Tribulation of Myriad Races

”Your side has been plotting for many years...” Su Yu sighed, ”I did not expect this. Your side has started plotting many, many years ago. Are you even trying to summon Human Ancestor back? Just why exactly are you trying to open the Hell Gate?”

Were things really so simple?

Su Yu asked, ”Were you aware since the beginning? Or did you only realize after Zhou Ji’s appearance? Did you choose to defect only after that?

”Hundred Battle, you had the chance to become the strongest human lord and the successor of Human Emperor. Why did you persist on the wrong path?”

Su Yu muttered, ”Is Human Emperor so worthless compared to Human Ancestor?”

At that, Su Yu chuckled, ”But why do I believe that Human Emperor is far better than Human Ancestor?”

In Su Yu’s eyes, Human Emperor was rather unreliable...no, if he was being honest, Human Emperor was very reliable. Su Yu had rejected the dao of responsibility, but in his eyes, Human Emperor was a bold and capable individual.

Often, the truly capable were not the ones to enjoy the most fame.

During the ancient past, Human Emperor wasn’t as famous as Culture King. However, Culture King was willing to follow him. Martial King was willing to follow him. Various ancient powerhouses were willing to follow him.

When a crisis approached, he acted decisively and removed the crisis. Perhaps at the time, he believed that he would be able to return shortly. He believed that humanity could rise abruptly after his departure.

Alas...unreliable teammates were everywhere.

Su Yu started grieving for Human Emperor for having so many unreliable teammates. Top among them were Culture King and Martial King. Toward the end, he suffered from the unreliable Control King. And then, he suffered from the unreliable Hundred Battle King. Even Great Zhou King and the Torchbearers were unreliable.

Su Yu was greatly impressed at how Human Emperor was still alive with so many unreliable allies messing with everything. Anyone else would have died long ago. It must have been hard for Human Emperor to survive so long.

”Human Emperor?” Hundred Battle King did not look like he was in a rush. With a smile, he said, ”Human Emperor is bold. He has even created his own world. Who dares to underestimate an existence like him?”

Su Yu’s heart thumped.

Hundred Battle King was aware! He was aware of Human Emperor’s creation!

Hundred Battle King continued, ”Culture King is very powerful as well. All those people are very strong. I can tell you that Human Ancestor is stronger, but my words probably feel empty for you. But that is the truth.”

He asked, ”Do you know about the most glorious battle achievement of Human Ancestor?”

Su Yu raised his brow. ”Tell me about it.”

”He fought the Master of Death.” Hundred Battle King said, ”The Master of Death did not disappear willingly. Rather, it was due to Human Ancestor. He was forced to disappear. Do you understand now?

”In our world, the Master of Time is the most supreme. You probably believe that the Master of Death ranks second. But in truth, Human Ancestor isn’t weaker. He is stronger.”

Hundred Battle King sighed, ”You keep believing that your path is the only correct path. Wrong. Look at Human Emperor’s creation. What did he create? A terrible world. The weakest of worlds. As for you, Su Yu...”

Hundred Battle King laughed, ”Are you thinking that your world is your trump card?”

Slowly, Su Yu narrowed his eyes.

”Why...do all of you love underestimating everyone so much?” Hundred Battle King said, ”You. Human Emperor. All of you believe that you can solve all trouble yourself. But can you even surpass Human Emperor, Su Yu? Can you surpass the Master of Death? Can you surpass the Master of Time?

”Master of Death lost to Human Ancestor. And not even Human Ancestor was good enough to solve the crisis. He was forced to rely on time and slowly grind all the trouble away. Just why do you believe you can be the one to solve everything?”

Su Yu’s heart was thumping madly as he realized something. Despair. Was Hundred Battle King despairing? Perhaps he was once ambitious. He once dreamed of rising to power as well. But now...he seemed to feel nothing but despair.

Was Human Emperor strong? Su Yu had thought that Hundred Battle King wasn’t aware of Human Emperor’s creation. But Hundred Battle King knew. In fact, he knew more than that. He knew that Human Ancestor had once defeated the Master of Death. That was massive.

In Su Yu’s eyes, Human Ancestor’s dao was very powerful. It was the physical body dao, and it had always been terrifyingly strong. But Su Yu had thought that Human Ancestor was weaker than Human Emperor. But according to Hundred Battle King, Human Ancestor was definitely stronger than Human Emperor.

After all, the Master of Death was definitely stronger than Human Emperor. In that case, Human Ancestor might have completed his own creation as well. Was that the case?

