Chapter 1134: Profound Nine Becomes Famous (2)
Su Yu cursed and said, "Fine. Tell me about his schedule and the guards protecting him."
"Sure."
Soon, Xia Huyou sent the information about Xia Xinyi's schedule in the near future and the details of his protection. Even the weaknesses of those guards were listed in detail, as though he was afraid that Su Yu wouldn't be able to blast his uncle apart.
What an unfilial nephew!
It was fine if nobody knew Profound Nine was Su Yu. But the ones aware of that would probably think that he had gone crazy after learning about it. After all, Xia Xinyi was Xia Longwu's cousin.
Due to the relatively small size of the Xia Family, their members were actually quite close to each other. And Marquis Xia was also quite close to Xia Longwu. Thus, blasting Xia Xinyi apart might even anger the Xia Family more than blasting Xia Huyou apart.
At that thought, Su Yu sent First Profound a message, "Elder, I'm going to take revenge against the Xia Family and the traitor! The world will suffer my wrath! Elder, pass my message to the higher-ups in the pavilion. One day, the traitor will pay the price of betrayal!"
"..."
First Profound was completely dumbstruck. He even wondered if Profound Nine had been killed and replaced by someone else.
Was that little bastard not tired of acting all the time?
"Who are you taking your revenge on?"
"I'll kill Xia Huyou!"
"I—"
First Profound had the urge to curse at someone. What nonsense. He would not believe that. Did Su Yu think that he was dumb?
"Are you serious?"
"It doesn't matter. Just pass my message to the higher-ups. I'm going to take my revenge! Profound Nine is crazy!"
Suddenly, Su Yu paused momentarily before asking, "Elder, whose side are you on? Are you from a minor race enjoying the show as a bystander or are you siding with us humans?"
These were the only two possibilities. If it was the former, it was understandable that he would only watch as the world burned as it did not concern him. If it was the latter, this elder was probably related to Great Xia or some other human experts. This was why he had not betrayed Su Yu thus far.
After a long while, First Profound replied, "Actually, I'm your long-lost grandpa. You know nothing about your grandpa, right? I'm actually your grandpa. Not long after your father was born, I left and joined the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion under Great Xia King's order."
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Screw this nonsense!
"If you're a human, don't the head of the Profound Department know about it?"
"He only knows my fake identity."
"Heh."
"I'm being serious. My name is Su Nansheng. Nan for Nanyuan and Sheng for born. I'm not lying. Since you're asking, I've decided to come clean. Grandson, greet your grandpa. Grandpa is very proud of you."
"..."
Su Yu cursed inwardly. This damn geezer was messing with him. He would not forget this! He ended the conversation while still cursing the elder inwardly.
Damn that elder!
He swore to snitch the elder's whereabouts to Zhu Tiandao or Great Ming King the moment he found out about it. Damn that old bastard!
***
Su Yu decided to give First Profound the silent treatment.
At the same time. Near Great Tang.
First Profound, who was hiding in the void, laughed in amusement. Before long, he contacted the enforcer elder.
"Eighth Elder, Profound Nine claims that someone betrayed him. He won't let this slide. Since the Xia Family has killed his subordinates, he will take his revenge against them. When he's done with the Xia Family, he wishes to have an open debate against Yellow Nine as he suspects Yellow Nine to be the traitor."
After a short silence, the enforcer elder replied, "What is your opinion? Both Profound Nine and Yellow Nine are refusing contact with us. Do you think they are suspicious? Or do you think one of them is suspicious? You're Profound Nine's direct superior so you know his actual identity. Is he trustworthy?"
"That's hard to say. According to our rules, I can't reveal anything about his identity. But from what I know, he has no reason to betray us. But I can't guarantee anything."
"Fine. We'll wait and see. So he wants to take revenge against the Xia Family? They are currently on high alert as well. The entire Great Xia has been turned into an inescapable net. If he's a traitor and this is merely an act, it's pointless. In fact, it's stupid."
As far as the enforcer elder was concerned, if Profound Nine was trying to kill some nobodies to remove any suspicion from himself, it was pointless. That would be too obvious.
"I'm not sure...We'll see. If Profound Nine is really suspicious, you can deal with him as you see fit, Eighth Elder."
"Sure. By the way, the two chambers have been paying attention to this as well so some of them probably know the whole story. They have also submitted their conclusion to me. I'll handle this appropriately."
"Do as you see fit, Eighth Elder. I'm not in the position to say too much about this."
"Sure."
With that, the conversation ended.
***
As for Su Yu, he was busy preparing for his revenge. Revenge was not something one should wait before doing. Since he was going to act out a play, he had to make his act believable.
Once again, he sneaked into the capital. With that, Bai Junsheng reappeared in the capital. With Bai Feng's covering for him, Su Yu had nothing to worry about. According to what he knew, Xia Xinyu would visit the Xia Trade Company today. Naturally, that would happen inside the city.
As Xia Xinyi was also a major member of the Xia Family, he naturally wouldn't leave the city when Great Xia was in chaos. This was only a regular work visit to a branch in the city.
The capital had always been a safe place. Even the death of the commander not long ago was considered an exception. Since Profound Nine was currently a wanted individual in Great Xia, it was unlikely that he would return to the capital anytime soon.
Thanks to Xia Huyou, Su Yu knew everything about Xia Xinyi's security details and route of travel. Xia Xinyi himself was only a fresh Mountainsea, so he wasn't that strong. He was protected by two guards. Both were peak Mountainseas. Inside the capital, this was actually more than enough.
After all, this was the core of Xia Family's territory. It was filled with countless experts. Who would dare to try anything there? Furthermore, he had always been secretive with his schedule. A regular person would not be able to get their hands on his itinerary. In fact, not even his daughter would be informed of his plans.
"Blasting Xia Xinyi apart...two peak Mountainseas."
Su Yu knew that this wouldn't be an easy task. He had to be fast about it. Very fast. Super fast.
He had to finish it with one hit. Blasting Xia Xinyi apart with one hit before fleeing. Then, he would transform back into Bai Junsheng and hide in the academy. He would only be safe after returning to the academy.
Su Yu decided to completely forget about that old bastard in the Heart Cultivating Pavilion. He had nearly died because of that old bastard. After the completion of this plan, Profound Nine's name would probably spread even in the Allheaven Battlefield.
Heavenly Hunt Pavilion's Profound Nine, an incredible lunatic.
A madman who would not let any grievance unanswered.
Right after suffering a loss from the Xia Family, he went and blasted a major member of that family apart. What else would someone like that be if not a madman? Furthermore, he had done it in the core of Xia Family's territory. That was a resounding slap across the Xia Family's face. That was a transgression the Xia Family would never forgive.
Suddenly, Su Yu noticed something and walked out of his residence. A few individuals were also walking out of the opposite building. When they saw Su Yu, one of them laughed, "Brother Bai, are you going somewhere?"
Su Yu spoke in a carefree manner, "Yeah. I'm taking a stroll. It's too boring here. Where are you going?"
"We're going outside the academy to shop around."
"Things are getting dangerous recently with the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion members killing people everywhere. My cousin has forbidden me from leaving the academy. How annoying. It's so boring staying in here all the time."
"Have you not heard, Brother Bai? The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion is no longer an issue. Not long ago, they suffered grievously in the hands of Administrator Hu. They lost two Sunmoons and two peak Mountainseas. Even a late-stage Sunmoon elder of theirs was forced to flee while coughing blood."
"Are you sure?" Su Yu exclaimed in surprise, "So is Yellow Nine dead? That was the person I hired to protect me previously. He's actually quite strong. He killed several Mountainseas while protecting me..."
They had also heard the story of Bai Junsheng's journey to the capital. Thus, one of them said, "By the way, all index copy holders need to declare it to the Martial Dragon Guard. You better do it early lest the Martial Dragon Guard decides to target you."
"I'll be fine. My cousin is Bai Feng. Faculty Head Hong is also very nice to me. How will the Martial Dragon Guard do anything to me?"
"You never know. Most of the current index copy holders in Great Xia are big shots. You should be careful or even Faculty Head Hong might fail to protect you."
"Are you sure?"
"Of course. I suggest you declare your possession immediately."
