Crisis, Watch the Ball

With Xia Longwu successfully achieving the Dao, the myriad races could be said to have suffered a crushing defeat in this ambush! In truth, however... aside from the heavy losses of the Demon race, calling it an utter catastrophe was not entirely accurate. At the very least, quite a few humans within the Heaven Hunting Pavilion had been dragged into the open, and two division ministers were exposed. Niu Baidao, Zhu Tiandao, and the others who had hidden so deeply were revealed one after another as well. The reason the Demon race suffered so greatly was that they had lost a full three Invincibles in this single clash! Eight Invincibles had fallen in total this time. The Demon race accounted for three! Mohe and Lade were dead, and the one Xia Longwu had just slain was also a demon. The God race had lost two, while the Immortal race, human race, and Nether race lost one each. By this point, Xia Longwu had successfully achieved the Dao. The prime target of their ambush had succeeded, and hunting down an Invincible who had broken through to the Dao was extraordinarily difficult. Even if he could not win in a fight, couldn't he still run? If worse came to worst, he could find a small realm to hide in. In a small realm, humans could unleash their full might, whereas the myriad races could not. Yet at this very moment, there remained one opportunity for the myriad races to reclaim their dignity. Slay the members of the Multiple Divine Character faction! Those few fellows who had not achieved the Dao. Wan Tiansheng, who had slaughtered two Invincibles; Liu Wenyan, who had advanced to the Sun Moon Realm; and Su Yu, castellan of an ancient city. If they killed these few, this operation would not be a loss! Even for the Demon race, trading three Invincibles for these three would hardly count as a loss. At that moment, alongside the shouts of the Invincibles, a soft sigh resonated. The River of Time pierced through heaven and earth as an illusory phantom stepped out of the Demon Realm—merely a projection, not his true body. And on the All-Heavens Battlefield... A figure trod across the void, expressionless, though a trace of reluctance flickered in the depths of his eyes. This figure swiftly merged into the River of Time with a hint of helplessness. A moment later, someone appeared before the ancient city. "Greetings, Demon Emperor!" The figure's face was blurry, but upon closer inspection, it resembled Moduona. In fact, it was Moduona. Except right now, the Demon Emperor's true body had not arrived. Instead, he was possessing Moduona and had come to the ancient city. Unlike possessing someone in the Human Realm, there were no restrictions on the All-Heavens Battlefield, and Moduona's aura faintly reached the Invincible realm. Moduona looked expressionlessly toward the ancient city, toward Su Yu, and toward Xinghong. He said calmly, "Ancient Saint Xinghong, the strife among the myriad races stems from the chaos wrought by the Multiple Divine Characters. By suppressing the dead spirits, Ancient Saint, you possess heaven-defying merit. Yet Su Yu and his ilk bring turmoil to all realms and deserve death!" The Demon Emperor had descended! Even now, he had stepped forward after all, even if not in his true body. Within the ancient city, Xinghong remained equally calm. He spoke slowly, "It has nothing to do with me. The Sacred City adheres only to the rules!" Rules! Moduona frowned slightly. "Rules? Ancient rules? Under the ancient rules, can a castellan seal a city at will? Can an ancient saint leave a city at will?" Xinghong ignored him. The Demon Emperor said indifferently, "The myriad races possess no shortage of Eternals! The Sacred City was established solely for dead spirits. Ancient Saint Xinghong, do you truly intend to embroil the Sacred City in this over these few who stir chaos across the realms?" Xinghong remained silent. The Demon Emperor spoke again: "If it must be so, then today... a hundred Eternals would also like to consult with the ancient saints." Xinghong still did not respond. At that moment, from another ancient city, Tianmie suddenly said coldly, "Demon Half-Emperor, do you wish to provoke the Sacred City? Provoke the guardians?" "Provoke?" The Demon Emperor chuckled softly. "Ancient Saint Tianmie speaks too severely! The Demon race harbors no such intention. However, Ancient Saint Xinghong has already crossed the line! Very well. Since that is the case, we simply will not enter the city..." "Demon Emperor!" An Invincible spoke with dissatisfaction. Not entering the city? Then why did you come? Just to watch the show? The next instant, a drop of blood appeared in Moduona's hand. The blood ignited, and the River of Time surged, piercing through heaven and earth. In an instant, death qi inundated the entire ancient city. A moment later, a furious roar suddenly