Women Are Not to Be Trifled With!

Su Yu felt that sense of crisis gradually begin to fade. He did not dare dwell on his thoughts, afraid someone might sense them. At this moment, he did not even let himself think that he was Su Yu. Like everyone else, he stared at the gateway in the distant void. It was immense! It was not bronze, but white jade, and appeared somewhat translucent. Xingyu! Was that a person's name or an honorary title? This mansion seemed to be related to the Human Emperor—or perhaps it was the so-called stronghold of the All Races Council, since the Old Turtle had mentioned that its ninth floor might hold the time projections of ancient experts. At this moment, the white jade gates seemed to breathe, undulating faintly. With every pulse, a surging wave of origin qi swept in all directions. It felt as though the gates were alive. "So beautiful!" This exclamation did not come from Su Yu, but from a dainty, charming little mermaid beside him. The voice was lovely... provided one did not look at the fish head, which was rather nauseating. Some races preferred taking human form. The human race, Immortal race, god race, and demon race—all these powerful races were humanoid, so the myriad races chased after the trend. The problem was that the aesthetic sensibilities of certain minor races were utterly unimaginable. Perhaps this mermaid thought her fish head was gorgeous, as she stubbornly refused to transform it into a human head. Normally, upon reaching the Lingyun Realm, one could mostly make such transformations. "Beautiful?" A sinister middle-aged man with a wolf's tail said coldly, "You have no idea how many experts have died in there! Just at these gates, countless years ago, an entire race attacked in full force, trying to breach them by force and storm the Star Residence Mansion... and their whole race was wiped out! That race possessed countless experts, including quite a few Invincibles, yet they were completely annihilated!" There was gossip like this? Su Yu had not heard about this before, so he did not hide his curiosity and gave a faint chuckle. "Such a thing happened? My race truly had no idea. Which race was foolish enough to do that?" Seeing everyone look over, the wolf-tailed middle-aged man sneered, "Sure enough, hardly anyone remembers this anymore. Makes sense. The major races keep it quiet, wishing nothing more than for the rest of us to be stupid enough to launch a frontal assault on these gates! Countless years ago, there was a race known as the Void-Swallowing race. They fed on the void and possessed terrifying strength, considered one of the ancient races. For whatever foolish reason, they insisted on trying to breach the gates by force to enter the Star Residence Mansion... and in the end, their entire race was annihilated!" Having said that, he added, "Actually, ordinarily, many creatures try to sneak through these gates, only to end up dead and gone! These gates open only when the tide arrives. At all other times, no creature can enter!" Su Yu nodded. He already knew this. Under normal circumstances, getting in was impossible. The passage was not open! Without an open passage, passing through these white jade gates had only one outcome: death! Even as he pondered this, his expression suddenly shifted. Not just him—many around him blanched. *Boom!* A thunderous roar rang out! At that very moment, a sky-propping gigantic hand descended, swatting toward the human encampment. At the same time, the flash of a blade flared, and the instant it did, a jade sword pierced the void, hurtling toward several figures in the human camp! The sword radiance punctured space, seemingly striking out of time itself. In the human camp, King Daxia bellowed in fury as the void around him burst. He suddenly whipped his saber back, no longer concerning himself with those few people, the jade sword, or the colossal hand. Instead, his blade cleaved through the void, slashing directly toward the Immortal camp! At the same time, in the distance, the void was torn apart, and a figure emerged, charging straight for the god race! Countless armored soldiers were instantly shattered! On the human side, bloodied gashes instantly burst across Bai Junsheng's body—and that was merely from the killing intent, before the jade sword even arrived. Beside him, Zhu Tianfang gave a low bark, detonating a divine character. In an instant, the entire void was severed, and Zhu Tianfang vanished on the spot with Bai Junsheng. Everything unfolded far too quickly. Over there, King Daxia struck at the Immortals while King Dazhou struck at the gods. In the blink of an eye, the void in both places shattered! Moments later, the silhouettes of Invincibles