The Martial Emperor Breaks the Seal

Su Yu quickly quelled his anger. Whenever a crisis loomed, one had to remain calm. Things might not be as dire as he imagined. Even if Hundred Battles truly intended to summon the Human Ancestor, he might not have the opportunity. And even if he did... things might not go according to his wishes. Stay calm! Su Yu cautioned himself inwardly. There was no need to rush. Getting anxious over such a trifle was pointless. Yes, it was all trivial. He quickly regained his composure, turned toward the Martial Emperor, and restored his smile. "Forgive my outburst, Martial Emperor. Let us continue!" The Martial Emperor kept his mouth shut, finding it unwise to chime in at such a moment. Yet his silence only made Su Yu frown. "Does the Martial Emperor think I cannot free you? That I cannot break your seal? Do you not trust me?" *Damn it!* *You're just looking for an excuse to pick a fight!* The Martial Emperor was speechless and quickly blurted, "Fine, break the seal! I believe you!" *Cut the damn nonsense already!* He sensed that Su Yu was itching for a fight right now, so it was best to humor him and secure his own freedom first. Only then did Su Yu smile with satisfaction. Soon, ninety-seven tokens hovered in midair. At that instant, the entire Sea of Stars roiled violently. In the void, streams of rule power manifested one after another—the lingering power of rules left behind by top experts of antiquity. These powers of rules densely blanketed the entire realm. Rumble! A thunderclap resounded across the clear sky, shifting from sunny to overcast, mirroring Su Yu's mood. Across the All-Heavens Battlefield, lightning suddenly converged into a dense canopy. In the distance, the experts of the Nine Realms were stunned. What happened? Was the weather changing again? ... Just as these powers of rules blanketed heaven and earth... In the Human Realm. One powerful figure after another materialized in the sky above the realm. Hundred Battles gazed into the distance, his brow furrowing slightly. Beside him, Changqing looked up at the sky, watching those lightning bolts, and murmured with a frown, "Your Majesty, this... seems to be an omen that the battlefield is about to fully unlock and unseal." Hundred Battles nodded slightly. Wuji asked curiously, "Has the time arrived? Based on our previous estimations, shouldn't there still be a year or two left?" Hundred Battles said nothing. A portal surfaced within his eyes as he looked far into the distance. A silhouette seemed to appear within his vision. It was Su Yu! The appointed time had not arrived; Su Yu was actively unsealing the entire battlefield. Hundred Battles remained silent. Su Yu! What was he trying to do? He was in the Sea of Stars region, seemingly near Star Residence Mansion. Could it be... to unseal the Martial Emperor? Should he stop him, or not? At that moment, Hundred Battles fell into deep contemplation. To stop him would likely spark an immediate clash with Su Yu. Moreover, if he obstructed Su Yu and the Martial Emperor truly broke free, the Martial Emperor would surely wage a fight to the death. Had Su Yu struck some agreement with the Martial Emperor to unseal him? Otherwise, why would Su Yu take the initiative to help the Martial Emperor break his seal? One thought after another surfaced in his mind. ... At the same time. In the Upper Realm. Clouds surged and winds howled. At the Dao Origin Land, rules were in turmoil. Above the entire Dao Origin Land, an opening seemed to split across the void, reflecting into the sky as rule power buffeted heaven and earth. Atop the Human Mountain. One formidable being after another ascended into the air. The God Imperial Concubine said softly, "Su Yu... truly went to unseal the lower realm passage." Ever since Su Yu took the councilor tokens, everyone had guessed his intention. None of them had expected Su Yu to act with such terrifying speed, making his move so soon. ... Deep in Chaos Mountain. Yuqing and the others also gazed into the distance. Behind them, within the Hell Gate, half of the Polong Beast's body had already emerged. At this moment, it asked with a hint of perplexity, "What is happening?" Yuezhan said gravely, "The Lower Realm is about to open!" Such a spectacle was not occurring for the first time. Every time the All-Heavens Battlefield was unsealed, the commotion was immense. The Dao Origin Land would experience a burst of rule fluctuations, notifying the Upper Realm that the Destiny race's passage to the Lower Realm was opening. Soon! This was not the crucial moment yet; it had not fully opened, but was merely the precursor. Hearing