Chapter 1516: Found You! (3)
Outside.
The mansion had been open for nineteen days.
It would remain open for eleven more days.
Not a single tunnel remained. Nobody knew if the tunnel would reappear. How many survivors were left inside?
Suddenly, someone broke the silence with a sigh and said, "We wait. A lot of names are still on the Heavenly Hunt Index. If the Heavenly Hunt Index isn't broken, these people are probably still alive. Mo Duona, Zhan Wushuang, Endless Passage, September, Skyeater...these people are still on their respective rankings."
It was worth noting that Heavencurse's name had vanished. He might have died. The celestial chasm experts could only sigh with regret at that. As for Spiritvenge, his tunnel had long snapped. He might have died as well. One could say that the celestial chasm race had suffered massively from this opening.
Meanwhile, the immortals appeared calm and indifferent. However, everyone knew that they were not that calm. After all, more and more immortal kings had been arriving during the past few days.
Clearly, they were unhappy with the results this time. They might try something when the survivors left the mansion. It wasn't like they had anything to lose since they had lost all their people in the mansion.
As for the humans, their Invincibles had also been arriving in recent days. Or to be precise, this was happening with all the major races. The number of Invincibles gathered outside the mansion had surpassed the previous number.
"Are there still no news from inside the mansion?"
"The mansion has calmed down. It has been a while since any message arrived from the inside."
"Is anyone's descendant still alive? Can someone contact their descendant to find out what's going on? We can pay the cost of the message."
Everyone was anxious about the situation inside the mansion.
Someone looked at the devils and said, "Devil King Moge, why don't you try contacting Mo Duona? His name is still on the index. He's probably still alive..."
Moge frowned and said, "He's not the only one alive. Zhan Wushuang, Endless Passage, September, and the others are alive as well. Great Xia King can also try contacting Xia Longwu."
Great Xia King said, "Is there a point? It's not like any of you trust me."
True. It would be better for a few of them to make the attempt to learn more about what was happening inside. However, none of the Invincibles were willing to waste their blood essence for this. That could very well cause their deaths later.
After a short silence, Great Xia King sent a voice transmission, "I still think we need to ask. I'll try asking Longwu..."
"I'll do it." Great Zhou King replied, "I'll ask Tianfang."
Yes. Zhu Tianfang. This Great Zhou King did not resemble the real Great Zhou King. Or perhaps...was Zhu Tianfang actually a child of the Zhou Family?
Great Xia King appeared unsurprised. He said, "Sure. After igniting your blood essence, nobody will suspect you when we start fighting later even if you look weaker than normal. Otherwise, they might see through you easily."
"What are you saying? Are you saying that I'm weaker than Old Zhou?"
As he said that, Great Zhou King glanced at Great Xia King with profound eyes.
Great Xia King replied without a change in expression, "You know the answer. Look at that spear of his earlier. Can you compete against that?"
"Heh. You never know."
Great Xia King couldn't be bothered to keep arguing. Yes. The current Great Zhou King was actually Great Ming King in disguise. The real Great Zhou King was guarding the Eastrift Valley. As for Great Qin King, he had entered the mansion disguised as Great Ming King.
With such an arrangement, they had been able to create an illusion that Great Qin King was still guarding the Eastrift Valley. The greatest goal of humanity this time was Great Qin King's advancement. But so far, things were not looking good.
Great Zhou King, no, Great Ming King said nothing else as well. He looked at the Luminous Domain Mansion again and frowned. What role would the kid play in the changes this time?
He sat down cross-legged and ignited his blood essence to contact Zhu Tianfang. Nobody disturbed him. Everyone watched curiously. Clearly, even the humans were growing anxious as well. Was Great Zhou King trying to contact Zhou Polong? ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ noᴠelfire.net
Before long, a connection was established.
Great Ming King appeared inside a unique domain.
Next, Zhu Tianfang's silhouette appeared before him. He went straight to the point, "How's Old Qin?"
"Heavily injured. He lost two bodies."
Great Ming King was greatly shaken. He asked, "How about the others?"
"Xia Longwu and Qin Zhen are heavily injured. Both are recuperating. I'm fine. Also..."
"What?"
"Su Yu is here. He's crazy. He killed numerous experts..."
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"Be careful. Watch out when you're leaving. The tunnels have collapsed. You might not be able to leave the normal way."
Then, Great Ming King exited the unique domain with a slightly pale expression. This was not due to his exhaustion alone. News of Great Qin King had also contributed to that.
This was troublesome.
When Great Xia King looked at him, he smiled and nodded. But he changed his expression in a split second and said sadly, "It's over. We suffered disastrous losses. It's terrible..."
The myriad race experts rolled their eyes.
Bullshit!
The humans had suffered the least this opening. Nobody would be stupid enough to trust his words. Damn that lying bastard. Just look at that hypocritical face of his. Then, Great Ming King flashed everyone a gentle smile.
At the same time, he sent Great Xia King a voice transmission, "Be ready. Something happened to Old Qin. He lost two bodies. The moment he's out, escort him back. Don't let anyone notice anything. Only the two of us will know about this. At most, we'll let Old Zhou know as well. Nobody else can know."
Great Xia King's heart thumped. The worst had still happened.
"How about the skylotus? If we have it, either Old Zhou or me can use it and achieve Daofuse. With Old Qin alive, we should still be able to keep the others in check..."
"I didn't have the chance to ask, but they have probably failed to get it."
Great Xia King's mood sank. Things were looking really bad.
Great Ming King continued, "Also, Su Yu is inside. He killed many people. He might be the reason for all the changes this time. I didn't get the chance to ask more. It won't be easy for him to return to his ancient city after leaving the mansion. It's a short journey, but we need to consider escorting him as well. Do we help him?"
"Yes."
"But..."
Great Ming King said, "Old Qin requires our help as well. Do we have enough people to escort both of them?"
Great Xia King sank into a long silence. Finally, he said, "We gave up on the multiple character faction once. Are we doing that again? If we must, gather all our Eternals here. Trigger a battle while Old Qin and the rest of us are still alive. Fight the myriad races to the death. This will be enough to deter many of them."
"We'll make our final decision when Old Qin is out. Also, Old Zhou better keep his disguise up or things might get troublesome. If Old Qin were to die, just claim that it was me. I'll keep my disguise as Old Zhou. Old Zhou can keep pretending to be Old Qin. We need to keep the act up."
Losing Great Ming King would shake the human race, but humanity would persevere. Losing Great Qin King would bring about a completely different effect. Thus, they could lose Great Ming King, but Great Qin King must continue existing.
Great Xia King did not argue. That was their sole option. Old Zhou might be strong, but he was still not enough to replace Great Qin King's position. In fact, even Great Xia King himself would not be willing to convince himself to follow Great Zhou King.
The two human kings started standing there in silence with deep worry in their hearts. However, they had to keep appearing indifferent.
***
On the eighth level.
Su Yu and Lan Tian were following Blood Fire's trail. Even when encountering large and interesting residences, they did not bother to investigate. Their priority was Blood Fire Devil King, not the treasures here.
In terms of searching for people, the little furball was a lot more useful than the two of them. His sense of smell toward characters or perhaps willpower was incredibly sensitive.
Su Yu and Lan Tian were not capable of this.
After a while, the little furball wrinkled his nose and said, "In front. That big house..."
Su Yu looked over and his eyes flickered.
"Bloodmount General's Residence."
Su Yu looked around, unsure if this was the residence of a titled or untitled general.
In any case, Blood Fire Devil King was inside.
"Found you!"
After shooting each other a glance, Su Yu and Lan Tian vanished with a flicker.
Inside the residence, Blood Fire Devil King's face sank. Danger.
His pursuers were here.
Damn it! He only hoped that they wouldn't find him. Since there were so many residences here, it was unlikely that they could find him so easily.
"Bloodmount General..."
There were records of the Bloodmount General among the blood fire devils. He looked around, hoping that he could find something useful to recover some of his strength from the residence.
Chapter 1517: Blood Fire Falls, War (1)
"Blood Fire!"
A voice rang out on the eighth level. It was Lan Tian's voice. He did not bother hiding himself. At Blood Fire's level, he wouldn't be so weak that he couldn't detect his pursuers.
