The First to Resurrect

Fourteen top experts had fallen just like that! At this moment, the Southern King's aura surged with power, as did the dead spirit giant's. Both were Celestial Venerable-level entities, pushing forward toward an even higher domain. Likewise, Marquis Longxue silently made his breakthrough right at this juncture! With the demise of fourteen top experts, the entire Dead Spirit Realm suddenly quieted down, except for those dead spirits whose minds were completely controlled. *** Deep within the Dead Spirit Dao. Su Yu wore a stern expression as he looked across at the giant. The dead spirit giant's aura grew increasingly formidable, yet he furrowed his brows and stared back at Su Yu. Su Yu observed him as well. After watching him for a while, Su Yu calmly asked, "Are you his complete will, or merely some remnant will? Is the Master of Dead Spirits alive or dead?" "Life and death?" the giant said indifferently. "You discuss life and death with a powerhouse who has mastered death itself? Don't you find that laughable?" Su Yu chuckled. "Mastered death? I admit that the Master of Dead Spirits is unimaginably powerful and matchlessly talented, but to claim he has mastered death might still be an overstatement!" He wasn't denying the Master of Dead Spirits' strength, but mastering death depended on the circumstances. Could he control the death of supreme beings? Obviously not! To make such a claim was a bit too grand. The giant couldn't be bothered to engage and thrust his trident toward Su Yu. His aura was still growing stronger. It was even beginning to approach Su Yu's level! In truth, not much time had passed. As for the deaths of Dizhiluo and the others, the giant remained entirely indifferent. If they died, then so be it—this was a realm of death to begin with! Their absolute demise had accelerated his recovery, so he hadn't lost out at all. On Su Yu's side, the Southern King and the others had profited, the giant had profited, and Marquis Longxue had profited. All three sides came out ahead! As for who lost, at this moment, naturally only those fools who had died. With a single thrust of the giant's trident, the Great Dao roiled, and he spoke a little more: "Death is the final destination. To think you can resurrect them is nothing but wishful thinking! The Dao of Time cannot accommodate their existence!" Su Yu had already deduced it: this giant was not the true body! Ignoring the giant's words, Su Yu asked out of curiosity, "Are you a clone, or a remnant mental imprint?" The giant remained calm as another thrust of his trident forced Su Yu back. "What does it matter if I am a clone or an imprint? I am who I am! The clone is me, the imprint is me, life is me, death is me—all daos are me alone!" With that, he said coldly, "Do you intend to integrate these people into the heavens you opened? You certainly have audacity. Opening the heavens with such strength and actually succeeding is undeniably astonishing... but right now, you are trespassing upon my Dao! Do you realize this makes us mortal enemies? "Even though I am not the true body, should the true body return one day, this grudge of stealing his Dao will be a feud unto death!" This time, it truly was Su Yu who had taken the initiative to seize the Dao. When a person died, the Master of Dead Spirits granted them a second chance, so they naturally had to pay a price. Now, Su Yu wanted to take them away. How could that be allowed? People like the Southern King were like leeks cultivated by the Master of Dead Spirits, ready to be harvested whenever he wished. Yet now, Su Yu, an outsider, wanted to rip these leeks out by the roots. If that wasn't enmity, what was? Su Yu laughed. "Are you saying you won't kill me?" Otherwise, why talk about his true body? The giant replied with utter indifference: "Kill you? You can withdraw at any time. This contest is nothing more than whether you can take these people away. Did you think we could determine life and death right now? I am not the true body; the moment I step out of the Dead Spirit Dao, my strength will wither, and if I enter the realm of the living, I will have nothing left. How could I kill you?" Indeed! That was the crux of this contest. As for Su Yu falling here, the probability was minuscule. Discerning eyes could see this clearly; those who couldn't were already dead. Su Yu smiled. "Then why don't you take a step back?" "I have never stepped back!" The moment the words fell, the colossal trident suddenly transformed into countless ropes, whipping toward Su Yu to bind him! "I knew you wouldn't play fair!" Su Yu was not to be outdone; both had been preparing even as they conversed. Turning the trident into ropes was an exceptional technique. Su Yu had also been gathering his strength in secret. With a tap of his brush, he manifested a great lock, a cage, suppression talismans, and a binding array! *Rumble!