Chapter 1386: Special Entrance (2)
Boom!
An explosion erupted beside Su Yu. The humanoid fish had been blasted apart with a single palm strike.
With a roar, Langtu transformed into a massive wolf with one normal head and one illusory head. "You will need to pay a price for attacking us!"
Su Yu did not hesitate to transform into a bird and joined his temporary companions in attacking the nearby giant. The giant merely stared at them coldly. After giving them a sneer, he ignored them and left.
It didn't matter to him to kill a random nobody in his way, but he also saw no reason to waste more time on them. He could see that the wolf leading the group was a somewhat capable combatant. He could even see that there were traces of three-headed demon wolf bloodline in that wolf. He simply did not have the time to bicker with such a person during a moment like this.
Langtu was relieved to see the giant leaving. However, he remained tense. In the one-kilometer radius around the entrances, numerous corpses were dropping from the sky. One kilometer. This distance was nothing for experts. Yet this had been an incredibly difficult distance to cross for many.
One had to constantly be wary of sudden attacks as people were everywhere. The seawater below them was already dyed red with blood. Meanwhile, the token holders here stood in front of their entrances and watched on with contempt and amusement.
They had received their slots without much effort. This was the benefit of having a strong background. Apart from having a strong race behind them, they were also strong individually. Thus, these slots had come rather easily for them.
Meanwhile, those with less fortunate backgrounds were forced to risk their lives for mere 360 slots. Even the winners of this competition, the final 360 to enter through the special entrance, would most likely die off in the mansion. Perhaps only a few of them would have the chance to leave the mansion alive.
And out of the few survivors, perhaps not even one would leave with anything valuable. Even so, there was no end of people trying to enter through the special entrance. Such was their desperation to alter their fate.
Without the Luminous Domain Mansion, they would most likely remain the lowly existences that they were for life. It didn't matter how low the chances were for any of them to grow into an expert from this gamble. Nobody knew if they would be the ones to get lucky this time.
However small the possibility was, there would only be such a possibility if they tried.
***
With a claw attack, Su Yu tore a Cloudbreach apart.
Beside him, Langtu sent a giant beast flying with a sweep of his tail and praised, "Not bad!"
A smile formed on Su Yu's bird face. Abruptly, he flapped his wings and vanished, just in time to evade a spear attack. Then, someone laughed and said, "Good speed. If this were any other time, I would definitely spend some time with you."
However, that person was in a rush. Thus, he shot off and vanished into the black hole after saying that. Corpses were still raining from the sky.
Langtu exhaled in relief and said, "Gather up! Rush the entrance or the slots will be full soon!"
At that, more than ten people gathered around him. Yes. They had lost more than twenty people after traveling less than one kilometer. Two-thirds of them were gone. Some of the other groups were worse off, suffering complete annihilation.
Thankfully, Langtu's three-headed demon wolf bloodline had deterred some experts from targeting them. Most people would prefer to kill such individuals inside the mansion instead of outside. That was how Su Yu's group had survived with more than ten members.
When Langtu looked around, he noted that almost all the Skysoars had died. The survivors were mostly Cloudbreaches. He wasted no time and led everyone to the entrance.
***
At the same time.
The white-haired divine king was still busy scanning the area. The eye he carried was focused on the special entrance. After a while, a voice rang out in his ears, "He's probably not with them."
Above Grandstar City, Liu Hong was casually lounging on his floating throne while sipping tea. He watched as everything unfolded with a smile on his face, as though he was enjoying a great show.
The white-haired divine king said nothing. In this case, Su Yu was most likely staying outside for real. This was truly surprising. Then again, this choice was understandable since so many eyes were on him.
***
In the human encampment.
After glancing at Liu Hong, Great Xia King frowned and said, "He's not going."
Hearing that, Great Zhou King looked over and said, "This isn't a bad thing. He won't have an easy time in there."
Great Xia King said, "An opportunity like this will only appear once every ten years. This...might be a big loss for him. If he really wishes to enter, the ancient cities are powerful enough to send him to the entrance. He only needs to be careful inside and he might survive."
Great Xia King felt greatly regretful that Su Yu was missing out on such a great opportunity. This was the biggest opportunity one could ask for in the Myriad Realms. As a young genius, Su Yu was blessed by luck. Someone like him might be able to reap a great harvest after entering.
In Great Xia King's opinion, risk and opportunity came hand-in-hand. It was normal for a young genius to take risks. In fact, it would be abnormal for a young genius to be risk-averse. Thus, he couldn't stop feeling regretful. The rıghtful source is n0velfire.net
Mo Duona and the others were also super geniuses who would be targeted by the other races after entering. Even so, they had all chosen to enter. They all knew that missing out on this opportunity could cause them to start lagging behind their peers.
Great Zhou King smiled and said nothing. After a while, he asked, "Is Longwu here?"
Great Xia King replied, "Why should he come? It's not like I can reach the Daofuse Realm."
"It's not hopeless. You can still try." Great Zhou King asked, "You're near the ninth degree, right?"
"No. I'm far from that." Great Xia King asked, "Who did you send?"
"Polong."
Great Zhou King did not try to hide anything. Zhou Polong would be entering.
"Not Zhou Tianyuan?"
Great Xia King was surprised to hear that. Zhou Tianyuan was very strong. His mastery over timespace would grant him a great advantage when fighting for the nine-leaf skylotus. He had not expected Great Zhou King to send Zhou Polong instead.
Zhou Polong was Zhou Tianyuan's son. Even if he could get the skylotus, there was no guarantee that he would hand it over to Great Zhou King. Furthermore, he was still a fresh Invincible. His chances of winning that contest would be lower in comparison.
Great Zhou King said, "Tianyuan is strong. That is why he can't enter. We can't risk him getting encircled and killed in there. Polong has a more flexible mind. He can adapt more easily to different circumstances."
He looked at the nearby Qin Zhen and switched to voice transmission, "Why did Old Qin send Qin Zhen? Sure, this guy is good at fighting. However, his combat strength is quite ordinary and he's very rash. This will be very dangerous for him."
Great Xia King nodded in agreement, "He insisted. Old Qin said no, but he was too stubborn. If he really managed to get the skylotus, it wouldn't be a bad thing. Old Qin is not too far from Daofuse..."
The closest human to Daofuse was Great Qin King.
Since he couldn't go personally, his son, Qin Zhen, wished to fight for this chance. This was understandable. In fact, Qin Hao and Qin Fang would be going as well. One could say that the Qin Family was risking multiple generations of their young for this chance. They were determined to get the nine-leaf skylotus.
As long as they could get Great Qin King the nine-leaf skylotus, all losses were acceptable. Great Qin King had received twenty slots, but they were sending more than that. A large number of Great Qin experts were also trying to enter through the special entrance. In fact, some of the people from Great Zhou and Great Xia were also attempting to use the special entrance.
***
The various major races were busy talking among themselves.
Meanwhile, those from the minor races were continuing to fight and die, dying the sea red with blood. Su Yu continued advancing with Langtu. By the time they reached the black hole, only five were left. The casualties were heavy.
During the charge, Su Yu had only demonstrated an average level of strength, focusing on his speed. Whenever he flapped his wings, he would move as fast as Langtu. He had also sustained some injuries, but they weren't too heavy.
Speed was a good tool for life preservation. That was made clear by the fact that many of the survivors were those with respectable speed, such as the blacktail sable. With his speed and dexterity, he had survived until the end even after nearly losing his tail.
Yet this was merely the start. The real start.
After such a tough fight, they had merely reached the entrance. Below them, countless corpses could be seen.
Ignoring the many injuries on his body, Langtu said, "Go!"
Finally, they were at the entrance.
Just as they stepped into the entrance, Su Yu flapped his wings and vanished. A sword ray swept through and cut a nearby leopard into pieces. Only then did Su Yu get the chance to look around.
The entrance led to an incomparably massive tunnel. At the end of the tunnel, 360 flickering doors could be seen. Battles were unfolding everywhere. Every now and then, one of the doors would appear randomly before someone, triggering yet another battle.
Su Yu knew a little about this place. Each of these doors would unlock momentarily, allowing a group of people entry. Inside, they would kill each other. The survivor would have the chance to defend the door. When all 360 of these doors were conquered, all the entrances would activate.
