Chapter 945: Eureka! (3)
The stone statue felt like he was being petrified a second time. What? He was starting to understand something. The little shit must be thinking that leaving like this would be a waste of this fortuitous encounter. Meanwhile, those talismans would grant the little shit a lot more flexibility.
Leaving the normal way could only happen through one of the gates. Some experts were probably already waiting outside. Leaving just like this would catch their attention, making things difficult for the little shit.
But if it was a teleportation talisman instead...
Even the stone statue was impressed at how far ahead the kid was planning. The kid was taking even things the stone statue had not considered into consideration. Nobody would expect the kid to leave without going through one of the gates.
Numerous thoughts surfaced in the stone statue's mind. How did this kid come up with so many ideas in such a short time? A hundred teleportation talismans? Was the kid dreaming?
So did such talismans exist? Naturally. But nobody had ever asked for it since the establishment of the city. With the gates around, what was the point of those talismans? When Su Yu saw that there was no reply again, he cursed inwardly.
Not even this was possible? What bullshit fortuitous encounter was this? Was this just a random illusion instead?
He carefully tried activating his blood character, but to his dismay, even establishing a connection with the character was difficult. Once again, he was alarmed. Fine, fine. He might have entered the domain of a super expert.
After a short silence, the loud voice rang out again, "Three teleportation talismans. But they will automatically disperse after three days."
Then, the space around Su Yu started crumbling.
Su Yu only felt his vision swim before finding himself back where he was. The stone statue was still there. They were still inside the hall. Nothing had changed. In fact, he had not stopped hammering the statue.
That realization gave him a massive shock. Suddenly, three talismans appeared out of thin air and floated in front of him.
Su Yu did not dare to think too much and hurriedly put his hammer away before lowering his head, "Thank you for your grace, Senior."
He still couldn't understand what happened. Was that the work of a super expert? Or was that merely an automatic response one could potentially encounter in the city? It didn't matter. It never hurt to be polite.
But he did not receive any response. He didn't mind that and accepted the three talismans. He was quite happy. With these talismans, he would be able to leave anytime. Unfortunately, there was a time limit for these talismans. Whatever. He would make it work.
Little did he know, the limitation was only there because the annoyed stone statue was trying to send him away as soon as possible. The stone statue was only willing to tolerate this little shit for three more days. It was as simple as that.
After a short moment, Su Yu recovered from his state of joy and started wondering about his previous encounter. How did it come about? Well, it had naturally appeared because of his forging attempt! This forging session had given him a lot. He had received the mysterious breathing technique and three escape talismans.
Perhaps...he would get even more if he continued. Was this similar to the Hundred Dao Pagoda where he could reset the level repeatedly for more rewards?
And thus, he continued his work, hammering the statue like his life depended on it. How great would it be if he could take this statue with him as well on top of the benefits he had already received?
The stone statue was stunned.
Holy shit!
Why was the little shit still here after receiving the talismans? Did the little shit get addicted to hammering him? If a mere little shit like this could really forge him into a weapon, he would have lived so many years for nothing.
The stone statue was quite speechless. He started increasing the intensity of the vibrations in his body.
Boom!
Su Yu started trembling madly. As blood started seeping out of his pores, he muttered, "The vibrations are getting stronger."
The stone statue was happy to hear that. Yes, the little shit should learn that it was dangerous to keep forging.
But instead, Su Yu's eyes sparkled, "Indeed! There are more opportunities to be found! The increased intensity will be even better for tempering my body!"
Boom!
With a single hammer strike, his body started trembling again. His vibrate character started shaking as well. Even his Soul Expanding Hammer started shaking. The recoil was massive. Was this a cultivation method?
A vibrating method?
An offensive technique?
The hammer had always been able to vibrate. That was how Zhao Li had always forged his weapons. But Su Yu was not efficient enough in it. Furthermore, the essence of Zhao Li's hammer was unrelated to killing. Thus, Su Yu had not been able to perfect it since he had been using it offensively.
But this vibrating force he felt seemed extremely suitable for killing. And thus, Su Yu reached a conclusion that this was a powerful technique!
He concluded that he had comprehended yet another technique. His understanding was simply not deep enough. Therefore, he activated his fire of inheritance and started hammering the statue madly.
Again and again, his skin tore apart from the recoil, only to be repaired by his heavenly source qi. Slowly, his Soul Expanding Hammer started producing a unique type of vibration as well.
Boom!
He slammed his hammer down yet again, but this time, his skin was no longer tearing apart. Instead, the vibrations were starting to feel comfortable. Yes! This was the feeling! This was a powerful unorthodox offensive technique!
One had to feel it to learn it.
And Su Yu had successfully learned it.
A new offensive technique.
With a single swing of his hammer, he stacked the vibrations seventy-two times, elevating the might behind the hammer.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Su Yu, whose physical strength had surpassed ten thousand acupoints, was able to increase the might of his attack by over ten percent with this move. It might not sound too impressive, but it was actually a terrifying increase.
Su Yu was overjoyed. He was right! He had obtained yet another opportunity from this place. So the longer he hammered this statue, the more he would get. Nobody knew this apart from him!
Once again, the stone statue was stunned. He only increased the intensity of his vibrations to make the little shit leave, but instead, the little shit was treating his vibrations as some cultivation method to be learned?
For him, this was merely a small punishment. But every action of an expert at his level could very well be a source of enlightenment for Su Yu. The stone statue didn't know what to do anymore.
This little shit was decently talented, with incredible comprehension ability, and a good learning character. That damn character had actually allowed the little shit to forcefully comprehend a new cultivation method. No, that was no cultivation method. It was simply a unique strength-control trick.
Furthermore, Su Yu was already decently accomplished in the art of vibrations with his vibrate character and his Soul Expanding Hammer. Thus, he was able to comprehend something from the vibrations he felt. The stone statue had never intended to teach him anything.
After obtaining one benefit after another, Su Yu became even more diligent in hammering the statue.
This felt great! This place was basically a treasure trove. Heavenearth profound light? Sunmoon profound yellow liquid? Natural characters? Willpower clumps? He could obtain all that through killing, buying, or robbing.
But this vibration technique and the breathing technique earlier were things he couldn't find anywhere else. Su Yu felt like this was the biggest fortuitous encounter one could stumble upon in an ancient city. This was massive.
No wonder the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion had claimed that the mayor's residence was where the biggest opportunity could be found. Meanwhile, the stone statue was feeling more and more speechless.
He swore he had not taught this kid anything, just like how he hadn't taught people like Ye Batian anything. At the very least, he had not intentionally taught them anything. These people had merely been too creative with their imaginations, to the point they believed that this place was a place of opportunity after accidentally comprehending something here.
A place of opportunity? Absolute nonsense! More like a place of disaster. Alas, nobody would believe that. When Su Yu grew into an expert, he might also start telling others that he had obtained a massive opportunity here. Would the future generation doubt his words?
Nope.
In fact, even Su Yu himself would hold firm to that belief until the very end. After all, he had indeed benefited greatly here. For him, this might as well be a fortuitous encounter.
Vibrate. And vibrate. Hammer. And hammer. Through this process, Su Yu tempered his body, comprehended the art of vibrations, and practiced the breathing technique. The only disadvantage of this cultivation method was the massive exhaustion of heavenly source qi.
Su Yu was very pleased. What a nice place. A place of great opportunities. Perhaps he was still not strong enough to get even more from this place. But that did not matter. Like the Hundred Dao Pagoda, he could always return in the future to milk this place dry.
Perhaps at the Mountainsea Realm, he would be able to get a divine art with a single hammer strike. And at the Sunmoon Realm, he might be able to get a divine weapon with one hammer strike. What a nice place!
Eventually, his vibrate character advanced to the third tier. This character had not even formed for long. At Old Zhao's place, it had reached the second tier. But after learning the mysterious vibrating technique here, it had actually advanced to the next tier. With his newly advanced character, his hammer strikes became even stronger than before.
"Truly a massive fortuitous encounter!"
Once again, Su Yu was overjoyed. He had gained a lot this time. Danger? What danger? He was no longer in danger. With his talismans, he could leave the city anytime he wanted.
Boom!
