Failed Forging? Mortally Wounded?

"How can this be?!" At this moment, countless onlookers were stunned. How was this possible?! In a single instant, six more golden grains had appeared! Impossible! How could that be possible? King Tianzhu's jaw dropped. *I've been forging weapons for hundreds of years, and this is the first time I've ever seen six golden grains added in the blink of an eye—and not on some piece of junk, but on a peak Earth armament!* Literally in an instant! What on earth was going on? *** Meanwhile, Su Yu also noticed the bizarre change in the book. The characters for "Civilization" had branded themselves onto the cover. It felt as if they were born to be there! And the phantoms of the colossal beasts sealed within the pages were completely suppressed by these two divine characters. Civilization! Su Yu had intended to create the Records of the Myriad Races, but right now, he was slightly dazed. On the cover, the word "Civilization" was starkly visible, and he could already feel an intimate connection with this book. It was as though the book had become his own divine character. In this instant, his mind drifted slightly, as if he caught a glimpse of something—a glimpse of the past, of the history of those great beasts. The unique traits of the concept of "Civilization" were coming into play. Yet the moment those two characters were branded into place, the blood clouds in the sky grew vastly more terrifying! Su Yu's aura surged violently, and the aura of the blood clouds swelled in tandem! The power of rules within the blood clouds began coalescing into humanoid shapes. Not just one. In an instant, five or six manifested, swiftly followed by seven or eight... In the blink of an eye, over a dozen figures emerged. "Must be slain!" "Must be slain!" "Must be slain!" "..." Each phantom exuded a terrifying aura. Inside and outside the city, everyone was struck dumb! Those blood-red figures looked somewhat like living people, but everyone knew they were not alive—they were the incarnations of rules. At this stage, these blood-red figures had actually begun to speak. This was an unprecedented occurrence. *** In the back hall. Xinghong's expression changed drastically! "Impossible!" How could this be? At the same time, an immense hall suddenly descended from the void. It was the Hunting Heaven Pavilion—the very organization that had always operated from the shadows had revealed itself. Within the grand hall of Hunting Heaven, an illusory silhouette appeared and muttered, "Impossible!" A moment later, an ancient, colossal city descended. Even without Su Yu summoning it, Hongmeng Ancient City arrived. The old turtle opened his eyes instantly! He snapped his gaze toward the book in Su Yu's hand, that Tome of Civilization. His eyes shifted slightly as he murmured softly, "How can this be!" Looking up at the blood-red figures in the sky, the old turtle's eyes flickered. *He actually provoked these rules!* Su Yu was acting far too recklessly. This was massive trouble! *** It wasn't just the Hunting Heaven Pavilion and Hongmeng Ancient City. At this moment, the void was torn apart. Streaks of unimaginably potent willpower descended upon this place in an instant. Gazing at the blood phantoms, some were caught off guard, while others were deeply shaken. Someone looked at Su Yu, and in the next moment, an indifferent, earth-shaking voice rang out: "Su Yu of the ancient city cannot be tolerated by Heaven and Earth! If he survives this tribulation today, the myriad races shall unite to execute him!" "Tiangu!" Many were stunned. This was Tiangu Immortal Emperor, the supreme powerhouse of the Immortal race and an ancient, peerless existence. He... had actually issued an execution order against Su Yu! This was the very first time! The Immortal race was no stranger to killing enemies, but whether it was Ye Batian or Xia Longwu, these Half-Emperors had never stepped in personally, nor had they declared that someone must be killed at all costs. If their subordinates could kill them, so be it; if not, it was no great matter. Yet today, without another word, Tiangu had directly handed down an absolute death sentence! At this moment, he cast aside all pretense, his cold voice resounding once more: "All beings of the Immortal race, upon encountering Su Yu, kill him without mercy! The death of Su Yu is the fortune of all races!" Su Yu was dumbfounded as well! Truly. He had never expected the willpower of an Immortal Emperor to descend out of nowhere just to issue an execution order against him. Why? Was this not an unprecedented first in all of history? At that moment, further streaks of willpower descended, and King Daqin's icy voice cut through the air: "Tiangu, what do you think you're doing?" Tiangu Immortal Emperor ignored him, speaking chillingly