Tribulation of Myriad Races

Su Yu had easily scammed a weapon and six assembly tokens.

His curiosity about the Immortal Battle Marquis grew as he asked, “Is that man as strong as a heavenly king?”

He could feel that the face in the sky was stronger than even Fallen Star Marquis. And Fallen Star Marquis was someone Su Yu had categorized as a peak tier three expert.

“Heavenly king?”

Fate Pseudo Emperor could understand what Su Yu was trying to say. He nodded and said, “Yes. More or less. Immortal Battle Marquis and Origin Saint Marquis of the immortals, Blood Severing Marquis of the devils, Marquis Minshan of the humans…these are all the strongest marquises in existence. Not all the 1,080 ancient marquises were equal. Those standing at the peak were essentially heavenly kings.”

Su Yu nodded. He did not say much about that. He looked up again and asked, “How about your Heavenly Fate Marquis?”

“This…”

After a slight hesittation, Fate Pseudo Emperor answered, “He is very strong. He used to rank top ten among the 1,080 marquises. He is near the level of Masters of Laws, and he was only slightly weaker than Hundred Battle King back then. But the difference wasn’t big.”

“An existence like him can probably be considered a pseudo king instead of a regular marquis.”

Fate Pseudo Emperor said, “He is the main reason we have survived for so long. Strictly speaking, Hundred Battle King was also at the level of a pseudo king, but he was slightly stronger than Heavenly Fate Marquis.”

“How many such experts are there in the Upper Realm?”

“Not many.” Fate Pseudo Emperor said, “The few of them that are around are the ultimate guardians of their respective races.”

Su Yu frowned slightly and asked, “Could Hundred Battle King be considered among the stronger ones when compared with these people?”

“Of course.” Fate Pseudo Emperor nodded, “He wouldn’t have been targeted so badly if he weren’t so strong. He was too strong, hence his miserable end.”

Su Yu felt like laughing.

Fine.

“Looks like the situation in the Upper Realm is much more complicated than expected.” Su Yu laughed and said, “Originally, I thought that there would only be a few heavenly kings in the Death Realm. Surprisingly, there were quite a lot of them in the Upper Realm as well.”

“That’s not really a big number.” Fate Pseudo Emperor said, “That is an accumulation of countless years. Some of the ancient marquises were ancient geniuses who had grown to their current level through the accumulation of time.”

Su Yu nodded again and asked, “How long before this entrance is open completely?”

“Around five years.” Fate Pseudo Emperor said, “But the drain on the heavenly laws has been quite heavy recently. At its current condition, the entrance will remain shut for five years.”

“So I still have five years?” Su Yu smiled, “Not bad at all. That’s a lot of time.”

Fate Pseudo Emperor was left speechless. Was that really a long time? It was very short. For experts, it was probably only as long as one session in seclusion. Su Yu was probably the only person who would think that it was short.

In the past, when the Upper Realm was expected to open in ten years, everyone believed that it would be over in the blink of an eye. Nobody was in a rush. For them, the Upper Realm would open before they knew it.

After all, the Allheaven Battlefield had been shut for five thousand years prior to this. And it had only been about a thousand years since it reopened. Having experienced six thousand years of waiting, ten years was merely a blink of an eye.

But during that final blink of an eye, something happened. Nobody had seen this coming.

After a short silence, Su Yu said, “I intend to station some experts in the Fate Realm.”

Fate Pseudo Emperor sank into silence.

Su Yu continued, “I will also pinpoint the coordinates of Death Realm below this realm. I will also have some heavenly kings and a large number of death spirit marquises watch over this place. What do you think?”

Heavenly kings.

Death spirit marquises.

A large number of them. How large?

Had Su Yu really conquered the Death Realm?

Fate Pseudo Emperor had a bitter expression.

After a long while, he nodded, “Sure. Since the fate race has decided, we will naturally do what we can to help humanity win. But the situation is turning unstable. More people might descend from the Upper Realm at any time. They might try to spy on this place as well. I don’t think it’s a good idea to station actual humans here. But those from the other races will be suppressed here.”

Su Yu gave it some thought and nodded in agreement. True.

“Allow me to think more about it.” He smiled and said, “Thank you for your information, allowing me to kill six Daofuses and scam a weapon and six assembly tokens from the immortals. You have contributed greatly to this battle.”

“I only did what was right.”

Fate Pseudo Emperor continued looking at Su Yu with his bitter expression.

Su Yu smiled and asked, “Are you unhappy?”

“No, but can you remove the recording talisman you’re pointing at me, Emperor Yu?”

“No.” Su Yu smiled, “This is important. I am recording the merits and contributions of all our allies. These recordings will be kept as historical recordings for future generations. As a meritorious supporter of humanity, I naturally have to record your contributions.”

Fate Pseudo Emperor was starting to feel tired of this. This felt more like something a scoundrel would do. Sure enough, there was a reason for Su Yu to be able to gain the submission of so many races.

Fate Pseudo Emperor thought about it and said, “Emperor Yu, to subdue the myriad races, sentiment is more important than some tricks…”

Su Yu nodded, “Yes. I understand. First, I will give them a painful beating with my stick. Then, I’ll give them a sweet, delicious carrot. This has been effective since ancient times. Only giving benefits without delivering some pain will never work.”

