Chapter 834: Don't Worry, It Will Be Fine (1)
"Hurry up!"
Even Su Yu was starting to feel anxious. They had to hurry up.
Holy shit! That damn old goat from Great Tang was really here to catch him. That was too shameless! Sure, that old man was here to capture Cui Lang, not Su Yu. But at the moment, Su Yu was Cui Lang. He had no choice but to run.
Zhang He flew as fast as he could as he said, "Senior Cheng is a ninth-stage Sunmoon. He is far stronger than me. And I have to fly while carrying someone...If your body is strong enough, I can take you to the secondary plane and travel even faster!"
"No! I won't be able to withstand that!"
Su Yu denied it unhesitatingly. Damn it. Every single Sunmoon was an incomparably cunning individual. Even at this moment, Zhang He was still trying to test him.
Left with no choice, Zhang He said, "Fine. I'll try my best, but I can't promise that I can shake him off."
"Just do your best."
Su Yu could feel a gust of violent wind attacking him. He cursed inwardly. This damn bastard was too difficult to deal with. Zhang He had deliberately let the gust of wind through.
With the power behind the wind, he could test the strength of Su Yu's body. He might even be using this chance to acquire more of Su Yu's blood. He might have tested Su Yu's blood before, but there was no guarantee that no tricks had been played on that blood. Thus, he had decided to try again.
Su Yu couldn't even be bothered to say anything. A set of peak profound armor appeared around his body. This was not something he had forged himself. Rather, it was made by Old Zhao. He had given it to Su Yu before Su Yu left Great Xia.
Seeing the peak profound armor on Su Yu, it was Zhang He's turn to curse inwardly. Were all weaponsmiths so rich? This fellow had just reached the peak profound grade not long ago. How had he obtained something like this? Was this a gift from someone else?
"Is this the work of Grandmaster Zhao Li?"
Su Yu appeared a lot more relaxed traveling under high speed with the armor on. He smiled and said, "Yes. He gave it to thank me for my help during his breakthrough. It's only a peak profound armor. Teacher Zhao has moved on to earth weapons. Something like this is no longer useful for him."
"..."
How enviable. Peak profound armor was comparable to earth weapons in value. Of course, it wasn't too helpful for Sunmoons. For such experts, they required high-tier earth weapons or even peak earth weapons. But weapons at such a level couldn't be bought easily even if they could afford it.
Su Yu complained, "Try to reduce the impact of the wind. Brother Zhang, if you really can't shake him off, so be it. I am not interested in losing my life while trying to escape."
It wouldn't matter if Su Yu had not mentioned it. But now that it was mentioned, Zhang He couldn't continue acting ignorant anymore. He started suppressing the wind around them. At this moment, a voice rang out behind them.
"Zhang He, surrender while you still can."
"..."
Zhang He cursed inwardly. How was this related to him? Why was he the one who should be surrendering? Su Yu looked behind him and saw that very far away, the air was twisting and warping, as though someone was rushing over at an incredibly high speed.
After thinking for a bit, he said, "Senior Cheng, please stop. I am heading to the Allheaven Battlefield so that I can apologize to Little You. I am going to beg for her forgiveness. I wish to take her back to the Human Realm. Senior Cheng, please stop coming after us."
Cheng You was Cheng Mo's granddaughter, the unwanted lover of Cui Lang. She was serving in the Allheaven Battlefield.
"There is no rush. I'll send you over personally. But before that, let me teach this Zhang He a lesson."
Su Yu cursed inwardly and hurriedly said, "My issue with General Zhang has been resolved. There is no need for you to do anything, Senior Cheng."
"This has nothing to do with you. I am merely punishing him because anyone with the courage to interrupt the advancement of a weaponsmith should be punished. I am merely carrying out my civic duties."
"..."
Zhang He felt like cursing. Unrelated to Cui Lang? Civic duties? He felt greatly wronged. This was a matter between the two. They should stop dragging him into it! Nearby, experts could be constantly seen soaring into the sky before landing on the ground again. Before long, all of them understood what was happening.
Old Cheng was here from Great Tang to catch someone. Who was he catching? His grandson-in-law. Great Zhou had a large number of Sunmoons. Thus, some Sunmoons started appearing nearby as well. But none of them bothered to get involved. They were only here to watch a good show. Cui Lang's fate did not matter to them.
Cheng Mo's laughter rang out again, "Cui Lang, this has nothing to do with you. Zhang He, release the hostage. If you stay stubborn, I'll have no choice but to kill you. How dare you hold someone hostage? Are you trying to revolt?"
Zhang He: "..."
He was going mad. Hostage? Would a hostage act like this? Was this kid even a hostage? Holy shit!
Su Yu was also left speechless. That was truly a creative excuse. As the person directly involved in the matter, his right to interfere had actually been removed just like that.
The undulations coming from the air behind them were growing more and more intense. Cheng Mo's voice rang out, "Zhang He, do not persist on the wrong path. Taking an earth weaponsmith hostage is a crime punishable with death."
"Senior Cheng, I'm not taking him hostage."
Zhang He was forced to deny the allegation. Cheng Mo's cold voice replied, "If that's true, release him."
He hadn't even arrived yet his voice was already spreading everywhere. The experts who had gathered nearby to watch the show couldn't stop laughing in amusement.
Hostage. With that allegation, Zhang He was in big trouble. So was he going to release Cui Lang or not? If he refused, Cheng Mo wouldn't spare him. With this allegation, he should count himself lucky if a beating was the only thing he was going to receive.
Left with no choice, Su Yu started shouting, "I'm not a hostage. Help! Help! Director Cheng of Great Tang is here to kill me! Help! Help! We're being hunted! Is Great Zhou going to watch as I die? Is this how you treat weaponsmiths?"
Su Yu howled in desperation. What was he supposed to do if he really ended up captured? The surrounding experts were left speechless. This was troublesome. What were they supposed to do now?
Cheng Mo said, "Help? Here to kill you? So what if I'm really here to kill you? Kid, have you forgotten what you did? You sullied the purity of my granddaughter. I have the right to kill you even if we're before Heavenly Forge King himself. What do you have to say for yourself?"
"I did nothing!"
"Stop denying."
And finally, the warping space dozens of kilometers behind them was torn open, revealing an old man. The old man was moving at a rapid pace.
After tearing through space to arrive here, the old man continued walking on thin air toward them. He had a burly body with white hair and white beard. Zhang He was still flying as fast as he could, but the old man continued closing the gap between them.
That old man was none other than Cheng Mo. He was a super expert, a ninth-stage Sunmoon. With each step, he could cross several kilometers. At this point, he was close enough that Su Yu could already see his white beard clearly.
Su Yu felt greatly helpless. Was he really going to get captured here? This would place him in a lot of trouble.
"Senior Cheng, stop chasing after us. I really have something important to do in the Allheaven Battlefield. I'm going there to pay my respects to Heavenly Forge King."
"Is that so? I thought you were planning to get Great Ming King and Great Tang King to teach me a lesson?"
Cheng Mo laughed in a calm and unhurried manner as he said, "You're actually planning to complain about me? Do you not remember what you did? Great Tang King and Great Ming King? Do you think Tang Tianzhong and Zhu Dizhu will go against an old friend like me for you?"
"..."
Silence suddenly descended.
Tang Tianzhong. Great Tang King.
Zhu Dizhu (Zhu Landlord). Great Ming King.
Great Tang King's name was quite normal. But Great Ming King's name...cough, cough. This was so rude.
Then again, having such crude names was quite normal during that era. And the Zhu Family used to be quite a poor family. Their sole dream was to become a landlord. Thus, Great Ming King's father had decided to give such a name to his son. And that seemed to have worked surprisingly well. After all, Great Ming King had eventually grown into a super landlord. The entire Great Ming was his.
Cheng Mo was indeed an old friend of the two Invincibles. In fact, people like Niu Baidao and the others were also the old friends of these founding kings. Of course, things could also be unequal among friends. Some of these people had gone on to become great Invincibles while some of them were still stuck as Sunmoons.
Su Yu felt more and more helpless. He was merely babbling nonsense when he uttered those words. Well, at the very least, he managed to learn Great Ming King's name from this encounter. That was...such a crude name.
