Tribulation of Myriad Races

The silly He Tu was still busy spreading his death qi everywhere. The tunnel was also showing signs of being shifted from its original position. The various Invincibles merely watched in silence. Some looked at the sky to determine when the nine-leaf skylotus would bloom.

It would be best for the death spirits to emerge at the moment of maturity and throw the entire seventh level into chaos.

***

“It’s blooming soon.”

Yu Sheng and Zhan Wushuang were also looking up at the sky. The death tunnel would open soon as well.

Chaos was approaching.

At this point, it was already clear for everyone that the death spirits were merely the tools of the Invincible to throw everything into chaos. After all, not one of the races here had the confidence to emerge victorious during the battle for the skylotus. Thus, they required the death spirits to add some uncertainty into the mix.

Who would the eleven death sovereigns target? The death sovereigns did not care about race. They cared about nothing. They only cared about themselves. The celestial chasm Invincible smiled.

The death spirits were coming.

Nine would be coming out from the tunnel.

Thanks to the death spirits, the celestial chasm race had become one of the strongest factions here even when there was only one celestial chasm Invincible present.

They had surpassed even the devils. The celestial chasm Invincible looked at the skylotus in the sky longingly. He was determined to win the skylotus.

As He Tu released his death qi, the gate continued taking form. Slowly, some death sovereigns became visible behind the gate.

As for the Devote King’s residence, the saber remained floating in the air. However, the death tunnel it was suppressing was slowly fading away. The saber was supposed to be a representative of the laws.

However, He Tu had displaced the saber slightly, allowing the death tunnel to be shifted. This signified that the death spirits coming out of this tunnel would no longer be subjected to the limitations of the heavenly laws. This would remain until the death tunnel was returned to its original spot.

“Hahaha!”

He Tu roared with laughter, showing his dark teeth to everyone.

Success was near.

He started sneering at the Invincibles nearby.

Fools.

Were they dreaming of using him?

Sure, he did not have his full memories. He was no longer as smart as he was when he was still alive. But after so long, he had finally noticed what the Invincibles were doing.

They were using him to introduce some chaos into the mix.

Sure. So be it.

The gate became clearer and clearer. Before long, those outside could start hearing the voices of those inside.

“He Tu!”

A death sovereign was calling He Tu’s name. He Tu could be considered one of the smarter death spirits around. With a smile, he looked at the death sovereigns and focused on the smiling death sovereign standing in front of the others.

“Tuofa.”

That was someone He Tu knew.

Back when he waged war against the Myriad Realms, Tuofa was one of his helpers from the Death Realm. Ultimately, the old turtle intervened and killed some of the death spirits. The rest of the death spirits were forced to return to the Death Realm. Tens of thousands of years later, He Tu had reunited with Tuofa.

The Death Realm was massive. One needed to cross the territories of many death sovereigns to reach this place from Grand Dream City. Since He Tu had quite a lot of enemies in the Death Realm, it wouldn’t be easy for him to make the journey. It had been too long since his last meeting with Tuofa.

When He Tu saw Tuofa, the smile on his face grew wider. But suddenly, his smile turned stiff. He saw a death spirit wearing a fashionable cloak. Why…did that death spirit look so familiar?

Who was that?

Had he seen that person before?

He thought hard and finally recalled that this was…Xing Yue.

While He Tu was feeling surprised at Xing Yue’s presence, she said, “He Tu, why are you not thanking me for your entry into the Luminous Domain Mansion? You wouldn’t have been able to enter the mansion if I hadn’t activated the starry transference tunnel for you.”

He Tu blanked out slightly. What was she talking about?

Tuofa smiled and asked, “He Tu, according to Xing Yue, you were injured by some hairs when you first entered. Is that true? When did you become so weak, He Tu?”

“…”

The look in He Tu’s eyes turned odd.

Xing Yue.

Hairs.

Starry transference tunnel.

He was quite surprised. Even someone as old as him had only learned about all that recently. How did Xing Yue know about that?

Was she really the one who had activated the transference tunnel?

Ads by PubRev Xing Yue had yet to leave the tunnel, but He Tu had a sudden urge to let her stay inside. What was she trying to say?

Was Dummy not the one who had accidentally activated the transference tunnel?

He Tu sank into thought.

Xing Yue asked, “He Tu, why are you staying silent? Are you trying to forget about the help you received?”

As He Tu’s death qi started seeping into the tunnel, he asked, “Xing Yue…you know about the transference?”

