Tribulation of Myriad Races

Su Yu said, ”I don’t think I’m that amazing.”

Fate Pseudo Emperor bowed slightly and said, ”You jest, Emperor Yu. You spent only three years to start creating waves throughout the Myriad Realms. Hundred Battle King might be strong, but he is merely the next Martial King. But you are different, Emperor Yu.”

Su Yu laughed, ”You are very good at joking, Fellow Daoist Fateless.”

”No.” Fate Pseudo Emperor shook his head and said, ”I am not joking. The fate race will be awaiting your return. No human apart from you will be allowed to enter the Fate Realm.”

”Are you sure about that?” Su Yu chuckled, ”How are you supposed to stop Hundred Battle?”

Fate Pseudo Emperor said, ”You might find this hard to believe, but I have to say it. Not even Hundred Battle can defeat us so easily. The fate race has been neutral for a hundred thousand years. We have been able to remain neutral for so many years. Hundred Battle alone won’t be enough to defeat us.”

Su Yu looked surprised to hear that.

Even if Heavenly Fate Marquis were to descend to fight Hundred Battle King personally, they would still likely lose. Back then, Hundred Battle King had only withdrawn from the battle as he didn’t want to benefit others from his clash against the fate race.

Seeing the disbelief in Su Yu’s eyes, Fate Pseudo Emperor grinned and said, ”The Fate Realm is connected to the heavens themselves, and the fate race is the beloved of destiny itself. Here, all accidents can happen. Everything is possible. But things will be incredibly smooth for you here, as though you are a fish back in water.”

”Really?” Su Yu nodded, ”Interesting, Old Man. You are getting all mysterious. So be it.”

Su Yu started walking away as he spoke, ”Celestial Chasm Realm...plunging it into the Death Realm...this is actually a very good idea. I have been thinking of creating a region suitable to bear life in the Death Realm itself.”

Fate Pseudo Emperor followed him and said, ”I have an even more interesting idea.”

”Tell me.”

”Fully sever the connection between the worlds of the living and the dead.”

When Su Yu looked at him doubtfully, Fate Pseudo Emperor smiled and continued, ”Move all thirty-six ancient cities into the Celestial Chasm Realm. As you know, these cities are mobile. Their connections in the Death Realm are fixed, but their corresponding connections in the world of the living are movable. You only need to move all the ancient cities away to fully sever the worlds of the living and dead. The death tunnel on the seventh level of the Luminous Domain Mansion will be the sole remaining connection.”

”Of course, this will be quite troublesome as well.” Fate Pseudo Emperor continued, ”Moving them all into the Celestial Chasm Realm will accelerate the erosion from the Death Realm. Any living realm will be fully assimilated by the Death Realm with enough time.

”With all thirty-six ancient cities in it, perhaps the assimilation will be complete in only a hundred years.”

Su Yu said, ”This...seems to be a good idea.”

Su Yu laughed and asked again, ”Is this a sudden inspiration?”

”No.” Fate Pseudo Emperor spoke honestly, ”My race has been thinking of doing the same. Even the celestial chasm race has been thinking about this. Don’t forget that the celestial chasm race is a branch of the fate race.

”Back then, they separated from us because our ideologies clashed. They wanted to fully sink into the Death Realm to create a new world for our race.”

Su Yu said with surprise, ”You mean...just as the human race thought of making the Upper Realm a unique realm of humanity, your race wanted to make the Death Realm a unique realm of yours?”

”Yes.” Fate Pseudo Emperor did not deny that. ”Every race is constantly thinking of preservation. But eventually, we gave up on that idea.”

”Why?”

Fate Pseudo Emperor sighed and said, ”We weren’t confident we could do it. The plan was too risky. It is more likely that we will all turn into beings that are neither alive nor dead. We can survive temporarily down there, but long-term, we might all turn into death spirits. We are seeking something long-term, not a temporary refuge. If all we want is a temporary refuge, we have plenty of better options.

