Tribulation of Myriad Races

Eastrift Valley.

The armies of humanity were no longer fully stationed in the Eastrift Valley. Instead, they were all busy warring on all fronts. A small temporary palace was built on the former site of the Vanguard Regiment. It was Su Yu’s temporary palace.

At the moment, Bountiful Treasure was waiting nervously there. It had been months! He had been waiting here for months! He had never seen humanity ignoring a surrendering Daofuse for months like this.

Perhaps the last time humanity did this was during the ancient past. But even in the ancient past, a surrendering Daofuse would be welcomed by either the Human Emperor or a Master of Law.

Su Yu was truly arrogant! He was here bearing valuable gifts!

Just as Bountiful Treasure waited anxiously, a figure appeared before him. It wasn’t Su Yu. Rather, that was a staff-wielding expert. At the sight of the newcomer, Bountiful Treasure’s expression changed.

Heavendoom.

This madman again!

Heavendoom chortled and said, “Bountiful Treasure, come on. Let’s have some fun. A spar?”

Bountiful Treasure cursed inwardly. It was clear these people never intended to let him go. He would either be killed or accepted as one of them. There was no third result, and escape was impossible.

Here, he saw Heavendoom. Someone who was already a Daofuse, but nobody knew. Over the past three months, he had fought Heavendoom 180 times. At first, they would fight three times per day. Eventually, it slowed down. For the past three days, Heavendoom had gone missing. He had thought that Heavendoom was already tired of these fights.

With a hearty laugh, Heavendoom said, “I went out on a mission a few days ago. I nearly forgot about our spars. Bountiful Treasure, come on. Let’s stop wasting time!”

Heavendoom had not been able to enjoy most of his fights lately. He couldn’t win against the strong, but the weak were too boring to fight. Thus, Bountiful Treasure was an excellent punching bag for him. He had been suffering from withdrawal from stopping his daily fights with Bountiful Treasure during the past three days.

Now that he was done with the mission to escort Zhao Chuan’s group around, he couldn’t wait to resume his fights with Bountiful Treasure.

Bountiful Treasure laughed sheepishly and said, “Brother Heavendoom, we have fought many times. Why don’t we do something else? Also, when will Emperor Yu return? Can you give me a specific date?”

“How am I supposed to know that?” Heavendoom nonchalantly said, “What’s the rush? Fight me. If I’m in a good mood, I’ll find him for you!”

Bountiful Treasure cursed inwardly.

Nonsense!

He did not enjoy fighting Heavendoom. It was annoying. He couldn’t win, and he couldn’t even fight to kill. It felt terrible. They had fought so many times. Was this bastard not sick of it?

While cursing inwardly, he smiled and said, “Brother Heavendoom, can you ask Great Zhou King and the others for me?”

“No way—”

Just then, Great Zhou King’s voice rang out, “Friend Bountiful Treasure, please come to the main hall. Emperor Yu might be on his way back.”

“Okay.”

Bountiful Treasure was overjoyed. He ignored Heavendoom and rushed off. Heavendoom was left quite speechless. That seemed like such a big coincidence. Was Great Zhou King lying? After giving it some thought, he headed to the main hall as well.

Before long, the two reached the main hall. Beside them, Great Zhou King arrived with a flicker. Moments later, a smiling Wan Tiansheng walked in before nodding at Great Zhou King.

Great Zhou King frowned slightly, but he soon smiled and nodded as well.

Both had sensed some fluctuations, indicating that Su Yu was returning. Great Zhou King was quite surprised as he seemed to be the first to sense it, even though the palace was filled with experts. Surprisingly, Wan Tiansheng had also sensed the same fluctuations.

Just then, the air around them warped. The River of Time unfurled out of thin air. Standing atop the river was Su Yu. With both his hands clasped behind him, he looked incomparably carefree.

With one step, he reached the throne. Before Bountiful Treasure could even get a clear look at him, he sat down.

Both Great Zhou King and Wan Tiansheng were alarmed.

Su Yu’s aura felt similar, but they could clearly sense that Su Yu had grown much stronger than before. He had been missing for several months, but he had clearly not been idle. It felt as though his three months were equivalent to three thousand months of others.

“Congratulations, Emperor Yu.” Great Zhou King greeted.

Su Yu smiled and said, “This is nothing. It’s merely a little growth from regular cultivation.”

Then, his gaze landed on Bountiful Treasure.

That gaze was greatly uncomfortable for Bountiful Treasure. He hurriedly said, “Bountiful Treasure pays his respects to Emperor Yu!”

Su Yu looked at the chubby and honest-looking Bountiful Treasure. Despite his honest and innocent appearance, the look in his eyes suggested that he was definitely not honest. He was a member of a rat race, and he was a general serving under a human marquis during the ancient past.

Su Yu opened his Heaven Gate and continued looking at Bountiful Treasure. With the Heaven Gate, he saw a massive jar above Bountiful Treasure.

Su Yu raised his brow. Interesting.

After observing so many daos in recent months, he could guess what this dao could do with a glance. The jar resembled a dao capable of devouring. Thinking back to how Bountiful Treasure had consumed the treasure qi of Source Return Blade to affirm his dao, Su Yu reached a conclusion.

This was a dao capable of devouring the specific aspects of other daos.

Treasure qi.

As for the prowess of this dao, it was probably an effective counter against those who were greatly reliant on powerful weapons. In short, he was a counter for those pursuing the weapon fusion path.

After all, the dao of this fellow was capable of devouring the power of the weapons of these people. And when the weapons of these people were weakened, they would weaken as well.

