Chapter 1503: Tai Shan (2)
Su Yu was left quite speechless.
He could only say that the department head had truly gone mad.
Everyone had been labeling him, Lan Tian, and Wan Tiansheng lunatics. But this human from the first epoch was also mad. Sure enough, Old Wan was right. At times, the three bodies would be in conflict with each other.
This was most likely the situation the department head was in. Did he blame the department head for this? Not really. A master and a race. That was indeed a hard choice. For example, Su Yu's teachers were Liu Wenyan and Bai Feng. If they told him to kill Great Qin King, what would he do? His teachers and his race. How should he choose?
Su Yu was sure he would struggle with the decision as well. However, he had never expected to see a supreme expert struggle with himself to such an extent. He found this sad, and he felt helpless.
That was such a powerful human. His assistance would be enough to deal a major damage to the myriad race experts here. But he also rejoiced that this was a human. That was why the department head had struggled to obey Heavenly Overseer Marquis' order to kill him.
Suddenly, He Tu asked, "What is your name?"
"Tian Yue."
He Tu blanked out slightly and muttered, "Tian Yue...I remember you. You...are that guy. You affirmed your dao all those years ago. You are the descendant of a human king. So it's you..."
He knew Tian Yue. After all, they were both fellow humans from the first epoch. Back then, they were in a similar situation.
Su Yu couldn't afford to waste more of his time on the department head. He sent Xing Yue a voice transmission, "Lord, please help me again..."
Xing Yue looked at Su Yu coldly.
She seemed to be hesitating, or perhaps she was communicating with the other death spirits. After a short moment, she replied, "The other two disagree. Only Dummy agrees. There are only the two of us..."
Su Yu had mixed feelings about this.
Xing Yue had agreed. But he was still absorbing her strength. She was actually quite weak in her current state. However, Dummy was quite strong. What should he do here?
After consuming a drop of Invincible blood essence, his aura had risen significantly. However, his body was bloated and damaged. He was still unable to fully withstand the strength of an Invincible. However, it did not matter. At worst, he would only need to eat more of his lotus roots. At his current level of strength, the roots were no longer as effective on him. But these roots were still good enough to restore his body.
As for Great Qin King and the others, he had no way of delivering the roots to them. Even if he could, the roots wouldn't help as they were too strong for the roots to be helpful.
"At this point, I can only start fighting Invincibles..."
At that thought, he consumed another drop of blood essence."
"You can stay back, Lord. Get Dummy to join me. Lord, help me. Try to stop the death sovereigns from killing the other humans."
He could see that Xia Longwu and the others were struggling.
Xing Yue agreed, "I can slow them down."
Then, Dummy nodded blankly and flew toward Su Yu. As for Xing Yue, he flew toward Xia Longwu and roared, "Stop! What are you doing?"
Some of the death sovereigns knew her, and some didn't. One of them asked in surprise, "What are you doing, Xing Yue?"
Xing Yue declared coldly, "I am converting them into my subordinates. Piss off."
"What?"
The death sovereigns blanked out.
Xing Yue looked outside the city and shouted, "Are you helping me or them? They are here because of the laws. The laws are our mortal enemies. Fail their mission. Have the Source Return Blade waste its strength on them. Perhaps this will allow us to remove the blade altogether."
Even Su Yu was stunned upon hearing those words. He had never taught her that. Since when did she learn to use her brain? Was her brain actually reliable?
The surprised Tuofa asked, "You mean..."
"Stop them from completing their mission and make the Source Return Blade attack them. Exhaust the Source Return Blade and remove it, fully opening the death tunnel. Do you need me to say more? At the moment, we are free from the heavenly laws. But sooner or later, the Source Return Blade will come after us. After all, we have still gone against the heavenly laws by being here."
"Will we really be punished?"
Tuofa was unsure.
They looked at He Tu questioningly. After a short pause, He Tu said, "I'm not sure. Maybe. It's safer to listen to Xing Yue."
Tuofa raised his voice in fury, "He Tu, have you been fooling us all this while?"
So they would be punished by the heavenly laws after returning to the Death Realm? They had never considered this before. In that case, why did He Tu persuade them to leave? But He Tu was unsure. This was his first time doing something like this as a death spirit.
Xing Yue said, "At this point, we can only deal with the heavenly laws if you don't want to descend into eternal slumber."
Tuofa said, "Even if we stop them, the heavenly laws will only punish them slightly. That won't be enough to weaken the laws. Do you take us for fools?"
Xing Yue said, "Yes. But there are eight of them here. After killing more Invincibles, there will be even more of them. Ten. Twenty. That will be enough to drain the Source Return Blade. Furthermore, the laws have already been drained significantly due to Su Yu. The Source Return Blade is still a divine weapon. The heavenly laws will not have as much control over it. The Source Return Blade takes priority over the ancient assembly here."
The death sovereigns were still furious. He Tu had fooled all of them! They would be punished by the heavenly laws after this! Even knowing this, He Tu had invited them out of the Death Realm.
Alas, they were left with no other choice. Furious, the eight death sovereigns joined Xing Yue and surrounded the eight newcomer death sovereigns.
Silence descended.
Xia Longwu, Zhou Polong, Zhu Tianfang...
They were normally very good at maintaining their calm. But now, all of them were staring at Su Yu with stupefaction. Even Great Qin King and the Invincibles around him had the urge to do the same.
Holy shit!
Was this really happening?
Just how many experts had Su Yu colluded with?
Was he an expert socializer?
The ancient cities, the soul devourers, the death spirits, the five elementals...
More importantly, he had colluded with multiple death spirits, including one who was surprisingly good at talking.
Even He Tu was staring at Su Yu blankly.
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Was this really happening?
Just how did Su Yu brainwash Xing Yue into such a loyal companion?
Su Yu's mouth dropped. He...he swore he had merely given her a simple suggestion to make her buy some time for him. He had truly never expected this to happen.
Holy shit!
Xing Yue had learned to use her brain! Xing Yue had learned to fool others! Holy shit! How? How was this happening? Weren't death spirits supposed to be dumb? Did Xing Yue eat anything good for her brain recently?
Tuofa and the others were furious. Thus, they only surrounded the newly arrived death sovereigns but did not fight. While surrounding them, Tuofa gnashed his teeth and threatened, "Don't move. Wait until you fail your mission and your punishment arrives. Think this through. If you dare complete this mission, you die. Wait for the Source Return Blade to punish you and help us deal with it or die."
He was furious. But he could only do this. He really wanted to kill someone.
Xing Yue said, "Dealing with the Source Return Blade is the best method to ensure our safe passage in and out of the Luminous Domain Mansion. Why are you so angry? Removing the Source Return Blade is the same as killing Grandstar for me. You should be happy that so many experts have gathered here to help you with the Source Return Blade."
The death sovereigns blanked out slightly before muttering in realization, "That...is true!"
After dealing with the Source Return Blade, they would be the masters of the Luminous Domain Mansion. That...wasn't that great? They all looked at Tuofa. Should they stay angry? Meanwhile, Xia Longwu and the other humans were sneaking far away from the death sovereigns like obedient little kittens.
That was enlightening. Never had someone broadened their horizons so much before. They couldn't help but admit that Su Yu was the craziest human alive.
Not even Great Qin King was as crazy.
Just how many Invincibles had he colluded with? When Xia Longwu and the others did a calculation inwardly, all of them were shocked. The number of Invincibles he had colluded with had probably surpassed the number of Invincibles humanity had.
That was how an overlord should be! In comparison, Great Qin King was only strong but he had zero social skills.
When the five Invincibles reached Su Yu, they exhaled in relief. Yes. They were truly relieved.
Qin Zhen said pitifully, "Stop exhaling in relief. Don't forget my old man!"
Yes, yes, none of them had forgotten his old man. But all of them were too heavily injured to help. Thus, they all gazed at Su Yu hopefully. Could he collude with more Invincibles? Were more helpers coming?
Look at that fate Invincible. He was looking quite free at the moment. Could Su Yu collude with him as well?
Oh, there were also the likes of September, Skyeater, and Hollow. They were all capable of fighting Invincibles. Could Su Yu collude with them as well?
Su Yu understood the meaning behind their gazes.