However, Su Yu was hiding. He was quite lucky as Blood Fire had yet to detect him.
Bloodmount General's Residence.
Blood Fire Devil King's expression turned cold. Lan Tian.
Was Lan Tian alone?
No. Even when Blood Fire Devil King was greatly injured, he was more than Lan Tian alone could handle.
Blood Fire Devil King stayed silent. He was trying to unlock a door. He was currently inside an ancient residence. He didn't know if there were treasures beyond the door, but he had to first open it.
Drop after drop of blood was squeezed out of his body. This was the residence of a devil expert. Thus, a devil would enjoy some advantages here.
However, the formations of the residence would not unlock just because one was a devil. If it was that simple, the treasures of these ancient residences would have been wiped clean by their servants long ago. This was a bet.
As Blood Fire Devil King continued his attempt, the power of laws started converging in the air. He was still deemed a thief. Even if he could open the door, he would be punished. Noticing the power of laws, Blood Fire Devil King gnashed his teeth and decided to take a bet. He was not opening the door of a random room. It was a named room.
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With such a name, there were probably some ancient pills in this room. Even if these pills couldn't be used to recover his bodies, he hoped to at least strengthen his past body slightly.
Just then, Lan Tian seemed to have noticed what was happening as well. His voice rang out, "Found you! My little sweetie, don't run away from me!"
Blood Fire gnashed his teeth in annoyance.
What an arrogant fellow. If it wasn't for his injuries, he would have killed Lan Tian with a single slap.
"Is Great Qin King here as well?"
That was his biggest worry. Excluding Great Qin King, Zhu Tianfang was the strongest human in the mansion. But he was only a fifth-degree Eternal. But even someone like that was already a challenging opponent for the current Blood Fire. If Great Qin King wasn't here, he would most likely be elsewhere protecting Great Qin King as well.
After all, there were quite a few non-humans still alive as well. With that in mind, Blood Fire Devil King's eyes turned cold. He judged that Lan Tian must have arrived with only an Invincible...or Su Yu.
Su Yu...
Blood Fire Devil King sighed. Young freaks like Su Yu were what top experts like them feared the most.
The youth was scary.
Even people like Blood Fire Devil King had also risen in power by stepping over the corpses of numerous seniors. And now, the situation had reversed. They were the seniors. As they advanced in age, they had more to lose. With more to lose, they would lose the courage and will to face all struggles head-on.
All of them might sound brave, but none of them was truly unafraid of death. When he was young, Blood Fire Devil King had the courage to traverse the Myriad Realms alone. During the ninth epoch, he had even attacked the Human Realm alone, facing the various old experts of the human race.
He was the one who had led the blood fire devil race to its current height during the ninth epoch. His fearlessness was a big contributor to his rise. Ultimately, the blood fire devil race grew into a race second only to the original devil race.
Numerous thoughts emerged in Blood Fire Devil King's mind. Finally, he forced himself to calm down. As a survivor of the previous epoch, was this the end of the road for him? He did not want this to be the case.
His death would create an opening for the Devil Pseudo Emperor to take over the blood fire devil race. Everything he had fought for would fall into the Devil Pseudo Emperor's hands.
Blood Fire Devil King had never acknowledged the leadership of the Devil Pseudo Emperor. He was weaker than Tiangu, he was not as good at scheming as the Divine Pseudo Emperor, he was not as courageous as Great Qin King, he was not as mysterious as the Fate Pseudo Emperor, he was...simply too lacking.
Could the devils even survive the tenth epoch under his leadership? What a pity. Blood Fire Devil King could see his end here. He was also not as good at scheming. That was how he had fallen to his current state.
Boom!
Behind him, a large hand formed of the heavenly laws dropped down. He groaned and coughed a mouthful of blood as he ignored the attack. Surprisingly, his blood tore a tiny opening in the formation before him.
Instantly, he shot through the opening with a flicker. Outside, Lan Tian had discovered the Blood Fire Devil King. Disguised as Lan Tian's clone, Su Yu dashed right into the residence. When Lan Tian attempted to do the same, he was blocked by the formation outside.
His authority was not enough to enter this residence. In truth, he had the same level of authority as Blood Fire Devil King. But Blood Fire Devil King was a devil. Thus, he had been allowed to enter. Meanwhile, Lan Tian was a human.
Lan Tian tried ramming into the formation, but all he received for his attempt was a wound on his head. At the same time, the power of laws started gathering around him to punish him. He was furious. Why couldn't he enter?
Without Lan Tian as the cover, Su Yu became incredibly conspicuous. He looked back at Lan Tian before looking at the opening before him. It was rapidly closing in. He also saw the name of the room. He frowned, wondering if Blood Fire Devil King was looking for a way to recover.
How much of his combat strength was left? Su Yu was unsure, but he knew that a ninth-degree Eternal was terrifying. Even when he was heavily injured, Great Qin King had still been able to fight multiple Invincibles alone. Thus, Su Yu couldn't help but worry.
Lan Tian wasn't weak. It would be far safer for him to fight with Lan Tian's help. But Blood Fire Devil King would be far more difficult to handle after recovering. Since he did not have the courage to even face Lan Tian, perhaps he had really been weakened considerably.
Seeing that Lan Tian was still stuck outside, Su Yu sent a voice transmission, "Senior Lan Tian, keep watch outside and be on guard against any ambushes. I'll go in first. Think of a way to come in slowly."
Then, he turned into a gust of wind and drifted through the opening.
***
Su Yu entered expecting an ambush from Blood Fire.
But no such thing happened.
In front of him, he saw a red flicker heading deeper into the hall. Numerous floating cauldrons could be seen in the room, and a clump of flame was visible beneath each cauldron. This was most definitely a good place for weaponsmithing and pillmaking.
Su Yu could smell the fragrance of pills from some of the cauldrons, but some cauldrons were empty or damaged. The earthfire beneath these cauldrons had been burning for countless years. Unless the cauldrons were powerful enough, they would have broken down long ago.
The surviving pills were akin to unique medicinal materials that would be better the longer they were cooked. But there was a limit to this as well. To last a hundred thousand years, the quality of the cauldrons and materials would be very important.
Clearly, Blood Fire Devil King was aware of this as well. Thus, he had skipped the cauldrons at the outerpart of the hall and went straight to the depths of the hall instead. Even if he was already stronger than the Bloodmount General back then, any pills capable of surviving a hundred thousand years would most definitely be pills of incredible quality.
This was a fair assessment as an untitled general from back then could very well be weaker than the current Blood Fire Devil King. After all, Daofuses were rare even among titled generals. During the ancient past, most Daofuses would be elevated into marquises.
With Blood Fire Devil King's strength, only high-end pills could assist him with his recovery. Su Yu did not hesitate and shot straight into the depths of the hall as well, ignoring all the cauldrons around him.
***
In less than a minute.
Su Yu saw a massive cauldron. Under the cauldron, a clump of seven-colored flame was burning. The cauldron itself was nearly translucent from all the burning. It was possible that this wasn't how the cauldron looked in the past. Inside the translucent cauldron, nine pills were floating and drifting about like fairies.
Inside Su Yu's sea of willpower, the little furball started wrinkling his nose madly as he said, "Yummy!"
The little furball rarely ate such food. Most of the time, he had zero interest in pills as pills had too many impurities in them. But he couldn't resist these pills that had been cooked for a hundred thousand years. They smelled incredible. Clearly, these were treasure pills.
A formation surrounded the slowly spinning cauldron.
Blood Fire Devil King was standing in front of the cauldron, attempting to break through the formation. Suddenly, he turned around upon hearing something. But there was nothing there.
There was a helpless look in his eyes. He was still too slow. He was quite lucky to encounter such treasure pills in the first room he entered. It was truly surprising that such pills could be found in the Bloodmount General's Residence.
Blood Fire Devil King continued staring at the empty space behind him as he sighed, "These are blood devil pills. Generally, they are good for enhancing the body and vitality. But these pills have been cooked for a hundred thousand years. They can probably qualify as divine pills now. After surviving the burning of seven-colored flame for a hundred thousand years, this cauldron must have grown into a heaven weapon as well.
"Of course, it has been too long. Perhaps they only look good, but they will all crumble apart with one touch. Su Yu, I don't wish to keep fighting you. You can take six of these pills for Great Qin King's recovery while I'll only take three. You can have the cauldron as well.
