Tribulation of Myriad Races

The group continued their move upstream.

Su Yu knew that even if he couldn’t actively recall the events from back then, he would be able to see the truth as long as he could go back far enough. The same had been demonstrated by Silk Destroying King, whose past was revealed after a trip to his river of memories. He had no recollection of those memories, yet those memories had still appeared in his river of memories.

Thus, Su Yu was confident that he could do the same to his own memories and witness the truth as an observer. He also brought Great Zhou King and the others to have extra pairs of eyes to observe things.

He did not bother checking the waves he encountered on the way. He knew that those were all the battles he had fought in. It was pointless to revisit those events.

As he moved, he said jokingly, ”I received my Book of Time from my old man. Could it be that my old man is a secret super powerhouse?”

He once speculated the same.

The others looked surprised to hear that. South Heavenly King even exclaimed with shock, ”You received the book from your father?”

Su Yu nodded, ”Yes. That was not all. He found it at the Starfall Mountain. He was also the one who had told me about the potential ruin in Starfall Mountain. The sounds he claimed to have heard...were probably the sound of the waterfall in front of Culture King’s Residence. Can any ordinary person hear that?”

”No.” Great Zhou King said, ”Not even I can hear the sounds of that waterfall.”

Su Yu narrowed his eyes, ”Were you not the one guiding my father toward the book and the hidden residence?”

He had thought that Great Zhou King was the culprit.

Great Zhou King cursed inwardly and hurriedly clarified, ”That wasn’t me! I knew about Culture King’s former residence, and I once thought of guiding some people over, but I couldn’t access the residence, so I gave up on it. I swear! This has nothing to do with me!”

”I thought it was you.”

Great Zhou King said helplessly, ”It really wasn’t me! Your Majesty, I would have admitted to it if it were me.

”Let me be fully open here. Yes, I had a hand in the appearance of the pen dao. I knew about Xia Chen and his hiding place. During Hundred Battle’s crisis, I deliberately suppressed Xia Chen, keeping him in the Human Realm.

”Eventually, he was allowed to emerge again, only to find that he was the sole powerhouse remaining in the Human Realm. And thus, he was forced to take the Culture Tomb out and found the multiple character faction.”

When Su Yu laughed, Great Zhou King continued, ”I’m speaking the truth! I had a hand in the appearance of the pen dao, and even the ink dao. It was initially left in the Death Realm. Subsequently, I retrieved it before handing it to Liu Hong. He wasn’t my pick, but he has a high compatibility with the ink dao. He was the choice of the ink dao itself.

”I also had a slight involvement in the appearance of the paper dao. Lan Tian wasn’t my initial pick. He drove himself crazy with his crazy cultivation method. Originally, I picked Wan Tiansheng for this dao.”

Wan Tiansheng said, ”Is that so? So were you related to my dao of emotions? That requires a deep connection with me. That senior brother of mine was one of the few with such a connection to me.” ”He was very kind to me. His subsequent death allowed me to experience the various facets of human emotion. My senior brother had indeed left a massive mark on my life.”

That senior brother was none other than Ye Batian. Ye Batian was the major reason for Wan Tiansheng to give up on the Three Body Method and pursue the dao of emotions. That left Great Zhou King stumped. True, Wan Tiansheng was here to clarify things, so this wouldn’t be a good example to use.

Thus, he said, ”I don’t know much about all that. In any case, I had nothing to do with what His Majesty encountered back then. I never expected His Majesty to be the one to inherit the pen dao and Time Sage’s heritage.”

Su Yu frowned, ”Are you sure it wasn’t you?”

”Yes!” Great Zhou King felt greatly wronged. If he had known all the way back then that Su Yu was so impressive, he would have taken Su Yu under his wing long ago. Su Yu’s rise had been completely out of his control. He further explained, ”I never even imagined that the Book of Time would return to the Myriad Realms.”

Great Zhou King said, ”How did it return without opening the Heaven Gate? In fact, I have been curious about this. Who brought the book back? If the Time Sage could open the Heaven Gate, she could have returned herself long ago instead of only sending a book through.”

True.

