Slay and Flee!

Su Yu badly wanted to say, *I'm not your son.* Yet at this moment, he couldn't say it. There was no way to respond to the Southern King's shout. If he answered, wouldn't that be admitting she was calling him? If he stayed silent, no one would know who she meant. That was the logic! Exactly! So right now, Su Yu completely ignored it. Acknowledging it would only make things worse. Meanwhile, the Southern King and the others had no time to dwell on it either. The shout had just slipped out; she hadn't given it any real thought. Right now, she was thrilled. Su Yu truly was reliable after all! Under the backlash of the rules, Changqing and Changmei were instantly gravely wounded! In the blink of an eye, the Southern King and her companions roared in fury, heavily wounding the pair. Dragging them with the power of rules, they flew straight toward Su Yu's heaven and earth! As for the other Dao Mergers, who cared about them? If they dared approach, they would be killed! Changqing and Changmei's faces drained of color. They could no longer keep their composure! People were going to die! …… Meanwhile, Hundred Battles kept his eyes fixed on Su Yu. On the myriad races' side, even though they now had five Rulers of Rules, they still didn't dare resist. Right now, they were speeding toward Yuqing and Yue Zhan! Over there, Celestial Venerable Mo of the Demon race also showed faint signs of breaking through, but he had no spare moment; Marquis Tongtian was circling and battering him relentlessly, leaving him no time to advance even if he wanted to. Yuqing grew anxious as well! She roared, "Hundred Battles!" Hundred Battles had claimed he would kill Su Yu, yet he hadn't made a move this entire time, not even when Su Yu unsealed everyone. What on earth was Hundred Battles waiting for? If this dragged on, even if powerful experts emerged from the Hell Gate, Su Yu and his allies would join forces to slaughter them. Right now, truly supreme powerhouses couldn't exit the Hell Gate, nor could many come through at once. In this piecemeal trickle, today's battle might very well turn into their total annihilation! …… Hundred Battles exhaled softly. He looked at Su Yu and said calmly, "Su Yu, let's end this here." Su Yu looked back at him with a grin. "Are you trying to say you still have a hidden trump card, but you don't want to use it against me because using it on me feels like a waste?" Su Yu chuckled. "Looking at how hesitant you are, without being completely despairing, are you thinking this trump card is so powerful that using it on me would be a pity?" Hundred Battles frowned, watching him. Su Yu kept smiling. "Or... let me guess? Could it be... the Human Ancestor left behind some hidden hand? Some shadow guards, some descendants, some hidden card... something insanely strong anyway? Is that it?" Hundred Battles's brow furrowed, and he said in a low voice, "Su Yu, I have to admit, you really are clever." Su Yu laughed. "Old tricks! It's normal to keep a few aces up one's sleeve! Did you think the Human Ancestor would really rely on unpredictable wild cards like you? Obviously, he must have made some arrangements... not necessarily among the Human race, but most likely among the Giant race! Could it be... the Giant race is hiding an expert?" Hundred Battles's aura fluctuated, and he stared heavily at Su Yu. Su Yu continued, "Your standards are sky-high, Hundred Battles. Based on my earlier deduction, this Zhou Ji might possess an incredibly dense concentration of the Human Ancestor's bloodline! If so, you, Hundred Battles, don't really amount to much... Could it be Zhou Ji's mother?" Su Yu chuckled and said, "Is his mom super powerful? Is his mom an elite? Is his mom incredible? Is his mom your trump card? Was his mom sealed away? Is she a Ruler of Rules as well, and now she can break the seal too?" "..." Su Yu felt like he was spewing curses! In fact, he was indeed cursing! He was outright mocking Hundred Battles! "Why do you always place your hopes on others?" Su Yu smiled. "Hundred Battles, I'm growing more and more disappointed in you! From what those people said before, I actually had high hopes for you. You might not have had much between your ears, but you were powerful, daring to fight and kill. Why are you so cowardly now, always expecting someone else to save you instead of you saving them?" Hundred Battles hadn't attacked probably because after clashing with Su Yu earlier, he had failed to take him down. Now that Su Yu had unsealed his heaven and earth and grown even stronger, Hundred Battles wasn't confident he could defeat him. So he was waiting! Su Yu chuckled. "Are you happy that I unsealed everyone? Could it be that your Giant-race wife couldn't display the strength of a Ruler of Rules before, but now she can? Because I broke the seals, you've been waiting for your wife to arrive?" That was the only possible conclusion! Before this, anyone with the strength of a Ruler of Rules had been sealed! And was Hundred Battles's Dao companion strong? Undoubtedly! Hundred Battles had high standards! Hundred Battles gave Su Yu a deep look and said softly, "Su Yu, since you're so clever, why don't you guess whether you can actually win?" "Guess?" Su Yu laughed. "Why should I guess? If your wife doesn't get here soon, I'll finish off Changqing and Changmei. Losing two Rulers of Rules would sting for your side, wouldn't it?" Having said that, Su Yu said coldly, "Southern King, be careful. Don't let Hundred Battles's Giant wife ambush you. Everyone, stay on guard!" As the words left his mouth— *Boom!