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Chapter 1590: Qin-Zhou Secret Meeting, Another Storm Rises (3)

"Not them. The celestial chasms." Great Zhou King said, "The Dragon Realm isn't easy to invade. If we're doing this, we might as well target the celestial chasms. Firstly, they don't have that many Eternals. Secondly, their realm is near the Death Realm, providing the myriad races with a way of contacting the Death Realm. Thirdly, that is the enemy of the multiple character faction. Su Yu and his people would be happy to see this. Fourthly, their Pseudo Emperor attacked Su Yu not long ago. We could use vengeance as the excuse for our attack. Fifthly, he has the visual character in his possession. That is a very important item.

"This would be the best target for us. Heavens above, death below. The Celestial Chasm Realm is located at a good location. The myriad races all fear damaging their realm too much and releasing the death spirits into the world of the living. Thus, we could battle without worry inside the Celestial Chasm Realm. Even upon defeat, we could escape into the Death Realm. The same couldn't be said for the Dragon Realm."

"Through this, we could take some of the pressure off Su Yu. He would be grateful. We could even gain control over the Celestial Chasm Realm, making it one of the cards in our hand."

Any other realm wouldn't be as suitable for this purpose. The Celestial Chasm Realm was different. In fact, it almost shared the same realm barrier as the Death Realm. Everyone would be very cautious when fighting inside this realm to avoid puncturing the realm barrier of the Death Realm. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on novel~fire~net

"Also, if we were to fall into a hard situation during the attack, humanity as a whole would be in a major crisis as well. At that time, Su Yu could step forth and save humanity. That would make it much easier for him to ascend the throne you prepared for him. Nobody would object to that. Also, the Celestial Chasm Realm is very far from the ancient city. Even if Su Yu did nothing, we could still find excuses for that. But the same couldn't be said for the Dragon Realm. Also, even after saving us, some might still be dissatisfied, claiming that he should have helped earlier."

Great Qin King looked up with realization and said, "Right! Old Zhou, you are indeed as cunning as ever! The Celestial Chasm Realm is the better option. But it's too far away. Are you sure you can teleport us there? That is the only way for us to start our attack undetected."

The Celestial Chasm Realm was located at the western region while the Human Realm was located at the eastern region. One could say that the Celestial Chasm Realm was actually located at the very end of the Allheaven Battlefield.

That was a large journey to cover.

"I can't do it all at once." Great Zhou King shook his head and said, "But it's possible in perhaps two or three stages."

"Then..."

"If you really want to do this, I can still support you." Great Zhou King asked, "I only want to know one thing. Are you certain? You lost two of your bodies. The Celestial Chasm Pseudo Emperor is very strong, and he will only be stronger in his own realm. The two of us coupled with Old Xia and Old Zhu might still not be enough to defeat him. I'm not even sure if I would have any energy left to fight after teleporting so many people over."

Great Qin King exhaled deeply and said, "We'll do it. We're out of options. Do you really think humanity can survive the tenth epoch in our current condition? We should do something drastic when the Daofuses are still wary of making any rash moves. Thanks to the Daofuses Su Yu managed to seduce, the enemy Daofuses have become much warier of leaving their realms alone."

In the past, they weren't so fearful of leaving alone. The Devil Pseudo Emperor wouldn't have left his realm during the previous battle otherwise. Unfortunately for him, he encountered the two furballs right after leaving. Since then, the other Daofuses had been a lot more careful about leaving their realms.

Great Zhou King chuckled.

True. This was the perfect opportunity.

However, this was no minor matter. It could develop into something truly big.

"The timing would be very important for this." Great Zhou King said, "We need to pick a time when the myriad races were most wary of attacking the Human Realm. For example, we could invite Su Yu back to the Human Realm for a short time. Su Yu himself wouldn't know that he would be protecting the Human Realm in our absence. At the time, the myriad races would be fully focused on Su Yu and the Human Realm, granting us the opportunity to slip off."

After all, it was darkest under the lamp.

This was a reckless plan.

Making Su Yu the spotlight before slipping off and attacking the Celestial Chasm Realm.

Great Qin King laughed and said, "I don't even know how to evaluate you anymore. It isn't wrong to say that you're the most cowardly of us all, but you are also incredibly reckless at times. None of us could have thought of an idea like this."

The mere thought of that plan was enough to cause Great Qin King's blood to boil with excitement.

"But wouldn't Su Yu be in deep trouble if the myriad races were to really attack during that time?"

Great Zhou King laughed in amusement and said, "Well, that would be the perfect excuse for him to not help us. We don't need to worry about anything else. Su Yu can't die so easily. The region of the Death Realm that is connected to the Human Realm isn't a region the other races can influence so easily. After all, nobody wants to encounter the death spirits of some human kings or even the Human Emperor down there. At worst, he could open a tunnel in the Human Realm."

This time, even Great Qin King was alarmed. Sure enough, Old Zhou was still as mad as ever. Or to be precise, he was the calm version of a madman. He could be terrifyingly calm. But he could also be crazier than anyone else.

After thinking about it, Great Qin King nodded, "Sure. I'll invite him to the Human Realm. I already made the preparations for this earlier. We will announce that the invitation is for the purpose of discussing an alliance between the human race and the ancient cities. At the same time, release some news about the establishment of a new holy land. That way, our invitation wouldn't appear too suspicious."

Great Zhou King nodded. He laughed and said, "We can add another excuse on top of that. Just say that Su Yu is coming back to celebrate his father's birthday of longevity according to human customs. His father is fifty this year. That is a good number to celebrate his longevity."

After stopping to laugh in amusement, Great Zhou King continued, "He could say no to any other reasons, but not this. Would he dare to refuse an invitation to his father's birthday celebration?"

Great Qin King laughed as well and said, "But do we actually celebrate the longevity of someone who is merely fifty?"

Fine. Fine.

It would barely serve as a reason.

He wondered if the others would also find this funny upon the announcement. Su Yu's old man was fifty. They had to hold a celebration of his longevity per human customs. Would this change the existing human customs? Perhaps they had to hold the same celebration for Su Yu's twentieth birthday as well.

After all, he was a twenty-year-old capable of killing old fossils who had lived for tens of thousands of years. They probably wouldn't find it funny anymore after thinking of that.

"A new storm would rise in the Human Realm with Su Yu's arrival." Great Qin King exhaled and said, "We still need to be cautious. Maybe we can consider leaving Old Xia behind."

"Let's worry about this later."

And thus, the two reached a decision. Both agreed that nobody else would know of this plan for now. After all, this was too crazy a plan.

***

Before long, the recently returned Xia Huyou left again. He was heading toward the ancient city bearing the official invitation letter and card. An invitation to Su Yu for the celebration of his father's longevity during his father's fiftieth birthday.

Before Xia Huyou was even out of the Eastrift Valley, news of that celebration spread far and wide. With that, countless gazes focused on the Human Realm, on Su Yu, on the Eastrift Valley, and on Su Long, the one celebrating his longevity at fifty years old.

For many, the celebration of such an age was almost a joke. For the old fossils who had lived tens of thousands of years, fifty years were nothing. Was that even worthy of a celebration? They could have waited until he was a hundred years old, right?

However, that was Su Yu's father. Su Yu's sole family in the Human Realm. It was very likely that Su Yu would return. Everyone knew this, including the myriad races.

A new storm started brewing.

What manner of chaos would Su Yu cause this time?

Were the humans merely trying to form an alliance with Su Yu? Or were they scheming something else? Or perhaps this was an excuse for Su Yu to return to the human race.

The immortals, devils, divines, dragons, and the other races started focusing on Great Xia, the venue of celebration.

Yet again, all eyes were on Great Xia.

Chapter 1591: Crowd Is Good (1)

Grandstar City.

When Xia Huyou entered the city with great fanfare and handed the invitation over, Su Yu blanked out.

Was his father's fiftieth birthday something worthy of a celebration by these people? Why was the son the one receiving an invitation to the celebration instead of being the one to send the invitations out?

What was this?

Inside the mayor's residence.

Xia Huyou looked around while sipping his tea in an unhurried manner. He said, "Are you returning?"

Seated atop the main seat, Su Yu asked, "Who sent you here?"

"My old man."

"Prefect Xia?"

"Yes. Do I have two fathers?" Xia Huyou said, "Are you attending your father's birthday celebration?"

Su Yu frowned and asked, "Are you trying to make me return?"

"Yes. Are we supposed to hold the celebration in the Allheaven Battlefield?"

Su Yu asked, "Anything else?"

"Nope."

Su Yu said, "You may leave."

"Are you going back?"

"Is this a question you should ask? What is the motive behind this? Why are you investigating my whereabouts?"

Xia Huyou rolled his eyes. How was this an investigation into his whereabouts?

He said, "Fine. We wish to discuss something with you. Great Qin King and the others suggested founding a new holy land during the council meeting. This time, they are doing things differently. You have been suggested as the leader. I doubt the proposal will go through. What do you think? Clearly, Great Qin King is trying to make you his successor."

Su Yu snorted, "Successor? Great Qin King should focus on truly unifying humanity first. Even now, the human race is still split into multiple camps. Why is he wasting his time with successors?"

"You know what I'm trying to say here."

"I don't know."

"If you insist..." Xia Huyou said helplessly, "Great Qin King might not have the supreme leadership over humanity, but he can at least influence half of humanity. Including the support of Great Xia, Great Ming, and a few other prefectures, about two-thirds of humanity would support you upon your return."

