Tribulation of Myriad Races

Finally, Su Yu changed his tune and said with a lighter tone, ”Finally. This seems decent. Is this one percent of your strength?”

”...”

Piss off.

The old man cursed. That was thirty percent of his strength! What nonsense was the little shit saying?

One percent? Did the little shit think that he was almighty and omnipotent? Was this supposed to be a joke? Thirty percent of a tier-one would be at least equivalent to the strength of eight daos. Su Yu wasn’t that weak himself, but annoyingly, the waste during the transfer was too high. The old man was greatly shocked. He continued sending more power over.

After yet another boost, Su Yu laughed, ”Good. I can feel that I’ve reached six daos. Not bad at all.”

Meanwhile, the old man continued cursing inwardly. What was this? All in all, he had sent half his power over. But that was only enough to boost the little shit to six daos. Even if he sent everything over, would it be enough for Su Yu to reach ten daos?

He was a Sixteenth Dao powerhouse. But after exhausting all his strength, he could only raise a Second Dao to a Tenth Dao? In that case, he would have no way of helping against a peak tier-two.

The old man sent even more power over. Then, he sensed Su Yu’s body swelling and cracking. Only then did he recall that Su Yu’s actual cultivation level wasn’t that high.

Just as he was about to stop, Su Yu roared, ”Very good! Continue! I can take it! This is no big deal. Very good. I can feel that I’m now near the second tier. Very good indeed!”

The old man was surprised, but he continued sending his power over. It felt as though he was really giving his everything.

As for Su Yu, he roared as a burst of aura erupted from his body. It was as though he had changed into an entirely different person as he roared with joy, ”Very good! This is what I’m looking for! I can feel the strength of eight daos!”

”...”

The old man was stupefied. He had...given his all! But it had only increased by eight daos? He was a Sixteenth Dao powerhouse. Eight daos might be half in number, but in practice, that was only a quarter of his actual strength.

The waste was terrifyingly high. Nearly eighty percent was lost after going through the gate. He had initially assumed that he could push Su Yu to the Tenth Dao.

But nope.

Only eight daos.

Su Yu was still roaring, ”Keep going! I can take it! I am a physical body cultivator! This much is nothing for me! And this much isn’t enough to handle that guy. More, Return. Send me more power. Send me one tenth of your power. Don’t be stingy!”

***

At the same time.

Behind the Heaven Gate.

Boundless darkness.

An old man was panting heavily while facing a tiny projection of a gate. He was even sweating from sending too much of his strength through the gate. At the same time, he was constantly scanning his surroundings carefully. He was quite vulnerable at the moment, so he couldn’t allow anyone to ambush him while he was busy.

Fortunately, this place was quite remote. There wasn’t anyone around. Upon hearing Su Yu’s reply, the old man cursed again. A tenth of his strength? He was already giving his all! A tier-one super powerhouse was trying his best, yet he was only able to barely elevate someone to the second tier. And that someone was already a tier-four to begin with.

At this point, he was already out of strength.

Of course, he couldn’t say that, as that arrogant kid might assume that he was useless. After cursing to himself again, the old man said, ”Do not be too greedy. This is the limit of what you can take. More and you will burst apart.”

***

Su Yu sneered inwardly.

What nonsense.

This must be all the old man had. Speaking of, the old man was quite strong. At the very least, the old man was stronger than what he first expected.

Su Yu had siphoned about half of what he received into his world, leaving only half in his body. Even so, that was able to push him to the lowest level of the second tier. And this was his strength when he was only utilizing the physical body dao. Combined with his world, he would be much stronger.

”The old man is probably a tier-one.”

That was Su Yu’s conclusion. Someone like that was definitely no weakling. And someone like that would stand at the very top in the Myriad Realms. However, Su Yu was not satisfied. That was not enough.

Half the strength had been used to nurture his world. The other half had not given him that much of a boost. Of course, he was originally a tier-two. Using the power he borrowed from Return, he could probably reach the level of thirteen daos outside his world. And inside his world, he could probably kill tier-ones.

With all those thoughts in mind, Su Yu said, ”This is far from enough. Return, this isn’t enough for me to fight my enemy...”

”You can’t take more.”

