Tribulation of Myriad Races

Zhou Ji sighed, ”There is no need for this, Emperor Yu. I’m no fool. Will I be able to leave after entering your world?”

After a short pause, he added, ”If my offer is not to your liking, I can enter the Hell Gate with my mother. I understand that you’re wary of us. You are worried that we will ruin your plan. I am willing to leave. This is a good chance for me to witness Human Ancestor’s strength with my own eyes. This will prevent my mother from summoning Human Ancestor into my body. This won’t turn us into enemies. Is this acceptable, Emperor Yu?”

Su Yu narrowed his eyes, ”Are you so certain that I can’t kill you?”

”Not at all. I believe you can kill me if you’re willing to throw caution to the wind.” Zhou Ji, ”You’re no stranger to me, Emperor Yu. You are ruthless and decisive. If you’re willing to pay the price, I will definitely die. But to kill me, you need to do something like detonating your world, or it will be almost impossible.

”Even now, Martial Emperor is still looking for me. He won’t be distracted for long. What you need now is more time. You might run out of time when Martial Emperor returns.”

He smiled, ”I know that you still care about the big picture.”

Su Yu gnashed his teeth, ”No, I care more about removing a dangerous entity like you. I’ve decided to kill you before thinking about anything else.”

Boom!

Then, Su Yu placed his world down and roared, ”Keep attacking her. I’ll kill my best friend’s bad karma!”

Boom!

Su Yu stepped out of his world and threw a punch. Zhou Ji’s expression changed slightly as he punched as well. Both took a step back after the clash. With a roar, Su Yu threw another punch. Just as Zhou Ji wanted to punch as well—Boom!

The beast beneath him was blasted apart by Su Yu’s punch.

Su Yu howled with laughter, ”It was a joke! I killed your steed accidentally. My apologies! Okay, you can hand me the bamboo stick and physical body dao. I’ll let you and your mom reunite with your ancestor behind the Hell Gate. I am a nice guy so I’ll forgive you for killing my best friend.”

Noticing Zhou Ji’s heavy expression, Su Yu raised his brow and said, ”We’re family. That was a little joke between family members.”

In short, he had decided to accept the offer after confirming that it would indeed be hard for him to kill Zhou Ji outside his world.

Zhou Ji said, ”If you manage to suppress me in that exchange...”

”You would be dead.” Su Yu grinned, ”Do you need to ask? I only accept your offer because you’re strong. I’m very pragmatic. Since you’re strong, we’re friends. Am I right, my good nephew?”

Zhou Ji sank into silence. After a while, he laughed, ”I suppose I need to thank myself for being strong, or I would probably die alongside my mother today. Is that so?”

Su Yu nodded, ”Smart boy. My nephew sure is smart. Be good and tell your mother to hand over the bamboo stick before severing your dao. After that, I’ll release her. The two of you can enjoy your reunion behind the Hell Gate.”

Yu roared with fury, ”No! Ji, charge in here! We can join hands—”

Su Yu’s face fell as he said, ”In that case, you may die.”

Boom!

And then, a powerful force descended from the sky. Over a hundred daos exploded, leaving numerous injuries on Yu’s body as Su Yu roared, ”Kill her!”

Great Zhou King and the others attacked madly while Su Yu continued detonating his numerous daos, leaving more and more injuries on Yu. He said, ”With the price I’m paying, the price for her freedom will increase as well. She asked for this. You need to pay more for her release, and she can only leave with heavier injuries.”

Zhou Ji sighed and said, ”Emperor Yu...is as ruthless as always.”

He was truly too ruthless.

”I will return the fortune my father had extracted from humanity. The fortune left behind by Human Ancestor will also be infused into your world. Is this acceptable, Emperor Yu?”

At that, Su Yu was smiling again. ”Enough, everyone! Why are you so rude to my sister-in-law? Stop, don’t kill her! That will piss my nephew off!”

Everyone stopped attacking. When the dust settled, a bloodied Yu could be seen, fear in her eyes. She was no longer shouting. She was finally cowed by Su Yu’s madness. That was a true madman. He was willing to detonate the daos in his world at the slightest provocation. What a lunatic.

This madness was enough to scare even Yu. She had imagined that Su Yu would cower after witnessing the vision from Human Ancestor, but that was not the case. However, this was no surprise for Zhou Ji.

He wouldn’t fear anyone else. Even someone like Martial Emperor was not someone he feared.

But Su Yu...was Su Yu.

Su Yu had gone mad long ago. Or perhaps it would be more apt to say that Su Yu had been mad since the very beginning. His nightmares had driven him into madness in his childhood. Through Wan Mingze’s memories, Zhou Ji concluded that Su Yu was a lunatic with an uncanny calm.

His identity as a scholar was the final mask he was wearing. Underneath that mask was a total madman. Then again, that was understandable. Nobody could remain normal after experiencing death again and again.

