Slaying Red Armor Astounds All Quarters

On the periphery. After sensing his surroundings for a moment and confirming no one was near, Su Yu dropped his disguise as a water person. That identity was too flashy, and far too many eyes were on it. Ceasing his innate skill, he soon assumed the appearance of Cui Lang. Though humans were also under scrutiny right now, it was still far better than being a water person. A human posing as a human was easy to explain away, whereas masquerading as a foreign race invited immense trouble. Posing as another human could be passed off as the special effect of a divine character, but impersonating another race involved far more than divine characters, exposing far too much. "I'm Cui Lang again!" Su Yu smiled. This was good. Even on the Heaven Hunting Ranking, he was listed as Cui Lang, which would greatly reduce suspicion. However, there were quite a few powerhouses gathered here! He had already sensed several at the Shanhai Realm. As for the Sun Moon Realm, he had not spotted any for the time being. Whether they hadn't arrived or were hiding far off, he couldn't tell. Or perhaps there were certain mutual constraints between Sun Moon experts? Or maybe Heaven-Severing Valley imposed some suppression on the Sun Moon Realm? He wasn't entirely clear on this yet. All he knew was that battles at the Sun Moon Realm rarely erupted around the Desire Sea Plain; most conflicts remained below that level. Of course, the formidable god and demon races were not to be trifled with. The peak warriors of those great clans at the Tengkong Realm could attain the physical might of ten thousand opened acupoints. As for the nine transformations of the Lingyun Realm, progress varied depending on one's cultivation method and chosen transformation treasures. A stronger individual might gain a fifty percent boost in strength with each change of origin qi across the nine transformations, while for a weaker cultivator, gaining five percent per transformation was entirely normal. Race, techniques, resources, and talent created colossal disparities even among those in the very same realm. The geniuses here were by no means weaklings. Had Red Armor truly been weak, that seventh-level Lingyun would never have withstood a single strike from Su Yu's hammer. And he had yet to see the geniuses on the Heaven Ranking; those monsters were bound to be even stronger. *Tianduo...* Su Yu made a rough estimate. If Tianduo had cultivated according to the absolute peak standards of the Primordial Demon Race, then at the seventh level of the Lingyun Realm, his physical strength might well exceed a hundred thousand acupoints. In any case, he was terrifyingly strong! Of course, he might not have reached that level yet. For instance, Tianduo had not necessarily completed all thirty-six body-temperings. Just because a technique allowed thirty-six temperings did not mean one could actually finish them all. Still, if it came down purely to physical might, Su Yu was definitely far inferior to him. From the looks of it, Tianduo was a warrior. If he was a warrior, his willpower would not be exceptionally strong, which meant Su Yu could still contend with him on that front. "Geniuses of the gods and demons!" In the guise of Cui Lang, Su Yu hastened back toward the area, sighing inwardly. Until one came to the All-Heavens Battlefield, one never realized how many powerhouses existed or how high the heavens truly were. Only here did one understand how difficult it was to fight across realms. Cultivators like Huang Teng only hunted Shanhai from weak races—given the chance, Su Yu could do that too. Slaying a Shanhai of the gods or demons was the true test of greatness. Come to think of it, had Bai Tianhao slain a Shanhai from the mighty god and demon races, or from some puny race? Nowadays, the gap between one Shanhai and another was like heaven and earth. If Bai Tianhao had killed a seventh-level Shanhai of the gods or demons, that would be absurdly formidable. Harboring these doubts, Su Yu put Bai Tianhao out of his mind. Before long, he drew near Heaven-Severing Valley once more. There were figures scattered around the perimeter, but none rashly probed him. Likewise, Su Yu refrained from probing others, maintaining an appearance of high vigilance. He had not looked closely at Heaven-Severing Valley earlier. Only now did he realize the entire canyon was shrouded in a vast blanket of white mist. The gorge stretched on endlessly, making it hard to believe it had been carved out by human hands. As for how deep it was, one couldn't tell from above. The