Tribulation of Myriad Races

Martial Emperor was ashen-faced as he stared at Su Yu silently. He understood now. Su Yu wanted him dead.

With a wave of his hand, Su Yu transformed his white robes into golden robes. The human lord’s token appeared before turning into a crown on his head. A book appeared in his palm. That was the Mark of Civilization, also the core of this world.

Su Yu looked at Martial Emperor and announced, ”Emperor Yu’s Court, Su Yu. Today, I shall send Senior Martial Emperor to the afterworld. This is not a conflict of ideology, nor is this a suppression of a traitor. I am merely doing this to remove a potential obstacle from my path. This is merely an action of a human lord. There is no right or wrong. Heritage and legacy do not matter here. This is only a strategic preventive measure.”

Killing Martial Emperor.

That was Su Yu’s decision.

Martial Emperor was too unstable a variable, and the biggest variable remaining in the Myriad Realms.

Su Yu had thought of killing Martial Emperor long ago, but subsequently, he discarded the idea since he saw no need for it. After all, Martial Emperor was also an unlucky, poor soul who was a victim of circumstances. He was just a brute. Nothing else.

But at this point, Su Yu could not base his decisions based on his personal preference. He had to take the big picture into consideration as well. In his position, he had to do things he disliked.

Martial Emperor’s face fell as he realized how serious Su Yu was. Behind Su Yu, Great Zhou King hesitated to speak. The expressions of the others changed, including the brutes like Extreme Martial. Earlier, they had all thought that this was only a joke. But now...

They could see that Su Yu really wanted Martial Emperor dead.

Martial Emperor asked gravely, ”Are you thinking of killing me?”

Su Yu nodded, ”I will accord you the respect you deserve. I will fight you alone. I rarely do something like this. I have always believed that when you use your brain enough, you don’t have to do everything personally. But today, I will fight personally out of respect for you.”

Martial Emperor’s face twitched as he said, ”Wow. I should really thank you for your respect. Su Yu, you are even more ruthless than Human Emperor and the others.”

”Not really.” Su Yu laughed, ”If I were ruthless enough, I would have ganged up on you.”

Step by step, Su Yu strode forth. ”Allow me to witness the might of Martial Emperor, a tyrant of the ancient past.”

Martial Emperor had a grave expression. He could sense the slow growth of Su Yu’s aura. The aura pressed on him, suppressing his strength. At that realization, Martial Emperor’s brow constricted. Su Yu’s strength had reached an excessive level.

He even felt as though he was looking at Culture King, the same Culture King who had killed a Master of Law with a casual jab of his pen many years ago. The image of a smiling Culture King appeared in his mind.

In terms of presence, Su Yu had departed from Culture King’s. However, his smile, his actions, and the look in his eyes were completely identical to how Culture King was back when he jabbed that Master of Law to death.

Martial Emperor’s expression grew heavier and heavier. And finally, a spear appeared in his hands. The moment it appeared, everyone felt as though it was roaring like a dragon.

Martial Emperor was no longer cursing. Rather, he looked incomparably solemn as he said, ”If you wish to kill me, you need real strength. Su Yu, your growth is terrifying. Even for me, it is terrifying. However, I am the Martial Emperor. I am born to pursue the greatest heights of martial mastery. To kill me, pay the price.”

Yes, he was fearful. Su Yu’s growth was unfathomably fast. But he was the Martial Emperor. One who was born for martial pursuits.

The spear shook as a powerful burst of aura erupted from Martial Emperor’s body. His presence swelled to a level surpassing even the previous Yu. Both of them were spear-wielders, but when Martial Emperor grew serious, everyone could feel that he was the stronger of the two.

Martial Emperor said coldly, ”Allow this emperor to witness the strength of the new era’s emperor.”

”We fight!”

With a roar, a spear soared, shattering the sky. A rumble rang out as countless people were sent flying while coughing blood. A look of alarm covered their faces. Martial Emperor brimmed with madness, battle intent, and bloodlust. He was the Martial Emperor.

During the chaos of the primordial era, he was one who had slaughtered countless opponents and dominated the era.

At the time, internal wars raged within humanity. He fought humanity. He fought the myriad races. He fought everyone. And he was one of the three greatest primordial emperors of humanity.

He was not Yu. Yu might seem like a brute, but she had been hiding in the shadows for many years. She rarely fought, while Martial Emperor had lived a life of constant battle prior to his defeat in Martial King’s hands.

The book in Su Yu’s hand started flipping as countless figures shot out and clashed against the spear.

Boom!

With a rumble, a devil ancestor was nailed to thin air. Martial Emperor said indifferently, ”Devil ancestor? I never met him, but I met their Emperor two generations ago. I killed him by nailing him in the air right inside the Devil Realm. And you’re trying to kill me with the devil dao? How laughable.”

