Tribulation of Myriad Races

Somewhere amid the boundless sea.

Up above, stars glittered. Down below, waves billowed. Walking on thin air, Tianduo’s eyes were shining brightly. A flame symbol was visible on his forehead. That symbol was the mark of the original devil race. With his fiery red hair cascading down his shoulders, he looked exceptionally handsome.

However, he also looked quite unapproachable. Everyone who had noticed him had hurriedly retreated. This was an original devil genius, also an Invincible descendant. For Su Yu, an Invincible descendant who was more than three generations apart from the Invincible was basically as good as a normal person.

But in reality, just being the descendant of an Invincible would provide one with numerous benefits regardless of generation. Most people wouldn’t dare to offend an Invincible descendant, including the Sunmoons of minor races. After all, a minor race was a race without a single Invincible.

“Has any of you seen Topsoil Spirit around?”

Tianduo asked one of the random passersby. According to the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion, Topsoil Spirit had thrown his index copy away. Thus, Tianduo had no choice but to perform the search himself.

Someone replied carefully, “I think I saw him northwest from here. But, I’m not perfectly sure that was him. Topsoil Spirit is supposed to be an earth elemental, but the person I saw was somehow swimming rapidly in the water…”

Tianduo laughed in amusement. If that was the case, there would be no mistake. That was him. Sure enough, that fellow might have really fused the five elements. No wonder he dared to head out here as an earth elemental.

Suddenly, Topsoil Spirit’s decision to enter the Sea of Stars was no longer so puzzling. And it was also explainable why that fellow was so hard to track even after killing a fifth-stage Mountainsea.

“Thank you!”

“It’s fine, it’s fine!”

The person who had answered the question was relieved. He was also slightly excited. The mere act of holding a short conversation with an original devil was enough to earn him some bragging rights among his people.

As for Tianduo, he started moving northwest.

***

Northwest. On a small island.

After transforming into an earth elemental, Su Yu withdrew his aura and waited silently. He did not choose to blatantly release his aura as that would look too suspicious. He believed Tianduo would be able to find him.

If not, Tianduo would be an idiot instead of a genius. After all, he had already leaked his whereabouts. That should be enough clue for an index genius to locate him.

“Tianduo…”

“A big fight broke out between Tianduo and Topsoil Spirit. Both suffered heavy injuries in the fight. Topsoil Spirit was forced to flee while Tianduo stumbled upon an ancient spatial pocket by accident. There, he found the corpse of a pseudo Invincible…”

Su Yu continued perfecting his plan even while waiting. As for whether it would work, well, that depended on fate. He was also curious if Tianduo actually had a secret dao protector. That was rather unlikely. Tianduo was proud and fearless. Unless absolutely necessary, he would not seek help.

Su Yu decided to stop worrying about it. He would know when it happened. He continued waiting. Suddenly, devilish qi started rising all around him.

Up in the sky, Tianduo was walking over in a leisurely manner. When he looked around, his gaze landed on the small island. With a cold voice, he spoke, “Topsoil Spirit, show yourself and fight me. I know you’re here.”

There was no response. Tianduo snorted and threw a punch.

Rumble!

The entire island started shaking while the waves around the island grew berserk. Meanwhile, Su Yu hurriedly dove into the ground. As Topsoil Spirit, he definitely couldn’t take the initiative and answer the challenge. If he did that, he wouldn’t be a good Topsoil Spirit anymore.

Tianduo frowned. Did that fellow think that he was merely bluffing?

His eyes lit up and a beam of light shot toward the island as he said, “Topsoil Spirit, do you think you can hide from me?”

Boom!

The ground cracked.

Only then did Su Yu leave the island and move underwater while sending Tianduo a voice transmission, “Tianduo, what are you doing? We’re not enemies. Don’t create a problem out of nothing.”

He then transformed into water and started fleeing madly.

Tianduo’s eyes flickered, “Water movement…Topsoil Spirit, you have indeed fused the five elements. No wonder you’re strong enough to kill a fifth-stage Mountainsea.”

He was pleasantly surprised to find this.

Su Yu replied threateningly, “Since you know that, how dare you provoke me? Are you courting death, Tianduo?”

But Tianduo only grew excited as he said, “You’re exactly what I need!”

This was someone who had killed a fifth-stage Mountainsea. Or to be precise, the index indicated that he had assisted in the kill. As for Tianduo, he was slightly weaker than Qin Fang. And Qin Fang was probably strong enough to handle fifth-stage Mountainseas. Meanwhile, Huang Teng would find it slightly difficult to handle fifth-stage Mountainseas. And Tianduo was similar in strength to Huang Teng.

Nevertheless, Topsoil Spirit was also not someone who had killed a fifth-stage Mountainsea alone. As far as Tianduo was concerned, after fusing the five elements, Topsoil Spirit would be the best opponent he could ask for. This was the kind of opponent he needed to further boost his own growth.

“Don’t even dream of escaping!”

With a roar by Tianduo, the flame symbol on his forehead came alive. A beam of fire shot out and struck the sea, instantly causing the water around Su Yu to boil.

“Do you think I’m scared of you?”

