The Second Son Is Reliable

A grand war raged across the all-heavens. The Great Han King had turned traitor and was forcing his way into the Human Realm, while King Dazhou and Junior King Zhou fought desperately to intercept him. Yet right as their battle raged, the third death vision of the day shook the heavens. A shrill, unwilling roar reverberated throughout the Human Realm. "No!" Within the Human Realm. That heavily injured immortal king, filled with despair and indignation, was smashed to pieces by Zhu Tiandao’s pavilion. He truly could not accept this. Why? Where were his three-life embodiments! They had vanished in the blink of an eye! With his three embodiments originally meant to unite into one, his combat power should have been vastly superior to Zhu Tiandao’s. Even without fusing them, so long as he suffered no backlash, Zhu Tiandao would have had tremendous difficulty trying to slay his future embodiment. Yet uniting the three embodiments had not caused his strength to surge; instead, he had suffered a horrific backlash. His power had plummeted, leaving his future embodiment adrift like rootless duckweed! And in the end... he was killed in such utterly rotten misfortune! He refused to accept it! Even in death, he could not accept it! He should never have fallen like this! He still had so many unfulfilled wishes, so many things left undone, and he had not lived long enough. He was unwilling to die! It was far too humiliating a death! To die at Zhu Tiandao’s hands made him even more indignant! Rumble! The Immortal Realm quaked, and crimson clouds blanketed the all-heavens. In an instant, shock rippled across the myriad realms. Another had died! The third one today! First King Minghe, then King Fenhai, and now Immortal King Qimu had fallen! Three Invincibles had died, all within the Human Realm. The Human Realm... was actually far more perilous than the All-Heavens Battlefield. Over on the All-Heavens Battlefield, over a hundred Invincibles had clashed, and not a single one had perished so far. That conflict could hardly be called a life-or-death struggle; unless an opening presented itself, ordinary Invincibles were unwilling to stake their lives. But here in the Human Realm, every single person was fighting to the death. In the blink of an eye, a third Invincible had fallen! ... Nanyuan. Everyone was dumbfounded. Zhu Tiandao was this strong? He killed an immortal king! Meanwhile, Zhu Tiandao himself was thoroughly exasperated. *Don’t look at me! What are you staring at me for? You could have done it too! Anyone could kill a heavily wounded future embodiment; plenty of people among humanity could manage it. What’s there to gawk at?* Ignoring the stares, he quickly collected the corpse. A massive profit! One carrying object remained intact, while another had shattered. But the corpse of the present body was completely preserved. That was extraordinarily hard to come by. Even when an Invincible was slain in battle, leaving behind a body was rare, let alone one in such pristine condition. It almost felt as if he had picked it up off the street for free! Zhu Tiandao felt a sudden sense of daze, a prickle of déjà vu. No, it was something he had heard about before. *Oh, my dad!* Zhu Tiandao spaced out for a moment. *Right, my dad! That’s exactly how it went for him. Back in the day on the All-Heavens Battlefield, he picked up a complete, pristine corpse of an Invincible from the god race. Today, it feels just like I scavenged this one too, and it’s equally intact. How bizarre.* Nearby, the other human experts were also stunned speechless. Tiandang and Mohe, who were in the middle of summoning their true bodies, looked on in sheer horror. Once all three embodiments descended, death was truly permanent! Should they still summon their true bodies? Both of them were close to completing the descent, but terror now gripped them. Losing a single embodiment was one thing, but if they met the same fate as the immortal king and had all three embodiments wiped out, they would truly be dead! For a moment, both hesitated. Should they continue summoning? If they did, humanity definitely wouldn’t be able to stop them. Zhu Tianfang, Head of the Yellow Division, couldn't summon his true body here. Relying on Xuanjia and the others, how could they possibly contend against enemies with all three embodiments united? Yet what on earth was going on with Zhu Tiandao? He was the second existence in the all-heavens today to slay an Invincible. ... Everyone was in utter shock. Su Yu was no exception! *Old Zhu killed an Invincible? Did he hide his strength that deeply? Did he deliberately bait someone into bringing down all three embodiments just to execute them? What a brilliant scheme!