Deploying Forces to Slay Dao Integrations

To the north, there were many dao arenas belonging to the Dragon race. In the Upper Realm, dao arenas predominated. A single Dao Integration expert would often occupy an area, establish a sect, found a city or nation, dominate a region, and reign as an overlord. In fact, this was very easy to understand. If eight or ten Dao Integration experts gathered together, the power of rules available was only so much. If you cultivated, how was I supposed to cultivate? If you absorbed it, where would I go to absorb any? It wasn't that they didn't know scattering posed risks. Rather, they had no choice but to disperse. If too many Dao Integration experts clustered in one place, cultivating would be like going to war. If a Heavenly King came along and sucked up all the energy in one gulp, the other Dao Integrations wouldn't get to cultivate at all... The Lower Realm was better off; a race might only have one Dao Integration expert, or none at all, so the impact wasn't significant. In the Upper Realm, with so many Dao Integrations, they had to separate. Of course, to avoid being defeated one by one, under normal circumstances, most of a race's Dao Integration experts would establish dao arenas relatively close to one another. Their arenas weren't excessively far apart, so as long as someone could hold out for a moment, reinforcements would arrive swiftly. A few mavericks would stay far away from their clansmen, seeking sparsely populated areas to establish dao arenas. That way, competitive pressure was low, though it was somewhat perilous. At that moment, Marquis Dingjun shared everything he knew. "Six thousand years ago, when we were first defeated, the Dao Integration experts who retreated to the Upper Realm, combined with those who had been steadfastly guarding it, actually numbered quite a few—around twenty in total." "Back then, we even organized several counterattacks and managed to slay some experts of the myriad races." "Later, the myriad races organized five or six Heavenly Kings and dozens of Dao Integrations to hunt us down, which ultimately resulted in several of our top experts being killed. From then on, the human race lacked the strength to strike back." "Over six thousand years ago, the dao arenas of the myriad races were gathered tightly together, not daring to disperse. Nowadays, they are spread much farther apart." "..." Marquis Dingjun spoke quickly, soon adding, "The Dragon race's strength is likely comparable to the Nether race's. The Nether race has seven Dao Integration experts, so the Dragon race probably has seven or eight as well. My information isn't as extensive as Marquis Anying's. The last time I went out for a scout was about three thousand years ago. Back then, there weren't so many Dao Integrations. The Dragon race had five Dao Integration experts—three were ancient marquises, and the other two had ascended later..." Su Yu chimed in, "Marquis Tianlong is gone. Don't count him." "Marquis Tianlong is gone?" Only then did Marquis Dingjun recall this, nodding, "Then there are two ancient marquises, the two who ascended later, and if there are any others, they must have ascended within these past three thousand years." "One is Marquis Jinlong, and the other is Marquis Xuelong." Su Yu chimed in again, "I know of Marquis Longxue. Is he related to Marquis Xuelong?" "Marquis Longxue has been dead for many years; Marquis Xuelong is his brother." Su Yu nodded. Marquis Longxue, the destined child of the Dead Spirit Realm. *Your brother is actually still alive. Quite fortunate.* "Do these two ancient marquises possess Heavenly King combat power?" "Marquis Jinlong does not; his strength is similar to mine. Marquis Xuelong probably does!" Marquis Dingjun said rapidly, "Marquis Xuelong is immensely talented, so his progress was swift. He possesses the combat power of a Heavenly King." *Quite formidable.* Marquis Dingjun knew of four, and several more Dao Integrations must have emerged over the last three thousand years. "We'll know just by looking at how many dao arenas there are," Su Yu said calmly. "It's no great secret. Unless it happens in the Dao Origin Land, when a Dao Integration emerges, everyone is usually aware of it. Once we reach the Dragon territory, we can capture a dragon and inspect things a little to find out!" He hadn't asked Marquis Anying, lest Anying guess his intentions. A healthy degree of suspicion was necessary. Marquis Dingjun said hurriedly, "Also, we must watch out for Phoenix reinforcements!" He said gravely, "Dragons and phoenixes are practically one family, and the Phoenix territory is very close to the Dragon race's! The Phoenix race's strength probably isn't inferior to the Dragons'. If the battle drags on and Phoenix reinforcements arrive, things will become perilous!" Su Yu nodded. Soon, he spoke, "I was actually worried they wouldn't come to reinforce. What if we kill one, and the others flee instead of coming?" Su Yu smiled. "So, I'm thinking about how to wipe them all out in one net!" "Wipe them all out?" Marquis Dingjun drew a