.
That was probably the popular Skyeater, someone listed on the Dao Affirmation Ranking, a descendant of the hou king he had met previously. Holy shit. This guy must have heard from the hou king that the immortals were delicious. Thus, he was out on a hunt for some immortals to eat. Among the immortals he had eaten, three of them were Sunmoons.
And the hou had seemingly sensed Su Yu's group as well.
While fleeing, Pan Hu scolded, "Fuck! Fuck Su Yu and his family! Why is he not dead yet? In the past, the ancient races do not have the habit of eating immortals. Recently, they have gotten addicted to eating immortals!"
Nobody had ever dared to treat the powerful immortal race as food.
But Su Yu had changed that. After his promotion of how delicious the immortals were, eating immortals in secret became a trend among the ancient races. The older immortals were especially popular. In the past, the prevailing logic was that the older someone was, the less delicious their flesh would be. However, Su Yu had informed them that the older an immortla was, the more springy and flavorful their flesh would be...
That instantly elevated the old immortals into a delicacy among the ancient races. In truth, the immortals might not be that delicious. However, the truth had little relevance in the face of a good promotion. When someone claimed that the immortals were delicious, the others would get the urge to try.
When they ate an immortal who was not delicious, they would start wondering if that was because the immortal they had eaten wasn't old enough. If old immortals were still not delicious, they would reason that they needed to look for even older immortals to eat.
In such a manner, the immortals came to be known as a delicacy. And at this point, eating immortals would become a status symbol. One would claim that the immortals were delicious to follow the trend even if they didn't actually enjoy the taste. They would be too embarrassed to call themselves gourmets if they did not agree that immortals were delicious.
***
After eating a few immortals, the massive hou sniffed in Su Yu's direction. The smell was decent.
However, he did not bother to give chase. It would be fine to catch some through sneak attacks, but it wouldn't be wise to actually engage in a pursuit since there were still several immortal kings on the level.
Thus, the hou left.
Before long, an immortal king descended from the sky with an unsightly expression.
Damn it!
So many immortals had been eaten before he could even react. Damn those bastards! Damn that Skyeater! Was he so confident he was untouchable?
***
Meanwhile, Su Yu was still fleeing with an ugly expression.
He was wrong.
He was wrong to instigate the hous to eat the immortals. He was also wrong to disguise himself as an immortal. This was so dangerous. He swore not to disguise himself as an immortal ever again. He was much better off staying as a human.
Beside him, Pan Hu had just finished scolding Su Yu and his ancestors. Finally, he said with great indignation, "How can the immortals be delicious? This is bullshit!"
Su Yu looked at him in surprise. What was the meaning of that?
Had he eaten any before? How would he know otherwise?
Fourth Heaven also gave Pan Hu a glance. He did not say anything about that remark. Instead, he said, "Just be careful. As of late, many ancient race fellows are looking for immortals to eat. Among those ancient beasts, it is now trendy to eat immortals. It won't stop anytime soon."
Yes. It was now a trend. Nowadays, the ancient beasts would greet each other by asking if they had eaten an immortal today. They would ask about the way the immortal was eaten. They would ask if the immortal was eaten raw or cooked.
Su Yu resisted the urge to laugh when he heard Fourth Heaven narrate all that. How pitiful. Alas, he was now an immortal as well. He had to stay wary lest he end up as food for one of these ancient race fellows as well. That would be unfortunate.
As he checked his storage ring, he did a small calculation. Together, they had killed more than ten experts. However, this still felt too slow for him. Prior to this, he would kill hundreds of people at a time. Why was he slower when he was joining hands with others?
Well, that was mainly because there were simply too many experts on this level. They had to maintain a low profile while killing. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ Nov3lFɪre.ɴet
It was unknown if the two seventh-stage Sunmoons were really so weak or if they were hiding their strength. Su Yu had a feeling that they were killing at a far slower rate than normal.
"I'll wait a few more days. If this continues, I'll kill them and visit the Devote King's residence instead..."
And thus, Su Yu reached a decision. He also wondered if He Tu could get on the seventh level successfully. Things wouldn't be chaotic enough without He Tu around.
"Perhaps...I should lend He Tu a hand the next time he tries to enter?"
There was something Su Yu could do to help. He could call Tai Shan's name. That would most certainly distract the Invincibles, giving He Tu a chance to break through the encirclement.
"I won't be able to do anything without chaos."
And thus, Su Yu made another decision. In any case, there were plenty of experts here to withstand Old Zhou's anger. Suddenly, Su Yu looked in the direction of the Devote King's residence. What was this feeling?
His connection to death qi had been severed after entering the mansion. Why was that connection...returning?
"Xing Yue...no way, right?"
Su Yu's heart thumped! No! No! Why? She better not come! Her appearance might cause the others to detect the death qi in his body. That would cause him a lot of trouble!
***
At the same time.
Devote King's residence. Death tunnel.
A death sovereign with obvious wounds on her body had just arrived. The other death sovereigns looked at her in surprise. One of them asked, "Xing Yue, why are you here?"
Had she traveled such a long distance here? It must have been a dangerous journey.
Xing Yue declared, "I am invading the Luminous Domain Mansion. He Tu is already inside the mansion. If we attack from both sides, it won't be long before we can erase all living beings."
"..."
The death sovereigns looked at her in surprise. How did she learn about this? Was this why she had taken such a long journey here? Wow. She sure had a lot of free time in her hands. Meanwhile, Xing Yue snorted inwardly. These idiots knew nothing.
