Chapter 70 - 70

Chapter 1223: Fall Of Invincible, Reveal Of Traitor (1)

The instant death of so many Sunmoons had alarmed not only the myriad races. Everyone was alarmed.

Would more arrive?

Divine, devil, immortal, and dragon.

Four Invincibles had arrived, yet all four had been stopped. These humans were simply too terrifying. On top of that, eight out of seventeen Pseudo Invincibles had perished. Nobody could believe this was happening.

The dragon, divine, and nether Pseudo Invincibles had died. The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion had lost two as well.

The surviving Pseudo Invincibles couldn't stay calm anymore. The devil Pseudo Invincible warned, "We need to stick together!"

If they continued acting separately, all of them would die. At this point, they no longer enjoyed any advantage in this conflict.

Lan Tian, First Divine, Xia Xiao'er, Liu Wenyan, and Niu Baidao would be enough to deal with all nine of them and perhaps even prevail. First Divine and Lan Tian were simply too strong.

According to what they could see, First Divine was the strongest, followed by Lan Tian who seemed to be slightly stronger than Xia Xiao'er. Marquis Xia and Niu Baidao were about equal in strength. Liu Wenyan, who was relying on Ye Batian's character, was slightly weaker than the rest.

They no longer enjoyed an advantage in terms of Pseudo Invincibles. As for the Sunmoons of other levels, over thirty of the pavilion Sunmoons had died. The myriad races had also lost about twenty Sunmoons since the start of the battle. All in all, about sixty Sunmoons from their side had fallen thus far.

As for the Xia, Qin, and Zhu Families, they had started the battle with over forty Sunmoons. After the battle started, around twenty more Sunmoons arrived to help them. About ten of them had perished in the battle.

Altogether, over seventy Sunmoons had perished due to this conflict. This was probably the largest number of Sunmoons to have died on the same day in centuries.

At the moment, the myriad races still had over ninety Sunmoons on their side. As for the humans, they had about forty Sunmoons. There were also around twenty Sunmoons further away from the city who had been staying away from the battle.

There were about 150 Sunmoons left in the area.

Meanwhile, more than a hundred Sunmoons had perished in recent days, including those who had died because of Su Yu. Of these deaths, the humans had lost about twenty Sunmoons while the myriad races had lost over eighty Sunmoons. And the people who had caused the most deaths were actually Su Yu and the Yellow Department head.

Individually speaking, each group or race had lost about the same number of people. However, Su Yu and the Yellow Department head were responsible for over sixty of these deaths. Both of them seemed just as ruthless toward their enemies.

If it wasn't for the two, the gap between those on Great Xia's side and the myriad races would still be quite big.

At this point, the disastrous losses were causing the myriad races to rethink their options. Even with the ruin slowly emerging, they did not feel like staying to fight any longer.

One of them looked around and sighed, "The humans...are scary indeed. It is understandable why the myriad races can't tolerate them."

Mo Duona, who had yet to join the fight, stepped forth and respectfully said, "I beseech Devil King Lade to descend upon us and slay our enemies."

At this point, Devil King Lade should stop hiding.

The previous devil king to arrive was not Devil King Lade, but Mo Duona was clear that Devil King Lade had arrived as well. Of course, it was quite risky for Devil King Lade to be here after losing both his tri-life bodies during the previous ancient city incident.

He, more than the rest of the Invincibles, deserved to hide. But that was no longer a luxury they could afford. His assistance was required. Otherwise, the humans could very well turn this whole battle around.

They were too good at hiding their real capabilities. They had not taken people like Zhu Tiandao, First Profound, and the Yellow Department head into consideration before the conflict. They had only allowed themselves to be distracted by the First Divine Sect master.

With the addition of Devil King Lade, they would be able to end the fight quicker lest more unexpected variables arose.

Mo Duona looked at the others and said, "I believe the various races have more experts hidden in the Human Realm. Are you going to wait around as the humans kill all these experts one by one? We can't afford the delay. We need to end this as quickly as possible."

As a devil, he had to think for the devil race. It wouldn't be wise to give the humans more time.

At this point, the humans had probably exhausted all their trump cards. The humans might be trying to lure the traitor out, but the myriad races were also waiting to catch all the trump cards of humanity together and eliminate all of them. He did not see the need to drag this out any longer.

After all, even the two super experts of humanity hidden in the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion had been exposed. He doubted that humanity could produce any other trump cards.

Shortly after, Devil King Lade appeared.

He appeared slightly weakened, but his aura was still incredibly powerful. After scanning the battlefield, he asked, "Does humanity have anything else to offer?"

The air warped as an expert wrapped in death qi appeared. The expert said, "I doubt so."

To be precise, the second expert was warped in nether qi instead of death qi. Like Devil King Lade, he had also suffered in the hands of the thirty-six stone statues during the previous ancient city incident. In fact, he was doing even worse than Devil King Lade as he was left with only a past body while Devil King Lade was left with a future body.

Two more Invincibles had appeared.

Both were pitiful Invincibles who had suffered recently, but both were still considerably powerful. With his future body, Devil King Lade still possessed the combat strength of an Invincible. As for the nether king, his past body had been captured from a moment before his dao affirmation. Thus, he was also able to muster a combat strength near the Invincible Realm.

The appearance of two more experts made it clear just how determined the myriad races were to stop humanity from finding out who the traitor was. They might not know who the traitor was, but keeping the traitor hidden would only be advantageous to them. The traitor would continue serving as a parasite among humanity.

It was very risky for these two Invincibles to be here. But their desire to regain their tri-life bodies gave them the courage to brave this risk. They required a large amount of resources, more carrier treasures, and even some sunmoon profound yellow liquid if they were to recapture their tri-life bodies. And compared to the Allheaven Battlefield, the Human Realm was clearly a less dangerous stomping ground with all the human Invincibles occupied.

Since the start of the battle, one expert after another had appeared. Would more arrive? The myriad race experts waited anxiously, wondering if more experts would appear. Could humanity produce more experts? They must have run out of experts by now, right?

Suddenly, someone stepped forth. That attracted the worried gazes of the two newly arrived Invincibles, thinking that yet another human expert was making an appearance. But when they looked over, they realized that they were wrong.

It was Dao Cheng.

After giving the two Invincibles a respectful bow, Dao Cheng said, "I beseech the two lords to kill Profound Nine. He might be Su Yu, the greatest criminal among the myriad races. I might be wrong, but even killing the wrong person is better than giving Su Yu an opportunity to flee."

That caused numerous gazes to land on Su Yu. A lot of people found those words agreeable. The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was too unreliable. A bunch of humans had somehow established themselves in the pavilion. With so many pavilion members dead, Profound Nine alone had been left alive. Even a fool could see that something was wrong with that.

It was very likely that Profound Nine was a human as well. Even if he wasn't Su Yu, it was still very likely for him to be a human expert. That alone was enough for them to kill him.

Dao Cheng's gaze settled on Su Yu as he said, "Su Yu, why don't you take your mask off? If you're going to die, you might as well die as your true self. Or perhaps humanity still has more experts hidden away, waiting for the correct timing to act?"

"You humans might be doing this to lure your traitor out, but little do you know, the myriad races are also waiting for your trump cards to be revealed. Do you really think that this is a victory for humanity?"

Had the myriad races suffered from this conflict? Yes, but not too terribly. Sure, they had lost eight Pseudo Sunmoons. But two were from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion and the rest were split among the various races.

It seemed like a big number. But split among the various major races, it wasn't even that big of a loss. The elimination of these exposed trump cards was worth more than all the dead Pseudo Invincibles. In fact, these secret experts of humanity were so talented it was worth losing even a few Invincibles to eliminate them.

Su Yu said, "Dao Cheng, I know you have a grudge toward Su Yu. But why are you targeting me? There is no quarrel between us."

Dao Cheng did not answer.

Was Profound Nine really not Su Yu? It didn't matter. Even if there was only a tiny possibility that Profound Nine was Su Yu, this was worth trying.

Su Yu started cursing inwardly. He knew that there was no arguing his way out of this. Alas, two Invincibles, albeit weakened, were still too much for him to handle even if he used all his strength. It was time for Old Wan to make a move, right?

The two Invincibles focused on Su Yu. They couldn't even be bothered to perform an inspection on him. It was a waste of time. They only needed to kill him. There was nobody they hated more than Su Yu, and they would gladly take any chance they had to kill him.

With a cold expression, Devil King Lade sent a palm strike toward Su Yu.

The expressions of Marquis Xia and the others changed drastically. With a roar, Marquis Xia pushed the devil he was facing back before shouting, "You dare?"

Six Invincibles had appeared. This had surpassed all of Marquis Xia's expectations.

Damn that Wan Tiansheng!

Damn him!

What was this mess?