this, the Polong Beast burst into booming laughter. "A splendid thing!" The moment he emerged, the passage between realms opened. What could this be if not a splendid thing? Though one could theoretically traverse the chaos to reach the other side, the chaos was full of unknowns. Of course, being an ancient chaos beast, he did not particularly mind, but he had been trapped for countless years, and the myriad realms were no longer what they used to be. It was always wiser to avoid unfamiliar paths. Yuqing said calmly, "It is good that it opens. We can see just how strong Hundred Battles' faction truly is. Su Yu must be behind this. His unsealing of the Lower Realm is likely meant to drag Hundred Battles fully into the open!" Yuezhan nodded slightly. Perhaps so! As if recalling something, Yuezhan hesitated slightly before asking, "At this moment, will unsealing the Lower Realm release certain individuals from their seals?" "Who?" "There are several dead spirit experts who were sealed away in the dead spirit realm in ancient times. I wonder if this unsealing will release them as well." Yuqing had heard of this matter, though it was from an age long past. After a moment's thought, she replied, "Even if they are freed, it will not affect us much. It will only impact the Lower Realm and the dead spirit realm." Besides, what if it did? Could they go and stop it now? Pondering this, Yuqing turned her head toward the Polong Beast, whose upper half had emerged, and said, "Polong, once you are completely out, we must find a way to capture some experts and sacrifice them!" They still needed to guide more powerful beings through! Presently, they were essentially smuggling themselves across. If they wanted to emerge swiftly, sacrificing experts was the best method; otherwise, breaking through was exceedingly difficult. Yuqing's emergence had been planned for many years, with Yuezhan and his cohort guiding her through their bloodlines across long ages. Even so, several Celestial Venerables had perished, and immense amounts of rule power had been seized before Yuqing could finally cross over. As for the Polong Beast, it had relied on having its willpower devoured twice to pinpoint this location, and only by sacrificing several Celestial Venerables could it make its way out. For others to follow would be far more difficult. Though the rift had widened slightly, allowing such mighty beings to manifest remained a formidable feat. Hearing her words, Polong let out a chilling, savage laugh. "Of course, that will not be difficult. Once I am out, I shall slay that Su Yu first. That will naturally suffice to guide some of our people here!" Kill Su Yu! Yuqing fell silent for a moment and offered no comment. It might actually be better to wipe out the myriad races first, as they were likely easier to deal with than Su Yu. Of course, it was still too early to discuss such plans, as the Polong Beast had yet to fully emerge. ... At the same time. In the Lower Realm. Thunder crackled densely, clouds roiled, and tokens hovered in the sky. Su Yu looked up at the firmament. With a wave of his hand, a token manifested. A shroud of shadowy power erupted from his body, instantly activating the token, and a formidable illusory phantom rose above it. The moment this phantom appeared, a strand of the web flashed across the void. Token in hand, Su Yu commanded the colossal phantom above it to snap open its maw and bite toward that manifested thread of rule power, intending to devour the rule left behind by an ancient predecessor. The phantom was gargantuan, capable of swallowing heaven and earth! The instant the strand was swallowed, nearby threads converged from all directions to surround and slay the phantom, attempting to stop it. Su Yu waved his hand again, and one token after another manifested, latching onto those threads and temporarily pinning them down. However, two threads still broke away and lunged toward Su Yu to kill him. Ninety-nine streams of rule power—this was the ancient seal that top experts had used to lock down the All-Heavens Battlefield. Yet Su Yu only had ninety-seven tokens. Two were missing! Now, the rule powers corresponding to the two missing tokens erupted! The rules left by the ancient top experts were extraordinarily mighty. As the lawmakers of their era, every single strand of rule power was capable of slaying Celestial Kings! When all ninety-nine converged, they could even annihilate a Ruler of Rules. Yet ninety-seven were now pinned. What kind of storm could the remaining two possibly stir? In the void, these two streams of rule power actually morphed into the shapes of