Tribulation of Myriad Races

“Tai Shan…”

Su Yu muttered to himself. Who was that? The mere mention of that name seemed to have courted massive disaster.

Boom!

A devastating explosion erupted. Su Yu was trembling. Or to be precise, the entire Human Face World was trembling.

“Tai Shan!”

A furious roar rang out, the sound waves rumbling through his brain, causing him to cough a mouthful of blood. Xia Huyou and Huang Teng couldn’t hear anything, but they could feel the fury coming from the world. They could feel the intense tremors. They could feel the danger. An incomparably powerful aura was emerging in the entire Luminous Domain Mansion.

“Tai Shan!”

The furious roar resounded everywhere, but Su Yu was the only person capable of hearing it. Fury, indignance, bitter resentment, and despair could be heard in that roar. By mentioning a single name, Su Yu had triggered a massive disaster.

***

At the same time.

Outside the Luminous Domain Mansion.

The White Jade Gate started shaking violently. Then, the tremors spread throughout the Allheaven Battlefield. It was as though the world itself was raging.

Boom!

The Sea of Stars roiled and churned.

The expressions of the various Invincibles changed drastically.

Just what was going on?

It felt as though the seemingly indestructible White Jade Gate itself was struggling to hold something back. The sky raged and the sea rampaged as space itself cracked open while the realm barriers of numerous realms trembled violently.

More than ten powerful projections appeared in the Allheaven Battlefield. At the same time, the projections of the stone statues appeared above their stone cities as well. All of them looked surprised. Why was the Luminous Domain Mansion going crazy?

Once again, the Grand Dream City emerged from the sea. Floating above the city was the old turtle with an odd expression. The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion reappeared as well. At the top of the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion, the scholar looked outside doubtfully. What was going on?

The Luminous Domain Mansion had stood still for countless years. What was up with it today? At that moment, even more tunnels collapsed. More people were dying inside the mansion. An apocalyptic disaster was sweeping through the first level.

“What’s happening?” Someone exclaimed in fear, “Is the Luminous Domain Mansion collapsing?”

“Tch. The mansion will stand long after you die.”

Someone else said, “It is impossible for the Luminous Domain Mansion to collapse. This is the strongest divine weapon in existence. It has persisted since the ancient past. This is where the heavenly laws of the Myriad Realms reside. If this place collapses, the heavenly laws will collapse as well.”

In short, that wasn’t possible. The mansion would stand forever. Something must have happened inside the mansion, triggering such an intense reaction. In fact, the entrance of the mansion was showing signs of opening even when it had been shut for what felt like an eternity. Someone exclaimed in alarm, “Is this gate…finally usable?”

“You will know if you give it a try.”

It wasn’t like nobody had tried forcing their way through the gate before. However, all of them had died without fail. Thus, even when the White Jade Gate was showing signs of opening, nobody dared to try using it.

No, that wasn’t entirely accurate. Some people were still brazen enough to try. Abruptly, a dark figure shot toward the gate. At the moment, numerous treasures could be seen beyond the White Jade Gate. That was catching a lot of attention.

Some would see the nine-leaf skylotus when they looked at the gate. Some would see a supreme divine weapon when looking at the gate. Some would see a carrier treasure. Some would see an intact divine corpse.

The Invincibles in the area noticed the attempt, but none bothered to stop the dark figure. None of them even bothered to say anything. Since someone was volunteering to test the door, why should they stop the volunteer?

After all, even these Invincibles were tempted to enter through the main gate. In the blink of an eye, the dark figure reached the White Jade Gate. Then… The gate shook slightly, instantly reducing the dark figure into dust. Nothing was left behind. Up in the sky, a nearly full moon dropped.

A ninth-stage Sunmoon had died instantly.

Perhaps that was an expert from a minor race. For the sake of dao affirmation, he had risked everything. Ultimately, he was reduced to nothingness. At his death, the stirring crowd finally calmed down.

Their expressions turned solemn.

The gate was still as dangerous as ever.

The White Jade Gate.

A sigh rang out in the air as someone said, “In the ancient past, this gate was not known as the White Jade Gate. Rather, it was known as the Heaven Gate. When the heavenly gate opens, the myriad races bow in obeisance. That was a saying from the ancient past. Only a small number of people could go through this gate. For the myriad races, the opening of this gate would signal the arrival of a supreme existence. How dare a mere Sunmoon dream of going through this door? Even the likes of us…are unqualified to use it.”

Numerous people looked toward the speaker. However, they were met with the sight of a River of Time strewn across the sky. All sorts of scenes were playing out atop the river. Some were scenes of the future. Some were scenes of the past. Some Invincibles even saw their future deaths on the river.

Their expressions changed.