sharp breath. "Emperor Yu, how many Dao Integrations do you plan to kill this time? Wouldn't it be better to kill just one and run to avoid being surrounded and slain...?" Su Yu chuckled. "If I were only killing one Dao Integration, why would I have brought so many people?" "When the time comes, act according to the situation!" Su Yu said gravely, "Lan Tian won't strike initially. Lie in ambush along the inevitable route Marquis Xuelong must take, right midway, and give him a fierce blow! We fight swift and decisive. When I say retreat, we retreat immediately—no lingering, no protracted battle!" "King Dazhou, be prepared to open spatial teleportation at any moment!" "King Daming, set up the array. Remember, make it resemble the Western King's Consort's style as much as possible, ideally leaving a subtle mark behind!" "As for Jiu Yue and Xinghong..." Su Yu glanced at the two. Jiu Yue looked at him with an honest, simple expression, while Xinghong wore an expectant look. After a moment's thought, Su Yu said, "Jiu Yue excels in the Devouring Dao, while Senior Xinghong excels in the Sword Dao..." Xinghong was fine, but if Jiu Yue struck, it would be rather conspicuous. In particular, his weapon—a massive bamboo stalk—screamed of the Iron Eater race at a glance. After some thought, Su Yu quickly said, "Jiu Yue will be responsible for sweeping the battlefield. When I say retreat, swallow everything in one gulp—be it ghost or human, swallow them all without leaving a trace!" Jiu Yue said innocently, "Senior Xinghong and I can take care of those below Dao Integration. The Dragons won't be short on Eternities. Marquis Dingjun is in such dire straits, yet he still has plenty of Eternities under his command, let alone the Dragons." *That makes sense.* Su Yu nodded. "All right!" With that, Su Yu looked toward Marquis Dingjun. "Release that Manager Chongming of yours later to join the fight! If the opportunity arises, have him integrate his dao on the spot." Marquis Dingjun asked in delight, "Would integrating a dao at such a moment create too much of a commotion...?" "Nonsense, the bigger the commotion, the better!" Su Yu quickly laid out the arrangements; the finer details would be decided once they arrived. Swift and decisive! Speed was everything! As they flew, Su Yu said, "The Upper Realm humans have lost their foundations anyway, so what's the point of hiding? Everyone should come out and ambush the myriad races! If Dao Integrations are hard to kill, aren't those below Dao Integration easy pickings? Kill them until the non-Dao Integrations of the myriad races dare not step outside!" Marquis Dingjun sighed, "In the end, everyone still wants to preserve some strength. After all... we still harbor a glimmer of hope! It's not that we couldn't come out and assassinate experts of the myriad races, but the probability of falling in battle is much higher!" Su Yu nodded. "Waiting for Hundred Battles?" "Yes." Marquis Dingjun concealed nothing this time. "We are waiting for him! Hundred Battles King was probably sealed near the Dao Origin Land! When he was defeated back then, he might have been ambushed and sealed rather than killed. On one hand, Hundred Battles King was hard to kill; on the other hand, they feared he would fight to the death and take down several Heavenly Kings with him." "How do you know?" Hundred Battles King had been defeated, and supposedly had simply vanished. Why were these people so certain he was sealed? Marquis Dingjun said heavily, "Because someone once went to rescue Hundred Battles King, only to fail." "Oh?" Su Yu was surprised. "Who?" "I don't know." "Huh??" Su Yu looked at him suspiciously. Marquis Dingjun explained, "Truly. Several thousand years ago, someone went to the Dao Origin Land to rescue Hundred Battles King. In fact, that day, all of us sensed Hundred Battles King's aura, which is why we are certain he is still alive and merely sealed! That's how we've dragged out our miserable existence and survived until now." "You don't know who went to save him?" Marquis Dingjun shook his head. "Truly, I don't. At that time, the Dao Origin Land had already been lost, and the humans had retreated. But that rescuer was extremely powerful. I don't know the final outcome; I only know the rescue failed, and the expert who went to rescue him vanished as well. We don't know if they died or not." Su Yu's eyes flickered. "Were there any distinctive features?" "Features?" "Since they were a powerhouse and you all sensed Hundred Battles' aura, did you not sense the other party's aura at all?" Marquis Dingjun thought for a moment and shook his head. "No, it was very concealed. It seemed they had laid down a massive concealing array, and were only discovered midway." "A concealing array?" Su Yu looked at King Daming, then back at Marquis Dingjun. "Did it resemble the array we used against you last time?" Marquis Dingjun hesitated. "Well... there are many arrays that conceal auras. They're all fairly similar." "Not the same!" Su Yu said calmly, "In the Dao Origin Land, the power of rules is dense. Setting up an