God Marquis Mansion.
At this moment, many people were looking at the sky, gazing upon the phantom of the soon-to-bloom Nine-Leaf Celestial Lotus.
Beside Su Yu, Old Hao watched for a while and sighed with emotion. "So beautiful!"
Beautiful?
It wasn't necessarily beautiful in itself, but with the added allure of Dao Integration, it truly became breathtaking!
In the courtyard, members of the god race emerged from room after room. A Sun Moon expert spoke up, "Can our race seize this treasure?"
"Hard to say."
As everyone discussed it, a formidable figure suddenly materialized at the gate. "Open the gates!"
Outside the gate, a God King had arrived.
Beside Zhan Wushuang, the Quasi-Invincible expert, with suns and moons turning within his eyes, inspected the newcomer. The Invincible outside didn't mind. Only after this Quasi-Invincible probed for a while and roughly confirmed his identity did he open the gates of God Marquis Mansion.
The Invincible God King strode inside instantly.
He wasn't irritated by the Quasi-Invincible's scrutiny. Lately, the lunatic Lan Tian had been slaughtering people on a massive scale, and more importantly, his identity was difficult to verify. Thus, even an Invincible couldn't afford to be completely off guard.
"Greetings, God King!"
The crowd bowed in greeting one after another.
The blue-haired God King nodded slightly, his entire body radiating bone-chilling cold.
With a wave of his hand, he shut the gate.
The God King said indifferently, "Everyone return to your rooms first. Zhan Wushuang, Yu Sheng, stay behind!"
He was referring to Zhan Wushuang and that Quasi-Invincible.
The others didn't dare say much and made their way back to their rooms. Su Yu couldn't linger either; he entered a room alongside Old Hao. Once inside, he asked curiously, "What do you think his Lordship is going to say?"
Old Hao was speechless. You're curious about everything—got nothing better to do!
...
Once everyone had gone inside, the God King waved his hand, erecting a barrier around them. Looking at the two, divine light erupted from his eyes as he inspected them thoroughly. Only then did he ask, "Has there been anything abnormal in God Marquis Mansion recently?"
"Abnormal?"
The Quasi-Invincible pondered and shook his head. "None at all. It's been very quiet."
"Has anyone been coming and going?"
"No. After Wushuang and I returned, we sealed God Marquis Mansion. Since then, no one has entered or left. Everyone has stayed here."
The God King thought for a moment and nodded slightly, but still asked, "Then have you sensed any crisis recently..."
He looked at Zhan Wushuang. Zhan Wushuang nodded. "Yes. I constantly feel that something big is about to happen!"
"Good intuition."
The God King praised him, then soon said in a low voice, "Judging by this, the likelihood of him being among our god race isn't very high! As for something big—naturally, a major event is about to unfold. A bunch of fellows are just waiting for this day!"
He continued, "In a few days, the Nine-Leaf Celestial Lotus will open! There will definitely be immense upheaval! God Marquis Mansion won't be safe either! All the members of our god race here must be moved out. They are our clan's elite, and we cannot simply abandon them!"
Zhan Wushuang knitted his brows. "Does your Lordship mean even this place won't hold? Hetu is coming up?"
"Yes, absolutely!"
The God King said calmly, "Even if Hetu couldn't make it up, someone would help him up! If the waters aren't muddied, how can anyone fish in them?"
Zhan Wushuang hesitated. "Your Lordship means... someone colluded with Hetu?"
"Not colluding—it's what the situation requires."
The God King chuckled faintly. "Including our god race—we need it too! The strongest from our god race this time is God King Leiting, seventh-tier Eternal! But that head from Heaven Hunting Pavilion is ninth-tier Eternal, and the Blood Fire Demon King who came in secret is also ninth-tier. Someone from the human race might have snuck in as well... The Immortal race's side isn't clear yet... If Hetu and his kind don't come up, what chance would our race have?"
Zhan Wushuang and Yu Sheng both understood.
Hetu had to come up; that served everyone's interests. But... everyone else would be in grave danger.
At least anyone below Invincible would be in extreme peril.
"My Lord, what should we do then?"
The God King smiled. "I came precisely to find a way to evacuate you all. However, we must guard against any oversights. If we take along someone we shouldn't... that would be tremendous trouble!"
"Someone we shouldn't?"
