Chapter 123 - 123

Chapter 1583: Secrets Everywhere (2)

Generally, he would produce new characters each time he studied something new and important, such as the culture and radiance characters he had formed after observing Old Wan.

How could he not form a new character after observing Culture King's character with his heavenly talents? What was the meaning of this?

Also, the Heavenly Overseer Marquis had appeared completely clueless about being spied on. But was someone like him so easily spied upon?

Furthermore, the little furball had claimed that the record character smelled nice, but he had zero desire to eat it. This was completely unlike his reaction toward the golden book. Even back when the little furball was incredibly weak, he still couldn't resist pouncing on the golden book. Meanwhile, he had zero appetite even when facing a supposedly similar character. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on noᴠelfire.net

Su Yu inhaled deeply and tightened his grip on the fragment. He had a feeling that someone was scheming against him. Was it the Heavenly Overseer Marquis? Bountiful Treasure? This was supposed to be Bountiful Treasure's payment to secure his own life.

Su Yu asked, "Lord, were Bountiful Treasure's injuries heavy?"

"Yes. I blasted his golden body apart. You might not be familiar with this term. Just see it as something similar to losing a tri-life body."

"If you were to continue your pursuit, was killing him possible?"

Heavendoom sneered, "Are you looking down on me?"

"No." Su Yu smiled, "I am naturally confident in your strength. I'm asking if Bountiful Treasure was aware of your incredible strength. He had easily agreed to make a move against you during the battle. Was the Immortal Emperor's Stele really so useful to him?"

"I don't know. He was probably unaware of my real strength. Hmph. He didn't know that he was courting death. If he had dared to do so in the ancient past, I would have killed him with my staff."

"In short, he was already weaker than you during the ancient past?"

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"Of course."

"Has he grown much over the years?"

"Not really."

Heavendoom was confused by the series of questions. What was the point of asking all that?

Su Yu continued, "If he hadn't offered the payment, would you continue pursuing even after failing to kill him?"

"Of course not!" Heavendoom said, "The battle was too urgent for me to keep following him. He might even escape into the boundless void. If he went too far away, I would have simply switched my target to someone else."

He only needed to remove the opponent. Making the opponent flee would achieve the same effect for that battle.

Su Yu nodded.

"Is this record character valuable even for someone at your level, Lord?"

"Of course. This is a fragment from Culture King's divine weapon. A combination of this fragment and the Heavenly Hunt Index could produce something extremely powerful."

He might have handed it over to Su Yu, but he was well aware that it was incredibly valuable.

Su Yu nodded again. In short, Bountiful Treasure was in a situation where he could survive, yet he had offered to pay the fragment as the price of his life. Everything looked normal. But the moment one scrutinized it with a skeptical gaze, it would no longer look so normal.

When Wan Tiansheng arrived from afar, Heavendoom said, "You're here again."

Wan Tiansheng bowed with a smile and said, "Greetings, Guardian Heavendoom."

Heavendoom couldn't be bothered to say more. Wan Tiansheng did not mind. He looked at Su Yu and asked, "What is it?"

At that question, Su Yu tossed the fragment to Wan Tiansheng and said, "Take a look, Principal. Try entering some willpower into it and see if anything happens."

Wan Tiansheng did as told and shook his head, "Nothing. What a mysterious treasure. It somehow showed me the scenes of others, including myself. This might be the early design of the Dao Affirmation Ranking."

The Allheaven Treasure House was the publisher of the Dao Affirmation Ranking. However, it was lacking in ability, resulting in a less-than-reliable ranking.

Su Yu nodded. He took another item out. When Wan Tiansheng frowned, he said, "Hold this and try doing the same to the fragment."

"Culture Tomb?"

Heavendoom asked doubtfully, "You got it back?"

Su Yu nodded with a smile. Previously, he had heard that Heavendoom knew what the Culture Tomb looked like. Sure enough, that was the case.

Wan Tiansheng did as told. Before long, he tossed it back to Su Yu and said, "Apart from some scenes as before, I saw nothing. What did you want me to see?"

"Did you see the Heavenly Overseer Marquis?"

"No." Wan Tiansheng asked with surprise, "Did you see him?"

"Yeah."

Su Yu smiled. He saw it. And that was clearly unrelated to his Culture Tomb. In short, that must be related to the golden book. Or was he simply too paranoid? Or perhaps, the Heavenly Overseer Marquis was targeting the golden book. Nothing else.

Was the marquis aware that the Heavenly Hunt Index wouldn't be complete even with the return of the two characters?

Numerous schemes took form in Su Yu's mind. With the fragment in hand, he said, "I believe I can learn some important information through this thing."

He smiled and continued, "Principal, do you think it's normal for one to start muttering top secrets alone after suffering a hundred thousand years of loneliness?"

Wan Tiansheng shook his head, "I don't know. Maybe. It's common for people who have been lonely for too long to start talking to themselves."

"You spent many years in the Heart Cultivating Pavilion. Did you have the habit of talking to yourself as well?"

"Yeah." Wan Tiansheng smiled, "Why? Is anything wrong with that?"

"But would you have the energy to keep talking after a hundred thousand years?"

"Probably not. Ask me again when I'm that old."

Su Yu exhaled and said, "I hope this is merely an unfounded suspicion."

But if that wasn't the case, wouldn't it mean that the Heavenly Overseer Marquis had been targeting him all along? No, not really. Bountiful Treasure had only tossed the fragment out after the Invincibles were lured into the Death Realm and started dying.

Perhaps this was merely a precautionary scheme that had been activated due to how things had developed.

"Bountiful Treasure and Heavenly Overseer Marquis were in collusion."

This was a guess based on his initial suspicion. It would naturally be disproved if his initial suspicion was wrong in the first place.

"They might not be targeting only me. Perhaps...this was initially prepared for the Celestial Chasm Pseudo Emperor? This is likely. After all, the Celestial Chasm Pseudo Emperor has the other character.

"The person with the greatest longing for this thing wouldn't be me. Rather, it would be the Celestial Chasm Pseudo Emperor. It would be perfectly normal for the weaker Bountiful Treasure to lose the fragment to him. But after the deaths of all those Invincibles in my hands, the plan somehow changed..."

It wouldn't even be hard to get the fragment in Su Yu's hands as Heavendoom would likely care little for it. Su Yu would not resist taking a look at it upon learning that it might be related to the Culture King or the Time Sage. Upon discovering the secret of this fragment, he would naturally keep it with himself.

Was this something that could spy on him as well? Unlikely. That could arouse his suspicion way too easily.

When Su Yu was done rearranging his thoughts, he smiled and tossed the fragment into the air before catching it again. It didn't matter. He would keep it with him for now and judge again in the future.

"Alright. That is all, Lord Heavendoom. We'll be leaving now."

While bidding his farewell, Su Yu was already thinking about something else.

The West Spire head.

He had never thought of the record character before, but the West Spire head had visited him just to remind him about it. Was that deliberate?

Su Yu wondered if he was too paranoid. The West Spire head had helped him greatly. Without his help, the previous battle might have ended differently.

How odd. Was he really too mistrustful?

Su Yu couldn't help but wonder that. After all, the West Spire head had helped humanity unhesitatingly and stopped the South Chamber head during a crucial moment. But what if that was really a scheme? Sure, he had the ability to get those pavilion Invincibles killed, but he had yet to even open the death tunnel when the West Spire head decided to help.

The Wisdom King was aware that he could open a death tunnel in advance. What about the Heavenly Overseer Marquis? The marquis definitely knew it as well. Thus, he should know that not even the pavilion Invincibles could kill him so easily. As long as the death tunnel remained unopened, he would have a trump card left.

The West Spire head's choice wasn't supposed to be suspicious. Some would even be thankful of him. But the truth was that without the West Spire head's defection, both him and the South Chamber head would join the rest to die in the Death Realm.

And now, both of them had survived.

"The West Spire head....with his sense of righteousness, had decided to return to humanity during a crucial moment. He helped humanity and even visited me to get help for the humans trapped in the pavilion.

"There are quite a few ancient humans in the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. Earth Department head, Heaven Department head, and West Spire head. The powerful Heaven Department head had driven himself mad from the conflict of his loyalty toward the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion and the Culture King. The Earth Department head had turned completely against humanity. Meanwhile, the West Spire head had easily opted to help humanity."

Su Yu looked at Wan Tiansheng and said, "Principal, the first principal claimed that almost all the ancient humans were killed during the ninth epoch, right?"

"Yeah."

"What were the Heaven Department head and West Spire head doing back then? Why didn't they help then?"

"How am I supposed to know?" Wan Tiansheng laughed and said, "Either they had a more important mission or...they saw no point."

"But the Heaven Department head did drive himself mad. I suspect that he already had the same inner conflicts during the ninth epoch. Why didn't he do something back then?"

"Maybe he had a mission that was even more important? Or he wasn't even aware of the final battle when it was happening?"

Wan Tiansheng could only guess. After all, he wasn't around back then. Seeing that, Su Yu decided to stop asking.

Wan Tiansheng asked, "Did you discover something suspicious?"

"Yes." Su Yu replied, "I'll tell you some other day."