Su Yu shut his Heaven Gate and glanced at the smug Heavendoom, who was standing not far away, and chuckled, “Bountiful Treasure is quite a unique individual.”

Bountiful Treasure blanked out. What was the meaning of that?

Su Yu said, “When others offer their surrender, they will aim to showcase their strength to win more respect from those they are surrendering to. But you’re the opposite. You must have fought Heavendoom a lot, and you must have lost all these fights. Am I right?”

Bountiful Treasure started to suspect that Su Yu had been around all along.

Before he could answer, Heavendoom’s smug voice rang out, “Yeah. How is he my match? I was already stronger than him long ago.”

Su Yu laughed and asked, “But can you be his match without your staff?”

Heavendoom blanked out slightly before answering, “I guess?”

“What if your staff explodes out of nowhere in the middle of the fight?”

Heavendoom’s jaw dropped. After a long while, he said, “But how is that possible? My staff is very tough. If something like that happens, I will be seriously injured as well. I won’t be his match anymore in such a condition.”

Su Yu looked at Bountiful Treasure and said, “If I were you, I would showcase my value when surrendering to someone. For example, you can first detonate Heavendoom’s staff and give him a big lesson. Why did you bend over repeatedly? This is an era where strength rules supreme.”

Bountiful Treasure’s eyes flickered as he said, “You jest, Emperor Yu. How am I Heavendoom’s match?”

Su Yu yawned and said, “Is that so? Heavendoom will be a difficult opponent for you if he walks a different path. But he walks the weapon fusion path. You are the perfect counter for this path. With your treasure dao, you can simply devour the treasure qi of his staff and break it. With his weapon broken, he won’t be your match.”

To the side, Heavendoom looked at Bountiful Treasure suspiciously.

Slowly, beads of sweat formed on Bountiful Treasure’s forehead. He said sheepishly, “What are you saying, Emperor Yu? How am I capable of breaking Brother Heavendoom’s dao weapon?”

Su Yu said, “Don’t bother arguing. I have observed thousands of daos. Nothing can hide from me.”

Bountiful Treasure stopped arguing, but he was starting to develop a deep fear of Su Yu. He had been…seen through just like that! Yes, he wasn’t too strong. He was merely a fresh Daofuse. But he had a unique dao, one that was the perfect counter for the weapon fusion path.

He could devour the treasure qi of all tools. It might seem useless, but it was extremely useful. Which cultivator wouldn’t have a treasured equipment or two? Weapons? Talismans? All these items came with treasure qi. And these items were greatly countered by Bountiful Treasure.

And Bountiful Treasure was greatly alarmed by how easily Su Yu had seen through his dao. As for Heavendoom, he studied Bountiful Treasure in silence for a while before sinking into thought. It was unknown what he was thinking about.

Su Yu leaned back on his throne and said lazily, “So tell me. Great Zhou King sent me several messages claiming that you have something to tell me. Be direct. Back then, I promised to kill you. How are you going to preserve your life with that promise hanging around?”

Bountiful Treasure smiled awkwardly and said, “Emperor Yu, I am here with full sincerity–”

Su Yu interrupted, “Stop wasting time. You were an enemy. Do you think you can erase the past just by surrendering? In that case, even Tiangu and the others can do this as well. It’s pointless if you’re all talk and no action.”

It was hard to stick with someone during hard times, but it was far easier to stick with someone during easy times.

Currently, humanity dominated the Myriad Realms. Sure, the Upper Realm was still a threat, but it was something that would happen in the future. Thus, Bountiful Treasure’s act of surrendering now was different from sticking with them through hard times.

Bountiful Treasure had no choice but to say, “I came bearing a supreme treasure for you, Emperor Yu.”

Su Yu continued looking at Bountiful Treasure with toying eyes. Bountiful Treasure gnashed his teeth and took a golden booklet out. It was struggling in his hands. Instantly, several fragments on Su Yu’s body shook, seemingly trying to fuse with the booklet.

Su Yu grinned.

The expressions of both Great Zhou King and Wan Tiansheng changed. Great Zhou King had asked for Su Yu so urgently because Bountiful Treasure had claimed that he had something important to report to Su Yu. But he had never mentioned that he came bearing the Heavenly Hunt Index.

Heavendoom recognized the booklet as well. He exclaimed in surprise, “Did you kill Heavenly Overseer Marquis?”

That was the Heavenly Hunt Index! Something incomparably precious for Heavenly Overseer Marquis! Why was it in Bountiful Treasure’s hands?

Next, Heavendoom asked doubtfully, “Is this a forgery?”

Bountiful Treasure grimaced. How was that possible? Was he so stupid?

Su Yu said nothing. He reached out and pulled the golden booklet into his hand. At that moment, the Book of Time shook lightly. The Heavenly Hunt Index was a copy of the Book of Time in the first place. Thus, the reaction wasn’t surprising.

After taking a look at the booklet, Su Yu smiled, “Pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. The four daos have emerged.”

He sighed and asked, “Did Heavenly Overseer Marquis tell you to come here?”

Bountiful Treasure wouldn’t have been able to get his hands on this thing unless Heavenly Overseer Marquis had handed it over voluntarily.

Bountiful Treasure nodded and said, “Yes. He claimed that this thing has become his obstruction. Thus, he let go of it.”

“True.” Su Yu nodded, “So he noticed. I suppose someone who had followed Culture King for a couple of years wouldn’t be that stupid, after all. What’s the point of stubbornly holding onto something he can’t control?”

He asked, “Did he say anything else? Even if he couldn’t control it, he wouldn’t hand it over for free.”