Chapter 1379: Aromatic Blood (1)
Inside the boundless void, hand after hand appeared and shot toward the forming tribulation.
They had to scatter the power of the laws forming this tribulation. Otherwise, Empyrean Cloud would die, the guardians would flip out, and the Death Realm would plunge the world into chaos.
Inside her city, Empyrean Cloud roared furiously and stared at the sky with indignance.
Why? Why could others hit her yet she couldn't hit back?
She had guarded the world of the living for a hundred thousand years. For an ancient duty, she had served loyally, living like the dead.
Why was she deserving of punishment?
She could not accept this.
She roared furiously, "Boss, don't interfere. Let me take a good look at the laws. Do they kill me? I have served the Myriad Realms for a hundred thousand years. I have rendered great service to all life. I am no sinner!"
She was no sinner.
She could not accept this. She was unsatisfied.
The old turtle ignored her. The laws were emotionless. They wouldn't care.
Numerous palms struck the tribulation. Rumbles rang out.
The world changed color. Space collapsed.
The tribulation resisted, growing in strength as the power of the laws continued pouring into it. Outsiders were interfering with the punishment. The laws would not permit this. Numerous lightning bolts struck out at the palms, striking space itself apart before shooting toward the Immortal, Divine, Nether, Dragon, Devil, and Spirit Realms.
The laws could punish an entire era instead of only individuals. They would punish all who had broken the laws. The target did not matter. Even if it was a Pseudo Emperor, they would not hold back.
Above Empyrean Cloud, the old turtle had reverted to his original form: a massive turtle. With a rumble, lightning strikes descended upon him. The powerful crimson lightning bolts struck the old turtle's shell, creating numerous sparks in the air.
The old turtle roared furiously, "Are you still holding back? If Empyrean Cloud dies, the calamity of the Myriad Realms will arrive today."
A calamity from the Death Realm.
A calamity from the guardians.
The old turtle was determined to make everyone pay if Empyrean Cloud died.
At that, the air rippled as numerous Rivers of Time appeared in the sky. The projections of one Pseudo Emperor after another arrived. Instead of attacking from afar, they were finally making an appearance. Their powerful auras pressed down upon the world.
Boom!
All of them attacked.
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Once again, the old turtle roared furiously, "Great Qin King, act! Celestial chasm, primordial giant, five elemental, phoenix, and the other ancient races. Are you thinking of staying out of this? Stop dreaming!"
One powerful figure after another appeared outside the various ancient realms.
Some looked helpless, while some were cursing, "What the fuck is everyone doing? Is everyone too free? Is that why you keep causing trouble?"
Why must they provoke the ancient guardians? What madness was this? Were they happy now? Were they finally fearful of the consequences? If Empyrean Cloud ended up dead, how would they handle the consequences?
Just then, Tiangu's projection arrived with his coffin. With the coffin, he calmed a massive area before speaking, "If Empyrean Cloud dies, an Eternal from the immortal race will take her place—"
"You are unworthy!"
The old turtle grew even more furious.
Suddenly, he ignored the tribulation and tore space apart to arrive before the Immortal Realm. He said, "Today, I will break the Immortal Realm. All your immortal kings can die!"
Boom!
Once again, loud rumbles rocked the Immortal Realm. Shooting straight toward the realm entrance, the old turtle swatted an immortal king into mincemeat and said, "Today, I will connect a death tunnel in your Immortal Realm! Since the immortals are interested in this job, I will fulfill your wish!"
They wanted the job? Sure!
An ancient existence manifested in front of the realm entrance. It was Tiangu. He had finally appeared in his main body.
With a helpless sigh, he said, "Brother Grand Dream, please calm your fury."
That was merely a suggestion he had made on the spur of the moment. Unfortunately, that seemed to have further provoked the old turtle.
Just then, the Divine Pseudo Emperor's voice rang out, "Enough. Help us with the tribulation!"
What were they doing? Could they stop messing around at this time? If Empyrean Cloud were to really die, would the other guardians let this slide? It wasn't like they were mere puppets. They were all living, breathing beings. Together, they had guarded the death tunnels for a hundred thousand years. Was this a matter of replacing one after losing one?
What a joke.
If the guardians decided to go crazy, the myriad races would lose dozens of Invincibles before they could kill all the guardians off. After that, they would need to sacrifice even more Invincibles to replace the guardians. This could easily cost the myriad races over a hundred Invincibles. Would the immortals take the burden themselves?
Tiangu had indeed lived for too long. He could no longer view things with empathy.
Empyrean Cloud was not just a guardian. She was one of the thirty-six guardians. The guardians had a close relationship with each other. Would any of them accept losing one of them?
With a snort, the old turtle gave Tiangu a cold glare before leaving the realm entrance and reappearing above Empyrean Cloud City. While he was gone, Empyrean Cloud had been struck by one of the lightning bolts. At the moment, she was coughing blood. Just as the old turtle returned, yet another bolt of lightning was descending upon the city.
The old turtle considered that a punishment for her actions. He was feeling quite helpless. The silly lass had actually abandoned the death tunnel in the heat of the moment. He had not expected this.
He would help her, but he also needed her to realize the seriousness of her actions. Her brashness would really cause her death. The laws couldn't be disobeyed.
Not him. Not Empyrean Cloud. The myriad races could perhaps join hands to deny the heavenly laws. But they wouldn't help every single time.
This time, the immortals and divines were the ones who had attacked first. That was why they were willing to help. Otherwise, they would do nothing even if the Death Realm started attacking. All for the laws.
As for the invasion of the Death Realm, the myriad races naturally had a way of solving it. It was only a matter of price.
Boom!
The lightning bolts continued descending down on them while one River of Time after another unfurled in the sky. Even Great Qin King had arrived on his River of Time, spear in hand. Naturally, none of them had arrived in their main bodies.
Even so, the sheer number of experts involved was able to suppress the crimson clouds. However, their resistance seemed to have angered the crimson clouds further. More and more power of the laws poured into the clouds.
In the sky, the old turtle roared, "Use the assembly tokens and suppress the laws! Hurry!"
Nobody said anything.
That stoked the old turtle's fury. He roared, "Each of the ninety-nine ancient races has a token. I refuse to believe we don't have enough people to gather fifty tokens here!"
The Pseudo Nether Emperor coldly said, "Brother Grand Dream, the assembly tokens aren't omnipotent. Each activation will greatly exhaust the power of the laws."
Hearing that, the old turtle calmed down. He transformed into his humanoid form and ignored the lightning bolts striking his body.
He looked around and coldly said, "Are you refusing? So be it. Today, the Death Realm will return. Everyone, we have done all we can. Let the Myriad Realms...sink into chaos."
In the sky, the various stone statue projections started solidifying.
Heavendoom roared, "Boss! Stop wasting time! Let's fuck them up! Daofuses? What's the big deal? Grandstar, Empyrean Cloud, and I are more than enough to kill a Daofuse!"
He was tired of this. He soared into the sky in his main body and braced for battle. Down below, Tian He was instantly flooded with death qi. He swore inwardly. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Heavendoom reaching for the city.
Slowly, Heavendoom City transformed into a massive staff. Below, a black hole slowly took form. Instantly, the crimson clouds increased in intensity.
Heavendoom was a lunatic. The old turtle might have said those words to threaten the others, but Heavendoom was completely serious. He was really going to abandon his duty and fight to the death.
Heavendoom roared with laughter and said, "I am regaining my freedom! Wait for me, everyone! I'll kick your asses! Hahahaha! Freedom! I'm finally free!"
Slowly, the massive staff rose from the ground.
Right at that moment, one crimson token after another shot out of the various ancient realms. With the arrival of each token, the crimson clouds weakened somewhat. Three tokens. Five tokens. Ten tokens...
More and more tokens arrived to suppress the tribulation.
Before Heavendoom could fully lift his staff from the ground, the Pseudo Divine Emperor said, "Enough. Heavendoom, do you really want all the guardians to die alongside you?"
Just Empyrean Cloud alone was troubling enough. Why was Heavendoom causing trouble as well? Heavendoom looked around and snorted before lifting the staff entirely and depetrified. Then, he swung his staff at the white-haired divine king. This attack was much stronger than any of his previous attacks.
Before the white-haired divine king could hide in the void, the space around him collapsed, his River of Time snapped, and his body crumbled apart. Immediately after, Heavendoom transformed his staff back into a city and slammed it down at the death tunnel.
