Chapter 88 - 88

Chapter 1344: Life Death Fruit (2)

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Suddenly, Dao King coughed, assaulting everyone's minds with his cough. Next, Moge's voice rang out, breaking everyone's concentration, "Mayor Su, are you fine?"

They were doing this deliberately.

After blanking out slightly, Su Yu looked up at them and smiled, "I'm fine. I formed a natural character. How odd. How did I form a character out of nowhere? This is truly odd." Content orıginally comes from novèlfire.net

"..."

Everyone suspected that he was trying to infuriate them to death.

Meanwhile, Great Zhou King was staring at Su Yu solemnly. After a long while, he opened his mouth, "Su Yu, you will be a saint..."

Su Yu laughed in amusement. When he noticed that everyone was still staring at him, he said, "Everyone, don't take this seriously. Great Zhou King is trying to get me killed. It's pointless to envy me. Characters aren't that important. I can form them easily. In fact, I have so many natural characters I don't care about them anymore."

Inwardly, he had an odd feeling. The radiance was not a human character either. Like the culture character, it came in the true form of all characters, the so-called willpower language.

Together, the two characters meant civilization.

In truth, the two characters could be both significant and insignificant. Separate, each character wouldn't be anything too special. But together, they became civilization. And there was a massive weight attached to that character.

How weird. He had only been thinking of making a memoir of the myriad races. Why did such a character form because of that? How odd.

He wasn't even done digesting all his new comprehensions. As for the fact that this had happened so publicly, there was nothing he could do about it. What could he do if he was too excessively genius? It wasn't like he was deliberately comprehending new things in front of all these people.

He was unbothered by the attempts of Dao King and the others to interrupt him. Unless they attacked him directly, he would be fine.

Once again, he looked at the golden crow and said, "Senior Golden Crow, may I take a picture of you? I believe I have you to thank for my newly comprehended character. Your accumulation in the path of dao is too deep. Just by being in the presence of your great self, I was able to form a new character. To thank you, I'll accept only two sevenstar purple orchids for the second slot you buy. What do you think, Senior?"

The golden crow was still stunned. Was this really possible? He knew that some races had unique abilities that could harm others in unimaginable ways. But as an Invincible, a mere picture shouldn't be able to harm him.

He found no harm in agreeing.

Soon, he answered, "Sure. But if you think you can curse me to death with a picture, you should stop dreaming now."

Su Yu laughed, "Not at all, Senior. How can Invincibles die so easily? If Invincibles can die so easily, the celestial chasm race would have conquered the myriad races long ago. They are the best at cursing yet I'm still well and alive here."

That was true. The golden crow said nothing else.

Su Yu did not hesitate to take a recording talisman out and took a picture of the golden crow. As he did so, he was thinking of something else. A certain possibility was dawning upon him. Perhaps he had not explored the golden book fully. After all, when the thought of producing a myriad race memoir in his mind, the golden book had trembled several times.

"Could it be..."

A vague idea started taking form in his mind.

Suddenly, his gaze landed on Lan Tian. The idea became clearer and clearer. Myriad race memoir...golden book...blood essence absorption...cultivation inheritance...the dao of myriad races...

Noticing that Su Yu was deep in thought, the golden crow reminded him, "Su Yu, time to complete the deal."

Since he had allowed Su Yu to take a picture of him, Su Yu should stop wasting time and complete the transaction.

Su Yu nodded. He did not have the time to learn more about his newly formed character. But he was in no rush. The character would always be around for him to study.

He accepted two sevenstar purple orchids for a slot as promised.

And he ate both on the spot.

Before long, his two remaining third-tier characters advanced to the fourth tier. The radiance character was too new so it was still stuck at the second tier. Most of the time, natural characters would reach the second tier right after formation.

Since he still had a lot of apertures to open, he did not mind buying more willpower treasures. With another token in hand, he said, "I'm still accepting willpower treasures for my slots."

With the golden crow as an example, the other races started searching their belongings for suitable treasures. Su Yu's price was actually quite reasonable. It was still acceptable for them.

Before long, an ancient race bought a slot with some treasures as well. Characters were not something one would carry around everywhere. Thus, it was understandable that nobody could produce the characters he wanted on such short notice.

As usual, Su Yu ate the treasures he received on the spot. Naturally, he would have the three stone statues check the treasures for him before he ate as a precaution against poison.

He continued requesting his buyers to have their pictures taken. Some would agree while some would refuse. He wasn't too bothered by the rejections. As far as he was concerned, he would have their pictures sooner or later. Perhaps the next time he saw them, he would be taking the pictures of their corpses instead.

***

"Just what exactly is Su Yu doing?"

A human asked softly. Right after he spoke, a bunch of people stared at him. Why was he mentioning Su Yu's name directly? Was he not afraid of a beating by Su Yu?

Xia Huyou rolled his eyes and answered, "Isn't it obvious? By eating them on the spot, he's telling everyone that he's not keeping anything on him. They shouldn't bother robbing him as he won't have anything on him anyway. At the same time, he can also check whether these treasures are effective before the buyers can flee."

At this point, Su Yu had eaten so many treasures that willpower was leaking out of his mouth. Even the Sunmoon characters he received were crushed on the spot. It was clear he did not intend to keep any of these treasures on him. As far as he was concerned, having too many treasures on his person would make him a tempting target for many.

Thus, he decided to demonstrate just how wasteful he was for everyone here. They should now understand the reason for him to be so strong, right? Before long, he had sold six slots. At this point, all his characters, including the newly formed radiance character, had become fourth-tier characters. This alone placed him ahead of many willpower cultivators.

As for apertures, he had reached a point where it was extremely difficult to open more. However, thanks to his luxurious feast, he was able to open more than ten new apertures. He was probably the only person in existence who would cultivate in this manner.

"What a wastrel!"

Previously, Bai Feng was the only one saying this. Now, even Hong Tan and Liu Wenyan were saying the same. In fact, even the Invincibles were thinking the same even if they weren't speaking it out loud.

Was he so wasteful because he didn't have to worry about supporting anyone? He had eaten all those treasures just to improve his willpower and characters? If he wasn't a wastrel, who could be called a wastrel?

Noticing that Su Yu was not about to stop selling, a dragon king said, "Su Yu, stop selling them separately. The dragon race wishes to buy a hundred slots for one carrier treasure. What do you think?"

Su Yu laughed, "What? Why do I even want a carrier treasure?"

With a casual wave of his hand, two carrier treasures appeared. One of them was the reverse scale of an ancient Dragon Pseudo Emperor. He said, "I have enough to cultivate both my future and past bodies. And I don't even know if I can even reach that far. These two are more than enough for me. Why do I need more?"

The masses were more and more certain that he was trying to infuriate them to death. He continued, "I think I should be the one selling carrier treasures instead."

Qin Zhen hurriedly said, "Su Yu, if you're really selling, the human race is—"

"No thanks. You guys are too poor."

Su Yu didn't even give him the chance to finish. "Prefect Qin, it's not that I'm prejudiced against the humans. But you guys are too poor. You can't afford my prices. When I decide to sell, everyone will be welcome to bid for them. It's pointless for me to keep them. It's not like I can take them to the afterlife. I only care about things that can increase my strength immediately. Nothing else matters."

He sounded carefree, but for some reason, an unspeakable sense of grief could also be heard in his words. He would die soon. He might not even live long enough to reach the ninth-stage Sunmoon Realm. What was the point of keeping these carrier treasures?

The dragon king's eyes flickered as he recognized the origin of the reverse scale. He had planned to purchase the slots with a carrier treasure. Unfortunately, Su Yu did not care for carrier treasures. This would complicate things.

Su Yu said, "Alright. I'm not working on my willpower anymore. Now, I need blood essence. I only accept the blood essence at the seventh-tage Sunmoon and above. I need to produce more ability blood essence so I can't accept weak blood essence. I'm open for negotiation if you have the blood essence I need. I'll assume this won't be an issue. Blood essence is something you can get just by killing.

"If you don't have any blood essence on you, it's fine. The Clearbright Bird Realm is right here. Just go in and kill a few seventh-stage Sunmoons. I'll be selling a slot for thirty drops of seventh-stage Sunmoon blood essence. You only need to kill three for a slot. You can also buy a slot for ten drops of eighth-stage Sunmoon blood essence. If you have ninth-stage Sunmoon blood essence, I'll take five drops for a slot. You can get two slots per kill. Think about it."

"..."

The expressions of the surrounding Invincibles turned odd. Strictly speaking, this was actually quite a good deal. However...wouldn't it be rude of them to agree so openly? After all, everyone was here. Wouldn't it be rude to just eliminate a random realm so openly?

The same hou from before protested anxiously, "Mayor Su, this race is mine! What are you doing?"

What was this?

