Tribulation of Myriad Races

By the time Su Yu was done reading the newly received information and working on his cultivation for a bit, a new day had arrived.

Su Yu spread his senses around and took out some heavenly source qi. He was surprised to discover that there was actually no death qi around during the day. What was the meaning of that?

Would the death qi only appear at a specific time of the day? Was that also why the death spirits would rarely be seen during the day?

“Are they weaker during the day? So they’re like real ghosts?”

Su Yu muttered to himself, but he wasn’t too surprised. The death spirits might have been former living beings, but such existences might really exist among the myriad races. In fact, there were quite a lot of unique races out there. These races had all come into existence due to the unique environment they lived in.

The best example of that was the five elemental race. The water elementals would be much stronger in an environment rich with water. They wouldn’t be anything special once leaving such an environment.

Since the death spirits weren’t active during the day, the people of the ancient city were also active during the day.

Su Yu changed his appearance into a handsome middle-aged man. He did not care if anyone could see through his disguise anymore. That was not important. He needed to start checking the various buildings in the city.

One shouldn’t fight in the city. But Su Yu also knew that if one was not afraid of the death spirits, one was still free to fight as much as one wanted.

“With enough heavenly source qi, I won’t be afraid of the death spirits either.”

He still had about four hundred portions of heavenly source qi. He also had a decent amount of blood essence on him. Thus, he wasn’t too worried about the death spirits. Of course, the premise of that was to not encounter a death spirit that was too strong, one that could kill him with one strike.

***

He walked out of the building. The streets that were completely empty the previous night were filled with people. Some of the shops beside the streets were also open for business.

Su Yu was amazed. So there really were people brave enough to do business here. Then again, that was understandable. Even the people in ancient cities needed to cultivate and survive.

That applied to the permanent residents as well. Very few safe havens could be found in the Allheaven Battlefield. These ancient cities were actually excellent business hubs as with the existence of death spirits, violence rarely happened inside ancient cities.

If it was any other place in the Allheaven Battlefield, a business hub would probably end up robbed only a few days after it started operating.

The pedestrians continued minding their business even after noticing Su Yu. But one of them, who was a big bird, glanced at him before asking, “Human? Why are you still here? Run! The mystic armor race is currently on the hunt for humans.”

“…”

Su Yu looked at the big bird and smiled, “Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist. But the mystic armor race is nothing impressive. Us humans have no need to fear them. What can they do inside the city?”

“Little human, you will regret not listening to this bird.”

The big bird started walking beside Su Yu as he said, “The mystic armor race has stationed their people in the Heavendoom City for hundreds of years. They have a decently strong power base here. In fact, a lot of the city guards are actually from the mystic armor race. These people are decisive enough to have some of their people turn into permanent residents just for the sake of opening some of the locked ancient buildings here. The human race stands no chance against them here. After all, some of the guards can control the death spirits.”

Su Yu’s heart thumped as he realized something. The night patrol he met was also clad in armor. He hadn’t put much thought into it, nor had he pried on that person. But was it possible that the hostile night patrol was a member of the mystic armor race?

“Thank you, Fellow Daoist.”

The big, talking bird looked rather comical to Su Yu, but he was still grateful for the warning. He asked curiously, “Is the mystic armor race really brazen enough to attack humans in the city itself? They don’t actually rule the city itself.”

“You don’t understand this. Our mayor is known for his indifference. He never involves himself in the events in the city.”

“…”

Su Yu was stunned. The big bird continued speaking while swinging his large head around, “In any case, he won’t get involved in everything unrelated to him. Unless you attack the mayor’s residence itself, he will continue ignoring you. Apart from the income of the city, he rarely gets involved in any other business.”

“Is that so?”

Su Yu was quite surprised. Was this why the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion called the mayor a puppet? Then again, that wasn’t a bad thing. Since the mayor wouldn’t get involved, the mayor wouldn’t target him either, right?

As for the mystic armor race…after some thought, Su Yu said, “Brother Bird…”

“Who are you scolding?”

Su Yu was speechless. He wasn’t scolding anyone. Was it weird for him to address this bird that way?

The big bird started swinging his head again and said, “I’m not from the flying bird race. I’m from the phoenix race’s…branch. Call me Brother Phoenix.”

