Whether the Human Realm Falls Depends on Su Yu

Within the Human Realm. Invincible auras blanketed the heavens and the earth. In a single instant, five Invincibles entered the Human Realm—the Great Han King swept in with four foreign Invincibles in tow. Among the Invincibles who had just arrived, someone instantly bellowed in fury, "Mohe, Tiandang, hurry and slay your opponents, then help us kill Liu Jin!" Scoundrels! Liar! To think they had helped him open the passageway, only to realize he had been playing them all along! Despicable! He deserved to die! The Great Han King was formidable, but he was not invincible. Moreover, with the temporal passageway destroyed, he had suffered no small injuries. Although the four foreign Invincibles were also hurt, their wounds were considerably lighter than his. An injured Great Han King dragging four Invincibles along with him—he was simply courting death! Of course, everyone knew that for the Great Han King to drag them here, he had to possess some degree of confidence. Sure enough, the Great Han King's voice shook the void as he barked in a deep tone, "Tiandao, slay Mohe, then join forces with me to slaughter these beasts!" "..." Silence. Zhu Tiandao glanced at Demon King Mohe. Mohe's expression flickered, and looking at Zhu Tiandao, he took a few cautious steps backward. With an impassive face, Zhu Tiandao frowned slightly. "Do you think killing a demon king is that simple? You're just adding to my trouble!" "..." Internally, he was screaming hysterically! Fuck! Are you insane?! I was just lucky enough to loot a corpse, not actually able to slaughter an immortal king with ease! Are you trying to get me killed?! Then again, the way he had killed that immortal king had truly seemed effortless. It was only natural for everyone to believe he could suppress an Invincible. The Zhu family's deepest-hidden figure was not Zhu Tianfang, but this Zhu Diyuan! Some even surmised that he might already be stronger than Ye Batian and the others in their prime. The Zhu family's second son was hiding far too deep. Terrifying! Even the Great Han King had miscalculated. In reality, it was not that the Great Han King was reckless; rather, both sides were in grave peril. The All-Heavens Battlefield was equally precarious, so dragging as many enemies away as possible was the only option. Since the second Zhu brother could hold his ground, naturally he had to make the most of it! At this moment, which human Invincible was not fighting the strong from a position of weakness, or battling many with few? Opposite him, Demon King Mohe wore a grave expression. Danger! ... Within the ruins, the battles among the Sun Moons were gradually winding down. More and more combatants had perished, leaving only the powerful. With the chaotic clashes of Invincibles overhead, survival had become their primary concern. At this stage, significantly fewer people were besieging Su Yu. They were beginning to prepare to snatch the treasures. As for Su Yu, though the stone sculpture had previously urged him to leave, his business was not yet finished. He still needed to pin down these prodigies; how could he possibly depart? Right now, Su Yu also yelled, "Manor Lord, slay that bastard as a tribute to your Dao attainment!" Old Zhu is incredible! Kill! Slay that demon king and go assist the Great Han King! By now, everyone understood that the Great Han King's defection had merely been a feint—an utter surprise. However, he had brought four Invincibles with him. That was too many. The Great Han King would not be able to hold out! At present, everyone else was locked in grueling battles, and only Zhu Tiandao seemed relatively at ease. Why hadn't he unleashed his full power yet to crush this demon king and go lend a hand?! Without waiting for anyone else to say a word, a divine king shot swiftly toward Zhu Tiandao. "Mohe, let's join forces and kill him!" the divine king shouted. If Mohe alone was not enough, then given Zhu Tiandao's terrifying might, they would slay him together! Zhu Tiandao's face turned completely green. Stop messing around! Mohe alone could beat me to death! Now another one is coming—are you trying to pound me into mincemeat?! And that bastard Su Yu, what is he cheering for?! Not only Su Yu, but Marquis Xia also hollered, "Second Zhu, wipe them out!" "Manor Lord, you truly hide too deep! Tie them down!" Niu Baidao sighed with deep admiration. The Zhu family's karmic fortune was truly boundless! Envy! Pure envy! Zhu Tianfang was the Yellow Division Head and had long since attained the Dao. Zhu Tiandao had concealed himself so profoundly, and when he finally burst forth, he had slaughtered an immortal king. Now he could even take on two at once—didn't anyone see how solemn the two Invincibles looked? No wonder he himself hadn't been able to compete with King Daming back in the day! Their karmic fortune was simply too thick! The entire family was made of freaks. Zhu Tiandao might not be an Invincible, but he was as good as one. Three Invincibles in one family! Only the Great Zhou family could compare to the Zhu family now. As for the Xia family, while they had many who could fight Invincibles, slaying one was out of the question. Nan Wujiang and Yuanshi could not manage it; the two of them might only have a sliver of hope fighting an Invincible's three-life embodiments. As