Tribulation of Myriad Races

Su Yu had killed Heavenly Seal King without any hesitation. Hesitation was not required for certain tasks. That was especially true when it involved traitors. There was no need to say more. There was also no need for lengthy trials. They had to be decisive about it and make use of humanity’s joy due to the recent victory to distract everyone from the implications of his death.

In many stories, most villains had ultimately died due to their habit of dragging things out. As far as Su Yu was concerned, an enemy should be removed as soon as possible. Giving an enemy the time to grow was the most idiotic thing one could do.

Take the myriad races as an example. They could no longer do anything against him. But in the beginning, they could have sent someone strong enough to kill him and end his journey. Alas, they made the wrong choice. Then again, they had been sending Invincibles after him since he was a Skysoar. He could only say that he was too impressive to be killed.

As for the matter concerning Heavenly Seal King, he had to get it done before anyone had the chance to plead for leniency on his behalf. Yes. That could really happen. After all, Ye Batian and those from Liu Family were already dead. Someone alive was worth more than the dead.

As for his attempt to release the Celestial Chasm Pseudo Emperor, he could always argue that as a mere Invincible, he had failed to stop a Daofuse. That would be a reasonable excuse.

Some might even argue that his crime did not deserve death, and some might argue that he should be allowed to make up for his crimes through future contributions, such as killing some enemy Invincibles.

Su Yu did not intend to give Heavenly Seal King any chances. This was also his way to warn the other human Invincibles. Yes, they were just fighting together not long ago, but were they really willing to accept him as the leader? He wasn’t convinced that was the case. Thus, he had decided to use the life of a human Invincible to warn the others, including Great Zhou King. That person was too good at scheming. Thus, Su Yu was quite wary of him.

Su Yu would never be comfortable viewing someone like that as a friend. That was someone that could sell you off while smiling at you.

Su Yu still remembered that even his ascension into the position of the holy lord was a scheme of Great Zhou King.

So be it.

He would make use of both the scheme and the recent battle to snatch both status and power in the Human Realm. Nobody could argue against his ascension anymore. Anyone still standing against him would be met with ruthless retribution.

***

While Su Yu was deep in thought, Great Zhou King and the other Invincibles remained silent.

Nine human Invincibles had died from this battle. And almost everyone else was injured. Thus, everyone was in a heavy mood, to the point they didn’t even feel much from Heavenly Seal King’s death.

Su Yu spoke again, “Prior to this, we were interrupted before we could finish things. With Emperor Yu’s Court established, more preparations are required to formally complete the establishment of the new holy land. From today onward, each prefecture will assign three Sunmoons, ten Mountainseas, and a hundred Cloudbreaches to serve the holy land.”

“Each prefecture will also be assigning ten thousand soldiers at the Skysoar Realm and above to the new holy land. Nobody with fewer than 108 acupoints opened will be accepted. Each academy will send a thousand students below thirty and below Skysoar Realm to the holy land for further studies.

“The holy land will be establishing an enforcement unit reporting to me alone. The Emperor Yu’s Court will be based at the Dual Holy Prefecture. The Dual Holy Prefecture will be renamed to Emperor Yu’s Prefecture.”

“…”

Su Yu’s voice spread everywhere alongside his aura, overtaking even the presence of Great Zhou King’s aura. Naturally, Great Zhou King did not bother to resist. Since the new holy lord wanted to show off a bit, so be it. The reactions of the Invincibles behind Su Yu varied. Some frowned with displeasure, some remained silent and expressionless, and some nodded approvingly.

Su Yu was someone with strength, courage, talent, and powerful backers. His ability to kill Daofuses had also improved his image in their eyes. At the very least, they felt much safer with such a leader.

Yes, Great Zhou King was very strong. But he was also too mysterious. A lot of the human Invincibles were still uncomfortable with having him act as the leader. Like Su Yu, they were too wary of him because he was too good at scheming. They could never know what he was thinking.

As for Great Qin King…the mere thought of him caused many to sigh with regret. Yet again, he had returned with heavy injuries. How long would he take to recover this time?

Su Yu followed with another announcement, one that shocked various people to the core, “Great Qin King is hereby appointed as the Martial Might General of Emperor Yu’s Court. Great Zhou King is hereby appointed as the Culture Dao Preceptor of Emperor Yu’s Court. Great Qin King and Great Zhou King. Do you accept your appointments?”

“…”

Silence descended.

The various Invincibles stared at Su Yu, Great Zhou King, and Great Qin King.

All of them were greatly shaken. The moment the two accepted the appointment, it would be the declaration that Su Yu had truly become the supreme ruler of the Human Realm. Yes, he was already the holy lord. But it was previously implied that his authority did not extend toward Invincibles.

Any decision must be discussed with them. But now, Su Yu was making use of everyone’s excitement from having won a war to make a series of announcements and tighten his rule over humanity.

One ought to note that Great Zhou King was already a Daofuse. He was humanity’s sole Daofuse. Would he be willing to bow before Su Yu?

Great Zhou King stared at Su Yu silently. After a while, he smiled, bowed slightly, and said, “Zhou Tianqi accepts.”

As for Great Qin King, who was barely awake, he answered after Great Xia King poked him, “Qin Guang…accepts.”

“…”

The Invincibles had mixed feelings about this.

With the support of the two, the matter was as good as decided. But they were also quite unhappy to accept this. If even those two had agreed, what could the others do about it? Sigh. From now on, Su Yu would be the leader. He would be the true leader of humanity. Just like that, the transfer of power was completed.