* When that immortal king summoned his true body, no one had paid attention to what the true body looked like or how it arrived; they couldn’t see it anyway. The two of them had fought in a private, isolated space. The weak couldn’t peer inside, and the strong didn’t have the time to look. As a result, Zhu Tiandao’s slaying of this Invincible appeared extraordinarily abrupt! No one was prepared for it in the slightest! If it had been anyone else—Xuanjia or the Head of the Yellow Division—people could accept it. But Zhu Tiandao? Strong as he was, he hadn't reached that level, had he? And yet he had just slain an immortal king! While Su Yu and the others remained in shock, Mohe and Tiandang had no more time to hesitate. Their three embodiments had already descended! It was too late for regrets! With thunderous roars, both united their three embodiments. Their auras surged exponentially, blasting Xuanjia and the Head of the Yellow Division backward, coughing up blood continuously under their strikes. The two of them had completed their fusion! Zhu Tianfang shouted, "Second Brother, pin one of them down! Xuanjia and I will handle Tiandang!" "..." Zhu Tiandao’s face turned green! *My brother wants me to go commit suicide!* Yes, suicide. *I know damn well how I just killed that Invincible. You two want me to face an Invincible with all three embodiments fused completely alone? Screw you! Won't you rest until you get me killed? Are we even family?* Gritting his teeth, cursing endlessly in his head, he flew out with heavy, reluctant steps. Looking toward Demon King Mohe, whose three embodiments were fused, he adopted a calm, aloof expression. "Mohe, how about having a little fun?" *I have to put on an act!* *Let's not fight; let's just chat. Otherwise, this side is unwinnable. Both Invincibles have descended with their true bodies!* Mohe’s expression grew grave, not daring to be careless in the slightest. This was an expert capable of slaughtering Invincibles, and only the third person in human history to slay an Invincible from below that realm. The first had been Ye Batian, the second Wan Tiansheng, and Zhu Tiandao... was the third! On the other side, Divine King Tiandang breathed an internal sigh of relief. *Thank goodness!* Even facing Zhu Tianfang and Xuanjia together felt far safer than tangling with Zhu Tiandao. He sent a voice transmission: "Stall him! Wait for the Great Han King to enter the realm..." Mohe cursed internally! *Why don’t you stall him? You’re telling me to stall!* Cursing aside, he quickly transmitted back, "Even if the Great Han King enters, he's only targeting the multiple character faction. Even if he betrayed humanity, he only betrayed that one faction. We still have to wait for the others to break through. Pin them down! I’ll stall Zhu Tiandao and avoid a life-or-death battle if possible..." "Agreed!" The two Invincibles quickly reached an understanding, both cursing under their breath! This Human Realm was far too sinister! Zhu Tiandao didn't look like much—well, fairly strong, but handling a single three-life embodiment should have pushed him to his limit. Yet the bastard had slaughtered a genuine Invincible! Suppressing, defeating, and killing were entirely different concepts! It meant his strength far exceeded that of an ordinary Invincible. It was terrifying! After comforting himself for a moment, Demon King Mohe stepped into a minor pocket space alongside Zhu Tiandao. Mohe wasn't in a rush to attack. Instead, watching Zhu Tiandao forcefully fish out his past embodiment, he said coolly, "Attaining the Dao won't be that simple! Zhu Tiandao, we came here solely for the multiple character faction, for the Tombstone of Civilization. It has little to do with your Zhu family or King Daming. Why wade into these muddy waters?" *Huh?* Zhu Tiandao was taken aback for an instant before quickly grasping the other party’s wariness. *Right, I’m an existence who can kill Invincibles! I’m scared of him, but he’s scared of me too! After all, his three embodiments are fused right now. If he gets killed, he stays dead. Who would willingly throw their life away after reaching the Invincible realm? Both sides are terrified!* Zhu Tiandao felt vastly more at ease. He offered a faint smile. "No one wants to meddle in troublesome business, but... this is the Human Realm! Since my Zhu family has stepped forward, we won’t back out halfway. Mohe, you aren’t from the Blood Fire Demon race; there’s no need to fight me to the bitter end. I don’t want to die, and neither do you... Naturally, I might not be able to kill you, but... perhaps I could slay a second one today! I’ll attain the Dao, and you can watch the show. This is only the beginning. Why rush forward at the start and become fireworks for the myriad realms like the others?" Demon King Mohe’s brows furrowed slightly. *You attain the Dao? If you succeed, won’t I be in even greater danger! No, I can’t let him succeed. But stopping him means fighting, which is also dangerous. What should I do?