Seeing that the old man was getting closer and closer, he felt powerless. They had already traveled a great distance. With a Sunmoon flying at full speed for so long, they were going to leave Great Zhou's borders soon.
After leaving Great Zhou, they only need to travel a short distance through the wilderness to reach the Allheaven Prefecture. There, he would be able to enter the Allheaven Battlefield.
"Faster, Brother Zhang. Faster!"
Zhang He didn't know what to do. He could no longer go any faster. In fact, he was running out of energy. Did the kid think that it was effortless to travel at such a speed? That was a ninth-stage Sunmoon! How was he supposed to escape such a powerhouse?
"Zhang He, why are you still not stopping? Do you want me to pay your home a visit?"
"Senior Cheng, I am only trying to complete a mission entrusted to me."
Zhang He was feeling more and more desperate.
"Mission? I suspect Cui Lang is a cultist. Put him down or I'll suspect that you're colluding with the cult!"
"..."
Zhang He was completely speechless. Su Yu hurriedly said, "Director Cheng is the mysterious master of the Original Devil Sect! Everyone, capture him! I have proof that he is the sect master! I'll be releasing the proof at the Allheaven Prefecture!"
"Hoh!" Cheng Mo laughed, "Good one, kid. Impressive. You are quite a ruthless one. Come on, then. Show us your proof." Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs noveⅼfire.net
"We'll talk about it at the Allheaven Prefecture."
"I will stop chasing you if you can show me the proof."
"If I take the proof out now, you'll kill me to remove the proof. Everyone, stop him. I will show the proof at the Allheaven Prefecture! He is also colluding with Lan Tian!"
Su Yu was madly tossing accusations at Cheng Mo. He didn't feel burdened as it wasn't like this would result in anything serious. If someone could be deemed to be a cultist by any random accusation, the Human Realm would have fallen long ago. He was only doing this in the hope that it would at least delay Cheng Mo for a little bit.
Chapter 835: Don't Worry, It Will Be Fine (2)
At that moment, numerous Sunmoons were moving in the sky. Sensing the numerous powerful presences, the demonic beasts in the wilderness fled madly. Some of the regular pedestrians on the ground also stopped and looked up at the rapidly moving streaks in the sky. They were all extremely cautious, realizing that these streaks were definitely super experts.
Cheng Mo continued pulling closer to Su Yu and Zhang He.
Twenty kilometers, ten kilometers...
For cultivators like them, this distance was enough for them to even see the pores on the other's body. Even further ahead of them, the silhouette of a massive city wall and some army camps could already be seen.
The Allheaven Prefecture was not far away.
That was the location of the portal leading to the Allheaven Battlefield, located at the very north of the Human Realm.
At that moment, a Sunmoon soared from the city into the sky and roared, "Audacious! Halt immediately!"
Zhang He was forced to slow down. Even Cheng Mo slowed down. When he saw who the Sunmoon was, he laughed, "Old Wu, it's me. I'm catching a fleeing villain. Don't misunderstand me."
Even a ninth-stage Sunmoon needed to be careful here. The portal to the Allheaven Battlefield was here. Humanity had stationed countless experts here. There were numerous Sunmoons in the city. In the event of emergencies, even Invincibles would appear here.
Above the city wall, a tall and sturdy man with an axe in hand gazed at the approaching figures. When he saw what was happening, he snorted coldly and said, "All of you, stop and land on the ground. Flight is prohibited in the Allheaven Prefecture. Old Cheng, you're getting more and more useless in your old age. How did you allow a third-stage Sunmoon to run all the way here?"
For them, someone like Zhang He was nothing.
Cheng Mo smiled and said, "I couldn't be too heavy-handed as I didn't want to kill him. I would have caught them long ago otherwise."
The burly man gazed at Su Yu and Zhang He. Suns and moons revolved in his eyes as he scanned them. "Is this the womanizer who slept with Little You?"
"..."
Cheng Mo's face turned slightly ugly as he said, "Watch your choice of words."
"..."
The burly man coughed awkwardly and said, "We're old friends, so we can be frank with each other. Are you here to catch him? I've been finding this kid an eyesore for a long time. When Little You passed by the city not long ago, I noticed that she had lost a lot of weight. I'll cut this bastard down for you."
Su Yu was losing his mind.
Fuck!
With one in front of them and one behind them, how was he supposed to escape? With a helpless expression, Zhang He sent him a voice transmission, "This is a super expert of the Allheaven Prefecture. He's a ninth-stage Sunmoon. I'm giving up here. You can't blame me for this, Brother."
They were blocked from the front and the back. And both were ninth-stage Sunmoons. Surrender was his sole option. This was a game he couldn't afford to play. After saying that, Zhang He stopped moving, leaving Su Yu with a helpless expression. Two ninth-stage Sunmoons were here to capture him. Escape was impossible.
The instant Zhang He stopped, Cheng Mo and the burly man arrived. With a smug smile, Cheng Mo sent a slap toward Zhang He. But Zhang He immediately broke through space to reappear several kilometers away before fleeing madly.
"Brother Cui, I'll visit you at Great Tang sometimes!"
He only left those words away before fleeing at a far faster speed than before. What was he supposed to do except run? Was he supposed to stay and wait for a beating? As a third-stage Sunmoon, he might be a big deal somewhere else. But that was not the case here. It would be too embarrassing if he allowed them to spank him like a naughty child.
At this moment, one Sunmoon after another appeared out of thin air around them. All of them were looking at Su Yu with amusement. Meanwhile, Su Yu was cursing inwardly. With so many experts here, would someone see through his disguise?
His deceit and change characters were running at full power. He was also running the old turtle's Turtle Breath ability at full power. On top of that, he was also using several other concealment abilities at the same time.
Sure, ninth-stage Sunmoons were not comparable to Invincibles, but they were still standing at the very peak of humanity. It was not impossible for one of them to see through his disguise.
Fortunately, nobody here tried to scan him with their willpower. That would be considered a hostile action. Who knew what Cheng Mo would do if they attempted something like that right in front of him?
"Keep running. Come on, keep running." Cheng Mo smiled happily. He crossed his arms and said, "Go on. Let me see how you're going to escape me now."
With an awkward expression, Su Yu said, "Senior Cheng, this is a misunderstanding. I wasn't running from you. I was really heading toward the Allheaven Battlefield to find Little You."
"Heh." Cheng Mo laughed and reached out with his hand. Su Yu hurriedly retreated and said, "Senior Cheng, I'm going to visit Heavenly Forge King to seek his guidance on weaponsmithing. Before I see him, it's pointless for you to catch me. I am currently stuck in my cultivation. Even if I manage to reach the earth grade, I will only become a useless early-stage earth weaponsmith..."
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Right after those words were said, coughs rang out around them.
Someone gloomily said, "Young Friend Cui, those words are improper. How is an early earth weaponsmith useless?"
Was this kid asking for a beating? Was he aware that there was an earth weaponsmith present as well? Coincidentally, he was an early earth weaponsmith.
Before Su Yu could say anything, Cheng Mo nodded. He said, "True. Early earth weaponsmiths are indeed useless. Their weapons are only good for Mountainseas. When you're a Sunmoon, you need a weapon forged by a middle earth weaponsmith or stronger."
The burly man with axe laughed and said, "True. Early earth weaponsmiths are indeed a tad bit too weak."
"..."
The Sunmoon who had spoken earlier rolled his eyes and said, "Don't forget your words. I'll be sure to let all weaponsmiths know about this. How spectacular. The two of you are actually looking down on early earth weaponsmiths like us now. Sure. Remember to not look for us for weapons in the future."
Cheng Mo and the burly man laughed awkwardly and said nothing. That was merely a joke. Not even the two of them could afford to offend all early earth weaponsmiths.
Su Yu hurriedly said, "Even if I can advance, I'll be an early earth weaponsmith. I urgently need the guidance of Heavenly Forge King."
Cheng Mo remained indifferent even though Su Yu was moving away from him. He smiled and said, "Guidance? What's the rush? I can invite him over to guide you when he returns to the Human Realm."
"No! That would be too big of a favor!" Su Yu said, "Senior Cheng, I'm starting to miss Little You. This is a great opportunity for me to visit her as well."
"Heh." Cheng Mo sneered.
