Chapter 1598: Invitations (2)
Su Yu sank into thought for a while, but he gave up again. He knew too little to make an accurate judgment. The Heavenly Overseer Marquis might have the answer, but from what the marquis had said, this wouldn't be an easy fragment to get. Was it in the hands of a Daofuse? If that were the case, it would indeed be hard.
"I did hear about a secret, but one that is quite useless for me."
As for trading the lives of those humans for his fragment... that was not happening. He would first drag it out and make the marquis wait for now. This should be enough to deter the marquis from killing those humans temporarily, holding onto the hope of making the trade.
"Who knows? This might be an act to deter me from actually making the trade."
Something still felt wrong, so Su Yu was suspicious.
"But is there a point in this?"
Su Yu exhaled and decided to put this matter aside for now. He would wait and see. With the female furball by his side, he was not too worried about any surprises from the marquis.
***
Su Yu started moving.
Before long, the rapidly traveling Grandstar City arrived. Grandstar had arrived after sensing Su Yu's exit. Su Yu wasted no time and entered the city as the city continued moving randomly in the Allheaven Battlefield.
Those observing the city in secret were left speechless.
What was this?
Was Su Yu too free? Was that it?
Or was Su Yu trying to do something here?
Before long, the massive city appeared before the Devil Realm. Instantly, several Invincibles appeared and stared at the city warily.
Su Yu appeared above the city. Wth a hearty laugh, he asked, "Is Mo Duona around? My father's birthday celebration is happening soon. Mo Duona is invited. Please pass on my invitation to him, thank you."
Next, a golden invitation card shot out from the city.
An Invincible caught the invitation card cautiously. After a short inspection, he noted that it was merely a regular card. On it, details about Su Long's fiftieth birthday were written. It was a celebration of his longevity.
Fiftieth birthday. Longevity.
Yes.
The Invincible's face twitched slightly as he said, "I will pass the invitation to him. Is this all, Mayor Su?"
Su Yu laughed, "Yes. Also, tell Mo Duona not to bother coming empty-handed. I'll be awaiting his gifts."
Then, the city vanished.
After some time, it appeared before the Divine Realm. Several Invincibles were already waiting there. Su Yu wasted no time and tossed an invitation card out. He said, "Zhan Wushuang is invited to my father's birthday celebration. He's not dead, right?"
Su Yu laughed and said, "Quite a lot of divines survived, right? Thank me. You owe me for this high survival rate."
An Invincible said, "Wushuang will be there. However, Wushuang and the others have sustained some willpower injuries. Mayor Su, would you show your generosity and help with their injuries?"
Su Yu grinned, "I warned you guys not to get involved in the previous battle, but you were stubborn. This is a small matter. I'll help Zhan Wushuang with his recovery during the celebration. It's an easy job with some characters. You guys could have done this yourself. You only needed to enter his sea of willpower to do the same."
What a stupid suggestion.
Would Zhan Wushuang agree to that?
They would have solved the issue long ago if he were willing to allow that.
"We will be troubling you, Mayor Su."
Zhan Wushuang's sea of willpower had been injured. Thus, it wouldn't matter for him to enter the Human Realm. At this rate, he would become a cripple anyway. He might as well take the risk and go.
***
Su Yu continued roaming the Allheaven Battlefield.
Dragon Realm.
Facing several furious dragon Invincibles, Su Yu smiled and said, "Brother Long Wuyou is invited to my father's birthday celebration. I still remember our short friendship not long ago."
***
Before long, the Five Elemental Realm received the invitation as well.
That was not all. Almost all the people on the Heaven Index were invited, including even the nether and the stone golem. In fact, even the immortals received an invitation. However, he did not specify anyone to attend the celebration for the immortals since they had lost too many people as of late.
***
"Just what is he doing?"
Many experts were confused. Just what was Su Yu trying to do? His father was only fifty. What manner of longevity celebration was that? Was Su Yu taking himself for the ruler of the Myriad Realms already?
***
Eastern sector.
Eastrift Valley.
Great Qin King asked, "Is this too rash?"
Great Zhou King said, "This is a good thing. With this, he would have everyone's attention."
"I can't believe Su Yu is really inviting all those people. What is he thinking?"
Great Qin King was quite surprised by what Su Yu was doing. He had thought that Su Yu wouldn't bother inviting all those people, but he was wrong.
Great Zhou King smiled and said, "He is definitely unaware of our goal, but he definitely has his own goal to achieve here. Let him be. It won't matter as long as it doesn't interfere with our plan."
"Do we tell him the plan?" Great Qin King asked, "Things could get out of hand."
Great Zhou King thought about it and said, "We'll tell him after teleporting away."
"Sure."
Great Qin King asked, "How long can your fake characters last?"
"Not for long. Around ten minutes and they will run out of energy."
"Around ten minutes..."
Great Qin King nodded, "That's enough for us to do many things."
After a short pause, he continued, "Don't leak this to anyone. Only the two of us can know this."
"I know."
Great Zhou King nodded. He stared at Great Qin King for a long while before asking, "Who do you think it would be?"
Great Qin King sank into silence.
Great Zhou King continued, "Tiangu might have said those words to incite disharmony, but...have you never doubted anyone?"
Great Qin King asked, "And what about it?"
"We need to drag the traitor out."
Great Zhou King said, "We can't be on the defensive all the time. The traitor's target is clear for all to see. It's the multiple character faction. That is all. This might be related to Culture King. I can't think of any other reason." Chapters fırst released on novel⁂fire.net
Great Qin King asked, "You should have several suspects, right? The traitor might even be one of your supporters. Great Zhou wouldn't have turned into the hotbed of anti multiple character faction so easily otherwise."
Thus, many believed that the traitor would either be Great Zhou King or one of his supporters.
Great Zhou King said, "I have several suspects, but I can't do or say anything rashly. We can't acknowledge the fact that there is a second traitor. Even after discovering the traitor, we must deal with it in the dark. We can even create an accident for the traitor to die gloriously as a martyr. We can't let anyone know about this."
The truth couldn't be leaked. Otherwise, people would start wondering if there was a third traitor as well. Trust between fellow humans would be ruined completely.
Great Qin King nodded. After a slight hesitation, Great Zhou King said, "Or...we can even let all my suspects die gloriously during our upcoming mission."
Great Qin King blanked out slightly. He stared at Great Zhou King and said, "You...Old Zhou..."
Great Zhou King smiled and said, "Yes? Can't bear parting with them?"
"No. But...some of them are innocent. I can't accept letting them die because of a traitor." Great Qin King said, "It's understandable for some to die in combat, but I can't accept letting these people die because of the betrayal of their own. Nobody can accept this. Old Zhou, either we determine who the traitor is with absolute certainty before acting, or we don't act. I know your idea is a feasible solution, but...I am unwilling. These are heroes of humanity. They have fought alongside us for many years."
Great Zhou King sighed and said nothing else. Perhaps this was the source of Great Qin King's unique charm. Yes, this was a decent idea. Since they were going to let the traitor die in battle, the safest option was to let all the suspects die in battle. That was the most straightforward method.
However, Great Qin King was unwilling to let the heroes die alongside the traitor. He was unwilling to taint the name of the heroes who had sacrificed so much for humanity.
Great Zhou King sank into thought, thinking of a way to discover the traitor.
Would Su Yu's return change anything?
Su Yu was the current top expert of the multiple character faction. He had surpassed even Wan Tiansheng. He was monstrously talented, with powerful backers behind him. So talented was he that even Great Qin King had announced him as the future human leader. This could very well be enough to lure the traitor into doing something upon Su Yu's return.
As Great Zhou King considered numerous ideas, he said, "We will wait for Su Yu's return. Since he has sent all those invitations out, he would most likely return. We can discuss this matter with him then."
His cooperation might be required to lure the traitor out. Upon discovering the traitor, they didn't need to do anything to alert the traitor. They only needed to take the traitor to the Celestial Chasm Realm and allow the traitor to die in combat.