She was here for Su Yu. He was...too annoying. She couldn't stand him anymore. He Tu better work hard this time. She only wanted to bypass the heavenly laws once and kill the bastard known as Su Yu.
How dare that bastard humiliate her. She was a great death sovereign. Nobody could do this to her!
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Xing Yue had arrived.
Was this good or bad?
Su Yu decided that this was both good and bad. Since the distance between them had grown closer, his death qi connection had been reactivated. That gave Xing Yue the ability to provoke a reaction from the death qi in his body and ruin his disguise.
Then again, her presence would also give him a good reason to reopen his yang acupoint. He could start feeding his yang acupoint with death qi again. However, he was still annoyed. Why was Xing Yue here?
Sigh.
He was both happy and gloomy. She should have arrived when he was done opening his yang acupoint. Why wasn't she present when he needed her for his yang acupoint? Now that he wasn't planning to open his yang acupoint anymore, why was she here?
She sure was bad at timing her arrival. How disappointing.
"Ling Heng, are you scared?" Pan Hu laughed and said, "Don't worry. I sensed the arrival of an immortal king. Skyeater is gone. Things are safe now."
Su Yu sighed, "We have to stay wary. There aren't a lot of ancient race Invincibles in the mansion this time, but a lot of their Pseudo Invincibles are here. None of them is a pushover. Forget it. We can only react accordingly when something does happen. Hopefully, we can gather enough treasures to purchase a carrier treasure soon."
"Yeah." Pan Hu said, "It will be fine. In fact, what we have now should be almost enough combined with the blood reishi."
He looked at Fourth Heaven and asked, "Brother Fourth, is the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion still selling carrier treasures?"
"It's not so easy anymore." Fourth Heaven shook his head and said, "Since the rise of Su Yu, many Invincibles have lost their tri-life bodies. Furthermore, the internal demand for carrier treasures is very strong within the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion as well. The demand is far beyond the supply right now. If we weren't so desperate, the Heaven Department head wouldn't have entered the mansion personally."
Su Yu again! He seemed to be the culprit for everything. And that was the case. After his rise, over thirty Invincibles had lost their tri-life bodies. That was a terrifying number.
Su Yu joined in and scolded himself for a while. Then, he added, "But it's pointless to talk about him here. It's too hard for us to gain a meaningful number of treasures like this. These worthless fools won't have anything good to offer."
He paused before sending Pan Hu a voice transmission, "Senior Brother, we can't continue like this. We need to look for an actual carrier treasure since there is no guarantee that we can buy one even if we can afford it. Since hunting regular people isn't giving us a good return, why don't we start hunting the geniuses in secret? Forget about those from the Heaven Index, but I think we can target those on the Earth, Profound, and Yellow Indexes."
Pan Hu's expression changed. He said, "Junior Brother, this...is too dangerous. Most of these geniuses come from major races. All of them are protected by powerful experts. The difficulty is high. Furthermore, killing them will only draw attention to us."
Su Yu replied, "I know all that, Senior Brother. But we can't continue like this. If Lord Dao King remains weakened, things won't be safe for us even in the Immortal Realm. Don't forget that you're already a seventh-stage Sunmoon yourself."
Once again, Pan Hu's expression changed. Yes. He was already a seventh-stage Sunmoon. Was the seventh stage far from the ninth stage? Not necessarily. Since even Dao King himself was lacking carrier treasures, he could forget about getting one from Dao King.
Pan Hu sank into thought. Fourth Heaven did not know what they were talking about since they were using voice transmissions. However, he suddenly asked, "Are the two of you thinking that we aren't doing enough?"
The two looked at him. Having caught their attention, he smiled, "In truth, the Devote King's residence has the highest number of treasures on this level. Apart from the treasures of the mansion itself, the treasures of the geniuses who all died while exploring the mansion in the past are also waiting in there. I don't dare to promise much, but you can probably find at least ten carrier treasures there after searching through the entire mansion. Of course, you would need to survive the attempt for that to mean something."
"Devote King's residence..." Pan Hu said, "That place is too dangerous for us."
"Yes." Fourth Heaven said, "However, He Tu is here. That makes the Devote King's residence much safer than before. A lot of Invincibles have been forced to leave the residence to keep an eye on He Tu."
Su Yu disagreed, "Forget about the Devote King's residence for now. We're nothing there. And there are still quite a lot of Pseudo Invincibles and Invincibles there. If you ask me, we should find a relatively big residence with more people but fewer experts. Find a chance to enter a slaughter everyone inside. He Tu will not stop trying to come up here. What do you think?"
The other two nodded in agreement. It was unlikely that He Tu would give up.
"When he returns, he will be ready to face the Invincibles here. The Invincibles and Pseudo Invincibles will be kept busy. That will be the best chance for us to slaughter an entire race. That is the only way to maximize our gains."
Su Yu continued, "Forget about the stronger races since the difficulty will be too high. As for the ancient races with Invincibles, we can avoid those with more Invincibles. There is no need to fear those without too many Invincibles. If we can do our job cleanly, it's not like anyone will know it's us. At worst, we only need to hide inside the residence. They won't be able to get in there."
Su Yu said, "If you ask me, the nether and celestial chasm races have quite a lot of people here. They have also gathered a lot of treasures in the mansion. Perhaps..."
The other two looked at him like he was a madman. How crazy. Was he trying to wipe them out?
