Chapter 1542: Spirit Suppression General (2)
Su Yu inhaled deeply. Interesting. Heavendoom clearly knew a lot of secrets as well. There seemed to be a taboo here, making it impossible for him to say things clearly. He could only transmit the information indirectly.
Su Yu exhaled, cupped his fists, and said, "Thank you, Lord. I understand."
"Good. I want ten more days. At the very least, I want more days than Grandstar."
Su Yu laughed in amusement. Freedom was clearly very tempting for Heavendoom.
"Sure. I'll prioritize you, Lord."
"Good. You may now scram. Wait, leave the food behind."
Su Yu rolled his eyes and took out the food and wine again. Then, he transformed back into Grandstar and left.
With Su Yu gone, Heavendoom returned to his fleshy form and started enjoying the feast again. While eating, he muttered, "Finally. It's finally time to fight. Well, I'll need to eat well before that. A hundred thousand years have passed..."
He looked outside. It had been a hundred thousand years.
He was tired of this.
Heavenly laws.
At the thought of the laws, a furious glint flickered in his eyes. Fuck the laws. One day, he would smash the laws apart. He did not want to do this anymore.
Su Yu...He Tu...
Su Yu was a lot more ruthless than He Tu.
Heavendoom could only bet on Su Yu's ruthlessness, hoping that Su Yu could kill enough to overturn the world itself and shatter the laws. Heavendoom was tired of the laws. Grandstar and the others cared about the laws a lot, but Heavendoom was different. He wanted to leave the city.
It had been a hundred thousand years.
"I'll smash all of you apart with my staff!"
Hehehe...
Heavendoom started laughing. Su Yu better be ruthless enough. He needed enough ruthlessness to wage a massive war and overturn the world. He had to be ruthless enough to lure all those old fossils out and kill them all. Fresh chapters posted on Nove1Fire.net
Just then, an indistinct voice rang out, "Heavendoom, what did you and Su Yu talk about earlier?"
"No." Heavendoom said, "Boss, I did nothing! I only told him to obey the laws when fighting. I warned him that us guardians won't go against the laws to help him. We won't fight outside the city unless the holy cities are attacked."
"..."
The old turtle said, "Heavendoom, you need to understand that you don't represent only yourself. You represent your fellow brothers and sisters as well. If you provoke the laws just to satisfy yourself..."
At that, a furious glint appeared in Heavendoom's eyes as he said, "I understand, Boss. I would have killed my way out during the first epoch if it weren't for our brothers and sisters. I have been patient. And it's now the tenth epoch."
Seemingly having sensed something, the old turtle asked, "Are you planning something?"
"No."
"Be honest."
After a short silence, Heavendoom gnashed his teeth and said, "I really don't have any plan in specific. I only plan to have a talk with Su Yu. Perhaps he can get a high-degree Eternal from the human race to replace me here, while I can go out and kill for him. What do you think of this?"
"I have no opinion."
Heavendoom snorted gloomily and said, "Forget it. This is so annoying."
He lost his mood to even eat anymore. He shut all incoming voices and transformed back into a still stone statue, resuming his duty above the death tunnel like he were dead.
***
Sea of Stars.
Grand Dream City.
The old turtle sighed helplessly.
They were all starting to lose patience.
It had been a hundred thousand years.
It wasn't that bad for him, but Empyrean Cloud was losing patience. Heavendoom was losing patience. Grandstar was losing patience as well.
During the first epoch, they were far less enthusiastic in helping He Tu even if He Tu could withstand the burden for them as well. All of them had only helped him in a halfhearted manner. At the time, the guardians appeared quite carefree.
After all, the first epoch wasn't that far from the ancient past. It had only been about a thousand years. People like them were still hopeful that order would be restored. They were still waiting for the Human Emperor, Culture King, and Martial King to return. They were still waiting to be relieved from their posts.
But a hundred thousand years later, some were starting to lose patience. They had all accepted that the ancient past was no more.
Only the laws remained, serving as the prison for them. Their strength had stagnated. Heavendoom was already near Daofuse during the ancient past. But after a hundred thousand years, his cultivation was still the same. He was living the life of a hopeless prisoner.
And thus, when Su Yu appeared, he received an entirely different treatment than He Tu.
For him, Grandstar had entered the Human Realm and killed several Invincibles in secret.
For him, Empyrean Cloud and Heavendoom had ignored the heavenly laws and fought with their cities, nearly suffering from the punishment of the laws.
None of that would have happened a hundred thousand years ago. At the time, they still believed that the disorder was temporary. Some of their old friends were still around. They would still spend time talking to each other about the future, about what they would do upon being relieved from their duty.
But as epoch after epoch passed, their old friends were gone one after another. Eventually, the guardians started shutting themselves from the world around them. Their dreams and hopes were no more.
***
Outside.
Everyone saw Grandstar entering a different ancient city.
The eyes of the distant Invincibles flickered as one of them said, "What are these guardians doing? Are they really fighting everyone for the sake of Su Yu?"
"There is nothing to fear about that. Unless they wish to die, they won't be able to leave their cities for long."
"I'm only worried that they will ignore the laws like what they did previously."
"That was an accident. And only one of them did that. We only relented out of respect for the old turtle since we didn't want to fight as well. If all the guardians really went against the laws, we only needed to retreat for a bit. The laws would kill them all."
"Don't worry about them. They won't do anything stupid unless they all want to die."
"I'm worried about the Death Realm."
"Don't worry about that as well. The laws are still around. The death spirits won't be able to do much. Su Yu is the main concern here. We only need to eliminate Su Yu and all the guardians will give up."
"Are you sure Su Yu is in the mansion?"
"We were uncertain previously, but we're now sure. Grandstar is definitely leaving his city through a unique trick. They are probably panicking after realizing that Su Yu's whereabouts have leaked. Just wait."
The myriad race Invincibles continued discussing among themselves.
In the human encampment.
Great Xia King frowned and said, "Why is Grandstar running around like this? Isn't this the same as telling everyone that he's panicking because Su Yu is in the mansion?"
It had been a hundred thousand years. Couldn't these guardians learn some patience?
Why were they panicking?
Even if they were panicking, they should not be moving around like this. These guardians could communicate with each other without any physical movement. What was the point of all these movements?
Great Ming King, who was disguised as Great Zhou King, also looked at Grandstar with a frown.
A few human experts had arrived as well. Great Han King, Great Tang King, Great Shang King, Great Song King, and Silk Destroying King had all arrived. Including Great Xia King and Great Ming King, there were seven of them here.
The other human Invincibles were looking at Grandstar as well. Great Han King, Great Song King, and Silk Destroying King had an odd sensation, as though there was a link between Grandstar and them.
What was this?
They couldn't say for sure.
Su Yu had formed their characters. When he was near, they should be able to sense him clearly. But since Su Yu had grown much stronger than before, they couldn't sense him that well anymore. Sure, his willpower was still weaker than theirs, but not by much.
After opening 360 apertures and pushing his characters to the Sunmoon Realm, Su Yu had grown much better at shrouding his sea of willpower. Thus, the human Invincibles could only feel a weak connection between them.
They only looked at Grandstar briefly before moving their gazes away lest Grandstar took their gazes as a form of provocation.
Hearing Great Xia King's words, Great Ming King said, "Be calm. We still don't know anything about the situation inside. They should be coming out tomorrow, but we don't even know if that's still possible with the collapsed tunnels."
Great Xia King exhaled and hoped that everything would be fine. But it seemed unlikely that his hope would be fulfilled.
More and more Invincibles had arrived outside the mansion, including more than ten immortal kings. The various races had suffered massive losses as of late. That was especially true for the immortals as they were clear that all five of their immortal kings had perished in the mansion.
Prior to this, they had also lost some during Xia Longwu's dao affirmation. Some had also lost some tri-life bodies. They had been building strength for so many years, yet they had suffered so heavily at the beginning of the tenth epoch. They couldn't allow this to continue as things would grow dangerous for them.
With their repeated losses, their status among the myriad races was starting to drop. If the human race were to suffer similar losses, they could already be facing the threat of extinction. Meanwhile, the immortal race was only facing the threat of having their status drop.