Then, he transformed back into a stone statue and returned to his city. With a sneer, he said, "That was merely an appetizer. As a mere seventh-degree Eternal, do you really think you're qualified to mess around with me? If you disagree, come at me. I'll beat you to death! If you're unhappy, feel free to interfere, Jiwu. Back when I affirmed my dao, your ancestor was still a Sunmoon. How dare you strut around like you're a big deal in front of me?"
Jiwu was the Divine Pseudo Emperor.
Due to Heavendoom's recklessness, the previously suppressed crimson clouds grew intense again.
That staff strike had destroyed the white-haired divine king's present body. After a long while, a River of Time appeared. Left with only two bodies, the pale white-haired divine king stepped out of the river with a pale expression and shock in his eyes.
With a sneer, Heavendoom said, "Back then, I nearly achieved Daofuse. If it wasn't for this bullshit tunnel, Jiwu wouldn't have the qualification to breath in front of me. How dare you provoke the holy cities?"
Absolute silence descended. Many myriad race Invincibles were overwhelmed with shock.
Ninth-degree Eternal. An expert only a step away from Daofuse. Heavendoom.
Heavendoom had always been overlooked. He had simply been inactive for too long. Even recently, Grandstar and Empyrean Cloud were the ones who had acted several times. However, their strength weren't particularly inspiring when compared against the likes of Great Qin King.
However, Heavendoom had destroyed the white-haired divine king's present body with a single strike. Clearly, he was already at Great Qin King's level.
He was unimaginably strong.
The many Invincibles stared at him in shock. That was a true top-tier Eternal. In that case, were there more of such existences among the thirty-six ancient statues?
Chapter 1380: Aromatic Blood (2)
Inside the ancient city.
Tian He, whose death qi was slowly receding, was staring at Heavendoom in shock as well.
Holy shit!
Holy shit!
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That was amazing!
This was an existence comparable to Great Qin King! How was he...so strong? Tian He had never imagined this. Heavendoom had never fought seriously in front of him before. Most of the time, Heavendoom would only fight through a projection.
The old turtle had personally stopped Su Yu from helping Heavendoom with his death qi. Why? Because Heavendoom was still able to withstand it. He only wanted Su Yu as a mayor because he wanted to go out and mess around. Then again, he had never claimed that he was no longer able to withstand the burden. He was different from Empyrean Cloud and Rainbow Rain.
Among them, Rainbow Rain was the weakest. She was near her limit. Empyrean Cloud was slightly better, but she would probably reach her limit in a year or two. Meanwhile, Heavendoom was perfectly fine. He only wanted to leave because he was bored.
And he had grabbed this opportunity to leave. He had even smashed a high-tier Eternal apart with his staff, demonstrating his terrifying strength. Perhaps not even Great Qin King was capable of that. At the very least, Great Qin King had never shown such strength before.
Having gotten the chance to vent some of his frustrations, Heavendoom grinned with satisfaction. He was completely unconcerned with the crimson clouds above him. With the arrival of the numerous tokens, the power of the laws was weakening.
Numerous people swore inwardly.
Damn that bastard!
He was deliberately causing trouble!
Not even the Pseudo Divine Emperor wanted to say much anymore. He merely shouted at Tiangu, "Tiangu, use your assembly tokens."
Then, five crimson tokens shot out of the Divine Realm. Each token emanated a powerful aura. The moment they arrived, the crimson clouds were weakened considerably. But this was not enough.
Next, more crimson tokens flew out of the Devil, Nether, Primordial Giant, Spirit, Dragon, Iron Devourer, and Hou Realms. Together, they suppressed the crimson clouds.
Twenty tokens. Thirty tokens.
Not long after, five tokens flew out of the Immortal Realm.
At this point, the crimson clouds were already fully suppressed. However, they had yet to disperse. With a snort, the old turtle said, "Only forty-three. We need seven more—"
Suddenly, he roared, "Stop!"
Along with his shout, space rippled to reveal two furballs with their mouths opened wide, as though they were about to eat something. Right after hearing the old turtle's shout, the big furball shut his mouth and laughed, "We're here to help! Help! We have tokens as well! Come on! Baby's mama, take it out!"
The female furball threw a token out.
With an awkward laugh, the big furball stared at Tiangu and said, "We're not eating you! Not eating you! We're here to help! Don't look at me like that. You're yummy, but I'm not hungry. I'm not eating when I'm not hungry."
Tiangu's eyes flickered, but he said nothing.
Meanwhile, the big furball looked sad. He decided to give up. If he were to eat Tiangu now, everyone would beat them up. Sigh. How sad. The food was right in front of him, yet he couldn't eat it.
Even the old turtle was stopping him from eating.
The old turtle asked again, "Are there more tokens? If not, we will have to smash the tribulation apart forcefully. However, someone will need to bear with the backlash of defying the laws."
He looked at the Divine and Immortal Realms.
With a frown, Tiangu said, "The power of the laws has been greatly suppressed. Empyrean Cloud can handle the rest. Let her withstand the tribulation. The laws will naturally withdraw after that."
Before the old turtle could say anything, Heavendoom roared in protest, "Fuck that! How dare you attack us? Tiangu, you take the tribulation. If you dare to refuse, we will break the Immortal Realm today. Back then, even your father had to address me as Lord Heavendoom. How impudent of you to scheme against us!"
Tiangu said, "Guardian Heavendoom, the tribulation has been weakened greatly. Empyrean Cloud will be fine. Why must you keep forcing us?"
The laws would not retreat before Empyrean Cloud faced the tribulation. With forty-four tokens, they could only suppress the tribulation, not scatter it. Only by having more than half the total tokens present would scattering the tribulation be possible.
There were probably more tokens out there, but the minor races wouldn't have the courage to show their tokens while the major races would continue holding back. The rest of the tokens had vanished alongside the extinct races. It was no longer possible to gather all ninety-nine of the tokens. But it was probably still possible to gather fifty tokens.
Nevertheless, the tribulation had been weakened sufficiently for Empyrean Cloud to survive. They had suppressed nearly eighty percent of the tribulation's strength. However, Heavendoom disagreed.
He longed to fight a battle outside the city again. Thus, he sneered and said, "We refuse. If you dare, feel free to stop here. The culprits need to be the ones to withstand the tribulation. If the immortals and divines refuse, the myriad races can suffer together. I wish to see if the myriad races are really willing to suffer alongside you. Devils, dragons, nethers, and spirits. Are you willing?"
They said nothing. But were they willing? What a stupid question. Of course they were unwilling.
The immortals and divines were the ones who had attacked the ancient cities and provoked Empyrean Cloud into losing her mind. Because of that, Heavendoom had gone crazy as well. They were already very unhappy with the fact that they had to help clean up the mess. And now, they had to suffer the backlash as well? Dream on!
Numerous powerful silhouettes appeared in the sky. As their auras rippled out, an ancient race expert demanded, "Tiangu, you take the backlash. Stop wasting time. I don't care about your conflicts. My realm has stayed out of all wars for many years. If you dare to drag us into war, we will destroy your Immortal Realm!"
"Jiwu, you take the backlash alongside Tiangu."
A different person demanded. This was a primordial giant. He was so tall it felt like he was a pillar connecting the heaven and earth.
Next, a massive iron devourer grabbed a random fellow that was either an immortal or a devil and snacked on it. While crunching on his victim, he slowly said, "Hurry up. I need to go back to sleep after this. Tiangu, Jiwu, stop causing trouble."
"Roar! Roar! Roar!"
A massive hou appeared and said, "Tiangu, I heard the immortals taste the best. Serve me a few immortal kings and I'll handle this for you. I'm not scared of the backlash."
"..."
The massive hou laughed and said, "Tiangu, I had considered eating you during the ancient past, but your old man refused. If you serve me a few of your descendants now, I promise I'll be friendly in the future."
"..."
Many Invincibles sank into silence. Countless Sunmoons and Mountainseas trembled with fear. They had somehow provoked a bunch of slumbering ancient experts. Yes. Many of these were the experts who had survived since the ancient past. That massive hou was clearly one of them. He wouldn't have mentioned Tiangu's father otherwise.
Every one of the ancient city guardians was also an ancient Invincible.
The big furball called Soy Bun was one. Tiangu was one. The Pseudo Emperor of the iron devourers was probably one as well. The Pseudo Emperor of the primordial giant was likely one.
These existences would rarely appear in public normally. Today, all of them had appeared.
