Tribulation of Myriad Races

Not far ahead.

Lan Tian complained, “Not enough killing! Why aren’t we continuing?”

Continue his ass!

“No, someone is keeping an eye on us. A super expert is waiting for us outside.”

Fine.

Lan Tian could only sulk silently.

But that only lasted a short moment before he grinned and asked, “Can we escape? If escape isn’t possible, let’s give him a good fight!”

Su Yu ignored him. Was escape possible? Yes. But he had yet to decide on the path to take. Firstly, he could use the entrance connected to the Fate Realm. Secondly, he could escape through the actual hole connected to the River of Time. And that path could very well lead him to the ninth level of the Luminous Domain Mansion. At the same time, he also had to consider the tribulations he needed to face for taking the path connected to the Fate Realm.

Su Yu wasn’t alone. Even if the rest of them were hidden in the Mark of Civilization, they were present. The tribulations would definitely take them into consideration and intensify accordingly. That was simply too obvious a loophole to exist.

Even if the little stone could suppress the tribulations to a certain extent, it would also drain even more of the power of laws of the Lower Realm. That would further accelerate the restoration of the connection between the two realms.

That was not what Su Yu wanted to see. Thus, he was only left with one proper option. He had to go to the very end of the river and enter the River of Time. Of course, he actually had a third choice.

He could inherit Human Emperor’s dao. That might not make him a Master of Law directly, but it would definitely grant him a massive increase in strength. Coupled with his home ground advantage, he might prove a match for Venerable Scrape. But that would be his last choice.

With that in mind, Su Yu focused on fleeing and stopped killing Daofuses. He had killed the two earlier to scare the people in the Dao Origin Land and scare everyone off the river.

***

Inside the Mark of Civilization.

Cloud Fire Marquis and the others had yet to calm down from their excitement. They had killed eleven Daofuses that day. And they had done so easily.

Not even Brave Martial General was worried anymore. Instead, she asked curiously, “Zhou Tiansheng, were all the battles led by this human lord previously so easy as well?”

It felt as though everything was within their control. They had nothing to worry about, and they could happily kill away. She felt as though she had vented the frustration she had accumulated over six thousand years.

Great Zhou King smiled and said, “More or less. Emperor Yu specializes in prevailing over superior opponents. Or to be precise, he’s good at striking from a position of surprise. Nobody can predict what we’ll do, and nobody can predict our real strength.”

When one believed that one had learned enough about Su Yu, he would appear with more surprises. When one believed that they would only need to face one Daofuse, Su Yu would produce five out of thin air. In short, he would catch his opponents by surprise every single time.

Brave Martial General asked in excitement, “Were all your battles in the Lower Realm similar to the battle today?”

“Yes.”

“Was he actually telling the truth when he said that he had not lost a single Daofuse after five major battles?”

“That is only natural.”

Brave Martial General gasped, “I thought he was bluffing, but I was wrong!”

Great Zhou King laughed, “Of course. By the way, Hundred Battle King is free…”

“Oh.” Brave Martial General appeared completely disinterested as she continued asking in excitement, “Zhou Tiansheng, does he really hold power down there? Is he really not a puppet?”

“That is only natural.”

Great Zhou King had an odd expression. Hundred Battle King was free. Why was nobody talking about that? Their loyalty seemed to have changed way too quickly. Would Hundred Battle King cry from heartbreak after learning about this?

He decided to toss the matter aside and answered, “He had gathered all the allies we have alone. Iron devourer race, spatial beast race, hou race, fate race, soul devourer race, and the experts Culture King left behind. The thirty-six guardians and the experts of the Death Realm have also been gathered under his banner through his own efforts.”

Cloud Fire Marquis asked, “Even the fate race? Back when Hundred Battle King forced them to submit, they resisted. Heavenly Fate Marquis even made an appearance to fight Hundred Battle King. This…”

That seemed rather unfair! Back then, Hundred Battle King was incredibly powerful. Under his leadership, humanity had entered a new era of prosperity. The fate race had resisted them even at the height of their power. Why did they submit so easily this time? Prior to this, Cloud Fire Marquis was unaware that even the fate race had submitted to Su Yu.

Lan Tian grinned and said, “Back then, Hundred Battle did not necessarily have the ability to exterminate them. When Emperor Yu went recruiting, he had the ability to exterminate Fateless. What could he do but submit?”

When Hundred Battle King visited the fate race, the myriad races still had a relatively powerful presence in the Lower Realm. Furthermore, the connection to the Upper Realm had loosened enough at the time, allowing some experts to descend from above. Thus, it was only natural that the fate race had rejected him.

Brave Martial General had zero interest on the fate race. Rather, she continued speaking in excitement, “I can feel his thick killing intent. Did he kill a lot of people in the Lower Realm?”

Great Zhou King felt rather helpless. It was as though he had returned to the ancient past, where countless people would ask about Culture King all the time.

Despite his thought, he replied without a change in expression, “Yes. Emperor Yu is an Emperor who has ascended through a path of slaughter. He is not someone who has grown in a greenhouse. He entered the Allheaven Battlefield and started his rampage as a Skysoar. Even prior to that, many Sunmoons had died to his schemes when he was still at the Mental Tempering Stage.”

Brave Martial General gasped, “Killing Sunmoons at the Mental Tempering Stage?”

“He didn’t kill them directly, but he borrowed some external force to kill them.”

