A Complete Bloodbath

Three ancient Marquises had fallen; the heavens collapsed and the earth caved in. The Dao Integration experts of every race fled in frantic panic! At Su Yu's side, June, the Hou Emperor, and the others were thrilled beyond measure. For the first time, they discovered just how exhilarating fighting a battle with the wind at their backs could be! It was unbelievable! Particularly on the human side—King Daqin and King Daxia possessed terrifying combat power, leaving their allies both elated and slightly chilled with lingering fear. This guy Su Yu seemed to possess an inexhaustible supply of trump cards! It was as if he would never run out of them! Who could have imagined that King Daqin and King Daxia had both advanced to the Dao Integration realm without making the slightest stir beforehand? Right now, Su Yu's blood boiled. Having slaughtered three ancient Marquises, he cast his gaze in every direction. Combatants everywhere were fleeing. Yet there was still someone flying toward the Human Realm. Looking closely, it wasn't a crowd—just a single fool: the Nether Emperor. Examining the scene again, Su Yu understood the reason. If Su Yu and his forces didn't retreat, they stood directly in the path of the Nether Emperor's return route. But if Su Yu pulled back, the Nether Emperor could find a way to detour. "He's dead meat. Treat him as nonexistent!" Su Yu glanced in that direction and didn't linger. If the Nether Emperor didn't die today, the natural order itself would be outraged. Setting Wan Tiansheng aside, seven hidden Dao Integration experts were concealed near the Human Realm—all of them City Guardians. Naturally, unless Wan Tiansheng couldn't handle the situation, they were unlikely to intervene. Su Yu's orders had been strict: unless the situation reached an absolute crisis, they were under no circumstances to reveal themselves. Turning his gaze toward God Emperor Jiwu, Su Yu was actually exceptionally wary of the god race. They were silent as ghosts! Both the immortal and demon races had lost Dao Integration experts, whereas the god race only had this single Dao Integration God Emperor in the lower realm, yet he hadn't died even now. Not to mention, few of the god race's Eternals had fallen either! Further away, Marquis Tianlong was fleeing rapidly with three Dao Integration experts in tow. Su Yu wasn't in a hurry to kill the Phoenix Emperor or Ape Emperor. They would die sooner or later; killing them right now, aside from adding a bit of deterrence, wasn't necessarily a good move, as it could easily push Tiangu to fight to the death and break the cauldron. However, Su Yu genuinely wanted to eliminate the God Emperor. Silent dogs bit hard; that quiet fellow felt even more dangerous than Tiangu. There were also the newcomers who had just joined the battle. He hadn't paid them much heed earlier, but wiping them out now would be ideal. Those races had nerve to dare enter the fray. He took a look, then whipped his head around. "King Dazhou, teleport everyone! Intercept and slaughter Marquis Tianlong and the others!" "Understood!" King Dazhou gave a low shout, equally invigorated. Killing Marquis Meteor on his own would have been exceedingly difficult, but today was truly magnificent. All he had to do was activate his Dao power; with several heavy hitters at his side, killing had never felt so smooth! Divine characters surfaced, opening spatial channels. The Spatial Beast Emperor was also adept at spatial teleportation; with the two of them joining hands, transporting multiple Dao Integration experts became faster and far more precise. King Dazhou asked swiftly, "Who must die?" "The three newcomers! There's no rush for Marquis Tianlong—none of those newcomers were in my original plan!" Purge anyone outside the plan! King Dazhou caught on immediately. Just as he was about to activate the teleportation formation, he glanced at Su Yu and said hurriedly, "Emperor Yu, you..." "I'm heading to the Destiny Realm!" "What?" King Dazhou was startled. Su Yu said in a heavy voice, "Three Dao Integration experts are dead, and more are likely to fall. I need to inspect the situation personally. We cannot afford any oversights. If that old rascal Fate Emperor isn't helping us, but rather helping the upper realm pry open the passage, that will be real trouble!" "That's far too dangerous!" Going alone was out of the question. King Dazhou blurted, "I'll accompany you! I—" Su Yu snapped coldly, "Obey orders! Hurry, teleport over there at once and intercept them!" With that, he glanced at the fleeing Jiwu in the distance, who was bolting toward the God Realm. Su Yu furrowed his brows, then bellowed, "God-Devourer, Hongmeng, abandon the immortals and demons! Intercept and slaughter Jiwu for me! Force out the old antique hiding in the God Realm! I refuse to believe the God Realm has only a single Dao Integration expert!" "Waaah, I want to eat Tiangu..." Doubao roared. *No! I want to eat Tiangu! I've already eaten one of his fingers, it's so fragrant! I don't want to leave!