Su Yu walked forward, flanked on either side by King Daqin and King Dazhou.
The three marched in stride. Su Yu gave a slight smile and paused for a fraction of a second, letting King Daqin take the lead by half a pace.
King Daqin glanced sideways at him, and Su Yu said playfully, "Your Majesty King Daqin, why don't you lead the way and show me around? It has been a year since I was last here, and I've grown rather unfamiliar with the roads."
King Daqin chuckled, his expression less stiff than usual.
"It hasn't been that long. Just one year—not much has changed!"
King Daqin strode briskly, moving with the vigor of a dragon and the poise of a tiger. King Dazhou, on the other hand, gave off no such grandeur, though he kept pace effortlessly. He lacked presence to an eerie degree; even walking right beside him, Su Yu could barely feel his existence at all.
People like that were the truly terrifying ones!
Su Yu did not actually fear someone like King Daqin, but he was wary of men like King Dazhou.
No matter how formidable King Daqin was, at worst he would run you through with a spear!
Someone like King Dazhou, however... one second he might be chatting with you with a warm smile, and the next, he could suddenly pierce your heart with a sword.
Walking beside someone like that... was deeply unsettling!
Yet in truth, King Daqin in front was not feeling comfortable either.
Su Yu and King Dazhou walked almost in lockstep, yet both moved weightlessly, which felt awkward to King Daqin. It felt as if there were nobody beside him, yet he knew full well there were two people there!
And neither was weak!
King Dazhou went without saying, but Su Yu was by no means weak either. He was remarkably formidable; although his power of rules was still lacking, his brute strength could easily match that of sixth- or seventh-stage Eternals.
Yet right now... both had auras that flickered between presence and absence, as though they existed and yet did not.
Every step King Daqin took rang out with a heavy thud, whereas Su Yu and King Dazhou drifted along like ghosts, practically floating over the ground.
After several paces, King Daqin suddenly halted. Su Yu and King Dazhou stopped almost simultaneously.
King Daqin turned his head to look at Su Yu, a slightly stiff smile on his face. "As the commander of a faction, one must make others feel one thing above all: grounded! Dependable! Reliable! Surprise maneuvers may win battles, but relying on tricks won't sustain a prolonged war!"
Su Yu smiled. "Your Majesty King Daqin speaks the truth."
King Daqin resumed walking. And yet... the footsteps behind him remained entirely silent.
All around them, the Invincibles watched in silence, none interjecting.
Clearly, everyone understood what King Daqin meant, and Su Yu understood as well. Even so, Su Yu continued to do things his own way, completely unfazed.
King Daqin sighed inwardly and pressed the matter no further. As he walked, he asked, "Have you run into any trouble lately that requires assistance? In the Star Residence Mansion, had you not lent a hand, slaying Xue Huo and killing multiple Eternals, I fear I would never have made it back alive!"
Among the surrounding Invincibles, some already knew, while others seemed to be hearing about it for the very first time.
Further back, several Sun Moon experts who followed behind were visibly shocked upon hearing this.
What did King Daqin mean?
The peerlessly formidable King Daqin had been saved by Su Yu?
Su Yu smiled faintly. "No need, there's no reason to trouble Your Majesty. As for what happened in the Star Residence Mansion, I killed those people myself and resolved my own troubles. It has little to do with Your Majesty."
King Daqin furrowed his brows. "You cannot put it that way. With or without you, once the myriad races discovered my identity, they were bound to throw everything into killing me! Two of my three incarnations were obliterated. It was only thanks to the medicine and divine weapon you gave me that I barely restored my former combat power!"
The moment those words fell, countless figures around them froze in their tracks!
Shock washed over every face!
Even several Invincibles looked utterly horrified, fear creeping into their expressions.
Hardly anyone had known about this!
Yet today, King Daqin had spoken it aloud himself!
"Old Qin!" someone gasped in horror, instantly shouting, "Seal off this area! Wipe the memories of everyone below the Eternal Realm..."
