Tribulation of Myriad Races

The myriad races could only recuperate their losses if they could kill Great Qin King.

Looking at the skylotus in the sky, Blood Fire Devil King gnashed his teeth and said, “Kill Great Qin King first!”

They could put the skylotus aside for now. They needed to wait for it to bloom nine times.

That gave them a little bit more time. With a roar, Blood Fire Devil King charged forward and engaged Great Qin King’s present body before shouting, “Kill his past body!”

He was trying his best as well. Previously, he had been saving strength to fight for the skylotus. But now, he was throwing all caution out the window.

With Great Qin King so heavily injured, it was unlikely that the other races would dare to do more without someone taking the lead.

“Blood Fire, you sure a crafty.”

While gasping for breath, Great Qin King smiled, “But you won’t be able to achieve Daofuse being so indecisive. If you were willing to try harder since the beginning, a lot less people would have died.”

Blood Fire Devil King said nothing. He attacked with grim determination.

A River of Time appeared around Great Qin King’s present body. Blood Fire Devil King was still capable of slowing Great Qin King down. The current Great Qin King was slightly weaker than him.

He was more worried about the Heaven Department head. That would be his fiercest competitor after this. As for the eight death sovereigns, they were attacking the other humans. There was no need for him to worry about the other humans and the five elemental Invincible.

***

Everyone had seemingly forgotten about Su Yu and Lan Tian.

Lan Tian looked at Great Qin King bleakly before moving toward Great Qin King. Going would be tantamount to death. But there were times in life when one had to do something stupid. He knew this was unwise. But he had to go.

He too, was a human.

Even after fusing ten thousand daos, he would still be a human. Thus, he ran toward his death.

Su Yu said nothing. He did not try to stop Lan Tian.

This was what it meant to be a human.

Everyone was a hypocrite. Nobody could do what they preached.

Previously, Wan Tiansheng had taught him to be selfish just before doing something selfless. He knew that Xia Longwu had been swapped with Xia Xiao’er, but he still went. He might be more important for humanity than Xia Xiao’er, but he couldn’t stop himself.

Even with death as the price, he did not hesitate.

“To be a human…”

Su Yu laughed bitterly.

Humanity…was annoying.

He hated being a human. No, he didn’t hate it for the first eighteen years of his life. But for the past two years, he had been hating humanity. He hated all the schemings and internal conflicts. He hated that the higher-ups had sacrificed the multiple character faction for the greater good. He hated all the people scheming against them.

But whenever he was faced with despair, whenever his trust toward humanity was at its lowest point, a human would step forth and tell him that the world was not such a dark place.

There was a group of people out there shining like candles in the dark.

They were running headlong toward their deaths. They were fighting hard. They were sacrificing themselves.

“How hateful.”

Su Yu kept grumbling as he gathered the blood essence of Heavencurse and Spiritvenge. Soon, he landed on the ground and retrieved the blood essence Xing Yue had placed on a Sunmoon death spirit.

First, Su Yu consumed Heavencurse’s blood essence. That was a test since Heavencurse was not an Invincible yet as strong as an Invincible. Immediately, his golden book lit up.

The blood essence had been absorbed.

***

At the same time.

The Heaven Department head looked at Su Yu. Under his mask, his expression changed slightly.

That tiny undulation would be neglected by most Invincibles, but not him. After all, he was someone who had spent a lot of time beside the Heavenly Hunt Index. His expression changed again and again.

Was this the inheritance of the Time Sage? The undulation felt familiar. That must be the inheritance of the Time Sage, right?

Was Culture King the Time Sage? No, this was Culture King’s inheritance. Was that the case?

Numerous thoughts emerged in his mind. Culture King. Time Sage. Su Yu. Heavenly Overseer Marquis.

Heavenly Hunt Pavilion!

The Heaven Department head struggled with himself.

The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was subordinate to Culture King, responsible for overseeing the Myriad Realms.

The Time Sage was the public enemy of the myriad races.

Culture King was one of the leaders of humanity.

He didn’t know how to feel.

If Su Yu had Culture King’s inheritance, he would be Culture King’s direct successor, the official master of the Heavenly Overseer Marquis. However, was a marquis who had survived since the ancient past be willing to accept a new master out of nowhere?

“Tian Yue, you can ignore everything in the mansion, but be sure to verify Su Yu’s inheritance if you do encounter him. Does his inheritance come from Lord Culture King? Or does his inheritance come from the Time Sage?”

The Heaven Department head recalled the words of Heavenly Overseer Marquis before he entered the mansion.

“If he has the Time Sage’s inheritance, kill him. The Time Sage is the enemy of the myriad races. Even Culture King agrees with that. Show no mercy. If his inheritance came from Culture King…”

It was then that the Heavenly Overseer Marquis sank into a long silence without completing his sentence.

At that time, the Heaven Department head asked, “What if both are true?”

Yes. What if both were true?

What should they do?

Why couldn’t Culture King be the Time Sage?

Who could be sure that Culture King wasn’t?

After all, this was quite a popular theory in the ancient past.