* Su Yu barked, "Kill Jiwu first! Tiangu still has trump cards, he won't be easy to kill!" In front of everyone present, Su Yu shouted this aloud, the voice of the Great Dao piercing across the heavens. Tiangu's expression shifted slightly. Though Doubao and Chuibing were somewhat reluctant, they quickly flew toward the God Realm. In the distance, the Old Turtle was exceedingly decisive; even while suppressing three Dao Integration experts single-handedly, he complied instantly upon receiving the order, charging toward the God Realm! Neither Tiangu nor Moji moved to stop them. In truth, they were dazed from the beating and gripped by lingering dread. Everyone was so obedient! Orders were followed to the letter! With a single word from Su Yu, every Dao Integration expert across the battlefield belonging to the human alliance, including humanity's own, acted strictly according to command. They disregarded their own realms' safety and ignored the Human Realm's condition. They didn't care whether their current adversaries were already under their thumbs. The Old Turtle had been suppressing three enemies at once, even holding a faint chance of pummeling the Ape Emperor to death, yet he gave it up without hesitation and charged straight for the God Realm. Who would dare stand in his way? Near the God Realm. Jiwu's expression turned wretched as he fled frantically toward the God Realm, churning the River of Time in his wake. He could no longer maintain his composure with three supreme powerhouses bearing down on him. He roared furiously, "Tiangu, stall them for a moment!" *Are you going to just watch me get cornered outside the God Realm?* At this moment, their faction's strength was not negligible, yet their morale had collapsed entirely. A rabble of stragglers and deserters! Marquis Tianlong and the three Dao Integration experts with him had been reduced to headless flies, overcome with terror. Who among them still possessed any will to fight? They belonged to different races, and Tiangu was unlike Su Yu, who constantly disciplined, deterred, and suppressed his alliance. Tiangu and his peers were bound purely by mutual self-interest; Tiangu could manage general affairs, but he possessed no authority to rein in the other Dao Integration experts. They were fine when fighting with the wind at their backs, but once the tide turned against them, an alliance like this was bound to shatter, just as Su Yu had long predicted! Without a paramount figure stepping forward to unite everyone, no matter how many they numbered or how formidable their combat power was, a single misstep meant total defeat! Evidently, Tiangu and the others were feeling that reality right now. Seeing that the God Emperor was about to be intercepted, Tiangu looked over and knit his brows tightly. If the God Emperor was killed, the myriad races of the lower realm would truly crumble this time. Yet... the God Emperor... Jiwu... Tiangu's eyes flickered. Jiwu was far too low-profile, and so was the God Realm. No one had descended from the upper realm, and no old antiques showed themselves from their native realm. Compared to the Demon Realm, the God Realm seemed far inferior. The god, demon, and immortal races had always been evenly matched. Yet his immortal race had already lost two Dao Integration experts, and the demon race had lost one, while the god race hadn't even lost a single ninth-stage Eternal. Harboring these thoughts, Tiangu shouted an instant later, "Marquis Tianlong, enter the Dragon Realm! Do not run around blindly! Do not return to your own realms; take refuge in the Dragon Realm for now!" Far in the distance, Marquis Tianlong was about to answer when the Golden Crow soared into the sky, vanishing from his spot as his voice echoed across the void: "No! Remaining in the Dragon Realm, we are merely Eternals! Only by returning to our native realms are we Dao Integration experts! If the humans charge into the Dragon Realm, how could Marquis Tianlong hold them off alone?" Rather than hiding in another realm, it was safer to return to their own! At least in their native realms, their combat power was heightened. Even if surrounded and attacked, they would still have a chance to turn the tables, and the enemy wouldn't dare charge in recklessly for fear of being wiped out. Go to the Dragon Realm? Tiangu's plan sounded nice, but he hadn't considered what would happen to their races if they fled elsewhere! That would mean completely abandoning their people! At that very moment, the void rippled, and eight powerhouses materialized in a flash, their blades and spears looming over the heavens. "Endure!" "Quiet!" King Dazhou let out a thunderous shout. His divine character "Quiet" erupted, and his Dao of Endurance burst forth in full force. The Golden Crow, who had just departed, unleashed a frantic roar as flames scorched the heavens! Endure? He was indeed affected, but he knew this was a matter of life and death, so he directly burned his Great Dao to purge the suppression. He could not endure! To endure meant certain death! Meanwhile, the three powerhouses with Marquis Tianlong, seeing that the Golden Crow had been cornered, had no intention of coming to his rescue. In an instant, Marquis Tianlong burrowed straight down into the Dragon Realm below! The Kunpeng instantly dove into the Sea of Stars, while the Three-Headed Demonic Wolf bolted frantically toward his own realm. They shared only one wish: that the Golden Crow wouldn't die too quickly. If he died too quickly, those pursuers would immediately hunt down the rest of them. Yet, facing eight powerhouses joining hands, how could he possibly survive for long? In the void, nine Great Daos violently collided! The Golden Crow Half-Emperor revealed a look of despair and helplessness. A sudden sense of melancholy washed over him, and he gave a bitter smile. "Foolishly hibernating for countless ages, only to arrive just in time to throw my life away!" It was truly hopeless. Seeing three Marquises at the Destiny Realm, he had believed it was an opportunity and a chance to display his loyalty. He had truly lain low for countless ages, only to... catch the right train for his own demise, without reaping a shred of benefit. How could he not feel bitter? "Golden Crow race, seal the realm!" The Golden Crow Half-Emperor roared, "By the mandate of an Eternal, seal the realm! Until the upper realm opens, never step forth from the realm!" *Boom!