* Demon King Mohe was on edge. Outside, Divine King Tiandang couldn't wait any longer and had dragged Xuanjia and Zhu Tianfang into another space to fight. Nan Wujiang and Zhu Tianfang were both formidable experts, and even against an opponent with all three embodiments fused, they could still hold their ground for now. Elsewhere, Lan Tian and Lade were locked in fierce combat. Of the six Invincibles who had descended, two were dead, the Dragon King had lost two of his embodiments, and the remaining three were once again clashing with human experts. But here with Zhu Tiandao, the two of them were endlessly chattering away, neither making a move for the moment. ... Up in the void. Xinghong watched for a while, speechless. Others hadn't seen it, but he had. Two of that immortal king’s three-life embodiments had vanished. He had a rough idea of what had happened—undoubtedly the handiwork of that God-Devourer Half-Emperor or his wife. Come to think of it, that female God-Devourer ball had left over three hundred years ago, yet the little fur ball beside Su Yu wasn’t very old... The stone sculpture fell into contemplation. After a long while, he shook his head and pushed the thought aside. He had deduced a fair bit; that race was truly terrifying. He turned his gaze back toward Su Yu. Right now, Su Yu was clashing with those geniuses, seemingly using them to temper himself, constantly strengthening his physical body. As for the power of the eighth layer of the Sun Moon Realm... Xinghong watched a bit longer and deduced the general situation. Looking at the Tombstone of Civilization, he recognized what it was as well. However... his eyes soon flickered slightly. The Tombstone of Civilization abruptly vanished for an instant. Almost no one noticed unless an Invincible had been staring fixedly at it the entire time. A moment later, the tombstone reappeared. Sun and moon rotated in Xinghong’s eyes as he slowed time down countless times, replaying the moment... He was somewhat surprised. The Ancient Space Beast race! Even that race had shown up! Their strength wasn't weak at all—at least on par with that Nan Wujiang. Among quasi-Invincibles, they were definitely ranked near the top. Was this Kongkong, ranked third on the Dao Attainment List? Xinghong pondered briefly and paid it no further mind. He knew the item belonged to Su Yu; Su Yu could retrieve it himself. After a while, he remembered that he hadn't come here to enjoy the scenery or watch a show. Su Yu had absorbed far too much death qi. If this continued, putting aside whether Xingyue could endure it—which had nothing to do with him anyway—the main issue was that such dense death qi was not a good thing. If it truly opened a dead spirit passageway into the Human Realm, ordinary people wouldn't be able to bear the consequences. "Su Yu, it's time to leave the Human Realm!" he transmitted. He had come to take Su Yu away. The spectacle could be watched anytime; there was no need to stay today. Before long, a swarm of Invincibles might breach the Human Realm, and as a bystander, he shouldn't add to the chaos. Once there were too many Invincibles, they would have the leeway to pay attention to others. Strong as he was, if three to five Invincibles teamed up to fight him to the bitter end, he might not prevail. Smashed up as those fellows had been last time, they had been weak, and his sudden strike had caught them completely off guard. The stone sculpture felt a bit dazed. *Come to think of it... did I smash apart too many eternal three-life embodiments back then?* That Lade down there was someone he recognized. It was better to leave early, lest those fellows sought revenge. ... In the endless void. Within the temporal passageway. The Great Han King roared in fury, "Zhou Tianyuan, do you still not understand? So long as the multiple character faction is not wiped out, humanity will remain trapped in perpetual warfare! The turmoil of the all-heavens began with multiple characters! You stop me time and again—do you insist on plunging all of humanity into a dead end?" "Time Reversal!" A low shout rang out once more. Junior King Zhou coughed blood, his aura withering as he said coldly, "Even if I die, I will not let you succeed! Liu Jin... you butcher!" "Insolent fool!" The Great Han King was incensed, forced backward yet again. He lunged back to strike! Thunderous explosions echoed ceaselessly! The massive battle erupted once more. All around, numerous human Invincibles joined the fray, while the Invincibles of the myriad races fought with blood-soaked ferocity. In the distance, among the quasi-Invincibles, some attained the Dao while others were slain. Attaining the Dao ultimately depended on fortune and opportunity. Invincibles of the myriad races were hunting down targets elsewhere as well; not every quasi-Invincible could match an Invincible. Moreover, some hadn't prepared all their carrying objects, making their attainment vastly harder. Even further away, on Xia Longwu’s side, King Daxia and King Daqin were fighting like madmen. The two top experts joined forces, battering seven or eight Invincibles into steady retreat. It wasn't that the foreign Invincibles couldn't match them, but rather that none of them wanted to risk their lives. To truly slay these two human Invincibles, could they succeed without three to five Invincibles dying? But having lived to this stage, who wanted to perish? Pinning