Tribulation of Myriad Races

Ancient city.

Twelfth day of lockdown.

Some of the Sunmoons were finally reaching their limits.

This had continued for twelve days. Even the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion had stopped selling heavenly source qi while Profound Nine had gone missing.

In front the mayor’s residence.

There were no death spirits around.

If it wasn’t for the death qi, ancient cities could be really safe.

Numerous Sunmoons had arrived, including those from the minor races. One of them pleaded, “Lords, why don’t we attempt the escape today?”

These late-stage Sunmoons were planning to leave only after the city was sealed for half a month.

But twelve days had passed. The weaker Sunmoons could no longer hold on for much longer. Sure, they could survive three more days of this, but if they failed to escape then, they wouldn’t even have enough time to convert into residents anymore.

The late-stage Sunmoons looked at them. The divine Sunmoon thought about it and spoke, “It’s not that we don’t want to attempt an escape. Rather, the Invincibles have yet to decide on it. This is a big decision to make. Without the help of an Invincible, we won’t succeed.”

She could see that some of these Sunmoons really couldn’t last much longer. But…they had yet to receive any confirmation from their Invincibles. Were they supposed to urge the Invincibles to be quick and save these minor race Sunmoons? Dream on. Not even late-stage Sunmoons were qualified to rush those Invincibles into a decision.

There were three more days before the end of the half a month period. This was what the Invincibles had told them. If Su Yu was still around then, the Invincibles would come and break the gates down for them. Were they supposed to tell the Invincibles to change the plan for some minor race Sunmoons?

The minor race Sunmoon begged, “Lord, do…you have extra heavenly source qi? Can we borrow some? If we really ended up dying here, we might cause the appearance of Sunmoon death spirits. That might make things worse.”

They were greatly regretting this. They shouldn’t have done this. They shouldn’t have followed the major races. Were the previous lessons not enough? How could they be so forgetful?

Everyone was always wishful that they wouldn’t be the next unlucky person, but alas, reality had decided to reject their wish. Of the twenty-two Sunmoons who had died in Heavendoom City, more than half of them were from the minor races.

Of the eleven Sunmoons who had died in Grandstar City so far, almost all of them were from the minor races. Of the thirty-three dead Sunmoons, at least eighty percent of them were from the minor races. Meawhile, the major races hadn’t even lost that many Sunmoons.

They were deeply regretting this. They shouldn’t have stayed just to fawn on these major races. At this point, the major races wouldn’t change the plan for their sake.

Heavenly source qi…

They did have some heavenly source qi left, but what if they gave their heavenly source qi away only to fail during their escape attempt? With that in mind, the late-stage Sunmoons remained silent.

After thinking about it, the nether Sunmoon spoke, “I’ll contact the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion for you and see if they have any stock left. You only need to last three more days. It’s not that we’re unwilling to leave now, but the Invincibles are not here yet. There is no guarantee that Su Yu can last three more days. Who knows? He might be dead before that.”

But the minor race Sunmoons were no longer taking those words seriously. These people had been saying the same thing since twelve days ago. But Su Yu was still alive. If this continued, could they even survive?

They felt terrible.

Sigh.

Not a single fight had broken out. Not a single enemy had been killed. They would die simply to the passage of time. How regretful. They greatly regretted not leaving with the others. Why did they decide to stay?

What were they in the eyes of the major races? So what if they were Sunmoons? For minor races without any Invincibles, Sunmoons were everything. But for these major races, minor race Sunmoons were nothing. They lacked both strength and ability to threaten their enemies.

As far as the major races were concerned, these minor race Sunmoons only existed when their assistance was required. The rest of the time, they might as well not exist in the eyes of the major races.

They couldn’t resist the major races. They lacked the ability to resist. What could they do to the seven late-stage Sunmoons? There was even a ninth-stage Sunmoon among the group. Even if they decided to kill each other and spawn Sunmoon death spirits, would that even be a threat to these major race Sunmoons?

In any case, they didn’t want to die. They could still move around for now, but if they had to wait three more days, that might change. Should they convert into residents? They were unwilling. After converting, they would become the living dead.

A middle-stage Sunmoon yelled, “Mayor Su Yu, we are not involved in blockading the mayor’s residence. We are innocent. Why must you involve us in this quarrel? Please open the gates and let us go.”

A middle-stage Sunmoon was actually pleading for mercy from a Cloudbreach.

Twelve days ago, they were all viewing Su Yu with disdain. All their disdain had vanished.

Twelve days ago, they had decided to stay with zero fear.

They even laughed at Su Yu’s warning.

Giving them a day to leave? What could Su Yu even do if they refused to leave?

And now, reality had taught them that Su Yu didn’t even need to show his face to get them all killed. Major race Sunmoons? So what? They were still forced to wait for help from their races instead of doing something themselves. Meanwhile, they hadn’t been able to harm even a strand of hair on Su Yu’s body.

There wasn’t even a guarantee that all seven of the late-stage Sunmoons would survive the escape.

A different expert shouted, “Mayor Su, we are willing to buy our freedom with heavenearth profound light.”

