Chapter 1700: End Of Battle (3)
The explosion forced Su Yu out of his wind-form. Together with the female furball, he was blasted far away. The explosion was intense, causing the female furball to roll repeatedly and Su Yu's body to further fall apart. However, the furious female furball ignored her own condition and unleashed a massive devouring force, eating everything in her vicinity.
Even space itself was swallowed.
And finally, she was satisfied.
Her mood improved.
She became cheerful again.
Not even the pain from the explosion could change her cheery mood. Yes, the Spirit Pseudo Emperor had detonated herself, but the female furball had still managed to eat something. In fact, she was quite full after that one feeding session.
Su Yu was thinking of gathering the pieces of the Spirit Pseudo Emperor's corpse, but when he saw the female furball eating everything, he chuckled, revealing his bloodstained teeth. So be it. The female furball had fought hard today. It was fair for her to get something to eat.
With the Spirit Pseudo Emperor's death, the rain of blood grew heavier.
In the Spirit Realm, countless spirits prostrated on the ground and wailed in grief and despair. Some were so saddened that they lost their sentience and became a part of nature yet again.
Yet another Pseudo Emperor had died.
For Su Yu, the Spirit Pseudo Emperor was an opponent. For the spirits, that was their leader, the person fighting for their freedom and survival. A hero. The Spirit Pseudo Emperor had joined the battle with over ten Invincibles.
A few had died so far, and the rest of them started mourning.
Their Pseudo Emperor had died.
"Su Yu!"
Just as Su Yu was about to consume another drop of blood essence to kill the Ape Pseudo Emperor, the spirit Invincibles charged toward him in mad grief.
"The myriad spirits have always been treated as materials, coveted by the myriad races! By killing our Pseudo Emperor, you are pushing us to the brink of extinction!"
The griefing Invincibles charged at Su Yu without caring about their lives.
Numerous Rivers of Time surrounded Su Yu.
Then, numerous explosions erupted.
A mountain exploded, blasting Su Yu away and further injuring his heavily injured body. Fortunately, the reward from killing the Spirit Pseudo Emperor was here. He hurriedly healed himself with the reward.
Right at that moment, a massive river shot over before exploding.
A towering tree, an ancient rock, a tender grass...one after another, they exploded around Su Yu.
Su Yu was sent flying everywhere by the explosions. The power of the blood essence was already fading, but the heavenly reward was supporting his body with more energy. He was blasted far away before crashing into the barrier of the Human Realm.
Up in the sky of the Human Realm, the shape of Su Yu's body appeared. After stopping, Su Yu coughed up a large amount of blood.
When he was finally done coughing, he shook his head while gasping for breath. It was only then that he realized what had happened. The remaining spirit Invincibles had all self-detonated.
And all their detonations had been aimed toward him. That had nearly killed him.
A sense of weakness engulfed his body. His injuries were heavy. Even so, his body was rapidly stitching itself up with the energy received from the heavenly reward.
With blood dripping down his mouth, Su Yu laughed.
Such was a battle between races.
The spirit race was surprisingly decisive. They had sacrificed themselves just to avenge their dead leader. With this, the Daofuse and Invincibles of the spirit race participating in the battle were all dead.
"Dumbass."
While looking at the distant Ape Pseudo Emperor, Su Yu said, "Your self-detonations did not save your Pseudo Emperor. Rather, you saved the Ape Pseudo Emperor."
"Cough, cough, cough!"
He started cursing while coughing blood. That had nearly killed him. If the white dog's blood essence was even a tiny bit weaker, he would have died. He had nearly forgotten that Invincibles weren't weak as well.
Faraway, having lost a leg to the Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor and his toso to the Hou Pseudo Emperor, the Ape Pseudo Emperor roared and fled with only his head. This was his chance to flee! He was supposed to die right after the Spirit Pseudo Emperor, but the spirit Invincibles had bought him this chance to escape in their grief.
Just then, the female furball arrived and bit down at the escaping head. A sense of crisis enveloped the Ape Pseudo Emperor. Not far away, three ancient apes looked at each other before pushing the guardian they were fighting back. Then, they roared and transformed into three massive apes.
With their very bodies, they stood in the female furball's path. Unable to pull back in time, the female furball swallowed the three apes. Then, three massive explosions erupted, blasting her far away from the Ape Pseudo Emperor.
Seeing that, Su Yu sighed with regret. The female furball did not seem too bright.
Why must she swallow everything she saw? Each time, she would be sent flying everywhere since her victims would always self-detonate once swallowed. Of the many Daofuses fighting on humanity's side, the female furball must have suffered the most beating. How pitiful.
Neither of the three ancient apes was a weakling. Their explosions had sent the female furball flying far away. The Ape Pseudo Emperor hurriedly fled with a look of grief in his eyes. The three ancient apes were the well-respected seniors of their race. And now, all three had detonated themselves just so he could flee.
A powerful race like theirs could survive without a few Invincibles, but they couldn't afford to lose their Daofuse. In the blink of an eye, the Ape Pseudo Emperor vanished into the distance.
The remaining ape Invincibles also started withdrawing while fighting. Some died in the attempt, and some succeeded.
At this point, Su Yu could no longer give chase to any of these fleeing Daofuses. All of them had moved rather far away from him. As for the Invincibles who had failed to flee, they started charging toward the Human Realm.
Yes. Having realized that they couldn't flee anymore, they were madly rushing toward the entrance of the Human Realm.
From afar, Tiangu's voice rang out, "Kill! Kill your way into the Human Realm and buy more time for the Pseudo Emperors! Eternals can die, but not Pseudo Emperors! Losing a Pseudo Emperor is the same as risking extinction!"
His words were useful as even more Invincibles started rushing toward the Human Realm. That would force the humans to return and defend their home instead of giving chase.
Invincibles were self-detonating everywhere.
After coughing another mouthful of blood, Su Yu stood up and rushed toward the Human Realm as well. That was their home ground. Thus, it must be protected. An Invincible only needed to rush in and self-detonate to instantly destroy a city.
Su Yu was not alone. Great Xia King and Great Ming King were also rushing back. In a way, this was quite similar to how Great Qin King had rushed toward the Divine Realm to force some of their experts to return. At the end of the day, these Invincibles and Daofuses were only fighting so hard for the survival of their races. If they couldn't even protect their people, what would be the point of fighting so hard?
Su Yu had barely reached the realm entrance when a nearby dragon charged toward him madly. The dragon had completely given up on withdrawing since the Dragon Realm had been sealed.
Boom!
Su Yu reacted with a swing of his saber, but before his saber could hit, the dragon exploded. Once again, Su Yu crashed into the realm barrier while coughing blood. He felt quite helpless.
He hadn't even recovered from his previous injuries yet he was hit by another self-detonation.
Right at that moment, a sigh rang out.
It was Soldier King, one of the two Daofuses fighting the book spirit and tea plant. He said, "Withdraw, everyone."
"What is a soldier? Everything. Heaven and earth. Nature itself. All living beings. All can serve as soldiers."
As he chanted, countless soldiers appeared in the sky. These were the experts of the various races who had died over the years. All of them had returned.
Instantly, the massive illusion covered everyone.
Rumble!
A great dao appeared in the sky. Attached to the great dao was a smaller dao. Out of nowhere, the smaller dao started burning.
Numerous explosions erupted.
By igniting his own dao, the Soldier King was helping the others retreat.
"The immortals will fight the humans until the very end. I hope that the other races will not shrink. The humans in the Upper Realm have been wiped out. The moment the thousand-year limit arrives, the humans down here will be wiped out as well."
His voice spread everywhere.
His body was burning.
By igniting himself, he broke free from the book spirit's nets.
The branches wrapped around him broke down as well. Then, an intense radiance erupted from his body, followed by a massive explosion. Fınd the newest release on novel✦fire.net
Soldier King. Dead.
The fifth Daofuse to die today.
At the same time, the heavily injured Talisman King released a gigantic talisman and took in some of the escaping experts. Then, the talisman vanished alongside Talisman King while the book spirit and tea plant were distracted by the explosion.
Elsewhere, Mo Ji had cut a massive path of retreat with a gigantic burning halberd before vanishing alongside the Devil Pseudo Emperor and Nether Pseudo Emperor.
***
Outside the Celestial Chasm Realm.
Together, Tiangu and Heavenly Overseer Marquis sent Soy Bun and Great Zhou King flying before grabbing the various experts around them and fleeing. With the death of the fifth Daofuse, it was time to end this battle. If it continued any longer, they might really suffer extermination. They had to return and assume a defensive position instead.
Seeing that Soy Bun was still trying to give chase, Great Zhou King shouted, "Don't chase a cornered enemy!"
