Chapter 1625: How Lucky! (2)
"What do you think?" asked Great Zhou King.
Su Yu thought about it and said, "The celestial chasm race is the more appropriate target. They are too mysterious, and they might be connected to the Death Realm. In my opinion, the celestial chasms are more dangerous to attack than the dragons."
Great Zhou King nodded and asked, "So you believe the dragon race is the better target?"
"No. The celestial chasm race is the better target." Su Yu thought about it and said, "They are mysterious. Thus, a sudden attack is the best way of dealing with them. Also, we are better off removing them now. That way, we won't have to worry about their curses in future wars. Invincibles don't fear their curses much, but those below the Invincible Realm are too susceptible to their curses. They have a lower number of experts, but they are capable of far more destruction than the dragons."
"Not because of Ye Batian?" Great Zhou King asked with a laugh.
Su Yu chuckled and said, "I'll be frank. Do I even know Ye Batian? My choice is unrelated to Ye Batian. This race is too dangerous to keep around. They even have the ability to form agreements with death sovereigns."
Su Yu was being honest here. He did not make this choice due to Ye Batian. He simply viewed the celestial chasm race as a bigger threat than the dragon race.
The dragons could be very strong, but they weren't secretive or mysterious enough. Meanwhile, the celestial chasms were still shrouded in mystery. They were capable of threatening everyone with their curses and ability to form agreements with death spirits.
"Yes." Great Zhou King nodded, "You are correct."
Su Yu inhaled in shock. Were they really doing this? Were they really making a move against the celestial chasm race?
How brazen. How decisive!
They would be in deep trouble if they were blockaded inside the Celestial Chasm Realm before they could leave.
Furthermore, that was a race with a Daofuse. Sure, they had a relatively low number of Invincibles, but a Daofuse wouldn't be weak. Additionally, that was an ancient race. An ancient race would most definitely be a race with some useful trump cards hidden away.
"The cost of failure for this is too high," said Su Yu.
Great Zhou King chuckled and said, "We have to face them one day, right?"
"True. We might as well seize the initiative and make the first move. Everyone believes that the human race does not have the courage to upset the status quo. But if we do proceed with this plan..."
Su Yu shook his head. The consequences wouldn't be light either. It could very well trigger a major battle. And this would be a battle targeting humanity as a whole, not him alone.
Great Zhou King said, "So be it. War might not necessarily be a bad thing. With a war, the indecisive fools will stop dreaming."
"Why does it sound like you're talking about yourself?"
Su Yu laughed and asked, "Aren't you a member of the pro-peace faction?"
Great Zhou King laughed. He said, "Perhaps. Maybe I'm doing this to force myself into making a decision."
Su Yu asked, "So you want me to..."
"Firstly, we need you to attract everyone's attention. Secondly, we need your cooperation. Those guardians of yours might encounter some fake versions of us. Strong as they are, they might see through the disguise. Cover for us. Thirdly, the Human Realm might face an attack if we do end up trapped in the Celestial Chasm Realm."
Great Zhou King said, "We won't leave the Human Realm completely devoid of combat force, but humanity might not be able to resist the attack of the myriad races. At that time, I need you to help and save humanity." Official source ıs novel·fire.net
"Me?" Su Yu laughed and said, "That's not a job I'm capable of doing."
"You can."
Su Yu smiled, but he said nothing.
Great Zhou King stopped talking as well. The two continued their travel. After some time, a large city appeared ahead of them.
Su Yu frowned and asked, "Beiyuan?"
"Yes. Beiyuan City."
Great Zhou King said, "There is a ruin here. The legacy inside was inherited by Tianyuan. That was how he affirmed his dao. The artificial character production is being carried out in the ruin. This place is secure enough to remain hidden from all prying eyes."
A ruin!
The ruin of Beiyuan.
Su Yu nodded. He had heard that there were four yuans in the Human Realm, each in a different cardinal direction. The other three yuans were with a ruin each, but Nanyuan (South Origin) was the exception.
Perhaps there used to be one there. It had merely been emptied long ago. Or perhaps...the Nanyuan ruin was the one located in Starfall Mountain. That could be considered a part of Nanyuan, right?
After all, the current Nanyuan was too small. If it had the size of the other yuans, it would probably include Starfall Mountain within its borders as well.
Great Zhou King said, "The four yuans used to be the territories of ancient past experts. They were the four extremities of the Human Realm, and they used to be the fiefs of four human kings. Beiyuan (North Origin) used to be the fief of the ancient Martial King, and Nanyuan used to be the fief of the ancient Culture King."
Su Yu blanked out slightly before asking, "Culture King?"
"Yes!" Great Zhou King smiled, "Are you surprised? It's not surprising at all. As humans, they were all based in the Human Realm. The Luminous Domain Mansion was merely a palace they built after conquering the Myriad Realms."
Su Yu frowned. Was Nanyuan really the fief of the ancient Culture King?
And Beiyuan was Martial King's?
"What about Dongyuan (East Origin) and Xiyuan (West Origin)?"
Su Yu asked curiously, "Of the four cardinal directions, the east is generally considered the head."
"You're wrong." Great Zhou King said, "During the ancient past, the south was the head. The defeated to the north. That was a popular saying in the ancient past. It was said that Culture King and Martial King loved fighting each other in the ancient past. And with Martial King being the one to lose all the time, he gained the north while Culture King gained the south."
Was that so? Su Yu wasn't too bothered. It was normal for tradition to change after a hundred thousand years.
"The east belonged to Radiant King (Ming King) while the west belonged to Control King."
Su Yu's heart thumped. Was that essentially the four strongest ancient human kings? How strong was Radiant King? He was certain Control King was strong. A weakling wouldn't have dared to go against Culture King, even if the conspiracy against Culture King's legacy had only started after Culture King's disappearance.
Su Yu wasn't surprised to hear that Control King was one of the four. But he was very surprised to hear that Radiant King was one of them.
"Was Radiant King strong?"
"Yes." Great Zhou King said, "We still have some records of the ancient past. What was the meaning behind the Radiant in his title? Radiance. He was the manifestation of the sun and moon. Heavens above, down below, he was the sole radiance. Even the sun and the moon could only bow to him.
"Of course, there is no guarantee that the ruins of the four yuans came from the four kings. Their ancient residences must have been destroyed long ago. These ruins were probably something built by those who came after. Thus, the ruins we inherited are not necessarily the ruins of the ancient past. Perhaps they came from the previous epoch, or some other earlier epochs."
While speaking, Great Zhou King ripped the space in front of him apart, revealing a unique space behind the opening. When Su Yu followed Great Zhou King through the opening, he noticed the density of the heavenly source qi in the air. However, the density wasn't anything special for him.
The so-called ruin was laid bare before him, and he was not impressed. The so-called ruin was merely a space with some ancient buildings. In Su Yu's opinion, the buildings in the fake Nanyuan ruin looked a lot better than these buildings.
However, he did see something surprising. There was a large platform in the ruin. His attention wasn't on the platform. Rather, his gaze was attracted by the countless corpses surrounding the platform.
Su Yu's expression changed.
Corpses. Or to be precise, bones.
He looked at Great Zhou King.
Great Zhou King calmly explained, "These were all our research subjects. Most of them were cultural researchers. Some were humans, and some were non-humans."
"Humans?" Su Yu was shocked.
Great Zhou King said, "These were all heavy criminals and cultists."
"Humans are not allowed to experiment on humans!" Su Yu declared solemnly.
Great Zhou King nodded, "Yes. There is such a rule. Thus, we stopped. These corpses were from the early period of this era."
Su Yu said nothing, but his brows remained furrowed.
Great Zhou King looked at the platform and said, "In truth, our research on artificial character production wasn't too deep, but we still managed to produce some powerful characters. Do you know why?"
"Why?"
"That platform is the answer."
Su Yu approached the platform. Great Zhou King followed behind him. When Su Yu reached the platform, his heart skipped a beat. He seemed to have sensed something. When he took another step forward, his heart thumped.
"Myriad art!"
A broken fragment was on the platform. And two characters were on it: myriad and art.
