Tribulation of Myriad Races

Before Tiangu could speak, Venerable Desolate roared, ”Go! If you don’t want to die to Su Yu, join hands with Control King’s lineage and eliminate these people. This is our only chance. Control King’s lineage and Hundred Battle King left us alone for many years. They are probably planning something unrelated to us. Su Yu, on the other hand, has been trying to eliminate us all along!”

He wasn’t exactly wrong. Hearing his words, the other Venerables stirred. Some looked at Consot Emeritus and Tiangu questioningly. Tiangu frowned deeply. Would Su Yu drive himself into a corner like this?

But it was also true that Su Yu was currently occupied. Even Martial Emperor had been lured off. All of Su Yu’s strength and accumulation had been revealed. Just...what was the issue here?

He couldn’t understand it. He couldn’t think of anything. From the uneasy expressions on the faces of Great Zhou King and the others, it was clear this was a surprise for them as well.

”Just what is wrong about this?”

Unfortunately, he didn’t have the time to think. Venerable Moon and the others were stirring. Tiangu suspected that an internal conflict would break out the moment he tried to stop them from acting.

Once again, he was being forced to make a choice. Even the Daofuses were stirring. Hope had finally arrived after the absolute despair they felt earlier. They couldn’t resist the urge to grab this chance.

They could still salvage the situation by grabbing this opportunity. Tiangu wanted to shout at them to stay calm and wait. Things would never be so simple when it involved Su Yu. But...the vast majority of them had decided to act. He couldn’t go against them.

Before Tiangu could say anything, even Sacred Marquis, who had always been supportive of him, spoke softly, ”Let’s make our move. Your Highness, we can’t afford to wait any longer. Any delay might result in the appearance of a new variable. An opportunity to turn things around is too rare.”

”But...”

Venerable Dao cut him off, ”Stop hesitating, Tiangu. Are we going to keep waiting until Su Yu is ready to act against us again?”

At this point, Tiangu knew that he was left with no choice. There was no stopping these people if he wanted to maintain their fragile unity.

”So be it.”

He sighed inwardly. Things wouldn’t be so simple. He was sure of it. Su Yu was not the type to force himself into a corner like this. Tiangu even suspected that the sealing of the Lower Realm was actually done by Su Yu.

That was very likely to be the case. Alas, he was left with no other choice.

He gnashed his teeth and ordered, ”Go! Kill.”

With that, the decision to stop the reinforcement was made. Even if some could still pass, the number would be limited. Control King’s people would probably turn against Su Yu’s people after they were done with Extreme Martial’s people.

At the same time, Tiangu transmitted to the Venerables, ”Focus on keeping them occupied, not killing them. I’m worried that...”

But the Venerables charged out before he could finish. They didn’t know what to say about Tiangu anymore. Why was Tiangu being so indecisive even now? An opportunity was before them. Wasn’t this what they had been waiting for?

The helpless Tiangu transmitted to Consort Emeritus, ”Consort Emeritus, things won’t be so simple. Su Yu allowed you to reconnect to your old dao despite knowing that it would bring him trouble. He even sent that projection here to create a situation where the three factions would move against him. Something is very wrong about this.”

Consort Emeritus was taking this very seriously as well. In fact, she had the same worry. But at this point, she couldn’t stop the others either.

”I understand. We can only stay wary for now. We’ll follow your suggestion and focus on keeping them busy. We’ll let the sinned lineage and Su Yu’s side fight it out before deciding on our next course of action...”

After saying that, Consort Emeritus flew out and joined the others. Before long, they were floating before the humans.

She said, ”Those three should be enough. The rest of you should take a rest here. I don’t want to fight you here...”

She was being very cautious. She did not bother stopping Death Imperator’s group of three as that wasn’t possible anyway. Furthermore, she was trying to avoid a direct clash with Su Yu’s group.

As for the result of this action...it would be up to the heavens. However, Venerable Desolate and the others charged forward to fight the humans without any hesitation. The Daofuses were doing the same against the human Daofuses.

Great Zhou King, who was floating in the sky, started barking orders while saying, ”His Majesty has shown mercy to the myriad races. But now, you’re courting disaster. Even if Hundred Battle is colluding with the sinned lineage, it won’t change anything.”

