Returning to the Human Realm

Inside the ancient city. After Su Yu dispatched the invitations, the ancient city ceased moving and rested quietly upon the Sea of Stars. Now, Su Yu put all other matters out of his mind and focused entirely on strengthening his own cultivation. Strengthening his divine characters! The power of rules he had absorbed previously was all stored within the Civilization Chronicle. Over the past days, he had been continuously tempering his characters, intending to elevate every single one of them to the Sun Moon Realm. "The power of rules…" Last time, the reward for slaying King Zhi had consisted almost entirely of the power of rules. At this moment, a question surfaced in Su Yu's mind. "Rewarding the power of rules… Was that because King Zhi died, and the portion of rules he had fused with became masterless, so it was bestowed upon me? "Back when I killed geniuses, there was never any reward of rule power. Yet when it came to slaying Invincibles, the reward seemed to be purely the power of rules!" Before, when Su Yu jumped ranks to kill prodigies or even Sun Moons, no power of rules had ever been granted. Only upon slaying an Invincible did rules appear as a reward. Thus, Su Yu pondered: where did this power of rules originate? If it was a bequest from ancient experts… were those ancient experts really that generous? Or did the ancient rules merely bestow a fraction of that power upon him while pocketing the rest, or perhaps using it simply to maintain the operation of the rules themselves? "Pocketed…" Su Yu froze for a moment. "The Allheaven Battlefield!" At that instant, a vague suspicion dawned on him. Pocketed! When an Invincible was slain, some of the rules they had fused with dissipated and were reabsorbed by heaven and earth. Did that mean heaven and earth were actually governed by someone? Someone who embezzled a portion of the rule power, then handed down the scraps to the killer to encourage them to keep slaughtering? Su Yu swiftly suppressed the thought! That was not a good train of thought… And yet, rule punishments… the Ancient Council… Could those fellows of the Ancient Council have instituted punishments on purpose just to execute those who violated their rules and harvest their rule power? "The ancients… getting more and more intriguing!" Su Yu smiled. It truly was becoming ever more fascinating. Setting the thought aside, he experimented with letting different divine characters absorb portions of the rule power. King Zhi had been an immortal king, so Su Yu wondered whether any particular character resonated better with the traits of the immortal race and might absorb the power more smoothly. After a few trials, there was hardly any difference. However, Su Yu gained another realization: naturally born divine characters absorbed rule power far faster. Characters that were not naturally formed absorbed it slightly more slowly. Perhaps naturally born characters possessed an inherently more complete set of internal rules. It was not just his divine characters advancing; Su Yu's cultivation as a Civilization Master was also progressing by leaps and bounds. His divine apertures were fusing naturally. With forty apertures fused into one, he had already stepped into the Shanhai Realm back in the Star Residence Mansion. Now, polished over these past few days, his progress as a Civilization Master mirrored Chen Yong's back then—swiftly surging to the peak after stepping into Shanhai. Presently, Su Yu had already reached the seventh level of the Shanhai Realm. Two hundred and eighty divine apertures had successfully merged into seven. The remaining ones would not take long either! At this rate, his Civilization Master rank would soon reach the peak of the Shanhai Realm. As for his physical body, it was nearly there as well. Su Yu sensed that his tempering at the ninth level of the Lingyun Realm had likely reached its absolute limit. Reaching Shanhai simply required aperture fusion! These were matters of steady, patient work—only a matter of time. The crucial issue lay not in this, but in the Heavenly Gate. At present, Su Yu was pondering the Heavenly Gate's role in linking the divine apertures and origin apertures—what he defined as the origin-divine apertures. He had been constantly considering how to fuse and cultivate both the divine and origin apertures together! If he succeeded, he would not even need the willpower converted by the Sea of Will Secret Realm to elevate his willpower. "Divine apertures, origin apertures… Old Zhou opened them both, so he must know. Do they actually need to be linked together? Linking them might produce an entirely new cultivation system—what I called the Great Circulation method…" Yet Su Yu dared not open the Heavenly Gate recklessly. Trouble could easily arise! Opening the Heavenly Gate, absorbing death qi, causing his combat strength to skyrocket—Su Yu dared to do all