After another hammer strike, Su Yu's vision swam. The stone statue finally lost his patience. He could tolerate the pesky hammer strikes, but that damn soul devourer inside the little shit's head seemed to believe that this was a place of opportunity as well. It had snuck out before giving his tail a bite. Screw that bullshit! ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novelꜰire.net
Sure, the little furball couldn't hurt his body, but this damn soul devourer was never aiming for his physical body. Instead, the damn furball's bite was landing straight on his sea of willpower.
This was too annoying. Thus, the stone statue finally decided to throw the two out of the hall. He was tired of this. Then, he hid his tail away. He decided to not let anyone see his tail anymore after this. As for the confusion Su Yu would feel upon noticing the missing tail during his next visit...well, that was none of the stone statue's business.
***
Meanwhile, Su Yu was staring at the shut door in front of him blankly. But a certain understanding dawned on him. He politely bowed and said, "Thank you for the guidance, Senior. I understand. I should not bite off more than I can chew."
Yes. He had learned enough here. He shouldn't be too greedy.
Regardless of whether he had been dealing with a pre-determined set of procedures or an actual living senior, that was most likely the reason for him to be expelled from the hall. He shouldn't be too greedy. He understood.
Beside him, the little furball was blinking in confusion. Earlier, he seemed to have bitten something extremely yummy! He should have done so earlier! He was too slow! Before he could fully savor the taste, he was already out here.
He stole a glance at Yummy and decided to stay silent about it. His attempt to eat that thing might be the reason for both of them to be kicked out. If Yummy found out, he might get beaten to death.
***
Somewhere inside the mayor's residence.
Tian He was blanking out as well. The door to the inner hall was shut? Just what was going on? As far as he could remember, that door had never been shut before. What did this indicate? Had the stone statue rejected the kid's request? How weird.
Tian He was utterly confused. Even back when Xia Longwu came here and drove the death spirits crazy, the door had not been shut. This was too surprising. Meanwhile, Su Yu had a wide smile on his face. Evidently, the kid had gained a lot from his visit. Thus, it did not seem like the kid had been kicked out.
This was too confusing. Whatever. This was none of his business. It was the stone statue's business.
Chapter 946: Turtle In A Jar (1)
Restore scroll position
Su Yu came to understand something outside the inner hall.
He was very happy and excited. There were so many benefits here. It was a pity that he was sent out too early. So be it. It was true that he shouldn't bite more than he could chew. He understood that concept. This session should end here. He wasn't strong enough to receive more. He should return after growing stronger. Perhaps he could get more then.
This place was similar to the Hundred Dao Pagoda. One needed the ability to reap the rewards it provided. He turned and left unhesitatingly. He was very satisfied with his gains.
He used the breathing technique with every motion, even when he was just walking. The breathing technique would constantly strengthen his body and increase his speed of source qi absorption.
His body had grown stronger than before. In his sea of willpower, all his characters were sparkling and translucent. The vibrate character was constantly sending shockwaves all over his sea of willpower, strengthening his apertures and sea of willpower. With the advancement of the vibrate character, his Soul Expanding Hammer had grown stronger as well.
His willpower was also showing signs of advancement, and it was even harder for him to suppress it this time. He had stopped it from advancing a few times before. But now, he was starting to find it hard to suppress his advancement into the second stage.
What a bountiful harvest. There were also the three talismans that could enable him to leave the city anytime he wished. That was his biggest harvest here.
Su Yu wanted to visit Tian He again, but Tian Men walked over and showed him the way out.
While walking, Tian Men said, "The mayor is busy, so he won't be seeing you. Try to leave the city as soon as possible. A lot of experts are heading to the city. Some experts are probably already waiting outside the city gates."
He was telling Su Yu to run while there weren't so many experts in there.
He said, "The city won't remain sealed forever. When the Sunmoon death spirits leave, the gates will reopen."
Su Yu asked, "How long will that take?"
"About three days."
Understanding dawned on Su Yu. No wonder the talismans only lasted three days. The gates would reopen after that.
He sank into thought. After a while, he asked, "Commander Tian Men, are Sunmoon death spirits capable of killing those hiding inside the first ring buildings?"
"It depends on the cultivation level of the Sunmoon death spirits." Tian Men explained, "I have not seen that many Sunmoon death spirits before. Each appearance is akin to a massive disaster. Those at the first three stages of the Sunmoon Realm can start entering the buildings from the eighteenth to the twelfth rings. Those at the fourth to the sixth stage can start entering the buildings from the twelfth to the sixth rings. As for the innermost six rings, that will probably require high-stage Sunmoon death spirits."
Su Yu nodded, "The three Sunmoon death spirits in the city are probably not high-stage Sunmoons."
"Yeah."
Definitely. Sure, a lot of death spirits had been killed, but it wasn't so easy to summon high-stage Sunmoon death spirits. Those death spirits were the truly disastrous ones. But they would probably only appear if the current Sunmoon death spirits in the city were killed.
Su Yu said, "Commander Tian Men, I am curious about one thing. Where are these death spirits from? Under the city? I found that there is no way to go underground in the city. Also, are the death spirits former residents who had died?"
After some thought, Tian Men replied, "I don't know where exactly they are from. As for how death spirits come into existence, let me put it this way. Only a small number of them are ancient death spirits. Those are probably the former residents during the ancient times. As for the weaker death spirits, they are likely the former residents that have died more recently."
"Hmm?"
Tian Men sighed, "You can see this yourself. There is no lack of living beings trying to convert into an ancient city resident. These people will most likely turn into death spirits upon dying. That is why there are so many weak death spirits around."
"People like us won't be the exceptions. Converting into a resident will allow us to stay here without worrying about death qi, but death qi will never stop working on us. Slowly, it transforms us. And on the day we die, the transformation into a death spirit will reach completion. Every ancient city resident will disappear upon dying. None of us will leave a corpse behind."
He shook his head with sorrow. There were also some residents who would choose to detonate their bodies before dying or leave the city and die outside to avoid turning into death spirits.
Su Yu's understanding of the city deepened. So that was how it was. The seemingly endless weak death spirits were actually the former residents of the city. This city itself was essentially a massive death spirit factory. A large number of living beings would decide to convert into residents for various reasons. And upon death, they would all turn into death spirits.
Su Yu asked, "Is there a way to free a resident from an ancient city?"
Tian Men shook his head, "No. Slowly, your source qi will turn into death qi. When the conversion completes, you will die. You can only slow the process, but not stop it completely. For example, you can consume some treasures to slow the invasion of the death qi and buy more time for yourself."
Su Yu asked, "Are there immortal residents here?"
Tian Men seemed to know what Su Yu was thinking. He smiled, "Are you wondering about the life force cultivation method of the immortals? True. That race can greatly impede the spread of death qi with their cultivation method and heavenly source qi. But you will never be able to remove the root of the matter. The conversion into a resident is irreversible."
Death qi would never stop appearing in one's body after the conversion into a resident.
With a pensive look, Su Yu asked, "Will new death qi stop appearing after a resident leaves the city?"
"Of course not." Tian Men said, "How can it be so simple? A resident can leave, but they will eventually be forced to return. Otherwise, the speed of death qi erosion will increase and death will come even faster."
Su Yu sighed inwardly. He knew it. This was no ancient city. More like an ancient coffin. A coffin to bury everyone in. No resident would be able to escape death.
But Su Yu was also wondering about the reversal art. What would happen if the residents used it? For example, Tian Men could use it when he was about to die and reverse the death qi in his body into source qi. Would that free him from the city?
Of course, Su Yu would not do that so easily. He was not such a kind person either. Firstly, he wouldn't be able to explain the origin of the art. Secondly, he wasn't even that close to anyone here. Thirdly, this wouldn't benefit him.
They continued chatting while walking. Su Yu said, "Commander Tian Men, are there any requirements for people acting as the mayor or the commanders here? And what benefits do you gain for taking those roles?"
What was the point of becoming a mayor or a commander if there were no benefits?
Tian Men merely smiled, but he didn't answer. Su Yu was surprised. Was that a secret? Fine.