manifested one after another, shouting: "What are you doing! Stop!" "Do you wish to start an All-Heavens war right now?" "Humans, halt!" "..." Reprimands rang out incessantly. Around King Daxia and King Dazhou, Invincibles materialized in succession. King Daxia looked grim and cold, while King Dazhou smiled, took several steps back, escaped into the void, and vanished. King Daxia glanced around, eyeing Dao King, then the White-haired God King, and finally the seven or eight Invincibles faintly hovering near him. He bared teeth that gleamed with chilling malice. "Very well! We shall see!" With those words, he vanished from where he stood. Silence instantly returned to the surroundings. Dao King and the White-haired God King remained impassive and said nothing, yet doubts lingered in their minds. It wasn't Bai Junsheng? Could it be Wu Qi and the others then? In that brief instant earlier, Bai Junsheng's physical body had been punctured by the killing intent. The moment his frail flesh tore open, even his slender bones were visible. No matter how severely injured Su Yu was, he would not be that feeble. *** At that moment, large beads of cold sweat rolled down Bai Junsheng's forehead. He rejoiced that he had listened to Su Yu's advice. The moment he arrived, he had run straight to Zhu Tianfang! Otherwise, he would be dead. Doomed beyond doubt! Zhu Tianfang was not weak, far from bottom-tier among Invincibles. Over a century ago, he had battled Invincibles without being disadvantaged. Over a century later, his strength was even greater. That was why, despite two mighty experts launching an attack earlier, Zhu Tianfang had been able to sever space, shift the constellations, and depart from the spot. Right now, Zhu Tianfang also wore a solemn expression. He glanced at Bai Junsheng and sent a voice transmission: "They mistook you for Su Yu. Be careful. This time, you'd better not enter the Star Residence Mansion at all!" The moment Bai Junsheng arrived, he had sought out Zhu Tianfang to ask for protection. Zhu Tianfang had known upon hearing it that it was dangerous. Yet he had not expected those two mighty experts to disregard the human race's reaction entirely and go straight for a fatal strike on sight. Only because King Daxia and King Dazhou charged right into their strongholds and other Invincibles intervened had the two stopped attacking. It was too dangerous! Had he been on his own just now, he could never have protected this fellow. *** Far in the distance, Su Yu's heart was pounding frantically. Bai Junsheng! The moment they struck, they went straight for Bai Junsheng. Damn it! As expected, the humans were being closely monitored. Otherwise, they would have tested him to some degree rather than striking to kill immediately. If he had disguised himself as Bai Junsheng, that single strike might have exposed him, and once exposed... all the races might have joined forces in an instant to wipe him out! Dao King and the others had not continued their assault not because they feared the humans, but because that fleeting probing strike had pierced Bai Junsheng's physical body. Sensing that he was not Su Yu in disguise, they decided to stand down. Starting a war with human Invincibles just to kill Bai Junsheng was not worth it. What was Bai Junsheng? Killing him accomplished nothing! The one they wanted to kill was Su Yu. If they killed Su Yu and went to war with the humans... so be it. Currently, the Immortals, demons, and gods had reached a general consensus; attacking the human race now would not be so difficult. Before, the Immortals' stance had been ambiguous, so the gods and demons teaming up feared the Immortals reaping the spoils. Of course, the demons' stance was somewhat unclear now as well. Because the Demon Emperor had been injured, the demons were constantly pulling back. Otherwise, a Demon King might have joined this ambush, making the humans' situation even more dire. Su Yu was secretly alarmed! Damn it! These bastards were far too obsessed with killing him! In the next moment, Su Yu's "Calamity" divine character suddenly throbbed. Startled once again, he suppressed every thought, repeatedly telling himself: *So strong, far too strong, I must become like that too...* Right at that moment, a pair of eyes reflecting countless figures swept past, scanning the experts of the minor races gathered on the outer perimeter. Every figure reflected in the giant eyes showed three silhouettes: Past, present, and future! The giant eyes swept past in a rough search. With so many people present, it was impossible to see through everyone, nor was there enough energy to do so. Right then, Dao King suddenly struck toward a certain spot with his palm. With a roar, the void exploded, and a Sun Moon expert roared furiously, abruptly transforming from human guise into a colossal black bear. The moment the black bear appeared—*bang!