Tribulation of Myriad Races

Despite his heavy injuries, Stable Army Marquis felt incomparably excited. He couldn’t stop staring at Su Yu and the others with fervor.

Ignoring the excited marquis, Su Yu said, “Let’s go.”

Boom!

With a flicker, all of them vanished.

As they departed, the spatial fluctuations around that area were calmed forcefully.

During the teleportation, Great Zhou King was breathing so heavily that it felt as though his mouth had turned into a fan. His exhaustion was clear for all to see. Instead of teleporting in a straight line, they made a circle and only reached Chaos Mountain after more than ten teleportations.

There, Su Yu said, “You guys can return to Dao Origin Hill first.”

“What about you?”

“I’ll walk a different path and leave some traces behind.”

He gazed into the depths of the mountain range and grinned, “I’ll provoke a few ancient beasts. Stop wasting time. Go back first. When the myriad races are here, follow my path and go deeper into the mountain range.”

Great Zhou King said, “Be careful.”

“Don’t worry.”

Their cooperation had gone well, so Su Yu’s tone was softer when he spoke to Great Zhou King. He started moving into the depths of the mountain range while emitting traces of chaos power from his body.

There was no guarantee that the myriad races would dare to enter the mountain range in search for them, but since he was acting, he had to complete the act. He fled in a way that those specializing in tracking would be able to pick up slight traces of his movement.

As he moved, he attracted the attention of several ancient beasts in his path. But the beasts did not react much upon sensing his chaos power. Upon reaching the primordial forest in the mountain rage, he lingered outside for a bit before leaving with his aura completely withdrawn.

Return!

They had killed six Daofuses, including a heavenly king, during the operation. This was a decent result. This much was enough for today. Su Yu was in such a pleasant mood that he even started appreciating the night scenery on his way back. They had killed eight Daofuses since arriving at the Upper Realm.

Nobody from his side had died, even if Stable Army Marquis had suffered a heavy injury. Oh, there was also Lan Tian, who had lost some clones. They could recover with time. It wasn’t that big of an issue.

After recalling the entire battle, he concluded that the operation had been carried out perfectly. Unfortunately, it was unlikely that they would get another chance to do something like this. After this attack, the myriad races would be on alert. They would even start staying together. Then again, this was good enough.

As for the Divine Fire Mountain, it was unlikely that the Daofuses of the minor races would participate in the attack anymore. As for those from the major races, it was still uncertain. Su Yu couldn’t be sure of what Cloud Fire Marquis’ fate would be after this. At this point, he could only hope that they would get lucky.

***

With the disappearance of Su Yu’s group, chaos gripped the Upper Realm.

Dragon territory.

One expert after another arrived.

One spatial portal after another appeared.

Immortals, devils, divines, phoenixes, nethers, apes…

The top experts of the various races were here.

Among them were seven to eight experts at the level of heavenly kings. Their presences caused the very air to warp and the powers of laws in the air to roil.

Six Daofuses had died not long ago. The many deaths had already thrown the ambient powers in the air into chaos.

Shortly after, a bloodstained dragon arrived. That was Wind Dragon, the sole Daofuse to survive the attack. He only dared to return after sensing the arrival of so many experts. He was greatly injured, and his aura felt weak.

He looked around and saw that only one dragon city remained. Grief gripped his heart.

“It’s over…for the dragon race.”

He wailed in sorrow. A pseudo king and five Daofuses had died.

Celestial Dragon Marquis was still in the Lower Realm. They also had some experts left in the Dao Origin Land, but the number wasn’t high. Not even Wind Dragon himself knew the exact number, but he knew that after this attack, the dragon race would drop from a top-five race to a race outside the top ten.

The losses were disastrous.

Apart from their Daofuses, they had also lost forty to fifty Eternals. There were also barely any survivors among those below the Eternal Realm. Only the fifty to sixty thousand dragons in the sole surviving city remained.

Prior to this, there were over a million dragons in the Upper Realm. A majority of them had been wiped out. This was an unimaginable loss. The gathered top experts remained silent. All of them looked incomparably solemn.