Two-thirds.

Su Yu sneered, "And why should I return and deal with this terrible mess? I have a lot of freedom right now. When restrictions were slapped onto an expert, the expert would turn into a schemer. Even someone as strong as Great Qin King is being dragged behind by the burden on him. Even after so many years, he is still stuck below the Daofuse Realm. He doesn't even have the courage to try pursuing a new dao. Is he talentless? No. He simply can't afford to try. He can't risk losing his strength."

Su Yu said, "What he has is not authority. Rather, he has a chain around him. I now enjoy a great deal of power and authority. The so-called leader of humanity is worth nothing for me. Alone, I can challenge the world and build my own empire. Why should I return and take all that shit from humanity?

"There are a bunch of seniors waiting there. Some are probably waiting to make things difficult for me. They might even scheme to kill me. Anything is possible. Why must I return, bow, and act like an obedient little brother? Here, my word is the law."

That rendered Xia Huyou speechless. After a short silence, he argued, "But there are no potential successors for Great Qin King and the others. If they were to die in battle, humanity would have nobody to prop its sky up again. Would you watch as humanity fades away?"

Su Yu said, "No, I'm not that cruel. I will save my father and friends. As for everyone else...it's none of my business."

Xia Huyou stood up and said, "Su Yu, some things are in the past. If you really want to talk about this, everyone has suffered losses all these years. Don't keep thinking about only the bad of humanity. You need to realize that you also have a lot of support among humanity. Many are willing to serve you."

Xia Huyou solemnly said, "Ignoring everything else, how many people in Great Xia rose in protest upon your departure back then? Even the Xia Family's Mansion was surrounded by those people during the protest. My grandpa and granduncle were scolded like they were worth nothing by the masses. Did all those people not step forth for you?

"When outsiders invaded Nanyuan, the people of Nanyuan stood in front of your house. They would rather die than take a step back. Ultimately, Nanyuan was destroyed. Countless people were rendered homeless. Even now, they are still rebuilding their homes. Are these your enemies?

"For you, Great Ming fought the Myriad Race Cult. They even got into a conflict with the leadership of the Knowledge Seeking Realm for your sake. Did they do all that for themselves?"

"..."

Xia Huyou looked right into Su Yu's eyes and said, "Yes, I admit that there are some schemers and parasites among humanity. But you have the habit of judging everyone guilty. Have humanity done nothing for you?"

Xia Huyou said, "I won't pressure you with what's right morally. But I still wish to say that humanity is not as dirty as you think. Great Qin King has guarded the frontlines for over four hundred years. Even after losing his tri-life bodies, he is still trying hard to persist until a suitable successor appears. Zhu Tianfang has spent many years as a spy in the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. All these people aren't as bad as you think."

Su Yu listened silently.

Xia Huyou continued, "Deep inside, you still care about humanity. Since you feel that many things are wrong with humanity, why don't you do something and fix it? Why did Great Qin Kinf decide to invite you back? Because they have no way of fixing this themselves. They would have done something long ago otherwise. They care too much. They are a part of the existing status quo. They can't do much when they're part of the established order. You are an outsider. And you also have the ability to change what you dislike about humanity."

"Why?" Su Yu coldly asked, "Why should I?"

"Why? Because you're a human. Because of your eighteen years of peace in the Human Realm. Because your family is human. Because of the boiling passion inside you. Why? You're asking me why?"

Xia Huyou raised his voice furiously, "You dislike humanity, but you're unwilling to help solve the problem. Aren't you the same as those who enjoy complaining about the unfair society all the time, yet are unwilling to do something to change?"

Su Yu sneered, "Fatty, you seem to have gotten better at talking."

Xia Huyou gnashed his teeth and said, "There was never a need for me to learn that! I have always been good at talking! I'm only here to tell you that upon your return, Great Xia will stand behind you. No matter how difficult things get, the million upon million of Xia soldiers will stand behind you. The millions upon millions of people in Great Xia will stand behind you. Even the blade of Xia will fight for you!"

At that, Xia Huyou drew a blade, dropped one knee on the ground, raised the blade, and roared, "Accept this blade and Great Xia will stand against the world for you!"

"..."

That stunned Su Yu. As he studied the worn saber, he sank into a long silence. Finally, he exhaled and said, "Don't play this game with me. It doesn't work."

"No, this is no game." Xia Huyou said, "This is the support of Xia. The blade of Xia is not sharp enough. There are too many enemies to kill. My great-grandfather, my granduncle, and my father have all agreed to this. If you were to return, the blade of Xia would be yours to wield!"

Su Yu said coldly, "I told you. This doesn't work on me."

Xia Huyou kept the saber raised and said, "Mayor Su, this saber is the will of Xia. It represents the will of Great Xia. You are the pride of Great Xia. Accept it, and the fate of all lives in Great Xia would lie upon your shoulders."

Su Yu snorted and said, "Don't bother putting on a play in front of me. Take your saber. Are you trying to move me by playing the damsel in distress?"

Suddenly, Xia Huyou laughed and stood up. After putting the saber away, he grinned and asked, "How do you like the show? Did it feel right? Come on, Su Yu. For my sake, just come back and celebrate your old man's birthday."

He seemed to have returned to how he was, but he was sighing inwardly. Su Yu...was unwilling to accept that saber.

The spear of Qin. The blade of Xia. The Qins were willing to hand Su Yu their spear. But the Xias were also willing to hand Su Yu their blade.

Alas, Su Yu was unwilling.

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But he seemed to know something instinctively. Thus, he had refused to accept the burden. Or perhaps he was still not ready to make such a commitment. Or perhaps he simply didn't want to lead humanity.

Xia Huyou didn't know what Su Yu was really thinking. He only felt greatly disappointed inside.

His father was right. Su Yu had refused to accept that saber.

At present, Su Yu was still too dissatisfied with humanity.

He was dissatisfied with the current humanity. He was also dissatisfied with the past humanity.

He had not seen the many sides of humanity. He had only lived eighteen years in Great Xia. Since then, he had lived a life of bloodshed, killing his way all the way to the Allheaven Battlefield before becoming the leader of the ancient cities. Most of what he had seen was the dark side of humanity. And thus, that was all he knew.

Chapter 1592: Crowd Is Good (2)

Su Yu watched silently as Xia Huyou changed from furious to solemn, before settling into being cheerful. Su Yu was a smart man. He only needed to give Xia Huyou an opportunity to withdraw with grace from his rejection and the matter would end here.

The scene of Xia Huyou dropping on one knee...was not what he wanted to see.

He did not accept the blade of Xia.

That was too heavy a blade for him to accept.

He was also unwilling to take on such a burden.

Accepting the blade was the same as accepting the burden. That was a heavy burden, one involving the fate of millions upon millions of people.

That was not something he could bear. For him, that burden would transform into shackles, chaining him down. Thus, he rejected the blade.

Su Yu walked forward and gave Xia Huyou a playful kick before saying, "Stop playing this game with me in the future. I don't like it."

Xia Huyou smiled, "Don't worry. I understand. I merely did that to relieve the tension when I saw how serious you were. Hahaha! By the way, do you lack women? I have hundreds of wives now. You can pick a few if you want..."

"Piss off."

Xia Huyou said, "Haha! I was joking. Most of them are birds or some other beasts. Since you're not interested, so be it."

After joking around for a bit, Xia Huyou said, "Let's get back to the topic. We're pretty serious about the holy land. Just accept the position for now. You don't even need to do anything unless you feel like it. With this, you will have an official authority to meddle in the affairs of humanity. You need to understand that there are no actual holy land leaders prior to this. Both Great Qin King and Great Zhou King were merely the joint leaders of those holy lands with the other Invincibles. But we are changing things now. Only one leader will be appointed."

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"Great Qin King and the others also intend to have all the Invincible descendants study there. In the future, an education at the holy land would be the minimum requirement for one to be appointed the prefect of a prefecture."

Su Yu raised his brow.

Xia Huyou grinned and said, "Naturally, that doesn't apply to me as I'm already a prefect. This will only apply to the future prefects. For example, with Prefect Qin Zhen's recent advancement into the Invincible Realm, either Qin Hao or Qin Fang would take over as the prefect. The chosen one would need to further his studies in the holy land before the appointment."

"You can see that we're quite serious about this. Great Qin King even mentioned that no prefect would be appointed without the approval of the holy land."

"Hmm?"

Su Yu blanked out. Noticing Su Yu's expression, Xia Huyou nodded, "It's still a proposal for now, but this is true. We're trying to centralize power under the holy land.

"Great Qin King even proposed to give the holy land the authority to dismiss the prefects of the various prefectures. Naturally, that would require a complicated series of procedures, but this has never happened before."

Xia Huyou exhaled and said, "Naturally, implementing all these suggestions won't be easy. It will be extremely difficult. But Great Qin King and the others are trying very hard. Upon success, the future holy land would become the center of humanity. Three major positions of each prefecture would require the holy land's approval before anyone could take office. Firstly, the director of the Talent Fostering Bureau. Secondly, the chief commander stationed in the Allheaven Battlefield. Thirdly, the director of the Governmental Affairs Bureau."

For example, in Great Xia, people like Ji Hong, the general from either the Devil Subduing Army or the Martial Dragon Guard, and Administrator Hu would require the approval of the new holy land before they could be appointed.