This was an unknown story for many.

But it wasn’t that surprising. Chaos raged during the late primordial era. No matter what, Martial Emperor was one of the emperors of the human race. It was not that big of a deal for him to kill an emperor of the devil race.

With a single flick of the spear, the devil ancestor burst apart. Pulling his spear back, Martial Emperor pulled back just as the immortal ancestor appeared in his previous spot.

”Su Yu, these tricks are insufficient. They are too weak.”

Martial Emperor swept his spear forth with a sneer. The sky was penetrated and the entire world shook.

***

”Too strong.” Great Qin King transmitted with shock and awe, ”Old Zhou, is Martial Emperor similar in cultivation to that Yu?”

But did it feel like Martial Emperor was far stronger?

”Martial is the purest.”

Great Zhou King transmitted with a complicated tone, ”Martial Emperor is a primordial emperor who had slaughtered his way to the top. He is unlike Yu, someone who has been plotting and hiding behind the scenes. The late primordial era was a chaotic era. And a chaotic era is an era where countless outstanding talents emerge. That was how Human Emperor and his cohort emerged.

”Nobody who could proclaim themself an emperor in such an era would be a weakling. Martial Emperor might have been defeated by Martial King, but Martial King was widely known as the third strongest powerhouse in the Myriad Realms back then.”

Either Human Emperor and Culture King was the strongest, but nobody could be sure which was stronger. Meanwhile, Martial Emperor was the third strongest. Control King, Radiant King, and the others had not disputed that claim. Perhaps they didn’t deign to argue, or perhaps there was truth in that claim.

Everyone had been focusing on Martial Emperor’s miserable defeat in Martial King’s hands, but almost everyone had neglected the fact that only a truly extraordinary individual was qualified to be defeated by Martial King personally.

Even Zhou Ji, a peak tier-three Master of Law, dared not fight Martial Emperor. He had only focused on luring Martial Emperor away. As a fellow spear user with Martial Emperor and Yu, Great Qin King couldn’t resist paying more attention to Martial Emperor.

And the more he saw, the more alarmed he was. Martial Emperor was incredibly strong. He looked coarse, but each movement of his spear was perfectly optimal. There was not a single waste in movement and energy. And each stroke of his spear was incomparably exquisite. Furthermore, he also possessed an incredibly sharp battle sense.

”Does His Majesty really want to kill him?”

Great Qin King was finding it hard to accept this decision. Martial Emperor had not turned against them for real.

Great Zhou King sighed and transmitted, ”This is the only option. His Majesty wishes to pacify and stabilize the Myriad Realms. He doesn’t want to risk the Myriad Realms falling into chaos when he leaves. Martial Emperor is now the biggest source of instability.”

”In that case, we can drive him behind the Hell Gate...”

”He will never agree to that.”

Great Zhou King shook his head, ”He is a pure martial artist. He might consider entering the Heaven Gate to seek revenge against Culture King, but he will probably resist entering the Hell Gate with his very life.”

Fine.

Great Qin King didn’t know what he could say about this. As the commander-in-chief of humanity for so many years, he understood how trouble an entity like Martial Emperor could be. But he still believed that Martial Emperor had not done anything to deserve death.

He glanced at Su Yu, who was still flipping the pages of his book with an indifferent expression. With a sigh, he decided to not speak of this anymore. Deep inside, he felt like Su Yu had grown mad.

But Su Yu’s madness was a product of this era. Perhaps Su Yu wouldn’t have grown into someone like this if he had been able to live a peaceful life as a student before graduating as a researcher.

But his past experience had driven him to madness. Not even all the books he had read could suppress his madness. He had been fighting without stopping, facing despair again and again. And now, he had fully sunken into the abyss of lunacy. He had lost his mind.

Great Qin King could feel it. Perhaps the others had not noticed the same, or perhaps they could feel it as well. Great Qin King could feel that this version of Su Yu was rather different than the version of Su Yu when he first entered the Allheaven Battlefield.

At the time, Great Qin King had observed Su Yu for a bit. Back then, Su Yu was extreme in his methods, but he still wore his heart on his sleeve. But the current Su Yu was fickle and temperamental.

***

With a snort, Su Yu declared, ”I am the master of this world. The martial path shall not exist here.”

”Be gone.”

At that, one of the pages faded into nothingness. At the same time, Martial Emperor stabbed his spear forth, only to suddenly lose his battle intent. But next, his eyes turned sharp, ”The martial path shall not exist? What a bold claim. But the true martial path only needs to exist in my heart. I am the Martial Emperor. My heart is martial itself.”

Su Yu could control the natural laws, but he couldn’t control the heart.

Martial existed in his heart.

Thus, the martial path would always exist.

Boom!