Tribulation of Myriad Races

Su Yu walked toward the second room.

It was the inkstone-shaped room. As expected, the first room contained some methods to handle Martial Emperor. What would he find in the second room?

These were the four trump cards left behind by Culture King, the trump cards only his inheritors could obtain. It should be something that would be useful now, not in the future, right?

“The inkstone is a dao from a different race. Thus, there is a possibility that it might fall under the control of a non-human. It is unlikely that the trump card left there will be too important.”

Su Yu started speculating.

Before long, he was standing before the second room. It had a door and a unique padlock as well. Su Yu was quite happy to see this. Just the padlock alone was enough to make this trip worthwhile for him.

He took the inkstone out and sank into thought. He was still quite worried. He had not comprehended the dao in the inkstone. Would he fail to open this door? But it turned out that his worry was baseless. With a crack, the padlock snapped open. The inkstone was a legacy Culture King had left in his old residence.

Perhaps Culture King knew that with the white dog around, it was unlikely that the inkstone would fall into the hands of an enemy. That would only happen if the white dog was killed, but an enemy powerful enough to kill the white dog could probably open this door even without the inkstone.

Thus, the opening of this door was quite straightforward. Culture King might have even considered the possibility that the owner of this inkstone wouldn’t have bothered to comprehend its dao.

“Good.”

Su Yu exhaled in relief. Inside the room, he was met with the same scene. A desk, a chair, and a case.

Yet another case.

After opening the case, Su Yu blanked out again.

A toy was stored inside the case. Yes. A toy.

A tiny toy.

It looked lifelike, resembling a small draconic beast. The lightly shining toy was standing silently inside the case. Su Yu frowned. A figurine? This couldn’t be a prank, right? What was this? What could he possibly do with a figurine?

After taking a closer look, Su Yu noted a piece of paper at the corner of the case. Evidently, Culture King had not intended for his inheritor to guess the function of this figurine. It would be pointless to set so many verification processes for these legacies only to have one guess at what they could do upon gaining access.

Su Yu started reading the note on the paper. Slowly, his expression changed. Before long, he focused on the figurine again. That was no toy. According to Culture King, it was a heavenly desolate beast. Yes. The same heavenly desolate beast Culture King had used to forge the inkstone.

This was a beast that had existed during the primordial era. During humanity’s conquest, it had attacked the armies of humanity several times, consuming numerous humans. Eventually, Culture King acted personally and pursued the beast before killing it in the boundless void.

Its dao and skin were stripped to forge the Heavenearth Inkstone. As for the flesh of the beast, it had been sealed away. Sealed in the figurine inside the case. A trump card would naturally not be something simple. The trump card of the pen legacy contained the methods to handle Martial Emperor. The second legacy wasn’t that bad either.

Two options were given in Culture King’s note.

Firstly, one could fuse the Heavenearth Inkstone with the figurine, returning the dao and skin to the beast. The beast would likely resurrect. Culture King had left an opportunity to return when killing the beast.

However, the heavenly desolate beast was very powerful. It was a Master of Law, and it was incredibly violent. In fact, it was even more bloodthirsty than Martial Emperor.

It wouldn’t be easy to control. In fact, controlling it might even be impossible. This was a trump card meant to seek mutual annihilation with the enemies. In Culture King’s eyes, when humanity encountered a crisis where such a drastic measure was required, the enemies would definitely be Masters of Laws. Thus, all his trump cards were capable of dealing with enemies of that level.

The second option was transformation. Su Yu could transform himself or someone else. The figurine was essentially the intact corpse of the heavenly desolate beast. Its flesh and even blood essence were there. One could modify one’s physique into the physique of the heavenly desolate beast. As the fusion progressed, one would grow rapidly.

During the progress, one could choose to fuse with the Heavenearth Inkstone as well, gaining access to the dao of the heavenly desolate beast. That was an incredibly powerful dao.

Also, one who had fused with the body of the heavenly desolate beast would have a ninety percent likelihood of success in fusing with the Heavenearth Inkstone and becoming a Master of Law.

