Tribulation of Myriad Races

It was raining moons in the Human Realm.

The holy lands had been destroyed, and the traitors had been executed.

Wan Tiansheng had drenched the Human Realm in blood.

Traitors? Dead.

Collaborators? Dead.

Deserters? Dead.

That day, the skies were dyed red with blood. That day, a saint became a demon.

***

Allheaven Prefecture, in front of the portal.

Su Yu turned and looked in the direction of Great Xia before turning around again. He did that repeatedly as tears built up in his eyes. However, he did not cry. He had never enjoyed crying since he was young.

According to Wan Tiansheng, he looked callous, but he was soft inwardly. Was that really the case? Su Yu did not know the answer to that. Was he not cruel enough? He had thought that the answer was yes.

But today, he learned that he was wrong. He still cared too much about the Human Realm. About Great Xia.

When he learned of the crisis in the Human Realm and the danger Great Xia was facing…he returned. He could have remained in the Allheaven Battlefield, enjoying his life as a local hegemon. But that was not his choice. He returned and did everything he could to help.

Was he really doing that just to help Hong Tan and the few he cared about?

No.

He longed for humanity to prevail. He longed for Xia Longwu’s successful dao affirmation.

Wan Tiansheng had advised him to not give his carrier treasures away easily because they were too valuable. Would he actually do something like that?

Perhaps.

He looked at the falling moons in silence.

Unknowingly, someone had appeared beside him. It was Wu Ji, the general of the Strength Guard.

He looked in the direction of the two holy lands. Suddenly, he sneered, “Looks like they finally met someone vicious enough to deal with them. I guess from now on, I can focus on my job as a defender here in peace.”

After this, he would no longer be recalled to the holy land. There was no longer a holy land for him to return to.

The War Shrine was no more.

As the general of the Strength Guard, he would probably remain posted at the Allheaven Prefecture for an indeterminate period of time.

When Wu Ji met Su Yu’s gaze, he said, “Those from the future generation can judge for themselves what is right or wrong. You are free to feel what you want about this, just as how those from the older generations will have their own opinions about this.”

Su Yu asked, “Is he a saint or a demon?”

“That is something for the later generation to decide.”

Su Yu asked, “How do you determine if someone is a member of the later generation?”

Wu Ji looked at Su Yu silently. He did not understand the question.

Su Yu continued, “Do I count as one? At the very least, I am not from the past generation. He is not my teacher. He is not my family. We have never interacted much with each other. However, I wish to speak for him. Can I seek justice for him?”

Wu Ji smiled, “If you can withstand the wrath of dozens of Invincibles, sure.”

Su Yu smiled as well, “Indeed. It will be determined in the future. The bigger fist will get to write the history. If I claim that he’s a saint and someone else claims that he’s a demon, I’ll punch him dead. If that’s the reality we live in, what do you think everyone will say about him?”

Wu Ji roared with laughter.

“I’m looking forward to that.”

He was very positive about Su Yu’s future. This youngster, who was also a hegemon of a small territory, had declared that Wan Tiansheng was a saint, not a demon. Any disagreement shall be settled with fists.

In a way, he was someone from the later generation. There was no need for him to wait for anyone to draw a conclusion. He shall draw the conclusion himself.

One Sunmoon after another looked at Su Yu.

There was no battle in the city. This was the final defensive line of humanity. Beyond the portal, the Invincibles were still in battle.

Wan Tiansheng had not targeted these people during his massacre. These people had the duty of guarding the final defensive line of humanity. They had a valid reason to stay here. The soldiers stationed at the three major seas had been spared as well. They had their own duties there.

The experts who had stayed behind to protect the various prefectures were left alone as well. Only those who had betrayed humanity were killed. Only those from the two holy lands had been killed indiscriminately.

There were no civilians in the holy lands. The people in the holy lands had nothing except their wealth to protect. Thus, they became the targets of Wan Tiansheng.

Su Yu said nothing else. He stopped looking back. After today, he was no longer needed in Great Xia. That was also the case for Wan Tiansheng and many others. Recalling Xia Longwu’s ongoing dao affirmation, Su Yu had the sudden urge to take a look at the process.

He wanted to witness his childhood hero with his own eyes.

The people of Xia. The blade of Xia. He wanted to take a good look at both.

***

Sea of Stars.

The battle was raging bitterly.

It had been a while since Xia Longwu initiated the fusion of his three bodies. More and more experts were arriving from all directions. The battle in the Human Realm had ended with the defeat of the myriad races.

Five myriad race Invincibles from that battle had perished in the Human Realm while one had perished in the Allheaven Battlefield. As for the human race, they had only lost a traitor Invincible. There was no longer any need to continue the battle in the Human Realm.

The Culture Tomb had been stolen by Hollow while the carrier treasures had been snatched by Su Yu. In the Allheaven Battlefield, most of those capable of dao affirmations had completed their advancement. Those without the ability to complete their dao affirmations were waiting around to test their luck or observe the result of Xia Longwu’s dao affirmation.