Su Yu frowned and thought about it before saying, "In that case...maybe I should go now? Martial Dragon Guard? Where should I go?"
"Just come with us. We'll be passing by that place anyway."
"Alright. Thanks, guys."
"..."
And thus, Su Yu joined the group and left the academy. He would take this chance to declare his possession of an index copy and blast Xia Xinyu apart while he was at it.
***
Meanwhile, Xia Xinyi was still completely clueless about what was going to happen.
He had just left the prefect's residence while keeping a low profile. Things had been chaotic lately so it wouldn't be wise to attract too much attention. For some reason, his father had been traveling very slowly, as though he was completely unconcerned with everything that was happening in Great Xia. Administrator Hu had been driven crazy by the stress.
Xia Xinyi mumbled inwardly that if his father took even longer to return, Great Xia might sink into an even bigger chaos.
Whatever. That was out of his control. He was only in charge of watching over the Xia Trade Company. A new batch of products had just arrived so he had to inspect those products. His father could handle everything else.
As for his two guards, both were tailing him while hiding in the void. Unless one was a Sunmoon, one would not be able to detect them.
Xia Xinyi had never been well-known. Clad in a simple and unassuming outfit, nobody suspected his identity. His destination was a store not far from the perfect's residence. That was also a commercial district. They wouldn't have opened a store there otherwise. He might be cautious, but he actually wasn't too worried about his safety. After all, he wouldn't go too far away from his home.
Even the commander who was assassinated not long ago had died quite far away from the center of the city. Meanwhile, Xia Xinyi wouldn't stray too far from the prefect's residence. Administrator Hu, who was inside the prefect's residence, could reach him in only three or four seconds.
If he was too scared to even go somewhere so near, he might as well stay in his room forever. And thus, he continued stepping forth without any worry.
Chapter 1135: Profound Nine Becomes Famous (3)
There wasn't much Su Yu needed to do. He only needed to determine the time and venue to make his move.
When the time arrived, he would throw a punch, blast Xia Xinyi apart, before returning to the crowd. The authorities would search the crowd, but Administrator Hu was no Invincible. What was there for him to fear?
As he grew in strength, many of his characters had also grown stronger, including his change, patience, deceit, and calm characters. The concealment art he learned from the looping turtles had also grown a lot more effective than before. Coupled with the concealment talisman he received from Old Niu, very few people could see through his disguise.
"Two peak Mountainseas and one regular Mountainsea. This won't be too hard to locate."
While thinking that, Su Yu constantly scanned the area with his Perception Jade. He only needed to throw a punch from a kilometer away. His target wouldn't even see him. That would be perfect!
Suddenly, his eyes flickered. At the moment, the group had just arrived in front of the Martial Dragon Guard's local branch. He continued conversing with the others as they approached the building.
All of a sudden, he stopped moving. That did not attract any attention. The guards stationed outside did not suspect anything either. Nobody would visit this place without a proper reason. And nobody had the courage to create trouble there. Thus, they merely gave the group a glance before looking away again.
Su Yu transformed into a gust of wind. In a split second, he moved a kilometer away. Xia Xinyi and the two hidden peak Mountainseas entered his vision. The calm character activated. The two peak Mountainseas did not feel any danger. Abruptly, a fist appeared out of thin air.
Boom!
At the moment, the street was filled with pedestrians. A shocking scene unfolded before their eyes.A middle-aged man had been punched apart. His entire body had exploded from the punch. The reaction of the crowd fully displayed the martial customs of Great Xia. Instead of scattering in panic, numerous blades were drawn.
As for the two hidden Mountainseas, they first blanked out. Then, the eyes of one of them turned red as he roared furiously, "Young Marquis!"
That furious roar resounded throughout the city.
Next, an incomparably powerful aura rose from the prefect's residence.
"Damn it!"
"Seal the city!"
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"All Mountainseas and Sunmoons in the city, gather up immediately. Refusal is not an option!"
That was Administrator Hu's voice. He was losing his mind.
Heavens!
Someone had killed Xia Xinyi right under his watch! Marquis Xia would go mad after learning about this.
The shout of the Mountainsea stunned the surrounding pedestrians.
Who could it be? Young Marquis? Who was that? Marquis Xia's son?
Everyone in the city was stunned. Marquis Xia's son had been blown apart right inside the capital. He wasn't even that far away from the prefect's residence and the Martial Dragon Guard's office when it happened.
This...was unimaginable!
***
The auras of Sunmoons and Mountainseas started erupting all over the city.
Meanwhile, Su Yu had returned back where he was. He continued his conversation with the group of students. Suddenly, they all looked up in shock.
Hundreds of Martial Dragon Guard soldiers were rushing out of the building in front of them. A few of the stronger ones directly soared into the sky. Su Yu's group was completely ignored.
Or to be precise, they were pushed aside since they were standing in the way of the departing soldiers. The soldiers were all rushing toward the place of the incident.
Instantly, the entire city entered a state of war. Sounds of military horns rang out all over the city. This was a major incident. A member of Xia Family had been killed not far from the prefect's residence.
Administrator Hu's roar could be heard all over the city. Multiple Sunmoon auras instantly covered the entire city. At the same time, dozens of Mountainseas made their presence known.
A massive spear shot into the sky. That was General Zhao. He looked incomparably furious. A large number of experts had instantly appeared in the capital.
"Seal the city!"
"Nobody is allowed to enter or exit for three days."
"All civilians are to return home and await investigation."
"Anyone attempting to break the curfew or leave the city will be executed without mercy."
"Search! Find the killer!"
A burning sun appeared in the sky, pressuring the entire city with its might. Hovering above Administrator Hu's palm was a tiny and fragile ball of light. Staring at the ball of light, Administrator Hu looked furious.
"Profound Nine, that was you, right?"
"Heavenly Hunt Pavilion! You guys have gone mad! You're all dead! Dead! Request for Great Xia King's return! Request for Prefect Xia's return! Request for Maquis Xia's return! We will eliminate the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion!"
Administrator Hu could no longer keep his calm.
Xia Xinyi was not dead. But he had lost his body, leaving only a badly damaged sea of willpower behind. Administrator Hu didn't know how he should face Marquis Xia after this. Everything had happened under his watch.
Marquis Xia's son had actually been blown apart.
Heavenly Hunt Pavilion!
That fist definitely belonged to Profound Nine. He had seen the same fist before.
"Seal the city!"
He ordered again in rage. He was sure Profound Nine had yet to leave the city. This time, he would find Profound Nine regardless of the price he had to pay. He would kill Profound Nine before Marquis Xia was back.
He had previously thought that Profound Nine was only someone of minor importance. But that was no rat. Instead, that was a lunatic who had attempted to kill an important member of Xia Family as retaliation.
Administrator Hu's eyes were frosty. How did Profound Nine find out about Xia Xinyi's schedule? Not even Administrator Hu himself had access to that information. Looking at the two Mountainsea guards, his eyes turned even colder than before. Did these fools sense nothing beforehand? Or perhaps they had been corrupted by the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion?
Marquis Xia must hear of this. Administrator Hu felt extremely helpless. He could already see how furious Marquis Xia would be. Due to the small size of the Xia Family, they placed a lot of importance on their family members. In fact, Xia Xinyi was Marquis Xia's sole son.
Before long, the entire city was placed in a lockdown as a large number of soldiers were deployed. Nobody was allowed to leave or enter the city. A curfew was imposed on the people in the city. Even the consulates of the other prefectures in the city were placed on lockdown.
As for the Great Xia Cultural Research Academy, due to the number of foreign students in it, the eighth-stage Sunmoon white dragon personally enforced the lockdown on it. The academy members who were outside were all ordered to return immediately.
***
At the same time, news of what happened started spreading everywhere.
"Emergency report! Marquis Xia's son, Xia Xinyi, was blasted apart by Profound Nine in broad daylight. Hu Dehao and Zhou Rui have placed the entire city on lockdown. Nobody is allowed to leave or enter the city. The experts of Great Xia will return soon. Martial law has been imposed on the entire city."
"Emergency report! Xia Xinyi has been killed! Great Xia is in chaos!"
"The Xia Family is sealing and searching the entire city. Destroy everything. Cease all our activities."