* A thunderous rumble erupted! Out of nowhere, a colossal figure manifested between heaven and earth. Hundred Battles's eyes flickered! That giant was a woman of gallant, heroic bearing and icy demeanor. The moment she appeared, spear in hand, she repelled the Southern King with a single thrust and flashed to the side of Changqing and Changmei. At this moment, both were gravely wounded. Still shaken, Changmei hastily greeted her: "Holy Mother!" "Useless!" The woman gave a cold scoff, then glanced at Hundred Battles with a slight frown. Without saying anything to him, she turned to Su Yu, a faint flicker of emotion crossing her cold face. "Su Yu, this palace knows of you! Let this battle end here! Destroy your myriad races as you please; we have use for the Prison King's lineage!" Su Yu sighed. "It really is beat the man and the woman shows up. Hit Hundred Battles, and first comes the son, then comes the wife. When did a useless piece of trash like Hundred Battles become a kept man living off women?" Opposite him, Hundred Battles's expression shifted slightly. Su Yu looked at the woman and smiled. "To be able to display this strength, you should be thanking me for undoing the seal. You were probably suppressed and sealed before, right?" The woman did not deny it, nodding faintly. "Before the Human Sovereign departed, he sealed the Daos of the myriad realms. To avoid being detected by him, I dared not leave behind any countermeasures, waiting until this day." Su Yu smiled. "Then aren't you going to thank me? To show your gratitude, why not kill Hundred Battles? How about it?" Su Yu chuckled. "Kill Hundred Battles, kill Changqing, Changmei, Yueluo, and the rest, and I promise we'll stay out of each other's way. What do you say?" "You aren't afraid of me?" The woman stepped forward stride by stride, fracturing the void beneath her feet. The Southern King's face darkened as she lashed out with her whip. Yet the woman simply reached out, caught the whip in her bare hand, and with a crunch, crushed it to powder! She looked at the Southern King and said impassively, "Yu Ziqi, I am not like those useless fools. You can handle them, but against me, you are far from enough!" Her strength was terrifyingly immense! It seemed to stem entirely from sheer physical power! Just like Hundred Battles, at this moment, seven hundred and twenty physical apertures radiated dazzling light, making her feel even a notch stronger than Hundred Battles. If Hundred Battles was an upper fourth-tier or weak third-tier, this woman gave Su Yu the impression of truly having reached the level of the Martial Emperor! Meanwhile, the Southern King, even with Su Yu bolstering her through the power of his heaven and earth, was probably only a weak fourth-tier. The gap between them was considerable! The Southern King looked unhappy. Her mission had failed. Su Yu had tasked her with taking out Changqing and Changmei, yet she hadn't succeeded, and just moments ago, she had almost been ambushed by this woman! The woman's appearance caused Leibao in the distance to pale slightly. In the next instant, Leibao repelled Hongyue with a sudden strike and flew rapidly toward the woman, calling out in a low voice, "Leibao pays respects to the Holy Mother!" The woman gave a faint nod without saying anything. After a brief silence, Hundred Battles said, "Kill Su Yu, and naturally everything ends!" He truly had been waiting! Now, the wait was over. Ignoring him, the woman looked back at Su Yu and said calmly, "Do you think you can defeat me?" Su Yu smiled. "Probably tough!" The woman nodded and took another step toward Su Yu, projecting her voice: "Everyone, gather together! I would like to see whether Human Sovereign Su intends to slaughter all of us!" At that moment, Yueluo, Yue Zhan, and Yuqing all unleashed ferocious attacks, battering and repelling their opponents as they attempted to converge toward her. Only now did these powerhouses regain a measure of confidence. She had emerged! Over there, the Great Zhou King's expression turned somewhat grim. Suddenly, he spoke up: "You are Yu?" The woman looked toward the Great Zhou King, frowning slightly as she gave a slight nod. "You know of me?" The Great Zhou King took a deep breath. "I know a thing or two! When Hundred Battles encountered you back then... I was somewhat aware. I just didn't expect that back then, you were merely in a sealed state as well!" The woman nodded. "Though I was sealed, moving about was unimpeded. What you know must have been told to you by Bingku and the others, correct?" The Great Zhou King said coldly, "You cannot wash your hands of Bingku and the others' deaths!" "Indeed!" Yu offered no explanation, nor did she need to. She said calmly, "Hundred Battles is a descendant of the Human Ancestor; why should he lay down his life for the Human Sovereign? Isn't this perfectly natural?" She too was a descendant of the Human Ancestor! Of course, there were countless descendants of the Human Ancestor. For instance, the Zhou surname, traced far enough back, could all be descendants of the Human Ancestor through countless generations; the Human Ancestor had hardly been a bachelor. Her union with Hundred Battles was nothing out of the ordinary, having long surpassed any generational taboos. For once, the Great Zhou King showed rare fury, his