Tribulation of Myriad Races

Red Clouds Island.

Day after day passed.

For the myriad races, a month was not long.

For one month, numerous people arrived at Red Clouds Island, including the humans. Nobody rejected the invitation. The Myriad Realms was still a world ruled by multiple major races. As strong as the humans were, they would not receive any slot if they were arrogant enough not to join the assembly.

Disagreeing with the consensus reached during the assembly when they were absent would make them the public enemy of the myriad races. Numerous buildings were erected on the Red Clouds Island.

Humans, divines, devils, immortals…

The buildings erected by these major races were incomparably large. Also as large were the buildings erected by the major organizations of the Allheaven Battlefield, such as the Thousand Region Alliance, Heavenly Hunt Pavilion, and the Ancient City Alliance.

Even those from the rarely seen ancient races were present. Most of the time, these ancient races would distance themselves from the regular conflicts between the myriad races. However, the allocation of slots to the Luminous Domain Mansion was something they couldn’t ignore. Nobody could resist the temptation of the Luminous Domain Mansion.

Red Clouds Island bustled with activity as more and more people arrived.

As the crowd grew, the entire island was transformed into a large marketplace of the myriad races.

The Invincibles of the various races had banned all use of force on the island during the duration of the assembly. This made the island a perfect place for the various races to get some business done.

All sorts of treasures and specialties of the various realms were put up for sale on the island.

The island also became a great place for the various young geniuses to explore as it would remain relatively safe before the mansion opened.

***

Above the various majestic buildings, powerful cultivators could be seen arriving from the sky every now and then.

Some would arrive in their powerful mounts, some would arrive in their flamboyant vehicles, and some would even arrive mounted on powerful dragons and phoenixes. The arrival of each expert would send shocks all over the island.

Near a designated entrance to the island, a group of people was being blocked from setting foot on the island. Nearby, a bunch of myriad race geniuses were watching with amusement.

“Wow, so many humans are here.”

A youth from the divine race smiled and said, “You want to get on the island? Sure. As ordered by the various Invincibles, those from Great Zhou, Great Qin, Great Ming, Great Xia, and Great Shang can enter directly. No other humans are allowed entry.”

“Why?”

The humans, who were being prevented from getting on the island, had unsightly expressions.

The divine youth answered, “The reason is simple. The prefectures we named are powerful with numerous geniuses. In the Myriad Realms, only might rules. Thus, they can enter but you can’t. This is how things have always been in the Myriad Realms. Do you disagree?”

“…”

The humans frowned. One of the leaders, a Sunmoon, said coldly, “Human Invincibles will be here as well. Why are you separating us based on our prefectures? What scheme are you plotting against us this time?”

“Scheme?” The divine youth laughed, “Not at all. This is how things have always been done. Back then, with your two holy lands acting as the representative of humanity, this wasn’t an issue. What can we do if you don’t have your holy lands anymore? We can’t allow just anyone to step foot on the island. Order must be maintained. Don’t you agree?”

Someone from a different race grinned and said, “Exactly. Without your holy lands, who can represent humanity? Tell us. Who are your representatives? Just look at the five elemental race. They are separated into five different races so each race is treated as an independent race. Why don’t you label yourself clearly based on your origin? That will make it easier for us to know who you are. Yes, your experts are here. But we don’t know which prefectures they are representing. We can’t just allow all of you to enter, right?”

“…”

As the argument continued, more and more people arrived to watch the show.

At that moment, a fatty squeezed out of the crowd with an entourage of beauties around him. He laughed and said, “What is this? Brother from the divine race, stop messing around. There are so many experts on the island. Are you trying to put up a show to entertain everyone?”

The divine youth had a toying look in his eyes as he said, “Prince Xia, I’m not stopping anyone from Great Xia. Those from Great Xia are free to come and go. As for the rest of them…how am I supposed to know if there aren’t any fake humans among them? Prince Xia, are you saying that all of them belong to Great Xia? If you’re saying that, I’ll let them through immediately. Otherwise, I have to carry out my duty. I am under orders to keep order here. Unrelated individuals are not allowed to enter. We’re doing this to ensure peace on the island. Don’t make my job difficult, Prince Xia.”

The divine youth cupped his hands together and said, “Prince Xia, I’m not trying to challenge you here. If they all admit to being the subordinates of Great Xia, I’ll let them through immediately.”

Xia Huyou’s expression changed slightly, but he smiled again and said, “You’re being funny. All humans are family. Nobody is anyone’s subordinate.”

Before he could say more, a human snorted coldly and said, “Xia Huyou, is this a plot to humiliate us?”

“…”

That instantly rendered Xia Huyou speechless. He looked at the person who had spoken, rolled his eyes, and shrugged. “Fine. Deal with this yourself.”