* A earth-shattering blast erupted. The eight powerhouses were thrown backward as a Great Dao fractured, unleashing a torrential downpour of blood. King Daxia spat. "Old Zhou, why didn't your turtle-endurance Dao work?" He had actually let the fellow self-detonate! King Dazhou's face was pale. "Try activating it repeatedly in quick succession while teleporting all of you multiple times, and let's see how much strength you have left!" *Did you really think I'm made of iron?* Great Dao energy depleted too! After finishing off several Dao Integration experts in a row, where would he find the strength to suppress another Dao Integration expert who knew he was doomed and fought back in desperate retaliation? "Forget it, you're useless now. Just stick to teleporting!" King Daxia shouted, then added urgently, "Quick, the Kunpeng is about to reach his realm!" King Dazhou swept his gaze across the void. "Too late! Go kill the Three-Headed Demonic Wolf!" The Kunpeng was already at his realm's doorstep; even teleporting wouldn't make it in time. Intercepting the Three-Headed Demonic Wolf, however, was still possible! King Dazhou and the Spatial Beast Emperor executed an immediate teleportation, leading the group in pursuit of the Three-Headed Demonic Wolf. Meanwhile, the Three-Headed Demonic Wolf's three heads were howling frantically as he accelerated, ripping through the void and plunging into the River of Time, burning his blood essence without regard for the cost! He had only one thought: get back! Otherwise, he was dead! The Kunpeng had returned to his realm, and so had Marquis Tianlong. For the humans to invade their realms would still be difficult, but out in the open, death was certain! Today, four Dao Integration experts had already perished. He did not want to become the fifth! Indeed, he refused to. *** The Three-Headed Demonic Wolf refused, and the Nether Emperor naturally refused as well. Right now, the Nether Emperor was too close to the Human Realm. In truth, he no longer wished to advance toward it, but observing the continuous carnage on the battlefield, he saw that the human powerhouses had deployed in full force. Given his current situation, did he truly stand any chance of returning to the Nether Realm? King Dazhou's teleportation was peerless; could he really make it back? At this moment, his eyes caught sight of several figures: Qin Zhen, Xia Longwu, Wan Tiansheng, Nan Wujiang, Yun Chen... The Nether Emperor's heart stirred. *Don't kill—capture hostages!* *Trade them for a thread of survival!* These people were Su Yu's friends and teachers, or descendants of King Daxia and King Daqin. If he seized them, perhaps he could still return safely! Yes, take hostages! This thought flashed through his mind in an instant. Snatching even one would grant him a massive chance at survival. Against a crowd of Eternals, as long as he paid a slight price, he could certainly capture one. He charged swiftly toward the Eastern Rift Valley! At the Eastern Rift Valley. Wan Tiansheng stood proud atop the peak of Eastern Rift Mountain, his white robes billowing in the wind. Seeing the Nether Emperor's approach, he let out a soft sigh. *I really didn't want to step in!* According to Su Yu's instructions, they were to lie low if possible; if not, Wan Tiansheng would make his move! They were to avoid exposing the presence of the City Guardians unless they truly couldn't hold the line! Yet, at a time like this, why was the Nether Emperor still rushing toward the Human Realm? If you just took a wide detour, Su Yu and the others might not even have time to bother with you. The Nether Emperor drew closer and closer! In no time, he crossed the Plain of Desires and flew straight toward Eastern Rift Mountain. Behind Wan Tiansheng, dozens of Eternals roared, "To battle! Slay him!" With so many Eternals, they didn't fear the Nether Emperor! Though a few might die, they could definitely bring him down. "Guard the realm domain!" Wan Tiansheng gave a soft command. Su Yu's priority was zero casualties—no feeding the enemy. Su Yu would rather forfeit wiping out the lower realm's Dao Integration experts right now than let his people march to their deaths at this critical juncture. Otherwise, with so few Dao Integration experts left across the myriad realms, Su Yu would have shattered their realms and slaughtered them all long ago. However, doing so would inevitably cost lives. "Time is mine!" With a light laugh, Wan Tiansheng thought, *Very well, let me test my combat strength as well.* His finger traced across the sky, and a tributary of the River of Time surged straight toward the Nether Emperor! The Nether Emperor's aura flared as he sought to suppress the tributary, but Wan Tiansheng descended beside him in an instant. "Duplicate!" In a flash, countless Wan Tianshengs appeared. Every single Wan Tiansheng commanded a tributary of the River of Time. On the human side, many turned to look at Lan Tian, who let out a delicate laugh, bouncing with excitement: "Go Tiansheng! Beat him to death!" A flock of Eternals instantly scrambled away from Lan Tian's side. What kind of Dao was this that Wan Tiansheng practiced? What Dao? Wan Tiansheng quickly showed them what Daos he possessed. He possessed all of them! The Dao of Humanity encompassed myriad paths; opening one's own Dao meant every moment of life became a comprehension, an individual Great Dao, all-encompassing! His expression turned sorrowful and compassionate, and the heavens wept. The Nether Emperor suddenly felt an inescapable sorrow, tears streaming from his eyes as he clashed with Wan Tiansheng. An instant later, rage surged within the Nether Emperor, and Wan Tiansheng glared back with equal fury. "Rebel, your death is due!" The Nether Emperor felt a sudden pang of panic, as though he truly had become a treacherous rebel! "You... you're at the Dao Integration realm?" "No, you're not Dao Integration!" The Nether Emperor was shaken to his core. A Dao Opener—Wan Tiansheng had opened his own Dao! "Do you acknowledge your crime?" A thunderous shout pierced heaven and earth. The Nether Emperor roared, clawing toward Wan Tiansheng. *Acknowledge my crime? Screw your ancestors!