Wan Tiansheng did not ask further. As they started flying toward the Grandstar City, he asked, "Are you returning to the Human Realm? Thanks to the first principal, the number of our suspects has reduced significantly. I believe two suspects would be much easier to investigate."

He wanted to return himself, but it did not seem possible anymore. Furthermore, those Invincibles might not trust him due to all the blood in his hands. On the other hand, Su Yu was more trustworthy than him.

People like Great Xia King and Great Qin King would all be willing to listen to him slightly. As for Wan Tiansheng, he was now known as the demonic human. Even if Great Qin King were to trust him, the other Invincibles would protest it.

Only him, Liu Hong, and Su Yu knew of what the first principal said. However, Liu Hong was too weak to participate in this matter.

"Yes. I'll return sooner or later." Su Yu nodded, "No matter what, I need to get the Willpower Grotto for myself. It is useful for me. I need to push my willpower to the ninth-stage Mountainsea Realm."

He paused slightly and continued, "As for the traitor, I'll try to investigate the matter as well. At worst, I could take the guardians with me and force the human race to accept my investigation."

Chapter 1584: Secrets Everywhere (3)

"Don't do anything rash."

Wan Tiansheng rolled his eyes and said, "Doing this would only lose you the support of Great Qin King and the others. They wouldn't give you the chance to perform your investigation. Those who were supportive of you would be forced to stand against you. Even if you did manage to drag the traitor out, the other Invincibles would still be displeased at the manner with which you had conducted the matter. This concerns the dignity of a race. Don't do anything stupid."

Some of the older Invincibles cared a lot about that. They could accept an investigation about the traitor. They could even bow to Su Yu if he was strong enough to achieve that by giving all of them a beating personally. No matter what, he was a human.

But forcing them to take action with a bunch of non-humans would not create a favorable result even if that was done for humanity's best.

They couldn't allow the precedent to happen. What if a different human were to return with a bunch of immortals some other day? Were they supposed to relent as well?

Su Yu thought about it and nodded, "You're right, Principal. I didn't think things through. At times, it might not be a good thing to use too much force."

"Exactly."

When the two reached Grandstar City, Wan Tiansheng added, "I'll give you a simple lesson in the manipulation of laws. I won't teach you more. I can only open the door for you. As for your future path, that relies on yourself. Remember. All treasures, all supports, all external power, are not comparable to your personal strength in reliability."

He looked at Su Yu and solemnly said, "You have a strong foundation. A terrifyingly strong foundation. However, you growth has also been too rapid. You have not gotten the chance to properly accumulate and digest experience. From your physical strength alone, you are already comparable to some sixth or seventh-degree Eternals. With that source soul acupoint, you can even contend against eighth or ninth-degree Eternals. You are better than me in all this. But do you believe me if I say that in a fight to the death, I have a far higher chance of winning against you?"

Su Yu nodded and said, "Physical strength won't matter if I can't even land a hit. You only need to land enough attacks on me to slowly kill him. But I have the Death Realm. I can escape there at any time and you won't be able to do much to me there."

Wan Tiansheng rolled his eyes. What was the point of mentioning that?

Su Yu grinned and added, "Also, you are still not strong enough to kill me with one hit. You probably require around a thousand or so hits to kill me."

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"Heh." Wan Tiansheng sneered and said, "That's your assumption. Your body is strong. What about your willpower? Regular cultural researchers are helpless against you, but do you think I'm the same? I can always avoid your body and deal with your sea of willpower."

Su Yu shrugged, not bothered to continue. A victor would not be decided by talking. It was pointless. Wan Tiansheng stopped as well, but he cursed inwardly that Su Yu was too rude to deserve a teacher.

***

Before long, Wan Tiansheng started his class.

There were several students in the class. Su Yu, the little furball, Senior Wang, Old Man Bai, and Liu Hong. Yes. All of them were allowed to attend the class.

Wan Tiansheng wasn't stingy with his knowledge. This was no big deal. In any case, he was still a teacher deep inside. When he first became the principal of the academy, he had also spent some time teaching personally.

"I won't be going through the basics." Wan Tiansheng said, "Today, I'll talk about the River of Time. What is the River of Time? Any answers?"

Su Yu said, "A passage through time and space."

"Bullshit." Wan Tiansheng said, "Most people share the same belief, but as far as I'm concerned, that is incorrect. Time travel? That's complete nonsense."

"Hmm?"

Everyone was surprised to hear that. But wasn't time travel possible through the River of Time?

"The so-called time travel has always been a joke." Wan Tiansheng asked, "Have you seen anyone arriving from the past or future to kill someone? Was the Human Emperor strong? He could have traversed from the past to the present time to become unrivalled. Who in this era could stop him?"

"But..." Su Yu said, "I saw time travel in action before. You were the one who had shown me that. You brought me to see Lord Grandstar through this method. The little furball's old man used the same method to contact Lord Grandstar as well."

Wan Tiansheng shook his head, "I do not consider that true time travel. That is merely a manipulation of will. For example, when I took you to Grandstar City, only our will had arrived. Senior Grandstar was strong enough to detect our will and receive our message. A regular person wouldn't have been able to receive our message."

Wan Tiansheng asked, "Have you heard of any weakling claiming to have met an expert from the River of Time?"

"No."

Su Yu shook his head.

Wan Tiansheng said, "Perhaps my understanding is still flawed. But I am only here to teach you my own comprehension of this topic. Perhaps you can develop your original ideas in the future.

"For me, the River of Time is a simple spatial tunnel. Step on it and you might be able to see some scenes from the past. But those scenes are merely what you already have in your memories. Isn't it difficult to see the past of others while your past is much easier to see? Also, when you try to see the future, you can only see a faint and uncertain future. That so-called future is merely one of the many future possibilities you can think of.

"Naturally, there's something called time recall you can do to see the past of others. But that is merely a reenactment of a previous scene from one's memories. It is merely a magic trick. The Silk Destroying King is proficient in this so I won't be spending too much on this topic. Today, I am focusing on something else. How to utilize this in combat. How to increase your speed. How to flee. How to handle attacks from different layers of reality."

Su Yu was greatly interested in this topic. Killing in the future or the past? He had zero interest in that. He only wanted to know a way to move faster and actually land his hits.

"The key is still the manipulation of one's will."

That was the core of Wan Tiansheng's understanding. What was will?

Wan Tiansheng gave an explanation of his view as Su Yu listened attentively. After a while, Su Yu said with a frown, "Principal, do you mean that when Invincibles kill in the past and future, that is merely an illusion? Or an illusion that can come true?"

"You can understand it that way." Wan Tiansheng said, "If you firmly believe that you're currently in the past and you are killing someone in the past, your opponent will firmly believe it as well. In that scenario, one is essentially killing through will alone."

Su Yu said, "In that case, I will firmly believe that nobody can kill my past and future. Are you supposed to be undying just by being confident enough?"

"Strength matters a lot. You can refuse to believe it, but an opponent can lead you into a surprisingly believable scenario, making you believe it. Upon dying in that scenario, you will die for real."

The two continued exchanging their thoughts. Wan Tiansheng had his own unique way of comprehending the laws. He did not force anyone to accept his understanding. After all, everyone could understand the same thing differently. He was merely here to pass on what he knew as a point of reference for them in their cultivation.

While listening to the lesson, Su Yu activated his fire of inheritance. Thanks to that, even those around him were able to gain deeply from the lesson. It was undeniable that this character was incredibly useful. It could constantly stimulate one's brain, helping one to even recall some of the knowledge one had forgotten in the past.

Noticing that, Wan Tiansheng chuckled before resuming his lesson.

Toward the end of the lesson, Su Yu attempted to rip space apart and reveal the River of Time. Surprisingly, he succeeded. A tiny River of Time flowed out, shrouded in the power of laws. The others had also learned many new things from this lesson.

Not far away, Liu Hong was in deep focus. After a long while, he remarked, "In truth, comprehending characters is the start of the process of comprehending the laws. Is that the case, Principal?"

When Wan Tiansheng looked at Liu Hong, he continued, "I recalled Su Yu's blood character. It carried the ability to create illusions as well. From what Su Yu mentioned earlier about illusions coming true, I started wondering if all cultural researchers are essentially the researchers of different natural laws. The so-called characters are merely the simplified form of these laws."

Liu Hong added, "Thus, the dao affirmation of cultural researchers is much harder than the dao affirmation of warriors. Because the cultivation of cultural researchers involve the comprehension of laws. The more laws one comprehended, the harder one's dao would be to affirm.

"The fusion of all characters into one Su Yu mentioned previously might be a state of completion for these laws where everything one understands about the laws is unified, becoming the so-called racial ability..."

When Su Yu spoke of the racial ability in the past, Liu Hong was there. Thus, he was able to reach this conclusion.

"Perhaps the difficulty of affirming one's dao through willpower cultivation is due to the sheer height you need to reach to achieve that. Perhaps affirming your dao this way will directly take you to the level of the ancient top experts at one go.

"We can all see that some of the laws from the ancient past still remain. But what are these laws? I believe these laws were merely the additions by the ancient experts. Simply put, when you affirm your dao through willpower cultivation and gain enough strength, you will be able to attach your own laws on top of the existing laws as well."

