Tribulation of Myriad Races

In the blink of an eye, Su Yu and his people were done with their withdrawal. Divine Pseudo Emperor and a few others were left with solemn expressions. The losses had been negligible.

Due to Divine Pseudo Emperor’s previous mistake, one Master of Law on their side died. But apart from that, there were only a bunch of new injuries. No other people had died. And Su Yu’s side had naturally suffered zero casualties as well.

In their first chaotic battle, one Master of Law died. Divine Pseudo Emperor took the blame. On the other hand, injuries were spread among the two sides. Quite a lot of the combatants had suffered injuries from the short clash. There were more than ten on Su Yu’s side, and there were about the same number on the myriad races’ side.

Almost all of these injuries were caused by the shockwaves created during the clash of the top powerhouses. In short, both sides had suffered a similar level of damage.

However, Divine Pseudo Emperor and the others were still in a terrible mood. This was supposed to be something to celebrate since they had Immortal Pseudo Emperor as the healer on their side. Why was that? Because a new life dao powerhouse had seemingly appeared on the other side recently.

Suddenly, Divine Pseudo Emperor asked solemnly, ”Immortal Pseudo Emperor, is he doing this to drain your strength?”

Immortal Pseudo Emperor blinked.

They had not given chase to the retreating humans, and Immortal Pseudo Emperor was busy applying treatment to their people. Hearing the question, he frowned and said, ”But his people have still suffered injuries from the battle. Is he going to ignore their injuries just to drain my strength?”

Some on Su Yu’s side had suffered heavy injuries as well. Leaving them alone would reduce the number of Masters of Laws on their side. But healing them would result in the same exhaustion for their healer. The newly arrived master of life dao seemed to be a tier-two. Thus, the drain would hit their healer harder than him. How would this benefit Su Yu?

Divine Pseudo Emperor sank into silence. His mind was in a mess. He really wanted to give chase, but Human Emperor had been mobilized as well. Thus, he dared not give chase. In the end, he could only gnash his teeth in anger and said, ”Did he start that battle just to kill one person from our side?”

That death was due to a mistake he made. But that did not signify that he would keep committing such mistakes. If that was Su Yu’s goal, it wouldn’t be sustainable. The top powerhouses of the myriad races started looking at each other with troubled expressions. This was so headache-inducing.

Su Yu was someone completely unfamiliar to them. The way he fought was also completely different from Human Emperor. In fact, the way he fought was incredibly frustrating to deal with.

***

At the same time.

Battle King and the others had solemn expressions as well. They hadn’t benefited much from the previous clash. Yes, an opposing Master of Law died. That was quite a surprise. But many from both sides had suffered heavy injuries as well. Was this the result Su Yu wanted?

What even was the point? Anyone could conduct a battle where both sides would suffer.

Battle King couldn’t resist asking, ”Human Lord Su...Emperor Yu, seven Masters of Laws on our side were heavily injured and more than ten were lightly injured. All of them are...under Human Emperor.”

In short, he was asking if this was a deliberate arrangement. The three tier-ones on their side were Human Emperor’s subordinates. Su Yu himself had also fought near them during the battle.

Most of the injuries caused during the short battle were caused by the shockwaves of the clash between these tier-ones. This was only the first battle. And so many of them had been injured. Such a chaotic battle would heavily damage combatants from both sides.

Su Yu glanced at them and smiled, ”Isn’t this a good thing?”

Battle King merely frowned, but some started raging. They all looked at Human Emperor in anger and said, ”Your Majesty, Human Lord Su is...”

Human Emperor stared at Su Yu. After a while, a look of realization flickered on his face as he asked with a slight hesitation, ”You...did it deliberately? Are you trying to send them back with me?”

Su Yu looked at Human Emperor and smiled, ”Exactly. A bunch of people on our side have been heavily injured. They should recuperate behind the front lines. Thus, the heavier their injuries, the better it is. This will make their withdrawal reasonable. Of course, they can also fake their injuries. Just make sure their auras are unstable to sell the look better.”

Human Emperor asked, ”Can you hold the line with these people gone?”

”Of course.” Su Yu said, ”They will suffer as many injuries as our people. I’m not even trying to kill those on the opposing side. I’m only trying to damage both sides. This will be the perfect excuse for some of our people to be missing in the next battle.”

