Tribulation of Myriad Races

Heavendoom was completely dumbstruck to see Su Yu in his city.

Just a moment ago, he sensed something off about the visiting Grandstar. As a super expert, he could easily sense that something wasn’t right. He was about to smash the impostor into mincemeat before the impostor spoke. But upon noticing that it was Su Yu, Heavendoom grew even angrier.

“Impudent! How dare you lie to me?”

Heavendoom suppressed the shock he was feeling and decided to give Su Yu a punch first. And thus, he threw a punch. After focusing on the incoming punch for a bit, Su Yu smiled and answered with a punch as well.

Naturally, Heavendoom was not using all his strength. He wasn’t really trying to kill Su Yu. Thus, he merely used the strength of a Pseudo Invincible to test Su Yu. This was also a good opportunity for him to calm his nerves by giving someone else a beating.

The fists collided.

Boom!

Both fists faded away after the clash.

Heavendoom blanked out slightly before throwing another punch, “Impudent! There is indeed something wrong with you!”

How was this guy so strong?

This was definitely not Su Yu! Well…this might be Su Yu. But so what? Heavendoom had decided to give Su Yu a beating. Nothing would change his mind.

Boom!

With the same smile on his face, Su Yu answered with another punch. Yet again, two fists faded away while shockwaves rippled out around the point of collision. Heavendoom was stunned. Holy shit! How was this guy still fine?

Fine, fine! This guy was forcing him to use more strength! And thus, he threw another punch. This punch was thrown with the strength of an Invincible. Su Yu had grown enough that he could probably survive the punch of an Invincible as well. Therefore, Heavendoom was not worried that he would kill Su Yu accidentally.

Boom!

Instead of punching, Su Yu merely stood there and took the punch. However, the impact of the punch merely rippled off his body without leaving any damage on him.

“…”

Heavendoom’s eyes widened while his jaw dropped. What was going on?

He was about to throw another punch when Su Yu coughed and said, “Lord, I think this is enough. If we continue, those outside will sense something.”

At that, Heavendoom dropped his hand with a bored expression. Then, he proceeded to stare at Su Yu with a stiff expression. He told himself that he was now a statue. A statue shouldn’t talk.

He didn’t want to talk anymore. Su Yu was no longer the same weakling who couldn’t hurt him even after hammering him numerous times. He felt a tiny sense of loss. Back then, Su Yu was unable to harm even a hair on his body. But now…sigh. Sure enough, the human race was annoying.

He decided to start hating humanity.

The gloomy Heavendoom started sulking. Su Yu merely smiled and took some food out before saying, “Do you want to grab a bite, Lord? This is a very nutritious food. It’s the roasted flesh of a dragon Invincible.”

Heavendoom’s eyes lit up as he asked, “Roasted dragon?”

“Exactly.”

“Yeah…Uhm…no, I…I don’t like to eat…”

“Come on, give it a try.”

Heavendoom decided to be gracious and accept the offer. He said, “Fine. Since you’re so kind, I don’t want to spoil your mood.”

He instantly shrank and de-petrified, turning into a handsome and delicate young man. He looked somewhat tender, but at the same time, he also gave off a wild and rebellious feeling.

That was indeed the kind of person he was. He would not hesitate to smash someone to death with his staff if anyone dared to provoke him.

Heavendoom grabbed the roasted meat in front of him and started eating. With his oily mouth, he asked, “Wow, it’s really roasted dragon. Not bad, Kid. Did you kill the two dragons in the mansion?”

“Yeah.”

“What about the phoenix?”

“Dead as well.”

“Come on. Take out some roasted phoenix as well.”

“Sure…”

Su Yu laughed and took out some phoenix flesh. These corpses were incomplete due to the damages they had suffered, but each of them was massive. Thus, it wasn’t that hard for him to gather some flesh and blood from the destroyed corpses.

Su Yu had not been able to gather too many complete corpses. He had even shared some with Skyeater. Thus, he did not have any complete Invincible corpses left on him.

While stuffing his face with food, Heavendoom asked, “How is Tian He doing?”

“I didn’t see him. Maybe he’s dead.”

Su Yu had climbed his way from the first level, but he had not encountered any familiar faces from the ancient cities or he would have taken them with him.

“Oh.” Heavendoom said, “He’s probably still alive. I can sense it if he’s really dead.”

Not dead? He must be hiding somewhere. Su Yu wasn’t too bothered.

Heavendoom asked, “How did you return early?”

“I came back through the Death Realm.”

“Amazing, Kid.”

Heavendoom was in a good mood as he enjoyed the feast. He said, “This tastes decent. Death Realm…hmm…that’s not an easy route to take. But it won’t be too hard either as long as you stay away from the things you shouldn’t provoke. Just stay away from the Celestial River of Death and remain within the region and you will be fine.”

After taking another mouthful of roasted dragon meat, he continued, “Try not to go there too frequently. The Death Realm isn’t as simple as you think. The old turtle would have wiped out all the death spirits long ago if the Death Realm were that simple. You might encounter a random marquis on patrol one day. Those are troublesome existences even for my boss.”

Su Yu asked blankly, “Marquises?”

“Yes. They were marquises before dying so they might remain marquises after rising as death spirits. Some are simply ancient death spirit marquises. In short, these are super experts. Not long ago, my boss fought an intense battle with one of them.”

“Not long ago?”

Heavendoom explained, “During He Tu’s death, my boss fought a marquis and kicked the marquis away. The death spirits started running wild in the world of the living while both my boss and He Tu were busy. Ultimately, the laws forced my boss to kill He Tu.”