Su Yu laughed, "It's merely a suggestion. Don't worry. Everyone is watching. I doubt anyone will do something so evil under so many watchful eyes. There are so many geezers here. At their age, they are all quite rich. I doubt they're so poor that they can't even take out some Sunmoon blood essence. Not all Invincibles are saints. In their long lives, they must have killed before."

With a short pause, Su Yu said, "Don't worry. I won't verify the origin of the blood essence I receive on the spot. I won't make things awkward for anyone. Some knowledge will remain between us. Consider my offer. It's very cheap. Five drops of ninth-stage Sunmoon blood essence per slot. Kill one and you'll get two slots. Who knows? Perhaps the two additional experts you can send into the mansion will be the exact push your forces need to gain the nine-leaf skylotus inside."

Suddenly, Great Zhou King laughed and tossed a bottle out. "Ten drops of ninth-stage Sunmoon blood essence and fifty drops of eighth-stage Sunmoon blood essence for seven slots. Am I correct?"

How rich.

Immediately after, Qin Zhen hurriedly tossed a bottle out as well. "I'm buying as well. Thirty drops of seventh-stage Sunmoon blood essence and twenty drops of eighth-stage Sunmoon blood essence for three slots!"

Blood essence was something they could afford. After all, they had undergone a large battle not long ago. Additionally, they had also accumulated some blood essence over the many years of warfare. This was especially true for the blood essence harvested from stronger experts since very few people could actually use it.

With a grin, Su Yu tossed ten tokens at them. Before long, someone else bought twenty slots from him through blood essence. That left him with only a hundred slots.

Some of the minor races were very satisfied with this. Su Yu's prices were most certainly expensive, but they were still cheaper than what the minor races had expected. At the very least, he had not asked for things that were too rare.

What he asked was still something a lot of people could get. If he had asked for something like carrier treasures, it would be much harder for the minor races to afford his prices. Surprisingly, he had rejected the dragons when they had offered to buy with a carrier treasure. He was uninterested in carrier treasures.

Some of the ninth-stage Sunmoons present almost lost control of themselves at the sight of two carrier treasures. However, they were still rational enough to know that they wouldn't be able to rob Su Yu successfully.

Chapter 1345: Life Death Fruit (3)

With a hundred slots left, Su Yu smiled and said, "Of the thirty-six ancient cities, thirty-four of the cities will receive one slot each. I will keep sixteen for myself. As for the remaining fifty, I'm selling them."

He only required sixteen of them. Five would be given to the demonic beasts with him as promised. As for the remaining eleven, he would decide again what to do with them.

Everyone was overjoyed to hear that Su Yu was going to sell fifty more slots. Sure enough, it was a good thing for Su Yu to win those slots. They only needed to pay for some slots instead of fighting for them.

After thinking for a bit, Su Yu said, "I already have enough blood essence and willpower. Since there are so many seniors here, I believe some of you know some ancient human cultivation methods. It's fine even if your cultivation methods did not originate from the ancient past. I accept the cultivation methods from the first, second, and third epochs as well. If I find them suitable, I will take them all."

The expressions of some people changed drastically upon hearing that. As for the humans, Great Zhou King's eyes flickered while the rest blanked out. What was the meaning of that?

First epoch? Second epoch?

Even those from the major races were surprised. Dao King indifferently asked, "Su Yu, why do you want these cultivation methods?"

Su Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Research. I'm a cultural researcher. Don't you know that? I love deriving cultivation methods the most. Don't you know that? I have seen almost all modern human cultivation methods in existence. It's boring to research them. I need some ancient cultivation methods to make things interesting. That's not an issue, right?"

Dao King said, "The cultivation methods of the ancient humans, including those from the first few epochs, have all been destroyed. Stop dreaming."

Su Yu looked around and beamed, "Wow. You guys sure are decisive. Looks like you're really terrified of the human race. So be it. In that case, I'll be accepting treasures I can use to forge heaven weapons. Remember, I'll be forging heaven weapons. Don't bother offering me trash."

Heavenly Forge King couldn't resist asking, "You're forging heaven weapons?"

Everyone had nearly forgotten that Su Yu was also a weaponsmith. Was he really going to forge some heaven weapons?

Su Yu answered, "Not so soon. Now, I can barely forge earth weapons. I wish to forge a suitable weapon for myself. I'll need to wait. Who knows? I might die before my skills reach the level required to forge a heaven weapon. In that case, I'll bury all the treasures somewhere. A lucky soul will receive my inheritance."

"..."

Almost every word he spoke was a lie. In truth, he was asking for these resources to forge his Myriad Race Memoir. That sudden idea of his had generated new comprehensions in his mind.

He was naturally not good enough to forge a heaven weapon yet. But he could forge an embryonic form first, right? The embryonic form could be used as an earth weapon temporarily.

Suitable materials for forging heaven weapons were very rare. However, there were also too few good weaponsmiths in existence. Thus, these rare materials were mostly left in the storage of the various experts.

Before long, someone took the deal.

As Heavenly Forge King watched on, his eyes grew red with envy. He had the urge to rob Su Yu. The materials Su Yu had received were enough to forge two or even three heaven weapons.

Suddenly, Su Yu smiled and said, "Mystic Armor King, if you're willing to sell your own body for my slots, I can give you fifty slots. Are you interested?"

"..."

Far away, Mystic Armor King's face turned unsightly. He vanished into the void with a flicker. That damn bastard Su Yu was clearly scheming against him! Fifty slots would be enough to tempt some ancient race experts to act against him.

As time passed, more and more slots were sold while Su Yu's pile of treasures grew higher and higher. Even the divines and devils couldn't resist buying a few slots from him. Since the price was relatively cheap, they saw no harm in buying some from him.

At one point, Su Yu sank into thought again. He had enough weapon forging materials and blood essence. As for the cultural researcher blood essence he needed, it wasn't something he could mention so openly.

He could only hope that there was more cultural researcher blood essence among what he had received thus far. For these Invincibles, it did not matter that much if the blood essence they sold him came from cultural researchers or warriors. In fact, from the perspective of pure quality, the blood essence of warriors would be better since warriors specialized in cultivating their bodies. Thus, these Invincibles might have chosen to pay him with cultural researcher blood essence as their way of saving some money.

What else should he sell the slots for, then? He still lacked the treasures for his nine transformations, but without a suitable cultivation method, it did not matter. He would start worrying about those treasures after finding a suitable cultivation method.

As for his willpower cultivation, he might need more willpower treasures to open more apertures. Addtionally, he also needed willpower texts. But he could only use human willpower texts. It would be pointless to ask for the willpower texts of the other races.

While he was deep in thought, he received a voice transmission from Lan Tian.

"Get a life death fruit."

Su Yu looked up with surprise. What was that?

Lan Tian urged, "Just do it. You still have eighty slots left. Trade all thirty of the slots you're selling for one. You only need one. I believe someone will take the deal."

Su Yu was surprised, but he did as told. "For the remaining thirty slots, I won't be selling them separately. All thirty of them for one life death fruit."

Once again, many eyes flickered upon hearing his words.

The hou from before said, "Life death fruit...is not easy to get. Su Yu, are you preparing so early?"

Su Yu was completely confused. He had no idea what the hou was saying.

Naturally, he wouldn't let his confusion show. He smiled and asked, "Hou King, do you have one?" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ Nov3lFɪre.ɴet

The hou king shook his head, "These fruits are very rare. Maybe the devils and divines have some. The immortals...might have some as well. These fruits are too rare. Back then, He Tu had consumed one. That was how he was able to regain some of his memories so soon after death. You are clearly planning to become a second He Tu."

Su Yu's heart skipped a beat. So that fruit could recover the memories of the dead?

Dao King said, "Su Yu, if you die, you die. Why hold on to your past so stubbornly? Just live a new life as a death spirit. That's not a bad end at all. In any case, there is no guarantee that you will really rise as a death spirit."

Moge said, "These fruits are too rare. They only grow in the Celestial River of Death. How many people have the courage to enter the Death Realm? Furthermore, these fruits only grow in the extremely dangerous parts of the Death Realm. They will only grow from the bodies of Pseudo Emperor death spirits..."

Once again, Su Yu was surprised. He was also curious. How did Lan Tian learn about this fruit? He was surprisingly knowledgeable.

More importantly, was this fruit really capable of recovering the memories of death spirits?

If that was the case, it would indeed be very valuable. Recovering memories after death was not a feat that just any death spirit could accomplish. A lot of the death spirits in existence were akin to white pieces of paper. They might be sentient, and they might have some memories, but these memories were new memories they made after rising as death spirits.

So He Tu had consumed one before? No wonder he was able to regain some of his memories so soon after death.

