Chapter 1092: Fall Of Silkwyrm, World In Chaos (2)
Silkwyrm Realm.
This was a massive world.
At the center of the world was a floating palace. A massive silk cocoon could be seen in the palace. At the tip of the cocoon was a dragon-like head. This was the origin of the name of the silkwyrm race.
Suddenly, the massive silkwyrm was roused awake. He instantly transformed into a humanoid form. Clad in a white outfit, Silkwyrm King walked out of the palace. As he whirled his fingers in the air, streams of incorporeal power converged around him from all over the realm.
His expression changed slightly as he started looking around. One Sunmoon after another appeared before him.
"King, what's happening?"
"King, what task do you have for us?"
"..."
The Sunmoons were alarmed to see the nervous expression of their king.
"Is Wang Hu here again?"
"Most likely."
"..."
But Silkwyrm King remained silent. This was too bizarre. He was feeling an intense sense of crisis, but at the same time, it also didn't feel all too dangerous. He was not aware that his muddled crisis sense was caused by Great Zhou King.
Great Zhou King, the person known as the old turtle by Su Yu, was here. If Su Yu could comprehend the calm and patience characters from Great Zhou King's willpower text, just imagine what Great Zhou King could do himself.
He was the number one expert of the Knowledge Seeking Realm. He was also the number one human cultural researcher. And one of the three strongest humans in existence.
All these titles were the source of his fame and prestige. Among the human Invincibles, only a few of them had killed other Invincibles before. Among them were Great Qin King, Great Xia King, and Great Zhou King.
There were more who had also killed Invincibles before, but for the most part, they had done so fighting with number on their side.
Great Ming King had never killed an Invincible before, but he considered the divine Invincible who had been eaten by the big furball during the battle with him his kill. Since he did not provide the corpse to back his claim, most people ignored his proclamation.
And two of the human Invincibles who had killed other Invincibles alone had arrived at the Silkwyrm Realm.
***
Near the realm entrance.
With one swing of Great Xia King's blade, everything in its path was decimated. All the silkwyrm experts stationed near the entrance were destroyed, regardless of whether they were Mountainseas or Sunmoons.
Looking at the center of the realm, Great Xia King said, "Wang Hu, you'll watch the realm entrance. I'll kill him with Old Zhou."
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Great Han King did not mind. A realm might be connected to the Allheaven Battlefield, but when one destroyed the realm, one might emerge in the boundless void instead of the Allheaven Battlefield.
The so-called boundless void was the birthplace of the heavenearth profound light. One could also reach the boundless void from the Allheaven Battlefield by breaking through void itself.
And one of Great Xia King's favorite hobbies was waiting at the boundless void near the Divine Realm. One could say that he was a frequent visitor of that place.
Meanwhile, Silk Destroying King seemed dissatisfied with this arrangement. He complained, "I want to take my revenge with my own hands. You also need me to kill his past body or he might be able to escape..."
Great Xia King glanced at Silk Destroying King and said, "Do you think your Time technique is better than what I can do?"
He couldn't be bothered to entertain Silk Destroying King. They had to complete this task and leave as soon as possible.
If they dragged this out for too long or the battle started attracting too much attention, the divines and devils might interfere. Sure, they would be suppressed in the Silkwyrm Realm, but they didn't have to do that. As long as the Silkwyrm Realm was destroyed, everyone would emerge in the boundless void. There, they could still attempt to save Silkwyrm King.
The human race was here to make an example out of someone. If they failed even after sending a few of their strongest Invincibles on this mission, their reputation would be completely ruined. With a flicker, both Great Xia King and Great Zhou King vanished.
***
Inside the floating palace.
Silkwyrm King was still feeling uneasy. What was happening? He was feeling both uneasy and calm at the same time. The two intertwined together, creating a complicated mix of emotions.
He was anxious. Suddenly, he thought of something. He hurriedly tried splitting space apart to leave. But before he could leave, a radiant blade appeared. The sky was split into two.
The radiant blade captured the attention of everyone in the Silkwyrm Realm. It was too powerful and shocking, its appearance enveloping the entire Silkwyrm Realm in a heavy pressure.
"Great Xia King!"
Fear, terror, and despair. With a roar, Silkwyrm King turned into a massive silkwyrm before flying away, trying to flee from the blade.
Great Xia King.
Great Xia King of the human race and the Sky Sundering Saber.
With a look of despair, he bellowed, "For invading a minor realm and killing me, the human race will incur the joint hostility of the myriad races! You can't do this, Great Xia King!"
He roared with desperation.
Two other Silkwyrm Kings appeared as well. All three of them worked together to tear space apart, revealing the River of Time. But compared with Devil King's River of Time, this river was more akin to a stream than an actual river.
Whoosh!
The blade descended. The river ruptured.
Finally, Great Xia King became visible. Without saying anything, the three Silkwyrm Kings fled in different directions. But right at that moment, a refined cultivator in white robes appeared noiselessly out of nowhere. With a casual grab, space itself solidified and formed a net big enough to envelop the entire realm.
The net started shrinking. Silkwyrm King sank into further despair.
"No! Great Zhou King!"
Two of the three strongest human Invincibles had actually come to kill him!
Together!
The last time such a combination appeared, it was for the sake of facing the Devil Pseudo Emperor. Yes. Back then, Great Xia King and Great Zhou King once joined hands against the Devil Pseudo Emperor. A combination like this was far from what he could handle. In fact, Great Xia King alone was already enough to send him into the depths of despair. What hope did he have with Great Zhou King added into the equation as well?
"No! You can't do this! I was born from the primal chaos! After ages upon ages of cultivation, I finally became the supreme god of the Silkwyrm Realm! You can't do this to me!"
Silkwyrm King couldn't see any hope. The two Invincibles didn't even feel like saying anything to him. They merely faced him with indifference. Once again, the blade lit up, followed by a resounding rumble.
One blade after another dropped. There were too many of them to count. This was the Sky Sundering Countless Saber. Finally, one of the tri-life bodies perished. Great Xia King reached out and pulled a branch into his hand.
In comparison, Great Zhou King's moves were much less conspicuous. One character after another appeared and swarmed the other tri-life body. In the blink of an eye, the characters faded away, revealing a black hole in place of the tri-life body.
With that, only a single tri-life body remained. With a roar of desperation, Silkwyrm King ripped the sky apart. A massive black hole appeared. He rushed into the black hole without any hesitation. Evidently, he was planning to leave everything behind and run for his life. But right at that moment, his voice rang out again.
"No! Great Han King! No, you can't do this!"
He could not believe that three powerful Eternals had been deployed just to kill him. Had the human race gone crazy? He was absolutely not important enough to earn the attention of three Invincibles at once.
At that moment, an annoyed voice rang out, "Fuck! Why didn't you run this way? Am I really not getting my revenge?"
"Wang Hu!"
With a punch from Great Han King, Silkwyrm King's body started breaking apart. When he heard Silk Destroying King's voice, he roared, "This is all your fault! This wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for you! Wang Hu, I will walk out of the River of Time yet again! I will kill you!"
A River of Time unfurled in the sky.
Stepping atop the river, Silk Destroying King laughed, "Come. Come kill me. I'll kill you first!"
Right after saying that, the river landed on Silkwyrm King. Instantly, Silkwyrm King's aura dropped while his body shrunk as Silk Destroying King landed kick after kick on him. Finally, Silkwyrm King was reduced into a tiny worm with an incredibly weak aura.
With a smile, Silk Destroying King grabbed the worm and sighed, "You only have yourself to blame for swallowing me back then. I guess I'll have to change my name from Silk Destroying King into something else after today."
Rumble!
He crushed the tiny worm in his palm. The entire Silkwyrm Realm started shaking violently, as though it was on the verge of collapse. Silkwyrm King was the master of this world. And the master had perished.
***
At the same time. Allheaven Battlefield.
Everyone was still focusing on the ancient city.
Suddenly, massive rumbles reverberated all over the Allheaven Battlefield. Lightning flashes appeared in the sky, and a massive storm raged across the Allheaven Battlefield. The weather of the Allheaven Battlefield had always remained stable, so this storm came as a surprise. Then, a blinding star started falling from the starry skies.
While falling, the incomparably massive star transformed into a silkwyrm. It continued its fall, accompanied by a crimson radiance around it. The desperation on the face of the silkwyrm was visible for all to see.
Rumble!
The crimson light spread from the Silkwyrm Realm across the entire sky.
