Terrifying!

Outside the Three Gates. In the Upper Realm. Su Yu was currently repairing his heaven and earth, reconnecting the severed power of the Great Daos. With so many powerhouses self-detonating earlier, even though the God Emperor and Su Yu had resisted together and King Ming had severed his Dao to stabilize the world, more than a hundred of the several thousand Great Daos had still snapped. At present, many Daos within Su Yu's heaven and earth were weak, prone to snapping under even a brief, concentrated assault. This was one area where he fell short of the Human Sovereign. Within Su Yu's heaven and earth, the strong Daos were first-rank Daos... The weaker ones were merely at the Harmony level, and there were even a few at the Eternal level. The Human Sovereign's Daos, by contrast, were relatively uniform—even if their total number was smaller! ... In the void of heaven and earth. Su Yu sat cross-legged as Great Daos manifested one after another, their broken strands being spliced back together by his hands. Lan Tian sat cross-legged beside him, watching silently and occasionally assisting Su Yu in mending some of the Daos. Lan Tian had countless avatars and had comprehended many Daos. However, he was essentially a weakened version of Su Yu. Su Yu at least possessed some formidable Great Dao powers, whereas Lan Tian lacked even moderately strong Daos—the strongest among his had not reached the level of a Ruler of Rules. Thus, Lan Tian could match some weaker Rulers of Rules, but could not hold his own against second- or third-rank Rulers of Rules. As Su Yu repaired the Daos, Lan Tian watched quietly. Su Yu mended them one by one. After working for a while, Su Yu suddenly asked, "Any thoughts?" Lan Tian looked at Su Yu and chuckled. "Your Majesty could make a fine weaver in the future! The mending is quite neat, your technique exceptionally practiced!" Su Yu chuckled in amusement. Continuing to mend the Daos without glancing at Lan Tian, he spoke as he worked: "Madman Lan Tian isn't crazy anymore." Lan Tian fell silent. Su Yu said calmly, "Merging into my heaven and earth has actually restricted you." Lan Tian chuckled. "Your Majesty flatters me too much." "No!" Su Yu laughed. "My heaven and earth is incomplete after all, far inferior to the River of Time! It has fewer Dao rules and is far weaker than the River of Time, and some Daos are flimsy—still nowhere near the River of Time! When you opened your Dao back then, the commotion was immense, the difficulty unprecedented. Aside from world-openers, I doubt anyone could surpass you! Now, everyone else has stepped into the second or third rank... while you can barely rival the fourth rank, and you're on the weaker side among fourth-ranks at that!" Lan Tian smiled. "Combat prowess has never been my claim to greatness." "In this era, when is combat prowess not king?" Su Yu looked at him, paused in silence for a moment, and said, "You basically have two choices. First, find a way to keep merging your Daos into the River of Time, which can provide you with more worldly power and the power of rules. Second... open your own heaven!" Lan Tian's heart trembled. Su Yu looked at him. "If you open a heaven, you can walk a portion of my path. Others can't open a heaven, nor do I recommend they try—opening a heaven isn't necessarily a blessing. But you have hope!" Lan Tian fell into deep thought. Su Yu continued, "I suggest it's best for you to open a heaven. I can provide you with some support—consider it dividing up the family estate and giving you some belongings! You can take half of the Great Dao power you merged into my world, giving you a solid foundation! As for a foundational vessel to lay the groundwork, the Heaven Hunting Ranking is quite good and of no low grade. For the weaker Daos, I can ask the Human Sovereign for some support... and you can find a way to extract some from the River of Time yourself!" Su Yu pondered and added, "Almost everything I understand, you understand as well! Maintaining worldly balance, weaving Great Daos, forming a closed loop... Back then, it was you who served as my test subject for me to succeed. So you know even better than I do how to establish that closed loop." Lan Tian remained silent. Su Yu glanced at him and continued, "In truth, I hope everyone can walk their own Dao rather than blindly merging into mine. Even if your departure weakens my heaven and earth somewhat, it won't be by much." Su Yu sighed. "Whether it's you or Mansion Master Wan, merging into my heaven and earth—which is incomplete and far inferior to the River of Time—is actually wasting your talent and squandering your opportunities!" When Lan Tian had opened his Dao back then, what an earth-shattering commotion it had caused! The entire Myriad Realms had felt the tremor, and even the Human Sovereign upstream on the River of Time had sensed it. Now, others focused on a single Dao within Su Yu's world and continuously improved. Yet Lan Tian had slim prospects. Under the amplification of Su Yu's heaven and earth, nearly everyone else had reached third-rank combat strength, making them quite formidable among Rulers of Rules. Yet not a single one of Lan Tian's Daos had become a Ruler of Rules, because he cultivated too many Daos—exceedingly similar to Su Yu. Perhaps he and Su Yu could