Tribulation of Myriad Races

After an indeterminate amount of time, Liu Hong regained his consciousness and hurriedly shouted, “Just what do you want from me?”

Su Yu smiled, “Don’t talk. Don’t pretend to be unconscious. I control everything in the city. I don’t care about your explanation.”

Liu Hong stared at Su Yu gloomily.

Su Yu continued sipping his tea leisurely. He said, “Teacher Liu, I have a question. Where did you learn your character technique?”

“My teacher, Zhang Ruoling—”

Boom!

Once again, he was knocked unconscious.

After some time, Liu Hong reopened his eyes. At this point, his head was already aching badly. Su Yu smiled and asked, “Where did you learn it?”

“I’m telling the truth. It’s Teacher Zhang Ruoling—”

Boom!

He was knocked unconscious again. Liu Hong had numerous excuses prepared, but he was not given the chance to say any of them.

Su Yu knew very well how he should deal with someone like this. He was too familiar with people like this. Thus, he had an easy solution to deal with someone like Liu Hong. He would only believe what he wanted to believe. He would not listen to anything he didn’t want to believe.

More time passed before Liu Hong woke up again. He hurriedly said, “Stop! If you hit me one more time, my sea of willpower will collapse! I’ll come clean! My character technique was taught by Teacher Yun Chen. I was a spy planted by the Myriad Race Cult. But the truth was that I was meant as Teacher Yun Chen’s contact person…”

Su Yu had a thoughtful smile as he said, “Are you saying this because you’re sure I won’t check with Yun Chen?”

“I’m telling the truth!” Liu Hong swore earnestly, “Why should I keep lying? Su Yu, I’m being truthful here!”

Su Yu laughed, “Whatever. Since you’re refusing to say it, you’ll probably take it to your grave. It’s pointless to continue on this topic. Let’s move on. You recently concluded a deal with someone. Who did you scam this time?”

“I didn’t—”

Boom!

Once again, he was knocked unconscious.

After some time, he opened his eyes and helplessly said, “Please stop. No matter what, I used to be your teacher. You can’t treat your teacher like this.”

Su Yu smiled and repeated his question, “Who did you scam?”

“Topsoil Spirit.”

Su Yu was surprised. He laughed in amusement and asked, “How did you do it?”

Helpless, Liu Hong explained, “That was a complete accident. I’m serious. I encountered him by pure accident. I know that the Five Elemental Art is somewhat related to the five elemental race. I also know that the five elemental race has been trying to find this art for a very long time. I also know that the Source Soul Art you released is slightly similar to their Five Elemental Art. Thus, I tried my luck with him. Surprisingly…he’s dumb enough to buy everything I told him. I did not expect him to be so dumb. The entire thing was so smooth. I have never scammed someone so easily before.”

Su Yu was much less surprised to hear that. Topsoil Spirit was smart, but he had also been misled by too much misinformation. In fact, Su Yu was the biggest source of this misinformation.

During his fight with Topsoil Spirit, he had utilized the power of the five elements. He had even consumed the powers of the five elemental Invincibles. Topsoil Spirit was already suspicious of the matter. Liu Hong’s words had merely served to reinforce what he believed to be true. In any case, he wouldn’t believe that Liu Hong was gutsy enough to scam him, the hope of the five elemental race.

Of course, the supporting cast in this scam had also played a massive role. The white mask had forced Topsoil Spirit to make a decision without thinking too much.

Su Yu laughed, “You are very brave, Teacher Liu. Is there anything you won’t dare to do? The five elemental race has more than ten Invincibles. Do you think the human race will protect you from their wrath? Don’t you know how many Invincible descendants you have offended? Are you thinking of remaining on the run forever?”

Liu Hong smiled awkwardly and said, “I had no choice. The Allheaven Battlefield is a dangerous place. With my strength, many places in the Allheaven Battlefield are forbidden from me. The places I can go are too dangerous for my liking. Left with no choice, I could only make a living out of scamming.”

Su Yu stared at Liu Hong silently. After a while, he laughed and walked over.

Their gazes met.

Su Yu said, “Teacher Liu, stop acting. You are very brave. You have the courage to do anything so long as the benefit is large enough. Be honest. Why are you here? Was it really a coincidence? Or were you using my city as a way to avoid Topsoil Spirit?”

“That was really a coincidence…”

Liu Hong promised solemnly.

Su Yu laughed and asked, “Are you interested in a deal?”