"Everyone, stay where you are and wait. If you're found, self-detonate immediately. Think about your family."
All sorts of messages were being sent everywhere.
But that only lasted a short while before all communication channels went silent. To avoid detection through these communication channels, they had to avoid using these channels too much.
***
At the same time, Marquis Xia, who was already near Great Xia, staggered. His eyes turned red as he roared, "All Sunmoons of Great Xia are to return! I will eliminate the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion!"
"Go back! Now!"
Marquis Xia roared madly. The experts around him were greatly shocked. At that moment, Marquis Xia was fully releasing his aura as an eighth-stage Sunmoon, subjecting his surroundings to immense pressure.
Before long, news of what happened also reached the Allheaven Battlefield. And not long after that, two Sunmoons of Great Xia started withdrawing from the Allheaven Prefecture.
After some time, the portal in Allheaven Prefecture opened. Eight Sunmoons stepped out of it before rushing straight to Great Xia, moving at their top speed.
***
At the same time.
Heavenly Hunt Pavilion.
Human Realm's branch.
White One and the others looked at each other in dismay. The enforcer elder nearly crushed his own mask after losing his calm.
After a short silence, he said, "All white masks are to go into hiding immediately. The headquarters have been updated. The Human Realm branch will be stopping all operations for now. All elders are to go into hiding as well. Cease all communication between our members.
"Withdraw all our members in Great Xia. The Xia Family has gone mad. Damn it! Profound Nine is a lunatic! Damn it! Rather than letting him go crazy, we should have killed Yellow Nine to placate him instead!"
Even the enforcer elder was losing his mind.
Was Profound Nine crazy?
He had killed the prince of the Xia Family right at the very core of their territory.
Xia Xinyi was the grandson of Great Xia King. And Great Xia King only had two grandsons. One of them was Xia Longwu and the other was Xia Xinyi.
That crazy Profound Nine had killed Xia Xinyi.
Holy shit! That guy was too crazy!
Sure, Yuan Qingdong was the grandson of Great Yuan King. But that was different as Great Yuan King had a large number of grandsons. And the attack on Yuan Qingdong had happened in Great Xia, not their own territory. Meanwhile, Xia Xinyi had been killed right in front of Great Xia's residence.
That was a provocation.
That was a slap across their face.
The enforcer elder couldn't stay calm anymore. The Xia Family would not forgive the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion for this. Definitely. In fact, he already received words that the Xia Family had withdrawn even the Sunmoons stationed in the minor realms under their rule.
They were pulling back a large number of experts. Clearly, they were prepared to fight the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion to the death!
"First Profound...you...you...if you managed to contact Profound Nine....you...forget it."
The enforcer elder didn't even know what he should say anymore.
When he heard that Profound Nine wanted to take revenge previously, he did not take that seriously. But now, he greatly regretted his previous inaction. If he had known this would happen, he would definitely not allow that to happen.
Out of all people, that lunatic had to kill Xia Xinyi. This would bring them endless troubles. Even now, those from the two chambers were spamming them with messages, demanding to know if that madman was from the four departments.
In fact, one of their members had personally witnessed that punch. And that member was currently trembling with fear. The entire city had been placed in lockdown. How many people would die because of Profound Nine?
Damn it!
This incident shook the entire Human Realm. As for Yuan Qingdong's who were on their way to Great Xia, they picked up the pace after realizing that this was the prelude to something big. They had to be quick if they wanted to arrive in time to watch the show.
Naturally, they would try to avoid entering the capital. Instead, they would stay nearby and enjoy the show on the sidelines. The Xia Family would go crazy. Could Marquis Xia tolerate the murder of his sole son?
Also, if the Nanyuan ruin happened to appear while the Xia Family was fighting the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion, would the Xia Family be too occupied to care about the ruin? Of course, they also needed to be careful lest the Xia Family go completely mad and take out their anger on everyone.
And thus, the group of young masters contacted even more people. With more people, they would be able to better handle Xia Family's anger. More and more people started heading toward Great Xia.
All of them had the same idea. If the Nanyuan ruin was found during this time, the Xia Family might be too occupied to interfere. This concerned their reputation. They had to prioritize dealing with the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion.
***
Xia Xinyi's death had great repercussions.
In fact, even the Allheaven Battlefield was affected by that incident. With such an incident happening, Great Xia King wanted to return. But with the tensions at the border, he was forced to remain. In his fury, he picked a fight with a random devil Invincible instead.
Naturally, the devil Invincible was someone from the blood fire devil race. According to Great Qin King, everyone should step aside and allow the two lunatics to fight it out. That way, they could let off some steam.
All the Invincibles had heard of what happened. The grandson of Great Yuan King was nearly killed while Great Xia King's grandson was directly killed. The entire Great Xia had been thrown into chaos.
Even those from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion's Allheaven Battlefield branches were starting to withdraw. According to the headquarters, things were getting very dangerous.
Great Xia King might decide to go mad and kill all these people to vent his anger. Thus, the headquarters had advised their members to reduce their operations for a period of time. A single Profound Nine had shaken the entire Myriad Realms.
What was wrong with that madman? Why did he run to their territory and kill a major individual there right in front of their own house? Why must he do this to the Xia Family, a family that cared a lot more about their members due to their small size?
Things were already getting chaotic, but because of that madman, the chaos had been elevated to a whole new level.
Chapter 1136: I Have A Backer (1)
The capital of Great Xia had been placed under lockdown.
As for Su Yu, he returned to the academy with a shocked expression. Naturally, the students in the group had the same expression. Some also looked worried, some looked displeased, and some looked furious.
Great Xia King's grandson had been killed in broad daylight. This was different from an assassination. This was a provocation. This was an insult. A successful assassination would only show that the enemy was treacherous. But this had happened near the Martial Dragon Guard's office and prefect's residence. A prince of the Xia Family was killed with only one punch.
This was an insult.
This was an act of stepping on the Xia Family's face.
This was an act of wiping the floor with the Xia Family's face.
A youth beside Su Yu said with fury, "Damn it! The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion deserves death! Great Xia will not let this slide! We will wipe them out!"
Su Yu replied solemnly, "You're right! I might not be a citizen of Great Xia, but I'm still a human. I need to tell my cousin and Faculty Head Hong about this! They definitely have a way to locate Profound Nine! Someone like that needs to be dragged to the Myriad Race Pit and torn to pieces!"
Su Yu clenched his teeth, "The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion is too arrogant! My Bai Family still has some connections in Great Xia. If needed...forget it. If we try to do something, the Xia Family might think that we're insulting them as well."
"You're very thoughtful, Brother Bai." The person beside him sighed and said, "This is a huge insult. Prince Xia Xinyi was killed. This...is intolerable! Great Xia has compromised again and again. Because of that, people are starting to look down on us!"
"This is unacceptable!"
Righteous indignation filled their hearts. They did not know Xia Xinyi. But that was a prince from the Xia Family. Someone like that had been killed in broad daylight. They were furious.
This was too excessive!
Even if the Xia Family decided to compromise again, the populace would not let this slide. Since those people had the courage to kill Xia Xinyi right in front of his house today, they might also start killing the regular people in the city tomorrow.
Suddenly, Bai Feng rushed out of the academy. When he saw Su Yu with the group of students, he blanked out. Why was this guy here? Wasn't this little bastard out there to kill Xia Xinyi?
Bai Feng had rushed out because he was worried about Su Yu. Why did the kid decide to kill Xia Xinyi out of nowhere?
When he saw that Su Yu was fine, his face darkened as he roared, "Why are you running around? Things are so dangerous out there! Who told you to leave the academy?"
"Teacher Bai!"
"Researcher Bai!"
As the students greeted Bai Feng, Su Yu spoke with a dissatisfied expression, "Why are you scolding me, Cousin? I'm on my way to look for you. You need to persuade Faculty Head Hong to make a move and kill Profound Nine! Tear him apart! That person is too hateful! He's too arrogant!"
"You—"
Bai Feng cursed inwardly, thinking that he should indeed tear this kid apart!
"Shut up! Come with me to the research center. The city has been placed under lockdown. Don't run around anymore!"