of that. But opening the Heavenly Gate to bridge the origin and divine apertures was something he hesitated to attempt. It could easily kill him. "Old Zhou…" Su Yu thought of the Star Residence Mansion. He truly wanted to have a chat with Old Zhou. Unfortunately, the man was a madman, reduced to a lingering resentment. Otherwise, Su Yu genuinely wanted to ask whether Old Zhou had merged origin and divine into one and cultivated them together! "Merging origin and divine… A pity I have neither a cultivation method nor experience!" Once Su Yu had largely absorbed the power of rules, he focused his character cultivation primarily on "Pierce" and "Slow." These were meant specifically for dealing with Invincibles, as both rules functioned similarly to the power of space-time. This time, slaying King Zhi had yielded a considerable amount of rule power. Through this round of advancement, quite a few of Su Yu's divine characters had stepped into the Sun Moon Realm. Blood, Civilization, Calamity, Quiet, Yin, Pierce, Slow, Change, and Death—ten divine characters in total—had all reached the Sun Moon Realm under his nurture. His other characters were almost entirely at peak Shanhai; even without absorbing anything, they would likely transform naturally before long. The character "Death" was mainly used by Su Yu to absorb death qi. Now, even without opening the Heavenly Gate, he could use the "Death" character to absorb the death qi provided by Xingyue, sparing him the need to constantly reverse excessive death qi. The other characters elevated to Sun Moon were all immediately practical for him. Su Yu had actually wanted to upgrade the Fire of Inheritance as well, but the rule power was slightly insufficient, so he would have to wait for the next opportunity. "Ten Sun Moon characters… If I can obtain the Sea of Will Secret Realm and acquire enough willpower, I can forcefully advance the rest of them too! Elevating all thirty of my characters, driving my character willpower to the ninth level of Shanhai! "Aperture fusion only comes at the ninth level of Shanhai… Compared to the physical body, it bypasses the steps of body casting and origin qi transformation. Divine characters truly are a grand dao leading straight to the rules!" Ever since Liu Hong had pointed out certain truths, Su Yu's comprehension of cultivation had deepened tremendously. In many things, what one lacked was often that single stroke of genius! Once Liu Hong laid bare that divine characters were the embryonic forms of rules, Su Yu developed his own unique insights into both the path of characters and the path of the physical body. Many puzzles that had eluded him in the past now resolved themselves naturally! "Liu Hong…" Su Yu thought of Liu Hong. Lately, the man had been lounging around the city as if waiting for death, giving no clue as to what he was thinking. "Unraveling the secret of divine characters in a single sentence… You're no simple fellow!" With that thought, Su Yu's body blurred a moment later. Traversing the void, he vanished on the spot. …… "Yo, Su Yu's here! What a rare guest!" At that moment, Liu Hong was residing in a spacious manor of his own, idly sipping tea. Seeing Su Yu arrive, he instantly put on a welcoming smile. "Su Yu, what brings you here?" Su Yu glanced at him. "I will be returning to the Human Realm shortly. Does Instructor Liu need my help with anything? Or do you care to come back with me?" "Spare me!" Liu Hong sighed. "I've offended a whole crowd of people, and I don't possess your strength. Going back would just be asking for trouble, wouldn't it?" Su Yu gave him a searching look and said nothing more on the subject. After a pause, he asked, "Instructor Liu, let me ask you a question. Do you know the Great Circulation method? The technique to fuse and unify seven hundred and twenty apertures?" "……" Liu Hong looked thoroughly dejected. "Can I just call you granddaddy? I genuinely don't know! You all think I know something, but the truth is, I don't know a thing! I'm not lying to you—if I'm lying, I'm a dog!" Su Yu ignored him, instead sending a voice transmission to the mother ball inside the Civilization Chronicle, speaking respectfully: "Senior Chuibing, please wake up for a moment…" "Is there food?" "No, I just wanted to ask if there's anything unusual about the person in front of me." Inside the Civilization Chronicle, Chuibing was displeased. *How annoying!* *No food, yet you dare wake me up!* *So annoying!