We Are Waiting for You!

The reading voice continued to echo. Su Yu was lost in thought; though he hadn't comprehended any divine characters at this moment, the Book Spirit's ethereal cadence still brought him immense peace of mind. Of course, an old man reading lacked a certain charm. Transforming into a young girl... Lan Tian! At the reflexive thought of Lan Tian, Su Yu shuddered. *Forget it, pretend I never thought of that.* Nowadays, whenever he saw a woman, he thought of Lan Tian. It sent chills down his spine! Utterly terrifying! Su Yu strongly suspected that the abundance of bachelors among the Invincibles was entirely due to psychological trauma inflicted by Lan Tian. They were terrified of women! That fellow had truly done incalculable harm. Looking at King Miecan, there was little chance he would ever seek a Dao companion in this life or the next. Wan Tiansheng stayed a bachelor too, perhaps also because of Lan Tian. Transforming into an exquisite beauty at the drop of a hat to flirt with you, while all along... you knew what he looked like before. How could anyone not be terrified? Su Yu shivered. Women... forget it. As for making everyone under heaven share the Su surname, his father could probably take care of that task. After his mind wandered for a while, Su Yu sipped the tea of Dao Harmonization while listening to the reading. His mind emptied... and gradually, he actually fell asleep. In truth, Su Yu hadn't slept in a very long time. Nor did he need to! Ever since the day he stepped onto the Allhead Battlefield, he had never slept again. When he first entered the academy, he had rested a few times. As for his past nightmares, he had stopped having them long ago. Yet today, lulled by the reading voice and warm tea, he slowly drifted into slumber. Dreams—it had been so long since he last had one! Yet today, Su Yu entered a dream. A dreamscape! When Su Yu saw that familiar dreamscape, he knew he was dreaming. It was a bizarre sensation, but he did not shatter the dream. He wanted to see what he would encounter after going so long without dreaming. Who was coming to kill him? In the past, there was always someone trying to kill him. Could they kill him now? What a joke! He was this powerful! Compared to those creatures from his past dreams, he could swat a whole horde of them to death with a single palm! Back then, even as an ordinary mortal, he could outrun them for a few paces. By Su Yu's estimation, the dream beasts that had tried to kill him were utter trash, Sun Moon Realm at best... He waited for the monsters to arrive. However, none came this time. In the dim, gray world, there were no beasts. Su Yu was surprised. Not trying to kill him anymore? Were they scared off by him? He guessed that his previous dreams were caused by damaged fragments of the Time Book leaking lingering remnants of experts from slain races. The reason the races became weaker the later they appeared was probably that the stronger remnants bled out first, followed by the weaker ones. By that logic, even if something appeared in his dream now, it ought to be weak. Just as Su Yu was pondering this, the dream space suddenly rippled. A hazy, ethereal shadow surfaced, indistinct, though faintly resembling a woman. *Have I been influenced by something? Why does everyone look like a woman to me now?* It was merely a shadow. Puzzled, Su Yu watched as the silhouette seemed to turn its back to him, flickering faintly, appearing utterly exhausted and in pain. "You... have come..." Su Yu frowned. "You... are too weak..." "Keep fighting!" "Keep fighting on!" The shadow seemed to be gasping for breath. Su Yu felt a twinge of shock. Who was this? "Time Master?" Su Yu murmured under his breath. Was it the Time Master? "I... can't hold on..." "Brother... is... about to die too..." "We... are waiting for you..." "I... want to go home..." "I'm... so tired..." "I'm so tired... I miss home... I'm sorry... I... really can't hold on anymore..." "I want to go back... and ride Fat Ball... has it grown up yet...?" The voice was halting and broken, the shadow trembling as though weeping. Gradually, the silhouette faded away into nothingness. From the dream space, something seemed to drip down. Deeply shaken, Su Yu suddenly reached out to catch the falling droplet. He clenched it in his hand! In an instant, an overwhelming, excruciating sorrow washed over his perception. It felt like a person weeping. A daze overtook him. Someone was crying, saying she wanted to go home! ... *Whoosh!