Tribulation of Myriad Races

As over thirty powerhouses rushed toward Su Yu, Divine Pseudo Emperor roared and unleashed all his power to keep Su Yu suppressed. He could see that Su Yu was trying to run. He had to prevent that. Things would get troublesome if Su Yu was allowed to escape this time.

At this point, Divine Pseudo Emperor could no longer hide the joy in his eyes. To the side, Devil Pseudo Emperor sent King Yue flying with a reckless spear strike before rushing toward Su Yu as well. They only needed to kill Su Yu and victory would be theirs.

The endless war itself would end. The very thought of that caused them to tremble with excitement.

Right at that moment, Su Yu roared with desperation, ”Kill! Kill as many as you can! Use everything you have!”

Divine Pseudo Emperor did not react. Devil Pseudo Emperor and Immortal Pseudo Emperor didn’t react either. The humans were free to kill as many people as they wanted. As long as they could kill Su Yu, they were willing to sacrifice ten or even twenty Masters of Laws.

”You won’t be able to escape!”

Divine Pseudo Emperor punched recklessly, doing everything he could just to prevent Su Yu from running. He only needed to keep Su Yu entangled until the others arrived. And then, Su Yu’s death would be guaranteed.

There was no way he would be able to survive the encirclement of over thirty Masters of Laws. Not even Human Emperor could survive something like that.

Su Yu was also roaring and fighting with all his strength. His aura stirred wildly, looking like he was really fighting with his life on the line. Countless blades swirled around him before shooting toward Divine Pseudo Emperor.

”Devil Emperor!”

Divine Pseudo Emperor roared. Not far away, Devil Pseudo Emperor used all his strength and stabbed his spear in Su Yu’s direction. Behind him, the auras of Great Zhou King, King Yue, and the book spirit started stirring as well.

It was likely that not even Su Yu had expected the sudden recovery of over thirty Masters of Laws. It was truly a surprise. Instead of attacking personally, Immortal Pseudo Emperor had taken this approach. This would probably mess with Su Yu’s plan. These were their thoughts.

Meanwhile, Su Yu was attacking madly even as the look in his eyes remained completely calm. His urgent voice was transmitted through his Heaven Gate, ”Return! I’m dying! Help me! Kill my enemy!”

”Has the fight started?”

He could sense the intense disturbance outside through his clone. Joy flickered in his eyes as he faced his gathered friends and said, ”My main body will cross over. Friends, please give me a moment. I’ll defeat the opponent outside and capture Su Yu. The Myriad Realms will be ours.

”Don’t worry. I won’t be able to handle those supreme powerhouses alone. We need to fuse with the daos outside and work together to grow strong enough before those powerhouses return. With enough strength, we will be able to fight for hegemony when the gates open instead of settling for scraps...”

The others were growing excited as well. One of them urged, ”Go on! Cross over! You have our trust, Brother Return!”

Return was right. He would not be able to handle all those supreme powerhouses alone even after fusing with the daos outside. They only stood a chance by working together. Therefore, they were not worried that Return would abandon them once outside. He would most certainly help them cross over as well.

”Hahaha. Sure!”

And then, Return squeezed through the gate with his main body. This was a painful process, but the pain was worth it.

Behind, the others looked with envy.

”That Su Yu guy is quite dumb to actually allow this.”

”As the first person to cross over, Return will gain numerous benefits. How enviable.”

”Definitely. He will probably kill countless physical body cultivators to snatch their dao power. Perhaps he will surpass twenty daos by the time we’re there.”

”Twenty? I reckon he’ll reach twenty-five daos by then.”

”Sigh. That is such an enviable position. What a pity that I’m not the person Su Yu contracted.”

Some of them were tier-ones who were similar to Return in strength. But they could only watch with envy. The first to cross over would gain numerous benefits.

Return could kill countless physical body cultivators to snatch their dao power without any competition. He could even snatch humanity’s physical body dao and grow rapidly through the fusion of yin and yang. When the others crossed over as well, Return could even go all out and slaughter them for their daos as well. All that was possible just because he was there first.

Thus, they couldn’t help but envy him.