"They are also hiding inside the ancient residences. It won't be easy for us to enter," said Pan Hu.
Su Yu smiled and said, "Yes, but that might not be the case for Elder Fourth Heaven. We only need to attack from the inside and outside. Don't you have any subordinates from those races, Elder Fourth Heaven. Why don't you get your subordinates to open those residences for us?"
"..."
Fourth Heaven kept his eyes on Su Yu for a long while before saying, "Fellow Daoist Ling Heng, this is truly..."
He didn't even know what to say. Did the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion have spies among the other races? Most definitely. That was especially true for the major races.
This was such a brazen suggestion.
Upon hearing Su Yu's suggestion, Pan Hu was tempted. But Fourth Heaven merely shook his head and said, "That's inappropriate. Even if I do have subordinates from those races, they won't open the residences for us since it's clear we're harboring evil intentions against them."
Su Yu grinned, "You can make up a good excuse for that. Tell them you have a mission, or you have something good for them, or you're simply checking up on them. It will work. Everyone is in fear. It's normal for the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion to take this chance and do some business."
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"At worst, you can get sixty percent of the share."
Su Yu said, "Is the value of a few weaklings worth giving up on your potential gains? If this allows you to get a carrier treasure and become a Pseudo Invincible, you will gain more than what these subordinates are worth. Carrier treasures are very rare nowadays, even in the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. Do you think you can get one internally? The Luminous Domain Mansion is your one and only hope."
After a long silence, Fourth Heaven said, "This is too dangerous..." He looked at Pan Hu and continued, "Also, I need to make one thing clear. We can do this, but all our previous gains will go to me. I'll also be in charge of splitting our subsequent gains. That is the only way to make me feel safe enough to try this. After all, I'm the one making sacrifices here."
Pan Hu sank into thought, but Su Yu agreed decisively, "We accept. Senior Brother, stop thinking about it. Elder Fourth Heaven is afraid that we might turn on him. We don't want that to happen. It's far better to have an extra friend here than an extra enemy. If we turn against each other, all of us will suffer."
Hearing that, Pan Hu clenched his teeth and said, "Fine!"
After making up their mind, the three picked a suitable target and started waiting. When He Tu arrived, they would start their slaughter. Almost all the Sunmoons were roaming all over the level. Only the weaker ones would remain in these residences.
And a rather large number of those hiding in these residences were the various geniuses who had gotten a decent harvest from the mansion. Su Yu wasn't too concerned about their treasures. He only wanted some blood essence and corpses. And those were the things his two companions wouldn't compete over.
***
While Su Yu was preparing for his slaughter.
Battles were still erupting all over the level. The most intense battles were happening in the Devote King's residence.
The Devote King's residence resembled an ancient city, but it was also different. One prominent difference was the fact that one could kill inside without triggering the appearance of death spirits. That was known to many.
However, one still needed to pay a price for killing. That was part of the laws governing that residence.
Somewhere inside Devote King's residence, Mo Duona frowned and crushed the annoying individual in front of him. Did they believe that he wouldn't have the courage to kill? Why was this person bothering him?
The victim, a divine, died with his eyes wide open. He could not believe that Mo Duona would kill him. He had merely been following Mo Duona around because he believed that he could get more treasures that way.
After all, Mo Duona was blessed by fortune. According to a divine king, this place was similar to ancient cities so people would rarely kill here. Thus, he had the impression that killing here was the same as courting death. Alas, he was mistaken.
With indignation and confusion, he was killed. Instantly, a Sunmoon death spirit appeared. Mo Duona looked around helplessly and took an ancient city medallion out. "Take it."
The death spirit accepted the medallion blankly. However, it remained.
Mo Duona frowned and said, "Don't get too greedy. According to those who were here before, a medallion within the eighteenth ring is sufficient for killing a Mountainsea."
The death spirit continued standing there blankly, but it was starting to show signs of hostility.
Chapter 1452: Found You! (2)
Mo Duona sighed and took another medallion out, "Take it. Even death spirits are starting to turn greedy nowadays."
With the second medallion in hand, the death spirit vanished.
Mo Duona gave the corpse on the ground a kick and muttered, "Why do I need to waste two ancient city medallions for a piece of trash like you?"
Damn that divine.
Ancient city medallion.
This was the difference between Devote King's residence and ancient cities. One could kill here so long as one could pay the price of medallions. This was why ancient city medallions were rarely available for sale despite how valuable they were.
Yes, these medallions were helpful when entering the mansion through the special entrance. However, they were even more useful in the Devote King's residence. Furthermore, one could gain more medallions by killing the death spirits here since they had the habit of collecting ancient city medallions. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ Novᴇl_Fire(.)net
Perhaps the medallions were useful for these death spirits. However, nobody knew for sure since none of them was a death spirit. After killing the annoying divine and sending the death spirit away, Mo Duona stepped forth and picked up a dusty book. The Devote King's residence had been explored countless times.
Even so, it was not out of treasures. Nevertheless, one couldn't deny Mo Duona's luck as not everyone could discover these treasures.
The book merely contained some simple records from the ancient past. However, Mo Duona was deeply engrossed in it. After reading for a bit, he casually tossed it aside, leaving it for the next fated person to arrive.
Ignoring the corpse on the ground, Mo Duona walked out of the room and sank into thought as he stared at the distant pond. That was the place where the nine-leaf skylotus was growing. Mo Duona was interested in it as well, but he knew he wouldn't stand much chance of actually getting it.