them down was enough! Right at that moment, the void trembled slightly. At the entrance to the Demon Realm, an illusory figure emerged, gazing toward the all-heavens and into the endless void—a figure that seemed to have existed since ancient antiquity, looking in all directions. Soon, his gaze settled on the Great Han King. After watching for a while, the figure understood a few things. And in that very instant, across the endless void and the myriad realms, another radiance illuminated the cosmos! This was the third radiant glow today! The first was Liu Wushen. The second was Zhou Polong. The third was Zhou Potian! At this moment, the heavens were shaken: four Invincibles from a single clan! King Daming’s household having two Invincibles in one family was already shocking. The Great Han King’s side also had two Invincibles in one family, though his situation was complicated. Strictly speaking, the Great Xia Prefecture still only had one Invincible—King Daxia. Experts like Wan Tiansheng could battle Invincibles, but they were not Invincibles after all. Now, the Great Zhou Prefecture had abruptly produced two Invincible realm experts in a single flash! Counting Junior King Zhou who had been playing dead, the Great Zhou Prefecture had leaped from one Invincible to four, a terrifying and staggering development. ... At the same time. Qin Zhen was dumbfounded. *So fast? Holy crap! That's insane!* Beside him, Zhou Polong and Zhou Potian had both attained the Dao. The two Invincibles pursuing them were currently blocked by the pair, engaged in endless void battles while more Invincibles from the myriad races charged in. Zhou Polong barked, "Attain the Dao already!" *What are you dilly-dallying for? Qin Zhen, you idiot, your attainment is too slow. Look how fast we were!* Qin Zhen eyed the two brothers with deep suspicion. Something was wrong, completely wrong. These two... had fished out their three-life embodiments long ago and had even begun merging them, only fully completing the fusion just now. The Zhou family... had so many carrying objects. But more importantly, even if they had fished out their embodiments earlier, attaining the Dao couldn't possibly be this fast! "Time Reversal!" A furious roar reverberated once more across the heavens. Qin Zhen felt momentarily dazed. Something felt off; even he felt as if his own speed of attainment was accelerating. Time acceleration? He was startled. *Time acceleration!* It felt as though something was speeding him up, making his fusion proceed significantly faster. ... At that moment, the Demon Emperor, who had stepped out of his realm, also saw through it. He let out an appreciative sigh, feeling a touch of wistfulness and awe. Junior King Zhou, Zhou Tianyuan! What a grand design! What incredible capability! Time Reversal... No, it wasn't! It was time acceleration. He was accelerating certain people—not just anyone, but those attaining the Dao and their specific regions. It created an illusion, a discrepancy that misled all the Invincibles of the myriad races. *Time is reversing!* No, it wasn't. It was simply that the other areas were being accelerated by him, causing the foreign Invincibles to experience a misperception. *Time is flowing backward!* No, they weren't reversing. Liu Wushen and the others were the ones being accelerated. Yet this was far beyond Junior King Zhou’s solitary capability; it required someone even stronger to coordinate. In that instant, the Demon Emperor suddenly looked toward one person. A bystander who seemed to be just passing the time! King Dazhou! King Dazhou immediately turned his head to look back. Across the endless void, separated by tens of millions of li, they seemed to lock eyes. The Demon Emperor sighed with emotion! "Humanity’s foremost Civilization Master..." This was the true foremost Civilization Master of the Human Realm! The Invincibles who had charged over had all been enveloped in King Dazhou’s unique domain. It carried no lethality, no threat, but using his unique divine characters, King Dazhou had manufactured discrepancies and misjudgments. These unique divine characters had to possess the ability to silence perceptions of danger, leading so many Invincibles right into the trap. Among so many experts, not a single one had felt anything amiss, nor had anyone realized that Junior King Zhou was using Time Reversal far too frequently! Reversing time was never that simple! "Retreat!" the Demon Emperor barked, his voice carrying far and wide. At the same time, King Dazhou’s expression shifted slightly. The instant the Demon Emperor spoke, King Dazhou transmitted, "Strike!" They had been seen through! Of course, this had been anticipated all along. How could so many supreme experts be kept in the dark forever? Fooling them for a moment was possible, but expecting to deceive them indefinitely would be underestimating the supreme figures of the myriad races! Following their shouts, the Demon Emperor’s voice echoed in the ears of the foreign Invincibles. Startled, they retreated in unison. Though