The Devilish Su Yu

The Human Sovereign felt deeply conflicted. Meanwhile, within the myriad realms, Su Yu exhaled softly. *What I should do and what I could do, I've done it all.* *I've made the decision for you. Whether you choose to keep dying or choose to live is up to you.* Su Yu did not envy someone like the Human Sovereign, but he admired him. As long as he, Su Yu, remained human for a single day, he had to give the man respect. To have cultivated to the level of the Human Sovereign, yet have a Great Dao centered on humanity and rooted in responsibility—to Su Yu, that was extraordinarily rare. Naturally, he was also wary—wary that the madman of a Human Sovereign might integrate his Dao into Su Yu's own heaven. Su Yu had no desire for that. At this moment, having successfully compressed the Human Sovereign's heaven and earth, Su Yu sat down cross-legged, floating within his own heaven and earth. He needed to digest his recent gains! Earlier, several Rulers of Rules had been slain, and their shattering Dao power had fully melded into Su Yu's heaven and earth. The Dao powers of King Dazhou and the Nether Emperor had also integrated into it, as had the Human Sovereign's physical body. On top of that, he had siphoned a great deal of power from the Human Sovereign's heaven and earth earlier. And before that, the Martial Emperor had integrated his Dao into it as well. It could be said that Su Yu had reaped tremendous harvests recently, but he hadn't had much time to digest them. He even had a living first-rank expert pouring all his power into nourishing Su Yu's heaven and earth—what a good Samaritan! Taking advantage of being back in the myriad realms, Su Yu began absorbing and assimilating it all. Sharpening the axe didn't delay the woodchopper! Other matters could wait. His heaven and earth continually expanded. Everyone inside his heaven and earth emerged, and they saw Su Yu. People were not surprised by Su Yu's sudden return. He was always this efficient; he had likely won another victory at the front line. And Su Yu was young; he was destined never to idle, nor was he willing to. From the day he entered the academy, Su Yu had never rested. Fighting, fighting, constantly fighting—Su Yu was truly an expert forged from countless battles. Now that Su Yu had returned, everyone knew it was only to better deal with their enemies next time. Thus, no one dared disturb him, even though they had plenty of things they wanted to tell him—like the flirtatious scheming between King Dazhou and Lan Tian. ... At this moment, Su Yu was still unaware of such gossip; otherwise, he would have made time to listen in. He was absorbing and assimilating his prior gains. Within his heaven and earth, each Great Dao was strengthened by him. With so many Rulers of Rules dead, many of their Daos and corpses had been devoured by Su Yu's heaven and earth. Now, Dao after Dao grew robust, and before Su Yu, a book emerged. The civilization chronicle! Naturally, it lacked a cover again, as he had returned it to the Human Sovereign. That was how Su Yu was: you give me an inch, I give you a foot! Back when he was weak, the Great Dao diagram had helped him considerably. Now that the Human Sovereign needed it, Su Yu would not hesitate; what ought to be returned, he would certainly return. Lacking a cover, Su Yu didn't mind in the least; he had another treasure to serve as one. The cover of the Time Record! Su Yu had completely integrated the inner pages of the Time Record, but its cover remained—the page inscribed with the characters "Cookbook." This was also an extremely potent treasure. Since the Time Master was still behind the Heavenly Gate and had no use for it, he could borrow it for now. The "Cookbook" cover instantly melded into Su Yu's civilization chronicle. The four characters "Cosmic Civilization" reappeared, suppressing the characters "Cookbook." The civilization chronicle flipped page by page, growing stronger with every leaf. Turning a page, words and illustrations manifested upon it. On the page for the Dao of the Physical Body, for instance, the Martial Emperor's likeness appeared—a reflection of Su Yu's control over the distribution of Daos within his heaven and earth. The Dao of the Physical Body was now occupied by the Martial Emperor. None of the human race's body cultivators had previously become a Ruler of Rules of the