Tribulation of Myriad Races

Heavendoom City.

Su Yu arrived from the sky.

Heavendoom opened his eyes. Inside the mayor’s residence, the yawning Tian He glanced at Su Yu blankly before returning to his cultivation. Su Yu was such a frequent visitor nowadays that he couldn’t even be bothered to react to Su Yu’s arrival anymore.

Su Yu said nothing and entered the back hall directly.

Heavendoom asked curiously, “Is there a new fight?”

“…”

Su Yu laughed and nodded. “Yes. You are very wise, Lord Heavendoom.”

“So who are we fighting?” Heavendoom did not seem as excited as before. He said gloomily, “I can’t beat Daofuses. It’s frustrating to keep fighting without being able to kill anyone. Can you not send me against powerful old farts each time?”

He loved fighting. But it was annoying to keep fighting people he couldn’t defeat.

Su Yu said, “Don’t worry. This time, the opponents will die by themselves.”

Heavendoom stared at Su Yu. Was this guy lying to him? Dying by themselves? What was he supposed to do, then?

Suddenly, he recalled something and asked doubtfully, “Don’t tell me you’re going to fight some death spirits.”

“Bingo.”

However, there was no reward for getting this right.

Heavendoom looked at Su Yu with a bored expression and said, “Death spirits are very annoying. Kill one, and two will come. You can never kill them all.”

Su Yu said, “No, there is a way to end this. After this battle, you will have a much easier time in the future.”

Heavendoom looked at Su Yu suspiciously. He felt like this was a lie. But it didn’t matter. He decided to treat this as a chance to go out for a walk.

Then, Heavendoom transformed into the size of a regular human. He looked at the death tunnel on the ground and asked, “Do I take the city with me?”

That was his weapon.

“Not for now.” Su Yu explained, “We don’t want your absence to be noticed. Since we’re going to do something in the Death Realm, it’s better to keep a low profile.”

Low profile his ass.

Heavendoom felt like cursing. Who was the one who had been failing to keep a low profile here?

Su Yu’s actions so far had been the complete opposite of keeping a low profile. Each time Su Yu did something, he would do it in a way that everyone would know.

Heavendoom couldn’t be bothered to point that out. After flying out of the city with Su Yu, he looked at the calm Allheaven Battlefield and said, “Nowadays, the Allheaven Battlefield is starting to resemble its sealed state. It’s getting so silent and boring. In fact, things are the loneliest for us each time the Allheaven Battlefield is sealed.”

At that time, almost everyone would leave, and most of those left behind would die.

Thus, that was also a period of boredom for the ancient guardians as they couldn’t even listen to gossip anymore.

Su Yu said, “After your liberation, you won’t need to endure such loneliness anymore. You will be able to go anywhere you want.”

“Sigh. But that won’t happen anytime soon.”

Heavendoom sighed with regret. He was never a moody person, but a hundred thousand years of imprisonment was enough to turn anyone moody. Would he be able to really leave this place alive?

“You are still far from reaching the level to modify the laws. Also, from how battle-hungry you are, I don’t even know if you’ll live that long. I honestly doubt I’ll be able to regain my freedom in my lifetime.”

Su Yu laughed and asked, “Are you looking down on me, Lord?”

“Not really.” Heavendoom said, “You are the most monstrous person of this epoch. But this is also the weakest humanity has ever been. You only have one Daofuse. What about the myriad races?”

“I have my allies.”

“Allies are unreliable.” Heavendoom solemnly said, “They will be there for you when you’re winning. But when you’re losing, how many are willing to die alongside you?”

Su Yu laughed and said, “In that case, I only need to ensure I’m always winning.”

“What a beautiful dream. You’re dead the moment the fellows from the Upper Realm are here.”

“In that case, I just need to make sure they aren’t here.”

At that, Heavendoom shot Su Yu an odd glance, but he didn’t ask more. They had arrived at Empyrean Cloud City.

The moment they arrived, Empyrean Cloud opened her eyes and asked, “Are we killing Han Xiang?”

“…”

Su Yu said nothing.

Clearly, Empyrean Cloud had been driven mad by her hatred toward Han Xiang. She had been shouting about killing Han Xiang a lot recently. Could it be that the mayor seduced by Han Xiang back then had a special relationship with Empyrean Cloud?

No, no, Su Yu decided that it was rude to speculate. He was more concerned about something else. How did they know that he was asking them to go out for a fight the moment they saw him? Did he look like such a violent man?

Su Yu smiled and said, “No, not Han Xiang. We’re killing Han Xiang’s ancestors.”

Empyrean Cloud snorted coldly. She thought that this was a new form of insult Su Yu was using against her.

Su Yu explained, “I’m being serious. I’m planning to kill a few death spirit marquises. Maybe some of them are Han Xiang’s ancestors. Since we can’t kill Han Xiang, we should target her ancestors instead.”

Empyrean Cloud blanked out. Killing death spirit marquises? In that case, Han Xiang’s ancestors might really be among them.

Meanwhile, Heavendoom exclaimed with a gasp, “Killing death spirit marquises? Yes, they are weaker than regular Daofuses, but not by much! Their greatest weakness is their lack of trump cards and tricks. But their death qi is still annoying to deal with. They won’t be easy opponents.”

Were they really going to kill some death spirit marquises?

