Chapter 1509: Normally Abnormal (2)
Before long, Su Yu's body shook as he completed his fifth transformation. A powerful burst of aura rippled out around him. Not far away, Xing Yue snorted.
Su Yu chuckled and said, "My apologies. I don't have the ability to seal my yang acupoint myself. As I grow, my yang acupoint will absorb more energy. Please forgive me for now, Lord. I'll think of a way to solve this issue."
With the fifth transformation complete, Su Yu had grown even stronger than before. He could already reach the strength of thirteen million acupoints without the yang acupoint. The boost provided by the yang acupoint had weakened somewhat, but it was still impressive. It was capable of pushing his strength to twenty million acupoints.
Su Yu was sure that he could probably kill some of the weaker Invincibles now with his physical strength alone. Of course, that would only be applicable when his yang acupoint was open. But physical strength alone wouldn't be enough in many situations.
Nevertheless, it signified that he was already strong enough to protect himself. Thus, he had to start focusing on dealing with his yang acupoint. At this rate, it was only a matter of time before he drained Xing Yue to death.
Su Yu couldn't make an accurate judgment on Xing Yue's strength, but he was sure He Tu was stronger. Xing Yue was not a seventh-degree Eternal. She was most likely stuck at around the fifth or sixth degree. And with the same cultivation level, a living being would be stronger than a death spirit.
Thus, Su Yu had a feeling Xing Yue was probably not even as strong as Xia Longwu combat wise. And Xia Longwu was a brand-new Invincible.
After completing the fifth transformation, Su Yu did not hesitate to toss a skylotus petal into the pond. Yun Chen reached out to stop that action, but he stopped after giving it some thought.
But inwardly, he was greatly shocked. What a crazy kid. That was the nine-leaf skylotus. An incredibly rare and valuable treasure. Why was the kid squandering it away like this?
The nine-leaf skylotus had some relationship with the power of time and space. The moment it dropped into the pond, Su Yu's vision blurred as an indistinct River of Time appeared before him.
Using all his strength, Su Yu ripped space apart to fully reveal the River of Time. He had already surpassed a majority of ninth-stage Sunmoons in terms of physical strength. Thus, he was now capable of this action as well.
The skylotus was capable of helping one fuse with more tri-life bodies and strengthen one's existing tri-life bodies. However, Su Yu was not interested in tri-life bodies.
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He had a feeling he could even get himself some tri-life bodies as a mere Cloudbreach. But he also knew that there were too many weaknesses to this path. Thus, he had zero interest in walking that path. He would rather walk his own path.
The River of Time trembled due to Su Yu's weak control over it. However, he couldn't be bothered to focus on accuracy. Protected by the power of the skylotus, he felt as though he had returned to a moment earlier when he consumed Invincible blood essence to fight Invincibles.
Facing the rising wave, he stopped and dove down. Sure enough, he saw himself killing an Invincible.
He wasted no time and grabbed that version of him and dragged his past out. Under the protection of the skylotus, he started returning to the present. During the return trip, his past continued leaking in strength, but he did not seem to mind.
As far as he was concerned, this was external strength. Losing some wouldn't matter much. Finally, he returned to the present. With a rumble, a silhouette fused into his body. A burst of power erupted from within his body. His flesh started falling apart before recovering.
Again and again, his body broke apart. All 360 of his acupoints shone brightly. With his past, he completed his sixth transformation. The power of Old Zhou's blood pushed him forward, allowing him to further progress even after the breakthrough. He took another skylotus petal out without any hesitation.
Since he had three petals, he naturally had to make use of them. He hoped that the blood and petals would be enough to push him to the ninth transformation. If everything went smoothly, he could jump straight to the ninth-stage Mountainsea Realm directly.
Then, he could fuse his acupoints and step into the Sunmoon Realm.
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"Freak."
That was the only feeling Yun Chen had.
"If he wanted to, he could have advanced all the way to the Pseudo Invincible Realm right now..."
At that, Lan Tian looked at Yun Chen like he was looking at a fool and said, "Only a dumbass will do that. He would be forced to walk the path of the three bodies. He would miss out on a lot of opportunities to further strengthen himself. For what? To become a Pseudo Invincible? It's not like he has never killed Pseudo Invincibles before. Pseudo Invincibles or Invincibles, trash will remain trash. Cultivation levels are pointless. Strength is the only thing that matters."
Yes. If Su Yu wanted, he could have advanced all the way into the Pseudo Invincible Realm by capturing his past body with a carrier treasure. But that would only make him a slightly above average Pseudo Invincible. He would cease being a freak.
His source qi would stop transforming. He would need to prepare for his dao affirmation. He would be reduced to a normal Pseudo Invincible. That was a realm many dreamed of reaching. But it was nothing for Su Yu. The thought of climbing straight to that realm had never crossed his mind even if he had enough carrier treasures to do so.
Not far away, Xing Yue was starting to tremble from the sheer amount of death qi Su Yu was absorbing from her. However, she could still sneer with disdain as she said, "Pseudo Invincible Realm? The path of three bodies?"
"I don't have all my memories, but I know that the path of three bodies is wrong. A true expert of the ancient past will not cultivate something like this. An expert is different from a piece of trash."
Yun Chen glanced at her and said, "Everyone knows this. This isn't anything new. We are not completely clueless about the ancient past. The path of three bodies has a lot of weaknesses. It is a dangerous path. But you don't know that before the collapse of the ancient assembly, a certain heavenly law was left behind. All who walk a different path shall be destroyed by the laws. Thus, the path of three bodies is the sole viable path in the current Myriad Realms. How did you think we produce so many new age Eternals? With a weaker path, advancement is easier."
Xing Yue did not deign to say anything.
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Suddenly, Su Yu opened his eyes and said, "Senior Yun Chen, do you mean that the path of three bodies is obligatory in the current Myriad Realms?"
"Yes." Yun Chen nodded. After a long pause, he continued, "Of course, you are free to walk your own path. Perhaps when the time arrives for you to affirm your dao, not even the heavenly laws can harm you anymore."
That was all Yun Chen had to say. Just because he couldn't do those things did not mean that Su Yu couldn't. Of course, it would be an extremely dangerous choice to make. Then again, when had Su Yu ever chosen the safe path?
Su Yu did not ask more. Once again, he ripped space apart and allowed a River of Time to spill out. He did not bother to chase the future. The past was real, while the future was ethereal. He grabbed another past body and fused it with his body. Instead of forming a tri-life body, he was merely borrowing the power of the past. He was using the power of his past to strengthen his present source qi.
Su Yu's aura surged even more as he completed his seventh transformation. Old Zhou's blood continued pushing him forward. With one remaining petal, he could complete his eighth transformation without much issue. As for his ninth transformation...he couldn't be sure. But he wouldn't be too far from it even if he couldn't quite reach it yet.
With the addition of the third petal into the pond, Su Yu entered the River of Time yet again. Meanwhile, Bai Feng and the others were completing their transformations in the bathtub as well.
This was the easiest body forging they had ever experienced. After all, they had all been supplied with more treasures than they needed. Since cultivation was much cheaper for them, these treasures were enough to push them a big step forward. Even their source qi transformations were feeling incredibly simple.
From a second-stage Cloudbreach, Bai Feng was starting to approach the seventh stage. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and sighed, "I am going to surpass you soon, kid. Do you know how much better I am now?"
As far as he was concerned, strength did not matter. He only cared about the cultivation level here. Yes. He had recently changed his mind. So what if his combat strength was weak? He had surpassed the kid in cultivation level.
Su Yu didn't even deign to entertain his teacher's childish words. He could crush his teacher with only one finger even if his teacher was already a ninth-stage Mountainsea. But there was no need to say that. He decided to let his teacher feel good for a bit. After all, he was worried that his teacher would turn into a lunatic like Lan Tian due to pressure.
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After about half an hour, Su Yu's aura surged again. With a rumble, a powerful burst of source qi rippled out. The expressions of both Yun Chen and Lan Tian changed. The eight transformation!
"Hmph!"
Xing Yue trembled again as her death qi started dispersing. Noticing that, Su Yu hurriedly stopped. Then, he started feeding his yang acupoint with his own energy. Thus, more than half of the energy that was supposed to push him to his ninth transformation was absorbed by the yang acupoint.
Su Yu had opted to stop before the ninth transformation. At this point, he had gained the strength of forty-four million acupoints. That was his strength excluding his yang acupoint.
Xing Yue could no longer sustain his absorption. If he continued absorbing, she would die. When Su Yu leaped out of the dry pond, he landed on the ground, causing the entire area to shake.
