Chaotic Battles and Indiscriminate Slaughter

"Su Yu!" The instant Su Yu turned to flee with his followers, someone let out an enraged roar. Su Yu again! The two Celestial Venerables were not even dead yet! Yet at that exact moment, Su Yu abruptly halted. Looking back at Heavenly Venerable Feng with an expression of utter bewilderment, he asked in confusion, "What's wrong?" Heavenly Venerable Feng was beside herself with rage! What was wrong? Just as she was about to erupt, Su Yu suddenly took out Dragon Celestial Venerable's sea of will. Right when everyone thought he was going to execute his captive, Su Yu swiftly drew upon the chaotic power of the world and rapidly helped Dragon Celestial Venerable reconstruct his physical body. In the blink of an eye, the physical body grew robust once more, leaving Dragon Celestial Venerable staring blankly. As Su Yu swiftly restored the dragon's body, he immediately said, "I can only borrow chaotic power for now; there isn't enough physical essence. Any recovery is better than none. You were an inch from dying, you idiot! Consider Longpan Mountain your payment for saving your life. We're even now! As for me, Su Yu, I hold to one rule: I owe nobody anything!" Amid Dragon Celestial Venerable's shock and everyone else's stupor, Su Yu swiftly finished restoring Dragon Celestial Venerable's body. Though it was much weaker than before, it was infinitely faster than recovering on his own. In a flash, Dragon Celestial Venerable had regained at least sixty percent of his strength. Su Yu sent Dragon Celestial Venerable flying with a kick back toward the main battle lines and cursed, "What are you staring at me for? Get back to killing!" "..." Silence fell across the battlefield. With an intensely complicated look in his eyes, Dragon Celestial Venerable said nothing and flew swiftly toward Heavenly Venerable Feng. Having failed to react earlier, Heavenly Venerable Feng also flew swiftly to meet him. The two had practiced dual cultivation all along and were essentially Dao companions. Now, they quickly converged. They glared with utmost vigilance at Tiangu and the others, and with equal fury at the Demon race contingent. Hidden deep in their eyes, there was also intense resentment directed at Tiangu. Tiangu's expression shifted slightly. When he looked back at Su Yu, his gaze changed completely. Su Yu! Was he sowing discord? Or what? Tiangu had chosen to trade pieces. If both Dragon Celestial Venerable and the axe-wielding expert had died, then dead was dead. Yet... Dragon Celestial Venerable had lived! Meanwhile, with the axe-wielding expert... Su Yu was swiftly stripping away his Great Dao power. In the blink of an eye, an entire Great Dao was severed. The moment the Dao was detached, Su Yu shattered a cluster of light with a punch. Boom! The region of Mount Chaos trembled—not with energy shockwaves, but with the violent shudder born of a Celestial Venerable's fall and the severing of a Great Dao. Killed! Indeed, Su Yu showed no mercy whatsoever. He had feared the man might survive and come back to cause trouble after resurrecting. In a single breath, he finished off the axe-wielding expert, restored Dragon Celestial Venerable somewhat, and kicked him away. Seeing Su Yu execute the axe-wielding expert and recalling that he too had been captured by Su Yu just moments ago, Dragon Celestial Venerable felt a lingering terror mingled with conflicted gratitude. Dragon Celestial Venerable said in a deep voice, "Thank you, Human Host. Longpan Mountain was indeed my gift to you. Let us consider the matter... settled!" Could it really be settled? A life-saving favor! Call it settled, then! Su Yu had killed plenty of dragons, yet today, at this precise moment, his choice had stunned everyone. They had assumed he would flee the moment he grabbed the two, but he hadn't. He had merely retreated to one side, stripped the axe-wielding expert's Great Dao, and released Dragon Celestial Venerable. At this moment, Giant Axe, San Yue, and the others were still in a daze. Not running? They had genuinely thought Su Yu was going to run! Turns out... he wasn't! *** Naturally, Su Yu would not run. The battle had only just begun; why would he run? At first, having seized two seas of will, he indeed wanted to flee. A massive profit—the Great Daos of two Celestial Venerables! It was a colossal gain, so running first seemed sensible. Yet on second thought... run, my foot! The great battle had only just started! Already several Celestial Venerables had fallen, and it was obvious that many more would die today. He could not be penny-wise and pound-foolish. Conveniently, letting Dragon Celestial Venerable go would also throw a wrench into Tiangu's plans! Tiangu had traded pieces, but Dragon Celestial Venerable didn't die. Heavenly Venerable Feng was his Dao companion, so in an instant, two Celestial Venerables likely harbored a burning hatred for Tiangu. Granted, the Immortal race held overwhelming power, so they might not act out right now, but