Boss Statue's Little Tricks

Su Yu was completely unaware of the conversation between the stone statue and Wan Tiansheng. At this moment, he felt he had gained tremendous face. He turned to Wan Tiansheng with a proud, smug expression, as if to say: *See that?* *Told you! Boss Statue and I are tight.* *A walk in the park!* *That's what you call real prestige, real respect!* *Just like that, Boss Statue agreed on the spot!* Wan Tiansheng said nothing more. Since the stone statue had agreed, nothing serious would happen in the ancient city. Grabbing Su Yu, Wan Tiansheng stepped into the River of Time once more, swiftly retracing their steps back to reality. Behind them, the faint voice of the stone statue drifted through the void: "Lacking a future does not mean lacking hope. Young friend, if you survive the present, the future may not matter so much!" "Thank you for your guidance, Senior!" Wan Tiansheng bowed slightly in gratitude. Su Yu saw and heard none of this. With an easygoing smile, Wan Tiansheng gripped Su Yu and vanished beyond the ancient city into the River of Time. "Alas!" A soft sigh rippled through time. …… Moments later, Su Yu and Wan Tiansheng returned. At the same time, inside the ancient city, the stone statue opened its eyes. New memories had settled into its mind. Recalling something, it stared out into the endless void and sank into deep thought. Su Yu had asked for a favor, and it had agreed, right? Help out? Trouble? Solve trouble? Understood! Of course, everything had to abide by the rules. The ancient rules were the bottom line. For instance, only if someone provoked or caused trouble could it stand up for the city lord. And if it did step in, the best way to resolve trouble was naturally to eliminate the opposition. The stone statue pondered extensively. *Make sure everyone knows Su Yu is still inside the city—that was the idea, wasn't it?* It cast its gaze outside the city, peering far into the distance. Time drifted past; it seemed to glimpse what would happen next, and who would come looking for trouble. The stone statue began to wait patiently. Meanwhile, the Heaven Hunting Pavilion moved swiftly. The Disciplinary Elder had petitioned headquarters to verify Xuan Jiu's identity, and the pavilion was eager to confirm it and ensure Xuan Jiu was not Su Yu. While some thought it impossible for him to be Su Yu, precautions were still necessary. Xuan Jiu possessed immense strength, boldness, and great competence. Though unhinged, an unhinged figure was precisely what the Heaven Hunting Pavilion needed. Xuan Jiu had the potential to become an elder or rise even higher; they had to ensure he was not someone compromised. Before long, a Faceless accompanied by several pavilion members arrived outside the ancient city. The Faceless Elder looked at one of the Black Masks and instructed, "Go probe the situation. If Su Yu does not appear or respond, leave the city immediately!" "Understood!" The Black Mask quickly entered the city, navigated through the districts, and arrived outside the City Lord Manor. Standing before the gates, the Black Mask felt rather nervous, yet called out in a loud voice, "City Lord Su Yu! The Heaven Hunting Pavilion wishes to discuss matters with you. Please come forth to meet with us!" "City Lord Su, if you hear this, please step out for an audience!" As the Black Mask shouted, several powerhouses in the city took notice and stepped out of their houses. Naturally, they only watched with cold indifference. In particular, the Sun Moons who had recently converted into residents looked on coldly. *Does the Heaven Hunting Pavilion have nothing better to do? What the hell could they possibly have to discuss with Su Yu?* After shouting for a while without receiving a response, the Black Mask grew increasingly anxious. Hesitating briefly, he called out once more, "City Lord Su, your father is in our hands! If you do not come out—" "Insolent! How dare you provoke this venerable one!" Accompanied by a thunderous roar, the ancient city shook violently. A streak of dark light shot forth with a piercing hiss, instantly blowing the Black Mask to smithereens! Simultaneously, a shadowy figure blurred outward, appearing outside the ancient city in an instant, and threw a punch! *Boom!* A world-shaking blast erupted, tearing a void fissure right where the Faceless Elder and his companions had been standing. With that single strike, everyone except the Faceless Elder perished instantly. Even the Faceless Elder coughed up blood that scattered across the Sea of Stars. In the next instant, a furious shout rang out to the heavens: "Heaven Hunting Pavilion, what insolence! How dare you bully me, Su Yu! I beseech the ancient venerable stone to leave the city! I beseech the venerable stones of the Thirty-Six Sacred Cities to lend their aid!" The moment the words fell, a stone statue floated into the sky and threw a punch! *Rumble!