Tribulation of Myriad Races

Su Yu, who was already far away, was unaware of all that.

But he guessed that those from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion were probably nearby. Those people were everywhere. He wouldn’t be surprised to see them. He even considered killing a few of them during his next encounter with them.

In truth, Su Yu wasn’t the first person to think of killing Heavenly Hunt Pavilion members. They would lose a considerable number of members each year. Just not long ago, Umbra had killed a Heavenly Hunt Pavilion member as well.

The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was also not bothered about that. Since they were selling the information of others, it also wouldn’t be surprising for others to kill their people.

When one needed the services of the Heavenly Hunt Pavillion, its people would be regarded with great importance. When one didn’t need their services, one would kill a few of them if possible. That was completely normal.

***

After flying for a while, Su Yu was finally far away from both Ninestar and Red Clouds Islands.

He then dove into the water before searching the area. He needed to make sure there were no realm entrances here. That would be troublesome. Naturally, he transformed into water when he was underwater.

After searching the area, scanning with his Perception Jade, before finally scanning with his tribulation character, Su Yu confirmed that there were no realm entrances or other living beings in the area. Then, he started diving deeper into the sea.

After sinking tens of thousands of meters, when the pressure around him was reaching an extremely high level, he stopped. This was probably good enough. If he had the time, this would also be a good place for him to cultivate for a bit.

Su Yu took out the corpse.

Right after the corpse appeared, the surrounding water started stirring. The seawater around the corpse was pushed away. This was the corpse of an eighth-stage Sunmoon. Those from the divine skywing race had placed a lot of effort into their attempt to kill Xia Longwu.

They knew that Xia Longwu was strong, so they had deployed five high-stage Sunmoons for the operation. Including the Divine Skywing Sect master, six high-stage Sunmoons were involved. In fact, the eighth-stage Sunmoon wasn’t even the strongest among them. There was also a ninth-stage Sunmoon. But in the end, Xia Longwu was perfectly fine. Meanwhile, the divine skywing race had sustained heavy losses. Xia Longwu was already strong in the past. But he wasn’t supposed to be strong enough to kill so many high-stage Sunmoons without suffering much damage.

Looking at the gigantic corpse before him, Su Yu was greatly shocked.

How amazing.

Even as a corpse, its aura was still so powerful. The sharp aura crashed into Su Yu’s body repeatedly, leaving numerous cuts on him. His body was already comparable to that of a Mountainsea, but it had actually been injured by the mere aura of a dead expert. Just how terrifying would this person be if he was still alive?

Back when Su Yu faced Ming He, she had been injured by two peak Sunmoon characters and numerous death spirits. That was why he had not suffered much damage facing her. But when he thought back to it, his heart started palpitating.

How dangerous.

If it wasn’t for so many factors working in his favor, Ming He could have easily killed him during their previous encounter.

“So strong!”

Su Yu hurriedly activated his Sky Sundering Saber. He had to be cautious with this corpse. This was an expert killed by Xia Longwu. His saber qi still remained in the corpse. If he handled the corpse carelessly, he might end up killed by the saber qi.

The moment he activated his Sky Sundering Saber, a shining blade appeared around the corpse and swirled around him instead of attacking him.

***

At the same time.

Somewhere outside Sea of Stars.

Xia Longwu suddenly looked in the direction of Sea of Stars. How surprising. That brazen kid was really there. Since he was the person who had killed the Sunmoon, he could naturally sense the saber qi he left in the corpse. In fact, he had sensed it the moment Su Yu took the corpse out. That sensation had only grown stronger after Su Yu activated his Sky Sundering Saber.

“What is he using the eighth-stage Sunmoon corpse for?”

Even Xia Longwu was confused. Could the kid even make use of the corpse yet? An eighth-stage Sunmoon was incomparably powerful. At most, that kid was only as strong as a Mountainsea. Xia Longwu completely ignored Su Yu’s feat of killing a Sunmoon before as that was due to schemes and trickeries.

Just what was the kid doing with the corpse? How weird. Whatever. He tossed the matter to the back of his mind. That was such a reckless kid. He had underestimated the kid before.

Before long, Xia Longwu entered a crumbling city. The city was in poor condition. It was not located in the Plain of Desires. Nor was it an ancient city. Rather, this was a city that had stood for hundreds of years, also a city on the verge of completely crumbling apart.

Following his senses, he entered a massive hall. Two individuals were inside the hall. One of them was Uncle Liu, and the other was Liu Wenyan who was suffering from the backlash of detonating peak Sunmoon characters.

Uncle Liu was alarmed to see someone entering the building as he had not been able to sense the arrival at all. But soon, he exhaled in relief when he saw that it was Xia Longwu. He greeted, “Greetings, Prefect Xia.”

Xia Longwu looked at the old man and sighed, “You’re too polite. If it wasn’t for that accident, we would have been in-laws by now. Huyou is still unmarried. If the Liu Family still has a suitable descendant around, Huyou can continue waiting.”

Uncle Liu said, “Forget it. Let’s not waste any more of the child’s time. The two of us are the only survivors of Liu Family’s main branch.”

Xia Longwu sighed. But soon, he looked at Uncle Liu with astonishment and asked, “Mr. Liu…did you return to the Sunmoon Realm?”

Uncle Liu smiled, “Yes. My physical injuries are nearly all healed up. But my sea of willpower is still slightly damaged. I’ll have to take it slow with that. For now, I’ve returned to the first-stage Sunmoon Realm. At my peak, I was at the third stage. I’m not fully recovered yet.”