ordinary grand array would definitely cause some commotion. To quietly lay down an array that completely concealed their aura requires extraordinary strength, and an extraordinary array!" Suddenly, Su Yu smiled. "Now this is interesting!" Everyone looked at him. King Daming raised an eyebrow. "Emperor Yu, you mean..." Su Yu nodded. "A self-directed performance! Putting on a show for others to see!" He then smiled, "Or perhaps it wasn't an act, but genuine. How fascinating. If Hundred Battles King was truly sealed, going to rescue him later might have been just for show, or a sincere attempt to get him out. The one who rescued him and the one who betrayed him ought to belong to the same faction." Marquis Dingjun frowned, rather bewildered. King Dazhou's eyes shifted slightly. "Emperor Yu, do you mean Hundred Battles King was betrayed by the Prison King's lineage, resulting in his sealing, and later, the Prison King's lineage went to rescue him again?" Su Yu nodded. Marquis Dingjun's expression changed. "Impossible! It's plausible that Hundred Battles was betrayed, but I refuse to believe he belongs to the Prison King's lineage!" Su Yu felt exhausted. "Fool! I never said he was from the Prison King's lineage! The Prison King's lineage betrayed him initially because they didn't want him to win. By ensuring his defeat, they shattered the human race's accumulated strength over countless years while also inflicting heavy losses on the myriad races! Rescuing him later was so he could emerge, lead the surviving humans, and clash with the myriad races again to wear down both sides! Otherwise, where's the fun in a one-sided slaughter?" Su Yu laughed, "After Hundred Battles was defeated, he lost humanity's favorable situation. If he could be freed now, he would definitely fight the myriad races to the death again. Even if Hundred Battles died, he could take down some of their experts! Furthermore, unsealing Hundred Battles King—even if it failed—would give the human race a glimmer of hope so they wouldn't lose all hope entirely. Otherwise, wouldn't they be utterly finished?" Marquis Dingjun frowned. "Emperor Yu, what do you mean? I'm somewhat confused. If the Prison King's lineage betrayed humanity, why would they want humanity to survive? If they wanted humanity to survive, they shouldn't have betrayed them." Su Yu smiled. "That's not how it works. The Prison King's lineage doesn't necessarily want humanity wiped out, but they don't want humanity to be powerful either... Forget it, you wouldn't understand even if I explained. Warriors don't need to understand." "..." He had no words to reply. Meanwhile, the others were deep in thought. King Dazhou pondered and said, "So Marquis Dingjun and the others being able to hold on until now might even have received some subtle support from the Prison King's lineage—at least giving them confidence that Hundred Battles King is still alive." "Right!" Su Yu chuckled. "Otherwise, if all humans died, where would the point be? Tell me, if humanity died out, would the myriad races immediately break out into internal strife?" "Unlikely," King Dazhou shook his head. "Their combat power isn't vastly different. Internal conflict would only result in mutual destruction, and unlike their relationship with humanity, they don't share an ancestral blood feud where one side must perish!" "Exactly. If the myriad races had nothing else to occupy them, what if they ran off to explore Chaos Mountain?" Su Yu laughed, "Thus, humanity must be kept alive. In fact, the goal of the Prison King's lineage isn't to wipe out the human race, but—like the Martial Emperor—to build a human race of their own!" Su Yu's eyes gleamed as he said, "Back then, King Jintian's father entered the Human Realm. There were very few experts in the Human Realm, and he didn't know about your existence, King Dazhou, but did he slaughter the human race?" "No," King Dazhou shook his head. "Did King Jintian slaughter the human race?" King Dazhou thought for a moment and shook his head again. "What about the Western King's Consort?" Su Yu smiled. "Did she slaughter the human race?" She hadn't either! Su Yu sneered, "Their lineage's goal is to eliminate the legacies and hidden preparations of the ancient experts. As for ordinary humans, they are not their targets. Purge the influence of ancient powerhouses, and recreate the human race!" At this point, he had completely seen through the goals of the Prison King's lineage. Very few people knew that this lineage had betrayed humanity; it was only in Su Yu's generation that these facts were uncovered. Was it betrayal? Perhaps they had not betrayed the human race itself, but rather the ancient era, the Human Sovereign, King Wen, and the others. The Prison King was very much like the Martial Emperor! Both had been suppressed by the ancient human experts. The Martial Emperor was sealed and could only fume impotently. The Prison King's lineage, on the other hand, had genuinely enacted revenge upon those ancient powerhouses. They even intended to unify the heavens. Thus, seeing Hundred Battles King