erupted from within Xinghong Ancient City. "Insolence!" "Su Yu, you bastard, stop right now!" It was Xingyue's furious roar! Su Yu only felt the death qi he had been absorbing rapidly recede, and Xinghong also said coldly, "What boldness, daring to guide a Dead Spirit Monarch across realms!" At this moment, everyone understood. They realized what was happening! The Demon Emperor said indifferently, "This also follows the rules, does it not? It does not violate the Ancient Saint's rules. Since Su Yu killed an ancient city resident and the local Dead Spirit Monarch cannot resolve it, then let another Dead Spirit Monarch resolve it!" Hearing this, even those who had not understood now grasped the truth. The Demon race had long been preparing to guide a Dead Spirit Monarch back to the Demon Realm. Clearly, at this moment, a Dead Spirit Monarch had charged across realms into Xingyue's territory, charging here to use the rules to kill Su Yu. Su Yu's expression changed! He quickly stopped absorbing death qi. In truth, he was also worried that Xingyue and this newcomer might join forces to emerge and take him down. But... hearing Xingyue's furious roar, she seemed extremely displeased by the foreign dead spirit's intrusion. Because according to the rules, only one Dead Spirit Monarch was needed right now, not two. For this one to arrive now constituted a cross-realm invasion. Xingyue was furious! She had already lost enough face, and now the Demon race had guided another Dead Spirit Monarch across borders, infuriating her beyond measure. At this time, a booming voice echoed through the ancient city: "Xingyue, since you are incompetent and powerless, and dead spirits cannot be insulted, what wrong is there in this sovereign coming to kill this person? Yield the way, or I shall kill you as well!" In the dead spirit passage, an immensely powerful Dead Spirit Monarch appeared. Stronger than Xingyue! An ancient demon who had regained some of his memories! The Demon Emperor had been preparing to guide him back all along. Now, with the Demon Emperor summoning him, he already understood what had transpired here: kill Su Yu, kill the experts of the Multiple Divine Character faction. ... Inside the city. The expressions of Wan Tiansheng and the others shifted. A formidable Dead Spirit Monarch had crossed over. Su Yu could handle Xingyue, but he could not handle other Dead Spirit Monarchs. Facing one meant only one thing—death. The Demon Emperor had chosen not to clash with Xinghong and the others. Instead, working within the rules, he had created an inescapable catastrophe for Su Yu and the rest. A new Dead Spirit Monarch! Su Yu, can you still handle this? "Yanmo, you dare invade my domain?" Xingyue roared in rage. A humiliating disgrace! This time, no other Dead Spirit Monarch should have come. This violated the rules; it was an invasion, a provocation. "Useless trash, get out of the way!" Boom! Death qi flooded out. Xingyue had been drained by Su Yu for days; even though Su Yu had stopped now, her strength had dwindled somewhat. Furthermore, she had been depleted significantly by Wan Tiansheng earlier and was already weaker than Yanmo to begin with. Before long, everyone heard Xingyue's furious, indignant cries. Su Yu's eyes flickered erratically. Fuck! I sucked Xingyue too hard! It was over! Xingyue, who was an enemy just moments ago, was now the shield holding off that Demon Dead Spirit Monarch. If that Dead Spirit Monarch truly broke through, they were all finished! Hiding in an ancient house would not work either! The other party could open them, and doing so conformed to the ancient city rules. A dead spirit could open ancient houses—as castellan, Su Yu naturally knew this. Liu Wenyan and Wan Tiansheng, who had thought they escaped death, looked toward Su Yu. Can you keep absorbing? Absorb my ass! Su Yu's eyes darted. Huge trouble. If Xingyue fell and yielded the passage, they were doomed. Liu Wenyan, Wan Tiansheng, and even Marquis Xia, who was curled into a ball, were all in the city. If that monarch broke through, they were done for. That Demon Emperor bastard had not even arrived in his true body, yet he had caused Su Yu an immense crisis. Outside the city. The Invincibles were overjoyed. The Demon Emperor was truly the Demon Emperor—with effortless ease, he had driven these people into a corner. Meanwhile, a look of struggle appeared in the eyes of the Demon Emperor... or rather, Moduona. The longer the Demon Emperor possessed him, the more drastically his body was altered. Of course, the possession helped reforge his physique, making it stronger! If this continued, he would soon be able to step into the Shanhai Realm. But this was not the outcome he wanted. The more severely he was reforged, the more troublesome it would be. In the future, when the Demon Emperor possessed him, his very