Su Yu hurriedly took his record character out and looked at Great Zhou King. With the same nonchalant expression, Great Zhou King said, "Previously, I was unaware of this. But when Heavenly Overseer Marquis took the Heavenly Hunt Index out previously, and when the record and visual characters appeared, I finally understood that this fragment was a part of the complete Heavenly Hunt Index. The real name of the Heavenly Hunt Index might be the Myriad Art Catalog." (record + visual = catalog)
Su Yu was stunned. He recalled the words of Heavenly Overseer Marquis. There were three fragments out there, with the final fragment being the most important. When the three became one, even the Heavenly Hunt Index might fall under the influence of the fragments.
The marquis hinted at knowing the location of the third fragment. It was located somewhere he couldn't reach. If this was really the third fragment...Great Zhou King must be the reason for his inability to retrieve the third fragment.
"Myriad Art Catalog."
Su Yu recalled that Soy Bun once said that Culture King had forged a counterfeit Book of Time. And the Book of Time was also known as the book of myriad arts. Thus, the combination of visual and record was not the full name of his creation.
The full name was Myriad Art Catalog.
Great Zhou King said, "Myriad Art...these two characters have the ability to combine the myriad arts. How are we producing our artificial characters? At first, we had no idea. One day, we killed a myriad race cultural researcher. The character fragments of that cultural research dropped onto the fragment accidentally. Surprisingly, a character was produced from that.
"That was the start of a deeper level of research on our part. But the more we learned, the more shocked we were. These two characters are miraculous in what they can do."
Su Yu muttered, "A combination of the myriad races...character reconstruction...artificial characters...no, the laws are at work here. The two characters are capable of gathering the power of laws left on these characters before reconstructing them."
Understanding dawned on Su Yu. He finally understood why the golden book had the ability to convert the cultivation methods of the myriad races into human cultivation methods. That was also a form of law manipulation.
Twisting and manipulating the laws of the myriad races into a version suitable for human cultivation.
The counterfeit forged by Culture King probably had a similar ability as well. It was capable of taking in the characters of the myriad races or the human race before twisting them into new characters.
He came to understand many things. This fragment was indeed a part of the Heavenly Hunt Index. Or to be precise, it was a crucial part of the index.
The Heavenly Hunt Index, also known as the Heavenly Hunt Directory, was originally known as the Myriad Art Catalog. It was capable of gathering the auras of the myriad races, and it might even have the ability to kill the myriad races and devour everything about them before twisting their laws into different laws.
In short, like the Mark of Civilization, it was a demonic weapon. A realization dawned on Su Yu. Both the Mark of Civilization and Heavenly Hunt Directory were merely replicas of the Book of Time.
However, the Heavenly Hunt Directory was more powerful since it was forged by Culture King. As for the Mark of Civilization, it was much weaker since it was forged by Su Yu.
Suddenly, the record character started resonating with the two characters on the platform.
Naturally, Great Zhou King pretended he saw nothing and said, "This fragment is very powerful. As long as enough willpower and character fragments are provided, it will be able to consume the character fragments before producing a new and powerful character with multiple abilities mixed into the character. Back then, you were right. Shan Xiong's character is a form of reconstructed character."
Su Yu said, "This is a reconstruction of laws. I understand now. Shan Xiong...is merely a test subject. If I'm understanding this correctly, you should understand what characters represent. You must be trying to perfect or improve a certain law. You wish to achieve that through the fusion and manipulation of laws to go beyond Daofuse. Is that the case?"
Great Zhou King said, "It's not possible. I was simply trying to ascertain if such artificial characters can help humans achieve dao affirmation. The path beyond Daofuse was never in my consideration. I was simply trying to mass-produce Eternal cultural researchers through this experiment.
"Unfortunately, reality has proved that this is impossible. After the reconstruction, a character will become a lot less flexible than before. Shan Xiong's character was an accidental product. It was unique and the sole exception. Among the artificial characters, it is the sole character capable of further growth. Shan Xiong is an accident we can't replicate."
Artificial characters.
So this was how artificial characters were produced.
Chapter 1626: How Lucky! (3)
Inside Su Yu's head, the female furball's voice rang out, "This seems fun. But the fused laws...won't be too memorable in flavor. No, wait, this is actually quite useful! You can use it to gather small laws into a big law before eating the big law!"
The female furball grew excited and asked, "Su Yu, can we rob this?"
This seemed like a useful ability to have!
Su Yu said, "There is no rush."
He was deep in thought. The record character in his hand was vibrating repeatedly, as though it was trying to fuse with the two characters on the platform.
Su Yu raised his brow.
He seemed...a tad bit too lucky.
He looked at Great Zhou King and asked, "Your Majesty, can I take this fragment with me?"
"Yes."
Great Zhou King agreed readily. He said, "This fragment might be valuable, but for Eternals, it is quite useless. Perhaps it will be a lot more useful after fusing with the other fragments."
Su Yu asked, "Your Majesty, if you managed to kill the Celestial Chasm Pseudo Emperor during the attack, could you give me his visual character?"
"Of course." Great Zhou King nodded.
Su Yu smiled and said, "I am...truly too lucky."
Yes. He was too lucky.
He had obtained Great Zhou King's myriad and art characters so easily. That was mainly because the two characters were quite useless for Great Zhou King. Furthermore, Su Yu was worth investing in. Additionally, Su Yu was already in possession of the record character.
Great Zhou King wouldn't have agreed to hand the two characters over so easily otherwise, as they would still be useless in Su Yu's hands.
And where had Su Yu received his record character?
From Heavendoom.
Heavendoom had snatched it from Bountiful Treasure.
This was a series of coincidences, a true manifestation of luck. Luck had allowed Bountiful Treasure to lose the character to Heavendoom. Luck had allowed Su Yu to obtain it. Luck had allowed Su Yu to learn of the two characters in Great Zhou King's possession. Luck had allowed Great Zhou King to give the two characters to him. And luck was still blessing him as Great Zhou King and Great Qin King were about to attack the celestial chasm race. Before long, luck would allow Su Yu to forge all three fragments into one.
Luck...was truly useful.
Heavenly Overseer Marquis had longed for the fragments for so many years. He had schemed for countless years, yet he had never succeeded in getting them. Meanwhile, Su Yu had obtained them so easily in such a short time.
"Luck spirit..."
When everything seemed too smooth, luck might no longer be as simple as pure luck.
Su Yu looked at Great Zhou King and said, "Your Majesty, did you take me here because you know I have the record character?"
Great Zhou King nodded, "You can say so. I guessed that your character should have the same origin as these two characters so I decided to take you here."
"Would you still take me here if I didn't have the record character?"
Great Zhou King laughed and said, "I don't know."
"Where did you get this fragment?"
"We found it in this ruin. Perhaps it was left here by someone from a previous epoch. Or perhaps it was left here by Hundred Battle King of the previous epoch. According to the rumors, toward the end of the previous epoch, Hundred Battle King resided in this area."
Hundred Battle King!
An expert near the level of the ancient human kings. Or perhaps he was already at that level.
Was Heavenly Overseer Marquis strong enough to snatch the fragment from him?
That would be an impossible task.
"Heavenly Overseer Marquis..."
Su Yu narrowed his eyes. He was suspicious. He was extremely suspicious. This whole thing...might really be a trap of that bastard! That bastard was borrowing his luck! That bastard was gathering the three fragments through him!
Bountiful Treasure was most likely in collusion with that bastard. Knowing that he was a child of destiny with bountiful luck, they had deliberately allowed one of the fragments to fall into his hands. And thanks to the luck of a child of destiny like him, he could very well reunite the three fragments after finding only one.
That bastard was a luck spirit. He was exceptionally familiar with the workings of luck.
Su Yu suspected that this whole thing was one big scheme.
That old bastard had been failing at gathering the fragments after so many years. Thus, the old bastard was trying to borrow his luck to complete the task. After overhearing the marquis claiming that unifying the three fragments might allow him to control the Heavenly Hunt Index, he would most certainly work hard at completing the task.
The moment the task was completed, that old bastard would probably take it from him through some trick. And through the unified fragments, the old bastard might be able to finally make the Heavenly Hunt Index his.