tone biting: "Even if Hundred Battles was unwilling to serve His Majesty the Human Sovereign, everything he possessed was left behind by the Human Sovereign, so he must return it! He took everything His Majesty left for the Human race, only to turn around and use it against the Human race... Hundred Battles deserves to die, and so do you!" Yu laughed. "And you think Su Yu won't do the same?" She turned to Su Yu and said with a smile, "Su Yu, if you are willing to let this rest, whatever you desire shall be yours! What the Human Ancestor can give you is something the Human Sovereign never could!" Su Yu fell into contemplation. After a long moment, he said, "Really?" "Of course!" "How about you commit suicide first for fun?" Su Yu said playfully, "Care to try?" Yu showed no anger, only furrowing her brow slightly. "Even if you welcome back the Human Sovereign, what can that change? What can he give you? Perhaps all he will bring you is disaster!" Around her, the experts gathered in growing numbers. Leibao rushed over, while Yueluo and the others closed in on her. On Su Yu's side, Hundred Battles kept his aura firmly locked on Su Yu, denying him any opportunity to intervene. Su Yu chuckled and looked at the Great Zhou King. "You know her? Do you have a way to deal with her?" The Great Zhou King had hidden so many things—had it all been to deal with this woman? Did he still have any trump cards left? The Great Zhou King's expression shifted slightly. After a pause, he said in a low voice, "No... The Martial Emperor was the countermeasure against her! When the Martial Emperor broke his seal, Your Majesty saw that there was a layer of the Human Sovereign's seal. In truth... that was my bargaining chip with the Martial Emperor... In the end..." There was no end! The Martial Emperor's seal had been casually shattered by Su Yu. Su Yu couldn't help but curse, "So you were hiding things from me after all! You could have unsealed the Martial Emperor, right?" The Great Zhou King said in a heavy voice, "I couldn't do it at will; I had to wait for the right moment... According to my calculations, the Martial Emperor and the others would break their seals alongside this woman! At that time, when this woman unsealed while the Martial Emperor could not, the Martial Emperor would definitely be on the verge of breakdown. If I then helped him undo the Human Sovereign's seal, the Martial Emperor would likely have helped me deal with her!" Saying this, the Great Zhou King added solemnly, "Your Majesty, do not underestimate this woman. Hundred Battles's transformation was entirely tied to her! She is likely the primary agent responsible for summoning the Human Ancestor!" During the Human Ancestor's era, Hundred Battles did not exist. Yu, however, was likely a direct lineage descendant of the Human Ancestor. During the previous tide, the Great Zhou King had probably caught wind of her existence. Knowing he was no match for her, he could only bide his time and search for an opportunity. Su Yu sighed with feeling. "How convoluted! Great Zhou King, if you knew of her existence, why didn't you tell me?" The Great Zhou King opened his mouth, then hesitated... *I didn't know you would unseal everyone so quickly.* Su Yu sighed. "You always tell half the story and hide the rest. You're completely dishonest! You're really annoying, you know that?" The Great Zhou King hesitated before saying, "She... back then, didn't feel this strong to me..." Besides, once the Martial Emperor was freed, he had felt he possessed some confidence. Who could have known that Su Yu would let the Martial Emperor go so easily? Opposite them, Yu smiled faintly. "Su Yu, as I said, there is no need to fight to the bitter end. Why not drop it here?" "Nothing I've done really has anything to do with you, does it?" Yu said with an easy smile, "If you want to rescue the Human Sovereign, you can go do so yourself. If you wish to be your Sovereign, you may; I will not obstruct you! I can even confer a title upon you..." "Hold on!" Su Yu interrupted. "What did you say? You confer a title on me?" "Does the Human Ancestor's lineage not have that right?" Yu smiled softly. "The Human Ancestor is the very foundation of the Human race's rise! Su Yu, you must understand this truth! This is not something the ancient imperial court can represent!" Su Yu drew in a breath. "Impressive! Even greater than the ancient imperial court... Then why didn't you beat the Human Sovereign to death? Who are you acting tough with?" Su Yu inhaled, and the more he inhaled, the more he laughed. "People like you, hiding in the shadows like rats, always wanting to pop out and turn the tides. Last time, there was that Marquis Ziyun who did the same... and then... oops, I beat her to death in an instant. What a shame!" Yu's smile gradually faded. "Do you think you can beat me to death as well?" Su Yu thought for a moment, then nodded. "There's hope!" She smiled. "Do you believe you are stronger than the Martial Emperor?" "Not really. At best, about equal, and only within my heaven and earth!" Su Yu shrugged. "If I could beat the Martial Emperor to death, I would have killed him long ago!" "Then you..." Before she could finish, Su Yu smiled and said, "As for you, at best you're about on par with the Martial Emperor, an upper third-tier or weak second-tier!" "And Hundred Battles is an upper fourth-tier or weak third-tier!" Su Yu chuckled. "Both pretty formidable! To be honest, not