Migrate and Dig a Hole

Su Yu was willing to fight his way back! As long as he was willing, he was a good Human Master... Yes, people were just that sentimental. None of them even knew Hundred Battles; who knew what kind of person Hundred Battles was? At this moment, everyone's morale was soaring! Su Yu's morale was soaring as well... but after the surge, it turned into resignation. He sent a voice transmission: "A bunch of bastards—you did that on purpose, didn't you? If Hundred Battles really treats you well, I bet every single one of you will forget what you just said. You're just trying to sweet-talk me. Luckily for you, I'm a reliable scholar!" Everyone had been fired up, and even the likes of Xia Huyou had been ecstatic. Yet thinking about it carefully... To hell with that! Su Yu knew full well what every single one of them was thinking. Because they were evacuating, people's hearts were inevitably uneasy. Those leaving and those staying behind both felt some anxiety. They worried about the future, worried about whether those left behind would face retribution, and worried about whether those who left would ever be able to return. Today's display—forcing his hand and putting on that dialogue... in truth, more than half of it was an act. Su Yu glanced at King Dashang. King Dashang looked completely relaxed and serene. It was as if the person who had been passionately delivering that impassioned speech a moment ago wasn't him at all, looking entirely innocent. Noticing Su Yu staring at him for quite a while, King Dashang grew a little uncomfortable and sent a voice transmission: "I was just boosting everyone's morale! Emperor Yu, don't look at me like that!" What he had said was seven parts truth and three parts act. It was true that he didn't want Hundred Battles to be the Human Master, and it was true that he wanted to fight their way back, but... if they really couldn't fight their way back... then forget it. They would lay low first and see how Su Yu fared. To put it bluntly, if Su Yu never managed to fight his way back before he died... *cough*, he didn't have many years left anyway. By then, if Hundred Battles truly loved the people like his own children, they could just return. And if Su Yu didn't die, it meant he had reached the Ruler of Rule level. Then, of course, they would fight their way back if they could. Even if they couldn't, a Ruler of Rule was more than enough to contend for supremacy over the world. Indeed, they had calculated everything that clearly. Those words earlier were mainly to reassure the populace. Otherwise, what if the people left behind thought Su Yu had abandoned them? Su Yu had been busy lately and hadn't gone around reassuring people. Everyone was helping soothe them, but that wasn't enough. Today, Su Yu had to say it himself. *We are only evacuating first, and we will return.* *Wait for us!* *Don't worry!* The various prefecture masters had guarded the Human Realm for more than four hundred years, so they still had deep roots. No matter how formidable Hundred Battles was, without decades or a century, winning over the hearts of the people would be difficult. Su Yu glanced at him and didn't bother saying anything more. Putting on that passionate, high-spirited performance earlier had made everyone think King Dashang was a hot-blooded hero... Who would believe that? King Dashang was incredibly sly and conservative, completely unlike King Daqin or King Daxia. To the side, King Dahan remained impassive. Su Yu didn't care to dwell on it. Some things depended on timing. If they really could fight their way back, none of this mattered anyway. He felt a battle between him and Hundred Battles was inevitable sooner or later. Once he beat Hundred Battles down, wouldn't the Human Realm still belong to him? So, having said those words, what was done was done. Hesitation, reluctance, inner conflict... There was a bit of that, but there was also an element of playing along with the show. "Everyone, step inside! I will bring you all back to the Human Realm as soon as possible!" Su Yu gave a thunderous roar. As if injected with adrenaline, the crowd no longer felt any sorrow. They would come back! People filed inside one after another. However... after waiting a while, Su Yu frowned slightly. He abruptly looked toward Xia Huyou and the others. Su Yu knit his brows, taking a few more looks at Xia Huyou. Yet Xia Huyou appeared utterly calm. Seeing Su Yu look over, he flew forward and whispered, "I'm not leaving. I wasn't deceiving everyone—I truly am not going!" Su Yu froze, then scowled. "What do you mean?" Hadn't that all been an act earlier? Xia Huyou bowed slightly. "Everything I said was true! Staying behind isn't about dying with everyone, nor is it for anything else. I simply want to fulfill some responsibilities for the Xia family! Hundreds of millions of people in the Great Xia Prefecture trust my Xia family... Our Xia family cannot evacuate completely!" "My father can leave, and my grand-uncle can leave... They are powerful and would become thorns in someone's side. But me? I'm merely a weakling who has just stepped into the Sun and Moon Realm!" "If I stay... Hundred Battles won't kill me, and I can prevent the Great