This was the cleanest method of dealing with the traitor. They couldn't afford to threaten the fragile unity of humanity again.
Chapter 1599: Invitations (3)
Great Qin King nodded. He said, "Have all thirty-six prefects attend the celebration. Keep everyone together. This will keep things manageable."
Great Zhou King chuckled and said, "You might invite a lot of complaints with this. Don't worry. I'll get this done."
After a short hesitation, he continued, "He refused the blade of Xia. He is most likely unwilling to accept your burden..."
"That's normal." Great Qin King nodded, "I'm not even surprised. I don't intend to hand the burden to him immediately. I only intend to prepare him mentally. The other humans also need to be prepared mentally. Then, he could return during a crucial moment and help humanity. At that time, everyone would recall my suggestion of making him the new leader. His promotion would seem much less sudden."
Su Yu's current decision did not matter. The future was more important. They couldn't quite appoint a successor so suddenly, right? Nobody would be willing to accept that. Things could get very troublesome.
At the moment, Great Qin King was only trying to generate support to Su Yu. Then, they could do more after a few years. At the time, nobody would be surprised to see Su Yu ascending into the position of tenth epoch's human king.
After all, talks about his ascension would have been ongoing for years by that point. This was Great Qin King's true intention. For now, Su Yu was still not strong enough for that position. Furthermore, Great Qin King and the others were still around. Things were not desperate enough for humanity.
It was pointless to force Su Yu into the leadership position this early. That would only ruin Su Yu's relationship with the others.
Great Zhou King laughed and said, "I understand now. How surprising, Old Qin. Even you have learned to scheme."
Great Qin King said, "Scheme? How is this a scheme? This is a plan. I am doing everything openly. It doesn't matter if he's unwilling now. A day would come when he and everyone else would accept this. For now, we are merely planting the seed for his future rise."
Great Zhou King laughed again and said, "Fine. This is actually a good plan. I had been worried that you were trying to quit."
"That wouldn't happen anytime soon." Great Qin King added, "But the wait wouldn't be too long either."
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Great Zhou King's heart skipped a beat. He glanced at Great Qin King, but he asked nothing.
***
Human Realm.
Great Xia.
As of late, Great Xia had been filled with excitement.
The celebration of Su Long's birthday had finally been announced.
Su Yu, an overlord of the ancient cities, had invited the geniuses of the myriad races to the celebration.
It was also said that Su Yu would return for this celebration. Everyone knew that Su Yu was born in Great Xia. Back when Su Yu fled Great Xia to join Great Ming, countless citizens had surrounded the prefect's residence in fury. Eventually, Marquis Xia beheaded several Mountainseas to calm the anger of the masses.
That also marked the end of the conflict between the single and multiple character factions in Great Xia. Since then, everyone in Great Xia seemed to have forgotten about that conflict.
After that, Su Yu had returned as Profound Nine and killed countless powerful enemies. At Nanyuan, he battled the geniuses of the myriad races alone, further boosting his reputation in the Human Realm.
Alas, the public perception changed when he joined the ancient cities as a pseudo death spirit.
However, a twist came shortly after when the masses learned that Su Yu had only done so out of desperation. Everyone felt boundlessly regretful at the thought of a human genius desperate enough to become an ancient city resident.
Next, yet another twist arrived. With his own actions, Su Yu showed everyone that there was nothing regretful about that.
During the previous battle, he had showcased an incredible level of strength as even Invincibles started falling like bugs in his presence. The entire Myriad Realms were shaken. Even the divines, devils, immortals, and dragons were deterred from continuing the battle. He alone had suppressed the Myriad Realms.
And now, the butcher of the Myriad Realms was returning for his father's birthday celebration.
A storm started brewing in Great Xia.
Some awaited his return in excitement, while some awaited nervously.
Naturally, even more people were simply curious about him. Just how strong was this legendary figure? Everyone called him a butcher. But had he killed as many as Prefect Xia? Everyone knew that Xia Longwu was now known as the Carnage King. Had Su Yu killed even more people than him?
For many, even the Sunmoon Realm was merely something they could only hear in the legends.
Great Xia.
Su Residence.
Yes. There was now a Su Residence in the capital, courtesy of Xia Family.
Inside the residence, Su Long was seated helplessly in front of a smiling Marquis Xia. He softly said, "Marquis, I don't have the habit of celebrating my birthday. Also, that's not even my birthday..."
The beaming Marquis Xia said, "What? Impossible. That's definitely your birthday!"
"No..."
"Yes!"
The helpless Su Long said, "Marquis, isn't this celebration a bit too excessive? I can always get Su Yu to sneak back and have a private celebration..."
"No!"
Marquis Xia said, "Su Long, you need to know that Su Yu is now different. He is the overlord of the ancient cities, the tyrant of thirty-six cities. Numerous Invincibles stand behind him. Multiple Pseudo Emperors stand behind him. How can someone so important sneak back? Not returning home in glory after attaining riches and honor is the same as walking in the dark in fanciful clothes. Since he has attained riches and honor, he naturally needs to return in glory."
Su Long didn't know what to feel about this. Su Yu had indeed brought glory to their family. He had never dared to imagine such an accomplishment coming from a Su. But Su Long was still feeling hesitant. He said, "Would people try to assassinate him when he returned? I am aware that everyone wants him dead now."
"No. Nobody would dare." Marquis Xia said, "My old man and Great Ming King are personally guarding him. He's also very strong himself. It will be fine."
"But..."
"Don't worry!" Marquis Xia asked, "Speaking of, do you want to hold the celebration here or Nanyuan? Nanyuan is still in the middle of reconstruction, but I can accelerate the process if you wish to do it there."
Su Long said awkwardly, "Uhm...if we must do this, let's do it in Nanyuan. I don't know this place well. I don't even have any friends here. But I do have a lot of old friends in Nanyuan."
Marquis Xia nodded, "No problem. Apart from your Nanyuan friends, do you want to invite your army friends as well?"
"Is that proper?"
"Of course! Great Xia has withdrawn from the front lines, including the Devil Subduing Army. They are all very free right now."
"In that case...can those old brothers of mine come?"
"Chen Long and the others?"
"Yeah."
"Sure."
Su Long was overjoyed. He said, "Right, can my new brothers come as well? The ones I knew when I rejoined the army. That guy called Old Liu must come! Everyone else can skip the celebration, but not him!"
Marquis Xia didn't know that name. He asked doubtfully, "Is that your good friend?"
Su Long gnashed his teeth and said, "Yes! We nearly became in-laws!"
Marquis Xia was surprised to hear that.
Meanwhile, Su Long was cursing inwardly. That bastard had constantly teased him in the past when he bragged about his son. When he suggested that Old Liu introduce his daughter to Su Yu, Old Liu had grown even more cocky and teased him more.
That would teach Old Liu a lesson for being so cocky!
Marquis Xia said, "Anything else? Feel free to make your requests."
Su Long thought about it and said, "One more thing. Can my old apartment be rebuilt? I prefer going back to a familiar environment..."
"No problem!"
That was a trivial matter. Unfortunately, a ruin now stood atop Su Long's old neighborhood. They had to think of a way to remove that ruin.
Marquis Xia said, "Su Long, Su Yu is incredibly talented. But you seem..."
Su Long awkwardly said, "My talent is terrible. But my son is bright!"
"Do you know why?" Marquis Xia asked, "Is it related to his mother?" Latest content publıshed on novel-fire.net
Su Long shook his head, "His mother was a normal woman. It has nothing to do with her."
Marquis Xia stared at Su Long. How was Su Long so sure?
Su Long did not say more. He flashed an honest smile and said, "Marquis, I'm an ordinary person. Su Yu's mother was an ordinary person as well. Su Yu's talent must have come from his hard work. It has nothing to do with us."
"Fine, I won't ask more." Marquis Xia said, "But be careful. Don't drop your hair or personal articles behind. Others could easily make use of these things to harm both you and Su Yu."
Su Long nodded. He knew that.
"Don't worry, Marquis. I'll be careful."