Yu Sheng asked in a low voice, "Does your Lordship mean Lan Tian?"
"Lan Tian?"
The God King smiled. "Not him. Although Lan Tian has myriad transformations and exceptional concealment abilities, his reshaping technique has subtle flaws. The moment his power erupts, his aura leaks. Brief though it is, it can be detected."
"Not Lan Tian?"
Yu Sheng was surprised. Who then?
Beside them, Zhan Wushuang's eyes flickered, and he asked in a deep voice, "Did he really come in?"
The God King looked at him and smiled. "They say monstrous geniuses share a certain intuition. Did you guess he entered?"
Zhan Wushuang said solemnly, "Not before, but after Moduona killed Xuan Wuji and Dao Cheng, I felt he had arrived! Moduona—I know him! Dao Cheng and Xuan Wuji were far inferior to him, not to mention the others; Moduona wouldn't care about them at all! Moduona's disposition isn't one to slaughter the weak. If he killed, he would only kill those Dao Protectors, kill Yang Hu. As for the rest... Moduona would most likely disdain them and pay them no heed!"
The God King smiled. "So you concluded that fellow came in?"
"I can't say with absolute certainty."
Zhan Wushuang regained his calm. "In this generation's Heaven Ranking, there is only one fellow who is capable of killing them, willing to kill them, and whom Moduona would voluntarily cover for!"
The God King nodded. Beside them, Yu Sheng looked puzzled. "My Lord, Wushuang, you're referring to..."
Zhan Wushuang said calmly, "Su Yu!"
Yu Sheng froze. "Su Yu?"
"Yes!"
"..."
Yu Sheng looked at Zhan Wushuang, then at the God King. If not for the God King smiling without objection, he really would have wondered whether Zhan Wushuang had been terrified out of his wits by past beatings.
To be honest, even now, not many people suspected Su Yu had come—only top-tier experts or those well-acquainted with Moduona harbored such suspicions.
Because Moduona most likely wouldn't slaughter Dao Cheng and the others.
Yet Moduona had owned up to it... A genius would submit only to someone even more talented than himself.
Ignoring Yu Sheng, the God King looked at Zhan Wushuang and smiled. "Indeed. In fact, everyone only began suspecting he had come after that incident! Before that, none of us had thought of it. He was too greedy and too ruthless, wiping out the entire current generation of Immortal geniuses, which forced people to suspect his presence."
Before that, no one had really thought that way.
Once Moduona's affair happened, some began to suspect.
Zhan Wushuang wasn't too surprised and asked, "Then is your Lordship worried that he has infiltrated our god race?"
"Yes."
The God King smiled. "A bit. Once he leaves the ancient cities, his strength is rather average, but his concealment methods have grown increasingly exquisite! If he truly infiltrated our people, we wouldn't worry for ourselves—no matter how defying he is, he can do nothing to us right now—but you all would be in danger!"
"Then..."
Before Zhan Wushuang finished, the God King interjected, "Teaming up with Moduona, he can kill a Quasi-Invincible. While Zhan Kui's death is uncertain right now, Yang Hu was almost certainly slain by them. Joining forces, the two of them might already possess the combat power to slay a Quasi-Invincible! Therefore, we must be on guard against him! If an opportunity arises to kill him, he must be eliminated, because he is too terrifying!"
Too terrifying!
Such words coming from a God King—even Zhan Wushuang was hearing an Invincible evaluate a young man like this for the first time.
Yet he remained silent and didn't dispute it. Yes, that fellow truly was terrifying.
Strong, ruthless and underhanded, master of disguise, utterly shameless...
If one were to say Su Yu was the most shameless genius in all the myriad realms, hardly anyone would disagree. A genius's pride... could rarely be seen in Su Yu. Even if he acted proud, it was merely lip service; in truth, Su Yu had tremendous endurance and patience.
Such a fellow—powerful, backed by patrons, talented, intelligent, and unattached... that was what made him most terrifying.
Perhaps his only attachment was the multiple divine character faction.
Just as Zhan Wushuang was thinking this, the God King spoke: "He must die. This isn't just our stance, but the consensus of all the major races aside from the humans. Even if we have to give up the Nine-Leaf Celestial Lotus, killing him would be worth it! If we don't kill him now, once he returns to the ancient cities, he'll be even more troublesome! Someone has already moved in secret to capture Liu Wenyan and the others. Wushuang, I tell you all this only to remind you: do not follow Moduona's example!"