Xia Prefecture from falling into chaos!" "If Hundred Battles forces a move against me, he will completely lose the people's hearts. If he wants to win their favor, he will still need me to appease the people of the Great Xia Prefecture..." Su Yu's frown deepened. After a long time, he said slowly, "Do you know that once you stay behind, your strength won't make any progress in the short term? Moreover, if I truly fight my way back and Hundred Battles uses you to coerce me..." Xia Huyou laughed, looking at Su Yu, his smile turning brilliant. "If it truly comes to that, let him kill me! If he doesn't even have the courage to face you in battle and uses a weakling to coerce you... would you still fear him? He would already be ruined! If I die, just come summon my spirit. I will definitely revive in the River of Dead Spirits! Because... I want to live!" "Su Yu, would you fear a Hundred Battles who has to use me to coerce you?" His smile was bright. "If Hundred Battles is truly an exceptional ruler, he won't be that childish! If he really is that childish, then he's an outright fool... What is there to fear?" *What is there to fear!* Su Yu fell silent for a moment, then suddenly chuckled and looked at him. "We... have all grown up!" Four years! From the day he entered the Great Xia Civilization Academy until now, it was already the fourth year. Four years ago, when he first met Xia Huyou, Xia Huyou claimed he was just a janitor, a petty profiteer, while Su Yu was a fellow full of wicked schemes. Four years later, their strengths were completely different, and their experiences were completely different. Yet they really had all grown up. Xia Huyou had learned what responsibility meant, what shouldering a burden meant. He wanted to stay behind to be responsible for the remaining people of the Great Xia Prefecture. A few years ago, Xia Huyou would never have done this. Xia Huyou smiled. "Everyone has their youth. In these past few years, I've fought major battles and minor skirmishes, made a fool of myself, played shameless tricks, and engaged in swindling and bluffing! Looking back on it all now, it carries a unique flavor in my heart!" His smile was as radiant as ever. "After all, I am a member of the Xia family, the prefecture master of the Great Xia Prefecture. The Great Xia Prefecture hasn't failed my Xia family; how could I let the Xia family fail them? Brother Yu, this is merely a temporary parting. It's not as though you and I will never see each other again!" Su Yu looked at him and smiled. "Fair enough! But after this farewell... without sufficient strength, I might not come back!" "How long do you need?" "As soon as possible!" Xia Huyou grinned. "Understood! Within three years, you will definitely return! Once the Upper Realm opens, if you still haven't returned, then you wouldn't be Su Yu! Rest assured, for three years, as long as I don't die, the surname of this Human Realm will still be Su!" Su Yu laughed heartily. "None of that matters! Fine, if you're willing to stay... I trust you know how to bend and stretch. Worst comes to worst, just call Hundred Battles 'Grandpa' a few times. I know you!" "..." Xia Huyou's face darkened. He glared at Su Yu. *What kind of talk is that? I would never do that!* *Ptui!* *Always slandering people!* Su Yu laughed heartily again. Soon, he looked at the crowd, then glanced over at the group of Eternals, smiling. "So, all the Eternals are leaving, while most of those below the Eternal Realm are staying behind?" At that moment, various powerhouses of the Eternal Realm seemed to be bidding farewell to several prefecture masters. Some were fathers parting with sons, others with grandsons. The elders all seemed to have chosen to leave, which was rather interesting. Over there, Qin Zhen was giving instructions to his younger brother. Hearing Su Yu's words, he quickly flew over and sighed with emotion. "Eternals belong to the top-tier combat force. It's better for us to leave, lest we become eyesores to others! As for those below the Eternal Realm, like my younger brother, they won't draw too much attention! My only worry is that Qin Hao is too reckless. Emperor Yu, how about issuing him a military order to make him obey?" In the distance, Qin Hao's expression turned sour. *Who are you talking about?* *Are you any better?* Su Yu chuckled. "Qin Hao wants to stay? How about swapping him for someone else? I'm also worried he might stir up trouble..." Qin Zhen sighed. "That won't do. For our Qin family, I must leave. As Emperor Yu knows, my son Qin Fang has pretty decent talent, so I'd better take him with me. Otherwise, what if he gets captured? Qin Hao's talent is mediocre... He might as well stay. Even if he dies, it's not much of a loss..." Those words... were truly heartless! In the distance, Qin Hao wore a look of deep grievance. Damn it, if he weren't unable to beat his elder brother, he would charge over right now and beat him to death! Everyone bullied him! The second son of the Zhu family bullied him, the second son of the Xia family bullied him, the eldest son of the Liu family bullied him, and now his own elder brother was bullying him too! Su Yu chuckled, not saying more. Instead, he looked toward Su Long not