Tribulation of Myriad Races

Su Yu had grown so strong that any further growth was extremely difficult. But he could continue extracting from his past and future. He could feel that he still had more essence left in the river. However, the caveat for that was for his physical body to be sufficiently strong. That way, he could use his own body as the carrier treasure. As for the human lord’s token, it shouldn’t be used too frequently as each usage would wear it down.

After this test, Su Yu’s understanding of the Three Body Method had increased considerably. He said, ”The creator of the Three Body Method was definitely targeting the River of Time. This cultivation method does not give the cultivator a significant enough advantage while leaving a glaring weakness on the cultivator. Clearly, the creator of this method was no good person either. This method is basically a trap that can kill a bunch of people.”

Su Yu understood very well that there was a price for everything. The more one gave, the more one could take. The price for the past body would be extracted from the past. As for the price for the future body, it would naturally be extracted from the future.

Su Yu continued, ”The power of the past is essentially what you left in the River of Time. It was originally yours. But the power of the future is not yet yours. That is truly a debt, an overdraft of your future power.”

Su Yu warned again, ”Thus, it’s best to completely skip the future power. That’s the safest path.”

In fact, Su Yu had decided to smash his future body apart the moment he recovered from his weakened state. That future body was simply an unstable element. To make things worse, it was also something that could drive one into madness due to a clash of two different minds. The others looked at each other before nodding.

Wan Tiansheng smiled and said, ”Regardless, the past alone is enough to give us a considerable push forward.”

Su Yu nodded, ”That’s true. Keep in mind that after fusing with your past, you won’t be able to resurrect anymore. Think it through. Then again, there might be more than one past. So long as you have some past essence left, resurrection might still be possible.”

Su Yu had essentially used himself as the test subject for them, and he didn’t really mind it. Before long, they were back in Su Yu’s world in the Upper Realm. Next, they could proceed with having the others fuse with their past bodies as well.

***

Su Yu’s weakened state had persisted for quite some time.

It lasted for half a month. If this had happened during an intense battle...half a month? Half a minute would be enough to turn him into a corpse. In short, the future body was a massive trap.

A massive, super, ultra trap. Of course, it would feel great at the moment. How could growing from a third tier to a second tier not feel great? But the suffering would come in the future. One that could be fatal.

Su Yu did not mind his weakened state since this was a peaceful period for him. During that time, his world was still digesting the power he had absorbed previously. Thus, he was able to easily wait out this period.

In fact, his physical body had grown even stronger during the wait. After all, his world was still expanding, constantly pushing his overall strength to a new level. He was still enjoying the benefits of killing Hundred Battle and the others.

Su Yu wasn’t the only one growing during this period. His people were all growing as well. By the time the weakened period was over, it had been a month since the previous battle.

The first year of New Domain Calendar was nearing its end as well.

Year 353 of the Anping Calendar had been set as the first year of the New Domain Calendar.

At the time, the Myriad Realms had yet to be pacified. The divines, devils, and immortals had sealed their realms, and Su Yu had occupied four other realms. That was when he declared the start of the new calendar.

In one year, the Myriad Realms were fully pacified, the divines, devils, and immortals had all departed the Myriad Realms, and Hundred Battle had died.

In the same period, Su Yu had created a world and removed the restriction from the Myriad Realms. This was the year Su Yu had gained the most.

It had only been four years since Su Yu stepped out of Nanyuan.

***

About another month passed in silence. Su Yu spent the month in cultivation, strengthening his physical body to prepare for the destruction of his future body. He was uninterested in keeping a future body around. This was not the type of variable he wanted to keep around.

One day, Su Yu’s body shook as he dragged his future body out of the human lord’s token before punching it apart. Inside his world, the future body was completely helpless against him.

”So easy.”

Su Yu curled his lips. The future was no match for the present. The moment the future was dragged to the present, it was already fixed. Meanwhile, the present was still everchanging. Thus, the future body stood no chance against him.

Su Yu wasted no time in devouring all the power of the future body. There was also a lot of waste as the power was scattering into thin air.

But Su Yu did not care. His body was shaking. His world was also shaking. He knew that he would step into the second tier soon. A true second tier that would persist even outside his world. Inside, he would be a peak second tier. That would probably be his limit for now. It was far too hard for him to take another step forward anytime soon. A massive opportunity was required for him to reach the first tier.

”This is enough.”

Su Yu smiled. An immense burst of power erupted from his body. At the same time, those within his world gained new comprehension alongside his growth. Some even gained enough to advance to the next level. This was happening to quite a lot of them.

As Su Yu focused on the sensation he was feeling, his voice rang out, ”It has been two months. We aren’t far from the set deadline of three months. We will reconvene in one month. Those in the list who are still not Masters of Laws by that time, you know what will happen. One month. And we will head upstream.”

Su Yu’s voice reverberated everywhere.

This time, he had actually waited the full three months instead of suddenly setting off in advance. Two months had passed. As for those among the thirty who were still stuck after one more month...he would have no choice but to carry out his promise.

***

One month.

The entire world was bustling. People were breaking through continuously, but some were also getting more and more uneasy. The deadline of three months would be up soon. However, some among the thirty named individuals had yet to break through.