At that, Wan Tiansheng's eyes shone. Su Yu's eyes flickered as well.

Characters. Laws. Attaching his own laws on top of the existing laws.

Was this how the current heavenly laws came into existence?

Was that why cultural researcher Invincibles could activate the suppressive force of the Human Realm? After all, the suppressive force had been lifted by Culture King's laws in the first place. But the suppressive force itself was also a result of the laws.

Su Yu felt as though many of his previous questions had been answered.

When Su Yu looked at Liu Hong, Liu Hong smiled shyly and said, "I am merely sharing my random understanding about this. Don't look at me like that. Everyone can understand this differently. I am merely sharing my own conclusion. After all, we're currently in the middle of an academic discussion. It is only fair that I share my views as well, right?"

Su Yu said nothing. He was wondering if this was really Liu Hong's own understanding or if this was something he already knew before.

Wan Tiansheng was also deep in thought. After a long while, his eyes brightened as he muttered, "Perhaps...I have found my future path!"

Su Yu inhaled deeply and decided to forget about his desire to give Liu Hong a beating. But he was certain that Liu Hong was still hiding things from him. Nᴇw novel chapters

Chapter 1585: I Understand Yet Again! (1)

The dao affirmation of cultural researchers involved the power of laws.

Su Yu's eyes flickered as he contemplated that idea. He said, "I have been hearing the term dao affirmation so many times, but what does it actually mean? Also, can you speculate on the meaning of the term Daofuse?"

Liu Hong laughed awkwardly and said, "You should ask the actual Daofuses, not me."

Su Yu smiled and said, "Why are you so modest, Teacher? You are such a smart man. How can you not know this? According to you, one can attach one's own laws into the existing heavenly laws. In that case, let us assume that the laws are essentially the dao. In that case, isn't the process of Daofuse the same as as the process of establishing one's dao? Is it merely the middle point between the Eternal Realm and the realm where one achieves the great dao? As for the realm of someone capable of actually adding new heavenly laws, can I name it the Great Dao Realm?

"When a cultural researcher forms and strengthens a character, the cultural researcher is merely establishing their dao. In a way, it's similar to warriors where they strengthen their bodies to comprehend the laws. Thus, the Eternal Realm might not exist for cultural researchers as a cultural researcher will reach the Great Dao Realm directly instead of the in-between realms?

"No, that might be wrong. For cultural researchers, they comprehend the laws through their characters. In that case, is it possible for characters to be constantly strengthened until they grow beyond the laws? If that's the case, why are our characters stuck at the Sunmoon Realm?

"Let's put that aside for now. The Three Body Method...involves the cultivation of the past, present, and future. It is merely a manifestation of one's understanding of the laws. The past, present, and future represent three different laws, and the dao affirmation using this method involves the comprehension of three different laws. Upon fully fusing them, one can reach the Great Dao Realm. Is that the case? Following this line of thought, if there is such a thing as the Great Dao Realm, will one cease having three bodies upon reaching that realm?"

Wan Tiansheng said, "Liu Hong's theory that characters are the early forms of laws gave me a new inspiration. If the so-called Great Dao Realm does exist, perhaps that is the true path for a cultural researcher to achieve dao affirmation. One needs to skip the in-between realms."

"But most characters are stuck at the ninth-stage Sunmoon Realm...perhaps that's because humanity has access to too little daos..."

After a slight hesitation, Wan Tiansheng added, "Perhaps we need access to more laws to enable dao affirmation for human cultural researchers." Check latest chapters at NoveI~Fire.net

Su Yu nodded, "Thus, it doesn't matter if we do it through provoking heavenly tribulations or attracting heavenly rewards. We need more laws for our own comprehension and study. I finally understand why dao affirmation is so difficult for cultural researchers. They simply lack heavenly tribulations and heavenly rewards. It's so obvious now."

Su Yu rubbed his chin as he reached a conclusion, "In short, you need to do more bad things, incur the wrath of the heavens, and provoke the heavenly tribulations. You might also try to form more characters through comprehending the power of laws. Characters and laws...how interesting."

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Senior Wang was also a cultural researcher, even if he was a mere dabbler. Thus, he was able to understand slightly what the two were talking about.

As for Old Man Bai, he only understood one thing: Su Yu was going to court even more disasters. He was thinking of milking the heavenly tribulations and heavenly rewards to increase his willpower cultivation.

What a lunatic!

Liu Hong sighed to himself. He was merely providing his own thought process. Why were the two lunatics taking it so far?

"Hey, calm down. I was merely giving my unfounded opinions."

Looking at Liu Hong's earnest expression, Su Yu nodded, "Yes. I understand you. What happens next has nothing to do with you. We are now coming up with our own conclusions. I find this very reasonable. In any case, I have previous experience with absorbing the power of laws. No wonder I grew so much after absorbing the power of laws. I must have reached a higher degree of affinity with the laws."

Su Yu sighed and said, "It has been so long since I last engaged in research. Principal, I suggest we establish a new research center focusing on capturing and studying the heavenly laws. Naturally, I won't be the best person to serve as the face of this research center. My teacher and the others are very suited for this. Perhaps they can even figure out the correlation between specific tribulations and specific laws. They can even try to figure out the connections between specific laws and specific characters...

"Furthermore, I suggest you gather some information, Principal. Over the years, have more heavenly tribulations appeared than heavenly rewards? Or was it the other way around?"

"It should be the heavenly rewards, right?" Wan Tiansheng said, "Is there even a need to waste time on this? You can get rewarded just by killing in the Allheaven Battlefield. The heavenly rewards must have appeared more."

"Did the laws originate from the Human Emperor or the ancient assembly?" Su Yu asked, "It was always said that the Human Emperor was only in charge of rewards while the assembly was only in charge of punishments. I doubt that is strictly the case. All races are eligible for heavenly rewards in the Allheaven Battlefield. Are you saying that the Human Emperor had prepared rewards for all the other races as well?"

"You mean..."

Su Yu said, "I'm wondering about one thing. Humanity has been failing to produce Eternal characters. That might be due to a lack of appearance of human heavenly laws in the Allheaven Battlefield. Meanwhile, the rate of appearance for the heavenly laws of the other races is much higher, enabling them to produce Eternal characters."

"..."

Liu Hong sighed yet again. Amazing. These people were too good at extrapolating from a random idea he tossed out.

Su Yu did not care about Liu Hong's thoughts. As far as he was concerned, the spark of inspiration Liu Hong provided was enough. As a cultural researcher, he naturally enjoyed seeking the truth himself. Any cultural researcher without the habit of pursuing the truth was not qualified to be called a cultural researcher.

Su Yu said, "I am only curious about one thing. Daofuse. How does the fusion of daos happen? Do you align your personal dao with the great dao? Or do you walk a new path and establish a new dao? Do you walk the path of others? Or do you follow your personal yet new path?

"I also have a little idea of how the nine-leaf skylotus works. It has the power of laws attached to it. Through the power of laws in it, one can forcefully attach one's dao to the laws and achieve Daofuse. But what manner of a Daofuse is this? There are certainly weaker and stronger individuals among Daofuses."

Su Yu rubbed his chin as he continued, "I don't know much about the Daofuse Realm, but let me make a small comparison. The laws are akin to a net. Countless lines crossed each other, each representing a different law. To achieve Daofuse is to fuse one's line with a line on the net. Some people have a fifty percent compatibility with that line. Thus, they can only utilize fifty percent of the power that law has to offer. Those with only thirty percent compatibility will only be able to utilize thirty percent of the power. But some trailblazers will walk a new path and string a new line onto the existing net.

"A human king...might be an existence beyond Daofuse, someone at the Great Dao Realm. This someone could be someone who had perfectly threaded an existing path or opened a new path.

"The Human Emperor, Culture King, and Martial King might only be so strong due to the large number of lines they had in contrast to the others. But strictly speaking, everyone operated on the same net. Thus, everyone was in the same cultivation level. For example, with eight lines, the Human Emperor would most certainly be much stronger than someone with only one line even if they were both on the same net. Meanwhile, we're all under that net."

Su Yu grinned, "How interesting. Yes. We're all under that net. Thus, the net has the authority to punish us. If you dared to be disobedient, the net would drop, and the lines would transform into whips to punish you. If you were obedient, the lines would turn into backscratchers and give you a good scratch instead."

"..."

How boorish. Wan Tiansheng was left speechless. What a boorish example.

Su Yu concluded, "Thus, our world can be split into two. Beneath the net and above the net. Those from the ancient past have either gone beyond the net or become a part of the net. Meanwhile, people like us are still trapped under the net."

Wan Tiansheng asked, "So do you believe there are stronger existences beyond this net?"

"How am I supposed to know that?" Su Yu smiled, "This is all a guess."

Wan Tiansheng nodded, "Your words have given me even more inspiration. I need to get closer to this net, learn more, and strengthen my own line to leave my own line on this net."

Su Yu nodded. Suddenly, he thought of something and grimaced, "I think I know Senior Lan Tian's dao now. He is the type to throw his net wide and hope to catch something."