Here, one could use an ancient city medallion to lure a door over. Those with sufficient strength could do so and easily conquer a door. Very few people would have the courage to challenge such a person. Of course, not even strength would guarantee one success in here. At times, these doors would also randomly pull some people into them.
Most of the time, those with similar strength would end up in the same door. The winner would receive a slot to enter the mansion. As for the losers...most would die. Only a small number of them would survive.
Suddenly, Langtu shouted at Su Yu, "Yifei, don't run around! Stick together!"
When Su Yu looked over, he noted that apart from him and Langtu, the blacktail sable was the only survivor of their group. Initially, there were over thirty of them. Almost all of them had perished before seeing these doors.
If Su Yu hadn't stolen Yifei's identity, Langtu and the blacktail sable would have been the only survivors of the group. He slowed down, allowing Langtu to catch up.
While gasping for breath, Langtu said, "Be careful. Don't join these battles. Wait for a bit for all the experts to enter the doors and look for a chance to snatch one for ourselves..."
Noting the silence of the other two, Langtu added, "I know both of you want to enter as well. However, these slots aren't easy to get. How about this? We help each other and try to get as many slots as we can!"
After thinking about it, both Su Yu and the blacktail sable nodded. Langtu said nothing else and led the two as they started avoiding the numerous battles in the tunnel.
Just then, someone lured a door over with an ancient city medallion before entering. Clearly, this was someone confident in his strength. Before long, some other experts similarly confident in their strength stepped into the door.
Before long, the door vanished. A short while later, the door reappeared. No sound could be heard inside, but nobody could be seen leaving either. Those who had entered were probably dead. Or perhaps there was a survivor inside. One could never know.
***
Su Yu had been observing in silence.
He was Yifei. He wasn't an expert. Trying to conquer a door so early would be suicide for Yifei. Someone like Yifei would have to wait for a suitable time before making an attempt.
As for Langtu and the blacktail sable, they would have to rely on their luck. Su Yu did not intend to lend them any help.
Suddenly, a door appeared and pulled them inside.
Chapter 1387: Special Entrance (3)
The space inside the door was akin to a locked room.
In the blink of an eye, Su Yu's group of three found themselves inside the room. Including them, a total of twelve Cloudbreaches had been pulled into the room.
With a curse, Langtu sent Su Yu and the blacktail sable a voice transmission, "Pretend we don't know each other. Toward the end, join hands and kill them all."
At that, Langtu charged toward a nearby enemy.
Su Yu started flapping his wings, evading the attack of another enemy. There was no need to say much in here. All of them had been forcefully dragged into the room. Thus, their best option was to kill everyone.
The space inside the door wasn't too large. Before long, all of them started fighting. Su Yu knew what to do. Instead of attacking, he focused on dodging. He wasn't using too much of his strength. He maintained a level of strength appropriate for Yifei and evaded one attack after another.
Meanwhile, desperate battles were erupting all around him.
With a roar, Langtu clawed a third-stage Cloudbreach to death.
The other seventh-stage Cloudbreaches did not even need to communicate with each other to reach an agreement that they should focus on Langtu. As a ninth-stage Cloudbreach, he was their priority target. Otherwise, he would be able to defeat them separately.
Su Yu looked desperate as he kept running all over the room. In truth, he was focusing on the battle and the door. He noted that the door was still tightly shut. Clearly, it would only reopen after a victor was decided.
With a frown, Su Yu wondered if that involved killing everyone or a mere victory was sufficient. He was unsure. He glanced at Langtu. If only one person could survive, wouldn't that make things awkward for Langtu? Or perhaps this was...Langtu's plan all along?
Both he and the blacktail sable were weaker, but they were good for filling the headcount of the door, reducing the number of opponents for Langtu. Check latest chapters at NoveI~Fire.net
Naturally, Su Yu had never believed that Langtu was sincere in helping them. What a joke. They weren't even close. They had only joined hands for the slots.
Suddenly, Langtu killed yet another enemy with a claw attack. His second head had actually turned solid as he said, "Yifei, sable, assist me!"
Twelve of them had been pulled into the room. Excluding the three of them, nine were strangers. Three had died so far, leaving six enemies for them to deal with. Five of the six were focused on fighting Langtu.
Su Yu said nothing and moved toward the blacktail sable and helped with the sole opponent who had not joined the attack against Langtu. No words were necessary. Everyone was focused on killing.
Wounds started accumulating on Su Yu's body. Eventually, he killed his opponent with a desperate attack. By then, he was already gasping heavily for breath.
The sable had also been seriously injured. Meanwhile, Langtu was showcasing an incredible level of strength. He had killed three of his opponents, forcing the two remaining opponents to flee in despair.
With wounds all over his body, including his heads, he roared, "Kill them!"
The sable ignored the order and sent Su Yu a voice transmission, "Yifei, will the door only reopen when only one survivor is left?"
Su Yu was unsure. Information was scarce since there were very few survivors among those who had entered through the special entrance. As for the survivors, they had always been very reluctant to share what they knew.
"I'm unsure..."
The sable said, "Be careful. Langtu might be scheming against us. He knows this place better than us. I suspect he has attempted the special entrance more than once."
Su Yu was of the same opinion. Langtu knew too much to be a first-timer like them. Perhaps he had simply failed to get a slot in the past. Despite their attempt to stay away from the fight, the two fleeing experts were charging toward them in desperation.
The room was simply too small. Escaping a strong enemy was almost impossible. One could only fight. Su Yu moved toward Langtu with no hesitation. Of the three, Langtu was the only one capable of defeating the two.
***
A few minutes later, only two survivors were left.
Su Yu and Langtu.
Su Yu was gasping heavily for breath, his body laden with wounds.
Langtu was similarly gasping for breath.
Noticing Su Yu's wary eyes, Langtu smiled and said, "Yifei, don't look at me like that. It's fine. I won't kill you. When all slots are filled, the tunnels to the mansion will open. I will enter and you...can focus on recovery. You're still young. It won't be too late for you to try again in the future."
Su Yu stared at Langtu silently. Was this guy taking him for a complete fool? At this point, he could already guess what Langtu's plan was. With two survivors, the door would remain shut. No other challengers would enter. That would save Langtu the effort of defending the door. Langtu might wait until all the other slots were secured before killing him to secure the final slot for himself.
At that thought, Su Yu said, "Brother Langtu, I am merely curious about one thing. If there are two survivors, the door won't accept more challengers. In that case, will multiple people be able to work together to secure a slot?"
He smiled and continued, "Or perhaps only one person is allowed to survive? Is that why nobody has ever talked about this? Everyone wants to keep this a secret to fool others into helping them. Brother Langtu, are you planning to keep me until the end before killing me? I believe many people have the same idea. But won't this result in everyone waiting for all the other slots to be secured before making a move, dragging things out indefinitely?"
Langtu looked at Su Yu with surprise and said, "Yifei, you misunderstand me. That is not the case. We only need to stay here for an hour to secure the slot."
Su Yu smiled, "Is that so? What will happen when the hour is up? Will you kill me?"
Langtu stared at Su Yu. He said, "Brother Yifei, this is truly a misunderstanding. If you doubt me, feel free to wait. When the hour is up, you will be allowed to leave."
Su Yu smiled. Sure. He didn't mind waiting.
If Langtu truly ended up trying to kill him, he could kill Langtu before stealing Langtu's identity. Yifei was too weak. It wouldn't make sense for him to secure a slot.
"Three-headed demon wolf bloodline..."
Su Yu muttered under his breath. That was a decent bloodline. As a ninth-stage Cloudbreach, Langtu was by no means a weakling. The slots offered by the special entrance did not seem too difficult to obtain. One only needed a bit of knowledge and luck and ,one might end up victorious even if one was a Skysoar. No wonder so many Skysoars would try their luck each time.
***
When the hour was nearly up.
Langtu started approaching Su Yu. The two looked at each other. Without any emotions in his voice, Langtu said, "You guessed right. There is no need to say anything else. Thank you for your assistance, Brother Yifei. Now, most of the slots are already secured. All the experts have secured their slots. After killing you, the door will continue pulling challengers in here. After three rounds, the winner will be determined. My apologies, Brother Yifei."
