Don't Laugh, Hold It In!

All along, Su Yu's understanding had been that the person bearing that patterned mark was the traitor. Back then, he had been weak. It had been an accident, a sheer coincidence. During his Character Cultivation stage, when he went to steal the essence blood of the Heavenly Archer Cult Master, he had caught an inconspicuous glimpse of it. Only later, through various means, did Su Yu learn that it belonged to the Prison King bloodline. He had consulted the Old Turtle, Hetu, and Xia Chen… They were either ancient relics or dead men! Strictly speaking, even if this mark were revealed today, hardly anyone would recognize it as the bloodline of the Prison King. Under these circumstances, being told that long ago—long before anyone could have noticed—that traitor had already begun plotting against him was something Su Yu found hard to accept. He hadn't learned it in a flash of luck! From his Character Cultivation days, through King Fenhai's exposure, up to contacting ancient figures and having the mother ball, a Dao Integration expert, confirm it, only then had he locked onto King Miecan's identity. If even a single link in that chain had been missing, Su Yu would never have been so certain that King Miecan was the traitor. Each link had hooked into the next, all the way to the very end, where he personally intervened, confirmed it himself, and brought along a Dao Integration expert to verify. It could be said that Su Yu had done everything he was supposed to do, pushing it to the absolute limit! Furthermore, Xia Chen himself had stated that the powerhouse he killed possessed the Prison King bloodline! At this moment, Su Yu's brows knitted tightly. In this instant, he even suspected King Dazhou. It wasn't that he couldn't accept his own failure or mistakes, but rather… such a possibility truly existed. King Dazhou claimed it was King Jintian, but where was the proof? King Dazhou looked at Su Yu, knowing Su Yu was bound to be suspicious. After a moment of silence, King Dazhou asked, "Su Yu, why are you so sure that anyone with the Prison King bloodline must be the traitor?" Su Yu said in a heavy voice, "Senior Miecan, please show us your bloodline mark!" King Miecan felt rather sheepish, yet he still promptly revealed the bloodline mark on his arm! It was right there! Su Yu looked… and his eyes shifted slightly. It was identical to the one he had seen! A mark of mixed blood! It bore both the lotus of the underworld and roiling flames. Even its placement appeared entirely consistent. Su Yu looked at King Miecan and asked gravely, "Senior, have you ever displayed your bloodline mark before?" King Miecan thought for a moment and shook his head. "No! I'm rather… rather sensitive about this matter. I know it's a mark of mixed blood…" If it were pure Human King blood, he wouldn't have cared, but he was not pure. Seeing this, King Dazhou chimed in, "Miecan, how did you come to know that you're a descendant of the Prison King and the Yanhuo Demon Emperor? Normally, across countless years of inheritance, knowing such details is exceedingly difficult. Even King Daxia might not know which specific Human King his own Human King bloodline originated from." There were ancient secrets that humanity simply did not possess. So how had King Miecan found out? Including the matter of his mixed blood. King Miecan said helplessly, "When my bloodline awakened, I learned a little. Later on, I looked through some ancient texts and cross-checked across various records before I finally knew I was of mixed blood." "Texts? Where did you read them?" "The War God Hall. Didn't you and Old Qin gather a bunch of ancient materials? Whenever I was free, I'd go read books and such. There was plenty of information inside, so naturally I found out…" King Dazhou frowned. "I never placed materials regarding the Prison King or the Yanhuo Demon Emperor there. Neither I nor Old Qin possessed them. What book did you read?" King Miecan thought it over, then said, "*On Ancient Bloodlines*." "There is no such book!" King Dazhou looked at him. King Miecan opened his mouth, and after quite a while, managed to say, "It really was there. Could it be… you're misremembering?" "What do you think?" King Miecan hesitated, then said helplessly, "Fine, but I remember clearly that I really did read that book!" King Dazhou said softly, "Now that the War God Hall has been destroyed, there is no evidence left. Of course, if you aren't the traitor, then that book was undoubtedly placed there by the traitor specifically targeting you! The other party knew your identity! Crystal clear! Even some of your actions and habits were watched closely by them…" With that, he turned to Su Yu and said, "The other party knew that once Miecan learned of his true bloodline, he would never easily show it to others or speak of it. Even if he were surrounded and killed, he wouldn't be able to defend himself, because he truly does possess a mixed bloodline." Continuing, King Dazhou added, "Therefore, from the very beginning, that person intended to mold Miecan into his substitute, his shadow—all while Miecan remained completely in the dark!" All along, that person had conducted affairs calibrated against King Miecan. Any investigation reaching the very end would likely