Realizing the importance of the fruit, Su Yu became a lot more enthusiastic about it. He said, "Everyone, remember what I'm offering. Thirty slots. You might be able to gain thirty extra carrier treasures with thirty extra experts in the mansion. With thirty extra members, you might even gain the nineleaf skylotus. Even if you can't get the skylotus, you can get more divine weapons with your boosted numbers. This is definitely worth it.

"I'm only asking for a life death fruit. As a dying person, I have to make some preparations to remain hopeful, right? It's not like I can leave the Death Realm even with my memories as a death spirit. Do you remember seeing He Tu out after his death? Apart from shouting loudly from his tunnel, what had he done all these years?"

The major race experts sank into silence. Were they in possession of life death fruits? It was known that the devils had one previously. It was speculated that they had used it to help Yanmo recover his memories. They had only started their attempt at resurrecting him after that. After all, it would be pointless to resurrect someone with no prior memories.

Suddenly, someone broke the silence. An incomparably powerful devil appeared in the sky. As his long, red hair whipped about, he said, "I'll take your deal. Su Yu, I have the life death fruit you want."

"Blood Fire Devil King!"

Moge frowned. As he walked out of the void, the Blood Fire Devil King tossed a black case toward Su Yu and said, "You can show it to Grandstar and the others. They will verify if this is a life death fruit."

Su Yu looked at Grandstar, whose eyes shone brightly as he looked at the case. After a while, he nodded and sent Su Yu a voice transmission, "I thought of telling you about this fruit before, but it's too rare so I didn't. The previous Devil Pseudo Emperor had sneaked into the Death Realm for one before, but he died not long after returning. The injuries he had sustained in the Death Realm must have been too heavy to recover from. It's truly surprising that the devils have a second fruit after using one on Yanmo."

More importantly, the second fruit was in the hands of Blood Fire Devil King.

One could say that such a fruit was invaluable. After all, it was capable of preserving one's memories upon death. It was especially valuable for death spirits. In fact, Tian He and the other mayors were starting to salivate upon hearing about what the fruit could do.

As mayors, they were merely death spirits in the making. Escape from such a fate was almost impossible. Thus, such a treasure held a lot of attraction for them. After all, it was almost impossible for those below the Invincible Realm to regain their memories after rising again as death spirits.

Su Yu glanced at the Blood Fire Devil King, resisting the urge to simply run off with the fruit. But he gave up on that thought immediately. This devil did not seem like someone he should casually provoke.

This was someone who was as strong as Great Xia King or even stronger, even if he was not as strong as a Pseudo Emperor. It was rumored that he could even rival Great Qin King in strength.

Thus, Su Yu tossed thirty tokens over after only a slight hesitation. With the tokens in hand, the Blood Fire Devil King vanished with a flicker without even bothering to give anyone a glance.

Clearly, he was trying to send more of his people into the mansion as well. It was likely that he was doing this for the nine-leaf skylotus. After all, the skylotus was a treasure capable of helping him reach the Pseudo Emperor Realm.

The life death fruit might be valuable, but it was something for the dead. As a living, it was useless for him. He was better off trading it for something useful.

Beside Su Yu, Lan Tian heaved a sigh of relief and sent another voice transmission, "Keep it around. Don't be in such a rush to use it. Wan Tiansheng told me to tell you about this. He said that Ye Batian might have risen as a death spirit. He probably doesn't have his memories. This fruit might prove useful one day in the future. Of course, if you don't end up meeting Ye Batian, just use it yourself before you die."

Su Yu rolled his eyes. Was this guy cursing him to die early? So this was Old Wan's idea. Was Old Wan telling him to bring Ye Batian back? Had the fifth principal really risen as a death spirit? There was no guarantee.

After all, the fifth principal was not an ancient city resident. The likelihood of his rising again as a death spirit would be lower. But with how strong he was, it was likely that the Celestial River of Death would pull him into the Death Realm after his death.

With this, the sale of Su Yu's slots was over. With only fifty slots left, he wouldn't be as tempting a target for robbery.

As for all the treasures he had received in return for his slots, they could be both valuable and not valuable. For example, the life death fruit might be rare, but it was only useful in extremely rare circumstances.

This was not bad at all. After the little episode, the sheer number of people eyeing him for his wealth would drop considerably. At the very least, the treasures on Su Yu weren't really that attractive for Invincibles. For them, a carrier treasure was a lot more valuable than a life death fruit.

With this, the slot allocation reached an end.

After looking around, the white-haired divine king said, "We will reconvene at the Luminous Domain Mansion in one month. Nobody without a token will be allowed entry. Everyone can try their luck through the special entrance, but you will need to bear the risk of using those entrances yourselves. Su Yu, I hope to see you there."

He would prefer if Su Yu entered. That would grant them many opportunities to kill him.

Su Yu grinned and said, "Don't worry. I'll be there. I've never seen the Luminous Domain Mansion before. As for whether I'm entering...well, it depends on whether you all will target me. If you're really targeting me, I might give up."

Nobody bothered to say anything. One after another, they vanished with a flicker. Now, they only needed to wait for the opening of the mansion.

Chapter 1346: Civilization (1)

Everyone started leaving, but Great Zhou King and the other humans remained.

No, to be precise, some ancient race experts had remained as well. They had hidden in the void with the hou king while whispering to each other. They were probably planning a hunt, but it was unknown if their targets were the clearbright birds or the immortals.

Su Yu's description of the taste of the two races was clearly extremely alluring for them. They were essentially ferocious monsters. The hou king, the old golden crow, and a few others did not look like the demonic beasts you would want to provoke. Since they had sneaked away, it was likely that they were going to do something big.

Just as Su Yu was about to return to his city, Great Zhou King said, "Su Yu, please wait a moment. Can we get a short chat?"

Su Yu was surprised to hear that. The old turtle wanted to talk? What could they talk about?

The moment that thought crossed Su Yu's mind, Great Zhou King's eyes flickered and Su Yu's tribulation character pulsed. His heart skipped a beat as he cursed inwardly. Holy shit. Even at his strength, how was his thought being sensed so easily by Great Zhou King? Was Great Zhou King really so powerful?

Old turtle? ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NoveIＦire.net

Su Yu tried calling Great Zhou King the same thing again inwardly without opening his sea of willpower wide. Great Zhou King raised his brow as he looked at Su Yu with an odd gaze.

Old turtle?

Su Yu repeated himself.

Finally, Great Zhou King coughed and said, "Su Yu, why don't we have a chat? Also, why must you be so hostile toward me?"

"Not at all." Su Yu denied, "You are the number one expert of humanity. You are a secret Pseudo Emperor who is protecting humanity in secret. You are the number one benefactor of humanity. You have protected humanity for hundreds of years. I only feel gratitude toward you. Nothing else."

"..."

Great Zhou King merely stared at Su Yu silently. Behind him, Niu Baidao said, "Su Yu, don't talk drivel. The myriad races might take this seriously."

There was no need for Su Yu to say something like this. If the myriad races were to take it seriously, things might get very dangerous for Great Zhou King.

It was understandable for Su Yu to be unfriendly toward Great Zhou King. After all, the conflict between the single and multiple character factions had persisted for many years. However, Great Zhou King was still one of the three strongest humans in existence. If anything bad happened to him, humanity would suffer.

Su Yu laughed, "That was merely an attempt by me to butter him up. If the myriad races really take that seriously, then they are all fools. Is someone a Pseudo Emperor just because I say so? In that case, I'll say that Great Qin King, Great Ming King, and Great Xia King are Pseudo Emperors as well. Are those idiots going to believe it?"

"..."

What an arrogant bastard.

A lot of people were still on the island, so they could hear his words.

Su Yu was unconcerned about the others. He looked down at the others and smiled, "Take a good look. Listen carefully. I'm afraid this might be the last piece of gossip you get to hear before dying in the mansion. Why don't you consider serving me instead? I'll allow all of you to convert into death spirits."

After saying that, he flashed them a wide grin, showing everyone the same death-tainted teeth of his. He was telling them that as a dying man, he had nothing to fear. Everyone got the message. The crowd scattered without any hesitation. As far as they were concerned, he was nothing but a lunatic with nothing to lose. There was no need to provoke him. They couldn't afford the price of provoking him.

Everything Su Yu had done today had told everyone that he had gone mad. He was young and talented.

With the arrival of year 352 of the Anping calendar, Su Yu was already twenty. At such a young age, he was the number one expert of the Heaven Index, the overlord of the ancient cities, and someone so freakishly talented that everyone would be envious of him. When someone like that knew that his days were numbered, it was normal for him to go mad. Anyone else would also go mad in the same position.

How would someone like that be willing to accept such a fate? A madman like that was capable of causing unimaginable chaos at the final moments of his life. Thus, the myriad races were growing increasingly forgiving of Su Yu.

