Submission

King Dazhou stood watch where he was for a long time. Su Yu truly seemed to have stepped upon the River of Time and vanished. Unlike others who tore open the River of Time to forge a tributary, Su Yu did not tear anything open at all; he simply drifted downstream and disappeared. The two were entirely different! He had opened the Heavenly Gate! Since ancient times, few had ever opened the Heavenly Gate, yet Su Yu truly had. He saw through everything! King Dazhou did not know whether to feel joy or sorrow. He let out a soft sigh. In such a short span of time, Su Yu’s transformation had been staggering. Before this, when Su Yu was hoisted into the position of Human Lord, neither he nor King Daqin had believed Su Yu could actually accomplish much right now, to tell the truth. It was merely a titular role. In King Dazhou’s eyes, taking actual control of the human race was exceedingly difficult. By the time Su Yu truly took the reins of humanity, the Upper Realm might have already opened. Yet now... King Dazhou stopped dwelling on it. He looked up at the sky, and after a long silence, flew into the distance. He went to find the others! Su Yu had instructed everyone to assemble at Starfall Mountain, though no one knew what he intended to do. …… In the Human Realm. Several Invincibles who were still nursing their wounds soon received word from King Dazhou: Su Yu was back and summoning all the Invincibles. Back... Well, most people did not even know Su Yu had left! How could they speak of him returning? Besides, only a few days had passed since the great battle. The blood rain had not even stopped falling—not even ten days had elapsed. Su Yu had gone out and come back, but nobody had paid it any mind. What could someone accomplish in less than ten days? In all likelihood, he had merely gone to meet with the allied races. Everyone was still carrying injuries. Following the last great clash, only forty-three Invincibles remained alive in the entire Human Realm, over half of whom were left with only a single incarnation. In truth, every one of them was wounded. They had wanted to focus on recuperating, but Su Yu was now effectively the Human Lord, and King Dazhou had delivered the notice in person. Before long, a group of Invincibles dragged their wounded bodies toward Starfall Mountain. Even the few Invincibles stationed on the Allhead Battlefield were summoned back. At any rate, Invincibles were barred from fighting right now! None of them knew what Su Yu wanted or what he intended to do. Was he merely putting on airs of authority? They still felt somewhat uneasy about Su Yu's demeanor. Earlier, right before everyone's eyes, he had executed King Jintian in an instant, slaughtering him worse than a dog. That had left many of the veteran Invincibles feeling unsettled and wary. Starfall Mountain. Invincibles soon began arriving. One after another, figures touched down. King Dazhou had long been waiting in the grand canyon. As several Invincibles arrived, the Great Han King’s face was still pale. Seeing that many had gathered but Su Yu was nowhere to be seen, he could not help but ask, "Old Zhou, does Su Yu have business with us?" In private, they still felt embarrassed addressing him as Sacred Lord, Human Lord, or Emperor Yu. Su Yu was simply too young! Even King Daxia and the others who supported him felt awkward using such titles in private. In public, they showed him face, but behind closed doors, it felt truly awkward. King Dazhou remained as taciturn as ever. Only after a moment did he say slowly, "I don't know. We wait. Many have yet to arrive." Over to the side, King Dajin grumbled with annoyance, "We're all still injured!" He truly was impatient. Everyone was nursing heavy injuries, and to summon every Invincible together for no major emergency seemed, in his view, like Su Yu merely wanted to flaunt his authority. Yet King Dazhou had done nothing to dissuade him. King Dajin added, "Old Zhou, you should have stopped him and talked some sense into him! If there's no major crisis, why hold a meeting? Over all these years, when Old Qin commanded the Allhead Battlefield, he rarely held meetings either!" Just as he spoke, a cough rang out, the void rippled, and King Daqin walked out accompanied by Qin Zhen. At this moment, King Daqin appeared noticeably frail. His third incarnation had suffered severe damage! With another cough, he spoke up, "Watch your words! Su Yu has just taken up the mantle of Sacred Lord. He may have matters to instruct us on. Just listen." King Dajin said gloomily, "Old