their corresponding Rulers of Rules. One gargantuan phantom assumed a humanoid form. Su Yu took one look and chuckled. The Giant race! This had to be the rule left by the Archaic Giant King! "The Archaic Giant King... though a Ruler of Rules, might not have walked the Physical Dao, or perhaps he also mastered the Physical Dao of the Archaic Giant race?" Su Yu was not entirely sure about this. At that moment, the colossal Archaic Giant King charged swiftly toward Su Yu. The rule was merciless; before the appointed time had arrived, it had been forcibly provoked instead of dissipating on its own, so naturally it sought to eliminate a rule-breaker like Su Yu! "A mere dead object!" A single rule might stand a chance of killing a Celestial King, but it dared flaunt its might before him? If the true body were here, Su Yu might show some wariness, but this was merely a remnant strand of rule power left behind eons ago. Su Yu threw a punch across the void! This punch shook heaven and earth. As it landed with a deafening boom, the colossal Archaic Giant King was blasted to pieces midair. At that very moment, a figure suddenly emerged above a distant realm as the realm shuddered. It was the current Archaic Giant King! The Archaic Giant King's expression changed drastically. He sensed that the rule power left by his ancestor had been shattered. He also saw Su Yu! "Su Yu, how dare you break my ancestor's rule—" "Noisy!" Before he could finish his sentence, Su Yu coldly threw another punch across the void. *Boom!* This fist traversed the void and appeared above the Giant Realm, slamming right in front of the Archaic Giant King. Unable to dodge, the Archaic Giant King roared furiously and threw a punch in return! Boom! The Archaic Giant King tumbled backward, crashing down into his realm. Dead silence fell over the surroundings. Su Yu looked on coldly and declared with indifference, "Who gave you the gall to question me? To provoke me? This punch is a minor punishment! Do it again, and you die!" Silence reigned in every direction. A moment later, from the direction of the Human Realm near the Eastern Rift Valley, a cold voice rang out, "Su Yu, you are far too arrogant..." It was not Hundred Battles. It was a Celestial Venerable! Su Yu had shown no regard for Hundred Battles' face, severely injuring the Archaic Giant King with a single blow. Su Yu knew full well of the ties between Hundred Battles and the Archaic Giant King; strictly speaking, Hundred Battles had to address the Archaic Giant King as his father-in-law. Right at that moment, Su Yu's chilling voice carried across, "Do you wish to go to war with me? Even Hundred Battles has not spoken. Insolent wretch, knowing neither respect nor hierarchy, you dare question this Emperor?" Winds howled and clouds roiled as streams of rule power descended toward that direction! Boom! The sky shattered as countless massive hands seemed to reach out to seize him. Su Yu shouted, "Go, kill him!" Boom! Three towering figures instantly tore through the void. Carried by Marquis Tongtian's spatial transmission, the little white dog, Lan Tian, and Tongtian arrived almost instantaneously. The moment the little white dog appeared, he turned pitch-black and brought King Wen's boot crashing down upon that man! Behind him, Hundred Battles made no move, while the crowd silently watched. The speaker swung his sword in response. Yet the moment the sword moved, it froze in midair. An instant later, a boot descended from the sky with a thunderous crash, shattering his skull and spraying blood across the void! The onlookers in the rear all turned pale. So powerful? The blackened little white dog was truly terrifying, and wielding King Wen's boot made him even more monstrously formidable. A single strike of the boot split his opponent's head open, and he opened his maw wide, preparing to swallow him whole! Right then, Hundred Battles reached out from behind, murmuring softly, "It is all a misunderstanding." A colossal hand reached across the sky! Boundlessly powerful! Yet at that precise moment, Marquis Tongtian snapped his portal wide open. A furious roar echoed from within as a massive Polong Beast phantom emerged. Hundred Battles raised an eyebrow slightly and slapped down with his palm, obliterating the Polong Beast phantom. Then he reached out to grasp, and suddenly, a portal was yanked directly out of the void by his hand! Marquis Tongtian's face fell! The portal was his true body! He had actually been seized! Just as Marquis Tongtian was about to struggle, Hundred Battles abruptly released his grip and gave a gentle flick, sending the portal flying aside