He knew how important the Culture Tomb was. Why did he allow Su Yu to stuff it into the fake ruin? Damn that Wan Tiansheng!

Instantly, Su Yu's aura rose as he squeezed every bit of power he could from the yang acupoint. At the same time, he also consumed a drop of sixth-stage Sunmoon blood essence. He did this not to fight, but to flee.

"Sigh."

Suddenly, a sigh reverberated in the area.

The two Invincibles weren't even surprised.

Devil King Lade said, "You're finally here."

"Sigh."

The sigh sounded again. The air warped before someone with his hands clasped behind his back walked out of thin air.

Wan Tiansheng had arrived.

With a regretful tone, he said, "You are not my targets. Why must you do this? Each of you is left with only one body. Must you seek death here?"

It felt as though he had merely taken a step out of Heart Cultivating Pavilion, yet he had directly appeared at Nanyuan.

Devil King Lade solemnly said, "Wan Tiansheng, we all know you're strong. But you're actually stronger than expected. You must be the real trump card of Xia Family."

Wan Tiansheng smiled, "Lade, you're not stupid. Why come here to die?"

The others were already numbed by this point. Sure enough!

Holy shit!

This line was indeed filled with old schemers and lunatics. This was Wan Tiansheng, the so-called peak Mountainsea expert.

Chapter 1224: Fall Of Invincible, Reveal Of Traitor (2)

Lade coldly said, "In the battle where Ye Batian had died, his friend lost a future body. However, both First Divine and Nan Wujiang still have their tri-life bodies. At the very least, we can see that their tri-life bodies are not recultivated bodies. In that case, there must be one more expert hiding somewhere. Sure enough, it's you. Wan Tiansheng, you're too talented. None of us would have imagined that you were that expert back then."

Wan Tiansheng said, "Yes, it was me. But since you know it was me, why are you still here? Are you not afraid of death?"

"Yes, we are." Lade said, "We're very scared of death. But...your tri-life body is dead. Wan Tiansheng, just how much of your previous strength do you still have? Do you really think we're here unprepared? Nope. You're wrong. We have prepared a lot to kill you. But I do admit that the sheer number of hidden experts humanity has is quite surprising."

He laughed, "Wan Tiansheng, would you believe me if I say that all six of us are only here for you?"

Those words shocked all onlookers. What?

Devil King Lade said, "We have never been sure if that mysterious expert was you. But we are all here for that mysterious expert. Looks like it really was you. You're a patient man, Wan Tiansheng."

The three Invincibles who had appeared earlier spoke as well.

"Wan Tiansheng, so it was you. What a surprise."

"We suspected you before, but we were unsure. When First Divine exposed his identity, we even thought it was him. But...he still has his tri-life body. Wan Tiansheng, you're too careless."

"There are too many holes in this trap you and Lan Tian made."

Wan Tiansheng laughed helplessly, "Not at all. I didn't tell Lan Tian to do anything. He insisted because, well, he's crazy. He believed he was shifting attention from me, but instead, he ruined my plan. That idiot has always believed himself right."

Not far away, the hundreds of Lan Tians who were in the middle of beating up a Pseudo Invincible giggled and said, "How can you talk about me like that, you heartbreaker? I did all this for you, Wan Tiansheng. How could you lie to me? You promised me that you're only a Sunmoon..."

Wan Tiansheng said, "And I'm indeed a Sunmoon. Is that wrong?"

He looked at the two Invincibles before him and said, "You insisted on forcing me out. Did you believe that you could defeat me with your crippled bodies?"

With a smile, he took a step forth. With that, a character appeared and created a massive suppression around him.

"Set!"

Instantly, the space around him was frozen.

"But you're not wrong. I have never taken my eldest senior brother or teacher into consideration. I only planned to kill the traitor myself. Alas, you insist on throwing your lives away."

With each step he took, a new character appeared.

"Battle!"

"Die!"

"Fury."

"Culture."

He was only a ninth-stage Sunmoon, yet he was terrifyingly strong. In the blink of an eye, he was only a step away from the two Invincibles. All around him, space was being ripped apart.

All by himself, he was able to suppress two Invincibles in combat. There was no doubt that he was the strongest person present. Every character of his was no weaker than Ye Batian's character. Liu Wenyan was completely dumbstruck.

Was this...really Wan Tiansheng? Just how powerful was the multiple character faction?

Holy shit!

All these people were so strong. Why did they hide away and watch as the rest of them suffered?

Liu Wenyan yelled, "Principal Wan, you have hidden yourself too deeply."

Wan Tiansheng was too busy to reply. His characters fused together, pushing his strength to an even higher level as he threw a punch and punctured reality itself.

With a wave of his other hand, Great Xia City itself seemed to have appeared above Nanyuan. Then, Wan Tiansheng wrapped his fingers around the Heart Cultivating Pavilion before pulling it out of the ground.

Everyone watched on with utter shock as the Heart Cultivating Pavilion was revealed to be a...sword. As Great Xia City overlapped with Nanyuan City, it almost felt like they were fighting within academy grounds.

Wan Tiansheng blanked out slightly when he found this scene...familiar.

Su Yu was blanking out as well.

This seemed to be quite a familiar scene. He had not put much thought to what he saw previously. During his previous visit to the Heart Cultivating Pavilion, he had witnessed the sight of Hong Tan and the others fighting bitterly. He had also witnessed the sight of him unleashing carnage in the academy.

However, he had outgrown the academy. There was no longer any need for him to unleash slaughter in the academy. But this overlap of reality...had brought the academy here. Su Yu was stunned.

Wan Tiansheng was slightly stunned as well. Was the scene he saw...going to happen now? A helpless smile formed on his face as understanding dawned on him. He had been wondering about the battle in the academy.

So this was the moment when it would happen.

The Heart Cultivating Pavilion was a sword.

First, the sword was drawn.

Then, the sword was swung.

The two Invincibles did not stay idle. Space rippled as two Rivers of Time appeared and swirled around Wan Tiansheng. He met the rivers with his sword, sending shockwaves everywhere as they clashed.

With a roar, Devil King Lade threw countless punches as explosions erupted all around him. Time was sundered, and space was shattered.

***

After blanking out momentarily, Su Yu laughed.

His mask fell off his face.

A face everyone knew appeared before all of them.

With a laugh of amusement, he said, "Would you believe me if I say I saw this scene before?" Chapters fırst released on novel(ꜰ)ire.net

Nobody answered.

Su Yu!

He continued, "When you are too outstanding, it is indeed hard to hide. Since all the top experts are having so much fun, the rest of you need to have some fun as well, right? Allow me to entertain you." He took a step forth, drew his saber, and moved toward Dao Cheng.

With a sigh, Dao Cheng said, "It's you indeed. You're too good at hiding."

Next, a powerful aura erupted from Dao Cheng's body as he was shrouded by a silhouette. His blood boiled and his aura changed completely. From the third-stage Mountainsea Realm, he instantly reached the Sunmoon Realm. He did not stop there as his aura continued climbing.

The same was happening to several geniuses around him, each with a silhouette wrapped around their body. Every one of them seemed to have instantly become a Sunmoon.

Seeing that scene, Su Yu laughed, "This is more like it. You're all geniuses. It is only natural for you to have your own trump cards. Sure enough, you have the top experts of your races attached to your body."

Meanwhile, the rest of the young geniuses were all stunned.

Holy shit!

So this was how a battle between young geniuses was supposed to unfold? In fthe ace of such might, what were they? Every single one of the top geniuses was emitting the aura of a Sunmoon even when they were only Mountainseas. Were these supposed to be Mountainseas?

Nonsense!

More like Sunmoons!

And they wouldn't even be ordinary Sunmoons.

Su Yu laughed, "I've been holding myself back against you guys for quite a while. Before the principal arrived, I didn't dare to attack. I was worried that you would be too fragile to last long against me. Hey, traitor, you must be watching. Look at your granddaddy, Su Yu. Look at how strong I am after cultivating for only one year."

Rumble!

His yang acupoint opened.

His death qi surged.

He fully revealed his strength, not bothering to hold anything back anymore.

Not far away, Wan Tiansheng was cursing, "Screw this! A Cloudbreach fighting Mountainseas? And these are the so-called Mountainseas he's supposed to fight?"

Holy shit.

He had started doubting the vision he saw, but the so-called battle between a Cloudbreach and Mountainseas was really happening. Could Su Yu even be considered a Cloudbreach anymore? Could these young geniuses even be considered Mountainseas anymore?

"Stop messing around! I don't need that traitor to appear right now!" Wan Tiansheng grumbled, "Can't you see that I'm facing two Invincibles?"

Su Yu blanked out slightly. What was the meaning of that? Was this too much for Old Wan to handle?