Everyone was alarmed. All the gazes that were previously on the ancient city shifted toward the crimson light. One Invincible after another emerged from their realm entrances. Incomparably powerful auras rippled across the entire Allheaven Battlefield.
Had the final war between all the realms arrived? An Invincible had actually perished? This was the first Invincible to die in fifty-one years. Even the two recent battles involving Invincibles in ancient cities had only caused the loss of some tri-life bodies. No Invincible had actually died.
But so soon after the latest chaos, an Invincible had actually died. Silkwyrm King had died. That was a relatively strong Invincible. Someone like that had died. Judging from the direction the crimson light was coming from, he had died in his own realm.
At the next moment, four incomparably powerful silhouettes appeared amid the crimson light.
Four human Invincibles.
Under countless shocked gazes, the four Invincibles started flying eastward.
Chapter 1093: Fall Of Silkwyrm, World In Chaos (3)
Eastrift Valley, human territory.
Great Qin King stood up and raised his spear. His sonorous voice spread throughout the Allheaven Battlefield.
"For attempting to kill Su Yu, a human, the Silkwyrm King has been executed. Divine, devil, immortal, dragon, and all the other races. Watch yourself. The human race might be weak, but we won't allow anyone to step on us.
"Silkwyrm King has been executed. The Silkwyrm Realm has been destroyed. This serves as a warning. The human and immortal races are allied. If the immortal race wishes to end the alliance, we hope the Ancient Immortal Emperor can meet us and end it officially."
Silence enveloped the various realms. Only Great Qin King's voice could be heard across the various realms.
Again and again.
His voice resounded.
He raised his spear, its projection visible in the entire Allheaven Battlefield, and its aura pressed down upon the various realms. The entire eastern sector was covered by the projection of the spear.
At the southern sector, the Devil Pseudo Emperor's silhouette appeared in the sky. WIth the crown on his head and his hands clasped on his back, he stood on the River of Time and gazed eastward. Apart from a sigh, he said nothing.
At the western sector, an ancient expert also manifested himself in the sky. His divine radiance spread across the Allheaven Battlefield.
At the southern sector, an old immortal manifested himself after a long while. His soft voice rang out, "The immortal-human alliance still stands. All the immortal kings shall reflect on their actions. Qin Guang, excessive murder is ill-advised. Silkwyrm...sigh."
Leaving that sigh behind, his figure vanished.
At the same time, the two figures at the west and south vanished as well. The entire Allheaven Battlefield had sunk into absolute silence due to the appearance of these legendary individuals. Numerous Invincibles watched in silence, some with solemn expressions and some with anxious expressions.
***
Mystic Armor Realm.
A ninth-stage Sunmoon flew out fearfully and said, "My king knows his errors. He wishes for your forgiveness."
Heavenly Forge King had an odd expression.
Conceding?
True, that was inevitable. Even Heavenly Forge King himself was shocked. Four powerful experts had actually taken this chance to invade the Silkwyrm Realm and kill the Silkwyrm King.
Even now, the entire sky was still painted red. An Invincible had died. That light would last at least three days before fading. Heavenly Forge King was surprised to see that they had really killed Silkwyrm King.
Were they throwing caution to the wind?
Yes, this could deter some people. But it would also cause the others to fear the human race even more. As far as Heavenly Forge King was concerned, this was the same as drinking poison to quench one's thirst. It could further persuade the myriad hands to join up against the human race.
Were they...getting ready to fight a war between all realms? No joy could be seen on Heavenly Forge King's face. This was the prelude to a big war. The death of an Invincible was used as the opening act. Was...the human race really ready?
This time, the human race had launched a surprise attack while everyone's attention was occupied by the ancient city. With the myriad races on alert, it wouldn't be so easy to pull this off again.
It was also a risky act to send four Invincibles at once. If the information was leaked, the four might end up surrounded and killed. The moment blood started flowing, everyone would stop caring that much about the consequences.
Heavenly Forge King was deeply worried.
***
The silence enveloping the Allheaven Battlefield lasted a long while.
Nobody said anything. Nobody moved.
Everyone stared at the curtain of light covering the sky. An Invincible had perished.
In comparison, the previous ancient city incident where only a few tri-life bodies were lost wasn't even worth mentioning. Since those Invincibles were still alive, they could still recover. Meanwhile, Silkwyrm King was truly dead.
The Silkwyrm Realm had been destroyed.
Even if the realm wasn't fully destroyed, the silkwyrm race would be on the decline after this. It was likely they didn't even have any Sunmoon left. Or there might be some left in the Allheaven Battlefield, but these would likely turn into vagrants. That race was as good as exterminated. The silkwyrm race had ceased being a top 100 race.
***
Inside the ancient city.
Su Yu nearly died of death qi erosion because he was too shocked by the sight he saw in the sky that he forgot to continue reversing his death qi. What was going on? With trembling hands, he opened the door and looked at the horizon. The boundless radiance covered the entire sky. He also saw the massive star falling from the sky. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novęlfire.net
After a while, he finally heard Great Qin King's voice. He also heard the reply of the immortal. Silkwyrm King had been killed. An Invincible had died.
Su Yu was stunned. The human race did that?
Since when was the human race so brave?
Did they do that for him?
According to Great Qin King, the human Invincibles had attacked because the silkwyrm race was involved in surrounding him.
A realm was destroyed.
A race ceased existing.
Just not long ago, a Sunmoon silkwyrm was still in the city shouting at him. But now, the entire silkwyrm race was no more? Su Yu swallowed. Was he...so important? Since when did the human Invincibles become so kind toward him? Killing an Invincible for him?
He was surprised and overwhelmed with disbelief. He even felt...slightly excited. Was this...considered a treatment to a member of a major race? Was this a treatment enjoyed by a super genius?
He had never experienced this before. Sure, he did experience such a feeling slightly when Great Xia King and Great Ming King came for him before, but he didn't feel as strongly about that.
But this time, Great Qin King had declared the destruction of an entire realm for participating in the attack against him.
Su Yu felt like his emotions were running slightly out of control.
"Destroying a realm...for me?"
He muttered with disbelief, indignance, and a slight joy.
His emotions were complicated. He hurriedly put his white mask on to hide his expression. He didn't know what to feel about this. He had always felt that humanity had abandoned him. Or to be precise, he had always felt that the multiple character faction was separate from humanity.
There was no relationship between the two.
But Great Qin King had told him from afar that it wasn't the case. Their hands were tied for various reasons, but they still did something.
An Invincible was killed. The myriad races were warned. They were reminded that the human race was still a top 10 race. The human race was still the overlord of the eastern sector.
It was understandable for the more powerful races like the divines, devils, and immortals to provoke them. But smaller races should not have the courage to do so. Just having an Invincible or two would not change anything. For these major races, a race would remain a minor race until it gained Invincibles in the double digits.
If such a race dared to provoke them, punishment shall be delivered.
Su Yu could only hide his face with his mask. He did not want anyone to see him losing himself to his emotions, to see the slight look of loss mixed amid his complicated expression.
He...did not need this.
They didn't need to do anything for him.
He was afraid of this.
It hadn't been easy for him to finally decide that he, Su Yu, was only Su Yu. He was not Su Yu of the human race. He was just Su Yu. But Great Qin King was saying that he was Su Yu of the human race.
With complicated expressions, he shut the door. But immediately after, he opened the door again and rushed outside the city. He did not care about all that. This had nothing to do with him. He was not interested.
He would continue being him. They could kill whoever they wanted. It was none of his business. He did not want to hear their voices. He did not need their help. He was only him. He was only Su Yu. Not Su Yu of so and so race. No!
Su Yu, who was only nineteen, was undergoing intense emotional turmoil. He was touched, furious, indignant, unwilling, and proud. Look at that! He was still someone with a backer! He still had a lot of Invincibles behind him! Look clearly! If they dared to provoke him, they would lose their Invincible!
He buried his emotions deep in his heart. No. He denied this favor. He did not require this favor. The human race had always been unfriendly toward his teacher, grandteacher, Teacher Liu, and the multiple character faction.
He did not need this favor!
His martial uncle was still living the life of a fugitive. His teacher and grandteacher were still suffering in Great Xia. His Teacher Liu was still undergoing untold sufferings in the Allheaven Battlefield. He did not need the help of humanity.
He shut down his feelings. He tossed all those thoughts out of his mind. Turning into a water elemental, he dove into the sea outside the city. Nothing mattered except the carrier treasures.
