Tribulation of Myriad Races

“I’m unsure…” The old turtle said, “The best way to lure the East Heavenly King over is by contacting Marquis Lanshan and get her help. She’s still staying there. Previously, she only acted to prevent the two marquises from crossing the border. That might not be a strong enough reason for the East Heavenly King to act against her. He has to stay wary of the other human marquises in the other three heavenly king domains.

“Of the four heavenly kings, some might even be friendly toward the human race. He has to be wary since his authority came from the ancient imperial court. However, a betrayal by Marquis Lanshan will give him a good reason to act personally. After all, he is the only person in his territory strong enough to guarantee a victory against Marquis Lanshan.

“This…might really work! Of course, the premise for that is your ability to get them killed in the Luminous Domain Mansion or this will backfire against us greatly. You might even die in the mansion and the mansion will fall under the East Heavenly King’s control. Any mistake could ruin everything. You have to think this through.”

Su Yu nodded as he thought deeply. Marquis Lanshan…betrayal…

Getting her to betray the East Heavenly King before running into the entrance, where he was waiting in hiding. Then, he could transport the East Heavenly King into the mansion before killing the heavenly king through the hands of Martial Emperor.

Then, he could take over the East Heavenly Domain and turn it into his rear base. Or he could even use it as the springboard to conquer the entire Death Realm.

This was a good plan, but its fault tolerance was too low. Any tiny mistake could mess everything up for them. He could die. Or Martial Emperor might refuse to kill them. Any single deviation could ruin the plan.

The old turtle said, “Also, I can’t leave with you. The moment I leave, the East Heavenly King might see that as a chance to charge out of the Death Realm. That would be disastrous. You can only take three to five guardians with you for this mission.”

The guardians were still Eternals, not Daofuses. The old turtle was strong enough to fight three Daofuses while the East Heavenly King was stronger than the old turtle. Thus, fighting the guardians would probably feel like fighting children for him.

The old turtle said, “Also, you should avoid taking any living beings with you on this mission. You have the ability to reverse death qi while the guardians have their stone skin. After years of being guardians, they have plenty of death qi in their bodies. People like you and them can enter the Death Realm relatively undetected, but a normal living being will be extremely conspicious in the Death Realm. That is especially true for an expert at East Heavenly King’s level. He is extremely sensitive to living beings.”

Su Yu rubbed his chin and said, “Luring the East Heavenly King into the mansion is not the only way to go about this. He has nine other Daofuse subordinates, right? We can also try to lure these subordinates into the mansion instead. That will weaken the East Heavenly King and increase our probability of victory in a direct clash with him.”

The old turtle nodded, “Yes, that’s true. But you will need to lure at least five Daofuses away for this plan to work.”

True.

“How many marquises do you think will be deployed for Marquis Lanshan’s betrayal?”

“No more than three.”

Su Yu smiled and asked, “What if I show up as Marquis Lanshan’s helper? I can show up halfway to escort her to safety. Will that cause them to deploy more marquises?”

“Definitely. Your presence is enough to bait even the East Heavenly King himself. But are you sure you want to reveal yourself so early?”

Su Yu narrowed his eyes and said, “Maybe. Of course, this will be our backup plan. Firstly, it depends on how many enemies Marquis Lanshan can bait. Secondly, those fellows might give up on the pursuit halfway. There is no promise that they will keep chasing until the entrances. I am the only bait attractive enough for them to go that far. With me around, they might charge right into an activated entrance without care. After all, death spirits are known for their terrible temper.

“Hmm, for this, I will take Heavendoom, Empyrean Cloud, and Grandstar with me. I want to see if there’s any way for me to push them to the Daofuse Realm. As guardians, they will be rewarded for killing death spirits, right? After all, that counts as weakening the Death Realm. Furthermore, they will be killing death spirits invading the Luminous Domain Mansion, the territory of the Human Emperor. Don’t they deserve rewards for eliminating death spirits there?”

“That…” The old turtle said, “I truly don’t know.”

Su Yu said, “Maybe they will really be rewarded. With heavenly rewards, Heavendoom can definitely advance. But I can’t guarantee anything for the others.”

“True.” The old turtle nodded, “It won’t be hard for him to achieve Daofuse. Even Bountiful Treasure has achieved Daofuse. Heavendoom would have achieved Daofuse long ago if it weren’t for the petrification method used on him.”

“Old Zhou will play a crucial role here.”

Su Yu muttered solemnly.

“Old Zhou?”

“The Martial Emperor.” Su Yu said, “He is mad. We can’t predict what he will do. I have a question. How do I communicate with him? Were the Martial King, Human Emperor, and the others really not aware that he was not really dead?”

“Impossible!”

Others might remain clueless, but not the likes of Human Emperors and his closest companions. The old turtle had no doubt of that.

Su Yu asked, “In that case, why did they spare him? Why did they turn him into a mansion instead of killing him?”

“That…”

The old turtle shook his head. This was too complicated for him to understand.

“Therefore, they might have left a method behind to restrain or communicate with the Martial Emperor. The ninth level might be it. Or perhaps something can be found in the Martial King’s Residence or the Culture King’s Residence on the eighth level.”

The old turtle had no idea. His rank was too low during the ancient past to know such secrets. Yes, he was comparable to an ancient marquis. But this was something not even all human kings knew.

Su Yu sank into thought.

After a while, he said, “Lord, when I activate the entrances in the Death Realm, the entrances in the Sea of Stars might open as well. Try to prevent anyone from entering through those entrances and causing trouble for me.”