This was a chance, but also a difficult choice. What should his choice be? Inherit the legacy of the heavenly desolate beast? Transforming himself into a primordial beast?

Master of Law…Su Yu could guarantee that if he handed it to any of the Daofuses out there, they would most likely choose to do it. That wasn’t an easy realm to reach. Take the old turtle as an example. Even after living for hundreds of thousands of years, he had yet to reach that realm.

It was unknown if this was due to the limitations placed on the daos, or perhaps most daos were already fully occupied. Not a single Master of Law had emerged from the first epoch until now. Not even Hundred Battle King could. He was as strong as a weaker Master of Law, but that was because he had walked far in humanity’s dao of physical body.

As a beast requiring Culture King’s personal effort to kill, the heavenly desolate beast was most certainly a powerful being.

“Becoming a Master of Law…”

Su Yu inhaled deeply as he stared at the figurine. Why did it feel like this legacy was even more powerful than the pen legacy? Wasn’t the pen supposed to be the strongest legacy? What was the meaning of this?

“Maybe for Culture King, Martial Emperor is a lot more important than the heavenly desolate beast.”

Maybe.

Perhaps Martial Emperor was really stronger than the heavenly desolate beast.

But why did these trump cards of Culture King feel so unreliable? Such was the case with Martial Emperor. Such was also the case with the heavenly desolate beast? Resurrecting the heavenly desolate beast would most likely backfire on him. Doing so might even produce another powerful enemy for himself.

“Even the second option does not guarantee an advancement into a Master of Law. It only provides a high likelihood of success. Nevertheless, this is still an extremely tempting prospect for many people.”

As for the change of their bloodline and race, this was no longer that big of a deal for people at Su Yu’s level. For people like them, the mind determined one’s race, not the form. After all, Su Yu himself wasn’t a pure human anymore. He was half a death spirit.

“Culture King…”

These trump cards of Culture King were not simple at all. He had opened two rooms, and each pointed toward a Master of Law. Any of these beings would be enough to dominate the current Myriad Realms. Perhaps for Culture King, this was nothing. During his era, there were at least 140 Masters of Laws around. Meanwhile, his trump cards had only offered four Masters of Laws to his inheritors.

However, the times had changed. This wasn’t an era where Masters of Laws reigned.

“Transformation and fusion…why is Lan Tian the first person in my mind?”

Yes. This path reminded him of Lan Tian. A madman from the transformation faction. Someone willing to transform into anything. Su Yu was still somewhat unwilling to transform himself into a beast, but such a concern would not exist for Lan Tian.

“Lan Tian!”

Su Yu was certain that Lan Tian would proceed with the transformation without any hesitation the moment he saw this legacy. He would do it in excitement. For him, transforming himself into an extinct race would be a grand accomplishment.

“What a treasure.”

That was Su Yu’s conclusion. The Heavenearth Inkstone and the preserved flesh and blood essence presented a path nobody had walked before. This was also a dao Culture King had personally sealed, further increasing the likelihood of one becoming a Master of Law through this path. One could say that Culture King had been quite serious about these contingencies

No wonder the Heavenearth Inkstone had been kept with the white dog instead of being spread outside. According to the white dog, Su Yu was a nice guy. That was why the white dog had given him the inkstone.

The white dog was clearly the examiner for the test to obtain this legacy. Only those passing the white dog’s test could obtain the inkstone. And the inkstone alone wouldn’t be enough. Both halves of the legacy were crucial. Without the inkstone, one would only gain a stronger physical body instead of a powerful dao.

“Fusing with a dao and gaining control over it might take some time, but with the path paved, perhaps the time will shorten considerably. Of course, one might still be stuck for life if one is too unlucky.”

One’s comprehension ability and talent were very important as well. One could very well be stuck at the final step, failing to become a Master of Law.

“Also, with how powerful the heavenly desolate beast was, a regular person won’t be able to withstand the pressure of fusing with its flesh. Thus, this might only work for a Daofuse.”

Su Yu frowned. Daofuse. If a Daofuse were to attempt the transformation only to fail at becoming a Master of Law, it wouldn’t be too helpful anymore. Of course, the Daofuse might still be able to become a peak Daofuse, reaching the level of the four heavenly kings.