Physical Body Dao, but taking advantage of the Martial Emperor assuming control and reaching the second rank, other physical body cultivators had also grown slightly stronger. Su Yu kept flipping through the chronicle. Across the entire book, the disparity between strong and weak was vast. The strongest reached the second rank. The weakest Daos only held the power of Eternity, not even reaching Dao Integration. "The disparity in Dao power is far too great!" Turning the leaves, Su Yu muttered to himself. The most ideal state was actually a balance among all Daos. If all three thousand Daos he wielded reached the second rank, Su Yu would be unimaginably powerful; he couldn't even fathom how terrifying his combined might would be. Not to mention the second rank—if every single Dao reached the level of a Ruler of Rules... Su Yu might far surpass beings like the Lord of Dead Spirits. "Difficult!" After examining it for a while, Su Yu shook his head slightly. Presently, the Dao power within his heaven and earth only sustained over thirty Rulers of Rules—unlike the River of Time, which supported an untold number of Rulers of Rules. That was true, terrifying strength. Just as Su Yu was absorbing and assimilating, a subtle fluctuation of power rippled somewhere in his heaven and earth. Focusing his gaze, Su Yu let out a faint smile. That was the nexus where Gui's power was channeled in and where it merged into his heaven and earth. Gui was up to some petty tricks, attempting to infiltrate the myriad realms. Of course, it was still a bit too early, but since the other party continually maintained full output and seeped his power through, his true body would be able to descend sooner or later. With a wave of Su Yu's hand, that sector of heaven and earth shifted. Faintly and hazily, it transformed to resemble the myriad realms: a miniature Sea of Stars floated aloft, flanked by countless worlds, with hazy silhouettes of living beings drifting into view. Within his own heaven and earth, concocting an illusion—fabricating the myriad realms—was all too simple. Even if Gui peeked, he wouldn't see much, nor could he seep much will through. ... At the same time. Behind the Heavenly Gate. Gui was panting slightly. It was exhausting, but exhilarating. Maintaining full output as his power seeped into the myriad realms was grueling, but deeply satisfying. Right now, he could faintly sense that his infiltrating power had begun imprinting upon the myriad realms! The next moment, a world seemed to reflect in his eyes. Across the Heavenly Gate, he was going to catch a glimpse of the myriad realms! At this moment, the Sea of Stars manifested before his eyes. "The myriad realms!" Gui's eyes flickered. Before him, the imagery of the myriad realms seemed to emerge. He was ecstatic. "An imprint has truly formed... but it's not enough yet. Just a bit short!" It was merely an imprint for now, far too faint to support his true body descending into the myriad realms. As for sending a projection of will, that was pointless. He wanted to cross into the myriad realms entirely and seize the initiative! As an expert of sixteen Daos, he wasn't weak behind the Heavenly Gate, but to call himself top-tier... one would have to kill off beings like the Lord of Dead Spirits first. Gui harbored no such delusions! Right now, he had only one thought: he had struck gold. This Su Yu was far too arrogant, permitting his power to seep into the myriad realms at will. This was probably the most arrogant Heavenly Gate opener in all of history! The myriad realms! Who wouldn't want to return? Return to the myriad realms and become supreme! "There seems to be an expert of around fifteen Daos in the myriad realms right now—Su Yu's adversary... That fellow provided me with an opportunity, but he might also become an obstacle in my path!" "And then there's Xingyu and his lot. Back then, they apparently headed upstream along the River of Time, and who knows when they might return... I must make haste!" Thought after thought echoed in Gui's mind. Compared to the expert contacted by the sixth-generation Human Master, Gui was far more fortunate. That expert had infiltrated for years without even channeling a tenth of his power through, unable to descend in person and forced to project only his will into the myriad realms. By contrast, although the expenditure was heavy, Gui