Chapter 1522: Nine Transformations (3)
When Su Yu reached out to grab the cauldron, it hummed and smashed into his palm. He ignored it and persisted as all 140 golden stripes on the cauldron started shining.
Heaven weapon.
A top-tier heaven weapon.
It had even developed a small level of sentience, capable of struggling against him.
With a snort, Su Yu took his Mark of Civilization out. Seeing that, Lan Tian gasped, "No! This is a top-tier heaven weapon. It's good enough for even top experts like Great Qin King. It is probably better than even the spear Great Qin King is using."
This cauldron was the property of a general in the first place. And the general could very well be a ninth-degree Eternal in the past. After being burned by a clump of earthfire for a hundred thousand years, it had grown even more powerful than before.
Was Su Yu thinking of crushing such a cauldron?
Su Yu smiled, "A disobedient weapon is useless. Back then, I was ready to even abandon the Mark of Civilization in the event of disobedience. How can a weapon be allowed to turn against its master? Only a suitable weapon can be a good weapon. An unsuitable weapon will be a disaster in the making no matter how powerful it is."
Madman!
Once again, Lan Tian felt incomparably normal compared to a true madman like Su Yu. What nonsense. That was an excellent cauldron! How could he? Fortunately, Lan Tian wasn't a pillmaster or he would have started crying in sorrow by now. This was most likely the most powerful cauldron in existence.
Seemingly having sensed Su Yu's intention to feed it to the small book beside it, the cauldron shivered. Then, it hurriedly shrank into a cute and translucent miniature cauldron, as though it was trying to fawn over Su Yu with its cuteness.
Su Yu blanked out slightly. But soon, he said coldly, "This is unacceptable. How dare a mere weapon try to manipulate the feelings of its master? This thing must be destroyed."
"..."
What was this logic? Lan Tian didn't even know what to say anymore. When the cauldron resisted, Su Yu wanted to destroy it. When the cauldron surrendered, he still wanted to destroy. It sure was hard being a weapon these days.
Meanwhile, the Mark of Civilization floated beside Su Yu like an obedient child. It knew the temper of its master very well. Its master should never be provoked. Its master would not hesitate to destroy a weapon no matter how good the weapon was.
Just as Su Yu was about to destroy the weapon, he noticed something. He lifted the cauldron and studied it while muttering, "Will an ancient heaven weapon suit Teacher Zhao?"
Previously, he had received an ancient smithing technique. What if he wrapped the technique alongside this ancient cauldron and gave them both to his Teacher Zhao? Su Yu rubbed his chin as he considered the matter. This seemed to be a suitable gift for his teacher.
This would make an incredible gift. Even if Old Zhao rejected the gift, he could give it to Old Liu. After all, Old Liu could also use it to please Wu Yuehua, one of Su Yu's three martial mothers. That was a proper pillmaster. This cauldron would be an absolute treasure for any pillmaster.
With that in mind, Su Yu removed the lid of the cauldron. Instantly, a wave of incredible fragrance leaked out of the cauldron. The pills in the cauldron attempted to escape, but Su Yu caught them easily before sealing one of them in a jade case.
Done with that, he tossed the case to Lan Tian and asked, "Do you want any? The principal needs one for his recovery. How about you?"
"Me?" Lan Tian smiled, "Nope. I only need some corpses. Can you not take all the corpses next time? We are both fellow corpse collectors. We are fellow colleagues. That makes us competitors. Please stay away from me the next time I go out to kill someone."
He wasn't wrong.
Su Yu was left quite speechless, but Lan Tian was right. Both of them were collectors of corpses. He was collecting corpses for his Mark of Civilization while Lan Tian was collecting corpses for his clones. The two of them were not meant to work together.
"Sure. Let's kill separately in the future."
Before long, Su Yu left the residence. Right as he stepped out, the power of laws started gathering above him again. However, he couldn't be bothered to spare the power of laws any attention. This was merely the outer region of the eighth level. The power of laws here was still quite weak.
Seeing that Su Yu was walking in the direction they came from, Lan Tian asked in confusion, "Where are you going?"
"Back. I'm leaving."
"Hmm?" Lan Tian asked, "Are...you serious?"
Su Yu answered unhesitatingly, "Knowing too much won't help me for now. Obtaining everything in the mansion won't help me either. I need to leave and return through the Death Realm before the mansion closes officially. I'll try to return within ten days and set up some traps in advance. Perhaps I can kill even more people after this."
Su Yu smiled and said, "You can stay here until the very end, but not me. I need to leave first. When everyone is expecting me in here, I will be waiting outside to stab them in the back."
Su Yu's smile grew wider as he said, "Treasures are attractive, but I don't care. It is only a matter of time before his entire mansion becomes mine. I will return. The mansion, the so-called Myriad Realm Palace, will all be mine. I will step into the ninth level. There are many buried secrets here. But what's the point of learning them all now?"
Su Yu looked up at the sky and said, "The guardian of that gate might very well be alive as well. That could be an ancient big shot. Perhaps the guardian is also living under the restrictions of the heavenly laws. Who knows?"
Su Yu laughed, "Greed is dangerous. I have gotten everything I need here. It's time to leave. If I wait until the very end, I might lose even a home to return to."
Yes. He had to go now. He had gotten everything he needed. Now, he had to enter the Death Realm, look for He Tu, find the star chart, and harvest the final reward he could get from this journey. As for the other treasures in the mansion, they would still be around for the future. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by novel⦿fire.net
It had been a hundred thousand years. The things one could easily take had long been taken away. As for the remaining treasures, they would be his sooner or later.
Lan Tian was quite surprised to hear that. After a long pause, he said, "Su Yu...you deserve success. No wonder. No wonder you're so successful."
Su Yu had grown stronger. His level of authority here was high as well. However, he was satisfied with only killing Blood Fire.
Su Yu yearned for many things. But he was not greedy. There was a difference between the two.
Su Yu smiled, "Senior, everyone thinks differently. Perhaps some will see this as cowardly. It doesn't matter. I'll be taking my leave. Have a good time here, Senior. Not even Endless Passage can do much to you so you should be able to enjoy yourself here. Just don't tell anyone about my departure."
At this point, Su Yu had arrived at the entrance. It was time to leave. Xing Yue was probably growing increasingly impatient from all the waiting. He had to return with her as soon as possible. He would return to the outside world through the Death Realm. With his recent growth, he had grown confident enough to traverse even the Death Realm.
With his current strength, he could probably punch a regular death sovereign to death with one hit.
***
Su Yu tore the space apart and stepped into the opening.
He left with zero hesitation.
Lan Tian was still on the eighth level. Nobody else knew about his departure. They were probably still busy hiding from him. There was no need to worry that they would trouble the remaining humans after his departure.
Thus, he could leave without even worrying about Liu Wenyan and Hong Tan. They would be fine. Everyone had their own path. Perhaps his departure would allow them to find their own paths.
The moment Su Yu left, a silhouette appeared in the large reception hall. He stared at Su Yu's departing back with an odd expression for a long while before vanishing with a flicker.
Someone with grade-four authority had killed someone before leaving unhesitatingly. Someone so decisive would most likely reach great heights in the future if he could survive long enough.
And that was a human. What a terrifying young man.
***
Seventh level.
Xing Yue was still sprawled on the ground as she had assumed that Su Yu would take a long time to return. Suddenly, she jumped up when she sensed his presence. At that point, he was already standing in front of her. She had a furious expression.
Damn it!
He saw how she looked lying on the ground!
Su Yu smiled and said, "Great Lord Sovereign, let's go. We need to stop by the sixth level and hand some stuff over to Great Qin King first. Then, we can leave through the death tunnel. This is a tour to your kingdom!"