for Wan Tiansheng... he was practically crippled now. Of his twenty-four divine characters, eighteen had exploded, leaving only six! How tragic! Wan Tiansheng had no mind to worry about Zhu Tiandao at this moment. Zhu Tiandao could hold his ground; having personally slain an Invincible, Wan Tiansheng understood how hard it was, but so long as it was not a fight to the death, stalling two Invincibles was entirely feasible. At this moment, he let out a sigh. Sure enough, I fell for it after all. Everyone has been laying their plans! He had been biding his time, but King Dazhou and the others had also been lying low, waiting. Using the fall of Ye Batian as the catalyst! Fifty-one years ago, when Ye Batian died in battle, these people had probably begun investigating, scheming, and waiting. Even if he had failed to draw out Fenhai, Fenhai would likely have died anyway. If he had failed to slay Fenhai, Zhang Qi—the Great Han King's three-life embodiment—would probably have struck as well. Of course, that might not have led to the subsequent scheme; clearly, these Invincibles had prepared multiple contingencies. He had been suspecting them, but weren't they suspecting him as well, even guarding against him? This time, how many people actually knew the Great Han King was faking his betrayal? Wan Tiansheng certainly hadn't known. Evidently, someone had suspected Wan Tiansheng as well. Someone knew his three-life embodiments had been shattered and knew his true strength; it was only natural to suspect him. He was exceptionally powerful, yet not an Invincible, and he had frequently spent time with Ye Batian. Stealing Ye Batian's intelligence, assassinating Ye Batian, privately challenging King Fenhai and humiliating him... Others might find that impossible to pull off, but Wan Tiansheng could perhaps disguise himself to perfection. Ye Batian was not an Invincible, and neither was he. Disguising as Ye Batian while coming from the exact same lineage—his suspicion was greater than anyone else's! Possessing strength on par with Ye Batian, masquerading as Ye Batian, both belonging to the multiple divine characters faction... Wan Tiansheng gave a self-deprecating chuckle. Indeed, if I were in their shoes, wouldn't I suspect me? By slaying Fenhai, maybe they even thought I was silencing a witness. He sighed inwardly and said nothing more. As for the invading Invincibles... he could no longer fight Invincibles right now, so he could only rely on the others. Still, he had at least managed to recover a bit of strength. Wan Tiansheng scanned the battlefield and instantly charged toward Lan Tian. Over there, Lan Tian was no match for Lade and was being utterly suppressed; if no one reinforced him, Lan Tian would collapse. This fellow's Dao attainment was reckless folly! Under such circumstances, how could he possibly succeed? ... Everyone was watching Zhu Tiandao show his might! Waiting for Zhu Tiandao to fight two on his own. Zhu Tiandao was on the verge of madness. I can't do it, I really can't! Stop messing around! Now that both are here, I can't hold them off! Help! This was no joke. If he failed to hold them off and the two Invincibles killed him, the other sectors would swiftly suffer a chain reaction of collapses. In no time, Tiandang, Mohe, and this newly arrived divine king—three Invincibles—would be freed! Then they would wipe out Lan Tian and the others, freeing Lade as well. At that point, the entire battlefield in the Human Realm would collapse! The Great Han King would die, they would all die, and worse, the entire human race would plunge into catastrophic trouble! Zhu Tiandao had truly never imagined that the Great Han King would pin his hopes on him. What a trap! If he slipped up and things crumbled, the entire human race would face an existential crisis. "Are you an idiot?!" "You fool!" "You're screwing me over!" Zhu Tiandao screamed frantically in his mind, cursing wildly and mentally crying out to the Great Han King: Great Han King, stop joking around, really, stop it! A catastrophe is coming! A massive one! That immortal king earlier was just a lucky kill! His three-life embodiments were slaughtered outside the realm by someone else; it had nothing to do with me! He kept screaming internally! This was no trivial matter; one couldn't fool around with this. If he collapsed, the entire Human Realm would collapse. He had never expected that casually killing an immortal king's three-life embodiment would turn him into the most critical linchpin of the Human Realm! In the void, the Great Han King was battling three Invincibles. Injured as he was, let alone four, fighting three was already stretching him to his limits! He was banking on Zhu Tiandao or someone else successfully attaining the Dao to lend him a hand! At the very least, they had to hold out until these Invincibles retreated! And that moment would come after Xia Longwu attained the Dao. Whether Xia Longwu succeeded or failed, the human Invincibles would return. The myriad races did not want a full-blown war to the death against dozens of Invincibles right now, so at that point, all foreign Invincibles would have to withdraw. Xia Longwu required a very long time to attain the Dao! In this regard, he could not be rushed like the others, because he was powerful enough and had far too many eyes fixed on him, making