One ought to admit that the immortal race was truly a race with deep accumulation. Even after such heavy losses, they could still afford to send so many immortal kings out.
***
Meanwhile, Su Yu's focus was elsewhere.
He knew that a lot of Invincibles had arrived.
But it did not matter.
He visited city after city. Some made him the mayor directly while some only gave him an important position enough to share the burden.
The guardians did not say much to him. Some were silent, some were excited, and some were cold. But all of them showed a certain degree of longing...or thirst, to be precise.
A thirst for blood. A thirst for a battle. A thirst for destruction.
A hundred thousand years.
Even for them, that was long enough to be driven into madness.
Chapter 1543: Spirit Suppression General (3)
Finally, Su Yu entered the Empyrean Cloud City.
Empyrean Cloud had learned of what he was doing long ago. She also knew that Su Yu would be there.
When she saw Su Yu, her previous coldness and ruthlessness were nowhere to be seen. Rather, she smiled and asked, "Do you need me to take you to our boss?"
Su Yu smiled and said, "It's fine. You need to stay here for now lest those outside grow too wary. This time, I'm here to thank you for breaking the laws for me previously."
"It was no big deal." Empyrean Cloud said, "I didn't do that for you alone. I was merely...tired of the laws. We are basically prisoners, living our lives in constant fear. We have been guarding the Myriad Realms for a hundred thousand years, but nobody feels any gratitude toward us. They all see us as convenient tools."
She coldly said, "They all believe that we deserve this. They all believe that it is only rightful that we do this. Because this is our duty. How laughable. The ancient past is no more. The ancient court is no more. The ancient assembly is no more. Duty? What duty? There is only a prison. A prison formed of heavenly laws. The damn heavenly laws. What are the laws? What do they think they are?"
After spending some time cursing the heavenly laws, she continued, "Su Yu, our boss has many misgivings, but that's mainly because of us. He is concerned about us. But we don't fear the laws. To convince our boss, you need to do one thing. Or to be precise, you need to give him one promise. That might be enough to convince him to help..."
"Please enlighten me, Lord."
Empyrean Cloud said, "Assembly tokens. Ninety-nine of them. During the ancient past, the human race was in charge of designing the laws regarding rewards. As for the laws regarding punishments, they were the handiwork of the assembly. Naturally, both parties had also designed some other laws together, but those laws are unrelated to us. The blood tribulation hanging above us came from the assembly. Gather ninety-nine assembly tokens...no, only fifty tokens are enough to push the laws back. If you can get ninety-nine tokens, you can even cancel the laws or even design new laws with the power of laws."
"If you agree to gather fifty assembly tokens and protect us from the laws or even relieve us of our duty, our boss will have zero misgivings."
Su Yu inhaled deeply. That wouldn't be easy. In fact, that would be extremely hard. He knew that the tokens were under the control of the major and ancient races. Furthermore, these tokens were all held by the top experts of those races. If he had the ability to snatch these tokens, he might as well kill them outright.
This was a tricky request.
Empyrean Cloud smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. I don't expect you to do that now. Just make sure to do it in the future."
Su Yu nodded, "I'll do my best. But I can't guarantee anything. Such a guarantee is not something I can give."
"That is enough." Empyrean Cloud said, "I can feel that Yanmo is gone. I will be able to use more of my strength this time."
"Oh. I got Xing Yue to lure all of them away."
Empyrean Cloud laughed, "Good. The burden on us will be lighter. But we won't be able to fight with our cities directly as that might open all the tunnels. Without our weapons, we are weaker. How much burden can you take? If you are capable of taking all the burden, that will allow us to use our weapons. We will be much stronger with our weapons."
Su Yu knew that as well. Previously, Empyrean Cloud had used her city to fight. Initially, she was losing. But the moment she used her weapon, she killed an Invincible.
"I can probably take all the burden for a short while as long as the death sovereigns are gone."
"Good." Empyrean Cloud said, "Don't tell Heavendoom about this or he might exceed your burden."
"Sure." Su Yu bowed, "Thank you, Lord. I'll be visiting Lord Grand Dream now."
"Go. Our boss knows a lot more than us. Thus, he has a lot more misgivings. But he is a grand dream turtle. He is different from us. In his eyes, a hundred thousand years is nothing. But for us, that is a very long time."
Empyrean Cloud sighed. Their boss tried to be understanding, but they were ultimately different. The grand dream turtles were the longest-lived race. Because of this, their boss would disregard them at times.
As far as he was concerned, sleep could fix everything. They could keep waiting. In such a manner, years passed. Their boss could take the solitude, but not them.
***
Su Yu left Empyrean Cloud City with mixed feelings.
These guardians were clearly running out of patience. Thus, it had been quite easy for him to convince them. None of them rejected him.
Deep underwater.
Grand Dream City.
The moment Su Yu appeared, the old turtle transformed into the same youth from before. With a wave of his hand, a table appeared before him.
Su Yu was quite surprised to see a tiny demonic beast staying outside the city. That was quite a gutsy beast.
After cupping his hands at the old turtle in greeting, Su Yu sat down by the table. The old turtle sat down as well and asked, "Did you enter the eighth level?"
"Yes."
"Did you get any Profound Heaven Tea there? Heavenly Overseer Marquis visited with some not long ago. I'm starting to crave for that tea again."
"No. I left after visiting the Bloodmount General's Residence."
The old turtle was surprised to hear that. He said, "You sure are carefree. How did you resist exploring the eighth level more?"
"It's fine. I'll go again in the future."
The old turtle chuckled and said, "You made it sound so simple...but then again, it might really be that simple."
He looked at Su Yu's forehead with an odd expression and asked, "Did you open the Heaven Gate?"
"Yeah."
"Heaven Gate..." The old turtle sighed and looked outside. His gaze pierced through space itself to land on the faraway White Jade Gate as he said, "That is a Heaven Gate as well. Are you aware?"
"Yes." Su Yu nodded, "That is most likely a real Heaven Gate, not a replica."
"Hmm?"
Su Yu declared nonchalantly, "That was the Heaven Gate of an actual living being. Don't you know that, Lord?"
"..."
After a short silence, the old turtle shook his head, "No."
"Do you know Tai Shan, Lord?"
The old turtle frowned and said, "Do not mention the names of these supreme experts lightly! It's fine for a regular person, but for people like you and me, fate will respond. These experts might react. It is very dangerous. That was the esteemed name of the great Martial King."
Su Yu nodded. Sure enough. What a terrifying existence.
Su Yu said, "You probably know why I'm here, Lord. I understand this might drag the holy cities into war, but I still hope to get your help."
The old turtle sighed, "Did they all agree?"
"Yes."
"Sigh. That's understandable. They're running out of patience. It has been too long. They believe I don't understand them. I understand them, but I want them to live. I want them to survive until the day the laws are reorganized.
"They have all contributed greatly to all living beings. The Myriad Realms owe them. When the laws are reorganized, whoever the new overlord is, they have to acknowledge the contribution of the guardians. They will be rewarded by the heavenly laws. They will become Daofuses. They will be promoted accordingly. There is no need for guardians like us to pick a side. We only need to wait. It doesn't matter who the winner is. You? The immortals? The humans? As long as it isn't a death spirit, the guardians will still be the heroes of the Myriad Realms. What do you think?"
Su Yu nodded. That was true. It did not matter who the winner was. As long as the ancient cities stayed out of the war, nobody could deny their contributions in suppressing the Death Realm.
"But they are running out of patience. They want to take a side."
The old turtle sighed and said, "They should all know that this is also a risk for us. A single defeat will render all their previous sacrifices pointless. A hundred thousand years of contributions, gone. Unless you win. Not even a human victory might be too advantageous for them after picking a side. Their choice will only pay off if you are the final victor. You can't give us anything apart from freedom from the laws. Do you understand?"
After a short silence, Su Yu nodded, "Yes. Only my victory will give the guardians a worthy return for their help. Nothing else can give them as much as what they can get by simply waiting."