Qin, I'm not opposing him! I understand what you and Old Zhou have in mind, and I never said I was against him. In the previous battle, his contributions were enormous; I don't deny that. But... shouldn't he consider the consequences when doing things? Look at you, you can barely stand, yet you're forced to come here for some meeting. Isn't this just meddling for the sake of it?" King Daqin furrowed his brows slightly. "Enough. Say less!" King Dajin fell silent. King Daqin looked at King Dazhou. "Did he say when he would come out?" "No. He told me to gather everyone here, but didn't say when he would emerge." They knew Su Yu had entered King Wen's former residence, but as for when he would step out, King Dazhou had no idea. The group had no choice but to wait quietly. Before long, King Daxia and the others garrisoned on the Allhead Battlefield returned one by one. In the Human Realm, forty-three Invincible realm experts remained. After another while, a few non-Invincibles arrived as well. For instance, the inseparable Zhu Tiandao and Marquis Xia arrived together, smiling amiably and looking exceptionally close. They had come along to discuss matters regarding the construction of the Sacred Land. …… Inside King Wen's old residence. In the small courtyard. Su Yu sipped his tea, quietly enjoying the moment, before turning his gaze to the little white dog lying on the ground. He smiled and said, "Senior Fat Ball, I see your Great Dao has already extended quite far. How far must it stretch before one can be considered to have mastered a Great Dao?" Forging a path out of the River of Time created a tributary; tributaries could be long or short, thick or thin. Yet how far did one have to carve it out to reach the level of a Rule Master? Su Yu still found this hard to judge, as he had never witnessed the Dao of a Rule Master. However, he could vaguely perceive a portion of the little white dog's Dao from King Wen's old residence. This place was an area devoid of rules, yet it merely lacked the external rules. In reality, rules still existed here! Su Yu could sense that this place lay within the interior of the River of Time, but King Wen had suppressed a section of the river with supreme magic to serve as his dwelling. The little white dog and the others had actually branched their Great Dao outward from within this very river! The little white dog wagged its tail, in quite a good mood. With Su Yu’s return this time, it had also sensed a difference. He carried a hint of Master's air! It was not a matter of raw strength, but that bearing, that gaze, as though nothing under heaven could be hidden from Master. Su Yu was still far behind King Wen. Yet the little white dog recognized that look; the way he looked at people was different. Hearing Su Yu's question, the little white dog thumped its tail against the ground and shook its head. "I don't know. Master once said the Great Dao isn't fixed. It depends on your potential and your ability. Every Rule Master grasps different rules and has different potential. Some might become a Rule Master very quickly, while others won't in an entire lifetime..." The Great Dao had no set formula! Unless one followed an established Dao, a pioneer forging their own path never knew how far they had to carve it out before becoming a Rule Master. For established Daos where someone had already become a Rule Master, the path was of fixed length. Walk to its end, master the Dao, and you were a Rule Master. Thus, path-carvers possessed infinite possibilities. Path-joiners followed a fixed road. Su Yu gave a slight nod. He continued sipping his tea. The little white dog looked up at him. Seeing Su Yu glance toward the sky from time to time, it asked curiously, "Are you watching the sky too?" "Watching the sky?" Su Yu was slightly taken aback, recalling the two words King Wen had left on the back gate: *Sky Watching*! "Yeah, Master always loved looking at the sky." The little white dog wagged its tail happily. "Master used to like drinking tea and reading books, and whenever he had free time, he would gaze at the sky. It felt like the sky he saw was different from what we saw! Are you the same? Now that you've returned, it seems you like looking at the sky too!" Su Yu paused, then smiled and nodded. "It is different! In my eyes, the sky is not the same as what everyone else sees! In my eyes, there is a river—a breathtaking river! It also resembles a tree, with countless branches and leaves spreading in every direction. It is magnificent!" The little white dog said with