Thus, he was more interested in the death tunnel there. Behind him, a shadow appeared.
"Prince, this place is dangerous. It would be wise to stay away from the nine-leaf skylotus."
Mo Duona replied, "I understand."
That was a Pseudo Invincible who was also his dao protector. But it would be more accurate to say that the Pseudo Invincible was here to monitor him. This dao protector had been assigned to him since his arrival to the seventh level. However, he had no choice but to accept this arrangement. The seventh level was his sole hope.
Suddenly, Mo Duona stopped and asked, "If we could get the nine-leaf skylotus, could the Emperor capture another future body and strengthen it with the nine-leaf skylotus? Would that be enough to make him stronger than before?"
The shadow thought about it and answered, "That's possible. However, the skylotus isn't easy to obtain. But if you could get it, the Emperor would probably opt to capture a new future body."
Mo Duona nodded. The shadow continued, "Prince, do not let anyone affect you. All those people are trying to sow disunity between you and the Emperor. You are not a future body candidate."
Once again, Mo Duona nodded. He continued walking. After a while, he said, "It is too hard for me to stumble upon new fortuitous encounters with you behind me. A fortuitous encounter will always appear alongside a crisis. I won't be able to gain anything without facing any danger."
"Nothing is more important than your safety."
Mo Duona did not bother to say more. Clearly, the dao protector would not leave. In that case, he would have no choice but to get rid of the dao protector himself. That was his sole option if he didn't want to remain under constant monitoring.
"Pseudo Invincible..."
Mo Duona sank into thought. This wasn't someone he could kill conventionally. But it wasn't hopeless.
The Devil Pseudo Emperor, his ancestor, and master had all made some arrangements to ensure his safety. His ancestor was Devil King Moge. His master was a devil king as well. Alas, none of them could do anything about his fate. Or to be precise, the recovery of the Devil Pseudo Emperor was more important for them.
Otherwise, the objection of two devil kings would still hold some weight.
Suddenly, a voice rang out in Mo Duona's mind, "Mo Duona, are you willing to accept this?"
Mo Duona continued walking without a change in expression. He replied inwardly, "Lord Blood Fire, you jest. I am a nobody. My feelings do not matter."
"Are you interested in a cooperation?"
"Are you not going to kill me?"
"It's pointless. That man will simply find himself a new body. For him, you're merely one of his many options."
Mo Duona asked, "What do you have in mind?"
"You need to grow. When you're a ninth-stage Sunmoon, or when you grow enough to affirm your dao, he will start his work on your body. It is likely that he's not even planning on using the nine-leaf skylotus himself since it won't be of much help to him. It will be a lot more effective on you."
"I still don't understand what you're trying to say."
"The solution is simple. Allow him to possess your body. Your willpower will remain for a bit after that. Fight him inwardly. I will kill him."
Mo Duona sank into silence.
The Blood Fire Devil King asked, "Do you disagree? This is an opportunity for you. You have been avoiding his help because you don't want to make it easy for him to take over your body. But with him dead, you no longer need to worry about this. You can start freely using his power to strengthen yourself."
Mo Duona sighed and replied, "Lord, without an Emperor, chaos will befall the devil race."
"I will be the new Emperor." The Blood Fire Devil King said, "Also, you're underestimating the devil race. Since the divines, immortals, dragons, and nethers have their fossils who have survived since the ancient past, what about the devils? We have such fossils as well. The time for them to show up has simply not arrived."
Mo Duona said nothing.
"Think about my offer. I hold no malice over you. I am not as shameless as that man. During the ancient past, the blood fire devils were no weaker than the original devils. We have only been subjugated after our defeat. Now, we are all part of the greater devil race. If you are strong enough to defeat me, you can be the new Emperor as well."
Mo Duona said, "My ambition does not lie there."
"It's only a matter of time. After becoming a Pseudo Emperor, you will understand that reality is different from what we know."
"Are you a Pseudo Emperor already?"
"No." The Blood Fire Devil King said, "Do you need me to remove the kid behind you?"
"It's fine. Thank you."
Mo Duona refused the offer. He did not need that. His dao protector might still be useful for now.
Sure enough, the Blood Fire Devil King was here. Mo Duona wasn't even surprised. He had seen this coming. The Blood Fire Devil King had been very clear about his intention to replace the current Devil Pseudo Emperor. Thus, he wouldn't miss out on something like the nine-leaf skylotus.
"Pseudo Emperor..."
Once again, Mo Duona looked in the direction of the pond. Even from afar, he could see the swaying skylotus floating above it. Behind the skylotus was a door and a hanging saber. That was the death tunnel.
Nobody dared to touch the skylotus. At least not now. It had yet to ripen. Three of its petals had appeared. It was six petals away from full maturity. It wouldn't be long as one petal would grow every two days. At most, it would reach full maturity in half a month.
Mo Duona continued roaming around in the Devote King's residence. Some other people were doing the same. Battles would break out every now and then as people fought over the treasures they found. Mo Duona did not participate.
Soon, he saw a group of people. He stopped and sank into thought. When Liu Wenyan and the others noticed his gaze, they hurriedly fled. Sure, Mo Duona was only an early Mountainsea. But someone like him would most definitely be tailed by a super expert.
Mo Duona did not react. He merely watched in silence.
Behind him, the shadow sent him a voice transmission, "It's the multiple character faction. Do we kill them?"