gaining the upper hand, they struck, bringing about his defeat and the near-total destruction of humanity's experts. Because they did not want to see Hundred Battles King and those ancient legacies triumph once more. Rescuing Hundred Battles King was done so that humanity would not perish too quickly. "They truly fancy themselves masters of destiny!" Su Yu scoffed. "Still, their methods are quite impressive! Over all these years, almost no one noticed. Only now, when they feel there is no longer any need to hide completely, have they begun revealing a few clues!" "Let's put this aside for now!" Su Yu's eyes flashed with a cold sneer. "I don't believe that in a hundred thousand years, they left no traces at all; it's just that nobody paid attention before, and things were concealed! Even if no one noticed previously, when Hundred Battles was sealed six thousand years ago, I refuse to believe the myriad races knew nothing of it!" "This lineage won't be able to hide for much longer!" "The Western King's Consort went directly to the Dead Spirit Realm, clearly having no intention of hiding any further, fulfilling their demands!" "Some of the old fogies among the myriad races must know something!" "..." Marquis Dingjun hadn't understood much anyway. He glanced at Jiu Yue and Xinghong, and seeing both listening with utmost solemnity, he began questioning his life again. Of course, he generally knew Su Yu was talking about the Prison King's lineage. But was this lineage that strong? Well, he truly hadn't paid much attention. As an ancient marquis, he had believed he understood all these matters well enough. Once Su Yu finished, Marquis Dingjun chimed in, "The Prison King's lineage didn't seem to have many experts, and they disappeared along with the ancient era. Among the Four Directional Human Kings, almost none left behind any legacy... Actually, that's not right. King Wu's lineage had the strongest preparations!" He sighed with emotion, "During the first tide, it was King Wu's son who led us to battle in all directions. Fighting back then was truly thrilling!" *Get lost!* Su Yu rolled his eyes. King Dazhou also coughed awkwardly, "Er, let's not sing King Wu's praises!" There was no need! Could King Wu's preparation even be called a preparation? He left behind a powerful son—did that count as a hidden trump card? Perhaps? In any case, during the first tide, King Wu's son was indeed formidable, leading several marquises to slay many of the myriad races' marquises. That was King Wu's preparation! Naturally, in the eyes of others, he was indeed impressive. King Wen had left behind brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, which no one had obtained. King Ming had left nothing. The Prison King seemed to have left nothing either. The Human Sovereign seemingly hadn't left much either, though it was later revealed he had probably left the Torchbearers. In short, by comparison, King Wu was truly something! King Wu himself was incredible, and his son was fierce too—charging boldly in the first tide, even if he died rather quickly. In reality, in the eyes of Su Yu and the others, except for King Ming who had truly left nothing behind, everyone else possessed far more sophisticated methods than King Wu. Marquis Dingjun fell silent as well. *My heart is so tired. This world harbors too much malice toward us martial men. What's wrong with us warriors?* *King Wu did leave behind an impressive preparation. His son was truly bold, fierce, and mighty. Sure, he died a bit early, but the first tide was fiercely fought, slaying quite a few marquises of the myriad races.* ... With Marquis Dingjun bringing up King Wu, everyone fell silent. Speeding continuously forward, gigantic, ancient cities soon loomed in the distance before Su Yu and his companions. Su Yu opened his Heavenly Gate. He peered toward the north. In the void, he seemed to behold colossal dragons roaring! At the northernmost reach, Su Yu seemed to see a blood dragon roaring across heaven and earth! "Marquis Xuelong?" Su Yu's heart stirred, and he quickly averted his gaze from that phantom of the Great Dao. With his Heavenly Gate open, observing enemy movements was easiest! Unless someone made a habit of concealing their Great Dao power at all times, nothing could escape his Heavenly Gate. Under normal circumstances, unless a Dao Integration expert was in deep slumber, who would rein in their Dao power? Nobody else could see it anyway. At that moment, Su Yu swiftly surveyed the northern expanse. There were nine colossal Dragon Cities! Arranged like a long, outstretched dragon! Marquis Xuelong was positioned at the dragon's head. Behind him, the other colossal Dragon Cities branched out along the sides. It looked like a dragon soaring into the sky! Upon reaching the north and entering Dragon territory, draconic qi permeated the air. Even the power of the Great Dao and origin qi seemed tinged with the scent of dragons. The abundant draconic qi even condensed into tiny swimming dragons. Su Yu scanned them one by one. "Nine Dragon Cities; seven are occupied. One