Xing Yue glared at him coldly and warned, "Su Yu, don't get too cocky!"
Su Yu had a genial expression as he emitted a saintly radiance. "Understood, o great lord sovereign."
Xing Yue blanked out as she was suddenly finding the person before her incredibly pleasing to the eye. And thus, she followed Su Yu to the entrance in confusion. Along the way, she kept wondering why Su Yu looked so nice.
She even questioned herself, wondering if she had been too fierce toward him previously. He was such a nice guy.
That was Xing Yue's conclusion. Yes. He was a nice guy. How would she feel so intimate to him otherwise?
As for Su Yu, he continued walking in front of her nonchalantly. Xing Yue sure was easy to handle.
Chapter 1523: Entering The Death Realm (1)
The seventh level was still empty apart from those hiding in the realm barrier. Su Yu did not intend to look for them. With Yun Chen there, they would leave when the time was right.
Apart from the variable known as Old Zhou, things were mostly safe for the remaining humans in the mansion. However, they also needed to be wary lest the death spirits return. If the heavenly laws did not return to suppress the death tunnel, the seventh level would eventually become a world of death spirits.
"The death spirits will not be able to enter the eighth level since there's a guardian watching the entrance."
While thinking of all that, Su Yu reached the entrance. Once again, he ripped space apart and stepped through the opening. One needed enough strength to force one's way down the levels in the mansion. Su Yu was now strong enough to do so.
***
Sixth level.
When the entrance was ripped open, everyone looked over warily.
Who was it?
Before long, they saw Su Yu and his fluttering white robes. Behind him, the dark Xing Yue and her roiling death qi followed. Their expressions turned odd.
Su Yu...seemed to be quite close to this death spirit. All the other death spirits had left, but this one remained. Was this the death sovereign known as Xing Yue, the one who had converted Su Yu? Since when did a friendship between the dead and the living become possible?
Shortly after, Zhu Tianfang flew over and asked, "Is Blood Fire dead?"
"Yeah." Su Yu cupped his fists and said, "He died easily. However, the Heaven Department head is probably still alive. He's nowhere to be seen on the seventh and eighth levels. I don't know if he has entered the Death Realm or vanished in the River of Time. In any case, he will be missing for a while."
Regardless of which option he had taken, it wouldn't be so easy for him to return to the Myriad Realms. If he had entered the Death Realm, he would need to return through the ancient cities. But he would require Su Yu's permission to do so. What could he do if he couldn't secure Su Yu's permission?
Su Yu wasted no time and flew straight toward Great Qin King.
Great Qin King, who was seated cross-legged, opened his eyes when Su Yu approached. Su Yu said nothing and took the cauldron out. When he lifted the lid, the eight remaining pills started trying to flee again.
The fragrance leaking out of the cauldron attracted everyone's attention. Great Qin King's eyes flickered.
Su Yu smiled, "This is my gift to the backbone of humanity. These pills should be enough for your remaining body to recover greatly. You might even return to the ninth degree. With the Source Return Blade, you won't be weaker than your previous self. You will only lack two additional lives."
Su Yu continued, "I hope you won't take a page out of Devil Pseudo Emperor's book. Before his death, Blood Fire told me that the rise of any race and supreme expert should never be the type of rise fueled by the sacrifice of the young."
"I believe you will understand something even a devil understands."
After sealing the eight pills, Su Yu handed them to Great Qin King. With a slight bow, he said, "Consider this my contribution for my race. Hopefully, these pills can serve the race as a whole, not specific individuals."
Race and individual.
Great Qin King was an individual, but in a way, he was also the representative of an entire race.
Su Yu was making it clear that this was a gift out of respect for the guardian of humanity. If Great Qin King were to lose his way, he would no longer be qualified for these pills.
Great Qin King stared at Su Yu silently. After a while, he accepted the pills and said, "Don't worry."
Su Yu said nothing else and turned to leave. Just then, space rippled. When Su Yu turned back to look, his eyes flickered. A massive spatial beast could be seen in the sky. A somewhat translucent beast.
Hollow would rarely reveal his real body, but Su Yu could see at a glance that this was Hollow of the spatial beast race. He was affirming his dao.
Su Yu was surprised, but soon, understanding dawned on him. Near Hollow, an anxious Yellow Nine could be seen. She had not cared about Su Yu's arrival.
Su Yu understood why. He didn't mind it. The kindness of upbringing was greater than the kindness of birth. For Yellow Nine, nobody was more important than Hollow. Because Hollow had treated her well.
Su Yu looked at Hollow. He had decided to stay for a bit as he wanted to observe the dao affirmation of a spatial beast. Perhaps this would help in his comprehension of the power of space.
A massive River of Time appeared in the sky.
First, a gigantic spatial beast walked out of it. That was the future body. It looked incomparably powerful. Instantly, the future body went into Hollow's main body. A solemn look could be seen in Hollow's eyes.
Following a powerful burst of power, a second figure walked out of the River of Time. This figure was different from the previous figure. It was very strong. It also looked ethereal, emanating an aura similar to the aura of immortals. At the same time, a thick cloud of heavenly source qi shrouded it.
Understanding dawned on everyone as they saw it. Hollow had used the coffin lid on his past body. Tiangu's coffin lid was also a peak heaven weapon. After being in Tiangu's possession for so many years, part of his dao had been imprinted on the lid as well.
Su Yu asked curiously, "Just how did he steal the coffin lid from Tiangu? Did Tiangu not carry his coffin with him all the time?"
This was an astonishing feat.
Great Qin King answered, "The humans have something to do with that. Back then, I went scouting in the Immortal Realm with a few other humans. At the time, Tiangu was in the middle of his cultivation. When he sensed us, he left seclusion to look for us. Hollow took the chance to sneak into his lair and steal his coffin lid. As for the coffin, it was bound to Tiangu so Hollow couldn't steal it. Tiangu had not bothered to bind the coffin lid as well since it was merely an attachment of the coffin."
Su Yu had to admit that Hollow was truly brazen. He was also good at picking the right timing to act.
Su Yu said, "Since you have been in the Immortal Realm, is Tiangu the oldest immortal? I believe a race like the immortals should have the highest number of surviving ancient experts."
"I'm not sure." Great Qin King solemnly said, "The immortals have not fought much for many years. Meanwhile, the divines, devils, humans, and dragons have fought and lost a lot. Meanwhile, the immortals have been able to keep their losses minimal. Excluding their recent deaths, the immortals have not lost any Eternal for the past four hundred years. They probably have some surviving ancient fossils from the previous epochs as well. I also suspect that they are the main reason for humanity's defeat during the previous epoch."
Su Yu asked, "How much do you know about the previous epochs?"
After a short silence, Great Qin King sealed their surroundings and said, "Not much. I only know that no matter how strong humanity grew and how fast they grew, they would end up losing. They would be forced to either retreat or face destruction. This has persisted for nine epochs. Humanity has produced countless experts, but nobody has been able to change this. Clearly, the Myriad Realms have more secrets than we know."
He continued, "I checked some records about the previous epoch. Humanity was very powerful in the ninth epoch. It was said that the humanity of ninth epoch was second only to the humanity of the first epoch. Nine is the limit. The ninth epoch should be the final epoch. The cycle should have ended there with either a final victory or a final defeat. But the human king of the ninth epoch died before the final battle, resulting in a premature defeat."
Su Yu nodded, "You mean some mysterious force will suppress humanity at the end of every epoch, preventing humanity from rising again."
"Exactly." Great Qin King said, "These people might be the experts left from the ancient past. Or it might be related to the assembly. But humanity has survived. Thus, humanity must have left some trump cards behind as well. Nobody knows if humanity will survive the tenth epoch. Will we win? Will we lose? Will we lose so badly that there won't be a human race anymore in the next epoch?"