When Marquis Xia left, a certain memory emerged in Su Long's mind. But he hurriedly stopped thinking about it as he was aware that top experts had the ability to read the memories of those weaker than them.
Thus, he kept his mind blank. He would say more when his kid was back. In fact, he had been thinking of visiting Su Yu as of late.
"Just come back earlier. It's time for me to enjoy a life of glory."
Su Long couldn't help but sigh at the thought that Su Yu had indeed brought glory to the Su Family.
Chapter 1600: Returning To Human Realm (1)
Done with sending the invitations, Grandstar City returned to the Sea of Stars and stopped moving. Then, Su Yu started focusing on his strength. It was time to strengthen his characters.
The power of laws he had gathered previously was still stored in his Mark of Civilization. As of late, he had been strengthening his characters. For now, he aimed to push all his characters to the Sunmoon Realm.
"The power of laws..."
That was almost the entirety of the rewards he received after killing Wisdom King previously. He was deep in thought.
"Since I received the power of laws as the reward for killing Wisdom King, is it possible that the power of laws previously under his control went to me when it became masterless? After all, I have not received such rewards ever from killing young geniuses. Only Invincibles."
Not even killing Sunmoons had rewarded him with any power of laws. Thus, Su Yu couldn't help but wonder about the origin of the power of laws he had received from killing all those Invincibles.
If the power of laws was really a reward prepared by the ancient experts who had drafted the heavenly laws...weren't they a tad bit too stingy? Or perhaps the laws would only reward him a portion of the power of laws while taking the rest to maintain themselves?
"Taking the rest..."
Su Yu blanked out.
"Allheaven Battlefield!"
A certain idea emerged in Su Yu's mind.
Taking the power for themselves!
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When an Invincible died, the power of laws previously under the Invincible's control would disperse and return to nature. Did that signify that some control was in place, allowing a portion of the power to be stolen away while the leftover was rewarded to the killer? This way, the killer would be encouraged to kill even more Invincibles.
Su Yu hurriedly suppressed that thought. It wasn't a good idea to think about such matters too much at his current strength.
But...
Tribulations...ancient assembly...
Was it possible that the ancient assembly had deliberately set up all these tribulations to kill those they deemed undesirables, harvesting the power of laws of these undesirables while they were at it?
"The ancient past is starting to feel more and more interesting."
Su Yu chuckled. Things were indeed getting more and more interesting. He stopped thinking and started having his characters absorb his stored power of laws.
Wisdom King was a king of the immortals. Su Yu wondered if he had any characters that were more compatible with the immortals. Perhaps these characters would be able to better use the power of laws he received from killing Wisdom King.
But after some tests, he found that all the characters reacted similarly. However, he also noticed that the natural characters were much more efficient at absorbing the power of laws. Perhaps that was because natural characters represented laws that were more complete. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novel★fire.net
At the same time, Su Yu's willpower cultivation was also growing rapidly. His apertures were also fusing automatically. Back in the Luminous Domain Mansion, he had entered the Mountainsea Realm.
Like Chen Yong, advancement wasn't hard for Su Yu after reaching the Mountainsea Realm in willpower cultivation.
At present, Su Yu had reached the seventh-stage Mountainsea Realm. He had fused 280 of his apertures into 7 apertures. His remaining apertures would also finish fusing soon. At this rate, his willpower cultivation would reach the peak Mountainsea Realm soon.
His physical cultivation wasn't that far behind either. He believed that he had already tempered his body to its limit as a ninth-stage Cloudbreach. At the Mountainsea Realm, he only needed to focus on fusing his acupoints into one.
That was something he only needed time to complete, so he wasn't too concerned about it. For him, the Heaven Gate was a lot more important.
He was deep in thought about the connection between the Heaven Gate with the soul apertures and source acupoints. The Heaven Gate was essentially what he once defined as the source soul acupoint. He had been thinking of a way to fuse the apertures and acupoints into one, allowing him to cultivate both at the same time.
That way, he wouldn't even require the Willpower Grotto to grow his willpower rapidly anymore.
"Soul apertures and source acupoints...Old Zhou has both open as well. He should know more, right? Would there be a need to connect the acupoints with the apertures? Upon connecting the apertures with the acupoints, would a new cultivation method be required? Or would the grand cycle cultivation method be sufficient?"
Su Yu did not dare to open his Heaven Gate rashly. That could easily result in some unexpected accidents. Opening the Heaven Gate temporarily to boost his combat strength massively by feeding death qi into the gate was something he dared to do, but he did not dare to link his acupoints and apertures through the Heaven Gate so rashly. That could be fatal.
"Old Zhou..."
Su Yu had the urge to have a talk with Old Zhou. Alas, that was a madman. An angry madman who knew nothing but hatred and anger. Otherwise, he would have asked Old Zhou if there was a way to cultivate both apertures and acupoints at the same time.
"Fusing apertures and acupoints...Alas, I have no prior experience or a suitable cultivation method for this."
At this point, Su Yu was almost done absorbing the power of laws he had collected. This time, he focused on the pass and slow characters as both were his main weapons against Invincibles. After all, both were related to spacetime.
He had gained a significant amount of power of laws from killing Wisdom King. Thus, many of his characters were able to reach the Sunmoon Realm after the cultivation session.
The blood, culture, radiance, tribulation, calm, deceit, pass, slow, change, and death characters had all reached the Sunmoon Realm. As for the other characters, almost all of them were at the peak Mountainsea Realm. They would all advance automatically soon without further absorption.
The death character was not something Su Yu had deliberately cultivated this time, but it had advanced nevertheless due to the plentiful death qi in his body. At his current level, he didn't even need the Heaven Gate to clean the death qi in his body. The death character would suffice to keep the level of death qi in his body low. As for the other Sunmoon characters, each was useful to him in its own way.
Su Yu wanted to grow the fire of inheritance as well, but he did not have enough power of laws left. Thus, he could only put it aside for now.
"Ten Sunmoon characters. With the Willpower Grotto, I will be able to keep growing these characters. Maybe I could even grow all thirty of my characters while pushing my willpower cultivation to the peak Mountainsea Realm. Compared with physical cultivation, there is no body forging or qi transformations in willpower cultivation. Sure enough, this is a path leading straight to the power of laws."
Su Yu's understanding of cultivation had deepened greatly after hearing Liu Hong's theories. Often, inspiration would arise from completely random and unexpected sources.
Thanks to Liu Hong's basic theories, Su Yu had developed his own unique understanding of the cultivation of willpower and body. Many of the things he didn't understand in the past seemed much less confusing now.
"Liu Hong..."
As of late, Liu Hong had been spending his time waiting around and doing nothing in the ancient city. Su Yu couldn't help but wonder about Liu Hong's future plan.
"As someone who can point out the truth behind the cultivation of characters, he is most certainly not an ordinary person."
A short while later, Su Yu vanished from where he was with a flicker.
***
"Oh, what a rare guest. Welcome, Su Yu!"
Liu Hong was sipping tea lazily in a large private residence. When he saw Su Yu, he smiled and asked, "Do you need anything from me?"
Su Yu asked, "I'm returning to the Human Realm. Do you need any help from me? Or do you want to go back with me this time?"
"No!" Liu Hong sighed and said, "Weak as I am, returning after offending so many people is the same as courting trouble."
Su Yu gave Liu Hong a deep gaze. He did not comment on what Liu Hong said. Instead, he asked, "I have a question, Teacher Liu. Do you know the grand cycle cultivation method? The one to fuse all 360 acupoints and 360 apertures together."
"..."
Liu Hong said gloomily, "Can you spare me if I call you grandpa? I really don't know anything. Why do you think I know everything? I am as clueless as you! I'm being perfectly honest here!"
Su Yu ignored Liu Hong. Instead, he sent a voice transmission to the hidden female furball, "Senior Flat, can you wake up for a moment?"
"Huh? Food?"
"No. I have a question. Is there anything special about this person?"
Flatbun was annoyed. How dare this guy wake her up when there was no food? How annoying.
