Tribulation of Myriad Races

Lan Tian, who was disguised as Full Moon, had the same innocent smile as he said, ”I can’t. I’m a new Daofuse. You should do it, May!”

With a blank and innocent expression, Su Yu said, ”Me? No, no, this isn’t good. I don’t feel like working so much. I’m not even Sacred Source Marquis’ match...”

Sacred Source Marquis frowned. This race had the annoying habit of acting dumb when they were actually extremely smart. Nobody would believe that they were really that stupid.

Just look at how they were still around even after so many ancient races that were human allies had gone extinct. They were very good at doing the right thing at the right time. For example, they had promptly pulled their support to Hundred Battle King at Hundred Battle King’s height of power. In the end, they had survived the ninth epoch relatively unharmed while many other races suffered.

They had done something similar to survive the third epoch as well. And now, May was being pushed out to become the representative of this race.

With a slight frown, Sacred Source Marquis said, ”May, since you’re the representative, you will be attending the future meetings of the central committee on behalf of your race. Heavenly Measure of the fate race and Ardent Thunder of the primordial giant race will join the committee as well. Together, we will form the Committee of Seven.”

Apart from the aforementioned races, the three major races and the nether race would also be a part of the committee.

Su Yu flashed an innocent smile and said, ”They are all pseudo kings. Looks like I’m the weakest.”

May was only a tier-three Daofuse who was near the second tier. April was the actual tier-two Daofuse of the iron devourer race. Thus, Su Yu was right that May seemed weak compared to the other representatives. But Great Bamboo Marquis, the heavenly king, was uninterested in participation.

Sacred Source Marquis said, ”You are only there to represent your Venerables. Your strength does not matter. You won’t be required to do anything requiring your strength.”

He added, ”If you’re free, why don’t you join us now? We’re in the middle of a meeting.”

Su Yu asked, ”Are you sure? Why don’t you wait for me to get a seal of approval from my grandpa or something to prove that I’m the representative? I need this to be formal. As it is, my appointment feels too casual...”

Casual his mother!

When Sacred Source Marquis gave Great Bamboo Marquis a glare, Great Bamboo Marquis shouted, ”May, do your job! Why do you talk so much? I’ll tell March about this. We’re all feeling sleepy yet we still need to look for a suitable place to settle down. Go to the meeting now. We can’t have others make decisions about us while we’re not around, right?”

Su Yu replied, ”Fine.”

Then, he put on an honest and considerate face and stood behind Sacred Source Marquis. He stared at the marquis with doubtful eyes, as though he was asking what they were still doing here.

Sacred Source Marquis narrowed his eyes for a moment before saying with a smile, ”Sure. Let’s go together.”

Before leaving, he looked around and said, ”Pick your encampment spots in an orderly fashion and listen to your arrangements. The Myriad Race Mountain is big enough to house all of you. Do not fight over something stupid like lower ambient source qi or power of law. For now, our priority is the chaos race. Don’t fight among ourselves.

”The myriad races had never held much advantage over the human race. If it wasn’t for what the chaos race did to Hundred Battle King a few thousand years ago, things wouldn’t have been so good for all of you these days.

”Even the powerful human race has fallen because of a single woman from the chaos race. Do not underestimate them. I hope that you can keep this in mind and not allow anyone to incite disharmony among our ranks. Anyone doing so could very well be a spy from the chaos race.”

It was as though he was saying something without saying it. He was pointing out that someone was deliberately inciting disharmony among their ranks. However, Su Yu did not react. This did not matter. Before long, the two started heading toward the top of the mountain.

***

A large number of experts were working busily all over the Human Mountain.

While climbing the mountain, Su Yu looked around and noticed the various races scattered all over the mountain. He smiled and asked, ”Sacred Source Marquis, what are these people doing?”

”Formation.” Sacred Source Marquis explained, ”For the safety of the myriad races, the three major races are exhausting countless resources to lay down the Myriad Race Formation. The same Myriad Race Formation we used back then.

”During the ancient past, we had the same formation protecting the assembly building. It protected us from the intrusion of even Masters of Laws. Naturally, this iteration of the formation will be weaker as it will only be strong enough to defend against pseudo kings, but that’s better than nothing.

”We did not tell the iron devourer race about this in advance as we don’t feel comfortable sharing the cost with you. Furthermore, your race does not specialize in formations. I hope you don’t mind this, Fellow Daoist May.”

Su Yu said, ”Don’t worry. I’m actually happy to hear this! With the formation, our safety is secured! The three major races are truly thoughtful! Are you going to start handing out tokens next and make it so that nobody can enter without the tokens?”

”Yes.” Sacred Source Marquis said, ”Each person will receive a token. Any movement in and out of the mountain will be recorded. This is a precaution against those who might be colluding with the chaos race.”

”Will this affect our communication with our outside forces?”

Sacred Source Marquis answered, ”Yes. But we have a public transmission channel ready for everyone to use. You can send your messages in codes if you wish to keep secrets, but you need to use the public channel instead of private channels.”

”...”

Su Yu didn’t know what to say anymore. The three major races were clearly getting very serious about this. They were taking their security measures very seriously. When the myriad races came together properly, they were capable of amassing a considerably powerful force.

And as long as the three major races remained strong, the alliance would likely remain strong. In fact, it might even reach a higher level of efficiency as the number of races among the myriad races had dropped over the years.

