Subduing the Ten Thousand Races!

The Immortal Realm was in turmoil! A being of the ninth stage of the Eternal Realm was tied intimately to the destiny of his native realm. Now, with King Zhi's demise, natural disasters were breaking out across the entire Immortal Realm! Today, the Immortal Realm had been shaken more than once. The fall of every Immortal King represented a depletion of foundation, destiny, and the realm's protective power. If too many died, the boundary might even weaken to the point where formidable enemies could breach the Immortal Realm at any point along its borders. The three powerhouses locked in combat with Tianmie suddenly faltered slightly. Tianmie seized the opening, smashing his rod downward with a deafening boom. Blood sprayed as King Feng transformed into a gale and vanished from the spot, yet fresh blood rained down across the void! King Huo and King Lei quickly intervened, striking out to intercept Tianmie's pursuit as thunder crackled and fiery radiance lit up the heavens and earth! At that very moment, another fierce shout rang out across the world! In the distance, Yunxiao uprooted her city and soared into the sky. With a single sword strike, she pierced Han Xiang's eye and scoffed, "You little tramp, that'll teach you to seduce my city lord!" "..." Nearby, several stone sculpture guardians felt a phantom toothache. *So you're still holding that grudge!* They had wondered why Yunxiao was so furious, but now they remembered: it seemed the city lord before the last two in Yunxiao City had had an affair with this Han Xiang. Truly, a woman never forgave a slight! Han Xiang recoiled. Her pierced eye regenerated rapidly, cold detachment creeping into her gaze as she glared at Yunxiao with murderous intent. Yunxiao wore a haughty expression. "What are you staring at? Do you honestly think you can do anything to me? Don't push me too far. If you push me, I will undo my petrified seal and give you a proper fight today!" At those words, Han Xiang's expression flickered. Some Invincibles who were unaware of the details felt their hearts jolt. Yunxiao, however, paid them no heed and sneered, "A bunch of small fry, really fancying yourselves big shots, aren't you? If not for this petrification seal upon me, I would undo it and see how long you last!" In the distance, Tianmie was swinging his massive rod like a madman when he suddenly froze, muttering, "Right... undoing the seal... I completely forgot about that!" "..." In that split second, he reverted into a stone sculpture. Yet the stone shell on his exterior abruptly began to crack, and an extraordinarily terrifying aura started leaking outward! In the distance, the Old Turtle's head throbbed with excruciating pain! "Stop!" The Old Turtle roared, "Tianmie, stop right now!" *Damn it!* He knew nothing good would come from letting this lunatic out! Yunxiao had merely been making an idle threat, but this idiot went ahead without even a word of warning! The turtle had assumed Tianmie knew his limits, but it turned out he had simply forgotten! Then again, it really had been too long! Tianmie had probably forgotten that to guard the dead spirit passageways, they had all sealed and petrified themselves—partly to extend their lifespans, and partly to resist the erosion of death qi. Undoing the seal might feel exhilarating in a fight, but if you survived and had to return to guard the passageway afterward, you would see just how miserable you would be! No matter how mighty an Invincible was, after a hundred thousand years of erosion by death qi, they would inevitably turn into a dead spirit! The reason they had remained unharmed was entirely thanks to this petrification seal! Tianmie, however, seemed completely unbothered. "It's fine. Isn't Su Yu still alive?" "And what if he dies?" The Old Turtle roared in fury. "If he dies, don't we have to rely on ourselves to guard the passageways again?" "..." *True enough!* Tianmie thought it over and decided to drop the idea of unsealing himself. Still, having remembered it now, he scoffed, "I just recalled that I was sealed a hundred thousand years ago. No wonder beating up that Duobao bastard was so troublesome!" *I knew something felt off!* *I thought Duobao had grown stronger, but it turns out I had just become weaker!* *I was sealed, after all!* Only when the stone sculptures ceased to be stone sculptures would these beings reach their peak power. Yet when the stone sculptures were no longer stone sculptures... it would likely herald catastrophe for the myriad realms, because they might no longer suppress the passageways! Tianmie halted his unsealing process, allowing everyone to heave a sigh of relief. Whether they understood the underlying reasons or not, all felt relief wash over them! Just moments ago, a sudden premonition had seized them: if these guardians broke their seals, something catastrophic would truly happen today—an immense disaster that could claim countless Invincibles and perhaps even draw out unbelievable entities. Right at that juncture, inside Xinghong Ancient City, Su Yu's figure emerged. The instant he appeared, death qi poured off him to an extraordinary degree. He had no choice; he had absorbed an unthinkable volume of death qi. By now, he barely needed Xingyue's assistance to fight. This amount of death qi was more than enough to open the Heavenly Gate! His emergence drew countless eyes at once! One Invincible after another shifted their gazes