He concluded, "You can try asking those old fossils in the ancient cities. They might know more." Follow current novels on Novᴇl_Fire(.)net
Su Yu nodded and said nothing else. He started observing Hollow's dao affirmation in silence. Dao affirmation through the Three Body Method wasn't hard, but it required luck. If one were unlucky, one would fail in fusing the three bodies.
Su Yu could sense that Hollow had strengthened his present body with the nine-leaf skylotus, barely reaching a balance between his three bodies.
Initially, Hollow's past body was the strongest, followed by his future body. His present body would be the weakest. Both his past and future bodies had reached the level of Invincibles, but his present body had been stuck at the level of a Pseudo Invincible.
With the nine-leaf skylotus, he had successfully pushed his present body to the same level. As the three bodies fused, space rippled around him. The dao affirmation of this race was greatly linked to space itself.
Su Yu observed in silence. He did not know too much about space. Thus, this was a good opportunity for him to learn and comprehend more. He was not alone. Hu Xiansheng had appeared beside Zhu Tianfang. He was an expert specializing in space, and he was also observing Hollow earnestly. As he observed, space started rippling around him.
Noticing that, Su Yu split his attention two ways and observed both Hollow and Hu Xiansheng at the same time.
Having sunk into a state of comprehension, Hu Xiansheng started drawing his palm through the air. With each move, he would create numerous ripples in thin air. One ought to know that the space in the mansion was stable enough to sustain the battle of Invincibles. The space here couldn't be affected so easily.
Hu Xiansheng was merely a second-stage Sunmoon, yet he had gained the ability to easily create ripples in space with a mere touch. Evidently, he had an impressive level of mastery over space.
"Space...teleportation, point to point, different dimensions..."
Su Yu had once formed a space-related character. It was the beast character, meant to store tamed beasts. However, it was not a real space character. He also had previous experience in cutting space for his weaponsmithing.
Chapter 1524: Entering The Death Realm (2)
When Hu Xiansheng noticed that Su Yu was observing him, he slowed down slightly, allowing Su Yu to get a better look.
In Hu Xiansheng's hands, space was akin to mud he could mold as he pleased. As Hu Xiansheng played with the space in front of him, a tiny black hole took form. He pushed his arm into the black hole, only for it to reappear about a hundred meters away.
This was a demonstration of the point-to-point concept.
"The dao of space isn't too complicated. We only need to understand that beyond the layer of space we exist in, there are many different layers, also known as dimensions to some. That is the origin of all the secret realms. Storage rings, teleportation formations, teleportation portals...all these things are related to the dao of space. Even your book is related to the manipulation of space to some extent...
"Instant movement is essentially a movement into a different layer of space before compressing space to reach a different point in space. For example, I can compress a kilometer inside your book to travel that distance with only one step.
"If I can compress ten kilometers to only a meter, I can also appear ten kilometers away with only a step. Thus, personal strength plays a big role in the distance you can teleport. Strength is required to compress the different layers of space.
"Simply put, teleportation is the act of bending space. A regular person will walk straight on a path without doing anything. But bending the path will also shorten the journey. As for people like us, we aim to bend the path into a circle, allowing us to move from one end to the other in an instant."
Hu Xiansheng was explaining to Su Yu as he experimented. He knew that Su Yu had been trying to form a space-related character for a while. Perhaps he would succeed this time. After all, Hollow was affirming his dao.
Hollow's dao affirmation was progressing at a rapid speed. That wasn't surprising because he was already strong enough for dao affirmation. He had merely been delaying it to seek a balance between his three bodies.
The rippling space in the sky was providing Su Yu with a chance to deepen his understanding of space. He even activated his fire of inheritance as he sank into deep thought. He was too unfamiliar with space. In the past, he had been able to form new characters easily.
Meanwhile, it had been very difficult for him to form space-related characters. After an indeterminate amount of time, Hollow roared, followed by a loud explosion of aura.
Boom!
A multicolored cloud appeared in the sky. This was a heavenly reward for the advancement of a super genius like Hollow. Naturally, the reward was related to space. Just then, the space in Su Yu's vision started shrinking before exploding before shrinking again. The same process repeated itself again and again.
Slowly, a character took form in Su Yu's mind. He was forming his thirtieth character. All around him, space started rippling weakly. The new character was taking form with great difficulty, but it eventually completed its formation.
Pass.
It was not space. It was the pass character, pass for passing through.
With a flicker, Su Yu vanished. This time, he wasn't vanishing due to his speed. Rather, he had truly vanished before stumbling out of thin air about ten meters away.
Hu Xiansheng said, "Too slow. Too short."
Su Yu nodded. The speed was too slow while the distance was too short. For an expert, he might as well be standing still. Nevertheless, this was a good start. He was still pleased with it.
If he could strengthen himself in the dao of space, he would be able to solve the issue of his speed. It would allow him to put up a fight against even Invincibles. He would no longer be a clumsy punching bag.
Of course, Invincibles would still enjoy an advantage over him with their mastery over time. But that was no longer a big deal.
With better mastery over space, Su Yu could always escape upon encountering opponents he couldn't defeat.
"But it's still too weak..."
It was only a second-tier character. For the present Su Yu, second-tier characters were too weak. That was essentially a Skysoar character. He needed the character to reach at least the fifth tier to contend against Invincibles.
"Pass and slow."
Both those characters required more growth. With these characters, he would have the ability to traverse through space and slow his opponent. In truth, there was a small amount of the power of time in the slow character. It was a character he had comprehended from Silk Destroying King's Time technique. If he could grow both these characters sufficiently, he could solve many of his current issues.
"My willpower is not strong enough. Perhaps pushing my willpower to the Mountainsea Realm will be enough to give my characters a boost. Thus, I need to open the yin aperture..."
Numerous thoughts emerged in Su Yu's mind. He was in a good mood. Initially, he had been tempted to kill Hollow for more comprehension on the power of space. Surprisingly, he had achieved the same by just observing Hollow's dao affirmation.
He saw that Hollow had completed the dao affirmation, but a full transformation would take some time. Thus, Su Yu decided to leave. After giving Hu Xiansheng a slight bow, he vanished with a flicker.
This time, he was traveling through his pass character repeatedly. Each time, he would move about ten meters. But soon, the range increased. When he finally reached a hundred meters, he stopped trying to increase his range. He maintained his range and continued blinking forward. He did not seem to care about the drain on his willpower. Rather, it seemed like he was having a lot of fun.
Everyone watched silently as he left. After a long while, Zhou Polong said, "What a monster."
That was truly a monster. He could form natural characters as easily as drinking water. At present, his accomplishments in the dao of space was still nothing special. The distance he could traverse with a single blink was probably shorter than even the size of some demonic beasts. However, this was merely a start for him.
Hu Xiansheng nodded, "He enjoys a good advantage over many people. To traverse through space, a strong body is required. And his body is strong enough to not worry about that. He can focus solely on the advancement of his character. Meanwhile, I am so weak that I have to constantly worry about my body. With the same character, he will be able to traverse ten thousand kilometers at a time while I'll be stuck a only ten kilometers. That's the difference between us. Just how strong his his body now?"
He seemed to recall that Su Yu was already capable of battling Invincibles prior to this by relying on Invincible blood essence. At the time, his body was still at the level of a Pseudo Invincible.
What about now? Nobody answered the question. Not even Great Qin King. Just how strong was Su Yu's body right now? They only knew that his body was now very strong.
As Su Yu's control over his strength was still slightly lacking, some of his strength had been leaking. Great Qin King could sense that his body had reached the level of a middle-degree Eternal.