have complemented each other, but there wasn't enough time now; between the two of them, only one could be fully realized. And Su Yu could hardly hand over all the Daos of his world to Lan Tian. Given this... the best way was for Lan Tian to open a heaven of his own. Su Yu let out a sigh. "Unfortunately, we lack pure myriad daos power that doesn't need to be separated. Otherwise, we could rapidly strengthen and stabilize the world!" Currently, whether chaotic power or River of Time power, both required tedious extraction and separation, yielding very little. Counting on natural growth to strengthen heaven and earth would take thousands or tens of thousands of years. Even Su Yu could do nothing about that. Thus, the best approach right now was to directly kill enemies, seize their Daos, and merge them into his world. Yet even that was merely an expedient measure. Su Yu looked at the silent Lan Tian once more and said softly, "My plan is for you, Fellow Daoist Lan, to open a heaven secretly. Keep the commotion small, and I will mask it. Furthermore, I will find a way to transfer the Shadow Department into your heaven and earth! That way, I will have another hidden trump card and ace in the hole!" Su Yu continued, "We should seize this moment, while my heaven and earth has yet to be fully repaired, for you to pull out without anyone noticing. Otherwise, in normal times when my world is stable, withdrawing your power would cause massive fluctuations that everyone would feel!" This was precisely why Su Yu brought it up now. Since his heaven and earth was unstable and its powers chaotic anyway, Lan Tian's departure would go unnoticed. Of course, as the spirit of fortune of heaven and earth, Marquis Jiantian might sense something, but that hardly mattered. At this moment, Lan Tian spoke, his tone tinged with a hint of reproach: "Is Your Majesty abandoning me?" Su Yu was rendered speechless! He looked up at Lan Tian, stared for a moment, and said with a grin, "Would you like to experience being wrapped inside my heaven and earth, letting your Daos have an intimate, in-depth communication with themselves?" Lan Tian replied faintly, "I don't mind. As long as Your Majesty likes it." "..." Su Yu couldn't be bothered to banter further with him. This guy was a madman, thoroughly abnormal; threats didn't work on him at all. Su Yu smiled. "Cut the nonsense. Do you want to do this or not? As one of the most talented figures of our era, why not give it a shot?" "Opening a heaven, huh..." Lan Tian murmured faintly. "Your Majesty also wants to send the Shadow Department over. What if they all end up like me?" "..." Su Yu laughed. "Just don't torment them on purpose!" Lan Tian pondered for a moment, then spoke: "If I am truly to open a heaven, I don't want to open an isolated one. I want to attach it to the River of Time, piercing tens of millions of openings into the river, taking all living beings as the foundation—one opening for one Dao—drawing the river's power to rapidly strengthen my Great Daos!" Having said that, Lan Tian added, "In that case, I will have to trouble Your Majesty to continuously open Daos and apertures for me, weaving myriad Daos together!" Saying this, Lan Tian turned slightly manic, whispering, "Your Majesty... I want to open my heaven and earth within the Myriad Realms!" Su Yu looked at him. Since you're attaching it to the River of Time, isn't it already in the Myriad Realms? Why state the obvious? Yet Lan Tian grew even more manic, cackling weirdly: "Your Majesty, I mean opening it in the *true* Myriad Realms! Across the Allhead Myriad Realms, opening an aperture in every single realm! I will create tens of millions of avatars, opening one Dao per realm—only when combined will they form a heaven!" Su Yu was confused at first, then his expression shifted slightly. Lan Tian laughed frenziedly: "Your Majesty, what do you think? The creation of the Allhead Myriad Realms was accomplished back then by top powerhouses splitting heaven and earth. Though not world-openers, they each relied on a single Dao to open a realm! And I want to tear an opening directly into their Great Daos!" Lan Tian smiled slyly. "Your Majesty, in the Myriad Realms today, every single realm possesses a foundational Dao that even Your Majesty cannot draw power from nor destroy, correct?" Su Yu thought it over and answered, "I can destroy some, but certain ones cannot be destroyed! Some are merely projections of Great Daos—for instance, in the Immortal, Demon, and God Realms. The Demon Ancestor and God Ancestor who opened those realms have likely departed into the Heavenly Gate, and their Daos migrated with them..." Lan Tian laughed faintly. "Not necessarily! Your Majesty, since they entered the Heavenly Gate, do you think they left nothing behind outside the Heavenly Gate? Awaiting their return to swiftly reunite and fuse yin and yang! As realm-openers, who doesn't possess a few trump cards? Since they intend to return, how could they leave behind nothing at all?" Su Yu looked at him. Lan Tian added, "Thus, I believe remnants still exist in the foundations of each realm. The opportunities and true depths of the Myriad Realms remain largely untapped by us!" Lan Tian chuckled. "So, I want to open a true Heaven of Common People!" Su Yu furrowed his brows. "Tens of millions of avatars, opening one Dao in each realm, linking Dao to Dao, until myriad Daos converge and unite as your heaven?" "Precisely!" Lan Tian beamed brightly. "Had Your Majesty not brought it up, that would be that. But since you have, the scale of this project is far too massive for me to complete alone. I'll have to trouble Your Majesty to lend a hand!" Su Yu was speechless. *You really dare dream big!