it impossible to pull off any tricks on his behalf. Thus, they had to drag things out at least until Xia Longwu attained the Dao! This time, the Human Realm had rendered immense service. It had tied down numerous Invincibles all at once! Those killed, those stalled, and those whose projected strength was attached to the prodigies—all were entangled. Otherwise, the Human Realm would have faced an even more dire situation. The Great Han King was locked in combat. His Dao focused on "Force," making his combat prowess exceedingly formidable. He lacked the myriad techniques of typical Civilization Masters, but his combat strength was terrifyingly pure. Right now, fighting one against three, he was at a disadvantage but could still barely hold on. It was precisely because he had calculated this that he had dared to drag four across. Soon, he vaguely sensed something. Zhu Tiandao was also a powerhouse and was continuously calling out in thought toward him. Because of their proximity, there was a faint resonance. It wasn't very clear! He only vaguely felt that Zhu Tiandao was anxious, helpless, and on the verge of breaking down. The Great Han King's heart skipped a beat. Did he get injured just now? Or what happened? You must hold on! If you collapse, disaster will strike! ... At that moment, the second divine king descended! Standing apart from Mohe, they flanked Zhu Tiandao. Yet Zhu Tiandao still maintained a smile on his face. "You two truly think highly of me. I'm not Ye Batian; is it really necessary for two Invincibles to gang up on me?" He smiled and said, "Gentlemen, why don't we both take a step back? Let me attain the Dao, and I won't make things difficult for you. How about we become friends?" Dammit, thank goodness neither is from the Blood Fire Demon race! Otherwise, they'd attack immediately, and I'd be done for! The newly arrived divine king said coldly, "How much combat power do you have left? I refuse to believe you slew Immortal King Qimu without any toll!" He believed Zhu Tiandao had surely paid a heavy price! Of course, even so, someone who could slay one could slay a second! Just like Wan Tiansheng: when he killed King Minghe, no one believed he could kill a second, yet facts proved that had Fenhai not revealed himself, Lade would certainly have died! In the end, Fenhai had been slain by him as well, and only then was Wan Tiansheng crippled. When dealing with these treacherous scoundrels of the Human Realm, no amount of caution was excessive! Zhu Tiandao chuckled. "The toll was naturally not small. Don't worry, if the two of you truly join forces, unless I completely cripple myself, I don't have the ability to kill a second one!" In other words: If I truly cripple myself, I can still take one of you down with me! It just depends on which of you two I decide to kill! ... In the void. Xinghong watched the drama unfold, feeling an urge to laugh. This Zhu Tiandao... his legs were probably trembling with fright, weren't they? The humans were truly walking a razor-thin tightrope! One false step, and all the human experts present today would likely be finished. "Su Yu, it's time to leave. Why linger? If you don't go now, you won't be able to leave at all!" "Lord Stone Sculpture, give me a bit more time. I'll tie these fellows down, and once the Great Han King or Manor Lord Zhu wins, I'll go..." "Win?" Win my ass! The stone sculpture scoffed inwardly. There was no winning. How could they win? Counting on Zhu Tiandao to fight two at once and kill them both? Don't be ridiculous! A bluff was a bluff after all. If this went on, the two Invincibles would definitely test him, and once they did... oh well, it would all be over! "Don't wait! Zhu Tiandao just got lucky. That immortal king wasn't really killed by him—he only happened to smash an already battered future embodiment. He's doomed!" ... Su Yu froze slightly. Bang! It was Zhan Wushuang again, punching Su Yu until he spat blood. Enraged, Su Yu whipped around and pounded hundreds of punches into Zhan Wushuang, beating him until he coughed up blood as well. Naturally, Su Yu took another beating from the others in the process. He rapidly recovered! Zhan Wushuang panted heavily. "Su Yu, fighting on like this brings none of us any benefit. Why not divide the ruins..." "I'm going to fucking fight you!" As Su Yu clashed madly against these prodigies, he cursed internally. What's going on? Old Zhu is a fake? Holy shit! Isn't that courting death? That guy cared so much about saving face that he had to put on an act! Now look what happened—we're completely screwed! Zhu Tiandao would probably feel deeply wronged! Who the hell put on an act? I didn't! He couldn't very well announce, "I didn't kill the immortal king, he committed suicide," could he? Trouble had arrived in full force! Originally, including Lade, there were already three Invincibles here. Then four more arrived, making a total of seven Invincible experts inside the Human Realm! Zhu Tianfang's true body couldn't make it here now, and it was still unknown whether his true body would be killed. Strictly speaking, aside from the Great Han King, the human race had not a single Invincible present. One against seven? If he were that powerful, the Great Han King would be the undisputed number one among humans! Su Yu was also struck with dread. Quickly, he hurriedly asked