"You have been pursuing me because you're worried that I'll expose Great Qin King's condition to those outside. I am the only unknown variable. The others must have reached an agreement with you or silenced forever. Race...is still very important, after all."
Blood Fire Devil King started chuckling. His presence as a powerful tyrant returned as he said, "I am injured. My injuries are heavy. But you won't be able to kill me easily. I can promise to stay silent about you and Great Qin King. You will also get the bigger share of these pills."
Slowly, Su Yu emerged from thin air. He stared at Blood Fire Devil King. This was a young-looking expert. Perhaps he was extremely good-looking during his youth. Even at his current age, he still looked incredible with his long, fiery hair and majestic eyes.
The flame symbol on his forehead only added to the unique charm he was radiating.
Blood Fire Devil King.
A blood fire devil.
A race known for their combat prowess and fearlessness.
Facing the handsome Blood Fire Devil King, Su Yu's white robes started fluttering while a book appeared above his palm. With a gentle smile, he said, "That is a very tempting offer. I am not interested in fighting you as well. After all, someone else might step in and reap all the benefits from our fight. Why bother?"
Blood Fire Devil King stared at him silently. After a while, he smiled and said, "In that case, let's work on this together. I'll break the formation and you'll block the power of laws for me. Your authority is quite high. It's better for you to deal with the laws. After splitting the pills here, we can go our separate ways."
Su Yu smiled as well and asked, "How much of your strength do you still have?"
Chapter 1518: Blood Fire Falls, War (2)
Blood Fire Devil King chuckled. He stared at Su Yu again. After a long while, he said, "Not much, but enough to handle one or two Eternals. Su Yu, you remind me of my younger self. I was fearless. It didn't matter how strong the opponent was. I would fight it out fearlessly before considering anything else. My younger self would be happy to fight you even in such a situation. But I am already old."
He was already old.
Su Yu nodded, "Yes. You are indeed old, Lord. Sure. You'll break the formation and I'll stop the laws. Let's grab the pills here."
Blood Fire Devil King gave Su Yu another glance before returning to the formation. Su Yu was standing quite far away. With his book, he blocked the approaching power of laws. Every now and then, he would attack personally to disperse the gathered power of laws.
This seemed like a perfect cooperation.
While working on the formation, Blood Fire Devil King asked, "What is the grade of your authority? The laws here seem scared of you."
"Four."
Su Yu asked, "What about you?"
"Seven." Blood Fire Devil King said, "Looks like you are indeed someone blessed by luck. Someone like you will appear in every era. But very few of them can grow as strong as you. The human race is indeed blessed by the heavens. Just your accumulation from the ancient past are enough to support your race for ten epochs. The ancient past must have played a big role in your current strength."
"Yeah."
Blood Fire Devil King asked, "So do you have the Time Sage's inheritance? Or is it Culture King's inheritance? Or perhaps it's Martial King's inheritance? I have seen the inheritances of the other human kings in action. For example, He Tu was the descendant of a human king. He was strong. He was freakish. But he was nowhere as crazy as you."
"No." Su Yu chuckled, "I'm serious. I have no idea where my inheritance came from."
Blood Fire Devil King nodded, "You must have your own guesses, but your understanding is limited by your lack of knowledge about the ancient past. Like me, I have always suspected that I have inherited the legacy of the ancient blood fire devil race. But I'm not exactly sure if that's really the case."
He added, "Su Yu, if I were to invite you to join the devil race, would you agree? If I could recover and achieve Daofuse, I could kill the current Devil Pseudo Emperor and unify the devil race under my rule. You could establish yourself as an independent devil king under my rule. You could even start your own race under the greater devil race. Would you be interested?"
"Nope." Su Yu answered while casually punching some laws apart. He said, "Some things can't be changed. Race is one of them. As long as I'm still alive, I will remain a human. This is not something I can change. I won't be a devil just by claiming to be one."
"True. A pity." Blood Fire Devil King asked, "Among the devils, I have high hopes on Mo Duona. What a pity that he's an original devil. If I were to say that I once considered making him the leader of the blood fire devil race, would you believe it?"
"Someone like you does not need to lie. And Mo Duona is indeed talented enough for that."
Blood Fire Devil King laughed, "It is very enjoyable to talk with youngsters like you. Those from the older generations have too much burden on their shoulders to talk freely."
He was almost done breaking the formation apart.
He asked, "Su Yu, how much do you know about the current Myriad Realms?"
Su Yu shook his head, "Not much. Some old fossils are starting to appear. It has been nine epochs. It has been a hundred thousand years. Too many things were lost to the passage of time. I don't even know much about the previous nine epochs, much less the ancient past. I only know a little about most things."
"Yeah." Blood Fire Devil King said, "You're right. The human race lost the nine epochal wars. From this, it is clear that something is wrong. One defeat is nothing. Two or three defeats are nothing. But nine defeats in a row? Is the human race really so weak?"
Su Yu nodded. Yes. Nine defeats in a row. Something was worth pondering about that.
Blood Fire Devil King continued, "The human race must have faced the first nine epochs with some surviving old fossils. There are similar old fossils in the various races. They have most likely been facing off in the dark. A lot of people have reached the same conclusion.
"Great Qin King and the others are indeed the pillars of humanity. But they are all the pillars of this epoch. There must be more survivors hiding in the dark. This is applicable for the devils as well. At the end of each epoch, some old geezers will disappear. Some died, but some have merely gone missing."
Su Yu chucked, "Are you saying that somewhere we don't know about, a bunch of old fossils are facing off against each other?"
"Yes." Blood Fire Devil King said, "But the human race must be losing this battle. All the surviving experts of the previous nine epochs must have gone there as well. You don't know this. As the survivor of the ninth epoch, I realized that the end of each epoch would arrive in a completely random manner. Perhaps the end would arrive each time a result was achieved in the dark. Because these old fossils would be able to easily turn the situation around the moment they broke free from the standoff.
"The human race lost the ninth epoch. During that epoch, the human race was still very strong. Everyone said that humanity might finally achieve victory then. But ultimately, the human king leading that epoch's humanity died."
Su Yu asked curiously, "Human king?"
"Yes. The human race was much stronger in the ninth epoch than the current epoch. At the time, humanity was unified. The human king I spoke of was a super genius, someone comparable to the human kings of the ancient past. He was terrifyingly strong. At the end of the ninth epoch, he grew strong enough to suppress the immortals, devils, divines, and dragons alone. He killed numerous experts of those races. But still, humanity lost."
Su Yu asked, "Because of his death?"
"Yes."
"Who did it?"
Blood Fire Devil King thought about it and said, "I'm not sure. Things were too chaotic. He died in a battle with the various Pseudo Emperors. But according to my assessment at the time, not even the various Pseudo Emperors could kill him easily. They would need to sacrifice nearly all of them to do that. But instead, nearly all the Pseudo Emperors returned from that battle alive. The human king alone died and was buried in the Sea of Stars. Thus, I judged that some ancient fossils must have emerged to take his life."
He looked at Su Yu and concluded, "Thus, it isn't a good thing to be too exceptional."
Su Yu nodded, "Thank you for the guidance, Senior."
Just at that moment, Blood Fire Devil King finished opening the formation. An intoxicating fragrance wafted out from the cauldron.
With a smile, Blood Fire Devil King said, "Come on. Let's move to the side. Don't ruin these rare pills. It doesn't matter who between us wins. If I win, I can recover through them. If you win, you can help Great Qin King recover or use them for your own cultivation."
Su Yu laughed, "What are you talking about, Senior?"
"At this point, let's be more honest, Youngster." Blood Fire Devil King sighed, "You are worried that I'll kill you after recovering. As for me, three are not enough. I need all nine. My offer was nonsense. I doubt you believed it either."
He smiled, "Thus, we can only join hands to open the formation lest we lose the ability to open it after our fight. The treasures are here. Regardless of the result, we can make a request to the other after the fight. What do you think?"
Slowly, the smile on Su Yu's face faded away. He said, "Please make your request, Senior."
