Tribulation of Myriad Races

”Hahaha!”

The world trembled, and a stretch of the River of Time ran dry as Martial Emperor’s aura enveloped the entire world. His long hair fluttered in the wind as a set of golden armor appeared on his body. He would look a lot cooler if...his hair were less sparse. Unfortunately, he was balding.

Martial Emperor had likely not noticed that. His attention was occupied elsewhere. His legs were no longer opened in a split, but he couldn’t fully straighten them either. They curved slightly when he stood. This was the side effect of staying in a split for over a hundred thousand years.

Balding hair and curved legs. Also, his neck was slightly curved downward as well. After all, his neck had been snapped to the ground for many years.

Powerful aura, gorgeous armor, and arrogant laughter...

Yeap. He was impressive. If one ignored his appearance, one would lament his overbearing presence. But when one looked at his appearance, one would lament that his appearance did not fit his reputation.

Then again, this was an era where strength mattered most. It didn’t matter if he wasn’t handsome. Someone who was handsome, talented, smart, brave, proud, and decisive like Su Yu was too rare.

These were Su Yu’s thoughts. He floated above the river with his hands clasped behind him as he watched the laughing Martial Emperor. In his eyes, Martial Emperor did not look domineering. After all, he was someone who had seen Martial Emperor’s most embarrassing moment. Sure, Martial Emperor had a powerful aura. But that was no big deal.

And yes, Martial Emperor was very strong. As of that moment, he could very well be the strongest powerhouse in the Myriad Realms. One could clearly feel the difference between him and the Consort Emeritus.

At the moment, the Consort Emeritus was also emanating a powerful aura. But she felt slightly weaker than Yu Qing, who was also considerably weaker than Martial Emperor. That was what Su Yu could feel from them.

With more Masters of Laws in the picture, Su Yu could finally see that Masters of Laws were different as well. Cultivation level alone would not be enough to judge one’s strength. At this level, the length, width, and characteristics of one’s dao played a great role in one’s strength.

Even the Master of Law of a tiny dao was still a Master of Law. But the difference between a tiny dao and a gigantic dao was akin to heaven and earth. In short, one needed to observe the dao to judge the strength of a Master of Law. And Martial Emperor was far stronger than the Consort Emeritus.

Su Yu had seen Martial Emperor’s dao before. From his perspective, this dao was around four thousand meters in length. It was stronger than even the heavenly desolate beast dao. Compared to all the daos Su Yu had seen, it wasn’t too special. However, it was only slightly weaker than the pen dao.

Nevertheless, there was no doubt that Martial Emperor was a premier powerhouse. After all, only a premier powerhouse was worthy of contending against Martial King and the others. Unfortunately, Martial Emperor had suffered a fate so miserable that Su Yu couldn’t bring himself to see Martial Emperor as an aloof powerhouse anymore.

While Martial Emperor was busy laughing, he suddenly frowned and shouted, ”Piss off!”

He wasn’t talking to Su Yu. He was addressing the Consort Emeritus. His aura rippled out as he shot her a cold glare. A divine! She had taken advantage of his breakthrough to reconnect to her dao. He would have killed her right now if it weren’t for the fact that she had done so with Su Yu’s permission.

Consort Emeritus’ aura was surging, but she felt as though she was faced with someone she couldn’t overcome. After a short silence, she bowed slightly before vanishing with a flicker. She was no match for Martial Emperor.

Martial Emperor was very proud. But he had the strength to back his pride. It wouldn’t be a sensible choice to provoke him now.

Ignoring the departing Consort Emeritus, Martial Emperor looked at Su Yu coldly and sent his aura crashing forward. Step by step, he approached Su Yu and said, ”Su Yu!”

This was the person who had insulted him numerous times. And now, he was free. Who in the Myriad Realms could contend against him? Martial Emperor knew very well that he might not be a match for Culture King and the others, and he had been sealed for many years, but he was still the absolute strongest of this era.