King Daqin said calmly, "What is there to panic about? Wipe what memories? What difference does it make? My strength is the same as before—no real change! The only difference is that I could die three times before, whereas now I can only die once! But if someone can kill you once, they can kill you three times! Is there really any difference?"
"Walls have ears, and secrets never stay buried."
King Daqin added evenly, "I am saying this so everyone is prepared and aware of the situation, lest something happens and you are all caught completely unaware!"
At this moment, the Invincibles looked utterly despondent.
Two of his three incarnations had fallen!
How could this be!
Beside him, King Dazhou's eyes flickered, but he said nothing. He had already known the truth.
He just hadn't expected King Daqin to announce it in public right here and now!
King Daqin remained calm. Looking back at the crowd, he said indifferently, "What is there to fear? As I said, Su Yu gifted me medicine, and on top of that, he gave me the Guiyuan Divine Saber from the Star Residence Mansion. My strength is practically what it was before!"
He then added, "Dying three times or dying once—death is still death! What's with those funeral faces? Who are you weeping for?"
King Daqin let out a cold snort. "Besides, I'm not the only ninth-stage Eternal in the human race! Old Zhou, Old Xia, Old Zhu, and the others are all nearly there. Even if we truly lose one ninth-stage Eternal, it won't make any difference!"
"Old Qin, you can't say that!"
Nearby, King Datang remarked flatly, "If you aren't around and someone else takes charge, we won't accept it!"
"Indeed!"
"When Old Qin speaks, we're willing to listen. But anyone else... who knows what they're plotting!"
"..."
King Daqin frowned and barked, "Shut up!"
The crowd fell instantly silent.
King Daqin glared at them and sneered. "If you were all truly so obedient, would there be so much bullshit? Everyone here is a powerhouse of the human race. Who are you putting on an act for? If I really die, my only hope is that you don't beat each other's brains out! There isn't much I can do. All these years, the only thing I've managed to achieve is keeping the human Eternals from tearing each other apart from the inside! For everything else, I'm powerless! If you truly respected me, would the Human Realm be in such a state?"
The expressions of the Invincibles changed.
King Daqin said coldly, "The Human Realm may appear formidable, but in truth, it hangs by a thread, as all of you well know! I am aware that many among you harbor your own schemes—whether retreating to a minor realm, focusing solely on opening the Human Realm's barrier, or outright defecting to a major race... Scheme all you want, but if the Human Realm truly collapses, I only hope the promises of those major races still hold!"
King Daxia said softly, "King Daqin worries too much. Retreating to a minor realm or activating the barrier might indeed cross some minds, but defecting to the major races? Surely no one contemplates that."
"No one?"
King Daqin scoffed. "Even I had experts approach me, urging me to bring the Qin clan to defect, shed our human bodies, and rule as a noble king among them. Do you expect me to believe no one approached any of you? They even offered me the bloodline of the Immortal Emperor, Demon Emperor, or God Emperor, promising to make me a royal descendant! None of you received such offers?"
He let out a domineering, frosty laugh. "While I draw breath, don't even dream of it! Once I'm dead, do as you please! But so long as I am alive, you will all behave! I won't interfere in petty squabbles, but if anyone defects to another race... I will slaughter you! Let's see which race dares to protect you then!"
"King Daqin!" King Dazhou called out in a clear voice. "There are juniors present. Say less."
King Daqin replied with utter detachment, "It is precisely because juniors are here that I speak these words! We were once comrades in arms; I have no wish to turn our blades against one another and make fools of ourselves before the younger generation!"
Beside them, Su Yu stood aloof, listening without offering a single word.
He, too, was quietly observing and assessing the thoughts, motives, and stances of these human Invincibles.
Presently, the Human Realm essentially comprised a few factions.
The war faction, led by King Daxia.
The peace faction, led by King Dazhou. King Dazhou's philosophy had always been this: pursue peace, open the Human Realm's barrier, focus on internal development, and minimize external conflicts as much as possible.
The third was the retreat faction, seeking to find a minor realm and live out the rest of their lives in isolation.