* Su Yu snapped awake, his eyes snapping open, tears glistening in his gaze. He was crying. No, he had been affected by the dream. That intense emotion had overwhelmed him. Su Yu was horrified! He was extraordinarily powerful, yet he had actually been swayed by a dream! He looked around; nothing seemed to have changed. However, the little white dog snoozing nearby also jerked awake. It suddenly stared at Su Yu, its eyes filled with a strange intensity. Gradually, a light flickered in its gaze, carrying surprise, uncertainty, and longing. "What... what did you see? Where did you just go?" "Where did I go?" Su Yu was stunned. "I was right here. I fell asleep." The little white dog grew agitated. "No! You were here, your physical body was here, but your willpower vanished! Where did you go?" Su Yu knitted his brows. "I had a dream. I dreamed of a shadow, probably a woman. She said she wanted to go home! She said she wanted to ride Fat Ball and asked if Fat Ball had grown up yet. She said she was fighting, that her brother was about to die, and that she was tired..." "Waaah!" At that moment, the little white dog burst into tears, consumed by inconsolable grief! In an instant, the sky turned pitch-black. The sky above King Wen's former residence was plunged entirely into darkness! "Waaah!" "Little Master misses me..." Like a child, its wails reverberated through heaven and earth. "Little Master misses me... I haven't grown up yet, I'm not big enough to ride..." "Waaah..." The cries were like weeping blood, the dog's sorrow so immense that it affected everyone present. "Master, Little Master, they're both gone... they're gone... I'm watching the house... they left... they're not coming back... they're in danger..." "Waaah!" At this moment, Su Yu's emotions surged violently once more, overcome again by the influence. Beside him, the little fur ball, who had been tipsy just moments ago, was affected as well, fat tears rolling down its face. "Where are you?" "Where are you fighting?" "I want to go find you..." The little white dog whimpered, looking toward Su Yu and choking out, "Where is Little Master?" Tears streamed uncontrollably down Su Yu's face as well. He could not stop them; the entire world seemed to be weeping! Beside them, the Book Spirit and the tea tree were affected too. Perhaps carrying their own sorrow, their faces were now drenched in tears as well. Su Yu said hurriedly, "I don't know. She said I was too weak. I... I seem to have caught a tear..." Su Yu wondered if the tear in the dream even existed in reality. He quickly checked himself. The next moment, his expression shifted slightly. He could swear that the moment he woke, there had been nothing in his hand. Yet now, an object suddenly materialized in his palm. Opening his hand, he saw... a crystal-clear tear! "Waaah..." The little white dog wept even harder. Su Yu's emotions fluctuated wildly as that profound sorrow washed over him once more. The tear in his hand was filled with yearning, sorrow, and helplessness... The little white dog's emotions resonated with Su Yu, causing his tears to pour down. *How... how many years has it been since I last cried?* Su Yu felt utterly helpless. What was going on? After wailing for a while, the little white dog sniffled, staring at the tear in Su Yu's hand, and choked out, "It's Little Master... it's the Time Book... that book brought back Little Master's tear... She misses home, she's fighting... she's in danger!" "Where are you?" The little white dog sniffed the air, trying to catch a scent, but could only trace it back to Su Yu. It had been brought back by the Time Book. This was a residual shadow, a tear left behind fifteen years ago! That was the year the Time Master wanted to come home! That was the year she said she was tired and couldn't hold on any longer! Su Yu was shaken to his core. The Time Master... wasn't dead? King Wen wasn't dead either? Fifteen years ago! Could it be that some monumental event had truly occurred fifteen years ago? The Time Master and King Wen might have been alive all this time, facing a formidable enemy, fighting incessantly! Was the Time Book transmitted back at the moment of death, or had the Time Master actively sent it back while still alive? What did all of this portend? Who could stand against the Time Master and King Wen? Did such