"It's nothing much. If you win, please hand over my belongings that you don't need to Mo Duona. Tell him to fight until the end. That weakling is not qualified to be Emperor." Googlᴇ search novel⁂fire.net
Blood Fire sneered, "He is unqualified. Using the geniuses of his race as his replacement bodies, making everyone live in fear. That is not the path of an emperor or a king. That is the path of a fiend. A true expert does not rely on others to walk his path. If even his Daofuse is such an unreliable path, how can he hope to go further? What a joke. The devils will fail because of him. We won't be able to remain one of the three major races under his lead."
Blood Fire Devil King looked down on the current Devil Pseudo Emperor, even if the Devil Pseudo Emperor was strong.
Su Yu was surprised to hear that. He asked, "Senior, do you mean that Mo Duona is more suited for that role?"
"Of course." Blood Fire Devil King said, "That man is merely an ignorant fool. You don't know this, but I know this well. No race will use their young geniuses as the fuel for their rulers. The divines have Zhan Wushuang. The immortals have Xuan Wuji. Everyone says that they are replacement bodies of the Divine and Immortal Pseudo Emperors. What nonsense. None of them walks the three body path. They have no need for replacement bodies. Those rumors are merely lies to fool the fool ruling my race into sacrificing our geniuses. When you fought Zhan Wushuang and Xuan Wuji, did you notice the willpower or blood essence of their Pseudo Emperors on them?"
Su Yu shook his head.
"Exactly. But the fool from my race is doing that. He has been keeping his willpower and blood essence on Mo Duona. Is he not a fool?"
Blood Fire Devil King said, "When he lost a body previously, he killed a genius to regrow his past body. What a cowardly fool. Even if he must do so, he shouldn't have done it in front of so many people. Because of that, all the devils are terrified. Everyone is growing more and more selfish. What can I say about that? He's scared of dying. He's scared of invaders. But can someone like him be killed so easily in the Devil Realm? He has been afraid of me. But if he hadn't killed that devil king to restore his past body, I wouldn't have thought of snatching his throne. Do you believe me?"
"Somewhat."
Blood Fire Devil King, "Good. At least you have a tiny bit of trust on me. I'm honest. I have never been interested in his throne. But he killed a devil king in public. I have to act or the devils will fall."
He paused slightly and smiled, "It's your turn. What request do you have? If I win, I'll fulfill it for you."
Su Yu thought about it and said, "It's nothing much. Firstly, deliver my teacher and the others safely to the Human Realm. Secondly, you can get all my treasures, but leave my characters to my teacher. Thirdly, tell my dad to get a new wife and produce a new child."
Blood Fire Devil King chuckled, "Is that all? Your requests are quite simple."
"If I'm dead, why should I worry about anything else?" Su Yu smiled, "I won't be troubled by things I can't see. Do you agree, Senior?"
"You sure are carefree."
Then, Blood Fire Devil King gestured at Su Yu. With a smile, Su Yu followed Blood Fire Devil King to an empty field not far away. That was the rest area for the pillmasters of this residence back during the ancient past.
Blood Fire Devil King wanted the pills for himself. Su Yu disagreed. Su Yu wanted to kill Blood Fire Devil King to silence him. Blood Fire Devil King disagreed. Thus, their clash was inevitable. Both of them knew this very well.
As for their so-called cooperation, nobody at their level would take such a proposal seriously. Rather than wasting their time scheming against each other, they might as well fight it out right here. The winner would get everything. With this arrangement, they could preserve the treasure and even leave a will behind.
Su Yu couldn't help but feel excited and happy at the thought of fighting such an expert to the death. A top expert like Blood Fire Devil King was surprisingly straightforward. Yes, some top experts had the habit of beating around the bush. But a majority of these top experts would be rather straightforward in their dealings.
After their short conversation, the coming fight felt more like a spar than a battle. But it was a spar to the death. An opportunity like this was extremely rare in an era where the myriad races warred against each other. The opportunity to fight one-on-one to the death.
When the two reached the empty field, Blood Fire Devil King said, "You're good at physical cultivation while my body is ruined. However, I'm still a ninth-degree Eternal. Why don't we have some fun while we're at it?"
"Sure."
Instantly, the two rammed into each other. Punches and kicks flew everywhere. Crushing Mountainsea. Suppressing Sunmoon. Battling Invincible.
Heaven Suppressing Fist.
Sky Sundering Saber!
More than ten techniques were released by Su Yu in the blink of an eye. As for the Blood Fire Devil King, he only used a punching technique and a movement technique to deal with all the attacks.
Before long, Su Yu was sent flying with a rumble. However, his injuries were not too heavy. Meanwhile, Blood Fire Devil King's weakened body appeared even more damaged than before.
He smiled indifferently and sighed, "Not bad. I'm doing better than expected. Your body is truly impressive."
He was impressed. He was far more experienced than Su Yu in combat, but his body had been weakened so much that he couldn't utilize much of his strength anymore. Even so, he could still send Su Yu flying.
Far away, Su Yu stood back up. While gasping for breath, he said, "Sure enough, one should never underestimate an elder. I know a lot of techniques, but I'm not particularly good in any of them."
"That's normal. You're still young. You're already amazing for your age. Very few of your peers have more combat experience than you. As for the seniors, those who have not experienced the ninth epoch don't really have that much experience either."
As Blood Fire Devil King strode toward Su Yu, he smiled, "Do you think all of them killed their way to the top? No. Luck, opportunities, and talent have allowed them to rise in power. People like them have never gotten much chance to fight properly."
At that, the two rammed into each other again.
Su Yu punched again and again, sending tremors through Blood Fire Devil King's body. Seeing that the cracks on Blood Fire Devil King's body was starting to grow, Su Yu was overjoyed. Right at that moment, his right arm was grabbed by Blood Fire Devil King.
Chapter 1519: Blood Fire Falls, War (3)
"Hah!"
With a roar, Blood Fire Devil King dislocated Su Yu's arm. Still holding onto the arm, Blood Fire Devil King dragged Su Yu over before slamming Su Yu into the ground. Then, he stomped down and broke Su Yu's other arm.
Boom!
A crater was left on the ground despite the fact that the ground of the eighth level was supposed to be incomparably tough. After completing his seventy-two body forgings, Su Yu's body was protected by a layer of defensive barrier. Even so, Blood Fire Devil King was able to leave such a heavy damage on his body.
Intense pain assaulted him. This was far more painful than having both his arms chopped off directly. His body was stronger than Blood Fire Devil King's current body, but Blood Fire Devil King had still easily broken both his arms.
While gasping for breath, Blood Fire Devil King said, "Incredible. Your body is terrifying. I'll believe it even if you tell me you're actually a middle-degree Eternal. What a monster."
Boom!
After saying that, he started kicking Su Yu rapidly, using both his legs like swords. After receiving over a hundred kicks, Su Yu was only able to strike back slightly over ten times.
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With yet another rumble, the two were separated again. By this point, Su Yu's entire body was filled with bloody footprints. Even his forehead had caved in from a kick from Blood Fire Devil King.
As for Blood Fire Devil King, there were only several footprints and fist prints on his body. However, each was deep enough to reveal his bones. Blood was pouring out of these wounds.
Blood Fire Devil King had a self-mocking smile as he said, "This is what they mean when they say that matching ten attacks with one attack."
The damage he could deal Su Yu even after landing multiple hits were not comparable to a single hit Su Yu landed on him. Sure enough, technique would not matter without sufficient strength to back it up. That was why strength and cultivation level was what the majority of people pursued.
While gasping for breath, Su Yu said, "You jest, Senior. If you have the same level of strength as well, I would have died by now."
"Looks like I haven't lived this long for nothing, right?" Blood Fire Devil King laughed and said, "Watch out. It's clear I'm lacking in physical combat. Let's play with the laws instead. The laws of time. This is the trump card of Eternals. You are probably unfamiliar with this, but it doesn't matter. I'll teach you."
Hum!
The space rippled as Blood Fire Devil King appeared in front of Su Yu out of nowhere. A palm was aimed straight at Su Yu's head. When Su Yu answered with a punch, he struck nothing but thin air, as though the two of them were existing at different layers of time and space.
"This won't work. We're both existing in different dimensions right now. My attack has been sent to a moment in the future."
When Su Yu's punch missed, Blood Fire Devil King's palm landed on his arm. With a crack, the arm was broken yet again.
