Tribulation of Myriad Races

At the same time.

Someone in the Sealed Region frowned and said, ”Imperator, the resistance of the river is affecting even us. Should we—”

Before he could finish, he coughed a mouthful of dark blood.

After a slight pause, he cursed, ”We’re being punished for something we’re not partaking in!”

Yes. They had been implicated by the resistance of the river.

Dizhiluo had been trying to stay silent after the warning from Death Imperator, but now, he couldn’t hold back anymore. ”We’re not benefiting whatsoever from this! Why must we share in the punishment?”

He was furious.

The river was struggling so intensely that it was causing even them discomfort.

Death Imperator continued observing in silence before suddenly saying, ”Use all your strength to calm the river.”

All of them were stunned to hear that. They looked at Death Imperator in astonishment.

Death Imperator looked up at the sky and said, ”The river is stirring madly. Su Yu is dealing with that incarnation, but the living can’t interfere rashly or it might trigger an even stronger reaction. Everyone else is too busy looking for their essence. But this resistance by the river will eventually kill them all.”

Some wanted to say that this was none of their business. But Death Imperator did not seem interested in giving them further explanations. Suddenly, a burst of power rippled out from somewhere within the river.

Wan Tiansheng and a few others, who were watching with solemn expressions, were just about to do something when the powerful burst of power calmed one of the bigger waves in the river.

At present, the entire river was visible to them.

Wan Tiansheng looked up with surprise before looking at the distant Death Imperator with an odd gaze. He cupped his hands and said, ”Thank you for the assistance, Death Imperator.”

The Imperator said nothing.

Once again, the burst of power erupted to further calm the raging river. He might be sealed, but he was strong enough to continue exerting his power over the river. With his help, the stretch of the river near him calmed down. Wan Tiansheng and the others continued observing in silence.

Of the fourteen experts around Death Imperator, some seemed displeased with this situation. But none said anything as they followed Death Imperator’s lead and exerted their power over the river.

***

At the same time.

South Heavenly King and the others were relieved to see a stretch of relatively calm river before them.

Suddenly, Xia Chen announced, ”My essence is here!”

He said nothing else and dove straight into the river. The moment he did so, hissing sounds rang out.

His body was being corroded by the river.

Without Su Yu’s assistance, even this simple action was extremely difficult.

South Heavenly King sent a palm strike down, parting the surrounding water and said, ”Speed it up!”

”South Heavenly King!” Xia Chen said, ”You should keep looking!”

South Heavenly King said, ”We will assist the weak first. Our essence is too far. We will help here before going for ours. Hurry up!”

Xia Chen did not dare to delay and continued diving down.

South Heavenly King looked at the others and said, ”Go look for your essence. Don’t bother staying with us. Emperor Yu might have allowed your participation, but we are ultimately from different camps. Leaving you alone is already the biggest mercy we can show. Go.”

Why were they still waiting here? Were they hoping that she would help them as well?

Heavenly Fire cupped his hands at South Heavenly King before vanishing into the distance. His essence was somewhere further ahead.

The rest started leaving as well, but some looked hesitant after noticing the suffering Xia Chen was going through. Even someone as powerful as Xia Chen was having difficulty with this. They couldn’t help but worry about going at this themselves. One of them asked, ”South Heavenly King, could you lend us your assistance—”

Boom!

Before the death spirit could finish, he was smashed apart by South Heavenly King. He was only able to let out a final wail before he became fully one with the river again.

South Heavenly King said, ”Leave.”

The expressions of the other death spirits changed. South Heavenly King seemed far more ruthless than Su Yu. Not even Su Yu had attacked them, yet South Heavenly King had done so without any hesitation.

At once, over twenty of them fled. So be it. They could only rely on themselves here. As one of the four heavenly kings, South Heavenly King was still a terrifying figure for many of them. None of them dared to resist her.

South Heavenly King snorted. ”Give an inch, take a mile.”

She did not have the time to waste on these people. Done with sending the others away, he looked at Marquis Lanshan and said, ”Lanshan, go help our people with their absorption. Living beings can’t help here. We are the actual denizens of the Death Realm. We need to do this fast and return to life with our people.”

She knew that she and Marquis Lanshan were the actual core power of Su Yu in the Death Realm. They were Su Yu’s strongest experts in the Death Realm. And they were the only ones capable of helping the others with their resurrection.

Down below, Xia Chen had caught his struggling essence. But with the giant occupied by Su Yu and part of the river suppressed by Death Imperator, there wasn’t much the river could throw at Xia Chen.

Before long, Xia Chen’s aura started growing rapidly.

Tier-three Daofuse.

Tier-two Daofuse.

And finally, his growth stopped when he reached He Tu’s level. He flew out of the river and said, ”The essence is almost as powerful as the strength we already have.”

