Tribulation of Myriad Races

“Hah!”

With a roar, Blood Fire Devil King dislocated Su Yu’s arm. Still holding onto the arm, Blood Fire Devil King dragged Su Yu over before slamming Su Yu into the ground. Then, he stomped down and broke Su Yu’s other arm.

Boom!

A crater was left on the ground despite the fact that the ground of the eighth level was supposed to be incomparably tough. After completing his seventy-two body forgings, Su Yu’s body was protected by a layer of defensive barrier. Even so, Blood Fire Devil King was able to leave such a heavy damage on his body.

Intense pain assaulted him. This was far more painful than having both his arms chopped off directly. His body was stronger than Blood Fire Devil King’s current body, but Blood Fire Devil King had still easily broken both his arms.

While gasping for breath, Blood Fire Devil King said, “Incredible. Your body is terrifying. I’ll believe it even if you tell me you’re actually a middle-degree Eternal. What a monster.”

Boom!

After saying that, he started kicking Su Yu rapidly, using both his legs like swords. After receiving over a hundred kicks, Su Yu was only able to strike back slightly over ten times.

Rumble!

With yet another rumble, the two were separated again. By this point, Su Yu’s entire body was filled with bloody footprints. Even his forehead had caved in from a kick from Blood Fire Devil King.

As for Blood Fire Devil King, there were only several footprints and fist prints on his body. However, each was deep enough to reveal his bones. Blood was pouring out of these wounds.

Blood Fire Devil King had a self-mocking smile as he said, “This is what they mean when they say that matching ten attacks with one attack.”

The damage he could deal Su Yu even after landing multiple hits were not comparable to a single hit Su Yu landed on him. Sure enough, technique would not matter without sufficient strength to back it up. That was why strength and cultivation level was what the majority of people pursued.

While gasping for breath, Su Yu said, “You jest, Senior. If you have the same level of strength as well, I would have died by now.”

“Looks like I haven’t lived this long for nothing, right?” Blood Fire Devil King laughed and said, “Watch out. It’s clear I’m lacking in physical combat. Let’s play with the laws instead. The laws of time. This is the trump card of Eternals. You are probably unfamiliar with this, but it doesn’t matter. I’ll teach you.”

Hum!

The space rippled as Blood Fire Devil King appeared in front of Su Yu out of nowhere. A palm was aimed straight at Su Yu’s head. When Su Yu answered with a punch, he struck nothing but thin air, as though the two of them were existing at different layers of time and space.

“This won’t work. We’re both existing in different dimensions right now. My attack has been sent to a moment in the future.”

When Su Yu’s punch missed, Blood Fire Devil King’s palm landed on his arm. With a crack, the arm was broken yet again.

Wrapped in the power of time, Blood Fire Devil King smiled, “If this is all you have, you’ll lose. You are strong, but you need to land a hit to make use of that strength.”

Hum!

Once again, he attacked. In this mode, he would attack either the past or future instead of the present. Su Yu responded with a kick and it missed yet again. Then, Blood Fire Devil King stomped down on Su Yu’s outstretched leg and broke it.

This was the power of an Invincible. This was the power of time and laws. It didn’t matter how strong one was if one had no way of landing one’s hits.

Noticing that he was getting more and more irritated, Su Yu calmed his mind. He had experienced death many times before. He was experienced with death. He was not helpless here.

He had a way to deal with this. He pushed all his characters to their limits. He forced himself to be patient. He forced himself to be calm. With his calm character, he dulled the senses of his opponent. With the patience character, he calmed his mind.

With the tribulation character, he remained keen on all signs of danger. With the slow character, he slowed his opponent. With the blood character, he started absorbing the blood of his opponent.

He felt as though he had returned to the past, a time when he was weak. He became exceptionally calm and patient, even if his current strength was technically higher than his opponent’s.

His eyes shone brightly as he waited. Finally, he threw a sudden punch out. Immediately after, he pulled the punch back and switched to an elbow strike.

Boom!

His elbow struck a palm coming out of thin air and created a fountain of blood out of that palm. After taking several steps back, Blood Fire Devil King stepped out of thin air and looked at Su Yu with a complicated gaze.

Nobody wanted to die. But Su Yu was truly too freakish. He was no barbarian with nothing but brute strength. He was also a cultural researcher with countless trump cards. He was also terrifyingly patient and calm.

“You…are a monster.”

Su Yu said nothing. Once again, the battle resumed. This time, Su Yu was the one taking the initiative to attack. He focused on the River of Time floating beside Blood Fire Devil King. That was the source of the power of laws he was using.

Boom!

Once again, Blood Fire Devil King was forced back after receiving a punch on his arm. Ignoring his bleeding arm, he circled Su Yu with a River of Time floating beside him. He kept circling Su Yu while throwing random attacks out. Su Yu was also counterattacking relentlessly.

In the beginning, Su Yu would only counterattack once for every ten attacks he received. Now, he could counterattack thrice for every ten attacks. Yet the damage Blood Fire Devil King could leave on Su Yu with ten strikes was incomparable to the damage Su Yu could leave on him with only one punch.

Boom!

Numerous explosions erupted, the booming sounds breaking the silence of the eighth level. At this point, the two were no longer speaking to each other. They were fully focused on the battle.