toward Su Yu, toward the ancient city. Xinghong had not taken the city away; it still stood in place. Right now, Su Yu was shrouded in towering death qi. Within the blink of an eye, he attracted the attention of numerous powerhouses; concealment was impossible. Su Yu ignored Liu Hong, who stood beside Wan Tiansheng. Now was not the time. In a flash, Su Yu soared out of the ancient city, with Wan Tiansheng trailing closely behind him. As for the dead spirit passageway back there, they paid it no further heed. The enemies were all dead, and dead spirits were forbidden from taking the initiative to invade the living realm, so there was no need to worry! The moment Su Yu appeared, he sneered coldly, "King Zhi? That whole flock of trash is dead! King Zhi? More like an idiot king! The Immortal race certainly knows how to scheme, planting pieces in the dead spirit realm and pulling out some Marquis Qishan... Heh, what a pity he was blown to bits! Did you really think summoning a dead marquis could kill me? What a joke!" Those words sent shockwaves through all four directions. Ancient beings far and wide were shaken. "Marquis Qishan?" At that moment, the void cracked open, and the projection of an ancient entity manifested. "Su Yu, you claim you encountered Marquis Qishan?" Su Yu glanced at the phantom and chuckled. "Who are you? Here to kill me or help me? If you're here to kill me, you're not worth my time, so why should I tell you anything? If you're here to help me, then we can have a proper chat!" Right now, he was utterly arrogant. He had to be arrogant! And he possessed the capital to be so! Eighteen Invincibles had met their ends at his hands. Before that, he and Wan Tiansheng had teamed up to kill a batch, and he had killed another batch in cooperation with the ancient city's stone sculptures! It could be said that more Invincibles had died by Su Yu's hand today than by anyone else present. Furthermore, he had already eliminated a bunch in the Star Residence Mansion, and during the previous Dao-confirmation of Xia Longwu and the others, he had also finished off several... Although Su Yu was not an Invincible, all told, the number of Invincibles who had died because of him or directly by his hand was nearly equal to the total count of humanity's Invincibles! At this moment, seeing Su Yu surface once more, even Tiangu and the others could not help but harbor an illusion. Su Yu... was becoming impossible to kill! He simply could not be slain! A figure blessed with such immense destiny, unyielding and resilient, grew only stronger and fiercer with every battle! Unless they gathered overwhelming thunderous might to annihilate him in an instant, a being like Su Yu was profoundly difficult to kill. This was not unique to Su Yu; throughout history, countless monstrous geniuses had done the exact same thing. If a monstrous genius did not die, they would return stronger every single time! Until they grew powerful enough to annihilate everyone, or until an even mightier, fiercer, and more destiny-favored powerhouse arrived to slay them! The projection in the void froze momentarily, then spoke. "I am the patriarch of the Ming race..." "Oh!" The Ming race patriarch, a Half-Emperor of the Ming race? Was he friend or foe? Hard to say! He had heard this race shared some connections with the Tianyuan race, so they were likely enemies, right? Though he had collaborated with their Wusuanzi once before, personal dealings meant little in a clash between races. "Su Yu, the Ming race has always maintained neutrality..." Su Yu nodded. "Neutral races either die the fastest, or their strength is unfathomably formidable, making them utterly unkillable, hiding countless experts with perhaps three to five Dao Integrators and hundreds of Invincibles. Claim neutrality all you want... I wouldn't dare provoke you anyway!" Though everyone knew Su Yu was speaking nonsense, there was undeniable truth in his words. For a neutral race to survive from antiquity to the present day, they had to possess substantial strength. Any weak race that tried waving the banner of neutrality would have been wiped out long ago. The Life Emperor was left speechless, quickly saying, "Did you truly encounter Marquis Qishan?" "Of course!" Su Yu burst into laughter. "The Immortal race used some sort of dead spirit summoning token to bring forth a marquis. That idiot king thought I would be terrified... Little did he expect that an ancient marquis of my human race would also appear in the dead spirit realm! Hahaha, the human race is truly mighty; he blew him apart in an instant! I wonder if that Marquis Qishan can survive this calamity!" "A human marquis... Marquis Lanshan?" The Life Emperor's projection paused, then pressed, "Was it Marquis Lanshan?" *What kind of nonsense is that? How should I know!* *I made it all up!