consciousness might be sealed away. That was no good thing. Today, he had stayed out of the previous battle. He thought he could avoid it, yet the Demon Emperor had appeared anyway. Moduona looked toward Su Yu, sighing silently. He actually hoped Su Yu could resolve the crisis before them... And deeper thoughts remained unvoiced. If this could provoke the ancient stone statues into striking directly against the Demon Emperor and severing the River of Time, that would be even better. ... At this moment, Su Yu had no time to spare for Moduona. He was extremely tense! What should he do? A Dead Spirit Monarch was about to descend. He looked toward Wan Tiansheng, but Wan Tiansheng shook his head, telling him not to look his way. Wan Tiansheng was heavily injured! Today, he had fought battle after battle and truly had nothing left. If a quasi-Invincible came, he could barely put up a fight, but against an Invincible dead spirit... accept your fate. Liu Wenyan chuckled. "Forget it, this is fine! Reaching this point is enough. It's just a bit unworthy... having to die alongside this fat bastard..." He tossed the round ball in his hands and sighed. "This fat bastard is on the brink of death, yet he's still cursing me. I heard every word!" "He opposed me back in the day, and after all these years, he hasn't changed a bit..." Fortunately, Xia Longwu had achieved the Dao. Liu Wenyan laughed. This was good. Much of what he owed Xia Longwu could be considered repaid. Even though the primary credit went to this fat bastard, hadn't Liu Wenyan saved him? As for being beaten to death next... there was nothing that could be done about that. Su Yu muttered glumly, "Teacher, you're being far too pessimistic!" How could he be so defeatist? Carving life out of death—that was the hallmark of a true genius, an absolute monster! Teacher was not monstrous enough at all! And with this, he claimed to be the foremost genius of the Multiple Divine Characters? Give me a break! A Dead Spirit Monarch... Su Yu racked his brain, recalling the knowledge he had inherited as castellan. Gritting his teeth, he quickly flew toward the Castellan Manor. There were a few things he needed to confirm. Soon, he reached the manor. The furious roars from the passage could already be heard. Xingyue was probably driven mad, locked in bitter combat. Su Yu offered silent thanks: Next time, I'll definitely absorb less from you. My apologies, my apologies, I took too much this time. No wonder you're having such a rough time, getting beaten so badly you're roaring non-stop. Xinghong looked at Su Yu, opened his eyes, and said faintly, "You... sigh!" He truly could stir up trouble! You solved the issue with Xingyue, but can you just go absorb this next one too? Su Yu hurriedly asked, "My Lord, where does this dead spirit come from? Which city's passage domain does he belong to?" "Yunxiao." Xinghong gave an answer. Su Yu understood. He knew Yunxiao Ancient City and had been there. In fact, Yunxiao Ancient City was also present this time, hovering nearby. The castellan of Yunxiao Ancient City was female... a vixen, seemingly from the Qinghu race. Su Yu swiftly took out his Castellan Token and transmitted: "Is Castellan Qinghu there? The dead spirit attacking me comes from Yunxiao Ancient City. Are there any late-stage Sun Moon residents in the ancient city? Could Castellan Qinghu slay one to force him back?" "..." In the distance, Castellan Qinghu of Yunxiao Ancient City nearly cursed his ancestors! Screw you! Do you think everyone is as insane as you? If I kill a late-stage Sun Moon resident, then... do I just wait to be slaughtered by a Dead Spirit Monarch? I'm not you; I have no way to counter them! Screw off! It was one thing that Xia Longwu failed to honor his promise, but since Xia Longwu had achieved the Dao, there was still hope he would fulfill it later. Now this little bastard Su Yu was asking her to throw her life away! Su Yu said quickly, "You might not die! Once you kill them and summon this dead spirit, he will have to show himself and return—that is the rule. As long as you leave the ancient city, he won't be able to do anything to you." "Castellan Su must be joking!" Qinghu replied directly, "Leave the city? Outside, there are dozens of Invincible beings!" "You can make the ancient city return to its original location and go to the Plain of Desires. Those people won't pursue you there..." "And what if they do?" Castellan Qinghu could not be bothered with him. Go to hell! Su Yu cursed inwardly and quickly said to Xinghong, "My Lord, could you speak with Lady Yunxiao? Qinghu probably wants to shed her status as castellan. I am willing to take over the post of castellan of Yunxiao Ancient City. With me around, Lady Yunxiao will also enjoy greater freedom... As for Castellan Qinghu, if she wants to relinquish her position, I can lend