* A tremendous roar rang out again, and behind him, several auras surged, vastly more powerful than before. The Southern King and the others had arrived! The Southern King struck with a palm from afar and sneered, "You revived me, and I served you for many years. My dead spirit origin has nourished the Dead Spirit Dao for ages, so our debts have long been settled. We were only in a mutually beneficial arrangement; you are no master of mine!" Naturally, these words were directed at the giant. The giant took a swift step back, completely indifferent—or rather, full of disdainful disregard! Mere ants! They were not on the same level. Even if the Southern King was powerful now, what did it matter? Even if the Dead Spirit Imperial Sovereign was stronger than Su Yu, what did that matter? In the giant's eyes, the Dead Spirit Imperial Sovereign was merely a dog he had raised—one that might bite the hand that fed it, might not, might wag its tail to beg for mercy, or might snap back with its fangs. So what? A dog he raised remained a dog! Only Su Yu operated on an entirely different level of power! Thus, the giant couldn't even be bothered to argue with the Southern King. Whatever she claimed, let her claim it; taking it to heart would be his own defeat. His dismissive indifference made the Southern King frown, but it soon turned into a cold snort, and she said no more. By then, the others had gathered one after another. Of the more than sixty powerhouses from earlier, only about thirty remained. Some had been killed by those who followed orders, while others were slain by the Southern King's group. Su Yu sensed the area briefly and immediately furrowed his brow. Xingyue and Hetu were not present. Sensing Su Yu's concern, the Southern King quickly transmitted her voice: "Your Majesty, Xingyue... Xingyue cannot find her origin!" Su Yu paused slightly. Cannot find her origin? What was that about? He instantly looked at the giant and suddenly spoke up: "Master of Dead Spirits... forget it, let's call you Daoist Dead Spirit. Though we stand as adversaries, how about I inquire about something?" The giant took a few steps back, not because he was intimidated by Su Yu's words, but to avoid their combined edge while biding time to restore his strength. Su Yu stalling for time suited him perfectly. Stall all you want! "Speak!" the giant replied coldly, but responded nonetheless. Su Yu said, "A friend of mine has quite an exalted background and died many years ago, yet now her origin cannot be found! As the one in command of the Dead Spirit Dao, I assume you should know what's going on?" "Cannot find her origin?" The giant seemed to fall into deep thought. After a long moment, a strange glint appeared in his eyes, and he abruptly looked at Su Yu. Soon, he smiled—his very first smile. "You wish to resurrect her?" "Of course!" The giant chuckled again. "Then you might be disappointed. That person you mentioned... I think I know who she is! Cannot find her origin... no, it's not that her origin cannot be found, but that her backer was formidable. When she died back then, her backer forcefully extended her life!" He then chuckled softly. "I look forward to seeing your choice! I don't mind telling you a bit about her circumstances. I know a thing or two. Her origin does not reside purely in the Dead Spirit Dao... or rather, not all of it is in the Dead Spirit Dao! You should know where life and death intersect. "Half of her origin is within the Dao of Time, and half is here with me! "If you wish to revive her, you will offend not only my true body, but also that individual! "Her state is peculiar, half-alive and half-dead, yet not in the ordinary sense... It is a true equilibrium of life and death! Achieving such a feat is impossible for anyone beneath a peerless expert. Back then, I recall a vague memory of a powerhouse from later generations who called himself the Human Sovereign. He came to call in a favor, taking action to maintain her in this state... waiting to resurrect her later! "I thought she had long since departed; I never expected her to still be here." The giant chuckled softly. "I know a little of what that Human Sovereign was planning. Perhaps he was opening the heavens as well, intending to create a world