Tribulation of Myriad Races

The two kings had returned.

The myriad races were alarmed.

Even if Martial King was only emanating the aura of a tier-two, and even when he looked seriously injured, nobody would dare to underestimate the Culture and Martial Kings. Their fear toward the two remained even after so many years.

Sure, they were terrified of Human Emperor as well. But alone, it was hard for him to go on the offensive. At most, he would only be able to preserve his previous gains. But Culture King was a lot more unrestrained in comparison.

Slowly, Su Yu stepped forth. A smile constantly hung on his face. ”What is this? Weren’t all of you happily shouting about the extermination of humanity earlier? Why are you stopping?”

Su Yu’s voice was soft and lazy, as though this was nothing but a casual conversation. But Nether Pseudo Emperor and the others were on extremely high alert. And standing between the two groups was Human Emperor’s body. As of that moment, even Human Emperor’s body had stopped moving.

”Just kill them all. Are you thinking of wasting time chatting them up again?”

Martial Emperor spoke. He was as brash as ever, but one ought to admit that he was perfect to play Martial King’s role.

”A brute will forever remain a brute.” Su Yu chuckled. Then, a pen manifested in his hand. His gaze landed on Nether Pseudo Emperor as he smiled, ”Are you interested in a game with me? Your improvement is impressive. You have grown considerably over these years. I’ll jab at you once with my pen. If you survive, I’ll spare you today. Interested in playing?”

With the same solemn expression, Nether Pseudo Emperor said, ”Culture King, you are strong, but you’re still one man...”

When he looked at the number of powerhouses around him, his confidence grew.

Su Yu laughed, ”You’re finally a tier-one. Are you still so scared of taking a move from me? Maybe you can take this chance to see if I have been stagnant over the years. You can even check if I’m really so injured from my time in the Heaven Gate.”

Su Yu grinned, ”So? Are you giving it a try? If you’re too scared to try alone, I can allow you to try with your group. If you manage to survive one move from me, I’ll spare all of you.”

The solemn expression on Nether Pseudo Emperor’s face remained. In fact, the moment the two kings appeared, he was already thinking of stopping. He was scared. He didn’t want to fight any longer.

With the two around, even if they could win, the cost would be extremely high. Many would pay the price for that. He did not take Culture King’s offer seriously. Instead, he was wondering about Culture King’s current strength. It had been so many years.

Was Culture King injured? He could feel that Culture King was injured due to his unstable aura. Martial King was in the same condition. It was likely that both of them were already heavily injured.

Meanwhile, Nether Pseudo Emperor had about thirty powerhouses on his side. If the two were strong enough to kill thirty Masters of Laws by themselves...well, it would be pointless for them to keep fighting.

With that in mind, Nether Pseudo Emperor spoke, ”Culture King, how much of your strength do you still have? Don’t bother with this false bravado.”

Su Yu laughed, ”Just give it a try, then. If this is really false bravado, won’t this be a perfect opportunity for you?”

With a big smile on his face, the pen in his hand enlarged. At the same time, power started converging on it from all directions. Something about it felt off to Nether Pseudo Emperor and the others, but they were more focused on Culture King and Martial King than the pen.

Some of them started sweating nervously.

Some of these Masters of Laws were newly advanced. During the ancient past, they were only marquises. Even back then, Culture King was already standing at the very peak of existence. He was both powerful and vicious. Back when he attacked the Immortal Realm, he had destroyed three daos in a row to force them into submission.

He had been just as heavy-handed against the other realms. Thus, when Culture King arrived at the Nether Realm, they submitted immediately. For the most part, Human Emperor would keep watch over the overall forces from a central location. Meanwhile, Culture King was the one who had conquered most of the powerful races.

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Power rippled out of Su Yu’s pen. He raised it and smiled, ”One move. Only one move. Show me if you have grown after so many years. I wonder if you’re stupid enough to rise in revolt without much growth in strength.”

Should he accept the challenge? Should he take this chance to test Culture King? Or should he withdraw immediately? But withdrawing would also be extremely risky. That would allow the two to push forth, also allowing Human Emperor to reunite with his body.

Countless thoughts surfaced in Nether Pseudo Emperor’s mind. And finally, he decided as he transmitted, ”Test him. He has definitely suffered injuries inside the Heaven Gate. He must have paid a price to leave the gate. In fact, he’s probably trying to intimidate us. Martial King is not the type to hold back from attacking unless there’s a good reason for it.”

Culture King was trying to intimidate them.

This was his conclusion. He coldly said, ”In that case, allow this seat to experience Culture King’s prowess. The times have changed, Culture King. This is no longer your era.”

Su Yu laughed, ”How courageous. So be it. Let’s play.”

And next, waves of dao power started rippling out as Su Yu’s aura surged. Tier two, peak tier two...and eventually, tier one. Prior to this, Su Yu was already a peak tier-two inside his world. The inclusion of Great Zhou King was just enough for him to reach the first tier.

And when he used Return’s power as well, he would grow even stronger. With his aura surging, the others grew even more certain that he was Culture King. Then again, very few suspected his identity in the first place. The reveal of his strength had merely solidified their belief that he was Culture King.