Su Yu was surprised to hear that. So there was really treachery behind He Tu’s death.

A marquis?

Daofuse?

Sure enough, treachery was everywhere, including the Death Realm.

Speaking of, Heavendoom’s definition of not long ago was truly…unique. That was like a hundred thousand years ago. How was that not long ago?

Su Yu noted the matter in his mind, but he did not bother to say too much about it.

After a while, Su Yu said, “Lord, since Tian He isn’t around, why don’t you appoint me as a deputy mayor or something? Something might happen tomorrow. I hope to receive your help for a fight tomorrow.”

“Hmm?” Heavendoom asked, “Who are we fighting? I’ll warn you in advance. Tiangu won’t be easy to fight. He’s very strong even if he has been quite unlucky recently. If he fights for real, not even my boss can handle him easily.”

Heavendoom did not even bother asking about how the fight would start. Instead, he directly asked about the opponent.

Su Yu said, “I can’t promise anything. If Tiangu were to make a move, could you handle him?”

“I doubt I can.” Heavendoom shook his head and said, “I don’t fear that guy leading the devils even if I’m not as strong. He’s too tender. But Tiangu is different. He’s not tender. He had participated in the previous nine epochal wars. He had fought Eternals and Daofuses alike. He had even fought human kings before. He’s not an easy opponent.”

Su Yu nodded thoughtfully, “I understand.”

Heavendoom continued, “But together with Empyrean Cloud and Grandstar, or one more guardian, we can join hands and give him a fight. Even if we still can’t defeat him, he won’t be able to do much to us either. After all, he doesn’t have the courage to leave his realm in his real body. People like him are especially terrified of leaving lest their enemies take the chance to surround and kill them. A mere clone won’t be enough to defeat us.”

Hearing that, Su Yu’s confidence grew slightly.

“Sure. In that case, will it be fine for me to be the deputy mayor?”

Heavedoom glanced at him and said, “I’ll make this clear first. For each fight, I want to take a stroll outside.”

“How long of a stroll?”

“Eight hundred and eighty years.”

“…”

Su Yu stood up, put all the food away, including the cup in Heavendoom’s hand, and turned around to leave. Heavendoom hurriedly said, “Uhm, ten or eight years are acceptable as well.”

Su Yu started walking away.

“Wait! I’m your half master! Three to five years will do as well!”

“…”

Seeing that Su Yu was still walking away, Heavendoom raised his voice, “Don’t push it! You need to give at least ten or eight days for a super expert like me to fight for you!”

“I can consider that.” Su Yu turned around and smiled, “It’s not that I don’t want to fulfil your wish, Lord. But you need to think of the situation we’re in. You want to leave for eight to ten days. The other guardians will want the same thing. Before we know it, a year will pass. I don’t have the ability to carry the burden for a year.”

Heavendoom snorted unhappily.

He turned back into a stone statue and returned to his previous position. As he overlooked Su Yu from high above, he said, “We’ll do that for now. You’re too realistic. Why can Grandstar and Empyrean Cloud run around freely while I need to negotiate so much just for eight to ten days?”

Su Yu was left speechless. He still remembered that Heavendoom was a hyperactive guardian. What if he refused to come back home after leaving?

“Lord Grand Dream told me to do this. This is definitely not my intention.”

“Hmph!” Heavendoom said, “He can keep leaving, but he refuses to let me do the same. The old turtle can sleep for ten thousand years at a time. Can I do the same?”

True. With Heavendoom’s temper, it was understandable why he couldn’t stand this.

Su Yu laughed and said, “Lord, please give me a medallion I can contact you with. I’ll notify you when it’s time to fight. By the way, don’t come out before the fight lest the others know that you can leave as well.”

“Sure.” Heavendoom didn’t mind waiting a day or two more. He said, “I will fight tomorrow. I can wait one more day.”

Su Yu raised his thumb. Exactly.

Heavendoom tossed a medallion over and said, “Kid, you’re not the type to hold back from fighting. A fight will definitely happen. I already knew this the first time I saw you. But I advise you to tell the soul devourer Pseudo Emperor as well. Things might get incredibly troublesome. About a hundred Eternals have arrived.”

Su Yu nodded. That was a task for the little furball.

Seeing that Su Yu was about to leave, Heavendoom hesitated slightly and sent a voice transmission, “You can fight, but try to kill less. Just destroy their tri-life bodies. Try not to kill more than ten. That is especially true for the death count of each race. Don’t kill too many of Eternals from the same race. Do you understand?”

Su Yu looked back at Heavendoom, but Heavendoom had transformed back into a silent stone statue.

Su Yu frowned slightly. Just as he was about to leave, Heavendoom’s voice rang out again, “Actually, there is a way to kill more. I can teach you a trick. Don’t release the death spirits. Instead, lure the living into the Death Realm. Open a tunnel and push them inside. Do you understand now? The world of the living won’t react so intensely for those killed in the Death Realm.”

Su Yu looked back at Heavendoom again.

Heavendoom maintained the appearance of a silent, stone statue. He was stone. He had said nothing.

However, Su Yu’s eyes lit up brightly. A lot of information was hidden in those simple words of Heavendoom. Firstly, he had to avoid killing more than ten Invincibles. Secondly, he should spread the kills around instead of focusing on killing those from the same race.

Thirdly, there was no need to release the death spirits. He could send his enemies into the Death Realm instead. At the time, the dead would be the ones to decide who and how many to kill.