* The palm slammed down, completely obliterating it! A crescent moon crashed and shattered! Silence descended on the area once more, and countless people wanted to flee. Dao King said indifferently, "This king did not kill indiscriminately. This was Heifeng of the bear race, who once secretly slaughtered a squad of the Immortal race's Flying Immortal Guards. The Immortals placed a bounty on this villain long ago!" At those words, an Invincible in the void wore a complicated look, soon chiming in, "Indeed, Heifeng was a traitor of our bear race. Many thanks to Dao King for helping clean up our clan!" Heifeng had indeed been wanted, but no one expected him to hide among the crowd hoping to enter the Star Residence Mansion—much less that Dao King would spot him and swat him to death with a single strike. Heifeng had hidden himself fairly well, yet he was instantly obliterated! Before the mansion had even opened, a Sun Moon expert had already been slain! *** In the human encampment. King Daxia returned with a cold face, glancing thoughtfully at Dao King. Beside him, King Dazhou appeared out of thin air and murmured, "The Dao Integration Eye!" King Daxia nodded slightly, lightly stroking the saber at his waist. Lowering his head, he asked, "If I destroy his Dao Integration Eye, will he fight in person?" "Doubtful!" King Dazhou looked around. "Though Dao King is weaker than you, defeating him is no easy feat, and destroying the Dao Integration Eye in his hand is harder still! If the battle drags on, we could easily be surrounded and killed." King Daxia fell silent, the hand resting on his saber slowly lowering. "Even a Dao Integration Eye has been brought out. Are they searching for Su Yu?" "Most likely," King Dazhou whispered. "Even Tiangu came forward saying he must die, so the Immortals will naturally spare no effort. Su Yu hasn't shown himself yet, so they probably think he has already arrived." They both understood: the Immortals and gods were scanning in all directions just to find and kill Su Yu. That kid couldn't dream of leaving an ancient city now. A massive problem! King Daxia said no more, quietly watching the other factions. His grip on his saber tightened and loosened repeatedly. Just as King Dazhou said, if he struck, he would very likely be surrounded and slain by the Immortals, gods, and Invincibles of other races. The current situation had worsened! King Daqin was right! Over several incidents, the human race's strength had grown, but their relations with the Immortals could no longer maintain even a facade of friendship; they had reached the point of an open break. Right now, the Immortals claimed they were only targeting Su Yu... but in reality, their direct strike against the humans earlier went far beyond mere words. It demonstrated an intent to ally with the gods and demons to wipe out mankind. Dao King was displaying that very stance. The Human-Immortal Alliance was completely broken! Because what Dao King had just wielded was a Dao Integration Eye—Tiangu's Dao Integration Eye. His action represented Tiangu's will. Behind King Daxia stood several human Invincibles, all wearing complicated expressions. They hated the Immortals! Yet the human race was declining. They had needed an alliance with the Immortals, needed to preserve that pact to resist the gods and demons. Thus, over the years, even when conflicts arose, they remained in the dark. In most situations, the humans would take a step back. All in the hope that this alliance could last a little longer. Yet now... it seemed impossible to maintain. Even as they pondered, Dao King's voice suddenly drifted over: "Hand over Su Yu, and the Immortal-Human Alliance remains secure! This is my intent, and also the Emperor's intent. Consider it, everyone!" Dao King gazed across the distance with a faint smile. It was difficult for the myriad races to find Su Yu, and if he remained in an ancient city, dealing with him was harder still. However, the humans could hand him over. Because the humans had countless ties to Su Yu. His father was among the humans, his teachers were among the humans, and his friends were among the humans. Su Yu would sometimes secretly meet with Liu Wenyan and the others, which the human leadership likely knew about. For instance, when he met Liu Wenyan and the others last time, King Daqin and the rest probably knew. They simply hadn't interfered. If they truly wanted to capture Su Yu, the humans had a high chance of success. Just as Dao King finished speaking, his