Tribulation of Myriad Races

Inside a random valley, Su Yu released his Mark of Civilization and covered the heavenly rewards he had received. The saber qi in his 144 acupoints was fully dispersed. Before this, he could be considered a pseudo Cloudbreach. One whose transformation had stopped at 144 acupoints.

He had planned to complete his transformation through multiple cultivation methods. However, Grandstar had claimed that this would cause an imbalance of his acupoints. That was why he had started his pursuit of the grand cycle cultivation method. He aimed to transform all 360 acupoints together.

Since the unique source qi from the heavenly rewards contained the power of the heavenly laws, his transformation was made simpler and stronger. Depending on one’s foundation, each transformation would provide a different level of boost in strength.

That was only fair since building one’s foundation was hard work. The unique source qi started tempering his acupoint one after another. His acupoints grew brighter and brighter. Each acupoint was as dazzling as a star.

His transformation began.

Su Yu felt so touched that he almost teared up. Finally, he could become a proper Cloudbreach. It had been almost two full years since he first joined the academy. He had joined the academy in the year 350. It was now the middle of the year 352.

After so long, he could finally start his advancement into the Cloudbreach Realm. With this cultivation speed, could he be considered a genius?

Yes. But at this era, he wasn’t the sole person capable of reaching the Cloudbreach Realm in two years. He doubted any other Cloudbreach would need to go through so many hardships for advancement.

He first had to locate the 360 acupoints through numerous cultivation methods. Through that method, he became the strongest Infinite Strength cultivator in existence. Then, he had to go through numerous cultivation methods before settling on one to complete his seventy-two body forgings and become the strongest Skysoar in existence.

With the grand cycle cultivation method, he could probably grow into the strongest Cloudbreach in existence as well. Hopefully, this cultivation method would enable him to fuse his acupoints easily during the Mountainsea Realm.

If it didn’t work after going through so many hardships, he would probably cry tears of regret.

It should work, right?

At the Mountainsea Realm, he only needed to fuse all his acupoints into one. That would push him into the Sunmoon Realm. It better work, or he would really go crazy. This had been too hard a cultivation method to find.

While thinking, Su Yu started taking out a large amount of treasures. He did not use them. Rather, he piled them around him to create an environment of thick heavenly source qi. That way, his acupoints would be able to absorb enough energy for their transformation.

He did not lack money so this wasn’t an issue for him. For anyone else, they could probably complete nine transformations with only several five elemental fruits. Su Yu was different. He was simply too strong. He would need a lot more energy for his transformations. In any case, he was not the type to settle for a weaker transformation.

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His body was recovering.

His acupoints were rumbling.

His source qi swirled and gathered in his acupoints. Eventually, the source qi in each acupoint took on a new form. Instead of a saber, it transformed into a book.

Yes. A book.

His acupoints had seemingly acknowledged his identity as a gentle scholar instead of a barbarian. Even his source qi had taken such a form.

One, two, three…

One after another, his acupoints completed their transformation.

One book after another appeared in his acupoints.

300…350…

Finally, the transformation was complete. With a rumble, Su Yu’s mind blanked out. With a single fart, he blasted a massive crater in the ground.

This felt great!

That fart had expelled the final bit of impurities from his body. Only an unblemished body was left.

Previously, Su Yu had claimed that the immortals were delicious. But if the hous, iron devourers, golden pengs, and other ancient beast races were to see him now, they would probably start salivating. He looked far more delicious than the immortals.

With his eyes shut, Su Yu immersed himself in his transformation. The quantity of his source qi remained roughly the same, but its quality had increased significantly. He threw a casual palm attack out.

After sensing his new strength, he exhaled softly. With his purified body, even his breath smelled incredible.

“A growth of about fifty percent.”

Su Yu grinned. He had not expected to improve so much, even at his current level of strength. Initially, he had the strength of over 1.72 million acupoints at 72 body forgings. That was with his yang acupoint inactive.

With the yang acupoint active, he could reach the strength of nearly 3.5 million acupoints. That was similar to the strength of a seventh-stage Sunmoon.

According to his calculations, a regular eighth-stage Sunmoon would probably have the strength of four million acupoints while a new ninth-stage Sunmoon could probably reach five million acupoints. No trash could reach the ninth-stage Sunmoon Realm. Each of them could be considered a genius. Thus, only the freaks would deviate from this standard.

But after his transformation, Su Yu’s strength had surpassed 2.5 million acupoints with his yang acupoint inactive. He was unsure if the yang acupoint could double that number. If that was the case, he would be as strong as a ninth-stage Sunmoon the moment he activated his yang acupoint.

“I’m so scary.”

By merely inhaling in shock, Su Yu created a tiny black hole in the air. He was genuinely shocked. How could a Cloudbreach be so strong? He was only a first-stage Cloudbreach. He had merely completed his first transformation.

“After completing nine transformations…good heavens!”

Su Yu surprised even himself. He wasn’t asking for much. If he could improve by fifty percent each time, by the time he completed his nine transformations…holy shit!

At the fifth transformation, he could surpass ten million acupoints in strength.