He smiled and said, "Principal, we can at least expose his identity. Even if we all die after that, he won't be able to keep hiding anymore. Let's see if that dog has the courage to keep hiding after seeing all this."

Wan Tiansheng laughed despite himself. While swinging his sword, he muttered, "Are the War Shrine and Knowledge Seeking Realm still unwilling to help?"

Even now, there were still over twenty Sunmoons watching on the sidelines. Meanwhile, the human Sunmoons on the battlefield were all fighting a superior number of enemies.

Sunmoons were still dying one after another.

Zhang Qi said, "The multiple character faction seems to have a lot of trump cards. In that case, I believe you can handle this yourself."

Wan Tiansheng sighed, "Do you really think we have more trump cards?"

"I don't know." Zhang Qi pulled further away before continuing, "Principal Wan, we won't be able to do much even if we join the battle."

Wan Tiansheng had nothing else to say.

On the ground, a massive battle had erupted.

Boom!

Su Yu smashed his hammer into Dao Cheng, forcing Dao Cheng to take several backs even as death qi rippled out and spread in all directions. Without saying a single word, Su Yu continued pushing his yang acupoint. His aura grew stronger and stronger.

After consuming a drop of sixth-stage Sunmoon blood essence, he felt stronger than a sixth-stage Sunmoon. But he consumed another drop without any hesitation. The second burst of power was too much for his body to handle, causing his skin to tear and his blood to flow.

He merely grunted and bore the power silently. That was a drop of eighth-stage Sunmoon blood essence. His combat strength was brought to an entirely new height.

"Die!"

Boom!

Struck by a hammer, Dao Cheng started coughing blood. At this point, Su Yu had turned almost fully into a death spirit. Dao Cheng fought back relentlessly, and before long, Zhan Wushuang, Ming Yue, and Xuan Wuji joined the battle.

Mo Duona was the only person who had yet to join the battle. He looked at Su Yu and sighed, "You are much stronger than I've expected. Ability blood essence? Are you relying on the ability blood essence?"

He didn't know.

He only knew that Su Yu was fighting with the strength of an eighth-stage Sunmoon.

Every one of these top geniuses was fighting with combat strength surpassing their level.

As they fought, stray attacks flew everywhere. Several myriad race Sunmoons were instantly blasted apart when they were hit by Su Yu's stray hammer strikes. Several human Sunmoons were also instantly torn apart by the stray attacks of the other young geniuses.

Chapter 1225: Fall Of Invincible, Reveal Of Traitor (3)

Su Yu was too occupied to spare a thought to all the collateral damage they were causing. His yang acupoint was still madly consuming death qi.

He fought valiantly, creating a storm of death qi around him, forcing the others to hurriedly move out of his way.

Numerous experts were stunned to witness the battle between the young geniuses. Were these still young geniuses?

Even if they were fighting with blood essence, top experts attached to their bodies, or some other trump cards, they were still displaying an incredible level of combat acuity. Their bodies also needed to be sufficiently strong to withstand such power.

With a punch by Su Yu, Dao Cheng's body cracked. Behind Su Yu, Xuan Wuji struck with his character, causing Su Yu's sea of willpower to tremble.

As a response, the little furball shot out and swallowed the character, before pulling back to Su Yu's sea of willpower. Inside the sea of willpower, the little furball rolled around madly. The character was too powerful for him to consume. Xuan Wuji might only be an eighth-stage Mountainsea, but he was using a Sunmoon character. Thus, it was beyond the little furball's ability to consume.

Turning around, Su Yu threw a palm attack and caused Xuan Wuji's body to crack.

All by himself, Su Yu faced multiple young geniuses. A large amount of death qi spread around him. Some of the nearby experts were caught in the death qi before they could evade, and some nearly died on the spot.

That was death qi at the level of an eighth-stage Sunmoon. It wasn't something a regular person could withstand.

"Devil's Descend!"

With a roar, Su Yu pretended to consume a drop of devil blood essence. Instantly, a devlish qi shrouded his body as he grew even stronger than before.

Then, he threw a punch.

Ming Yue of the Heaven Index was struck. The punch punctured her body, allowing death qi to spread all over her body. The death qi clashed violently with her nether qi, dealing further damage to her body.

These young geniuses were unimaginably strong.

***

Allheaven Battlefield.

Grandstar City.

Xing Yue's death qi was roiling violently as she roared furiously. Bring it on! How much of her death qi could the damn kid absorb? Let's see if the damn kid could actually drain her dry of death qi!

Just what was that lunatic doing? How much death qi was that lunatic going to absorb? This speed of absorption was already comparable to a ninth-stage Sunmoon. Damn it! Did she not convert a Cloudbreach genius? When did she convert a ninth-stage Sunmoon?

***

Far away from Nanyuan.

The indistinct silhouette finally stood up.

He had a solemn expression on his face.

"I have truly underestimated all of you..."

He sighed. How terrifying. He felt incredibly lucky. He had thought that he knew everything about them. But it was evident that without the six Invincibles, he would never have survived revealing himself to these people.

Just Wan Tiansheng alone was already enough to contend against him. And there were the likes of First Profound waiting on the sidelines. The appearance of the six Invincibles had indeed saved his life.

Suddenly, the look in his eyes changed.

***

Nanyuan.

Wan Tiansheng was grumbling inwardly. The traitor was truly patient. But this was the traitor's final chance to act. If the traitor continued refusing to act, so be it.

Twenty-four characters appeared around him.

Each of them was incomparably powerful.

Instantly, all twenty-four of them came together.

Nobody could react. The Heart Cultivating Pavilion in Wan Tiansheng's hand instantly turned into the form of a sword. With the inclusion of the twenty-four characters, it had grown even stronger than before. Wan Tiansheng was still calm. A Cloudbreach against many Mountainseas. And a hidden hand from the back. That was the vision he had seen.

Thus, he was sure the traitor would ultimately be pushed to act.

This knowledge alone made the sacrifice of his lifespan worth it.

The traitor could not afford to wait longer. The traitor would act.

"Across the realms, I am only me."

Intense shockwaves spread in all directions.

The expressions of Devil King Lade and the nether king changed as they hurriedly summoned their Rivers of Time to flee. Alas, things were not so simple. A River of Time had also appeared around Wan Tiansheng. And his river was far stronger than theirs.

The massive deluge washed over all three of them. The two Invincibles had just stepped into their Rivers of Time. But before they could flee, time and space shattered as all three of them vanished, alongside the reality around them. Only a void of emptiness remained.

"Die!"

Finally, Wan Tiansheng brought his sword down.

The look on Devil King Lade's face changed as he hurriedly tore space apart before vanishing into the void. The nether king wanted to do the same as well, but he was only here as a past body. He lacked the ability to flee from Wan Tiansheng. Thus, he was left calling for help in desperation, "Nether Emperor, I beseech you to save me!"

Immediately, reality started warping as a Pseudo Emperor attempted to walk out from the River of Time. Alas, this was the Human Realm, not the Allheaven Battlefield.

"I told you to leave earlier, but you refused."

Wan Tiansheng appeared completely indifferent. Since the nether king refused to leave before, he should forget about leaving anymore.

"You forced me to do this!"

With a desperate roar, a drop of water appeared. The water was slightly turbid. This was water from the Nether River, an essence of the river, a carrier treasure, and also the source of the fabled Nether River.

"Die!"

With a loud rumble, space was blasted apart as a large chunk of space was rendered into nothingness. Even the realm barrier itself was punctured. The boundless void became visible from inside the Human Realm.

In fact, through the tear in reality, one could even see Great Ming King and some other Invincibles.

The Invincibles in the boundless void saw what happened as well.

They saw the explosion of the Nether River.

They also saw an incomparably powerful sword. They saw Wan Tiansheng's body breaking down even as he brought his sword down.

Boom!

This sound could be heard across the entire Myriad Realms.

A crimson cloud bloomed in the void, and the Nether River was ruptured.

***

Nether Realm.

A river that seemed to have existed since time immemorial was suddenly severed. A boundless deluge of water surged out and flooded the entire Nether Realm.

On the tallest peak of the Nether Realm, an ancient expert sighed and reached out.

"The Nether River King...has fallen."

He sighed with regret. He had advised the Nether River King against this expedition. Alas, the Nether River King insisted. Because of his choice, he had fallen in the Human Realm. The ancient expert summoned his River of Time and looked in the direction of Human Realm.

He saw a sword.

A sword that had taken the life of an Invincible.

He saw the death of the Nether River King.

The death caused some chaos in the Nether Realm, but its scope was still quite limited. However, anyone with a sufficient level of authority could see that an Invincible had perished.

An Invincible who had affirmed his dao in the Nether Realm. The death of the Nether River King had caused the destruction of the Nether River in the Nether Realm.

***

Allheaven Battlefield.