Wrapped in the power of time, Blood Fire Devil King smiled, "If this is all you have, you'll lose. You are strong, but you need to land a hit to make use of that strength."
Hum!
Once again, he attacked. In this mode, he would attack either the past or future instead of the present. Su Yu responded with a kick and it missed yet again. Then, Blood Fire Devil King stomped down on Su Yu's outstretched leg and broke it.
This was the power of an Invincible. This was the power of time and laws. It didn't matter how strong one was if one had no way of landing one's hits.
Noticing that he was getting more and more irritated, Su Yu calmed his mind. He had experienced death many times before. He was experienced with death. He was not helpless here.
He had a way to deal with this. He pushed all his characters to their limits. He forced himself to be patient. He forced himself to be calm. With his calm character, he dulled the senses of his opponent. With the patience character, he calmed his mind.
With the tribulation character, he remained keen on all signs of danger. With the slow character, he slowed his opponent. With the blood character, he started absorbing the blood of his opponent.
He felt as though he had returned to the past, a time when he was weak. He became exceptionally calm and patient, even if his current strength was technically higher than his opponent's.
His eyes shone brightly as he waited. Finally, he threw a sudden punch out. Immediately after, he pulled the punch back and switched to an elbow strike.
Boom!
His elbow struck a palm coming out of thin air and created a fountain of blood out of that palm. After taking several steps back, Blood Fire Devil King stepped out of thin air and looked at Su Yu with a complicated gaze.
Nobody wanted to die. But Su Yu was truly too freakish. He was no barbarian with nothing but brute strength. He was also a cultural researcher with countless trump cards. He was also terrifyingly patient and calm.
"You...are a monster."
Su Yu said nothing. Once again, the battle resumed. This time, Su Yu was the one taking the initiative to attack. He focused on the River of Time floating beside Blood Fire Devil King. That was the source of the power of laws he was using.
Boom!
Once again, Blood Fire Devil King was forced back after receiving a punch on his arm. Ignoring his bleeding arm, he circled Su Yu with a River of Time floating beside him. He kept circling Su Yu while throwing random attacks out. Su Yu was also counterattacking relentlessly.
In the beginning, Su Yu would only counterattack once for every ten attacks he received. Now, he could counterattack thrice for every ten attacks. Yet the damage Blood Fire Devil King could leave on Su Yu with ten strikes was incomparable to the damage Su Yu could leave on him with only one punch.
Boom!
Numerous explosions erupted, the booming sounds breaking the silence of the eighth level. At this point, the two were no longer speaking to each other. They were fully focused on the battle.
***
The others on the eighth level heard all the explosions created by the two in combat.
Before a certain residence, Mo Duona was frowning as he listened attentively. As he listened, the scene of the battle slowly unfolded in his mind. His ability to do this was also a manifestation of his talent.
It was as though he was standing there, witnessing their fight with his own eyes.
"Retreat..."
As Mo Duona muttered, his prediction came true. Blood Fire Devil King pulled back as Su Yu threw a punch. Before Mo Duona could say more, Blood Fire Devil King sent a palm attack out. But right at that moment, Su Yu pulled his punch back before sending a kick forward.
Boom!
Once again, a loud rumble reverberated throughout the eighth level. Blood Fire Devil King was sent flying while coughing blood. Far away, grief and helplessness welled in Mo Duona's eyes, as though the battle was unfolding right before him.
Blood Fire Devil King...would most likely not be a match for Su Yu.
He lacked the ability to inflict heavy damage on Su Yu. Most of the hits he could land had only left small injuries on Su Yu's body. Meanwhile, Su Yu was trading each injury he received for heavier injuries on Blood Fire Devil King's body. At this rate, defeat was inevitable for Blood Fire Devil King.
***
The battle continued.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Both combatants were bloodied all over. The longer it went on, the stronger Su Yu seemed. With his tough body and his numerous characters, he could easily persevere for a long time in combat. After about half an hour, Blood Fire Devil King was starting to lose strength. His injuries were simply too heavy.
His body was as good as crippled while his willpower wasn't particularly impressive. It was still at the level of a Pseudo Invincible. He could still fight normal Invincibles with his current strength, but Su Yu was someone whose body had surpassed even some Invincibles.
Rumble!
After yet another rumble, Blood Fire Devil King was sent flying again. Black blood poured out of his mouth as he looked at Su Yu with a look of indignance and helplessness.
"I...if...we were both at the same level..."
Su Yu said bashfully, "Senior, I'm still a Cloudbreach."
Spluuurt!
Hearing that, Blood Fire Devil King coughed another mouthful of blood. It was unknown if this was due to his anger or awkwardness.
Yes. A Cloudbreach.
Su Yu was still a Cloudbreach.
Not an Invincible.
While coughing blood, Blood Fire Devil King sighed and said, "You're very strong. But...an experienced Eternal who is only at the first degree...might be able to defeat you....you...don't have the ability to...land your hits...you're too slow..."
Su Yu nodded, "But I can kill them as long as I can land even one clean punch."
"One punch?"
Blood Fire Devil King laughed. Did Su Yu really believe that?
Su Yu inhaled deeply and said, "Senior, I respect your courage. You're a real man. I have been refraining from bullying you. But Senior, it's time to end this. May you rest in peace, Senior. Allow me to see you off."
Then, Su Yu's aura surged. He had yet to even use his yang acupoint. All along, he had been feeding his yang acupoint with his own energy. But now, he was near his limit. He had to borrow some energy from Xing Yue and end this.
"Heaven Suppressing Fist!"
With a roar, he threw a punch out. This punch was far stronger than any of his previous punches.
The punch was so powerful that it created spatial cracks in his path. This was especially shocking since this was happening on the eighth level, which was a level with incomparably powerful space. Right as that punch was thrown, the power of laws gathered and swept down at him as well.
Su Yu ignored the power of laws and continued throwing his fist forward.
First, Blood Fire Devil King was shocked. Next, his face was covered with a look of acceptance. Finally, it became a look of helplessness. Damn it. This freak had been holding back all along. Damn him! This kid was so freakish it was excessive.
He was now certain that this kid was the number one Cloudbreach in all of existence. Not even the ancient Human Emperor could compare with the kid at the Cloudbreach Realm.
"This...is acceptable."
Blood Fire Devil King smiled bitterly, but he did not stop struggling. With a roar, he ignited his blood. His body started dissipating away as he formed a fist with everything he had. Combined with the power of time, he met Su Yu's fist with a fist.
Boom!
A powerful explosion erupted, and numerous shockwaves spread out. Lan Tian, who had just stepped into the residence after breaking through the formation, was blasted right into the gate. As he slowly slid down the door, he cursed at Su Yu.
Boom!
Instantly, the sky turned crimson.
At the same time, a massive multicolored cloud appeared in the sky.
The crimson sky was the sign of death.
The multicolored cloud was a reward.
At the same time, the power of laws gathered in the sky. This was a punishment.
***
At the same time. Outside.
The entire world shook.
Far away.
An incomparably powerful silhouette appeared in the sky of the Devil Realm. Step by step, it walked away. Suddenly, it dropped from the sky, accompanied by a crimson sun.
The entire Myriad Realms sank into silence.
Next, five devil kings appeared in the sky above the Devil Realm. Five of them knelt down and cried tears of blood.
Their king...had fallen.
The first ninth-degree Eternal to fall in the tenth epoch.
The various realms shook. The Sea of Stars shook. A rain of blood fell from the sky. A survivor of the ninth epoch, an expert who had led the blood fire devil race to the very top, had departed the world of the living.
"Farewell, our king."
Millions upon millions of blood fire devils dropped to their knees and cried. Their king...was no more. Their king's rise to the apex had ended.
Chapter 1520: Nine Transformations (1)
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With a punch from Su Yu, Blood Fire Devil King's sea of willpower collapsed. During his final moments, Blood Fire Devil King had fused his sea of willpower and flesh before throwing a punch at Su Yu.
He was dead after that. A ninth-degree Eternal had thus died.
Su Yu didn't know if this was an acceptable death for Blood Fire Devil King. After all, Old Zhou was the main culprit for Blood Fire's death. Blood Fire Devil King had left nothing behind for Su Yu except a storage ring that he had left beside the cauldron before their battle.
