Tribulation of Myriad Races

World of the living.

The recently concluded battle had affected the outside world as well. Countless experts sent their willpower out to look in the direction of Sea of Stars. The blinding saber surging out of the Luminous Domain Mansion had been noticed by many. All of them were in deep thought, wondering about the source of that saber.

At the moment, none suspected Su Yu or the Death Realm. After all, the worlds of the living and the dead had always been separated. Apart from some guardians, most people were unaware of what was happening in the Death Realm.

In any case, nobody dared to investigate the matter. All the experts were still hiding inside their respective realms. That included even the human experts.

After all, the old turtle was still busy wandering the Sea of Stars. As for Great Zhou King, he was still busy creating a rain of source qi in the Human Realm. As for the other experts allied to Su Yu, the two furballs were looking at the Sea of Stars curiously.

Most people wouldn’t suspect Su Yu of having something to do with this disturbance, even when he was currently nowhere to be seen. After all, it was perfectly normal for someone like him to not sit still somewhere.

Even so, not everyone shared the same thought. Someone muttered, “Did he enter the Luminous Domain Mansion again?”

That was the thought of a select few. Su Yu’s absence was too conspicuous.

Had he discovered a way to freely enter the Luminous Domain Mansion? Was he the cause of that disturbance?

***

Immortal Realm.

With a frown, Tiangu looked at Talisman King, who had just returned not long ago. He said with unease, “Something is happening in the Luminous Domain Mansion. Su Yu might have entered the mansion. Did he enter through the Death Realm? There is a death tunnel leading straight to the seventh level. What did East Heavenly King say during your meeting with him?”

Talisman King hurriedly answered, “He promised to send some people over and deal with Grand Dream. He will talk about further cooperation after removing Grand Dream. It won’t be easy for us to deal with Su Yu before removing Grand Dream. East Heavenly King will make a move against Grand Dream, but he wants us to act at the same time and attack Grand Dream from two directions. That will guarantee us victory.”

Talisman King added, “East Heavenly King also said that there are still human supporters in the four heavenly domains. He has to be wary when making a move to prevent a chaos between the four heavenly kings.”

Tiangu said, “I understand that. There were two human supporters among the four heavenly kings. But eventually, one changed sides. I believe only the South Heavenly King remains a human supporter now. South Heavenly King…did East Heavenly King say nothing about removing this thorn with the help of the other heavenly kings?”

“No.” Talisman King shook his head and said, “Perhaps he’s still wary, or maybe he’s worried about something else.”

Tiangu sighed. His unease was growing. This was very rare. But what was the issue here? Su Yu’s side was powerful, but not enough to fully dominate the Myriad Realms. He stared into the distance, in the direction of the blinding saber earlier. He did not know the source of that saber. He only knew that it was incomparably powerful.

Powerful enough for the power of the saber to leak out of the Luminous Domain Mansion. Was there an intense battle inside? Humanity was the weakest in the tenth epoch, but this was also the epoch where the highest number of variables had arisen.

According to their previous arrangements, they should enjoy an advantage in the Death Realm. The connection with the Upper Realm would be restored soon. This was another advantage on their side.

As for the Myriad Realms, they were slightly disadvantaged there, but not completely helpless. They could still put up a fight against humanity if they could gather all their strength, including all the old fossils still in the Myriad Realms. Even if humanity had a superior number of Daofuses, it did not matter. Three to five Eternals might find it hard to contend against a single Daofuse. But what about twenty Eternals?

They still had the advantage in the number of Eternals. However, such a battle would be very costly for them. It was likely that the various races would thoroughly exhaust themselves from that battle.

That was why everyone was waiting for the connection to the Upper Realm to be restored. That way, they would be able to eliminate humanity at the lowest cost possible.

Tiangu inhaled deeply and said, “So be it. We’ll await the fate race’s reply. Fateless seems to be scheming something. He is refusing to give us a clear answer.”

That was a Daofuse as well.

The fate race held the connection to the Upper Realm. With their help, the heavenly laws obstructing the passage could be removed faster. After all, Fateless was a Daofuse local to that realm. The rest of them would be weakened after entering the realm. Thus, it would be more efficient to secure the help of the fate race.

The Fate Realm was very important. Any expert descending from the Upper Realm would need to pass through this realm where their strength would be suppressed. Humanity was the sole exception. Thus, one could say that the Fate Realm was a strategic point.

The various races had also considered kicking the fate race out of that realm, but that wasn’t a weak race. Even the powerful celestial chasm race was merely a branch of that race. The fate race had always stayed neutral, but it would also be very costly to eliminate them.

It was worth noting that the fate race had remained neutral for nine epochs. Tiangu suspected that they were up to something this time, but it seemed too ridiculous. Thus, he couldn’t be sure. Fateless wouldn’t be dumb enough to side with the humans now, right? Humanity might have secured a slight advantage, but that did not signify that they would win.

Tiangu kneaded his head in annoyance. It had been years since he last felt so annoyed. He greatly suspected that Su Yu had entered the Luminous Domain Mansion. Would this result in another boost of his strength? In that case, things would become even more troublesome for them.

***

Human Realm.

Meanwhile, Great Zhou King was too busy to care about anything else. A white dog had appeared before him all of a sudden. The dog had been rushing forward before stopping suddenly.

Nobody else noticed the dog. Great Zhou King was the only one. The dog looked perfectly ordinary. In fact, it even looked weak.