a hint of envy, "So you truly can see a different sky!" This was something it could not perceive. Experts like them could only glimpse a faint shadow of the River of Time and tear the river open, since it was omnipresent. But what they saw was completely different from what Su Yu saw. The Heavenly Gate was truly unique! Su Yu smiled. "The more I look, the more insignificant I feel! I wonder what Senior King Wen thought. Perhaps he was so powerful that he didn't care. But when I look at this heaven and earth, I only feel that the ancient or primordial eras were unimaginably glorious! Countless people were forging paths, whereas today, path-carvers are few and far between!" The little white dog wagged its tail. "It's not the same. Back then, there were no paths to walk. Once someone opened a path, if you didn't follow the existing one and tried to carve your own, it was exhausting and troublesome, with no guarantee of success. So it's only natural that those who came after mostly walked the existing paths!" Su Yu thought it over, nodded, and smiled. "True enough! The seniors built the foundation, so later generations could follow step by step; why bother wasting the effort? That makes sense. However, if those seniors are still alive, those who come after will never be able to surpass them." One Dao, one master! Dao Master... Rule Master... Great Dao Realm... Su Yu pondered these three terms. Their essence was the same, but perhaps he could use them to distinguish different levels of strength within the Great Dao Realm. For example, the master of a single rule Dao could be called the Great Dao Realm... Of course, it was just a passing thought. Without dwelling on it further, Su Yu said, "I believe I can now lead people through the Time Waterfall into this place to evade rule retribution!" Pausing, he added, "However, switching Daos here will be difficult, as other Daos likely do not exist in this place... To switch Daos, they must do so outside, and before the rule retribution arrives, I can bring them in here to evade it! The only uncertainty is whether the punitive power will linger once they step back outside." The little white dog wagged its tail. "It probably won't. Once the rule punishment passes, whether you live or die, the ordeal is over!" "That makes sense!" Su Yu smiled and continued, "From what I've seen, within the section of the River of Time forged by the human race, the Dao of the Flesh occupies most of the territory—around ninety percent. In other words, almost any human entering the Dao Joining Realm instinctively chooses this path! Those who cannot see through the essence of the Great Dao find it nearly impossible to select other paths, or to join Daos using divine character rules like King Dazhou." He looked toward the little white dog. "In ancient times, did most humans walk the Dao of the Flesh as well?" The little white dog nodded. "Mm-hmm! But back then, it wasn't necessarily through the Three-Incarnation Method; other techniques could also traverse the Dao of the Flesh. I don't know why that doesn't work anymore. The Dao of the Flesh is exceptionally formidable. I remember several Human Kings were powerhouses of the Dao of the Flesh, no weaker than some Rule Masters!" A single Dao had produced several Human Kings! One could well imagine how immense this Dao truly was! Indeed, it occupied ninety percent of the human-opened territory in the River of Time. It stood alone, while all other Daos combined made up perhaps ten percent. The sheer dominance of the Dao of the Flesh was evident! To walk a Great Dao stronger than the Dao of the Flesh, one had to continue upstream along the River of Time, push past the territory carved out by humanity, and reach other domains. Only then was there hope of encountering an even more powerful Dao! Within the human domain, it was practically impossible to open a Dao superior to the Dao of the Flesh! Su Yu contemplated. "The Dao of the Flesh is damaged. If this path were successfully restored, I actually think it would be far more formidable than other Daos! That way, the road ahead could be reconnected." The little white dog looked surprised. "Are you going to cultivate the Dao of the Flesh?" Su Yu chuckled. "No, it's just a thought. I have no interest in repairing an immensely powerful Great Dao; that's beyond my ability!" "Oh!" Man and dog continued chatting. Su Yu appeared quite relaxed. Here, he felt truly at ease, unlike outside, where he constantly had to brace for a clash to erupt. Sitting here, sipping tea, listening to the reading