“That won’t be a problem.” The old turtle nodded, “I’ll do that. In any case, I doubt the myriad races have the courage to enter the mansion rashly right now.”

Su Yu said, “By the way, if something happens to me and I don’t come back, please think of a way to enter the Human Realm once. Go to the Starfall Mountain and look for Fat Ball in Culture King’s Residence. He might be able to save me. If not…I’ll try to awaken as a death spirit.”

At that, the old turtle turned solemn. He asked, “At this point, you can actually afford to wait longer. Why are you risking your life yet again?”

Su Yu said, “Lord, you are too optimistic. The connection to the Upper Realm will open soon. What will my chances of victory be when that happens?”

The old turtle thought about it and said, “It will be far more likely for you to fail.”

“In that case, isn’t waiting around just as risky?”

“It’s hard to say.”

Su Yu smiled and said, “It is risky either way. I might as well do it now. I’m mainly doing this to get a cultivation method from Martial Emperor. And if I fail to communicate with him now, it won’t change even if I wait a little longer. It will be a waste of time to wait. If I enter with the death spirits and there is a way to communicate with Martial Emperor, I can get those death spirits killed. If I can’t communicate with Martial Emperor, I will still be risking death. It’s going to get dangerous regardless of my choice, so I might as well take some death spirits with me and maximize the potential gains instead.”

The old turtle couldn’t argue against that. True. No matter what, Su Yu would still attempt to communicate with Martial Emperor. He might as well try to get rid of some death spirits while doing so.

Su Yu continued with a grin, “By entering with the death spirits, I can even drag some of my enemies down with me before dying. Either way, this won’t be a loss for me!

“With the deaths of those death spirits, you can try to pacify the East Heavenly Domain and reduce the burden of the other guardians. Consider that my final repayment for your help all this time. Perhaps with me gone, the guardians will be able to stay alive for much longer. Who knows?”

The old turtle inhaled deeply and said, “Su Yu, you’re putting me in a hard spot. I really want to advise you against taking this risk, but I can’t find a proper reason to do that. You either take the risk now or face a much greater risk in about ten years.”

Su Yu laughed and said, “I’m used to taking risks. But I won’t be doing this without any preparation. I guess I’ll be thick-faced and take a trip back to the Human Realm and beg for another drop of blood essence. Coupled with the other Daofuse blood essence I have, I should be able to display the combat strength of a Daofuse for a bit.

“This will be the plan, then. Get one drop of blood essence from Fat Ball before getting those death spirits killed. I need to further change the balance, gaining an absolute superiority over the myriad races in the Myriad Realms.”

The old turtle said heavily, “Take…care.”

Su Yu stood up, drained his cup of tea, and smiled, “In my current situation, taking risks is necessary if I wish to succeed. Don’t worry, Lord. If everything goes smoothly, the second war between the myriad realms will start. Please get ready for the next war.”

“I’ll do my best.” The old turtle said, “With the Spirit Suppression Domain pacified, I’ll be able to put more effort into the war in the Myriad Realms.”

Su Yu laughed heartily and said, “In that case, allow me to thank you in advance. I’ll try my best to resurrect He Tu if I do succeed in this.”

“Thank you.”

This was the very first time the old turtle had thanked Su Yu with such sincerity. In the past, Su Yu had always been the one needing favors from him. But when the situation involved He Tu, the old turtle could not stay calm. He said, “As long as you can liberate the other guardians and resurrect He Tu, I will do everything you ask for! Everything!”

The old turtle’s voice turned incomparably solemn as he said, “Even my life can be sacrificed for you!”

He had been feeling guilty toward two groups of people for a very long time. Firstly, he felt guilty toward the other guardians for bringing them into this job that had lasted a hundred thousand years when it was supposed to last only a thousand years.

Secondly, he felt guilty toward He Tu, a descendant of Devote King, who was his great benefactor. Back when He Tu encountered danger, the old turtle was the one who had turned He Tu into the mayor. He even allowed He Tu to make use of the death spirits in the many wars of the first epoch. But eventually, the old turtle was forced to kill He Tu with his own hands.

These were the two greatest regrets in his life. And now, Su Yu was showing him the possibility of making up for both regrets. For that, he was willing to give even his life to Su Yu.

Su Yu grinned and said, “You are too polite, Lord. Don’t worry. I will do my best. After winning the second war, we will attack the Upper Realm. That day won’t be too far away.”

Having said that, Su Yu left. He knew that contributing another blood essence would exhaust the white dog, but he needed to be alive for the hope of a better future to stay alive, right? He knew that the white dog wouldn’t refuse him.

“This is the final time I’m asking for your blood. After dealing with the myriad races, I will repay you.”

That was the promise Su Yu made. Before long, he was back at the Starfall Mountain. He stepped through the time waterfall. Shortly after, he walked out of it. Then, he vanished from the Human Realm. All that happened under Great Zhou King’s astonished gaze.

He would be very busy next. He had to get his cultivation method, convert more techniques and abilities into characters, comprehend the great dao, kill the East Heavenly King, and conquer the Death Realm.

Thinking of the list of tasks ahead of him, Su Yu grew excited. If he could pull this off, he would be able to finally dominate the Myriad Realms.

“I’m coming, Old Zhou.”

Inwardly, he was praying that the Martial Emperor would cooperate. After all, Martial Emperor’s cooperation was imperative for many of his future plans.