Tribulation of Myriad Races

Su Yu asked again, “Senior, since the Heavenly Hunt Index is an imitation of the Book of Time, can the Book of Time be used to control it?”

“Maybe?”

The big furball answered doubtfully, “Like how a father can whip his son, the original book should be able to whip the imitation around as well. Look. I’m hitting my lad.”

Boom!

The big furball flattened the little furball before saying, “Therefore, the Book of Time is probably capable of hitting the Heavenly Hunt Index like this as well.”

What an…unique comparison.

Understanding dawned on Su Yu.

Meanwhile, the little furball turned back into a ball while sulking. He moved further away from his dada. His dada was so violent!

Su Yu exhaled lightly.

This had been a bountiful visit. First, he had learned that the Culture King was not the Time Sage. Secondly, he had learned that one was a man while the other was a woman. Thirdly, he had learned that the Heavenly Hunt Index was the son of the Book of Time.

What about the book in his head? Was that the real Book of Time? If that was the case, was the book in his head complete all this while? Also, did this mean that the Book of Time could do the same thing as the Heavenly Hunt Index as well? He had merely not discovered that function?

Su Yu’s interest on the golden book grew.

He had more questions, but he did not want to annoy the big furball. Thus, he switched to a different topic and spoke fawningly, “Senior, have you been to the Human Realm in recent years?”

“No.” Soy Bun shook his body and said, “It’s so boring. What’s the point? Also, I have been sleeping for a very long time.”

He had yet to find the time to visit the Human Realm after waking up.

“Senior, do you know that the Human Realm has changed completely?”

“Is that so?” Soy Bun asked curiously, “How different? Have the humans gained the ability to grow characters from trees?”

“…”

Su Yu didn’t know what to say to that. But soon, he thought of something and said, “That might really be possible!”

Yes. He was telling the truth. He had heard that Great Zhou was researching something like that.

“Huh? Really?”

Soy Bun grew interested. He asked, “Can they really grow characters now? Are grown characters delicious?”

That…was not something Su Yu could answer. Who could even describe the taste of characters to these furballs?

Su Yu thought about it and said, “Well, generally, grown food and wild food differ slightly in flavor. But I believe the difference won’t be too big.”

A thought bubble appeared beside Soy Bun. Inside the thought bubble, a large tree could be seen. Beside the tree was a big furball.

The big furball was busy eating characters from the tree.

One. Two. Three…

Then, the bubble popped.

Su Yu didn’t know what to say.

What was this?

How should he react to this?

Was he seeing things?

Was that…how the big furball daydreamed?

The big furball woke up, looked at Su Yu, and asked blankly, “Is the tree big? How do you grow characters? Can you teach me?”

The female furball shouted in excitement, “I’m bored of eating characters! Can you grow seas of willpower from trees as well?”

Su Yu hurriedly clarified, “I’m not sure if they’re growing from trees, but I did hear of some people raising characters some time ago. But I’m not very sure myself.”

“Not sure?”

Seeing that Soy Bun seemed unhappy, Su Yu hurriedly added, “Actually, you can go and take a look with your own eyes!”

Soy Bun shook his body, “Not going. The Human Realm must be quite boring nowadays…”

“I’m sure you can find something fun to do there!”

“No! I am forbidden from entering the Human Realm!”

Su Yu smiled and said, “Senior, I can think of a way if you really want to enter. As long as you don’t run around and kill indiscriminately, I can take you on a tour across the entire Human Realm.”

“Scammer! You’re trying to make me your free henchman!”

Su Yu blanked out slightly and said with an awkward tone, “You misunderstand me, Senior!”

“Nope!” Soy Bun said with disdain, “How long have I been around? I have seen too many scammers like you. People like you don’t know how to respect the old and cherish the young. You only know how to scam!”

Su Yu didn’t even know what to say anymore. He had thought that the big furball would be easy to persuade…but now, he was too embarrassed to even say more.

“Senior, that’s not true…”

“Oh, that’s not true. Sure. I’m not going to be your henchman, then.”

“Senior, uhm…could I invite you to lend me a hand, strengthen humanity, and reclaim Culture King’s lost glory?”

Soy Bun nodded, “Sure. You want to be the new Culture King?”

“Cough, cough. About that…well, you can see me as the Culture King. After all, I am a successor of the Culture King. The multiple character faction is his legacy…”

“Since you are now the Culture King, where are the hundred Daofuse characters Culture King promised me back then?”

“…”

Su Yu felt like crying. He couldn’t even produce Eternal characters. How was he supposed to produce Daofuse characters? Was this old furball toying around with him?

“Little Guy, be more sincere when you speak.”

From Soy Bun’s expression, he was essentially telling Su Yu that he had eaten more characters than Su Yu had seen. And characters were good at developing one’s wisdom. This little guy needed to be much smarter to fool him. Why was this little guy dreaming of fooling him?