"Hmm?" Su Yu laughed and said, "He is walking countless paths at the same time. In short, he is walking all the lines and hoping that some will stick. With enough luck, he might gain incomparable strength after capturing a line properly. With bad luck, he will fail and remain stuck as a Pseudo Invincible."

At that, Su Yu's eyes flickered as he said, "I have noticed that his strength would vary at times. With a good clone, or a good line, to be precise, he could be very strong. With bad luck, he would be stuck with a bad line and weak strength."

"As for the place of carrier treasures in all this..."

Su Yu sank into thought before continuing, "Each carrier treasure carries the power of laws. For the most part, only ancient enough objects can qualify as one. It's either that or the personal belongings of some top experts. For example, the hair or the scales of a super expert. All these things might have been bathed in the power of laws for an extended period of time. Thus, the selection of carrier treasure might also determine one's compatibility with the path one walks."

Su Yu listed an example, "Previously, I saw a dragon using a dragon scale as the carrier treasure. The original owner of that scale must be someone who had once gotten close to the great dao. With that scale, the dragon would have an easier time affirming his dao since it was more compatible with the dao of the ancient dragons.

"I have also gotten some carrier treasures from the Luminous Domain Mansion. If I were to use them as my carrier treasures, I would likely find myself compatible with Old Zhou's dao..."

"Old Zhou?" Liu Hong asked in confusion, "Who's that?"

"Martial Emperor." Su Yu chuckled, "I'm not sure. That's a random name I gave. Those who had used the dragonbind wood as their carrier treasures these years would probably be quite compatible with Old Zhou's dao.

"Achieving dao affirmation using the dragonbind wood is possible, but I believe transcending that is impossible. You won't be able to reach the Great Dao Realm doing this. I believe any historical records about the ancient past can prove this."

Old Wan frowned and said, "The Three Body Method was unpopular during the ancient past. Few would require carrier treasures..."

"Wrong." Su Yu shook his head and said, "I believe otherwise. But perhaps they only needed one. A unique carrier treasure that could carry the power of laws...such as..."

He pointed at the floor of the ancient city they were stepping on and said, "This city is a carrier treasure. Lord Grandstar's carrier treasure."

Immediately, a figure appeared with a flicker.

Grandstar had appeared. He stared at Su Yu with a complicated expression. After a long while, he explained, "Correct. This is my carrier treasure. This is a relatively common yet powerful dao affirmation method during the ancient past. This is why I'm far stronger with my weapon in hand. That's because I'll be fighting with my dao. Su Yu...you are a monstrous genius..."

Su Yu said, "I wouldn't dare accept that praise. I was merely expanding upon what I learned from Teacher Liu."

With an ancient expert in front of him, Su Yu grabbed the opportunity to ask more, "Lord Grandstar, those of the ancient past don't tend to cultivate the Three Body Method. But I believe cultivating a weapon like this probably requires a lot more resources than the Three Body Method. Am I correct?"

"Yeah." Grandstar nodded, "The Three Body Method might be trash, but in truth...that is a cheap method to cultivate. I don't want to comment about the ancient laws, but that is undeniable. Su Yu, I saw how you forged your Mark of Civilization. Your dao is more similar to ours. With the Mark of Civilization, you carry the power of laws. But you understand well how expensive this is."

Yes. It was massively expensive.

Terrifyingly expensive.

Su Yu nodded, "I understand. The appearance of the Three Body Method might not be a ploy targeted at anyone in particular. Rather, it had appeared out of desperation. It is cheap to cultivate, requiring only some trashy carrier treasures. Meanwhile, walking the path of Lord Grandstar and the others might require one to forge a weapon worth at least five carrier treasures in value."

Grandstar smiled bitterly and said, "More than that. Double your estimation."

Wan Tiansheng and the others inhaled in shock. This was indeed not a cost a regular person could bear.

Grandstar said, "But with this method, one will be a lot stronger than those using the Three Body Method. Even in our current sealed state, we are still stronger than those in the same cultivation level. This is applicable even when we're not fighting with our weapons. I am an eighth-degree Eternal. I have been sealed, and my strength has dropped over the years. But even without my weapon, I can still defeat three body cultivators of the same cultivation level."

This was the greatest example of a different cultivation path.

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Su Yu asked, "What is the name of this method?"

"Weapon Fusion Method." Grandstar explained, "Forge a powerful weapon and become one with it."

Su Yu said, "This reminds me of someone."

"Zhao Li?" Wan Tiansheng nodded, "Are you thinking of him?"

"Correct." Su Yu smiled, "Him."

Grandstar, who had seen Zhao Li before, nodded and said, "Yes. He seems to be walking a similar path. That was one of the mainstream cultivation methods in the ancient past."

Su Yu asked, "Lord, do Eternals need to follow specific power of laws during their cultivation?"

After some hesitation, Grandstar answered, "I can't answer that question well as my cultivation is not high enough. But I can say that most of your guesses are right. The process of Daofuse might really be the process of increasing one's compatibility with a certain dao. But you need to ask the boss to be certain. He should know the answer."

Grandstar looked at them with complicated expressions. There was not one Eternal among them, yet they were discussing the process of Daofuse and transcendence here. Grandstar felt lost. He didn't know what to think.

Was this how cultivation was supposed to be? Wasn't one supposed to only worry about the cultivation level one was in? Why were these people who weren't even Eternals exploring the possibilities of Daofuses and beyond?

Was this how humans were? Was this why humanity had produced so many supreme experts?

Grandstar did not have the answer.

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He could only stare at them absent-mindedly.

Su Yu was a man of action. He did not wait and said, "Lord, can you take me to Lord Grand Dream? I'll know the direction of my willpower cultivation moving forward after getting some answers from him."

Heavenly laws.

Yes. He would start targeting the heavenly laws.

But he had to first verify his theory. This could very well be the best method to cultivate one's characters. Naturally, it would only be suitable for experts and geniuses. Such a method would not work for weaklings. Of course, the weaklings could try if they were feeling particularly brave. After all, heavenly laws could be deadly.

Grandstar nodded, "Sure. I'll take you there."

Shortly after, the two left.

Then, Wan Tiansheng looked at Liu Hong thoughtfully and said, "Researcher Liu Hong, you sure are knowledgeable."

Liu Hong said awkwardly, "Principal, don't tell me you're suspicious of me as well. I was being honest. That was merely a speculation on my part. If Bai Feng were here, he would have reached the same conclusion. As researchers, it is only natural for us to be more capable in this aspect."

"Heh." Wan Tiansheng chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter. You're a smart man. Since your Culture King's token had saved Su Yu once, he probably wouldn't do anything serious to you. He is petty, but he also remembers his favors. He won't say it, but he won't harm you anymore. Don't worry."

Liu Hong said gloomily, "Fine, fine. But I really did nothing! Sigh. So be it. You can believe what you want, Principal. There is nothing I can do about this."

Wan Tiansheng couldn't be bothered to argue.

***

Su Yu arrived at Grand Dream City after a short journey.

The old turtle appeared before him.

Before the smiling old turtle could speak, Su Yu asked, "Lord, I have a question. Is the realm after the Daofuse Realm the Great Dao Realm? That is a custom name, but you should understand the meaning from its name."

The old turtle blanked out slightly before asking, "What...are you trying to say?"

Su Yu wasted no time and said, "I'm wondering if the process of Daofuse is the same as increasing one's compatibility with a law. Are you walking your own law or are you following an existing law?"

After a slight pause, Su Yu added, "I reckon you're cultivating your own law. After all, you're old enough to be around even before there were so many heavenly laws around."

"..."

The old turtle looked at Grandstar questioningly. Grandstar merely looked up without saying anything. Why was his boss looking at him? He said nothing. It wasn't like he knew too much about this anyway. What was he supposed to leak if he didn't even know it in the first place?

Su Yu continued, "Thus, the gap between different Daofuses can be quite big as well. Or perhaps Eternal is already the start of Daofuse. The two are actually the same realm as both can be considered Daofuse. However, one can only be called a Daofuse upon reaching a certain level of fusion. Am I right?"

"..."

The old turtle didn't know what to say.

Su Yu's eyes flickered as he continued speaking to himself, "Right, I think I see it now. Dao affirmation is the start of Daofuse. I understand now. Laws. Yes. One can start utilizing the laws at the Eternal Realm. From the first degree to the ninth degree...I understand the classification now. For example, someone at the first degree might have walked only ten percent of a dao. A second-degree cultivator will be at twenty percent, and so on."

Suddenly, Su Yu exclaimed in shock, "I understand why the minor realms are weak now! The minor realms have the lowest compatibility with the laws. Thus, those affirming their daos in the minor realms will be among the weakest. Meanwhile, most major realms have more compatibility, allowing one to reach the second degree right after dao affirmation!

"As for the Allheaven Battlefield, I understand as well. The power of laws is the strongest here. The compatibility is higher, allowing one to grow stronger upon dao affirmation. As for the minor race experts, I suspect they will be stuck at the first degree forever without entering the Allheaven Battlefield. The passage of time won't change anything."

"..."

