Chapter 1475: I Am Legend (1)
Inside the safe house.
Everyone was looking at the sky, looking at the projection of the blooming nine-leaf skylotus.
Beside Su Yu, Old Hao gasped and said, "How beautiful."
Beautiful?
It might not be physically beautiful, but its ability to help one achieve Daofuse would most definitely give one an illusion of beauty.
One divine after another walked out of their rooms. A Sunmoon said, "Can our race win this treasure?"
"It's hard to say."
Everyone sank into discussion. Suddenly, a powerful figure appeared in front of the safe house and said, "Open the door."
A divine king had arrived.
The Pseudo Invincible beside Zhan Wushuang started inspecting the newcomer. The Invincible did not mind it. When the inspection was over, the door swung open. Instantly, the divine king stepped inside.
He did not show any anger toward the Pseudo Invincible. Lan Tian had been murdering people everywhere as of late. And Lan Tian was incredibly hard to detect even for Invincibles. Thus, such wariness was understandable.
"Greetings, Divine King."
Everyone bowed. The blue-haired divine king nodded. A frosty aura hovered around his body. With a wave of his hand, the door swung shut.
Next, the divine king said, "Return inside. Zhan Wushuang, Yu Sheng, stay."
Yu Sheng was the Pseudo Invincible beside Zhan Wushuang.
The others wasted no time and returned to their rooms without saying anything. Su Yu did the same with Old Hao since he didn't have a good excuse to stay outside. Once inside, he asked curiously, "What is the lord doing here?"
Old Hao was rendered speechless. Why was this guy so curious?
***
When everyone was gone.
The divine king erected a barrier around them with a wave of his arm. He proceeded to scan the two. After he was done, he said, "Did anything odd happen in the safe house?"
"Odd?" The Pseudo Invincible shook his head and said, "No. Things have been calm here."
"Did anyone leave and return repeatedly?"
"No. The safe house has been locked since we returned. Nobody left after that."
The divine king nodded and said, "Did you feel threatened as of late?" Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs novel⸺fire.net
Zhan Wushuang nodded, "Yes. I keep feeling like something big is going to happen."
"You have sharp senses."
The divine king said, "In that case, it's unlikely that the threat is hiding among us. Something big is indeed happening. Everyone is waiting for it."
He continued, "The nine-leaf skylotus will bloom in a few days. At that time, something will definitely happen. Not even the safe house will be safe anymore. All the divines here must survive. These are the elites of our race. We can't afford to lose them."
Zhan Wushuang frowned and asked, "Lord, will danger befall this place as well? Will He Tu be here?"
"Yes. Definitely."
The divine king said, "Even if he can't, someone will help him. How can they fish in troubled water without chaos?"
Zhan Wushuang asked with surprise, "Is someone...colluding with He Tu?"
"No. They are merely making use of him." The divine king replied, "This will be useful for us as well. The strongest divine in the mansion is the Lightning Divine King, a seventh-degree Eternal. However, that head from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion is a ninth-degree Eternal. The Blood Fire Devil King has also sneaked into the mansion. He's a ninth-degree Eternal. Some top experts of the human race might have sneaked into the mansion as well. The immortals are as mysterious as ever. Without He Tu and the chaos he brings, how can we stand a chance against all those experts?"
Understanding dawned on Zhan Wushuang and Yu Sheng. He Tu must be allowed to enter the seventh level. That would benefit most people. However, that would also put everyone else in danger. At the very least, things would get extremely dangerous for those below the Invincible Realm.
"What should we do, Lord?"
The divine king smiled and said, "I'm here to relocate all of you. But we need to be careful lest we take someone we shouldn't. That might cause a lot more trouble."
"Someone we shouldn't?"
Yu Sheng lowered his voice and asked, "Lan Tian?"
"Lan Tian?" The divine king said, "No. He has countless clones, and he is also very good at hiding himself. However, his transformations can still be seen through. When he shows his real strength, his real aura will leak through. It only lasts for a short moment, but you can still sense it."
"Not Lan Tian?"
Yu Sheng was surprised. Who could it be, then?
Beside him, Zhan Wushuang's expression changed slightly as he asked solemnly, "Is he really in here?"
The divine king smiled and said, "It has always been said that fellow geniuses have a unique connection with each other. Did you reach the same conclusion as well?"
Zhan Wushuang said, "I didn't think of this before, but I grew suspicious after Xuan Wuji and Dao Cheng died. I understnad Mo Duona. Both Dao Cheng and Xuan Wuji were far weaker than him. Mo Duona wouldn't deign to kill them. Mo Duona is not the type to kill weaklings. He will only kill the dao protectors such as Yang Hu. Nobody else is worthy of his attention."
The divine king said, "Was that how you became certain that he's in the mansion?"
"I'm not fully certain." Zhan Wushuang said, "Only one person from our generation is capable of winning Mo Duona's respect. And only that person is this murderous."
The divine king nodded. Beside them, Yu Sheng asked in confusion, "Lord, Wushuang, who are you talking about?"
Zhan Wushuang replied, "Su Yu."
Yu Sheng exclaimed blankly, "Su Yu?"
"Yes."
"..."
Yu Sheng looked at the divine king again. If it wasn't for the smile on the divine king's face, he would have started wondering if Zhan Wushuang had grown overly paranoid after his defeat in Su Yu's hands.
Even now, very few people suspected that Su Yu was already in the mansion. Only some top experts and those familiar with Mo Duona had such a guess. It was simply too unlikely for Mo Duona to kill Dao Cheng and the others. For some reason, Mo Duona had taken the blame for that feat. A super genius like him would only do so for someone who was an even bigger genius.
The divine king looked at Zhan Wushuang and said, "Exactly. Everyone has the same guess after that incident. Prior to this, we didn't suspect him. But he was too greedy and ruthless. He was unwilling to spare even one of the immortal geniuses from his generation. As a result, he exposed himself."
The divine king was speaking the truth. The incident involving Mo Duona was the reason for many of them to start suspecting Su Yu.
Zhan Wushuang asked, "Are you worried that he is hiding among us, Lord?"
"Yeah." The divine king said, "He won't be too strong without his ancient cities around. But he's too good at disguise and concealment. We're not scared of him. It doesn't matter how freakish he is. He won't be able to harm us. But he's extremely dangerous for the rest of you."
"Then..."
The divine king cut Zhan Wushuang off and said, "Together with Mo Duona, they are strong enough to kill a Pseudo Invincible. It is hard for us to determine the cause of Zhankui's death, but Yang Hu must have been killed by the two of them. Together, they are capable of contending against Pseudo Invincibles. Thus, you need to stay wary of him. If an opportunity presents itself, kill him. He's too scary."
This was the very first time Zhan Wushuang had ever heard an Invincible speak of a youngster in such a manner. He sank into silence. He did not argue. He agreed that Su Yu was too scary.
Strong, ruthless, cunning, shameless, and good at disguise...
It was likely that nobody would deny the fact that Su Yu was the most shameless genius in the Myriad Realms. Such a shameless genius was extremely rare. Su Yu might act like he was very proud, but he was even better at holding back when necessary.
When someone like that was combined with strength, backers, talent, brains, and a lack of things to lose, he would be an extremely terrifying opponent to have.
Perhaps the sole thing he had to lose was the multiple character faction.
The divine king continued, "He must die. We're not alone in this. Apart from humanity, every race shares this opinion. It's worth giving up on even the nine-leaf skylotus to kill him. He will only grow into an even bigger threat after returning to his ancient city. We must kill him here. Some people have been sent to capture Liu Wenyan and the others. Zhan Wushuang, I'm telling you all this to let you know that Mo Duona isn't a good role model."
The divine king emphasized, "The divine race will not treat you unfairly. I understand why Mo Duona chose to work with him. He is unwilling to become a mere seed of the Devil Pseudo Emperor. But you are not subjected to such treatment by the divine race. Remember this."
Zhan Wushuang nodded, "I understand, Lord."
"No, you don't. We don't care about your previous agreement with him. You are free to fulfill the terms of that agreement. When needed, the divine race can fulfill the terms for you as well. But we will only do that once. As fellow geniuses, you can have a friendship with him. But you can't cooperate with him at a deeper level. You need to understand that Su Yu is cruel and ruthless. Any carelessness can result in a calamity.