He couldn’t be bothered to do more.

This was what the major races wanted to see. But if these humans were kept from getting on the island, the human race as a whole would be humiliated. Thus, he tried to resolve it. Unfortunately, he had failed.

This time, the human race was not the only race suffering this humiliation.

The same thing was happening to the devil race at a different designated entrance to the island. The entrance was connected to two different lanes. One was labeled “Blood Fire Devil” and the other was labeled “Original Devil”.

It was unknown whose idea that was, but it would most likely be either the divines or the immortals. This was merely a small trick, but often, these little tricks were very effective in splitting a race and causing internal strife within the race.

In short, the humans were forced to split themselves based on their prefectures while the devils were forced to split themselves based on their sub-races.

In the past, only the humans would suffer such suppression from the major races. But now, the devils had joined them as targets of suppression. That was all due to the injuries of the Devil Pseudo Emperor and the prowess of the Blood Fire Devil King. In the past, the divines and immortals had tried to split the devils into two during the allocation, explaining that by working as two races, the devils could obtain even more slots during the allocation.

They would rather allocate more slots to the devils just to see them separated.

Even if the devils agreed in a perfunctory manner and pretended to be separated, it would still be considered a success for the divines and immortals. The higher-ups might be aware that it was an act, but those below them might not share their thoughts. Things might get heated and cracks would start appearing.

This time, the immortals had also suggested that the humans attend the allocation as thirty-six prefectures. That would allow them to receive more slots during the allocation. The higher-ups of the humans would naturally not fall for such a simple trick, but that might not be the case for those below them.

This was not an internal allocation among fellow humans. Instead, they were facing external enemies here. Splitting themselves up in such a situation might prove disastrous. Both the humans and devils had not fallen for the trick. Each race had insisted on attending the assembly as a singular race.

Nevertheless, the myriad races did not stop spreading the rumors about Su Yu, Liu Wenyan, and Wan Tiansheng, who were separate factions of humanity. They would try anything to keep humanity separated.

Su Yu might not be an easy opponent to handle, but enlarging the crack between him and humanity would also be effective in weakening him and humanity as a whole.

***

The arguments continued.

Deeper in the island, each palace hall stood far apart. However, the distance was nothing for Invincibles. Great Zhou King, Junior Qin King, Niu Baidao, and Heavenly Forge King were the Invincibles representing humanity here.

Great Zhou King was the overall leader of the group. The rest were here to represent the cultural researchers, warriors, and Invincibles who weren’t founding kings.

Great Qin King had to remain behind and guard the eastern sector. Great Xia King and the others were bad at negotiations. Great Ming King was too lazy to go this far. Thus, Great Zhou King was appointed the leader of the human expedition.

Noticing the arguments at the designated entrances, the white-haired divine king laughed and said, “Brother Zhou, looks like the youngsters are still too ignorant. There might be thirty-six prefectures in the Human Realm, but the holy lands reign above. Thus, all humanity can be considered a singular entity. How can they do this? I’m embarrassed at their ignorance.”

He continued without stopping, “Brother Zhou, are you here to represent the Knowledge Seeking Realm as usual?”

Great Zhou King replied emotionlessly, “I’m representing the Human Realm.”

“Human Realm?” The divine king laughed, “Are you sure? Great Xia King and the others aren’t here yet. Can you really represent the Human Realm? I don’t want to finish the allocation only to see the barbaric Great Xia King protesting our every decision. That would be annoying.”

Dao King was sipping tea in a different palace hall. He spoke in a leisurely tone, “That’s right, Brother Zhou. Will the agreement we reach here count for the other humans?”

“Exactly.”

After lightly patting Qin Zhen to stop him from saying anything, Great Zhou King spoke in an unhurried manner, “There is no need for you to worry about this. There won’t be any issues. Things are fine among humanity. I’m only worried about the devils. I wonder if the Blood Fire Devil King will be here this time. And if he’s coming, will the blood fire devils call the shots for the devils this time? Or will it be the original devils as usual? I advise all of you to show some respect to Blood Fire Devil King. Everyone knows how the blood fire devils are. If they feel disrespected, things might get very troublesome…”

The expressions of the devil kings nearby changed slightly upon hearing that, but they said nothing. Things had indeed been rather chaotic in the Devil Realm with the injuries of the Devil Pseudo Emperor.

In fact, small-scale battles had already erupted in the Devil Realm. After shifting the topic to a different direction, Great Zhou King stopped speaking. Meanwhile, the arguments at the entrances continued. The Invincibles did not interfere. This would happen each time. In a way, this was also a form of test for the young geniuses.

In any case, the Invincibles had banned any act of violence on the island. The arguments would not escalate into anything else.