He only kept the carrier treasures in his mind. He ignored everything. He did not know how to deal with his emotions. Thus, he could only numb himself with treasures.
***
Su Yu was not the only person affected by the actions of humanity.
The entire Allheaven Battlefield sank into silence yet again.
Invincibles and Sunmoons returned.
Too many major events had happened in the span of one day.
Numerous Invincibles had suffered. Of the ten Invincibles involved in the recent events, six of them had lost their tri-life bodies. In only one month, ten Invincibles had suffered heavy injuries and one Invincible had died.
The divine, devil, dragon, and immortal races had each contributed two Invincibles to this number.
Even an Invincible from the nether race had suffered grave injuries. Of the major races, the human race was the one who had suffered barely any damage. Meanwhile, the deaths of five late-stage Sunmoons had been reduced into a negligible event.
Compared to the death of an Invincible, their deaths were insignificant. They had been promptly forgotten not long after their deaths.
***
That day, everyone was reminded of the existence of the human race.
Numerous minor races trembled in fear. The human race was still a superpower. This was the ancient overlord of the myriad races. Even if it had declined, this was still not a race anyone could provoke.
The Invincibles of the ape and nether races hurriedly gathered up to consolidate their realm defenses. Mystic Armor King apologized to the human race.
The divines, devils, and other major races also pulled back from the front lines. The Invincibles of the top 100 races started contacting each other. It was time to be on high alert. This might be the start of a war between the myriad races.
Peace returned to Grandstar City.
The two surviving Sunmoons trembled in fear inside their buildings. Even the Sunmoons who had chosen to convert into residents were also trembling in fear. Nobody dared to make any sound.
When Su Yu returned to the city with his treasures, not a single person could be seen on the streets.
"Two carriers..."
With treasures in hand, Su Yu's mood had improved. The previous matter was completely unrelated to him. He had completely forgotten about it. He only remembered the two treasures in his hands.
How lucky. But it was quite unfortunate as well. He was expecting more. Of the four Invincibles, he recalled seeing the destruction of three bodies. Was one of them destroyed during the fight?
The same thing had probably happened during the previous incident as well. That was why he only saw the carrier of the nether race after the incident. This time, he was quite lucky since two carriers had survived.
***
At the same time.
Outside the city.
Xia Longwu was holding onto an unknown item while staring at Su Yu who had returned to the city. He looked down at the carrier treasure in his hand before laughing with amusement. The kid was quite fast.
So be it. He was happy enough with only one carrier treasure.
He then looked at the crimson radiance coming from the horizon. A sneer formed on his face. Was Silkwyrm King even worthy of dying to four Invincibles? He should be honored to receive such a death.
Then, Xia Longwu looked at the city again. When his gaze landed in the direction of the stone statue, slight fear flickered in his eyes as he vanished into thin air. That stone statue was absolutely not an existence he could afford to provoke.
Inside the city, the stone statue opened his eyes and looked at the departing Xia Longwu. He said nothing. Good. That guy might just create even more trouble if he remained. Sure, the stone statue welcomed trouble because he wanted an excuse to leave. However...Su Yu needed a short break before that, right?
The human race was still as fierce as ever. Just look at how they had slaughtered an Eternal without any hesitation.
Chapter 1094: I Understand Again! (1)
That day, shock spread all over the Allheaven Battlefield.
As for the main character who had caused the shock, Su Yu, some guessed that he was dead. Some were unsure. He was a person of great fortune. Would someone like him die so easily?
But Devil King Lade had destroyed the entire mayor's residence with a palm attack. That was how he had provoked the stone statue. A lot of people saw that.
Everyone had instinctively believed that Su Yu had hidden himself in the mayor's residence. Where else would he be but there? Otherwise, wouldn't the two weeks the late-stage Sunmoons spent surrounding that place be reduced to a joke?
His whereabouts during the incident were important if one were to determine whether he was dead or alive. Was he staying by the stone statue or was he alone somewhere else in the mayor's residence?
Then again, that wasn't even too important anymore. Even if he survived, nobody would try to do anything to him anymore. So many Sunmoons had died while targeting him. Even Invincibles had suffered tremendously because of him.
If it was found that he was still alive, some people might even believe that Su Yu was attempting to reverse nature and seek death in pursuit of life. After all, anything was possible for a child of destiny like him.
***
Ancient city.
With the white mask on his face, Su Yu was studying the two treasures he had just obtained. Instead of returning to the mayor's residence, he was staying inside a random building. The mayor's residence was too dangerous. And the stone statue inside was too terrifying. He needed to calm down before entering that place again.
Numerous questions were coming through his mask and his Heavenly Hunt Directory. He hadn't been able to get a chance to go through them.
Profound Nine was still alive.
As his direct superior, First Profound Elder was aware of that. And since Profound Nine was alive, Su Yu was naturally still alive as well.
First Profound wasn't even surprised. That fellow had been busy making money all over the city instead of staying in the mayor's residence. Lade had destroyed the mayor's residence for no reason. In fact, First Profound would be even more surprised if Su Yu died.
"Profound Nine, how are things?"
"Profound Nine, what is up with that stone statue?"
"Profound Nine, were you aware of what the human race was planning to do before they killed Silkwyrm King?"
"Profound Nine..."
A long list of questions was sent Su Yu's way. Numerous experts had gathered in the headquarters. Even the leader of the Yellow Department had showed up personally.
Heavenly Hunt Pavilion's headquarters.
Numerous elders were gathered around a stage. Standing atop the stage was an expert with a gold mask. Only the leaders of the departments, chambers, and spires were equipped with gold masks. The person standing on the stage was the leader of the Yellow Department.
He was the leader of Heavenly Hunt Pavilion's intelligence system. He was probably the person who knew the biggest number of secrets in the entire Allheaven Battlefield. Even the gold-masked leader was alarmed by the recent events.
After a long silence, he spoke, "Is Profound Nine of the Profound Department in Grandstar City? Is he still alive?"
First Profound answered, "Yes. But he must have suffered from the chaos as well. He hasn't replied to any of my questions."
The department head nodded. It was already good enough to stay alive. Such a major event had happened in Grandstar City. Even a bunch of Sunmoons had died. Profound Nine should count himself lucky just staying alive. In fact, Profound Nine must be quite lucky to survive through all the recent disasters in Grandstar City.
The change of Profound Nine was only known to the direct superior. Not even the leader of the Yellow Department was aware of this. He would only find out if the mask was destroyed and a new mask was requested from the headquarters. However, Su Yu had received his mask straight from the previous Profound Nine.
"Profound Nine did well..."
After checking the records, the Yellow Department's head said, "During the chaos, Profound Nine has achieved sales of eighty thousand heavenly hunt points. Well done."
Eighty thousand heavenly hunt points.
That was equal to eighty million human merit points.
Su Yu had earned this much in only a few days. This was unimaginable. Just from his commission, he could receive eighty heavenly hunt points. The blood essence of first-stage Sunmoons was valued between ten to fifty heavenly hunt points per drop.
Naturally, the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion would buy all first-stage Sunmoon blood essence at the standard price of ten points per drop. The prices would only be adjusted based on the races the blood essence came from when the pavilion was selling.
With his commission, Su Yu could purchase eight drops of the cheapest Sunmoon blood essence. There was no doubt that he had earned a lot from his commission.
As a member, he was also entitled to a forty percent discount. If he wanted, he could buy a lot of the cheapest Sunmoon blood essence from the pavilion before buying heavenearth profound light from the pavilion. Doing this, he could probably get a strand with only six heavenly hunt points.
Of course, he wouldn't be able to do this too frequently or the pavilion would stop selling to him. In any case, there weren't that many weak Sunmoons around for them to harvest blood essence from.
First Profound nodded, "Yes. He did well, but the pavilion did not earn that much. The unknown expert supplying us with heavenly source qi is the one who has earned a lot. We are merely breaking even from all the deals. We even need to pay a commission to Profound Nine for the transactions."
The department head did not seem too bothered about that. He said, "It's fine. At times, we can profit without actually making money. At the very least, the pavilion's reputation has improved significantly. By the way, do we know the identity of the mysterious expert yet?"
The large sales volume was mainly due to the unknown expert Profound Nine had found. Even the Yellow Department's leader was paying a lot of attention to this expert. Since that was someone with a large amount of heavenly source qi, was that someone with a heavenly source qi holy land in hand? Or was that an expert from a major race?
"Not for now. According to Profound Nine, that expert is very mysterious. They never met during the trades. They only transact through a system of drop-off points."