"Just look at the heavy losses the immortals have sustained. He is most likely the culprit. An entire generation of future pillars has been erased. The divines and devils have also suffered massively in the mansion. He is most likely the culprit as well. He still has a tiny bit of affection left toward the humans, but he does not hold any goodwill toward us."
It was rare for a divine king to speak to a non-Invincible so patiently. He was advising Zhan Wushuang on the ways to coexist with Su Yu.
He did not tell Zhan Wushuang what to do. He had merely reminded Zhan Wushuang that between race and the friendship of fellow geniuses, race should be prioritized.
Zhan Wushuang nodded, "I understand."
"Good."
Chapter 1476: I Am Legend (2)
The divine king looked at the rooms around them and said, "I have a heaven weapon with me. I can take some people inside it. All of you can enter it later. I won't be able to spare any attention to this safe house once the battle starts. Yu Sheng will be in charge of maintaining the stability of the heaven weapon. Wushuang, you will be in charge of keeping an eye on everyone. The moment someone does something suspicious, kill." "As long as I'm not facing the humans or the death spirits, Yu Sheng may notify me about any emergency. If something bad happens while I'm occupied, escort Wushuang out of the weapon. I will leave an exit for you. The rest will perish alongside the heaven weapon."
Zhan Wushuang's expression changed upon hearing that. Yu Sheng asked with an alarmed expression, "Lord, these are fellow divines..."
The divine king said, "This is my way of showing them mercy. Otherwise, I would have killed everyone apart from the two of you right now. If he's really among them, this will be a worthy sacrifice to pay for his life."
Su Yu was worth the lives of numerous geniuses and experts. But the divine king wasn't cruel enough toward his fellow divines. That was why he had kept them all alive before knowing whether Su Yu was among them. If he could confirm that Su Yu was really among them, he wouldn't hesitate to kill them all.
Unfortunately, everything was still uncertain.
Nobody knew where Su Yu was.
Yu Sheng's expression changed again. Finally, he sighed. He could only hope that Su Yu wasn't among them. The divine king had decided to sacrifice everyone just to kill Su Yu if he was really among them.
What a terrifying decision.
Hundreds of lives for his life.
Yu Sheng wasn't able to hold his silence for long. He said, "Perhaps we can wait a few years for him to die naturally."
"..."
The divine king coldly said, "What an idiotic dream. If you still believe that he's going to die for sure, I can only say that you're too naive. You believe that dao affirmation is difficult because you are too simple-minded."
Su Yu? Dying naturally to death qi? What nonsense. Even now, the divine king had a feeling that Su Yu could perhaps outlive all of them even with all the death qi in his body. The ironclad law that all mayors would die might not be applicable to Su Yu.
With the discussion over, the divine king removed the barrier and said, "Come out."
Before long, all the divines returned to the courtyard. The divine king scanned them all one more time with a bright radiance in his eyes. However, he did not attempt to make a deeper inspection on them lest he alert Su Yu of his intentions.
"Massive changes will occur on the seventh level soon. We might not have the time to protect all of you. If you're willing, you may enter my Illusory Heaven Mirror and take shelter in there."
"Illusory Heaven Mirror?"
Some were confused upon hearing that, but some were aware that this was the weapon of this divine king. It was not offensive in nature. Rather, it was meant for support. Not all heaven weapons came with spatial pockets.
And not all heaven weapons with spatial pockets could store living beings inside. Only a small number of them could do so. The Heart Cultivating Pavilion was one such weapon. Even the Heart Cultivating Pavilion, which was essentially Old Wan's sword, could do so as well. Clearly, this divine king was here to take them all away.
Like the others, Su Yu maintained an indifferent expression. This did not matter to him.
However, some experts still hesitated. One of them asked, "Lord, won't it be safer for us to remain here?"
He was not questioning the divine king's decision. Rather, he was worried. Why? Because of someone by the name of Zhu Tianfang. He had used the same trick to kill a bunch of people. He had kindly offered to take those people away in his weapon. In the end, he used the weapon and all the people inside as a bomb. Everyone inside was killed.
It hadn't even been that long since that incident. Thus, a lot of people were still wary of entering the weapons of others. The suppression of a divine king and the explosion of a heaven weapon was enough to kill even Pseudo Invincibles.
Entering the weapon was the same as placing their life fully under the control of the divine king. They would lose all agency over their own lives.
The divine king indifferently said, "You may enter if you wish. You may also stay here if you wish. Just watch over yourself and refrain from running around."
But those words did not eliminate the hesitation of those who were already wary. The divine king tossed a mirror out. A large gate appeared on the surface of the mirror. Beyond the gate, a paradise with elegant pavilions and gardens could be seen.
"Enter now if you wish to come. If not, stay here."
The divine king sounded completely indifferent. Su Yu started wondering if he should enter. What if the divine king learned from Zhu Tianfang and used the mirror as a bomb? Should he stay behind?
The moment that thought surfaced in his mind, his tribulation character pulsed slightly. He was alarmed. Was staying behind dangerous?
Beside him, Old Hao sent a voice transmission with hesitation, "Yun Hao, do we enter?"
Su Yu stuck to Yun Hao's personality and spoke directly, "Of course we'll go. It's fine for Sunmoons to stay outside. As mere Mountainseas, why are we staying out here? Are you trying to die?"
Then, he followed the crowd entering the mirror without any hesitation. Behind him, Old Hao hurriedly followed as well. That was a sound argument. Sunmoons were strong enough to try surviving alone. But Mountainseas should stop dreaming about surviving alone.
Before long, nearly 180 divines had entered the mirror. About 20 were left outside. After some hesitation, they decided to stay behind. There were geniuses and experts among them.
Zhan Wushuang looked at the ones staying behind and hesitated slightly before saying, "It's dangerous out here. It is advisable for you to come inside as well. The safe house isn't that safe."
"It's fine. We will protect ourselves."
That was the answer of a young genius. He sounded proud when he said those words. There was no need for that. He did not enjoy relying on others. He would rather rely on himself.
Zhan Wushuang sighed before entering the mirror with Yu Sheng. Then, the gate swung shut.
The divine king glanced at the ones left outside, shut his eyes, and sighed before saying, "Perhaps I'm wrong. However, I would rather kill the wrong people than spare the wrong person. Don't blame me. I gave you a way out."
Boom!
With a single palm attack, almost everyone blew apart before they could react. The Sunmoons were able to resist slightly while roaring with fear, "Frost Divine King, what are you doing?"
Boom!
That was all. Moments later, all the Sunmoons were frozen solid before shattering apart.
None of them was spared.
Any of these people might be Su Yu in disguise. Even if that wasn't the case, this would ensure that he had all the divine survivors with him. Su Yu would no longer be able to disguise himself as a divine. Dıscover more novels at novel✶fire.net
With this move, Su Yu would either be dead, be inside his mirror, or be disguised as someone else. After this, he could treat any non-Invincible divine outside his weapon as Su Yu. This was the safest path.
After checking the safe house one last time, the Frost Divine King froze the entire safe house over and left.
***
Those inside the Illusory Heaven Mirror could not see what was happening outside.
Thus, they were unaware of what the Frost Divine King had done. Su Yu was left wondering about the danger he might encounter staying out there. Was he going to die without coming in here?
"How are the ones left outside doing?"
The space inside the Illusory Heaven Mirror wasn't too big. However, the environment was excellent with thick source qi and numerous elegant buildings. It was more than enough to carry hundreds of people for an extended period of time. The only bad thing about it was the total loss of connection with the world outside.
Suddenly, the sky above them blurred and started showing them the situation outside.
Frost Divine King's voice rang out, "A closed space might easily cause panic. This is the view of the world outside. Nothing will happen. When things get dangerous, Yu Sheng will arrange your departure to somewhere safe. Don't run around inside the mirror. Don't fight inside the mirror. That might cause instability within the mirror."
After a slight pause, Frost Divine King continued, "Don't worry about the others. They must have their own trump cards to rely on since they have decided to stay behind. Danger and opportunity come hand in hand. Perhaps this is an opportunity for them."
Su Yu did not suspect much, but that changed when he saw the helpless eyes of Zhan Wushuang. He blanked out slightly as understanding dawned on him.
Helplessness?
Pain?
Danger outside?
A certain possibility dawned on Su Yu. He was alarmed. Those outside...might have died. And the divine king was the killer.