"Exactly." The old turtle smiled bitterly and said, "Thus, I have been advising them to not get involved too much. I even tell them to remain statues and say nothing. Will anyone pick a fight against some stone statues? We only need to stay silent and wait until the heavens are reorganized. Our freedom will come then."
Su Yu nodded, "You're right. But you...seem to have failed."
The old turtle glared at Su Yu and said, "It's your fault! If it weren't for you....no, if it wasn't for Grandstar and his frequent trips all over the Allheaven Battlefield, Heavendoom and the others wouldn't have lost their patience!"
Putting the blame on him?
Su Yu shrugged. It wasn't like he was the one who had told Grandstar to run around. But he had to admit that Grandstar had done well. All the guardians were losing patience because of him. They finally recalled that they were still alive. They could still move.
Su Yu thought about it and smiled, "Lord, that is your wish. But how do you know that is their wish as well? Perhaps they want a life of excitement, regardless of the ending. As cultivators of this level, I doubt staying alive is their sole goal. Is such a life really better than death? Even death spirits can move around freely in the Death Realm."
The old turtle exhaled and said, "Su Yu, you are very talented. You are decently strong as well. But I am not optimistic about your chances. Of course, I am not optimistic about anyone. I only trust facts. But since my old brothers and sisters have agreed, I can agree as well. I can stop Tiangu and the Heaven Overseer Marquis for you when you need it. But I won't do anything else."
Su Yu was overjoyed. That much was enough. He did not come here expecting the old turtle to agree. He only hoped that the old turtle would keep an eye on the Death Realm.
"Lord, about the Death Realm..."
"Didn't you lure them all to Xing Yue's place?"
How amazing of the old turtle to know about this. Su Yu nodded, "Yes."
After a short silence, the old turtle said, "So be it. As for the Death Realm, things will be fine as long as you don't cause too much trouble there. I can handle the rest. Don't make Grandstar and the others go against the laws. The myriad races will not help us with the blood tribulation anymore. They will die."
"I understand. In short, the laws only require the death spirits and death qi to not spread excessively in the world of the living. I can handle that."
The old turtle nodded. Yes. That was all. As long as he could do that, everything else would be manageable. However, this was easier said than done. After all, the Death Realm required thirty-six guardians to suppress. It wouldn't be easy for Su Yu to do it alone. He might be able to do it for a bit, but there was no guarantee that he could keep it up for long.
"That is all."
With a sigh, the old turtle vanished with a flicker. He had waited for a hundred thousand years. He only wanted to wait until peace returned, but clearly, his old companions were no longer willing to wait. Grandstar...no, Su Yu was the culprit. That bastard was the one who had given them hope.
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They were heroes. Heroes of the Myriad Realms. They deserved better.
After returning to his post, the old turtle spread his willpower into the Death Realm. His willpower spread endlessly. Eventually, it reached the Celestial River of Death.
A death sovereign was crossing the river.
Boom!
Suddenly, a storm raged on he river. Alarmed, the death sovereign shouted, "Is this the Spirit Suppression General? I am here under the Eastern Heavenly King's order to patrol the thirtieth region of the east..."
Boom!
The projection of the old turtle appeared, causing the storm on the Celestial River of Death to rage even more. He coldly said, "I alone guard this territory. Crossing into my territory is punishable by death. No matter how strong the Eastern Heavenly King is, he has to abide by the laws. He needs to become an Emperor before thinking of challenging the laws."
Boom!
The storm ravaged the death sovereign like a tiny boat in a berserk ocean. Before long, he was swallowed by the waves of the river.
Then, the old turtle's projection looked into the distance and said, "I am the Spirit Suppression General. This territory is under my watch. I don't care if you're the Eastern Heavenly King or the Western Heavenly King. Cross the border and you will have to answer to me."
With a rumble, the old turtle vanished.
Not long after, several death sovereigns appeared at the other side of the river. While trembling with fear, one of them said, "The Spirit Suppression General...is more like the Spirit Suppression Marquis. That old turtle...might be stronger than even the marquises of the king's residence."
What a terrifying existence. The old turtle was someone qualified to be a marquis a hundred thousand years ago. If the ancient past had not collapsed, the old turtle might have advanced into a parliament member. He seemed to be the sole survivor of the grand dream turtle race.
After some hesitation, the death sovereigns retreated. They decided to report the matter to their superiors. This wasn't something they could handle.
Chapter 1544: Mansion Closure, Return (1)
Su Yu was back at Grandstar City.
As for Grandstar, he returned to his position as a stone statue above the tunnel.
Inner hall.
Liu Hong, who was still sealed on the ground, hurriedly signalled Su Yu with his eyes when he saw Su Yu return. He was trying to make Su Yu release him.
However, Su Yu ignored Liu Hong and bowed slightly at Grandstar, "Lord, did Culture King leave any legacies behind?"
"Legacies?" Grandstar thought about it and said, "Yes, but his legacies have been severed. They did make multiple appearances during the first three epochs, but they have gone missing completely after that. All the legacies must have been severed."
He looked at Liu Hong and asked, "Are you asking about him?"
"Yeah."
"It's hard to judge." Grandstar thought about it and said, "He's...far too weak for someone with Culture King's legacy."
Liu Hong did not look like one. An inheritor of Culture King shouldn't be this weak.
Su Yu nodded and released Liu Hong with a wave of his hand. He softly said, "Teacher, have you found a probable excuse?"
Liu Hong was left speechless. How was he supposed to answer that?
After giving it some thought, he said, "I got really lucky and picked up the token somewhere..."
Su Yu asked, "Do you even know about the Culture King? I dare say that most people nowadays have no idea what that means. And you know about him?"
Su Yu took the token out and said, "Show me. Is Culture King written here? How did you even know what this token is? Teacher, must you make me kill you and extract your blood essence?"
After a long pause, Liu Hong explained helplessly, "Su Yu, this is my fortuitous encounter. You have your own fortuitous encounters as well. Why bother stealing my encounter?"
Su Yu said, "I don't care about treasures or encounters. I'm not trying to take your encounter. I only want to know the relationship between the Culture King, the Culture Tomb, the first principal, and the fifth principal. How much of that do you know?"
Liu Hong shook his head, "I know nothing."
A book appeared. Su Yu said, "In that case, I'll have to invite you on a trip to my Mark of Civilization."
"..."
Liu Hong shivered. He could feel an intense danger approaching.
He said, "I'll say it. I won't tell you everything, but I can give you a simple description of what I know. Some of what I know are my personal secrets. Is this fair enough for you?"
"Yes. Go ahead."
Liu Hong said, "It's not that complicated. I found my fortuitous encounter in the Great Xia Cultural Research Academy. I picked it up on the ground. You might not believe me, but that is the truth. Even my character technique was obtained in the academy. I know little. I only know that Culture King was an ancient expert. An incredibly strong ancient expert. But he ultimately died. Each generation, a Gravekeeper would be appointed to watch his grave. The previous Gravekeeper stole the Culture Tomb while carrying out his duty.
"My Culture King's token came from the previous Gravekeeper. He left some things behind in the academy, and I found them through sheer luck. I'm entering the Death Realm for the same reason. It is related to some of the things I found..."
He paused shortly and continued, "According to what I discovered, a Culture King's Residence can be found in the Death Realm. Some supreme treasures were left there. With the Culture King's token, I might be able to inherit all these treasures. Thus, I have been planning to enter the Death Realm."
Su Yu asked, "Is that all? Where did you find these treasures?"
"The willpower grotto." Liu Hong explained, "I'm telling the truth. It's really that simple."
"You are a living being. Are you not scared of death spirits?"
Liu Hong said, "I'm now a living dead. My life force has weakened considerably. Combined with the Culture King's token, I will be fine unless I'm unlucky enough to encounter death sovereigns."
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Liu Hong said helplessly, "No. That's all. Oh, by the way, the previous Gravekeeper left some words behind..."
Su Yu said, "Think carefully before you say more. The previous Gravekeeper was Xia Chen, the first principal. I met him in the Death Realm. He's currently staying right below this city. If you lie, I'll take you to him to verify your words."