expression shifted slightly. At that moment, an immense ancient city suddenly descended! Above the city, someone laughed aloud: "Opening the inner perimeter without waiting for me—does this mean you hold no regard for the Sacred City Alliance?" A figure appeared in the void, clad in robes white as snow. A throne floated in the air—it was Su Yu! "Su Yu's" face was slightly pale, permeated with death qi, as he looked around. In the next instant, ancient cities descended one after another! Ancient cities filled the entire expanse between heaven and earth. "Su Yu" chuckled faintly. "Did you all think I was dead, or do you believe the Sacred City Alliance isn't worthy of notice?" Dao King's gaze flickered, divine light bursting from his eyes as he looked over. At the same time, the giant eye in his hand swept toward that direction. However, ancient cities were steeped in death qi, and none of them dared invade an ancient city lest it spark an all-out war. Figures of Invincibles manifested one after another, all looking toward the supposedly mortally wounded Su Yu. His aura was somewhat disordered, yet he appeared to have recovered significantly. Up in the air, the one disguised as Su Yu was none other than Liu Hong. With an amused, unruly, and disdainful glint in his eyes, Liu Hong glanced in all directions and chuckled faintly. "What, does the fact that I'm still alive terrify you all? It looked like a massive battle was about to erupt here a moment ago... Why didn't you continue?" "Su Yu!" Dao King looked at him and said coldly, "We have yet to settle the score for your forging of an evil weapon, and you still dare show your face!" Liu Hong laughed playfully. "Dao King, spare me the act! If a punk like you and that old bastard Tiangu want to kill me, be direct about it. Come on, I'm waiting for you to kill me! I'm practically looking forward to it. My only worry is... you won't dare!" "Insolent!" Dao King snapped coldly, shaking the void. The powerful sound wave reverberated across the surroundings. At that very moment, above the ancient city, origin qi erupted violently, crashing down upon Liu Hong. Liu Hong was scared half to death inside, but a cold sneer remained on his face: "What bold audacity! It seems the Immortals truly intend to fight my Sacred City Alliance to the death! Daring to launch a preemptive strike against me... Lord, please intervene!" The moment his words landed, a fist crashed toward the Immortals with a roar! In the next instant, a stone sculpture soared into the air, tearing through the void and speaking with cold detachment: "Audacious Immortals, seeking death!" *Boom!* A fierce battle instantly erupted in the void. Within the blink of an eye, Dao King and Xinghong traded over ten blows. Dao King flew backward with a bang, coughing blood, while on the Immortals' side, three Immortal Kings instantly rose into the air. Cold and ruthless, Xinghong hurled punch after punch, shattering the void! In the next moment, Xinghong barked coldly, "Immortals, do you seek war with us?!" In the void, projections of stone sculptures manifested one after another. In the rear, Dao King coughed up blood without a word, his gaze scanning all around. Was the one in the city Su Yu? Could Su Yu be outside the city? Xinghong striking did not necessarily mean Su Yu was inside; he could very well be outside. The giant eye in his hand swiftly scanned in all directions. Soon, Tiangu's voice sounded in Dao King's ear: "No one is bearing death qi!" For Xinghong to fight, an immense amount of death qi had to be borne. Even if Su Yu had a way to resolve it, with a group of Invincibles—including two Half-Emperors—watching closely, it would be difficult to hide from them. Right now, whether in the human camp or among the rabble on the outer perimeter, no one showed any overflow of death qi. What did that mean? It meant Su Yu was not among them. As for the Su Yu in the city, he might be genuine. Of course, because they could not probe the ancient city at will, discerning truth from falsehood was difficult. Yet one thing was certain: Su Yu was not among those outside the city. At least, within a hundred li of this place, Su Yu was absent. That meant their prior assessment was mistaken. Su Yu had likely sensed danger and chosen not to disguise himself as anyone. *** Inside Xinghong Ancient City. City Lord Manor. Old Man Bai's face was ashen. His yang aperture continuously absorbed death qi, steadily eroding the vitality within. With Xinghong having left the city, an immense influx of death qi poured into him with every passing moment. Indeed, the one bearing the death qi right now was not Su Yu, but Old Man Bai. Yet Xinghong could not remain outside for long! If it lasted too long, he could not endure it. He was not like Su Yu. Su Yu's yang aperture absorbing death qi was merely secondary; he primarily relied on reversing his apertures. Old Man Bai could not do that; he could only rely on his yang aperture to neutralize it. The old man looked up at Liu Hong and cursed under his breath! *Done posing yet?