The old turtle was completely dumbstruck. He swore he had not said a single word here. The kid had been talking to himself right after arriving.

He swore that was the case!

The kid kept understanding one thing after another by himself. What was the point of coming here, then?

Was the damn kid here to show off? Was that it?

Was this fun?

Su Yu continued muttering, "As for ninth-degree Eternals, these must be the people with around ninety percent compatibility. To qualify as a Daofuse, one needs to reach ninety-one percent compatibility. Is that the case? Thus, the Daofuse Realm should be split into several stages. At that realm, the only competition is one's mastery over the laws. Those with more mastery will be stronger. Of course, the chosen dao probably plays a big role as well...

"Right, there are also other variables. For example, when there are three Daofuses cultivating the same law, they will have to share the power of that law. They will definitely be weaker than someone monopolizing an entire law alone.

"Thus, to guarantee strength upon achieving Daofuse, walking an original path is the better option. To be precise, one should start this path from the Eternal Realm. To cultivate one's own dao instead of following an existing dao.

"..."

The old turtle sighed and started making a cup of tea. When he was done, he did not drink it. Instead, he left it for Su Yu. The kid must be thirsty after saying so much, right?

When he offered Su Yu the tea, Su Yu drained the tea absent-mindedly and continued, "Therefore, the more difficult the dao is, the stronger one will be upon cultivating it. After all, there might be no other competitors for such a difficult dao. A simple dao will be shared by many, producing many weak cultivators, Daofuses included.

"Also, it seems like there is only one Daofuse in each race currently. Is this a preventive measure to ensure sufficient strength for their Daofuses? Is this why there is only one Daofuse in the immortal race even when they have so many ancient fossils around? Because they can't find the correct dao to cultivate?"

Su Yu rubbed his chin and said, "Yes, that's possible. Perhaps there's a limit to Daofuse. For example, a single dao with ten people cultivating it at the same time. Nine are hidden somewhere, with the tenth being the sole Daofuse visible. No additional person will be able to achieve Daofuse through the same dao anymore."

"Great Qin King and the others have been stuck below the Daofuse Realm. There are two possibilities. Too many humans walk the same dao. The quota is fully taken by those old fossils, leaving no space for Great Qin King and the others. This is the first possibility.

"Secondly, the dao of humanity has been damaged. Too many people once walked that dao, and too many perished. Each death would damage that dao slightly, to the point it became too damaged to sustain more Daofuses. Thus, the present humans would need to seek a new path to achieve Daofuse."

Su Yu thought more and said, "No, there is another possibility. For example, the Hundred Battle King of the ninth epoch must have nearly transcended the dao with his strength. However, he was stuck. But due to how strong he was, he alone occupied a majority of that dao. And the truth is that he is still alive somewhere, rendering it impossible for anyone else to achieve Daofuse.

"Right, that must be the case! It is said that during the ninth epoch, humanity wagered fully on the Hundred Battle King. I understand now. Some old fossils must have withdrew voluntarily from the dao to make way for him, granting him the strength comparable to that of the ancient human kings. Am I right?"

"..."

The old turtle was completely dumbfounded. He poured himself a cup of tea and drained it to calm his nerves. After a long while, he said, "Su Yu...you...that...previous epoch...yes, humanity lost many Daofuses during the previous epoch. Some of them had died suspiciously, as though they had deliberately asked for it."

Su Yu exclaimed in excitement, "Sure enough, my conclusion is correct!"

Su Yu looked at the turtle and said, "Lord, if those of your race walked the same dao, you could simply kill them all. The possibility of becoming a super expert with ninety-nine percent compatibility would open up! That would push you to the level of the ancient human kings as long as you were talented enough!"

The old turtle stared at Su Yu and said, "I didn't kill them!"

"..."

Su Yu blanked out. The old turtle continued, "Why are you looking at me like that? I didn't kill them. Some died of old age, while some died during the collapse of the ancient past. I did not kill my own people!"

Su Yu said, "Lord...I was merely stating an example. Wait...do you already have a compatibility of ninety-nine percent with your dao?"

This time, it was the old turtle's turn to blank out. He hurriedly denied, "Of course not! According to your classification, I can be considered one of the weakest Daofuses in existence!"

Su Yu merely stared at the old turtle thoughtfully. The source of thɪs content is NoveI-Fire.ɴet

The old turtle's expression when saying that was rather...unnatural.

Beside them, Grandstar said, "Boss, did the kid somehow guess the truth? No way. He must be making things up. Are you really near the level of the ancient human kings? That's truly unbelievable."

The old turtle said, "Bullshit! Su Yu, as for your guesses...some of the things are beyond our knowledge as well. When we cultivate, we prioritize following the flow. We rarely investigate things thoroughly. That is how you keep cultivation interesting and fun."

He did not give Su Yu an answer. He only said that going with the flow was better in cultivation.

Naturally, Su Yu was dissatisfied with such an attitude toward cultivation. He complained, "Lord, cultivation is serious business! It's not something you do by going with the flow! If you really want to go with the flow, the most natural flow is one where you don't cultivate. Nothing can be more natural for that. Since you have stepped on the path of cultivation, you naturally need to be inquisitive!"

The old turtle was left completely speechless.

A twenty-year-old kid was giving him a lecture.

He was two hundred thousand years old.

Had he wasted his life away?

The old turtle looked at Su Yu helplessly and said, "When I cultivate, I don't like to think. Just cultivate as you wish. Why do you ask so many questions?"

"I'm thinking of a way to increase my speed of cultivation. Su Yu asked, "I have a question, Lord. Have you noticed any heavenly laws compatible with the laws you're proficient with?"

"Proficient?" The old turtle asked, "What do you mean by that?"

"For example, encountering a lightning tribulation that is surprisingly not harmful to you. I think that's a form of compatibility. Or you might feel like the heavenly laws are arriving when utilizing the power you're proficient at. That can also be viewed as a form of compatibility."

The old turtle nodded thoughtfully and said, "Yes. That is a normal occurrence for all Daofuses."

"I understand now."

Understanding dawned on Su Yu.

Sure enough, he was a genius. He had found a path for himself. He also knew how he should form more characters and strengthen his existing characters. He knew what to do now. This could be considered a lucky day for him. He had somehow stumbled upon the truth behind the cultivation of characters.

Some random words of Liu Hong had surprisingly enlightened him.

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Suddenly, Su Yu's face turned stiff. He had just recalled that he needed ninety-nine characters for his character technique. Was he supposed to establish compatibility with ninety-nine daos?

Wouldn't that make it far more difficult for him to achieve Daofuse? But if he could really complete his Daofuse and achieve the Great Dao with ninety-nine characters, wouldn't that make him stronger than even the ancient human kings?

While he was deep in thought, the old turtle and Grandstar were looking at each other helplessly. Grandstar didn't feel like thinking about this anymore. As for the old turtle, he was feeling as uncomfortable as a turtle forced out of its shell.

Who was the culprit of their discomfort? Su Yu.

For everyone else, the Daofuse Realm was shrouded in mystery and enigma. But here was Su Yu, unveiling the shroud covering the Daofuse Realm. He felt as though he had been stripped naked.

Before long, Su Yu recovered from his short reverie and said, "Lord, you told me to visit previously. Do you have anything to tell me?"

The old turtle hesitated. After a long while, he rearranged his thoughts and said, "It's nothing important. I only want to remind you to be careful and avoid running around randomly."

In truth, he wanted to tell Su Yu that it was very difficult for another human Daofuse to appear. To become a true expert, he had to start walking a new path as early as now. In truth, the old turtle had numerous advice prepared for Su Yu.

He had been thinking very hard of a way to break this news to Su Yu. He didn't know the dao of humanity very well, but he knew that humanity had failed to produce a Daofuse up until now in the current epoch. Thus, it was likely that their existing path was no longer an option. However, Su Yu had somehow comprehended the same thing without any advice.

Su Yu nodded. Was that all? He was rendered quite speechless. So be it. Of course he knew the importance of being careful. Well, this wasn't too surprising. It was perfectly normal for old people to love nagging.

Su Yu said, "Lord, according to my guesses, is it true that humanity can no longer produce a Daofuse in this epoch?"

The old turtle said lazily, "This is your own conclusion. Explore it yourself. I don't know too much, but it does seem impossible if you walk the physical path. But I don't know anything about the willpower path."

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As far as Su Yu was concerned, the willpower path was also not viable for the current humanity.

Then again, perhaps there was a genius out there who had fused their characters and comprehended their own unique dao. That person had merely not taken that step forward to transcend Daofuse and achieve Great Dao.

"Great Zhou King?"

At that possibility, a certain name emerged in Su Yu's mind. That was quite unlikely, right? Whatever. It did not matter right now.

Su Yu returned to the previous topic, "Lord, if there is really a surviving Daofuse of your race out there, you should consider either killing that guy or switching to a different dao. At your level, opening a real dao might not be as hard compared to people like us. Otherwise, you will be stuck forever."

"..."

The old turtle was tired of this. Follow current novᴇls on N()velFire.net

He said, "I'm a Daofuse. You're a Mountainsea."

He decided to give Su Yu a gentle reminder. The kid should stop getting too full of himself.

