Tribulation of Myriad Races

The battle had erupted all of a sudden, but it had ended just as suddenly. However, they had benefited considerably from it.

This was even more so for Su Yu. Martial Emperor had fused with his world. Even the majority of Nether Pseudo Emperor’s dao had been fused into his world. Nether Pseudo Emperor had not fused the entirety of his dao into Su Yu’s world, but as a tier-one, even his incomplete dao was incomparably powerful.

Furthermore, Great Zhou King had also fused with Su Yu’s world. This was already enough to push Su Yu fully into the first tier inside his world. Outside, he would be near peak tier-two.

When borrowing Return’s strength, he would be able to barely reach the first tier outside. Sure enough, battling was the fastest method to grow. There was also the power of the dead Masters of Laws. Su Yu had yet to fully digest his gains from this battle.

The moment he was done digesting everything, he would probably take another step forward. One should also not forget about the collapsing body Human Emperor had fused into Su Yu’s world at the final moment. Su Yu did not have much expectation for it, but Human Emperor was incredible indeed.

Even a body at its very limits was capable of further strengthening the physical body dao in Su Yu’s world. He could feel that there were now two tier-two daos in his world. They were respectively the physical body dao and the nether death dao.

***

Su Yu loved sustaining war with war itself. Each war was an opportunity of growth for him. At present, he was still at a phase of rapid growth. By the time he reached Human Emperor’s level, further growth would be extremely difficult.

Su Yu had spoken all those words to Human Emperor because he was worried that Human Emperor would believe that someone else was finally here to pick up the responsibility and start relaxing. One ought to know that he was currently staying alive through sheer stubbornness. The moment he relaxed, he might die.

His injuries were too heavy.

Su Yu was still doubtful about something. He transmitted, ”Your Majesty, I can see that your sea of willpower alone is as powerful as the three tier-ones. Were these really the ones who had heavily injured you back then?”

With how strong Human Emperor was, would the three really dare to fight him head-on? Did seven or eight tier-ones attack Human Emperor together or something?

Human Emperor grew slightly melancholic hearing that question. He explained, ”It was a confluence of numerous factors. I got unlucky. At the time, I was prepared to cut Immortal Pseudo Emperor down since he was the biggest troublemaker.

”But my weakened state from fusing with my future body arrived in advance. That was not that big of a deal since I had my contingencies to handle that. But at the same time, the Heaven Gate stirred. Something must have happened inside, forcing me to split my attention and suppress the gate as well. As a result, the three Pseudo Emperors heavily injured my body while the collapse of my Heaven Gate projection damaged my sea of willpower.”

Su Yu blanked out. Was he that unlucky?

But Su Yu noted another piece of information. He hurriedly asked, ”Will the movement of the Heaven Gate affect us?”

”Yes.” Human Emperor thought about it and clarified, ”And no. But I’m quite a busybody. At the time, I wanted to stop the gate from opening too early. I could have ignored it and I would remain unaffected.”

Fine.

Su Yu understood now. Human Emperor’s had been reduced to such a state because he got unlucky. At the same time, he also tried to do too much.

He had to handle the myriad races. But he also had to handle the Heaven Gate. At the same time, his weakened state arrived. It was already very impressive that he had survived with his life intact.

”The Heaven Gate stirred. Was that the result of the clash between Culture King and the people inside?”

”Perhaps.” Human Emperor couldn’t be sure either. He shook his head and said, ”Back then, I could investigate the situation inside through my Heaven Gate. But that is no longer the case. When Wen Number Two first left, I was able to give them some help every now and then. But I’m now too occupied to give them any help.”

Some help here and there.

It sounded as though Human Emperor had some influence inside the gate as well. A different possibility came to Su Yu as he asked, ”Your Majesty, did Martial King really mess things up for you? Or did you send him inside back then because Culture King was in trouble?”

”...”

Human Emperor blinked. He coughed and denied, ”Not at all. I was screwed by those fellows...”

Heh.

Su Yu thought of even more possibilities. Martial King had somehow discovered that Culture King was gone, and he even knew the way to enter the Heaven Gate. Did he really find all that out himself?

It was unlikely. Perhaps Human Emperor had sensed that Culture King was in danger. Thus, he had deliberately guided Martial King toward the Heaven Gate. Even Martial King himself might be unaware of the truth.

From the various popular legends, it was obvious that both Culture King and Human Emperor were exceptional schemers. Thus, that so-called surprise departure of Martial King might not be a surprise for Human Emperor. Rather, Human Emperor was the one who had manufactured this surprise.

Perhaps Martial King’s departure with great fanfare was something Human Emperor had allowed due to some other plans of his. As he said, he needed to drive the myriad races into the river so he could borrow their strength and keep the gates suppressed.