once more: "Gods, Demons, Dragons, Underworld... do any ancient beings of your races still live? Su Yu must be slain. Are there any objections?!" Tiangu Immortal Emperor had always been a remarkably low-profile old relic. Even when tensions simmered beneath the surface with the Human race, he had always kept up polite appearances. Yet now, he was actively spearheading a death order against Su Yu! At that very second, from the void of the God Realm, the God Emperor's voice echoed: "If he survives this tribulation, he must be slain! All beings of the God Realm, Su Yu must be put to death!" "The Underworld Realm concurs!" "The Dragon Realm concurs!" The Demon Realm remained silent. At this moment, an illusion of the Demon Emperor appeared, but his gaze was strange and wavering, offering no reply. What was going on? The Demon Emperor didn't fully comprehend what was happening either. They knew Su Yu was forging a weapon. He also knew that the weapon was extremely potent and had drawn down a tribulation. Yet when those rules materialized, Tiangu's stance abruptly shifted from that of a bystander to direct personal involvement, even uniting the various realms to exterminate Su Yu. That was truly bizarre! Right then, the old turtle's voice rumbled, "Whether you kill Su Yu or not is up to the myriad races! However, within the scope of the rules, wherever a sacred city stands, if you dare commit slaughter, the rules shall annihilate you!" "Hongmeng!" Tiangu's voice was utterly devoid of emotion. "You should know what he is doing!" "I know." "Then slaying Su Yu is the rule!" "No... you do not represent the rules!" the old turtle replied slowly. "No one can substitute for the rules. Only if the rules decree his death may he die. You do not represent the rules!" Right at that juncture, the void tore apart to reveal a towering Heaven Yuan Fruit Tree. A colossal fur ball cast an illusion that blotted out the sky. The fur ball looked toward Su Yu, its massive eyes filled with confusion. A moment later, the big fur ball's voice shook the heavens and earth. "Tiangu, come out and I'll eat you! Just you try!" Beside the big fur ball, the mother ball also looked toward Su Yu with a peculiar expression, quickly adding, "If you kill Su Yu, the two of us will eat you all!" "..." In an instant, Half-Emperors had manifested one after another! They were all projections; their true bodies had not arrived. No, the old turtle's true body was present. Tiangu wasted no more words, speaking coldly, "Certain matters are known to you and known to me. Su Yu must die! Since you do not permit it, we shall each rely on our own abilities!" With those words, his voice faded and his projection vanished! At that exact moment, Su Yu suddenly shouted loudly, "Tiangu, did I sleep with your wife, or did I sleep with your mother?!" "..." The myriad realms fell dead silent! Under normal circumstances, Su Yu avoided provoking these Half-Emperors whenever possible. But this time, out of nowhere, Tiangu Immortal Emperor had suddenly slapped an execution order on his head! Naturally, Su Yu had his suspicions. It was likely connected to the sudden appearance of these blood phantoms, or perhaps to his Tome of Civilization. But what business was that of Tiangu's?! The fellow had shown up and immediately rallied the myriad races to kill him. How could Su Yu still be polite to him? Up in the sky, the dozen or so blood phantoms were growing steadily stronger! They didn't rush in to kill Su Yu immediately, but instead encircled him, radiating terrifying auras. Every single one of them possessed the power of a late-stage Sun Moon, and some were even transitioning from the eighth stage toward the ninth. Su Yu was genuinely flabbergasted! *Fuck!* This tribulation was absurdly overpowered. And it was definitely not purely because of the weapon, but because he had fused the characters for "Civilization" into it. What kind of joke was this? Over a dozen blood phantoms at the eighth stage of the Sun Moon Realm could easily butcher a ninth-stage Sun Moon! Whom had he offended? Why would such an anomaly occur with his Dao-bearing armament? Rejected by the myriad races? Su Yu had a vague inkling in his heart! Even so, he couldn't show weakness. With Tiangu issuing an execution order, if Su Yu cowered now, countless powerhouses would swarm to take his life. What reason did he have to back down? Three Half-Emperors had spoken on his behalf. Though he wasn't sure what the old turtle and the God-Devouring race were thinking, Su Yu refused to flinch! After spitting his curse, Su Yu said chillingly, "The Immortal race, is it? Sooner or later, I'll pay you a visit! Tiangu, I hope your little immortal brats are all alive and well when that day comes, instead of dropping dead in droves! I truly hope I can open a necromantic passage right into your Immortal Realm. I imagine you'll enjoy that thoroughly!" "As you please!" Tiangu showed no anger, his voice fading away entirely. One by one, the manifestations of the powerhouses dispersed. The old turtle glanced at Su Yu once more and suddenly transmitted his voice: "It would be best... to destroy that book. It is ominous!" *Ominous!