"I'm merely giving you a kind reminder." Su Yu grinned and said, "I understand now why you said that when Lord Grandstar and the others completed the term of their service, they would directly become Daofuses from the rewards alone. After all, their races are extinct. When the time comes for them to receive the rewards alone, they can probably monopolize the laws of their races and become Daofuses easily."

The old turtle decided to remain silent. Why wouldn't the kid stop talking to him? He did not know about this. That was merely a judgment he had reached based on his past experience.

Suddenly, the old turtle thought of something and said, "I have a question for you. Why can fellow peak Daofuses differ in strength? Assume I am a peak Daofuse, one with ninety-nine percent compatibility per your theory. Someone else is at the same level, but why am I weaker? Why is my control over the laws weaker?"

Su Yu laughed and said, "There are too many possibilities. Firstly, that person might walk a stronger dao. For example, you might cultivate the dao of the founder of the grand dream turtles while the other person cultivates the dao of the ancient Human Emperor. The two are not the same. His dao is thick and big. Your dao is tiny."

"Secondly, he might walk multiple daos while you walk only one dao. Thirdly, your dao conflicts, and his is a natural counter to yours. Fourthly, the ultimate purpose of Daofuse is to make the dao yours. Both of you might be at ninety-nine percent, but perhaps he is on the verge of making the dao his while you are still borrowing the dao of others.

"Fifthly..."

"Enough."

The old turtle stopped Su Yu and sank into thought. So that was how it was. Was this the reason for the difference between him and the East Heavenly King? Was the East Heavenly King his natural counter? Or was the East Heavenly King walking a thicker dao?

While the old turtle was deep in thought, Su Yu sent Grandstar a voice transmission, "Lord Grand Dream sure is amazing."

"What?"

"Is it not obvious? Normally, when people ask a question for someone else, they are actually asking for themselves. Lord Grand Dream is very likely to be a peak Daofuse. He has an opponent who is also a peak Daofuse. However, the opponent is stronger. Lord Grand Dream is confused about this. He does not know a way to break through his current predicament. After reaching the end of his dao, further cultivation won't do anything. Thus, he probably doesn't even feel like cultivating anymore."

Su Yu continued, "Thus, Lord Grand Dream is fretting over this matter. I reckon he will need to ask me even more questions..."

Just then, the old turtle coughed and asked, "What secrets are you whispering to each other? Stop that for now. Su Yu, what if, remember, this is an example. What if someone is a counter to my dao? Or perhaps my dao is smaller. How should I solve this issue?"

He added, "I have reached the end of this dao. As for transcending it, well, don't even bother talking about that."

Grandstar bit his stone tongue off from sheer shock.

Noticing that, the old turtle berated him, "What is this? At your age, where is your emotional stability?"

Grandstar nodded blankly, but he continued staring at his boss with his eyes opened wide. So his boss was actually...a peak Daofuse? More importantly, who was this opponent who was even stronger than his boss?

Grandstar hurriedly asked, "Boss, who's your opponent?"

"East—cough, cough, cough!"

The old turtle coughed and corrected himself, "Fighting is not good. Opponent? I have no opponent. At my age, I have long outlived all my opponents."

Su Yu glanced at Grandstar. Meanwhile, Grandstar was blanking out. There was really such an opponent. The opponent was East (dong)...or Winter (dong)?

What was that? He outlived all his opponents?

After a long while, he exclaimed in shock, "The four heavenly kings of the death spirits!"

"What?"

Suddenly, Grandstar's explanation changed after realizing what he said. He hurriedly flew away while saying, "I'll go hunt something as food."

Then, he vanished into the distance.

The old turtle looked unhappy, but he soon smiled and said, "Ignore him. He's still too unstable emotionally, even at his age. So, what is your suggestion in this situation?"

Su Yu hesitated slightly and shook his head, "I can't give any suggestion rashly here. Any random idea I give you here might get you killed. Cultivation is a serious matter. It's not a joke."

How could he allow his biggest backer to die?

No way!

This backer seemed even more valuable now after he realized just how strong the old turtle was.

The old turtle was the strongest in the Myriad Realms.

Or to be precise, he was the strongest in the present Myriad Realms. But according to Grandstar, old turtle had a rival in the Death Realm. But it didn't matter.

Su Yu only knew that he didn't want to give the old turtle any bad advice lest he get the old turtle killed. Sure, the old turtle might not be dumb enough to try any random advice he received in cultivation, but one could never underestimate what desperation could do to someone.

Su Yu couldn't afford to let that happen.

The old turtle nodded, "Perhaps you're right. But today, I understand that the human race is still the human race. The humans have the highest connection with nature, and they have the highest wisdom of all. I was worried that you would lose yourself after tasting your first major victory. But now...I can't help but believe that we have an interesting future ahead of us."

An interesting future created by Su Yu.

Su Yu said bashfully, "You're too kind, Lord. I simply love talking nonsense at times. All my teachers and my friends can easily make such guesses as well. This is very simple."

"..."

The old turtle wondered if Su Yu was trying to insult him.

How was this simple? If it were so simple, why would he feel enlightened after hearing those words? The old turtle cursed inwardly.

Suddenly, Su Yu's heart thumped. He had a feeling that the old turtle was scolding him inwardly as his tribulation character had pulsed intensely before suddenly returning to normal, as though nothing had happened.

Was this a form of law manipulation as well?

How terrifying.

The old turtle said, "The so-called Great Dao Realm is not the real name of that realm. Of course, you can call it whatever you want. At that level, people don't really care about superficial things like names anymore. It is true that most of the top experts back then were the experts in this realm. You are right about one thing. Anyone capable of drawing up new laws is a supreme expert. And I am not at that level."

He wasn't good enough to draw new laws.

He wasn't good enough to make a mere word of him a law of nature.

"Furthermore, the current Allheaven Battlefield is incapable of containing such an existence. Thus, such an existence will incur the punishment of the laws. That backer of yours might be strong, but can the law of one man contend against the laws of a hundred men?"

Su Yu nodded understandingly. The old turtle had finally confessed that he was a peak Daofuse.

How amazing.

Chapter 1588: Qin-Zhou Secret Meeting, Another Storm Rises (1)

When Grandstar returned from his short hunting trip, Su Yu bid the old turtle farewell before returning to Grandstar City. That trip hadn't been for nothing. It had helped establish the beginnings of his future path. Inside the city, Wan Tiansheng continued his lesson about the laws.

Only with a clear mind could one advance with clarity. When Su Yu listened to Wan Tiansheng again, he found himself comprehending more things than before. He also came to understand the reason for Wan Tiansheng's mastery over the laws. That was mainly due to the large number of characters Wan Tiansheng had formed. And characters were essentially laws.

***

Su Yu did not wait around doing nothing.

While listening to the lesson, he was also digesting his gains from the previous battle.

He had gathered some heavenly rewards from killing Wisdom King and the other Invincibles. He had been too busy to absorb the rewards at the time. Thus, he had stored all the rewards in his Mark of Civilization.

Equipped with his recently gained knowledge that the rewards were essentially the power of heavenly laws, he was starting to view them differently. He spent the next few days studying the rewards.

***

At the same time.

Outside.

Some rumors regarding Su Yu started spreading among the elites, such as his need to feed his weapon with countless blood essence and carrier treasures. According to the rumors, Su Yu was even trying to start another war involving the Myriad Realms. That way, he could kill even more Invincibles to feed his weapon.

That shocked numerous people, and many became even more determined to kill Su Yu. They couldn't allow such a walking calamity to live.

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***

Grandstar City.

Eventually, the time for Wan Tiansheng to leave arrived.

He had been in the city for nine days.

Mayor's residence.

He did not have much to say. With a smile, he said, "I'll be taking my leave now. With the gazes of everyone in the Myriad Realms on this city, it feels terrible to stay here."

Su Yu nodded and said, "Be careful, Principal. When you leave, some might assume that's me in disguise. They might probably try to ambush you to test you."

"It's fine. I'll call for you when I'm in danger. It's not like they have the courage to attack rashly."

Su Yu did not try to persuade Wan Tiansheng to stay. A true expert would not stay under someone's care forever. Su Yu was doing that at the moment, but that was only something he had done out of desperation.

Wan Tiansheng said, "Rumors that you need a large amount of blood essence to strengthen your demonic weapon have spread all over the Myriad Realms. Are you going to start selling that thing soon?"

Su Yu smiled, "Nope. I'm changing the plan. I'll be selling this instead."

At that, he took the record character out, stunning Wan Tiansheng.

Su Yu said, "I'll be selling this back to Bountiful Treasure. It should return where it was. Or I might sell it to the Celestial Chasm Pseudo Emperor instead."

Wan Tiansheng stared at Su Yu blankly.

Su Yu laughed and said, "The person with the greatest desire to get this thing is probably the Heavenly Overseer Marquis. I wouldn't mind selling to him either..."

"What about the humans in the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion?"

Su Yu chuckled and said, "I'm not saving them anymore. After all, I'm cold-blooded. Those humans are not as important as my growth."

Wan Tiansheng gave Su Yu a deep look before asking, "Are you really selling it?"