“Fate Emperor!”

The Pseudo Emperor of the ancient race known as the fate race.

At the same time, someone ripped the sky apart. Then, a pair of big eyes peeked out of the opening. That was the big furball, who was stealing glances at the River of Time. Just as everyone shivered, thinking that the furballs were going to do something major again, the big furball asked doubtfully, “Uhm…Old Man, you’re not dead? Woah! You’re not dead! I thought you died long ago!”

An old man with white hair and beard took form above the River of Time. He looked in the direction of the Soul Devourer Realm and smiled, “Esteemed Soy Bun.”

“…”

Silence descended.

Yes. Absolute silence had enveloped the Myriad Realms. Even with the tremors running through the Myriad Realms, no sound could be heard. Soy Bun. That Soy Bun was pronounced in a weird accent, but it was unmistakably spoken in the human language. That was the Pseudo Emperor of the soul devourers.

The Pseudo Emperor of the fate race was calling him…Soy Bun?

The big furball was not angered. Rather, he continued staring at the Fate Pseudo Emperor for a very long time before saying, “You smell good. Very good. I think you smell better than Tiangu now! You’re the same fate!”

“Not at all.”

The old man smiled and said, “The person you know is my grandfather. However, we did met before.”

“Oh oh oh…you guys look the same. You’re different from Tiangu and his dada. I can easily differentiate between the two. His dada did not smell as good. I already knew he would be very yummy after growing up back when I first saw Tiangu.”

“…”

Once again, silence enveloped the Myriad Realms. This was a conversation between incredibly ancient existences. The conversation involved three ancient experts. Immortal Pseudo Emperor, Fate Pseudo Emperor, and Pseudo Emperor Soy Bun?

That was the thought emerging in the minds of some people. As of late, these undying old geezers had started appearing with increased frequency. Was this a sign?

After all, some existences had faded from the public eye for too long. For example, the Fate Pseudo Emperor and the so-called Soy Bun. That was especially true for Soy Bun. He had been in seclusion for a terrifyingly long time.

He had slept through numerous eras. Yet now, these ancient existences were starting to emerge. What did this signify? An Invincible who had seen his own death on the River of Time couldn’t resist asking, “Fate Emperor, will I die?”

The white-haired old man glanced at the Invincible and smiled, “Nobody can predict the future. Not you. Not me. Nobody. At most, we can only see one of the millions upon millions of possibilities. Everyone will die. It is only a matter of time.”

The Invincible sank into silence. That was insufficient to calm his anxiety.

Something seemed different about this era. Numerous changes were occurring.

The ancient cities were starting to move actively.

The Luminous Domain Mansion was seemingly reawakening as well.

The ancient races were also returning one after another.

All these existences had not emerged for numerous eras. But now, they had returned.

The thirty-six ancient experts of the ancient cities had remained still for countless years. But now, they were starting to grow active. Even the assembly tokens had reappeared. Over forty of them had been used not long ago.

An Invincible looked at the human encampment and said, “Fate Emperor, will the humans rise this time? Or will they fall? Will the endless cycle continue? Can we never overcome this fate? Can we never overcome this injustice? All races face the risk of extinction. Why does this not apply to the human race?”

The humans believed that they were being treated unjustly. However, the myriad races believed the same. Why? So many races had ceased to exist. In each era, old races would fall and new races would rise. However, humanity alone endured.

Again and again.

Both Great Zhou King and Great Xia King were also looking at the River of Time thoughtfully. Great Zhou King saw many things. As for Great Xia King, he saw himself cutting a Pseudo Emperor apart…before dying.

He sank into silence.

Humanity would not fall. That had never changed.

The Fate Pseudo Emperor said, “Nine is the limit. Since the ancient past, nine cycles have passed. This is the tenth cycle. Having surpassed the limit, balance shall return. Perhaps…this is an era where victory and defeat can finally be decided.”

The old man sighed, “Do not lament the injustice of fate. Fate is fair. Humanity has survived nine collapses. That was the result of the advantage they had gained during the ancient past. However, they had exhausted all their advantage.”

The permanence of humanity was no injustice. Rather, they were merely enjoying the advantage their ancestors had gathered for them.

Their ancestors were too powerful. The ancient legacies had sustained humanity through nine cycles. This was the tenth cycle. Humanity had fully exhausted its advantage. No longer able to rely on their ancestors, the humans of this era could only rely on themselves.

Great Xia King’s expression changed slightly, but he said nothing. He had to take those words seriously. Why? Because the person speaking was the leader of the ancient and mysterious fate race.

Right as everyone was enveloped in a repressive silence, the big furball said, “Old scammer. Back then, your grandpa said that I would get to eat Tiangu one day. But that didn’t happen! Scammer!”