She lazily glanced at Liu Hong and said, "Nothing special. His character is quite different. Their power of laws is quite dense. I feel like eating it."
A character even Flatbun wanted to eat!
Su Yu said, "Senior, you mean..."
"He has a strong character. What do you want to ask exactly?"
"I want to ask if he's an ancient fossil in disguise."
"No." The female furball thought about it and answered, "Probably...hmm...how do I explain this? His character might have touched upon a special law that is rarely touched by others and reacted somehow. Simply put, he might have inherited something from a master of laws. But his body isn't that old."
Su Yu was tempted to make a move.
Laws!
Liu Hong!
Su Yu had been suspecting that Liu Hong was actually a big shot in disguise. But that wasn't the case. As a sentient law, the female furball shouldn't be wrong about this.
In that case, was Liu Hong in possession of one or more characters with a high degree of compatibility with some laws? Did he somehow inherit some memories of an ancient expert through this connection? A mysterious grandpa in his dreams? Was that really it?
Su Yu smiled at Liu Hong and said, "Teacher Liu, I have a question. Do you dream a lot?"
"Uh..."
Liu Hong laughed awkwardly and said, "Su Yu, what are you trying to say here? Don't tell me you really bought that nonsense about a grandpa in a dream."
That was one of the possibilities Su Yu had mentioned previously.
Suddenly, Su Yu thought of his own experiences and asked, "Be honest, Teacher. Do you dream of some unique scenes frequently? Have you received some inherited memories?"
"What?"
Liu Hong had a look of confusion.
Su Yu frowned and said, "Teacher, I'm being serious here. I'll ask you one more time. Do you dream a lot? How long would each dream last?"
Liu Hong laughed dryly and said, "No. That has never happened."
Su Yu asked, "Are you sure? Teacher, do you think I'm blind? You know so much due to a special character of yours. That character has a high compatibility with a certain law. Am I correct?"
Chapter 1601: Returning To Human Realm (2)
Liu Hong stared at Su Yu with a slight frown. After a long while, he said, "Su Yu, you..."
"Teacher, were those dreams or memory transmissions?"
After a long silence, Liu Hong said, "Did you experience something similar before?"
"I'm the one asking here."
Liu Hong said helplessly, "What is there to answer? I never asked you about your fortuitous encounters! This is rude!"
He explained in an exasperated manner, "You can consider it a form of memory transmission. At times, some memories would appear randomly. That was how I became a top genius of the Great Xia Cultural Research Academy with my humble background."
"When did this start happening?"
"When did it start happening?" Liu Hong thought about it and answered, "About ten years ago. At the time, I was still a student in a secondary school. That was how I managed to get into the academy." The source of thɪs content is novel[f]ire.net
"About ten?" Su Yu pressed on, "When exactly?"
"You..." Liu Hong answered helplessly, "Almost fifteen years ago."
Su Yu frowned. He had his first nightmare at six. It had been around fourteen years since then, or to be precise, nearly fifteen years. Were the two events related to each other?
Did anything happen in the Myriad Realms fourteen years ago? He couldn't recall any. In any case, Liu Hong had admitted that he had started dreaming around the same time. Or perhaps it was really a sort of memory transmission.
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Around fifteen years ago.
A change of laws...and compatibility. Perhaps...something happened beyond the net?
Did something happen in the world beyond their world? Was that the origin of the two events?
Su Yu couldn't be certain. That was a level far beyond him. He couldn't accurately predict the events in or beyond the net. However, he suspected that even the hidden old fossils who had been restricted from descending for now were most likely not as powerful as the ancient human kings.
At most, they were only Daofuses, with a few fellows near the Great Dao Realm mixed among them. Humanity would have been wiped out long ago if these old fossils were any stronger.
"Things are getting more and more interesting." Su Yu smiled and said, "Teacher Liu, you have too much free time here. You must be waiting for me to leave before sneaking away to search for your fortuitous encounter. Are you worried that I would steal your fortuitous encounter if I were around? So be it."
Su Yu turned around and said, "Lord Grandstar, if Teacher Liu wished to seek death after my departure, let him be. Please inform Lord Xing Yue to let him through. I won't stop him. Everyone has their destiny to pursue."
Liu Hong laughed stiffly and said, "Su Yu, I'm definitely not thinking of sneaking off."
"Don't bother." Su Yu said, "You might have schemed against me several times, but I have also taken my revenge. I suppose I still owe you some for your previous help with the death spirit Wisdom King summoned, but I reckon you don't care about my repayment. Let us wipe the slate clean here. Neither of us owes the other anything anymore."
Liu Hong laughed awkwardly and said, "Uhm...I think you owe me more than that."
"Hmm?"
Liu Hong pushed on with the same awkward expression, "You promised me previously that you would help my teacher reach the Sunmoon Realm. You have yet to fulfill that promise. That furball has probably grown enough to devour my teacher's characters. He is still secluded in Great Xia Cultural Research Academy. I doubt he can last much longer. Please help me with this and all the slate between us will be fully cleared."
Su Yu asked in surprise, "Why do you still remember this matter?"
"That's my teacher." Liu Hong said, "For many people, you are merciless and selfish. But you have helped your teachers greatly, even though you haven't received much help of substance from them. Everyone has a kind side. And everyone has something they can't let go of. Am I right?"
"That teacher of mine has not taught me much, but...he still helped solve many of my troubles before entering his seclusion back then. I have no way of repaying him, but I can't do nothing as he dies in seclusion, right?"
Su Yu laughed, "Yes, I did promise you. Fine. If your teacher were still around by the time I returned, I would help him."
"Thank you!"
Liu Hong grinned, but there didn't seem to be any emotion behind that smile.
As the two smiled at each other, Su Yu couldn't help but recall their first meeting. At the time, Liu Hong had appointed him the class monitor with the same smile. He had thought that the appointment was a good thing, but it was actually a trap.
From then on, Su Yu had lost all his trust in smiling faces. Why would an actual nice person smile all the time?
The two continued smiling at each other for a while before Su Yu lost interest and vanished with a flicker. It was pointless to have a smile competition with Liu Hong as this was someone who could smile for an entire day without feeling tired.
***
Middle of May, year 352 of the Anping Calendar.
That day, Su Yu embarked on a journey back to the Human Realm. He felt as though everything had changed during his short time away.
A year ago, also in the same month, he had departed Great Ming alone. First, he had created chaos everywhere in the Human Realm. Subsequently, he left for the Allheaven Battlefield.
Back then, the Mountainseas of Great Ming weren't even Su Yu's match. But now, they had produced experts capable of killing Invincibles without being Invincibles. And a year before that, also in May, his father departed to rejoin the army.
Su Yu had reached his current height in only two years. Massive changes had appeared in the Allheaven Battlefield during the past two years. One battle after another had erupted. And one Invincible after another had died.
The Allheaven Battlefield had been open for about a thousand years, while the Human Realm had restored its connection with the battlefield about four hundred years ago. Surprisingly, the number of dead Invincibles during the past two years seemed to have surpassed even the number of people killed during the prefecture founding period.
Looking into the distance from atop the city wall, Su Yu smiled. Finally, it was time for him to return. This was his first time ever returning openly. He had returned in the past, but each time, he had borrowed the identity of others.
"Go!"
With one command, thirty-five cities rose to the sky and appeared around Grandstar City. Together, they flew toward the Human Realm. They weren't moving too rapidly, but they weren't moving too slowly either.
Experts were observing the movement from all directions.
Su Yu was returning.
Inside the thirty-five cities, numerous city guards prepared Su Yu's return procession. Strictly speaking, this was the first official encounter between the two parties. Thus, a degree of ceremony was required. After all, they couldn't allow the others to underestimate the master of the ancient cities.
Before long, all thirty-five ancient cities stopped before the Eastrift Valley. Covered by the various cities, not even the sky was visible anymore. Numerous armored guards left the cities in neat formations, acting as Su Yu's honor guard.
The various mayors also released their powerful auras.
As mayors, they were at least ninth-stage Sunmoons.
***
Eastrift Valley.
