Tribulation of Myriad Races

Inside the city.

The people in the city were still shouting with desperation.

They couldn’t accept this. They did not want to convert into residents. They were in no condition to resist the growth of death qi. It was more likely that the death qi would spread into their hearts right after their conversion, killing them. As Sunmoons, they knew more about ancient city residents than a regular person.

With the extension of the city lockdown, a few of the weaker and injured Sunmoons started conversing through voice transmissions.

Shortly after, a sixth-stage Sunmoon from the group whose face was turning dark, said, “Fellow Daoists, can anyone lend us some heavenly source qi to deal with the death qi in our bodies?”

He sincerely said, “The holy lands in our realms aren’t large, so we don’t normally travel with too much heavenly source qi on us. We are willing to purchase your heavenly source qi with other treasures…”

The other Sunmoons frowned. Other treasures…what could they do with those treasures when they were trapped in an ancient city? No matter how valuable the treasures were, could those treasures preserve their lives in the city?

Just as they were about to refuse, Mo Duona said, “Sure. Seniors, don’t think about dragging everyone down with you before dying. Things are not that drastic yet.”

At that remark, the expressions of the weaker Sunmoons changed.

Mo Duona looked at Zhan Wushuang and the other geniuses, “Let’s all do our part. We’re here for a common purpose. There is no need to force these seniors to go against us, right?”

Zhan Wushuang coldly said, “You sure are good at putting yourself in a good light.”

He did not look surprised. He was aware of what those Sunmoons were thinking as well, but he had been indifferent as he doubted they could actually pose a threat to him. The weaker Sunmoons hurriedly looked at the Sunmoons of the major races and noted that nobody looked surprised. Evidently, their plan had been seen through.

At this point, most of the Sunmoons below the late stage were reaching their limits. None of them was a naive youngster. With their rich experience of surviving in the Allheaven Battlefield, it wasn’t too hard for them to guess what these people were thinking. They were probably planning to kill or capture these young geniuses if their request was denied.

At worst, they would imitate Su Yu and kill some Sunmoon death spirits and drag everyone down with them. It was perfectly normal for people with their strength not to go down silently. If they had to die, they would drag a few people with them as well. If Su Yu was around, they would naturally target him. Since he wasn’t around, they would target those from the major races instead.

After all, these major races were also responsible for this disaster. They had thought that they had been able to keep their thoughts hidden, but surprisingly, everyone was aware of their plan.

After a while, the Sunmoon who had spoken earlier lowered his head and said, “Thank you. Devil Lord Mo Duona, you must have misunderstood us…”

Mo Duona indifferently said, “It’s fine. I simply don’t wish to deal with more trouble for now. Things are not that bad yet. We might still have a way to leave the city…”

Everyone’s eyes lit up upon hearing that.

However, Mo Duona shook his head and said, “But neither of those options will be easy. Firstly, we can leave through the moat. Most of us will die trying to leave.

“Secondly, we can get more Invincibles to come and negotiate an agreement with the death sovereigns. That was what they did in the past. But for that agreement, all the living Sunmoons were sacrificed.

“Thirdly, we can lure the mayor out, kill him, and snatch his mayor’s medallion. With the medallion, we can forcefully open the gates and leave.

“Fourthly, the mayor is merely a puppet. The true ruler of the city is the stone statue in the inner hall. Perhaps we can reach an agreement with that statue.

“Fifthly, look for Su Yu and kill or trap him. Three days later, we will naturally be able to leave.

“Sixthly, reach an agreement with Su Yu. He might have converted into a resident, but he’s not dead. As long as one is alive, one will have things they desire for. I believe he won’t be willing to accept his fate as a living dead. He will try to defy the heavens and return to his previous position as a genius among the living. He won’t be willing to end up as a death spirit in the Death Realm.”

Mo Duona focused mainly on the other young geniuses as he spoke nonchalantly, “At worst, we can all convert into residents as well. That will naturally guarantee our survival in the city. Since Su Yu has the courage to try something like this, why are we so afraid? This is not the end of the road for us.”

Zhan Wushuang said, “Reaching an agreement with the mayor is the best option. Killing a mayor will most likely cause an Invincible death spirit to appear. Furthermore, he’s also a ninth-stage Sunmoon. He won’t be so easy to kill.”

It wasn’t like there was no hope of victory. There were sixteen late-stage Sunmoons and six early-stage Sunmoons present. If they wanted, they could still kill the injured mayor. But what were they supposed to do if an Invincible death spirit appeared after that?

Mo Duona nodded in agreement. Not far away, Xuan Wuji frowned, “Did anyone notice where the Sunmoon death spirit first appeared? We might be able to use that to determine Su Yu’s location and keep him trapped indoors.”

But Mo Duona and the others did not place much hope on this plan. Sure enough, a late-stage Sunmoon who was out patrolling earlier sighed and said, “The Sunmoons had appeared out of nowhere. When we arrived, it had probably moved from its original location. We can only determine that the initial location is within the three innermost rings.”

That was all they knew. But they might still find him if they actually searched the three rings in detail.

