Tribulation of Myriad Races

While Su Yu was in the middle of his research.

Upper Realm.

Chaos Mountain.

The Chaos Mountain had truly descended into chaos. The myriad races were finally pushing into the mountain. The vanguard armies of the various races were already starting to sweep through the mountain range.

The Human Mountain served as their headquarters, housing a large number of experts. A group of Venerables had gathered atop the Human Mountain. At the moment, Venerable Moon was explaining the current situation to the gathered experts. He looked rather solemn as he spoke.

”According to our scouting results, there are no fewer than eighty Daofuse beasts inside the mountain. Previously, they operated independently and would only gather upon detecting outsiders. They were lacking in intelligence.

”But after the unknown change not long ago, two terrifying beings had appeared. An eight-winged tiger and a dragon with a severed tail.

”The tiger is definitely a Venerable. As far as I know, the dragon is injured. Perhaps they had just battled a powerful being deep in chaos not long ago. Even so, that is definitely a Venerable as well. Their peak strength is comparable to that Ancestor of Control King’s lineage.”

Venerable Dao asked, ”Are we still unaware of the actual identity of that so-called Ancestor?”

Venerable Moon shook his head, ”No. I don’t recall Control King leaving any descendants behind back then. Where did these people come from? Perhaps they were the secret descendants of Control King. That so-called Ancestor could very well be someone from Control King’s direct lineage.”

Venerable Moon continued, ”Right now, the dragon and tiger each occupied a territory. One to the south and one to the north. But are deep within the mountain, and each has dozens of Daofuses and over a hundred Eternal beasts under them.”

Everyone’s hearts thumped. Thunderstorm, who was not involved with the scouting missions, asked, ”They came together?”

”Yes.” Venerable Moon sighed, ”Those two were also the reason for the abrupt end of our previous battle. We could have killed Yue Hao otherwise.

”Additionally, we also know that apart from the terrifying being behind the gate, that Ancestor is the strongest expert of Control King’s lineage. Yue Hao and four others are Venerables. They also have more than ten heavenly kings on their side.

”They would be even stronger if Su Yu hadn’t killed many of their heavenly kings and one Venerable before this.”

The more they listened, the worse they felt. For the longest time, they had believed that they no longer had powerful enemies around. But they were wrong. Their enemies were far stronger and numerous than they had imagined.

Venerable Moon said, ”Among these Venerables, Yue Luo is extremely strong. Everyone here saw her previous exchange with Giant Axe. In less than thirty exchanges, Giant Axe was forced to flee with heavy injuries. Even if Yue Luo is weaker than that Ancestor, she is definitely slightly stronger than us. I’m afraid she is already as strong as Venerable Corona.”

Venerable Corona nodded, ”She’s probably not weaker than me. Someone capable of sealing Hundred Battle King won’t be weak.”

Sure, the myriad races seemed to have more Venerables. But this wasn’t an opponent to be underestimated. They also had to consider the terrifying being behind the gate. The two sides were almost equal in strength.

Venerable Moon continued, ”At the moment, there are three additional Venerables out there. No, there are for, Hundred Battle King included.”

”That will be a massive variable.”

Severed-tail dragon, Hundred Battle King, eight-winged tiger, and Giant Axe Marquis.

Four Venerables with uncertain stances. Hundred Battle King and the severed-tail dragon were most likely stronger than regular Venerables. They had probably reached the level of the ancient physical body human kings.

The two were fearsome enemies.

After the explanation, Venerable Moon said, ”Therefore, Control King’s lineage will be extremely troublesome to defeat. The four unaffiliated Venerables will also prove troublesome. I’m worried that they will join hands with Control King’s lineage.”

The Venerables looked at each other in dismay. That was a truly large number of potential enemies. Four super beings. That was enough to cause them massive troubles.

Venerable Moon continued, ”Giant Axe Marquis believes that he owes Su Yu a favor, so he will probably be targeting the Control King’s lineage. But to be honest, he’s among the weaker Venerables around. He won’t be able to do much against Control King’s lineage alone.”

”Brother March.” Venerable Moon looked at March and said, ”Can you try contacting him and suggest a cooperation? Yes, we are enemies of humanity. But Control King’s lineage is the traitor of humanity, and it is also the major enemy of Su Yu. If Giant Axe wishes to return the favor, he should consider cooperating with us. This way, he will be able to make a bigger impact.”

March maintained his trademark innocence as he said, ”I don’t know how to contact him.”

Nobody believed a word of that.