In other words, all the death spirits were contributing half their strength to the river. This was a terrifying fact to learn. Suddenly, a rumble rang out. Far away, a Daofuse had just found his essence. But the moment he started the absorption, he exploded and returned to the embrace of the river.

Xia Chen and a few others were alarmed to see that. Would this happen to them without external assistance?

South Heavenly King merely shot the dead Daofuse an indifferent glance before saying, ”Get going. Pick up the pace. Lanshan, He Tu, Xia Chen, and I will assist with the absorption. He Tu and Xia Chen will be working together.”

With that, they resumed their search.

Before long, Puresolar Marquis said, ”My essence is here!”

”Go, Lanshan.”

As Marquis Lanshan left, the others continued their search.

***

At the same time.

The undying giant before Su Yu was still growing without stopping. At this point, the giant had reached the level of a peak heavenly king. It was only a step away from reaching the level of a Venerable.

Su Yu was cursing inwardly. This growth was way too fast. At this rate, the giant would become a Venerable soon. Would it grow beyond that? Would it reach the level of a Master of Law? That would be troublesome.

Thankfully, the death of a Daofuse had weakened the giant slightly, slowing its growth. With that, Su Yu reached a decision. He knew what to do now. He started apologizing inwardly to Dragonblood Marquis.

Suddenly, the giant spoke again. This time, it no longer sounded as robotic as before.

”Impudent, Junior. How dare you invade my dao. Are you trying to start a death feud with me? A dao conflict is a feud greater than everything else.”

Su Yu was alarmed to see the clear increase in the giant’s intelligence. He said, ”Release my people!”

”Die!”

The giant answered with its trident.

Su Yu took a step back before throwing a punch. However, Su Yu was no longer able to hold back as much. The trident was blasted apart, but the giant instantly manifested another. One that was even more powerful than the previous trident.

This was an unkillable opponent, one that would only grow stronger each time it was destroyed.

Su Yu looked back at the others and shouted, ”Pick up the pace!”

They couldn’t drag this on. Su Yu could feel that the entire river was slowly awakening. What he feared the most was happening.

And unsurprisingly, a rumble rang out suddenly. A gigantic wave rose near South Heavenly King before rushing over. The wave previously suppressed by Death Imperator had suddenly broken free from its suppression.

Death Imperator had not released that wave. Rather, a grand and powerful will had suddenly covered the entire river.

”Soldiers, kill the invaders.”

A grand voice resounded in the air.

Yes. The willpower left behind by the Master of Death was reacting.

***

At the same time.

Of the death spirits left outside the river, some of their eyes turned red, some started clutching their heads in pain, and some were roaring in desperation. ”G-Great Zhou King...T-this is bad! We...our instincts...are driving us...to kill His Majesty!”

Boom!

That explanation was not necessary as some death spirits were already doing so. They were charging straight toward the opening in the sky. And not far from the opening was Su Yu himself.

Su Yu, who was still in the middle of a battle against the giant, wasn’t alarmed. Rather, he was pleased to see this. Killing these death spirits would calm the river somewhat. Thus, the arrival of these death spirits would actually be helpful.

Instantly, Su Yu split into two. One Su Yu remained to deal with the giant while the other left to face the incoming death spirits. The ones he didn’t already know would all be killed. All death spirits might look similar, but Su Yu could still recognize the death spirits at the Eternal Realm and beyond on his side.

***

Around North Heavenly King.

Some of the death spirits were losing control and flying into the sky as well.

With a frown, North Heavenly King suppressed his desire to do the same and ordered, ”Suppress our people. Some of them are trying to go.”

Suddenly, Dragonblood Marquis punched a nearby Daofuse apart before saying, ”Useless fool. What’s the point of keeping someone incapable of controlling their own instincts around?”

That Daofuse might be losing control, but he had yet to fully lose control. He was still working hard to suppress his instincts, but Dragonblood Marquis had killed him without a care.

As Dragonblood Marquis absorbed the power from the dead Daofuse, North Heavenly King frowned and questioned, ”Dragonblood, what are you doing?”

He had ordered these death spirits to be suppressed, not killed.

Dragonblood Marquis replied nonchalantly, ”These are mere weaklings with frail willpower. Such people will be the first to abandon us the moment we encounter a crisis. What’s the point of keeping them around?”

North Heavenly King asked, ”What, exactly, are you trying to do, Dragonblood?”

As of late, Dragonblood Marquis had been growing more and more disobedient. And now, he was killing a Daofuse without any hesitation. This was intolerable.

Usually, a Daofuse couldn’t be killed so easily. But at present, these Daofuses were all struggling against the river. Thus, they were wide open for Dragonblood Marquis’ sudden attack.

Dragonblood Marquis said, ”North Heavenly King, why do you care about these useless subordinates? They are worthless. You are too merciful, Lord.”