Tribulation of Myriad Races

Bountiful Treasure said, “I visited him to persuade him to surrender with me. I thought that since neither of us had killed any major human experts. The grudge between us wasn’t that big. No matter what, he used to be a subordinate of Culture King. But he said that a battle between him and you is unavoidable. And only you can kill him. Anyone else will fail.”

He repeated Heavenly Overseer Marquis’ words.

Su Yu sank into thought. Both Great Zhou King and Wan Tiansheng sank into thought as well. Even Heavendoom was contemplating that statement. But none could understand the meaning.

After a long while, Su Yu chuckled. At the same time, Great Zhou King’s expression changed slightly while Wan Tiansheng’s eyes flickered. Clearly, all three had thought of something at the same time.

“He only knows himself after more than a hundred thousand years. Culture King’s trap…”

Su Yu roared with laughter. After a while, he sighed and said, “I think I understand why. A pity. If the ancient past had persisted, he would have become a Master of Law long ago.”

He shook his head and asked, “Did he weaken significantly for a period of time after the end of the ninth epoch?”

Bountiful Treasure glanced at Su Yu with surprise before answering, “I think so.”

“He was screwed by Hundred Battle King.”

Su Yu sighed again. Bountiful Treasure blanked out. How did Hundred Battle King come into the picture?

Great Zhou King’s eyes flickered repeatedly as he asked, “Emperor Yu…why was he under Culture King?”

Su Yu answered nonchalantly, “During the ancient past, Culture King was more well-known than Human Emperor. It’s not surprising for him to control something like this.”

Heavendoom blanked out. He did not understand. Bountiful Treasure was lost as well.

Wan Tiansheng reacted differently. He said, “In that case, we need to gather the various experts and hunt him down.”

“It’s fine.” Su Yu laughed and said, “He’s a luck spirit, not someone you can kill with numbers. More unexpected accidents might happen with more people. He would have died long ago if he were so easy to kill. Heavenly Overseer Marquis. How interesting. With this realization, he might be able to grow rapidly, reaching the level of a heavenly king or beyond.”

With another laugh, Su Yu said, “Looks like I really need to kill him before Hundred Battle King returns.”

Great Zhou King solemnly said, “Emperor Yu, I feel—”

“What you feel doesn’t matter.”

Su Yu said, “Even Heavenly Overseer Marquis is already aware of this. He is the fortune of legitimacy. He is tied to the previous imperial court. He is the reason the influence of the imperial court endures until now. And I do not have the legitimacy of the imperial court. Hundred Battle King still has it. A new court will not arise before the end of the previous court. Since Hundred Battle King isn’t easy to kill, I shall kill Heavenly Overseer Marquis and snatch the accumulation of humanity’s fortune.”

Great Zhou King’s expression turned heavy.

Su Yu said, “I understand. You were a secretary of the Human Emperor. But the Human Emperor has been gone for a hundred thousand years. That’s long enough. The time for a new court to rise has arrived. If I were to spare Heavenly Overseer Marquis, he could cause a lot of trouble for me by simply submitting to Hundred Battle King.”

Wan Tiansheng chuckled and said, “Emperor Yu is right. Heavenly Overseer Marquis has gathered a large amount of fortune over a hundred thousand years. Fortune. Luck. It is ethereal, but it is there. It won’t be wrong to call luck a unique form of dao. And his dao clearly doesn’t align with the dao of the new court. Rather, it aligns with the ancient court and its successor, Hundred Battle King.

“With him around, the new court will have a hard time producing new Daofuses. How can Hundred Battle King monopolize the physical body dao so thoroughly alone? Even during the ancient past, the physical body dao was able to produce so many human kings. Clearly, the decline of this dao is due to a combination of many factors. Hundred Battle King is missing, while Heavenly Overseer Marquis is keeping the fortune of the ancient court alive. Thus, the current humanity is lacking in fortune. As a result, it is very hard for the current humanity to produce many experts.

“Emperor Yu is blessed by fortune with his enormous luck. But clearly, that fortune originates from the inheritance of Culture King and Time Sage. That is the sole reason the tenth epoch is truly the tenth epoch instead of a continuation of the ninth epoch.”

Heavendoom grew even more confused. Just what were they talking about? Why couldn’t he understand anything? But Bountiful Treasure understood something as the look in his eyes changed.

Great Zhou King started struggling inwardly. When he felt Su Yu’s gaze on him, he said bitterly, “The ancient past…”

Su Yu said, “Even you know it’s the past.”

“I know.” Great Zhou King sighed and said, “Perhaps…we have been wrong since the beginning. The Human Emperor and the others are no longer around. How can we recreate a new glory while staying in their shadows? But everyone has been too obsessed with reclaiming the past glory instead of creating a new glory.”

His tone was bleak. The era of the Human Emperor was really coming to an end. And Heavenly Overseer Marquis was the key to that.

“Uhm…what…are you guys talking about?”

Heavendoom couldn’t hold his curiosity in anymore.

Su Yu chuckled and said, “Simply put, Heavenly Overseer Marquis represents the fortune of the ancient court. He is the symbol of the continuation of the ancient court. He was a spirit created by Culture King through the fortune of the ancient court. Hundred Battle King is the legitimate successor of the ancient court. As long as he is still around, I have no legitimacy. I am no different from a rebel.”

Su Yu laughed mockingly and said, “Heavenly Overseer Marquis was not completely clueless about that. I received a part of the ancient court’s fortune, and I also received the fortune of Culture King and Time Sage. However, Hundred Battle King was the choice of the other ancient fossils. In short, Heavenly Overseer Marquis is an extension of Hundred Battle King. By killing me, he can complete his luck and become a Master of Law alongside Hundred Battle King.