This way, they could even sneak away without inviting any suspicion from the myriad races.

Human Emperor inhaled deeply and said, ”With my people gone, only your people will be left. The moment a major battle breaks out, the losses will be heavy...”

Su Yu said indifferently, ”So be it.”

Human Emperor had nothing to say to that.

And then, Su Yu stopped holding back and looked at the injured combatants before saying coldly, ”Your injuries are proof of your weakness. Since you’re so weak, go back with Human Emperor. Fuse with his world, and perhaps that will be enough to make you stronger. It’s pointless for you to stay here anyway. For now, keep fighting until you can’t fight anymore. When you’re at your limit, detonate your dao in preparation for your fusion with Human Emperor’s world.”

Everyone’s heart thumped. They finally knew what Su Yu’s plan was. What he wanted was essentially a battle where both sides would suffer. This had been his goal all along. To send the weaker combatants back with Human Emperor. The absence of the heavily injured combatants wouldn’t attract too much attention either.

Martial Suppression King, who was holding a blade that was still dripping with blood, looked at Su Yu with an odd gaze and said, ”Emperor Yu, do you mean that we will keep fighting until a bunch of people are at their limits so they can return with Human Emperor? Is that when we’ll stop?”

”Stop?” Su Yu looked at them and said, ”There is no stopping. We will keep fighting. Be ready to fight endlessly.”

Su Yu continued, ”Switch around. The injured combatants will switch spots with the uninjured combatants. Each tier-one must be surrounded by a bunch of uninjured weaklings. We will fight. And fight. Until the myriad races run out of strength.”

And next, Su Yu roared, ”Kill!”

Boom!

Before they even got a chance to rest, they smiled numbly and charged out with Su Yu again.

Madness.

The ones with truly heavy injuries were left behind, but there were only two of them. At the moment, the two were looking at each other helplessly. One of them was Peace King, a physical body cultivator. With a helpless tone, he asked, ”Your Majesty, is he a madman?”

Who would fight a war like this?

Human Emperor remained silent. After a while, he spoke, ”He’s very smart. It’s actually harder for people to die in a chaotic battle like this. However, the weaker combatants can be filtered out easily. This will also force everyone to pull their punches in the battle, weakening the presence of tier-ones. And our opponents have more tier-ones than us.”

Of course, this was also the type of strategy that would harm both sides if it continued. It could very well result in massive casualties. But in the early stages, very few people would die.

***

Boom!

Divine Pseudo Emperor and the others were losing their mind. That mad human was starting another battle right after their previous battle ended. Once again, a chaotic battle erupted. The powers of various daos rippled everywhere. The river itself started shaking.

Even Devil Pseudo Emperor was losing his temper as he roared furiously, ”Madman! You need to understand that fighting like this will cause massive casualties on both sides! When the three gates open, both of us will be left completely helpless! Do you understand? You’re harming yourself just to harm us!”

What was the point of fighting like this? He couldn’t think of a reason for such desperation. They couldn’t understand Su Yu. Was Su Yu completely unaware of the three gates?

Su Yu ignored Devil Pseudo Emperor and said, ”Gather up. The weaklings will stay in front. When your injuries get too heavy, detonate yourself. Let’s see if the myriad races are really crazier than us!”

Detonate his mother!

Devil Pseudo Emperor cursed inwardly. But immediately after, a rumble rang out as a physical body cultivator did just that with a mad roar. Instantly, the powerhouse in front of him was heavily injured.

This happened repeatedly. They kept sacrificing themselves to injure more enemies. The heavily injured ones would be promptly dragged to the back after finishing their task in the front. The myriad races were also doing the same to their injured combatants. The leaders had been shouting instructions nonstop to protect their injured combatants.

This was so frustrating. They couldn’t make use of their advantage in such a battle, yet they couldn’t opt out of it.

***

Five minutes later.

Human Emperor shot forth again. At this point, Devil Pseudo Emperor was already bursting with rage. He roared, ”Don’t allow them to retreat! Since they want to go crazy, go all the way!”

The humans would withdraw each time Human Emperor showed himself. If they allowed this to continue, Su Yu the madman would never stop. Many would die. The intensity of the battle was too high. Some of the powerhouses were already exhausted, and some had already lost their courage.

