At this moment, Su Yu was incomparably powerful.
He had swept across the heavens, eradicated the Sin Race, driven away the myriad races, and slain Hundred Battles—a true, unmitigated sweep of everything in his path.
Schemes, conspiracies, waiting, biding time… none of it worked against him!
He alone suppressed the heavens through sheer power!
Four years ago, he had walked out of Nanyuan, fighting and slaughtering without pause. Four years later, with the exception of this Yu and that Zhou Ji, Su Yu had swept away every enemy before him!
Of course… that only meant within the myriad realms.
In Su Yu’s eyes, the myriad realms were merely a minor stage.
Because the true powerhouses were no longer here!
The Human Sovereign and his peers were absent, and over a hundred Rulers of Rules from the myriad races were gone as well. Figures like the Immortal Emperor had already been second-tier Rulers of Rules back then; who knew how strong they were now?
As for Su Yu, even as he continuously merged Daos, within his own heaven and earth he was at best a second-tier existence…
And that was merely his own generous self-assessment!
Once he lost the amplification of the Human Sovereign's heaven and earth, he might not even reach second tier within his own world. That was the gap between them.
Naturally, even if he couldn't reach second tier on his own, he could still fight this Yu!
Second tier was likely a major watershed.
At least in Su Yu’s view, that seemed to be the case.
Back then, only the four cardinal human kings and the emperors of the great races like the Immortals, Demons, and Gods had reached that level. If it were easy to achieve, the Martial Emperor—who had opened the Heavenly Gate—would not have remained stuck at the peak of third tier.
This Yu, much like the Martial Emperor, stood at roughly that same level.
Right now, with the Human Sovereign’s power still available for him to borrow, Su Yu’s strength still surpassed hers.
"He can't make it?"
"Did the Martial Emperor take him down?"
Su Yu smiled. "If even a blockhead like the Martial Emperor could kill Zhou Ji… then Zhou Ji is a piece of trash, and I have nothing to worry about!"
The Martial Emperor was not weak; he was immensely powerful.
Yet battles were not determined solely by brute strength.
If Zhou Ji couldn't even handle the Martial Emperor, Su Yu felt the man was not worth worrying over—a mere nobody!
Even if he had reached third tier, he remained an utter nobody!
If you couldn't overcome the Martial Emperor, that meant you couldn't overcome King Wu; if you couldn't overcome King Wu, you had no hope against King Wen or the Human Sovereign… let alone competing against him!
Fine, Su Yu was arrogantly overestimating himself.
He couldn't help it. Today's battles had gone far too smoothly, his mood was great, and his ego had inflated!
All of a sudden, he felt the Human Sovereign wasn't all that impressive after all!
Mainly, he had realized the Human Sovereign seemed rather agreeable and easy to bully. And when it came to bullying honest, softhearted people, Su Yu had plenty of tricks up his sleeve!
Of course, calling the Human Sovereign an honest, simple man was a joke in itself.
A truly simple man could never have become the ruler of the myriad races.
The key lay in the Human Sovereign's Dao: all living beings were his responsibility, the human race was his responsibility, all things in creation were his responsibility… Su Yu knew the Human Sovereign bore heavy shackles, which was why Su Yu dared to act so brazenly.
He strolled toward Yu, smiling. "Yu, how about we talk business?"
Repelling Xingyue with a single thrust, Yu looked grave and asked in a low voice, "What do you want to talk about?"
Su Yu smiled. "Here’s the deal. I see you cultivate a physical Dao, or perhaps the physical Dao of the giant race. How about you sever your connection to your Dao and merge it into my heaven and earth? I won’t kill you. What do you think?"
Yu’s face turned livid!
Delusional wishful thinking!
Lifting her spear, she held her head high, towering and proud. "Su Yu, do you take this consort to be a piece of trash like Hundred Battles?"
Did he think killing her would be that simple?
Severing her Dao to merge into his world?
He had some nerve!
Su Yu sighed. "Refusing to take the easy way out… Since your son hasn’t shown up, I’ll just beat you to death first!"
"Kill!"
With a furious roar, Su Yu suddenly unsealed the lower layer of his world and barked, "All Rulers of Rules, get over here!"
Time to gang up on her!
Who the hell is going to fight you one-on-one?
The crowd paused in surprise. In the next moment, a flock of figures flew upward. Hongyue and the others felt somewhat out of place and hesitated for an instant. Seeing this, the Great Zhou King snapped at them through voice transmission, "Your final chance! Charge! What are you standing around for?"
Are you idiots?
As for Su Yu ganging up on an opponent… it was the most normal thing in the world!
It wasn't like he hadn't done it before!
Whenever he felt ganging up was an option, he had never once hesitated to dogpile an enemy!
Back then, the Western Heavenly King's consort had been beaten by a mob of powerhouses until her physical body detonated!
Hongyue and the others were indeed somewhat unaccustomed to this, because Su Yu had seemed so overwhelmingly dominant before, as if he alone could sever eternity. Yet when it came to the very last opponent, he suddenly called for a mob attack… It was hard to adjust to!
If he had started out by ganging up from the beginning, everyone would have been used to it.
Though Hongyue, Xueying, and the others were unaccustomed, seeing the others charging side by side, they hesitated no longer and rushed into the fray. To be honest, they couldn't bring themselves to strike Hundred Battles after following him for so many years.
But slaying Yu… Hundred Battles hated her, and they hated her too!
They hated her even more!
In that case, there was no need to talk about morals or chivalry; ganging up was the way to go. If any one of them faced Yu alone, their dropped cultivation meant they wouldn't last more than two or three punches.
However… they had numbers on their side!
Lots of them!
Furthermore, inside Su Yu’s heaven and earth, they enjoyed an amplification. Their strength wasn't weakened by much here, whereas once they stepped outside, they would be diminished significantly.
"Kill!"
"Slaughter her ancestors!"
"Smash her!"
"..."
Shouts erupted continuously, utterly crude and vulgar, mostly emanating from the likes of Great Axe.
At this moment, Yu’s expression truly shifted.
"Su Yu, do you not care for your dignity in the slightest?"
