Fortune Overflowing

"Time to run!" Seeing Marquis Tongtian still staring backward, Su Yu couldn't help but shout, "What are you still looking at? What's there to look at? You think you can eat the Hell Gate or something?" Today's mission was accomplished! As for the Polong Beast coming out... let it come out. Right now, one more didn't make much difference. Having slaughtered a whole pack of Celestial Venerables was more than enough! The crux of today's battle was not just killing a bunch of supreme experts, but also digging up the roots of Hundred Battles' faction. Sure, Hundred Battles hadn't moved against Su Yu. But... how could Su Yu tolerate bastards lurking in the shadows? When we're fighting to the death, and you turn around to swoop in and feast on the spoils, am I supposed to be happy about that? "Your Majesty, aren't we going to kill Yu Qing and Yue Zhan?" "Kill my ass! They've already run off—how am I supposed to kill them?" Su Yu cursed. Next, seeing Leibao fleeing along with Tiangu's group, Su Yu roughly guessed his intentions and broke into a grin. It seemed Leibao still couldn't bear to abandon the giant race's experts. Whether Tiangu and the others would turn on Leibao wasn't Su Yu's concern. Meanwhile, Marquis Tianming wanted to flee with Su Yu as well, but Su Yu sent him a voice transmission: "Don't follow me. Head over to Human Mountain first and blend in with the myriad races. Tiangu and the others won't dare move against you. While you're at it, gather some intelligence for me. Take a clone of Lan Tian!" From his hand, Lan Tian's clone flitted across, settling onto Marquis Tianming. Marquis Tianming pondered for a moment and quickly nodded. In the next breath, he pivoted and swiftly caught up with Leibao. ... Seeing Marquis Tianming catch up, Leibao's expression shifted slightly. He couldn't resist transmitting: "You... you're still going back to Human Mountain?" His guts were anything but ordinary! Marquis Tianming chuckled. "If you dare go, why wouldn't I?" Right now, the myriad races would not dare rashly move against Tianming, and naturally, the same applied to Leibao. Having struck at the Prison King lineage, if they were to tear off all pretense with both Hundred Battles and Su Yu, they would have no way to survive. Even knowing both sides harbored ill intentions, the myriad races could only pinch their noses and endure it! Leibao was left speechless. Though chaotic, this clash had thoroughly drawn the lines between the various factions. Hundred Battles hadn't even shown his face, yet Su Yu had dragged him out into the open anyway. Su Yu was truly a piece of work! The two raced ahead in pursuit. Tiangu and his group were shepherding a crowd of Harmonizers, so their pace wasn't excessively fast. Before long, Tiangu and the rest sensed the approaching auras behind them, and Tiangu's expression darkened slightly. The wounded Celestial Venerable Huang looked even uglier. He couldn't stop himself from turning back to curse, "What are you two still following us for?" Bastards! These two were outright traitors! How dared they still tag along? Marquis Tianming said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Huang, you can say that to Leibao, but leave me out of it! From start to finish, I haven't betrayed anyone. As for Brother Leibao... that's harder to say!" Celestial Venerable Huang cursed inwardly. Birds of a feather! What are you putting on an act for? However, Su Yu hadn't gone far yet. This time, Su Yu's side had revealed five Celestial Venerables in succession; counting Tianming, that made six. Celestial Venerable Huang didn't dare completely rupture relations with Tianming right now either. Leibao, on the other hand, belonged to Hundred Battles' faction, and Hundred Battles wasn't here. Celestial Venerable Huang immediately vented his fury on him: "Leibao, how dare you still follow us!" Leibao was speechless. What the hell are you picking on me for? I never provoked you! He replied coldly, "My clansmen are all on Myriad Races Mountain, so naturally I must return! Besides... what did I do? I'm not like the demon race, colluding with the Prison King lineage. I was killing enemies the entire time! Huang, no matter how you look at it, it isn't your place to give me trouble!" Celestial Venerable Huang was incensed! Tiangu barked, "Enough!" Cutting off their squabble, he said grimly, "Shut your mouths, all of you. Return immediately and establish a defensive perimeter. Although we lost some Heavenly Kings and Harmonizers in this battle, on the whole we haven't lost out. It's a net positive!" This time, Su Yu had reaped immense gains, but the myriad races hadn't actually taken a loss either. It was true that quite a few Harmonizers and Heavenly Kings had died. But first, the thorn that was the demon race had been plucked out; Leibao and Tianming had been completely exposed; furthermore, a large number of the Prison King lineage's experts had been slain, a vast host of ancient beasts had been exterminated, and Hundred Battles' hidden forces had been laid bare... For the myriad races, this