With her death qi in disorder, Xing Yue glared at Su Yu and said, "Do you think this is enough to kill me? What a joke. Stop overestimating yourself, Su Yu!"
"You're right, Lord."
Su Yu merely gave a perfunctory answer. He was certain that if he continued, Xing Yue would die. There was no need for him to rush his ninth transformation. It would be completed sooner or later.
He had to first focus on looking for the yin aperture to serve as the counterpoint of his yang acupoint. That would grant him the ability to shut it down at any time. Only then should he complete his ninth transformation. In his current state, he could easily kill Xing Yue accidentally during combat or advancement.
Xing Yue had contributed greatly to his victory this time. He was petty, but he would always remember his favors as well. He had gained enough strength to easily kill Xing Yue. He only needed to start absorbing death qi before throwing a bunch of punches at her. That would probably be enough. After all, his yang acupoint was too strong.
He could also feel that his cultivation was starting to grow unstable. He had grown too strong. The balance between his body and willpower was off. Thus, his control over his strength was also off. He needed some time to readjust himself.
After giving it some thought, Su Yu looked at Yun Chen and asked, "Senior Yun, in terms of physical strength alone, what is the level of an Eternal?"
"Physical strength alone?" Yun Chen thought about it and answered, "A tri-life body Invincible who has advanced on a physical path will reach roughly thirty million acupoints in strength. But alone, each body will be around twenty million acupoints in strength."
That was why the elite Pseudo Invincibles could kill Invincibles. They only needed to force the Invincibles out of their merged state and these Invincibles would weaken significantly.
Su Yu nodded and said, "Is someone like that a first-degree Eternal?"
"No. A second-degree Eternal." Yun Chen explained, "Actual first-degree Eternals are very rare. Generally, only those who have achieved dao affirmation in minor realms will stop at that level. Such Invincibles will only have the strength of around twenty million acupoints. For the most part, one can reach the second or third degree directly after dao affirmation so long as the advancement isn't done in a minor realm." Thɪs chapter is updated by N0veI.Fiɾe.net
In short, first-degree Eternals were both trashy and rare.
"So one can improve by around ten million acupoints per degree?"
"It depends, but in general, that's correct."
So would third-degree Eternals have forty million acupoints in strength? In terms of physical strength alone, Su Yu was already comparable to a third-degree Eternal. Then again, the main advantage of Invincibles involved their control over time and space.
Even so, Su Yu still had a feeling that he was freakishly strong. If he could catch an Invincible by surprise, he could totally punch that Invincible to death.
Chapter 1510: Normally Abnormal (3)
"I'm so strong!"
Su Yu sighed at how strong he was becoming. He had benefited significantly from his trip to the Luminous Domain Mansion. Then again, a lot of trouble was also waiting for him outside. But he could no longer be bothered about his so-called trouble.
He glanced at Bai Feng and the others. They were still cultivating. Thus, he did not disturb them and took his Mark of Civilization. He started storing a large amount of blood into the book.
He had killed a lot of people in the mansion. He had not been able to gather too many corpses, but he had gained a decent amount of blood essence. He had also gained some heaven weapons and Invincible blood essence.
There was no need to keep those things on him. Those things could very well be used to track his location. Thus, he decided to feed those things to his Mark of Civilization. Slowly, more and more golden stripes appeared on the book.
113 stripes, 114 stripes...
By the time Su Yu started feeding it with Invincible blood essence, the book shook.
118 golden stripes.
After absorbing countless blood essence, the Mark of Civilization had finally advanced into a middle-stage heaven weapon. Yun Chen and Lan Tian merely watched silently. Su Yu...was truly a freak.
And Su Yu wasn't stopping yet. Next, he took six heaven weapons out.
With an odd expression, he said, "Please lend me a hand. I wish to shatter these weapons and merge them with my Mark of Civilization."
"..."
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Both Yun Chen and Lan Tian stared at him blankly.
Holy shit!
What a crazy guy.
"Are you sure?"
Yun Chen asked, "As a weaponsmith, you should be able to remove what you don't need from these heaven weapons..."
"Nope." Su Yu grinned, "Heaven weapons? Carrier treasures? Nothing is as reliable as my own strength. When I'm strong enough, I can get anything I want."
He continued, "Please help me, Seniors. My weapon can stop at the middle heaven grade, but I can keep upgrading the individual pages. I intend to fuse one heaven weapon into each page. I also have a lot of carrier treasures left. I plan to fuse them all into my pages as well.
"I am now strong enough to control a stronger weapon. It would be even better if I can push each individual page to the heaven grade and the main book into the divine grade. Just imagine a weapon like that. How terrifying would it be?"
Even a madman like Lan Tian couldn't hold back anymore. He asked with astonishment, "Just how many carrier treasures do you have?"
"I only have a few of them. About twenty." Su Yu smiled, "It's not much. I also have six heaven weapons. Altogether, there are only 26 such treasures. At the moment, I have 301 pages. That's not even enough to upgrade one-tenth of my book. I previously fused a treasure and split the power equally throughout the entire book. After this, my book would have consumed 27 such treasures in total."
"Madman." Lan Tian said, "When I talked about ten thousand carrier treasures, I wasn't being serious. But you...you're actually trying to do it! What a lunatic!"
Unlike him, Su Yu wasn't all talk and no action.
How crazy.
He suddenly felt normal. Because Su Yu was the real madman here.
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He must be sick.
Lan Tian was very honest with himself. He had never expected to get ten thousand carrier treasures before. Those were mere empty talks. Meanwhile, Su Yu was doing it for real. Had he gone crazy?
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Su Yu was completely indifferent as he said, "What are you saying, Senior. Since I wish to do it, I'll naturally do it. As a cultural researcher, I should always be pursuing the unknown and exploring the future. Who knows what will happen in the future? In any case, I don't need these treasures. My teacher and the others don't need them yet.
"By the time they need carrier treasures, I won't lack carrier treasures either. The entire Myriad Realms are filled with people after my life. I am not destined for a life of peace. I will fight endlessly. I won't lack carrier treasures."
He was certain about that. The Myriad Realms would only achieve peace upon his death or his victory over the Myriad Realms. He had grown into a tyrant feared by the Myriad Realms. He had a powerful faction behind him. Unknowingly, he had gathered a large number of Invincibles under his banner.
Thus, it wouldn't be wrong to call him one of the overlords of the Myriad Realms. He was an independent overlord, separate from the divines, devils, immortals, humans, and dragons.
"When those outside learn of all that has happened here..." Su Yu grinned, "Do you think I have any other path to walk? Those geezers might even join hands to eliminate the ancient cities just to kill me."
"Therefore, I need to grow strong." Su Yu's eyes turned cold as he said, "I won't allow them to trap me in the city again and again. A day will come when I become the one to go after them. I will be collecting all their corpses. Every last one of them."
At that moment, his Mark of Civilization trembled slightly.
Suddenly, Su Yu grinned again, "There is no rush. The corpses of the myriad races are waiting for us. If Su Yu wants him to die at three, he won't survive to see five."
The Mark of Civilization shook again before calming down. Next, Su Yu started shattering his heaven weapons and carrier treasures. Previously, he was too weak to do this himself. Now, he was strong enough. With the help of Yun Chen and Lan Tian, it didn't take him long to finish the job.
The divine, devil, immortal, dragon, and nether pages had all been fused with carrier treasures. He had discovered that these races had too many experts. Their pages needed to be strong enough to store so many corpses.
Boom!
One after another, the pages started advancing. Before long, about twenty pages reached the peak of the earth grade. The projections inside these pages had also grown significantly stronger. The immortal page, in particular, had produced a seventh-stage Sunmoon projection. How terrifying.
The Mark of Civilization as a whole was also advancing. By the time Su Yu was gasping for breath, the Mark of Civilization had reached 126 golden stripes. With a rumble, the 127th stripe appeared, pushing it into a high-tier heaven weapon.
The Mark of Civilization had grown into a terrifyingly powerful weapon. It had surpassed even the weapons of some ancient fossils out there. With the advancement of the book, the two characters on the book had also grown.
Finally, only one drop of Invincible blood essence was left. This was the blood essence he had obtained from an ancient race Invincible. It was the blood essence of someone alive. He was in no rush to use it. He had other uses for it.
When encountering that Invincible again in the future, he could perhaps destroy the blood essence to deal a minor backlash on that Invincible. He could then take the chance to kill the said Invincible.
"How strong."
