Tribulation of Myriad Races

The day after, Heavendoom, Empyrean Cloud, the tea plant, and book spirit arrived.

Excluding Su Yu’s group, six Daofuses had gathered here. Among them, Heavendoom and the others were all called back from the four realms they had recently conquered.

Originally, two Daofuses would be stationed in each realm. But an adjustment had been made. Two Daofuses would remain in the Dragon Realm, but only one Daofuse would remain in each of the other realms. All the Daofuses under Su Yu were busy. He was running out of people to use.

Wan Tiansheng and the others needed to watch over the Human Realm. Tian Yue and Bountiful Treasure were in charge of gathering assembly tokens. The various allies had their own tasks as well. The Fate Pseudo Emperor was an exception. Su Yu hadn’t even bothered to station anyone there to prevent detection from the Upper Realm.

As for the risk of Immortal Battle Marquis sending something down due to what Su Yu said disguised as Dao King previously, so be it. Things would remain peaceful down here for a while so that wasn’t too big a risk. In fact, it was likely that Immortal Battle Marquis wouldn’t even have the opportunity to send anything down here anymore unless there were more deaths.

***

Su Yu’s group waited one more day after the arrival of the Daofuses.

Great Ming King’s research group was able to get some findings from their research. On the third day, an indistinct portal appeared.

Entrance to the upper Realm.

With a flicker, Su Yu appeared before the entrance. He inhaled deeply and said solemnly, “It might get dangerous inside. Be careful, everyone. Don’t allow yourself to be dragged off by some spatial storms or cracks.

“There might also be experts standing guard on the other side. If that’s the case, capture them promptly. Do not allow the news of our arrival to leak. If anyone is really unlucky enough to be dragged off by the spatial storms or cracks, try to return to the Myriad Realms if possible. If you have to, head to the Upper Realm, but don’t run around. Instead, wait at the dao center of May from the iron devourer race.”

Everyone nodded.

A weak pulling force could be felt from the entrance. Sensing the force, Great Zhou King hurriedly said, “This entrance will remain active for two hours. Then, it will disappear again.”

Su Yu nodded, but he didn’t step inside. He intended to wait until the last moment before entering. That way, he could prevent unwanted guests from coming along with them, even if that was very unlikely to happen. Well, he was honestly only doing this to prevent Heavendoom from following.

And sure enough, Heavendoom started to get jittery when he saw that Su Yu was not leaving. He urged impatiently, “Go on! If you don’t go now, the tunnel will disappear!”

Su Yu rolled his eyes and said, “Don’t mess around. I will leave at the last moment. What is this? Are you planning to jump inside right after I’m gone?”

Heavendoom was rendered completely speechless.

After a while, he said gloomily, “I am definitely not doing that! But why are you taking Grandstar with you instead of me?”

He even dragged someone else into the argument, “Even if you don’t trust me, you should trust Empyrean Cloud, right? Why aren’t you taking Empyrean Cloud with you?”

Not far away, Empyrean Cloud appeared and waited in anticipation.

Su Yu coughed slightly and said, “No. Senior Empyrean Cloud is here to watch over the entrance and you. I don’t trust you to not run around stirring trouble. I trust Senior Empyrean Cloud fully. With her here, I have nothing to worry about. I don’t want to see someone else running this place the next time I return.”

Empyrean Cloud felt somewhat regretful that she wasn’t going, but her face still lit up with delight. She said, “Don’t worry, Emperor Yu. With me here, I will keep an eye on the entrance and Heavendoom. I won’t let him run off.”

Heavendoom felt like crying. What a fool. She was clearly dumber than him! A simple praise like that was enough to fool her. This wasn’t what she said on their way here. She had complained relentlessly about how she was excluded.

Sure enough, she was unreliable.

Heavendoom even started agreeing with Su Yu that women were unreliable. Just moments ago, she was on his side. Now, she had suddenly transformed into his guardian. What nonsense!

While Su Yu was resisting the urge to laugh, Grandstar was raising his brow at Heavendoom smugly. That provocation nearly drove Heavendoom crazy. That bastard Grandstar was the worst! That bastard loved showing off way too much!

