Tribulation of Myriad Races

After a short silence, a cold voice came from the void, “Since all the prefectures are switching to these cultivation methods, Great Zhou won’t be an exception. The multiple character faction shall be reopened.”

“Principal, if we do that, Shan Xiong’s previous challenges will turn into a joke. And Shan Tianhao would have died for nothing.”

Some were unhappy. Wouldn’t this turn them into a joke?

“In that case, just have Shan Xiong challenge Su Yu. If he wins, he will prove that character masters can be strong even without Su Yu’s cultivation methods. If he loses, it will prove that Su Yu’s cultivation methods are indeed powerful.”

Someone frowned and said, “Shan Xiong is in seclusion. He will probably leave seclusion soon as an eighth or ninth-stage Skysoar. We don’t know Su Yu’s actual strength, but if he starts body forging with grand cycle acupoints, he will be stronger than Shan Xiong in physical combat.”

Zhou Polong’s voice rang out from the void again, “Wouldn’t that result in a draw, then? Shan Xiong is a year older than him. Having a weaker physical cultivation will further express Shan Xiong’s strength as a cultural researcher. If he is able to surpass Su Yu even in physical cultivation, why even bother staying as a cultural researcher? He might as well switch into a warrior.”

“Principal…” Someone asked worriedly, “What…if Shan Xiong loses?”

That would be too embarrassing for Great Zhou.

Shan Xiong had swept through the various multiple character faction Skysoars only to suffer a defeat in Su Yu’s hands. And that was the kind of defeat that would render all they had done moot.

“Regardless of the potential result, do we have a second choice?” Zhou Polong said, “If Shan Xiong loses, it will prove how strong Su Yu’s cultivation methods are. But if he doesn’t even have the courage to challenge him, all his hard work before would be wasted. If you don’t even have the courage to challenge him, why talk about suppression? Isn’t that a joke? Didn’t Su Yu issue a public challenge to Shan Xiong previously? Just accept it.”

Some felt helpless, and some felt worried. The conflict between the single and multiple character factions had clearly reached an end. But before they knew it, a massive change had erupted.

Su Yu was the reason for that. And before long, Hong Tan would be added to the equation as well. When the disassembly method was improved to the point where it was usable for even Sunmoons, the single character faction would be thoroughly defeated.

At that time, numerous single character faction cultivators would unhesitatingly switch to the multiple character faction. Su Yu’s influence was only restricted to the Mental Tempering Stage. The disassembly method, on the other hand, affected all realms above the Mental Tempering Stage.

How long would Hong Tan take to complete his research?

***

While Great Zhou was reaching a resolution.

Allheaven Battlefield.

Vanguard Regiment.

Ahead of the frontal outpost, numerous powerful auras emerged.

Divines, devils, humans, dragons, immortals, beasts…the experts of the various races appeared one after another.

“Qin Guang. Interested in a trade?”

In front of the outpost, a spear-wielding middle-aged man indifferently said, “Speak.”

“Two individuals for a hundred years of peace.” An expert answered, “You know who we’re talking about. Within a hundred years, humanity will be left alone. This includes the advancement of Xia Longwu and Qin Zhen. We won’t interfere. Qin Guang, this is a very good offer for you. With a hundred years, the human race can produce ten or even more Eternals.”

“At present, people like Xia Longwu and Qin Zhen will die the moment they attempt their dao affirmation. Nobody will allow those two to complete their advancement. No race will allow the two butchers to become Eternals. Qin Guang, we will each take a step back. For peace.

“You only need to hand those two over. No, maybe we can add a third person to the trade. For that, my race will agree to pull back by ten thousand kilometers for a hundred years. The Myriad Realms will serve witness to this promise.”

The storm was starting to engulf the Myriad Realms. They were willing to allow even a butcher like Xia Longwu to affirm his dao just to get a few individuals from the human race.

The middle-aged man coldly said, “How audacious of you. This is an attempt to split the human race apart.”

“Hehe. You understand what I want. Splitting the human race? Perhaps. Qin Guang, just because you disagree doesn’t mean that everyone else will disagree. All of you have descendants, friends, and students who will one day need to affirm their dao. Are you thinking of fighting us until the bitter end? You only need to hand over a few weaklings for a hundred years of peace and a hundred years of non-interference. Qin Guang, can you really make this decision for the human race?”

Yes. They were blatantly setting the humans against each other. They were offering a hundred years for only a few individuals. If humanity agreed to hand two individuals over, they would accept Su Yu and Hong Tan. If they agreed to hand over three individuals, the myriad races would take Liu Wenyan on top of the two.

All three were from the multiple character faction. And all three were from the fifth principal’s line. To get their hands on these three individuals, the myriad races were even willing to give up on their upcoming plan to gang up on Xia Longwu and Qin Zhen.

Even if Great Qin King knew that this was an attempt to split humanity apart, what could he do? That offer might not be enough to tempt him, but what about the other human experts? Great Qin King was not enough to suppress all dissidents in the human race. Not all human Invincibles were willing to fight to the very end.