had managed to leave an imprint in the myriad realms in such a short span—a truly delightful result. "Right now, there is a fifteen-Dao expert in the myriad realms. Aside from that, with Xingyu's seal broken, quite a few Rulers of Rules may have emerged. Su Yu alone might not be able to match the enemy, yet the enemy couldn't kill Su Yu, which implies Su Yu also has Rulers of Rules under his command..." He weighed the situation continually, pondering whether he should pull in a few helpers. If he imprinted upon the myriad realms and descended in person, others could also seep some power through. Even if they couldn't descend in the flesh, projecting their will would still exhibit immense power. But should he recruit others? The moment one stepped into the myriad realms, the priority was naturally to take control of them first before planning subsequent steps. After all, there were still powerful figures upstream; even Gui felt immense dread toward beings like Xingyu. He had never met the Human Sovereign, but he knew how terrifying King Wen was! Had he not become entangled with that entity the moment he arrived, King Wen would have been an unrivaled overlord behind the Heavenly Gate. "However, if I want to bring in helpers... I still need Su Yu to maintain the borrowed power and let a few imprints linger in the myriad realms!" "Su Yu isn't foolish. Once I make this request, won't he grow suspicious?" Gui mused to himself. Su Yu was a ruler after all, hardly as easy to dupe as ordinary folk. After mulling it over, Gui decided to try anyway. He desperately needed an opportunity—and not just him. Right now, many individuals desperately sought a chance to enter the myriad realms ahead of time. Just as with the Hell Gate, where certain ancient beasts longed desperately to enter the myriad realms early rather than wait. Because the truly powerful figures were behind them. Once they entered alongside those titans, opportunities would be scarce. But if they entered ahead alone, they would stand as supreme beings in the myriad realms today. Even if they had merely a few years, it would be enough to seize fortunes they could never attain later! A chance not to be missed! At this moment, Gui made up his mind. ... "Su Yu!" Still cultivating, Su Yu snapped his eyes open. The next moment, his will flashed, and he appeared beside the phantom of the Heavenly Gate. Towering, crowned, with golden robes trailing to the ground, he exuded an aura of supreme dominance. "What is it?" Su Yu's voice was frigid. "Don't tell me you can't keep it up! My nemesis has been scouring everywhere for me these past few days. If you can't do it, speak up early, or else you'll ruin me and ruin yourself! In recent days, you've seeped your power into the myriad realms, nothing more than trying to leave behind some imprints. I didn't stop you so that you'd have ample incentive to assist me. If this falls through... you're useless, and I'll find a way to disperse the imprint you left behind!" Gui was startled inwardly. This man... was truly not one to be trifled with! He knew! Of course, he ought to know. Since he had channeled Gui's power, he naturally understood these matters to some extent. Gui's voice carried a pleasant chuckle. "Su Yu, you and I are friends aiding each other... There's no need for this! I help you, and you help me—that is true cooperation! However... I indeed find it somewhat unsustainable! The Heavenly Gate's isolation consumes far too much energy, causing less than a tenth of my transmitted power to reach you!" "What do you want?" Su Yu said impassively, "Speak plainly. If I deem it acceptable, I will accept it! No need to bait or coax me. If I couldn't even see through cheap enticements, I would have been slain long ago!" Gui felt rather helpless. This fellow was truly troublesome! After a moment's thought, he said, "It's like this: I have some matters to attend to on my end. Many things are brewing behind the Heavenly Gate that I must resolve... Thus, I can reserve half my power while sustaining your current state..." Su Yu frowned. "Nonsense! If you hold back half your power, I'll plummet from initial second-rank down to third-rank! How am I supposed to fight that bastard then? Can a third-rank duel a peak second-rank? If that's what you plan, you can leave. I'll disperse all your power and sever all connections! The