Su Yu grinned, "We shall see."

In any case, he wasn't going to sell the smiling mouth lotus as it would be quite obvious. It had to be something he sold accidentally, not the main item available for sale. Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn novelFɪre.net

Wan Tiansheng did not bother to give Su Yu more advice regarding the matter. Su Yu was not an ignorant youth. He was someone who had killed his way from the Human Realm to the Allheaven Battlefield. Then, he killed his way to the Death Realm before killing his way back to the world of the living. Bloodshed accompanied him every step of the way. Thus, he was already comparable to some old foxes in terms of life experience.

"Just be careful."

Then, Wan Tiansheng flew away.

Su Yu watched as Wan Tiansheng departed. He could sense some presences around the city vanishing when Wan Tiansheng left. Suddenly, he flew out of the city and threw a punch.

Boom!

A hidden Sunmoon was instantly blasted into pieces. Next, a massive book appeared and consumed the remains of the Sunmoon.

That did not end there. Rather, the book started enlarging in the sky. Its pages started flipping automatically as one projection after another appeared before charging to different locations. In the blink of an eye, about six or seven Sunmoons were consumed by them.

Then, the book descended and sank into the sea. Down in the sea, it started consuming the nearby demonic beasts regardless of strength.

At that moment, Su Yu looked like a demon.

Demonic yet saintly.

Up in the sky, he floated indifferently in his fluttering white robes, his hands clasped behind him. He watched as his book reaped countless lives. Shock rippled everywhere even as he floated there calmly.

"No life form is allowed to exist within a hundred kilometers around Grandstar City. Notify me in advance if you have business with me. Do not approach without permission. This is applicable for all races."

Far away, an expert asked furiously, "Su Yu, you killed without reason! Are you not afraid of becoming a wanted criminal of the myriad races?"

Su Yu asked, "Am I not already a wanted criminal of the myriad races? What nonsense are you saying? I would have died long ago if the myriad races could really kill me. Do you think Tiangu, Jiwu, and the others don't want me dead? Are you dumb? Fuck off. Or you can stay and I'll use your blood to start another war against the Myriad Realms."

The distant expert was incomparably furious, but he did not have the courage to stay. He merely left gloomily. At the same time, the other hidden experts in the area also distanced themselves from the city. They were all here to monitor Su Yu and observe his every movement.

One could say that Su Yu had the attention of the entire Myriad Realms. His act of instantly killing everything within a hundred kilometers was soon spread among the various races. Numerous people witnessed how he had consumed all those living beings with his book.

His infamy spread far and wide.

This was a butcher through and through.

Even the likes of Xia Longwu and Qin Zhen looked tame in comparison. Su Yu was the true butcher without a bottom line. Alas, he was powerful enough that he was untouchable for now.

***

Eastrift Valley.

These days, a large number of Invincible would always be present here in preparation for a war.

Things had changed.

All the Invincibles were gathered at the Vanguard Regiment.

Not long after Su Yu conducted his massacre, a soldier entered a hall and reported, "Reporting, Principal Wan has left the city. Mayor Su Yu took the chance to remove all the spies around the city, including seven Sunmoons. Countless people below the Sunmoon Realm were killed as well. He warned anyone from entering the radius of a hundred kilometers around Grandstar City."

"Principal Wan?" Someone snorted, "Wan Tiansheng is no longer a principal. He has defected from humanity. Just address him by his name."

The soldier remained silent.

He did not argue, but he didn't correct himself either. The masses had their own way of measuring justice. Wan Tiansheng had killed the traitor Invincible and the invading Invincibles. He had also saved Xia Longwu, participated in the previous battle, and killed numerous enemy Invincibles.

The human Invincibles viewed him with hostility due to his act of destroying the two holy lands. But for a regular soldier, Wan Tiansheng was a saint. Was he demonic? They had their own way of judging that.

"Hmph!" Noticing the soldier's silence, the Invincible easily guessed what the soldier was thinking. He snorted with displeasure and said, "Leave."

"Yes!"

The soldier stood up and left.

A different Invincible chuckled and said, "Calm down. Don't anger yourself for a regular soldier. If you really dislike Wan Tiansheng so much, just go after him yourself. What did he even do to you apart from killing a son and two grandsons of yours?"

That was akin to pouring oil on fire. The furious Invincible said, "I spent countless years fighting on the front lines. Even if I did produce two worthless silk pants, so what? Who was Wan Tiansheng to kill them without so much as a word to me? Even if my silk pants were cowardly, how would that harm his benefits? Couldn't I let my descendants enjoy their lives with my many years of contribution to humanity?"

The other Invincibles had no argument against that. He might be brash, but he wasn't necessarily wrong. Providing a good life to their descendants was a big motivation for many of these Invincibles who had fought on the front lines for so many years.

Great Qin King said, "Enough. Wan Tiansheng killed all those people because the Sunmoons had disobeyed a military command. During war, martial laws take precedent. He didn't kill some silk pants. He killed some army deserters. Do not obscure the facts with your sophistry."

"Hmph!"

The Invincible snorted, but he said nothing else. That was indeed the excuse Wan Tiansheng had used to kill all those people. Otherwise, some of these Invincibles would have gone after Wan Tiansheng for revenge by now.

Great Qin King did not wish to continue arguing about the same thing. He said, "We are not talking about Wan Tiansheng. We're talking about Su Yu here. The previous battle might have ended, but that was not a true end. Instead, that was merely the start.

"All of you saw the strength of the various races. This is especially true for the immortal races. Just look at how easily they had dispatched such a large number of ninth-degree Eternals. They probably have more than a hundred Eternals among them. Just the immortal race alone is enough to crush all of humanity. Including the other races, we are facing countless strong enemies.

"Humanity has not suffered much from the recent conflicts. Instead, we have grown slightly and gained several new Eternals. But this is far from enough. Without a Daofuse, we won't be able to deter the various races from doing anything rash against us."

Toward the end, Great Qin King turned solemn as he said, "The myriad races are still allowing humanity some breathing space, but that's not due to our strength. They are merely trying to split humanity apart and draw a wedge between us and Su Yu.

"If Su Yu were to fall, we would receive their attention again. In the past, they had not reached an agreement on how to deal with us. The divines and devils had the immortals to worry about. But after their recent losses, the immortals would definitely start focusing on us. This changes things. The myriad races might finally reach a consensus on how to deal with us.

"For now, Su Yu is still their priority target. With the Death Realm and the Luminous Domain Mansion, he is able to deter them from doing anything temporarily. But they won't give up."

Great Qin King concluded, "Therefore, Su Yu can't die. When he dies, humanity will lose its wall. He had mostly caused such a big trouble this time for my sake. To protect the Eternals of humanity."

Chapter 1589: Qin-Zhou Secret Meeting, Another Storm Rises (2)

A human Invincible asked gloomily, "What are you trying to say, Old Qin?"

"Be ready to fight at any time. Be ready to provide help at any time." Great Qin King said, "The moment Su Yu encounters a crisis, humanity will provide help. Ten Eternals need to be ready at any time, focusing only on the ancient city against anything unexpected."

"We don't even have that many Eternals in the first place. Are we still going to split our manpower to protect Su Yu?"

"This is not protection. It's cooperation." Great Qin King frowned and asked, "Do you understand me? I believe you understand what I'm saying. At your age, you can't be dumb enough to not understand that the teeth will suffer without the protection of the lips."

"He has the help of the guardians. Why would he need our help?"

Great Qin King frowned and said, "Those guardians are ultimately not humans. They might not be able to go all out in helping him."

"But Su Yu no longer considers himself a human..."

Great Qin King exhaled and spoke coldly, "So you believe leaving him alone is the best option?"

"No...I mean...he is already powerful enough to withstand the pressure alone. In that case, let him serve as the vanguard. We should take the opportunity of this respite and produce more Eternals. The myriad races are too distracted to gather enough force to stop us."

"We shouldn't involve ourselves in Su Yu's matters. Let the myriad races believe that Su Yu is their biggest threat..."

Great Qin King coldly said, "What a good idea. True. This is a good opportunity for humanity. But I have a different idea. Are you willing to consider it?"

"Just say it."

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Great Qin King stared at the crowd for a long while before slowly speaking, "The two holy lands have been destroyed. We can't rebuild those holy lands for now. As of late, some of our people have forgotten what they should do. They are no longer focused on research. I intend to invite those staying in Liu City back and found a new holy land. We could repeat what we did back then and start a new Knowledge Seeking Realm.

"Liu Wenyan could take charge of the holy land. Nan Wujiang, Yun Chen, and the others could help. We could also invite Su Yu to serve as the leader of this holy land. This would strengthen the connection between humanity and the ancient cities. Perhaps through Su Yu, we could form an alliance with the ancient cities..."

Immediately after, someone said unhappily, "Great Qin King, are you saying that we invite Su Yu back as the leader of a new holy land?"

"Yes."

"No!" Someone protested, "Su Yu is incomparably arrogant and murderous. Don't forget that he has much human blood on his hands as well. He is no saint. His sense of belonging to humanity is very weak. He is unqualified."

The Invincibles were greatly shocked hearing this idea.

