Tribulation of Myriad Races

The death sovereign was raging in the death tunnel.

As Su Yu’s surroundings warped, the young man vanished before his eyes. Next, he found himself in a large hall with a massive stone statue in front of him.

The first thing he heard was the furious howls in the air, “I’m here! Su Yu, didn’t you challenge me to come back from the dead? I’m here! Wait for me!”

“…”

Once again, Su Yu blanked out. This had happened too many times today.

What the hell was that? That voice…was quite similar to the voice of the silhouette he had defeated not long ago. It seemed to be coming from the death tunnel.

Boom!

The old turtle merely released a little of his aura and suppressed the tunnel. Before long, silence returned.

Noticing Su Yu’s expression, Empyrean Cloud assumed that Su Yu had been intimidated. She hurriedly placated him, “It’s fine. That guy won’t be able to leave easily. There are no residents in the city. He won’t be able to get a reason to leave.”

“That’s not it…” Su Yu asked in confusion, “Lord Empyrean Cloud, what’s going on?”

“It’s no big deal. Back then, he was killed in the city. Then, he rose as a death spirit before growing into a death sovereign. He is currently the most aggressive death spirit beneath the city.”

Su Yu asked with surprise, “You mean the previous mayor is now a death spirit?”

“Yeah.”

“And he still has his past memories?”

“Some, but not everything.”

Su Yu was rendered quite speechless. In short, the previous mayor was aware of what he did. And the previous mayor his challenge. Sure, the mayor had technically not returned to life, but the mayor was now a powerful death sovereign.

Was this really possible?

Clearly, it was.

Su Yu had imagined himself invading the world of the living for vengeance after dying. But someone else was already doing that?

He looked at the stone statue. This stone statue, in particular, did not maintain a humanoid form. Rather, it maintained the form of a large turtle. In fact, it looked quite similar to a looping turtle.

A turtle?

Su Yu was surprised to see that the true form of such a powerful Pseudo Emperor was actually a turtle. The turtle race was not known for its fighting prowess. Surprisingly, there was actually a Pseudo Emperor among them. And the greater turtle race was probably completely unaware of this.

Done with suppressing the death tunnel, the stone statue did not bother with returning to his humanoid form. He said, “Su Yu, you may proceed with the refinement of the mayor’s medallion.”

Su Yu couldn’t resist asking, “Lord…did he become a death spirit?”

“Yes.” The old turtle answered, “That is the eventual fate of many holy city mayors.”

The conversion rate of ancient city mayors into death spirits was much higher than the rate of regular experts.

Su Yu nodded and asked nothing else. Was he supposed to fear the previous mayor? He feared nothing.

It wasn’t like that guy could leave. Even if the former mayor was somehow able to leave the tunnel, he could simply leave the city. That would put him completely out of the former mayor’s reach. If the former mayor wanted to do more, he would need to first deal with the old turtle.

And Su Yu did not believe that the former mayor was stronger than the old turtle. He tossed the matter out of his mind and sat down to start refining the medallion.

This medallion was much more powerful than all the other mayor’s medallions. The death qi in it was much thicker, and it was also much harder to refine. As the refinement progressed, numerous information flowed into Su Yu’s mind, to the point he was seeing visions.

In one such vision, he could see a powerful individual.

With his hands clasped on his back, the mysterious individual gazed into the distance. Behind him, one death spirit after another appeared. Su Yu could see that all of them were death sovereigns. That was obvious due to their lively eyes and their unique outfits. For example, Xing Yue loved wearing cloaks.

“Death spirits are also a part of the myriad races. To rise from death is much harder than natural birth. How can the death spirits be excluded from the struggle for the domination of the Myriad Realms?”

The mysterious individual declared, his voice reverberating in the air.

“My friends, let us break free of this cage known as the holy city. Let the Myriad Realm be ours!”

“Let us…kill!”

Countless death spirits followed him, their death qi spreading everywhere.

In a different vision.

One death sovereign after another was killed. An incomparably massive turtle was stomping through them. The death sovereigns were either kicked back into the tunnel or killed on the spot. But with their deaths, the death qi in the world of the living ran out of control.

“He Tu, you crossed a line.”

The old turtle looked at the mysterious individual with a crown on his head. Slowly, the old turtle said, “The laws are absolute.”

“The laws?” The mysterious individual looked up at the sky and sneered, “The myriad races are allowed to fight for the domination of the Myriad Races. Why can’t the death spirit race do so as well? Are the laws…so unfair? Are the laws so laughable? If there is no justice in these laws, I shall shatter the laws.”

“Sigh.”

A massive battle erupted. The battle was so intense it felt as though the world was ending.

The River of Time unfurled across all of existence as the battle progressed. After an indeterminate amount of time, the mysterious individual collapsed onto the ground as life slowly faded from his eyes while blood dripped out of his mouth.