For example, everyone believed that Culture King was still using the pen dao. But in truth, he had long abandoned the pen dao. He had completed his own creation at an unknown location.

Numerous thoughts surfaced in Su Yu’s mind.

Hundred Battle King even knew about Su Yu’s creation. At that thought, Su Yu asked, ”Did Thunderstorm tell you about that?”

”Thunderstorm?” Hundred Battle King laughed, ”Is there a need for that? No. Su Yu, don’t make the mistake of thinking that you are the only genius in the world. Don’t make the mistake of believing that you are the only smart person in the world. The moment I saw you when you emerged from the Death Realm, I understood.”

”Do you think that the Heaven Gate is the only gate capable of seeing through everything?” Hundred Battle King laughed and said, ”I don’t have the Heaven Gate open, but I have the Human Gate open.”

Human Gate!

Su Yu shook slightly. What was that?

Suddenly, a tiny gate appeared on Hundred Battle King’s forehead. It looked different from the gate Su Yu had. Hundred Battle King said, ”The Heaven Gate requires 720 acupoints and apertures to open. It’s too complicated. The Human Gate is far simpler. The human race’s exploration of the physical body is too shallow. When you explore the physical body to its limit, you will understand that some things can happen easily. Such as...the opening of the Human Gate.”

Su Yu frowned. ”Human Gate, Heaven Gate, and Hell Gate. Heaven, Earth, and Human?” (hell = di yu, earth = di. hell and earth will be used interchangeably here)

”No, that isn’t right. The Earth Gate should come before the Heaven Gate.”

Some things were far more complicated than they seemed. Some special meanings were attached to them. According to Hundred Battle King, a Human Gate existed as well. As per natural order, Heaven should come before Earth, followed by Human.

But Earth was the one sealing the Chaos Era, while Heaven was the one sealing the Creation Era.

How curious.

Hundred Battle King laughed and said, ”The order doesn’t necessarily need to follow the time of appearance. It can also follow the strength of these gates. It’s very simple. The beings inside the Heaven Gate are the strongest. Thus, the gate sealing them can be the Heaven Gate. For example, the Master of Time might be somewhere in there.”

Su Yu’s heart thumped.

”Is the Master of Time really behind the Heaven Gate? What about the Master of Death?”

”No idea. Maybe he’s in there as well.” Hundred Battle King said, ”Who knows? Maybe not. But this has nothing much to do with you, right?”

Hundred Battle King sighed, ”Su Yu, knowing too much might not be a good thing for you. The more you know, the more hopeless you will feel. Can’t you feel the despair?”

Su Yu considered it and shook his head, ”Nope. The more I know, the more excited I am.”

His voice rose in excitement, ”For example, I now have the urge to kill you and eat up our memories to learn even more. After all, I now know that you know a lot. Tell me. Am I psychotic for thinking like this?”

Su Yu’s excitement continued growing as he added, ”I love the sensation of digging into the deepest secrets of others. I love the sensation of knowing and controlling everything. The thrill of this feeling is the best!

”You don’t understand this feeling. For example, you might not know who your daddy is, but I know. So I can make the reveal in front of you and stun you until your jaw drops. You will be greatly impressed at the amazing Su Yu for knowing who your daddy is.

”This is the feeling I will have when I learn more.”

Su Yu cackled as he said, ”Therefore, I wish to try feeling the despair and hopelessness you speak of. In my life, I have only felt despair once. From then on, I stopped putting my hope on others. Thus, I stopped feeling despair. I am better of relying on myself for everything.”

Su Yu pointed toward the Human Realm.

”It happened right there. A few years ago, my teachers, seniors, and friends were surrounded by enemies. While they were under attack, I begged for help. I begged everyone. I offered my greatest treasures and valuable secrets in return for their help. That day, I sank into despair. Nobody was willing to help.”

Su Yu’s grin grew as he continued, ”Hundred Battle, have you experienced such despair before? The despair of having your friends and family being hunted right in front of you. When you beg for help, everyone ignores you. Nobody is willing to help. At the time, I was still very young. I had just started proper cultivation. I was only eighteen...even if I’m not much older than that now. But I have experienced a lot.”

His grin continued growing as he said, ”That day, I learned that I can only rely on myself. I can look for supporters and protectors. But even those are found through my own efforts. I no longer place my hope on having these helpers come to me themselves. I no longer need it.

”When I was weak, I bowed and scraped to everyone. I called everyone grandpa, ancestor, master, and martial mother. Hundred Battle, have you experienced such low points in life? No. You haven’t. If you did, you would understand that your current despair is nothing.”