Soon, they reached the main gate of the mayor's residence. There, Tian Men said, "There are actually a lot of benefits for us. We don't need to fear the death spirits anymore. We can even control some of them. Furthermore...we might be able to maintain a small part of our consciousness after becoming a death spirit."
Su Yu looked at Tian Men in shock.
Tian Men continued staring ahead. With a bleak tone, he said, "Commander or mayor, we are merely servants of the city. Perhaps the city has taken us in out of pity. Or perhaps this is merely a transaction. With our service, there is a slim chance of maintaining a little bit of our consciousness upon death."
"How do you know that?"
Tian Men said, "I once met a death spirit who might be a friend who had entered the city with me long ago. When we met, that death spirit gave me a long stare. I also saw some familiar things on him, but when I tried approaching him, he left. The look in his eyes is different from the other death spirits."
Su Yu was reminded of the Sunmoon death spirits he saw. He added, "Yeah, I feel like Sunmoon death spirits might have some intelligence in them. Was your friend a Sunmoon?"
"No. He was only a Mountainsea." Tian Men said, "It isn't surprising for Sunmoon death spirits to have a tiny bit of intelligence. Perhaps the stronger one was, the more memories they would preserve after death. I'm not sure about that. Maybe I can tell you in the future when we meet again after I'm dead."
"..."
Su Yu was left quite speechless. What a noble offer. Reversing source acupoints… According to his golden book, the death spirits could be considered a race as well. But since they were former living beings, was that really the case? Then again, that had nothing to do with him for now.
After thinking for a bit, Su Yu said, "At the moment, a lot of people are trapped in the inner ring buildings. The death qi in these buildings are incredibly thick and the gates will only open after three days. Are these people as good as dead?"
"You never know." Tian Men said, "The experts and geniuses of the various races have their own trump cards. They will have their own ways to deal with the death qi without converting into a resident. And even converting into a resident is not out of the question for them since that's still better than death."
Su Yu nodded. The gates would remain shut for at least three more days.
But he was still quite worried about one thing. "Will the Invincibles be able to break through the city gates by force?"
"Force?" With a profound tone, Tian Men said, "It's not like no Invincibles have died in ancient cities before."
They were free to give it a try if they wanted.
Understanding dawned on Su Yu. So with the city gates shut, even Invincibles wouldn't be able to enter. Very good. Three days. Fine. He had three days to kill the people he needed to kill. Of course, he also had the urge to test one of the talismans. It would be very unfortunate if they ended up not working during a critical moment.
But he needed to waste at least two of the talismans to leave and return if he wanted to test them. Thus, he was hesitating. Perhaps he could take this chance to scout the area around the city as well. There was no harm in making more preparations.
If it didn't work, it might get himself killed for assuming that he was still free to leave anytime when the Sunmoons started entering the city after the gates were reopened.
"Is this the reason I was given three talismans by that inner hall? The first two have always been meant to be tested. Perhaps the mysterious expert behind the hall also suspected that these talismans were well past their expiration dates."
Why would he be given three talismans otherwise? It wasn't like the little furball needed one as well. The little furball could exist as one of his characters. Nobody would consider a character an independent being.
Once again, Su Yu was reminded of how unique the little furball was. Perhaps this was a race transformed from some ancient characters. Of course, that was only a random thought that not even Su Yu himself took seriously.
Just like that, Su Yu reached a conclusion on the reason for him to be given three talismans. What a nice inner hall. Everything had been done for his good. The inner hall must be worried that the talismans might fail as well. With three talismans, he could test them out to ensure that they would work.
***
A short while later, Su Yu stepped out of the mayor's residence.
The surroundings were still devoid of people. There weren't even that many death spirits around since it was the mayor's residence.
After scanning the empty streets, he loudly said, "Everyone, come on out. Let me witness your strength. Dao Cheng, where are you?"
He was incomparably arrogant. There was a reason for this. Su Yu wanted to see if this could really lure some fools out while the Sunmoon death spirits were still in the city. With the ability to transform into a death spirit and leave with the talismans, Su Yu was finally confident of his safety while inside the city.
And as long as he could get these people out of their buildings, he would have many methods to get rid of them.
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Su Yu did not mind. He wasn't even surprised. After checking his surroundings, he turned into a gust of wind and vanished. It was time to find a new hiding spot.
He had to throw off the individuals that might be observing him before transforming into a death spirit again. Then, he could kill even more death spirits. He aimed to fill the entire city with death spirits and death qi.
The increased death qi density might force some people to start converting into residents. That would allow him to pick up their bloodstained talismans and get them all killed without much effort.
If possible, he also wanted to kill more Mountainsea death spirits and spawn more Sunmoon death spirits. That way, the city might remain sealed for an even longer time. He wanted to trap all these people to death. He held no mercy toward these people.
Most of the people who had remained in the city for so long were those harboring unkind intentions toward him. The ones that were truly cowardly or uninterested in him would have fled before the gates were shut.
***
After wandering around for a bit, Su Yu found a suitable building and entered. Inside, he dragged the little furball out again. The little furball sulked on the ground. He had to cover for Yummy again. More importantly, they didn't have any index copy this time so he couldn't even chat with anyone anymore. This was going to be so boring.
"Yummy, take me with you. Nobody knows we're here..."
The little furball did not want to stay there alone. It would be too boring.
After thinking about it, Su Yu nodded, "True. With you around, I can pinch you to death at any time and use that as a super trump card."
Yes. The little furball could be useful that way. At this point, the little furball was already immune to his threats. He only cared about food.
"Yummy, when are we robbing the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion? They definitely have a lot of yummy characters."
"There is no rush."
Su Yu answered like it was a perfectly normal question. Who were they going to rob if not that damn money-grubbing organization? More importantly, he had to snatch the main Heavenly Hunt Index from them.
With his aura under their records, it would be extremely difficult for him to assume a new identity. He had to eliminate his aura with them if he wanted to do so again.
His disguise as Cui Lang had been rendered completely useless since he would still have his own aura on him. The Heavenly Hunt Index was definitely something beyond a heaven weapon. After all, it could recognize his aura wherever he went.
Thus, he was left with two options if he wanted to keep hiding his identity.
Firstly, he could get his hands on the Heavenly Hunt Index. Secondly, he could alter the very essence of his aura. But that was something that had remained even after he transformed into a death spirit. Not even death spirits could recognize the essence of his aurra, but the Heavenly Hunt Index was somehow capable of that.
It felt impossible to travel the Allheaven Battlefield as someone else. Thus, it was only a matter of time before Su Yu started dealing with the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. He couldn't afford to have himself constantly exposed to the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. He did not want his rank to change each time he killed someone.
Of course, there was also a third alternative. He could climb to the very top of the Heaven Index. At that point, his rank would remain the same no matter how many people he killed. With that, the public would not be able to infer his actions through his rank.
But for now, that would only remain a dream. It was too difficult.
***
After a short rest in the building, Su Yu transformed into a death spirit and vanished. He did not leave the little furball behind. It would be quite troublesome if he had to flee the city at a moment's notice yet he still had to worry about picking the little furball up.
There were still some death spirits in the city, but their number had dropped significantly. Once again, Su Yu started killing these death spirits. But this time, he was much more cautious than before. After all, there were three Sunmoon death spirits in the city. And they were not completely brainless. A Sunmoon death spirit did appear after he made his first kill, but thankfully, the death spirit did not suspect him and continued roaming around blankly.
Two death spirits would appear for every death spirit killed. As time passed, the city was once again filled with death spirits. And the death qi density inside the city started growing dense again.
Chapter 947: Turtle In A Jar (2)
Inside an ancient building.
Qin Fang had a helpless expression. This was so troublesome. He was hiding in a sixth-ring building. The death qi there was already very thick in the first place. But now, the density was starting to rise yet again. Qin Fang felt like even his armor was on the verge of falling apart. At this rate, he would be in trouble as well.
"Don't tell me this is Su Yu again."
Qin Fang cursed inwardly. If he had known that the damn kid was so crazy, he wouldn't have bothered entering this city. He didn't know if he could leave this city alive anymore. How crazy. If this was truly Su Yu's work, the motive would be very easy to guess. Su Yu was probably aiming to trap everyone to death.