* *You actually want me to go around the Myriad Realms carving openings for you—and not just one or two!* Lan Tian meant for Su Yu to open countless apertures connecting countless Daos, with a Lan Tian governing each aperture, and their avatars converging into the Heaven of Common People! This so-called Heaven of Common People... damn it, was effectively etching a second layer of heaven and earth into the River of Time and the Myriad Realms! This concept... Even Su Yu couldn't help drawing in a sharp breath. He looked at Lan Tian, baring his teeth. "I was just joking earlier, Lan Tian. You'd better just stay in my world." Lan Tian smiled and nodded. "That works too." Su Yu exhaled, feeling rather helpless. *I brought it up, but I never expected you to climb straight up the pole—and climb so outrageously high!* He fell into deep contemplation. This lunatic Lan Tian had ideas even crazier than his own. Crucially, Su Yu suddenly had a nagging thought: if this guy kept this up, wouldn't he end up surpassing him in the end? Su Yu stroked his chin. "Opening a Dao was unimaginably difficult for you, and opening a heaven is utterly different from anyone else's. Why do I feel like you're the true protagonist of the Myriad Realms?" It really was true! For this guy, opening a Dao was difficult, but opening a heaven was vastly harder. Su Yu suddenly felt it was far more difficult than his own path; relying on Lan Tian alone, it would be utterly impossible to complete. Lan Tian smiled slyly. "When one man attains the Dao, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. Since Your Majesty already possesses the strength, experience, and capability, shouldn't we latecomers reap some benefits?" *You're not reaping some benefits—you're taking a massive haul!* Su Yu pondered for a while. "The difficulty is immense, but... it's not necessarily impossible! Alone, I might not have enough energy and time. But don't forget, in this era, right here, I'm not the only world-opener! Since that fellow opened a heaven so long ago, he understands all this quite well!" Su Yu chuckled. "Let's put him to work!" Find a laborer! An ordinary person wouldn't do, but finding a hired hand—an extraordinarily powerful one at that—so that two world-openers could protect the Dao and open a heaven for one person would increase the odds tremendously. Lan Tian smiled. "Does Your Majesty think he'll agree?" "Of course!" Su Yu laughed. "It's his duty, isn't it? He's the babysitter! Who asked him to choose this path?" For a moment, the two looked at each other and chuckled conspiratorially. Makes sense! Find a formidable laborer, and their chances would be far greater. ... Within the Human Sovereign's heaven and earth. His world was currently being continuously compressed by his own doing. Yunxiao wouldn't let him expand it, but the Human Sovereign didn't care—condensation was the essence of perfection, didn't she know? At this moment, he was digesting his gains. Suddenly, a strong premonition of danger surged. The Human Sovereign was startled! After a moment's hesitation, he abruptly turned his head to look toward that other heaven and earth. *Is that little bastard scheming against me?* *What's going on now?* *Did I provoke you again?* *I'm not even expanding my world anymore, damn it, and aren't you supposed to be healing your wounds?* *Why the hell are you thinking about me out of nowhere while healing?* The Human Sovereign was utterly speechless. *You wouldn't be thinking about me while healing, would you? That's terrifying.* Just as he was thinking this, Su Yu's voice drifted over faintly, carrying an enticing coax: "Human Sovereign, come on over! Let's chat!" "..." *Chat your damn uncle!* The Human Sovereign closed his eyes and continued cultivating, refusing to pay attention. "Come on over!" Su Yu's voice persisted. The Human Sovereign opened his eyes, deeply annoyed, and sent a voice transmission: "I'm moving away!" This world could not stay here any longer. That little bastard Su Yu's heaven and earth enveloped his own, leaving him surrounded on all sides by Su Yu's territory. What kind of world-opener was he? He was opening a miniature world inside that little bastard's heaven and earth! Infuriating! "Come on, let's talk!" The Human Sovereign had a pounding headache. That lunatic Su Yu rarely went crazy in public, so why was he losing his mind when no one was around? Calling him over—could he have some nefarious designs on him? Helpless as he was, he vanished on the spot in an instant. ... A moment later, he appeared near Su Yu. Su Yu had a radiant smile on his face, beaming brilliantly. Beside him was Lan Tian. Su Yu said with a grin, "Lan Tian, entertain His Majesty!" Lan Tian instantly transformed into an alluring beauty. With a wave of a hand, a tea table appeared. Lan Tian then reached into the void, plucking out a little girl, and pulled a few strands of her hair. Tea Tree looked bewildered as she stared at Lan Tian, who smiled enchantingly: "Big Sister is entertaining a guest!" "Oh!" Tea Tree nodded and vanished on the spot. The hair transformed into tea leaves, and soon Lan Tian brewed tea for the Human Sovereign. Expressionless and perfectly composed, the Human Sovereign sat down. Lan Tian poured the tea, and after serving it, began massaging the Human Sovereign's shoulders. The Human Sovereign didn't stop him, merely feeling helpless. Taking a sip from the teacup, he laughed wryly. "Out with it. What do you want with me?" *Playing this game?