"That's a very cautious person." The department head was unbothered, "Perhaps that was a genius or an expert from a major race who has embezzled a large amount of heavenly source qi from their own race. This incident was the perfect chance for them to get rid of their embezzled heavenly source qi."
After all, heavenly source qi was something everyone needed during the previous incident. That would be the best opportunity to let go of some heavenly source qi for a good price.
The department head said, "Tell Profound Nine to pay close attention to that mysterious expert and update us with any findings. Also, the humans killed Silkwyrm King, throwing the entire Myriad Realms into chaos. This is the first death of an Invincible in fifty-one years."
A sigh rang out. The death of an Invincible was extremely shocking even to the Yellow Deparment's head.
This signified that the Invincibles were no longer invincible. They were no longer unkillable. Perhaps before long, a war between the myriad races would start. This time, humanity had completely surprised him.
The department head said, "Since Silkwyrm King is dead, so be it. We should focus on the Human Realm. The human Eternals are starting to move. After killing Silkwyrm King, the Human Realm will become the center of attention before long. This is especially true since Xia Longwu's dao affirmation is coming soon. His dao affirmation will definitely happen alongside the dao affirmation of several other humans, such as Zhou Polong, Qin Zhen, and others. I'm gathering everyone here today to talk about this. The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion needs to send more of our people into the Human Realm as well." Thɪs chapter is updated by NoveIＦire.net
A faceless elder asked, "Department Head, the various realms are under the jurisdiction of the two chambers. The four departments only need to focus on the Allheaven Battlefield. Is this related to us?"
The department head said, "Do you think the next focus of the Myriad Realms will still be in the Allheaven Battlefield? The two chambers might not necessarily share any secret they found. Something major is going to happen in the Human Realm in the near future. The four departments naturally need to take part in it as well. We also need to spread our business into the Human Realm. The Human Realm is no regular realm. This is even more so for Great Xia. Countless experts from countless races have gathered there. Invincible ruins might appear..."
He continued, "It will be too eye-catching for Eternals to enter the Human Realm. It is much safer for others to enter. Arrange for our own members to enter the Human Realm as soon as possible and build a communication system across the entire Human Realm. The two chambers have not been making much inroads in the Human Realm even after so many years. We will have to rely on ourselves.
"All four departments need to work together for this. I've discussed with the other department heads. The four departments will select a group of elites to enter the Human Realm. Each department will ready three elders, twenty white masks, fifty black masks, a hundred rainbow masks, and five hundred gray masks for deployment."
An elder exclaimed in surprise, "We're sending that many people? Won't we have nearly a hundred white masks and two thousand gray masks in total?"
The department head said, "The Human Realm is powerful and massive. We naturally need more people. Also, our people need to have some understanding of the Human Realm. They need to know how to speak and read in the human language. They also need to need some knowledge on the history of the Human Realm, the general situation of each prefecture, such as internal conflicts, factions, and so on."
Each department had to deploy three elders and twenty white masks. All of them needed to be elites. With that in mind, the elders sank into thought. Was the Human Realm dangerous? Yes. After all, they were outsiders.
An elder said, "Department Head, in the Human Realm, Great Xia, Great Qin, and Great Zhou are highly dangerous. Even Great Ming, which has risen to prominence recently, is very dangerous as well. Numerous Sunmoons died there not long ago. I don't think we can just send any elders or members into these prefectures. Don't forget the Dual Holy Prefecture where their two holy lands are located as well. Also, the Allheaven Prefecture with tens of millions of soldiers stationed there is also extremely dangerous..."
The department head nodded, "We can work on the details when we're picking our candidates. Those chosen to enter these dangerous zones will naturally receive additional reward and support."
He looked at First Profound and said, "First Profound, it's better for you to go as well. I have high expectations for you. Your subordinate, Profound Nine, has done very well this time. I think they will be a good candidate as well."
First Profound's expression under his mask changed as he said, "Department Head, Profound Nine is an ancient city resident. He can't leave..."
The department head nodded, "I'm aware of that. But it won't be an issue if we can supply him with enough heavenly source qi."
First Profound said, "Department Head, Profound Nine is only a white mask. We have plenty of white masks. It's too expensive to send him to the Human Realm."
He didn't know what the department head was thinking. Profound Nine had always been an ancient city resident regardless of whether it was the new Profound Nine or the previous Profound Nine.
Chapter 1095: I Understand Again! (2)
Why was Profound Nine picked for no reason? What could Profound Nine even contribute there? They even needed to supply him with a large amount of heavenly source qi. There was no need for this. Was it possible that the department head knew that Profound Nine was Su Yu? That shouldn't be possible.
First Profound was suspicious, not understanding what the Yellow Department's head was thinking. It was understandable for him to be picked. But it was quite abnormal for Profound Nine to be picked as well.
The department head said, "Profound Nine was able to make eighty thousand heavenly hunt points from this one incident. This trip to the Human Realm is my reward for his outstanding performance. You don't understand. The Human Realm is very unique. Their Invincible ruins are even more unique. It is only a matter of time before Profound Nine dies of death qi erosion. But according to the rumors, the Nanyuan ruin is quite high in level. If he can gain entry to that ruin, his connection to death qi might be temporarily severed, as though he has entered the Luminous Domain Mansion. The ancient city and death spirits won't be able to gain access to the Human Realm."
Understanding dawned on First Profound. He said in surprise, "Lord, you mean Profound Nine might be able to break free from the ancient city by entering the Nanyuan ruin?"
The department head nodded, "Yes. The death spirit who has converted Profound Nine will either be a Mountainsea or a Sunmoon. The hope of severing a death qi connection of such level is quite high. I'm doing this to give your dependable subordinate a chance to not die pointlessly in an ancient city."
The other elders hurriedly said, "Department Head, we also have some ancient city residents under us..."
The department head said, "They will be selected based on their contribution and ability. We might need to pay a high price to enter the ruin. Profound Nine has accumulated over a hundred thousand heavenly hunt points in contribution. That's why he's being given this opportunity. As for the heavenly source qi he needs, the pavilion will only supply seventy percent of it while he will supply the rest himself. If you have someone just as capable under you, I'll naturally allow them to enter as well."
After thinking about it, the elders concluded that it just wasn't worth it. It would be too expensive.
But First Profound was left quite speechless. He did not think this would work. Su Yu was converted by a death sovereign. The power of an Invincible was required to even attempt to sever a connection like that.
But...if the Nanyuan ruin was powerful enough...
No, wait. Suddenly, he recalled that wasn't the Nanyuan ruin essentially Su Yu's? He had a ruin in Nanyuan...this...might really work!
Su Yu had been turned into a living dead. If he could enter the Nanyuan ruin coupled with obtaining the help of Invincibles, he might really be able to break free. Great Xia King and Great Ming King might be in the Human Realm at this moment.
But first, the ruin needed to be powerful enough. Was it powerful enough?
First Profound believed that it should be quite powerful. Perhaps the rumors were true. It might even be a Pseudo Emperor ruin. But only Su Yu knew the answer.
Before long, he sent the message to Su Yu. Naturally, this wouldn't be easy to pull off. Firstly, Su Yu was no regular resident. He was a mayor. Could a mayor leave for long? Secondly, did he have enough heavenly source qi? Wait, it was pointless to doubt his wealth. Thirdly, would the death qi backlash be too powerful for someone like him? Fourthly, could he really sever a connection formed by a death sovereign?
First Profound was unsure. Whatever. Su Yu could think about it himself. As a mayor, leaving might not be possible for him.
***
The various races were also thinking about the Human Realm.
As for Grandstar City, the masses had decided that they would stop provoking Su Yu. It just wasn't worth it.
The sudden move of the human race had attracted the gazes of the various races. There was a need to reevaluate the human race and figure out what the humans were planning. They also needed to consider the multiple character faction. If Su Yu alone was already so troublesome, how about the others?
In the past, everyone believed that the multiple character faction was no longer as fearful without Ye Batian. But with Su Yu's recent actions, they had no choice but to take the multiple character faction seriously yet again. Who knew if the multiple character faction would produce someone like Su Yu again?
And thus, the Human Realm and Great Xia in particular became the center of attention.
As for the Silkwyrm King, he was already dead. What were they supposed to do about that? Were they supposed to declare war against the humans because of that?
The divines and devils were happy to see that. The humans had rashly killed an Invincible, causing all the minor races to be in deep fear. That way, they would be a lot more supportive of any action to cull the human race.