phantom Heavenly Gate is mine. Without my summoning, you can't even seep a drop of power through!" As the opener of the Heavenly Gate, he possessed at least this authority: if I don't let you infiltrate, you cannot infiltrate. Were it otherwise, wouldn't anyone who opened the Heavenly Gate have been forcibly infiltrated long ago? Gui clearly understood this as well. Of course, what he said had merely been an excuse. Seeing Su Yu refuse, which he had anticipated, he quickly said, "But I truly have urgent business to handle... How about this: see if this works. I have some subordinates on this side; I can have them lend some power..." Su Yu frowned. "Subordinates? Are you intending to have your subordinates descend into the myriad realms as well? Whatever, I couldn't care less. But if you call over too many people, their power will be impure and chaotic—wholly different from pure physical strength!" Gui was momentarily stunned! Holy hell! You, Su Yu, don't care about subordinates descending at all; your sole concern is whether the power is pure! He hadn't expected this! He had assumed he would have to wrangle back and forth with Su Yu over this, or that Su Yu would flatly refuse! Yet... nothing of the sort! Su Yu's only worry was whether the power was sufficiently pure, since what he had channeled before was the power of the physical body. If something else seeped through... Now, Gui grew somewhat hesitant. Had he truly failed to notice, or... did he simply not care? As if divining his thoughts, Su Yu sneered. "Those inside the Heavenly Gate—don't you all just want to come out? The Heavenly Gate might open soon anyway. You lot are probably the weaker ones who want to emerge ahead of time. Did you truly think I wouldn't understand? Does that matter to me? So long as you cough up enough benefits, what does it matter if you come out? Facing one enemy is facing an enemy; facing a crowd is facing an enemy!" Dominant and arrogant, Su Yu scoffed boldly, "If you truly come out and I can't match you, I'll just head upstream to find the Human Sovereign and the others! Can you match the Human Sovereign? The prerequisite is that I must receive enough benefits! Without benefits, don't even dream of it!" Gui was dazed. This Su Yu... was interesting! He seemed to have guessed quite a few things. Yet he didn't care about that; he cared more about tangible gains to elevate himself at this crucial juncture? Sure enough, Su Yu added, "I know that in the coming years, chaos may engulf the myriad realms. Earlier, the Hell Gate was in turmoil, and ancient beasts emerged; I even killed one that was a Ruler of Rules... The situation is growing more tense by the day! All sorts of monsters and demons are surfacing. My rival even wields the Human Gate and seems tied to it, perhaps serving as its spokesperson! Right now, I need the Heavenly Gate to give me sufficient support..." Gui was startled again, saying in surprise, "Your adversary opened the Human Gate?" "Yes!" Now Gui understood. "No wonder! He actually opened the Human Gate... In that case, perhaps an entity from within the Human Gate gave him guidance or empowerment. Otherwise, reaching the second rank... is arduous!" *Arduous my foot, it wasn't hard at all,* Su Yu mocked inwardly. He had realized by now that Gui was probably even more anxious than he was. Su Yu was anxious to charge inside, while Gui was desperate to get out early—and was no longer content with coming out alone, fearing he couldn't conquer the myriad realms or might run into trouble. He was looking for helpers! Su Yu almost laughed aloud! A splendid thing! *Are you worried that nourishing my heaven and earth all by yourself isn't enough, so you want to drag more people in?