They hadn't even bothered giving him much trouble when he was selling all those slots away. He was a madman capable of troubling even Invincibles. And he was dying. What was the point of going against such a person? Any life lost against such a person would be a complete waste.

This was the main reason for the myriad races to be so tolerant of him recently. They weren't so tolerant because he was the master of the ancient cities. No matter how strong the stone statues were, they weren't strong enough to defeat an entire major realm.

If they were really that strong, the divines and devils wouldn't be the ones to dominate the Myriad Realms. Any race would have its own trump card to ensure its survival. The myriad races only feared Su Yu because he was a dying man. Someone like that was not worth the trouble.

As the masses fled hurriedly, it didn't take long before calm returned to the Red Clouds Island. Only some humans were left on the island.

Once again, Great Zhou King asked, "Can we have a chat?"

"But I'm busy..."

Finally, someone lost patience and said, "Su Yu, no matter what, you're still a human. Great Zhou King has protected humanity for over four hundred years. Millions upon millions of lives have survived because of him. He has bled for humanity again and again. You might be incredibly talented, you might also be unrivalled among your peers, but how can you treat his majesty with such disrespect?

"Where did the Su Family come from? Did the Su Family sprout from the Allheaven Battlefield? No matter what, you have enjoyed more than ten years of peace in the Human Realm. And now, you are taking out your anger on everyone because of a small number of people. How can you do this?"

The person who had spoken was a relatively young expert from Great Zhou. He furiously said, "Your disrespect toward his majesty is truly a disappointment to see. Su Yu, do you think this is an appropriate attitude to have?"

Su Yu laughed. He looked at the speaker and the others before smiling, "It is indeed inappropriate. In terms of age, he is a senior of mine. In terms of merits, his contributions to humanity are far beyond what I have achieved. In fact, I haven't contributed much to humanity at all. The eighteen years of peace I had enjoyed were all thanks to the protection of the various Invincibles. In terms of strength, I'm also nothing before Invincibles. Furthermore, I also owe Great Zhou King for some of the characters I formed. There is no reason for me to behave like this."

Finally, the anger of the Great Zhou expert subsided. But Su Yu continued with a toying expression, "However, I do have a question. Was Great Zhou King aware of the attack on the Liu Family back then? Had he been unaware, or had he simply ignored the matter despite knowing about the impending attack? That is my sole question. No, that's not all. Those dead martial uncles of mine. Was he aware of the impending attacks on them back then? Or had he simply ignored the matter?"

With the same smile on his face, Su Yu continued, "Then again, of those from the Liu Family, I'm only close to my Teacher Liu. As for my dead martial uncles, I have never even seen them before. The same goes for my senior sister's dead parents. However, I love holding grudges. If his majesty tells me that he knows nothing before those events happened, I will kowtow to him and offer him my apologies. I am too ignorant. I'm a good-for-nothing. How can I be so rude toward a hero of humanity? Your majesty, please tell me. Were you aware of all those matters back then?"

He stared at Great Zhou King, who was staring back at him. After a long while, Great Zhou King spoke, "I knew a bit."

Su Yu smiled.

The expression of the Great Zhou expert changed. He hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you—"

Great Zhou King waved his hand and said, "I did what I did. I won't hide anything. Perhaps this isn't something you like hearing, Su Yu. But for many, your line is indeed an abandoned chess piece. There is no need for me to obscure the truth."

Su Yu laughed, "Thanks for being straightforward, Great Zhou King. This is the only thing I want to know. For humanity as a whole, making us the abandoned chess piece is the correct move. By abandoning only a small number of individuals, you had gained multiple new Invincibles, the death of Fiery Sea King, a boost in the overall strength of humanity, and fifty years of peace. It is truly the correct move. However, is it not normal for the abandoned chess piece to hate you?"

Great Zhou King answered, "It is normal. You should hate us. Since we're already being honest, let us be more honest. If your line has remained without any experts of note, nobody would have cared about the sacrifice of your line. That is the truth. And there is no need for us to deny it."

Su Yu replied, "Exactly. Therefore, I hadn't bothered to say anything about the past. However, your subordinate seems unhappy about it. He believes that I have wronged you. However...have you ever expected me to prostrate myself before you in worship?"

"Su Yu!"

Not far away, Liu Wenyan chided Su Yu before bowing at Great Zhou King, "Please forgive him, Your Majesty. He is too young. Sacrifice is necessary for the prosperity of humanity as a whole. The Liu Family is honored to be the sacrifice."

Chapter 1347: Civilization (2)

Su Yu grinned, "You're right, Teacher. By sacrificing the puny Liu Family, several Zhous were able to affirm their dao. This is indeed a worthy sacrifice from the perspective of the Zhou Family. For me, sacrificing the Zhous for the dao affirmations of you, my father, and a few other people will also be a worthy sacrifice. It is normal for everyone to be selfish. There is no need to get too hung up on the matter since Great Zhou King wasn't the one who had personally killed all those people. You did what you did. So be it. But there is no reason for us, the abandoned chess pieces, to treat you lot as our benefactors, right?"

Su Yu was all smiles as he continued, "For example, if I sacrificed the Zhou Family for the dao affirmations of those around me, should I demand the descendants of Zhou Family to understand me and see me as a hero? Should I tell them to prostrate themselves before me in worship? Would that be appropriate? Nope. Yes, the people around me would protect humanity after becoming Invincibles, but I wouldn't demand the descendants of Zhou Family to worship me as a hero."

His words silenced everyone.

After a while, Great Zhou King nodded. With a smile, he said, "You're right. There is no need to beat around the bush. I did what I did. I won't hide anything. I can only say that our views differ because our positions are different. Even now, I still believe that what I did was right. What do you think, Su Yu?"

Su Yu nodded, "For many, you are right. After all, this matter had not harmed them. They would only benefit from the prosperity of humanity as a whole. However, there is no need for any sort of gratitude from the victims as well. Am I right, Your Majesty?"

"Yes." Great Zhou King nodded.

Su Yu said, "Good. As expected, you're a reasonable person. Cultured people like us are always reasonable. Only fools love preaching about virtue and morality all the time, forcing victims to be understanding toward the perpetrators of their disaster. If they refused, they were unreasonable. But this expectation in itself is unreasonable. So you only need to apologize after killing my entire family to wipe the slate clean? Is that really appropriate?"

The Great Zhou expert's face was flushed red as he said with his teeth gnashed, "But His Majesty wasn't the culprit..."

Su Yu beamed, "I know. I had never claimed that I would kill Great Zhou King or something similar, right? He is a leader of humanity. He is a ruler. He is not a commoner. When a ruler ignores a crime, who shall be held accountable? The criminals? Or the ruler? If I were to kill your entire family in Great Zhou right in front of Great Zhou King and he proceeded to ignore everything, would you still view him as a hero? If you say yes, let's put it to test. I'm more than willing to have some fun with you."

The expression of the Great Zhou expert changed repeatedly before finally settling at a somewhat bleak expression. He lowered his head and said nothing else. He didn't know what to feel anymore. Perhaps...he lacked understanding of the matter because he was not a victim.

Su Yu might not be a direct victim, but he was a student of Liu Wenyan. He was also the successor of the multiple character faction. Thus, he had the right to deny Great Zhou King his respect.

Great Zhou King did not interrupt while Su Yu was speaking.

When Su Yu was finally done speaking, Great Zhou King asked, "So can we have our chat now?"

Su Yu said, "Sure. It would be my honor."

Great Zhou King glanced at the three stone statues and asked, "Can they..."

"No."

Su Yu shook his head, "Don't worry. The three lords won't harm me before I'm dead."

Great Zhou King said nothing else. Next, Su Yu's vision blurred as his surroundings were replaced by darkness.

Standing ahead of Su Yu was Great Zhou King. With his hand clasped behind him, he stared at Su Yu for a long while. Finally, he sighed, "What a pity. If I had known that you're so talented, I would have tried to keep you in the Human Realm."

Su Yu laughed, "I might not have grown to such an extent if I had remained. My so-called talent is merely an exaggeration. Don't take it seriously. Without experiencing all these, would I have grown so much? Tell me. Do you really think that none of those so-called secret multiple character geniuses are as talented as I? But why aren't they as strong? Because they lacked experience. For them, Sunmoons and Invincibles are equal to heaven. They worship Invincibles. For me, Invincibles are killable as well."

"Invincibles are killable as well..."

After muttering to himself for a bit, Great Zhou King nodded, "Yes. Invincibles are killable as well. Invincibles are not truly invincible. In all existence, who dares to say they are truly invincible?"

He asked, "Do you think you can break free?" Check latest chapters at N()velFire.net

Su Yu smiled, "It depends on luck, but it's not hopeless. For example, I can sever my death qi connection and kill Death Sovereign Xing Yue. That might work."