chasm was enveloped in mist and blade qi, though people were visible in certain spots where the blade qi was thinner, allowing descent into the depths. Su Yu dared not test the other areas himself, so he tossed a stone down. The moment the stone fell, it blasted into fine powder with a sharp bang. In the distance, Tianduo's group was no longer shouting. They were busy making preparations, likely trying to figure out how to bypass the blade qi. Their main concern was whether Huang Teng might trigger a massive resurgence of the blade qi; otherwise, its current intensity was only lethal to those below the Tengkong Realm and posed limited danger to those above it. *What a splendid place for murder and plunder!* Su Yu peered into the great rift below, lost in the sea of white. Carrying out an assassination down there would be a prime choice, wouldn't it? Among the many gathered around, plenty were likely entertaining the same thought. If not for the threat of a blade qi eruption, some probably would have ventured inside already. The myriad races were hardly of one mind. The gods and demons were even less united—they merely presented a common front when targeting humanity. *** Farther away. Red Armor suddenly glanced toward Su Yu, his mechanical brow furrowing slightly. Su Yu had resumed Cui Lang's appearance, but had not shown himself brazenly; draped in a black robe, he looked slightly different from before. Yet as Red Armor peered over, a glint of golden light flared in his mechanical eyes, sweeping toward him. *Boom!* Su Yu shattered the beam of light, turned his head, and asked coldly, "Does my friend from the Xuan Armor race have some advice to offer?" "Are you human?" Unable to probe clearly, Red Armor said in a low voice, "Friend, are you of the human race?" At these words, numerous gazes swept over from the surroundings. Su Yu's willpower erupted, crushing every probing gaze into dust. "Whether I am or not has nothing to do with you, does it? Do you think aligning with the god race gives you license to do as you please? Are you looking for a fight?" Red Armor frowned, then abruptly shouted, "Cui Lang, drop the act! I recognize you!" "Cui Lang?" In an instant, gazes from all directions converged once more. The human expert who had just climbed to third on the Yellow Ranking? Cui Lang of the Great Ming Prefecture? The armamentsmith? The fellow who had killed Azure Armor of the Xuan Armor race? At these words, divine light burst from Tianduo's eyes in the distance. He looked over and barked, "Take off your hood!" A human genius! If they hadn't crossed paths, that would be one thing, but encountering one meant killing him if possible! Su Yu cursed inwardly. He was definitely going to slaughter this Red Armor! What a busybody! Over there, the white-haired An Mintian also looked toward Su Yu, stating coolly, "Friend, why not remove your hood and let us see? You surely understand the conflict between our three races. If you are not human, we will naturally apologize to you!" Su Yu replied coldly, "So many people here conceal their identities, yet you don't investigate them and insist on checking me. Do you take me for an easy target? The gods and demons may be strong, but you aren't the masters of the myriad realms. Are you itching to kill me?" Light flickered in An Mintian's eyes. Meanwhile, among the demons, a three-eyed demon opened his third eye to stare at Su Yu! Su Yu's willpower flared again, shattering the probe! Tianduo rose into the air, glaring coldly down at Su Yu. Su Yu sneered, pointed at Red Armor, and said, "I now suspect you're a human under that armor! Why don't you strip it off for me? Will you, or won't you? Tianduo, your goal is to kill Huang Teng, not pick fights. It was one thing to make an enemy of the Five Elements race earlier, but now you want to make an enemy of me too? Are you just a greenhorn who doesn't know a damn thing, itching for a beating? Target this one, target that one—do you want to end up as public enemy number one?" A cold glint flashed in Tianduo's eyes, and he said indifferently, "You have a point. I have no intention of making enemies needlessly. Regardless of whether you are Cui Lang, I only remind you: do not meddle, or else... you will die!" "Heh!" Su Yu chuckled. "Spare me the threats. One look and anyone can tell you're wet behind the ears. Killing out here doesn't require this nonsense. Threatening someone with death is a joke. If I could kill you, I'd turn around and take your head off with a blade right now... simple as that!" Tianduo swept another glance over him and looked