* Su Yu was exasperated. He was merely borrowing a tiger's skin to intimidate others; was he supposed to say Daidai did it? With the Life Emperor questioning him—a man who claimed to be neutral, whom Su Yu did not wish to offend while his own strength was still insufficient—he decided to play it low-key. If his strength were sufficient, he would have punched anyone claiming neutrality straight to death! Suppressing those thoughts, Su Yu smiled. "Never met him, never seen him! All I know is that Marquis Qishan appeared in the Dead Spirit Heavenly River, and then... hehe, someone blew him up! Whether it was a human marquis or not, I have no idea!" "The eastern region... It must be Marquis Lanshan!" The Life Emperor murmured to himself. Su Yu had no idea how the man knew about the situation in the dead spirit realm, and just as he was about to ignore him, the Life Emperor suddenly transmitted his voice. "The human race holds no advantage whatsoever in the eastern region... In drawing Marquis Lanshan into battle this time, look out for yourself! Even if Marquis Qishan is slightly weaker than Marquis Lanshan, there is likely more than one Immortal marquis in the eastern region... Alas, the great war has spilled over into the dead spirit realm... The heavens are truly about to change!" With those words, his projection vanished! At that moment, the Dao Integrators and ancient beings were quietly digesting this information. A great war in the dead spirit realm! Enfeoffed powerhouses from antiquity had appeared. Though deceased, it seemed they were still waging a racial war. The Immortal race had summoned an ancient Immortal marquis, Marquis Qishan, only to suffer a double loss—even King Zhi had been killed! ... At the Immortal Realm's entrance. Tiangu suddenly felt a wave of despondency. Even an ancient marquis of his race had manifested, yet they still could not kill Su Yu? Marquis Qishan had appeared! Tiangu had assumed King Zhi failed to summon him, but reality proved King Zhi had succeeded in calling Marquis Qishan, only for Marquis Qishan to seemingly suffer defeat, leading to King Zhi's death! While he was still brooding, Su Yu made a show of preparing to reopen the dead spirit passageway, laughing wildly. "Grandchildren, come kill me! If you don't kill me, you're all cowards! Tiangu, come! If you can kill me, I'll accept it! If you can't, come play with me in the dead spirit realm!" At this moment, Su Yu was incomparably arrogant! "Come on!" "Who can do anything to me?" "Did you think I was Hetu, digging my own grave?" "I won't draw dead spirits out; I'll just lure you in! Who dares enter? Tiangu, Jiwu, you're all useless trash! Send one, and I'll smash one! If you aren't convinced, come fight!" He was utterly insufferable, yet no one uttered a word in response. In the dead spirit realm, Su Yu truly seemed to be sweeping all before him! He had battered a marquis, slain King Zhi, and slaughtered seventeen other Invincibles, leaving not a single survivor! ... "He can't be killed!" At this moment, in the Demon Realm, the Demon Emperor shook his head slightly. Beside him, the Demon King who had departed earlier asked in a low voice, "He can't be killed?" "Indeed!" The Demon Emperor said calmly, "We don't know much about what transpired in the dead spirit realm. But Marquis Qishan's appearance is likely true, his forced retreat is likely true, and King Zhi's death is certainly true. Now... tell me, which Dao Integrator dares enter the dead spirit realm alongside Su Yu?" The Demon King remarked flatly, "None would dare. I wouldn't, Tiangu wouldn't, Jiwu wouldn't—none dare go down with Su Yu! If so... how do we kill him? Even Dao Integrators don't dare, so who else could you expect to do it? Unless we clarify the situation in the dead spirit realm and deduce Su Yu's hidden cards, continuing the fight today is entirely pointless, nothing more than sending people to their deaths!" Having reached this point, who would dare throw their lives away? Unless a Dao Integrator launched a sneak attack! Yet today, everyone was watching with rapt attention. The Old Turtle and the others were right there; how could an ambush succeed? As long as Su Yu had a sliver of time, he could open the dead spirit passageway and dive inside, and none would dare pursue! The only solution was to eliminate Su Yu's trump cards in the dead spirit realm! Currently, no one knew what state he was in down there. Had he suffered grievous losses, remained completely unscathed, or was an awakened ancient human marquis waiting for Dao Integrators to charge in? Obtaining intelligence from the dead spirit realm required time, opportunity, and luck. It would not be easy! ... Just as the Demon Emperor had noted, Tiangu, Marquis Jiantian, the God Emperor, the Nether Emperor, the Dragon Emperor... Multiple Dao Integrators felt deeply helpless. Did they believe Su Yu's words? Not necessarily! Yet which Dao Integrator dared pursue him all the way into the dead spirit realm? Under normal circumstances, they might dare, but now... they truly did not. What if an ancient dead spirit marquis of the human race was waiting down there? They wouldn't even have an escape route! Yet this single battle had dealt a devastating blow to the myriad races' vitality. On Su Yu's side, eighteen Invincibles had been slain in an instant. King Daqin had killed two, King Dazhou had led troops to slay two, Su Yu and Wan Tiansheng had previously slain four, and Su Yu and Xinghong had killed another four. In truth, the losses on other fronts were not catastrophic. Only against Su Yu had their vitality truly been gut-punched! In this battle alone, thirty Invincible powerhouses had fallen! Prior to this, thirty Invincibles had entered the Star Residence Mansion. Humanity's five had emerged, as had those from the Five Elements race and the Ming race, but the rest—including the Minister of the Heaven Division—had failed to return. Counting him, another twenty-three Invincibles had been lost! All of this had transpired within a single month... exactly one month! In one month, the