* Yet another person calling it ominous! Su Yu chuckled. This was his Dao-bearing armament. He could feel it. So what if it was ominous? Destroy it? Su Yu felt instinctively that he could not destroy it. If he did, immense trouble would follow, with unimaginable consequences. Perhaps from that point forward, he would truly be reduced to mediocrity, which was the last thing he wanted! He hadn't wished to offend those Half-Emperors right now; there was no benefit in it. Yet... he hadn't anticipated that over a simple forging session, these Half-Emperors would go out of their way to pick a fight with him. It had completely caught him off guard. Still, since things had progressed to this stage, he feared nothing. Su Yu grinned fiercely. "Gentlemen, don't just stand there watching! I might not even survive this hurdle. If you want to kill me, why don't you come and help me break through it first?" All around him, the aura of the blood phantoms grew stronger by the second. They were already showing signs of charging him. Su Yu's own aura had reached a peak. Downing a drop of eighth-stage Sun Moon blood essence, his aura erupted, surging directly to the eighth stage of the Sun Moon Realm! Yet he was alone. Surrounding him were over a dozen phantoms. Su Yu didn't stop. His physical body shuddered—he was about to advance to his final cast! He wanted to see if he could seize this opportunity to temper himself and strengthen the book even further. Su Yu shouted, "Lord Xinghong, I don't want any outsiders watching this!" *Hum!* With a tremendous rumble, the ancient city vanished. Scores of Invincibles swiftly extended their senses in all directions to search for it, but Su Yu couldn't care less about them now. He had to resolve the crisis right in front of his eyes. "Must be slain!" The blood phantoms charged at Su Yu in rapid succession. They were no longer limited to simple punches and kicks! These blood phantoms actually wielded armaments—and not just physical weapons, but willpower attacks as well. "Kill!" One blood phantom barked, sending violent shockwaves through Su Yu's sea of will that stirred up towering waves. Su Yu's vision blurred as another blood phantom lunged at him with devastating combat power. Though it was only at the eighth stage of the Sun Moon Realm, matching Su Yu's temporary strength, a single punch sent Su Yu flying! Su Yu spat a mouthful of blood, inwardly shocked. *What the hell is this?!* Just then, Xinghong's voice rang out urgently: "Kill them quickly! They are reviving! These are incarnations of certain council members from the Myriad Races Council! Kill them fast, or if they revive any further, you'll die!" "..." *What nonsense is this?* *The Myriad Races Council?* Su Yu didn't understand, nor did he need to right now. Just kill! Heaven-Cleaving Blade! He slashed out, unleashing crisscrossing saber qi. Across the heavens, within a ten-thousand-li radius of the nearby expanse, everyone witnessed that terrifying strike. An ancient city drifted through the void, swiftly fleeing across space, leaving only the afterimage of that saber slash lingering where it had been. Soon, numerous powerhouses arrived, but the ancient city had already slipped away. "Pursue it!" The crowd was utterly mystified. Su Yu was merely forging a weapon, yet it had drawn out multiple Half-Emperors and provoked an absolute death sentence. What was truly going on? *** Hunting Heaven Pavilion Headquarters. The Minister of Heaven piloted the great hall in pursuit. The Minister of Earth asked in bewilderment, "What on earth is happening?" The Minister of Heaven replied indifferently, "Su Yu touched upon an ancient rule and triggered the Council Blood Tribulation. This is a sign of an unpardonable sin—something the myriad races must unite to eradicate! These are ancient legends... Tiangu knows of them, which is why he wants Su Yu dead, regardless of the reason! Whether it is because of that book or Su Yu himself, Su Yu... must be killed. That is Tiangu's stance! Su Yu... might be connected to the Time Master!" "The Time Master?" The powerhouses of the Hunting Heaven Pavilion, who prided themselves on knowing everything under heaven, were actually ignorant of this name. The Minister of Heaven said calmly, "I only know these three words. I know little else. Perhaps the Pavilion Master of the East Pavilion knows something, and Tiangu and the others likely only have half-baked knowledge as