When the Heaven Department head sensed the familiar undulation from Su Yu, he didn’t know what it meant. Was this Culture King’s inheritance? But he was familiar with Su Yu’s book. It resembled the Time Sage more.

Sure enough, his guess was right. The Time Sage deserved death, but the Heavenly Overseer Marquis had said nothing about Culture King’s inheritance. Clearly, the Heavenly Overseer Marquis didn’t what to do about it as well.

Up in the sky, the nine-leaf skylotus was still blooming.

The phoenix Invincible noted that He Tu seemed to be blanking out. Just as she was about to sneak off and kill Su Yu, He Tu looked at her again. Instantly, she changed her mind and charged toward Great Qin King instead.

Since she had picked her side, she should stop hesitating. If she allowed the humans to turn the tables, all of them would die.

The phoenix was clearly aware of the danger they were in. If Great Qin King were to survive this and decide to invade the Phoenix Realm, who could stop him?

Great Qin King must die here.

Rumbling sounds erupted repeatedly.

Alone, Great Qin King’s past body faced eleven Invincibles. How could he be a match against so many Invincibles with only one body? In the blink of an eye, his past body was pushed to the brink of destruction.

He could only swing his spear untiringly, moving through instinct alone.

***

Just then, Su Yu smiled. His body was strong enough to withstand Heavencurse’s blood essence without much issue.

In that case, there was no need to keep hesitating. He gnashed his teeth and swallowed another drop of blood essence. Boom! A powerful aura erupted inside his sea of willpower. He felt as though his sea of willpower was collapsing.

The golden book appeared and absorbed the incredible power sweeping through his sea of willpower. Not far away, the Culture Tomb was releasing a weak aura, suppressing the berserk power.

At the same time, the Heaven Department head’s expression changed drastically.

What…what aura was that?

It was very faint.

Hollow, who was busy killing the random Pseudo Invincibles around him, blanked out slightly as well. He looked at Su Yu with a frown before shaking his head. He couldn’t feel anything, but he did feel an empty sensation for a split second earlier.

It felt as though he had missed out on something important.

***

“This is…”

The Heaven Department head continued struggling inwardly. What was this? The aura of the culture dao? But this…he sank into thought. Shortly after, he reached a conclusion. This was…the Culture Tomb!

At that, he looked at the distant Hollow with an odd expression.

Sensing the gaze, Hollow looked at the department head and grinned before cupping his fists, seemingly making it clear that he was a weak nobody.

“Do I kill? Or do I not kill?”

The department head struggled to make a decision.

Su Yu might be the successor of Culture King.

But…as the disciple of Heavenly Overseer Marquis…Yes. The Heaven Department head was Heavenly Overseer Marquis’s disciple. He was born during the first epoch. He came from the same era as He Tu.

He couldn’t decide on what to do about Su Yu. He had to consider both his master and Su Yu.

“Sigh.”

Suddenly, the entire seventh level turned silent. Only a single sigh could be heard.

Abruptly, the Heaven Department head split into three bodies.

Looking at Su Yu, he said, “I don’t know. Should I kill you? I can’t make a decision. I have my master on one side. A master is akin to a father. But on the other side, there is humanity. Yes. I am a human. Human…yes, I am a human. I’m sorry. I can’t do anything…”

Then, his three bodies started fighting each other.

Yes. He was fighting himself.

Even Su Yu was dumbfounded at the sight of that.

What the fuck was that?

“Humanity, master, and Culture King…”

The Heaven Department head said, “Since I can’t decide, I shall let my bodies decide.”

An intense battle erupted between the three bodies.

Su Yu was stunned.

Even the death sovereigns were stunned. Holy shit! It was indeed true that one’s horizons could only expand if one lived long enough. But this wasn’t quite applicable to them since they were dead. Whatever.

The Heaven Department head seemed to have driven himself mad from his uncertainties. His three bodies were fighting each other without holding back, as though they were really trying to kill each other.

Su Yu couldn’t resist saying, “Hey…can’t you kill those people first before making your decision?”

He didn’t even know if he should feel anger toward this person. From the words of the department head, it was clear the Heavenly Overseer Marquis wanted him dead but the department head was a human. Due to his hesitation, he decided to fight himself.

What in the world was this?

Su Yu didn’t even know what to make of this.

Meanwhile, Blood Fire Devil King laughed.

After coughing a mouthful of blood, Great Qin King looked at the department head and sighed, “There is no need for this. Master, race, and faith. It is true that these can drive people crazy.”

Yes. Culture King was considered his faith. Heavenly Overseer Marquis represented his master. And humanity was his race. This ancient human had decided to fight himself due to his hesitation.

All three bodies said at the same time, “In the past, I was human. Now, I am a student of the pavilion master. I will continue believing in Culture King in the future. If my past wins, I will kill the myriad races. If my present wins, I will kill Su Yu. If my future wins, I will help humanity as a believer of Culture King. I will decide my path myself.”

Boom!

His battle with himself was even more intense than the battle between Great Qin King and the various Invincibles.

Alas, the past was the weakest.