voices in the distance, and sharing a few words with the little white dog put him in high spirits. If he could pat the little white dog's head while drinking tea, it would be even better. Forget it; the little white dog was quite formidable. In truth, Su Yu felt that even if he did pet it, the little dog wouldn't mind. It genuinely viewed itself as a dog, so being patted was no big deal. After chatting for a while, Su Yu took out an object. The little white dog glanced at it and blinked. "That really fierce Wild Heavenly Beast?" "Yes!" Su Yu smiled. "I found it in King Wen's residence in the Star Residence Mansion. Senior, take a look—does its physical vitality remain?" The little white dog stood up, circled the figurine, and suddenly barked: "Woof!" Immediately, Su Yu witnessed a spectacle: an illusory shadow roared deafeningly, and an enormous roar actually burst from the Wild Heavenly Beast figurine! Su Yu furrowed his brows. The little white dog, unfazed, sniffed the figurine and soon said, "Vitality remains, along with a tiny trace of resentment! It can be considered dead, yet not quite dead. Do you want to revive it?" Su Yu shook his head. "I would rather have someone absorb it and inherit the Dao of the Inkstone!" The little white dog pondered. "That's very difficult! This fellow still retains a shred of resentment. It would require someone with unyielding willpower and a formidable body, capable of suppressing or even destroying its resentment, to inherit it! But someone like that would have their own path and their own Dao. Asking them to turn into a Wild Heavenly Beast—they might not be willing." Su Yu laughed. "That was in the past. Now... is the present!" Su Yu said softly, "In this era, geniuses are not lacking, and peerless monsters exist as well! Yet the path ahead is shrouded in mist! No matter how unshakeable their willpower or how resolute their conviction, they cannot find the way forward. It isn't like the past, when they could still walk the Dao of the Flesh, or even forge a path of their own if they chose not to. Now... if you forge a path, it might already belong to someone else!" "Even if you carve one out, it quickly merges into someone else's Dao. Carving a path has grown difficult, and joining a Dao has grown difficult. The road is becoming increasingly hard to walk!" Su Yu sighed with emotion. "In our era, forging a path is actually harder than before! One must step beyond the Human Realm's span of the River of Time to seek unclaimed stretches of the river and start anew. This is truly the start of an era; the brilliance of the primordial and ancient eras has led to today's decline! I have already sensed it—it's not simply because modern cultivation arts are inferior or origin qi is scarce. That isn't the root cause!" Su Yu sighed. "The Eternals of this era aren't lacking in talent. Under such conditions, managing to reach the Dao Joining Realm is quite an achievement! It's just that they cannot see the essence of the Great Dao. They don't know that the primordial and ancient humans have already severed their path forward!" "One of my teachers must have sensed something. I understand now why his River of Time was so vast and long. He may have stepped beyond the human domain; he may have discovered something, even if he doesn't understand it himself. The only thing he understands is that within the original human domain, it is virtually impossible to walk a path of his own!" He was referring to Wan Tiansheng! Wan Tiansheng likely held some insights, though he couldn't put them into words. He must have pushed deep into the River of Time, pressing forward until he found his corresponding Dao outside the human domain. Yet precisely because of that vast distance, carving or joining his Dao was extraordinarily arduous! He could only accumulate strength bit by bit. Every session of cultivation likely required him to traverse a massive stretch of the River of Time, which was why he had been unable to join or carve his Dao for so long. Su Yu had not understood in the past, but now he understood completely! The next time he met Wan Tiansheng, Su Yu could accompany him on a journey along the River of Time to see the situation for himself. The little white dog nodded. "So you want to find a human to merge with the Wild Heavenly Beast's Dao?" "Yes!" Su Yu thought it over and said, "The Wild Heavenly Beast was clearly a creature of immense physical might. I want to have King Daqin and King Daxia give it a try! Both of them! The Wild Heavenly Beast's Dao isn't weak! If one