Among the myriad races, the three major races were unrivaled. Previously, the dragon, phoenix, nether, and other races could still pose some resistance to them. But both the dragon and nether races had suffered massive damage recently. They were barely surviving, while the phoenix race couldn’t do much alone. In short, Su Yu and Control King’s lineage had actually helped the three major races unify the myriad races.

The two continued climbing the mountain in silence. After a while, Su Yu noticed some unknown experts and asked, ”Sacred Source Marquis, there seem to be unfamiliar faces here.”

”These are the experts from the Dao Origin Land.” Sacred Source Marquis explained, ”We will be talking about the Dao Origin Land in the meeting as well. You will know more soon, Fellow Daoist May.”

”Sure.”

***

Once again, they were back in the large hall.

This time, there were only seven people inside.

Sacred Source Marquis of the immortal race, Purple Lightning Marquis of the devil race, Flicker Spirit Marquis of the divine race, and Death Nether Marquis of the nether race. As the nether race had lost two heavenly kings not long ago, they only had a tier-two Daofuse as their representative.

Apart from the four, there were also Su Yu, Heavenly Measure, and Ardent Thunder among them. Apart from Su Yu and Death Nether Marquis, the rest were all heavenly kings.

Heavenly Measure greeted Su Yu with a smile, but inwardly, he was puzzled. For some reason, May’s fortune had grown significantly. He had noticed the same with April not long ago. And now, he was noticing the same with May. Was the fortune of the iron devourer race as a whole growing? Was that why all of them were benefiting from it?

After inviting everyone to sit down, Sacred Source Marquis said, ”Everyone is here. Our seven races will be in charge of this alliance. I believe everyone knows May, so there is no need for any introduction. Let us continue with our previous topic.”

He looked at Su Yu and said, ”Not long ago, we received an update from the Dao Origin Land. The sweep through the Dao Origin Land is near its end. More than ten pseudo kings were found during the sweep.”

Everyone was shocked to hear that.

”What?”

Ardent Thunder exclaimed, ”More than ten pseudo kings?”

”Yes.” Sacred Source Marquis nodded and said, ”Golden crow race, taotie race, and many other races. They even found a pseudo king from your giant race. Are you familiar with Earthroil Marquis of the mountain giant race?”

Ardent Thunder gasped in shock, but soon, a smile bloomed on his face as he said, ”Of course! Is he really still alive?”

”Yes.”

Sacred Source Marquis continued, ”That’s ot all. There might be a Venerable or two among the people they found as well.”

That further shocked the people in the room.

Venerables as well?

”A Venerable?” Death Nether Marquis asked, ”Which race is this Venerable from?”

”There is more than one of them.” Sacred Source Marquis said, ”Before long, we might need to alter the Committee of Seven. Three slumbering Venerables were found. One from the dragon race, and one from the phoenix race. The two races are indeed worthy of their reputation as powerful races.”

After a slight pause, he continued, ”More importantly, the dragon and phoenix were actually in seclusion together. They were in the middle of dual cultivation when Venerable Scrape interrupted them. A massive battle nearly erupted...”

Everyone’s eyes flickered. Dual cultivation...

Sacred Source Marquis laughed and said, ”The dragons might have suffered massively recently, but they have now gained a Venerable. And they are still allied to the phoenixes, who have also gained a new Venerable. This isn’t a bad thing for us. We should celebrate the inclusion of more experts among the myriad races. Before long, the dragon and phoenix races will join the committee as well.”

”Who’s the third Venerable?” One of them asked.

Sacred Source Marquis narrowed his eyes and said, ”A human.”

That alarmed everyone in the room. A human!

”Giant Axe Marquis of the human race.”

Sacred Source Marquis smiled, ”But he has been detained. Only three Venerables were found. As for pseudo kings, thirteen were found, with two being humans. The rest came from the other races. Multiple peak Daofuses were found as well. About forty of them, if I’m correct.”

All of them were shocked to hear that. That was a rather significant number. These slumbering experts would not be weaklings. That was evident from how even the weakest of them was a peak Daofuse.

And among them were one Venerable and two pseudo kings who were humans. According to Sacred Source Marquis, there were also two peak Daofuses who were also humans. Not one of them had been able to escape detainment after they were found.

Then again, that was understandable. It wouldn’t be easy for one to escape when so many Venerables were working together.

”Forty Daofuses...”

Heavenly Measure lamented, ”What a surprise. Who would have expected that there were still so many experts hidden in the Dao Origin Land? But they’re all running out of lifespan, right?”

Sacred Source Marquis nodded, ”Yes. A few of them are near the very end of their lifespan. But the various races are gathering resources to extend their lifespan for them. Hopefully, they can make another advancement in their cultivation with the additional lifespan.”

He sighed and said, ”In fact, even people like us, who have been around since the ancient past, are running out of our lifespan.”

He shook his head. Back then, they were considered youngsters. But could an ancient marquis actually be young? They were merely young compared to the older experts. But at this rate, all of them would die of old age. All of them would be replaced by the new generation.

The Master of Law was nowhere in sight. According to the standards of the ancient past, one should be capable of advancing into a Master of Law upon reaching the level of a heavenly king. There was no such thing as a Venerable during the ancient past since most people would advance before reaching that level.

After a short silence, Purple Lightning Marquis laughed and said, ”So be it. At the very least, we won’t die immediately. Perhaps the extermination of humanity will be our chance to take that step forward.”

At that, Sacred Source Marquis asked, ”What if the Masters of Laws of our daos are still alive?”

”...”

Instantly, silence descended again. Yes. There was such a possibility. In such a situation, they would need to remove the original Master of Law or they would still be stuck.