Tribulation of Myriad Races

Blood Fire Devil King chuckled. He stared at Su Yu again. After a long while, he said, “Not much, but enough to handle one or two Eternals. Su Yu, you remind me of my younger self. I was fearless. It didn’t matter how strong the opponent was. I would fight it out fearlessly before considering anything else. My younger self would be happy to fight you even in such a situation. But I am already old.”

He was already old.

Su Yu nodded, “Yes. You are indeed old, Lord. Sure. You’ll break the formation and I’ll stop the laws. Let’s grab the pills here.”

Blood Fire Devil King gave Su Yu another glance before returning to the formation. Su Yu was standing quite far away. With his book, he blocked the approaching power of laws. Every now and then, he would attack personally to disperse the gathered power of laws.

This seemed like a perfect cooperation.

While working on the formation, Blood Fire Devil King asked, “What is the grade of your authority? The laws here seem scared of you.”

“Four.”

Su Yu asked, “What about you?”

“Seven.” Blood Fire Devil King said, “Looks like you are indeed someone blessed by luck. Someone like you will appear in every era. But very few of them can grow as strong as you. The human race is indeed blessed by the heavens. Just your accumulation from the ancient past are enough to support your race for ten epochs. The ancient past must have played a big role in your current strength.”

“Yeah.”

Blood Fire Devil King asked, “So do you have the Time Sage’s inheritance? Or is it Culture King’s inheritance? Or perhaps it’s Martial King’s inheritance? I have seen the inheritances of the other human kings in action. For example, He Tu was the descendant of a human king. He was strong. He was freakish. But he was nowhere as crazy as you.”

“No.” Su Yu chuckled, “I’m serious. I have no idea where my inheritance came from.”

Blood Fire Devil King nodded, “You must have your own guesses, but your understanding is limited by your lack of knowledge about the ancient past. Like me, I have always suspected that I have inherited the legacy of the ancient blood fire devil race. But I’m not exactly sure if that’s really the case.”

He added, “Su Yu, if I were to invite you to join the devil race, would you agree? If I could recover and achieve Daofuse, I could kill the current Devil Pseudo Emperor and unify the devil race under my rule. You could establish yourself as an independent devil king under my rule. You could even start your own race under the greater devil race. Would you be interested?”

“Nope.” Su Yu answered while casually punching some laws apart. He said, “Some things can’t be changed. Race is one of them. As long as I’m still alive, I will remain a human. This is not something I can change. I won’t be a devil just by claiming to be one.”

“True. A pity.” Blood Fire Devil King asked, “Among the devils, I have high hopes on Mo Duona. What a pity that he’s an original devil. If I were to say that I once considered making him the leader of the blood fire devil race, would you believe it?”

“Someone like you does not need to lie. And Mo Duona is indeed talented enough for that.”

Blood Fire Devil King laughed, “It is very enjoyable to talk with youngsters like you. Those from the older generations have too much burden on their shoulders to talk freely.”

He was almost done breaking the formation apart.

He asked, “Su Yu, how much do you know about the current Myriad Realms?”

Su Yu shook his head, “Not much. Some old fossils are starting to appear. It has been nine epochs. It has been a hundred thousand years. Too many things were lost to the passage of time. I don’t even know much about the previous nine epochs, much less the ancient past. I only know a little about most things.”

“Yeah.” Blood Fire Devil King said, “You’re right. The human race lost the nine epochal wars. From this, it is clear that something is wrong. One defeat is nothing. Two or three defeats are nothing. But nine defeats in a row? Is the human race really so weak?”

Su Yu nodded. Yes. Nine defeats in a row. Something was worth pondering about that.

Blood Fire Devil King continued, “The human race must have faced the first nine epochs with some surviving old fossils. There are similar old fossils in the various races. They have most likely been facing off in the dark. A lot of people have reached the same conclusion.

“Great Qin King and the others are indeed the pillars of humanity. But they are all the pillars of this epoch. There must be more survivors hiding in the dark. This is applicable for the devils as well. At the end of each epoch, some old geezers will disappear. Some died, but some have merely gone missing.”

Su Yu chucked, “Are you saying that somewhere we don’t know about, a bunch of old fossils are facing off against each other?”