The humans were too big of a threat. Even the divines and devils would need to send at least ten Invincibles to kill one Invincible when invading a foreign realm. Meanwhile, the humans had easily killed Silkwyrm King with a much smaller number of Invincibles before anyone could detect it. That was too scary.
The myriad races would rather see the divines and devils dominate than the humans. This was the current position of the human race amid the myriad races. If they were too aggressive, they would cause the other races to be wary of them.
If they held back, what happened previously would happen again. Everyone would view humanity with disdain. In the end, the main issue was humanity's immunity to the suppressive force of the various realms.
The Invincibles of the minor races would basically be untouchable if they remained in their realms. But with humanity in the picture, that was no longer true.
***
A storm started brewing in the Myriad Realms.
Human Realm.
Great Xia City.
Heart Cultivating Pavilion.
Wan Tiansheng also heard about what happened. He inhaled deeply. Impressive. That fellow had stirred such a big pile of shit that even the stone statue was stirred out of the city. As for the death of Silkwyrm King, he wasn't too bothered about it. He had been expecting this to happen.
Great Qin King was no pushover. He had merely been stuck with indecisiveness due to numerous factors. This time, he had finally firmed his heart to actually do something. This was a good thing.
Of course, without first resolving the internal affairs of humanity, Great Qin King would never be able to fully let go of his misgivings.
This was what Great Xia was trying to do. Hopefully, this plan would remove some of the misgivings from Great Qin King's mind.
"Grandstar City...after this, nobody will dare to target that place anymore, right? In that case, all the attention can finally return to the Human Realm with Silkwyrm King's death..."
It had been way too difficult to carry out this plan. Great Xia had worked hard for so long but again and again, Su Yu alone had monopolized the attention of the Myriad Realms. Damn it! Finally! With this, that shit stirrer would calm down for a bit, right?
Even if that brat was unwilling to stop, nobody would go to him anymore. He would no longer be able to stir any shit. He should just enjoy some peace as a mayor.
Wan Tiansheng's thought returned to the vision he saw. Perhaps...that was inaccurate, after all. Even if it was accurate, that was probably an event many years in the future. Su Yu wouldn't be able to return to the Human Realm anytime soon after becoming an ancient city mayor.
In any case, he definitely wouldn't be able to return in time for the next major incident.
Wan Tiansheng exhaled deeply. Why was life so hard?
Nobody in the Myriad Realms could fight Great Xia for attention. Su Yu alone was the exception. He had been monopolizing the attention of the Myriad Realms for so long. Because of that, the Nanyuan plan had to be delayed again and again.
Even the opening of the Multiple Character Faculty and the release of the disassembly method had only been able to attract some minor figures. One ought to know that prior to Su Yu's shit-stirring, the disassembly method was the one thing everyone focused on.
"Finally, we're back on track."
Wan Tiansheng was greatly relieved.
Kid, just stay in the ancient city. Please stop stirring shit. Please. Just stop.
Yes. Wan Tiansheng was already traumatized by all the shit stirred by Su Yu. The feeling of everything running out of control was terrible. He did not want to feel that ever again.
***
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Meanwhile, Su Yu finally saw First Profound's message. He was greatly surprised. Returning to the Human Realm? Because that so-called Nanyuan ruin might be his hope of breaking free from the ancient city?
Su Yu was speechless. What bullshit was that? Nobody knew better than him that there was no ruin in Nanyuan. Then again, he was probably the only person who would believe that. Even Marquis Xia and the others probably believed that there was an undiscovered ruin in Nanyuan.
"Returning to Human Realm..."
Su Yu sank into thought. Could he? Or to be precise, what could he do even after returning? His gaze landed on the mayor's residence. He licked his lips, wondering if he could carry the entire ancient city back home. Or at the very least, could he carry the stone statue with him? That would be amazing!
With the stone statue, he would remain a powerful warlord even back in Human Realm. But without the city or the stone statue, Su Yu couldn't see what he could do back home. With his strength, he would at most be able to contend against Sunmoons. But he still wanted to go back.
Just look at how even the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was starting to send their people into the Human Realm. Not satisfied with sending only the two chambers on the task, even the four departments were getting involved. Clearly, the Human Realm was going to be the next center of attention.
"The Luminous Domain Mansion will probably take six more months to open. In the meantime, everyone will be focused on the Human Realm..."
Su Yu sank into thought. Then, he stood up and left the building. Perhaps it was time for him to have a talk with the stone statue. Previously, the burden of death qi on him had increased massively after the stone statue left. That gave him some new ideas. The stone statue could leave the city, but there were some limitations.
And the limitations were related to death qi.
A talk between them was needed.
Chapter 1096: I Understand Again! (3)
Su Yu returned to the fully repaired mayor's residence.
At the moment, the streets were devoid of people. Nobody dared to leave their buildings.
Su Yu did not hold back and sealed the city yet again. He did not care. He wouldn't allow them to leave. They would either have to convert or die. In truth, he didn't even need to do anything. After the battle in the city earlier, the city gates had shut automatically. They would only reopen after three days.
Naturally, that would do nothing to Su Yu. He could still leave the city as he pleased. It was only a matter of enduring more death qi. Was that even something to be scared of?
He would not allow the city gates to reopen three days later. At the very least, he had to get the eighth-stage Sunmoon nether and seventh-stage Sunmoon ape killed before letting the gates reopen.
After entering the mayor's residence, he went straight to the inner hall.
***
Inner hall.
The stone statue's eyes were tightly shut.
When the stone statue sensed Su Yu's approach, he started feeling uneasy from his guilty conscience. Was Su Yu here to confront him for leaving the city earlier? But soon, he forced himself to calm down.
This was Su Yu's responsibility as a mayor! Since he had decided to become the mayor, he had to bear the duties of a mayor as well! While enjoying the protection of the ancient city, he had to do his part as well.
That was most certainly not what Su Yu had in mind. Confronting the stone statue? Was that a joke? Him? Confronting someone capable of blasting an Invincible apart with one punch? Did he look that stupid?
Right after entering the inner hall, Su Yu flashed a friendly and easy-going smile, "Mayor Su Yu is here to greet you, Lord. I'm here to wish you a long life. May you prosper for eternity, overseeing the Myriad Realms with your boundless might..."
Su Yu was extremely courteous.
What nonsense. Wasn't it normal to be polite in front of an entity this powerful?
Alas, the stone statue offered no response. Su Yu was unbothered. He maintained his wide smile and spoke, "This time, you showcased your awe-inspiring strength to the world..."
At that point, Su Yu couldn't help but nod inwardly that this time, he was finally telling the truth. The stone statue's strength was indeed awe-inspiring.
"The various realms trembled under your boundless majesty that you have maintained since the ancient past..."
After unleashing a long string of praises, Su Yu continued, "This subordinate is confused about something. May you dispel my doubts, Lord."
This subordinate. He was emphasizing that term, reminding the stone statue that they were now on the same side. He was the mayor of the city. The stone statue was the guardian of the city. Perhaps the stone statue was even the first mayor. They were basically family!
After a short silence, a voice rang out from an unknown location, "Speak."
Su Yu was overjoyed. From complete silence to a willingness to talk. This was a good start. Very good.
"Lord, can this subordinate leave the city?"
"Yes, provided you're not afraid of the backlash. After leaving the city, you will need to bear double the death qi you're bearing right now."
In a normal situation with the city gates open, Su Yu only needed one and a half hours of cultivation per day to reach a balance between death qi and source qi in his body. The temporary increase previously did not count. Double that would increase his cultivation time to three hours. He had to dedicate three hours daily just to reverse the death qi in his body.
After thinking about it, Su Yu found it acceptable. He was the only mayor who could do this.
He asked, "Can I still enter the Heavenly Hunt Index?"
"Yes. As long as the death qi in your body drops below thirty percent, the index will be able to detect you once again."
Understanding dawned on Su Yu. So that was the case. Fortunately, he had been keeping death qi at fifty percent. In that case, he could drop that to a lower level as a precaution against any surprises.
The two answers had proven very helpful to him.
"Can this subordinate stop being a mayor?"
"..."
The stone statue sank into silence. This mayor was thinking of leaving! Why was he thinking of leaving instead of serving obediently as the mayor?
The stone statue did not feel like answering, but he still answered, "Yes. But as the mayor, you will need to pay a price for that. It also won't be easy to leave. You need to meet several conditions."
"Please enlighten me, Lord."