"Why? Killing those outside and keeping all divines under his control. Is he worried about spies? Why is he so decisive? Is he targeting Lan Tian?"
Su Yu rejected that answer. Lan Tian had countless clones. What was the point of killing one or two of his clones?
"Am I...the target?"
Su Yu's heart thumped. Was that the case? Were the divines aware that he was here? How did they find out?
"Could it be that...the incident with Mo Duona has still caused everyone to suspect me?"
He had been keeping a low profile because of Mo Duona. A lot of people found it hard to believe that Mo Duona would sully his hands with the blood of weaklings.
Meanwhile, Lan Tian was unwilling to take the blame. He had been wailing day and night about how he was wronged while killing people randomly. At this point, everyone was starting to believe that he was wronged.
Since it wasn't Lan Tian, could it really be Mo Duona? Thus, it became perfectly logical to assume that Su Yu had entered the mansion. Su Yu was furious. Why? Why did everyone trust Mo Duona so much? Why couldn't Mo Duona be a bloodthirsty madman as well? Why were they looking down on Mo Duona? Why must Su Yu be the only person capable of doing that?
"Sigh."
It became clearer and clearer that some people were starting to suspect that he was in the mansion. They were simply unsure about the identity he was using. Perhaps each race was doing something similar to remove all suspects.
"Illusory Heaven Mirror..."
This was a good idea. It wouldn't be easy for Su Yu to escape after entering the Illusory Heaven Mirror. A heaven weapon couldn't be destroyed so easily. If it were so simple, Su Yu would have forged a heaven weapon into his Mark of Civilization long ago.
A heaven weapon was as durable as a carrier treasure. Only Invincibles could damage something like that. Su Yu did not have the combat power of an Invincible. He was not capable of that.
"However, there are ways to exit a heaven weapon..."
Chapter 1477: I Am Legend (3)
Su Yu concluded that Zhan Wushuang and Yu Sheng were most likely aware of the exit. As for the exit in the sky, it looked too real to be real. It was most likely a decoy. An indistinct whirlpool could be seen spinning in the sky. It looked like the exit, but Su Yu was confident it was fake. Perhaps it was meant as bait for him.
Only someone harboring bad intentions would try to escape alone. Otherwise, they would all focus on obeying the divine king and Yun Sheng.
"They are clearly targeting me. The divines might not necessarily know that I'm among them yet they are still so careful. They are even willing to kill so many of their own just to be safe. How ruthless."
This was a level of decisiveness befitting of an Invincible. However, it still wasn't enough for Su Yu. As far as he was concerned, they should be decisive enough to kill everyone except the Invincibles. That would be enough to ensure that he could no longer keep hiding among them.
"You're still not decisive enough."
At this point, Su Yu already understood what these Invincibles were thinking. He couldn't help but feel proud about the weight he held in the minds of these Invincibles. Those who had stayed behind in the safe house had essentially died for nothing.
Now that he had entered the heaven weapon of a divine king, it wouldn't be easy for him to free himself. But he was a weaponsmith as well. Weaponsmiths had the habit of leaving a backdoor in each weapon they forged. Su Yu was certain that the Frost Divine King did not forge this weapon himself.
In that case, there might be a backdoor somewhere in this weapon. No matter what, Su Yu was someone who had forged an embryonic divine weapon. Such a backdoor would not be able to evade his attention forever.
"You have forgotten that I am incredibly multi-talented."
Su Yu shook his head disapprovingly. He was an earth weaponsmith. He was also someone who had forged an embryonic divine weapon. Sure, heaven weaponsmiths were still better than him. But he was also good enough to discover their backdoors. If he couldn't do even this, he should quit weaponsmithing.
"I'm too much of a legend. I'm so legendary that they have all forgotten that my official profession is a weaponsmith."
Yes. That was his official profession. He himself had nearly forgotten about that as well. However, there was no denying that he was officially registered as a weaponsmith, not a character master or a warrior.
Su Yu started observing both Zhan Wushuang and Yu Sheng stealthily. If they knew the location of the exit, they might accidentally expose it. Meanwhile, the scene outside kept changing.
They were viewing the outside world through Frost Divine King's perspective. After a while, Su Yu noted that they had reached the entrance of the seventh level. They could hear all the noise outside.
The moment Frost King arrived, a divine king asked, "Done?"
"Yes. Done."
"Good."
The second divine king looked at the mirror and asked, "How many?"
"180."
"Sigh. I guess this is acceptable."
That was the number of survivors. Including the Invincibles and Pseudo Invincibles outside the weapon, there were only 190 survivors. Around 500 had perished.
Frost Divine King asked, "How are the other races dealing with this?"
"The immortals and devils did something similar. I'm unsure about the humans, but they did remove all their people as well. Very few humans are left in the wild."
"So the seventh level is essentially empty now?"
"Yeah."
The two divine kings did not bother to hide their conversation from those in the mirror. Those in the mirror only knew that the other races were doing the same. The survivors had mostly taken shelter in heaven weapons or secret realms. One could say that almost everyone on the seventh level had gathered in one place.
***
Little did they know, about sixty tunnels had collapsed outside.
Some of the Invincibles outside frowned upon seeing that.
At this point, only about 1,200 survivors remained. Two-thirds of the people inside the mansion had died. There were around six hundred survivors among the immortals, devils, and divines. The humans and dragons had roughly four hundred survivors. The rest of the survivors were the members of the ancient and minor races. Many of the ancient and minor races had lost everyone they sent into the mansion.
"Is the nine-leaf skylotus not mature yet?"
"Probably not."
"Sigh. Two-thirds have died."
Many sighed regretfully. This was truly a disaster. They didn't even feel anything from the recently collapsed tunnels anymore. They were already numb to this. After all, people had been dying in swathes since the very beginning.
***
In the human encampment outside the mansion.
Great Zhou King and Great Xia King observed silently as those from the other races died out of nowhere. The humans were the exception. Noticing that, Great Zhou King frowned.
Great Xia King asked, "What is it?"
"The people of the various races should all be hiding in the various safe houses at the moment. If someone managed to break into one of these safe houses, everyone inside would die. It's too weird for only a part of the people from the three major races to die at the same time. What's the point of sparing some and killing the rest after breaking into these safe houses?"
Great Xia King hesitated slightly and said, "Maybe there were three attackers..."
"Yes, but all those people have died instantly. The killers were probably Invincibles. This would only happen if the killers were three human Invincibles attacking in a coordinated manner."
Great Xia King thought about it and said, "Are you saying that their Invincibles did it themselves?"
"Yes." Great Zhou King said, "That is the only answer for the orderly manner in which all those people have died. The Invincibles must have withdrawn everyone else from the safe houses and killed the ones refusing to leave."
Great Xia King nodded. That was a reasonable deduction.
"Are they...doing this because of Lan Tian?"
"Not necessarily."
At that, Great Xia King's expression changed drastically. He looked at the ancient city behind him and asked, "Did he really enter?"
"What do you think?"
"..."
Great Xia King was rendered speechless. After a long silence, he said, "It's easy to enter, but it won't be so easy to leave. I suspect something big will happen when he leaves."
"Definitely." Great Zhou King said, "I'm curious. How does he intend to return to the ancient city after leaving? Some people must have guessed that he's inside. Those inside must have killed in such an orderly fashion to send a message to those outside as well. Apart from Lan Tian, who else is capable of making them do this?"
"Su Yu!"
Great Xia King calmed down again. Yes. Su Yu was the only person who could force those Invincibles to do something like this. Because of him, they were killing their own people just to send a message outside.
Su Yu was inside.
They had noticed that. And they were currently looking for Su Yu. They were killing so many people to make it harder for Su Yu to hide among them.
Great Xia King asked, "When did you learn about this?"
"This is merely a random guess."
"No. You must have learned of it long ago."
Great Xia King snorted coldly and looked at the ancient city again. He frowned and asked, "Who's the kid in there, then?"
"Can't you guess?"
Great Xia King thought for a bit and said, "It's too hard to guess. Maybe Liu Hong?"
"Probably."
Great Xia King nodded and said nothing else. He looked around and noted that all the Invincibles were hiding in the void, making it hard for him to see their reaction. But he knew that Su Yu's whereabouts had been exposed.