* Under the shocked gazes of countless residents, the punch shattered the void as it burst out of the city. The Faceless Elder's expression warped in horror. Before he could utter a single word, a deafening blast tore through him—his physical body completely disintegrated, and his sea of will was obliterated along with it! A full moon plunged to ruin! Inside the city, doors slammed shut in an instant. Countless people stood stunned, paralyzed with terror. *What the hell just happened now?* *And has the Heaven Hunting Pavilion lost its mind?* *Did they have nothing better to do?* *Why go out of their way to provoke Su Yu?* *An elder at the late stage of the Sun Moon Realm, slaughtered just like that?* And that wasn't all. At that very moment, the void shuddered. Projected forms of ancient stone statues materialized one after another, and phantoms of ancient sacred cities loomed, blotting out the sky. Thirty-five stone statues turned to look at the statue in the city. Inside the city, Xinghong pondered for a second and transmitted his voice: "My city's lord requested aid... He is my chosen lord. To bully my city lord is to bully me..." The thirty-five stone statues stared at him blankly. Among them, Tianmie was utterly dumbfounded. Even though this was only a projection, he performed a quick temporal traceback to see what had happened, leaving him completely flabbergasted. "You... you... for a city lord who knows how many generations removed... you called us here to back you up?" *Holy shit!* *Is Xinghong out of his mind?* *Has he gone insane?* *Has the death qi corroded his brain to mush?* Xinghong ignored him and said flatly, "One punch each. Break the void, locate the Heaven Hunting Pavilion headquarters, and blow them to pieces!" "……" All the statues turned completely to stone. Xinghong added, "No need to locate anything else. Where the Heaven Hunting Ranking resides is where their headquarters lies. Everyone, strike!" They might not be able to find the Heaven Hunting Pavilion headquarters directly, but finding the master Heaven Hunting Ranking was within their power. Because they knew its aura and its form. The group of statues remained petrified. Xinghong said no more. In the next instant, he threw a punch, shattering the void! The thirty-five statues stared in stupor. After a moment, each of them unleashed a punch as well. In the next breath, every single statue vanished. Xinghong had completely lost his marbles. *Time to leave! The Sacred City Alliance isn't meant to be used like this!* *Lunatic!* The crowd of statues came fast and left just as quickly! Moments later, an earth-shattering boom reverberated across the realms! At this moment, countless people saw the firmament tear wide open! Countless stars glittered! In the endless void, an unimaginably colossal palace drifted silently. At that instant, thirty-six gigantic fists crashed down toward the palace. As they struck, the booming voice of a stone statue echoed alongside them: "Impudent fools! How dare you provoke the lord of our sacred city! You deserve death!" *Boom!* From within the ancient palace, six Invincible powerhouses soared into the air, unleashing their might in unison. *Rumble!* The endless void convulsed! The thirty-six fists descended across vast distances, while the six Invincibles resisted in their true physical forms. The heavens changed color! A deafening roar split the sky, and in the blink of an eye, the massive fists vanished. The radiance of the six Invincibles—normally as dazzling as blazing suns—dimmed significantly. One Invincible shouted in shock and fury, "Thirty-Six Sacred Cities... what are you doing?!" What had happened? What was going on? *Holy shit!* The headquarters of the Heaven Hunting Pavilion had actually been attacked by thirty-six ancient stone statues! In the next second, they had no time to dwell on it. Panic-stricken, the six Invincibles channeled their power to push the ancient palace, tearing through the void to flee. *Run!* *Damn it, this is a disaster!* The Heaven Hunting Pavilion's mystique lay entirely in its elusive location, the unknown movements of its Invincibles, and its untraceable headquarters. Now, the endless void had been blown wide open by thirty-six stone statues, exposing their location. If they didn't run now, were they supposed to wait around to die? *Run!