"I see." Su Yu smiled, "Am I here to buy you some time to recover?"
"Yes." Langtu smiled. Yifei was an injured first-stage iron-winged bird Cloudbreach with broken wings. This was an easy opponent for him.
One hour was enough for him to recover significantly from his injuries. Langtu did not waste any time. If he waited until the hour was up, the door would crush both of them. This was unknown to Su Yu, but he knew about this.
As Langtu's claws descended, Su Yu sighed, "I knew it. Nothing is ever free."
He did not bother to say more. Langtu would serve as a decent specimen for his book. A book appeared before Langtu.
"Three-headed demon wolf...I think I have such a page in here..."
He started flipping the pages. Before long, a page with the blood essence of a three-headed demon wolf appeared before him. With a smile, he looked up at Langtu and said, "Come on in."
First, Langtu was confused. Then, he was shocked. Finally, he was terrified.
An incomparably powerful three-headed demon wolf had emerged from the page. That was a Sunmoon wolf.
With one bite, Langtu was eaten.
Then, the Sunmoon wolf vanished alongside Langtu. Some new words appeared on the page.
Three-headed demon wolf race (hybrid), Ninth-stage Cloudbreach...
A hybrid.
Su Yu grinned before transforming into a wolf. As he sank his willpower into the page, numerous memories appeared in his mind. He started reliving Langtu's past.
At the same time, the door reopened. Soon, more challengers would be pulled inside. After three rounds, the victor would secure the slot. Courtesy of Langtu's memories, Su Yu soon found out about the fact that each battle must end within an hour or everyone inside might die.
"Looks like...the slot will be mine."
This was a good opportunity for him to collect some specimens. During the previous battle, Langtu had eaten most of the corpses. As for his coming opponents, they would all be recorded in his book.
Chapter 1388: Su Yu's Shocking Discovery (1)
With Langtu dead, the door was unlocked. The people outside could choose to enter the door themselves or wait for the door to pull them in.
Su Yu could also choose to leave and pick a different door. Instead of leaving, he waited inside and used the time to digest what he had absorbed from Langtu.
He sank into thought as the book floated above his palm, flickering in and out of existence. The book was still incomplete. It still lacked a lot of things. He had to fill the book bit by bit. He noted that a lot of work was waiting for him. Even after consuming Langtu's intact corpse, the page still lacked many details. For example, he had to gather the foundation cultivation methods of this race before adding the human-compatible version onto the page as well.
Numerous thoughts emerged in his mind. He couldn't help but think of the golden book in his sea of willpower. He was more and more certain that the book was something left behind by the previous Time Sage. In the past, he had believed that the book was a character. But now, he believed that it might be a weapon instead.
Of course, he still had no idea how the book came to exist inside his sea of willpower. Additionally, the golden book had the history of destroying all non-human characters in his sea of willpower. From this, could he assume that the previous Time Sage was a human?
The old turtle had mentioned this to him before. There were two guesses to the identity of the Time Sage. Firstly, the Time Sage was the ancient Human Emperor. Secondly, the Time Sage was the master of the Culture Tomb. But who was the master of the Culture Tomb?
Nobody had spoken of that before. Everyone only knew that this person might be a leader of cultural researchers. At the collapse of culture, numerous cultural researchers forged the Culture Tomb for him.
Then, the Culture Tomb was buried somewhere, signifying the end of the multiple character faction. The master of the Culture Tomb was most definitely a multiple character cultivator.
As for the Human Emperor, nobody knew much about that person.
Su Yu sank into thought as he waited for challengers to step through the door. However, nobody seemed to be doing so. Perhaps they were scared. Or perhaps they were worried that things might get dangerous.
***
While Su Yu was taking over Langtu's identity.
The battles in the tunnel continued. The 360 doors constantly changed owners. People were dying everywhere, and moons were falling from the sky. Tens of thousands of people had fought for the special entrance. More than half had died before reaching the tunnel. Even after entering the tunnel, they had to continue fighting each other.
At this point, only a few thousand people were left in the tunnel. In short, the survival rate of those attempting to enter through the special entrance was about ten percent. This was a different form of competition for the slots.
The major races had released the 360 slots to the public. Every ten years, countless minor race experts would fight over them. Again and again, they fought. Generation after generation, they died. This was simply another way for the major races to keep the minor races weak.
After losing most of their top geniuses fighting for these slots, could these minor races still rise in power?
***
Outside the tunnel.
A group of people was gathered outside. Looking at the corpses falling like rain in front of them, they sighed. Some of them were here to send their friends off. Some were here to send their juniors off. Some were the dao protectors of the challengers. Google seaʀᴄh NoveI[F]ire.net
Faced with the countless corpses before them, they didn't know how to feel.
Generation after generation, this scene had repeated itself. It was simply too difficult for a minor race to rise.
Somewhere nearby, Yellow Nine sent a voice transmission, "Elder, are we using the special entrance? Why are we not entering?"
"Stay patient."
First Yellow, or Hollow to be precise, was scanning their surroundings in an unhurried manner. He had been doing this for quite a while.
Before long, his gaze settled on a certain spot as he said, "What's the rush? Wait until the last minute before rushing inside. We'll be using the safe slots."
"The safe slots?"
First Yellow said, "Of course. The special entrance is too dangerous. Wait. When the entrances open, I'll teleport you to one of them. That entrance is occupied by a Cloudbreach. It's no big deal. Just kick that Cloudbreach away before rushing inside. I'll be doing the same. We'll be targeting Dao King's people. After losing two tri-life bodies, he won't dare to try anything rash. Even if he does come after me, I don't fear him."
There was no need to fear an Invincible who had lost two tri-life bodies. If they must enter, they should naturally choose the safe slots. He had been paying close attention to Dao King's people.
Why was he targeting the immortals? The answer was simple. He had already offended Tiangu. Why should he care about offending the other immortals? There was no need to provoke the other races. Sure, everyone was already targeting him due to the Culture Tomb. But the intensity would differ based on whether he had offended them.
Yellow Nine praised him, "You're wise, Elder!"
"Of course."
Hollow enjoyed being fawned over. He was a spatial beast. He was no pushover. Not even Invincibles could stop him from executing this plan.
"We will probably be separated after entering. Be careful in there. The immortals will probably arrange for those with similar cultivation levels to be transported to the same place in the mansion. Just watch out for them. Your strength is comparable to those in the Earth Index so you don't have to worry too much about your peers. If things get dangerous, just leave with your teleportation talismans."
"..."
Unlike many others, Hollow was not aiming to get a carrier treasure from the mansion. He had enough carrier treasures. He was targeting the nine-leaf skylotus. Most people wanted the skylotus to achieve Daofuse. However, Hollow needed the skylotus for his dao affirmation.
That was because his first carrier treasure was Tiangu's coffin lid. As a result, his past body was a tad bit too powerful while his future body wasn't powerful enough. His present body was nothing special either. To achieve balance, he needed the skylotus.
With his rank in the Dao Affirmation Ranking, upon affirming his dao, he would instantly be stronger than a large number of Invincibles.
"Sure."
Yellow Nine's gaze landed on the eastern side of the door. When she caught sight of Liu Wenyan, she started following him with her gaze.
"Don't bother." Hollow said, "There's nothing interesting there. Also, you might not necessarily be related to him. Zhu Tianfang was merely guessing. He wasn't sure either. When I picked you up, you were alone. I saw nobody around you."
"No, I'm just curious."
Yellow Nine gave a perfunctory answer. After learning from Zhu Tianfang that she might be a member of the Liu Family, she had been investigating the issue. According to the records, things were rather peaceful twenty years ago. The biggest event concerned the Liu City. The biggest family of vultures had been attacked.
That had resulted in the fall of Liu Family. Liu Wenyan's niece, also the fiancée of Xia Huyou, had perished in that attack. The Liu Family had completely declined after that event. Even Uncle Liu was someone who had only resurfaced in recent years. Prior to that, everyone believed that he was dead.
If Yellow Nine were really that girl, Uncle Liu would be her grandfather while Liu Wenyan would be her uncle. She would have a complicated relationship with Great Xia. Daughter-in-law of Xia Longwu? Granddaughter-in-law of Great Xia King?