Su Yu’s heart thumped slightly as he said, ”Are you saying that...a powerhouse capable of opening the Heaven Gate...might have been the one to bring the Book of Time back?”

”Yes!”

Su Yu raised his brow and said, ”But as far as I know, I received the Book of Time around the same time Liu Hong received his ink dao inheritance.”

Great Zhou King thought about it and explained, ”I don’t really know about that. I picked that time to give Liu Hong the inheritance because at the time, there was a moment where the various daos shook, including the death spirit dao. It seemed like a suitable moment to guide Liu Hong toward the ink dao, which I did.”

He had merely picked the most optimal moment for Liu Hong to inherit the ink dao.

”At any other time, the ink dao would be extremely hard to inherit as the death spirit dao would resist and suppress it.”

Su Yu nodded.

Since Great Zhou King had denied involvement repeatedly, it was likely that he really wasn’t behind what happened to the Book of Time.

It was pointless to keep denying when Su Yu was already on his way to witness the truth. In fact, this would be the best time for Great Zhou King to claim the credit for helping Su Yu with his rise.

The group continued moving forward. After some time, Su Yu’s eyes flickered. A much larger wave could be seen ahead of them. Even Great Zhou King and the others were surprised to see the wave. This wave was even bigger than the one generated when Su Yu killed Hundred Battle King.

From this, it was likely that Su Yu’s guess was correct. His strongest past could very well be a single moment when he was six.

Looking at the towering wave before him, Su Yu inhaled deeply and smiled, ”Let’s take a look at what happened when I was six.”

This wave was even more intense than Silk Destroying King’s wave when he discovered the truth behind his lover. Something was definitely off here. Su Yu did not hesitate and dove into the wave with the others.

Boom!

The world spun as they returned to sixteen years ago. They found themselves in Nanyuan. Nanyuan from sixteen years ago. A frail child appeared before them.

”Yu, is your father not back yet?”

A tender yet brash voice rang out. From the tone, Su Yu instantly knew who it was. Chen Hao, his childhood friend. They used to be neighbors, but eventually, Chen Hao’s family moved away after his father’s promotion.

”Nope.” The frail kid wrinkled his nose and said, ”Hao, my father said that he would return soon with something tasty. I’ll share the food with you...”

”Something tasty?” A boy, who was much bigger in comparison to the young Su Yu, appeared.

He was salivating as he said, ”What is it? When can we eat?”

The young Su Yu sniffed and said, ”First, give Wu Number Three a beating and I’ll share the food with you.”

”Again? I can’t. His father told on me the last time I beat him up...”

”Are you giving up on my tasty food?”

Su Yu sniffed again and said, ”At worst, you’ll receive a beating from your old man. But that’s your father. He will hold back. Basically, you’re getting tasty food just for beating Wu Number Three up. With this beating, he’ll be so scared of you that he starts sharing tasty food with you as well. Basically, you’re beating him up for many tasty snacks...”

”Oh, true!” The burly kid nodded and said expectantly, ”So I only need to receive one beating from my old man for many tasty snacks?”

”Yes.”

”I’ll give Wu Number Three a beating!”

”Go.”

”...”

Everyone looked at Su Yu speechlessly. Holy shit! How old was he? Did he start instigating others to fight for him from such a young age? Was he a scumbag since he was a boy?

Su Yu sank into a short recollection before saying, ”I don’t remember this...Wu Number Three anymore. It’s a familiar name. I think...that was the guy who would bully me whenever my dad wasn’t around. My mom died early, so nobody was around to help when my dad was away. His mom was a fat, violent woman, so my dad couldn’t even win against her in an argument.”

Suddenly, Su Yu smiled, ”Ah, I remember now. That kid used to snatch my food. During our childhood, he received quite a lot of beatings from Hao.”

Su Yu grinned, ”Wu Number Three. I wonder if he’s still around. I had completely forgotten about this, but now, my memories are returning to me.

”This former bully of mine joined the army...Yes, I’ll look around later. He left at sixteen. It has been six or seven years since then. I wonder if he’s still alive. If he’s not dead, perhaps I should settle the scores with him.”

”...”

Everyone was speechless.

Holy shit!

He was...Emperor Yu!