"It's fine." Mo Duona said, "You can try if you believe you can stop Xia Longwu's saber and Yun Chen's characters. Otherwise, forget about it."
The shadow sank into silence.
After a while, Mo Duona asked, "Have you found out about the identity of the woman beside Xia Huyou?"
"No. That might be a secret genius of the Xia Family, here to protect Xia Huyou."
"Did she enter from the first level as well?"
"I think so."
Mo Duona asked, "Did any devil encounter them on the lower levels?"
"Yes."
"Are the humans the first ones to spread the news that He Tu has arrived?"
"Yes and no. He Tu's vanguard helped the humans against our people not long ago."
Mo Duona nodded. The shadow asked, "Are you suspicious of the woman beside Xia Huyou? Is that a hidden expert?"
The shadow was growing curious as well. Mo Duona did not reply. He was wondering if Su Yu would enter the mansion disguised as a woman. Was that woman Su Yu? Or was the death spirit Su Yu? He must be one of them.
Mo Duona was certain Su Yu was in the mansion. He had no proof, but he was confident of his instincts. Su Yu would not stay outside. As for the identity Su Yu was using in the ancient city, Mo Duona couldn't even be bothered to waste his brain cells thinking about that. He was more curious about Su Yu's current location.
"Xia Huyou..."
He suspected that Xia Huyou had climbed the levels alongside Su Yu. They had subsequently split apart. It was likely that Xia Huyou knew Su Yu's current identity and location. Yes. Mo Duona wanted a meeting with Su Yu.
"If Su Yu's not that woman..."
Mo Duona sank into thought. Who could it be? Su Yu was most definitely on the seventh level. He was probably one of the last to enter the seventh level.
"Is he not in the Devote King's residence?"
Once again, Mo Duona looked around. He thought about what happened on the sixth level. Heavenly rewards had appeared out of nowhere. Su Yu was most certainly the one who had generated those rewards.
"Most of the late arrivals came in groups. Very few of them were alone...Ling Heng of the immortals, Tianduan of the devils, Yunyi of the divines..."
After taking note of several names, Mo Duona started walking out of the residence. The shadow asked, "Are you not staying, Prince?"
"I have something to attend to."
Mo Duona couldn't be bothered to explain much. He needed to meet Su Yu.
***
Not long after, inside an ancient residence of the devils.
Abruptly, Mo Duona burst through the door and punched someone, breaking all his bones. Everyone in the building was stunned. What was this? The victim was a young genius as well. He looked both sullen and alarmed.
What did he do? Mo Duona was strong, but he was never an overbearing type. Why was Mo Duona attacking him today? Was Mo Duona trying to kill him?
Mo Duona did not bother to say anything or inspect his victim. This was a disguise not even Invincibles could see through. It would be pointless for him to try. He merely tossed a random treasure out and said, "This is for you. We're clear. Don't get in my way in the future."
"..."
The young genius was left quite speechless. But when his gaze landed on the treasure on the ground, his resentment vanished completely.
A celestial devil fruit!
This was an incredible win.
Mo Duona turned and left unhesitatingly.
Nearby, several envious devils started contemplating standing in Mo Duona's way as well. Holy shit! If they could earn something so valuable just for taking a punch, they would gladly take it.
They had been feeling quite depressed at being forced to hide in the building. This, this was an extremely attractive prospect for them.
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Mo Duona continued his search. One target after another was cleared from his list. Just as he was about to reach the bottom of his list, a peal of laughter rang out in the sky.
"Are you thinking of stopping me? I'm He Tu! Stop dreaming!"
Boom!
A large wave of death qi rippled over the sky. Two death sovereigns charged out of the entrance at the same time. While charging, He Tu roared, "Fellow sovereigns in the Death Realm, gather near the tunnel. When I activate it and pause the laws, come out and paint the world in blood!"
"Roar!"
Instantly, death qi started flooding the Devote King's residence. He Tu and Dummy fought the Invincibles valiantly, spreading death qi everywhere. At the same time, black blood was spraying out of He Tu endlessly.
Suddenly, the Heaven Department head shouted, "Remove the blood!"
The others did as told. The air itself started burning as they suppressed the death qi and cleared the black blood. Right at that moment, the seventh level started shaking violently.
An Invincible roared, "We need more people here! Don't allow them to enter!"
Instantly, seven or eight Invincibles started rushing toward the entrance. The sudden shaking of the level had nearly helped He Tu and Dummy break through their blockade. If the two were allowed to approach the Devote King's residence, things could get even more troublesome.
He Tu felt somewhat regretful, but he was also pleasantly surprised at his progress. He laughed heartily and said, "I'll be back!"
Then, he returned to the sixth level with Dummy.
***
At the same time.
The gate of an ancient residence had swung open. Everyone inside was waiting fearfully for the battle to end. When someone noticed the door swinging open, he roared, "Ming Ling, what are you doing—"
His consciousness ended there.
Three Sunmoons had scouted the entire building earlier. The moment the gate was swung open, they slaughtered all the nethers in the building. In less than ten seconds, only a nether Sunmoon was left standing.
Even the one who had opened the gate had died. After looting the building, the three retreated. After reaching somewhere safe, they killed the Sunmoon nether they had captured, allowing a moon to fall from the sky.
Nobody would care about the death of a Sunmoon outside these ancient residences. After all, people were still dying all over the seventh level. Nobody would suspect anything.