her a hand. Otherwise, stepping down won't be that simple for her either, right?" Xinghong gave him a strange look. This did conform to the rules, so he did not refuse. Soon, he transmitted: "Yunxiao, Su Yu is willing to replace Qinghu and take charge of Yunxiao Ancient City concurrently. The condition is that Qinghu slays a late-stage Sun Moon resident to draw that fellow away!" In the next moment, someone was displeased and snapped, "Why not take over Tianhe's duties?" "Go ask Su Yu yourself!" Xinghong did not bother with him. Yanmo was not on your side. Su Yu was trying to solve a crisis, not create more trouble for himself; why would he take over Tianmie Ancient City? The Yunxiao stone statue seemed to ponder for a moment before transmitting: "Can he truly endure it?" Xinghong said nonchalantly, "Xingyue was almost drained to death by him." You saw it yourself! Don't worry, this brat can handle it. "Then... very well!" Yunxiao replied, then quickly added, "Yanmo's appearance is merely compelled by the rules. Once Qinghu leaves, he can still depart and return to your side..." Just as Xingyue could not kill Su Yu and chose to give up somewhat, Yanmo could not kill Qinghu and could also choose to give up. When that happened, he could simply come back again. Could Qinghu return again and kill yet another late-stage Sun Moon resident? Where would she find so many late-stage Sun Moons to slaughter? Even now, it was difficult; some ancient city residents were Qinghu's friends, and though she certainly had enemies too, normally she would not dare kill them. Xinghong relayed this to Su Yu. After a brief contemplation, Su Yu asked, "Can he cross realms at will?" "Not quite," Xinghong explained. "He was guided across by the Demon Half-Emperor. Otherwise, even if he came, it wouldn't be this fast. Constrained by the rules, when there is a crisis here, he can arrive instantly. Without a crisis, he can only traverse the dead spirit realm slowly, which would take considerable time. However, the Demon Half-Emperor is right outside and can continuously guide him..." Su Yu cursed inwardly! Demon race, just you wait. This Half-Emperor was the biggest meddler of them all. Last time, it was also him who guided Lade away. "Monarch Xingyue is no match for him?" "Indeed." Xinghong said indifferently, "Having had her death qi siphoned by you for days, she was already a step weaker than him to begin with. Add to that her current state, and naturally she is no match." Su Yu was on the verge of tears! Just a moment ago, he felt that absorbing more was better, but now he wished he could immediately return all the death qi he had taken. But it had all been absorbed into his Yang Apertures—how could he return jack shit? Truly, one should not be too greedy. Sucking too much out of unbridled greed—now Xingyue was left crippled, so how could she rival Yanmo? Su Yu rapidly considered his options. How could he resolve this Yanmo problem? As for the troubles outside, those were not troubles anymore; they had nothing to do with him. Either Castellan Qinghu kept killing people to repeatedly force his return, or... stop the Demon Emperor from guiding him. Su Yu asked, "Does guiding him come at no cost to the Demon Emperor?" "It does, but... to kill you, he considers it worthwhile, and he can afford the price!" Xinghong was blunt, telling Su Yu directly that paying a small price to eliminate him was well worth it to the emperor. Su Yu asked again in haste, "I see that his true body didn't come, only that he possessed Moduona. My Lord, do you think there's a way to deal with him?" Boom! Below, the battle seemed to grow even fiercer! Xingyue's roars sounded somewhat feeble. It seemed Yanmo was about to break through. Su Yu could not help saying, "My Lord, a foreign dead spirit crossing realms to kill your castellan—does that conform to the rules too?" Xinghong was speechless. He was silent for a while before answering, "It conforms. Since Xingyue cannot resolve you, someone who can resolve you is swapped in..." "Then if Monarch Xingyue comes out, does that mean he can't come up?" "Correct." "Then let Monarch Xingyue come out again..." Xinghong wanted nothing more than to say: Keep dreaming. The battle between Xingyue and Yanmo was not to protect Su Yu, but to prevent a foreign monarch from invading her territory. Once she truly lost... according to the rules of the dead spirit realm, Yanmo could naturally emerge. As for dragging Xingyue out to block Yanmo, Su Yu was dreaming. Xingyue was not his granddaughter! You think she will just do whatever you say? Su Yu grew anxious. "Then I'll force Xingyue out! If she doesn't come out, I'll absorb her; if she comes out, we coexist peacefully..." "Invincibles have their dignity!" Xinghong said indifferently. "With a thought like yours, she would rather die in battle against Yanmo than