* Thinking this, Su Yu spoke coldly, "I don't care about any of that. With the Three Gates in turmoil, everyone wants to break out. The Prison King lineage even wants to summon King Yu from the Hell Gate! Characters like the Human Ancestor and the Human Sovereign all want to return, not to mention the experts of the myriad races... Having one more of you changes nothing, nor does having one less!" "However, before that happens, I must raise my own strength so that I can participate in the coming upheavals!" Su Yu's voice was aloof. "I'm not an idiot, nor am I a fool. Your intentions are clear as day to me! Gui, you want to come out early; I have no objections. But I know that your reliance is on me! So speak plainly: how many benefits can you offer? That is the crux!" Gui hadn't anticipated Su Yu to be so direct and blunt. After a pause, he said, "Benefits... once I emerge, I will shelter you..." "Scram!" Su Yu cursed bluntly, snapping coldly, "Do you take me for a three-year-old child? Shelter me after you come out? Do I need that? What a joke! Placing my life in the hands of someone like you—only an idiot would do that!" Gui had a headache as well. "But I cannot descend into the myriad realms right now. If you're talking about benefits, the only thing I can offer is power support. As for other things... I don't seem able to give them to you!" As for pointers or guidance, Su Yu was already a Ruler of Rules; they were of little use. If Su Yu were weak, possessing only the power of Eternity or Dao Integration, Gui could offer plenty. But the key was that Su Yu wasn't weak at all. Were he weak, Gui could easily have played the wise old benefactor bestowing fortunes. The problem was, he couldn't offer that now. Impassive, Su Yu remained silent for a moment before speaking. "No, you can!" "What do you want?" Gui asked. Su Yu said in an eerie tone, "Dao power!" "What?" Gui was confused. What Dao power? Su Yu chuckled faintly. "All kinds of Dao power: the power of the myriad Daos, rule fragments, rule insights... Gui, you are not weak! Why don't you go slay some Rulers of Rules behind the gate, strip their Great Daos, and channel them over..." At that moment, Gui froze inwardly, suddenly feeling a chill run down his spine. This guy... is he tempting me? Who is leading whom here?! *I am the mighty expert; by all rights, I should be the one directing everything. Yet this guy is egging me on to kill people and funnel everything to him!* Suppressing his fluttering heart, Gui said in a deep voice, "You cultivate the Dao of the Physical Body. These things won't be of much use to you..." "Idiot, don't I have subordinates?" Su Yu sneered, "The myriad realms were just unsealed; some of my subordinates need to advance!" "But the power behind the gate differs from the power outside the gate!" Gui tried to explain, "Put it this way: if divided by yin and yang, behind the gate is yin, while outside the gate is yang. Even if the Great Daos are identical, they are not the same..." Su Yu replied indifferently, "I know. But... does that matter? Besides, don't try to deceive me; merging yin and yang might be even better! Otherwise, why would you people behind the gate be so eager to rush outside?" Gui fell into deep thought, then said shortly, "I cannot do this. Slaying a Ruler of Rules isn't that simple... Su Yu, you don't understand..." *Boom!* With a tremendous rumble, the gateway trembled. Su Yu said calmly, "Forget it. You aren't straightforward! When you make requests, I don't refuse; when I make requests, you're quick to decline, hesitating and hedging. I have no respect for people like you! What 'comparable to the Human Sovereign'—total nonsense! Cooperating with someone like you is pointless; you might even get me killed... Then let us end it here. I won't borrow your power anymore. Go on back to tending to your Heavenly Gate affairs!" "Su Yu, wait..." *Boom!* Su Yu instantly severed the Great Dao power, his voice chillingly transmitting through: "That little imprint you left behind—I know where it is, and I will purge it shortly! I am the Master of the Human Race. You want to take advantage of me without paying a price? Do you truly take me, Su Yu, for a fool?" *Rumble!* With another colossal boom, the gateway was locked by Su Yu, completely cutting off the connection. Gui's frantic voice echoed through: "Su Yu, don't! Without my borrowed power, you'll be in deep trouble... Your opponent is very strong..." "Idiot, at worst I'll head upstream to find the Human Sovereign! It's not like I must remain in the myriad realms. It was only that I didn't want to live under anyone else's thumb before!" *Bang!* Everything was cut off! ... Behind the gate. Gui wore a stunned expression. *This isn't how it's supposed to go!* *We were having a fine conversation! When I said I'd bring people over, you agreed! How the hell did you turn hostile in the blink of an eye?!