Zhou Ji understood that. Thus, he didn’t want to fight Su Yu. He might be able to win, but the price would be massive. Between him and Yu, one would die. Or perhaps both would die. Like Tiangu, Zhou Ji would rather enter the Hell Gate and try his luck there than face Su Yu out here.

Seeing that Yu had finally stopped roaring, Zhou Ji sighed and said, ”Mother, hand over the bamboo stick. Emperor Yu, as a precaution, I’ll sever my dao after my mother is out of your world.”

Su Yu grimaced and said, ”But I’m worried that you’ll go back on your word after your mother is out.”

Zhou Ji smiled bitterly and said, ”No, that won’t happen. I am still interested in the wider out. The three gates have yet to awake. Human Emperor has yet to return. Don’t you think that it’s too much of a pity to die now?”

”That makes sense.” Su Yu nodded and smiled, ”Release her.”

”Your Majesty!” Great Zhou King called out in shock. Were they really releasing her?

What if the two turned on them after she was out of the world? Were they betting on Zhou Ji’s trustworthiness? But Yu would remain unpredictable.

Su Yu said, ”It’s fine. I swear that if they dare to go back on their word, I will spare nothing to kill them today.”

Confidence filled his voice.

Zhou Ji looked at Yu and said, ”Mother, hand over the bamboo stick.”

Yu had a look of indignation.

But ultimately, she handed the bamboo stick over before flying away. She gnashed her teeth, telling herself to first focus on leaving Su Yu’s world. As for whether they would go back on their word after this, she intended to do so.

But at the exact moment she stepped out of Su Yu’s world, Zhou Ji groaned as a powerful stream of power entered Su Yu’s world. With a smile, Zhou Ji said, ”Mother, I have severed the physical body dao.”

Yu had an unsightly expression. Understanding dawned on her. Her son was telling her that it was pointless to break their promise now. She was free, but he was now heavily injured. They could no longer do anything against Su Yu. Meanwhile, Su Yu was greatly tempted to kill Zhou Ji right this moment.

Seemingly having noticed that, Zhou Ji laughed and said, ”There is no need for this, right? Perhaps I’ll end up as a glorified scout for you in the Hell Gate.”

Suppressing his killing intent, Su Yu smiled, ”True.”

However, he was only holding back after sensing that Zhou Ji still felt as powerful as ever without the physical body dao.

With a smile, Zhou Ji released a token into Su Yu’s world. ”I received this from my late father. It will now return to humanity. Consider the debt between my father and humanity cleared. He is dead. His debt should no longer remain.”

Then, he flew toward the Hell Gate with Yu in tow. His voice rang out again, ”Brother Su, both of us have merely been trying to survive in this difficult era. There is no need for you to focus your hostility on me.”

Su Yu merely smiled. Looking at the departing figures, he muttered, ”What nonsense. Are you really so calm after losing your father to me? I’m buying none of that.”

Su Yu was certain that Zhou Ji would have attacked long ago if his chances of victory were higher.

”A ruthless man.” Su Yu chuckled, ”Unfortunately for him...”

He did not finish his words. Several people had appeared around him. Great Zhou King asked, ”Your Majesty, are you uncertain about your chances against him?”

”I can take him down, but that might result in all of you dying. I was merely threatening them earlier. How would I bear to let all of you die?”

Su Yu flashed them all a genial smile as he said, ”I am a benevolent ruler. I love my comrades. How can I let any of you die? Resurrection won’t be so easy anymore. If there is a chance for me to take over the Myriad Realms without spilling blood, why should I waste my effort fighting? It will be a waste to lose my people to such a pursuit. Since they’re willing to enter the Hell Gate, everything is fine.”

Nobody said anything. Inwardly, they were shouting at him to stop smiling at them. For some reason, they would shiver each time they looked at his smile.

The distant Hell Gate shook as Zhou Ji and Yu entered. As they departed, Zhou Ji’s voice rang out, ”My apologies, Brother Su. I lied to you earlier. Martial Emperor will be back soon.”

Su Yu grinned, ”I know, but Martial Emperor is dumb. In fact, he’s already back, but he thought that you would fight me because of your strength.”

Zhou Ji stopped talking. Instead, Martial Emperor’s furious voice rang out, ”Fuck! What a crafty snake! You’re nearly as strong as Su Yu! Why don’t you join hands with me and kill Su Yu?”

Boom!

The final sight Zhou Ji saw was an encirclement of Martial Emperor from Su Yu and his people alongside Su Yu’s roar, ”Kill this bastard!”

With a rumble, Zhou Ji vanished behind the gate.

The Hell Gate shook before swinging shut yet again.

At the very last moment, Zhou Ji felt a tinge of regret. Was Martial Emperor really...not on Su Yu’s side?

That shouldn’t be the case.

In that case, had he made such a massive compromise for nothing? Did Su Yu lie to him? Right, Su Yu had always been good at lying.