Bah!
She shot Xia Huyou a glance and spat with a grimace. He was too ugly.
If Xia Huyou looked more like Carnage King, who was both domineering and handsome, he would be acceptable. Alas, Xia Huyou looked more like Marquis Xia. The older version of Marquis Xia, not the younger version.
Was she really that girl? She was unsure. But she didn't want to know either. All of that was in the past. Even if she were to return, she didn't know Liu Wenyan well. There was no point in letting Liu Wenyan know about her.
She only knew that she was raised by Hollow. He had doted on her, feeding her all sorts of treasures. That was how she had reached the seventh-stage Mountainsea Realm at such a young age. Furthermore, her combat strength was higher than her cultivation level. Meanwhile, Xia Huyou was merely a third-stage Skysoar. She didn't even want to think about him.
There was no way she would investigate deeper about her past. What if that damn fatty found out about her identity and started clinging to her? She was aware that Xia Huyou had been sending marriage proposals everywhere as of late.
While she was deep in thought, the entrances started stabilizing. After a while, Hollow sent her a voice transmission, "Prepare to move. When all 360 slots of the special entrance are occupied, the tunnel will shut down. That will be our signal."
Some people were starting to leave the tunnel above them. Most of them were heavily injured.
The battle inside the tunnel was reaching its climax. Many of the people in there were making their final attempt at securing a slot. As for those leaving the tunnel, they were the ones who had suffered injuries so heavy they no longer dared to linger.
***
The numerous experts watched on with mixed feelings.
Tens of thousands of people.
To be precise, about fifty thousand people had entered the tunnel to fight over 360 slots.
Less than a thousand people had managed to leave the tunnel alive.
The rest were either dead or still struggling for the chance to enter the mansion.
Those who were still in the tunnel this late were probably prepared to die trying. In the end, only 360 individuals would be left in the tunnel. Including those who had left the tunnel alive, less than five percent of the initial challengers had survived. Such was the cruelty of the Allheaven Battlefield.
Chapter 1389: Su Yu's Shocking Discovery (2)
While the heavily injured challengers were withdrawing from the tunnel, Su Yu was facing his second round of challengers. There were nine of them. There was even an immortal and a devil among them.
Su Yu was both surprised and unsurprised to see them. Even among the major races, some people would be excluded during the slot allocation. This was perfectly normal. None of the nine was a weakling, but most of them were only early Cloudbreaches.
Su Yu was unsure if this was because the door had the ability to determine the cultivation levels of the challengers. They weren't surprised to see that someone was already waiting inside.
Some of them knew who Langtu was. A large black bear looked at Langtu coldly and said, "Langtu? Looks like you killed everyone else in the first round. How lucky. I had been curious about the survivor in this door. So it was you?"
Langtu wasn't weak, but the black bear was confident he was stronger. Of course, the other challengers were no weaklings either. This time, things were a lot calmer. Unlike the previous round, a battle did not break out immediately.
Su Yu looked around and noted that all nine of them came from different races. The devil came from the blood fire devil race. This race had indeed sent a lot of people to the mansion this time. Clearly, the Blood Fire Devil King was aiming for the nine-leaf skylotus. He wondered if the Blood Fire Devil King would enter the mansion personally as well.
"Are there a lot of people left out there?" Su Yu asked.
The black bear sneered, "Nope. Kill us all, and you can probably guarantee this slot for yourself."
Wasn't this great? But could Langtu really kill them all?
"No?" Su Yu said helplessly, "In that case, I'll need to pick up the pace or I won't be able to fight the third round."
Before anyone could say anything, Su Yu unfurled his book with a sigh.
"Friends, welcome to my Mark of Civilization."
They wanted to laugh, but the immortal's expression changed drastically. He said, "Y-you...you're no--"
Before they could react, nine first-stage Sunmoon beasts emerged from the book. A Sunmoon against Cloudbreaches.
Some Cloudbreaches were strong enough to defeat Sunmoons, but such existences wouldn't appear here. Mo Duona was one of them. Apart from that, Su Yu couldn't think of anyone else who could do the same.
Each of them was swallowed with one bite. They didn't even have the chance to resist. The book started flipping by itself, revealing the new contents of the nine pages.
Immortal, ninth-stage Cloudbreach, foundation art...
With a smile, Su Yu started writing on the immortal page. He knew a lot about the immortals, including their cultivation methods. He recorded everything he knew onto the page. However, he only knew the versions that had been converted for human cultivation. It didn't matter. He could explore the past of these people and learn everything these people knew.
Slowly, the immortal page was filled up. According to the rules set by Su Yu during the forging, he had to collect the corpses of immortals from each cultivation level to fully complete the page. Thus, the page was far from completion.
"It won't be too hard to find corpses at the Skysoar Realm and beyond. But what about the lower realms?"
Those from the major races would rarely enter the Allheaven Battlefield before reaching the Skysoar Realm. Did this mean that he would need to enter the Immortal Realm to complete this page? This was also applicable to all his other pages. Would he need to take a trip to all the realms to complete the book?
"If the suppression force of each realm has existed since the ancient past, it can only mean that this profession is only suitable for humans."
If one weren't a human, one would be faced with the suppression force. The difficulty of corpse collection would increase significantly.
"Looks like this is a human-exclusive profession."
Just then, the door reopened. With a smile on his face, Su Yu waited expectantly for the third round of challengers.
***
Outside.
Some of the doors were already locked, signifying that those were the doors that had gone through three rounds of combat. The locked doors were easy to determine as they would stop drifting around, unlike the unlocked doors.
At this point, over a hundred doors had been locked down. These locked doors had all turned transparent.
The people inside these doors could see the outside, but those outside could see them as well. Some appeared relieved upon realizing that they had succeeded. Some of them had merely secured their slots through sheer luck while some had relied purely on their strength. With the doors locked, nobody could take their slots anymore.
The injured challengers were still leaving, but some were still staying behind stubbornly. Not many of them were left. There were about four hundred of them. These were the people who were resolved to succeed or die trying.
Seeing that over a hundred doors had been locked, some clenched their teeth and charged toward the remaining doors. They could only choose blindly as they wouldn't know who the survivors were.
The unlocked doors continued drifting around, making it difficult for one to determine who the survivors were. This was the time when one could only rely on luck. The lucky ones might enter a door with only a Skysoar. The unlucky ones might enter a door with a Sunmoon. That would spell their death.
Not all of the people left outside were weaklings. Some were even Sunmoons. The Sunmoons stopped hesitating. They couldn't afford to wait any longer.
One of them roared, "Everyone, this is our final chance. If fate allows it, let's meet in the mansion."
If fate did not allow it, they would simply die. The experts started flying toward the unlocked doors. As for the weaklings, they would pick their doors after these experts were done making their choices. This was the only way they could increase their chance of succeeding.
***
Before long, Su Yu welcomed his final round of challengers.
This time, there were only three of them.
They were similar in strength. That was mostly because no weakling would dare to enter the door they had entered. All three of them were Mountainseas. Or to be precise, they were all early Mountainseas.
They were relieved when they saw Su Yu inside. How fortunate. A weakling. A mere Cloudbreach.
Su Yu asked curiously, "Are there more people out there?"
"No. Those intending to continue fighting would have picked their doors by now."
A big bull smiled at Su Yu and said, "Little Fellow, looks like you have run out of luck."
Three Mountainseas and one Cloudbreach. That was a fair assessment.
Su Yu was also relieved. Only three Mountainseas. He had thought that he would encounter a Sunmoon. Sure, he could handle a Sunmoon even if it was a late-stage Sunmoon. But he didn't want to open his yang acupoint before even entering the mansion. That wouldn't be worth it.
This time, the three challengers attacked first. They had all decided to remove the weakling before anything else.
Instead of using his Mark of Civilization, Su Yu took his hammer out.
He swung his hammer thrice.
The three challengers dropped to the ground. Their seas of willpower were nearly blown apart by that strike. They had been instantly incapacitated.
Su Yu had cultivated his willpower to a terrifying level. A regular seventh-stage Mountainsea would be no match for him. And the Soul Expanding Hammer was no pushover either.
