Tribulation of Myriad Races

”Your Majesty, were you not worried that they would attack?”

Giant Axe Marquis was sweating nervously. The myriad races had quite a lot of Venerables. There were only four of them. There was no promise that they would be a match for all those Venerables.

”Hmm?” Su Yu said, ”Why would they attack? They’re not dumb. We’re here to help. We’re even kind enough to send their people up here. Apart from the dragons, who would risk their own lives to attack someone here to help?”

Here to help? Giant Axe Marquis cursed inwardly. This guy was scheming against them. How was he here to help?

Su Yu smiled. ”Don’t worry. The myriad races would have attacked the tiger and dragon long ago if they were decisive enough to attack. These fellows have both strength, talent, and combat will. But they lack the ability to act as one. There are too many schemes brewing between the different factions among the myriad races.”

For example, Venerable Dragon would be extra careful as he couldn’t risk dying. He was the final hope of his race. Venerable Phoenix was in the same position. Venerable Dao was worried that his death would lead to the suppression of the immortal race. They had too many things to worry about.

Such thoughts were very dangerous in a war. The myriad races lacked a leader capable of truly uniting them. If they could unite properly, they would actually be quite strong.

Even now, they had nine Venerables out in the open. Thunderstorm and Heavenly Fate Marquis were still pretending to be on their side. Thus, they had eleven Venerables they could deploy. March had left, but that was only one Venerable.

And the eleven might not be all they had. It was likely that the immortals and devils were respectively hiding one Venerable each. Coupled with the Consort Emeritus, they would have fourteen Venerables on their side. On top of that, they also had a large number of heavenly kings.

Together, they were actually stronger than Su Yu’s faction. However, they had no one to wield all that power properly. That was the main issue.

Both Giant Axe Marquis and March nodded. Giant Axe Marquis laughed and said, ”You’re right, Your Majesty. They would have joined hands back during the ancient past if that were really possible. Back then, we were able to defeat them one at a time because they weren’t united.”

In fact, the myriad races had never been a single entity. They had only started their loose cooperation after losing all their top powerhouses to Human Emperor.

”Let’s head to the Bamboo Mountain first.”

They had to first settle down in the Upper Realm.

They would plan their next step after the iron devourers were returned to them.

***

At the same time.

Everyone watched silently as Su Yu’s group departed. With Su Yu gone, they started looking at each other in silence.

Right at that moment, Consort Emeritus coughed and said, ”Let’s go back first.”

Venerable Moon hurriedly said, ”Consort Emeritus, we have all moved to the Human Mountain. The myriad races are all gathered there.”

”That’s a good thing.” Consort Emeritus nodded. That was indeed a good thing. She asked, ”Did Su Yu suffer a defeat in the Upper Realm previously?”

Venerable Moon gave a short explanation of what had happened previously. After some thought, Consort Emeritus said, ”What you saw might not be the truth. It might be a trick to shift the attention away from him. It doesn’t matter anymore. Even if he’s still hiding his strength, his attention won’t be on us. Control King’s lineage will be his priority target.”

Venerable Moon didn’t know what to say. Was she saying that Su Yu’s defeat was merely a scheme? That shouldn’t be the case.

At the same time, Tiangu had regrouped with the immortals. He looked at the two Venerables and said, ”Let’s return first. I have something to say.”

Venerable Dao and Venerable Desolate looked at each other before nodding at the other Venerables. Then, they left.

Consort Emeritus shot them a glance and said after a cough, ”With Tiangu here, I wonder who will be the actual leader of the immortals up here. As for our divine race...”

She looked at Jiwu and said, ”Jiwu, you don’t have sufficient strength. Let the two Venerables continue running things here.”

Jiwu nodded.

After another coughing fit, Consort Emeritus said, ”Eclipse Moon(Venerable Moon), both you and Corona would have advanced into Masters of Laws and surpassed the mundane with your current strength in the ancient past. Let Jiwu handle the trivial affairs of the race. When the seal breaks, both of you will become Masters of Laws. There is no need for you to waste your time on these trivial affairs. Put more effort into your cultivation.”

Venerable Moon nodded.

The Consort Emeritus had a high seniority and status. Since she was here, they naturally needed to show her due respect.

After yet another coughing fit, Consort Emeritus continued, ”Control King’s lineage must be removed. I don’t know the current situation too well. But I understand that they have one super powerhouse right now. Is that the case?”

”Yes.”

After a short pause, Consort Emeritus said, ”I am dying. I won’t be able to see the Pseudo Emperor anymore. I’ll deal with this person. I will remove during my final battle. Both you and Corona can kill another Venerable from their side--cough, couch, cough...”

When she stopped coughing, she continued, ”We need to speed things up. Things won’t stay peaceful with Su Yu in the Upper Realm. Exterminate Control King’s lineage while keeping our losses to a minimum. Then, the myriad races can join hands against Su Yu.

”Those in the Upper Realm are probably underestimating Su Yu, even when he has a decent number of Venerables on his side. But in my view, Su Yu is even more dangerous than Control King’s lineage.

”Control King’s lineage is nothing compared to them. They spent countless years in hiding without achieving anything of note. I acknowledge that we had underestimated them, but now that they’re out in the open, they will be nothing but a thorny opponent. But they are not our ultimate foes.”