After a while, the time was almost up. After checking the time, Su Yu inhaled deeply and took his stone out. This was a true treasure he could use to suppress everything. At this point, he already had a rough idea as to what this was.

It was most likely the Human Emperor’s Seal. Of course, he wasn’t perfectly sure. But he knew that the legendary Human Emperor’s Seal was capable of suppressing everything, including luck, River of Time, and the various laws.

It was a divine weapon.

In that case, it wouldn’t be surprising for this stone to be capable of suppressing everything. It was rumored that this might even be an emperor-grade weapon. But why was the Human Emperor’s Seal buried in Culture King’s Residence?

Culture King had attempted to resurrect Xing Yue early in the ancient past, while Xing Yue had buried the stone while she was alive. Did the Human Emperor’s Seal really disappear that early? Something wasn’t adding up here.

According to what Su Yu knew, the Human Emperor’s Seal had made an appearance even toward the end of the ancient past. It was not possible that it had been buried long before that. Thus, he couldn’t be sure that this stone was the seal. Or perhaps it came from the same source?

That was possible. For example, two seals had been forged at once, one for official usage and the other for personal usage. Such a possibility couldn’t be discounted. That was the most reasonable explanation for the mysterious suppressive power this stone possessed.

Perhaps it was something the Human Emperor had used early in his reign. One was the seal he used before the conquest. One was the seal he used after the conquest. This would explain everything.

This tiny piece of stone was also a human lord’s token, one that was used by the Human Emperor when he was still the human lord.

That made a lot more sense.

Naturally, Su Yu wasn’t too bothered about it. The history of the stone did not matter too much. He only needed to know that it was useful.

“Let’s go.”

He stopped wasting time and stepped into the entrance. The others followed behind him. To his left and right were Great Zhou King and Lan Tian, arranged to properly protect him from any potential danger.

After all, nobody knew what they would encounter in the spatial tunnel beyond the entrance. Zhao Chuan’s group could very well lie to them.

***

The moment Su Yu left, Empyrean Cloud started staring at Heavendoom. Noticing that, Heavendoom rolled his eyes.

What a dumb fellow.

He had never said that he would follow them. Why was this fellow staring at him like this?

Suddenly, an indistinct figure appeared far away. Instead of approaching, he stopped and stared. The newcomer was none other than Heavenly Overseer Marquis. He appeared completely calm. His eyes lit up as the world before his eyes changed. Before long, pillars of light appeared atop Heavendoom and the others in his vision.

“Surging fortune.”

Heavenly Overseer Marquis laughed in a self-mocking manner. Every single one of these guardians was experiencing a surge in fortune. It almost felt like they were now unstoppable.

Six Daofuses to guard an entrance.

“Su Yu is truly impressive.”

There were six Daofuses stationed here. Su Yu had also brought several with him into the entrance. The Pseudo Emperors of the allied races hadn’t even been deployed. There were also multiple powerful Daofuses in the Human Realm.

The soul devourers and old turtle had yet to be deployed, either.

In such a short time, Su Yu had amassed such a powerful force.

Truly a terrifying guy.

Just then, his expression changed. Not far away, a rift appeared. Stepping out of it in his fluttering white robes, Wan Tiansheng looked at Heavenly Overseer Marquis and said, “Don’t stir trouble and you will have the final battle you want. Stir trouble and I will eliminate you regardless of the cost while Su Yu is away.”

Heavenly Overseer Marquis laughed and asked, “You?”

Wan Tiansheng shook his head, “No. A lot of people will join me. Including experts at the level of heavenly kings. If you believe you’re a match for South Heavenly King, Fat Ball, Grand Dream, and me, you can try us.”

“South Heavenly King?” Heavenly Overseer Marquis laughed again and asked, “And what about the other heavenly kings?”

“Dead.”

“Sure enough.” Heavenly Overseer Marquis sighed and said, “One question. If you can answer me, I won’t stir trouble for you.”

Wan Tiansheng replied indifferently, “Lan Tian has inherited the paper dao. Even if you still have it, you won’t succeed. For Lan Tian’s dao pioneering, Su Yu sacrificed a hundred thousand years of his lifespan. If you believe you can find someone to make the same sacrifice for you, feel free to give it a try.”