Su Yu squinted and smiled. "Once I kill you… who’s going to know?"
Honestly!
I care about dignity, but everyone who knows I’m shameless gets killed by me, and everyone left is on my side. That makes me a man of immense dignity, don't you understand?
How foolish!
Would the Great Zhou King and the others dare to go around telling everyone I’m shameless?
Su Yu bared his teeth in a grin. In the next instant, the world suddenly contracted as rings of light manifested, trapping Yu within. Su Yu said coolly, "Don’t engage in close combat—it’s too dangerous! You risk falling! Use ranged attacks!"
"Form the battle array!"
Su Yu commanded with a grin, "Divide into six directions: front, back, left, right, above, and below! Two Rulers of Rules per direction—hit her with ranged attacks! Strike! I’ll use heaven and earth to suppress her. Grind her to death!"
"Su Yu!"
Yu was consumed by rage. With this strategy, she wouldn't even have a chance to kill anyone.
Su Yu ignored her, treating her as if she didn't exist. He rapidly mobilized the surrounding power, panting slightly as he said, "This woman is really tough! She won’t be easy to put down, and putting her down while keeping her Dao intact is even harder!"
"All control-type powerhouses, work with me to restrain her!"
"All attack-type powerhouses, put everything you have into killing her!"
"Hurry up!"
"Her son might be arriving soon. Move fast! Kill her before her son gets here. Once she’s dead, we’ll kill her son—keep the whole family neat and complete together…"
Rumble!
Su Yu’s heaven and earth pressed down!
Right now, there were quite a few control-type powerhouses.
A line materialized in Marquis Tianming’s eyes, swiftly weaving across the surroundings to seal the void.
The Great Zhou King manipulated the Dao of Endurance, chanting in low shouts to suppress Yu, while the others took their positions and unleashed ranged attacks from every angle. This kind of fighting rarely appeared among peak powerhouses—it was common in armies, but seldom seen in high-level duels.
Yet Su Yu… he was practically from the military. In the Great Xia Prefecture, nearly everyone was a soldier, and the academies frequently taught such battle formations!
The very first time he had truly set out on a mission had been alongside the Wind-Catching Constables of Nanyuan. Back then, a group of Qianjun Realm fighters had dealt with a Wanshi Realm opponent in precisely this manner!
Encircled in the center, Yu roared repeatedly. Her spear spun in an impenetrable blur. Clutches tightening on the shaft, she let out furious shrieks, thrusting her spear to blast the surrounding seals into fragments!
Yet very quickly, the seals reformed!
With Su Yu personally enforcing the suppression, the pressure was immense.
Not only that, the others hurled all eighteen varieties of weapons at her!
Southern King, who had previously been forced back by Yu’s spear, was still harboring a belly full of fury. Women were not known for their generosity of spirit. Her Dao whip cracked with a crisp pop, tearing the void as it lashed toward Yu’s face!
With a heavy bang, Yu blocked Feiqiu’s boot, but failed to ward off Southern King’s whip. In the blink of an eye, a bloody welt appeared across her face!
"You deserve death!"
Yu was utterly beside herself with fury!
"You seek death! You dare desecrate the great descendants of the Human Ancestor!"
She was a direct descendant of the Human Ancestor, separated by only a few generations.
At this moment, Yu felt the pressure—a towering pressure, the pressure of impending death.
Su Yu had far too many Rulers of Rules on his side.
Great Axe, Tianming, Southern King, Hongyue, the Great Zhou King, Xueying, the Dead Spirit Imperial Sovereign, and Hongmeng had all severed their Daos to merge into this world. Southern King had already taken command of the local Daos of Rule here, so she hadn't even needed to sever her Dao.
In addition, Lanshan, Tianhuo, Consort Qi, and the others were extraordinarily formidable within this world. As Su Yu’s heaven and earth grew stronger, everyone's combat prowess within it had reached an apex.
With so many powerhouses joining forces to besiege her, her armor shattered in the blink of an eye, revealing a bloodied chest.
Quite bountiful, too.
Su Yu glanced over with a beaming smile. Beside him, Xingyue’s illusory projection suddenly spoke up: "You are utterly shameless!"
Su Yu blinked. "What?"
Ganging up on her was shameless?
Xingyue truly was short-sighted!
Of course I’m going to gang up on her. What, am I supposed to fight one-on-one and declare I’ll challenge her single-handedly? Do I look insane?
Xingyue said nothing more about it, quickly stating, "I have to leave… The battle on that side isn't going well. The myriad races haven’t lost many Rulers of Rules over the years; instead, a new batch has risen, making them even stronger than in the ancient era… Meanwhile, the human side has suffered heavy losses… Be careful!"
With that, her phantom began to fade. Su Yu’s expression shifted slightly—not because Xingyue was leaving, but because he hurriedly blurted out, "Can’t hold on? Then won’t the Human Sovereign’s heaven and earth be retracted?"
"How should I know!"
Xingyue’s displeased voice drifted faintly. How boring to ask that. You didn't even ask how I was doing over there!
Su Yu didn't care about that at all and urgently yelled, "Don't leave yet! Tell the human kings who cultivate the physical Dao—those who aren’t dead yet—to watch out! In a few days, I might siphon away most of the power from it… Tell them to prepare themselves… Of course, I’ll leave some for them… Remember it, don’t forget! It’s a matter of life and death, so if any human king dies, don’t blame me for not warning you!"
"Understood!"
With a hum, the River of Time surged forward, and Xingyue’s phantom vanished!
Though she had wanted to watch a bit longer, she couldn't. The power of the great river was too violent; if she didn't leave now, her true body would be in danger!
Only then did Su Yu let out a breath. You scared the life out of me. If you were leaving, say so sooner; you almost made me forget to warn you.
Within the encirclement, Yu roared repeatedly, fighting outward in a frenzy, yet unable to break through!
At that moment, Yu let out a furious roar filled with rage and defiance: "Su Yu, don’t force me into mutual destruction! I am a direct descendant of the Human Ancestor! The Human Ancestor left behind a portion of his power—though it isn't much, it is more than enough to deal with this crippled world of yours! Do you truly wish to perish together?"
