Tribulation of Myriad Races

Myriad Realms.

At present, the Myriad Realms looked rather empty. A large number of powerhouses had died, and many realms had been destroyed.

A new profession had appeared in the Allheaven Battlefield. Scavengers, even if there wasn’t much to scavenge. In fact, some of the emptied realms were now serving as lands of exploration for many, including the humans. They could be found even in the Immortal, Devil, and Divine Realms.

After all, when Su Yu and his people targeted these realms, they only targeted the strong, not everyone. These realms had not been emptied. Thus, this became an opportunity for the weaker cultivators.

***

Su Yu’s group ignored the roaming cultivators. But it wasn’t like these cultivators could actually see the three. These days, Su Yu had also reached the level where he couldn’t be perceived.

Even if he stood before them, their senses would not be able to capture his presence unless he was actively manifesting himself for them.

Their first stop was the Human Realm.

Overlooking the realm from above, Human Emperor said, ”There is no suppressive force in the Human Realm. Either the pioneer of this realm has died, or the pioneer has not left a contingency behind. Back during our time, there was still a weak suppressive force here. It originated from Human Ancestor’s dao. But eventually, Wen Number Two removed the suppressive force because that would stand in the way of making the Human Realm the core of the Myriad Realms.”

”But Human Ancestor wasn’t the creator of the Human Realm...”

Suddenly, Su Yu reached out and manifested the pen dao from the River of Time. Both Nan Wujiang and Yun Chen were in the middle of recuperation. Both looked at Su Yu with confusion.

Su Yu said, ”Activate the pen dao and try suppressing the Human Realm.”

The two exchanged glances before spreading their dao power out.

Sensing the suppressive force, Su Yu said, ”Back then, there were rumors claiming that if you affirm your dao through character cultivation, you can activate the suppressive force here. But that is complete nonsense. You need to actually master the pen dao to do so. In short, you need to be a tier-one Master of Law.”

Could one become a tier-one Master of Law right after dao affirmation? Of course, Su Yu could potentially reach tier-one rapidly if he had focused fully on the pen dao. In a way, that claim was right.

But if he was already a tier-one, why in the world would he still be worrying about the suppressive force?

In short, the ability to activate the suppressive force was merely a bait by Great Zhou King to find a successor for the pen dao.

Human Emperor laughed, but he said nothing about that. Instead, he said, ”Let’s start with opening a hole on humanity’s physical body dao and connecting it to Lan Tian’s physical body dao. However, pioneering a dao is different from creating a world. Lan Tian, you have to be the one to latch your physical body dao onto humanity’s physical body dao. This will be the start of your life as a parasite.”

”...”

That left Lan Tian speechless. How rude.

Su Yu laughed and withdrew the page buried in the physical body dao and said, ”Let’s stop wasting time and start. Human Emperor, you can do it, right? Don’t make the hole too big, or that will blow Lan Tian up. This reminds me of the hole you opened back then. I spent so much effort to shut it.”

Human Emperor rolled his eyes. He was so powerful back then. That hole was nothing for him. That was not a feat he could replicate with his current strength. There was no need for more discussion. All of them were experts at this. Before long, the physical body dao was dragged out by both Human Emperor and Su Yu.

This was the strongest dao of the Human Realm. The two joined hands. One was in charge of calming the dao while the other was in charge of digging a hole. In the past, Su Yu had to do this sneakily like a thief. There was no longer any need for that.

This was even more so when he had Human Emperor’s assistance. Clearly, the current Human Emperor had recovered to the level of a tier-one. With their strength, a masterless dao like this wasn’t too big of a challenge. Before long, a hole the size of a human head appeared on the dao.

Through his Heaven Gate, Su Yu could see the myriad strings connecting Lan Tian and his world. He wasted no time and peeled Lan Tian’s physical body dao out while feeding it with some dao power.

Next, a burly Lan Tian appeared. He cupped his hands at Su Yu with a smile before flying into the physical body dao. Through the hole, the burly Lan Tian buried his physical body dao inside the river’s physical body dao.

Shortly after, the burly Lan Tian emerged. He cupped his hands at the two and said, ”Thank you, Fellow Daoists. Human Lan Tian offers his greetings.”