“With only a few nobodies, you can gain several Invincibles, including people like Xia Longwu. Is this not acceptable?”

With his back perfectly straight, Great Qin King answered. His answer came in the form of his spear.

With one stab, the sky and the earth overturned.

With a loud rumble, space warped as the distant figures vanished one after another.

Having done that, Great Qin King turned to look toward the Human Realm.

After a long silence, he coldly said, “If we agree to trade a few individuals for a hundred years of peace today, they will start asking for more in the future. Perhaps we will need to hand Invincibles next time. Before long, humanity will get used to buying peace with the lives of our own people. Humanity will no longer have a spine.

“I don’t care what you think. I don’t care if you’re unhappy. I don’t care if you want to cause chaos back home. But here on the front lines, there is no surrender. There is only war. Even if there are internal struggles, that should remain between humans. Those offering the heads of their fellow humans to the foreign races deserve death. These people will be killed.”

A calm voice came from the void, “Brother Qin, you worry too much. We can all see that the myriad races are trying to turn us against each other.”

Qin Guang coldly said, “Yes, that’s obvious. But some people will still think that this is a good offer. Wouldn’t the advancement of Xia Longwu and the others further boost the strength of humanity? Isn’t that much more attractive than a vague promise of future and potential?

“Everyone, a hundred years…should not be the future humanity focuses on. Instead, we should focus on a thousand years, ten thousand years, or even longer. Don’t break your backbone for a mere hundred years.”

Silence descended.

After a long while, someone sighed, “We all know this. But…Brother Qin…the time for Xia Longwu and the others to affirm their dao is drawing near.”

And what should they do then? They didn’t know what they could do. It was very likely that Xia Longwu would die during his attempt. Even the other candidates would be in grave danger. But if they could trade a few individuals for the smooth advancement of these people…

More than one person was thinking of this. With Su Yu and a few other individuals, they could obtain more than ten Invincibles. Wasn’t that a terrifying prospect?

Qin Guang said, “If the myriad races attack, we kill. Over the years, we have lost some lives. But the myriad races lost a lot of Eternals as well. We are not at an absolute disadvantage. Even if we were to ask for peace, we can only do that after showing them the backbone of humanity. If you ask for peace on your knees, you will only receive the knife of the butcher, not peace.”

Nobody wanted to be in constant war. But even if they wanted to ask for peace, they needed to do it in a manner where their enemies had to agree out of fear. Kneeling for peace would only result in the arrival of the butcher’s knife. That was something Great Qin King knew clearly.

Not even someone like Great Qin King wanted to be at war forever. There was no victory to be had there. The human race was not as strong as the divines and devils. The immortals were also stronger. Among the myriad races, the human race was probably ranked at around the fourth or fifth place as there were also the demonic beasts that could also be ranked above the human race.

To be precise, if the dragons were included among the demonic beasts, they would most certainly be stronger than the human race. But the dragons had been claiming that they were separate from the demonic beasts. And with this separation, the demonic beasts would not be as strong as the human race.

The best thing humanity could hope for was to activate the suppressive force in the Human Realm. That would give them a lot more freedom in their actions. But he knew that the myriad races would not give them the chance to do so.

Thus, their best option was to delay things out as long as possible. But some of the events unfolding in the Human Realm were starting to affect even the Myriad Realms. People like Su Yu and Hong Tan were starting to showcase their brilliance and contribute to the strengthening of humanity as a whole. Even the myriad races were starting to feel a tiny bit of pressure from them.

They couldn’t allow the multiple character faction to rise. This was why the human Invincibles all held a rather complicated view of the multiple character faction. That was a faction that might really be able to activate the Human Realm’s suppressive force. But the myriad races were not allowing that.

Humanity would be threatened with an all-out war at any sign of the multiple character faction’s reemergence. Just how should they solve this dilemma? In the event of an all-out war against the myriad races, humanity wouldn’t be able to last for long. And if the end result was still the destruction of the multiple character faction, wouldn’t humanity have suffered all the losses for nothing?

If the multiple character faction could guarantee that they would be able to activate the suppressive force, everyone might agree to grit their teeth and fight it out. But Ye Batian was dead.

Ye Batian. The most talented human being to have ever existed. A lot of factors had contributed to his demise, but the biggest factor was his failure during his dao affirmation. If he had succeeded, he would have survived.

That was the biggest issue of all. He had failed his affirmation, signifying that something was wrong with the dao he walked. That was not a perfect dao. His death had destroyed the confidence many Invincibles had on the multiple character faction. Back then, a lot of Invincibles had sacrificed a lot to support Ye Batian. His failure had discouraged all of them.

Great Qin King had a complicated look in his eyes. This was too fast. The myriad races were reacting way too fast. They didn’t even give humanity a chance to prepare. What should they do?

Should they protect Su Yu and start an all-out war?

Or…

He didn’t dare to think about the alternative. He was afraid that even he would waver if he thought more about it. He gazed into the distance, seemingly trying to search for the correct path for humanity.

What should he do?

At this point, not even his old comrades could be fully trusted anymore.