The fourth was the surrender faction!
This faction existed just as King Daqin had described. Major races made enticing promises: go to the Immortal race, and they would convert your bloodline into that of the Immortal Emperor, bestowing lofty status and supreme authority. The only catch was shedding one's human vessel, ceasing to be human altogether!
As for who led this faction... no one would ever openly step forward. Even if someone harbored such thoughts, they kept them buried deep, for doing otherwise would provoke the wrath of King Daqin, who had always remained neutral among factions.
War, peace, or retreating to a minor realm were all potential paths forward.
Only the surrender faction would undoubtedly be crushed by King Daqin.
Were there many who favored surrender?
Just how many?
It was unclear for now, but everyone knew this faction certainly existed. They simply didn't dare act under the sheer dread of certain figures. As King Daqin said: dare to do it, and I will kill you!
Whether through assassination or direct slaughter, he would hunt you down even at the cost of his own life!
Only through this deterrence could the human race maintain its unity.
Seeing everyone fell silent, King Daqin continued, "I know some of you are aware of ancient history. You know about the previous nine tidal changes, and some envoys may have even gone out of their way to tell you all about how disastrously those nine ended! How tragic the human race was! But I ask you: if nine tides could not exterminate humanity, will the tenth be able to?"
"We are the ancient sovereigns!"
King Daqin said coldly, "Since ancient times, humanity has contested supremacy and waged war across the heavens through nine tides. Defeat is nothing to fear—we simply fight again! Have our backbones gone soft just because it's the tenth tide?"
Beside him, King Dazhou sighed. "It's not that our backbones have softened, but after nine wars, the older generation has been completely wiped out! In the previous nine tides, there were always some powerhouses left over from earlier eras. But by our turn... not a single one remains! Old Qin, no one wants it to be like this, but... what people feel most right now is despair. There is simply no hope!"
King Daqin said in a heavy voice, "No hope?"
He pointed toward Su Yu. "Aren't the youth our hope? If one Su Yu can emerge to slay King Zhi, ten more can rise, a hundred more can rise, and paint the myriad heavens red with blood!"
Quite a few people glanced toward Su Yu, whose expression remained completely impassive.
In fact, he almost wanted to laugh!
Don't look at me, I haven't said a word.
I'm just a bystander passing through!
Feeling somewhat bored, Su Yu brought out the little fur ball and began rolling it between his hands like a pair of walnuts.
King Daqin had intended to say more, but seeing this scene... a wave of helplessness washed over him.
Su Yu truly had no sense of propriety.
What on earth was he thinking?
The others, however, felt a chill run down their spines as they watched him casually kneading that furry creature. This thing had an unimaginably terrifying pair of parents who swallowed Half-Emperors at the drop of a hat—how could anyone not be terrified?
Su Yu remained thoroughly relaxed, paying them no mind. Soon after, he produced a dazzling petal from a flower and smiled warmly at the fur ball. "Good boy, look how thin you've gotten. Have a bite..."
"Su Yu!"
King Daqin barked in a low voice, "What are you doing? What are you feeding the Nine-Leaved Heavenly Lotus to?!"
The moment those words were uttered, the entire area was shaken!
The crowd whipped their heads toward Su Yu, staring at the petal in his hand. Su Yu furrowed his brow slightly, but his smile promptly returned as he said gently, "Your Majesty King Daqin, you're losing your composure. The fur ball is my brother. What's wrong with feeding it a petal of the Nine-Leaved Heavenly Lotus?"
Su Yu chuckled. "There are nine petals; is there an issue with giving it one?"
He laughed softly. "Besides, it's not of much use to me."
At that, someone couldn't resist speaking up: "Su Yu, this supreme treasure can allow someone to advance to Dao Integration! If you really don't need it, King Daqin..."
Su Yu said indifferently, "It belongs to me; I can feed it to whomever I wish. There is no need for everyone to lecture me! Besides, one petal was damaged, leaving only eight petals to begin with. Advancing to Dao Integration isn't that simple!"