it could prove useful later on. Did the myriad races really expect to remain united as one? Not a chance! The myriad races needed chaos. Su Yu had only needed them united earlier; now, he couldn't wait to see them turn on each other. Times had changed! The situation on the battlefield shifted in an instant. Once Su Yu released Dragon Celestial Venerable and executed the axe-wielding expert, four Celestial Venerables—Yuansheng, Ming, Dragon, and Feng—along with Tiangu, a Heavenly King, stood against Motian, Celestial Venerable Mo, and the white-haired elder. Rimian had also broken free of his seal and was currently confronting Yue Zhan. Rimian was not quite a match for the Prison King ancestor. Opposite the God Imperial Consort stood a formidable female demon. The situation had inverted! Even though the Prison King lineage had lost two Celestial Venerables, on this side, Heavenly Venerable Yue was crippled, Dragon Celestial Venerable's combat power was severely diminished, and the Demon race's Celestial Venerables were lost to them, causing a shift in total strength. Su Yu's faction, boasting six Celestial Venerables, had become a pivotal third force! At this point, Tiangu could not afford to worry about anything else. He looked at the Demons, and finally at the powerful female opposite the God Imperial Consort, asking in a low voice, "Marquis Ziyun, what are you after?" "What am I after?" The female demon god's gaze was like lightning, her presence immensely imposing. "Nothing in particular! The Saint clan and the Demon race are one family. What do you think I am after?" With that, she swept a cold, piercing glance toward Chaos Dragon and the Eight-Winged Tiger in the distance, saying impassively, "Do you two truly intend to betray the chaos?" "Betray?" The Eight-Winged Tiger's eyes darted about, having stopped fighting the twins. "We haven't betrayed anyone, just playing around... Has the situation with the myriad races changed again?" The Demon race had actually allied with the Prison King lineage! No, according to Marquis Ziyun, they were one family! At this moment, even the Dao Integration experts on the Demon side wore bizarre expressions, falling back in confusion. A moment ago they had been fighting to the death, and now they were family? Although Tiangu had suspected this beforehand, actually seeing them defect from the myriad races' coalition still brought a sense of helplessness. The Demon race truly had defected to the Prison King! Why? Because of the Yanhuo Demon Emperor? It was said that the current Prison King lineage descended from the Yanhuo Demon Emperor and the Prison King. Yue Zhan, the ancestor of the Prison King lineage, also looked toward Marquis Ziyun and said heavily, "You intervened too late! Both Shijian and Douhe are dead!" Two Celestial Venerables had fallen! On the myriad races' side, although Heavenly Venerable Yue was injured, his sea of will remained intact, and Dragon Celestial Venerable had recovered at least sixty percent of his strength—though in his weakened state, he was roughly at Heavenly King level. Even so, dead was dead. Their side had lost two Celestial Venerables! Marquis Ziyun's eyes flashed with lightning. "I did not expect the situation to change so quickly, either!" She looked toward Su Yu, then back at the God Imperial Consort blocking her path, saying coldly, "God Imperial Consort, why bother? Even if you fight me now, you may not be able to kill me. On the contrary, how much longer can you live? Without you, can the God race rely on Rimian to revitalize them?" The Immortal race possessed four Celestial Venerables, whereas the God race had only three, even counting the God Imperial Consort. Now the situation was growing increasingly convoluted; even the combatants themselves might not be able to tell friend from foe. The God Imperial Consort looked at her silently, her aura fluctuating, and said calmly, "I have lived long enough! I only wonder... when did you collude with them? It shouldn't have been too long ago, right?" Marquis Ziyun smiled. "Not too long ago." "Why? Bloodline?" The God Imperial Consort showed a hint of doubt. In the distance, Su Yu chuckled and said, "Bloodline, my foot! I reckon some message came through the Hell Gate. For instance... could that Yanhuo Demon Emperor also be inside the Hell Gate? Did he send a message to the Demon race?" At these words, Marquis Ziyun couldn't help glancing at Su Yu with a smile. "You must be that Su Yu of the human race. Clever indeed! You guessed correctly. However..." "Kill!" Boom! Su Yu smashed forward with his hammer, leaving everyone dumbfounded once more. Damn it! You're starting another fight already? Su Yu roared, "I find this woman an eyesore! Lei Bao, join me in killing her! God Imperial Consort, go team up with Rimian and fight that so-called ancestor!" The six Celestial Venerables followed Su Yu's lead entirely. Whatever he said, they did! If he said fight... then fight! Rumble! A deafening roar erupted. Su Yu went utterly