This was a matter from more than ten years ago. The guy in question was probably still a Skysoar or only an Infinite Strength. Was this guy not embarrassed of settling scores with someone like that?

Suddenly, the young Su Yu exclaimed with joy, ”Dad! You’re back!”

Everyone looked over. And next, their expressions changed. Even Su Yu had the same reaction.

Su Long was slightly injured. That was no big deal. He was smiling despite his injuries. That also wasn’t a big deal. The big deal was...the illusory figure standing behind Su Long. One whose aura...felt incomparably powerful. This being could very well be the reason for the wave detailing this memory to be so big.

Su Yu turned solemn as he dragged the others backward before hiding their presences with the power of myriad daos. This being was powerful enough to potentially sense any attempt to spy on them, even if the attempt was performed across time and space. Sure enough, something was off about this moment.

Su Yu’s heart thumped. He didn’t even dare to look directly at the figure behind Su Long to prevent detection. Just who was that? Once again, another change appeared.

A second person arrived. This person was also emanating an incredibly powerful aura...in comparison to the power level in the Human Realm back then. This level of strength was no longer so special in recent times.

That was the guard from Su Yu’s school. Or to be precise, that was Great Xia King in disguise. He had been staying there to watch over Liu Wenyan.

Great Xia King had seemingly sensed something off as he arrived almost immediately. But when he looked around, he found nothing. Just as he was about to leave, a burly kid ran into him.

Immediately after, Chen Hao ran off into the distance while shouting, ”Wu Number Three, my grandpa is here! He’s here to avenge me!”

Next, several kids arrived. When they saw the burly Great Xia King, they looked at each other in hesitation before running back where they came from. This guy was too big for them to pick a fight with.

Great Xia King blinked before shaking his head with a chuckle. Clearly, he was uninterested in getting involved in a fight between children.

Then, he glanced in Su Long’s direction again and muttered, ”Did nobody sneak in?”

He shook his head and sighed, ”Forget it. That Asshole Zhou King could have detected something, but I can’t see anything even when I clearly sensed something off. Wait...is Wan Tiansheng running around again? If that little shit is going into hiding, he should do it properly. Why is he running around all the time?”

”...”

Great Zhou King and Wan Tiansheng looked at each other and smiled. A certain someone had cursed at both of them sixteen years ago.

But next, the two turned solemn again. They did not dare to look directly at the figure nearby. Not far away, Su Long was returning home with the young Su Yu.

Su Long’s happy voice could be heard.

”My good son, we’re rich! Your old man got really lucky this time!”

”Dad, Wu Number Three bullied me again...”

”Be patient, my good son. When I make enough money, we’ll move to a bigger place. That guy has a violent mother. I’m too much of a gentleman to fight with a woman. If I dare to say anything to that violent woman, she can spend ten days and ten nights shouting at us without stopping. I’ll be sure to punch a hole through their roof before we move away.”

”You’ll be fined if you do that. Before leaving, just tell Uncle Wu that Aunty Wu found Wu Number Three a new daddy. We’ll have Uncle Wu fight Aunty Wu instead...”

”My son, that is such a scumbag idea. Instead, we should tell Uncle Wu that Wu Number Three isn’t really his son.”

”Oh, I see.”

”Good boy!”

”...”

Wan Tiansheng and the others had odd expressions. So Su Yu had learned from example. What a surprise. Su Long looked like such an honest and simple guy, yet he was the one who had taught Su Yu into the utter scumbag that he was today.

Meanwhile, Su Yu looked completely indifferent about it. What was this reaction? His father would frequently be away. Thus, he had to learn how to protect himself properly, right? Then again, none of that mattered.

The only thing that mattered was...that figure. Who was that figure? Even a powerful Eternal like Great Xia King had failed to sense anything. And this figure was someone who radiated strength to even the rest of them.

Su Yu inhaled deeply and said, ”Let’s go. We’ll go to my home and take a look around. My father must have returned with the Book of Time. I wonder how the fusion happened.”

His father was a regular person, yet a powerful being was deliberately following him. How could a regular person catch the attention of someone like that? Was it due to the Book of Time?

That was what Su Yu was most curious about.

Just who, exactly, was this person?