with casual ease. Reaching across the distance, Hundred Battles scooped up Changmei, who had nearly been bitten to death by the dog, brought him back to his side, and said softly, "Changmei was disrespectful, and he has received his punishment. Fellow Daoist Su, let this matter rest!" Tongtian, Lan Tian, and the little white dog all turned utterly grave. Hundred Battles... was terrifyingly strong! Su Yu had intended this as a probe, and Lan Tian had understood instantly—it was a deliberate test of Hundred Battles and the strength of his faction. Yet when Hundred Battles truly made his move... they found him unfathomable! His strength exceeded all imagination! Though Marquis Tongtian had not fully digested the portal he had swallowed, he was already remarkably strong. Yet Hundred Battles had casually dragged his true body out of the void and flicked him away like a speck of dust. He was a Celestial Venerable! Across the myriad realms today, how many could achieve such a feat? At the very least, Chaos Dragon and Yuezhan could never do it! Lan Tian understood in an instant that Hundred Battles' true depth could not be probed like this unless they engaged in an all-out war right now. Lan Tian broke into a beaming smile. "Very well, then. Since the Hundred Battles King has stepped in, we shall let the matter drop. His Majesty Emperor Yu was merely administering a minor lesson!" With a laugh, he added, "Lord Hundred Battles King, we shall... take our leave!" The three powerhouses vanished instantly. Marquis Tongtian was still gripped with lingering dread. He hurriedly opened his portal, which flashed once, and the three disappeared without a trace. Back where they stood, the crowd wore somber expressions. Changmei, whose face had been split open by the boot, gritted his teeth in lingering terror. "Your Majesty, they are far too arrogant!" Hundred Battles raised a hand slightly to cut him off and asked softly, "What do you all think of those three?" Changqing murmured, "That dog belongs to King Wen and calls itself Feiqiu. Looking at its appearance... it is not white as rumors say, but black. This... resembles the legendary Sun-Devouring Divine Dog! Its strength is immense, and that boot... is likely King Wen's boot! King Wen indeed lost a boot back then, and for a period of time, he even took off both and walked barefoot! Among us, perhaps only Wuji and Yueluo would stand a chance against it!" Yueluo was undeniably formidable, and Wuji, as the foremost vanguard under Hundred Battles, was also exceptionally powerful; they stood a chance. Changqing continued, "As for Marquis Tongtian... he comes and goes as he pleases. His combat strength is mediocre, but he is exceedingly troublesome and difficult to deal with! And the one who spoke just now..." He looked toward Marquis Yunshui, who lowered her head and said, "That is Lan Tian!" "Lan Tian? The one whose Dao-opening caused such a massive disturbance, for whom Su Yu burned his own lifespan?" Changqing fell silent for a moment before saying, "His progress is swift. Last time, rumors claimed he had died, which was clearly just a rumor! He is not only alive, but has reached the Celestial Venerable tier. As for his exact strength, since he didn't fight, it remains unclear!" Three Celestial Venerables had appeared, and Changmei's face had been battered open in an instant. All because of a single sentence to Su Yu. Was Su Yu merely hot-tempered, or was there another reason? Even Marquis Zhennan had not returned yet, yet those three had arrived so swiftly. Knowing full well of the Archaic Giant King's ties to Hundred Battles, Su Yu had not hesitated to severely wound him with a single punch. This was their first direct encounter with Su Yu, and it had proven far from pleasant. Su Yu opened the passage between the Upper and Lower Realms, injured the Giant King, and dispatched people to execute Changmei... By every measure, Su Yu was anything but easy to get along with! At this moment, some among the crowd were furious, while others trembled with dread. In the blink of an eye, three Celestial Venerables had descended upon them. It was terrifying! Knowing Hundred Battles was right there, they had still come. Su Yu's control over these Celestial Venerables was extraordinarily tight. Those three Celestial Venerables were likely not even the entirety of Su Yu's forces. And Su Yu himself could not be weak either. Could this truly be a young man? ... Above the Sea of Stars. After wounding the Giant King with a single blow, Su Yu did not spare another glance and quickly resumed his work. By the time Tongtian and the others returned, Su Yu had