Tribulation of Myriad Races

More and more people were gathered near the entrance.

The divine youth smiled and said, “Everyone, apart from the prefectures I mentioned earlier, I have never heard of the other prefectures. Maybe you can tell me which holy land you come from instead. I might know these holy lands. And if it’s a name I recognize, I’ll let you through. Just don’t tell me which prefecture you come from. There are too many random prefectures in the Human Realm. I don’t know then all.”

He grinned, “I’m not doing this to cause trouble. However, order must be maintained. Each of you needs to register before entering. I won’t feel comfortable letting someone from a place I don’t know enter.”

Suddenly, someone dropped down from the sky. It was Qin Fang on his flying sky tiger. He coldly said, “Enough. Move aside, Hu Lan. Are you picking a fight?”

Immediately, a second person dropped down from the sky. It was Zhan Wushuang. He asked, “Qin Fang, has Great Qin unified the Human Realm?”

“Zhan Wushuang, are you picking a fight with me? Don’t forget you’re merely someone who has survived Su Yu by sheer luck.”

Zhan Wushuang said, “Su Yu is Su Yu. You are you. Everyone is their own person. How about this? Any human can enter as long as they can take a punch restrained to the same cultivation level from me. If anyone disagrees, they can stay outside.”

Qin Fang’s eyes turned cold, “So you’re really picking a fight.”

“Not at all. I merely wish to judge your strength.”

Zhan Wushuang said, “The humans have always called themselves a major race, but the strength of each human differs too greatly from each other. Often, even the weaklings insist they join us. This is an embarrassment to the rest of the major races. Of the top ten races, this situation is only happening among humanity. Your people frequently lose fights against the minor races. This is a disgrace for the rest of the top ten races.”

Before Qin Fang could say anything, a different human said, “A punch from you? A punch restrained to the same cultivation level?”

Zhan Wushuang replied, “Yes. If you’re a Skysoar, I will limit my strength to the level of a Skysoar. If you can take it, you are free to enter. Otherwise…you should stop embarrassing yourself here.”

“Sure.”

Qin Fang couldn’t say anything before the human agreed. A sense of helplessness washed over him. What was that human thinking? Did he believe that he could really take a punch from Zhan Wushuang?

No matter what, Zhan Wushuang was ranked second on the Heaven Index. Even with his cultivation level suppressed, he would be far stronger than that human. Xia Huyou and Qin Fang exchanged gazes before shrugging helplessly. This issue had been plaguing humanity for many years.

Since the Human Realm was governed by numerous independent prefectures, even an Heaven Index genius like Qin Fang would not command much respect in the other prefectures. This issue would not be solved before the Human Realm was unified.

There was no right or wrong about this. These humans were not from Great Qin. They were not Qin Fang’s subordinates. For many, they only acknowledged the authority of their own prefecture.

With Zhan Wushuang’s declaration, a blade was drawn and swung his way. The attacker was a seventh-stage Cloudbreach.

Zhan Wushuang merely threw a punch without a change in his expression. With a rumble, waves of source qi rippled out. Then, the human was sent crashing far away. A pool of blood slowly gathered beneath him. Nobody knew if he was still alive.

Qin Fang frowned. He knew that the human was still alive. But that punch had heavily injured that human. The punch of Zhan Wushuang was not something one could take so easily, even when Zhan Wushuang was restraining his own strength.

Meanwhile, more and more people gathered around them.

Seeing the human defeated in one punch, someone laughed and said, “The variation in the strength of different humans sure is big. Some humans can easily defeat us, but some can’t even take a punch. Su Yu is the most impressive of you lot. No wonder he looks down on humanity. He would rather leave and form his own faction than remain with humanity.”

“Yeah. Are these people the so-called young geniuses? How pathetic. Apart from people like Su Yu, Qin Fang, and Huang Teng, the rest of them are worthless.”

“I now understand why Wan Tiansheng did what he did. How could a super genius like Wan Tiansheng tolerate the rule of useless fools like them?”