With a sigh, the clothes on his body vanished before being replaced by white robes. With the book in hand, his hair started fluttering about gently. At the same time, a saintly aura rippled out of his body.
Facing Yun Chen and the others, he cupped his fists and flashed them a gentle smile, "Fellow Daoists, thank you."
"..."
Yun Chen and Lan Tian both felt like they were looking at their closest friend. But after a short moment, their hearts chilled. They trembled as they stared at him in shock. They had a feeling the world would no longer see peace. This lunatic...looked too normal. He looked so normal that anyone would have the urge to talk about their dreams and future with him.
"Su Yu!" Lan Tian said grudgingly, "Can...can you teach me to be abnormal enough that everyone thinks I'm normal?"
Yes. He was seeking Su Yu's guidance. He was in need of such an ability. He had lived a life of rejection because he was too crazy. How to be so crazy that he looked normal?
For the first time, Lan Tian felt insecure in his madness. He had thought that he couldn't fit in with the masses because of his madness. But now, he knew that he was simply not mad enough.
With the same gentle smile, Su Yu said, "You jest, Fellow Daoist Lan Tian. A learned and well-mannered scholar is naturally someone everyone wishes to approach. Just read more. It will be helpful."
Then, he flipped his book open and stopped at the immortal page. On it, he started writing: An immortal known as Xuan He. A fifth-degree Eternal. Good at divination... He wrote Xuan He's epitaph with a pious and saintly expression.
While writing, he muttered, "No, I still lack something. Yes, I lack a pen. As a learned man, it is too barbaric to write with my finger. I need a divine pen."
Madman!
Once again, Lan Tian roared inwardly. This was a total madman! No, that wasn't the point. More importantly, why did he get the urge to know Su Yu better, even when Su Yu was simply standing there writing? How terrifying.
Chapter 1511: Eighth Level (1)
Su Yu started writing down the names, cultivation levels, and specialties of some experts in his book. Before long, the immortal page was full.
"It is still lacking."
The immortal page was full, but it was still lacking something. It lacked Skysoars, those below Skysoars, and Invincibles. As for the divines, some of them were still kept alive in his book. As for the devils, he wondered if all of them were dead. Was Mo Duona dead as well? Su Yu was unsure. If Mo Duona could survive, it could only mean that he was blessed by luck.
There was also a possibility that Mo Duona was not staying with Blood Fire Devil King. After all, the two weren't exactly allies. Su Yu did not feel like Mo Duona would be willing to hide in a secret realm or heaven weapon of Blood Fire Devil King. He had been prepared to enter the eighth level earlier. Since he was missing, it was likely that he had entered the eighth level alone.
He had promised to help Su Yu with the skylotus, but the final battle had grown too intense. Even someone like Great Qin King had appeared. Perhaps that guy had decided to escape then.
"There's also the Heaven Department head. Is he dead?"
It was hard to say. Su Yu didn't know what to feel about the department head. He didn't have any friendship with the department head. He wouldn't be saddened by the department head's death.
But the department head had driven himself crazy. Thus, Su Yu felt a slight regret about that. After reaching such a cultivation level, a conflict had erupted between his three bodies. As a ninth-degree Eternal, he could have turned the battle around easily regardless of who he decided to help.
Alas, he had decided to fight himself instead. Otherwise, he could have snatched the skylotus for himself.
"Three Body Method..."
Su Yu muttered to himself as he shut his book. The weaknesses of the Three Body Method were obvious. But that seemed to be the sole path available for everyone. Lan Tian and Wan Tiansheng were the perfect examples of this. Walking a different path was the same as walking a dead end.
Just then, Xing Yue's voice rang out, "Su Yu, I am leaving."
Su Yu looked at her and smiled, "Don't be in a rush, Lord. If the Source Return Blade is gone, you can leave anytime. If the blade is still around, it will be dangerous for you to leave now."
He continued, "This is a rare chance. There is no rush. We can also leave through the first level instead of the death tunnel. Don't worry. I'll think of a proper solution."
There were alternatives to leave the mansion. Su Yu was also thinking of a safe way to leave the mansion.
He said, "I intend to take a look at the eighth level. Maybe there are survivors in there. Teacher Liu and the others are still there as well. I need to go and see if they need any help."
He had to enter the eighth level. Liu Wenyan and Hong Tan were there. Why were two weak Sunmoons running around everywhere? Were they not afraid of death?
After some hesitation, Yun Chen asked, "Are you really entering the eighth level?"
"Yes." Su Yu smiled, "Thus, I'll be troubling you for the people here."
He looked at Lan Tian and asked, "Senior Lan Tian, what is your actual purpose here? Don't tell me you're only here for fun."
"I don't understand what you're saying."
Su Yu smiled again and said, "I doubt you need most of the treasures here."
"The nine-leaf skylotus is very useful."
"If you don't wish to tell me, so be it."
Lan Tian laughed and said, "Fine, fine. I'm here for a reason. I wish to enter the eighth level as well. That was why Tiansheng sent me here. But I don't have much hope that I'll succeed. Tiansheng knows about an ancient expert who once resided here. He wants me to look for a clear path for the both of us."
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"Culture King."
"I don't know that person."
That was a name Su Yu had never heard about.
Lan Tian was unfamiliar with that name as well. he said, "I heard that was a big shot. But I don't know too much about him. I only know that the path of all cultural researchers will be stuck at the Sunmoon Realm. Tiansheng wants me to look for a way forward. We have no choice since the way forward is too hard to find."
He sighed. Yes. The way forward wouldn't be easy. Was Wan Tiansheng strong? Yes. Very strong. Even without affirming his dao, he was already as strong as a fourth-degree Eternal. That was why he could kill Invincibles. But that was all. He was stuck.
For Wan Tiansheng, that was far from enough. At present, he was only comparable to Xia Longwu in strength. But Xia Longwu was still growing. Meanwhile, there was no way forward for Wan Tiansheng.
"Culture King." Su Yu asked, "Would Culture King leave a clear path behind? Did the principal tell you anything specific?"
"No. He doesn't know much either. But he did run the Great Xia Cultural Research Academy for many years. He studied in the Knowledge Seeking Realm before as well. He had conversed with many experts about the great dao. He must have judged that the inheritance of our multiple character faction originated from Culture King."
"Wait." Su Yu looked at Lan Tian with surprise and asked, "What do you mean our multiple character faction? Senior Lan Tian, you're from the transformation faction."
Lan Tian argued nonchalantly, "Multiple character faction. As long as I have more than ten characters, I am a multiple character cultivator as well. During my youth, I formed my character technique. I was simply too lazy to learn more and focused on transformation instead."
"..."
Yun Chen sighed and said, "You are very talented. What a pity..."
Lan Tian disagreed, "There's nothing pitiful about me. I like my current state."
Yun Chen said nothing else. He was Wan Tiansheng's senior brother in name and teacher in practice. In terms of seniority, he was the same as Lan Tian, but in practice, he was a generation above Lan Tian.
Lan Tian smiled and asked, "Little Su Yu, let's go to the eighth level together. As for these people, it's safer for them to stay here."
Su Yu asked, "Do you have a way to go up?"
"Yes." Lan Tian flashed a sweet smile, "There is nowhere I can't go..."
Su Yu shivered. He said, "Senior, you kept yelling that you had been wronged earlier..."
Lan Tian said grudgingly, "Didn't you say that it was your friend? You should know the truth well, then."
Sure enough, Lan Tian knew a little about Old Zhou as well.
Su Yu nodded and said, "Senior, your cloning technique is impressive. I could have stayed silent and that person might still decide to appear after you suffered more. Try not to provoke that person if possible. He's too dangerous."
"I know. Can't you see that I'm not feeling wronged anymore?"
As Lan Tian said that, he had the expression of someone pretending to look happy. He was quite terrified of Old Zhou as well. Since all their enemies were dead, there was no need for him to keep feeling wronged lest he provoke Old Zhou again.
Both Lan Tian and Su Yu knew full well that Old Zhou was merely a vengeful soul in the Luminous Domain Mansion. It would be wise to leave that guy alone as someone like that lacked the ability to determine who his friend was.
Su Yu turned to look at the others who were still cultivating in the bathtub. After thinking about it, he took a storage ring out. The ring was filled with riversand, solidwater pearls, and some other treasures.
He handed the ring to Yun Chen and said, "Senior, please pass this over to my teacher. If possible, find a way to leave. It might be dangerous to leave through the regular tunnels, but that's still better than leaving with me."