"..."
Liu Hong's jaw dropped. He stared at Su Yu blankly. Was this a joke?
Su Yu asked coldly, "Do you think I'm lying to you? Is there a point? If I want to do something to you, I can easily kill or take you into my book. Teacher, don't disappoint me too much or the tiny bit of friendship we built during our time in the academy will evaporate into nothing."
Liu Hong raised his head with an even more helpless expression and said, "Fine, fine. I'll say everything. Everything I told you was true, but I hid something. There is a Culture King's Residence in the Death Realm, but there are no treasures there. There is only a key. A key to Culture King's Residence in the Luminous Domain Mansion. According to the Gravekeeper, the multiple character faction can't develop in the world of the living. If possible, the multiple character faction should pursue development elsewhere.
"The Gravekeeper also warned not to keep the Culture Tomb. All holders of the Culture Tomb will die. The so-called Culture Tomb must be the character stele in the academy. Also, all who learn from the Culture Tomb will die as well. Additionally, there must be another traitor among humanity. The traitor is probably very strong."
Liu Hong shrugged and said, "The traitor will remain idle most of the time, but he will emerge whenever the multiple character faction starts growing. He is only here to keep an eye on the multiple character faction. Fiery Sea King was merely a tool, not the true traitor. That is my own conclusion. Back when Fiery Sea King revealed himself as the traitor, I believed he was the sole traitor. But upon learning more, I judged that he wasn't the real traitor. There must be another traitor, or to be precise, a spy out there.
"That person must have appeared after the Gravekeeper. You can try to pay more attention based on these clues. Prior to that, there was a different spy. However, the previous spy was killed by the Gravekeeper. Perhaps they had both perished during that battle. If the Gravekeeper was the first principal, then the previous spy must have been killed by the first principal."
Liu Hong analyzed, "The Gravekeeper left some vague words behind. According to him, someone had been paying attention to him the moment he left the grave. That person was residing among the humans. He must have discovered the spy and killed them. I don't know more since I don't have the ability to find out more.
"The Gravekeeper disappeared after that. I guessed that he had perished alongside the previous spy. Eventually, a new spy appeared. This is one of the reasons for the multiple character faction to be suppressed for so many years.
"Knowing about the traitor, I never have the courage to call myself a multiple character cultivator. I can only claim that I know the disassembly technique instead of a proper character technique from the character technique stele or I'll be in deep trouble. The traitor does not seem to care about those who have not learned their character techniques from the stele."
Su Yu listened silently.
When Liu Hong was done, Su Yu slowly spoke, "Therefore, you have formed your character technique long ago. You were simply unwilling to join the multiple character faction because you were wary of the unknown traitor."
"Exactly."
Liu Hong did not seem embarrassed by that. He said frankly, "Isn't it normal to be scared? From the words left by the Gravekeeper, this seems to be a complicated matter. In fact, I'm so scared I don't feel like staying in the world of the living anymore. I'm planning to follow the Gravekeeper's advice and pursue development in the Death Realm instead.
"With the Culture King's token, I will look for the residence and take the key there. According to the message of the Gravekeeper, there aren't too many treasures there, but I believe the treasures there should be enough for my cultivation, right? I only need to stay there until I'm a Sunmoon or an Invincible before entering the Luminous Domain Mansion to inherit the belongings of Culture King. And then...well, I guess all that is now nothing but a dream. Now that I'm in your hands, none of that is happening anymore."
Su Yu sank into thought.
Grandstar, who had been listening in silence, said, "He might not be lying. Culture King died before the great collapse, about a thousand years before then. Or to be precise, he went missing..."
"Missing?"
Su Yu looked at Grandstar. Missing, not dead?
Grandstar explained, "When someone reaches Culture King's level, everything about them will be shrouded in mystery. Nobody can investigate further, including the status of his life. The death of someone like that will create a massive phenomenon, but someone capable of killing that must be a supreme expert as well. The laws are basically toys for such existences. Thus, someone like that can also hide the phenomenon. A phenomenon is a manifestation of laws. And the laws are the manifestation of the supreme experts."
All the phenomena one would see when Invincibles and Sunmoons died were essentially a product of the laws. But the laws were helpless against the creator of laws or the destroyer of laws.
People at Culture King's level were the creators of laws. Someone capable of killing him would have the ability to suppress the appearance of any phenomenon.
None would be the wiser.
Thus, Grandstar specified that Culture King was missing instead of dead, even if he was likely dead.
"After Culture King went missing, rumors about his death started appearing. After some time, some inheritors of Culture King despaired for an unknown reason and built a grave for him. That was how the Culture Tomb came into existence. Eventually, the ancient past collapsed."
Grandstar continued, "Culture King's death was too sudden. It is normal for some people to keep an eye on the Gravekeeper. I don't know much about this. I have only heard a little about it before. After Culture King died, his good friends and students picked a line of Gravekeepers for him. The Gravekeeper even received a conferment from the Human Emperor. Any Gravekeeper will also be the Culturekeeper Marquis. I don't know anything else. Some people must have started monitoring the line of Gravekeepers in secret."
He was truly unsure. After all, he came from a different line. Furthermore, he was already a guardian at the time. He didn't have the time to care about too many matters. During the ancient past, each human king represented an entirely different line. Grandstar belonged to Devote King's line. And Devote King reported directly to the Human Emperor.
Thus, their line did not have much interaction with those from Culture King's line. Sure, there were some contacts here and there, but Culture King was too highly ranked for anyone below the marquis rank to know much about him. Nobody would bother to tell people like Grandstar about the affairs of the Culture King.
Su Yu nodded. He looked at Liu Hong and asked, "Anything else to say, Teacher?"
Liu Hong said helplessly, "No. I only know that you're in grave danger. You definitely have the Culture Tomb. I know that smart ones will usually die early as well. I have to ask you if you want to flee. Just flee to the Death Realm with me. No holder of the Culture Tomb has ever met a good end. Just look at Nan Wujiang and Yun Chen. They fled in time or they would have died long ago. The fifth principal once held the Culture Tomb. Thus, he died early. I doubt his dao affirmation is the only reason he died. Look at Liu Wenyan and Hong Tan. Are they doing very well?
"There are rumors saying that the Culture Tomb can help one become an Emperor. Perhaps that has something to do with the Culture King, but I'm not sure about that. I only know that the Culture Tomb is very likely to be in your hands."
Su Yu said nothing.
Grandstar interjected, "You can ask Heavendoom about this."
"Hmm?"
Su Yu was surprised to hear that. What did that mean?
Grandstar explained, "Back then, Heavendoom had a good relationship with those from Culture King's line. In fact, he was there when the Culture Tomb was forged. Even if he didn't know too much, he should know something. At the time, the laws weren't as stiff. Thus, he was able to run around all the time. I remembered him coming back from a trip and saying that forging the Culture Tomb was as good as severing the Culture King's inheritance."
Su Yu was very surprised to hear that.
Heavendoom?
A relationship with those from Culture King's line?
Su Yu was unaware that.
The first thing Heavendoom noticed when he saw Su Yu back then was the Culture Tomb. That was something he had seen previously. In fact, he was one of the few who knew how the Culture Tomb looked like.
Naturally, he had not bothered to tell Su Yu anything. There were many things that these old fossils wouldn't bother mentioning unless they were asked about it. Some had simply forgotten about these things or some were merely unwilling to talk about them.
Chapter 1545: Mansion Closure, Return (2)
Liu Hong's words had not answered any of Su Yu's questions. He only gave Su Yu a feeling that something as important as the Culture Tomb shouldn't be so useless. Something wasn't right.
As for the multiple character faction's fate, the story seemed far more complicated than he had imagined. He had stepped into this quagmire unknowingly, and it was too late for him to leave.
He glanced at Liu Hong before tossing the Culture King's token over, looking as though he had completely lost interest. He said, "Go wherever you want. If you believe this is an opportunity for you, go and grab it."
"..."
Liu Hong stared at Su Yu in disbelief.