can step into the Great Dao Realm, the other can smoothly enter the Dao Joining Realm! Of course, the one who enters the Dao Joining Realm will have no hope of reaching the Great Dao Realm unless they switch Daos later!" Even so, entering the Dao Joining Realm would be vastly simpler than it was now! Because only the two of them would be walking that Dao. Of course, Su Yu had previously promised the Hou race that Tuntian could walk it as well. Adding one more person wouldn't matter much; after all, which Great Dao didn't have numerous experts joined to it? Su Yu felt this would have little negative impact on the master of the Dao, and could even augment their strength! Otherwise, Dao Masters would never permit others to join their Dao. Joining a Dao was a manifestation of strengthening that Dao! When countless people cultivated a single path, while it distributed power, it also empowered the Great Dao itself—at the very least, it benefited the Rule Master. In a dire emergency, they could draw upon all its power, leaving others with nothing. Listening to this, the little white dog said nonchalantly, "Then give it a try!" "In that case, I might bring people in here later." "As long as you don't break anything." The little white dog raised no objection. Thinking for a moment, it pointed a paw toward a distant mountain ravine. "Just take them over there. Don't bring them into Master's courtyard. I'm afraid they'll touch things and make a mess of Master's place!" Su Yu smiled. "Understood, they won't!" With that, he added, "Senior, there is one more matter..." "Speak." Su Yu retrieved the little fur ball. The ball struggled, but Su Yu held it firmly in his grasp. "Have Senior Book Spirit read to it! It has strayed from its proper Dao, or rather, it doesn't know how to walk its path! It's like a child, not quite smart enough..." The little fur ball protested aggrievedly, "I *am* a child! Fragrant one, you've changed! Now that you're powerful, you're looking down on us and casting us aside one by one! You've abandoned so many people, and now you want to abandon me too?" Su Yu froze. Beside them, the little white dog paused as well, its wagging tail coming to a halt. At that moment, it felt a profound surge of emotion. It looked at Su Yu, and after a long silence, said somewhat bleakly, "You... are looking more and more like Master! Master was the same. As he grew stronger day by day, he became lonelier with every passing day. He left behind many people too. Little Master was always chasing after him, terrified of being left behind..." In this instant, the little white dog thought of King Wen. It felt desolate and melancholy. Indeed! As these figures grew mighty and strode forward, the things they saw changed, and even the sky they saw became different. They yearned for the unknown and the mysterious, and in doing so, they had drifted further and further from everyone else! King Wen had left behind his old residence, his sister, the little white dog, Doubao... As they walked, they drifted apart, and fewer and fewer people remained by his side! Until one day, turning back... there was no one left behind him! Su Yu furrowed his brows slightly, then quickly smiled. "That won't happen! I'm not King Wen! And in the end, King Wen went to find the Time Master! Fur ball, be good and study diligently. Strengthen yourself; only by growing strong will you not be left behind! Otherwise, I'll just go find your grandpa and the others!" The little fur ball slumped in dejection! *I don't want to study!* *Studying is so miserable!* *I'm just a ball, why do I have to study?* *Can't I just swallow, swallow, eat, eat, and be done with it?* The little white dog shook off its somber mood, wagging its tail and baring its teeth in a grin. "Alright, I'll have the Book Spirit read to it! Big Wood has been listening to books lately too, so they can join together!" Su Yu smiled. "Then I will trouble Senior Book Spirit!" In the distance, the Book Spirit was holding its small classroom. Hearing this, it bowed slightly toward Su Yu, offered a smile, and beckoned to the little fur ball. The little fur ball wore an expression of utter despair! "Fragrant one, how long do I have to listen?" Studying! This was sheer cruelty! Su Yu laughed. "Not long—just until you find your proper Dao! If you don't, you'll never step into the Eternal realm in your entire life. Strive to surpass your grandpa! Your race is truly blessed by heaven, the very incarnation of the Dao. Across countless ages between heaven and earth, only three have ever existed—that speaks for itself!" "Really?" The little fur ball didn't feel much impression. *You're even more ridiculous than me; you're the true incarnation of the Dao!