Countless people had gathered there as well. The human armies stood in formation, while the various Invincibles stood tall facing the ancient cities brimming with intense death qi.
Some frowned, some remained expressionless, while some shook their heads.
Great Qin King stepped forth, smiled, and said, "Su Yu, this almost looks like an attack on the human race. Your escort is a bit too big."
Su Yu stepped forth. With the same fluttering white robes and gentle smile on his face, he said, "You jest, Great Qin King. The various races want me dead. I have to be careful when traveling, right?"
With one step, he arrived before the assembled ancient city guards. Facing the Eastrift Valley, he laughed and said, "Back when I left the Eastrift Valley and entered the Plain of Desires, I had thought that a day I return would never arrive."
Great Qin King said nothing.
At the time, Su Yu had left to escape all the troubles waiting for him in the Human Realm. Thus, that was quite a thorny topic to talk about.
The still smiling Su Yu said, "At the time, I met my father here. He prepared a meal of red braised pork for me. I ate while crying, promising my father to return one day. I promised to return and meet him openly. I said that I would no longer sneak around like a criminal the next time we meet. I think...I have fulfilled that promise today."
Su Yu looked around with a wide smile on his face and said, "Fortunately, only a year has passed. Thus, not enough time has passed for me to not know the Human Realm so well anymore. During the past year, I surmounted various challenges, reaching where I am today."
Great Qin King maintained his silence. Beside him, Great Zhou King smiled and said, "Mayor Su, the past is the past. The future will be better. I believe you will come to learn this soon. Things will be very clear soon."
Su Yu chuckled and said, "I hope so."
"Mayor Su...do you wish to enter now?"
Su Yu said, "There is no rush. No matter what, I am a human. I may not serve the human race anymore, but the Eternals present are all my elders. It can't be helped that I didn't know most of them in the past. Now that we're all here together, care to make the introductions, Great Zhou King? It would be rude for me to still not know who they are after today."
Great Zhou King looked around. A large number of human Invincibles were present today. In fact, a majority of them had arrived.
Su Yu had arrived with great fanfare, subjecting the human race to massive pressure. Thus, they had to gather all these Invincibles here to maintain their confidence when facing Su Yu.
Great Zhou King smiled and said, "Sure. Let me make the introductions..."
He pointed at Great Qin King and said, "I doubt you need an introduction to this person here. He is Great Qin King, the founder of Great Qin."
Su Yu bowed slightly.
Next, Great Zhou King pointed at a burly man with a square face behind Great Qin King. That was also a face Su Yu knew. Great Xia King.
"This is Great Xia King, founder of Great Xia."
Su Yu bowed with a smile and said, "Greetings, Great Xia King. I've long looked forward to meeting you."
As someone who had grown up in Great Xia, he naturally knew how Great Xia King looked like.
Imposing.
Brave.
Domineering.
In fact, this wasn't Su Yu's first time seeing Great Xia King. But he just couldn't relate the Great Xia King he saw with the grandpa watching the gates in Nanyuan from his childhood. He also couldn't imagine that Great Xia King would carve something like "Xia Wushen is the number one pretty boy in the world" on his saber in his youth. Su Yu couldn't help but wonder about Great Xia King's mindset back then.
Was Great Xia King a narcissist back then? Or was it something else? Su Yu had to try really hard not to laugh when he saw Great Xia King.
The dignified Great Xia King nodded, maintaining his solemn, cold, brave, and domineering persona. As the dignified Great Xia King, this was naturally how he should act.
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"This is Great Han King."
Su Yu bowed respectfully as well.
Great Han King nodded with a smile. He could be considered one of the first human Invincibles to learn of Su Yu's name. He had first learned of Su Yu's name from Zhu Tiandao back when Zhu Tiandao threw a tantrum in the Knowledge Seeking Realm.
"This is Great Shang King."
Su Yu looked at the middle-aged man dressed in a traditional outfit. He bowed slightly and said nothing. He did not have any quarrel with Great Shang, but an elder of Great Shang once went after him before dying at the Starfall Mountain.
After that incident, Shan Xiong had challenged him. At the time, Shang Tianjiao of the Shang Family had attempted to create trouble for him.
"This is Great Tang King."
As usual, Su Yu bowed slightly. He was quite unfamiliar with Great Tang, but he knew Cheng Mo.
"This is Great Song King."
This was yet another face Su Yu knew. He bowed again. This was a respect shown not to the strong, but to the heroes who had saved humanity during the early years of the Anping calendar.
"This is Great Yuan King."
When Su Yu bowed again, Great Yuan King sneered and said, "I'm unworthy of a bow from someone as important as Mayor Su. Don't bother."
At that, both Great Zhou King and Great Qin King turned to look at him.
Great Yuan King continued sneering and said, "I don't mind all your other proposals, but don't even dream of making him the leader of the holy land."
Great Qin King frowned, but Great Yuan King maintained his sneer. Su Yu chuckled with indifference and said, "Leader of the holy land? Are you talking about the War Shrine and Knowledge Seeking Realm, Great Yuan King? Weren't those places burned down? Are you rebuilding them?"
Great Yuan King said coldly, "Don't bother putting up an act in front of me. Su Yu, who do you think you are? What makes you think you qualify for this position? Have you saved humanity from a fatal disaster? Have you provided shelter to millions upon millions of humans? Have you guarded the front lines of humanity for hundreds of years? Have you brought humanity to a new height and helped humanity dominate the Myriad Realms? Have you done anything of note?"
Great Yuan King questioned, "Do merits not matter? Is talent the only thing we care about now? In that case, we could simply appoint the most talented human as the human king. That would save a lot of time."
Su Yu laughed, "Merit? How do you define merit? First of all, let me make this clear. I have no interest in becoming the leader of your so-called holy land. Let me make another thing clear. You, Great Yuan King, might not have more merits than I."
Great Yuan King frowned.
Su Yu continued, "Without me, could you stand here today in such a relaxed manner and talk about all this with me? Without me, you would be suffering under the suppression of the divines, devils, and immortals by now. Without me, you wouldn't even have the ability to leave your home anymore. Without me, could your army remain so powerful? Without me, you, Great Yuan King, are nothing."
Great Yuan King shot back coldly, "There is no effect without cause. Without you, the alliance between the humans and the immortals would have remained."
At that, Su Yu roared with laughter. He pointed at Great Yuan King, shook his head, and sighed, "Sigh. What a pitiful fool. Outsiders might not know the truth about the human-immortal alliance, but are you really clueless as well? Without me, you would probably still be worshipping them as your daddy even as they are eating you up one chunk of flesh at a time."
Meeting Great Yuan King's frosty gaze, Su Yu said indifferently, "Don't bother looking at me with those eyes. Great Yuan King, I am not your subordinate. I am Su Yu. See, I was right. At times, the human race is annoying and troublesome. I am the master of the ancient cities, yet even a random nobody dares to interrupt a conversation between me and Great Qin King. What a clown. Is etiquette nonexistent in the human race? When the likes of Tiangu and Jiwu were conversing, nobody would have the courage to interfere."
Great Yuan King frowned and said, "Su Yu, don't bother throwing those big names at me. Great Qin King is the chief commander of humanity, but I still have the authority to speak my mind. You don't have my respect. I'm making that clear. I could accept even people like Xia Longwu and Qin Zhen as the leaders of the holy land, even if they can't muster as much power as you. You, Su Yu, do not have my support."
Su Yu laughed and said, "Let's stop wasting time. I was entertaining you out of politeness, but you seem to have forgotten yourself."
Su Yu sneered and asked, "Leader of the holy land? How powerful is the holy land? How holy is the holy land? How great is the holy land?"
With yet another sneer, Su Yu asked, "Is the holy land as strong as the guardians behind me?"
Instantly, thirty-five stone statues appeared behind Su Yu. They all stared at Great Yuan King frostily as their powerful auras rippled out.
