Chapter 1071: Killing A Sunmoon (2)
Right at that moment, a rumble rang out. Space itself was split apart as the saber descended and sunk onto the massive back of the red toad. Blood was spilled and bones were shattered.
"Mercy..." The red toad pleaded with desperation, "Please stop here! If I launch a desperate attack, I can still drag you down with me..."
A crescent moon appeared in the sky. The moon descended upon Su Yu with incredible might. The red toad wasn't trying to kill Su Yu with this move. He was simply trying to buy time so that he could flee.
Su Yu remained indifferent, "Are Sunmoons this weak?"
This was really a tad bit too weak. He could sense that the red toad could only muster the strength of 300,000 acupoints.
Then again, Su Yu did not have any experience killing the Sunmoons of minor races. Thus, he was unsure of how strong they could be. But through this exchange, he finally knew.
Perhaps the death qi in the red toad's body had also weakened the red toad slightly. In any case, the red toad was far weaker than Su Yu had expected. In fact, the red toad simply felt like a smarter Sunmoon death spirit.
Su Yu could release the strength of 200,000 acupoints even without using blood essence. And currently, he was under the effect of mountainbreak bull blood essence. One should not forget that the mountainbreak bull race was still a top 100 race. A first-stage Sunmoon mountainbreak bull was far stronger than a first-stage Sunmoon from the red toad race.
Su Yu decided to stop wasting time. With a flicker, he vanished. At almost the same moment, the fleeing red toad turned around in panic and fled in a different direction instead.
Whoosh!
Once again, a saber descended from above.
At the same time, a cage appeared around the red toad. It was the Five Element Purgatory. With a roar, the red toad crashed through the cage. No matter what, he was still a Sunmoon. Su Yu's willpower was still not strong enough to keep him trapped.
But right after crashing through the cage, the red toad's vision blurred. A peak Sunmoon death spirit appeared not far ahead of him. The red toad was alarmed, but he kept reminding himself that this wasn't real. This was an illusion!
Yes, an illusion!
His source qi surged madly.
A single acupoint appeared. That was his Sunmoon acupoint, the acupoint created through the fusion of all his opened acupoints. It was important to be wary of these tricks when one was fighting a cultural researcher.
Boom!
With a blast of source qi, he shattered the illusion. But right at that moment, the saber landed on him yet again. One of his legs had been completely severed.
"Su Yu!"
A miserable howl rang out.
Suddenly, Su Yu reversed his acupoints and threw a punch powered by death qi. He was someone who had consumed death spirit blood essence before. The punch sent the red toad flying away. The red toad's expression changed yet again. The strength of that punch alone was weaker than the saber, but it had triggered the death qi in his body.
Su Yu was able to transform into a death spirit instantaneously. Punch after punch, and saber after saber, he attacked. Each attack was laced with death qi.
Finally, the red toad was blasted apart, forcing his sea of willpower to manifest in the sky. The massive sea of willpower only remained for a split second before violent waves of death qi covered it, causing a complete collapse.
With that, Su Yu ended his death spirit transformation. With an indifferent expression, he looked around him and coldly ordered, "Return to your buildings. You may also try your luck against me if you wish."
As he spoke, a Sunmoon death spirit appeared in the sky. Beside the death spirit, a moon was falling. Next, a massive shining cloud appeared above Su Yu. That was his heavenly reward for killing a first-stage Sunmoon. And this time, the reward was massive. Incredibly massive.
This was a Sunmoon he had killed with his own two hands, hence the massive reward. Sure, the death qi in the red toad's body had also played a big role in the death, but he had also dominated the fight from the beginning until the end.
***
All around him, people started fleeing.
That was a nightmarish scene. Someone below the Sunmoon Realm had defeated a Sunmoon in such an overwhelming manner.
Before Su Yu, the red toad Sunmoon was as defenseless as a baby. First, his tongue was cut off. Then, he was cut by the Sky Sundering Saber. Finally, he was hammered to death. Google seaʀᴄh NoveI[F]ire.net
Su Yu had way too many abilities. He could generate powerful tremors with his character, transform into a death spirit, utilize the Sky Sundering Saber, Five Element Purgatory, and illusions...
With his seemingly endless abilities, he had easily killed the red toad. Not even a corpse was left behind.
The red toad had been thoroughly destroyed, to the point he couldn't even transform into a death spirit. Of course, Su Yu was unsure if the red toad could still become a death spirit through a different method. But no death spirit had arrived to welcome the red toad to the land of the dead.
Evidently, transformation was no longer possible since the red toad had lost both his body and his sea of willpower. A large amount of willpower entered Su Yu's sea of willpower. He was quite pleased with this reward.
Naturally, the little furball was also stealthily consuming the rewarded willpower. Su Yu was unbothered. The amount was big enough, so he was feeling quite generous. The storage ring, mayor's medallion, some of the red toad's body parts, and some random belongings of the red toad were left on the ground. Su Yu was in no rush to collect all those items.
He remained in the air as he absorbed the rewarded willpower. Meanwhile, the residents could only stealthily observe him from inside their buildings without the courage to even make a sound.
Su Yu!
They were still greatly shaken. This person had killed a Sunmoon without being a Sunmoon. They had witnessed that feat with their very own eyes. With that level of strength, he could already be considered a regional overlord.
Even the remaining Sunmoon residents in the city were hiding. They weren't sure about the limit of Su Yu's strength, nor were they sure if Su Yu had accomplished the kill through Ye Batian's character.
They didn't sense any particularly powerful character during the short battle, but they could sense a terrifying level of strength on Su Yu's body.
"Ability blood essence!"
Some of them were aware that this was a subject the human race was researching.
The aura Su Yu released during that battle was the same as the aura of a mountainbreak bull. Was that the ability blood essence? Ability blood essence at the level of a Sunmoon? Was that really possible? If that was the case, wouldn't it mean that Su Yu had way more trump cards waiting for them?
Why was Su Yu still floating in the sky? Was he trying to lure them out to kill them as well? Was he trying to kill all the Sunmoons in the city? Sure enough, anyone born in Great Xia would end up as a bloodthirsty lunatic. He was the same as Xia Longwu. No, not even Xia Longwu was this big of a savage.
***
Meanwhile, those near the city also noticed the fall of the moon. This time, the moon wasn't too big.
Clearly, yet another Sunmoon had perished. But this Sunmoon wasn't too strong. It was likely that this was a first-stage Sunmoon. Before anyone knew it, the death of Sunmoons had turned into a regular event. Prior to this, even the death of a single Sunmoon would become massive news.
The humans had fought the divines and devils for decades. Even then, very few Sunmoons from these three races had perished. Generally, they would lose one Sunmoon about every three to five years.
But recently, dozens of Sunmoons had perished in the span of less than two months. Even a ninth-stage Sunmoon had perished.
"Are there any updates from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion?"
"Who died?"
"Were they fighting for the mayorship?"
"Who was the killer? Who won the mayorship?"
"..."
Those outside the city were getting curious. They knew that a battle would definitely erupt for the mayorship. But they had not expected a death so soon. Why was the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion so slow this time?
After a while, someone said, "There's a new update from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. Naer of the red toad race has died. The killer was Su Yu. After consuming a drop of Sunmoon ability blood essence, he killed the red toad overwhelmingly. Nobody dares to fight him over the mayorship anymore."
"Su Yu!"
At the mention of that name, silence descended.
Him again! That fellow was already a living dead. Could he calm the fuck down?
"He's trying to become the mayor?"
"That's not the point. More importantly, he has the ability to produce ability blood essence at the Sunmoon level."
Someone gasped in shock, "Is that true? Isn't the human race still stuck at the Cloudbreach level for this research?"
"What a stupid question. Su Yu is a genius. He's also a genius researcher. Perhaps that's a result of his own research. Have you forgotten about all the cultivation methods he released in the Human Realm? Regardless of whether he has access to a secret ruin, there is no denying his talent in research."
"How terrifying."
"Yeah. Fortunately, he's now an ancient city resident."
Some of them were feeling quite relieved. Someone like that was simply too terrifying if allowed to continue growing.