When Soy Bun stopped and looked back, he saw that Great Zhou King was already panting heavily with a pale face. As for the human Invincibles who had rushed out of the Celestial Chasm Realm earlier, a few more had died.
Looking around and noticing the missing faces, Great Zhou King sighed inwardly. He didn't even know if this was something he could feel happy about.
Six human Invincibles had died here.
Ning Hong, Great Liang King, Great Yue King, Great Liao King, Great Min King, and Qushan King.
In the Human Realm, Great Yuan King and Great Zheng King had died.
Eight human Invincibles had perished in total.
As for the survivors, almost all of them had lost one or two tri-life bodies. It was pointless to give chase when they could barely keep fighting. That would only cause them to lose even more Invincibles.
As Great Zhou King stared into the distance, he suppressed the grief in his heart and smiled.
Victory!
Five enemy Daofuses and over a hundred enemy Invincibles had been killed. This was a major victory for humanity. This battle alone would ensure the supremacy of humanity until the thousand-year limit was up.
"Su Yu..."
As he muttered that name, the smile on his face grew wider. Shortly after, a one-armed man limped over. After giving him a smile, that man collapsed.
"Old Qin!"
The human Invincibles exclaimed in alarm. When Great Zhou King rushed over and checked, he exhaled and said, "He's not dead, but he's as good as a cripple right now. Fortunately, Su Yu has risen. We don't have to worry about a lack of successor anymore."
"..."
The expressions of the human Invincibles turned odd upon hearing that. Why was Great Zhou King speaking like it was fine for Great Qin King to die? But then again, that seemed to be the case.
Su Yu was truly impressive. They wouldn't have won such a major victory this time if it weren't for him. Since Great Qin King was still alive, there was nothing for them to worry about.
As for his injuries, well, they were already used to it. He had suffered such heavy injuries many times before, yet he was still around.
***
Outside the Human Realm, Su Yu inhaled deeply and shouted, "Stop the pursuit! He Tu, return with the death spirits! Stop running!"
Far away, He Tu ran back obediently.
As for the death sovereigns, they were looking at each other nervously.
Was it over?
What should they do now, then?
One of them sent a voice transmission, "Let's go. Let's rush into one of these minor realms--"
Just then, Su Yu's voice rang out again, "Death sovereigns, return to the Death Realm immediately and I'll spare you. If you dare to run around, die."
"..."
At that, the fearful death sovereigns started flying toward the various ancient cities in fear.
Fine, fine.
There were too many experts here for them to stay fearless.
Never before had these death sovereigns been so obedient. There was no helping it as the battle earlier was truly too terrifying. More importantly, the Daofuses on humanity's side were still around. They most certainly didn't want to face those Daofuses. Even death spirits feared death.
With that, calm finally returned.
In this battle, five Daofuses and over a hundred Invincibles had perished.
The most intense battle to have ever erupted in the tenth epoch was finally over.
Chapter 1701: Setting An Example (1)
The battle that had lasted an entire day was finally over.
Everyone returned home.
The various races hid inside their realms after sealing their realm entrances. As for the dragon race, it even sealed its realm barrier after losing its Pseudo Emperor. Additionally, the celestial chasm race had been wiped out, the Spirit Realm was shaken, while the golden peng race was trembling in fear.
Such was a war between the myriad races. No matter how powerful a race was, losing their strongest experts could spell their end. As for the weaker races, a single wrong choice could very well turn them into history.
From this one battle, one could see that the humans, divines, devils, and immortals had not dominated for so many years for no reason. The humans had an almost miraculous ability to gather allies.
The immortals had received the assistance of two Daofuses from the Upper Realm the moment they were in danger. The devils could produce a legendary devil who was supposed to be dead many years ago. The divines had been maintaining a low profile during the battle, but that was mainly because they were never in that big of a threat during the battle. Otherwise, they would have shown their trump cards as well.
Outside the Human Realm, Su Yu was panting in exhaustion. What a tiring battle. He had been fighting from the Human Realm to the Allheaven Battlefield. He had killed Invincibles and Daofuses. The intense battle had left numerous injuries on him.
Some human Invincibles were busy with the cleanup of the battlefield, but he wasn't paying them much attention. He was too tired to care about the spoils he could potentially gain from the battlefield.
While gasping for breath, Heavendoom walked over with a staff in hand. With a hearty laugh, he said, "What a fun battle! Su Yu, when are we doing this again?"
"..."
Su Yu laughed helplessly and said, "Lord Heavendoom, the next battle would probably be so dangerous that anyone below the Daofuse Realm could die easily."
Looming over Su Yu with his large body, Heavendoom stared at Su Yu with a frown and asked, "Why do I feel like you're insulting me?"
Su Yu chuckled and said, "Not at all!"
"Heh."
Heavendoom snorted. That was most certainly an insult. Why did the kid specifically mention to him that those below the Daofuse Realm could die easily? Was the kid looking down on his cultivation level? So what if he wasn't a Daofuse?
The old turtle's voice rang out from afar, "Withdraw your weapons. Go back to your tunnels. The Death Realm has yet to fully calm down. Return and recuperate. Su Yu, we'll be leaving first. Come back when you're done with your business there."
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Heavendoom curled his lips in annoyance. Fine, fine. He wanted to have more fun out here, but he had no choice but to return.
Not far away, Empyrean Cloud was complaining unhappily, "Just when can we remove our seals? That damn slut! This is the second time she has escaped from me!"
"..."
Both the old turtle and Su Yu were rendered speechless. Clearly, she still couldn't forget her grudge toward Immortal King Han Xiang. Alas, she was an eighth-degree Eternal while Han Xiang was a ninth-degree Eternal.
Empyrean Cloud's Weapon Fusion Method was stronger than Han Xiang's Three Body Method, but their cultivation level was too near and she was also in a sealed state. Thus, she had not been able to muster enough strength to kill Han Xiang.
Su Yu smiled and cupped his fists at the tired guardians. "Sure. Please have a good rest. I'll return soon."
Grandstar smiled and said, "Call for us if you need anything."
"Sure!"
At that, the various guardians returned and started suppressing the death tunnels again. In the blink of an eye, the various ancient cities vanished, returning to their previous positions. It was time for the guardians to take a well-deserved rest.
They had all suffered various degrees of injuries from this battle. Furthermore, the Death Realm was still in chaos. Thus, it was only wise that they return to their cities first.
***
With the departure of the ancient guardians, Su Yu looked at the group of iron devourers. For some reason, he had the urge to laugh. They all...looked the same. Almost as though they were replicas of each other.
There were more than ten of them there, but they all had the same expressions, same postures, same weapons, and same black spots around their eyes. Furthermore, each of them was crunching on something while waiting.
Fortunately, Su Yu was still able to recognize September among them. He was one of the smaller iron devourers. The Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor was also easy to recognize as he was the biggest among them.
Before long, Su Yu found another familiar face among the iron devourers. Dumbo. Dumbo of Great Ming. He was actually among them as well.
When Dumbo noticed Su Yu's gaze on him, he flashed an honest smile and said, "Su...Mayor Su, I'm returning to the Iron Devourer Realm. I'm too weak, and my race is too small. I need to return to boost their numbers. I can also grow better with them."
As he spoke, three tiny bears climbed up his back. Understanding dawned on Su Yu. In short, Dumbo used to be an irresponsible man drifting about, enjoying his freedom away from home. But for the future of his children, he had decided to return home.
Poor Dumbo.
Su Yu smiled and said, "Sure. Since you have stayed in the Human Realm for so many years, you're also welcome to visit at any time."
Then, Su Yu cupped his fists at the biggest iron devourer and said, "Thank you for your assistance, Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor."
While crunching on some unknown food, the biggest iron devourer showed Su Yu a silly expression and said, "You're too polite, Human Lord. My race has been friendly with the humans since the ancient past. We're only here to abide by our ancient contract of alliance. You are the one who had contributed the most to this battle."
Wow. The iron devourers all looked silly and simple, but they were actually quite good at flattering others.
Su Yu bowed slightly and said, "You're too courteous. I will not forget this favor. Alas, we're not in a position to properly welcome guests today. I can see that some of your people are injured as well. When I'm done with my affairs here, I'll be sure to visit and express my gratitude."
The Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor had been wanting to leave, but he had stayed because it would be rude to leave without saying anything.
Thus, he was happy to hear Su Yu's words. He said, "We'll be awaiting your visit, Human Lord."
Then, the iron devourers left without turning back.
Not far away, the Hou Pseudo Emperor was still snacking on the Ape Pseudo Emperor's leg. When he saw Su Yu looking at him, he roared with laughter and said, "Su...no, I guess I should call you the human lord now. Human Lord Su, we'll be leaving as well. You're always welcomed to visit the Hou Realm as well."
