Tribulation of Myriad Races

A massive burst of aura erupted from Great Qin King’s body as a long saber appeared in his hand. With a casual swing of the saber, space collapsed. Zhu Tianfang and the others were overjoyed to see that.

Not far away, the five elemental and fate Invincibles gasped in alarm. The human race was still loved by luck. Any other person in the same situation would have died.

Meanwhile, Great Qin King…no, Su Yu had provided him with treasure after treasure, nearly nullifying all the losses he had incurred in the mansion. With Su Yu’s contributions, Great Qin King was able to maintain his combat strength.

The non-humans knew what Great Qin King was doing by showcasing his strength before them. This was a show of force, reminding them to think twice before saying anything unnecessary outside the mansion.

The five elemental Invincible smiled and said, “Congratulations, Great Qin King for regaining your strength and reaching a new level.”

That was his way of saying that he understood what Great Qin King was trying to say.

Great Qin King revealed his trademark stiff smile and said, “Thank you.”

“You’re too polite…”

They were laughing happily, but deep inside, all of them were contemplating Su Yu’s parting words. He had told them to lay all the blame on him. He was not afraid of reprisals. Those outside were free to try him.

***

Seventh level.

Xing Yue, who was following behind Su Yu, asked doubtfully, “Why did you hand all the treasures to Great Qin King? Even if those pills can’t increase your cultivation, they are good for recovery when you’re injured.”

Su Yu said, “I did that for you, Lord. I can’t keep growing. I have to give away all my treasures to stop myself from growing even stronger.”

Xing Yue continued looking at him suspiciously. She did not believe those words.

Su Yu smiled and said, “Lord, let’s talk about something else. You seem…weak. Lord, do death spirits only need death qi to grow?”

“That’s not it…” Xing Yue explained, “Death qi is only one of the factors. Death spirit imprints can help as well. I can also enter the Celestial River of Death to grow…”

“Is that so?” Su Yu said, “Lord, is the Death Realm dangerous?”

“Yes.”

“Will it still be dangerous for me if I’m your subordinate?”

At that, the life force on Su Yu’s body vanished as he transformed into a death spirit. He said, “Lord, can you see that I’m still a living being?”

Xing Yue looked at him and shook her head, “No. But…”

She pointed at Su Yu’s heart and said, “Some life force can be felt there. There is no life force in death spirits. Only death qi. You can seal your heart to prevent that from leaking, but that will lower your strength.”

The heart was the source and hub of one’s life force.

Su Yu nodded and sealed his heart. Sure enough, his strength dropped upon doing that. It wasn’t a big deal. It was better to seal it. He only needed to silence all witnesses upon unsealing it. No big deal.

Entering the Death Realm without disguising himself as a death spirit would be far more dangerous than a little drop in strength. Before long, Su Yu’s entire body darkened while his heart stopped beating. After thinking about it, he took a cloak out and draped it over his shoulders. Initially, he wanted to make it white, but he changed his mind and made it black instead.

Xing Yue, in her red cloak, stared at Su Yu blankly. Why was this guy imitating her fashion? Su Yu said nothing. He continued adjusting his appearance.

Next, the book in his hand turned into a staff. He smiled and asked, “Lord, do I look like a death summoner?”

“…”

Xing Yue did not deign to answer. The two had reached the death tunnel. The Devote King’s Residence had been completely demolished by Old Zhou. Thus, only the death tunnel was left. All around the death tunnel, the power of laws was returning.

Su Yu observed the tunnel for a bit and shook his head, “The power of laws here is too weak to stop death sovereigns. Before long, this place will become a kingdom of death spirits. Remember to not return without me. This is a dangerous place. That powerful existence is not the only danger here. The eighth level is dangerous as well. The mansion will open every ten years, and everyone left inside will die. Therefore, I believe the mansion will be cleaned each time it closes.”

“Cleaned?” Xing Yue asked doubtfully, “What do you mean?”

Su Yu said, “Removing the trash. All outsiders will be considered trash after the mansion closes. And trash will naturally be removed.”