wasn't necessarily a bad thing. At the very least, not a single Celestial Venerable had fallen. Up to this point, many Celestial Venerables were injured, but at least they were alive. The immortal race still had four Celestial Venerables, the god race had three, and the dragon, phoenix, and nether races had one each—ten Celestial Venerable–level figures in total, leaving aside Leibao and Tianming. Among these ten Celestial Venerable–level experts, Marquis Shenghou, Rimian, and the God Imperial Consort were all formidable. Even if Yu Qing and the Polong Beast attacked together, the myriad races could still hold their ground. Adding their numerous Harmonizers, the myriad races could maintain a firm footing, at least in the short term. Tiangu rapidly weighed every factor. Now, the situation across the myriad realms was crystal clear! The human race was split into three factions, at odds with one another! What remained was the myriad races' faction! As for Chaos Dragon and Eight-Winged Tiger, they were unaligned wildcards, much like the Martial Emperor and the Dead Spirit Imperial Sovereign. In truth, there were only four major factions! Commanding ten Celestial Venerables, the myriad races remained an overlord power. As for the fleeing Celestial Venerable Mo, Tiangu guessed he had likely headed for Human Mountain. By now, he had probably taken the demon race's experts with him and would soon rendezvous with the Prison King lineage. Even so, it hardly mattered. This time, the demon race had rashly leaned toward the Prison King lineage, resulting in the mighty Marquis Ziyun being wiped out by Su Yu's group before he could even display his strength. Tiangu almost felt pity for them. Reckless fools! Knowing Su Yu was here, they still dared to mess around. If Moji and his peers were running the demon race, they never would have recklessly defected to the Prison King lineage. Unfortunately, Moji didn't call the shots in the upper realm. That Su Yu was utterly bizarre. To this day, he had never shown the full extent of his strength. The speed with which he dispatched Yue Hao and the Polong Beast's avatar was unbelievable. Such prowess was beyond ordinary; if he went all out, Tiangu even wondered whether he might have the capability to take on Yu Qing in single combat. Thoughts flashed through his mind, and soon, the group arrived at Human Mountain. The moment Tiangu returned, he swept his senses across the demon race's encampment. Sure enough, everyone was gone. As soon as they landed, someone immediately shouted, "My lords, Celestial Venerable Mo of the demon race returned and abruptly took away all the demon realm's experts! We couldn't stop them..." Tiangu waved a hand, saying nothing more. Celestial Venerable Mo hadn't dared go on a slaughter while they were away; doing so would have truly alienated him from all under heaven. "Seal the mountain!" Tiangu roared. "Activate the Mountain-Sealing Array! No one is permitted to leave! All injured Celestial Venerables, tend to your wounds immediately! Those uninjured, proceed at once to the Hall of Myriad Races for a council to discuss our next steps!" There were quite a few wounded Celestial Venerables. On the immortal race's side, Yuan Sheng and Celestial Venerable Huang were heavily injured. The god race's Celestial Venerable Yue and the God Imperial Consort were similarly battered, and Celestial Venerable Long was injured as well. This was an opportunity too! Tiangu calculated rapidly. Perhaps... he could seize this chance to thoroughly unify the will of the myriad races. Although their side still lacked a Ruler of Rules to hold the fort, once the seal broke, the myriad races would swiftly become a dominant power. The situation had not deteriorated past the point of no return! The presence of Tianming and Leibao wasn't necessarily a bad thing either. One represented Hundred Battles, and the other represented Su Yu... If Celestial Venerable Mo hadn't fled, they would even have had someone representing the Prison King lineage. Tiangu chuckled self-deprecatingly. Forget it, they were already riddled with holes like a sieve! He quickly led the group toward the summit of Human Mountain to discuss how to respond. ... At the same time. Su Yu and his entourage flew swiftly through the void. A second clone of Lan Tian emerged and hurriedly reported, "Your Majesty, Yueluo and Yue Xiao seem to be passing near our world. Should we strike at them?" Su Yu calculated for a moment and answered briskly, "No. But you can subtly expose the presence of the Tea Tree. Right now, they won't dare search for treasure, but once they stabilize, they might come investigate!" Whether Zhou Ji knew about his world remained an unknown. If he didn't, perhaps they could ensnare Yueluo and her companion down the line. If he did know, consider it a casual plot. Lan Tian understood and swiftly relayed the message. After a while of swift flying, a battered continent appeared in the void. Su Yu quickly parted the continent's surface and slipped inside in the blink of an eye. ... The moment he entered, Su Yu