Tribulation of Myriad Races

20th of May, late night. The first death of an outsider appeared in Nanyuan. The victim was the descendant of an expert. The outsiders were slightly worried, but there was only one death so they weren’t really scared.

After spending some time at the crime scene, Su Yu and Huang He found a place to sleep. The locals refused to rent any rooms to them, but that didn’t matter. At their cultivation level, they could sleep anywhere.

Thus, they found a spacious rooftop and stayed there. Su Yu did not forget to activate the portable ring he bought. The ring came with its own defensive ability, allowing it to be used as a place of accommodation when traveling in the wilderness.

With the defensive formation of the ring, others wouldn’t be able to pry on them easily without a deep scan.

When Huang He saw the ring, he exclaimed in admiration, “Great Ming sure is filled with good stuff. Brother Lang, the rapid transit beasts of Great Ming are pretty good as well. If they have a bigger carry capacity, buying a flying one would feel great.”

Su Yu smiled, “Of course. Flying naturally feels unique. Looks like you have the same fetish as well. You’re truly my kindred spirit.”

“…”

Huang He was left speechless. What did he say? He was absolutely not referring to what this fellow had in mind! They were thinking about completely different things! Forget it. What was the point of explaining to this fellow?

The surrounding people also noticed that they had settled down on a rooftop. This reminded them that rather than staying in dark or hidden corners, they could also find a place with a good field of view. That way, they would be able to notice approaching enemies easier.

But not everyone was willing to stay in such conspicuous places. That ring of theirs was too conspicuous. They could see it even from far away. Even with the defensive barrier, those with good eyes could still see what the people inside were doing. Not everyone was willing to sleep under such a spotlight.

Inside the ring.

Su Yu took out a bed, a small side table, and some other furniture out of his storage ring. Before long, he was done splitting the space inside the ring into three. With a smile, he said, “I’ll take a rest tonight before leaving tomorrow at daybreak. Brother Huang, are you guys leaving as well?”

Liu Li, the thin youth from Great Qi said, “Are we really leaving just like this?”

They had yet to obtain anything from Nanyuan.

“What are we supposed to do here? I don’t want to wait for the assassins to set their eyes on me.”

With some hesitation, Liu Li said, “Zhang Heng is not necessarily dead. Perhaps he had accidentally entered the ruin?”

Su Yu blanked out and said, “That can’t be the case, right?”

“Why not?” Liu Li pointed at the crime scene with his chin and said, “Look. A lot of people are still searching the area. They probably believe the same as well. They are merely staying silent about it.”

Huang He hurriedly said, “You’re right. That is possible. As for his storage ring, it might have been expelled by the ruin.”

Only Sunmoons or Invincibles could determine accurately whether Zhang Heng was dead or not. But even that would require a drop of his blood to work. That was something real experts could do. Zhang Heng was the sole son of a Sunmoon. Even now, that Sunmoon might still be unaware of this.

Su Yu shrugged, “You are free to think what you want. As for me, I’m not staying. This shitty place is too boring.”

“Should we wait a little bit longer?”

“Sure. Do whatever you want.” Su Yu said, “I doubt anything else will happen tonight since everyone is on alert. Do what you want but I’ll start cultivating. Don’t disturb me.”

“Of course.”

The two said nothing. Regardless of how genius one was, one should not skip their cultivation sessions. In fact, the more of a genius one was, the more hardworking one would usually be. Even a wastrel like Cui Lang would spend his time cultivating when he was not out partying. He wouldn’t have been so strong otherwise.

The three stopped talking. Occasionally, they would take a look around them. They were able to see through the defensive barrier clearly but others wouldn’t be able to get a clear look at them unless they sent their willpower through the barrier.

Su Yu sat down cross-legged and started cultivating.

His Perception Jade remained active. Some of the people around them were still keeping an eye on them. Of course, these people were doing it stealthily. And an unknown Mountainsea had been observing them all the while.

Su Yu guessed that this must be the Mountainsea of Great Xia who was trying to search for the killer. After a long while, the Perception Jade finally indicated that nobody was observing him anymore.

At that point, the night sky was slowly turning bright again. Previously, when the crowd had protected themselves from his scan with their willpower, the little furball had caught onto a few familiar smells. These were the people who had entered his home without permission.

Anyone capable of entering his home openly was probably someone of considerable status. By listening to their conversations, Su Yu even found out the identities of a few of them. Some were from Mountainsea families and some were from Sunmoon families. Some were even Mountainseas. These weren’t the people Su Yu could personally deal with.

Inside the ring, Su Yu’s body suddenly turned slightly illusory. Since there were two Skysoars right beside him, Su Yu did not rely on his illusion. Rather, he used his ability to regrow his body. A drop of his blood dripped down undetected while slowly absorbing the heavenly source qi he provided it.