"I know." Su Yu bid the students farewell, "I'll be heading to the research center, friends. Be careful. That damn Heavenly Hunt Pavilion! If I knew they were such bastards, I wouldn't have dealt with them previously! Maybe I can issue them a mission as bait and lure them out! Then, my cousin can kill them all!"
Bai Feng had a frosty expression. If he was going to kill anyone, he would first kill this little bastard! Had the kid forgotten his own identity? The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion had grown both famous and infamous at the same time. Wasn't that the work of this damn kid? Was the kid not embarrassed of acting like a cat weeping for a dead mouse?
"Shut up. We need to go."
Su Yu nodded. But he still complained indignantly, "Cousin, the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion is filled with bastards! I can't stay calm!"
While heading to the research center, he complained nonstop, "How dare they kill someone in broad daylight? How dare they kill the descendant of an Invincible? This is intolerable! This is Great Xia! How dare they do this here? Just imagine if they try to do the same thing in Great Ming. This is intolerable!"
"..."
Meanwhile, Bai Feng had an unsightly expression. He was trying very hard to stay calm. Was the damn kid not done? Was scolding himself such a fun thing to do? Was the kid not tired of acting all the time? Why did the damn kid kill Xia Xinyi for no reason?
He was worried, and a solemn expression covered his face. Just what was going on? He believed there must be a misunderstanding somewhere. Su Yu wouldn't kill Xia Xinyi for no reason. But according to what he heard, Xia Xinyi was indeed dead. Countless people saw that.
At this time, a group of people rushed over from afar. Among them was Xia Huyou. He was followed by a large number of guards. His face was ashen and his eyes had turned blood red.
When he saw Bai Feng, he nodded as a greeting as he continued rushing away. When he was further away, he finally ordered, "Place the entire academy in lockdown, including the Foreign Students Faculty and Multiple Character Faculty. Nobody is allowed to enter or exit."
"Yes!"
The guards answered imposingly.
Then, Xia Huyou soared into the sky as he roared, "I am Xia Huyou. From now on, the entire Great Xia Cultural Research Academy is under lockdown. There are many myriad race experts in the academy, but I hope you will cooperate. A direct descendant of Xia Family has been killed. Anyone with the courage to stir trouble at this time will be killed without mercy."
With bloodshot eyes, he roared at the guards, "Seal every path out of the academy. If you allow even a single person to escape, I'll exterminate your entire family!"
The commotion had attracted a large number of people. Among them was the little fairy who Xia Huyou had been fawning on recently. When she saw the state Xia Huyou was in, she did not dare to approach him.
The Xia Family had clearly gone mad. Most of the time, Xia Huyou was quite friendly. But at the moment, he was overflowing with rage. In the air, the auras of several Sunmoons could be felt.
Xia Huyou roared again, "Everyone, return to your rooms. Nobody is allowed to leave. If you're a citizen of Great Xia, you will definitely understand this. A search will be carried out shortly. It doesn't matter how you feel about it. It will still happen."
"The Xia Family founded this prefecture over three hundred years ago. We have never treated anyone unfairly. Today, my uncle was killed in broad daylight. The enemy is definitely still in the city. It is likely that there are traitors assisting the enemy. My uncle has always been secretive with his schedule. This shouldn't have happened. Profound Nine has just been injured by Administrator Hu not long ago. He won't be able to grasp the schedule of my uncle so soon. I believe there is a traitor. If you know something, report it to Great Xia. You will be rewarded handsomely."
A lot of people nodded upon hearing those words. That was a logical conclusion to reach.
Next, Xia Huyou's gaze landed on the experts hovering above the Foreign Students Faculty and Multiple Character Faculty. He said, "Return. Do not do anything you will regret. Today, anyone with the courage to challenge the Xia Family will be killed without mercy regardless of race. So what if you're a divine? So what if you're a devil? Have you forgotten how many divines and devils the Xia Family has killed in the past?"
Hearing the murderous warning, the various experts hurriedly landed on the ground with solemn expressions. It wouldn't be wise to provoke the Xia Family at a time like this. They would be killed even if they were innocent.
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"Impressive."
Su Yu had the urge to raise his thumb at Xia Huyou. Amazing. If he didn't know the truth, he would have believed that Xia Huyou was truly furious.
Holy shit.
This guy was actually a better actor than him! His acting would look slightly exaggerated at times, but look at how natural this guy was!
Just look at the throbbing veins on his forehead. Just look at his bloodshot eyes. And look at the slightly swollen eyes serving as an indicator that he had cried earlier. And look at his murderous expression. Was this a veteran actor?
While Xia Huyou was looking around with a murderous gaze, he met Bai Junsheng's gaze. He didn't know Bai Junsheng was also Su Yu and Profound Nine. But when he met Bai Junsheng's gaze...he was slightly stunned.
Why was Bai Junsheng still in Great Xia? Why had he not left? He was aware that Bai Feng did not want to involve the Bai Family in the matters here. In that case, Bai Feng should have sent this cousin away as soon as possible. What was the point of keeping this cousin here?
Suddenly, a new thought emerged in Xia Huyou's mind. He knew that Su Yu was Profound Nine. And Su Yu was definitely still in the city. Su Yu once traveled the world disguised as Cui Lang...
Holy shit!
Xia Huyou cursed inwardly. He remembered that he had also encountered Bai Junsheng once a few days ago. Was this bastard also Su Yu in disguise? His gaze did not linger on Bai Junsheng for long.
But inwardly, he started cursing endlessly. That was most likely the case. No wonder that fellow was able to attack with such speed and accuracy. So that fellow was basically staying right under their nose.
He ignored Su Yu and left with a large number of guards to enforce the lockdown. There were a lot of experts in the academy. Thus, the academy was also a good hiding place for any potential enemy. Thus, it wouldn't make any sense to not place the academy under investigation.
***
At the same time.
Heart Cultivating Pavilion.
As usual, Wan Tiansheng was overlooking the entire academy from his office. He was deep in contemplation, thinking about a very important question. Was he really so incredible, or was Su Yu really so impressive?
He told Su Yu to make an attempt on Yuan Qingdong's life and lure some experts over. The plan succeeded.
But...he did not tell the damn kid to add more to the script. What the fuck was the kid thinking? Why did the damn kid go and blast Xia Xinyi apart?
Incredible.
Was this Fatty Xia's plan, or was this Little Fatty Xia's plan? Thanks to this incident, most of their experts in the Allheaven Battlefield could be pulled back without arousing suspicion. And this only required Xia Xinyi to suffer a little. He probably still believed that he had survived an assassination attempt.
How pitiful.
How miserable.
There was also that Hu Dehao. That guy must be losing his mind right now. He was probably feeling nervous, helpless, sorrowful, and furious right now.
Wan Tiansheng shook his head. What a bunch of excellent actors. The youngsters seemed even better at this than the old-timers.
He did not believe that Xia Huyou was completely unaware of the plan. If that little fatty was really unaware of the plan, the little fatty would have asked for help from him, Marquis Xia, Xia Longwu, and Great Xia King.
Instead, the little fatty was busy putting the academy in lockdown. Clearly, the little fatty was still completely calm inwardly.
"Great. With this, we finally have everyone's attention."
Wan Tiansheng felt somewhat gloomy. If he had thought of this, he would have blasted Fatty Xia apart long ago. That would have been a much easier way to attract attention. Then again, he also needed to do it at the right time. Fatty Xia would not catch everyone's attention just by dying.
This only worked because Great Xia was already the center of attention. Furthermore, the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion had gotten involved, catching even more attention. Su Yu had picked the perfect timing for this.
"It's time for Fatty Xia to return."
Wan Tiansheng glanced at the horizon. A short while later, numerous powerful auras appeared and flooded the capital. With a frosty expression, Marquis Xia stepped out from the void.
"Nobody is allowed to leave. The lockdown will remain until the murderer is executed. Don't force me. All of you are testing my patience! Don't force me to start a massacre!"
"Marquis!"
As someone called out at the marquis, he stopped talking. But everyone could see just how furious he was. The Xia Family might really draw their blade for real this time.
Chapter 1137: I Have A Backer (2)
The city was filled with soldiers.
A detailed search was ongoing.