well. But this book Su Yu forged has a problem—a massive problem!" "Can he survive?" "When he left, I saw over a dozen blood phantoms around him, all possessing the strength of the eighth or ninth stage of the Sun Moon Realm..." "He has great karmic luck. He won't necessarily die! That's why Tiangu said that if he survives the tribulation, he must be killed! If he survives a calamity like this, Su Yu will surely become a grave threat to all races!" "..." The group exchanged looks. After a long silence, someone remarked faintly, "That's a good thing. Su Yu cannot die. Don't forget the creed of our Hunting Heaven Pavilion! If Su Yu dies, the myriad realms will have no good show to watch. His survival serves our interests best, doesn't it?" "Are you a human?" "You're the human!" "Then why are you speaking up for Su Yu?" "Cut the crap! Doesn't his survival align with the interests of Hunting Heaven Pavilion? Besides, he's an elder of our pavilion. Just because I said a few words makes me a human?" "..." "All of you, shut up!" the Minister of Heaven snapped coldly. "Act according to the situation! We'll discuss the rest later. Stop arguing!" The powerhouses fell silent. *** Meanwhile, powerhouses across every realm were abuzz with discussion. What had happened this time? Su Yu forging a weapon was just a spectacle to watch. Even if he actually crafted a Heaven armament, what of it? The myriad races were hardly lacking in Heaven armaments. Only forging a divine armament was worthy of shaking the realms. Yet here he was, crafting a mere Earth armament, and Tiangu Immortal Emperor had personally stepped in! *** East Rift Valley. King Daqin frowned deeply. After a long silence, he said heavily, "Track Xinghong Ancient City and determine whether Su Yu is alive or dead! Furthermore, King Dazhou, investigate! I want to know the origin of those dozen blood phantoms and what ancient rule they represent! Also, find out what Su Yu's book does and why it triggered such a bizarre rule reaction!" King Dazhou's voice sounded: "It is likely the ancient Council Blood Tribulation of the Myriad Races Council. As for Su Yu's book... I will do my best to investigate!" "Council Blood Tribulation..." King Daqin muttered. "What does it signify?" "It signifies that he must be slain, lest he bring calamity upon the myriad realms!" "What a joke!" King Daqin sneered. "It's all nonsense. Pay it no heed!" A single person, a single book, bringing calamity upon the realms? He didn't believe in such things! Just because something hailed from ancient times didn't mean it was absolute truth; the ancient era merely had more powerhouses! *** While the myriad races buzzed with speculation, Su Yu was continuously coughing up blood. *Boom!* Above the ancient city, Su Yu clashed relentlessly against the blood phantoms. His speed was lacking, but fortunately, these blood phantoms had a flaw: they possessed no intellect. From start to finish, they only uttered three words: "Must be slain!" or "Kill!" Nothing else. However, their strength was constantly increasing as the power of the rules poured in, continuously bolstering them. Wearing them down was a pipe dream. Xinghong had said that unless they were shattered, they would never vanish. Not until Su Yu was killed, or until the book was destroyed! Yet Su Yu had paid such a heavy price for this book, and it was intertwined with his own path to the Dao. How could he possibly give it up? The battle raged on. Over a dozen phantoms battered Su Yu relentlessly. Su Yu's defenses were pushed to their absolute limits. His only drawback was speed! Swallowing blood essence couldn't instantly bring his speed up to the eighth stage of the Sun Moon Realm; it only elevated his explosive power. Fortunately, Su Yu had a vast supply of blood essence. Downing some speed-type blood essence boosted his overall capability and quickened his pace. *Rumble!* Afterimages clashed violently across the void as Su Yu's physical body began to evolve! The seventy-second cast officially commenced its completion. Immense quantities of origin qi gathered from all directions, condensing into liquid and raining down upon the ancient city. A brilliant golden radiance emanated from Su Yu's body! Ancient music echoed in the void, as if offering congratulations and celebrating his achievement. Back when Su Yu completed his heavenly cycle of apertures, an ancient emperor had sent blessings. Today, as he completed his seventy-second cast, heavenly phenomena manifested once more, blanketing a hundred li around him! The ancient city was in motion, yet it was enormous. The residents of the ancient city all looked up at this staggering sight: crimson, gold, and white auras intertwined above the city. Rules! The crimson rules sought to destroy Su Yu, but these new phenomena seemed to exert a faint suppressive force over the crimson hue. At the same time, Su Yu's physical body was rapidly strengthening! It grew overwhelmingly powerful! Clouds drifted in from the void, gradually forming a line of ancient text: *"Full cast in Soaring Realm, the Human Emperor sends blessings!"