only uncover King Miecan. Su Yu glanced at him and said calmly, "Is that so? Your Majesty, give me a reason. Intuition… doesn't hold water! Also, since you suspect King Jintian, what makes King Jintian worthy of your suspicion? His bloodline? Or have you caught hold of some handle against him?" Saying that, he added indifferently, "Furthermore, Senior Miecan… I hope to traverse Senior's River of Time to see if we can return to fifty-odd years ago… I'd also like to see what Senior was doing back then!" With that, he smiled faintly. "Of course, rest assured, Senior. If you cannot stabilize the River of Time, I will help you stabilize it!" If I can't do it, I'll have the mother ball step in! When a Dao Integration expert personally investigates your past, as long as you do not resist, they will certainly uncover the truth—unless… you resist! King Miecan's expression shifted repeatedly as he said helplessly, "Investigate my past? This… I…" "Senior, you wouldn't want to be used as someone else's pawn, would you? A scapegoat? In that case… exposing a bit of privacy is well worth it, I believe!" As Su Yu spoke, he looked at King Dazhou. King Dazhou nodded. "Wang Hu, let us take a look at your past. Rest assured, we will keep it secret!" "As long as it isn't you… we won't do anything to you!" King Miecan looked at the two of them, thoroughly depressed. "Do I still have the option to refuse?" "No." King Dazhou chuckled lightly. "Because everything points to you, that you are that lurking traitor. If you don't let us look… then I won't be able to help prove your innocence either… After all, your bloodline is indeed the biggest problem!" King Miecan sighed. "Fine, look then! I just hope the two of you truly keep it secret. Otherwise… I won't hear the end of it with you two!" From the sound of it, you really do have secrets? Su Yu narrowed his eyes while King Dazhou also smiled, waving his hand to set up multiple restrictions around them. Su Yu paid no mind to those, merely thinking that King Miecan might not be able to hold out while carrying the mother ball along. However, with King Dazhou present, perhaps he could assist, or the mother ball could personally take control. Seeing that King Dazhou had even set up arrays, King Miecan had nothing left to say. Soon, he tore open a rift—a fairly wide one. Su Yu judged it was no smaller than the rift Wan Tiansheng had torn open last time. After all, this man was a sixth-stage Eternal, and exceedingly skilled in the Dao of Time. Soon, a vast rift appeared, and faintly, the surging waves of a river could already be heard. King Miecan sighed. "Please, you two! Let me state in advance that I might not be able to carry you all the way back to fifty-odd years ago on my own. You'll have to find your own ways!" King Dazhou said calmly, "Rest assured. Let's enter!" Su Yu and King Dazhou stepped inside instantly. Bold as they were in their prowess, even if a Dao Integration expert plotted against the two of them working in tandem, it wouldn't amount to much. Meanwhile, King Miecan's body shuddered, and he couldn't help cursing, "Fuck, what immense pressure! It feels like I'm ferrying ten Eternals across… Under these conditions, if I can manage ten years, call me impressive!" Why was the pressure so overwhelming? Even if Old Zhou was powerful, Su Yu was not fundamentally an Eternal. Such terrifying weight! It instantly filled him with a sense of powerlessness. King Dazhou smiled faintly. "Let's proceed. Certain people are just a bit heavy!" Su Yu bared his teeth in a grin. Talking about me? He smiled as well. "His Majesty King Dazhou possesses world-shaking strength. It's only natural for the pressure to be a bit heavy!" The two exchanged a knowing smile and said no more. Before their eyes, a colossal river had already manifested. The three of them hovered in the air. Upon the long river, waves rolled one after another; every single wave marked an upheaval in life, representing an event that had taken place. As for King Miecan's waves… at a single glance… the entire river was a wavy line! Wave after wave! Su Yu frowned, and King Dazhou also sighed. "Needless to say, most of these waves were caused by clashing with the Dragon Silkworm, right?" King Miecan laughed dryly. Indeed. In his lifetime, he had fought the Dragon Silkworm King far too many times, making his life full of turbulent twists and turns. Wave after wave bore witness to just how many times he had clashed with that foe. Look, go ahead and look! They skipped the first wave; there was no need to look, as it was likely recent. The three walked toward the past. Soon, a second wave appeared, and the three dipped into it instantly. At a glance, they saw the slaughter in the Dragon Realm. After a brief sweep, the three departed. Continuing forward! The third wave was the slaying of the Dragon Silkworm King. Su Yu and King Dazhou watched a little longer. After killing the Dragon Silkworm King, King Miecan had been quite emotionally stirred, remaining elated for a long time… After watching for a bit, there wasn't much else to see, so they kept going. The subsequent waves were all battle scenes between the Dragon Silkworm King and King Miecan. Time after time! On average, King Miecan went to seek him out and fight once a