The burly man laughed and said, "You're missing Little You? What a coincidence. She's going to be on a break soon. She'll be back in about three days. Why don't you wait for her here?"
"..."
Fuck!
Why was this bastard being such a busybody? Who the fuck was this big guy with an axe? Why was this fellow getting involved?
The burly man might have sensed Su Yu cursing at him. Or perhaps it was merely an accurate guess. He laughed and said, "Kid, you don't know me?"
"..."
Yeah, Su Yu really had no idea. He only knew that this big guy was surnamed Wu. That was how Cheng Mo had addressed this big guy earlier.
Seeing that Su Yu was really clueless, the burly man said, "You must be blind. I am the leader of the three hundred thousand warriors of the War Shrine. I am the chief commander of the War God Army."
Su Yu blurted out, "Why are you stopping me, Old Man? This has nothing to do with you!"
"What a stupid question. Before I joined the War Shrine, I took an oath of brotherhood with Old Cheng. Am I right, Old Cheng?"
Cheng Mo nodded, "Kid, come with me to Great Tang. Stop wasting your breath. Do you really want me to drag you over?"
Su Yu smiled bitterly and said, "I guarantee that Great Tang will be my first stop after I return from the Allheaven Battlefield. Senior Cheng, I really have something important to do. I am acting under the order of my teacher."
"Niu Baidao? What did that old fellow tell you to do?"
Cheng Mo said uncaringly, "Did he tell you to catch some divine beauties back to warm his bed?"
"..."
How did this fellow reach that conclusion? Sigh. Principal Niu's reputation was truly terrible. Su Yu swore that it had nothing to do with him.
Left with no choice, Su Yu clenched his teeth and said, "I must go to the Allheaven Battlefield. Not going is not an option. If you force me to return before going to the Allheaven Battlefield, I won't forge a single weapon for Great Tang."
"I see." Cheng Mo nodded, "Sure. It doesn't matter. Kid, do you know the joy of being whipped?"
"..."
The surrounding crowd couldn't help but laugh in amusement.
Su Yu howled, "Is any expert from Great Ming here? Someone is here to steal Great Ming's earth weaponsmith!"
And surprisingly, someone answered his call. A rather good-looking woman clad in black flew over. Su Yu was surprised. Who was this? Was this someone from Great Ming?
The woman first looked at the two Sunmoons before looking at Su Yu. With a frown, she asked, "Cui Lang? That damn womanizer?" Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on novelꜰire.net
"..."
Su Yu was speechless. Well, it did not seem like she had a good impression of him.
Cheng Mo said, "Yeap. It's him. This kid is too much of a womanizer. He's the reason why the moral values of Great Ming are deteriorating. Hongyan, hand him to me. I'll castrate him to teach him a lesson."
Once again, Su Yu was left speechless. He looked at the woman. The woman in black was also looking at him. She had a stern and cold expression.
After a while, she said, "Where are your manners? Why are you not greeting me after seeing me?"
Su Yu hurriedly searched his brain. Who in the world was this? He didn't know her! Cui Lang had never mentioned her! If Cui Lang really knew her, he shouldn't have neglected to mention her. After all, she was a Sunmoon.
Perhaps...this was one of the ex-lovers of Cui Lang? Su Yu nearly fainted from fear.
That thought had barely crossed his mind when the woman noticed his expression. She snorted coldly and said, "What are you thinking about?"
"Nothing..."
"You're the same as that damn teacher of yours." The woman berated, "Even an unofficial student is still a student of that damn old bastard. You are qualified to address me as your martial mother."
"M-martial mother?"
Su Yu's jaws dropped. Holy shit! What was the story behind this?
"S-senior...you...m-my t-teacher..."
The woman's eyes turned frosty as she said, "So that old bastard never mentioned me? Very good. How brazen. I spent fifty years guarding the Allheaven Prefecture while he spent fifty years enjoying life. So it turns out that he has never even bothered mentioning me to anyone?"
"Not at all! He did mention you before!" Su Yu hurriedly said, "Greetings, Martial Mother! Teacher talked about you all the time! He talked about how much he missed you every single day! He would stare at the north every single night. I didn't understand why, but I understand now! He couldn't get you off his mind!"
Su Yu was greatly shocked. Just what was this?
At this moment, Cheng Mo laughed and said, "Hongyan, Niu Baidao is probably more than happy to see you away. Why would he talk about you to his juniors? Everyone in the Human Realm knows how helpful Niu Baidao is. He loves helping beauties from good families. If I were you, I would have beaten him to death long ago."
Right after those words left his mouth, the woman coldly said, "Cheng, are you trying to incite disharmony between me and my husband?"
"..."
Cheng Mo was stunned. What in the world? He had said those words in support of her based on what she said earlier. Why was she turning against him? This was too unreasonable.
Chapter 836: Don't Worry, It Will Be Fine (3)
Su Yu had a look of shock as he asked, "Are you...really the wife of my teacher?"
No way...right? Niu Baidao was such an unreliable man. And...he wasn't very good-looking either. But he had a wife? Why had nobody mentioned this before?
The woman coldly said, "Sure enough, he never talked about me! How brazen. That old bastard better be careful. I'll get an answer from him one day!" How brazen.
She looked at Su Yu and said, "You learned nothing from him except his womanizing ways. You're just as bad as him. If Cheng Mo were really here to take you back, castrate you, and torture you, I wouldn't have cared. But this old goat is here with ill intentions. Thus, I won't agree him to take you away." Orıginal content can be found at N0v3l.Fiɾe.net
Cheng Mo didn't know what to say. He could only laugh, "Hongyan, don't say that. My daughter, Little You, and this kid love each other. I am only taking him back so they can get married. It's about time this kid stops his womanizing ways, right?"
"Yeah." The woman nodded, "That's right. Someone like him needs a woman to keep an eye on him all the time. He needs to be disciplined by a strict woman. After some time, he would probably shiver at the sight of any woman. He would no longer dare to be fickle with women anymore."
Su Yu was still in a stupefied state. He was wondering if this was really Niu Baidao's wife. He had no idea. Nobody had told him this before. Great. And now, he was going to suffer miserably. Were they really going to force him into a marriage?
He couldn't allow that to happen! He would rather expose his disguise than let that happen! Just thinking about the prospect of marriage was making him shiver. He felt terrible. The Allheaven Battlefield was right ahead of him, but several Sunmoons were standing in his way.
Right at that moment, the woman looked at their surroundings and snorted coldly, "We'll talk inside the city. Why are all of you here? Is this very amusing for you? Keep staring and I'll dig your eyes out!"
She then grabbed Su Yu's head. She applied quite a lot of strength in her grip, causing Su Yu to grimace in pain.
Carrying him by his head like he was a little chick, the woman flew away. While flying, she said, "Did that old bastard tell you to say anything to me?"
"Yes! He wanted to tell you that he has been missing you dearly!"
Boom!
The woman hit his forehead, instantly creating a big bruise there.
"Hmph! You're trying to trick me with flowery words. That old bastard would never say something like that. He is probably more than happy to see me away forever."
Was that really the truth? Su Yu could only admit that it was most likely the truth. After all, Principal Niu had never mentioned this woman before.
"Are...you really my teacher's wife?" He was still finding that hard to believe.
The woman said, "We were married fifty years ago. But that's no longer the case now. I severed my relationship with him fifty years ago."
That sounded like a complicated story. Su Yu grew doubtful when he heard that. The biggest thing that had happened during that time was Ye Batian's incident.
While he was thinking, Cheng Mo flew over and said, "Hongyan, it has been so long. Why are you thinking about it? It's not surprising for Old Niu to make that choice. Great Ming has never been interested in getting involved. But you insisted on getting him involved..."
The woman looked at him and coldly said, "Is that my fault? Batian is my sole living relative. He is my nephew. I have no child. I viewed him as my own son. That old bastard was aware of that. But he didn't even have the courage to say anything when my nephew died. I would definitely not send him off when it's that old bastard's turn to die."
Batian! Su Yu was stunned. Who? Ye Batian? Fifth principal! What was going on? Things were getting more and more complicated.
"Arre you talking about the fifth principal?"