Su Yu nodded. Inwardly, he was rolling his eyes. Phoenix? This bird here? Was that a joke? Did the bird think that he had no idea the bird was from the earth ostrich race? Thus, this bird was definitely someone from a bird race, one that couldn’t even fly that well. But it was also worth noting that they were quite fast at running.

“Brother Phoenix, why did you say that the mystic armors are going to be making moves against humans?”

The big bird smiled, and at that moment, the bird actually looked crafty. Switching to voice transmission, the bird replied, “Brother Human, I only reminded you because you look kind. If you want to know more, well, you’ll be putting me in danger…”

After saying that, the bird moved his wings, making a gesture that everyone in the Myriad Realms understood. Su Yu got the hint. Holy shit! He had been curious about the coincidence of meeting a kind bird right after coming outside. So this bird was merely an information peddler. No wonder the bird went to him right after noticing that he was a human.

Su Yu was quite speechless, but he still replied through voice transmission, “What’s the price for your information?”

“I don’t want the merit points you humans use. We don’t have the courage to actually enter the human territory to spend your currency. Out here, we use source qi liquid as the common currency. I only need a hundred drops. Isn’t this cheap?”

“…”

That was actually an acceptable price. That was only worth a few hundred merit points in the Human Realm. In truth, this was actually quite expensive. But Su Yu was so rich that this no longer felt like a large sum for him.

He hesitated slightly and acted as if he was struggling to make a choice before replying, “Brother Phoenix, that’s not cheap at all. Are you sure your information is worth that much?”

“Absolutely.”

“What if it’s not worth that much?”

“You can get a refund from me.”

Su Yu nodded and wasted no time. He opened the door of a random empty building and dragged the bird inside. This was something he had learned from the others in the city. Just moments ago, he noticed some other people doing the same to complete their transactions in private. Sure enough, the bird did not seem surprised. He didn’t look worried that he would be attacked inside the building.

***

Inside the building.

He took out a hundred drops of source qi liquid and handed half the liquid over before saying, “Give me your information. If I find it acceptable, I will pay you the remaining half. Why are the mystic armors attacking humans?”

The bird replied nonchalantly, “Isn’t that obvious? That Su Yu of your human race killed Green Armor and Red Armor. They naturally need to do something about it. Two of their young geniuses in the Heavenly Hunt Index were killed. Their reputation will suffer if they don’t react. Of course, they might still be wary of being too excessive against the humans. But yesterday…”

A smile formed on the bird’s face, surprising Su Yu at how a bird could actually smile. The bird continued, “Yesterday, the mystic armors brought two humanoid individuals to their base. They seem extremely respectful to those humanoid individuals. Only four humanoid races are worth such a level of respect from them. Humans, divines, devils, and immortals. Yesterday, Su Yu created some ruckus outside the city. On the same day, Great Xia killed an expert of their race. It is only natural that they are planning something against the human race.”

The bird did not seem to have any proof to back his words. Everything was merely his speculation. But that was enough. He said, “The two humanoid individuals are either divines, devils, or immortals. The devils are overbearing and domineering. They rarely sneak around like this. If you ask me, it’s either the immortals or divines. Earlier today, some of the mystic armor experts stationed outside the city were recalled to the city as well. It’s clear they’re going to make a move against the humans. They can’t be making a move against us phoenixes, right?”

“…”

Su Yu was left quite speechless. But these words made a lot of sense. How impressive, coming from a bird.

“Brother Bird…cough, Brother Phoenix, you mean either the immortals or divines are trying to make use of the mystic armors to act against humans in the city?

“That’s most likely the case.” The big bird laughed, “It’s fine. Just run. Don’t be afraid. This is very normal in the Allheaven Battlefield. Things will return to normal in a few days. They’re probably here for Su Yu. That fellow was seen outside the city yesterday. These young geniuses can hardly resist the temptation of entering an ancient city. Thus, he might be in the city right now. That’s why they’re making a move.”

“…”

Once again, Su Yu was rendered speechless. Were all geniuses so helpless against the temptation of ancient cities? No way. Fine, fine, at the very least, the bird was right about one thing. He was here.