Tribulation of Myriad Races

Heavenly Forge King was forging alongside Zhao Tianbing.

As for Su Yu, he was ignoring Great Xia King. It was pointless to say anything to the clueless guy. He doubted Great Xia King would understand even with an explanation.

Great Xia King should just focus on being the number one pretty boy or the cool, handsome guy instead. Su Yu had to admit that Great Xia King was still quite handsome when standing there coldly. But the moment Great Xia King spoke, that image would collapse.

Su Yu was focusing on the ones working on the formation. Or to be precise, he was focusing on Silk Destroying King and Heavenly Seal King. The two were the biggest suspects at the moment.

Silk Destroying King was the creator of the Time technique. It was also said that he had the bloodline of a human king. But nobody knew which bloodline it was.

“Lord Flat, has Silk Destroying King revealed his bloodline?”

“Not yet.”

The reply was short.

Understanding dawned on Su Yu. Silk Destroying King had yet to go all out. Perhaps the part where he had to play a heavy role had yet to arrive? There were about ten thousand doors in the formation. At the moment, only a few hundred of them had been worked on. They were still far from completion.

At that thought, Su Yu said, “Silk Destroying King, I know the Time technique as well. If you’re tired, I can take over for a bit while you rest.”

“Me? Tired?” Silk Destroying King laughed and said, “I’m fine. I’m far from my limit. This is just the start.”

Su Yu smiled, “Good. I thought you were already tired when I saw the slow progress.”

“Slow?”

Silk Destroying King rolled his eyes. Why would speed matter here? There was no need to complete the formation in one day. Was Su Yu trying to vent his anger after a defeat at Heavenly Forge’s hands?

What did a brute like him know? Why was the kid feeling so confident with only a tiny bit of brute strength? Did the kid even understand how incredible the power of laws was?

Silk Destroying King couldn’t be bothered to reply. He continued working on the small doors. One door after another was completed before being rearranged into a tower by Great Ming King.

Su Yu continued watching silently. Before long, someone flew over. It was Qin Zhen. When he arrived, he flashed Su Yu a stiff and awkward smile. Clearly, he was the same as his father. They were both bad at smiling, yet both would often insist on smiling. The end result was an awkward smile each time they tried to smile.

He looked at Great Xia King and Great Zhou King before saying, “Uncle Xia, Uncle Zhou, the representatives of the various prefectures are asking if the conference should proceed.”

The sky was already dark. Or to be precise, a new day was arriving soon. Thus, they couldn’t help but wonder if they should proceed with the conference.

“Just go ahead.”

Great Zhou King said, “Don’t mind them. They can work on their formation and weapons while you guys discuss the proposals. This conference was never meant for old timers like us. Our absence won’t change anything.”

Qin Zhen nodded and said, “Understood. I’ll tell them about this. Do we hold the conference in the prefect’s residence?”

“No. Just do it in the academy.” Great Zhou King smiled and said, “That will make it easier for us to listen in as well.”

Qin Zhen did not protest. For him, the venue did not matter. After flashing Su Yu another smile, he left.

After thinking for a bit, Great Zhou King said to Su Yu, “The conference would probably last quite a while. There is no rush for you to make your decision. Do not rush into anything. Take your time and win them over slowly. It’s not necessarily a bad thing for there to be some opposition. We only need the end result to be favorable to us.”

Winning them over slowly?

Su Yu was feeling doubtful. What was the meaning of this? Were they trying to buy time? Was the conference supposed to last like ten days or so? Noticing Su Yu’s confusion, Great Zhou King started hesitating. In truth, he was worried that Su Yu might ruin their plan. He had intended to keep Su Yu clueless as well.

But…Su Yu was crazy enough that he might really start killing with enough provocation. What a troublesome kid.

Thus, Great Zhou King smiled and said, “By the way, you mentioned about the artificial character production previously. Since they are all still busy here, why don’t we go and take a look now?”

“Now?”

Su Yu blanked out again. Why now? Was Great Zhou King trying to talk in private? Was this related to the traitor?

“Are we going to Great Zhou?”

“Yes!”

Su Yu frowned again.

Great Xia King coughed awkwardly and said, “I’ll go with you.”

Both he and Great Ming King were the assigned guardians of Su Yu during his time in the Human Realm. Since Great Ming King was busy with the formation, he had to pick up the slack. It wasn’t that he was suspicious of Old Zhou, but it one could never be too safe, right?

However, Su Yu disagreed. “It’s fine. You don’t need to come with us, Great Xia King. This is the Human Realm. I doubt the myriad races have the courage to send Daofuses after me here. Even if they do somehow try something so reckless, this is the Human Realm. I only need Great Zhou King to block them for a short moment to open a death tunnel and leave.”

Great Xia King wanted to say something, but he didn’t know what to say.

Great Zhou King smiled and said, “Let’s do it this way, Old Xia. It will be fine. With me around, Su Yu will be fine.”

After thinking about it, Great Xia King sent Su Yu a voice transmission, “Just be careful. You can always go later. There is no need to go now. When the formation is completed, both Old Zhu and I can go with you.”

“I understand.” Su Yu nodded. He then acted like he hadn’t heard the suggestion and looked at Great Zhou King, “Great Zhou King, shall we?”

“Sure.” Great Zhou King laughed and said, “I’m afraid you will be disappointed by what you see there.”

“Hopefully not.”

Great Zhou King said nothing else. After giving another look at Silk Destroying King and the others, Su Yu became certain that it would take them quite a while to finish. It was pointless to keep waiting here. He might as well leave for a bit. Perhaps this would be enough to help the traitor relax slightly.

As for the possibility of Great Zhou King being an enemy…

Well. The female furball was around.