Countless experts were shocked. A massive crimson sun could be seen dropping from the sky. It had fallen in the Human Realm's direction, indicating that an Invincible had died in the Human Realm.

Not long after, a silhouette appeared above the Nether Realm before scattering into nothingness, signifying the end of an Invincible.

Silence descended.

In only a few months, two Invincibles had perished.

Silkwyrm King and Nether River King.

And both deaths were related to the human race.

After killing the Silkwyrm King not long ago, the humans had killed yet another Invincible. This time, it was someone from the nether race, one of the ancient races.

***

Nanyuan.

A crimson cloud seemed to have covered the entirety of the sky above the city.

Even Su Yu stopped fighting to stare at the sky. In fact, this was what everyone was doing. All of them stepped back before staring at the sky in shock.

Was this...the death of an Invincible? Even if this Invincible was left with only one body, he shouldn't have died so easily. Furthermore, that was a fight between two Invincibles and a lone opponent.

Wan Tiansheng, who seemed far away and right above them at the same time, coughed as a trail of blood dripped down his lips. With a smile, he muttered, "I...can kill Invincibles as well."

Yes, that was a weakened Invincible, but he had still slain an Invincible.

Fifty-one years ago, he wasn't able to kill the celestial chasm Invincible. Today, he was able to kill a nether Invincible.

Of course, he also had Su Yu to thank. Both his opponents were essentially crippled Invincibles. He wouldn't have been able to kill the Nether River King so easily otherwise. All the shit-stirring of that kid...had paid off, after all.

"Wan Tiansheng..."

The other Invincibles looked at Wan Tiansheng with disbelief. He had actually killed an Invincible! He wasn't even a Pseudo Invincible. He was only a ninth-stage Sunmoon with no tri-life body.

Zhu Tiandao grumbled, "I knew this!"

He should have known that in terms of cunning, he was far inferior to those from this line.

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That old bastard was really capable of killing an Invincible. Sure, that was a crippled Invincible, but Zhu Tiandao himself was also fighting a tri-life body. And his opponent was still alive and well.

With blood dripping out of his mouth, Wan Tiansheng laughed. Suddenly, Zhu Tiandao's expression changed as he warned, "Watch out!"

Wan Tiansheng merely laughed yet again. He did not bother to look behind him. But he knew that the hand had finally appeared behind him.

Just like what he saw in his vision.

The traitor...had finally lost patience.

After witnessing Wan Tiansheng's ability to kill an Invincible, after seeing the injuries Wan Tiansheng had sustained, the traitor couldn't help but act.

At the same time, Devil King Lade reappeared. With a fearful and murderous look on his face, he threw a punch at Wan Tiansheng.

It was time for Wan Tiansheng to die. In fact, Wan Tiansheng should be honored to die alongside an Invincible, just like how Ye Batian had died back then.

The hand behind Wan Tiansheng felt far stronger than even the Nether River King. This was the hand of a future body instead of a past body.

The human traitor had finally decided to act. Wan Tiansheng was too big of a threat to be left alive. He must die.

Every single member of the multiple character faction present must die. The traitor was truly scared. He had thought that Ye Batian was the exception. But he was wrong.

Ye Batian was only Ye Batian.

He was not the entirety of the multiple character faction.

Nan Wujiang and his ability to fight an Invincible. Yun Chen and his ability to contend against Pseudo Invincibles. Liu Wenyan and his ability to fight Pseudo Invincibles. Su Yu and his ability to face the geniuses of the myriad races without losing. Su Yu and his stone statues. Su Yu and his mayorship of an ancient city. Chen Yong who had entered the Sunmoon Realm. Hong Tan with his disassembly method. Xia Yunji and the others who had entered the Sunmoon Realm one after another.

None of these people could be allowed to live.

What he saw today was simply too terrifying.

He didn't even dare to imagine what would happen if these people were given a few more years. Could they really produce multiple Invincibles? Even if all of them ended up as physical Invincibles, they would still be too much for him to handle.

Could he really keep his identity hidden until the end? The multiple character faction wasn't that big of a threat without an Invincible. But people capable of slaying Invincibles were evidently starting to emerge. Was a single Invincible like him really worth more than the multiple character faction to humanity?

He knew that he couldn't afford to wait anymore. If this continued, the other human Invincibles would slowly stop tolerating him. Nobody would argue for his value just because he was an Invincible. Everyone would come to see just how valuable the multiple character faction was.

These multiple character cultivators were too strong and terrifying. And thus, he acted. After Wan Tiansheng killed an Invincible, after Wan Tiansheng was injured, he acted. His palm shot out of thin air, aiming for the back of Wan Tiansheng's head.

This was the scene Wan Tiansheng saw in his vision. A hand from the back. Su Yu and the others saw the hand as well.

With a frown, Su Yu realized the implication of that hand.

The traitor...had finally appeared. But...he did not see the unique symbols he expected to see on the wrist. Could it be that the person he saw in the Divine Skywing Sect master's memories was someone else instead of the traitor?

At the same time, he was also fearing for Wan Tiansheng. The principal seemed to have sustained some injuries. Could he handle the sudden sneak attack?

In fact, he was facing attacks from the front and the back. Killing an Invincible was no easy feat. His body had cracked from the fight.

But Wan Tiansheng merely laughed. Ignoring Devil King Lade, he turned around and threw a punch.

Boom!

"Heaven Suppressing Fist!"

Heaven Suppressing Fist, the secret first technique of the multiple character faction. Naturally, Su Yu did not know this technique considering his short time with the faction.

Zhu Tiandao wasn't surprised. He knew about this technique. A lot of people knew about this fist. He wouldn't have stopped attacking after seeing this technique during his previous battle with First Profound otherwise.

With a rumble, the space around the palm shattered, revealing an incomparably powerful existence. The palm sent Wan Tiansheng flying while coughing blood. Waiting behind him was Devil King Lade and his punch, sending Wan Tiansheng flying yet again with a hole on his chest.

Then, the two Invincibles floated side by side.

Devil King Lade glanced at the unknown Invincible whose face was covered with a layer of distortion. Even now, this mysterious traitor was still trying to hide his identity. After a cough, Devil King Lade said, "With your future body here, you won't be able to hide for long..."

The mysterious Invincible replied, "It's only a future body. As long as this body survives, nobody will know if my future body is not with my main body."

He charged toward Wan Tiansheng.

Even while coughing blood endlessly, Wan Tiansheng was grinning as he said, "You're mistaken. You will die. Your future body will die. Everyone will know your identity..."

Next, an unbelievably large River of Time appeared.

Both Devil King Lade and the mysterious Invincible stopped and gaped in shock.

"I have no future. I don't cultivate my past. I...Wan Tiansheng, am one and only me."

With a roar, his aura surged sharply, reaching a terrifyingly powerful level. Instantly, all the injuries on his body healed.

"You're...dead."

Wan Tiansheng declared emotionlessly. Both the Invincibles were alarmed. Just what manner of a monster were they facing?

Suddenly, someone shouted, "Without a future and a past, you only need to kill this iteration of him and he will cease existing!"

There was only one Wan Tiansheng. Thus, they only needed to kill this body of his.

Rumble!

The battle resumed at a far higher intensity than before.

Chapter 1226: Inside And Outside (1)

Without a past, without a future.

The present Wan Tiansheng was the one and only Wan Tiansheng.

He was a ninth-stage Sunmoon. Not an Invincible, and not a Pseudo Invincible. Yet he was also in an incredibly unique state. He had no past and future, yet he constantly threaded the River of Time, remaining at his peak at all times.

He was as strong as he could have been in the past. He was also as strong as he could be in his future.

Such was the dao he walked. A dao nobody had walked before, and a dao nobody else could comprehend.

The traitor had appeared. It was only a future body, but this was enough. After losing this future body, the identity of the traitor would be exposed.

The human Invincibles were currently gathered in groups to protect the human Pseudo Invincibles who were attempting their dao affirmations. The moment one of them lost a future body, the other Invincibles in the group would be able to sense it. The only way the traitor could remain hidden was if the others in his group were also traitors.

Su Yu was also overjoyed to see this development.

Holy shit!

That damn traitor was finally here. Their hard work had finally paid off. No matter what, they had to get this future body killed. That would be enough to expose the identity of the traitor.

With a roar, Su Yu's aura surged further as death qi rippled out around him.

"Come on. Your granddaddy is going to kill all of you."

Su Yu was filled with the desire to do battle. Even if he couldn't kill all of them, he was determined to kill at least a few of them.

He was still receiving a constant supply of death qi, allowing him to fight without worrying about exhaustion. His supply would only end if the death sovereign ran out of death qi, which he thought unlikely to happen. He was only a Skysoar. The death sovereign would have no problem powering a puny Skysoar like him for a bit. He had full confidence in the powerful and amazing death sovereign.

"Die!"