In short, the new holy land would have a lot of authority.

Su Yu raised his brow and asked, "Would anyone even agree to this proposal? That's like handing the authority over the military, government, and education to the holy land."

Xia Huyou said, "That would have been almost impossible in the past. But things are changing. Thus, it's still worth fighting for. If we were to succeed, the holy land would be the true ruler of the Human Realm. With that, truly unifying humanity would be possible as long as the holy land could keep the Invincibles under control."

It was obvious Great Qin King and the others were trying their best to change things for the better, but it would be extremely difficult. That much was obvious.

It would be so difficult, it might as well be impossible.

Su Yu asked, "Is that all? Anything else? I don't care about the holy land. Is my old man's birthday the only reason you have to invite me back?"

"Yeah...I guess?"

Xia Huyou appeared uncertain.

"They should know that it's very dangerous for me to travel nowadays. Too many eyes are on me." Su Yu said, "This is even more so in the Human Realm. The guardians can't enter easily. I also can't release too much death qi in there lest I open a death tunnel accidentally. If I were to open one and failed to close it, well, you wouldn't like it that much. In short, my options are greatly limited in the Human Realm."

Xia Huyou nodded and said, "I raised the issues of your safety to them as well. My great-grandfather will personally act as your guardian for the entirety of your trip. You know his strength. One needs to be a Daofuse to get through him and deal with you. If this isn't acceptable for you, we can even add Great Ming King on top. With the two of them working together, even Daofuses would have a hard time reaching you through them."

Su Yu chuckled, "Are you trying to showcase your sincerity?"

The two number twos of the previous holy lands were both volunteering to protect him. That was a great show of sincerity. But that only made Su Yu believe that this invitation wasn't so simple. They were making too big a deal out of it. This seemed pointless.

Su Yu was already planning to return, but he had never planned to go too far. Rather, he wouldn't stray too far from the realm entrance. He was mainly aiming to go back for the Willpower Grotto.

As for the matter concerning the traitor, there was no guarantee that humanity would trust him. Thus, it was pointless to worry about that for now.

However, they were inviting him with such fanfare for his father's birthday celebration as the excuse. They claimed that the establishment of the new holy land was the real reason, but that wasn't something he could decide. Thus, this still felt pointless.

Su Yu believed that Great Qin King's proposals wouldn't go through so easily. That was essentially the same as telling those Invincibles to hand over their power to someone else. The new holy land would wield all the power.

Su Yu sank into thought. This was probably an idea of either Great Qin King or Great Zhou King. It wouldn't be Great Xia King as an invitation from him would merely be an invitation to visit Great Xia. It wouldn't involve something like a new holy land.

Noticing that Su Yu was weighing the pros and cons of the matter, Xia Huyou said, "I have an idea. If you still don't feel safe, you can invite two individuals to go with you."

"Who?"

"Uhm! Ugh!

Xia Huyou started making faces while staring at Su Yu's head. After blanking out momentarily, Su Yu said, "Stop messing around!"

He knew what Xia Huyou was trying to say. Was Xia Huyou trying to die? Su Yu wondered if he would be the first the big furball and the female furball would eat upon inviting them.

Xia Huyou said, "I'm serious! What is there to fear! With those two, you could go anywhere fearlessly! The guardians have their restrictions, but that isn't the case for these two."

Su Yu sneered and said, "Any accident might lead to the disappearance of the entire Human Realm." Read full story at NoveI(F)ire.net

"..."

Xia Huyou had no argument against that. True. He was talking about two Daofuses. They could easily wipe out humanity if nobody were there to stop them when they went crazy. Things wouldn't be so serious if it were any other Daofuse, but those two...were too unstable.

At that thought, Xia Huyou shivered and said, "That was a joke!"

But at that point, Su Yu was already rubbing his chin thoughtfully. This reminded him that he had never visited the two. If he could meet them...only one of them would be enough. With one of them by his side, he wouldn't even need to fear the sneak attacks of Daofuses.

A lot of troubles were waiting for him in the future. With a Daofuse as his bodyguard, he would feel much safer. The old turtle might be strong, but the old turtle was also restricted by his duty. Furthermore, the old turtle couldn't stay in the Human Realm for long.

Su Yu started imagining a scene:

"Hey, Big Guy..."

"Hello! Nom!"

And that would be the end of the story.

At that, Su Yu shivered. That was the sole impression he had of the two. They only cared about eating.

Wow. That was too terrifying.

He couldn't be careless about this.

But...this was too tempting.

If he could have the two accompanying him, he wouldn't even need to care about schemes and ploys anymore. A brute force of at least three Daofuses would be required before one could even hope to harm him.

This was such a good idea.

Xia Huyou asked, "So do you agree? Return and take a look around Nanyuan as well. That's your hometown. Check and see if you're happy with the reconstruction."

Su Yu chuckled and said, "They sure love sending you as the envoy each time they need something from me. Fatty, are you not afraid that I would start getting suspicious of you as well?"

Xia Huyou shrugged, sending ripples across his bountiful body as he said, "Others could easily suffer an unwanted fate here. Meanwhile, I would probably live even if I did mess things up."

He grinned and said, "This only serves as proof of how good I am at judging people. I knew you would make it big when we first met so I befriended you. And look at the amount of power you wield now. I was right."

Xia Huyou continued, "By the way, do you have any requests for your father's birthday celebration? Do you want to make it a private affair between fellow humans or do you want to make it international and open the invitation to some experts from other races?"

Su Yu laughed and said, "Is this your idea? Would any of these non-human experts dare to attend the celebration? Maybe I would kill them randomly just because I was in a bad mood that day. My infamy alone would be enough to deter anyone from attending."

"Not necessarily." Xia Huyou said, "Even in war, envoys are spared. Just invite some experts and showcase a willingness to make peace with the myriad races and reduce the tension. You could take this chance to showcase your love for peace. You wouldn't even need to invite the top experts. Just invite some geniuses like Zhan Wushuang, Mo Duona..."

"Would they have the courage to come?"

Xia Huyou said, "Why not? Yes, they are geniuses. But what would be the point of killing them? They could no longer pose you any threat. Killing them would only increase the hostility the myriad races held toward you and humanity."

"With them around, they could even serve as good bargaining chips to deal with the myriad races when needed."

"And why would they attend it?"

Xia Huyou said, "To observe you closely and learn more about your negotiation with humanity. Information is very important as well."

Su Yu asked, "Is this yet another idea of yours?"

"No. It came from Great Qin King and the others." Xia Huyou said, "He hoped that you could invite some of your friends from the various races and change your image from that of a bloodthirsty butcher. We are going to do a proper celebration. All thirty-six prefectures will send their representatives to the celebration as well."

Su Yu sank into thought.

Great Qin King...

Would someone like Great Qin King hold a birthday celebration for his father?

What a joke.

Great Qin King was so old he had probably forgotten his own age. Why would he care about something like a birthday?

Su Yu exhaled and said, "Are they not afraid of things going wrong? Why are they making such a big deal out of this?"

"I don't know." Xia Huyou said, "I'm really clueless about this. You can decide for yourself. As for the safety of your father, it will be guaranteed as well. My father and the others suggested that you return earlier and reunite with your father for real. During the day of the celebration, we would get a substitute to attend the celebration on behalf of your father."

"..."

Holy shit!

They were starting to counterfeit as well!

Su Yu said, "Just what is Great Qin King trying to do? Are they planning to start a fight during the celebration?"

"So who are we fighting?" Su Yu muttered doubtfully, "Isn't this the best setup for a fight? A fight against the traitor? The sole remaining traitor? Or are they planning to fight me?"

"I don't know. That's top secret. They won't tell me anything. I already told you everything I know."

"Fine." Su Yu exhaled and sank into thought. After a long while, he said, "I can't promise anything. Also, my father's birthday is still a few months away..."

"Cough, cough. We will be celebrating his birthday in half a month."

"..."

Su Yu was left speechless. So they had even changed the birth date of his father for this.

"I'll think about this."

Su Yu knew that he had to make full preparations before going. Should he...take a risk and meet the two great furballs? Perhaps they could discuss the education of their kid during the meeting.

They probably cared only about the golden book. Or they might even know more about the golden book. He had a valid reason to visit them. He had received their help several times. It would be perfectly normal for him to visit them and express his gratitude.

Su Yu kept convincing himself that this was the right thing to do. If there was a good chance that he could fool them into becoming his bodyguards, he would go. If that wasn't possible, he would sneak into their place in the future. After all, a meeting with the two furballs was simply too dangerous.

Chapter 1593: Crowd Is Good (3)

Xia Huyou did not receive a clear answer from Su Yu.

Everyone was paying close attention to Su Yu, waiting for an answer from him. What would they do if he accepted the invitation? Would they attempt to kill him in the Human Realm? Or would they try something else?

At the moment, Su Yu was too busy to think about all that. He was in a staring contest with the little furball. The little furball had a pitiful expression while Su Yu was rubbing his chin thoughtfully.

After a long while, the little furball said, "I didn't eat anything!"

He was starting to feel guilty after being stared at for such a long time.

Su Yu laughed and said, "I'm not accusing you of anything. Also, we're family. So what if you eat some of my stuff?"

The little furball was stunned. What was wrong with Yummy this time?

Su Yu continued, "Furball, tell me. Has your Big Brother Su been nice to you?"

"..."