After a short pause, he said, "If you do leave at a different time than me, tell them that I did everything here. Remind the others to not say anything about Great Qin King. Just blame everything on my collusion with the death spirits."
Su Yu narrowed his eyes and continued, "I already reminded my backers in advance. I have nothing to fear. If the myriad races wish to provoke me, they are free to try. Great Qin King should try to do less in his current situation."
He looked at Bai Feng and the others again before saying, "I might leave through the Death Realm. Just blame everything on me. It doesn't matter. If you have to, you can blame Senior Lan Tian as well..."
Lan Tian complained, "I'm too weak. Nobody will buy that."
"They will. After all, you're unkillable."
Yun Chen hesitated slightly and said, "The Death Realm is very dangerous. You might...have a decent relationship with some death spirits, but that won't change anything."
Su Yu said, "It's fine. Someone skilled will always be braver. I dared to walk the Starfall Mountain as a mere Mental Tempering Stage cultivator. At my current level, a mere Death Realm is nothing."
"I can protect you during your journey..."
"It's fine." Su Yu said, "You're too strong. Your life force will be too conspicuous there. This path is only suitable for me alone. Nobody else."
"Then..."
Su Yu did not intend to say more. He walked straight out of the realm barrier. The smiling Lan Tian and cold Xing Yue followed behind him. Behind, Yun Chen sighed as he glanced at Bai Feng and the storage ring Su Yu left him.
The multiple character faction had brought nothing but disaster to Su Yu. However, Su Yu had never given up on the faction.
Chapter 1512: Eighth Level (2)
Seventh level. Death tunnel.
Upon arriving, Su Yu said nothing and activated his blood character. Blood started condensing midair. Too many experts had died here. Since Old Zhou did not have the habit of consuming blood, quite a lot of blood was left behind. Before long, a drop of blood took form.
Devil blood.
Su Yu raised his brow. He had gathered Invincible blood essence of the immortals and divines before. But this was his first drop of devil Invincible blood essence. Not bad at all.
Next, he dragged the little furball out and said, "Look around for carrier treasures."
Su Yu had used all his accumulated carrier treasures. He was rich enough to act wantonly like this. There was no need to hold back since he did not intend to give those carrier treasures to anyone else. Nothing was more important than his own strength. His Mark of Civilization was already good enough that perhaps even Invincibles would fight each other to the death to obtain it.
Of course, Su Yu had not exhausted all his treasures. He still had his two dragonblood fruit trees. The smaller of the two was too small to serve as a carrier treasure, but the bigger one would do fine as a carrier treasure. He was keeping it for emergencies.
The little furball was unhappy at being told to work, but he still moved out and started sniffing everywhere for something good. For him, carrier treasures smelled good as well. Before long, he returned with a leaf atop his head. The leaf was emitting a weak sense of life.
"What is this?"
Su Yu was quite surprised. Was that a carrier treasure?
Lan Tian was quite knowledgeable. With one look, he said, "This might be a leaf from an ancient source establishment tree. It was rumored that there was a gigantic source establishment tree here in the ancient past. It was incomparably tough, and even a single piece of leaf from this tree was good enough to serve as a carrier treasure. This might be one of these leaves."
Su Yu was surprised to hear that. Even a leaf was good enough to serve as a carrier treasure?
Each tree should have countless leaves, right?
"Is that true?"
"It's a rumor." Lan Tian smiled and said, "It might not be true. Even if it's true, I doubt every single leaf is good enough."
Su Yu nodded understandingly. This was similar to Old Zhou's nasal hair. Not every strand of hair could serve as a carrier treasure. He walked toward the death tunnel, noting that not a single death spirit was left in the area. Even the heavenly laws in his immediate surroundings had been demolished.
Xing Yue looked at the tunnel and said, "Leaving through this tunnel now will be your best choice. Nobody will even notice it..."
Su Yu smiled, "It's not that simple. I believe countless death spirits are waiting not far away. The moment you enter, they might tear you apart."
Xing Yue looked at him suspiciously. "How do you know that?"
What a stupid question. Su Yu was left quite speechless. With something so major happening here, it must have attracted the attention of numerous death spirits. Did she somehow lose her recently gained brain?
"Just wait here, Lord. Don't run around. I will think of a way to take you out. This tunnel is too dangerous for you."
"Hmph!"
Xing Yue answered with a snort. In Su Yu's ears, that was a yes. He looked at the entrance to the eighth level and...blanked out. Where was the entrance?
How odd. Wasn't the entrance there before? Where was it now? What in the world? Why was the entrance gone? He soared into the sky. Lan Tian did the same. The two looked around, but they found nothing.
With a frown, Su Yu took his mayor's medallion out. After activating it, he said, "Mayor of Grand Dream City, Su Yu, is reporting for duty at the assembly. Please open the entrance." Only silence answered him. But a short while later, a gate appeared. It slowly opened, as though it was hesitating. After it was sure that the seventh level was safe, it finally opened fully.
A mechanical voice rang out, "Identity verification."
Next, a wave of power swept over Su Yu's body. When it reached his sea of willpower, it searched the little furball as well. But when it reached the Culture Tomb, the power of the laws carrying out the inspection was interrupted slightly.
After a long while, the mechanical voice rang out again, "Mayor of Grand Dream, Grandstar, Empyrean Cloud, and Rainbow Rain Cities. Guardian of Culture Grave. Grade-four authority. Entry to the grade-three area is prohibited."
Su Yu blanked out. He did not understand fully. Guardian of Culture Grave? Culture Grave...Culture Tomb. Was the Culture Tomb...actually the tomb of the Culture King? Did his ownership over the Culture Tomb make him the guardian of the grave?
Su Yu was confused. And what did a grade-four authority signify? Was grade one the highest level of authority? And who was the speaker? Was this the voice generated by the heavenly laws? Or was this someone alive?
Su Yu asked, "Senior, are you the heavenly laws or are you a living being?"
"No comment."
"..."
Su Yu was rendered speechless. That sounded like something a living being would say. But if this was a living being...what a terrifying thing to know. He suddenly started fearing the prospect of entering the eighth level.
With a wide smile, Lan Tian said, "Principal of Human Realm's Heavenly Dao Academy, Lan Tian, is back to report to the assembly."
Once again, Su Yu blanked out. What?
When the power of the heavenly laws completed the scan on Lan Tian, the mechanical voice rang out again, "Principal of Heavenly Dao Academy. Grade-seven authority."
"..."
Lan Tian disagreed with the assessment, "Is this right? I'm the principal of the Heavenly Dao Academy! If even Su Yu can get a grade-four authority, how am I a grade-seven?"
The voice ignored his protest.
Lan Tian continued, "From the ancient records, the Heavenly Dao Academy was the main academy in charge of educating humanity during the ancient past. A principal of such an academy should be comparable to some marquises. How am I only a grade seven? Take a closer look at the name of the academy. Isn't that a cool name?"
Nobody replied.
Su Yu looked at Lan Tian with astonishment and asked, "Senior, do you mean that your authority is low?"
Lan Tian snorted.
"What else? It's obvious. The first grade is probably the highest grade. How is the seventh grade not low?"
Su Yu shrugged. He was quite confused as well. Was his grade high or low? The mayor of Grand Dream City should be quite high in grade, right? More importantly, was his authority a result of Grand Dream City or the Culture Tomb? He was unsure. He knew too little about the ancient past.
Also, what was this voice? Was this the manifestation of the heavenly laws or an actual living being? He only knew that he had to be careful here. Things felt dangerous.
After taking a look at the dark entrance, Su Yu looked at Xing Yue and reminded her, "Lord, remember to wait here for me. Don't run off by yourself."
"Hmph!" Xing Yue said furiously, "Are you ordering me?"
"Not at all." Su Yu said, "I'm going on a mission for you, Lord. Please wait for my good news here. I will be reporting back to you soon!"
Xing Yue didn't deign to say anything else.
With a chuckle, Su Yu stepped into the entrance. After a short moment, the world before him brightened as he found himself reappearing in a large hall.
It was a majestic hall.
The mechanical voice rang out again, "Wait here. Do not roam around without being summoned."
"..."
Su Yu was speechless. Was this for real? Everyone here was dead. Who would be summoning him? Was this a joke?
Just then, Lan Tian wrinkled his nose and signalled Su Yu before pointing at the ground. There, a dried stain could be seen. He sent a voice transmission, "Kid, blood. Fresh blood."
Su Yu raised his brow and sent the little furball a voice transmission, "Take a sniff. Check whose blood this is."