berserk, charging forward with his giant hammer in a barrage of wild blows. Fat Ball hurled a boot, San Yue swung his bamboo, Giant Axe chopped downward, Tianming locked onto her, and Lei Bao unleashed lightning... To the God Imperial Consort's shock, amidst thunderous crashes, Marquis Ziyun—who had appeared invincible just moments before—had her physical body blasted to pieces in the blink of an eye by the combined assault of the six. Blood showered the heavens, and her lightning power was swallowed by Fat Ball the instant it surged forth. To put it bluntly, Su Yu had taken a fancy to this woman's lightning power! A top-tier Celestial Venerable! Formidably strong! If they killed her and integrated her lightning power into his Great Dao, he might be able to forge a top-tier pseudo-Celestial Venerable. He had subordinates who cultivated lightning, after all. Besides... if he didn't attack her, the myriad races looked like they were ready to retreat. They couldn't be allowed to retreat! He hadn't enjoyed the show enough yet! If they retreated, where was the fun? Su Yu would not rest today until seven or eight Celestial Venerables were dead. The six struck together in an instant, and Su Yu bellowed, "All right, go all out! No more holding back, no more playing around! Beat her to death and let them see our might!" "Roar!" "Awoo!" "Kill!" At that moment, the other members among the six Celestial Venerables saw their strength swell by thirty percent. Lei Bao was still holding to his original output when Su Yu's voice transmitted into his ear: "If you don't shock this woman senseless and neutralize her lightning, I'll execute you right here!" "..." Lei Bao's expression shifted slightly, and his output of lightning power spiked by thirty percent in an instant! Among the six experts, save for Su Yu, none held back any longer. Across the field, the experts of the Prison King lineage wanted to come to her aid, but... there was no time. The God Imperial Consort truly disregarded everything and rushed to join Rimian against Yue Zhan. Yue Zhan roared in fury! On the Demon side, Celestial Venerable Mo and Motian paled, both charging toward Su Yu. Su Yu's roar rang out: "Tiangu, if you can't intercept them, I will turn around immediately and strike your side!" Tiangu's expression changed. Su Yu... was truly capable of that! "Kill!" With a low bark, Tiangu and his companions moved to block them. *** Surrounding Marquis Ziyun, the six powerhouses bombarded her ruthlessly. Su Yu laughed heartily: "I can't stand people who hide for ages, only to suddenly show up thinking they can turn the tide. You get me?" "You just popped out of nowhere—who are you trying to imitate? You thought you could turn the tide?" "Kill her!" Various powers of Great Daos surged madly. All six experts were extraordinarily strong; in the blink of an eye, Marquis Ziyun didn't even have time to self-detonate—not that she had ever considered doing so. As a result... Boom! Her physical body blew apart completely! In Su Yu's hands, chains, ropes, a writing brush... various sealing Daos materialized one after another, suppressing her sea of will and her Great Dao in a flash. Under the enraged, bloodshot glares of the Demons, Su Yu struck forward with his brush! Boom! The Dao shuddered, and with a tremendous blast, a breach opened in her Great Dao. Vast amounts of rule power poured out. Su Yu swiftly collected it, and finally threw a punch. With a sharp crack, her sea of will exploded! Clouds and winds churned wildly in the sky! At this moment, even the Lower Realm reacted as the Great Dao convulsed, as if the heavens themselves were transforming! This had been an existence capable of reaching the level of a Ruler of Rules once truly unsealed. Yet, roughly thirty seconds after appearing, she was blown to pieces by Su Yu and his crew in an utterly frenzied assault! The spectacle stunned everyone. Tiangu and his cohort stood frozen in disbelief. Six against one killing a Celestial Venerable was not inherently surprising; no matter how strong Marquis Ziyun was, she could not withstand that many attackers. The crux was... Su Yu had spent half the battle slacking off, leading everyone to believe he would continue watching the two sides tear each other apart. Yet he hadn't. From saving Dragon Celestial Venerable to slaying Marquis Ziyun, his sequence of maneuvers had left everyone utterly bewildered! Why? None of them could make sense of his actions! Having beaten Marquis Ziyun to death, Su Yu let out a breath, dripping with sweat. Looking around, he smiled cheerfully. "Apologies, I got a bit carried away. I just can't stand people who hide in the background forever and then jump out at the critical moment thinking they're the savior, the main character!" As he spoke, he shot a deliberate look at Lei Bao. Lei Bao's heart jolted. He knew what Su Yu meant! Clearly, he wasn't just talking about Marquis Ziyun; he meant Hundred Battles and Hundred Battles' son as well. Su Yu's stance was unmistakable: anyone who