* Despite its impatience, it reluctantly took a look. After observing for a moment, it replied, "Nothing special. His divine character is a bit unusual… The power of rules in it is quite rich. Looks tasty!" Even Chuibing wanted to eat it! Su Yu's heart stirred. "Senior, what do you mean by a rich power of rules…?" "The character is very strong! What exactly are you asking?" "I want to know if he's some old fossil in disguise." "He's not…" The mother ball pondered briefly. "Not an old fossil in disguise. Most likely… how should I put it? His divine character probably touched upon a certain rule. His character is relatively strong, and that rule is rarely touched by anyone else, so there might have been a minor clash with the master of that rule! To put it simply, he might have inherited some remnants from the rule's master. But from my perspective, he shouldn't be anyone of great age…" Su Yu's heart stirred. A clash of rules! Liu Hong! For a time, Su Yu had suspected this man was some major figure in disguise, but that was now disproven. The mother ball was an embodiment of rules herself; she knew plenty, and her judgment would not be poor. Did that mean Liu Hong, because of a certain divine character overlapping closely with a specific rule, had inherited memories belonging to an ancient powerhouse? An old grandfather in his dreams? Surely not? With that thought, Su Yu looked back at Liu Hong and said with a faint smile, "Instructor Liu, let me ask you something. Do you often dream?" "Ah?" Liu Hong gave a dry chuckle. "Su Yu, what do you mean by that? Don't tell me you actually believe in some old grandfather in dreams?" Su Yu had said something similar once before. Suddenly, Su Yu thought of himself. His gaze shifted, and another thought struck him. "Instructor, speaking frankly, is there one or not? In your dreams, did you see certain scenes, or even inherit memories?" "What?" Liu Hong wore a look of utter bewilderment. Su Yu furrowed his brows. "Instructor, I am being very serious. Let me ask you again: have you had such dreams or not? As for when they began… roughly how long ago?" Liu Hong laughed dryly. "Really, there haven't been any!" Su Yu said calmly, "Is that so? Instructor, do you think I can't tell, or that I don't know the situation? If I'm not mistaken, the reason you know so much is because of a very special divine character that overlaps with a certain rule, allowing you to know things others don't. Am I right?" Liu Hong looked at Su Yu, his brows furrowing slightly as well. After a long silence, he finally said, "Su Yu, you…" "Instructor, was it dreams, or direct memory transmission?" Su Yu asked directly. Liu Hong was rendered speechless, only speaking after a good while: "Did you have a similar experience as well?" "I am asking you, Instructor." Liu Hong sighed helplessly. "What is there to ask? I never asked about your fortuitous encounters, did I? You really are…" Grumbling aside, he answered weakly, "You could say memories surfaced. Sometimes they just popped up out of nowhere. That's probably how someone from a minor clan like me, lacking resources, managed to become a genius at the Great Xia Civilization Academy." "When did it start?" "When did it start?" Liu Hong thought back. "Over ten years ago. It began when I was still in intermediate academy, which was how I managed to test into the Great Xia Civilization Academy." "Over ten years?" Su Yu pressed further, "Exactly how many years?" "You really…" Liu Hong felt increasingly exasperated. Calculating carefully, he said, "A little shy of fifteen years, roughly!" Su Yu's brows knit tight. When he was six years old, dream monsters had begun hunting him. From then until now was over fourteen years—approaching fifteen as well. Was there a connection between the two? Fourteen years ago, had something happened across the myriad realms? There didn't seem to have been any major upheaval! Liu Hong had practically admitted to it—whether dreams, or, as he put it, sudden surfacing memories. Roughly fifteen years! Shifts in the rules, an overlap… Could it be that the change occurred not within the myriad realms, but above the grid? Had a shift occurred above the grid? Giving rise to these peculiar anomalies? Su Yu could not be certain. Such things were still too distant for him, leaving him no way to discover whether anything had happened above the grid, or within it. Even if there were so-called hidden old fossils restricted by rules from appearing… Su Yu felt they were not necessarily on the level of the ancient Human Kings. At best, a bunch of Dao Merge experts, with perhaps a few nearing the Great Dao Realm. Otherwise, the human race would have been wiped out long ago. "Getting more and more interesting!" Su Yu chuckled and looked at Liu Hong with a smile. "Instructor Liu lounges around here day in and day out. Are you hoping to seize the chance to hunt for opportunities once I leave? Or do you think having me around would rob you of your fortunes? Never mind…" Su Yu turned toward the void and called out, "Lord Xinghong, after I depart, if Instructor Liu wishes to visit the Necromancer Realm, let him go. Tell Lady Xingyue to grant him passage; I won't stop him! Everyone has their own fortune!" Liu Hong chuckled dryly. "Su Yu, I don't have any intentions of running away." "No need to explain!" Su Yu said