The little furball did as told, but he looked incredibly unwilling. He had been lacking motivation lately as he had not been paid for all his work.
He lazily said, "This...seems to be that blood...blood devil king...Blood Fire? I think so." Read full story at novel_fіre.net
He spoke with zero enthusiasm.
Su Yu's heart thumped. Blood Fire? So Blood Fire was still alive? Su Yu furrowed his brows. That was a ninth-degree Eternal. That wouldn't be an easy opponent. Why was that fellow not dead? Sure enough, when one reached such a level in cultivation, one wouldn't die easily. Not even Old Zhou had succeeded in killing him.
They were surrounded by darkness. Looking around from where they stood, it felt as though they were looking into the boundless void.
Su Yu wondered about the builder of this place. Was this where everyone would wait when they came to report for their duties in the ancient past?
How miserable.
How overly bureaucratic.
Anyone capable of setting foot here would be a respectable expert. Yet someone like that would be forced to wait here like a child.
Su Yu said nothing. Instead, he activated the deceit character and covered himself before phasing into the ground and becoming a part of Lan Tian's shadow.
Lan Tian started feeling uncomfortable. He sent a voice transmission, "Kid, you're giving me a lot of pressure. I keep feeling like you will jump up and kill me at any moment."
"Impossible. I'm not that kind of person."
"You are."
"I'm not."
"You are."
"..."
Fine, fine. Su Yu decided to stop wasting his time arguing. Then, Lan Tian checked the direction the blood on the ground was heading toward and dove into the darkness. Despite having entered the darkness, they had yet to leave the hall.
***
From above, the hall only covered a small corner of the eighth level.
It was unremarkable, but independently, it was massive.
Countless buildings could be seen all over the eighth level. Each of them was incomparably massive.
The buildings were not strewn about disorderly. Rather, hundreds of buildings came together to form a palace complex at the very center of the level. The complex was not surrounded by walls. Instead, it was surrounded by massive statues.
Each statue depicted a different life form. Gigantic lion, ferocious hou, majestic phoenix, mysterious dragon, ethereal immortal, overbearing divine, and domineering devil could be seen among the statues.
All in all, there were ninety-nine of these statues, serving as the walls of the palace complex. A shut gate could be seen below each statue.
Above them, an indistinct formation could be seen. And an indistinct silhouette could be seen seated cross-legged above the formation. One person, suppressing all lives for eternity.
Also floating above the palace were two massive characters.
Myriad Realms.
Yes. Myriad Realms.
All around the palace complex, numerous glorious residences stood.
Culture King's Residence.
Martial King's Residence.
War King's Residence.
Peace King's Residence.
Divine Emperor's Residence.
Devil Emperor's Residence.
Immortal Emperor's Residence.
The Pseudo Emperors of the ancient past were also the Emperors of their respective races. Thus, their residences were known as emperor residences while the human king residences were known as king residences.
Surrounding the various king and emperor residences were the various marquis residences. Among the marquis residences was a relatively small residence: Heavenly Overseer Marquis' Residence. Yes. This was the ancient residence of the Heavenly Overseer Marquis.
Beyond the marquis residences were the residences of the well-known titled generals. These were the only people qualified to live here. The titled generals qualified to build a residence here would be the best among the best. Even some of the weaker marquises would only be allowed to reside on the seventh level.
Naturally, there was also a king residence on the seventh level, but that was the sole king residence there. It was there to suppress the death tunnel.
The hall stood beyond all the residences. It was akin to a gate. After going the gate, one could go through the various residences before reaching the Myriad Realm Palace.
Chapter 1513: Eighth Level (3)
At the same time.
Beyond the gate of the hall was a path connected to the White Jade Avenue
Several people stood atop the White Jade Avenue.
Liu Wenyan and Hong Tan were looking around cautiously. Far away from them, Mo Duona and Blood Fire Devil King stood. Both of them were aware that Hong Tan and Liu Wenyan were there as well.
Standing further away from them was Endless Passage of the fate race. Su Yu had not bothered about his disappearance earlier. Surprisingly, he had appeared here.
Someone else stood there as well. He wore a half-golden mask. This would be a familiar mask to Su Yu as the half-gold mask signified that this was an enforcer elder of the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion, also a Pseudo Invincible.
There were nine elders in the Enforcement Unit of the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. The first elder was an Invincible. The third and eighth elders had died. The elder here was one of the few surviving elders.
Not far away, a golden and dazzling old man stood alone. The old man was grinning, showcasing his golden teeth. This was a subordinate of the Bountiful Treasure General, someone from the Allheaven Treasure House.
Seven.
Seven of them had entered the eighth level.
All of them were looking solemn.
That was especially true for Blood Fire Devil King, who was standing there with a dark expression. The others were surprised to see him here. Wasn't he supposed to be fighting over the skylotus on the seventh level?
What was he doing here? Sure, one could gain a lot from the eighth level. But it was also extremely dangerous here. One could easily die here. It was normal for weaker individuals like them to take a bet here. But it would be abnormal for Invincibles to take this bet.
That was even more so for a ninth-degree Eternal. It would be stupid for someone like this to come here. The benefits they could gain at the outer zone of the level were too insignificant. But the benefits at the inner zone were too dangerous for them to take. They were better off staying on the seventh level and fighting over the skylotus.
Blood Fire Devil King had arrived not long ago. He had been standing there with a cold and indifferent expression since arriving. He did not try to attack anyone. After all, he had lost two bodies, sustained heavy injuries on his one remaining body, and sustained heavy damage to his sea of willpower.
He was still strong enough to deal with several Pseudo Invincibles even with such heavy injuries. But he might no longer be the strongest expert present. The strongest expert present could very well be Endless Passage of the fate race.
An expert at the same level of September and the others. Blood Fire Devil King had forgotten about him, but he had surprisingly entered the eighth level as well. Blood Fire Devil King was not too worried about the others. He did not spare much attention to Mo Duona either.
Mo Duona had gone missing right at the start of the battle. After noticing that he didn't stand much chance at snatching the skylotus, he had entered the eighth level. At the moment, everyone was locked at a standstill here.
This was their first time here. All of them were unfamiliar with this place. Thus, none of them dared to move around rashly. Here, any mistake could kill them.
Nobody said anything. The arrival of Blood Fire Devil King caused the others to grow even more alert. They all wondered about the seventh level. What happened there? Did Blood Fire Devil King win the skylotus? Was he injured? His aura felt weak. It was clear he was injured. Did he fail? Or did he flee here after succeeding?
Naturally, Liu Wenyan and Hong Tan were the most nervous of all. They had been here for a day. But they had not dared to go far.
Suddenly, the power of time flickered in Endless Passage's eyes as he said, "Lord Blood Fire, do not use force lightly here. This is the location of the ancient assembly. It is filled with the power of the laws. Using force might trigger the power of the laws easily."
Blood Fire Devil King said, "Endless Passage, I don't need your guidance."
He did not bother to spare the others much attention, including the two humans. He hated the humans, but the eighth level was too dangerous for him to try anything. In any case, he also wanted to hide the extent of his injuries. Thus, he had refrained from doing anything.
He could still scare the others by being there, but the moment he exposed his actual condition, things might grow dangerous. Even now, some lingering fears from the events on the seventh level remained in his mind. He had nearly died.
Su Yu and the others might still be alive. That terrifying existence was likely someone lured out by Su Yu. And Su Yu was not the type to kill himself just to kill his enemy. Thus, it was likely that Su Yu and his companions were all alive.
Blood Fire Devil King was determined to go deeper into the eighth level and find a safe place to recuperate. At the very least, he had to go before the others arrived. But after arriving, he had changed his mind.
As crimson light flickered in his eyes, a token appeared. That was his token of identity. With the token in hand, he looked around and studied the power of laws in the air. This place was extremely dangerous for someone without a correct identity.
He did not stay for long. After looking around, he walked along the White Jade Avenue, making sure to stick to the very edge of the path. He had entered with the identity of a deputy general. His status was even lower than that of an untitled general.
Here, the Human Emperor held the highest status with his first-grade authority. Culture king and Martial King were both holders of the second-grade authority. The Pseudo Emperors and other human kings were holders of the third-grade authority.
Marquises enjoyed the fourth-grade authority while titled generals enjoyed the fifth-grade authority. Untitled generals enjoyed the sixth-grade authority. As a deputy general, Blood Fire Devil King was similar to Lan Tian. He had the seventh-grade authority.
There were two more grades below them. Those below the ninth grade would not be qualified to enter the eighth level. Here, the seventh-grade authority wasn't too low. It was right in between the rulers and the ruled.