Su Yu cupped his hands and said, "My apologies for the trouble today. I will not forget this favor."
"Don't worry about it." The Hou Pseudo Emperor said, "Just don't forget me when you discover anything delicious. What a pity that Soldier King detonated himself. An old immortal like him would have tasted pretty good."
Then, he left as well. From afar, his voice drifted over, "The thousand-year limit is near. Do get ready for that, Human Lord. We might be willing to help humanity, but our strength in the Upper Realm...is rather limited as well. Both the hou and iron devourer races have been friendly with the human race since the ancient past. But many of the other friends of humanity have been exterminated over the past nine epochs. We are the only ones left. Thus, our position in the Upper Realm is quite weak as well. We haven't been able to produce too many new Daofuses over the years."
The races friendly with the humans had also faced numerous suppressions over the years. In fact, over a hundred races friendly with the humans had been exterminated over the nine epochs. The rest had either gone into hiding or declined so much that they couldn't be of much help anymore.
"Thank you for the reminder, Hou Pseudo Emperor."
Su Yu expressed his gratitude yet again.
Next, the female furball flew over. She spoke in an exhausted voice, "Lad, I'm leaving as well. I need a good sleep. That was so tiring!" Her complaint was reasonable. She had indeed fought hard today. Unfortunately, she hadn't been fighting in a very smart way. Because of that, she spent a lot of time being blasted all over the place.
Hearing her words, Su Yu hurriedly said, "My apologies for the trouble today, Senior! I will definitely visit with the little furball when I'm done with the matter here."
"Sure, sure. Whatever."
"..."
Su Yu was rendered speechless.
Wouldn't those words hurt the little furball?
But just then, the little furball emerged from Su Yu's head and shook his body at the female furball in excitement, as though he was chasing his mama away. He was glad to hear that his mama was finally leaving his personal farm.
The female furball seemed unbothered. She did not mind the little furball staying with Su Yu. Just look at how plump the little fellow had grown during his time with Su Yu. And thus, the female furball left as well.
Next, the book spirit and tea plant approached. Transforming into a humanoid form, the book spirit said, "We fought poorly. Out of the two immortal Daofuses, we only managed to kill one."
Su Yu smiled and said, "You helped greatly this time, Seniors. You killed two marquises, Soldier King, and the golden peng during the battle. We wouldn't have achieved such a victory without your help. Thank you, Seniors."
"I'm only doing what is right." The book spirit asked, "Shall we...hide away for now?"
Hiding away? Su Yu blanked out. Were the two not interested in getting to know the other humans? After thinking about it, he nodded in agreement. With that, the book spirit transformed back into a book while the tea spirit entered the book again. Then, the book vanished and reappeared inside Su Yu's sea of willpower.
All six Daofuses had vanished.
Since the Celestial Chasm Realm was too far away, Great Zhou King and the others had yet to return. Thus, only a few humans were left outside the Human Realm. All of them were carrying heavy injuries.
So many of them had left the Human Realm together, and they had only fought three Invincibles during their time out here. Even so, they had all sustained heavy injuries. They had joined the battle as a bunch of singles, but after the battle, they had all been reduced into cripples. That much was obvious from how many of them were standing around with missing limbs. That one battle had crippled a large number of Invincibles.
Before long, the heavily injured Great Xia King and Great Ming King arrived as well. Su Yu couldn't see if they had lost their tri-life bodies as well, but he could see that they had been weakened considerably due to their injuries.
With a sigh, Great Xia King said, "I can feel it. A few of our old friends are gone."
Only a small number of late-degree Eternals had joined the battle at the Celestial Chasm Realm. Thus, it wasn't too surprising for them to lose a few Eternals there. Meanwhile, with the powerful guardians on their side, they hadn't lost too many people here.
Su Yu was aware that a few more human Invincibles had died outside the Celestial Chasm Realm as well.
"This is already a very good result for us." Su Yu said, "All in all, only eight human Invincibles have perished. In exchange, we killed over a hundred enemy Invincibles and five enemy Daofuses. We even managed to kill two death spirit marquises. This is a massive victory."
Great Xia King nodded. That was true. But Su Yu couldn't understand their feelings. Or to be precise, he was not in a position to understand their feelings. The few human Invincibles who had died were the old friends of Great Xia King and the others. They were fellow soldiers who had fought side by side for hundreds of years. Meanwhile, they were complete strangers to Su Yu.
Six founding kings had died in this battle. Coupled with the four that had died in the past, only twenty-six founding kings were left. One ought to know that about four hundred years ago, humanity had started its counterattack against the myriad races with over fifty Invincibles. Less than half remained.
Su Yu had nothing to say. It was normal for people to die in wars. In the past, he had been very reluctant to accept sacrifices, but eventually, he came to the realization that winning a war with zero deaths was merely a dream.
Chapter 1702: Setting An Example (2)
As veterans of many wars, Great Xia King and the others knew how to manage their grief, even if they couldn't avoid being saddened by the loss of their old friends.
They all waited near the realm entrance. Before long, Qin Zhen and a few others returned from cleaning up the battlefield. All of them were grinning ear to ear. Clearly, the spoils had been bountiful.
"We found dozens of carrier treasures!" Qin Zhen roared with laughter and said, "We're rich!"
He had never seen so many treasures before.
Su Yu nodded. That was a decent result. For him, the carrier treasures weren't even the best treasure here. The Invincible corpses were the most valuable treasure for him. The corpses of the spirit Invincibles were also quite valuable, even if most of them had self-detonated. Their remains could serve as valuable materials for either weaponsmithing or pillmaking.
Su Yu said nothing and gazed in the Celestial Chasm Realm's direction. Great Zhou King and the others were on their way back. He wondered if anyone would stay behind to watch over the Celestial Chasm Realm.
Great Xia King and the others looked in the same direction as well. At that moment, Great Ming King started complaining, "That damn Old Zhou! How did he advance into a Daofuse! What a surprise!"
What a liar!
That damn liar!
He had been able to advance into the Daofuse Realm all along.
He had merely refrained from doing so!
Su Yu smiled and said nothing. Why was that so surprising coming from Great Deceit King? He wouldn't have dared to start such an operation without a trump card.
Su Yu was confident that even if he had failed to come up with a new surprise, Great Zhou King would have been able to do something to solve this crisis for humanity. Of course, they wouldn't have been able to achieve such a major victory without him.
He said nothing and focused on healing his injuries and further digesting the power of laws he had consumed. His characters continued growing. The white dog's blood essence was truly powerful. Even now, the remnant power was still running wild in his body.
He had gained a lot from this battle. First, he had advanced into the Mountainsea Realm. Then, he had even advanced into a dual Sunmoon. In terms of both cultivation level or combat strength, he could no longer be considered a weakling.
His understanding of the Book of Time and laws had also deepened considerably. At the thought of laws, he recalled Wan Tiansheng and Lan Tian. The two were nowhere to be seen during the battle.
He couldn't help but wonder what they were doing. With how intense the battle was, the two would have participated even if they weren't strong enough to handle the Daofuses. However, the two had been absent from the entire battle.
Even excluding Lan Tian, Wan Tiansheng himself was incredibly strong as well. Furthermore, he seemed to have gained new comprehension the last time they met. Those two were not the only ones absent from the battle. Su Yu also noted the absence of Bountiful Treasure and West Spire head.
Just then, a beam of light shot up from the distant Sea of Stars. Then, a powerful golden figure appeared with a flash before fleeing madly.
Heavendoom's voice rang out, "Bastard, are you courting death? How dare you take this chance to steal a treasure for your Daofuse advancement?"
From the golden figure, Bountiful Treasure's voice rang out with a laugh, "I stole nothing! Brother Heavendoom, that treasure wasn't yours anyway. I picked it up on the ground! I'm doing this to protect myself, nothing else. See you!"
***
Outside the Human Realm.
Su Yu frowned as he said, "Did Bountiful Treasure achieve Daofuse?"
After thinking about it, Great Ming King nodded and said, "That's not surprising. He has been near Daofuse for a very long time. He has only been held back by the injuries he sustained in the first epoch. Otherwise, he would have advanced back then. I wonder what treasure he found to finally complete his advancement."
What treasure did he find? Su Yu was unsure. That fellow had been hiding in the Sea of Stars. Just what manner of treasure could he find there? Not a single one of the dead Daofuses had died there.
Inside Su Yu's head, the book spirit spoke, "That treasureseeker mouse...seemed to have achieved Daofuse through the Source Return Blade."
"..."
The look in Su Yu's eyes changed. Source Return Blade? Did Great Qin King drop that weapon? And it had somehow pushed Bountiful Treasure into the Daofuse Realm? That was a divine weapon.