He thought about it, gnashed his teeth, and said, "Brother September, are you here? I am a human who has obtained the inheritance of the iron devourers. I have mastered the 72-Forged Iron Devourer. Are you willing to lend me a hand?"
At that, September appeared and looked at him doubtfully, "You...sure enough, an expert of my race saw you before. He said that you might have learned our 72-Forged Iron Devourer. What a surprise..."
Su Yu hurriedly added, "That's not all. Not long ago, I received the blessings of an ancient iron devourer after completing my 72-Forged Iron Devourer."
The expression of September turned even weirder as he said, "I see. No wonder. No wonder something felt off that day. Are you talking about the day you forged your weapon?"
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September sighed and took a large bamboo out. He said, "So be it. Humanity might not lose. I shall...help you once out of respect for your seventy-two forges."
Once again, Xia Longwu and the others blanked out. Was this...really happening?
"Hollow..." Su Yu shouted.
Not far away, Hollow scanned the battleground and said, "I need at least one petal of the nine-leaf skylotus. I need it or I won't be able to affirm my dao. If you agree, I will fight with my life on the line."
Su Yu gnashed his teeth and said, "Yes, if we manage to get the skylotus."
"Deal."
"Skyeater..."
A ferocious beast appeared in the sky and looked at Su Yu. When he saw Su Yu, his heart thumped.
Su Yu and four human Invincibles.
Hollow, September, the five elemental Invincible, and Dummy. There were nine of them in total.
After thinking about it, Skyeater said, "My royal father said that you gave him the Clearbright Bird Realm."
"That's right!"
"I want an immortal king corpse, a devil king corpse, and a divine king corpse..."
"Deal."
Skyeater gave his answer, "Deal."
Xia Longwu and the others were further stunned.
Su Yu shouted at them, "Start killing! What are you waiting for?"
Then, he shot off.
Meanwhile, Xia Longwu and the others were so excited they felt like crying. As for Qin Zhen, he laughed and cried at the same time as he said, "Daddy Su! You're my daddy from now on! Please save my old man!"
Blood Fire Devil King and the others were alarmed.
Holy shit!
Great Qin King was stunned as well. While coughing blood, he continued swinging his spear in a robotic manner while muttering, "Human Emperor?"
The dao of emperors?
Was this the dao of emperors?
He felt as though...he had witnessed an Emperor in action.
An Emperor ruling the Myriad Realms.
Chapter 1504: Tai Shan (3)
Sure, Skyeater had clearly only agreed after judging the situation, but he had still agreed. Only the result mattered.
Boom!
An even more intense battle erupted.
Lan Tian, Skyeater, Hollow, and September were not Invincibles. But they were able to engage two Invincibles in battle, instantly putting the two Invincibles at a disadvantage. The two unlucky Invincibles were dragons.
Xia Longwu and Qin Zhen joined hands against a different Invincible while Zhu Tianfang and Zhou Polong joined hands against another Invincible.
They were keeping six Invincibles busy. The humans and their allies were holding the upper hand. Out of the eleven Invincibles fighting Great Qin King's past body, six had been dragged off. Dummy, in particular, was incredibly impressive. He challenged two opponents alone.
Two more Invincibles were dragged off from the battle with Great Qin King. Before anyone knew it, only three Invincibles stood before Great Qin King's past body. All three of them were greatly alarmed. That was not all. With a smile, the five elemental Invincible dragged another off.
This shouldn't be happening!
No!
Far away, the fate Invincible looked around, seemingly coming to a realization that he was the only person still not in battle. Even He Tu were already busy dealing with the other death sovereigns. He Tu's feelings were complicated. He did not want to help the humans. But he was also happy at the prospect of killing the myriad races. Thus, he had decided to deal with the heavenly laws as well. After all, even more death sovereigns would appear before long.
After looking around, the fate Invincible looked at Blood Fire Devil King and Great Qin King's present body. He couldn't judge who the final victor would be. But...it seemed like he would be in trouble regardless of the victor. He had to make his choice now. To run or to fight?
Blood Fire Devil King roared, "Null Seer, the fate race was nearly eliminated by the humans during the third epoch. Are you going to keep watching? Are you waiting for the humans to kill you?"
Boom!
Just then, Su Yu landed a punch on an Invincible who had just taken a spear strike from Great Qin King. With a rumble, the Invincible exploded.
Su Yu was overjoyed.
"He...only has one body left?"
Right. Great Qin King had killed a lot of bodies so far. There wasn't much of this guy left. Look at how his body had exploded after only one punch. In his joy, Su Yu rained down even more punches.
Suddenly, Great Qin King felt relaxed. Wow. Only a weakened opponent was left. This felt so much easier than before.
As for his present body, he had assigned it only one mission: keeping Blood Fire Devil King busy. When they were done with the others, they could join hands against Blood Fire Devil King.
As for his past body, he wasn't too bothered. He would recover it if he had the opportunity. If not, it didn't matter. Someone else would eventually rise to take his place. He had caught a glimpse of hope from the battle today.
Boom!
The intense battle continued.
After looking around, the fate Invincible looked at the skylotus. Just then, Su Yu said, "Help us and you can get three petals of the skylotus. I never go back on my words."
Three petals.
"Do you think you can survive without killing all these people? You have not acted when they were losing people left and right. Recall how the divines, devils, and immortals usually act. Do you think they are the same as humans? Do you think they will hold back out of fear when they are angered?"
Su Yu continued, "The humans will need to be wary of provoking September and the others if we do act against you. What about the devils? Do you think Blood Fire Devil King has such fears? Great Qin King is already heavily injured. We won't be able to kill too many people after this. We all have our secrets. We can keep our secrets together or even push the blame onto the death spirits after this."
At that, numerous dead gazes landed on him.
Xing Yue cursed inwardly. Did he really think that death spirits would not dare to kill him?
Was he tired of living?
Su Yu appeared completely indifferent. He said, "I know the way of opening the transference portals for all death spirits. I am also capable of bringing death spirits back to life. He Tu can serve witness to that. Esteemed death sovereigns, if you trust me, forget about these insignificant matters."
The death sovereigns looked at He Tu. With a nonchalant tone, He Tu said, "I trust him. You are free to decide if you trust him as well."
Boom!
Right at that moment, Su Yu swung his blade and released his Mark of Civilization, taking the dead Invincible into his book.
Instantly, his book shook violently.
It was struggling to digest a devil king.
Sure, that was only one out of three bodies, but it was still a devil king.
Shortly, a confused death sovereign appeared. Before he could react, he was dragged over and tossed into the group of death sovereigns in the middle. All in all, ten death sovereigns were surrounding nine death sovereigns.
Tuofa warned, "Stay still. Wait for the next one."
The newly arrived death sovereign was still confused. The one beside him said, "Just stay still and watch the show. The more people we have, the better it will be. Perhaps we might really succeed."
The confused death sovereign looked at Su Yu longingly. He wanted to complete his mission.
That was his target.
He wanted to do it.
Why couldn't he do it?
***
Outside.
Crimson clouds gathered in the sky and a rain of blood fell from the clouds.
Eleven Invincibles dead.
An Invincible sighed and asked, "Just what is going on inside?"
Could anyone give him an answer?
Eleven Invincibles had died.
It did not seem like things were going to stop anytime soon. Soon, the twelfth Invincible died. The faces of the nethers fell. Their sole nether king in the mansion had died.
A short while later, another Invincible died. This time, the dragons' faces turned unsightly. Just what was happening inside? How did thirteen Invincibles die when it had only been half a month?
***
Seventh level.
The fate Invincible had just ambushed a dragon king. When he noticed all the gazes on him, he sighed helplessly and said, "Let's do it. Kill them all and keep the secret together...even if the secret will leak before long."
At this point, all he could do was kill to eliminate all potential witnesses. This might be his sole path of salvation. As one Invincible after another died, things became more and more straightforward. Suddenly, a massive explosion erupted.
Su Yu had just killed an Invincible with the assistance of Great Qin King's past body.
Great Qin King's past body was showing signs of dispersing, but that wasn't because of the damage dealt to it. Rather, it was because Great Qin King's present body had just been blown apart by Blood Fire Devil King.