***

The others on the eighth level heard all the explosions created by the two in combat.

Before a certain residence, Mo Duona was frowning as he listened attentively. As he listened, the scene of the battle slowly unfolded in his mind. His ability to do this was also a manifestation of his talent.

It was as though he was standing there, witnessing their fight with his own eyes.

“Retreat…”

As Mo Duona muttered, his prediction came true. Blood Fire Devil King pulled back as Su Yu threw a punch. Before Mo Duona could say more, Blood Fire Devil King sent a palm attack out. But right at that moment, Su Yu pulled his punch back before sending a kick forward.

Boom!

Once again, a loud rumble reverberated throughout the eighth level. Blood Fire Devil King was sent flying while coughing blood. Far away, grief and helplessness welled in Mo Duona’s eyes, as though the battle was unfolding right before him.

Blood Fire Devil King…would most likely not be a match for Su Yu.

He lacked the ability to inflict heavy damage on Su Yu. Most of the hits he could land had only left small injuries on Su Yu’s body. Meanwhile, Su Yu was trading each injury he received for heavier injuries on Blood Fire Devil King’s body. At this rate, defeat was inevitable for Blood Fire Devil King.

***

The battle continued.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Both combatants were bloodied all over. The longer it went on, the stronger Su Yu seemed. With his tough body and his numerous characters, he could easily persevere for a long time in combat. After about half an hour, Blood Fire Devil King was starting to lose strength. His injuries were simply too heavy.

His body was as good as crippled while his willpower wasn’t particularly impressive. It was still at the level of a Pseudo Invincible. He could still fight normal Invincibles with his current strength, but Su Yu was someone whose body had surpassed even some Invincibles.

Rumble!

After yet another rumble, Blood Fire Devil King was sent flying again. Black blood poured out of his mouth as he looked at Su Yu with a look of indignance and helplessness.

“I…if…we were both at the same level…”

Su Yu said bashfully, “Senior, I’m still a Cloudbreach.”

Spluuurt!

Hearing that, Blood Fire Devil King coughed another mouthful of blood. It was unknown if this was due to his anger or awkwardness.

Yes. A Cloudbreach.

Su Yu was still a Cloudbreach.

Not an Invincible.

While coughing blood, Blood Fire Devil King sighed and said, “You’re very strong. But…an experienced Eternal who is only at the first degree…might be able to defeat you….you…don’t have the ability to…land your hits…you’re too slow…”

Su Yu nodded, “But I can kill them as long as I can land even one clean punch.”

“One punch?”

Blood Fire Devil King laughed. Did Su Yu really believe that?

Su Yu inhaled deeply and said, “Senior, I respect your courage. You’re a real man. I have been refraining from bullying you. But Senior, it’s time to end this. May you rest in peace, Senior. Allow me to see you off.”

Then, Su Yu’s aura surged. He had yet to even use his yang acupoint. All along, he had been feeding his yang acupoint with his own energy. But now, he was near his limit. He had to borrow some energy from Xing Yue and end this.

“Heaven Suppressing Fist!”

With a roar, he threw a punch out. This punch was far stronger than any of his previous punches.

The punch was so powerful that it created spatial cracks in his path. This was especially shocking since this was happening on the eighth level, which was a level with incomparably powerful space. Right as that punch was thrown, the power of laws gathered and swept down at him as well.

Su Yu ignored the power of laws and continued throwing his fist forward.

First, Blood Fire Devil King was shocked. Next, his face was covered with a look of acceptance. Finally, it became a look of helplessness. Damn it. This freak had been holding back all along. Damn him! This kid was so freakish it was excessive.

He was now certain that this kid was the number one Cloudbreach in all of existence. Not even the ancient Human Emperor could compare with the kid at the Cloudbreach Realm.

“This…is acceptable.”

Blood Fire Devil King smiled bitterly, but he did not stop struggling. With a roar, he ignited his blood. His body started dissipating away as he formed a fist with everything he had. Combined with the power of time, he met Su Yu’s fist with a fist.

Boom!

A powerful explosion erupted, and numerous shockwaves spread out. Lan Tian, who had just stepped into the residence after breaking through the formation, was blasted right into the gate. As he slowly slid down the door, he cursed at Su Yu.

Boom!

Instantly, the sky turned crimson.

At the same time, a massive multicolored cloud appeared in the sky.

The crimson sky was the sign of death.

The multicolored cloud was a reward.

At the same time, the power of laws gathered in the sky. This was a punishment.

***

At the same time. Outside.

The entire world shook.

Far away.

An incomparably powerful silhouette appeared in the sky of the Devil Realm. Step by step, it walked away. Suddenly, it dropped from the sky, accompanied by a crimson sun.

The entire Myriad Realms sank into silence.

Next, five devil kings appeared in the sky above the Devil Realm. Five of them knelt down and cried tears of blood.

Their king…had fallen.

The first ninth-degree Eternal to fall in the tenth epoch.

The various realms shook. The Sea of Stars shook. A rain of blood fell from the sky. A survivor of the ninth epoch, an expert who had led the blood fire devil race to the very top, had departed the world of the living.

“Farewell, our king.”

Millions upon millions of blood fire devils dropped to their knees and cried. Their king…was no more. Their king’s rise to the apex had ended.