"It's not a good thing to be too lucky."
Su Yu raised the record character and stared at it. Perhaps...this fragment had also played a role in his exceptional luck.
At that thought, he said, "Your Majesty, you might discover someone spying on you during the attack against the celestial chasm race. That's not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, that old bastard might even lend you a hand against the Celestial Chasm Pseudo Emperor."
Great Zhou King raised his brow. After a short pause, he asked, "Are you talking about...him?"
"Yes!" Su Yu nodded and gnashed his teeth. He said, "I might have fallen into his trap. No wonder things have been feeling off lately. I have been getting too lucky. Things have been going extremely smoothly without much effort on my part. That old bastard is definitely scheming against me."
Great Zhou King sank into thought for a bit before asking, "Are you sure he won't be hindering us?"
"Unlikely. I'm not sure, but I'm guessing that he's trying to unify the three fragments. I have two. The Celestial Chasm Pseudo Emperor has the final piece. When the three become one, something unexpected might happen."
And the unexpected might arise from the very same record character in his hand. Something might have been done to this fragment.
Great Zhou King thought about it again. He said, "If that's the case, things would be really interesting. That fellow is very strong. Very few people in the Myriad Realms are even comparable to him in strength. So...do you suspect the West Spire as well?"
"I'm not sure."
Great Zhou King nodded pensively and said, "That fellow might not make a move personally. Instead, we might encounter the West Spire head there. He might even appear to fight for us during a crucial moment."
Great Zhou King laughed and continued, "But that would only happen if you're right about this. We can't be betting our success on your guess. It's too risky."
Su Yu shrugged and said, "That is something for you to worry about, not me. I'm only telling you what I suspect."
Great Zhou King exhaled and nodded, "I understand. I'll sleep on this."
He paused slightly and asked, "Do you mind letting me take a look at it?"
Su Yu tossed the record character over. After catching it, Great Zhou King inspected it for a long while before shaking his head, "I can't detect anything. Then again, a trick by that man won't be detected so easily. Su Yu, you are indeed a paranoid person."
Great Zhou King couldn't help but wonder if he would suspect anything in the same position.
Unlikely.
But Su Yu had been suspicious since the very beginning.
Su Yu sneered and said, "Paranoid? No. I simply have a small number of friends and loved ones. Apart from a small number of people, I trust nobody. That includes you. And even Great Qin King, even if he is the backbone of humanity. I won't fully trust anyone."
"Sigh."
After a regretful sigh, Great Zhou King said, "This is not a bad thing. Caution is never a bad thing."
Su Yu nodded. That was only natural. He was especially cautious around Great Zhou King as well. Googlᴇ search Novᴇl_Fire(.)net
Inwardly, he was daring Great Zhou King to make a move against him. He would immediately have the female furball eat Great Zhou king.
Su Yu was quite disappointed after learning about the secret behind the artificial character production. The two characters were useful, but he had thought that this might be a new technique or trick. He had been impressed with Great Zhou's research ability because of this.
But it turned out that the whole thing was unrelated to their research. He had simply overestimated them.
Creating new characters using the two characters was essentially the same as Su Yu creating new cultivation methods through the golden book. Sure, he had contributed to the creation as well, but the book was the one doing the bulk of the work.
Alas, these fellows from Great Zhou might be even worse than him in research. Even Bai Feng might be better than them in this aspect. Sure enough, his teacher was still the super researcher here. All these people were nothing before his teacher.
Bai Feng was a true genius researcher. In comparison, Su Yu and those from Great Zhou had merely borrowed the help of some powerful treasures instead of relying on their own ability.
Through this trip, Su Yu had also learned the true plan of Great Zhou King and the others. The Celestial Chasm Realm.
How...exciting!
Great Zhou King said, "If you do manage to find the traitor, inform me. I'll try to make him die during the attack. We can't risk further chaos in the Human Realm. We can't afford to shatter the fragile unity we have."
Su Yu nodded and said, "I'll try my best. But...I will still kill him if you decide to spare him for some reason. And I won't stop there. I will dig his superior out, even if the superior might currently be away from the Myriad Realms."
"Of course." Great Zhou King nodded.
Su Yu continued, "If you do kill him, I want his complete corpse."
"That..."
This would be much harder to promise.
Great Zhou King frowned and said, "Killing an Eternal without damaging the body is--"
"The corpse is very important for me. I believe you have the ability to do this."
Great Zhou King chuckled and said, "You sure are confident in us."
Su Yu gave Great Zhou King a deep stare and said, "Of course. Perhaps you have long touched that net. You might only be a step away from leaving that net."
"Net?"
Su Yu grinned and said, "This is a baseless theory of mine. You are the sole human Invincible I don't feel confident facing. Nobody else."
Great Zhou King laughed and said, "You must be wrong."
"No." Su Yu said, "You are too humble, Your Majesty. Since forming that character of yours, I have been confident that you are one of the strongest in the Myriad Realms."
With a genial smile on his face, Great Zhou King said, "You are overestimating me. So be it. Let's go. Time for us to return to Great Xia."
Su Yu said nothing, but he was serious. Even with the female furball around, he still felt uncomfortable facing Great Zhou King. The gut feeling of a super genius like him could be very accurate at times. He was most certainly not overthinking things here.
He was certain Great Zhou King could very well be a terrifying monster. A strong villain was not scary. But a strong and deceitful villain was extremely scary. And Great Zhou King was both deceitful and strong. That made him an extremely terrifying enemy to have.
Chapter 1627: Furious Action (1)
Before long, Su Yu and Great Zhou King were back at Great Xia.
By that time, morning was arriving.
Su Yu had returned with one additional fragment in his Mark of Civilization. He had not forged the myriad and art characters with the record character. Rather, he suppressed them in separate pages. In fact, he was keeping the record character right beside the female furball.
What was Heavenly Overseer Marquis scheming?
It didn't matter. Su Yu only needed to do one thing. Regardless of what Heavenly Overseer Marquis was planning, he wouldn't make a move before the three fragments were unified.
Luck borrowing.
Su Yu realized what Heavenly Overseer Marquis was doing. As a luck spirit who had affirmed his dao, the marquis was trying to borrow his luck. Or to be precise, the marquis was even adding more luck to his, making him complete a task the marquis had failed at for countless years.
Both the Celestial Chasm Pseudo Emperor and Great Zhou King were difficult opponents for the marquis. Thus, unifying the three fragments through Su Yu's hands was a rather good option.
Great Xia King was relieved when he saw the two returning.
Good. Nothing happened.
He was happy to see the two chatting amiably. Clearly, no conflict had erupted between the two. Relieved, he returned his focus to the formation again. At the moment, over a thousand small doors had been completed.
At the same time, the competition between Heavenly Forge King and Zhao Tianbing seemed to have reached its climax. They had somehow pushed the whip to 117 golden stripes.
One ought to know that only 109 were required for a weapon to become a heaven weapon. At 118 stripes, the weapon would become a middle-tier heaven weapon. At that point, it would be strong enough to serve as a carrier treasure. The impressive weaponsmithing skills of the two were clear for all to see.
After observing the two for a bit, Su Yu returned his gaze to Great Ming King and the others. Each of them was already panting heavily. Not far away, one of the academy halls was being renovated in preparation for the conference later.
Su Yu had most of his attention on Silk Destroying King and Heavenly Seal King. Among them, Heavenly Seal King revealed the weakest level of strength. He was the one breathing the heaviest, with his aura, willpower, and life force surging madly. It looked as though he was really trying his best here.
Su Yu frowned and sent a voice transmission, "Lord Flat, can you sense a bloodline power here?"
"Only Great Ming King. I can't detect anything from the others."
"Not even Silk Destroying King?"
"No."
Su Yu was surprised to hear that. Was Silk Destroying King still not tired enough? How was he still not going all out? Great Xia King had said that Silk Destroying King might have the bloodline of an ancient human king. Su Yu was unsure of how Great Xia King had found out about that. He had not asked too much as it seemed inappropriate.
Someone with an ancient bloodline would have the ability to sense it. Furthermore, the bloodline symbol would also make it clear that one was the holder of an ancient bloodline.