After a long while, the little furball spoke tearfully, "I already spat everything out previously! I don't have any savings left! You can't squeeze a ball like this!"

Su Yu sighed and said, "What are you talking about? Am I that kind of person?"

"Yes!"

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"I see that you're still not very good at talking." Su Yu said, "I have a question. Is your dada fierce?"

"Nope!" The little furball said, "They are both good balls!"

"..."

"Don't call your people balls. You are soul devourers!"

How could the furball call themselves balls? How uncool was that? Su Yu continued, "I won't be calling you furball in the future. I'll start calling you the soul devourer crown prince. Remember, don't call yourself a ball anymore. You're now a crown prince."

The little furball blinked and asked, "Are you trying to fool my dada?"

"..."

Su Yu kneaded his skull and sighed inwardly. Sure enough, kids were bad at determining the right thing to say.

"No, not a scam. I'm paying him a polite visit. He saved me several times. It is only natural for me to thank him, right?"

"Yeah."

"When visiting, shouldn't I go bearing gifts?"

"Yeah."

"Also, don't you miss home after so long?"

"A little..."

"I'll take you home and visit your family. Isn't that great?"

"..."

The little furball stared at Su Yu silently. Did Yummy think he was stupid? Yummy was clearly trying to scam his dada!

"Don't wanna! You must be trying to scam my dada!"

"Sigh. This child is very bad at talking."

Su Yu tapped the little furball's head and beamed, "Your dada is too strong to fall for my scam. I heard that your family was related to the Culture King. I believe I am somewhat related to the Culture King as well. The multiple character faction descended from the Culture King. I am also likely a new Time Sage. And the Time Sage might also be an inheritance of the Culture King. That makes me the direct successor of the Culture King. We are all family here."

The confused little furball nodded. Yes. Yummy was making a lot of sense.

"Therefore, would your dada eat me during my visit?"

"I don't know..."

Su Yu stayed patient and continued, "Would you stop me if your dada wanted to eat me? Would you jump out and threaten to detonate yourself if your Big Brother Su were eaten? Furball, no. Prince, what do you think about this?"

The little furball started hesitating.

That didn't sound like a good idea.

Su Yu continued coaxing the little furball, "Furba—Prince! How much good food have you eaten after following me? Now, heavenly source qi is nothing for us. We have more willpower than we need. You have also eaten a lot of characters. Even the power of laws is but a mere dish for you. Would such a life continue for you without me? What would happen after I was eaten by your dada? Do you remember the proverb describing this situation?"

The little furball thought about it and answered, "Kill the goose?"

"Yes! You're so smart, Prince! You have learned to use proverbs now!"

Su Yu started clapping.

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Su Yu smiled and said, "Think about it. Am I the number one troublemaker of the Myriad Realms?"

"Yah! Yah!

"Think more about it. Would your dada drag you back home to spend all your time sleeping like the old times after my death?"

"Yah! Yah!

"Would you prefer to stir shit everywhere and enjoy all the delicacies the Myriad Realms have to offer with me? Or would you prefer to go back and sleep all the time?"

"Follow you!"

Su Yu clapped again and asked, "Therefore, what should you say when your dada tries to eat me?"

"Stop it! If you eat, I detonate myself!"

"That's right." Su Yu laughed heartily and said, "This is it! Make sure you sound decisive and determined! Make your dada believe your threat!"

The little furball nodded his entire body. After thinking about it, he asked, "So...what would you give me for this job?"

"..."

Screw this!

This fellow had even learned to ask for a salary!

Su Yu said, "Sure. I'll be sure to let you try any good stuff I find in the future. By the way, what would be a good present for your dada?"

"Tiangu?"

The little furball answered uncertainly.

Su Yu was rendered speechless. Of course he knew that. But how in the world was he supposed to get Tiangu as a gift for the big furball?

He gnashed his teeth and said, "Fine, fine. I need to invest if I want to gain something! Your dada probably loves heavenly source fruits as well..."

Then, Su Yu took out a gigantic ball. That was a ball filled with heavenly source qi.

"What if I made a massive heavenly source fruit for your dada? No, I would make two. One for dada, one for mama!"

This was the cheapest option Su Yu could think of. After some consideration, he thought that perhaps not even this would be enough. He altered his plan. He would make two balls with a diameter of a hundred meters filled with heavenly source qi. Would super heavenly source fruits like that be sufficient? That would still be quite affordable for him.

The little furball showed no reaction. Heavenly source qi? That was now worthless to him.

How stingy.

After grumbling about Su Yu's stinginess inwardly for a bit, he returned to Su Yu's sea of willpower lazily. What a stingy gift. A natural character would be a much better gift.

Alas, Yummy was too stingy for that!

***

While Su Yu was preparing for his journey to the Soul Devourer Realm.

Grandstar started advising him repeatedly, "Be careful there. Those two are no pushovers. They have nothing to lose. They would eat you without a second thought if they felt like it."

The more Su Yu listened to Grandstar, the more terrified he was. But he had to do this. Without their support, things would be much harder for him. Furthermore, it was only right that he met them since he had kept their child with him for so long.

"Don't worry, Lord."

Su Yu calmed himself and said, "Lord, remember to come the moment I call for help through the mayor's medallion."

Grandstar didn't know what to say. How was he supposed to save Su Yu in the Soul Devourer Realm? After telling the location of their realm entrance, he said nothing else. It should be fine. If the two furballs really wanted to eat Su Yu, they would have done so long ago.

Soy Bun had a special relationship with the Culture King. And Su Yu could be considered a direct successor of the Culture King. Thus, he should be safe with Soy Bun. Before long, Su Yu vanished alongside the ancient city. After moving the city to several different locations, he left the city. Then, Grandstar continued moving the city around. Before long, all the spies lost sight of him.

Many guessed that this must be related to the previous visit by Xia Huyou. Was Su Yu in a secret negotiation with the human race? Unsurprisingly, every action of Su Yu invited the attention of the entire Myriad Realms.

While everyone was still guessing about his plans, he arrived before the Soul Devourer Realm. Standing before the realm entrance, he spoke through a unique frequency.

"Soul Devourer Pseudo Emperor, your junior, Su Yu, requests an audience."

"Dada! I'm back!"

The little furball shouted as well.

***

Soul Devourer Realm.

A certain furball was snoring atop a massive heavenly source fruit tree when he suddenly opened his eyes in confusion. He poked the female furball beside him and asked, "Is someone calling for us?"

"Is that happening?"

The female furball yawned. Both of them were tired after the battle with Tiangu not long ago.

Soy Bun looked outside, sniffed, and said, "This smells quite nice. I can even smell our lad out there as well. That human is here."

"Oh."

Both started sniffing hungrily. So yummy! Shortly after, Soy Bun opened the entrance. He was greeted by the sight of Su Yu and a little furball resting atop Su Yu's head.

The little furball shot forward in excitement. Soy Bun shot forward in excitement as well. However, he moved past the little furball and stopped above Su Yu. There, he started sniffing Su Yu with a look of intoxication. How yummy!

The little furball looked gloomy for a split second before shooting toward his mama in joy. The female furball moved forward joyfully...only to move past the little furball and stop above Su Yu. There, she joined Soy Bun and started sniffing Su Yu as well.

How yummy!

Both furballs looked deeply intoxicated.

Su Yu started sweating heavily.

Holy shit!

The two were ignoring even their own child. He had not planned for this scenario! Holy shit!

The little furball merely stared at the three sorrowfully. His dada and mama did not want him anymore!

He was sad!

The saddened little furball flew back and squeezed between the two furballs. After taking a deep sniff with a look of intoxication, he muttered, "This smells better when we're smelling it together!"

This was the same as eating. Food would taste better with company!

For some reason, Yummy smelled much better today!

Su Yu continued sweating heavily. How was the little furball so unreliable? Where was the promised threat? Had the little furball forgotten that?

Su Yu stood still, as though he were a statue. He did not dare to move lest he somehow excite them further.

What a terrifying family.

Chapter 1594: The Furballs (1)

"Seniors!"

Su Yu forced himself to speak up lest they really started viewing him as food.

"Prince, wake up!"

His voice turned heavier as he reminded the little furball to start working.

"Oh..."

That worked. The little furball jumped in shock and shouted, "Dada! I'm back!"

"Oh."

The big furball nodded. So?

It wasn't like he didn't know where the little furball was all along. Why was this worth an announcement?

Noticing his father's indifference, the little furball sulked for a short moment before saying, "Dada, this is my fruit farm!"

Huh?

Su Yu blanked out slightly before looking at the little furball with dangerous eyes.

Him? A fruit farm?

Well well.

What a good answer.

The little furball hurriedly blinked, signalling that this was a lie. Yummy shouldn't mind his words.

Su Yu cursed inwardly. Who was the little furball trying to fool here? That was definitely the little furball's inner thought.

The big furball ignored the little furball and took another deep sniff before saying, "So yummy. I really feel like eating..."

"Dada!"

"Senior!"

The big furball said, "Don't worry, I'm not eating you. You seem to have the Time Sage's inheritance. I can't eat you rashly. I don't want to turn into a corpse for that fellow to collect after returning from time."

"Time Sage?" The female furball looked at the big furball doubtfully.

The big furball had a look of recollection as he said, "Time Sage. Don't you know? That was a very powerful fellow, traversing the Myriad Realms with the River of Time as the vehicle. Whenever the Time Sage appeared, that fellow would say: Your end is nigh! I'm here to collect your corpse!"