***
Once again, news of what happened spread everywhere.
The battle for the mayorship had started. Su Yu had achieved overwhelming victory over a Sunmoon from the red toad race. Nobody else had the courage to compete against him. He could potentially be the new mayor. That was came as shocking news for many people.
Was Su Yu going to become the first-ever Cloudbreach mayor in existence?
***
Human Realm.
Zhu Tiandao turned his chair into fine powder from sheer shock. He was left speechless for a long while.
Holy shit!
Mayor of an ancient city?
When Su Yu first left Great Ming, he was as weak as an ant. It hadn't even been that long yet he had accomplished the feat of getting a ninth-stage Sunmoon killed. And soon, he was going to become the mayor of an ancient city. Was this really happening?
Chapter 1072: Killing A Sunmoon (3)
Great Xia City.
Wan Tiansheng remained perfectly calm after receiving the latest update. Yes. Thanks to Su Yu, his ability to stay calm had improved by leaps and bounds. He only knew that in his vision, he saw Su Yu killing Mountainseas as a Cloudbreach.
And Su Yu was still a Cloudbreach. Thus, the future he saw might still happen. He would only worry if Su Yu was no longer a Cloudbreach. That would signify that the future had changed completely from what he saw.
He was merely curious about what Su Yu could do as a mayor. Could he travel around with the ancient city in tow? Without the ancient city, he would still be in danger when facing Sunmoons and Invincibles. Newest update provıded by noveⅼfire.net
"Red toad race, a first-stage Sunmoon of a minor race..."
Did he kill the Sunmoon with the help of his ability blood essence? Even so, that only served as proof that his physical strength had reached a terrifying level. Just how strong had his body grown?
Even a vast majority of Mountainseas wouldn't be strong enough to withstand the blood essence of a Sunmoon. The body of that brat might have grown to the level of a late-stage Mountainsea.
How terrifying.
What a pity that the kid's name was no longer on the Heavenly Hunt Index. Otherwise...wait, no, he was already at the very top of the index before this. There was no longer any room for growth.
"Calm. Stay calm."
Yes. Wan Tiansheng told himself that he only needed to get used to this. After thinking for a bit, he sent someone a voice transmission, "Hong Tan, your grandstudent, Su Yu, killed a Sunmoon moments ago. He's currently fighting for the mayorship of an ancient city. By the way, do you know about that dark devil dragon in Grandstar City? Yeap. Your grandstudent caused his death. Aren't you proud of your grandstudent, Hong Tan?"
"..."
Inside the newly reopened Multiple Character Faculty.
Hong Tan was in the middle of writing something when his pen suddenly crumbled apart.
"Teacher?" Nearby, Bai Feng was working on something when he noticed his teacher's broken pen. He laughed, "Teacher, are you shocked? Hahaha, I'm pretty surprised as well. I never expect to return to the ninth-stage Skysoar Realm so quickly. Before long, I can enter the Cloudbreach Realm."
He was in a great mood.
Finally! Life had been pretty miserable for poor, pitiful him after losing some of his cultivation from his injuries last year. After so many months of hard work, he had finally returned to the peak Skysoar Realm. The Cloudbreach Realm was within his grasp.
Before long, he would become a genius Cloudbreach as well.
Hahaha!
He felt great.
Hong Tan looked at Bai Feng with an odd expression. It wouldn't take long for news from the Allheaven Battlefield to reach the Human Realm. However, most people would not be informed of those updates as they lacked the necessary connection.
And now, Hong Tan had been informed of the latest update.
After a short pause, he said, "Yes. Not bad. You're already a ninth-stage Skysoar. You can definitely reach the Cloudbreach Realm within three months."
Bai Feng nodded proudly.
Yes. Not bad at all.
Hong Tan asked, "Do you know how strong a Sunmoon is?"
"I don't know. I only know that each Sunmoon is strong enough to kill me with one slap."
Bai Feng shrugged and said, "Don't worry, Teacher. I will not get too full of myself. You're a Sunmoon. You can kill me with one slap. I know that."
Hong Tan hesitated slightly, but he ultimately continued, "Do you know where your student is at right now?"
"Su Yu? Isn't he in the Allheaven Battlefield disguised as Cui Lang? Has he returned?"
Bai Feng was still unaware of the latest happenings in the Allheaven Battlefield. Hong Tan was his only source of information. Prior to this, Hong Tan had not informed him of the things Su Yu had done.
Looking at Bai Feng's excited expression, Hong Tan said, "More than a month ago, Su Yu entered the Allheaven Battlefield. It was the 21st of June, I think. You know that, right?"
"Oh..."
It was already the 15th of August. Almost two months had passed.
"Has he been causing trouble again?"
"Yes." Hong Tan said, 'It's no big deal. In Heavendoom City, he caused the deaths of over twenty Sunmoons. Six of them were late-stage Sunmoons. A few days ago, he reached the Sea of Stars. There, he caused the deaths of nine Sunmoons. One of them was a late-stage Sunmoon. And earlier today, he caused the death of Grandstar City's mayor, a ninth-stage Sunmoon. Right, not long ago, he killed a first-stage Sunmoon. Yeap. No big deal at all.
"Hmm, he has only caused the deaths of over thirty Sunmoons and over a dozen index geniuses. Ah, twelve Invincibles...no, two of them were humans. Ten myriad race Invincibles ultimately surrounded the city to kill him, but they all failed. That's all..."
He raised his head, looking at Bai Feng's wide open mouth, and smiled, "My good student, you're not bad at all. Wow. You're going to be a Cloudbreach soon. Congratulations. Oh, right. I almost left this out. He might also become the first ever Cloudbreach mayor in existence, becoming a regional overlord."
"..."
Bai Feng's mouth was still agape.
What?
Just what was going on?
What was his teacher talking about?
He couldn't understand.
Did his teacher get things wrong? Did his teacher misspoke Skysoars as Sunmoons? He swallowed and laughed awkwardly, "Teacher, did you mean that Su Yu killed over thirty Skysoars?"
"Sunmoon."
"Skysoars, right? Teacher?"
Bai Feng stubbornly repeated.
Yes. His teacher must have spoken wrongly!
Right?
Hong Tan merely looked at his student with pity. Finally, Bai Feng lost it, "Teacher, are you happy? You're a first-stage Sunmoon as well. Only a first-stage Sunmoon!"
Only a first-stage Sunmoon.
What was the point of this provocation?
His teacher was also a first-stage Sunmoon, similar to the Sunmoon Su Yu killed.
Hong Tan appeared indifferent. Yes. He was aware of that. But he was already used to this. Nothing could shake his calm anymore.
After a slight hesitation, he added, "But he might die soon. He...has converted into an ancient city resident..."
First, Bai Feng blanked out. Then, the smile on his face vanished. Apart from shock and disbelief, he had also been feeling slightly proud. That was his student. Wasn't he incredible for producing such a student?
But now, all those feelings were gone.
After a long while, he spoke with great difficulty, "He...became a resident?"
He had been to the Allheaven Battlefield before. He knew about the ancient cities as well. For the most part, these ancient city residents would not remain alive for long.
Hong Tan answered with a bizarre calm, "Yes. He would have died in the hands of Invincibles otherwise. Ten Invincibles surrounded the city to kill him. From the human race, only Great Xia King and Great Ming King went over. They were not enough to stop the other Invincibles. Su Yu was forced to take this option. A death sovereign has personally converted him. He will only be free if that death sovereign dies."
Bai Feng forced himself to smile as he said, "It's fine. It will be fine. Let me tell you about that kid. He has endless trump cards. He is a person of great fortune. He is a child of destiny. Teacher, he will be fine. Do you think he will die just like this? No...you're wrong...wrong..."
Hong Tan resumed his writing. After a while, his hoarse voice rang out, "You should go back home and cultivate yourself. The legacy of our line will end with his death. So be it. I can't give you anything. I can't provide you with any assistance. You should leave. Let the multiple character faction...become a thing of the past."