* Severing his power in one stroke! After all, the phantom Heavenly Gate belonged to Su Yu, who held the initiative. If Su Yu truly severed it, Gui did have some imprint outside and could forcibly project a sliver of will through. Perhaps he could project an avatar with the power of a fourth-rank Ruler of Rules? But that was useless! What he wanted was for his true body to venture out! Otherwise, just like during the era of the sixth-generation Human Master, descending with a mere avatar was completely futile—once its power was spent, it vanished. "This guy..." Gui felt depressed and frustrated. This fellow was a shrewd man! Dealing with shrewd people was exasperating. Worse yet, this guy felt like a madman! One moment they were chatting cordially, and the next, over a minor disagreement—merely because Gui hesitated—the other party severed the connection! "He wants to purge my imprint..." Gui wanted to curse. He had expended so much power, giving his all for days on end. If it were purged, wouldn't all that effort be down the drain? "He wants rule power, rule Daos, and fragments from behind the gate..." Gui frowned slightly. To advance his subordinates? The division of yin and yang... the union of yin and yang... In truth, Su Yu had hit upon something valid. In reality, Su Yu didn't care. Whatever power, whatever Dao rules, he wanted them all. His heaven and earth held countless Daos, and even if an unfamiliar one arrived, he could cultivate it into a new page to refine his Daos. How wonderful would that be? The Dao of the Universe encompassed all directions and embraced all things. Su Yu didn't care what the other gave—as long as Gui gave it, Su Yu would take it. Other items could not be passed through, but since power could be lent, rule power could certainly be channeled across. At this moment, Gui had a terrible headache. This guy truly severed the Heavenly Gate at the slightest disagreement. Crucially, Gui now worried whether Su Yu, deprived of his power support, might be slain by his rival! That rival was an expert who had opened the Human Gate! "Are the entities within the Human Gate scheming as well?" "The Earth Gate is also ushering experts out..." "Whereas with the Heavenly Gate, too few have opened it; the difficulty of opening the Heavenly Gate is immense..." As Gui pondered, his expression shifted slightly. At this moment, he sensed that his imprint had seemingly been located by Su Yu, who was actively purging it! "Madman!" Gui couldn't help but curse violently. *Do you believe I could project my will right now and crush you?!* *You're only a fourth-rank! If I descend, I'll be at least fourth-rank. Do you believe I could kill you?!* Yet... descending right now would mean tearing off all pretenses! Gui was beside himself with rage! *I painstakingly supported you with all my might for days, and now I might end up with nothing at all?* ... In the myriad realms. Su Yu smiled. *Gui, you gave me this opportunity yourself. Previously, I couldn't tell for sure whether you were truly anxious or not, but once you said you wanted to bring people over, I knew you couldn't wait!* Desperate to get out! Even desperate to resolve the troubles in the myriad realms! "People shouldn't show their urgency too clearly, no matter how desperate they are, or else others will seize their weakness!" Su Yu chuckled. Once your weakness was seized, you were in for a rough time. Originally, both sides were cooperating on equal footing. Yet once Gui revealed his urgency while Su Yu threatened to head upstream to find the Human Sovereign, leaving Gui completely in the dark, cutting off the connection only made Gui more frantic! Su Yu slowly ground down the imprint left by Gui. He was confident Gui would agree and would come looking for him. "This doesn't match the tropes in the books I've read..." Su Yu muttered with a smile. *Why do I feel so much like a villain?* Isn't it usually the big shots scheming against naive rookies? Why was it that he had outmaneuvered Gui, an ancient being, and was even enticing him into killing for trade? It felt as though Su Yu was the arch-villain, while Gui was the pitiable victim. "How miserable. You had to come behind my Heavenly Gate. Well, serve you right!" Right now, Gui felt to Su Yu like one of those poor wretches about to sell their soul to the devil! "Will you sell your soul to make a deal with me?" Su Yu murmured to himself, beaming broadly. He was certain Gui would. Sure enough, the moment he was grinding down Gui's imprint, the Heavenly Gate suddenly trembled. Smiling, Su Yu cracked open a slit, and Gui's urgent voice came through: "Su Yu, I agree! Let us cooperate!" He was frantic! Extremely frantic! *Su Yu, stop purging it! I spent days on it and could already project fourth-rank power. If you purge it any further, I'll have to start from scratch!