"Firstly, the death sovereign must die. Secondly, the death qi connection must be completely severed. Thirdly, you must survive the backlash from the attempt."
"..."
Su Yu was left completely speechless. Killing the death sovereign?
Was this a joke?
"Uhm...is there no other way except killing the death sovereign? Can't I break free by fully converting death qi to source qi? Won't that work?"
"That's not possible. Your death qi comes from somewhere. No matter how much you can convert, more will come. Of course, if you can outgrow the death sovereign, you can be the one transforming the death sovereign instead of the other way around."
"..."
Su Yu was stunned. What was the meaning of that?
"Lord, do you mean that if I'm stronger than the death sovereign, I can reverse-convert the death sovereign instead? I can turn the death sovereign back into a living person?"
The stone statue replied, "Yes. The devils have been trying to revive a death sovereign from their race. This is also the method they're trying to use. Of course, they're doing it differently than you. There is no need for you to know the exact manner they're doing it. You only need to know that the price for this is extremely high. Perhaps it is even more difficult than producing an Eternal from scratch. Of course, you're free to give it a try if you're confident enough."
Try his ass! Converting Xing Yue? Dream on! That was a death sovereign. The stone statue did not think that Su Yu would be able to convert Xing Yue even if Su Yu was an Invincible.
"Xing Yue's suppression on your cultivation is surprisingly low. If you can continue your rapid growth, Xing Yue won't be able to transform you into a death spirit."
Su Yu nodded. Clearly, this person knew a lot more than him.
Su Yu couldn't help but admit that the reversal art was indeed terrifying. If he could use it, how about others? If everyone could use it as well...these ancient cities would be much less scary.
Soon, he asked a different question, "Lord, I might need to take a trip back to the Human Realm in the near future. Can I take the city with me?"
"..."
What?
The stone statue remained silent. This brat was asking to take the city with him?
Su Yu carefully asked, "Lord, can the ancient city be moved? I remember receiving some vague information while inheriting the mayor's medallion, but I don't quite understand it. So can I move the city with me? After all, I'm still weak. I'm also plagued with death qi. I might die in the Human Realm. As your loyal subordinate, I can't do something as irresponsible as dying. I still need to bear more death qi for the city."
The stone statue wanted to say that this brat wouldn't think of leaving if he was really so responsible.
A long speechlessness followed.
Finally, the stone statue replied, "No. Taking the ancient city into the Human Realm might result in some unexpected changes. It might open a direct connection from the Human Realm to the Death Realm. That would be disastrous. The ancient city can be moved within the Allheaven Battlefield, but the death qi backlash will be very intense during the moving process."
"In that case...can you enter the Human Realm, Lord?" Su Yu asked carefully, "I wish to invite you on a tour of the Human Realm. Your departure might result in death qi backlash, but I am willing to bear some of the burden for you."
In short, he was offering to employ the stone statue as his hired thug by bearing some of the death qi. Naturally, he was very careful to bury that thought deep in his mind.
But the stone statue was able to easily guess what he was thinking. Once again, the stone statue was left speechless. What an imaginative person. He decided to ignore the stupid question.
Su Yu continued asking, "Lord, the Human Realm is a beautiful place. It is filled with wonderful sceneries, delicious food..."
The stone statue stayed silent as Su Yu rambled on and on.
"Lord, if I die in the Human Realm, the next mayor might not be as durable as me. I'm actually quite confident in my durability in terms of death qi endurance. Lord, for some reason, I can very easily incur jealousy in others. People will want to kill me for even a tiny reason. You saw what happened. Even when I'm hiding in the city, a lot of people are still trying to kill me."
The stone statue said, "When you enter the Human Realm, I'll remain in the Allheaven Battlefield. I can't help you across realms. I need to guard the death tunnel. I can't leave for you." ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel[f]ire.net
Su Yu was rejected. But the rejection was quite polite, with a clear explanation provided for the reason behind it.
Su Yu was feeling quite regretful. Not willing to give up, he asked, "Lord, is there really no other way? I have a feeling I'll somehow provoke Invincibles. They will kill me with one slap!"
The stone statue wanted to say that even if this brat was slapped to death, the damn brat probably deserved it. As a mere Cloudbreach, why was this damn brat stirring shit and provoking Invincibles all the time? Sure enough, those with good capabilities were also good at stirring shit. This brat was good at doing his job, but he was also extremely good at causing trouble.
"You can flee the Human Realm. The moment you leave the Human Realm, I can help you once."
He gave a promise. That was the most he could do. He would not do more.
Su Yu was overjoyed. The stone statue was telling him to run upon encountering trouble. The moment he moved out of the realm entrance into the Allheaven Battlefield, his big brother the stone statue would be there to back him up. There was nothing his big brother's fists couldn't solve.
Understood! Loud and clear!
Su Yu was very pleased with this result. Sure enough, his big brother was dependable.
Of course, the premise for that was his ability to actually leave the Human Realm.
Chapter 1097: Leaving The City (1)
Su Yu was very pleased to receive the promise of the stone statue.
Finally, he had something he could count on. This was the very first Invincible who had given him a definitive assurance to help him if he encountered trouble. Of course, this was a rather troublesome Invincible since the help could only be rendered in a specific location. Whatever. Su Yu decided to not worry about such a trivial issue.
Then, Su Yu thought of something and took two treasures out. He carefully asked, "Lord, these were dropped by your two defeated foes. Do you want them? If not, this subordinate is willing to keep them for you."
He was sure the stone statue wouldn't want them. The stone statue had no need for them. It was likely that he would get to keep them. With that, he would be able to legitimize his ownership over the two treasures.
And if he thought wrong and the stone statue wanted them, it didn't matter. He wouldn't lose anything since he couldn't use them yet. He would treat it as a payment to purchase a valuable backer.
The stone statue ignored the question. Clearly, the two treasures were of no importance to him.
Su Yu was relieved to see that. He said, "Lord, are these used to bear the weight of tri-life bodies? Can anyone use them?"
Once again, the stone statue spoke.
"To bear the weight of tri-life bodies, treasures of different attributes are required. For example, someone good at physical combat only needs a durable carrier. If it's a cultural researcher specializing in time and space, unique materials are required. The lightning divine, snowfrost divine, and earthfire devil races are examples of races with unique requirements for their carriers.
"Tri-life bodies can be weak or strong, and this can affect the types of carriers required. If a powerful ninth-stage Sunmoon wishes to capture a powerful tri-life body in the River of Time, regular carriers will not be sufficient.
Understanding dawned on Su Yu. He looked at the two items in his hands. One of them looked like a lump of iron while the other was something pearl-like.
The stone statue continued his explanation, "That lump of iron can be used as a main material for heaven weapon forging. It is a middle-tier heaven-grade treasure, the heavenly profound iron. That pearl is a dragon pearl that can be produced by peak Sunmoon dragons. It is very suitable for the dragon race."
Su Yu's curiosity was answered. One of them was the heavenly profound iron while the other was a dragon pearl produced by a peak Sunmoon. The dragon pearl definitely belonged to a dragon Invincible, but the previous owner of the lump of metal was still unknown. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the NoveI(F)ire.net
Well, there were only a few possibilities. Nevertheless, both were precious treasures.
"Lord, can I use them when I'm a ninth-stage Sunmoon?"
The stone statue answered, "Talk about that again when you actually reach that level."
Why was this damn brat worrying about that so early?
Su Yu recalled something else and said, "Lord, can I affirm my dao in the ancient city? If Invincibles try to beat me up during my dao affirmation in the city, will death sovereigns keep them busy?"
Wow. If that was possible, he would have nothing to fear even during his dao affirmation!
But the stone statue had to resist the urge to roll his eyes. Why was this brat thinking so far ahead?
"Nope." The stone statue shattered his dream and coldly said, "The so-called dao affirmation is the act of fusing all three bodies into one. To affirm one's dao, one needs to traverse the River of Time, fusing past and future with present, achieving eternity. Holy cities are filled with uncertainties. Any accident or carelessness can result in the rupture of the river. Death qi will attack. You will die. During dao affirmation, it is better to look for a place with no other distractions."
Su Yu was greatly disappointed.
In that case, he couldn't attempt his dao affirmation in the ancient city anymore.
At that thought, Su Yu said, "Lord, what if I form a circle with thirty-six ancient cities and affirm my dao in the middle of the circle?"
"..."
Yes, that was actually doable. Naturally, the stone statue did not answer. He did not feel like entertaining Su Yu anymore. What a great idea. What an annoying idea. The brat wanted to move all thirty-six cities together...before affirming his dao surrounded by the cities?