* If that weren't enough, more clouds descended. Rather than text, they formed a gargantuan iron-eating beast! Su Yu could tell at a glance that it was an iron-eating beast! This colossal beast was also formed entirely of rules. Its massive eyes stared at Su Yu, devoid of emotion, as it spoke mechanically: "Must be celebrated!" With those words, boundless Sky Origin Qi and profound heavenly light showered down. The origin qi Su Yu had expended was instantly replenished, while the clouds from the Human Emperor's blessing transformed into countless restorative energies that flew toward him. Su Yu's eyes flickered, and he swiftly channeled a vast amount of the treasures into the ancient book. Right now, he lacked the heavenly cycle method and could not break through to the Lingyun Realm. Using them on himself would be a waste. Restoring his origin qi and willpower was enough! As for the rest, his divine characters were unified with the book, and the book was an extension of himself. On the book's surface, the 106th golden grain appeared in an instant, followed immediately by the 107th and the 108th! At that moment, Su Yu let out a low roar and punched away a blood phantom that was being suppressed. Phenomenon after phenomenon erupted! On one side were the blood phantoms, on another were the great characters of the ancient Human Emperor, and on the third was the blessing of the Iron-Eating Beast race... Even Su Yu was somewhat dazed! What on earth was this situation? Furthermore, the two types of phenomena were actively neutralizing and clashing against each other. The power of rules surged incessantly. Just then, Xinghong's voice rang out again: "You brat... you're too damn bizarre! Quick, while the ancient Human Emperor's rules are clashing with theirs, kill the phantoms and forge your Dao-bearing armament! Infuse the power of the rules and forge it again!" Su Yu was astounded. *That works too?!* Each of them was bolder than the last! The blood phantoms were suppressed, yet still fiercely powerful. But now, those eight massive characters charged straight at them! To make things even wilder, the giant iron-eating beast slapped a paw toward the blood phantoms! *Boom!* Without Su Yu even having to lift a finger, these two ancient rules appeared to have come into conflict, clashing and eroding each other. Su Yu's eyes flashed, his blood qi erupting as he threw a savage punch! The strike tore apart a portion of a blood phantom. Su Yu instantly absorbed the drifting crimson mist into his book, causing it to violently shake! Gritting his teeth, Su Yu roared and brought his hammer down! Beyond the 108 golden grains, a faint, illusory golden grain materialized! This signaled the prototype of a Heaven armament! Su Yu drew a sharp breath. The power of these rules was incredibly potent! Just a sliver of it had forged an illusory grain! Below, Zhao Li's expression shifted erratically as he yelled, "What are you spacing out for?! Hurry, while the rules are still here, kill them and merge them into the book to forge the prototype of a divine armament!" A fortuitous encounter! A crisis was also an opportunity. This kid Su Yu had frighteningly immense karmic luck. The armamentsmiths were all dumbstruck! Just when Su Yu had looked completely doomed, his seventy-second body cast triggered a heavenly phenomenon—an ancient rule of its own—which clashed head-on with the previous rule. One sought to kill Su Yu, while the other sought to protect him. The former had numbers on its side. The latter had only two manifestations: the Human Emperor's blessing and the iron-eating beast. Yet that giant iron-eating beast was ridiculously ferocious! Each swipe of its claws shattered space itself! The eight great characters hammered against eight blood phantoms, making them tremble under heavy suppression. It was overwhelmingly dominant! The eight characters alone might not have fully suppressed the opposition, but with the sudden arrival of the giant iron-eating beast, the dozen-odd blood phantoms actually began to show signs of faltering. The power of rules poured in endlessly! Su Yu's mind was a muddle, but his decision to temper his body had been spot on! The two rules were fighting among themselves! Su Yu wasted no more time and charged at the blood phantoms. His physical body was still continuously strengthening, growing staggeringly powerful! Seventy-two casts! At the thirty-sixth cast, Su Yu had acquired a special ability: a protective qi shield around his body, naturally formed like an innate skill that persisted at all times. And now, as his physical body underwent another metamorphosis, he felt a distinct sensation. His bones, flesh, and meridians were all transforming! Needless to say, he was growing stronger, but Su Yu could also feel the protective qi shield around him reinforcing itself, growing thicker and firmer! The seventy-second cast seemed to have granted another massive enhancement to his defense. Su Yu couldn't afford to dwell on that now! Both sets of rules were fading, and he couldn't bear to let them dissipate. *Hurry, strengthen my book!