At the third degree, an Eternal could reach the strength of roughly forty million acupoints. At the fifth degree, one could reach fifty million acupoints.
As for Su Yu, his body felt even stronger than Xia Longwu's.
Since a majority of Invincibles currently in existence had affirmed their dao through body cultivation, it wasn't an issue to measure one's strength with the number of acupoints as the measurement unit.
Apart from control over time, it was likely that regular Invincibles would no longer enjoy much advantage over Su Yu.
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At that, Great Qin King looked down at the eight pills in his hand. These were powerful pills. He said nothing and swallowed one. Instantly, a rumble rang out as his vitality surged and his entire body was wrapped in a layer of golden light.
Great Qin King focused and noted that the pill was indeed impressive. He only needed five pills to fully recover the strength of his past body. But the past body had always been weaker than his present and future bodies.
Thus, he would only be at the level of an early ninth-degree Eternal even after full recovery. Then again, there was also an advantage in having only a past body. He looked much younger now.
At that thought, Great Qin King chuckled in amusement. He was in the process of refining the Source Return Blade. After the recovery of his past body and the refinement of the Source Return Blade, he would be able to regain his previous combat strength.
In truth, Great Xia King would be the better owner for the Source Return Blade. However, this was the weapon of an outsider. It would be much better for Great Xia King to walk his own dao.
Once again, Great Qin King looked at Su Yu's departing back. At times, that kid was surprisingly generous. These treasures were good enough to be kept for generations in a family, yet Su Yu had given them out unhesitatingly.
"Eighth level..."
There were both opportunities and dangers on the eighth level. It was likely that Su Yu had obtained these pills by killing Blood Fire. Thus, he had faced great danger for these pills.
"Don't worry. I can still last a bit more."
Great Qin King muttered to himself. Humanity still required a banner to rally under. Su Yu was still insufficient. Thus, he had to take on the role for now. It was still not the time for Su Yu to take the stage.
The human king of each epoch would be faced with countless mysterious dangers. At the very least, Great Qin King had to lure these mysterious dangers out before allowing Su Yu to take the stage.
Boom!
Chapter 1525: Entering The Death Realm (3)
A massive burst of aura erupted from Great Qin King's body as a long saber appeared in his hand. With a casual swing of the saber, space collapsed. Zhu Tianfang and the others were overjoyed to see that.
Not far away, the five elemental and fate Invincibles gasped in alarm. The human race was still loved by luck. Any other person in the same situation would have died.
Meanwhile, Great Qin King...no, Su Yu had provided him with treasure after treasure, nearly nullifying all the losses he had incurred in the mansion. With Su Yu's contributions, Great Qin King was able to maintain his combat strength.
The non-humans knew what Great Qin King was doing by showcasing his strength before them. This was a show of force, reminding them to think twice before saying anything unnecessary outside the mansion.
The five elemental Invincible smiled and said, "Congratulations, Great Qin King for regaining your strength and reaching a new level."
That was his way of saying that he understood what Great Qin King was trying to say.
Great Qin King revealed his trademark stiff smile and said, "Thank you."
"You're too polite..."
They were laughing happily, but deep inside, all of them were contemplating Su Yu's parting words. He had told them to lay all the blame on him. He was not afraid of reprisals. Those outside were free to try him.
***
Seventh level.
Xing Yue, who was following behind Su Yu, asked doubtfully, "Why did you hand all the treasures to Great Qin King? Even if those pills can't increase your cultivation, they are good for recovery when you're injured."
Su Yu said, "I did that for you, Lord. I can't keep growing. I have to give away all my treasures to stop myself from growing even stronger."
Xing Yue continued looking at him suspiciously. She did not believe those words.
Su Yu smiled and said, "Lord, let's talk about something else. You seem...weak. Lord, do death spirits only need death qi to grow?"
"That's not it..." Xing Yue explained, "Death qi is only one of the factors. Death spirit imprints can help as well. I can also enter the Celestial River of Death to grow..."
"Is that so?" Su Yu said, "Lord, is the Death Realm dangerous?"
"Yes."
"Will it still be dangerous for me if I'm your subordinate?"
At that, the life force on Su Yu's body vanished as he transformed into a death spirit. He said, "Lord, can you see that I'm still a living being?"
Xing Yue looked at him and shook her head, "No. But..."
She pointed at Su Yu's heart and said, "Some life force can be felt there. There is no life force in death spirits. Only death qi. You can seal your heart to prevent that from leaking, but that will lower your strength."
The heart was the source and hub of one's life force.
Su Yu nodded and sealed his heart. Sure enough, his strength dropped upon doing that. It wasn't a big deal. It was better to seal it. He only needed to silence all witnesses upon unsealing it. No big deal.
Entering the Death Realm without disguising himself as a death spirit would be far more dangerous than a little drop in strength. Before long, Su Yu's entire body darkened while his heart stopped beating. After thinking about it, he took a cloak out and draped it over his shoulders. Initially, he wanted to make it white, but he changed his mind and made it black instead.
Xing Yue, in her red cloak, stared at Su Yu blankly. Why was this guy imitating her fashion? Su Yu said nothing. He continued adjusting his appearance.
Next, the book in his hand turned into a staff. He smiled and asked, "Lord, do I look like a death summoner?"
"..."
Xing Yue did not deign to answer. The two had reached the death tunnel. The Devote King's Residence had been completely demolished by Old Zhou. Thus, only the death tunnel was left. All around the death tunnel, the power of laws was returning.
Su Yu observed the tunnel for a bit and shook his head, "The power of laws here is too weak to stop death sovereigns. Before long, this place will become a kingdom of death spirits. Remember to not return without me. This is a dangerous place. That powerful existence is not the only danger here. The eighth level is dangerous as well. The mansion will open every ten years, and everyone left inside will die. Therefore, I believe the mansion will be cleaned each time it closes."
"Cleaned?" Xing Yue asked doubtfully, "What do you mean?"
Su Yu said, "Removing the trash. All outsiders will be considered trash after the mansion closes. And trash will naturally be removed."
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He looked at the distant entrance to the eighth level. Looking at the reappearing entrance, Su Yu raised his brow and sent a voice transmission, "The eighth level will disappear when there is danger and reappear when the danger is over. This is too flexible for it to be controlled by the laws alone. Only someone alive can do this, or perhaps the laws are alive. Only special existences like Lord Grandstar and the others can act with such flexibility."
If there were ancient stone statues outside the mansion, it wouldn't be surprising for there to be similar existences inside the mansion as well.
Xing Yue wasn't too interested in that topic. She looked at the death tunnel and asked doubtfully, "Are they all dead?"
A lot of death sovereigns had arrived earlier. After the deaths of so many Invincibles, even more death sovereigns had arrived. Toward the end of the battle, over thirty of them had gathered here. Were they all dead? Or perhaps they had survived, but they simply lacked the courage to come anymore.
"Definitely not all."
Some must have died, but Old Zhou had not bothered to attack the Death Realm. Thus, some would have escaped as well. Thus, this tunnel might not be completely safe to traverse.
Su Yu said, "Just tell everyone I'm the death spirit you converted when we're inside."
"Sure."
Su Yu asked, "Is this place far from Grandstar City?"
"It's not that bad. You only need to cross thirty-two death kingdoms to reach my kingdom."
Xing Yue suddenly raised her head smugly.
"My kingdom is a powerful one."
Su Yu nodded in a perfunctory manner. What nonsense. Powerful kingdom? He was not going to buy that. Had she forgotten how helpless she was when Yanmo attacked previously? More importantly...how did she even survive crossing thirty-two kingdoms?
"Did you encounter any danger on your way here?"
"It's not that bad." Xing Yue said smugly, "I am strong. Those weaklings wouldn't dare to provoke me when I was merely passing through."
