Tribulation of Myriad Races

“Humanity has risen?”

Great Xia King and Great Qin King looked excited, but Su Yu muttered to himself with doubt. Had humanity truly risen in power? Including Tian Yue, there were only four Daofuses among humanity. Could this be considered a rise in power?

During the ancient past, there were forty human kings and a Human Emperor. All of them were Masters of Laws. Even with such power, their empire had collapsed.

Risen in power?

Su Yu disagreed. Hundred Battle King was someone who was near a Master of Law in strength. Even so, he was defeated. The Myriad Realms were not so simple.

Su Yu speculated that there were more unimaginably powerful experts hiding beyond the net in the sky. There were also those ancient assembly members who had all vanished alongside Human Emperor. Were they all dead?

And there was also the matter involving Culture King and Time Sage. Who were they fighting?

In short, things were incredibly complicated. Human Emperor was far stronger than anyone could imagine. He alone had taken dozens of human kings and an even larger number of assembly members with him before disappearing.

Such a terrifying existence had vanished for a hundred thousand years. There were only two possibilities. Either he was dead or trapped in an endless battle like Culture King. Nevertheless, Su Yu could understand the excitement of the two. They had been stuck below the Daofuse Realm for years. It was only natural that they were greatly pleased by this breakthrough.

By becoming Daofuses, they would no longer be weaklings. This was indeed worth rejoicing about.

However, Su Yu still decided to temper their excitement. “Don’t get too excited. You might not be immune to the suppressive force of the other realms anymore.”

The two blanked out.

Su Yu explained, “I now understand why we don’t have a suppressive force. The daos of humanity were too powerful. The daos of the various races were incapable of suppressing humanity’s physical body dao.”

“This isn’t right…” Great Xia King said, “Not all ancient humans walked the physical body dao.”

Su Yu nodded, “Yes. Therefore, it is also possible that the ancient humans had once suppressed the daos of the myriad races. I don’t know the truth. You can test this theory with some random minor realms. But such a test won’t be too reliable since I suspect the daos of the minor realms will be too weak to suppress the heavenly desolate beast anyway. I’m more worried about the daos of the divines, devils, and immortals. Their daos won’t be weak.”

The suppressive force of the major realms would greatly diminish the strength they could muster.

Su Yu advised, “I believe it is better for the two of you to focus on comprehending the dao rather than doing anything else. If any of you can become a Master of Law, you will be a true trump card of humanity. A single Master of Law is comparable to dozens of Daofuses.”

But he added, “No, that might not be the case. I suspect the Masters of Laws of this era will face the rejection of the world itself. Well, it doesn’t matter. You won’t be one anytime soon anyway.”

Who was this guy looking down on?

At first, the two felt dissatisfied. But ultimately, Great Qin King nodded. He solemnly said, “I’m afraid becoming a Master of Law won’t be too easy. Both of us sensed our state of fusion earlier. We didn’t manage to fuse with too much of the dao. But this is indeed a powerful dao.”

He took an inkstone out and said, “This inkstone is forged from the skin of the heavenly desolate beast. It is incomparably durable. In fact, it might be a divine-grade item. Take it with you. You can transform it into armor and protect yourself against even the attacks of Daofuses.”

This was the skin of a Master of Law. It would naturally be incredibly powerful.

Su Yu smiled and said, “Keep it. It is more compatible with the two of you. Or to be precise, this thing has always been one with the flesh and the dao. It can display more power in your hands. After all, it can now be considered your skin as well.”

“…”

The two were rendered speechless. Why did it feel like Su Yu was trying to insult them here? But alas, they couldn’t offer a compelling argument to his words. He was claiming that after fusing with the heavenly desolate beast, the skin of the beast would naturally be theirs. They were no longer humans.

Su Yu said, “The defensive prowess of this inkstone is probably quite formidable. If you work together and control the armor formed of this inkstone, you can probably resist several powerful Daofuses.”

The two nodded. That was true. The inkstone would be much more effective in their hands.

Great Xia King said, “Stop talking like the two of us are one. We are two independent individuals. So who’s going to use this inkstone? Are you expecting the two of us to stay together at all times? He’s not a heaven-defying beauty. I’m not spending all my time beside him.”

Great Qin King snorted and tossed the inkstone over. However, Great Xia King sent it flying back. He wanted it, but at the same time, he also didn’t want it.

Great Qin King was quite speechless. He asked, “Don’t you want this?”

“Yes, but I’m not begging for it.” Great Xia King said, “I don’t care about it for now. Let me finish. I propose that the one who ultimately masters the dao will get to keep the inkstone as well.”

“…”

How ridiculous.

Great Qin King didn’t even feel like responding. Both of them were still very far from that.

Su Yu smiled and said, “Well, you can decide this among yourselves. I won’t get involved. A few days have passed. Heavenly Forge King must have finished forging a batch of weapons. I need to take some people to the River of Time and help them comprehend their daos. After that, I need to take a trip out of the Human Realm. I’m very busy…”

Su Yu added, “By the way, do keep an eye on Great Zhou King after leaving this place.”

“…”

Great Qin King grimaced and said, “I doubt he’s a traitor. You’re too paranoid.”

Su Yu laughed and said, “I’m not worried about that. I don’t think it’s possible that he’s a traitor. If he were a traitor, humanity would have been eliminated long ago. He is loyal to humanity. I acknowledge that.”

Su Yu continued, “I merely worry that I am not the human lord he’s loyal to. Are the previous nine human lords really dead? Nobody knows. What if a benevolent human lord were to return? Would Great Zhou King think that someone as cruel as me was no longer suitable? I don’t want to make a move against someone who has contributed massively to humanity like him. If it weren’t for his contributions to humanity, I would have eliminated an unpredictable variable like him long ago. That is how I do things normally.”