* "Walk the River of Time to wash clean your sins!" With a low shout, the River of Time parted. As the two fought, they drifted further and further, as though distancing themselves from this space-time continuum. Wan Tiansheng dragged him into an intense battle within the River of Time, where countless surging waves battered them! The battle was brutal beyond measure, and the Nether Emperor was filled with pure dread. At this moment, he suddenly realized that the human race wasn't undefended, nor were they truly relying on those Eternals to secure the Human Realm—it was because Wan Tiansheng was there! Within the River of Time, outsiders could no longer perceive their presence! The two drifted further and further upstream, as if reaching the very fountainhead of the River of Time. Right then, Wan Tiansheng glanced around. *Good, nobody's watching!* The next instant, with a low incantation, another Wan Tiansheng stepped out from his body, radiating billowing demonic energy. "I am Demon, slaying all things!" Yet another Wan Tiansheng emerged, bathed in holy light with an expression of boundless compassion. "I am Saint, converting all living beings!" Another Wan Tiansheng surfaced, his expression steeped in bitterness. "I am Suffering, all living beings suffer!" One Wan Tiansheng appeared after another. At this moment, Wan Tiansheng truly resembled Lan Tian—or perhaps, Lan Tian resembled him! The Nether Emperor's expression changed drastically! Every single one of these Wan Tianshengs was overwhelmingly powerful, feeling no weaker than the true body. Meanwhile, Wan Tiansheng's true form remained cold and indifferent. "All living beings possess joy, anger, sorrow, delight, love, hatred, resentment, and desire... The Dao of Humanity encompasses all things, ten thousand Daos, with emotions governing humanity..." He spoke of things the Nether Emperor could not comprehend. The next moment, dozens of Wan Tianshengs, peerlessly mighty, swarmed toward him! The Nether Emperor was driven mad, weeping one moment and laughing hysterically the next. One moment he was submerged in bitter sorrow, the next in boundless fury, and the next weeping in wretched repentance... He looked utterly insane! Indeed, he had gone mad—the barrage of countless emotions battered him relentlessly, pushing the Nether Emperor to the brink of collapse. Ten Thousand Demon Wan! Madman Wan! What kind of damnable Dao was he walking? Meanwhile, Wan Tiansheng glanced around again. *Nobody saw me, right?* *I hid myself deep in the River of Time just for this battle.* Last time Su Yu observed his Dao, Su Yu had only seen him holding a book. Su Yu hadn't looked closely; what book? Many of them were actually single emotions—one book, one Dao. Back then, Wan Tiansheng had looked somewhat dashing and very proper. Right now, however, it seemed a bit eerie! In this tide, there were quite a few monstrous geniuses, and Wan Tiansheng stood at the pinnacle among them. Lan Tian's fondness for hanging around him was not without reason! Various emotions erupted, and diverse Great Daos manifested. After a fierce struggle, the Nether Emperor was covered in wounds. Looking at Wan Tiansheng's true body, panting like a bull and overcome with terror, he choked out, "What kind of... monster are you?" "A monster?" Wan Tiansheng smiled with sorrowful pity. "The world always labels whatever it cannot understand as a monster! Little do they know that in my eyes, you are a monster as well! Su Yu appointed me Director of the Cleansing Bureau. You are too filthy, so I shall cleanse this grime first!" At that moment, countless Wan Tianshengs raised brooms and truly began sweeping! Broom after broom swept toward the Nether Emperor! They blotted out the sky! Cleansing the grime! The Nether Emperor's Great Dao trembled violently. Right now, it was being unraveled layer by layer. Wan Tiansheng smiled, striking with a broom to peel away a strand of Dao power. "You should not be angry!" In an instant, the Nether Emperor ceased to feel anger! It was as if he had lost the right to feel anger, stripped of the very emotion itself. Wan Tiansheng struck with another broom, rattling the Dao as another faint thread of rule power was stripped away. "No need for sorrow!" The Nether Emperor was no longer sad! *Boom!* Countless brooms struck in unison. "No sorrow, no joy, no anger, no malice, no desire, no seeking..." Thread by thread, the rule powers were peeled away by him. By the end, the Nether Emperor fought on woodenly, resembling a lifeless puppet. Stripped of all emotion, he was nothing more than a marionette! Wan Tiansheng glanced around once more, confirming that no one was watching. The next moment, he ceased experimenting with his Great Dao, fearing someone might see him and view him as a monster. *I certainly am not!* *My Dao is not for display. Even what Su Yu saw was merely the surface.* *It's a bit sinister!