With his strength and vibrate characters, he threw punch after punch. His breathing technique was constantly active, and each punch of his was thrown at full power with his abundant supply of death qi.

One punch, two punches, three punches...

Even with an immortal king adhered to his body, Dao Cheng's entire body was blasted apart in three punches. He escaped with only his sea of willpower before rebuilding his body in mere moments. That was the Flesh Regrow ability of the immortals.

Su Yu knew the same ability. He also knew that each recovery required a large amount of energy.

When Zhan Wushuang attacked with his spear, Su Yu allowed the spear to stab through him as he transformed into a gust of wind. The air around him burned as he reappeared to the side before throwing a punch, sending Zhan Wushuang flying while coughing blood.

He alone was fighting more than ten young geniuses. Almost every single Heaven Index genius fighting him had a super expert adhered to their body.

These super experts were immortal kings, devil kings, or even Pseudo Emperors. But none of them were here personally. Perhaps they were afraid of dying. Perhaps they didn't want to risk themselves. Or perhaps they simply couldn't come in person. That was none of Su Yu's concern.

He only knew that there was a price for everything. Since those super experts were powering these young geniuses from so far away, the price wouldn't be low.

It might seem like he was only fighting a few Sunmoons, but in reality, he alone was keeping over ten Invincibles occupied. A far higher level of power was required to keep powering these young geniuses from so far away.

Su Yu knew this from experience. For example, he knew that Death Sovereign Xing Yue was probably having a terrible time supporting his energy expenditure at the moment. He could only hope that things would remain peaceful in the Death Realm. Hopefully, nobody would walk over and kill dear lord, Xing Yue, while he was at this.

Nevertheless, Su Yu wasn't actually that worried. Even if Xing Yue somehow ended up dead, he would still have a large supply of death qi to draw from since he was a mayor.

Death qi wasn't something he lacked.

The city was taking death qi from the Death Realm itself. Most of the burden would be directed to the stone statue, who would direct the flow to him through the mayor's medallion. At worst, he would only suffer a slightly lower level of supply after Xing Yue's death.

As Su Yu attacked relentlessly, his surroundings became filled with death qi. A field of death formed around him. The other young geniuses, the human Sunmoons, and the myriad race Sunmoons were all staying as far away from him as they could. They didn't even dare to risk staying near him anymore.

The young geniuses fighting Su Yu seemed to work together well. Each time one of them was about to be killed, the others would arrive to help.

After some consideration, Su Yu decided to not kill them. But that decision pained him so much he was gnashing his teeth in indignance. Killing them would only free the Invincibles or Pseudo Emperors who were supplying these young geniuses with power. It was far better to keep these young geniuses alive to drain as much energy as he could from the Invincibles or Pseudo Emperors behind them. Ultimately, these young geniuses were here for the ruin and the Culture Tomb. They wouldn't give up so easily.

Su Yu was deliberately pushing them nearer and nearer to the ruin. He was aiming to push them into the ruin to keep them from running and drain the experts behind them dry.

With the Culture Tomb so near, those Pseudo Emperors and Invincibles would probably not be willing to give up. Thus, they wouldn't stop supplying these young geniuses with power. The more Su Yu thought about this, the more impressed he was with himself. He alone was keeping more than ten Invincibles occupied.

Those Pseudo Invincibles attempting their dao affirmations in the Allheaven Battlefield should really thank him for this.

Because of him, the stone statues had destroyed the tri-life bodies of more than ten Invincibles.

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Because of him, more than ten young geniuses supported by Invincibles and Pseudo Emperors were here for the Culture Tomb.

He had to avoid killing these young geniuses. He had to keep those Invincibles and Pseudo Emperors hopeful. This wouldn't hurt him anyway so he didn't mind dragging it out.

And by approaching the ruin, the others would believe that he was targeting the Culture Tomb as well. That would cause them to be even more invested. After all, it was rumored that the Culture Tomb was related to the multiple character faction. Just look at how Hong Tan and the others had grown because of it.

In fact, more people were joining the battle to stop him from approaching the ruin.

Zhan Wushuang roared in fury, "Mo Duona, what are you doing?"

Mo Duona was still staying out of the fight. Was he so conceited that he believed himself the number one in existence? Did he believe that all this was beneath him? Was he finding it disgraceful to gang up on Su Yu with so many people? Was he a fool?

This was no longer a personal battle. The Culture Tomb was a matter involving even the various Emperors. It concerned the prosperity of their races. Most of the Heaven Index geniuses were already fighting, yet Mo Duona was still standing there. What was that fool thinking?

Mo Duona didn't even deign to give a reply.

Su Yu was quite surprised. Just what was Mo Duona doing?

It was likely that Mo Duona had a Pseudo Emperor adhered to his body. As the number one Heaven Genius capable of killing Sunmoons, he could be incredibly strong if he fought with the assistance of his Pseudo Emperor. Why was he not doing anything?

What was this dumb guy thinking? As for the fact that this would be a many-against-one fight, that was perfectly normal. Su Yu believed that he would do the same if given the opportunity as well. In fact, he loved ganging up on others. Unfortunately, he did not have the numbers to do so. Who would enjoy being ganged up on? Was Mo Duona so childishly idealistic?

Mo Duona said nothing. Nor was he doing anything. He merely watched in silence. Joining the fight?

Was he supposed to utilize the power of the Pseudo Emperor, allowing the Pseudo Emperor to alter the structure of his body and increase the affinity between his body and the Pseudo Emperor?

Mo Duona believed some of them knew what this signified. He naturally wasn't interested in letting that happen. He would remain himself. He wouldn't be the next Pseudo Emperor of the race. Nor was he interested. He would not make a move unless it was necessary. For now, he wanted to wait and see.

While the young geniuses were engaged in a bitter fight, a loud rumble rang out.

Powerful shockwaves swept out in all directions.

Rumble!

A number of experts who were not able to flee in time were instantly killed or injured heavily.

From the source of the explosion, half a golden mask crumbled down, revealing an exceptionally handsome face. The person wearing the mask coughed as blood dripped down the corner of his mouth.

While coughing, the Yellow Department head picked up a small rock from the ground before looking ahead of him. As he regarded the illusory body of the dragon king and the massive River of Time, he smiled, "Your past and future bodies are gone. Dragon King Bai Yue, do come here with your present body if you have the courage. I'll enjoy sending you to the afterlife."

The illusory dragon king on the River of Time was slowly fading away. Of his three bodies, he had lost two. The Yellow Department head was also here as a tri-life body. In a contest between fellow tri-life bodies, the department head had won decisively.

The dragon king was left with only his present body, who was still staying in the Dragon Realm. Would he really bring his present body over? What nonsense. As strong as the dragon king was, that would be the same as throwing his life away.

He was quite unwilling to accept this result.

As his illusory body dissipated, he asked indignantly, "Who are you? Xia Chen? Or someone else?"

Even after losing two bodies to this opponent, he still had no idea who this masked individual was.

Combat style, techniques, and characters were not enough to expose who this person was. Furthermore, this person must have hidden away for too many years. It was too difficult to determine his identity just from how he fought.

Chapter 1227: Inside And Outside (2)

"The myriad races are aware of every single human Eternal in existence. Just who are you? A dead Eternal can't come back to life. As for the living Eternals, I can't think of any that might be you. Just who are you?"

Was this a secret Eternal who had affirmed his dao in a ruin? Or was this really the tri-life body of a known Eternal? Who could it be? This tri-life body was way too strong.

The dragon king was about to fully dissipate. If he did not bring his present body here as well, he would have no choice but to give up on everything in the Human Realm. He really wanted to bring his present body over, but an Invincible had died today. He did not want to be the next dead Invincible.

The department head ignored the dragon king as his damaged golden mask started repairing itself. Who was he? He decided that he wouldn't tell the dragon king.

He would let the dragon king be tortured by curiosity forever. The dragon king's present body was still hiding in the Dragon Realm. Traversing the River of Time to fully kill the dragon king would be the same as throwing his life away. And the department head was not interested in throwing his life away.

Sure, as a human, he wouldn't be subjected to any suppression. It was likely that he would be able to kill the dragon king fully if he went there. But there was no way he could be able to escape after the kill. It wasn't like killing a single dragon king would change much. It was pointless.

Finally, the dragon king dissipated into nothingness.

Someone started cursing, "That bastard should have shut his mouth and celebrated his survival. He was lucky he didn't come with his main body."

The speaker was none other than Marquis Xia.

After sending his opponent flying with a slash of his saber, he gasped heavily and said, "Stop! Stop! I need to rest! Hey, Yellow Department Head, do me a favor and cut this bastard down first."

The department head ignored Marquis Xia and charged into one of the alternate dimensions in the area.