* *I, Xingyu, have roamed heaven and earth for countless ages. A minor spectacle like this is nothing.* Su Yu smiled slyly. "I have an idea!" "..." The Human Sovereign sighed. "Attacking the Three Gates right now?" *That insane? Neither of us has returned to peak condition!* "No!" Su Yu laughed. "Just a minor matter. Attacking the Three Gates is far too difficult. I sought Your Majesty out only for a small affair related to Lan Tian." *Oh! That truly is a minor matter!* Su Yu said with a grin, "Your Majesty has seen Lan Tian's condition, right?" The Human Sovereign tilted his head to look at Lan Tian and nodded. "I see it. Do you want me to help him fuse his myriad bodies into one?" Furrowing his brow, the Human Sovereign added, "The difficulty is immense. That isn't something I can control. He can only attempt to extinguish each differing will himself to achieve unity!" Lan Tian suffered from schizophrenia, a case of multiple personalities. The Human Sovereign had felt all along that this was problematic. If he could cure it, he would be willing to help, but the key issue was that it was incurable! Su Yu laughed. "No, he doesn't need to eliminate those wills. He's perfectly normal—just full of ideas. What's wrong with that?" "..." The Human Sovereign was speechless, letting out a sigh. *In the eyes of a madman, another madman is perfectly normal.* At this moment, the Human Sovereign felt it was truly necessary for him to save them in the future. "Your Majesty, setting that aside, I asked you here solely to ensure Lan Tian can successfully open a heaven!" "Hmm?" The Human Sovereign was taken aback, then arched an eyebrow. "Come to think of it... opening a heaven truly suits him! With myriad Daos and myriad bodies, his chance of success is extremely high. But... can he stabilize heaven and earth?" "He can!" Su Yu nodded. "The stabilization of my world was achieved only because Fellow Daoist Lan fused his own Daos to serve as a blueprint for me. For himself, it's even simpler—just a slight adjustment!" The Human Sovereign smiled. "Then naturally, I will not shirk my duty. Whatever is needed, just say the word..." "Simple!" Su Yu laughed. "Fellow Daoist Lan doesn't want to open a normal heaven—that's far too ordinary! He wants to give birth to a son for the River of Time and the Myriad Realms!" "..." *Screw you!* The Human Sovereign felt like spitting blood. *What kind of talk is that?* Su Yu laughed again. "Just like right now, Your Majesty's heaven and earth is enveloped within mine, and King Wen's heaven and earth is enveloped within the Myriad Realms! But Fellow Daoist Lan's idea is slightly more special!" Su Yu smiled. "He wants to open ten thousand heavens—one heaven per Dao, one Dao per realm. Blending myriad realms and uniting myriad Daos to shelter all living beings, opening a Heaven of Common People!" The Human Sovereign pondered at first, then his expression shifted abruptly as he snapped his gaze toward Lan Tian. At this moment, Lan Tian had a brilliant smile. "Human Sovereign Brother..." A shudder ran down the Human Sovereign's spine. *Don't pull that on me!* His eyes flickered slightly, and he said in a heavy voice, "You mean to say you want to open realms within realms across the Myriad Realms, linking the territories together to open an alternate Myriad Realms beneath the existing one?" Even he couldn't help drawing in a sharp breath. This was genuinely trying to become a second Time Master! No, this was practically aiming to become the Son of Time! Lan Tian beamed brightly. "I have a few ideas, but I'll still need Human Sovereign Brother's help." Speechless, the Human Sovereign looked at Su Yu, then at the tea in his hand, which suddenly didn't taste sweet anymore. Knowing what Su Yu was getting at, he felt caught between laughter and tears, saying helplessly, "Just for a single cup of your tea, did you have to dump such an enormous dilemma on me?" Su Yu smiled. "Isn't Your Majesty's Dao the Dao of Responsibility? Responsibility, enlightenment, protection... isn't Lan Tian also one of Your Majesty's subjects?" "..." The Human Sovereign smiled wryly, looked at Lan Tian, and finally glanced at Su Yu, sighing with emotion: "Peerless audacity!" It was unclear whether he meant Su Yu or Lan Tian. Having reached Su Yu's level, with Lan Tian already inside his heaven and earth, he still wanted Lan Tian to become independent and open myriad heavens, even going so far as to summon the Human Sovereign so two world-openers could assist a madman. Such audacity... was truly unprecedented! The Human Sovereign couldn't resist saying, "You could actually try having him connect to the Daos of the Myriad Realms and use him to expand your own heaven and