* The wooden Nether Emperor continued to attack. Wan Tiansheng thrust his sword forward, severing the Great Dao. With a boom, the Nether Emperor's aura plummeted, and an instant later, the sword pierced straight through his skull! His sea of will was extinguished! Wan Tiansheng swept up the corpse and swiftly vanished into the River of Time, making his exit. *Nobody knows how I killed him, right?* *It's best they don't know!* *** *Rumble!* Because Wan Tiansheng had traveled upstream, time passed very slowly there; in the outside world, barely a moment had elapsed. Suddenly, blood clouds gathered in the sky, unleashing a torrential downpour of crimson rain. The battling powerhouses across the various factions all looked toward the Human Realm, only to see Wan Tiansheng, nonchalant and composed, stepping out of the River of Time. Wearing a serene smile, he descended from the void onto Eastern Rift Mountain! Noticing the gazes from all directions, he cupped his hands slightly and laughed aloud: "Wan Tiansheng, Director of the Cleansing Bureau under Emperor Yu's Manor, at your service! The Nether Emperor has been executed; the Cleansing Bureau's first mission has been successfully completed!" "..." Dead silence fell over the realms. Even the human side was struck dumb with horror. Wan Tiansheng! He had slain the Nether Emperor single-handedly! This... Below, Lan Tian grinned brilliantly, cheering, "Tiansheng truly didn't disappoint me! Number one under the heavens!" Wan Tiansheng ignored him, looking around with a smile. "It seems none of you will be able to visit the Human Realm today!" In the Immortal Realm. Tiangu and King Fu wore expressions of utmost solemnity. Killing the Nether Emperor solo! And at such terrifying speed! Wan Tiansheng! From this day forward, there would be a seat for Wan Tiansheng among the heavens and myriad realms! Today, the fifth Dao Integration expert had been slain! Simultaneously, a colossal boom echoed as the three heads of a gargantuan Three-Headed Demonic Wolf were severed between heaven and earth. King Daqin and King Daxia each cut down one head, while the Iron-Eating Beast Emperor smashed the third to pieces with his bamboo staff. All three heads fell at once! The Three-Headed Demonic Wolf, who had only just entered the war, was slain! The sixth Dao Integration expert had perished today! Further away, at the God Realm, a furious roar sounded. Jiwu's hair was disheveled as he bellowed in rage. The next moment, an enormous hand materialized above the God Realm and grabbed Jiwu. The Old Turtle slammed a mountain into the arm, shattering it, yet the hand disregarded the damage entirely and forcefully dragged Jiwu back inside the God Realm. Tiangu and the others looked in that direction once again. They saw the God Realm swiftly lock down as a formidable being emerged between heaven and earth. To everyone's astonishment, that mighty presence was a female expert, decrepit with age—not an ancient Dao Integration expert from the previous tide as they had assumed, but an existence from the truly primordial eras. The crone looked at the Old Turtle, panting, "The junior was insolent. Brother Hongmeng... please forgive him! This old woman... can likely still fight one last battle. I ask that Brother Dao withdraw!" The Old Turtle stared at the old crone, his mouth opening and closing for a long time before he muttered, "You... are still alive... Incredible..." "Lingering on the brink of death, unable to leave this realm anymore... Brother Dao must find it laughable." The crone seemed to speak with great difficulty. Hongmeng furrowed his brows, and after a long pause, he commanded, "Withdraw!" Beside him, Doubao raged, "Charge in! Why should we be afraid of her?" Hongmeng was helpless. Didn't Doubao recognize her? "The Dao companion of the ancient God Emperor!" "Jiwu's wife?" "The ancient God Emperor!" The moment Doubao heard that, he grabbed Chuibing's hand and bolted. *Scary, scary!* The Dao companion of the ancient God Emperor! She was actually still alive? The Old Turtle took another long look, then sighed. "So that's how it is—relying on the ancient God Emperor's Great Dao to preserve your life force. No wonder you refused to intervene! Take care of yourself; even if Jiwu didn't die today, his death is only a matter of time!" The Old Turtle chose to pull back. That woman might not be able to leave, but if pushed, she could still step out. Stepping out for one final battle, however, would mean her death, as she would be severed from the Great Dao sustaining her life! Yet, in a fight to the death, this crone would be unstoppably ferocious. The Old Turtle said no more; the God Realm's hidden trump card had been flushed out. Jiwu had nearly been killed, and the God Realm truly kept another Dao Integration powerhouse in reserve. There was no need for her to leave; as long as she defended her home realm, she possessed at least Heavenly King combat strength, perhaps even stronger than the Old Turtle himself. No wonder the God Realm hadn't sent anyone down from the upper realm—if they did, it might dilute the crone's share of rule power. The Old Turtle withdrew quickly. Soon, he rendezvoused with the other powerhouses. The eight from King Dazhou's side, joined by the Old Turtle and the two from the God-Devouring race—eleven Dao Integration combatants in total—swiftly converged outside the Destiny Realm. Back at the Human Realm, Wan Tiansheng stood alone guarding Eastern Rift Mountain, a calm smile on his face as he surveyed his surroundings. In a battle that had lasted less than ten minutes, six Dao Integration powerhouses had been slain! Up to this point, the only powerhouses remaining across the myriad realms who were not yet confirmed to be allied with the humans were Tiangu, King Fu, Moji, Moyue, Jiwu, the God Imperial