***

Before long, both Su Yu and Great Zhou King started heading toward Great Zhou.

Great Ming King, who was working on the formation, noticed their departure and asked, “Where are they going?”

Great Xia King said, “Old Zhou is showing him the production of the artificial characters.”

“Go with them!”

Old Qin had reminded them repeatedly to stay with Su Yu at all times. They couldn’t risk having anything bad happen to Su Yu in the Human Realm. The trouble from that could be more than what humanity could handle.

Great Xia King switched to voice transmission and said, “Old Zhou seemed to have something to talk about with the kid. Also, you’re all busy with the formation. The elites of the thirty-six prefectures are here. It is too easy for someone to kill them all. That would be a lot more troublesome. Just trust Old Zhou once. I think it will be fine.”

“…”

Great Ming King was left speechless. He trusted Old Zhou as well. But…what if? Right?

So be it. Su Yu was no fool. He wouldn’t have left with Great Zhou King if he were suspicious of Great Zhou King. It was either that or he was confident enough to face even Great Zhou King alone.

***

Meanwhile, Su Yu and Great Zhou King were walking casually in thin air.

They looked like they were taking a casual stroll, but each step of theirs could cross vast distances. Unlike Great Xia King, Great Zhou King was a lot better at being a tour guide. With a smile, he started introducing the name, history, jokes, and mysteries of the cities below them.

He was able to easily quote the history books as he introduced these cities. He was also aware of the latest gossip and the running rumors in these cities.

Su Yu listened silently. After a while, he said, “You sure have a firm grasp on everything that is happening in the Human Realm.”

Great Zhou King smiled and said, “That’s normal. As a cultural researcher, I enjoy overthinking. It’s the same for Great Ming King. Where did you think all those storytellers in Great Ming came from?”

Su Yu said nothing. True. That seemed to be the case. In Great Ming, storytellers were everywhere. This was an incredibly large network of information.

When they left Great Xia’s border, Great Zhou King said, “You’re trying to dig the second traitor out. But…it’s very difficult.”

“Very difficult?” Su Yu frowned and said, “I already narrowed my list of suspects to only a few people. Things will probably proceed smoothly unless you interfere.”

“I won’t interfere. It’s pointless.” Great Zhou King said, “I want to dig the traitor out as well. But think from the traitor’s perspective. As a traitor, would you expose yourself so easily? I don’t know what method you’re using to look for the traitor. Perhaps you’re trying to rely on something like bloodline, aura, or character. But how sure are you that your method is reliable?”

“What?” Su Yu didn’t understand.

Great Zhou King thought about it and explained, “The traitor is a meticulous and careful person. That is no ordinary man. I would have discovered him long ago otherwise. He rarely acted, or to be precise, he had only acted once so far. Inciting Fiery Sea to kill Ye Batian. That was the only time he had ever acted.

“I doubt he had participated directly in the attack against Ye Batian. He was probably unrelated to Liu Family’s destruction as well. Fiery Sea tried to use the Liu Family to force Liu Wenyan’s hand, but do you think the traitor would manipulate all these events personally? I suspect that the traitor had gone inactive after inciting Fiery Sea once. Even the information gathered by Ji Hong might be a mere misdirection. How are you sure that the traitor was unaware of Ji Hong’s previous investigation?”

Su Yu frowned and said, “Are you saying that the traitor knows that we know about him? Thus, nobody knows about him except himself. Is that right?”

“Yes!” Great Zhou King said, “If I were the traitor, I wouldn’t trust anyone except myself as well. Thus, even your investigation result might be fake.”

Su Yu frowned again. What was this? Was Great Zhou King trying to mislead him from the traitor? Or was Great Zhou King being honest here?

“Do you have a list of suspects?”

“Of course.” Great Zhou King said, “It has been so many years. It is only natural for me to have my suspects as well. Perhaps our suspects are the same. Heavenly Forge, Heavenly Seal, and Silk Destroying. Did you remove your suspicion of Heavenly Forge?”

Su Yu nodded, “For the most part. Unless he’s much better at hiding than expected, and he also has the assistance of a living Invincible, he is probably not the traitor. I even collected some of his blood to check. His blood has the aura of a living Invincible. This can’t be faked unless he had prepared the blood of a living human Invincible I have never met in advance.”

Great Zhou King nodded, “I’m actually glad to hear that.”

He added, “Put the matter regarding the traitor aside for now. The conference will start tomorrow. Try to drag the conference out for us. I believe you have your own plans here, but it doesn’t matter. You can also handle your father’s birthday celebration as you see fit. Just drag things out for us.”

“Why?”

“We need time.” Great Zhou King said, “Keep everyone focused on Great Xia. Make Great Xia the center of attention for some time. Can you do that?”

Su Yu frowned.

Great Zhou King laughed and said, “This won’t harm you.”

“I need to know the reason.”

“Reason?” Great Zhou King said, “Nothing special. Old Qin, the others, and I are planning a mission. But we need to leave in secret, so we need everyone distracted for a bit.”

Su Yu thought about it. A mission? A mission involving both Great Qin King and Great Zhou King would be no simple mission. Also, they wouldn’t be going alone. Both of them were already the current strongest experts among humanity. Was this a mission against a Daofuse?

Not even a regular ninth-degree Eternal would require such a level of preparation from them.

Daofuse? Who? Which Daofuse would need handling at a time like this?

Several names emerged on Su Yu’s mind as he asked, “Dragons? Or celestial chasms?”

It was unlikely that the target would be someone from the three major races. They were too strong. Humanity would not gain any advantage from killing the Daofuse of those races. In fact, humanity might lose more during the process.