Everyone in the city was being investigated. Their residence permit, background, and strength would all be investigated. And that was only the first round of investigation. After going through the first round, the second round would come, followed by the third round.
Inside a large building.
About a dozen Martial Dragon Guard experts were searching the place. Soon, one of them reported something to their leader. The leader, a Cloudbreach, ordered, "Seize them."
Boom!
Instantly, a fight broke out.
Shortly after, three cultists were killed. They died with great indignation. Damn it! They had hidden here for so many years. But instead of being exposed by their own actions, they had been exposed due to that Profound Nine, someone they didn't even know!
They felt greatly wronged.
It had been years since the Xia Family performed such a search on the city. Because of that Profound Nine, the entire city was placed under investigation. Everything had happened too quickly. None of them could react.
Such battles were erupting all over the city.
Even if one could get through the first round of investigation, that might not be the case for the second or the third round. The first round would be carried out by Cloudbreaches. The second round would be carried out by Mountainseas. And the third round would be carried out by Sunmoons. Secret after secret was unveiled.
This was too hateful!
The people of Great Xia were still raging. How could they swallow such humiliation? Thus, the locals cooperated with the investigation, determined to hunt Profound Nine down. Their anger could only be quelled with Profound Nine's death.
***
At the same time.
Somewhere inside the prefect's residence.
Administrator Hu had a helpless and nervous expression. His head was lowered with guilt. It had been years since he last felt so helpless.
"Marquis..."
He carefully handed the tiny ball of light to Marquis Xia and said, "I already repaired the sea of willpower. But Xinyi no longer has his body. I'm afraid...he has to cultivate from scratch." Even saying those words filled him with disgrace.
"I...have disappointed your trust."
Beside him, General Zhao dropped on one knee and said, "Marquis, this general is incompetent. If I fail to kill Profound Nine, I will take my own life to atone for this mistake. Great Xia has never suffered such humiliation before. I have disgraced the Martial Dragon Guard and the people of Great Xia. I do not deserve your trust!"
The two experts respectively represented the administrative and military branches of Great Xia. And they both felt incomparably furious. They had failed their lord!
Yes, Xia Xinyi was still alive. But...he was still in a terrible situation. Cultivating from scratch was not an easy thing to do. With trembling hands, Marquis Xia took the shining ball.
Clenching his teeth, he ordered, "Search! Search personally! I want to see Profound Nine dead!"
"Yes!"
With boundless fury, the two experts left to join the search as well. They would not rest before their job was done.
After the two left, Marquis Xia cursed helplessly, "Fuck!"
Clenching his teeth, he looked in a certain direction and spat, "Bastard! Look what you did to my son! Don't you know how to hold your punch? Damn it! Why must you blast his body apart? This...this...is too harsh! Where is your conscience?"
Marquis Xia scolded again and again. That was too harsh. Also, even his son's sea of willpower was damaged. How expensive would this be to fix? Furthermore, why did that bastard blast his son apart with only one punch? Wouldn't that be too embarrassing for the Xia Family?
How harsh.
Marquis Xia even started cursing Old Wan's ancestors inwardly. As a father, he felt deeply hurt. In fact, he felt so hurt that he nearly decided to not pay for the treatment anymore.
Before long, a sorrowful voice rang out from outside the room, "Second Granduncle, I'm back."
"Come in."
"Grandpa..."
A sobbing Xia Chan also walked in alongside Xia Huyou.
With her eyes red, Xia Chan said, "Grandpa, you must avenge my father! Find Profound Nine! I will cut him into pieces myself! I heard he's from the fiery eye race. Grandpa, I want to lead an army and exterminate this race as an offering to my father's soul!"
Her every word was filled with intense killing intent. Xia Chan was filled with grief and indignation. Her father had been killed. This was a grudge she would never forgive. Naturally, she was not aware that her father's sea of willpower had survived. Everything had happened too fast so Administrator Hu didn't have the chance to tell her yet.
Beside her, Xia Huyou nodded solemnly.
After shooting Xia Huyou a glance, Marquis Xia looked at Xia Chan and said, "Chan, enter seclusion. Now. Do not leave before entering the Skysoar Realm. You can't wait anymore. The Xia Family will not let this slide. When you become a Skysoar, we can start taking our revenge."
Marquis Xia gnashed his teeth and said, "Turn your fury into your strength. As a child of Xia, we don't rely on words to establish ourselves in the Myriad Realms. Rather, we rely on our strength. Without strength, your father can only die helplessly in broad daylight. Without strength, he died without the ability to hit back. The Xia Family has never produced a female Invincible before. Remember everything that has happened today. Remember your vengeance. Cry if you must, but don't forget to grow stronger!"
With her eyes red, Xia Chan nodded with great determination.
As a child of Xia, she would not forgive this. She would become an Invincible! She would avenge her father with her own hands! The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was too strong. The Xia Family might not be its match yet.
She said nothing else and walked away with boundless fury and grief. She would enter seclusion. She would break through into the Skysoar Realm!
***
With Xia Chan's departure, only two people were left in the room.
Marquis Xia looked at his seemingly sad grandnephew for a while before cursing, "Damn it! That's your uncle! Don't you know how to hold back a little?"
Xia Huyou looked up and replied helplessly, "But not my direct uncle."
Yes. Xia Xinyi was Xia Longwu's cousin, not brother. So he was not considered Xia Huyou's direct uncle.
Marquis Xia rolled his eyes and said, "Why were you so harsh? Just injure him a bit. This is too harsh. As a father, I'm so saddened I feel like crying."
"Without a body, he can simply cultivate from scratch."
Xia Huyou said with the same helpless tone, "Also, it wasn't me. It was that fellow. I didn't expect him to be so cold, blasting the entire body apart with only one punch."
Marquis Xia glared at Xia Huyou and said, "Why bother trying to remove your uncle from this entire affair? With his talent, strength, and intelligence, he would be useless even if he survived without us. He might as well stand with us until the end."
After giving it some thought, Xia Huyou replied, "Too weak. Uncle is too weak to help. No matter what, he is still good for giving birth, right? He should survive and produce more children to boost our numbers."
Marquis Xia thought about it and nodded. Yes. That made a lot of sense.
He ignored his son who was now a ball of light and said, "That fellow was too harsh. He has a lot of sunmoon profound yellow liquid and heavenearth profound light, right? Did he offer some to my son? Look at how pitiful he is..."
Xia Huyou had a strong urge to roll his eyes as he replied, "Nope. In fact, he's even thinking of asking to be paid for the job."
"Damn him!" Marquis Xia scolded and said, "If we don't kill Profound Nine, the Xia Family will lose all face. Kill more cultists in the city. We can even send the Martial Dragon Guard out and wipe out a few cult strongholds. Flood the Myriad Race Pit. Also, take this chance to investigate all those myriad race experts hiding in the academy. If they resist, kill them!"
"Sure."
"Also..." Marquis Xia paused slightly and continued, "Contact him and get some heavenly source qi from him. I need as much as he can provide. That guy has a terrifyingly large amount of heavenly source qi. Someone sold a large amount of heavenly source qi when Grandstar City was sealed. That guy must be the seller. Get as much as you can from him."
"He definitely won't provide anything for free. Second Granduncle, we're running out of funds." Newest update provıded by novｅlfire.net
"What nonsense." Marquis Xia rolled his eyes and said, "How are we running out of funds? Great Xia has plenty of property. The Xia Trade Company is worth billions of merit points. Sell him thirty percent of our shares and we can get hundreds of millions. We will have plenty of money to spend."
"..."
Clearly, Marquis Xia was trying to get some money for free.
Xia Huyou was left speechless.
Noticing Xia Huyou's gaze, Marquis Xia coughed awkwardly and said, "It's fine. Just do it. If that doesn't work, we have other stuff to sell. We can even sell him our grottos. Issue him a receipt. He can claim it in a few months. We can even stamp the seal of Great Xia King on the receipt."
"..."
Xia Huyou decided to ignore Marquis Xia. He looked at the ball of light, coughed, and asked, "Uhm...Uncle..."
"We won't rebuild his body anytime soon. It's much easier to take a ball of light away than to take a grown adult away."
Marquis Xia paused slightly and asked, "Where do you think we should send your uncle?"
Xia Huyou thought about it and answered with some hesitation, "A minor realm?"