indifferently, "Looking back, though you plotted against me a few times, I repaid the favor. I still owe you some gratitude for the Necromancer Summoning Token back then, though you likely don't need my repayment… Let this settle the score! The grievances between us end here!" Liu Hong gave a dry laugh and looked at Su Yu, only speaking after a long pause: "Well… you might still owe me a little something." "Oh?" Liu Hong grinned dryly. "Back then, you promised to help my instructor solve his trouble and assist him in advancing to the Sun Moon Realm, but you never got around to it. By now, that fur ball of yours should be able to devour my instructor's divine character. My instructor is still in secluded cultivation at the Great Xia Civilization Academy and probably can't hold out much longer. If you go back this time… resolve this trouble for me, and all debts between us will truly be settled!" Su Yu was surprised. "You still remember that?" "He's my teacher!" Liu Hong bared his teeth in a smile. "In the eyes of outsiders, you, Su Yu, are someone who disowns kin, acts purely out of self-interest, and slaughters countless people. But when it comes down to it, you never received much favor from your teachers either, yet haven't you been running around tirelessly for their sake just the same? People have their good and bad sides, but in the end, there are always things one cannot let go of, right?" Liu Hong added with a smile, "Though my teacher didn't teach me much, how should I put it… before entering seclusion, he resolved quite a few troubles for me. I have no way to repay him, but I can't just watch him sit in death-seclusion until he perishes, can I?" Su Yu laughed. "I did promise that back then… Very well. When I return, if your teacher is still in seclusion, I will naturally help!" "Many thanks!" Liu Hong grinned brightly, his expression giving away nothing of his true feelings. Su Yu smiled as well. Both men smiled brilliantly. Su Yu could not help recalling the first time he met this fellow, when Liu Hong had beamed warmly and appointed him class monitor. Su Yu had thought it was a good thing, only to be thoroughly schemed against. Ever since then, Su Yu felt that people who smiled too brightly… were often not good people. For genuinely good people, what was there to laugh about so much? The two of them smiled at each other. As the smiles lingered, Su Yu vanished. There was no point in continuing to smile at Liu Hong; the man could keep up a grin all day without tiring. …… Human calendar, mid-May of Year 352 of the Anping Calendar. On this day, Su Yu set out, preparing to head for the Human Realm. A sense of things having changed while people remained stirred within him! In mid-May of Year 351, Su Yu had left the Great Ming Prefecture alone to roam the world. Afterward, he charged into the Allheaven Battlefield. Now, a full year had passed! In that single year, the Su Yu who had left the Great Ming Prefecture unable to match even a Shanhai could now slay Invincibles. And in May of the year before that, his father had only just departed. All told, it had been a little over two years. From Kaiyuan, it had taken him just over two years to reach his current heights. Those two-plus years had also been the most turbulent period across the heavens and myriad realms. Battle after battle! Dozens of Invincibles had fallen! In the nearly one thousand years since the opening of the Allheaven Battlefield, and over four hundred years since the opening of the Human Realm, the number of fallen Invincibles in this recent stretch exceeded even those lost during the era when the Human Realm was first breached. At the ancient city's gate. Su Yu stepped onto the city wall, gazed into the distance, and smiled faintly. *I'm going back!* This would be his first time returning openly and uprightly! Returning to the Human Realm! During his year away from the Human Realm, Su Yu had returned, but never under his own identity as Su Yu. This time was different. "Move!" With a low shout, thirty-five colossal cities manifested across the Allheaven Battlefield. Flanking Xinghong Ancient City, where Su Yu stood, they tore through the void in an instant, surging toward the human race's Eastern Rift Valley. Their speed was neither exceptionally fast nor slow. From all directions, distant powerhouses cast their senses to investigate. Su Yu was returning to the Human Realm! Within the thirty-five cities, ranks of ancient city guards assembled in formation, preparing Su Yu's procession. In Tianhe's words, this was the first intimate contact between two mighty factions. There had to be grandeur! Otherwise, the Human Realm might look down upon the Lord of the Ancient Cities! Before long, thirty-five giant cities stretched across the chasm opposite the Eastern Rift Valley! Blotting out the sky and sun! Regiments of armored ancient city soldiers marched swiftly out of