Perhaps the stone statues would be so annoyed that they would be the ones to beat the damn brat to death instead.
Grandstar didn't deign to give a response.
Su Yu felt regretful that there was no answer. So be it. He would think again in the future.
He left the inner hall, sank into thought, and put on his mask. He asked, "Elder, what benefits do we get from the assignment to the Human Realm? Also, since I can claim my heavenly source qi from the pavilion, is there an upper limit to this?"
"..."
First Profound was speechless when he received the message. The brat was so rich. Did he even need any heavenly source qi support from the pavilion?
Finally, this fellow was replying.
"Are you fine?"
"Yeah. During the battle, I hid in an ancient building. I was completely unaffected. With the grand reputation of our Heavenly Hunt Pavilion, nobody tried to target me in specific."
"Can..."
First Profound wanted to say something, but he changed his mind. He asked, "Are you agreeing to enter the Human Realm?"
"Is the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion entering through the realm entrance connected to the Allheaven Prefecture?"
"Unlikely." First Profound answered, "There are other entrances to the Human Realm. Most experts will enter through those entrances."
Su Yu was unsurprised. He asked, "Do you know the location of these entrances? Does the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion know a secret entrance?"
"Don't ask me. I don't know that. But the department, chamber, and spire leaders are probably aware of that. Without a secret entrance, there is no way we can send our spies inside."
First Profound asked, "Can you actually leave the ancient city?"
"Of course I can."
That simple reply left First Profound speechless again. After a momentary pause, he said, "All selected members will be gathering near Heavendoom City in a month."
"Why Heavendoom City? Just come to Grandstar City!"
First Profound was stuck speechless again. After a long pause, he replied, "They're afraid that nobody will survive a visit to Grandstar City."
Why else? With this damn brat there, who would dare to go?
How many people had died because of this brat so far? If it wasn't for the fact that the damn brat was stuck in Grandstar City, even Heavendoom City would be a place nobody dared to go.
Speaking of...
First Profound warned, "When you reach Heavendoom City, don't do anything rash!" In short, he was imploring Su Yu to not kill all the pavilion elites.
It was Su Yu's turn to be rendered speechless. After a pause, he asked, "Elder, are you going?"
"Of course."
Su Yu turned slightly wary. So First Profound was going as well?
That would be troublesome. This was someone who was aware of his secret identity. If this elder decided to track him, he might not be able to even escape. He had no way of solving the potential betrayal by this elder. But after thinking about it, he calmed down.
It would be fine. The city was still in the Allheaven Battlefield. He could notify his big brother instantly through the mayor's medallion. Further, he also had a big brother in Heavendoom City. He remembered how well he got along with Heavendoom City's stone statue previously. There, he had received a lot of benefits. Thus, the big brother there was family as well!
Right! What was there to fear? These people were the ones who should be afraid of him.
Good. This would be a great opportunity to test First Profound. If the elder wanted to betray him, that would happen within the Allheaven Battlefield. It would be much harder in the Human Realm since he would have the home advantage there. No matter how unpopular he was in the Human Realm, he still had Great Ming's backing.
"Elder, will I get some little brothers for this mission? Like being in charge of an entire team of people."
"Yeah, that's possible." First Profound told the truth, "This time, twelve elders and eighty white masks are being deployed from the four departments. With only twelve elders, we don't have enough people to control the operations in all thirty-six prefectures. Thus, some white masks will be put in charge of some prefectures. You can try to fight for this. This will help in your future promotion into an elder."
Su Yu said, "Elder, why don't we do this? You can be in charge of Great Ming while I can be in charge of Great Xia. The two are right to each other. Together, we can control the entire Human Realm!"
Just look at how kind he was! He was letting the elder have Great Ming, which was practically his home! Naturally, there were benefits to doing this. If this elder tried something funny, he could contact some Great Ming experts and have this elder dealt with.
Yes, elders were all Sunmoons. They were strong. But so what? It wasn't like Great Ming did not have any late-stage Sunmoons. In fact, there were several of them. First Profound ignored the proposal. That was something neither of them could decide.
Meanwhile, Su Yu was starting to plan his actions after returning.
He thought of something and asked, "Elder, will we be promoting our transaction platform in the Human Realm as well? The index copies don't work in the Human Realm, right?"
"Yeah. But the department heads are thinking of a solution. We might take our usual solution for situations like this. The pavilion will produce an improved index and install it in the Human Realm, temporarily extending our coverage to the Human Realm as well."
Amazing.
The improved index would need to be at least a heaven weapon or it wouldn't be able to do that.
How rich. If he could get his hands on it...forget it. This wasn't something he should think about for now.
The conversation lasted a while and eventually, the elder ended the connection with impatience. He was tired of dealing with Su Yu. The damn brat had way too many questions, asking for ways to rob or take advantage of the pavilion in a roundabout manner.
The damn brat was even trying to rope him in! First Profound was very speechless. Had the brat gone mad? Him? Robbing the pavilion alongside the brat? Did the brat think that the Invincibles of the pavilion were all blind?
Since the elder was not accepting his offer, Su Yu had no choice but to stop.
One month.
He would return to the Human Realm after one month.
It was already the end of August in year 351 of Anping Calendar. Thus, he would probably enter the Human Realm at around end of September or early October.
"One month...I guess I should enter seclusion and cultivate while I wait. I have plenty of resources and money so I should forge my body more."
He had only reached fifty-three body forgings. The seventy-second forging was still quite far away. He had nineteen forgings to complete. In a month, he could probably complete five forgings. The difficulty would increase the higher his level was. The speed would also slow down considerably.
He wanted to reach at least fifty-eight forgings before entering the Human Realm. This was a rare chance to openly return without exposing his whereabouts to anyone. Why? Because he would return with the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion's secret realm entrance.
That way, everyone would believe that he was still in the ancient city. Some would believe he was dead. Meanwhile, he was back in the Human Realm. He did some calculations and noted that twelve new Sunmoons had hidden in the city after the previous incident. He decided to ignore them for now.
After three days, ten of them would become residents. As for the remaining two, they would probably keep struggling. He could simply seal the city again. That should be enough to destroy the little bit of hope they were still harboring.
With an increased number of Sunmoon residents, even when he was away, they would take a lot of burden off him and the city. Of course, Su Yu was confident he could withstand the burden of death qi even without them. As for the population census he had been wanting to do, he decided to wait.
He also needed to toss the guard and commander medallions of the city out onto the streets. Perhaps some people would pick them up. These people were probably unaware that the mayor could shift some of the death qi on them through the medallions.
Yes, he should do this. In fact, he should toss these medallions in front of the buildings those Sunmoons were hiding in.
Su Yu did not choose to enter seclusion in the mayor's residence. That place was simply too dangerous. It was the first place anyone would attack if they wanted to kill him. That palm attack from Devil King Lade had taught Su Yu a good lesson.
After entering a random ancient building, Su Yu started his cultivation with heavenearth profound light. He would exit after one month.
Chapter 1098: Leaving The City (2)
It did not take long for, the consequences of Silkwyrm King's death to arrive.
Several Invincible auras appeared near Eastrift Valley. The Invincibles of the divine and devil races started leaving their territories, looking like they were going to surround humanity.
Humanity had quite a lot of Invincibles. Several human Invincibles were given the chance to sneak off and kill an Invincible while the divines and devils weren't paying attention. This time, they had decided to put some pressure on the humans.
With this, if the human Invincibles dared to sneak off again, they would leave themselves open for an attack from the two races.
Vanguard Regiment, Eastrift Valley.
A large room had been temporarily switched into a meeting room of Invincibles.
Great Qin King calmly said, "These fellows are all staying opposite Eastrift Valley. I doubt they're trying to surround us. They're merely trying to keep us occupied so that we can't pay attention to the matters in the Human Realm. I believe a large number of experts will sneak into the Human Realm soon."
He was no fool. He could see that those Invincibles were doing this to create an opportunity for others to act. Some experts would take this chance to sneak into the Human Realm while they were kept busy.
Beside him, Great Song King smiled, "Should we send some people to patrol the boundless void?"
Great Qin King waved his hand, "No. Going alone is too dangerous. But if we send too many people, it might really create an opening for them to attack here."
He looked at Great Xia King and said, "What's going on? Why is there suddenly a Nanyuan ruin? You stayed there for quite a long time. Did you not notice the ruin before this?"