Scoffing dismissively, he chuckled and shoved the Nine-Leaved Heavenly Lotus petal straight into the fur ball's mouth, firmly pinching its snout shut so no one else could inspect it closely. He grinned, "Here's one for you. There are seven petals left; we can eat the rest later!"
At that moment, the fur ball glittered with golden light!
Su Yu chuckled, casually stowing it back into his sea of will inside his head, causing his head to radiate a golden gleam as well.
"..."
Everyone was dumbstruck!
Fuck!
What a monster!
A single petal of the Nine-Leaved Heavenly Lotus could easily be traded for a carrier, at the very least!
Yet this bastard had fed it to a fur ball!
And he intended to feed it the rest later!
What an absolute degenerate!
Curses raged in everyone's minds. Behind them, the eyes of the Sun Moon experts nearly popped out of their sockets!
What was happening?
A Nine-Leaved Heavenly Lotus fed to a pet?
Aaargh!
The group of Sun Moon experts wanted nothing more than to scream at the top of their lungs: If you don't want it, drop it on the ground and let us pick it up! How could you do this?!
King Daqin was initially furious, but then... a tremor ran through his heart.
Where did eight petals come from?
Unless he had gone blind, Su Yu had only received three petals when they divided it up back then.
Where did he get eight petals!
What was this kid doing?
Meanwhile, Su Yu wore a completely composed expression. Inside his sea of will, the fur ball was dry-heaving in disgust, wailing aggrievedly, "What are you doing?! It tastes awful! So bitter! Utterly revolting! My mama is right here, and you're still bullying me!"
Su Yu quickly replied mentally, "Cut the crap. When we make a profit, I'll give you a cut! Senior, please don't take offense; the fur ball and I are brothers. Whenever I make a fortune, I share it with him. Fur ball, right?"
The fur ball froze for a moment, then mumbled glumly, "Fine, fine... Seriously, you could have told me beforehand!"
Su Yu couldn't be bothered to engage further. The little guy was getting bold, actually daring to bicker with him! Once his mother wasn't around, see how he dealt with him next time!
After placating the fur ball, Su Yu saw that everyone was still staring at him. He couldn't help but chuckle. "What is it? Your Majesty King Daqin, let's keep moving; there's nothing to gawk at. Or did Your Majesty want to buy a petal? Friendly discount: three carriers or one corpse of an Invincible, and I'll sell it to you."
"..."
King Daqin replied dryly, "No need! A single petal is useless to me!"
Su Yu smiled. "There you have it! I told you this thing is useless for Dao Integration. Rumors outside are grossly exaggerated!"
King Dazhou, however, chuckled softly. "City Lord Su, if it were truly a complete lotus, there would indeed be hope of advancing to Dao Integration. What a pity."
Su Yu nodded with a grin. "A pity indeed! That fellow Xue Huo insisted on damaging one of my petals, so look what happened—I killed him! When someone ruins what they cannot have, aren't they just asking for death?"
King Dazhou gave Su Yu a deep look, then smiled. "City Lord Su is certainly generous to the Devourer Crown Prince. Even a single petal of this treasure would have no trouble trading for a carrier."
Su Yu laughed. "No need! When it comes to carriers, I have plenty!"
With that, a book materialized in Su Yu's hand. He chuckled, "Aren't there rumors circulating outside that I'm forging an evil weapon? Well, they aren't wrong. For this thing alone, I expended forty carriers!"
"...Hiss..."
Someone genuinely couldn't contain themselves and sucked in a sharp breath. For a moment, gasps echoed from all directions.
Fuck!
Is that real or fake?!
King Dazhou glanced at the book without prying too deeply; probing now would be an open provocation. After merely sensing it for a moment, he nodded gently. "A fine treasure. That lightning tribulation from your last weapon crafting was for this, wasn't it? An evil weapon... Be it an evil weapon or a sacred weapon, weapons exist to kill. It matters not, though... this weapon of yours certainly consumes an enormous amount of resources."