Great Zhou King asked, "What if humanity is willing to kill Xing Yue for you? Would you be willing to return?"

Su Yu laughed, "You jest, Great Zhou King. Death Sovereign Xing Yue is not a regular death spirit. Killing her might trigger the appearance of a Pseudo Emperor or someone even stronger. It's not worth losing the lives of Invincibles for a mere Cloudbreach who is no longer loyal to humanity."

How odd. Was Great Zhou King being serious? Or was this merely a test? Furthermore, he wouldn't allow them to kill his beloved Xing Yue. That was his omnipotent portable charger. He would regard any attempt on Xing Yue's life as a declaration of war.

After a short silence, Great Zhou King said, "There is no need for you to view me with hostility. Or to be precise, I don't mind your hostility. It doesn't matter. I only want to ask if you could go further than Ye Batian if you were to break free? Could you reactivate the suppressive force of Human Realm?"

That had been Great Zhou King's goal for many years. He did not support any outward aggression. His sole goal was to reactivate the suppressive force of Human Realm. He had always been honest about this. He had never tried hiding this goal of his.

Great Zhou King said, "The so-called cultural researchers of the myriad races are nothing but a joke. Only the cultural researcher Invincibles of humanity can be considered true Invincibles. But this is a difficult path. An extremely difficult path. Ye Batian failed. Nan Wujiang failed. Yun Chen Failed. Wan Tiansheng failed. Even Xia Chen...failed."

He shook his head and said, "Liu Wenyan, the so-called Ye Batian number two, is extremely talented. But he is still slightly lacking. He will fail as well. Su Yu, can you do it?"

Just as Su Yu was about to speak, Great Zhou King solemnly said, "Don't give me a perfunctory answer. It's pointless. Su Yu, if you really believe you can do it, return to humanity. You will have my full support. You will have the support of many people. At the very least, more than ten Eternals will give you their full support. Until the very end!"

Su Yu's eyes flickered slightly. But soon, he shook his head, "Thank you. Perhaps I might really gain your support by saying yes. However...I don't need your support. It doesn't matter to me. I never cared for the suppressive force."

He smiled toyingly and said, "Did you not ask me about what I would do as king? Why don't you ask me what I would do as Emperor?"

Great Zhou King looked up with surprise. He asked, "What would you do as Emperor?"

Su Yu declared emotionlessly, "Kill all who resist me. Kill all who disobey me. The myriad races will worship me. I alone am supreme. Suppressive force? Is there really one in the Human Realm? Is there? Is there?"

He repeated his question thrice as his eyes turned cold. "Great Zhou King, in my opinion, you are dreaming. If I have the myriad races worshipping me as the sole supreme existence, why should I care about the suppressive force? If I fail to defeat the myriad races, humanity shall decline. If my descendants are too weak, the other humans should rise. If they can't rise, accept the fact that they are weak. Accept that they deserve extinction. Why? Because the weak are prey to the strong. This is the way of nature. Suppressive force? It is only good for suppressing yourself. It's completely pointless."

Great Zhou King stared blankly. After a long while, he muttered, "Is there a suppressive force? T-there must be one!"

Had he considered this possibility before? Yes. But he...or to be precise, the entire human race had viewed this as the final hope. He couldn't be the one to start doubting. He wouldn't allow anyone to doubt it. There must be a suppressive force! There must be a way to reactivate it!

The Human Realm would be the most secure home of humanity! It must exist!

Great Zhou King exhaled and said, "Su Yu, do you know that your words are too unpleasant to hear? Your words will only plunge humanity into the depths of despair. It won't bring anyone hope. Do you think you can give humanity the determination to fight till the end with these words? No. Under the weight of despair, unimaginable consequences might arise."

"Unimaginable consequences? What's the worst that could happen? Betrayal. So what?"

Su Yu laughed, "Perhaps some have considered this long ago. Perhaps some have started betraying humanity. You wish to give everyone hope. But are Invincibles fools? Will they believe every word you say? Will they not think of a possibility a mere Cloudbreach like me can think of? I doubt the fifth principal was the sole reason for Fiery Sea King's betrayal. Perhaps his despair had also played a big role in his choice."

Great Zhou King sighed and said, "I understand. Allow me to ask you one last question. If a day arrives when humanity needs you, will you return?"

"It depends." Su Yu replied indifferently, "If I can help, I won't mind helping. No matter what, I'm a human. But don't dream of ordering me away. Don't dream that I will sacrifice myself for the good of humanity. Don't dream of sacrificing my teachers to save humanity. Don't dream of sacrificing my father to save humanity. Self-sacrifice for the greater good? I am no saint. Perhaps I will have a different answer when I do become a saint."

Great Zhou King exhaled and nodded, "That is enough. I have no ulterior motive for asking you all these questions today. If a day comes when you wish to break free, feel free to contact me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. However, I don't think that day will arrive. Perhaps...I would rather enter the Death Realm than beg for humanity's help."

Great Zhou King's body trembled as he heard that. He looked up at Su Yu again before vanishing with a flicker. The other humans also vanished with a flicker, brought away by Great Zhou King. This included Liu Wenyan's group.

Su Yu merely smiled and turned to face the ancient city.

The stone statues reappeared around him. Empyrean Cloud asked curiously, "I believe he's earnest. If you wish to return, he can help with Xing Yue. With his support, your safety in the Human Realm will be assured. I can feel that this human is...very strong."

Grandstar solemnly said, "He is very strong. Su Yu, he might not have achieved Daofuse, but...he feels as strong as a Daofuse. I will need to fully depetrify to put up a fight against him."

That was a surprise for Su Yu. He said, "You mean..."

"Even now, we're not fully free. Even when we look de-petrified, we're not fully de-petrified. We still need to guard the tunnels. That human feels stronger than my current form."

In short, Great Zhou King was extremely strong.

Chapter 1348: Civilization (3)

Su Yu nodded, "That is understandable. For some reason, I keep having a feeling that he might not be weaker than Great Qin King. He is too crafty and patient. Even if someone kills his son, he might continue hiding his strength."

With a smile, Su Yu continued, "But I don't like him. Perhaps he is the kind of leader humanity needs. He can take humanity further. Humanity will be safer in his hands. But I don't like him. That is all. Maybe that's because I'm still young. Maybe because those I care about are the victims of his policies. But even if none of that is the case, I still won't like him. My belief is the direct opposite of his."

Grandstar smiled, "Is that so? Tell me about your belief."

"Mine?" Su Yu grinned, "I have a very simple belief. If I can win, I fight. If I can't win, I bow. If bowing doesn't work, I go crazy and try to give them a bite before I die. If I fail to even land a bite...I die. That's all."

Grandstar asked, "What about him?"

"Him?" Su Yu thought about it and said, "I don't know him too well, but I can see that he's a very patient man. If he can't win, he will bow. If bowing doesn't work, I will go crazy while he will continue bowing. Even when someone spits on his face, he will smile. He will wait until he can win before fighting. Ultimately, he might win. But the process will be terrible. I won't tolerate that, even if defeat is the price."

Grandstar said, "In my opinion, you are a lot more hot-headed. His way might be the correct way."

Su Yu shrugged, "I never said he's wrong. I merely dislike it. It doesn't matter how right he is. I simply dislike his way."

"That is a perfectly acceptable reason." Grandstar said, "But you're still young."

"I hope I won't live long enough to grow old." Su Yu said, "I only have the courage to say this because I'm still so young. When I grow old, after reality gets its chance to slap me around, I might end up even more cowardly than him. But I'm still young. Thus, I look down on his way."

Grandstar did not say anything about that. Beside Grandstar, Empyrean Cloud smiled approvingly, "That's right! Youth is good! Only youth will give you the drive to do what you need to do. A long time ago, we were young. At the time, we had grand aspirations. We wanted to flatten the Death Realm. Alas, our tenure ended up lasting forever. Our drive and passion are no more."

Wow. So the great stone statue was once a hot-headed youth as well?

While Su Yu was having an inner monologue, Empyrean Cloud said, "If there's nothing else, I'll be going back. By the way, that Heaven Department head is probably not someone from the ancient past. Rather, he might be an expert from a few epochs ago. He feels familiar, but his disguise is too deep for me to see through."

Grandstar nodded in agreement, "I have the same feeling. We might have seen him before. I am only certain that he's not one of the survivors from the ancient past. Someone like that will be a lot more obvious to us."

Su Yu nodded. This wouldn't affect him that much. In that case, was the East Spire head the antique who had survived since the ancient past? Nobody knew the answer.

The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was keeping a surprisingly low profile. Why did they settle with only forty slots when they were powerful enough to grab more? They were rich enough to buy more from Su Yu yet they had also refrained from buying any of his slots.

