Tribulation of Myriad Races

Chapter 1827: Old Wan’s Dao Pioneering (1)

Old Wan had arrived.

He had arrived openly.

He did so even when there were still some human Invincibles in the area. Why? Because Su Yu was there, waiting for him at the peak of the Eastrift Valley.

Since Su Yu was there waiting, Wan Tiansheng was forced to come out of hiding. He would seem too suspicious if he continued sneaking around.

“Greetings, Emperor Yu.”

Ignoring the gazes on him, Wan Tiansheng greeted respectfully.

From afar, Su Yu smiled and said, “Welcome back, Principal Wan. Please forgive Student Su Yu for failing to pick you up personally.”

“…”

Old Wan was greatly surprised. What was this guy doing? Old Wan knew that he wasn’t very popular here. He believed that he wasn’t wrong when he killed all those people, but he was still a hated figure after what he did.

Su Yu chuckled and said, “Humanity is in danger, facing internal and external threats. I am pleased to see you back, Principal Wan. I intend to establish the Clearfilth Office. I am inviting you to be the head of this office. I am also inviting Lan Tian to serve as the deputy. This office will be in charge of removing filth internally and externally. Control King, one of the four greatest ancient human kings, had betrayed humanity, resulting in the defeat of humanity during the ancient past.

“In our era, there were Fiery Sea King and Heavenly Seal King, both traitors who had colluded with outsiders against humanity. Both deserved death. In the ninth epoch, Heavenly Seal King was seduced by hateful voices, resulting in humanity’s defeat as well. Over a hundred Daofuses were lost. This is a stain on our honor. And yet the owner of the hateful voices are still around.

“There was also Marquis Minshan of the Upper Realm, who had also died to traitors. The humanity of the Upper Realm is in decline. A majority of their Daofuses are dead. Traitors roamed among them. The seniors were loyal and honorable individuals who had fought hard for humanity, but they had died in the hands of these sly traitors.

“The surviving traitors are hiding among the few seniors left. Killing them might trigger a disturbance among humanity, but sparing them is also out of the question. The task of uncovering their actual identities is filled with hardship. You, Principal Wan, is the most qualified person for this task.”

Silence descended. Even the regular soldiers stationed in the area heard everything. All of them were shocked. What was going on? Betrayal? What was the meaning of this?

Xia Longwu’s eyes flickered as he realized something. He said, “Emperor Yu, you claim that Marquis Minshan died to traitors?”

Su Yu replied, “According to a reliable source, Marquis Minshan was betrayed by a traitor, resulting in his death in the hands of the myriad race experts. That is not all. During the previous epoch, Hundred Battle King could have won. But the traitors caused his defeat, nearly resulting in the extermination of humanity.

“The traitors are still alive. They are right there in the Upper Realm. Great Zhou King did not want me to speak of this publicly. This should be kept secret to keep the morale.”

“But I refuse. I must make this public. I must remind everyone to be on alert. To be always wary. The Upper Realm will open soon. I can’t take the risk of having more of us fall for the lies of the traitors up there. I won’t be able to bear the guilt of having people die to the traitors, because they are unaware of this matter.”

Su Yu sighed and continued, “This might ruin the morale. This might cause disturbance among humanity. But I must say this. Most of the traitors are from Control King’s lineage. Control King had a secret affair with an ancient Pseudo Emperor of the devil race, birthing a new bloodline. Those of this bloodline are loyal to the devils. Heavenly Seal King was of the same bloodline as well.

“Hundreds of years ago, Heavenly Seal King’s father attempted to exterminate humanity. Principal Xia Chen discovered his plot and fought him, ultimately perishing together with him during the battle. Principal Xia was a descendant of Battle King. He was in charge of passing on the fire of civilization. All the founding kings of humanity have him to thank for the ruins they found back then.”

Su Yu declared, “Principal Xia Chen was the one who had ensured the continuation of this epoch, yet he died because of Heavenly Seal King’s father. The two had died together in battle. It is truly hateful. A noble protector of humanity and civilization had died to a dirty person like that.

“Heavenly Seal King’s mother was also a descendant of Control King, an elder sister of his father. This family of inbreds is still hiding everywhere. Perhaps they are still hiding in the Devil Realm right now. That woman was powerful. She had assassinated many human experts in secret. She is hateful. She deserves death as well.”