* *Rip!* Su Yu's hand dug in like sharp talons, tearing away a chunk of the blood phantom's mist. He infused it into the book and hammered away. Another illusory golden grain appeared! As soon as Su Yu finished that round, he flew toward another blood phantom. Down below, Zhao Li leaped into the air and barked, "Hurry up and grab them! I'll maintain the forging for you!" "Thank you, Teacher!" Zhao Li didn't reply, his heavy hammer striking furiously as he took over forging the book for Su Yu. The immense recoil caused him to cough up blood repeatedly. Su Yu glanced back, gritted his teeth, and threw himself like a madman at the blood phantoms. Punching, kicking, and even biting, he tore off a phantom's arm with a sickening crunch! Su Yu tossed the severed arm onto the book. Zhao Li, hacking blood, continued hammering away, causing more illusory golden grains to appear. The 111th illusory grain... the 112th... Zhao Li was beginning to falter! Right at that moment, Su Yu abruptly tore off a corner of one of the Human Emperor's massive glowing characters and flung it to Zhao Li. "Teacher, eat it!" "..." Zhao Li froze. Su Yu shouted, "This is rule power meant as my reward! It can be eaten, and it heals you, really!" He thought Zhao Li didn't believe him. Instead, Zhao Li cursed loudly, "You unfilial brat, you even attack our allies?!" "..." Su Yu was struck dumb, almost wanting to cry. What allies?! These were rules—reward rules meant for him! They belonged to him in the first place, meant for his consumption! What was wrong with eating them? They were only acting as shields right now. Wasn't Zhao Li injured? Still cursing, Zhao Li gulped down the glowing fragment. Instantly, steam rose from his head, and his blood qi boiled. In the next moment, he bellowed, "Keep fighting! Tear off another piece for me in a bit!" "..." Down below, Zhao Tianbing and the others were speechless. Utterly shameless! Yet they were also green with envy. The power of these rules was simply too dense. Under normal circumstances, there would never be this much. But because two different rules had collided, they were constantly replenishing each other! In the end, it was Su Yu who reaped all the benefits! "This is true karmic luck!" Zhao Tianbing sighed in awe. His fortune was terrifyingly prosperous! No wonder even the Immortal Emperor believed Su Yu might not die in this tribulation. If the emperor had truly believed Su Yu would perish, he wouldn't have bothered adding that if Su Yu survived, he must be killed! Having tasted the sweetness, Zhao Li was ecstatic. His injuries were rapidly healing! What magnificent stuff! While hammering the weapon for Su Yu, Zhao Li roared, "You idiot, hit both sides! Keep them balanced! Don't let either side overpower the other, or the rules will dissipate!" The two of them were actually scheming to fleece the system! To fleece the rules themselves! Both were sharp-witted and quickly realized that once one side was weakened, the rules stopped replenishing. But as long as the two sides remained balanced, the rules would continuously restore both! This was a golden opportunity to fleece them! The blood phantoms could be used to forge the weapon, while the text fragments could heal wounds, strengthen the body, and reinforce the sea of will! Such a chance was unimaginably rare. In fact, it was practically unprecedented throughout history! For two opposing rules—a blessing and a tribulation—to manifest upon a single person at the exact same time was virtually unheard of. Yet here it was. The ancient powerhouses who had established these rules had probably never imagined that someone would one day exploit a loophole and fleece the rules like this. Right now, Su Yu was exploiting this very loophole. Naturally, across countless eras, he was the first to ever pull this off! No one could replicate it! This had nothing to do with forging a divine armament; divine armaments didn't trigger this kind of punishment, nor did ominous weapons. The reason Su Yu had drawn out these terrifying blood phantoms was because he had fused the characters for "Civilization" into the tome! This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Unless another freak like Su Yu came along