far away and suddenly broke into a grin. Su Long coughed a few times and glanced in other directions, avoiding Su Yu's gaze. Su Yu looked at his father and smiled. "Who called my dad here?" No one uttered a word. Su Yu smiled again. "What? Worried that without my dad here, you wouldn't be able to keep me in check?" "..." Still, no one spoke. Seeing this, Zhu Tiandao coughed as well. "Nothing of the sort. General Su came on his own..." "He came on his own?" Su Yu chuckled. "He came on his own, and you guys didn't notice? Come off it! You don't need to put on an act for me. When I was putting on acts, you might not have been able to match my performance!" Although he really wanted to say, *When I was putting on acts, you weren't even born yet,* he stopped himself upon realizing that they were all old-timers. Even the youngest, Xia Huyou, was slightly older than him. Zhu Tiandao didn't pursue the topic either, instead asking with a smile, "Emperor Yu, are we heading to the Tianyuan Realm?" Changing the subject! Su Yu chuckled mischievously and looked at him for a while. "Old Zhu, you have a shifty, scheming look about you. I bet today's matter has everything to do with you!" "..." Zhu Tiandao was speechless. What kind of talk was that? Who had a shifty, scheming look? Have you forgotten how you used to call me 'Grandpa'? *Ptui!* Su Yu was actually in a pretty good mood, not nearly as heavy-hearted as he appeared. Watching everyone continuously enter the book pages, he didn't pursue what had just happened. While probing the surroundings, he said, "The sentiment of the people—use it sparingly!" He spoke placidly. "Boosting morale is certainly fine, but you must be careful not to produce the opposite effect! I may not be as old as you all, but it's not that I don't understand these things—I just choose not to do them! You pulling this routine now... I know it comes from good intentions... but the prerequisite is that it must be built on the premise that I can win! If I lose, it will only create rifts among the human race..." Su Yu gave a soft chuckle. "You are all my seniors and elders, so it's normal for you to favor me, but... don't treat me like a true savior! I am not omnipotent. Everyone must clearly understand this. Putting too much faith in me might lead to a catastrophic defeat! Just obey my orders; there's no need to alter your thinking to the point where, deep down, you believe I can do anything. That is not a good thing!" King Dahan smiled. "Is Emperor Yu telling us to pay lip service while doing the opposite?" Su Yu chuckled. "That's not what I mean either, as King Dahan well knows! Forget it, honestly, I suspect King Zhou might have sent you a message? Did he teach you this?" "King Zhou isn't dead?" King Dahan put on an expression of sheer astonishment! Su Yu chuckled, his face full of disdain. "Come on! Who would take that seriously? Marquis Xia and Mansion Master Zhu have had smiles blooming on their faces every single day. Who would believe they were actually dead? That only fooled outsiders! I couldn't even be bothered to say anything!" Zhu Tiandao and Marquis Xia looked embarrassed. *Did we?* *We didn't smile!* Honestly, even if they had smiled, it was just a professional fake smile. At this moment, the atmosphere was quite harmonious, and everyone felt relatively relaxed. Although they were losing the Human Realm, it wasn't truly that tragic. Everything that should be taken had been taken, and everyone who needed to evacuate had evacuated. They were leaving behind merely an empty shell of the Human Realm; aside from having a large population, there was really nothing else. As for Su Yu's catastrophic defeat in the Upper Realm, to be honest, everyone believed ten percent of it at most, completely disbelieving the remaining ninety percent! They simply felt their strength was insufficient and didn't want to serve as sitting ducks here. Moreover, leaving Xia Huyou and the others behind didn't carry that much danger. Just as Xia Huyou himself had said, if Hundred Battles reached the point of using them to threaten Su Yu, Hundred Battles would no longer be anything to fear! Even if they really died... perhaps they could still be retrieved. Searching for them in the Dead Spirit Realm, they might very well be found. Seeing that the crowd would still need a bit of time to enter the pages, Su Yu smiled. "I'm going to check somewhere else. You all wait here!" With that, he vanished. He didn't head to King Wen's former residence, but to a concealed location. ... Beneath Nanyuan City. Su Yu tunneled underground. An illusory shadow surfaced and soon took the form of Marquis Zhennan. At this moment, Marquis Zhennan looked tense. Su Yu didn't mind it much, asking nonchalantly, "You know about Hundred Battles returning?" "Yes." Su Yu looked at him for a while and chuckled. "I can't be bothered to make a move against you. You're better than Yun Shui and the others; you detonated yourself and didn't cause trouble for me... Just one condition: if Hundred Battles harms the human race, open the dead spirit passage and summon me back, and I'll kill him!" Marquis Zhennan looked awkward. "He won't..." "Heh!" Su Yu sneered. "Does Hundred Battles really consider