Were forty slots enough for them or perhaps many of their people were going to enter as the elites of the various races?

Before long, Su Yu was back to his city. As promised, he distributed his slots to the other cities. They could decide among themselves who would get to go. The demonic beasts were also given their slots. It would be up to them whether they would survive in the mansion or not. He had given all he had promised.

That left him with eleven slots.

He would keep them around and wait for an update from Liu City before doing anything with them. The humans had received only 420 slots during the allocation. Including the 10 slots purchased by Great Zhou King and Qin Zhen, they would have 430 slots to share among themselves. That wouldn't be enough for each human Invincible to receive 10 slots.

One ought to know that previously, they had picked their participants on the assumption that each Invincible would receive twenty slots.

Even if those from Liu City had participated in the competition for the slots, it did not signify that they would receive too many slots. If they lacked slots, Su Yu could provide them with some. At the very least, he needed to provide Wu Lan with one.

If Wu Lan didn't even have a slot, how was he supposed to enter disguised as her, right? Speaking of...was this idea really viable?

Su Yu sighed, lamenting his shamelessness. Why was he taking this random idea so seriously? No, no n,o. There were so many identities out there he could take. Why must he set his sights on her?

How odd.

Even disguising himself as his teacher would be better, right?

No. Su Yu thought that his teacher, Bai Feng, had his own destiny to pursue. Furthermore, Bai Feng was just as good at attracting trouble. That certainly wouldn't be a good identity to borrow.

Su Yu tossed the matter out of his mind. He returned to the mayor's residence and took some materials out. As he stared at the materials, he sank into thought.

Myriad Race Memoir.

Should he forge one?

Numerous thoughts surged in his mind. Myriad Race Memoir. Was this...his dao?

Or was this...his obsession?

Or was this the influence of the golden book?

This thought had formed a new character, allowing him to form the two characters into civilization. That was too much of a coincidence. It signified that he had comprehended something important. That was why such a character would take form.

Was Myriad Race Memoir a suitable dao for him?

The dao of civilizations?

He focused on his two characters. Culture and radiance. The two characters were still attached to each other. Of the two, the culture character had the ability to amplify the power of other characters.

What about the radiance character? What could it do?

"Radiance...a speck of light in the dark? The dawning of knowledge? The dawning of tomorrow?"

The easiest way to get an answer was to give it a test.

He dragged the two characters out, alongside the little furball who was happily snoring on them. He said nothing about that. As of late, the little fellow had lived an extremely comfortable life, to the point that he was starting to snore. The source of this content ɪs novel⦿fire.net

When Su Yu casually pushed the little furball off, the little furball looked at Su Yu with a wronged expression. But soon, he decided to forgive Su Yu and return to the sea of willpower. After climbing atop the tribulation character, he resumed his sleep.

This time, Su Yu left the little furball alone. He stared at the two characters in a trance. A certain understanding dawned on him, but it was so vague it felt as though he still know nothing.

Next, he activated his fire of inheritance. With the character active, his mind became much sharper. When he looked at the two characters again, they felt entirely different.

As his eyes flickered, he dragged the little furball out again. Ignoring the wronged expression on the little furball's face, he stuffed the two characters into the little fellow's mouth, greatly alarming the little fellow.

Fishing!

This was a very familiar scene! Yummy was fishing again!

He protested, "No! No eat! I don't wanna eat! I'm not a ball like that! Listen to my explanation, Yummy!"

"..."

"Explanation? No. More like sophistry."

Su Yu snorted and said, "I'm not telling you to eat anything. Stop talking. Keep your mouth open. You have a unique physique. Unlike the bodies of regular living beings, no character can enter your body. You might really be a living character. How bizarre."

"..."

The little furball frowned. No eating?

Just keeping them in his mouth?

What an odd fetish.

He did as told and kept the characters in his mouth. He took the chance to give them a good lick. So yummy. These two felt even more yummy than the tribulation character. Did Yummy make such a yummy character while he was sleeping earlier?

He wanted to eat them, but he was also worried that this would be Yummy's bait. This might be a scheme to get him killed. Thus, he decided to give up on that urge. As for Su Yu, he activated the characters. Suddenly, his vision blurred. He saw something...complicated.

Then, a certain voice appeared in his mind.

"Yummy must be fishing me. This ball won't fall for that."

Su Yu felt as though his willpower was no longer his. It was as though he had fused into the little furball's mind. He saw something. He saw the past. He recalled his life back in the Soul Devourer Realm. He saw the gigantic heavenly source qi tree. He saw a gigantic furball...

Suddenly, the gigantic furball gave him a curious glance. Then, the vision ended. Su Yu returned to his own body.

When he reopened his eyes again, he was met with the little furball's eyes. The little fellow asked curiously, "Yummy, I dreamed earlier. What an odd dream. I dreamed of home..."

Su Yu blanked out. Numerous thoughts emerged in his mind.

What an odd character.

He had somehow merged with the little furball and saw some things...including the past.

What was the meaning of this? Culture and radiance.

Civilization.

Was this related to civilization?

He sank into thought. Civilization. Fusion. Was the civilization character capable of showing him...the experience of being the myriad races?

Only by becoming one of them would he be able to truly understand the civilizations of the myriad races. Was that the case?

This was starting to feel similar to Lan Tian's dao. By fusing with the myriad races, he became the myriad races and walked the dao of the myriad races. Were the two really similar? Or was he misunderstanding something?

Su Yu stared blankly as he sank into deep thought.

***

At the same time, in the Soul Devourer Realm, the big furball stared at the sky blankly. After a long while, he muttered, "What a bizarre feeling."

Beside him, a slightly smaller furball asked curiously, "What's up, Husband? Are your injuries bothering you again?"

"That's not it..." Still staring at the sky, the big furball mumbled, "I felt like someone had spied on me, but that someone felt like our lad...how weird. Whatever. I'll sleep. A sleep will fix everything."

How weird.

Chapter 1349: Corpse Collector (1)

Inside the mayor's residence.

Su Yu stared at the little furball blankly.

The little furball was also staring at Su Yu, but he was trembling. Yummy must be sick. Why was Yummy behaving so weirdly?

He really wanted to go back to sleep, lick some characters, or do something else. But looking at the blankly staring Su Yu, he was worried that this was one of those times when Su Yu was going mad again. Thus, he could only remain still and keep staring into Su Yu's eyes.

"Past...fusion..."

Su Yu muttered to himself. Fusion with the myriad races. Experience their past. This was not a simple alteration of appearance or form. That was something he could already do.

But his new comprehension pointed to an entirely different concept.

This was no mere disguise. Rather, this was fusion in body and mind. For a short moment, he seemed to have fully turned into the little furball.

"Civilization."

Su Yu muttered to himself again. Was this the purpose of the civilization character, a result of the culture and radiance characters?

To truly understand a civilization, one needed to become a part of it.

Myriad Race Memoir...

A certain understanding dawned on him.

When the idea to forge a Myriad Race Memoir surfaced in his mind, this character took form. It allowed him to fully experience what it meant to be someone else. He finally understood.

"Myriad Race Memoir, remembering the myriad races, fusing the myriad races, studying the myriad races and their civilizations...such is the way of a true cultural researcher, the chronicler of civilizations."

A new term appeared in his mind. The chronicler of civilizations. Each era should have one such person. With the passing of eras, civilizations would be extinguished, and races would cease to exist.

Through the numerous wars between the myriad realms, race after race had vanished, staying in the annals of history. Some had vanished without leaving anything behind. Many a race had long been forgotten completely, all traces of their previous existence gone.

To explore civilizations. To explore the unknown. To seek civilizations. To study civilizations.

A refreshing sensation hit Su Yu, as though he had finally discovered his purpose in life.

"I...don't want to be a cultural researcher. I want to be a chronicler of civilizations. The golden book might also be a Myriad Race Memoir. It might belong to the chronicler of the previous era."

Was that the case?

That idea had emerged all of a sudden. The golden book might not be a character, after all. But he couldn't be sure of anything yet. However, he had a feeling that the creator of this book had the same intention: remembering civilizations.

There must be some records of the lost races and cultivation methods in the golden book as well.

However, their pages had merely remained inactive as Su Yu had not been able to obtain their blood essence. He was sure there were a lot more pages in the golden book. He had simply been incapable of activating them.

"But...why did the book pick me?"

He was confused. But he also understood something. He might be the successor of the chronicler of civilizations. The book was not meant for something as simple as enabling him to learn other cultivation methods. Rather, it was passing on an entire profession to him.

The profession was now known by Su Yu as the chronicler.

"Was there such a profession in the ancient past?"

While deep in thought, Su Yu stood up and entered the inner hall.

***

Inner hall.

Grandstar had just returned. But before he could get any rest, Su Yu was here again.