and coincidentally completed his body casting on the exact same day! Even Su Yu himself could never do it again. Because he only had one set of "Civilization" characters. Su Yu rejoined the fray, tearing into both sides. The blood phantoms were fed into the weapon, while the text fragments were used to restore himself, temper his body, and strengthen his sea of will... Inside his sea of will, the little fur ball, which had previously swallowed a blood phantom, went completely wild. Disregarding the danger of bursting itself, it competed with Su Yu to snatch and eat the text fragments, squeaking urgently: "Smells good! I want some too! Give me a bite! Delicious, so delicious!" If it died, so be it! These words tasted far too good. Not only the words—Su Yu even ripped off one of the giant iron-eating beast's ears. Delicious! It was so damn good! It restored his physical body and bolstered his blood qi! The 144 apertures Su Yu had previously transformed were greedily absorbing energy, and even his remaining apertures were taking in this rule power, vaguely showing signs of helping him complete his first Lingyun transformation! Aperture after aperture was ignited! Meanwhile, the death qi inside Su Yu began to disperse, eroded and destroyed by this rule power! Down below, Xingyue, who was channeling death qi, couldn't help but curse furiously: "I quit!" To hell with this! Go die for all she cared! She was channeling death qi, yet this bastard was using the power of the rules to dissolve it, completely wasting everything she sent over. What a scoundrel! At this point, Su Yu had no time to worry about her! He was going frantic. Both the blood phantoms and the characters were fading away, driving him to the brink. Su Yu roared at the top of his lungs, "Don't go! Don't you dare leave!" His precious opportunity! The blood phantoms were forging the armament, the text was nourishing his body, and he was even opening apertures! Opening divine apertures! This power of rules could replenish both origin qi and willpower—it was an absolute treasure! Don't go! Please don't dissipate! Divine apertures were opened one after another in rapid succession. Within his sea of will, his divine characters trembled. Absorbing the power of the rules, every divine character radiated brilliant light! His willpower soared, but because he hadn't fused his apertures, Su Yu could not advance. Under these circumstances, his divine apertures continued to expand, and his sea of will widened. Su Yu struck himself with his hammer a few more times to compress his willpower! Over on the other side, Zhao Li was frantically devouring fragments and hammering the weapon, roaring, "Useless brat, snatch more! Hurry, or they're going to vanish! They're getting weaker!" He was eating and hammering simultaneously. Illusory golden grains emerged one after another: the 125th, the 126th... His willpower grew rapidly, and his cultivation even began breaking through—fifth stage of the Shanhai Realm, sixth stage of the Shanhai Realm... He too hurriedly suppressed it, as his willpower was advancing far too fast! One was forging a weapon, while the other was fleecing the rules. The blood phantoms grew smaller and smaller. The glowing characters shrank smaller and smaller. The iron-eating beast became more and more miniature. Gradually, like punctured balloons, they shrank to tiny specks. Su Yu threw his head back and howled into the sky! "No!" Don't! Don't dissipate! His agonizing howl reverberated between heaven and earth. At that moment, several powerhouses tracking the city shuddered! Dead? Was Su Yu dead? That cry was simply too tragic. It was filled with genuine grief and sorrow! The kind of scream that couldn't possibly be faked. Was he dead, or mortally wounded? In the distance, atop the ancient city, the heavenly phenomena began to fade. Su Yu was heartbroken! No, please no. The divine armament prototype wasn't finished yet, his 290 divine apertures hadn't all been opened, his divine characters hadn't advanced to the Sun Moon Realm, his 360 origin apertures hadn't fully transformed, and he hadn't completed his first Lingyun transformation phase! Don't go! At this moment, Su Yu was truly devastated, truly manic. A heaven-sent opportunity, possibly the first in all of history—he didn't want it to end like this. "No!" An even more piercing wail rang out. Su Yu roared in despair as the group of miniature figures and the glowing characters perished together! Too cruel! Leave me a little bit! Even Xinghong couldn't help but suck in a cold breath, feeling a phantom ache in his teeth. What a sensation! *Fuck!