With more death spirits, death qi density would increase. And the city was currently sealed so nobody could leave. What could they do? The only way out for the people in the city was the help of Invincibles. And multiple Invincibles would be needed if they wanted to stand a chance at forcefully unsealing the city.
This might ultimately lead to a battle between Invincibles. How troublesome.
"What a lunatic. No wonder he dares to enter the Allheaven Battlefield alone. I've long heard that he's crazy. And he is indeed crazy."
Qin Fang couldn't help but be impressed. The mystic armors targeted Su Yu. As a result, all of them died.
The immortals targeted him. As a result, Jiu Xuan died. Even Dao Cheng, someone Qin Fang wasn't confident in defeating, was forced to kill an ally to boost his cultivation level.
At the moment, there were at least ten index geniuses in the city. As for the older experts, there were definitely more than twenty of them still in the city. All these people could very well perish under Su Yu's hands. If that fellow could accomplish something like that during his very first time in the Allheaven Battlefield, countless people would be shocked.
While Qin Fang was thinking about Su Yu, Su Yu was also thinking about Qin Fang. Was that fellow dead? That fellow was probably here to help him. He would feel bad if he somehow got Qin Fang killed here as well. If that happened, he could forget about returning to the Human Realm. After all, Great Qin King was the number one expert of humanity.
Qin Fang was also Qin Zhen's son. And Qin Zhen was someone Su Yu had met and interacted with before. He had quite a good impression of that person. He would feel terrible if he got Qin Zhen's son killed.
"He won't die so easily, right? He's the descendant of an Invincible. He should be more capable than that."
Su Yu decided to give Qin Fang some heavenly source qi if he happened to meet that fellow. That was all he could do. As for the teleportation talismans...he had to keep them for himself.
Qin Fang was too well-known. If someone discovered Qin Fang outside the city before the gates were reopened, they would start suspecting that Su Yu had a way of leaving as well. That would be very troublesome.
Between his own well-being and Qin Fang's well-being, Su Yu would naturally prioritize himself. He continued roaming the streets. At that point, a large number of death spirits had appeared in even the inner rings.
Suddenly, a bloodstained talisman was tossed out of a nearby building. Noticing that, Su Yu smiled with satisfaction. He had been roaming near the occupied buildings just to wait for something like this to happen. This was his way of killing effortlessly.
He landed on the ground and picked up the talisman before any death spirit could do so. Then, he started drawing on the board hanging in front of the building. He did manage to catch a glimpse of the person who had tossed the talisman out. It was someone from the hawkbeak race. Soon, a half-drawn portrait appeared on the board.
Su Yu also discovered that these boards were quite special. One could only leave a mark on it through death qi. Thus, it was understandable that nobody else could imitate this method of killing.
Fortunately, this wasn't an issue for Su Yu. He continued roaming the streets. He moved aimlessly like a regular death spirit. He had decided to get as many people killed as he could without targetting anyone in particular. Some of these people had timed their conversions to start when they had exactly three days left in the city. Just by taking their first talismans, Su Yu could ensure their deaths as they would need one extra day to actually complete their conversions.
***
This was Su Yu's fourth day in the city.
As he roamed the streets, night arrived again.
Outside Heavendoom City.
Numerous individuals could be seen all around the city.
"The city has been sealed."
"Sunmoon death spirits must have appeared."
"What is the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion saying?" The experts conversed through voice transmissions. One of them coldly said, "A massive chaos erupted in the city, causing the city to be sealed. Three ancient death spirits have appeared. The city will be sealed for at least three days. Tian He sealed the mayor's residence as well. Very few people are still alive in the city. All of them are currently hiding in the ancient buildings and waiting for reinforcements."
"This is all Su Yu's fault. He probably has a trick to escape the death spirits. He was also probably the one to first start killing death spirits in large numbers. Ultimately, Jiu Xuan was forced to use Immortal King Xuan He's talisman to kill a large number of death spirits. Since she's dead, it is likely that Immortal King Xuan He won't come anymore."
"Are we supposed to do nothing and wait here? I don't know if the young geniuses of my race can last that long."
"Yeah!"
"..."
At that moment, a massive dragon appeared on the horizon. It was white with nine claws, signifying its identity as someone from the celestial dragon race. The newcomer was a seventh-stage Sunmoon.
The dragon race had no choice but to send some help over since Long Zhan of the celestial dragon race and Long Wuyou, the descendant of the golden dragon race's grand elder were both in the city.
Before long, a different super expert arrived. This was a seventh-stage Sunmoon as well. The moment the expert landed, frost covered the world. This was someone from the snowfrost divine race, the race An Mintian belonged to.
Next, an ethereal figure landed from the sky. An immortal expert had arrived as well.
The moment the immortal arrived, someone greeted her, "Fairy Ming He, you're here as well."
This was a disciple of Dao King. A super expert at the seventh-stage Sunmoon Realm. The major races had deployed their high-stage Sunmoons.
After landing on the ground, Fairy Ming He looked at the sealed city gates and frowned. Her crisp voice rang out, "Mayor Tian He, Ming He of the immortal race is requesting for a meeting. Please open the gate."
"Bing Hong of the divine race is requesting for a meeting."
The expert from the divine race spoke as well.
"Na Dazhi of the devil race requests a meeting."
The experts of the major races spoke one after another. But the gates remained shut.
After a while, a voice rang out from the city, "Everyone, my apologies. I can't comply. The city will be sealed automatically anytime an ancient death spirit appears. That has always been how ancient cities operate. I am but a puppet. If I open the gates today...I'm afraid I won't last long either."
The experts frowned upon hearing those words.
"Mayor Tian He, a descendant of an immortal king is currently in the city. I'm afraid he won't be able to last that long..."
Tian He said, "The gates will reopen in three days. I believe...lasting three more days won't be an issue for them. If my answer is not to your satisfaction, feel free to break through the gates. I won't do anything. In fact, I'll be entering seclusion soon. Everyone, you may do as you wish."
He said nothing after that. He was making it clear that he wasn't going to do anything. They could try to break through the gates. There was no way he was going to open the gates.
Yes, he could. But he wouldn't. Forcefully opening the gates would only subject himself to the backlash of the city. Why should he even do that? It wasn't like they were here on his invitation.
People like Dao Cheng and Su Yu had all entered the city voluntarily. It wasn't like he had captured them all. Yes, the major races were strong. But so what? They could attack the city if they were unhappy, but they had to be careful lest they end up losing Invincibles and provoking all the other ancient cities as well.
***
Outside the city.
Silence descended.
They weren't surprised by Tian He's answer. Sure, they were unhappy about it. But what could they do? Attack the city?
They were most certainly not going to do that unless absolutely necessary. Also, it would be better for Invincibles to be the ones doing that, not them. As Sunmoons, they could easily die attempting something like that.
After a short silence, one of them asked, "Are the humans here?"
"No. Great Xia's Zheng Ping seems to be on his way here, though."
"Zheng Ping?" Someone snorted coldly, "He has just entered the Sunmoon Realm not long ago, but he seems incredibly murderous. I heard he killed Gold Armor of the mystic armor race not long ago. Is he here to watch the show or throw his life away?"
Right after those words were spoken, a ray of saber qi shot down from the distant horizon.
A loud bang rang out.
"You're courting death!"
The person who had spoken previously roared in fury. He revealed his true form, appearing as a massive golden lion.
Not far away, Zheng Ping was slowly walking over.
"Are you trying to die?"
The golden lion asked coldly, "Zheng Ping, are you challenging me?"
"Challenge?" Zheng Ping laughed, "Yes. What are you going to do about it? Are you tired of living? Who are you to speak about someone from Great Xia? How audacious. Don't get too confident just because the goldsteel lion race is a top 100 race. Does the goldsteel lion race wish to taste Great Xia King's blade?"
Utter silence descended.
The red glint in the golden lion's eyes faded as he said, "Zheng Ping, you don't want to create more enemies for Great Xia. Things have changed from how it was twenty years ago."
Zheng Ping laughed, "You're right. Our prefect is on the verge of dao affirmation. Thus, all of us have turned into fangless tigers. That seems to have given people like you a lot of courage. But even without our fangs, exterminating a mere goldsteel lion race won't be that much of a challenge for us."