Liu Hong, who was standing near the door, was sent flying with a kick by Su Yu. He protested in fury, "Su Yu! You're pushing it!"

He was merely standing there. How did that earn him a kick?

Boom!

Su Yu shut the door in Liu Hong's face. He couldn't even be bothered to say anything in response. As of late, Liu Hong had been visiting the inner hall way too frequently. He had to get Xing Yue to stay on alert.

With the door shut, he bowed and hesitated slightly before asking, "Lord, I have a question. Can you dispel my confusion?"

"What is it?"

Su Yu thought about it and said, "Lord, were there a group of people in charge of recording the civilizations, auras, cultivation methods, cultures, customs, abilities, and everything about the myriad races during the ancient past?"

"Hmm?"

Grandstar's eyes opened abruptly.

He regarded Su Yu with a frown. After a long while, he said, "There were many such people. What are you referring to specifically?"

Su Yu explained, "A deeper level of record. It might even involve a thorough analysis of the many cultivation methods and conversion of those cultivation methods into something usable by the person recording."

After a long silence, Grandstar said, "I don't know. Perhaps...there were such people."

Su Yu was surprised to hear that.

Grandstar was about to say something when a different voice came from the death tunnel, "Are you talking about the time sage?"

"..."

Su Yu blanked out slightly before asking in a hurry, "Lord Xing Yue, do you know about this?"

"No."

Xing Yue paused for a long while before continuing, "I seem to have heard of this term before, but I can't remember anymore."

Grandstar said, "Her memories are incomplete. But...Xing Yue, are you sure such cultural researchers existed during the ancient past?"

Time sage sounded like a title a cultural researcher would have.

Was there such a title in the ancient past?

Grandstar was unsure. He didn't really know that much about the ancient past. After some hesitation, he said, "During the ancient past, the various daos bloomed. Numerous types of cultural researchers existed. This is not something I know too well."

Xing Yue said, "I don't know much as well. But when I heard your question, that term came to my mind out of nowhere. A time sage, also known as a time voyager...is something that I might have heard about when I was still alive."

Su Yu nodded. He asked curiously, "Lord Xing Yue, were you an important person during the ancient past?" Since she was an Invincible death spirit, she might be an Invincible before her death as well.

In any case, she wouldn't be a weakling. She might have been a well-known individual back then. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on n0velfire.net

Xing Yue ignored the question.

Su Yu laughed and said, "Lord Xing Yue, there is no need for such hostility. I have been working hard to protect you. Just earlier, the humans offered to kill you for me. But I rejected the offer. Lord, my loyalty toward you is as enduring as the sun and the moon."

Challenged, Xing Yue said, "You can try killing me. Come on. Do it!"

She was a death sovereign! Could she be killed so easily? This was intolerable.

Su Yu hurriedly explained himself, "You misunderstand me, Lord. That has never been what I want. I only want to say that we're family. Our benefits are interlinked. You don't need to keep viewing me with hostility. Am I right, Lord?"

Xing Yue snorted.

After a slight pause, she warned, "Su Yu, I'm not scared of you! Do you think you can really suck me dry? Sooner or later, I'll turn you into a death spirit! Even if I can't, you will still die. You have too many enemies."

Su Yu smiled, "Exactly. If I die, I die. I'm not scared at all. After dying, I can serve you as your loyal subordinate. Together, we will unify the Death Realm. Lord, I have prepared even a life death fruit for that. With this fruit, I can regain my memories after death. After my death, we can challenge the Death Realm together!"

"Life death fruit?"

Xing Yue was stunned to hear that. After a long while, she roared furiously, "Who gave you that? I don't like this! You shouldn't remember all this after death!"

A death spirit with Su Yu's memories would most certainly be an extremely annoying death spirit. A bothersome death spirit.

Xing Yue was furious. She decided to give Su Yu the silent treatment.

This short conversation with Su Yu had greatly infuriated her.

With Xing Yue gone, Grandstar laughed and said, "Why did you tell her about the life death fruit?"

Su Yu said, "Knowing this, she won't be looking forward to my death anymore. I'm doing this as a precaution lest she decides to create trouble for me. She needs to know that even after dying, I will continue troubling her. She will never be free of me."

Sure, Xing Yue would hold more power over a death spirit. But by the time Su Yu became a death spirit, he would be an incredibly rare death spirit she had obtained with painstaking difficulty. Could she bear to do any permanent damage to such a death spirit?

Su Yu was only doing this to prevent Xing Yue from sabotaging him during a critical moment. No matter what, Xing Yue was the death sovereign who had converted Su Yu into a resident. She wasn't completely incapable of doing anything toward him.

With nothing else to say, Su Yu left the inner hall in silence while keeping the term he had heard from Xing Yue deep in his mind. Time sage. Or time voyager. No, rather than the two terms, he preferred calling himself a chronicler.

It sounded a lot more cultured. Did such a profession really exist in the ancient past?

Not even Grandstar knew the answer. Was Grandstar perhaps too unimportant during the ancient past to know about something like this? If his guesses about the golden book were right, it was likely that Grandstar had indeed been too unimportant to know.

Grandstar and the other guardians might not be weak, but they were probably not among the best during the ancient past.

***

When Liu Hong saw Su Yu leaving the inner hall, he stepped aside while cursing.

Su Yu continued ignoring Liu Hong as he walked while deep in thought. Suddenly, he stopped and turned. "Teacher Liu, I hope you can behave. You have been spending a lot of time in the inner hall lately. You have even been trying to seduce Xing Yue. Are you planning to move into the Death Realm?"

Su Yu said, "I won't stop you from going to the Death Realm, but don't cause trouble for me. Complete the task you have agreed to and everything will be fine. If you do something to ruin my plan, I will find you and kill you even if you're hiding in the Death Realm. Trust me on that, Teacher."

Liu Hong laughed awkwardly and said, "No, no, no. I'm a perfectly healthy person. Why would I want to enter the Death Realm? Su Yu, is there a misunderstanding somewhere?"

"I hope so."

Su Yu said, "Living or dead, they are all the same to me so long as they are sentient. They only differ in their shape, form, and power. I don't care about any of that. I do hope you can behave yourself until I'm out of the mansion before doing anything else."

"Definitely. With Lord Grandstar here, how would I dare to cause trouble?"

Su Yu asked, "Is that so? If there happens to be an attack, forcing Lord Grandstar to leave, you might be gone by the time he's back. I don't really care about what you want to do. But stay until I'm out of the mansion. If you believe you can hide from me forever, you are free to try me."

Su Yu sneered and said, "I believe I have learned a lot of your tricks. Don't worry. I'll also place some restrictions on you to reduce the temptation for you to do something stupid."

Liu Hong smiled awkwardly. Having said all that, Su Yu turned and left.

By the time Su Yu was gone, Liu Hong's smile faded, replaced by helplessness. The kid was only twenty. Why did the kid feel more and more abnormal nowadays? The kid was giving off the sensation of someone who had ascended the mundane world. What was happening with the kid?

Chapter 1350: Corpse Collector (2)

Su Yu was quite tolerant of Liu Hong.

As long as Liu Hong did nothing to ruin his plans, he wouldn't care about Liu Hong's plans.

Grandstar, Senior Wang, and Grandpa Bai would all be keeping an eye on him. If he could still do something damaging under so many eyes, so be it. If he were capable enough to do that, he would naturally deserve to do what he wanted to do.

Su Yu intended to use the remaining month before the opening of the mansion to forge himself a new weapon: the Myriad Race Memoir.

He was already an earth weaponsmith. However, he was still too lacking to forge something beyond the earth grade. He knew quite a lot of powerful weaponsmiths, but the person he trusted most was none other than Zhao Li. It had been a while since he last met Zhao Li. After all, Zhao Li was absent from the previous battle in Nanyuan.

He must have been hidden away for protection by the Xia Family during the battle. The Xia Family wouldn't allow a special earth weaponsmith like Zhao Li to participate in the battle. It would be a complete waste of his talent.

He was still not capable of forging heaven weapons, but he could already forge embryonic heaven weapons. It was only a matter of time before he became a proper heaven weaponsmith.

"I need Teacher's help..."

If Su Yu relied on himself, the resulting product might be a mere earth weapon. That was too useless for him. He would only accept something no weaker than the heaven grade.

It would be even better if he could create an embryonic weapon that could keep growing. His first cultural weapon was an embryonic weapon as well. However, his growth had been too rapid for the weapon to keep up with.

He had grown a lot stronger than before. Additionally, he had other considerations as well, such as his seventy-two body forgings.

Perhaps the act of forging a weapon could help with his body forging as well. He might be able to step into the Cloudbreach Realm right after completing his seventy-second body forging. After all, 144 of his acupoints were already transformed. And if his advancement would create a phenomenon like what had happened during his breakthrough to the Skysoar Realm, it might also help with his weapon forging.