Thus, it was impossible for an Invincible to have an ancient bloodline without knowing it. But apart from the bloodline holder, anyone else would need to be no weaker than a Daofuse to somewhat sense the bloodline. Naturally, this rule would not apply to the weaker bloodline holders. For example, the female furball was able to easily detect Zhou Hao's bloodline.
"Is this job not hard enough for them?"
Su Yu could see that at this rate, they would need four or five days to complete the formation.
So be it.
He decided to wait longer.
Perhaps he should shift his focus to the conference and sale of his skylotus for now. Great Zhou King would probably set off three days later. The ones working on his formation would probably go with him. That was the only way Great Zhou King could deal with the traitor during the attack.
Su Yu forced himself to stay patient. There was no rush. Impatience would only leave weaknesses for others to exploit.
***
The sky slowly brightened as Su Yu waited in patience.
The experts of the various prefectures started heading toward the cultural research academy. Some of them had sent people from all three generations to the conference. The establishment of a new holy land was a major event. It might affect many things, including the appointments of future prefects. Thus, they had to discuss the matter thoroughly. Furthermore, many were unwilling to accept Su Yu as the leader of the new holy land.
As for Great Zhou King, he intended to take it slow and drag the conference out. The conference would be a good tool to attract the attention of the myriad races.
Thus, Su Yu was in no rush either. Waiting was his job here.
***
Finally, morning arrived.
On one side, an Invincible was forging a weapon. On the other side, a group of Invincibles was working on a formation. This presented a rather magnificent sight.
Far away, the large academy hall was finally open for entry.
The various representatives started streaming into the hall. Some looked at Su Yu and the others, while some merely entered with their heads down. If it wasn't for the call from Great Qin King and the other Invincibles, some of the prefectures would have ignored this conference.
At the entrance of the hall, Marquis Xia was welcoming the representatives with a genial smile. After a while, he soared into the sky and asked, "Great Zhou King, the representatives of the various prefectures have arrived. Do we start the conference now? Do you wish to host the conference?"
Great Zhou King said, "It's fine. Get Great Yuan King and Great Han King to co-host the conference instead."
Marquis Xia raised his brow before saying, "Noted."
Great Yuan King and Great Han King? The two had opposing views about this matter. More importantly, Great Yuan King was greatly against the proposal. Great Han King might be supportive of the proposal, but he wouldn't be enough to suppress Great Yuan King's opposition.
What was Great Zhou King trying to do? Marquis Xia was deep in thought. Was Great Zhou King supportive of the proposal or not? Or was he perhaps in opposition as well and Great Yuan King was merely here as his shield? What choice would Great Zhou make during the conference?
As a prefecture with four Invincibles, Great Zhou's decision held a lot of weight. Was Great Zhou King pretending to be supportive while he was actually opposed to it?
The confused Marquis Xia looked at Su Yu and asked, "Mayor Su, do you want to join the conference as an observer?"
Su Yu asked toyingly, "Is that possible?"
"Of course." Marquis Xia said, "Those from Liu City are welcome as well. But they don't have a vote."
Seeing that the formation was nowhere near completion, Su Yu smiled and said, "Sure. I'll take a look."
Just as Great Xia King was about to say something, Great Zhou King smiled and said, "Old Xia, this is a matter between the juniors. Let's not interfere. Great Xia is too involved in this matter to act as a host."
Great Xia King snorted and spoke loudly, "Great Xia supports the establishment of the new holy land. That is all."
He did not bother saying much. He only needed to make his voice heard here.
Great Zhou King said, "Yes, but anyone can be the leader of the holy land. Why are you so nervous?" Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn NoveI[F]ire.net
"Old Zhou!"
Great Xia King was furious. Was Old Zhou picking a fight?
Meanwhile, the experts in the hall were watching on with odd expressions.
Was Great Zhou King in opposition to the holy land? No...perhaps he was in opposition to Su Yu as the leader. Was that the case? But prior to this, Great Zhou King seemed supportive of Great Qin King's choice to make Su Yu the leader. Just what was going on exactly? Was he acting?
At that thought, many focused on Zhou Potian, the representative of Great Zhou. He was an expert who had always maintained a low profile, and he had recently affirmed his dao. He was not the only Invincible present. Liu Wushen of Great Han, Qin Zhen of Great Qin, Xia Longwu of Great Xia...these people arrived one after another. These were all former prefects who had recently affirmed their daos.
An Invincible had also arrived from Liu City: Yun Chen.
Nan Wujiang was nowhere to be seen. It was unknown where he was. It was said that Invincibles wouldn't participate in the conference, but quite a lot of Invincibles had arrived. In fact, even Great Ming had sent an Invincible to the conference. The person accompanying their prefect, Zhu Tiandao, was none other than Niu Baidao.
Just then, a peal of laughter rang out in the air as Great Yuan King appeared with a flicker.
Upon stepping into the hall, he said, "Both me and Old Liu will be hosting this conference."
Behind him, Great Han King nodded and stepped into the hall as well.
A large number of Invincibles had gathered in Great Xia.
Great Zhou King, Great Xia King, Great Ming King, Great Han King, Great Yuan King, Heavenly Forge King, Junior Zhou King, Silk Destroying King, Xia Longwu, Niu Baidao, Liu Wushen, Qin Zhen, Yun Chen, and Zhou Potian.
Fifteen Invincibles.
Five founding kings and ten younger Invincibles.
There were only around fifty Invincibles in the human race. In short, about a third of them had gathered in one place.
The prefects of the various prefectures had also arrived, save for those who were in deep seclusion. If everyone here were to die, humanity...would most likely collapse overnight.
With a wide smile on his face, Great Yuan King sat on the seat of honor. There was a second seat of honor beside him. With a smile, Great Han King took his seat as well.
Just then, the smiling Su Yu landed on the ground and stepped into the hall. Great Yuan King coldly said, "Mayor Su, this is a conference between the thirty-seven prefectures of humanity. You should wait outside."
Su Yu maintained his smile and asked, "Are you qualified to make this call?"
"Naturally." Great Yuan King said, "Why am I not qualified?"
"Great Han King, is he qualified?"
Great Han King smiled and said, "There is no need to bicker about a small matter like this. Old Yuan, don't make things awkward for no reason. Su Yu, take a seat."
Next, a chair appeared beside him. He intended to sit between the two and keep them apart. He couldn't allow a conflict to arise between them again during the conference, right? And yes, Su Yu was offered a seat of honor as well. With his current status, Su Yu was naturally qualified to take the seat.
Great Yuan King sneered, but he said nothing else.
Su Yu was all smiles as he walked over. After one look at the chair, he said, "Great Han King, what do you think about swapping seats? I love sitting beside Great Yuan King. After all, by sitting closer, we can build a better relationship with each other."
He continued, his voice barely above a whisper, "It's also faster for me to punch him to death that way."
Great Yuan King's eyes turned cold.
Great Han King's head started hurting.
Fuck!
Damn that Great Zhou King! Why did Great Zhou King make him do this job? On one side, there was the arrogant and unruly Great Yuan King, also an old friend of his. On the other side, there was the rising genius and overlord of the ancient cities.
Both were incredibly powerful.
Chapter 1628: Furious Action (2)
Su Yu was lacking in the power of laws, resulting in a lack of speed in comparison to Invincibles. But if he could sit right next to Great Yuan King, he could very well blast Great Yuan King apart with a sudden punch.
How troublesome.
Were they going to fight here?
Great Han King doubted even he could stop them if a fight were to break out.
Both him and Great Yuan King were seventh-degree Eternals. As for Su Yu, his offensive strength was at a similar level. Stopping them once they started fighting would be an impossible task for him.
How annoying.
Alas, he was left with no choice but coto ntinue with the feigned civility and stood up. "A conference this formal among all the prefectures is very rare. In fact, this is the biggest conference in many years. Please prioritize harmony."
Su Yu said, "Of course. Great Yuan King is a respected elder of mine. I will naturally keep the peace."
Great Yuan King merely answered with a sneer. So what if the kid was sitting beside him? What could the kid even do to him?