Then, the Mark of Civilization appeared and swallowed all three of them. He realized that his book would benefit more from intact corpses. After swallowing the three Mountainseas, Su Yu's expression changed slightly as he noted that the corresponding beast projections in his book seemed to have grown stronger.
Each of his three hundred pages corresponded to a different race. These were all common races. Thus far, he had only been collecting specimens from the corresponding races. For example, immortals would be collected in the page that had been forged with a drop of immortal blood essence.
As for corpses not among the three hundred, he would keep these corpses around for the future. He was unsure if it was due to the corpses he had collected. He could feel that the beast projections in his book had grown slightly.
"Not bad at all."
Su Yu was very pleased with this. The corpses had not vanished. They still existed inside the space in the pages. However, it wouldn't be a good idea to remove them. They were the specimens for his records. Removing them would also remove his records.
Sure enough, the Luminous Domain Mansion was a good place for him. He wasn't even inside yet he had gathered so many corpses.
After a short moment, Su Yu felt his world spinning. The door dropped from the sky abruptly. With a rumble, the room brightened out. Su Yu could finally see the world outside and all the other doors around him.
The doors were arranged in a circle. All 360 of the doors were arranged in a specific order, each occupying a different spot. Su Yu could see the occupants of the other doors. Naturally, they could see him as well.
One of the doors was still unlocked. The contest for that door was probably still ongoing. However, Su Yu was too occupied to care about all that.
From inside his door, which was essentially a transparent cage, he could see his surroundings. As he looked around, an odd expression covered his face.
360 doors.
They were arranged in a circle...no, a circle with a line across the center.
The more he looked, the more bizarre his expression became. Unlike the others who were calmly waiting in their doors, he kept looking around.
What was he looking at? The arrangement of these doors. Or to be precise, he was comparing. Yes. Comparing. He was comparing them to his acupoints.
360 acupoints.
As he looked, his eyes lit up.
Was this a coincidence? Was this a pure coincidence? No! This was no coincidence!
Su Yu was greatly shaken. "This is no coincidence! These are the 360 human acupoints, a diagram of the 360 acupoints!"
His gaze landed on a certain empty spot. There was no door there yet, but he muttered with confidence, "There!"
He was sure that there would be a door there. Sure enough, a transparent door settled there in less than three minutes. It was the same exact spot he had expected it to land. The more he thought, the brighter his eyes became.
The special entrance of the Luminous Domain Mansion had a special meaning behind it. These were the 360 acupoints of a human. Who was this made for? Why was there such an arrangement? Was the special entrance an entrance made by an expert who had opened the grand cycle acupoints?
Rumbling sounds rang out as all 360 doors settled into their respective positions.
The others did not think much about this. They did not know the positions of the 360 human acupoints. Even the current humanity was unfamiliar with all these positions.
Su Yu was the sole human alive who had opened all 360 acupoints.
Just then, an ancient race expert spoke from within one of the doors, "It's happening soon. The 360 slots have been secured. These doors will start rotating to open a connection to the mansion. Weaklings, be careful. Don't die to the powerful spatial force before you're even teleported into the mansion."
"Rotation?"
Su Yu's eyes flickered as he focused on the doors. Sure enough, the 360 doors started rotating right as the final door settled into its position. They were rotating at an incredibly fast speed.
Su Yu's eyes shone as he observed every single detail about these doors. A look of overwhelming shock covered his face. Everyone believed that this was merely a process of connecting these doors to the mansion. But Su Yu had a feeling that this was...a cultivation method!
Or to be precise, this was a diagram of the circulation route for all 360 acupoints. Fresh chapters posted on novᴇlfire.net
"Grand cycle cultivation method?"
Once again, Su Yu was overwhelmed with shock. Just who was the creator of this special entrance?
This was a cultivation method!
The 360 doors started linking up with each other, as though they were accumulating power.
Chapter 1390: Su Yu's Shocking Discovery (3)
Understanding dawned on Su Yu.
"Yes! The convergence of power! The 360 acupoints will accumulate a terrifying amount of power before releasing it, transporting everyone into the mansion! Even the safe slots out there rely on these special slots to transport everyone into the mansion! The special entrance is the core of all these slots!
"Those occupying the higher-level slots will have a higher chance of being transported to the higher levels of the mansion. That's because those slots are nearer to the source of power."
Numerous thoughts emerged in Su Yu's mind.
What a genius.
This was a genius design!
"No, no...the giant door is the core...That's the yang acupoint! No, that's the heaven acupoint!"
He swallowed nervously. This was a genius design!
"No, this isn't right. The giant door never opens for real. Nobody has ever entered the mansion through that door. The heaven acupoint remains shut. Only the other acupoints will be opened."
Su Yu muttered in a daze, "Could it be that...the main door has never opened because nobody has the heaven acupoint open? Will it only open for one with the heaven acupoint open? No, the yang acupoint should work. With all 360 acupoints present, the yang acupoint should be open. Why isn't it open?
"No, this isn't right. It is open. Those who have attempted to enter through that door have died. This fits the concept of the yang acupoint. It requires the yin aperture to balance it out."
A terrifying idea emerged in Su Yu's mind. These were not the sole entrances to the Luminous Domain Mansion. There were more than 3,600 entrances.
There should be 3,600 more, or perhaps 360 more entrances. If those were opened as well, yin and yang would come together. With that, one would be able to enter through the white-jade door.
"No way...right?"
His suspicions were understandable. He was way too familiar with the yang acupoint and yin aperture. After all, this was something he had discovered himself. He had started researching the so-called source soul acupoint a long time ago.
Initially, the research was merely an excuse to fool some free employees for himself. But eventually, he learned that this was actually a correct line of thought. And then, he opened the yang acupoint.
Essentially, this was a completely random idea that he had eventually verified to be feasible. Thus, he was very familiar with all these acupoints. The mere sight of the 360 doors was enough to spur numerous thoughts in his mind.
"This must be it. These are the 360 source acupoints. In that case, there must be 360 slots elsewhere, corresponding to the 360 apertures. When yin and yang become one, the heaven acupoint will open. And the heaven acupoint...is the white-jade door!"
The white-jade door. The lone door that had hovered above the sea for countless years. Nobody had stepped through that door since the end of the ancient past. Something was telling Su Yu that this door could be opened. It was merely shut because the yin aperture was still undiscovered.
In that case, where was the yin aperture? Where was the entrance corresponding to the yin aperture? Was there such an entrance? Or was he wrong?
***
At the same time.
Death Realm.
He Tu was in the middle of fooling a death spirit to become his helper. A powerful death spirit had awakened recently. This was He Tu's target. The newly awakened death spirit had yet to recover many of his memories. Faced with He Tu's persuasion, he was completely confused.
While He Tu was still trying to fool the death spirit into becoming his lackey, the space nearby trembled.
He Tu looked over doubtfully before ignoring it. The tremors were quite intense, but He Tu was unconcerned. It was merely a black hole. A black hole connected to the Celestial River of Death.
Such phenomena were very common in the Death Realm. He was already used to this. Even when he sensed the powerful pulling force from the black hole, he ignored it. He only needed to avoid being dragged to the depths of the Celestial River of Death as that would be quite troublesome.
Looking at his new friend, he smiled and said, "Brother, just follow me. It's only a matter of time before you recover all your memories. You will know who you are. At that time, you will be able to take revenge against all who have wronged you."
The death spirit ignored He Tu. Instead, he looked at the distant black hole. A look of recognition appeared in his eyes as he muttered, "Entrance..."
He Tu laughed and said, "Yes, it's a tunnel leading to the depths of the Celestial River of Death. Don't go. The depths are very dangerous."
"Tunnel."
The new death spirit continued muttering blankly. He kept feeling like he had forgotten something.
Meanwhile, He Tu was left quite speechless. Was that the only word this guy remembered?
He stared at the distant black hole again. After a while, he shook his head, "Brother, there's nothing there. It merely leads to the depths of the Celestial River of Death."
"No! That's wrong!"
The new death spirit stared at the black hole, mesmerized.
He Tu frowned and looked at the black hole again. What?
However, he was still unconcerned. He was certain this death spirit was an extremely powerful expert prior to death. Thus, it would be normal for this death spirit to recall something. Perhaps the black hole was something this death spirit recognized.