Even someone with the seventh-grade authority would be considered a big shot outside the mansion.
Su Yu's identity as the mayor of Grand Dream City was not enough to grant him the fourth-grade authority. Even the old turtle only enjoyed the fifth-grade authority back then. But thanks to the Culture Tomb, Su Yu had been granted the fourth-grade authority. Evidently, the guardian of the Culture Tomb was considered someone as important as a marquis during the ancient past.
According to what Blood Fire Devil King knew, he was not allowed to enter the areas three grades above him. For example, he was not allowed to enter the area reserved for marquises. However, he could freely enter the area reserved for the titled generals.
As for Su Yu, he did not have enough authority to enter the ninth level. Without an official summon, he couldn't enter the Myriad Realm Palace either. Only those of sufficient authority could enter that place.
But other than the palace, he could enter most of the areas on the eighth level. Naturally, Su Yu was unaware of all that. He was still too young. He had not gotten the chance to educate himself in the affairs of the ancient past before this.
Blood Fire Devil King walked as the crimson light flickered in his eyes. When he walked past Liu Wenyan and Hong Tan, a faint murderous intent rose from his body. Instantly, Liu Wenyan's expression changed. His aura surged to the peak ninth-stage Sunmoon Realm in the blink of an eye.
Yes. He was relying on a character. The final Ye Batian's character he had on him. He had previously detonated all his remaining characters, but he had also given one to Wu Jia before. To enter the eighth level, he had retrieved the character from Wu Jia to ensure his safety.
But he did not intend to actually use it. He knew that even with this character, Blood Fire Devil King could still kill him easily. However, he would not accept the fate of dying without fighting.
He was prepared to provoke the heavenly laws and get Blood Fire Devil King to die alongside him. Noticing what Liu Wenyan was planning, Blood Fire Devil King cursed inwardly.
Fuck this guy!
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If he were at his peak, would he be afraid of this? The heavenly laws at the mere outer part of the eighth level were incapable of harming him. Alas, he was no longer at his peak. Thus, he could only sigh and ignore the lunatic. He wasn't even thinking of killing Liu Wenyan. What was this madman doing?
Provoking the heavenly laws would force him to expose his condition. As a ninth-degree Eternal, the others might start targeting his sea of willpower and his treasures in his weakened state. He decided to leave promptly.
Liu Wenyan might be Su Yu's teacher, and Blood Fire Devil King had been reduced to such a state due to Su Yu, but this wasn't important enough for him to risk his life.
Thus, he merely snorted, "Ridiculous."
With a look of disdain, he walked away.
How childish. Would a ninth-degree Eternal like him bicker with a mere Sunmoon? How laughable.
With that, Liu Wenyan exhaled in relief. This was so damn dangerous. That was so scary. He did not dare to say anything. That was a super expert comparable to the strongest human alive. Liu Wenyan might be arrogant, but he wasn't arrogant enough to provoke such an existence.
When Blood Fire Devil King was gone, everyone exhaled in relief.
Finally.
How terrifying.
A super expert like Blood Fire Devil King had actually spared them due to his arrogance. How lucky.
Just then, someone pushed the nearby gate open. It was Lan Tian. But nobody recognized this clone of his.
They all looked at him curiously. Who was this? There was no helping it. Lan Tian had too many faces. He also had too many auras. It was hard to determine who he was just by looking at him.
When Lan Tian saw the others, he blanked out slightly. But soon, he giggled and said, "Hey! My sweeties! So you're all here? Where's Blood Fire? Where's my cute little Blood Fire?"
"Hu!"
Lan Tian. They finally knew who he was.
Liu Wenyan exhaled in relief and hurriedly asked, "Senior Lan..."
Lan Tian looked at them and asked, "Oh, you're here? Where's Blood Fire? Did you see him?"
"He just left..."
"Oh...that guy was quite heavily injured. He sure is good at running. Looks like I need to look around for him. I need to kill him before doing anything else."
"..."
That stunned everyone.
Who?
Killing Blood Fire Devil King?
Killing a super expert like that?
Was this a joke?
Lan Tian grinned and asked, "Yes? Is there a problem with that? Endless Passage, you're actually strong enough to kill him now. He has less than one percent of his original strength remaining. He's as good as dead."
Endless Passage blanked out slightly. When he recalled how Blood Fire Devil King had acted earlier, he asked, "He's injured? What happened on the seventh level?"
Lan Tian laughed and said, "It sure was fun there. Let's see...hmmm...about thirty Invincibles have died so far..."
Everyone blanked out. Wasn't that near the total number of Invincibles in the mansion?
All dead?
Was this a joke?
How was that possible?
The elder from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion asked, "What about the department head..."
"Him?" Lan Tian laughed, "Dead, I guess. I'm not sure. Either he's dead or crippled or here or in the Death Realm. I don't know, but I sure know things were terrible for him earlier..."
Their hearts thumped.
Even Mo Duona couldn't resist asking, "Did Su Yu do that?"
Well, that was rude. Su Yu, who was pretending to be shadow, was rendered speechless. Why was Little Mo saying that? Little Mo seemed to have misunderstood him as a person. That was a ninth-degree Eternal. How was he supposed to kill someone like that? ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ novel·fiɾe·net
Su Yu sank into thought. Should he kill everyone here? Mo Duona, pavilion elder, fate, and the guy from the Allheaven Treasure House. Should he kill them all? It shouldn't be too hard, right?
Endless Passage was strong, but he was probably slightly weaker. But Endless Passage would most likely be as strong as Xia Longwu prior to dao affirmation. Or even stronger. Someone like this wouldn't be easy to kill.
As for the other two, Su Yu did not foresee any trouble killing them. Mo Duona was probably still in possession of a teleportation talisman. He would most likely flee at the first sight of trouble.
"I can kill the two guys from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion and Allheaven Treasure House. Are they regular Pseudo Invincibles?"
Su Yu started thinking. Things would be much simpler with fewer survivors around.
Chapter 1514: Found You! (1)
Su Yu was quite interested in the residences on the eighth level, especially after learning that these were the residences of some big shots. However, he was more interested in the floor itself. Which part of Old Zhou was this floor located in?
According to his estimation, this should be Old Zhou's legs. But legs weren't supposed to look like this. Unless Old Zhou had been forced to remain in a split for eternity. If that was the case, the eighth level should be a rather long level.
Su Yu couldn't help but wonder if Old Zhou would still be able to walk normally after remaining in a split for so many years. He couldn't help considering the possibility of Old Zhou's revival. After all, Old Zhou was too strong.
Even if Su Yu didn't know who Tai Shan was, he couldn't resist admitting that Tai Shan was truly ruthless and crazy. Killing someone was easy. But how much did he hate Old Zhou to do this instead?
Next, Su Yu returned his focus to the people present. Were there others on the eighth level? Teacher Liu and Hong Tan must have arrived some time ago. Why were they still stuck here?
As he sent his senses around, his tribulation character pulsed, notifying him of the power of laws filling the air.
The power of laws was heavy here.
"The power of laws."
Su Yu considered himself someone familiar with the heavenly laws. He could see that there were some laws he shouldn't challenge on the eighth level.
"Senior Lan Tian, kill the others. Don't delay your search for Blood Fire. He should be quite heavily injured."
Lan Tian said nothing. He merely smiled before vanishing with a flicker.
Rumble!
The old man from the Allheaven Treasure House hurriedly retreated while shouting, "Lan Tian, don't be stupid! This is the ancient assembly! Fighting here will provoke the punishment of the laws!"
"Teehee, I'm not scared!"
Lan Tian merely giggled as a response. The old man felt extremely gloomy. He gnashed his teeth and sent random palm attacks out. Abruptly, a massive palm formed of heavenly laws descended from the sky. The old man had to teach Lan Tian that fighting here could easily result in death.
"This is only the outermost region of the eighth level, Lan Tian. Wake up!"
The massive hand dropped down with a power surpassing even the power of time. Curious, Lan Tian sent a palm attack toward the palm. With a rumble, Lan Tian took a step back with a slightly bloodied palm. As for the old man, he was smashed into the ground while coughing blood.
He knew that the laws were powerful. However, he had insisted on triggering them to keep Lan Tian in check.
"Lan Tian, this is the punishment for combat. The moment you start fighting to the death, the heavenly laws will react even more intensely. During the ancient past, this was where all the important individuals resided. No combat was permitted here. Thus, the laws here would punish such actions heavily..."
While coughing blood, the old man continued, "There is no grudge between us. Why harm yourself just to kill me?"
