Tribulation of Myriad Races

Gathering their forces and fighting at full power.

Even a lion needed to use all its strength to hunt a rabbit. And their targets here were most certainly no rabbits.

There were eight heavenly kings present in the immediate area, with the area itself being a danger zone where anything could happen. Su Yu needed to take all that into consideration.

***

They waited around for a day.

Grandstar and Great Ming King were the earliest to arrive. Shortly after, Stable Army Marquis and Chong Ming approached cautiously. From the intense fluctuations of their auras, it was clear their past few days had been rather challenging.

Apart from September, everyone was here. Su Yu had seven Daofuses on his side. Cloud Water Marquis, Brave Martial General, Shadow Marquis, and Cloud Water Marquis made up four Daofuses. Altogether, there were eleven of them.

Only Lan Tian and Su Yu were heavenly kings. Great Zhou King and Cloud Fire Marquis were peak Daofuses, or tier-two Daofuses, while Cloud Water Marquis and Shadow Marquis were near that level. Brave Martial General and Stable Army Marquis were tier-three Daofuses. Great Ming King, Grandstar, and Chong Ming were relatively fresh Daofuses. They weren’t the weakest of Daofuses, but they were only at around tier five.

Killing eight heavenly kings with such a force was akin to a dream. It would be more apt to call this a suicide mission. Back when they fought against East Heavenly King, they had nearly lost even with a large number of Daofuses on their side.

***

Inside the ravine.

When hearing that Su Yu wanted to kill eight heavenly kings, Stable Army Marquis gasped. However, he said nothing. After joining Su Yu’s operation against the dragons, he knew just how cautious Su Yu was. This was definitely not a suicidal and brash fellow.

Since Su Yu had proposed something like this, there must be a reason. Both Great Ming King and Grandstar remained silent as he awaited Su Yu’s battle plan.

As for Brave Martial General and the others, they noticed how the newcomers were completely silent even after hearing that they would need to face eight heavenly kings. They were alarmed. Su Yu’s grasp over these people was incredibly firm.

No matter what, they were Daofuses. And this was an impossible mission. Yet none had questioned it. Even Stable Army Marquis was staying silent. At this point, Brave Martial General had no choice but to throw her assumptions about this human lord away.

A puppet?

What nonsense.

Of course, there was also the possibility that Su Yu had only ascended to the Upper Realm with his most trusted supporters.

Brave Martial General could only console herself by thinking that Su Yu was probably still quite pitiful in the Lower Realm. He probably didn’t have that many supporters left down there.

She even made up a story that Su Yu had only ascended to the Upper Realm because he couldn’t contend against the human forces that were opposed to him down there. Naturally, this was merely her imagination. She had to tell herself all that to feel less stupid.

***

Everyone was present.

Su Yu started drawing a map on the ground.

Slowly, the map grew. It looked incredibly realistic, giving one the impression that they were actually looking down at the Dao Origin Land from the sky.

“This is a map of the Dao Origin Land I have seen, with its size shrunk to one ten thousandth of the actual Dao Origin Land.”

Mountains, rivers, and forests appeared on the map.

Everyone focused on it.

Pointing at a red dot at the edge of the map, Su Yu said, “This is where we are. Take a good look and memorize everything. All of you are Daofuses. Don’t tell me you can’t even read a map.”

Everyone watched in silence. Then, Su Yu waved his hand and dyed a mountain red.

He solemnly said, “Our targets are here.”

After taking a look at the mountain, Shadow Marquis said, “This is the Primordial Mountain. According to the rumors, it has been around since the primordial past.”

“It is now known as the Sealed Mountain.” Su Yu corrected him, “According to the newest rumors, Hundred Battle King is sealed here.”

Their expressions changed.

Brave Martial General frowned and said, “Where Hundred Battle King is sealed? Human Lord, are we trying to release Hundred Battle King?

“I’m not necessarily opposed to this. After all, he is a fellow human as well. But I disagree that we need to throw our lives away for Hundred Battle!”

She did not mind freeing Hundred Battle King. But she was unwilling to face eight heavenly kings and sacrifice all of them just for Hundred Battle King.

The rest remained in silence.

Hundred Battle King had been their faith for many years.

But now, things were starting to improve. They were no longer as desperate. Thus, they were also quite unhappy to hear that they needed to sacrifice themselves just to free Hundred Battle King.

Su Yu ignored them and continued, “There are eight heavenly kings around this mountain. Among them, six are in charge of sealing Hundred Battle’s dao. The other two are probably the mobile combat squad among them.”

Su Yu placed several red dots around the mountain and said, “These are their locations. Of course, this might change since they can move. But all eight of them are there. Even when they are separated, they can group up instantly.”

Everyone memorized everything he was saying.

Eight heavenly kings.

What a terrifying number.

Hundred Battle King was actually being sealed by eight heavenly kings.

“Free Hundred Battle King shall be our slogan during the battle.”

At that, Lan Tian burst out laughing.

When Su Yu glared at him, he hurriedly transformed into a little girl. He had discovered that Su Yu was slightly more tolerant of that form. The girl Lan Tian said, “I understand. Free Hundred Battle King. That will be our slogan.”

That was all it would be. A slogan.

Su Yu said, “Remember, we are all members of the chaos race. Back then, they attempted a rescue once, but they failed. Thus, we are here for the second attempt. One more thing. The organizer of this attempt is someone called Zi Yan. Remember that well.”

Su Yu said solemnly, “Don’t forget anything. During the battle, we might not have the chance to fully clean the battlefield. Some experts are capable of digging our clearest memories through the remnant willpower we left behind during battle.