"Fifth principal?" The woman coldly said, "I don't care what number you people attach to him. I only know that he's my nephew. I don't mind your teacher being so fickle with women. But his heart is too cold. It is fine for you to learn his womanizing ways. But if you become as cold as him, I'll personally kill you."
Su Yu was greatly shocked. Fifth principal's aunt? Holy shit! So there was still a family member of the fifth principal alive! Wait, in that case, was Principal Niu the uncle of the fifth principal? Their relationship seemed complicated.
Su Yu was truly unaware that Principal Niu and the fifth principal were actually related. Nobody had ever mentioned that to him before. As for why his wife had never been mentioned as well, that was probably related to what happened as well. Things must have been really complicated back then.
"You're the aunt of the fifth principal. In that case, Elder Hong Tan and Instructor Liu Wenyan of Great Xia..."
The woman said, "They're the students of my nephew, not mine. How am I related to them?"
She did not seem to care too much about them. She only cared about Ye Batian. She did not have a child, so she viewed Ye Batian as her own child. But ultimately, he died. She probably got into a fight with Principal Niu over that matter. Su Yu shivered. Would she take her anger out on him?
The urge to reveal his identity was getting stronger and stronger. He wanted to tell her that she was not Old Niu's student. He was Su Yu. He was either the grandstudent or great grandstudent of Ye Batian. The relationship between these elderlies was too complicated.
Behind them, Cheng Mo sent a voice transmission to Su Yu, "Kid, you better come with me while you have the chance. This martial mother of yours holds a deep grudge toward your teacher. Getting her attention is not a good thing for you. I only want you to get married to someone. As for her...hehe. Be careful. After your teacher abandoned her, she started hating the world. Nobody dares to provoke her. If you tell her that you wish to go to Great Tang, I can still rescue you from her hands. Do it before it's too late."
Before Su Yu could reply, the woman coldly said, "Cheng Mo, what are you telling him?"
"Nothing." Cheng Mo stroked his beard and said, "I'm saying that after the marriage between this kid and Little You, we need to discipline him well. We don't want him to turn into an unreliable man like Old Niu. You can rest assured of the discipline of our Cheng Family. He won't dare to do anything rash once he's with us."
The woman couldn't be bothered to say anything. She flew into a large manor in the city with Su Yu in hand. This was her place of residence. She was the commander of a part of Great Ming's Heavenly Dao Army stationed here. She was also one of the strongest experts of Great Ming. Of course, very few people knew about her due to some complicated reasons. It had been many years since she last returned to Great Ming.
The large manor was filled with women. Not a single man could be found. The women offered their greetings when they saw her back.
"Madam!"
"Madam, you're back. Are you going to have your meal here?"
The woman waved her hand and said, "Go back to your tasks."
With that, the women dispersed. Before long, she entered a large room with Su Yu. For some reason, the room had a cold atmosphere that caused Su Yu to shiver. She casually tossed him aside and sat down
Cheng Mo and the burly man with axe also followed them in.
Right after stepping through the door, Cheng Mo said, "Hongyan, this place is so cold. Don't harm yourself for that useless Old Niu..."
The woman frowned and said, "Cheng Mo, if you dare to vilify that old bastard again, I won't hold back against you."
"..."
Cheng Mo was left speechless. He poured himself a cup of tea and sipped on it while saying, "Fine. We'll stop talking about that old fellow. Let's talk about this kid. I need to take him back with me. I left seclusion just for this. I can't let him run away after sleeping with my granddaughter."
The woman frowned and said, "We will talk about this again later."
She looked at Su Yu and asked, "Are you going to the Allheaven Battlefield to see Heavenly Forge King?"
"Yeah."
"How long do you need?"
"I don't know." Su Yu carefully replied, "I'll try to return as soon as possible. Martial Mother...can you let me go earlier? That way, I can settle my business earlier and return earlier."
The woman stared at him for a long while before indifferently saying, "What's the rush? I have a question for you. Has the four-leaf flower on the Heart Paradise Island bloomed?"
"Huh?"
Su Yu blanked out. What?
After a long while, he awkwardly said, "I never noticed. I guess so? Teacher might have plucked the flower. Nowadays, he's no longer growing any flowers there. I reckon the flowers must have reminded him of you a lot, so he couldn't take it anymore and stopped growing flowers. Nowadays, he spends his time numbing himself with liquor. Instead of flowers, there are several large ponds filled with liquor on the island now. Of course, that's not because Teacher is an alcoholic. He's merely using liquor to drown his sorrows."
"Hmph. Are you still trying to explain things for him? You're flippant and insincere."
The woman snorted coldly and asked, "Is my picture still in his bedroom?"
Su Yu cursed inwardly. How was he supposed to answer this? He had never seen this woman's picture anywhere. He wouldn't have been totally clueless about her otherwise.
He carefully answered, "Uhm...I had never paid much attention to that. Teacher's bedroom has been sealed for quite a while. He must have missed you so much he stopped sleeping in his bedroom. Nowadays, he spends his time resting while drowning his sorrows with liquor in the Heart Paradise Pavilion. He's missing you so much he's now an old, foolish drunkard."
The woman gave Su Yu a deep gaze. She asked nothing else. Four-leaf flower? Picture? She was babbling nonsense. None of those things existed. When she grabbed this fellow by his head earlier, something felt off.
But from these questions, she found out that this kid was aware of some things that no outsider would know. For example, Niu Baidao never slept in his bedroom. It had been the same for hundreds of years. He always spent the night in the Heart Paradise Pavilion.
This kid would not learn about that unless he was present at night when Niu Baidao was sleeping.
The woman was still suspicious, but she didn't ask anything else. She looked at Cheng Mo and said, "Let him go to the Allheaven Battlefield first. He will go to Great Tang after that. Whether he needs to apologize, take responsibility, or get married, that can happen later. Cheng You is not back yet, anyway. Why are you in such a rush?"
Cheng Mo smiled politely and said, "We can't do that. This kid is too crafty. If we allow him to go, we might not be able to catch him anymore. What if he decides to stay in the Allheaven Battlefield? That would be very troublesome."
"What can he even do staying in the Allheaven Battlefield? Marry into the divine race?"
The woman coldly said, "Cheng Mo, this is not a discussion. I am notifying you. Do you want to fight me for him?"
"Not at all!" Cheng Mo said, "Old Niu will go crazy if I fight you. Sure, I can kill him with one slap, but we're old friends. I don't want to do that. Am I right?"
The woman was left somewhat speechless. Even during a moment like this, this fellow was grabbing the chance to step on Old Niu.
Cheng Mo looked at Su Yu and said, "How about this? You must return within three months. I'll be here to pick you up. If not...hehehe. Old Wu, keep an eye on him for me. If he refuses to return, I'll personally head into the Allheaven Battlefield to catch him. Trying to renege on your responsibility after sleeping with my granddaughter? Dream on!"
The burly man with axe smiled and said, "No problem. I'll personally catch him for you if he refuses to return in three months."
Su Yu hurriedly promised, "Yes, yes, I'll be back! Senior Cheng, I'm a man of my word!"
"You definitely aren't." Cheng Mo sneered, "Kid, don't bother trying to play this trick on me. I know what you're thinking just by looking at you. Don't even dream of running. You can't escape me. It doesn't matter what you want. You will take my granddaughter as your wife. And if you dare to mistreat her, I'll beat you to death. It's that simple."
Su Yu resisted the urge to roll his eyes. He nodded and agreed, "I will keep my promise."
Well, Cui Lang was screwed. Su Yu told himself that he would try his best to resolve this issue, but then again, that Cui Lang was quite an asshole for running away right after sleeping with that woman.
Cheng Mo stood up and said, "Hongyan, I'll let him go this time out of respect for you. Three months later, I'll be here to take him back to Great Tang. Kid, take this with you."
He tossed a command token over and said, "This is my command token. You can seek help from Great Tang's forces in the Allheaven Battlefield if necessary. Don't you dare to die out there."
Su Yu accepted the token and smiled fawningly, "Thank you, Senior Cheng. I won't die."
Cheng Mo sneered before vanishing into thin air. The burly man with axe also left with a smirk on his face.
