Tribulation of Myriad Races

The public trial had finally ended.

Su Yu was feeling very relieved. This was the best result he could ask for. With three Invincibles present, if they wanted to do something else, nobody would be able to stop them.

At that moment, Silk Destroying King suddenly asked, “Xiao’er, when is Longwu returning? This is not the time for him to be running around. Longwu and Polong are the two breakthrough candidates facing the highest level of danger. Did Longwu go to the Allheaven Battlefield?”

Once again, silence descended.

Marquis Xia answered with a flat tone, “Silk Destroying King, Longwu is currently in seclusion.”

He was completely ignoring the fact that this fellow was calling him Xiao’er.

Silk Destroying King frowned. After a moment, he nodded, “I understand. I only want to say that he should stop being so headstrong. Things are getting more and more unstable in both the Human Realm and the Myriad Realms. Longwu better stay in seclusion properly. Do you understand?”

“Yes, of course.”

Marquis Xia answered with a smile. Great Han King and Great Song King remained silent. Was Xia Longwu still in Great Xia? Nope.

As for his whereabouts, not even these Invincibles knew. An expert like Xia Longwu was only a step away from the Invincible Realm. Nobody could detect him when he was moving in secret. Perhaps the Invincible stationed at the main headquarters of humanity at the Allheaven Battlefield might notice him if he traveled there, but that was an exception since he would be actively stepping into an area being actively watched over by an Invincible.

It wasn’t a good thing that Silk Destroying King had exposed Xia Longwu’s absence in Great Xia. Was he really trying to create more chaos in the Human Realm? Apart from Invincibles, nobody could be sure if Xia Longwu was still in Great Xia or not. Even if there were rumors claiming that he was away, nobody would dare to believe these rumors.

But now, Silk Destroying King had confirmed that Xia Longwu was indeed absent. Great Xia King was also not around. But at the same time, Hong Tan, someone of utmost importance, was around. After all, the disassembly method was still in his hands.

This might attract massive trouble. Was Silk Destroying King deliberately doing this or not? Was that unreliable bastard aware that he would put Great Xia in great danger with those words?

Marquis Xia hurriedly said, “Longwu is in seclusion. I’m also near the ninth-stage Sunmoon Realm. With the two of us around, things will be fine. Oh, we also have Old Hu around. He’s already a seventh-stage Sunmoon. Old Zhao is going to reach that level soon as well. Principal Zheng will be entering the Sunmoon Realm soon. And Principal Wan is also going to be a Sunmoon soon. Great Xia is very well-defended. Don’t worry. The cult wouldn’t dare to challenge Great Xia.”

It was as though he couldn’t stop talking. Listening to all that, Xia Huyou’s words sounded in Su Yu’s mind yet again. An old tiger that was roaring fiercely, reminding everyone that it was still very strong. It was not old. It was still capable of killing.

That was essentially what Marquis Xia was doing. Great Xia was well-defended by numerous experts. Even without Xia Longwu, Great Xia was still extremely powerful with their many Sunmoons. They were not afraid of anyone.

With an indifferent expression, Marquis Xia sent the Invincibles out of the room as he said, “I am happy enough that the three martial uncles are here to solve this issue concerning Feng Ji. By the way, I haven’t been able to contact my father as of late. When will he have some free time to pay us a visit?”

Silk Destroying King answered, “He did not complete his previous rotation in the Allheaven Battlefield. This time, he needs to stay there for at least ten years to complete his rotation. It will be a while before he can return.”

“Ten years?” A bitter look appeared on Marquis Xia’s face momentarily as he said, “I understand. Silk Destroying King, if you have the time, you can always take a stroll in Great Xia. Our place is filled with talented individuals. A while ago, even your Time technique appeared in Great Xia for a bit. Hong Tan was the one who had brought it back. I dare say that Great Xia is actually somewhat related to you.”

“Are you saying that Su Yu was the one who had learned that technique?” Silk Destroying King laughed, “Yeah, I guess this is fate. What a pity that Su Yu is no longer in Great Xia. I could have met him if he’s still here.”