earth!" He merely mentioned it in passing. Yet doing so could have brought immense benefits to Su Yu himself. Su Yu, however, chuckled. "Too boring! Cultivating the Dao without a single fellow daoist left is far too lonely! Nowadays, everyone has merged into my heaven and earth, which has both pros and cons. Friends have become subordinates, teachers and seniors have become subordinates, with everything revolving around me... That's not right!" Su Yu smiled. "I opened a heaven and everyone merged in, but this heaven is ultimately my heaven! It's both a blessing and a curse. For those lacking aptitude or opportunities, it's a blessing that lets them grow strong. But for supreme geniuses, it's not a good thing!" Cultivating the Dao... fellow daoists... The Human Sovereign pondered for a moment and nodded. "You see things clearly. Indeed, cultivating the Dao for a lifetime is deeply lonely. Without a few close confidants by your side to discuss the Dao, it truly is desolate!" He chuckled and looked toward Lan Tian. "Your luck is terrible, yet it's wonderful as well!" Whether good or bad, even the Human Sovereign couldn't tell. This was a genius driven mad by the constraints of his era. Yet precisely because he was mad, he had the opportunity today to open his own worldly Great Dao—and another madman was willing to assist him! Not only willing, but had even brought him along. The Human Sovereign considered it and said, "We can give it a try. As it happens, it will allow me to familiarize myself further. Having transformed into a spirit of heaven and earth, I also wish to perfect my worldly Great Daos. Taking this chance will be an opportunity to review the old and learn the new!" Saying this, the Human Sovereign continued: "Realms within the Myriad Realms... Most of the realm-openers from back then are probably inside the Heavenly Gate. Perhaps they're still alive, or perhaps they left something behind in their respective realms. That includes their Daos outside the Heavenly Gate—they might still exist, or else the suppressive force of the Myriad Realms should have vanished long ago!" He looked at Su Yu and explained, "When those powerhouses inside the Heavenly Gate were sealed back then, they may have left behind some origin power of their Great Daos, waiting for the day when yin and yang would fuse so they could emerge stronger! Now that Fellow Daoist Lan wants to open a heaven, it might just be our chance!" Lan Tian had mentioned this earlier as well. Su Yu smiled. "Understood, Your Majesty. Sooner rather than later—shall we get to work?" The Human Sovereign was speechless. *So hasty?* After thinking it over, the Human Sovereign asked, "Is there a concrete plan?" Lan Tian spoke up with a coquettish smile: "There is: open ten thousand apertures, link ten thousand Daos, and ultimately channel all the Great Dao power into the Heaven Hunting Ranking—the Myriad Law Catalog! With the Myriad Law Catalog as the core, construct a heaven within heaven!" The Human Sovereign considered this rapidly and soon said, "Second Brother Wen's Myriad Law Catalog isn't weak! But... it might not hold up, because the Myriad Law Catalog is fixed and very difficult to upgrade!" He and Su Yu were different; one had the Human Sovereign Seal and the other had the Human Lord Seal, both immensely powerful artifacts capable of continuous growth. The Human Sovereign mused, "The Myriad Law Catalog isn't bad, but its potential is limited. Right now it won't matter to you—even reaching the first rank is fine, as Second Brother Wen was quite formidable—but once you wish to transcend the first rank, it will be as difficult as ascending to heaven!" Su Yu gave an inquisitive look. "Your Majesty, do you have any good treasures left?" "..." *I knew you'd set your sights on me. But I don't have any left either.* The Human Sovereign thought it over and said, "Forget it, just use it for now. Once the Three Gates open, there will surely be great treasures! Aside from anything else, the Three Gates themselves are top-tier treasures. If worst comes to worst, blowing up one of the gates to serve as a foundation will do just as well, offering limitless potential!" Good grief! The Human Sovereign's tone surprised even Su Yu. Impressive! He was already thinking of blowing up one of the Three Gates! Lan Tian, ever opportunistic, chimed in with a giggle: "Thank you, Human Sovereign Brother, for gifting me the body of one of the Three Gates!" "..." *Did I say that?* The Human Sovereign was speechless once more. After a long moment, he said, "Never mind that, let's begin. Opening apertures across the Myriad Realms, is it? Fortunately the Time Master is gone, or he'd beat us to death!" This was ruthless! Su Yu chuckled conspiratorially. What was there to fear? "Then let's move!" In an instant, the three vanished on the spot. ... The Myriad Realms. Today's Myriad Realms was utterly desolate. Countless powerhouses had been slain, hordes of experts had fled, and numerous realms had been annihilated. On the Allhead Battlefield, a few more people had appeared, all hoping to scavenge for leftovers. However, scavenging opportunities were rare. Some realms whose populations had migrated away were now braved by adventurers, including humans who had scattered in all directions. Even realms like the