should belong to Marquis Tianlong, and for the other, I'm not sure if its master died or is away." Seven Dao Integration experts! The same as the Nether race. Su Yu didn't dwell on the direction of Marquis Xuelong, looking instead toward the dragon's body. After watching for a while, he quickly said, "Including Marquis Xuelong, seven Dao Integration experts! Of course, we can't rule out someone being in deep slumber; that's harder to spot." "Seven in total, with one in the Heavenly King realm! That Marquis Jinlong is no weakling either; judging purely by his Dao power, he is a top Dao Integration expert—second-rank! Among the other five Dao Integrations, one is third-rank, one is fourth-rank, and the remaining three are fifth-rank!" Su Yu smiled. "The Dragon race is truly not weak! If Marquis Tianlong were here, he'd be around third-rank, and the fallen Dragon Emperor also had fourth-rank strength." Such strength was genuinely considerable. A Heavenly King leading several Dao Integrations. Stronger even than the Upper Realm human race! Su Yu did not linger here. He quickly flew toward another direction, traveling for a good twenty minutes before halting. Looking in another direction, he saw what appeared to be a phoenix spreading its wings to take flight! The Phoenix territory, Phoenix City! Su Yu glanced toward Phoenix City and sighed, "Impressive, comparable in strength to the Dragon race! The phoenix's head is near the dragon's tail! The phoenix's head should be where the Phoenix Heavenly King resides. To rush from the phoenix's head to the dragon's tail would take about ten minutes, speaking for myself." Su Yu looked at Lan Tian. "Going all out, about how long would it take you to get from the phoenix's head to the dragon's tail?" Lan Tian assessed for a moment and said, "A bit faster than you. I can certainly make it within eight minutes!" Su Yu looked at King Dazhou. "How long would it take you to teleport from the phoenix's head to the dragon's tail?" "One minute!" King Dazhou said gravely. "The distance is quite far, but within one minute is sufficient." Su Yu asked in a heavy voice, "Do you think anyone among the Phoenix race is skilled in spatial teleportation?" King Dazhou shook his head. "Their race does not excel in the Dao of Teleportation! Most likely not, though of course, there is always a chance of an exception." Saying that, King Dazhou added, "Apart from Lan Tian heading to the dragon's head, I suggest we don't separate, but act together! Swift and decisive: kill one, then quickly teleport to the next Dragon City!" King Dazhou weighed the situation. "Each Dragon City is separated by roughly five thousand li. Without teleportation, relying purely on flight or tearing open the void, a Dao Integration would need at least thirty seconds! But with teleportation, I can move everyone to the next Dragon City within three seconds!" When a Dao Integration tore through the void to travel, covering around a hundred li per second, it wasn't exceedingly fast. Riding the River of Time was actually faster. The crux was that this wasn't the Dao Origin Land; the River of Time was not manifest here. Here, spatial teleportation was faster. Traveling in the Upper Realm was actually slower than in the Lower Realm, where one could borrow the power of the River of Time to reach a destination in an instant. During Su Yu's last battle, experts like the Nether Emperor had traveled along the River of Time from their respective realms to the Human Realm in mere dozens of seconds, covering several hundred thousand li—far greater than this distance. Here, spatial teleportation played a much more vital role. And conveniently, King Dazhou specialized in it. In truth, Lan Tian and Su Yu could both teleport as well; both had dabbled in the Dao of Space. Su Yu calculated rapidly. "Seven Dragon Dao Integrations—excluding Marquis Xuelong, that leaves six! Can we resolve the battle in three minutes?" Everyone looked at him, drawing sharp breaths. Within three minutes! Su Yu said gravely, "We might need to be even faster, just in case experts from other races skilled in teleportation rush over and intercept us! Once we're stalled, we'll be in big trouble!" Lan Tian said quickly, "Then I will go entangle Marquis Xuelong. The hardest one left to deal with is Marquis Jinlong; why not take him down first? As long as he's dealt with, the remaining five won't easily escape!" Su Yu looked over the situation and soon replied, "King Dazhou, you will act with me! King Daming, Jiu Yue, Marquis Dingjun, Xinghong, plus Chongming—the five of you, with King Daming setting up an array, can you pin down Marquis Jinlong?" Marquis Dingjun was speechless. "The five of us, working together, can't handle Marquis Jinlong?" *Who are you underestimating?!