Tribulation of Myriad Races

At the same time.

Fate Realm.

Rumbling sounds rang out unceasingly, accompanied by countless roars.

Thunderclaps rang out repeatedly.

Standing atop the mountain, Fate Pseudo Emperor gazed upon the indistinct gate in the sky. Two silhouettes could be seen in the corridor. They were supporting each other as they descended the corridor.

One of them was a dragon.

The other…seemed to be the Abyss Marquis of the celestial chasm race.

A dragon and a celestial chasm.

The two had opted to descend upon the Lower Realm. Rumbling sounds rang out unceasingly, accompanied by countless roars. Fate Pseudo Emperor merely observed without interfering. If he interfered, the tribulations would punish him as well.

Even so, the fate race was still very important. They couldn’t interfere with the work of the corridor, but each newcomer would first reach the Fate Realm. And each of them would be injured by the time they were there. Coupled with the suppressive force of the realm, even an ancient marquis would only retain the strength of a ninth-degree Eternal when they first arrived.

When the connection was fully restored, the various races would be allowed to station their forces in the Fate Realm. In truth, the various races wanted to keep their forces stationed there at all times. They had merely been refused by Fate Pseudo Emperor. What joke was that?

That was the Fate Realm. Not their personal home. Numerous thoughts emerged in his mind as he continued observing in silence. A short while later, a massive, final rumble rang out.

A gigantic dragon emerged from the sky. He was filled with injuries, but his aura remained strong. He declared, “I have descended.”

“Congratulations, Celestial Dragon Marquis.”

Beside the dragon, an injured expert in black robes emerged. With a smile, Fate Pseudo Emperor said, “Congratulations, Abyss Marquis.”

The dragon transformed into a blond, burly human with some injuries on his body. As he looked at Fate Pseudo Emperor, the ferocious gleam in his eyes calmed.

“It has been a while, Fateless.”

Fate Pseudo Emperor laughed and said, “Indeed. Let me see…it has been nearly six thousand years.”

The Celestial Dragon Marquis exhaled deeply. In truth, he was quite unhappy with the Fate Pseudo Emperor. After all, he had been threatened by this fellow not long ago alongside the Abyss Marquis.

Naturally, this wasn’t the right time for him to act on his displeasure.

He asked, “How is my race doing?”

“Decent.” Fate Pseudo Emperor said, “The Dragon Realm has been sealed. Several dragon Eternals had activated the Rampart Seal Technique to seal off the entire realm.”

Hearing that, fury flickered in Celestial Dragon Marquis’ eyes.

That was a technique that could only be activated with lives as the price.

“Just what happened previously? How did they suffer such a massive defeat even after the arrival of Soldier King and Talisman King?”

Fate Pseudo Emperor answered with the same soft voice, “Great Zhou King of the human race advanced into a Daofuse. The Daofuses of the hou, iron devourer, spatial beast, primordial giant, and soul devourer races also helped. That was the main reason for the defeat.”

“Trash.” Abyss Marquis said, “Tiangu and the others have remained in the Lower Realm for countless years, yet they have failed to prevent humanity from growing. Truly a bunch of fools.”

Fate Pseudo Emperor did not give any comment about that. As if the celestial chasm race was doing any better. That was the first race to be eliminated by the humans.

Recalling the fate of his race, Abyss Marquis asked, “How is my realm?”

“Sealed.” Fate Pseudo Emperor answered, “They have most likely been exterminated. I don’t suggest that you return. I doubt there is any celestial chasm left there. The moment you return, the humans might attack again and trap you in there.”

Abyss Marquis had an ashen expression.

Eliminated!

Damn it!

He had expected this, but he still couldn’t help feeling furious about it.

Meanwhile, the Celestial Dragon Marquis had calmed upon hearing the fate of the celestial chasms. He said, “Fateless, the connection to the Upper Realm will be fully restored soon. When we attempted to descend previously, we weren’t intending to attack the humans. We only wanted to tell everyone that no matter how strong they seem right now, that is nothing but the final twilight of a setting sun.”

He gazed upon Fateless, the meaning behind his words clear. He was warning the fate race to not do anything stupid. He was speaking the truth. The two of them had not descended to start a war immediately. Rather, they were here to strengthen the defenses of the myriad races. That was especially true for the dragon race since their race had not been exterminated.

Without his presence, it was likely that the Dragon Realm would remain sealed until the connection to the Upper Realm was restored.

Fate Pseudo Emperor smiled and said, “I understand. I don’t need your reminder. Do not worry about us. We have been neutral for a hundred thousand years. We won’t do anything stupid after so long.”

“Good.”

Abyss Marquis was quite cold toward Fateless. The reason for that was simple. Unlike the dragons, he was not suppressed here. He had no reason to fear Fateless. Yes. He was free from the suppressive force of this realm. After all, the celestial chasm race was a branch of the fate race.

They had merely split due to an internal conflict. Thus, he was still able to maintain the combat strength of a Daofuse here. The celestial chasm race was also the counter the Upper Realm held against the fate race.

Unsurprisingly, Abyss Marquis said, “Since the celestial chasm race is no more, I shall be staying here for a bit.”

Fate Pseudo Emperor stared at him coldly.

Abyss Marquis said coldly, “This isn’t my idea. This is a decision jointly made by those above. Fateless, you might be displeased. But consider this. The connection to the Upper Realm will be restored soon. The various experts will be stationed here before long.”

He had descended even after the elimination of his race. Why was that? Because he was here to counter the fate race. He had been stationed there in advance. The myriad races were worried that the fate race would try something funny while the experts of the other races were residing in the Fate Realm.