Su Yu coldly said, "For me, the so-called fortuitous encounters are merely the scenery I'll pass by on my path of cultivation. They might be beautiful, but I don't need to make them all mine. Since you got it first, it's yours, unless it happens to be extremely useful for me.
"You might have hidden more things, but I'm not interested in asking more. Which genius is without their own secrets? I don't care enough to ask. Culture King? Martial King? If you can reach such a height, such is your life. If you can't, such is also your life. I'm not interested in dictating your life.
"I only walk my own path. A day will come when I will overturn the world and learn everything. I don't care about matters unrelated to me. As for the matters related to me, favors and grudges will be repaid."
After a short pause, Su Yu indifferently said, "You may enter the tunnel now, Teacher. I won't stop you."
Beside them, Grandstar sighed with amazement.
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This was the kind of temperament a true expert should have.
What was a mere fortuitous encounter? He could easily give up on it, even if it was related to the great Culture King. He only walked his own path.
Grandstar had mixed feelings as a realization hit him. A new overlord was about to emerge in the tenth epoch.
Liu Hong stared at Su Yu with complicated emotions in his eyes. After a long while, he said, "Can you say that after sending Death Sovereign Xing Yue away?"
Did Su Yu forget that he had told Xing Yue to guard the tunnel?
Liu Hong wanted to ask Su Yu if it was possible for him to have the courage to step into the tunnel in such a situation. If he went, he would die. Had Su Yu forgotten about this? Or was he pretending to forget?
Liu Hong suspected that the kid was trying to pull another trick on him.
What a petty kid!
Su Yu said nonchalantly, "That is your issue to solve. It is none of my business."
"..."
The damn kid had indeed not forgotten about it!
Liu Hong felt greatly indignant. After a while, he said gloomily, "I'm not leaving. I will take you with me in the future. Is that acceptable?"
"I don't care about something like this..."
"Don't worry about it. It's my gift to you." Liu Hong said bitterly, "Can I call you grandpa? Grandpa, please come with me. I will share the majority of the treasures with you. I'll only take a small share."
"I don't need it."
"No, Grandpa. It's my gift. Please accept my gift."
After a short silence, Su Yu said, "I find it hard to refuse when you're so passionate. Fine, fine. I'll go with you when I have the time. I understand. The Death Realm is too dangerous. I can't let you go alone. I'll protect you during the trip."
"..."
Beside them, Grandstar was completely dumbstruck.
Was this really happening?
Holy shit!
He decided to take back all his praises toward Su Yu earlier. Su Yu did not deserve those praises.
What a sly kid.
Yes, he had generously granted Liu Hong freedom. But what could Liu Hong do with the freedom? Go on. Just go. Wasn't that a generous offer? But oh, a death sovereign was waiting there.
Su Yu said, "Teacher, you must feel tired. It's time for you to take a rest."
Liu Hong sighed and left with boundless despair. He had accepted that life would be dark in Su Yu's hands.
The moment Liu Hong left, Grandstar laughed and said, "You...you're too..."
Su Yu laughed and said, "He's hiding something. I can't be bothered to ask him yet. Forget about him for now. I'll take a look around and see how things are going. It's getting dark. The mansion will start closing soon. Get ready, Lord."
Grandstar nodded and said nothing.
***
Shortly after, Su Yu soared into the sky with his own appearance. Hovering above the city, he looked around. He could see that all the tunnels of the mansion had collapsed. Previously, the White Jade Gate would pulse every now and then, as though it were breathing. But it had calmed down completely, as though its breath was stuck. This was the sign that the mansion would be shutting soon.
When the crowd noticed Su Yu, they sneered. Was this the real Su Yu? Why was he pretending even now? How dedicated.
An Invincible said, "Mayor Su, Guardian Grandstar has been taking frequent trips to visit his friends lately. He sure has a lot of free time on his hands. Is he preparing to receive Mayor Tian He?"
Su Yu looked at the speaker, a nether Invincible, and asked, "What's your name? Tell me your name. I need it to write your epitaph after killing you."
"Heh."
The Invincible laughed, not bothered to respond to the provocation. What was the point when this was a fake Su Yu? No matter how arrogant he was, he was a fake.
***
Human encampment.
Great Xia King and the others looked over as well. After a while, Great Xia King said, "This guy sure is good at acting like Su Yu. I must admit that Liu Hong is talented, but he schemes too much. Then again, he's a smart guy. He has been keeping his distance from the multiple character faction..."
Great Ming King looked over as well, but he was frowning. Something felt different about this Su Yu. Had Liu Hong improved his disguise?
After thinking about it, he asked, "Old Xia, don't you notice that the temperament of this guy has changed? He looks...a lot calmer. When he talks about killing Invincibles now, he's starting to sound...domineering."
Great Xia King had the same feeling. He nodded and replied, "After experiencing something like this, he has grown again. He is indeed talented."
Not everyone could remain calm in such a situation. Liu Hong had clearly grown his courage through this experience.
***
Su Yu ignored everyone. He was busy observing.
How many Invincibles were there in the area? Who were here in their tri-life bodies? Who were here in their main bodies? He aimed to destroy all tri-life bodies. As for the main bodies, he would kill some and kick the rest into the Death Realm.
Before long, his gaze landed on the immortal encampment. A lot of immortal Invincibles had arrived. He could sense no less than ten of them. There might be more hiding somewhere.
More Pseudo Invincibles had arrived as well.
Perhaps having noticed Su Yu's gaze, an immortal Invincible coldly said, "Kid, those inside will be transferred out tomorrow. Let's see if you can keep acting then."
Su Yu smiled, "I know you. You're Immortal King Tian Yu. I even met the little immortal fairy from your family once. She was very proud. But she was blasted apart recently. According to Xia Huyou, she died protecting him. What nonsense. I remember that I was the one who had blasted her apart."
Immortal King Tian Yu's eyes turned even colder. This tone of voice was too similar to the hateful Su Yu. But he couldn't be bothered to say more to a fake. When the real Su Yu died, someone would naturally deal with the fake.
Just then, the White Jade Gate started shaking slightly, as though the mansion was going to finally start its closure.
Su Yu focused on the Heavenly Hunt Index projected in the air.
Heavenly Hunt Index!
It was unlike the index copies. Su Yu also saw the Dao Affirmation Ranking on it. This was something new, so he felt quite curious. Wasn't the Dao Affirmation Ranking supposed to be a product of the Allheaven Treasure House?
Some information could be seen on the Heavenly Hunt Index. Fortunately, he had destroyed all the index copies prior to leaving the mansion. Otherwise, he would need to worry about being tracked. It would be a big deal for an index copy that was supposed to be in the mansion to be detected outside.
Suddenly, a row of characters appeared on the Heavenly Hunt Index.
"Su Yu in the mansion. Killed Blood Fire."
That was the message the pavilion elder had been trying to send outside repeatedly from inside the mansion. With the closure near, the gate shook, allowing the message to finally reach the outside world.
Instantly, numerous Invincibles looked at Su Yu.
All of them stared at him coldly.
With this, they were finally certain that this was a fake.
How impudent. Just who was this? How dare he lie to so many Invincibles?
Meanwhile, Great Xia King and the others sighed. The secret was out. With this, there was no longer any doubt that Su Yu was in the mansion.
The scholar appeared above the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion's palace and said, "This...seems to be a message from our enforcer elder. The message was sent through his mask, so it is unlike the previous messages."
He was telling them that this message had a high degree of credibility. There was no need for an elder of the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion to send them fake information.
Several devil kings released their auras and roared furiously, "Kill Su Yu! Anyone daring to stop us will die as well! The devils will not stop before Su Yu is dead!"
The ones who had spoken were blood fire devils. Blood Fire had actually died in the hands of Su Yu.
An Invincible hesitated slightly and said, "Was Blood Fire really killed by Su Yu?"
"That's hard to say. During the previous chaos, so many Invincibles died. We don't know what happened. Perhaps Su Yu caught him at a bad time when he was severely injured."
They were starting to talk about Su Yu to his face. Nobody was seeing him as the real Su Yu anymore. Why was he still pretending to be the real Su Yu?