Su Yu coldly said, "The power, status, and benefits you hold so dear are worthless to me. Great Zhou King, continue with the introductions. As for ignorant fools like him, I do respect him for his past contributions to humanity, but I also look down on his lack of wisdom. My respect for Great Qin King is the only reason that fool is still breathing right now." Thɪs chapter is updated by novel⦿fire.net
Great Yuan King snorted. Just then, Great Zhou King raised his voice and said, "Enough!"
That was enough to shut Great Yuan King's mouth. However, he was really tempted to try fighting Su Yu. Was Su Yu so confident just because of a little bit of brute strength? Around them, the Invincibles stayed silent. Behind them, the countless soldiers were trembling with fear. They all prayed that a battle wouldn't start here.
It wasn't that they were too cowardly to fight, but this wasn't a worthy fight. Su Yu was a human. He was the natural ally of humanity. In the event of a battle between the two, the result wouldn't matter. Humanity would still be the one to suffer a loss.
Great Zhou King continued the introductions.
"This is Heavenly Seal King."
Su Yu looked over and saw a delicate man with a cold disposition. He looked surprisingly young, and when he met Su Yu's gaze, he nodded with a polite smile.
Su Yu nodded with a smile as well and said, "I remember forming a character from Heavenly Seal King's written note. I have to say that in terms of sealing and suppression, nobody is Heavenly Seal King's match."
"You are too polite, Mayor Su."
Heavenly Seal King replied with a polite smile.
Su Yu did not continue the conversation. The introductions continued. When it was Heavenly Forge King's turn to be introduced, Su Yu laughed and said, "What a pity that the Mystic Armor King did not join the attack against me previously. Otherwise, I would have killed him for some excellent forging materials. No matter. I'll find a chance to kill him in the future and forge you a good armor, Senior."
"Hehe. In that case, allow me to thank you in advance."
Heavenly Forge King smiled.
"This is Silk Destroying King."
Su Yu smiled and said, "Senior, your Time technique is indeed worthy of its fame. Of the many techniques I have learned, this technique occupies the top three position."
Silk Destroying King laughed heartily and said, "It's no big deal. But I do admit that ordinary techniques are indeed inferior to mine. We can compare notes in the future when the opportunity arises."
Before long, the introductions reached the younger Invincibles. By the time Zhou Tianyuan was introduced, Su Yu merely nodded without bothering to give a bow. Zhou Tianyuan was unbothered.
Zhu Tianfang, Xia Longwu, and Qin Zhen were also introduced one after another. Of the younger Invincibles, Xia Longwu was the sole person to receive Su Yu's bow.
Eventually, the introductions ended at the thirty-fourth Invincible. The rest of the human Invincibles were occupied elsewhere, so they were absent. With this, a majority of humanity's Invincibles became known to Su Yu. This was a good opportunity for him to assess their strength.
Suddenly, the female furball's voice rang out in his mind, "A few of them smell quite nice. That Great Zhou King...smells incredible! Can I eat him?"
"No."
Su Yu hurriedly stopped the female furball. Was this a joke? Why was the female furball salivating over Great Zhou King right away? Wouldn't that be the same as starting a war then and there?
"Fine, fine. What a pity!"
The female furball was saddened to hear that.
At the same time, the corner of Great Zhou King's eyes throbbed slightly. He glanced at Su Yu with narrowed eyes. For a split second, he felt something from Su Yu's direction. Something that could provoke even him.
He did not think too much about that. Instead, he smiled and said, "Mayor Su, let's stop wasting time here. Your teachers and friends are all waiting in the Human Realm."
"Sure." Su Yu smiled, "Thank you for the trouble, everyone."
He stepped forward.
Behind him, Heavendoom's cold voice rang out, "Su Yu, notify us with the mayor's medallion the moment something happens. We will shatter this realm the moment we receive the notice."
Su Yu said sternly, "How could you say that, Senior Heavendoom? These are all my elders. They wouldn't do anything to harm me. But if something were to really happen, don't do anything rash. Just get a few Pseudo Emperors over before attacking."
The human Invincibles were left completely speechless.
Was this a form of threat?
Yes, in a way.
Su Yu was essentially implying that if something were to happen to him, the guardians would act. Even Pseudo Emperors would join in. He was basically a bomb. Was it even a good idea to invite him back to the Human Realm?
For a moment, the approaching Su Yu looked like a walking bomb in their eyes. Some of the Invincibles started hesitating, wondering if they should really go ahead with this.
Alas, Great Qin King and his supporters had decided. Their protest wouldn't matter. Thus, they could only warn their juniors to be careful during Su Yu's time in the Human Realm. That was someone nobody wanted to provoke easily.
Great Qin King, Great Zhou King, and a few others joined Su Yu and headed toward the realm entrance while conversing with each other amicably. Naturally, a large number of Invincibles remained at the Eastrift Valley. After all, the front lines of humanity still needed guarding.
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Su Yu continued walking, flanked by Great Qin King and Great Zhou King.
With a smile, Su Yu slowed down half a step, allowing Great Qin King to take the lead.
When Great Qin King turned to look at him, he said, "Please show me around, Your Majesty. It has been a year since I last returned. I am no longer familiar with this place."
Great Qin King smiled. This time, his smile wasn't as stiff as usual.
"It has only been a year. Not much has changed."
Great Qin King resumed his walk, moving at a rapid speed even when it looked like he was merely taking a stroll. Great Zhou King followed, walking at the same speed in the same casual manner. He was right there, but his presence was almost nonexistent. Even Su Yu, who was walking beside him, felt like he wasn't there.
As far as Su Yu was concerned, someone like this was the most terrifying. He did not fear someone like Great Qin King. For him, Great Zhou King was far more dangerous. No matter how strong Great Qin King was, he wouldn't do more than stab his enemy to death openly.
Meanwhile, Great Zhou King could converse with someone with an amicable smile just moments before sliding a sword through one's heart. Thus, Su Yu felt rather uncomfortable around Great Zhou King.
At the moment, Great Qin King was feeling quite uncomfortable as well. Both Great Zhou King and Su Yu were walking elegantly with their fluttering robes behind him, yet it felt as though none of them were behind him.
He knew for sure that they were behind him. Neither was a weakling. There was no need to mention Great Zhou King's strength. Su Yu was rather impressive as well. He was lacking in the power of laws, but his brute strength was comparable to that of a sixth or seventh-degree Eternal.
Both such individuals were casually following behind him like ghosts with their nonexistent presences. When Great Qin King walked, each step of his would echo loudly. Meanwhile, it felt as though Su Yu and Great Zhou King were floating instead of walking. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novel(ꜰ)ire.net
Suddenly, Great Qin King stopped. The two behind him stopped as well.
Great Qin King turned to face Su Yu and flashed another smile. This time, the smile was rather stiff. He said, "As a leader, you need to be firm and unyielding. Each step of yours must be strong, and your presence must be clearly felt by your people. That is the mark of a reliable leader. Tricks and schemes can win you battles, but strength and endurance are required to win a long battle."
Su Yu smiled and said, "I understand, Your Majesty."
Satisfied, Great Qin King continued walking. Alas, the two behind him continued floating like ghosts. The surrounding Invincibles watched silently. None bothered to say anything. Everyone understood the hidden meaning behind Great Qin King's words. The same applied to Su Yu. But he clearly didn't care. He continued acting as he wished.
Great Qin King sighed inwardly. As he walked, he asked, "Have you encountered any troubles recently? Do you need help? If you hadn't killed Blood Fire and many other Invincibles in the mansion, I would have died in there."
Some of the Invincibles nearby were already aware of this, but some were hearing this for the first time. Further away, the Sunmoons following the Invincibles were greatly shaken upon hearing those words.
What was the meaning of Great Qin King's words? Even someone as strong as Great Qin King had only survived due to Su Yu?
Su Yu chuckled and said, "No, but thank you for the offer. As for the mansion, I had merely killed those I disliked before resolving the resulting complications. I didn't do it for you."
Great Qin King furrowed his brows and said, "No, that's not accurate. Without you, the myriad races would spare no effort to kill me in the mansion. After losing two of my bodies, you gave me your healing treasures and the divine weapon. That was how I was able to maintain my combat strength after such heavy injuries."
