Tribulation of Myriad Races

Human Emperor said, ”I don’t mind taking the risk, but you need to think this through. If the plan fails, everyone will learn of my heavy injuries. Also, those old brothers of mine might not be willing to follow you. How about you? Are you willing to follow them? Do you think a bunch of ancient beings will be willing to obey a twenty-something youngster?

”Worst case scenario, I might die. And then, morale on my side will collapse fully. Can you repair that damage?”

Human Emperor sighed, ”Thus, I can say that I don’t even have the freedom to die anymore.”

He couldn’t even die. His death would throw the ancient human kings into chaos. Not even Radiant King could fully keep these veteran combatants under control. Things would be different with Culture King around, but Radiant King was still slightly lacking in comparison.

As for Su Yu, he was too young, too weak, and he lacked prestige. He had courage in spades. From how easily he had agreed with the plan, it was clear this was what he intended to do in the first place. Instead of dragging things out, he wanted to finish things quickly.

Su Yu smiled, ”True. This won’t be an easy bet to make.”

Success would naturally be great. But a failure...would be disastrous.

It was surprising how the two were talking about this in their first meeting. Su Yu was quite straightforward. He disliked dragging things out. After a short thought, he said, ”Our arrival won’t remain hidden for too long. We stand a higher chance of succeeding before they know of our arrival. Otherwise...our chances will drop even lower. Do you have a different way to lure them in before separating them?”

”That won’t be easy.” Human Emperor shook his head, ”That was mainly because of their experience with us. This generation of myriad race powerhouses grew up alongside the traps and schemes of humanity. They are now too experienced to keep falling for our tricks.”

”...”

For a moment, Su Yu was out of words. He laughed dryly. But that made some sense. As long as one knew a little about Culture King and Human Emperor, one would know that these two were absolute scoundrels instead of the saintly sages the legends depicted them as. They had schemed against the myriad races numerous times, and it was only natural that the myriad races had learned from experience.

Therefore, it was unlikely that the myriad races would actually commit to an attack unless they felt that their victory was guaranteed. This was how the two sides had been stuck in a deadlock for so many years. Of course, their cowardice had also caused them to miss numerous opportunities.

Human Emperor laughed. He wasn’t ashamed. In fact, he viewed this as the sign of their greatness. Alas, now that he wanted to make use of Su Yu’s arrival to scheme against the myriad races, his reputation among the myriad races was working against him.

He sighed and said, ”A pity that you’re not a tier-one or higher. Otherwise...I wouldn’t mind taking a big bet.”

Truly a pity.

Su Yu rubbed his chin. True. He was quite weak. Yes, he was already a tier two. But so what? That was still weak.

”What if I borrow from the Heaven Gate?” Su Yu asked, ”Can I boost myself to the first tier by borrowing power?”

”That won’t be easy.”

”Then...” Su Yu raised his brow and asked, ”Your Majesty...uhm...do you still need Xing Yu’s token? Why don’t you let me fuse it with my world? Also, you’re going to die soon, right? In that case, you might as well fuse with my world as well. That way, there is hope for you to return after death. Perhaps this will even push me straight to the first tier.”

”...”

Human Emperor stared at Su Yu with stupefaction. This was...their first meeting. Was it appropriate to talk like this? Not long ago, this guy had intruded upon his dao center and borrowed his power from his world. And now, this guy was going to take from his person as well? Was this guy trying to make him die faster? Human Emperor laughed.

”In fact, if you have enough accomplishments to your name, I won’t mind doing all that. However, this is not the time for that. I’ll be frank. You have yet to show me the potential to defeat the myriad races and three gates. I won’t be able to hand my old brothers over to you before I see enough potential.”

Su Yu laughed, ”I was joking. It would actually be troublesome if you decided to enter my world. In any case, your world is still out there. It’s a waste to give up on it.