“Yes.” Blood Fire Devil King said, “But the human race must be losing this battle. All the surviving experts of the previous nine epochs must have gone there as well. You don’t know this. As the survivor of the ninth epoch, I realized that the end of each epoch would arrive in a completely random manner. Perhaps the end would arrive each time a result was achieved in the dark. Because these old fossils would be able to easily turn the situation around the moment they broke free from the standoff.

“The human race lost the ninth epoch. During that epoch, the human race was still very strong. Everyone said that humanity might finally achieve victory then. But ultimately, the human king leading that epoch’s humanity died.”

Su Yu asked curiously, “Human king?”

“Yes. The human race was much stronger in the ninth epoch than the current epoch. At the time, humanity was unified. The human king I spoke of was a super genius, someone comparable to the human kings of the ancient past. He was terrifyingly strong. At the end of the ninth epoch, he grew strong enough to suppress the immortals, devils, divines, and dragons alone. He killed numerous experts of those races. But still, humanity lost.”

Su Yu asked, “Because of his death?”

“Yes.”

“Who did it?”

Blood Fire Devil King thought about it and said, “I’m not sure. Things were too chaotic. He died in a battle with the various Pseudo Emperors. But according to my assessment at the time, not even the various Pseudo Emperors could kill him easily. They would need to sacrifice nearly all of them to do that. But instead, nearly all the Pseudo Emperors returned from that battle alive. The human king alone died and was buried in the Sea of Stars. Thus, I judged that some ancient fossils must have emerged to take his life.”

He looked at Su Yu and concluded, “Thus, it isn’t a good thing to be too exceptional.”

Su Yu nodded, “Thank you for the guidance, Senior.”

Just at that moment, Blood Fire Devil King finished opening the formation. An intoxicating fragrance wafted out from the cauldron.

With a smile, Blood Fire Devil King said, “Come on. Let’s move to the side. Don’t ruin these rare pills. It doesn’t matter who between us wins. If I win, I can recover through them. If you win, you can help Great Qin King recover or use them for your own cultivation.”

Su Yu laughed, “What are you talking about, Senior?”

“At this point, let’s be more honest, Youngster.” Blood Fire Devil King sighed, “You are worried that I’ll kill you after recovering. As for me, three are not enough. I need all nine. My offer was nonsense. I doubt you believed it either.”

He smiled, “Thus, we can only join hands to open the formation lest we lose the ability to open it after our fight. The treasures are here. Regardless of the result, we can make a request to the other after the fight. What do you think?”

Slowly, the smile on Su Yu’s face faded away. He said, “Please make your request, Senior.”

“It’s nothing much. If you win, please hand over my belongings that you don’t need to Mo Duona. Tell him to fight until the end. That weakling is not qualified to be Emperor.”

Blood Fire sneered, “He is unqualified. Using the geniuses of his race as his replacement bodies, making everyone live in fear. That is not the path of an emperor or a king. That is the path of a fiend. A true expert does not rely on others to walk his path. If even his Daofuse is such an unreliable path, how can he hope to go further? What a joke. The devils will fail because of him. We won’t be able to remain one of the three major races under his lead.”

Blood Fire Devil King looked down on the current Devil Pseudo Emperor, even if the Devil Pseudo Emperor was strong.

Su Yu was surprised to hear that. He asked, “Senior, do you mean that Mo Duona is more suited for that role?”

“Of course.” Blood Fire Devil King said, “That man is merely an ignorant fool. You don’t know this, but I know this well. No race will use their young geniuses as the fuel for their rulers. The divines have Zhan Wushuang. The immortals have Xuan Wuji. Everyone says that they are replacement bodies of the Divine and Immortal Pseudo Emperors. What nonsense. None of them walks the three body path. They have no need for replacement bodies. Those rumors are merely lies to fool the fool ruling my race into sacrificing our geniuses. When you fought Zhan Wushuang and Xuan Wuji, did you notice the willpower or blood essence of their Pseudo Emperors on them?”

Su Yu shook his head.

“Exactly. But the fool from my race is doing that. He has been keeping his willpower and blood essence on Mo Duona. Is he not a fool?”