And thus, Su Yu sat down beside Great Yuan King. He said nothing. Instead, he merely stared at Great Yuan King with a wide smile on his face. That further infuriated Great Yuan King.
Why was the bastard staring at him?
Alas, it wouldn't be too appropriate for him to flip out here.
Su Yu sent Great Han King a voice transmission, "Great Han King, has Great Yuan King's temper always been this bad?"
Great Han King rolled his eyes. Why was the kid asking that question when the kid had a bad temper as well? He replied, "It's not a matter of temper. He has always been someone good at combat. After fusing his three bodies, his past and future changed his temperament, making him more irascible than before. He cares about his face a lot. And you have insulted him several times. Including the matter involving Great Yuan back then, it's only natural for him to be in this state."
"Will he become the next Fiery Sea? Shall we...eliminate this threat in the cradle?"
Great Han King was already tired of this job. This could very well be the hardest conference he had ever hosted. He could only hope that the two would control themselves.
Thirty-eight seats were arranged in front of them. Thirty-seven were allocated to the thirty-seven human prefectures while one was allocated to Liu City. The seats were arranged far apart from each other, providing enough space for those coming alongside the representatives to stand.
As for the seat allocated for Liu City, Liu Wenyan was seated there. Yun Chen was the one to stand instead. Those from Great Ming were doing something similar. Zhu Tiandao was the one seated while Niu Baidao was the one standing.
Noticing that, Great Han King said, "Please provide Brother Niu and Yun Chen with seats."
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Apart from the Invincibles, representatives, and Su Yu, nobody else was granted a seat. A lot of the juniors couldn't resist staring at Su Yu. That was the sole person who was granted a seat without representing a human prefecture. Furthermore, he was granted a seat of honor.
More importantly, he was allowed to take the middle seat of honor. That was originally Great Han King's seat, but Su Yu had taken it instead.
Thus, it appeared as if Su Yu was the leader here. Some found this sight uncomfortable to see. But they were also feeling quite helpless. They were supposed to talk about the holy land and Su Yu during this conference, but Su Yu was seated right in front of them. It would be much harder for them to voice their opposition to his face.
Meanwhile, Su Yu was still staring at Great Yuan King with a smile. Great Yuan King, he had an unsightly expression. That bastard was definitely provoking him!
Fortunately, someone said something to break the silence. Marquis Xia stepped forth, smiled, and said, "Welcome. It has been many years since Great Xia saw an occasion as grand as this. It has also been quite a while since I met some of the old friends present."
After a short welcoming speech, Marquis Xia said, "We are gathered here today to discuss three major matters. Firstly, the War Shrine and Knowledge Seeking Realm have been destroyed. Humanity is left with no holy land. Should we establish a new holy land to replace the two in the Dual Holy Prefecture?
"Secondly, how shall the holy land run and who shall lead the holy land? Thirdly, chaos is starting to rise in the Myriad Realms. Do we maintain a balance with a complicated series of alliances? Do we fight alone? Or do we establish a major alliance? Who should we ally with? Who should we target? How will each prefecture contribute to the coming war? We need to reach a resolution on all three matters by the end of the conference."
Immediately after, Great Yuan King said, "If we can't pass a resolution for the first proposal, the second proposal will be invalid. In such a scenario, we will move on to the third proposal."
Marquis Xia smiled and said, "Exactly. That's why the first and second proposals are essentially a single proposal. Since opinions might vary, each prefecture will get a vote. This does not include Liu City. Additionally, each non-founding Invincible gets three votes. Great Qin, Great Zhou, and Great Ming will be voting for these Invincibles."
Great Yuan King frowned and asked, "Who grants them the authority to vote on behalf of these people?"
Marquis Xia said, "We have the permission of these Invincibles. Heavenly Forge King, Silk Destroying King, Nan Wujiang, Yun Chen, Principal Niu, and the others have all agreed this. Any other questions, Great Yuan King?"
Great Yuan King was unhappy, but this wasn't surprising. Most of these free Invincibles were the followers of the Qins, the Zhous, and the Zhus.
In truth, Great Xia had its own supporters among these free Invincibles as well, but it wouldn't be appropriate for Great Xia to hold so many votes while serving as the venue for the conference.
"There are forty votes in total." Marquis Xia said, "The new holy land will only be established with at least seventy percent of the votes. If there are enough votes, we will consider it passed and move on to the next proposal. Any questions?"
Seventy percent instead of half.
Many nodded upon hearing that. That would make an absolute majority. There was no point in bickering further in such a situation.
Someone said, "This is acceptable. But before we vote, explain the duties and authority of the new holy land. Also, what will the new holy land require from the various prefectures upon its establishment?"
"Of course." Marquis Xia said, "It is only natural that we make things clear before the voting."
He added, "If there are no other questions, let us start."
Everyone looked at each other before nodding. They would listen to the proposal for now. It wouldn't be too late to protest after hearing something they disliked.
***
At the same time.
The people of the various forces were waiting around the academy.
At the same time, a large number of people were trying to enter the Human Realm from the Allheaven Battlefield with Su Long's birthday celebration as the excuse. All of them promised they wouldn't cause trouble, claiming that they were only here for the celebration.
Great Qin King and the others were quite lost. What was going on? Since when did Su Yu become so well-liked?
There were no Invincibles among the visitors, but they were mostly late-stage Sunmoons and Pseudo Invincibles. Each race was sending only a small number of people. Some sent only several Sunmoons, while some sent only a Pseudo Invincible.
Additionally, there were also the masters of minor realms among these visitors, further surprising Great Qin King and the others.
Ultimately, Great Qin King allowed them entry. There were enough experts in Great Xia to keep things under control. It wasn't a bad thing for these people to go. With them there, Great Xia would capture even more attention from the myriad races.
***
Inside the hall.
With a wide smile on his face, Marquis Xia said, "Let me start with the authority the proposed holy land will have. Firstly, the Talent Fostering Bureau directors and head administrators of all the prefectures must receive the appointment of the holy land.
"Secondly, the potential prefects will require the approval of the holy land before ascending to the position. Additionally, each potential prefect must be someone who has studied for three years in the holy land to qualify as a candidate.
"Thirdly, the command of the various armies in the Allheaven Battlefield will be unified under the command of the holy land.
"Fourthly, each prefecture will only keep an army of ten thousand back home as a defense army. The rest of their soldiers will fall under the holy land's command.
"Fifthly..."
Before he was even done, the expressions of the various representatives had turned unsightly.
Was this a joke? With this, would the prefectures still be prefectures? They would all be relegated to subordinates of the holy land. Even those who were previously supportive of the proposal were reacting badly to this.
As for those from Liu City, they were looking at Su Yu and those from the Xia Family with shock. They had been clueless about this as well. They had been assuming that the new holy land would be similar to the past holy lands.
But...holy shit! How was that still a holy land? They might as well be direct and inform the various prefectures that a new daddy would reign above them all. Who could even agree to something like this?
In any case, Bai Feng was certain he wouldn't agree if he were a representative. This was simply too excessive.
Great Yuan King was sneering. Was he listening to himself? Was this reasonable? Who would agree to hand their power over after working so hard for their power?
These founding kings had all worked hard to found their prefectures. But they were being told that they couldn't appoint their sons or grandsons as the next prefect without the holy land's approval anymore. What sort of a proposal was this? These people were essentially trying to forbid them from ruling over their own territories.
Marquis Xia was still not done. He continued, "Eighthly, the holy land will have the authority to enforce its ruling in any matter related to the security of Human Realm in any prefecture."
Great Yuan King finally lost his patience. He sneered and said, "Why don't you be more straightforward about it. Just say that the holy land will be free to kill anyone. Why waste our time with all these words? Authority to enforce its ruling? So the holy land can simply accuse someone of any random crime before killing that person. Isn't that right?"
Silence descended. This was essentially an authority over the various prefectures. That would place all of them at the mercy of the holy land.
Marquis Xia smiled and said, "Peace, Great Yuan King. This is not finalized yet. Aren't we here today to discuss this matter? Let us continue. Ninthly, the holy land has the authority to deploy the Eternals..."
"Heh."