already completely crushed the second rebellious strand of rule power! Below, as the two rule powers crumbled amidst roiling winds and surging clouds, a colossal, indistinct silhouette faintly manifested in the void, seemingly struggling. The Martial Emperor! He, too, had begun preparing to break the seal! "Very strong!" Lan Tian said only this upon his return. He did not elaborate; "very strong" meant he had been unable to probe or discern just what realm Hundred Battles had reached. Su Yu did not reply. Token after token continued to project phantoms, devouring those rule powers! Rumble! Thunder clattered incessantly, shaking heaven and earth. In the distance, the new continent forged by the experts of the Nine Realms began to tremble under the faint wisps of aura leaking from the Martial Emperor! On the continent. The experts of the Nine Realms trembled in terror. After a moment, an Eternal Realm expert sighed in utter despair, grabbed a few people beside him, and transmitted his voice: "Let's go home! Tell the younger generations never to build a continent again in their lives. We will just stay peacefully inside our own realms!" Go home! This continent was doomed. As long as Su Yu lived, they could forget about ever building a continent. It wasn't that Su Yu went out of his way to stop them—he couldn't even be bothered—but these experts knew that even if Su Yu paid them no heed, a casual motion from him could shatter their continent to pieces! Forget it, go home, don't waste the effort! There was nothing good about the All-Heavens Battlefield anyway! Go back and stay home! Knowing Su Yu was here, everyone gave up hope. In the blink of an eye, the flock of experts scattered and fled back to their respective homes. Once Su Yu finished his business, this continent would likely be gone anyway; they understood that much. ... Su Yu indeed paid them no mind. Those were trivial matters! Sun, Moon, and Eternal Realm cultivators were hardly worth a second glance to him now; whether they forged continents or not had nothing to do with him. At this moment, Su Yu focused entirely on devouring the powers of the Great Daos one by one. Each time a rule was severed, the tremors below intensified, and the Martial Emperor gathered strength, preparing to shatter the seal. Meanwhile, Su Yu was also devouring the imprints left by those Rulers of Rules. This served as a preliminary assessment! It allowed him to broadly understand their past cultivation realms, insights, and Great Dao rules—invaluable intelligence to gather. As for Hundred Battles, he paid him no heed for now. He simply had no patience to listen to his underlings' drivel! Rule powers were severed and devoured one after another. Ten strands, twenty strands, thirty strands... Rumble! The entire All-Heavens Battlefield seemed to expand. Below, the Martial Emperor's body grew increasingly distinct, emerging from the boundless void. It was gargantuan beyond measure, except... his head was faintly visible, hanging downward. Su Yu continued snapping the Daos. Forty strands, fifty strands... When more than half of the Great Dao rule powers were severed, the entire myriad realms trembled. Those familiar with the signs knew that the Upper Realm was about to fully open! Rumble! The battlefield was expanding. At this moment, Su Yu could clearly see the entire All-Heavens Battlefield enlarging; it was as though it had previously been compressed, and now the Sea of Stars was spreading, while the eastern, southern, western, and northern limits all expanded outward! The earth shook and mountains swayed! Vast quantities of rule power dissipated into heaven and earth, and origin qi boiled. Below, the Martial Emperor fell silent no longer. Suddenly, he let out a furious roar. In the first floor of Star Residence Mansion, those tightly shut eyes snapped open, shining like the sun and moon! His gaze held ferocity and madness. *I am breaking the seal!* "Taishan!" It was as if time had wound back to the past, except today, it was not only Su Yu who heard it; this furious shout exploded beside the ears of everyone across the myriad realms! Laced with madness! Laced with fury! At this moment, one could even feel the Martial Emperor's frantic, murderous rage. "Taishan!" Boom! Monstrous waves surged into the sky, and with a thunderous blast, the continent previously built by the Nine Realms was instantly reduced to dust! The Martial Emperor! A mighty being! At this moment, Su Yu faintly realized that he might have underestimated the Martial Emperor. His strength upon breaking the seal was even greater than imagined. Indeed, until one actually crossed