of his own before guiding her back. Unfortunately... he likely failed later on, didn't he? There has been no further news of him." Su Yu's heart shook. The Human Sovereign! Sure enough, Xingyue was related to the Human Sovereign. When Xingyue died all those years ago, the Human Sovereign had actually entered the Dead Spirit Dao intending to resurrect her. However, during that era, the Human Sovereign probably had not yet opened the heavens. Halfway through, he must have been forced to abandon the attempt, which explained why no further news of the Human Sovereign ever reached here. Su Yu asked in a heavy voice, "Her origin is at the intersection of life and death? Does that mean if I want to resurrect her... I must also go to the River of Time to retrieve the other half of her origin?" "Wrong!" The giant said indifferently, "Resurrecting her is different from resurrecting the others! When the others died, they truly died. I merely drew their origins from the River of Time and remade them once more! "This woman, however, is neither alive nor dead. In truth, she never completely died. If she never completely died, how can you speak of resurrection?" Su Yu was startled once more; this time, he truly didn't understand the fellow's meaning. After a long pause, Su Yu frowned. "What does Daoist brother mean?" The giant genuinely didn't mind telling him these things. Stalling for time was one reason, and second, Su Yu was qualified to discuss the Dao with him. No matter how weak an opener of the heavens might be, he was still an opener of the heavens! "To restore her is actually quite simple..." Simple? Su Yu felt a faint sense of doubt. Was it truly simple? The giant said with a faint smile, "It is indeed quite simple. Looking at your path of opening the heavens, you comprehend life and death; reversing life and death is not difficult for you! She is half-alive and half-dead, and in truth, so are you. Go to the intersection, locate her origin, and grant her all of the Daos of Life and Death within your world. Once she embodies those Daos of Life and Death, she will naturally revive!" Su Yu stood stunned. It was that simple? The giant smiled meaningfully. "Doesn't it sound simple? However, as a fellow opener of the heavens, I must warn you: the Daos of Life and Death within your world are immensely potent and distinctive. If you surrender both Daos to another, should you ever fall out... it will be nearly impossible to reclaim them. From that moment on, the life and death of every living being in your world will hang upon her single thought! "Right now, she is suppressed simultaneously by the two Great Daos of Time and Dead Spirits. Her memories likely have not even one percent remaining. The person you know might not be the person she becomes upon awakening!" The giant's smile grew wider. "For the others, their memories will return and their true nature will be restored, but not for her! Suppressed by two supreme Great Daos, the person you know is merely one percent of her—an insignificant fraction! So, even if it is simple, are you certain you wish to revive her?" Su Yu laughed. "So what Daoist brother means is that once she recovers, she will no longer be the current Xingyue? Unlike the Southern King and the others, who will likely remain the same as they are now?" "Correct!" The giant said with a faint smile, "So, leaving two crucial Daos of your own world entirely in the hands of another—someone unfamiliar to you, because after her awakening, she will certainly be a stranger to you—do you still find it simple? Do you still think it's worth it? There is a supreme expert behind her. If that Human Sovereign hasn't died, even if he failed at opening the heavens, he is still a supreme expert. Beware that he might use this woman to seize your world!" Su Yu laughed, then suddenly turned around and barked, "Move! To the intersection of life and death!" The giant followed step by step, saying with a faint smile, "You really won't reconsider? Impulsive actions bring punishment! Young people love acting on impulse, but afterward, you will realize how dangerous it is! Opening the heavens is no easy task; why bury yourself for a stranger? While my strength has not yet returned to the realm of a Ruler of Rules, you still have hope of leading the others back to life... Do you intend to gamble the future of every single one of you on this woman?" This was an obvious attempt to sow discord! The Southern King saw right through it and said coldly, "His Majesty will not abandon a single person!" Su Yu burst into laughter. "Southern