Immortal, Demon, and God Realms were now dotted with humans. When Su Yu and his allies had captured powerhouses and living beings, they hadn't necessarily rounded up everyone, nor had they stripped away every last treasure. Now, it offered an opportunity to the weak! ... Su Yu and the others ignored them, and those people could not see them anyway. Su Yu had reached the level where he was unviewable, unperceivable, and invisible to ordinary sight. Even if he stood right before these people, unless he revealed himself intentionally, they had no way of seeing him. First stop: the Human Realm. Hovering above the Human Realm, the Human Sovereign pondered for a moment before saying, "The Human Realm has no suppressive force. Either the realm-opener died, or the entity who opened it gave up on leaving anything behind in the Human Realm. Back when we were here, there was some suppressive force left by the Human Ancestor's Physical Body Dao. But later, Second Brother Wen disliked suppressing the Human Realm—feeling it hindered the realm from becoming the core of the Myriad Realms—so he dismantled that suppressive force." "However, the Human Realm was not opened by the Human Ancestor..." The Human Sovereign explained for a while, and Su Yu nodded. Suddenly, Su Yu raised a hand, and the Brush Dao manifested—the Brush Dao from the River of Time. Xuanjia and the Primal Cult Master were currently tending to their wounds. Seeing Su Yu, they were somewhat surprised. Su Yu smiled. "You two, activate the Brush Dao and try suppressing the Human Realm!" The two exchanged glances, and soon the power of the Brush Dao spread outward. At this moment, Su Yu clearly felt a suppressive force manifest across the Human Realm. After a moment, Su Yu chuckled: "Back then, they claimed that proving the Dao through divine characters could activate the Human Realm's suppressive force. What total nonsense! One would at least need to control the Brush Dao to that extent—damn it, that requires reaching the first rank!" Who on earth reaches the first rank right upon proving the Dao? Of course, had Su Yu truly taken control of the Brush Dao back then, he might well have reached the first rank very quickly, making the claim that proving the Dao through divine characters could activate the suppressive force somewhat plausible. Yet... once you're already in the first rank, why the hell would you need to activate a suppressive force? In that sense, activating the Human Realm's suppressive force had just been a pretense, completely useless. That fraud King Dazhou simply wanted someone to inherit the Brush Dao. The Human Sovereign laughed as well without elaborating, then said briskly, "Then let's cut an opening into the human race's Physical Body Dao to connect Lan Tian's Physical Body Dao. But opening a heaven is different from opening a Dao... Lan Tian, you must parasitize your Physical Body Dao origin onto the human race's Physical Body Dao! From now on, you'll be a parasite!" "..." Lan Tian was rendered speechless this time. *You're the parasite!* Su Yu chuckled and abruptly withdrew a book page from the Physical Body Dao, laughing, "Cut the chatter. Let's make the opening right now. The Human Sovereign can do it, right? Don't make it too big. If it's too large, when myriad Daos converge, Lan Tian will blow himself up. Human Sovereign, that Tianhekou opening you made back then was way too big—it was a pain for me to seal it later!" The Human Sovereign was speechless. *Nonsense, look how strong I was back then! Right now, even making one that big would be difficult!* Without needing further words, Su Yu, the Human Sovereign, and Lan Tian were all masters of the craft. Quickly, Su Yu and the Human Sovereign directly channeled out the Great Dao of the Physical Body, manifesting it over the Human Realm. This was also the strongest Dao in the Human Realm. The two joined forces immediately: one suppressed the Dao fluctuations while the other began carving the opening, forcing it open! In the past, Su Yu had to operate sneakily, but now there was no need. Especially when working together with the Human Sovereign, who clearly possessed first-rank power now. With the two of them cooperating, dealing with an unowned Dao like this was a breeze. Before long, a head-sized opening abruptly appeared in the Physical Body Dao! At that moment, Lan Tian manifested. Su Yu opened his Heavenly Gate and could clearly see Lan Tian's myriad Daos connected to his own heaven and earth. Without waste of words, Su Yu extracted Lan Tian's Physical Body Dao and drew out some power to merge into his Physical Body Dao. A muscular Lan Tian emerged, laughed, clasped his fists toward Su Yu, and instantly flew into the Great Dao of the Physical Body. Through that opening, this muscular Lan Tian quickly planted his own Physical Body Dao. The Physical Body Dao extended. Moments later, the Physical Body Dao Lan Tian appeared, bowed with clasped hands to Su Yu and the Human Sovereign, and said with a smile, "Thank you, fellow daoists. Human Realm Lan Tian greets you both!" With those words, this Lan Tian suddenly dissolved, scattering into the heaven and earth of the Human Realm. Su Yu and the Human Sovereign exchanged a glance, both breaking into smiles. *Now this is getting interesting!