* You fleeced the rules themselves! You're lucky you didn't die! You took such massive advantages, yet you have the nerve to weep so miserably?! Yes, Su Yu truly wanted to cry. The power of these rules was simply too wonderful! It was so good that Su Yu felt that Sky Origin Qi, profound heavenly light, and Sun Moon Xuanhuang Liquid were all garbage compared to this! Don't go! Give me a little more! Let all my origin apertures complete one round of transformation! Let all my divine apertures open! And my book hasn't reached 145 illusory grains yet! It's not a divine armament prototype yet! Zhao Li also let out a wretched cry: "Damn it! Just a little bit more! Damn it, damn it all!" The 144th illusory golden grain had appeared! Yet it hadn't reached 145. It wasn't enough! "Su Yu, come! Right now! Let's forge together! Hurry!" Zhao Li roared. Hurry! While his strength was still at its peak, hurry! Without the power of the rules to heal him, he couldn't hold on much longer! Su Yu let out a furious roar, stepped forward, and brought down a hammer strike! *Rumble!* A deafening boom echoed through the heavens! Zhao Li was the first to fall, crashing heavily onto the ground. Drenched in blood, he coughed up gore and wheezed, "Keep... keep going, don't stop..." Su Yu struck with such force that his physical body began to fracture, blood spraying everywhere as he hammered like a lunatic! Yet the 145th illusory golden grain stubbornly refused to appear! At that critical juncture, Su Yu tossed out a carrier and transmitted a desperate roar: "My Lord, help me shatter it and merge it into the book!" *Fuck!* Xinghong cursed wildly in his heart! Extravagant! Wasteful! You've already used one carrier, and you want another?! You're far too wasteful—using two carriers on a single weapon! Cursing aside, he let out a low roar and helped shatter the carrier, slamming the fragments into the book with a single palm strike. Golden light erupted brilliantly from the pages! This was a book fused with two carriers! Su Yu poured every ounce of his strength into one final hammer strike. With a thunderous explosion, his physical body burst apart, blood pouring like a torrential river. Only tattered shreds of flesh clung to his skeletal frame; the immense recoil had nearly pulverized him entirely! At that exact moment, the tip of the 145th illusory golden grain peeked out for a split second before vanishing. Su Yu, his strength completely spent, plummeted from the sky as a bare skeleton. Right then, because Xinghong had shattered the carrier and had no time to shift the city, countless powerhouses finally caught up. What greeted their eyes was the sight of Su Yu, his flesh and blood pulverized, falling from the sky! The entire crowd was stunned. Their eyes held extraordinarily complex emotions! Niu Baidao also flew frantically toward the ancient city with a conflicted expression. *I haven't even given you the grand array yet! I haven't given you the divine talismans! Are you... dead?!* "Is Su Yu... dead?" At that moment, the powerhouses looked at one another in disbelief. Had Su Yu truly been slain by the tribulation? "He... probably isn't dead yet, just mortally wounded. I can still sense a faint sliver of his aura. If he were truly dead... the ancient city would tremble, wouldn't it?" "Perhaps!" "Still, he's crippled. With his physical body shattered to this extent, how long will it take him to recover?" "At the very least, he probably won't be able to enter the Star Residence Mansion!" "Sigh!" "Too greedy. Why did he have to go and forge an ominous weapon in the first place..." "..." Among the crowd of powerhouses, some sighed with emotion, while others expressed pity. With wounds this severe, even if he survived, repairing his physical body would be an agonizing ordeal! Up in the air, the book also fell to the ground, its divine luster completely suppressed, looking no different from an ordinary book. Had the forging been ruined? The moment Niu Baidao entered, the ancient city vanished from sight. Seeing so many onlookers gathered, Xinghong promptly relocated the city away. News of this scene spread like wildfire: Su Yu had failed his tribulation! His physical body was destroyed! His life hung by a thread! *** When the news broke, the myriad realms were shaken. Su Yu's body was ruined; his forging had failed! In the Immortal Realm. Tiangu Immortal Emperor breathed a faint sigh of relief. *Fortunately, he failed. That is good!* However, the boy wasn't dead yet, so he still had to be eliminated. Of course, it seemed unlikely that Su Yu could be killed in the Star Residence Mansion now, as he probably wouldn't be able to attend. That was somewhat of a pity. "A freak of nature... what on earth is wrong with this person that he would trigger the Council Blood Tribulation, an absolute order of execution..." Tiangu Immortal Emperor understood only half of it himself. Frowning slightly, he cast the thought aside. Once Su Yu was dead, none of it would matter anyway!