The ones who were the biggest opposition to Su Yu’s ascension had all died in the previous battle. Great Yuan King, Great Liao King, and the others had all perished. As for the others, they were either too weak or not bold enough to voice their protest.

Su Yu scanned the crowd before focusing on Great Shang King. He asked, “Great Shang King, any questions?”

Noticing everyone’s gaze on him, including the numerous soldiers below, Great Shang King’s expression turned complicated. Clearly, his previous protest had not been forgotten. Clearly, Su Yu was quite a petty person.

It was truly worrisome to have such a petty leader, but he also knew that it was already too late to do anything. Su Yu had solidified his power. If not even Great Zhou King and Great Qin King were protesting, nobody else were qualified to protest.

Great Shang King sighed inwardly, bowed slightly, and said, “Shang Yunshao has no questions.”

Su Yu smiled and said, “In that case, we shall move the agenda forward. All prefectures are to send their personnel to help with the building of the new court. The cost will be shared equally by the prefectures.”

“Yes!”

The various experts roared in agreement, with Marquis Xia and Zhu Tiandao being the loudest of all. The two looked at each other before flashing each other a profound, chilling smile.

As for the Invincibles, they looked at each other one more time before bowing and saying, “Yes…Holy Lord.”

And thus, humanity was unified yet again.

Su Yu chortled and continued, “Such a major victory deserves a celebration. Great Zhou King, you will erect the Allheaven Ten Directional Formation within three days. A celebration shall be held for ten continuous days. Source qi will rain from the sky for the entirety of the celebration. All of humanity shall celebrate this victory.”

Great Zhou King groaned inwardly.

Damn it!

Could this guy stop already?

Source qi rain for ten continuous days? Was he listening to himself? Great Zhou King felt like he would die from sheer exhaustion after attempting such a thing. This task was too tiring for even a Daofuse to accomplish!

But before he could say anything, numerous voices started cheering in excitement.

“We thank the holy lord!”

Once again, Marquis Xia and Zhu Tiandao were the loudest among the cheering voices. The cheering spread from one city to another, eventually spreading throughout the Human Realm.

“We thank the holy lord!”

“…”

All of humanity cheered this decision. It was already too late for Great Zhou King to refuse. All of humanity had heard Su Yu’s words. All of them were waiting in excitement for the coming source qi rain. Good heavens. All of humanity had gone mad!

Back when Su Yu was still a Source Opening cultivator, even a drop of source qi liquid was incomparably valuable for him. But now, he was treating source qi as water. Ten days of source qi rain? The Invincibles didn’t even dare to imagine the cost behind such an endeavor.

Great Zhou King rolled his eyes and said softly, “Holy Lord, we don’t have enough source qi—”

Su Yu said, “That’s not possible. So many Invincible corpses have been created recently, and some are actually still intact. We have plenty of source qi to share. After the recent battle, the source qi density of Human Realm has increased by at least a hundred times. The source qi from the twenty-five Invincibles I killed is still drifting about in the air. We can use the twenty-five corpses as our supply of source qi. Great Zhou King, this is the first agenda after the establishment of the new holy land. Are you going to refuse this task?”

“…”

Great Zhou King felt like cursing. This fellow was definitely doing this to make things hard for him! He was certain.

Despite his thoughts, Great Zhou King smiled and said, “You misunderstand me, Holy Lord. In that case, I’ll accept the task. But I require the assistance of several Eternals…”

“Great Shang King, Great Chu King, Great Jin King, Time King, Prefect Zhou, and Principal Zhou. You shall assist Great Zhou King with this task.”

“…”

The various Invincibles had odd expressions.

Good heavens!

His show of force had arrived quite rapidly. All those were people from Great Zhou King’s faction. They didn’t even know what to say anymore. Great Zhou King smiled again, even if he didn’t mean it. Fine, fine. A ruthless fellow indeed.

The mentioned Invincibles looked at each other before answering helplessly, “Yes!”

Hearing that, a genial smile appeared on Su Yu’s face, changing his disposition entirely. It was as though the previously murderous and ruthless Su Yu was gone, replaced by a kind and friendly Su Yu. He said, “Sorry for the trouble, everyone.”

He flashed them a wide smile.

For a moment, every single Invincible felt their opinion of Su Yu changing. An urge to grow closer to him rose within every one of them…but they all recovered in mere moments. They started cursing inwardly, having realized that the bastard leader was using his character against them!

What a scumbag!

Meanwhile, Great Ming King and the others were looking at Su Yu with odd expressions.

What a way to perform a show of strength. Was Su Yu not worried that Great Zhou King would be so angered that he started protesting?

But Su Yu was not afraid of that.

If Great Zhou King decided to obey, so be it. And if Great Zhou King refused to obey, good! He would gladly quit and leave the Human Realm. He wouldn’t hesitate.

Since Great Zhou King wanted to use him as a tool to reorganize humanity, Great Zhou King himself must pay a price as well. He would not hesitate to leave if Great Zhou King refused to play along. After killing so many enemies for humanity, he did not feel like he owed humanity anything.

Returning to a life of freedom with his ancient cities wasn’t that bad a choice either. He could even find a random minor realm for a short vacation if he wanted. He doubted anyone could find him if he really tried to hide.

Alas, Great Zhou King had obeyed. Su Yu felt quite regretful. He could no longer quit and throw the blame to Great Zhou King. What a pity. He had lost his excuse to shed this responsibility from his shoulders.

Out of all the Invincibles, why did he decide to pick on Great Zhou King? Because Great Zhou King was still shrouded in mystery, someone he couldn’t fully trust. In short, Great Zhou King was no gentleman.