sensed an unmistakable difference. Hongmeng! Yes, he saw Hongmeng, his aura leaking outward. Right now, the old turtle was ecstatic. Seeing Su Yu, he exclaimed with excitement, "Your Majesty, this old servant has broken through!" Su Yu nodded, a broad smile spreading across his face. "Excellent!" This time, the profits were staggering! Hongmeng and Tongtian breaking through in succession was an immense joy. On top of that, he had gathered countless corpses—Harmonizers, Heavenly Kings, and even Celestial Venerables—which could perfect and empower his world. King Dazhou and the others arrived in haste as well. Wan Tiansheng reported, "Just now, Yueluo and Yue Xiao passed near our territory, but they didn't approach, so we didn't make a move!" Su Yu nodded and said with a chuckle, "No rush! Killing them right now would only provoke Hundred Battles prematurely. If Hundred Battles doesn't know about our world, we might be able to set up a massive trap!" He looked around at the crowd and smiled. "Enough of that for now. Let me integrate the spoils from this battle first. This time, my world is bound to undergo some evolution! You can all come observe the world's sublimation!" From this battle, he had stripped the Great Dao power of several Celestial Venerables, along with a vast number of Harmonizers. One could say that Su Yu had made a killing, while the myriad races... had made a small profit, perhaps? Su Yu mused inwardly. In any case, the myriad races' Celestial Venerables were all alive, so they hadn't lost much—just a few Harmonizers. He strode swiftly toward the far end of the world, where the Human Lord Seal was situated. The group followed in his wake. Tianmie said with palpable envy, "Your Majesty, when will you take us out for a fight? Look at this old ghost Tongtian—he went out once and jumped from second-tier straight to Celestial Venerable!" Every expert who went out with Su Yu reaped rewards. How exhilarating! Following Su Yu out was where the real fun lay! Those left behind could still gain a little, but how could it compare to the massive haul from going out? Tongtian chuckled lewdly. "No rush, Tianmie. Don't look at me just having stepped into Celestial Venerable; it's really nothing. Don't be jealous... because... I'll be even stronger very soon, ga-ga-ga!" He cackled lasciviously! Exquisite! He had devoured so many gates and hadn't had time to digest them yet; once he did, he would become even stronger. Stabbing him once wasn't enough; he had to twist the knife a second time! Tianmie's face turned completely green. You beast! Su Yu and the rest couldn't help laughing, but King Dazhou spoke up in a hurry: "Your Majesty, does it seem like the Sinner Race is about to produce a second Ruler of Rules?" Su Yu nodded. "It's possible. The Polong Beast might be emerging!" King Dazhou's expression changed instantly. "Then that would mean two genuine Rulers of Rules. That Polong Beast is no weakling!" Although they hadn't witnessed the battle firsthand from within the world, Lan Tian had been there, acting like a frontline reporter keeping everyone updated in real time. They all knew that even the Polong Beast's avatar was formidable, let alone its true body! Su Yu chuckled. "It's fine. It's better that it comes out; if it didn't, the Sinner Race wouldn't be much of a threat! Only by coming out can it carve out its own corner! If we lacked the Sinner Race now, it would only make things easier for Hundred Battles and the others. We just need to whittle them down! Slaying Celestial Venerables was also to prepare for unsealing later on... Otherwise, once the seal breaks, every faction will gain quite a few Rulers of Rules!" Unsealing? King Dazhou's eyes flickered. "Your Majesty intends to unseal it?" "Mm!" Su Yu said with a smile, "Not just yet, though. On my side, San Yue, Tianming, Giant Axe, and Hongmeng are Celestial Venerables who broke through outside my Great Dao. We still need to wait a bit longer—until you reach the Celestial Venerable realm, King Dazhou, and until Marquis Huoyun, Doubao, Jiu Yue, and the rest of you reach Celestial Venerable as well. Only then will I consider breaking the seal." Right now wasn't enough! However, Heavenly Kings like Marquis Huoyun hadn't merged into Su Yu's Great Dao. Once they reached Celestial Venerable, Su Yu would find a way to unseal everything. At that point, when his side could produce more Rulers of Rules than the myriad races and Hundred Battles combined, Su Yu would break the seal. Of course, it would be even better to slay some more Celestial Venerables of the myriad races and some under Hundred Battles first. Su Yu would only consider it once the overwhelming advantage was concentrated on his side. King Dazhou nodded slightly. As for Wan Tiansheng and Lan Tian, their situation was different. Even if they wielded the combat strength of Celestial Venerables, they wouldn't become Rulers of Rules upon unsealing; their prowess had reached that level, but their cultivation realm had not. Behind them, Doubao and the others exchanged glances, feeling rather wistful. Who