"Teacher...I...I can't accept this..." Bai Feng's eyes turned slightly bloodshot, "Why did that idiot go to the Allheaven Battlefield? Was he stupid? At the very least, he wouldn't have been attacked by Invincibles if he had remained in the Human Realm..."
"Invincibles?" Hong Tan said, "With his temper, it is only a matter of time. It doesn't matter where he stays. From the very beginning, you did the wrong thing. All the joy and pride you feel back then will now turn into regret...'
Everything had started from that trip to Nanyuan. If Su Yu hadn't joined the multiple character faction, he wouldn't have ended up as the common enemy of the myriad races.
Bai Feng clenched his teeth, "I...wish to meet him one last time."
"You won't be able to reach him. Nobody will be willing to send you over anyway." Hong Tan's head was lowered as he said, "Forget this. Wait. Wait for your martial uncle's return. At that time, it's time for our line to release our final radiance.'
"Teacher...he's still too young." Bai Feng spoke numbly, "He's only nineteen. He hasn't been alive for long enough. This... shouldn't have happened to him..."
Hong Tan's head remained lowered. A new pen appeared in his hand. But soon, it crumbled apart. A new pen appeared, but it too, crumbled apart.
Finally, he sent Bai Feng an irritated slap. Yes! He knew that as well! But there was nothing he could do! As a mere Sunmoon, he was completely helpless.
This would be their final chance to resolve everything. Perhaps...this was the only way for them to buy a tiny bit of hope that the human Invincibles would finally take action for Su Yu.
"We...can only wait for that final chance..."
Hong Tan felt terrible. He was too helpless.
Chapter 1073: Promotion (1)
Rumble!
Su Yu's sea of willpower was trembling. This time, he had received a large amount of willpower, pushing his willpower cultivation from the seventh-stage Cloudbreach Realm to the ninth-stage Cloudbreach Realm.
At that point, he started hammering his willpower again.
He couldn't allow it to keep growing. Then again, he wouldn't be able to reach the Mountainsea Realm easily either. After consuming the sunmoon profound yellow liquid, his apertures had grown too strong. Fusion would be almost impossible if he did it the regular way.
But he was unbothered. If he couldn't push his willpower cultivation to the next realm, so be it. He would grab any bit of strength he could.
With the Soul Expanding Hammer, his sea of willpower widened further while the impurities in his willpower were squeezed out. When his willpower cultivation dropped back to the eighth stage, he started absorbing willpower again. And when he was back at the ninth stage, he resumed his hammering.
After several repetitions, he was finally able to absorb all the rewarded willpower. The little furball had enjoyed a satisfying meal as well. At the moment, he was sleeping comfortably on a random character. Su Yu wasn't sure if this was a normal sleep or if the little fellow was finally advancing to the next stage. This fellow had eaten all sorts of treasures during their travels.
How much longer would it take for this little fellow to reach the Mountainsea Realm?
***
Still floating in the air, Su Yu scanned the area and noted that his vicinity was devoid of people. With a smile, he landed on the ground and collected the storage ring and the mayor's medallion.
Apart from that, there were some other items on the ground as well. The red toad's storage ring and cooked tongue were lying on the ground. Chunks of the red toad's flesh were also scattered all over the ground.
If he wanted, he might be able to get a drop of blood essence out of them, but he couldn't be bothered as that would take too much work. Furthermore, some death spirits were already there, corroding these chunks of flesh into nothingness.
It was merely a tiny bit of first-stage Sunmoon blood essence. So what if he had to give up on it? He was now rich! More importantly, it would be way too annoying to gather these chunks of flesh thrown all over the ground while also dealing with the death spirits working on them.
The dark devil dragon was dead. The red toad was dead as well. Once again, complete silence enveloped the city.
Su Yu's voice rang out in the city, "From today onward, I, Su Yu, am the mayor of Grandstar City. You can be happy or unhappy about that. It doesn't matter. From now on, my word is the law in the city."
"The dark devil dragon and the others did not have the courage to kill in the city. They feared the death spirits. I don't. You saw it yourself. After I killed the red toad Sunmoon, a Sunmoon death spirit appeared. But the death spirit left me alone. If you kill me, the death sovereign might kill you. But if I kill you, there won't be any consequences."
Su Yu's voice turned cold, "Since you have all become ancient city residents, lay your ambitions to rest. I'm not sure if the residents of an ancient city can move to a different ancient city. If that is possible, you are free to leave. If that's not possible, accept your fate. Before I die, don't even think of resisting."
Right at that moment, a door opened and someone asked cautiously, "Lord Su, I'm a human. Since you're now the mayor, will you be assembling a new team of guards?"
Su Yu looked in the direction of the speaking as light flickered in his eyes. The person who had spoken was a Cloudbreach.
Su Yu did not ask if the Cloudbreach was a criminal. Neither did he ask for that person's reason to be here. He merely said, "Perhaps. That has yet to be decided. I'll need to first refine this medallion. Who knows? I might die in the process. At that time, all of you can celebrate. But if I do succeed, all of you should get ready for big changes. I will change everything in the city."
A different door opened as a considerably powerful devil asked, "Mayor Su, the devils are enemies of humans. After becoming the mayor, will you target the devils in the city?"
Su Yu answered, "If you follow my rules, I won't do anything. If you disobey my rules, you will die even if you're a human."
The devil had nothing else to ask.
Clearly, race did not matter to this human. Or to be accurate, he might dislike devils, but he did not seem to like the humans that much either. But that was none of their business. They only wanted the assurance that he wouldn't target anyone due to their race.
For these residents, the identity of the mayor wasn't too important so long as they were left alone. Furthermore, how long could Su Yu even remain the mayor? Was he going to keep the gates shut forever?
***
After saying all he had to say, Su Yu entered the mayor's residence. He did not forget to shut the gate after entering. He was the only person alive in the massive residence. First, he inspected the residence to ensure that nobody was hiding inside. When he was done, he entered the inner chamber. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel(ꜰ)ire.net
There, a stone statue could be seen. This statue had a different appearance from the one in Heavendoom City. The statue in Heavendoom City had the appearance of a human with a tail. As for this statue, it had the appearance of an unknown aquatic beast.
Or to be precise, this statue had a humanoid appearance and scales on its body. Additionally, some sharp spikes could be seen on its head.
"Greetings, Lord."
This time, Su Yu was a lot more respectful. He even gave the statue a bow, behaving like a refined gentleman. Naturally, he had changed into his fluttering white robes. Even his death qi had been completely withdrawn into his body. A genial smile hung on his slightly pale face.
He had not forgotten that he was a cultural researcher. As a refined cultural researcher, he naturally had to pay attention to his image when meeting an expert. Nobody would blame someone for being too polite.
The stone statue remained perfectly still. But that did not matter. Su Yu was only here to show his respect. He knew that this statue was alive. This was an existence capable of beating up even Invincibles. This was a terrifying existence.
In this city, the stone statue was the true big brother while he was only the second brother...no. The death sovereign was the second brother. He was the third brother. Yes. But he didn't mind at all. Those two would be absent most of the time anyway.
Su Yu hurriedly tossed those random thoughts out of his mind and spoke, "I once encountered a senior in Heavendoom City. He is in a similar state as you, Senior. I wonder if there is any relationship between the two of you?"
But the stone statue remained perfectly still.
Su Yu carefully spoke, "I got along very well with that senior. He imparted upon me an incredible breathing technique, an amazing way of manipulating vibrations, and three teleportation talismans. I will forever be grateful to that senior. I hope the two of us will get along just as well. If you need anything done, feel free to notify me about it. I will complete the task to the best of my ability."
The stone statue was still silent. Inwardly, he was wondering if this human had really gotten along well with Heavendoom. He was unsure of what had happened there, but he was aware of Su Yu's slight mastery over a breathing technique.
Had Heavendoom really imparted that technique upon Su Yu? In fact, the stone statue was quite surprised to hear that. Ultimately, he decided that this was none of his business.
Was Su Yu trying to fawn on him here? That was not necessary. He was merely an enforcer of the laws. There was no need to fawn on him. As long as no laws were broken, he would remain neutral.