That was absolute nonsense. In fact, March was the one who had pushed for Giant Axe Marquis’ release. How could he have no way of contacting that fellow?

”I have another question. Where is Hundred Battle King?”

Venerable Moon asked, ”He’s not the only one who’s missing. Southbrook Marquis, Riversea Marquis, and Cloud Water Marquis fled previously, but all of them are now missing. Did they rejoin Hundred Battle King?

”In that case, where are they hiding right now? Since Su Yu’s group had arrived from the Lower Realm, they probably have a way to return down there. Cloud Water Marquis and the others were with Su Yu for a bit. Did they learn about the way down during their time with him?”

He was talking about the other way down apart from the one connected to the Fate Realm.

Venerable Moon said, ”If Hundred Battle King had departed to the Lower Realm with the others, would this create more variables for us?

”It is true that Su Yu had suffered heavy losses during his previous attack. But I remember seeing a dog on his side. That was Culture King’s dog. Someone capable of fighting Yue Hao without losing.

”If that dog, Su Yu, and Hundred Battle King join hands in the Lower Realm, they can be quite a headache for us as well.

”And they are all different factions of humanity...”

The more they discussed, the worst they felt. This was such a headache. How many Venerables would they lose if they were to fight a final battle with Control King’s lineage immediately? How many of their people would die? More importantly, the number of active Venerables not part of the two sides was quite considerable.

With a frown, Venerable Scrape said, ”But we really need to start the battle. Further delaying things might result in more complications. Venerable Corona knows this. The Hell Gate might be opening soon. A terrifying being is waiting on the other side, but who, exactly, is this being? Is this someone from Control King’s lineage? Why is this person trapped behind the gate? Did this someone enter the gate voluntarily? What is the ultimate goal of Control King’s lineage? To open that gate?”

With a heavy voice, Venerable Scrape said, ”Thus, Control King’s lineage must be handled as soon as possible. Furthermore, Human Emperor and the others might return soon. There is no need for Su Yu to lie about that. But will our Masters of Laws hold the advantage after the return? Or is Human Emperor holding the advantage? We can’t be sure about that.

”And finally, we also have ourselves to worry about. Our so-called Venerables are not actual Masters of Laws. What will happen to us with the return of the various experts? What of our status? Are we going to revert into ancient marquises and be ordered around by those supreme beings?

”We need to try our best to become Masters of Laws before their return. Break the restriction and advance. That way, we will have enough strength to face whatever change their return might bring.”

If all their current Venerables could advance into Masters of Laws, they would form a formidable force.

March, who was growing impatient, said, ”Enough about that. For now, we need to handle Control King’s lineage. This lineage is too dangerous to be left around. Just look at how well they are doing right now. If the Hell Gate opens before Human Emperor and the others return, we will all suffer. Who knows what’s waiting behind the gate? We need to first break their lackeys outside to gain a better position against those behind the gate.”

They were all feeling rather helpless. This was a terrible position to be in. Not too long ago, they had felt like they no longer had any worthy enemies in the world. But now, powerful enemies were everywhere. Hundred Battle King and Su Yu couldn’t be underestimated either.

Venerable Moon said, ”Hundred Battle King and Su Yu are probably both in the Lower Realm. We can safely ignore them for now. However, we need to handle the severed-tail dragon and eight-winged tiger. With the number of experts under them right within our coming battleground, we can’t afford to ignore them.”

This applied to both them and Control King’s lineage.

Venerable Moon said, ”Furthermore, I am very worried about a cooperation between these beasts and Control King’s lineage. The likelihood of that happening is quite high. According to the rumors, the Hell Gate existed for the sake of sealing off the ancient chaos beasts.”

Once again, everyone’s expressions turned solemn.

Looking at everyone, Venerable Moon said, ”Therefore, we need to send our envoys to the two beasts and try to secure their cooperation. At the very least, we need to figure out their goals. Additionally, we also need to look for the way back to the Lower Realm.

”That is imperative. We can’t gamble the safety of the myriad races down there on the fear Su Yu and Hundred Battle King might have over us. Only Tiangu and a few others are holding the fort down there. They are far too weak to face with Hundred Battle King and Su Yu.”

Everyone sank into silence.

Suddenly, Venerable Moon suggested, ”How about this? March will be in charge of looking for the tunnel to the Lower Realm. I will meet the severed-tail dragon and Heavenly Fate will meet the eight-winged tiger.”

March asked gloomily, ”And how am I supposed to find something like that?”

He cursed inwardly. That was definitely not a good task to have.

Venerable Moon smiled and said, ”Just give it a try. If you find it difficult, you can cooperate with Thunderstorm on this.”

