Tribulation of Myriad Races

Under the arrangement of the Venerables, several rumors started spreading everywhere. For the very first time, the existence of the chaos race was formally acknowledged.

Three pseudo kings and multiple peak Daofuses had attacked the Dao Origin Land to free Hundred Battle King. Eleven pseudo kings and more than ten Daofuses had perished in the battle. All the attackers had perished. The truth about the battle six thousand years ago was released as well.

Back when, Hundred Battle King was seduced and fooled by Yue Luo, an expert of the chaos race. He was ultimately stabbed in the back and sealed in the River of Time, causing a complete defeat of humanity. As a result, humanity lost over a hundred Daofuses at one go.

Now, the chaos race had released Hundred Battle King in hope that he would lead the remaining humans to act as their chess pieces yet again.

To further provoke Hundred Battle King, they also claimed that Hundred Battle King was still deeply in love with Yue Luo despite Yue Luo’s betrayal. They speculated that Hundred Battle King would still return to her after this. For his love, he was willing to sacrifice humanity yet again.

Even the myriad race experts couldn’t resist looking down on Hundred Battle King upon hearing about that.

Hundred Battle King.

Apparently, a single defeat was not enough for him. For the sake of Yue Luo, he was willing to sacrifice humanity one more time. The rumors spread everywhere. Everyone in the Upper Realm started talking about them. Before long, everyone was distracted from the recent loss of multiple pseudo kings.

They weren’t too worried about Hundred Battle King. Things had changed. Hundred Battle King was now alone, and humanity was now weaker. Furthermore, the undefeatable myth around Hundred Battle King had been shattered by his previous defeat. The myriad races were no longer as fearful of him.

He escaped? So be it.

In fact, the rumors about his stupidity only served to cause more people to look down on him.

***

Iron devourers.

When the news reached them, Great Bamboo Marquis’ expression changed. The other Daofuses in the room had the same reaction.

Dead?

All of them looked at September, but he merely shook his head nonchalantly and said, “That’s a wrong rumor. Emperor Yu has numerous tricks up his sleeve. He won’t die so easily.

“He won’t die so silently. At the very least, there will be an explosion of dao power or something. I doubt that he has died in the River of Time. Emperor Yu is someone with the Heaven Gate. He can see everything clearly in the river. Anyone else might die there, but not Emperor Yu. Impossible.

“If escaping was impossible, Emperor Yu wasn’t the type to die silently. Instead, he would fight to the death and drag some of his enemies down with him before dying.”

In short, September did not take the rumors seriously. Someone like Su Yu would rather self-detonate and create as big a fuss as possible before dying. He would never go down silently. And things were still relatively calm so far.

With a pensive look, Great Bamboo Marquis asked, “Do you trust him that much?”

September shook his head and said, “Who I trust is not the point here. The point is, you should trust what you’re seeing. Back then, we didn’t trust him either. We did not believe that he could win. Ancestor June only helped out of a sense of obligation as an allied race on top of the fact that Emperor Yu has cultivated the 72-Forged Iron Devourer as well. None of us expected what would happen next.

“Would you believe that Emperor Yu could kill eight heavenly kings before this? That dead Zi Yan was actually an enemy as well. Therefore, nine heavenly kings had died at once. Even now, the myriad races are still unaware of the truth. Like puppets dancing from his strings, they are thinking of fighting the chaos lineage instead.

“What is there for us to worry about? Calm down, Ancestors. Emperor Yu will be here soon. There are quite a lot of humans left in the Upper Realm. Emperor Yu will not abandon them.”

Great Bamboo Marquis and the others stayed silent.

Beside September, Full Moon said, “September, Hundred Battle King is free as well. What if he demands our help? What should we do, then?”

September smiled and said, “Receive him well, serve him some nice food and drinks, and notify Emperor Yu. Just be perfunctory about it. There is no need to make him an enemy, but we don’t have to be his friend either. Ignore his request for an alliance. Emperor Yu will decide what to do about him.”

Great Bamboo Marquis laughed and said, “Are you saying that we should just string him along and waste his time for a bit?”