Su Yu roared in fury and sent numerous golden beams toward the sky. The golden beams carried incomparable sharpness to them.

“Die!”

Tianduo’s excitement grew further. He was more and more certain that this was an earth elemental who had fused the five elements. How interesting. He did not use any weapons. Instead, he merely took a step forward and threw a punch.

Boom!

After an intense clash, the golden beams dispersed while the fist started bleeding. Tianduo did not mind his wounds. Instead, he dove down in excitement. This was what he wanted. This was the kind of fight he had been looking for.

“Tianduo, must you force my hand?”

Tianduo couldn’t even be bothered to say anything. What nonsense. Since he had traveled all the way out here, he was naturally here to fight. They were both geniuses. It was obvious why he was here.

To kill if possible, to fight it out if killing wasn’t possible. It was that simple.

Booming sounds rang out repeatedly. The longer the fight went on, the more excited Tianduo grew. But at the same time, he was also growing more and more alarmed.

Strong. After fusing the five elements, Topsoil Spirit was far stronger than he had imagined. Water arrows, earthen shields, golden spears, blazing flames…

The two genius fought bitterly, one remaining underwater while the other remained in the sky.

All around them, more and more people noticed the fight. Nobody dared to approach. Instead, they stopped what they were doing and watched the fight.

***

Not far away.

Someone was gasping, “Topsoil Spirit…has fused the five elements. Is the five elemental race preparing to reunite their race?”

“No wonder he’s ranked fifth on the Earth Index. He’s really quite strong.”

“Tianduo is pretty impressive as well.”

“Yes, but Tianduo is an original devil. An original devil is born strong. That’s not the case for earth elementals. They are born far weaker than the original devils. That’s why Topsoil Spirit is ranked fifth while Tianduo is only ranked twelfth.”

Suddenly, a loud roar rang out.

“Five Element Purgatory!”

Aquatic plants started blooming in the sea. Countless vines shot up, twirled around Tianduo, and started dragging him into the water. Next, the other four elements bloomed all around Tianduo as well.

Earthen walls, wooden whips, sea of flames…

All those elements came together to form a massive cage. Punch after punch, Tianduo caused the entire cage to shake. However, it remained stable, allowing Su Yu to drag him deep underwater.

One of the surrounding spectators gasped with amazement, “He’s trying to push his advantage. I doubt Tianduo can defeat him underwater. That Five Element Purgatory is certainly very strong if it can trap even Tianduo.”

“…”

All these people were staying far away. Approaching a battleground of geniuses could be very easily taken as an act of aggression. If that happened, it was very possible for the geniuses to stop fighting among themselves and proceed to kill the intruders instead.

Most of the people there were Cloudbreaches and Mountainseas. The Skysoars had fled the moment they sensed a battle between geniuses while there were no Sunmoons in the area. Not even Mountainseas could confidently claim that they were stronger than the two geniuses in combat. This was why Su Yu had picked this place to set up his trap for Tianduo.

***

Meanwhile, Su Yu was still dragging Tianduo deep into the sea.

Tianduo did not panic. As a top expert, something like this was not enough for him to lose his calm. Su Yu’s Five Element Purgatory was actually not as powerful as the onlookers had imagined. It was actually weaker than Topsoil Spirit’s.

That was mainly due to the fact that his willpower was weaker. After all, Topsoil Spirit was a pure cultural researcher. It wasn’t surprising that he was further in willpower cultivation. Furthermore, the version Su Yu used was merely an imitation of the original.

Despite using only his willpower, Su Yu was still able to fight Tianduo evenly. Thus, it was safe to conclude that if Topsoil Spirit used all his strength, he would probably be stronger than Tianduo.

“Topsoil Spirit, do you think these tricks are enough to defeat me?”

With a sneer, Tianduo roared, “Devil’s Descend!”

He was finally using his racial ability. Instantly, a certain silhouette reminiscent of an ancient deity of the devils descended upon them and entered Tianduo’s body. His aura surged and his physical body gained a sudden boost of strength.

With his newfound strength, he threw another punch. The vines forming the innermost layer of the cage instantly snapped apart.

Su Yu was alarmed to see that. Was Devil’s Descend really that powerful? This ability had increased Tianduo’s strength by no less than twenty percent.

Holy shit!

How was he never aware of this? He knew this ability as well! If he had known it was so powerful, he would have started using it long ago. The divines seemed to have a similar racial ability as well. But he had not used any of them.

He had only tried using the racial ability of the immortals before. That was mainly because he didn’t have a habit of using racial abilities. Furthermore, he had assumed that at his level, these racial abilities might no longer be that useful to him.

But when he saw how strong Tianduo became after using the racial ability, he was tempted. This ability, in particular, seemed rather special. It seemed capable of summoning an ancient devil that had existed in the past. Of course, the actual ancient devil was not summoned. Rather, it was calling upon the mark these ancient devils had left in the world by simply existing at one point.

With another punch, Tianduo broke the second layer of the cage. He looked at Su Yu coldly and said, “Is this all you can do? This isn’t enough. When I break through all five layers, I’ll be taking your life.”

Boom!