Even so, what was so special about it? It was merely a tunnel.
He Tu thought about it and said, "Brother, wait here. I'll take a look."
"I want to go!"
"..."
He Tu rolled his eyes. Fine, fine. Whatever. Before long, He Tu started approaching the black hole with his new friend. He was strong, so he was quite brazen as well. He wasn't too worried.
Next, they entered the black hole together. Inside, He Tu's body was shaking from the powerful pulling force of the black hole. The two started moving through the tunnel in the black hole.
After traveling a long distance, a new scene unfolded before their eyes. It was a vast, starry sky.
How odd.
He Tu looked up and frowned. Those flickering stars seemed to be quite dim.
"What is this?"
Even He Tu started feeling a sense of familiarity. But before he could think much, the new death spirit before him shot toward the sky in excitement and stepped onto one of the stars. At that, the dim star lit up.
Just as He Tu was about to berate his new friend, his new friend shouted, "You...you...come up..."
He Tu scolded, "Get down here! What are you doing?"
Nevertheless, he was quite curious as well. Why did the dim star light up?
The death spirit refused. He shouted, "You...come up...come up..."
He Tu didn't know what to say. Up his ass! Should he abandon this guy? This guy did not seem too obedient.
Seeing that his new friend was fine, he flew up as well. As he soared, he grew doubtful. Why did these stars...look familiar? No, to be precise, they felt familiar.
How odd.
Just as he was about to reach his new friend, a powerful repelling force pushed him away. That greatly shocked him. With his strength, how could he be pushed away so easily? Just what was going on?
When he landed on a different star, it lit up as well. Alarmed by the sudden change, He Tu tried to run. However, he found that a barrier had appeared around him, preventing him from leaving.
"Damn it! You did this to me!"
He Tu was furious. His new friend had led him to a trap!
Just then, a powerful suction force appeared above the stars. However, only two of the stars were lit up. Thus, the attractive force was not strong enough to pull all the stars. Only He Tu and his new friend were pulled into the sky. With their departure, the two stars dimmed again.
***
At the same time.
The floating white-jade gate trembled abruptly. However, it seemed to lack power as it calmed down again right after. However, that little movement attracted the attention of all the Invincibles in the area.
What was going on?
Why did the door move?
They were greatly surprised. This door had remained still for countless years. Apart from pulsing like it was breathing, it had remained completely still. Was this due to the opening of the mansion? Just then, all the tunnels shone brightly. One after another, those waiting in front of the tunnels were pulled inside.
The Invincibles were left confused. Did the door tremble because of the transference process? But this had never happened before. In the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion, the Heaven Department head had a bizarre expression on his face. But soon, he stepped forth and appeared in front of a tunnel before vanishing with a flicker.
He had entered the mansion.
He was not the only person doing so. One Invincible after another started approaching the tunnels.
The seal had been removed.
The mansion was open.
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As for the movement of the white-jade gate, they had all forgotten about it. Abruptly, a furious roar rang out.
"Bastard!"
At the exact moment, space rippled as Hollow appeared in front of a tunnel before kicking the Sunmoon there away. Somewhere below him, Yellow Nine appeared and sent a Cloudbreach flying with a slap.
Then, the two stepped into the tunnel.
At the last moment, Hollow looked back at Dao King and smiled, "Dao King, I'll grab the nine-leaf skylotus for you! You're welcome!"
"..."
"Damn it!"
The furious Dao King threw a palm attack forward. Even Hollow dared to provoke him?
However, his palm attack was stopped before it could go far. An immortal king beside him said with a frown, "The others are still waiting to enter the mansion."
What was this? Yes, Hollow was vile for doing that. But Dao King's attack was enough to kill the other immortals who were waiting to enter the mansion. Had Dao King gone mad?
Yes, Dao King had indeed gone mad. After using all his wealth, he had bought five extra slots. But now, two had been stolen right before him. His fury was understandable.
"Hollow!"
His furious roar resounded in the area. All around him, the Invincibles either sneered or looked at him with pity.
How sad. Even Hollow was bullying him now. There were so many slots to steal. However, Hollow had stolen only the slots of Dao King. What a pitiful guy.
Not far away, a spatial beast lazily said, "Hollow has been kicked out of the spatial beast race. This is unrelated to us. You better not bother us about this."
They were not interested in taking the blame for Hollow.
Hollow was truly brazen. Even now, Tiangu was still looking for him. Instead of hiding, he had opted to steal the slots of Dao King...then again, that was a perfectly reasonable choice. Since he had offended Tiangu, it wouldn't matter if he offended Dao King as well.
While this was going on, the top experts of the various races started vanishing one after another.
The same was happening in the human encampment. Looking at the flickering bodies around him, Great Zhou King cursed, "You told me Xia Longwu isn't going!"
Great Xia King did not react. Yes, he did say that. But he wasn't Xia Longwu. How was he supposed to know the real answer?
Yes. Xia Longwu had entered the mansion as well. He was not alone. Multiple human Invincibles had vanished.
After a while, Great Zhou King's expression turned solemn again as he said, "The white-jade gate trembled slightly earlier. This isn't normal."
Great Xia King nodded. He had noticed it as well. How odd. He had investigated the gate before. It was an incomparably solid gate. Yet such a gate had trembled slightly earlier. He even started wondering if he had been seeing things.
It had only trembled slightly, and it had returned to normal almost immediately. However, Great Xia King was certain the gate had trembled earlier.
The two sank into contemplation.
Chapter 1391: The Charm Of A Top Student (1)
Inside the special tunnel.
Su Yu was growing anxious as the doors spun and vanished one after another. The transference had begun. However, he had yet to fully witness the entire route taken by the doors.
"Wait! Give me a moment!"
Su Yu cursed. Couldn't the mansion give him more time?
Damn it!
With a hum, he felt a sense of weightlessness. At that moment, he finally understood the purpose of these doors. They were meant to protect those entering from the spatial power during the transference.
However, he didn't want to leave yet. He had only witnessed about half the circulation route. Of course, he only needed to see a little bit over half the route. A cultivation method was essentially a specific order and circulation route of one's acupoints. After learning more than half of the route, he could always derive the rest. The difficulty wouldn't even be that big. However, Su Yu was still greatly displeased.
Why was the damn mansion teleporting everyone before he could see everything?
Holy shit.
As he swore, he muttered, "There must be a corresponding diagram for the yin aperture. The yin aperture diagram will most definitely contain a circulation route as well. It won't be the same as the Five Elemental Art. That trash art only utilizes 180 apertures. There must be a diagram for the complete yin aperture circulation route somewhere. Or perhaps...it's a single cultivation method for all 720 acupoints and apertures."
Numerous thoughts emerged in Su Yu's mind. He had completely lost interest in all the so-called treasures he could find in the Luminous Domain Mansion.
Treasures? Boring.
He had discovered a secret. A super secret.
"Is the Luminous Domain Mansion...really a mansion? Is it a human body...or a mansion built in accordance with the human body? No...nine levels...nine..."
He sank into thought, ignoring the door that was carrying him into the mansion. Why were there nine levels in the Luminous Domain Mansion? What was the significance behind that? Nine. There were nine stages in each cultivation level. There were nine transformations in the Cloudbreach Realm. There were nine degrees in the Eternal Realm.
If the special entrance was really built in accordance with the 360 acupoints, there would most definitely be a deeper significance behind the nine levels of the Luminous Domain Mansion.
"No, the Luminous Domain Mansion was the headquarters of the Myriad Race Assembly. In that case, this place won't be a human body. Luminous Domain Mansion...Luminous Domain (Xing Yu)...if Xing Yu was the ancient Human Emperor, and if this mansion was really built by the Human Emperor, he must have utilized methods incomprehensible to the myriad races. These methods must be secrets related to the human race. Did the people of the ancient past enter the mansion through these transferences as well? I doubt so. They must have all entered through the proper door instead..."
No matter what, Su Yu was a researcher at heart. He was no barbarian. He had read many books, especially books concerning cultivation methods. He was confident that very few people knew as much about cultivation methods as him in the Myriad Realms.
At the very least, he was confident his knowledge was unsurpassed when it came to cultivation methods at the Mountainsea Realm and below. Not only had he seen many cultivation methods. He had even tried them himself.