“Oh.” Brave Martial General asked again, “Why did those Sunmoons act against him when he was still a mere Mental Tempering Stage cultivator?”

Mental Tempering Stage…a term that had not crossed her mind for many years. She could no longer remember how strong a Mental Tempering Stage. She only knew that she could kill someone like that with one finger.

Noticing that the others were also listening attentively, Great Zhou King could only explain, “At the time, things were chaotic within the human race. Emperor Yu succeeded an inheritance of Culture King. Because of that, he was targeted by some time. In his fury, he left the power he was part of at the time and joined a different power. The power under Great Ming King.”

Great Ming King smiled. Finally, it was his turn to make an appearance in the story. He said, “At the time, Emperor Yu contacted my second son. My second son was smart enough to recognize the potential of Emperor Yu and personally visited Great Xia King’s territory to welcome him. At Starfall Mountain, where Culture King’s Residence is located, he killed the Sunmoons who were there to hunt Emperor Yu down.”

“I see.”

Cloud Water Marquis was too curious to stay silent. She asked, “Starfall Mountain?”

“Yes. In the ancient past, that was a part of Nanyuan’s territory. Emperor Yu is a local of Nanyuan. I guess you can say that he shares a hometown with Culture King.”

Cloud Water Marquis couldn’t resist saying, “Nanyuan has indeed been prone to producing heroes since the ancient past. Culture King came from Nanyuan. Emperor Yu came from the same place. No wonder he has the same presence as Culture King…”

Great Ming King was left speechless. Why were these women imagining things about Su Yu? Fine, fine. So be it. He could see that none of them was worried about the super expert pursuing them.

Su Yu was reliable enough that they were no longer panicking. It had been too many years since these ancient humans had felt like this.

Finally, Cloud Fire Marquis recalled Hundred Battle King. He asked, “Will Hundred Battle King die?”

Everyone was rendered speechless. Who could say for sure?

Brave Martial General coughed and said, “We already have a human lord, right? The current human lord is strong and wise. Even with Hundred Battle gone, there is still hope for humanity.”

Yes. She had shifted the hope she used to place on Hundred Battle King to someone else. After experiencing what it was like to fight with Su Yu, Hundred Battle King felt like a dumb brute. She no longer cared about his fate.

Cloud Fire Marquis smiled bitterly and said, “No matter what, he was the leader of humanity during the ninth epoch. He also has an impressive combat strength. He is still very useful against the myriad races.”

These people were way too cold! Not long ago, they were pinning all their hope on Hundred Battle King. In the blink of an eye, they had all changed their minds.

Brave Martial General said, “I’m not cursing him or something. I hope he survives, but what can we do? Are we supposed to turn back and help him? You’re free to do that if you think that’s possible. He is free from his seal. That is already the best we can do for him.” “We did that under the nose of eight heavenly kings and one Venerable. I doubt anyone else could have done better than us.”

Cloud Fire Marquis sighed and nodded.

True.

That was true. It was unlikely that anyone else could have done as much as Su Yu. Without Su Yu, Hundred Battle King would have to wait until the connection to the Lower Realm was restored before he could break free. But at the time, the myriad races would probably be there waiting for him.

“I can only pray that he lives.”

Cloud Fire Marquis still didn’t want to see Hundred Battle King dead.

After holding onto his grudge for six thousand years, Yue Luo would probably be Hundred Battle King’s number one target after regaining his freedom. Second after her would be the myriad races. As for the leadership of humanity, that would probably remain at a relatively low level of priority for him.

Of course, there was also a possibility that he would first return to humanity to recruit some help for his revenge against Yue Luo and the myriad races.

***

Su Yu ignored the conversation in the book. At the moment, he had reached the end of the river. Torrential currents roared all around him. Behind him, Venerable Scrape had slowed down considerably due to the intense waves here.

Su Yu turned back and saw that his pursuer was still quite far away. He reckoned he could even stay here, get into a battle of endurance with his pursuer, and still win. But he would risk exposing his identity doing so. Looking around at the violent currents that were essentially doing nothing to him, he knew that he could probably put up a good fight against the pursuer here.

In the distance, Venerable Scrape looked rather shocked. How did this person enter that place so easily? He was certain that the black-robed individual was weaker than him. But why was that person having an easier time here? He was far enough that he could only see an indistinct figure far ahead.

He asked, “What is your relationship with Human Emperor?”

That was his guess.

Su Yu was impressed. Sure enough, someone at this level wouldn’t be a fool. A considerably accurate conclusion had been reached so easily. They could probably conclude that he had the Heaven Gate as well through what he had been doing.

Su Yu sneered and said, “I told you. My lineage is incomparably noble. A person of inferior bloodline like you can never comprehend our existence. Are you sure you want to keep wasting your time here? Retreat now and I’ll spare you.”

“What arrogance!” Venerable Scrape said, “Even if you can reach this place easily, that changes nothing. You will die in my hands. There is no path ahead. It’s a dead end.”

Su Yu looked ahead and said, “So what? I would rather jump into this hole and die to the passage of time than die to an inferior being like you. You are unworthy of killing me.”

Su Yu turned back again and asked, “Why are you stopping your advance? Are you waiting for help? Venerable? What a joke. Are you worthy of such a title? You are pretending to be all superior just because the actual superior ones are away. How ridiculous.”