Tribulation of Myriad Races

By the time the two were gone, Lan Tian asked, “Are you not giving chase?”

Su Yu smiled, “There is no rush. I won’t mind killing them if I have the chance, but if not, so be it. They can be the ones to tell those outside about all the deaths in here.”

There were very few survivors left. He had to let a few people go to slightly reduce the pressure on the human race, right? These people would serve as the perfect proof that he was in the mansion.

In any case, they didn’t know much about the events on the seventh level. He had only killed the old man to showcase his strength to the other survivors. As for Great Qin King…well, these people were unaware of Great Qin King’s presence in the mansion.

Blood Fire was the only person left. If he could kill Blood Fire, he could shoulder the blame alone. It wouldn’t matter since he had the backing of the ancient cities. Things would be very troublesome if those outside learned of Great Qin King’s condition.

Meanwhile, Su Yu was already the public enemy of the myriad races. He was already used to this.

He turned to face Liu Wenyan and Hong Tan, who were both blanking out, and flashed a wide smile, “Teacher Liu, Grandteacher, have you missed me?”

“…”

The two continued staring at him blankly. They kept telling themselves that they were no bumpkins. Their teacher was someone who had once killed Invincibles as a Sunmoon. Such Sunmoons were rare even now. What could surprise them anymore?

But…but…Su Yu was still a Cloudbreach. Right? He had killed a Pseudo Invincible like he was squashing a bug. What did he eat to grow so strong?

Liu Wenyan asked blankly, “Which stance is the problematic stance?”

“…”

Su Yu was rendered speechless. Not this again.

“The fifth stance. It’s me, Teacher. I’m Su Yu. If I’m someone else, I would have killed you with a single finger.”

“…”

Liu Wenyan’s expression changed again. Why did that…sound off? What was this?

He looked at Su Yu before looking at Lan Tian. This was most likely the real Su Yu since he had arrived with Lan Tian. He couldn’t resist asking, “Why are you so strong now?”

Su Yu smiled bashfully and said, “Because you taught me well, Teacher.”

“Speak properly!”

“Cough, cough. It’s simple. Open 360 acupoints, forge my body 72 times, and transform my source qi eight times. That’s all. Isn’t it normal for me to be a tad bit strong after doing all that?”

Normal? Liu Wenyan started questioning himself. Was that normal?

Bullshit!

That was completely abnormal!

A normal person would not be able to do that. They were tired of speaking to him. There was a reason for his strength. Liu Wenyan gave it some thought. If Su Yu was telling the truth, it could only signify that he was truly freakish.

“Why are you here?” Liu Wenyan asked, “Where are the others?”

Su Yu smiled, “Everyone is doing well. Teacher, why are the two of you running around randomly? This is so dangerous. Even Pseudo Invincibles are dying like bugs here. Invincibles will only die a little bit better than bugs. Why are the two of you here?”

“…”

Liu Wenyan wondered if Su Yu was worrying about them or insulting them. Hong Tan did not feel like saying anything.

Liu Wenyan had a completely different reaction. He remained completely nonchalant as he said, “What do you know? This is not a place you can conquer with just strength. So what if you’re strong? Are you as strong as Pseudo Emperors? Here, strength does not matter. The laws and your status are everything here. I have a grade-five authority here!”

Liu Wenyan smiled smugly and said, “You’re confused, right? A grade-five authority is the same as a titled general during the ancient past.”

Su Yu laughed, “I know. I understand. But titled generals are not as important as marquises, right? Grand Dream is a title general. Don’t forget that I’m the mayor of Grand Dream City, teacher. A grade-five authority is nothing special for me…”

Liu Wenyan blanked out slightly and cursed inwardly.

Holy shit!

He had completely forgotten about that.

Su Yu continued, “By the way, I have a grade-four authority, not grade five.”

“Hmm?”

Before Liu Wenyan could ask anything, Lan Tian raged, “How are you grade five? I am the principal of the Heavenly Law Academy. Why am I only grade seven?”

Holy…

Liu Wenyan stared at Lan Tian and asked awkwardly, “Did you…receive your post from Principal Wan?”

“Yes.”

Liu Wenyan explained, “Principal Wan seemed to have inherited the post of an untitled general. He can only confer you a post that is a grade lower than his. I inherited my post from my teacher before his death so my grade is higher…”

Lan Tian was starting to feel depressed.

Su Yu asked curiously, “The fifth principal had the position of a titled general?”

Liu Wenyan nodded.

Just then, Hong Tan asked, “Is Blood Fire really injured? Forget everything else. If he’s really injured, we need to find a chance to kill him. He might be able to gain a massive benefit here and recover to his peak. That would be troublesome.”

Why were they wasting time catching up here? They should go after Blood Fire instead!

Su Yu laughed and said, “There’s no rush, Grandteacher. We need to figure out the laws here first. There were too many experts in the ancient past. All these laws were left behind by them. We don’t want to provoke one of these laws accidentally and die without understanding anything.”

True.

Hong Tan and Liu Wenyan gave a simple explanation of what they knew. Simply put, they were here for Culture King’s Residence. But it was likely that they wouldn’t be able to go that far.

It was said that the Culture King’s Residence was located much deeper inside. According to the laws, a grade-four authority would enable one to enter a grade-one area. But that did not mean that one could do anything there.

In truth, such a person would encounter numerous difficulties upon going beyond the grade-four area. Any mistake could result in death.