At the sixth transformation, he would approach twenty million acupoints.

At the ninth transformation, he would surpass sixty million acupoints.

Su Yu swallowed and muttered, “How strong are Pseudo Invincibles?”

A regular Pseudo Invincible would have two tri-life bodies. A small number would have three tri-life bodies. But at that point, they could start preparing for their dao affirmation. Of course, some wouldn’t.

Such as Yun Chen.

Such as Hollow.

These were the people who had gathered three tri-life bodies without fusing them. Perhaps fusion was impossible because these bodies were too strong. Su Yu was unsure of the reason behind that.

If an early ninth-stage Sunmoon had the strength of five million acupoints, what about a peak Sunmoon?

Su Yu had no answer. He had never fought an opponent of such a level before. And how strong would a Pseudo Invincible be? Should he assume that each would have the strength of ten million acupoints?

Su Yu was left speechless. At nine transformations, he could finish one off with only one punch. Of course, he needed to have the ability to break the River of Time to do so. Some Pseudo Invincibles and peak Sunmoons could already manifest the River of Time.

“I only have brute strength…”

Su Yu frowned. Yes. That would be troublesome. No matter how strong his strength was, it would only be useful if he could actually land a punch on his opponent. Without the ability to manifest the River of Time, he would be much slower than these people. Regardless of his strength, he would be nothing but a clumsy beast for these people.

“Looks like I need to start focusing on my speed and grasp over the laws next…”

Time. Space. Both were unique.

Only with mastery over both would he be able to fully utilize his strength.

“Thus, the best solution is…more characters.”

Yes. That would be the shortcut.

A space related character. Or a time related character. For example, the slow character that he had neglected. That was a character he had comprehended when studying the Time technique. It could be considered a semi natural character. This character had touched upon the domain of time lightly. With its potential maximized, it could even stop the movement of his opponents.

“I can’t give my opponents the time to open the River of Time. I need to approach them before they can do so. In such a situation, I wouldn’t need to fear even Pseudo Invincibles at my ninth transformation.”

With the strength of sixty million acupoints, Su Yu believed that his offensive strength was probably comparable to that of an Invincible.

How terrifying. His greatest weakness was his mastery over the laws. Without such mastery, he would be nothing but a practice target for these people.

“My strength will only work if I can catch my opponent by surprise and punch them apart before they can react. In short…maintaining a low profile is very important.”

Then again, he was still a first-stage Cloudbreach. It was far too early for him to worry about all that. He had only completed his first transformation. Without suitable treasures, it wouldn’t be easy for him to complete his remaining eight transformations.

With his strength, regular treasures would not suffice. Even if he could force a transformation with some inferior treasures, the result would be rather disappointing. He needed the best of the best.

“Nine-leaf skylotus!”

Su Yu’s eyes flickered. Yes! That would be great material for his transformation. Only a treasure at such a level would suffice for his transformations. Upon completing his transformations, he wouldn’t be so easily defeated by Invincibles anymore. Sure, he still wouldn’t have a way to reach those opponents.

But his strength would greatly boost his defenses, making him extremely hard to defeat as well. The Invincibles could very well end up hurting themselves upon attacking him.

“At that time, I might still be weaker than an Invincible. However, I can reach a level where an Invincible can die easily if they provoke me.”

At that point, Su Yu would be akin to a clumsy bear while the Invincibles would be akin to strong and healthy foxes. They wouldn’t be able to deal any real harm to him yet he could kill them if they were even a tiny bit careless.

At that thought, he felt greatly relieved. He had simply offended too many people. Even Invincibles and Daofuses could be counted among his enemies. Meanwhile, his combat strength was not enough to reach the peak. He had only been surviving by relying on some supporters.

But the strength of his supporters would never be his. The stone statues and furball parents were ultimately still outsiders. They had merely assisted him for the sake of benefits and some other special reasons. And relying on the help of others should always be a last resort. If he wanted to stand tall in the Myriad Realms, he could only rely on his own strength.

“As long as I can get the nine-leaf skylotus, I will have the ability to stand tall!”

He needed to snatch the nine-leaf skylotus and complete his nine transformations in the mansion. Upon the transformation, he could even jump straight to the ninth-stage Mountainsea Realm instantly.

Only then would he have the ability to stand tall. At that point, those wishing to kill him would need to risk their lives as well.

“Regular treasures are no longer sufficient to support my source qi transformations. I need the skylotus.”

At his level, Su Yu could no longer be considered a Cloudbreach. Instead, one should view him as a high-stage Sunmoon. Having seen a clear path forward, Su Yu stood up with a great mood.

After withdrawing his Mark of Civilization, he started looking around. The sixth level was filled with mountains and valleys. Gigantic mountain ranges dotted the landscape, giving one the impression that one was in a maze.

When Su Yu soared into the sky, he sensed a corrosive qi in the air. Fortunately, his body was strong enough to withstand the corrosive power. The corrosive power was comparable to the strength of an early Sunmoon.

“Those below the Sunmoon Realm will be forced to operate on the ground. This won’t be an easy level to explore.”

Su Yu instantly understood what this place was.

Intestines.