Was that really the truth? She must have fought some intense battles to cross that distance. After asking more about the Death Realm, Su Yu inhaled deeply and stepped inside the tunnel.
It was time for him to visit the Death Realm. He also had to look for He Tu as he had no idea where he could find the mansion entrances facing the Death Realm. He could also look for Dummy, but he was unsure if Dummy was still alive.
Dummy was probably familiar with Great Qin King. He might be a human expert of this epoch. After consuming the life death fruit, had he regained some of his senses as a human?
Additionally, Su Yu had to find He Tu and discuss the conversion of death spirits back to living beings. Xing Yue was no longer as helpful to him. In that case, he should start considering her conversion.
Su Yu was aware that this would be a dangerous process. Back then, He Tu knew the process as well. But he had never succeeded. Prior to his death, he was already a ninth-degree Eternal. If even someone like that had failed, would Su Yu succeed?
Thus, Su Yu did not intend to try anything rashly. He had to find out more before doing anything.
The first thing Su Yu noticed upon entering the Death Realm was the thick death qi in the air. When he looked up, he was faced with a dusky sky. Far in the horizon, a floating river could be seen.
That was most likely the famous Celestial River of Death.
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At the same time.
Hundreds of kilometers away from the death tunnel, several death sovereigns were waiting warily. Even now, they were still trembling in fear.
One of them asked, "Tuofa, do we go back?"
How dangerous. They had never known that there was such a terrifying existence in the mansion. They had thought that the Source Return Blade was the biggest danger there. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on novel⚑fire.net
Tuofa said, "Wait a bit more. Xing Yue might not be dead. She is quite close to that human. I suspect that human was the one who had summoned the terrifying existence. If Xing Yue isn't dead, we can ask her about the situation there before returning."
The region near the death tunnel was essentially their kingdom. If they had to leave, they would be reduced to vagabonds.
Just then, a burst of laughter rang out as someone said, "If you have nowhere to go, the Kingdom of Grand Dream welcomes you."
He Tu.
He was here recruiting again. Or to be precise, he was here to fool some death sovereigns into becoming his thugs. From afar, he strode over in a refined manner. A trustworthy smile hung on his face, but the death sovereigns merely glared at him. They still remembered how he was the fastest to flee and abandon everyone earlier when danger arrived.
Chapter 1526: Nice Guy He Tu (1)
Near the death tunnel.
This was Su Yu's first time in the Death Realm. He could feel the thick death qi in the air right after arriving. When he looked around, he saw nobody. Clearly, the nearby death spirits had either died or fled when Old Zhou was going crazy earlier.
Su Yu had been curious about one thing. He asked, "Lord, death spirits will spawn whenever people are killed in specific areas. Where are these death spirits from? How do they appear out of thin air?"
"Laws."
After returning to the Death Realm, Xing Yue felt a lot more confident. Her voice turned cold, and her head was raised higher than before.
"As for the death spirits, most of the death spirits spawned in the ancient cities are sourced from converted residents like you. The converted residents will be stored inside a pool, awaiting the moment to be transferred back into the city. Outside of the ancient cities, the heavenly laws will do the job and transfer random death spirits as necessary."
She then stared at Su Yu coldly, seemingly trying to remind him that this was her turf.
"Su Yu, I have a lot of good friends in the Death Realm!"
Su Yu nodded without a care and said, "Congratulations for having a lot of friends, Lord!"
What nonsense.
Good friends?
She was a shut-in death spirit. When He Tu attacked Grand Dream, she had refused to help. She had not bothered to go anywhere. Did she think that he was unaware of this?
Even the death spirits of Heavendoom City had gone over to help He Tu while this fellow had been happily staying home. How would someone like her have a lot of friends? Absolute nonsense.
He did not trust a word of that, but he couldn't be bothered to argue either. He said, "Lord, I noticed that death spirits love gathering ancient city medallions. Why? Even the death spirits here can be bribed with ancient city medallions."
He also noticed many death spirits carrying ancient city medallions around. After all, one could gather ancient city medallions by killing death spirits in ancient cities.
Xing Yue said, "The so-called ancient city medallions are identity tokens of the ancient past. These tokens would assign one with official positions acknowledged by the heavenly laws. With a high-tier medallion, the death spirit wearing it might be able to recover more intelligence thanks to the laws."
Su Yu said, "You mean that the ancient city medallions in my hands can help with your intelligence if their tiers are high enough?"
"Exactly." Xing Yue said, "But most of the remaining ancient city medallions are low in tier. These were the identity tokens of some insignificant individuals during the ancient past."
One needed to be at least an untitled general to be considered a significant individual. Su Yu had some high-tier medallions on him. For example, the medallion from Grandstar City could be considered the identity token of an untitled general. As for the medallion from Grand Dream City, it could be considered the identity token of a titled general.
So these medallions could be used to restore the memories and intelligence of death spirits?
No wonder.
In that case, the tendency of death spirits to gather ancient city medallions could be attributed to their instincts. Their instincts were telling them to do so for the sake of self-improvement.
The myriad races did not know too much about the Death Realm. Most people only knew that there were many Death Sovereigns there.
Thus, Su Yu was very curious about the Death Realm. He asked, "Lord, are there cities in the Death Realm?"
"Cities?" Xing Yue coldly answered, "Death spirits will only gain a tiny bit of intelligence upon reaching the Sunmoon Realm. Only at the Pseudo Invincible Realm will they gain the ability to speak. And only death sovereigns have proper self-awareness. What's the point of cities?"
Naturally, some death sovereigns would still build some palaces for themselves, but that was mostly due to their leftover instincts from when they were alive. Cities were unnecessary. What was the point of having cities?
A death kingdom would only have one death sovereign and several Pseudo Invincibles. Were they supposed to build a city for the other death spirits to roam about blankly? That would be a stupid thing to do.
Su Yu was left quite speechless. While he considered the matter, Xing Yue added, "There are no cities here, but I think there are cities elsewhere. I once heard a death sovereign on a long journey mention that there is a city of death spirits to the east. Many death sovereigns will go there for trade or cultivation. There are a lot of death sovereigns there, and it is said that there are Daofuse experts there as well."
Su Yu asked with surprise, "Were you there before?"
"Why should I go there?"
Xing Yue asked coldly. Why should she go there? She loved staying below Grandstar City. What was the issue about that? Understanding dawned on Su Yu. Sure enough, this was a shut-in death sovereign.
There were cities in the Death Realm, just not in this region. Su Yu said, "Lord, are there a lot of Daofuse death spirits around?"
"I don't know."
"Have the top experts of the ancient past awakened?"
"I don't know. They are either awake or still in the Celestial River of Death. You are free to seek them out."
Xing Yue was very blunt. He could go look for them if he was so curious. He only needed to visit the Celestial River of Death.
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Su Yu looked at the hanging river in the sky and asked, "Lord, is the Celestial River of Death really a river?"
"Of course. That is a river where death qi has condensed enough to become water. It runs through the entire Death Realm, constantly collecting the souls of the deceased. Any living being might appear in the river after dying. With enough luck, one would awaken and regain their memories."
Su Yu nodded. That was a story he had heard before. However, the river seemed quite far away.
Xing Yue added, "Even death spirits will rarely visit the Celestial River of Death as you never know if you will encounter a newly awakened death spirit that is stronger. You also won't know if you will be devoured by the river for no reason. As for someone like you, the river will instantly transform you into a death spirit the moment you step foot in the river."
Was the river really that scary? Fine. Su Yu decided to not challenge the river. He looked around, noting the dusky and repressive atmosphere. The area was wrapped in a sense of timeless desolation.
When Su Yu tried stomping his foot on the ground, the ground remained firm. A tiny bit of death qi seeped out. Curious, he thought of digging some soil to study.