Tiangu had a cold expression. The divines were the ones who had suggested this operation. But now, the immortals seemed to be taking all the blame. Why? Meanwhile, the divines had only received a single staff strike from Heavendoom. After that, everyone seemed to have forgotten about their involvement.
Why? Tiangu couldn't help but wonder.
The divines were the ones who had suggested attacking the ancient cities. The immortals had merely agreed to the plan. But he couldn't say that. Was he supposed to tell them to look for Jiwu instead? That would result in an instant fallout between the two races.
With a deep look in his eyes, he looked at the old turtle and said, "Empyrean Cloud is capable of surviving this tribulation. The immortals are willing to take on the entire cost of her recovery from the tribulation."
The tribulation had been weakened enough that Empyrean Cloud could survive it. There was no longer any danger of dying. The forty-four crimson tokens were quite effective at suppressing the laws.
Before the old turtle could answer, Heavendoom roared again, "I reject! Fuck you! Let's fight! Let us do battle and shatter the world! Let there be another great collapse!"
"..."
Silence descended.
Heavendoom continued roaring, "Kill! Kill them all! I missed the ancient battle. I have been harboring regret over that all these years. Let's fight! Fuck them all up! Boss, let's do it! If you disagree, I'll kill Little Tiangu!"
Then, he started soaring into the sky again. The old turtle merely stared at him wordlessly. This fellow was indeed too energetic. Since he was rising to the sky...well, that wasn't a bad thing. He could help with the tribulation since he was already in the sky.
Empyrean Cloud was not the only person who had defied the laws today. Heavendoom had done the same as well. Thus, Heavendoom could take on the tribulation without suffering any backlash. Since Heavendoom was so energetic, this burden should naturally fall on him.
Heavendoom continued roaring like a lunatic.
After a while, he noted that nobody was saying anything. Discouraged, he shouted again, "Fuck! Come on! Someone fight me! Are you scared? Come! Bring it on! Let us fight until the heaven and earth are overturned!"
Slowly, his voice grew softer.
How dull.
Why did nobody accept his challenge?
This was too dull.
Once again, he descended to the ground and turned back into a statue. When he noticed that his short outburst had nearly killed Tian He through death qi erosion, he was left speechless. How useless. It had only been moments. How was this guy dying already?
Piece of trash!
He knew what his boss was thinking. He shouldn't posture around too much. They had to stick to their duties. They would be the ones punished by the heavens for breaking the laws, not the myriad races. They would be the first to suffer, not the myriad races.
If they were all dead, they wouldn't even have the satisfaction of witnessing the calamity of the Myriad Realms. His boss clearly wanted to do just enough to show everyone that they couldn't be provoked lightly. That was all.
However, Heavendoom really wanted to fight it out. Alas, such an opportunity did not arise. If he left again, Tian He would definitely die. And then, he would have to return and suppress the tunnel himself or the seal of the tunnel would break and he would be the next target of the heavenly laws.
As Heavendoom returned to the tunnel unhappily, the death sovereign below him sighed with disappointment. This guy had been shouting so loudly. Why did he not charge out and fight them all? Wouldn't that satisfy both of them?
Alas, that damn guy had ultimately decided to return.
The death sovereign thought about the pitiful Yanmo. He had been crushed by the old turtle. As a death sovereign, he wouldn't die so easily. However, his injuries were definitely heavy. And with a bunch of death sovereigns in his territory, he would be in deep trouble. They would most certainly take advantage of his weakness to do something.
After all, death sovereigns relied on devouring each other or expanding their territories to grow. Because of Heavendoom's outburst, the atmosphere turned stiff. Nobody knew what to do or say.
Right at that moment, a burst of laughter rang out. "Everything started because of me. Perhaps I should offer a solution."
Everyone looked at Su Yu. Or to be precise, it was Liu Hong.
Chapter 1381: Aromatic Blood (3)
Inwardly, Liu Hong was lamenting the advantage of having a powerful backer. It felt incredible. He was now Su Yu. And this massive battle had erupted because of Su Yu. Numerous ancient Pseudo Emperors had appeared. How exciting.
However, it was clear that the battle had progressed as far as it could. At this point, either Tiangu or Empyrean Cloud could take on the tribulation. It wouldn't matter much. Tiangu had simply refused for the sake of saving face.
He was the Immortal Pseudo Emperor. He couldn't give in so easily. As for Empyrean Cloud and Heavendoom, they had merely refused out of fury. In truth, the forty-four crimson tokens had largely solved the crisis.
Liu Hong did not shrink from all the gazes. In truth, he was quite a brazen one as well. Any other person would have died from sheer terror under the scrutiny of so many super experts. Meanwhile, Liu Hong was still able to smile brightly in front of everyone. In a way, he was just as fearless as Su Yu.
"Us holy cities exist for the sake of suppressing the Death Realm. I believe nobody wants us to give up on our duties, right? The immortals and divines have provoked the holy cities, nearly bringing calamity upon the Myriad Realms. That is the main reason for all that has happened today.
"Of course, I understand that the immortals and divines are the pillars of the Myriad Realms. They are still needed in case of a Death Realm invasion in the future. Thus, we still need to ensure peace between us."
With a wide grin, Liu Hong continued, "I doubt Dao King and Divine King Tianjue are deliberately targeting the holy cities. Perhaps Immortal Emperor Tiangu and Divine Emperor Jiwu were unaware of this before the attack. This is all probably a big misunderstanding.
"Dao King lost two tri-life bodies. Divine King Tianjue lost one. They have been punished for their actions. Now, we are left with only one question. Who shall bear the tribulation targeting Lord Empryean Cloud? In my opinion, the responsibility shouldn't fall on Immortal Emperor Tiangu and Divine Emperor Jiwu. Perhaps we should have the other seven Invincibles who had participated in the attack earlier take on the tribulation instead."
With the same gentle smile on his face, Liu Hong continued, "When you do wrong, you naturally need to be punished. You are no children. You can't have everyone paying for your mistake, right? Some of you are probably thousands of years old. You should act like an adult. There are seven of you. Each of you can take a tri-life body out and face the tribulation alongside Lord Empryean Cloud. When the tribulation is over, this matter shall end. Why bother talking about compensation? When you do wrong, just take the punishment. It's as simple as that. Am I right?"
"..."
The seven Invincibles had unsightly expressions. That was especially true for the immortal king who had lost a tri-life body to Empyrean Cloud. If he agreed, he would be reduced to only one body. As of late, one-bodied Invincibles, also known as single guys, had been increasing in number among the myriad races.
A number of Invincibles had perished recently, but even more people had lost their tri-life bodies. All in all, about thirty new singles had been created in a short time. Because of this, the value of carrier treasures had skyrocketed. Everyone wanted one.
In fact, this was the goal of many of the people entering the mansion this time. For many, nothing was as valuable as carrier treasures. They wouldn't dream of getting something like the nine-leaf skylotus. However, they couldn't stop dreaming of getting more carrier treasures.
Clearly, Liu Hong was harboring bad intentions when he made that suggestion. If his suggestion was accepted, at least half of the seven Invincibles would lose their tri-life bodies.
Empyrean Cloud was very strong. And she would be facing the tribulation in her main body. Meanwhile, the seven Invincibles would need to face the tribulation with their tri-life bodies. It wasn't like they had the courage to meet the tribulation in their main bodies anyway.
Furthermore, a tribulation wouldn't weaken with external help. Rather, it would grow proportionate to the amount of help. It wouldn't give up before killing its targets. Thus, the seven would not face a diminished threat even with their superior numbers.
***
"Well done!"
Su Yu resisted the urge to cheer loudly. Beautifully done, Liu Hong!
Compensation?
Was he so poor that he needed the little bit of wealth they could spare? It wasn't like the immortals and divines would compensate him with something truly good. Thus, it was much better to remove some of their tri-life bodies instead.
Of the people who had acted this time, four were divines and five were immortals. Three of them had lost a tri-life body each. Additionally, the old turtle had also destroyed three tri-life bodies when he attacked the immortals in fury earlier. If the immortals had to lose four more tri-life bodies to the tribulation, they would probably start weeping in sorrow.
One ought to remember that the immortals had lost an immortal during the previous conflict. Losing more so soon after the previous conflict would be too heavy a price to pay.
The old turtle said, "Su Yu is right. Tiangu, Jiwu, the culprits should be the ones to face the punishment. Nine of them will face the tribulation alongside Empyrean Cloud. Let the heavens decide their fate. If Empryean Cloud dies to this tribulation, I will take on the burden of her death tunnel. I will keep it sealed."