Su Yu paused. "For real?"
"Cut the crap!"
Yu roared as her spear suddenly shattered, revealing what lay within: a long, slender bamboo staff. Yu yelled furiously, "This was what the Human Ancestor used when he led humanity out of the desperate lands! In ancient times, the Human Ancestor blazed trails through briars and brambles, leading humanity out of the abyss to dominate the heavens… This object was frequently wielded by the Human Ancestor in his early years. It is more powerful than the Human Sovereign's Star Residence Seal!"
At this moment, Su Yu indeed sensed the presence of a vast, boundless power!
How to describe that power? It was somewhat similar to the power of the Star Residence Seal and the Human Lord Seal, yet not entirely identical. It was undeniably immense. The moment the bamboo staff appeared, a boundless force rippled in all directions.
The besieging group suddenly felt a chill of dread in their hearts.
That power… was exceedingly sacred!
Exceedingly majestic!
Gradually, an image seemed to faintly appear before them: an old man clearing brambles, probing the path ahead with a bamboo staff, knocking away the prowling wild beasts, serpents, and insects. That faintly visible scene shook everyone to their core.
Several people trembled inwardly, appearing somewhat awed and subdued.
Su Yu looked. He could see it even more clearly than the others. He even saw the old man's appearance—he looked weary, holding the bamboo staff and tapping a mischievous little beast on the head.
Su Yu looked closer… and felt as if he had plunged into the chaos!
He focused his gaze… and inhaled sharply!
That was no little beast at all! That was a fierce, striped tiger of terrifying power! Yet before the old man, it appeared exceptionally small. A single tap of the bamboo staff cracked its skull, drawing blood and causing its Dao power to scatter!
Vaguely, Su Yu even came to understand that this was a chaos beast, one that likely possessed the strength of a Ruler of Rules!
Yet the old man had casually driven it away like an annoying critter, tapping it until it bled, knocking it flying so hard it couldn't stand for ages!
"So strong!"
Su Yu was deeply shaken. How terrifying!
He truly struck Rulers of Rules like he was disciplining his own grandchildren.
The Human Ancestor!
From which era was this Human Ancestor?
Likely his early period—hadn't Yu just said so?
Only in his early years did the Human Ancestor use such a tool, just as the Human Sovereign had used the Star Residence Seal before unifying the heavens!
*Did Hundred Battles see this as well?*
Su Yu pondered. It was indeed powerful. With the Human Ancestor this formidable… Su Yu even began to wonder whether the Human Sovereign and his peers at the end of the ancient era were truly stronger than the Human Ancestor.
Beating Rulers of Rules like that?
Incredible!
Moreover, it seemed the higher one's status—or rather, the thicker one's human destiny—the clearer the vision became. From the corner of his eye, Su Yu noticed that most people were not heavily affected, but a few wore terrified expressions, drenched in cold sweat.
Such was the case for the Great Zhou King, Lan Tian, and Wan Tiansheng…
Conversely, those without thick human destiny, those of ordinary strength, or non-humans felt it far less distinctly, experiencing only a sense of awe.
"The Human Ancestor…"
Su Yu murmured. It made sense; the Human Ancestor was the leader of humanity in the primordial era. It was only natural that those with prosperous human destiny saw it more clearly.
At that exact moment, Su Yu suddenly felt the scene shift!
In an instant, he felt as if he had become that fierce beast. Right then, his vision blurred, and a bamboo staff struck his body. With a bang, Su Yu felt as though he were dying!
His Dao snapped!
His incomparably robust physical body fractured, and his internal organs were shattered by the shock!
Death!
In this instant, he seemed to experience the crisis of death—true death… It was as if he had personally experienced being struck by the Human Ancestor's bamboo staff!
……
In the next instant, Su Yu’s vision cleared, and the scene before him came back into focus.
The siege was still underway!
The bamboo staff was still there, but the terrifying, crushing pressure had faded. Yu’s face was pale; it seemed she had intentionally triggered that burst just now, but finding it unsustainable, she had been forced to cut it short.
Yu looked coldly at Su Yu and sneered, "Let me go, Su Yu!"
Su Yu’s face was pale as he stared at the bamboo staff. Yu assumed he was terrified!
Yet Su Yu was merely inhaling sharply, taking deep breath after deep breath. "Incredible, truly incredible. This bamboo staff… is a supreme treasure! Holy crap, giving it to you is a complete waste! No, I want this. I must have this!"
Su Yu swallowed hard, looking somewhat manic. "More formidable than the Star Residence Seal, and an offensive weapon to boot… Heavens, a treasure of the Human Ancestor, what good stuff! Kill her for me! Today, even if her son comes, he won’t save her; even if her grandfather comes, it won’t do any good!"
Su Yu roared in fury, "What are you staring at, Great Zhou King? Are you all deaf? Kill! We must kill her! At worst, if you die, I’ll find a way to revive you! This thing is a treasure! I was even dragged into the vision and got to experience the feeling of dying… So refreshing! I haven't felt that in days—the last time was when I opened my world, two whole months ago!"
Yu froze!
Su Yu didn't freeze in the slightest, roaring, "Hurry up!"
The feeling of death… was genuinely refreshing!
Too bad he couldn't sleep. Last time, it felt like time had stopped, allowing him to take a nap.
As for the crisis of death… Bah!
Su Yu couldn't care less. Ever since he was a child, the Time Record had driven him half-mad, making him 'die' thousands of times. Last time, he had truly experienced what dying felt like. To be blunt… it was nothing special!
The first time one experienced death… one would be panicked and terrified!
Su Yu remembered that well: the very first dream had terrified him so much he had run a fever for days, delirious and unable to sleep, nearly exhausting himself to death. He hadn't dared to close his eyes—it had left a psychological scar!
The second time… pretty much the same, still terrified!
The third time, still terrified!
The fourth time, the fifth time… All the way to the present, Su Yu just wanted to say: screw that, what's the big deal? Isn't it just this feeling?
You get used to it!