in his mind, "Lord, could you lend a hand to the human race? Your subordinate is your most loyal and capable lieutenant! If the human race is wiped out, then I..." "No. Guardians cannot take part in this; these are the rules of the all-heavens and myriad realms! Rules... do you understand? They cannot be violated! If the rules are casually broken, enormous trouble will follow. For instance, the dead spirit monarchs would be able to freely enter and leave the passageways, and that would bring true catastrophe..." Rules? Su Yu cursed inwardly, then quickly said, "Lord, I am your castellan. If these people hit me, they are hitting you! You could strike in the ancient city; surely you can do so here as well?" "That is permissible. Do you want me to help you kill these prodigies?" The stone sculpture glanced downward. Killing these prodigies... wasn't impossible. It would just be a tiny bit troublesome, but killing them was fine! "No, I mean if those Invincibles hit me... could you help me beat them to death?" "..." Xinghong felt that Su Yu was giving an inch and taking a mile! How could that be allowed?! I am not your hired thug! "No!" Refused! "Lord, please help! Otherwise, I will die too. If I die, you won't be able to leave the ancient city, and no one will bear the death qi for you! Are you truly content to spend your entire life as an immobile stone sculpture?" I realized long ago! If you want to go out and roam the world, you have to rely on me! Saying so, Su Yu added urgently, "Lord, the situation is extremely dangerous right now... I beg you to lend a hand!" Only the stone sculpture could help! "I cannot. The guardians of the thirty-six cities do not interfere in these matters. If we get involved, do you truly think thirty-six guardians are invincible beneath the heavens? Right now, there is simply no conflict of interest. Once a conflict arises, the myriad races will surround and slaughter us instead. We... cannot die!" Xinghong hesitated briefly, but still refused. It wouldn't do! Especially under these circumstances, he could not act rashly to overturn the overall situation. Otherwise, if the myriad races turned to besiege them, thirty-six stone sculptures were not invincible either. If the myriad races could surround and slaughter the humans, they could naturally do the same to them. The thirty-six stone sculptures had other duties. If they truly erupted with all their might, their combined strength was only comparable to the human race. They were inferior to the god, demon, and immortal races. Of course, the human race was not weak either; in a true fight to the death, they were roughly equal to the strength of any single one of those three great races. The stone sculptures had their own mission. Hearing the stone sculpture's response, Su Yu felt disappointed and somewhat despairing. Fuck! Just moments ago, he had been in high spirits—the Great Han King wasn't a traitor, Zhu Tiandao hid so deeply that he could kill an Invincible, and even if four more came, there was nothing to fear! Yet in an instant, everything had shattered! Right now, perhaps no one knew Old Zhu's true situation, but soon everyone would find out! Su Yu could easily imagine how desperate and helpless Old Zhu was feeling at this very moment. Once he was broken through... he would be the first to die, and the next to die would inevitably be the Great Han King. As long as these powerhouses were slain, the rest would be slaughtered by the myriad races at will. The stone sculpture was certainly strong and could be a variable. Yet he insisted he could not take action. He could not strike without cause and provoke a siege from the myriad races. Su Yu knew it was improper to force the stone sculpture, but the stone sculpture was his last hope... No, Su Yu suddenly thought of something! Gritting his teeth, he hesitated. Within his sea of will, the little fur ball was also feeling helpless. It licked a divine character, bracing itself to be pinched to death... The fragrant guy's aura was acting up again, and it could sense it clearly. Yes! Su Yu had thought of this! Helpless and dejected, Su Yu transmitted his voice: "Sorry, I apologize, but this is the only thing I can do—lure your dad into charging into the Human Realm. Maybe only if your dad comes will the human race find a glimmer of hope..." Then he transmitted to the stone sculpture, "Lord Stone Sculpture, thank you very much! I know I cannot force you, nor should I. You may leave now; the Human Realm is about to become extremely dangerous!" Dangerous? As the stone sculpture pondered, the next instant, he looked at Su Yu and saw a little fur ball in his sea of will, seemingly preparing to die a heroic death... The stone sculpture froze! What was the meaning of this? He was baffled at first, but soon, realization dawned. He saw—no, sensed—that Su Yu... holy shit! Don't! Holy shit! Stop! When the big fur ball left, it had specifically greeted him and asked him to look after its little boy! Good grief, was Su Yu trying to pinch it to death?! Are you insane?! Not only the God-Devouring Half-Emperor, but the God-Devouring race might also have an old empress no weaker than a Half-Emperor! In their entire race, this little fur ball might truly be the sole descendant. He could well imagine how difficult it was for their race to give birth to this little