***
Both Pan Hu and Fourth Heaven were feeling quite nervous. The three continued fleeing. After a while, they finally stopped to inspect their gains. After a short moment, Pan Hu exclaimed in joy, "That was so profitable! The nethers must have gained a lot from the mansion this time."
The nethers had gathered a large number of treasures in the mansion.
Su Yu wasn't too concerned about the treasures. Rather, he was quite pleased at the number of corpses he had gathered. They wouldn't fight him over the job of removing the corpses from the battleground as that was usually a job reserved for the weaklings.
With him being the one with the lowest cultivation level in the group, it was only natural for him to take that job. Additionally, his two companions were also wary of being found out through the corpses. Thus, they had been ignoring the corpses, allowing Su Yu to collect them all.
Fourth Heaven said, "He Tu is not giving up. This is good for us. He is clearly trying to open the death tunnel. All the Invincibles are occupied. They won't be able to pay much attention to us anymore."
Both Pan Hu and Fourth Heaven were in a good mood. Su Yu glanced at the two and wondered if he should kill them now. He did not intend to attack even more of such ancient residences. Once was enough as it would be way too easy to expose himself if he did it more.
Suddenly, his tribulation character pulsed. His expression changed slightly. What was it this time? He wanted to leave, but he was worried that leaving would bring him an even bigger trouble. But he couldn't exactly stay either as his tribulation character was pulsing at an increasing intensity.
Finally, he coughed and said, "I'll check and see if anyone is tailing us."
Pan Hu and Fourth Heaven looked at his departing back without saying anything. But suddenly, their expression changed as the air around them froze.
A familiar voice rang out, "Deal with them. I'll deal with the other guy."
"Be careful, Prince..."
"I'll be fine. Deal with them speedily. Don't let anyone see this."
"Yes!"
Pan Hu and Fourth Heaven paled. A Pseudo Invincible! Damn it! A Pseudo Invincible was targeting them! Su Yu, who had just left, cursed inwardly. He finally understood why his tribulation character was reacting. A Pseudo Invincible was targeting them. That was why. What was this?
There was even someone chasing after him. When Su Yu focused, he noted that his pursuer was quite weak...
Just then, a voice rang out in his ears, "Go faster. We need to get away from that guy first. I have something to discuss with you."
Su Yu blanked out. Mo Duona. Was Mo Duona talking to him?
Once again, Mo Duona's voice rang out in his ears, "That guy will need some time to deal with two seventh-stage Sunmoons. He will be busy for some time. Let's find a suitable place and set an ambush to kill him. Are you confident you can do that? Do you have any reliable helpers for this job?"
"..."
Su Yu's confusion grew. He replied, "Mo Duona! Why are you attacking us? There is no grudge between us!"
Mo Duona was fast, but he couldn't catch up to Su Yu. When Mo Duona looked behind him, he saw a black dome covering a large area. That was the handiwork of the Pseudo Invincible.
Mo Duona spoke again, "I'm serious. I have something to discuss with you. It can benefit both of us. You're the only person capable of helping me. I couldn't look for you in the Allheaven Battlefield since I was under constant monitoring out there. This is my best opportunity to do this. Su Yu, do me this favor and you will benefit greatly. You won't regret it."
"..."
Su Yu blanked out. Holy shit! He was sure he hadn't done anything to expose himself. He had been keeping a low profile. Even when he was running around killing people alongside Pan Hu, he only played the role of a little brother.
Holy shit!
How could Mo Duona still see through his disguise?
"We're running out of time. If you must leave, we can agree to meet at a different location. Special voice transmission talismans work on this level. I can give you the frequency for the special channel. Contact me when you decide on a place to meet. The person behind me is a Pseudo Invincible with a past body. I can find a way to deal with his past body. You only need to handle his present body."
Su Yu was stunned. What in the world was happening here?
"Mo Duona, you're misunderstanding something..."
"Not at all." Mo Duona said, "I checked everyone else. None of them is you. So either this is you or you're that woman. I couldn't find that woman, but since you chose to run, I'm certain this is you. Stop wasting time. I really have something urgent here. It will benefit you. That's all. Be fast. That guy will be here soon."
Su Yu was still dumbstruck. His brain felt stuck. He was sure he had not exposed himself. Holy shit! Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on ⓝovelFire.net
Why? Was he so handsome? Was his handsomeness leaking out of his disguise? Was that why?
Su Yu felt so gloomy that he felt like coughing blood. Nevertheless, he still took the advice and sped off at a speed beyond what a regular third-stage Sunmoon could achieve.
Behind him, Mo Duona smiled. Sure enough, he was right. Very well. He had finally established contact with Su Yu.
"Hopefully, this will be enough to solve my problem."
Before long, the shadow arrived with two balls of light in hand. The shadow asked, "Prince, did he escape?"
"Yeah." Mo Duona said, "It's fine. I let him go. I'm aiming for Dao Cheng. He will be my bait. Can you handle Taihe?"
"Yes, but the fight might cause quite a commotion. After all, Taihe is a ninth-stage Sunmoon."
Mo Duona said, "It's fine. I only need you to keep him busy. Dao Cheng's character will be very useful for me. I need it. This will also be a good chance to cripple him before he can grow more."
"I will follow your orders, Prince."
Inwardly, the shadow was very confused. Why did Mo Duona not attack Dao Cheng directly? What was the point of doing this through Ling Heng? Wasn't this pointless? Then again, he wasn't too worried. With two seventh-stage Sunmoon immortals gone, Dao Cheng would be much easier to handle.