First Profound was at his limits. He was facing Divine King Tian Dang and Devil King Mohe all by himself. He wasn't even an Invincible. He was strong, but this was still too much for him to handle. With the arrival of the department head, the two humans joined hands to seal the space around them. It was the two enemy Invincibles' turn to receive a beating.

Elsewhere, Zhu Tiandao had obtained the absolute upper hand in his battle against the immortal king. He was very strong. Not only that, but he was also very crafty with countless tricks up his sleeve.

For example, he had a seemingly endless supply of Invincible talismans. Instead of using one talisman at a time, he would use a handful of them at a time. The immortal king was having an extremely bad time. He constantly cursed inwardly, wondering if Great Ming King had spent his time doing nothing but craft talismans for his son all these years.

But the key battle was the one Wan Tiansheng was involved in.

Fortunately, Devil King Lade was quite conservative when fighting as he was left with only a future body. As a result, Wan Tiansheng was able to focus more on the mysterious Invincible. With his powerful attacks, he was able to send the mysterious Invincible flying repeatedly.

Even when he was facing two Invincibles, Wan Tiansheng looked completely at ease. As he strode toward the mysterious Invincible, he declared, "You're dead. That is my promise to you. Why don't you get all your bodies here and fight me with your full strength? With only a future body, you're not my match. I'm giving you the chance to fight at your full strength. Today, I will kill you with my own hands."

The mysterious Invincible had not expected that Wan Tiansheng would be this strong. Not even his cooperation with Lade could defeat Wan Tiansheng.

Furious and indignant, he asked, "Wan Tiansheng, must you force me to betray humanity? I never wanted to betray humanity. As I said, my grudge with Ye Batian was personal. Have you not killed any human yourself? Why must you force me?"

"Personal?"

Wan Tiansheng said, "Explain to me. What manner of personal grudge compelled you to continue even after killing him, causing the deaths of so many multiple character cultivators over the years? What manner of personal grudge compelled you to not only kill him, but those in the multiple character faction as well?"

He was boundlessly powerful. Sword after sword, he pushed the mysterious Invincible back, leaving numerous sword wounds on the Invincible's body that could only be healed by the River of Time.

Finally, the mysterious Invincible roared, "You asked for this! All of you! All of you have forced me repeatedly to show myself! If Liu Wenyan hadn't inherited Ye Batian's characters back then, none of this would have happened! How can I be sure that he won't be able to return with his characters surviving? Eliminating everything about him is the only way to guarantee that he can't return!"

Wan Tiansheng replied coldly, "Is that so? You sound so self-righteous, but it all comes down to your greed. Your greed over his characters, his cultivation methods, and everything he had. You wouldn't have stolen his research data otherwise."

That seemed to further infuriate the Invincible as he said, "A bunch of nonsense! He left no such thing behind! If he did, it wasn't in my hands! At the time, I didn't even dare to return to the Human Realm. How was I supposed to steal anything from him?"

Wan Tiansheng frowned, but he said nothing else. He continued attacking with his sword.

Meanwhile, Devil King Lade was only putting in minimal effort while fishing for opportunities. Because of that, the mysterious Invincible was left to face the brunt of Wan Tiansheng's power.

Six, no, seven tri-life bodies of Invincibles had arrived today, but not even that was enough. This was beyond anyone's expectations.

Abruptly, a loud rumble sounded as a bright moon dropped from the sky.

"Tee hee..."

"Dead! Dead!"

"Holy Sect, bringer of peace!"

Those voices caused everyone to shiver as they were reminded of Lan Tian's madness. Up in the sky, the various Lan Tians were celebrating the fact that they had slain a Pseudo Invincible.

With this, nine out of seventeen Pseudo Invincibles had fallen.

That was more than half their number.

The remaining Pseudo Invincibles were those from the devil, five elemental, primordial giant, immortal, goldsteel lion, heavenly spirit ape, gold-winged peng, and nine-headed bird races. They were no longer fighting independently. Instead, they had grouped up. They were under massive pressure. Surrounding them were First Divine, Liu Wenyan, Marquis Xia, and Niu Baidao. None of them was uninjured. The others had moved on to assist the other humans.

As for Lan Tian, he had a carrier treasure in his hand, courtesy of the Pseudo Invincible he killed. With the carrier treasure, he giggled and asked, "I'm going to affirm my dao now. Is everyone interested in spectating? My dao affirmation will be very interesting. How boring is it to fuse with your past and future all the time? Let me demonstrate my fusion of ten thousand races!"

"Madman." Marquis Xia scolded, "Stop being stupid. Just affirm your dao like a normal person. This will kill you."

Regardless of how crazy Lan Tian was, this madman was also one of their helpers today. Thus, he felt obligated to offer his advice. That madman should stop this madness. He might really get himself killed from his madness. Instead of affirming his dao, wouldn't it be better for him to kill the rest of the surviving Pseudo Invincibles?

Meanwhile, the myriad races welcomed this immensely. Lan Tian was mad. They were sure his dao was unfeasible. Attempting to affirm such a problematic dao could be fatal. This was good news for them.

Ignoring everyone else, Lan Tian continued giggling while speaking to himself, "What shall be my first dao? The dao of immortals? The dao of divines? Devils? Since I'm affirming ten thousand daos, I will require ten thousand carrier treasures. One for each dao...Teehee..."

Nobody would argue that he wasn't mad. He was truly mad. According to him, his dao affirmation required ten thousand carrier treasures. Were there even that many carrier treasures in existence?

Even after killing all the Invincibles and Pseudo Invincibles in existence, he still wouldn't be able to gather so many carrier treasures.

And there was no promise that he would get one per kill. Some carrier treasures would end up destroyed during the combat.

For example, Wan Tiansheng had obtained nothing after killing the Nether River King. The drop of water used as the carrier treasure of the deceased king had been destroyed during his death.

***

While the intense battle raged in Nanyuan.

Allheaven Battlefield.

A decent number of Invincibles had been kept occupied. Six had entered the human Realm, and more were supporting their juniors against Su Yu. The Invincibles who had lost their tri-life bodies to the stone statues not long ago were also in hiding.

All in all, about thirty Invincibles had been taken out of the equation. That was a terrifying number since it concerned Invincibles.

All over the Allheaven Battlefield, one River of Time after another appeared. These were the rivers summoned by the human and non-human Pseudo Invincibles in preparation for their dao affirmations.

Great Qin King's group had just arrived at the Sea of Stars.

Great Qin King, Great Xia King, Silk Destroying King, Heavenly Seal King, and Heavenly Forge King were personally serving as Xia Longwu's dao protectors. As the group of six arrived, auras of Invincibles appeared from all directions.

"Great Qin King, just give up."

"Luck will decide if the others can succeed, but Xia Longwu must die."

"Everyone can be spared except Xia Longwu."

"If someone so murderous is allowed to affirm his dao, chaos will befall the Myriad Realms. Great Qin King, must you force the myriad races to turn against humanity?" Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs novel⁂fire.net

"Xia Longwu can't be pardoned after all the lives he took."

In the blink of an eye, fifteen Invincibles appeared around them.

Neither Great Qin King nor Great Xia King was an ordinary Invincible. Thus, the myriad races were forced to dedicate a large number of Invincibles to this task.

Suddenly, one of them said, "Heavenly Forge King, get over here. Your future body is dying. Your identity will be exposed soon. Hurry. Come to us."

"..."

Heavenly Forge King rolled his eyes, "You're speaking nonsense."

He looked around and noted their indifference to those words. Nevertheless, he still explained, "Don't take those words seriously. It's not me."

With a helpless expression, he split into three and continued, "These bastards are trying to frame me."

"Great Xia King, stop pretending. This whole thing is a farce. You were the one who had killed Ye Batian and Xia Chen out of jealousy for their talent."

"..."

Great Xia King didn't even deign to give a reply.

Great Qin King said, "What is the point of this? Two Invincibles have fallen. Do you really want to increase that number?"

"Great Qin King, I don't deny that you're very strong. But are three Eternals enough to deal with you? If not, what about four?"

"Hehe. Heavenly Forge and Silk Destroying can be handled with only one Eternal each. The rest of us will be free to focus on the two of you, Great Qin King and Great Xia King. How do you like our preparation?"

Chapter 1228: Inside And Outside (3)

The Invincibles circled them like predators. Was this enough? They had brought twelve Invincibles just to deal with Great Qin King and Great Xia King. The other three were regular Invincibles. Three Invincibles would be enough to keep them busy.

Great Qin King frowned. He was starting to feel the pressure. He couldn't see a way out of this. Xia Longwu would definitely fail. Both he and Great Xia King were very strong, but there was a limit to what they could do. Twelve Invincibles? Six would be enough to keep them occupied. Twelve was already an overkill.

After all, none of them would be one of the weaker Invincibles. Such a person wouldn't even be here. This was a group of above-average Invincibles.