around. Just as Su Yu said, there were plenty hiding their identities. If he forced a probe on Su Yu, what about the others? His objective was Huang Teng, not alienating a crowd of bystanders. Considering this, even if Tianduo suspected he might be human, he refrained from speaking further. On the All-Heavens Battlefield, feigning ignorance when appropriate was necessary to avoid losing sight of greater goals. Su Yu cursed inwardly once more, then turned to Red Armor, who was still glaring at him, and sneered, "You have plenty of nerve for a Xuan Armor fellow! Just you wait! Don't think clinging to the god race makes you untouchable. That goes for An Mintian of the god race, too—don't get too arrogant! The gods and demons don't rule supreme over the myriad realms. Be careful not to provoke an expert of some ancient clan and bring extermination upon your entire house!" What massive arrogance! An Mintian's brow furrowed slightly. Someone from an ancient clan? The atmosphere today was truly bizarre. Lunatics kept popping up one after another, each talking bigger than the last. This black-robed, masked fellow didn't seem particularly strong, yet he dared to threaten him. Beside him, Red Armor transmitted his voice: "Lord An, why don't I go test him? If he truly is that human, Cui Lang, please lend a hand and help me take him down!" He didn't care to argue any further, nor did he expect much from An Mintian. He planned to step forward and test the waters himself! If it really was Cui Lang, he would seize this chance to slay him! Once confirmed, An Mintian would strike, and so would the demons. An Mintian's eyes flickered, and he replied via transmission, "Very well, be careful. If he isn't Cui Lang and belongs to an ancient clan, withdraw as soon as you've tested him!" "Understood!" Red Armor gave his acknowledgment. He too wondered: could this really not be Cui Lang? Still, his intuition said it was him! Whether it was or not, he would find out by testing him. *** Meanwhile, Su Yu was already contemplating leaving. He was thoroughly annoyed. He was just too outstanding; no matter how he hid, he couldn't stay concealed, and whoever he disguised himself as got seen through. It defied all reason. The "Calamity" divine character pulsed slightly once more. Su Yu cursed inwardly! They weren't going to let this drop? Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Red Armor looking poised to make a move. Su Yu glanced at the great canyon before him, cursing under his breath. *You're courting death!* "Little fur ball, when I jump down later, invade his sea of will instantly. I'm going to butcher him!" This was pushing things too far! He hadn't even bothered with the fellow, focusing on dealing with the gods and demons, yet this Xuan Armor lackey didn't cherish having escaped with his life earlier! Heaven-Cleaving blade qi! Su Yu calculated that it wouldn't harm him much, and he might even borrow some of its momentum. But for now, he held back, lest he arouse suspicion—Cui Lang didn't know the Heaven-Cleaving Blade. "Come on then!" Su Yu gritted his teeth. If this bastard dared come, as long as An Mintian didn't step in personally, he would end him with a single hammer strike! Within his mind, divine characters converged, merging entirely into the Mind Expansion Hammer. A multiple divine character battle technique formed! The "Yin" divine character provided concealment, keeping others from recognizing it as a multiple divine character battle technique. His yang acupoints began to open halfway! If he couldn't kill others, could he not even kill this fool? Just try coming over! As for the danger... Huang Teng was fine, so Su Yu wasn't overly afraid. Could his own means be inferior to Huang Teng's? He would jump down, hide, and duck out of sight; the other party would have a hard time finding him. *If I really kill him, there will likely be a heaven-and-earth reward, and not a small one either. If it's Heaven Yuan Qi or the like, I'll abandon it! If it's something else that won't take too much time, I'll snatch it and run!