knew when they would ever reach Celestial Venerable? Su Yu said briskly, "There are still plenty of opportunities. Right now, my world is newly opened, making this the best time to comprehend the Great Dao! Every sublimation is a blossoming and revelation of the Great Dao. Comprehending it benefits the experts within my world, and it benefits you as well!" Su Yu smiled. "Do this a few more times, and you will naturally become Celestial Venerables! And if you still can't... that doesn't matter either. As my world continues to sublimate, after a few more leaps, perhaps my world itself will meet the conditions to produce Rulers of Rules!" At these words, everyone grew noticeably excited. The group quickly entered the Human Lord Seal. At this moment, Marquis Jiantian was still sealed away. Seeing so many people enter, he was slightly startled, and when he perceived their strength, his heart trembled even more. He looked toward Su Yu and said in a low voice, "It seems... the Human Lord's fortune has grown stronger once more!" Su Yu let out a laugh. "Has it? Perhaps. Whatever, it doesn't matter!" With that, he suddenly tossed out over a hundred corpses! Marquis Jiantian's heart leaped in shock at the sight. These corpses included ancient beasts, members of the Prison King lineage, and experts of the myriad races, but all of them possessed the strength of Harmonizers! Marquis Jiantian was utterly aghast. Just how many people had Su Yu killed? It was terrifying! Not only that, in the next moment, Su Yu released several strands of rule power, among which a few were frightfully potent! Ignoring everything else, Su Yu called out, "Lan Tian!" Lan Tian appeared swiftly. Su Yu looked at the corpses and smiled. "Help me connect the channel between my Dao and the Great Dao of Time. Funnel the Great Dao power from the myriad races' corpses into my Great Dao—let's fleece some wool! As for the ancient beast corpses... integrate them directly!" Su Yu manipulated everything swiftly. With a wave of his hand, thousands of Great Daos manifested directly within the Human Lord Seal. Turning to the crowd, he said solemnly, "I am once again opening the Great Dao origins to you all. Comprehend them well! I hope more Celestial Venerables and supreme experts will emerge from my side! Now that a Ruler of Rules has officially appeared, the rest won't be far behind! The Martial Emperor, the Dead Spirit Imperial Sovereign, and the others are about to break their seals. The era of the Hell Gate might be the first to open, and the Human Sovereign and his peers will all appear..." Su Yu continued heavily, "Don't pin your hopes on the Human Sovereign and the others. To put it bluntly, if they were strong enough, they would have fought their way back long ago. The fact that they haven't means they aren't strong enough! We can only rely on self-rescue and self-reliance! Don't think that once the Human Sovereign and the rest return, our troubles will vanish... That's wishful thinking! Their return will only signify one thing—that we're in massive trouble! With so many Rulers of Rules among the myriad races, it will plunge us into crisis instead!" "I have only one goal: before they return, if our side doesn't produce at least ten Rulers of Rules, we won't survive!" "..." The crowd turned solemn. Ten Rulers of Rules! That was no small number. Su Yu said no more. With ten thousand Daos manifested, he let out a low shout, and the corpses of those ancient beasts disintegrated into fine powder, shattering instantly. Vast quantities of chaotic power—refined chaotic power—flowed into the various Great Daos! This was distinct from the raw chaotic power found in the void; ancient beasts actually leaned toward specific attributes. It was not entirely chaotic! At this moment, the Great Daos drew upon this chaotic power, strengthening rapidly. Some Daos that had been quite weak before now received a significant boost. Meanwhile, Lan Tian swiftly manipulated the corpses of the myriad races, linking with the River of Time to connect with Su Yu's Daos, channeling the corresponding Great Dao power into alignment. Lan Tian also rapidly pulverized corpse after corpse! At this moment, Su Yu's world trembled visibly, beginning to expand! Great Daos flared with brilliant light. Tianmie and the others extended their willpower one after another, finding their corresponding Daos to begin sensing—or rather, comprehending them. By opening the Great Daos, Su Yu was essentially laying bare all of his own comprehension of the Daos; however much he understood, these people could grasp as well. Everyone immersed themselves in comprehension and realization. At this moment, an extraordinary quiet descended, broken only by the rumblings of the expanding world. The fierce battle from earlier seemed completely forgotten. Every time Su Yu fought, he brought back immense spoils. His goal in joining any clash was straightforward: first, weaken his enemies; second, empower himself. Su Yu never engaged in meaningless fights. The world roared incessantly! Right then, Su Yu produced a mass of rule power—it belonged to Marquis Ziyun, the Great Dao power of a top-tier Celestial Venerable, containing his deep comprehension of lightning. Su Yu located his own Dao of Lightning and merged Marquis Ziyun's Dao power into it without hesitation. In an instant, countless insights flooded Su Yu's mind. Lightning! Thunder! Su Yu had once mastered the "Thunder" divine character, which had been one of his earliest. Back when he fought the experts of the Lightning God Race, he had deliberately let himself be struck by lightning repeatedly to personally experience the Great Dao of Lightning. At this moment, lightning flared across the ten thousand Daos. *Boom!