year. Such combat frequency was absurdly high for an Invincible—equivalent to fighting round the clock! Throughout these years, King Miecan's life seemed to hold nothing special besides fighting. It was all fighting! The River of Time could rarely deceive, unless one forcibly altered it or sealed a memory. However… not only King Dazhou was here, but the mother ball was as well. Unless this fellow was a Dao Integration expert in disguise—and no ordinary Dao Integration expert at that! Moving forward… at this moment, a fairly large wave presented itself. King Miecan made a rough calculation of the timeline and instantly blurted out, "No need to watch this one! There's no problem with this one…" Su Yu and King Dazhou ignored him. Whether he was willing or not, a spot with such significant upheaval certainly had to be inspected. King Miecan let out a helpless sigh, resigning himself to diving into the wave alongside them. … "Husband, you're back…" Just as Su Yu and King Dazhou entered, they froze. What the hell? At this moment, the two found themselves inside an ancient, secluded courtyard. King Dazhou's expression turned bizarre. Right then, a woman appeared in the courtyard, gazing resentfully toward a man outside the door. The earlier words had come from her mouth. Su Yu and King Dazhou were utterly taken aback. King Miecan had taken a wife? Did he have one? Wasn't he an old bachelor? Bizarre! This fellow had taken a wife without ever mentioning it, keeping it hidden away. This large courtyard was probably concealed within a normal, mundane prefecture, or else everyone would have known about it. King Miecan, who had followed behind them, tilted his head toward the sky, utterly silent. I don't want to watch! Painful memories! Su Yu and King Dazhou observed closely. King Miecan in the memory was handsome and dashing, not looking nearly as old as he did now. However, not much time had passed from this moment, so whether he looked old or not was entirely of his own changing. Evidently, he had made himself look much younger before his wife. What followed wasn't particularly extraordinary—the two were deeply affectionate and sweet with one another, occasionally sharing a loud kiss… Watching this, Su Yu and King Dazhou both felt the urge to wince, but they held it in! We must hold it in! It's a normal matter, nothing to make a fuss about… The problem was, if this weren't an Invincible, neither of them would care, but… but this was King Miecan, a rather aged Invincible! In private, he was actually a clingy pup? Tsk tsk! No wonder King Miecan didn't want them to see! Yet the two were still curious. Could just this cause such rolling waves? And such massive waves at that, even bigger than his epic battles against the Dragon Silkworm King. Could it be… a grand battle was about to erupt next? King Dazhou glanced at Su Yu. Watching further felt improper; should they… withdraw? Su Yu stroked his chin, also pondering whether they should pull out. Who would have thought! King Miecan looked like a proper, serious man, and there was nothing wrong with marital intimacy, but the point was… don't let your memory waves fluctuate so violently! This was far too exaggerated, way bigger than fighting an Invincible! Just as they were thinking this, a twist occurred. The two, who had just been so affectionate, sat down to eat shortly after. King Miecan suddenly said, "Go out less often lately, especially to the Great Xia Prefecture. The Great Xia Prefecture hasn't been peaceful these past few years. Just recently, a principal died…" A principal died? Su Yu calculated the timeline—wasn't that from the year before last? He was talking about Jin Yuhui, right? That man had been killed by Zhu Tiandao. "A principal?" "Yeah, from the Cultural Research Academy…" King Miecan remarked casually. The woman before him suddenly paled, standing up abruptly, and in the blink of an eye, tore through the air and took off… King Miecan's woman was naturally no weakling. King Miecan hurried after her, shouting, "Lanlan, what's wrong?" "Don't follow me! Stay back…" "Lanlan…" "I'm leaving! I have to go to the Great Xia Prefecture! My main body severed its connection with me—has something happened to Tiansheng?" The woman wept bitterly and vanished in an instant. King Miecan, who had chased after her, froze on the spot. He yelled, "What main body?" "Husband… I'm leaving. Don't miss me. I'm merely a clone, not the main body… If you see me in the future, call me Lan Tian…" "…" "*Cough, cough, cough…*" Su Yu and King Dazhou vanished instantly, while the King Miecan in the memory suddenly erupted into a frantic, furious roar, howling, "Impossible!" … Su Yu and King Dazhou stepped out of the memory. A moment later, King Miecan stepped out as well, his face pitch-black, his emotions fluctuating wildly. Su Yu and King Dazhou didn't say a word, holding it in. They continued walking along the River of Time. As they walked, Su Yu bared his teeth and grinned. "Your Majesty, the river is so beautiful!" "Indeed, so beautiful… *Hahaha…*" King Dazhou burst into uproarious laughter, and Su Yu laughed loudly as well. The two pointed at the river beneath their feet, laughing until their bellies ached. Behind them, King Miecan's eyes were gloomy. He glared at the two of them and gritted his teeth. "What are you laughing at?" "The river really is beautiful!" Both laughed heartily. Such a beautiful river; that's what we're laughing at, don't misunderstand! We finally understand why your emotional fluctuations were so massive! After a bout of wild laughter, Su Yu straightened his face, returning to normal, and asked solemnly, "Senior, you actually couldn't distinguish Lan Tian's clone?" King Miecan's face was as cold and dark as could be. Gritting his teeth, he said, "His main body severed the clone's connection, making it almost indistinguishable from a normal person… Don't look at me like that! I reckon I wasn't the only one fooled! That beast… that bastard…" "*Cough, cough, cough!