an easy fight!" "However, this era bears the surname Su! Su as in Su Yu!" Su Yu rambled on, "Everyone always assumes that my combat prowess is average, that I'm no material for brawling, and that I can only play with conspiracies and schemes. In reality, that's completely untrue. In truth... my greatest strength is my combat power!" "No laughing!" Su Yu grinned. "What are you all doing? Don't laugh. Killing people is my greatest specialty! I have plenty of methods!" "Today, I'm really going to weigh what you husband and wife are made of!" Su Yu flashed a smile. "Let's do this! What are you all standing around for?" The moment Su Yu spoke, in the next instant, the experts stationed inside his heaven and earth suddenly began channeling their Daos. At this precise moment, Wan Tiansheng channeled the Human Dao, Lan Tian channeled the Common People Dao, San Yue channeled the Body Forging Dao, Doubao channeled the Illusory Dao... Those Heavenly Kings and Celestial Venerables who hadn't broken through to Rulers of Rules all channeled their full Dao powers! In an instant, torrents of potent rule power snapped within Su Yu's heaven and earth, merging completely into it. Even the Destiny Emperor and his companions merged in. Su Yu's heaven and earth rapidly expanded, radiating outward in the blink of an eye, encroaching upon the territory around Human Mountain and sweeping toward Yu! Su Yu murmured, "Do you feel it? I'm shearing the Time Master's wool, shearing it like crazy... I just hope he doesn't come back to beat the crap out of me... otherwise I'm dead meat!" Yu's expression shifted slightly. Hundred Battles waited no longer; with a low roar, he smashed a fist toward Su Yu! Over there, Yu also flew rapidly toward Su Yu! Midway, however, Tianming, the Southern King, Great Axe, the Dead Spirit Imperial Sovereign, the Great Zhou King, Hongyue, Xueying, and the others all flew over! On the myriad races' side, Tiangu's expression changed. In the next instant, he shouted in a low voice, "Intercept Yuqing and Yue Zhan! Emperor Yu, does what you said earlier... still stand?" "It stands!" Su Yu laughed. "Seeing how sensible you are at a time like this, Tiangu, even though I'd love to finish you off... I'll keep my word! I'm in no rush to kill you! You five take down Yuqing and Yue Zhan, and that'll settle it! You don't need to meddle with anyone else! If you did, I wouldn't trust you anyway!" Tiangu hesitated no longer. The five powerhouses instantly materialized before Yuqing and Yue Zhan. At this moment, with Marquis Tongtian no longer tangling with him, Celestial Venerable Mo's aura roiled—he had actually broken through! Five against three! Yuqing and her allies panicked. Celestial Venerable Mo frowned slightly. "Tiangu... things are different now compared to before..." Tiangu ignored him! Nothing was different; it was still the same. Su Yu... would win. Pure intuition! Su Yu licked his lips, dodging Hundred Battles's attack, and laughed. "Not enough, nowhere near enough! I still feel I'm not strong enough! I haven't sheared enough wool! I need to concentrate all mighty power into my single person! Everyone... do you understand?" Hundred Battles's expression shifted, and in the next moment, he couldn't help but roar, "Are you all insane? You'd trust him with this? Once you merge, you'll become nothing more than his appendages..." Before his voice died away, Su Yu's heaven and earth spread. At this moment, Yu and her group were already engulfed within it. Great Axe was still dazed, while Marquis Tianming smiled bitterly. "Your Majesty... we only just broke through..." With those words, the Tianming Dao snapped with a thunderous roar! In the next moment, a surging power of rules swept in, instantly linking with the Tianming Dao within Su Yu's Great Dao! Hongmeng also bared his teeth. He hadn't even savored the feeling yet! Really... not giving them a single moment of satisfaction! In the blink of an eye, the Divine Mountain Dao severed, merging into Su Yu's heaven and earth. Great Axe was still stunned, but soon understood: "You want us to sever our Daos and merge in, right?" Making it sound so complicated, I almost didn't get it. *Fuck!* Alright, now I understand! With a snap, the Great Axe Dao severed, merging into Su Yu's heaven and earth in a flash. The Great Zhou King smiled wryly. At this point, he could only place his hopes on Su Yu. Instantly, his Dao of Endurance snapped, drawing out massive amounts of rule power to pour into Su Yu's heaven and earth! At this moment, because of a single sentence from Su Yu, these Rulers of Rules had all chosen to give up their formidable Ruler of Rules power! Su Yu's heaven and earth was not yet fully perfected. Merging into Su Yu's Daos left them slightly weaker than being independent Rulers of Rules. Within the crowd, Hongyue and Xueying exchanged a glance, feeling somewhat uneasy and appalled. These newly ascended Rulers of Rules had severed their Daos without the slightest hesitation to merge into Su Yu's heaven and earth. This... weren't they afraid that if Su Yu died, every single one of them would perish? Yu's expression flickered as well, losing her former calm, and she said in a low voice, "You must realize that his heaven and earth was newly born... It is far less stable than the River of Time or the Dead Spirit Dao! Doing this... means pinning all your hopes on him. The moment he dies, all of you will die!" They were insane! A