The God King said gravely, "The god race has never treated you unfairly! I can understand Moduona cooperating with him; Moduona refuses to resign himself to becoming the Demon Emperor's future body, which is only human nature! But our god race has never treated you like that!"
Zhan Wushuang nodded and said in a low voice, "My Lord, I know."
"No. Whatever agreement you reached with him before, we won't interfere. If you wish to fulfill your bargain, that is your own business; if necessary, the god race can even help you complete the previous transaction. However, while you two may mutually appreciate each other, you must never engage in deeper cooperation with him! You must understand, Su Yu is ruthless, underhanded, and has slaughtered countless souls. One slight misstep, and you lose the entire game!"
"The Immortals suffered catastrophic losses, nine out of ten chances it was his doing, brutally severing an entire generation of the Immortal race!"
"The gods and demons suffered heavy losses; without a doubt, it was his handiwork as well! He holds a sliver of affection only for the humans; toward us, he possesses not an ounce of goodwill!"
The God King spoke each word with deliberate weight. This was an exceedingly rare sight: a God King instructing Zhan Wushuang on how to deal with Su Yu.
He didn't order him around, merely telling him that between race and mutual appreciation, race must always come first!
Zhan Wushuang nodded. "I understand."
"Good!"
The God King looked toward the rooms at the back of the courtyard and said softly, "I have a Heaven armament that can hold people. In a moment, all of you will enter. If I end up fighting, I won't have the attention to spare for them. Yu Sheng will be responsible for maintaining the stability of the Heaven armament's space. Wushuang, you will keep a close eye on everyone. The moment anyone acts suspiciously... kill them! At a critical juncture, as long as my opponent isn't human or a dead spirit, Yu Sheng must inform me immediately to slay them! Furthermore... if a dire crisis truly comes and I cannot break free, Yu Sheng will escort Wushuang out. I will leave an exit for the two of you. The rest... will be buried alongside the Heaven armament!"
At those words, Zhan Wushuang's face changed, and Yu Sheng's expression warped drastically. "My Lord... these are members of our god race..."
The God King said coldly, "I am still showing sentiment! Otherwise, aside from the two of you... every single one should have been slain. If he is truly among them, having this generation of the god race buried with him... would be their honor!"
Burying a crowd of god race geniuses and powerhouses along with Su Yu was worth it!
Yet as he said, he still retained some sentiment, and he wasn't certain whether Su Yu was actually here. Otherwise, killing everyone would be worth it; the instant he confirmed Su Yu was among them, he would slaughter them right now!
However, nothing was certain.
Ghost knew where Su Yu was hiding right now!
Yu Sheng's expression shifted repeatedly. He sighed and said no more, only hoping that Su Yu hadn't infiltrated the god race. A God King had already made up his mind: at the slightest misstep, he would eradicate everyone just to slay Su Yu.
A terrifying decision!
Sacrificing hundreds of geniuses and powerhouses just to take down that fellow.
He fell silent, but after a moment, he couldn't help saying, "Actually, we could just wait a few years for him to die on his own."
"..."
The God King looked at him and said indifferently, "A foolish notion. If you still believe he is bound to die even now... I can only say you are too naive. Attaining the Dao will be difficult for you, because you think too simply!"
Su Yu would die?
Nonsense!
At this point, the God King felt that even if all of them died, that fellow might still not die.
The so-called rule that city lords were destined to die might not apply to Su Yu at all.
The God King said no more. Dispelling the barrier, he barked, "All of you, come out!"
Soon, the crowd stepped out of their rooms. Divine light flickered in the God King's eyes as he swept his gaze across them, yet he didn't probe too deeply. If Su Yu were truly present, doing so might alert the snake.
"Next, the seventh floor will likely undergo major upheaval! We may not have time to protect you. All of you, if willing, may enter my Illusion Sky Mirror for refuge."
"The Illusion Sky Mirror?"
Some were puzzled, while others knew this was the God King's armament—not offensive, but auxiliary.
Not all Heaven armaments contained internal space.
And among those that did, not all were habitable. But a small portion of Heaven armaments, like the Pavilion of a Hundred Dao, could indeed house people, as could Xiuxin Pavilion after Old Wan pulled out that sword.