Consort, Marquis Tianlong, the Phoenix Emperor, the Ape Emperor, the Kunpeng, the Primordial Giant King, Marquis Jiantian, Duobao, and the Fate Emperor—fourteen in all. The Fate Emperor's stance was still ambiguous, as was the Primordial Giant King's. In a single battle, six Dao Integration experts had been blown to pieces in the blink of an eye! Meanwhile, the Human Realm, counting Su Yu and Wan Tiansheng, possessed thirteen Dao Integration-level combatants. In truth, their numbers far exceeded that! At this moment, the heavens fell silent. A catastrophic defeat! Su Yu had plotted for days. Following the five Dao Integration experts slain in the previous battle, he had killed another six today, cutting down eleven Dao Integration powerhouses of the myriad races in total! In the Immortal Realm. Tiangu looked dejected as he gazed toward the Destiny Realm. The upper realm passage... consuming rule power to guide upper realm powerhouses down right now was tantamount to sending them to their deaths. Due to realm suppression, Su Yu and his forces would slaughter them upon arrival! Therefore, even if they were willing to pay a heavy price to loosen the passage's restrictions, they had to think twice. If the upper realm was caught unprepared and carelessly sent down four or five Dao Integration experts, they would simply be marching into a slaughterhouse! Merely fueling the fire one cup of oil at a time! By taking a strategic stronghold like the Destiny Realm, the humans had instantly tied the hands of Tiangu and his allies. Unless they could guarantee opening the passage wide enough for all upper realm Dao Integration experts to pour down at once, sending down three or five was purely suicidal! *Whatever happens, do not send anyone down!* Tiangu prayed internally, hoping the fools in the upper realm wouldn't act rashly. They could not descend now; even if the deaths of so many Dao Integration experts had loosened the passage's restrictions, they must not come down! Su Yu had entered the Destiny Realm! Wuming... had very likely defected to the humans. With two Dao Integration experts stationed inside and King Dazhou and the others waiting outside, if King Dazhou entered as well, there would be three Dao Integration experts guarding the gateway. Unless several Heavenly King-tier powerhouses descended simultaneously, it would be useless—the realm's suppression would crush them! "The Destiny Realm is lost, and six Dao Integration experts are dead!" Tiangu had never felt more demoralized than at this very moment. It was over! The lower realm could no longer stir up any waves! From this day forward, the history of the lower realm was completely rewritten; the human race had secured total victory here! Even though quite a few Dao Integration experts still remained, their courage had been thoroughly broken! Until the upper realm opened, who would dare step outside their realms to fight again? Just as he was pondering this, a massive boom erupted from the distant Phoenix Realm. Without a word, the Phoenix Emperor paid a tremendous price to seal off her realm domain passage completely. She wasn't the first! An instant later, the Dragon Realm, Ape Realm, and Kunpeng Realm followed suit, all echoing with colossal rumbles. They were paying steep prices to seal their realm domains, thoroughly resolved never to reopen or fight again until the upper realm breached the barrier! Seeing this, King Dazhou and his companions wore bizarre expressions. Unlike Tiangu's despair, theirs was... pure bewilderment. Sealing the realms! This... this was seeking their own deaths! Once Su Yu pinpointed the locations corresponding to their small realms within the dead spirit realm, they were cutting off their own retreat routes! Such a realm seal would take time even for Dao Integration experts to breach from the outside. King Dazhou's eyes turned peculiar. There was no helping it; sealing the realm might appear to be their best option right now, but once Su Yu learned they had locked themselves in, he would probably laugh himself to death. His greatest worry had been that they might flee! Now, not only could they not escape, but with their realm domains sealed, any battle fought inside would remain unknown to the outside world for quite some time. *The Mandate of Heaven truly resides with Su Yu!* King Dazhou sighed inwardly. He had never expected such an outcome. Securing the Destiny Realm, forcing the various races to seal themselves, and slaying six Dao Integration experts—all accomplished within ten minutes of combat. Such a harvest surpassed countless years of human accumulation and sacrifice. King Dazhou was filled with emotion, and the others were equally awed. Powerhouse after powerhouse hovered in the void, their auras erupting to envelop the myriad heavens! Countless smaller realms trembled and shuddered in fear. The human race had won! Though they had not yet slain the principal leaders of the three major races, the god, demon, and immortal races in the lower realm no longer possessed any power to contend with humanity! They could barely protect themselves! With the humans taking the Destiny Realm and choking off the upper realm passage, unless the upper realm opened wide, all war in the lower realm was at an end! *** At the same time. Inside the Destiny Realm. Atop Mount Tianming, Su Yu looked out into the void. Not far away, the Fate Emperor watched Su Yu with an unsettled expression. He felt Su Yu was simply too bold. "Emperor Yu... aren't you afraid of me..." Su Yu looked at him and said calmly, "Afraid of what? Or does the Fate Emperor believe that because I came alone, you have me at your mercy?" Su Yu smiled. "People