Habit was the most terrifying force of all.
*Could Hundred Battles have been frightened by this?*
Su Yu pondered. Perhaps so!
Back then, Hundred Battles might have experienced that feeling of death for the very first time. Add to that Yu’s intimidation, and he might have been thoroughly spooked. With the Human Ancestor’s overwhelming power, how could he dare resist?
When Hundred Battles encountered Yu, he might have only been a Heavenly King, so the bamboo staff’s effect would have been even stronger. Coupled with being the ninth-generation Human Lord at the zenith of his destiny, what he saw must have been substantial!
Thinking about it this way, Su Yu could understand him a little.
Still… was it really that big of a deal?
I was just a little kid when I started experiencing death, and I didn't see myself dying of fright!
Su Yu was speechless!
I started going through this at six years old, and I didn't drop dead from fright, did I? Didn't I pull through just fine?
As Su Yu was still musing, Yu’s expression shifted, for she witnessed an even more horrifying sight. Following Su Yu’s roar, the Great Zhou King and the others—who had seemed somewhat fearful a moment ago—suddenly acted as if they had been injected with chicken blood, roaring furiously as they surged toward her!
Su Yu continued to yell, "Hurry, kill her! We must seize that bamboo staff! What a treasure! I’ve already planned it out—I’m going to smash it to pieces and merge it into my heaven and earth for Marquis Juzhu or San Yue! Heavens, San Yue, Juzhu, put your backs into it! A supreme powerhouse might be born on my side!"
"Whichever of you two is fiercer gets it; otherwise, I’m giving it to Jiu Yue…"
"Roar!"
San Yue’s body instantly expanded. At the same time, Marquis Juzhu did the same. In the next moment, Jiu Yue’s form suddenly ballooned, growing even larger than Marquis Juzhu!
San Yue was furious, roaring, "You two bastards! Jiu Yue, you unfilial descendant…"
Jiu Yue dared to fight for it too!
I'll beat him to death!
Marquis Juzhu ignored him, remaining silent as he wielded his massive bamboo stalk, hacking frantically toward Yu!
Die!
Just then, a furious roar echoed across heaven and earth: "It’s mine! Your Majesty, it’s mine!"
Tianmie abruptly transformed into a giant ape, bellowing, "I use a staff too! Your Majesty, I use one too!"
Rumble!
Transforming into a giant ape, he knew this was his final chance!
I need to become stronger!
I can’t go on like this! I’m too miserable! I need power! I’m going to kill Yu, seize this bamboo staff, and make it my Dao treasure!
I want to become a supreme powerhouse!
Su Yu had said 'supreme powerhouse,' which meant once it merged into the world, a peak figure second only to Su Yu might emerge!
Tianmie thought to himself: *My Dao of the Grand Cudgel… is there any difference between a cudgel and a bamboo staff?*
None at all!
I must kill!
"Tianmie's Eighteen Forms!"
"Destroy Heaven, Destroy Earth, Destroy All Living Beings!"
Rumble!
A massive cudgel annihilated heaven and earth, sweeping through the void. Tianmie had gone mad! With a tremendous crash, the cudgel struck Yu. Yu simply raised the bamboo staff slightly, and Tianmie’s cudgel—which had belonged to Marquis Xianzhan—was snapped clean in two!
Yet Tianmie, far from alarmed, was overjoyed, laughing madly, "Mine! It’s definitely mine!"
Too strong!
Yet at this moment, there were far too many competitors. San Yue, Juzhu, and Jiu Yue all erupted with power!
Over there, Si Yue, Wu Yue, Liu Yue, and Ba Yue all hoisted massive bamboo stalks, charging madly in this direction. Si Yue’s eyes were practically bulging from their sockets. "I can do it too! I’m good at this! I know how to use it! A-tah! Strike!"
"..."
This frenzied spectacle left even Su Yu dumbfounded.
I… was just saying that off the cuff.
The entire Iron-eating beast clan has lost its mind!
Aside from Yuan Yue, who remained somewhat reserved, the rest of the Iron-eating beasts had completely gone mad, and Tianmie had gone crazy as well. This was a peak third-tier Ruler of Rules, not some third-tier Dao Integrator!
Even with Su Yu suppressing her, she was still extraordinarily powerful!
Aren't you afraid of being wiped out entirely?
As for Yu, she was even more bewildered than Su Yu, utterly battered into confusion!
Did they not fear the Human Ancestor?
Unable to hold back, she roared in fury, "The majesty of the Human Ancestor—do you truly fear nothing?"
It was one thing for non-humans, but did the humans feel no fear either?
They did fear it!
Yet right now… someone couldn't resist muttering in a low voice, "His Majesty is far more terrifying!"
"..."
Su Yu’s eyes widened. Who was that?
What nonsense!
I’m terrifying?
I am a benevolent and righteous sovereign!
Just like the Human Sovereign, I treat my subordinates and citizens with boundless love and care. Who dares spread rumors?
Su Yu glared furiously. Who dares slander me?
He glared intently at one person—staring right at King Miecan, this fellow who had somehow reached Heavenly King yet maintained a very low profile. He barked, "You dare spread rumors?"
"..."
King Miecan’s face went white. Not me!
Nonsense!
I didn't say that!
"Beat her to death! Miecan, you’re up!"
Su Yu bellowed, "Use your time ability to kick her! Kick her back to her weakened period! Hurry up, kick her from a distance!"
"..."
Gritting his teeth, King Miecan kicked wildly, his legs shattering the void. At this moment, even Yu vaguely sensed a slight anomaly—time seemed to be flowing backward, but exceedingly slowly!
The impact on her was negligible!
Meanwhile, King Miecan was panting from exhaustion!
The gap was too vast!
Are you kidding me?
How am I supposed to affect her with my kicks?
Yet… he didn't dare stop!
Su Yu was petty. If he didn't pull his weight, he had no doubt that a certain past incident involving him would soon be made known to everyone, and might even be recorded in the annals of history!
Fine, blame it on my loose tongue!
I just spoke the honest truth, and he actually heard it! Those bastards just now had all stayed dead silent!