*" Su Yu coughed, and King Dazhou coughed as well. After coughing for a bit, King Dazhou gave a dry laugh. "Well… just treat Lan Tian as a woman… *cough*, no, his clone was originally a real woman… *cough*… With the connection to the main body severed, whatever you said or did, his main body didn't actually know either, unless they merged again…" King Miecan's expression turned ashen! Su Yu drew in a breath. "Senior, you actually didn't beat him to death? I truly admire you, Senior!" King Miecan glared frostily at Su Yu. Lan Tian hid exceptionally well and later got tangled up with Wan Tiansheng. How was he supposed to beat him to death? Su Yu looked up at the sky. What a beautiful sky! After watching for a while, Su Yu coughed and said, "I'm thinking, if Senior Miecan is truly clear of suspicion and survives in the future, now that the Dragon Silkworm King is dead, why not change your title to King Mielan? Or King Mietian? Yes, King Mietian—that sounds domineering and grand!" King Miecan ground his teeth. "Are you afraid my memory isn't vivid enough?" "…" Speechless. Su Yu and King Dazhou still wanted to laugh, but they held it back! Holy crap! King Miecan had been scammed like this by Lan Tian—it was simply beyond belief. The key lay in the fact that this wasn't an ordinary scam. A pit like this… even if beaten to death, King Miecan would never have spoken of it to anyone. There had simply been no other choice this time. Otherwise, across the myriad realms, unless King Miecan and Lan Tian said so themselves, probably no one would ever have known! King Dazhou also sighed with emotion. "No wonder you insisted on being stationed in the Human Realm all these years. To be honest, when you kept demanding to stay in the Human Realm, I suspected there was something wrong with you. Later, I thought you wouldn't make it so obvious—if you truly had problems, why would you stubbornly insist on garrisoning the Human Realm…" Indeed, King Miecan had been stationed in the Human Realm for many years. Aside from heading out to brawl with the Dragon Silkworm King, he had spent nearly all the rest of his time garrisoned there. King Miecan kept a cold face and remained silent! I felt like it! Is it any of your business? King Dazhou cleared his throat dryly. "What did he swindle from you?" King Miecan looked at him darkly. After a long while, he finally said, "Nothing much. Just inquired about some movements, legends, and deeds of the Eternals. He was probably investigating something, likely searching for the traitor." Su Yu thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps he thought you were suspicious too!" "Probably!" King Miecan said coldly, "Can we move past this? Can we please not continue this topic?" Yet King Dazhou couldn't resist gossiping. "You've been single for hundreds of years. How did you suddenly decide to…" King Miecan flared with rage. "She was charming, alright? Why are you meddling in my private affairs?" "…" King Dazhou stifled his laughter. Fine, I won't ask! Indeed, if it really was Lan Tian's clone… *cough*, there was actually a good chance of baiting King Miecan. The three of them walked onward in an uncanny atmosphere. After a moment of silence, King Miecan ground his teeth and said, "Not a word of this is to spread! Whoever dares spread it… yes, I can't beat the two of you, but don't blame me for being ruthless. I won't let it rest!" Su Yu smiled. "Naturally! But what about Lan Tian himself…" King Miecan gritted his teeth. "He might not even know. Later… I destroyed that clone! He probably came to gather intel periodically, but fearing I might notice, he had severed the clone's connection long ago. So, he might not know the exact situation." "You killed Lanlan?" King Dazhou sighed wistfully. "After all, a single night as husband and wife brings a hundred nights of devotion…" King Miecan was nearly driven mad, roaring, "Zhou, are you deliberately trying to make an enemy of me?" "…" King Dazhou sighed. Forget it, best not say more. If this fellow's three bodies were provoked into madness, that would be terrible. Both Su Yu and King Dazhou shut their mouths. Let's not speak aloud; let's just gloat internally! No, let's chat via voice transmission. Su Yu sent a transmission: "Your Majesty, do you think King Miecan really killed that clone?" "Hard to say. Seeing how tender he was, he might not have had the heart to kill her…" "Could she… be imprisoned?" "Quite possible!" "Tsk tsk, such gossip… Your Majesty, if humanity compiles historical records for King Miecan in the future, will this