powerhouses even exist in the myriad realms? Thoughts swirled furiously in Su Yu's mind! If he hadn't fallen asleep this time, would he never have witnessed this scene? Su Yu's expression grew solemn. With tears still falling, he soon looked at the little white dog. "Senior, this..." He held up his hand, displaying the tear. The Time Master's tear! Sniffling, the little white dog stared at the droplet for a long time before choking out, "Keep it! It was left behind by Little Master... Maybe it will be useful to you later. Maybe you can find Little Master with it..." Sniffling, it suddenly looked up at Su Yu. "Can you... sleep again?" Su Yu felt awkward. "I... I can't fall asleep right now..." "Oh!" The little white dog nodded, wagged its tail, and with a *thud*— Su Yu blacked out! ... When Su Yu woke again, the little white dog was watching him with eager anticipation that soon turned to disappointment. It had stopped crying, but said pitifully, "It didn't work. Your willpower was still here; you didn't disappear just now... You were just knocked out." "..." Su Yu smiled wryly. *Yes, I blacked out!* *You knocked me out again!* *That's twice now!* *If I hadn't seen you crying so heartbrokenly just now, I'd definitely hold a grudge for this!* *You're the first person... dog to knock me out twice!* Looking desolate, the little white dog lay prone on the ground, dispirited, its tail motionless. After a long pause, it said, "Little Master... isn't dead, right?" Su Yu didn't know, but he couldn't bear to say otherwise right now, so he nodded. "Definitely not. She's so strong! And King Wen is there too!" "Mm-mm!" The little white dog nodded, then asked with longing, "Little Master will be back soon, right?" "Yes!" Su Yu nodded. This dog could not be provoked right now under any circumstances. If he shattered the hope of a dog that had guarded the house for the Time Master for over a hundred thousand years, Su Yu had no idea what might happen. The sky... was still dark! Previously, this expanse had been bright and radiant. Gradually, the darkness in the sky began to recede a little. The little white dog looked at Su Yu and asked suddenly, "Did you only see her once?" "Yes!" "Why didn't you sleep before?" Su Yu said helplessly, "I was constantly fighting. Even if I wanted to sleep, I had no chance, nor could I fall asleep." "Oh!" The little white dog watched him for a moment, then asked, "Little Master cried?" "Well, probably." "Oh!" At this moment, Su Yu felt he had to tread on eggshells when speaking to this little white dog; it felt as though it was on the verge of snapping. The little white dog lay on the ground, tail still, lost in thought. After a long time, it suddenly stood up and dashed into the house. A moment later, it trotted out holding something in its mouth. "This is Master's Heaven and Earth Inkstone. Master used it for writing books..." The little white dog placed the inkstone before Su Yu, its canine face filled with yearning and expectation. "This was crafted after Master killed a really formidable fellow and stripped its carapace!" Su Yu looked at the inkstone beside him and frowned. "Is this a divine weapon?" "I don't know." The little white dog looked at him eagerly. "I only know Master had the four treasures: brush, ink, paper, and inkstone! This is the Heaven and Earth Inkstone. Looking at your Great Dao inheritance, it resembles a brush; Master's former brush was probably formed from that Dao! You also have the aura of paper on you, though it's fragmented. The rest should be with the Luck Spirit. As for the ink... where is the ink..." The little white dog pondered, then quickly said, "I don't know where the ink is. It might be in the Star Residence Mansion, or in the Dead Spirit Realm. Go look for it. The brush, ink, paper, and inkstone are Master's four treasures. If you gather all four, maybe... maybe you can master four Great Daos!" It looked at Su Yu with desperate longing. "Cultivate well, okay?" Su Yu felt awkward. "I've always been working very hard!" "Then cultivate diligently, and collect the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. Master probably left behind four inheritances, and you've only obtained one! Both the ink and paper should have inheritances, and this Heaven and Earth Inkstone... should have one too. It might contain a Great Dao, the Dao of that fellow Master killed. "You can use it yourself or give it to someone