Honest people always suffer the most!
……
Yu truly couldn't believe it!
Su Yu was more terrifying than the Human Ancestor?
Well, in truth, it was because they hadn't been heavily affected; the brunt of the power had been absorbed by Su Yu. And Su Yu… didn't care about it. Coupled with the fact that Su Yu truly was terrifying—at least in the eyes of certain people, he was far more intimidating than the Human Ancestor!
That being the case, it naturally couldn't affect them much.
"Su Yu!"
Yu roared, "Are you forcing me to perish together with you? If I truly shatter this object, seventy percent of your heaven and earth will be ruined!"
Su Yu’s expression shifted. "You scared me!"
In a flash, he hurriedly began pulling and shifting the surroundings. "Thanks for the reminder! People can be revived if they die, but if the world is destroyed, it’s all over! Fortunately, the Human Sovereign’s heaven and earth hasn't retreated yet. Thanks! I’ll drag the Human Sovereign’s world over near you first… Blow up the Human Sovereign’s, don’t blow up mine, I beg of you! He doesn't want it anyway!"
Yu froze. In the next moment, despair washed over her face!
Su Yu… right, he had two layers of heaven and earth!
One layer belonged to Su Yu, and one layer belonged to the Human Sovereign. The Human Sovereign’s world had not dissipated yet!
Below, the Great Zhou King and several others cursed inwardly. This was simply inhumane—could the Human Sovereign’s world just be blown up like that?
Su Yu couldn't care less, chuckling as he said, "Hit her for me! Yu, hand it over voluntarily now and sever your Dao, and I’ll spare your life. Otherwise, hehe, use whatever means you like to threaten me!"
"If you want to detonate this bamboo staff… suit yourself! The Human Sovereign’s world is just sitting there doing nothing. If you blow it up, I can conveniently absorb it without even needing his permission. Please, blow it up!"
Su Yu said gleefully, "I’m begging you! Go on, detonate it! If you detonate yourself and detonate the bamboo staff, you can definitely shatter the Human Sovereign’s world. Ordinary people couldn't pull that off, so it’s best if you blow it clean through…"
As Su Yu spoke, an idea struck him, and he suddenly said, "Hold on, wait a second! Blowing it up here might not snap it completely. I’ll take you to Tianhekou. Detonating it there is guaranteed to snap it! Don’t rush, stay calm. I’ll move the world—it’ll be quick, absolutely quick… Please!"
With that, Su Yu took action immediately. Letting out a roar, he transformed into a giant, hauling a colossal heaven and earth. Roaring continuously, he flew toward the Dao Origin Land, though his speed was slow.
Su Yu hollered, "Hold out a bit longer before detonating, please! Make sure to blow it up right at Tianhekou, aim properly! Otherwise, it’s really hard to snap—the Human Sovereign is very strong! Even though the world he opened is a defective product… ordinary people can’t break it! This way, you profit too. Otherwise, you’d be blowing yourself up for nothing. If you detonate at Tianhekou, you can blow up the Human Sovereign’s Dao. When you die, you can take pride in it and say you shattered the Human Sovereign’s world, snapping it right in two!"
"..."
Silence!
At this moment, Yu was consumed by despair, silence, dejection, collapse, madness…
Far too many emotions were battering her!
Because… Su Yu was serious!
He wasn't even attacking her anymore. He had run off to hoist the world and was genuinely flying toward the Dao Origin Land. Though slow, he persisted relentlessly, shouting as he flew: "Where there’s life, there’s hope! Wait a moment—every extra second alive counts! Detonating too early means dying early without achieving anything! Wait a bit longer!"
"Consider it my humble request, elder sister, please!"
"..."
Yu was going insane!
"Elder sister isn't good? How about sister-in-law? Brother Hundred Battles and I were on great terms! My mistake—if I had known earlier, I should have beaten Yueluo to death instead of letting them die as husband and wife! I’ve wronged you, sister-in-law! Don’t worry, I’ll definitely dig up their grave! No, I’ll grind their bones to dust and scatter the ashes! That adulterous pair deserved death!"
At this moment, Yu was in utter despair!
Su Yu was a madman!
A genuine madman!
A complete and utter lunatic!
He truly did not care about mutual destruction, because if the fish died, the net wouldn't break!
What would blow up was merely the Human Sovereign’s world!
What did that have to do with Su Yu?
Blow it up if you want—he only asked that you detonate a bit later, once he dragged the world to Tianhekou.
When you encountered someone like Su Yu, all your methods were useless against him. Anyone would fall into despair!
Just as Su Yu was shouldering the world and straining to fly toward that direction, an emotional sigh sounded: "Emperor Yu, why must you do this?"
Su Yu didn't even turn his head. "Nephew, don't give me that routine! Act normal! Anyone who puts on airs before me usually gets beaten to death very quickly. If that’s what you want, I can grant your wish!"
"Emperor Yu… is truly direct!"
A chuckle rang out. In the next moment, a figure appeared at the edge of the world, riding a colossal beast that resembled a kunpeng. Looking at Su Yu, he spoke: "My mother…"
"Sever her Dao, merge it into my heaven and earth, and surrender the bamboo staff! In addition, yield all of the human race’s physical Dao, and I’ll let mother and son reunite!"
In the distance, the youth sat cross-legged atop the giant beast and said softly, "Is Emperor Yu not afraid that if I charge in right now, you won’t truly be able to stop me?"
Su Yu chuckled. "Try it and see! Nephew, if you don't dare come in, I’ll treat your words as hot air! If you dare, just come straight in!"
"Then… how about exchanging information instead?"
The youth smiled. "First, the location of the Heavenly Gate! Second, the life of the Martial Emperor!"
Su Yu laughed. "If you can kill the Martial Emperor, I’ll call you impressive! That idiot was probably shaken off by you and is still wandering aimlessly through the chaos right now! As for the location of the Heavenly Gate… heh, if our Heavenly Gate can’t manifest as a true gate, then it’s on either side of the River of Time! Idiot, you’re trying to sell intelligence to me?"
"..."
Silence!
Absolute silence!