be included?" "Well… if an official biography is written, why not use high-level methods to conceal it within the official histories, so that… only Dao Integration experts have the chance to see it? In any case, Miecan won't be able to see it himself!" "I think this sort of thing… is better suited for unofficial histories. Putting it in the official records would be too dark!" "…" The two chatted back and forth. They couldn't help it—this gossip was simply too colossal! Behind them, King Miecan eyed the two suspiciously. Both wore solemn, stern expressions as they scrutinized the waves, displaying neither an inclination to laugh nor any hint of gossiping! "Are you two transmitting voices?" King Miecan frowned. Su Yu said calmly, "Alright, Senior, those are minor matters! The crucial point remains fifty-odd years ago. I want to see what you were doing when the incident with the Fifth Generation occurred!" Seeing his solemnity, King Miecan remembered that he was still a suspect. He snorted and said no more. Meanwhile, Su Yu and King Dazhou resumed their secret transmissions, indulging in their gossip. This gossip was truly worth discussing at length. Besides King Miecan falling into the pit, were there others? Lan Tian… what a magnificent entity! If several more Invincibles had fallen into his traps… heavens, that spectacle was simply unimaginable! King Miecan kept his eyes fixed on the two. They were chatting privately, but King Miecan couldn't be sure whether they were discussing what had just happened or whether he was a traitor. How infuriating! King Miecan cursed wildly in his heart. The two greatest humiliations of his life were now known to everyone! The Dragon Silkworm King had been slain, so that was that. But Lan Tian… that bastard! The next time I meet him, I'll definitely slaughter him! Amidst his fury, the River of Time stretched farther back. Su Yu and King Dazhou watched continuously. By the later stages, King Miecan himself could barely hold on, and King Dazhou had to constantly erupt with the power of time to maintain the river's stability. Ten years, twenty years, thirty years… Watching all the way back, they found that King Miecan's life was truly monotonous. If he wasn't fighting, he was on the way to a fight. Throughout these years, he had been engaging in one-on-one duels with the Dragon Silkworm King, fighting countless matches! Finally, Su Yu and King Dazhou arrived fifty-odd years ago. During that earth-shattering cataclysm! They intruded into the memory to take a look… Su Yu and King Dazhou felt helpless. It was the Dragon Silkworm King again! Indeed, fifty-odd years ago, when the great war broke out, King Miecan was still locked in battle with the Dragon Silkworm King. Damn it, didn't he get sick of fighting the same person over and over? You and the Dragon Silkworm King are true love, aren't you?! With no other choice, they pressed further back. Earlier periods were still dominated by fights with the Dragon Silkworm King… Passing the hundred-year mark, even King Dazhou began to sweat. He said, "Over this past century, he doesn't seem to have done anything. Does seeing up to here prove he has no problems?" Over the past hundred-plus years, aside from fighting the Dragon Silkworm King, the matter involving Lan Tian had caused the most violent fluctuation. If he were a traitor, it would be impossible for him to leave no trace whatsoever. Su Yu glanced at King Dazhou, slightly knitting his brows. "Keep watching! I seem to see even larger waves ahead…" King Dazhou panted, "I can't hold on anymore. I can't keep looking. If you want to watch… you contribute!" Su Yu said no more. Since they had reached this point, he would contribute! "Master Chui, lend a hand and stabilize the time passage!" "Need help again? Is there food?" "If there's a problem with King Miecan, you can eat him directly!" "Sounds good!" The mother ball said nothing more. The next moment, Su Yu's civilization chronicle manifested, instantly stabilizing the trembling time passage. At this sight, King Miecan was inwardly shocked! So powerful! This weapon was this strong? Su Yu paid him no heed, saying quickly, "Only inspect the major waves; skip the minor ones!" King Dazhou nodded, swiftly following Su Yu forward. The River of Time trembled continuously. Su Yu and King Dazhou quickly observed several critical nodes. Before long, a colossal wave emerged, and the three dove into it instantly… This time, upon diving in… they seemed to be inside a pitch-black space. The next instant, they heard the furious roar of King Miecan at this point in time: "Dragon Silkworm, you can't digest me! Release me at once, or I'll definitely kill you!" "…" The second humiliation had arrived! King Miecan's expression turned exceedingly ugly. "This happened shortly after I attained the Dao. What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a Dragon Silkworm's stomach before?" Still looking! Understood! The next instant, the three of them, along with the King Miecan of this spacetime, were excreted out… Yes, truly shat out! In the void, a colossal Dragon Silkworm had its rear aimed outward, voiding him right out of the Dragon Silkworm Realm. At this moment, someone seemed to be passing nearby, utterly shocked! And so… the incident spread