Tribulation of Myriad Races

The dazzling blade dropped from the sky.

Final Armor dashed in Su Yu’s direction unhesitatingly. He couldn’t sense Su Yu, but a heavenly reward and dozens of death spirits had appeared at the same location. He only needed to head there.

Boom!

With one spear strike, Final Armor sent the death spirit in his way flying away. He charged right into the midst of numerous death spirits, but Su Yu was nowhere to be seen. Meanwhile, the death qi around him started rushing toward him, causing his body to rot.

The ancient city medallion on him shone, helping him resist the invading death qi. However, there were too many death spirits in the area. Finally, Final Armor regained his clarity of mind when the danger became too much. He hurriedly rushed out of the area.

Some of the death spirits glanced at him when he was leaving, but they soon moved on from him and continued looking for Su Yu. Final Armor was not their target.

Final Armor looked calm, but he was feeling terrible inside. At that moment, the sixth-stage Mountainsea Silver Armor and first-stage Mountainsea Flame Armor finally reached him. Flame Armor was heavily injured, and fear could be clearly seen in his eyes.

Almost all their Cloudbreaches and Skysoars had perished to Su Yu’s blade. After all, Cloudbreaches and Skysoars were not comparable to Mountainseas. They had always been moving behind the Mountainseas. Thus, almost none of them survived Su Yu’s attack. This was a heavy loss.

The mystic armor race had over a hundred people in the city. Even the weakest among them was a Skysoar. They also had a decent number of Cloudbreaches and six Mountainseas in the city. But now, only the three of them remained.

Final Armor suddenly noticed that Dao Cheng was sticking close to Jiu Xuan. Clearly, they were thinking of leaving the city. Su Yu was too difficult to handle. It was also getting more and more dangerous.

Final Armor seemed capable of seeing through their thoughts. He spoke coldly, “Brother Dao Cheng, can the myriad races sleep well after this if Su Yu remains alive? Don’t forget that he’s from the multiple character faction. He’s only nineteen, but he’s already capable of killing third-stage Mountainseas.”

Leaving? Things had reached this state and they were thinking of leaving? Dream on!

Dao Cheng gazed at Final Armor in silence. After a while, he said, “I need the assistance of more experts.”

As it were, things were too dangerous. Final Armor was the only one that could comfortably suppress Su Yu. Dao Cheng wasn’t sure if he or Silver Armor could even fully suppress Su Yu. That was especially true when they were inside somewhere as complicated as an ancient city.

Final Armor wasn’t good enough in detection. They were completely unable to trace the whereabouts of Su Yu. This placed them in an extremely dangerous position. With a third-stage Mountainsea dead, Dao Cheng had to start taking this seriously.

He concluded that if they were subjected to a few more of such ambushes, the next to die would either be Jiu Xuan or Flame Armor. He didn’t care about Flame Armor’s death, but Jiu Xuan’s death was something he couldn’t accept. Thus, he had to leave.

Final Armor said nothing. He gazed in the direction of the thick death qi not far away from them. In truth, he was almost sure that Su Yu was somewhere in there, surrounded by death spirits. But what should they do? Charge into the midst of all those death spirits?

He looked at Dao Cheng again and said, “The mystic armor race is weak against the death spirits. We can easily get ourselves surrounded, corroded, and devoured by them. But the immortal race has always been the natural predator of the death spirits. Why don’t you go in and take a look? I’ll personally serve as Jiu Xuan’s dao protector.”

The two immortals had been thinking of making them do all the work. He was not going to allow that.

Sure, he could forgive Jiu Xuan since she was weaker, but Dao Cheng was absolutely not weak. Su Yu had the strength to kill third-stage Mountainseas, but Dao Cheng had killed a fifth-stage Mountainsea before.

The mystic armors were very weak against the death spirits, but the immortals had their ways to counter the death spirits. Final Armor knew that very well.

He coldly said, “Brother Dao Cheng, the mystic armor race has lost three Mountainseas and numerous Cloudbreaches for the sake of dealing with Su Yu. Are you unwilling to put even the tiniest bit of effort into this endeavor?”