An immortal looked at the ancient city coldly and said, "Guardian Grandstar, Su Yu is not currently in the city. He has killed countless experts in the mansion. I believe the guardians will not stop us when we enforce justice against him later."
Grandstar remained silent.
A devil king repeated, "Su Yu must die!"
"He deserves death!"
Su Yu chucked and said, "I'm right here. Hey, is there a confusion somewhere? Why are you trusting the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion? What joke is this? Someone pretended to be me and killed inside with my name. Or perhaps it was a lie. How are you buying this lie so easily?"
"Stupid boy."
That was the only reply he received. They did not deign to say more to him.
Su Yu sighed helplessly. He was being honest for once. Well, they could only blame themselves for not trusting his words. What could he do about it?
Su Yu shrugged before shouting at the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion's palace in the sky, "Hey, Pavilion Master, I heard from my lords that the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was subordinate to Culture King. And Culture King was an ancient human. Are you a human as well, Pavilion Master? If you are, will you help the human race? By the way, I was told that even the multiple character faction was the legacy of Culture King. In that case, we're family! You will help me, right?"
Chapter 1546: Mansion Closure, Return (3)
Inside the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion's palace.
The scholar looked at Su Yu. He frowned as he maintained the gaze for a long while before saying, "I am not a human. Lord Culture King did not found the so-called multiple character faction."
He said nothing else. He did not deny that there was a relationship between him and the Culture King. Even now, he did not dare to utter those words lightly.
"I heard that you're an ancient marquis." Su Yu said, "You must be pretty strong, but are you strong enough to kill Tiangu? If you agree to kill Tiangu, you might be forgiven for some things."
"I don't understand what you're saying."
The scholar looked at Su Yu with surprise. Just who was this fake Su Yu? He seemed to know a lot. And he was quite brazen as well. For a moment, even the scholar started doubting if this was the real Su Yu.
Su Yu said, "It's very simple. The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion has fallen to such an extent because of you. The pavilion had never stood on humanity's side during the past nine epochs. Make the right choice this time and I can forgive your past."
The scholar chuckled and said, "I received my title from the ancient Human Emperor. I serve the ancient assembly. I am no slave of humanity. It doesn't matter if you're the real Su Yu or not, but you need to understand one thing. I am the Heavenly Overseer Marquis, not a slave."
"Got it. You're an enemy. Am I right?"
"Not really." The scholar answered, not caring whether this was the real Su Yu or not, "The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion will remain neutral. Do not misunderstand, Mayor Su. I am an old friend of Grand Dream. I won't be taking sides."
"I hope you're telling the truth."
Su Yu laughed. He did not say more. There was no point. Since everyone believed that he was fake, so be it. He looked at the White Jade Gate, noting that the gate had stopped shaking.
If he were to shout Tai Shan's name out here, would Old Zhou react? If that could provoke a reaction from Old Zhou as well, things would get very interesting.
No, not now. It was too dangerous to try that now. If Old Zhou somehow woke up because of that, everyone here would suffer, including Su Yu himself.
Slowly, the waves around the mansion started rising. But next, the waves calmed down. Everyone knew that the time of closure was drawing near. Could those inside still leave?
Abruptly, the air started rippling. Seeing that, someone exhaled in relief and said, "The transference is still possible. I can sense some space undulations. The transference doors must have appeared inside."
"When the time comes, everyone will be transferred out."
"I wonder how many of them are still alive."
"In any case, there are many human survivors."
"Ah, humans. That isn't surprising since Su Yu is in there. He sure is brazen and cruel. He must be the culprit for all the deaths on the lower levels."
Su Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Don't frame me for everything. Firstly, that was He Tu. You all know that He Tu was there. Secondly, I'm here. How am I the culprit?"
Everyone ignored him. Why was he still acting even now? They didn't deign to waste their time on him.
Meanwhile, the human Invincibles started growing anxious. Great Xia King and the others were the super experts of humanity. In fact, they were among the strongest Invincibles among humanity. Excluding Great Qin King and Great Zhou King, the strongest humanity had to offer were all here. Yet they still couldn't help but feel anxious.
If the number of human survivors was really that high, things could get very troublesome.
As for the immortals, they were starting to get impatient. An Invincible from a different race noticed that and said, "Do not injure those from our race accidentally when you're attacking later. My race did not harm anyone in the mansion."
He was worried that the immortals would kill indiscriminately.
A five elemental Invincible said, "Don't do anything until the transference is over. Those from my race are in there as well."
"Yeah. My race has some people inside as well."
"Immortals, if you wish to kill, do it after everyone splits up. Do not provoke us."
There were survivors among the five elemental, ancient hou, iron devourer, divine, and devil races. Thus, they would not allow the immortals to kill indiscriminately. It did not matter to them that the immortals had lost everyone they sent into the mansion.
The immortals did not reply. Rather, they were conversing with each other through voice transmissions.
"Dao King, Immortal King Tian Yu, Xuan King, what do you think?"
These were the late-stage Eternals of the immortal race. Then again, Dao King was as good as a cripple after losing two of his bodies. After suffering such heavy losses, the immortal kings were naturally unhappy to see the other races benefit from the mansion.
Xuan King was Xuan Wuji's ancestor. He sat cross-legged in the air as he said indifferently, "There is no rush. There are a lot of human experts here as well. Focus on Su Yu before anything else. Find Su Yu. Do not give him the chance to escape during the chaos. Kill him before we talk about the other humans. If there are too many human survivors, find a way to kill some."
Su Yu was their top priority. Nothing else was as important.
The undulations in the sky grew more and more intense as the collapsed tunnels started reconnecting. At the same time, the stars above the Sea of Stars increased in brightness, indicating that the night was over. A new day was here.
The transference would start soon.
Suddenly, a massive burst of spatial undulations rippled out.
"Here they come!"
"How many survivors are there?"
"..."
All the Invincibles looked on as several silhouettes started appearing in the air. An expert exclaimed in joy, "These are the survivors of our race!"
"Divine survivors? There seems to be quite a lot of them."
"Look, there are indeed a lot of human survivors. All those people are humans."
At that moment, Great Xia King and the others released their auras as they guarded the eastern tunnels coldly. Nevertheless, some experts were still starting to approach them.
Someone said coldly, "Do not try anything. Let's take a good look at the number of survivors first. We need to look for Su Yu. Humans, don't do anything rash or we might start killing indiscriminately."
Those from the five elemental race wanted to approach the tunnels as well, but some other experts stopped them with a threat, "Everyone will be allowed to leave as long as they can prove that they're unrelated to Su Yu. Don't do anything you'll regret."
Above the ancient city, Su Yu was rolling his eyes.
What was this?
Just how many people had he offended to deserve this? Why were all of them looking for him, even when they were not immortals? What were they doing?
He said nothing and looked at the tunnels. The number of survivors was actually higher than expected. With a rough calculation, he noted about five hundred tunnels. Were there so many survivors?
Su Yu was quite surprised. There were around three hundred human survivors, and surprisingly, there were about a hundred divine survivors. In that case, were there about a hundred survivors among the other races as well?
Holy shit!
He had missed so many of them. The Luminous Domain Mansion was indeed a magical place. Not even the joint effort of him and He Tu could clear all these people.
Up in the sky, an Invincible ordered, "All survivors, stay where you are or die."
His voice spread everywhere. Nobody was allowed to move.
The humans had solemn expressions. They had a lot of survivors, but trouble was finally coming. These people were trying to look for Su Yu. But as fellow humans, were they supposed to really let it happen?
Great Xia King and the others were feeling extremely nervous. They were waiting for Great Qin King's decision. A large number of top human experts had gathered here, making it clear that they were ready for a war.
With that command, the various silhouettes finally materialized completely from the tunnels.
Great Qin King was among them, still disguised as Umbra. After looking around, he was alarmed to see the sheer number of experts that had arrived. When he looked at the humans, he saw Great Xia King and the others. He was surprised, but understanding also dawned on him. Old Zhou must have sent all these people here.
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At that, everyone focused on Mo Duona.
Still dizzy from the transference, Mo Duona nodded after a short silence and said, "Yes. He did it."
