Tribulation of Myriad Races

While Su Yu was waiting to be brought to the Eastpart City.

Great Qin King had appeared in a nearby hall that was spacious and majestic. He was there to confer some awards to the soldiers who had excelled in their tasks. At the moment, Great Qin King was not as cold and strict as he usually was.

Clad in a green robe with his long hair, he managed to squeeze a smile out of his stern face. When facing these meritorious soldiers, he would always try to smile as a form of encouragement. Of course, most of the time, these soldiers wouldn’t even have the courage to look him in the face. Most of the time, their minds would have nothing except excitement when they were in his presence. Thus, none of them had ever noticed Great Qin King’s smile.

Earlier, Great Qin King had just finished conferring the awards when his eyes flickered. He looked behind him in the direction of the portal. Yes, there were numerous walls, objects, and formations in the way, but his gaze could pierce through all those obstructions. The scene before the portal appeared in his eyes.

He noted that a batch of newcomers had just arrived. That was no big deal as this was quite common. At times, Invincibles would inspect these newcomers when they were feeling like it, but they wouldn’t do it for every batch of newcomers. They would only pay attention when the portal itself was shaking, signifying that an expert was passing through it. And for Invincibles, one needed to be at least a Sunmoon to qualify as an expert.

Great Qin King was only looking over due to curiosity after noticing a unique ripple in the many aura there. After scanning the crowd, his gaze landed on Su Yu. First, Cui Lang’s face appeared in his eyes. But in a split second, Cui Lang’s face warped to reveal Su Yu’s original appearance.

“…”

Great Qin King was curious. A mere Cloudbreach was actually brazen enough to come with a disguise even though an Invincible might be present. As the strongest human Invincible, Great Qin King was able to easily see through Su Yu’s disguise.

He listened to the ensuing conversation and saw Su Yu’s papers. He thought about it and instantly realized something. Su Yu! How gutsy! Was he getting bored with the Human Realm? Was that why he was here?

Well, this might not be a bad thing. He had been getting into conflict after conflict in the Human Realm. It was time for him to leave the Human Realm and take a look at the real world. If he continued staying in the Human Realm, it would only be a matter of time before his mind became twisted.

Soon, Great Qin King tossed the matter to the back of his mind. If the kid was here, so be it. He wouldn’t do anything different just for that kid. Here in the Allheaven Battlefield, geniuses had their own path to walk, just like how weaklings had their own path to walk. Invincibles were too important to be wasting their time protecting just one person. In fact, even Sunmoons were too important for such a job.

If one was so afraid of death, one should just stay in the Human Realm forever. Great Qin King also noted a vague golden radiance around Su Yu’s body that was almost undetectable. He raised his brow. Was that…a treasure or something?

A key of inheritance? A treasure from a ruin?

Great Qin King pushed his gaze deeper. With a flash, the golden radiance turned into a steele. Seeing that, Great Qin King raised his brow and laughed with amusement. What a brazen kid.

Wasn’t that the Character Technique Stele? Just how easygoing was Great Xia’s multiple character faction to hand this stele to this kid? If Xia Chan was still alive and learned of this, he would probably end up dying from sheer anger.

They had actually handed such a valuable item to a Cloudbreach. And the Cloudbreach in question had actually brought it to the Allheaven Battlefield. Suddenly, Great Qin King frowned. He saw that something seemed to be resting atop the stele.

“I—”

Even Great Qin King had the sudden urge to give that damn kid a kick.

“That’s…a soul devourer? Someone from the ancient race?”

Great Qin King’s head started aching. He recalled that hundreds a year ago, a massive translucent furball had appeared out of nowhere during a battle between Invincibles. In a flash, a divine Invincible discovered with great indignation that all his characters had vanished. Even his sea of willpower had vanished. Everything had been eaten by that damn furball.

And next, that helpless divine was killed. That was probably the most miserable death an Invincible had ever suffered.

“Am I seeing things?”

Unfortunately, he couldn’t push his gaze deeper as that would probably alert Su Yu’s sea of willpower. There was no need to take such a drastic action.

“Sigh.”

Great Qin King really wanted to kick that damn kid back to the Human Realm. How audacious. Why was he carrying that stele around when he was leaving the Human Realm? And why was someone from that ancient race here?

“Did Hong Tan catch this thing back then?”

That was very likely. That damn Hong Tan had the habit of capturing any random creature without any fear.

“It’s probably fine. This little fellow must have run off a while ago. If the parents were going to search for him, they would have done so long ago. But there is no news of their appearance as of late.”

After thinking about it, Great Qin King concluded that this wouldn’t be too dangerous. This little fellow must have run off after the portal of his home opened accidentally. Then again, Great Qin King was personally not too afraid of this race.

He was a warrior, not a cultural researcher. He was a top warrior who could be ranked among the top even in the Allheaven Battlefield. He was confident he could defeat the big furball even if that fellow decided to show up.

But he was still feeling quite speechless. Su Yu was still so young, but during his first venture out of the Human Realm, he was actually carrying something so dangerous. After a while, he decided to remove his gaze from Su Yu.

But after a short moment, he recalled something and looked at Chen Long, one of the soldiers in the room with him. He squeezed an awkward smile onto his face and said, “General Chen Long.”

“Yes, Lord.” Chen Long hurriedly replied with a look of admiration on his face, “This subordinate is here!”

“Relax. Don’t be so stiff.”

Great Qin King tried to flash a friendly smile, but it felt too awkward. He sighed inwardly and decided to stop smiling instead. Just look at the Sunmoons around him. None of them dared to look at him when he was smiling. All of them were constantly trying to look away from him.

When Great Qin King returned to his regular cold and strict expression, the atmosphere in the room seemed to have turned a lot lighter than before. The Sunmoons were busy grumbling inwardly that Great Qin King should really stop smiling in the future.