King, you're mistaken! When it's time to abandon, one must still abandon! There's no need to flatter me; Xingyue is different. Much of what I obtained actually belonged to her! I am a man who repays every slight, but also repays every kindness! As for the rest of you... I naturally have the certainty to help everyone resurrect. Pay no heed to this mental imprint. These petty schemes to stir up discord are child's play; I don't even bother with them anymore, and neither would the true Master of Dead Spirits!" "Certainty?" The giant chuckled. "You still have hope now. Wait a little longer, and your certainty... will likely become a joke!" Su Yu ignored him. The giant spoke again: "Are you certain you want to hand the Daos of Life and Death over to her?" "Why not?" Su Yu laughed. "The Daos of Life and Death are not the core of my Dao! Daoist brother, a leaf has blinded your sight! My Daos of Life and Death are decent only because they are very useful, not because they form my core Dao! Even if her original nature returns and she is no longer the Xingyue of today, so what? What I ought to do, I will do!" The giant smiled, unhurried, trailing Su Yu step by step. His aura continued to grow stronger. With every passing moment, he recovered more of his might! Gradually, he was on the verge of matching Su Yu, and what's more, he continued to climb. *** At the same time. Deep within the Dao, Xingyue held the Star Universe Seal, suppressing the roiling waves as she searched in every direction. After a long while, she said in a muffled voice, "Forget it, let's head back!" She vaguely sensed that her origin lay even deeper. By now, too much time had been wasted. Forget it, she wouldn't search anymore! Beside her, Hetu and Xia Chen served as her protectors. At this moment, both felt profoundly bewildered. The stronger one was, the deeper one's origin lay. Even the Southern King's origin had been found, yet Xingyue kept marching forward. If not for the Star Universe Seal, they would have long since been smashed to death by the colossal waves! Had she truly sensed something, or had she sensed nothing at all and was simply wandering aimlessly? Where on earth was Xingyue's origin? Without another word, Xingyue turned to walk back. Not long after she turned, waves of aura fluctuated in the distance. Hetu was startled. "Was His Majesty defeated and forced to flee?" Otherwise, why would they be venturing this deep! Just as he was thinking this, several figures emerged, and Su Yu's laughter drifted over: "Why are you heading back?" "Xingyue said she couldn't find her origin and gave up..." Before Hetu could finish, Su Yu laughed. "How could it not be found? How could someone not know where their own origin is? Lady Xingyue, isn't your origin right at the very end?" Xingyue replied with a cold face, "I couldn't find it!" "Alright, I know it's at the end. Go on, I'll accompany you!" Su Yu said with a chuckle, "What are you worried about? Worried it'll take too much time? Don't worry, look, the Daoist brother behind us isn't in any rush, so we don't need to be either!" Everyone looked, and sure enough, the giant behind them was in no hurry whatsoever, ambling along leisurely while maintaining a distance. He even wore a smile: "Continue, please. I too wish to see what happens when someone who is half-alive and half-dead is revived!" Hetu was stunned and sent a voice transmission: "Your Majesty... did you subdue him?" *What are you thinking!* Su Yu was speechless. Subdue? The man was clearly waiting to watch the show; couldn't he even see that? That giant's strength was already pushing toward the realm of a Ruler of Rules! *** The group continued forward. Xingyue frowned and tried to speak several times, but Su Yu cut her off each time. What was there to say? Just shut up. Who had the time to listen to a woman bicker endlessly and waste precious seconds? Soon, they arrived at the realm of life and death. At this moment, everyone saw the intertwining of two distinct powers, and Xingyue's eyes showed confusion at first, which then turned into a flicker of realization. Her origin truly was nearby! Su Yu looked at Xingyue and laughed. "Lady Xingyue, it seems you feel it too. Your origin should be right here! Having a backer is truly wonderful. Are you the Human Sovereign's daughter? Sister? Wife? Or... the Human Sovereign's mother?" Under Xingyue's furious gaze, Su Yu laughed and continued, "The dead spirit Daoist behind us says that reviving you is actually quite simple. King Wen wanted to help you back then, but his Daos of Life and Death weren't