But just as he crouched down to do so, Xing Yue warned, "Don't do anything rash. The dark soil of Death Realm is meant to protect the death spirits here. When you dig some, a big disaster will appear."
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"Hmm?"
Su Yu was rendered speechless. What answer was that?
"Because it has never been consistent." Xing Yue explained, "At times, you will dig an ancient death spirit out. At times, you will dig some powerful qi capable of corroding even death qi. At times, you will dig up an unbreakable curse..."
Fine, fine. Su Yu decided to calm down. Why was the soil here so complicated? He decided to be obedient for once. He readily gave up on researching the soil here. Unlike Bai Feng and Wu Lan, he was not the type to risk everything just for research.
According to Su Yu's calculation, this was the twentieth day the mansion was open. He had to return before the thirtieth day to prepare a nice backstab for his enemies. When they believed that he was outside, he was inside. When they believed that he was inside, he was outside.
When they believed they were blocking his path, he was the one blocking their path. For now, he did not have much interest in further exploring the Death Realm. He would not bite off more than he could chew. Countless experts had died during the ancient past. Who knew if there was a true Emperor somewhere in the Death Realm? Even without a true Emperor, there were probably plenty of Daofuses down here.
During the ancient past, even a mere marquis or a titled general would be a Daofuse. Even as death spirits, they would still be far stronger than Su Yu.
Su Yu asked, "Lord, do you have a way of finding He Tu?"
"Yes."
Su Yu was overjoyed to hear that.
Excellent.
Suddenly, Xing Yue shouted, "He Tu, come out!"
"..."
Holy shit! Su Yu was losing his mind. Was that how things worked here? He hurriedly stood up and hid behind Xing Yue like an obedient subordinate. He was greatly astonished. Was this how things were done in the Death Realm?
Xing Yue seemed quite pleased with it. Yes. That was how it was done here. How else should they do it? Were they supposed to search the place inch by inch?
The Death Realm was massive, and Xing Yue had not even explored much of it. How was she supposed to know where he was? He Tu wasn't even a regular death sovereign who would stay at one place for long. That fellow was known for his habits of running around recruiting helpers to attack the old turtle.
Furthermore, nobody knew if He Tu was still alive. Through this shout, she could perhaps attract some of the death spirits nearby and ask them about He Tu.
"He Tu, come out!"
Her voice reverberated in the area.
He Tu, who was busy recruiting new thugs for himself, blanked out. When he focused, he asked, "Tuofa, was that Xing Yue? Was she looking for me?"
Tuofa didn't hear anything. He ignored the question and said, "He Tu, don't change the topic. If you want us to join you, sure. First, you need to give up on the section of the river running through your kingdom."
He Tu was instantly rendered speechless. He was being serious here. Why was Tuofa changing the topic? He did hear someone calling out to him. Was that Xing Yue? Was she not dead?
Well, that wasn't too surprising. She was close to Su Yu, and Su Yu seemed to have brought her along when he was leaving. In that case, she must have survived. Was she back in the Death Realm? Was the battle in the Luminous Domain Mansion over?
He Tu was quite disappointed with his performance this time. He had entered the mansion through pure coincidence, but he had also been wanting to create his own army in the mansion. Alas, he had lost everything in the mansion.
He focused on listening to the voice in the air.
After a short moment, he said, "I'm leaving. I think Xing Yue is back."
Then, he vanished with a flicker. The other death sovereigns hesitated slightly before going with him as well.
Chapter 1527: Nice Guy He Tu (2)
Meanwhile, Su Yu was roaming around randomly behind Xing Yue.
As she walked, Xing Yue said, "He Tu might be dead. I think we should return to my kingdom."
"No. I need to look for that place."
"Hmph!"
Xing Yue snorted unhappily. She did not feel like doing that. The Death Realm was so big. How were they supposed to find that place? But without that place, Su Yu would continue absorbing her death qi. That would be annoying as well. She could only hope that He Tu wasn't dead.
Su Yu said nothing else and continued following Xing Yue around. Their surroundings were bleak and empty. He felt as though he was taking a stroll in the cemetery with the repressive atmosphere in the Death Realm.
He had not encountered even one death spirit after entering the Death Realm. According to Xing Yue, the Death Realm should be filled with mindless death spirits.
These were the weaker death spirits. Some had awakened from the Celestial River of Death while some had taken form automatically in the Death Realm. As for the true experts, most were still in slumber, awaiting for the right moment to awaken.
The immediate area near the death tunnel was completely empty. Perhaps all of them had been killed by Old Zhou earlier. It would take some time for the mindless death spirits of other regions to roam over and fill the place again.
The more Su Yu explored, the more gloomy he felt. The place was massive, but it was devoid of everything. He suspected that boredom alone would be enough to kill him if he were to explore this place alone.
Suddenly, his heart thumped.
At the same time, Xing Yue looked in a certain direction. Moments later, a death spirit appeared from afar. With a smile, He Tu said, "Xing Yue, it's really you!"
He then looked at the death spirit behind her doubtfully. Who was that? He Tu was the self-proclaimed sage of the Death Realm. He had great confidence in his intelligence. He sank into thought, wondering if that was Su Yu.
Su Yu seemed to have the ability to transform into death spirits, right? He Tu knew the reversal method as well, but he was unsure since his memories were no longer complete.
Su Yu was overjoyed to see He Tu. Excellent! He had been worried that He Tu was dead. Without He Tu, how was he supposed to find the mansion entrances in the Death Realm?
He did not bother to hide anything. Rather, he sent a voice transmission, "Lord He Tu!"
"..."
He Tu blanked out slightly. It was really that guy. What a brazen guy. Entering the Death Realm as a living being? Was he tired of living?
He turned to look at Tuofa and the others before replying with a voice transmission, "Wait. I'll deal with them first."
Su Yu was most likely here for him. He Tu couldn't be bothered to ask too much now. He had to handle Tuofa and the others first.
When Tuofa saw Xing Yue, he asked, "Xing Yue, how are things over there?"
"The Source Return Blade is gone."
"So is everything safe now?"
Tuofa grew excited.
He looked at Su Yu and continued, "Who is this?"
"My new subordinate. I converted him in the Luminous Domain Mansion earlier."
Tuofa was displeased to hear that. He said, "This is our territory."
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Xing Yue replied indifferently, "There are quite a lot of survivors in there, including Great Qin King. You are free to try them."
Tuofa was left speechless. Bullshit. He was definitely not going to try that. Even if Great Qin King was already heavily injured, that was not an existence he wanted to provoke.
Tuofa couldn't be bothered to waste too much time on Xing Yue. He looked at He Tu and said, "He Tu, since our territory is safe again, we won't be going to your place. The Source Return Blade is gone. From now onward, the Luminous Domain Mansion will be our playground. You are free to visit when you feel like it."
If he could have his own territory, why should he join He Tu's territory?
He Tu cursed inwardly and glared at Xing Yue. Couldn't she lie to them or something? She should have told them that it was still very dangerous there.
Just then, Su Yu sent Xing Yue a voice transmission, "Lord, these three are quite weak. Why don't we join hands with He Tu and kill them all?"
Could he gain more benefits from killing them? No matter what, they were Invincibles. Xing Yue decided to ignore Su Yu. How barbaric. Was killing the only thing he knew? Cultured death sovereigns like them would not spend all their time killing.
She ignored Su Yu and said, "Some other danger might remain in the mansion. Think properly before entering again."
She did not want to waste too much time on them. After giving them a reminder, she looked at He Tu and said, "I have something to discuss with you. Are you returning to Grand Dream City?"
The territory beneath Grand Dream City wasn't too far from her territory. She would need to head over there to return home anyway.