fellow. If it died right beneath his nose... pinched to death by his own castellan, no less, after the old Half-Emperor had explicitly asked him to watch over it... The God-Devouring race were no saints! If they were good, they wouldn't go around devouring people everywhere! They merely looked cute! Beneath that cute exterior lay bloodthirst, cruelty, and utter indifference to life! If this race's descendant—the only descendant—was killed, all thirty-six ancient cities would suffer calamity! "Wait!" At that very instant, the stone sculpture swiftly transmitted, "Don't be rash! Don't be afraid! You are my castellan; as a guardian, it is my duty to stand up for my castellan!" Su Yu, who had been about to throttle the fur ball, go on a rampage, slaughter all these prodigies, and stake his life against everyone, paused in surprise. The stone sculpture had changed his mind? ... In the void, Xinghong was practically breaking into a cold sweat. It was only because he was made of stone; had he not been a stone sculpture, he truly would have broken out in sweat. The old Half-Emperor and its mate were just outside the Human Realm, not far at all, and they even controlled a passageway into the Human Realm unknown to outsiders! Of course, to say that two powerhouses of the God-Devouring race could destroy the thirty-six stone sculptures would be overestimating them. If nothing else, if Big Brother stepped forward, fighting the God-Devouring Half-Emperor was well within reach. And if three or five more of them came out, taking on the empress was entirely possible too. However... was there any need for that? At least for now, they weren't allies, but they weren't enemies either. And the key to all of this still rested on Su Yu. The stone sculpture felt helpless. I just came to take a look and take you away while I was at it—what are you doing?! What a headache! "Su Yu, it is still inappropriate for me to act freely inside the Human Realm..." Su Yu felt dejected! "However, you can lure them outside! Once outside the Human Realm, if they attack you in the all-heavens, I will strike!" Su Yu grew even more dejected! That won't work! Even if I go out to lure them, first, the Invincibles might not pursue me. Second, the distance is too far. The All-Heavens Prefecture is thousands or even tens of thousands of li away from here! The stone sculpture also pondered for a moment, then quickly said, "That Huangjia near you is a teleportation expert. I'll give you a set of coordinates; you can teleport there, or simply have Huangjia take you there to draw the Eternals into chasing you... Once there, I can strike and solve your problem! Here it won't do. It is improper for us to act in the Human Realm. Once I strike here, it will easily trigger far greater trouble, and when that happens, the trouble won't just be yours and mine!" What was that greater trouble? The passageway! That was the truly catastrophic trouble! While Su Yu was still thinking, the stone sculpture added, "Those besieging Zhu Tiandao include a divine king and a demon king... If you kill a few prodigies, seize the Tombstone of Civilization, and take the ruins with you, they might pursue you!" Su Yu understood in an instant! Right! Wait, no! Huangjia? A teleportation expert? He's that amazing? He glanced toward Huangjia. At that moment, Huangjia was with Huang Jiu, still some distance away, wandering in the vicinity. He hadn't approached the center of the ruins either! He was frighteningly low-key, not engaging anyone in battle. If even the stone sculpture called him an expert, then he was definitely a true expert—a crouching tiger, a hidden dragon! "Lord, will Huangjia teleport me?" "Find a way yourself. If all else fails, capture that Huang Jiu. I see he values her quite a bit... I cannot strike here, as it easily draws unwanted attention. The place you are going is neither the All-Heavens Prefecture nor any of the known passageways, so when the Eternals pursue you, they won't have too many misgivings!" Su Yu understood! He was also slightly surprised—there was another passageway? Well, that was probably how the stone sculpture had arrived. Forget it, he wouldn't pinch the ball to death after all! Inside the sea of will, the little fur ball licked the divine character, preparing to eat it tearfully. I'm dying, so let me eat! Pinch me, go ahead! Before dying, eating a few of your divine characters isn't asking for too much, right? The little fur ball was licking the "Calamity" divine character until it practically shone! It was ready: first eat "Calamity," then the inherited "Fire," next the newly outlined "Civilization," then "Stillness"... Finally, once all those were eaten, it could dash into the depths of the fragrant guy's sea of will and give a lick to the most fragrant one of all! Even if it couldn't eat it, it had to at least lick it! It would die as a well-fed ball! Just as it was preparing to take a bite, Su Yu suddenly snapped in his mind, "What are you doing? Stop that right now! If you keep licking, there'll be nothing left!" This ball spent all day doing nothing but licking divine characters. Never anything productive! I haven't pinched you to death, so what are you licking for? Su Yu stopped the little fur ball and looked at the surrounding prodigies. Each and every one of them was exhausted half to death, and so was