Tribulation of Myriad Races

Not far away.

Great Xia King was flying beside Su Yu with a stern expression. Silence lingered in the air as he didn’t know what to say. He wasn’t very good at small talk.

It would probably take Xia Longwu a day or two to return. Thus, there were only Su Yu, Great Xia King, and an awkward silence present.

Su Yu didn’t seem bothered, but Great Xia King was feeling quite uncomfortable.

After a while, Su Yu took the initiative and said, “Great Xia King, were you really at the Nanyuan Secondary School back then?”

Relieved that there was finally something to talk about, Great Xia King said, “Yes. But that was only one of my three bodies.”

So that was how it was. No wonder Great Xia King could still be seen elsewhere back when the old man was still in Nanyuan. Su Yu had thought that it was an illusion or something similar.

Seeing that Su Yu was finally talking, Great Xia King stopped holding back and asked, “Su Yu, can you sell some of your riversand to Great Xia?”

Su Yu smiled, “Sure. After all, I’m from Great Xia as well.”

Great Xia King smiled.

Good answer!

With the same smile on his face, Su Yu said, “By the way, I have something important to discuss with you.”

“What do you have to say?”

Su Yu cleared his throat and said, “A dead senior of mine left something in Great Xia. I wish to reclaim his belongings. Would this be possible?”

“Belongings?” Great Xia King asked, “Which senior?”

“A very close senior.”

Su Yu sighed and said, “I wish to take his belongings with me. He is already dead. I wonder if you can agree to this, Great Xia King?”

Great Xia King frowned. A senior of Su Yu? How was he not aware of someone like that? Was it the fifth principal? But the fifth principal did not leave anything behind.

After thinking about it, Great Xia King nodded, “That won’t be an issue. It is perfectly normal for you to reclaim the belongings of your senior.”

This was no big deal.

Su Yu said, “Thank you, Great Xia King!”

Great Xia King asked, “Why…are you recording this?”

Su Yu said, “Don’t worry about it. I’m taking a recording to commemorate my first meeting with you, Great Xia King.”

Great Xia King nodded. He wasn’t too concerned. A recording wouldn’t be able to harm Invincibles. Curses could not be deployed through a recording.

Su Yu said, “Since you have agreed, I’ll be taking it with me for real…”

Curious, Great Xia King asked, “Can you tell me what this thing is?”

“It is something you know.”

“What?”

“Willpower Grotto.”

Great Xia King blanked out slightly. But soon, his face turned cold as he said, “Are you playing a joke? That was a belonging of Xia Chen. He might be the founder of the single character faction, but the Xia Family has a bigger claim to it, not the multiple character faction.”

The belongings of the deceased would go to their family. Only when there was no family would the belongings go to the successors of the deceased. Without the Xia Family around, Su Yu’s claim would be acceptable. But with the Xia Family around, his claim was naturally invalid.

How could Su Yu be so greedy? How could he eye the Willpower Grotto?

Su Yu smiled, “Calm down, Great Xia King. Let me finish and you will understand.”

“What do you have to say?”

Great Xia King was slightly displeased with Su Yu’s greed.

Su Yu said, “Let’s talk about the origin of the Willpower Grotto. Was it left behind by Senior Xia Chen?”

“Yes.”

“Does Senior Xia Chen have the right to decide who should get his belongings?”

“Of course.”

“His belongings are still his, dead or alive. Correct?”

“That is only natural.”

Su Yu sighed and said, “So it won’t be an issue for Senior Xia Chen to gift the grotto to me after becoming a death spirit, right?”

“Hmm?”

Great Xia King blanked out. He asked, “What do you mean? Has Xia Chen returned?”

Su Yu smiled, “Yes. I met him in the Death Realm. He promised me the grotto. In fact, Great Qin King and Prefect Xia met him before as well.”

“What?” Great Xia King frowned and said, “Su Yu, are you lying to me?”

Su Yu said, “Not at all. Why should I? Senior Xia Chen has indeed given the Willpower Grotto to me. I can prove it…”

Looking at Su Yu’s smiling face, Great Xia King sank into thought. How would he prove it? That smile…something seemed off about it.