up to par! As for your resurrection... I suspect it will be different from the others!" Su Yu smiled. "You will likely be accepted by the River of Time, whereas the Southern King and the others probably won't!" Behind them, the giant gave a faint laugh. "It's not 'likely.' Once this woman resurrects, she will definitely be accepted by the River of Time. That is precisely why I said you are in great danger! She will continue to wield everything she cultivated in the River of Time back then, while independently controlling your Daos of Life and Death. She will not be subject to your restrictions!" Xingyue's state was even more peculiar than Hetu's. She had truly died, but her backer, the Human Sovereign, had come here and directly merged her origin between the two Great Daos in a state of half-life and half-death! One Dao of Life, one Dao of Death! Therefore, what the Dead Spirit Dao had drawn in was incomplete—only a small portion of her origin. Su Yu couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Having a powerful background was truly incredible. Look at that: even after dying, not all of her origin had been drawn in; she could survive, resurrect, and directly return to the River of Time, while the others enjoyed no such privilege! At this moment, Xingyue frowned. "What do you mean?" The giant said with a soft smile, "This little Daoist friend probably wants to conceal a thing or two, but I don't mind elaborating..." Before he could finish, Su Yu cut him off directly: "What is there to conceal? Ridiculous, childish! It simply means that once you revive, you'll control the Daos of Life and Death in my world. You'll only retain one percent of your memories. Once you resurrect, your memories as a dead spirit and your memories of me will be like... taking a leak and locking eyes with a fellow beside you. Understand now?" "..." The crowd stood dumbfounded. *What kind of damn analogy is that?* Su Yu burst out laughing. "Why are you looking at me? That's the reality! You go take a leak, run into someone doing the same. Sure, you saw him, but who the hell knows who he is? If you meet again next time, would you even recognize him?" "That's hard to say!" Hetu remarked thoughtfully with a nod. Everyone turned to stare at Hetu with bizarre expressions. *Those words carry quite a profound undertone!* At such a critical moment, the crowd was nearly moved to laughter by the two of them. Xingyue, however, frowned and glared coldly at Su Yu. "In other words, I will forget you?" "Probably not entirely, but you'll likely treat me as a stranger!" Su Yu smiled. "Alright, we weren't really close acquaintances to begin with. Back then, you came to convert me, and later I used you to obtain the Star Universe Seal and the Dao Diagram... Now, I'm repaying you with the Daos of Life and Death!" Xingyue stared at him coldly. "You want to draw a clear line between us?" Su Yu chuckled. "What kind of talk is that... There was a clear line to begin with! However, if Lady Xingyue still remembers me after resurrecting, please look out for me. The Human Sovereign is quite a massive backer!" "Hmph!" Xingyue let out a cold snort. "I won't resurrect. There is no need for you to repay anything!" Su Yu laughed. "You don't have the final say!" "..." Everyone was taken aback as they watched Su Yu step forward and grab Xingyue by the neck. He chuckled and said, "A weakling like you gets to make the call? If I say I'm repaying it, then I'm repaying it. You sure talk a lot of nonsense! Quit stalling and hurry up; if we dally any longer, our dead spirit friend here is going to become a genuine Ruler of Rules!" Su Yu shoved Xingyue directly into the boundary between life and death and urged with a grin, "Hurry up and merge your origin!" "I won't!" Xingyue resisted, furious. "I won't resurrect!" Su Yu laughed heartily. "Come off it, hurry up! Why refuse resurrection? Wanting to preserve this wonderful memory of me? A dead spirit hundreds of thousands of years old wanting to graze on tender grass like me?" "..." The crowd was completely stunned. *Dammit, what if we want to laugh?* Xingyue was utterly furious, humiliated, and mortified to the extreme! *Right, by refusing resurrection, was I clinging to something?* *No!* She said in rage, "Who would preserve anything? What wonderful memories do I have with you? Su Yu, you think far too highly of yourself!" Su Yu burst out laughing. "True, the two of us... don't really have any memories! Just me sucking and sucking, draining you dry several times, hahaha..." "..." Such shameless words! At this moment, even the Southern King couldn't listen any longer and barked, "Hurry up! Must you wait until he fully recovers to the level of a Ruler of Rules?" *What are you doing!