At this point, those inside and outside the mansion were already aware that he was inside. Of course, nobody was absolutely certain yet since Su Yu was still nowhere to be found.
***
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Hidden somewhere underground, Lan Tian was smiling to himself. So the kid was here. How interesting.
Hopefully, the kid would bring him more surprises.
***
At the same time.
Topsoil Spirit sighed and said, "Don't go against the humans. That guy is too loved by fortune. I'm not worried about anyone else except him. Just look at all the Heaven Index fellows who have died because of him. I don't want to be one of them."
Beside him, a five elemental Invincible frowned and said, "Are you certain he's here?"
"A hundred percent. He's hiding somewhere. I doubt he's among us. Our race is too weak. He will probably pick a stronger race."
The Invincible said, "In that case, the Invincibles of the major races might give up on the nine-leaf skylotus and focus on killing him instead."
He wasn't sure if this was a good or bad thing.
***
Elsewhere.
The Heaven Department head studied the pavilion members in front of him. There were about ten of them, and these were the only survivors remaining.
He inspected them one by one as suns and moons spun in his eyes. After a long while, a portal appeared in front of him as he said, "Enter."
The pavilion members looked at each other with hesitation before entering. After taking them all into his secret realm, the Heaven Department head sank into thought. Where was Su Yu hiding right now?
That kid was getting better and better at hiding.
***
Su Yu was nowhere to be seen yet everyone was certain that Su Yu was on the seventh level. Some of the Invincibles were even starting to think of ways to lure him out. This would keep the major race Invincibles busy and distract them from the nine-leaf skylotus.
Yes. As of this moment, Su Yu had become a bigger prize than the nine-leaf skylotus. They could always harvest the nine-leaf skylotus next time. But if they failed to kill Su Yu this time, would they still be the ones doing the killing during their next encounter with him?
And thus, someone who had yet to reveal himself occupied the attention of all the Invincibles.
Not even He Tu had enjoyed so much attention from the Invincibles.
Poor He Tu.
Chapter 1478: Schemes Upon Schemes (1)
"Everyone wants me dead!"
Su Yu continued grumbling to himself. It felt as though the malice of all these people was turning corporeal, slowly forming an encircling around him. They might as well shout loudly that they knew he was here.
At the peak fourth-tier, the tribulation character was amazingly sharp. However, it was still not good enough to pinpoint the source of any potential danger. It would be great if he could grow the tribulation character to a level where it could detect the source of danger as well.
He wondered if it would gain such an ability at the fifth tier. That would be an extremely convenient ability to have. He would not need to rack his brain so much anymore. He longed to be someone who could live without using his brain. He once heard that using one's brain too much would accelerate the aging process.
"There are too many Invincibles here. I don't have the ability to face any of them. My unknown whereabouts is my sole advantage over them. I am far from properly defeating an Invincible. Here, I won't receive the help of any stone statues. Xing Yue is the only person I can rely on, but I don't know if she will be willing to help me."
In the end, nobody could be more reliable than himself. Unfortunately, he was not strong enough to solve this issue himself. In that case, he had to try entering the Devote King's residence and rely on the death spirits. Since he didn't have enough strength, he had to borrow the strength of others.
"If I could consume the nine-leaf skylotus, I might be able to grow enough to put up a fight against Invincibles."
Yes. The nine-leaf skylotus was his sole option to turn this situation around. He had to first snatch the skylotus before facing his enemies. That was a straightforward goal.
"Thus, I have to remain calm even if more people were to die. I can only expose myself right before snatching the treasure."
Suddenly, a voice rang out in the air.
"Hahaha! I'm back!"
While roaring with laughter, He Tu charged out of the entrance and spread his death qi everywhere. Seven Invincibles attacked together. Su Yu saw several familiar faces, such as the golden-masked Heaven Department head and the spear-wielding Qin Zhen.
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Su Yu was quite surprised by what he saw. He Tu seemed incredibly strong, to the point all his opponents were forced to retreat. The other death sovereign was doing very well as well. Not even the Heaven Department head could face them. The Invincibles were only maintaining their slight advantage through their numerical superiority. Were they really so weak?
Su Yu was feeling quite doubtful. Were all seventh-degree Eternals not equal? If that were the case, it would be understandable for the Heaven Department head to be weaker than the two death sovereigns. It was hard for Su Yu to say since this wasn't a cultivation level he understood.
But...where were the Rivers of Time? Why did it feel like they weren't even trying? Or perhaps it was pointless to open the River of Time when fighting Invincibles since everyone could do the same?
Numerous ideas emerged in Su Yu's mind.
Eventually, he thought of something. He discovered that even Xia Longwu, an incredibly ferocious fighter, was taking it slow when fighting the two death sovereigns. It was obvious. Xia Longwu was the Carnage King, someone feared by the myriad races. Someone like him was staying behind Qin Zhen, throwing a saber attack forth casually every now and then.
"They are all holding back!"
Understanding dawned on Su Yu. He was rendered speechless.
Fuck!
Su Yu finally understood why He Tu was able to retreat safely so many times. So these bastard Invincibles were all pulling their punches. They might be making a big deal out of this, but only those below the Invincible Realm were truly worried about He Tu. Meanwhile, these old foxes were all scheming against each other.
"Sure enough, one will need a lot of courage to reach the Invincible Realm. Even death spirits are nothing in their eyes."
Su Yu observed those around him. Even when they were witnessing the battle inside the heaven weapon, they all looked incredibly amazed and alarmed.
Su Yu was completely unimpressed. With their numerical superiority and someone who was absolutely stronger than the two death sovereigns, they were making He Tu seem a lot more impressive than he was. He Tu was able to fight five Invincibles alone.
What nonsense.
Ultimately, death spirits were dead. They had forgotten a lot of things. Yes, death qi was strong. But there was no doubt that a death spirit would be weaker compared to a living being in the same cultivation level.
Even so, He Tu was somehow handling so many Invincibles without much trouble. Just look at He Tu. Just look at how he was roaring in excitement. Sure enough, death spirits were dumb.
Well, there was no helping it. One shouldn't expect someone dead to have a brain.
While roaring with laughter, He Tu said, "Hahaha! Garbage! The seventh level is my turf! Don't even dream of stopping me here!"
"..."
Su Yu continued watching in silence as the Invincibles pretended to have a hard time against He Tu.
Su Yu could sense the death tunnel in Devote King's residence shaking. He could also sense the death qi leaking out of the death tunnel. Sure enough, He Tu had managed to displace the saber in charge of suppressing the death tunnel.
It was likely that He Tu could still control that weapon slightly. However, he wouldn't be able to do anything if the Invincibles hadn't allowed him to enter the seventh level.
"So powerful!"
"These death spirits are too strong! At this rate, we might lose the seventh level to them!"
"..."
The divines around Su Yu were still worrying about the death spirits.
Just then, someone appeared before them with a flicker. It was Zhan Wushuang. He glanced outside and said, "Don't worry. Even if He Tu were to succeed, there are many Invincibles here. Don't forget that."
"But..."
"Don't worry." Zhan Wushuang continued, "Just stay here. It will be fine. The treasures are no longer that important. We only need to wait for the fight over the skylotus to settle down before leaving."
He looked at the others and warned, "Don't run around. Stay still. I don't care what you have in mind, but remember that there are numerous Invincibles out there. Don't do anything you will regret."
Like the other divines, Su Yu looked at Zhan Wushuang with a look of admiration. Inwardly, he was wondering if these words were actually meant for him. Was Zhan Wushuang suspecting that he was here?
Then again, it didn't matter. It wasn't like Zhan Wushuang would lose anything by saying these words.
Yu Sheng came over and coldly said, "You are free to observe the battle outside, but stay still. Do you understand?"
"Yes." Su Yu gave the same answer before asking, "Lord, what is that whirlpool up there? Is that the exit? Should we leave through the whirlpool in the event of danger?"
Yu Sheng looked at Su Yu with contempt. But he knew the owner of the identity Su Yu had stolen. Thus, he still gave an answer, "You can only leave with us. This is a precaution against anything unexpected."
That was not really an answer. But there was no need for him to give an answer. He was essentially warning them to be obedient if they wanted to live. The whirlpool was naturally not the true exit.
Just then, Yu Sheng's gaze instinctively stopped at a certain spot momentarily. Su Yu did not even look over, but he knew that Yu Sheng was looking at a pavilion. Was that the real exit?