* He felt truly insulted, believing Su Yu looked down on him. Su Yu said coldly, "The others have only recently advanced, and Chongming hasn't even broken through yet. Marquis Dingjun, earlier you were cautious and prudent; what, are you getting cocky now? Marquis Jinlong's combat strength is higher than yours! You haven't improved over the years, but he has made significant progress! Your sole objective is to pin him down! King Dazhou and I will swiftly eliminate the other four Dao Integrations, then return to surround and kill him, before finally joining forces to slay Marquis Xuelong!" Having said that, Su Yu snapped coldly, "If you fail to pin him down, or if we suffer casualties, as the strongest among them, I'll have your head on a pike! Do you hear me?" Marquis Dingjun's heart trembled, and he hurriedly answered, "Understood!" He had indeed felt Su Yu was underestimating him, because back in the day, he had fought against Marquis Jinlong. While he couldn't guarantee a sure win, he had never lost. Yet Su Yu said the other party was considered a second-rank Dao Integration, while he rated Marquis Dingjun as third-rank. Clearly, over these thousands of years, Marquis Jinlong had progressed considerably. Su Yu snorted. "If you ruin my plans, you won't like the outcome! I'm not here to fight a battle where we kill a thousand enemies at the cost of eight hundred of our own!" "I want a complete victory!" "With an element of surprise and superior combat strength, if we kill seven enemy Dao Integrations at the cost of three or four of our own, only an idiot would fight like that!" Su Yu said coldly, "This is our first collaborative battle! If you perform poorly, get lost early and go cause trouble for Hundred Battles King instead. Don't follow me; I have no need for someone who is both useless and disobedient!" Marquis Dingjun smiled bitterly. *This... really hurts my pride.* *I'm being despised!* Su Yu ignored him and looked at King Dazhou. "Our target is to sweep from the dragon's tail to the dragon's head. Be fast! Fast enough to catch them completely off guard. Go all out, as swift as possible, to slay them immediately, even if it means taking injuries!" "Understood!" King Dazhou nodded rapidly, saying gravely, "Rest assured. Both of us excel at concealing our auras and cloaking heaven's secrets. Slaying a few fourth- and fifth-rank Dao Integrations won't be difficult!" Su Yu smiled. He still preferred working with people like King Dazhou; honestly, cooperating with them felt great. Martial men... were truly a hassle. They could only handle head-on battles. No good at ambushes, no good at concealing their presence, no good at spatial teleportation, no good at sealing... Aside from fighting, they were utterly useless. Su Yu inwardly grumbled! *The few of them teaming up should be able to pin down a second-rank Dao Integration!* "Now then, head over to the dragon's neck immediately. Lan Tian, lie in ambush near the dragon's head..." Su Yu checked the time and quickly commanded, "Ten minutes from now, we act together!" "Remember, your main task is to stall, not to kill!" Su Yu warned sternly, "The goal is to entangle him! Also, Lan Tian, since you only opened your dao recently, you might not be his match. If you truly can't hold him off, just stall for a moment; we will reinforce you immediately. There's no need to wait until we kill all those Dao Integrations!" Lan Tian chuckled. "Understood." With that, he suddenly transformed into a young girl, giggling sweetly, "Big Brother Emperor Yu is so sweet!" Next, he morphed into a young matron, complaining wistfully, "His Majesty Emperor Yu doesn't trust me." "..." *Nutjob!* *We're discussing serious matters.* Su Yu kept a stern face. Lan Tian quickly turned into an old man with a white beard, saying solemnly, "Very well!" Watching these transformations, Marquis Dingjun marveled inwardly. *Impressive!* *This tide in the Lower Realm has produced several real monsters.* "Disperse! King Daming, set up an array to conceal their auras!" "Yes!" Soon, the group split into three: Lan Tian headed toward the dragon's head, the others toward the dragon's neck, while Su Yu and King Dazhou swiftly concealed their auras, masked heaven's secrets, and flew toward the dragon's tail. Over there lay the dao arena of a fifth-rank Dao Integration. Fifth-rank was merely the standard level for someone who had normally advanced to Dao Integration, slightly stronger than someone who had just integrated their dao through the Three Incarnations. King Dazhou was close to a first-rank Heavenly King, while Su Yu was a second-rank Dao Integration. Either one could completely crush the opponent. Both masked their presence. Su Yu activated his divine characters, while King Dazhou pushed his divine characters to their limits. At this moment, King Dazhou even found the leisure to send Su Yu a smiling voice transmission: "Emperor Yu, this seems to be the first time you and I have teamed up alone, right?" Su Yu thought about it carefully and nodded. Indeed it was! King Dazhou smiled. "Then let's see how our coordination is. Although Lan Tian is strong, I feel he's too undisciplined. He's fine fighting alone, but coordinating with him is somewhat difficult." Su Yu smiled faintly without responding. By now, dusk was falling. Of course, for Su Yu and the others, day and night made no difference; it was all the