himself part of the human race? Or rather, does he really consider himself part of the human race of the tenth tide?" "He..." Marquis Zhennan wanted to explain, but Su Yu said flatly, "Save it. I might know more than you do! Hundred Battles might be a descendant of the Human Ancestor, but is King Dou one as well? Forget it, that's not important! Keep the death qi I gave you! As for whether Hundred Battles comes first in your heart or the human race comes first, figure that out for yourself!" Marquis Zhennan took a deep breath. "In my heart, the human race has always come first! Perhaps, as others say, we old relics have no attachments here and might not truly see ourselves as part of the human race anymore... Such people exist! And quite a few of them! But I am not one of them! I support King Hundred Battles because I believe he offers greater hope than Emperor Yu... Yes, precisely greater hope!" "Perhaps Emperor Yu finds this unpleasant to hear, but King Hundred Battles... already possesses the combat power of a Ruler of Rule right now! Furthermore, he has hope of taking another step forward... Emperor Yu is certainly not as powerful as him at present!" He looked at Su Yu. "People like us remain loyal to the human race, not to any particular Human Master!" Su Yu smiled. "Whatever you say! I never got the chance to toss Wen Qi out... Shall I hand him over to you?" Marquis Zhennan nodded. "That works." With a flick of his sleeve, Su Yu released someone. It was precisely the scholar, Wen Qi! Upon emerging, Wen Qi looked slightly disheveled. Seeing Su Yu as well as Marquis Zhennan, he exclaimed, "Marquis!" He quickly scurried to Marquis Zhennan's side, looking at Su Yu with a mixture of vigilance and bewilderment. Su Yu's aura... seemed very weak! Su Yu looked at him and smiled. "Alright, don't look at me like that. I'm just a Sun and Moon cultivator—could I possibly eat you? Wen Qi, we aren't familiar with each other, but I know you have a brain... Assist Hundred Battles properly! Plot against others all you want, but don't plot against my people. Scheming against Hundred Battles is fine too. Just remember: don't cross me, alright?" Wen Qi's expression turned solemn. "I wouldn't dare! The Human Master jests!" He wasn't close with Su Yu either, but Su Yu had suppressed him so quickly before that he truly harbored apprehension toward Su Yu. Even now, he had no idea what had happened. Even if Su Yu claimed to be at the Sun and Moon Realm... he wouldn't dare do anything! Narrowing his eyes, Su Yu smiled. "Enough nonsense. Zhennan, Wen Qi, take care of yourselves! Each serves his own master. The next time we meet, we might be true enemies!" "Also, help me pass a message to Hundred Battles!" Marquis Zhennan said solemnly, "Emperor Yu, please speak!" "I have no intention of making an enemy of him. In my eyes... he can't be considered a bad person, but he's not a good one either! It's not because I'm weaker than him that I'm speaking softly; there's no need for that!" Su Yu smiled. "I don't wish to be his enemy, but when I return to the Human Realm, he had better hand the Human Realm back to me intact. For now, he can guard it for a while! Consider it repaying a favor! He owes me a favor—if nothing else, powerhouses like Marquis Nanxi were saved by me! And I didn't touch the Archaic Giant race either. I've done my part; whether he acknowledges the favor is his business!" Marquis Zhennan said solemnly, "I have committed it to memory. I will pass it on!" "Good!" Su Yu chuckled, stepped into the air, and vanished in an instant. Only after he left did Marquis Zhennan let out a breath. Wen Qi sent a voice transmission: "Marquis, recently... did something happen? Is King Hundred Battles returning?" "Yes!" Marquis Zhennan nodded, glancing at Wen Qi. "Just listen to me. There is no need to act on your own initiative; discuss everything with me before doing anything! Furthermore... don't harbor any resentment. That man... is not someone easily provoked! Don't assume King Hundred Battles returning changes everything." He spoke a few lines, fell silent, and tunneled back underground, choosing quietude. Seeing this, Wen Qi said nothing and followed silently. He had spent many years with Marquis Zhennan and knew him well. Clearly, the marquis harbored immense wariness and awe toward this Human Master. Wen Qi didn't quite understand, but he knew that if Marquis Zhennan couldn't afford to provoke him, Wen Qi certainly couldn't either! ... The evacuation continued. Over the course of a day, fifty million people entered the civilization chronicle one after another. Su Yu's civilization chronicle pages returned, coalescing into a whole, though it was now much heavier. Only a handful of people remained beside him. Su Yu looked at Xia Huyou and the others, a smile surfacing on his face. "Thank you for your hard work, everyone! You who remain behind in the Human Realm have only one goal: do not let the Human Realm fall into chaos! As for other matters, let things take their course! Don't deliberately oppose anyone... Just perform your duties well! Other matters will be resolved by me and your elders!" "Those remaining behind today have rendered great service! I will remember every one of you!" "I won't say discouraging words, but if one day you truly die and your spirits can be guided to become dead spirits, I will find a way to summon you back!" "Therefore, death is not necessarily the end!" "The road ahead is long and far, everyone... I look forward to reuniting soon!" At this moment, Marquis Tongtian opened a portal, directly connecting to the outside of the Tianyuan Realm! "Respectfully sending off Emperor Yu!" Everyone shouted in unison. Su Yu stepped into the portal, his laughter drifting back: "Don't send me off just yet—I'll be back to move my furniture later. You're sending me off too early!" "..." *Damn you!