The book spirit sure was knowledgeable. But wasn't the Source Return Blade supposed to be in Great Qin King's hands? Great Qin King wasn't dead, right? There was no way he would die without creating a phenomenon.
Right at that moment, Great Zhou King's voice rang out from afar, "Bountiful Treasure, you stole Qin Guang's weapon. This is not a weapon you should covet. You're courting death."
"You can have it back! I only took some treasure qi from the weapon! Back then, He Tu ruined my advancement! Today, I repaired my dao with Devote King's weapon. The score is settled. Such is karma! I am definitely not courting death!"
At that, a saber shot over from the horizon. It was still as powerful as ever, but its treasure qi seemed to have weakened slightly.
Su Yu did not know much about Bountiful Treasure's dao, but from how a tiny bit of treasure qi was enough to push him forward, it was clear he wasn't that far from a breakthrough in the first place. He had merely used the weapon to satisfy the final requirement for his advancement.
After a moment, Su Yu's voice rang out, "Bountiful Treasure, you have offended me repeatedly. You have also offended humanity. I promised to kill you. You'd better find a good hiding place or I'll skin you alive when I finally find the free time. Since you're so gutsy, I shall take a good look at your guts."
No reply came. Su Yu had officially joined the list of people no one wanted to offend in the Myriad Realms. Thus, Bountiful Treasure did not respond. Rather, he focused on fleeing. He most certainly didn't want to provoke Su Yu enough to trigger a pursuit by a bunch of Daofuses.
"Hmph!"
Seeing that there was no response, Su Yu snorted. As for Great Zhou King, he felt quite helpless. Not even he could scare Bountiful Treasure that much, but Su Yu was able to scare that fellow so easily.
Sure enough, only ruthless lunatics could do well nowadays. And Su Yu was indeed ruthless. Not only had he killed a bunch of Invincibles, but he had also killed and caused the deaths of several Daofuses. At this point, even Daofuses were starting to find him terrifying.
Right at that moment, something else happened.
Spirit Realm.
The realm entrance started shaking violently. Then, a figure shot out of it before vanishing with a flash. Next, several spirit Invincibles charged out of the realm entrance and roared in fury, "Humans! Must you be so extreme? If you're going to keep pushing us, we'll be sure to drag you down with us! If you dare to come again, we'll detonate the entire realm and kill all of you! Wan Tiansheng, for stealing the treasure—"
Before the speaker could finish raging, some other spirit experts flew out, dragged them back, and sealed the realm entrance.
The spirits had suffered massively from this battle, with less than five Invincibles surviving. They couldn't afford to go far and lose more Invincibles as that would put them in an even more difficult situation.
Su Yu blanked out.
Wan Tiansheng and Lan Tian.
So...they were missing because they went stealing?
Right at that moment, the Phoenix Realm started shaking. Then, the projection of the Phoenix Pseudo Emperor emerged above the realm and roared, "Humans! Return the three thousand phoenix eggs or we will continue the war!"
And what was it this time?
Who did it?
Before Su Yu could recover from his confusion, a gigantic phoenix appeared elsewhere in the Allheaven Battlefield.
"Bring it on! Kill me, my dearest honey!"
Lan Tian's creepy laughter rang out as the voice continued speaking, "Dearest honey, I have always been the general in charge of watching over the Phoenix's Lair. How can you say that about me? This is a trip! I'm out on a trip with our babies!"
"Come kill me, Darling! I'm right here!"
The gigantic phoenix soared into the sky and spread its golden wings. On its back, three thousand shining eggs could be seen.
"Phoenix Pseudo Emperor, bring it on! Come! Kill me or I'll start my tour with these little darlings!"
"Teehee. This is so fun!"
"..."
Next, the phoenix transformed into a golden peng with a bunch of tiny golden pengs on its back. Lan Tian's cheerful voice rang out again, "My darling phoenixes are very sharp! But the same can't be said about the golden pengs! They're still clueless until now! Teehee! Over a hundred chicks! I'll take them on a school trip! The Myriad Realms are fun!" Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs novel•fire.net
Su Yu was completely dumbfounded.
Great Zhou King and the others, who were not far away from Lan Tian, were gnashing their teeth.
What was that?
The phoenix and golden peng races weren't big races. Their numbers had always been on the lower side. Losing three thousand phoenix eggs was the same as losing an entire generation of phoenixes.
Essentially, Lan Tian had removed an entire generation from their lineage. The Phoenix Pseudo Emperor was so furious her body started burning. However, she did not have the courage to leave her realm.
In such a manner, Lan Tian continued switching forms between a phoenix and a golden peng under the gaze of the various races.
Finally, his laughter rang out again as he said, "Darling Tiansheng, let's go! Let's have some roasted pengs and hard-boiled phoenix eggs! They must taste so good! Let's have an enjoyable meal!"
"..."
Wan Tiansheng couldn't be bothered to muster a response. He hurriedly linked up with Lan Tian before vanishing into the boundless void.
Right before leaving, Lan Tian's voice rang out yet again, "Big Darling Phoenix, come visit us in the boundless void! If you offer yourself as food, I'll release the little darlings of your race!"
"Lan Tian!"
The Phoenix Pseudo Emperor howled furiously. She was infuriated. Not even losing more Invincibles could be worse than this. Great Zhou King was right. Losing three thousand eggs was the same as losing an entire generation of people.
The phoenix race was not too small in numbers compared to some other races, but producing three thousand offspring per generation was actually a relatively large number for them. And that was possible only after generations of growth.
After losing three thousand eggs at once, they wouldn't be able to produce new offspring in the next thousand years.
For the phoenixes, they needed to first lay eggs before storing the eggs in their holy land. There, the eggs would absorb the natural qi of the holy land to produce talented and powerful offspring for the phoenix race. The holy land was under constant protection.
At any given time, at least three Invincibles would be stationed there. But due to the recent battle, a majority of their Invincibles had been deployed for battle. As a result, only one guardian was left behind to watch over their holy land.
Alas, that final guardian was fooled by Lan Tian to join the battle as well. Lan Tian had achieved that by transforming into a phoenix general and offering to personally watch over the holy land. And the rest was history. His theft was only discovered after the Phoenix Pseudo Emperor returned with the other Invincibles.
***
Human Realm.
Su Yu, Great Xia King, Great Ming King...
Their faces were twitching, not knowing how to respond to that.
Finally, Great Xia King coughed awkwardly and said, "That fellow...is very brave."
Yes. That was so brave it was crazy.
It was understandable for someone as strong as Wan Tiansheng to steal from the spirits. But Lan Tian was even crazier than that. He had actually stolen an entire generation of people from a powerful race.
And he wasn't even an Invincible yet. How did those stupid phoenixes allow him to serve as the guardian of their holy land? How did they allow someone like Lan Tian to gain a position at such an important place?
What could they even say about this? If it wasn't for the earlier battle, the Phoenix Pseudo Emperor would have personally given chase with a bunch of Invincibles.
Great Ming King laughed and said, "Great Xia...has produced quite a lot of special talents!"
He placed a particular emphasis on the word "special" when he said that.
Great Xia King did not bother to reply. As for Su Yu, he laughed and said, "Phoenix...I was quite unhappy about the fact that they hadn't lost much in the recent battle. But this isn't a bad result."
The various races that had participated in the recent battle had suffered considerable losses. However, the phoenix race had not suffered much. The Phoenix Pseudo Emperor had remained relatively uninjured even after spending a long time fighting the Primordial Giant King. As for their Invincibles, fewer than three had died.
Su Yu wasn't sure about the exact number, but they had probably only lost one Invincible. After all, the phoenix race had joined the battle late. And the battle had ended soon after. Thus, he was quite happy to see them lose three thousand descendants. After thinking more about it, Su Yu narrowed his eyes. The divines had not suffered much as well.
They had lost five in the Human Realm. Prior to this, they had also lost some in the Luminous Domain Mansion. All in all, they had lost more than ten Invincibles. But that was nothing compared to the immortals.
The immortals had lost even a Daofuse. As for their Invincibles, they had lost about twenty or thirty. Su Yu had long stopped counting.
Lan Tian and Wan Tiansheng had fled far away after stealing from the two races instead of returning to the Human Realm. Su Yu was unbothered about that. It wasn't like the phoenixes would dare to leave their realm anytime soon. The two would be fine for now.
Chapter 1703: Setting An Example (3)
After a short wait, Great Zhou King and the others arrived.
There were fewer people in the group, and almost everyone remaining was suffering from heavy injuries. Humanity might have achieved a major victory this time, but the damage was also quite heavy, considering its lacking foundation.