the Demon Emperor hadn't explained in detail, they weren't stupid. Had something gone wrong? Better to pull back first! Yet at that exact instant, a sigh resounded, accompanied by an earth-shattering boom that shook the world. The temporal passageway shattered instantly! Simultaneously, a massive crater appeared on the barrier of the Human Realm. The Great Han King roared, "Follow me into the Human Realm and annihilate the humans!" With that roar, he swept up four Invincibles and plunged directly into the crater. They were all foreign Invincibles; several tried to struggle, but it was already too late. Swept down in his grasp, the breach in the barrier sealed shut in an instant. They vanished! The Great Han King disappeared, taking four foreign Invincibles with him! The shattering of the temporal passageway left all the Invincibles who had been maintaining it injured. Over forty foreign Invincibles were gathered here; though the Great Han King had dragged several away, many remained, and every single one was wounded. The passageway they had poured their full strength into sustaining had exploded, and the River of Time was exceptionally perilous! When it blew up, the Great Han King was also gravely injured, his past and future embodiments rendered unstable. Yet he had still dragged four Invincibles into the Human Realm! At this moment, King Dazhou and Junior King Zhou displayed flawless synergy, striking a single Invincible at the exact same instant! In a flash, both unleashed their full might! Boom! With a tremendous blast, that god race Invincible’s three-life embodiments blew apart in an instant. Already injured, he was attacked simultaneously by two powerhouse Invincibles, with his sense of danger completely severed by King Dazhou. Before he could even flee—just as his three embodiments attempted to escape—a cataclysmic roar rang out, and all three blew to pieces! Just as his River of Time was about to open... bang! It detonated! Rumble! Blood clouds descended, blanketing tens of millions of li! The God Realm trembled slightly, and above it, an illusory silhouette crashed and disintegrated. Today, the fourth Invincible had fallen! One Invincible had perished from each of the Nether, Human, Immortal, and God races. Meanwhile, humanity had gained three new Invincibles. No... at that very moment, Qin Zhen, completely bewildered, fused his three embodiments at an astonishing speed. The moment his embodiments united, his aura erupted violently. He was already formidable, but what surprised him most was how absurdly easy attaining the Dao had been this time! It hadn't taken long, and barely anyone had obstructed him... he had simply succeeded! Rumble! Radiance beamed in all directions! Qin Zhen was still thoroughly baffled. It wasn't until the temporal passageway exploded, King Dazhou and Junior King Zhou simultaneously executed an Invincible, and the Great Han King swept four Invincibles into the Human Realm that he finally realized what had happened. His jaw dropped as he stared at Zhou Polong and the others. Zhou Polong’s face shifted slightly. "Withdraw! We're exposed!" "..." Qin Zhen sighed. *You told me to retreat, told me to attain the Dao, told me to run, and now you’re telling me to retreat again... From beginning to end, I had no clue what was going on. Well, now I sort of do. We have to run again? I went from Sun Moon to Invincible? Just like that?* Attaining the Dao was supposed to be brutally difficult, with a success rate under thirty percent each time, often costing human Invincible lives. This time, only King Fenhai had died on humanity’s side... well, he had brought that upon himself. Three foreign Invincibles were dead, and humanity had gained four new ones! Wasn't this a bit too easy? "Run!" Zhou Polong barked. What was Qin Zhen standing around for? Did he think attaining the Dao made him invincible under heaven? There were heaps of foreign Invincibles here, outnumbering them two to one. Did he really want to slug it out to the end? At the same time, the myriad races paused for a brief instant. Countless experts were frozen in disbelief! Above the Demon Realm, the Demon Emperor looked down and sighed. Humanity had gained four new Invincibles, while the Invincibles of the various races had suffered numerous injuries, some having had their three-life embodiments blasted apart. Now... they might not dare continue fighting. Among humanity, several Invincibles were equally stunned and bewildered. They all turned their gazes toward King Dazhou! King Dazhou shouted, "Go! Protect Xia Longwu’s attainment and slay those bastards!" Buzz! The void tore open. One human Invincible couldn't help asking, "What about the Great Han King...?" "Life and death are up to fate! He is heavily wounded; if he can slay those four... alas, let us pray for his fortune!" King Dazhou sighed, powerless to intervene. There was no other choice! Humanity lacked Invincibles; if the Great Han King hadn't dragged several away, the pressure here would have been even greater. Thus, despite his injuries, the