Su Yu watched silently as the final traces of Blood Fire Devil King vanished before him. After some hesitation, he took the Mark of Civilization out. This time, he wasn't trying to strengthen his Mark of Civilization. In any case, Blood Fire Devil King had not left anything he could consume behind.
Instead, he only used the Mark of Civilization to gather some blood, remnant willpower, and remnant aura in the air. He had decided to collect whatever remains of Blood Fire Devil King he could find and make a record in his book.
Blood Fire Devil King, second strongest devil, leader of blood fire devil race, dead in Su Yu's hands.
Su Yu started writing in his Mark of Civilization. Blood Fire Devil King could be considered a ruthless hero of sorts. Unfortunately, he was lacking in strength and luck. He had courage in spades. After all, he was one of the few ninth-degree Eternals with the courage to enter the mansion. He was willing to risk everything to achieve Daofuse.
As Su Yu wrote in silence, a hand formed by the heavenly laws dropped down on him from the sky. At the same time, his heavenly reward arrived. No matter how badly injured Blood Fire Devil King was prior to this, he was still a ninth-degree Eternal. Thus, a heavenly reward had been generated for Su Yu for killing such an expert.
Before the hand could reach Su Yu, it met the heavenly reward. The two weakened as they clashed against each other. That was something Su Yu had been expecting. He merely opened his mouth and started pulling in the power clashing above him.
Pure power of heavenly laws would always be mixed with a tiny bit of willpower. It wasn't something one could easily absorb. But a clash with heavenly rewards would turn it into something much easier to absorb. This was something Su Yu had learned from experience, an experience very few people could have.
After all, the arrival of both heavenly tribulation and heavenly reward at the same time was something very few people could ever encounter. Meanwhile, Su Yu had experienced this several times before. In fact, he had first experienced this as a Skysoar when he was punished for completing the Five Elemental Art and rewarded for advancing into a Skysoar.
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Unfortunately, he had been too ignorant to make use of the opportunity at the time. The power of laws was a tier above any other type of power. Previously, he had stopped his ninth transformation for the sake of Xing Yue.
This time, the power of laws started pushing his body toward its next transformation. Realizing that, a sense of helplessness welled in Su Yu. Should he proceed with the advancement?
Perhaps this was his only choice. He would need to handle his yang acupoint alone for now. Unless absolutely necessary, he wouldn't absorb Xing Yue's energy anymore. After completing his ninth transformation, he would only be able to absorb her energy in short bursts lest he got her killed. Xing Yue was already at her limits.
With a helpless sigh, Su Yu muttered, "I don't want this either. Alas...even the heavens are forcing me to advance after witnessing my talent. Don't blame me for this, Xing Yue."
Not far away, Lan Tian had a look of disdain on his face as he heard that. How shameless. Sure enough, shamelessness was the greatest form of invincibility.
Su Yu was crazy, shameless, sinister, and ruthless. This kid had reached a certain level of madness that he no longer looked mad. Such a madman was starting his ninth transformation.
What else could he do but advance? He couldn't allow the power of the heavenly laws to go to waste, right? He wasn't even bothered to say anything about the little furball who was busy absorbing the power as well. No matter what, the little furball had shown the way here. Thus, he deserved a little bit of reward for his contribution.
***
At the same time.
Entrance of the eighth level.
Xing Yue was sprawled weakly on the ground while staring at the sky blankly. She had been...sucked empty. When would such a life end? Why? Why couldn't she enjoy peace even after dying? Just how long had it been?
She remembered that it hadn't even been that long ago when she converted Su Yu into her subordinate. Now, he was already capable of sucking her dry. Some death qi was moving toward her from the nearby death tunnel, but she wasn't even interested in absorbing the ambient death qi anymore.
She had lost all motivation to do anything. Why was her life as a death spirit so sad? Wasn't she supposed to be in full control of everyone she converted? Everything was a lie.
"I want to go back to the Death Realm!"
Xing Yue started missing home. This was such a sad place. She didn't want to stay here anymore.
Su Yu was growing madly. She could no longer sustain his absorption.
***
Sixth level.
Great Qin King and the others sensed the shaking world.
When Great Qin King looked up at the sky, he sighed, "Blood Fire is a respectable opponent. I fought him many times before. He was the origin for the blood fire devil race's stellar reputation in the battlefield. Unfortunately, he was slightly lacking in talent. He had been stuck as a ninth-degree Eternal for many years. Race...and individual...sigh."
With another sigh, Great Qin King sank into silence. He had fought Blood Fire Devil King many times before. He had also interacted with Blood Fire Devil King many times before. He knew that Blood Fire Devil King was an arrogant man. After surviving the disaster in the mansion, Blood Fire Devil King had ultimately fallen to Su Yu's hands.
Great Qin King had mixed feelings about this. Su Yu's act of killing Blood Fire was perhaps the dawn of a new age. Blood Fire Devil King was an expert from the ninth epoch. He was weaker than Great Qin King, but similar in strength to Great Xia King.
He only looked slightly lacking when facing Great Qin King. Thanks to Old Zhou, he had ultimately fallen. It was unknown if his death was a good or bad thing for the devils.
The Devil Pseudo Emperor was clearly slightly wary of him. Thus, the Devil Pseudo Emperor had been suppressing the blood fire devil race for many years. The blood fire devil race was good at combat, but that did not necessarily mean that they loved dying in combat. However, they had to establish fearless personality and serve as the vanguard of the original devils lest the Devil Pseudo Emperor grew even warier of them.
This was a powerful race. There were many sub-races within the greater devil race. And many of them were supportive of the blood fire devil race. But now, everything would change.
After this, the Devil Pseudo Emperor would increase his suppression on the blood fire devil race. He might even start using them as cannon fodder. Great Qin King could foresee a lot more clashes between the human race and the blood fire devil race in the near future.
Like him, Blood Fire Devil King had entered the mansion for a better future. Great Qin King wanted to achieve Daofuse and grant humanity a better future.
Blood Fire Devil King wanted to achieve Daofuse to protect the blood fire devil race. The Devil Pseudo Emperor would most likely grew even more suspicious in his injured state. The likelihood of him doing something against the blood fire devil race was higher in his current state. Thus, Blood Fire Devil King had no choice but enter the mansion and pursue more power.
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In a way, his death could be considered a form of relief for the blood fire devil race. Without him, they might be able to survive longer. Great Qin King contemplated in silence. What about him? What would happen to humanity if he were to die?
Those around him were looking up at the sky with different expressions. It hadn't even been long since they last parted with Blood Fire Devil King.
Not far away, September was busy chewing on something. He glanced at the humans while deep in thought. Only a small number of outsiders aware of Great Qin King's condition was left.
September, Skyeater, Hollow, the five elemental Invincible, and the fate Invincible.
The Heaven Department head was either dead or mad. Even if he were alive and not mad, he would most likely keep it a secret since he was a human from the first epoch. The humans would most certainly not leak this secret. Thus, they were starting to look more and more of an eyesore for the humans.
September might look silly, but he was by no means stupid. Someone truly stupid would not have been able to reach such a level of cultivation.
While September was still thinking silently, Hollow laughed and said, "Department Head, you told me to steal the Culture Tomb previously. I have been in trouble since then. This is the perfect opportunity for me to hand it over to you."
Then, he took a stele out. With a smile, he handed it over. He had decided to give up on it. In fact, he was starting to suspect that this was a fake Culture Tomb. Whatever. It didn't matter. It wasn't like he could use it anyway.
He did not want it anymore. The death of Blood Fire was an extremely terrifying matter. Su Yu was most certainly the culprit. There was no doubt about that.
And Hollow was aware of how petty Su Yu was.
Additionally, Su Yu was also ruthless and cunning.
The Culture Tomb could be considered Su Yu's. And Su Yu had been silent about it thus far. Hollow was familiar with the saying that a dog would not bark before biting. It was only a matter of time before Su Yu came after him.
Rather than waiting for that to happen, it was much better to hand that burden elsewhere. As he tossed the Culture Tomb over, Zhu Tianfang blanked out.
Holy shit!
Why was Hollow doing this now? Not earlier? Clearly, Hollow must have been frightened by Su Yu.
Zhu Tianfang couldn't even be bothered to give the Culture Tomb a second look. He tossed it directly at Xia Longwu. Xia Longwu merely kept the Culture Tomb away without looking at him.