Su Yu waited for a while, but he received no response. He wasn't sure if the stone statue simply lacked the ability to reply or if there were some other reasons for this silence. He did not mind. He respectfully said, "Senior, I'll be taking my leave to refine the mayor's medallion. Feel free to notify me if you have any orders."
After saying that, he slowly withdrew. He did not try to hammer the statue. He was really tempted. But he held back. If he somehow provoked this entity to give him a punch, that would be a truly unfortunate death.
***
Back in the outer hall, he took the medallion out. He wasn't able to discover anything on the black medallion, so he stopped trying and focused on refining it instead.
Before long, he sent a strand of his willpower into the medallion. As a response, a powerful stream of death qi surged out of the medallion. His entire body shook.
Death qi again!
Everything in these ancient cities seemed to revolve around death qi. How troublesome.
The intensity of this death qi was enough to instantly kill a Cloudbreach or even a Mountainsea. No wonder all the mayors were people of considerable strength. Without enough strength, one wouldn't even be able to refine the medallion.
Su Yu hurriedly reversed the death qi seeping into his body. Alongside the stream of death qi flowing into his body, some information also flowed into his mind.
"Mayor's medallion..."
"To control the ancient city..."
Su Yu focused on the information he was receiving. Ancient city...no, holy city. The Holy City of Grandstar. This city had existed since the ancient past. There was no information about the founder or the exact age of the city.
However, he was informed of the purpose of these holy cities. Each holy city was in charge of suppressing a tunnel to the Death Realm, preventing the spread of death qi into the world of the living. This was the shared purpose of all thirty-six holy cities in existence.
As the mayor, he would be granted a set of responsibilities, duties, and powers. As the refining process continued, he received more and more information.
A mayor would be granted a considerable level of authority. For example, he would gain the ability to unlock a majority of the ancient buildings in the city. The exceptions were the few buildings that might have been inhabited by top experts in the past.
He could forcefully unlock those buildings, but that would result in a backlash from the death qi in those buildings.
He could also forcefully shut or open the city gates. That nearly happened in Heavendoom City as the mystic armors had attempted to have the gates shut back when they were hunting Su Yu.
Naturally, the mayor would also receive a backlash from doing so. The backlash would accelerate the growth of death qi in the mayor's body and push the mayor nearer to death. Thus, most mayors would avoid doing this for the most part. It was rarely worth doing.
Chapter 1074: Promotion (2)
It had always been said that inside an ancient city, a mayor would be able to contend against an Invincible as a ninth-stage Sunmoon. However, Su Yu had never gotten such an impression from the mayors he had seen. Finally, he realized something.
When needed, a mayor could form a connection with the Death Realm through the mayor's medallion and fuse with a death spirit of similar strength. In a way, that was similar to the act of fusing with a tri-life body.
But it would still be an exaggeration to claim that one could evenly match an Invincible through something like that. But the mayor was someone who had already fused with a tri-life body before, this process might indeed grant the mayor the strength to contend against an Invincible.
This was how the rumors about mayors being capable of contending against Invincibles came into existence.
Then again, if an Invincible attacked, the mayor wouldn't even need to do anything. The death sovereign would naturally appear to do all the heavy lifting. The stone statue might interfere as well. Most of the time, a mayor wouldn't face anyone stronger than Pseudo Invincibles.
Thus, a mayor wouldn't need to worry about getting killed in the city. Invincibles wouldn't enter. As for non-Invincibles, the mayor would be more than capable of dealing with them. That was especially true considering the fact that the outsiders would need to be extremely wary about killing the mayor while the mayor did not need to worry about that. A mayor wouldn't be penalized for killing invaders.
Furthermore, a mayor also needed to avoid interfering with the natural operations of the city. For example, protecting those the death spirits wanted to kill. A fight between death spirits and the living had nothing to do with the mayor. The mayor could interfere if they wished, but they shouldn't be too biased toward anyone.
A mayor also needed to ensure a sufficient number of residents within the city. These residents were meant to share the burden of withstanding the death qi leaking out of the tunnel under the city. Without sufficient residents, the mayor would need to shoulder a larger part of the burden.
And if the burden was too much for the mayor, or if the mayor was dead, the stone statue would have to take on the burden.
Little did Su Yu know, there was an ancient city out there with zero residents. When he was traveling underwater not long ago, he had come very close to that city. The stone statue of that city was terrifyingly strong. Alone, he shouldered the entirety of the death qi in that city.
Clearly, that stone statue was far stronger than the other stone statues. Even during the battle involving Invincibles not long ago, that stone statue had only appeared as a projection. The actual body of that stone statue might still be deep underwater.
Naturally, Su Yu was unaware of all that. Through all the information flowing into his mind, he finally understood why outsiders were not prevented from entering these ancient cities. Without visitors, how would these ancient cities gain more residents?
The more residents there were, the lighter the burden would be on all the residents of the city. Unfortunately, the number of people willing to become residents had always been low. Most people wouldn't consider that option unless no other alternatives were available.
Furthermore, cities like Heavendoom, Empyrean Cloud, and Grandstar didn't even have that many visitors, making recruitment a rather difficult task.
In fact, one of the reasons the dark devil dragon was in such a grave condition was the deaths of the residents during the chaos. Due to a drop in the number of residents, he had to bear a much heavier burden of death qi than before.
Su Yu started cursing. He could clearly sense a stream of powerful death qi entering his body ceaselessly. He finally understood why the previous mayor had died so easily. Taking this into consideration, shutting the city wasn't a good idea, after all.
If this continued for a prolonged period of time, he would eventually succumb to death qi erosion. No wonder these ancient city mayors did not have the habit of shutting the city gates as they wished.
No wonder they allowed organizations like the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion to operate in their cities for free. Charging a fee would only lower the flow of traffic into the city, resulting in a lower number of conversions as well. That would most certainly not be a good thing for the mayor.
"I see."
Understanding dawned on Su Yu. But the mayor also enjoyed a unique benefit of higher chances to stumble upon benefits when entering the ancient buildings in the city. However, he had never encountered any of these so-called opportunities before. Thus, he did not give much thought to this benefit.
He also learned that the mayor's medallion could exercise a certain amount of influence on the other medallions of the city. For example, the city gate medallion, the granary medallion, the commander's medallion, and so on. All of them could be influenced by the mayor's medallion.
The biggest point to note was the ability to distribute some of the death qi burdening the mayor to the holders of these medallions.
Previously, Su Yu had noticed a much higher level of death qi erosion in the guards here compared to the ones in Heavendoom City. He finally knew why. That was all thanks to the dark devil dragon. To relieve the burden on himself, he had forced his subordinates to take a larger share of the burden.
With that in mind, one ought to admit that Mayor Tian He of Heavendoom City was actually quite kind. The guards under him were subjected to a rather light burden. Tian He himself was shouldering a larger portion of the burden.
Naturally, the holders of the other medallions could also enjoy some benefits. For example, the medallion would increase their resistance to death qi, allow them to control death spirits, unlock the ancient buildings, and so on. A regular resident would not enjoy these benefits. Thus, these positions could still be attractive to some experts.
Additionally, some mayors would charge an entrance fee to all visitors, and the collected fees would be shared with the subordinates of the mayor. This source of income would be very helpful for their cultivation.
After all, ancient city residents couldn't stay away from their respective ancient cities for too long. Gathering cultivation resources would be quite difficult for them. With a higher-ranked medallion, a resident could actually stay outside the city for a longer period of time.
This was why the dark devil dragon had been able to lead his subordinates out of the city to kill some experts in the past.
At the moment, all these medallions were left unattended in the mayor's residence. These medallions could be rewarded to the subordinates of the mayor. There wasn't even a need to worry about betrayal. In the event of betrayal, the mayor could simply distribute a larger portion of death qi over and get the traitor killed without lifting a finger.
Time passed as Su Yu refined the medallion while reversing the death qi in his body. He found the burden bearable. Strictly speaking, the growth of the death qi within his body had increased by about one-third in speed. Previously, he could achieve balance after spending an hour reversing death qi. But now, he would need around one and a half hours.