same. Gradually, the two flew near a Dragon City. Looking from afar, above the massive city gates hovered two characters of will—Longmie! Su Yu smiled. King Dazhou also smiled and transmitted, "What a good name, Dragon Extinction. Let's grant his wish! This place is roughly three hundred li from him; teleporting over will take just an instant!" Su Yu nodded. He said nothing. A small stone appeared in his hand. King Dazhou looked at him, and Su Yu offered no explanation. Against a fifth-rank Dao Integration, suppressing them was well within reason. Suppress him instantly, let King Dazhou unleash his Dao of Forbearance, and slaying the dragon wouldn't be difficult. Su Yu suddenly asked, "Don't you have any offensive Dao power?" *Is King Dazhou... bad at attacking?* King Dazhou smiled, fell silent for a moment, then transmitted, "I do, but it hasn't reached the Dao Integration level. Dao Integration... isn't that simple!" He possessed offensive abilities, but they hadn't attained the Dao Integration realm. Su Yu frowned. "Then that's quite a glaring flaw." "I don't strive to be all-powerful!" King Dazhou smiled. "After all, a person's energy is limited; not everyone is Emperor Yu. From ancient times until now, I have specialized in two daos: Forbearance and Stillness! My Dao of Forbearance broke through to Dao Integration, while my Dao of Stillness is still slightly lacking. My next goal is to break through with the Dao of Stillness. That way, Dao Integration experts won't be able to detect me, and even if they do, they'll just have to endure it..." Su Yu laughed, "And your third dao is the Dao of Space! That way, even if a Heavenly King discovers you and wants to kill you, you can teleport away in an instant. Forbear, conceal your presence, teleport away... King Dazhou, your daos are quite fascinating." A complete toolkit for scheming! In any case, he lacked raw, forceful offensive Dao power. Naturally, the power of any Great Dao was formidable. Though King Dazhou did not specialize in offense, that didn't mean his other Dao powers couldn't attack—they were merely weaker compared to experts of the same level. King Dazhou smiled and said nothing more. Surviving long was the real victory. *See? I survived for so long, and haven't I finally seen hope?* Time ticked away. The agreed ten-minute mark soon arrived. There were no angry roars, no thunderous shouts, only dead silence, only a spatial rift opening in an instant, only two figures stepping through in the blink of an eye and vanishing. Even as they teleported above the Dragon City, everything remained completely silent. Inside that Dragon City, a Dao Integration expert snapped his eyes open. His colossal body rose into the air at once, carrying a hint of apprehension. *What's going on?* He suddenly sensed danger! Yet right at that instant, two figures abruptly appeared above his head. Even then, there was not a sound. Su Yu didn't shout, and King Dazhou was terrifyingly quiet. Over by the dragon's neck, however, a sudden disturbance of Dao power rippled out. Longmie abruptly looked in that direction, surprised. *Did something happen on Marquis Jinlong's side?* *Scared me half to death! I thought something was wrong on my end!* Marquis Jinlong was extremely strong and close to Marquis Xuelong, so Longmie wasn't overly worried, merely wondering who on earth had gone to provoke Marquis Jinlong. *Are they insane?!* At that moment, above him, the stone in Su Yu's hand hurtled toward Longmie with maximum speed and force! King Dazhou unleashed his Dao of Forbearance to the utmost. *Little fellow, endure it and don't move!* This time, he didn't utter a word. They were conducting an ambush and had to keep a low profile. What if someone overheard them shouting? Longmie also sensed motion above his head and wanted to look up, but thoughts suddenly surged in his mind: *Endure it. Don't move. Don't look. Just stay like this.* "Don't move?" Longmie felt a moment of daze. *Why shouldn't I move?* *There seems to be danger above my head. Why shouldn't I move?* *If I don't move, won't something bad happen?* *Bang!* A tremendous crash rang out. The massive dragon head was directly smashed open by the small stone, and its Great Dao was instantly suppressed by the stone. A wisp of chaotic power surfaced on Su Yu's fist as he threw a punch! *Boom!* The Great Dao was shattered by his punch! Without a word, Su Yu broke the Dao power with a fist, then jabbed a finger directly into the shattered dragon head—straight into the sea of will, bursting it in one strike! The civilization chronicle appeared, sweeping across it. A spatial passageway opened. Sweat beaded on King Dazhou's forehead as he instantly teleported away with Su Yu, heading for the second city. Only after they departed did the sound escape the area where Longmie had been. Suddenly, a clap of thunder resounded! A surge of Dao power instantly dispersed. Inside Longmie's Dao Palace, several Eternities flew out, bewildered. *What's happening?