Tribulation of Myriad Races

Su Yu smiled, as though he knew what Martial Emperor was thinking. ”Let’s do this instead. Consider your freedom a free gift from me. After you’re free, you can chat with Hundred Battle and ask if he can stop Culture King and Human Emperor for you. Or you can chat with the myriad races. Or even Control King’s lineage. What do you think?”

Martial Emperor grew suspicious, ”What...are you trying to do?”

”Isn’t this what you’ve been thinking?” Su Yu smiled, ”Since this is what you want, I’m proposing an action plan for you. But beware of these people as they might want you dead instead.”

Martial Emperor stared at Su Yu with suspicion. How did this bastard know what he was thinking? Why was this bastard suggesting him to go look for others?

A plot!

This must be a plot!

He lied, ”I’m not such a person. I won’t be looking for anyone.”

Su Yu sneered. He had not interacted much with Hundred Battle King and the others, but he knew them well. Would any of them dare to trust a free Master of Law who had approached him out of nowhere? Would Su Yu himself trust such a Master of Law? He would probably try to kill Martial Emperor. If that wasn’t possible, he would stay far away from Martial Emperor.

As for Yu Qing, she was backed by the beings behind the Hell Gate. She would not allow him to join them after the recent betrayals by Yue Luo and Yue Xiao. On the other hand, Hundred Battle King would probably send Martial Emperor packing politely instead of accepting him. What was the point of keeping an unstable element in his camp?

As for the myriad races...nope. Martial Emperor wouldn’t even consider them. Even brutes viewed the myriad races with disdain. Then again, Su Yu couldn’t say that they were wrong about that. None of that had occurred to Martial Emperor. Perhaps one could say that he didn’t know enough about these people.

Su Yu pushed on nonchalantly, ”You are free to decide whether you want to cooperate with me after you’re free. But allow me to be frank. The current situation no longer allows an unaffiliated powerhouse to stay on the sidelines while the others fight.

”Thus, the various parties might decide to join hands and remove you from the equation first. After all, you will be an unstable element when you’re free. You can doubt me; it doesn’t matter. You will understand sooner or later. Your only option is to pick a side or build your own faction. Of course, the caveat for that is that there are people who are actually willing to join you around.”

Martial Emperor sank into silence. Who could he even recruit? Yes, he was strong. But he had been sealed away for too many years. Who was he supposed to recruit now?

”Alright. I’ll be seeing the myriad races to ask for the assembly tokens from them. I’ll first remove the tunnel before scattering the power of laws. That will be enough for you to break free. You don’t need anything more from me, right?”

Su Yu’s cooperative attitude only caused Martial Emperor to grow warier. Essentially, something good was happening for no reason. Su Yu was releasing him for free. Su Yu was even allowing him to ask around for a better offer. This was so generous that he started worrying.

Would this fellow encircle him with a group of people while he was on his way out to visit the other factions? That was possible. In that case, should he even visit the other factions? Also, would Su Yu plant a trap somewhere when removing the seal?

The more Martial Emperor thought about it, the worse he felt. He was the great Martial Emperor. Why should he be afraid of Su Yu?

”Su Yu!”

Martial Emperor gnashed his teeth and said, ”I don’t need any help. You only need to remove the power of laws. That is enough.”

Su Yu shrugged, ”Sure. Both Death Imperator and you can come free at the same time.”

Martial Emperor shook.

He gnashed his teeth and asked, ”Are you using him as a counter against me?”

Su Yu laughed. ”What nonsense is this? He can’t even leave the Death Realm. What the hell is he supposed to counter? I’m the one needing to stay wary of him. Of course, he’s smarter than you, so he probably won’t do anything dumb.”

”Su Yu!”

Martial Emperor raged, ”You have been insulting me repeatedly. Are you not scared of me throwing caution to the wind and ruining everything for you after I’m free?”

”Did I insult you as much as Martial King? You’ll probably wait until he’s dead before you start worrying about your grudge against me.”

Stunned.

Right. Su Yu’s insult was only delivered through words. But Tai Shan had humiliated him through action. Tai Shan was the reason he was being looked down upon so much. How could he die alongside Su Yu before Tai Shan was dead?

At that, he said with dejection, ”Fine. Release me, and I won’t cause trouble for you.”

Tai Shan was still around. He had to remember that.

Su Yu said, ”Sure. I’ll get busy now. Remember, I’m braving a huge risk to help you here. To do this, I need to visit the myriad races. They have more than ten Venerables, and all of them want me dead. It’s extremely hard to gather over ninety assembly tokens. Do you understand how hard I’m going to work for you?”

Martial Emperor remained silent.

Fuck!

He wouldn’t believe a word of that.

Fine, fine, he had to agree that this was indeed a difficult task. Thus, he didn’t know what he could say here.

”Alright. See you.”

Su Yu left and arrived at the Sealed Region not long after.

Martial Emperor observed from afar. When he saw Su Yu talk to Death Imperator, he started worrying again. What was Su Yu telling Death Imperator?

After Su Yu left, Martial Emperor’s voice rang out, ”Why did that stinky bastard tell you?”