At that thought, Xuan Wuji said, “There aren’t that many residents in the three innermost rings. There are around three thousand buildings in those rings, and less than three hundred of them are occupied. If we want to, we can still keep watch over these buildings.”

Sure, they would need to split up for that, but there were over twenty Sunmoons in their group. Furthermore, these young geniuses were no pushovers either. Xuan Wuji himself was capable of fighting Sunmoons as an eighth-stage Mountainsea. Zhan Wushuang was the same. The two of them could practically be treated as Sunmoons.

They had enough people to carry out this task. And if it succeeded, things would proceed much smoother for them.

Ming Yue, who had been staying silent all along, spoke up, “It won’t be that easy. If we split up, we’ll need to start watching out for Su Yu’s sneak attacks. Don’t forget the thick death qi outside either. There are also a large number of death spirits, including Sunmoon death spirits. If we have to stay outdoors for three days, a lot of us will be dead by the end of it…”

This wouldn’t be an easy decision. But everyone knew that at this point, they had to do something. The alternative was death.

Mo Duona stood up and said, “Let’s stay near the gates first. At worst, we can get some Invincibles to break those gates open. We will rush out immediately and flee with the Invincibles. Even Invincible death spirits need some time to arrive. We might be able to survive that attempt.”

“…”

The others merely stared at him in silence. After the previous incident, would any Invincible still have the courage to take such a risk? What were they supposed to do if the stone statues and Invincible death spirits appeared immediately? Were they supposed to sacrifice an Invincible for these Sunmoons and young geniuses?

“More like we need an Emperor.” Someone muttered.

The divine and devil races had a Pseudo Emperor each. Perhaps just a single Pseudo Emperor would be enough for this task. Even the dragon race had a Dragon Emperor. The Ancient Immortal Emperor and the Nether Emperor of the immortal and nether races were valid choices as well…

Alas, these people weren’t important enough for that. Not even Mo Duona was important enough. A genius on the top of the Heaven Index could appear every now and then. Meanwhile, there was only one Pseudo Emperor in each of the aforementioned major races. And all of them had remained in seclusion for many years. In fact, they had been in seclusion for hundreds of years. The last time they appeared, the Allheaven Battlefield had just reconnected with the Human Realm.

Thus, they could forget about getting the help of a Pseudo Emperor. They felt extremely gloomy. Some were also starting to go mad from despair. The eyes of these people were already starting to turn red. If this continued, they would probably let go of all inhibitions and go wild.

Those death spirits had been annoying them to no end. They couldn’t even kill the death spirits as that would cause even more trouble. This experience was so stressful that some of them were already traumatized.

Mo Duona ignored the others and started moving toward the gates. He decided to wait there. At the very least, that would allow him to rush out if an opportunity appeared. At worst, he would try his luck with the moat.

Sure, it was safer to hide in the inner rings. The buildings there were sturdy enough to shelter them from even Sunmoon death spirits. But the inner rings were also near the mayor’s residence. The place where the stone statue and the death sovereigns would emerge from was too near while the gates were too far. In their current situation, staying somewhere they could instantly escape would be much better.

Su Yu…

Once again, that name emerged in Mo Duona’s mind. That was a truly ruthless person. But that was understandable. How would someone like that grow without being ruthless? Mo Duona knew that if their roles were reversed, he would do also do the same.

Seeing that Mo Duona was leaving, the two devil Sunmoons followed him. Next, some of the geniuses followed him as well. Mo Duona was known as a child of destiny. Everyone knew that the higher one ranked on the index, the greater one’s luck would be. Su Yu was one such person as well. Otherwise, how could a mere Cloudbreach survive the siege of more than ten Invincibles? Anyone else would have died in such a situation.

These geniuses were also children of destiny. They wouldn’t die so easily. Even if they tried escaping through the moat, they might survive longer than the Sunmoons.

At that moment, the badly injured sixth-stage Sunmoon from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion walked out of his building and shouted, “Su Yu, I know you’re nearby. I am a member of the Heaven Department of Heavenly Hunt Pavilion’s Four Index Departments. You won’t get any benefits from killing us. You won’t even get a heavenly reward.”

Technically, ancient city residents were still alive. Thus, they were still eligible for heavenly rewards. Only death spirits were not eligible. But Su Yu wasn’t killing them with his own hands. He was using schemes to get them killed. That wouldn’t earn him any heavenly rewards.

White One continued, “If you have any requests, we can talk it out. Since you’re afraid of exposing your whereabouts, it’s fine. You probably have some ancient city medallions. Just control some death spirits and have them retrieve an index copy from me. We can negotiate through the index copy. I guarantee that the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion will not track your whereabouts. You can trust our word. We won’t ruin the prestige we have built over countless years.”

“Su Yu, you’re not dead yet. As long as you’re not dead, there is hope. Am I right? As long as you’re still alive, you need to cultivate. You will need resources for your cultivation. You need a method of breaking free. The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion can provide you with all that. The myriad races can provide you with all that as well.”