Tribulation of Myriad Races

Inside Human Emperor’s world.

Human Emperor was busy compressing his world. Empyrean Cloud had insisted that he shouldn’t expand his world, but he didn’t really care. Did they not understand that compression was the path toward further refinement?

He was also in the middle of digesting all his recent gains. Out of nowhere, his crisis sense started tingling. He was alarmed. And then, he looked toward the other world nearby. Was that little shit scheming against him? What was going on?

How had he provoked that little shit this time? He wasn’t even expanding his world anymore. Shouldn’t that kid be recuperating right now? Why was that kid thinking of him in the middle of recuperation?

Human Emperor shivered slightly. Was that kid thinking of him while resting? No way, right?

Just then, Su Yu’s voice rang out with a slightly seductive tone, ”Human Emperor, let’s have a chat.”

”...”

Chat his ass!

Human Emperor shut his eyes and ignored Su Yu.

”Come on!”

Su Yu’s voice rang out again.

Human Emperor opened his eyes and grumbled, ”I’m going to move elsewhere!”

He couldn’t stay here anymore. That little shit’s world was surrounding his world on all sides. Was he still a proper Creator? His world felt more like a miniature world inside Su Yu’s world. This was too annoying.

”Come on, let’s chat.”

What a headache. Su Yu seemed normal most of the time. Why would he be so crazy when he was out of the public eye? What was the little shit plotting this time?

Helpless, Human Emperor vanished with a flicker.

***

Shortly after, Human Emperor appeared near Su Yu.

Su Yu stood there with a wide smile on his face.

Lan Tian stood beside him.

Su Yu said, ”Lan Tian, attend to His Majesty.”

Instantly, Lan Tian transformed into an enchanting beauty. With a wave of his hand, a tea table appeared. Next, he reached out and dragged a little girl out of thin air before plucking a few strands of hair from the puzzled tea plant. Noticing the confused gaze of the little girl, Lan Tian flashed an enchanting smile and said, ”Your big sister is entertaining someone.”

”Oh.”

The tea plant nodded and vanished again. The plucked hair transformed into tea leaves. With these tea leaves, Lan Tian started brewing tea. Meanwhile, Human Emperor sat expressionlessly.

Done with brewing tea, Lan Tian started giving Human Emperor a shoulder massage.

Human Emperor did not stop it. He merely lifted the teacup and took a sip helplessly before saying, ”Just say it. What do you want from me?”

Were they seriously playing this game with him?

Who was he? He was Xing Yu, someone who had dominated the Myriad Realms for countless years. What had he not experienced before? This was nothing.

Su Yu was all smiles as he said, ”I have an idea.”

”...”

Human Emperor sighed, ”Are we attacking the three gates now?”

Was he so crazy? They had yet to even recover!

”No.” Su Yu laughed, ”It’s a small matter. Attacking the three gates is far bigger than that. I’m only here for something minor. It’s related to Lan Tian.”

Oh.

It must be something minor, then. Nothing else could be a big deal for the great Human Emperor.

Su Yu continued, ”Your Majesty, you noticed Lan Tian’s current state, right?”

Human Emperor looked at Lan Tian and nodded, ”Yes. Do you need me to help fuse all his clones together?”

Human Emperor frowned, ”That won’t be easy. This isn’t something I can actually influence. He has to rely on himself for this. He has to be the one to eliminate the various different minds and unify everything.”

Lan Tian was essentially suffering from a serious case of split-personality disorder.

Human Emperor did not think that this was the right state for one to stay in. If he could help, he would naturally be willing to help. Unfortunately, this wasn’t something an outsider could help with.

Su Yu laughed, ”No, not at all. There is no need for him to eliminate all those minds. Apart from the numerous thoughts in his mind, he is perfectly normal. What is there to fix?”

”...”

Human Emperor sighed. Sure enough, a madman was normal in the eyes of other madmen. With that, Human Emperor appointed himself the savior that would help them recover in the future.

”Your Majesty, let’s get straight to business. I’m here today to help Lan Tian with his creation.”

”Huh?” Human Emperor blinked. He raised his brow and said, ”Right...wait, he’s actually quite a suitable candidate to attempt creation. With his countless clones and daos, he has a high chance of succeeding. But will he be able to stabilize the world?”

”Yes.” Su Yu nodded, ”In fact, Lan Tian was the one who had used himself as the test subject to help with the stabilization of my world. Since he’s doing it for himself, it should come even easier to him.”

Human Emperor laughed, ”Well, I will naturally help with this. What can I do to help?”

”It’s very simple.” Su Yu grinned, ”Daoist Lan Tian does not wish to create a regular world. That’s so boring. He wishes to conceive a child for the River of Time and the Myriad Realms.”

”...”

Screw that!

Human Emperor felt like coughing blood. Was this kid listening to himself?

Su Yu smiled and continued, ”He’ll be doing something Your Majesty is very familiar with. Your Majesty’s world is currently inside my world, and Culture King’s world is currently inside the Myriad Realms. Daoist Lan Tian wishes to do something similar, but with a unique twist.

”He wishes to pioneer a dao per realm, connect with all the daos of the Myriad Realms, and become the protector of all life. He will be creating an All-life World.”

Human Emperor thought about it for a split second before staring at Lan Tian with shock.

Facing Human Emperor’s gaze, Lan Tian smiled bashfully and said, ”Big Brother Human Emperor...”