always love to forget. Even things that happened not long ago, they still manage to forget!" The Fate Emperor knit his brows slightly. "Emperor Yu misunderstands. I merely felt you placed far too much trust in the Destiny race..." "No, I don't trust you. I never trust a stranger!" Su Yu made no effort to hide it, smiling faintly. "I only trust myself! If you dare make a move, from this day forward, the Destiny race will cease to exist in the lower realm. Do you believe me?" The Fate Emperor's expression grew exceedingly solemn. After a long pause, he nodded. "I believe you! The dead spirit realm... has undergone a drastic upheaval. The Destiny race can also open a passage to the dead spirit realm!" "I like smart people!" Su Yu chuckled. "Since I came here, if you dare make a move, I will annihilate your Destiny race today!" The Fate Emperor sighed and said no more. There was truly nothing to say against Su Yu. The young man was vigilant to an absurd degree; he had come here not on a gamble that the Destiny race would submit, but because he was certain that even if the Destiny race attacked en masse, he could eradicate them! Su Yu paid him no further attention. In an instant, his appearance shifted into that of the Dao King. His aura plummeted, his face twisted in grief, and his presence transformed entirely! The next moment, the Gate of the Upper Realm above trembled violently! A grand, furious voice resonated down: "Is anyone there? What happened?!" Su Yu immediately yelled, "The lower realm is in turmoil! The humans ambushed Marquis Meteor, Marquis Modang, and Marquis Abyss... Hongmeng joined forces with King Dazhou and the experts of the God-Devouring race to slay the three supreme Marquises! Dare I ask, is that our immortal ancestor above?" The passage shook violently! Vaguely, a peerlessly formidable entity could be seen manifesting on the other side of the passage, trembling with fury. "Where is the Destiny race?!" The Fate Emperor's eyes flickered as he said calmly, "The Destiny race does not interfere in such matters. Marquis Xian Zhan, this is between you and the humans." "Bastard!" that ancient antique roared. "What insolence! Does the Destiny race think that because Marquis Tianming is alive, you can act without restraint?" The Fate Emperor replied helplessly, "I didn't participate in the battle. No matter how fiercely they fight outside, it has nothing to do with my Destiny race. Why must Marquis Xian Zhan vent your anger on me?" With that, he added, "Many Dao Integration experts have fallen in the lower realm. Marquis Xian Zhan, it would be best if you do not descend right now, lest you be ambushed and surrounded by the humans!" "The humans?" Above, Marquis Xian Zhan said coldly, "How could the humans possess the strength to kill me? Hongmeng... what brazen audacity!" Fuming with boundless rage, he soon demanded, "Who are you?" "This junior is Dao Heng of the immortal race, overseer of the Dao King Domain and stationed in the Destiny Realm... My Lord, the Destiny race... the Destiny race refuses to allow our race's Dao Integration experts to garrison here, and secretly favors the humans! My Lord, I suspect he leaked intelligence regarding Marquis Meteor..." "Bastard!" The Fate Emperor roared in fury, "How dare you fabricate rumors! Do you believe this Emperor won't strike you dead where you stand?" "You are the one who is insolent!" In the void, a colossal face materialized amidst flashing lightning. Boundless fury radiated from Marquis Xian Zhan as he projected his visage across the barrier, bellowing, "Dare to lay a finger on him and see what happens!" The giant face barked this rebuke, then turned swiftly toward Su Yu, asking heavily, "Can I descend right now?" Su Yu answered hurriedly, "You cannot! My Lord, several human powerhouses are currently waiting outside the Destiny Realm! Lord Tiangu and the others have already withdrawn from the battlefield of the heavens and returned to their native realms; we cannot fight any longer right now..." Marquis Xian Zhan sighed. "I had already guessed as much. That useless waste Tiangu... Right now, I could barely force my way down, but... there is no longer any point! Continue garrisoning this place. Wuming, if he dies, you and your Destiny race... just you wait and see! Do not think that because the humans hold a slight advantage in the lower realm, they can overturn the heavens!" At this point, the power of lightning flared even brighter. Marquis Xian Zhan, gazing across the realm, fixed his eyes on Su Yu once more and said solemnly, "Tell Tiangu to lie low! Find a way to continue weakening the rule power of the realm gate, and stop being so utterly foolish, sending Dao Integration experts to their deaths over and over! Damned fools, how many Dao Integration experts have fallen? Such a great foundation in the lower realm, ruined like this by your hands! Useless, a bunch of useless trash!" He was enraged to the extreme. They were all incompetent. The situation in the lower realm had been so favorable! When the ninth tide ended, had the battlefield not been sealed, the humans would have been completely wiped out with almost no powerhouses surviving. How had they managed to reduce things to this wretched state? He couldn't fathom it! He was practically exploding with rage! Su Yu nodded frantically, yet spoke with deep gloom: "My Lord, a man named Su Yu has emerged among the humans, having inherited King Wen's Dao of the Brush! Because of this, the Iron-Eating race and others have defected to him. He carries King Wen's mantle, and his destiny burns like a blazing furnace! Right now, it is not that we cannot match the humans, but that Su