Tribulation of Myriad Races

Su Yu stared at the devil for a long time before replying, “Is the Devil Emperor still alive? How surprising. Why is he being such a busybody? Also, if you wish to attack the human race, go and do it. What does it have to do with me? Why are you telling me about it?”

He stopped, laughed, and continued, “I’m all alone. I only need to care about myself. No, that’s wrong. I do have a father. Maybe you guys can kill him instead. Then, I’ll be able to go truly wild without any inhibitions. I will even leave the Sea of Stars and do nothing but go against the Devil Realm. Is your Emperor tired of having too many tri-life bodies? Is he trying to lose more? Maybe I should ruin the Devil Realm while the divines and immortals cheer behind me. How does that sound to you?”

Why were the devils being so meddlesome? It felt as though they wanted to interfere in everything.

At that moment, someone else appeared. The newcomer gave Su Yu a glance before looking at the devil king and said, “Per Devil Emperor’s order, the Devil Realm will not interfere in the matters of Sea of Stars.”

That was Mo Duona’s voice.

As his purple hair whipped in the wind, he said, “Devil King Daduo, there are many important tasks waiting for you back at the Devil Realm. There is no need for you to waste your time on these trivial matters.”

Su Yu blanked out. The others were stunned as well. This…was something happening among the devils? Was there an internal disorder? Were some people trying to seize power from the Devil Pseudo Emperor?

After losing two of his tri-life bodies, the Devil Pseudo Emperor had killed an Invincible to replace one of his tri-life bodies. But he had yet to restore his future body. Were some other devil experts stirring?

Was this a power struggle?

This wasn’t exactly rare.

In fact, this was common regardless of race. When there was no expert strong enough to suppress everyone, some people would grow ambitious and set their sights on the throne of the supreme leader of the race. Sure, it felt great to be the second-in-command of an entire race. But it felt even better to be the supreme leader.

It was only natural that these super experts wouldn’t give up on any opportunity to usurp the throne. Clearly, Devil King Daduo was here to create trouble. Or perhaps he was simply here to draw support from the various races and pressure the Devil Pseudo Emperor.

Su Yu laughed in amusement. Sure enough, politics was inescapable everywhere. He had naively believed that the devils were united. But that was clearly not the case. With the Devil Pseudo Emperor injured, the other powers within the devil race were stirring.

What they did here was the same as making a public announcement that there was a power struggle among them.

Suddenly, a voice rang out in Su Yu’s ears, “Daduo is on the Devil Emperor’s side.”

Su Yu blanked out. That was Mo Duona’s voice! What was the meaning of that?

In his confusion, a different picture emerged in his mind. Just then, the same voice spoke again, “The blood fire devils are starting to stir. At present, most of the devils still active outside the Devil Realm are from the blood fire devil race. The Devil Emperor wishes to stir another conflict to deal a big blow on the blood fire devils.”

Understanding dawned on Su Yu.

Holy shit!

This whole thing was one big scheme. The Devil Pseudo Emperor had deliberately sent Daduo here to stir trouble, betting on the fact that Su Yu’s bad temper would be enough to push him against the blood fire devils.

As for the losses the Devil Realm might suffer because of that…well, not every loss could be considered the Devil Pseudo Emperor’s loss. Who was Mo Duona representing? The blood fire devils?

Clearly, none of these people could be underestimated. Every one of them was a schemer through and through. Was Mo Duona telling him this to ensure he wouldn’t react to the provocation?

At that thought, Su Yu looked up at the experts in the sky with annoyance. He was a nobody. Why wouldn’t anyone leave him alone? Why were they trying to use him like a tool?

Devil King Daduo was probably trying to make him lose his temper and go after the devil race. As a result, the blood fire devils would take the brunt of the damage since most of the other devils had been withdrawn to the Devil Realm. Clearly, the devils were pretty good at scheming as well.

Devil King Daduo looked at Mo Duona and said, “Mo Duona, why are you here instead of spending your time cultivating? Who are you to speak for the Emperor?”

Mo Duona nonchalantly replied, “All the big shots are too busy, so I have no choice but to bear this message. Do you doubt me, Devil King Daduo?”

“Not at all.”

Daduo looked at Su Yu thoughtfully and said, “Forget it. Su Yu, I believe you won’t do anything stupid. The myriad races will not allow Grandstar City to remain here. You better do the smart thing and leave.”

Su Yu glanced at the devil king and laughed, “I’m a straightforward man. I’m bad at schemes. I don’t understand what all of you are saying. But…what’s the point of wielding me as your blade? It’s not like I’m that sharp of a blade. If you really want to play your little games with me, I do have a good suggestion. Lure either the Devil Pseudo Emperor or Blood Fire King here. I promise you they won’t leave alive. If I fail, you can have my life instead.”

“…”

That was way too blunt.

Everyone was left speechless.

Su Yu looked at the experts in the sky. Were they still trying to stop him from forming the alliance?

It certainly wouldn’t be a good idea to let this deadlock remain. Suddenly, Empyrean Cloud appeared beside him and said through voice transmission, “Ignore them. Go and take over Rainbow Rain City.”

This was a waste of time. Empyrean Cloud was a lot more straightforward than Grandstar in how she handled the myriad races. Her cold voice rang out, “Are you trying to start a war? Piss off, dragons.”