* All the solemn emotion that had just been built up was ruined by him. Everyone was speechless. Whether Su Yu was feeling playful today or this was simply his nature, his words were incredibly exasperating. Yet this version of Su Yu seemed to carry a bit more human warmth. Only after seeing Su Yu depart and the portal shut did the remaining people look at one another. Xia Huyou chuckled and said, "Everyone, from here on, we must rely on ourselves! I won't say much else, but within three years, we must keep the Human Realm just as it has always been, without the slightest turmoil!" "Naturally!" Everyone nodded in agreement. ... At the same time. Outside the Tianyuan Realm, a vast crowd had gathered. The moment Su Yu teleported out, over a thousand members of the Hou race stood in the distant void. On another side, several thousand—nearly ten thousand—Iron-Eating Beasts looked over in unison. On yet another side, over a thousand members of the Ancient Space Beast race stood silently. Beside the Space Beast Emperor was a masked figure—Huang Jiu. And on another flank, tens of thousands from the Five Elements race were divided into five phalanxes, gathering metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. All of them had arrived! Su Yu was surprised. He wasn't surprised by the choices of some, but he was surprised by the choices of a few. He looked at Foutuling and asked with a smile, "What made you decide this?" Foutuling chuckled. "Follow Emperor Yu! The hope of the Five Elements race lies with Emperor Yu! I have gambled many times and never lost once. This time won't be an exception either!" Su Yu chuckled, then turned to the Space Beast Emperor. "And what are the Beast Emperor's thoughts?" The Space Beast Emperor smiled as well. "The Upper Realm doesn't understand, but in the Lower Realm, we witnessed Emperor Yu's rise with our own eyes. The fortune of Heaven and Earth lies with Emperor Yu! One does not judge a hero by momentary success or failure! How those in the Upper Realm choose doesn't matter; if those in the Lower Realm don't know how to choose... that would be true foolishness!" Because the Upper Realm had never witnessed Su Yu's legend! Thus, how Marquis Liekong and the others chose was irrelevant. The old Beast Emperor smiled again. "Now, only the Destiny race hasn't arrived! But I believe that old fellow Wuming knows what he's doing in his heart..." To the side, from the Tianyuan race's realm passage, a head suddenly popped out—it was precisely the Destiny Emperor. Glancing around, he noticed everyone looking back at him. The Destiny Emperor gave a light cough: "Don't bring me up whenever you feel like it! Everyone, remember to keep this confidential; I'm one of the good guys!" "..." The crowd was rendered speechless. This guy had arrived long ago? This... was truly being of one mind! Su Yu smiled, looked around, and laughed. "So, it seems everyone has arrived. Is anyone missing?" Almost everyone was present! People looked around and chuckled; it really seemed so. Over there, Tianyue and Chongming were together, the guardian lineage in the distance had arrived, and even further away, colossal cities stood tall. "Everyone is here!" The Destiny Emperor smiled too. Sure enough, no one in the Lower Realm was blind. Their eyes were wide open, and they knew how to choose. As they spoke, someone suddenly said, "Wait, isn't someone missing?" "Huh?" "Where's Duobao?" "Did that idiot run away?" "He probably did. That fellow is timid as a mouse... No, he is a mouse to begin with, so running is normal. It's fine if he ran!" "..." June and the others conversed; it seemed only Duobao had fled. If he ran, so be it. Earlier, no one had paid much attention to him. Su Yu smiled too. Fled? Then forget it! Duobao was cowardly to the extreme; him fleeing was completely normal, so Su Yu couldn't be bothered with him. Just as he was about to lead everyone into the realm, ripples suddenly distorted the distant void, and a figure came shuttling through. The next moment, Duobao materialized before everyone's eyes. Seeing everyone staring at him in unison, Duobao looked dumbfounded. *Why are you all staring at me?