“Of course.” Xing Yue declared, “I was a saint of the ancient past. I know more secrets than youngsters like you. Your ancestor, the Devote King, was a close friend of mine back then. Answer me. Are there 360 stars at the entrance to the mansion?”

At that moment, He Tu became fully convinced that Xing Yue was speaking the truth.

Holy shit!

How did she know all that? Was she truly the one who had started the transference process?

He Tu asked, “Did you send Dummy my way as well?”

Dummy?

Xing Yue blanked out slightly, but she could understand that He Tu was talking about the other death sovereign, the one who had recently awakened from the Celestial River of Death.

She said, “Of course. I woke him up secretly before luring you here. After all, you are the only person capable of moving the Source Return Blade. He Tu, don’t blame me for that.”

He Tu said nothing. Meanwhile, Tuofa and the other death sovereigns were fully convinced of Xing Yue’s contributions. Tuofa laughed and said, “Don’t be angry, He Tu. It doesn’t matter how you got in. What matters is the fact that we’ll be free soon. These living beings have suppressed us for so many years. We waged war against them in the past, but the old turtle suppressed all of us. Without the old turtle around, we can finally return and turn the world upside down!”

They were no longer doubting Xing Yue. They even rationalized Xing Yue’s reason to travel such a large distance to reach this place. She had traveled a much larger distance than He Tu. That was rather impressive.

In fact, Tuofa and the others were starting to guess Xing Yue’s identity before death. Some of them could no longer remember who they were, but some still remember their past slightly. Since Xing Yue had never talked about her past, it wouldn’t be easy for them to determine her past identity.

But that was not important. They were all dead. They were nothing but death spirits.

***

He Tu didn’t even know what to think anymore.

Had he been…led by the nose all along? No wonder. No wonder he had entered the mansion out of nowhere.

Xing Yue.

He Tu was greatly alarmed at Xing Yue’s cunning. Even Dummy was a chess piece of Xing Yue.

He Tu couldn’t find a reason to doubt Xing Yue’s words. After all, many of these things were unknown to even him prior to this. For example, the starry transference tunnel and the hair pillars. Only someone who had been there would know all this.

Clearly, Xing Yue had been there before. Perhaps she had not been able to establish any contact with the other death spirits during her initial attempt. That was why she had picked him to do the job instead.

He Tu was slightly displeased. How dare she? How dare she use him like a tool? But…he decided to let it slide. After all, everything had indeed been working smoothly. He had to be grateful instead. She was the one who had given him the chance to do all this.

He reminded himself that in the eyes of many death spirits, he was gentle and wise. A wise leader like him should not say anything that would destroy his image.

After calming himself down, He Tu said, “Thank you for your help, Sovereign Xing Yue.”

“Don’t worry about it. We’re all working for the betterment of all death spirits.”

Xing Yue appeared completely indifferent, but inwardly, she was greatly amazed. She…had successfully told a lie! She had fooled all these death spirits! And the victim of her lie, He Tu, was actually thanking her for lying to him!

Was this…the so-called path of lies?

She knew that Su Yu loved lying. He had grown wealthy lying. He had also killed many of his enemies through lies. So this was how it felt to lie.

If one could lie effectively, the victim would even feel grateful for the lie.

The path of lies.

Xing Yue had mixed feelings about this.

One of the death sovereigns laughed and asked, “Xing Yue, when will you let us leave the Death Realm without any restrictions like He Tu as well? Such freedom must feel incredible.”

Xing Yue replied, “We can do it again during the next tide. The starry transference tunnel will only activate once per tide. It coincides with the opening of the mansion in the world of the living.”

“Remember to take us along the next time you’re doing this.”

“Sure.” Xing Yue said, “We can do that after this. He Tu knows the place. Even without me around, he can take you all there.”

What else could she say since she didn’t really know the location of the transference tunnel?

He Tu took the chance to say, “Yes, I’ll take you all there when we have the time.”

Inwardly, he was cursing. No way.

That was a very valuable secret. He couldn’t tell them about it. That was the only free connection between the dead and the living. There, one could move without the restrictions of the heavenly laws. How could Xing Yue tell everyone about that place so easily? How foolish of her!

Sure enough, Xing Yue was dumb. Fortunately, he knew the location. Perhaps he could find a way to fool Xing Yue or kill her later to keep the location secret. How could such a valuable location be shared with others?

He had to prevent that secret location from gaining too much attention. That might attract some ancient fossils, eventually resulting in the closure of that place. Numerous thoughts emerged in He Tu’s mind. He even started considering silencing his fellow death spirits to protect the secret.

Naturally, he wouldn’t let anyone know about his plan.