Tribulation of Myriad Races

On the floating island of the myriad races.

Immortal Pseudo Emperor and the others were looking very serious. Su Yu was still molding the various combatants on his side together. Nobody here was a fool. They could see what Su Yu was doing. He was training his people to obey him instinctively.

It was fine if they were not used to following him in the beginning. He only needed to do it enough for everyone to obey through sheer instinct. This was a simple yet effective method. Of course, the premise for all that was the ability to keep these proud generals under control. And clearly, Su Yu had built enough of a reputation through the previous battle. Not even the tier-ones dared to challenge him.

Immortal Pseudo Emperor had yet to even recover from his previous injuries. It had been too soon. Good heavens. Their previous battle was...the day before. Yes. It had been that soon. Was Su Yu really thinking of starting another battle again? So many Masters of Laws had died in the previous battle. Was that not enough for him?

Immortal Pseudo Emperor looked at Divine Pseudo Emperor, who was slightly pale as well. All three of them had been heavily injured by Human Emperor previously. Fortunately for them, Immortal Pseudo Emperor specialized in recovery. Even so, they had yet to make full recovery.

Divine Pseudo Emperor said solemnly, ”Be on guard.”

Someone else gnashed his teeth and demanded, ”Divine Pseudo Emperor, why don’t we grab the initiative and charge forward? They have been doing this repeatedly. The moment our people start loosening up, they might be able to charge right through our front lines.”

As fellow powerhouses, they were all smart enough to see what Su Yu was doing. He was feigning attacks repeatedly until they were no longer as wary before finally attacking for real. In battles between powerhouses, even a slight carelessness was enough to cause death.

At that, Divine Pseudo Emperor looked at Immortal Pseudo Emperor expressionlessly. Immortal Pseudo Emperor transmitted, ”This can’t continue. We might...need to launch an attack and push them back once.”

Divine Pseudo Emperor asked, ”How much strength can Human Emperor still muster?”

He was still the person they feared most.

During the previous battle, he was able to push all three of them back even when he was no longer at his peak. This was enough to show just how powerful Human Emperor was at his prime. Back then, the three of them were far from enough to handle Human Emperor. Rather, all their top powerhouses had to work together to even slow him down.

And only the weaker ones would be left to deal with the other human powerhouses.

***

At the same time.

After some time, when everyone was starting to follow Su Yu’s orders numbly, he smiled. Catching the myriad races by surprise? That was unlikely to happen. Thus, he was not betting on that. He only wanted everyone to obey him with no hesitation. Only that. The opposing force was waiting warily.

After a few more repeats, Su Yu roared, ”Charge!”

Once again, everyone charged forth. They were completely numb by now. In fact, they were habitually waiting for a retreat order to come.

But this time, there was no such order.

Retreat? Why should they?

Since everyone was already used to following his orders, there was no longer any need for a retreat.

”Kill!”

A single roar woke everyone up. At that point, they were less than ten thousand meters from the opposite island. For powerhouses, this was a distance they could close in a split second.

Countless auras surged from the opposite island as Divine Pseudo Emperor’s roar rang out, ”Incoming!”

That madman! That madman was really triggering a battle a day after the previous battle! So many Masters of Laws had died yesterday. Even more were still nursing their injuries. Yet Su Yu was already starting another battle.

Damn him!

This guy was far crazier than Human Emperor. Not even Human Emperor would fight them with such frequency. They had been here for nearly a thousand years. During that time, fewer than ten major battles were fought. Of course, the minor skirmishes were quite frequent, as one would erupt every three to five years.

Su Yu, on the other hand, was fighting one battle per day. Nearly two hundred Masters of Laws were involved in this clash. What a terrifying number. There might not be a lot of them, but these were people who would stand at the very top regardless of era. And now, these incredibly important personages were charging ahead like common soldiers.

Boom!

An intense burst of saber qi swept forth as Su Yu roared, ”Charge together. Don’t bother splitting them apart. Just fight them all as a unit.”

”...”

Everyone was stunned. A battle between powerhouses would generally involve numerous duels happening at the same time instead of an actual fight as a collective. After all, a battle between top powerhouses could easily get out of control. But Su Yu was telling them to fight as a collective.

This caught the myriad races by complete surprise. Fighting as a collective? Many of them were completely unaccustomed to such a battle. For a moment, they were left not knowing what to do.

Instantly, Divine Pseudo Emperor roared, ”Do not spread out! Charge together!”

This was a surprising choice of combat. But Divine Pseudo Emperor also believed that Su Yu had gone mad for choosing such an option. The myriad races had more tier-ones. A collective battle would result in the weaker combatants dying in swathes. Had Su Yu lost his mind? Did he grow overconfident from his previous victory?

Nearly two hundred powerhouses clashed against each other.

Boom!

Weapons and daos flew everywhere. Chaos erupted

This was the first time many of them were fighting such a battle. Or to be precise, this was their first time fighting like this as Masters of Laws.

***

Further back.

Human Emperor’s expression changed slightly as he cursed, ”Madman.”

These were no footsoldiers.

These were supreme powerhouses. How could they fight as a collective? Just the shockwaves from the clash of the tier-ones would be enough to kill the weaker combatants among them.

This was essentially a way to land a blow on an opponent by taking a blow from the opponent.

How unwise.

Su Yu was experienced in wars. Why would he make such a choice here? Human Emperor couldn’t understand it.