hands with these fellows, their true depth remained unknowable. Judging purely from the present, before he had even fully unsealed, his aura was already boundlessly formidable. Boom! The Martial Emperor's head struggled violently. In the first floor of Star Residence Mansion, everything turned to dust, leaving only a face clearly visible, etched with wrath and madness. Su Yu continued breaking the Daos. Meanwhile, the River of Time was trembling violently. In the Martial Emperor's Great Dao that Su Yu had observed back then, chains manifested, only to begin shattering! ... Within the Martial Emperor's Great Dao, numerous chains bound him completely. Yet over countless years, he had broken some of them. Now that his consciousness was fully restored and the suppression of the myriad realms began to fade, he seized the opportunity to snap countless more chains! "I am coming out!" The Martial Emperor's roar reverberated through the clouds! Boom! The waters of the River of Time thrashed violently! The currents surrounding the Martial Emperor's Great Dao churned frantically! The Human Sovereign had sealed this stretch of the River of Time, preventing people from stepping into the realm of a Ruler of Rules. However, the Martial Emperor did not need to make a breakthrough; he was already a Ruler of Rules. Furthermore, he was breaking his seal in this era—the very era when the Human Sovereign's seal and suppression were at their weakest. ... Right at this moment. In the Upper Realm. The God Imperial Concubine's eyes flickered, and she murmured, "In this era... the seal seems to have weakened!" Beside her, Celestial Venerable Rimian started, and Jiwu asked hurriedly, "Imperial Concubine... what do you mean?" The God Imperial Concubine! A Ruler of Rules from antiquity who, in order to remain conscious within the myriad realms, had severed her own rule Great Dao to cultivate anew. Unlike the Martial Emperor and the Dead Spirit Imperial Sovereign, who had preserved their cultivation realms by staying within their sealed domains, she had severed her Dao and started from scratch, swiftly rising to become a Celestial Venerable once more. Today, she sensed something different. She murmured, "I... perhaps... can continue along my ancient Dao!" Her expression shifted constantly. Rimian's face changed slightly, and he transmitted his voice urgently: "Does the Imperial Concubine mean... could it be... you can advance?" None of the others could; could she alone do it? The God Imperial Concubine was not certain; she merely felt a vague sensation. "The Martial Emperor is breaking his seal. He is causing tremors in the River of Time, and my Dao should not be too far from his! Using the tremors of his Great Dao power, perhaps... I can reconnect my Dao!" Her gaze wavered. "I do not know if it is truly possible, but... I want to try! Rimian, our God race is now in mortal peril, so I must try! Yet if my attempt fails, the backlash of the Dao will surely cause me... to perish completely!" Rimian turned pale! "Yueshi has not recovered from his wounds, and I am merely clinging to life... I possess only enough strength for one full-powered battle. Once it concludes, I shall fall... Rimian, living such days is too agonizing!" "So I want to try!" "If my attempt fails... surrender to the Immortal race, or... surrender to Su Yu!" A deeply complex emotion filled the God Imperial Concubine's eyes. "I will go to the Lower Realm to see. The power of the Dao is clearer down there. If I fail... do not come looking for me, nor gather my corpse. If the God Emperor returns, tell him that I waited for him for too long, and can wait no longer." "Imperial Concubine!" Rimian was shaken, but the God Imperial Concubine smiled. "The opportunity is right before my eyes. If I miss it, it will be gone forever! I am reconnecting an existing Dao, not pioneering a new one; there is still hope!" With those words, she tore through the void. Nearby, several Immortal race experts were stunned, but the God Imperial Concubine's voice drifted back: "I go to break my seal! If I succeed, I become a Ruler of Rules; if I fail, I perish on the spot! Tiangu, while I am away from the God race, the God race... shall follow your lead in all things!" Among the crowd, Tiangu was slightly shaken. He said solemnly, "Then... I wish the God Imperial Concubine success in reconnecting her Dao!" If she succeeded, the myriad races would also have a Ruler of Rules! As for Sheng Hou and the others, they had no such path, but the God Imperial Concubine possessed a very real chance. ... Su Yu was still severing the Daos. As he did, a sudden rumble echoed from