myriad races had lost fifty-three Invincibles! By now, several dominant races had suffered grievous wounds. Their objective had been Su Yu, to slay Su Yu, yet not only had he survived, but he had also grown stronger with every engagement! To kill him now required charging into the dead spirit realm. Who would go? As long as no one dared, this battle... was over! Continuing to fight was merely wasting time! At this moment, Tiangu inhaled deeply, vibrating his willpower so that several ancient, formidable beings could hear his voice: "Cease the battle!" There was no point in fighting any longer! If they fought, it would have to be after they uncovered the truth of the dead spirit realm! ... In the Eastern Rift Valley. King Dazhou breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief. The battle was ending! Tiangu, the one with the firmest resolve, had chosen to cease hostilities! With this, the battle had reached its conclusion. Since the Immortal race chose to withdraw, the other races would not persist. The next time a clash occurred, it would only be when they had absolute certainty of killing Su Yu; otherwise, the Immortals, Demons, and Gods would not easily wage war again! King Dazhou gave a self-deprecating inward chuckle. Humanity had fought for hundreds of years, yet it lacked the deterrent power Su Yu had forged in a handful of battles! After several engagements, the myriad races had repeatedly suffered heavy casualties at Su Yu's hands! This youth truly possessed boundless destiny, earning the backing of multiple Dao Integrators and a host of Invincibles. His faction was colossal, no weaker than any single major race! Of course, the most crucial support came not from the human race, but from the ancient cities. That was something King Dazhou and the others had never anticipated—that so many guardians from the ancient cities would be willing to emerge and fight. Those beings were simply too formidable! ... "Cease the battle?" At that moment, Su Yu also received a voice transmission from the Old Turtle. It was time for a truce! Su Yu had slaughtered eighteen Invincibles in one fell swoop, intimidating all directions. This battle could proceed no further! Unless several new Dao Integrators appeared right now and descended with Su Yu to inspect the realm. Tiangu called for a ceasefire, yet Su Yu merely sneered, his voice resounding across the heavens. "Cease the battle? Tiangu, what wishful thinking! Unless we kill ten Immortal Kings today, don't even dream of it! Don't think I don't know the truth—today, I'm going to drag those old fogies out into the open! Let me see just how powerful those ancient relics are, and whether they can kill me!" At these words, several ancient beings experienced slight changes in expression. Su Yu knew! Su Yu knew everything! At this moment, they realized they had vastly underestimated him; Su Yu was aware of everything! Su Yu, without a hint of blushing or breathlessness, let his cold laughter reverberate across the myriad realms. "Come out if you dare! I don't believe those old ghosts can emerge without paying a price! I want to see how high a price they have to pay just to kill me! Once that balance is shattered, I want to see whether this Great Tide will end right here and give way to another! Did you think you could bully me because I'm young and ignorant? Did you think I knew nothing?" At that moment, some turned their gazes toward the Old Turtle. The turtle maintained an expression of absolute calm. *Don't look at me!* *I truly didn't say a thing; certain matters cannot be spoken of.* *How should I know how Su Yu found out!* In truth, Su Yu did not know, but Tianmie had let slip a few remarks back then. Now, Su Yu was simply speaking in deliberate ambiguities; those who understood would understand, and those who didn't... still wouldn't! Su Yu did not understand either, but he feigned understanding! He wanted the myriad races to believe he knew everything and held the confidence and trump cards to counter them. Killing him would not be so simple! At this moment, even Tiangu ceased regarding him as a junior, his voice transmitting across the void: "Su Yu, do you truly wish to initiate the final decisive battle right now? Do you truly believe you are stronger than King Baizhan? If you insist on this... I shall grant your wish!" Su Yu's heart skipped a beat! *Hold on, I was just blustering! Don't take it seriously!* *If ancient relics that slew Human Kings really emerge... there's no way in hell I can hold out!* Of course, if you act, you must act convincingly to the very end! Su Yu said coldly, "Tiangu, give it a shot! Why don't you personally slaughter a few Immortal Kings for fun and call those old fogies out to play? I'd love to see how they intend to kill me! Did you really think I had no means of dealing with them?" Su Yu gritted his teeth, feigning furious resolve. Then, focusing his willpower onto the floating White Jade Gate in the sky, he let out a pulse and yelled, "Taishan!" He had no idea if there would be any response, but it didn't hurt to try! If there was a reaction... it would scare them to death! If not, just pretend he never said it. Yet with that shout—*boom!