”Hmph!”

With a snort, Venerable Desolate charged toward Great Zhou King. There were thirteen Venerables and one Master of Law on Su Yu’s side. With Death Imperator, Fat Ball, and Heavenbridge gone, they were left with eleven Venerables. The myriad races had nine Venerables and one Master of Law.

Consort Emeritus faced South Heavenly King and Wan Tiansheng alone. They merely squared off instead of fighting each other, but this gave the others the chance to face only one opponent each. Corona and Sacred Marquis were stronger than the others, while Fat Ball and South Heavenly King were currently occupied. The others would have a hard time against Corona and Sacred Marquis.

The chaos dragon was strong, but he was clearly not putting any effort to this. He only faced one opponent. The eight-winged tiger was doing the same. They were merely going through the motions. This allowed the myriad races to gain the upper hand in the clash.

Fortunately, the heavenly kings in Su Yu’s camp were also incredibly powerful. People like Lanshan and Heavenly Fire could keep some Venerables busy when working together. They didn’t know what Su Yu’s plan was, but that did not stop them from doing their best against the myriad races.

***

Deep inside the Chaos Mountain.

When Yu Qing and the others sensed the myriad races stopping the reinforcements from Su Yu’s side, they smiled.

They increased their speed.

From afar, Yu Qing shouted an order, ”Yue Luo, keep them busy. Don’t allow them to leave. We’ll kill them all.”

If they could kill Extreme Martial and the other Venerables on top of some heavenly kings and Daofuses, they could definitely summon a Master of Law or two from the gate. Beside Yu Qing, the matron dragon was roaring with laughter.

It was over for Su Yu’s side. What an idiotic Su Yu for fighting Hundred Battle King in the Lower Realm. If he hadn’t been so overconfident, Hundred Battle King might not have attacked him so early.

With two Masters of Laws and people near that level like Yue Zhan on their side, the Death Imperator’s group of three wouldn’t be able to do much to them. With Heavenbridge’s help, it didn’t take the three long to arrive.

In the blink of an eye, they appeared before Yu Qing.

Shooting them a frosty glance, Yu Qing asked, ”Don’t even dream of stopping me.”

She charged toward the Death Imperator while Yue Zhan charged toward Fat Ball, leaving Venerable Scrape to deal with Heavenbridge. Just as the matron dragon was about to join the battle, Yu Qing said, ”Matron Dragon, help Yue Luo and kill all those people. We’ll keep these fellows busy. Kill them all.”

If they could kill the three from Su Yu’s side as well, they would have enough energy to summon three Masters of Laws.

The matron dragon really wanted to be the one to kill Su Yu’s people, but one of them was a Master of Law. They couldn’t be killed so easily. Meanwhile, Extreme Martial and his people would be much easier to kill. Thus, he roared with laughter as he sped off.

***

The calm on Extreme Martial’s side had long been broken. They were already fighting each other. Extreme Martial fought Yue Luo, Redmoon fought Yue Xiao, and Blood Shadow fought Thunderstorm.

Extreme Martial roared furiously, ”I knew it! I have always been suspicious of you, you Ugly Bitch. Sure enough, you’re an enemy. Damn you! I’ll kill you!”

Yue Luo wasn’t weak. In fact, she was similar to him in strength. However, she had been injured by Martial Emperor not long ago. Thus, it didn’t take long before she was pushed back by the raging Extreme Martial.

Around them, the heavenly kings and Daofuses charged toward the three with despair and sorrow. However, some sided with Yue Luo’s side.

One of them said, ”This is all a lie! It’s a ploy by Su Yu! His Majesty is being framed! Stop them!”

Of the twenty or so Daofuses, five or six charged out to stop the others from attacking Yue Luo’s group. And thus, the battlefield sank into chaos. The square-off in the Upper Realm had turned into a chaotic battle.

Redmoon roared, ”Kill them and withdraw! Make haste!”

The matron dragon would be there soon. That wasn’t someone they could defeat. Su Yu’s side had sent three powerhouses over to help, but it was likely that no additional help would come. They still had the myriad races to worry about.