“I can’t give this legacy to any random person. It must be someone I can fully trust. Or I can use it myself…”

No, that wasn’t necessary. He would need to give up on a lot of things to walk this path. Without a human body, he might lose the pen dao. Furthermore, a transformation might limit him to only this dao, significantly altering his future potential.

“Therefore, I will most likely give the inkstone away. But I need to pick someone who will absolutely not betray me. Someone who won’t turn against me after growing strong…”

Su Yu sank into thought. In truth, he had quite a lot of candidates.

For him, the hou race was quite similar to the heavenly desolate beast. With a transformation, the Hou Pseudo Emperor might be able to rapidly grasp this dao and become its Master of Law.

But…no.

The Hou Pseudo Emperor had demonstrated reluctance when allying with him. Furthermore, they weren’t familiar enough with each other. It would be stupid of him to place so much trust in the hou race.

“The old turtle, Heavendoom, and the others are suitable. As for the humans, Great Qin King and Great Xia King are suitable as well. As for the soul devourers…no, they have their unique daos. The white dog also has his own dao. This dao might not be good enough to catch his eyes…”

These were all the potential candidates he could think of.

Daofuses should be able to withstand this dao without much issue. Peak Eternals should be able to do so as well. Any weaker than that and it wouldn’t be feasible anymore. The flesh of a Master of Law like the heavenly desolate beast was not something a mere seventh or eighth-degree Eternal could withstand. Lan Tian was a suitable candidate, but he wasn’t strong enough.

Su Yu didn’t even need to try it to know the power contained within the figurine. Just a single drop of blood essence from the white dog was enough to put so much strain on him despite his excessively powerful body. In terms of physical body alone, it was likely that Su Yu was already comparable to Great Qin King. Even dead, the flesh of the heavenly desolate beast would probably be comparable to the white dog in strength.

Numerous possibilities emerged in Su Yu’s mind. He was in no rush to make a decision. There was also the first option to consider. He was considering the feasibility of going to the Upper Realm before unleashing the beast there. Would the beast wreak havoc and destruction in the Upper Realm? But this was too uncontrollable.

What if the heavenly desolate beast managed to kill everyone up there and decided to descend upon the Myriad Realms next?

“Or perhaps…I can unleash the beast upon Martial Emperor when he goes mad?”

Numerous ideas emerged in Su Yu’s mind. He was very curious. Who among the two was stronger? Would they end up killing each other? At the moment, he was in a decent mood. As a whole, Culture King’s contingencies were quite useful.

Only contingencies of such prowess were worthy of being called contingencies. With these trump cards, he would have the option of dragging everyone down before dying as the worst-case scenario.

Since he was going to die, why should he care about the fate of the world? He would simply unleash both Martial Emperor and the heavenly desolate beast upon the world and drag everyone to the afterlife with him.

“Two more legacies remain, and they might also be related to Masters of Laws.”

The thought of that stirred some excitement in Su Yu, but soon, a sense of helplessness welled within him. He had no way of opening the other rooms. With a sigh, he collected the desk, chair, and case. These were all carrier treasures. He wouldn’t be picky when he was so lacking in carrier treasures.

He did not mind preserving the residence for Culture King. He understood the annoyance of having someone mess with his home. But since these four rooms were meant for the successors, it would be fine for him to empty them, right?

This wasn’t him breaking any promises. The four rooms were essentially his. He would naturally be free to do as he wished with the furniture inside. Yes. He was already considering the remaining rooms his as well. Sooner or later, the Heavenly Hunt Index would be in his hands as well.

As for the ink legacy, Liu Hong probably knew more about it. He had vanished. It was very likely that he had gone to the Death Realm in search of Culture King’s Residence. Or perhaps the complete ink legacy was waiting in the Death Realm.

“Liu Hong…”

Su Yu smiled. Could it be that one must become a death spirit to obtain the ink legacy? Su Yu doubted Liu Hong’s ability to reach this place and gain access to the ink room. While thinking about Liu Hong, Su Yu walked out of the room and headed toward the paper room. There was no harm in trying since he was already here.