While Great Qin King was frowning, some Pseudo Invincibles further away were already getting ready for their dao affirmations. A dao affirmation was not a process that would end in one day. If one was unlucky, it might take a very long time.

Fifteen Invincibles.

This was more than he had expected.

The myriad races were clearly determined to stop Xia Longwu's dao affirmation. Despite their numerical advantage, this was still a risky task. Yet they were determined enough to take the risk.

Back then, less than forty Invincibles had acted during Ye Batian's dao affirmation. At the time, humanity was still capable of putting up a good fight.

This time, humanity had split their Pseudo Invincibles around. Even so, Xia Longwu had still managed to attract fifteen Invincibles. Elsewhere, each group was only faced with three to five Invincibles. The only other exception was Great Zhou King, who was also faced with more than ten Invincibles.

Including those in the boundless void, the myriad races had mustered a force of nearly one hundred Invincibles for this. The major races such as the divine and devil races had even deployed over ten Invincibles each. Even the immortals were participating in this.

As Great Qin King's gaze settled on the immortal in the opposing group, he sighed, "Have the immortals decided to sever our alliance?"

The immortal replied calmly, "The human race has gone against the will of the myriad races repeatedly. The discontinuation of the multiple character faction is the consensus of the myriad races. The ban of Xia Longwu's dao affirmation is also a consensus of the myriad races. Even the immortal race is not exempt from the execution of justice. We can't allow humanity to bring chaos to the Myriad Realms."

"Heh."

Great Xia King sneered, "You're like a whore insisting to still have your maidenhood."

The immortal said, "Xia Longwu won't succeed. Even if we can't kill him here, the Emperors are on standby to descend upon us at any time. Great Qin King, are you really willing to risk humanity for his sake?"

The deaths of Great Qin King and Great Xia King could very well spell the end of humanity.

Without Invincibles of their prestige, it would be hard to maintain what little unity humanity had. Sure, there was a traitor in the midst of humanity even now, but a form of unity was still possible. And that was all thanks to the likes of Great Qin King.

Great Qin King said nothing.

The immortal continued, "If you agree to withdraw, nobody will interfere with Qin Zhen's dao affirmation. He will be allowed to make his attempt in peace. This offer extends to Qin Hao's future dao affirmation as well."

"Great Qin King, with the freedom of dao affirmation, you will be the next Human Emperor after a few generations."

Great Qin King coldly said, "Human Emperor? You think that's what I care about?"

The immortal indifferently said, "You might not, but someone else will. You don't want to be the Emperor, but there will be someone else with such an ambition. And you're standing in their way. Not every human expert is happy to see you around."

"A childish attempt."

Raising his spear, Great Qin King took a step forward and said, "Try me. Let's see if you can step over my corpse today."

Further behind Great Qin King, Xia Longwu appeared indifferent to the ongoing conversation. He tore the space in front of him apart, allowing the River of Time to spill out of the opening.

Then, he started roaming the river, seemingly in search of his final tri-life body before completing his fusion.

***

At the same time.

Heavendoom City.

Mayor Tian He was ignoring the previous beating he had received from the stone statue for no reason. Walking into the stone statue's room, he respectfully said, "Lord, I will be using my authority as the mayor shortly. The various mayors will come together to protect the dao of a single individual."

The stone statue remained silent.

With his head lowered, Mayor Tian He said, "I know you don't wish to interfere in such matters. I also know that this is not in line with your laws. But...please forgive me, Lord. I know you have been kind to me. But I still wish to regain my freedom. I don't want to continue as a living dead. I don't want to become a death spirit after death."

Suddenly, Heavendoom opened his eyes and said, "Well said. I hope Xia Longwu can sever your death qi connection and grant you your freedom. If you had stepped down earlier, I could have gotten myself a much better mayor. This is vexing. Why didn't you leave earlier?"

"..."

Tian He was completely dumbfounded.

This was supposed to be a sorrowful moment of separation. Why was the stone statue saying this? The stone statue had barely spoken to him for hundreds of years. Now that he was bidding his farewell to the stone statue, why was the stone statue suddenly so talkative?

Also, why was the stone statue so happy to see him leave? He had served the stone statue faithfully for so many years!

Fine, fine. The heartbroken Tian He started sulking. This was essentially a resignation. Prior to this, he had been a hardworking and honest employee. But during his resignation, his boss was telling him to piss off instead of persuading him to stay.

This was too hurtful! Incredibly hurtful!

Furious, Tian He couldn't help saying, "Lord, I did deliver Su Yu right to you. You were the one who had sent him away! You were the one who had provided him those teleportation talismans to leave! He wouldn't have been able to leave otherwise! You can't blame me for this, Lord!" Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by NoveI~Fire.net

He was heartbroken. Thus, he decided to speak the truth. The stone statue could only blame himself.

Heavendoom widened his eyes in fury. How dare the mayor! How dare the mayor talk back to him! The mayor was actually talking back! This mayor had been incredibly obedient for hundreds of years. But now, the mayor was talking back to him!

"Tian He." Heavendoom said, "Don't forget that you were converted personally by a death sovereign. That fellow won't die so easily. You won't be able to get your freedom so easily even after severing your death qi connection."

Hmph!

Since his mayor wanted to compete in breaking hearts, so be it. He was very good at breaking hearts.

It was unlikely that Tian He would be able to regain his freedom. He could sever his death qi connection. He could run. But that would be temporary. Sooner or later, the death sovereign would reform the connection.

Tian He was too heartbroken to shut his mouth. He argued defiantly, "I only need more time. By being free from the death qi for a period of time, I'll be able to live longer even after the connection is reformed. This will give me more chance to seek a more permanent solution!"

Heavendoom said, "And you will become a resident here once again."

How dare Tian He talk back to him?

Hmmph!

To break free, one needed to sever the death qi connection and kill the death spirit. Tian He would never be able to kill the death sovereign. He would only be free temporarily before he was forced to return again. Was he sure he wanted to offend the true overlord of the city?

Tian He blanked out as the realization hit him.

Holy shit!

Yes. His freedom would be temporary. After some time, he would be back here. In that case, wasn't it unwise of him to offend the true overlord of the city?

His attitude changed instantaneously. With a fawning smile, he said, "Lord, you misunderstood me. I was trying to say...say...uhm..right! I meant to say that I greatly regretted my bad service over the years. I am guilty of incompetence. If Su Yu is willing to become the mayor, I will be more than happy to let him take the position instead. After severing my connection, I'll look for him and beg him to accept a post here. He owes you that much since you're his benefactor, Lord. He should be thankful for the chance to serve you faithfully..."

Heavendoom didn't even want to hear the name Su Yu anymore. The more that name was mentioned, the more envious he would feel. Why was this damn guy so talkative?

With a glare from the stone statue, Tian He vanished with a flicker before reappearing outside the room. The stone statue's voice rang out in his ears, "If you really manage to leave, don't forget your promise. Otherwise, I will transfer all my burden to you when you return."

Holy shit!

The stone statue might as well kill him.

Tian He cursed inwardly. Su Yu was already a mayor. Was he dumb enough to take on another city?

Dream on!

How could the stone statue blame him? The stone statue was the one dumb enough to let Su Yu go previously! How vexing! Whatever. Tian He decided to forget about the stone statue.

Promise? After severing his connection, he would consider hiding in the Luminous Domain Mansion. It was said that one would die if one stayed in there past the closure of the mansion. But he would rather die than return and become a living dead yet again.

Tian He cursed repeatedly inwardly. He kept swearing that he would rather die than return.

But soon, he calmed down and told himself that he shouldn't be so rash. It wasn't that bad a choice to return. No matter what, he would still be an overlord of a region back here. Thanks to Su Yu, the various mayors had found their importance greatly elevated. The masses were a lot more wary of them than before.

Life as a mayor really wasn't that bad.

Soon, Tian He tossed the matter to the back of his mind. This wasn't what he should worry about for now. He had to first get through his first obstacle. The various mayors would come together and protect Xia Longwu's dao. This wouldn't be an easy job.

All hope would be lost if Xia Longwu ended up dead.

Meanwhile, Heavendoom was looking at Tian He in silence. It was unknown what he was thinking about. But it was very likely that he was thinking about Su Yu. He wanted to go out and see the world as well. Grandstar...damn that lucky bastard!

Chapter 1229: Main Body (1)

Nanyuan.

Lan Tian wanted to affirm his dao. The dao of myriad races. Everyone believed he had gone mad.

Nobody could stop him.

That madman had stopped killing. He ripped a tear in reality, allowing a River of Time to spill out of it. Then, instead of capturing his past or future body, he focused on the river for a bit before giggling, "I'll show you the proper dao of the myriad races. My various bodies have their own past memories. I will capture all of them in the past before fusing them with my present. That will turn all of us into one, past and present. With that, we will all be the same in the future as well."