Thunderstorm frowned.

Venerable Moon continued, ”Actually, I’m confident the two of you can find it working together. When you find it, descend. You will be our envoys in the Lower Realm. We only need to reach an agreement to not make any move against Hundred Battle King and the others before the connection opens fully. But in exchange, they need to send Tiangu and the others to the Upper Realm.”

”So? Do you agree?”

He was allowing the two Venerables to leave their supervision, but only the two. The other experts of their races would not be allowed to leave. If they were to leave without returning, well, the experts of their races would serve well as cannon fodder.

They had too many troubles to worry about. The Lower Realm, the chaos lineage, and the beings behind the Hell Gate. Thus, they had to send March and Thunderstorm as their envoys to the Lower Realm even if they knew that the two were somewhat connected to the Lower Realm humans. It was very likely that the two knew the way down.

Venerable Moon smiled and added, ”And if you really can’t complete this task, perhaps we can all work together to force a way through Fate Realm’s tunnel for the two of you. Of course, that will probably be quite risky. However, we have no choice. Things are dire enough that we need to take risks.”

With a sigh, Venerable Moon continued, ”Those in the Lower Realm are currently at the mercy of the Lower Realm humans. Everyone, do you think this is the right arrangement?”

They were naturally unhappy with this arrangement. They would have preferred to go down together and eliminate Hundred Battle King and Su Yu. The foundation of their races was still in the Lower Realm. The vast majority of their population were still down there.

Most of the Upper Realm Daofuses were born in the Lower Realm. Furthermore, the heavenly laws of the Upper Realm were incomplete. Furthermore, they had recently discovered that the Daofuses they produced in the Upper Realm were essentially fake Daofuses. They couldn’t stop worrying about that.

March remained silent, while Thunderstorm said, ”I don’t know the location of the tunnel to the Lower Realm.”

Venerable Moon laughed. ”How is that possible? If Hundred Battle King has really gone back to the Lower Realm, you definitely know the location of this tunnel.”

Thunderstorm asked coldly, ”What are you trying to say here?”

”I believe you know the answer yourself.” Venerable Moon said, ”What’s the point of stating it so clearly? It will only make things awkward between us. As I said, we value peace between us right now. The chaos lineage is our shared enemy. Isn’t that so?

”This lineage has been accumulating strength for so long. What they have shown so far might not even be their full strength. Are you not worried about them as well? To fish in troubled waters, strength is required. Are you so certain you will emerge as the final winners?”

He looked at the two and asked again, ”So? Can we count on you for the matter concerning the Lower Realm?”

March remained silent.

When Thunderstorm looked at March, March asked innocently, ”Why are you looking at me, Brother Thunderstorm? I’m not Hundred Battle’s father-in-law. I’m not his brother-in-law. What’s the point of looking at me?”

Thunderstorm frowned.

March continued, ”Of course, if you’re willing to accept this mission, I’ll be willing to go with you.”

Thunderstorm cursed inwardly. Screw that! He refused to believe that March had no relationship with Su Yu.

Venerable Moon laughed. ”Can I assume that you agree, Brother March? What about you, Brother Thunderstorm?”

Thunderstorm remained frowning for a long while before replying, ”I’ll follow March. But we don’t have enough people. There is no guarantee that we’ll be able to find the tunnel in time. Why don’t we get Great Bamboo and Ardent Thunder to help with the task as well?”

Venerable Moon said, ”That won’t be appropriate. Why bother them with this task? I’ll get Sacred Source Marquis and a few others to help.”

”...”

Fine. Thunderstorm was only trying his luck. Clearly, it didn’t work. Even clearer was the fact that the primordial giants and iron devourers were being used as hostages. That had been the main reason for the myriad races to gather everyone at the Human Mountain.

Prior to this, escaping silently might still be possible. But that could no longer be done. Too many experts had gathered at the Human Mountain. Nobody could leave without the approval of the Venerables.

Shortly after, the decision was finalized. March and Thunderstorm would think of a way to enter the Lower Realm. They weren’t tasked to do anything to the humans. They only needed to send some myriad race experts to the Upper Realm.

A few specific individuals, such as Tiangu, had probably grown into heavenly kings or even Venerables by now.

Who knew?

Venerable Moon had also reminded them repeatedly to notify the Consort Emeritus that she was needed in the Upper Realm. She was very strong. She might be in a terrible state, but she could at least fight one last time before dying.

Not even the Upper Realm divines knew what her current strength was. They were all confident that the two would be able to reach the Lower Realm.