* "Then I'll head out first. The people outside have been waiting for a while!" Su Yu looked at the little white dog and smiled again. "Regarding the slaying of the Eastern King this time, I must thank Senior once more... Still, words of thanks are unnecessary. The only thing I can promise is that once my strength is sufficient in the future, I will go search for the Time Master, King Wen, and the others!" "Woof!" The little white dog wagged its tail and narrowed its eyes, seemingly delighted. No thanks were needed! Su Yu had promised to go look for Master and the others later, and that was enough. It was overjoyed! Su Yu rose to leave. The little white dog seemed to recall something and asked curiously, "Su Yu, I smelled a lot of Master's scent on you. I almost thought you'd met Master. Did you take something of his?" Su Yu's footsteps hitched slightly. After a long pause, without turning his head, he replied, "I helped Senior King Wen clean up his office and swapped out some damaged furniture!" "Oh!" The little white dog said no more. Once Su Yu had left, the little white dog hurriedly snatched up several items in the courtyard with its jaws and hauled them back into the house. Soon, it hurried over to the stone table, hesitating and agonizing over whether to haul it away as well. Beside it, the little fur ball chimed in, "Take it inside! Otherwise, the fragrant one will haul it off sooner or later!" "Woof!" Message received! Without another word, the little white dog clamped onto the stone table and chairs and hauled them away! Immediately after, it dashed outside, carved out a chunk of stone from the great mountain beyond, rapidly polished it, and returned with a brand-new table and chairs in its jaws! Terrifying! The new Human Lord was shameless. From what he had just said, the little white dog instantly figured out what had happened. Terrified, it resolved to keep the door firmly shut! It couldn't let the new Human Lord scavenge all of Master's belongings like scrap metal! The office was one thing, but the old residence was strictly off-limits. …… At that moment, Su Yu was naturally unaware of this. Even less did he know that the fur ball had already turned traitor. He stepped through the void, emerging from the Time Waterfall. Outside, some Invincibles sat cross-legged while others chatted. Seeing Su Yu emerge, several were about to greet him. Su Yu’s Heavenly Gate manifested, sweeping a single glance over them! That gaze sent a chill through the bodies of several individuals! Some Invincibles who had been sitting cross-legged unconsciously rose to their feet. King Dazhou, King Daqin, and a few others remained silent. King Daqin cast a slightly surprised glance at Su Yu. The Heavenly Gate faded from view, yet it seemed to settle into Su Yu’s eyes; his gaze burned like torches as he swept his eyes across everyone once more! Soon, he looked toward Little King Zhou. Little King Zhou felt entirely ill at ease. Taking a small step forward, he asked softly, "What instructions does the Sacred Lord have?" Su Yu studied him for a moment before saying calmly, "You have done well! You have embarked upon an alternate Dao. Though you've only lightly brushed against it, you have found a unique path! You stand a greater chance than the others of reaching the Dao Joining Realm, and even surpassing it—provided there is no master at the end of that Dao!" Little King Zhou's heart shook! The others looked between Su Yu and Zhou Tianyuan with shock. What did that mean? They didn't quite understand. Su Yu said calmly, "You do not need to switch Daos. Slow your physical cultivation and focus primarily on the Dao of Time! Or rather, it isn't Time, but purely the Dao of Speed—fast and slow. You must comprehend its essence. What you perceive is not the power of time, but speed! Extreme speed! Acceleration merely compels others to accelerate alongside your rule power within a specific domain; it has little to do with time." Little King Zhou felt an overwhelming sense of shock. Speed! He was known as the King of Time, capable of accelerating time, yet today someone was telling him: you are mistaken. What you comprehended was not the power of time, but speed! The two were fundamentally different! Su Yu continued, "Alright, step back. You have greater prospects than most people present. Relying on yourself, you may well reach the Dao Joining