Zheng Ping raised his voice and spoke with a frosty tone, "Do you wish to die? Does the goldsteel lion race wish to experience extinction? How dare a worthless race like you provoke us?"
He scanned the crowd and sneered, "The mystic armor race seems to have gained a lot of courage as well. Very well. Never stop kissing the immortal asses as we certainly won't forget this."
At that, several individuals revealed themselves in the sky.
Ming He of the immortal race spoke, "Zheng Ping, watch your words. The humans and immortals are allied. That is not something either of us can change."
"Greetings, Fairy Ming He." Zheng Ping smiled and said, "I wasn't talking about you guys. I was talking about the mystic armors. They are getting very brazen recently. I reckon the Mystic Armor King is planning to stay in the Mystic Armor Realm forever. Heavenly Forge King will not stop waiting for him.
Ming He ignored those words. Meanwhile, the divine and devil experts started staring at Zheng Ping.
He was completely fearless as he said, "What are you looking at? Do you want to kill me? Sure. Bring it on. The moment you kill me, Great Xia will start a war. It's fine to do it stealthily like the snakes you are, but we're now out in the open. You can try killing me if you want."
He gnashed his teeth and said, "I've been getting tired of all these talks about peace in Great Xia. Come on. Kill me. With my life, I will teach Great Xia that war is the only path to salvation. Compromise is not the answer."
He did not fear death. And he was very unhappy with Great Xia's current policy. He was not a believer in compromise. If the divines and devils really killed the principal of Great Xia War Academy before so many witnesses, Great Xia would be forced to unsheathe its blade.
He believed that if Great Xia continued keeping its blade in the sheath, the blade would break. Thus, he would gladly meet his end in the hands of these people here. He would wake Great Xia with his blood. He would dispel the illusion the Xia Family was immersed in. They could never compromise with the divines and devils.
Nobody did anything. It wouldn't be hard for them to kill Zheng Ping here, but doing so for no good reason would be the same as a declaration of war. This was not in line with their current policy.
Of course, they wouldn't mind killing Zheng Ping if a chaotic fight broke out and an opportunity presented itself. But that had yet to happen, so they couldn't do anything. Seeing the lack of response, Zheng Ping snorted. He knew they wouldn't do anything.
If he really ended up dying because of his provocations, there was nothing he could do about it. His gaze settled on the tightly shut city gates. Noticing the dense death qi in the city, he sighed inwardly. Su Yu wouldn't be able to escape this. It was unlikely that these people would have the courage to kill Qin Fang. But they definitely wouldn't spare Su Yu. Even if he wanted to help, he couldn't do anything as a mere first-stage Sunmoon.
Suddenly, someone broke the silence, "A genius died. According to the Heavenly Hunt Pavillion, the city has been overrun by death spirits. Dou Hai of the bloodswan race, 312nd on the Yellow Index, has perished."
That announcement was answered with silence. Nobody said anything. In recent days, too many geniuses had perished. They were already numb to this.
After a while, someone asked, "Was he killed by death spirits or someone else?"
"That remains unknown."
The previous speaker answered, "It might be the death spirits. It might be Su Yu. It might be someone else. According to the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion, Su Yu visited Mayor Tian He before. His request for help must have been rejected since the gates are still shut." ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel⦿fire.net
"That's good to hear."
A mocking voice rang out.
In that case, they only needed to wait three days. No, at this point, they only needed to wait two days. The moment the gates reopened, they could enter and kill Su Yu. There were so many experts here, including several seventh-stage Sunmoons.
Without Tian He's assistance and with the departure of the Sunmoon death spirits, killing Su Yu would be as easy as a walk in the park for them.
As for the human race...very few humans would be willing to fight for the multiple character faction. There was no need to worry about retaliation. Great Xia was in great trouble itself while Great Qin had too many responsibilities to help. Who else could help? The unambitious and lazy Zhu Tiandao?
The Invincibles of the other races were being stopped from coming, but the human race could forget about sending their own Invincibles over either. As far as the experts gathered around the city were concerned, Su Yu was already a turtle in a jar. He would not be able to escape death.
Chapter 948: Go Out Looking For Teacher (1)
Inside the ancient city.
Su Yu continued killing death spirits. Every now and then, he would encounter some people who had gone outdoors because they could no longer withstand the death qi in their buildings. He killed those people as well.
He was able to gain quite a lot of ancient city medallions from this. He wondered what he could do with these medallions. Sure, they were slightly helpful in resisting death qi and death spirits. The high-level medallions could even control the weak death spirits slightly. But the effects were minimal.
He had even managed to get his hands on a sixteenth-ring medallion. It could only slightly control some Cloudbreach death spirits but it was useless against Mountainsea death spirits. That was the best ancient city medallion he had at the moment.
He wondered if the better medallions would have better effects. The three Sunmoon death spirits would appear near him every now and then. They looked more and more irritated and they were starting to kill more and more visitors after failing to find the killer of the death spirits. More and more death qi filled the city.
As time passed, the city became even more silent than before. The streets were devoid of people and even the residents were hiding away. Fortunately for these residents, the death spirits would leave them alone when they were indoors. But their safety wouldn't be guaranteed outdoors since the death spirits were getting more and more irritated.
Su Yu was probably the only living being still roaming outdoors in the entire city. He spent some time roaming the streets. Not a single living being could be found outdoors. Only a small number of the visitors had opted to convert into a resident. Clearly, most of the visitors were still waiting for the gates to reopen.
Unless more Sunmoon death spirits appeared, the city gates would reopen on time. As for Su Yu, he still wasn't strong enough to kill the Mountainsea death spirits. To be precise, he could kill the early-stage Mountainsea death spirits, but that wouldn't help since that would only spawn some middle-stage Mountainsea death spirits. He had to kill late-stage Mountainsea death spirits for more Sunmoon death spirits to appear.
But he was still not strong enough to kill late-stage Mountainsea death spirits even through sneak attacks. He had to use all his strength, including a drop of blood essence if he wanted to do so. But that would create too big of a ruckus and it wouldn't be beneficial for him.
He was constantly worried that someone would notice what he was doing. For example, the mayor. Was the mayor spying on him? He did hear the demands made by the people outside the city, but he wasn't able to hear too much of the conversation. But it didn't matter. He only needed to know that some experts had already arrived outside the city.
He continued roaming the streets while deep in thought. Sunmoon experts must have arrived. He wondered if Invincibles would arrive as well. He wasn't too worried about Sunmoons, but Invincibles might be able to see through his disguise as a death spirit.
"Yeah, I can't provoke Invincibles."
His current disguise was accomplished through a combination of his death qi and character. Sunmoons wouldn't be able to see through his disguise, but a late-stage Sunmoon could probably feel something through touch.
There was no chance he could hide his disguise from Invincibles. Thus, he had to be careful lest he caused even Invincibles to appear. That would be very troublesome.
"If the city remains sealed for more than three days, Invincibles might start appearing. Thus, I need to avoid killing Mountainsea death spirits."
Su Yu started weighing his options. Just because he could do something didn't mean he should do it. For example, extending the time the city was sealed. He had to give those Sunmoons some hope. If the city was only sealed for three days, the young geniuses would most likely still be alive. Thus, the Sunmoons would not lose hope.
"Is there any way I can get all those Sunmoons killed?"
Su Yu sank into thought. He could do something absolutely crazy and run before the Invincibles arrived. If he could scheme a few Sunmoons to death, he would definitely climb to the top of the Heaven Index. With that, he no longer needed to worry that his actions would be reflected through the index every time he made a significant kill.
But scheming Sunmoons to death wouldn't be easy. It would be extremely difficult. Su Yu shook his head and decided to not take unnecessary risks. With time, he would naturally gain enough strength to kill them himself. There was no need to rush things. But he certainly wouldn't mind killing more of the young geniuses trapped in the city.
In fact, he had just received some heavenly source qi from the young genius he killed not long ago. Sure, he considered heavenly source qi garbage, but it was still better than nothing.
He had been using heavenly source qi at an extremely terrifying rate. At the moment, he had less than three hundred portions left. Before entering the city, he still had around five hundred portions.