Su Yu. Looking at them, he thought to himself: I need to kill a few of them! Draw the rage and attention of the Invincibles! Then snatch the Tombstone of Civilization and take the carriers, so the Invincibles will chase after me... Yes! That's the plan. On top of that, I have to kidnap Huang Jiu and force Huangjia to help me escape, or I'll kill Huang Jiu! Since the stone sculpture had said so, the relationship between Huang Jiu and Huangjia was clearly unusual. Out of the corner of his eye, Su Yu glanced at Huang Jiu, who was stealing his Tianyuan Qi on the periphery, and cursed inwardly. This time, his own losses were severe as well. People were stealing his Tianyuan Qi and Sun Moon Xuanhuang Liquid! As for the carriers and the Tombstone of Civilization, they still remained in their midst, with no one able to get close. They were the bait, and Su Yu hadn't seized them earlier, so they were all still there. Whenever anyone else attempted to snatch them, they were immediately obstructed. Everyone had come for these items; whoever tried to grab them would become everyone's target. "Old Zhu is dealing with a demon king and a divine king, while Xuanjia and the others are dealing with a divine king..." In other words, killing a prodigy of the god race might draw the pursuit of two divine kings. Killing a demon would probably work too... On the demon side, the most important was Moduona, but that bastard hadn't entered the fray and had been circling the perimeter all this time. As for Zhan Wushuang, that grandson had struck him many times already. Moduona, consider yourself lucky. Then I'll beat Zhan Wushuang to death! Snatch the Tombstone of Civilization and the carriers, capture Huang Jiu in an instant, and force Huangjia to send me away. Yes, that's it! Previously, Su Yu had been dragging things out with them to ensure the Invincibles whose power was attached to these prodigies remained unable to join the battle outside. But things had reached this stage; he could no longer worry about the All-Heavens Battlefield and had to resolve the crisis in the Human Realm first. Sure enough, not a single one of them was reliable; in the end, it still came down to him. It had been agreed that just a couple of Invincibles would resolve the problem. Old Wan had also made confident vows that he could settle it, but... he was truly unreliable! Su Yu had thought Old Wan was so formidable, yet after killing just two Invincibles, he was crippled. Utterly useless! Of course, across the all-heavens and myriad realms... there probably weren't many people who had slain two Invincibles. Gritting his teeth, Su Yu continued to trade blows with the prodigies just as before. Back and forth! Yet he transmitted his voice to Qin Hao nearby: "General Qin, can you hear me?" Qin Hao was currently being battered by a ninth-stage Sun Moon of the Tianyuan race! Among the three second sons, his plight was the most miserable. If his strength hadn't been decent, he would have been beaten to death already. His strength was indeed respectable, but he had been fighting for far too long today; he had been pummeled by a quasi-Invincible earlier, and now he was taking a constant beating from a ninth-stage Sun Moon, leaving him heavily wounded. Hearing Su Yu's transmission, he replied rather feebly, "What is it? Are you coming to help me? Don't come, your side is in trouble too..." "No. In a moment—I mean in just a moment—erupt with power, knock back that ninth-stage Sun Moon for an instant, and then help me intercept Huangjia for an instant. Just a single instant will do!" "..." Get lost! Are you fucking treating me like a human being?! How can you make it sound so easy?! You want me to first knock back a ninth-stage Sun Moon, and then go deal with an eighth-stage Sun Moon like Huangjia? If I were that formidable, I would have killed them long ago! Su Yu had made it sound so effortless. Second Qin looked quite formidable after all! Very domineering! When the three second sons had made their entrances, he had been the most domineering of all: clad in black armor, brandishing a long spear, an eighth-stage fighting a quasi-Invincible. Surely knocking back a ninth-stage Sun Moon for an instant, then driving back Huangjia to give him an opening to grab Huang Jiu wouldn't be difficult? Second Xia killed a quasi-Invincible, Second Zhu killed an Invincible—how could knocking back a ninth-stage Sun Moon be hard for you? "General Qin, you can do it! This is vital! It concerns the life and death of the human race. If we fail... the Human Realm faces destruction today!" Alarmist! Second Qin cursed inwardly. How could it be that exaggerated? His human race might be at a disadvantage on the All-Heavens Battlefield, but they were still holding up in the Human Realm. Even though many Invincibles of the myriad races had come... they had many experts too. Besides, could Su Yu decide the life and death of the human race? Stop joking! Even though he felt it was unreliable alarmism, Su Yu sounded so tense that he gritted his teeth and transmitted, "Fine... Aaargh!" The first word was a transmission; the latter was a scream of agony as a divine character from that ninth-stage Sun Moon of the Tianyuan race punched through his hand bones. For a moment, Su Yu felt this was somewhat unreliable! Could this really work? However, in his vicinity—and