Su Yu thought about it and nodded. Basically, things would be safe if he remained in the area of marquises. The laws wouldn’t harm him unless he tried anything stupid. But he had to be wary the moment he went deeper than that.

“I see…”

Su Yu said, “Teacher, do you know about the voice when you entered? Is that the voice of the laws or is that someone alive?”

“No idea.” Liu Wenyan said, “My teacher was here back then. At the time, he wasn’t too strong. He wasn’t able to explore much. He was too weak to find out about the entrance as well.”

Ye Batian was here before. It wasn’t really surprising. But it was also slightly odd. Su Yu could feel that those without the combat strength of Sunmoons would not be able to reach this place easily. How did Ye Batian get here back then?

Or perhaps he was already a Sunmoon back then. When was he here? Very few people had managed to enter the eighth level before. And even fewer people could leave this place alive. Ye Batian must be quite a gutsy one to try something like that.

Su Yu wasn’t that interested in exploring the eighth level. This place was too dangerous for him. He was far more interested in leaving directly. He was only here to look for Liu Wenyan and Hong Tan. If he could kill Blood Fire while he was at it, he wouldn’t mind doing it. If not, so be it.

But his teacher and grandteacher seemed to have their own plan here.

Su Yu asked, “So are you only here to look for Culture King’s belongings?”

Liu Wenyan explained, “Nothing that specific. I only want to look for a way for cultural researchers to become Invincibles.”

He stared at Su Yu and continued, “Our line does not specialize in physical cultivation…”

Su Yu nodded, “Exactly. We are all refined scholars. We must pursue the path of culture. The path of warriors is too simple. It’s so easy. I am already strong enough to punch Invincibles apart with my physical strength. How boring.”

“…”

Fuck!

Piss off.

Liu Wenyan roared inwardly. He knew it! He shouldn’t have talked about this with Su Yu. The damn kid was too good at saying these hurtful words.

He was trying to say that the physical path was not strong enough. It was also too reliant on wealth. Meanwhile, the path of culture relied more on one’s comprehension ability. It was cheaper to cultivate.

It would be very hard for one to progress in the path of culture with wealth alone if one lacked comprehension ability. With sufficient talent, this could be a very cheap cultivation path to follow.

Meanwhile, Su Yu was someone who had exhausted countless resources for his cultivation, forcefully pushing his physical cultivation to such a freakish level. One could only say that…wealth was powerful. But there was no denying that Su Yu was also freakishly talented.

The physical path might be simple, but Su Yu was completely different than any other physical cultivator. In terms of acupoint opening and body forging, he had reached the very top, setting impossible records with his accomplishments.

Even in the ancient past, when there were more people with grand cycle acupoints running around, almost nobody with grand cycle acupoints and seventy-two body forgings existed. Seventy-two body forgings were not supposed to be possible for humans.

Su Yu decided to stop hurting his teacher’s fragile heart. He said, “I’ll take a look. The two of you should return now. This place is too dangerous. The seventh level is safer.”

Liu Wenyan frowned and said, “With more people, you can do more. The two of us won’t be dragging you down. You can leave us behind when you encounter trouble…”

Su Yu sighed, “What are you saying? Can I really leave you behind when you’re here? Why are you so childish at your age?”

“…”

The two decided to not talk to him anymore. Liu Wenyan started cursing inwardly. He was already a fourth-stage Sunmoon. He had been prepared to show off in front of the kid, but…he had decided to completely forget about that.

They were tired of speaking to him.

While they were conversing, Lan Tian was busy studying something. Suddenly, he laughed and said, “Let’s go, Kid. Stop wasting time on these two. Blood Fire’s authority is probably quite low. He will probably be targeting the devil residences. The arrangement of the residences here follows a set of rules. Look at the devilish qi over there. That must be the area with all the devil residences. Come on.”

Su Yu looked at Liu Wenyan and said, “Teacher, there is no need for you to wait here. Why don’t you find a safe place to hide? I’ll come back after killing Blood Fire. As for the treasures, if you can’t find anything, you can always come again in the future. Be patient.

“You won’t even need to wait long. Everyone else can only enter every ten years. When I grow strong enough, I can open the mansion anytime I want. Just wait. It’s not like we have any cultural researchers waiting around for an advancement method.”

The two looked at him in surprise.

They did not ask more about that. Liu Wenyan said, “Be careful. Blood Fire is still a top expert among Invincibles. Even injured, he won’t be so easy to kill. You’re right. We can always come again in the future. We won’t be dragging you down. But you need to remember one thing. Do not approach the assembly hall.”

“Why?”

“I don’t know. My teacher gave me the same warning back then. I didn’t ask why back then.”

“Fine.”

Then, Su Yu and Lan Tian left.

By the time the two were gone, Liu Wenyan said, “Damn it! That kid…Junior Brother, did we embarrass ourselves before him?”

Hong Tan nodded and sighed, “Yes. We could still somewhat stand tall before him in the past. As for now…forget it. We should remain in the outer region and try to look for some easy treasures. Forget about everything else.”

They couldn’t help but recall how careful they had been even after arriving for so long. Meanwhile, Su Yu had taken an entirely different course of action. Moving around carefully? Heh.

He was strong. He could blast his way through everything. He was even trying to kill Blood Fire Devil King. In comparison, the two of them looked way too sorry. Liu Wenyan sighed and decided to listen to his junior brother and stop comparing himself against the kid.