“Through killing him, I can put an end to the past and start anew. I will inherit the fortune of the ancient court. The fortune of the current humans will increase greatly, allowing the humans of this era to produce more Daofuses. The biggest reason for the humanity of current epoch to have such a hard time producing Daofuses is…the lack of legitimacy from the ancient court.

“Do you understand me now? The inheritance was never severed during the previous nine epochs. In each epoch, a bunch of old fossils would emerge and pick a human lord, granting the humans of that era legitimacy. Thus, humanity had been able to produce Daofuses in all those epochs.

“But that’s not the case for this era. Not because Hundred Battle King is monopolizing the physical body dao. Rather, the humans of this era lack the acknowledgment of the ancient court. They lack the support of humanity’s fortune. Humanity’s fortune has been split in two. That was why humanity started producing Daofuses after my rise.”

The confused Heavendoom asked, “Are you saying that…Heavenly Overseer Marquis has the fortune of the ancient past?”

Su Yu nodded, “Yes. And that is not all.”

He raised the Heavenly Hunt Index, smiled, and said, “Even this thing is helping him gather the fortune of humanity. How interesting. The dao of luck is indeed unique.”

Hearing all that, Bountiful Treasure’s heart thumped madly.

Fortune! Heavenly Overseer Marquis! The symbol of the ancient court!

He was the reason for the continuation of the ancient past! And Su Yu did not have the mandate of the ancient court. Rather, Hundred Battle King was the one with the mandate.

Heavendoom said in confusion, “Then…the Hundred Battle King…no, the Heavenly Overseer Marquis should have waited for Hundred Battle King to return before joining hands against you. Why isn’t he doing this? Why did he surrender the Heavenly Hunt Index?”

Su Yu smiled and said, “Hundred Battle King himself is also draining Heavenly Overseer Marquis’ fortune. Hundred Battle King’s defeat during the ninth epoch must have affected Heavenly Overseer Marquis as well, causing him to enter a period of weakness. Through that, Hundred Battle King must have realized something. Perhaps even Hundred Battle King is waiting to devour Heavenly Overseer Marquis after regaining his freedom.”

Su Yu chuckled and said, “Don’t worry too much about this. I doubt you can fully understand it. The matter of luck is simply too mysterious to be understood fully. If you ask me, the dao of luck is very powerful. It can affect your perception, causing you to misjudge numerous matters and make numerous mistakes.

“By returning the Heavenly Hunt Index, he is returning the item to its rightful master, severing his karma with Culture King. This thing can no longer bring him any benefit. Rather, it will only bring him trouble. Also, handing this thing to me might also slow me down. After all, I am already cultivating the pen dao. This paper dao might distract me and slow my growth.”

Heavendoom nodded, but he was still confused.He didn’t understand what he was hearing, but it all felt rather amazing. Could Great Zhou King and Wan Tiansheng really understand all that? They must be faking it!

He couldn’t understand anything from those words, yet these guys were pretending like they understood. What was this? Was this because humanity was special? Or was this because they were all cultural researchers?

Sure enough, scholars and humans would forever be cunning and deceitful.

Great Zhou King sighed and said, “Heavenly Overseer Marquis…I never thought of this. So he is the continuation of the ancient fortune. Luck turned spirit…Culture King was truly impressive. With sentience, this fortune of humanity would gain wisdom. To eliminate humanity, one must first eliminate Heavenly Overseer Marquis. But as a luck spirit, he is the best at escaping danger. And thus, humanity will remain as long as he remains. And as long as humanity remains, his strength will grow. Add Culture King’s protection on top of that, he could have lived forever if humanity could pass on its inheritance uninterrupted.”

He smiled bitterly and continued, “I reckon the many human lords before this had never thought of killing him. Some might even know about these secrets.”

Su Yu nodded, “Exactly. He will endure as long as the ancient court endures. He is too hard to kill. But he also suffered from Hundred Battle King. That idiot’s defeat greatly weakened humanity’s fortune. Since then, nothing has gone smoothly for Heavenly Overseer Marquis. And finally, he came to this realization.”

Wan Tiansheng said, “As such, the old fossils in the Upper Realm are waiting for Hundred Battle King. With his return, Heavenly Overseer Marquis’ fortune might grow even more. And with the growth of humanity’s fortune, the humans of the Upper Realm might be able to produce a large number of Daofuses in a short time.”

Su Yu nodded, “Exactly. However, the humans down here did not have the legitimacy of the ancient court. The legacy has been severed from us. Thus, we failed to produce any Daofuses for a long time.

“Great Zhou King isn’t really wrong. If we can wait a few more decades for Hundred Battle King to return, humanity’s fortune will rise again. At the time, humanity will be able to produce more Daofuses as long as humanity continues following him.”

Su Yu laughed and shook his head, “Unfortunately, that is the full picture.”

Wan Tiansheng nodded. With a frosty tone, he said, “Indeed. Heavenly Overseer Marquis does not represent only humanity. He is the fortune of the ancient court. And the ancient court belonged to both humanity and the myriad races. That is why the struggle between humanity and the myriad races has lasted for a hundred thousand years. No party can truly emerge victorious. Killing Heavenly Overseer Marquis will not only cause a decline of Hundred Battle King’s fortune, but it will also cause the fortune of the myriad races to drop. Emperor Yu, allow me to gather our experts and kill him! No matter how lucky he is, we can overcome it with strength!”

Wan Tiansheng’s tone was incomparably cold as he said that.

Heavenly Overseer Marquis must die.

Killing him would officially end the ancient court, allowing a new era to start. Su Yu would be able to claim the entire fortune of humanity. That would greatly help in everything he decided to do.