be coerced by you. Su Yu, stop entertaining such useless notions!" What was he thinking! These Dead Spirit Monarchs had already died once; to them, dignity and face were paramount. If you coerced her, even if she died in battle, she would not come out to serve as Su Yu's doorstop. Su Yu cursed under his breath! What was the point of face! Wanting face even in death... right, wanting face even after death, no wonder she was a dead spirit. What a nuisance! Ignore that for now; better to have Castellan Qinghu lure that guy away first. Su Yu hurriedly transmitted to Castellan Qinghu: "Castellan Qinghu, you can move your ancient city further away and make your move. Lady Yunxiao has agreed. Afterwards, I will also find a way to help you temporarily step down from your castellan post to reduce death qi corrosion." Qinghu had already received word from the Yunxiao stone statue and felt utterly helpless! What kind of castellan was she! The guy could contact her backer directly! Compared to Su Yu, the rest of them were pathetic. Other castellans might go an entire lifetime without saying a single word to a stone statue. Yet Su Yu, finding it useless to deal with her, went straight to Yunxiao. Helpless, Qinghu thought it over and ultimately agreed. Move the ancient city away first; staying here was dangerous anyway. Slay an enemy to draw Yanmo back, then flee the city. Yanmo would stay for three days at most. Besides, Yanmo was much more eager to kill Su Yu right now. Soon, Yunxiao Ancient City vanished from its spot. Shortly after, a falling star plummeted in the distance. Moments later, the rumblings in the underground passage subsided, replaced by Yanmo's furious roar. ... "Mm?" Outside the ancient city, the Demon Emperor was slightly surprised. He said faintly, "I hadn't expected you to have such a move!" Su Yu was truly capable! He had actually contacted Yunxiao Ancient City to force Yanmo away. Of course, the Demon Emperor could still guide him over again. Just as he prepared to guide him once more, Moduona's voice suddenly echoed in his mind: "Your Majesty, if you guide this Dead Spirit Monarch again, I fear my physical body will not hold out." "No matter, advance to the Shanhai Realm," the Demon Emperor said indifferently. You are only in the Lingyun Realm; advancing to Shanhai will do. Moduona fell silent. Advance to Shanhai? So it would be even easier for you to descend whenever you pleased? Moduona did not say a word for a moment, while the Demon Emperor remarked coolly, "Only by advancing to Shanhai will you truly be the foremost genius. Otherwise, as you are now, you fall short of Su Yu, and may soon fall short of others..." Moduona remained silent. I want to break through, but not right now. Right now, you are still possessing me. If I advance, it will only shape me into a vessel more suited for you. I cannot! The Demon Emperor might not necessarily need his body; he had cultivated many such body vessels over the countless years, and he had never seized another's body, for as long as his three-life embodiments did not perish, he would not take theirs. But... a hidden danger remained. If something ever went wrong with the Demon Emperor, Moduona would become a puppet stripped of everything at any moment. "Moduona, are you unwilling?" The Demon Emperor's voice sounded. Moduona said in a deep voice, "Moduona has not yet fully tempered his physical body. Advancing to Shanhai now would not be a good thing." "Moduona, nothing is ever truly perfect! What is more, if your body does not advance, I cannot guide Yanmo over... Do you wish for Su Yu and the others to live?" "Lord Demon Emperor could descend with one of your three-life embodiments!" "Sigh, this emperor would like to, but... should anything happen to one of my three-life embodiments, it would be a catastrophe for the Demon race. The God race, Immortal race, and human race would never let such an opportunity slip by. Therefore, unless forced by necessity, neither I, the God Emperor, nor the Immortal Emperor will leave our realms. Do you understand?" "I understand!" Moduona said. After a moment of silence, he added, "Then I will advance..." "I can assist you to make it faster." "No, I want to attempt it myself!" Moduona insisted! I want to try on my own! Seeing his insistence, the Demon Emperor was silent for a second before saying, "Very well. But... time is limited. If you cannot advance before nightfall, I will help you advance!" At this moment, dusk was falling. Moduona spoke no further and began preparing for his breakthrough. He did not want to! But he had no choice. He could only stall. At this moment, he wished more than anyone that Su Yu could resolve this crisis before nightfall. Su Yu... had actually become his beacon of hope. Su Yu had to solve this problem before night fell. Otherwise, Moduona would be forced to break