* Su Yu had calculated everything. The "Calamity" divine character continued to thrum, growing increasingly intense. This character was exceedingly sharp at sensing danger. At times, it resembled the premonitions of a Sun Moon expert; whenever someone harbored murderous intent toward him, it would pulse with warning. While the "Calamity" divine character seemed unassuming, it had aided Su Yu immensely. Several of his narrow escapes were owed to its early warnings, making it more reliable than any sensing jade. Su Yu made every preparation! He harbored deep irritation toward Red Armor. Damn it all, he had wanted to kill the fellow on his very first day here. As for exposing his strength... what was there to fear? It would be attributed to Cui Lang anyway, not himself. That only made it more thrilling! *** In the distance, a spear materialized silently in Red Armor's grip. He watched the black-robed figure for a moment. The fellow seemed to be examining the great canyon, bold beyond measure, entirely unconcerned despite having just provoked the gods and demons. *An ancient clan?* *Should I go all out?* *Or test him first?* Red Armor hesitated. If he struck with full force and killed him, only to discover the man wasn't Cui Lang but some ancient clan scion... he would be in deep trouble. *A probing strike first, then.* Having decided, Red Armor closed the distance between them, intending merely to test the waters. Meanwhile, Su Yu was still tossing stones down to gauge the blade qi's strength, appearing completely unconcerned about an ambush. Just then, the void rippled. Red Armor's speed erupted! A long spear, carrying an overwhelmingly fierce baleful aura, thrust straight toward Su Yu's back! "Red Armor made a move!" "I knew it!" "That fellow is an idiot. His strength looks mediocre, yet he dared provoke a powerhouse..." Whispers broke out instantly. After Su Yu's confrontation with them earlier, onlookers had guessed Red Armor would likely strike. Geniuses were proud and unyielding; after being provoked like that, whether the man was Cui Lang or not, Red Armor was bound to test him. Only this fool in black thought no one would dare lay a hand on him. Never mind him—even if a god or demon were caught alone, they would be slaughtered without hesitation. Amid the buzzing transmissions, Su Yu whipped around in apparent alarm and fury, roaring, "How dare you!" Red Armor didn't care what he shouted! Whether he was Cui Lang or not would be revealed in an instant. "Bastard..." Su Yu cursed again, looking taken aback. In the next moment, he leaped toward the great canyon, snarling, "Just you wait!" *Buzz!* The spear thrust toward him. Red Armor hesitated briefly. *Jumping into Heaven-Severing Valley? Is he outmatched, or does he simply want to avoid exposing himself?* Whatever the reason, having attacked, there was no room for second thoughts. His figure tore through the void. The blood-red sheen on his armor deepened, and the baleful aura on his spear surged as he thrust fiercely toward the descending Su Yu once more! From every direction, the gathered powerhouses watched closely. Right then, Su Yu roared, "Behold my God-Slaying Hammer!" *Boom!* A massive hammer manifested! "It really is you!" Red Armor's baleful aura boiled over. It was indeed this bastard! He knew this hammer all too well—and had tasted its power before! At this moment, he cast aside all hesitation, his origin qi detonating to its peak. With a thunderous boom, the surge rattled the hammer descending from above. And at that precise instant, the little fur ball crouched upon the hammer vanished without a trace. Red Armor's origin qi flared, holding off the enormous hammer. He sneered inwardly! He had clashed with Cui Lang before and understood this giant hammer. So long as his origin qi remained potent, the hammer wouldn't easily jar him. Dividing his attention to hold off the hammer, he thrust his spear toward Su Yu. In the distance, An Mintian and Tianduo both reacted, rushing toward the scene. Now that it was confirmed to be a human genius, he wasn't leaving alive! With Red Armor stalling him to prevent him from vanishing into Heaven-Severing Valley, the fellow had nowhere to run. Yet at the very instant the two took off, Red Armor's sea of will trembled slightly. Red Armor was startled. *What is that?* Before the thought could finish, an excruciating agony sent violent spasms through his sea of will. Inside, the little fur ball found no divine characters; the fellow was not a Civilization Master. Disappointed, the little fur ball sank its teeth viciously into the barrier of the sea of will. Red Armor's willpower had never been strong, and the little fur ball was now an ancient creature at the Lingyun Realm. In a single bite, half the sea of will was ripped to shreds! Overwhelmed by agonizing torment, Red Armor was thrown into dazed confusion. And in that very instant, the giant hammer he had been holding at bay unleashed an overwhelming power. *Boom!