Heavenly Overseer Marquis blanked out slightly. After a while, he chuckled and said, “No wonder something felt off about him, as though he was shrouded in death. I see now.”

He sighed and continued, “In that case, I have nothing to regret. You’re right. I wouldn’t have been able to succeed. In that case, the paper dao was never meant for me when Culture King left it behind.

“That’s not really the case. It’s more accurate to say that his daos can only be inherited by super freaks.”

Wan Tiansheng explained, “The pen and paper daos can only be inherited by super freaks. Even the ink dao is the same. As for the heavenly desolate beast dao, it is slightly lacking in comparison. But that was never Culture King’s dao. That was why it was left with Fat Ball. As for the daos he left in the Myriad Realms, many knew about them, but nobody had been able to inherit them until recently.”

Yes. Those daos were known to many. Of course, this “many” only included the top experts, not the regular cultivators. Everyone knew that the Culture Tomb could perhaps help them take that crucial step forward. Thus, many fought over it.

But so what?

It had remained in the Human Realm for countless years. And countless people had gotten in contact with it before. Yet Su Yu was the sole person to have succeeded in inheriting that dao.

Heavenly Overseer Marquis laughed and said, “True. Culture King was a proud man. He could be very kind to those capable of catching his favor, but he wouldn’t deign to spare even a thought to those he deemed unworthy.”

He laughed again and said, “Culture King…what a pity. Even he could do something wrong. He was imperfect, after all. Back when he punished Control King, he had probably not expected Control King to resort to betrayal.”

After a while, he said, “I’ll be taking my leave. Wan Tiansheng, you can’t kill me. Even if you could, how high would the price be? Even if you could, would you dare? Killing me would gather all my fortune on you. Are you thinking of contending against Su Yu for the position of the new Human Emperor?”

He grinned and said, “Only Su Yu can kill me. Anyone else will ultimately end up standing opposite him. Thus, let’s maintain the peace between us. I am not interested in working with Tiangu and the others.”

Wan Tiansheng said, “It’s not like you have the courage to work with them. Or do you not want even the final chance you might get? Furthermore, what can Tiangu do even if he learns about this? Opening the Upper Realm in advance? Bring it on.”

“People like you…have always been very good at talking.”

Heavenly Overseer Marquis started walking away as he said, “I’m leaving. It’s time for me to enter seclusion and prepare for the battle. I hope that day will come faster.”

Wan Tiansheng did not stop him from leaving. Su Yu had reminded him to not go after Heavenly Overseer Marquis. Thus, Wan Tiansheng would not attack unless Heavenly Overseer Marquis did something that could threaten Su Yu.

Just as Heavenly Overseer Marquis turned around, his face turned incomparably solemn. Only when he was far away did he look back. Far away, three pairs of eyes appeared.

Yes. Three pairs.

Soy Bun. Old turtle. And Fat Ball.

Fat Ball asked urgently, “So are we still fighting? If not, I need to go back! I’m very busy!”

With a flicker, he vanished. He was very busy. Su Yu had left with the small stone. The big tree back home had gained its sentience, but it couldn’t keep the residence stable for long. He had only left due to Wan Tiansheng’s request, but he had to go back as soon as possible.

“Hey, Doggo, who are you? I think I know you…”

The curious Soy Bun gave chase.

The white dog was moving rapidly, but Soy Bun was quite fast as well. Before long, he caught up. He asked, “Doggo, have we met before?”

“Yeah. I kicked you once.”

The white dog increased his speed. Soy Bun did the same and asked, “Is that so? Oh, you’re Culture King’s dog. But why did I not stop seeing you?”

“I stayed in our old home with Little Master. You left.”

“Oh.” Soy Bun asked, “Is the little lad from my family at your place?”

“Yes.”

“Has he affirmed his dao?”

“Soon.”

“Oh. Doggo, why did you kick me back then?”

“You were annoying.”

“Am I annoying? I don’t talk much. I only talk more when I see familiar faces…”

“You’re very annoying right now. I’m busy!”

“Fine.”

After the short conversation, the dog and furball separated.