“Su Yu is most certainly in the midst of all those death spirits. Since he’s still alive, he definitely has a way to deal with death qi. If I enter that place, I will be suppressed by the death spirits even with my medallion. After all, my medallion does not have a high enough level to deal with so many death spirits. What do you think of my suggestion, Brother Dao Cheng?”

He stared at Dao Cheng coldly. After they lost three Mountainseas and more than twenty Cloudbreaches, the immortals were thinking of leaving? That was such a beautiful dream.

They were the ones who had initiated the entire operation. But they were also the ones who were thinking of running at the first sign of trouble. Ultimately, the mystic armors would be the only party to suffer. The immortals were getting a tad bit too overconfident if they believed they could get away with this.

When Final Armor saw that Dao Cheng was remaining silent, he said, “It doesn’t matter if Su Yu survives this. My race is willing to resolve our differences with him using a hundred drops of yellow profound liquid as payment. The deaths of Green Armor and Red Armor are no big deal as that was a result of competition between youngsters. What do you think, Brother Dao Cheng?”

Dao Cheng gave Final Armor a deep look. That was checkmate. He was left with no other choice.

“The Heavenly Forge King—”

Final Armor interrupted with the same frosty tone, “It’s fine. If our great patriarch made the choice, the humans would become our ally. I believe the humans would be willing to take a step back in that situation.”

“Brother Final Armor, can you…represent Mystic Armor King?”

“No.” Final Armor said, “But as the current person in charge of the mystic armor race in this city, I will give the great patriarch an honest report of everything that has happened today. Humans, divines, immortals, and devils. I’ve witnessed the brilliance of human and devil geniuses in this city. But I have yet to witness anything impressive from the so-called immortal geniuses.”

The meaning behind his words was clear. Since the immortals couldn’t give them what they wanted, they would simply stop playing along with them. So what if a few of their Mountainseas were dead? They would accept the losses.

They would even compensate Su Yu with a hundred drops of the precious sunmoon profound yellow liquid. When a minor race alligned itself with a major race, the major race’s performance was very important.

They wouldn’t blindly follow a major race to their deaths. Since the immortal race had failed to bring them any benefits, why should they ally themselves with the immortals?

Dao Cheng sank into silence.

Jiu Xuan couldn’t help speaking out, “Brother Final Armor, are you claiming that the immortal race is incomparable to the human race?”

Final Armor indifferently said, “At least that’s how it seems right now. There are two immortal geniuses capable of killing Mountainseas here. But both of them are being played by Su Yu as if they were nothing. I’m merely an old piece of trash from the mystic armor race. I admit that the mystic armor race has always been weaker than the human race.”

It was that simple. He could simply admit that they were inferior to the humans. So what? That had always been the truth. In fact, they had already given up on taking revenge against Su Yu after Zheng Ping’s appearance.

But the immortals had appeared and guaranteed that they would shoulder all consequences for killing Su Yu. The mystic armors also wished to use this chance to form a deeper relationship with the powerful immortal race. Thus, they reached an agreement. However, it didn’t matter how strong the immortals were if they weren’t willing to put in the work. The mystic armor race was no fool.

Final Armor said, “Brother Dao Cheng and Fairy Jiu Xuan can leave now if you want, but the moment that happens, we will start our peace talks with Su Yu.”

If that happened, the immortal race could forget about roping in the mystic armor race anymore.

Sure, Final Armor couldn’t represent Mystic Armor King. But he would report everything that had happened and persuade his superiors against an alliance with the immortal race. They were too selfish and cold. An alliance with them would not bring any benefits to the mystic armor race.

Dao Cheng inhaled deeply. He knew that this was checkmate. If he left, the alliance with the mystic armor race would be ruined. Even as a young genius, he couldn’t bear the responsibility of losing a top 100 race as an ally.

“I can stay.”

Dao Cheng inhaled deeply and said, “But Jiu Xuan can’t. She is weaker than Su Yu, and it is very likely for her to die if she remains. Her death won’t benefit the mystic armor race either.”