Then again, he had to be careful lest this be a trap as well. As a Pseudo Invincible, Yu Sheng was probably not that brainless. Even if he didn't suspect Su Yu, he wouldn't do something so obvious.
Su Yu did not mind. He never intended to leave through the proper exit. That would be too dangerous as the Invincible could be waiting at the other side.
Like the other Mountainseas, he continued observing the battle outside. After a while, he stopped as the battle was too fast for him to follow properly. He found an empty spot and sat down cross-legged before blanking out. He looked like he was worrying about his future.
Just then, Zhan Wushuang approached him and sat down. With a smile, Zhan Wushuang said, "Yun Hao, are you thinking of leaving?"
Su Yu hurriedly stood up and greeted, "Prince Wushuang!"
"Be at ease." Zhan Wushuang asked gently, "Are you thinking of leaving?"
Su Yu sighed and said, "To be precise, I wish to go back. So many people have died. I'm scared. You might look down on me for this, but I only want to return alive. Nothing else. None of those treasures matter anymore. There were over six hundred of us in the beginning. Less than a third of us are left."
Zhan Wushuang nodded and sighed, "Yeah. A ruthless scoundrel is in the mansion. That is only expected."
Su Yu nodded, "Yeah, the death spirits are cruel. These people have all died once. Why are they still cruel? Can't the Myriad Realms deal with them?"
Zhan Wushuang glanced at Su Yu and said, "There will be a way. Rest well."
"Prince...I'm scared. Can we talk more?"
Su Yu flashed Zhan Wushuang his most earnest expression, the expression of a nobody who had finally found a chance to talk with someone important. But Zhan Wushuang was already losing interest.
Was this not Su Yu? He must have been too paranoid. Everyone looked like Su Yu in disguise for him.
Whatever.
Then, he moved to a different person and started chatting with that person.
Inwardly, Su Yu started cursing. What game was this guy playing? Yes, Zhan Wushuang was a lot older than him. But compared to him, Zhan Wushuang was akin to a baby in terms of scheming. These people had been raised too well by their seniors. They had not experienced the cruelty of the world enough. Su Yu thought that he was different. He had been a schemer since young.
At that, he suddenly recalled Chen Hao, his childhood friend. He was starting to miss Chen Hao.
Sigh.
He didn't recall seeing Chen Hao in the mansion. What a pity...no, it was no pity at all. It would be much safer for Chen Hao to stay away from the mansion this time around. How strong was Chen Hao now? Did he manage to enter the Martial Dragon Guard? Or did he further his studies in the Martial Dragon War Academy?
Previously, Su Yu heard that Chen Hao was already a Skysoar. However, he had not opened too many acupoints before making his breakthrough. Thus, he became a relatively weak Skysoar. Su Yu couldn't help but wonder if Great Xia would take him into consideration and give Chen Hao some help out of respect for him.
In truth, Su Yu found it boring to scheme or even compete against these so-called young geniuses. They were all too innocent. They had been protected too well while growing up. They had been provided with whatever they wanted since their childhood. In such an environment, there was no need for them to use their wits too much.
They only needed to focus on their strength. They only needed to grow as strong as possible. The true schemers were the old fossils. But that was a result of experience, not true cunning. Comparatively, those from the minor and human races were much more cunning. Why? Because they had to make up for their lack of strength with their wits.
In truth, Su Yu envied the young geniuses who could live without using their brains.
Chapter 1479: Schemes Upon Schemes (2)
Before long, He Tu and Dummy were forced out of the seventh level again. Just before leaving, He Tu roared with laughter and declared arrogantly, "I'll be back! Wait for me!"
"Dumbass."
That was Su Yu's review of He Tu. What was there to be smug about? When the nine-leaf skylotus was about to bloom, He Tu would be dragged into the seventh level by the Invincibles even if he didn't want to enter. How could they sow chaos without He Tu around?
Without chaos, how were the Invincibles supposed to fight for the skylotus?
Su Yu finally understood what the Invincibles were scheming.
"Where are my teacher and the others?"
Su Yu wondered if his teacher and the others were fine. He also wondered about the little furball. Was the little furball fine with Yellow Nine? Where were the other super experts like Hollow? Were they targeting the nine-leaf skylotus as well?
"Hollow...has a chance. He is very strong. More importantly, he's good at spatial manipulation. But the Invincibles will also be wary of him. Mo Duona can't use his talisman before Hollow shows up or it might fail."
Su Yu thought over the matter and concluded that he didn't have too many trump cards. His sole trump card was...Xing Yue.
"Yes. Xing Yue!"
Su Yu's eyes flickered. Everyone was focused on him and the other experts. But very few were paying much attention to the death spirits. After all, the nine-leaf skylotus was useless for death spirits. Perhaps even the heavenly laws would stop the death spirits from obtaining it. Thus, the Invincibles would not be on guard against death spirits when it was time to fight for the nine-leaf skylotus.
However, Xing Yue was no regular death spirit. She was his!
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"Thus, I do stand a chance as well. But I have to place my hope on Xing Yue. Apart from Mo Duona, nobody knows that I have a backer from the Death Realm. A backer is a backer, even if it's rather unreliable."
Su Yu made up his mind. He would rely on Xing Yue. She would decide whether he would succeed or not. Of course, it would still be extremely dangerous. The Invincibles would not give up on the nine-leaf skylotus so easily. Xing Yue was at risk of being beaten to death after snatching the skylotus.
Su Yu sank into thought.
"The moment I show myself, the various Invincibles will focus on me instead of Xing Yue. But that will put me in danger."
Su Yu frowned. Should he risk himself? That was one of the methods, but he could only use it if he had the confidence to survive the Invincibles.
"Eighth level..."
Numerous thoughts emerged in Su Yu's mind. He would show himself to steal the treasure. He would fail and escape to the eighth level in desperation. The Invincibles would focus on him, giving Xing Yue the chance to steal the treasure and flee.
Unfortunately, Xing Yue was rather uncooperative. Should he coax her into doing it? Or should he fool her into doing it?
Furthermore, she would return to the Death Realm with the treasure. Meanwhile, he would be stuck on the eighth level. What, then?
How troublesome.
Should he flee to the Death Realm instead?
Just then, Old Hao walked up to him and asked softly, "Yun Hao, how does it feel to converse with Prince Wushuang?"
"He is truly worthy of being the number one genius of our divine race." Su Yu sighed with admiration and said, "He is neither proud or hot-tempered. He is not always calm and gentle. He is amazing."
As he spoke, he looked at the distant Zhan Wushuang with an expression of worship. He was essentially confessing his love for Zhan Wushuang. In truth, he was busy using his source qi and willpower to study and explore the heaven weapon. Naturally, he was avoiding detection with his deceit character.
Only Invincibles could damage heaven weapons. Su Yu was no Invincible. But he could still blast a way out if he knew the backdoor. The heaven weapon was essentially a cage. And he did not intend to stay in this cage. He continued exploring his surroundings. He was taking it slow as this was a weapon bound to the Frost King.
Outside, calm had returned.
All the Invincibles were staying silent. It wouldn't be long before the nine-leaf skylotus was done blooming. Everyone could see the projection of the skylotus in the sky. Slowly, the eighth petal opened. And finally, the skylotus bloomed fully. Its beauty was mesmerizing.
"One last petal."
Someone gasped and said, "The nine-leaf skylotus will bloom fully in about two days."
And that would be the start of the true battle.
***
At the same time.
Devote King's residence.
The Pseudo Invincibles in charge of guarding the pond were all focused on the courtyard. At the moment, the courtyard was filled with death qi while the floating saber had been moved slightly aside.
In the middle of the pond was a blooming nine-leaf skylotus. Nearby, the power of time rippled about in the air. All the Pseudo Invincibles were staring at the skylotus longingly.
One of them spoke softly, "What a treasure. A single petal is probably worth as much as a carrier treasure."
And there were nine petals in total.
"More importantly, this isn't something you can buy with carrier treasures."
"Yeah. This is something one can use to become a Pseudo Emperor."
At present, all Daofuses were considered Pseudo Emperors. Nobody could avoid longing for such a treasure. However, they all knew that this wasn't something they could covet when so many Invincibles were waiting for it.