* A deafening explosion rang out. The White Jade Gate trembled violently, the void shuddered, and a gargantuan, terrifying aura surged upward, though it seemed vaguely partitioned off by something, preventing it from spreading outward completely. Su Yu's heart jolted with shock, but his face blossomed into sheer delight. He instantly drifted upward into the sky, hovering near the White Jade Gate, and sneered, "Tiangu, if you don't dare call those old fogies out, you're my grandson! Lord Tianmie, lords, find Immortal Kings and kill them! Once we've killed ten, I'm going to rip the sky open over these myriad realms today!" Behind him, the White Jade Gate rattled violently, as though responding to Su Yu's command! At this moment, several Dao Integrators turned pale! Even from the outside, Su Yu could manipulate that terrifying entity inside the Star Residence Mansion? Many suddenly recalled the words spoken earlier. Soon, Dao Integrator powerhouses sent voice transmissions to those who had emerged alive. "Jin Rui, speak the truth—just how powerful was that ancient entity?" "Wusuanzi, have you laid eyes on that ancient entity?" "..." Expert after expert inquired. This was an extraordinarily terrifying development! Neither Wusuanzi nor Jin Rui lied this time, replying in turn, "We don't know the exact extent of his strength. All we know is that with just a burst of willpower, every Eternal who participated in that battle was either killed or crippled. Even the Blood Fire Demon King couldn't withstand it and was subsequently slain by Su Yu!" "As for his exact might... it's hard to say. But the Guiyuan Saber was claimed by King Daqin, meaning that entity easily broke the rules binding it, freeing the saber from the constraints of the Heavenly Dao's rules..." At this, the hearts of the powerhouses trembled violently. The Guiyuan Saber! They had almost forgotten King Daqin was wielding that saber in battle. That meant the divine weapon of King Gong had its internal rules shattered by someone. To break such rules, the entity had to be at least on the level of a Human King! Behind Su Yu stood at least one King! Meanwhile, Su Yu's heart was hammering violently against his ribs! *I have to put on a grand performance before the myriad realms!* *A grand play that will leave the myriad races terrified to touch me in the short term. Even if they gain the confidence later, they'll have to think twice, buying me precious time!* *Otherwise, endless trouble will follow!* A truce? Su Yu wanted a truce too! If the fighting dragged on and actually drew out those ancient relics, he wouldn't dare face them either. That was a game where even Human Kings had perished; he had no desire to experience it firsthand! Thus, he could not show weakness right now! The moment he agreed to a truce... immense trouble would follow! With a cold, indifferent expression, Su Yu surveyed the heavens, chuckling darkly. "Let's have some fun then! I'd love to see which realm is stronger—the living or the dead!" "Su Yu, even if you can summon that entity, surely you must pay a terrible price?" Tiangu's gloomy voice drifted over. "A price?" Su Yu smiled. "Do you want to see it? I don't mind telling you the truth. The price... is that this esteemed lord has lost some of his memories and indulges in indiscriminate slaughter. My fear was that if I summoned him, I would be the first to die... But since you're backing me into a corner, then let's all die together!" "A Human King? You think he's merely a Human King? No, no, no. I'd say he's even stronger than a Human King—do you believe me? Tiangu, how about it... want to go mad together?" Tiangu fell silent. Su Yu blanketed the White Jade Gate with his willpower again, his heart trembling with apprehension, yet he called out once more: "Taishan!" *Rumble!* At that instant, a violent tremor seemed to genuinely resonate throughout the myriad realms! Old Zhou had to be completely enraged! Su Yu did not hear his roar this time, but he knew Old Zhou had to be thoroughly furious! *Rumble!* The entire Sea of Stars shook. In that instant, tribulation lightning abruptly materialized between heaven and earth. At this sight, Tiangu and the others turned pale! *Rumble!* The ripples continued, and the tribulation lightning suddenly struck toward the White Jade Gate! Frightened, Su Yu hastily dodged out of the way! The lightning ignored him. Its power was absurdly terrifying; before it even struck down, the surrounding void was erased into nothingness. "Get lost!" At that exact moment, a thunderous roar of pure wrath exploded in the ears of everyone present! *Pfft!* Su Yu spat a mouthful of blood! Not just him—the Old Turtle coughed blood, Marquis Jiantian coughed blood... The stronger one was, the louder the voice rang in their ears! Every Dao Integrator powerhouse coughed blood! Most of the Invincible experts also spat mouthfuls of blood. As for those below the Invincible realm... they barely registered anything, hearing almost no sound at all. Accompanied by that roar to "get lost," the tribulation lightning was suddenly shattered to dust by an invisible force! The firmament split open! Strands of rule power formed a massive web, and blood-red tribulation lightning manifested once more, lunging toward the White Jade Gate! Even Su Yu was stunned! *What is going on now?* *I only called Old Zhou to intimidate them!