Now, this God King intended to relocate them.
Relocate these members of the god race!
In the crowd, Su Yu wore an indifferent expression, looking like many others who felt anywhere was the same.
Even so, an expert hesitated and asked, "My Lord, wouldn't it be safer for us to remain in God Marquis Mansion?"
It wasn't defiance; it was fear.
Because someone had recently done something that terrified everyone: Zhu Tianfang!
The swindling god!
It had been the exact same routine: "Come on, everyone, step inside, I'll take you away." Then, a flock of Sun Moons, even including Quasi-Invincibles, went into his armament, and then... BOOM! Detonated!
It had happened not long ago, so naturally, some were still terrified.
The explosion of a Heaven armament coupled with the suppression of a God King could blow even a Quasi-Invincible to bits.
That was truly handing one's life over to another!
At their mercy!
The God King remained calm. "Those who wish to enter may enter; those who do not may stay behind!"
"Protect yourselves, and just don't wander around!"
At those words, several people hesitated.
Right at that moment, the God King tossed out a mirror that materialized before everyone's eyes, revealing a massive gateway. Beyond the portal was like a fairyland, with pavilions and towers faintly discernible.
"Those willing to come with me, enter now. Those unwilling, remain here!"
The God King's voice remained calm.
Meanwhile, Su Yu was thinking: Should I go in?
If I go inside and this guy traps me and blows it up, what then?
Then what if I don't go in?
The instant that thought arose, his "Calamity" character pulsed slightly. Su Yu was startled. Danger?
Not going in is dangerous?
Beside him, Old Hao was also hesitating and sent a voice transmission: "Yun Hao, are we going in?"
Su Yu adopted a sharp, cynical tone and spoke aloud, "Of course we go in! Sun Moons might be fine staying outside, but are a bunch of Shanhai like us waiting to die if we don't go in?"
His words were biting and caustic, stinging those around him. Seeing people heading for the gateway, he didn't dawdle and swiftly followed, and seeing this, Old Hao hurried after him.
True enough; Sun Moons still had confidence, but Shanhai couldn't afford to hesitate.
Soon, out of the roughly two hundred god race members in the courtyard, most chose to enter—nearly one hundred and eighty of them. The remaining twenty or so hesitated for a while and did not step inside.
There were geniuses as well as powerhouses among them.
At this moment, Zhan Wushuang looked at these people, hesitated slightly, and spoke: "It's dangerous outside. It's better to come in and take shelter together. God Marquis Mansion isn't safe either."
"No need. We'll find our own way!"
A young genius said rather haughtily.
No need!
Being at someone else's mercy was something he refused to endure; taking shelter on his own might even be safer.
Zhan Wushuang sighed and entered the Illusion Sky Mirror alongside Yu Sheng.
The gateway closed.
The God King glanced at the remaining people and closed his eyes for a moment. After a pause, he let out a sigh. "Perhaps I am wrong, but... better to kill by mistake than let one slip through. I gave you your chance!"
BOOM!
A palm struck down! The weaker ones didn't even have time to react before instantly blowing apart! Several Sun Moons roared in sheer terror, "God King Bingfeng, what are you doing—"
BOOM!
They were instantly frozen solid, cracked, and their physical bodies pulverized.
In an instant, this God King slaughtered everyone who hadn't entered, including several geniuses.
He had taken the others away, but those unwilling to enter might be Su Yu. Even if they weren't, this ensured there were no longer any god race members wandering outside, eliminating any possibility of Su Yu impersonating a god clansman out in the open.
Su Yu was either not among the god race at all, or trapped inside his Illusion Sky Mirror.
This way, at least no one could disguise themselves as god race anymore. From now on, any god clansman appearing outside who wasn't an Invincible or Quasi-Invincible was fake—even if genuine, they were fake!
After killing them, God King Bingfeng inspected the area thoroughly, froze the entirety of God Marquis Mansion in ice, and vanished from the spot.
...
Inside the Illusion Sky Mirror, the crowd couldn't see outside.
Nor did they know what was happening.
Yet Su Yu was pondering internally: earlier, when he considered not entering, there was danger. What kind of danger?
Could it be that staying outside meant certain death?
"How are those fellows outside doing now?"