"Are they going to keep hiding indoors?"
Su Yu sighed with annoyance. Weren't they all very cocky earlier? Before the city was sealed, they had been completely fearless even when there were already a lot of death spirits on the streets. Why were they so scared now?
Where was Mo Duona?
Where was Dao Cheng?
An Mintian?
Tianduo?
Why were these top geniuses hiding indoors?
Su Yu had completely neglected the fact that he had also been hiding just like them before discovering a way to transform into a death spirit. For him, his concealment was a tactical move, unlike the others who were hiding out of cowardice. They were different.
He wouldn't be able to gain more rewards without killing more people. And there weren't any benefits to killing death spirits. If he could get heavenly rewards from killing death spirits, he would have started doing so long ago. Unfortunately, apart from some ancient city medallions, he couldn't get anything from killing the death spirits.
Of course, he could also get some death spirit blood essence from them. And their blood essence was quite expensive. But it was also quite useless for him. He couldn't extract any heavenly source qi from it as the death spirits did not even have a body forging art.
Yes. When extracting heavenly source qi from the blood essence of other races, Su Yu had to do so through the body forging arts of those races instead of direct extraction. Nevertheless, his brand new death character did manage to grow from all the death spirits he killed.
He was also constantly keeping his new breathing technique active, constantly working on strengthening his body. At this rate, he could probably complete his twenty-third body forging in a few days. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on novelFɪre.net
His plan had always been to complete seventy-two body forgings in the Allheaven Battlefield. Not much time had passed and he had achieved about one-third of his target. He was not about to return to the Human Realm anytime soon.
"Looks like it won't be that easy to complete seventy-two body forgings."
The more body forgings he completed, the harder it would be to complete more. Each forging would exhaust a large amount of resources as well. He had completely underestimated the difficulty of seventy-two body forgings before this. At this time, he moved past an occupied building. The door was slightly open.
Su Yu readied his saber. Who was this? Was this person losing patience and trying to gather some information outside? He wouldn't have any way of entering if the door remained shut. But with the door open, he could enter and cut the person down.
A tiger head stretched out of the opening made by the partially opened door. Su Yu was on the verge of attacking when he noticed that this was a familiar tiger. This...seemed to be Qin Fang's mount.
The tiger was looking around carefully. He noticed Su Yu as well, but he didn't seem bothered as Su Yu seemed like a weak death spirit. A fearful and helpless expression could be seen on his face. This was the kind of expression the little furball would make whenever Su Yu forced him to do something he didn't want to.
Su Yu was left speechless. It was clear what was happening. This was Qin Fang's mount. He probably didn't have the courage to do this himself so he made his mount do it instead. Sure enough, Qin Fang's head stretched out beside the tiger not long after. He was currently wearing a black helmet. After looking around, he exhaled in relief. Good. There were no powerful death spirits around.
The building was starting to feel unbearable for him. The death qi was too thick here. Sure, he was deep enough in the city that not even Sunmoon death spirits could forcefully enter his building, but the death qi was getting too dense for him to handle.
He wanted to go to the outer rings, but there, the Sunmoon death spirits would be able to break into his chosen building. Meanwhile, there was too much death qi in the inner ring buildings. He had the urge to find a good place to bury himself instead.
After taking a deep breath with his head outside, he cursed. Even the death qi outside was so thick. It wasn't much better than his building. But at the very least, it felt less stuffy outside.
When his gaze landed on Su Yu, he cursed yet again.
"Damn these dumb death spirits."
Those dumb death spirits were too annoying. He couldn't kill them. He couldn't even give them a beating to vent his anger since these death spirits were filled with nothing but death qi. Killing them would only bring him even more trouble.
Su Yu glanced at Qin Fang and noted the black armor Qin Fang was wearing. That was most likely an earth weapon. Unfortunately, the armor seemed to be suffering greatly from corrosion as dark spots could be seen all over it.
No wonder Qin Fang was taking this risk. He was probably at his limit. But the city was still sealed. Where could he go? Sure, there were less death qi in the outer rings, but it wasn't really safe there since the Sunmoon death spirits would be there the moment they sensed the presence of a living being there.
"Should I give this fellow some heavenly source qi? But how should I do that?"
He didn't want to see Qin Fang dead, but in his current disguise, it wasn't convenient for him to do anything. The Qin Family was probably not as well supplied with heavenly source qi.
In fact, the heavenly source qi in the Human Realm wasn't even as bountiful as what one could find in the realms of the demonic beasts. A few hundred years ago, humanity was forced to greatly exhaust the heavenly source qi within the Human Realm to gain more strength and chase the invaders away. But because of that, several holy lands in the Human Realm were ruined.
Ultimately, only two holy lands remained, occupied by the War Shrine and Knowledge Seeking Realm respectively. And the two remaining holy lands weren't even that big. They only produced enough to supply the young geniuses with body forging and some heavenly source fruits. It was likely that Qin Fang wouldn't have that much heavenly source qi on him.
Meanwhile, Su Yu had found ten heavenly source fruits in Jiu Xuan's storage ring even though she had used up a lot of them during her time in the city. There was no doubt that Qin Fang was having a hard time. But his tiger was having an even harder time. The tiger had been corroded by so much death qi that his snow-white fur had turned completely black.
Su Yu could see that this tiger was at least a seventh-stage Cloudbreach. This tiger was from the flying sky tiger race, a top 100 race. He wondered if Qin Fang had subdued this tiger himself or if the Qin Family had helped with that.
"What are you looking at, you dumb death spirit?"
Qin Fang was busy taking some fresh air when he noticed a death spirit staring at him. He was already in a bad mood, so he shouted at the death spirit.
Su Yu blanked out slightly. Did that just happen? Fine. He had been considering donating some heavenly source qi to this fellow, but this fellow seemed quite energetic. There was no need for him to help.
Thus, Su Yu turned and started moving away. Qin Fang was stunned. The death spirit was leaving? Was scolding actually effective against them?
Whatever. He tossed the matter to the back of his mind and continued taking in fresh air. After a while, he sighed and shut the door. The death qi outside was almost as dense as the death qi inside his building. That was so pointless. He had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue his suffering. He couldn't help but wonder if that shit-stirring Su Yu was still in the city.
Chapter 949: Go Out Looking For Teacher (2)
Su Yu continued moving. Eventually, he reached a part of the city walls without any gates nearby.
He was thinking of leaving. It was time to test the talismans he was given. He prayed that they would work as he would be in trouble otherwise. He could also take this chance to see if he could find a chance to get some of the experts outside killed.
He took out a talisman and aimed it at the wall in front of him. There was no way of phasing through these walls. If one wanted to go through them, one had to demolish them. But the use of force might result in the appearance of powerful death spirits.
"I won't be teleported toward an expert, right? I won't be so unlucky, right?"
Su Yu was slightly worried, but he decided to stop thinking too much about it. That would only happen if he was truly unlucky. But he did not believe that he was someone of terrible luck. On the contrary, he believed that his luck was great. Something like luck seemed mystical and unreliable, but a lot of people believed in its existence.
The talisman was activated and Su Yu's body vanished with a flicker. Inner hall of the mayor's residence. The stone statue opened his eyes with a satisfied expression. Finally, the little shit was gone. He was getting very tired of that little shit.
That little shit had been killing a lot of death spirits. The three Sunmoon death spirits were going crazy with anger. The little shit had been absolutely unhinged after obtaining the ability to transform into death spirits. These Sunmoon death spirits were still quite dumb, but the little shit was wrong to believe that the more powerful Sunmoon death spirits would be just as dumb.
At that time, the little shit would die even if he could transform into a death spirit. And if the little shit was killed, even more trouble would ensue. The imprint of a certain person was still hiding in the little shit's heart. And there was a soul devourer in the little shit's sea of willpower. The death of that little shit would trigger a battle between Eternals.
"Good, it's good that he's gone."
The stone statue shut his eyes again. He had already turned into stone. The world should leave him alone.
***
Outside the city.
Su Yu's vision swam as he reappeared outside the city. Behind him was the city wall and in front of him was the Plain of Desires. Even the death qi inside his body started fading away. Compared to the city, the Plain of Desires was simply akin to a holy land.