* The Invincibles pushed the grand palace in a desperate escape. Meanwhile, within the endless void, Invincible powerhouses rushed toward the disturbance, some opening the River of Time to hasten their journey. Others simply tore open the void to arrive! From the human race, King Daqin and King Daxia arrived in person. From the god race, several divine kings tore through the void. Demons, immortals, dragons, the Nether race, the Tianyuan race... In the blink of an eye, over twenty powerful Invincibles arrived, either by tearing through the void or traversing the River of Time. No one spoke! Instead, they swept the void, searching for the Heaven Hunting Pavilion's headquarters. Beams of divine light ignited across the empty space. It wasn't that the myriad races couldn't do anything to the Heaven Hunting Pavilion under normal circumstances—the organization was thoroughly despised. But the trouble was that it could not be tracked or pinpointed. Today, for whatever reason, those fools had provoked the ancient stone statues and had their location punched out into the open. If they could catch them right now, they would wipe them out then and there! Invincible after Invincible swept the area. Soon, a sense of disappointment set in. The pavilion had run remarkably fast; it was gone once more. However, they had confirmed at least one thing: the headquarters had been drifting endlessly within the void all along. Furthermore, they gained accurate intelligence regarding their strength: they truly had Invincibles, and quite a few of them. A full six Invincibles had appeared, likely representing all the Invincibles stationed at their headquarters. Outsiders had long speculated that the Heaven Hunting Pavilion possessed eight Invincibles: Two pavilion heads, two tower lords, and four department directors. Now, that estimate was broadly confirmed. The remaining two were perhaps away, leaving six present at headquarters. Before long, these powerhouses learned why the stone statues had attacked! …… On this day, the name Su Yu reverberated through heaven and earth. The myriad realms watched in awe! In an instant, his renown eclipsed everyone else's, including the infamous Xuan Jiu. Su Yu... was the first city lord ever to successfully enlist ancient stone statues into action. And this time, it was because the Heaven Hunting Pavilion had completely lost its mind and provoked Su Yu, claiming his father had been captured. In a furious rage, Su Yu had beseeched the ancient stone statue, and Xinghong had crushed an elder at the late stage of the Sun Moon Realm with a single blow. Following that, he had even called upon thirty-six stone statues to deliver a devastating strike directly to the Heaven Hunting Pavilion's headquarters! Afterward, Su Yu had declared from within the city: if the Heaven Hunting Pavilion did not release his father, he would fight them to the bitter end! …… This truly shook the heavens. And this time, every ancient city lord was thoroughly green with envy. In Tianmie City: City Lord Tianhe was so jealous, so envious, that he felt on the verge of madness! *Fuck!* *Su Yu can actually mobilize stone statues? And not just one? What kind of cosmic joke is this?!* *I'm a city lord too!* *Why do I have zero face? Forget thirty-six statues, I can't even get the single one outside my front door to lift a finger!* *Now THAT is a real city lord!* *THAT is a true overlord!* *Su Yu's conduct is the true style of an overlord: You dare threaten me? I'll obliterate your nest! Never mind that you, the Heaven Hunting Pavilion, are an ancient faction with numerous Invincibles—I'm not afraid of you. I will force you to hand over my father, or we fight to the death!* Even the Heaven Hunting Pavilion, with its eight Invincibles, was probably weeping right now, scrambling for a way to defuse the conflict. How pitiful! Those Invincibles most likely had no idea what was going on, only to have their nest blown open by thirty-six Invincible-level beings, exposing their movements and nearly getting surrounded and slaughtered. If they had been cornered... several Invincibles might have died today! *Is this what a real city lord is like?* As for Tianhe and the rest... they were just fake city lords, the kind nobody would give a damn about even if they died. Su Yu had truly reached the pinnacle of life! A single man striking fear across the realms. *I am king in my Xinghong Ancient City, living the good life. Mess with me again, and I'll call in the whole squad!* …… At this moment, on the human frontier, in the East Rift Valley: A group of Invincibles stood numb, nearly petrified. The others took it somewhat better, but King Daxia was grappling with a puzzle: *My second son told me that the person who blew up my young grandson's body was Xuan Jiu, and that Xuan Jiu is Su Yu... If so, who was the one whose fury just shook the myriad realms?