through. ... At this moment, Su Yu had temporarily resolved the crisis. Yet he remained worried! The enemy would be guided over again! Trouble! He flew out of the Castellan Manor once more. Wan Tiansheng and Liu Wenyan also rushed over. Wan Tiansheng glanced outside and said, "The enemy was guided here, which requires a medium. To guide him again... will likely be troublesome. Moduona seems about to break through to Shanhai, but the Demon Emperor doesn't appear to be interfering. Perhaps Moduona is unwilling and wants to break through on his own... That at least buys us a bit of time." Wan Tiansheng had sharp eyes! Experience, insight—he had both in spades. With a single glance, he had deduced the general situation. Moduona had likely bought them a little time for his own sake. Su Yu nodded in understanding and quickly explained the situation. Wan Tiansheng frowned. "In that case, we don't have much time. The great battle won't end so quickly. And I know a bit about the ancient city mechanics—there's at least a three-day reckoning period! Only after three days will he lose the qualification to come over..." Su Yu clicked his tongue. Do you know everything? A scholar knows all under heaven without stepping outside? Well, perhaps this man often strolled through the River of Time when bored and had seen many things. In the past, Su Yu had to rack his own brains for everything. This time, there was no need. Wan Tiansheng surveyed their surroundings and said, "Looking at Moduona, he can buy us two or three hours at most. In such a short time, expecting me to recover is virtually impossible! Expecting others to provide reinforcement is even more impossible! Nor is it necessary! The others haven't finished achieving their Dao; this great battle won't die down anytime soon..." "There are only two things we can do right now. First, have Xingyue come out and block that one from emerging!" "Second, force the Demon Emperor to retreat." Xingyue was not coming out; Su Yu suspected she had shut herself off from despair after getting beaten. Even though Yanmo had left, Xingyue showed zero movement. As for forcing the Demon Emperor to retreat... that was exceedingly difficult. Liu Wenyan chimed in, "Or we could have an Invincible attack Yunxiao Ancient City! Of course, we would need to prevent the stone statue from intervening!" That was also a method. But human Invincibles were being hunted down across the battlefield; who could go attack a city without courting death? As for the stone statue, they could negotiate—as long as the city was not deliberately destroyed, it would not be a major issue. But whom could they ask? All three methods felt exceedingly difficult. Wan Tiansheng hesitated for a moment before speaking: "If worse comes to worst... let Lan Tian go! He is powerful; causing havoc and killing people should be enough to lure the fellow over." Su Yu frowned. "Then he would be dead for sure. Qinghu can forcibly breach the city and escape, but if they seal off the city against Lan Tian, going there would be suicide!" "At least it would force the Demon Emperor to expend another summons..." Wan Tiansheng murmured. If it were only himself, he would not let Lan Tian go. But right now... Su Yu was here. He still hoped Su Yu could survive. This kid had insisted on getting involved this time, and now he was in deep trouble. As they pondered solutions, preparing for the worst-case scenario... Wan Tiansheng had already braced himself to send Lan Tian. Lan Tian... would go. Lan Tian was too lonely. In this world, he probably felt that only Wan Tiansheng was his fellow traveler. So if Wan Tiansheng asked him to go, he most likely would. Trading Lan Tian's life to force the Demon Emperor to guide the monarch one more time. Su Yu was rather unwilling to accept that. Far in the distance, rosy twilight clouds seemed to reflect across the sky once more; someone appeared to be on the verge of successfully achieving the Dao. Su Yu did not know who it was and could not be bothered to care. Outside the city, the Invincibles could not be bothered either. They wanted to see the people inside the city die! Truth be told, killing these people inside would be a greater achievement than killing a single human Invincible. Four people in total, including Marquis Xia—if they killed them, Xia Longwu would likely go mad and might even rush in to throw his life away. And the Multiple Divine Character faction would be utterly wiped out. This place was no less important than hunting down Xia Longwu earlier. The Demon Emperor's appearance had driven these people into dire straits and desperation. At this moment, Xinghong glanced at the group, taking in their words, their actions, and everything they did. After a long pause, he suddenly said, "If you want to shake off this trouble and escape this crisis... it's not entirely