"..."
With a strong sense of schadenfreude, the big furball said, "Yes, yes. Good idea! Tiangu, why don't you serve me a few immortal kings. I'll face the tribulation for you. What do you think?"
He had the same idea as the gigantic hou. They were willing to work for food. The immortals were yummy!
Not far away, Dao King and the other immortal kings were grimacing. The white-haired divine king had an unsightly expression as well. Su Yu had merely suggested to have seven of them face the tribulation, yet the old turtle had suggested to have nine of them face the tribulation.
If he lost another tri-life body, he would join the singles club as well. As for Dao King...he was already single. If he lost another body, he would die. Follow current novels on novel·fire·net
***
Immortal Realm.
Realm entrance.
Beside Tiangu, one immortal king after another appeared. The unlucky immortal kings who had lost their tri-life bodies to the old turtle looked furious. Their anger was mainly directed toward Dao King. At the moment, nobody wanted Dao King dead more than them.
Fuck! A disaster had dropped down upon them for no reason. They had been happily staying in their home when they lost their tri-life bodies to the old turtle all of a sudden. They had merely left the Immortal Realm out of curiosity when they sensed the attack. And because of that, they had lost their tri-life bodies.
They were furious. However, they said nothing. They merely looked at Tiangu silently. It wouldn't be a good idea to argue among themselves in front of so many outsiders. They all wanted Tiangu to agree, but they also knew that Tiangu wouldn't give up on those immortal kings so easily.
Including Dao King, five immortal kings were on the line.
Sure enough, Tiangu sighed and said, "Let me face the tribulation. Dao King and the others did not mean this. They don't deserve to die. Brother Grand Dream, the immortals have never intended to destroy the holy cities."
With a look of righteous indignation, he added, "Let me shoulder the mistakes of the divines as well. Let this matter end here."
Then, a massive coffin flew out. It was worth noting that this was a lidless coffin. Bearing its numerous golden stripes, the coffin dove into the midst of the crimson clouds.
Boom!
Deafening thunder resounded.
Again and again, the tribulation struck the coffin. Again and again, the crimson clouds shrank. However, the heavenly laws were still supplying them with power.
Fortunately, the speed of reinforcement was slower than the speed of their destruction thanks to the suppression of the crimson tokens. After a while, a much louder rumble rang out. It was as though the sky had been punctured.
A vague River of Time became visible. That was the origin of the power of the laws.
Abruptly, the coffin shot toward the river.
A rain of blood poured down.
A devastating explosion erupted.
The faint River of Time snapped, but not before sending an incomparably powerful attack toward the Immortal Realm. This was the final attack of the tribulation.
Boom!
The explosion could be heard throughout the Myriad Realms. The coffin lost many of its golden stripes, and even the coffin itself suffered a considerable amount of damage. The power of the laws also seeped into Tiangu's body before exploding inside.
Splurt!
His mouthful of golden blood instantly started evaporating. The smell of the evaporating blood spread everywhere.
Instantly, the big furball, female furball, giant hou, primordial golden peng, ancient iron devourer, and other ancient beasts converged outside the Immortal Realm and salivated while staring at the realm entrance with longing.
All the immortal kings behind Tiangu shivered at that sight.
Madness. Absolute madness.
The world had gone mad.
His mouthful of blood had nearly caused these fellows to lose control.
Tiangu gazed at the gathered beasts as his eyes turned frosty. Slowly, he asked, "What more do you want?"
"No-nothing..."
The big furball hurriedly said, "You look so pitiful with your injuries. Let me lick your wounds for you. We soul devourers can heal seas of willpower by licking. Let my baby's mama lick you as well. You will instantly feel better!"
The female furball nodded her entire body madly. Lick! Just a lick! They were here to heal him! Yes! They were good balls!
"Crunch!"
While chewing on something, the giant iron devourer glanced at the two balls before vanishing with a flicker. What were the balls saying? He was only here out of curiosity. Tiangu was delicious? Bullshit! He had zero interest in eating that old thing. Since the crisis had been averted, it was time for him to go back to his sleep.
As for Tiangu, his face fell as he looked around. A certain realization struck him. That mouthful of blood had attracted massive trouble toward him.
These fellows were simply crazy.
They were all thinking of eating him.
Chapter 1382: Everyone Is An Actor, Only Dao King Suffers (1)
Tiangu had a cold expression. The furballs were only here to enjoy the smell for a bit. Since Tiangu was still hiding inside the Immortal Realm, they wouldn't be able to eat him. They wouldn't foolishly enter the Immortal Realm. In there, Tiangu could probably kill seven or eight Pseudo Emperors alone.
With a flicker, the big furball and the others vanished. The smell was too good yet they couldn't eat anything. Thus, they decided to leave in annoyance. At that point, the blood tribulation had fully ended.
The immortals were in a mess. They had gained nothing from the battle yet they had paid the cost of seven tri-life bodies. Additionally, Tiangu had suffered some injuries and attracted a bunch of ferocious beasts. It was a complete loss. Su Yu was still Su Yu.
Liu Hong had an indifferent smile on his face. Grandstar, Empyrean Cloud, and Rainbow Rain all returned to their cities. Inside the mayor's residence, Old Man Bai was having a bad time. His yang acupoint was absorbing death qi as fast as it could yet the death qi was still growing faster than it could be absorbed.
After retrieving their assembly tokens, the Pseudo Emperors left one after another. Pseudo Emperors would rarely make an appearance unless it was absolutely necessary. Some of them were already so old that they needed to sleep more to preserve their life force. In any case, they didn't enjoy leaving their realms as they were too wary of potential traps outside their realms.
In fact, not one of these Pseudo Emperors was someone who would frequently move around beyond their realms. That was also the case for the big furball and female furball. Previously, they had the habit of randomly wandering around. But after catching everyone's attention, they had been staying in their realm as well.
After all, a Pseudo Emperor was simply too tempting a target. A lot of benefits could be gained from killing one. Pseudo Emperors were not unkillable. For example, seven or eight of the more powerful Invincibles would be able to kill a Pseudo Emperor together. Pseudo Emperors weren't strong enough to suppress everyone or the Myriad Realms would have been reunified long ago.
"A bunch of cowards."
Heavendom cursed. Was this it? Why wasn't anyone attacking him? Why were they scared? Damn it! He really wanted to fight a good battle. He had been craving for one.
What a pity. They had to continue obeying the laws. They were members of the ancient assembly, but they were not legislators. Thus, they were still subject to the laws of the assembly. Otherwise, some of them wouldn't have lasted this long as guardians.
The various Invincibles in the sky also retreated to their respective encampments. The short battle ended without any proper Invincible deaths, but Dao King was unfortunate enough to lose two tri-life bodies. He had an unsightly expression as he sank into thought, considering a way to prevent a major battle from further erupting.
That would be too dangerous for him now since he was left with only one body.
***
Far away, Su Yu exhaled in relief.
Calm had returned.
He was quite pleased to see the immortals suffering this time. Five of their Invincibles had lost their tri-life bodies. This race was gaining more and more singles. The divines weren't any better off. The white-haired bastard had received beating as well. Good!
Served them right! That would show them!
Su Yu was quite satisfied with Liu Hong's performance. That fellow was brazen indeed. Facing so many experts, he still had the courage to speak up to them. Meanwhile, the minor race experts around Su Yu had nearly pissed themselves from fear even when they were so far away from the major race experts.
Naturally, Su Yu was also trembling in fear. As a weakling from the iron-winged bird race, he naturally needed to react accordingly. The feathers on his head had nearly fallen off from how terrified he was. Additionally, all the feathers on his back were standing upright.
Terrifying.
Scary.
As a minor race weakling, he would be a super idiot to not feel any fear in such a situation.
The terrified Su Yu started rubbing the feathers on his head. Everyone around him had the same reaction so nobody laughed at anyone. A bunch of ancient experts had appeared out of nowhere. Even Invincibles had lost their tri-life bodies. Wasn't that a terrifying scene?
Thus, even when some people sank into the bottom of the sea from fear, nobody laughed at them. This was a great showcase of who the true experts were. Follow current novᴇls on n0velfire.net
Beside Su Yu, the blacktail sable was so scared he could no longer remain humanoid. Instead, he was trembling in his tiny sable form. Even as he spoke, his voice was shivering, "T-this is too scary! Things weren't like this in the past! They wouldn't fight before entering the mansion. I'm starting to worry. Several powerful Sunmoons were plucked from the ground and eaten like they were appetizers earlier."