* Paying no heed to their looks, he hastily put on a flattering smile: "Emperor Yu, Your Majesty! A few days ago, I went looking for Marquis Jiantian! I obtained a very important piece of information, so I rushed here without stopping. Why is everyone gathered here?" With that, he said gleefully, "Here's what happened: Marquis Jiantian said that recently, the fortune of the human race didn't fall—it actually rose! Therefore, he concluded that King Zhou and the others might still be alive! Your Majesty, this is tremendous good news! It means we still have hope of rescuing them! Although Marquis Jiantian is our enemy, his ability to observe fortune is first-rate! After such a major defeat, our fortune didn't drop but rose instead—this means our luck has turned from bad to good..." Su Yu looked at him with an odd expression and chuckled. "You went to find Marquis Jiantian?" "Yes! Wasn't I worried that everyone might be disheartened? I have a decent relationship with Marquis Jiantian, so I asked him, and the human race's fortune didn't fall..." Su Yu smiled. "So, after checking the fortune, you ran back? Were you originally planning to run away?" "No!" Duobao said with righteous indignation, "I never thought of leaving! I will live and die with the Emperor Yu Mansion!" "..." *Believe you, and pigs might fly!* He truly was timid as a mouse. He had probably gone to ask Marquis Jiantian whether he should run. Su Yu smiled. "Did he say anything else?" "He did!" Duobao immediately nodded. "He said his own strength has grown again! Also, he said that back when something happened to Hundred Battles, his own fortune plummeted, and there might have been a problem there. It wasn't caused by Hundred Battles being sealed, but because Hundred Battles directly severed a portion of fortune and took it with him..." Su Yu nodded, smiling. "Not surprising." Hundred Battles had most likely detached himself, severing from the human race's fortune, which caused Marquis Jiantian's fortune to drop back then, bringing him continuous bad luck after the ninth tide. "Anything else?" "Yes!" Duobao quickly nodded. "Marquis Jiantian also said that the stronger Emperor Yu becomes, the stronger he becomes. But the stronger he becomes, the stronger Emperor Yu becomes as well. That might not be a good thing... It means Emperor Yu now shares a connection with him..." Su Yu smiled. "That fellow's perception is quite accurate!" Marquis Jiantian represented antiquity. Today, Su Yu was somewhat inheriting the fading glory of antiquity. Hundred Battles, on the other hand, had freed himself from it. This matter of factions... sometimes shifted back and forth like this! Of course, the connection wasn't too deep. Su Yu chuckled and said, "Alright, I understand! The time to kill him hasn't arrived yet! Right now, I won't kill him, and Hundred Battles probably won't either... Just wait!" Hundred Battles wouldn't kill Marquis Jiantian, even if he knew what Marquis Jiantian represented. Killing Marquis Jiantian offered Hundred Battles no benefits, only drawbacks. The Upper Realm might see the emergence of over a dozen Rulers of Rule! Perhaps even more! How many Heavenly Venerables were under Hundred Battles's command? He walked the Physical Dao; whether the seals broke or not was essentially the same to him. Hundred Battles would probably have to protect Marquis Jiantian. The relationship between friend and foe was often this complicated. At this moment, whoever was weaker would protect Marquis Jiantian. It was only because the myriad races didn't know; otherwise, they would most likely storm into the Lower Realm frantically to slaughter Marquis Jiantian and be done with it! As for Duobao... Su Yu didn't dwell on him either. That fellow actually had pretty good luck. At critical moments, he often managed to escape disaster. "Enter the realm!" Without another word, Su Yu led everyone into the realm. ... The Tianyuan Realm. It remained a scene of utter devastation. However, today Su Yu was going to transform this realm! He would submerge it into the Dead Spirit Realm, and after submerging it, dig a hole to unleash the myriad Daos. "Princess Consort Qi!" Su Yu gave a low shout, and Princess Consort Qi, who had recently returned, flew over swiftly. Walking through the void, Su Yu looked across the entire Tianyuan Realm and said in a heavy voice, "I intend to sink this realm into the Dead Spirit Realm. Princess Consort Qi, next, it will primarily fall upon you to petrify this realm. The difficulty is not low!" Princess Consort Qi nodded slightly. Su Yu called out again: "General Hongmeng!" Hongmeng quickly arrived. "Open the passages of the thirty-six cities! Connect life and death to lend me strength!" "Understood!" Hongmeng gave a low roar, then bellowed, "Thirty-Six Holy Cities, open the passages!" *Rumble!* The thirty-six colossal ancient cities instantly opened their dead spirit passages. Columns of death qi pierced heaven and earth, immediately permeating the entire Tianyuan Realm with death qi! Outside, faint ripples of rule power seemed ready to sweep across. Su Yu didn't pay it much mind. At this moment, he sensed quietly. A moment later, his Heavenly Gate opened, and a Great Dao manifested in his eyes—the Tianyuan Dao. Su Yu's eyes lit up, and he shouted, "Destiny Emperor, assist me in severing the Tianyuan Dao!" Sever its connection to the Realm of Living Spirits! Su Yu pointed a finger, and a ray of light and shadow emerged in the void. Without hesitation, the Destiny Emperor unleashed a burst of Dao power; in the blink of an eye, the Heavenly Destiny Dao intertwined with the Tianyuan Dao. "Feiqiu, help! Bite through the connection between the Tianyuan Dao and this realm!" "*Woof-howl!