tried to jump out from the shadows to turn everything around would be slaughtered by him! You are not the main characters! This play was directed by him, Su Yu, and it would remain under his control. Any disruptor would be killed, even if it meant exposing his strength! It had all happened far too fast. Inconceivably fast! Moreover, the strength Su Yu displayed at this moment was far greater than before. He could have even fought Marquis Ziyun one-on-one; he had practically suppressed her on his own while the other five were almost just backing him up. With his white hair flying, Su Yu beamed brightly, looking across the battlefield and into the depths of the mountains. "Have you absorbed enough? So many Celestial Venerables have died, and you've been constantly snatching my spoils of war, stealing my rule power. Have you had your fill yet? When are you coming out?" Su Yu cast his gaze into the deep mountains, seeming to glimpse a gate. Yes, Su Yu had sensed it. Beneath the battlefield, some grand formation seemed to be drawing upon the rule power and the flesh-and-blood essence of the fallen powerhouses. Su Yu then looked toward Yue Zhan and sneered, "Grandson, go on back! Set up your defense! Enough people have died to let your mother out! You ruthless bastard, you held back from saving your own people on purpose, didn't you? Impressive. You watched the axe-wielder and the sword-wielder die with your own eyes just so your mother could come out sooner, didn't you?" At these words, several faces changed color. Yue Zhan glared coldly at Su Yu, offering no rebuttal, and simply barked, "Retreat!" The group of powerhouses swiftly fell back inward. At this moment, eight powerhouses—Yue Zhan, Yue Hao, Yueluo, the white-haired elder, the twins, and the two Demons—retreated behind the Eight Realms Heaven Sealing Array. In addition to these eight, the projection of the Polong beast followed in swift retreat. As for the Heavenly Kings, over a dozen had been present earlier, but now only half remained. On the myriad races' side, everyone gathered, panting heavily as they looked toward Su Yu with shock. Tiangu said in a deep voice, "Is she about to come out?" Su Yu looked into the depths and smiled. "Soon!" Tiangu frowned. "You sensed it, so... why didn't you stop it?" Why didn't Su Yu stop the siphon of power? None of them had even had time to sense it! Su Yu sneered, "Foolish! Stop what? If she comes out now, her strength will still be impaired. If we wait longer and you fail to take down these bastards, she'll only be stronger when she emerges! So what if we let her out?" Su Yu had weighed the pros and cons before making his decision! Besides, stopping it was no simple matter; Yue Zhan and his people had likely set up the grand array long ago! Su Yu said no more. While those powerhouses had retreated, the others hadn't managed to do so as quickly. Leading several Celestial Venerables, he proved utterly invincible, slaughtering mercilessly under everyone's watchful eyes. In the blink of an eye, dozens of ancient beasts and over a dozen Dao Integration experts of the Prison King lineage were butchered down to the last one! Su Yu collected all their corpses. As for the corpses of the myriad races... aside from the Demons, he left them untouched for now. Tiangu and his group were also swiftly gathering the remains, terrified that Su Yu might make off with them! By this point in the battle, Su Yu had gathered a massive pile of corpses! Several Celestial Venerables had died, along with a good number of Heavenly Kings. Giant Axe and the others felt as though they had no rivals left, killing whoever crossed their path. Neither the myriad races nor the Prison King lineage could do a thing about it, leaving the group grinning broadly. After a round of slaughter, the number of powerhouses on the field was drastically reduced. Meanwhile, in the depths, a portal grew faintly visible. Within the portal, the vague outline of a woman clad in black armor could be seen, seemingly on the verge of stepping through. Her voice echoed out, bone-chillingly cold: "Su Yu, when I emerge, you will be the first I kill!" Su Yu bared his teeth. "If I don't beat you to death today once you step out, my name isn't Su Yu! None of you fight me for her! Tiangu, haven't I been generous enough? I helped you kill several Celestial Venerables while you useless bunch couldn't even manage one... Now, once this woman comes out, I guarantee that unless the six of us fail to kill her, we won't retreat!" Su Yu's aura surged with mounting power, and he laughed insolently: "I love a chaotic brawl! If I don't annihilate the Sinner clan today, it'll make me look incompetent! If we're going to play, let's play big. If a Ruler of Rules or two doesn't die today, nobody will know who rules these heavens!" Tiangu and the others remained silent. That woman was truly about to emerge. Having retreated behind the grand array, the Prison King lineage's earlier sortie had seemingly been designed to feed lives—or