Su Yu snorted, ”Are you looking down on me? Fine, fine. You might be right. I don’t necessarily need to kill him. But at the very least, I need the strength to contend against him. In my moment of crisis, I’ll need you to lend me more power. This is merely a test. Are you capable of sending more over?”

”...Yes!”

Return lied. But inwardly, he was cursing. Send his ass!

Su Yu nodded with satisfaction, ”Fine...”

But next, Su Yu frowned, ”What are you doing? Why are you withdrawing your strength?”

Return asked doubtfully, ”Are you facing your enemy right this moment?”

”No, but I need to get used to this new strength. Are you sure you’re a powerhouse?” Su Yu said furiously, ”Do I not need time to adapt to the borrowed power? Am I supposed to fight with it right after receiving it? Are you trying to get me killed? I need to stay in my current state and adapt to it. It’s only a tiny bit of your strength. Just leave it with me for now and forget about it. Why are you pulling it back so soon? What if I encounter a crisis right after this?”

”...”

Return really wanted to give Su Yu a beating. Maintaining this? That would tire him to death! He even started feeling regretful. But upon further thought, this might not be a bad thing. He could start adapting his power to the Myriad Realms as well.

True.

But with this, he would need to be extremely careful in the world behind the gate. In this state, he was greatly weakened.

During his previous gathering with his old friends, the person who had lent his power to the sixth human lord previously complained that the sixth human lord was too careful. He would rarely borrow from the gate, and each time, he would only borrow a little.

Because of that, the lender was unable to emerge in the Myriad Realms with his main body. But an opportunity to do so had arrived for the old man.

Return felt much better when he thought of that. This Su Yu guy sure was brazen. He had actually borrowed so much power at once. And he even wanted to keep the power long-term.

Since Su Yu had offered to do so, the old man would naturally accept. ”Fine. In that case, you can keep this power for now.”

”That’s more like it!” With a wave of his hand, Su Yu sealed the Heaven Gate with his sea of willpower, preventing the old man from taking a look at his surroundings. Then, he said, ”Don’t even dream of trying anything funny. I won’t inform you when I’m facing my enemy. You won’t have the chance to stab me in the back. I’m a very cautious person.”

With the Heaven Gate fully covered, the old man had no way of seeing or hearing anything outside. This Heaven Gate projection was Su Yu’s. He naturally had the way to lock it inside his sea of willpower.

Return was left somewhat speechless, but he said indifferently, ”Sure.”

For now, he only needed to adapt to the Myriad Realms. Su Yu could lock the gate projection away, but his power would still remain outside. By the time he was done placing a brand on the world outside, Su Yu would have no way of stopping him from exercising his influence outside.

That might not even take long since he was basically sending all his power over. With that thought, Return laughed.

That old friend of his had planned and worked hard for many years. Bit by bit, he branded the Myriad Realms. But ultimately, he failed to emerge personally. Meanwhile, the old man did not even need to plan and scheme. The tenth human lord was arrogant enough to allow all his power to enter the Myriad Realms.

After taking another look around, Return set a concealment formation around him. For now, he could withdraw his attention from the Myriad Realms and focus on avoiding detection in here.

***

Meanwhile, Su Yu was grinning ear-to-ear.

This felt great!

An old fellow was nurturing his world with a large amount of power. He would not stop milking this opportunity. Su Yu even started praying that the old man was stronger. Hopefully, the old man could last long enough for the physical body dao in Su Yu’s world to undergo a transformation.

At the moment, even the strongest dao in Su Yu’s world was only a tier-three. He was a tier-two, but that was a result of the collective power of his world. If the old man could push his physical body dao to the second tier...he would be able to produce a tier-two in his world.

Su Yu was in an excellent mood. If he had known this was possible, he would have done so long ago. What a pity that he only learned about it now. He had to make good use of this opportunity. He would not be called Su Yu if he didn’t milk this old man dry.

Su Yu knew very well what the old man’s goal was. If the old man was capable enough to emerge, sure. Su Yu would welcome him before feeding the old man himself to his world. He maintained his cheerful smile all the way until Battle King arrived. For some reason, Battle King felt slightly uncomfortable when he saw that smile.

Was this guy...laughing at him?

What was this chill...he was feeling?