The big furball shook his head with a look of recollection.

"Yet such a supreme expert...had ultimately vanished. When the Time Sage vanished, even the Culture King lamented the loss of a formidable opponent."

"..."

Su Yu blanked out slightly before asking, "Are the Time Sage and Culture King not the same person?"

Was that not the case?

The big furball looked at Su Yu doubtfully and said, "How are they the same? They are two different individuals. What gives you the impression that they are the same person, Little Guy?"

"..."

Su Yu blanked out again. No? How was this possible?

"But the Heavenly Hunt Index and the Time Sage's inheritance..."

"Oh...the Heavenly Hunt Index?" The big furball said, "That was a divine weapon the Culture King forged by imitating the Time Sage's Book of Time. It was very powerful, but it failed to capture the essence of the Book of Time."

Once again, Su Yu was stunned.

The Time Sage and Culture King were two different individuals. The Heavenly Hunt Index was a copy of the Book of Time, not the real deal.

This...was completely different from his guesses!

The big furball asked with an odd expression, "You thought they were the same person?"

"Yes..."

The big furball said, as though it was the most obvious thing ever, "Why would you reach that conclusion? There are no similarities between the two...wait, no. They share a similarity with you. Both love wearing white robes. Are you the same person as them as well? Also, each time the Time Sage appeared, that fellow appeared as a female human. Culture King was a male human. How could they be the same person?"

"..."

Su Yu continued blanking out. He had just arrived, yet he had been shaken to his core by the big furball's words. A woman? The Time Sage was a woman!

Holy shit!

The big furball said, "All those rumors were mere guesses. I met the Time Sage myself. I even saw the Time Sage in a conversation with the Culture King before. It was a long time ago. But I didn't see her anymore after that last meeting."

Su Yu hurriedly asked, "Uhm...can we talk inside? I come bearing gifts..."

"Gifts? Food?"

"Right, right."

Su Yu dashed through the entrance. He did not want anyone to see him here. Before long, he found himself inside the Soul Devourer Realm. The source qi in there was shockingly dense. The realm wasn't big, but it was filled with heavenly source fruit trees.

Su Yu recalled something and said, "Senior, these heavenly source fruit trees here...uhm...I heard that heavenly source fruit trees only grow from the corpses of top experts."

"Yeah!" The big furball said, "I only eat characters. My wife only eats seas of willpower. We bury everything else, and they will all grow into trees."

Su Yu started sweating again.

He was totally facing two ferocious beasts.

Two extremely dangerous beasts.

No wonder there were so many heavenly source fruit trees here. So these were all their victims.

How terrifying.

Sure enough, the soul devourers were not to be underestimated. Just look at the little furball. He would have no feeling when feeding on others. He would not feel a thing.

Su Yu calmed himself and took out the two gigantic heavenly source fruits he had prepared.

The big furball appeared interested as he said, "What a big fruit, but it's fake. To grow a fruit so big, you need to bury a Pseudo Emperor."

"..."

Wow.

The female furball happily accepted her gift and swallowed it immediately. It sure feel good to sleep after eating! It didn't matter even if this was a fake fruit since it tasted the same as the real deal.

The three furballs started flying toward one of the trees. Su Yu looked over and noted that this tree was particularly large. It was at least a kilometer in height. And numerous massive heavenly source fruits hung from its branches. In fact, the fruits were as big as the two big furballs.

Before long, the three furballs reached the top of the tree. On the tree top, a nest made of numerous golden leaves could be seen. The golden leaves were soft yet durable.

The moment Su Yu stepped on the nest, he felt a dense stream of source qi flowing into his body from the leaves.

How dense.

"Senior...under this tree..."

The big furball knew what Su Yu was asking. He nonchalantly said, "Oh, a strong marquis was buried down there. It wasn't me. It was Culture King. When Culture King defeated the marquis, the marquis was dying. When I saw that the marquis was still breathing, I dragged him back, ate his characters, and buried him."

A strong marquis. How strong was strong? Someone even the big furball would call strong would most likely be a peak Daofuse.

Su Yu was left speechless. Recalling something else, he asked, "Many years ago...Em...Empress..."

The female furball looked at him in confusion. Was he talking to her?

The big furball said, "Just call her Flatbun. That's her name."

Su Yu said awkwardly, "Cough, cough. Uhm, a few years ago, Senior Flatbun killed a divine Invincible. Why didn't she take her corpse back here to be buried?"

He remembered hearing about that before.

In fact, Great Ming King had benefited from a free divine king corpse.

The female furball was bouncing around randomly when she heard that. She nonchalantly said, "Oh, oh. I remember that. I was in a rush to eat Tiangu. When I saw a descendant of a human king, I tossed the corpse over as a gift."

"Descendant of a human king?"

Su Yu hurriedly asked, "Control King?"

"No?" The female furball said doubtfully, "I don't think so...he didn't feel like one..."

Su Yu exhaled in relief. He asked, "Are you sure Great Ming King is a descendant of a human king as well?"

"Oh, was that Great Ming King?"

The female furball said, "The humans have quite a few Eternals who are descendants of human kings."

Those bearing the bloodlines of ancient human kings would find it easier to rise in power even in this era.

Just look at the Xia and Zhu Families. Including the hidden descendant of the Control King, there were indeed quite a few human king descendants among the present human Invincibles.

"Am I a human king descendant as well?"

Su Yu was curious about that. Since the furballs could see through the bloodlines of these people, would it be possible for them to directly determine the identities of all these human king descendants? Could they expose the hidden traitor as well?

The female furball said, "Throw a punch with all your strength. We can only notice your bloodline when you're releasing enough strength to trigger your bloodline."

Su Yu nodded. The old turtle had also said that the bloodline imprints would only appear when one was fighting with full strength. Meanwhile, the imprint Su Yu had seen through the memory fragments was likely something the traitor had deliberately shown due to their insecurity.

Su Yu did as told and threw a punch with all his strength.

The three furballs stared at him. After a while, the big furball shook his body and said, "Nope. I didn't see any ancient human king bloodline in you."

Su Yu was feeling doubtful. Was he not one?

Why was he so gloriously talented, then?

There was no denying that he was exceptionally talented in both physical and willpower cultivation. He had thought that he had a powerful bloodline as well. But that wasn't the case. Did the golden book somehow modify his aptitude or something?

Su Yu thought about it and asked, "Perhaps...I have the bloodline of the Human Emperor?"

"..."

The big furball stared at Su Yu like he was looking at a fool. After a long while, he said, "The Human Emperor left no bloodline behind."

What was this fellow thinking?

Su Yu didn't know what to say. Was that so?

Was the Human Emperor an old forever-alone?

It was quite rare for Su Yu to meet an ancient fossil who was also close to the Culture King, so he couldn't resist asking.

After calming himself somewhat, he asked respectfully, "Senior, you said that the Culture King and the Time Sage were not the same person and the Heavenly Hunt Index is merely an imitation of the Book of Time. So was the Heavenly Hunt Index an originally complete weapon?"

"Yes."

The big furball plucked a random heavenly source fruit and handed it to the little furball. Then, he plucked another fruit that was much bigger. While eating, he said, "That used to be a complete weapon, but it was subsequently broken apart and scattered everywhere."

Su Yu took the fragment with the record character out and asked, "Senior, is this a part of the Heavenly Hunt Index?"

The big furball sniffed it and said, "The smell is similar. I guess so."

"You guess?"

Su Yu asked, "Are you sure, Senior?"

The big furball answered lazily, "I've never eaten the Heavenly Hunt Index. How am I supposed to be sure? But they do smell the same." ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ N0velFire.ɴet

Su Yu asked thoughtfully, "Senior, I believe this is a fake product. Do you think that's possible?"

"Is that so?"

The big furball answered uncaringly, "Well, sure. It's fake."

He did not seem to care one bit.

Chapter 1595: The Furballs (2)

Su Yu asked again, "Senior, since the Heavenly Hunt Index is an imitation of the Book of Time, can the Book of Time be used to control it?"

"Maybe?"

The big furball answered doubtfully, "Like how a father can whip his son, the original book should be able to whip the imitation around as well. Look. I'm hitting my lad."

Boom!

The big furball flattened the little furball before saying, "Therefore, the Book of Time is probably capable of hitting the Heavenly Hunt Index like this as well."

What an...unique comparison.

Understanding dawned on Su Yu.

Meanwhile, the little furball turned back into a ball while sulking. He moved further away from his dada. His dada was so violent!

Su Yu exhaled lightly.

This had been a bountiful visit. First, he had learned that the Culture King was not the Time Sage. Secondly, he had learned that one was a man while the other was a woman. Thirdly, he had learned that the Heavenly Hunt Index was the son of the Book of Time.

What about the book in his head? Was that the real Book of Time? If that was the case, was the book in his head complete all this while? Also, did this mean that the Book of Time could do the same thing as the Heavenly Hunt Index as well? He had merely not discovered that function?

Su Yu's interest on the golden book grew.

He had more questions, but he did not want to annoy the big furball. Thus, he switched to a different topic and spoke fawningly, "Senior, have you been to the Human Realm in recent years?"

"No." Soy Bun shook his body and said, "It's so boring. What's the point? Also, I have been sleeping for a very long time."

He had yet to find the time to visit the Human Realm after waking up.