The others were shocked to hear that. Venerable Moon said, ”Consort Emeritus, are you saying that Su Yu’s faction is harder to handle than Control King’s lineage?”

”Of course!” Consort Emeritus nodded and said, ”Three years...not more than four years. He overturned the situation in the Lower Realm in such a short time. Yes, you can claim that the Lower Realm myriad races are weak. But the Lower Realm humans were weaker.

”People like Tiangu and Jiwu are no trash. They had placed a lot of importance on Su Yu. They sent people after him repeatedly. Eventually, they moved out personally to end Su Yu.”

At their third attempt to end Su Yu, they had moved personally. These were all Pseudo Emperors. Something like that shouldn’t be happening when they were facing a mere child. Yet Tiangu and the others had done just that. Alas, they were still too late.

Consort Emeritus was not worried about Control King’s lineage since they hadn’t achieved much even after a hundred thousand years of development. She was more wary of Su Yu. Those in the Upper Realm did not understand this. They were probably underestimating him due to his recent defeat. But Consort Emeritus knew better than that.

In fact, that was the same for everyone who had arrived from the Lower Realm. Su Yu might look arrogant, hot-headed, and brash, but that was merely his outer appearance. He was actually young, shrewd, and treacherous. Apart from his early days when he had few choices, his subsequent battles had all been carried out only after he was fully prepared for victory. He would only fight when he could win with zero casualties.

Before that, he would linger in the shadows, like a viper poised to bite when least expected.

Since Su Yu had openly traveled to the Upper Realm, it only signified that he was finally ready to face all challenges in the Upper Realm head-on. Consort Emeritus would never underestimate Su Yu.

However, the others felt that she was overestimating him. To the side, Venerable Dragon said with disdain, ”Yes, he’s strong. But they don’t have enough people. With enough numbers, even ants can kill an elephant. We can kill them all with just the Venerables we have.”

Consort Emeritus shot the dragon a glance before sending Venerable Moon a voice transmission, ”Stay away from that guy. He’s not good at using his brain. He will die sooner or later. Just make sure the three major races don’t underestimate Su Yu. As for the other races, let them be if they wish to court death.

”I am the dao companion of the Divine Pseudo Emperor. After spending a hundred thousand years safeguarding the divine race, I won’t do anything to harm the divine race. I will fight with everything I have to secure the safety of our race. I don’t want to see our race ruined in the hands of fools. Both Corona and you are smart. I hope your intelligence won’t decline to the level of that dragon.”

Hearing all that, Venerable Moon had turned a lot more solemn. He asked through voice transmission, ”How does Su Yu compare with Hundred Battle King?”

”Hundred Battle King isn’t stupid. I don’t know him well, but I suspect he is scheming something as well. In truth, his sense of responsibility toward humanity isn’t that strong. Meanwhile, Su Yu is more similar to Human Emperor from back then.”

That was an extremely high assessment. Venerable Moon turned even more solemn.

Consort Emeritus continued, ”Things are quite straightforward. Are March and Giant Axe Marquis fools? Why would they follow Su Yu for no reason? How old is he? No Venerable is truly foolish. That’s even more so for March. He is extremely astute. The iron devourers have survived so many years, and he had never picked a side so clearly. But now, he is openly showing support toward Su Yu. What do you think?”

Venerable Moon said, ”In that case, should we be...focusing on Su Yu first?”

”No.” Consort Emeritus said, ”We should prioritize Control King’s lineage for now. Since Su Yu is willing to ignore us just to deal with them, it only shows that Control King’s lineage might be the most dangerous faction right now. I don’t suggest you move against Su Yu right now. It’s much better to drag things out.”

”Drag things out?”

Venerable Moon was puzzled. Why?

”Drag things out until the Pseudo Emperor and the others are back.”

Consort Emeritus said, ”They will be back soon. I can sense it. The daos are cheering. They aren’t far.”

Consort Emeritus repeated herself, ”Drag things out. Su Yu is too hard to handle in this era. Wait until the seal breaks. Wait until the ancient beings are back. Only then will the opportunity to deal with Su Yu appear.

”If you’re finding it difficult to drag things out, be on the defensive. If not even that is possible, you can even join hands with Hundred Battle King against Su Yu. Have Hundred Battle King face him for now.”

”In fact, we can even take things slowly against Control King’s lineage.” Consort Emeritus said, ”We can start fighting them now, but we need to take it slow.”

Venerable Moon did not know what to make of all that. What was she saying? Su Yu was dangerous, but they couldn’t move against him. She was claiming that he was even more dangerous than Control King’s lineage.

He could hear the fear in her voice. She was no weakling. Back then, she was a Master of Law as well. And such a personage was terrified of Su Yu. Venerable Moon started placing a higher level of importance on Su Yu.

Was he really that dangerous? They didn’t know Su Yu too well. Their final interaction with Su Yu was during his previous defeat. They only knew that he was brash and impetuous.

***

The atmosphere among the immortals was a lot heavier.

Tiangu remained silent as he continued flying with his entourage.

Behind, the two Venerables frowned slightly, but they said nothing. Immortal Battle Marquis had arrived to welcome Tiangu. Noticing the heavy mood, he said, ”Emperor, did you not bring the weapon I tossed down previously with you?”