* Marquis Lanshan also looked at Su Yu with a peculiar gaze. *His Majesty... can be quite shameless at times!* Su Yu chuckled, then quickly turned solemn. "Alright, recover! I am not someone who likes owing debts to others! When you owe too much, it ceases to be sentiment and becomes a burden! Whoever grants me a favor, I will repay... Not to keep a rigid tally, but because I don't want to owe favors until they spoil and turn into burdens!" "Xingyue!" Su Yu looked at Xingyue and said in a heavy voice, "After you recover, whether you remember me or not doesn't matter! I have only one condition..." Xingyue fell silent for a moment before saying in a low voice, "Speak!" Su Yu's expression grew solemn! The atmosphere shifted, and the others straightened up as well, their expressions turning grave. What did Su Yu want to say? After a brief silence, Su Yu suddenly said, "The Daos of Life and Death... cannot be given to you." Everyone froze. Xingyue was utterly dumbfounded! What was this? First, when she didn't want it, this bastard insisted on giving it. Now that she stopped refusing, he wouldn't give it anymore. Was this bastard doing it on purpose? Su Yu burst out laughing. "Of course I can't give them to you! The dead spirit Daoist was tricking me! If I give them to you now, how the hell am I supposed to resurrect the others? Hahaha!" Su Yu laughed loudly. "So, merge your origin first. I'll resurrect everyone else before merging the Daos of Life and Death into you. Even if you turn hostile then, we won't lose out. That dead spirit Daoist is truly sinister, deliberately setting a trap!" Behind them, the giant smiled. "Little Daoist friend certainly likes to overthink things. I have been telling you all along not to do it." Su Yu turned to look at him with a smile. "Daoist brother is almost a Ruler of Rules, aren't you?" "I should be... just about there!" *Boom!* A tremendously formidable aura surged from his body. The giant stepped forward, his smile gradually fading. "I did not wish to kill you, yet you insisted on seeking death by venturing deep into the Dead Spirit Dao. Now that you cannot tear open the Dao, how will you escape?" Su Yu pointed behind him and smiled. "Escape into the Dao of Time!" The giant said calmly, "True enough, provided you can survive my hand! Su Yu, is it? You have quite a few tricks, little friend, but unfortunately... this is my territory!" "No!" Su Yu shook his head. "This belongs to the Master of the Dead Spirit Dao. He is an overlord; you are not. You are merely his projection, a clone, a mental imprint—you are not him! People like us never acknowledge clones or imprints as ourselves; we are who we are! You said it well: 'all daos are me alone,' but that 'me' refers to the true self! Do you understand?" Su Yu said with a grin, "A clone is a clone, an imprint is an imprint. Who says a clone or an imprint is my true self?" Su Yu said with a chuckle, "I have never thought that way. Be it a clone or an imprint, it is merely a means, a tool. Who would ever treat a tool as themselves? Wouldn't that be foolish?" The giant's face turned cold. "Even at this point, you still provoke me!" "Of course, why should I fear you?" Su Yu smiled. "You have become a Ruler of Rules, and this place is indeed your territory, but... I'm not afraid of you in the slightest!" "Courting death!" With a cold shout, a terrifying aura erupted, surging forward to strike down Su Yu. Just as the Southern King and the others prepared to intervene, Su Yu smiled. "No need, prepare for resurrection! Liu Hong!" A thunderous shout rang out! In the next instant, Liu Hong, who had been missing this entire time, suddenly let out a roar! Back in the Dead Spirit Realm, above the Dead Spirit Dao, an auxiliary dao suddenly shifted toward the depths. Liu Hong's aura erupted as he sprinted along, hauling the tributary of the Dao of Ink, cursing incessantly: "Why the hell do we have to go to the depths?" "Cut the crap! The power of life and death is all over here, so hurry the hell up!" Su Yu's voice echoed back. Liu Hong roared, hauling the Dao of Ink as he bellowed frantically, "Someone clear the path! Clear all obstacles, hurry!" Instantly, multiple experts appeared. Wan Tiansheng and his group arrived one after another. Without needing to be told, Wan Tiansheng surveyed the scene and roared, "Kill every dead spirit blocking the path! Fast! Suppress the power of the Dead Spirit Dao! Everyone attack! "Disperse your strikes and target the Dao!" "..." *Rumble!