The space inside the Illusion Sky Mirror wasn't overly large, yet it had a full complement of pavilions and halls, pleasant surroundings, and dense Origin Qi—more than enough to house several hundred people. The only drawback was that one couldn't see what was happening outside.
Just as he was thinking this, after a short while, the sky suddenly projected the scenery outside.
God King Bingfeng's voice echoed from above: "A claustrophobic space easily incites fear and panic. This is the view outside; nothing will happen. If true danger arises, Yu Sheng will arrange for everyone's evacuation!"
"While inside the Illusion Sky Mirror, do not move or run about haphazardly, and under no circumstances fight at will, lest the Heaven armament becomes unstable and causes complications!"
With that, God King Bingfeng added, "As for the others, you need not worry. Since they chose not to leave, they must have confidence in preserving their lives. Danger often heralds opportunity; perhaps after emerging, it will be their lucky chance!"
At first, Su Yu didn't pay much mind, but then he suddenly caught the trace of helplessness and grief in Zhan Wushuang's eyes...
Stunned, Su Yu was instantly gripped with horror.
Helplessness?
Grief?
Danger if not entering?
In that instant, Su Yu had a flash of realization, his heart pounding in terror. He seemed to have figured it out—the fellows who didn't come in... might... already be dead!
Not slain by an enemy, but slaughtered by this God King!
"Why kill them?"
"Killing anyone who didn't enter, corralling all the gods to prevent any unexpected variables... indiscriminate, unverified slaughter—are they worried someone infiltrated them?"
"To be this ruthless... is this aimed at Lan Tian?"
He thought to himself: No, Lan Tian mostly infiltrates using clones. What would be the use of killing a clone of Lan Tian?
"Could it be... aimed at me?"
Su Yu's heart gave a slight jolt. Aimed at me?
The god race knows I'm here?
How did they know?
"Could it be... Moduona's matter still couldn't fool everyone?"
Su Yu analyzed the situation. His low profile over the past few days was actually related to Moduona. That fellow's persona before everyone was built too well; many simply didn't believe he had killed Xuan Wuji and the others.
And that rascal Lan Tian refused to take the blame, screaming all day long about being wronged and framed, killing people while howling his grievances, making everyone realize he really might have been framed.
Since it wasn't Lan Tian, did Moduona truly kill them?
Framed this way... the assumption that Su Yu had entered gained substantial grounds.
Su Yu had considered these possibilities, but he hadn't expected that grandson Moduona to be so trusted by everyone! It was infuriating. Why was Moduona deemed incapable of slaughter?
Who are you looking down on?
Does it have to be me, Su Yu, to do such things?
Sigh!
Su Yu sighed internally. At this moment, he vaguely sensed that someone might have guessed he was here, though they couldn't confirm his identity. Right now, every race probably had counter-strategies in place.
"The Illusion Sky Mirror..."
Gathering all the gods into the Illusion Sky Mirror was indeed a clever move; even if Su Yu were inside, escape would be difficult.
Heaven armaments were exceedingly difficult to break.
If it were that simple, Su Yu would have shattered Heaven armaments himself and integrated them into his Civilization Chronicle.
A Heaven armament was comparable to a carrier; nothing short of an Invincible could break it.
Su Yu lacked Invincible combat power, and even a Quasi-Invincible would struggle to break a Heaven armament.
"Yet a Heaven armament must have an entrance and exit..."
Su Yu muttered inwardly. Zhan Wushuang and that Yu Sheng probably knew where the exit was.
As for the entrance/exit in the sky above, realistic as it appeared, it was almost certainly a fake.
Indeed, a small vortex faintly appeared in the sky above, resembling an exit, but Su Yu judged that nine times out of ten it was bogus—very likely a trap meant to lure him into taking the bait.
Only someone harboring ill intent would think of escaping alone. Otherwise, one would listen to the God King and obey Yu Sheng's instructions to evacuate when the critical moment came.
"I've really been targeted. The god race isn't necessarily certain I'm among them, yet they're still taking such precautions, even slaughtering those who refused to leave just to eliminate me. Ruthless indeed!"
They showed a bit of Invincible resolve after all.
Actually, it still fell short!
If you've got the guts, kill indiscriminately! Slaughter everyone and leave only a few Invincibles—then you'd be certain Su Yu couldn't disguise himself!