* *Don't tell me thirty-six ancient stone statues attacked on Su Yu's behalf when he wasn't even in the city!* *Could his face really be that absurdly huge?!* *Or could it be... that my son was duped, and Xuan Jiu... isn't Su Yu after all?!* King Daxia was suspicious! It was entirely possible! His expression turned solemn. Impersonation was hardly impossible; his second son hadn't seen with his own eyes that Xuan Jiu was Su Yu. Why couldn't someone be impersonating Su Yu? This Xuan Jiu might very well be an impostor! He wasn't Su Yu, but he was deliberately pretending to be Su Yu to mislead the Xia family! Yes, that had to be it! When even King Daxia, someone with inside knowledge, was thinking along these lines and questioning Xuan Jiu's identity, there was no need to speak of those who had no insider knowledge. Stop joking—how could Xuan Jiu possibly be Su Yu? King Daqin could only sigh with emotion. "Su Yu... Humanity's Su Yu... Alas!" Such face, such confidence. He had truly become an overlord in his own right! After today's performance, who would dare provoke Su Yu again? They would have to be insane! A moment later, King Daqin said with a half-smile, "The Heaven Hunting Pavilion sent word. They hope we can explain to Su Yu that his father... was not captured. It was all a misunderstanding. The pavilion offers to compensate his losses and punish those responsible, hoping Su Yu will let the matter rest—his father truly hasn't been captured!" The Invincibles stood dumbfounded. The Heaven Hunting Pavilion had actually caved! One Invincible exclaimed in surprise, "They... backed down?" King Daqin said helplessly, "The Heaven Hunting Pavilion fears no one—not the gods, not the demons, and not us. But... evidently, they fear those ancient stone statues, because the statues can locate them!" Realization dawned on everyone! Expressions shifted as the truth settled in. Indeed, the stone statues could pinpoint the Heaven Hunting Pavilion. No wonder the pavilion had conceded so swiftly and without hesitation. Their greatest strength was their mystique, their secrecy. Now, the stone statues could trace them. If another punch came crashing down when the myriad realms were prepared, exposing them again, it might well be the end of them! Under such circumstances, how could they not back down? *If it were me, I'd back down too!* They all exchanged glances. The Heaven Hunting Pavilion, an organization that had reigned unchecked across the All-Heavens Battlefield for countless years, had actually surrendered voluntarily to a mere Lingyun, offering to punish those responsible and compensate his losses. This was... simply beyond belief! And it wasn't just humanity that found it unbelievable; all races were stunned. …… Meanwhile, inside the Human Realm: The instant they received the news, King Daming and Zhu Tiandao dropped their jaws in utter shock. Father and son stared at each other. After a long silence, King Daming muttered, "Xuan Jiu is an impostor. He's not Su Yu!" "……" Zhu Tiandao looked at his father, and King Daming looked back at him. Wasn't that obvious? Su Yu was out there on the All-Heavens Battlefield! Not only was he there, but he was living freely and reigning supreme, having become a genuine hegemon whom even the mighty god and demon races might hesitate to cross. How could he possibly be in the Human Realm? So... they had been duped? Both father and son looked grim. *We were actually deceived! That Xuan Jiu is the real Xuan Jiu, not Su Yu in disguise!* *Terrifying!* *Both of us were tricked—this is way too scary!* …… At the same time: Wan Tiansheng was speechless as well. He was one of the few who knew the truth; otherwise, he would have grabbed Su Yu right now to inspect whether he was truly Su Yu! This kind of face... Then again, hadn't the ancient stone statue given him an absurd amount of face? The face granted was so vast that even Wan Tiansheng found it hard to believe! Su Yu, meanwhile, hadn't thought that far ahead, nor did he have the luxury to, because he found the death qi churning violently within him. He was forced to sit cross-legged and begin neutralizing it. Internally, Su Yu was cursing up a storm! He hadn't received the news yet. He had merely asked the stone statue to help clear up a minor annoyance, so why had this massive surge of death qi erupted all of a sudden? Had the statue gone and done something crazy? *Shameless! I asked you to handle a tiny matter, so why dump all this death qi on me? You didn't leave the city, did you?* Su Yu cursed repeatedly in his heart! Wan Tiansheng looked down at Su Yu, who was diligently refining the death qi, his expression profoundly mixed. *You really know how to live.* *You're living better than I am!