"That's not safe enough."
Marquis Xia shook his head. After a short silence, he said, "If we have no choice, just send him to an ancient city. He can become a resident."
"This..." Xia Huyou said, "No, I don't think this is a good idea. Not everyone is like that guy. Not everyone can be fine after becoming a resident. This definitely won't work. Why don't...we send him to Great Ming? It's more peaceful over there."
"True." Marquis Xia nodded, "We'll do this for now, then. Sigh."
After a sigh, he continued, "This time, we will pull back all our people. But Profound Nine can't die so fast. After his death, we won't have a good excuse to keep our people in Great Xia anymore. It doesn't matter if this is embarassing. We'll drag this out for a few months. Get that guy to provide us with the information of some pavilion members. Even better if he can point us to some members with reasonably high status. Even if we don't kill him, we need to kill some other members to establish our dominance, right?"
"He might charge us for this service..."
Marquis Xia scolded, "Money? Again? That guy is already so rich! Why is he still thinking about money all the time? Does he want me to sell his information and reveal to the world that he's Profound Nine instead?"
"..."
Once again, Xia Huyou was rendered speechless. His second granduncle sure was shameless.
"Fine. I'll talk to him about this."
After a slight hesitation, he asked, "Second Granduncle, how...is that guy growing so fast? He punched Uncle to death with only one hit...cough, I mean he injured Uncle with one hit. Does he really have a ruin?"
"Ask him yourself. How am I supposed to know?"
"Fine." Xia Huyou nodded. His tone turned helpless as he said, "That guy sure is good at stirring shit. I only told him to attempt an assassination. But he actually did it in broad daylight. That was too excessive! My pitiful uncle!"
Marquis Xia glared at Xia Huyou. So this little shit knew how pitiful his uncle was, after all?
Marquis Xia rubbed the ball of light and lamented the fate of his pitiful son. Sigh. What did his son do to deserve the fate of being punched into a ball? His son should remember this well and cultivate well in the future. One should not be complacent just because one had a strong family.
Chapter 1138: I Have A Backer (3)
Wentan Research Center.
Su Yu had an innocent expression as he said, "That was not my fault. The Xia Family told me to do it. Xia Huyou told me to do it. He sure is cold. I'm only a tool in his hand. He's so cold."
"..."
Both Hong Tan and Bai Feng were glaring at him. After a while, Hong Tan said, "Are you not afraid that this is Xia Huyou's scheme to scramble for power? How can you be so reckless?"
"If that's the case, who do you think Marquis Xia and Great Xia King will trust? You or a family member? You're too trusting. How can you accept a mission like this so easily? If the whole thing is a scheme by Xia Huyou, you're finished."
Su Yu shrugged, "To speak the truth, I'm closer to Xia Huyou. If this is really a scheme, so be it. I'll treat it as repaying the favor he did me back then. If he decides to betray me...I'm no pushover either. Furthermore, I'm also backed by the big boss of our academy. Things will be fine...I think. Right?"
This was actually Su Yu's way of asking the question in a roundabout way. Alas, no reply came. He wondered if that guy was still spying on them.
Hong Tan thought about it and said, "I'm only telling you to be careful. That's not necessarily the case. Marquis Xia is already back yet he's not here for you. It should be fine. But kid, remember to be more careful in the future."
Hong Tan decided to still warn the kid.
Su Yu was too young and too loyal to his friends. He had actually attacked Xia Xinyi just because Xia Huyou told him to do so. When Hong Tan heard of this, he had been greatly shaken. What if the kid killed Xia Xinyi accidentally? How would they explain this?
Yes, Xia Huyou had told Su Yu to leave a damaged sea of willpower behind. But could Su Yu guarantee that there wouldn't be a slip of hand? You never knew, right? If he really ended up killing Xia Xinyi, would Marquis Xia let this slide?
This task was simply too risky to be worth doing. Yes, they were supposed to stir trouble. But this trouble was a tad too big to stir.
Bai Feng said, "Can't you calm down for a bit? Also, why did you attack Yuan Qingdong not long ago?" Dıscover more novels at novel~fire~net
"Principal Wan told me to do that."
"..."
The two were once again rendered speechless. So it turned out that everyone was using this kid as a professional hitman?
Hong Tan was furious, "Stop listening to them! They're all using you like a hired thug!"
But speaking off, this hired thug sure was dependable.
Even Hong Tan was tempted to put this hired thug to some use as well.
Why was this kid so obedient when others told him to do something? And somehow, he was always able to get the job done. Since the kid was so good at working, shouldn't he work for his grandteacher as well?
Su Yu said, "Uhm, Teacher, Grandteacher, I have something to do. I need to attend a meeting with the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. An enforcer elder guy wants to talk. Those department and chamber heads might join the meeting as well. You guys chat. Bye..."
And thus, he left to attend a meeting.
Bai Feng and Hong Tan looked at each other speechlessly. With a helpless tone, Bai Feng said, "I'm returning to seclusion. I'm very near the Cloudbreach Realm. I was already on the verge of breakthrough before I was interrupted."
He felt very helpless.
He had left seclusion because he thought Profound Nine had really killed Xia Xinyi. But the damn kid was perfectly fine. He shouldn't have left seclusion, after all. And just listen to what the little shit was saying.
He had to attend a meeting. There might be Invincibles in the meeting. What the fuck was that?
His student was on the way to attend a meeting with Invincibles while he, as the teacher, was still working hard to breakthrough into the Cloudbreach Realm. His student's alternate identity was already known throughout the Myriad Realms. His student's real name was also known throughout the Myriad Realms. Even the previous identity, Cui Lang, was already known to everyone...
All three identities of his student had become superstars. Meanwhile, his real identity was still completely unknown.
Bai Feng felt very helpless. Hong Tan was feeling the same.
Whatever. They decided to return to seclusion.
So be it.
There was nothing they could do about that kid anymore.
***
Meanwhile, Su Yu was indeed in a meeting.
Everyone was waiting for him in a shared communication channel.
"Profound Nine, are you there?"
"Profound Nine, I'm the eighth elder of the Enforcement Unit..."
Enforcement Unit?
That was not a unit Su Yu was familiar with. But he still knew a little about it. This was an internal unit, and it could be considered the direct superior of the enforcers from the four departments. It housed a decent number of experts. All of them were rumored to be Pseudo Invincibles.
When Su Yu checked the conversation history, he noted that they were basically asking about him.
After thinking about it, he replied, "I'm still alive. Is Yellow Nine here? I need to verify his identity. Yellow Nine, why are you still alive? Why did Hu Dehao appear during our operation with Enforcer Rainbow One? Hu Dehao would normally remain in the capital. And the capital is a few hours away from the location of our operation. Somehow, he was able to arrive instantly. He must have been waiting for us nearby!"
"They were probably aware of our operation from the very beginning. Everyone else is dead. The two of us are the sole survivors. Yellow Nine, I need an explanation from you."
"..."
Su Yu had finally appeared!
Or to be precise, Profound Nine had finally appeared!
Those in the channel felt so touched to finally receive a reply from him. They were also impressed. This fellow was actually still alive.
Yellow Nine replied, "Profound Nine, I know nothing. I was only following my orders. I survived because of my luck. But I do want to ask you something. Where are you? After killing Xia Xinyi, you're able to remain hidden. Perhaps you have a different identity? Are you a human?"
"Human? Hehe, Yellow Nine, why are you accusing me of something you did? I don't need to prove anything. I'm from the fiery eye race. My racial ability is enough to prove everything. Yellow Nine, if you're not a human, demonstrate your racial ability. That will be the best method to prove your identity. I don't care which race you came from, but if you're a human...hmph!"
After a short silence, Yellow Nine replied, "Ability blood essence. The ability blood essence created by the humans can be used to reproduce racial abilities..."
"Fool. You were right beside me when I used my racial ability. Tell me. Did you see me using something like that? Stop pretending, Yellow Nine. Also, don't even think of lying. I also used my racial ability against the elder who was there to save me that day. That elder can prove that I did it without using any blood essence."
After a short silence, someone codenamed Second Heaven replied, "I can serve as the witness that Profound Nine did not use any blood essence when he used the racial ability."
"..."