the gates, forming up to escort their lord, lending full magnificence to the arrival of Su Yu, the Lord of the Ancient Cities. The castellans of each city unleashed their auras as well, formidable and towering. Every castellan possessed strength of at least the ninth level of the Sun Moon Realm. …… Across the Eastern Rift Valley. A sea of people had gathered, armies deployed in formation. Invincible experts stood stationed on all sides, watching the giant cities spanning the opposite chasm, emanating dense death qi. Some frowned, some remained impassive, while others shook their heads slightly. At that moment, King Daqin stepped forward from the ranks, looked across the divide, and said with a faint smile, "Su Yu, with such a grand display, anyone unaware might think you've come to attack the human race." Su Yu stepped into the air. Still clad in his white robe and wearing a gentle smile, he replied, "King Daqin mocks me. The myriad realms' desire to see me dead has never waned; when traveling abroad, caution is paramount!" With a single stride, he appeared before the vanguard of the ancient city armies. Looking across at the opposing force, then down at the Eastern Rift Valley, he smiled. "Back when I crossed the Eastern Rift Valley into the Plain of Desires, I thought that in this lifetime… I might never have the chance to return to the Human Realm again!" King Daqin fell silent. Back then, Su Yu had left human territory purely to seek refuge. Bringing up those past events now made things rather awkward. Yet Su Yu maintained his smile. "Back then, right here, I met my father. My father cooked a meal of braised pork for me… I ate it with tears streaming down my face. I told my father that I would return! And when I did, I would meet him openly and honorably, never again in hiding! Today, it seems I have kept that promise!" Su Yu smiled radiantly and glanced around. "Fortunately, it has only been a year! Not long enough for us to meet as strangers. I am very fortunate that over this past year, I crossed countless tribulations to reach this day!" King Daqin remained silent. Beside him, King Dazhou stepped forward, smiling. "City Lord Su, what is past is past. The future will only grow brighter! I believe you will see this, and see it very clearly!" Su Yu smiled. "Let us hope so!" "Then, City Lord Su… shall we proceed to the passageway and enter the Human Realm?" King Dazhou looked at Su Yu, who replied with a smile, "No rush. Regardless, I am still a member of the human race! Though I no longer reside in the Human Realm, the Eternals present are all my seniors. It was one thing when I did not know them, but since we have met today, why doesn't Your Majesty King Dazhou introduce them? That way, should I encounter the human race's seniors in the future, I will not fail to recognize them." King Dazhou smiled and glanced around. A significant number of human Invincibles had arrived today—most of them were present. Su Yu had brought a massive force, and the human side had felt that overwhelming pressure. Without Invincibles holding the line, they truly would have lacked confidence. King Dazhou surveyed the surroundings and said with a smile, "Very well, I shall introduce them one by one…" Pointing to King Daqin, he smiled. "This one needs no introduction: the founder of the Great Qin Prefecture, King Daqin!" Su Yu bowed slightly. Next, King Dazhou pointed to a burly man standing just behind King Daqin with upright, square features. Su Yu recognized him; this was King Daxia. "This is the founder of the Great Xia Prefecture, King Daxia!" Su Yu smiled and bowed slightly. "Your Majesty King Daxia, I have long admired your name!" Having grown up in the Great Xia Prefecture, he knew what King Daxia looked like. Dignified! Valiant! Overbearing! Su Yu was aware of the several times King Daxia had made a move, but… he could never connect King Daxia with the old gatekeeper uncle in Nanyuan. Still less could he imagine what frame of mind King Daxia had been in during his chuunibyou youth when carving the ten words "Xia Wushen, Number One Handsome Man Under the Heavens" onto his blade. Narcissism? Or what else? Because of that, he felt an urge to laugh, but held it in. The dignified King Daxia looked at Su Yu and gave a slight nod, appearing just as outsiders saw him—majestic, aloof, domineering, and valiant! He was King Daxia; this was his persona! "This is the Great Han King…" Su Yu maintained his respectful posture and bowed slightly. The Great Han King nodded with a smile. He was among the earliest Invincibles to have had contact with Su Yu and known his name. Tracing it back, it had been when Zhu Tiandao went to the Quest Realm to file a complaint. "This is King Dashang…" Su Yu looked at the next figure—middle-aged and somewhat rigid. Smiling, Su Yu bowed slightly without saying much. He held no deep grudge against the Great Shang Prefecture, though