* Su Yu continued grinding it down, saying impassively, "You're a top expert. In all these years behind the Heavenly Gate, haven't you killed anyone? After killing, didn't you have some Dao power preserved? Channel some over for me to inspect the quality and see if my people can integrate with it!" "Su Yu, you..." *Boom!* The Heavenly Gate was shut once more, and Su Yu resumed grinding down the imprint. This time, he didn't even open the gate, ignoring Gui's pounding on the other side. After a good while, as Su Yu was still grinding down the imprint, the spot where it resided trembled slightly, transmitting a weary and helpless voice: "Su Yu, cooperate! I agreed. Open the Heavenly Gate first..." Su Yu slapped away that wisp of will. Soon, the Heavenly Gate cracked open slightly again, and Su Yu's voice echoed through: "Have you made up your mind?" "I've made up my mind!" Gui felt intensely aggrieved! He wanted to murder someone! He was supposed to be the one in control, yet somehow, in an instant, all the leverage had swung to Su Yu's side. He was nearly exploding with rage! Even so, Gui said, "Su Yu, slaying a Ruler of Rules isn't that simple. Even if one is killed, stripping their Dao power isn't guaranteed. Over the years, I haven't accumulated any stockpile..." Seeing that Su Yu was about to shut the gate again, he panicked and hurriedly said, "But I can trade with others or borrow some! Su Yu, don't close the gate again! If you shut it again, there's no benefit for you either!" Su Yu said indifferently, "Actually, you can do something for me, and I'll grant you time!" "What?" "Go find King Wen... You don't need to bring him over; I know you're worried about him discovering you... Go find King Wen and his group, and tell them to give me all the spoils from the people they've killed over the years... You can just hand them over to me!" "How could that be possible?!" Gui looked stunned. *You don't even know each other, and you expect me, an outsider, to ask for them and have them hand things over?* What a joke! Su Yu said calmly, "Just say that I am the tenth-generation Human Master, one who has opened the Heavenly Gate. Oh, and it's best to add: King Wu is an idiot... Yes, just like that. See if you can solicit some treasures." "..." Gui was on the verge of detonating. *Stop messing around!* *King Wu will beat me to death!* Indeed, he bragged grandly to Su Yu, but leave alone King Wen, he couldn't even match King Wu. Are you kidding? If I dare say that to his face, King Wu will beat me to death! "They won't give them, Su Yu..." "Shut up!" Su Yu snapped rudely, "Just go say it! As for how to shake off King Wen's tracking or keep him from discovering my Heavenly Gate's location, that's your business! You call yourself an expert—if you can't even handle a trifle like this, you still want to emerge and seize the upper hand? That's a joke! Sooner or later, you'd be beaten to death anyway! As for whether King Wen gives them or not, that's King Wen's business, not yours!" Would King Wen give them? He would! Tacit understanding! Though Su Yu had never interacted much with King Wen—their only encounter being a brief exchange of words—King Wen would certainly give them. Su Yu was certain! King Wen and King Wu had spent all these years inside the Heavenly Gate without killing anyone? Su Yu didn't believe that for a second! As for the matter of King Wen's heaven and earth, Su Yu thought for a moment and added, "Also add one more sentence: where did he hide his old lair? Fat Ball wanted to find something good to eat and couldn't locate it. Tell him to hurry up and give me the address of his lair!" "..." Gui's voice carried indignation: "Su Yu... I am not your subordinate! You..." "Then goodbye!" *Boom!* The Heavenly Gate slammed shut, and Su Yu swiftly ground down his imprint. Gui pounded madly upon the gate, and soon, another wisp of will transmitted through the imprint: "I..." *Thump!