Countless people stopped in their tracks. A look of overwhelming shock covered their faces. This time, even the Invincibles were reacting the same. Only a select few people were aware of this matter. And now, Great Qin King had revealed everything himself.
"Old Qin!"
Someone exclaimed in shock, "Seal this place! Wipe the memories of those below the Eternal Realm!"
Great Qin King nonchalantly said, "Why panic? Don't bother. What's the point? I still have the same combat strength. Nothing will change. I have two fewer lives now, but someone capable of killing you once can naturally kill you thrice. It makes no difference."
"No secret can be kept forever." Great Qin King said, "I am saying this to prepare all of you for what may come in the future. This will allow you to remain calm when the worst happens in the future."
The many Invincibles were greatly alarmed.
Two bodies.
How was this possible?
Great Zhou King's eyes flickered, but he remained silent. He was one of the few aware of this matter. However, it still came as a surprise to him that Great Qin King was revealing it so openly.
Great Qin King said indifferently, "What is there to fear? Like I said, I received Su Yu's healing treasures and the Source Return Blade in he mansion. My combat strength is around the same. Also, dying thrice is the same as dying once. What's with that stupid expression?"
He snorted and continued, "Also, I'm not the only ninth-degree Eternal here. Old Zhou, Old Xia, and Old Zhu are almost there. My absence won't change much."
"That's not the case, Old Qin." Great Tang King said, "None of us will accept the leadership of others."
"Exactly."
"Old Qin, we might still be willing to listen somewhat when you speak. As for the others...I can't guarantee the same."
Great Qin King frowned and shouted, "Shut it!"
Instantly, everyone stopped speaking.
Great Qin King stared at them coldly and said, "If you were really so obedient, would there be so many issues among humanity? I only hope that you won't kill each other after my death. I can't do much. The only thing I managed to do all these years is prevent an internal war. Nothing else. If my leadership was as welcomed as you claimed, would humanity be in so much chaos all these years?"
The expressions of the Invincibles changed.
Great Qin King continued, "The human race might seem strong, but we are very fragile. You know this well. I understand that some of you are planning to hide in the minor realms or activate the suppressive force. Some might even be planning to surrender to the major races. I can only wish you luck in that. Do you think you would live a good life when humanity collapses?"
Great Xia King said, "You must be overthinking, Great Qin King. Some might be planning to hide in minor realms or activate the suppressive force, but I doubt anyone is planning to surrender to the major races."
"Are you sure about that?" Great Qin King sneered and said, "The major race experts are trying to persuade even me to surrender. They promised protection for me and my loved ones. They even offered to switch my body out and the position as a respected king of their race. Are you saying the same offer isn't being given to the rest of you? They even promised me a body with the bloodline of the Immortal, Devil, or Divine Pseudo Emperors."
His voice turned stern as he said, "That won't happen as long as I'm alive. You are free to think for yourself after I'm dead. But while I'm still around, watch yourself. I don't care about the internal strife, but defection...will be punished with death. Let's see if anyone from the major races can protect you from my blade."
"Great Qin King!" Great Zhou King said, "The juniors are here as well. Watch what you say."
Great Qin King coldly said, "Yes. The juniors are here. That's why I'm saying all this. We have fought together for so many years. I don't want to meet any of you on the battlefield as enemies. Wouldn't that reduce us to clowns in front of our juniors?"
Su Yu listened silently. He was observing the reactions of the human Invincibles, trying to figure out their true thoughts. At present, humanity was split into several main factions.
The pro-war faction led by Great Xia King.
The pro-peace faction led by Great Zhou King. He had always been pro-peace. He was more focused on the reactivation of the suppressive force. Thus, he seldom participated in external affairs.
The pro-retreat faction was the third main faction. They intended to withdraw from the Human Realm and live out their lives in the various minor realms.
The pro-surrender faction was the fourth main faction.
Yes. There was such a faction. As Great Qin King said, the major races had promised them powerful bloodlines and respectable positions upon their defection. Naturally, there was no official leader for this faction. Nobody would openly claim to be a part of this faction. After all, this would incur the wrath of Great Qin King.
The former three factions were still valid options for humanity. But the fourth faction was viewed as a faction of traitors. This was a faction Great Qin King himself would act against.
Was the pro-surrender faction popular? How many Invincibles were in this faction? It was still unknown, but everyone knew that such a faction existed. They had merely been inactive due to their fear of a certain individual. They knew that Great Qin King was telling the truth. Such a betrayal would be punished with death.
He would hold nothing back to kill them. Assassinations? Direct battles? He would do everything to take their lives. That was how humanity had maintained its current fragile unity.
Seeing that nobody was saying anything, Great Qin King said, "I know that some of you are aware of some secrets from the ancient past. You know about the previous ninth epochs. Some envoys must have informed you of the previous nine defeats, telling you how terrible humanity is. But would humanity really fall in the tenth epoch after resisting destruction nine times?"
"We are humans! We were the ancient rulers of the Myriad Realms!" Great Qin King said, "After the collapse of the ancient past, humanity had fought nine times, rising again and again without fear even after numerous defeats. Are we going to bend our spines at the ninth epoch?"
Great Zhou King sighed, "Our spines are still straight, but the nine defeats have exhausted all our elders. During the first nine epochs, humanity was guided by the surviving ancient experts. But not a single surviving ancient expert is around this time. Old Qin, we don't want this, but many of us can't see any hope."
Great Qin King solemnly said, "Hope?"
He pointed at Su Yu and said, "Are the young not our hope? Since we could produce someone capable of killing Wisdom King like Su Yu, we could produce ten more. A hundred more. And drown the Myriad Realms in blood!"
Numerous gazes landed on Su Yu, but he remained indifferent. Or to be precise, he was resisting the urge to laugh. Why were they looking at him? He hadn't said anything. Today, he was here as a prop. Nothing else.
Bored, Su Yu dragged the little furball out and started squeezing the furball absentmindedly.
Great Qin King was not done with his speech, but noticing Su Yu's reaction, he stopped helplessly.
Su Yu...was truly unreliable.
What was he thinking?
When the other Invincibles saw the furry ball in his hand, they all shivered. That furry ball had a pair of incomparably powerful parents. They considered Pseudo Emperors food. That was a terrifying pair of parents.
Su Yu ignored everyone and pulled a glowing flower out. With a smile, he looked at the furball and said, "You seem to have lost some weight recently. Come, eat more..."
"Su Yu!" Great Qin King shouted, "What are you doing? Why are you feeding him the nine-leaf skylotus?"
Those words shocked countless people.
Everyone focused on Su Yu and the flower in his hand. He frowned slightly, but he soon smiled again and said, "Your Majesty, that was rude. The furball is my brother. What's the big deal with feeding him a petal from the nine-leaf skylotus?"
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Su Yu laughed and said, "There are nine petals in total. What's the big deal about feeding him one? It's not like the skylotus is that useful for me."
Someone shouted, "Su Yu, that is a supreme treasure capable of helping one achieve Daofuse! If you're not using it for yourself, Great Qin King..."
Su Yu said, "It's mine. I can do what I want to it. There is no need for you to offer your opinion. Also, with one of the petals damaged, only eight remain. That is no longer sufficient to help someone achieve Daofuse." Google seaʀᴄh novelfire(.)net
He snorted with disdain before grinning again as he stuffed the petal into the little furball's mouth. He said, "We have seven petals left. Don't worry, we can eat more later."
The little furball started glowing.
Su Yu smiled and stuffed the furball back into his head. But with that, his head started glowing.
"..."
Everyone was dumbstruck.
Bullshit!
What a bastard!
A petal from the nine-leaf skylotus was worth as much as a carrier treasure! This bastard had nonchalantly fed it to a furball! And he intended to do the same with the rest!
Bastard!
The Invincibles cursed inwardly, while the Sunmoons were completely stupefied.
What was going on? Feeding his pet with the nine-leaf skylotus?