Su Yu inhaled deeply and reversed his source qi circulation, ending his death spirit transformation. He also used his change character to take on a new appearance. He decided to keep a low profile and move around as a member of the shadow race for now. As a member of the shadow race, nobody would suspect him even if he moved like a thief. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ novel•fire.net
With his breathing technique and the Long Life Art active, he consumed some heavenly source qi. Then, he spat a mouthful of black blood out. Death qi spread out of the black blood and corroded the soil beneath it. In the blink of an eye, even the death qi from the blood dissipated into nothingness.
It would seem like death qi was not something that could last long outside ancient cities. No wonder the ancient city residents would rarely leave the city. They would probably feel greatly uncomfortable outside the city.
Su Yu started looking around. Since he was nowhere near the main gate, there was nobody in his vicinity.
His body turned illusory like a regular shadow race member as he made the choice of staying as far as possible from the main gate. It would be awkward if he headed there only to stumble upon a bunch of Sunmoons.
But he was certain there would be some people near the city. After all, such a big ruckus had erupted inside the city. These days, everyone loved to watch a good show. He only needed to find a group of busybodies who were here to watch the show and mingle among them. That way, he would look even more inconspicuous.
After confirming that the teleportation talismans worked, he became even more fearless. After all, he still had two of them in his possession.
***
Su Yu started moving in a direction that was nowhere near the city gates. Soon, he was dozens of kilometers away from the city. At this point, he could leave if he wanted, leaving all his enemies waiting in and around the city. But he was unwilling to leave just like that. It was common sense that in the Allheaven Battlefield, one should throw themselves at danger. The bigger the danger, the more one could potentially gain.
While he was thinking, his voice transmission talisman shook. The talisman had stopped working for a while since he had been staying in the ancient city for the past few days. He was quite surprised to receive a message.
No message from the Human Realm could reach him now that he was in the Allheaven Battlefield. But of the people who knew his transmission frequency, very few of them were in the Allheaven Battlefield. He could only think of his old man and Liu Wenyan. Nobody else.
Was one of them looking for him? He took his voice transmission talisman out.
***
At the same time.
Somewhere in the Plain of Desires, Liu Wenyan was blanking out. What? He was trying his luck by sending a random message to that kid. He did not expect the message to get through. But it did?
What the hell was happening? Was the kid dead? Had his voice transmission talisman been brought out of the city alongside his corpse?
Liu Wenyan took out an index copy and checked. Su Yu's name was still there. The kid was not dead. In that case, shouldn't the kid still be in the city? Had the death qi level in the ancient city dropped?
How was his message getting through? How weird.
In the Allheaven Battlefield, luck played a big role in message transmissions. Most of the time, transmissions would fail any time one entered a unique location. But his message got through.
This was so weird.
***
Su Yu was much less surprised than Liu Wenyan. He checked the message. There was nothing important. It was only a message asking if he was fine.
"I'm fine."
He gave a simple reply. He reckoned his Teacher Liu was probably unaware of his recent situation. After all, his Teacher Liu was merely a pitiful Skysoar. How could a mere Skysoar learn about what he had been up to recently?
Also, Teacher Liu was already very old. He wasn't even a young genius anymore. He probably didn't even have an index copy on him. And the Vanguard Regiment was probably uninterested in these affairs. His Teacher Liu was probably still busy fighting in the Vanguard Regiment. Right at that moment, he received another message.
"Kid, back then, I taught you a saber technique. Eight of the moves were real and one of the moves was fake."
Su Yu blanked out. Was this some sort of secret code? What the hell was his teacher talking about? Nonsense!
"Four moves were real and five moves were fake. Teacher, do you need anything from me? Be honest with me. Are you running out of money?"
***
Plain of Desires.
Liu Wenyan grew even more curious. It was really that kid. Wait, wasn't the kid supposed to be in Heavendoom City?
"Are you in the ancient city?"
"Ah? You found out about that?"
"Are you still in the ancient city?"
"Teacher, do I know twenty-eight languages?"
Liu Wenyan was speechless. The kid was doubting his identity. Damn it. Wasn't it supposed to be the other way around instead?"
"Eighteen. Stop wasting time. Are you still in the ancient city?"
"Nope."
Su Yu was finally sure that he was conversing with his teacher. He said, "I left."
"You left?"
Liu Wenyan had an odd expression. The kid had created such a big ruckus that the entire Allheaven Battlefield was paying attention to him. Everyone was heading that way to trap and kill the kid. But the kid was saying that he wasn't there after all?
Wasn't the city sealed? How did the kid leave? Liu Wenyan was utterly confused. He heard that a lot of Sunmoons had arrived there. How did the kid leave that place?
"You're out of the city?"
"Yeah."
"You're fine?"
"Of course. I'll always be fine."
Liu Wenyan rolled his eyes. If the kid was really fine, why would he create so much trouble?
"If you're fine...can e near the Skyrend Valley?"
"What's wrong?"
"I'm not fine." Liu Wenyan spoke urgently, "I lost my uncle near the Skyrend Valley. A few little fellows are targeting me. They are preparing to kill me. Are you near?"
"..."
Stupefaction.
Yes. Su Yu was completely stupefied. His teacher was near the Skyrend Valley. Had his teacher traveled so far...to help him? More importantly, he lost Uncle Liu and was being hunted by some other individuals.
Su Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
He could guess what happened. Liu Wenyan was capable of erupting with the strength of a Sunmoon when he really needed it. Thus, Teacher Liu was moving through the Plain of Desires to help him.
But it also wasn't a good idea to reveal an overly high cultivation level in the Plain of Desires as bad things might happen. But with the strength of a peak Skysoar, Teacher Liu was probably incapable of dealing with the little trouble he had found himself in.
How pitiful.
Su Yu was quite touched. These days, very few people were willing to risk their lives to help him. But Teacher Liu was one of the few. Then again, this Teacher Liu seemed rather unreliable. On his way to provide help, he had lost his uncle and ended up as prey for a group of unknown individuals.
But no matter what, he had made the effort to help. If he went all out, he could release the strength of a Sunmoon. With that level of strength, he would be able to help slightly.
Su Yu wondered if Teacher Liu was done absorbing the characters he inherited. What was the progress of the absorption?
Chapter 950: Go Out Looking For Teacher (3)
Meanwhile, Liu Wenyan was feeling both awkward and helpless.
He did not fear the individuals preparing to kill him. But if he did anything, he might expose his identity. And that would place him in even more danger. The Plain of Desires was a very troublesome place.
He had been traveling with Uncle Liu when they separated. He didn't even know how that happened. He couldn't even contact Uncle Liu anymore. Uncle Liu was probably still trapped somewhere. The only thing he could do was wait.
And the person he was supposed to help was already out of danger.
Fuck!
That kid was already capable of killing a gravely injured peak Mountainsea. He should be able to deal with these people, right? Liu Wenyan felt very awkward. His emotions were complicated.
Sigh. Life was truly unpredictable.
A year ago, he was still the big brother. He was the Skysoar while the kid was only a Source Opening brat. Only a short time had passed yet they had reached a point where the brat was asking him if he needed money after receiving his message.
That was so hurtful. He was Liu Wenyan. A great genius. How would he lack money? What joke was that? Then again, did the brat get even richer after killing so many people out here?
Liu Wenyan decided to stop moving and waited for the kid to arrive. This was so awkward. If he had known that the kid could leave without help, he wouldn't have bothered coming all the way out here.
He sat down in a dispirited manner.
How pitiful. How did the great Liu Wenyan fall so low?
Meanwhile, that character was still proudly floating in his sea of willpower. Just how long would he take to fully absorb that character? Perhaps it was time for him to enter the Cloudbreach.
His speed was too slow. At that moment, several figures appeared around him. They all observed him warily. Was this old man someone from the human race? He did not feel too strong. He was probably a peak Skysoar...but for some reason, he felt dangerous to their senses. Should they make a move against him?
Liu Wenyan turned a blind eye to them. He knew where they came from. These were the people from the celestial wolf race. The members of this race tended to move about in groups. There were five of them around him. Three were Skysoars and two were Cloudbreaches.