* Without pausing for breath, the two hurried off to the various realms, carving similar openings in realm after realm. They selected the strongest Dao in each realm, carved an opening, let Lan Tian merge in, and then wove the myriad Daos together, ultimately converging the foundations of all Daos into the Myriad Law Catalog. That way, Lan Tian would possess the catalyst to achieve unity. ... Over the next few days, Su Yu and the Human Sovereign remained tirelessly occupied. At first, they worked together, but soon split up, each taking a large number of Lan Tian's avatars to carry out the task across different realms. Across the entire Myriad Realms, if any top powerhouse were present right now, they would likely be able to make out a faint phenomenon. A colossal web was spreading across the whole of the Myriad Realms. This massive web was suppressed beneath the River of Time, and currently, signs of repulsion were beginning to emerge. Lan Tian's actions meant that while the River of Time and the Myriad Realms appeared to remain joined, they were actually being separated to a degree. Lan Tian intended to weave precisely such a web across the Myriad Realms, turning it into his own heaven and earth! Opening a heaven within heaven! From realm after realm, a thread stretched outward. At this stage, glimpses of it were still visible. Unfortunately, there were no powerhouses left in the Myriad Realms—and the few who remained belonged to the human race. ... Time was precious for both Su Yu and the Human Sovereign. Yet this time, neither begrudged the hours spent. A full month! To weave the power of myriad Daos for Lan Tian, the two supreme powerhouses spent an entire month working for Lan Tian as laborers without tending to their injuries or digesting their gains. These were two world-openers! From ancient times to the present, perhaps only Lan Tian had ever enjoyed such treatment. One month later. The Allhead Battlefield. The Human Sovereign looked pale, and so did Su Yu. The two converged above the Sea of Stars. Su Yu looked downward and laughed: "If Lan Tian is the second layer of heaven, then King Wen is the third layer. The Time Master is the grandfather, Lan Tian wants to be the father... looks like King Wen can only be the son!" Speechless! The Human Sovereign laughed wryly. "If Second Brother Wen hears this, he'll surely make trouble for you!" At that moment, a Lan Tian flew over swiftly. This was the Lan Tian controlling everything, essentially the true self. Holding the Myriad Law Catalog, Lan Tian looked up at the sky, his face equally pale. "Only the final step remains: weaving and fusing the myriad Daos, binding the threads, and feeding them into the Myriad Law Catalog! After that, the Myriad Law Catalog will be the core of my heaven and earth!" "The commotion won't be small!" the Human Sovereign said. "Furthermore, we must beware the suppressive force of the River of Time!" He looked toward Su Yu and smiled. "You excel at weaving Daos. You help him weave them, while I ward off the river's suppressive force so the myriad Daos aren't crushed before the weaving is complete!" Su Yu nodded slightly and added, "Suppress all commotion. Don't let the Myriad Realms sense it. Lan Tian weaving a second layer of heaven might prove immensely useful in the future!" The Human Sovereign nodded. At this moment, the two once again divided the labor. ... Holding the Myriad Law Catalog, Lan Tian suddenly let out a low shout. In the void, the Daos of the Myriad Realms came extending inward. Su Yu reached out and seized the power of a Great Dao, quickly surveying the surroundings and selecting a Dao that could be fused. Taking a deep breath, he said, "Sort out the Myriad Law Catalog yourself! Don't let it burst!" "Understood!" Lan Tian's expression grew solemn as well. An opportunity of a lifetime! This time, he didn't offer thanks or say much; some things didn't need to be spoken. Over this entire month, both Su Yu and the Human Sovereign had expended an enormous amount of energy. The debt of gratitude for helping him open a heaven would be hard to ever repay. Soon, Su Yu began managing the fusion of Daos. With Lan Tian seated atop the Myriad Law Catalog, Great Daos were rapidly woven and fused one after another. The entire Allhead Myriad Realms seemed to tremble slightly, yet the disturbance remained extremely faint. High above, suspended beneath the River of Time, the Human Sovereign summoned a great seal to resist the river's suppressive force! Opening a heaven within the river would inevitably bring about the river's suppression! This was not necessarily the will of the Time Master, but the instinctual repulsion of heaven and earth itself. ... One day, two days, three days... Su Yu continuously fused the Daos! It felt as if he were reliving his own past experience of opening a heaven, only the difficulty was even greater. Back when he fused Daos, the Daos were rootless duckweed, and he had relied on no external power. Lan Tian, however, was connecting the power of myriad Daos, making the fusion far more arduous. Had Su Yu not reached his current level, he truly would not have been able to help him fuse the Daos. Meanwhile, Lan Tian constantly reined in the Daos with the Myriad Law Catalog, his aura growing steadily stronger. When one hundred Daos were fused, Lan Tian's aura