* *If you're done, get down here!* *Fuck!* *You only have to say a few words, but I'm taking the brunt of it! Xinghong can stay outside for an hour at most, and he must give me time to recover, or this death qi will surely kill me.* *** In midair. Narrowing his eyes, Liu Hong chuckled and said, "Lord Xinghong, please don't be angry. The Immortals are formidable, and there's that old Half-Emperor Tiangu. With how mighty they are, why would they fear us? Lord Tiangu is terrifyingly powerful—even the God Emperor and Demon Emperor have to heed his cues, to say nothing of us! Back in the day, when Tiangu helped the humans, a single word from him made gods and demons withdraw, daring not provoke the humans in the least. Now, with a single word from Lord Tiangu, the gods, demons, Underworld race, and dragons all obediently fall in line to kill us. Lord, we only have three Half-Emperors and thirty-five Invincibles; we're no match for an alliance led by the Immortals, what with all their running dogs!" Dao King said faintly, "Su Yu, verbal instigation is meaningless! Killing you is not the Immortals' decision alone. Do you realize you have committed an unforgivable crime? Anyone who summons a rule blood tribulation must be slain!" Liu Hong beamed, "Ooh, so terrifying! Dao King, why don't you try killing me? In all my years, I've never experienced being killed by an Invincible. Lord Dao King, come on, give me a punch, give me a palm strike! I'm so scared! Ooh, I'm scared to death, my poor little heart is practically jumping out of my chest!" It was disgustingly insolent! Even though Dao King had achieved the Dao countless years ago, his mood rippled slightly at that moment. Meanwhile, Xinghong snorted coldly and returned to the city. Looking playful, Liu Hong glanced at the Immortals, at Dao King, and then at the other races, smiling as he said, "Why must you all bother? How about this: once I go to war with the Immortals and cripple them, the rest of you can come swoop in and pick up the spoils! Don't worry, I'm certainly no match for the Immortals, but... killing eight or ten of their Invincibles is well within my reach. Since the Immortals are so mighty, let them come kill me! Why put yourselves through the trouble?" At this point, on the god race's side, the White-haired God King frowned slightly and said flatly, "Su Yu, there is no need for such petty instigation! Hand over the item you took from me, and I will trouble you no further this time!" The carrier! The White-haired God King felt deeply suspicious. Where was his carrier?! Why was it gone? No, it wasn't gone—he simply couldn't sense its presence. Why? Although he couldn't enter the city to investigate, he had nurtured it for countless years; if it was there, he should have been able to sense it to some degree. *** At that moment, the real Su Yu in the distance felt a slight shock in his heart. The carrier! White-hair had suddenly brought this up. Was there... a problem with that thing?! He had inspected it for a long time previously without finding any issue. Could it be that White-hair had discovered something, or that the item allowed him to sense it? Damn it! Could Liu Hong handle this? This was completely unexpected! Just as he was thinking this, Liu Hong chuckled faintly in the void: "You want it back? My apologies, but to me, that thing looked like absolute junk. I have plenty of them and don't need another, so I tossed it into the realm of dead spirits as a gift to my Monarch Xingyue! If you want it, sure—once you die, I'll have Lady Xingyue receive you. How about that? I promise she'll return your item, deal?" "..." The realm of dead spirits! The White-haired God King's heart jolted. *Damn it, you threw my carrier into the realm of dead spirits?!* *Bastard!