At that moment, the look in Su Yu’s eyes changed drastically.

On the arm of that mysterious individual…was a symbol. That was something Su Yu could never forget. It was slightly different from the symbol he saw previously, but there was no denying that it was there.

Just what was going on?

Lying in a pool of his own blood, the man gazed at the sky and sighed, “Old Turtle, it is my defeat. I only have my lack of strength to blame. But not even death can stop me. Mark my words. I will return, Old Turtle!”

Black flame engulfed his body.

Darkness covered the world.

Crimson clouds spread in the sky while a rain of blood wailed down as the man rose from the black flame as a death spirit. Step by step, he walked into a massive tunnel that had appeared after his return, a blank look in his eyes.

As he walked away, his voice rang out, “I might have forgotten a lot…but I still remember one thing. I will return. I will shatter the laws. Wait. Wait for me.”

“…”

Su Yu’s vision blurred as he was brought back to reality. Beads of sweat filled his forehead. Through the mayor’s medallion, he seemed to have witnessed the past of the previous mayor.

As mentioned by the stone statues, the previous mayor had invaded the world of the living with an army of dead behind him. Ultimately, he was slain by the old turtle before rising immediately as a death spirit. Even as a brand new death spirit, his memories were partially intact.

How terrifying.

The phenomenon his death had generated felt comparable to the phenomenon the Devil Pseudo Emperor had generated when one of his tri-life bodies perished. It was clear that this former mayor was absolutely a top expert even if he was still weaker than the Devil Pseudo Emperor.

He might be comparable to Great Xia King in strength.

Su Yu was unsure if that was the case. He had witnessed the deaths of several Invincibles not long ago, but not one of them had generated a rain of blood. They had merely generated the phenomenon of crimson clouds.

“He transformed into a death spirit right after dying?”

Su Yu was greatly shocked by what he saw.

That was such a strong mayor. But the old turtle was clearly even more terrifying than that. Not only had the old turtle killed numerous Invincible death spirits, but he had also been able to kill the previous mayor without exerting too much of his strength.

How terrifying.

Su Yu stole a glance at the old turtle, still overwhelmed by his shock. If he were to break the laws…would the old turtle kill him as well?

Sensing Su Yu’s gaze, the old turtle opened his eyes. Seemingly understanding what was happening, he said, “The ancient laws are inviolable. Since the laws have allowed us to live until now, he must follow the laws. Without the laws, the holy cities will cease to exist.”

Su Yu’s heart thumped as he promised, “You’re right, Lord. I will do my utmost to uphold the ancient laws of the holy cities.”

In a completely nonchalant manner, he took the chance to ask a question, “Lord, I saw several scenes earlier. I noticed a symbol on the arm of the previous mayor. What is that?”

Before the old turtle could say anything, Empyrean Cloud answered indifferently, “That’s the symbol of an ancient bloodline. Someone with a strong bloodline or an exceedingly powerful ancestor will manifest such a symbol.”

Su Yu’s heart skipped a beat. He hesitated slightly and said, “Lord, you mentioned previously that Great Xia King might hail from the bloodline of an ancient human king. Will such a symbol manifest on them if that is the case?”

The old turtle said, “That was merely a guess. I’m still unsure if the Xia Family is really descended from an ancient human king. With the collapse of the ancient past, there is no longer a guarantee that such a symbol will manifest in those descended from the ancient experts.”

Su Yu asked, “Are you familiar with a lotus-like symbol that would manifest on the arm? Which bloodline does this symbol belong to?”

He hurriedly drew the outline of the symbol he had seen previously in the air. He had been silent about this symbol for a long time. He did not want to mention it lest it somehow misled the others while they were searching for the traitor. Now, a chance to find out more about it had finally arrived.

When the symbol was fully drawn, both the old turtle and Empyrean Cloud stared at it for a long time in silence. Finally, the old turtle said, “This…does not look like a lotus.”

Empyrean Cloud offered her opinion, “This looks like the symbol manifesting from a mixed bloodline. It might have descended from two ancient bloodlines. It looks more like a hibiscus…mixed with a flame…”

After studying it for a bit, she shook her head, “It’s too hard to say. The symbols manifested from pure bloodlines will be much easier to determine.”

Su Yu wasn’t too disappointed. This was already more than he knew. He asked, “Will such a symbol persist after manifesting?”

The old turtle said, “No. But when emotions run high or when one is exhausted, it might manifest. A long time has passed since the ancient collapse. Where did you see this symbol? According to what I know, an ancient bloodline with enough concentration to manifest a symbol should rarely appear in the human race anymore. It has simply been too long.”

After a short pause, the old turtle added, “There is an exception. Upon reaching the Eternal Realm, a descendant of an ancient bloodline might be able to trigger the awakening of the ancient bloodline.”