“Of course, this can be easily messed with as well. Don’t be too worried about that. Just keep telling yourself that our organizer is someone called Zi Yan.”

Zi Yan.

They all memorized that name.

Great Zhou King and a few others understood what Su Yu was doing. He was going to make someone else take the blame for this attack.

West Royal Consort.

Chaos race. Zi Yan. That was their actual goal here.

As for rescuing Hundred Battle King, well, Great Zhou King did not believe one bit of that. As Su Yu said, it was a slogan. And it should remain only a slogan.

Su Yu said, “This time, Lan Tian and I will handle two heavenly kings. The two that are not actively suppressing Hundred Battle King. All of you will handle the other six.”

“…”

They all looked at each other with odd expressions. Excluding Su Yu and Lan Tian, there were nine of them. But was Su Yu certain that they could defeat six heavenly kings?

Great Zhou King wasn’t weak. With him and Cloud Fire Marquis serving as the main combat force, they could handle two heavenly kings. But six…wasn’t that the same as throwing their lives away for free?

Su Yu said, “I’ll give a simple explanation. Those six are using their own daos to seal Hundred Battle King. And Hundred Battle King is also resisting them constantly. Thus, they won’t be able to fight at full strength.”

They were slightly relieved to hear that.

Cloud Fire Marquis exhaled and said, “In that case, this won’t be too hopeless. But six heavenly kings are still stronger than us even when they are busy sealing Hundred Battle King. I can join hands with Zhou Tiansheng to handle one…or two. As for the remaining four, can the others even handle them?”

Cloud Fire Marquis continued, “Even if that’s possible, they won’t be able to kill such opponents. When the strength of both sides are similar, fighting, defeating, and killing can be very different. When the strength of all combatants are equal, we need to have triple their number if we want to kill them rapidly.”

That was his judgment from his many years of combat experience. That was the only way to rapidly kill an opponent with similar strength. Otherwise, the battle would drag on. That was especially true for heavenly kings. They were so strong that a single battle between them could last as long as three days before one was killed. And this was a situation where they could battle without interruption.

As a peak Daofuse capable of contending against heavenly kings in the Divine Fire Mountain, Cloud Water Marquis’ judgment was quite accurate. He solemnly said, “I can handle one myself and Zhou Tiansheng can handle another himself. Cloud Water and Brave Martial can join hands to handle one. Shadow and Stable Army can join hands to handle one as well. Great Ming King, Grandstar, and Chong Ming can join hands and barely handle one. Even so, we still don’t have enough strength to deal with them.”

Shadow Marquis suggested, “Maybe Cloud Water and join hands with Grandstar while Stable Army join hands with Chong Ming and Brave Martial. I can join hands with Great Ming King. With this adjustment, we might be able to handle them better. But they have six heavenly kings. The difficulty will still be too great.”

They simply didn’t have enough strength on their side.

Shadow Marquis sighed and said, “With such an arrangement, we can only keep them occupied instead of killing them. The moment the battle drags on, more myriad race experts will arrive. Before long, we will be encircled and killed.”

In short, this was an impossible mission. They couldn’t see a way to victory with what they had.

Su Yu rubbed his chin and thought about it before asking, “If I’m offering to save Hundred Battle King, will South Suppression Marquis and Wen Qi be obedient for a bit?”

Everyone’s eyes flickered.

Cloud Water Marquis said, “After being captured by you, South Suppression Marquis is probably filled with anger. But he is probably willing to forget everything for the sake of Hundred Battle King. He is one of Hundred Battle King’s firmest supporters. With the addition of him and Wen Qi, the pressure on us will be much lighter.”

Su Yu raised his brow and asked, “Will he betray me? For example, he might switch sides or expose my identity in the middle of the battle. He is aware of my identity since I captured him with the human lord’s token. The exposure of my identity will ruin some of my plans.”

In truth, Su Yu wasn’t too willing to solicit South Suppression Marquis’ help. But they might really require his help. No matter what, he was a peak Daofuse.

Cloud Fire Marquis said, “No, that won’t happen. He is not a traitor of humanity. He would have betrayed us long ago if he wanted to be a traitor. I understand that you are prejudiced against us, Human Lord. But all our issues are internal issues. We will never turn against our fellow humans and side with outsiders. I believe this applies to South Suppression Marquis as well.

“South Suppression Marquis might have numerous faults. He might be stubborn and arrogant. He might be unwilling to accept other human lords. But he will definitely do his best when it comes to helping Hundred Battle King.”

After a short silence, Su Yu said, “This time, I don’t intend to let all of you fight separately. Something unexpected might happen too easily in that situation. This will be a group battle.”

“Group battle?”

The others were shocked to hear that.

Great Zhou King couldn’t resist asking, “Are you saying that we will allow the six heavenly kings to group up? Or perhaps we even need to lure and bunch them up? Emperor Yu, they will be even stronger when joining hands. We might stand a better chance of dealing with them separately. But bunching them up will make this impossible for us.”

Even Great Zhou King, with all his faith in Su Yu, couldn’t help but question the plan. Was he thinking of grouping them up before killing them all? That was too ambitious.

Su Yu said, “Gather and wipe them out. In a group battle, even when someone messes up, the other can help. But if you fight separately, the moment a heavenly king manages to break free or kill you, the entire balance will be ruined.

“I’m more worried that South Suppression Marquis will drop everything and prioritize onl saving Hundred Battle King. But in a group battle, he will risk getting all of you killed if he leaves suddenly.”