No Invincibles had died from the short battle, but some Sunmoons had died. The iron devourer had eaten one from the immortal race. The hou and golden peng had also sneakily caught some to eat. Some were even brazen enough to grab some immortals and crunch on them right in front of Dao King. And Dao King didn't even dare to say anything about that.
Why? Because he was scared of death. He was afraid that he would be killed if he spoke. With only one body left, his death would be permanent.
Sunmoons had died like bugs. In the eyes of these minor race members, each of those Sunmoons was an incredibly powerful entity. In the past, very few of them would die in battle. As of late, they had been dying like it was nothing. For these Skysoars and Cloudbreaches, Sunmoons might as well be gods.
While stroking his feathers, Su Yu said, "How terrifying. Will this happen again? The next time it happens, will I be able to survive? I have decided! I must enter! I want to become an expert as well! Mountainsea? Sunmoon? Anything is better than staying a Cloudbreach."
Many people nodded in agreement.
The long-tailed wolf said, "Yifei is right. The turmoil of Myriad Realms is arriving. The last time such a turmoil arrived, it was hundreds of tides ago. According to the records of my race, during that war, Invincibles fell from the sky like rain. I believe...the next turmoil is arriving. Each rise of humanity would be followed by turmoil."
"What?"
Some stared at the wolf in confusion. After looking around, the wolf explained through voice transmission, "You're too young. You don't know this. The Myriad Realms have been thrown into turmoil more than once. According to the records of my race, a turmoil will arise every few hundred tides."
"It has been over ten thousand tides since the ancient past. According to the records of my race, the previous turmoil was the ninth turmoil. The tenth turmoil will probably arrive soon."
The Allheaven Battlefield would reopen every few thousand years. Each time it opened, war would erupt after about a thousand years.
At times, the war would last only decades. At times, the war could last hundreds or even a thousand years. Nine such wars had erupted thus far. The battle over four hundred years ago did not count.
That was merely an attack on the human race. It wasn't a true myriad realm war. A true myriad realm war was one that wouldn't stop unless one party was fully defeated or all parties were too damaged to continue. Otherwise, the war would persist until the closure of the Allheaven Battlefield.
The Allheaven Battlefield had been open for about a thousand years. Humanity had merely been late for about a few hundred years. This indicated that a new myriad realm war was not far away.
Su Yu's interest was piqued by what he heard. This wolf seemed to know a lot. Not even the human race was aware of this. For a long time, Su Yu had believed that the Human Realm had never been connected to the Allheaven Battlefield before. Eventually, he learned the truth from the old turtle.
Curious, he looked at the wolf with a look of envy and said, "Brother Langtu, are you from the darknight demon wolf race?"
The darknight demon wolf race was a moderately sized race. It did not have any Invincible, but it had a decent number of Sunmoons. Had this race experienced all those wars?
Langtu looked at Su Yu with a cold gaze. He wasn't hostile. That was simply how he looked. He said, "Darknight demon wolf? You can say so. But I have traces of three-headed demon wolf bloodline in me."
That instantly triggered a deep sense of veneration from the surrounding minor race experts. This was a big shot! As its name implied, the three-headed demon wolf race was a race of wolves with three heads. It was an ancient race, ranked twenty-five among the myriad races.
A race with such a rank wouldn't be weak. In truth, some ancient races weren't even ranked because they didn't care enough about the outside world.
Impressive.
This wolf was merely a mixbreed, but traces of the bloodline would be enough to give him a higher ceiling in cultivation. For example, the three-headed demon wolf was a race capable of producing Pseudo Emperors. Meanwhile, the darknight demon wolf would not be able to produce existences beyond the Pseudo Invincible Realm. The gap between the two was big.
"Lord Langtu, so you have the bloodline of the three-headed demon wolf? How noble..."
Some minor race experts started fawning on him. That was mainly beause Langtu was no weakling either. He was a ninth-stage Cloudbreach. Not everyone believed his talk about his bloodline, but either way, it wouldn't hurt to fawn on someone strong.
Su Yu did not doubt the wolf. He could sense that the wolf was slightly stronger than regular ninth-stage Cloudbreaches. Furthermore, the wolf knew quite a lot about the previous eras. Thus, it was likely that the wolf had even been acknowledged by his relatives in the three-headed demon wolf race.
Langtu did not seem to care for these flatteries. After looking around, his gaze landed on the distant ancient cities as he sighed, "It's only a tiny bit of bloodline. Compared to these major races and geniuses, we are nothing."
"Yifei is right. If we don't strive hard and grow strong, we won't live long. Like the countless minor races that had existed in the past, we would vanish like we had never existed. Hundreds or thousands of tides later, a different race would rise again in our former realm, replacing us as one of the myriad races. Some fodder races today might be overlord races during the next turmoil. You never know."
Seeing that the wolf was quite knowledgeable, Su Yu deliberately argued, "That's too extreme. Things won't change that much..."
Langtu shook his head, "You don't understand. Take the fire hog race as an example. It is also the ruler of a realm. But according to the records, the Fire Hog Realm was not known as the Fire Hog Realm. Rather, it was known as the Six-armed Ape Realm. But the six-armed apes had ceased existing, replaced by the fire hogs. Before the previous turmoil, the fire hogs were merely livestock for the six-armed apes."
Yes, the fire hogs were weak. But they were still the rulers of a realm.
They too, had Sunmoons in their race, even if the number was small.
In the past, they were merely livestock. Yet such a race had risen enough to be counted among the myriad races. The myriad races did not refer to every single race in existence. Only races beyond a certain level of strength would be counted among them.
Su Yu said in realization, "So the Fire Hog Realm used to have a different name? Brother Langtu, you sure know a lot!"
Langtu shook his head, not feeling like saying more than that.
The darknight demon wolf he belonged to was not a top hundred race. The moment the turmoil began, the entire Myriad Realms would be engulfed in chaos and destruction. Perhaps...they would no longer exist by the time the next turmoil arrived.
Some of their livestock today might be the ones to conquer the Darknight Demon Wolf Realm in their stead.
Chapter 1383: Everyone Is An Actor, Only Dao King Suffers (2)
While Su Yu was conversing with the other minor race members.
Liu Hong was acting up again. With a smile, he said, "This time, the holy cities do not require that many slots. Out of the fifty we have, we're using only forty. Brother Dao King and White Hair, you're probably in need of more slots after losing your tri-life bodies, right? Do you have enough carrier treasures to recover? There are many in the mansion. Why don't you buy ten of my slots?"
Was that bastard trying to sell his slots? Yes, those slots were still empty. But that did not mean that he was selling them. Was this bastard trying to sell his slots? Then again, if these slots could enable Dao King and the others to enter...perhaps...he could kill more in the mansion. This...wasn't a bad idea at all.
However, Liu Hong must be dreaming if he thought he could get the money from the sale. Su Yu swore inwardly. Liu Hong was truly brazen. How did he come up with this idea?
This was the perfect timing for that. Several Invincibles had just lost their tri-life bodies. Without sufficient carrier treasures, they would have no choice but to enter the mansion to look for more. Carrier treasures were simply too rare outside the mansion. This would be the best time to sell some slots at a markup.
Dao King and the others were furious upon hearing that. They all glared at Liu Hong. Google seaʀᴄh n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net
Lounging in his throne, Liu Hong smiled and said, "Why are you looking at me? I'm offering you an opportunity here. Do you not want to rebuild your tri-life bodies? Must you seek death?"
Dao King coldly said, "Su Yu, name your price."
Liu Hong said, "With ten slots, you will be able to send ten more people in there. This is enough to perhaps get you three or even five carrier treasures. Of course, those people must be strong enough for that. Maybe you should consider entering personally instead. Don't worry, they're cheap. Due to my injuries, I'll be needing ten celestial devil fruits, a hundred five elemental fruits, and three hundred hallow source qi fruits for these slots. Isn't this a cheap price?"
Clearly, he was ripping them off. Celestial devil fruits were usually sold for sixty drops of Sunmoon blood essence each. The five elemental fruits and hallow source qi fruits were not cheap either. Together, these fruits were worth more than a thousand drops of first-stage Sunmoon blood essence.
Was this an expensive price for ten slots? Not really. But it was absolutely not cheap.
Dao King's eyes flickered as he considered the offer. The immortals had received six hundred slots for this opening. However, he had only received eight of them. This wasn't surprising since there were too many immortal kings and Sunmoons in the immortal race. Tiangu had also taken a large chunk of the slots.