When everyone left, the woman looked at Su Yu and indifferently said, "I'm not interested in asking you anything. But the Allheaven Battlefield has been chaotic recently. Take care when you're there. Also, you're fine here, but at the Allheaven Battlefield, your identity will be inspected strictly. At times, even Invincibles will personally scan the area. Are you familiar with any Invincible that can help you with this?"
"..."
Su Yu's heart skipped a beat. After a while, he said, "Great Ming King. Or Great Xia King."
"None of them are near the headquarters." The woman said, "They left recently to investigate something. They won't be around the headquarters."
Su Yu's mind was in a mess. So who could he rely on? It was unlikely that he could hide from an Invincible. It would be fine anywhere else as no Invincible would inspect a random person they encounter. But it was very likely that he would catch the attention of an Invincible when he stepped out of the portal.
After thinking about it, Su Yu said, "Great Qin King works as well."
"Great QIn King..."
The woman thought about it and nodded, "In that case, you can go there the day after tomorrow. Great Qin King will be around to reward some meritorious soldiers. You can go then."
"I'll listen to you, Martial Mother."
The woman didn't deign to say anything about his attempt to fawn on her. She stood up and said, "Stay in this room. Don't go anywhere. A reminder for you. When a high-stage Sunmoon gets into physical contact with you, they can sense that something is off about you."
"Thanks for the warning, Martial Mother."
So that was why.
Su Yu nodded. So she had discovered his disguise.
Sigh.
Sure enough, his disguise would never be perfect without enough strength. High-stage Sunmoons would not be able to see through his disguise so easily, but the moment there was physical contact, they could detect something. In short, Invincibles could see through his disguise while high-stage Sunmoons could feel his disguise through touch.
The woman ignored him and left the room. Inwardly, she was wondering about his identity. That old bastard seemed to have helped with the disguise. And this person had been at the Heart Paradise Island before as well. He was also related to Great Xia King. He was also a weaponsmith.
She had a rough guess as to his identity. How brazen. He was actually voluntarily heading to the Allheaven Battlefield. Was he not afraid that the myriad races would discover him and hunt him down? The woman couldn't be bothered to say anything about it. Since Niu Baidao was already aware of this, they definitely had their own plans. So be it.
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Inside the room, Su Yu exhaled in relief.
He also felt quite gloomy.
This disguise of his seemed quite useless. It was supposed to work well, but it felt as though anyone could see through it.
Chapter 837: First Venture Out Of The Human Realm (1)
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Su Yu remained in the room and did not try to leave.
After some time, a maid walked in and dropped a chest filled with books onto the ground and coldly said, "These are the books about the Allheaven Battlefield. The madam wants you to read them all."
Su Yu nodded and hurriedly asked, "Can I know...the surname of my martial mother?"
He knew her given name, but he didn't know her surname.
The maid looked at him like she was looking at a fool. She said, "Don't you know Ye Batian?"
"..."
Su Yu was momentarily stunned before nodding blankly. Yes. He was such an idiot. Ye Hongyan. That was her full name.
After shooting Su Yu another look of disdain, the maid left. Was this fellow slow in the head? She was nearby when they spoke about Ye Batian. Since that fellow was aware of Ye Batian's relationship with the madam, why was he asking about her surname?
Su Yu tossed the matter concerning the maid out of his mind and picked up one of the books. Books introducing the Allheaven Battlefield could also be found in the academy, but evidently, the Allheaven Prefecture had a much bigger and complete collection of books.
The Allheaven Battlefield was massive. How massive? Well, it was definitely bigger than the Human Realm. It was also filled with entrances to numerous realms. At times, one could even drop through a portal into a random realm while in the middle of a walk.
If one wasn't discovered after dropping into a different realm, things wouldn't be that bad. But if one was discovered, things could turn really bad. If one was not discovered even after dropping into a different realm, one could simply treat it as a transmigration into a foreign world. The Allheaven Battlefield was filled with these random portals.
The human race mainly occupied the eastern sector of the Allheaven Battlefield. It wasn't that the entire eastern sector belonged to humanity. Rather, humanity was the local hegemon of the eastern sector.
The endless wars in the Allheaven Battlefield were not only for the sake of invading other realms. Rather, the Allheaven Battlefield itself was also filled with natural treasures, ancient ruins, ancient race inheritances, and tombs of ancient Invincibles. Too many opportunities could be found there.
Unique resources such as sunmoon profound yellow ponds where sunmoon profound yellow liquid could be found were also available in the Allheaven Battlefield. Thus, the myriad races had plenty of reasons to battle each other in the Allheaven Battlefield.
The most important region of the Allheaven Battlefield was the Sea of Stars in the central sector. There, the Luminous Domain Mansion could be found. The mansion would remain shut all the time. But every ten years, it would open, allowing those below a certain age to enter regardless of cultivation level. As long as one's bone age was young enough, one could enter.
As for the actual age requirement, for the human race, it was forty. The best option was for those around thirty-five to enter. Things might get more dangerous for those above that age. It was common knowledge that the older and stronger one was, the more dangerous the mansion would be for them. The books did not mention these so-called dangers in detail.
Humanity reigned in the eastern sector, but humanity was also not fully united. In fact, this was the same in the other sectors occupied by the divines, devils, demonic beasts, and immortals.
The thirty-six prefectures of humanity were spread all over the eastern sector, with each prefecture only in charge of its own allocated territory. Or to be precise, each prefecture was allowed to reign over a specific territory. All the treasures in that territory belonged to them, including the newly discovered minor realms.
During emergencies, Great Qin King could unify the forces of all thirty-six prefectures as the chief commander of humanity. But normally, each prefecture would battle alone.
Great Qin King. Number one expert of humanity. Leader of the War Shrine. Even Knowledge Seeking Realm's leader, Great Zhou King, needed to obey Great Qin King in wartime. As long as the bottom line of these Invincibles wasn't crossed, they would listen to him for the most part. Of course, they would no longer be as obedient if there was a risk that their benefits might be harmed.
Near the portal to the Human Realm was the main headquarters of humanity in the Allheaven Prefecture.
In truth, there were six portals connecting the Human Realm and the Allheaven Battlefield. And there was a headquarters near each portal. However, apart from the portal in the Allheaven Prefecture, the other portals were kept secret. Nevertheless, each portal was well-protected by a large number of experts and soldiers.
According to the rumors, three of them could be found in the three major oceans of the Human Realm and the final two were located in the Dual Holy Prefecture. But nobody knew if that was true.
The portal in the Allheaven Prefecture was the most commonly used portal by humanity. The forces of every single prefecture were also stationed here. The Allheaven Battlefield was filled with unknown mysteries.
This place was known as a battlefield because weird incidences might happen each time a battle broke out there.
This was the place for the geniuses of the myriad races to make a name for themselves.
This was also the final resting place for numerous geniuses of the myriad races.
One unique aspect of the Allheaven Battlefield was the fact that one would be rewarded by the heavens for killing opponents with a higher cultivation level. One would also be rewarded for reaching certain milestones, such as killing a hundred or a thousand opponents. Thus, one could benefit just by killing and doing nothing else in the Allheaven Battlefield.
"There are even benefits to killing?"
This was the first time Su Yu had ever heard about this. He frowned. No wonder the slaughter in the Allheaven Battlefield never ceased even after so many years. So one could actually benefit from it. In that case, nobody would mind more slaughter.
"Heavenly laws?"
Su Yu continued reading. According to the books, the Allheaven Battlefield might have been a training ground of the myriad races in ancient times. Thus, there was no suppressive force in the Allheaven Battlefield.
Every single race could go there and train. Of course, that was all in the past if it was true. That was why the heavenly laws would reward one for killing there. How could a training ground be a training ground if killing was prohibited?
"Killing for rewards...holy shit."
Su Yu cursed. That was so savage. But for some reason, he loved it. Of course, the books did not touch too much about the rewards. Basically, one would not be rewarded much by killing those in the same cultivation level. The greater rewards could only be earned through punching above one's level.
This was also why it was rather common for people to kill those above their levels in the Allheaven Battlefield. That was a place where punching above one's weight wasn't even something rare.
There, even incidents such as Cloudbreaches killing Mountainseas had happened before. Of course, these so-called Mountainseas were generally the weaker ones, such as those at the first or second stage. Meanwhile, Bai Tianhao's feat of killing a late-stage Mountainsea was still incredibly rare even in the Allheaven Battlefield.