across the myriad realms! Otherwise, King Miecan would never have spoken a word of it to the outside world! King Miecan said coldly, "That was Immortal King Xiaguang of the Immortal race. Now that the Dragon Silkworm is dead, she's the next one I'm definitely killing!" Indeed, it was that loose-lipped Immortal King who let the myriad realms learn of this matter. I'm not done with her! King Dazhou and Su Yu exchanged glances, saying nothing. We won't laugh. We are powerhouses; how could we keep laughing? If we laugh any more and provoke King Miecan to death, investigating the case will be troublesome. The trio continued forward. Ahead were matters from before King Miecan had attained the Dao. There were no large waves! To King Miecan, matters prior to attaining the Dao were all trifles. Soon, another ripple appeared. King Miecan thought for a moment and said, "Nothing major. It was probably when my bloodline awakened. It was also from that point on that my strength progressed by leaps and bounds, eventually leading to my successful Dao attainment after the founding of the prefectures!" King Miecan smiled. "Even though it was mixed blood, the bloodline's power was truly formidable. After my bloodline awakened, I made rapid progress all the way, and before long… I successfully attained the Dao!" Su Yu asked, "How many years ago did Senior Miecan attain the Dao?" "Three hundred years ago." Su Yu nodded. Attaining the Dao fifty-odd years after the founding of the prefectures was indeed not slow, especially considering he hadn't obtained ruins early on like the other prefecture-founding kings. The three quickly entered this memory node. If not for King Dazhou and the mother ball, King Miecan could never have returned to this node on his own—it was an event from over three hundred years ago. He did not yet possess the capability to return to this era. In the early days, he was even less capable; when he had just attained the Dao, he wasn't as strong as he was now. The three quickly entered and witnessed a scene. Right now should be the moment King Miecan's bloodline awakened, which was also the period he entered the Sun Moon Realm. Just a few decades after entering the Sun Moon Realm, he attained the Dao; his talent was exceptionally formidable! King Dazhou asked, "Roughly when did your bloodline awaken?" "About forty years after awakening, I stepped into the Eternal Realm, around the twelfth year of the Anping Era… It should be around then." King Dazhou said no more. Before them appeared a weak King Miecan—young, yet extraordinarily resolute, currently at peak Shanhai. King Miecan explained, "Back then, I was considered a top-tier genius. King Dazhou knows this. When I reached peak Shanhai, I wasn't very old—under forty…" King Dazhou nodded. "A genius indeed. Those who step into the Eternal Realm, without exception, are geniuses at the start!" As they spoke, this King Miecan, seated within a secret chamber, began his breakthrough! King Miecan added, "Before the Sun Moon Realm, my bloodline had not awakened. Later, my bloodline awakened, and my talent grew even stronger. After all, it's the bloodline of a Human King and a Demon Emperor…" Even as he spoke, the memory trembled slightly. King Dazhou swiftly held King Miecan back, while Su Yu instantly restrained his aura! It seemed… they had seen something they shouldn't have! Right at the moment King Miecan broke through, spacetime seemed to freeze! The next instant, a phantasmal silhouette materialized, appearing directly before King Miecan. The silhouette let out a light laugh. "Wang Hu?" The silhouette glanced at King Miecan, who was in closed-door cultivation breaking through, and murmured, "Not bad talent! There's hope of attaining the Dao!" With that, he glanced backward, muttering, "Marquis Shouwen noticed me? He does have some skill…" Saying that, he let out a chuckle, and a drop of blood instantly appeared on his fingertip! Yet King Miecan remained in closed-door breakthrough, completely oblivious. Su Yu's and King Dazhou's expressions grew solemn, and King Miecan was also dazed. That silhouette operated swiftly. In the blink of an eye, the meditating King Miecan turned into a withered corpse, all the blood in his body drawn out, while the drop of blood on the silhouette's finger rapidly entered King Miecan's body. Gradually, King Miecan regained his vitality. "Humble existence… from now on, you are the descendant of a great sovereign!" The silhouette chuckled, murmuring softly, "Pity, you didn't inherit the essence…" Having said this, the silhouette cast another backward glance. It looked as though he were looking at King Dazhou and the others, but in reality, he was watching for Xia Chen, worried that Xia Chen might pursue him. Soon, the silhouette flickered and vanished on the spot. From beginning to end, the other party never sensed anyone peeking through spacetime. He was powerful! King Dazhou said solemnly, "Very strong, an entity approaching Dao Integration!" However, he was not at Dao Integration. Therefore, he had seen nothing, because Su Yu's side possessed a Dao Integration expert… Or perhaps it wasn't the mother ball, but King Dazhou's own presence that prevented the other party from seeing. An entity approaching Dao Integration! Su Yu knew