Ads by PubRev He looked at the distant entrance to the eighth level. Looking at the reappearing entrance, Su Yu raised his brow and sent a voice transmission, “The eighth level will disappear when there is danger and reappear when the danger is over. This is too flexible for it to be controlled by the laws alone. Only someone alive can do this, or perhaps the laws are alive. Only special existences like Lord Grandstar and the others can act with such flexibility.”

If there were ancient stone statues outside the mansion, it wouldn’t be surprising for there to be similar existences inside the mansion as well.

Xing Yue wasn’t too interested in that topic. She looked at the death tunnel and asked doubtfully, “Are they all dead?”

A lot of death sovereigns had arrived earlier. After the deaths of so many Invincibles, even more death sovereigns had arrived. Toward the end of the battle, over thirty of them had gathered here. Were they all dead? Or perhaps they had survived, but they simply lacked the courage to come anymore.

“Definitely not all.”

Some must have died, but Old Zhou had not bothered to attack the Death Realm. Thus, some would have escaped as well. Thus, this tunnel might not be completely safe to traverse.

Su Yu said, “Just tell everyone I’m the death spirit you converted when we’re inside.”

“Sure.”

Su Yu asked, “Is this place far from Grandstar City?”

“It’s not that bad. You only need to cross thirty-two death kingdoms to reach my kingdom.”

Xing Yue suddenly raised her head smugly.

“My kingdom is a powerful one.”

Su Yu nodded in a perfunctory manner. What nonsense. Powerful kingdom? He was not going to buy that. Had she forgotten how helpless she was when Yanmo attacked previously? More importantly…how did she even survive crossing thirty-two kingdoms?

“Did you encounter any danger on your way here?”

“It’s not that bad.” Xing Yue said smugly, “I am strong. Those weaklings wouldn’t dare to provoke me when I was merely passing through.”

Was that really the truth? She must have fought some intense battles to cross that distance. After asking more about the Death Realm, Su Yu inhaled deeply and stepped inside the tunnel.

It was time for him to visit the Death Realm. He also had to look for He Tu as he had no idea where he could find the mansion entrances facing the Death Realm. He could also look for Dummy, but he was unsure if Dummy was still alive.

Dummy was probably familiar with Great Qin King. He might be a human expert of this epoch. After consuming the life death fruit, had he regained some of his senses as a human?

Additionally, Su Yu had to find He Tu and discuss the conversion of death spirits back to living beings. Xing Yue was no longer as helpful to him. In that case, he should start considering her conversion.

Su Yu was aware that this would be a dangerous process. Back then, He Tu knew the process as well. But he had never succeeded. Prior to his death, he was already a ninth-degree Eternal. If even someone like that had failed, would Su Yu succeed?

Thus, Su Yu did not intend to try anything rashly. He had to find out more before doing anything.

The first thing Su Yu noticed upon entering the Death Realm was the thick death qi in the air. When he looked up, he was faced with a dusky sky. Far in the horizon, a floating river could be seen.

That was most likely the famous Celestial River of Death.

***

At the same time.

Hundreds of kilometers away from the death tunnel, several death sovereigns were waiting warily. Even now, they were still trembling in fear.

One of them asked, “Tuofa, do we go back?”

How dangerous. They had never known that there was such a terrifying existence in the mansion. They had thought that the Source Return Blade was the biggest danger there.

Tuofa said, “Wait a bit more. Xing Yue might not be dead. She is quite close to that human. I suspect that human was the one who had summoned the terrifying existence. If Xing Yue isn’t dead, we can ask her about the situation there before returning.”

The region near the death tunnel was essentially their kingdom. If they had to leave, they would be reduced to vagabonds.

Just then, a burst of laughter rang out as someone said, “If you have nowhere to go, the Kingdom of Grand Dream welcomes you.”

He Tu.

He was here recruiting again. Or to be precise, he was here to fool some death sovereigns into becoming his thugs. From afar, he strode over in a refined manner. A trustworthy smile hung on his face, but the death sovereigns merely glared at him. They still remembered how he was the fastest to flee and abandon everyone earlier when danger arrived.