Su Yu chuckled casually. "It's alright. Just forty carriers plus a few corpses of Invincibles! This thing will only be truly useful once it advances to a divine armament. Right now, it's not even as handy as my fists!"
The crowd was speechless.
Everyone felt that Su Yu was blatantly flaunting his wealth!
Too rich!
Utterly extravagant!
Completely insane! Using so many supreme treasures just to forge this weapon—forty carriers were enough for twenty Sun Moon experts to advance to the Invincible Realm!
A madman!
At this point, King Daqin stopped dwelling on the Nine-Leaved Heavenly Lotus and turned his gaze to Su Yu's book, letting out a breath. "Just how many carriers do you plan to fuse into this?"
"Around ten thousand, perhaps!"
Su Yu chuckled. "More is always welcome, and fewer is fine too—doesn't really matter! Of course, carriers: the more, the merrier. Does Your Majesty King Daqin have any? If you do, I can trade other treasures for them; trading for three to five should be plenty..."
As he spoke, two Dragon Blood Fruit Trees materialized. In the next moment, millstone-sized Heavenly River Sand appeared. A moment later, a small mountain of Water Condensation Pearls emerged...
Followed by countless logs of Coiled Dragon Wood.
Su Yu said with a grin, "Coming to the Human Realm and running into Your Majesty King Daqin, I figured I'd ask whether there are any spare carriers around."
King Daqin was struck dumb!
Everyone else stood in stunned silence.
Every single Invincible was shaken to the core. Just how much loot did this bastard haul out of the Star Residence Mansion?!
These treasures are absurdly plentiful!
Right now, had they not retained a shred of sanity, everyone would have been tempted to just bump him off. He was far too rich; anyone who killed him would instantly become wealthy beyond imagining!
King Daqin's throat felt dry. After a long pause, he said, "Forget it. Even if there were any, they couldn't be traded. The human race still needs carriers to help Sun Moon cultivators advance! At present, vast numbers of Sun Moon experts lack carriers and cannot make the breakthrough..."
Su Yu laughed. "Isn't that simple? Just do as I do: slaughter several dozen Invincibles. Even if some carriers get destroyed in the process, there will still be some left over! How about Your Majesty King Daqin takes on a big job? I can pitch in some support. If we win, we split the loot seventy-thirty?"
King Daqin fell silent once more.
We'd love to pull off a big job... but splitting seventy-thirty is out of the question!
Besides, you're so filthy rich that no one wants to bring you along.
King Daqin replied blandly, "Never mind. We will gather them slowly on our own."
Behind Su Yu, King Daxia couldn't help asking, "That giant millstone... is that Heavenly River Sand?"
"That's right."
"Is that... for sale?"
Su Yu grinned. "We can discuss that later. Your Majesty King Daxia wants to buy it to open a Sea of Consciousness Mystic Realm, doesn't he? We can talk about that in private!"
King Daxia was delighted. "Wonderful!"
Su Yu smiled as well!
Of course it's wonderful. The Sea of Consciousness Mystic Realm is mine, not yours—what are you so happy about?
The others, including several Invincibles, could no longer maintain their composure either. King Tianzhu hastily chimed in, "Is that Coiled Dragon Wood for sale? Those pieces aren't Heaven armament grade yet, but I can forge them into Heaven armaments... Su Yu, I'll forge them for you free of charge! A seventy-thirty split... no, eighty-twenty works too!"
He looked at Su Yu expectantly.
Seeing Su Yu remain silent, he quickly added, "If that really doesn't work, ninety-ten! Normally, anyone asking me to forge a Heaven armament has to provide two sets of materials, and I keep one set as the crafting fee. Now I'm only asking for ten percent!"
Su Yu smiled. "No need to trouble you! These materials will be given to my teacher to practice with later. Armament forging requires practice, after all. After forging several hundred times, my teacher might become a Heaven armamentsmith. Thank you for the offer, King Tianzhu."
"..."
King Tianzhu was about to go mad!