*" The illusory projection of the little white dog's Great Dao appeared, lunging to bite down on the manifested Tianyuan Dao. The Tianyuan Dao shook violently, seemingly unwilling to sever the connection! Su Yu bellowed, "Southern King, Marquis Lanshan, blanket it with Dead Spirit Dao power!" The next instant, several dead spirit powerhouses emerged from the ancient cities and took action together! Using death qi, they severed the connection between the Tianyuan Dao and the River of Time! Su Yu continuously directed the process. Sinking a realm into the abyss possessed a degree of difficulty, but for him, it was not excessively hard. As powerhouse after powerhouse struck, the entire Tianyuan Dao showed signs of snapping, and the entire Tianyuan Realm vibrated violently. *Rumble!* Deafening roars echoed between heaven and earth. ... At this moment, faint traces of power seeped out from the God, Demon, Immortal, and Human realms. Soon, the various realms seemed to realize what was happening. In the Immortal Realm. Tiangu wore a somber expression, murmuring softly, "What a man, Su Yu!" Beside him, King Fu knit his brows. "Lord Tiangu, what are they doing in the Tianyuan Realm?" "Doing something monumental!" Tiangu sighed with emotion. "Su Yu... is likely preparing to evacuate from the myriad realms! He is sinking the entire Tianyuan Realm into the Dead Spirit Realm!" What immense boldness! Sinking an entire realm! From now on, there would be no Tianyuan Realm in the myriad realms. Yet King Fu still didn't quite understand: "Does this mean Su Yu was truly defeated in battle and is fleeing? My lord, do you think if we join forces with the God and Demon races right now, we could stop him from escaping..." Tiangu shot him a glance. *Idiot!* "Go into secluded cultivation!" Tiangu couldn't be bothered to say more. Stop him? Why would they stop him! Were they courting death? Just because Su Yu said he was defeated, you believed it? He had likely slaughtered countless beings in the Upper Realm. Even if he truly lost, he dared to cause such an enormous commotion, showing he didn't fear you in the least! If the three major races dared to make a move right now... they would all be waiting for death! Su Yu was about to flee anyway; would he care whether the Upper Realm opened or not? Be careful, or this fellow might pull off something ruthless and annihilate all three major races along the way! ... *Rumble!* The intense rumbling shook the entire Lower Realm. The colossal Tianyuan Realm continuously sank! ... Inside the Tianyuan Realm. The Tianyuan Dao struggled fiercely, as if reluctant to strip its connection from this realm. Growing impatient, Su Yu shouted, "Feiqiu, stomp on it!" *Boom!* A giant boot stamped down! As if alive, the Tianyuan Dao hastily dodged, radiating a sense of horror. Su Yu smiled. "The Tianyuan Dao... So its master might still be alive!" The Tianyuan Emperor of the past was most likely not dead yet! However, this was merely a projected connection of the Great Dao. How could it evade King Wen's boot? After several consecutive stomps, with a tremendous *boom*, the Great Dao was trampled into near-collapse. Here, the little white dog was actually influenced and suppressed, yet the boot remained completely unaffected! As the illusory projection of the Great Dao began to crumble, the suppressive force within the realm targeting outside races showed signs of receding. That was the rule! Now that the rule itself was crumbling, the suppressive force naturally began to disperse as well. *Boom!* The roar sounded again. The entire Tianyuan Realm was now blanketed in death qi, gradually sinking. Vast amounts of death qi poured in through the thirty-six passages! Wave after wave of loud rumbles echoed, the violent vibrations causing the mountains and rivers within the realm to collapse! Death qi seeped in from all directions. Yet Su Yu didn't mind; it might not be a bad thing. The master of the Dead Spirit Dao had drained all the death qi from the myriad realms, leaving the Daos of the myriad realms somewhat incomplete—lacking the Death Dao! Now, allowing a bit of death qi to seep in was actually beneficial. Later, once he dug an opening in the River of Time to wash over and neutralize it, the Daos here might even restore themselves to the state before the master of the Dead Spirit Dao opened the heavens! They would become even more complete. Of course, at that moment, Su Yu opened his Heavenly Gate and suddenly saw an unimaginably colossal Dead Spirit Dao faintly surging against the barrier. Sensing the realm sinking, the Dead Spirit Dao actually sought to assimilate it! Su Yu roared, "Liu Hong, block it for me! Devour the power of the Dead Spirit Dao!" Outside the realm, having been pulled out of secluded cultivation by Lan Tian, Liu Hong gritted his teeth and let out a furious roar. A plume of death qi surged as a Great Dao manifested, rapidly siphoning off the power of the Dead Spirit Dao, forcing the Dead Spirit Dao to encroach upon the Ink Dao instead. *Boom!