"Senior, do you know that the Human Realm has changed completely?"

"Is that so?" Soy Bun asked curiously, "How different? Have the humans gained the ability to grow characters from trees?"

"..."

Su Yu didn't know what to say to that. But soon, he thought of something and said, "That might really be possible!"

Yes. He was telling the truth. He had heard that Great Zhou was researching something like that.

"Huh? Really?"

Soy Bun grew interested. He asked, "Can they really grow characters now? Are grown characters delicious?"

That...was not something Su Yu could answer. Who could even describe the taste of characters to these furballs?

Su Yu thought about it and said, "Well, generally, grown food and wild food differ slightly in flavor. But I believe the difference won't be too big."

A thought bubble appeared beside Soy Bun. Inside the thought bubble, a large tree could be seen. Beside the tree was a big furball.

The big furball was busy eating characters from the tree.

One. Two. Three...

Then, the bubble popped.

Su Yu didn't know what to say.

What was this?

How should he react to this?

Was he seeing things?

Was that...how the big furball daydreamed?

The big furball woke up, looked at Su Yu, and asked blankly, "Is the tree big? How do you grow characters? Can you teach me?"

The female furball shouted in excitement, "I'm bored of eating characters! Can you grow seas of willpower from trees as well?"

Su Yu hurriedly clarified, "I'm not sure if they're growing from trees, but I did hear of some people raising characters some time ago. But I'm not very sure myself."

"Not sure?"

Seeing that Soy Bun seemed unhappy, Su Yu hurriedly added, "Actually, you can go and take a look with your own eyes!"

Soy Bun shook his body, "Not going. The Human Realm must be quite boring nowadays..."

"I'm sure you can find something fun to do there!"

"No! I am forbidden from entering the Human Realm!"

Su Yu smiled and said, "Senior, I can think of a way if you really want to enter. As long as you don't run around and kill indiscriminately, I can take you on a tour across the entire Human Realm."

"Scammer! You're trying to make me your free henchman!"

Su Yu blanked out slightly and said with an awkward tone, "You misunderstand me, Senior!"

"Nope!" Soy Bun said with disdain, "How long have I been around? I have seen too many scammers like you. People like you don't know how to respect the old and cherish the young. You only know how to scam!"

Su Yu didn't even know what to say anymore. He had thought that the big furball would be easy to persuade...but now, he was too embarrassed to even say more.

"Senior, that's not true..."

"Oh, that's not true. Sure. I'm not going to be your henchman, then."

"Senior, uhm...could I invite you to lend me a hand, strengthen humanity, and reclaim Culture King's lost glory?"

Soy Bun nodded, "Sure. You want to be the new Culture King?"

"Cough, cough. About that...well, you can see me as the Culture King. After all, I am a successor of the Culture King. The multiple character faction is his legacy..."

"Since you are now the Culture King, where are the hundred Daofuse characters Culture King promised me back then?"

"..."

Su Yu felt like crying. He couldn't even produce Eternal characters. How was he supposed to produce Daofuse characters? Was this old furball toying around with him?

"Little Guy, be more sincere when you speak."

From Soy Bun's expression, he was essentially telling Su Yu that he had eaten more characters than Su Yu had seen. And characters were good at developing one's wisdom. This little guy needed to be much smarter to fool him. Why was this little guy dreaming of fooling him?

Su Yu said helplessly, "I'll be honest. I wish to return, but I'm afraid of getting killed there. A lot of people are targeting me. I hope that you can go on this trip with me. That is all."

Only then did Soy Bun nod, "See, it's always better to be straightforward. Why is a young man like you beating around the bush all the time? Old fellows like us don't like that. We love simplicity."

Su Yu nodded. Fine.

Sure enough, even a furball would grow smart with age.

Soy Bun was a lot harder to fool than the little furball.

Soy Bun yawned and said, "I'm old. I don't like moving around that much. The previous fight was tiring and I didn't even get to eat much. I don't feel like doing anything right now."

Su Yu's tiny bit of hope was extinguished yet again. Would this trip really end up as a waste of time?

Suddenly, the little furball shouted, "Dada! Let's go together! Yummy said we could catch something yummy to eat!"

The big furball yawned again and asked, "And what could he catch? Tiangu or Jiwu? Even that Heavenly Overseer Marquis would be acceptable."

He paused slightly and added, "Well, that old turtle would do as well."

Yes. That old turtle was yummy as well. Su Yu didn't know what to say. He had no way of satisfying this request. He saw no hope here.

While the big furball was yawning lazily, the female furball asked curiously, "What about the character trees? Also, how does the Human Realm look like nowadays?"

Yes. The big furball was lazy, but the female furball loved going on long trips.

In short, the big furball was a shut-in ball while the female furball wasn't.

Compared to Soy Bun, Flatbun was a lot more patient. She could even spend hundreds of years waiting for Tiangu. She also had the habit of running around randomly or Great Ming King wouldn't have received a free Invincible corpse back then.

When Su Yu's expression changed, the big furball saw through him and said, "Lad, think this through. My wife has a bad temper."

"Husband, I am very gentle!"

"If that's the case, why do you eat so much?"

"I don't eat a lot!"

"Nonsense. You nearly ate me when you were starving back then."

"That was different! I was hungry!"

"..."

This seemingly normal bickering was causing Su Yu to tremble with fear. What? The female furball had a bad temper? And she loved eating people randomly? Even the big furball was nearly eaten?

Just as he was hesitating, the female furball said, "Little Guy, are you looking for a henchman to fight for you? I'll go! I'll go to the Human Realm with you! Do humans cultivate a lot of characters?Tell me!"

Su Yu said helplessly, "Uhm, Senior Flat, let's forget this."

"No way!" The female furball displayed her bad temper and raised her voice, "You're heading into a fight. I'm here! Why aren't you asking for my help?"

"..."

Once again, Su Yu felt like crying. Why? Because she seemed even more unreliable than the big furball! Even the big furball would be a better option! He didn't dare to accept the female furball's offer. He had no way of controlling the female furball. What if the female furball went crazy in the Human Realm due to her hunger?

Naturally, he didn't have the courage to tell her that. He politely said, "I'm worried that this would tire you out. I might encounter big trouble this time..."

"In that case, you should definitely fight! You can eat to your heart's content after fighting!"

"No, I—"

The female furball asked furiously, "Are you thinking that I'm weaker than my husband?"

"No."

The female furball snorted and said, "But I am indeed weaker than him! You're a liar!"

Su Yu was starting to feel exhausted.

Why? Why was the female ball even harder to please than the male ball?

Suddenly, the big furball said, "In that case, let Flatbun go with you. My wife is quite strong. I can see that you're worried that Flatbun would start killing indiscriminately in the Human Realm..."

Su Yu nodded. Exactly.

"Don't worry about that. Not everyone can stir Flatbun's appetite. The ones capable of doing that are all your enemies. There aren't that many experts left in the Human Realm."

That...made too much sense. Didn't Flatbun encounter Great Ming King many years ago? And did she eat him? No. If not even Great Ming King was good enough for her, it was likely that no human would be good enough to satisfy her palate.

Su Yu thought about it and said, "Senior Flat, if you wish to come with me...uhm...can you promise to let me know when you think of eating someone?"

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"No, I mean...some people can't be eaten. Can you refrain from eating them upon my advice?"

Once again, the female furball was displeased. She said, "That won't feel too good."

"Not at all. I'm trying to say that...we refrain from eating now to eat something better in the future!"

Flatbun thought about it and agreed unhappily, "Fine, fine. I'll trust you once since our young lad has grown plump staying with you."

Plump?

Su Yu glanced at the little furball. Was that little fellow plump?

Why did the furball still look the same to him?

Anyway, if Flatbun was really willing to listen to him, his safety would be guaranteed with her by his side. He was mainly worried about his inability to stop her from going crazy. If she were to start killing indiscriminately in the Human Realm, he would become a sinner of humanity.

Chapter 1596: The Furballs (3)

The lazy Soy Bun yawned again and said, "Don't worry. Flatbun won't kill rashly. For example, would you run around killing ants for no reason?"

The little furball answered for Su Yu, "Yes!"

Su Yu rolled his eyes. When had he ever done something like that? The little furball was spouting nonsense!

Soy Bun patted the little furball and asked, "Is this why you're here?"

"Yeah."

"Have Flatbun go with you."

Su Yu nodded. With a slight hesitation, he added, "Senior, can I ask you one question?"

"Yes."

"The little fur—cough, cough. The prince has been with me for quite some time. And you have been aware of this all along. Why didn't you take him away?"

He had been curious about this. Why did the big furball leave the little furball with him?

Soy Bun asked nonchalantly, "Why should I? It's very hard for him to grow here. My race needs to adhere to others for growth. Getting a willpower cultivator to grow together would be ideal. Back then, I grew together with Culture King."

Su Yu asked doubtfully, "Senior, are you really a character of Culture King?"

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When Soy Bun looked at him again, Su Yu's heart thumped. Was this a forbidden question?

After some hesitation, Soy Bun answered, "Yes and no. Hmmm, this might be confusing to you. I am...a type of law. Do you know what laws are? Culture King developed sentience in a law he found."

Understanding dawned on Su Yu.

He nodded, "A natural character represents a law. Each character is essentially a law. You are a law with sentience. But based on my previous theory, you should have been a Great Dao, someone at the level of a human king as a sentient law. Why are you only a Daofuse?"