As far as he was concerned, forging his own weapon was a far superior option. That was even more so for something like the Myriad Race Memoir he envisioned. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novelFirｅ.net

At that thought, Su Yu sent Senior Wang a voice transmission, "Senior Wang, can I trouble you to contact the Liu City? Tell them to contact the Human Realm for me. I hope Teacher Zhao Li can take a trip here."

He added, "I will get the lord guardian to personally pick him up when Teacher Zhao enters the Allheaven Battlefield. Tell him not to travel here alone."

Zhao Li was someone with the potential to become a heaven weaponsmith in the future. He was one of the important targets the myriad races wanted to eliminate.

One ought to remember that a heaven weaponsmith could forge weapons for Invincibles. More importantly, a heaven weapon forged by a heaven weaponsmith could also be used as a carrier treasure.

A heaven weaponsmith was essentially someone capable of transforming the ordinary into something magical. Certain materials that couldn't be used as carrier treasures would be transformed by the forging process, becoming suitable carrier treasures.

For example, Su Yu had traded his slots for enough materials to forge two or three heaven weapons. But these materials were most certainly not good enough to serve as carrier treasures.

However, after they were forged into two heaven weapons, they would be able to serve as two carrier treasures. In fact, Heavenly Forge King had been the one to contribute a large number of carrier treasures for humanity. However, materials to forge heaven weapons were also quite rare.

Su Yu had decided to take this opportunity to complete his body forging and step into the Cloudbreach Realm while forging his new weapon.

***

Human Realm.

Great Xia Cultural Research Academy.

Zhao Li had been promoted to the second vice principal of the academy. With the merger of the three academies, some life had returned to the academy.

Zhao Li wasn't too impressive in terms of strength. Previously, he had used his many years of accumulation to enter the Mountainsea Realm. However, he had stopped at the fourth stage and started accumulating again.

The Soul Expanding Hammer was simply too good for compressing willpower. In fact, Zhao Li had been compressing his willpower so much it felt like he was going to drop to the third stage soon.

For him, this was a good thing. He did not care about the exact stage he was at. Dropping to the third stage would not make him weaker. Rather, it would make him stronger.

With his main character fused into his hammer, he would also grow stronger the more his hammer grew. He had been pretty troubled by the rapid growth of his hammer. That had resulted in a rapid growth of cultivation, but such a rapid growth was too unstable for his liking.

For a weaponsmith, the stability of one's willpower was very important as stability helped in control, and control was very important when forging. A good weaponsmith needed to have perfect control over even the tiniest strand of their willpower.

With the merger of the three academies, the weaponsmithing faction had grown significantly as well.

With the ruckus caused by Zhao Li during his previous advancement and his high status in the academy, nobody complained about his promotion to a vice principal. In fact, a lot of people had been trying to learn from him.

This included even those who were quite advanced in age. Unfortunately for them all, Zhao Li was known for his terrible temper. And that had not changed.

Inside the smithing room.

Zhao Li was shouting at a group of weaponsmiths, "Idiots! Fools! Are you not embarrassed to call yourselves weaponsmiths? Are you forging weapons or toys here? How many times have I told you this? You can do it this way. Have you been listening?"

An old man sighed and said, "Old Zhao, it's not that nobody has been listening. But this is too difficult for them. Without sufficient control, they can easily damage what they're forging."

"Even a damaged weapon is better than these trash weapons they're forging."

Zhao Li scolded, "What are you trying to get out of this? Is quality so unimportant to you? Do you care about the golden stripes and nothing else? Do you know that regardless of how high the grade is, your weapons are meant to be used? Rather than using an unsuitable weapon of a higher grade, it is better to use a suitable weapon of a lower grade. Even fighting bare-handed is better than using these trash weapons!"

One of the young students complained, "Vice Principal, we're already working very hard. But we're new at this. We—"

"New? Are you really new?"

Zhao Li scolded, "It has been half a year! And you still call yourself new? Look at Su Yu! I only taught him a handful of times. He learned everything after a single glance. And he's already an earth weaponsmith. Meanwhile, you're still incapable of forging yellow weapons!"

"..."

Everyone was rendered speechless. Was this old man done? Every single time, the old man would compare them to that guy. How would they not look inferior when compared to that guy?

That was a freak! They were not!

Su Yu had not forged a proper earth weapon before, but everyone believed that he was already good enough to forge one. How could they compare against a twenty-year-old earth weaponsmith?

Zhao Li felt very helpless. He knew how impossible it was for these people to compare themselves to Su Yu as well.

But he still couldn't stop himself from feeling vexed when made to teach ordinary students after teaching a freak like Su Yu. He was very annoyed. He had to teach a single subject dozens of times, yet they would still fail to master the subject. This was too vexing.

Prior to this, he had stopped actively teaching for quite some time. Now that he was starting to teach actively again, he found that his temper had become even worse than before. In the past, he would have patience to teach according to the speed of his students.

But such patience was no more. He found these ordinary students incredibly stupid. He would notice countless imperfections each time these students worked on weapons. It was incredibly tiring. He was starting to get the urge to quit the job.

Suddenly, someone pushed the door of the room open. Just as Zhao Li was about to roar at the intruder in anger, he saw that it was Ji Hong. With a smile, Ji Hong said, "Old Zhao, are you losing your temper again?"

"No." Zhao Li cupped his hands and gave Ji Hong a perfunctory greeting before asking, "Why are you here, Director?"

"A minor matter. It concerns Su Yu..."

"Huh? What happened to him?"

"Look at you. At your age, why can't you be more patient?"

After saying that, Ji Hong turned and left the room. Old Zhao hurriedly followed Ji Hong. When they were both outside the room, Ji Hong said, "Someone sent a message from him. He's asking you to take a trip to the ancient city. He seems to be planning to forge a cultural weapon for himself, but he's worried that he won't be good enough for that. He's asking for your help."

"Weapon forging?"

Zhao Li blanked out slightly and said, "He's stronger as a physical cultivator. If he's forging a weapon, he should forge a martial weapon instead. I haven't been paying attention, but he's more than capable of forging an earth weapon suitable for him. Is he trying to forge a high-tier earth weapon?"

"Well, I don't have an answer for that. Are you going, Old Zhao?"

"Yes." Zhao Li smiled and said, "It has been a while since I last saw that kid. I'll take this chance to pay him a visit. I hear that he is now fighting with his fists. What a brute. Is he still a cultural researcher? Is he still a weaponsmith?"

Ji Hong laughed with amusement. Su Yu's physical body was comparable to that of a Sunmoon. It was only natural for him to fight with his fists.

Zhao Li said impatiently, "I'll go now. That kid has finally remembered to forge himself a proper weapon. So he still remembers he's a weaponsmith? What a surprise."

Ji Jong thought that Zhao Li might be wrong. Su Yu might have really forgotten that he was a weaponsmith. He had only remembered because he just happened to need a new weapon. Also, nobody cared about Su Yu's identity as a weaponsmith.

Not one person except for Zhao Li.

Before long, Old Zhao set off. As far as he was concerned, forging weapons with Su Yu felt a lot more comfortable. He couldn't stand the kids in the academy anymore. They had been driving him crazy. At the very least, he would be working on an earth weapon at Su Yu's place. That was much preferable to teaching these kids.

He guessed that Su Yu was probably planning to forge a powerful earth weapon. The kid wouldn't have asked for him otherwise. Good. This would be a good opportunity for him to test the kid's weaponsmithing skills. That kid should be reminded that he was officially registered as a weaponsmith.

Meanwhile, his identity as a character master of the multiple character faction had never been certified.

***

Day after day passed.

Before anyone knew it, only twenty days were left before everyone needed to be at the Luminous Domain Mansion. Because of that, the crowd in the ancient city had swelled as well.

A vast expanse of ships floated outside the city. There was no helping it since the island here was no more. Those from the nine realms had attempted several times to remake the Ninestar Island. Unfortunately, the results...had not been too good. Thus, they had given up on that and settled on ships instead.

After all, ships could be big as well. All these massive ships around the city were powerful ships built by the nine realms to replace their previous businesses. Combined, the ships were nearly as big as the previous island. This was more than enough to serve as the temporary accommodations of the various passing experts. In any case, an ancient city wasn't a place anyone could stay for long.

With the destruction of the island, Grandstar City had become a floating city. The various ships surrounding the city gave it a rather unique atmosphere. This was the nearest rest stop to the Luminous Domain Mansion.

If one traveled further ahead, one would reach the zone blockaded by the various races. Nobody would be allowed passage for now. As the day of the opening drew near, more and more treasures would leak out of the Luminous Domain Mansion. Triggered by these treasures, battles between those maintaining the blockade had been increasing in frequency.