Great Han King had still taken four with him. As for whether he would be slain by them or slay them... who could say? "He isn't a traitor?" someone asked in overwhelming delight! King Dazhou remained silent. Naturally, the Great Han King was no traitor! Certain things had been part of the plan. However... the Great Han King had merely stolen someone else's thunder, donning their clothes so that person couldn't say a word. That fellow had probably been bewildered earlier, and even if not, he wouldn't dare speak up now. The Great Han King’s sudden leap into that identity had likely caught him completely off guard. Some parts were real, some were fake. Fifty years ago, they had begun plotting everything. King Fenhai’s betrayal was real, Ye Batian’s murder was real, and King Fenhai being instigated was real... The betrayal of several military generals was real, and the existence of someone hiding even deeper was real... Of course, that mastermind was concealed too thoroughly. Left with no choice, they had resorted to this gamble. It didn't matter! King Dazhou thought to himself that regardless, they had come out far ahead! Not only had they slain an Invincible, but they had also wounded dozens of others and produced four new Invincibles in one fell swoop. That was already an extraordinary harvest! As for that hidden fellow... King Dazhou sneered internally. He was certain the man wouldn't dare step forward! He had long investigated King Fenhai’s identity, intending merely to use it to bait that person out. Unfortunately, that hadn't succeeded. With the Great Han King donning his mantle, that person wouldn't dare expose him either. The gods and demons might know that a true traitor existed. But given how cautious that man was, even the gods and demons might not know his identity—only that such a figure existed among humanity. King Dazhou felt a trace of regret; if that fellow had been a bit more reckless and stepped forward to declare the Great Han King an impostor... that would have been truly entertaining. Exposing his identity would have been better than anything else. Still, this outcome was good too! King Dazhou sneered inwardly. Now that the Great Han King had pulled this stunt once, if that fellow tried to collaborate with the gods and demons in the future and stepped forward, would the gods and demons dare believe him? Wouldn't they suspect another human trap? Might they even doubt whether such a person had ever existed in the first place? The gods and demons would likely be plagued by suspicion and hesitant to take him seriously! Of course, keeping all this buried in his heart was enough. King Dazhou shouted, "The Great Han King is no traitor; only Fenhai was the traitor of humanity! We turned their own scheme against them to execute Fenhai and deliberately muddy the waters! Everyone, from this day forth, humanity stands united as one! Old comrades, let us battle the all-heavens once more!" There was still another person! But King Dazhou would not speak of it—there was no one left! Whoever that person was, they no longer existed! Unless he exposed himself! Back then, Fenhai had slain Ye Batian too brazenly, allowing it to become known and letting everyone realize humanity harbored a traitor. This had left the human Invincibles walking on eggshells for decades! Now, he had to dispel that notion from everyone's minds. There was only Fenhai! No second traitor! If that fellow truly knew how to endure, he wouldn't expose himself—at least not now. Unless he had lost his mind and had a death wish, he would have to keep a low profile from now on, just like any other Invincible! The group of human Invincibles were overjoyed. The Great Han King wasn't a traitor! Meanwhile... blended into the crowd was someone no one paid much attention to. Liu Wushen mingled with the group as if nothing had happened. *I’m an Invincible now too, let’s all run together! As for shouting at the top of my lungs earlier, almost crying, almost self-detonating... that’s all in the past! Don't pay it any mind! When it comes to attaining the Dao, who was faster than me? Who had it easier than me? Who was more ferocious than me? When others attain the Dao, Invincibles pummel them; when I attained the Dao, I pressured three Invincibles while they didn't even dare hit back, breaking through right under their noses!* At this moment, the Invincibles of the myriad races also realized the truth. Several roared in fury! This was intolerable! It had actually been fake! Fake! Damn it all! They had taken it as truth, believing it had to be real. After all, the Great Han King had been lurking right beside Fenhai, clearly knowing long ago that Fenhai had issues. If not for betrayal... did that mean humanity had known Fenhai’s identity all along? Damn it! They had been played! The group was furious, yet equally relieved. The Invincible slain by King Dazhou and his brother hadn't been them, and the four dragged away by the Great Han King hadn't been them either. Though the Great Han King might not be able to defeat those four inside the Human Realm, entering the Human Realm was still extraordinarily dangerous! Right then, the Demon Emperor sighed, shook his head, and transmitted, "Encircle and slay the other candidates! Slay Xia Longwu!" Humanity had gained four new Invincibles! Regardless of anything else, this round of attainment had been a massive victory for them. Pondering something, the Demon Emperor sank into thought. *Does that second traitor among humanity actually exist?