"You're still not ruthless enough!"
Su Yu grumbled inwardly. By this point, he had a clear grasp of the situation: many Invincibles were likely guessing he had arrived.
He really had quite the prestige—he didn't even need to lift a finger for them to slaughter their own people.
Those fellows who stayed behind died in vain.
Now that he was inside someone else's Heaven armament, things were a bit tricky. However, Su Yu was an armamentsmith himself. Armamentsmiths always liked to leave a little backdoor when forging weapons. God King Bingfeng certainly hadn't forged this armament himself.
That meant this Heaven armament might contain some vulnerabilities.
Su Yu had forged the prototype of a divine armament before; if he searched diligently, there was hope of discovering whatever hidden backdoor had been left.
"You've forgotten how multifaceted I, Su Yu, truly am!"
Su Yu scoffed internally. I am a rare Earth armamentsmith in all the myriad realms. More importantly, I have even forged the prototype of a divine armament. Strictly speaking, Heaven armamentsmiths are more skilled than me, but that doesn't mean I can't detect the backdoors they left behind.
Without even this much ability, how could one call himself an armamentsmith?
"Am I so formidable that these fellows forgot my primary profession is an armamentsmith?"
Su Yu muttered inwardly. Yes, his primary profession.
Even he had almost forgotten it!
Yet Su Yu's official resume listed him as an armamentsmith, not some divine character master, nor a warrior.
Su Yu remained composed, quietly keeping watch on Zhan Wushuang and Yu Sheng. If those two knew where the exit was, they might let something slip.
Outside, the scenery constantly shifted.
This was God King Bingfeng's field of vision; everyone could see the outside surroundings. Before long, Su Yu recognized where they had arrived—right near the entrance.
They could hear the voices from outside clearly.
As soon as God King Bingfeng arrived, another God King converged upon him and asked, "Has it all been settled?"
"Yes, all settled!"
"Good!"
The newly arrived God King seemed to glance into the mirror and smiled. "How many?"
"One hundred and eighty!"
"Sigh, that's decent enough!"
These were all the survivors of the god race this time. Counting the Invincibles outside and a few Quasi-Invincibles, there were only about 190 people in total; nearly 500 had perished!
God King Bingfeng asked, "How did the other races handle it?"
"The Immortals and Demons did roughly the same. As for the humans, it's not very clear, but their people were also evacuated. Hardly anyone is wandering around outside now."
"The seventh floor is essentially cleared out?"
"Yes!"
"..."
The two God Kings spoke without concealing anything. The onlookers didn't think much of it, only learning that the other races had done roughly the same.
They had probably all entered Heaven armaments or secret realms.
So now, nearly everyone on the seventh floor had been gathered together.
...
What these people didn't know was that outside, sixty to seventy passage links snapped in rapid succession.
Several Invincibles frowned. Another mass death?
At this point, only around 1,200 remained alive.
A genuine two-thirds had perished!
Across the three great races of Immortals, Demons, and Gods, roughly 600-odd survived. Humans and dragons had about 400 survivors. The remainder comprised all the ancient and minor races combined.
Most minor races and several ancient races were already completely wiped out.
"Has the Nine-Leaf Celestial Lotus still not bloomed?"
"Probably not yet!"
"Sigh, two-thirds are dead!"
Many sighed lamentably. This expedition was truly a catastrophe.
As for the dozens who had just perished in an instant, nobody had the heart to care anymore. Dead was dead!
It wasn't the first time so many had died at once anyway!
...
On the human side.
King Dazhou and King Daxia watched silently. Seeing people from the other major races die in an instant while the human count remained unchanged, King Dazhou frowned slightly.
King Daxia looked at him. "What is it?"
"Logically, all races should be on the seventh floor now, gathered together and sheltering in ancient residences. If someone stormed one of the residences, they would either annihilate everyone inside or wipe out a single race. How could parts of all three major races die simultaneously?"
King Daxia hesitated. "Three people raiding three locations simultaneously..."
"That's possible, but they all died instantly, which means an Invincible most likely struck. Unless three human Invincibles acted in unison to raid three locations and broke the mansions' restrictions, they wouldn't have died in such an orderly fashion!"
King Daxia looked pensive. "You mean... their own Eternals killed them?"