Because of the heavenly source qi, the source qi density in the ring started increasing. The other two did not think too much about it as all three of them were cultivating with source qi liquid. The source qi density of Nanyuan was too low for them so this wasn’t anything unusual.

Slowly, the source qi turned thick enough to cover the entire ring in mist. A new Su Yu appeared and overlapped with the illusory Su Yu. A short while later, a drop of water noiselessly dripped out of the ring.

The brazen Su Yu had decided to take the risk and make a move right before so many people. After growing an empty body with a drop of blood to replace himself, he left the ring as a drop of water.

Both Huang He and Liu Li noticed nothing. It was as though the three were all cultivating in silence. Huang He and Liu Li felt very safe here as this place was visible to many people. Furthermore, Su Yu’s ring also came with a defensive formation that was strong enough to withstand the attack of Cloudbreaches.

This formation was strong enough to even withstand the attack of a Mountainsea for a short moment.

From the rooftop, Su Yu entered the plumbing system and moved rapidly. After reaching underground, he started moving by alternating between earth and water transformations. A short while later, he arrived at a small, messy house.

It was unknown if this was an ownerless or an abandoned house. It looked somewhat shabby, but two individuals were currently staying in it. One of them was a third-stage Skysoar and the other was a ninth-stage Cloudbreach. The Cloudbreach was either a family member or a dao protector of the young Skysoar. The two were in the middle of a conversation.

“Third Granduncle, is Zhang Heng dead or has he entered the ruin?”

The youth had a doubtful expression on his face. At the same time, he also looked expectant. If Zhang Heng had really entered the ruin, the others could probably do the same as well.

The old man answered uncertainly, “It’s hard to judge. Even the Zhang Family’s dao protector is probably unsure. But we still need to be careful.”

“Got it.” The youth said, “Everyone is currently on the alert. And you’re here. Even a Sunmoon won’t be able to get rid of us without creating a commotion.”

“You can never be too careful. If it’s someone with expert concealment skills, not even I can resist them.”

“I understand.” The youth said, “Third Granduncle, do you think Su Yu’s ruin is really in Nanyuan? Also, I think I found an opening in his house.”

“Are you talking about Chen Hao?”

The youth nodded, “We found a lot of things left behind by Chen Hao in the house, such as books and other personal belongings, including the photos of the two and Chen Hao’s clothes. This can only prove that he is very close to Su Yu.”

The hidden Su Yu was slightly stunned. What? He had never paid too much attention to that. Hao had stayed in his place for a period of time to cultivate together. Thus, he hadn’t been paying attention to the things Hao had left behind.

As for things like books, there were probably some left in his house. That fellow had visited him with some books in the past. Most of those books were left behind. But that was done intentionally as he could use the excuse that he lost those books to avoid studying when his father forced him to read.

In fact, that fellow had used that trick many times before. The two had been good friends since childhood. It was normal that they would have some photos together.

Su Yu had not put too much thought into this matter previously so he never cared about leaving all those things in his house. He had also never thought of taking everything related to his past away from the house. He would have taken the photo of him and his father away otherwise. These people had actually noticed all that. And…was he planning to target Chen Hao?

“Third Granduncle, do you think that Chen Hao knows about the ruin? I checked. Chen Hao used to be someone with ordinary aptitude. Even entering a regular academy should have been difficult for him. But he has been progressing rapidly in the Martial Dragon Academy. He’s already at the Infinite Strength Realm.”

The old man hesitated and said, “But students of the Martial Dragon War Academy can’t be dealt with so easily.”

“We naturally won’t be going to the academy. But a holiday is coming soon, right? Chen Hao should be returning for the holiday, right? We can even do it in the wilderness before he can reach the city.”

“Speak cautiously!”

The old man hurriedly scanned their surroundings and said, “Don’t speak carelessly. We can ask him about this, but nothing else. Don’t forget that we’re still in Great Xia.”

“I understand. Also, we might not be the only ones to have noticed this. We might be one of the earliest people to enter Su Yu’s house, but the first person to sneak into that house must have noticed something as well.”

Once again, Su Yu’s heart shook. He had made a blunder. He had actually made a lot of preparations, such as stopping his communication with Chen Hao after arriving at the capital. Even the resources he gave Chen Hao had been given through Xia Huyou. He had been careful to avoid making any direct connection with Chen Hao.

But he had not considered the fact that after Nanyuan became the center of attention, his relationship with Chen Hao would no longer remain a secret. And the many belongings of Chen Hao left in his house only served to further support the fact that the two were close. He was only an Infinite Strength cultivator. Could he deal with these opponents?

What did Chen Hao have? Nothing! He only had a father who had entered the Infinite Strength Realm not long ago. Yes. His father had just entered that realm. At a place like Nanyuan, he could already be considered strong. But for these outsiders, he was nothing.

For these prestigious individuals, a family with only Infinite Strength warriors couldn’t even be considered a proper household. The most valuable thing Chen Hao had was his identity as a student of the Martial Dragon Academy.