genuinely reached the level of a fourth-rank Ruler of Rules. When one thousand Daos were fused and one thousand Lan Tians converged, his aura faintly approached the third rank! And the fusion continued. Though called the Allhead Myriad Realms, in reality, only around three thousand realms still existed today, some of which had long been deserted and turned into dead realms. When two thousand Daos converged, the Myriad Law Catalog shook violently! Lan Tian's aura climbed continuously as well. Faintly, it was approaching the second rank. However, Lan Tian was struggling to suppress it! Gritting his teeth, he clamped down on the Myriad Law Catalog with everything he had. This was a miraculous chance, an astronomical opportunity; if he missed it now, how could Su Yu and the Human Sovereign ever have the time and energy to do this for him a second time? High above, the Human Sovereign also let out a low roar, his great seal hovering as it suppressed the river, where the repulsive force grew stronger and stronger! Su Yu was panting heavily, his face deathly pale, as he continued helping him fuse the Daos. The more Daos there were, the harder the fusion became and the stronger the backlash, and Su Yu also had to prevent Lan Tian from failing to suppress it and bursting apart. Gradually, the powers of Great Daos converged one by one. A massive web began to take shape, blanketing the entire Myriad Realms! Lan Tian's Myriad Law Catalog expanded larger and larger, threatening to shroud heaven and earth! It was going to envelop the entire Myriad Realms! At this moment, the Myriad Realms began to tremble, striking fear into hearts. A formidable aura was also permeating the air. Within the Sea of Stars, King Wen's heaven and earth rippled slightly, as if sensing an anomaly—someone was trying to lay down another layer of heaven and earth beneath the River of Time! Two thousand five hundred Daos converged! By now, Lan Tian's aura had stabilized in the second rank. He began advancing toward the first rank! Yet Lan Tian's body shuddered uncontrollably, and the Myriad Law Catalog vibrated violently as well. Still, Lan Tian held his tongue and endured. The two powerhouses had paid a tremendous price just to turn him into another trump card. The second rank... was not qualified to be an ace in the hole! The best outcome was to become a first-rank, or peak second-rank and then siphon power from the River of Time to break through to the first rank in short order! Two thousand six hundred, two thousand seven hundred... Gradually, the shaking across the Myriad Realms grew increasingly intense! The Human Sovereign's voice echoed down, breathless: "Quick, it must be finished! The river is churning violently, and the greatest backlash is still to come—we cannot exhaust all our strength right now!" His face was pale, as was Su Yu's. Offering no reply, Su Yu swiftly continued fusing Daos. Two thousand eight hundred, two thousand nine hundred... *Rumble!* Roars of thunder began resounding throughout the Myriad Realms, baffling and startling countless beings. *Has war broken out again?* At that very instant, the final Great Dao was thrust into the fusion by Su Yu. Abruptly, Lan Tian's aura soared exponentially. A colossal web manifested across heaven and earth for an instant before vanishing from view. The Myriad Law Catalog blotted out the sun and sky! At that precise moment, the River of Time trembled violently. Su Yu's expression changed. Soaring into the air, he appeared instantly beside the Human Sovereign. Their figures expanded countless times over as they let out a thunderous roar. *Boom!* Working together, the two forcibly suppressed the tremendous concussive force back down! At that moment, Su Yu roared at the top of his lungs: "Human Sovereign, you lost! I am the greatest powerhouse of the Myriad Realms!" "..." The entire Myriad Realms heard it! Meanwhile, the Human Sovereign was thrown backward by the recoil. Hearing this, his face darkened. *Holy crap, you're taking advantage of me right now?* *Not a chance!* *I have my pride!* The Human Sovereign bellowed in response: "What a joke! I can beat you with thirty percent of my power! Su Yu, come and fight again!" At this moment, everyone in the Myriad Realms was left speechless. *So it turns out the two of them were dueling!* *Terrifying!* *No wonder the Myriad Realms shook—so that's why!* *Bored out of their minds!* One was the Human Sovereign, the other Su Yu; neither was someone to mess with. Nobody even possessed the courage to watch the fight, fearing for their lives. Thus, in an instant, everyone stopped paying attention! Su Yu let out a soft breath of relief and looked toward Lan Tian in the distance. At this moment, countless Lan Tians emerged across that colossal web, and the web gradually took the shape of Lan Tian's face! Looking at the Human Sovereign, Su Yu suddenly shivered. "This guy... looks like a heavenly being overlooking the Myriad Realms. A face that can constantly manifest across the Myriad Realms, observing everything. It's quite terrifying!" The Human Sovereign shuddered as well. Crucially, the fellow was also a lunatic—genuinely terrifying! And at this moment, on that massive face of Lan Tian, the aura of the first rank was already faintly emerging. That was what made it truly terrifying!