However…

The moment the dog’s gaze landed on Great Zhou King, he felt a pressure pressing down upon him. First, the white dog looked at Great Zhou King. Then, the white dog looked up at the sky. The danger was seemingly over. Su Yu was fine again.

The opponent must have died. In that case, there was no need for him to leave. He had to return and guard their home. But he did notice an interesting person outside.

After staring at Great Zhou King for a bit, the white dog blinked his eyes and vanished with a flicker. He was not interested in a chat with this human. He had to go back and resume his guard duty.

Great Zhou King exhaled and sent a voice transmission, “Senior, is Su Yu in danger?”

“He’s fine.”

Then, the white dog rushed back into the waterfall of time. Yes. He had rushed straight into the waterfall with his body. This was something not even the book spirit and tea plant could do. The two could only move through the waterfall by hiding in the Book of Time.

Unlike them, the white dog did not require the protection of the Book of Time. In fact, this seemed like an extremely easy task for him.

Su Yu was previously unaware of this. Since there had never been mention of the white dog during the past nine epochs, it was clear that the white dog had never left before.

Looking at the waterfall of time, Great Zhou King frowned. Just what was Su Yu doing this time?

Su Yu must have encountered something troublesome earlier, but the trouble had probably been handled since the white dog had returned so soon.

“Luminous Domain Mansion…saber…”

He looked up at the sky and frowned. Su Yu was indeed not the ideal human lord he had in mind. Su Yu was too domineering and self-centered. He refused to discuss his decisions with anyone else. Everyone could only obey him.

He was more suited to be a supreme empire-founding ruler. But humanity’s current situation greatly differed from that. This was the eleventh human lord. Of the previous human lords, one was the Human Emperor. The other nine were all controllable to an extent. Or to be precise, they were more willing to take in outside opinions. Su Yu was different. He was more similar to the Human Emperor than any of the other human lords.

Human Emperor. The one who had founded the empire of humanity. One would never know what Su Yu wanted to do. One would never know what he was thinking. He would not seek the opinion of others. Even when opinions were given, he would not necessarily listen. He was an anomaly.

That was because all the other human lords before this had received the care and protection of humanity during their growth. Thus, they were very willing to accept the opinions of their seniors.

Sigh.

“Is this a good thing? Or is this a disaster?”

Great Zhou King did not have the answer. He had thought that Su Yu would take advantage of this peace to recuperate and grow. But instead…Luminous Domain Mansion…Then again, that was understandable. That might be a good place for rapid growth.

Great Zhou King told himself to not worry too much. Su Yu only needed to keep himself alive. This day alone, the luck of humanity had rippled intensely several times. Great Zhou King could sense it as the luck in his Great Zhou’s token had been extracted multiple times in one day. He wondered what Su Yu was doing.

Great Zhou King guessed that Su Yu had encountered an opponent. An extremely thorny opponent.

***

At the same time.

Death Realm.

Somewhere far away from the East Heavenly Domain.

A massive palace complex stood tall. It bustled with numerous death spirits.

North Heavenly Domain.

North Heavenly Palace.

An expert with a black crown was looking up at the sky with his hands clasped on his back. He had a solemn look in his eyes.

The East Heavenly King was dead.

Someone had killed him.

Who was the killer?

Each of the four heavenly kings was a powerful expert. Back during humanity’s conquest, some rebellious individuals were killed. Eventually, four formidable experts bowed. These were the four heavenly kings. Instead of eliminating them, humanity had granted them official titles in the imperial court and granted them rule over the Death Realm.

The hegemony of humanity had ended for a hundred thousand years. During this time, the four heavenly kings enjoyed absolute freedom. Most of them were against humanity because they did not want to part with their freedom.

As the ruler of the domain closest to the Spirit Suppression Domain, East Heavenly King offered the strongest resistance to humanity. And now, he was dead. There were no signs of intense battle in the Death Realm. Was Grand Dream the killer?

Was Grand Dream even capable of that? Or did a variable appear?

While North Heavenly King was deep in thought, an armored marquis stepped into the room and said, “Heavenly King, we have received an update from the East Heavenly Domain.”

When North Heavenly King looked at the marquis, the marquis continued, “A battle broke out there earlier and chaos erupted. Marquis Lanshan defected with her Lanshan Army after killing Darkmoon Marquis. A pursuit ensued. According to our reports, Marquis Lanshan claimed that she was doing this on the order of the human lord. She was returning to human lord’s command.”

“Human lord?” North Heavenly King frowned and asked, “Which human lord?”

“The human lord of this epoch.” The marquis answered, “Su Yu.”

“Su Yu?” North Heavenly King said, “I heard this name before…but this is a young man about twenty years old. He might be a human lord, but he was merely appointed because of his good relationship with the guardians. He was merely appointed to secure the support of the guardians. Is that the case?”

“Yes.” The marquis said, “He’s not too strong, but he is capable of boosting his strength by consuming blood essence. At times, he can muster the combat strength of Daofuses.”

“Someone relying on borrowed power to gain the combat power of a Daofuse can’t defeat East Heavenly King.”

North Heavenly King frowned. How did East Heavenly King die? Things were getting more and more confusing.

Suddenly, he frowned and coldly said, “Why are you here without an invitation? Are you trying to die?”

“North Heavenly King is as cold as ever…”

A chuckle rang out. Then, a robed figure appeared. A woman. She smiled and said, “It has been a while, North Heavenly King.”

North Heavenly King said, “West Royal Consort. Why are you here instead of the West Heavenly Palace?”