“That’s regretful.” Marquis Xia said, “In truth, you can consider leaving some of your legacies behind in Great Xia. After all, Great Xia follows the path of warriors and the people here are strong.”

“Let’s talk about that next time.”

The three Invincibles stepped out of the room. Outside, Great Han King glanced at the people who were seeing them off. His gaze settled on Zhou Pochong as he said, “I might not be able to take part in the affairs of the Knowledge Seeking Realm for some time. We will be searching the Human Realm for the Six-Winged Divine Sect. I also need to take a trip back to Great Han. Pochong, I only hope that the Knowledge Seeking Realm will make less noise while I’m away.”

Those words seemed to carry a deeper meaning. Zhou Pochong nodded silently, but he said nothing. Next, the three Invincibles vanished into thin air.

Right at that moment, a voice rang out in Su Yu’s mind, “Brat, you sure are brazen. How dare you comprehend my Time technique right in front of me. Don’t treat all Invincibles as fools. I also need to remind you that Great Ming might not necessarily be the suitable backer for you. Zhu Tiandao is quite an ambitious one. Be careful lest his ambitions implicate him. Also, leave Great Xia as soon as possible. This place will descend into chaos soon.”

Su Yu was greatly shaken, but he gave no reply. The three Invincibles could no longer be seen.

At the same time.

High in the sky, the three Invincibles entered a different layer of space. With one step, they reappeared hundreds of kilometers away.

There, Great Han King and Great Song King stared at Silk Destroying King. Great Han King asked, “Silk Destroying, what are you trying to do?”

“What is it?” Silk Destroying King had a smirk as he asked, “What’s up?”

Great Han King said, “Did you rig the votes? Also, were you capable of restoring the actual memories of Feng Ji? Also, why did you ask about Xia Longwu at the very end? Silk Destroying, what are you planning?”

“My plan?” Silk Destroying King laughed, “I don’t have a plan. The votes are naturally legitimate. As for Feng Ji’s real memories, that’s pointless. As I said, killing Chen Yong now is the same as forcing the Xia Family to fully turn against those people. Is that necessary? As for Xia Longwu…”

“I was reminding Xia Xiao’er to stop being rash. Without Xia Longwu around, chaos will descend upon Great Xia. Xia Xiao’er shouldn’t be too confident that he could suppress all disturbances himself. He shouldn’t take everyone as a fool. It’s not like nobody is aware of Xia Longwu’s absence.”

Great Han King gave Silk Destroying King a deep gaze without saying anything.

Great Song King waved his folding fan and asked, “Silk Destroying, this is not your style. You’re not one to smooth things over. Tell us. What do you think of the current situation.”

“What situation are you talking about?”

“Why are you still acting ignorant when we’re the only ones here?” Great Song King said, “So what is your opinion on it? Also, why did Hong Tan talk about his progress with the disassembly method in public? That was dumb. Was he trying to get himself killed or was he planning something else?”

Silk Destroying King shrugged and said, “I’m not sure about that. But I have a very simple opinion. If we can win, we fight. If we can’t win, we fight as well. But we need to control the scope of the fight. We can’t get through this with no fight at all. We also need to test the strength and preparation level of the divines and devils. We don’t want to fight cluelessly when the two Pseudo Emperors of the divines and devils have already advanced. That won’t end well for us.”

Silk Destroying King smiled, “I know what they’re thinking. The advancement won’t come too suddenly. After all, they have been trying for thousands of years. It won’t happen now just because they want it to happen. And even if they manage to advance, we still have an alternative. Just find a relatively powerful minor realm and focus our surviving forces there. Defend with all we have. Even Pseudo Emperors might not be able to fully wipe us out. We won’t be subjected to any suppression while they will.

“I only have several questions. After a Pseudo Emperor advances, will they become an Emperor? Also, does the suppressive force even work against Emperors? And will they be strong enough to directly crack the minor realm open from the outside? Finally, a large portion of our Eternals have affirmed their dao in the Human Realm. If the Human Realm is destroyed, can our Eternals survive? Can we even defend ourselves against them?”

“So you’re pro-war?”