The dragon Invincible gave an equally cold reply, “Guardian Empyrean Cloud, the ancient cities have stayed away from the affairs of the myriad races for so many years. Is this going to change today? Are you going to throw the ancient laws out the window for the sake of Su Yu? Can you make this decision on behalf of all the holy cities?”

At that, Grandstar flew out of his city, spread his powerful aura around, and said, “The holy cities have our own laws to obey. Back when this city was founded, the dragons weren’t here yet. This place has never been your traditional territory.”

An old and refined expert stepped forth and said with a smile, “Please calm your anger, Guardian Grandstar. The myriad races only wish to ensure the peace of the Myriad Realms. The holy cities have never interfered in the affairs of the myriad races. The matter of Su Yu concerns too many powers. More importantly, he’s a human. I believe you are well aware of the history between the human race and the myriad races. When a war breaks out, many lives will be lost…”

At this point, Su Yu raised his hand like a student before speaking in the tone of someone who had been wronged, “Everyone, you’re overestimating me. I am merely a Cloudbreach. I’m a walking dead. I’m only trying to become the boss of the ancient cities before I die. Is there a need for you to make a big deal out of this? I’m already half a death spirit. How am I still a human? If you want to attack the human race, just do it. Why drag a pitiful child like me into your fight?”

He sighed and pulled out a furball. While rubbing the furball, he spoke helplessly, “What’s the point of killing me? Fine, fine. Furball, why don’t you become the new mayor after I’m dead?”

“Ok!”

The little furball answered readily. Being a boss sounded fun!

With that answer, Su Yu smiled and looked around. Seeing that the myriad races were starting to interfere directly, he stopped wasting time and addressed the mayors, “My fellow mayors, things are getting complicated. Looks like the myriad races do not wish to see the formation of this alliance. They do not wish to see me become a bridge for all of us.

“In truth, I was merely joking when I spoke about leading the alliance. How can a puny me presume to lead the ancient cities? That was but a joke. I only wanted to offer my services and bridge everyone together. Since the myriad races and our guardians are here, why don’t you give me an answer, my fellow mayors? Are we still establishing this alliance or not?”

Mayor Tian He, whose face was still bloody, laughed and said, “Of course we’re going to do it. We are all lowly nobodies. We only wish for some security. Domination? Power? Those aren’t the things we should concern ourselves with. We need this alliance. At the very least, we need to let everyone know that they should stop disturbing the peace of pitiful souls like us. They should know that we are not completely helpless.”

A different mayor spoke, “Su Yu, it doesn’t matter if you want to lead the alliance or not. I only want to know about what we need to sacrifice and what we stand to gain from this.”

That was a very straightforward mayor.

Su Yu smiled and said, “You are a straightforward one, senior. You’re right. Alliance or not, only benefits matter. What’s the point of establishing this alliance if we can’t benefit from it?”

Ignoring the myriad race experts in the sky, Su Yu addressed the mayors, “Let me talk about the benefits in simple terms. Firstly, confidence. Just look at my predecessor, the dark devil dragon. He was such a miserable mayor. He constantly lived in fear. He lacked the courage to either seal or unseal the city. Even as a living dead without long to live, he still had to constantly bend over backwards to please the myriad races.

“Great Xia King of the human race could threaten him. Devil King Xue Mailuo could threaten him. The White-Haired Divine King could threaten him. A Dao King from the immortal race could threaten him as well. Everyone could bully him. But these so-called kings would no longer be so brazen with the establishment of our alliance. I can guarantee that. If these kings dare to continue this nonsense after the alliance is established, we will fight. I won’t promise you something realistic, but I promise you we won’t have any issues dealing with three or even five Invincibles at the same time. We’ll blast them all apart.”

The expressions of some Invincibles turned frosty upon hearing that.

Ignoring the displeased Invincibles, Su Yu continued, “That’s the first benefit. Confidence. You’re mayors. You’re living dead. You’re pseudo death spirits. Why must you spend the remaining time you have in such a miserable manner? Secondly, an extension of your lifespans.”

He instantly captured the attention of all the mayors. In fact, many of them nearly rushed out of their cities in their excitement. Even the Invincibles, who were about to say something, shut their mouths.

Yes. This was Su Yu’s main trump card. This was his main source of confidence. His fearlessness was due to his ability to handle death qi. That was why the stone statues had been willing to fight for him. Did he have a secret to wear down death qi? Definitely.

Su Yu said, “Fellow mayors, I can promise you that when the alliance is established, all of you…no, some of you will be allowed to transfer thirty percent of the death qi you’re bearing to your lord guardians.”

A mayor exclaimed in alarm, “Are you speaking the truth?”

The transfer of death qi! At the same time, the stone statues were also conversing among themselves.

“Grandstar, Empyrean Cloud, is this kid spouting nonsense? The burden on us is already big enough. The mayors are here to share our burden. How can they transfer more death qi to us?”

“Yeah. The kid can relieve them by replacing them as mayors, but…”

“…”

Empyrean Cloud informed them, “This is Boss’ idea. The kid will act as a hub to link all the cities together. Even without becoming your mayors, he can take up some minor positions in your cities to facilitate that. Just transfer the death qi to him. He can choose to wear down the death qi himself or transfer it to guardians with an abundance of energy like Grandstar…”

Grandstar: “…”

Him?

Why him?

What was this about?

Why didn’t Empyrean Cloud mention herself instead?