Things had been going so well earlier. They had gained the complete upper hand over the other two factions. Just why...did the situation take such a drastic change?

South Suppression Marquis, with a look of despair, said, ”I originally thought that even if His Majesty doesn’t get along well with Human Lord Su, he would prioritize defeating the myriad races and sinned lineage. Why is this happening? Must he do this when humanity hasn’t even won?”

He knew that there was a possibility of Hundred Battle King turning against Su Yu. But he had thought that it wouldn’t happen before they were done defeating all their external enemies.

Not now.

”Your Majesty...”

After a mournful wail, South Suppression Marquis’ aura surged as he roared with fury, ”No, he is no longer a human lord. He is no longer the Hundred Battle King of humanity. He is a traitor! All traitors deserve to die!”

The greater the hope one had placed on him in the past, the more they would hate him now. Prior to this, South Suppression Marquis worshipped Hundred Battle King. Hundred Battle King was strong, and there was a unique charm to him. Even in a conflict between Hundred Battle King and Su, South Suppression Marquis would be willing to stand with Hundred Battle King. Because he believed that ultimately, Hundred Battle King was also working hard for humanity.

South Suppression Marquis personally believed that Su Yu wasn’t wrong, but that didn’t change his choice. During his previous meeting with Su Yu, he had told Su Yu not to hold back against him on the battlefield.

It was supposed to be a simple clash of ideologies. But that was not the case. Hundred Battle King was a traitor through and through. Strengthening humanity had never been his goal.

The words Hundred Battle King had spoken in the projection had destroyed everything South Suppression Marquis knew about him. He had long abandoned humanity. He had been working against humanity in secret. South Suppression Marquis sank into total despair as his final bit of hope was crushed.

”Kill!”

South Suppression Marquis was strong. Prior to this, he was already stronger than Cloud Fire Marquis. He was not yet a Venerable, but he wasn’t that far away from one. With a single strike of his spear, he killed a Daofuse standing on their way.

To the side, Southbrook Marquis sighed, ”After all these twists and turns, we are the ones who have chosen wrongly.”

How sorrowful.

Back when Su Yu saved them, they had thought that Su Yu was incomparable to Hundred Battle King. It hadn’t even been that long since then, but Hundred Battle King had been exposed as a traitor.

Meanwhile, Su Yu was the sole hope of humanity. This made them look like clowns. Of the people Su Yu had rescued, only Giant Axe had joined him. Even Snow Orchid had only joined him at a much later date.

A projection alone would not be strong enough a proof for them to change their mind about Hundred Battle King. But the actions of Yue Luo and the others had proven the projection right.

”Hundred Battle!”

With a roar, Extreme Martial blasted Yue Luo’s body apart with a punch. His aura surged as he gnashed his teeth and said, ”I’ll stop the matron dragon. The rest of you...join hands and kill these people! Even if all of us have to die, kill them all! Hundred Battle...scum!”

The more hope they placed on him in the past, the more despair they felt after the truth was unveiled.

Back then, they had abandoned everything to follow Hundred Battle King. Countless people died. They watched helplessly as many of their old friends died due to a difference in ideologies.

They knew they were sinners. But they were still hopeful that their sacrifice was for the sake of a better future. But that illusion of theirs had been smashed apart.

Extreme Martial’s aura continued surging as he charged into the sky. He gritted his teeth unyieldingly and roared, ”Come and fight!”

Far away, the matron dragon scoffed with disdain. How laughable. This human wasn’t even a Master of Law. How dare this human dream of stopping him? Could this human even do it?

”In that case, you should die.”

With a flap of his wing, the matron dragon shot forward. Instantly, Extreme Martial’s spear snapped while a deep wound appeared on his chest. The gap between the two was too big. With a roar, his aura surged even more as he fought on. He only needed to persevere for a short moment.

Those behind him could escape after killing Yue Luo, even if they were weaker than the matron dragon. As he fought, he roared with desperation, ”Kill them and withdraw! Heavenbridge, take them all with you! We...made the wrong choice! I will...hold the matron dragon back!”

They should stop fighting when possible. They needed to escape. The moment the two sides converged, the myriad races and sinned lineage might not be willing to pay the required price to defeat them all.