That would increase if the number of residents in the city dropped further. That was inevitable as the city was right above the tunnel to the Death Realm. The stream of death qi leaking out of the tunnel would never stop.
To prevent the death qi from further spreading, it had to be neutralized. And that would happen through the residents. As they cultivated, their source qi would grow. The death qi would clash against the source qi, neutralizing any growth in the cultivation level of the residents.
This was the true purpose of these residents. This was also why one would hardly grow in cultivation after becoming a resident.
"I see..."
In life, they served the living against the dead.
In death, they served the dead against the living.
The ancient cities and the death spirits were not on the same side. Su Yu was able to see that. But the two were also greatly involved with each other. There must be something he still didn't know.
"In that case, am I supposed to bear all the death qi alone when all the residents die?"
Su Yu grimaced.
Holy shit!
He couldn't kill blindly! He should have spared the Sunmoon red toad earlier! As a Sunmoon, the red toad would be able to share quite a large part of the burden. The stone statue would need to take over the burden if the mayor was dead.
Thus, one could say that the mayor and the stone statue complemented each other. In truth, the stone statue had always been shouldering more than half of the burden. But with the dark devil dragon's death, the burden on the stone statue had increased significantly.
After Su Yu completed the refinement of the mayor's medallion, the stone statue opened his eyes slightly. He looked at Su Yu in surprise. He had thought that he would need to bear an even larger part of the burden with a weak mayor like Su Yu.
But the very instant Su Yu became the mayor, the burden on the stone statue had actually dropped significantly. Su Yu alone had shouldered almost all the burden that was previously shared between the dark devil dragon and the dead residents.
The stone statue was very surprised. Was Su Yu really capable of withstanding so much death qi? Just what exactly was that death qi reversal art?
It seemed rather impressive.
Could...he learn it?
Yes. The stone statue was actually tempted to learn Su Yu's art. If he knew the art as well, wouldn't he be able to suppress the tunnel better?
After all, he was under an immensely heavy burden. All the death qi of the entire Death Realm was leaking out of the thirty-six tunnels. The thirty-six guardians had been suppressing these tunnels for countless years. In fact, they had only turned into stone to better withstand the death qi erosion.
Even so, some of them were already nearing their limits. If a day when they could no longer maintain their petrified state arrived, a crisis would befall the world of the living. That would signify that their petrification had been defeated by the death qi.
One could say that when these stone statues ceased being stone, the war between the living and the dead would start. Why? Because the guardians could no longer guard the tunnels. Read complete versıon only at novel-fire.net
Why wasn't this made public to recruit more residents against the dead? The answer was very simple. Becoming a resident was the same as severing one's future. Nobody would take this step unless one was out of options.
As for the threat of the dead...nobody would take it seriously. For too many years, the dead had not threatened the living. Nobody would take the words of these guardians seriously.
***
Inside the main hall, Su Yu had finally completed the refinement of the mayor's medallion.
With a thought, the medallion vanished. Next, a death spirit appeared before fusing into his body. The death qi in his body surged madly, pushing his strength to a new height. Sensing the strength in his body, he threw a punch.
"Trash."
But he started cursing right after. What the fuck was that?
An eighth-stage Cloudbreach death spirit had appeared. That was the level of his willpower cultivation. And yes, it had greatly increased his strength. But...that damn strength wasn't even stronger than what he would gain from consuming blood essence.
How useless. So the mayor's medallion was totally useless for him.
Su Yu nearly coughed blood from sheer anger. He had thought that he would become as strong as an Invincible with the mayor's medallion. But the truth was that even with the medallion, he would still be a piece of trash.
Sigh.
What could an eighth-stage Cloudbreach death spirit even do for him? It would even stir the death qi in his body, forcing him to put some effort into calming the death qi again. This wasn't helpful at all!
With great disappointment, Su Yu expelled the death spirit from his body and sent it flying with a kick.
But at this moment, he discovered another benefit he enjoyed with this medallion. He could actually summon death spirits inside the mayor's residence. Previously, even when using these ancient city medallions, he couldn't make any death spirit enter his building. Naturally, this did not include the more powerful death spirits.
"How useless."
Su Yu was feeling very gloomy. After thinking about it, he ran into the inner hall.
Chapter 1075: Promotion (3)
The stone statue looked the exact same as before.
Su Yu hurriedly said, "Lord, I might only be an eighth-stage Cloudbreach, but my actual strength is far higher than that. I am basically a Sunmoon. The ability to fuse with a death spirit for more combat strength is completely useless for me. Basically, I have no way of enjoying the biggest benefit of being a mayor. Lord, may I receive more benefits as compensation?"
The stone statue sank into thought. That was a very logical argument. The ability to fuse with a death spirit was meant to grant the mayor more strength.
Most of the time, only ninth-stage Sunmoons could become the mayor. Those below that level had all died while refining the medallion. Meanwhile, with his puny cultivation level, Su Yu was still perfectly fine even after becoming the mayor.
A Cloudbreach wasn't even supposed to be able to succeed. For a ninth-stage Sunmoon, fusing with a death spirit of the same level was the same as fusing with a tri-life body. That would result in a massive growth of strength.
Previously, the dark devil dragon had refrained from using that ability due to the condition he was in. Doing so would further stimulate the death qi in his body, putting him in even bigger trouble.
And now, a Cloudbreach had successfully refined the mayor's medallion. That had rendered the biggest benefit of becoming a mayor completely useless. With Su Yu's actual strength, the boost he would receive from fusing with a death spirit of the same cultivation level was negligible.
The stone statue had never planned to communicate with Su Yu in any way or form. But in this situation, communication was necessary. Nevertheless, he did not speak normally. Rather, he did the same as Heavendoom. As Su Yu's vision swam, he found himself entering a dreamlike state. A loud voice rang out beside his ears.
"There are advantages and disadvantages to fusing with death spirits. But you're right. This benefit is negligible for you. You shall be awarded three Sunmoon talismans. Use it well."
With that, Su Yu returned to reality. Three talismans had appeared unknowingly in his hand.
Sunmoon talismans!
He couldn't see the exact level of these talismans. He looked up at the stone statue and hurriedly said, "Thank you, Lord. However, all my enemies are Invincibles. These Sunmoon talismans..."
Wouldn't be too useful. He left those words unsaid.
He was quite greedy as well. Or perhaps he was simply looking down on Sunmoon talismans. He had personally witnessed Invincible talismans in action. And those talismans couldn't even kill a weakling like him. An Invincible was supposed to be able to kill him by simply breathing on him.
Yet the Invincible talismans couldn't even harm him. How disappointing. Talismans weren't so dependable, after all. Little did Su Yu know, the Invincible talismans he had seen Topsoil Spirit use were...yes, yes, these talismans were indeed weak.
It wasn't that they weren't willing to give Topsoil Spirit stronger Invincible talismans. Rather, could Topsoil Spirit even activate a talisman with the full strength of an Invincible? For example, back when Su Yu was at the Source Opening Realm, a Mountainsea talisman would simply be the same as a piece of paper for him. He wouldn't have been able to activate it.
The Invincible talismans given to Topsoil Spirit were indeed produced by Invincibles, but they did not contain the strength of a fully-powered strike by an Invincible. If that was the case, Su Yu would have died during their previous encounter.
Restricted by Topsoil Spirit's strength, the talismans he used could only reach the level of Sunmoons. That was why one of the ancestors had told him that it was normal for the talismans to fail in killing Sunmoons back then.
Meanwhile, the talismans in Su Yu's hand were legitimate Sunmoon talismans with the strength of Sunmoons. Upon activation, they could release the fully-powered attacks of Sunmoons.
Naturally, Su Yu was unaware of all that. Unfortunately, his opinion on talismans had been completely skewed by Topsoil Spirit.
The stone statue ignored him.
Invincibles?
Was the kid asking for Invincible talismans?
Would the kid be able to even activate them?
Nope.
How idiotic. Just imagine giving a large hammer to a child. The child wouldn't even be able to lift it, let alone swing it. What was the point of giving a powerful weapon to someone who couldn't even use it?