Eight was actually a considerable number. But would that be enough? If he needed more, he could only send some people through the special entrance. However, very few people would make it through. And now, he could get ten more slots. With each additional person he sent inside, the chances of him receiving new carrier treasures would increase.
He needed two carrier treasures to make a full recovery. He was different from the white-haired divine king. The white-haired divine king had only lost his present body. Recovery would be hard, but carrier treasures were not required.
Meanwhile, Dao King needed carrier treasures to even attempt a recovery. He only had one. He needed one more.
He hesitated as the price was too high. Suddenly, the immortal king who had lost a tri-life body to Empyrean Cloud said, "Buy them, Dao King. We'll share the cost."
He was in need of carrier treasures as well. Unlike Dao King, he had only received six slots. Thus, he had to accept Liu Hong's offer. He had not intended to send his son, a ninth-stage Sunmoon, into the mansion. But that was no longer an option. His son had to enter as well. Strength was important for both locating and snatching carrier treasures. If he did not recover soon, other immortal kings might start coveting his territory in the Immortal Realm.
Dao King sank into thought. The cost would be much more acceptable if shared.
Before anyone else could say anything, he agreed, "Deal. I'll take your offer."
Nobody was surprised by his decision. The immortals were very long-lived. Thus, they were also very wealthy. Even so, the price Liu Hong quoted was probably enough to reduce Dao King's wealth greatly.
With a grin, Liu Hong said, "Your wisdom impresses me, Dao King. I hope you can live a long life. It would be too sad for you to die after spending so much to buy these slots."
Like Su Yu, he had a venomous tongue. He continued, "Then again, it would be even sadder to die before getting the chance to spend your money. Think about it. If you were to die now, you would have no regrets since you have spent all your money before dying."
"..."
Dao King had a frosty expression, but he did not bother to argue. He was now sure that this was Su Yu. Nobody else would be so brazen. Nobody else would have such a venomous tongue.
Liu Hong laughed and said, "Let's complete the trade. I'm very particular when it comes to trade. Pay first. Don't worry, I'll honor the deal. With so many people serving as witnesses, I won't do anything to ruin my reputation."
Dao King said, "I don't have all those things on me. But I can replace what I lack with other treasures of equal value."
Liu Hong said, "No, that's not acceptable. The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion is here. The five elemental race is here. The devil race is here as well. Buy from them before dealing with me. Otherwise, forget it. How can I be sure that your so-called treasures are really worth that much? I'm too busy to verify their value one by one."
Dao King swore inwardly. Wasn't this the same as giving others the chance to rip him off as well? Unsurprisingly, those from the five elemental race, devil race, and the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion smiled at him.
What a good idea. They all knew Dao King as a wealthy person. After all, Dao King had lived a long life. Ordinarily, he was quite stingy. This was a good chance to get some of his treasures.
Dao King inhaled deeply and said, "Fine. I agree. Su Yu, I hope you stay in your ancient city forever."
He would kill Su Yu the moment Su Yu stepped out of the ancient city.
Liu Hong said, "Sigh. Look at you. Why are you being so childish? You might as well tell me you'll go crying to your daddy and get him to kill me when I leave the city. Dao King, at your age, learn to calm down. More than half of you are dead. Why are you still so cocky?"
"..."
Dao King roared inwardly that Su Yu was the one being cocky here. In fact, many people agreed with that. Just look at how he had humiliated an Invincible. If Dao King's mental strength wasn't strong enough, he would have died from sheer anger from those words.
Liu Hong continued grinning. What was there to fear? He wasn't the real Su Yu. It wasn't like Dao King knew who he was. In any case, the real Su Yu was not afraid of anything. This wouldn't matter.
He had to admit that this felt amazing. In fact, this felt so good that he was starting to feel reluctant to part with this identity. It sure felt great to be Su Yu. He could insult even Invincibles. This was the power of a good backer.
So what if Dao King was furious? What could he do? Su Yu was backed by many Invincibles. There were even Pseudo Emperors standing behind him. What was there to fear?
***
Far away, Su Yu watched Liu Hong's performance in silence.
Not bad at all.
This would milk Dao King dry. Then, he could kill all of Dao King's representatives in the mansion. At that point, Dao King would probably start coughing blood from anger alone. It would be a massive loss for him.
More importantly, why was Liu Hong gathering so many treasures? Was he saving them for his nine transformations? Just because those treasures were no longer anything special to Su Yu did not mean that they weren't special for anyone else. A single five elemental fruit was something a minor race Cloudbreach couldn't afford even after a lifetime of hardwork.
As for the celestial devil fruit...it was so rare even the minor race Sunmoons couldn't get one.
Su Yu thought of something else. All those treasures were his. He couldn't let Liu Hong get them. He had forgotten to mention this before leaving. Grandstar was too much of a big shot to care about those treasures. This was not acceptable.
Unfortunately, there were too many experts in the area for Su Yu to risk contacting Grandstar.
"There's no rush. He won't be able to escape anytime soon. And he won't even be able to finish using all these treasures. I'll find a chance to contact Grandstar later through the mayor's medallion."
It was no big deal. He decided to let Liu Hong go ahead with the deal.
Of the forty slots they were using, thirty-four were split among the various ancient cities while five went to the five demonic beasts. That was it. The remaining slot had been given to Commander Tian Men of Heavendoom City. He wondered if the commander would go. He wasn't too close to that commander, but the commander had advised him out of kindness several times during his time in Heavendoom City.
Su Yu did not intend to let Senior Wang enter the mansion as that might spell Senior Wang's death. Too many people were targeting humanity this time. Someone working directly for Su Yu like Senior Wang was unlikely to survive.
As for the five demonic beasts, he had warned them of the risks. They could decide for themselves whether they wanted to go. Thus, he had more than enough slots to use.
As for those in Liu City, there was no need for him to worry about them. They had received a decent number of slots from the human race. It was unknown if this was due to Nan Wujiang or Great Xia.
Just then, Heavendoom's voice rang out, "Su Yu, why are you wasting your time with these stupid deals? When are you becoming my mayor?"
Liu Hong blanked out momentarily before replying with a smile, "Soon, Lord. I'll be there after recovering and becoming a Mountainsea. Don't worry. The next time something like this happens, you'll be able to fight to your heart's content!"
That was a big shot as well. He didn't want to provoke someone like that for no reason. In any case, he was making this promise for Su Yu. It was no big deal. His sole job here was to keep up the act. Nothing else mattered.
"That's more like it!"
Heavendoom snorted. He knew this wasn't Su Yu. Yes. He knew. So? He still wanted a promise. That was a promise made under so many eyes. Even if it wasn't Su Yu, the real Su Yu would need to accept the debt. Otherwise, he would let Su Yu have a taste of his staff.
Chapter 1384: Everyone Is An Actor, Only Dao King Suffers (3)
Before long, Dao King returned with an unsightly expression.
An extremely unsightly expression.
He had been ripped off yet again. Everyone had marked up the price due to the urgency of the matter. The price had increased by three times. One could say that Dao King had fully emptied his accumulated wealth this time.
Yes, he had lived a long life. But he had his expenses. He needed to cultivate, support his family, and raise his juniors. Even so, he had accumulated a decent amount of wealth. And all that was gone.
He had nothing left. No, he was left with one carrier treasure. That was all. Of the ten slots, he would take five for himself. Including his eight original slots, he had thirteen slots. And he only needed one more carrier treasure.
If he could get one carrier treasure out of the thirteen slots, he would be satisfied. Additionally, he would also send more people through the special entrance. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on NoveIＦire.net
After tossing ten tokens to Dao King, Liu Hong smiled and said, "Don't be mad, Dao King. Remember that you survived Lord Grand Dream. You should rejoice in that. In the future, you can brag that you have survived a battle with a Pseudo Emperor. That's a feat that will be etched into the annals of history. Be proud."
"..."
"Hahaha!"
Some Invincibles roared with laughter.
Even Great Xia King was laughing. He said, "True. You fought a Pseudo Emperor alone and survived the fight. Dao King, this is something you can brag about for the rest of your life."
With a frosty expression, Dao King returned to the immortal encampment silently. He seethed with fury.
Suddenly, he looked at Liu Hong and asked, "Mayor Su, are you not entering the Luminous Domain Mansion?"