Realm! Doing so on your own is far better!" "...Thank you, Sacred Lord!" Little King Zhou was at a loss. A few simple words had shaken him to his core. In an instant, he felt as if Su Yu were truly omnipotent! Su Yu then looked toward several other distinct Invincibles, soon settling his gaze on King Daming. "King Daming!" "Present!" King Daming took a step forward. Su Yu looked at him and said, "You have your own Dao as well, though your connection to it is not deep. The Dao of Formations is quite promising! However, you've been disrupted by the Dao of the Flesh; your physical body is remarkably strong. Later, I will take you on a journey through the River of Time. It is best that you step onto the Dao you are proficient in; the Dao of the Flesh can serve as auxiliary support." King Daming felt a glimmer of understanding, yet remained partly confused. He could only nod. The Dao of Formations! Was he... not an expert of the Dao of Formations after all? Was he merely an expert of the Dao of the Flesh? "King Dazhou, there is no need for me to say much to you!" Su Yu looked at King Dazhou. "You have your own path, and you know plenty. You don't need my pointers!" King Dazhou looked at him, and Su Yu looked back. After a moment of silence, King Dazhou bowed slightly. "The Sacred Lord speaks the truth!" Yet Su Yu was not about to let him off so easily. "The power of your Great Dao has been cultivated for many years without suffering rule retribution; perhaps you did not embark upon it in this era! I care nothing for that. The stronger you are, the happier I am! But remember: this era... belongs to me!" This was his era! King Dazhou’s expression grew exceedingly complex. Once again, he bowed slightly. "Zhou Tianqi will keep this firmly in mind!" The others looked on with strange expressions, their hearts stirring with varied emotions. Today's King Dazhou lacked his usual composure. He seemed somewhat unsettled, touched by a sense of loss, thoroughly suppressed by Su Yu. This was the first time they felt that King Dazhou was being utterly dominated by Su Yu! After only a few days apart, the Su Yu who reappeared before them was completely transformed! Su Yu continued, "I have already allied with more than a dozen experts of the Dao Joining Realm, preparing for my second war across the heavens! However, they are all foreign races. The experts of humanity are too few—so few that King Dazhou is the only Dao Joiner among us!" Su Yu said in a heavy voice, "Foreign races may help, or they may not; we may plead with them, or we may not! If our own strength is lacking, then when we conquer the myriad realms, to whom will the spoils belong? To me? To humanity? Or to the foreign races?" At this moment, the others weren't thinking about any of that; their minds were entirely fixated on the words *more than a dozen Dao Joiners*! Even King Daqin could no longer hold back. "More than a dozen Dao Joiners?" Su Yu replied calmly, "Correct! Tianmie, Yunxiao, and Xinghong have all joined their Daos! Furthermore, Tianyue, the Minister of the Heaven Division of the Hunting Heaven Pavilion, has surrendered and stepped into the Dao Joining Realm! In addition, I have other arrangements elsewhere, with several more Dao Joiners on standby!" The crowd was shaken beyond measure! Dao Joiners! A whole host of Dao Joiners! Su Yu continued, "I traveled to the Iron-Eating Realm to assist Jiu Yue in attaining the Dao; he too is on the verge of entering the Dao Joining Realm. The Iron-Eating Beast Emperor prepares to abdicate, and Jiu Yue will soon succeed him. The Iron-Eating race will soon become our most loyal allies. I hope you will all bear this in mind!" The crowd could hardly keep count! Eyes went wide in astonishment! Just how many Dao Joiners was that? Jiu Yue was about to step into the Dao Joining Realm too? Good heavens, the Iron-Eating race was even transferring supreme authority to Jiu Yue? This... was unbelievable! It had only been a few days! Was Su Yu... lying? Yet no one dared doubt him. In this moment, they were utterly dumbfounded. King Dazhou also faintly understood something by now. His heart was overwhelmed with complex emotions. *I see. So that's how it is. Not only has Su Yu opened the Heavenly Gate himself, but the forces under his command have grown so formidable that he can launch a second war across the heavens without even relying on humanity!