Great Xia King replied coldly, "I didn't notice anything previously. People only started paying attention to that place after Su Yu appeared. Back then, I was suspicious of that place as well. Dongyuan, Xiyuan, and Beiyuan (East, West, and North Origins) had each produced a ruin. I did wonder if there was one in Nanyuan as well. That was part of the reason we sent Liu Wenyan there. But we never found anything..."
It was too hard to reach a proper conclusion.
The Invincibles sank into thought.
After a short silence, Great Qin King said, "Because of Su Yu, Nanyuan is now the center of attention. The various races are wondering about how powerful the Nanyuan ruin is to produce a monster like Su Yu. At such a young age, he was able to easily rise to the top of the Heaven Index, killing Sunmoons and causing massive troubles affecting all realms." "Some are suspecting that he might still be alive even after keeping the ancient city sealed for half a month. Also, a stone statue has stepped out of an ancient city for the very first time. They suspect that this might be related to Su Yu as well. Don't forget that together, the thirty-six ancient cities can be considered a massively powerful faction."
A lot of people were placing their hope on Nanyuan. If a stone statue could leave an ancient city, was there a way to subdue these stone statues? If that was possible, it would be huge.
Even Great Qin King turned solemn as he said, "These stone statues are very strong. Lade was not weak, but he was easily defeated. Even if Lade wasn't as strong as me, he was definitely comparable to Old Xia and the others..."
Great Xia King's face fell, but he said nothing. Why was this guy using him as an example?
"A stone statue or two might be weaker than a Pseudo Emperor, but that might change if there are three or five of them."
Great Qin King inhaled deeply and continued, "And there are thirty-six of them. And an unknown number of death sovereigns. The thirty-six ancient cities are definitely comparable to a major race."
That was a very powerful faction. They could not be neglected.
After thinking more, Great Qin King said, "Great Xia or Great Ming should send some people and investigate the city. It will be even better if they can establish contact with Su Yu. If the human race can obtain the help of the thirty-six ancient cities, an alliance between us will be able to contend against the alliance of the divines and devils."
This was very important.
But Great Xia King wasn't too hopeful about it. He said, "It won't be easy. Also, is he still alive after that attack by Lade?"
Someone else said, "Summon Su Long over and investigate with his blood essence..."
"Su Yu is already a living dead. Su Long's blood essence might not work anymore."
"This is not a good idea. If Su Yu is still alive, this might attract his hostility."
"Hostility? The human race slaughtered an Eternal for him. Because of him, we're now surrounded in all directions. He needs to show some gratitude for what we did."
"..."
Great Qin King waved his hand and interrupted the other Invincibles, "Enough. This stops here."
Everyone sank into silence. Shortly after, someone said, "Great Qin King, do you still remember the unknown Sunmoon clones and the matter of Ye Batian's death?"
Great Qin King looked at all the silent Invincibles. After a long while, he said, "Since we're going to talk about this, we might as well be more straightforward. That person might be one of you. But I doubt anyone will agree to open their sea of willpower for investigation."
Nobody had anything to say. That was true. Even father and son needed to think carefully before opening their sea of willpower to the other. This was not something to be done lightly.
"Even if that's possible, who can be sure of the exact number of Sunmoon characters that person has formed over the years? Even if we know the number of sacrificed Sunmoon clones, we still can't be certain of the culprit."
Everyone sighed. True. This was simply too difficult to track.
Great Qin King said, "Thus, I only have this to say. I don't care if that person is among the people present today. I only hope that this will not happen again. Back then, we didn't suspect Ye Batian's death too much. But thinking back, the entire matter was too suspicious. You acted once. And acted again. It might not be too late to stop now. But if you insist on acting again, do not think that humanity is completely helpless toward you."
Silence descended.
After a short wait, Great Xia King said, "It's pointless to say all this. That fellow is determined. Also, how are we sure that's even a human?"
He explained, "Even now, nobody has seen their true body. Perhaps this entire thing is a trick to cause internal strife within humanity. I've considered this before. I also suspected someone before. But after years of observation, I found nothing."
The someone he mentioned was none other than Great Zhou King. At that, many gazes landed on Great Zhou King.
But he acted indifferent.
He continued playing with the cup in his hand. His presence was so subdued that if one didn't focus on him, one might not even notice that he was there. This number one expert of Knowledge Seeking Realm was terrifyingly inconspicuous.
Great Qin King said nothing about that. Instead, he asked, "Old Zhou, are Polong and the others multiple character cultivators or not?"
That attracted a lot of gazes toward Great Zhou King.
Great Qin King was the only person who would ask such a sensitive question directly.
After a short silence, Great Zhou King shook his head, "No."
Great Qin King nodded and asked no further. He would take Great Zhou King's words for it.
At that thought, he looked at the Invincibles again and said, "I know that some of you are secretly training some geniuses, and a lot of them are multiple character cultivators. These people are all training in minor realms. They are all decently talented and strong, and some have even reached great fame in their respective minor realms."
Nobody said anything.
Great Qin King asked, "But can they really grow into people we can rely on? Can any of them really take on the important role of reactivating our suppressive force? Most of the minor realms they dominate are already the realms under the control of humanity. Their fame and domination might only be due to the respect the locals are showing toward humanity. That does not mean that those people are truly strong. Sooner or later, these people need to leave those minor realms. If they keep showcasing their prowess only in the minor realms, they will gain a narrow perspective of strength. There aren't even Eternals in those minor realms. It is not smart to remain frogs in a well."
The minor realms under humanity's control were mostly incapable of producing any expert above the Sunmoon Realm. And no outside Invincibles were interested in entering those realms.
Perhaps such minor realms could produce some geniuses, but Great Qin King did not believe that these geniuses would grow into people of substantial strength by staying only in those realms. At the very least, their perspective would remain constrained.
There was a very good example of this. The Allheaven Battlefield was filled with Sunmoons. Even Invincibles could be seen every now and then. Su Yu hadn't even left the Human Realm for long yet he had already witnessed several battles involving Invincibles.
In such a place, people like Su Yu would view Sunmoons as experts, but absolutely not as powerful overlords. Invincibles could be considered overlords, but they were still not strong enough to lord over the Myriad Realms. Not even Pseudo Emperors could lord over all Invincibles in existence.
Meanwhile, Sunmoons were generally considered supreme overlords in these minor realms. The death of a mere Mountainsea was enough to shock the entire minor realm.
Meanwhile, a Mountainsea dying wouldn't even produce much shock in the Allheaven Battlefield. And that was due to perspective.
The geniuses of minor realms would set their sights on Mountainseas and Sunmoons while the geniuses of Allheaven Battlefield would set their sights on Eternals. Dao affirmation would always remain their goal.
Great Qin King was aware of what these human Invincibles were doing. He had been letting them be. In a way, this was also one of the many attempts humanity was making to break free of its current predicament.
This wasn't a bad thing. It would still give humanity some hope.
But he disapproved of letting these geniuses stay in minor realms all the time. The minor realms weren't even as dangerous as the Human Realm. What manner of powerful opponent could these geniuses encounter staying in minor realms?
Even the geniuses who had grown up in the Human Realm would leave to temper themselves. Thus, it was even more important for the minor realm geniuses to leave and experience the wider world.
One of the Invincibles nodded, "That's true. They need to leave and see the world. Even people like us have only grown significantly after the major battles back then, eventually becoming Eternals."
"Since the Human Realm is currently in chaos, why don't we send some of those people back? This will strengthen their sense of belonging. For these geniuses who have grown up outside the Human Realm, the Human Realm isn't really their home."
"The myriad races will send some people into the Human Realm before long. This is a good opportunity for these hidden geniuses to witness the strength of the myriad race geniuses."
"The Luminous Domain Mansion is opening soon. The human candidates have yet to be finalized. We can allow these people to fight for the slots as well. It will be regrettable for a genius to miss the opening of the Luminous Domain Mansion."
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The Invincibles spoke up one after another. Some were the ones with secret geniuses, and some weren't.
They all agreed with Great Qin King's proposal.
Great Han King smiled and said, "It naturally won't be an issue to let them out. I only worry that...the outside geniuses might end up wiping the floor with them, destroying their confidence. That would be unfortunate."
"Don't tell me Great Han isn't training any geniuses in secret."
Great Han King laughed, "We are training some. But to speak the truth, I was quite happy with them previously. However, that has changed. I feel like they still lack something. Sigh. When it comes to the multiple character faction, the Great Xia's line is still the line with the greatest potential. What a pity."