rather, kill as many as they could while siphoning power to pull her through. Now, the myriad races were actually at a disadvantage. Even with several Celestial Venerables dead, the opposing side still had plenty. Yue Zhan and the Polong beast's projection were especially formidable. The Demon race's defection had tilted the scales abruptly. Had Su Yu's side not struck fiercely to slay Marquis Ziyun, they might have lost all advantage entirely. Both sides found themselves in a dilemma. Tiangu looked toward Su Yu. "Shall we break the array and charge in?" He was actually asking Su Yu! Su Yu smiled, baring his teeth. "No rush, wait a moment!" Why? Tiangu was calculating in his mind when, at that very instant, a sleazy chuckle carried over from the distance. A voice resonated through the air: "Your Majesty, what were you looking for me so urgently for?" "Get over here, double-quick!" Buzz—the sound of wind breaking rang out! Tongtian Marquis materialized, his aura remarkably potent. Su Yu chuckled and looked toward the Polong beast, whose expression changed slightly. Su Yu smiled. "I've been waiting for ages; I thought you weren't coming! Did your breakthrough succeed?" Tongtian Marquis chuckled slyly. "Barely made it. Among Celestial Venerables, I'm probably in the weakest batch..." Su Yu pointed at the Polong beast. "Right now, he's composed of ten portals. If you devour him, can you become a top-tier Celestial Venerable?" Tongtian Marquis looked over, practically drooling. "Well... if I don't burst from overeating, it might... just be possible!" He wanted to eat him so badly! Holy crap! Earlier he had only devoured four portals, three of which belonged to Heavenly Kings. Now, among these ten portals, four belonged to Celestial Venerables and the remaining six to Heavenly Kings. Devouring this fellow would be hitting the jackpot! Only then did the others realize Su Yu had been waiting for Tongtian Marquis! Tongtian Marquis's arrival truly made many turn pale. He wasn't exceedingly strong; just as he said, his aura carried the slight instability of someone who had just broken through. However... this fellow had an overwhelming advantage against portal-based power! The Polong beast was formed entirely of portal power! More importantly, it included the Hell Gates of several Celestial Venerables. If it was truly devoured, those Celestial Venerables would all suffer backlash. When Tongtian Marquis had vanished earlier, they thought he wouldn't reappear anytime soon, yet here he was. And he had broken through so quickly! Normally, it couldn't be done this fast. However, Tongtian Marquis had gone into Su Yu's world, where many experts protected his Dao and suppressed the portal power for him. Acting as a formidable logistical base, they had squashed his turbulent energies in an instant. Naturally, his breakthrough was rapid! At this moment, Tiangu and his peers paled as well. Su Yu's side now had seven Celestial Venerables. The opposing side had nine, counting the Polong beast. The myriad races had only twelve, including Heavenly Venerable Yue, Dragon Celestial Venerable, and the two ancient beasts. Moreover, Heavenly Venerable Yue had lost all combat power, and Dragon Celestial Venerable only had Heavenly King-level strength. Excluding those two left ten, and excluding the two ancient beasts left only eight. In the blink of an eye, Su Yu's faction had genuinely become an equal third party! With the battle reaching this stage, many could no longer tell friend from foe. Beneath the Celestial Venerable tier, the Heavenly Kings and Dao Integration experts wore grave expressions. By this point, Dao Integration experts were merely cannon fodder! Though not many Celestial Venerables or Heavenly Kings had fallen during this clash, over a hundred Dao Integration combatants from both sides and the ancient beasts had already perished! The entire expanse of Mount Chaos was roiling with violent energy, fireworks of Dao dissolution lingering in the sky without fading. Su Yu opened his Heavenly Gate, examining the chains of the grand array. After observing for a moment, he looked at Tiangu and the others, chuckling softly. "Do you still dare to fight?" Tiangu said in a heavy voice, "Daring or not... if we do not fight, none of us will meet a good end once their Ruler of Rules awakens!" Su Yu bared his teeth in a grin. "Isn't the Immortal race supposed to be the vanguard? Breaking this array can be hard, or it can be simple. If your Immortal race... pays a small price, it will break naturally!" "How?" "Celestial Venerable Huang!" Su Yu laughed. "Celestial Venerable Huang, suspend this entire mountain range in midair, and the array will break on its own!" Celestial Venerable Huang's face shifted. "You mean the mountain range where the Prison King lineage resides?" "Yes!" Celestial Venerable Huang's expression changed completely. This was no ordinary place; this was the chaotic land, where a single mountain surpassed dozens or hundreds in the outside world, and these