* *If I had the protection of thirty-six ancient stone statues, I wouldn't even bother coming back to the Human Realm!* Wan Tiansheng sighed, speechless and awed... Looking at Su Yu neutralizing the death qi, Wan Tiansheng sighed, reached out, and pulled the little fur ball from Su Yu's head into his palm. The little fur ball widened its eyes, staring at him, and Wan Tiansheng stared back. After a moment, he smiled and whispered, "Such rich bloodline power. If your race attains Invincibility, you will truly be the nemesis of Invincibles." The little fur ball trembled in fear! *Is he going to squash this ball to death?* Having spent so much time with Su Yu, it knew all too well what it meant to eliminate roots and eradicate future troubles. Wan Tiansheng smiled again. "Cultivate well. Ancient texts record that the God-Devouring race and Multiple Characters were always the best partners!" With that, he stuffed the little fur ball right back in. The little fur ball shivered in terror. *So scary! Better lick some divine characters to calm my nerves.* It immediately began licking characters in Su Yu's sea of will. …… At the same time, in the Human Realm: In the Heaven Hunting Pavilion branch: The Disciplinary Elder kept his head lowered, not uttering a word. Messages flooded through his mask continuously. "You idiot, do you have any idea how much trouble you've caused?!" "Who told you to test Su Yu?!" "You fool, who told you Xuan Jiu was Su Yu?!" "Do you have a brain in that skull of yours?!" "Bastard! Do you realize that your stupidity nearly brought about the annihilation of the entire Heaven Hunting Pavilion?!" "……" A barrage of furious curses! The one berating him was none other than an Invincible, thoroughly enraged. The Invincibles of the Heaven Hunting Pavilion had only just learned why such a colossal disaster had occurred, resulting in an elder's death. The reason was laughably simple: in the Human Realm, someone named Huang Jiu suspected Xuan Jiu was Su Yu, leading the pavilion to test Su Yu's identity. *Fuck!* *Test your grandmother!* "Summon Huang Jia to headquarters to report immediately! No, arrest Huang Jia personally, locate Huang Jiu, and kill him! That bastard is a traitor!" The Invincible couldn't even be bothered to investigate properly. *Damn it!* Because of this single person's suspicion, the entire Heaven Hunting Pavilion had suffered catastrophic losses. All six Invincibles had sustained minor injuries. That wasn't even the worst part. The worst part was that the Heaven Hunting Pavilion's aura of mystique had been shattered in a single blow. While the six Invincibles had not exposed their identities, much of the pavilion's foundation and strength had been laid bare, and the location of their headquarters had been revealed—though it had now relocated. Yet the origin of the whole fiasco was so infuriating! "Su Yu is an overlord in his own right! How could he possibly be Xuan Jiu?! Incompetent fool!" The Invincibles were livid! What absolute nonsense! As for that elder leading the team, his death was well-deserved! That idiot had threatened Su Yu with his father—how could Su Yu not be enraged, furious, and driven mad? Summoning the stone statues had to come at an enormous price! They were aware of how things worked. Soon, having vented his wrath, the Invincible regained a measure of composure. "Fool, if Xuan Jiu truly were Su Yu, he would probably be half-dead from the backlash right now. Contact Xuan Jiu immediately. If he responds... and you dare doubt his identity again, disciplinary elder or not, I will hold you fully accountable!" A savage tongue-lashing! Furious beyond measure! He had every right to be furious. Over Huang Jiu's suspicion alone, they had gone and provoked Su Yu... Well, had today's disaster not happened, provoking him would have been fine, and the Disciplinary Elder's decision to test Su Yu wouldn't have been wrong in principle. The mistake was that Su Yu was far too domineering and backed by terrifying might, leaving the Heaven Hunting Pavilion with a swollen, bruised face! After the scolding, the entire branch remained dead silent. Everyone had caught wind of what happened. Seeing the elder listening obediently, they all knew he had just received a merciless dressing-down! After a long time, the Disciplinary Elder regained his composure and said slowly, "Contact Xuan Jiu. In addition... have Huang Jia report in! Also, apprehend Huang Jiu—I want to tear off his mask personally!" The Disciplinary Elder spoke through gritted teeth! *I knew it! How could Xuan Jiu possibly be Su Yu? It was all that Huang Jiu deliberately leading us astray!* *Damn it!* *Bastard!