an elder from their prefecture had once tried to assassinate him, only to be slain on Starfall Mountain. Later, during his challenge against Shan Xiong, Shang Tianjiao, a descendant of the Shang clan, had also caused trouble for him. "This is King Datang!" Su Yu turned and bowed slightly as well. He was unfamiliar with the Great Tang Prefecture, but he knew Cheng Mo. "This is King Dasong…" This one Su Yu had also seen before. He bowed once more, respecting not mere strength, but the fact that these founding Invincibles had stepped forward when the human race was in dire peril. "This is King Dayuan!" In the distance, King Dayuan, bearing a cold sneer, saw Su Yu bow and was the first to speak, sneering, "I cannot bear such a courtesy. City Lord Su needn't be so polite!" King Dazhou looked toward him, and King Daqin turned his head as well. Arrogant and unyielding, King Dayuan sneered, "Other matters can be discussed, but as for the Master of the Sacred Grounds, I object!" King Daqin frowned at him, yet King Dayuan refused to back down. Su Yu, unbothered, chuckled. "Master of the Sacred Grounds? Does King Dayuan refer to the two sacred grounds of War God and Quest?" Su Yu smiled faintly. "Weren't those two places battered into ruins? Are they to be rebuilt?" King Dayuan said coldly, "Why play dumb! Su Yu, by what virtue or ability do you presume to shoulder such a duty? Have you rescued the human race from fire and water? Have you shielded hundreds of millions of living souls? Have you guarded the borders for centuries? Have you civilized the human race and elevated us to the seat of hegemon of the myriad realms? Or what else?" King Dayuan stated bluntly, "Without illustrious merit, is everything decided by talent alone? If so, why not simply make whoever has the greatest talent the Human King from now on? Wouldn't that be cleaner?" Su Yu chuckled. "Merit? What merit do you speak of? Setting aside whether I even care to be this Master of the Sacred Grounds! I will say only one thing: you, King Dayuan—your so-called merit… might not even match mine!" King Dayuan's brows knit tight. Su Yu said indifferently, "Without me, would you be standing here so leisurely today, saying all this to me? Without me, right now you would be suppressed by the gods, demons, and immortals to the point of being unable to lift your head! Without me, you might not even be able to step out your front door! Without me, could your armies be this formidable? Without me, you, King Dayuan, are nothing at all!" King Dayuan retorted coldly, "Every effect has a cause! Su Yu, were it not for you, the alliance between humans and immortals would not have shattered so easily!" Su Yu laughed, pointed at him, and shook his head. "Ah! What a pitiable fool! The alliance between the immortal race and humans—outsiders may not know the truth, but do you claim ignorance as well? Laughable! Without me, when the immortals devoured you whole, you would probably still be calling them father!" King Dayuan glared at him coldly. Su Yu said calmly, "Don't look at me like that, King Dayuan. I am not your subordinate; I am Su Yu! I said long ago that the human race is sometimes troublesome and thoroughly obnoxious! I am the Lord of the Ancient Cities. When I speak with King Daqin, anyone among the humans dares to chime in. Such lack of order is utterly laughable! When the likes of Tiangu or Jiwu speak, none dare object. What a ridiculous clown!" King Dayuan frowned. "Su Yu, no need to use them to suppress me. King Daqin is the commander of the human race, but… I have the right to voice my thoughts! "I simply do not accept you, Su Yu! Even if Xia Longwu or Qin Zhen are inferior to you in strength, if they became Master of the Sacred Grounds, I would accept it. But you, Su Yu—I do not accept you!" Su Yu chuckled. "Enough, spare me the nonsense! A few polite words and you've forgotten your own name!" Su Yu scoffed, "Master of the Sacred Grounds? "How grand is it? How sacred is it? How strong is it? How wonderful is it?" Su Yu sneered, "Is it stronger than the guardians behind me?" Behind him, thirty-five stone statues manifested in an instant, their cold gazes locking onto King Dayuan, unleashing an immense pressure that cowed the surrounding expanse! Su Yu said coldly, "The power, status, and benefits in your eyes are worthless trash to me! King Dazhou, continue the introductions. As for such ignorant fools, I respect his past protection of the human race, but I despise his shortsightedness and look down upon such a reckless brute! Were it not for the sake of our shared human blood, and for the face of King Daqin and the others, I would have his blood stain the heavens today!" King Dayuan snorted. King Dazhou barked, "Enough!" With that reprimand, King Dayuan finally fell silent. He truly had wanted to test Su Yu! Did Su Yu really think that having raw brute force meant nothing could be done