A child would be much more dangerous with a small knife than a large hammer. The stone statue decided to not further entertain Su Yu.
Seeing the lack of response, Su Yu was feeling quite gloomy. He had not been given anything good at all. Wasn't he working for this statue now? After becoming a mayor, they were basically family, right? What was wrong about giving something good to a family member?
Su Yu felt very helpless.
This stone statue was not lovable at all. The stone statue in Heavendoom City was much better in comparison.
***
The stone statue remained silent.
This kid was underestimating Invincibles.
Did this kid think that he wouldn't be able to sense those thoughts when the kid was standing right in front of him? Complaining that he wasn't as adorable as Heavendoom?
Adorable...yeah. Yes. The stone statue agreed. Such an embarrassing term was indeed more fitting for Heavendoom. Heavendoom could stay adorable. Grandstar was fine with that. Wow...a brat was actually calling Heavendoom adorable...
Grandstar didn't know what to feel about that. He had the urge to tell Heavendoom about this. He wanted to see Heavendoom's expression after hearing about this. He hadn't felt this curious in many, many years.
***
While sulking inwardly, Su Yu finally made the decision to withdraw from the inner hall.
Despite his unhappiness, he still spoke politely, "Thank you for your gift, Senior. I will be sure to spend more time with you in the future. You have been so lonely for too many years. Don't worry. I'll bring some life into this dull place."
Su Yu had the habit of testing the patience of others.
Seeing that the stone statue had not slapped him to death and had even given him those talismans, he decided that there might be a chance for him to establish a closer relationship with this stone statue. As far as Su Yu was concerned, shamelessness was an important virtue to have.
A super backer was waiting right in front of him. What else was he supposed to do except grab tightly onto this super backer?
***
On that day, Su Yu officially became the mayor of Grandstar City.
The gate of the mayor's residence remained shut.
He was the sole person inside the large residence. No, there was also a stone statue and a sleeping furball.
The city gates were still shut as well.
Su Yu did not intend to shut the gates again the next time they opened. He did not plan to kill more death spirits. Locking himself inside the mayor's residence, he started cultivating. He would allow the city gates to reopen, increasing the city's population to take some of the burden off him.
The mayor's residence was different than the other ancient buildings. Anyone could enter those buildings the moment the occupants left. Meanwhile, nobody could unlock the gate of the mayor's residence even when the mayor wasn't around.
Su Yu was pleased to learn this.
He had decided that when the city returned to normal and its population started increasing again, Profound Nine would start operating in the city again. Meanwhile, Mayor Su Yu could remain secluded inside the mayor's residence to hide from his numerous enemies.
As for the duration of the seclusion...it naturally depended on how long his identity as Profound Nine would remain useful.
***
Nevertheless, Su Yu would still cultivate in seclusion for a period of time. He intended to focus on completing even more of his body forgings. In any case, he had gathered plenty of cultivation resources.
To cultivate, time was also required in addition to resources. The higher one's cultivation, the more time one would require to make further advancement. In the beginning, he only required an hour to complete one body forging. But recently, he had been needing at least three days for a single body forging.
Yes. Three days per forging. Su Yu was probably the only person in existence who would think that this was slow. Nobody else would share this thought.
Meanwhile, Death Sovereign Xing Yue was feeling quite annoyed in the Death Realm. Su Yu was only a Cloudbreach. But Xing Yue was unable to suppress him even after sending enough death qi to keep a Sunmoon suppressed.
If it wasn't for the restrictions of the laws, Xing Yue would have increased the intensity of the death qi sent to Su Yu long ago. How troublesome.
That troublesome brat had annoyed Xing Yue to no end as of late. Every few days, that brat would require an increase in the intensity of the death qi sent his way. Xing Yue even suspected that if it entered seclusion and forgot to pay attention for a period of time, Su Yu would have broken free by the time it left seclusion.
***
And finally, the gates of Grandstar City reopened. About twenty days had passed since the auction.
But nobody dared to enter the city even with the gates open. Yes. Everyone was too terrified of entering. They were worried that this was Su Yu's trap. Who knew if he was waiting for more people to enter before sealing the city again?
In fact, even the other ancient cities had seen much less traffic as of late. Why? Well, some people had started to imitate Su Yu. Unlike Su Yu, they wouldn't survive the attempt. But it didn't matter if they hated their enemies enough. Just dying together with their enemies was good enough for them.
This had happened not long ago in an ancient city near the Divine Realm. A Mountainsea had gone mad and killed a peak Mountainsea death spirit to spawn some Sunmoon death spirits and seal the city, trapping all his enemies in the city. Then, he started killing numerous weak death spirits, drowning the city in death spirits and death qi.
A large number of people had died because of that. Naturally, the culprit had also died. He was unable to kill more death spirits and keep the city sealed after three days because he didn't even survive that long.
A lot of people were inspired by Su Yu, removing the label of safe haven from these ancient cities. And thus, it was naturally not surprising that nobody dared to enter the city even after Su Yu allowed the city gates to reopen.
There was no such fear in the other ancient cities as none of the Su Yu copycats could survive the initial three days. Meanwhile, Su Yu seemed exceptionally good at surviving in ancient cities.
That was why he was so terrifying. He could even keep someone trapped in the city for thirty days if he wanted. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on novel{f}ire.net
Su Yu was completely unaware that all the other ancient city mayors were cursing him for the trend he started. If this continued, nobody would dare to visit ancient cities anymore. It would only be a matter of time before all the other mayors die to death qi erosion.
They even started to consider sponsoring Su Yu's return to the Human Realm. Just keep the troublemaker out of the Allheaven Battlefield already. Alas, Su Yu was already a resident. That was simply impossible. Realizing that, all the other mayors sank into the depths of despair.
Please! Just stop already!
Eventually, some of the mayors announced that if anyone dared to try the same thing in their cities again, they would kill those people immediately. This was the very first time these supposedly neutral mayors made such a declaration.
No matter what, these mayors were ninth-stage Sunmoons. Thus, this declaration was quite effective at curbing these Su Yu copycats. As the trend settled, the masses returned their focus to Grandstar City.
The other mayors would kill these copycats. What about the mayor of Grandstar City? Would he do the same? No, right?
Su Yu was busy hiding inside the mayor's residence from his many enemies.
At this time, some people started thinking that this would perhaps be their true playground moving forward. After all, this was the city with the weakest mayor. The city would turn even more lawless than before. It would be even better if the major races could send some Sunmoons to form a blockade around the mayor's residence.
Without an active mayor, Grandstar City would turn into their playground.
Chapter 1076: Great Xia's Scheme, Topsoil Spirit Exits (1)
Grandstar City had reopened. Peace had returned to the Allheaven Battlefield.
With Su Yu hiding away in the mayor's residence, it was as though he had subjected himself to imprisonment. Nobody could say yet if this was good or bad. Maybe he would die faster. Maybe he wouldn't.
Slowly, the attention of the major races shifted away from Su Yu. He was already a living dead. Regardless of how good he was at troublemaking, he was now bound to an ancient city. He would most likely die of intense death qi erosion mere days after leaving the city.
Such a Su Yu was not scary.
First, there was Ye Batian. Then, there was Su Yu. Even now, there were still some other multiple character faction geniuses active, such as Hong Tan and Chen Yong. That faction was the root of all trouble. Once again, the myriad races refocused on the Human Realm. There, Hong Tan's Multiple Character Faction had reopened. For the myriad races, this faction should never have existed.
Hong Tan seemed to be in the process of spreading the disassembly method. Some of the new students had become Hong Tan's test subjects. They were said to have achieved a certain level of success at turning single character faction cultivators into multiple character faction cultivators.
As far as the myriad races were concerned, this was highly threatening. If the disassembly method grew to a point where even Sunmoons could use it, numerous multiple character faction cultivators could be produced rapidly. At the Sunmoon Realm, most people would have some spare characters.
Just the characters formed accidentally while in the process of reading would be enough for a cultural researcher to accumulate more than ten characters by the Sunmoon Realm. If this happened, all the suppression of the multiple character faction in recent decades would be reduced to a joke.
Once again, Great Xia became the center of attention.