* Lightning erupted, accompanied by thunderous roars! Su Yu closed his eyes to comprehend it, while in the crowd, someone was quietly perceiving the changes in the Dao of Lightning as well. Among Su Yu's subordinates, few walked the Dao of Lightning. At this moment, someone spoke up: "Human Lord Su, I want to... switch Daos!" Su Yu turned to look, slightly startled. Princess Consort Qi said calmly, "The Dao of Petrification is not my own Dao after all, only a pseudo-dao within His Majesty the Human Sovereign's Dao! In the past, I had also comprehended the Dao of Lightning considerably. Observing the lightning today... perhaps it is time for me to switch Daos! Since both are pseudo-daos, practicing the Human Sovereign's pseudo-dao... who knows whether the Human Sovereign will continue opening his world, or whether he'll even make it back alive..." King Dazhou looked toward her, but Princess Consort Qi remained composed: "Therefore, I wish to switch to the Human Lord's Dao of Lightning! I will merge my pseudo-dao of Petrification into Your Majesty's world. Whoever wishes to walk the Dao of Petrification, I can impart all my comprehension to them! As for myself, I wish to merge into this world and cultivate the Dao of Lightning!" She was a Heavenly King, which was why Su Yu hadn't had her switch Daos before. Among Heavenly Kings, only a rare few had merged into his world so far—such as Xuelan and Marquis Juzhu, who had only merged after their Great Dao power was blown apart. Princess Consort Qi was the very first to voluntarily request a switch. Princess Consort Qi added, "This Dao of Lightning is exceptionally strong; I can sense its tremendous might. It must be Marquis Ziyun's Dao power, correct? If I can comprehend a portion of it, I might soon become a Celestial Venerable like Marquis Ziyun... Though within Your Majesty's world, I may not be able to unleash such strength once outside, as Your Majesty grows stronger, I believe I will soon become a Ruler of Rules as well!" Su Yu raised an eyebrow slightly. "Are you certain you want to switch?" "Certain!" Su Yu chuckled. "Are you saying the potential of the Human Sovereign's Dao isn't as great as mine?" Princess Consort Qi fell silent for a moment before nodding. "That is correct!" Su Yu looked toward King Dazhou. King Dazhou wore a helpless expression and kept his mouth shut. What are you looking at me for? If you want to insult the Human Sovereign, could you at least not do it right in front of my face? Su Yu laughed heartily. "Fine, I have no objections! Merging your pseudo-dao of Petrification into my world is a good thing anyway; it can empower the Dao of Petrification while we're at it!" Originally, he had thought of granting this Dao of Lightning to someone else, as one of the Thirty-Six Guardians cultivated lightning. But since Princess Consort Qi wanted it... that was a good thing too. This consort of the Third Generation Human Lord had never truly integrated into Su Yu's system. But once merged into his world, she would be bound to his system, and breaking away would be nearly impossible! Soon, Su Yu manifested both the Dao of Lightning and the Dao of Petrification. Princess Consort Qi was an expert in these matters. Swiftly, she stripped her Dao of Petrification and merged it into Su Yu's Dao of Petrification, then began accepting the inheritance of the Dao of Lightning. Her understanding of lightning was by no means weak; though it hadn't been her primary path in the past, it had served as a secondary study. Now, she rapidly absorbed this Great Dao power, and her aura began to climb. She was already a Heavenly King, and her comprehension had reached the Heavenly King tier. In Su Yu's world, Su Yu actively threw open all Great Dao origins, allowing them to comprehend freely—a rarity indeed. However, Su Yu was focused on strengthening everyone's power and cultivating the foundational core of his world, so he didn't mind. When the time came later, such perks might not exist. It was impossible that he would throw open his entire comprehension for anyone who came to merge with his Dao in the future. This was the very definition of "when a man attains the Dao, even his poultry and dogs ascend to heaven." At the beginning, there was still an opportunity. Once Su Yu truly attained the Dao, that opportunity would be gone. One expert after another rapidly absorbed the Great Dao power. Meanwhile, Lan Tian, who was connecting