* The entire realm began to sink formally! "Princess Consort Qi, go seal the areas outside the thirty-six passages! Do not let death qi permeate everywhere!" Princess Consort Qi also flew out swiftly, beginning to petrify the weak spots across the realm! As Princess Consort Qi carried out the petrification, massive amounts of death qi surged through the thirty-six passages. In the void, the Tianyuan Dao abruptly shattered completely. The illusory shadow broke, and all suppressive force within the realm dissipated! *Boom!* At this moment, a sound that shook the myriad realms resonated far and wide! Many powerhouses looked toward the Tianyuan Realm. In the nearby God Realm, several powerhouses sent their willpower probing outward, but they hastily withdrew it. The violent death qi soared into the sky, sizzling and corroding their willpower! ... Inside the Tianyuan Realm. Su Yu and the others clearly felt the realm plummeting! With the descent, darkness fell! The next instant, as if sinking deep underground, a thunderous crash reverberated. The earth trembled violently as it made contact with the Dead Spirit Realm, completely merging the realm into the Dead Spirit Realm. A powerful shockwave struck the Dead Spirit Realm while simultaneously rocking the Tianyuan Realm. In the Dead Spirit Realm, at the junction of the Star Residence Mansion. A figure suddenly surfaced. The Martial Emperor appeared, looking into the distance—not too far away, a massive spherical realm, like a fallen star, had plunged bodily into the Dead Spirit Realm, sinking into the Zhenling Domain! "Damn it!" The Martial Emperor cursed out loud. Why the hell was this lunatic dropping the Tianyuan Realm into the Dead Spirit Realm for no good reason? He wasn't the only one who sensed it. At this moment, in the depths of the Guixu Lands, the Northern King levitated into the air, looking into the distance, and also saw that colossal realm plunge down! His face instantly changed! An entire realm plunging down? Did Su Yu do this? What was he trying to pull? "Troubled times!" The Northern King sighed internally. The Dead Spirit Realm was probably about to lose its peace. Even if it hadn't been peaceful before, with Su Yu sinking an entire realm down intact, things were bound to get even messier! Beside him, Marquis Longxue's aura was formidable, laced with a hint of longing. He suddenly remarked, "Does this mean we can take over this realm and directly bridge the realms of life and death?" What a grand undertaking! Marquis Longxue marveled, growing increasingly excited. A good thing! If they could seize it... wouldn't the realms of life and death be directly linked from now on? ... At the same time. Deep within the Guixu Lands, beams of light wavered as faces materialized one after another, gazing into the distance. All of them witnessed the massive realm falling into the Dead Spirit Realm. Everyone was shocked and shaken. An entire realm from the Living Spirit Realm plunging down—was this a blessing or a curse? ... Regardless of what others thought, as the immense shockwave washed over them, Su Yu was wildly thrilled. It had succeeded! "Seal the thirty-six passages!" Following his shout, the passages were completely sealed off, trapping boundless death qi inside! At this moment, the entire realm was somewhat akin to a semi-dead spirit realm. And now, Su Yu was going to dig a hole! Taking advantage of having just plunged down before the Dead Spirit Dao could encroach, he would dig a hole into the River of Time! Otherwise, if he delayed, it would become much harder to accomplish. "Lan Tian!" With a loud shout, a weakened Lan Tian emerged the next instant, followed by the manifestation of numerous glowing clusters of powerhouses. Su Yu waved his hand, and all the powerhouses of the Eternal Realm and Dao Fusion Realm materialized. As for those below, Su Yu did not let them out. Too dangerous! Here, death qi remained abundant. Moreover, for those below the Eternal Realm, comprehending the Great Daos didn't offer much benefit. Su Yu said solemnly, "I am going to dig a hole. Once it's breached, vast amounts of rule power will rush in... Everyone, it will be up to you to comb through the Daos bit by bit. Whether this place is suitable for us to live in will depend on the results of your efforts!" "Rest assured, Emperor Yu!" Everyone shouted in unison! All of them were excited. They were about to breach an opening! Meanwhile, Su Yu quickly slipped out of the Tianyuan Realm. At this point, the passage connecting to the Realm of Living Spirits had not yet vanished, nor had it been blocked. As long as he located the Tianyuan Dao, Su Yu could dig along its path without losing his direction! After all, prior to this, the Tianyuan Dao had been connected right here. Su Yu swiftly tore through the river of time and space, plunging into it. He too would follow in the footsteps of the seniors and begin digging a hole into the River of Time. Who knew if the master of this Dao was still alive? If they were still alive and one day saw their Great Dao gouged out like this, they would probably be furious enough to murder someone! "Well, I'm not the first one to dig anyway..." With that thought in mind, Su Yu's guilt vanished instantly. *I'm not the first one. I'll just dig a hole the size of a bowl. Yes, just that big!*