mountains stretched on in countless numbers. Though he commanded the earth, if something went wrong, he could suffer terrible backlash! Su Yu said with a smile, "Their Ruler of Rules still needs a moment to emerge. If we break the array now and charge in for a frenzy of slaughter, we might manage to kill another Celestial Venerable or two. If you stall... you won't have the chance later!" Celestial Venerable Huang was about to speak when Tiangu said in a low, firm voice, "Huang, do it! Break the array!" "But..." Tiangu looked at him and said heavily, "Right now it is merely an injury from backlash. If we do not kill a few Celestial Venerables now... what follows could be our clan's extinction!" Celestial Venerable Huang's eyes flickered with indecision. The next instant, gritting his teeth, he sank straight into the earth. In a flash, a violent tremor of terrestrial power surged forth, and cries of alarm erupted throughout the mountain range. Within the mountains, Yue Zhan and the others were shaken. Su Yu laughed. "Attack together!" Boom! A hammer struck against the array chains. The other Celestial Venerables, Heavenly Kings, and Dao Integration experts unleashed their attacks simultaneously, shaking heaven and earth. Yue Zhan and his cohort had intended to suppress Celestial Venerable Huang, but now they had no time to intercept him. Rumble! One side attacked frantically to shatter the array, while the other defended desperately. *** Deep within the mountains. Yu Qing hastened her emergence, growling in a low voice as she struggled to push her way out immediately. She had indeed absorbed much of the fallen powerhouses' strength, shortening the required time, but... she was still just shy. She needed a fraction more time to break through. Behind the gate, several ancient beings battered the portal furiously, aiding Yu Qing's exit. The portal trembled violently, yet passing through remained arduous! Yu Qing's shout rang out: "If you retreat now, I will spare your lives! Do the myriad races truly wish to seek their own destruction? This Su Yu harbors wicked intentions! Both your side and mine are suffering losses, while his forces only grow stronger as the battle rages!" She tried to intimidate the myriad races, forcing them to withdraw. Yet the myriad races ignored her completely. Tiangu shouted, "Keep pressing the attack!" Su Yu's threat could be dealt with later. For now, they had to weaken the Prison King lineage as much as possible; if that failed, they would reassess. Otherwise, once the Prison King powerhouse emerged, if Su Yu and his crew fled, the myriad races would be in even graver danger. "You are courting death!" Boom! Deep within, the portal shook violently! Yu Qing was about to emerge. She was frantic as well! She was strong, undeniably so, but if Yue Zhan and the others were slaughtered, what good would her strength do? No matter how powerful she was, she could not fend off so many Celestial Venerables alone. The few who died earlier could be considered sacrifices to hasten her exit, but no more could be allowed to die! Losing any more would spell catastrophic trouble! *** Meanwhile, Su Yu swiftly calculated his moves and transmitted mentally: "Tongtian, you must devour the portals within the Polong beast! Fat Ball, I leave the Polong beast to you and Tongtian... Giant Axe, go too! Actually, Tianming, you go as well!" The four made no objection. "San Yue, Lei Bao, join me in a moment. The three of us will kill Yue Hao. Lei Bao, any objections?" Lei Bao transmitted back: "I obey the Human Host's command!" He had no objections to killing Yue Hao. While pressing the attack, Su Yu also transmitted to Chaos Dragon and the Eight-Winged Tiger: "Old rules: the twins are yours. Broken-tail dragon, stop pretending. You can take on both of them by yourself, so stop playing the fool and suppress them!" The broken-tailed dragon remained silent. Who would go all out right now? They were saving their strength for the big fish! "Tiangu, on your side, take the two Demons, Yueluo, the white-haired elder, and that ancestor—five in total! The God Imperial Consort and Rimian should have no trouble handling that ancestor! Dragon, Feng, and Ming can easily handle the two Demons! Shenghou can take Yueluo. As for the white-haired one, Dao Celestial Venerable, Yuansheng, and Tiangu, three against one—are you telling me you can't kill him? Stop fighting like soft cowards! If you can't kill them now, once that Ruler of Rules comes out, the game is over!" Tiangu looked at Su Yu. At that moment, the group continued attacking in silence. This... felt like a return to the old days. The myriad races obeying human commands! Yet right now, their common enemy was the Prison King lineage. Tiangu fell silent for a moment before transmitting: "Fine. We will kill if we can. It isn't that we don't want to kill, but in a battle between equals, deciding life and death isn't that easy!" "That's because you're useless!" Su Yu didn't bother saying more. It was true to an