Tribulation of Myriad Races

Great Qin King said, “We shall see. We can decide after seeing what the divines, devils, immortals, and dragons are doing. But we must send a group of Mountainseas and Sunmoons into the mansion. In the past, we were only active in the first three levels. Very few humans can survive in the upper six levels. We have rarely gotten anything from the upper levels. In the past, we would count ourselves lucky to get only one carrier treasure in a hundred years. But we have exhausted all our savings in the recent conflict. If we don’t take the initiative to work harder now, we will lose the ability to produce new Invincibles in a few generations.

“We don’t have any good candidates after Xia Longwu’s generation. If we don’t start working harder, when all the old-timers like us are dead, humanity will probably revert back to the same state it was in a few hundred years ago.

“Since we have eight hundred slots, we need to prepare at least nine hundred candidates. The extra candidates will try to enter through the special entrances. The bulk of them will be Skysoars, with the Cloudbreaches serving as the pillar of the group. We also need to send some Sunmoons there. Each Eternal is allowed to react accordingly based on the situation when the time comes.”

After thinking about it, an Invincible said, “If we’re sending such a large number of young geniuses into the Allheaven Battlefield, conflict will be inevitable. In that case, we have to start attaching more importance to the ancient cities. After all, these ancient cities are the only reliable safe houses of the Allheaven Battlefield…”

Yes. The ancient cities were considered safe houses. For the most part, people would avoid fighting in the ancient cities.

“Some of these ancient cities might be biased against humanity. If we do not secure access to these cities, there will be a risk of losing a large number of our people before they could even reach the Luminous Mansion Domain.”

Great Qin King said, “That is the main reason I have called for this meeting. Su Yu is trying to unite the ancient cities. Regardless of our history with him, he’s still a human. We are going to be returning two carrier treasures to him soon. I am thinking of taking this opportunity to establish contact with him and negotiate for his cooperation.”

He sighed and said, “Without access to the ancient cities, humanity will have no place to go when a conflict goes badly in the Allheaven Battlefield. With access to the ancient cities, they can at least recuperate from the conflict in relative safety for three days. I’m certain the other races are thinking about this as well. The ancient cities are the safe houses of the Allheaven Battlefield. Nobody can afford to lose access to them…”

Rest was something everyone needed. In the past, that was something everyone could do by entering an ancient city. No matter how dangerous the Allheaven Battlefield was, one could gain a temporary respite by entering an ancient city.

But things had changed since then. Su Yu had entered the equation, playing an important role among the ancient cities. If he did something like banning humanity from ancient cities, it would be troublesome.

The expressions of several Invincibles changed as they thought of that possibility.

“He’s still a human. And his father is still living among humanity. He…”

Great Qin King coldly said, “There is no need to talk about that. His father is living among humans. But as I said, do not set your sights on his father. If anyone thinks that’s a good idea, you can try. Let’s see if you will enjoy the consequences when you try to threaten him in Grandstar City.”

Nobody said anything.

After a while, Great Zhou King smiled, “It won’t be that easy for Su Yu to unite all the ancient cities under his command. The myriad races will not allow that to happen, especially since he’s a human. Great Qin King, do you intend to assist him with this?”

Great Qin King nodded, “Yes. I’m aware that many of you have a relationship with some of the mayors. Do your best to help. Even if Su Yu isn’t that well-disposed to us, he’s still a human. If the position goes to a divine or a devil instead…the Allheaven Battlefield will become an even harsher place for humanity.”

“When will his assembly happen?”

“In three days.”

“He’s too ambitious. This won’t be easy…unless he has the support of all the stone statues. Otherwise, he won’t have enough strength to win the obedience of all the mayors. At worst, some of them can choose to sit out of the alliance. It’s not like they will lose much.”

The discussion continued for a while. Finally, Great Qin King said, “Niu Baidao, Xia Longwu is unwilling to involve himself in this. Of the Eternals here, you are the closest to Su Yu. I’ll have to trouble you with this task. Please pay Su Yu a visit and negotiate on behalf of humanity.”

Niu Baidao smiled and said, “This won’t be an easy job. Su Yu has always been a stubborn one. He wouldn’t have left Great Xia for Great Ming before leaving Great Ming for the Allheaven Battlefield otherwise. Of course, I’ll try my best. But I need the carrier treasures he demanded. Also, are there any updates about the Culture Tomb?”

Zhu Tianfang shook his head, “Hollow has gone into hiding. There is no way to contact him. He’s aware of how important this matter is. He has likely disguised himself as someone else entirely. He has always been good at concealment.”

“Get the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion to do it…”

Zhu Tianfang laughed, “The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion is unlikely to share anything even if they do manage to find him. Especially me. At the moment, I am probably their most hated enemy. I shouldn’t have killed those fellows. Nowadays, I have to constantly be on alert against the slumbering heads of the pavilion whenever I’m moving alone.”