the boundless void corresponding to Soul Burying Mountain. The next moment, a battered figure materialized in the myriad realms. Su Yu's expression changed slightly! In the distance. The God Imperial Concubine walked forward step by step, glancing at the struggling Martial Emperor, and then at Su Yu. She bowed slightly. "This old woman... wishes to seize this opportunity to reconnect her Great Dao! If I succeed, I break through! If I fail, I perish! If I fail, there is nothing more to be said; if I succeed, Emperor Yu may make one request, and I shall risk my life to fulfill it!" Su Yu frowned. The God Imperial Concubine wanted to reconnect her Dao! Should he agree? If he refused, expelling her or even slaying her right now was entirely within his power. "The myriad races..." Su Yu murmured softly. Allow the myriad races to produce a Ruler of Rules? He fell into deep thought. After a long while, he said in a low voice, "Do not interfere with me, and do not interfere with the Martial Emperor! Success or failure depends on your own luck!" "Thank you!" The God Imperial Concubine said nothing more and flew swiftly toward the God Realm. Su Yu had agreed. Su Yu's expression shifted. Very well! Let the situation become even more chaotic. A promise from the God Imperial Concubine... Hopefully it wouldn't cause problems. He was creating an enemy for himself—a formidable one. Su Yu's feelings were complicated. If Hundred Battles had been willing to cooperate, he would never have given the God Imperial Concubine this chance to ride the coattails of this event. But now... who cared. At this moment, Su Yu barked, "Get ready, I am going to break all remaining rule powers!" Boom! Heaven and earth trembled as the Martial Emperor's roar thundered, "Break them!" Su Yu spoke no further, instantly snapping the very last stream of rule power. Boom! A gargantuan blast shook the entire realm, sending the myriad worlds into violent convulsions. At the same time, an immense body manifested fully in the void—the true form of the Martial Emperor! He was indeed hanging upside down in the void! Not only that, black smoke seemed to rise from his buttocks—except it was not smoke, but a dead spirit passage; there was a dead spirit passage here as well! And his legs were indeed wrenched wide apart, straight as an arrow! A 'T' shape! Tragic! King Wu and the others had truly been merciless. Perched atop his legs was a massive palace realm. Those were the true eighth and ninth floors of Star Residence Mansion. The ancient Human Sovereign and his cohort were truly devious. They lived in the palace themselves, while people on floors one through seven were housed inside the Martial Emperor's body. The Martial Emperor opened his eyes and saw it all. At that moment, he went utterly mad. He had known before, but he had never seen his own posture with his own eyes. Only at this moment did he truly understand what kind of humiliation he had suffered. "Taishan!" A shrill, maddened roar shook the entire Sea of Stars. Waves tens of thousands of feet high swept across the sky, and boundless origin qi rushed in, devoured completely by him in one breath! Even Su Yu felt a twinge of pity for him. He swiftly recorded the scene—stealthily, of course, or the Martial Emperor would murder him on the spot. Good heavens! This posture was too pitiful. Su Yu didn't even know what to say. "Break!" The Martial Emperor's furious roar resounded through heaven and earth, loud enough to be heard even in the Upper Realm. His head wrenched free from the ground, pulling out long locks of hair and revealing black holes in the earth, which were passages leading to the dead spirit realm. The River of Time thrashed violently! The chains that had sealed him began snapping one after another. The Martial Emperor pulled himself free, his body instantly righting itself in the void. His long hair billowed—though somewhat sparse, as quite a bit had been torn out. With a furious roar, he shattered heaven and earth with a single punch, tore open the River, and plunged inside. Opening his Heavenly Gate, Su Yu caught sight of the Martial Emperor in an instant, battering his way frantically along his own Great Dao, smashing chain after chain into fragments! The immense concussive force impacted the entire realm. At that moment, Su Yu sensed something—in the dead spirit realm, the Dead Spirit Imperial Sovereign seemed to be taking advantage of the turmoil in the River of Time and the interference with the Dead Spirit Dao to break free from his seal! The Dead Spirit Imperial Sovereign was breaking his seal as well! Not only that, in the God Realm, the former