***
Great Xia City.
Somewhere in the academy.
On the 1st of August, the Multiple Character Faculty started enrollment. A decent number of students were accepted. This included not only new academy students, but also the existing academy students. Even Skysoars and Cloudbreaches were accepted.
When Hong Tan announced that he might require the help of Cloudbreaches for his tests, everyone knew he was talking about the disassembly method. Thus, numerous people volunteered.
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of students were accepted. In fact, that number was still increasing rapidly. These students came from all sorts of backgrounds.
Some came from the two holy lands, some came from the other prefectures, some were Sunmoon descendants, some were Invincible descendants, and some were Mountainsea descendants. Even the elites of the other academies were accepted. It was likely that even the agents of the Myriad Race Cult were among the students accepted.
Even more surprisingly, some of the students from the major races were accepted into the faculty as well. This resulted in some protests, but their opinions were ignored. Hong Tan had used the excuse of borrowing the experience from the divines and devils to insist on accepting these students.
It was as though a second spring had arrived for the Great Xia Cultural Research Academy. Thanks to the Multiple Character Faculty, it bustled with activity. The academy had been on the decline since Su Yu's departure. The situation seemed bleak. But once again, it was full of vitality. For more chapters visıt novel·fire.net
Multiple Character Faculty.
Xia Huyou was walking on the street behind an elegant-looking fairy from the immortal race. As he walked, he spoke fawningly, "Fairy Yu Xuan, where do you wish to go? I can go with you."
The fairy turned to look at him with contempt in her eyes. But the contempt only lasted for a split second before her face bloomed into a smile, "Prince Huyou, there is no need to trouble yourself. I'm only taking a random stroll."
"How can I let you walk around without escort? Do you want me to get some people from the Martial Dragon Guard to go with you? We don't want to give the blind fools here a chance to offend you."
Xia Huyou offered with a fawning smile, "Fairy Yu Xuan, you know how stubborn some people here can be. They have never been happy with our policy of opening our doors to the myriad race students. It's understandable for them to dislike the dragons, divines, and devils, but the immortals are our friends. And you're the descendant of Immortal King Tian Yu..."
Xia Huyou sighed and continued, "The immortals are here to help us. Why are those old fools so stubborn?"
He shook his head disapprovingly.
"If I manage to become the prefect, I'll definitely kick all those stubborn fools out of the government. For example, that damn Zhao Rui is a butcher I will never tolerate."
Zhao Rui was the general of the Martial Dragon Guard.
Yu Xuan's eyes flickered slightly as she smiled, "Prince Huyou, General Zhao and the others meant well. You need to understand them. Even in the Immortal Realm, General Zhao is very well-known. Leading the Martial Dragon Guard, he swept through the eastern sector and slaughtered countless enemies..."
Xia Huyou awkwardly said, "But killing will only cause war. That is not a good thing to happen. Great Xia needs to rest and recover. I'm not alone in thinking this way. A lot of people shared this opinion. My second granduncle, Principal Wan, Administrator Hu, and many others have the same opinion. We need to stop. We can't provoke more enemies for no reason."
"Won't this...anger the Carnage King?" Yu Xuan smiled, "Great Xia's current fame was established through years of blood and slaughter by Carnage King. I don't think it's proper for you to say this, Prince Huyou."
Xia Huyou looked around to confirm that they were alone before carefully saying, "I'm not dumb. Of course I won't say these words in front of my old man. I'm also thinking on his behalf. He's going to attempt his dao affirmation soon. How can he provoke more enemies at this time? I just hope he can reign in his temper a little."
He sighed helplessly and spoke softly, "I'm only saying this because it's you. In truth, I know what my second granduncle is planning. He wishes to seek the help of the immortals. Yu Xuan, I'm not stupid. I only want peace for Great Xia. I also hope to see my father safe."
He spoke earnestly, "Yu Xuan, if we get married, I promise to treat you well. If Immortal King Tian Yu is willing to give my father some help during his dao affirmation, Great Xia will be deeply grateful. The Xia Family always remember our friends..."
Yu Xian said, "You are being too polite with me, Prince. I'm only one of the many descendants of the ancestor. I'm not even that close to the ancestor. I'm not worthy of you..."
Xia Huyou hurriedly said, "What are you talking about? You're more than worthy of me! You're very important. If Immortal King Tian Yu regarded you lightly, he wouldn't have sent you here."
"Prince Huyou, I'll see what I can do." Yu Xuan spoke gently, "I'll try to convince my seniors to reach an agreement with Great Xia. If Carnage King can complete his advancement, the Xia Family will have two Invincibles in one family. I guess fate is smiling at me for giving me the chance to marry into the Xia Family."
It was worth noting that the Xia Family could be considered a powerful and influential family even when it was set against the backdrop of the myriad races.
A family with two Invincibles.
Naturally, that was still not the case for now. But if Xia Longwu were to succeed, the Xia Family's status would surge to an even higher level, comparable to only a few families among the myriad races. Great Xia King himself was an incredibly powerful Invincible. There was no doubt that Xia Longwu would become just as powerful after his dao affirmation.
Xia Huyou nodded, "Yes, I have faith in you. Immortal King Tian Yu will definitely agree to this."
He lowered his voice and added, "Yu Xuan, try to notify your seniors as soon as possible. Perhaps...my father will start his advancement soon."
"Carnage King is going to affirm his dao soon? When?"
Xia Huyou laughed, "Soon! But I don't have the exact details."
"Is he doing it in the Human Realm or the Allheaven Battlefield?"
"About that..." Xia Huyou gave a hollow laugh and said, "Just assume that I know nothing. Yu Xuan, this is not something I can talk about. You understand me, right?"
"Yes." Yu Xuan nodded with a smile. She asked a different question, pretending like it was a completely random question, "Huyou, do you know Su Yu?"
Chapter 1077: Great Xia's Scheme, Topsoil Spirit Exits (2)
"Yes!" Xia Huyou nodded, "Why do you ask?"
"He has gotten quite popular in Allheaven Battlefield lately. Are you aware of that?"
Xia Huyou nodded, "Yeah. I heard."
He sighed, "He was too reckless. Great Xia is already facing too many enemies. Why did he provoke so many powerful enemies? Fortunately, he can no longer be considered a part of Great Xia or things might get really troublesome for us. It will be a bad idea for us to get involved with his affairs. Great Ming can take on this burden." For origınal chapters go to novelFirｅ.net
"Don't you think that he's abnormally strong?" Yu Xuan said, "I heard that when he first joined the academy, he was only at the Source Opening Realm. That was over one year ago, but he has grown to a point where he can kill Sunmoons. A lot of people are saying that he has obtained the inheritance of an ancient Invincible ruin. Huyou, you're still a Skysoar. If you can get that ruin for yourself and advance into the Cloudbreach, Mountainsea, or even the Sunmoon Realm, that will be very helpful for Great Xia..."
Xia Huyou frowned and said, "Yu Xuan, don't suggest something like that. Don't set your eyes on his ruin. The Xia Family has lasted this long by treating our people well. Their personal belongings will always belong to them. The same applies to their fortuitous encounters..."
"But this is different. An Invincible ruin belongs to nobody. It goes to those fated to inherit it." Yu Xuan said, "In any case, he won't be able to return any more. He is now the mayor of an ancient city. He is now bound to that city. Returning is impossible. He will die about two or three days after leaving the city, but Great Xia is more than three days away."
"Huyou, think about this. A lot of people are gathered in Nanyuan. So many people are looking for the ruin while the Xia Family has not been doing so. Carnage King is too proud to care about such a ruin. Marquis Xia doesn't care enough either. How about you? You hail from the direct line of Great Xia King. You are the most qualified person to become the next prefect. But the person with the most support currently is Teacher Xia Yuwen instead of you."
Xia Huyou frowned slightly and said, "It's fine. He might be stronger than me, but he lost a lot of prestige from his previous battle with Bai Feng. His relationship with Great Zhou is also unclear. My father and second granduncle will not allow him to become the prefect."