He wouldn’t have agreed to kill three Masters of Laws for Su Yu otherwise. He only agreed to it because he was confident he could do it. He stepped forth imposingly. He wanted to see if Su Yu could still remain arrogant before him. No matter how talented Su Yu was, he was still the weaker person right now.

Not far away, Su Yu laughed and said, ”If your legs are feeling fine, keep an eye on your posture. Your legs are still somewhat bent. Maybe try not to open your legs so wide when you’re walking?”

”...”

With a frosty expression, Martial Emperor said, ”Su Yu, things have changed.”

Was this guy aware of that? Things had changed!

Su Yu laughed again and said, ”Pay attention to your neck as well. It’s not straight.”

Martial Emperor’s face turned ashen as he straightened his neck and legs. He continued stepping forward. Su Yu was courting death!

Su Yu laughed again and said, ”You’re missing some hair, by the way.”

”Damn it!”

A furious roar rang out.

That was the trigger for Martial Emperor. He still remembered how Su Yu had harvested his hair in the past. He raged. Instantly, his hair became dense again. Blood started bubbling out of his golden armor as his life force surged. Back then, he, too, was someone who had fought everything and everyone. He was someone who had killed Masters of Laws before. How could Su Yu insult a supreme powerhouse like him? How dare Su Yu?

Su Yu smiled, ”I’m merely giving you a friendly reminder. Why are you raging? Be careful lest you hurt your heart from all that anger.”

”You’re courting death!” Martial Emperor said, ”Do you think that I’ll stand on your side just because you’re the one who has released me? Do you think that the tiny bit of subordinates under you are enough to contend against me? You underestimate me.

”Furthermore, you have a conflict with Hundred Battle and Yu Qing. You don’t even get along well with the myriad races. Su Yu, your enemies are everywhere. You should temper your arrogance.”

Who was this guy to still be so arrogant?

What was the source of his confidence?

Martial Emperor couldn’t help but feel curious about it. Su Yu had enemies everywhere. Why wasn’t Su Yu recruiting him instead of insulting him? Was Su Yu really trying to court death?

Su Yu chuckled and said, ”The world can hate me, but I’ll still do what I want. I will continue looking down on the ones I look down on. You are someone with the Heaven Gae opened, yet you ended up sealed for over a hundred thousand years. After breaking free with my help, you seem to have developed the delusion that you can start suppressing me. I have a question. I am only twenty-two. Should I not feel proud?”

Martial Emperor stiffened.

With the same smile on his face, Su Yu continued, ”Let’s assume you’re actually capable of killing me. How much longer can you survive after killing me?”

Su Yu’s smile widened. ”An unstable variable is currently unwanted. And you are the unwanted variable I’m releasing upon the world.”

Martial Emperor’s expression changed slightly.

”So what if you’re currently the strongest? The stronger you are, the more likely it is that you will die. Because you’re the variable.”

Slowly, Su Yu’s smile faded as he asked, ”Martial Emperor, are you trying to die on the same day you break free? With one call, I can get Hundred Battle, Consort Emeritus, Death Imperator, and even Yu Qing to join hands against you.”

Martial Emperor’s expression changed further as he denied, ”That is not possible! They are your enemies, not mine!”

Su Yu sneered, ”How idiotic. They would help. Because you’re the strongest.”

Martial Emperor blanked out.

”As the strongest, who should die if not you?” Su Yu asked, ”Can I kill Masters of Laws? Can I kill one alone? No. But you can. In that case, who would those Masters of Laws fear more? You? Or me? I can kill some, but I need help. I need encirclement. And I might suffer heavy losses in the process. But you have the ability to kill one yourself. That makes you the public enemy. Do you understand now?”

Slowly, Su Yu’s voice turned cold. ”Why are you always so stupid?”

Martial Emperor’s expression turned ashen.