* With a crushing blow, his entire sea of will shattered instantly, disintegrating completely. The little fur ball hitched itself back onto the hammer in the same breath. Su Yu whipped around, seized the spear with one hand, and formed a claw with the other. A screeching rasp rang out, followed by a wet tear as he thrust his claw clean through Red Armor's chest. A black iron plate resembling a heart was ripped into Su Yu's grasp. With a resounding pop, Su Yu crushed it to pieces. Having killed Azure Armor and studied the Xuan Armor race, he knew that even with a destroyed sea of will, they might not perish. By crushing the heart while obliterating the sea of will, he ensured certain death! *Bang!* Amid the resounding blast, a cloud descended, dropping into Su Yu's sea of will where a divine character materialized. The instant it appeared... *bang!* It was shattered by the golden booklet. Su Yu cursed internally! *Damn it all!* It had been smashed to pieces! This wasn't a human divine character, but one of a foreign race. Even so, the shattered character left behind a potent resonance that dispersed through his sea of will. *A heaven-and-earth divine character!* Su Yu raged inwardly. It had been smashed just like that, before he could even see what character it was. There was no time to ponder. Grabbing Red Armor's corpse—which still bore an expression of utter disbelief in death—he stowed it into his storage ring and plunged straight down into Heaven-Severing Valley. Veiled by the dense white mist and blade qi, he vanished from sight in the blink of an eye. Less than a second after his disappearance, Tianduo and An Mintian arrived. *Buzz!* An Mintian slashed downward with a sword ray! A deafening explosion rang out as blade qi clashed with sword qi. An Mintian was repelled several paces, his gaze turning grim. Beside him, Tianduo was equally stunned, the flame crest between his brows burning a deeper crimson. Both the god and the demon possessed inhuman, striking looks. Then again, neither was human to begin with! Both wore sullen expressions. All around, the idle chatter of onlookers cut off abruptly! *Holy shit!* *Dead?* *Just like that?* A genius of the Xuan Armor race! An expert on the Profound Ranking, dead in an instant? A heaven-and-earth reward had already descended, meaning he was undeniably, irreversibly dead—there was no room for doubt or hope that he had survived. At that moment, the other Xuan Armor experts in the distance were dumbfounded. Dead? Slain by Cui Lang? They had seen practically nothing—only Red Armor lunging forward, and then... nothing more. A hammer fell, Red Armor seemed to freeze in a daze without moving, and Cui Lang countered with a single strike, ripping out his heart and crushing it to powder... That was it! He had been killed! In the sky above, a small golden dragon stared with wide, stunned eyes. *Holy crap!* *Dead? Red Armor was killed just like that?* It swallowed involuntarily. In the next moment, it swooped down with a reverberating dragon roar. *Boom!* It began slaughtering the remaining Xuan Armor experts! An Mintian's eyes turned frosty. Just as he prepared to turn back and intervene, the golden dragon roared, "Is the god race going to provoke my dragon race for the sake of these useless wretches? An Mintian, I gave you face once. If you dare interfere again, once this dragon leaves, I will definitely take revenge on you next time!" Red Armor was dead! An Mintian looked grim. Hearing the golden dragon's threat, his gaze turned even colder. "You take revenge on me? Then I'll kill you first!" When had the god race ever feared revenge? Just as he was about to strike, a massive white dragon materialized in the sky, glaring down with cold, colossal eyes at An Mintian. "An Mintian, are you refusing the face given to you? Try laying a hand on him!" "Long Zhan of the Sky Dragon race!" Someone cried out softly. A powerhouse genius of the Sky Dragon race had arrived! Long Zhan was only at the first level of the Shanhai Realm, slightly stronger than the golden dragon and a level below An Mintian, yet he carried an overbearing aura. His dragon eyes glared down at An Mintian; the Sky Dragon race was on par with the Primordial God Race. An Mintian belonged only to the Ice Snow God race, and in a true fight, he might not necessarily defeat Long Zhan. An Mintian's expression shifted slightly. Frost and snow blanketed the ground within a hundred meters, baleful energy surging as he stared at Long Zhan for a long moment before uttering coldly, "Long Zhan... very well!" "Better than you!" Long Zhan swiftly shifted into a white-robed youth with white hair, clad entirely in white, much like An Mintian. Meanwhile, the little