* At that moment, the Life Emperor's voice echoed out, tinged with a sigh. "Su Yu, why must we resort to mutual destruction? Things have not reached that point yet. If you summon an uncontrollable entity right now... the entire heavens could be wiped out!" In the distance, the Old Turtle was also visibly shaken, his voice reverberating across the space. "Su Yu, stop summoning! You are dragging everyone down with you... That entity has already surpassed the limits! If he appears, the rules will blanket the heavens... What are you doing..." Su Yu was inwardly baffled. What did that mean? It sounded so complicated! Over by the Immortal Realm, Tiangu's expression shifted erratically. Su Yu... could truly summon that entity into the Allhead Battlefield. Tiangu said coldly, "Su Yu, if it comes to mutual destruction, I have lived longer than you, so you won't necessarily come out ahead! The Allhead Battlefield cannot yet accommodate the emergence of such an entity. If you truly wish to fight to the death, just wait a while. The millennium limit is approaching, and the one behind you... might not truly be invincible!" Su Yu felt increasingly bewildered! Yet he showed none of it. He was a clever man and quickly pieced together a rough understanding. The millennium limit! Cannot accommodate—it cannot accommodate such an entity right now... Every time the Allhead Battlefield closed and reopened, certain rules and restrictions seemed to govern it... What Tiangu meant was that the current Allhead Battlefield could not bear the presence of an entity like Old Zhou. If such an entity appeared, a rule tribulation would descend! Earlier, Su Yu had clamored for Tiangu to draw out those ancient relics, but Tiangu had ignored him. That meant... similar punishments likely applied to them as well? Pretend to understand what you don't! Su Yu sneered, "Whether he is truly invincible or not, you're welcome to test it and find out! What's this nonsense about you not losing more than me? I've killed dozens of Eternals; I haven't lost a single thing! Dragging all of you down to be buried with me will feel fantastic! Tiangu, if you're not afraid of death, I'll summon him a third time just for fun—care to try?" "Once the third summoning chant is spoken, neither I nor any of you will be able to control it! Let's see if this ancient entity, whom even the Martial King could barely suppress, will slaughter every single one of you!" At these words, someone gasped in shock, "The Martial King?" Su Yu chuckled. "Is there no record from antiquity? It must have been before the Human Emperor forged the Star Residence Mansion. This individual was a supreme powerhouse of that era, a human who contested the Martial King until the Martial King barely managed to suppress him... But now that the Martial King is gone, this elder remains. I'd love to see if you so-called Emperors of the current heavens can suppress him!" The hearts of the Dao Integrators jolted once more! They had been thoroughly bluffed! It wasn't that they were foolish; they were genuinely terrified because the scene had just unfolded right before their eyes. That entity was undeniably stronger than them, and within the Star Residence Mansion, Su Yu had indeed summoned him before. Furthermore, only Su Yu appeared to have had contact with this being! Su Yu would not fabricate the Martial King without reason; perhaps such history truly existed. Several looked toward Marquis Jiantian and the Old Turtle. They were among the most ancient figures alive; did they know the truth? Marquis Jiantian frowned slightly, searching his memories. As he pondered, his heart stirred, his expression shifting as he looked toward Su Yu with a flicker of dread in his eyes! The Old Turtle, too, sank into deep contemplation. Some memories had grown hazy. Suppressed by the Martial King... Suppressed by the Martial King... As he pondered, Tianmie in the distance—dutifully following Su Yu's instructions—was pummeling the three Immortal Kings with wild abandon. Seeing that the heavens had fallen silent and only he was still fighting, he roared, "Su Yu, keep calling! Let's shatter the heavens today! Break these rules, destroy these myriad realms! Hahaha, I'll tear open the dead spirit realm, release the dead spirits, and wage a total war until the myriad realms are wiped out! Even if those old fogies come out, they'll only be collecting corpses!" "I'm going to unseal myself! Su Yu, will beating these three to death be enough?" Tianmie laughed maniacally. He truly wanted to pummel these three to death, but he couldn't do it without breaking his seal. If Su Yu wanted to destroy the world, then unsealing himself was only a matter of time. Should he... break the seal? His form began reverting to a stone sculpture again, laughing uproariously as the stone began to fracture. "Su Yu, hurry up! I've guessed who you're talking about! Who else could it be? The Martial King! Before the Human Emperor established the heavens, the greatest battle was said to be the slaying of the Martial Emperor... There is no second in martial prowess; only by slaying the Martial Emperor did he establish his title as the Martial King! Hahaha, the Martial Emperor definitely didn't die..." "..." At that moment, the Old Turtle's face paled, Marquis Jiantian shuddered, and in the far distance, Duobao gasped in shock, "Impossible! Isn't he dead?" "Hahaha, what's impossible about it? It must be him! Su Yu said he's a human, and that he was suppressed by the Martial King. Who knows if he really died! Hahaha, it's better if he's alive! Better if he's mad! Su Yu, shout... I'm about to break my seal! I'll beat these three bastards to death, draw out those old fogies, and smash these myriad realms to pieces!" Tianmie genuinely seemed thrilled at the prospect of apocalyptic destruction! Even if it meant death, he didn't care. The petrification upon his body was beginning to dissolve! Su Yu's head felt ready to explode! *Don't!