Great Yuan King couldn't even be bothered to argue anymore. Why were they dreaming of controlling even the Invincibles when it was extremely unlikely that this resolution would pass? With their proposal, they might as well call the new holy land something else: the imperial court.
"Stop wasting time. Just say that you're establishing an imperial court. The new leader will enjoy the power of the Human Emperor without the strength of the Human Emperor."
Marquis Xia said, "It's different. The Human Emperor rules the Myriad Realms. The proposed holy land will only be in charge of the Human Realm."
What nonsense.
Great Yuan King sneered again.
The prefect of Great Yuan asked, "What are the duties of the holy land?"
Marquis Xia replied with a grin, "Protect humanity."
"That's it?"
"Yes. That's it." Marquis Xia said, "That is an all-encompassing duty. Protecting humanity...is not easy. It requires numerous sacrifices. I believe everyone here is aware of that."
Zhu Tiandao laughed and said, "Marquis Xia, isn't this the same as putting chains on all of us? This is rather hard to accept."
Marquis Xia solemnly said, "That's exactly what we're doing. Everyone knows the situation humanity is in. At present, we don't need too many voices. The holy land can be the only voice of humanity. This will allow us to better use our strength against the coming challenges."
"In that case, the leader must have enough strength, courage, wisdom, and love for humanity. Nobody else can do this job."
Marquis Xia nodded, "That is only natural. Even after the establishment of the holy land, any of you can call for a conference in the future to vote against the holy land in the event you believe the holy land has done wrong. With at least seventy percent of the votes, the leader may be removed."
But some merely sneered upon hearing that. It would be too late. It was easier to invite a devil in than send the devil away. Voting against the holy land? Punishing the leader? The difficulty would be too high once the holy land and new leader were in place.
Chapter 1629: Furious Action (3)
Su Yu said nothing. He was still staring at Great Yuan King with a smile.
Great Yuan King felt like Su Yu was wrong in the head. Was the bastard done staring at him? Why was someone so mentally unstable dreaming of becoming the leader? Great Yuan King was starting to suspect that he would be the first to suffer the moment Su Yu became the leader.
Just as that thought crossed his mind, he received a voice transmission from Su Yu, "Do not doubt your judgment. The moment I become the leader of the holy land, you will receive a mission to assassinate Tiangu, Your Majesty."
"..."
Fuck!
Great Yuan King cursed inwardly. What a madman! The bastard was already thinking of ways to abuse his power even when his ascension seemed so unlikely. More importantly, how did that bastard know what he was thinking?
He grew wary. Meanwhile, Su Yu sent another voice transmission, "Don't worry. That's a difficult job so I'll give you enough time. I can spare your life until the end of your time limit."
Finally, Great Yuan King erupted in anger and roared, "Su Yu!"
With a surprised expression, Su Yu asked, speaking out loud as well, "Yes, Your Majesty?"
"What did you just say to me?"
Su Yu chuckled, "What did I say?"
"..."
Shameless!
Great Yuan King was furious. How was he supposed to prove anything when Su Yu had merely been speaking through voice transmissions?
Some of the people in the hall frowned upon seeing Great Yuan King's loss of control. His temper seemed to have grown even worse than before. It was only the start of the conference. Why was he flipping out so soon?
Some were quite worried that this would lead to the emergence of a second Fiery Sea King. This was how Fiery Sea King used to be. He had a terrible temper and was easily angered. Ultimately, his temper had led him toward a path of betrayal.
Great Han King frowned and sent a voice transmission, "Old Yuan, calm down."
Great Yuan King suppressed his anger and stayed silent. He suspected that Su Yu could kill him simply by angering him enough.
Su Yu had a thoughtful look on his face. He suspected that this was either an act or a sign of Great Yuan King's loss of control. Was this why Great Zhou King appointed him as one of the hosts here?
He was too easily angered. Was there a problem with his three bodies? Were these early signs of madness? Just what was Great Zhou King trying to do here? Su Yu was unsure. Was Great Zhou King trying to make him provoke Great Yuan King into madness?
How odd.
Suddenly, a voice rang out in his mind. At that, he looked toward the group from Great Zhou.
The group was led by Zhou Potian, a son of Great Zhou King.
"Mayor Su, you saw it. Great Yuan King is on the verge of losing control. My father intends to...anger him enough and create an opportunity to kill his tri-life body. He is currently against the proposal, but kill his tri-life body and he will calm down. After regaining his clarity, he will regain his true character as someone who admires strength. By defeating him, you will gain his support. And he is the biggest opposition to this proposal. Deal with him and the holy land will naturally be established. He might even serve as your foremost vanguard upon your ascension to the leadership position."
"..."
Su Yu frowned. So Great Yuan King was really on the verge of losing control.
Was this a joke?
Great Zhou King sure had a lot of confidence on him. Also, how did Great Zhou King know that Great Yuan King was on the verge of madness?
How impressive.
"Is he really on the verge of losing control?"
Su Yu's mood turned solemn. This was a seventh-degree Eternal. He could be very dangerous if he were to lose his mind. Once again, the weakness of the Three Body Method was displayed clearly before Su Yu. A top expert like this was on the verge of losing control because of it.
That damn old fox had deliberately sent him here to provoke Great Yuan King, knowing that he had a venomous tongue, when this confrontation could have been easily avoided. Beside Su Yu, Great Han King was stealing glances at Great Yuan King with worry.
The weakness of the Three Body Method could be very dangerous.
But if all three bodies could remain of one mind, it wouldn't be that much of an issue. The scariest part about this method was the possibility of having a certain aspect of one's character greatly magnified, going beyond what the other aspects of one's character could handle.
This was worrying. More importantly, this was also annoying to handle. If one were to tell Great Yuan King that he was on the verge of losing control, Great Yuan King would only grow angrier.
This was also the biggest reason for Fiery Sea King's betrayal.
The worried Great Han King sent Su Yu a voice transmission, "Mayor Su, stop provoking Great Yuan King further. He has encountered some issues in his cultivation. Please be lenient with him." Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn novel✶fire.net
Many Invincibles shared the same opinion. They only needed to handle him with patience and avoid provoking him too much. After all, they were all old friends.
But Great Zhou King clearly differed in opinion. He believed that a problem must be solved. Since it was rather inappropriate for him to handle this, he decided to let Su Yu do it instead. Perhaps the problem would go away after removing one or two of Great Yuan King's bodies.
That would result in a weakened Great Yuan King, but that was better than having him go mad.
Great Zhou King couldn't do this personally, as that might result in a negative reaction from their fellow old friends. But this wouldn't be an issue for Su Yu.
"Great Zhou King...truly treacherous!"
Su Yu was also quite impressed with how decisive Great Zhou King was. Great Han King and the others had never considered removing Great Yuan King's tri-life bodies even if they knew what was going on. Meanwhile, Great Zhou King was directly taking action to weaken an old friend of his. What a bastard!
At that thought, Su Yu sent Great Yuan King a voice transmission, "Your Majesty, you're on the verge of losing control!"
"Hmph!"
Great Yuan King snorted and glared at Su Yu. Was this guy really picking a fight with him?
Su Yu sighed. Sure enough, someone on the verge of losing control would have zero self-awareness. He was still clueless about his condition.
Meanwhile, the others in the hall were still busy discussing among themselves. Should they really establish this holy land? That was the same as shackling themselves. But they also knew that humanity was in dire straits. Some sort of unification was required. Thus, voice transmissions continued flying back and form in the hall.
Marquis Xia was in no rush. He sat there with a smile as he waited for them to discuss among themselves. This was a major matter. It was only natural for them to be so cautious. As for Su Yu, he was wondering if he should continue provoking Great Yuan King. More importantly, could he defeat Great Yuan King?
Without the Heaven Gate and a way to seal Great Yuan King's power of laws, the difficulty would be quite high. But opening the Heaven Gate at his current state could easily open a death tunnel in the Human Realm.
Additionally...
Suddenly, Su Yu thought of something. He narrowed his eyes and looked outside. Great Zhou King. Was Great Zhou King so certain that he would follow the plan?
Provoking Great Yuan King, triggering a battle, and luring him toward the formation Great Ming King and the others were working on. This would serve as a way to also test some other Invincibles.