who it was: the fellow Xia Chen had killed. Xia Chen was formidable as well; he had killed the opponent, but had also been heavily injured and fallen! Beside him, King Miecan was completely stunned! What did this mean? He looked again at his meditating self, completely unaware, still breaking through. Before long, he broke through, his bloodline awakened. Initially, there had been some discomfort, but he hadn't paid it mind, thinking that this was simply how bloodline awakenings went! The meditating Wang Hu, having broken through to the Sun Moon Realm, muttered to himself, "Human King… Demon race… mixed blood… I… am mixed blood?" This young Wang Hu immediately looked all around, his eyes filled with a trace of confusion and fear. Soon, he ground his teeth. "No, I'm not mixed blood. I am… I am a descendant of a Human King, yes, a Human King's descendant!" "From now on… from now on I am a Human King's descendant… I'm actually a Human King's descendant…" That Wang Hu had been terrified at first, but then he hypnotized himself: *I am a Human King's descendant, not some mixed blood, don't talk nonsense!* And so, from that day forth… he was a Human King's descendant, never mentioning to anyone that he was of mixed blood! Su Yu was dazed for a moment, looking at King Dazhou. King Dazhou also looked solemn as he turned toward King Miecan. King Miecan said blankly, "I… I didn't know! After breaking through, I thought my bloodline had awakened! You know how it was back then—our human race had some mixed bloods… immortal-human hybrids, god-human hybrids… and they faced immense rejection, even being killed by some radicals. I was worried… so I never dared mention anything to the outside world, nor did I dare verify anything…" Indeed, shortly after the founding of the prefectures, there had been many mixed bloods. Because at the very beginning, when the myriad races invaded the Human Realm, immortals, demons, gods, and dragons had all appeared, fighting in the Human Realm for many years, burning, killing, and looting. At that time, mixed bloods were plentiful and exceedingly rejected! Back then, Elder Nie and the others had even suspected Su Yu had Mountain-Breaking Ox bloodline precisely because of events from that era, which had bred such suspicions. King Dazhou frowned and said softly, "Beyond my expectations. I thought… I thought you were indeed of the Prison King bloodline, but perhaps unaware, or simply an exiled bloodline… In the end… you actually aren't?" "I'm not?" The corners of King Miecan's mouth twitched. "My… my bloodline is fake!" Su Yu also frowned. "Can bloodlines be reversed and faked?" King Dazhou said quickly, "Let's go back first before talking! Bloodlines can naturally be faked and reversed! However, it requires immense strength, and the price paid is by no means small. The myriad races once tempted us, offering to transform me and King Daqin into sovereign bloodlines… That fellow was very strong…" "He's dead!" Su Yu remarked offhandedly. King Dazhou suddenly looked at him, narrowing his eyes. "You know?" Su Yu said calmly, "Could it be King Dazhou knows as well?" "A guess!" "Then mine is a guess as well!" King Dazhou was speechless. Su Yu said calmly, "Does King Dazhou know who he was?" "I don't!" King Dazhou shook his head, but soon added, "He shouldn't belong to this tide; most likely he was from the previous tide. Powerhouses from this tide weren't that strong. Back then, shortly after the founding of the prefectures, an entity approaching Dao Integration could not have existed!" Saying that, King Dazhou said in a deep voice, "Marquis Shouwen… Xia Chen, right? You've met him, haven't you?" Su Yu smiled. "Your Majesty truly knows a lot!" King Dazhou said calmly, "Having lived for so many years, I can deduce and judge a few things! Let's not dwell on this; let's return first!" The three quickly tore through the air, flying back along the River of Time they had come from. Their speed was blindingly fast! In the blink of an eye, all three reappeared in Su Manor. … King Dazhou let out a breath. On Su Yu's end, the mother ball also complained via voice transmission: "I'm exhausted to death! Can I eat this fellow now?" Even a Dao Integration expert found it hard to endure; tracing back time that far was simply too exhausting! "Not eating him yet…" "So troublesome!" The mother ball complained, thoroughly annoyed that it still couldn't eat! Su Yu said nothing, while King Dazhou looked at the dazed King Miecan and sighed, "You fell into the trap right from the start! That person saw your formidable talent and treated you as a pawn from the beginning. He was discovered by Xia Chen, and knowing Xia Chen's strength, he knew he might die… So, he left behind a backup plan! If he died one day and his contingency was exposed, you… would be the perfect target!" King Miecan frowned, and only after quite a while did he grit his teeth and say, "So in other words, I'm not some mixed blood, but pure-blooded?" "Presumably." King Miecan ground his teeth. "Fuck! To think I hid it for hundreds of years, and it turns out it was all fake? I was fucking walking on eggshells, terrified someone would notice, and it turns out… it's fake?" "Not entirely!" King Dazhou said, "Reversing your bloodline, aside from preventing