They had not expected Great Qin King to come up with such an idea after returning from the Luminous Domain Mansion. That would be the sole holy land of humanity. It would be extremely important.

For Great Qin King to make such a decision at such a crucial moment...it was s strong signal. At present, Su Yu did not have the authority to meddle in the affairs of humanity. But what if he were appointed the leader of the new holy land? Who would lead humanity after the demise or disappearance of people like Great Qin King?

Someone else protested as well, "Great Qin King, I believe you are alone in this. No even Su Yu might be interested. Su Yu might be strong, but he is still not an Eternal. He is too young. Are you trying to make a mere twenty-year-old youth the leader of our holy land?"

"Why not?" Great Qin King said, "If all you care about is age, Tiangu is old enough. Why don't we invite Tiangu to serve as our leader instead?"

"Great Qin King..."

Great Qin King stopped the argument and said, "This is my idea. Su Yu might not be willing, but I will still make my view known. His agreement would not matter. At worst, we would make him the leader in name. We could even use his teacher or his father in his place if he refused."

Great Qin King said, "As for the matter of the holy land, since we can't reach an unanimous agreement, let's vote. This is my idea. I won't force anyone to accept it, but I believe this is the right thing to do."

At present, humanity had fifty Invincibles nominally. But they had three more who had been recuperating from their injuries for many years. As of late, they had started recovering. With so many Invincibles around, Great Qin King had decided to vote for the decision. He believed that his proposal would go through.

His thoughts were simple. Below their generation, the likes of Xia Longwu were very talented and strong. But these people were not enough to lead humanity through the tenth epoch. Great Qin King himself was no longer sure of his future after losing his tri-life bodies.

As for Old Zhou and the others, Daofuse seemed impossible for them. Humanity urgently needed a super expert, a genius, and a Daofuse capable of leading and unifying the entire human race. Great Qin King believed that Su Yu was suitable for this position.

Yes, Su Yu's relationship with humanity wasn't too harmonious. But Great Qin King could feel that deep inside, Su Yu still cared deeply about humanity. That was enough. He wouldn't have taken such risks in the Luminous Domain Mansion otherwise. He could have maintained a low profile after leaving the mansion, but he had still revealed many of his trump cards, putting himself in more danger than before.

Someone asked, "Vote? Great Qin King, are you not afraid that creating a new holy land would not improve the situation? Rather, it would intensify the internal conflicts among humanity."

It wasn't like they had never founded holy lands in the past. And what was the result of that? In the past, they took the lead. For the new holy land, Su Yu would take the lead. In that case, would there be a new Wan Tiansheng?

Great Qin King said, "At least those things wouldn't happen temporarily. That is enough. A major war is upon us. I don't want to waste more time. First, we need to pull Su Yu back. Founding a new holy land is the first step toward that. Secondly, those from Liu City would take the leading role in this. The various prefectures would help in resources and manpower."

The various Invincibles had different expressions. They could see that Great Qin King was determined to do this.

One of them said, "We need to ask Su Yu's opinion first, right? We also need to ask those from Liu City. We don't want to turn this whole thing into a joke by being rejected after getting everything ready for them."

"That's right. We don't want to ruin your reputation doing this blindly. We should wait."

Great Qin King did not argue. He said, "I will ask for their opinion. I hope the matter won't face obstructions when it's time to act."

He turned and left.

Great Zhou King smiled and said, "Everyone, calm down. Old Qin has been in a bad mood recently. I'll talk to him. We can discuss this matter again later."

***

Then, Great Zhou King left as well.

When he caught up with Great Qin King, he sighed and said, "You are too impatient."

"Impatient?" Great Qin King looked at Great Zhou King and said, "Old Zhou, do you think he would return in the future if we failed to pull him back now? We picked wrong the first time. We picked wrong the second time. Would there be a third time? This is a crucial moment for him with so many eyes on him. Upon surviving this crisis, he would become the hawk in the sky. He would no longer require the help of humanity. You did well by attacking the Dragon Realm, but that's not enough."

Great Qin King said, "How can you profit without first investing? Just look at how some people are still thinking of growing silently in the background while Su Yu takes the heat for us. Just how much time can this buy us? Answer me."

Great Zhou King thought about it and answered, "From a few years to a few decades, I think."

"How many Eternals can we produce by growing in silence for decades? How many Daofuses can we produce? Can our new Daofuses contend against Tiangu or Jiwu?"

Great Qin King stood atop a mountain peak, stared into the distance, and said, "Old Zhou, we're running out of time. I wanted to take a gamble and achieve Daofuse, but I failed. You might be able to do so in the future, but that wouldn't be enough. You are too cautious. You worry too much. How are you supposed to lead humanity toward victory?"

Great Qin King stared in Grandstar City's direction and said, "Thus, humanity needs to step forth and tell Su Yu that he has us in his moment of need. That is the only way for him to forget his former enmity with humanity. This is our final chance."

Great Zhou King nodded and said, "I understand your worries. They didn't object just for the sake of objecting. They were merely worried that—"

"Worried about what?" Great Qin King turned to face Great Zhou King and said, "Worried that Su Yu would be the next Hundred Battle King? Or were they worried that Su Yu would fail to achieve Daofuse and waste all our support?"

"Both."

Great Zhou King sighed and said, "Humanity is no longer the same. Our accumulation is nearly exhausted. We won't be able to try again after exhausting what little we have. Su Yu is good at war, but he is not forgiving enough. He is too overbearing. He is unwilling to suffer losses. That is the major reason for his current situation."

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Great Qin King said, "He can't take losses from outsiders. He is overbearing toward outsiders. Perhaps this is a bad thing. Because he has too much clarity. He sees everything in a straightforward manner. Either you're an enemy or a friend. If you're not a friend, he will make you an enemy. That is his true weakness. His overbearingness, his unwillingness to take losses, his impatience, all those are good qualities to have."

Great Zhou King chuckled and said, "You...so be it. I don't object, but I'm still worried. You are aware of the answer he gave me previously. He said that if he were to lead humanity, he would first kill a few Eternals to officiate the start of his reign."

Great Qin King sank into a short silence before saying, "If he can keep the Human Realm under control doing so, why not?"

"Old Qin, these are all old friends who have fought alongside us for hundreds of years."

Great Zhou King sighed and said, "Could you really steel your heart and let them die? Could the others do the same? No. Anger and dissatisfaction would simmer."

Great Qin King frowned, but soon, his eyes turned cold as he said, "We can serve as his blade and remove some of these tumors in advance. The new ruler can ascend the throne with a new cast."

Great Zhou King smiled bitterly, "You..."

Great Qin King snorted and said, "This is not unsolvable. It's not like I have never killed anyone to officiate something, either. Also, humanity has benefited from the recent conflicts. Some are starting to think that maintaining the status quo is the best. They can keep taking advantage of Su Yu since he has no way out of this. Why don't they use their brains? Why is this happening to Su Yu? You are smart. You should understand why."

Great Zhou King nodded, "I understand. Su Yu is voluntarily acting as the wall before humanity. He is merely unwilling to say it out loud."

"Good. You understand this. The various races understand this as well." Great Qin King shook his head and said, "Su Yu is too greedy. Deathless wars? How is that possible? A war without death is not a war. This isn't a good thing for us. An arrogant army is bound to lose. The lack of losses in wars would instill a belief in everyone that the myriad races were no big deal."

His voice turned frosty as he said, "Find a chance to start a war soon. I will inform Su Yu to not get involved. We will handle it ourselves without any external help this time. Let all these people understand just how desperate some wars can be. They wouldn't understand without first losing three or five Eternals."

Great Zhou King looked hesitant as he asked, "Soon?"

"Yes. Soon." Great Qin King said, "Humanity is out of resources. We lack carrier treasures, blood essence, weapons, natural treasures, and everything else. Are we supposed to do nothing and watch as our existing supply dwindle away to nothingness? I have a target. The Dragon Realm is perfect for us. The two of us and Old Xia could join hands and handle the Dragon Pseudo Emperor. The rest of them could deal with the other dragons. We would fight with all our strength and snatch the resources we needed there. They should learn to stop fantasizing. Wasn't this how we grew back then?"

Great Zhou King inhaled deeply. He was greatly shocked by this daring plan. Great Qin King intended to attack the Dragon Realm.

"You don't even know how many Eternals they have. We might even accidentally trigger the appearance of their old fossils. Old Qin, this is too risky."

"It's only a matter of time." Great Qin King said indifferently, "Those geezers are bound to return one day. At the very least, we have the heavenly laws restricting them for now. Are we supposed to wait until the restrictions are lifted before dealing with them? Are you even sure if humanity has any old fossils left? In such a situation, could the current hopelessly arrogant humanity even last long against the new enemies? True peace has yet to arrive yet some have forgotten about the lingering crisis. How laughable."

Great Qin King solemnly said, "I have decided upon this. I won't change my mind."

"Do we...tell them?"

"No. We tell them when it's time to act." Great Zhou King thought about it and suggested, "Since we're doing this, I have a better target."

"What's your target?" Great Qin King asked, "The divines, devils, and immortals aren't easy opponents."