"Prince, is Dao Cheng's character that useful?"
"You will know soon."
The shadow decided to stop asking.
However, he still believed that Mo Duona was making a big deal out of nothing. If even Dao King was in such desperate straits, what could a mere Dao Cheng do? There was no need for them to pay Dao Cheng that much attention.
Chapter 1454: Genius and The Lunatic (1)
"Pan Hu and Fourth Heaven were stolen from me!"
Su Yu was furious. They were his! Mo Duona had stolen them from him! He wouldn't forgive this!
"He has an important business with me?"
Su Yu sank into thought. What would Mo Duona need from him? After thinking about it, he could only think about the Devil Pseudo Emperor. Otherwise, it was unlikely that Mo Duona would need his help even if Mo Duona's father was dying.
"Is he asking for me to help him against the Devil Pseudo Emperor?"
Wow. Mo Duona sure was confident in him. Also, why was Mo Duona seeking his help to kill a Pseudo Invincible?
Su Yu himself was a Cloudbreach. Mo Duona was a Mountainsea. And they were supposed to join hands and kill a Pseudo Invincible. Su Yu had always thought himself crazy. But it turned out that Mo Duona was crazier.
"There is a reason for my madness and confidence. I have 360 acupoints, 72 body forgings, grand cycle cultivation method, and numerous characters. What is the source of your confidence, Mo Duona?"
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As for the proposed meeting, he would think about it first. He wasn't worried that it would be a trap. If Mo Duona hadn't attacked even with a Pseudo Invincible, it was unlikely that Mo Duona was targeting him.
Sure, they were enemies. But they were also fellow geniuses. They had their own pride. For example, Su Yu would never kill anyone with the help of others unless he needed some old bastards from the older generations killed. Even when he had to face those old bastards, he would first think of a way to do it himself before considering seeking help.
Most of the time, he would only seek help when he was left with no choice. The gap between him and those Invincibles and Pseudo Emperors was simply too big. These were the kind of opponents he would seek help against.
Su Yu couldn't be bothered to worry too much about this matter. He took his Mark of Civilization out and stored all the corpses he had gathered inside. As for the other spoils, they were mostly kept on Pan Hu and Fourth Heaven. Thus, he had not obtained much apart from these corpses. Then again, he didn't mind that too much.
"Since Pan Hu is gone...Perhaps I can look for Dao Cheng and lay a trap for him?"
Su Yu decided to act on this thought. It was pointless to think too much without doing anything.
Taihe and Dao Cheng...
Ninth-stage Sunmoon.
Inside the Devote King's residence. With Xing Yue around, he could reopen his yang acupoint. But doing so would make it even harder to disguise himself.
"Taihe won't be easy to kill. Even with my yang acupoint open, I'll only be as strong as an early ninth-stage Sunmoon. I don't have any Pseudo Invincible blood essence either or that might help in defeating Taihe."
Numerous ideas emerged in Su Yu's mind. Perhaps he could set his eyes on only Dao Cheng for now. He was certain it would be dangerous to allow Dao Cheng to continue growing.
Su Yu was uninterested in raising Dao Cheng before slaughtering him for more spoils. It was pointless. This game was more suited for those old fogeys as they seemed to have a lot of free time.
"Devote King's residence!"
Su Yu decided to head toward the Devote King's residence. He Tu sure was useless. Why was He Tu still stuck on the sixth level? What a waste of effort. Even with the entire seventh level shaking due to Old Zhou's anger, He Tu had still failed to break through into the seventh level.
Su Yu decided to take this chance to investigate the area around the nine-leaf skylotus as well.
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Devote King's residence.
This was a large residence with various buildings and courtyards.
Back then, a human king resided here. He had countless warriors, generals, and marquises under his command. His office could also be found in the residence. Thus, this was both a residence and an office.
At the moment, both Dao Cheng and Taihe had joined up with several immortals. They were working together to explore the residence in search for treasures.
Those with the courage to enter the residence would either be geniuses or experts. The weaker ones would not dare to enter the residence as that would be the same as courting death.
Xuan Wuji was among them. They were trying to gain entry to a small building in the residence. The geniuses were in charge of opening the building while the experts were serving as their dao protectors.
This same building had been opened before as well, but the formation would reactivate after some time, locking it down again. The young geniuses weren't trying to enter by force. Rather, each was trying to find an opening to enter without resorting to force.
Upon noticing how Dao Cheng had easily removed a formation node with a casual jab, Xuan Wuji exclaimed in admiration, "Dao Cheng, your deduction skills are getting better and better."
Hearing that, the other young geniuses looked over. Almost all of them were index geniuses. Including Dao Cheng and Xuan Wuji, there were six men and two women among them. A large number of index geniuses had perished in the mansion. Su Yu himself had killed many of them. About forty index geniuses of the immortal race had entered the mansion. Only about fifteen of them had survived until now.
A majority of them had entered Devote King's residence. Both Xuan Wuji and Dao Cheng were listed on the Heaven Index. As for the rest of them, four were listed on the Earth Index and two were listed on the Profound Index. Those listed on the Yellow Index weren't even qualified to join them.
The eyes of the two women lit up when they saw how effortlessly Dao Cheng had removed a formation node. They stared at him with admiration and respect. Of course, nobody knew if this was sincere or merely an act.
The two were also aware that Dao King's line was in great trouble at the moment. This would be a perfect opportunity for them to be there for Dao Cheng when he was down. In any case, Jiu Xuan was dead. Dao Cheng was now single and available.
