Tribulation of Myriad Races

Su Yu did not request any help from Ye Hongyan to kill the death spirits in the city. In truth, she was much more suited for that task than Liu Wenyan. She was stronger. But that was also a much more dangerous task. No Sunmoon would agree to take such a risk for someone without sufficient trust between them.

Trust was very important when undertaking such an operation. The two of them weren’t even that familiar with each other. Thus, he did not bother to rope her into such a dangerous task.

As for the task he proposed to her, that was much simpler in comparison. She only needed to stop the escaping experts. Even if she failed, it didn’t matter. She could simply flee after that.

As a high-stage Sunmoon, she wouldn’t die so easily. It would be an entirely different story if she remained inside the sealed city. Any carelessness might lead to death.

Having guessed Su Yu’s plan, Ye Hongyan asked, “Are you trying to kill them with death spirits?”

She was aware that Su Yu was the one who had caused the chaos in the city previously. Was he going to try the same thing again?

She said, “Stop dreaming. Including me, there are seven high-stage Sunmoons around. Unless you manage to attract peak Sunmoon death spirits or dozens of Sunmoon death spirits…”

Su Yu was alarmed. So many of them? These were all important individuals. They were truly placing a lot of importance on him. Then again, spread across so many races, the burden really wasn’t that big for each race involved. With that in mind, this wasn’t as surprising anymore.

After a slight hesitation, Ye Hongyan added, “Also, I suggest you give up on this plan. You won’t have a good end if you have too much blood in your hands. Zhu Tiandao also told me that more experts from Great Ming will arrive. They will contact me when they’re here. I suggest you leave now. We can escort you back to the Human Realm.”

More people were coming? Su Yu was quite surprised. Was Old Zhu actually trying this time? He wouldn’t have sent Principal Niu over, right?

“Are they strong?”

“I’m not sure. I didn’t ask too much. But I doubt they’re weak. There will be at least one Sunmoon among them.”

That was only a guess. They had yet to establish contact with her. Perhaps they weren’t here yet.

Su Yu was quite touched. Old Zhu had been hard at work. He had actually contacted Ye Hongyan on top of sending some experts, including at least one Sunmoon to help him. With that, it was safe to assume that at least two Sunmoons had been deployed by Great Ming to help him.

But that would also bring trouble to Great Ming. Forget it.

“Martial Mother, can you tell them to go back? There is no need for them to come. One or two Sunmoons won’t be of much help here anyway…”

Ye Hongyan ignored him. This damn kid was so troublesome. Clearly, the kid was unwilling to leave.

Suddenly, her other talisman shook. Here in the Allheaven Battlefield, very few people had her contact. And one couldn’t be too far away to actually contact her through her voice transmission talisman.

At that thought, she checked the other talisman. Zhu Tiandao’s people were here. She had thought that Niu Baidao would be with the group, but she was mistaken.

“The Shadow Guard greets you, General Ye.”

Shadow Guard? Ye Hongyan had a vague impression of that group. That was the personal guard of the Zhu Family. She was unsure of their actual strength. So these were the people sent by the Zhu Family. This alone was enough to demonstrate how highly the Zhu Family regarded Su Yu.

“What’s the passcode?”

Ye Hongyan asked for verification. Next, a reply came.

“The radiance of the celestial dao (Tiandao) will shine through all ages. The dao of all heavens (Zhu Tiandao) will remain glorious for all eternity.”

“…”

Ye Hongyan did not even react to the passcode. She was already numb to it. The upper echelons of Great Ming had been forced to use such passcodes and slogans since Zhu Tiandao became the prefect.

“How many people from the Shadow Guard are here?”

“Thirteen.”

That wasn’t a low number. But this was the Allheaven Battlefield. They had to be strong if they wanted to be useful.

“What’s the strength of the team?”

“Six Sunmoons and seven Mountainseas. I’m Umbra, a seventh-stage Sunmoon. As for the other Sunmoons, we have one sixth-stage Sunmoon, one fifth-stage Sunmoon, one fourth-stage Sunmoon. The remaining two are third-stage Sunmoons.”

“…”

Ye Hongyan was momentarily stunned. What? Was the Shadow Guard actually that strong? There was even a high-stage Sunmoon in the group! Just like her! How was she unaware of that?

Furthermore, there were three middle-stage Sunmoons in the group. Even the two early-stage Sunmoons were at the peak of the early stage. As for the remaining seven, all of them were peak Mountainseas.

This was enough strength to shock even Ye Hongyan. When did Great Ming nurture so many experts? If they fought, they could possibly kill even her. No, it was very likely she would die fighting them.

So many experts had been deployed for Su Yu. Including herself, there were two high-stage Sunmoons from Great Ming here. With this level of strength, they might even succeed in forcefully taking Su Yu away. Sure, there were six hostile high-stage Sunmoons here, but they might not dare to keep the pursuit for long.

And if a desperate battle between so many Sunmoons erupted, it would lead to a battle between Invincibles. Had the Zhu Family finally decided to throw caution to the wind? Nobody knew that Great Ming had such a level of strength. Everyone would have started targeting them otherwise.