Seeing that he could no longer fool Tuofa and the others into becoming his thugs, He Tu gave up and said, "Sure. It has been a while since I last went back. It's time for me to return. I can't let the old turtle enjoy himself too much."
He cupped his fists at Tuofa and the others before saying, "Congratulations. The Luminous Domain Mansion is a territory of the living. It won't be long before you can expand your territory to the world of the living."
Tuofa smiled, "Yes. Don't worry. You can visit us as a guest when we're done with our conquest."
Guest his ass!
After cursing inwardly, He Tu looked at Xing Yue and said, "We'll be taking our leave now. I'll look for you again when I find other good opportunities in the future."
At this point, Tuofa and the others had completely lost interest on He Tu. They all rushed back to the death tunnel impatiently.
When Tuofa and the others were gone, He Tu asked, "Xing Yue! You ruined my plan!"
Xing Yue didn't deign to say anything.
With a smile, Su Yu said, "Greetings, Lord He Tu."
He Tu said, "You sure are brazen."
"I learned this from you, Lord." Su Yu said, "You were quite brazen when you were alive as well."
He Tu smiled, but he hurriedly schooled his face back to calm and said, "Are you not afraid that I will leak your presence to the other death sovereigns? That will guarantee your death. There are countless death sovereigns here. The moment you leak your aura of the living, the heavenly laws will transfer countless death sovereigns over to deal with you."
"You won't do so."
"Heh." He Tu sneered and looked at Su Yu before looking at Xing Yue. He said, "Xing Yue, how dare you collude with a living being? When the heavenly laws discover this, you will die."
Xing Yue shot back coldly, "Mind your own business, He Tu."
Su Yu did not want to waste more time. He went straight to the point, "Lord He Tu, can you take us to the entrances you used to enter the mansion? I believe they are still around even now."
He Tu asked, "What? Didn't Xing Yue say that she knew that place?"
Su Yu smiled, "You jest, Lord. How can we know about that place?"
In that case, how did they know so much about it?
He Tu refused, "Dream on. That is the sole exit from the Death Realm. That is the only place death spirits can enter the world of the living without being subjected to the restrictions of the heavenly laws."
That place was too valuable. How could he tell Su Yu about it?
Su Yu wasn't surprised to hear that. He said, "Lord, when you become a living being again, all the heavenly laws will mean nothing."
He Tu said, "Do you think that it's easy to bring a death spirit back to life? Back then, I knew the reversal method as well. I even attempted it on a death sovereign. Back then, I believed that I would succeed when my reversal speed was faster than the speed of my target's death qi production. But reality proved that I was wrong. I failed. Halfway through the conversion, the life force and death qi clashed, blasting my target apart."
In short, it wouldn't be an easy task.
He continued, "There are more difficulties to overcome. For example, you need to establish a death qi connection with the one you're converting. You currently have a connection with Xing Yue, so she is the only person you can convert right now. Or perhaps you need to sever your connection with her first before trying on someone else. Furthermore, you're still too weak to do so..."
Boom!
He had barely finished speaking when Su Yu threw a punch at him. The air trembled. That was a punch Su Yu had thrown with all his strength excluding the yang acupoint. He Tu's eyes flickered as he received the punch and was pushed several steps back.
Su Yu smiled, "Lord, I'm not too weak, right?"
He Tu looked surprised. It hadn't even been that long. How did this guy grow so strong?
Su Yu said, "Lord, I believe in the speed of my growth. I'm still too weak now, but it won't be long before I'm strong enough to try. Also, are you intending to wait ten years before using the entrances to the mansion again? I reckon you don't know the mansion well, but I know it better. I have a way of activating it in advance."
He Tu asked with surprise, "You can open it freely?"
"Yes."
He Tu sank into thought.
Su Yu asked, "Lord, where is the death sovereign called Dummy?"
"Are you looking for him?"
"I'm only curious. I believe he used to be a human. He might even be a human from this epoch. I'm curious. Can a human really grow so strong in this epoch?"
He Tu was curious as well. He said, "True. It hasn't been long since the start of this epoch. Since that guy knows Great Qin King, he must have been a living being of this epoch. If he's so strong even after becoming a death spirit, he must have been a ninth-degree Eternal prior to his death. Or perhaps he was so talented that he had grown massively during his time in the Celestial River of Death."
He Tu explained, "He returned with me, but he lost his mind after consuming the life death fruit. His living and dead memories were clashing against each other. He won't be of much help even if you do find him. I suspect he has returned to the place he first awakened."
That was how things were for death spirits. After regaining some of his memories, Dummy was no longer so easy to manipulate.
"You might find him at the place he had awakened."
He Tu said, "Since you wish to see the entrances I used to enter the mansion, tell me about that place."
Su Yu gave it some thought and explained, "I'll be honest. I suspect those are probably the special entrances of the mansion corresponding to the special entrances in the world of the living. There are probably 360 stars or doors there. Those are the locations of the 360 apertures."
He continued, "The Luminous Domain Mansion might be forged of a living human. Do you know that, Lord? That living human is terrifyingly strong. That might be someone who has opened 360 acupoints and 360 apertures. The entrances to the mansion are essentially his acupoints and apertures."
He Tu blanked out. He had no idea. Sure, he had his suspicions, but he was never sure.
He thought about it and said, "I never heard of this before my death."
He was a descendant of the Devote King. If this was unknown to even him, then this was most likely something few knew about.
He continued, "In fact, I wasn't even aware of the entrances in the Death Realm. Nobody has ever spoken of them."
This information was enough to pique the curiosity of even someone dead like him.
"Was the face you summoned previously the same super expert?"
"Yes."
He Tu said, "If that person is still alive...he must be terrifyingly strong. When his face appeared, I had thought that it was the Human Emperor..."
Chapter 1528: Nice Guy He Tu (3)
Just then, Xing Yue asked impatiently, "So are we going or not? What's so curious about that? The Luminous Domain Mansion has always been a corpse. Of course, very few know about that. Martial King mentioned it once, but he stopped talking about it again since a lot of people were disgusted upon hearing that."
He Tu was stunned. Su Yu was stunned as well. Both stared at Xing Yue with surprise.
Xing Yue asked coldly, "What are you staring at? I still have some of my past memories. What's the problem with that? I only recalled this after hearing you talk about it. I wouldn't have recalled this otherwise."
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How odd.
Xing Yue asked, "What's the big deal about meeting Martial King? We're all dead. Are you not tired of thinking about all this all the time?"
How boring. Why was he thinking about all that as a dead person?
Su Yu asked curiously, "Lord Xing Yue, who's Martial King? Do you know his name?"
"How am I supposed to remember that?" Xing Yue answered impatiently, "Everyone called him Martial King. Who would waste their brain cell remembering his real name?"
He Tu said, "During the ancient past, a few individuals stood apart from the rest of existence. They were akin to gods overlooking all life. Human Emperor, Culture King, and Martial King. These were the most prominent of these individuals. Of course, Time Sage could be considered one such existence as well, but Time Sage was too enigmatic."
After a short pause, He Tu continued, "Very few people know Culture King's real name. As for Martial King...his name might be...Tai Shan?"
He was unsure.
Su Yu's heart thumped. Tai Shan? That was the same name Old Zhou had been cursing endlessly. In that case, was Martial King the one who had killed Old Zhou?
Holy shit!
Was that guy really so impressive?
From how powerful Old Zhou's remnant will was, one could imagine just how strong he was back then. Yet someone like that had been killed by Tai Shan. In that case, was Tai Shan stronger? Was Martial King Tai Shan?
"Lord He Tu, are you sure about that?"
"I can't remember much, but it should be right."