else... Just work hard, all right?" "..." Su Yu grew even more awkward. "Senior, this... I really am working hard. By the way, Senior, why don't you use it yourself?" The little dog shook its head. "A Great Dao must be suitable! It doesn't suit me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have forged my own Dao back then! Since Master passed it down to you, you should be able to do it! "Master might not have chosen you alone. You received the brush's inheritance, and the Luck Spirit grasped the paper's inheritance, but he shouldn't be the one Master was waiting for. Otherwise, he would have become a Ruler of Rules by now... Now I've given you the inkstone's inheritance, and there's still the ink's inheritance..." Only now did the little white dog share everything it knew with Su Yu. Indeed, it hadn't mentioned these things before, probably assuming that one inheritance was enough for Su Yu. Now, however, it told him everything! Four inheritances! Not just one! At that moment, Su Yu thought of someone: Liu Hong! Ink! Among the four inheritances, the ink inheritance had never surfaced. And Liu Hong had constantly been trying to run to the dead spirit realm... Could that fellow have obtained the ink inheritance? Or perhaps he knew where the ink inheritance was, which was why he wanted to check out the Dead Spirit Realm? "Four Great Daos!" Su Yu took a sharp breath. Just how many Great Daos did King Wen control? Could a man like that truly die? What kind of formidable enemy had he encountered that kept him from returning for a hundred thousand years? He looked down at the Heaven and Earth Inkstone. The little white dog had simply handed him such a supreme treasure? After a moment's hesitation, he picked up the inkstone. The instant his fingers touched it, he seemed to see a ferocious beast roaring, lunging to swallow him in a single bite! Su Yu's heart jolted. The next instant, when he looked again, it was just an ordinary inkstone. Beside him, the little white dog said, "I don't know how to let you inherit it. Search for yourself; you should be able to find it!" The little white dog added, "You can be considered the inheritor of this inkstone. In truth, once you entered, you qualified as an inheritor. It was just that seeing you already had Master's brush without having fully mastered it, I thought perhaps someone else might come in and take this inheritance away..." Su Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Senior... you mean that anyone who came in could actually take this Heaven and Earth Inkstone?" "Not quite." The little white dog shook its head. "Master didn't say, but I felt it could be given away. I saw you weren't a bad person, so I could give it to you. If you were, I wouldn't!" "..." He had just been handed a good-person card! Su Yu took a deep breath. Everything that had happened today stirred up monstrous waves in his heart, but he kept it contained for now. These matters truly couldn't be dwelled upon; the more you thought about them, the more terrified you became! The Time Master and King Wen had encountered powerful foes and had been fighting continuously—perhaps for a hundred thousand years... It was unimaginable! And fifteen years ago, in some unknown place, their battle might have taken a disastrous turn. The Time Master might have already fallen, sending the Time Book flying back with a single tear, longing to return home. Or perhaps, in her final moments, she held onto a sliver of hope, hoping someone would come to save them! But... what a joke! Heavens! How powerful were the Time Master and King Wen? No one knew how many Great Daos they controlled. One had passed down four Great Daos, while the other had slaughtered the myriad realms to forge the Time Book in an attempt to open a new cosmos! In such circumstances, you expect me to mount a rescue? Give me a break! In this era, mastering a single Great Dao was enough to sweep across the myriad realms; even the upper realm might not possess experts at the Dao realm. Su Yu took one deep breath after another, stowing the Heaven and Earth Inkstone into his hand. The next moment, it vanished into his sea of consciousness. The treasures inside his head were piling up. Brush, ink, paper, inkstone... He had the brush, the inkstone, and the fragments of the Heaven Hunting Ranking representing paper. Aside from the ink, he had everything. On top of that, he had the Time Master's Time