Liu Hong laughed in amusement, "Do I look that stupid? Why should I enter when all of you are waiting to kill me? I'm rich. Nineleaf skylotus? Carrier treasures? I have plenty. Out here, you're a bug. In there...well, you guys will probably go mad trying to kill me. Am I right, Dao King?"
"Look what happened today? Nine Invincibles tried to kill me. What happened? You received the beating of your life. Things would reverse in the Luminous Domain Mansion. It is important to know when to stop, you know? I'm not going."
Looking around mockingly, Liu Hong said, "Brother Mo Duona, Brother Wushuang, I'll be troubling you this time."
"..."
Zhan Wushuang and Mo Duona stared at him with a frown. What the fuck? Liu Hong did not say more. Instead, he glanced at the five elemental encampment, paused slightly at Topsoil Spirit, before hurriedly looking away.
Not many people noticed that, but some did.
Someone sent a voice transmission, "Keep an eye on Topsoil Spirit!"
That was one of Su Yu's past stolen identities. Was there a meaning behind that glance? Why did he look at Topsoil Spirit?
***
Divine encampment.
The eye in the white-haired divine king's hand had not been destroyed. Abruptly, it gazed toward Topsoil Spirit.
At the exact moment, the five Invincibles in the five elemental encampment looked at the white-haired divine king. The Invincible from the earth elemental race said, "Divine King Tianjue, this isn't a good idea."
Why was that person prying upon a young genius of their race? Topsoil Spirit was the hope of their race. What was the divine race planning? The white-haired divine king said nothing, but inwardly, he was still feeling doubtful.
***
Finally, Liu Hong landed on the ground again.
He smiled, hoping that some people would notice that final glance he gave Topsoil Spirit. That bastard had been looking for him everywhere after being scammed by him. And that was no pushover.
This would be a good opportunity to get rid of that fellow through the hands of others. He didn't need to say much. A single glance was enough. As for whether anyone would understand the meaning of his glance...well, he could only hope that there were some smart people out there. Why couldn't Su Yu disguise himself as Topsoil Spirit again?
Sure, there was a Su Yu in the ancient city. But it would be perfectly logical for Su Yu to try some other tricks, right? Liu Hong sank into thought. In truth, he was very curious about Su Yu's actual disguise.
Whose identity did Su Yu steal this time? He would most certainly enter the mansion. But who would he enter as? Not even Liu Hong had an answer for that question. Or perhaps Su Yu would disguise himself as a random nobody and enter through the special entrance?
Liu Hong looked at his storage ring with satisfaction. It was stuffed full with treasures.
Then, he looked at Old Man Bai and said, "Senior, you are quite heavily injured. More battles might erupt after this. Your efforts will still be required. Please accept this celestial devil fruit from me."
At that, he delivered a celestial devil fruit to the old man in the mayor's residence.
The old man looked at him wordlessly. Liu Hong said, "This is something Su Yu would have done. You must accept it. You need to recover from your injuries. Your strength is required for our future troubles. More people might try to test us even after the mansion opens. Please don't reject this gift, Senior."
After thinking about it, Old Man Bai nodded. Liu Hong was right. He accepted the fruit and swallowed it.
Worthy of being an incomparably valuable treasure, his rotting flesh started regrowing right after swallowing the fruit.
With a smile, Liu Hong entered the inner hall and placed the remaining treasures on the floor respectfully before saying, "Lord, these belong to Su Yu. May I trouble you to keep watch over them? I won't be keeping them lest it displeases Su Yu."
Grandstar was quite surprised. He nodded. Liu Hong was quite a tactful one. With the same smile on his face, Liu Hong watched as the storage ring with all the treasures vanished from the floor. He did not seem to care. Naturally, he kept his mind blank since he was in the presence of Grandstar.
***
Outside the ancient city.
Things had calmed down significantly.
Even the mayor races had stopped acting as arrogantly as before.
Time passed. Suddenly, a black hole appeared in front of the large gate.
An Invincible said, "It's opening. The black hole is the entrance. Wait. Wait until there are 3,260 black holes before entering. The special entrance will appear at the very end. A total of 360 individuals can enter through the special entrance."
***
At the same time.
Once again, Langtu explained to the minor race members around him, "With the appearance of these black holes, the mansion is officially opening up. Perhaps the massive battle earlier has triggered the mansion to open earlier. Nine levels of black holes will appear facing the north, south, east, and west. A total of 3,260 will appear. These are the safe entrances. Unfortunately, we have no hope of entering through these entrances. We can only place our hope on the special entrance. At that time, countless experts will try to go through the special entrance. Even those from the major races will be trying. Be careful when you encounter these experts."
The fish beside Su Yu asked, "Lord Wolf, won't we die instantly if we encounter a Sunmoon or even an Invincible?"
"Things won't get that bad." Langtu explained, "There's a reason for these entrances to be called the special entrance. After entering, you will be transported to a random location. If you're lucky enough, you might be sent straight inside the mansion. If you're unlucky, you will encounter some strong enemies. To enter, you will need to defeat those enemies. And if your luck is worst than that...you will encounter the experts entering through the safe entrance. Generally, those using the special entrances won't encounter those experts. Instead, they will encounter each other. This is the mansion's way of ensuring that things won't be too hopeless for people like us."
Someone sighed, "What a pity that we have no ancient city medallions. Someone told me that with these medallions, you can form a connection with the entrance and enter directly without risking an encounter with anyone before you're even in the mansion."
Langtu said, "These ancient city medallions are very valuable. It won't be easy to get one. In any case, these tokens aren't omnipotent. You never know if the medallions will also guide you toward powerful opponents and make things even more dangerous for you."
Su Yu listened silently. He knew some of this information, but some was unknown to him before this. Sure enough, even the weak had their ways. They were also capable of providing some important information.
He looked at the white door. One black hole after another was appearing. At this rate, the special entrance would appear after a few days.
"Speaking of, what if the special entrance refuses to let me through?"
A completely random thought surfaced in Su Yu's mind. In that case, wouldn't all his previous efforts go to waste? This was troublesome.
Whatever. If he couldn't enter, he would take this chance to collect more corpses elsewhere instead. After all, all the Invincibles were too busy watching over the mansion to pay much attention elsewhere.
Chapter 1385: Special Entrance (1)
More and more black holes appeared in front of the gate.
Grandstar City remained the same. Even now, many people were still paying close attention to this city. Before long, numerous experts covered in death qi gathered. These were the people entering the Luminous Domain Mansion from the ancient cities. There were forty of them. Some of them were mayors, and some were merely residents. These residents mainly came from the cities where the mayors did not want to enter personally.
Only five demonic beasts walked out of Grandstar City. They weren't particularly strong. Or to be precise, they were rather weak. Two were Cloudbreaches and three were Mountainseas. All of them were trembling with fear. Too many eyes were on them. They hurriedly gathered with the other ancient city participants after leaving the city. Their fear was understandable. The eyes of numerous Invincibles were on them.
Even the eye in the white-haired divine king's hand was paying close attention to these people. Outside the ancient cities, these Invincibles were able to easily see through them. Thus, they were able to see that none of them was Su Yu.
Even so, the order to kill them all had been issued. None of them would be spared. The ancient city participants would be targeted like the human participants. Su Yu was too big of a nuisance for them to risk anything.
Suddenly, Grandstar flew out from the city and landed in front of the ancient city participants. He coldly said, "Follow me. I will deliver you to the entrances. We can't have others looking down on the holy cities."
Once again, Liu Hong floated above the city. As he regarded the participants, he smiled and said, "Be careful, everyone. Those from the holy cities should try to stay united. If my guesses are right, a bunch of losers I defeated before will take this chance to vent their anger on you. They are helpless before me, but they can probably do a lot to you. Mayor Tian He, you're the strongest in the group. If possible, try to take care of the others when you're in the mansion."
"I'll do my best."
Tian He was one of the few mayors who had decided to enter. He had been provoked into entering the mansion by Heavendoom's constant comparison of him and Su Yu. Since Heavendoom disliked him so much, he had decided to take a break from Heavendoom.
Liu Hong said, "Best of luck, everyone."
Then, he stopped talking and gazed at the entrances in silence. The speed with which new entrances were appearing started increasing. There were nine rows of them, with ninety entrances per row.
The higher the row, the easier it would be for one to reach a higher level of the mansion upon entering. As for the special entrance, they were located above the white-jade gate. The experts and geniuses of the major races were already standing in front of the entrances, waiting for the right time to enter. There were a lot of them.
