Tribulation of Myriad Races

Chapter 1285: Can’t Afford To Offend (3)

Empyrean Cloud really wanted to ask if he really believed he would live longer than a death sovereign. But…she didn’t know how to phrase that question. Her worldview had been toppled completely. This was the first mayor in existence to worry that their death sovereign would die.

She had no choice but to believe that the longer you lived, the more you would see.

She had seen countless mayors before, but all of them wanted nothing more than to see their death sovereigns dead. Meanwhile, Su Yu was afraid that Xing Yue would die.

Worried, Su Yu asked, “Lord, is there no way for me to remain a mayor when Xing Yue is dead?”

After some hesitation, Empyrean Cloud said, “I’m not sure. Normally, those lucky enough to have their death sovereign dead will leave as soon as possible. I have never seen any such person remain in the city to wait for a second conversion. Maybe…you can try.”

With an expression of great worry, Su Yu said, “No, I won’t try something so risky. Xing Yue better not die on me. If she dies and nobody else is willing to convert me, I won’t be able to remain a mayor. No way. I need to tell Lord Grandstar to take good care of Xing Yue. I also need to remind Xing Yue to not go too far away. She shouldn’t be too quick to fight the other death sovereigns for her hegemony. I also need to absorb less death qi from her. I can’t weaken her too much, right? Sigh. Why is she such a worrisome person?”

He was starting to fear for Xing Yue. If she were to die, he would be in a very big trouble. With the sheer number of enemies he had, including the human race, the thought of losing his mayorship was terrifying.

He hurriedly said, “Lord, why don’t you call Yanmo over? Tell him to try converting me. That way, I’ll have a spare…”

Yet again, Empyrean Cloud experienced another first time. She didn’t know how to react.

Thus, she ignored him and sent Grandstar a voice transmission instead, “Grandstar, your mayor…is telling you to protect the death sovereign over there properly. Don’t let her die or he won’t get to be a mayor anymore. He does not want his freedom…”

Grandstar was left quite speechless as well. Shortly after, he replied, “True. Xing Yue’s death might really free him. That would put him in a lot of trouble and lose us an outstanding mayor.”

Next, Grandstar contacted all the other guardians and said, “Everyone, keep an eye on the fellows under you. Warn them to not mess with Xing Yue. She’s under my protection from now on.”

Yes. He was going to start protecting Xing Yue. The alternative was losing Su Yu as a mayor. How could he allow that to happen? Sure, some other death spirit might appear to replace Xing Yue. But there was no guarantee. It would be much better to not risk it.

Then, Grandstar sent Xing Yue a voice transmission as well. Never had he been so polite to Xing Yue before. “Xing Yue, be sure to take care of yourself. Don’t run off and fight wars in the Death Realm. It’s too dangerous. Su Yu told me to protect you well lest you die and free him. That would be very annoying. If you face any trouble, feel free to contact me. I’ll help you as long as it doesn’t break the laws.”

“…”

In the tunnel.

Xing Yue blanked out for a bit. Then, the look in her eyes changed. An insult. This was an insult of the highest order!

The pseudo death spirit she had converted herself was actually worried that she would die because he didn’t want to stop being a pseudo death spirit. The guardian that was supposedly guarding against her was putting her under his protection. She felt…insulted!

“Bastard!”

Death Sovereign Xing Yue was furious! Su Yu was insulting her! She was a hegemon! An Invincible! A death sovereign! Yet she had been insulted in such a manner! This was a disgrace!

The guardian, who had been on guard against her since forever, was telling her to look for him if she was in trouble. Why? Because the guardian didn’t want to lose a good mayor. She felt like they were pricking her heart with needles. If she was still alive, she would start coughing blood from sheer anger right about now.

Grandstar was completely indifferent to Xing Yue’s humiliation. He was in agreement with Su Yu. They had to be careful, right?

***

Meanwhile, Empyrean Cloud had yet to recover from her stupefaction.

Su Yu…and Grandstar had both shattered her worldview.

Grandstar was offering Xing Yue his protection.

Holy shit!

Empyrean Cloud felt like cursing someone. They were supposed to guard against the Death Realm. When had they ever extended their protection to a death sovereign?

Suddenly, Su Yu asked, “Lord Empyrean Cloud, you can now leave the city and take a short walk outside. You can leave your death qi with me. Take a walk. Or fly around if you want. The world outside is very beautiful.”

Empyrean Cloud was stunned. Could she…really leave the city? Would Su Yu die from that? Then, she recalled that Grandstar had done the same before. It should be…fine, right?

Carefully and slowly, she started transferring her death qi to Su Yu. In response, Su Yu started reversing the death qi madly.

Carefully, Empyrean Cloud moved away from the tunnel. Nothing happened.

Then, she carefully removed her petrification and returned to her normal size. Su Yu was too focused on his work to notice.

At that moment, Empyrean Cloud felt like crying. How many years had it been? She wanted to go out as well. She wanted to move around as well. But she couldn’t. And now…she could!

With a flicker, she vanished.

Nobody could see her. She left the city and soared into the sky. As she flew higher and higher, an urge to roar and cheer came to her. She also had the urge to weep. She might be an Invincible, but she was also a living, breathing being.

How many years had it been?

Too many to count.

At times, she wondered if she was really still alive.

But today, she was certain. She was still alive.

Freedom was something everyone yearned for. And she was no exception.

She became mad with joy. Finally…she could leave the city again!

Boom!

She threw a random palm attack, causing her surroundings to shake violently. She couldn’t control herself. She couldn’t hold back her excitement.

She was finally out of the city!

This was real!

Su Yu! As of this moment, there was nobody she loved more than Su Yu.

She couldn’t control her emotions.

Suddenly, she descended from the sky and sent a slap toward the Eternal Serenity City. The stone statue in the city opened his eyes blankly. Before he could say anything, his mayor was turned into mincemeat.

The mayor wasn’t dead. As a peak Sunmoon, he could survive that much. But he was overwhelmed with fear as he hurriedly regrew his body in confusion. What…happened? What was that? How did that happen when he was in his city?

Next, Empyrean Cloud threw a palm attack at the nearby Openmountain City. After doing that, she soared into the sky, released her presence, and spread her voice throughout the Sea of Stars.

“From today onward, Su Yu is under my protection. Whoever you are, if you dare to harm him, you will die.”

“…”

Freedom meant too much to Empyrean Cloud.

Countless experts were stunned.

Holy shit!

What was going on?

A stone statue had suddenly left the city. And that was not all. The same stone statue had suddenly turned two mayors into mincemeat. Of course, the two mayors had yet to die. They had merely been injured gravely. But…what did this signify? Something like this had never happened before?

Even Grandstar was stunned. Holy shit! What was this? Was she trying to steal his position in Su Yu’s heart?

The two stone statues of the Eternal Serenity and Openmountain Cities appeared quite furious. But before they could say anything, Empyrean Cloud sent them a voice transmission, “Don’t provoke me! If you provoke me, I’ll tell Big Brother what you did! I’ll tell him how your mayors bullied my mayor! How dare they?”

“…”

The two stone statues were so stunned it felt like they were being petrified for a second time.

Holy shit!

What did Su Yu do to Empyrean Cloud?