For some reason, his smile was one that could cause others to shiver. They much preferred his strict and cold expression. As someone who was bad at smiling, he looked exceptionally scary when he was smiling.

Despite his cold expression, Great Qin King’s voice wasn’t too cold. He said, “General Chen, over the years, you have performed outstandingly well in the military. You have also earned a lot of merit. From a regular soldier, you climbed into the position of a general in only about ten years. The current chief commander of the Devil Subduing Army is going to retire. Great Xia wishes to nurture Huang Teng into the next chief commander. I am not going to get involved in that. He can get the overall command, but I suggest that you try to get the position of head general. You are still better when it comes to actually fighting on the ground level alongside the other soldiers.”

Chen Long said, “I’ll try. My cultivation is still too low, but I’ll definitely try my best. Huang Teng is very talented, but to be honest, we’re also quite worried about handing the fate of so many brothers to him.”

Many of the people in the room laughed upon hearing that. These warriors were all straightforward individuals. And Chen Long was right. Huang Teng might be strong, but he might not necessarily be good at leading and commanding soldiers. Just because one was talented in cultivation did not mean that one would know how to conduct wars properly.

Great Qin King smiled, but the smile vanished before anyone saw it. He said, “A pseudo earth weaponsmith seems to have arrived at Eastpart City. For your outstanding performance in your previous mission, I hereby grant you the permission to recruit this weaponsmith to your army. With him around, you will be able to provide better weapons to the soldiers under you.”

“Pseudo earth weaponsmith?”

Chen Long’s eyes lit up. He hurriedly said, “Lord…can I go now? Those bastards stationed at the portal will notify their respective teams soon. If I wait, a lot of competitors might appear.”

Great Qin King laughed and nodded, “Sure. Go ahead. It’s time for you to get an earth weapon for yourself as well.”

“Thank you, Lord!”

Chen Long was overjoyed. Earth weaponsmiths were too rare. A majority of them would remain in the Human Realm. Only a small number of them would travel all the way to the Allheaven Battlefield. After all, each earth weaponsmith was regarded as a treasure of humanity. These people wouldn’t be dragged to the Allheaven Battlefield rashly. All in all, there were less than twenty earth weaponsmiths split among the various human armies.

Less than half of the thirty-six prefectures had an earth weaponsmith serving them on the battlefield. For example, Great Xia only had a single earth weaponsmith. That sole earth weaponsmith would naturally not be serving in the Allheaven Battlefield. Even if Senior Chen wanted to come, Marquis Xia would not allow it. If the soldiers in the Devil Subduing Army needed weapons, they had to apply for them before waiting for their weapons to be sent over.

Of course, there were also several unaffiliated earth weaponsmiths in the headquarters. But those bastards would always charge a terrifyingly high price for each weapon they forged. But now, a pseudo earth weaponsmith had appeared.

In his joy, Chen Long even forgot his excitement at seeing Great Qin King. After taking his leave from the people in the room, he rushed out, hopped onto a large sky horse, and sped off.

After he left, someone said, “Lord, Chen Long is only a Mountainsea. I’m afraid he won’t be able to convince the weaponsmith. Perhaps I should go as well?”

“You?” Great Qin King said, “Heavenly Forge’s second student is serving in your army, right? Why do you want more weaponsmiths? The Devil Subduing Army is not too well-equipped. If they can get an earth weaponsmith, their combat power will increase. But what will an additional weaponsmith do for your army? Are you going to put him on an altar and simply worship him like he’s your ancestor without giving him any work?”

“…”

The Sunmoons were left somewhat speechless and awkward upon hearing those words. What a pity.

One of them asked curiously, “Lord, who is it? Pseudo earth weaponsmith…is it the eighth student of Heavenly Forge King?”

“No.” Great Qin King did not give much explanation. He said, “I’ll be taking my leave. Cultivate hard. I hope to see all of you again in the near future for more great contributions to the human race.”

After saying that, he vanished into thin air.

The people in the room finally exhaled in relief after Great Qin King left. One of them muttered, “Did Great Qin King smile earlier? I didn’t dare to look at his face. I heard he’s very scary when he smiles.”

“Yeah. I didn’t dare to look at his face as well. My leader was very bold, though. Previously, he was here to receive an award from Great Qin King and he actually looked at Great Qin King’s face. He claimed that Great Qin King smiled at him. But I didn’t even dare to raise my head earlier…”

“Same here. He even patted my shoulder once. I am going to mail this shirt back without washing it. I’ll show my son how incredible his old man is. This shirt of mine is probably worth a thousand…no, I won’t sell it even for ten thousand merit points!”

“How about twenty thousand merit points?”

“Sure.”

The Sunmoon commanders laughed in amusement when they heard the conversation of these common soldiers. This was a bunch of crude individuals.

But these Sunmoons did not mind their behavior. They did not dare to say anything about Great Qin King, but it still felt quite good to hear others talk about Great Qin King. These ordinary soldiers would be fine as Great Qin King was very tolerant toward these soldiers who had rendered meritorious services.

After a while, one of the Sunmoons sighed and said, “There is one thing I don’t understand. Since a pseudo earth weaponsmith is here, all of us should be allowed to compete fairly for him. Why did Great Qin King give Chen Long that advantage over us?”

“He might not succeed. Everyone, why don’t we go and take a look? The number of skirmishes has increased as of late. We don’t even need new weapons from this weaponsmith. Just having him around for maintenance and repairs would be helpful enough. As a pseudo earth weaponsmith, he’s probably good enough to repair and maintain earth weapons, right?”

“That should be fine.”

They left together. It wouldn’t hurt to take a look. Perhaps they might even get lucky!