They had lost eight Invincibles in the battle. At the moment, almost all surviving human Invincibles were gathered here. Twenty-six founding kings and some younger Invincibles. In total, there were only forty-three of them.
Including Fiery Sea King, humanity had lost nine Invincibles recently. In that case, humanity should have fifty-two Invincibles before all this happened. But when Su Yu noted that Heavenly Seal King was missing as well, he revised that number to fifty-three.
Everyone had a rough idea of the total number of Invincibles humanity had. But according to Su Yu's calculation, there should be fifty-six in total. Where were the missing three? Who were they? Su Yu was curious, but he didn't ask.
When the Invincibles of the two battlefields regrouped, they looked at each other before sighing. Some looked helpless, and some looked sad.
Looking at Great Qin King, who was being carried back, Great Xia King frowned and asked, "Is Old Qin fine?"
"He's crippled." Great Zhou King's reply was nonchalant.
Great Xia King asked, "Are we not defending the Celestial Chasm Realm?"
"We can't." Great Zhou King said, "Things are in total chaos over there. We managed to drive off a bunch of death sovereigns, but there are still numerous death spirits there. The survivors of the celestial chasm race are fighting those death spirits. Apart from the chaotic battle, the power of laws is also running wild there with the raging heavenly tribulations. We'll visit when things calm down."
In short, they would return when everyone inside was dead.
Great Zhou King continued, "Don't worry. I sealed the realm entrance. Nobody below the Daofuse Realm can break through the seal."
How ruthless. With that, the celestial chasm survivors would be forced to fight the death spirits to the death while facing the raging heavenly tribulations. Escape was no longer an option for them.
In such a nonchalant manner, Great Zhou King had described an action that would essentially push a race to extinction.
Great Xia King looked around and asked, "Where's Heavenly Seal?"
One guy was missing. He knew that the rest had died in the previous battle.
With a smile, Great Zhou King waved his hand and tossed a pale person out. He looked at everyone before looking at Great Zhou King again. With a sigh, he asked, "Great Zhou King, how did I offend you—"
Great Zhou King chuckled and sealed Heavenly Seal's mouth with a wave of his hand. "He's probably trying to explain his actions. I can't be bothered to waste my time listening to his excuses. I wanted to have him die heroically in the battle, but I changed my mind. Let's have a public trial. This is the person behind Fiery Sea."
"I wanted to have him die silently to prevent further disunity among us. But when I witnessed the heroic deaths of Old Liang and the others...he did not deserve to be named alongside them."
Great Xia King trembled. He asked, "You're saying..."
Having realized what Great Zhou King was saying, the group of Invincibles started stirring. Heavenly Seal King...the traitor?
Great Zhou King smiled and said, "There is no doubt. This guy nearly released the Celestial Chasm Pseudo Emperor. At the time, that was the worst thing that could happen to us. If the Celestial Chasm Pseudo Emperor hadn't died, the primordial giants and spatial beasts might not have shown up to help us. He nearly ruined everything."
The death of the first Daofuse was crucial for how things eventually developed. That one death was why the ancient races had decided to place their bet on humanity.
Someone asked, "Are you certain, Old Zhou? Was that not an accident?"
Great Zhou King said, "Well, he's still alive. I won't be judging him. I'll let the holy lord judge him instead."
His position was too awkward to be the one to judge. The same could be said for the other human Invincibles as well. It was better for Su Yu to do it instead. Su Yu glanced at Great Zhou King and sneered. He wasted no time and reached out toward Heavenly Seal King. Heavenly Seal King's expression changed. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't.
With Heavenly Seal King in hand, Su Yu flew toward the realm entrance while saying, "We'll kill him inside the Human Realm. This is an internal matter. There is no point in putting a show for the myriad races out here."
Great Shang King couldn't resist asking, "Are you not going to hold a trial? Are you not going to ask for proof?"
That was a human Invincible! Someone like that was too important to be killed so easily!
Su Yu did not even look back as he replied, "I'll kill him first. After killing him, I can extract his memories to check if he has been wrongly accused."
"..."
Everyone was left speechless, including Great Zhou King. He had handed this matter to Su Yu, hoping that Su Yu would provide a strong judgment before the execution. But instead, Su Yu had decided to kill before extracting Heavenly Seal's memories.
What was that? What was the point of that?
Noticing everyone's hesitation, Su Yu finally turned around and asked, "Do you disagree?"
"This isn't proper." Great Shang King said, "We can't kill him before confirming that he's the traitor. What if he's really innocent? The myriad races would be glad to see us killing off our own."
Heavenly Seal King started struggling in Su Yu's grip as well. He had not expected this decision. Killing him before extracting his memories? That was too terrifying. He wasn't even given the chance to argue!
"Silk Destroying King, lend me a drop of your blood."
Silk Destroying King tossed a drop of blood over without any hesitation. With the blood in hand, Su Yu cut an opening on Heavenly Seal King's forehead before flicking Silk Destroying King's blood into the opening. Instantly, the blood seeped into Heavenly Seal King's body, as though it was returning home.
The others were confused. What was happening? But this was enough for Su Yu. Heavenly Seal King was indeed a descendant of Control King.
Su Yu smiled and said, "The best way to keep a secret is to not do it in the first place. You hid yourself well. But don't you know that the dead can speak? I encountered your father in the Death Realm. Why would I have suspected you otherwise? Why would I have tested you personally otherwise? I only solicited your help with my formation to test you. Your father was killed by Principal Xia Chen back then. Like Principal Xia Chen, he awakened as a death spirit. Don't you know that death spirits have no feelings?
"Back then, your father replaced Silk Destroying King's blood with your blood, using him to cover for you. Meanwhile, your blood was replaced by a different human blood of high purity. I know all that. Heavenly Seal, do you want to meet your father before heading to the afterlife? Would you love a reunion with your father in advance before awakening as a death spirit to reunite with him again?" ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ Nov3lFɪre.ɴet
At this point, Heavenly Seal stopped struggling. He looked up at Su Yu helplessly.
Su Yu smiled and said, "By the way, Lord Grand Dream is also the Spirit Suppression General. You might not know this, but he has a treasure called Three Life Stone. With that treasure, we can see the past of death spirits and ascertain their past identities. Everything your father did was reflected on the Three Life Stone. Were you naive enough to believe that the dead could keep secrets well?"
While Heavenly Seal King was frowning, Su Yu punched Great Zhou King's seal around Heavenly Seal King apart. Great Zhou King raised his brow. Instead of getting him to remove the seal, Su Yu had removed it himself. Was that a demonstration of strength?
With the seal removed, Heavenly Seal King could finally speak. He exhaled slightly and asked, "Did...you really meet my father?"
Su Yu replied with a question, "What do you think?"
Heavenly Seal King sighed and said, "Sure enough, no secret can remain secret forever. Even the dead can speak."
He sighed again and said, "I have never betrayed humanity. I only killed those from the multiple character faction for a personal grudge. It has nothing to do with humanity. My line exists to counter Culture King's line."
Great Zhou King said, "Attempting to release the Celestial Chasm Pseudo Emperor is tantamount to betrayal."
Heavenly Seal King laughed bitterly and said, "I didn't want that, but you picked Su Yu to serve as the human lord! I wouldn't survive long with him as the human lord!"
The others were shaken. Heavenly Seal King had admitted to it!
Great Xia King asked sternly, "Did you instigate Fiery Sea King to attack Ye Batian over fifty years ago?"
Heavenly Seal King sighed and said, "Would you trust me if I say no? That wasn't me. Fiery Sea encountered an issue with his three bodies, resulting in unstable emotions. He believed that Ye Batian had humiliated him, but that never happened. I did not do much. I only hinted at the matter for a bit and his imagination did the rest. He imagined an entire story himself. Would you believe that?"
Everyone was surprised to hear that.
Heavenly Seal King added, "I'm speaking the truth. He imagined the entire thing himself."
Su Yu frowned and said, "So you didn't kill anyone yourself?"
"Not at all. I only contacted the celestial chasm race and leaked some information about Ye Batian and Wan Tiansheng to them."
"What about the Liu Family?" Su Yu said, "Fiery Sea claimed that he never intended to eliminate the Liu Family. He only wanted to force my teacher's hand."
After a short silence, Heavenly Seal King said, "Culture King's line is my sworn enemy. Since Liu Wenyan refused to return and Great Xia King had been very protective of Nanyuan, I could only do that to force Liu Wenyan's hand. Surprisingly...Liu Wenyan was capable of such heartlessness."
Su Yu exhaled, looked at everyone else, and asked, "Any other questions?"
Nobody said anything.
Heavenly Seal King asked, "Where is my father? Can I see him once before dying?"
He smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't spend much time with him back then. Even prior to his death, I wasn't able to see him one last time. There is no guarantee that I would awaken as a death spirit after dying. And even as a death spirit, I might not remember my past. Could I see him one last time?"
Su Yu answered, "I lied."
"What?"
Everyone stared at Su Yu blankly. What was that?
Su Yu repeated himself, "I lied about meeting him. Why would you believe me so easily? Are the Invincibles nowadays so stupid? When I was being honest, nobody believed me. When I was lying, everyone believed me."
Fury started seeping into Heavenly Seal King's eyes as he asked, "You...lied?"
He was taking Su Yu's words seriously! And he was not alone. A majority of the Invincibles present had believed that Su Yu was speaking the truth as well. After all, he was too convincing. Coupled with his ability to collude with the death spirits, they didn't doubt him.
Su Yu said, "Yes. What about it? I have lied to many people. Nobody has ever been able to do anything to me about it."
"..."
Heavenly Seal King roared furiously, "Su Yu! I came clean! I only have one request: to meet my father one last time! You—"
"And why should I satisfy your request?" Su Yu sneered and said, "Who do you think you are? Why should I care about the request of a traitor? Even if your father has really awakened as a death spirit, I would have killed him immediately upon encountering him. Why would I keep him around? Are you using your brain here? Why would I waste my time on a traitor?
"Don't worry. Try to die with more negative emotions. Perhaps that would accelerate your return as a death spirit. At the time, you could look for your father in the Celestial River of Death personally. Don't forget to say hi to me. I'll personally kill both of you all over again."
At that moment, they finally stepped out of the realm entrance to arrive inside the Human Realm again. Countless soldiers were waiting with anticipation in the Allheaven Prefecture. The moment they caught sight of Su Yu, they started cheering.
"Congratulations to the holy lord for returning in triumph!"
Victory!
Some noticed the Heavenly Seal King in his hand. Behind him, one Invincible after another appeared.
Su Yu looked around and shouted, "The battle has ended. Humanity has won. We killed seven Pseudo Emperors and over a hundred Invincibles. A major victory."
"Victory!"
Everyone roared.
Su Yu waited until all the cheering stopped before speaking again, "The various experts of humanity fought bravely during the battle. Great Yuan King, Great Liao King, Great Yue King...these kings had all perished in battle. All of humanity shall grieve for them."
Silence enveloped the world.
Eight human Invincibles had perished.
"Heavenly Seal King was found colluding with the myriad races and betraying humanity. He helped the Celestial Chasm Pseudo Emperor against our fellow humans. His sin is unforgivable. He was also the culprit behind the extermination of Liu Family. He was also involved in Ye Batian's death. For his sins, he deserves death."
Everyone was stunned.
A traitor?
An Invincible traitor?
Once again, Su Yu spoke, "No secret is safe from me. My influence spreads across the living and the dead. All traitors shall be executed without mercy. Before me, even the dead can speak. I hope that Heavenly Seal King will be the last human traitor to exist. There must not be a second human traitor. What is so scary about the myriad races? Are they worth betraying humanity for? Did we not wipe the floor with them today? Since my rise, I have killed over a hundred Invincibles and multiple Daofuses. The world still belongs to humanity. And this world belongs to me."
How arrogant.
"Today, Heavenly Seal King shall be killed. May all of you learn from this example."
Boom!
With that, Heavenly Seal King was blown apart. Next, his second body appeared only to be blown apart again. And finally, his third body appeared.
Boom!
The world shook.
Crimson clouds had barely appeared in the sky before they were scattered by a single punch of Su Yu. Then, his crown appeared and suppressed the entire Human Realm.
The Human Realm stopped shaking.
"The death of a traitor is not worth a reaction by the Human Realm."
Then, the Mark of Civilization appeared to gather all the flesh and blood of Heavenly Seal King. He still needed to check Heavenly Seal King's memories.
Behind him, the human Invincibles had solemn expressions.
Just like that?
Su Yu...sure was cold.
Fine, fine. That was understandable. He was never close to Heavenly Seal King, and Heavenly Seal King was the culprit behind Liu Family's extermination. But Su Yu's lack of hesitation in killing him had still caused some Invincibles to feel uneasy.
Just then, Su Yu turned to look at them before flashing them a smile. A chilling smile.
"May this be the last human traitor I execute."
At that, Su Yu's gaze landed on Great Zhou King. Noticing that, Great Zhou King blanked out. Why was this guy looking at him?
Was this guy...warning him?
What a domineering kid!
No matter what, he was humanity's sole Daofuse. Why was the kid warning him out of all people?
Great Zhou King felt greatly helpless.
Su Yu was incredibly decisive when doing things. The moment he suspected someone as a traitor, he might really kill without bothering to investigate properly.
Chapter 1704: Indulgence (1)
Su Yu had killed Heavenly Seal King without any hesitation. Hesitation was not required for certain tasks. That was especially true when it involved traitors. There was no need to say more. There was also no need for lengthy trials. They had to be decisive about it and make use of humanity's joy due to the recent victory to distract everyone from the implications of his death.
In many stories, most villains had ultimately died due to their habit of dragging things out. As far as Su Yu was concerned, an enemy should be removed as soon as possible. Giving an enemy the time to grow was the most idiotic thing one could do.
Take the myriad races as an example. They could no longer do anything against him. But in the beginning, they could have sent someone strong enough to kill him and end his journey. Alas, they made the wrong choice. Then again, they had been sending Invincibles after him since he was a Skysoar. He could only say that he was too impressive to be killed.
As for the matter concerning Heavenly Seal King, he had to get it done before anyone had the chance to plead for leniency on his behalf. Yes. That could really happen. After all, Ye Batian and those from Liu Family were already dead. Someone alive was worth more than the dead.
As for his attempt to release the Celestial Chasm Pseudo Emperor, he could always argue that as a mere Invincible, he had failed to stop a Daofuse. That would be a reasonable excuse.
Some might even argue that his crime did not deserve death, and some might argue that he should be allowed to make up for his crimes through future contributions, such as killing some enemy Invincibles.
Su Yu did not intend to give Heavenly Seal King any chances. This was also his way to warn the other human Invincibles. Yes, they were just fighting together not long ago, but were they really willing to accept him as the leader? He wasn't convinced that was the case. Thus, he had decided to use the life of a human Invincible to warn the others, including Great Zhou King. That person was too good at scheming. Thus, Su Yu was quite wary of him.
Su Yu would never be comfortable viewing someone like that as a friend. That was someone that could sell you off while smiling at you.
Su Yu still remembered that even his ascension into the position of the holy lord was a scheme of Great Zhou King.
So be it.
He would make use of both the scheme and the recent battle to snatch both status and power in the Human Realm. Nobody could argue against his ascension anymore. Anyone still standing against him would be met with ruthless retribution.
***
While Su Yu was deep in thought, Great Zhou King and the other Invincibles remained silent.
Nine human Invincibles had died from this battle. And almost everyone else was injured. Thus, everyone was in a heavy mood, to the point they didn't even feel much from Heavenly Seal King's death.
Su Yu spoke again, "Prior to this, we were interrupted before we could finish things. With Emperor Yu's Court established, more preparations are required to formally complete the establishment of the new holy land. From today onward, each prefecture will assign three Sunmoons, ten Mountainseas, and a hundred Cloudbreaches to serve the holy land."
"Each prefecture will also be assigning ten thousand soldiers at the Skysoar Realm and above to the new holy land. Nobody with fewer than 108 acupoints opened will be accepted. Each academy will send a thousand students below thirty and below Skysoar Realm to the holy land for further studies.
"The holy land will be establishing an enforcement unit reporting to me alone. The Emperor Yu's Court will be based at the Dual Holy Prefecture. The Dual Holy Prefecture will be renamed to Emperor Yu's Prefecture."
"..."
Su Yu's voice spread everywhere alongside his aura, overtaking even the presence of Great Zhou King's aura. Naturally, Great Zhou King did not bother to resist. Since the new holy lord wanted to show off a bit, so be it. The reactions of the Invincibles behind Su Yu varied. Some frowned with displeasure, some remained silent and expressionless, and some nodded approvingly.
Su Yu was someone with strength, courage, talent, and powerful backers. His ability to kill Daofuses had also improved his image in their eyes. At the very least, they felt much safer with such a leader.
Yes, Great Zhou King was very strong. But he was also too mysterious. A lot of the human Invincibles were still uncomfortable with having him act as the leader. Like Su Yu, they were too wary of him because he was too good at scheming. They could never know what he was thinking.
As for Great Qin King...the mere thought of him caused many to sigh with regret. Yet again, he had returned with heavy injuries. How long would he take to recover this time?