* They looked around in confusion, seeing no sign of Longmie's corpse since Su Yu had taken it away. All they saw was a surge of dissipating Dao power flooding from the Dao Palace, leaving them utterly baffled. One dragon wondered aloud, "This isn't the Dao Origin Land, so why is there so much dispersing power of rules? Could it be... an unowned rule dao is about to emerge here?" In an instant, the group of Eternities grew excited. *No way!* *This isn't the Dao Origin Land.* *Yet... out of nowhere, why is so much power of rules suddenly spilling out?* When a Dao Integration died in the Upper Realm, there was no blood cloud phenomenon, but a vast amount of rule power would disperse, creating a massive commotion. Unless one was paying close attention, it was difficult to tell whether someone had died or something else had occurred. A swarm of Dragon experts soared into the air, someone exclaiming joyfully, "Maybe it really is an unowned rule dao! Where is the Dao Lord?" *Why hasn't the Dao Lord come out?* Such a huge commotion was comparable to the death of a Dao Integration, yet the Dao Lord hadn't appeared. Was he in secluded cultivation? *He shouldn't be!* Right at that moment, in the Dragon City closest to this one, a formidable Dragon figure suddenly materialized, shouting in confusion and terror, "Who? Who killed Longmie?!" "..." The voice rippled rapidly across the distance, reaching Longmie's dao arena a moment later. The dragons still wondering why their Dao Lord hadn't emerged froze on the spot. *What?* *The Dao Lord... is dead?* *Don't joke around; we didn't even sense anything.* At that moment, several Eternities looked up at the sky, and looking again, they were stunned. This colossal disturbance truly resembled the fall of a Dao Integration. Don't tell us... it's real? The Dao Lord... is dead? A dragon stammered, "Impossible... We're all right here, and there was no commotion. How could the Dao Lord... die..." Right then, an earth-shaking roar of fury erupted! The colossal dragon that had just been roaring hovered massive in the sky, but in that very instant, a fist slammed down toward its head! *Boom!* A deafening roar resounded. This time, it couldn't be muffled. The people of the second Dragon City, along with the Eternities from Longmie's dao arena, all witnessed that enormous dragon head instantly shatter! Immediately following, a palm covered heaven and earth. With a dull thud, the sea of will was obliterated! The second giant dragon's corpse began falling, but before it could hit the ground, it vanished. In the blink of an eye, that colossal dragon was gone! The second giant dragon had been slain instantly! From start to finish, two Dao Integrations had fallen in roughly ten seconds. The experts of both dao arenas were paralyzed with shock. At that moment, above the third, fourth, and fifth Dragon Cities, three immense dragons materialized in the sky. They, too, were stunned, terrified, and panic-stricken. In just an instant, two Dao Integration experts had been slaughtered! And right at this moment, another earth-shattering boom rang out. A blood dragon flew out from the dragon's head city, rushing toward Marquis Jinlong's position. Shortly after taking flight, a colossal palm suddenly manifested below, striking upward and sending the blood dragon flying tens of thousands of meters into the air, huge droplets of blood raining down. "Damn it!" At this moment, the entire Dragon City region heard Marquis Xuelong's enraged roar. "Enemy attack!" Marquis Xuelong bellowed at the top of his lungs! His voice shook the four directions, and only then did the Dragon race realize they had been ambushed. Moreover, it was perilous. Two Dao Integrations had died, Marquis Xuelong had been ambushed, Marquis Jinlong was entangled, and the invading powerhouses included quasi-kings! "Enemy attack!" Countless roars erupted, yet the three giant dragons who had not yet encountered enemies had no idea which way to go! Where should they head? The dragon's tail or the dragon's head? The third dragon didn't need to ponder any longer, because at that very moment, two figures appeared before him. He wanted to roar, wanted to bellow, but couldn't get a sound out. *Rumble!* Su Yu attacked like a mad demon, bombarding him frantically! Boundless chaotic power erupted, shifting the colors of heaven and earth as dragon blood sprayed everywhere. After roughly thirty seconds of relentless assault, with a thunderous roar, the third giant dragon was battered into mincemeat. His Great Dao shattered! Fallen! In forty seconds, a third Dao Integration expert had fallen! The remaining two dragons who had not yet faced an opponent had been preparing to reinforce, but mid-flight, they suddenly wheeled around and fled! *Madness!* *Two top Dao Integrations!* The two dragons were terrified out of their wits. Who had come to ambush the Dragon race? In the blink of an eye, three Dao Integrations were dead! In the distance, Marquis Xuelong roared furiously, "Flee! Run, quickly!" They were unbeatable! Three Dao Integrations had fallen too quickly. The invaders were terrifyingly powerful and utterly invincible! Even he had to flee!