Bloodbreak Marquis, Immortal Battle Marquis, and the others were here as well. They had completely forgotten about their operation at the Divine Fire Mountain.

Compared to a single Cloud Fire Marquis, the near extermination of the dragon race was a more important matter. A group capable of exterminating the dragon race would also have the ability to exterminate any race other than the three major races.

This was a force capable of altering the balance of the Upper Realm. The mood in the air was heavy. Everyone scanned and investigated the area repeatedly.

After a long while, Bloodbreak Marquis said, “It’s the same group of people.”

The same group from ten days ago. They were getting too arrogant. They had acted twice in ten days and killed eight Daofuses, over forty Eternals, and countless dragons.

The heavily injured Wind Dragon roared with fury, “It was Stable Army Marquis! Golden Dragon Marquis shouted that name before dying! It was them!”

He was certain this was done by the same group of people. That confirmation caused the expressions of the others to turn unsightly. So it was really them. Even a pseudo king had died to them.

A pseudo king was the furthest one could reach in this era. Naturally, the various pseudo kings also differed in strength. Those near the level of Masters of Laws and those at the level of heavenly kings were all known as pseudo kings in the Upper Realm.

Blood Dragon Marquis wasn’t a particularly strong one among this group of people. Even so, the ability to kill him signified that these mysterious individuals could threaten all of them.

Immortal Battle Marquis looked at Wind Dragon and asked, “How many people did they have? Did you see that?”

Wind Dragon said, “I saw two individuals coming from Dragondoom’s direction. One individual attacked Blood Dragon Marquis. I’m unsure about the number of those attacking Golden Dragon Marquis, but Stable Army Marquis was among them. Oh, the human named Chong Ming, a subordinate of Stable Army Marquis, took the chance to reach the Daofuse Realm.”

“Stable Army Marquis wouldn’t be a match for Golden Dragon Marquis. There were at least three or four more Daofuses among them.”

Immortal Battle Marquis said, “Including Stable Army Marquis, there were probably seven or eight of them in the group. One pseudo king and at least two peak Daofuses.”

Two individuals capable of instantly killing four Daofuses. It was clear they were peak experts.

Bloodbreak Marquis said, “Experts won’t appear out of thin air. They should have exposed themselves during their growth. Where are they from?”

At this time, a phoenix arrived.

Phoenix Mountain Marquis said, “I sensed…some chaos power from afar during the battle.”

At the same time, an old man flew out from one of the destroyed cities and nodded, “I found the same from the destroyed cities. Traces of chaos power can be found from the destroyed daos of Dragondoom and the others.”

“Ancient beasts?” Immortal Battle Marquis frowned.

Bloodbreak Marquis said in fury, “How can it be ancient beasts? These people are proficient in numerous tricks. Chaos power is merely one of the many tricks they have. They are likely humans.”

All of them looked at each other uncertainly.

Suddenly, someone said, “Do you remember…the person who had attempted to free Hundred Battle?”

Numerous expressions changed.

Suddenly, Wind Dragon’s blood boiled slightly. He hurriedly said, “Blood Dragon Marquis! Blood Dragon Marquis’ aura!”

Everyone looked at him.

He explained, “It’s the dao concealment technique! Follow me, Lords. Blood Dragon Marquis left something behind!”

At that, the others followed him. Before long, they reached the location of Blood Dragon Marquis’ death. There, Wind Dragon started releasing one fluctuation after another. Shortly after, his eyes flickered. Slowly, the others sensed something as well.

Originally, only disorderly powers of laws could be found in the air. But slowly, a willpower projection appeared.

“Chaos race…”

“Concealment formation…”

“Humans…self-proclaimed chaos race.”

“A self-proclaimed noble race.”

Numerous incomplete pieces of information appeared in their minds. Everyone’s expressions changed. These were the messages Blood Dragon Marquis had left with a secret technique prior to his death.

Did the culprits think that they could erase all traces after killing Blood Dragon Marquis? Then again, they wouldn’t be able to find anything unless they were dragons.

Chaos race.

A human branch.

But they did not seem to be the allies of the main branch of humanity.