"Bastard!" A furious devil king roared, "Nobody moves! If we can't find Su Yu among you, all of you can die on his behalf!"
He flew straight toward the human survivors as that was the largest group of survivors.
Up in the sky, Su Yu patted his sleeves. They were clearly planning to vent their anger on the humans if they couldn't find him. The time for him to step up had finally arrived.
Chapter 1547: Kill Invincibles, Suppress Myriad Realms (1)
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He soared even higher and roared, "Lord Grandstar, please assist me outside the city!"
A lot of people were focusing on the survivors, but some were still keeping an eye on the ancient city. That roar of Su Yu surprised many people.
Su Yu continued roaring, "I am here. What do you want? If you want to kill me, come at me!"
Grandstar flew out of the city and stopped beside Su Yu.
Su Yu continued, "Are you seeing this? Lord Grandstar is here. How can I be fake? Are you dumb?"
This was a display of anxiousness. That was the conclusion of the sneering Invincibles. He was growing anxious. The fake Su Yu was anxious. If this was the real Su Yu, what about the Su Yu in the mansion?
Su Yu roared, "If you doubt me, you can inspect me. Come! I'm right here! I am Su Yu! Are you not ashamed of taking your anger out on unrelated individuals? Do you insist in inspecting everyone? Are you not worried of offending the various races? I can see that those from the five elemental, fate, divine, iron devourer, hou, and spatial beast races are among the survivors as well. Do you intend to offend so many people?"
The Invincibles merely stared at him silently. Some even had toying expressions as they enjoyed his performance. He was looking very anxious. How could the real Su Yu be so anxious?
Grandstar said, "He is Su Yu. He has never entered the Luminous Domain Mansion."
Wow. Even the guardian was getting anxious. With that, they became even more certain that the real Su Yu was among the survivors. As for the fake Su Yu...heh, he was nothing. Everyone ignored him.
With an exasperated expression, Su Yu flew forward and shouted, "Those from the holy cities are among the survivors as well! You are not allowed to inspect them! I will consider such an action a declaration of war!"
"War!"
Grandstar echoed Su Yu. At this point, he already understood what Su Yu was doing. Stabbing someone in the back was quite hard. Thus, Su Yu wasn't doing that. Rather, Su Yu was attacking right in front of them.
Unsurprisingly, four Invincibles appeared in Su Yu's path. Among them, there were one divine, two immortals, and one devil. One of them was Immortal King Tian Yu, a high-degree Eternal.
Immortal King Tian Yu coldly asked, "Guardian Grandstar, will the guardians fight for no reason? Think carefully. Don't do something you'll regret."
Su Yu roared furiously, "Try touching me! I dare you! I am the head of all thirty-six holy cities! Touching me is the same as provoking the holy cities! Do you think you're so strong? Do you want all thirty-six guardians to make a move and kill you all? Do you want your races to be eradicated?"
Tian Yu chucked, "Boy, you are too tender compared to Su Yu. At the very least, Su Yu isn't stupid enough to say such childish words."
He laughed with amusement. The three Invincibles beside him were laughing as well. All thirty-six guardians? How were they supposed to make a move? Were they going to ignore the laws and rush out of their cities?
Was that it? Were they going to abandon their posts only to be killed by the tribulation? The Invincibles laughed with amusement. This guy was quite calm before this, but his calm was fading fast at the first sign of trouble.
In this aspect, he was incomparable to the real Su Yu. Sure enough, a fake would be a fake. Not even a good disguise could hide his weak temperament. Then again, this was understandable. Not everyone could be Su Yu.
They did not even put much thought into it. They were already certain that they were facing a fake Su Yu. A real Su Yu should remain calm, not nervous.
Su Yu furiously said, "You are looking for me. And I'm here! You want to kill me! I'm here! Why are you not doing anything? Why are you wasting your time saying so much nonsense? I will shoulder the aftermath of what I did alone! Why implicate the others for what I did?"
A distant Invincible said, "Stop wasting time on an unrelated individual. Tian Yu, take care of Guardian Grandstar. Guardian Grandstar, I hope you won't do anything rash. Leaving your city and killing for no reason is not in line with your responsibility. Must you make things awkward for all of us?"
They couldn't be bothered to spare the fake Su Yu much attention. It would be a complete waste of time.
They understood that the fake Su Yu was merely trying to distract them or even lure them into attacking Grandstar and triggering a battle with the ancient cities. That would give the real Su Yu the chance to sneak back into the city.
Dream on.
Why should they fight someone like Grandstar for a nobody like that?
How laughable.
The four Invincibles only focused on surrounding Grandstar instead of initiating a fight.
***
Around the Luminous Domain Mansion, numerous people noticed the ruckus Su Yu was causing.
Those who had encountered Su Yu in the mansion remained indifferent as they knew that this was the fake Su Yu. After all, they had seen the real Su Yu in the mansion.
The enforcer elder from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion said, "The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion is only in charge of information dissemination. I will narrate what I saw. I encountered Su Yu on the eighth level. He killed a friend from the Allheaven Treasure House. Next, he killed the heavily injured Blood Fire Devil King in the Bloodmount General's Residence. I guarantee I'm telling what I saw."
Nobody said anything. With a slight frown, the scholar asked, "Where is the Heaven Department head?"
"This...subordinate doesn't know."
At this point, even the pavilion Invincibles had revealed themselves. All of them looked doubtful. Where? Where was the Heaven Department head?
Dead? That shouldn't be the case. The death of someone like that would create a phenomenon. Could it be that he was somehow left behind in the mansion?
Also...
Someone else asked impatiently, "Who has the nine-leaf skylotus?"
That was the most important question. Who had the nine-leaf skylotus?
"Su Yu!"
Hollow answered, "Su Yu has it!"
"Yes. Su Yu got it."
That was the five elemental Invincible.
They were merely following what Su Yu suggested. Great Qin King's expression changed slightly. Just then, the fate Invincible spoke up as well, "Su Yu took it."
"It's on Su Yu."
September, who was busy chewing on something, said lazily, "Su Yu snatched it."
Everyone had the same answer. Su Yu had snatched the skylotus. A realization hit Great Qin King. He had advised these people on what to say previously, but none had followed his suggestion. Clearly, they were still following Su Yu's suggestion.
His heart thumped.
Su Yu was in big trouble.
Everyone was saying that Su Yu had the ultimate treasure. He was also the culprit for all the deaths. What else could he say? Was there a way out of this for Su Yu? Great Qin King looked at the distant Su Yu. Was that the real Su Yu?
Since the distance between them was too big, he couldn't extend his willpower to check lest he wanted to provoke the other Invincibles. He could only check with his eyes, but he couldn't determine anything.
If not even Great Qin King could be sure that this was the real Su Yu, it was only natural for everyone else to not have the answer as well. Among those who had survived the mansion, some were certain that Su Yu was among them, while some were wondering if Su Yu had left through the death tunnel, such as September and a few others.
They were quite suspicious of that, but none of them said anything. Saying that would make it harder for them to explain themselves. Why had they survived when so many Invincibles had died? That question alone was enough to stump them.
Thus, Su Yu's suggestion was the best solution: pushing all the blame on him.
He alone would shoulder all the blame. That was his own decision. There was no need to complicate things when such an easy solution was present.
Meanwhile, the expressions of Great Xia King and the others changed repeatedly.
Su Yu. Again and again. He had taken the blame for everything. Even the nine-leaf skylotus was in his hands. Quite a lot of people were targeting that thing, especially those above the seventh-degree Eternal Realm. Nobody would reject such a treasure.
"Su Yu...got the nine-leaf skylotus as well?"
Everyone was left speechless. Were the people in the mansion trash? How did that happen?
"What's his strength?"
"Strong enough to fight Pseudo Invincibles," answered someone.
Once again, the Invincibles were rendered speechless. Were these people really so useless? Yes, someone capable of fighting Pseudo Invincibles was quite scary. But there were about thirty Invincibles and a large number of super Pseudo Invincibles capable of fighting Invincibles in the mansion. How did all of them lose the skylotus to Su Yu? Was this a joke?