Suddenly, the air rippled as one expert after another appeared. These were not Invincibles. Rather, they were Pseudo Invincibles. The ones who had been missing after entering the mansion.
September of the iron devourer race. Skyeater of the ancient hou race. Endless Passage of the fate race. Heavencurse of the celestial chasm race. There were four of them. They were among the top ten experts on the newly refreshed Dao Affirmation Ranking. All of them had arrived.
While snacking on a humanoid life form, the hou grinned and said, "Is everyone here? Well, this isn't surprising. Dao affirmation is too hard for the likes of us. The difference in the strength of our three bodies are too big. It's too hard to merge them. This treasure is the only thing that can help us. Even a petal or two will be enough for us to achieve balance and complete the merger."
Yes. They were here for the nine-leaf skylotus as well. The biggest function of the nine-leaf skylotus was to strengthen one's tri-life bodies.
The fusion of tri-life bodies was extremely difficult for top Pseudo Invincibles like them as some of their tri-life bodies were too strong. With the nine-leaf skylotus, they might be able to achieve balance and complete the fusion. That would allow them to complete their dao affirmations. These were individuals who would be as strong or even stronger than Xia Longwu upon completing their dao affirmations.
Why? Because they were already strong enough to fight Invincibles as Pseudo Invincibles. Any of them could fight an Invincible with just a future body.
After taking another bite of his snack, the hou opened his bloody mouth and said, "Where's Hollow? That fellow must be here as well."
Not far away, September was busy eating while rubbing his belly. With a silly expression, he said, "He's probably here. His tri-life bodies are even more out of balance than ours. The coffin lid he stole must have been fused into his past body. His future body is too weak to keep up. Am I right, Hollow?"
"I'm not here." Hollow's voice rang out from thin air. He sighed and continued, "Why must you focus on me? You should be focusing on Endless Passage and Heavencurse instead. Our combat styles are very straightforward. But those two are too mysterious. Their races are not allied to each other, but they are very dangerous. You should be keeping an eye on them instead, not me."
While immersing himself in the River of Time, Endless Passage smiled and said, "Hollow, our mysteriousness is nothing before you. You have the coffin lid of Tiangu and the Culture Tomb of humanity."
They continued chatting among themselves, completely ignoring the other Pseudo Invincibles below them. They were arrogant. However, the Pseudo Invincibles below them could only stare at them solemnly.
Finally, an Invincible arrived. He glanced at the newly arrived Pseudo Emperors with his glowing eyes and said coldly, "Are you targeting the skylotus as well?"
September flashed an honest smile and said, "I'm only here to enjoy the show. Please calm your anger, Lord Devil King..."
He laughed and continued, "I don't have the courage to provoke the devils. Right, where's Immortal King Yueshi?"
At that, Immortal King Yueshi walked out of thin air.
He glared at September coldly and said, "September, are you looking for me?"
The moment September saw Immortal King Yueshi, he started salivating. He hurriedly sucked his saliva back and said, "Wow, you're very strong. Don't misunderstand me. My race is known for our peaceful nature. We don't fight. We don't kill."
After a slight pause, he added, "We don't collect treasures. We don't eat."
Even as he said that, he was still salivating. He sent a voice transmission, "Skyeater, Hollow, can you lure him away? Let's lure him somewhere alone and knock him out. We can roast him and eat him together." Dıscover more novels at NoveI-Fire.ɴet
Immortal King Yueshi. He might not be too old, but he was still an old fossil who had survived the previous epoch. He must taste good. He was a fifth-degree Eternal. That was very strong. But top Pseudo Invincibles like September and the others did not fear the likes of him.
They would not hesitate to join hands and kill him if there was an opportunity. His flesh was too tempting. As for the devil king...they had no interest. For them, the devils smelled too bad to be eaten.
Both Skyeater and September continued salivating while staring at Immortal King Yueshi. Meanwhile, Immortal King Yueshi was staring at them coldly. He could sense a thick malice toward him from them.
Had they forgotten that they were mere Pseudo Invincibles? How impudent. Were they really thinking of eating him? Were they mad? Yes. He could feel their desire. No, he could see it. He could see the saliva dripping from their mouths.
What madness.
Having noticed the same, the devil king vanished with a thoughtful expression. Even as a devil king, he could feel just how powerful these Pseudo Invincibles were.
One could say that these Pseudo Invincibles were all greatly loved by fortune. Some had powerful future bodies and some had powerful past bodies. They were more than capable of facing Invincibles in battle. Unlike some Pseudo Invincibles who could only survive against Invincibles, they could face Invincibles equally and even kill the Invincibles they were fighting.
This was the level of the strongest Pseudo Invincibles in existence. For most people, they could be treated as Invincibles. Any other Pseudo Invincible would have died for daring to look at Immortal King Yueshi with such a gaze.
A momentary silence descended as they all sank into thought.
Suddenly, everyone's expressions changed. Numerous individuals appeared out of nowhere. They varied in appearances, but they were all wailing in a uniform manner, "I have been wronged! Apologize! Apologize to me!"
"I have been wronged!"
"I feel bad!"
At that, the seventh level started trembling lightly. It wasn't as intense, but that still caused the Pseudo Invincibles to pale.
Boom!
Abruptly, two bursts of auras rippled out of thin air. With a groan, someone dropped down from a black hole. Then, an individual clad in black robe walked out of the black hole and coldly said, "Lan Tian, are you challenging me?"
The individual in black robe was none other than Heavencurse, fourth on the Dao Affirmation Ranking.
Meanwhile, Lan Tian was sixth on the Dao Affirmation Ranking.
Numerous figures appeared in the sky. One after another, they rotted away. The various Lan Tians continued wailing, "You're too cruel! You're heartless!"
A snort rang out.
It was Heavencurse.
A wave of deadly qi started rippling out of his body. Seeing that, the Pseudo Invincibles below them hurriedly moved away. The deadly qi was not death qi, but it had the ability to erase everything.
Chapter 1480: Schemes Upon Schemes (3)
Noticing that there were still countless Lan Tians around, Heavencurse's expression changed as he said, "Lan Tian. What an incredible individual."
Lan Tian might not be stronger than him, but Lan Tian was most certainly not much weaker than him. For some reason, Lan Tian seemed even stronger here in the mansion. Whenever Lan Tian wailed, the sound waves would attack his sea of willpower, injuring him in an imperceptible manner.
"Heavencurse!"
Lan Tian said, "Your father killed Ye Batian. Tiansheng once swore to kill your entire family and erase your entire race. Heavencurse! You have an inauspicious name! As fellow Heavens (Tian), we should be family! But you're going to die!"
Heavencurse coldly said, "Feel free to kill me if you can. Lan Tian, right? I will remember your name."
"Lan Tian!"
"Lan Tian!"
The voices started reverberating in the air as one Lan Tian after another rotted away.
Numerous clones died, but not a single death spirit appeared. These were mere clones. Thus, their deaths would not trigger the appearance of death spirits.
Lan Tian continued wailing, "You're bullying me! Heavencurse, you're bullying me! You're a bully!"
A massive sense of resentment enveloped the entire seventh level. Suddenly, a rumble rang out. A fiendish face appeared in the air and swallowed a clump of Heavencurse's deadly qi.
Splurt!
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Instantly, Heavencurse coughed a mouthful of blood. He hurriedly erased his blood and exclaimed in horror, "You..."
Lan Tian wailed away, "You must die! Die! Die! How can you kill my clones? Die! Die! Die! Die! Die!"
Fuck!
Heavencurse had always been the one to curse others to death. Today, he had somehow met his match. Lan Tian's wail had resonated with something incorporeal, producing the fiendish face that was even stronger than his curse.
It had shattered his curse with only a single bite.
Finally, Lan Tian stopped wailing. Instead, he asked while sobbing, "Why must you bully me? Why? Why? Why? You can't bully me anymore! I'm small and weak..."
One Invincible after another appeared around them. They all stared at the sky with odd expressions. With their appearance, Lan Tian vanished and started wailing again, "You're bully me! I have been wronged! I'm suffering! Little Su Yu! Help me! They are bullying me!"
At that, the expressions of the Invincibles changed slightly. Suddenly, Lan Tian laughed and said, "Teehee, hahaha, hehehe, my Little Su Yu is right here! He is among you! He is half my disciple! He has learned his art of disguise from me! He's amazing!"