Ahhhhhh!
The Sunmoons roared inwardly. If Su Yu didn't want the skylotus, he could always throw it on the ground. They would gladly pick it up. How could he waste it like this?
As for Great Qin King, he was first furious. But soon, he blanked out.
Eight petals?
Was he blind? He remembered receiving three from Su Yu previously.
How was Su Yu supposed to have eight petals? What was this guy doing?
Su Yu maintained an indifferent expression, but inside his head, the little furball was shouting pitifully, "What was that? It was terrible! That thing was so bitter! Disgusting! How can you bully me when my mama is here!"
Su Yu said, "Don't worry. I'll pay you when I make some money. Senior, this is nothing. The little furball is like a brother of mine. I always share what I make with him. Am I right, Furball?"
The little furball said, "Fine, fine. But tell me in advance the next time you do something like this!"
Su Yu couldn't be bothered to reply. The little furball had grown a lot more demanding as of late. Just look at how the little furball was talking back at him. Did the furball think that his mama would be with them forever?
Noticing that everyone was staring at him, Su Yu laughed and asked, "What is it? Your Majesty, let's continue. Why are you looking at me like that? Are you interested in buying one from me? Sure, I'll give you a cheap price. Three carrier treasures or an Invincible corpse per petal."
"..."
Great Qin King answered stiffly, "No. One petal won't do much for me."
Su Yu said, "Exactly. Like I said, the remaining petals are useless for achieving Daofuse. The rumors have exaggerated the power of the skylotus."
Great Zhou King laughed and said, "Mayor Su, the skylotus is still quite useful in its complete form. What a pity."
Su Yu nodded, "Indeed. Blood Fire damaged one of the petals. As punishment, I killed him. That fellow insisted on ruining what he couldn't get. He was simply courting death."
Great Zhou King gave Su Yu a deep gaze and said, "Mayor Su, you sure are generous with the crown prince of the soul devourers. A single petal is more than enough to get you a carrier treasure."
Su Yu said, "I don't need more carrier treasures. I already have plenty."
A floating book appeared above his palm. With a smile, he said, "Aren't there rumors out there claiming that I am forging a demonic weapon? The rumors are right. I have used forty carrier treasures for this weapon so far."
"Hu..."
The breathing in the area intensified.
Was this real?
Great Zhou King glanced at the book, but he didn't inspect further, as that would be the same as a provocation. He merely focused on it slightly before nodding, "An excellent weapon. Was this the same weapon that had produced a heavenly tribulation? Demonic weapon? So be it. Demonic or saintly, a weapon is only meant for killing. It doesn't matter. But this weapon of yours is indeed quite expensive to make."
Su Yu chuckled and said, "It's no big deal. I have only used forty carrier treasures and a few Invincible corpses so far. But this weapon will only be useful after becoming a divine weapon. For now, my fists are better."
Everyone was rendered speechless. They kept having a feeling that Su Yu was here to brag about his wealth. He was too damn rich.
This was madness. Forging a weapon with so many carrier treasures? The same number of carrier treasures could have produced twenty new Invincibles.
Madman!
Even Great Qin King was too distracted to think about the nine-leaf skylotus anymore. He looked at the book and said, "How many carrier treasures do you intend to forge into your book?"
"Ten thousand." Su Yu said, "I wouldn't mind having more, and I could also settle with a little bit less. It doesn't matter. Naturally, I would never say no to more carrier treasures. Do you have any to offer, Your Majesty? I have enough treasures to trade for like three or even five of them."
As he said that, he took out two dragonblood fruit trees, a grain of riversand as big as a millstone, and a solidwater pearl as big as a hill. Then, he took countless dragonbind wood out.
Su Yu smiled and said, "This is one of the reasons I'm here. I wish to buy more carrier treasures from you, Your Majesty."
Great Qin King was rendered speechless. Everyone else was rendered speechless as well. The Invincibles were greatly shocked. Just how much did this kid earn from the Luminous Domain Mansion?
These treasures...there were too many of them!
If it weren't for their reason holding back, they would have robbed Su Yu by now. He was so rich that robbing him would be the shortcut to getting rich overnight.
After a long while, Great Qin King said, "No. We need all the carrier treasures we can get to help more of our Sunmoons advance. We still have a large number of Sunmoons stuck due to a lack of carrier treasures."
Su Yu laughed and said, "That's easy to solve. Just do what I did. Kill dozens of Invincibles and you will get a decent number of carrier treasures. Are you interested in doing a big job, Your Majesty? We can share the spoils at a 30:70 split. What do you say?"
Great Qin King was rendered speechless yet again.
Do a big job. And a 30:70 split.
But the kid was so rich that he didn't even feel like sharing anything with the kid anymore.
Great Qin King said, "Forget it. We'll deal with this ourselves."
Looking at the big millstone behind Su Yu, Great Xia King asked, "Is that millstone...riversand?"
"Yes."
"Uhm...are you selling it?"
Su Yu smiled and said, "We can talk about this later. Your Majesty, are you thinking of using it for the Willpower Grotto? We can discuss this privately."
Great Xia King laughed happily and said, "Sure!"
Su Yu laughed as well. Why was this guy so happy? The Willpower Grotto was his.
The other Invincibles were stirring as well. Heavenly Forge King asked, "Are you selling the dragonbind wood? The ones you have here are not at the level of heaven weapons, but I can forge them into heaven weapons. I can agree to a 30:70...no, even a 20:80 split!"
He looked at Su Yu expectantly.
When he saw that Su Yu was staying silent, he said, "10:90 will do as well! Generally, anyone hiring me to forge a heaven weapon will need to prepare two sets of materials. I'll take one set as the fee. This time, I'm only taking ten percent of the materials!"
Su Yu laughed and said, "There is no need to trouble you. These materials are meant for my teacher's practice. As a weaponsmith, practice is important. After trying a few hundred times, I reckon my teacher would become a heaven weaponsmith as well. Thanks for the offer, Heavenly Forge King."
"..."
Heavenly Forge King was on the verge of losing his mind.
He hurriedly said, "Zhao Li? Yes, he did benefit from the previous forging session. But he's still a peak earth weaponsmith. He's not strong enough to make use of these materials. At least half of them would be wasted in his hands! It's not worth producing a heaven weaponsmith with such valuable materials!"
Su Yu said, "It doesn't matter. I don't care about such trash materials. I believe my teacher can advance after a few hundred attempts."
Su Yu continued, "If you wish to forge something out of these materials as well...I can give you a set or two later. But you must agree to forging your weapons in front of my teacher. Allow him to witness your skills and you can get the materials for free."
Heavenly Forge King blanked out. He said with hesitation, "This...I have a different forging style. When forging heaven weapons, I'll have to apply some of my personal techniques..."
Su Yu chuckled, "Forget it, then."
Since the Heavenly Forge King was unwilling, so be it. But if Heavenly Forge King agreed, things would get very interesting. After all, when forging a heaven weapon, he would need to use all his strength and reveal any bloodline he potentially had.
Heavenly Forge King was one of the suspects. Yes, weaponsmithing was a private affair, but the issue wouldn't be too big as long as it wasn't a dao weapon.
Heavenly Forge King gnashed his teeth and said, "Fine! You will supply the materials and I will keep the completed weapon. Do you agree?"
"Yes." Su Yu said, "This won't be an issue. This will be a valuable experience for my teacher's future advancement. In fact, this will be a valuable experience for me as well. I believe I am probably good enough to forge a peak earth weapon now. As for heaven weapons, I believe I will be able to forge one after observing a few forging sessions."
Only then did everyone recall that Su Yu was also someone who had once forged a heaven weapon. The book in his hand was a weapon he had forged himself. This signified that his weaponsmithing skills were very impressive as well.
Everyone knew his teacher as well. He was talking about Zhao Li, not Bai Feng.
A realization struck everyone. Zhao Li was going to get rich after this.
The dragonbind wood here might not be heaven materials, but they were good enough to forge new heaven weapons. And heaven weapons were good enough to serve as carrier treasures.