”Also, I’m not confident in resolving everything alone. If you can recover, the pressure on me will drop significantly. If you die now, I’ll have to shoulder a heavier burden. Therefore, you can die, but not now.”

”...”

Did he not know how to speak properly? Was he listening to himself?

Human Emperor asked with amusement, ”You...seem to not fear me.”

Su Yu was too direct.

”What is there to fear? Should I fear that you will make a move against me? Or should I fear that you will think that I’m here to snatch power?”

Su Yu lamented, ”To be honest, I don’t enjoy being a leader. I was forced into this position. It’s so tiring. I didn’t even want to come and help you. But those under me disagreed. I also felt like I needed to do my part. But if you start fearing me and moving against me...heh, I’ll have the perfect reason to leave.”

Su Yu shrugged, ”Thus, I don’t fear your hostility. If that happens, it will only happen because you wish to take control over the people under me. But nothing good will happen to them if something bad happens to me. You won’t be able to gain anything. Thus, you won’t do something as stupid as killing me.”

”Hahaha, that makes so much sense.” Human Emperor nodded, ”You have such clear thoughts despite your age. But since you’re here, there is a need for you to demonstrate your capability.”

After a short silence, he said, ”Give me an answer. If I let thirty Masters of Laws escape, with potential tier-ones among them, can you take them all down? If you ask me, it’s not worth leaking my actual status unless we can kill at least twenty or thirty Masters of Laws in exchange.”

Human Emperor said solemnly, ”Of their 125 Masters of Laws, 20 or more need to die for me to be able to keep the situation under control despite my injuries. If I release 30 to your side, can you handle them? If not, there’s no point in talking about this any longer.”

For now, he needed to keep posturing to deter the myriad races. Thirty Masters of Laws with tier-ones among them.

Su Yu grimaced, ”Your Majesty, you expect too much out of me.”

That was too many. If there were only ten, even with tier-ones among them, he could still handle them.

But thirty...was almost the same as the number of people in Su Yu’s group. With at least one tier-one and an unknown number of tier-twos, any accident might lose Su Yu all his people in his very first battle.

Everything would be over for him. As for Human Emperor’s side, he had fifty-two with him. Even after releasing thirty, he still needed to deal with ninety-five. That was still a massive pressure.

Su Yu laughed, ”Your Majesty, are you really thinking of doing this?”

”Of course!” Human Emperor said, ”To be honest, nobody wants to be stuck in a deadlock for so many years if there is a different choice. I would have attacked long ago if I had the strength. Unfortunately, I lacked strength.

”One should never stop looking forward. All these years, I have been thinking of ways to deal with them and return earlier to deal with the three gates. But I never got the opportunity.”

It was truly regrettable, as he no longer had the time to deal with the three gates. The heavens were not siding with him. Given more time, he could handle even the three gates. When Human Emperor looked at Su Yu’s relentless desire to forge ahead, he felt like he was looking at his younger self. Alas, his youth would no longer return.

”Thirty...” After a long consideration, Su Yu asked, ”Your Majesty, how many tier-twos can a single tier-one face?”

”About three to five of them.” Human Emperor explained, ”A few of their tier-ones are on the weaker side. You, Martial Emperor, and Battle King can probably deal with one.”

Even so, they needed Battle King’s help. Otherwise, Su Yu’s group lacked the strength to handle a tier-one. The gap between a tier-one and the rest of them was too big.

Su Yu asked, ”Are you willing to lend me Battle King, Your Majesty?”

”Yes.” Human Emperor smiled, ”The tier-ones need to remain with me, but I can spare a tier-two or two. However, I can’t spare more than that.”

Su Yu thought about it. The risk was too high. But the alternative was waiting. The flow of time was different here. If he waited long enough, what would happen in the Myriad Realms?

”In that case, do you have a way of exposing your condition without incurring their suspicion?”

That would be quite tricky as well.