"Lan Tian! Stop misleading everyone with ridiculous rumors!"
Immortal King Yueshi said, "What can a mere Su Yu do? Even if he's a freak, this is the Luminous Domain Mansion. Would he dare to show his face here?"
"Teehee, he's coming soon! Teehee, he's coming soon! He will kill you all! Kill you all!" Kill!"
His voice started drifting further away from them. Several Invincibles appeared from the void with numerous captured clones. One of them said, "He has too many clones. There is no way to detect his real body."
"There is something sinister about him."
"More importantly, he seems to have resonated with something on the seventh level. That power of resentment is incredibly powerful."
As Invincibles, they were able to see much more than an ordinary person. Heavencurse's curse had actually been defeated by something similar to a curse. That was quite unbelievable. Prior to this, he was ranked at the top of the Dao Affirmation Ranking. It did not matter if the previous ranking wasn't perfectly accurate.
There must be a reason for him to be ranked so highly. He had been able to fight Invincibles evenly for a very long time. And today, he had suffered in the hands of Lan Tian. The Invincibles had unsightly expressions. That lunatic had been growing crazier and crazier. He had been killing people randomly. More importantly, he was unbelievably strong.
One of the Pseudo Invincibles guarding the pond exclaimed in surprise, "Lord Immortal King, is Su Yu really here?"
Immortal King Yueshi replied, "Does that matter? What can a mere Cloudbreach do? This is not an ancient city."
"Yes, I understand. But is he here?"
Immortal King Yueshi frowned and said, "Why do you ask? Why does that matter to you?"
What was that expression?
So what if Su Yu was here? Even a lunatic like Lan Tian couldn't do anything big, much less a mere Su Yu. Immortal King Yueshi couldn't understand this. What was this reaction? He had seen way too many freaks to be impressed by Su Yu.
***
At that time, the top Pseudo Invincibles started leaving one after another. It felt as though they were only here to show their faces. After giving the death tunnel a glance, Heavencurse left as well.
***
At the same time.
In the death tunnel.
The various death sovereigns were waiting in excitement.
Suddenly, a sinister voice rang out in the tunnel, "Respected lord sovereigns, I am Heavencurse of the celestial chasm race. I am willing to help with your freedom. I wish to form an alliance with all of you. To be specific, I am proposing an ancient alliance between my race and all of you. If you agree, we will help all of you enter the seventh level."
Xing Yue had an odd expression, but a death sovereign beside her smiled and said, "Celestial chasm race? The ancient fallen race? The Celestial Chasm Realm is right beside our Death Realm. Only a wall separates us."
"That doesn't matter. There is no tunnel there apart from some tiny cracks. Those cracks are insufficient to free us. Only some tiny fellows can leave through those cracks."
The ancient death sovereigns started discussing among themselves. Xing Yue was unaware of many of the things they were talking about.
A death sovereign laughed and said, "Interesting. The celestial chasm race is actually proposing an alliance. Do we agree?"
"Sure."
"Why not? These living beings are always so confident of themselves. They are merely trying to borrow our strength to achieve their goal. Just agree. Their goal does not conflict with our goal."
Before long, the death sovereigns looked at Xing Yue. One of them asked, "What about you, Xing Yue?"
After a short silence, Xing Yue asked, "Will the so-called ancient alliance be restrictive toward us? How does it work? Also, how did he send his voice to the Death Realm? This should not be possible for a living being."
At the very least, this shouldn't be possible for this sealed tunnel. This was still possible for the ancient city tunnels provided one had the permission of the stone statues.
"Because he's from the celestial chasm race." The ancient death sovereign explained, "They have been cooperating with death spirits for many years. This is merely a small trick. As for the ancient alliance, you're too young to know about it. The Celestial Chasm Realm had cooperated several times with the Death Realm before. The heavenly laws served as the witness for these oaths. This time, they are probably targeting the nine-leaf skylotus. We only want to go out and link up with He Tu."
Xing Yue asked, "Do you intend to accept this proposal?"
"Why not?"
Xing Yue thought about it and nodded. That was understandable. The skylotus was useless for death spirits. They only wanted to leave.
Xing Yue said, "Can the celestial chasm race help us bypass the heavenly laws and leave the Death Realm?"
"I don't know, but any help is better than none."
Xing Yue stopped asking. She wondered if she should notify her disobedient subordinate about this. The celestial chasm race was actually capable of sending messages into the Death Realm. She was unaware of this before. How embarrassing.
Heavencurse must have used a unique method to accomplish this feat since not one of the Invincibles out there noticed anything.
"Su Yu isn't actively absorbing my death qi with his yang acupoint. Is he hiding somewhere? Should I send some death qi his way and expose him?"
Xing Yue started fantasizing of Su Yu's death. Should she do it? At worst, she would suffer a tiny punishment from the heavenly laws. After thinking about it, she snorted and gave up on the temptation.
That crafty fox might have a way to handle this. If she attempted it and failed, he would most definitely take his revenge against her. He could simply start absorbing her death qi again. Before long, the death sovereigns around her would sense her weakness. At that point, they wouldn't hesitate to devour her.
She decided to spare Su Yu for now. Thus, she started rippling her death qi through the death qi connection without increasing the intensity. These ripples could only be understood by both Su Yu and her.
***
At the same time.
Su Yu blanked out slightly before neutralizing the tiny bit of death qi in his body.
His death qi connection had been restored the moment Xing Yue arrived. However, the amount of death qi flowing through from it had been low enough for him to neutralize before anyone could notice anything. He could keep this up as long as he wasn't absorbing death qi with his yang acupoint. There seemed to be a message in the recently arrived death qi.
Su Yu focused on it. Before long, the look in his eyes changed.
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Celestial chasm race?
Impressive. That was a race capable of colluding with the death spirits. Could they be considered the traitors of all living beings, then?
Su Yu sank into thought, thinking of ways to make use of this information.
"Perhaps...this would be the perfect chance for a death spirit to snatch the nine-leaf skylotus with the assistance of others. But Xing Yue needs to be obedient for this to work. Xing Yue will also require the assistance of the other death sovereigns and Heavencurse..."
That would greatly increase her chances of succeeding.
Su Yu made use of the death qi connection to send a message back to Xing Yue.
***
At the same time, Frost Divine King frowned and started looking around. Did He Tu spread so much death qi on the seventh level that he was sensing it out of nowhere? He focused on his mirror but couldn't find anything wrong.
However, he was certain there were some weak death qi undulations nearby just moments ago. He sent his willpower into his mirror, but he found nothing unusual. Then, he waved his hand and removed all the death qi in his immediate surroundings.
Nearby, a divine king sent him a voice transmission, "What are you doing? Don't disperse the death qi or the death tunnel won't open. We need chaos to face the coming battle."
Frost Divine King had no argument. Thus, he allowed his surroundings to be filled with death qi yet again. Yes. The Invincibles were no longer making any effort to remove the death qi in the air. They were all waiting for the death tunnel to open.
All of them were waiting patiently. All except...Qin Zhen. He was working very hard to remove the death qi around him. Nobody knew if he was really so dumb or if he was simply good at acting. Nobody knew if he was doing this because he disliked death qi or if he was really trying to prevent the death tunnel from opening.
Chapter 1481: Who's Silly? Who's Dumb? (1)
"The nine-leaf skylotus will bloom soon!"
One more day passed.
Near the entrance, a dragon Invincible said, "Everyone, it's time for a talk. There is no need for this silence. There is only one nine-leaf skylotus. Who will take it?"
A divine king coldly said, "Who? Who do you think? Who will say no to it? If talking is enough, we would have talked long ago."
The dragon remained calm. He said, "There is a divine Eternal in the Devote King's residence. The dragon race has not stationed any Eternal here. Both our Eternals are here. Isn't that the same as giving up on the skylotus? If a discussion isn't possible, we won't stay here anymore."
Clearly, the dragon king was looking for an excuse to stop guarding the entrance. In truth, that was the case for many of these Invincibles. Should they allow He Tu to enter? That might actually benefit them.
An immortal king said, "He Tu and the unknown death spirit are both incredibly strong. We still need to keep watch over this place. In my opinion, the Heaven Department head is incredibly strong as well. He should spend a little bit more time here to watch over the entrance."
The department head stayed silent. The various races seemed to have reached the same conclusion. Since he was the strongest, he should be the one to remain.