Su Yu turned around. Atop the giant beast, the youth, Zhou Ji, looked far more solemn. After a long pause, he said, "Emperor Yu… is truly the foremost figure of heaven and earth in a hundred thousand years!"
Su Yu scoffed. "You think you can play games with me?"
Su Yu sneered, "Playing with ancient beasts in the chaos is one thing! But what kind of people raised you? Changqing, a fake strategist! Changmei, a bootlicker! Wuji, a fake brute, a real idiot! Hongyue and Xueying have average intelligence—they wanted to be outspoken, loyal ministers of old, but lacked the brains for it! The Primordial Giant King? Give me a break, a total fool! Your mother? Don’t make me laugh—her brain is pure mush…"
Su Yu sneered, "They didn't even dare throw you into the myriad realms to train you. What kind of brains could they foster by raising you in secret? Sorry, but even though I’m younger than you, your Grandpa Su has been fighting from childhood to adulthood! More importantly, I had no background, so anyone dared to walk all over me! What about you? Even if they trained you, everyone knew you were the crown prince—who dared bully you? The only one fooled was a crown prince like you!"
"..."
What a barrage of contempt!
Zhou Ji paused slightly, then smiled and nodded. "Perhaps!"
Su Yu smiled as well. "I beat your father to death."
Zhou Ji pondered, fell silent, then nodded. "I know."
Zhou Ji remained relatively calm. "He… wasn't actually very close to me… In terms of affection, it could only be considered ordinary. I was merely the product of an accident between him and my mother, or rather, they had an objective in giving birth to me! I was their pawn as well… I understand all of this; I simply didn't care to pay it any mind!"
"Their thoughts were actually very simple: nurture me, make me strong, strengthen my physical body so that I could carry the Human Ancestor's will…"
Zhou Ji smiled. "I knew all of this, I just couldn't be bothered to mention it! They thought I was oblivious, but I… simply didn't like getting involved in these things! Who do you think the Demon race's vessel technique was prepared for? Moduona—you should know him. On the Demon race’s side, the Demon Emperor previously wanted Moduona to bear his three incarnations… In truth, that technique was leaked by my mother and her people…"
Su Yu was taken aback. He truly hadn't known this!
Within the world, the wounded Yu was shaken to the core, crying out in shock, "You knew!"
Zhou Ji smiled and nodded. "I knew!"
He looked toward Su Yu. "Many things did not happen without cause! For instance, the Demon race previously attempting to revive dead spirits was also an experiment—an experiment to see whether powerhouses could be revived and guided back to the realm of the living, not to serve as fighters, but as nourishment to open the Hell Gate!"
"For instance, cultivating people like Moduona as geniuses was actually to test whether will force could overwrite and seize a body… The experimental results seemed quite promising!"
"The Gods and Immortals rarely did such things for real, only keeping up appearances. The Demon race… truly tested it many times!"
Zhou Ji chuckled softly. "I watched all of this unfold. I knew they were preparing this for me, to leave nothing to chance! If the Human Ancestor’s true body could not be summoned, they would first summon the Human Ancestor’s will force. As for me, I am currently at the peak of the ancient third tier… The moment the Human Ancestor descended, I could break through to the second tier, or even… the first tier! Then everything would be easy. At that point, my strength would be enough to sweep away everything and forcefully pry open the Hell Gate…"
His smile was gentle. "I knew all of this, and I understood it all! However… the conflict between my father and you was an internal conflict of the human race, a struggle for the title of Human Lord. If I intervened, there would likely be no room for compromise. But my mother… her enmity with you has not reached that point!"
"Emperor Yu, do you think you could allow me to repay my mother for giving birth to me?"
Zhou Ji said softly, "The bamboo staff—you may take it…"
"No!"
Yu was furious. "Ji'er, charge in… Shatter this world! He can do nothing to me!"
Zhou Ji sighed. "Mother, I am saving you to repay the debt of birth! Otherwise, I know Emperor Yu's deeds and temperament well. He will kill you, seize the bamboo staff, and even merge your corpse into his world… He will not let you off!"
"Now, Mother will surrender the bamboo staff, and I will pay a price on Mother's behalf. I will take the initiative to sever the human race's physical Dao, which will serve as compensation for Emperor Yu's loss… If so, may mother and son depart?"
Su Yu took a sharp breath. "You… seem damn dangerous! You’re either extraordinarily wicked or exceedingly virtuous! You remind me of a friend of mine, Wan Mingze—Old Wan’s grandnephew. He was either a saint or rotten to the core… Now I really want to kill you!"
Su Yu suddenly felt this guy had to be eliminated!
How dangerous!
His father was dead, yet he didn't care.
His mother was on the verge of death, and only then did he show up. Furthermore, with a single breath, he offered to sever the human race's physical Dao and hand over the bamboo staff. These terms offered the absolute maximum price right off the bat!
At that moment, the distant youth, Zhou Ji, suddenly smiled. "Brother Su… do you still remember me?"
"..."
Su Yu blinked. Looking closer, he was truly stunned. He abruptly turned toward Old Wan, whose expression shifted slightly.
The youth suddenly shifted into Wan Mingze’s appearance!
Old Wan said in a heavy voice, "Mingze is in the Tianyuan Realm…"
Wan Mingze wasn't dead!
Yet this youth…
The youth Zhou Ji smiled softly. "Merely some concealment techniques. Brother Su said I had never experienced the hardships of the mortal world, but that isn't true! I experienced them as well. My name is Ji, and I wanted to see and attempt how to save this land and its people!"
This time, Su Yu truly inhaled sharply. "You… you are Wan Mingze?"
"Not quite… but also yes!"
Zhou Ji smiled. "That was not my true body, merely a will force incarnation! My true body spent most of its time in the chaos!"
In the crowd, Wan Tiansheng looked grim, his eyes narrowing. "So, my grandnephew was killed by you?"
"Not at all!"