At this point, Yellow Nine was starting to feel helpless.
What should he do now? It seemed like there was no way for him to avoid being labeled a traitor anymore. But...he was not a traitor! He felt very wronged.
Was Profound Nine the traitor? That seemed unlikely. Yes, the two of them were the only survivors. But Profound Nine was a lunatic who had killed even Xia Xinyi. With that, nobody would believe that he was a human anymore.
"Xia Xinyi...Xia Xinyi...that might be a fake Xia Xinyi! That was an act you arranged with Great Xia!"
"Don't bother." Su Yu instantly replied, "You all know very well if that's Xia Xinyi. Am I important enough that the Xia Family is willing to suffer such a loss of prestige just to lie for me? They must all be idiots to kill their direct descendant just for someone like me."
Finally, someone else joined the conversation. First Profound said, "There is no issue with Profound Nine's identity. Don't forget that he's an ancient city resident. His main goal here is to break free from his status as an ancient city resident—"
Yellow Nine hurriedly interrupted, "Yes! You're an ancient city resident! You're a resident of Grandstar City! You might be Su Yu in disguise!"
Holy shit!
Su Yu cursed inwardly. This guy was too good at linking the dots.
Naturally, he countered, "If you wish you believe that, so be it. Yes. Su Yu is the mayor. A mayor who has left his ancient city. Hehehe. Do you think that's even possible? If that's possible, the other ancient city mayors would have left their cities long ago."
"Su Yu is different! He was fine even after sealing the city for so many days! You must be Su Yu!"
Su Yu cursed inwardly again and said, "Whatever. It doesn't matter what you say. We all know the truth."
The enforcer elder interrupted, "Both of you are suspicious. Yellow Nine, report to us immediately. We will give you a location. When you're there, we'll send someone over. Profound Nine, we'll send some people to Grandstar City. Anything is possible. You might really be Su Yu."
Su Yu cursed inwardly.
Yellow Nine!
He decided to remember this!
Naturally, he showed zero fear as he replied, "Sure. Go ahead. Prove my innocence for me. Hehehe. I wonder what Yellow Nine is planning for making up such a story. In fact, I suspect even his direct superior. Hmph. Let's see how all of you will compensate me after my innocence is proven."
After leaving those words behind, he left the channel. Then, his expression changed as he cursed again. That damn Yellow Nine was too imaginative. And now, they were going to investigate him. The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion would send some people to Grandstar City. And what would they do there?
They would probably try scolding him outside the mayor's residence. And Su Yu was not known to be someone who would tolerate that.
This was troublesome. He had to ask for help.
Wan Tiansheng, Zhu Tiandao, Xia Huyou...
He could ask for the assistance of these people. He had to send a fake Su Yu to Grandstar City before the people from the pavilion arrived.
"More importantly, that person needs to enter the mayor's residence. But who's capable of that?"
Su Yu felt a headache coming. Would his big brother allow a fake mayor entry?
Whatever. He had to try it. Otherwise, he might end up losing his identity as Profound Nine. All his hard work up until now would be wasted.
First Profound would also be in trouble. He suspected that First Profound was either a human spy or someone from a minor race friendly to the human race. Or perhaps he was only doing this to enjoy the show. But that was unlikely since things were getting way too risky for a mere bystander to tolerate. He did not want to get First Profound killed either.
Desperate, Su Yu started sending messages to Old Wan, Old Zhu, and Xia Huyou, begging for help. The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was quite efficient. They might take action before long. He had to send someone into the ancient city before then.
***
Wan Tiansheng was left very speechless.
Yellow Nine...he had to admit that Yellow Nine had indeed created a big trouble for Su Yu.
Furthermore, the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was indeed worthy of being an information broker. It was very sensitive and careful. Even when they did not think that it was true, they still decided to verify the information before reaching a conclusion.
After all, if Profound Nine was really Su Yu, he would be extremely dangerous for the pavilion. Not long ago, he had caused the deaths of two middle-stage Sunmoons. With his current fame, it probably wouldn't be long before he became an elder. At the time, he would be able to cause even more deaths among the pavilion members.
"Ancient city..."
Didn't Su Yu claim that he was very close to the stone statue? In that case, there might be a solution to this. But Su Yu better be telling the truth for this to work.
Suddenly, Su Yu's vision blurred as he found himself in the Heart Cultivating Pavilion again.
After shooting him a glance, Wan Tiansheng said, "Are you really close with the stone statue?"
"Of course."
"Fine. I'll rewind time and discuss this with the stone statue. Getting someone else to replace you won't be as reliable. It's much easier for the stone statue to solve this issue. With his strength, he can seal or unseal the city as he pleases. And he can naturally kill someone provoking the mayor without breaking a sweat. As long as we can convince the stone statue, this will no longer be an issue."
Su Yu blanked out slightly and asked, "Rewinding time can only be used to inspect someone's memories, right? So you can actually communicate with the people you see in the past as well?"
"Of course."
Su Yu was surprised to hear that. Was it really so impressive?
He recalled what he heard from the death sovereign and asked, "But if you've never been there, can you rewind yourself back there?"
"Yes."
Wan Tiansheng nodded. Inwardly, he was saying that he had been there as well. The kid was simply unaware of it.
"Stop wasting time. I'll take you to the River of Time again. We'll go there together and you'll talk to the stone statue yourself."
Su Yu blinked doubtfully. Would this really work? This felt too unreliable.
"It will be fine. It hasn't even been long since you're back. We only need to return to half a month ago. That won't be too difficult. But you better be telling the truth. This will only work if the stone statue is really close to you. Otherwise...this might land me in big trouble."
Rewinding time to converse with an ancient Invincible would be very dangerous if the Invincible in question harbored malice toward him.
Such ancient existences were extremely powerful. If the stone statue decided to smash the River of Time apart, that would be greatly troublesome. And since Su Yu would be traveling with him, Su Yu would die. There was no chance Su Yu would survive something like that.
Su Yu gave it some thought and nodded. Yes. He was quite tight with Big Brother Stone Statue. After all, the stone statue had promised to beat some Invincibles to death for him. In that case, they could be considered close, right?
Definitely! They were very close! Next, a massive river appeared. Before long, Su Yu found himself traveling through the river with Wan Tiansheng again. He was feeling quite doubtful since the two of them had different memories. Could he reach the ancient city through Old Wan's memories?
He couldn't understand this. Thus, he decided to stop worrying about it. He still knew too little, after all. Since Old Wan claimed that it would work, he decided to trust Old Wan.
A short while later.
Inside the ancient city, the stone statue opened his eyes.
A river only visible to him had appeared outside the city. Two individuals stepped out of it. One of them was Su Yu, someone he knew. The other person...was a familiar face.
Su Yu had a surprised expression to see this working. When he saw the stone statue, he hurriedly said, "Lord, I'm in trouble! Some people will be here soon to check if I'm around. Can you deal with them for me? Otherwise, I might die! You will lose your most reliable subordinate!"
He wasn't sure if the stone statue could hear him. But soon, the stone statue spoke.
With some hesitation, the stone statue replied in a detached manner, "It's no big deal. This person beside you..."
He stopped and sent a voice transmission to only Wan Tiansheng, "You're very unique. But someone like you...is without a future."
Wan Tiansheng merely smiled and nodded without saying anything. Seeing that reaction, the stone statue said nothing else and shut his eyes again. Inwardly, he was wondering about the actual strength of this individual.
After all, he was already capable of opening the River of Time to such a level.
Chapter 1139: What Big Brother Stone Statue Can Do (1)
Su Yu wasn't aware of the conversation between the stone statue and Wan Tiansheng. At the moment, he was busy feeling smug.
He looked at Wan Tiansheng with a smug expression. Just look at this! He was indeed tight with his big brother! It was no big deal. He was just that important. Look at how quickly the stone statue had agreed to help.
Wan Tiansheng had nothing else to say. Since the stone statue had agreed, he had no reason to remain. He grabbed Su Yu, entered the River of Time, and started returning to reality.
Behind him, the stone statue's indistinct voice rang out again, "Not having a future does not equate to not having hope. Young Friend, as long as the present remains, the future might not be all that important."
"Thank you for the guidance, Senior."