Xia Longwu exclaimed in surprise, “Back then, your injuries were extremely heavy…”

Uncle Liu laughed, “About that…I guess I have to thank Wenyan for his keen eyes…”

Liu Wenyan spoke weakly, “Su Yu provided my uncle with a set of cultivation methods and some heavenly source qi. That cultivation method is probably related to the immortal race’s Life Trigger. Forget about that. Right now, I’m in big trouble. After detonating four characters, my sea of willpower is in chaos…”

“Hmm?” Xia Longwu asked in astonishment, “Haven’t you recovered from that? Even Su Yu is perfectly fine after detonating three characters.”

“…”

Liu Wenyan felt like crying. What the fuck was that? Fuck! How could this fellow compare him against that brat? Yes, yes, his sea of willpower was bigger and tougher, but the damage from detonating peak Sunmoon characters was truly massive.

As for Su Yu…there must be something weird in his sea of willpower. That damn kid was still so energetic even after detonating several peak Sunmoon characters. With the strength of Su Yu’s sea of willpower, he should have spent months in recuperation after that. But since that did not happen, there must be something different about his sea of willpower.

In fact, Liu Wenyan had only left alone after seeing Umbra, Ye Hongyan, and the others there. He had believed that Su Yu would return with them. But instead, the damn brat had left alone.

Also, according to Ye Hongyan, the kid was actually perfectly fine. Ye Hongyan had seen the kid escaping as a gust of wind with her own eyes. As the aunt of his teacher, Ye Hongyan had paid him a visit before returning to the Human Realm.

During the visit, she had shaken her head with disdain after seeing the shape he was in. Just look at Su Yu. The kid had detonated several Sunmoon characters as well, but the kid was perfectly fine. In fact, the kid was even able to escape without leaving any traces.

Meanwhile, the pitiful Liu Wenyan was forced to hide in Liu City and rely on the help of an Invincible to stay alive. These days, he had been resting on his sickbed.

How pitiful.

Xia Longwu was really surprised. He had thought that Liu Wenyan would be fine since Su Yu was perfectly fine. But that wasn’t the case. This guy here was in terrible shape.

Meanwhile, Su Yu had gone to Sea of Stars to stir more trouble again. And the damn kid was even healthy enough to do something to the Sunmoon corpse. From Xia Longwu’s senses, the kid was not that far away from Ninestar Island. The contrast between Su Yu and Liu Wenyan was truly massive.

Liu Wenyan couldn’t be bothered to say much about his condition. He said, “Why are you here? Be careful lest someone notice you. Just piss off and do what you’re supposed to be doing.”

Xia Longwu smiled, “There’s no rush. I’m here to visit you, but I also want to ask if you can finally enter the Sunmoon Realm after destroying the fifth principal’s characters.”

Liu Wenyan did some calculations and answered, “Half a year. I still have seven Sunmoon characters. I will keep one and crush the others for cultivation. I can probably become a Sunmoon in half a year.”

Xia Longwu was surprised. He asked, “Have you really decided?”

“Yes.” Liu Wenyan said, “My teacher did not pass these characters to me so that I’ll remain trapped by them. I’ll only keep one of them as a memento. A lot of people are waiting for me.”

“Sigh. But it’s a tad bit too late for this.”

Xia Longwu shook his head. How great would it be if Liu Wenyan reached this realization sooner?

Liu Wenyan rolled his eyes, “After becoming a Sunmoon, I can fully unleash the power of the one remaining character from my teacher. That will allow me to fight ninth-stage Sunmoons from the single character faction. That is the same level I could have reached by now if I had cultivated without my teacher’s characters holding me back. So how is this late?”

This perfect was asking for too much from him.

“A ninth-stage Sunmoon of the single character faction…” Xia Longwu shook his head, “You’re not Zhou Polong. You’re still far from the strongest among them. You can deal with regular Sunmoons, but not the likes of Zhou Polong…”

Piss off.

This guy’s standards were too high. Liu Wenyan couldn’t be bothered to continue talking about this. He asked, “Do you have any news about Su Yu?”

“No. I haven’t been paying close attention to him.” Xia Longwu said, “But don’t worry. He’s doing far better than you. Not long ago, he took out the divine skywing Sunmoon I killed back then. I don’t know what he’s doing, but I do know he’s very healthy right now.”

The kid wouldn’t be messing with the corpse if he wasn’t healthy enough. Then, Xia Longwu looked at Liu Wenyan with pity. This guy should stop worrying about others. That kid was doing much better than this guy.

Liu Wenyan felt very helpless.

Holy shit!

So this was how it felt to be compared to a monster? Just what was wrong with the kid’s sea of willpower? How was the kid perfectly fine after detonating three characters? There was also the fact that the kid had somehow managed to subdue those Sunmoon characters. How terrifying.

Xia Longwu said, “Just focus on recuperating. I have more things to do. Half a year? Fine. I’ll wait for you.”

“Alright.”

Then, Xia Longwu vanished with a flicker.

Uncle Liu wasn’t even able to sense Xia Longwu’s departure. He exclaimed, “Truly the number one expert below the Invincible Realm…”

“That title belongs to my teacher.”

“…”

Uncle Liu was left speechless. Sure, sure. Whatever. His nephew was getting all protective out of nowhere.