Su Yu followed with another announcement, one that shocked various people to the core, "Great Qin King is hereby appointed as the Martial Might General of Emperor Yu's Court. Great Zhou King is hereby appointed as the Culture Dao Preceptor of Emperor Yu's Court. Great Qin King and Great Zhou King. Do you accept your appointments?"
"..."
Silence descended.
The various Invincibles stared at Su Yu, Great Zhou King, and Great Qin King.
All of them were greatly shaken. The moment the two accepted the appointment, it would be the declaration that Su Yu had truly become the supreme ruler of the Human Realm. Yes, he was already the holy lord. But it was previously implied that his authority did not extend toward Invincibles.
Any decision must be discussed with them. But now, Su Yu was making use of everyone's excitement from having won a war to make a series of announcements and tighten his rule over humanity.
One ought to note that Great Zhou King was already a Daofuse. He was humanity's sole Daofuse. Would he be willing to bow before Su Yu?
Great Zhou King stared at Su Yu silently. After a while, he smiled, bowed slightly, and said, "Zhou Tianqi accepts."
As for Great Qin King, who was barely awake, he answered after Great Xia King poked him, "Qin Guang...accepts."
"..."
The Invincibles had mixed feelings about this.
With the support of the two, the matter was as good as decided. But they were also quite unhappy to accept this. If even those two had agreed, what could the others do about it? Sigh. From now on, Su Yu would be the leader. He would be the true leader of humanity. Just like that, the transfer of power was completed.
The ones who were the biggest opposition to Su Yu's ascension had all died in the previous battle. Great Yuan King, Great Liao King, and the others had all perished. As for the others, they were either too weak or not bold enough to voice their protest.
Su Yu scanned the crowd before focusing on Great Shang King. He asked, "Great Shang King, any questions?"
Noticing everyone's gaze on him, including the numerous soldiers below, Great Shang King's expression turned complicated. Clearly, his previous protest had not been forgotten. Clearly, Su Yu was quite a petty person.
It was truly worrisome to have such a petty leader, but he also knew that it was already too late to do anything. Su Yu had solidified his power. If not even Great Zhou King and Great Qin King were protesting, nobody else were qualified to protest.
Great Shang King sighed inwardly, bowed slightly, and said, "Shang Yunshao has no questions."
Su Yu smiled and said, "In that case, we shall move the agenda forward. All prefectures are to send their personnel to help with the building of the new court. The cost will be shared equally by the prefectures."
"Yes!"
The various experts roared in agreement, with Marquis Xia and Zhu Tiandao being the loudest of all. The two looked at each other before flashing each other a profound, chilling smile.
As for the Invincibles, they looked at each other one more time before bowing and saying, "Yes...Holy Lord."
And thus, humanity was unified yet again.
Su Yu chortled and continued, "Such a major victory deserves a celebration. Great Zhou King, you will erect the Allheaven Ten Directional Formation within three days. A celebration shall be held for ten continuous days. Source qi will rain from the sky for the entirety of the celebration. All of humanity shall celebrate this victory."
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Damn it!
Could this guy stop already?
Source qi rain for ten continuous days? Was he listening to himself? Great Zhou King felt like he would die from sheer exhaustion after attempting such a thing. This task was too tiring for even a Daofuse to accomplish!
But before he could say anything, numerous voices started cheering in excitement.
"We thank the holy lord!"
Once again, Marquis Xia and Zhu Tiandao were the loudest among the cheering voices. The cheering spread from one city to another, eventually spreading throughout the Human Realm.
"We thank the holy lord!"
"..."
All of humanity cheered this decision. It was already too late for Great Zhou King to refuse. All of humanity had heard Su Yu's words. All of them were waiting in excitement for the coming source qi rain. Good heavens. All of humanity had gone mad!
Back when Su Yu was still a Source Opening cultivator, even a drop of source qi liquid was incomparably valuable for him. But now, he was treating source qi as water. Ten days of source qi rain? The Invincibles didn't even dare to imagine the cost behind such an endeavor.
Great Zhou King rolled his eyes and said softly, "Holy Lord, we don't have enough source qi—"
Su Yu said, "That's not possible. So many Invincible corpses have been created recently, and some are actually still intact. We have plenty of source qi to share. After the recent battle, the source qi density of Human Realm has increased by at least a hundred times. The source qi from the twenty-five Invincibles I killed is still drifting about in the air. We can use the twenty-five corpses as our supply of source qi. Great Zhou King, this is the first agenda after the establishment of the new holy land. Are you going to refuse this task?"
"..."
Great Zhou King felt like cursing. This fellow was definitely doing this to make things hard for him! He was certain.
Despite his thoughts, Great Zhou King smiled and said, "You misunderstand me, Holy Lord. In that case, I'll accept the task. But I require the assistance of several Eternals..."
"Great Shang King, Great Chu King, Great Jin King, Time King, Prefect Zhou, and Principal Zhou. You shall assist Great Zhou King with this task."
"..."
The various Invincibles had odd expressions.
Good heavens!
His show of force had arrived quite rapidly. All those were people from Great Zhou King's faction. They didn't even know what to say anymore. Great Zhou King smiled again, even if he didn't mean it. Fine, fine. A ruthless fellow indeed.
The mentioned Invincibles looked at each other before answering helplessly, "Yes!"
Hearing that, a genial smile appeared on Su Yu's face, changing his disposition entirely. It was as though the previously murderous and ruthless Su Yu was gone, replaced by a kind and friendly Su Yu. He said, "Sorry for the trouble, everyone."
He flashed them a wide smile.
For a moment, every single Invincible felt their opinion of Su Yu changing. An urge to grow closer to him rose within every one of them...but they all recovered in mere moments. They started cursing inwardly, having realized that the bastard leader was using his character against them!
What a scumbag!
Meanwhile, Great Ming King and the others were looking at Su Yu with odd expressions.
What a way to perform a show of strength. Was Su Yu not worried that Great Zhou King would be so angered that he started protesting?
But Su Yu was not afraid of that.
If Great Zhou King decided to obey, so be it. And if Great Zhou King refused to obey, good! He would gladly quit and leave the Human Realm. He wouldn't hesitate.
Since Great Zhou King wanted to use him as a tool to reorganize humanity, Great Zhou King himself must pay a price as well. He would not hesitate to leave if Great Zhou King refused to play along. After killing so many enemies for humanity, he did not feel like he owed humanity anything.
Returning to a life of freedom with his ancient cities wasn't that bad a choice either. He could even find a random minor realm for a short vacation if he wanted. He doubted anyone could find him if he really tried to hide.
Alas, Great Zhou King had obeyed. Su Yu felt quite regretful. He could no longer quit and throw the blame to Great Zhou King. What a pity. He had lost his excuse to shed this responsibility from his shoulders.
Out of all the Invincibles, why did he decide to pick on Great Zhou King? Because Great Zhou King was still shrouded in mystery, someone he couldn't fully trust. In short, Great Zhou King was no gentleman.
Chapter 1705: Indulgence (2)
As Su Yu was sighing inwardly with regret, Great Zhou King was looking at Su Yu with a genial smile. And what could this guy say now? He had agreed to every request of this guy! Could this guy still leave?
Su Yu continued, "Great Xia King and Great Ming King shall lead the various armies to the Eastrift Valley. Tell the myriad races to start a war between those below the Invincible Realm. This shall serve as the way for us to train our soldiers."
Great Xia King said, "The myriad races won't agree..."
Su Yu said, "Why not? The Allheaven Battlefield is filled with resources. If they refuse to cooperate, we can simply invade their realms and plunder their resources. Each of the major races has various minor realms colonized. If they refuse to cooperate, we will plunder their colonies.
"If their Invincibles dare to participate, kill them all. Do they have the courage to challenge our Daofuses again? We won't be starting a war between Invincibles. Through this war, I hope to see countless new Sunmoons."
He looked at the gathered soldiers and asked, "Soldiers, are you scared? Do you have the courage to face the myriad races?"
"We are not scared! We fight!"
The numerous soldiers roared in excitement. They had no fear. Previously, Su Yu had said that upon their victory, the time for the soldiers to fight would arrive. And that moment had indeed arrived.
Su Yu said, "Due to Great Qin King's injuries, Great Xia King shall serve as the Myriad Realm Chief Commander. Xia Longwu, Qin Zhen, Zhu Tianfang, and Wang Hu shall serve as the four cardinal generals, leading our armies against the myriad races. We shall reclaim our ancient glory. Wang Hu, you will be the East Offensive General. Since the eastern sector is our home ground, sweep through the sector. All realms in the eastern sector are to pledge allegiance or face extermination."
"Yes!"