Su Yu listed their crimes one after another.

Listening to him, the various soldiers and experts raged, cursing Control King’s lineage unendingly.

How hateful.

They all deserved death!

Xia Longwu’s eyes flickered again as he asked, “What about Hundred Battle King?”

“During his final battle, he was stabbed in the back by those from Control King’s lineage. He has been suppressed somewhere instead of being killed. Because of him, no other humans can advance into the Daofuse Realm. I don’t blame Hundred Battle King. But the traitors deserve death.”

Su Yu said, “Hundred Battle King trusted the traitors too much, and he handed too much power to them. Ultimately, they betrayed the allies of humanity, resulting in the extermination of numerous allied races and the deaths of over a hundred human Daofuses.

“Hundred Battle King was pure, kind, and gentle. He was strong, but he couldn’t bear to kill anyone. He only wanted to unite the Myriad Realms peacefully. We have a lot to learn from him. But he was too trusting.”

“…”

Some of the Eternals had odd expressions as they listened. But the regular soldiers looked furious.

One of them couldn’t hold the anger in and said, “Hundred Battle King, the human lord of the previous epoch? I heard of him. He was kind and gentle. Emperor Yu said that we have a lot to learn from him. Are we supposed to learn from a brainless fool like that?”

“Causing the deaths of over a hundred Daofuses? So we used to have so many Daofuses?”

“Screw that idiot! Was he even qualified to serve as the human lord?”

“I heard that he had a lot of support. All his support came from the so-called Upper Realm.”

“Were those Upper Realm experts stupid?”

“It’s understandable. There are many traitors among the Upper Realm humans.”

“No wonder humanity is in such a tough spot even though we used to dominate the Myriad Realms. So we lost over a hundred Daofuses in the previous epoch? What bullshit is this? This is so stupid!”

Sounds of discussion filled the place.

Behind Su Yu, Great Zhou King paled somewhat. He looked at Su Yu and sent a voice transmission with a pleading tone, “Emperor Yu…when the truth behind Hundred Battle King’s defeat is exposed, he will turn into a sinner of humanity. He…”

“Is he not?” Su Yu replied through a voice transmission as well, “He is. I am only reminding everyone to be wary and not do anything stupid. There are still traitors among humanity. Heavely Seal King’s mother was an expert at the level of a heavenly king. She has been captured by me. And those from their line are still in the Upper Realm.

“I am not interested in repeating history. I am telling everyone that the Upper Realm is filled with traitors. That is not a lie. I also want to tell everyone that Hundred Battle King was defeated due to a trick. I am respectful enough not to call him a traitor. He was someone who had ruined humanity’s accumulation for nearly a hundred thousand years. Did I make anything up?”

Su Yu coldly said, “Don’t think that I’m unaware that he’s not dead. You know it as well. Zhou Tianqi, do not treat me as a fool. You only pushed me to my current position as a temporary solution. When Hundred Battle King returns, you will switch your support and return him to the throne instead. Do you think I’m unaware of your plans?”

Su Yu stared at Great Zhou King coldly, causing a chill to seep into Great Zhou King.

Su Yu sneered, “You are free to continue with your plan. I have shown enough respect to both him and you. Perhaps he has returned. Perhaps he is waiting somewhere. Perhaps he’s waiting for me to build a strong foundation before taking over. I will always see the worst in you lot. But do I look that stupid to you?”

Su Yu sneered and addressed the public again, “There are too many traitors around. Hundred Battle King was strong. Stronger than Tiangu of the immortals, stronger than Mo Ji of the devils, stronger than Jiwu of the divines. Alone, he can fight ten or even a hundred Daofuses. But he was still defeated. Over a hundred human Daofuses were lost. How lamentable.”

Su Yu sighed and said, “Hundred Battle King’s return is imminent. I only hope that he can learn from his past mistakes. If he is willing to repent, I am willing to abdicate and assist him in his conquest of the Myriad Realms. All for the glory of humanity.”

The moment he said that, Xia Longwu protested loudly, “No! How can that be? Hundred Battle King is blind and indecisive. Even if he’s strong, he is nothing but a brute. No, he is worse than a brute. A brute can kill more enemies before dying. But he failed at even that.