In the sky, Blood Fire Devil King panted heavily and said, "Truly unexpected. This is truly unexpected."
The remaining Invincibles attempted to regroup with him, but it wasn't easy. After some time, they finally succeeded in regrouping. Blood Fire Devil King, three other devil kings, one divine king, and one phoenix king. That was all.
Six Invincibles.
On the other side, there were five humans, one fate, and one five elemental. The death sovereigns and Pseudo Invincibles like Hollow were not counted.
Twelve.
Including the mad Heaven Department head, only thirteen Invincibles were left in total.
Seventeen had died.
Nobody had expected this.
Looking at everyone, Blood Fire Devil King laughed and said, "Qin Guang, how much of your strength do you still have?"
Great Qin King sank into silence.
Not much.
He was left with only one badly damaged past body.
Blood Fire Devil King laughed and said, "Even after winning here, do you think you can survive after leaving the mansion? Both of us have suffered heavily from this..."
Blood Fire Devil King sighed and continued, "However, there is no guarantee that you can win."
The Invincibles behind him were all looking pale. They felt terrible. The losses had surpassed even their wildest expectations.
Looking at the skylotus that had bloomed seven times in the sky, Blood Fire Devil King said, "Great Qin King, it seems like you won't win."
Great Qin King replied nonchalantly, "In that case, let us continue. Luck will determine the winner."
Blood Fire Devil King still had all three of his bodies. He was very strong.
Great Qin King raised his spear, inhaled deeply, and said, "I believe I can still keep you busy for a while. Everyone, kill the others before surrounding him. It doesn't matter how strong he is. He will die. I am a living proof of that."
Su Yu looked behind him and saw that a large number of death sovereigns had arrived.
Seventeen Invincibles had died. Apart from Spiritvenge and the immortal king, the rest had spawned a death sovereign with each death. Fifteen death sovereigns were surrounded by ten death sovereigns. Xing Yue sent him a voice transmission, "Don't bother looking at us. We can't help. If we help, these fellows will take the chance to cause trouble. Not all death spirits are willing to take the punishment of the heavenly laws."
Su Yu frowned. Only now did he realize how strong a ninth-degree Eternal could be. Sure, he was very strong himself as well. He had killed two Invincibles with the help of Great Qin King. His body was on the process of completing the fifth transformation. He had intended to rely on the skylotus for his transformations, but killing these Invincibles had helped him reach the fifth transformation. This was quite a surprise.
He inhaled deeply. He understood that Blood Fire Devil King would be their biggest obstacle today. If they continued fighting, a lot of them might die.
He gnashed his teeth and sent a voice transmission, "When the skylotus finishes blooming, snatch it and follow me into the eighth level. I will be using my trump card."
All of them looked at him with an odd expression.
Great Qin King replied, "There are too many of us. There are hundreds of human survivors. Without an ancient post, you won't be able to take so many people with you. Just go alone. We will do our best to kill all these people. Nobody can know that I'm here. Su Yu, thank you. I hope...the future humanity includes you as well...Everyone will be suspicious after my death here, but they will still be wary and suspicious of the information. However, we have to kill all these people to keep the others guessing."
He knew the consequences of his death. But he also knew that the myriad races would be wary so long as there was no confirmation. He had someone standing in for him. He had to remove Blood Fire Devil King from the equation. Without him, humanity would be in trouble.
"Just take a gamble." Su Yu said, "I am the mayor of four cities. Perhaps that is enough to take more people through. Maybe some of us have ancient posts as well. They can help with the quota. But if we really don't have the quota to take everyone...decide for yourself who to abandon. Don't ask me."
"No." Great Qin King said, "We can't set the precedent of abandoning one of us when we're in trouble. Just go. My apologies for all that has happened to the multiple character faction. It is pointless to say this now since it has still happened. You are free to seek your revenge in the future. I...won't be interfering anymore."
He left something unsaid. He might not be around to interfere anymore.
Su Yu frowned. This geezer was quite stubborn. Why was he insisting on dying? Blood Fire Devil King was too strong. There was no guarantee of victory. Was Great Qin King not aware that he was already crippled?
Just then, far away from them, the realm barrier rippled. Then, multicolored clouds appeared in the sky. A voice with boundless emotions rang out, "I, Yun Chen, has finally achieved my dao."
His emotions were complicated. He had affirmed his dao.
Su Yu and the others blanked out. Dao affirmation? Here?
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Yun Chen?
Holy shit!
Where did he come from?
The intense battle between the Invincibles had left the entire seventh level ravaged.
Great Qin King was on the verge of dying.
And suddenly, Yun Chen had decided to show himself.
Realm barrier...
Su Yu blanked out slightly. He had been assuming that his teacher and the others were safely tucked away with the rest of the humans. He hurriedly asked, "Where's my teacher?"
"Gone..."
Zhu Tianfang answered awkwardly.
Su Yu did not lash out in anger. Rather, he stared at the realm barrier in surprise. Yun Chen. And his missing teacher. Holy shit!
Did they...somehow go into Old Zhou's cell?
Holy shit!
Su Yu sent Hollow a voice transmission, "Can you teleport us all near the realm barrier?"
Hollow thought about it and replied, "Maybe...but don't put up any resistance or it will fail."
Numerous ideas emerged in Su Yu's mind as he asked, "Can you take Xing Yue with you as well? Just her..."
"Yes, if she doesn't resist."
Su Yu sent Xing Yue a voice transmission, "Lord, someone will be teleporting you later. Don't resist. The seventh level is over. Leave with us."
"Hmph! Do I need your guidance?"
In Su Yu's ears, that was a yes.
Su Yu sent Hollow a voice transmission, "Space will start shaking violently later like all the times before. Snatch the nine-leaf skylotus first before taking us all to the realm barrier. Do you understand?" For origınal chapters go to nοvelfire.net
"What?"
"Stop wasting time. Do it and live. Don't do it and die. It's very simple."
Su Yu had decided to unleash his trump card. He was determined to kill Blood Fire Devil King at all costs. The skylotus had bloomed eight times. It was near completion.
Noticing that Blood Fire Devil King was on the verge of attacking, Su Yu spoke, "Blood Fire Devil King, there is no deep hatred between us. How about this? Hand us the skylotus and allow us to repair Great Qin King's bodies. Both of us will benefit from this arrangement. We will leave each other alone. With this, we won't need to worry about exposure after leaving the mansion. What do you think?"
Blood Fire Devil King laughed and said, "Su Yu, you are the reason we lost. Will you really spare us? You need to know that when those outside learn of all this, you will be everyone's target..."
Su Yu said indifferently, "I'm used to it."
Blood Fire Devil King blanked out slightly before laughing with amusement. Yes. That was true.
He grinned and said, "Sure—"
Just then, the skylotus finished its final blooming. Hollow vanished into the void. Blood Fire Devil King was about to do the same as well, but he was blocked by Great Qin King's spear.
After the skylotus was plucked, the River of Time behind it appeared. Hollow ignored the river. This was a rather powerful river, but he was an expert in space. Something like this couldn't suck him in, not when he had received Su Yu's reminder about it.
With the skylotus in hand, the overjoyed Hollow thought of fleeing alone. But that thought only lasted for a split second. Then, he wrapped his power of space around everyone. Nobody resisted, allowing him to teleport them all away.
No, there was an exception. Great Qin King's calm voice rang out, "I'll stay to stop them or none of you will be able to able to escape."
Rumble!
He swept his spear out, determined to create an opening for the others to escape.
Su Yu's expression changed. What joke was this? Everyone could die except Great Qin King. Stop messing around!
"Are you trying to leave? Where are you going? Why are you leaving?"
Blood Fire Devil King's expression changed as he realized something as well. No. He couldn't allow them to leave.
Suddenly, the silent Dummy spoke to Su Yu, "You...life death fruit...give me...I smell it...give me, I stop...him..."
Su Yu blanked out slightly as he noticed the slight radiance in Dummy's eyes. That was a look of boundless complicated emotions.
"Give...me..."
Su Yu did not have the time to hesitate. He gnashed his teeth and tossed the life death fruit over. When Dummy swallowed the fruit, the look in his eyes became more and more complicated. Then, an extremely powerful aura erupted from his body.