Suddenly, He Tu looked around and warned, "Try not to mention the names of these existences too much. If they were alive, they would be able to sense it. Even dead, the death spirit of such an existence would be able to sense it as well. If someone like that were slumbering in the Celestial River of Death, you might awaken them. And that would be disastrous."
Even He Tu was fearful of an existence like the Martial King.
Seemingly worried that Su Yu wouldn't understand him, he explained further, "During the ancient past, the Human Emperor was the strongest. Perhaps some people doubt that, but there is no doubt that the Human Emperor once suppressed the entire Myriad Realms. As for Martial King and Culture King, they might be stronger than even the ancient Pseudo Emperors. The three top human experts had to join hands to suppress the Myriad Realms."
"You need to understand that the Human Emperor might be strong, but he was not the only Transcended one. The Pseudo Emperors of some powerful races were at a similar level of cultivation. Martial King and Culture King had played a crucial role in the superiority of humanity. All three must be around for the victory to persist. You can't even imagine just how powerful these existences were."
Su Yu asked, "Transcended one? What's that?"
"That's my personal definition for someone at that level." He Tu said, "During the ancient past, almost every marquis was a Daofuse. Some were weak and some were strong. As for the human kings and the non-human Pseudo Emperors, they might have reached a different cultivation realm. That might be the case for the Human Emperor as well. For people at their level, the name of their cultivation level no longer matters. That was a term I came up with myself."
Suddenly, Xing Yue sneered, "You know nothing, but you talk a lot. Disregarding everything else, I know that even the human kings were different from each other. Regular human kings such as the Devote King were similar to regular Pseudo Emperors. Only the major Pseudo Emperors, such as the Immortal Pseudo Emperor, were at the same level as the Human Emperor. People like them could be split into at least two major categories."
He Tu felt insulted. His gaze turned much colder. The Devote King was his ancestor! Fine, fine, as a death spirit, he no longer felt much affection toward Devote King. But he was still displeased with the tone of her voice.
Who was she to claim that Devote King was weak?
Su Yu hurriedly interjected, "Lords, may we proceed with our task at hand? Both of you are wise and knowledgeable. I believe you know a lot more than me, especially concerning some special topics."
"What are you talking about?"
Su Yu drew a flower in the air and asked, "Lord He Tu, as a descendent of a human king, do you recognize this symbol?"
That was the bloodline symbol. The one Su Yu had seen in the past.
He Tu said with disdain, "A mixed bloodline. Impure. This flower is known as the infernal hibiscus. It has somehow gotten mixed with flame...infernal hibiscus...this might be the bloodline of the ancient Control King. As for the flame...there are many possibilities. It's hard to judge since it's impure."
Ancient Control King.
Su Yu's heart thumped. In that case, were there some surviving ancient bloodlines amid humanity? As for the one who had colluded with the Divine Skywing Sect master, that must be a descendant of the Control King.
This was the clearest answer he had gotten regarding this symbol.
Su Yu asked, "Lord, will people reveal these symbols voluntarily?"
He Tu sneered and said, "Some. These people love showing off their noble bloodline. But this is mostly applicable for the mixbreed with impure bloodlines. Those with pure bloodlines will not deign to do this. In the ancient past, those with mixed bloodlines were regarded poorly. The bloodlines of human kings were noble. Why would a truly noble person deign to pollute their bloodline?"
"Wait."
Su Yu asked, "Can't the bloodlines of two human kings be mixed into something like this as well?"
He Tu snorted with disdain and said, "What do you know? A descendant of two human kings won't be born with an impure symbol like this. A purebreed will only generate the symbol of either their father or their mother. Or they might awaken a brand new symbol, not something impure like this. A descendant of two human kings won't be considered a mixbreed."
He Tu was making it clear that he knew more than the old turtle. No matter what, the old turtle was not a human. Meanwhile, He Tu was a proper human kin descendant.
He asked, "Where did you see this symbol? Did the owner expose it? If that's the case, the owner must be a mixbreed with some knowledge about the ancient past. Due to his sense of inferiority after learning of his lowly origins, he tried to twist it into something else to show off his status as a descendant of a noble human king. In truth, mixbreeds like this would not be acknowledged as human king descendants for the most part."
Understanding dawned on Su Yu. No wonder. If the mysterious Invincible was strong enough to hide the symbol, why bother keeping it around? So he had kept it on deliberately to brag about his noble bloodline. He was a descendant of the Control King.
Su Yu kept this in mind. A so-called mixbreed could very well be a human mixed with some other race. Sure enough, the dead knew more than the living. Who said that the dead couldn't speak? Just look at the talking dead in front of him.
Su Yu realized that in the future, not even killing someone would be a reliable method to silence someone. He had to find a way to kill even the death spirit that person had converted into to fully silence that person. That was the only way to keep something secret forever. After all, the dead could speak.
He Tu said, "I can show you the way, but if you dare to try anything funny, I'll kill you. Also, you once insulted me. I have not forgotten about that."
Xing Yue interrupted, "What about it? Come after me if you have an issue with that. I'm not scared of you!"
He Tu cursed inwardly. What was wrong with her? He was talking to Su Yu, not her!
Su Yu smartly shut his mouth. Since Xing Yue had kindly offered to handle this matter for him, he wouldn't reject it. He only wanted to take a look at the 360 apertures or even the circulation route if possible.
He had to prioritize opening his yin aperture as he kept having a feeling like he was going to blow up and die suddenly. He had a very good impression of He Tu. Just look at how He Tu had told him everything so readily. He didn't even need to fool He Tu into telling him the truth.
Meanwhile, He Tu, the nice guy according to Su Yu, was deep in thought. If the Luminous Domain Mansion was forged of a human body, was this human alive or dead? Could he make this human his subordinate?
He did not mind showing Su Yu the entrances. He was quite surprised to learn that Su Yu knew quite a lot of things as well. And thus, the three set off.
***
At the same time.
Grandstar City.
More and more experts were gathered near the city. News of Su Yu's appearance in the mansion had leaked in a small circle. A lot of people were starting to suspect the Su Yu who had been appearing in the city.
Inside the mayor's residence, Liu Hong walked to the inner hall and bowed at Grandstar before saying, "Lord, this won't do. We have to find a chance to teach them a lesson and prove that Su Yu is still here. Otherwise, Su Yu won't be able to return to the city safely after leaving the mansion."
Grandstar opened his eyes and nodded. True. He had to let everyone know that Su Yu was still in the city. After all, Su Yu might die before reaching the city even if the city wasn't that far from the mansion.
"Wait a while longer. I'll attack at the first sign of provocation."
Liu Hong retreated respectfully. Inwardly, he was rejoicing. Very good. When someone provoked the city, Grandstar would be gone. Xing Yue had been gone for quite a while. Not bad at all. This would open a clear path for him. He decided to take this time to grow even more since the Death Realm was such a dangerous place. He only needed to leave within ten days since Su Yu would return by then.
"Little Su Yu, you're still too inexperienced. I'm leaving soon..."
Liu Hong laughed. Su Yu was truly impressive, but he had neglected the fact that Liu Hong had the courage to actually enter the Death Realm. Wasn't that surprising? Su Yu would return to find him missing.
Goodbye, Su Yu!
Liu Hong started looking around with mixed feelings. He even soared into the sky to look at the scenery outside the city. This might be his last time seeing the beautiful world of the living.
Hopefully, everything would proceed smoothly. When his gaze landed at the Invincibles outside the city, he sneered at them. With a voice of disdain, he said, "The fuck are you looking at? Do you even have the courage to attack my city? Garbage."
How arrogant. His sheer arrogance caused many people to grow doubtful again. Was this Su Yu or not? How could anyone other than Su Yu be so arrogant and annoying?