Su Yu said helplessly, “I’ll be honest. I wish to return, but I’m afraid of getting killed there. A lot of people are targeting me. I hope that you can go on this trip with me. That is all.”

Only then did Soy Bun nod, “See, it’s always better to be straightforward. Why is a young man like you beating around the bush all the time? Old fellows like us don’t like that. We love simplicity.”

Su Yu nodded. Fine.

Sure enough, even a furball would grow smart with age.

Soy Bun was a lot harder to fool than the little furball.

Soy Bun yawned and said, “I’m old. I don’t like moving around that much. The previous fight was tiring and I didn’t even get to eat much. I don’t feel like doing anything right now.”

Su Yu’s tiny bit of hope was extinguished yet again. Would this trip really end up as a waste of time?

Suddenly, the little furball shouted, “Dada! Let’s go together! Yummy said we could catch something yummy to eat!”

The big furball yawned again and asked, “And what could he catch? Tiangu or Jiwu? Even that Heavenly Overseer Marquis would be acceptable.”

He paused slightly and added, “Well, that old turtle would do as well.”

Yes. That old turtle was yummy as well. Su Yu didn’t know what to say. He had no way of satisfying this request. He saw no hope here.

While the big furball was yawning lazily, the female furball asked curiously, “What about the character trees? Also, how does the Human Realm look like nowadays?”

Yes. The big furball was lazy, but the female furball loved going on long trips.

In short, the big furball was a shut-in ball while the female furball wasn’t.

Compared to Soy Bun, Flatbun was a lot more patient. She could even spend hundreds of years waiting for Tiangu. She also had the habit of running around randomly or Great Ming King wouldn’t have received a free Invincible corpse back then.

When Su Yu’s expression changed, the big furball saw through him and said, “Lad, think this through. My wife has a bad temper.”

“Husband, I am very gentle!”

“If that’s the case, why do you eat so much?”

“I don’t eat a lot!”

“Nonsense. You nearly ate me when you were starving back then.”

“That was different! I was hungry!”

“…”

This seemingly normal bickering was causing Su Yu to tremble with fear. What? The female furball had a bad temper? And she loved eating people randomly? Even the big furball was nearly eaten?

Just as he was hesitating, the female furball said, “Little Guy, are you looking for a henchman to fight for you? I’ll go! I’ll go to the Human Realm with you! Do humans cultivate a lot of characters?Tell me!”

Su Yu said helplessly, “Uhm, Senior Flat, let’s forget this.”

“No way!” The female furball displayed her bad temper and raised her voice, “You’re heading into a fight. I’m here! Why aren’t you asking for my help?”

“…”

Once again, Su Yu felt like crying. Why? Because she seemed even more unreliable than the big furball! Even the big furball would be a better option! He didn’t dare to accept the female furball’s offer. He had no way of controlling the female furball. What if the female furball went crazy in the Human Realm due to her hunger?

Naturally, he didn’t have the courage to tell her that. He politely said, “I’m worried that this would tire you out. I might encounter big trouble this time…”

“In that case, you should definitely fight! You can eat to your heart’s content after fighting!”

“No, I—”

The female furball asked furiously, “Are you thinking that I’m weaker than my husband?”

“No.”

The female furball snorted and said, “But I am indeed weaker than him! You’re a liar!”

Su Yu was starting to feel exhausted.

Why? Why was the female ball even harder to please than the male ball?

Suddenly, the big furball said, “In that case, let Flatbun go with you. My wife is quite strong. I can see that you’re worried that Flatbun would start killing indiscriminately in the Human Realm…”

Su Yu nodded. Exactly.

“Don’t worry about that. Not everyone can stir Flatbun’s appetite. The ones capable of doing that are all your enemies. There aren’t that many experts left in the Human Realm.”

That…made too much sense. Didn’t Flatbun encounter Great Ming King many years ago? And did she eat him? No. If not even Great Ming King was good enough for her, it was likely that no human would be good enough to satisfy her palate.

Su Yu thought about it and said, “Senior Flat, if you wish to come with me…uhm…can you promise to let me know when you think of eating someone?”

“Sure, sure. I’ll tell you before eating.”

“No, I mean…some people can’t be eaten. Can you refrain from eating them upon my advice?”

Once again, the female furball was displeased. She said, “That won’t feel too good.”

“Not at all. I’m trying to say that…we refrain from eating now to eat something better in the future!”

Flatbun thought about it and agreed unhappily, “Fine, fine. I’ll trust you once since our young lad has grown plump staying with you.”

Plump?

Su Yu glanced at the little furball. Was that little fellow plump?

Why did the furball still look the same to him?

Anyway, if Flatbun was really willing to listen to him, his safety would be guaranteed with her by his side. He was mainly worried about his inability to stop her from going crazy. If she were to start killing indiscriminately in the Human Realm, he would become a sinner of humanity.