Book, the Human Sovereign's Holy Lord Token, plus his self-crafted civilization chronicle... If someone were to kill Su Yu right now, the loot would probably delight even a Ruler of Rules. Yet Su Yu was merely at the Sun Moon Realm. Su Yu looked at the little white dog once more. "Then at this point, would Senior be willing to step outside? Perhaps..." The little white dog shook its head. "I can't! I can't leave! I have to watch the house... I can't leave this place. If I leave and don't return within three days, the house will be gone!" "It wouldn't matter much if the flowers died..." Su Yu still wanted to persuade it. Previously, he hadn't insisted on urging the dog to leave, but since something had happened to the Time Master and the others, perhaps... The little white dog shook its head again. "It really won't work. The house can't do without me. It's not just about the flowers dying. If I leave... when Master and Little Master departed, the house was already slightly unsettled. If I leave and don't come back within three days, this house will be washed away into the depths of the River of Time, never to be found again..." With that, it looked at Su Yu. "If you're truly in trouble, I can step outside... but I must return within three days!" Su Yu understood! So that was it! It wasn't merely because of the flowers. Situated within the River of Time, this place could not be moved. If the little white dog left and no one anchored it, the residence would likely be washed away and lost. Then King Wen's former residence would cease to exist! The little white dog had clearly made a concession now: in a critical moment, it could go out, but it had to return within three days. Previously, it had had no intention of leaving at all. Su Yu's dream had clearly unsettled it. Su Yu nodded. The next moment, the little white dog said somewhat anxiously, "Um... Su Yu, you should head out!" "Huh?" Su Yu had been planning to listen to the reading a bit longer, but the little white dog urged again, "Listening to books and drinking tea here, you might take a hundred years to step into the realm of a Ruler of Rules. But... but that's too slow... Didn't you say you were going to look for cultivation methods? Go on! Go search for Master's ink inheritance too! Su Yu, hurry up and go!" Before this, the little white dog had been unhurried, happy to let Su Yu stay as long as he liked. Now, it was impatient. Get out there already! If you don't fight, don't hunt for treasures, and don't feel a sense of urgency, how can you improve quickly? The next moment, the little white dog added, "The Book Spirit and the tea tree aren't cultivating seriously at all. I'm not letting them go out this time; I'm going to supervise their cultivation! Once they become stronger, if you come looking for them, I'll let them go out to help you!" Saying so, it looked back at the large tree in the courtyard. "Big Wood is about to gain sentience too. Once it forms a spirit, I can let it go out as well! From now on, the Book Spirit will read to Big Wood!" No more reading for you! Reading to you would take too long for you to get strong. The little white dog was in a hurry. Su Yu felt helpless. *Earlier, you told me I could stay as long as I wanted. Sure enough, Little Master is far more important than me...* Well, that made sense. It wasn't his dog, after all! It was urging him to quickly open the Heavenly Gate, transform his battle skills into divine characters, and advance rapidly. In truth, Su Yu hadn't planned on staying too long anyway, though he had intended to linger for a few days to listen to the Book Spirit read. Now, forget it. He knew what he needed to know, and his harvest had been substantial. Perhaps it was time to visit the Star Residence Mansion again! At this moment, Su Yu's mind was churning. There were simply too many things he didn't understand. How the ancient era fell might very well be tied to the battle the Time Master spoke of. They were fighting! Was it just the two of them, or were there many others? What about the Human Sovereign? What about King Wu? Were they all dead? Or were they still alive, fighting as well? It had been a hundred thousand years. What kind of war could last a hundred thousand years? At Su Yu's level, the stronger one was, the faster battles typically concluded—unless the two sides were evenly matched, locked in endless combat. A hundred thousand years... wouldn't that shatter heaven and earth? Even in the upper realm, it probably would have leveled the entire plane, right? *A tear, and a Heaven and Earth Inkstone...