Soy Bun looked at Su Yu curiously. Wow, he sure knew a lot!

"You're quite smart. Yes, that should have been the case. I am a natural character, something born of a law. When Culture King found me, he nurtured me for a long time before I gained sentience. Instead of removing my sentience, he removed my being from the law and made me an independent being. And thus, the world welcomed Soy Bun!"

"As for why I'm a Daofuse..."

Soy Bun answered, "Because I'm incomplete. I'm only a part of a law."

Su Yu thought of something else and glanced at the little furball and Flatbun.

Having guessed Su Yu's thoughts, Soy Bun explained, "Both my wife and my lad were also nurtured by me from the laws. They come from different laws than mine. They are independent laws. Do you understand?"

Soy Bun said with a sentimental voice, "After Culture King's disappearance, I was too lonely. Therefore, I nurtured my own wife. Then, my wife left. I was too lazy to find her. So I nurtured the lad to accompany me instead."

"..."

Full understanding dawned on Su Yu.

Essentially, the three furballs were the manifestations of three laws.

He understood now!

The three could be considered family, but strictly speaking, they were three different laws.

Su Yu said, "Is this why you love eating characters and willpower? To replenish and complete your law? The little furball loves licking characters. Is that due to the power of laws in these characters? Is that the reason for this obsession?"

Soy Bun nodded, "You're very smart. Speaking with someone like you is not tiring at all. Others will find it much harder to understand this. They are too stupid. They keep saying that we love eating and killing, but that's wrong. We only eat things that can complete us, such as the power of laws you can find in characters."

Su Yu felt himself enlightened. They required the power of laws, not characters, source qi, or anything else. Only the laws mattered to them.

"So the little furball has been drawing from my characters during his time with me?"

The big furball nodded, "Yes. This won't harm your characters as each character will automatically leak some unwanted power of laws at all times. This is the same as breathing. And the little fellow can consume the unwanted power to strengthen himself. The purer a character is, the more attractive it would be."

Su Yu nodded. No wonder the little furball preferred the natural characters over the other characters. Because those characters were purer in terms of their power of laws.

Suddenly, the teary-eyed little furball said, "Dada, am I not born from you?"

Soy Bun laughed, "It's the same thing. You used to be a mindless law. I gave you sentience. That's the same as giving birth."

Su Yu asked, "Senior, is further advancement impossible for you?"

"Not really. But the power of laws I need for advancement is too powerful. The best option would be a pure and powerful law without sentience to fully supply myself with strength. If Culture King hadn't disappeared back then, I could have advanced under his nurture. But he vanished. Nobody else can produce characters strong enough to nurture me."

Just from that alone, one could imagine how powerful the Culture King was. He was strong enough to nurture Soy Bun to the level of an ancient human king. Alas, he had vanished. And without him, it became incomparably hard for Soy Bun to find someone as strong to nurture him. It also seemed impossible for him to better his own power of law by himself.

Only now did Su Yu truly understand what the so-called soul devourer race was. This was a race of beings manifested from the very laws of nature. Achieving Daofuse would probably be quite easy for them, but further advancement required the improvement of their laws. And the difficulty of that was much higher. The little furball would probably be stuck as a Daofuse one day.

Su Yu felt that his horizons had greatly broadened. The Myriad Realms were truly magical, capable of producing all sorts of beings, including beings manifested from the heavenly laws. What a terrifying race. However, this seemed to be a tiny race as the three were the sole members of their race.

The Culture King was also impressively generous. After nurturing sentience in a heavenly law he was studying, he had allowed this accidental being to keep existing as an independent living being instead of removing the sentience and keeping the power of the law for himself. Not everyone would be willing to do this.

One should not underestimate the power of a complete law. Soy Bun appeared quite honest, but perhaps he simply didn't mind Su Yu knowing about this. He would naturally say it once asked, but he also wouldn't go out of his way to tell Su Yu without being asked.

"Senior, I heard the Heavenly Overseer Marquis had achieved his dao as a luck spirit. Is he the same type as an existence as you?"

Was the marquis a sentient law as well?

"Him?" Soy Bun shook his head, "We're not the same. A luck spirit...is born from nature. He grows through absorbing the power of luck. Luck is too abstract for people like us to detect. We can only feel it through those who are blessed by luck. However, a luck spirit has the ability to see luck with their eyes. Thus, the Heavenly Hunt Index is very important for the Heavenly Overseer Marquis. This was also why the Culture King had assigned the index to him back then. The luck of all the geniuses whose aura had been gathered by index would enter the index upon their deaths. This is the best way for the Heavenly Overseer Marquis to grow."

Soy Bun seemed to know a lot about the Heavenly Overseer Marquis. He continued, "Therefore, he has been wanting to make the index his after the Culture King disappeared. But he was also terrified of the Culture King, so he had not dared to actually do it. Instead, he sowed chaos from the shadows and made the geniuses kill each other to replenish him with luck. All the chaos the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion had sown all these years was for the sake of strengthening him and helping him make the index his."

Further understanding dawned on Su Yu. So that was how it was. The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion had been known as the spreader of chaos in the Myriad Realms. They seemed to enjoy making the geniuses on the Heavenly Hunt Index kill each other.

So all that was for the sake of strengthening the Heavenly Overseer Marquis. In the ancient past, the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was known as the Heavenly Overseer Pavilion, tasked with the supervision of the Myriad Realms. But the Heavenly Overseer Marquis had changed it into the hunter of the myriad geniuses.

A luck spirit.

Su Yu said, "The Heavenly Overseer Marquis is a very difficult opponent. As one who consumes luck, he is blessed by luck as well. Someone with an abundance of luck is extremely hard to kill. How has he survived for so long even after being one of the more active ancient past survivors around? Because he has both strength and luck. Everyone else who was as active in the Allheaven Battlefield had died over the years. He alone survived."

Most of the ancient past survivors would only act during select epochs or periods. Unlike them, the Heavenly Overseer Marquis had been constantly active since the ancient past. He was the one constant of the Allheaven Battlefield. And he had survived until now.

"Luck?" Su Yu muttered, "I'm very lucky as well."

Soy Bun said, "Yes. That's why he views you as his prey."

Su Yu nodded and asked, "Are you his match, Senior?"

Soy Bun thought about it and shook his head, "I don't think so. At present, only the old turtle can defeat him. The old turtle is the current strongest being, followed by the Heavenly Overseer Marquis. Tiangu probably comes third."

Su Yu asked in confusion, "Isn't Tiangu much younger than you? He was still quite weak during the late ancient past."

"Yeah, but he's very talented." Soy Bun explained, "He might not have been strong during the ancient past, but he was very well-known. He used to spar against the students of both Culture King and Martial King. And he won all the spars. That was how he grew his fame."

That explained why everyone knew Tiangu even if he wasn't even an Invincible back then.

Clearly, that was due to his genius.

As for the old turtle...sure enough, he was the current number one. He was impressive enough to even handle the current number two and three alone.

Su Yu had previously misunderstood that Tiangu wasn't too strong. Or at the very least, he would be weaker than Soy Bun. But that wasn't the case.

"Are you number four, Senior?"

"Number four?"

Soy Bun shook his body and said, "I don't know. There are some super experts out there as well, such as that old man from the fate race. He's very strong. I visited his grandpa for a fortune telling before this. His grandpa promised that I would get to eat Tiangu, but that didn't happen..."

Soy Bun said with a voice of regret, "Tiangu would be so yummy."

Evidently, at their level, it was hard to determine how one would fare against the others without actually fighting it out. The female furball was likely slightly weaker than Soy Bun. Could she handle a powerful Daofuse alone?

At this point, Su Yu had nothing else to ask. Getting the female furball to travel with him was good enough.

Just as he was thinking about leaving, Soy Bun said, "If you want to leave, don't waste any time. I'm feeling sleepy. And I love dreaming while sleeping. And while dreaming, I love eating. You smell so nice. I might accidentally eat you in my sleep."

Su Yu was rendered speechless. Wow. He didn't even need to find an excuse to leave early anymore.

So be it.

Su Yu looked at the female furball and said, "Senior Flat, how are you going to move around? I don't think my sea of willpower is strong enough to carry you..."

The female furball yawned lazily before vanishing with a flicker. Su Yu felt a sudden weight landing on his head. Then, a book appeared in his hand. In between the culture and radiance characters on the cover, a large ball could be seen.

The female furball had somehow entered his Mark of Civilization. The little furball vanished with a flicker as well. Inside his sea of willpower, a ball appeared atop the tribulation character.

This family...was quite good at picking their beds.

Fortunately, Soy Bun did not intend to do something similar. He glanced at Su Yu's book and asked lazily, "Are you forging your own Book of Time as well? This is a very powerful weapon. The Culture King once said that the Time Sage aimed to create a book of myriad arts, but that would spill too much blood and incur too much bad karma. Sure enough, something bad happened to her." Thıs text ıs hosted at novel⟡fire.net

A book of myriad arts.

Su Yu's heart thumped at the mention of that. What was the meaning of that? But before he could ask, his vision swam as he was tossed out of the realm.

After throwing Su Yu out, the big furball exhaled in relief and muttered, "Finally, I can get a good sleep!"

His wife had been shouting about eating Tiangu every single day since her return. He had been longing for some peace. Finally, she was gone. Su Yu was such a nice guy for taking his wife away from him.