The moment the two sides met, Su Yu charged toward Divine Pseudo Emperor, Radiant King charged toward Immortal Pseudo Emperor, Martial Suppression King charged toward Devil Pseudo Emperor, and Radiant Consort charged toward Spirit Pseudo Emperor.

That left the Dragon, Phoenix, and Nether Pseudo Emperors without opponents. But in the blink of an eye, they found themselves surrounded by numerous people from both sides. Due to the sheer number of people fighting side by side, the various powerhouses had to keep pulling their punches.

Someone cursed, ”Dragon Pseudo Emperor, reduce your size! Stop hitting us with your attacks!”

Someone was raging near Dragon Pseudo Emperor.

The Dragon and Pheonix Pseudo Emperors were too big. Or to be precise, most of the powerhouses from the myriad races had massive original forms. Thus, any move from them could easily cover a large area.

But when they tried to pull apart from each other, they would be swarmed by their human opponents. As a result, many of the myriad race powerhouses were forced to fight in their humanoid forms just so they could fight together.

***

Noticing what was happening, Divine Pseudo Emperor snorted, ”Is this your goal? Just this?”

Was Su Yu taking advantage of the fact that they had bigger bodies?

But this wouldn’t really achieve much.

A massive burst of holy power erupted from Divine Pseudo Emperor’s body. Almost immediately after, Su Yu grinned and said, ”Divine Possession.”

Boom!

It was as though he had turned into a divine as well. Covered in the same holy power, he charged forward. Facing Su Yu’s charge, Divine Pseudo Emperor’s expression turned solemn. For some reason, this person had grown much stronger than before.

At the same time, the power from Su Yu’s world was converging around them rapidly. Noticing what was happening, Divine Pseudo Emperor’s expression changed again.

He roared, ”Pull back! Withdraw from the range of his world!”

It would be stupid for them to fight within the range of Su Yu’s world. Thus, they had to retreat.

But at the moment, the combatants of both sides were already clashing in a chaotic battle. A sudden retreat was the same as leaving their backs open to their enemies. Thus, Immortal Pseudo Emperor’s order came right after, ”No! Keep fighting!”

Why was Divine Pseudo Emperor giving such a stupid order? Wasn’t a chaotic retreat the same as leaving an opening for the other side to kill them?

Divine Pseudo Emperor must have forgotten about the right thing to do in such a chaotic battle. After all, it had been too long since they last fought in such a battle. This was no single-combat where withdrawal was relatively easier.

Fortunately, the Masters of Laws of the myriad races were not stupid enough to actually withdraw when Divine Pseudo Emperor gave the order. All of them knew that this wasn’t a situation where they could withdraw. However, that was not all of them. A few did follow the order to retreat, and some of them were struck for being only a step slower.

Divine Pseudo Emperor blinked before realizing his mistake. They were fighting a different sort of battle here.

This was a collective battle, not countless duels happening simultaneously. Any careless movement might result in the death of those on their side. With that realization, he hurriedly shouted, ”Do not retreat! Keep fighting!”

Meanwhile, Su Yu was attacking without holding back, allowing the shockwaves of his moves to spread everywhere. He was fighting as though there were no fellow humans around him. Why? Because he was the leader.

The others would take it silently even if they were affected by his moves. But Divine Pseudo Emperor and the others did not have such privilege among their people.

Like Su Yu, Divine Pseudo Emperor was attacking without holding back. As his punch connected with Su Yu’s blade, the shockwaves spread out and sent those around them flying while coughing blood.

Both the humans and the myriad races were struck by the shockwaves. The humans could only take it helplessly. As for the myriad races, some started trying to leave.

Noticing what was happening, Divine Pseudo Emperor’s expression changed again as he hurriedly shouted, ”Hold! Nobody is allowed to retreat!”

The moment those around him started fleeing from the shockwaves, the surrounding humans would be able to encircle and kill him. Only now did he come to understand just how devious Su Yu’s plan was. The myriad races lacked unity.

Right at that moment, Su Yu’s voice rang out, as though he was the devil itself, ”One race, one emperor. The moment an emperor dies here, I’ll have the race exterminated. I have long conquered the Myriad Realms. The moment an emperor dies here, I will order my subordinates in the Myriad Realms to wipe out the race of the dead emperor.

”The death of an emperor will create a natural phenomenon. I will certainly expand on this phenomenon to create a true spectacle.”

Next, the grand and holy voice of Divine Pseudo Emperor boomed out, ”Do not listen to him! The myriad races are allied! Upon defeat, all of us will suffer the same fate!”

Meanwhile, the surrounding powerhouses were sweating heavily. They had never imagined that a collective battle would be so bad for them. Their top powerhouses were constantly being abandoned by their own people. At this rate, something bad would happen.

Immortal Pseudo Emperor covered everyone in the power of his life dao as he said, ”I will heal your injuries regardless of how heavy they are! Stay and fight! Do not retreat! We have been fighting the humans for so many years! Have you forgotten just how treacherous the humans are?”

Treacherous humans! The humans had been using the same trick again and again. Each time, they would sow discord among the myriad races. And each time, it worked.

Su Yu sneered and roared again before sending countless blades forward. Shockwaves spread everywhere, hitting the combatants from both sides.

And just as Divine Pseudo Emperor was about to retaliate, Su Yu roared, ”Human Emperor!”

Far away, Human Emperor’s figure appeared with a flicker before rushing over. The myriad races were alarmed.

”Withdraw.”

With another roar from Su Yu, his world power swept in before dragging everyone on his side back. Under the coordination of his world power, his side was able to retreat in an orderly fashion, unlike the myriad races.