Is that it?
He greatly suspected that this was Great Zhou King's actual plan. That old fox had taken everything into consideration.
Great Yuan King would go crazy and try to kill Su Yu. Naturally, Su Yu would defend himself. The other humans would hesitate to interfere. They didn't want to hurt Great Yuan King, but they couldn't hurt Su Yu either. Thus, they would most likely help suppress Great Yuan King and prevent Su Yu's death. Su Yu could take this opportunity to kill a body or two of Great Yuan King. The others would be a lot more understanding about that since Great Yuan King had already lost control.
Fuck! Is all this a part of your plan?
Su Yu cursed.
In short, both he and Great Yuan King were the chess pieces of Great Zhou King. What a decisive and ruthless old man. Also, this could also be a great opportunity for Su Yu to showcase his strength to humanity. Sure, most humans knew he was strong, but he had never fought any human Invincibles before. Thus, most did not have a clear concept of how strong he was.
Yes, yes. He had killed Blood Fire Devil King. But that wasn't a name most humans were familiar with.
Was Blood Fire Devil King stronger than their very own Great Yuan King?
Many did not have a clear answer to that.
But upon defeating Great Yuan King, the whole of humanity would come to understand just how strong Su Yu was.
Old fox, I know your plan now!
Su Yu snorted inwardly in annoyance. Sure enough, the Human Realm wasn't a good place for him.
He had just returned, yet he had fallen into a series of schemes formulated by that old fox. It was likely that the old fox had been thinking of a way to handle Great Yuan King's slow descent into madness. And Su Yu's arrival presented him with the perfect opportunity to get it handled.
Unfortunately, Su Yu had to keep going along with the plan even after figuring out the truth. He had to agree that Great Zhou King's plan could very well be the best way to go about this. This single plan could solve multiple issues at once.
At that conclusion, Su Yu sent another voice transmission to Great Yuan King, "Great Yuan King, will you turn into the next Fiery Sea King? I can see that you are nearly crazy. By the way, as the holy land leader, I'll kill you if you dare to betray humanity."
Once again, Great Yuan King raged. Slowly but surely, his anger accumulated. He wanted to ignore Su Yu. But he was also very furious. He had never liked Su Yu. That was the bastard who had nearly caused his Great Yuan a massive loss.
Thus, he couldn't accept having that bastard as his leader.
"Great Yuan King, was Yuan Qingdong your grandson? He was such a bad guy. He insisted on causing trouble for me right until his death. Did he learn from you?"
Great Yuan King's aura started rippling.
His killing intent surged.
***
At the same time.
Outside the hall.
Great Xia King suddenly looked behind him and frowned. "Old Zhou, isn't Old Yuan's anger a bit too excessive? If he's opposed to this, so be it. The conference has barely started, yet it feels like his anger is already high enough to kill."
Great Zhou King laughed it off, "It's not like you don't know his temper."
Great Xia King said, "We still need to be careful. The elites of the various prefectures are in there with him. Su Yu is there as well. Things can get very troublesome if he loses control over himself with all those people there."
Great Zhou King chuckled and said, "Fine. I'll get Old Liu to keep an eye on things. As for Old Yuan...the weakness of the Three Body Method is clear for all to see. Unfortunately, this is the only path."
Great Xia King nodded.
After a short pause, he said, "Remind Su Yu as well. Tell him to stop provoking that fellow. This might get really troublesome."
"I understand." Great Zhou King said, "Don't worry. Old Liu is there. Everything will be fine."
"Yeah."
Great Xia King said nothing else, but he started paying more attention.
***
At the same time.
Su Yu was still sending voice transmissions to Great Yuan King, "Your Majesty, when I become the leader, I'll appoint you as the chief vanguard. What do you think? You can charge at the very front during a war. It's such a cool position. You'll look very handsome doing that."
"Hmph!"
Great Yuan King looked at Su Yu frostily; his killing intent continued to surge.
Bastard!
Who did this bastard think he was? How dare he provoke a powerful founding king repeatedly?
When Great Yuan was founded to save countless lives, the grandfather of his grandfather wasn't even born yet! Great Yuan King vowed not to allow the bastard to become the leader of the holy land.
And just like that, a new thought emerged in Great Yuan King's mind. Kill Su Yu. Kill that annoying bastard. Everything would end with the death of that bastard. As for those guardians, what could they do?
Would they declare war against humanity for someone who was no longer around? Back during the first epoch, they had all withdrawn after He Tu's death. The same would happen this time.
Normally, he would remain wary of the potential consequences. But his anger had erased his reason. Su Yu was too annoying.
He would not accept such a leader.
"Su Yu, stop provoking me or suffer a painful death."
That was Great Yuan King's voice transmission. Su Yu inhaled in shock. Holy shit! Was this guy so easily angered? He could see that Great Yuan King was thinking of killing him for real now.
"Lord Flat, please keep an eye on him for me. Save me when I'm really in danger."
"Sure."
Su Yu felt a lot more comfortable with the female furball's assurance.
Thus, he continued with his provocation, "A painful death? Not even Tiangu could kill me. You? Great Yuan King, are you dreaming? Is this a joke? I am an overlord whose influence spreads across the Myriad Realms. Who are you? A mere founding king of the humans. You are nothing before me."
Great Yuan King's fury continued to rise.
Right at that moment, Zhou Potian laughed and said, "In principle, our king agrees. After all, the establishment of a new holy land will help with the unification of humanity."
That further provoked Great Yuan King. Was Great Zhou King supportive of this proposal as well? This was unacceptable!
He had to kill Su Yu. He would prevent the new holy land from being established. He had to make it so that Su Yu wouldn't be around to become the leader even if the holy land was established.
As those thoughts raged in his mind, he received even more voice transmissions from Su Yu.
Great Yuan King's eyes burned with anger. He must kill this little bastard!
Just then, Great Han King noticed Great Yuan King's eyes. He exclaimed in alarm, "Old Yuan, what are you doing?"
His sudden shout merely served to further stoke Great Yuan King's anger. Sure enough, everyone was supportive of Su Yu! All of them had been fooled by Su Yu! This couldn't be allowed to happen!
Great Han King's sudden shout also attracted the attention of everyone in the hall. When they looked up at the seas of honor, they were greeted with the sight of Great Yuan King sending an incredibly powerful palm attack at Su Yu.
The various Invincibles were alarmed.
Great Yuan King...had gone mad!
He was trying to kill Su Yu!
This would cause a massive disaster!
This was very bad.
Su Yu's death would provoke the guardians, and the consequences of that would be unimaginable.
Qin Zhen roared, "You dare?"
Great Yuan King had gone mad!
How dare he attack Su Yu openly like this?
Su Yu's expression merely changed slightly as he threw a punch out with a snort, "Great Yuan King, you are indeed harboring evil intentions."
Boom!
The two attacks clashed, resulting in a massive explosion and numerous shockwaves. The hall collapsed instantly. The various Invincibles hurriedly retreated with the weaker participants of the conference.
As for Great Han King, he was trying his best to prevent the damage from spreading. A battle between these two could create massive collateral damage.
Su Yu's furious voice rang out in the air, "Great Yuan King, to kill me, you must first measure your own strength!"
Far away, Great Xia King's expression changed drastically.
Damn it!
It really happened!
He had been worried about this, and the worst had indeed happened. Did that bastard not have a brain?
***
Even further away, the myriad race visitors were alarmed as well.
Holy shit!
None of them had seen this coming.
So, whose spy was this Great Yuan King?
Just look at how hard he was trying to kill Su Yu!
Chapter 1630: Mixed Blood (1)
"Die!"
Great Yuan King's great reputation in combat was not unfounded. He was extremely proficient in combat, and even when he was losing his mind, he could fight well relying on his instincts alone.
After sending Su Yu flying away, Great Yuan King did not give chase. Rather, he took a bow out. Instead of releasing a proper arrow, the bow released an incomparably sharp energy arrow toward Su Yu.
"Who do you think you are?"
"Are you even worthy of becoming the leader of the holy land?"