golden dragon was on a rampage against the remaining Xuan Armor experts! In the blink of an eye, five or six armored warriors were torn apart. The survivors scattered and fled frantically. The little golden dragon, bearing a deep grudge, gave chase. No one called out to stop it. The fleeing Xuan Armor warriors no longer hoped to all survive; some leaped straight into Heaven-Severing Valley, their armor tearing apart under the lacerating blade qi. Yet at this moment, no one paid them any heed. Death was death! When was there ever a lack of deaths on the All-Heavens Battlefield? What shocked everyone far more was that Cui Lang had slain Red Armor in an instant! Someone immediately pulled out a sub-ranking of the Heaven Hunting Ranking... and witnessed the change in the next moment. "Profound Ranking, 18th place: Cui Lang, genius of the Great Ming Prefecture, Human race..." His combat record remained unchanged—still slaying a seventh-level Lingyun. Yet he had shot from third on the Yellow Ranking straight onto the Profound Ranking, leaping directly to 18th place. There were 360 on the Yellow Ranking, 180 on the Profound Ranking, 72 on the Earth Ranking, and only 18 on the Heaven Ranking. Across all four rankings, there were a total of 530 geniuses. And in this single instant, Cui Lang had jumped countless ranks. Silence fell! It was confirmed: Cui Lang had done the deed. "Just now... what was that hammer?" "The God-Slaying Hammer?" "When did the human race possess such a terrifying divine technique?" "..." The crowd was stunned. In that split second, a single hammer strike had left Red Armor dazed. His sea of will had likely been breached. While the Xuan Armor were not Civilization Masters, their seas of will weren't supposed to be so fragile. Setting willpower aside, his origin qi was exceptionally robust, capable of deflecting willpower assaults. Yet he had failed to block it and was smashed to death by a single hammer. "That was the *Mind Expansion Hammer*! A technique created by the son of the Great Xia Civilization Academy's fourth-generation headmaster..." Someone more knowledgeable spoke up. Regardless of how much they understood, everyone was profoundly shaken. A first-level Lingyun! Hammering Red Armor, a genius of the Xuan Armor race, to death with a single strike! The Xuan Armor race was, after all, among the top one hundred races, wasn't it? Beaten to death just like that? Red Armor's death felt far too effortless, leaving everyone incredulous that a genius powerhouse had been finished off so casually. "Could Red Armor have been too weak?" "Nonsense!" Someone spat in response. Weak? Did they think many listed on the four Heaven Hunting rankings were truly weak? Anyone on the rankings had come to the All-Heavens Battlefield to fight and slaughter. If you didn't fight on the front lines, the Heaven Hunting Pavilion wouldn't even bother gathering your aura; no matter how strong or talented you were, you wouldn't make the list. Only those on the front lines drew their attention. Su Yu had been the same—only after slaying that fellow from the Shadow race was he noticed by the Heaven Hunting Pavilion, who then gathered his aura and entered him into the ranking. Red Armor had earned a spot on the ranking, and a high one at that, as a genius of the Profound Ranking. He had slain ninth-level Lingyun opponents across minor realms—could that be called weak? It was simply that having him killed in an instant was something no one could easily accept! Both Tianduo and An Mintian fell silent. Ignoring Long Zhan and the golden dragon hunting down the Xuan Armor warriors, both stood in quiet contemplation. A human genius! Right before their eyes, under their very noses, he had completed a cross-realm assassination and eliminated Red Armor in a single blow. Not far off, the little golden dragon slaughtered for a bit longer. Except for the two who had jumped into Heaven-Severing Valley, it had wiped out the rest. It did not shift into human form, remaining as a dragon. A strange look gleamed in its large eyes as it glared at An Mintian with thick murderous intent. *I hold grudges!