* Su Yu extinguished that sliver of will with a single punch! A moment later, the Heavenly Gate cracked open once more, Gui's voice carrying exhaustion: "You're a madman. Why must you negotiate like this? Then I have conditions as well!" "Speak!" "What was discussed earlier, about having my subordinates help..." "No problem!" Su Yu agreed readily. Gui added, "I want intelligence and information regarding the myriad realms. It must be authentic!" "Granted!" "I... I want my will to manifest an avatar. Don't worry, it won't be too strong—even Eternity or Sun Moon Realm will do... But I want to see with my own eyes." He spoke with some trepidation. Was this... a bit too much? Su Yu remained silent for a moment before saying, "Granted!" Gui was flabbergasted! Even... even this was acceptable? *Is this Su Yu insane?!* *You agreed even to my avatar coming over?!* Of course Su Yu agreed! Nonsense! Once you descend into my heaven and earth, I'll fabricate a pocket world to indulge your curiosity: people, objects, whatever you want. With such a frail little avatar, could you possibly see through it? I'll create an illusion world just for you! You can see whatever you want to see! Naturally, Su Yu also had demands. He said coolly, "However, the avatar you manifest must not be too strong. The Sun Moon Realm will suffice! If it exceeds Sun Moon... I will obliterate your avatar!" "Furthermore, aside from what King Wen and his lot provide, you must offer me sufficient benefits yourself: at least ten complete fourth-rank Great Dao powers, the more the better. Otherwise... I will shut the Heavenly Gate again!" Su Yu smiled as he spoke. "I'm a man of modest requirements. That's all. If you agree, we cooperate; if not, we go our separate ways!" Gui swiftly pondered it. It seemed... not bad! Except finding King Wen was a bit perilous, but as long as he took precautions against King Wen's tracking... King Wen wouldn't necessarily get the chance to track him down, so that shouldn't be an issue. Ten fourth-rank Dao powers—he didn't have them on hand, but he could find people. Such as the partners he planned to collaborate with! With that in mind, Gui said hastily, "None of those are a problem... but there is one thing I must make clear in advance: even if I find King Wen, if he refuses to give anything... there's nothing I can do!" Su Yu said impatiently, "He will give them. If he doesn't, it means you embezzled them! It's as simple as that!" "But..." "No buts!" Su Yu cut him off! Gui nearly exploded with rage. *You're so certain King Wen will give them?* *Do you even know King Wen?* *Or are you King Wen's son?!* *Fuck!* Su Yu's words were entirely unreasonable! Gui was speechless. A powerhouse like King Wen had departed the myriad realms countless years ago, while Su Yu was remarkably young and clearly didn't know him personally. Su Yu wasn't even going himself, but asking an outsider to demand them—would King Wen actually hand over treasures? Did he think King Wen was an idiot? King Wen would be crazy to give them! Gui grumbled endlessly in his heart. What Su Yu asked was indeed pressing people beyond reason. "Then I will try... If I can't obtain them, then... you'll have to find another way yourself. I can't fall out with King Wen right now..." To preserve a shred of dignity, he was too embarrassed to say that he feared King Wu beating him to death. "Fine. Just make it quick. I'll give you three days. Find King Wen within three days... Otherwise, I will shut the Heavenly Gate and obliterate all your imprints!" "Three days is too short!" *Boom!* Su Yu shut the Heavenly Gate once more. *Shut up. People only perform when pushed. Three days is plenty. If it were my subordinate, giving him one day would be generous. You old fogeys are just terribly inefficient!* Behind the gate, Gui let out a deep sigh, suddenly feeling that cooperating with Su Yu... was rather unsafe! "This guy... is somewhat insane!" Frowning, Gui was rendered speechless for a moment. There was no other way! Unless he truly gave up the desire to emerge early, Su Yu was his sole partner. Helpless, Gui gritted his teeth, hastily concealed his presence, and tore through the void. To look for people! To seek King Wen, and also to find some prospective partners. Where King Wen was, Gui did not know right now, but inquiring would quickly reveal it. Many people had been hunting them down recently, so finding them wouldn't be difficult.