Someone laughed and said, "The humans look very strong as well. They haven't suffered much loss either. Perhaps the humans should stay here and help the Heaven Department head."
Zhu Tianfang laughed and said, "What are you talking about? I am an enemy of the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. If I stay, we might start fighting each other before He Tu is even here. This is a bad idea. The immortals are different. They are friends to everyone, including the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. You guys should be the ones staying behind instead."
"Are the humans unwilling to remain?"
Just then, one Invincible after another appeared from the void. Nobody said anything. They merely stared at the humans and Heaven Department head silently. They were silently pressuring the humans and the department head to stay behind.
There were only four human Invincibles in the mansion while the department head was alone. Meanwhile, there were over twenty Invincibles of the other races in the mansion.
The look in Zhu Tianfang's eyes changed slightly as he asked, "Is this proper?"
"Yes." A seventh-degree Eternal divine, Lightning Divine King, stepped forth with flickering electrical currents around him and said, "I believe so. The humans have benefited a lot this time. Are Lan Tian and Su Yu really not humans anymore? You know the answer better than us. They have killed countless geniuses of the various races. It is only proper that the humans put in more work to make up for that. I also believe that the humans are why He Tu is currently in the mansion."
A devil king joined in, "The humans have benefited massively from killing the geniuses of the immortal race and framing Mo Duona for it. Do you really think that we're blind? This is not up to you. You're going to remain on guard duty here."
The various races focused on the humans. This was only natural since the humans had suffered the lowest number of casualties in the mansion. Furthermore, the humans had never stopped being the public enemy of the various races. Prior to this, the various races had merely been too busy to deal with them. Now, it was finally time for the humans to pay.
Everyone but humans could fight for the nine-leaf skylotus once it bloomed. That was the decision they had reached.
Feeling the pressure of the various Invincibles, Zhu Tianfang laughed, "What's the point of this?"
"Stop wasting time." Immortal King Xuan He said, "Just stay here or the humans will start suffering."
After a slight pause, he added, "Or perhaps you can hand over Su Yu and Lan Tian. In that case, we can even let you get the nine-leaf skylotus for free."
Zhu Tianfang grinned and asked, "Is that a serious offer?"
"Yes." Lightning Divine King had a contemptuous smile on his face as he said, "So what if we allow the king of humans to achieve Daofuse? Hand Su Yu and Lan Tian over and we will give up on the nine-leaf skylotus."
"..."
Qin Zhen couldn't resist shooting back, "What even is this? What did Su Yu do? Did he dig up your ancestral tombs or something? He's not even here yet you're willing to give up on the skylotus just to kill him."
He was left quite speechless by what he was hearing. Was Su Yu really so valuable? Was Su Yu worth more than a Daofuse? Were they viewing Su Yu as a Pseudo Emperor?
But upon further thought, Qin Zhen couldn't help but agree with that valuation. Su Yu was backed by many Pseudo Emperors. Killing him would remove all those connections. The ancient cities would not fight for humanity.
That was also the case for the ancient race of soul devourers. Thus far, they had only fought for Su Yu.
Everyone ignored Qin Zhen. They pretended he didn't exist.
Lightning Divine King looked at Zhu Tianfang and Xia Longwu before saying, "Guard this entrance and humanity will be forgiven of all the murders in the Luminous Domain Mansion. Otherwise...you will need to answer to the various races for your crimes."
Xia Longwu looked around and asked, "Are the other races determined to stand against us as well?"
Nobody answered. This was the trend. They had to follow it or sink. If they refused to cooperate, they would offend the divines, devils, and immortals. All three races had deployed a large number of Invincibles into the mansion. Including the hidden Blood Fire Devil King, they had seventeen Invincibles among them.
How about the humans? What could the humans do when the three major races reached an agreement?
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At the same time, an immortal was sending a voice transmission to the other two major races, "Why don't we kill these humans and be done with it. This is the safest option. Death spirits might lack intelligence, but they aren't exactly stupid. The moment the humans give up on fighting the death spirits, it is likely that the death spirits will turn against us instead."
He was proposing to kill the four human Invincibles.
Lightning Divine King sent a voice transmission, "We don't fear the humans, but the other races. The cooperation of our three races will threaten the other races. They will most certainly join hands. Do you think they will do nothing as we attack the humans?"
They were only here to force the humans to face the death spirits, not kill the humans. Those from the dragon, nether, fate, phoenix, and five elemental races were here as well. The three major races were powerful enough to win their support to suppress the humans.
But killing the four human Invincibles would destroy the balance, allowing the three major races to easily wipe out the other races as well. Thus, the support of the other races was not absolute. They could very well turn against the three major races when the humans were in danger, including the dragons.
They were only doing this for their own benefit. There were no true allies or enemies in here. Everyone wanted to maintain a balance instead of allowing a single party to gain superiority over the others.
Thus, it was imperative for the four human kings to remain alive. Their deaths would practically guarantee the victory of the three major races. Everyone understood this. Thus, they could only agree on suppressing the humans, not killing them. Not even the divines and devils would be allowed to kill the humans. The moment someone attempted to kill the humans, they would shift their support to maintain the balance.
Everyone sank into thought upon hearing Lightning Divine King's words. The humans wouldn't be easy to kill. But leaving them around would guarantee further trouble down the road.
While everyone was hesitating, the entrance started rippling.
He Tu was returning.
This time, the atmosphere around the entrance was completely different from before. Prior to this, everyone would do something to stop He Tu even if they were pulling their punches. This time, nobody moved.
Noticing the gazes of the various races on them, Zhu Tianfang smiled and said, "Don't look at us like this. We are not his match. What about this? The divines, devils, and immortals will each send an Eternal out as well. Coupled with us and the Heaven Department head, we will be able to handle He Tu."
Sending one per race? Wasn't that the same as abandoning the lives of these people to the humans and the Heaven Department head?
The moment the other Invincibles left, the humans would most definitely make a move against the three Invincibles left behind. Nobody would be willing to stay here with the humans.
Just then, the Heaven Department head said, "Since nobody wants to guard the entrance, we might as well give up on it. Why waste our time here? As for the skylotus, we will let our abilities determine the result."
The Invincibles looked at each other silently as the atmosphere turned odd.
***
At the same time.
Su Yu and the others heard and saw everything that was happening. They had odd expressions as well. Abandoning the entrance? After so many days of hard work, the Invincibles had decided to give up at the very end.
The entire thing felt like a giant joke. Just what was happening here? Some of them were still confused, but Su Yu understood what was happening. Thus, he wasn't too surprised. In fact, he was in a great mood. While the Frost Divine King was distracted, he had been able to discover the backdoor with his deceit character.
At the moment, his deceit character was hiding under a certain stone vein. Or to be precise, the so-called stone vein was actually a golden stripe of the heaven weapon.
"There is something wrong with this golden stripe."
This was a decent weapon. With 122 golden stripes, it was a middle-tier heaven weapon. All 122 golden stripes could be seen on the ground in the form of stone veins.
After searching all over the space, Su Yu had finally discovered something different. Many weaponsmiths had the habit of leaving their backdoors on these stripes. Such backdoors were extremely hard to detect. Furthermore, any damage done on these stripes might result in the destruction of the entire weapon.
Additionally, most weapon users would avoid touching the golden stripes carelessly. If one weren't a weaponsmith, one could easily damage one's expensive weapon by messing around with the golden stripes.
"How ruthless."
Su Yu couldn't help but wonder who was the weaponsmith in charge of forging this weapon. The backdoor had been planted in the 109th golden stripe. That was an extremely important stripe as it was the dividing line between a heaven weapon and an earth weapon. The moment it was destroyed, it could result in the destruction of the entire weapon. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on NoveI-Fire.ɴet
"Also...it is only partially bound to the Frost Divine King..."
Su Yu laughed when he noticed that. He knew what the divine king was thinking. The divine king was ready to use this weapon as a bomb as well. If it was fully bound to him, the detonation of this weapon would generate a backlash for him as well.
No wonder Su Yu had been able to explore the weapon without being detected. That was because the Frost Divine King wasn't bound too tightly to this weapon.
"So this is why."
The Frost Divine King might have bound the weapon at a deeper level before, but he had withdrawn some of his willpower in preparation of using this weapon as a bomb.
"Interesting."