* Su Yu reflected that these were his two unexpected gains today. Seeing the little white dog's impatience, Su Yu said no more. He rose and said, "In that case, I shall take my leave!" The little white dog did not try to keep him this time, nodding. "Mm-mm, go ahead!" Su Yu smiled wryly, then thought of something and asked one final question: "May I ask one thing? Does the Human Realm have a suppressive force? Can it be activated?" The little white dog quickly searched its memories, then said, "Suppression... you mean the kind that restricts the strength of outsiders?" "Yes." "Many years ago there was, but later there wasn't! After Master and the others won, it was removed! Because many people had mounts, and friends came over as guests—it wouldn't do to suppress them when they visited! And the myriad races came to pay homage; suppressing them wouldn't look good either... So Master and the others later lifted the suppression!" The little white dog added quickly, "The suppressive force is actually a Great Dao rule... As for which specific one, I don't know. It was probably unowned at first, and later I don't know whether His Majesty the Human Sovereign controlled it or Master did; I never asked! In any case, it was either Master or His Majesty the Human Sovereign. If you want to activate it, you'll probably need to step into the realm of a Ruler of Rules before you have any hope of doing so!" "..." All right then! In truth, once he learned that divine characters were rules, Su Yu had already guessed as much. The Human Sovereign or King Wen probably never anticipated that the human race would fall to such a state today. Back then, with so many mounts and friends visiting, and the myriad races arriving to pay homage, they had removed the suppression simply to project magnanimity and grandeur. Now, look where that led—trouble for the human race! "I understand!" Su Yu grabbed the still-weeping little fur ball. How bizarre—why was it still crying now? Really, even the little white dog had stopped. What a useless little thing! "Seniors, I'll be taking my leave now..." With that, Su Yu prepared to depart. The little fur ball suddenly sobbed, "I know now! I must control the Dao of Crying! I'm crying so hard!" "..." What nonsense was that? *You, control the Dao of Crying?* The little white dog also looked at it strangely. "Of course not. When you cry, there isn't even a ripple in the Great Dao. How could it be?" "Then why can't I stop crying...?" "Oh, oh, oh..." The little white dog looked at it apologetically. "You're too weak, not even as strong as Su Yu. Su Yu neutralized it, but you're still affected. You'll be fine after crying for two or three more days." "..." Two or three more days? At that moment, the little fur ball truly wanted to weep. Why treat it like this? Was it weak? Fine, it was pretty weak. Turns out it wasn't the Dao of Crying! Su Yu almost laughed, but held it in. The little dog had been heartbroken; if he laughed now and made it angry, that would be bad. "Farewell, then!" Without another word, Su Yu strode away, feeling refreshed. Having slept for a bit during this visit, he felt considerably lighter. As for the Time Master... put it out of mind! It had nothing to do with him, at least not for now! Mount a rescue? What a joke. He couldn't even defeat a Dao Harmonizer, let alone help experts of the Great Dao realm. A moment later, Su Yu vanished into the waterfall of time. The little white dog watched expectantly for a moment. Soon, it turned, bared its teeth, and glared at the Book Spirit and the tea tree, barking angrily, "Read! Hurry up and read! Book Spirit, tea tree, if you don't read and get stronger, I'm going to feed you to Big Wood! You're both too stupid!" "..." The Book Spirit was speechless. Scolding the tea tree was fine, but don't lump it in—it had high intellect. Forget it, Fat Ball was truly anxious and furious. Time to read! A moment later, the sound of reading echoed through heaven and earth. The Book Spirit began to read, and the tea tree obediently listened to the lesson, not even going for its bath. Fat Ball was angry. ... Meanwhile, Su Yu stepped out of the waterfall of time. It felt like a lifetime had passed! Inside and outside felt like two entirely different dimensions of