Great Xia King said, “Show me your proof. Su Yu, I have a good impression of you, but I won’t forgive you for making up such a story just for the Willpower Grotto.”

Su Yu laughed and said, “I won’t lie about this. Are you sure you want me to show you the proof?”

“Yes.”

Su Yu looked around, verifying that they were around and grinned, “A very short sentence…”

Great Xia King’s discomfort intensified.

“Xia Wushen…number one pretty—”

“Enough!”

Great Xia King roared and scanned their surroundings. Finally, he exhaled in relief and stared at Su Yu gloomily. He had the urge to hide himself in a hole. What the fuck was that?

Holy shit!

Nobody was supposed to know that!

He was the almighty Great Xia King!

He was one of the pillars of humanity! He was the wielder of the blade of Xia. He was one of the many overlords of humanity.

His embarrassing past…should remain in the past.

How could someone remind him a few hundred years later that he used to be so…childish and embarrassing in his youth?

An embarrassing past was not scary. But it was scary to have someone help you relieve the embarrassing past one day.

Great Xia King stared at Su Yu coldly. After a long while, he asked stiffly, “Did Xia Chen really return?”

Su Yu said, “I don’t know. That was the only thing he told me. He said that the Willpower Grotto would be mine just by telling you these words. Perhaps that was a joke. Who knows?”

Great Xia King coldly asked, “Who else knows about this?”

Su Yu grinned, “Not too many.”

“How many?”

“Me, Principal Wan…”

“Wan Tiansheng as well?”

“Yeah. He was there.”

“Who else?”

“He Tu and Xing Yue.”

“Only death spirits?”

“No, there’s Liu Hong as well.”

Great Xia King said, “Deal. The Willpower Grotto is yours. Forget about this matter. Liu Hong as well. Wan Tiansheng as well.”

Su Yu said, “That is only natural. By the way, were those really your words? Did you carve them on your blade? Generally, people will carve something like number one blade on their weapon. Why did you carve something like that on your weapon?”

“Enough!”

Great Xia King flew into a rage out of humiliation. Why was the kid harping on the matter? Did the kid not realize how embarrassing that was?

He was Xia Wushen. He was boundlessly domineering. He could rampage across the Myriad Realms at any time.

He was already a father. Even his grandson was already an Invincible. His great-grandson was already a prefect. Why? Why mention his past now?

How would the masses view him if this were leaked?

If the likes of Great Ming King learned of it, they would most certainly use it as a joke for three or five hundred years. Or perhaps they would make sure to pass the story on to the next generations to keep the story alive long after they were dead.

The future historians might even decide to include this in their records.

How humiliating.

Great Xia King was tired. He finally understood why Su Yu recorded his promise earlier. Su Yu took the recording to ensure that he wouldn’t go back on his words.

Willpower Grotto!

Damn it!

Did Xia Chen really give the grotto to Su Yu?

He asked, “Did you say that Longwu saw Xia Chen before as well? Was Xia Chen one of the death spirits who had entered the mansion previously?”

“Yeah.”

“How strong is he right now?”

“Seventh-degree Eternal.”

Great Xia King blanked out. He said, “How is that possible? He used to be…”

Su Yu asked in confusion, “Are you not aware of this?”

“Of what?”

“He’s your ancestor.”

“The fuck did you just say?”

Great Xia King glared at Su Yu and said, “Do you think that I won’t dare to beat you up because you’re an ancient city mayor now?”

Su Yu shrugged, “Those weren’t my words. These were Senior Xia Chen’s words. He claimed to be your ancestor. I thought you knew, but I guess I was wrong. Senior Xia was someone from the ninth epoch. The ruin you affirmed your dao in was actually given to you by him. In fact, a lot of the early ruins were distributed by him. Think about it. You all discovered those ruins at around the same time. Wasn’t that too coincidental?”

Su Yu continued, “Unfortunately, Senior Xia Chen had to hide his identity because he had an enemy among the human race. He was the sole surviving Invincible in the human race after the ninth epoch. Thus, he was forced to disguise himself as your cousin. Did you never suspect his identity?”