Chapter 1548: Kill Invincibles, Suppress Myriad Realms (2)
A five elemental Invincible asked, "Auspicious Golden, how did Su Yu get the nine-leaf skylotus?"
Auspicious Golden was the metal elemental who had helped humanity in the mansion. Hearing the question, he rolled his eyes. What a stupid question. This guy should have entered the mansion himself if he wanted to know.
Auspicious Golden considered merely surviving the mansion a massive accomplishment. Why bother asking about the skylotus? Did this dumbass think that he was stronger than Blood Fire?
Despite his thoughts, he answered differently, "I am not clear. Su Yu seemed to have gained control over a terrifying existence in the mansion. He was able to summon that existence to instantly kill everyone. Even Blood Fire was severely injured by that existence. We only got lucky and survived because we didn't have the courage to fight over the skylotus in the first place."
Terrifying existence? How strong could something that was terrifying even for Invincibles be? Some of the Invincibles linked that to the violent shaking of the mansion earlier. Understanding dawned on them.
No wonder.
No wonder Su Yu could kill so many people and win the ultimate treasure of the mansion. So he had gotten a backer in the mansion. That was why. The Invincibles started looking at the survivors with shining eyes.
Some even took out special eyes in their hands.
Daofuse eyes.
They were scanning the survivors. An eye paused slightly on Great Qin King, but it wasn't able to see through anything. Someone noticed Zhan Wushuang and the others. All of them were unconscious and sealed. Noticing that, the divines looked at the humans with unsightly expressions.
Great Qin King remained silent. Zhu Tianfang smiled and said, "Don't look at us. Su Yu sealed them. Divines, you better not get involved in this or these people might die accidentally in the chaos."
Some of the divines started hesitating.
Some wanted to snatch the sealed divine survivors back, but a different Invincible said, "Wait until we're done with the inspection."
How could they be sure that Su Yu wasn't hidden among the sealed divines? Multiple Daofuse eyes were active, making it clear that multiple Daofuses were performing the inspection, checking the past, present, and future of the survivors.
They did not check the seas of willpower of the survivors. That was too big of a taboo. After all, many of the survivors were the descendants of the various Invincibles.
After some time, someone looked at the humans and coldly ordered, "All humans, open your seas of willpower for inspection."
Great Qin King's gaze turned cold as he asked, "What is that again?"
"Great Ming King, don't think that we have no idea what you're thinking. Are you trying to protect Su Yu?"
A different Invincible said, "Su Yu must be hiding among the humans."
Xia Longwu said, "He still cares about the human race or there won't be so many survivors among the humans. Why would he hide among the human survivors, knowing the risk it posed? Use your brain."
"Hmph!"
Xia Longwu's argument made sense, but the myriad races were finding this unacceptable. Not only had so many of them survived, but they had even gained a new Invincible as Yun Chen had affirmed his dao in the mansion. Thus, they had to take this chance to make things difficult for the humans.
Great Ming King, who was disguised as Great Zhou King, said, "You are only looking for Su Yu. Are you really doing that, or are you trying to start a war with the human race? Don't forget that you won't benefit much from a war either."
He had noticed that Great Qin King's aura wasn't too weak. Thus, he was quite surprised. Had Great Qin King recovered? Was that it? In any case, the human Invincibles couldn't see anything wrong with Great Qin King. Read full story at novel⁂fire.net
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Nobody cared about what Su Yu was doing. Everyone was focused on the survivors.
Even the four Invincibles around him were rather relaxed. They wouldn't do anything as long as Grandstar did nothing. Grandstar might be strong, but not strong enough to handle all four of them easily. After all, there was a seventh-degree Eternal among them.
Grandstar was most likely an eighth-degree Eternal, but due to his age, he might be stronger than younger Eternals of the same level. Nevertheless, the gap shouldn't be high enough that he could deal with all four of them without much trouble.
Furthermore, Grandstar was restricted by his duty. He would be helpless as long as they left the ancient city alone.
As for Su Yu, he was looking more and more helpless. What should he do now?
He gnashed his teeth and shouted, "I'm Su Yu! I'm the real Su Yu! If you hit me, you will provoke the holy cities! This is my final warning! Don't push it! Tian Yu, I'm warning you! Hitting me is the same as declaring war against the holy cities! I will have all the guardians act and kill you all!"
"Hahaha!"
Immortal King Tian Yu laughed. This clown was too amusing.
He looked at Grandstar and said, "Guardian Grandstar, is it fine for me to kill him? He's just a regular resident. I understand if you wish to fight for your mayor, but I doubt a regular resident is worth the trouble, right?"
Grandstar said coldly, "Not even a regular resident can be killed inside the city, but it's fine outside the city. But Su Yu is my mayor. Killing him is an act of war."
"Hahaha! But he's not Su Yu!" Tian Yu roared with laughter and said, "Boy, stop running your mouth. It's time for you to rest. If you keep running your mouth, I'll show you what it means to be an Eternal. Do you understand me?"
Toward the end, his words started carrying some killing intent and rage. It was time for the fake Su Yu to shut up. Why was a nobody like this being so noisy here? Was he done? Su Yu was qualified to provoke Invincibles, but not this nobody.
Su Yu nodded inwardly. Everything was progressing well. He was done with the first part of the act. These people would most certainly attack after this. He started looking around to pick his targets in advance. Who should he spare? Who should he kill?
Not one of the people surrounding the human race would be spared. As for those remaining spectators, he could spare them temporarily. After all, there were too many of them to kill.
When one was killing the chicken to warn the monkey, the monkey should not be killed, especially when the monkey wasn't too easy to kill.
At that, Su Yu roared furiously, "Impudent! You are challenging the holy cities! All guardians, heed my command. If any of them dare to touch me, kill them all!"
No reply came.
After a short while, Heavendoom's lazy voice rang out, "Yeah, yeah, got it. If they attack, we'll kill them all. Attacking Su Yu is an act of war. We understand."
A bunch of people roared with laughter.
Why were the guardians playing along?
Could they even leave their cities?
***
Most Invincibles weren't taking that seriously.
But the expression of a certain someone changed dramatically.
Topsoil Spirit looked at Auspicious Golden and sent a voice transmission, "Elder, quick! Tell the old fogeys from our race to move away! Now!"
Auspicious Golden blanked out. What was it now?
"Can't you see it, Elder? That's Su Yu!"
Topsoil Spirit didn't know what to say anymore. Wasn't this obvious? That was the real Su Yu! The prelude was done. The moment those Invincibles attacked, a war would erupt. Chaos would descend. The guardians would act. Su Yu had promised that repeatedly.
Attacking Su Yu was an act of war. Was that not clear enough? Was that not obvious enough?
Auspicious Golden blanked out again. No way, right? Was that the real Su Yu?
Was Su Yu not...hiding among the survivors?
Was this a joke?
He had thought that Su Yu was among the survivors. Was that not the case?
Holy shit!
So he was out here preparing all along?
At the same time, Mo Duona frowned as he stared at the distant Su Yu. If this was really a fake Su Yu, he must be a fool. Who would take these threats seriously?
But what if he was real? Had Su Yu left the mansion earlier?
How?
Death tunnel?
Mo Duona was feeling suspicious, but he said nothing. Instead, he looked at the distant Devil King Moge. After a slight hesitation, he said, "Ancestor, inspect me first. I wish to leave first. I'm injured."
Moge looked at Mo Duona. There were very few devil survivors this time. Apart from Mo Duona, a few other devils had also survived through sheer luck. However, Mo Duona was the most important person among them.
Moge inspected Mo Duona with the Daofuse eye before saying, "Everyone, Mo Duona has the aura of the Devil Emperor's blood essence on him. There is no way he's Su Yu. I'll take charge of him personally. Is this acceptable?"
The other Invincibles gave it some thought and said nothing. Since this was someone with the Devil Pseudo Emperor's blood essence on him, it should be fine. No matter how brazen Su Yu was, he wouldn't dare to keep the Devil Pseudo Emperor's blood essence on him as that might make him vulnerable to the Devil Pseudo Emperor.