The major race Sunmoons remained silent. They couldn’t force too much desperation into these minor race Sunmoons. When they got too desperate, a bloody battle might ensue. That would be annoying to deal with.

If Su Yu agreed, they might even take advantage of this to leave as well. Thus, they were more than happy to let the minor race Sunmoons negotiate. Suddenly, Su Yu’s laughter rang out in the city.

“Buying your life with money? My apologies. I’m rich enough. As a dying man, why do I even need that much money? If you want to leave, I have a simple term. Kill one late-stage Sunmoon and I’ll allow you to leave. The race of the late-stage Sunmoon does not matter. It can be a dragon, an immortal, a silkwyrm, or a heavenly spirit ape. These are all seventh-stage Sunmoons. There are ten of you. If all of you join hands against one of them, killing will be possible. If you can do that, I’ll let you go.”

Su Yu continued, “As for the major races, of the seven late-stage Sunmoons, each of you can kill another one of you for freedom as well. Why don’t you consider my proposal?”

“…”

Silence descended.

After a short moment, the expression of the silkwyrm Sunmoon changed as he warned, “Su Yu, don’t even think of inciting an internal struggle between us. Open the gates or three days later, the Invincibles will arrive. You will die a miserable death.”

“Heh.” Su Yu’s voice rang out all over the city, “Me? Dying a miserable death? Invincibles? Sure. Bring it on. Tell them to come. They’re cowards if they don’t come. I’ll be waiting for them in the mayor’s residence. If they don’t come, I’m their granddaddy. Do they have the balls to come? How dare a mere silkwyrm make such a boastful claim?”

The silkwyrm merely cursed inwardly.

Su Yu was going to hide in the mayor’s residence while the Invincibles would certainly not enter the city. This damn bastard should show his face if he was really so incredible. The silkwyrm swore that if Su Yu showed up, he would instantly beat that damn Su Yu to death.

Nobody else said anything.

The expressions of some of the minor race experts started changing. Finally, the ninth-stage Sunmoon devil frowned and said, “Enough. Do not listen to the nonsense Su Yu is saying. You won’t be able to escape even if you can kill us. Even if you can somehow escape, Invincibles will be waiting outside.”

The little bit of light in the eyes of the minor race Sunmoons dimmed.

Yes. Some of them had been tempted earlier.

But the devil had destroyed their hope with those hopes. Once again, they despaired.

Yes. They wouldn’t be able to prevail over these late-stage Sunmoons.

The devil spoke again, “I’ll contact the devil king from my race and see if we can bring the plan forward. Stay calm.”

He had to try. It wouldn’t do them any good to force all these people to the brink of desperation. No matter what, some of them were still the experts from their vassal races. Before long, Zimo got in contact with a devil king through the index copy. And a reply was given shortly after.

Facing the hopeful looks of the Sunmoons, Zimo sank into a short silence before saying, “The devil king advises all of you to stay calm. They are getting ready.”

“Getting ready?” A fifth-stage Sunmoon asked, “Lord Zimo, will it happen today?”

How long would they take to get ready? Every second they waited was a second closer to death. Zimo sank into silence. Noticing that, the Sunmoons sank into despair yet again. It was clear that wouldn’t happen today.

They exchanged gazes, wondering if they should really convert into residents. They…really didn’t want to. Did they cultivate for hundreds or thousands of years just to end up as living dead? But were they going to give up on the chance to keep living? Should they wait three more days and try to escape alongside these late-stage Sunmoons?

They weren’t even sure if they could still muster as much strength at that time. The attack of an Invincible would spawn an Invincible death spirit. The late-stage Sunmoons might be able to escape successfully, but how about them?

At that point, they would be in a much more terrible condition. Could they still escape?

Su Yu’s voice rang out again, “Are you thinking of converting into residents? You’ll need my permission to do so. Or perhaps you believe that I can’t do anything to you after you become residents? Perhaps you are even thinking of replacing me as the mayor.”

Nobody replied.

Su Yu continued, “If you really think so, stop dreaming. You should just calmly wait for death. Even if you convert into residents, you won’t survive for long if the mayor wants you to die.”

Finally, a Sunmoon roared madly, “Must you force us?”

“How idiotic. How are you still so stupid at your age? You must be a minor race Sunmoon. The weak are prey to the strong. This is the natural order of things. You are the vassals of the major races. You are here to kill me. Why are you accusing me of forcing you? I gave you the chance to withdraw. You refused. I can’t even be bothered to waste more time on you anymore. Grandstar City does not accept worthless residents. That applies to Sunmoons. Even after becoming residents, you will die unless you prove your worth to the city.”

The same Sunmoon snorted, “You might be the mayor, but you’re only a Cloudbreach. Sealing the city is the only thing you can do. The moment that stops working, what can you still do us?”

When they stopped fearing death qi, was there still a need for them to fear Su Yu? What a joke. He was a fourth-stage Sunmoon. Was he supposed to be afraid of a mere Cloudbreach? Even the red toad Su Yu had killed was weaker than him.