Great Han King had rejoined the battle in the Allheaven Battlefield with his injured body. Four myriad race Invincibles had also arrived with him. Some other humans had arrived as well.

Zhu Tianfang was finally able to assemble his main body as the myriad races had stopped interfering. Their arrival did nothing to change the balance of battle.

Divine King Tian Dang, the first myriad race Invincible to reveal himself in the Human Realm, had actually survived the battle. One ought to admit that at times, luck was very important. He started reporting what he saw to the myriad race Invincibles.

“Nether River, Huoji, Qimu, Lade, and Mohe died. Of the seventeen Pseudo Invincibles, six survived.”

Eleven of their Pseudo Invincibles had perished. That was an utter defeat for them. Or to be precise, this was a disgraceful defeat. So many of them had entered the Human Realm when there weren’t that many human Invincibles around yet so many of them had died.

The number of dead regular Sunmoons was even higher. Over a hundred regular Sunmoons had entered the Human Realm and less than thirty had survived. The survival rate of the young geniuses, on the other hand, was higher. More than half of them had survived.

The gazes of numerous Invincibles landed on the four defeated Invincibles. All four of them looked miserable. Then again, they had just suffered a miserable defeat so that was understandable.

However, those who had been fighting in the Allheaven Battlefield all along did not look much better either. They had been fooled, resulting in the loss of one Invincible and multiple tri-life bodies. The ones without their tri-life bodies had long fled the battlefield.

Thus, nobody bothered to throw insults at each other. What was the point when neither of them had done particularly well in this conflict?

An Invincible asked solemnly, “Did Zhu Tiandao really kill them?”

Tian Dang inhaled deeply and said, “Zhu Tiandao, Nan Wujiang, Yun Chen, and Wan Tiansheng. These people must die.”

None of them could be spared.

If they were already so strong now, they would probably be as dangerous as Xia Longwu after their dao affirmations. They were the ones who had been contending against Invincibles without being Invincibles. Sure, most of them had only faced the tri-life bodies of Invincibles, but that was still a terrifying feat.

Nobody said anything about that declaration. There was no need to say anything since all of them agreed. But entering the Human Realm to kill them now was the same as throwing their lives away. They could only wait.

It was only a matter of time before they left for their dao affirmations. It was very unlikely for them to attempt their dao affirmations in the Human Realm. They were too talented while the Human Realm was too resource-starved to support their advancements.

This was quite disappointing for the myriad races. They had fought so hard yet they had gained nothing.

The ruin did not fall into their hands, the Culture Tomb had gone missing, and the multiple character faction had yet to be eliminated. They could only settle for the consolation prize and kill Xia Longwu.

If they failed to stop Xia Longwu’s advancement as well, then this would be a total defeat for them. But looking at how things were, it did not look like Xia Longwu would succeed.

With a lull in the battle, Great Qin King and Great Xia King withdrew to the center of the encirclement. As for the myriad race Invincibles, they also pulled further away while maintaining the encirclement around the human Invincibles.

One of them coldly said, “Xia Longwu will not be allowed to complete his dao affirmation. Is the human race going to remain stubborn?”

At this moment, more Invincibles appeared. Great Ming King and the others had arrived. With the battle for the ruin over, there was no longer any need for them to watch over the realm barrier. The myriad race Invincibles were also uninterested in entering for fear of stepping into a trap. Apart from Great Ming King’s group, more than ten myriad race Invincibles also arrived.

Apart from the small number of Invincibles who were still busy going after those attempting their dao affirmations, most of the myriad race Invincibles involved in this conflict had arrived.

More than a hundred Invincibles were being gathered in one place. Their very presence caused the entire Sea of Stars to churn and roil. A baleful aura shrouded the entire region.

An immortal king stepped forth and spoke in a tone of pity, “Give up. Xia Longwu has too much blood in his hands. The human race has gained four new Invincibles. With the return of Zhou Tianyuan and Zhu Tianfang, you now have six additional Invincibles. Is this not enough for you?”

Humanity had gained six Invincibles. But it had also lost one. With the addition of multiple new Invincibles and the removal of a traitor, humanity had won massively. As far as the myriad races were concerned, humanity should have given up on Xia Longwu.

Xia Longwu might be ranked top five in the Dao Affirmation Ranking, but in terms of strength, was he really comparable to someone like Nan Wujiang?

“Tian Yu, is the immortal thinking of being the vanguard this time?”

Great Xia King asked coldly. Immortal King Tian Yu was the ancestor of Fairy Yu Xuan, the same fairy who had been killed by Xia Huyou not long ago. When Great Xia King took a look around, he sighed inwardly. This was hopeless.

Xia Longwu was taking too long. He had dragged it out until the battle in the Human Realm was over, until the others were done affirming their dao, until the battles else were over.

Great Xia King knew what Xia Longwu was thinking.

But he still felt very helpless about this. In truth, Xia Longwu was also a member of the multiple character faction. His teacher was Wan Tiansheng. And he was just as sentimental as the other multiple character faction members.