* Countless powerhouses struck simultaneously! The heavens collapsed and the earth shattered! Liu Hong frantically hauled the Dao of Ink, shouting, "At least three Celestial Venerables come over! All Celestial Venerables get here! Move it right next to that fellow; he will try to stop it, so we'll jump him together! "He's just a Ruler of Rules, beat him to death! "Fat Ball, Giant Axe, San Yue, gather up quickly!" The crowd roared in succession, while Giant Axe and San Yue were utterly bewildered. *Holy shit!* *Around here, Rulers of Rules can just be jumped at will?* *In this godforsaken place, two Rulers of Rules seemed to have appeared today!* The Dead Spirit Imperial Sovereign, and now this giant clone. *So Celestial Venerables are basically worthless today, aren't they?* Just as they were thinking this, a powerful aura surged in the distance, followed by the furious roar of the Martial Emperor: "Get lost! You bastards, where do you think you're fighting?" San Yue and the others quickly looked over, stunned! Was that the Martial Emperor? At this moment, the Martial Emperor wasn't deliberately seeking attention. Jiu Yue and his group were pursuing some dead spirits and had fought all the way to the Martial Emperor's location. Fighting was one thing, but they kept directing their attacks toward the Martial Emperor's passage entrance. The Martial Emperor was enraged! *I've kept such a low profile today; despite all the fighting, I didn't care, didn't interfere, and didn't participate! What do you take me for?* In his fury, he bellowed and threw a punch, blasting a newly revived Dead Spirit Heavenly King from the Heavenly River of Dead Spirits into pieces, shattering him instantly! Terrified, Jiu Yue and the others hastily retreated. Seeing them back off, the Martial Emperor let out a cold snort: "Don't think I won't kill you just because you're Su Yu's subordinates!" San Yue was alarmed! Jiu Yue had been in grave danger; that was an unimaginably powerful entity. In the next moment, the Martial Emperor snorted again: "Forget it, get lost! As long as that dog doesn't bother me again, this Emperor couldn't care less about you!" With that, he turned and fled back into the passage, slamming it shut with a loud creak! San Yue and Giant Axe exchanged glances... *Damn, what an eye-opener!* *Did he just back down?* *He backed down, yet his words were still so domineering and ferocious—the Martial Emperor truly is the Martial Emperor!* *His actions might yield, but his mouth never will!* Just then, Liu Hong roared in fury, "Hurry up! What are you two Celestial Venerables standing there for like idiots? Don't you have any awareness at all?" *He was fuming!* *Idiots!* *Are the two Celestial Venerables who came down from the Upper Realm both fools?* *They've been fighting all this time and still look dazed!* San Yue and Giant Axe looked at each other. Yes, he was talking about them! *We were overlords in the Upper Realm!* *Yet here... we're constantly being looked down upon!* *How utterly humiliating!* The two said nothing more and silently followed Liu Hong, clearing the way for him. Liu Hong moved the Dao of Ink with extreme speed, arriving at the end in the blink of an eye. *Boom!* Right then, an overwhelmingly powerful aura erupted as the giant thrust his trident toward the Dao of Ink, displaying surprise and shock. "You actually opened a secret passage without my knowledge! Damn you!" "If you knew about it, we'd be done for!" Liu Hong cursed, then quickly roared, "Celestial Venerables, hit him! Are you just going to watch him hit me?" He was about to explode with rage! Their coordination was utterly lacking! So irritating! Coordinating with smart people was truly a joy: the moment you got into position, they knew what needed to be done! With these guys, even if you lay flat, they'd still wait for instructions on how to do it! Three Celestial Venerables, along with multiple Heavenly Kings, unleashed their attacks simultaneously! Tremendous power surged directly into the Dao of Ink, traveling along it to burst out above, the force forcing even the giant to take a step back. At this moment, Su Yu laughed heartily as a torrent of life and death power extended downward from the Dao of Ink, spreading straight toward the chaotic lands. "Daoist Dead Spirit, it seems I win after all! "Everyone, enter the Dao of Ink, cross into the chaotic lands, enter my world, and resurrect!" *Boom!