* If so, he naturally wouldn't be able to sense it. Did that madman Su Yu truly give it away to that dead spirit monarch? That was a peerless treasure! How could he bear to part with it! While the White-haired God King was still lost in thought, Liu Hong chuckled again: "Harmonious relations bring wealth to all. There's no need for everyone to target me like this. I haven't done anything to you, nor have I slaughtered your families, so don't push me! Also, do the quotas from before still stand? If they do, then let's play nicely by the rules! If not... whether everyone gets to enter the Star Residence Mansion this time depends on my mood. If I'm unhappy, nobody gets to play. If you don't believe me, feel free to try!" At this moment, Liu Hong thought to himself as he spoke. He knew what the White-haired God King had given; it seemed to be a carrier. Bringing it up out of the blue like this—was there an issue with that carrier? Had Su Yu resolved it? Whatever, who cared! He was only responsible for acting. If Su Yu hadn't dealt with it, that was Su Yu's problem, nothing to do with him. Truth be told, pretending to be Su Yu was pretty exhilarating. Cursing Half-Emperors, mocking Invincibles, and having them unable to touch him—it felt great. While Liu Hong was indulging in these thoughts, the White-haired God King suddenly sent a voice transmission: "Dao King, Su Yu supports three cities, yet only Xinghong stepped outside just now. Perhaps his severe injuries leave him unable to sustain more, or perhaps there is another reason... Let us join hands to force out the lords of all three cities and test him once more!" Dao King's eyes flickered, and he replied via voice transmission: "You suspect something is amiss with this Su Yu?" "Not necessarily... but... I'm simply uneasy! If Su Yu truly disguised himself and slipped into the Star Residence Mansion, he is someone blessed with immense karmic luck. If he gains major benefits inside, that will spell immense trouble!" The two conferred in secret. Earlier, only Xinghong had left the city. Was it because Su Yu was too grievously wounded to support three stone sculptures leaving their posts, or was there another reason? Alternatively, perhaps Su Yu could endure one Invincible leaving without exposing himself, but if three stepped out and three surging torrents of death qi poured in, could he still avoid exposure? The White-haired God King simply wanted to test him once more. The crux was that his carrier was lost. Had he known earlier that the Immortals were bent on killing Su Yu, he would never have sent the carrier. Back then, he feared Su Yu going mad and targeting him, but now, if Su Yu went after anyone, it would be the Immortals! Was his carrier truly thrown into the realm of dead spirits? He was unwilling to accept it! In an instant, the two reached an agreement. Soon, God Kings and Immortal Kings received transmissions from the pair. Attack the cities! Attack the three cities: Xinghong, Yuhong, and Yunxiao. Even if this Su Yu was genuine, in his heavily wounded state, the sheer volume of death qi might drown him to death! And if the stone sculptures did not step out of the cities, even better! That would prove Su Yu was no longer such a threat. Stone sculptures confined to their cities posed little danger. The true terror lay in them stepping outside to launch proactive strikes—that was the real nightmare. In the next instant, the void trembled as expert after expert struck! They launched their assault toward the three ancient cities in the sky! Right at that moment, three stone sculptures appeared simultaneously, stepping out of their cities to meet the attack! In the distance, Su Yu's heart jolted! *** Inside the city. Old Man Bai's face instantly turned ashen. He could also shoulder the death qi of three cities; Su Yu had negotiated with Yunxiao and the others to assign positions in the ancient cities to the old man, but that was meant only as a last resort. Yet right at the start, all three stone sculptures had stepped out! Bearing the death qi of three cities at once caused death qi to erupt frantically across the old man's body. His complexion grew deathly dark, and the vitality within his yang aperture was drained by more than half in the blink of an eye. If this continued, forget an hour—in ten minutes, he might be entirely consumed by death qi! And in midair, Liu Hong's face turned instantly dark and grim as well! He cursed violently in his heart! Xinghong had diverted a portion of the death qi onto him! *Damn bastard, couldn't you give me a heads-up?!* *We're screwed!* All three city lords had emerged at once. The trouble was enormous—the Bai elder was on the verge of collapse! *** At that moment, the three stone sculptures were equally enraged! Simultaneously, a full nine Invincibles launched a sudden ambush against them. Among them, Dao King and the White-haired God King were exceptionally powerful, barely weaker than the sculptures themselves. Right now, it was a three-on-one fight against each sculpture. In his fury, Xinghong bellowed: "Guardians of the Sacred Cities, descend!" *Boom!