Silk Destroying King agreed easily. He looked incomparably excited to receive such an order. His blood was boiling with anticipation. The other mentioned Invincibles also accepted their appointments without delay.
All of them looked rather excited. That was understandable as humanity had just achieved a major victory against the myriad races. Clearly, Su Yu intended to continue sweeping through the Myriad Realms and plunder everything they could while the major races were hiding in their respective realms. Through this, humanity would strengthen itself as much as possible before the thousand-year limit was up.
This was indeed a great opportunity for them to do something like this. Due to the previous setback, the major races would no longer dare to challenge humanity before the barrier between the Myriad Realms and the Upper Realm was open.
And if the various armies could produce some Sunmoons through this war, humanity would gain new future Invincibles. Things would change for the better, unlike humanity's current situation, where there were barely any new candidates available to take over the mantle of the existing Invincibles.
The emotions of the various Invincibles grew even more complicated than before. This new leader of theirs had even taken control over the military. The four cardinal generals were all Invincibles close to Su Yu. Those from Great Ming, Great Xia, and Silk Destroying King were indeed related to Su Yu one way or another.
Su Yu had maximized his gains from that one victory against the major races. He had thoroughly made humanity his. He alone ruled now. Through these actions, nobody could contest his rule anymore.
Great Xia King did not waste any time to carry out his new order. He roared, "Soldiers, follow me to the Allheaven Battlefield!"
"Yes!"
At that, the numerous gathered soldiers started entering the Allheaven Battlefield. Prior to this, all of them had withdrawn from the Allheaven Battlefield to make way for the battle between Invincibles. Now, it was time for them to return.
Su Yu watched in silence, his expression completely calm. As a leader, he naturally needed to act like one. And as a leader, it was only natural for his words to be obeyed.
"Everyone else, you may return and recuperate. All of you have sustained heavy injuries from the previous battle."
He added, "Each prefecture with a dead Invincible will receive two carrier treasures as compensation. The carrier treasures shall be taken from the spoils of the previous battle. All the spoils will be gathered in the treasury of the holy land. Prefect Zhu and Marquis Xia will jointly manage the treasury. Everyone will be rewarded accordingly based on their military contributions. Also, take out half the spoils. I have use for them. We need to reward the races that have helped us in the previous battle."
"Yes!"
Both Marquis Xia and Zhu Tiandao agreed before looking at each other with competitive eyes.
Not far away, Great Zhou King was quite surprised to see how well Su Yu was handling things. When Su Yu was done talking, he sent a voice transmission, "Holy Lord, do you have the time for a conversation with me?"
Su Yu grinned and said, "There is no rush."
Great Zhou King blanked out. Did Su Yu not have anything to ask him? Naturally, Su Yu was in no rush. In fact, he didn't feel like asking. Or to be precise, he didn't feel like asking before he was stronger than Great Zhou King.
He wanted to return to Culture King's Residence and further strengthen himself. He needed to seek his dao. And when he grew strong enough, he would naturally be glad to listen to anything Great Zhou King might have to say.
Feeling helpless, Great Zhou King said, "This pertains to the situation in the Upper Realm..."
"Not interested." Su Yu said, "I'll naturally know everything after killing Talisman King."
"..."
Damn it! Could this guy be less unpredictable? Great Zhou King was feeling quite helpless. He had thought that Su Yu would be curious due to Su Yu's age, but the opposite had happened.
Su Yu was showing zero curiosity.
"What about the secrets of the ancient past?"
Su Yu said, "Not interested. When I'm strong enough, when I reach the Great Dao Realm, no secret will remain secret to me. Knowing too much right now will disrupt my mental state."
Great Zhou King sighed.
So be it.
Fine, fine.
This guy was trying very hard to minimize contact with him after concluding that any conversation with him might be filled with traps.
"What about the fragment of the Heavenly Hunt Index?"
"There is no rush. Heavenly Overseer Marquis is probably quite frightened right now. He wouldn't have the courage to do anything even with the fragments fused into one. We'll give him some time to regain his courage."
"..."
Fine.
Great Zhou King was left with nothing to say.
Su Yu said nothing else. He was too busy to waste his time playing this game of words with Great Zhou King. He still needed to return to Culture King's Residence and spend some time with the white dog.
As far as he was concerned, the greatest joy in life was to have a powerful white dog he could spend some time with. Nothing else was as important as the white dog. What was the point of saying so much before he was strong enough? Would Great Zhou King have bothered to say anything to him if he was a regular Sunmoon?
Nope. Thus, only strength mattered.
His own strength and the strength of his backers, to be precise. Just look at how all those people had begged him to become the holy lord. That had only happened due to his strength. Perhaps in the future, these same people would also be begging him to listen to their secrets. There was no need for him to negotiate with them for these secrets right now.
As for the injuries of the various Invincibles, there was nothing he could do about it. He had collected quite a lot of treasures, but people like Great Qin King were too strong for these treasures to be useful.
Even with enough carrier treasures, the loss of tri-life bodies was not something one could recover from easily. Perhaps he could ask the white dog for a solution. Every other matter could be put aside for now.
Looking at the slowly departing soldiers, Su Yu said, "Great Zhou King, please complete the formation by tomorrow morning. I want to see source qi rain falling all over the Human Realm from tomorrow morning onward."
"...Yes."
Great Zhou King stared at Su Yu weakly. He had a strong feeling that no scheme, no plot, and no sophistry would work against this guy. This was a trick Su Yu had learned from Bai Feng.
He would only talk after conquering someone with his fists. And this was indeed an effective trick. Just look at Bai Feng's string of victories over Liu Hong over the years. Liu Hong had prevailed over numerous opponents through his schemes, but Bai Feng was the only person he couldn't defeat.
Perhaps that was true wisdom. Since you couldn't win with your brain, why bother? Just use your fists instead.
***
Su Yu did not bother to meet anyone else. He directly tore an opening in the air before vanishing into it. Everyone could guess where he was going, but it didn't matter. That was a place none of them could enter.
***
Starfall Mountain.
Su Yu was back. He hadn't even been away for that long. The battle had started in the morning, and right now, the sky was just starting to turn dark.
Inside his head, the book spirit's voice rang out, "That Great Zhou King guy is quite strong."
Su Yu nodded and asked, "Senior, is he someone from this era? Does he feel old to you?"
"That's hard to judge without a detailed scan, but a detailed scan is a form of provocation."
"Do you think he holds malice toward me?"
"I can't see any."
The book spirit couldn't guarantee anything.
Su Yu did not ask more. He only needed to know that Great Zhou King wasn't his enemy for now. That would suffice. Before long, he landed in the same valley.
Inside his mind, the tea spirit spoke, "Are we going back just like this? Why don't we have some fun outside first! I heard from Fat Ball that there are a lot of fun things out here!"
Su Yu chuckled and said, "We'll save that for the future. There is no rush."
"Fine."
The tea plant did not argue further. Soon, Su Yu shook the Book of Time slightly, releasing a unique ripple. This time, he understood what that unique ripple was. It was a power of law.
The Book of Time was very powerful. Alas, it had been heavily damaged.
The time waterfall appeared.
Su Yu asked, "Seniors, will the two of you be fine when I go through this waterfall?"
"Don't worry. We'll be fine."
"Good."
Then, Su Yu stepped through the waterfall.
***
A short moment later.
The secluded paradise appeared before Su Yu again.
What a beautiful sight.
Countless flowers.
An ancient courtyard. An ancient tree. And a puppy.
Fat Ball, who was sleeping in the courtyard, opened his eyes. When he saw that it was Su Yu, disappointment flickered in his eyes. He said, "You're back already?"
That was quite fast.
Su Yu was looking at the white dog in an entirely different light. During their previous meeting, he was unaware of just how powerful the white dog was. But now, he knew. The white dog was extremely strong.
Perhaps the white dog wasn't in the Great Dao Realm, but the white dog was most certainly much stronger than a regular Daofuse. That much was evident from how easily Su Yu could kill a Daofuse just by borrowing the white dog's power. It was hard to say if the old turtle or the white dog was stronger.
"Senior, it was a major victory for humanity!"
The white dog wagged his tail, seemingly quite happy to hear that. "Good!"
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Su Yu smiled and added, "I have a dragon with me as well. Through your power, I killed a Daofuse dragon. Senior Book Spirit and Tea Plant killed a Daofuse golden peng. Unfortunately, the phoenix escaped or I could have returned with a phoenix as well."
The white dog wagged his tail and said, "Dragon? No, that's not delicious. As for golden pengs...their wings are quite delicious. Can I eat some golden peng wings?"
The cultivation of the golden peng didn't matter. Fat Ball only wanted to eat something fresh. Back when the Culture King and Time Sage were still around, he had eaten a lot of good stuff.