He said urgently, "Zhao Li? He certainly gained insights during his last forging, but at most he's at the peak of Earth armaments! Moreover, his cultivation isn't high enough. If you let him forge with these materials, he will ruin at least half of them! Even if he does advance to become a Heaven armamentsmith, the losses would far outweigh the gains!"
Su Yu laughed. "It's fine. It's just some junk material that I have no use for anyway! After forging several hundred times, my teacher should be able to advance!"
With that, Su Yu smiled and said, "If Senior King Tianzhu wishes to forge... I can gift you a set or two later. As long as Senior is willing to forge armaments in front of my teacher so we can observe your crafting techniques, I'll consider the forging materials a gift to you!"
Forge armaments!
King Tianzhu paused, hesitating. "Well... my forging path differs from the Zhao family's. Forging a Heaven armament might reveal some of my personal philosophies..."
Su Yu smiled. "Then forget it!"
If he wasn't willing, then let it drop!
If he were willing... forging armaments was exceedingly difficult and required going all out. And going all out... was quite intriguing; no matter how well concealed, one's bloodline aura would inevitably be exposed!
King Tianzhu... was under suspicion!
While armament forging did involve private techniques, so long as one wasn't forging an armament of Dao attainment, it was hardly an issue.
Just as Su Yu was thinking this, King Tianzhu gritted his teeth and blurted, "Th-that's fine too! You provide the forging materials, and once the crafting is finished, the completed weapon... belongs to me?"
"Of course!"
Su Yu chuckled. "That's a small matter. If my teacher wants to advance to a Heaven armamentsmith, observing a master is necessary. And that includes myself; I feel that if I purely forge weapons, I have a shot at forging peak Earth armaments... As for being a Heaven armamentsmith, after watching a few more times, I reckon I can do it too!"
Only then did the crowd suddenly recall: this young man had forged a Heaven armament himself!
The book in his hands had been forged by his own hands!
Granted, its foundation was extraordinary, but that still proved Su Yu's armament forging skills were remarkably superb.
And his teacher... everyone knew by now that he wasn't referring to Bai Feng, but to Zhao Li.
Zhao Li was about to strike it unimaginably rich!
All that Coiled Dragon Wood—though not yet Heaven-grade—could be used to forge Heaven armaments. Once forged into mid-grade Heaven armaments, they could serve as carriers!
Everyone felt Su Yu was flaunting his wealth!
Yet he truly was wealthy!
Far too rich!
Meanwhile, Su Yu wore a nonchalant expression, continuing to stroll along and observe his surroundings. As he walked, he asked, "Your Majesty King Daqin, does the human race have any seniors skilled in alchemy?"
"Alchemy?"
King Daqin looked at him and asked, "How skilled do you mean?"
"For example, capable of refining peak Earth rank pills, or even Heaven pills!"
"None!"
King Daqin shook his head. "Alchemists are even rarer than armamentsmiths, let alone at the level of a Heaven alchemist. There is no such figure among the Eternals."
Su Yu wore a look of regret, casually producing an alchemical cauldron and sighing, "A Heaven armament cauldron... looks like it can only gather dust! I was hoping to have someone refine a batch of pills for me!"
"..."
Behind him, everyone's eyes bugged out!
While the Invincibles exercised some restraint, the Sun Moon experts craned their necks, desperate to get a better look.
A Heaven armament pill cauldron?
Su Yu played with it casually and laughed, "Little cauldron, show them a few golden patterns!"
The cauldron seemed to possess a spirit of its own.
A moment later, golden patterns materialized across its surface—140 streaks!
"Whoa!"
"This... a peak Heaven armament!"
"..."
This time, even the Invincibles couldn't hold back their astonishment. Peak Heaven armament!
Over to the side, King Tianzhu also sucked in a sharp breath. "This must have originally been a mid-grade Heaven armament, but this cauldron must have endured countless ages of earthfire tempering. Instead of destroying the cauldron, it refined it countless times, making it stronger with every cycle! This cauldron... is an absolute treasure!"