Human Emperor shivered. No, just no. His eyes flickered as he said, ”Are you saying that you wish to connect all the realms in the Myriad Realms and create another Myriad Realms within the Myriad Realms?”

This was too shocking. Lan Tian was basically trying to be the second Master of Time. Or to be precise, he was trying to be the child of Master of Time.

Lan Tian smiled, ”Yes, but I need Big Brother Human Emperor’s help with this.”

Human Emperor looked at Su Yu speechlessly before looking down at the teacup in his hand. He didn’t feel like drinking anymore. He finally understood what Su Yu was asking of him. He said, ”Why are you giving me such a troublesome task just for a cup of tea?”

Su Yu laughed, ”Your Majesty, don’t you cultivate the dao of responsibility? Responsibility, enlightenment, and shelter. Is Lan Tian not your subject as well?”

”...”

Human Emperor smiled helplessly before saying, ”Truly brazen.”

It was unknown if he was talking about Su Yu or Lan Tian.

Su Yu was actually allowing Lan Tian to leave his world and create a new world. He was even asking for Human Emperor’s help. To get two Creators to help a madman with his creation. What could be more brazen than this?

Human Emperor couldn’t resist saying, ”You can actually try having him connect to the myriad daos to further strengthen your world.”

That seemed simple.

But that would massively benefit Su Yu.

However, Su Yu merely laughed and said, ”But that would be so boring. To cultivate the dao, you need fellow daoists to walk alongside you. This path is too lonely to walk alone. Sure, having all these people fuse with my world has helped me greatly. But it also has its disadvantages. My friends have all turned into subordinates. My teachers have turned into subordinates. This isn’t right.

”I don’t mind everyone joining my world, but at the end of the day, this is my world. It is both good and bad. For those without sufficient talent or luck, this is a blessing. This is their path to power. But for the monstrous geniuses, this is a disaster.”

To cultivate the dao, and fellow daoists...

Human Emperor thought about it and nodded, ”Yes, you have sharp insights. And you’re right. Cultivation is a lifelong endeavour, and it is a lonely path to walk. Without a few friends and people to discuss the dao with, you will be tortured by loneliness.”

He looked at Lan Tian and smiled, ”You’re both lucky and unlucky.”

Human Emperor couldn’t say for sure which was the actual case.

This was a genius who had been driven to insanity by the era. But the insanity was also the very thing that had brought this genius to the verge of creation. Furthermore, there was another insane individual on the side waiting to help him.

And that insane individual was even recruiting help for that endeavour.

After more thought, Human Emperor said, ”Let’s try. This is a good opportunity for me to get some practice. I am now a world spirit, so I need to further perfect the daos in my world. This is my chance to review what I already know and learn something new.

”The realms of the Myriad Realms...most of their creators are probably inside the Heaven Gate right now. Many might still be alive, and they might have some contingencies left in their realms. Even their daos might still be left out there. Otherwise, the suppressive force of these realms should have vanished long ago.

”These powerhouses should have left some of their dao essence behind before they were sealed away back then. The day they return, they can complete the unification of yin and yang to instantly grow stronger. As such, Daoist Lan Tian’s creation might also be an opportunity for us to do something about this.”

Lan Tian had mentioned the same earlier.

Su Yu smiled, ”Sure. In that case, let’s not waste time and start now, Your Majesty.”

Human Emperor was left completely speechless.

Why the rush?

Human Emperor asked, ”Do you have a plan in place?”

Lan Tian grinned and said, ”Yes. Dig a myriad holes, connect with a myriad daos, and connect the myriad daos with the Heavenly Hunt Index, also known as the Myriad Art Catalog. With the Myriad Art Catalog as the core, I will build a world within a world.”

Human Emperor said, ”Wen Number Two’s Myriad Art Catalog is actually quite a powerful treasure. But it might not be sufficient to bear this burden. It is fixed in quality. Upgrades are almost impossible.”

Human Emperor and Su Yu were different. One used the Human Emperor’s seal, and the other used the human lord’s token. Both were powerful and capable of constant growth.

Human Emperor continued, ”The Myriad Art Catalog isn’t bad, but it lacks potential. You might not mind it now, and it might even be enough until you’re a tier-one. After all, Wen Number Two is quite impressive himself. But surpassing tier-one will be almost impossible with the Myriad Art Catalog as the core of your world.”

Su Yu asked doubtfully, ”Your Majesty, do you have a better treasure to offer?”

”...”

He knew it! He knew this little shit was eyeing his treasure! But he was truly broke!

Thus, Human Emperor answered, ”So be it. Just use it for now. The moment the three gates open, we’ll have access to more treasures. Ignoring everything else, the three gates themselves were supreme treasures as well. If you get desperate enough, just cut one of them apart and use it as the new foundation. It will still grant you unlimited potential.”

Impressive.

Human Emperor was so arrogant that even Su Yu was astonished.

Incredible.

This guy was already thinking of cutting the gates apart and using them as treasures.

As usual, Lan Tian took the chance to ask for more, ”Thank you for the three gates, Big Brother Human Emperor.”

”...”

Did he say that?

Human Emperor was left speechless. After a long silence, he recovered and said, ”Let’s set that aside for now. Are we doing it now? Good thing the Master of Time is gone or we’ll all be beaten to death.”

This was so crazy.

Su Yu merely grinned.

”Let’s do it.”

And thus, the three vanished.