And then, that Lan Tian scattered into thin air.

Both Su Yu and Human Emperor looked at each other and laughed.

How interesting.

They wasted no time and started visiting the various realms to do the same. Only the strongest dao of each realm would be picked. The picked dao would then be woven into the Myriad Art Catalog.

***

They worked hard for a few days in a row.

At first, they would work together. But soon, they started splitting up and worked independently with the various Lan Tians. If someone strong enough was in the Myriad Realms, they would be able to notice something unusual.

A massive net was slowly being knitted across the entire Myriad Realms. The River of Time was rejecting the net, as upon completion, the net would actually isolate the Myriad Realms from the River of Time.

Yes. This was what Lan Tian was doing. Creating a net, creating a world within a world.

A string extended from each realm. Before completion, the net was still easily detectable. However, the only powerhouses remaining in the Myriad Realms were the ones in humanity’s camp.

***

Time was precious for both Su Yu and Human Emperor.

But the two were willing to burn their time away for Lan Tian. They spent an entire month running around and weaving the myriad daos for him. Instead of recuperating or digesting their gains, the two had spent an entire month working for Lan Tian.

One ought to remember that these were two Creators. It was likely that Lan Tian was the only person to enjoy such a treatment since time immemorial.

A month later.

Allheaven Battlefield.

Both Human Emperor and Su Yu were pale when they met again above the Sea of Stars.

Looking down from above, Su Yu smiled and said, ”If Lan Tian manages to create his second layer, that will make Culture King the third layer. The Master of Time is the grandpa, Lan Tian will be the daddy, and Culture King can only be the boy.”

Human Emperor didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. ”Wen Number Two will not be happy hearing something like this.”

Just then, Lan Tian flew over.

This was the Lan Tian in charge of controlling everything. In practice, this was basically his main body.

With the Myriad Art Catalog in hand, he gazed at the sky. Like the two, he was pale. ”Only the final step remains. After weaving the myriad daos into the Myriad Art Catalog, the Myriad Art Catalog will be the core of my world.”

”It will create quite a disturbance.” Human Emperor said, ”Furthermore, you need to watch out for the suppression from the River of Time.”

He looked at Su Yu and said, ”You’re more familiar with the weaving of daos. You can help with this. I’ll deal with the suppression of the river lest everything collapses before the weaving is done.”

Su Yu nodded, ”Mask everything. Don’t let anyone sense it. A second layer of world within world might be useful in the future.”

Human Emperor nodded.

Once again, the two joined hands.

***

Suddenly, Lan Tian roared. A myriad daos started spreading over.

Su Yu reached out and grabbed one of them before looking around to find a suitable dao to be woven with it. He took a deep breath and said, ”Manage the situation inside the Myriad Art Catalog. Make sure it doesn’t burst apart from all the daos stuffed in it.”

”Understood.”

Lan Tian turned solemn as well. This was an extremely rare opportunity. He did not thank them. He did not say anything. Some words were not meant to be spoken. Su Yu and Human Emperor had spent an entire month and much effort to help him. This was a favor of creation. A favor he could never repay.

Before long, Su Yu started weaving the daos together.

Lan Tian managed the fusion of the daos with the Myriad Art Catalog. The entire Myriad Realms shook slightly, but the shaking was weak enough to not be noticeable. High above, Human Emperor manifested a seal and resisted the suppression of the river.

To attempt creation within the territory of the River of Time was the same as inviting the suppression of the river. This might not be something the Master of Time had deliberately arranged. Instead, it was likely that this was the natural reaction of the world.

***

One day. Two days. Three days.

Su Yu worked endlessly.

He felt as though he was undergoing the same experience as his creation. But this time, the difficulty had increased. Back during his creation, the daos were rootless since he had not borrowed from any external power. But Lan Tian was latching onto the River of Time, greatly increasing the difficulty.

Su Yu wouldn’t have been able to help if he hadn’t reached his current level.

As Lan Tian collected dao after dao into the Myriad Art Catalog, his aura started climbing. When the number of collected daos reached one hundred, his aura reached the level of a tier-four Master of Law. When the number reached one thousand, a thousand Lan Tians converged as his aura reached tier three.