A supreme treasure!
That was the verdict given by a Heaven armamentsmith.
Su Yu said calmly, "It can be considered a treasure. A pity there is no matching alchemist. Looks like it can only be shattered and devoured by my evil weapon!"
Su Yu put away the cauldron and smiled again. "Actually, my visit to the Human Realm this time does come with a request. In refining this Civilization Chronicle, I hope to make it stronger and stronger still, but it is still lacking a few things! Previously, His Majesty King Daming provided me with a Heaven-rank formation, and Manor Head Niu crafted formidable divine talismans for me. However... my Civilization Chronicle is still missing something—a confinement grand formation!"
Su Yu's eyes burned with intensity. "I want it so that the moment the Civilization Chronicle appears, even Invincibles will be confined, left entirely at my mercy! Ideally, it should even be able to confine the River of Time! For this, I require experts well-versed in the laws of time and the laws of confinement to assist me!"
Su Yu turned his head to look at the human Invincibles. "Senior King Miecan, Senior King Jintian, if the two of you are willing to help me perfect this treasure by forging a confinement grand formation, I am willing to reward you with heavy treasures!"
Heavy treasures!
King Miecan swallowed hard. "What kind of heavy treasures?"
Su Yu chuckled. "Ordinary items wouldn't catch your eyes, and I don't have anything truly extraordinary..."
With that, Su Yu brought out several items.
"These are Water Condensation Pearls, treasures for body tempering and Nine Transformations. They aren't anything special, but I have a huge quantity. If the two of you need them, I can give you each a ton!"
A ton!
King Miecan hadn't cared much at first, but hearing that, his mouth dropped open slightly.
Are you kidding me?!
Measuring them by the ton?!
"These are Heaven Yuan Fruits... Well, the quantity and quality of Heaven Yuan Qi are about the same; strictly speaking, they aren't Heaven Yuan Fruits, but they can be treated as such. I'll give each of you ten thousand of them!"
Ten thousand!
The other Invincibles were visibly shaken!
Are you kidding?!
Counting Heaven Yuan Fruits by the tens of thousands?!
"This is Sun Moon essence blood. You two don't have much use for it, and I don't have a lot left, so three hundred drops each!"
"..."
Absolute silence!
Su Yu laughed again. "Of course, these are all trifles. Once my teacher finishes forging Heaven armaments, I'll gift each of you three Heaven armaments! There is plenty of Coiled Dragon Wood; in forging Heaven armaments, a few are bound to come out!"
"..."
All smiles, Su Yu said, "My sole requirement is that the grand formation must erupt instantaneously and confine the River of Time. It doesn't need to bind overly powerful entities—sixth or seventh stage Eternals will do. Just one second is enough for me to shatter him with a single punch!"
Across from him, King Miecan took a deep breath. "Sixth or seventh stage Eternals? And for a full second... That's practically impossible!"
Far too difficult!
Su Yu smiled. "If total confinement is impossible, that's fine too. But at the very least, it must delay the speed at which their River of Time manifests. It doesn't need to suppress their combat strength or confine their physical bodies; what I need is merely to delay their River of Time! Those are different concepts. I'm not asking to directly seal a sixth- or seventh-stage Eternal—that would obviously be immensely difficult. I am only targeting their River of Time!"
Hearing this, King Daqin said in a deep voice, "Miecan, Jintian, can the two of you forge such a formation? If you can... it won't be of much help to us, but in Su Yu's hands, it could unleash tremendous power!"
In their hands, it indeed wouldn't do much.
Their combat power was relatively static; pausing the River of Time of a sixth- or seventh-stage Eternal wouldn't change much because they couldn't insta-kill them anyway.
But if Su Yu got it... it would truly be adding wings to a tiger!
King Miecan drew a light breath. "Difficult! For this, we'd need to rope in King Daming. He would provide the foundation of the formation, King Jintian would design the confinement methods, and I would coordinate to infuse the power of time. Only then would there be hope of completing this grand formation!"