* That bastard had slashed it with a sword, nearly severing its tail, which had yet to heal. It would settle the score sooner or later. Of course, since it couldn't win right now, it kept quiet. It was just bewildered—how on earth had that human pulled it off? Was Red Armor strong? Of course he was. If he wasn't, how could he have dared target a golden dragon? Yet both the formidable Red Armor and Azure Armor, two geniuses on the Heaven Hunting Ranking, had been slain. Out of only 530 geniuses on the entire ranking, Cui Lang had killed two! The Xuan Armor race had only two members on the list to begin with, which already made them a powerful race. Out of tens of thousands of races, having two on the rankings was plenty impressive. And now... both were gone. If the Xuan Armor race found out, they would likely go mad. Who knew if their experts were already hurrying over? A powerhouse from their clan was reportedly stationed in Tianmie City. Silence continued to reign across the surroundings. Red Armor's death left everyone in disbelief. It wasn't that geniuses had never died before; the crux was that he had died right under their eyes, swiftly and effortlessly. It was far too shocking! "That heaven-and-earth reward earlier... looked like a divine character, didn't it?" "It seemed like it!" "A heaven-and-earth divine character!" "Slaying Red Armor grants a heaven-and-earth divine character?" "That's because Cui Lang's cultivation is low—a first-level Lingyun killing Red Armor earned such a reward." "When did the human Great Ming Prefecture produce such a monstrous genius?" "Isn't the Great Ming Prefecture supposed to be very weak?" "..." Murmurs broke out again. If he had hailed from the Great Xia Prefecture, the Great Qin Prefecture, or even the Great Zhou or Great Shang Prefectures... well, anywhere other than Great Ming, people might have accepted it. But knowing he was from Great Ming made it hard to swallow. Most crucially, Cui Lang's primary profession was not Civilization Master, but armamentsmith. "I heard... this Cui Lang is on the verge of becoming an Earth armamentsmith..." "An Earth armamentsmith? At his age? Was his ranking on the Heaven Hunting Ranking set too low?" "He hasn't forged an Earth armament yet, has he? If he manages to forge one on the All-Heavens Battlefield, they'll likely capture the deed and raise his rank again. For now, it's just talk—Cui Lang has been on the ranking for only a few days." "True enough!" "..." *** While chatter buzzed on all sides, Su Yu had already slipped deep into Heaven-Severing Valley, fleeing rapidly out of fear that pursuers might follow him down. As for killing Red Armor—dead was dead. He had come here specifically to slaughter the myriad races! "Little fur ball, good job... but if you dare keep absorbing it, I'll wring your neck!" Su Yu transmitted his voice into his sea of will. Damn it, he simply hadn't had the time to absorb it, yet this little bastard seized the moment. After the heaven-and-earth divine character was shattered, Su Yu had to flee, while this glutton immediately started gorging. The rich resonance and willpower of the divine character, though inferior to the Sun Moon divine characters he had absorbed previously, felt substantial enough that three to five of them would equal one of those. That meant killing three to five individuals was equivalent to gaining a Sun Moon divine character! It was far simpler than hunting Sun Moon experts. No wonder everyone loved killing; he was growing rather fond of it himself. Su Yu absorbed the energy as he ran; if he delayed any longer, the little fur ball would finish it off. At present, he focused on advancing the "Change" divine character, hoping to push it to the fourth tier to bolster his concealment. He had realized his stealth was truly abysmal—any phantom or demon could spot him. Even that weak Red Armor had managed to see through him. He completely forgot that during their first clash, he had considered Red Armor quite formidable. Once dead by his hand, the fellow was naturally classified as weak. *Heh heh... not a bad reward!* Su Yu was in good spirits. Furthermore, he had made off with Red Armor's corpse, which felt like prime forging material. *The Xuan Armor race... if an Invincible of theirs is slain, one could probably forge a peak Heaven rank armor out of him!* *The armamentsmiths of the myriad races are truly useless. Why doesn't King Tianzhu target the Xuan Armor race? Slaying one could easily produce a divine weapon!* Su Yu mused silently. This race was practically born to be forging material. Since they had offended him anyway, if he wished to craft an Earth armament armor, he might have to rely on them. Slaying a few more—preferably some Shanhai—should make forging an Earth armament effortless. As expected, his claim of coming here to gather materials had been the honest truth; the Xuan Armor race was the finest material of all. He, Su Yu, truly never lied! And even if a lie was told... that was Cui Lang speaking. What did it have to do with Su Yu?