imperial concubine's expression shifted slightly. The next moment, she tore open the River with a palm strike. Capitalizing on the moment the River churned from the Martial Emperor's strikes, her severed Great Dao began to reconnect! She, too, sought to break the seal and become a Ruler of Rules! Three mighty experts had all chosen this moment to break their seals—or rather, this was their only chance. The God Imperial Concubine plunged into the River as colossal waves battered her. Her Dao was severed, but now she threw caution to the wind, burning everything, using the last remnants of her life force to reconnect this Dao. If she failed to connect it, she would die. If she succeeded, she would become a Ruler of Rules, and everything she had burned could be restored. "Break!" The Martial Emperor's roar rang out once more. He had already fought his way to the end of his Great Dao, falling short by only a hair's breadth. Yet that fraction was like an insurmountable chasm, blocking his path. At that precise moment, a film of light barred the end of the tributary. "No..." The Martial Emperor let out a despairing roar. He battered it fist after fist, coating his hands in blood, yet he could not break through. He couldn't believe it. What was this? Who was blocking him? Why? *I want to break the seal!* *Why can't I?!* At that moment, Su Yu also tore through the River in an instant. Glancing over, he frowned slightly. Soon, he reached out into the void, and from some unknown realm, the projection of a great seal materialized out of thin air. Su Yu roared, "By the command of the Human Lord, I pardon the Martial Emperor! Heaven and earth bear witness—break the seal!" At that instant, the Human Lord Seal blazed with blinding light! Illuminating all the heavens! A great seal suppressed the heavens and subdued the River. Brilliant radiance erupted from the Human Lord Seal, shooting a beam of light through the void that struck the barrier within the tributary of the Martial Emperor's Great Dao! Boom! With a deafening crash, the barrier—originally impregnable and impervious even to the Martial Emperor's strikes—was shattered to pieces by that beam of light! The Martial Emperor froze, then cast all hesitation aside, pulling his physical body directly out of the Great Dao. Boundless river water was frantically devoured by him, and his aura swelled with terrifying speed! The current in this stretch of the River was instantly severed, sucked dry by him in an instant! Not far away, another Great Dao tributary had seemed hopeless to reconnect, but as the Martial Emperor drained the river water here, the God Imperial Concubine let out a sharp cry, her white hair falling away strand by strand. *Boom!* A monstrous aura surged into the sky from that direction! Frantically devouring the river water, the Martial Emperor couldn't be bothered to care. He didn't even look, focusing entirely on rapidly strengthening himself. Looking toward Su Yu out of the corner of his eye, he gritted his teeth in fury. Damn it, the Human Sovereign had meddled after all! There had actually been a seal from the Human Sovereign embedded within his own, which he had never noticed before! He had nearly failed! What a Human Sovereign! A treacherous villain! Su Yu, on the other hand, marveled inwardly. The Human Sovereign... was truly remarkable. The Martial Emperor actually had another seal personally placed by the Human Sovereign. Without the Human Lord Seal, the Martial Emperor likely would never have broken free. This meant the Human Sovereign had left a safeguard to keep the Martial Emperor in check—without the Human Lord's permission, no matter how formidable the Martial Emperor was, he would remain suppressed! *Now that is what I call reliable.* Although he had left behind a terrible mess, overall, the Human Sovereign was far more dependable! Rumble! The entire River trembled violently. Two Rulers of Rules had entered, absorbing vast amounts of river water, causing the flow to halt for an instant as ripples spread outward. ... At this moment. In the upper reaches of the River, a low curse resounded. "Fuck!" "Hehe... the Martial Emperor died again!" Someone chuckled. The Martial Emperor had died once more... Forget it, no one even bothered to ask; whenever they asked, the answer was always that the Martial Emperor had died! The River was actually trembling again! In the distance, an illusory phantom felt utterly disgruntled. *Nonsense, this time it looks like the Martial Emperor broke his seal! So he wasn't dead before after all?* *Forget it, I must definitely find a chance to beat that Martial Emperor to death!*