Countless energy arrows followed behind the first, all shooting straight toward Su Yu. With a roar, Su Yu took his Mark of Civilization out and released countless beasts. The beasts opened their jaws wide and devoured the incoming arrows. The clash created numerous explosions, with the resulting shockwaves spreading in all directions.
The others continued pulling away from the two.
Just as Great Xia King was about to interfere, Su Yu shouted, "I'll handle this myself! Nobody interfere! I will cut Great Yuan King down with my own hands! Anyone else interferes and I swear the holy guardians will attack humanity today!"
Su Yu continued, "How impudent of him to attack me. I will kill him!"
"Su Yu!" Great Xia King shouted.
Su Yu shouted back, "I will handle this myself. He attacked first. I have the right to defend myself. I will cut him down! Who can say this is wrong?"
"Cutting me down?"
Great Yuan King sneered as he pulled the string of his bow even further back. Instantly, countless arrows flew forward before transforming into humanoid forms. These humanoid figures continued shooting in Su Yu's direction.
"Su Yu, shameless and arrogant! Today, I'll cut you down!"
Su Yu snorted and shot forward. Using his palm as a blade, he swung it forward. At the same time, his Mark of Civilization enlarged and sent even more beasts out to interfere with the incoming arrows.
The furious Great Yuan King put his bow away and took a spear out instead...no, that was no spear. It was a massive arrow. Using the arrow as a spear, he shot forward to face Su Yu.
Su Yu continued shooting forward while dodging the arrow attacks. And finally, the palm-blade and the arrow-spear clashed.
Boom!
The many Invincibles screamed, "Everyone, pull back! Myriad race envoys, don't go any further or die!" Newest update provıded by noⅴelfire.net
The auras of numerous Invincibles surged and covered the city.
Silence descended.
The various gathered experts watched in shock. A battle had erupted between Su Yu and Great Yuan King. Was this a spar? Or was this a battle to the death? They were unsure as they weren't allowed to approach. Was this an act? Or was this a real conflict? But what would be the point of putting up such an act?
Were they trying to create an excuse for Great Yuan King to join a different race as a spy? Or...were they really fighting to the death? Just then, Great Xia King swung his saber at Great Yuan King.
Boom!
However, Su Yu dispersed the saber qi with a punch and roared, "I said, I'm killing him myself!"
Great Xia King cursed inwardly.
Madness. Absolute madness.
Something must have gone really wrong with Great Yuan King's tri-life bodies. What was the point of fighting someone who had gone mad head-on?
Was this even worth it?
At the same time, Great Yuan King's spear was on the verge of stabbing through Su Yu's head. But when he saw Su Yu stopping the saber attack coming his way, he pulled his spear back and coldly said, "Very well. I will give you this chance. Defeat me today and Great Yuan will serve you from now on. Fail to defeat me and die!"
Hum!
The spear shot forth again. With a roar, Su Yu used the Time technique and kicked out.
Boom!
Space around the two shattered as they clashed. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of moves had been exchanged as the two continued fighting each other in close combat.
***
"Old Zhou..."
When Great Xia King roared anxiously, Great Zhou King sent him a voice transmission, "Wait. Su Yu isn't weak. Old Yuan might have lost control. Let's see if he will improve after venting some of his anger. If we stop him right now, it will be too hard for him to return to normal. Su Yu is also losing his mind to anger right now. We should let both of them let off some steam."
Just then, the two exchanged another move. This time, they weren't able to keep their power in check and created massive cracks in the ground. The cracks spread further, forcing the surrounding Invincibles to take action.
Alas, the two were too strong.
With a rumble, Liu Wushen was sent flying while coughing blood.
The surrounding people were alarmed.
That was an Invincible!
For many, the battle might seem dreadful, but most couldn't grasp just how strong the two were. But Liu Wushen's fate made it clear how serious the battle was.
Elsewhere, the other newly advanced Invincibles took action as well. Among them, only Xia Longwu remained relatively fine. The other Invincibles differed in reaction, but all of them were alarmed by the force of the shockwaves.
Was this the real strength of high-degree Eternals?
With a snort, Su Yu said, "Fight inside the formation. Are you trying to flatten Great Xia?"
"So be it!"
When the two entered the formation, Great Zhou King shouted, "Old Zhu, maintain the formation and prevent the shockwaves from spreading."
Great Ming King was quite annoyed by that, but he had no choice but to do it. "Everyone, use all your strength and keep the formation operational. Use the sealing power to prevent the shockwaves from spreading!"
They started working together to maintain the formation.
The formation had yet to be completed. Thus, the job was a lot harder than usual. Instantly, shockwaves rippled everywhere inside the formation, destroying one door after another.
Just as Great Zhou King and Great Xia King were about to help, Great Ming King roared, "Stop! You are not familiar enough with the formation to help!"
As the ones producing the formation, it was natural for them to know how to operate it. But people like Great Zhou King would only make their job harder by trying to help.
Just then, a massive explosion erupted.
Boom!
It was as though two primordial fiends were fighting inside the formation. The two fiends clashed repeatedly, creating one deafening explosion after another. The intensity of the combat and the might they displayed caused many to pale with fright.
Was this Su Yu's strength? They had only heard of his strength before. This was their first time witnessing him in action. Even a top human expert, Great Yuan King, could only fight him evenly.
***
Su Yu demonstrated all sorts of techniques as he fought.
Sky Sundering Saber, Time, Heaven Suppressing Fist...
Meanwhile, Great Yuan King only used his spear technique. It was only one technique, but it was not to be underestimated. Each spear strike of his was akin to a roaring dragon, carrying an unstoppable momentum as it shot forward. Each time he managed to push Su Yu away, he would pull his bow out for some ranged attacks.
Great Yuan King might be a warrior, but he was one of the rare ranged warriors. In close combat, he would use his arrow as a spear. The moment distance was gained, he would attack with his bow.
Each of his attacks was incomparably powerful.
Even space and time grew unstable from his attacks.
In the blink of an eye, a patch of nothingness was left at the center of the formation from the intense combat. The shockwaves generated from the combat of two late-degree Eternals were enough to instantly kill fresh Eternals.
Seeing that the battle was still increasing in intensity, Great Ming King roared, "Defend! Old Zhou, Old Xia, erect another formation around the formation! At this rate, these bastards will flatten Great Xia City!"
With a cold expression, Great Xia King swung his saber without saying anything. With each swing of his saber, space was sliced. He was trying to cut space apart to isolate the shockwaves from the rest of the city.
As for Great Zhou King, he released numerous characters. The many characters danced around him like elegant spirits before settling down, forming one formation after another.
They couldn't interfere in the battle. When two top experts like that were fighting in fury, any interference would be viewed as a provocation. The two lunatics would direct their hostility toward anyone interfering with the battle.
***
"This is..."
Topsoil Spirit inhaled in shock and said, "This does not seem to be an act. They are fighting for real. Great Yuan King...seems to be losing control over his emotions. Is something wrong with his tri-life bodies?"
Initially, Topsoil Spirit had assumed that this whole thing was an act. But after a while, he noticed that this might be real!
The anger felt too real!
The two combatants were already bleeding all over, but they no longer cared. They were too focused on the battle. In fact, Su Yu was fighting so seriously that death qi was starting to leak from his body.
Clearly, he was starting to use death qi in combat. It definitely wasn't a good idea to use death qi in the Human Realm.
***
"Open!"
With a roar, Su Yu opened his Heaven Gate. Instantly, a large amount of death qi surged in his body.
His eyes shone murderously.
"You are courting death. You have successfully angered me!"
With a roar, Su Yu threw another punch. Death qi swept out as the world shook. With a look of alarm, Great Yuan King vanished with a flicker. But at the exact moment, one of the many doors in the formation appeared in his way before exploding. That caused Great Yuan King to stop moving for a split second. Even his River of Time stopped flowing.
With that momentary delay, Su Yu's punch arrived. Left with no choice, Great Yuan King roared and threw a punch as well.
Boom!
A massive explosion erupted.
Great Yuan King was sent flying with bleeding arms. At the same time, death qi started spreading all over his body.
Su Yu merely retreated several steps before stabilizing himself. With a sneer, he said, "How can an ant shake a tree?"