”Furthermore, people like Grand Dream are standing in our way. They will never agree to this. But you can make this happen. You are different from us.”

Su Yu had a thoughtful look. He had initially planned to enter the Death Realm directly. But a better option had presented itself.

Su Yu said, ”In other words, I only need to plunge the Celestial Chasm Realm fully into the Death Realm before severing the entrance to make the entire Death Realm mine?”

”There is no guarantee.” Fate Pseudo Emperor said, ”The permanent tunnels might be moved, but anyone can create new tunnels with enough death qi. You know this as well, Emperor Yu.”

Su Yu laughed, ”True. But such a tunnel will be much more dangerous to use.”

In short, that was a good idea. The thirty-six ancient cities were massive. Each city was good enough to house hundreds of thousands of people. If he wanted, he could move over ten million people with him.

Furthermore, the original cities inside the Celestial Chasm Realm would be available for them as well. Of course, many had been reduced to ruins by Great Zhou King and the others during the previous war. With the ancient cities, they could save the time they would otherwise spend on reconstruction.

Su Yu had not considered this idea before, but he found it endlessly attractive.

True.

Suddenly, Su Yu laughed and said, ”Even when Hundred Battle returns, he won’t do anything major as he will be trying to avoid the attention of the Upper Realm. He will be lying low, doing everything carefully.”

Su Yu rubbed his chin and said, ”I understand now. I’ll start making my preparations now and think of a way to properly plunge the Celestial Chasm Realm into the Death Realm.”

Fate Pseudo Emperor hurriedly offered, ”If you require help, I volunteer.”

”No, forget that. You should continue laying low.” Su Yu said, ”You should stay as far away from me as possible for now.”

Then, he flew out of the Fate Realm. With the white dog and Heavenbridge Marquis in tow, he thought for a bit before shooting toward the Immortal Realm.

***

Immortal Realm.

Things had been calm for several months.

With Fat Ball beside him, Su Yu had nothing to fear.

A short while later, he arrived and threw a punch at the Immortal Realm.

Boom!

As the realm shook, Su Yu’s aura rippled out.

A projection of Talisman King emerged from the membrane-like barrier of the Immortal Realm with fury. The moment his gaze landed on Su Yu, his expression changed slightly as he asked, ”Su Yu! What are you doing?”

Was this a declaration of war?

Su Yu merely grinned and said, ”I’m not doing anything. Tiangu, come out for a chat.”

Silence.

”Come on out. Stop hiding.”

Su Yu shouted, ”I just killed Phoenix Pseudo Emperor and the others not long ago. Don’t force me to make a move against the immortal race as well.”

”...”

Talisman King was shocked to hear that. Shortly after, another projection emerged beside him. With a far more genial expression than before, Tiangu said, ”Are you starting the final war now?”

Su Yu laughed, ”Nope. Not interested in that. I’ll be honest. I have been leaving you guys alone recently, not because I was resting, but because I took a trip to the Upper Realm and visited the Venerables up there.”

Tiangu remained indifferent as he said, ”I already guessed the same after noticing your recent disappearance.”

Su Yu smiled, ”Smart. Impressive. You are truly incredible, Tiangu. You must have reached the level of a heavenly king by now, right? Whatever, it doesn’t matter. Hand over all your assembly tokens and I’ll leave you alone. Otherwise, I’ll attack immediately.”

Tiangu frowned and said, ”Su Yu, you don’t seem to care about the fact that I might decide to throw caution to the wind. Even if you can defeat us, the destruction of my race will be enough to open the connection to the Upper Realm in advance.”

Su Yu said, ”Why should I care about that? Those in the Upper Realm are busy fighting among themselves. They won’t do anything even if the connection opens right this moment. Here’s a little information for you. As of late, the Venerables of the myriad races have been busy fighting Control King’s lineage. Damn that lineage. They are crazy strong. They even have a Master of Law among them. The war is getting very intense up there. Do you understand now?