Thus, he was able to easily recognize the significance behind the 360 special doors. A long time had passed since the ancient past. He might not be the only one to realize this. But he was sure he was the first in this era.
Ignoring his surroundings, he started recording the circulation route he had managed to see earlier. Perhaps he had seen enough to derive the complete cultivation method. Of course, he would need countless attempts to complete it.
As for where the door would take him, it would probably be the first level. He was still young and his cultivation level was still low. It would be perfectly normal for him to reach the first level.
That was a good place to be. The first level was a safe place. It was prepared for Skysoars and Cloudbreaches. Generally, nobody at the Mountainsea Realm and beyond would be transported there. One couldn't deny that Su Yu was still a Cloudbreach.
There, he could probably do anything he wanted. Nobody could harm him. Sure, the level itself might have some dangers as well, but if even Skysoars could survive there, he was sure he would do fine.
Finally, Su Yu shifted his attention to the door carrying him.
"This door probably corresponds to the zhongtan acupoint. Will it react if I activate my zhongtan acupoint?"
As a researcher, Su Yu couldn't resist trying. The time for worries was over. He activated the acupoint inside him.
Zhongtan acupoint.
As his source qi surged, the door carrying him trembled.
Su Yu was surprised. It worked?
***
At the same time, someone inside a different door shouted in alarm.
"No! T-this...no!"
The spatial tunnel teleporting that person collapsed, crushing the door and the person within. Even at his final moment, his face was still filled with disbelief and indignation.
Why?
Before long, he was ground into nothing by the powerful spatial force.
***
Outside the Luminous Domain Mansion.
All the doors were gone, leaving only numerous tunnels behind.
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"..."
Silence descended.
All the Invincibles outside stared at the collapsed tunnel in stupefaction.
Was this a joke?
How was that possible?
This had never happened before. This wasn't supposed to be possible. Nobody could believe this. Nobody had died during the transference process before.
"NOO!"
Suddenly, someone roared madly.
Dao King.
He was losing his mind. He roared madly, "Who? Who is it? Who's targeting me? Who are you?"
Impossible! He had forced himself to calm down after losing two of his slots to Hollow. However, he lost yet another one so soon after.
Yes. The person who had died in the tunnel was a Sunmoon under Dao King's command.
Someone must be targeting him. He was sure that someone was targeting him. Yes. It must be a Pseudo Emperor. A Pseudo Emperor was secretly targeting him! The mad Dao King looked at the celestial chasm encampment with red eyes. Was it them? Were they cursing him? It must be them!
No, that wasn't necessarily true. The fate race could do this as well. Even the immortal race was also good at curses. He refused to believe that he could get so unlucky. This must be the work of a curse.
Dao King looked around coldly and declared, "Someone must be targeting me. I'm sure. I will find you. After losing my two bodies and all my wealth, I have nothing left. Do not force me."
Dao King had gone mad. Some people believed that Dao King must have met with too many setbacks as of late. He lost two of his bodies and all his wealth. After purchasing five additional slots, he lost three of them before his people were even inside the mansion.
Anyone would be driven mad by this. That was simply too unlucky. However, everyone ignored Dao King. They were more focused on the collapsed tunnel. Just why was this happening?
This felt ominous. How could someone die during the transference process?
Many of them had been in the mansion before. They knew how long the transference would take. The tunnel had collapsed halfway through the transference. This signified that someone had died in the tunnel.
Damn it! This was not supposed to be possible. Perhaps it would happen if the Luminous Domain Mansion itself were about to collapse, but it shouldn't happen otherwise.
***
At the same time.
Su Yu was greatly shocked. He muttered, "These are the main acupoints!"
Main acupoints.
The 360 main acupoints corresponded to the slots in the special entrance. All the other slots are subsidiary to the main acupoints. Each main acupoint controlled nine subsidiary tunnels.
Understanding dawned on Su Yu. He could see the nine dots of light on his door. One of them had vanished. Or to be precise, it had fallen apart.
"This main acupoint is connected to nine outer acupoints. Safe slots? Bullshit."
Su Yu grew incomparably excited. He had discovered a major secret! Those fools had been claiming that the special entrance was dangerous. What nonsense. The so-called safe slots were the actual dangerous entrances. How idiotic.
"One main acupoint controls nine subsidiary acupoints. This is the control center."
Su Yu muttered, "And they believe that these tunnels are worse than the subsidiary tunnels? How stupid. Hmm...who did I kill just now?"
Su Yu was curious. Whatever. It didn't matter. It was an accident. In any case, anyone entering the Luminous Domain Mansion was already ready to die. That was applicable to even the humans. If one ended up dying, one could only blame one's bad luck for it.
Su Yu couldn't help but feel like he was a super genius for this discovery. While everyone was waiting for the transference to end, Su Yu was already starting to think of a way to control all the tunnels.
"What does the collapse of a tunnel signify?"
Su Yu exclaimed, "The collapse of the tunnel signifies that the way back is shut. When leaving, one will probably leave through the same route. Without the tunnel, the energy supporting the transference will be gone..."
Numerous thoughts emerged in his mind.
"Perhaps...I don't even need to run around looking for treasures. I only need to look for these corresponding doors. These doors will likely be waiting at the same place inside the mansion. It is likely that those leaving will need to gather at the same place if they wish to leave...
"Those fools won't have the courage to use the special tunnels. In that case, they will leave through the subsidiary tunnels again. I only need to look for the corresponding central acupoint to kill them all. No, that does not guarantee that I'll get their belongings...Whatever. I'll have to try on myself for the treasures."
The more Su Yu thought, the more excited he became. He had discovered a way to kill his enemies.
How interesting.
He looked at the eight remaining dots of light and sank into thought. Should he kill them all?
"What if there are humans in there? It doesn't matter, but what if it's my teacher?"
That would be awkward. Fine, fine. He couldn't kill blindly. The previous kill was merely an accident.
Chapter 1392: The Charm Of A Top Student (2)
Su Yu sank into thought again. As a central acupoint, there should be a way for him to exert more control over the subsidiary acupoints. Or to be precise, there should be a way to figure out the identities of the passengers inside.
Was this how it worked during the ancient past? Or perhaps this was a system where a big shot could bring nine subordinates along into the mansion? Perhaps that was the case.
"Why does the mansion open only once every ten years?"
Before long, Su Yu recalled something, "Ten years. One tide. A round of circulation."
Understanding dawned on Su Yu.
Yes. For super experts, ten years would end in an instant. That was perhaps only enough time to complete a single circulation of their cultivation method. That was why all these tunnels would open once every ten years.
It wasn't that they couldn't open normally. Rather, the mansion lacked a source of energy due to a lack of maintenance. Thus, the tunnels would operate in their most natural state, opening upon completing an entire circulation.
"In that case, there is no hard limit on the opening of the tunnels. Instead, it's a matter of sufficient energy. A powerful force is also required to materialize the special entrance..."
In short, if one were strong enough, coupled with the grand cycle cultivation method, one would be able to freely open the Luminous Domain Mansion.
"I'm such a genius!"
Su Yu inhaled deeply, awed by his own genius.
"Thus, if I wish to enter again, I can look for a Pseudo Emperor to act as the power supply and materialize the special entrance. Then, I can rotate the 360 doors in accordance with the special cultivation method. Of course, I will require the help of experts for this task..."
Before all that, Su Yu had to first derive the complete grand cycle cultivation method. He grew more and more excited.
Luminous Domain Mansion!
Finally, he started placing more importance to the Luminous Domain Mansion. This was more than a treasure trove. It was also filled with numerous secrets. Those treasures weren't even that important.
"The architect of the Luminous Domain Mansion was most definitely an expert who had opened the grand cycle acupoints. No, that's not all. The architect must be a super expert who had opened even the 360 soul apertures. In that case, the entire mansion must follow a certain rule."
"Source Opening, Great Strength, Infinite Strength, Skysoar, Cloudbreach, Mountainsea, Sunmoon, Eternal...Emperor?"
Su Yu muttered. Nine levels. Nine. A special number. Almost all cultivation levels were split into nine levels. Even the physical cultivation path would have nine realms if there were really a realm beyond the Eternal Realm.