* *I was joking! I was just talking big! Brother Mie, stop messing around! You're going to get me killed! I don't want to die alongside everyone!* *I only wanted to intimidate Tiangu and the others!* *To keep them from making rash moves!* At that moment, the Old Turtle also blew his top, roaring in fury, "Tianmie, stop!" "You bastard!" He was livid. Did Su Yu want mutual destruction? Of course not! The turtle didn't want it either; likely no one did, except for this lunatic Tianmie! You really are out of your mind! At this moment, Tiangu was also profoundly shaken. After a pause, he transmitted his voice: "Su Yu, what do you want?" He was terrified that Su Yu, egged on by Tianmie, would actually shout and summon that thing! If so... the myriad realms would be drenched in blood today! The time had not yet come. If such a powerhouse appeared now, the myriad realms could not resist, and racial extinction could easily follow! Su Yu let out a soft laugh, feeling an immense wave of relief wash over him. Sneering, he said, "What do I want? I don't want to die either, but if you force my hand, we will all die together! My demand is very simple. I'm not an unreasonable person. Gods, Demons, Immortals, Dragons, Nethers, Tianyuan, and the Hunting Heaven Pavilion—earlier, sixteen minor races sent Invincibles to attack me. Wipe out these sixteen races, and today's slate will be wiped clean! With so many Dao Integrators among you, surely you can manage that much. If you can't, then you're all useless trash unworthy of continuing to contend with me!" Wipe out sixteen races! At those words, the Dao Integrators of each race experienced slight changes in expression. On the edge of the battlefield, a powerhouse whose three-life embodiments had been shattered turned deathly pale! Further away, another Invincible who had fled back to his native realm also paled drastically! Wipe out sixteen races to end this war! Su Yu said coldly, "What? Afraid that killing them will cause the minor races to riot? Hardly! These trash aren't of much use anyway. You saw it—sixteen Invincibles stood right beside me and didn't dare lay a finger on me! Now, fourteen are dead, leaving only two. Wiping out their races will be child's play! Are the major races afraid of retaliation? Or do you think the fools among the minor races will dare strike at me next time? Since they've already harbored disloyalty... you might as well grant their wish and wipe them out! I, Su Yu, am not so easily killed. Let all the fence-sitters die!" Tiangu remained silent. Wipe out sixteen races to end this war! Fourteen Invincibles had died in battle; only two remained! At that moment, the powerhouse whose three-life embodiments were shattered shrieked in despair, "No, you cannot do this! Lord Tiangu, the Immortal race cannot do this! We followed your orders and joined the battle! For this war, my three embodiments were destroyed, and everyone else died! You cannot burn the bridge after crossing... If you wipe out sixteen races, how will the myriad races view you?" No! He could not let the Immortal race weigh the pros and cons any longer; if they agreed, it would spell total annihilation! Su Yu said faintly, "I won't force you. I'm easy to talk to. How about this: the human race will dispatch fourteen Invincibles to slaughter all the Shanhai and Sun Moon experts of those fourteen races. As for the remaining two races, either King Daqin and the others can wipe them out, or... you can self-detonate yourselves, and I'll let it slide without slaughtering your races!" The powerhouse whose three embodiments were gone suddenly turned toward Su Yu, pleading, "Su Yu, no! We are merely a minor race; we never wanted to join the battle! We were forced into this..." "Killing the chicken to scare the monkey!" Su Yu said faintly. "If I don't kill you, every Tom, Dick, and Harry will try to kill me! Consider your options! On humanity's side, are there any Invincibles willing to serve as executioners on my behalf? I imagine... the other races won't stop humanity from striking, right? It's merely slaughtering a bunch of ants to end this battle so everyone can return home!" ... At this moment, on humanity's side, King Dazhou surveyed his surroundings and remarked flatly, "There is no need for fourteen Eternals to go. King Dayuan, King Jintian, Xia Longwu, Zhu Tianfang... you four go and slaughter all the Shanhai and Sun Moon experts of those fourteen races! Bring back some treasures while you're at it..." Hearing the command, the eyes of the four Invincibles flickered. Without another word, they vanished on the spot! A moment later, in a minor realm, a thunderous crash erupted as King Dayuan charged inside! In the blink of an eye, wretched screams echoed throughout that realm! Suns and moons plummeted continuously within its borders! ... "No! Lord Immortal Emperor, Lord God Emperor... I beg of you! We are your subsidiary races..." The Invincible whose three embodiments were destroyed pleaded incessantly. Yet at this moment, no one answered. Tiangu and the others knew that if this continued, the minor races would likely never dare fight on their behalf again. However... the ones taking action were humans, and the minor races wouldn't dare fight for humanity either. In the end, it was a mutual loss! If they had been