Tribulation of Myriad Races

A large number of experts were deployed.

Even the elders of the academies were not excluded from this task.

And that was not all.

While all the students were burning with anger, an official from Martial Dragon Guard arrived at Yuan Qindong’s residence. The commander solemnly said, “Vice Principal Yuan, we require your assistance with the search as well. There aren’t that many Sunmoons in the capital at the moment. A lot of them are away with Marquis Xia. You are one of the few Sunmoons who are also free to move around in the capital. Administrator Hu is requesting your help to track Profound Nine.”

Yuan Qingdong frowned. After a long wait, he finally spoke, “There are a lot of students left in the academy. With some of the elders gone, the safety of the students might be affected if I leave as well.”

“With Senior White around, things will be fine in the academy. Senior White is the strongest expert left in the capital.”

The commander was referring to the white dragon.

Hearing that, Yuan Qingdong cursed inwardly. Why were they making him join as well? He had heard that Profound Nine was rather strong. Previously, he had fought a Sunmoon without suffering any disadvantage in Nanyuan. This task was way too risky for his liking.

“I—”

Not giving Yuan Qingdong the chance to refuse, the commander said, “Lord Principal, this is an order. A military command. Since you’re taking Great Xia’s salary at the moment, you naturally need to serve Great Xia. Are you intending to disobey a military command?”

Sigh.

Yuan Qingdong cursed inwardly again. Were these people trying to get him killed? They probably wouldn’t care since he wasn’t one of them. Was that why they were making him join?

Despite his displeasure, this was not something he could refuse. He did not have the courage to disobey a military command, especially when he was currently in Great Xia. The people here took their military commands very seriously.

“I understand. I’ll start the search tomorrow—”

“Today. You are to start right after receiving the order. Lord Yuan, you have been assigned the northern region of the capital. The others will be in charge of the other three directions.”

“I understand.”

Inwardly, Yuan Qingdong never stopped cursing. Fuck! Was this intentional? Was the north more dangerous than the other directions? He had no idea. But he couldn’t shake off the feeling that this would be dangerous.

***

Not long after Yuan Qingdong departed, Su Yu, who was in the middle of cultivation, heard a voice beside his ears. It was Wan Tiansheng. “Go and kill Yuan Qingdong. But don’t kill him for real. Just scare him enough that he seeks help from the Knowledge Seeking Realm. Make him believe he’s going to die. Force him to get more Knowledge Seeking Realm experts into Great Xia.”

“…”

Like Yuan Qingdong, Su Yu started cursing inwardly.

Was he Old Wan’s son?

Was he receiving Old Wan’s money?

Why was Old Wan giving him a mission without paying him?

Killing…or attempting to kill Yuan Qingdong was not a minor mission. That was a Sunmoon. The difficulty would be quite high. Furthermore, that was a descendant of an Invincible. Luring more Knowledge Seeking Realm experts into Great Xia?

Wan Tiansheng was definitely trying to throw Great Xia into complete disorder.

***

Not long after.

Su Yu suddenly received a message from Earth Eighteen, “Profound Nine, I received a big job. Do we accept it?”

“What’s the job?”

“Kill Yuan QIngdong, the vice principal of Great Xia Cultural Research Academy, a first-stage Sunmoon and grandson of Great Yuan King…”

“Who issued the mission? What’s the offer?”

“Wu Yuehua. She offered ten earth-grade pills, an earth weapon, and a heaven-grade human cultivation method…”

Su Yu did not expect that answer. “Wu Yuehua? Earth Eighteen, are you in the capital already? How did you get in contact with Wu Yuehua?”

“No. I met Wu Qi and gave her an index copy. Through her, I managed to establish a connection with Wu Yuehua.”

“Impressive, Earth Eighteen. You’ve been silent, but you’ve also been working hard.”

Su Yu continued, “Reject the mission. That’s a first-stage Sunmoon. Do you think a Sunmoon is the same as a Skysoar?”

“Profound Nine, you’re strong enough to fight Sunmoons. With our help…”

“Shut up. That’s a descendant of Great Yuan King. His father is one of the eight family heads in the Knowledge Seeking Realm, the youngest son of Great Yuan King. This mission is too dangerous.”

Earth Eighteen was unhappy. “Profound Nine, if you’re not confident, you can ask the enforcers for help. Yuan Qingdong is only a third generation descendant. If we refuse this mission, our connection with Wu Family might end here.”

“Earth Eighteen, I’m the boss in Great Xia.”

“But…”

“If you insist, I can forward your question to Rainbow One. But I’m not going to participate. Killing a Sunmoon who is also a descendant of an Invincible is too dangerous. I am not interested in losing my life due to a single mission.”

Then, Su Yu contacted Rainbow One.

“Enforcer, we received a mission in Great Xia. The mission was received by Earth Eighteen, to be precise. A request to assassinate Yuan Qingdong has been issued. I’m not keen on accepting this mission, but the mission was issued by the Wu Family. Should we accept it?”

In fact, Rainbow One was already aware of this. Thus, a reply came immediately, “Take it. With Yuan Qingdong’s death, Great Xia will sink into chaos.”

“This isn’t a mission I can complete alone.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll be there to help with the mission.”

Rainbow One was coming? That was someone at the fifth or sixth-stage Sunmoon Realm. With that person around, it wouldn’t be too difficult to kill Yuan Qingdong. But the problem was that Wan Tiansheng did not want Yuan Qingdong dead. He needed Yuan Qingdong alive to lure more experts from the Knowledge Seeking Realm.

Whatever.

Su Yu decided to simply send Wan Tiansheng a message. Old Wan could make further arrangements if he really wanted Yuan Qingdong alive.

“In that case, we’ll be accepting this mission. But…it still feels too dangerous. If we somehow attract the attention of Great Yuan King, things will get very troublesome.”