Thus, some held back despite their order to give chase. With this, the rest were forced to hold back as well, as the alternative was to charge ahead without sufficient backing. They could only watch as the humans retreated. More people were injured during the previous battle. In fact, the number of injured was quite high.

Immortal Pseudo Emperor said solemnly, ”They’re not even healing their injured combatants. I understand now. Is Su Yu trying to take in all these injured combatants into his world? He’s only squeezing their value dry before doing so?”

He had a vague idea of what they were trying to do, but it had not crossed his mind that they were meant to fuse into Human Emperor’s world instead. Then again, none of them knew about Human Emperor’s world. Much of the Upper Realm was only explored after the collapse of the ancient past.

Was this really the plan? To drain the strength of both parties through continuous battles.

After a short silence, he said, ”Keep a close eye on Su Yu. The moment he tries to fuse someone into his world, launch an all-out attack against them.”

At this point, nearly thirty Masters of Laws had sustained heavy injuries from both sides. This was the craziest phase in their endless war against humanity. They had never battled with such frequency and intensity before.

***

Su Yu had returned with his people yet again.

A few more had sustained heavy injuries. Su Yu did not pay much attention to them. He only needed them to stay alive. The extent of their injuries wasn’t too important. After all, these were all the pieces he intended to discard. They would leave with Human Emperor before long. He noted that many among the myriad races had suffered heavy injuries as well.

With a smile, he said, ”Will Immortal Pseudo Emperor be healing them? It will be too big a strain on his strength. Or he can opt to keep the heavily injured combatants behind to prevent more deaths.”

Everything would be worth it if draining Immortal Pseudo Emperor of his strength was the only thing they accomplished here.

Su Yu rubbed his chest as he recalled Divine Pseudo Emperor’s punch. He had to admit that Divine Pseudo Emperor was truly quite strong. With the support from his world, Su Yu was able to muster the strength of twenty daos. Even so, he was completely unable to gain any advantage in his fight against Divine Pseudo Emperor. In fact, Divine Pseudo Emperor managed to land a strike on him to break several of his bones. If it weren’t for the support of his world, Su Yu would not be a match for Divine Pseudo Emperor.

And suddenly, Su Yu roared again, ”Charge!”

Battle King and the others were losing their mind. Could Su Yu give them a moment to breathe? Who would fight like this in a war? Even knowing what Su Yu’s goal was, this was still too much for them to handle.

***

Boom!

As another battle erupted, Devil Pseudo Emperor and the others switched their strategy. All seven of their tier-ones stuck together, completely altering the situation on the battlefield. There were only four tier-ones on Su Yu’s side.

Battle King, the book spirit, King Yue, and Great Zhou King were forced to gather up and face the seven tier-ones, but they were being pushed back repeatedly. Noticing that things were getting bad for them, Su Yu shouted, ”Human Emperor!”

Far away, Human Emperor resisted the urge to roll his eyes. Why was Su Yu calling him repeatedly when he was just an empty shell at the moment? Despite his thoughts, he still released a powerful aura before charging forward again. The tier-ones of the myriad races gnashed their teeth in hesitation and annoyance.

Should they retreat? Or should they stay and test Human Emperor’s strength? With his body destroyed and sea of willpower damaged, just how much strength did he retain? Nobody knew.

Divine Pseudo Emperor transmitted to the others, ”Why don’t we give it a try?”

They should try to figure out the current strength of Human Emperor.

Of the seven, Nether Pseudo Emperor remained silent. He was completely uninterested in giving it a try. His injuries were too heavy. Previously, he had forcefully severed his dao and fused it into Su Yu’s world. If that was something one could recover from easily, Su Yu could have gotten a tier-one to do so repeatedly and step into the first tier in no time.

At the moment, Nether Pseudo Emperor’s actual combat strength was similar to Battle King even though he was a tier-two. Or to be precise, he was actually slightly weaker than Battle King.

The others had also suffered varying degrees of injuries. Noticing their hesitation, Immortal Pseudo Emperor ordered after a slight hesitation, ”Pull back for now.”

Helpless, Divine Pseudo Emperor could only watch as Su Yu withdrew to safety yet again.