group of Rulers of Rules—even during the Human Sovereign's era, getting Rulers of Rules to sever their Daos was no easy task! Yet on Su Yu's side, these people had just advanced, without even experiencing the power of a Ruler of Rules, and had severed their Daos immediately! What... what sheer trust! Furthermore, Su Yu's heaven and earth was incomplete. Even if they all merged in to nourish it, it would be difficult for them to regain strength surpassing what they had just possessed in the short term! Hongyue and Xueying hesitated! They were worried! They feared that if everyone merged in and their Rulers of Rules were gone, should Su Yu fall into danger... what then? They wouldn't be able to match these enemies! As Rulers of Rules, they could still fight. They didn't quite understand why these people trusted Su Yu so implicitly, even though they knew Su Yu was no ordinary person. Ever since opening his heaven and earth, Su Yu had rarely fought in person, and when he did, he had never gone all out. By now, aside from a select few, almost everyone had merged their Daos into Su Yu's heaven and earth. The Dead Spirit Imperial Sovereign did not merge; his Dead Spirit Dao was tricky, and severing it might kill him. Tongtian did not merge; Su Yu forbade him from doing so. Tea Tree did not merge; she walked the Chaos Dao, so merging was useless. Almost everyone else had merged into Su Yu's heaven and earth. Those who couldn't find a matching Dao simply picked an arbitrary one to merge with for the time being. As for the others, including Feiqiu, all had merged. Feiqiu was actually quite reluctant, but... it believed Su Yu could be truly formidable! Chaos Dragon and Eight-Winged Tiger looked pale. Even as chaos ancient beasts, they were terrified. This... they just severed and merged at a whim? "Heaven divides into two tiers!" Su Yu chuckled, and in an instant, heaven and earth were suddenly split apart! A two-tiered heaven and earth! Aside from Su Yu, Hundred Battles, and their opponents, the Great Zhou King and the rest all dropped into the other tier! Seeing Hongyue and Xueying hesitate, the Great Zhou King transmitted his voice: "This is your chance... your final chance... Otherwise, even if you fought earlier, His Majesty will not accept you. Right now... merging your Daos is your only hope!" Hongyue and Xueying exchanged a glance. They were Rulers of Rules now; in the ancient era, they had been beings of Human King caliber. After countless years of cultivation, reaching the level of Ruler of Rules was unimaginably difficult! Right now... were they to merge their Daos into this? While the two were deliberating, suddenly, a bisected body came flying toward them. In an instant, a Great Dao snapped, merging directly into the heaven and earth, hastily finding an arbitrary Dao to fuse into his body. Without a word, Wuji quickly sat cross-legged and said in terror, "Fuck, I almost died! Good thing I could merge my Dao!" "..." Hongyue and the others stared at him in a stupor. Wuji... wasn't dead? His Great Dao had almost completely shattered! This guy's Dao merging seemed a bit... a bit perfunctory. Because his Dao had been on the verge of snapping anyway! Wasn't this taking a shortcut? Seeing them stare at him, Wuji offered an awkward, honest smile. "Hundred Battles is reviled by everyone. Though I am heavily injured, I am willing to contribute my strength to Emperor Yu!" The Great Zhou King and the others instantly glared at him. He didn't look like an honest man at all! This guy had merged his Dao purely to save his own life! It certainly wasn't to strengthen Su Yu! Of course, a near-broken Dao still contained a massive amount of rule power, so it was acceptable. Hongyue and Xueying struggled intensely. They lacked an understanding of Su Yu, but at this point, there was no other way. Gritting their teeth, in the next second, they severed their Great Daos! Seeing this, Hundred Battles roared furiously, "Do you even know him? You severed your Daos for him?" Hongyue gritted her teeth. "We don't! But you betrayed the Human race; you betrayed us! Back then, we trusted you and followed you, believing you could lead us to defeat the myriad races and the Sin race! You were our faith, our hero!" "Yet now... Hundred Battles, you are a traitor! To kill a traitor like you, we are willing even if our bodies perish and our Daos are extinguished!" Hongyue didn't know Su Yu! It didn't matter. At this moment, her hatred for Hundred Battles surpassed everything. If Su Yu could kill him, anything was acceptable. Hongyue said through gritted teeth, "Emperor Yu, kill Hundred Battles! As long as you kill him... we ask for nothing else, and will submit entirely to Your Majesty's judgment!" They had been wrong! They had been wrong six thousand years ago! Now, their only hope was for Su Yu to slay Hundred Battles and his cohort; otherwise, this hatred could never be quenched! Hundred Battles was actually a traitor! At this moment, Su Yu's aura grew increasingly formidable, shaking heaven and earth as his world radiated outward. Seeing this, Yu immediately shouted, "Retreat outside!" She flew outward in an instant! Su Yu's heaven and earth was expanding, suppressing their strength while Su Yu grew stronger and stronger. Fighting Su Yu here was asking for trouble! Having so many Rulers of Rules merge their Daos into Su Yu's world was a terrifying prospect! Right timing, geographical advantage, and harmony of men were all on Su Yu's side! "Outside?" Su Yu smiled. Reaching out with a grab, suddenly, everyone beside Yu except for the few Rulers of Rules vanished in an instant, utterly defenseless! Those individuals reappeared directly in front of Su Yu. Among them were several familiar faces. "You're Jianghai? Last time I saved you, you even hung out with me for a few days. How could you badmouth me every single day?" Marquis Jianghai's expression twisted in horror! *Boom!