time and space. He had only stayed for a single day, but his harvest was immense. The moment he emerged, a gentle drizzle was falling from the sky. The entire Human Realm was cheering. As the light rain brushed against Su Yu, he raised an eyebrow slightly. Yuan qi rain? So tiny? How stingy! What was King Dazhou doing? I told you to make it rain, and instead of a downpour, you produce this misty drizzle? Trying to set an artistic mood? Su Yu vanished instantly, reappearing in the void the next moment. In the sky, King Dazhou was leading several Invincibles in their work. They looked thoroughly exhausted! Yuan qi rain blanketing the entire Human Realm—who wouldn't be awed by that? Sensing Su Yu's arrival, King Dazhou offered a faint smile, his meaning unmistakable: *See? I followed your orders and summoned a Yuan qi rain. An operation like this is unprecedented, right?* Su Yu, however, looked at King Dazhou with a cold face. "This is the Yuan qi rain? This small?" "..." *To hell with you!* King Dazhou's smile stiffened slightly. "No, this is Yuan qi rain covering the entire Human Realm! Any heavier, and it would drain the Human Realm dry! Even though many Eternals died here, the Yuan qi hasn't reached the point where it can condense into a downpour." Su Yu considered it and decided not to bicker with him. The old fellow was still very formidable! If pushed too far, what if he fought him to the death? "Fine, forget it!" Su Yu didn't dwell on it, asking briskly, "King Dazhou, what do you think about King Daqin switching to the Weapon Fusion Dao?" King Dazhou's smile vanished, his brows knitting slightly. "Switching to the Weapon Fusion Dao?" He frowned. "It's true Old Qin's physical body is damaged, but what he cultivates is the warrior's Dao! To switch paths now... he would have to start from scratch..." He added, "Furthermore, the myriad realms currently do not support paths outside the Three Incarnations Dao!" Su Yu frowned. "I know, but how did the Demon Emperor step into Dao Harmonization? He cultivates the Three Incarnations method as well!" "It's different!" King Dazhou explained. "Though both are the Three Incarnations Dao, they walk the Dao of their own race, while we walk the Dao of the human race. Different races cultivate different Daos; their Great Daos are difficult for us to integrate..." Su Yu said nothing to that, quickly continuing, "Then King Daqin can cultivate the Weapon Fusion Method, right? He has experience and excels with the spear. Stepping onto the Dao of the spear, his progress should be rapid, wouldn't it?" King Dazhou nodded. "The main issue is the rule punishment. If he cultivates the Weapon Fusion Method now, he will certainly face a massive rule backlash!" Just as Su Yu was about to speak, King Dazhou added, "Don't say you'll shoulder it for him. You can't withstand it, and... you have no way to shoulder it either. You're not the practitioner..." Su Yu shook his head. "No, if I teach the Weapon Fusion Method to King Daqin, then I become a party to the karmic cause..." Pausing, Su Yu raised an eyebrow slightly. "Never mind. To pass on the Weapon Fusion Method, I'd still have to seek the inheritance from Tianmie and the others, and passing it to me might cause them trouble too! Forget it, let's wait a bit longer!" Wait? King Dazhou looked at him. Wait for what? Su Yu said nothing. *Wait until I integrate my Dao!* Once he integrated his Dao, using the Time Book, he should be able to bring people into the rule-free zone—namely, King Wen's former residence! Yes! The idea struck Su Yu in an instant. That was it! Right now, he couldn't bring others inside unless he could activate the Time Book's defenses. The Book Spirit and tea tree were different, being spirits native to that place, and the fur ball was an exception too. *The people on the human side can perhaps all be brought to that rule-free zone to evade punishment!* Su Yu had a plan in mind! Thus, matters concerning King Daqin and the others could be temporarily delayed. The key was that he had to reach Dao Integration as soon as possible. Divine characters were still the best. Divine characters were rules themselves, rule Daos from the start. That was why using other Daos to step into Eternity had been forbidden back then, but divine characters probably couldn't be banned—rules couldn't ban rules! With these thoughts, Su Yu turned to leave. "Where are you going?" King Dazhou asked. Su Yu was acting exceedingly secretive lately; King Dazhou felt he couldn't even match this kid's air of profound depth. *Playing deep with me, are you?