***

Return couldn’t contain his excitement.

He could feel it. He could feel the power of a different world. He was wild with joy. At the same time, he could also feel a powerful force approaching from afar. A pulling force descended on him.

Su Yu’s voice rang out, ”Kill!”

The overjoyed Return followed the pulling force to instantly appear before Su Yu. He knew that this was Su Yu arriving at his brand. But why...was this place so unfamiliar? Something seemed odd about this.

No, wait.

This wasn’t where his clone had emerged from before. And he didn’t recall shifting his brand elsewhere.

Where was this?

A river?

What river?

How curious.

He was not given the time to look around or contemplate the matter as he could sense the overwhelming power nearby. At the same time, he heard Su Yu’s mad laughter, ”Hahaha! Are you so sure of your victory? I have more trump cards than you can imagine!”

Return’s eyes flickered. Was Su Yu talking about him? Well, it was true. He was indeed the greatest trump card Su Yu could hope to get. He was a tier-one, after all. And he was here in his main body, not a clone.

Surprised, Su Yu? Hehehe.

The expressions of Divine Pseudo Emperor and Devil Pseudo Emperor changed. A tier-one? Su Yu was hiding a tier-one!

The two roared and pushed themselves to their limits. Both Su Yu and the newcomer were tier-ones. They had to keep Su Yu occupied as the others still needed a moment to arrive. After all, they had been recuperating far away when the battle started. They were far enough that they needed a few seconds to reach Su Yu.

Return’s joy only lasted for a split second before his expression changed drastically.

What was this?

So powerful!

He had thrown a punch the moment he arrived, but...but...something wasn’t right! Two!

Two tier-ones!

Each of them was stronger than him!

How was this possible?

At the same time, Su Yu swung a blade behind him. Even the prowess Su Yu demonstrated was beyond his. Something was so wrong about this!

Where was this?

He could also feel more tier-ones nearby, and not one of them was weaker than him. There were also many tier-twos and even more tier-threes and tier-fours nearby. This was a battlefield with over a hundred powerhouses.

How was this possible?

Was this a dream?

Overwhelming shock covered Return’s face. What was going on here? Why was this completely different than what he had imagined?

Su Yu’s urgent voice reached his ears, ”Are you trying to die? Use all your strength! Fight!”

Boom!

Deafening rumbles rang out as Return’s fist shattered the moment it clashed against Devil Pseudo Emperor’s spear. However, it did manage to stop the spear’s advance. His appearance had been too sudden. The impact of the collision had also torn Devil Pseudo Emperor’s palms apart.

But at this point, there was no longer any room for hesitation. They could only fight with all their strength. With a roar, Devil Pseudo Emperor tossed his spear aside and punched. Return’s expression changed drastically.

Nevertheless, he was experienced enough to react instinctively despite the sheer shock he was feeling. He punched again, creating yet another rumble. Return’s second fist was shattered.

Boom!

The shockwaves of the clash washed over Return, opening countless wounds on his body. His jaw dropped with disbelief. Just who was he fighting? Devil Pseudo Emperor, who had been injured during his previous clash with Human Emperor, was no longer at his peak. His entire arm fractured despite the heavy damage he dealt to Return.

The heavily injured Return was sent flying in Su Yu’s direction. In response, Su Yu kicked Return toward Martial Emperor. Martial Emperor was surprisingly smart this time. He knew that this was the dao Su Yu wanted him to fuse.

This guy!

Before Return could even recover from his shock, he saw an incoming fist. This wasn’t a punch he would fear at his peak, but at the moment, he was too heavily injured to stop it. A certain realization dawned on him. He was going to die.

Why?

He had just emerged from the gate!

He was here to dominate.

Why?

Su Yu! Su Yu lied to him!

”If you wish to live, sever your dao and hand it over to Martial Emperor. Make your choice fast.”

Did he want to live?

Looking at the fist that was about to blast through his head, Return already knew his answer. He was not given the time to bargain.

And he wanted to live.

He did not want to die.