”Do you think Venerable Dao and the others will have the luxury to babysit you in such a situation? You can test me. I can kill ten of your Eternals right this moment and those in the Upper Realm won’t even bat an eye. They are too busy fighting their own battles. A bunch of heavenly kings had died recently. You should have sensed that happening. I even killed a heavenly king of the immortal race not long ago. Well, that was a fake dao cultivator so you might not have sensed anything.”

Tiangu sank into silence. After a while, he said, ”Only some of your words are worth trusting. Control King’s lineage is probably really there. That woman called Yue Luo must be related to this lineage. That Zi Yan is probably related to them as well. Am I right?”

”Exactly.” Su Yu said, ”You’re right. So, do you think I’ll be too scared to attack your realm right this moment?”

Tiangu exhaled deeply and said, ”Yes, you can totally attack us right now. But since you’re still talking here to me, it’s clear something is still holding you back, right?”

Su Yu nodded, ”Of course. It’s pointless to attack you unless absolutely necessary. I’m more than happy to let those fellows in the Upper Realm fight each other. There are too many of them. If possible, I naturally wish to delay the opening of the connection between the Upper and Lower Realms. I don’t look forward to having those old farts descend and cause trouble for me.”

After a short silence, Tiangu asked, ”Why do you want the assembly tokens? Are you trying to seal the connection with the Upper Realm?”

”Not really.” Su Yu said, ”That connection is free to open, as long as it’s not happening in advance. I am going to seal the death tunnels. If you wish to see me in the future, feel free to visit the Death Realm.”

”Don’t die too soon, Tiangu. I promised Soy Bun and the little furball to let them eat you one day. Don’t disappoint us.”

Tiangu’s eyes flickered as he said, ”You...seem to be planning to make your final stand in the Death Realm. Are you...scared, Su Yu?”

Su Yu answered, ”I’m merely taking my precautions. I have to, since there are too many bastards in the Upper Realm. They are all incredibly formidable. Let’s see...during my short trip to the Upper Realm, I killed over fifty Daofuses. But there was no end to them.”

Su Yu sighed, ”Left with no choice, I could only return. There were too many of them to kill. Have you guys been playing around all these years? After fighting each other for a hundred thousand years, you guys have barely killed anyone.”

Su Yu chuckled and said, ”Let’s stop wasting time. Answer me. Are you handing the assembly tokens over or not? Fat Ball, let him have a taste of your stomp.”

At that, a large shoe appeared in the air. Its powerful aura caused the entire region to shake.

Noticing that some people from the faraway Divine and Devil Realms were spying on their conversation, Su Yu raised his voice and said, ”Hand over all your assembly tokens. Don’t waste my time. You heard me. Hand over the tokens or war. Pick one.”

Tiangu sighed and said, ”You’re as domineering as ever. You’re not even bothering to hide anything. It is clear for all to see that Fellow Daoist Fat Ball has suffered heavy injuries...”

Su Yu nodded, ”Yeah, he received a beating in the Upper Realm not long ago. I won’t hide anything. I killed a Venerable, four heavenly kings, and thirty Daofuses not long ago. Daofuses were dying like bugs. But there were too many of them, so we were eventually forced to flee.”

Su Yu smiled, ”If you get the chance, you can ask your Venerable about your Granddaddy Emperor Yu. Learn about how crazy your granddaddy was during that fight. I’m actually in a bad mood after being forced to flee from the Upper Realm. Don’t make me vent my anger on you.”

Tiangu smiled bitterly and said, ”So be it. Since you’re being so honest, we truly don’t want to become a target for you to vent your frustration. You can have our assembly tokens, but—”

”Nope. No buts.” Su Yu said, ”Cut that nonsense. I want it. So you hand it over. If you’re unwilling to hand it over, I’ll take it myself. I might have suffered heavily in the Upper Realm, but I still have enough strength to conquer the entirety of the Lower Realm.”

At that, an ancient city appeared behind him.

Grand Dream had arrived.

With Grand Dream, Fat Ball, and Heavenbridge Marquis, Su Yu still commanded a formidable force.