Final Armor coldly said, “Perhaps death isn’t a bad idea. Brother Dao Cheng, if those from my race can die for this, those from the immortal race can die for this as well. With her death, your race will never spare Su Yu. Don’t blame me for being selfish. I’m being realistic. If my race continues fighting Su Yu only for your race to finally step forth and claim that the immortal race is still an ally of the human race, what are we supposed to do?”

In fact, he would welcome the death of an immortal genius. What was the worst that could happen? Would the immortal race give up on the alliance for the sake of one young genius? Impossible. Sure, the death would invite the resentment of the faction Dao Cheng and Jiu Xuan were in, but that faction alone could not represent the entire immortal race.

Dao Cheng’s face turned cold as he said, “Brother Final Armor, there is no need for that. How about this? The two of us will attack Su Yu together. Jiu Xuan, Silver Armor, and Flame Armor can stay together. The three of them should be able to protect themselves against Su Yu since Silver Armor is a sixth-stage Mountainsea. Doing this, we can protect both Jiu Xuan and Flame Armor. What do you think?”

Final Armor thought about it and said, “That is agreeable. I wish to witness the strength of an immortal genius with my own eyes.”

“Big Brother Dao Cheng…”

Jiu Xuan sent a voice transmission. Not giving her a chance to finish, Dao Cheng replied with his own voice transmission, “Be careful. Don’t say anything. We can’t leave yet. Final Armor is furious after losing three Mountainseas. My previous plan wasn’t too well thought out. If we leave, the mystic armor race might choose to compromise or even align themselves toward the human race. That won’t be favorable for our race.”

That was how things worked between the myriad races. Carnage was an everyday occurrence. But after enough blood had been spilled, the weaker party might suddenly decide to subordinate themselves to the stronger party despite the blood that had been spilled between them.

Take Mo Duona as an example. Due to his rise, a lot of minor races had opted to attach themselves to the devil race in recent years. That was because the devil race had showcased their potential through their younger generation.

When the survival of an entire race was at stake, the death of several individuals did not matter. Thus, Dao Cheng couldn’t leave. If he left, the alliance between the mystic armor race and the immortal race would collapse.

The immortals were the ones who had initiated the plan to kill Su Yu. In the process, the mystic armors lost several of their Mountainseas and numerous Cloudbreaches. But in the end, the immortals were also the ones to suddenly wash their hands of the matter. That would disappoint the many minor races subordinate to them.

Dao Cheng gazed upon the mass of death qi in the distance. He knew that Su Yu was definitely somewhere in there. Perhaps that human was fighting the death spirits this very moment. And that human was definitely capable of countering death qi. Maybe he was using a large amount of heavenly source qi. Or maybe he was using a unique character. The possibilities were endless.

And since Su Yu had yet to hide inside an unoccupied building, it was clear that he wasn’t even worried about the death spirits.

The characters above Dao Cheng’s palm started spinning again. A short while later, his face turned slightly pale as he completed yet another divination. He said, “Su Yu is definitely in there. I’ll enter and check. If there is a need, I will request for the assistance of Xuan Wuji.”

Xuan Wuji, 4th on Heaven Index.

Third-stage Mountainsea. Killed a ninth-stage Mountainsea before.

He was capable of killing someone six minor realms above him. One ought to note that the higher one’s cultivation was, the harder it was to punch above one’s weight. Even as a third-stage Mountainsea, one would still be considered an early Mountainsea.

Thus, Xuan Wuji of the immortal race was truly worthy of being called a super genius. Since he was capable of killing a peak Mountainsea, he basically had the combat strength of a pseudo Sunmoon. He would be even stronger than Final Armor, an actual peak Mountainsea.

Final Armor’s anger receded slightly upon hearing that. He said, “Is there a need to trouble Xuan Wuji for a mere Su Yu? You only need to force Su Yu out of the encirclement of death spirits. I can naturally finish the job then.”

He was only afraid of the death spirits, not Su Yu. Sure, he was shocked that Su Yu could kill a third-stage Mountainsea. But that wasn’t enough to scare him.

After a short silence, Dao Cheng said, “I’ll do my best.”

He wasted no time and started stepping forward.

Su Yu…the bringer of disaster.