With such thoughts, he tore his dao out. At the same time, Su Yu picked a random masterless dao from his world and connected it to Return. This way, Return’s life would be preserved.

It was still not the time for Return to die. Su Yu still had some business with him. It would be a waste to let him die just like this.

And thus, the confused Return found himself connected to another dao even as Martial Emperor caught his original dao. Martial Emperor was also the owner of a Heaven Gate. Thus, he could see these daos. The moment he caught it, he roared and fused it with his dao. Instantly, his aura surged.

The injured Devil Pseudo Emperor was just about to retreat when his expression changed drastically.

”Divine Pseudo Emperor!”

The sudden roar alarmed Divine Pseudo Emperor. He was busy fighting Su Yu. Why was Devil Pseudo Emperor shouting at him?

However, Su Yu wasn’t giving him the chance to even look over.

However, the distant Immortal Pseudo Emperor saw it. He roared with alarm, ”Run!”

Unknowingly, someone had appeared behind Devil Pseudo Emperor. This person had appeared at the exact moment Devil Pseudo Emperor clashed with Return.

Great Zhou King!

The opponent Devil Pseudo Emperor had broken free from had somehow appeared behind him undetected. Considering the type of daos Great Zhou King cultivated, this wasn’t exactly surprising.

Instantly, several of Great Zhou King’s daos rose to the level of Masters of Laws. And then, the daos came together, pushing Great Zhou King to the first tier. All that happened silently without creating the slightest bit of disturbance.

Numerous abilities were unleashed upon Devil Pseudo Emperor. He only needed to calm Devil Pseudo Emperor for a split second. That would be enough.

The usual smile hung on Great Zhou King’s face, but a faint trace of madness could be seen in his eyes. A tier-one was extremely hard to kill, even if that was a heavily injured tier-one. In truth, Return would have been a rather tricky opponent for Martial Emperor if he weren’t so cowardly.

Great Zhou King knew that if he was given more time, he could most definitely defeat Devil Pseudo Emperor. But there was no time. The others were about to arrive. As his newly advanced daos converged, he looked at Su Yu and grinned. He was going to fuse the rest of his daos with Su Yu’s world. Su Yu would not refuse, right?

Boom!

And thus, seven or so daos exploded right behind Devil Pseudo Emperor.

The backlash caused Great Zhou King to cough a mouthful of blood. Meanwhile, Devil Pseudo Emperor’s body was blasted into nothingness. Even his sea of willpower started scattering. Just as it was about to forcefully gather itself, several different dao powers approached.

King Yue and the book spirit had arrived. King Yue’s spear shot forth. The book spirit sealed their environment. And Great Zhou King tore space itself apart.

Boom!

And thus, a voice filled with indignation and despair rang out, ”NOO...why...me?”

Why? He did not want to die. He was a tier-one! He was supreme regardless of era! He shouldn’t be dying! They had fought for countless years. Up until now, not a single tier-one had died. Prior to this, the strongest to die was only a peak tier-two. But now...he was going to die.

It was extremely rare for tier-ones to die. Over the past hundred thousand years, the only tier-ones to die were probably the ones Culture King killed behind the gate.

But today, Return, a tier-one, was forced to vacate his dao. That was followed by Devil Pseudo Emperor, who was under the assault of three powerhouses while he was heavily injured.

Boom!

A gigantic devil dao appeared in the sky. With a crack, the dao snapped. Even so, Devil Pseudo Emperor was not fully gone. A tiny remnant of his willpower remained, but even that was wiped out by the indifferent Great Zhou King. He would not be given any chance to return.

Boom!

Once again, the river shook. The intense shaking spread to the Myriad Realms. The empty Devil Realm, in particular, had a massive reaction to this. Numerous natural disasters erupted, as though the world was ending.

”I...can’t accept...this...”

The mournful voice of Devil Pseudo Emperor spread everywhere. He could not accept this.

How could he be the first tier-one to die in the Myriad Realms?

Boom!

After that final declaration, his final bit of willpower exploded.

And thus, an ancient hegemon, the emperor of the devils, died.

Silence descended.

This was too shocking for them to process.

Devil Pseudo Emperor...had died.