* "Going to step into Dao Integration!" Without looking back, Su Yu said, "King Dazhou, look after the Human Realm. There's no need to bother me with these trivial matters! I'm leaving! And along the way, I'll pay a visit to the experts of the various races!" "You..." King Dazhou was speechless. *You're just taking off like that?* "Then when will you return to the Human Realm?" "I don't know." "What if—" "No 'what ifs.' King Dazhou, ask what you should ask, and ask less about what you shouldn't!" "..." Before the words had faded, Su Yu was already gone. Soon, King Xiaozhou walked up beside King Dazhou, chuckling. "Got shut down?" His elder brother rarely suffered setbacks. Yet he had run into an oddity like Su Yu! The young man only said what he wanted to say, then left immediately, having no interest in listening to King Dazhou's banter. No matter how many tricks King Dazhou had up his sleeve, he was helpless against someone like that. King Dazhou said nothing, gazing in the direction Su Yu had departed, letting out a soft breath. "That fellow didn't even take the third fragment!" He had assumed Su Yu intended to use it as bait for Warden Tianhou, but he hadn't. What was that kid thinking? He cast his gaze toward Starfall Mountain, filled with curiosity. Su Yu had emerged so quickly; had he gained anything? He had only stayed for a day, and while his aura had stabilized somewhat, he didn't seem much stronger. "Dao Integration..." King Dazhou murmured inwardly. *Have you found your path to Dao Integration?* ... Paying no heed to any of this, Su Yu strode through the void, soon entering the Twin Sages Prefecture. At this moment, many people were constructing the new holy land. Without wasting words, Su Yu quickly found Zhu Tiandao and Marquis Xia, who were practically on the verge of coming to blows. The two of them were acting as overseers here, abandoning their prefectures entirely! The moment Su Yu arrived, Zhu Tiandao sent a voice transmission: "Xia Number Two is pocketing resources, secretly funneling them to the Great Xia Prefecture..." On the other side, Marquis Xia transmitted: "Old Two Zhu wants to embezzle, following his big brother's example and stealing carriers!" "..." *Weren't you two on great terms before?* Su Yu was exasperated! Too lazy to say much, he said briskly, "Where are the things I asked for earlier? I need to head out." Marquis Xia looked at Zhu Tiandao, and Zhu Tiandao looked at Marquis Xia. Exchanging a glance, each produced a storage ring! Su Yu took them and looked inside... Good heavens, perfectly split! Everything was divided right down the middle! These two... whatever, keep squabbling. Su Yu took to the air to leave. Marquis Xia called out hurriedly, "Wait, about that—" "I have business, talk later!" Su Yu vanished instantly! He flew like the wind. Once he was gone, Marquis Xia snorted coldly, "Old Two Zhu, you were just tattling on me, weren't you?" "Right back at you!" Zhu Tiandao sneered. "Xia Number Two, what do you have to compete with me? What can you compete with? Now that the human race is unified, I've thought it over: taking King Wen's seat suits me just fine. As for you, being my subordinate will do! I've killed an Invincible; have you?" Marquis Xia was left speechless! He was helpless. Damn it, so what if he hadn't killed one? Was killing an Invincible so impressive? He couldn't be bothered to engage! Zhu Tiandao chuckled smugly. Xia Number Two still thought he could contend with him? Far too green! "My eldest nephew killed an Invincible, so consider that his filial tribute to me!" Beside him, Marquis Xia sighed, sounding bleak. "My talent is lacking, so I can only rely on my eldest nephew! My eldest nephew is still the impressive one! Him stepping into the ninth stage of Eternity is just around the corner! My eldest nephew commands the military now! My eldest nephew..." Zhu Tiandao glanced at him and said coolly, "You got beaten by your eldest nephew!" "My eldest nephew—" "You got beaten by your eldest nephew!" "..." Marquis Xia's face turned livid. Zhu Tiandao sneered. Compete? Keep blathering, and I'll repeat that ten thousand times for you! Marquis Xia gritted his teeth, thoroughly defeated! *Damn it!* *You bastard, sooner or later I'll give you what's coming to you!*