"Yes!"
King Dazhou said flatly, "Aside from that, I cannot imagine how it could happen with such precision. To kill with such methodical regularity suggests they were preparing to evacuate, a portion refused, and to eliminate future troubles... they simply executed them!"
King Daxia nodded; the possibility did exist.
"Eliminate future troubles... Lan Tian?"
"Not necessarily."
King Dazhou murmured softly. King Daxia's expression shifted slightly, and he suddenly looked toward an ancient city in the rear. "Did he really go in?"
"What do you think?"
"..."
King Daxia fell silent, only speaking after a long pause: "Easy to enter, hard to leave. When he comes out... I suspect catastrophe will erupt."
"Indeed."
King Dazhou said calmly, "I am also wondering: if he comes out, how will he return to the ancient city? By now, people are probably starting to guess. Those fellows inside, deliberately killing with such timing and nearly simultaneously—it was likely also intended to signal outside. If not Lan Tian, who else is worth such measures?"
"Su Yu!"
King Daxia calmed down as well. Only Su Yu was worth such extremes.
Killing, at times, was also a way of sending a signal.
Su Yu had entered!
They had realized it and were searching for Su Yu's tracks.
The indiscriminate slaughter was merely to shrink Su Yu's room to maneuver.
At that moment, King Daxia also realized something. "You knew all along?"
"Just a casual guess."
"No, you definitely knew all along!"
King Daxia snorted, looked back toward the ancient city, and asked with a furrowed brow, "Who is that kid in the ancient city?"
"Can't you guess?"
King Daxia pondered, only speaking after a long moment: "Hard to say, but most likely Liu Hong from the Divine Character Academy, right?"
"Most likely."
King Daxia shook his head and said nothing further.
He glanced toward the other factions; the Invincibles had all concealed themselves in the void, showing nothing on the surface, but he knew—Su Yu had been exposed!
At this point, both inside and out probably knew.
Of course, it was still in the speculative stage without concrete proof, or else they would have wiped Su Yu out long ago.
...
"So Su Yu has come!"
At this moment, within a small earthen mound on the seventh floor, Lan Tian gave an amused chuckle. That little fellow had come! Only with him here would things get interesting!
Hopefully, he could deliver a pleasant surprise!
...
At the same time.
Among the Five Elements race, Foutuling sighed, "Don't fight the humans. That guy's karmic luck is too overwhelming! I'm not afraid of others killing me; I'm just terrified of being offed by him! Several fellows on the Heaven Ranking have already been slain by him, and I have no desire to be next!"
Beside him, an Invincible of the Five Elements race frowned. "You're certain he came?"
"One hundred percent, no doubt about it! I don't know where he's hiding, but it's most likely not the Five Elements race. Our race is weak; if he disguises himself, he'll choose a major race!"
The Five Elements Invincible frowned. "In that case... the major powerful races might abandon competing for the Nine-Leaf Celestial Lotus and focus entirely on killing him!"
Whether that was a good thing or bad remained unclear.
...
Near the entrance, at another spot.
The Head of the Heaven Division looked at the dozen or so Heaven Hunting Pavilion members before him. These were all that remained; the rest were dead.
Suns and moons rotated within his eyes as he scrutinized each one. After a long observation, a spatial void appeared in his hand. "All of you, get inside!"
The members of Heaven Hunting Pavilion looked at one another, hesitated briefly, and then filed in one after another.
After gathering them into his secret realm, the Head of the Heaven Division sank into deep thought. Where was that fellow Su Yu hiding right now?
His concealment methods truly were becoming more sophisticated by the day!
...
At this moment, even though no one had seen Su Yu or discovered his trace, all the races under heaven seemed convinced that the kid was right here on the seventh floor!
Some Invincibles were even plotting how to flush Su Yu out so that the major races would concentrate on killing him instead of vying for the Nine-Leaf Celestial Lotus.
Yes, Su Yu was far more important than the Nine-Leaf Celestial Lotus!
If they failed to obtain the Nine-Leaf Celestial Lotus this time, there would always be another chance!
If they didn't kill Su Yu this time, ghost knew whether next time it would be him killing you, or you killing him?
The attention of the entire seventh floor was seized by someone who hadn't even shown his face.
Even Hetu didn't command such priority!
Tragic!
Chapter 572