* The world trembled as the dead spirit experts charged into the Dao of Ink one after another. Liu Hong roared frantically, the Dao of Ink swaying violently as he bellowed, "Quick, Your Majesty, drive that fellow away, or we won't be able to guide them through!" Su Yu cursed, "Nonsense! I'm maintaining the Daos of Life and Death, where do I have the time to deal with you? San Yue, Giant Axe, Fat Ball... follow the Dao of Ink up and attack him together!" One powerful figure after another entered the Dead Spirit Dao through the Dao of Ink. The Dead Spirit Dao shook violently, its powerful repulsive force instantly weakening the auras of the living experts. The giant gave a cold laugh: "Living spirits entering here—are you courting death?" "Just hold him off!" Su Yu bellowed, telling them to buy time! At this moment, he was channeling the power of life and death, guiding his own world, preparing to transfer the Southern King and the others over. Not only did he need to transfer them, but he also had to utilize the rich power of life and death here to resurrect them! "World Invasion!" With a furious roar—*boom!* In the distance, taking advantage of the turmoil in the Dead Spirit Dao and the giant being held at bay, Su Yu's small world charged straight toward the realm of oblivion! In the void, a book and a great seal swiftly shattered the dominance of the Dead Spirit Dao! Since they were already fighting, he might as well seize his territory too! "Courting death!" *Boom!* The giant's trident sent San Yue flying, and another strike blasted Giant Axe away, before he quickly clashed with Fat Ball. Meanwhile, Su Yu swiftly gathered endless life force, looked toward the Southern King and Lanshan, and smiled. "Which of you two goes first?" "..." Below, Hetu cried out in exasperation, "Your Majesty, let me go first!" "..." Su Yu laughed. "No rush. You merged your origin first to show everyone, and that was enough. As for resurrection, you won't be first!" *Fuck you!* *Act like a decent human being!* *You keep shouting that women are stumbling blocks, yet at the critical moment, you only know how to resurrect women first?* *Damn it!* Hetu was thoroughly depressed! At that moment, a tremendous surge of life force merged into Marquis Lanshan's body. Su Yu smiled and said, "Never mind, let Lanshan set an example! Liu Hong, sever the Dead Spirit Dao and connect to my world!" "Alright!" *Boom!* The center of the Dao of Ink swiftly sealed shut. In that instant, Marquis Lanshan shifted between a dark dead spirit form and a pale living body, then into a mixed black-and-white yin-yang form, constantly transforming and altering her appearance! In the next moment, she flew out from the Dao of Ink. Outside was Su Yu's world. She had been there before! Yet at this moment, it felt extraordinarily different! She suddenly felt the existence of physical flesh, and the rejection from the power of death! Lanshan stood frozen! *Am I... resurrected?* She raised her hands and stared blankly at them, while Su Yu roared, "Quickly connect to the Great Dao in my world—one that suits you! Fast, be careful!" *Rumble!* At this very moment, whether it was the Dead Spirit Dao or Su Yu's Great Dao, both unleashed a blast of lightning that struck toward Marquis Lanshan! This world did not permit resurrection! Returning from death to life truly disrupted the natural order! Just moments ago she had looked like a fair-skinned living being, but in the blink of an eye the lightning charred her pitch-black! Marquis Lanshan let out a shrill scream of agony. It was so painful, yet... it felt so good! "Hahaha! I can feel pain!" Marquis Lanshan went wild. *I can feel pain!* *Heavens, I can actually feel pain!* Su Yu couldn't help but roar again: "Shut up and manifest clothes! Do you want all those old perverts to get an eyeful once you resurrect?" "..." For a moment, even the Great Dao seemed to fall silent. The older generation of experts all felt their chests tighten. *Who the fuck is an old pervert?* *Who are you taking shots at?* Marquis Lanshan was taken aback as well, but in the next instant, she burst into loud, crisp, yet hearty laughter! "Alright, I'll only let Your Majesty look! Hahaha, Your Majesty, I look very good!" *Boom!* Instantly, she was charred black by another bolt of lightning. Su Yu was speechless. *This is called looking good?* *Heh!* *These women truly possessed baffling confidence!* At this moment, the entire world shook violently. Not just Su Yu's world—the Dead Spirit Dao, the Dao of Time, Su Yu's Great Dao, and even the Human Sovereign's Dao trembled! Someone had resurrected! Returned from death to life!