near Huangjia—this man was the strongest available. Chief Hu and the others were on the verge of being beaten to death; only Second Qin seemed able to endure. Gritting his teeth! No matter! No matter how good Old Zhu was at bluffing, after a few exchanges, the two Invincibles would inevitably grow suspicious. If they truly attacked and blew him apart in an instant, the entire course of the battle would shift. Sure enough, in the end, it still depended on me! At this moment, Su Yu was struck by another fist from Zhan Wushuang, coughing up blood! Zhan Wushuang's face was grim! Present here, his strength was arguably the highest. In their battle up to this point, seventy percent of the injuries on Su Yu had been inflicted by him—though he was heavily wounded himself, of course. Landing another punch that made Su Yu vomit blood came as no surprise to him. Su Yu's regenerative ability was remarkable too! The difference in their overall power was not huge, making it extremely difficult to kill Su Yu. It all came down to who could hold out longer! They had blessings from Invincibles and even a Half-Emperor, but what about Su Yu? Relying on death qi? Was he truly not afraid that the death qi would completely corrode him to death? If this dragged on, the victor remained uncertain. This time, just like before, Su Yu charged madly toward him again. It had been the same earlier—Su Yu was vindictive and repaid every injury with an immediate counterattack. This time was no exception. Rumble! Su Yu pressed his attack against him, while the others behind him battered Su Yu relentlessly, trading wound for wound! Zhan Wushuang didn't care about getting hurt; at his level, very few feared death. Without paying a price, how could one reap rewards? This time, Su Yu's barrage lasted exceptionally long. He beat Zhan Wushuang until he spat blood, while blows from behind tore into Su Yu's flesh and shattered his bones. The "Stillness" divine character activated; the "Calamity" divine character activated, cloaking Zhan Wushuang's sense of danger. These prodigies possessed extremely sharp instincts! Once killing intent was exposed, each of them had means to escape. Yet at this moment, the eruption of Su Yu's "Calamity" divine character was directed not at Zhan Wushuang, but at Dao Cheng. Dao Cheng's expression changed! He yelled, "Stop him..." Su Yu was going all out to kill him! He sensed it—an acutely sharp premonition. Right at that moment, a massive hammer flew rapidly toward Dao Cheng—a blow struck with full might, divine characters and willpower erupting together. "Kill!" Su Yu's killing intent erupted! Incomparably terrifying! Xuan Wuji, Mingyue, and several others roared fiercely. Some intercepted his hammer, while others slashed toward Su Yu's head. Having just been pummeled miserably, Zhan Wushuang wasted no words and pressed in once more, intent on blowing Su Yu apart! These prodigies possessed tacit coordination. They could not give Su Yu the chance to pick someone off alone; that was the worst scenario, which could end in disaster for all of them. Thus, when Dao Cheng came under attack, everyone did their utmost to assist. And that giant hammer was exceptionally ferocious. Su Yu roared, "Kill Dao Cheng, and I won't stop you from seizing the Tombstone of Civilization..." Nobody paid him any heed! "Bastard!" Su Yu feigned a fist strike aimed straight at Dao Cheng. Dao Cheng's sense of crisis flared violently, feeling as though doom was imminent. With the "Calamity" character active, his senses told him this was dangerous! Incomparably dangerous! Dao Cheng's eyes hardened, and he shouted, "Surround and kill him!" Su Yu was dead set on killing him! Behind him, Zhan Wushuang closed in on Su Yu. He felt almost no sense of crisis—only a faint trace, which was normal and present all along; which prodigy didn't have sharp senses? Yet at that exact instant, Su Yu opened all his Yang Acupoints, swallowed essence blood, and activated the talent techniques Demon Advent and God Transformation simultaneously! The Five Elements Cage restriction erupted, trapping Zhan Wushuang for a split second! Empowered by Demon Advent and God Transformation! Su Yu's combat power surged explosively! The talent technique Three Heads and Six Arms manifested, and four arms suddenly sprouted from his back! All four hands clenched into fists, hammering toward Zhan Wushuang together! Zhan Wushuang roared furiously as the Five Elements Cage was on the verge of shattering. At that very moment, a little fur ball appeared in a flash, vanished in a flash, and bit straight toward his sea of will! And with Su Yu's four hands striking with all their might, potent death qi filled the heavens and earth. "Heaven Cleaving!" Within his 144 origin acupoints, saber qi erupted simultaneously—saber qi belonging to Xia Longwu. This was the first time Su Yu had unleashed this saber qi with full force! Buzz! A blade stroke radiated across the heavens and earth. Above, Marquis Xia was nearly influenced by it. He paused, looked down, and couldn't help but curse inwardly: Why does this saber qi feel a bit stronger than mine?! It wasn't actually stronger than his, but of exceptionally high quality, almost as if his eldest nephew had descended in person! Buzz! The resonance of the blade echoed in all directions as the stroke came down. Four