Blood Fire Devil King said, “When he lost a body previously, he killed a genius to regrow his past body. What a cowardly fool. Even if he must do so, he shouldn’t have done it in front of so many people. Because of that, all the devils are terrified. Everyone is growing more and more selfish. What can I say about that? He’s scared of dying. He’s scared of invaders. But can someone like him be killed so easily in the Devil Realm? He has been afraid of me. But if he hadn’t killed that devil king to restore his past body, I wouldn’t have thought of snatching his throne. Do you believe me?”

“Somewhat.”

Blood Fire Devil King, “Good. At least you have a tiny bit of trust on me. I’m honest. I have never been interested in his throne. But he killed a devil king in public. I have to act or the devils will fall.”

He paused slightly and smiled, “It’s your turn. What request do you have? If I win, I’ll fulfill it for you.”

Su Yu thought about it and said, “It’s nothing much. Firstly, deliver my teacher and the others safely to the Human Realm. Secondly, you can get all my treasures, but leave my characters to my teacher. Thirdly, tell my dad to get a new wife and produce a new child.”

Blood Fire Devil King chuckled, “Is that all? Your requests are quite simple.”

“If I’m dead, why should I worry about anything else?” Su Yu smiled, “I won’t be troubled by things I can’t see. Do you agree, Senior?”

“You sure are carefree.”

Then, Blood Fire Devil King gestured at Su Yu. With a smile, Su Yu followed Blood Fire Devil King to an empty field not far away. That was the rest area for the pillmasters of this residence back during the ancient past.

Blood Fire Devil King wanted the pills for himself. Su Yu disagreed. Su Yu wanted to kill Blood Fire Devil King to silence him. Blood Fire Devil King disagreed. Thus, their clash was inevitable. Both of them knew this very well.

As for their so-called cooperation, nobody at their level would take such a proposal seriously. Rather than wasting their time scheming against each other, they might as well fight it out right here. The winner would get everything. With this arrangement, they could preserve the treasure and even leave a will behind.

Su Yu couldn’t help but feel excited and happy at the thought of fighting such an expert to the death. A top expert like Blood Fire Devil King was surprisingly straightforward. Yes, some top experts had the habit of beating around the bush. But a majority of these top experts would be rather straightforward in their dealings.

After their short conversation, the coming fight felt more like a spar than a battle. But it was a spar to the death. An opportunity like this was extremely rare in an era where the myriad races warred against each other. The opportunity to fight one-on-one to the death.

When the two reached the empty field, Blood Fire Devil King said, “You’re good at physical cultivation while my body is ruined. However, I’m still a ninth-degree Eternal. Why don’t we have some fun while we’re at it?”

“Sure.”

Instantly, the two rammed into each other. Punches and kicks flew everywhere. Crushing Mountainsea. Suppressing Sunmoon. Battling Invincible.

Heaven Suppressing Fist.

Sky Sundering Saber!

More than ten techniques were released by Su Yu in the blink of an eye. As for the Blood Fire Devil King, he only used a punching technique and a movement technique to deal with all the attacks.

Before long, Su Yu was sent flying with a rumble. However, his injuries were not too heavy. Meanwhile, Blood Fire Devil King’s weakened body appeared even more damaged than before.

He smiled indifferently and sighed, “Not bad. I’m doing better than expected. Your body is truly impressive.”

He was impressed. He was far more experienced than Su Yu in combat, but his body had been weakened so much that he couldn’t utilize much of his strength anymore. Even so, he could still send Su Yu flying.

Far away, Su Yu stood back up. While gasping for breath, he said, “Sure enough, one should never underestimate an elder. I know a lot of techniques, but I’m not particularly good in any of them.”

“That’s normal. You’re still young. You’re already amazing for your age. Very few of your peers have more combat experience than you. As for the seniors, those who have not experienced the ninth epoch don’t really have that much experience either.”

As Blood Fire Devil King strode toward Su Yu, he smiled, “Do you think all of them killed their way to the top? No. Luck, opportunities, and talent have allowed them to rise in power. People like them have never gotten much chance to fight properly.”

At that, the two rammed into each other again.

Su Yu punched again and again, sending tremors through Blood Fire Devil King’s body. Seeing that the cracks on Blood Fire Devil King’s body was starting to grow, Su Yu was overjoyed. Right at that moment, his right arm was grabbed by Blood Fire Devil King.