extent, but it was also because these fellows had never fought with enough savagery. At that moment, the earth shuddered violently. Celestial Venerable Huang let out a roar, and in an instant, a colossal figure emerged from the depths of the earth, as if lifting the heavens and earth upon his shoulders! The ground split open! The kingdom of the Prison King seemed to lift slightly, followed by another shrill roar. "Rise!" Celestial Venerable Huang bellowed furiously, and everyone saw his titanic form hoist the entire mountain territory into the air! Boom! A thunderous blast echoed as the eight chains in the sky snapped simultaneously! Yu Qing's enraged shout rang out: "Defend! Defend with everything you have!" Do not fight! Focus entirely on defense! Once she emerged, she could naturally drive off the powerful enemies and even slaughter some of them. Yue Zhan and his cohort had no desire to fight either, adopting a purely defensive stance. Clustered tightly together, they weathered the wild barrage of Su Yu's group the moment the grand array shattered! "Huddling up?" Seeing them turtle up in a tight formation, Su Yu knew such a defense would indeed be tough to crack! Yet in the next breath, Su Yu roared, "Everyone charge the Hell Gate! Kill that woman!" The crowd surged madly toward the Hell Gate. Left with no choice, Yue Zhan roared, "Intercept them!" They had to scatter now! That beast Su Yu had never done a decent thing in his life! "Kill!" Scattering was just what Su Yu wanted! The moment they dispersed, they swiftly engaged in individual clashes according to Su Yu's plan! Leading Lei Bao and San Yue, Su Yu headed straight for Yue Hao. Yue Hao's face changed! He looked at Su Yu, and Su Yu looked back at him with a grin. "You killed my people. If I don't kill you, I'd be letting you down!" Yue Hao said nothing! His side was simply outmatched, that was all! Had Su Yu been weak, killing his people would have been a matter of course. Yue Hao looked back toward the Hell Gate with a sigh of helplessness. Controlling the ancient beast's body, he faced Su Yu and sighed, "You... will meet no good end! The Hell Gate will open, and the day it opens completely will be your doom! You won't live to see the Human Sovereign or King Wen..." Because the Hell Gate would be the first to open! The chaos was about to return! "You won't live to see it!" At this moment, Su Yu stopped swinging his giant hammer. Without showing genuine skill, slaying a Celestial Venerable swiftly would not be easy. The three of them working together could kill him, but not quickly enough. "The universe in all directions belongs to me alone!" With a soft murmur, Yue Hao suddenly found all sound around him vanishing. He seemed to have entered an entirely new world! This was not Su Yu's world itself, but a world projection! "I govern cosmic civilization!" Su Yu's grand voice reverberated, "San Yue, I bestow upon you the Dao of a Hundred Offenses. Slay him!" Within the world, San Yue's figure materialized. His aura exploded instantly, his mind blanking out as if he had grasped a hundred Daos in a flash. With a roar, his true form expanded ten million times, and he swung his bamboo rod down at Yue Hao! "Lei Bao, I bestow upon you the Righteous Method of Myriad Lightnings. Kill!" Lei Bao's strength surged immensely as well, his lightning power erupting in an instant. Boom! "Bind!" "Suppress!" "Lock!" "Seal!" "Subdue!" "..." Character after character emerged, each voice striking like a great bronze bell against Yue Hao's eardrums, leaving him thoroughly shaken. "Time freezes for me!" With a light chuckle, time within this miniature world seemed to grind to a halt, flowing at a different pace from the outside world! Only now did Su Yu reveal his true capabilities! Overwhelmed by multiple Great Dao powers in an instant, Yue Hao roared madly, struggling with all his might. Yet as one side waxed, the other waned: he was weakened by at least thirty percent, while San Yue and Lei Bao were boosted by at least thirty percent! Su Yu's voice echoed in Lei Bao's ears: "If you still hold back, I will execute you right here. Unleash your full power and kill him!" Lei Bao's mind was reeling in sheer shock. What was this? Where were they? Yet... he dared not hold back any longer. In an instant, a terrifying burst of lightning slammed into Yue Hao. With a thunderous blast, the ancient beast body Yue Hao inhabited was shattered. Su Yu did not step forward to strike directly; he focused on suppressing Yue Hao and empowering the other two! "Misfortune, converge!" Along with Su Yu's low bark, just as Yue Hao tried to dodge, his foot seemed to step on empty air—though he was already treading the void, where stepping on empty air made no sense. Yet at that moment, he still stumbled. San Yue's bamboo rod struck him with a heavy crack, and though Yue Hao scrambled desperately, half of his body was still blasted apart by the blow. Yue Hao's face filled with despair! "Where is this? Su Yu... what on earth have you