"You never know. What if Great Zhou offers to assist Great Xia in its future trouble? Xia Yuwen will serve as the bridge connecting the two." Yu Xuan said, "He's very strong. And he has been on the Yellow Index before. He's a rare genius among the humans..."
"Yellow Index?" Xia Huyou curled his lips, "He's worse than Bai Feng. Just being on the index does not mean anything. It's not like he's still on it."
Yu Xuan frowned slightly as she said, "Fine. What can I say if even you yourself don't care about this? Huyou, know that nothing is more important than your own strength. Background and status are much less important. As a Skysoar, do you think you can win Great Xia's favor even if you manage to become the prefect?"
"I can probably reach the Cloudbreach Realm by the time my father starts his dao affirmation."
"That's still too weak." Yu Xuan shook her head, "How can you carry out your duties as a prefect well with such strength? How can you command the respect of your people?"
"Su Yu is only a Cloudbreach as well..."
Was this guy serious? Yu Xuan couldn't help feeling more contempt toward Xia Huyou. Did this guy think that he was amazing because he had a powerful family? How could he compare himself with Su Yu?
Su Yu surpassed Xia Huyou in talent, courage, and strength. If it wasn't for his background, he would have risen to a status far beyond Xia Huyou's by now.
This Xia Huyou was delusional. A frog in the well. Did he think that he was impressive just because of who his father was? He would be nothing the moment the two Xia Invincibles perished.
"Sure. It is very likely that there's a ruin in Nanyuan. Since Su Yu can no longer return while you don't care about it, I wonder who the ruin will ultimately benefit?"
Leaving those words behind, Yu Xuan walked away.
Xia Huyou stood there with a pensive look, as though he was in deep thought.
He muttered, "Strength...ruin..."
With a look of contemplation, he walked away silently. Yu Xuan, who was stealthily observing him from afar, smiled.
Xia Huyou maintained the same pensive look until he reached his residence. Finally, he rubbed his face and sighed. This was so annoying. He had to put on a play every single day. When would this end?
He was even starting to envy Su Yu's life. That fellow was able to kill as much as he wanted in the Allheaven Battlefield. His fame had spread to even the myriad race students in the Human Realm.
The divine and devil students had been viewing the human students with contempt. But that contempt did not extend to Su Yu. That was a super genius who had delivered untold sufferings to the super geniuses of their own races.
An Mintian and Lei Jue of the divine race, Tianduo, Lan Ying, and Mo Erba of the devil race, Red Armor and Green Armor of the mystic armor race, Topsoil Spirit of the five elemental race, Jiu Xuan and Dao Cheng of the immortal race...
The owner of all these famous names had either died in Su Yu's hands or suffered overwhelming suppression from him. That was an absolute freak. Not even the ever-arrogant divines, devils, and immortals could deny his worth.
He had even become the mayor of Grandstar City. He might not have too long to live, and he might be forced to lock himself in the mayor's residence, he would remain one of the brightest stars of his generation. He was still the source of envy for many people.
In the past, people would mention Mo Duona and Zhan Wushuang when speaking of top geniuses. And now, Su Yu's name would be mentioned before them.
"Su Yu...he won't die for real, right?"
Xia Huyou sighed again. Perhaps Su Yu was too talented for his own good. What a pity. Not even Great Xia King could save Su Yu.
"Nanyuan ruin..."
He muttered again. Everyone was so sure that there was a ruin in Nanyuan. Was Su Yu's abnormal strength really something caused by the ruin?
Everyone believed that Su Yu was probably still at the Source Opening Realm when he first entered that ruin. If he were to enter the ruin again, wouldn't he be able to shoot straight to dao affirmation?
That might be a massive ruin. That might be the final Invincible ruin of the human race. It was widely believed that the more powerful a ruin was, the later it would appear. All sorts of people had converged in Great Xia.
Xia Huyou continued thinking. His second granduncle was still away, but that might change soon. With the absence of his second granduncle and the others, a lot of people must have slipped into Great Xia. Perhaps even Lan Tian had arrived.
Some people had noticed traces of his father in the Allheaven Battlefield. Thus, rumors that he was away had spread among the upper echelons of the myriad races. Everyone knew that there wasn't even a Pseudo Invincible left in Great Xia at the moment. The strongest individual they could offer for now was his second granduncle.
"There are rumors saying that Liu Wenyan is returning as well. He's no longer in the Vanguard Regiment...Faculty Head Zhou Mingren got lucky and killed a Sunmoon from a minor race not long ago. He has served his sentence. He might return soon as well..."
He recalled all the messages he had received recently. When all these people returned, the chaos would start. They had to complete their preparations in Nanyuan.
There were too many things to think about. Xia Huyou was starting to get a headache. Fortunately, his second granduncle was the main person in charge of the arrangements with the assistance of a certain principal who was supposed to be in seclusion. In truth, Xia Huyou himself did not have to do that much. His main task was maintaining a good relationship with the visiting myriad race students. He also had to catch the attention of some people and make them invest in him.
After some time, he left his residence. While walking outside, he overheard someone speaking, "Have you heard? There is a Pseudo Emperor ruin in Nanyuan. That might even be the ruin of the ancient Human Emperor."
"What are you talking about?"
"Wait? Have you been living in the cave? Su Yu! Do you know Su Yu? All of you know him, right? He went to the Allheaven Battlefield and became insanely famous there. And that was all thanks to the Nanyuan ruin."
Xia Huyou frowned slightly. Were these rumors spread by the Xia Family? Or was this the work of some other party?
He was unsure. It did not matter. Before long, Nanyuan would become the center of attention. Clearly, his second granduncle intended to make Nanyuan the venue of their next operation. Xia Huyou stopped worrying.
So be it. Come, everyone. Come. The more the merrier.
Perhaps he had to start getting ready as well. Su Yu had killed so many Sunmoons. He couldn't do the same, but he could at least strive to deal the final blow to some dying Sunmoons, right?
***
The storm continued brewing.
Marquis Xia was on his way back to Great Xia.
Without Su Yu creating trouble everywhere, there hadn't been any major battles recently. But small-scaled battles would never stop in the Allheaven Battlefield. The numerous geniuses continued fighting each other, and the names on the index never stopped moving.
Meanwhile, more and more people had arrived at Grandstar City. An ancient city without a mayor proved quite attractive to many people. Of course, they would never stop worrying that Su Yu would suddenly go crazy again. Fortunately for them, the Sunmoons had confirmed that Su Yu had locked himself in the mayor's residence.
Several divine and devil late-stage Sunmoons had also arrived to form a blockade around the mayor's residence. That greatly relieved the worry of the others in the city. He had only been able to run wild previously because he was too slippery.
But now, everyone knew he was hiding in the mayor's residence. Thus, they could prevent him from doing anything crazy. That was a good thing for everyone.
***
It was in such a relaxed atmosphere that a certain someone welcomed his freedom.
Topsoil Spirit!
A month had passed.
That had been a calm and peaceful month for Topsoil Spirit. Nobody annoyed him. Nobody bothered him. Thanks to the soundproofing formations Su Yu set around him, he would know nothing even if the world started falling apart.
And his luck was pretty good as well. His building was one of the few buildings that had been left untouched during the chaos.
"Su Yu is probably not here anymore, right?"
Inside the slab of concrete, Topsoil Spirit started wondering to himself. A month had passed. That fellow must have left.
That fellow must have targeted him to get something done. A month had passed. That was enough for the five elemental race to come. With them around, it was unlikely that Su Yu would have the courage to keep watch outside the building.
Slowly, cracks started spreading through the slab of concrete.
Topsoil Spirit exhaled in relief. Thanks to the slab of concrete, not even death qi could harm him too much. How lucky. He would have died to death qi erosion long ago otherwise.
"After leaving, I need to make sure to stay far away from that guy. Hmm, that guy is so crazy. Maybe he's dead already. Who knows?"
Topsoil Spirit was quite optimistic. Yes, yes. Perhaps Su Yu was already dead.
Finally, the slab of concrete crumbled apart. The seal was fully removed. Topsoil Spirit jumped in excitement as the formations around him broke apart as well.
"I'm free!"