If he really wanted to, he could kill them himself. But he might expose himself and attract unwanted attention to himself after doing that.
Su Yu...should be able to deal with these people, right? He wondered if that kid was near enough to make it in time. This place wasn't that far from the Heavendoom City. He decided to wait and see.
And thus, Liu Wenyan sat calmly on a little mound while deep in thought. Seeing his calm, the celestial wolves became confused. They turned even more wary than before. Why was the old man not running? Slowly, they approached him.
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Not long after, the panting Su Yu arrived not far away. With one gaze, he noticed Liu Wenyan atop a small mound. He had been rushing over like his life depended on it. He was so exhausted he felt like he was going to die. The source of this content ɪs noveⅼfire.net
What was his teacher doing? His teacher should have stayed in the Vanguard Regiment. There was no need to worry about him. He would be fine. Look at what was happening. His teacher had gotten himself surrounded by several wolves.
Su Yu couldn't be bothered to say anything. With his Perception Jade, he noted the cultivation levels of these wolves. The three Skysoars could be ignored. As for the two Cloudbreaches, one was at the first stage and the other was at the third stage.
After getting used to killing Mountainseas, Su Yu no longer felt anything from Cloudbreaches. For him, any Cloudbreach not at Mo Duona's level was nothing. Moving like a bolt of lightning, Su Yu flickered into existence right beside the third-stage Cloudbreach. Under the wolf's shocked gaze, he brought his hammer down.
With a boom, the wolf's sea of willpower was smashed apart.
Dead.
Yes. Su Yu's willpower had grown even stronger than before. Combined with the brand new vibration method he learned from the stone statue, he was able to crush the sea of willpower of a Cloudbreach with a single hammer strike.
Without even sparing the dead wolf a second glance, Su Yu started flickering in and out of existence.
Four more hammer strikes were launched.
And the other four wolves died.
Seated atop the mound, Liu Wenyan stared at Su Yu with complicated emotions. The kid had killed them like they were little chicks. The wimpy brat from back then had truly grown strong.
This was his first time witnessing Su Yu's strength. He still remembered Su Yu as a brat who needed to put his life on the line just to fight a normal cultist. He knew that the kid had grown stronger, but he had never witnessed the kid's strength. Thus, his image of the kid had remained stuck in the past.
Today, he finally saw the kid's strength for himself.
Strong.
The kid had killed all those people without breaking a sweat.
Liu Wenyan himself was also capable of killing the five wolves. But if he wanted to do it as easily as Su Yu, he would have to activate the fifth principal's characters. Sure, even with his own cultivation of a fifth-stage Skysoar, he could still kill them. But it wouldn't be so easy.
"Teacher!"
Su Yu put the five corpses away. He did not receive any heavenly reward from killing them, but he wasn't too bothered. He was looking at Liu Wenyan with a happy smile on his face. It was worth noting that instead of using his own appearance, he was using the appearance of an ordinary-looking human.
"Yes." Liu Wenyan stood up and nodded, "This was a test for you. Looks like you have grown decently. Your strength is decent now."
Su Yu grinned. His teacher was still the same. Sure. Whatever.
"Where's Grandpa Liu?"
"Lost somewhere."
Liu Wenyan was feeling very helpless.
"It's fine. We agreed to meet at Liu City in case something like this happened."
Then, Liu Wenyan started looking Su Yu up and down. He didn't mind that Su Yu wasn't using his original appearance. After a while, he asked, "Is anyone aware that you're out of the city?"
"No."
Liu Wenyan nodded, "Good. I did not expect this."
He smiled and asked, "Are you returning to the Eastrift Valley?"
"No."
Su Yu shook his head, "I was actually planning to take a look at the people gathered near the city. I want to etch their faces in my mind. Even if I can't kill them yet, I want to remember them."
"I'm not even surprised."
Su Yu was not someone who would run back home with his tail tucked.
He was well aware of how petty Su Yu was. After all, he was there to witness how the kid used to instigate Chen Hao to do all sorts of bad things during their childhood.
"Did you suffer any losses?"
"Nope." Su Yu grinned, "Those people are not enough to make me suffer losses. I killed a large number of them. But it's quite disappointing that the rest of them have all gone into hiding. I can't do anything when they're hiding inside the ancient buildings."
"That's not a bad thing." Liu Wenyan rolled his eyes, "If you really did kill them all, you might even cause Invincibles to appear. I know the names of the people in there. A lot of them are Invincible descendants. If you kill more, Invincibles will really start appearing. There is no rush. You don't need to kill them all now."
Su Yu nodded. His teacher was right.
Liu Wenyan said, "Tell me your current plan and needs. Also, since you're fine, don't even think of relying on me. I am still trying to keep a low profile. If my presence here is leaked, even more powerful enemies might appear. That won't be helpful to you."
He had only set off because he believed that Su Yu's life was in danger. Since Su Yu was safe, he should return to hiding.
Su Yu nodded. Then again, he had never placed much hope on Liu Wenyan. As far as he was concerned, Liu Wenyan was the person needing his help, not the other way around. After all, Liu Wenyan had inherited all the enemies of the fifth principal.
After thinking about it, Su Yu answered, "I'm aiming to kill as many of them as I can. If not, so be it. I can take my time and kill them in the future instead. Teacher, what do you think my chances are? I still have two talismans I can use to enter and leave the city..."
Understanding dawned on Liu Wenyan. No wonder the kid was able to leave. He did not ask about the origin of the talismans. Instead, he asked, "What is the highest level of strength you can reach?"
"About fourth or fifth-stage Mountainsea." Su Yu shook his head, "No, forget it. Cultivation level is not an accurate measurement. Converted into the strength of a pure warrior, I can release the strength of about thirty thousand acupoints if I try my best."
His own strength was near twenty thousand acupoints. With blood essence, he could probably reach around thirty or even forty thousand acupoints. And if he included his willpower and characters, he was confident he would be able to face even a fifth-stage Mountainsea.
Meanwhile, Liu Wenyan was cursing inwardly.
Fuck!
However, he maintained an unimpressed expression and said, "Not bad. But that's not enough to deal with Sunmoons. You can't imagine how powerful the Sunmoon Realm is. Even the weakest Sunmoon is as strong as five hundred thousand acupoints. The Sunmoon Realm is where you undergo a transformation. And even the most ordinary of a Sunmoon from the divine, devil, and other major races will be able to reach the strength of seven hundred thousand acupoints. And the Sunmoons gathered outside the Heavendoom City are most certainly not ordinary Sunmoons. It won't be possible for you to kill them with your current strength."
So strong!
Su Yu was very impressed to hear that. According to his calculation, even at seventy-two body forgings, he would only be able to reach the strength of around a million acupoints. In that case, even with seventy-two body forgings, he wouldn't be anything special compared to Sunmoons?
What a pity. Even at the ninth-stage Skysoar Realm, he still wouldn't be able to smoothly deal with Sunmoons. Previously, he had thought that he would be able to sweep through all Sunmoons after completing seventy-two body forgings. But that was merely a dream. It was still too difficult for a Skysoar to kill a Sunmoon.
But then, Liu Wenyan laughed, "But it's not impossible."
"Hmm?"
Liu Wenyan stroked his beard and said, "Kid, I won't stop you from taking revenge on them. But you need to take the consequences into consideration."
He switched to voice transmission, "You know about the character I inherited from my teacher. I am not very good at concealment, but I can lend my characters to you for a bit. You know how strong my teacher's characters are. But you can't keep them for long as your sea of willpower might burst apart. With peak Sunmoon characters, you can kill anyone you want."
Su Yu's eyes sparkled.
"Is that possible?"
"It might be difficult for others, but these characters were never mine. More importantly, you need to be compatible with it. Your sea of willpower also needs to be sturdy enough."
Su Yu grew excited. They would know if his sea of willpower was sturdy enough after trying. With a peak Sunmoon character, even if he could use it for one strike, it would still be very impressive. For example, if it was a character that could freeze someone, he would simply freeze a Sunmoon before proceeding with the killing.
Teacher Liu might be old, but he was still as impressive as ever. He actually had this trump card up his sleeve? Amazing!