He threw a punch at Blood Fire Devil King, but he seemed to be struggling not to pull the punch back. He muttered with regret, "I...am not a human anymore. My nature as a death spirit...will return soon...Qin Guang...leave!"
Dummy gnashed his teeth and said to the surprised Great Qin King, "You...go...you...banner..I...am dead..."
"Y-you're..."
"Go!"
Dummy roared and threw another punch out, stopping Blood Fire Devil King from interfering with the teleportation. He was unimaginably strong.
Great Qin King's expression changed as he realized something. Just as he was about to speak, Su Yu said, "Stop resisting! Leave!"
Dummy was clearly suppressing his nature as a death spirit forcefully. This wouldn't last long. Whatever. He was already dead. Su Yu couldn't afford to do anything else.
Great Qin King gnashed his teeth and stopped resisting. Sensing that, Hollow exhaled in relief and teleported everyone away. As for Dummy, he attacked Blood Fire Devil King as the look of clarity in his eyes faded slowly. He roared helplessly and attacked with an even higher intensity as that happened.
When Su Yu and the others reached the realm barrier, Great Qin King grabbed Yun Chen, who was busy affirming his dao. Yun Chen blanked out slightly, but he did not resist since it was Great Qin King.
Su Yu asked, "How do we enter the realm barrier?"
When Yun Chen looked over, the realm barrier split open. A dirty Bai Feng revealed himself and asked doubtfully, "You're coming as well?"
"Go! Go in!"
The confused Bai Feng opened the hole wider and allowed the others to enter.
Then, Su Yu looked back and gnashed his teeth.
Die. Die, everyone!
"Tai Shan!"
"Tai Shan!"
"Tai Shan!"
Su Yu shouted dozens of times before stopping.
Boom!
"Tai Shan!"
This time, everyone could hear that furious howl. It was as though the world was ending as the entire seventh level shook violently.
In the sky, a face appeared.
A face with boundless fury and resentment.
"Tai Shan! You deserve death!"
Boom!
As that face looked at the Devote King's residence and the lotus pond, he roared with fury, "Damn it! How dare you insult me so?"
A gigantic palm dropped down from the sky.
Tai Shan! Die!
How dare Tai Shan shame him so?
This was an absolute humiliation!
Everyone should die! Everyone who had witnessed this should die!
After jumping into the realm barrier, Su Yu shouted, "Shut it! Now!'
The confused Bai Feng did as told. Inside, everyone panted heavily, including Great Qin King. All of them were staring at Su Yu with stupefaction. Who did he collude with this time?
Who was that?
That guy was too terrifying.
Even Great Qin King was horrified of that person.
Who was that?
A mere incomplete face was enough to cause even someone like Great Qin King to feel fear.
Holy shit!
Great Qin King could hear the furious and resentful roars outside.
"Tai Shan! Where are you?"
Everyone could hear that question.
Where was Tai Shan?
How dare Tai Shan grow flowers on his arse? How dare Tai Shan?
The Source Return Blade soared into the sky, but it was blown away by the face with a single breath.
"Tai Shan! Where are you?"
"I will kill you!"
Boom!
The gigantic palm dropped down, destroying everything and all residences on the seventh level. Damn it! Who did this? How dare they build houses on his arse?
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"Tai Shan! Where are you?"
"I will kill you!"
The face in the air was indistinct, but it was incomparably powerful.
Numerous buildings were flattened. Numerous treasure zones were destroyed.
Old Zhou was furious.
The world was ending.
The Invincibles behind Blood Fire Devil King were killed by the massive palm before they could even flee. A death tunnel opened as the various death sovereigns tried to escape. However, Old Zhou opened his mouth and blew at the tunnel, sending a violent storm into the tunnel.
"Death spirits?"
Old Zhou did not pay the death spirits more attention. The storm ravaged the tunnel, cutting the death spirits inside into pieces.
Old Zhou started looking around.
Where was Tai Shan?
He heard Tai Shan's name. Who? Who was it?
Where was Tai Shan?
Suddenly, Old Zhou focused on the bug he had just killed. The bug had returned to life. It was Blood Fire Devil King. After losing one body, he had returned to life before flying toward the entrance to the eighth level without any hesitation.
Old Zhou sneered and bit down at him.
A crack rang out.
The body fell apart.
However, a red beam continued shooting toward the entrance. There, a robotic voice rang out, "Position?"
"Blood Fire, general of the devil race."
Old Zhou did not attack further. Instead, he muttered doubtfully, "Three Body Method...why is someone cultivating such a trash method? How did someone reach the ninth degree with such a trash method?"
He was too surprised. It shouldn't be easy for one to become an Eternal cultivating such a trash method. Yet someone had cultivated it to the ninth degree.
A devil?
Why was a devil cultivating such a trash method?
Was this devil untalented?
Or had their elders failed in educating their juniors?
Still confused, Old Zhou blew at the entrance. The storm started assaulting the entrance. After a few moments, a silhouette appeared from the entrance. The moment that silhouette saw Old Zhou's face, he vanished fearfully and shut the entrance completely.
"He's back!"
That was what the silhouette said when he saw Old Zhou's face.
That was the guard of the eighth level.
Old Zhou looked at the entrance in confusion. Who was that?
"Is Tai Shan not around?"
Inside the tunnel to the eighth level, the storm from Old Zhou's breath cut Blood Fire Devil King's final body apart. When calm returned, only a ball of light was left. The ball of light gathered a drop of blood and slowly grew a body from it. After a while, the body was rebuilt.
However, it was incomparably weak. It could be destroyed at any moment. Boundless fear could be seen in Blood Fire Devil King's eyes. Who was that? Who was that? He was certain not even a Pseudo Emperor would be so strong. How terrifying. Not even the heavenly laws could harm that person.
Just who was that?
An ancient Emperor?
What was this?
***
Seventh level.
Old Zhou's face continued moving around in search of Tai Shan.
Where was Tai Shan?
Then, Old Zhou noticed the mad Heaven Department head who was still fighting with himself. With a confused look, Old Zhou muttered, "Conflict of three bodies...another Three Body Method, another ninth-degree Eternal..." The rıghtful source is novèlfire.net
What era was this?
Why were the people of this era still cultivating this trash method? Talent wouldn't be an issue for someone capable of reaching the ninth degree. In that case, why were they cultivating the Three Body Method?
More importantly, why was a human cultivating such a trash method?
A human? Cultivating the Three Body Method?
Only garbage would cultivate such a method. Was a ninth-degree Eternal garbage?
There was a clear weakness to this method.
By fusing three different bodies, one would have three bodies and three minds. It would result in instability and self-destruction...
Old Zhou was incredibly powerful.
Just with his partially awakened willpower, he could easily see through many things. With one breath, he reached Heaven Department head's past and obliterated all three bodies. Three seas of willpower remained. With a curious expression, Old Zhou blew at the three seas of willpower, fusing them into one.
Just as he was about to continue toying with his new toy, he recalled something and muttered, "Tai Shan...I'm looking for Tai Shan..."
At that, he blew the sea of willpower into the River of Time behind the skylotus and mumbled, "I was wronged. Yes. I was wronged. I did not slaughter humans. They framed me for something I didn't do..."
He did not!
Tai Shan had wrongly accused him! That was merely an excuse to punish him!
Tai Shan only wanted to kill him!
At the thought of Tai Shan, Old Zhou grew furious again.
As for the Heaven Department head's sea of willpower, it entered the River of Time and vanished.
As Old Zhou roamed the seventh level, the entire level was flattened. Slowly, the Source Return Blade landed on the ground. The death tunnel was still open, but not a single death spirit remained in the tunnel.
The death spirits had either died or escaped. Not one of them had the courage to remain. As for He Tu, he had fled through the death tunnel at the first sign of trouble. He had even dragged Dummy with him. Thus, the massive seventh level had been completely emptied of people.
The furious Old Zhou continued searching the level, but Tai Shan was nowhere to be found.
Where was Tai Shan? He did not bother to give the realm barrier a look. That was a part of his body. What was there to see there?
As he searched, his anger calmed. Slowly, his mind grew foggy again.
With a tiny bit of indignance, Old Zhou roared, "Tai Shan! I will find you! I will!"