The expressions of Great Xia King and Great Qin King changed slightly.

Su Yu chuckled and said, “Don’t worry. I won’t go that far. Let me be frank. I don’t care about the so-called authority I can get as the human lord. For me, that is a joke.”

Su Yu proudly said, “What’s the big deal about being a human lord? Is that position so prestigious? So incredible? No. I much prefer being a free and unconstrained supreme expert, spending my time exploring the various secrets of the world. I long for such a life. Why should I care about this position? For the ambition of conquering everything? No. I am merely doing this to save humanity. The current humanity requires full unity. Upon gaining our final victory in the future, I will naturally let go of my current position. At that time, humanity will be free to fight internally again.”

After a short silence, Great Qin King nodded and said, “You’re right. The current humanity requires a leader like you. Benevolence, kindness, sagacity, and gentleness are not required for now. We need a treacherous, cunning, powerful, domineering, and vicious leader.”

“…”

Wow.

Great Qin King had learned to insult someone indirectly. So he was basically a villain with no positive traits?

Su Yu couldn’t even be bothered to respond. He looked at the distant residence and noted that Fat Ball was busy watering the flowers again. With a smile, he said, “Senior Fat Ball, we’ll be taking our leave.”

“Sure.” While watering the flowers, the white dog said, “That big lump of wood is going to form his spirit soon. The next time you come, the big lump of wood will be able to join you. That big guy is quite strong. He has grown in Master’s courtyard, listening to Master as he studied and watched as Little Master cultivated. He is even older than me. He was already around when I first came.”

First, there was the residence. Then, the tree came, followed by the dog. Next, the book appeared, followed by the tree plant. This was the order in which these spirits had arrived in Culture King’s Residence.

Since even the white dog was praising it, the big tree must be quite powerful. Su Yu said, “Sure. Continue watering the flowers. I’ll come for a tea with you again when I have the time in the future.”

“Yah! Yah!”

The white dog nodded and continued watering the flowers. This was his main job. Fighting was only his part-time job.

But just as Su Yu was about to leave, he asked, “Do you need more of my blood essence?”

“No. It’s fine.”

Su Yu refused the offer. He had used five drops of blood essence from the white dog in only one month. No matter how powerful the dog was, losing five drops of blood essence in a month was still quite hurtful.

At the moment, Su Yu was left with a drop of Golden Peng Pseudo Emperor blood essence and a drop of Pseudo Dragon Emperor blood essence. That would be enough for him to muster the strength of a Daofuse for a short while. Even without any blood essence, he was already the strongest under the Daofuse Realm.

As for the corpse of the heavenly desolate beast, it was essentially an empty shell now. The essence had been absorbed by both Great Qin King and Great Xia King. It was no longer useful for anything.

***

A short while later, all three reappeared outside.

Some Invincibles were still waiting there. As for the others, most had left to carry out their various duties.

Instead of leaving for his duties, Great Zhou King remained waiting. When he saw Great Qin King and Great Xia King, his eyes flickered. In his eyes, the two had seemingly transformed into primordial beasts, boundlessly ferocious and savage.

In fact, just staring at them gave his eyes a sharp pain.

The other Invincibles naturally had a similar reaction. Some even groaned in pain. Suppressing his roiling willpower, Great Ming King asked, “What happened to the two of you? You don’t feel like yourselves anymore!”

Too powerful.

Those savage auras of theirs gave him the illusion that he was currently within the jaws of a vicious beast.

With a grin, Great Xia King stepped forth and said, “Everyone says that Old Qin is the number one, Old Zhou is the number two, I am the number three, and you are the number four. You never accepted this. Why don’t you repeat yourself now?”

As he said that, the silhouette of a gigantic beast appeared above Great Xia King. Opening its wide jaws, it threatened to swallow Great Ming King with one bite.

At the same time, Great Xia King looked at Great Zhou King and said, “As for the number two position, or even number one…I am quite interested in competing for them. Old Zhou, shall we have some fun?”

“…”

Great Zhou King ignored the childish provocation with an unsightly expression. As for Great Ming King, he was furious. However, how did this bastard grow so strong? Was he already a Daofuse?

They had merely vanished for ten or so days. Previously, Xia Longwu had reached the seventh degree after leaving with Su Yu for a short while. Thus, everyone had been expecting the two to grow as well.

But their growth was…somewhat excessive.

After a short observation, Great Zhou King asked, “Emperor Yu, their bloodlines…”

Su Yu replied nonchalantly, “Swapped with the bloodline of an ancient Master of Law. However, bloodlines are unimportant. They are still humans. That is the only thing that matters. As long as one’s heart is with humanity, one will remain human.”

Great Zhou King said, “I understand. But I worry about the future…”

“Are you talking about the humans in the Upper Realm?”

Great Zhou King nodded, “Yes. Due to the glorious past, some of the seniors up there place a lot of significance on bloodlines. For them, any mixture of blood is a stain.”

Worried that this would provoke Su Yu, he further explained, “Emperor Yu, their way of thinking is understandable. There are still some ancient marquises up there. During the ancient past, humanity stood above all. We are the most noble. Perhaps you might think that this is an outdated way of thinking, but it is also undeniable that they are furiously loyal to humanity.

“Through this loyalty, they have battled the myriad races for a hundred thousand years without shrinking. Their perseverance was why we survived until today. Over these years, numerous ancient marquises had perished while battling the myriad races.

“They had witnessed the betrayal of even our allies. In each of the previous epochs, some of our allies would betray us. You have never experienced this, so you can’t understand how we feel about this.”