The myriad race experts were brutally blunt. The more the humans listened, the more unsightly their faces became.

Not willing to tolerate this any longer, Qin Fang shouted, “Enough!”

That roar of his scattered the inconspicuous power drifting in the air. They myriad races had already started their attack against humanity. The inconspicious power was working imperceptibly to plant a seed of hostility in the mind of these humans against Su Yu, Wan Tiansheng, and the other top geniuses of humanity.

Alas, he couldn’t do anything about the mouths of the myriad race experts. One of them laughed and said, “Qin Fang, we’re not stopping you. What is this? Are you trying to take command over the youth of humanity since Great Qin King is in command of the armies of humanity? Has the Qin Family united the Human Realm?”

“I heard that humanity has sent numerous experts this time to snatch the nine-leaf skylotus for Great Qin King. With the nine-leaf skylotus, he will become the supreme ruler of humanity. Is that true, Qin Fang?”

Before Qin Fang could offer a retort, someone else said, “That must be the case. I find it hard to believe that the Qin Family isn’t tempted to unify humanity under its rule. Perhaps even your Prefect Qin, who had completed his dao affirmation recently, would enter the mansion this time. Am I right, Qin Fang?”

Qin Fang frowned. Yes, his father was indeed planning to enter the mansion. That was not all. Even his second uncle was preparing to enter. And now, these people were trying to incite these people against him.

Once again, Qin Fang tried to speak. At the exact moment, Soulcurse of the celestial chasm race muttered lightly, forcefully pushing Qin Fang’s words back into his mouth. Immediately, his aura erupted.

Soulcurse smiled, “What’s wrong, Brother Qin?”

Just as Qin Fang’s eyes turned murderous, several humans descended from the sky. Among them were Huang Teng and Wu Qi. But at the same time, several myriad race experts arrived as well.

The myriad race expert with a glib tongue smiled and said, “Oh, are those from Great Xia here? Come on in. All from Great Xia and Great Qin can enter freely. We have always respected Great Xia and Great Qin for the sheer number of experts you have been able to produce. As for the rest of you, the same rule applies. Take a punch from Brother Wushuang if you wish to enter.”

“Will all of them fail to take the punch? They are truly too weak. I find it hard to believe that someone like Su Yu is actually a human as well…”

The myriad races continued with such remarks.

Even if the humans knew that this was an attempt to incite disharmony, they still couldn’t avoid feeling unhappy about it. Slowly, the unhappiness grew into fury and hatred even if they didn’t know who exactly they were furious at.

Finally, one of them lost patience and declared, “No matter how strong Su Yu is, he is no longer a human. He only grew so strong because he was lucky!”

Qin Fang and the others frowned. What a fool. This was clearly a trap. Why were they stepping into an obvious trap? This had been the goal of these myriad race experts all along. And they had succeeded.

Qin Fang sighed inwardly. This would not change unless humanity were unified properly.

He could only hope that his grandpa would be able to complete the advancement smoothly after this. Of course, the premise for that was a successful retrieval of the nine-leaf skylotus from the mansion.

“Su Yu and Wan Tiansheng are traitors of humanity…”

Suddenly, a laugh rang out. “What is that? Is someone praising me?”

The hearts of Qin Fang and the others skipped a beat.

Out of nowhere, someone descended from the sky and stomped the two who had been talking about Su Yu into the ground. Then, the newcomer looked around curiously before smiling, “Who was it? Where are you?”

“…”

Everyone blanked out. Why…why was he here personally? As for the two humans who were speaking earlier, they were no longer capable of speaking or even moving.

A different human demanded furiously, “You! Su Yu! What are you doing?”

With a genial smile, Su Yu casually reached out and turned the human into a meatball and asked, “Who was it? Where are you?”

Then, his gaze settled on Zhan Wushuang and the other myriad race geniuses. His smile turned deeper as he asked, “My friends, looks like you have been missing me even when I’m not around. Why are all of you talking about me repeatedly?”