“Yes.” September said, “Don’t forget his unclear relationship with Control King’s lineage. Even ignoring that, between Hundred Battle King and Emperor Yu, I believe you know what the correct choice is. Also, Emperor Yu might already be a heavenly king if the rumors are true. In that case, why should we care about Hundred Battle King? We are not allied with humanity because we enjoy throwing our lives away.

“Since our alliance with Emperor Yu, we have only benefited. As for Hundred Battle King…he still owes us the life of my grandpa. Control King’s lineage is also an enemy for killing Ancestor February. How can we pick Hundred Battle King?”

The grandpa in question was July, who had died right after he went to help Hundred Battle King. September had yet to forget about that.

April nodded and said, “Indeed. Hundred Battle King is not a good ally to have. September is right. Just string him along if he comes. There is no need to be hostile since he’s still quite strong.”

A decision was reached. As for Su Yu’s fate, they would have the answer after some time. Since September was so confident that Su Yu wasn’t dead, that might really be the case. This new human lord was crazy. He was asked to kill three Daofuses, but he had gone and killed eight heavenly kings instead.

They had to be careful and not do anything stupid just because they thought that he was dead.

***

Everyone was talking about the recent rumors.

Naturally, Control King’s lineage did not enjoy being in the spotlight.

***

Deep inside the Chaos Mountain.

Inside a gigantic valley.

The valley was so densely populated that it felt as though it was an entire nation instead of just a valley.

Inside an ancient palace, a furious roar rang out.

“Trash.”

“Garbage.”

“Damn it! Why did that happen?”

“Zi Yan is dead! How did she reach the Upper Realm?”

“Why didn’t she contact us when she arrived?”

“Zi Yan was the one who had released Hundred Battle King. What about the other two pseudo kings? Where did they come from?”

The furious roars rang out repeatedly.

Control King’s lineage had remained in the shadows for a long time, but that did not mean that they weren’t well-informed. They wouldn’t have learned about the attack against the dragons otherwise.

An expert known as the ancestor by those around him was roaring furiously, “I already felt that something was off after the attack against the dragons. Only a few days had passed yet something even bigger happened. Now, the entire Upper Realm is aware of our existence. We have been patient for a hundred thousand years. Can’t those fools be patient for a bit longer?”

A different person spoke, “Calm your anger, Ancestor. We are already planning to act during this epoch. We won’t stay hidden for too long, anyway. The myriad races are already cautious of us from what Aunt Yue Luo did back then.”

“Damn it!” The ancestor was still furious. He said, “Yes, they knew about us, but not much. They believed that there weren’t that many of us. They did not deem us a threat. But now, nine pseudo kings has died. Even a fool can see that we’re powerful. The myriad races will start taking us seriously. Things have changed entirely!”

Yes, Yue Luo had exposed them when she acted previously. But it would be more accurate that she had only exposed herself. The myriad races were still unaware of how strong they were.

They had remained oblivious for so many years. They had believed that Yue Luo was merely a part of a small faction. But now, some fools had gone ahead and killed nine pseudo kings. Would the myriad races continue underestimating them?

“Something is suspicious about this. With Zi Yan dead, we have no way of knowing the truth. How did Zi Yan even ascend from the Lower Realm? Also, she was never the type to act rashly. There is a possibility that she was coerced into doing that. Why would she sacrifice her own life to free Hundred Battle King?

“And who were the other two pseudo kings in the group? Did they come from the Lower Realm as well? In that case, are there more pseudo kings down there?

“And now, the myriad races are calling for an assembly to call for action against us! That is a major loss for us! With Hundred Battle King free, he will definitely come after us, or Yue Luo to be specific. He is not fully free, but he is very strong. That is evident from his ability to escape from the encirclement of several Venerables.”

Someone was scheming against them!

The ancestor could guess it. He inhaled deeply to calm himself and looked at the people in the room. None had anything to say. He asked, “Who do you think is behind all that? Who is scheming against us?”

Nobody had a good answer. Were those in the Lower Realm even capable of something like that?

Shortly after, a young woman spoke up, “If this is really a scheme, could it be the final Torchbearer?”

Numerous eyes flickered upon hearing that.

The young woman continued, “Don’t forget that there are two connections between the Upper and Lower Realms. The first is connected to the Fate Realm. The second is under the control of the Torchbearers.”