the River of Time to Su Yu's Dao, was undergoing a shift in his aura as well. Power from the River of Time and Su Yu's Great Dao comprehension surged into him simultaneously. Lan Tian's aura grew steadily stronger. His Dao of Common Lives, which had originally been opened in the River of Time, seemed to advance another stretch. The Dao of Common Lives comprehended the ten thousand Daos. Originally, Lan Tian lacked such profound foundation, but Su Yu was bestowing it upon him—ten thousand divine characters, his Great Dao origins, all laid bare for Lan Tian. Lan Tian spent almost all his time inside the Human Lord Seal. His clones had continuously witnessed Su Yu and the others battling Celestial Venerables and Rulers of Rules. At this moment, Lan Tian's aura grew so potent that he faintly approached Celestial Venerable—in terms of combat strength, rather than cultivation realm. And strength was all he needed. Su Yu watched in silence, filled with boundless emotion. Everyone was progressing! Lan Tian had hope of becoming a Celestial Venerable combatant, which was another tremendous cause for celebration. The harvest from this battle was colossal. Not only that... at this moment, Fat Ball, looking dazed and drowsy, faintly showed signs of strengthening as well. Su Yu instantly looked at Fat Ball! His eyes flickered. If Fat Ball advanced, that would be a completely different story! When Fat Ball didn't turn black, his combat strength didn't quite reach Celestial Venerable. If the little white dog attained Celestial Venerable strength, wouldn't the little black dog qualify as a top-tier Celestial Venerable? Combined with King Wen's boot... Su Yu felt a surge of excitement. What he craved most was for a truly top-tier expert to emerge on his side, someone comparable to Rimian and Marquis Shenghou, or even stronger—on par with Chaos Dragon and Yue Zhan. Fat Ball had devoured the Polong Beast's willpower twice, both times consuming an immense reservoir of mental energy. If Fat Ball could advance, Su Yu would wake up laughing from his dreams! ... To the side, Marquis Jiantian watched with dazzling bewilderment. He watched as expert after expert under Su Yu made rapid progress. He even saw that formerly wretched, cowardly Duobao advancing at this very moment. Duobao walked a rather peculiar path: the Treasure Dao! The more treasures and the richer the treasure qi, the faster Duobao progressed. In the past, Duobao hadn't possessed many treasures. Yet now, Duobao was stealthily siphoning the treasure qi radiating from the treasures in Su Yu's world. Were there many treasures in Su Yu's world? Far too many! The Civilization Chronicle, the Great Dao Book, the Human Lord Seal—all of them were supreme treasures! Moreover, opening a world inherently gave birth to treasures. Duobao greedily drew in treasure qi. Not only that, Marquis Jiantian saw Duobao creeping up rather shamelessly behind Marquis Tongtian! This one was perhaps the greatest treasure of all. A gate! No gate was ever simple. Duobao approached Marquis Tongtian, a leering grin plastered across his chubby face. Just like the wretched old man Tongtian, both of them were thoroughly vulgar, but right now, Duobao looked even more indecent. He leaned behind Marquis Tongtian, blissfully sniffing the scent coming off him. Strand after strand of treasure qi was drawn into his body. He felt heavenly! Utterly divine! The quality of Marquis Tongtian's treasure qi was shockingly high, terrifyingly so. More importantly, Marquis Tongtian had eaten so many gates that treasure qi was constantly leaking from him right now, mingled with the treasure qi of the Hell Gate. Duobao inhaled greedily, steeped in pure bliss! At this moment, Su Yu happened to glance over, turned his head, and froze. That lewd Duobao had his nose practically pressed against Marquis Tongtian's backside, sniffing and inhaling with a look of sheer satisfaction! This... was far too obscene! Still, Duobao's aura was indeed growing stronger. Perhaps the fellow had never inhaled so much treasure qi in his entire life, completely lost in intoxicating revelry. Following Su Yu's gaze, many others looked over as well, their expressions turning peculiar! Marquis Tongtian, still oblivious, was busily digesting the power of the gates. Only when he felt numerous gazes landing on him did he open his eyes. Seeing everyone staring at him with strange expressions, he wondered, *What's wrong?