“What?”

Su Yu said, “Teacher Liu, I’ve found that in terms of scamming and acting, you are among the best in the Allheaven Battlefield. I love disguising myself as others. Everyone knows that. Surprisingly, nobody has ever tried to disguise themselves as me.”

“…”

Liu Hong’s eyes flickered.

Su Yu continued, “Teacher, I believe you are the perfect person to disguise yourself as me. You are as cultured, as refined, as shameless, as silver-tongued, and as brave as me. You’re perfect for this job.

“You also have a character technique. Do you know the disassembly method? It doesn’t matter if you don’t. I can teach you. Are you interested in changing the form of your character technique into that of a hammer? Your physical body is a tad bit too weak, and you have no death qi in your body. But everything else…tsk tsk. Teacher, we’re so similar we are practically brothers of the same parents.”

Liu Hong’s expression changed as he asked, “You wish to borrow my identity?”

“No, not at all.” Su Yu shook his head, “That will be too dangerous. You have too many enemies. That is too troublesome to deal with. I don’t need your identity. But I need someone to sit in for me.”

Liu Hong asked gloomily, “What do you mean?”

Su Yu smiled, “Everyone believes that I will be entering the Luminous Domain Mansion. But why should I? If I know that everyone is waiting to kill me in there, why should I go? Teacher, why don’t you sit in for me in the city? You can enjoy life as an overlord for a while. It won’t take long. I only need you to stay here for a month.”

Liu Hong studied Su Yu’s face for a long while before asking, “Do you mean that I need to give up on entering the mansion?”

Su Yu laughed, “You might be able to gain some benefits after entering. But you can also get some benefits from me without going in. For example, you get to keep what you scammed this time. You will also keep your life. Don’t you know that…all these are mine now?”

“Are you really entering the mansion?”

Su Yu said, “Of course. Why not?”

“I want to go as well…”

Su Yu shook his head with a laugh, “No. You don’t want to go. You prefer becoming an overlord, even a temporary one. Isn’t that great? You will love it.”

Liu Hong turned even more solemn as he said, “I had believed that you only wanted my identity. But you’re saying that you want me to take your identity instead. Are you telling me to convert into a resident?”

“Yes.”

Su Yu praised, “You’re so smart, teacher. I love talking to smart people. You will remain one of the living without converting. Invincibles aren’t that blind. They can see through your disguise easily. You must convert to pull off the disguise effectively.”

Su Yu met Liu Hong’s gaze and said, “Yes, this is what I need. An expression that is a mix of fury and duplicity. This is perfect. Teacher, I feel like we’re a copy of each other.”

“…”

Liu Hong gnashed his teeth and said, “You’re trying to kill me.”

Su Yu shook his head, “Not at all. Life as a living dead is pretty good, Teacher.”

Liu Hong frowned, “This is not possible. You might as well kill me now. The moment I become a living dead, my future will be severed. All my hard work all these years will go to waste. I did not struggle so hard just to become a living dead. I aspire to keep living. I aspire to grow strong.”

“No, not at all.” Su Yu shook his head, “Teacher, stop acting in front of me. It’s pointless. For you, anything is possible as long as the benefit is big enough. Human, living dead, or death spirit does not matter. You will not mind so long as you get to keep your memories. Your memories are all you need to remain you. You’re only refusing because you wish to get a better price for your cooperation. Am I right?”

Liu Hong was rendered speechless. After a short pause, he cursed, “Screw that! You’re talking about becoming a living dead! That is too costly for me! I can’t agree to this. I will die if I agree.”

“It’s not like you will stay a living dead forever. Breaking free is still possible.” Su Yu asked, “Let me ask you again. Teacher, is your arrival a coincidence?”

Liu Hong insisted, “Yes.”

Su Yu asked, “Who sent you? Or was this your idea? Did you believe that I would set my sights on your identity after seeing you? Are you here to deliver me a disguise for my coming trip?”

“That is absolutely not true.”

Su Yu asked, “Did you expect even this request of mine? Did you come expecting to convert into a living dead?”

Liu Hong felt like coughing blood. He denied, “No! This has never been a part of the plan!”

“So you’re saying that everything else is a part of the plan.”

“No!”

Su Yu laughed, “I love seeing this expression on you. When you’re stubbornly denying your scheme even after you’re exposed, you look like a perfect copy of me. Like you, I would never admit to anything when caught unless an ironclad proof could be provided in front of me.”

“…”