the next generation from inheriting it, actually isn't much different from a real bloodline. You are still mixed blood!" "You're the mixed blood!" King Miecan flared with anger. "It's all fake now, you're the mixed blood!" "…" King Dazhou couldn't be bothered to argue, turning to Su Yu. "You saw it!" Su Yu frowned. "Then why does Your Majesty suspect King Jintian?" King Dazhou exhaled. "I didn't understand before, but now… I understand! King Jintian might be the true descendant of the Prison King whose bloodline was altered. Since that person knew he was discovered by Xia Chen, he naturally understood that once Xia Chen survived, the Prison King bloodline would certainly become his target of investigation! Therefore, he would definitely reverse his descendant's bloodline, never letting him appear with the Prison King bloodline again! Otherwise, it would be an outright confession, leaving too glaring a flaw!" "Then why King Jintian?" "It was a bit of trying to cover up!" King Dazhou explained, "Earlier, I inspected his bloodline… His bloodline power was far too pure!" "What?" Su Yu didn't understand. King Dazhou explained again, "King Jintian's bloodline is pure human bloodline, virtually unmixed with any other bloodline. But the actual reality is, after the Ninth Tide fell and the Tenth Tide began, human bloodlines were no longer so pure. More or less, they were tainted by other ancestral sources… Unless one is an ancient relic, the humans of the Tenth Tide—believe it or not, including you, Su Yu—all possess faint traces of mixed blood." "I do too?" "You should!" King Dazhou nodded. "Of course, it's virtually indistinguishable. Some of it isn't inherited, but caused by acquired factors. Mainly, after the Ninth Tide failed, the Human Realm was sealed off. The origin qi in the Human Realm became chaotic, mixed with all sorts of messy things, resulting in bloodlines becoming less pure! Unless one was bathed in heavenly origin qi from childhood, before opening apertures, everyone was affected to some extent!" "King Jintian's bloodline is far too pure. There are two possibilities: first, he grew up surrounded by heavenly origin qi since childhood!" "Second, when drawing out the bloodline, the powerhouse used pure blood, having purified it. Doing so would also enhance his talent, making it easier to attain the Dao." "That person would certainly ensure that his descendant possessed sufficient talent to grow strong. Without the Human King bloodline, he had to ensure the human bloodline was purer. He probably didn't realize this would become a flaw…" As soon as these words were spoken, Su Yu frowned and asked, "Then we arrest him now?" King Dazhou pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "No, I can't be a hundred percent certain yet that he has no other arrangements! Striking within the Human Realm isn't a good choice either. I summoned Wang Hu because I understand him; if this fellow were truly the traitor and I caught him, he wouldn't resist too fiercely…" King Miecan retorted indignantly, "Who says? If I were the traitor, I'd definitely resist fiercely…" King Dazhou said calmly, "You wouldn't, because you're rather foolish. If you weren't foolish, when Immortal King Xiaguang spread gossip, you wouldn't have immediately gone to fight the Dragon Silkworm King, proving to the myriad realms that you really were voided out of someone's rear! If you hadn't said anything or simply showed disdain, people would have been skeptical and might not have believed it, and the Dragon Silkworm King probably wouldn't have spoken of it either! If you weren't foolish, you wouldn't have been played like a monkey by Lan Tian! If you weren't foolish, you wouldn't have firmly believed that you were of mixed blood…" King Miecan's face turned pitch-black! Fuck! He's humiliating me! Su Yu thought it over and nodded. "True enough!" King Miecan's expression grew even uglier. "Su Yu, don't you forget, I did give you the *Time* technique!" Su Yu smiled. "Right, many thanks, Senior Miecan!" That was it! Nothing more! That didn't mean this senior wasn't foolish… *cough*. Su Yu didn't want to say anything more. At this point, according to what King Dazhou said, King Jintian was a hundred percent problematic. Of course, reaching this stage, Su Yu no longer cared. Because there were only two possibilities! First, King Jintian was problematic. Second, both King Dazhou and King Miecan were problematic and in league together. Su Yu refused to contemplate the second possibility. If that were the case… he wouldn't even bother looking for traitors. Humanity would be facing a colossal catastrophe, as King Dazhou's roots ran far too deep! When that time came, finding them or not wouldn't matter. Just wiping them all out would suffice! It would mean more than half of humanity's Invincibles were problematic, a crisis of extreme proportions. Thinking up to here, Su Yu smiled and said, "Alright, let's not speak of this. Senior Miecan, please head back first. Don't reveal anything. Wait until you've finished forging my grand array!" Regardless of whether it was King Jintian or not… even waste material had to be put to use; wait until my grand array was forged first! King Dazhou was speechless. This fellow truly never let an opportunity slip by!