It was incredibly rare but not impossible because it was very likely that it had happened before. These incidences had simply not been recorded down or spread widely.
"Since there are rewards for killing someone above one's level, this place is certainly very attractive for geniuses. The stronger the opponent, the better the reward."
Su Yu finally understood why this place was called the Allheaven Battlefield. It existed for the sake of slaughter. As for the rewards, one could get heavenly source qi, natural willpower, natural cultivation methods, natural characters, and anything else. There were all sorts of possibilities. Thıs text ıs hosted at novel·fire.net
As for the exact number of people one needed to kill to be rewarded, there was no fixed number. Some people could be rewarded after killing one. Some might get nothing even after killing ten. The rules of that place were still quite vague. Or perhaps the exact rules had merely been kept secret by those who were aware of them.
One odd thing about the Allheaven Battlefield was the fact that geniuses could very easily stumble upon other geniuses there. They didn't even need to search for each other. One could simply step onto a random teleportation formation while out on a walk and end up in front of a different genius.
Ancient teleportation formations were scattered all over the Allheaven Battlefield. Some would send one to random minor realms while some would send one to some dangerous locations. Everything depended on one's luck.
Of course, these teleportation formations were getting rarer nowadays. It was a lot more common back then. After so many years of unceasing war, many of these ancient formations had been destroyed.
Su Yu continued going through the books at a rapid pace. Before long, he was done reading. His understanding of the Allheaven Battlefield had deepened considerably.
Every ten years, a different roster of Invincibles would be stationed to the Allheaven Battlefield while the previous roster would return. But as things had been rather chaotic lately, most of the Invincibles were remaining there. Some of them were standing guard in some minor realms while some were hiding in unknown major realms. For the most part, the whereabouts of these Invincibles would be kept secret.
The Allheaven Battlefield was also filled with elite armies. Every prefecture would have at least one elite army. Of these armies, Great Qin's Ironhawk Army, Great Xia's Martial Dragon Guard, and Great Zhou's Rampaging Tiger Guard were the strongest. Second after them were elite armies of the other prefectures such as Great Ming's Iron Cavalry, Great Jin's Battling Dragon Guard, Great Shang's Divine Elephant Guard, and so on.
Third on the tier list were the second-rate armies of the various prefectures such as the Devil Subduing Army, Heavenly Dao Army, and so on. All in all, the thirty-six prefectures had stationed over ten million soldiers in the Allheaven Battlefield.
Ninety percent of the elite armies of humanity were stationed there. As for Great Xia, they had recently withdrawn their Martial Dragon Guard, leaving only the Devil Subduing Army in the battlefield.
After going through the books, Su Yu found that the whereabouts of the Devil Subduing Army had also been kept secret. However, some of them were stationed in the main headquarters and some were stationed in a permanent army camp of theirs. The rest of the army would be out on secret missions most of the time.
"My old man is probably staying in the main headquarters. In short, he is right at the other side of the portal."
Xia Huyou was the one who had told him that his father had been called back to the main headquarters. But he still didn't have any plan on how he should meet his father yet. According to Xia Huyou, a lot of people were keeping an eye on his father. If he met his father without a good reason, he could easily incur the suspicion of others.
But first, he had to find a way to actually get into the main headquarters. He would think about what to do next when he was actually there.
After reading all the books, Su Yu suppressed the excitement in his heart and sat in meditation. This was the residence of a Sunmoon, so this place would be relatively safe for him. This was a suitable place for him to adjust his state before entering the Allheaven Battlefield.
Slowly, one character after another started spinning in his sea of willpower. During his breakthrough to the Cloudbreach Realm, a few of his characters were also on the verge of breakthrough. However, he had suppressed them.
But now, he was allowing them to go wild. Without his suppression, those characters started their advancement. All 180 of his apertures started pulling in the ambient willpower in the air. Before long, one of the characters entered the fourth tier.
It was the blood character. This was his first character, and it was also the first to reach the fourth tier. After its advancement, it looked even more shiny and translucent than before. It spun unceasingly, releasing wave after wave of blood force while numerous illusions danced around it.
Chapter 838: First Venture Out Of The Human Realm (2)
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At the same time.
In the same residence, Ye Hongyan frowned. She waved her hand and a screen appeared before her. Through the screen, she could see what Su Yu was doing.
Fourth tier character? This fellow sure was incredibly talented. He had actually pushed one of his characters to the fourth tier in such a short period of time. No wonder everyone believed that he had obtained the inheritance of an Invincible ruin. With a fourth-tier character, the Mountainsea Realm wouldn't be that far away. But this kid was still so young.
"Yet another Huang Teng and Qin Fang."
Huang Teng and Qin Fang were the current top young geniuses of humanity. Both were incredibly strong and capable of punching above their level. Their cultivation of the path of warriors was almost perfect, to the point even divines and devils were finding it hard to match them in combat.
And those two were also very well-known among the younger generation in the Allheaven Battlefield. Of course, some other people had started to become popular as of late, such as Wu Qi of Great Xia, Zhou Tong of Great Zhou, Jin Biyue of Great Jin, and the students of Invincibles from the two holy lands.
The Allheaven Battlefield never had a lack of geniuses. This was a place filled with people who had opened 144 acupoints. Here, killing someone with a higher cultivation level was normal. But normally, only the weaker ones would be killed by someone with a lower cultivation level. Against a Mountainsea from the first divine race, Huang Teng would probably not be a match.
Only someone capable of defeating a genius above their cultivation level could be considered a true genius. Ye Hongyan did not focus on Su Yu for long. After a while, she shook her head and tossed the matter out of her mind.
A fourth-tier character was impressive, but the Allheaven Battlefield was filled with experts and geniuses. Even Su Yu might not be able to outshine all those people. He was merely a flower in a greenhouse that had yet to experience much tempering.
Just because he could kill some people in the Human Realm did not mean that he could replicate the same feat in the Allheaven Battlefield.
No matter how chaotic the Human Realm was, it was still the heartland of humanity. It was a place of rules and regulations. Safe shelter could be found very easily. But in the Allheaven Battlefield, danger was everywhere the moment one stepped out of the main headquarters, even if one remained in the eastern sector.
It wasn't like situations where some myriad race geniuses entered the eastern sector to carry out a massive slaughter had never happened before. And if one was unlucky enough to stumble upon an enemy Sunmoon and die in one hit, there also wasn't anything one could do.
That was a lawless place. There, one wouldn't only be faced with opponents of the same level. That was not an academy. Regardless of how big of a genius a Cloudbreach might be, one would still be helpless when encountering an enemy Sunmoon.
"Why is this kid trying to enter the battlefield? He really doesn't know how good he has it here."
Wouldn't it be good for him to remain in Great Ming? Just what was that kid thinking? Things might not be that bad if one stayed with the army. The level of danger was the highest for lone travelers. Of course, lone travelers were also the scariest group of people in the Allheaven Battlefield. These people were mostly super experts or geniuses out to train themselves.
While Ye Hongyan was deep in thought, she suddenly raised her brow. After the advancement of one character, a second character of Su Yu had advanced into the fourth tier as well.
The second character to break through caught Su Yu by surprise. It was not the lightning or deceit character. Rather, it was the fire character. How surprising. It wasn't even the fire of inheritance. Instead, it was the fire of the five elements. The fire he had used for weaponsmithing.
When that character broke through, Su Yu was momentarily stunned. He hadn't even formed this character for long. It had only appeared during his previous advancement. Subsequently, it had entered the second tier. And not long ago, it had entered the third tier after absorbing some character intent from the Sunmoon characters he crushed.
And before he knew it, that character had reached the fourth tier. This was completely out of his expectations. But it was also understandable. After all, he had been focusing on weaponsmithing recently. That character had benefited greatly from his many weaponsmithing sessions.
When weaponsmithing, each success would benefit the characters used greatly. Of the five elemental characters, the others were still at the third tier. Meanwhile, the fire character had surpassed the others to become his second fourth-tier character.
"The fire character feels quite strong after the breakthrough. Should I disguise myself as a member of the divine fire race? Or perhaps a different divine or devil race related to fire?"