How would the myriad races dare to revolt with Martial King around? And without a revolt, Human Emperor would have no excuse to drive them all into the river. At this, Su Yu felt as though the truth was slowly dawning on him.

The so-called sudden collapse of the ancient past might be a part of Human Emperor’s plan all along. He manufactured the collapse all for the sake of preventing the three gates from opening in advance. He also did it to give Culture King some help.

Everything was a part of his plan. It made quite a lot of sense. If this wasn’t something he had meticulously planned, how could he drive all the myriad race powerhouses away in one go?

Su Yu shook his head and transmitted, ”Martial King is simply a scapegoat. Are you guys not embarrassed?”

Human Emperor coughed awkwardly and transmitted, ”That’s not really accurate. I was merely being honest about Wen Number Two’s departure with him. He had the right to know the truth, right?” ”Kid, you sure have an impressive brain. At the time, Wen Number Two was in massive trouble. Without Tai Shan’s help, he might not be able to last much longer. And I couldn’t leave. Thus, only Tai Shan could go.”

”Is Martial King strong?’

”He was roughly twenty daos at the time of his departure.” Human Emperor explained, ”At the first tier, it is very hard to grow further. He was strong enough to assist Wen Number Two inside.”

”Did you not consider your own situation out here?”

Human Emperor laughed, ”Do I really seem so weak to you? I was merely unlucky. The early arrival of my weakened state was probably related to the stirring Heaven Gate. These were factors beyond my control and expectations.”

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have suffered such heavy injuries. And without such heavy injuries, he was confident he could handle the myriad races. One ought to remember that he was someone the myriad races feared even when he was heavily injured.

”Unlucky...” Su Yu thought about it and asked, ”Did someone scheme against you?”

”Possibly.” Human Emperor didn’t sound surprised. He said, ”Something happened to Wen Yu, forcing Wen Number Two to leave. My weakened state arrived in advance, and the Heaven Gate stirred. When you connect all the dots, it’s quite simple. The three gates wished to open earlier. I was an obstacle, so I was dealt with.”

He declared proudly, ”As long as I stand, the three gates won’t be allowed to open. They can only open when I allow it. Some of the beings behind the gates must have noticed that. Thus, they plotted against Wen Yu and the others just to target me. But still, I did not relent. I kept them suppressed for a hundred thousand years.”

Without Human Emperor’s efforts, the three gates would have opened a hundred thousand years ago.

After linking everything he knew together, Su Yu laughed, ”Your Majesty is impressive. Unfortunately, you meddle in unrelated affairs too much.”

”...”

Human Emperor disagreed, ”I wouldn’t say that these affairs are unrelated. As a sovereign of the Myriad Realms, this is my duty. Let me ask you. When some outsiders wish to enter your territory, don’t they need your permission?”

After some thought, Su Yu nodded.

”When some fellows try to sneak into your territory, won’t you beat them to death?”

Su Yu nodded.

”When you say no, and when you say that at most, they can only enter after you gain enough strength to kill them. But they decide to sneak inside your territory after that. Are you going to do something about it?”

Su Yu thought about it and nodded again.

”There you have it.”

Human Emperor rolled his eyes. Yes, he was quite meddlesome. But these were affairs he had to meddle in. They were essentially challenging the dignity of a supreme emperor. How could he let them get away with it?

Su Yu couldn’t help but agree. True. He would be the one calling the shots in his territory. He should be the one deciding whether the three gates could open. This was Human Emperor’s thought as well. How could they sneak through before he was ready to let them in and kill them all? Wasn’t that the same as provoking him?

Su Yu was starting to understand how Human Emperor thought. Deep inside, this was an overbearing man. However, he was so good at hiding it that one would believe that he was actually kind and honest.

It felt as though the three gates were targeting him deliberately, but that wasn’t the case. He was the one who had insisted on getting in their way, forcing them to take action against him.

”Fine. I agree that those inside the three gates are in need of a lesson.” Su Yu nodded, ”They can only come out when I say yes. Forcing their way out is the same as asking for a lesson. But seems like you were the one taught a lesson instead of the other way around.”

Human Emperor stiffened. Yes, yes, that was the truth. But it was rude to speak the truth. Was the kid listening to himself?

Su Yu thought about it and said, ”Do the myriad races know about the three gates?”

Human Emperor replied, ”They probably know some, but it is likely that only a few of them are aware. After fighting us for so many years, they must have sensed the influence of the powerhouses inside the three gates. At the very least, they should have noticed the influence of the ones who had created the various realms during the Creation Era.”

Thus, some of the people in the myriad races were aware of the reason they were fighting the humans here, and they were also aware of Human Emperor’s goal.

”But why are they getting involved if they know?”

”They aren’t weak. Why not?”

Human Emperor was left quite speechless. Was this kid underestimating the myriad races? They were quite strong as well! At that, Su Yu merely laughed. Human Emperor laughed as well.