* Su Yu crushed him with a single squeeze. His Great Dao unraveled, rule power dispersing as his body and Dao were extinguished, instantly merging into Su Yu's heaven and earth. At this moment, Su Yu's smile was radiant. "Wushan, you too. How could you act like that? I really detest ingrates. Didn't I rescue you?" *Boom!* Wushan was crushed to pieces by his grip! In the distance, Yu and the others fled rapidly, desperate to escape Su Yu's heaven and earth! Ignoring their flight, Su Yu continued calling names: "Anying, you don't seem to have spoken ill of me much..." Marquis Anying let out a sigh. "Emperor Yu... you flatter me." "Did you know Hundred Battles was a traitor?" "I did not." Marquis Anying sighed. "I didn't believe he would betray us either... Perhaps... it is all Yu's fault..." Su Yu smiled. "You obstinate fool! Better that you... die!" *Boom!* Marquis Anying was crushed to pieces! Far below, General Yingwu, Marquis Dingjun, and the others looked pale. Marquis Dingjun wanted to fly out, but with an intensely conflicted expression, he held his tongue. In the next moment, Su Yu reached out and seized another figure in his grasp—Marquis Yunshui! At this moment, Marquis Yunshui was injured. She looked at Su Yu with a self-deprecating smile. "There is no need for Emperor Yu to dirty his hands..." Below, General Yingwu couldn't help but shout, "Your Majesty, she didn't attack earlier! She didn't make a move..." Even though Marquis Yunshui had deceived her, up in the upper realm, General Yingwu had been closest to her, friends for many years. Seeing Anying slain and Yunshui captured, she couldn't hold back! During the earlier chaos, Marquis Yunshui hadn't struck; she had merely been caught in the crossfire of the other battles, suffering heavy injuries. Anying had been an enigma, someone she was not intimately familiar with. Yunshui, however, was someone she had visited constantly in the past. "Originally, I ought to show you face, Yingwu..." Su Yu smiled. "However... at a time like this, I cannot afford to be soft-hearted. Otherwise, anyone would dare oppose me!" *Boom!* Su Yu's colossal hand blotted out the sky, extinguishing Marquis Yunshui in an instant. He wore a smile, but it was chillingly cold. "At this juncture, better to kill by mistake than let anyone slip! Death settles all debts. If you're inclined, Yingwu, you can go look for her in the Dead Spirit Realm... Once dead, the ledger is cleared!" Below, Yingwu spoke no more. With another slap of his palm, Su Yu flattened the remaining seven or eight Dao Mergers in an instant! Su Yu laughed. "As for the rest, I can't be bothered to ask your names. Too troublesome! Nameless pawns—die and be done with it!" In the distance, Hundred Battles glanced back at Su Yu, his eyes fierce and cold. Su Yu scoffed. "Do you think you can escape? This is my heaven and earth!" "Return!" With a low shout, a massive surge of rule power swept toward them in the next instant. Yu and Hundred Battles struck out simultaneously! One fist from each! *Boom!* That rule power was instantly shattered! "You can't leave!" "Lock!" "Bind!" "Misfortune!" "..." Countless Great Dao powers swept across the entire world! Yet Hundred Battles and Yu were indeed formidable; striking out again, they shattered Great Dao power after Great Dao power! Su Yu's heaven and earth was still not fully perfected! At this moment, Su Yu let out an awkward chuckle. "Embarrassing, my apologies!" Everyone below was helpless! At a time like this, you still care about that? Stop them already! Su Yu smiled. At the edge of heaven and earth, a massive seal suddenly hovered into view. Su Yu let out a thunderous roar! Both Hundred Battles and Yu were startled! They thought Su Yu was going to suppress them again. To their surprise, Su Yu roared at the top of his lungs: "Human Sovereign, lend me the power of your Great Dao!" *Boom!* The Human Lord Seal expanded outward, and a burst of Human Dao destiny abruptly erupted from it. In the next instant, far away in the Dao Origin Land, within the bisected Human Sovereign Dao, waves of rule power trembled! In the blink of an eye, through the Human Lord Seal, it linked to Su Yu's Great Dao! "Granted!" The Human Sovereign's booming voice echoed once more. This time, he wanted to add a few words—a rare opportunity, since this grandson had been constantly borrowing his power today, he really wanted to say something... Instead, Su Yu let out a roar that drowned out all sound, his Great Dao vibrating to instantly shatter that faint thread of channeled will! The Human Sovereign only needed to act as a tool; why bother speaking? Today, I am the protagonist! …… "Fuck!" Deep within the River of Time, a furious curse resounded, shaking the surroundings before everything quickly fell silent again. The river surged! Could it be that the Martial Emperor had died again and His Majesty was deeply aggrieved? In any case, everyone was accustomed to the river's turbulence by now, though today's tremors were exceptionally violent! His Majesty had already cursed several times today! As for why he was cursing? Who cared! Perhaps he had lost some face! The phantom of the Human Sovereign was consumed by fury. *Su Yu, is it?