Su Yu wanted to assume the identity of a divine or a devil. Even the identity of an immortal was acceptable to him. His main requirement was a humanoid race. Some races were too different from humans so it would be hard to disguise himself as one of them.
But most divines and devils came with their unique inheritances and legacies. A lot of them knew each other. It was quite difficult to assume the identity of one of them. Furthermore, the human race would be there to create trouble during the dao affirmation of divines and devils.
Yes. The human race was not the only race suffering from interruptions during breakthroughs. Every race was suffering from the same issue. It would be hilarious if a bunch of humans appeared to stop him when he tried to affirm his dao as a divine or a devil.
While he was thinking about all that, the second character continued its breakthrough. And before long, the breakthrough was complete.
After a while, the third character advanced. This time, the character was keeping an extremely low profile. Its aura only warped for a split second before fading into nothingness. It was barely detectable, as though nothing had happened, but Su Yu was sure that the deceit character had broken through.
Su Yu really couldn't understand why even this character could advance. He could only pretend this character did not exist. This character had always been like this. It would suddenly grow for no apparent reason. Su Yu told himself that he only needed to get used to it.
With three characters completing their advancement, the other characters would not be able to advance anytime soon. But a few of his other characters had also broken through to the third tier from the second tier.
Su Yu was greatly pleased to see the progress of the vibrate character. This was a natural character he had formed when he was helping Old Zhao with weaponsmithing. It had rapidly reached the second tier.
Not long ago when Su Yu was weaponsmithing in the spring, he had sensed that this character was near breakthrough. And sure enough, it had completed its advancement into the third tier moments ago.
Great Han King's strength character, Great Yuan King's battle character, and Great Zhou King's calm character had all reached the third tier as well. These were the characters that were at the second tier right after formation. They had taken this opportunity to break through as well.
Great Song King's meld character had yet to advance. It was probably still too new. One character after another completed its advancement. Thıs text ıs hosted at novel{f}ire.net
Initially, Ye Hongyan was indifferent. But the expression on her face started turning odd. Just how many characters did this kid have? It didn't matter if he had a lot. But why were his characters breaking through like no tomorrow? Some were advancing to the fourth tier and some were advancing to the third tier. Was character advancement so simple?
This damn kid was only a fresh Cloudbreach!
In recent years, very few cultural researcher geniuses had emerged. Wu Qi of Great Xia could be considered one of the best that had appeared recently. But the truly strong ones were warriors like Huang Teng.
Was this kid going to singlehandedly reverse the recent decline of cultural researchers? Humanity only had itself to blame for the decline of its cultural researchers.
The multiple character faction had been crippled. As for the other factions, some were never good at combat while some were merely strong but not as outstanding as warriors in combat. The single character faction was one such faction.
"Is the multiple character faction going to rise again?"
Ye Hongyan sighed. In terms of excellence, her nephew, Ye Batian, would be the most excellent of all multiple character cultivators. And Su Yu hailed from her nephew's line. Alas, things were no longer the same.
If Ye Batian had not died, Liu Wenyan, Hong Tan, Xia Yunji, and the others would definitely be shining brightly today. Some of them might have reached the late-stage Sunmoon Realm already. A lot of things could change in fifty years.
Thinking about her nephew and looking at Su Yu, the image of her nephew seemed to be overlapping with Su Yu. She couldn't help but recall the scene back when her nephew went to the Allheaven Battlefield for the first time.
There, he slaughtered countless opponents and shook the Myriad Realms.
There, he became the hope of all human cultural researchers.
There, he became the first future Invincible cultural researcher of humanity.
With unrivaled dominance, he swept through the Myriad Realms.
She still remembered how each time he returned from the Allheaven Prefecture, he would be accompanied by cheers from the millions of soldiers stationed here. All the human experts present would smile in a gratified manner, and even Invincibles would show up to welcome him. He would walk out of the portal while talking and laughing with Invincibles as equals.
At that time, the Ye Family shone like the sun in the sky due to Ye Batian alone. But someone so domineering and valiant had ultimately died without even his corpse intact after failing his dao affirmation. Ye Hongyan would never forget the day Great Xia King returned with his remains.
The Allheaven Prefecture became as silent as a graveyard. Silence enveloped the entire Human Realm. Despair, disappointment, helplessness, and indignation assaulted numerous human Invincibles.
After that event, Great Qin King stood alone at the border of the human territory in the Allheaven Battlefield for more than ten days. Not a single word was said. Every single intruder was killed during that time. Even the myriad race Invincibles were forced to withdraw their forces from the eastern sector for a period of time.
The death of Ye Hongyan's nephew had also caused many people to give up. It was simply too hard for someone to affirm their dao as a cultural researcher.
Numerous thoughts occupied Ye Hongyan's mind. She looked at Su Yu and muttered, "I hope you don't become the next Ye Batian. After all, even the second coming of Ye Batian has been crippled."
She was referring to Liu Wenyan. That young man, no, back then, when he was still a young man, was a high-spirited and heroic individual. But when she met him again not long ago, he was already a frail old man. Grief gripped her heart when she saw him.
She still remembered the scene back then when Ye Batian showed Liu Wenyan to her. Back then, both teacher and student were incredibly proud and domineering. Everyone in the Ye Family adored Liu Wenyan. But so what? He became a beast trapped in a cage for fifty years while the Liu Family was destroyed.
"Sigh."
If Bai Feng was skipped, all three generations starting from Ye Batian seemed to have all suffered considerably. It did not seem like things would end well for any of them. The more Ye Hongyan thought, the more sorrowful she became. Could nobody from her nephew's line obtain a good end?
Chapter 839: First Venture Out Of The Human Realm (3)
Meanwhile, Su Yu didn't have too many thoughts in his mind. He was in a good mood. Many of his characters had advanced. Each advancement gave his willpower a small boost, so his willpower had also grown stronger after all the advancements. In fact, his willpower had grown so much that he was forced to compress it with his hammer again. He didn't want to become a Mountainsea so soon.
He still needed to form more characters. He wanted to see just how powerful his character technique would be after completion. His foundation was also still too shaky. He had been growing way too fast. He had to slow down for a bit.
It was late June. And he had only enrolled in the academy in August of the previous year. It hadn't even been a year.
In less than a year, his willpower had reached the Cloudbreach Realm while his body had reached the Skysoar Realm. This was a terrifying speed. Su Yu felt like there was a need to slow down and build up his foundation. Perhaps he could aim for seventy-two body forgings and willpower near the level of a Mountainsea by the end of the year. Six months should be enough for him to achieve all that.
While thinking about all that, he took out some heavenly source qi and started forging his body again. He had only completed eleven body forgings. If possible, he wanted to complete his twelfth body forging before entering the Allheaven Battlefield.
The moment he completed twelve body forgings, he would be able to unleash the strength of nearly six thousand acupoints. If he used all his strength alongside his characters and half-opened yang acupoint, he believed he could even defeat those ninth-stage Cloudbreaches.
Of course, those from the powerful races such as the divine and devil races would be an exception to that. He started working hard to forge his body.
Xia Huyou had given him a million merit points' worth of blood essence. From the blood essence, he had extracted about a thousand portions of heavenly source qi. Some were given to Xia Huyou and some were given to Bai Feng.
He had also extracted more heavenly source qi from his remaining blood essence in the Heart Calming Spring and used some of them. At present, he had about seven hundred portions left.
According to his calculations, he would probably require around twenty portions for a single body forging. Thus, he would have enough heavenly source qi to last him until the thirty-fifth body forging.
But he also expected the expenditure to increase the stronger his body became. He wasn't too worried. He only needed some blood essence to get more heavenly source qi. And blood was one thing the Allheaven Battlefield did not lack.
Su Yu did not intend to return before completing at least seventy-two body forgings. Yes. He aimed to complete his body forging in the Allheaven Battlefield. He would turn the Allheaven Battlefield upside down with slaughter...Uhm...as long as he didn't meet any powerful opponents. If he was really unlucky enough to encounter one, well, he would need to start running for his life.
That day, Su Yu remained in the room. Since Ye Hongyan had warned him to stay idle, he did not wish to create more trouble for her.
The second day arrived. It was the 20th of June.
Su Yu still couldn't leave.