Zhou Ji shook his head. "Perhaps I should address you as Second Grandfather! To experience the mortal world and experience everything, killing someone to take their place is hardly a good method. A single divine character nurtured and cast down into the mortal realm naturally became Wan Mingze… From the very beginning, Wan Mingze was me, and I was Wan Mingze. There was no slaughter…"
In other words, even the pregnancy and birth had been fabricated—this fellow had orchestrated the whole thing!
Su Yu couldn't help but chuckle. "Impressive! Really impressive! So, from the beginning, you were observing…"
"Not entirely!"
Zhou Ji smiled again. "You know about Lan Tian—once his clones sever their connection, they become independent entities! The same applied to me. I had long severed all connection. After all… the human race had powerhouses like the Great Zhou King, so I wouldn't rashly maintain a link between clone and primary body. It was only recently that I absorbed and digested the experiences and insights!"
Su Yu nodded. "So, you killed Wan Mingze."
"That was my clone…"
"So, you killed Manor Head Wan’s grandnephew!"
"That was my clone…"
"So, you killed my dearest friend!"
"..."
Zhou Ji fell silent.
Whatever you say!
Were you and Wan Mingze truly 'dearest friends'?
Su Yu was clearly just picking a fight!
Su Yu said coldly, "How about this: enter my heaven and earth and spar with me. If you do, I’ll agree!"
"..."
Zhou Ji sighed. "Emperor Yu, why bother? I am no fool. If I enter your world, will I ever walk out?"
He fell silent for a moment, then said, "If Emperor Yu is still unsatisfied… my mother and I can enter the Hell Gate. I know Emperor Yu is wary of us meddling in your affairs outside. I can leave… and see for myself how powerful that Human Ancestor truly is! It will also prevent my mother from trying to use my physical body to summon him. That way, our mother-son bond won't be harmed either. Would Emperor Yu be satisfied with this?"
Su Yu narrowed his eyes. "You’re certain I can’t kill you?"
"No, if Emperor Yu truly stakes his life, you could still achieve it!"
Zhou Ji said softly, "I am not entirely ignorant of Emperor Yu. You are ruthless and decisive; if you truly detonate this world and are willing to pay the price, I will undoubtedly die! But if Emperor Yu does not detonate this world… killing me remains exceedingly difficult! As for the Martial Emperor, he is likely still searching for me right now. Who knows how long he will be delayed? For Emperor Yu, what you need most right now is time; otherwise, by the time the Martial Emperor returns, perhaps… time will have run out!"
He offered a smile. "I know Emperor Yu cares more about the bigger picture…"
Su Yu bared his teeth. "No, I feel you’re far too dangerous! Therefore… I’ve decided: I’ll kill you first before worrying about anything else!"
Boom!
Su Yu tossed his heaven and earth aside and barked, "Keep besieging her! I’m going to kill this beast who murdered my dear friend!"
Boom!
With a single punch, Su Yu flew straight out of his world. Zhou Ji’s expression shifted slightly as he threw a punch in response. Both retreated a step, but Su Yu let out a furious roar and threw another punch. Just as Zhou Ji prepared to counter, his body jolted. Boom!
Below, the ancient beast was shattered into pieces by Su Yu’s strike!
It blew apart completely!
Su Yu quickly broke into loud laughter. "Just a joke! I accidentally killed your mount, my apologies! Here’s the deal: give me the bamboo staff, sever the human race’s physical Dao, reunite with your mother, and go to the Hell Gate to find your ancestor. I’m a righteous man, so I won’t hold the murder of my dear friend against you!"
Zhou Ji’s expression grew grave. Su Yu bared his teeth and wiggled his eyebrows. "We’re family, after all! Just kidding around!"
He practically said outright: *I see your strength isn't bad. Fighting one-on-one out here, I might not be able to kill you. Forget it—just obediently give me what I want, and I’ll send you on your way!*
Zhou Ji said heavily, "If Emperor Yu had been able to suppress me just now…"
"Then you’d be dead!"
Su Yu smiled brilliantly. "Then you’d definitely be dead! Didn't I just see that you’re not weak? I’m a very pragmatic person. If you’re not weak, then we’re friends, right, nephew?"
Zhou Ji remained silent for a moment, then soon smiled as well. "Then I suppose I should thank myself for being strong; otherwise… my mother and I would have died today, wouldn't we?"
Su Yu smiled and nodded. "Smart! My nephew is truly clever! Be a good boy and have your mother surrender the treasure, then sever your Dao. I’ll release her, and you two can head into the Hell Gate!"
Within the world, Yu roared furiously, "No! Ji'er, charge in… Join hands with me, and he—"
Su Yu’s expression turned cold instantly. "Then you can just die!"
Boom!
In this instant, a terrifying power abruptly detonated within his world. The power of over a hundred Daos exploded, blasting Yu until she was mangled and covered in wounds. Su Yu roared in fury, "Kill her!"
Rumble!
In the blink of an eye, the Great Zhou King and the others fought like madmen, turning the world upside down. Su Yu was utterly ruthless as Dao after Dao detonated, blasting Yu until she vomited blood repeatedly. Su Yu said coldly, "After paying such a heavy price, if she doesn't die, you’ll have to pay an even greater price to redeem her! She brought all of this upon herself! You will pay a heavier price, and she… will suffer even graver injuries!"
Zhou Ji sighed, looking at Su Yu. "Emperor Yu… is as ruthless as ever!"
Truly too ruthless!
"I will return the human destiny my father stripped away all those years ago to Emperor Yu, and merge all the Human Ancestor destiny left behind by the Giant race into Emperor Yu’s world… Does Emperor Yu deem this sufficient?"
In the next instant, Su Yu broke into a radiant smile and shouted, "Alright, stop! How can you treat my sister-in-law like this? Stop beating her! If you beat her to death, my nephew will get angry!"
Everyone stopped instantly. At this moment, Yu was soaked in blood, her eyes filled with terror!
She didn't dare make a sound anymore—she was truly terrified!
Su Yu was a real madman!
A genuine madman!
At the slightest disagreement, he detonated the Daos within his own world—he was insane!
He was a complete and utter lunatic. Even Yu was thoroughly terrified. The hesitation and wariness she had imagined in Su Yu simply did not exist!