“The basis of the so-called cooperation or alliance is benefits, feelings, hope for the future, and fear.

“For now, we are not close enough to have any feelings toward each other. The entanglement of benefits between us isn’t that deep yet. The future is always uncertain. Thus, I can only utilize fear.”

“…”

Silence descended. Fate Pseudo Emperor nodded and said nothing else.

Seeing that Su Yu was leaving, he escorted Su Yu while saying, “Emperor Yu, will you be able to defeat Tiangu and the others?”

“There’s no rush.” Su Yu said, “What’s the rush? There is no need to give them the reason to put up a desperate fight. What’s the point? It is important to always leave some hope for your opponent. Desperation will only drive them into doing something that will harm both sides. I’m not interested in fighting such a desperate battle with them.

“I much prefer to take it slow and slowly weaken them. Just look at what I’ve done so far. After several battles, I have removed eleven of their Daofuses without losing too many myself. And I am doing it in a manner that they aren’t desperate enough to put up a final stand against me even after losing people repeatedly. Everyone fears death, especially the strong.”

Fate Pseudo Emperor nodded and said, “They might also know what you’re doing, but they are still placing their hope on the Upper Realm. They are hoping that you won’t attack before the Upper Realm opens. Thus, if you wish to wait that long, I suggest you refrain from attacking any of them for now.”

He was suggesting a stable and safe path. Attacking now would drive them into desperation. And in their desperation, they could do anything.

“I know what to do.”

“Forgive me for overstepping.”

Fate Pseudo Emperor knew that Su Yu was an overbearing person. He wouldn’t have entered the Fate Realm alone otherwise. In fact, he was even more overbearing than the previous Culture King. But he was also more straightforward and scarier as a person.

In truth, Culture King was actually quite a reasonable man. Before long, Su Yu walked out of the Fate Realm. Numerous gazes focused on him. He said nothing. Fate Pseudo Emperor, who was following behind him, said nothing either.

Su Yu spent a long time looking around before asking, “What are the primordial giants doing?”

All gazes focused on Great Zhou King. After a long silence, he replied, “Emperor Yu, the primordial giants…have a relationship with the Hundred Battle King.”

Su Yu could already guess that.

He nodded and said, “Was this how you convinced them to help previously?”

“Yes.”

“And what are they doing now?”

“Previously, I secured their help by using Hundred Battle King’s name. I don’t know what their current plans are.”

Su Yu nodded and said, “Visit the primordial giants and have them make their position clear. They have three options. Firstly, they can ally with the divines, immortals, and devils. Secondly, they can ally with us. Thirdly, they can remain an ally of Hundred Battle King. For the first option, they die. For the second option, the Primordial Giant King shall personally pay his respects to me. For the third option, seal their realm and don’t come out anymore. They can wait for Hundred Battle King in silence.”

Great Zhou King answered, “Yes.”

“Do it now.”

Great Zhou King hesitated slightly, but he still left. Su Yu was trying to draw a line between his friends and enemies. Fortunately, a third option was given as well. The primordial giants were also allowed to seal themselves up. After all, their presence might change things and interfere with Su Yu’s plans.

Great Zhou King did not waste time and left immediately.

Su Yu continued looking around as his voice rang out, “Tiangu, Jiwu, and Mo Ji. Seal your realms. I need time. You need time as well. Just wait for the Upper Realm to open.

“I can attack your realms, but you will put up a final stand. I doubt you want to die. We both need time. You don’t want to die, while I don’t want to face the Upper Realm too early. Seal your realms and give both of us the opportunity to stop for now.

“It is up to you. Any realm unsealed after this will be exterminated. Let’s see if anyone is brave enough to try this. You have a chance to win with the Upper Realm open, but do you have any chance to win now?”

His voice spread everywhere. Numerous powerful auras erupted around Su Yu.

“I still have untapped strength. For example, Culture King’s dog is as strong as a heavenly king. The thirty-six guardians are powerful Eternals. If you believe you can handle what I have to offer, try me.

“One day. That is the only time you have. Seal your realms or a war of extermination will come. I will be sure to eradicate everyone before I die.”

Silence enveloped the Myriad Realms. Su Yu did not give them the chance to play dumb. He spoke directly, telling them to seal their realms or have their realms broken. A path of survival and a path of death. How would they choose?

Of course, a direct attack would be quite troublesome for Su Yu as well. It might trigger an early opening of the Upper Realm. More importantly, he had indeed displayed sufficient strength to wipe out all of them.

Tiangu’s projection appeared outside the Immortal Realm. He focused on Su Yu, who was shining brightly. In the past, he was the uncrowned ruler of the Myriad Realms. Now, Su Yu was the ruler.

It had taken Su Yu only three years to accomplish this.

Tiangu sighed inwardly and said, “Su Yu, we can agree to seal our realms. But if you dare to attack even one realm, we will let everything go and ruin everything for everyone.”

Su Yu sneered and said, “Would you dare? Tiangu, such a threat would be a lot more believable coming from the devils or divines. But you, Tiangu, are the most cowardly of the bunch. You didn’t even have the courage to fight far from your realm. So stop your bullshit. Everyone else would have the courage to throw caution to the wind, but not you. You can always refuse to seal your realm and put this to the test.”

Tiangu had an unsightly expression.

A blatant insult.

Su Yu had slapped him across his face.