The big furball was feeling very grateful. Su Yu had taken his noisy wife and naughty son away from him. He swore he would never invite them back on his own initiative.

Why should he?

How was he supposed to enjoy a good sleep with them around? He didn't mind having them around when he was bored, but it was too noisy to have them around all the time. After sending the two furballs off, the big furball started sleeping with a satisfied smile on his face.

Chapter 1597: Invitations (1)

The space around Su Yu rippled and twisted. Moments later, he found himself at the bottom of the sea.

The big furball had teleported him out of the Soul Devourer Realm.

"What an incredible control over the laws."

Su Yu was very surprised. Not everyone could teleport someone out of a realm so easily. Then again, the big furball was not just anyone. Read complete versıon only at novel⸺fire.net

There was an entrance into the Human Realm near the Soul Devourer Realm, but that entrance had been used not long ago. The humans had probably stationed some defenses over there by now. Without the big furball around, that entrance couldn't be opened so easily either.

Previously, Su Yu had opened it with the power of the little furball. This time, he wasn't planning on using that entrance. There was no need for that. He was back on an official invitation. It was pointless to sneak his way back.

"Well, I am more at ease now."

That was true. The female furball might seem unreliable, but she was still a Daofuse.

Su Yu raised his head to look in the direction of the Soul Devourer Realm, thinking of what he had just learned from the big furball. The Culture King and the Time Sage were not the same person. The Heavenly Hunt Index and the Book of Time were two different weapons.

In that case, why would the record character allow him to spy on the Heavenly Overseer Marquis? Why didn't it work for Wan Tiansheng, even with the Culture Tomb in hand?

"Was it due to the golden book in my head? Was that its effect as the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion's daddy? The little furball thought the fragment smelled nice, but he didn't feel like eating it. Was it because the golden book was better? So is this a real fragment from the index?"

Su Yu found himself growing more confused the more he learned. If that was the case, perhaps this had truly been a stroke of good luck for him. At the thought of the Heavenly Overseer Marquis, Su Yu recalled something. The marquis had called for a meeting between the pavilion elders. As Su Yu checked the time, the meeting was about to start.

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At that thought, he dove deep into the sea and found himself a suitable hiding place before taking the fragment out. Then, he sank his willpower into it.

***

Heavenly Hunt Pavilion.

Only those at the seventh-stage Sunmoon Realm and above could become elders in the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. After all, anyone at that cultivation level could be considered a potential Invincible.

About forty faceless elders had gathered in the hall. There were quite a lot of them. Each Invincible of the pavilion was in command of at least ten elders. Even at only ten elders per Invincible, there should be at least ninety elders in the pavilion. However, many had died not long ago. Many of the surviving elders were present, but not all.

Some were absent. For example, both Su Yu and Hollow still occupied the positions of elders in the pavilion.

Seated to the side of the main seat was the South Chamber head. Several Pseudo Invincibles from the Enforcement Unit stood in front of him. Seated atop the main seat was a scholarly individual, the sole person without a mask in the hall.

The scholar was calmly reading a book, seemingly waiting for something.

He was waiting for all the elders to arrive.

After an indeterminate amount of time, the scholar raised his head slowly and said, "Is everyone here?"

The South Chamber head stood up, bowed, and reported, "Pavilion Master, sixty-four elders should have arrived, but only forty-eight are here. The remaining sixteen are either uncontactable or missing. It is unknown if they can't respond to our summons due to their unique identities or if they have simply defected."

Some elders were missing.

Naturally, Su Yu was one of them. He would not come even if he was notified of the meeting. In any case, his mask had been left in the city for quite some time. He had not bothered to even check the mask. Thus, it was likely that he had not received the official notification either.

"Forty-eight..."

The scholar muttered to himself before looking up at the gathered elder. He softly said, "You are all the elites of the pavilion. Things have been chaotic in the pavilion as of late. Many human experts among our ranks had decided to stop associating with us. I don't blame them. I called the meeting today to inform everyone that you should leave if you're unwilling to stay with us. I believe there are more humans among you."

The scholar smiled and said, "As for the sixteen that are absent...they will cease being our elders starting from now. As for those present, leave if you are humans. I will forget about your past. You may also stay, but you won't be able to hide from me. This is your only chance to leave voluntarily."

The elders started stirring.

A faceless elder said, "Pavilion Master, hasn't the pavilion always ignored the past of its members? We have always welcomed everyone with open hands and look only to the future. Are you going to inspect us one by one today?"

The person who had protested might not necessarily be a human, but the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion had always been an organization where all sorts of people mingled. Thus, the true identities of its members had always been a sensitive issue. It was likely that many wanted criminals of the myriad races could be found among its ranks.

The scholar chuckled and said, "No, I won't do that. But I have my own method of determining if you're a human. Don't worry. I will only investigate the humans, nobody else."

The one who had protested said nothing else.

The scholar looked around and sighed, "Are you not willing to repent? Do you think that staying will grant you the opportunity to do something more impactful in the future? You overestimate yourself."

He raised his hand. Instantly, streams of incorporeal qi swirled in the hall, as though they were alive. Eventually, the streams of qi stopped before four faceless elders. All four of them trembled slightly.

The scholar spoke with the same soft voice, "Sigh. I told you. It's very easy for me to locate the humans among you. Why must you be so stubborn?"

At that, the scholar didn't even need to do anything himself. The South Chamber head vanished with a flicker. The four elders reacted, but they were easily suppressed by him. As a seventh-stage Eternal, mere Sunmoons like them pose zero challenge.

"The rest of you may leave. You may apply for some resources as reimbursement for your time here today."

The scholar smiled and said, "Don't worry. In the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion, you can get anything you want. We have encountered a small trouble recently, but things would go back to normal soon."

"Yes!"

The elders said nothing else and left. The strength of the pavilion was one of the main reasons they had joined in the first place.

The scholar was an ancient marquis. His mere presence signified strength. The deaths of a few Invincibles did not mean much. The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion would not cease being strong before the scholar himself was dead.

With the others gone, the scholar looked at the four faceless elders and asked, "What's the point of this? I wouldn't have bothered to hunt you down if you weren't here today. Why must you walk into this trap?"

One of the four hurriedly said, "Pavilion Master, I might be a human, but I have long since stopped viewing myself as a human! My loyalty lies with the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion and you! Not humanity! Please be fair, Pavilion Master! I am only here today to prove my loyalty, nothing else!"

"I'm loyal as well, Pavilion Master!"

"Pavilion Master, you have my undivided loyalty!"

They eagerly professed their loyalty, but it was unknown if they were being sincere. Perhaps this was merely an excuse to get through this crisis, or perhaps they were speaking the truth.

***

Deep underwater.

Su Yu frowned slightly, but he continued watching silently. As he did so, his willpower drained unceasingly. Eventually, he fully exhausted his willpower and withdrew from the vision.

"Those humans...are they really loyal to the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion? Or are they pretending?"

Su Yu muttered to himself, but he soon decided not to care. With the fragment in hand, he sank into thought as his willpower recovered. After a while, he sent more willpower into the fragment. He wanted to know the result.

This time, he saw the scene of a different hall.

Inside the hall, the South Chamber head asked, "Pavilion Master, are we really sparing them? They might not have spoken the truth. They are either people controlling a large amount of resources and information or those in charge of many of our businesses. They were also the ones who would frequently trade with the humans in the past..."

The Heavenly Overseer Marquis smiled and said, "There is no rush. The truth doesn't matter. We will spare them for now. The West Spire head sent words back not long ago. Are you aware of this?"

"Yes. He said that Su Yu is willing to trade the record character for the lives of these people."

The South Chamber head hesitated slightly and continued, "Pavilion Master, just how many pieces were the Heavenly Hunt Index broken into?"

The Heavenly Overseer Marquis said, "There are very few large fragments. The record and visual fragments are the two largest fragments. There is another fragment that is also very important, but it has been taken by someone else. The index would only be complete with these three fragments."

The South Chamber head said, "Lord, of the three fragments, one is in the hands of the celestial chasm race, one is in Su Yu's hands...what about the third?"

The Heavenly Overseer Marquis chuckled and asked, "Why do you ask? Are you volunteering to get it for me?"

"This subordinate would be glad to serve!"

The Heavenly Overseer Marquis shook his head and said, "Forget it. You're not a match of that person. This wouldn't be an easy job even for me. There is a reason for the fragment to remain in the hands of that person for so long."

"Lord, would the absence of the three fragments affect you...adversely?"

"It wouldn't matter as long as the three weren't brought together." The Heavenly Overseer Marquis said, "That wouldn't be an easy task to accomplish either. At most, only two would be brought together, but bringing three together would be almost impossible. There is no need to worry about this. We only need to find a way to snatch Su Yu's fragment. That would be enough to stop the remaining two fragments from threatening me."

"Pavilion Master, do you intend to accept the deal of trading these people for Su Yu's fragment?"

"We shall see." The scholar laughed and said, "How are you sure that Su Yu would agree to the deal?"

"I can spread rumors that we are capturing our traitors to pressure him..."

Once again, Su Yu withdrew from the vision.

"Combining the three fragments?"

Combining the three lost fragments would adversely affect the Heavenly Overseer Marquis' process of refining the Heavenly Hunt Index. In that case, where was the final fragment?

"I have one, the Celestial Chasm Pseudo Emperor has one. What about the third fragment?"