But after some thought, he relaxed and said, “True. You can temporarily grow strong enough to kill Daofuses so this won’t be an issue.”

Su Yu laughed and said, “No, no, no. I am counting on each of you to kill a different marquis this time.”

Heavendoom: “…”

Heavendoom stared at Su Yu with an unamused expression. Was this a joke? If he were strong enough for that, he would have done so long ago.

Su Yu said, “There is no rush. We shall see. If an opportunity presents itself, don’t hesitate to unseal yourself, Lord.”

“Unsealing myself?” Heavendoom frowned and said, “The death spirits might be able to escape the death tunnel because of that. Everyone else will be punished alongside me.”

With his bad temper, he had been wanting to abandon his post long ago. But what would the result be? He didn’t mind dying alone. But the other guardians would be punished as well. They had been together for too long. For a hundred thousand years, they were the only ones there for each other. Heavendoom was only staying because of them.

Su Yu said, “Don’t worry. That will happen, but maybe not in the immediate future. I will pick several candidates from the human and other races to replace you as the guardians.”

Su Yu explained, “After pacifying the Death Realm and putting all the death spirits under our control, they will stop attacking the death tunnels. In such a situation, we can even leave the tunnels unattended for a short time without much issue. No punishment will arrive from the laws so long as the death spirits remain inside the Death Realm.”

Heavendoom stared at Su Yu solemnly. Empyrean Cloud’s expression was changing as well. What was Su Yu saying? Pacifying the Death Realm? Was this a joke?

Su Yu said, “Let’s go. We still need to see Lord Grandstar. It’s only the four of us this time.”

Before long, they arrived at Grandstar City.

***

Grandstar City.

After hearing Su Yu’s plan, Grandstar inhaled and exclaimed, “Have you gone mad? Are you really targeting the East Heavenly King?”

Heavendoom and Empyrean Cloud were just as shocked. Targeting the East Heavenly King! They had thought that they would only be dealing with a death spirit marquis or two. But Su Yu was clearly a lot more ambitious than they thought.

Su Yu laughed and said, “What is there to fear? The bold shall feast and the timid shall starve. Have you not heard this saying before? Lords, a bright future awaits us in the event of success. And if we do fail…well, we die together. This isn’t your first time working with me, Lords. This time, I am only working with the three of you. So tell me. Do you have the courage to accept this task from me? We are already quite familiar with each other. That’s why I’m being so straightforward here.”

Heavendoom, who was starting to turn restless, said, “We don’t fear anything, but the thing is…we can’t beat them!”

After a short pause, he continued, “At worst, we will have to unseal ourselves. I guess that isn’t a big deal. I am tired of this stone skin. Unsealed, I can probably last quite some time in a fight against them. But there are nine death spirit marquises and a heavenly king among them. It is very likely that we will be the ones to eventually die in the battle.”

Su Yu merely grinned and asked, “Are you scared?”

Heavendoom sneered and said, “If not even you are scared, what is there for us to fear? How many years have you been alive? How long have I lived? I have nothing to lose! If it wasn’t for Boss, I would have charged down there and slaughtered these death spirits long ago!”

“Good.” Su Yu said, “Lord Grand Dream promised to watch over the death tunnels for now. Nothing will happen. Let’s go.”

At that, Grandstar City’s death tunnel opened. The four stepped into the tunnel unhesitantly. Over the years, the guardians had rarely stepped into the Death Realm. This was one of the few times.

Xing Yue, who was seated cross-legged inside the tunnel, opened her eyes before retreating hurriedly. She stared at the newcomers warily.

Su Yu smiled and said, “Lord Xing Yue, don’t worry. We’re family, so we’re not here to do anything to you. Why are you running?”

Xing Yue glared at them coldly before vanishing with a flicker. She had still opted to flee.

Su Yu chuckled. Why was she running?

Sigh.

He rushed out of the tunnel. There, he noticed Xing Yue glaring at him from afar. He said, “Lord, your subordinate is here bearing gifts.”

Then, he took a death fragment out. That was something he had obtained from a dead marquis. The marquis killed by book spirit and tea plant previously. That was not all. He also took out some death blood, which could also be considered a form of Daofuse blood essence.

Xing Yue frowned before saying coldly, “I don’t need them.”

Su Yu laughed and said, “Don’t hold back, Lord. After consuming these, you might be able to grow into an eighth or ninth-degree Eternal. That would be great. Things might get chaotic in the Death Realm in a bit. Without sufficient strength, you will be quite vulnerable.”

“Chaos?”

Su Yu nodded, “I am planning to start a war in the Death Realm. I might even require your help. This is the chance to expand the Xing Yue Kingdom! At present, our territory is too small. What do you think, Lord?”

Xing Yue frowned and stared at Su Yu with a dark expression…even if her expression was never bright due to all the death qi on her. Her cloak started changing colors between black and gray as she thought deeply. It was a mystery what she was thinking about.

After a while, she reached out and grabbed her presents before saying, “Very well. I’m accepting your tribute. What rewards do you need from me?”

Su Yu grinned. Rewards? Sure, sure, if that was enough to please her.

“Nothing for now. I’ll tell you when I think of something.”

At that point, Heavendoom and the others arrived behind Su Yu. After taking a glance at Xing Yue, Heavendoom said curiously, “I never paid much attention before, but Xing Yue, you have been the sole death sovereign here for a very long time, right?”