Hollow had an odd expression when he noticed their reaction. As for Xia Longwu, he couldn't be bothered to say anything as he knew that the Culture Tomb was fake. If it were real, Wan Tiansheng, Nan Wujiang, and the others would have gone after Hollow long ago.
Xia Longwu knew his teacher well. He was too lazy to even give an explanation about it. The people here could simply assume that he now had the Culture Tomb. It didn't matter. The next time someone wanted to snatch it from him, he could simply toss it out. Since even Hollow had failed to determine that it was fake, it should be good enough to confuse even more people. Hollow lowered his head silently. Inwardly, he started cursing endlessly.
Damn it! Sure enough, that was fake! Otherwise, Xia Longwu wouldn't have been so indifferent about it. Was this a joke? So this was why Su Yu had been willing to teach him the way to use the Culture Tomb. It wouldn't matter since the Culture Tomb in his hands was a fake.
Hollow was tired of this. The humans...were indeed devious and cunning. How hateful.
He had served as their scapegoat for so long without knowing it. More importantly, the others might still be suspicious of him even after he handed it over to humanity. Sure, he could announce it after leaving the mansion.
But would anyone even trust him? He felt terrible.
Suddenly, Yellow Nine asked, "Elder, can you affirm your dao now? Why don't you do it? Since we have enough time, you should do it. It won't be so easy anymore after you leave the mansion. Just try affirming your dao with the skylotus."
She flashed an innocent smile and said, "Elder, Great Qin King, Prefect Xia, and the others are here. They can keep watch for you while you affirm your dao..."
Xia Longwu glanced at her and said, "I can keep watch if you wish to affirm your dao here. It won't be too dangerous. Affirming your dao here will grant you as much strength as doing it outside."
This was probably his best opportunity to affirm his dao. Those outside couldn't enter while most of those inside were dead. Of the survivors, the humans were the strongest. Nobody would stop Hollow if he were to make the attempt now.
If he were to make his attempt outside the mansion, the immortals would be the first to stop him. Even prior to this, the five immortal kings would not allow him to succeed. But they were all dead.
His opportunity had arrived. In fact, even September and Skyeater were tempted to do so. With nine-leaf skylotus in hand and a safe environment, this was their perfect chance. It would be easy. They were only worried that the humans would stop them.
Upon their dao affirmation, they would probably surpass even Qin Zhen in strength. They would be comparable to Xia Longwu, reaching the fourth degree directly. They would also be comparable to Xia Longwu in combat strength.
Thus, they would remove the advantage of the human race in the mansion. With an injured Great Qin King, they could pose a threat to the remaining humans in the mansion after their dao affirmation.
At the moment, the humans in the mansion still enjoyed a power advantage over all the other survivors.
Great Qin King glanced at them and said indifferently, "You may affirm your dao if you wish to."
However, Zhou Polong shook his head and said, "Hollow can do it. We know about Yellow Nine. That is a debt we have to pay. As for the other two, I suggest you do it outside. September and Skyeater won't face as many challenges affirming their dao outside. There are Pseudo Emperors in the iron devourer and ancient hou races. Both are ancient races as well. Most major races won't pick a fight with them for no good reason. Things are hard for Hollow since he has offended Tiangu."
He had a different opinion from Great Qin King. As the acting leader of humanity, Great Qin King had to show some grace. But Zhu Tianfang was a human Invincible. He had to make the hard choice and refuse them. They couldn't place all their bet on the kindness of others.
Those people could very well turn against humanity after their dao affirmation. That was simply too risky. Great Qin King did not say anything about that. He knew what everyone was thinking. There were times where he had to follow the wishes of the majority. And this was indeed a decision that would benefit humanity.
Fortunately, September did not take issue with that. He flashed them a silly smile and said, "I'm still far from my dao affirmation. I'll strengthen my bodies more before that. I'm not happy with my current status. I'll only consider dao affirmation after leaving the mansion."
While sniffing an immortal corpse with a look of intoxication, Skyeater said, "Yeah, same here. Hollow is weak so he needs to affirm his dao now. We're strong. There is no rush."
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But this was indeed an important opportunity for him. He did not hesitate and cupped his fists at the humans, "Thank you for the opportunity. I have no choice since Tiangu is too annoying. Otherwise, those from the spatial beast race won't have any issue affirming our dao anywhere."
He was speaking the truth. As a spatial beast, was he so easy to kill? He could easily disappear into thin air. How could one kill him? Numerical superiority? It would also be less effective against a spatial beast.
Unfortunately, Tiangu was too strong. Not even the Pseudo Emperor of the spatial beast race wanted to fight the immortals for the sake of Hollow. Thus, he had been telling Hollow to keep waiting.
Chapter 1521: Nine Transformations (2)
Seeing that nobody else was saying anything, Great Qin King said, "You may proceed. Longwu, Qin Zhen, use your skylotus petals as well. Try to recover as much as possible. Use the carrier treasures you received from Su Yu and recover your bodies."
He looked at Yellow Nine, paused slightly, and said, "You are probably a Liu. I can sense a familiar presence in your bloodline. Do you wish to return to Liu City?"
Yellow Nine bowed and said, "Thank you for the offer, but no. I wish to stay with my elder. I might have a human body, but I have the heart of a spatial beast. I know the human Invincibles wish to do something for me, but there is no need for that. I have grown up happily. Elder has been kind to me. If you really want to do something, save it for the others from the Liu Family. As for me...I only hope that you can keep this a secret from Liu Wenyan. There is no need to add on to the grief he is feeling."
She looked at Hollow and smiled, "In any case, Su Yu has been worrying that I would create trouble for the Liu Family after returning. There is no need for that. If my elder can finish his dao affirmation here, consider the debt Liu Family and humanity owe me cleared. If a day comes when the human race and the spatial beast race become enemies, do as you see fit. There is no need to pull your punches because of me."
Hollow was not touched by her words. Instead, he berated her, "What bullshit are you saying, Girl? There is no human in the spatial beast race. She's a youngster. She knows nothing. Ignore the nonsense she's saying."
He cupped his fists at the human Invincibles again and said, "Please forgive her ignorance. Since she's a Liu, she naturally needs to return to her roots. Alas, she's too stubborn. There is no rush. I'll teach her properly. I'll take her back to Liu City when I find a chance to do so in the future."
Inwardly, he was also cursing at her foolishness. He had offended Tiangu. He would not be able to return to the Spatial Beast Realm so easily. He might die in Tiangu's hands at any moment. At that time, she would have no choice but to return to humanity.
Xia Longwu and the others said nothing. Xia Longwu was aware that if Yellow Nine had not gone missing all those years ago, she would have become his daughter-in-law by now. She was quite a sentimental person, but she had grown up away from humanity. Thus, she did not consider herself a human.
This was not her fault. One could only say that the fall of Liu Family had created too many tragedies. With that, they stopped conversing and focused on what they should be doing. The fate and five elemental Invincibles sat down cross-legged and said nothing as they waited. They were in too awkward a position to say anything.
Suddenly, Topsoil Spirit's voice rang out in the five elemental Invincible's head, "Elder, keep an eye on that girl. If Hollow were to die one day, take her back to the five elemental race. Tsk tsk. With her identity, she can be considered someone from Su Yu's line as well."
The Invincible was left speechless. Why? Why was this genius of his race so shameless? So uncool? Instead of spending his time pursuing strength, he was spending all his time pursuing a strong backer. More importantly, was this a backer he could gain?
Su Yu was crazy and murderous. One could never predict what he would do next. Also, why was Topsoil Spirit so cowardly? He had been completely silent when Su Yu was around. Now that Su Yu was gone, he had gained the courage to speak.
Yes. Topsoil Spirit was still scared of Su Yu. As for Great Qin King, that was merely someone he respected as an expert, nothing else. A super expert like Great Qin King would not deign to trouble him for no reason. Meanwhile, Su Yu was petty, strong, and young. Offending Su Yu was much scarier than offending Great Qin King.
***
Meanwhile, Su Yu was too busy to care about anything else.
At the moment, his entire body was shaking.
All 360 of his acupoints were shining brightly.
Boom!
His body was finally starting its ninth transformation.