* Su Yu was the Human Lord of the human race, and now he was striding toward becoming the Lord of the Myriad Races! He was rapidly expanding his own faction! King Daxia and the others stared with wide eyes and open mouths. Moments ago, humanity had not possessed a single Dao Joiner, and in the blink of an eye—heavens, both hands weren't enough to count them all! The next instant, Su Yu said indifferently, "I do not wish for foreign races to remain the strongest force under my command forever! King Daqin has rendered toilsome and meritorious service, garrisoning the Allhead Battlefield for hundreds of years. His contributions cannot be erased! Gathering you all here today is, on one hand, to elevate your strength, and on the other, to bestow rewards! King Daqin, this time, I will assist you in stepping into the Dao Joining Realm. If you possess sufficient fortune, the realm of the ancient Human Kings... is something you will soon achieve!" King Daqin's jaw dropped! Reaching the Dao Joining Realm was something he could fathom. The realm of the ancient Human Kings? Was... was this a joke? Was he deliberately trying to shock them? It was simply unbelievable! Even King Dazhou was visibly shaken, unable to stop himself from asking, "The realm of the ancient Human Kings?" Su Yu said calmly, "I believe King Dazhou is aware of some details. Indeed, it is nothing more than mastering a single Great Dao! Such things—I have them, and more than one! Of course, if you succeed this time, mastering a second Great Dao in the future will be exceedingly difficult. It depends on your fortune! Controlling a single Great Dao merely places one among the ordinary powerhouses of the ancient Human Kings, inferior to King Daming's ancestor, King Ming, and inferior to the ancestor of traitors, Prison King..." No one heard the rest of his words! Every single one of them was stunned into speechless silence! What was Su Yu truly capable of? Why did this young man before them suddenly feel so mysterious, so terrifying! It was as though he were all-powerful! Before this, they had felt that Su Yu was strong and had rallied several factions, but they could still see through him. In this moment, they could no longer see through him at all! Yet Su Yu was not finished. He continued, "Furthermore, I have taken command of a quarter of the dead spirit realm and summoned ancient human marquises to fight for me! The ancient Marquis Lanshan, Hetu of the first tide... numerous human experts are currently in the dead spirit realm, unifying that domain on my behalf!" At this moment, Su Yu's aura swelled to the absolute peak. "I will have the heavens above and the earth below become my domain! When I subdue the myriad races and march into the heavens above, how many of you, gentlemen, will be able to campaign alongside me?" Silence. Shock! Even... a trace of dread! In that instant, some among the crowd exchanged glances; some felt their blood boiling with fervor; some instantly understood. The next moment, someone bellowed at the top of his lungs, "We are willing to serve as the vanguard for the Sacred Lord and campaign across the heavens!" Su Yu remained impassive. Up front, King Dazhou looked at Su Yu, his emotions tangled to the extreme. After a long pause, with immense difficulty, he slowly dropped to one knee and bowed his head. "I am willing to serve as vanguard for Emperor Yu and unify the heavens!" One by one, the Invincibles looked on blankly, at a loss. Submission! Yes, this was no longer the mere acknowledgment of before, but true submission—genuine, absolute submission! King Dazhou, the sole Dao Joiner of the human race, had submitted! The Invincibles stood dazed, but in that very moment, not far away, Xia Longwu, King Mican, King Daxia... these mighty experts exchanged looks, then dropped to one knee one after another, roaring in unison, "We are willing to serve as vanguard for Emperor Yu and unify the heavens!" One after another, the Invincibles knelt on one knee. Some were baffled, while others had understood completely. From this day forward, equality was no more! Su Yu had thoroughly subdued every supreme expert present! Even after the previous battle had concluded, some had remained defiant in their hearts. Yet at this moment, they could not even muster the will to resist. Su Yu’s aura grew ever more commanding. He waited until every last person had submitted before raising a hand slightly in gesture. "Generals, rise!" The crowd stood. The tangled expression on King Dazhou’s face vanished as he looked toward Su Yu. In this instant, any lingering doubts had dissolved entirely into thin air! This was a lord who would carve out a new era! He was not the Hundred Battles King; he was Su Yu!