He had no choice but to do this when facing a lunatic like Lan Tian. A normal person would never do something like this, but Lan Tian was not normal.
Lan Tian giggled again and said, "That's all? That's not enough. It's not enough to kill me. As for injuries...I'm not scared."
More Lan Tians appeared around him out of thin air. Su Yu thought about it and asked himself a question. Since Lan Tian was someone with endless clones, what was the point of disguising himself as a shadow?
Thus, Su Yu transformed into a middle-aged man. Or to be precise, he assumed Zhao Ming's appearance before joining the army of clones. It was impressive how Lan Tian could still produce so many clones even after losing so many.
The old man's expression changed as he cursed before running deeper into the White Jade Avenue. How unlucky. He could only blame his luck for encountering a lunatic like this here. To escape Lan Tian's clones, the old man was forced to toss out more than ten treasures. All of them were earth weapons. Evidently, he was very rich.
The old man traveled along the White Jade Avenue carefully as the power of laws was everywhere.
During the ancient past, this was the reception center. All visitors would be received by attendants, allowing them to travel to their destinations safely. But the eighth level had long been abandoned. Thus, they could only rely on themselves when traversing the eighth level.
Splurt!
After moving less than a hundred meters, the old man was stopped by the power of laws. Blood Fire Devil King had been able to move through this route safely earlier, but that was not the case for the old man.
The power of laws cut through his body, turning his flesh into mincemeat. The old man ignored his injuries and continued fleeing.
Mo Duona, Endless Passage, and the elder from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion were uninterested in fighting a lunatic like Lan Tian as well. All of them started leaving. Their peace had been ruined by Lan Tian.
Meanwhile, the old man was starting to utilize the River of Time to flee, ignoring the power of laws descending upon his River of Time. He could only prioritize his escape for now. Suddenly, a middle-aged man closed in on the old man.
The old man did not react. He continued fleeing. Lan Tian was strong, but not strong enough to kill him with an attack or two. The old man was confident he could survive a few attacks from Lan Tian.
The middle-aged man, or Su Yu, to be precise, had an odd expression.
Was this a gift for him?
Sigh.
Why were the Pseudo Invincibles nowadays so careless? Sure, he had used his calm character on the old man, but the old man was still a Pseudo Invincible. What happened to his instincts?
Why was the old man leaving his back undefended? Su Yu was not one to give up on such a chance. He suddenly recalled that he had yet to punch anyone with his new strength. At that thought, he threw a punch out.
Heaven Suppressing Fist.
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That was a technique of the multiple character faction. The moment the punch was thrown, the old man's expression changed as all his hair stood on end. He screeched in desperation, "No! I know the way to unlock Bountiful Treasure General's Residence!"
Boom!
The punch landed, blasting the old man apart.
A River of Time appeared and a young man walked out of it. That was the younger version of the old man. He had a look of disbelief on his pale face. This was impossible. Lan Tian wasn't this strong. Fınd the newest release on novel•fire.net
This had exceeded the level of a Pseudo Invincible. Right at that moment, a kick wrapped in the power of time descended upon him. With a rumble, the River of Time snapped and the young man was blasted apart again.
Almost at the same time, a book appeared and swallowed everything, including a carrier treasure. Blood essence, flesh, and everything about the old man had been collected by Su Yu. Before long, a new portrait appeared on the immortal page.
Su Yu raised his brow. So that was an immortal. It was rumored that the Allheaven Treasure House was related to the divines, devils, and immortals. That seemed to be the case here. An immortal had nearly escaped him.
A moon dropped from the sky.
Those who were in the process of leaving turned to stare at Su Yu blankly.
As for Su Yu, he nonchalantly picked up his book and calmed the power of laws rushing toward him. This was his punishment. One would be punished for killing here.
But Su Yu could see that the punishment was rather weak. It was only enough to kill Pseudo Invincibles. That was most likely because this was only the outermost region of the eighth level. The punishment here would not be sufficient to kill those at the Invincible Realm.
After blocking part of the power of laws, Su Yu allowed the big hand to grab him. A creak rang out while his body shone brightly. At that point, the hand ran out of power.
As the power of laws receded, Su Yu rubbed his arm and sighed, "How terrifying. It gave my arm a bruise."
Silence descended.
Nobody said anything.
Endless Passage, the pavilion elder, and Mo Duona were all stunned.
Was this...really a normal person?
"Su Yu!"
Mo Duona exclaimed with shock before activating a talisman and vanishing. Not far away, space rippled as the laws stopped his teleportation. However, he was still able to move far away before reappearing with a flicker.
Su Yu was stunned. He said, "Why are you running? We're partners."
Far away, Mo Duona didn't pause as he landed inside a large residence before vanishing with a flicker.
Bullshit!
Su Yu was too terrifying. Earlier, he was still relatively normal. He had to take a long time to kill even a Pseudo Invincible. But now, the freak had gained the ability to kill a Pseudo Invincible without breaking a sweat.
That was not all. Normal Pseudo Invincibles would normally suffer gravely from the punishment of the laws, but Su Yu had only suffered a bruise on his arm.
Mo Duona would no longer dare to call Su Yu his partner. For a partnership to work, there must be a balance. Such as their previous partnership. But now...would Su Yu still need to work with him after such a freakish growth?
Nope.
In that case, what else could he do but run?
Not far away, Endless Passage also activated his River of Time and risked provoking the laws to forcefully move himself away as well. The pavilion elder also roared as he summoned a boat before sailing away on a River of Time. Both of them were similarly shocked.
Holy shit!
Was this really Su Yu?
Was that really possible?
Killing a Pseudo Invincible like he was squashing a bug.
How terrifying.
Endless Passage was strong enough to fight Invincibles, but he also saw his own death from his River of Time. Yes. He saw his death in Su Yu's hands. Thus, he fled without any hesitation.
That freak was too scary. He had to flee at all costs.
Behind them, Su Yu floated in the air with a gentle smile and fluttering robes as he said, "What's the rush? I'm not killing you. I hope you can speak for me after leaving the mansion. I only killed about a thousand people. The rest were killed by Blood Fire..."
By that point, the two had gone far away. They only wanted to flee. Nothing else. They also realized that something major might have happened on the seventh level.
Su Yu...the freakish Su Yu had grown terrifyingly strong. They didn't know how it happened. They knew that at such a young age, Su Yu had gained the ability to fight Invincibles. That was too terrifying.
People like Endless Passage had gained their strength after a long period of growth and accumulation. Sure enough, the human race was terrifying.
Chapter 1515: Found You! (2)
By the time the two were gone, Lan Tian asked, "Are you not giving chase?"
Su Yu smiled, "There is no rush. I won't mind killing them if I have the chance, but if not, so be it. They can be the ones to tell those outside about all the deaths in here."
There were very few survivors left. He had to let a few people go to slightly reduce the pressure on the human race, right? These people would serve as the perfect proof that he was in the mansion.
In any case, they didn't know much about the events on the seventh level. He had only killed the old man to showcase his strength to the other survivors. As for Great Qin King...well, these people were unaware of Great Qin King's presence in the mansion.
Blood Fire was the only person left. If he could kill Blood Fire, he could shoulder the blame alone. It wouldn't matter since he had the backing of the ancient cities. Things would be very troublesome if those outside learned of Great Qin King's condition.
Meanwhile, Su Yu was already the public enemy of the myriad races. He was already used to this.
He turned to face Liu Wenyan and Hong Tan, who were both blanking out, and flashed a wide smile, "Teacher Liu, Grandteacher, have you missed me?"
"..."
The two continued staring at him blankly. They kept telling themselves that they were no bumpkins. Their teacher was someone who had once killed Invincibles as a Sunmoon. Such Sunmoons were rare even now. What could surprise them anymore?
But...but...Su Yu was still a Cloudbreach. Right? He had killed a Pseudo Invincible like he was squashing a bug. What did he eat to grow so strong?
Liu Wenyan asked blankly, "Which stance is the problematic stance?"
"..."
Su Yu was rendered speechless. Not this again.
"The fifth stance. It's me, Teacher. I'm Su Yu. If I'm someone else, I would have killed you with a single finger."
"..."
Liu Wenyan's expression changed again. Why did that...sound off? What was this?
He looked at Su Yu before looking at Lan Tian. This was most likely the real Su Yu since he had arrived with Lan Tian. He couldn't resist asking, "Why are you so strong now?"
Su Yu smiled bashfully and said, "Because you taught me well, Teacher."
"Speak properly!"