to him? Around them, several Invincibles remained quiet. Behind them, countless soldiers were terrified—please don't let a fight break out! If they really fought… it wasn't that the human race feared battle, but fighting would simply be too terrible a loss, completely not worth it. Su Yu was clearly human, a natural ally of the human race on the Allheaven Battlefield. If they came to blows and someone died, it would be an immense tragedy! King Dazhou said no more on the matter, swiftly proceeding to introduce the Invincible experts to Su Yu. "This is King Jintian!" As King Dazhou introduced the next person, Su Yu looked over. The man had a cool demeanor, looked rather refined, and appeared quite young. Seeing Su Yu look his way, he nodded slightly with a faint smile. Su Yu nodded in return and smiled. "I once outlined a divine character from Your Majesty King Jintian's manual. Your methods of suppression and restriction truly stand unmatched across the heavens!" "City Lord Su overpraises me!" King Jintian replied with a slight smile. Su Yu said nothing more, continuing to meet the others. When they reached King Tianzhu, Su Yu smiled again. "Last time, King Xuan Armor didn't come to my territory; otherwise, killing him to forge armor would have been fitting. Next time there's a chance, I'll help Senior slay him and craft a suit of armor!" "Hehe, then many thanks!" King Tianzhu chuckled, unhurried. "This is King Miecan!" Su Yu looked at King Miecan and smiled. "Senior's technique, the Art of Time, truly lives up to its reputation. Among all the martial arts I have studied, it easily ranks in the top three. Senior's cultivation has attained the miraculous!" King Miecan laughed heartily. "It's passable! Though ordinary techniques indeed cannot compare to mine! Next time we have the chance, let's have a good spar!" Soon, King Dazhou reached the younger generation of Invincibles. When Zhou Tianyuan was introduced, Su Yu merely gave a casual nod without bowing, and Zhou Tianyuan took no offense. As for second-generation figures like Zhu Tianfang, Xia Longwu, and Qin Zhen… Only when Xia Longwu was introduced did Su Yu bow slightly. To the others, he offered no bows. After the round of introductions, thirty-four Invincibles were present; the rest were either garrisoning various posts or back in the Human Realm. Through this, Su Yu had effectively met the majority of the human race's Invincibles. He assessed their strength. In his mind, however, the mother ball's voice piped up: "A few of them smell pretty fragrant… That King Dazhou… he smells so good. Can I eat him?" "No!" Su Yu hastily replied in his mind. *What a joke—eating King Dazhou the moment she arrives!* *A massive war would erupt on the spot!* "Fine, what a pity!" The mother ball sounded somewhat disappointed. Across the chasm, King Dazhou's brow twitched slightly. He glanced at Su Yu, his eyes narrowing faintly. In that brief instant, a faint sensation from Su Yu's direction had caused his heart to palpitate. He did not dwell on it, quickly smiling. "City Lord Su, let us not linger out here. Why not gather in the Human Realm? Your teachers and friends are all waiting for you over there!" "Obedience is better than politeness!" Su Yu smiled. "I have troubled you all today!" He took a step forward, walking across the chasm. Behind him, Tianmie said coldly, "Su Yu, if anything happens, pulse the Castellan Token at any time. We will charge straight into the Human Realm and shatter this world!" Su Yu chided, "Senior Tianmie, how could you say such things! Those present are all my seniors; why would they act against me? If anything truly happens, Senior, do not act recklessly—just call upon a few Half-Emperors, and come together!" On the human side, the crowd of Invincibles was rendered speechless. Did that count as a threat? Probably! If anything happened to Su Yu, the guardians would strike, along with Half-Emperors. This guy was a walking bomb; who knew what turmoil might arise once he entered the Human Realm? For a moment, as Su Yu walked toward them, it felt almost as if he were walking over to detonate himself, making several Invincibles hesitate over whether they should even allow Su Yu into the Human Realm. Unfortunately, King Daqin and the others had already made their decision. Even if the rest objected, King Daqin's faction would agree. Stopping him was simply impossible. They could only warn the juniors of their respective prefectures to be careful. This guy was genuinely untouchable now; the slightest misstep could easily trigger a catastrophe. Before long, King Daqin, King Dazhou, and a few others walked toward Su Yu. After exchanging a few pleasantries, they proceeded together toward the entrance of the Human Realm. Facing the Eastern Rift Valley, dozens of Invincibles still remained on guard. The ancient cities also had to maintain their defense, vigilant against any trouble.