Wan Tiansheng gave the stone statue a slight bow to express his gratitude. Su Yu was completely unaware of this exchange.
With a smile, Wan Tiansheng vanished into the distance with Su Yu.
"Sigh."
Only a sigh was left ringing about in the River of Time.
***
A short while later, the two returned to reality.
At the same time, the stone statue opened his eyes in the ancient city. Some additional memories had appeared in his mind. He stared at the sky and sank into thought.
So he had agreed to do Su Yu this favor?
Favor?
Trouble?
Solving the trouble?
Understood!
Naturally, he would only act within the bounds of the ancient laws. For example, if someone challenged them or created trouble, he could act on behalf of the mayor. As far as the stone statue was concerned, the best method to solve a problem was to eliminate the problem.
The stone statue thought about a lot of things. So everyone needed to believe that Su Yu was still in the city, right? The stone statue then looked outside the city. His gaze seemed to pierce far away, as though he could see through time itself to see what was going to happen soon and the identity of the troublemaker.
Then, the stone statue started waiting.
The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was quite efficient.
The moment the enforcer elder requested to have Profound Nine's identity verified, the headquarters moved impatiently. Some believed that Profound Nine couldn't be Su Yu, but they couldn't be too safe.
Profound Nine was strong, courageous, and capable. He might be crazy, but that was also precisely what the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion needed. Profound Nine stood a chance at being an elder or ascending to an even higher position. Thus, it was important to determine if his identity was problematic.
Before long, a faceless elder and several pavilion members arrived outside the city.
The elder looked at one of the black masks and said, "Go and try. If Su Yu does not show himself or give any reply, leave the city."
"Yes!"
The black mask entered the city. After a short while, he reached the mayor's residence.
Standing outside the mayor's residence, the black mask suppressed his nervousness and shouted, "Mayor Su Yu, the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion has an important matter to discuss with you. Please grant us a meeting."
"Mayor Su, if you're hearing this, please see us."
The experts in the city heard the commotion and left their buildings to watch. Most of them were watching indifferently. That was especially true for the Sunmoons who had recently converted into residents. They watched coldly, wondering what business the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was speaking of.
After a while, the black mask grew more and more nervous when he saw that there was no reply.
He hesitated slightly and shouted again, "Mayor Su, your father is in our hands. If you refuse to—"
"Audacious! How dare you provoke me?"
With a roar, the entire city shook. A dark beam of light shot out of the mayor's residence, blasting the black mask into pieces. At the same time, an indistinct figure shot out of the city and threw a punch.
Boom!
A spatial crack appeared where the faceless elder stood previously. That single punch had killed everyone except the faceless elder. Even the faceless elder had fallen into the Sea of Stars while coughing blood.
Then, a furious roar resounded in the area, "Heavenly Hunt Pavilion, how audacious of you to challenge me. Ancient stone statue, I beseech you to lend me a hand. Stone statues of the thirty-six holy cities, please assist me!"
Right after those words were said, a stone statue appeared in the sky. A punch was thrown.
Rumble!
Under the shocked gazes of countless residents, space shattered as the punch shot out of the city. The faceless elder panicked, but before he could do anything, his body was blasted apart. Not even his sea of willpower survived.
A moon fell from the sky.
Then, the sound of a door slamming shut rang out from the mayor's residence. Countless people were shocked, stunned, and alarmed. What the fuck? What was it this time?
Also, had the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion gone mad? Did they have too much free time on their hands? Why did they provoke Su Yu for no reason?
Just like that, a late-stage Sunmoon had perished.
And that was not all. The air above the city shook as the projections of one stone statue after another appeared. All thirty-five of them looked at the stone statue in the city.
After thinking about it, Grandstar sent them a voice transmission, "My mayor asked for my help. This was a mayor I picked myself. Bullying the mayor is the same as bullying me."
The other stone statues stared at him with stupefaction.
Among them, Heavendoom was the most stupefied one. Even though he was only here as a projection, he was still able to rewind time to see the truth. When he was done, he exclaimed, "You...summoned all of us...for a mayor whose generation none of us can even remember?"
Holy shit!
Was Grandstar sick?
Was he crazy?
Had his brain been corroded by death qi?
Grandstar ignored him and said, "Let's each throw a punch and shatter space apart to pinpoint the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion's headquarters. We'll blast them up."
"..."
All the stone statues were stunned to hear that.
Grandstar said, "There is no need to track anything else. The Heavenly Hunt Index is most definitely in their headquarters. Everyone, please assist me."
They couldn't track the headquarters, but they could track the Heavenly Hunt Index. After all, they knew the aura and the appearance of that thing. The other stone statues remained stunned. Without even waiting for their reply, Grandstar threw a punch at the sky.
With the same stunned expressions, the thirty-five stone statues threw their punches as well. After throwing their punches, they all vanished. Grandstar had gone mad. They did not feel like staying any longer. This was not how the holy oath was meant to be used. That guy must have gone crazy.
The stone statue had left as quickly as they had arrived. Moments later, a deafening explosion rang out. Across the Allheaven Battlefield, countless people saw the sky splitting apart. The opening revealed countless shining stars.
And amid the shining stars, floating in the boundless void was a massive palace.
Thirty-six punches descended upon that palace.
At the same time, the furious roar of the stone statue rang out, "How impudent of you to challenge the holy cities. Receive your punishment."
Boom!
Six Invincibles flew out of the ancient palace. All of them attacked.
Countless explosions erupted.
Six Invincibles had been forced to personally handle the thirty-six punches launched from afar.
Countless people were alarmed.
The deafening explosions only lasted for a split second before silence returned.
The six Invincibles were akin to radiant suns, but their radiance had dimmed considerably. One of them roared in fury, "Thirty-six holy cities! You..."
Just what was going on?
What happened?
Holy shit!
Their headquarters had actually been attacked by the thirty-six stone statues. But that was the last of their worries. The six Invincibles instantly paled as they hurriedly pushed the massive palace and vanished amid the boundless void.
Run!
Damn it! They were in big trouble.
The biggest reason why the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was so enigmatic was their unknown whereabouts. But the thirty-six stone statues had revealed their location to the world. What else could they do but flee? Were they supposed to stay idle and wait for death? Running was the right thing to do.
The Invincibles fled madly with the palace. At the same time, numerous Rivers of Time appeared all over the Allheaven Battlefield as the various Invincibles started rushing toward the boundless space.
Great Qin King and Great Xia King were among them.
The divines, devils immortals, dragons, nethers, celestial chasms, and many others did the same. In the blink of an eye, over twenty powerful Invincibles tore space apart. Some traversed the void and some traversed the River of Time. All of them arrived moments later.
Nobody said anything. Instead, they started scanning their surroundings in search for the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. Numerous radiant dots of light appeared in the boundless void.
Most of the time, the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was able to operate with impunity not because nobody could do anything to them. In fact, a lot of people found them annoying. Unfortunately, their whereabouts were unknown. Thus, the various Invincibles were unable to do anything toward them.
But today, those fools had somehow provoked the ancient stone statues. As a result, their headquarters were exposed before everyone. This was the perfect opportunity to eliminate them once and for all.
The Invincibles started searching the area. But soon, disappointment hit them. The pavilion was very fast at running. They were unable to find anything.
But on the bright side, they now knew that the pavilion had always hidden itself amid the boundless void. And they were finally sure that the pavilion was an organization with multiple Invincibles.
Six of them had appeared this time. That was probably all the Invincibles that were staying in their headquarters.
Most people guessed that the pavilion had eight Invincibles in total. Two spire masters, two chamber masters, and four department heads. The other two were probably away from the headquarters, leaving only six behind. And not long after, everyone found out why the stone statues had attacked.
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Once again, Su Yu's name resounded all over the Myriad Realms.
As of that moment, he became the sole center of attention.
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Su Yu, the first ancient city mayor in history the stone statues had fought for. The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion had gone mad and provoked him by kidnapping his father. In his fury, he requested the assistance of a stone statue. Grandstar appeared and blasted a late-stage Sunmoon from the pavilion apart.
Then, all the other stone statues made an appearance and attacked the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion's headquarters. After that, Su Yu even announced that he would not stop his attack against the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion unless his father was released.