forced to wield the butcher's knife themselves, they would have had scruples. But since humanity was doing the dirty work... so be it! Meanwhile, Su Yu stood with his hands behind his back, looking completely composed with a smile on his face. He surveyed the area, then looked at that Invincible and chuckled. "You may go back. Return to your realm. Within your native domain, you'll still have a sliver of power to resist!" The Invincible powerhouse stared at Su Yu, tears of blood streaming from his eyes. His true form resembled a frog. Right now, breath rattled in his throat like a dying gasp. After a long silence, with sorrow and helplessness in his voice, he spoke: "If I self-detonate... will you uphold your word... and spare my race?" Su Yu said calmly, "Naturally!" "Then... if I am willing to pledge allegiance..." "No need!" Su Yu said indifferently, "I don't need fence-sitters. Leaning this way today and that way tomorrow means I'd constantly have to guard against you. It's too exhausting!" "Su Yu... I was wrong... I should never... have made an enemy of you..." *Boom!* A deafening explosion resounded across the three realms! This Invincible had been driven by Su Yu to the point of self-detonation! Blood clouds gathered! The myriad races were struck dumb! Meanwhile, the other Invincible who had fled earlier now manifested a colossal phantom hovering above his minor realm. He suddenly laughed bitterly. "How ruthless, how venomous! Humans, Gods, Immortals, Demons... Indeed, these myriad realms and myriad races belong only to you. We... are nothing!" With a tragic laugh, he looked toward Su Yu, his voice booming across the void: "May I bestow some of my treasures and cultivation upon my descendants?" Su Yu said dispassionately, "Suit yourself. I only care about seeing you die. As for the rest, do as you please. If they wish to seek vengeance against me, they are welcome to do so! I'll be right here, waiting for them at any time!" "We wouldn't dare..." The massive phantom gave a sorrowful laugh. In the next instant, his aura plummeted—he was likely transferring his cultivation! Before long, a boom echoed within that minor realm. Blood clouds gathered! The minor realm trembled! This final Invincible, in the end, chose to self-detonate for the sake of his race. At this moment, among the myriad races of the heavens—excluding the dominant races—even Invincibles of races like the Five Elements race harbored deep sorrow, the sorrow of a fox grieving the hare's death! When the final moment arrived, the minor races suffered the most tragic fate! The major races could afford the losses; the minor races could not. Once their Invincible died, they were left at the mercy of others! Su Yu, however, broke into a smile. "Well, now that the fighting is over, everyone can go home! Lord Tianmie, don't unseal yourself. They are merely three old bastards, not worth paying any price over!" In the void, Tianmie looked thoroughly bored. "Boring! You brat, your courage is too small. We should have staged a massive show!" Su Yu smiled. "No rush. The turmoil in the heavens has only just begun! Starting today, haven't the top hundred races been reduced by sixteen? I imagine the number will shrink even further soon!" Su Yu burst into laughter. At this moment, he truly resembled the greatest fiend in the myriad realms! With a few words, sixteen races had been doomed! Even if survivors remained, without an Invincible presiding over them, they were like a lone skiff on the ocean, liable to capsize at the slightest ripple! Su Yu flicked his sleeve and laughed heartily as he stepped through the air back toward the ancient city. Hovering above it, he cupped his fists and proclaimed in a clear voice, "Today, my thanks to the seniors who came to my aid! If Su Yu survives, I will surely repay you handsomely!" Several powerhouses chuckled softly before vanishing in an instant. Be it the Iron-Eating Beast Emperor or the Old Turtle, including the two sulking God-Devouring Ancient Beasts, all vanished from the spot. There was no more fighting to be done! Su Yu's trump cards were too solid! Without uncovering the truth, and until the millennium limit arrived, the myriad races would likely not dare initiate open conflict easily again! One man, subduing the ten thousand races! Though many factors had contributed, Su Yu's ultimate coercion that brought about the doom of sixteen races and forced two Invincibles to self-detonate left the powerhouses of the myriad realms gripped by absolute dread! Aside from the dominant races, at this moment, not a single Invincible from the minor races was free of overwhelming despair. Minor races—even those in the so-called top hundred—were merely pawns to be discarded at will in the eyes of the great races! And at this very moment, above the ancient city, Su Yu's hands were trembling! Trembling faintly! *Scared the living daylights out of me!* If the battle had dragged on... what other trump cards did he have left? If another Dao Integrator had pursued him into the dead spirit realm... who could have stopped them! As for Old Zhou, Su Yu believed there was a very high probability he couldn't leave! If it were that easy for him to come out, the Star Residence Mansion would have been wrecked long ago! *That scared the life out of me!* Su Yu thought to himself, yet he maintained a calm and composed posture, exuding the effortless poise of a man who held all living beings firmly in his grasp!