* Even he was somewhat uncertain now. *Fenhai? Just Fenhai alone? With the Great Han King pulling this stunt, the next time a human Invincible comes seeking cooperation, claiming to be the traitor wanting to work together to destroy humanity... would anyone dare believe them? Wouldn't they fear another Great Han King?* ... At the same time. King Miecan and several others were shaken, turning to look at King Daxia and King Daqin, who were still engaged in combat. "This..." King Daxia and King Daqin fought while falling back to guard Xia Longwu once more. King Daqin said calmly, "'This' what? Fenhai’s identity was exposed long ago. Old Zhou insisted on making use of it, and Wan Tiansheng had hidden for years, so we let him vent his fury while allowing a few people to attain the Dao. What's there to be surprised about?" "..." *Damn it! So you all knew!* King Daqin said nothing more. Very few people had known: King Dazhou, King Daqin, King Daxia, King Daming, and the Great Han King—just the few of them. As for their descendants, some were told, and some were not. Those whose descendants were trustworthy were informed. Those who weren't... it wasn't a matter of trust, but poor acting skills. What was the point of telling the two from the Qin family? If they knew, what if they showed a tell? Come to think of it, the Great Han King’s son was quite the actor; his repeated, tearful lamentations had been decent, if a bit overly melodramatic, King Daqin mused. As for the others... there was no need for them to know. He still harbored a slight worry. According to his and King Dazhou’s original hopes, the best outcome today hadn't been killing foreign Invincibles or producing a few new human ones. Rather, when the Great Han King stepped forward, they had hoped the real traitor would jump out to expose him as a fake. Yet he hadn't! He was far too patient! Still, this was fine. That fellow wouldn't dare jump out anytime soon. Furthermore, even if someone claimed another human Invincible was a traitor now, few would believe it; they might even joke about who humanity was planning to trap next. *Old Zhou and his bunch... when it comes to underhanded schemes, Civilization Masters truly take the prize!* King Daqin sighed wistfully. *I’m just no good at playing dirty. Look at how smoothly everything went: four attained the Dao, one foreign Invincible slain, over a dozen severely wounded, and the rest battered. The Human Realm side did great too, slaying multiple Invincibles, which was beyond expectations!* This was vastly better than anticipated! King Daqin was thoroughly satisfied. Reaching this point today, even if Xia Longwu truly died... it was actually acceptable, wasn't it? Beside him, King Daxia seemed to read his thoughts, his eyes turning cold. *Now that your son has attained the Dao, are you looking to slip away?* Gritting his teeth, King Daxia muttered darkly, "There are too many Invincibles in the Human Realm!" The Great Han King had dragged four in—far too many. If the Great Han King ended up dying in battle, it would be a terrible loss. He really hadn't needed to take so many, but he had clearly worried that too many Invincibles here would disrupt the others' attainment. As for inside the Human Realm, could Zhu Tiandao’s slaying of an Invincible have given the Great Han King that idea? From the looks of it, the combat strength within the Human Realm was exceptionally formidable! ... Meanwhile, King Daming, who was blocking the attacking Invincibles in the endless void, was also wearing a troubled expression! *My second son killed an Invincible? The Great Han King dragged four inside; he doesn't plan to toss one to my second son, does he? How did he even kill an Invincible? I’m his father, and even I didn't know he could kill an Invincible! Did that second son of mine hide his strength that deeply? He doesn't even trust his own father!* King Daming couldn't help worrying. *The Great Han King wouldn't really do that, would he? Assigning an Invincible to my second son? My boy seems to already be fighting one right now!* Of course, going by everyone's logic, if you could slay one, holding off two was definitely doable. Even if you couldn't kill them, tangling with them was entirely possible. *Too strong! With the mighty Zhu Tiandao around, intercepting one more Invincible won't be an issue at all!* ... And right at this moment, watching the temporal passageway explode and five overwhelmingly powerful figures materialize within the Human Realm, Zhu Tiandao felt a sudden, inexplicable sense of dread. *What's happening? What am I dreading?!*