”Su Yu! Are you so confident in yourself? Since you’re willing to cooperate with me, the others will be more than willing to cooperate with me as well!”

Su Yu nodded, ”Yes. You are free to try. I won’t even stop you. Go. Now. Hundred Battle is in the Human Realm. Ask him if he’s interested in cooperating.”

Martial Emperor’s expression changed. Should he go? Should he try asking? Su Yu was too arrogant. After shooting Su Yu a cold gaze, he tore a rift in the air and vanished through it. Su Yu watched on nonchalantly. It would never happen. Hundred Battle King would never accept him.

After all, Su Yu was the one who had released Martial Emperor. Hundred Battle King would be stupid to accept someone like that. What a fool. Would Hundred Battle King not worry that this was a ploy? Would he not worry that Martial Emperor was a spy? With Yue Luo by his side, Hundred Battle King would be constantly reminded of the possibility of spies.

Furthermore, Martial Emperor was too strong. Everyone would be wary that he would snatch the leadership position after joining them. How laughable.

***

Human Realm.

A rift appeared in the sky.

An incomparably powerful aura rippled out and shook the world. Hundred Battle King frowned, and everyone else grew alert.

Martial Emperor!

A golden figure emerged from the sky. After a slight recovery, he looked a lot more impressive than before. His powerful aura caused even the Daofuses to suffocate.

He looked down at Hundred Battle King and coldly said, ”You’re not weak.”

Hundred Battle King looked up with a slightly solemn expression and greeted with a smile, ”Senior Martial Emperor.”

”Cut the nonsense!” Martial Emperor said, ”We’re both humans. I have a deep grudge with Su Yu. I am willing to join hands with you and kill Su Yu. Are you interested?”

Hundred Battle King blinked before saying, ”You jest, Senior. Fellow Daoist Su is a fellow human as well. How can we kill each other?”

What joke was this? Was this guy here to pick a fight or something? No wonder Su Yu was a lot more aggressive than usual today. So his confidence had grown after obtaining Martial Emperor’s support. That was understandable. Martial Emperor was very strong. As for the offer to kill Su Yu, Hundred Battle King did not take it seriously.

Heh.

What a joke.

Martial Emperor would probably attack him the moment he agreed. Hundred Battle King chuckled inwardly. Was this Martial Emperor’s idea? Or did Su Yu incite him to come here and do this?

As far as Hundred Battle King was concerned, Martial Emperor was on Su Yu’s side. There was no doubting that. Everyone believed that. Why would Su Yu release him otherwise? Why would he drain humanity’s fortune to do so? That was not possible.

Was Su Yu so stupid that he would release an enemy so the enemy could work with his enemies against him? Was this a joke?

Martial Emperor frowned and said, ”You fool! Do you think that I’m with Su Yu? Why would I listen to him? I have a deep grudge with him. He’s not weak, and he has a large number of subordinates. Join hands with me and kill him. I can help you pacify the Myriad Realms as repayment.”

Hundred Battle King smiled and said, ”Senior, we’re all humans. There is no need for that. Fellow Daoist Su is not my enemy.”

”Hypocrite.” Martial Emperor raged, ”He wishes to kill you. Don’t you want to kill him as well?”

At that moment, the sky churned as Su Yu appeared. With his hands clasped behind him, he said, ”This is enough. At your age, you should rest more.”

The furious Martial Emperor turned around and cursed, ”Damn you, Su Yu! I will join hands with Hundred Battle and kill you—”

Hundred Battle King cut that off and said, ”Senior, I agree that you need more rest. Please return with Su Yu and take a well-deserved break. You have exhausted quite a lot of your energy breaking free today.”

He was essentially telling Martial Emperor to quit acting.

Martial Emperor was only shouting at Su Yu without doing anything. Even if he were to fight Su Yu to the death right now, Hundred Battle King would not interfere. He would not fall for such a ploy. He reckoned that the two would join hands and attack him the moment he made a move.