The other Invincibles rolled their eyes. He had been too ruthless. It was only natural for the pavilion to view him with such enmity. Great Qin King did not see the point in saying more. He tossed a carrier treasure over. Great Zhou King did the same.

With the two carrier treasures in hand, Niu Baidao laughed, “The two of you are really quite capable. How did you manage to find two carrier treasures so quickly?”

Great Qin King said, “I got lucky after killing some tri-life bodies. But moving forward, humanity will be hard-pressed to provide more carrier treasures. If any of you still have some carrier treasures left, be sure to use it sparingly.”

He sighed and said, “In truth, our old friends have a great need for these carrier treasures to restore their tri-life bodies. But…sigh. We don’t have enough carrier treasures to go around. When we tried to offer them some, they refused to use them. Hopefully, we can get more from the Luminous Domain Mansion this time. They have sacrificed too much for humanity. Now, it is time for the young geniuses to serve humanity in return. After enjoying so much support and protection, they need to do something for humanity.”

Niu Baidao smiled, “Exactly. For most people, they have to work hard for their own resources. But I suppose you guys are rich and willing enough to spend those resources on your juniors. We can’t say anything about how you spend your riches. But I wish to suggest something…Remember, this is just a suggestion. This time, we should charge anyone wishing to enter the Luminous Domain Mansion, or they can agree to share a portion of their gains from the mansion.”

“We’ll see. We don’t even know if they will be willing to go.” Great Qin King said, “Don’t tarry. Try to reach an agreement with Su Yu as soon as possible. Tell him that he’s still a human. We can’t change the past, but compared to the other races, humanity is still closer to him.”

“Sure.” Niu Baidao said, “If I had known the kid would do this well, I should have given birth to a daughter or something. Wouldn’t it be great to form a marriage alliance with him?”

The Invincibles laughed and started leaving.

As for Niu Baidao, he stared into the distance thoughtfully. That kid…was truly impressive. Great Qin King himself had decided to negotiate with him as an independent power instead of a normal member of the human race.

That change of attitude was most likely related to Su Yu’s previous outburst. He had made it clear that he was not inclined to show any human Invincible respect. There was nothing humanity could do to rebuke him.

Some of the Invincibles might disagree, but their protests did not matter since Great Qin King had decided to negotiate with him as an equal.

One ought to admit that Great Xia’s plan had been relatively effective. At the very least, those who had been unwilling to fight the myriad races were forced to contribute their efforts as well. Even if they were unhappy about it, nobody was talking about peaceful coexistence with the myriad races anymore.

They simply couldn’t find an excuse to mention that. After losing so many Invincibles and Sunmoons to humanity, would the myriad races still trust their peace proposals? That was especially true after Great Han King’s deceit. The myriad races would never stop suspecting that humanity was up to something again.

With a smile, Niu Baidao was about to leave when Nan Wujiang sent him a voice transmission, “Principal Niu, please apologize to him on my behalf when you see him…”

Niu Baidao turned to look at Nan Wujiang. He shook his head and sighed.

Nan Wujiang was an Invincible who could be considered the great great grandteacher of Su Yu. Alas, he could not enter the Liu City anymore. Of his students, some were dead and some were gone. His grandstudents like Liu Wenyan and others were unwilling to acknowledge him. How lamentable.

A decent number of multiple character faction experts had gathered in Liu City recently after hearing that Liu Wenyan was planning to rebuild the city. There were rumors that Liu Wenyan intended to start operating independently and return to being a vulture just like the Liu Family back then.

As a vulture, he no longer needed to worry about any greater concerns. He only needed to care about profits, walking the same path as his family. At the thought of how the Liu Family had only rejoined humanity a few hundred years ago, he shook his head again.

Nan Wujiang and Yun Chen…They were not welcomed in Great Xia, Liu City, or even the ancient cities. Even the Invincibles of the other prefectures weren’t that close to them. Only loneliness awaited them.

“Well, you asked for it…”

Niu Baidao muttered to himself and said nothing else. The multiple character faction was truly incredible. It had produced a considerably large number of experts and geniuses. If they were to reunite, they would probably be more influential than even an entire human prefecture.

Wan Tiansheng, a Sunmoon capable of killing Invincibles. Nan Wujiang, an Invincible. Yun Chen, someone capable of fighting against three Pseudo Invincibles alone…

Just the three of them were enough to pose massive headaches to a majority of prefectures in the Human Realm.

“Let’s see if I can get anything good from that kid. You never know if the kid will suddenly decide to be generous and let me keep the two carrier treasures.”

With a smile, Niu Baidao left while dreaming of a beautiful future.