Yu's destiny is simply too overwhelming for our race to suppress. We beg Your Lordship to bestow a method of suppression!" "King Wen's inheritance?" Marquis Xian Zhan hesitated for a moment. Then, ceasing his roar, he sent a voice transmission to Su Yu: "King Wen's destiny is indeed formidable. The destiny carried by his successor... is not something Tiangu can rival! Only the Ancient Council can suppress it! Tell Tiangu that the best course of action right now is to gather Councilor Tokens! I have six Councilor Tokens here; deliver them to Tiangu. Whatever it takes, gather over fifty tokens as quickly as possible to rapidly suppress the rule power here!" "Do not leave this place. I will continue gathering Councilor Tokens. While my true body cannot descend, I can take advantage of the loosened rule power to transmit some Councilor Tokens down. They are resilient and will not be destroyed..." Su Yu replied hurriedly via voice transmission, "No, My Lord! The Destiny race's stance remains ambiguous. If you transmit the Councilor Tokens down now and the Fate Emperor intercepts them, then..." Marquis Xian Zhan actually chuckled. "Dao Heng, you're not bad! This Marquis actually remembers your name... Never mind, during the last tide, you were still young, so there's no need to bring it up! The Destiny race wouldn't dare intercept them... Still, to be safe, I will place the Councilor Tokens inside my Dragon War Staff and teach you the activation technique. Without the proper method, anyone attempting to seize it will only humiliate themselves. Once I descend, I will take it back!" "My Lord, how could I possibly take your weapon? That..." "No matter. The troubles in the upper realm are nearly settled!" The next instant, streams of willpower flooded into Su Yu's mind—the control technique for the Dragon War Staff. Soon, Marquis Xian Zhan said swiftly, "We cannot delay any longer. Tell Tiangu to remember: fight no more! Losing troops and generals only bleeds our strength for nothing. Gather fifty Councilor Tokens as early as possible!" With that, an earth-shattering boom resounded as a peerlessly powerful staff shot down from the portal above, withstanding countless lightning strikes as it rocketed downward! Golden inscriptions flashed across its surface! It shattered the lightning with immense power. Though battered and dimmed by the storm of retribution, it forced its way through the punitive rule power and pierced the void, plummeting from the sky. "The punitive rule power is restoring itself... This seat must go. Dao Heng, guard my weapon well!" "Understood!" "Wuming, this seat does not wish to see anything happen to him!" With a cold snort, the colossal face dissolved, and the void settled into stillness. Su Yu reached out, and the mighty Dragon War Staff fell securely into his grasp. The Fate Emperor's mouth fell open. *Holy shit!* *He just swindled it out of him like that?* *That works too?!* *Good heavens!* Marquis Xian Zhan had sent down his own weapon—what... what was this madness? He stared at Su Yu in a daze. Su Yu, on the other hand, treated it as entirely ordinary, remarking casually, "What do those people in the upper realm know? A pack of idiots! Their information is completely cut off; aside from reports sent up from below, what else do they know? At most, they know who died and who's still alive! The Destiny race remains neutral; who would believe I'd impersonate an immortal right in front of the Fate Emperor? Why look at me like that? My thanks to the Fate Emperor for playing along!" Su Yu smiled faintly. Six tokens! Councilor Tokens were magnificent treasures. Counting them up, he actually had quite a few now. He would take inventory later to see how many he possessed; in any case, it was a substantial number. Marquis Xian Zhan had gathered quite a stash, and he was certainly daring enough to hand them over! Su Yu had merely been fishing, wanting to see if the upper realm possessed some formidable artifact capable of suppressing him. To his surprise... he had been gifted Councilor Tokens alongside Marquis Xian Zhan's personal weapon. After a long silence, the Fate Emperor said bitterly, "I... really have no other choice now. Marquis Xian Zhan is extraordinarily powerful, ranked among the top five experts of the immortal race in the upper realm. And now his weapon is gone..." Su Yu smiled. "Not just his weapon, but also six Councilor Tokens. Those are likely far more important than the weapon!" The Fate Emperor's face turned completely pale! That was it. There was no way out; his only path was total allegiance to the humans. Otherwise, the immortals would beat him to death—certainly, not even Marquis Tianming could save him. Six Councilor Tokens! He wanted to curse his lungs out! *Are you an idiot?* *Whatever Su Yu tells you, you just believe?* *Fuck!* *You actually gave away Councilor Tokens, and six of them at that! Are you insane?!* If Marquis Xian Zhan ever learned they had fallen into Su Yu's hands, the first person he would kill would be Su Yu, and the second would be Wuming! Because Wuming was present, Xian Zhan hadn't suspected a thing. Who would dare impersonate an immortal right under the Fate Emperor's nose? Besides, the Fate Emperor had remained neutral for countless ages! At this moment, the Fate Emperor was utterly speechless. Su Yu smiled and said, "It's no big deal. The Fate Emperor had no other way out to begin with. This place is mine to control, unless... the Fate Emperor wishes to go to war with me!" The Fate Emperor remained silent for a long time before letting out a soft sigh, saying no more. Never mind. Now that the choice was made, there was no room for regret!