That was not all. Upon completing his ninth transformation, he could enter the Mountainsea Realm. That was when he should fuse all his acupoints into one. Upon completing the fusion, he would become a Sunmoon.
Previously, he had fused his 360 basic acupoints into nine. Starting the fusion of the nine would be the same as stepping into the Mountainsea Realm. When nine became eight, he would become a second-stage Mountainsea.
Eventually, three would become two, making him an eighth-stage Mountainsea. When two became one, he would become a ninth-stage Mountainsea. At the ninth-stage, one had to reopen the sole remaining acupoint. When it became the shape of a crescent moon, one would become a Sunmoon.
Such were the stages of the Mountainsea Realm.
While completing his ninth transformation, Su Yu was wondering if he should activate his Grand Cycle Method and attempt his acupoint fusion. He felt like it would be quite easy. For him, the Mountainsea Realm felt more like busywork. Completing this busywork would fully fuse his acupoints into one.
According to his previous plan, he could jump straight to the ninth-stage Mountainsea Realm after finishing his ninth transformation. But that would not grant him too big of a boost in combat strength. The fusion process would not grant his body too big of a transformation.
"Essentially, the fusion process is meant to further strengthen the acupoints in preparation for the Sunmoon and Invincible Realms...Thus, it's not that important for now."
While Su Yu was thinking, his body was shaking as it enjoyed the benefits brought by the heavenly laws. Instead of absorbing his heavenly reward this time, he had mixed it with the heavenly tribulation before using the mixed power to help with his ninth transformation.
Boom!
His blood roiled, his flesh shook, and the space around him rippled. As his transformation continued, he felt more and more like a monster. And finally, the transformation ended. His strength had surpassed sixty million acupoints.
Boom!
His body was so strong that he was starting to lose control over it. At this point, he no longer dared to utilize his yang acupoint. Instead, he was using his yang acupoint to absorb some of his strength to keep himself in check.
"How strong. At this point, I only need about a fifty percent boost from the yang acupoint to surpass a hundred million acupoints in strength."
At that, Su Yu gasped in shock. His trip to the Luminous Domain Mansion felt like a free tour in the land of boundless opportunities. He had grown to the point where he had to keep his strength in check by absorbing his own strength with the yang acupoint. He was certain he could now easily kill Xing Yue with his yang acupoint alone.
"Therefore, I need to look for He Tu next. I need to find the star chart and balance my yin and yang. With my current imbalance, the stronger I grow, the more I'm limiting myself."
He was not interested in the other treasures he could find in the mansion. He had his own path to walk. He wouldn't mind picking up the treasures in front of him, but he wouldn't go out of his way to look for these treasures.
In any case, the mansion would always be here. He could always return in the future.
"I'm too strong."
Su Yu muttered to himself in amazement. This trip into the mansion had officially propelled him into the ranks of top experts. His sole weakness was his lack of proficiency over the control of time. He would be much slower than a regular Invincible.
Strength would be quite meaningless if he were too slow to hit his enemies with his strength. His previous battle with Blood Fire Devil King had proven that point. If Blood Fire Devil King had been able to maintain the strength of even a third-degree Eternal, he would have won the battle. Someone like that was capable of attacking from an entirely different layer of reality.
When attacking someone like that, he could easily shift the attack to the future or the past. The present would remain unharmed. Such an opponent was simply too difficult to face.
"Thus, I can't neglect the power of laws. Characters!"
Where was his space character? Where was his time character? His slow character could work somewhat as a time-based character. However, he had not been able to get any space-related character since the one he had formed a long time ago. Alas, he had not been able to form any since then. This did not make any sense!
Was he supposed to kill Hollow and--cough, cough. No, he had to cease that thought or he might really grow tempted to do it. The spatial beast race would most definitely know space well.
Su Yu suppressed that thought of his. Then, he stepped forth and picked up the storage ring left behind by Blood Fire Devil King. After giving it some thought, he looked at the empty space nearby and said, "Mo Duona, this is Blood Fire Devil King's gift for you. He wanted you to fight the Devil Pseudo Emperor to the end. This is his will. And these are his belongings. I am a person of my word." Updates are released by novᴇlfire.net
With that, the storage ring vanished into thin air.
Eighth level.
In front of a certain residence, Mo Duona stared at the storage ring in front of him with mixed feelings. He sighed inwardly.
Blood Fire Devil King.
The belongings of Blood Fire Devil King left for him. He was an original devil.
"Blood Fire Devil King..."
Mo Duona picked up the storage ring and flew away silently. Su Yu was too strong. He could only apologize to Blood Fire Devil King for his helplessness. He swore he would do his best to take care of the blood fire devil race.
This was the most complicated his feelings had ever been. Nothing had impacted him this much. Su Yu was so strong he felt helpless. He vowed to catch up with Su Yu. He would not give up.
***
Elsewhere, Endless Passage of the fate race and the elder from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion were both greatly shaken as well.
Blood Fire Devil King had died.
Died in Su Yu's hands.
This was enough to shock everyone.
From this day onward, Su Yu would become a truly important individual of the myriad races. He was someone even Invincibles and Pseudo Emperors would take seriously.
He would cease being a weakling relying on the ancient cities. He was already qualified to be the overlord of a region.
Blood Devil Fire King was not someone just anyone could kill no matter how heavy his injuries were. However, he had been killed by Su Yu. This was not something that would remain secret forever.
The elder from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion had been trying to send messages out of the mansion repeatedly. Unfortunately, no message could get out when the mansion was calm. However, his messages would get through the moment something happened.
Su Yu was in the mansion. That was not all. He had killed Blood Fire Devil King. This would shock countless people.
***
Meanwhile, Su Yu was completely unbothered by the fact that those outside might find out about what he had done. He was standing before the large cauldron.
Lan Tian had entered the room as well. He grudgingly said, "Little Yu, you hit me earlier. Do you know that?"
Su Yu nodded, "Yes, I felt it. Sorry, Senior. I won't hit you again. That was an accident."
"Little Yu is the best!"
Su Yu shrugged indifferently. He had gained some immunity toward Lan Tian. But that was mostly because he had gained the ability to send Lan Tian flying if Lan Tian tried to approach him.
Lan Tian would only complain about that. He wouldn't do anything else. Su Yu, who had just broken through, was leaking a terrifying amount of power. Even Lan Tian found Su Yu's current strength terrifying.
After taking a look at the cauldron, Lan Tian inhaled in shock, "How is this cauldron still here after so many years? How are the blood devil pills still fine after so long? You are truly blessed by luck. With these pills, Blood Fire Devil King could have recovered by about sixty percent. At the time, he would be more than strong enough to defeat you even with your current strength."
Su Yu nodded. He agreed with that. He only needed to be a tad bit slower and Blood Fire Devil King would have recovered enough to kill him.
Lan Tian coughed awkwardly and asked, "Uhm...can I get one of these pills?"
"You want it?"
"Not me. Tiansheng. He sustained heavy injuries not long ago. He's not a freak like you. He's also not as rich as you. He can't recover so quickly."
True. Wan Tiansheng had detonated many of his characters killing all those Invincibles back then. He had indeed sustained heavy injuries.
"Is one enough?"
"Probably."
Lan Tian smiled, "Little Yu, is this a yes?"
Su Yu smiled, "It's no big deal. The principal's recovery is more important."
He paused slightly and asked, "Do you think the remaining eight pills are enough for Great Qin King to recover?"
"Unlikely. However, he can strengthen his past body and even push it to a level near the ninth-degree Eternal Realm in strength."
Lan Tian said, "That shouldn't be too hard to achieve with these pills. And with the Source Return Blade, he will be pretty much comparable to him at his peak. Naturally, he will still have the weakness of having only one body. He can't die three times anymore. He can only die once now.
"He can try to remake his tri-life bodies, but he requires at least two petals of nine-leaf skylotus to do so. But such treasures are too rare. Perhaps he can learn from the Devil Pseudo Emperor..."
Su Yu interrupted, "If that's the price, he can stay single. He will ruin his illustrious name doing that."
He would rather see Great Qin King not recover than see Great Qin King taking such an action. In fact, Su Yu himself would turn against Great Qin King in such a situation.
Lan Tian said, "You never know. Perhaps some people will volunteer as his sacrifice. You know this."
Su Yu nodded and said nothing. Yes. That was possible.