The experts from the minor races aligned with the major races started stepping forth as well. To the east, the human participants stepped forth one after another. Humans and dragons made up the majority of the participants at the eastern entrances. The ancient city participants were also entering from the eastern entrances. Even those from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion were there.
Almost all the stronger experts would pick the entrances on the higher levels. This would save more time for them as these entrances would help them skip several levels in the mansion. As for the weak, they would mostly pick the entrances on the lower levels. It was likely that most of them would have to start their exploration from the first level of the mansion.
Suddenly, an expert spoke, "The Luminous Domain Mansion will not stay open for long. Each entrance can only be entered by one living being. When the person inside dies, the entrance will collapse. Upon leaving the mansion, you will find yourself outside the same entrance you entered from. There are no restrictions on killing inside the mansion. However, do try to restrain yourself since you are all fellow pillars of the Myriad Realms. Excessive bloodshed is never a good thing. There are many dangers waiting inside the mansion. Take care."
"Token holders, select your entrances. You may enter after the special entrance appears."
With that, even more token holders stepped forth. Some entrances were still left unclaimed. Nobody said anything about these unclaimed entrances.
These unclaimed entrances could be the entrances left for stronger experts or even Invincibles. They had merely refrained from showing themselves too early to avoid being targeted by everyone else.
For example, everyone knew that the humans would definitely send some Invincibles into the mansion. But who would those Invincibles be? At the moment, that was still unknown. These people would only step through the entrances when it was time to enter.
This was very important. For example, one could assume that Niu Baidao would be the one entering only to encounter Great Ming King inside. Such an error in judgment could prove fatal.
Of course, the various races would not allow too many Invincibles to enter. It was simply too risky. Losing too many Invincibles might threaten even the home realm of these races. The various races judged that humanity would send no more than five Invincibles into the mansion.
The more important human Invincibles would not be among them. For example, people like Great Qin King would not enter as that would weaken the defenses of the Human Realm. It was unlikely that these Invincibles would enter.
***
Far away.
Su Yu and the minor race members were also getting ready. Above the white-jade gate, a massive black hole was taking form. That was the special entrance. It had yet to fully stabilize. When it was stable, everyone could start entering.
Su Yu looked around, noticing many familiar faces waiting in front of the many entrances. Almost all the Heaven Index geniuses were present. Many of the Earth Index geniuses were present as well. He saw many familiar faces among the human participants.
He knew almost all of the twenty participants from Great Xia. The Liu City participants were not counted among the twenty. Most of the Great Xia participants were youngsters. Only a small number of them were from the older generations. The strongest Great Xia participant, also the leader of their group, was Administrator Hu.
Great Xia had lost too many experts recently. Administrator Hu might be advanced in age, but he was reliable and steadfast. Thus, he was a safe option to send. Su Yu even saw Chen Long, his father's friend, among them. This wasn't surprising.
In the army, Chen Long could already be considered a genius. He was someone who had climbed the ranks through sheer hard work. Su Yu could see that Chen Long had grown considerably since their last meeting. The Xia Family might have contributed slightly to this, helping him open more acupoints and cultivate a different foundation source art.
People like Xia Huyou and Wan Mingze were also among them. Huang Teng and Wu Qi, the top geniuses among the younger generation of Great Xia were there as well. Naturally, numerous people were paying close attention to these people.
There were also many familiar faces among the Great Ming participants. Among them was Bai Junsheng, standing there with a bitter and helpless expression.
Cui Lang was there as well. He kept a calm expression, but he also looked slightly uncomfortable since he was attracting too much attention. Eventually, he roared in frustration, "Stop looking at me! I'm really not Su Yu! If you doubt me, inspect me. I'm really not Su Yu!"
How terrifying. So many eyes were on him. He could feel all his hair standing on end.
Cui Lang felt extremely helpless. Seeing that everyone was still staring at him, he moved beside a woman and gave her a sudden kiss before saying, "This is my wife! Su Yu won't have the courage to do this! You never covet the wife of a brother, am I right?"
"..."
Su Yu was stunned. What the hell was that? That woman was most likely the rumored daughter of Cheng Family. The beloved granddaughter of Old Man Cheng Mo, Cheng You.
Cui Lang sure was brazen to do something like this when so many people were looking.
Cheng Mo was present among the Great Tang participants. His face sank. He had opted to participate because he was already a ninth-stage Sunmoon, someone near the Pseudo Invincible Realm. He was entering to look for carrier treasures.
Her granddaughter had also received a slot due to her contributions in the Allheaven Battlefield. When he saw Cui Lang kissing his granddaughter in public, and when he saw the bashful expression on his granddaughter's face, he felt like coughing blood from sheer anger.
"Cui Lang!"
Cheng Mo glared at Cui Lang. If glares could kill, Cui Lang would be dead by now.
Cui Lang merely flashed Cheng Mo and smile and said, "Grandpa Cheng, I have no choice. Everyone is eyeing me. I have to prove I'm not Su Yu or I'll die in there!"
That left many people speechless.
Even Liu Hong couldn't help but say, "I'm right here. What are you scared of? The myriad races clearly fear me. Should I be proud? Or should I feel helpless?"
Nobody said anything. Yes, they could see Su Yu in the city. But they couldn't help but wonder if this wasn't the real Su Yu. The Invincibles and Daofuse eyes never stopped searching for Su Yu.
At this point, everyone had agreed that it was unlikely for Su Yu to sneak into the mansion. Furthermore, the stone statues had been quite active. No regular mayor could withstand such a burden. However, they couldn't stop feeling wary of Su Yu.
Or to be precise, they were too surprised. Su Yu was a troublemaker. How could a troublemaker like him not enter the mansion? Things wouldn't feel right without him in there. Would someone so fearless give up on a chance to enter the mansion?
After Cui Lang proved that he wasn't Su Yu, a lot of people stopped paying attention to him. In truth, many Invincibles had inspected him repeatedly before this. It didn't matter if he was Su Yu anymore. The myriad races had decided to hunt down every human in the mansion.
***
Beside Su Yu, Langtu said, "Honestly, I'm surprised to hear that Mayor Su isn't entering. This is too unexpected. It's understandable why everyone is so wary."
Su Yu didn't know what to say. Was it really so unbelievable? Was everyone so sure he would enter? Since everyone was expecting him to enter, he shall do the opposite! Fine, fine. Who was he kidding? This wasn't a temptation he could resist.
Just then, the large black hole above the white-jade gate started growing stable as the undulations on its surface started weakening. After taking a deep breath, Lang tu said, "It's starting. Take care, everyone. Things will be the most dangerous right as you're about to enter. This is the moment we have joined hands for."
The act of entering the entrance would also be the most dangerous part of this journey.
Whoosh!
Abruptly, an intense wave of source qi rippled over everyone. Almost at the same time, numerous figures shot forward.
"Die!"
Boom!
Some were blasted apart right after soaring into the air.
As of this moment, everyone around them was a competitor. It was perfectly logical to eliminate some when there was a chance.
At the same time, more experts stepped forth from the encampments of the various major races. These were the experts who were attempting to enter without the slots. They were incredibly powerful. Very few people had the courage to get in their way.
These experts came from various races, including the immortals, divines, devils, and even humans. One after another, they soared into the sky.
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One of them was a devil. With a casual punch, he blasted everyone ahead of him apart and said, "Get out of the way."
Meanwhile, Langtu had an incomparably solemn expression as he said, "Rise and control your speed. Let the experts go first."
With that, he led a group of roughly thirty Skysoars and Cloudbreaches into the sky. Similar groups could be seen everywhere. Tens of thousands of people could be seen in the sky. Even as they approached the entrances, even more people were arriving from all directions.
Meanwhile, the major race Invincibles merely watched on silently.
360 slots.
Each time, tens of thousands of people would fight over the 360 slots available through the special entrance. Each time, this was the part where the majority of the casualties would occur. After all, only 3,600 people would ultimately enter the mansion. The casualties inside the mansion wouldn't surpass the casualties outside the mansion no matter what.
Things seemed to be a lot more intense this time. During one of the previous openings, tens of thousands of lives were lost. That was also the highest number of deaths ever recorded in an opening. At the time, more than a hundred thousand people had attempted to get through the special entrance.
All that for a chance to enter the mansion. A chance that those of the major races didn't even need to fight for. Why? Because they monopolized the safe slots. This was the sorrow of minor races who were too weak to receive the safe slots. They could only gamble for an opportunity with their very lives.