Very few powerhouses were left in the Death Realm. With Su Yu gone, he could still communicate with Death Imperator by shouting from afar.

Death Imperator’s voice rang out as well, ”Nothing much.”

”Don’t even dream of fooling me!” Martial Emperor cursed, ”You stinky bug...”

Death Imperator cut him off, ”Watch your mouth. I was born during the early primordial past. I am of the same generation as Human Ancestor. You might even be a descendant of mine many generations removed. By insulting your ancestor, you’re essentially insulting yourself.”

Martial Emperor blinked.

Death Imperator continued, ”You are merely a human from late primordial past. If I were a stinky bug, and if you were my grandson’s grandson’s grandson...what would you be?”

Martial Emperor blinked again.

That shouldn’t be the case.

”What? Are you going to say that you have no ancestors?” Death Imperator questioned, ”Do you dare to guarantee that your ancestor is unrelated to me?”

That...was not something anyone could guarantee.

”Are you a human?” Martial Emperor asked with astonishment, ”Were you a human back then?”

”Why couldn’t I be?”

”You...”

For a moment, Martial Emperor didn’t know what to say. This felt so weird. Could this really be his ancestor? He cursed inwardly and asked uncertainly, ”Are you really from Human Ancestor’s generation? How is that possible?”

”Why couldn’t it be? I have been here since the formation of the Death Realm. Strictly speaking, I’m also from the same generation as the Master of Death. What’s wrong with that?”

That sounded right as well.

Martial Emperor asked gloomily, ”What...what did Su Yu tell you? That man is incomparably devious. He might have asked that you restrain me. I’m warning you. Don’t force me to destroy you!”

Death Imperator sneered, ”Do you think that he would be scared of you after deciding to release you? Martial Emperor? You have an impressive title, but you lack a brain. Since he dares to release you, even your betrayal would have been included in his calculations. Why would he bother using me against you?”

Once again, Martial Emperor was left speechless. He felt greatly frustrated.

But he had nobody to talk with. Thus, he could only continue conversing with Death Imperator. ”What about you? Are you not going to resist him?”

Death Imperator asked, ”Why should I? I am only a death spirit. He’s willing to appoint me the Death Spirit King. The Death Realm will be mine. Why should I say no?”

Was that the case? Numerous thoughts emerged in Martial Emperor’s mind. He added, ”He will kill you sooner or later.”

”Why?”

”You’re not obedient.”

”In that case, I only need to be obedient, right?”

”You...damn it!”

Martial Emperor cursed. Was this guy completely shameless? Was he listening to himself? Was he a dog or something?

”You deserve to be dead!”

”Better than living a life worse than death like you.”

”You’re courting death!” Martial Emperor raged, ”You will be the first I kill after I’m free!”

”If you kill me after I become the Death Spirit King, you’re probably dead as well. Are you sure?”

”I—”

Martial Emperor was losing his mind. How dare a stinky death spirit view him with such contempt? He swore to kill this bastard right after he was free!

”You’re only benefiting from me. You will be released soon because of me. Do you know that?”

Martial Emperor was trying to find something to feel proud about, but Death Imperator said, ”I was already promised my freedom previously. You are the one benefiting from me. Do you understand?”

Martial Emperor was out of words again.

Nope.

He was annoyed and agitated. How could he lose an argument against a death spirit? This was so annoying!

Death Imperator laughed and asked, ”Do you still remember your ancestor’s name? What’s his surname? Maybe you’re really my descendant. Who knows?”

Martial Emperor’s face stiffened.

Fuck that! That was absolute nonsense! He did not feel like replying. What if...they had the same surname? He didn’t even dare to imagine the possibility of that being true. What a scary thought. If that old fart was really his ancestor...no, he would rather die than accept that.

And thus, the grumpy Martial Emperor went back into his tunnel before shutting it again. He was no longer in the mood to chat.

***

Su Yu, who had just departed the Death Realm, laughed.

He heard the conversation.

Martial Emperor was trying to vent his anger on Death Imperator after losing a verbal spar against Su Yu. But he lost again. He must be feeling so frustrated right now. In fact, Su Yu had stopped slightly to listen. Only when the brute was done did he resume his travel.

Martial Emperor...was as good as his. He only needed to frame it as a form of cooperation and Martial Emperor would accept.

”Release Martial Emperor and Death Imperator, reconnect the Upper and Lower Realms, and have Yu Qing say hi to Hundred Battle.”

Good.

In any case, Martial Emperor and Death Imperator would be free sooner or later. He might as well accelerate it slightly and get something out of it. More plans took form in Su Yu’s mind.

As for what he would do when Martial Emperor decided to cause trouble for him...it was very simple. He only needed to kill Martial Emperor. Of course, such a clash would probably result in considerable losses for him as well. Therefore, Su Yu did not intend to actually fight Martial Emperor in such a situation. He only needed to scheme that guy to death.

Su Yu did not return to his world. He went straight to the Chaos Mountain. He could also take this chance to check if the matron dragon was really out of the gate.