Everyone looked at each other in dismay. After a long while, Bloodbreak Marquis said, “It’s them! I was already curious about them back then. I was already suspicious during Hundred Battle’s defeat. I couldn’t understand what they wanted. I have been trying to investigate them for many years. I believe you all have the same suspicions, am I right?”

Immortal Battle Marquis said, “Chaos Mountain.”

Everyone’s heart thumped.

Yes. Chaos Mountain.

This so-called chaos race came from Chaos Mountain.

Looking at the devastation around him, Bloodbreak Marquis gritted his teeth and said, “What are they trying to do? First, they killed two devil Daofuses. Next, they killed a pseudo king of the dragon race. Are they not afraid that they will become a target of the myriad races?”

A divine at the level of a heavenly king sighed and said, “What is there to fear? They’re hiding inside the Chaos Mountain. Are you going to attack them there?”

Bloodbreak Marquis’ expression turned unsightly. He coldly said, “The Chaos Mountain is not undefeatable. The chaos beasts at the outer region might be powerful, but we can still defeat them if we work together. It’s not like we have never investigated that place before. Are we so weak that we can’t even defeat twenty to thirty Daofuse beasts?”

Yes, they could win. But they did not know the situation deeper into the mountain range. Additionally, they didn’t even know the number of experts this so-called chaos race could muster.

Phoenix Mountain Marquis sighed and said, “This time, a pseudo king appeared. The person who had tried to release Hundred Battle King was also a pseudo king. Even before that, the betrayor of Hundred Battle King was also a pseudo king. If they’re all from the same group of people, we can conclude that this is a group with at least three pseudo kings.”

Or even more. Everyone’s hearts thumped. Yes. There might be more. Just who were these people? Incomparably noble. Chaos race. Betraying and helping Hundred Battle King.

“Even Stable Army Marquis has submitted to them. This might be a lineage of the ancient humans. Everyone, who does this remind you of?”

Suddenly, everyone looked at the devils. Immortal Battle Marquis coldly said, “If my memory serves me right, back then, Control King and the previous Devil Pseudo Emperor…were quite close.”

Bloodbreak Marquis asked frostily, “What are you trying to say?”

“What am I trying to say?” Immortal Battle Marquis replied frostily as well, “A noble lineage reminds me of a certain individual. Control King. Concealment formation and sealing. Control King was very good at both as well.”

Everyone’s expressions changed.

Control King.

That was someone who had seemingly vanished since the collapse of the ancient past.

Immortal Battle Marquis continued, “We have always been in touch with those from the Lower Realm. According to what we know, some traitors have appeared among humanity. And the so-called multiple character faction is the target of these traitors. Isn’t that Culture King’s lineage?”

Everyone sank into silence.

Control King.

Could the so-called chaos race be Control King’s lineage? As of late, communication between the Upper and Lower Realms had not been as smooth. Otherwise, they could have asked for more information from the Lower Realm to determine if the chaos race was really Control King’s lineage.

With a frown, Bloodbreak Marquis said, “What’s the point of raising all these questions now? I’m more interested in knowing what our next steps are.”

The sudden appearance of so many experts was too worrisome. The dragon race was serving as the perfect example of what could happen. What should they do now? Everyone sank into thought.

After a long while, someone sighed and said, “Let’s call for a meeting between the myriad races. We will discuss the matter. We need to station some experts outside Chaos Mountain or even enter the mountain. This chaos race is an unstable variable. We don’t know their strength. We don’t know their numbers. We don’t know their exact hiding spot. We know nothing about them.”

The unknown was the scariest. They could happily fight among themselves and eliminate humanity only for the chaos race to appear and reap all the rewards. That was not something they could tolerate.

Immortal Battle Marquis said, “We will put the Divine Fire Mountain aside for now. Things might grow even more troublesome if we end up losing a few Daofuses there. This chaos race might not be allied to humanity. After all, they were the culprits behind Hundred Battle’s defeat. Stable Army is merely a brute. He might have been fooled into fighting for them.”

Nobody said anything.

Sparing Cloud Fire Marquis for now?

Well, that was the only thing they could do. Nobody was in the mood to attack him anymore.

The newly emerged faction was too much of a threat.

A faction with at least three pseudo kings could very well be as strong as the three major races.