* Soon, he sensed something, whipped around, and his face froze! Duobao's nose was twitching continuously, mere inches from his rear! Marquis Tongtian's face turned green! It was always me acting indecent toward others! Today, I got violated by a fat bastard! Fuck! Without a second word, Marquis Tongtian delivered a kick, sending Duobao flying. Duobao finally opened his eyes with a blank look. When he saw everyone staring at him, he seemed to realize what had happened, his face shifting awkwardly. He wanted to say he was only inhaling some treasure qi! Marquis Tongtian just smelled too fragrant! But... he couldn't bring himself to say it aloud. Marquis Tongtian was merely a gate, possessing no true gender, but the form he assumed was a wretched old man. Sniffing his backside was indeed rather revolting! He smiled sheepishly! Marquis Tongtian cursed and warned, "Don't you dare get any ideas about me! Let me tell you, there is zero possibility between us!" Duobao rolled his eyes frantically! Su Yu chuckled and suddenly tossed out a massive club. "Absorb the treasure qi inside it. Tianmie, take this club and merge it into your weapon!" "This is..." Duobao inspected it—this treasure was no weakling! "Marquis Xianzhan's weapon!" Su Yu laughed. "That fellow survived this time and might even have a shot at becoming a Celestial Venerable. Let's ruin his weapon first. Tianmie, your weapon is getting a bit outdated!" Tianmie bared his teeth in a grin, then shot Duobao a threatening glare: *Don't you dare absorb too much!* A fine treasure! A weapon tempered for years by an ancient Heavenly King was truly a supreme item! As the crowd conversed, a sudden, resounding boom echoed out. A mighty aura erupted from Lan Tian, sending a tremor through Su Yu's world, which expanded once more in an instant. Lan Tian snapped his eyes open, a faint smile gracing his face before blooming into a radiant beam. This time, unable to contain himself, he suddenly transformed into an alluring young matron and said in a sugary voice, "Your Majesty, I've broken through!" "..." Goosebumps broke out all over Su Yu. Keeping a straight face, he said, "Good, congratulations! Fellow Daoist... you look better... as a man!" The next time I run into Yueluo, I am definitely beating her to death! Definitely! I can't easily lay hands on Lan Tian, but beating Yueluo to death will help vent my frustration. The crowd held back their laughter. Just then, another rumble resounded as Su Yu's world expanded once more. A burst of lightning power erupted, and Princess Consort Qi's aura surged violently within the world, crossing into the Celestial Venerable realm in an instant and continuing to climb! Soon, Princess Consort Qi's aura reached a peak, roughly on par with Tianhuo of the Fire God Race before leveling off. She opened her eyes, looking toward Su Yu with a complex gaze, and bowed slightly: "Qi Rong greets Your Majesty!" Qi Rong! Your Majesty! At this moment, no one spoke. This consort of the Third Generation Human Lord had always addressed Su Yu as "Human Lord" or "Human Lord Su." Today, having merged into Su Yu's world, her form of address had changed. And her aura had reached the pinnacle of Celestial Venerable within this world. Once outside, she could likely display the strength of a weaker Celestial Venerable. The experts under Su Yu were growing ever more numerous. Lan Tian had advanced, Qi Rong had advanced, Tongtian had advanced, Hongmeng had advanced... Meanwhile, Fat Ball swayed groggily. Spurred by everyone's breakthroughs, it suddenly lunged and bit Doubao, squishing Doubao into a doughy lump with a crunch and leaving behind a clear set of teeth marks. Fat Ball snapped its eyes open, holding Doubao in its mouth, while Doubao stared back with wide, glaring eyes. Fuck! Why did you bite me? Feeling embarrassed, Fat Ball quickly spat Doubao out and said with delight, "I... seem to have become stronger!" Su Yu smiled and nodded! At this moment, his grin could no longer be contained! My subordinates are a gathering of dragons and tigers! Right then, Wan Tiansheng abruptly turned his gaze toward King Dazhou. King Dazhou's face stiffened, and he transmitted: "Stop looking at me. I really have no way of stepping into the Celestial Venerable realm so quickly..." Wan Tiansheng transmitted a threat: "If you don't advance right now, I'll tell His Majesty that you've been plotting against him the entire time!" Fuck you! King Dazhou cursed wildly in his heart. Wan Tiansheng was truly a piece of work. You make it sound like advancing to Celestial Venerable is as easy as turning over a hand! Piss off! Cursing aside, King Dazhou swallowed his fury, enduring it, wearing it down, brooding over it, suppressing it... A moment later, a towering rage erupted toward the heavens! Beneath everyone's bewildered gazes, King Dazhou suddenly transformed into a giant, radiating world-shaking fury as he roared, "I have endured until I can endure no more, so I shall endure no longer! Take this!" *Boom!* A punch flew out. Wan Tiansheng dodged swiftly, only to have all directions locked down by the fist. King Dazhou bellowed, "Endure! Silence! Stillness!" Wan Tiansheng furrowed his brows: "Wrath!" In an instant, he too transformed into an enraged Vajra. All at once, two towering, furious giants engaged in a frenzied brawl within the Human Lord Seal! The onlookers were utterly dumbfounded! These two were usually refined gentlemen! Yet today, at this very moment, they were trading blows like savages, their fists striking flesh with brutal thuds! King Dazhou was pushed past his limit, boiling with wrath! Wan Tiansheng embodied the seven emotions and six desires—joy, anger, sorrow, delight, life, death, yin, and yang! In the blink of an eye, both were bruised and battered! A punch for a punch; the angrier one became, the more enraged the other grew! Under the towering fury, their long hair whipped about, practically standing on end. The two white-robed scholars were now trading blows with their clothes shredded, muscles exposed, roaring as their flesh cracked and blood splattered in all directions! A punch for a punch—you hit my chest, I hammer your head! Under the stunned gazes of Su Yu and the others, the auras of these two furious figures climbed higher and higher. *Boom!