"Cough, cough. It's simple. Open 360 acupoints, forge my body 72 times, and transform my source qi eight times. That's all. Isn't it normal for me to be a tad bit strong after doing all that?"
Normal? Liu Wenyan started questioning himself. Was that normal?
Bullshit!
That was completely abnormal!
A normal person would not be able to do that. They were tired of speaking to him. There was a reason for his strength. Liu Wenyan gave it some thought. If Su Yu was telling the truth, it could only signify that he was truly freakish.
"Why are you here?" Liu Wenyan asked, "Where are the others?"
Su Yu smiled, "Everyone is doing well. Teacher, why are the two of you running around randomly? This is so dangerous. Even Pseudo Invincibles are dying like bugs here. Invincibles will only die a little bit better than bugs. Why are the two of you here?"
"..."
Liu Wenyan wondered if Su Yu was worrying about them or insulting them. Hong Tan did not feel like saying anything.
Liu Wenyan had a completely different reaction. He remained completely nonchalant as he said, "What do you know? This is not a place you can conquer with just strength. So what if you're strong? Are you as strong as Pseudo Emperors? Here, strength does not matter. The laws and your status are everything here. I have a grade-five authority here!"
Liu Wenyan smiled smugly and said, "You're confused, right? A grade-five authority is the same as a titled general during the ancient past."
Su Yu laughed, "I know. I understand. But titled generals are not as important as marquises, right? Grand Dream is a title general. Don't forget that I'm the mayor of Grand Dream City, teacher. A grade-five authority is nothing special for me..."
Liu Wenyan blanked out slightly and cursed inwardly.
Holy shit!
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Su Yu continued, "By the way, I have a grade-four authority, not grade five."
"Hmm?"
Before Liu Wenyan could ask anything, Lan Tian raged, "How are you grade five? I am the principal of the Heavenly Law Academy. Why am I only grade seven?"
Holy...
Liu Wenyan stared at Lan Tian and asked awkwardly, "Did you...receive your post from Principal Wan?"
"Yes."
Liu Wenyan explained, "Principal Wan seemed to have inherited the post of an untitled general. He can only confer you a post that is a grade lower than his. I inherited my post from my teacher before his death so my grade is higher..."
Lan Tian was starting to feel depressed.
Su Yu asked curiously, "The fifth principal had the position of a titled general?"
Liu Wenyan nodded.
Just then, Hong Tan asked, "Is Blood Fire really injured? Forget everything else. If he's really injured, we need to find a chance to kill him. He might be able to gain a massive benefit here and recover to his peak. That would be troublesome."
Why were they wasting time catching up here? They should go after Blood Fire instead!
Su Yu laughed and said, "There's no rush, Grandteacher. We need to figure out the laws here first. There were too many experts in the ancient past. All these laws were left behind by them. We don't want to provoke one of these laws accidentally and die without understanding anything."
True.
Hong Tan and Liu Wenyan gave a simple explanation of what they knew. Simply put, they were here for Culture King's Residence. But it was likely that they wouldn't be able to go that far.
It was said that the Culture King's Residence was located much deeper inside. According to the laws, a grade-four authority would enable one to enter a grade-one area. But that did not mean that one could do anything there.
In truth, such a person would encounter numerous difficulties upon going beyond the grade-four area. Any mistake could result in death.
Su Yu thought about it and nodded. Basically, things would be safe if he remained in the area of marquises. The laws wouldn't harm him unless he tried anything stupid. But he had to be wary the moment he went deeper than that.
"I see..."
Su Yu said, "Teacher, do you know about the voice when you entered? Is that the voice of the laws or is that someone alive?"
"No idea." Liu Wenyan said, "My teacher was here back then. At the time, he wasn't too strong. He wasn't able to explore much. He was too weak to find out about the entrance as well."
Ye Batian was here before. It wasn't really surprising. But it was also slightly odd. Su Yu could feel that those without the combat strength of Sunmoons would not be able to reach this place easily. How did Ye Batian get here back then?
Or perhaps he was already a Sunmoon back then. When was he here? Very few people had managed to enter the eighth level before. And even fewer people could leave this place alive. Ye Batian must be quite a gutsy one to try something like that.
Su Yu wasn't that interested in exploring the eighth level. This place was too dangerous for him. He was far more interested in leaving directly. He was only here to look for Liu Wenyan and Hong Tan. If he could kill Blood Fire while he was at it, he wouldn't mind doing it. If not, so be it.
But his teacher and grandteacher seemed to have their own plan here.
Su Yu asked, "So are you only here to look for Culture King's belongings?"
Liu Wenyan explained, "Nothing that specific. I only want to look for a way for cultural researchers to become Invincibles."
He stared at Su Yu and continued, "Our line does not specialize in physical cultivation..."
Su Yu nodded, "Exactly. We are all refined scholars. We must pursue the path of culture. The path of warriors is too simple. It's so easy. I am already strong enough to punch Invincibles apart with my physical strength. How boring."
"..."
Fuck!
Piss off.
Liu Wenyan roared inwardly. He knew it! He shouldn't have talked about this with Su Yu. The damn kid was too good at saying these hurtful words.
He was trying to say that the physical path was not strong enough. It was also too reliant on wealth. Meanwhile, the path of culture relied more on one's comprehension ability. It was cheaper to cultivate.
It would be very hard for one to progress in the path of culture with wealth alone if one lacked comprehension ability. With sufficient talent, this could be a very cheap cultivation path to follow.
Meanwhile, Su Yu was someone who had exhausted countless resources for his cultivation, forcefully pushing his physical cultivation to such a freakish level. One could only say that...wealth was powerful. But there was no denying that Su Yu was also freakishly talented.
The physical path might be simple, but Su Yu was completely different than any other physical cultivator. In terms of acupoint opening and body forging, he had reached the very top, setting impossible records with his accomplishments.
Even in the ancient past, when there were more people with grand cycle acupoints running around, almost nobody with grand cycle acupoints and seventy-two body forgings existed. Seventy-two body forgings were not supposed to be possible for humans.
Su Yu decided to stop hurting his teacher's fragile heart. He said, "I'll take a look. The two of you should return now. This place is too dangerous. The seventh level is safer."
Liu Wenyan frowned and said, "With more people, you can do more. The two of us won't be dragging you down. You can leave us behind when you encounter trouble..."
Su Yu sighed, "What are you saying? Can I really leave you behind when you're here? Why are you so childish at your age?"
"..."
The two decided to not talk to him anymore. Liu Wenyan started cursing inwardly. He was already a fourth-stage Sunmoon. He had been prepared to show off in front of the kid, but...he had decided to completely forget about that.
They were tired of speaking to him.
While they were conversing, Lan Tian was busy studying something. Suddenly, he laughed and said, "Let's go, Kid. Stop wasting time on these two. Blood Fire's authority is probably quite low. He will probably be targeting the devil residences. The arrangement of the residences here follows a set of rules. Look at the devilish qi over there. That must be the area with all the devil residences. Come on."
Su Yu looked at Liu Wenyan and said, "Teacher, there is no need for you to wait here. Why don't you find a safe place to hide? I'll come back after killing Blood Fire. As for the treasures, if you can't find anything, you can always come again in the future. Be patient.
"You won't even need to wait long. Everyone else can only enter every ten years. When I grow strong enough, I can open the mansion anytime I want. Just wait. It's not like we have any cultural researchers waiting around for an advancement method."
The two looked at him in surprise.
They did not ask more about that. Liu Wenyan said, "Be careful. Blood Fire is still a top expert among Invincibles. Even injured, he won't be so easy to kill. You're right. We can always come again in the future. We won't be dragging you down. But you need to remember one thing. Do not approach the assembly hall."
"Why?"
"I don't know. My teacher gave me the same warning back then. I didn't ask why back then."
"Fine."
Then, Su Yu and Lan Tian left.
By the time the two were gone, Liu Wenyan said, "Damn it! That kid...Junior Brother, did we embarrass ourselves before him?"
Hong Tan nodded and sighed, "Yes. We could still somewhat stand tall before him in the past. As for now...forget it. We should remain in the outer region and try to look for some easy treasures. Forget about everything else."
They couldn't help but recall how careful they had been even after arriving for so long. Meanwhile, Su Yu had taken an entirely different course of action. Moving around carefully? Heh.
He was strong. He could blast his way through everything. He was even trying to kill Blood Fire Devil King. In comparison, the two of them looked way too sorry. Liu Wenyan sighed and decided to listen to his junior brother and stop comparing himself against the kid.