Great Qin King would only return to the main headquarters tomorrow. As for which Invincible was in charge of keeping watch over the main headquarters today, Su Yu didn't know. He also didn't care.
He decided to keep staying in the room. Loneliness was not something he couldn't withstand. He continued forging his body. But he also realized that he would most likely fail to complete his twelfth body forging before his departure. But it didn't matter. It wouldn't take him longer than five days.
Surprisingly, Ye Hongyan took the initiative to see him.
Inside the room.
First, Ye Hongyan looked at the books she sent over. All the books had been read. She then looked at Su Yu who was still sitting in the exact same position. She sighed inwardly. This was quite an obedient child.
He was capable of withstanding loneliness. What a pity that all his elders were unreliable troublemakers.
Ye Hongyan walked to the front of the room and sat down on the head seat. She calmly said, "I have one thing to tell you. Cheng Yong killed someone again. It is likely that he has truly caught the attention of Invincibles."
"Who?" Su Yu asked.
"Someone from Great Xia. A ninth-stage Mountainsea deputy commander from the Great Xia Army. He's starting to kill even those from Great Xia now."
After a short silence, Su Yu asked, "Did Great Xia manage to catch him?"
This wasn't right. Xia Huyou once gave him a list of names Chen Yong might kill. And that deputy commander was on that list. But since Great Xia was already aware of that, so they should have been keeping an eye on that deputy commander.
Ye Hongyan waited a moment before giving a reply, "Great Xia did send someone to catch him. A Sunmoon was supposed to do it, but someone got in the way. Some people said that it was Lan Tian. Chen Yong might have defected for real."
Su Yu frowned and said, "Impossible. If it was Lan Tian, then it must be something he did for his own reasons. My martial uncle would never collude with the cult."
Ye Hongyan indifferently said, "Your voice doesn't matter. My voice doesn't matter as well. Since Chen Yong is starting to kill even those from Great Xia, it's clear the he's not planning to return any more."
Su Yu did not know what to say.
Ye Hongyan said, "If one day, Chen Yong, Hong Tan, and Liu Wenyan decided to defect from humanity, what would you do?"
Su Yu sank into silence.
"Are you not going to choose?"
Su Yu looked at her and answered with a grim tone, "Defect? How would you define defection? I don't understand. If the world considers the actions one does for survival defection, so be it. Let's defect."
"Heh."
Ye Hongyan sneered and said, "A lot of cultists share this opinion with you. They deserted the army or turned toward the myriad races for the sake of survival. Why must we label them as traitors?"
Su Yu paused slightly before saying, "No. We're different. In my eyes, I can face a blade coming from the front. But I can't forgive a blade coming from my back. But some of the cultists have turned against humanity because of their fear of the blade in front of them. To avoid facing that blade, they decided to live with their knees bent. We are different. Do not get us mixed, Martial Mother. I believe that my teacher, my martial uncle, and my grandteacher are willing to fight until their last breath against the myriad races. But right now, we are resisting the blade coming behind us."
Ye Hongyan sneered and said, "What if I tell you that the blade from the back was only released for the sake of facing the blade from the front? Young Man, don't see the world in such a simplistic manner. What would you choose if the blade behind you is the only blade capable of stopping the blade in front of you? The world is not split into only black and white. There is also gray."
Su Yu sank into silence. After a long while, he spoke, "All that is too complicated. I don't want to think about all that. I only care about what I can see right now, the things that I can get involved in right now. As for everything else...I won't bother thinking about them. I only know that these people are my teachers, martial uncle, and grandteacher. As for the others...they are not one of us."
"Don't you think that you're being selfish?"
"Selfish?" Su Yu nodded, "You can put it that way. I am not a saint. Of course, my Teacher Liu Wenyan might be a saint. I would have quit long ago if I were in his position." Updates are released by NovєlFіre.net
"Liu Wenyan..." Ye Hongyan laughed. For the very first time after entering the room, she was laughing from her heart. She said, "He's not a saint. He's a fool. Liu Wenyan was too strongly influenced by his teacher. In his eyes, nothing is more important than the future of the multiple character faction. Everything else, including his family, and even himself, can be sacrificed.
"Even the most lowly existence is still a form of survival. He does not dare to resist too much. It is aware that if he resists too strongly, the multiple character faction will cease to exist."
Su Yu said nothing. Perhaps. But he was not planning to become the second Liu Wenyan. Sure, Liu Wenyan was his teacher. But that did not mean that he had to learn everything from Liu Wenyan. At the very least, that patience was something he would never learn. If he was really capable of patience, he wouldn't have left Great Xia in the first place.
Ye Hongyan also moved on from the topic. She stood up and said, "We will leave early morning tomorrow. I will escort you to the portal. But after crossing the portal, you can only rely on yourself for survival. Do not think about relying on anyone for protection. There are plenty of geniuses around. Nobody is special enough for special treatment."
Ye Hongyan coldly said, "Do not place your hope on anyone other than yourself. Do not place your future on people like Niu Baidao or Zhu Tiandao. Only trust yourself. Do not be a fool and place your trust in others. If someone tells you that your death can solve all issues...that is a lie. That is a fairy tale. Back then, Batian foolishly placed his trust in the wrong people. A miserable ending was the only thing he received for his trust.
"Don't walk his path. His path...does not end well. Niu Baidao believes that there is light in the future. He places his hope in the future. How idiotic! Zhu Tiandao believes that patience is necessary. You take a step back now so that you can rush forward in the future. He is also an idiot! He will only find that after bending over for so long, he has gotten so used to it that he can no longer straighten his back.
"Even a proud genius like Xia Longwu has been forced to bow to fate. This is a helpless era. Too many people have been forced into helplessness. I hope you won't walk the same path as these people. Their path might not suit you."
After saying that, Ye Hongyan left, leaving Su Yu to nod alone. He wouldn't! He would only walk his own path!
That day, he focused fully on his cultivation, forgetting about everything else.
In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived.
21st of June.
This was the day he was going to enter the Allheaven Battlefield. Early in the morning, Ye Hongyan arrived outside the room.
Su Yu stepped out of the room and followed her silently. None of the two said anything. They walked in silence toward the portal. On the way, numerous experts and soldiers could be seen going about with their own business.
Su Yu did not pay these people too much attention. He focused only on walking. After a long while, and after passing through numerous checkpoints, a bright pillar of light appeared in front of them.
Ye Hongyan spoke the first word of the day, "That is the entrance to the Allheaven Battlefield. It might be an ancient teleportation formation. Stand in there. When there are enough people, all of you will be sent to the Allheaven Battlefield."
Su Yu nodded.
Ye Hongyan waved her hand. Seeing that, a Mountainsea commander rushed over.
"Commander Ye..."
With a cold expression, she said, "Send Cui Lang to the Allheaven Battlefield when the portal is ready. I still have something I need to do. Notify me again when he returns."
"Yes!"
The moment Ye Hongyan left, the Mountainsea commander led Su Yu to the beam of light. A few dozen people were already gathered there.
The Mountainsea smiled and said, "All of you will be moved once a hundred people are gathered. Each of you needs to pay a fee of a hundred merit points. Do not move around during the transfer. Be careful lest you end up lost in the tunnel. When you reach the other side, cooperate with the authorities in their inspection. Do not get into a conflict with them. Things are still not that bad here in the Human Realm, but that is a battlefield. Don't blame me for not reminding you if you end up killed for doing something stupid. Just listen to the authorities there. Great Qin King might return to the main headquarters today. If you're lucky, you might even get to see him. Of course, remember to be on your best behavior in his presence. Last but not least, have a pleasant journey."
While the Mountainsea was speaking, more people arrived. When there were enough people, he wasted no time and said, "Start the transfer."
The pillar of light flickered. Instantly, everyone standing there vanished into thin air.
After their departure, someone sighed and said, "There are over a hundred of them, but how many of them can return alive? Most of them are lone travelers. For their sake, I hope they don't do anything stupid."
"Why do you care? Most lone travelers are either overconfident or too arrogant for their own good. They could only blame themselves if they ended up dying there."
"..."
The conversation ended and silence returned. The place returned to how it was before. Perhaps more than half of these people would not be able to return with their lives. But that was life.
This was Su Yu's first departure from the Human Realm. This was also his first visit to the Allheaven Battlefield.