These were all the people who had been fighting at the frontlines alongside Su Yu. Failing this breakthrough would force them to withdraw and lead a life of retirement. This was not something any of them wanted. Furthermore, even those not keen on fighting were also unwilling to give up on their daos so easily.

This time, Su Yu was quite generous as he had given them three whole months. During this time, Su Yu himself had also been growing without stopping. His growth was also bringing everyone up. Thus, this was essentially a perfect cultivation environment for many of them.

Su Yu was still in a stage of rapid growth, signifying that all of them should also be in a stage of rapid growth.

If Su Yu had reached his limit, they would have no choice but to rely on their slow comprehension for further growth. But recently, many of them had broken through alongside Su Yu.

Su Yu had entered the second tier from the third tier. This was actually a massive opportunity for many of them. Alas, not everyone was Su Yu. And not everyone had his monstrous talents.

In the blink of an eye, the end of the third month arrived.

Many broke through during the final month, yet some were still stuck.

***

Inside Su Yu’s world.

Heavendoom was extremely agitated. The time would be up soon, but he was still stuck. That would not only cost him the bamboo stick, but it might even force him to abandon his current dao.

March had broken through before him. That was not all. A few days ago, Great Bamboo broke through as well. The two had been heavenly king and Venerable for many years. Thus, it was understandable that they would break through before Heavendoom, who had just broken through not long ago.

Heavendoom had already given up on the bamboo stick. There was no helping it. But if he couldn’t break through into a Master of Law, he might lose even his dao. As the deadline approached, he grew more and more jittery. He did not want this. But his comprehension was still insufficient for him to master his dao.

”Damn it!”

Heavendoom cursed. In his anger, he even felt like blasting the cave he was cultivating in apart. Was he going to be abandoned soon? Staying back home and enjoying a life of retirement?

That was not the life he wanted. He wanted to go to the frontlines with Su Yu. He wanted to do battle against the famous names from the ancient past. Back then, he was a nameless general. He was a nobody. He wanted to meet those ancient kings and emperors and exchange some moves with them. But it seemed like he would not get the chance to do so anymore.

”So many of them have broken through. Why am I still stuck?”

He couldn’t keep calm anymore.

Just as his agitation was growing, a voice rang out in his mind, ”Calm your mind. How are you supposed to break through in such an agitated state? Sit cross-legged and start cultivating. Listen to me as I read you some books. Such a moment wouldn’t have arrived if you had read more books before.”

Heavendoom was overjoyed.

Su Yu!

”Thank you, Your Majesty! I knew it! I knew you wouldn’t forget me!”

Holy shit! Sure enough, his identity as an early supporter of Su Yu was helpful! Su Yu was helping him personally!

”Don’t tell anyone about this or they will complain that I’m unfair...”

”That is only natural!”

Of course he would keep something like this for himself. Why would he share it with others?

***

Meanwhile, Su Yu was extremely busy. While giving Heavendoom a private lesson, he was also shouting at Soy Bun, ”You can do it! Stop wasting your time and cultivate! Don’t tell anyone about this preferential treatment...”

Almost immediately after, he transmitted elsewhere, ”Brave Martial, of all the ancient marquises, I believe in you the most! In fact, I believe in you more than Lanshan! But what is this? This is so disappointing. I will fully open my dao for you. Listen to my dao lecture. Don’t disappoint me again. Remember, don’t tell anyone about this. Out of everyone, I trust you the most!”

”Lanshan, you dumbass! Even Brave Martial is on the verge of breaking through. But I don’t like brainless people like her. Among everyone here, I believe in you the most! But why are you lagging behind Brave Martial?”

”Hou Pseudo Emperor, your father was the personal mount of Martial King. I personally helped you with dao switching because I don’t want to see you turning into a mount as well. But why are you still stuck? So be it. Get ready to give up on the devour dao if you still can’t break through.” ”You need to know that September and Flatbun cultivate the same dao as well. Out of all of them, I handed you the devour dao. But your performance is too disappointing. I will give you a final lecture on the devour dao. If you’re still stuck after this, give up.”

Su Yu was giving a private lesson to all the people who were still stuck. And each of them was being told that they were the only one receiving this preferential treatment.

Each of them believed that they were the one Su Yu couldn’t give up on.

Each of them believed that they were the most special.

Unsurprisingly, all of them grew incredibly motivated.

They were the chosen ones!

His Majesty was giving them preferential treatment in such a critical moment! Despair faded, replaced by excitement and drive. Sure enough, they were the most trusted of His Majesty.

***

Su Yu was very tired.

Lecturing about the dao was not as simple as talking. Dao was too complicated to be explained easily. But to help these people, he had to simplify the complicated. He had also discovered that the lower the intelligence, the harder it was to break through.

Thus, the slowest to break through here would probably be the dumbest among them. Of course, people like Giant Axe did not count. After all, he was a veteran Venerable. As for the rest, the dumber one was, the slower they would be

Su Yu was doing this out of desperation. Without this preferential treatment, these brutes wouldn’t be able to break through in time. And he did not feel safe fighting a dangerous war with a bunch of schemers. Thus, he had to help these brutes to maintain a certain number of brutes around him.