* *This time, I've truly memorized your name. With great effort, I managed to channel a sliver of willpower across, only wanting to say a single sentence, and you grandson shattered my willpower in an instant!* *Are you even human?* *You said you wanted to borrow Great Dao power, and I lent it!* *You said you wanted to borrow the dao field's power, and I lent it!* *Short of borrowing my old life, is this how you treat me?* The Human Sovereign was utterly incensed! Scoundrel! Pushing things too far! Did he think I was an easy target? Or did he think that just because I wasn't there, he could run wild without restraint? "Fine. Once I return, I'll settle every score with you!" The Human Sovereign thought to himself. The Martial Emperor, Su Yu—both of these bastards had accounts to settle! Return... was drawing near. Had they been too far away, as in the distant past, even if Su Yu wanted to borrow power, he would have been powerless to help. Now, the distance to the myriad realms was no longer excessive, allowing him to barely project some will across! This also meant that their forces would soon rendezvous with the myriad realms! "What on earth is he doing?" The Human Sovereign wondered, unable to make sense of it. Yet he knew that today, monumental changes were unfolding in the myriad realms! …… At this moment, in the upper realm, the Human Sovereign's Great Dao power and Su Yu's Great Dao power partially linked together. Connected through the Human Lord Seal! A monstrous tide of rule power instantly suppressed the entire heaven and earth! Even Su Yu drew in a breath. Not bad at all! A broken, abandoned Great Dao actually felt no weaker than his own heaven and earth that had incorporated countless rule Daos. It almost tempted him to say, *Human Sovereign, lend me your Great Dao to merge into mine!* Forget it, no merging! If he merged it, the Human Sovereign might not be able to continue opening his heaven upon his return. His Dao had only been opened not long ago. Still formidable! Thoughts raced through Su Yu's mind, yet a smile surfaced on his face. He had known the Human Sovereign would lend it! Moreover, he knew the Human Sovereign wasn't too far from here; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to borrow it. This time, is my strength enough? With so many Rulers of Rules merged in, plus the borrowed Human Sovereign Great Dao power, if I still can't beat these people to death, I'd be letting everyone down! In an instant, Su Yu vanished from his spot. Hundred Battles and Yu's expressions changed. Both lashed out—one with a fist, one with a spear—striking together toward the void! The moment they struck, their faces changed again. It wasn't aimed at them! Su Yu wasn't targeting them, but it was too late; in this domain, their senses were heavily suppressed. Hundred Battles and Yu exchanged a glance and quickly fled from their spot, hurtling into the distance. They had to get out of Su Yu's heaven and earth; the pressure from Su Yu's world had reached its peak! The moment the two pulled away— *Boom!* With a thunderous explosion, Su Yu's fist punched clean through Changmei's chest. Already severely injured by the backlash, blood poured ceaselessly from Changmei's mouth. Tinged with despair, he wheezed, "I... was merely... serving my master..." "I know!" Su Yu nodded with an air of complete understanding. "It's normal. Actually, I need subordinates like you too, like the Great Zhou King, that old flatterer who anticipates every whim... ahem, my mistake, a capable minister! So I don't blame you. You are a loyal subordinate to Hundred Battles and Yu. I understand you, truly!" He genuinely didn't blame Changmei! Each serving their own master—Changmei was right, it was just that his master was rather pitiful. Yet someone like Changmei was a truly loyal retainer to Hundred Battles, viewing everything from Hundred Battles's perspective. Su Yu didn't consider him in the wrong. It was merely a difference in allegiances! Changmei's long eyebrows twitched slightly. A faint smile touched his face as blood spilled from his lips. His Great Dao power unraveled, yet he still smiled. "Emperor Yu... is magnanimous! My master... in truth... in the past... wasn't bad either... It was just... just that he experienced... too few setbacks..." "He... he was intimidated... intimidated by the Holy Mother... If my master... does not die... he can still rise again..." Changmei coughed blood continuously, Great Dao rule power scattering incessantly. With a faint smile, he forced his head around toward the direction where Hundred Battles was fleeing. In the next moment, mustering the very last of his strength, he roared: "Hundred Battles! You were born for battle! A hundred battles without a single defeat! If you do not fight, are you still Hundred Battles? Only by fighting, fighting to the very last moment, are you the Hundred Battles King! The Sovereign of Hundred Battles!" *Boom!* A thunderous blast echoed across heaven and earth. His Great Dao snapped completely, his eyebrows severed. With a faint smile, he thought: *I've said it all. I am content!* *My master is not inferior to Su Yu!* *In this defeat, if he survives, he will surely return to who he once was!