"Does the ninth level correspond to the Emperor Realm? Was that where the ancient Human Emperor conducted his business while the eighth level was reserved for the Eternals?"
Suddenly, Su Yu felt a sense of frustration. Damn it! He was too ignorant prior to this. He could have asked the old turtle more. If he had asked more about the mansion, he could have discovered even more of the secrets here. This could very well be a secret not even the old turtle knew.
"If the first level represents the Source Opening Realm, what special characteristics does the Source Opening Realm have? Nine acupoints!"
Su Yu ignited his fire of inheritance as he started his deductions. If the first level corresponded to the Source Opening Realm, one should not forget about the nine acupoints. For the Source Opening Realm, the nine acupoints were extremely important.
"Nine acupoints. The design must be based on human cultivation. In that case, I only need to find one of the nine acupoints to deduce the locations of the rest. Does this mean that there are nine unique locations on the first level?"
Su Yu continued his contemplation.
If there was a secret on the first level, the same could be true for the other levels as well. In comparison, the so-called secrets in the mansion were nothing. Someone powerful enough to build the Luminous Domain Mansion would not build a place just to store his treasures.
What a joke.
Even the so-called nine-leaf skylotus could only be a mere decoration for the master of the mansion.
"I will naturally understand after entering. If my guesses are right, there will be nine locations hiding a big secret on the first level. Perhaps they hide treasures, or something else, or even cultivation methods. In any case, I can try searching for these locations."
***
While Su Yu was deep in contemplation.
Seeing that no other tunnel was collapsing, the observing Invincibles were relieved. That must have been an accident. Dao King sure was unlucky. This was something that had never happened before. How did he get unlucky enough to encounter something so rare?
In fact, his bad luck was so unbelievable some even suspected that he was indeed being targeted.
While all the Invincibles were waiting.
Deep under the Sea of Stars.
The old turtle looked up. He could sense the powerful spatial force at work in the mansion. That wasn't the point. The point was...He Tu was still gone.
That fellow had gone recruiting help previously. He had boasted that he would return with helpers soon. But instead, he had gone missing.
Did he lose his way in the Death Realm? Was that the case?
What a weird guy. After losing some of his memories, he seemed to be even more unreliable than before. To speak the truth, the old turtle did not mind He Tu's presence. It would be too boring to stay here for eternity alone. With He Tu around, the old turtle could enjoy some free massage every now and then.
Yes. Massage. As far as the old turtle was concerned, each time He Tu attacked, it was a massage session. Thus, he was finding it difficult to sleep when He Tu wasn't around.
"Where did he go?"
If it wasn't for the fact that the old turtle was too proud, he would have started shouting for He Tu to return sooner by now.
Abruptly, the space around the city rippled.
A golden piece of paper dropped down from above.
Countless characters could be seen on the paper. After shooting the paper a glance, the old turtle said, "Greetings, Pavilion Master. Excuse me for not greeting you outside." Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net
Pavilion master.
Only one person in existence was qualified to be called that by the old turtle. The head of Heavenly Hunt Pavilion's East Spire, or to be precise, the master of the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion.
Yes. The head of the East Spire was also the master of the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion.
The paper hovered above the city. Then, a projection appeared above it. With a smile, the projection spoke, "It has been a while, Grand Dream."
"Yeah. It has been quite long." The old turtle asked, "Why are you here? Do you need anything from me?"
"I guess you can say that. Earlier, the White Jade Gate trembled. Did you feel it?"
The old turtle replied slowly, "Yes."
The projection stepped forth, slowly transforming into a handsome and refined humanoid.
Clad in white, scholarly robes, he created a tea table with a wave of his hand. With a gentle smile, he said, "Grand Dream, let's have some tea."
A young man walked out of the stone statue. With a smile, he asked, "What tea do you have?"
"Profound Heaven Tea, a specialty of the eighth level. I sent someone to harvest some three hundred tides ago."
"How carefree of you."
The old turtle sat down in front of the pavilion master. While the pavilion master prepared the tea, the old turtle said, "I felt the gate trembling. So?"
The pavilion master said, "The ancient past is no more. The White Jade Gate will not open anymore. Nobody is qualified to reopen it. The day it reopens, a new era will arrive, and a new Emperor will emerge."
"So?" The old turtle said indifferently, "Time changes everything. Sooner or later, such a day will arrive. That which is long divided will unify, and that which is unified will divide. Such is the way of the world. The ancient past ended a long time ago. The emergence of a new Emperor will perhaps bring some peace back to the world."
He laughed and continued, "I have been the Spirit Suppression General for over ten thousand tides. It's time I retire. My brothers and sisters have spent countless years as guardians. It's also time for them to retire. Having a new Emperor and a new set of laws isn't a bad thing. My years of service have earned me enough merit. Whoever the new Emperor is, they can't ignore my merit."
The pavilion master poured the old turtle a cup of tea. The fragrance of the tea drifted everywhere. When it drifted outside the city, a passing aquatic beast abruptly advanced into the Skysoar Realm from the Infinite Strength Realm. Then, the beast's body started undergoing forging. It only stopped after about seven or eight forgings.
The aquatic beast also gained a humanoid form, the form of a beautiful young woman. After her transformation, she gave the ancient city a respectful bow, wisdom and joy in her eyes. Clearly, she was aware that fate had granted her a chance encounter with someone incredible.
She did not dare to leave. Noticing the two indistinct figures sipping tea above the city, she did not make any noise to disturb them. She merely knelt down and started cultivating. Next, another wave of fragrance wafted out of the city, greatly boosting her wisdom and helping her further forge her body.
***
The old turtle and the pavilion master merely glanced at the young woman before putting the matter behind them. They were unconcerned.
This was her luck.
One could only say that fate had decided to smile upon her.
After pouring himself a cup of tea, the pavilion master said, "I'm here to ask you a question. Brother Grand Dream, who do you think has the highest chance to become the next Emperor?"
"How am I supposed to know that?"
The old turtle shook his head. He did not feel like entertaining this question.
The pavilion master said, "The White Jade Gate has trembled suddenly. Is the future Emperor one of the 3,600 beings entering the mansion this time? Earlier, something unforeseen happened. Someone had died in the tunnel during the transference. Both of us know full well that the tunnels shouldn't collapse even after countless tides. The mansion was the creation of that man. The mansion is a supreme weapon surpassing divine weapons. These tunnels have only collapsed in the ancient past. The ancient past is no more. Why did it collapse?"
The old turtle thought about it and said, "You mean..."
"You understand what I'm trying to say. Perhaps...the Luminous Domain Mansion will gain a new master soon. In that case, what about us? You're in a better position since you have an official position. As for me...the appearance of the new Emperor will spell my doom."
The pavilion master sighed and continued, "The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was meant to supervise the Myriad Realms. However, I have gravely mismanaged it. The current Heavenly Hunt Pavilion no longer has the ability to supervise the Myriad Realms. Even the Heavenly Hunt Index is no longer complete..."
The old turtle said, "As the Heaven Overseer Marquis, you have indeed failed in your task. The moment a new Emperor emerges, you can only pray that the new Emperor is willing to wipe the slate clean. If the new Emperor wishes to investigate the past, you will die. And you deserve this punishment."
The old turtle continued, "Tell me. Why are you here? Are you thinking that I will be the new Emperor? That's impossible. My path is set. That is not a height I can reach."
The pavilion master said, "I'm only here to ask you something. Since we are fellow officials of the same court, I hope you can be honest with me."
The old turtle said, "Don't ask. I don't want to answer. And I won't answer."
The pavilion master sighed.
"You knew it. You knew I wanted to ask about Su Yu. Indeed, you knew. Is he related to the Time Sage? Is he in his city?"
The old turtle said, "Don't ask me. Judge for yourself."
"Sigh." The pavilion master said, "Fine. I won't ask about the present. Have you heard of the rumors that the Time Sage was also that direct superior of mine?"
"Yes."
The pavilion master said with grief, "In that case, I'm doomed. If Su Yu were to become the new Emperor...I hope this is wrong. If he has also received the inheritance of the Time Sage, I won't escape punishment."
A golden page appeared above his palm. He said, "The Heavenly Hunt Index is damaged. I am no longer capable of supervising the Myriad Realms."