After a long silence, Fate Pseudo Emperor replied indifferently, “Sure. But you are not allowed to leave the Heavenly Fate Mountain. Abyss Marquis, I hope you can abide by this one request. Don’t forget that this is still the Fate Realm. A territory of the fate race. I do not want to see you anywhere else.”

“Naturally.” Abyss Marquis sneered and said, “I won’t intrude upon other places.”

Fate Pseudo Emperor did not bother to waste more time and said, “There is no need for you to ask me more questions. Celestial Dragon Marquis will naturally receive the latest update upon returning to his race.”

Fate Pseudo Emperor had left out the fact that he had sensed some fluctuations outside the realm.

Had Great Zhou King…arrived?

Outside the Fate Realm?

Well, that was none of his business. These two had been quite rude toward him. He couldn’t be bothered to remind them about that. Their fate was none of his business.

Celestial Dragon Marquis was in a rush to leave. Thus, he said, “Abyss, you’ll stay here. I’ll take a trip back to the Dragon Realm first.”

Then, he flew off. Fate Pseudo Emperor wasn’t even bothered to say anything. Did this guy think that things in the Myriad Realms were still the same? He was actually leaving openly with his injured body? The result would likely be disastrous.

He glanced at Abyss Marquis before vanishing with a flicker. His voice drifted over from afar, “Don’t run around rashly. The Myriad Realms have changed.”

Abyss Marquis did not bother to reply. But soon, his expression changed. A deafening rumble had rang out from outside the realm.

***

Outside the realm.

Great Zhou King was surprised. Weren’t there supposed to be one or two?

Right, one was also part of one or two. More importantly, this guy seemed a tad bit too brazen. He hadn’t even bothered to heal up before leaving the Fate Realm. What arrogance.

Boom!

With the calm and patient character, nobody apart from Fate Pseudo Emperor could detect Great Zhou King’s arrival. And thus, his ambush was successful. The gigantic dragon was instantly cleaved into two.

The dragon paled with fright before detonating the lower half of his body with a roar. He didn’t even hesitate. Upon the detonation, he fled straight toward the Dragon Realm without any delay.

Before Great Zhou King could give chase, Abyss Marquis appeared. With a solemn expression, he asked, “Who are you? Zhou Tianqi?”

The sole Daofuse of humanity?

Great Zhou King?

That dragon had actually been ambushed! He couldn’t allow one of them to die right after arriving.

Upon noticing Celestial Dragon Marquis’ successful escape, he was relieved. But before he could react, Great Zhou King appeared before him with a flicker and sent a palm with countless characters on it toward him.

Did this guy think that he wouldn’t dare to attack just because this guy was hiding a step behind the realm entrance? Had this guy forgotten that humanity was immune to the suppressive force? What a dumb guy.

Boom!

Abyss Marquis hurriedly met the attack with an attack. Alas, he had yet to recover from his injuries. Even as an ancient marquis, the clash further intensified his injuries. Just as Great Zhou King was about to press his advantage, a powerful aura shot toward the Human Realm.

His expression changed as he hurriedly withdrew in panic. He instantly vanished with a teleportation.

Not long after, Tiangu’s voice rang out from the Immortal Realm, “Great Zhou King, I suggest you remain in the Human Realm. Why stir up trouble everywhere?”

Yes. Tiangu had threatened to attack the Human Realm, forcing Great Zhou King to withdraw.

After returning to the Eastrift Valley through his teleportation, Great Zhou King smiled and said, “True. But Tiangu, you have been a pain. Be careful lest you die a miserable death. It would be a pity for you to die in this epoch after surviving for so long.”

“Thank you for the concern, Great Zhou King.”

Then, Tiangu vanished with a flicker. Meanwhile, some silhouettes were also appearing outside the other realms. Some of them looked visibly pleased. Help had arrived from the Upper Realm!

Celestial Dragon Marquis and Abyss Marquis! Celestial Dragon Marquis had lost half his body to Great Zhou King right after arriving, which was unlucky, but his recovery would be fast after returning to the Dragon Realm.

Eastrift Valley.

Great Zhou King took in the various reactions in silence before chuckling.

This was a good thing!

The injured Celestial Dragon Marquis would most certainly remove the seal placed around the Dragon Realm with the lives of several Eternals, rendering their sacrifice pointless. With the seal around, it would be quite annoying when they attacked the Dragon Realm in the future.

Thanks to the Celestial Dragon Marquis, the seal would be removed. And sure enough, Celestial Dragon Marquis arrived before the Dragon Realm and removed the seal not long after. It hadn’t even been long since the seal was placed.

In fact, not even two months had passed. The Eternals had sacrificed their lives for nothing. Why? Because Su Yu had not bothered to attack a single realm after the conclusion of the previous battle.

Naturally, Celestial Dragon Marquis did not care about that. He didn’t feel safe staying outside the Dragon Realm. He had to return.

Naturally, refusing his entry was not an option for the dragons.

Before long, cheers rang out throughout the Dragon Realm. An ancestor had returned! Sure, the ancestor had been injured, but he was still a powerful expert. With him around, they felt a lot safer than before.

Once again, their race was under the protection of a Daofuse. Meanwhile, the hou and other ancient races appeared worried. The addition of two Daofuses wouldn’t be easy to handle. Also, with the connection to the Upper Realm slowly opening, more Daofuses might arrive before long. That was what they feared most.

“Where is Su Yu?”

This was the question the Pseudo Emperors of these races were asking. Why had he done nothing? Only Great Zhou King had been sent to ambush the newcomers.

If Su Yu had planned a proper attack, they could have killed one of the two newly arrived Daofuses before they could settle down properly.