He was sharing his theory with everyone. Of course, nobody was interested in learning. Was this a joke? Those bodies were ultimately not his. He was trying to capture the past of others before fusing them with him. That was absolute madness. Capturing a past wasn't an easy feat. And the past of these bodies did not belong to Lan Tian. Capturing the past of others was as difficult as killing someone in the past. He might trigger a backlash from time and die.

Even if he succeeded by some miracle, the fusion might result in the resurrection of those bodies. They might recall their past memories and how Lan Tian had killed them. They would then take their revenge on him. It didn't look like this madman would stop the madness before getting himself killed.

***

Nobody tried to stop him. It wasn't like anyone could.

At the moment, Su Yu was busy fighting the various young geniuses. One explosion after another erupted around him, and suddenly, one of the explosions blasted the ruin entrance open.

Initially, his toilet bowl was the entrance to the ruin. But since even his house had been destroyed, the toilet bowl was no longer there as well.

Seeing the entrance open, Su Yu entered the ruin unhesitatingly.

The others also rushed into the ruin. One of them even had the time to shout, "Get the Culture Tomb! We can't allow him to get it!"

The expressions of those further away also changed drastically. With the entrance open, they could feel the incomparably high density of heavenly source qi in the ruin.

They saw a pond of sunmoon profound yellow liquid.

They saw the two carrier treasures constantly swirling about in the sky.

They also saw the floating tomb with "culture" written on it.

The Culture Manor had opened.

Instantly, everyone started rushing toward the entrance, including those in the middle of battle and those who had not joined the battle. It was time to fight for the ruin. The battle between the experts might be too dangerous for some of them to participate in, but many were hopeful that they could at least grab something from the ruin before fleeing.

Sure, some carrier treasures could also be found among the Pseudo Invincibles and Invincibles. A few of them had died so far, after all. But who would dare to set their sights on those carrier treasures?

Su Yu and the other young geniuses were exceptionally powerful as well, but messing with them was far safer than messing with Pseudo Invincibles and Invincibles. Furthermore, the treasures in the ruin were ownerless.

Everyone swarmed the ruin entrance. One after another, they leaped into the crack in reality to enter the ruin. Before anyone knew it, battles were erupting all over the ruin.

***

At the same time.

Great Xia City.

Xia Huyou was too weak to help in Nanyuan so he had remained in the capital.

Inside the prefect's residence, more than a thousand ferocious soldiers had been assembled before him. He stood atop a high platform, the platform his father had mustered the soldiers countless times before.

Looking at the assembled soldiers, he said, "War has erupted in Nanyuan. Foreign enemies are invading. Great Xia...is being threatened. I am the son of Xia Longwu and the great grandson of Great Xia King. Everyone knows my father as a capable warlord and administrator. Everyone knows my great grandfather as a monster among Invincibles. But I am nothing."

Xia Huyou smiled and continued, "I have not accomplished anything with my life, serving as the butt of the joke most of the time. But today, I wish to imitate my father. Soldiers, are you willing to fulfill this wish of mine?"

The soldiers did not answer with words. Rather, all of them drew their blades in an orderly fashion. That was their answer.

Xia Huyou smiled again, "Good. In that case, may I trouble all of you to take a stroll in the city with me? Today, we will cleanse the city of all its rot. The city formation has been activated. Allow me to apologize in advance for dragging all of you into this mess."

"The prince is wise!"

Xia Huyou merely laughed at the reply as he said, "No, don't say that. That's embarrassing to hear. I'm not wise at all. Let's go."

As Xia Huyou flew out of the building, Ji Hong appeared discreetly beside him. A short while later, an aged figure appeared beside them as well.

When Xia Huyou saw who the newcomer was, he said, "Senior White, my second granduncle did not involve you in this out of consideration for your identity as a dragon as well. But I have something else to do in the city. Are you willing to help?"

"Please issue your orders, Prince."

Xia Huyou nodded. With a wave of his hand, the ferocious soldiers marched forth. Before long, they reached the Great Xia Cultural Research Academy.

Things were also in chaos within the academy. A majority of the academy elders had departed to join the battle in Nanyuan. But some had remained.

Xia Huyou breathed in and slowly said, "Kill any elder still present without an explicit order to stay. Kill anyone who is hiding here to avoid the battle. Kill anyone who is entering the grottos without permission. Kill all the myriad race students. Kill all the new students in the Multiple Character Faculty. Kill anyone trying to sow chaos. Show no mercy."

"Yes!"

The soldiers filed into the academy.

A large number of academy guards showed up at the disturbance. Noticing the guards, Xia Huyou coldly said, "Academy guards, heed my command. Assist these soldiers and follow their lead."

"Yes!"

And thus, a massacre unfolded in the academy.

Someone roared furiously, "Xia Huyou, what are you doing?"

That was an old man.

"Xia Huyou, are you rebelling?"

When Xia Huyou saw the newcomer, he sighed, "Grandpa Changqing, you're here."

It was Xia Changqing, a vice principal of the academy.

Xia Huyou said, "Grandpa Changqing, as per Second Granduncle's command, you should be in Nanyuan right now."

Xia Changqing's expression changed slightly as he argued, "That is a battleground of Sunmoons. I'm not a Sunmoon. It's pointless for me to go. I'm better off staying behind to protect the academy and its students."

Xia Huyou nodded. He looked at Ji Hong, smiled, and ordered, "Director Ji, kill him."

Ji Hong blanked out.

He wondered if he had misheard the order. Xia Changqing was a member of the Xia Family. As a peak Mountainsea, he was a valuable member of the family.

"Director Ji, are you disobeying a direct order?"

Ji Hong shivered slightly as he realized the implication of this. With a roar, a massive seal shot out. Xia Changqing's expression changed drastically as he roared in fury, "You dare? I'm a member of the Xia Family! My father is a brother of Great Xia King! Xia Huyou, how dare you order harm to your senior?"

Xia Huyou ignored those words. He merely watched on coldly. Since Xia Changqing was a member of the Xia Family, he shouldn't be the one to disobey a military command issued by the family.

Even those who were not a part of their family were fighting for them in Nanyuan. How could a peak Mountainsea from the Xia Family run from the battle like this?

It did not take Ji Hong long to arrest Xia Changqing. After sealing Xia Changqing's body, he brought Xia Changqing before Xia Huyou. Still furious, the vice principal shouted, "Xia Huyou, how dare you? Have you forgotten that during your childhood—"

Xia Huyou merely sighed with regret. He looked at Ji Hong and shook his head. Why was the director holding back?

He drew his blade. The blade of Xia.

"Grandpa Changqing, may you not find yourself a member of Xia Family in your next life..."

With a regretful sigh, he brought the blade down.

A fountain of blood sprayed above while a severed head dropped to the ground.

On that severed head, Xia Changqing's eyes were still wide with disbelief.

His sea of willpower attempted to reform itself, but it was frozen by Ji Hong. With another swing of Xia Huyou's blade, the sea of willpower broke apart.

Xia Changqing had died.

A member of the Xia Family, a peak Mountainsea, and a vice principal of the academy had been personally beheaded by Xia Huyou. This act was a sufficient demonstration of his determination to the soldiers around them.

Anyone who had avoided the call to battle was to be executed.

A military order had been issued by the Xia Family for many to participate in the battle at Nanyuan. By being here, they had essentially disobeyed a military command. Only Xia Huyou could carry out the punishment. Nobody would dare to punish someone like Xia Changqing otherwise.

With the death of Xia Changqing, multiple individuals emerged from the academy. In the lead was none other than the recently returned Zhou Mingren. A Sunmoon. Behind him were several elders, each a Mountainsea expert. And behind the Mountainseas were twenty to thirty Skysoars and Cloudbreaches.

Xia Huyou regarded the group and smiled, "Faculty Head Zhou, according to the military order, you are supposed to be in Nanyuan as well. Why are you here?"

With a sigh, Zhou Mingren said, "If I say that I'm protecting the academy under the Knowledge Seeking Realm's order, would you believe me?"

"Yes." Xia Huyou nodded. He continued, "But this is Great Xia."

An elder behind Zhou Mingren countered furiously, "We're cultural researchers! Not warriors! We're only in charge of research!"

"And what have you produced from your research?" Xia Huyou laughed, "Just because you're a cultural researcher, you only need to concern yourself with research. You call yourself a cultural researcher when you have failed to produce anything from so many years of research? If you're like one of those Great Ming researchers who specialize in some niche topics, I can excuse your seeming incompetence. After all, we have a few such cultural researchers in Great Xia as well. None of them has been called to battle. As for the likes of you...kill them."

Rumble!

Both Ji Hong and the white dragon attacked together.

A battle erupted as the elders resisted.