Human Emperor’s eyes gleamed as he said, ”Of course I do. I know the myriad races too well. If you believe you can handle thirty Masters of Laws, I can handle everything else. Don’t think that we have stayed here for so many years doing nothing. We have many preparations in place.”

Su Yu nodded. True. Human Emperor was actually very reliable at times.

Just then, Human Emperor asked, ”Are you...sure? Understand that you won’t benefit from getting me killed.”

Why did he feel like the kid was trying to drag him down or something? Was this too risky? This was their first meeting. He had yet to even test the kid. How could he trust the kid so soon? He couldn’t die, as that would implicate too many people.

Su Yu flashed his honest and simple smile. ”Your Majesty, risk and riches come together. At this point, can we really wait and do nothing? I’m not here to waste my time away. What’s the point of coming here if my sole accomplishment of note is giving Battle King a beating?”

”...”

Oh. Did Battle King receive a beating?

”Did you record the beating?”

”...”

That sudden question caused Su Yu to blink. After a while, he grimaced and tossed a copy of the recording over. With a satisfied smile, Human Emperor said, ”Well done. I am optimistic about your future.”

Su Yu wanted to say that this was the wrong reason to trust someone. Holy shit! Just because he recorded the beating? Just like that?

Human Emperor smiled, ”We can observe how a person is through the small details. I know a little about you, but to know more, time is needed. And now, time is what we lack most.”

”Su Yu, it’s pointless to keep uttering those polite yet empty words.” Human Emperor turned solemn. ”If you believe you can handle the Masters of Laws I release in your direction...we can proceed with the plan. As for the result, providence shall decide.”

Su Yu raised his brow. After a long while, he grinned, ”I’ll give it a try. If we fail even after trying our best...so be it.”

The two looked at each other with gleaming eyes. In that case...let’s try. Human Emperor laughed. Su Yu laughed as well. The laughter attracted the gazes of Battle King and Radiant King. Well well. Things seemed quite harmonious.

Su Yu and Human Emperor had reached an understanding. They would do it. There was nothing to fear. Human Emperor wasn’t the type to act rashly. But he also knew that this was the best path forward.

They should do it while Su Yu still had his courage. Human Emperor was only worried that Su Yu would flee the moment something went wrong or things became difficult. That was something he had to be careful about. He had to find a way to prevent that from happening. This kid seemed completely capable of doing something like that.

At that thought, Human Emperor said, ”By the way, you borrowed the power of my world not long ago, and I allowed it. If I’m going to die, why don’t you fuse my world into your world right before I die?”

”...”

Su Yu blinked, ”Can you...control your world from so far away?”

”If I’m going to die next, it doesn’t matter if I pay a massive price to control it from afar.” Human Emperor said, ”I’m still quite strong. My world will probably transform into the main dao of your world. With that, I can die with an inheritor to my will.”

Su Yu’s mouth twitched.

In short, Human Emperor was telling him to accept the responsibility dao after Human Emperor’s death. The responsibility dao was powerful enough to become the main bulk of Su Yu’s world. It would alter the world itself, turning Su Yu into the next Human Emperor. He would focus on nothing but responsibility.

At that thought, he flashed an insincere smile and said, ”Your Majesty, is there a need for that?”

”Yes.” Human Emperor beamed, ”My people won’t accept you as their leader after my death. But after fusing with my world, you will grow sufficiently strong. On top of having inherited my dao, those brothers of mine will be forced to acknowledge you. Isn’t that great?”

”...”

Fuck! Su Yu cursed inwardly. That was a trap! In short, this guy was worried that he would mess things up. Thus, this guy was telling him that he would suffer as well. With this guy gone, Su Yu himself would be taking in all the responsibility. He would turn into a supreme nanny of humanity.

Seeing Su Yu’s reaction, Human Emperor smiled. This was definitely not a threat. Instead, he was offering the kid the greatest gift ever.

Once again, the two smiled at each other. But this time, their smiles seemed rather fake.