* Phantoms manifested in the void one after another. In the blink of an eye, countless fists and feet crashed down. These were projections, as their true bodies could not leave their cities. In an instant, the void was battered to pieces! Invincibles coughed up blood! *** In the distance. Su Yu put on a face full of terror, trembling just like everyone else around him, yet he cursed wildly inside! What sheer audacity! Did these bastards truly have no fear of the Sacred City guardians flying into a rage? Meanwhile, on the human side, King Daxia's eyes flickered as he looked at King Dazhou. King Dazhou frowned slightly. "Don't be rash... We—" Before he could finish, a saber light reflected across heaven and earth! With a sharp hum, it slashed toward an Invincible! Right at that moment, on the demons' side, Moge suddenly stepped forward, throwing a punch that intercepted King Daxia. He said calmly, "The ancient cities are contending with them; why must the human race intervene?" He had no desire to get involved in this mess, but allowing the humans to take advantage was out of the question—that was the bottom line. Therefore, no demon experts had joined the siege on the ancient cities, but neither would they permit the humans to launch sneak attacks. That was the foundation of their alliance. Following Moge's intervention, Invincibles from the Underworld race and the dragon race soon stepped forward as well. They looked at King Daxia without uttering a word, yet their stance was crystal clear: the siege on the ancient cities had nothing to do with mankind; the humans must stay out of it! Otherwise, they would join forces against them! King Daxia's eyes turned chillingly cold as he swept his gaze across the Invincibles. He was stronger than them individually, but facing three Invincibles at once, even he was not guaranteed to win—not to mention these races had more than one Invincible present. Meanwhile, the clash between the stone sculptures and the Invincibles instantly reached its peak. Yunxiao let out a furious roar. In her boundless rage, the entire Yunxiao Ancient City suddenly transformed into a colossal sword and vanished from its place on the spot, revealing a gigantic gaping abyss where it had stood! The expressions of Xinghong and the others changed drastically! Yunxiao was consumed by unbridled fury! "You are courting death!" All the petrification across her body vanished instantly! Where Yunxiao Ancient City had once stood, a massive, dark entrance now lay exposed. Yunxiao paid it no heed. Wielding her great sword, she unleashed a strike of terrifying, boundless might! In that moment, only that single sword strike existed across the All-Heavens Battlefield! *Pfft!* An Immortal King's head was cleaved to pieces by her blade! Yunxiao's fury reached the heavens! Provoking this old lady? This old lady is not someone to mess with! At this moment, the Immortal Kings and God Kings blanched—not because of Yunxiao, but because from that dark abyss, a dead spirit monarch burst into frantic, delirious laughter marked by surprise, delight, and madness, shooting outward toward the exit! The seal was lifted! Yunxiao, that madwoman, had actually undone the seal! He, Yanmo, was out! Not only had he emerged, but at this moment, countless dead spirits surged outward, and inside the other ancient cities, numerous dead spirit monarchs roared: "Quick! Hurry to the passage at Yunxiao's side..." Yunxiao, that lunatic, had opened the passage! Evidently, she had been thoroughly provoked! At this moment, everyone's face changed. The demons, however, were somewhat surprised and pleasantly shocked: Yanmo had come out! There was no longer any need to summon him through a ritual—he had simply walked right out! "Insolent!" At that very instant, heaven and earth lost their color! An ancient city descended in a flash, crashing down with a deafening boom to instantly suppress the passage beneath Yunxiao Ancient City, smashing the newly emerged Yanmo so hard that his dead spirit body shattered into pieces! Hongmeng Ancient City had arrived! The Old Turtle's figure materialized, burning with wrath. He glanced at Yunxiao, then glared at the other Invincibles in towering rage. A massive turtle shell instantly appeared in his grasp, and he hurled it directly at Dao King! Dao King's face drained of color as the giant eye in his hand flared with radiant light! *Boom!