Boom!
Once again, the seventh level shook violently.
Then, Old Zhou's face vanished.
***
At the same time.
Outside.
Numerous Pseudo Emperors and ancient experts appeared.
A rain of blood was falling from the sky.
These super experts were staring at the White Jade Gate solemnly. The gate was trembling violently. Numerous messages had been sent into the mansion through the Heavenly Hunt Index, but they did not receive any reply.
At this point, all the tunnels had collapsed.
Yes. All of them.
The intense trembling had collapsed every last one of them.
The various Invincibles and ancient experts stared blankly.
All...dead?
That intense trembling had caused even the Allheaven Battlefield to shake. The entire Sea of Stars was raging, with towering waves soaring into the sky.
"All...dead..."
Someone muttered with disbelief and pain. Was everyone dead?
Everyone?
All the tunnels had collapsed. That was the only conclusion they could reach. One tenth? No, this was total annihilation. What was going on? What happened in there?
Great Zhou King and Great Xia King were blanking out as well. All dead?
Not a single survivor?
No, that was not possible.
How was that possible?
Great Qin King was still inside. He wouldn't die. He wouldn't!
Great Xia King looked at Great Zhou King, swallowed, and said, "No...no, this isn't real. I...didn't feel Longwu's death..."
That was someone sharing his bloodline. He would be able to sense the death of someone like that. Xia Longwu was not dead.
Probably.
Nobody could be sure since they couldn't see through the Luminous Domain Mansion.
Suddenly, everyone looked at the Heavenly Hunt Index. The index was capable of recording the auras of all these people.
When they looked at the index, they exhaled in relief. Some of the names were still on the index. In that case, there were probably some survivors left.
An ancient expert said, "Are they all dead? Or are some still alive? But without the tunnels, can they still return?"
After a long silence, the Heavenly Overseer Marquis said, "I believe many have died. Something major has happened inside the mansion, resulting in such intense tremors. But without the tunnels, they will remain trapped in the mansion. Eventually, they will all die."
That sank some of the hopeful experts back into despair.
"How can we repair the tunnels?"
"That is not possible. The tunnels will only reappear during the next tide."
No reply came.
However, some Invincibles smiled upon hearing that. They were not saddened to hear that.
Such as the immortals.
What was sad about this?
This wasn't a bad thing.
They had lost all their people in the mansion even before the major incident. Thus, this was a good thing for them. Everyone inside had died. Since everyone had suffered from this, they would no longer be disadvantaged by their losses.
This wasn't a bad thing.
The immortals had lost five immortal kings. The other races had lost a lot as well. Five divines, seven devils...and probably more than four humans. They suspected that Great Ming King was inside as well.
This result came as a relief for some races.
Some people looked toward the ancient city curiously, but the ancient city remained calm. They were unsure if Su Yu had also died in the mansion.
Was Su Yu really in the mansion? Even now, they couldn't be sure.
If Su Yu was inside as well, then he must be dead.
But since the ancient city was not reacting, they could only wait.
An ancient expert sighed and said, "The Luminous Domain Mansion has been around for countless years. Is this the final opening? Will there be a next opening?"
Nobody could answer that question. This opening was too different from the past. More importantly, the various races had suffered massively from this opening. Numerous Invincibles had died.
Someone else said, "Let's keep waiting. The mansion will shut in half a month. Perhaps...perhaps there is still a way for those inside to leave."
Nobody said anything.
Would that happen?
Nobody knew.
But they still wanted to know the truth. What happened to cause something like this? The losses were simply too big.
The mansion had been around for tens of thousands of years. This was the first time something like this had happened. This was also the opening where a record number of Invincibles had entered.
Chapter 1506: Cleaning Up (2)
Seventh level.
Inside the realm barrier.
A group of people was waiting silently inside a large building.
Everyone stayed silent.
But the sounds of heavy breathing made it clear that none of them was calm.
They all stared at Su Yu with an odd expression.
Wasn't that trump card of his a tad bit too terrifying?
Meanwhile, Bai Feng and the others were looking around curiously. What happened?
Yun Chen looked confused as well. He had just completed his dao affirmation. Why wasn't anyone asking him about that? He had been dragged back into the realm barrier right after his dao affirmation.
Also...wasn't that Great Qin King? Why...did Great Qin King not feel like Great Qin King? This Great Qin King was too weak and emotional. Just look at how he was blanking out with his eyes wide. Was this still the widely feared supreme expert of humanity?
"What..."
"Shhh!"
Bai Feng was stopped before he could ask his question.
Bai Feng was left speechless. What was this?
After a long time, Great Qin King spoke, "I think he's gone."
He looked at Su Yu and asked, "Who's that man?"
"Old Zhou."
"Great Zhou King?"
As the other exclaimed in shock, Su Yu said indifferently, "No, a different friend of mine. He's quite mad, but he will appear when I call for help. He lives in the Luminous Domain Mansion. But whenever he appears, he will kill indiscriminately. Thus, I won't call for him unless absolutely necessary."
"Your friend?"
They stared at him blankly. Was he being serious? That guy...his friend? Please stop messing around!
Su Yu continued nonchalantly, "That's someone from the ancient past. He's an expert from before Human Emperor's era. Old Zhou was Human Emperor's greatest competitor before the unification. Ultimately, Old Zhou was defeated and locked in the Luminous Domain Mansion. I got to know him accidentally. I can communicate with him for a bit when he's awake, but he also tends to go berserk randomly. There's nothing I can do about that."
Su Yu sighed and continued, "I wanted to take Old Zhou out of the mansion and conquer the Myriad Realms with him, but it looks like that won't be easy."
That further stunned everyone. Hollow, Skyeater, and the other ferocious beasts swallowed nervously. Was he being serious?
Taking that guy out?
Good heavens!
Taking someone so terrifying out would most certainly plunge the world into chaos. Countless people would die and countless realms would be destroyed.
That was an extremely horrifying existence.
They couldn't fully trust Su Yu's words, but they also didn't dare to neglect his words.
Bai Feng asked in astonishment, "Old Zhou? Who are you talking about? What happened, Su Yu?"
Instead of answering, Su Yu asked curiously, "Teacher, why are you here?"
"I cut the cell open and came in for my research. Why do you ask?"
Wow. Amazing.
Su Yu didn't even know what to say anymore. Should he be impressed? How did his teacher do this? How did he move into Old Zhou's cell?
This was probably the only place safe from Old Zhou. Su Yu wouldn't have awakened Old Zhou if it weren't for the safety of this place. When Old Zhou first appeared, even Su Yu himself was trembling from fear.
How terrifying.
As they conversed, the atmosphere started turning weird. That was mostly due to the weird racial composition of the people there.
Hollow, Skyeater, September, fate race, five elemental race, and death spirit race.
Yes. There was a death spirit among them. Xing Yue was still silently at the side, overlooking everyone with an air of cold arrogance.
Everyone, including Great Qin King, was staring at Su Yu, the great socializer.
Just how did he...convince so many people to cooperate with him?
What now?
Great Qin King had been greatly weakened, but the humans were in a strong position. Including Yun Chen and Great Qin King, they had six Invincibles left. Of course, a few of them were as good as crippled, but Yun Chen, Zhou Polong, and Zhu Tianfang were still mostly fine.
But among the survivors were quite a number of non Invincibles capable of fighting Invincibles. What now? Should they turn against each other?
The human Invincibles were struggling to make a decision. Great Qin King had been greatly weakened. If word of his injuries leaked, things could get very troublesome for humanity.
What should they do?
Everyone looked at Su Yu for a decision. After all, he was the one who had brought them all together.
Su Yu appeared indifferent. With a wave of his hand, a silhouette shot out from Zhu Tianfang's body.
The little furball shouted in joy, "Yummy! We're together again!"
Zhu Tianfang was incapable of completely trapping the little furball. Su Yu said, "Release Yellow Nine. How is my Teacher Liu doing?"
Zhu Tianfang released Yellow Nine. When he heard the question about Liu Wenyan, he hesitated and said, "I never found him and Hong Tan. I only saw them once in the Devote King's residence, but they have vanished since then. Perhaps..."