Beside them, King Jintian considered for a moment, then nodded. "That works."
Su Yu gave a faint smile. "Senior Little King Zhou is also proficient in the power of time. Why not lend a hand as well? Senior excels at time acceleration; combining that with Senior King Miecan's temporal power would undoubtedly make it even stronger! It will accelerate the formation's activation speed to subdue enemies in an instant! Senior was bosom friends with my grandmaster, the Fifth Generation Ye Batian. I imagine Senior wouldn't mind doing a small favor!"
When these words were uttered—especially the mention of Ye Batian—the entire crowd fell abruptly silent.
Not far off, Little King Zhou looked at Su Yu and said calmly, "I can."
Su Yu smiled. "Then I shall trouble Senior! Returning to the Human Realm this time, perhaps... I will need Senior's help with something else as well. In outlining divine characters, the more I outline, the more restless I become. I have heard that King Dazhou has cultivated artificial divine characters. If you don't mind, I would love to pay a visit and observe them... Of course, I won't look for free! Whatever terms the Great Zhou Prefecture sets, feel free to name them!"
Radiating the confidence of immense wealth, Su Yu laughed heartily. "Whatever you need, if I don't have it, I'll buy it! I'll trade for it! All I ask is a chance to see how divine characters can be artificially manufactured!"
Little King Zhou said in a deep voice, "This matter requires deliberation. The Great Zhou Prefecture will reply to City Lord Su later."
Su Yu chuckled. "Then I shall trouble you! I hope my wish will be fulfilled this time. Artificially cultivated divine characters... tsk tsk, what an impressive technique!"
Beside him, King Dazhou laughed. "Merely a trivial trick! It pales in comparison to the cultivation methods you once popularized.
"Moreover, it possesses many flaws and creates far too much dependency. Once you see it, you will naturally understand."
Su Yu smiled. "Even so, it is nothing short of miraculous!"
Divine characters were the embryonic forms of rules.
To be able to produce artificial divine characters... did that mean he had grasped rules?
Or used some other method?
He was genuinely curious!
For a time, Su Yu appeared to be getting along splendidly with everyone. They coveted his wealth, and he coveted their talents. Look at that—King Jintian, Little King Zhou, and King Miecan had all agreed to forge a grand formation for him, while King Tianzhu had agreed to let him observe armament forging.
What a wonderful outcome!
I hope you all do your very best!
A brilliant smile lit up Su Yu's face. Beside him, King Dazhou looked at him thoughtfully, also wearing a faint smile. For a moment, their conversation grew even more harmonious!
King Daqin, however, didn't think too deeply about it; his mind was still occupied with the Nine-Leaved Heavenly Lotus.
Where on earth did Su Yu get eight petals?
More importantly, what sheer extravagance!
He actually fed a petal to that fur ball—far too extravagant, far too wasteful!
Could it be that Su Yu reached the eighth floor and discovered another Nine-Leaved Heavenly Lotus?
King Daqin was utterly bewildered!
Meanwhile, Su Yu clearly had no intention of explaining.
It was enough that everyone got the message: I, Su Yu, am rich. The Nine-Leaved Heavenly Lotus is just snacks for the fur ball, practically useless to me. I lack many things in this life, but treasures are not among them!
When I put this stuff up for sale in the future, don't be surprised!
Nothing more to it... it's just dog food to me. Selling it to trade for things I actually need is only natural.
Not many left—just seven petals!
Today, with so many people gathered here, Su Yu was all smiles. He didn't believe for a second that every single one of them was tight-lipped. The more people present, the better; the news would likely leak out in no time.
If one person knows, it's a secret; if two people know, it's no longer one!
And when an entire crowd knows... it would soon become an open secret across the myriad heavens—a secret the upper echelons all knew, yet pretended not to know!
Su Yu's smile grew even more radiant!
Though it had seemed like a casual conversation, he had rehearsed it countless times in his head. At long last, he had found the opportunity to do everything he wanted to do and say everything he wanted to say!
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