* He had caused him to be rebuked and cursed at by an Invincible. Testing Su Yu's identity had caused immense losses and nearly gotten Invincibles killed. With such massive blame, the fact that an Invincible hadn't come in person to execute him was already giving him immense face. *Bastard!* *Huang Jiu, you miserable bastard! Nobody was thinking about Su Yu until you pushed the idea. Huang Jiu, dying ten thousand times wouldn't atone for your sins!* Not to mention, an elder had died this time—dying so miserably, so wrongfully! The others dared not speak and quickly contacted Su Yu. Moments later, a reply came. …… In Xiuxin Pavilion: Su Yu was going all out to reverse the death qi. It was exceptionally concentrated, and being inside the Human Realm meant bearing even heavier pressure. Fortunately, after working at it for a while, he passed the most difficult phase. At this point, his mask vibrated slightly as a transmission arrived. Su Yu checked it. It seemed the stone statue had done something, and the Heaven Hunting Pavilion was satisfied with his identity? He glanced at the message, which had arrived in the public channel: "Xuan Jiu, are you there?" "Not dead yet! Still waiting for you all to verify my identity! Heh! Huang Jiu, you just wait, you traitor!" Su Yu naturally knew that something must have transpired. Of course, in his persona as Xuan Jiu, he definitely had no knowledge of what had happened. In truth, Su Yu genuinely didn't know what had gone down. …… At the Heaven Hunting Pavilion branch: Bai Yi reported quickly, "Elder, Xuan Jiu is present!" The Disciplinary Elder was stunned! Then came relief. It truly had been a mistake. *Alas, it's all that Huang Jiu's fault.* "Tell Xuan Jiu that his identity is verified, and he shouldn't take it to heart. This time, he has rendered great service, bringing glory to our Heaven Hunting Pavilion and avenging the two enforcers. He deserves a reward! He is at the Sun Moon Realm; reward him with ten drops of Sun Moon Xuanhuang Liquid! Furthermore, our forces in the Great Xia Prefecture will soon be reorganized, and he will remain the overseer of the Great Xia Prefecture. The Heaven Hunting Pavilion will not mistreat those who render meritorious service!" They had to mollify Xuan Jiu! The Disciplinary Elder sighed. A massive farce had played out this time, creating nothing but headaches. Though Xuan Jiu stirred up trouble, he did so to stand up for the pavilion, root out traitors, and expose spies. Suspecting him earlier had chilled people's hearts, so compensation was certainly due. Someone like Xuan Jiu could not be held responsible. The Heaven Hunting Pavilion's very creed was to stir up trouble. If Xuan Jiu were punished, who would dare cause trouble in the future? Wouldn't the Heaven Hunting Pavilion become a laughingstock? Troublemakers like him had to be rewarded. Even if he provoked trouble, the Great Xia Prefecture... was still something they could handle! As for Su Yu... forget it, they would just stay far away from Xinghong Ancient City in the future. It was truly exasperating! The pavilion did not fear ordinary Invincible-backed factions, and even the powerful ones didn't frighten them much—at worst, they simply avoided contact. But in Su Yu's case, the stone statues could actually track down their headquarters. Several pavilion heads and directors were already deducing where things had gone wrong, concluding that the ancient Heaven Hunting Ranking was likely the culprit. After this incident, the Invincibles would probably move the Heaven Hunting Ranking out of headquarters and house it elsewhere. They had no choice but to move it. Otherwise, being tracked every day was far too dangerous. With a blade hanging over their heads ready to strike at any moment, even Invincibles felt terror. The Disciplinary Elder sighed inwardly. *I was an idiot to believe Huang Jiu's nonsense. Sooner or later, I will beat that Huang Jiu to death! And his superior, Huang Jia, might be compromised as well.* They had been screwed over too brutally this time! Without a doubt, Cai Yi and the others must have been betrayed by Huang Jiu during their mission—no wonder he had survived! *Alas, why didn't we detain Huang Jiu earlier?* …… At this moment, Huang Jiu, hiding somewhere unknown, suddenly shuddered. He had a sinking feeling that he was in massive trouble! Perhaps the probing of Su Yu had run into a snag. *I'll just wait for news!* *Hopefully, it isn't too bad.* …… The entire heavens were buzzing with discussions about Su Yu and the Heaven Hunting Pavilion. And at this moment, in the Great Xia Prefecture: Inside the Prefectural Lord Manor: Marquis Xia looked at Xia Huyou, and Xia Huyou looked back at him. After a long pause, Marquis Xia asked, "Did you see Su Yu with your own eyes?" "No!" "You only spoke to him via transmission?" "Yeah." "Are you sure he's Su Yu?" "I'm... sure? I think?" Xia Huyou wore a blank look. *I don't know! I'm completely baffled right now.