As he asked, he sent a casual slap out. About eight myriad race experts scattered in panic while the rest weren’t able to flee in time. With a rumble, more than ten meat patties were created.

“Su Yu, you—”

“You’re too loud.”

A hammer appeared and dropped down on the myriad race expert with a glib tongue. His body was instantly smashed apart, leaving him with only a sea of willpower. It only took one attack to do that.

A different voice rang out, “Violence is not permitted during the assembly. Su Yu, you’re courting death.”

A massive palm dropped down from the sky. At the same time, three punches appeared out of thin and and smashed the palm apart. Then, three stone statues materialized in the sky. Behind them, three ancient cities floated.

Su Yu asked, “What are you doing? I was disciplining some impudent whelps. What’s wrong with that? For daring to address me by my name directly, he deserves punishment. As a mere Mountainsea, he was too impudent. Do you think just anyone can address me by my name? Perhaps I should get my subordinates to address some divine kings directly by their names. Will the divines tolerate that? Do you tolerate such impudence?”

Su Yu asked, “Are you trying to say that my status is beneath that of a divine king? Are all of you looking down on the holy cities?”

With the three stone statues floating in the sky, one Invincible after another appeared. They all frowned. Su Yu was here. And he wasn’t alone. He was here with three stone statues. Three super experts.

With a smile, Su Yu kicked the two humans beneath him away before looking at the distant human Invincibles. “Brainless fools should just stay at home. Who do they belong to? Get those people to take these fools away. If they’re unhappy, send their Invincibles to me. I don’t enjoy associating myself with you, but I can’t quite stop myself from feeling embarrassed when I see such idiotic humans. Also, please warn your juniors for me. If they dare to show me further disrespect, don’t blame me for showing no mercy.”

He turned to face Qin Fang and the others and smiled, “To lead the younger generation, strength alone is not enough. You need ruthlessness as well. And that ruthlessness must be applied both internally and externally. Kindness won’t work. Humanity has been split for too long. Just treat these fools the same way you treat the myriad races. If they are disobedient, kill them. If they are unwilling to yield, kill them. If they are disrespectful, kill them.”

Su Yu spoke with a perfectly calm voice, but the people around him couldn’t help but feel a chill.

As he nonchalantly stepped forward, he ignored all the Invincibles and looked at the experts from the various races around him, including the humans. With a grin, he said, “The humans worry too much. This applies to both the older experts and the young geniuses. All of you are dreaming of unifying humanity in a gentle manner. That is wrong. Fortunately, I am no longer one of you. I won’t be able to live like this.”

Suddenly, Great Zhou King smiled and asked, “Su Yu, if you were king, what would you do?”

Su Yu looked up and smiled at Great Zhou King, “Your Majesty.”

“Dispense with courtesies.”

Great Zhou King replied in a casual tone.

Su Yu asked, “Is this a test? Are you trying to see if I’m a suitable king for humanity? What an honor. To be honest, I asked myself the same question before. In the past, I used to believe that when I grew strong, I would persuade everyone to unite.

“However, my thoughts have changed. Now, I will consider anyone willing to yield as fellow humans. Those unwilling to yield…are not humans. And if they’re not humans, I can kill them openly. What do you think, Great Zhou King?”

He might be smiling, but everyone could almost smell the stench of blood from his words. Great Zhou King’s expression did not change, but the expressions of everyone else changed.

Su Yu was too murderous. The surrounding humans stiffened from his words.

With a cheerful smile on his face, Su Yu said, “Humanity has remained at peace for far too long. Humanity has also been separated for far too long. In our current era, we need ruthlessness and decisiveness. If I were king, I would first kill a few Invincibles as offering for my banner. If anyone wanted to go against me, I would pick maybe three or five prefectures and wipe them out. Powerful Invincibles like Great Zhou King would be used as assassins. They must succeed in every mission or die. With such pressure on him, I reckon Great Zhou King would finally stop hiding his strength. Isn’t it simple? If you are not with me, you die. As for the fate of the world after my death, why should I care? Is my answer to your liking, Great Zhou King?”