“This is the tenth epoch. In this epoch, humanity has risen one step at a time from the very bottom. We have been winning against superior opponents again and again. Meanwhile, Hundred Battle King had lost everything against inferior opponents. In the previous epoch, humanity lost despite having over a hundred Daofuses. In this epoch, we only have one Daofuse. Are we supposed to all follow Hundred Battle King to our deaths? I object!”

At the same time, many Eternals protested as well, “No! We agree with General Xia! Emperor Yu is ever victorious! The alliance relies on you. If Hundred Battle King is allowed to rule humanity again, how can our allies continue trusting humanity with his track record?”

“The allied races only helped us because of your reputation, not Hundred Battle King’s. Hundred Battle King was someone who had placed his trust on traitors. The alliance will collapse with him at the helm!”

The protesting Eternals consisted of those from the Zhu Family, Nan Wujiang and the others, and some from the other prefectures. They were no fools. Some of these matters were supposed to be top secret. Since Su Yu was making these secrets public, they understood what he wanted, and they knew what to do.

As the news made its way amid the countless soldiers, someone roared, “We will only follow Emperor Yu! Emperor Yu has the support of the masses! Even when Hundred Battle returns, we only follow Emperor Yu!”

“We want the ever victorious Emperor Yu! Not Hundred Battle, the powerful yet defeated!”

One person roared after another. This was unacceptable! Absolutely not! The regular soldiers did not know Hundred Battle King. They only knew that he was someone who had lost over a hundred Daofuses when he held the upper hand. Over a hundred Daofuses!

They knew what a Daofuse was. A Daofuse was basically a Pseudo Emperor! Humanity actually had over a hundred Pseudo Emperors in the previous epoch!

Good heavens!

Some of the soldiers were so furious they even felt like crying. How did such a powerful humanity lose?

Hundred Battle King!

It was him!

What a piece of trash!

According to Emperor Yu, he was incomparably powerful. He was strong enough to kill Tiangu and the others. Why didn’t he kill those people?

Additionally, Emperor Yu was also hinting that humanity’s current failure to produce Daofuses was also due to Hundred Battle King! He was still alive. Thus, he was blocking the progress of others.

Was that the case?

They would rather see him dead!

***

Not far away, Wan Tiansheng’s eyes flickered.

He studied both Su Yu and Great Zhou King. Understanding dawned on him. He finally understood why Su Yu had welcomed him personally. How impressive. How decisive.

Since some humans were still awaiting the return of his competitor, he would ruin his competitor’s reputation by throwing it in the gutters.

Clearfilth Office.

Su Yu said, “Principal Wan is just and fair. He is also strict and disciplined. He cares only for humanity, not his personal reputation. He is our role model. Student Su Yu hereby beseeches Principal Wan to take office and clear the filth among humanity! Build a solid foundation with which humanity will rise again! Protect humanity against the influence of the inbreds from Control King’s lineage!”

Wan Tiansheng answered loudly, “Wan Tiansheng accepts the task. Emperor Yu flatters me too much. I hereby swear that I will keep the influence of these undesirables away from humanity!”

“Good!”

Su Yu laughed and waved his hand. The human lord’s token dropped down from the sky. At the same time, clouds gathered in the sky before turning into a book. He then wrote the appointment in the book before stamping his seal on it.

Boom!

Instantly, a beam of fortune descended upon Wan Tiansheng. The entire Human Realm shook.

At the same time, a projection of Wan Tiansheng appeared in the sky, visible to all humans in the Human Realm. He was the first human to ever receive this treatment. Su Yu was making it clear that Wan Tiansheng had his support.

Wan Tiansheng was no demonic human.

Wan Tiansheng was a saint!

The heavens themselves would serve witnesses to his enforcement powers.

Not far away, Great Zhou King shut his eyes and regained his calm. All around them, the various experts sank into silence.

With a smile, Su Yu handed the appointment book to Wan Tiansheng and said, “Principal Wan is comparable to a sixth-degree Eternal in strength. This is not enough to suppress all traitors. I hereby grant Principal Wan a fortuitous opportunity. You shall take a trip with me and observe the secrets of the heavens.”

With a stab of his pen, Su Yu opened a rift in the air and vanished inside. Wan Tiansheng’s eyes flickered as he hurriedly followed.