Yet Zhou Ji had actually anticipated this.
He didn't fear ordinary powerhouses, like the Martial Emperor.
Even if others reached Su Yu’s level of strength, he wouldn't fear them. But this was Su Yu.
Su Yu had gone mad long ago.
Or rather, Su Yu had been a madman all along. He had been tormented into madness since childhood. Having absorbed Wan Mingze’s memories, Zhou Ji knew that Su Yu was a lunatic who was simultaneously calm to the point of cold-bloodedness.
A scholar was merely his final façade.
Tear away that mask, and Su Yu was the craziest person in the myriad realms. No one who had been killed countless times could remain normal.
Zhou Ji knew all of this!
That was why he didn't want a true fight to the death with Su Yu. If they fought, perhaps he and Yu could win, but in the end, their losses would be far more severe than now. Either he or Yu would surely die, or both of them!
Like Tiangu, Zhou Ji would rather take Yu into the Hell Gate to investigate the situation inside than continue slaughtering here against Su Yu.
Seeing Yu fall silent, Zhou Ji sighed. "Mother, hand over the bamboo staff! I fear Emperor Yu might turn hostile… Once my mother is out, I will sever my human physical Dao…"
Su Yu bared his teeth. "I’m also afraid that once your mother is out, you’ll turn hostile too!"
Zhou Ji forced a bitter smile. "I won’t… I… still wish to see a broader world. The Three Gates have not emerged, and the Human Sovereign has not returned. Does Emperor Yu not feel that dying now is too great a loss?"
"Makes sense!"
Su Yu nodded and grinned. "Release her!"
"Your Majesty!"
The Great Zhou King and the others were shaken. Genuinely release her?
What if Yu turned hostile the moment she came out?
Could they gamble that Zhou Ji wouldn't turn on them?
Yu was another matter!
Su Yu chuckled. "It’s fine. I’ll leave my words right here: if they turn hostile once outside, then if I don't slaughter this mother and son today, my surname isn't Su!"
He spoke with absolute finality!
Zhou Ji said nothing, looking toward Yu once more and saying softly, "Mother, surrender the bamboo staff!"
Yu’s face was filled with unwillingness!
Yet… she surrendered it nonetheless. Soon, she flew toward the exterior of the world, gritting her teeth, intent on leaving Su Yu’s heaven and earth first!
As for turning hostile… she certainly wanted to!
The instant she flew out, Zhou Ji suddenly grunted, a wave of Dao power scattering into Su Yu’s heaven and earth. Zhou Ji chuckled softly, "Mother, I have severed my human physical Dao…"
Yu’s face turned ashen!
She understood!
Her son was telling her: there was no need to turn hostile. Even though she was out, he was now wounded—heavily wounded!
He hadn't even given Yu a chance to cause trouble!
Meanwhile, Su Yu’s eyes flickered, itching for action. *I want to slaughter you!*
Zhou Ji chuckled softly. "Emperor Yu… there is no need, is there? When I enter the Hell Gate… perhaps I can scout the path for you. Why force the issue?"
Suppressing the killing intent in his heart, Su Yu revealed a smile. "Right, absolutely no problem!"
In truth, it was because even after Zhou Ji severed his Dao, Su Yu realized that his strength hadn't declined by much!
Zhou Ji smiled as well. In the next moment, a large seal fell into Su Yu’s world. "This is what my father entrusted to me… Now, I return it to the human race… Consider it repayment for everything on my father’s behalf!"
"When a person dies, all debts are cleared!"
With death, the ledger was settled. At this moment, Zhou Ji returned the destiny that Hundred Battles had stripped away in the past.
In the next instant, he grabbed Yu and flew swiftly toward the Hell Gate, his voice tinged with nostalgia: "Brother Su, you and I are merely survivors seeking to endure in this era. There is no need to direct your hostility at me…"
Su Yu smiled, watching them depart. Baring his teeth, he muttered, "Bullshit. I killed your father and you didn't even get mad? Blood vengeance for a father… as if I’d believe you!"
If you weren't unsure of your ability to kill me, you would have struck long ago!
"A ruthless character!"
Su Yu chuckled. "A pity…"
He didn't finish his sentence. Beside him, several figures gathered. The Great Zhou King said in a heavy voice, "Did Your Majesty lack the confidence to take him down?"
"I had confidence… but all of you might have died. I was bluffing them—how could I bear to see you die?"
Su Yu smiled brilliantly, wearing a benevolent expression. "I love my people like my children, and I love my soldiers like my sons. My comrades, I love you all. How could I bear to let you die? Resurrection is exceedingly difficult right now! Subduing the myriad realms without bloodshed—why resort to mindless slaughter and die for nothing? Now that they’ve gone to the Hell Gate, everything will be easy!"
The group remained dead silent!
Don't smile like that—it sends chills down our spines!
In the distance, the Hell Gate shuddered. In the next instant, Zhou Ji plunged into the Hell Gate with Yu. Zhou Ji’s voice echoed back once more: "Brother Su… my apologies, I lied to you. The Martial Emperor is returning soon!"
Su Yu grinned. "I know. But the Martial Emperor is an idiot. When he returns and sees how formidable you were, he might just attack me instead, did you know that?"
Zhou Ji’s voice faltered. In the next instant, the Martial Emperor’s voice reverberated with fury: "Fuck! So damn crafty, almost as bad as Su Yu! Why don’t we join hands to kill Su Yu instead…"
Boom!
In his final glimpse, Zhou Ji saw only Su Yu leading a mob of powerhouses charging rapidly toward the Martial Emperor, Su Yu’s furious roar echoing across the heavens: "Beat this bastard to death!"
Boom!
A thunderous explosion erupted, but Zhou Ji didn't have time to see the rest—he had already vanished!
The Hell Gate shuddered and sealed completely once more!
In that final moment, Zhou Ji might have felt a twinge of regret. The Martial Emperor… wasn't Su Yu’s ally?
That was impossible!
Then hadn't the massive price he had just paid… gone entirely to waste?
*Su Yu lied to me. Yes, he’s good at lying!*
Chapter 838