* The giant eye was smashed to pieces. More than that, the turtle shell slammed straight down, pulverizing Dao King's physical body into mush! Just as Dao King attempted to reconstitute his flesh, the great dao fractured with a roar, and the void tore apart! Dao King roared in anguish; no sooner had his flesh reformed than it was pulverized once more! "Emperor..." At that moment, the void trembled, and Tiangu's voice drifted through: "Brother Hongmeng, it is all a misunderstanding..." Yet the Old Turtle ignored him and roared, "Audacious Yunxiao! Return and seal the realm entrance!" Yunxiao wore an unwilling expression. With a cold snort, the longsword in her grasp instantly transformed back into an ancient city and descended once more. After the Old Turtle moved away, it slammed down with a crash, suppressing the passage once again. Her true body returned to the ancient city and turned back into a stone sculpture. At that moment, the colossal Hongmeng Ancient City suddenly ripped open the void and soared toward the Northern Battle Zone. *Rumble!* In the next instant, everyone witnessed a horrifying scene! That colossal ancient city was madly battering the barrier of the entire Immortal Realm! *Rumble!* Immortal Kings manifested one after another, only to be suppressed by the ancient city. *Boom!* An Immortal King's past, present, and future incarnations—his three-life embodiments—were pulverized on the spot! The colossal true form of the Old Turtle manifested, blanketing the entire Immortal Realm. He roared in rage: "Insolent! Utter bastards! Tiangu, others might not know, but do your Immortals not know?! If you have a death wish, this seat will grant it!" The ever-placid Old Turtle was now driven to boundless fury! *Rumble!* The immense ancient city repeatedly battered the Immortal Realm, rattling its realm barrier so violently that the Immortal Kings were scared out of their wits! At this moment, the outer walls of the entire Immortal Realm were enshrouded in death qi! The furious Old Turtle rammed it again and again! Projections of Half-Emperors manifested above the various major realms. In the God Realm, the God Emperor's expression shifted, and his voice quickly echoed in the White-haired God King's mind: "Retreat! Hurry!" They were finished! They had truly enraged that old turtle! Normally, it wouldn't have escalated to this point. The problem was that Yunxiao, that lunatic, had actually violated the rules! She had uprooted the ancient city, turned it into a weapon, and opened the passage! Was that madwoman not afraid of being executed? Even as the thought crossed his mind, blood-colored clouds gathered in the void, coalescing directly above Yunxiao Ancient City. A blood-colored lightning tribulation emerged! Yunxiao looked up at the sky, snorted coldly, and raged: "I was humiliated and attacked, so why does your rule not punish those bastards? Can you only bully us?! We have guarded and suppressed the dead spirits for the myriad realms faithfully for a hundred thousand years—is this our reward?!" The lightning tribulation grew stronger and stronger, seemingly intent on obliterating Yunxiao! Right at that moment, the Old Turtle's wrath surged to the limit: "Tiangu, all of you intervene and shatter this rule with me! Otherwise... today will be the day we abandon our guard and destroy the myriad realms!" *Rumble!* The phantoms of the stone sculptures gradually solidified. Xinghong was equally furious, bellowing, "Open the passages and slaughter! Turn heaven and earth upside down! If the power of the rules dares slay Yunxiao, today we rebel against these very heavens!" In that moment, absolute silence gripped the four quarters! Every expert felt their heart shudder. A stifling sense of crisis engulfed all present. Danger! Grave danger! If the thirty-six guardians truly opened up the ancient cities, even if the rules struck them down, everyone else would suffer catastrophic devastation! Right then, Tiangu's voice rang out: "Join forces and shatter the lightning tribulation!" Even Tiangu was cursing internally! *Fuck!* Yunxiao, that madwoman, had completely lost her mind! If Yunxiao was truly slain by the lightning tribulation, an all-out bloodbath would erupt across the heavens today—and it might not just be against the guardians, but against an infinite horde of dead spirits! A monstrous disaster! This was the first time a guardian had deserted her post and thrown open the passage! Only now did Tiangu suddenly realize that these folks... had fucking tempers. And Yunxiao's temper was exceptionally fierce. She had been suffocated into madness! Now that she had been attacked, she simply tore the passage wide open—it was going to kill them all! "Hmph!" Old Turtle Hongmeng snorted coldly, and his ancient city departed in an instant. At that moment, from seven or eight major realms, Half-Emperors extended their arms, striking toward the lightning tribulation! The Old Turtle also returned immediately, steering his ancient city to crash into the tribulation! They had to shatter this tribulation! Otherwise, Yunxiao would surely die. Deserting her post—no, this dereliction of duty was punishable by death!