hands—two gripping the blade, two clenched into fists—struck Zhan Wushuang simultaneously! Zhan Wushuang's expression changed drastically! Essence blood erupted as he burned it, unleashing his God Transformation talent technique, but... it was too late! With an enormous crash, two fists punched two massive holes through his torso! The long blade descended, slicing him in half with a sickening squelch! His sea of will was exposed, and the little fur ball took a bite, preparing to finish him off—when Su Yu's thought flashed: If he dies, will the god race still pursue me? This is better! "Eat him later!" Su Yu shouted, and without a second thought, the little fur ball zipped back instantly. The others were all shaken. With a massive bang, their attacks fractured Su Yu's bones and blew apart his flesh, but Su Yu transformed into a breeze in an instant, vanishing from where he stood. In midair, he grabbed the Tombstone of Civilization and scooped up the two carriers in passing... Ordinary people couldn't snatch the carriers, but Su Yu had no problem—he was the one who had placed them there! Naturally, he had a spiritual connection to them! As for the Tombstone of Civilization... it was a bit strange. Had the spiritual tether he placed on it been worn away? Why was it gone? Su Yu didn't overthink it; there was no time! Grabbing these items, he heard Qin Hao suddenly roar—a sky-shaking bellow—thrusting his spear while coughing up three mouthfuls of blood as if risking his life for one final blow. The ninth-stage Sun Moon fighting him thought he was about to self-detonate and retreated several steps in an instant. In that split second, Qin Hao whipped his spear around and thrust it toward Huangjia! Huangjia cursed inwardly: Why the hell are you attacking me?! I'm just a bystander! He took a small step back, having no interest in fighting Qin Hao. I'm not your enemy, and I was already getting ready to leave anyway, now that the Tombstone of Civilization is in hand. Right at that moment, Huangjia's expression shifted drastically. Su Yu manifested as a blur, appearing beside him in an instant and grabbing Huang Jiu. Huang Jiu let out a shrill cry as her arm was violently twisted and broken by Su Yu! Her cultivation was not weak, but... how could she compare to the current Su Yu?! The disparity was simply too immense! She hadn't imagined in her wildest dreams that Su Yu wouldn't kill the other prodigies, but would come after her instead. At this moment, Huang Jiu felt like coughing blood. Is he really that petty? Could it be because I suspected he was Su Yu earlier?! Huangjia's face turned pale as well, and he shouted, "She is—" "Teleport me away, hurry!" Su Yu couldn't be bothered to waste words. He directly transmitted a set of coordinates to him. "Hurry, or I kill Huang Jiu!" Fuck! Huangjia was speechless. He understood—this was blackmail. He wants to run? Grabbed the good stuff and wants to flee? Understood! Fine, I'll give you a lift. He didn't bother saying anything more either, swiftly tearing open the void as he yelled, "Go! Don't harm her!" The void was torn open. Without another word, Su Yu vanished rapidly into it. Outside the ruins, the expressions of the two divine kings shifted. Zhan Wushuang's physical body had been blown apart! The Tombstone of Civilization had been snatched by Su Yu! Su Yu was fleeing! Zhan Wushuang was not dead yet—his sea of will was still intact—but his body was destroyed. Add to that the Tombstone of Civilization and the carriers... With a hum, the divine king who had been confronting Zhu Tiandao traversed the void and shot off in pursuit of Su Yu! Zhu Tiandao breathed a sigh of relief. After a moment's hesitation, he gritted his teeth and pursued as well, yelling, "Impudent! Do not dare harm Su Yu!" Internally, however, he was cursing: Su Yu is causing trouble! Although you bailed me out, running off with the greatest treasures—aren't you just courting death?! He felt utter despair as well! It's over! When Su Yu gets caught, do I step in? If I don't, Su Yu is done for. If I do... we're both done for! We're dead, dead! Is that little bastard Su Yu insane? Why grab the treasures at a time like this?! Fine, we're finished either way, who cares! Zhu Tiandao thought helplessly. It was better to run farther away; if he was exposed there, the others would still have a chance to escape. Otherwise, if he was exposed right here, there would be no chance at all. Demon King Mohe breathed a secret sigh of relief, cursing inwardly. That divine king had run off so fast, scaring him half to death. Now... pursue! Two together was better than being alone; otherwise, if that fellow was slain by Zhu Tiandao, Zhu Tiandao would turn around and slaughter him next! Meanwhile, Demon King Lade roared and gave chase toward that direction as well. I need a carrier! I need the Tombstone of Civilization! Otherwise, how can I restore my true body?! Coughing blood, Wan Tiansheng and Lan Tian hurriedly pursued as well. What is that brat Su Yu doing?! We agreed to fake the ruins to keep them tied down—why are you running? Why are you snatching your own things?! Once Zhu Tiandao or the Great Han King wins, we'll achieve complete victory! They even wondered whether Su Yu thought victory was already assured and had decided to reclaim his treasures. What on earth was he playing at?!