Apart from Culture King, who else could it be? The Myriad Realms could no longer produce someone so strong. Nether Pseudo Emperor grew incomparably solemn.

Meanwhile, those in the human camp grew even more excited. As for Human Emperor, his eyes flickered as he roared, ”Kill!”

He had to create some disturbance.

The excited humans roared as well, ”Kill!”

A supreme powerhouse on their side had returned.

Victory was already theirs.

Boom!

The battle continued.

Despite sensing the continuation of the battle, Nether Pseudo Emperor and those in his group did not dare to look back. They were fully focused on Su Yu.

Beside Su Yu, Martial Emperor sneered and said, ”Trash. Just kill them all and end this farce.”

”Heh.”

Su Yu chuckled and pointed his gigantic pen at Nether Pseudo Emperor. ”I’m making my move. Block it and live. Otherwise...no number of allies will be enough to preserve your life.”

The wind rose, the clouds churned, and the river stirred.

It seemed as though Su Yu was about to do something really impressive. The very river started shaking. Everyone grew nervous. Just how powerful would this attack be?

”Not long ago, I killed a Twentieth Dao powerhouse with this pen. May you...survive.”

Su Yu’s soft voice drifted over.

All their hearts thumped. Twentieth Dao powerhouse? Even Nether Pseudo Emperor was a fresh tier-one. He was most certainly not at twenty daos.

”False bravado!” Nether Pseudo Emperor roared, ”Who are you trying to scare here? Bring it on!”

Was this an attempt to scare them?

”As you wish.”

And then, the immensely powerful pen was pointed forth. Nether Pseudo Emperor and the others braced themselves and summoned all their strength. But when Nether Pseudo Emperor focused on the pen, he frowned. Was the destructive power of the pen fully contained within?

This was clearly a powerful strike. But for some reason, it felt only as powerful as himself, not more than that. Nevertheless, he did not dare to take this lightly. Culture King could never be underestimated. Those who had underestimated him had all died.

Yes, he had disappeared for a very long time. All of them had grown stronger in that time, but was he stagnant while everyone else was growing?

”Get into formation!” Nether Pseudo Emperor commanded, ”Join your laws together and resist him. The moment his offensive drops in momentum, strike back and kill both him and Martial King.”

”Yes!”

Everyone answered. They would worry more after testing Culture King’s strength.

”A pen to set destiny in stone.”

Su Yu maintained his ethereal and carefree bearing. At his command, a large arrow appeared in the sky and shot toward them. As the arrow shot forward, the river stirred violently.

Countless towering waves rose into the sky. This was a common sight when powerhouses like them fought.

Nether Pseudo Emperor roared, ”Fight!”

Their battle intent surged. He refused to believe that Culture King was strong enough to kill thirty powerhouses with one strike. If that was really possible, Culture King would have long been unequalled under the heavens.

As battle intent surged and the river stirred, Heavenbridge Marquis was watching with shock underwater. All those people had their backs to him. They were completely exposed to him.

How impressive.

Emperor Yu was impressive, to be precise. This result was mainly due to his incredible courage. This was a very risky bluff as both Su Yu and Martial Emperor would die instantly if Nether Pseudo Emperor and his group decided to charge forth right away.

However, they didn’t dare to actually do that. They wished to test Culture King before committing to anything. Thus, they were all fully focused on the defensive as they awaited the arrival of Su Yu’s attack.

The intense waves on the river had successfully covered Heavenbridge Marquis’ presence under the water. As for those in the front lines, they were too busy fighting to pay more attention to what was happening here.

Unnoticed by anyone, Heavenbridge Marquis swung open, releasing numerous figures into the water. Everyone was fully focused as they hurriedly set several individuals as their targets. Instead of attacking randomly, they would focus on a few individuals and kill with a single strike.

Suddenly, Su Yu roared, ”Tai Shan, attack together.”

Martial Emperor’s aura started surging.

Nether Pseudo Emperor’s eyes widened as he shouted, ”Shameless!”

They were attacking together! Wasn’t Culture King supposed to attack alone? In their panic, they released all their strength and attacked in Su Yu and Martial Emperor’s direction.

Boom!

As powerful attacks shot forth, Su Yu and Martial Emperor withdrew rapidly. Nether Pseudo Emperor and the others, who were prepared to fight an intense battle, blanked out.

They ran?

They ran!

Was this supposed to be a joke?

Why?

Were they too heavily injured?

Countless questions filled their minds. Having just released their strongest attacks into nothingness, all of them were still blanking out when Nether Pseudo Emperor’s expression changed. He roared, ”Underwate—”

Before he could finish—Boom!

A deafening explosion erupted from under the river.

Over thirty powerhouses attacked at the same time. They were attacking with all their strength, and their targets were completely unprepared to face them.

The world shook.

The river shook violently and split open.

A gigantic mountainbreak bull was instantly blasted apart alongside his dao. Dead.

A frog-like being was instantly blasted apart as well. His dao crumbled apart, and his dao power leaked everywhere.

A tiger-like being was also blasted apart. Not even a corpse was left behind.