done to me?" No matter how degraded his condition, he shouldn't have been killed in an instant. Yet here, he felt time freezing, the entire world turning against him, and endless suppressing forces bearing down! Now, even taking a step caused him to trip. Such misfortune was beyond absurd! Boom! Lei Bao's lightning descended, blasting him into frantic tumbling. Yue Hao tried to struggle, but at that moment, countless chains shot through the surroundings, instantly locking him in place. Yue Hao struggled wildly once more, but San Yue and Lei Bao moved thirty percent faster here, closing in for the kill in an instant! Rumble! Explosion after explosion rang out, and in the blink of an eye, Yue Hao's ancient beast body was blown to complete smithereens! Both Lei Bao and San Yue were deeply shaken! San Yue knew what was happening, but this was his first time experiencing what it was like to fight within Su Yu's world! This wasn't even the real world, merely a Great Dao projection! Yet within it, Yue Hao had zero ability to fight back! "Yue Hao, you killed my people. It's time to settle the debt!" San Yue actually felt like cursing him for being shameless! You're taking your own lie seriously? None of the people who supposedly self-detonated last time actually died, damn it! "Kill!" Su Yu's fierce bark snapped San Yue to attention, and he charged at Yue Hao once more, driving the latter into deeper despair. Yue Hao had wanted to stall, holding out until Yu Qing arrived! Yet... he realized stalling was useless; he was going to die! "Su Yu..." Yue Hao let out a wretched, bitter laugh. "You think you can win? You're wrong, you can't! Forget you—even if the Human Sovereign returns, he can only lose! When the chaos returns, when the Heaven-Opening Era returns, every peerless powerhouse will return... You cannot win! I'll be waiting for you. I'm going to find your subordinates first; even in death, I will kill them all over again!" "Sorry to disappoint, but they're still alive. Lied to you—my bad..." Yue Hao's eyes widened abruptly! The next instant, Su Yu materialized. San Yue struck with his bamboo, Lei Bao unleashed his lightning, and Su Yu brought his hammer crashing down! Boom! A deafening explosion rang throughout this miniature world. Yue Hao's sea of will shattered instantly into nothingness. Within his dispersing will, tempestuous waves surged, carrying resentment, fury, and bitter unwillingness! They weren't dead? He didn't believe it! At this moment, he desperately wanted to hear that those people were truly dead, not that they were all still alive! With an indifferent expression, Su Yu waved his hand, obliterating the lingering remnants of willpower. Curling his lip, he sneered, "Thinking you could mess with me! Playing you to death was child's play!" Boom! The miniature world dissolved! In an instant, the three reappeared, and the main battle... had only just begun! The empowered strength within Lei Bao dissipated instantly, making him feel suddenly much weaker—a mere illusion caused by the fading of Su Yu's bestowed power. Yet at this moment, Lei Bao's eyes were filled with sheer terror. He knew! He seemed to understand something! A world! Su Yu... had opened a new world! He stared at Su Yu in absolute horror. Why... why did you let me see this! Will I die? I will! Su Yu... might kill him! Why did he make me fight alongside him? Why? Boundless fear gripped Lei Bao's heart! This was a heaven-opener—he was actually a heaven-opener! At this moment, before the other experts across the field had even fully engaged, a sudden shudder ran through them. A violent convulsion caused the entire kingdom of the Prison King to shake violently! Further away, Yue Zhan, Yueluo, and the others froze. Yue Hao... had been killed? They had only just engaged! At the very first clash, Yue Hao was dead! Everyone was overwhelmed with shock and terror. Three Celestial Venerables were strong, but no matter how degraded Yue Hao was, he shouldn't have been slain instantly upon making contact with Su Yu! All they had seen was that area suddenly turning pitch-black, and then... Yue Hao was dead! This was horrifying! Su Yu, Su Yu again! Almost all the Celestial Venerables who died today had been killed by Su Yu! Shijian had self-detonated because of him. Douhe's physical body had been destroyed by Tiangu and the others, but Su Yu had destroyed his sea of will. He had killed Marquis Ziyun, and now he had killed Yue Hao! At this moment, even the myriad races felt a chill down their spines! If they defeated the Prison King lineage, could they truly contend with Su Yu's faction? Lei Bao and Tianming were behaving with absolute obedience at Su Yu's side. Were they truly obeying the myriad races' orders, or had they secretly defected to Su Yu long ago? In the depths, even Yu Qing shuddered slightly. One of her legs had already crossed through the portal, and half her body was nearly out. At this moment, she too was profoundly shaken by Yue Hao's death. He had died far too quickly!