Ye Hongyan did not say anything else to the Shadow Guard. Instead, she gave Su Yu a reply.

“The Zhu Family’s people are near. They will be here soon.”

“They’re here? Martial Mother, tell them to leave.”

“Do you know how many people are coming?”

“How many?”

“Thirteen. Six Sunmoons and seven peak Mountainseas. There is a seventh-stage Sunmoon among them.”

“…”

Su Yu was dumbfounded.

Holy shit!

Just what was going on?

Had Old Zhu gone mad?

Did he send every single Sunmoon in Great Ming on this mission? How many Sunmoons did Great Ming even have? He did not know the number. He only knew that previously, Great Ming had struggled to deal with only five Sunmoons. Even the prefect himself had to act. And the Hundred Dao Pagoda was also used during that incident.

Thus, Su Yu had always thought that Great Ming did not have too many Sunmoons to spare. But now, Ye Hongyan was telling him that six Sunmoons had been deployed. Including her, there were seven of them. On top of that, there were seven peak Mountainseas. Just to take him back home.

Was Great Ming putting their all in backing him? Suddenly, Su Yu’s emotions turned complicated. He was…touched.

He had not expected anyone to help him. Great Ming had always maintained a low profile. They would not participate in such a troublesome matter. He had thought that Ye Hongyan was the only help he would get from Great Ming.

But Ye Hongyan was telling him that she was not the only one here. A lot more experts were coming to help.

Seven Sunmoons. Two high-stage Sunmoons.

Numerous thoughts emerged in Su Yu’s mind. He said, “Martial Mother, previously, I was worried that you wouldn’t be able to watch the gates alone. Since they’re here, we might as well use them. Tell them to help me out. Stop the experts from leaving the city later. For now, stay far away. Come over after everyone is in the city. Also, kill the ones left keeping watch outside the city. Please also tell Principal Zheng Ping to pick Qin Fang up and leave as soon as possible. At this point, I will be too embarrassed to leave without first getting all these people killed.”

There were so many Sunmoons here. He had thought that it was impossible to kill them all. Some would be able to escape. Ye Hongyan wouldn’t be able to stop them all. But things had changed.

He had seven Sunmoons at his side. He only needed them to intercept the escaping Sunmoons.

“Martial Mother, you only need to stop them for a bit. The moment the gates fully shut, all of you leave immediately. Don’t worry about me. I can escape.”

“Are you sure about this?”

“Yes.”

“What if the disturbance causes Invincibles to appear?”

“Don’t worry. Those Sunmoons will die in the hands of the ancient city. The Invincibles will only trouble me for that, not the human race. If they really want to start a war over this, there is nothing I can do about it. Since they can hunt me, I can naturally return the favor.”

Su Yu couldn’t be bothered to say more. They tried to kill him, so he returned the favor. He, as a mere Cloudbreach, was facing Sunmoons. If the myriad races declared war against humanity because of this, humanity should find the courage to answer the challenge. If humanity were so cowardly that they didn’t even have the courage to accept the challenge in such a situation, should he even continue to care about them?

It wasn’t like he was expecting the human Invincibles to help him. He would do all the hard work himself. He wasn’t even in a rush to return to the Human Realm. At worst, he could simply live as a vagabond away from the Human Realm.

Ye Hongyan sank into silence. She couldn’t help but think about that nephew of hers.

After a short silence, she agreed, “Alright. It won’t be hard to intercept them. I won’t get involved in anything else. If you’ve decided, just do it.”

She decided to stop worrying.

So be it.

These super geniuses wouldn’t be super geniuses if their minds could be changed so easily. Even her nephew used to be like this.

***

Ye Hongyan sent a voice transmission to Umbra, “Don’t approach the city. Stay where you are and be on standby. Head over once the city gates reopen.”

“General Ye, this…”

“Just listen. I’m higher ranked than you. Since you’re here, listen to me.”

“Alright.”

Umbra frowned. Be on standby? Shouldn’t they rush into the city and escape with Su Yu instead?

With the young geniuses of the various races present, their experts couldn’t fight freely. If those experts were given enough time to make proper arrangements for those young geniuses, saving Su Yu would become even harder. Wouldn’t that be troublesome?

But Ye Hongyan’s rank was far higher. Zhu Tiandao had also reminded them to obey Ye Hongyan while they were there. Thus, they could only listen. At worst, they would throw caution to the wind and fight with their lives on the line.

“This time, the Shadow Guard will finally make a name in the Myriad Realms.”

Umbra looked forward to the slaughter they were going to unfold. This was their debut in the Allheaven Battlefield. Or to be precise, this was the first time they were using their name here in the Allheaven Battlefield.

Their fame would spread throughout the Allheaven Battlefield.

The thirteen of them would be known across the various realms.

At that thought, Umbra grew slightly excited and impatient. This might be dangerous, and some of them might perish, but he still couldn’t help growing excited.

“Everyone, today is the day the Myriad Realms learn of the Shadow Guard. We will leave our marks in the annals of history.”

“The commander is great!”

The others were also growing excited. They were going to unleash slaughter. They were going to be famous. All thirteen of them were treating death as a return to home. They did not fear death.

Today, Great Ming would finally stand tall!