Su Yu sank into silence, but Bai Feng appeared unworried. He said, "It's fine. They might have entered the eighth level."
When Su Yu looked at Bai Feng with surprise, Bai Feng explained, "We heard that there are a lot of treasures there. Some were cultural researcher treasures left by ancient past experts. Only those with ancient posts can enter, but my martial uncle seems to have such a post. Prior to entering, he said that he wanted to take a look there..."
"He has an ancient post?"
Su Yu was surprised. Where did his Teacher Liu get such a post?
An ancient post could only be conferred during the ancient past.
"He inherited it."
Bai Feng explained nonchalantly, "He received it from the fifth principal. It hasn't been useful up until now."
Great Qin King added, "Yes. Ye Batian had such a post."
Su Yu could only accept that they might have entered the eighth level.
After regaining her freedom, Yellow Nine looked at Su Yu before looking at Hollow without saying anything.
Su Yu couldn't be bothered to waste his time. He said, "Give me the skylotus, Hollow."
Hollow looked around cautiously and said, "After getting the skylotus, will you..."
Su Yu said, "Just hand it over. Don't worry. Humanity might hold a slight advantage here, but I am a man of my word. If humanity dares to trouble you, I'll side with you."
After a slight hesitation, Hollow took the skylotus out.
The skylotus swayed about gently above Su Yu's palm, as though it were alive.
Su Yu directly tore a petal off and tossed it at Hollow.
That caught Hollow completely by surprise. He hurriedly grabbed it, but he didn't dare to say anything. Things still felt too dangerous here. And the addition of a petal in his hand only made him feel even more unsafe.
Su Yu looked at the others and asked, "Does anyone have Invincible corpses from the divine, devil, and immortal races?"
Great Qin King shook his head, but Zhu Tianfang answered, "I have two immortal and one divine corpses, but all of them are rather damaged. The devils had all died together. I didn't get the chance to grab their corpses."
"Give the corpses to Skyeater."
Skyeater swallowed and said carefully, "I can accept the immortal corpses. It doesn't matter if they are damaged. I prefer immortals..."
Zhu Tianfang looked at Su Yu and sighed before tossing a storage ring at Skyeater.
Then, Su Yu looked at September and said, "Senior September, you helped because of my cultivation method. Thus, I don't have any treasures for you. But I am not one to forget my grudges and favors. I won't forget this favor."
September continued chewing on his bamboo silently.
Su Yu looked at the fate Invincible, who was also looking at him with an odd gaze. Noticing Su Yu's gaze, the fate Invincible said, "I can settle with only one petal..."
Su Yu said nothing and tossed three petals over. Like Hollow, the fate Invincible felt even more unsafe with the petals in his hand. He noticed the numerous gazes that had landed on him after he received the three petals.
He was the last to join the battle, yet he had been rewarded with three petals.
How did that feel?
Great? Or dangerous?
The humans would probably be dissatisfied. They had only kept their peace because Su Yu was the one doing the distribution.
Hollow was most likely dissatisfied as well.
The fate Invincible, known as Null Seer, felt extremely uncomfortable here. When he looked at the three petals in his hand, he grew even more nervous. He felt as though he would die before he had the chance to spend this newfound wealth.
"Mayor Su, it's fine. One is enough...I can even settle with zero...I...I..."
Su Yu said indifferently, "I never go back on my words. I promised you three, so you received three. I only hope that you learn to shut your mouth after leaving the mansion. If you can't, I will take my three petals back along with interest. Do not doubt me."
After a short silence, Null Seer said, "I won't say anything. I...am willing to give one to Brother September. Are you fine with this, Mayor Su?"
"Sure."
At that, Null Seer tossed a petal to September. After looking at both Null Seer and Su Yu, September grinned.
Su Yu ignored them.
Then, he tossed a petal to Xia Longwu. He took a carrier treasure out and said, "Prefect Xia, this is my gift out of respect for Brother Huyou. Consider this my repayment for his friendship."
Xia Longwu said nothing, but he accepted the gifts. He needed to rebuild his bodies. With a petal and a carrier treasure, it wouldn't be an issue anymore. Newest update provıded by ɴovelfire.net
After a short silence, Su Yu tossed a petal and a carrier treasure to Qin Zhen as well.
"This is my gift to honor Great Qin."
Qin Zhen was overjoyed. He hurriedly said, "From now on, you're my brother!"
He had completely forgotten that he had called Su Yu his daddy not long ago. Su Yu did not mention that since it would be rude with Great Qin King around.
Next, he looked at Great Qin King. After giving out six petals, he was left with three. Noticing Great Qin King's weakened condition, he shook his head and said, "Great Qin King, your injuries are too heavy for even the skylotus to heal. Just deal with it yourself. It's a waste to give you these petals."
"..."
Great Qin King was stunned speechless. After a long while, he said, "You're right. I am left with only a past body. Even a complete skylotus won't be able to heal me fully."
Su Yu nodded, "Therefore, I'll be keeping the remaining petals myself."
"..."
Great Qin King laughed, "That is only natural. You deserve it for your effort this time."
Lan Tian asked grudgingly, "What about me?"
Su Yu shot back, "Why do you need this? Even if I give you a thousand skylotuses with nine thousand petals in total, will that be enough?"
Lan Tian answered gloomily, "No."
That was why. What was the point of wasting the remaining petals on him?
Su Yu had completed four transformations thus far. With three petals, he should be able to complete his seventh transformation, right?
He had also killed several Invincibles earlier with the help of others. The heavenly rewards were rather bountiful. Thus, the rewards and the petals could probably push him to the eighth transformation.
That would leave him with only the final transformation to worry about. Great Qin King was too strong for him to help. Great Qin King would need better treasures or a new path of cultivation to recover to his peak. In any case, even his past body was as strong as a seventh-degree Eternal.
As far as Su Yu was concerned, that should do for now. Great Qin King only needed to act better to hide his injuries for now. Naturally, the best way to keep the secret was to silence all the people here. But that was against Su Yu's principles. Furthermore, it wasn't like these people could be killed so easily.
Chapter 1507: Cleaning Up (3)
Finally, Su Yu's gaze landed on Xing Yue.
Noticing her cold expression and recalling that he didn't have anything good to offer her, he cupped his fists helplessly and said, "Lord, your loyal subordinate promises to sweep through the Death Realm for you and make you the lord of the Death Realm in the future."
Xing Yue didn't even deign to give him a reply.
The kid was being too overconfident.
Heh.
As for Bai Feng, he looked at Xing Yue fearfully before looking at Su Yu. He couldn't hold back anymore. He asked, "Can anyone tell me what happened now?"
Damn it. He was still completely clueless.
Su Yu explained expressionlessly, "Everyone outside is probably dead. That's all I know. How long have you been here, Teacher?"
"I came here not long after arriving at the seventh level."
He switched to voice transmission and said, "Send them all away! I discovered a big secret here!"
Su Yu's eyes flickered as he said, "The seventh level is probably peaceful now. Everyone, it's time for you to leave."
When everyone looked at Su Yu, he signalled Bai Feng to open the realm barrier again. Then, he cupped his fists at the others and said, "I don't have much to say. Great Qin King, take care. Your injuries are heavy, but you don't need my help. I can't help with much anyway. You know humanity better than me."
Great Qin King sighed, stood up, and asked, "Have you considered...returning to the human race?"
Su Yu shook his head, "No."
"So be it." Great Qin King looked at the others and said, "We owe you our lives. Race? Greater picture? Home? A lot of things suddenly feel pointless. If I do die, I hope to see you at the Eastrift Valley again. Take care, Su Yu."
Then, he turned and left. Seeing that, the others left one after another.
When Xing Yue wanted to leave as well, Su Yu said, "Lord, where are you going? Things are unclear out there. We don't know if the death tunnel is still open. Please wait a bit. We can go together."
Xing Yue resisted the urge to say that she did not need his guidance.
Did she not know that?
Thus, she stood still near the exit, acting as though she had not heard Su Yu's words. Su Yu did not mind. He only needed her to stay, not her answer.
Suddenly, Xing Yue said, "The Source Return Blade might still be around..."
Su Yu nodded, "It's fine. Things might not be safe yet. Great Qin King and the others might not necessarily stay on the seventh level. They will probably try to descend to the sixth level. We can take our time looking for the blade later."