* With a thunderous crash, Wan Tiansheng's fist collapsed King Dazhou's nose, while King Dazhou's kick split Wan Tiansheng's trousers at the crotch... *Bang!* The two flew backward, crashing against the barriers of the Human Lord Seal. In the next breath, their auras boiled over violently—rumble! Two towering auras surged toward the heavens! A split second later, the two reappeared. Almost instantaneously, their bruised and swollen faces vanished. Clean white robes reappeared, their exposed muscles withdrew, their wild hair smoothed down, and in the blink of an eye, both returned to their polite, refined demeanors. "Congratulations, Brother Daoist!" "Mutual congratulations, mutual congratulations!" The two bowed to each other, their smiles dazzling. King Dazhou beamed brilliantly. "Fellow Daoist Wan's strength is immense; I am ashamed to say I fall short!" Wan Tiansheng's smile was even brighter. "Brother Daoist flatters me; I don't possess a tenth of your prowess!" "You are being overly modest!" "Not at all, Brother Daoist is indeed superior by a cut!" "Modest... Fellow Daoist Wan, please don't say such things..." The two exchanged bows and returned each other's smiles. For a time, the onlookers stood flabbergasted. Were those two really the ones brawling just now? Did we see wrong? How could these two scholarly gentlemen have pounded their chests like gorillas? Those two with their hair standing on end and clothes torn to shreds definitely weren't them! Yes, we must have seen wrong! Amidst the crowd, Su Yu quietly stowed away a recording talisman. Another juicy piece of gossip collected—excellent. When I retire, I must record all of this! At this moment, King Dazhou and Wan Tiansheng looked toward Su Yu simultaneously. Smiles were plastered across their faces, but their eyes were steeped in sheer gloom. This guy again! He recorded it again, for fuck's sake! Enough already! Who doesn't have some dark history? What do you gain from recording everything all day long? Don't tell me... you really plan to pass this down to future generations? That would be utterly inhumane! Yet Su Yu acted as though nothing had happened, his smile even more brilliant than theirs. "Heaven truly blesses Su Yu!" "Congratulations to you both on your breakthrough!" Su Yu laughed heartily. "Today is truly my lucky day—exceedingly lucky! Hahaha!" It truly was lucky. Perhaps fighting the Prison King lineage had caused his fortune to surge, leading to breakthrough after breakthrough in a single day. Now, the number of Celestial Venerables under Su Yu was shockingly high. His Celestial Venerable–tier experts had multiplied! Fat Ball, San Yue, Giant Axe, Tongtian, Wan Tiansheng, King Dazhou, Lan Tian, Tianming, Southern King, and Hongmeng—all of them had become Celestial Venerables! There were several pseudo-Celestial Venerables as well. Lanshan, Tianhuo, and Princess Consort Qi could unleash Celestial Venerable combat strength within Su Yu's world. Moreover, some of the Heavenly Kings might not be far behind. Su Yu's smile grew wider and wider! Life was truly sweet! If this continued, before long, his faction might produce Rulers of Rules! Those who genuinely possessed Celestial Venerable combat strength already exceeded ten! Whether inside or out, these people were Celestial Venerables. Su Yu beamed radiantly. In the next instant, looking at Marquis Huoyun, Doubao, and the others, his expression soured. Why haven't you reached Celestial Venerable yet? Trash! "..." Doubao and his peers averted their eyes one after another. There was simply no living like this! Tianmie and the rest naturally avoided Su Yu's gaze as well. Don't look at us! King Daqin, King Daxia, and the others all tilted their heads to stare at the sky. Life was truly unbearable. Their progress was already phenomenally fast, but... but compared to King Dazhou and his ilk—damn it all, do these bastards think they're special just because they read a few more books? Every single one of them was progressing too damn fast! In the corner, Marquis Jiantian watched Su Yu's fortune expand at a visibly rapid pace. He sighed inwardly. Su Yu was becoming more terrifying by the day! He had witnessed with his own eyes the sheer explosion of Celestial Venerables on Su Yu's side in a single day! If this continued, Su Yu wouldn't need to rely on anyone—his side alone would be capable of stabilizing all under heaven! *The ancient era... perhaps... truly ought to fade away!* Ending in Su Yu's generation! Marquis Jiantian mused, sighing in his heart.