A starving camel would still be bigger than a healthy horse. Things might be difficult for Dao King's line for now, as he was still a seventh-degree Eternal. Nobody could deny that.
One of them gazed at Dao Cheng with a gentle smile and said, "Big Brother Dao Cheng, you are getting better and better at divination. Analyzing risks, avoiding dangers, and calculating the way of the world. You have learned well from Lord Dao King."
Hearing that, some people sneered inwardly. Dao King had failed to divine the bad luck waiting for him, resulting in the loss of his tri-life bodies. The art of divination was not considered a minor dao. But it was no major dao either.
Then again, the old turtle was too strong. It was normal for the actions of someone like him to be unpredictable. However, that did not hide the fact that Dao King had suffered gravely in the old turtle's hands. Nobody knew if Dao King could still recover to his peak.
Dao Cheng merely gave the silver-haired fairy a smile before looking at the building before them. "This is a very important building. It might be the residence of Devote King's descendants in the past."
The silver-haired fairy was overjoyed to receive Dao Cheng's smile. She took the chance to continue the conversation, "My ancestor told me about this place before. This is the Clearheart Courtyard. It used to be the residence for Devote King's descendants. According to the records, He Tu's grandfather once resided here."
Someone exclaimed in surprise, "Yin Yue, is He Tu...related to Devote King?"
The fairy enjoyed having her wide knowledge base acknowledged. However, she did not let her joy show. She calmly explained, "Yes. That was a record from the first epoch. There is a copy of the record in my family. He Tu was the fifth-generation grandson of Devote King. Back then, He Tu's father was roaming the Allheaven Battlefield when the collapse arrived. Everyone died, leaving him the sole survivor from Devote King's line. However, he wasn't too talented in cultivation. He had been stuck as a ninth-stage Sunmoon until his death.
"During He Tu's youth, he showcased an impressive level of talent. However, he remained at the Great Strength Realm for decades. He was a fifth-generation descendant of a human king. Someone with his bloodline should not be stuck for so long. It was speculated that he had delayed his advancement to cultivate a powerful cultivation method."
Even some of the Sunmoons were unaware of this. After all, this was ancient knowledge. Just because one was strong did not mean that one would be privy to such ancient knowledge. Meanwhile, the young geniuses knew more due to their good family background. In fact, some of them were the descendants of those who had survived the first epoch.
The immortals had also lost many experts during the past nine epochs. However, they were doing much better than humanity since some of their ancient experts had still survived. Tiangu was one such person. He had survived since the ancient past.
Everyone's interest in the small building was piqued upon learning about its background. Their interest did not diminish despite the fact that this building had been explored countless times before.
Suddenly, someone shouted, "Who's here?"
One of the dao protectors glared in a certain direction murderously. Not far away, Su Yu looked over nervously. Noticing him, the expressions of the immortals changed, including Dao Cheng.
Taihe instantly sent a voice transmission, "Why are you here?"
Su Yu said nothing. He remained far away from them, looking like a lost child.
Taihe was furious to see that. With a frown, Dao Cheng said, "That's my senior brother. I'll take a look. Perhaps he needs me for something."
"Sure."
The other smiled deeply. Why was Ling Heng here? This place was too dangerous for a mere third-stage Sunmoon.
When Dao Cheng and Taihe arrived, Taihe questioned, "Where's Pan Hu? I told you not to come. Why are you here?"
"Stop, Martial Uncle."
Dao Cheng looked at Ling Heng and said, "Senior Brother, what's the matter?"
Su Yu kept his head lowered, looking like he was hesitating to say something.
Taihe lost his temper and berated, "Just speak your mind. You have always been too indecisive when it matters. Just what's the issue here?"
Looking like he was on the verge of crying, Su Yu spoke softly, "I...I'm sorry, Prince. Senior Brother Pan Hu...might...I'm not sure...he might be dead..."
"What?"
Taihe's expression changed.
Dao Cheng solemnly said, "Calm down, Senior Brother. Tell me. What happened?"
Even someone as patient as Dao Cheng was feeling annoyed. This senior brother of his would always turn timid during moments like this. How annoying. No wonder he was stuck as a third-stage Sunmoon even after Pan Hu became a seventh-stage Sunmoon.
Su Yu said, "I...we left together. Senior Brother Pan Hu said that...it's too difficult to gather treasures the old-fashioned way. Thus, we looked for Fourth Heaven of the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. Then...we started hunting the minor and ancient race experts."
That wasn't surprising.
Su Yu continued, "Then...everything was fine. But not long ago, right after we made a big harvest...we...we...encountered trouble. Something bad...might have happened to Senior Brother Pan Hu and Fourth Heaven."
"Might have?"
Su Yu said, "I...was too scared. I fled alone. The two of them stayed behind to face a Pseudo Invincible. Yes! A Pseudo Invincible! Then...I don't know. I fled here. I don't know if they're still alive."
"Pseudo Invincible?" Dao Cheng frowned and asked, "Who is it?"
Su Yu said, "I...don't know. But I saw someone..."
"Who?"
Dao Cheng was losing his temper. Just out with it already! Why was he dragging this out?
Su Yu whispered, "Mo Duona! I don't know if I saw the wrong thing. When I was fleeing, Mo Duona was giving chase. But he gave up soon after. He seemed to have deliberately let me off. I'm not sure if he's tailing me. I have no choice but to come here and look for you. He might be waiting nearby right this moment."