Silk Destroying King said, “Strictly speaking, no. I understand our current situation. We won’t be able to win a war in our current state. But we can’t fully submit, right? It’s fine to bow every now and then. Back when I fought the Silkwyrm King, I wasn’t his match as well. It doesn’t matter. Things can always change. Look at how things are now. He’s the one hiding because he’s no longer my match. You bend over now so you can bend others over in the future. You can’t bend over forever…”

The two finally understood his stance. He did not support an all-out war, but he supported smaller wars to test the strength of the enemies.

It would also be preferable if the battles were fought between Invincibles and not only common soldiers.

Silk Destroying King said, “Also, things are too chaotic right now. Can the soldiers on the frontlines still stay united? I am actually very disappointed with the voting result. There probably won’t be any war happening. The pro-war Invincibles have dropped considerably in number. Excluding the votes of the weaponsmiths and the Xia Family, there were only eleven votes. I voted for the second option as well. Without me, they would only have ten votes…”

He shook his head with disappointment and sighed, “Out of thirty-six prefectures and two holy lands, only ten of them supported the Xia Family. There is no doubt that the pro-war prefectures like Great Qin and Great Tang are supporting them. Great Wu is supporting them as well, but Great Wu King is dead so their support is pointless. There are far fewer Invincibles willing to fight than expected.”

“Very few of us are willing to fight anymore. If this continues, what can humanity achieve even if we can drag this out for a hundred years?”

Great Han King frowned, “You voted for the Xia Family?”

“Yeah.”

Great Han King and Great Song King nodded. That actually wasn’t too surprising. This fellow had a fiery temper as well. He wouldn’t have fought the Silkwyrm King for so many years otherwise. In that case, the support for war had indeed dwindled considerably.

Great Wu’s Invincible was dead. So their support did not even count. After a slight hesitation, Great Han King asked, “What did Great Qi, Great Wei, and Great Chen choose?”

Those were also prefectures with dead Invincibles. Including Great Wu, there were four prefectures without Invincibles. Their support did not mean much in this matter.

“Two of them voted for war while the other two voted for peace. It’s a tie between them.”

Silk Destroying King did not lie about that.

Great Han King said nothing else. In that case, of the thirteen votes the Xia Family received, quite a lot of them couldn’t be counted on. The votes from the two prefectures without Invincibles did not count. Excluding the votes of the Xia Family and Silk Destroying King, they only received the support of eight prefectures.

“What about the War Shrine?”

“They naturally voted for the Xia Family.”

“Sigh.”

What else could they say? After removing the War Shrine’s vote, Great Xia only had the support of seven prefectures. Great Han King could easily guess which prefectures those were.

This was actually not surprising for many people. The peace faction had gained the absolute upper hand.

After a short chat, Great Song King asked, “Silk Destroying, who did you send your voice transmission to at the very end?”

“How is that your business?”

“Don’t misunderstand me.” Great Song King said, “I’m just curious. That brat…is Cui Lang, right? He felt…somewhat related to me.”

Out of the ten Invincible notes Su Yu had received, eight of them came from the eight families, one of them came from Great Han King, and one came from Great Song King. The Song Family was not one of the eight families, but Great Song King had written a few notes before leaving them in the Knowledge Seeking Realm. They were meant to be used as rewards for meritorious individuals.

Silk Destroying King did not reply. Great Han King said, “If he’s Cui Lang, he’s Cui Lang. I also sensed a tiny bit of my legacy on him.”

Silk Destroying King was left even more speechless. He remained silent. With the Time technique and the legacies of the two other Invincibles on a single person, wasn’t it obvious who Cui Lang was?

It was understandable that he couldn’t hide from their senses. They were close to each other and Su Yu was still too weak. He was only a Skysoar.

If he had a higher level of cultivation, the Invincibles wouldn’t have been able to see through his disguise so easily. Alas, he was weak and in the presence of three Invincibles. The three were able to sense his presence even when they weren’t paying direct attention to him.

The three Invincibles ended their conversation and vanished into thin air. Cui Lang or Su Yu, that wasn’t something they should focus on for now. Even with the rumors that he had an Invincible ruin in his possession, a ruin was still only that, a ruin. It did not guarantee the rise of an Invincible.