The process continued.

Only about three thousand realms remained in the current Myriad Realms, including the dead, abandoned realms. When the number reached two thousand, the Myriad Art Catalog started shaking violently. Lan Tian’s aura continued growing. It was nearing the second tier.

Lan Tian seemed to have reached his limit. He was finding it harder and harder to keep the catalog stable. But he gnashed his teeth and persisted. This was a rare opportunity. An extremely rare opportunity. Su Yu and Human Emperor were too busy and too important to redo everything for him if he failed this time.

High above, Human Emperor roared as he resisted the suppression that had been growing stronger and stronger.

As for Su Yu, he was already deathly pale and panting heavily for breath. The difficulty of weaving these daos would only increase the more daos he wove together. Apart from dealing with the natural rejection between the various daos, he also had to keep the resistance from blowing Lan Tian apart.

As time passed, a net encompassing the entire Myriad Realms took form. The Myriad Art Catalog was growing bigger and bigger, as though it was going to cover the entire Myriad Realms.

The Myriad Realms started shaking, and the hearts of many started palpitating for reasons unknown. A powerful presence started spreading. In the Sea of Stars, Culture King’s world shook as well, as though it had sensed something unusual happening.

And finally, the number reached 2,500 daos.

Lan Tian was already a stable tier-two.

It was time to start approaching the first tier. But Lan Tian was shaking endlessly. The Myriad Art Catalog was also shaking intensely.

However, Lan Tian continued to persevere. Two supreme powerhouses had paid such a high price to help him and make him a new trump card of humanity. But a mere tier-two was not worthy of being their trump card.

He had to reach the first tier. Or at the very least, he had to reach the peak of the second tier here. At that level, he would be close enough to draw more power from the river to push himself to the first tier.

2,600 daos. 2,700 daos.

The shaking of the Myriad Realms intensified.

Human Emperor’s exhausted voice rang out, ”Hurry up. We need to finish this up soon. The river is stirring too violently. Toward the end, there will be a final, massive backlash. We still need to save our strength for that.”

Like Human Emperor, Su Yu was deathly pale. He said nothing and continued his work.

2,800 daos. 2,900 daos.

Rumbling sounds could already be heard all over the Myriad Realms. Many were surprised, wondering if a new war had erupted.

Just then, the final dao was woven into the collective.

Abruptly, Lan Tian’s aura skyrocketed. A massive net manifested in the sky for a split second before vanishing. The Myriad Art Catalog was big enough to cover the entire sky. And then, the River of Time shook once.

Su Yu’s expression changed slightly as he shot into the sky and stopped beside Human Emperor. The two enlarged countless times and roared--BOOM!

Together, they suppressed the final backlash of the river.

At the same time, Su Yu’s voice rang out, ”You lose, Human Emperor! I am the number one of the Myriad Realms!”

”...”

His voice spread everywhere.

Human Emperor, who was flying backward from the impact of the final backlash, blinked. Holy shit! Was this little shit taking advantage of the situation to one-up him?

That wouldn’t do!

He cared a lot about his face!

Thus, his voice rang out as well, ”What a joke. I can defeat you with only thirty percent of my strength. Again, Su Yu!”

Everyone in the Myriad Realms was left speechless.

So...that was a spar between those two.

How terrifying. No wonder the entire Myriad Realms were shaking. Did they have too much free time?

Both Human Emperor and Su Yu were too scary. Nobody dared to even think of observing the battle. And thus, everyone moved their attention elsewhere right after hearing the two voices.

Su Yu sighed with relief before looking at the distant Lan Tian. At the moment, countless Lan Tians had appeared above the net. The net itself was slowly taking the form of Lan Tian.

At that, Su Yu shivered, ”This guy...is like a human sky overlooking the world from above. A face in the sky, constantly observing everything. How terrifying.”

Human Emperor shivered as well. More importantly, this human sky was someone crazy. Not someone normal. That made it much more terrifying.

No, the faint tier-one aura coming from the face in the sky was the truly terrifying part about this whole thing.