without a chance!" Su Yu was overjoyed. Was the stone statue going to make a move? Xinghong had no intention of acting. He transmitted: "You can find a way to contact that little fur ball's parents. They are also on the All-Heavens Battlefield... though they might not know what is happening here. Bring them over. The Demon Emperor was careless—by opening a temporal passage, he has made it very likely that those two will follow the vine to the melon, tracing the passage back to devour his true body..." Those two were currently blocking the Immortal Emperor! But the Immortal Emperor might have sensed danger, or deemed it unworthy to venture out, so he had remained inactive. The Demon Emperor, however, could not hold back! He had made his move! His true body had not appeared, but the temporal passage was opened, and a sliver of his willpower was attached to Moduona. The Demon Emperor's willpower... ought to smell delicious too! Once those two traced the scent back to his old nest... heh, the Demon Emperor might get eaten! At these words, Su Yu's eyes instantly lit up. Strangle the ball to death! The little fur ball felt weary, continuing to lick. As if reading his thoughts, Xinghong said quickly, "Have the fur ball think of them and call for help itself. Don't always think about killing it—killing it is a measure for mutual destruction." If the big fur ball really came and found you had killed its little ball, you would be the first to die. Why was Su Yu always thinking about mutual destruction! Su Yu was surprised. Would it work if the fur ball just thought of them? He did not know that the big fur ball had actually visited several times. He had assumed the big ball had no idea, and that the only way to contact it was to kill the little ball. But now, Xinghong meant...? "Go ahead and do it without worry. Let this little fellow call out from the bottom of its heart. The other party is a Half-Emperor, an ancient Half-Emperor, capable of sensing the call of its own bloodline!" Su Yu's eyes shone. Could it really work? The next moment, he felt a bit uneasy. If they really came, considering how he constantly threatened to choke the little ball to death... wouldn't he be eaten by the big fur ball? Also, that golden album in his mind—the little fur ball could smell it, so what about the big fur ball? Wouldn't it eat him too? He glanced at Wan Tiansheng and Liu Wenyan... and quickly said, "Teacher, you and the Manor Head find an ancient house to hide in. I have a way to resolve this trouble!" The two looked at him. Su Yu smiled and said, "Truly, I have a way! Gentlemen, this is my turf! Manor Head, there's no need to send Lan Tian; there's no need for him to court death... I will resolve this trouble shortly!" The next moment, he tapped the fur ball. "Quick, call for help! Say the Demon Emperor wants to kill you! Hurry up, think it in your mind, fast!" "..." The little fur ball grumbled inwardly: Think away, think away. Big One won't come at all; Big One is definitely sleeping. ... At the same time. At the entrance of the Immortal Realm. The big fur ball yawned. Tiangu was so patient, still refusing to come out; it wanted to sleep. It lacked the female ball's patience and wanted to head back for a nap. If this didn't work, forget it, it would just go back. Just as it was thinking this, bubbles floated up around it. "Big One, the Demon Emperor wants to eat me!" "Big One, the Demon Emperor is outside Xinghong Ancient City!" "Wah wah wah, I'm going to be eaten!" "Big One, save me!" "..." The female ball also turned to look at it. Though she had left the God-Devouring Realm for over three hundred years, she did not seem surprised by the little fur ball's existence, nor did she care that her mate had apparently strayed. She asked in puzzlement, "The Demon Emperor? He came out?" The big fur ball looked into the distance, as if gazing through worlds and seeing through all things. It spotted that bright temporal passage. "Tiangu isn't coming out..." The big fur ball murmured, looking toward the female ball. "Then... go eat this Demon race one? Though he's not fragrant enough, not old enough, still... he should taste pretty good." Mainly, it was convenient! He had even left the passage wide open, unlike Tiangu, who holed up inside and refused to come out no matter what. The female ball drooled a little, feeling hungry. "Okay! Let's eat a meal first. Once we're done... we'll come back and wait for Tiangu!" Toward Tiangu, they were truly obsessed! He was just too fragrant! The two balls vanished instantly. Within the Immortal Realm. An old man pinched his fingers in divination. He frowned slightly, then quickly let out a sigh of relief. My crisis seems to have dissipated. Damn it all, what on earth is going on? Me, in danger? What a joke! In all the myriad realms, unless the God and Demon Emperors join forces!