He did not intend to look for the blade. It might be powerful, but he didn't care. He was leaving the blade for Great Qin King. He was no longer capable of maintaining humanity's fragile unity.
But with the blade, Great Qin King might be able to maintain some of his grip over humanity. Of course, there was no need for him to say those words clearly.
Beside him, Bai Feng pushed him and sent a voice transmission, "There's a storage ring on the ground."
Su Yu said indifferently, "I saw it. Great Qin King left it. He was worried that I would refuse it, but I was also worried that he would take it back if I mentioned it. Thus, we both pretended to not notice it. After such a big sacrifice, I naturally deserve a repayment."
The others stared at him with stupefaction.
He...saw it?
They had thought that he didn't notice.
Su Yu rolled his eyes. Of course he saw it. But what was he supposed to say?
Was he supposed to refuse it?
Wouldn't that be too fake?
But it would also be embarrassing for him to accept it directly.
This was much better. Great Qin King could leave it behind and he could pick it up. There was no need for them to talk about it.
After picking the ring up, he checked the contents. He was left quite impressed. With a smile, he said, "Not bad. Great Qin King managed to grab three Invincible corpses and six carrier treasures during the battle. These treasures are almost worth as much as what I gave out."
"..."
Bai Feng complained, "Is this how everyone does things nowadays? Throwing around carrier treasures like nothing?"
Su Yu laughed, "This is nothing, Teacher. So many Invincibles die this time. What a pity that some must have been destroyed during the battle. Some are probably lost. Most of the corpses are probably gone as well. So much Invincible blood essence is lost. Sigh. We can only let it be."
He had given out two carrier treasures, but he had received six. As such, he had made a profit of four carrier treasures. Including those he had used, he had collected roughly twenty carrier thus far.
Very few people were left in the realm barrier. Apart from Wu Lan and the others, there were only Xing Yue and Lan Tian, who was staying in the body of a scholar. It was unknown if this was his sole remaining clone.
***
Outside the realm barrier.
After looking at the shut realm barrier behind him, Great Qin King looked at the devastated seventh level. Finally, he looked at the others and said, "Let's go to the sixth level."
Qin Zhen hurriedly asked, "Father, how about your injuries? Should we try our luck on the eighth level?"
Zhu Tianfang suggested, "We should look for the Source Return Blade. Uncle Qin, Su Yu did not mention the blade. He is probably not intending to claim it for himself. With that blade, you might be able to keep your enemies wary of you."
Great Qin King sank into silence.
Zhu Tianfang continued, "I know what you're thinking, but the human race needs this. Badly. The moment words of your injuries spread, humanity will be in trouble. You might believe that it's better for Su Yu to have the blade, but he won't be able to keep the seniors in line after returning if we allow humanity to descend into chaos now."
After a short silence, Great Qin King said, "I'll take a look. If I can take it with me, I'll do it. If not, we'll let it be. Also..."
He looked at the non-humans around them and calmly said, "Upon returning to your races, you can tell them everything, excluding anything involving Su Yu. Yes. Including my injuries. With the Source Return Blade, I might be able to hang in there for a little bit more time. I hope you can do me this favor."
None of them dared to protest. They all cupped their fists at him in agreement. Even a weakened tiger would still be feared.
Even with only one body left, Great Qin King still felt incredibly dangerous for them. Null Seer was the first to speak, "We won't say anything about Su Yu. Don't worry, Great Qin King."
Great Qin King nodded, "You may go to the sixth level first. We have to find a way to leave the mansion as well or all this talk will be for nothing. With something so big happening, things might have changed outside as well..."
Then, he vanished with a flicker.
Before long, he arrived at the death tunnel.
Not a single person was there.
All the death spirits had either fled or died. Even the heavenly laws near the area had been destroyed.
Old Zhou was simply too terrifying.
"Old Zhou?"
When Great Qin King recalled the name Su Yu gave the monster, he chuckled. Then, his gaze landed on the lightly trembling Source Return Blade. It had been damaged badly as well. He reached out at it without any hesitation.
Even in its damaged state, the blade still resisted violently, leaving numerous bloody scars on his arm.
With a roar, Great Qin King pulled the blade into his body. Instantly, his aura surged. Even the look in his eyes turned sharper than before. He muttered, "Not bad. With this, I can release the strength of a ninth-degree Eternal."
This should be enough to handle most situations unless he was forced to fight Pseudo Emperors to the death.
He looked into the distance, inhaled deeply, and vanished again.
Su Yu...perhaps it would really be up to him in the end.
Sure, humanity wasn't that weak. Things should remain fine for now. For Great Qin King, leaving this mansion alive was already a good result.
He had failed to become a Pseudo Emperor. He had even lost two of his bodies. He felt somewhat disappointed, but he wasn't too sad. This was an acceptable result. He was happy with killing so many enemy Invincibles.
Humanity had earned a lot. Even after giving Su Yu six carrier treasures, he still had some with him. Those geezers back home could finally try to recover with the additional treasures.
Yun Chen had also succeeded in his dao affirmation. The intense battle here had most likely benefited Xia Longwu and the others greatly as well.
With numerous thoughts in his mind, Great Qin King left.
He did not try entering the eighth level. Going there might truly kill him. He could no longer afford to take the gamble. Sure, he might make full recovery on the eighth level.
But he couldn't indulge himself too much. Once was enough. If he risked himself again, he would be a sinner of humanity. He couldn't die yet. Since he couldn't die, he shouldn't take more risks.
***
Before long, the entrance to the sixth level was torn open.
They went to the sixth level to look for a way out. Perhaps they could try to find more treasures while they were at it, but they would not be returning to the upper three levels.
***
Meanwhile, Su Yu was staring at Bai Feng silently. With a grin, Bai Feng said, "We're rich! Kid, we're really rich this time! I found a blood pond here! It's incredibly powerful! You can finish body forgings instantly in the pond. You can also finish your nine transformations there. Kid, you're in the middle of your transformations, right? That blood pond is incredibly powerful. I suspect there are more such ponds here..."
Su Yu blanked out. Blood pond?
Old Zhou's blood?
His teacher had somehow found something like that. How brave of him. Was he not afraid of death? No wonder Bai Feng told him to send the others away. Bai Feng was quite stingy as well. He did not intend to share the benefits he found here.
Su Yu laughed inwardly. Good. There was no need to share these things with outsiders.
Suddenly, he recalled something. That Dummy...seemed to know Great Qin King. He had forgotten to ask about that death spirit. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novelFɪre.net
Was that one of the prefecture founders?
That might be someone from Great Qin King's generation. Su Yu wondered if Dummy was still around. He still owed Dummy a favor. Unfortunately, he hadn't been able to take Dummy with him earlier.
Chapter 1508: Normally Abnormal (1)
Su Yu stopped worrying about Dummy. Even if he was a human prior to dying, he would become someone similar to He Tu as a death spirit. He would still remember his past, but he would no longer care about humanity.
After consuming the life death fruit, Dummy had recalled more of his past. That was why he had been able to stop Blood Fire Devil King for Great Qin King at the end.
At the moment, Su Yu was more interested in Bai Feng's discovery. Could this discovery help with his source qi transformation? If it was really Old Zhou's blood, it would probably be just as good as the skylotus. That was because Old Zhou was simply too strong. The lava on the second level felt like Old Zhou's burning blood, but that wasn't blood.
Su Yu was looking forward to the effect of the blood pond. Perhaps that was why Yun Chen had been able to affirm his dao here.
"Teacher, where's the blood pond?"
"I'll show you..." Bai Feng said in excitement, "I was just about to use it. Earlier, I had Martial Ancestor Yun Chen use it first. After all, he's strong enough to survive any negative effects. Since he's not dead, the blood ponds are probably useful. You guys came just as I was about to use it."
Yun Chen said nothing. Even now, he had yet to recover from his shock. But he was also staying on guard against Xing Yue. After all, she was a death sovereign. He was the only person here capable of putting up a fight against her.
He couldn't be bothered to say anything about Bai Feng's act of using him as a test subject. At the very least, he had benefited from it. In truth, he had never expected to gain any benefits here. The blood here was truly incredible.