Grand Dream looked confused, but he said nothing.

Su Yu had returned too soon. Also, was he not worried that the three major races would take drastic actions by pushing them so much?

Having sensed Grand Dream’s aura, Tiangu sighed and said, ”Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Grand Dream.”

”Congratulations to you as well.”

Grand Dream smiled and gave a curt reply.

Looking at the group before him and feeling the murderous intent Su Yu was emitting, Tiangu reached out and dragged seven assembly tokens out of the Immortal Realm. With a complicated tone, he said, ”Perhaps...I’ll be willing to exchange a move or two with Emperor Yu the next time we meet.”

Su Yu said, ”We’ll talk about that in the future. Even if you’re now a heavenly king, and even if you can become a Venerable rapidly, I will still be good enough to blast you apart the next time we meet.”

With the seven assembly tokens in hand, he flashed Tiangu a smile.

Then, he looked at the other two realms and said, ”Divines and devils, don’t force me to take your assembly tokens with my own hands.”

Even after his losses in the Upper Realm, even with his broken dao, he was still incredibly overbearing.

He seemed fearless.

Yes. He was acting as though he had nothing to fear.

Opening the connection to the Upper Realm in advance? So be it. At worst, he would flee to the Death Realm with his people right away. Others could deal with the mess he left behind. He no longer cared.

As of that moment, Su Yu felt as though he had returned to the past, a past without all the shackles on his body, returning to his carefree and arrogant past. Just like how he was back when he hid in the ancient cities, he showed no fear. And what could they even do to him?

Tiangu and the others had a strong feeling that if they refused, Su Yu would most likely attack for real.

Those from the Divine and Devil Realms said nothing. Before long, six tokens flew over from the Divine Realm and five tokens flew over from the Devil Realm. Su Yu had obtained eighteen assembly tokens from the three major races.

He had gathered thirty-eight of them prior to this. With this, he had a total of fifty-six assembly tokens under his control.

He did not stop there. Before long, he arrived before the Primordial Giant Realm and demanded, ”Hand over your assembly tokens.”

The Primordial Giant King’s voice rang out, ”No matter what, I helped humanity once...”

”Cut the nonsense. You helped Hundred Battle, not me.” Su Yu said, ”Furthermore, I already repaid you for that help. Your race wouldn’t have lived so comfortably recently otherwise. Don’t force me to break through your realm and reveal all your secrets. You know full well just how many secrets you’re keeping.”

After a short silence, an assembly token flew out.

Su Yu’s face turned cold as he said, ”Four. I need sixty of these tokens. If you don’t have four tokens to hand, I’ll break your realm right this moment. You might feel confident, but without Hundred Battle around, you can’t do shit. Stop wasting time. Don’t test me.”

Inside the realm, Primordial Giant King’s expression changed repeatedly.

With slight fury in his voice, he said, ”I don’t understand what you’re saying—”

”Die!”

With a roar, Su Yu tossed a punch. At the same time, the white dog brought Culture King’s shoe down.

The old turtle slammed his city down as well.

Immediately after, three more assembly tokens flew out.

With a snort, Su Yu withdrew his punch and said, ”You truly intend to only learning the hard way. Tell Hundred Battle that he owes me one. Cloud Water and the others owe me as well. I am not the type to leave what’s owed to me uncollected.”

Su Yu sneered and continued, ”Inform him that everything I’m leaving behind will forever remain mine. He can’t take anything without my permission. He is free to test me, but be ready to face the consequences of that.”

Inside the realm, Primordial Giant King remained silent.

Inwardly, his heart was pounding madly.

What was...the meaning behind those words?

”Let’s go!”

Then, Su Yu departed with his people, his laughter reverberating everywhere.

”Even after my defeat, I am still overbearing. What can you do about me? It’s fine to spend a few days bending over. But you have been bending over for six thousand years. Be careful lest you forget how to stand straight again.”

His voice spread throughout the Lower Realm. Some understood, some didn’t.

But so what?