“Don’t worry about that. The Invincibles of the various races are approaching the Eastrift Valley. The human Invincibles won’t be able to return anytime soon. Furthermore, Yuan Qingdong’s branch is not too important to the Invincible. He’s different from Xia Huyou…”

Suddenly, Rainbow One stopped, realizing that he had said more than he should.

Su Yu said nothing about it. Both were pretending that nothing had happened, but clearly, Rainbow One was aware of the assassination mission issued on Xia Huyou.

After a short silence, Rainbow One said, “I’ll be there personally. Profound Nine, you’re doing very well. In Great Xia, everyone is already aware of the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. The distribution of index copies in Great Xia has also been progressing rapidly. A lot of key individuals have received our index copies.”

“Thanks for the praise, Enforcer.”

“Thank yourself for doing a good job. Profound Nine, if you continue doing well, you might even be promoted to an elder after the conclusion of our operations here.”

“You jest, Enforcer. I’m only a ninth-stage Mountainsea.”

He was both pretending to be weak and strong at the same time. With that claim, they would not be sure if he was really a Mountainsea or a Sunmoon in disguise.

***

The conversation ended soon after.

They had decided to accept the mission.

Su Yu smiled. Old Wan was quite impressive in terms of scheming. It was likely that Wu Yuehua had been in contact with Old Wan. That was not acceptable! Wasn’t Wu Yuehua his martial mother? Did she have a change of heart?

Su Yu even wondered if he should notify his teacher about this. Old Wan might be old, but he also looked decently handsome. He was also stronger than Liu Wenyan. Did he manage to steal Wu Yuahua from Liu Wenyan?

“This is so complicated. I need to remind Teacher the next time I see him.”

He was thankful he did not have any women around him.

Just look at his Teacher Liu. With so many women, he had to constantly watch out lest one of them decided to be unfaithful.

***

Rainbow One would take some time to arrive.

Su Yu was in no rush. After a short discussion, they agreed on a meeting two days later. Apart from Su Yu, the other white masks would also be there to meet Rainbow One. Evidently, the enforcer was taking their operations in Great Xia very seriously. He wouldn’t have arrived personally otherwise.

Rainbow One might not be an elder, but he was a direct subordinate of the department head. In a way, his presence held even more significance than that of a regular elder. Recognizing how important Rainbow One was, Su Yu couldn’t resist wondering if he could kill that fellow.

They had agreed on the time to meet, but the venue had yet to be decided. Rainbow One would personally decide on the venue when that day arrived. As for Su Yu, he returned to his body cultivation.

His fifty-ninth body forging was near completion.

He did not forget to update Wan Tiansheng on the arrangements. He did not know what Wan Tiansheng would do, but since Wan Tiansheng did not want Yuan Qingdong to die, not even Rainbow One’s arrival would change anything.

Su Yu intended to only do enough to demonstrate his combat prowess instead of actually trying to complete the mission. Of course, he still needed to be careful about his own safety. After all, Wan Tiansheng wasn’t really that reliable a person.

With fifty-eight body forgings, his body had reached the strength of about 450,000 acupoints. And with his yang acupoint and strength character included, he could probably reach the strength of 500,000 acupoints.

But that might not be enough to take Yuan Qingdong down unless he consumed a drop of blood essence. No matter what, that was the descendant of an Invincible. It wouldn’t be wise to compare him against a regular first-stage Sunmoon.

A weaker first-stage Sunmoon would have the strength of roughly 300,000 acupoints. A stronger Sunmoon of the same stage could easily reach the strength of 500,000 acupoints.

With Su Yu’s combat strength, he could be considered an above-average first-stage Sunmoon. But there was still a gap between him and the truly strong first-stage Sunmoons.

For example, those from the divine and devil races could probably reach around 600,000 or 700,000 acupoints. And this did not include super geniuses such as Mo Duona. There was no point in comparing them against ordinary people.

Su Yu, who was unhappy with his puny strength, cultivated even harder. He was using heavenearth profound light at a rapid pace. After completing the fifty-ninth body forging, his strength would improve significantly.

In fact, he had been gaining the strength of roughly 50,000 acupoints per body forging as of late. This was truly a terrifying level of growth.

***

Two days later, Su Yu left the city stealthily.

He had received Rainbow One’s message to meet at Beifeng City. Yuan Qingdong wouldn’t be too far from there.

All four white masks in Great Xia were required to be there. As for the white mask captured by Xia Family, Su Yu reckoned that wasn’t one of his subordinates. According to Xia Huyou, that white mask was still remaining silent. If that was one of his subordinates, that person would have tried notifying the others about his capture. This was the benefit of being a double agent. He was able to learn a lot more than others.

Su Yu wasn’t too concerned about this mission. In truth, it wasn’t too dangerous for him. When he arrived outside Beifeng City, he waited and observed the area for a while before proceeding toward the venue of the meeting.

The other white masks were also heading there.

***

Meanwhile, Rainbow One had arrived atop a hill near the meeting venue. Instead of heading over directly, he had hidden himself nearby. He needed to be cautious lest one of the white masks had betrayed them.

The Human Realm was a lot more dangerous than expected. They had been losing white masks and elders rapidly as of late. Because of that, the remaining white masks and elders had been on high alert. In fact, Great Xia wasn’t even the worst place for them to operate. That title belonged to Great Qin.

That was a nation run by the military. If one tried to enter one of their cities with one’s face covered, one could expect to be dragged off and beheaded by the government promptly. Thus, the white masks assigned there were still hiding in fear right now. They had not been able to establish a connection with any locals.

In fact, very few of their branches had started official operations in the Human Realm, and Great Xia was one of them. That was why Rainbow One attached such a high level of importance to the Great Xia branch.