They went deeper. After a while, Su Yu arrived at a red pond. There, Bai Feng exclaimed, "This is it!"
The red pond was calm. Blood was slightly bubbling in it. There wasn't much blood in the pond, but it was emitting a light fragrance.
"Are these blood cells?"
Su Yu couldn't help but wonder that. Was this the place of blood production? Or was this simply Old Zhou's blood?
Before he did anything, the little furball jumped out, wrinkled his nose, and said, "So yummy!"
Su Yu glanced at the furball and asked, "You drink blood as well?"
"..."
The little furball argued, "This isn't blood! This is yummy!"
He did not enjoy drinking blood, but he loved yummy things!
Su Yu was about to step forward when Yun Chen said, "The blood here is too powerful. Even a tiny bit contains a large amount of power. It might fill you to the point of bursting."
Su Yu smiled. Him? He was going to complete his fifth transformation soon. Filling him to the point of bursting? Was this a joke? That advice was better saved for Bai Feng. Su Yu believed that his fifth transformation would be different. After completing his nine transformations, he wouldn't be far from the Sunmoon Realm. At that point, he would truly grow into an expert.
Su Yu said nothing and took another step forward. Then, he crouched down and stared at the pond. This so-called pond was more like a bathtub. The blood inside was quite thick. Su Yu dipped his finger in it and immersed himself in the sensation.
Behind, Yun Chen was prepared to drag Su Yu out. But when Yun Chen focused on Su Yu, his eyes changed.
Beside him, Lan Tian smiled, "Don't be too shocked. This is a little monster. He killed several Invincibles just not long ago."
"..."
Bai Feng stared at Lan Tian with shock. Was he hearing things? Follow current novels on novｅlfire.net
Seemingly knowing his thoughts, Lan Tian said, "You can choose to seal your senses and pretend not to hear anything. Just earlier, dozens of Invincibles died. This kid killed a few of them. When Great Qin King was on the verge of dying, the kid called a bunch of friends to help. All the survivors you saw earlier were his friends. Little Bai Feng, you're too weak."
Bai Feng's jaw dropped. Su Yu said nonchalantly, "Teacher, ignore him. You're not that bad. No matter what, you're an expert researcher. By the way, I only killed three tri-life bodies of three Invincibles. It's not that big of a deal. Senior Lan Tian, please stop with the exaggeration."
"..."
Fuck!
Bai Feng had the urge to roar madly. Only three? Only tri-life bodies of Invincibles? Piss off.
He said, "I'm taking this blood pond for myself. Piss off! This is mine!"
At first, he wanted to let his student enjoy this. But he had changed his mind. Nope.
Su Yu laughed, "Teacher, forget about it. You will blow yourself up. Don't worry, I know what to do. The current blood pond is too powerful for you."
At that, he took a large bathtub out. Bai Feng stared at Su Yu with surprise. What now?
"This is not a bathtub. It's a carrier treasure. This is how it looks."
Su Yu explained. He wasn't free enough to carry a bathtub around for no reason. Behind, Yun Chen's jaw dropped. He didn't even know what to say anymore. Were carrier treasures so common these days?
Next, Su Yu took some solidwater pearls, some other treasures, some Emperor's Saliva, and some lotus roots out and tossed them into the bathtub. Then, he thought about it and tossed some riversand inside as well.
After a short pause, he ignited his fire of inheritance and forged the bathtub with his five elemental characters. Finally, he took a few drops of blood from the pond and sprinkled them into the bathtub.
Yun Chen was completely dumbfounded. When he looked around, he felt even gloomier as he noticed that he was the only person with such a reaction. Yes. He was alone. There were quite a lot of people around him.
Wu Lan, Wu Qi, Bai Feng, Wu Jia, Lan Tian, Su Yu, and even Xing Yue. But he was the only person who was shocked. The others looked completely accustomed to this. He started comforting himself that these people were too ignorant to know the value of these treasures.
Yun Chen felt like excluding the blood, all these treasures were enough to purchase another carrier treasure.
Just then, Wu Lan said with a frown, "Are you calming the power in the blood? This is unnatural. Riversand is slightly corrosive in nature. It is more useful for purification and extraction. That will further boost the power of the blood. The Emperor's Saliva can only calm the power of the blood slightly, but this is a waste. Those lotus roots are probably meant for healing. You need more lotus roots here..."
Oh...so they weren't ignorant.
Yun Chen was dumbstruck.
Su Yu smiled and said, "I know. It's fine. What's a little bit of waste? It's not like you guys are capable of digesting everything here. This is enough for you. Come on. Take a dip. You can all do it together. This will be helpful for body forging and source qi transformation."
Then, he started chanting.
"This is a breathing technique. Use it while you cultivate."
He continued chanting.
"This is the 72-Forged Iron Devourer. Complete as many body forgings as you can. If you can't complete the technique, just aim to complete your nine transformations."
"..."
The breathing technique and 72-Forged Iron Devourer. Both were incredibly top-end cultivation methods.
"Focus on your bodies for now. There is no rush about your willpower." Su Yu said, "Alright. All of you can share this. I'll be giving the pond a try."
The little bath he had provided for them was quite a waste for the efficacy of the treasures used, but it was sufficient for Bai Feng and the others as they were too weak to withstand the full power of the blood.
Nobody else would be willing to waste these treasures like this. Most of these treasures weren't even meant for body forging or source qi transformation. But these treasures were nothing for Su Yu. In any case, they were the ones who had discovered the blood pond.
Before long, Su Yu jumped into the pond. Instantly, a powerful burst of power started seeping into his body. His blood character was already near advancement prior to this. After absorbing a tiny bit of blood from the pond, it completed its advancement with a rumble.
A fifth-tier character.
A Sunmoon character.
This was Su Yu's third fifth-tier character.
The blood continued seeping into his body, attempting to modify it. However, he was already strong enough that the blood couldn't easily change the structure of his body.
Old Zhou was strong, but this was no blood essence. Su Yu did not entertain the thought of gathering Old Zhou's blood essence. That might awaken Old Zhou. And doing so would kill him. Secondly, the blood essence of Old Zhou was probably too strong for even his book to absorb.
Thirdly, Old Zhou wasn't really dead. Consuming Old Zhou's blood essence might subject him to the same fate of Mo Duona. Old Zhou might gain the ability to take over his body at any time.
Thus, Su Yu only focused on the blood in the pond, nothing else. After a slight hesitation, Bai Feng and the others jumped into the bathtub. The bathtub did not look incredibly big, but when they were in it, it felt quite spacious. Apart from Lan Tian, Yun Chen, and Xing Yue, everyone jumped into the bathtub.
As Su Yu was absorbing the energy in the blood for his source qi transformation, he looked at Lan Tian and said, "Senior Lan Tian, did you lose all your clones?"
"Yeah." Lan Tian said grudgingly, "This is the only one left."
Su Yu asked with a look of understanding, "So you still have your main bodies left. How many main bodies do you have?"
"..."
Yun Chen found himself confused. He had thought that Lan Tian was left with only one body, but why was Su Yu asking him about the number of his main bodies? What bullshit dialog was this?
With the same grudging tone, Lan Tian said, "I lost a few main bodies as well. I only have some left."
"Your main bodies are too weak. You need some Invincible bodies."
"Invincibles are too strong. It won't be easy to assimilate them."
Su Yu shook his head, "Not necessarily. You can drain the blood from the body. The physical strength of the body itself won't be anything special. We can look around for corpses later. If we find some, I can drain the blood while you can have the bodies. With dozens of them, you might be able to start fighting Invincibles."
"That makes a lot of sense. Sure, we can do that. But a main body without blood essence is like a body without a soul."
Su Yu smiled, "You have to take things one step at a time. What's the rush? By the way, is the principal really not here as well?"
"He's waiting outside." Lan Tian answered honestly, "He said that with you in the mansion, disaster will strike and many will die. He will wait outside as backup. Don't worry. He will make a move when you're out. He will help you return to your ancient city."
"The principal has my gratitude."
Clearly, Wan Tiansheng was waiting outside to provide support when required. But things might have changed by now. It would not be so easy for Wan Tiansheng to provide support anymore.