* Because he had received the news as well! King Daxia had personally sent a message to the All-Heavens Prefecture, which was then forwarded back here, telling them to investigate thoroughly: Xuan Jiu... might not be Su Yu! It might be Xuan Jiu impersonating Su Yu! Su Yu was living lavishly out on the All-Heavens Battlefield. Just moments ago, backed by thirty-six stone statues, he had nearly obliterated the Heaven Hunting Pavilion's headquarters, throwing the myriad realms into turmoil. With that, Su Yu had officially become an overlord. In the Sea of Stars, Xinghong Ancient City was now just as terrifying to provoke as the dragon race. *Are you truly certain Xuan Jiu is Su Yu?* Marquis Xia and Xia Huyou stared at each other in mutual bewilderment. Both were completely stunned! *Did we... get it wrong?* If they had gotten it wrong, that would be horrific. After all, they had revealed numerous secrets to Xuan Jiu. Xia Huyou in particular had chatted with Xuan Jiu multiple times and leaked a wealth of information. *Holy shit!* If he was fake, the consequences were unthinkable! Xia Huyou swallowed hard and said, "Earlier, he transmitted to me, asking me to help him find a way out because the Heaven Hunting Pavilion wanted to test his identity. Second Grandfather, do you think... could this be... the method he came up with?" Marquis Xia stared at him. After a long silence, he said, "Go find him. You must see his face with your own eyes. No, even if you see him, you might not be able to tell. You... ask him about some specific details. Also, you'd better go find Wan Tiansheng..." Could Wan Tiansheng have been deceived as well? A chill ran down Marquis Xia's spine! *Surely not!* To be honest, having reached this point, even the Xia family was losing their confidence. *Could we have been swindled?* *Impossible, definitely impossible.* *This is too terrifying!* Grandfather and grandson exchanged glances. After a long while, Xia Huyou said with a crestfallen face, "I'll go test him again. If this is a fake Su Yu, we... we're doomed! No, Uncle has it worst—he got beaten half to death for nothing!" It wasn't entirely for nothing, but having their plans leaked was an unbearable loss for the Xia family. Without hesitating any longer, Xia Huyou stood up and said, "I'm heading to the academy. First, I'll consult Principal Hong and Teacher Bai, and then I'll verify Su Yu's identity. Second Grandfather, if he's an impostor... we either launch our plan immediately or change it!" Marquis Xia nodded woodenly. *Hunting geese day after day, yet nearly pecked blind by a goose!* Hopefully, everything was fine. Hopefully, Xuan Jiu was Su Yu. While the Heaven Hunting Pavilion was busy verifying whether Su Yu was Xuan Jiu, the Xia family had to verify whether Xuan Jiu was Su Yu. The whole situation had turned into a circus where both sides thought they had gotten it wrong: *These two aren't the same person at all!* …… Su Yu could never have imagined that his espionage work would reach such heights—to the point where nobody believed he could possibly be a spy. This was probably the most successful spy in all of history. A few hours later, in the identity of Bai Junsheng, he met with Xia Huyou. Xia Huyou kept a significant distance, watching him like a hawk. Hong Tan stood beside him, and Bai Feng was there as well, all of them eyeing Su Yu with strange expressions. After a long silence, Bai Feng finally spoke up: "Are you the real Su Yu?" "……" Su Yu stood dumbfounded. *Fuck!* *Whether I am or not, don't you have any clue in that head of yours?* Hong Tan said cryptically, "Then who is that one on the All-Heavens Battlefield?" "A contingency plan I arranged..." All of them stared at him simultaneously, their faces plastered with disbelief. *You're really Su Yu?* Fortunately, Bai Feng still had some faith and spoke up: "I think he's real, Teacher. If he were a fake, where would he get so many good things to give us? Several hundred drops of Sun Moon Xuanhuang Liquid!" At those words, Hong Tan realized, *Right!* *It should be real!* Hearing this, Xia Huyou felt somewhat relieved and reassured. *So rich, so generous... probably not fake, right?* *Terrifying!* Soon, Su Yu learned everything from Xia Huyou's mouth, finding out exactly what had gone down on the All-Heavens Battlefield, and his jaw dropped! *I... Boss, I just asked you to handle a tiny favor! Was that really necessary?!* *You even mobilized thirty-six stone statues to gang up on the Heaven Hunting Pavilion!* *Holy crap!* *You're not my boss—you're my dad!*