* His physical body shattered into pieces in an instant, swallowed by Su Yu's heaven and earth. Ahead, the fleeing Hundred Battles paused in his tracks. Suddenly, memories surfaced in his mind. *"Your talent is extraordinary, sweeping all peers without rival. You are destined for great things... Seeing you fight a hundred battles without defeat... if you become the Human Lord, let us call you the Hundred Battles King!"* *"You are Marquis Changmei?"* *"Indeed, boy, you have good eyes! Of course, these eyebrows of mine are hard to miss. You're not bad, kid... a fine seedling! I admire you!"* *"Lord Marquis Changmei, if I become the Human Lord, will you serve me?"* *"Hahaha! Little fellow, as long as you have that ambition! If you truly beat out all the others and become the Ninth Generation Human Lord... Nine is the ultimate limit; you will surely be the greatest Human Lord of all. When that time comes, I shall be your loyal subordinate, Changmei!"* Memory after memory flooded back. From that day on, an extra figure had accompanied his side: Marquis Changmei! He was my will! From that day onward, Changmei had served him for seven thousand years without a single instance of disobedience, even... even when he cast his lot with the Human Ancestor! *"I believe in Your Majesty. Nine is the ultimate limit; Your Majesty will surely be the greatest existence!"* That sentence echoed in Hundred Battles's mind. With a sense of bewilderment and shock, he thought: *I... I just fled!* *I didn't go back to save Changmei!* *I didn't save this elder who served me for seven thousand years!* *And he... in his dying breath, was still reminding me, urging me on.* Hundred Battles's cheek twitched slightly. He wanted to weep, yet suddenly felt unable to. *Have I... truly changed?* *Had my courage been frightened away?* "What are you standing dazed for? Hurry and withdraw from this world!" Beside him, Yu shouted furiously. What time was it to space out! Inside Su Yu's heaven and earth, superimposed by the Human Sovereign's world, their strength was severely suppressed. Otherwise, against Su Yu's heaven and earth alone, they truly had nothing to fear! Stiffly, Hundred Battles sprinted rapidly toward the boundary. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Yu. *Back then, you, who appeared so peerlessly mighty in my eyes, are actually... fleeing as well!* *The very first time I saw you, I was awestruck. I believed no one under the heavens was stronger than you. Looking at you now... you are nothing more than this!* *You don't even dare fight the Su Yu of six thousand years later!* At this moment, certain steadfast convictions abruptly shattered! *Yu is nothing more than this!* *Then what of the Human Ancestor?* *For six thousand years, I firmly believed you could win, firmly believed you were invincible. As it turns out, you were not!* *And I... have played the deserter for six thousand years!* *No, I became a traitor!* Hundred Battles mocked himself inwardly. Changmei was dead; all those who followed him were dead. They had believed in him, yet he had placed his faith in others! *It turns out I truly am nothing at all!* *Boom!* Another tremendous rumble shook heaven and earth. "Your Majesty... flee!" Changqing's final roar reverberated across the world. Behind them, Su Yu tore him apart with bare hands; blown to pieces, Changqing exploded directly! The second Ruler of Rules slain by Su Yu! At this moment, Hundred Battles's eyes flared blood-red. He wanted to turn and fight, but beside him, Yu barked, "Flee! Once we're outside this world, if he dares pursue us, we will kill him without fail!" Hundred Battles's lips twitched. He said nothing, continuing his flight. As they fled, he suddenly said, "If you and I joined hands, together with Changqing and the others, we could have fought him!" Yes. Had Yu not fled, if they had joined forces, even with Su Yu borrowing power, they could have fought! Yu sneered coldly, "Then one of us might have died! Cut the nonsense! If they die, more can be nurtured. If you and I die, who will summon the Human Ancestor back?" *Oh!* *So that is what you were worried about.* Hundred Battles spoke no more. Right now, waking up had come too late! Changqing and Changmei had both been killed! Too late! He reached out and scooped up Yueluo, Leibao, and Yuexiao behind him. Yueluo had been dragging Yuexiao along, so this Celestial Venerable was still alive. Seeing this, Yu frowned slightly, but said nothing. A smile touched Yueluo's face, only to instantly turn to despair. She transmitted her voice: "Your Majesty, go... I will cover the rear to stall him for a moment!" Hundred Battles offered a stiff smile, suddenly transmitting back: "More than six thousand years ago, you were planted at my side by Yu, weren't you?" Yueluo's expression froze. She lowered her head and remained silent. Hundred Battles smiled! *I knew it!* *It was precisely because I knew that I never said anything.* Unfortunately, saying all this now was pointless. "In a moment, once we are out of this place, run. Run far away!" Hundred Battles suddenly transmitted to Yueluo: "Run far, as far as you can—the endless void, the depths of chaos, wherever you can reach... This myriad realms has become a slaughterhouse!" "Your Majesty can win..." Yueluo was shaken. "We shall see!" Hundred Battles said no more. Let the future decide! *However, I will not yield so easily—just like six thousand years ago, before I ever met Yu!*