What to Do and What Not to Do

King Wen’s phantom almost coughed up blood. *What on earth are you doing? It’s already come down to this, and you’re still not f***ing going to save her? You’re actually here rewinding time!* Su Yu smiled, not in the least bit anxious. At a time like this, what was the rush? He continued laying down seal after seal, minding his own business. As King Wen watched, his expression shifted subtly, and he ceased speaking. One minute, two minutes... At such a critical juncture, Su Yu was in no rush to leave, nor did he make a move to rescue Wen Yu. Instead, he meticulously arranged formation after formation, encircling the perimeter. King Wen’s expression grew increasingly solemn. Right then, a surge of power welled up from the void, appearing as if out of thin air! Su Yu snapped out a hand in a clawing motion! In an instant, the void tore apart, revealing a shadowy projection. It was Fa’s phantom. Right now, Fa’s phantom trembled, laced with dread. “You’ve been waiting for me?” Su Yu said nothing, his hand clawing forward again and again! The colossal palm crushed the void to pieces. In an instant, an origin was hauled out of the dark River of Time. Fa’s true form materialized, fraught with panic and horror! “Just who are you?” King Wen’s face also changed slightly. “His origin didn't entirely enter his world?” For a world-opener, practically all of their origin entered their world. Particularly when opening a world inside the gate, one had to gather their entire origin. Why did Fa still have a remnant of origin left behind? Su Yu bared his teeth in a grin, staring at Fa. Fa's face was deathly pale! *Impossible! How did he figure it out?* Su Yu continuously sealed Fa’s phantom and origin, saying indifferently, “What are you staring at? You’re heartless and unprincipled, lawless and untamed, trusting no one and acting solely for self-interest. What filial affection could there possibly be for someone like you? That son of yours was your failsafe to revive yourself, wasn't he? I’ve seen this playbook far too many times! In recent years, a trend caught on across the Myriad Realms: once dead, find someone to revive through! Shared origin and bloodline works best—spread by the Human Gate, I take it?” Su Yu knew about this. Zhou Ji had spoken of it! Zhou Ji once mentioned that the sole purpose of his birth was to serve as a vessel for the Human Ancestor’s descent. Likewise, figures like Moduona of the demon race were groomed to serve as vessels for supreme experts descending. Su Yu had seen Fa Tian before. At a glance, the man appeared timid and cowardly. Yet he was genuinely Fa’s son. For an incomparable expert like Fa, even if his son wasn’t a hegemon in his own right, how could someone cultivated to thirty Dao lines possess such a personality? In this dog-eat-dog world, surviving like that would be a miracle! How shrewd was Fa? Would he mold his own son into someone like that? Wouldn’t that be sending him to die? Su Yu had also discerned that Fa Tian’s thirty Dao lines were almost entirely nurtured by Fa’s Dao of Myriad Arts, much like how Su Yu himself cultivated a Great Dao within his own world. Would Fa spend countless years just to foster a useless son? If he truly loved his son, he never would have done that. Therefore, Su Yu concluded that Fa had a contingency. This was only natural; what mattered most was that Su Yu knew the Human Gate specialized in methods of descent—or in cruder terms, body snatching! Back then, Zhou Ji claimed he was nearly possessed by the Human Ancestor... Su Yu later suspected that fellow had long been possessed by an entity from the Human Gate. Now, Fa’s face was ashen, filled with despair. “You’re going to kill me?” Nonsense, what else! “You cannot kill me!” Fa gritted his teeth. “Fa Tian has been nurtured by my will for years, and right now he wields the Book of Myriad Daos! The moment I die, he will sense it. If he shatters the Book of Myriad Daos, Wen Yu will gain nothing, and she might even die...” Su Yu said indifferently, “Once your world power is extracted, she won't die!” “No... if the world core shatters, she could very well die too...” Fa said rapidly, “Don’t kill me! I can cooperate with you and merge my world into Wen Yu! I know countless top secrets—about the Human Gate, the Heavenly Gate, I know so much! What’s more, if you kill me, the Heavenly Gate will sense the extinction of my origin! You suppressed the commotion precisely because you didn't want anyone to know. If you kill me, say what you will about others, the Heavenly Gate will definitely sense it!” Su Yu remained silent as the surrounding formations surged forward, sealing Fa away. Su Yu said calmly, “If you don’t want to die, then submit obediently to my seal! Fa, do you choose to be killed by me right now, or to be sealed?” Fa’s face was stark white. He spoke no more. Only after a moment, as layer upon layer of seals descended, did he ask with bitter reluctance, “Are you Su Yu?” “Yes!” “You have someone in the Human Dao Sacred Land?” “Riyue was captured by me and has already surrendered to me!” Su Yu said indifferently, “If even you can betray, what’s so surprising about Riyue? Nowadays, what isn’t possible?” Fa was completely rendered speechless. Su Yu smiled, not caring in the least. After a brief silence, Fa asked again, “On what grounds did you deduce I would possess Fa Tian?” *Just based on your speculation? So you stayed here waiting instead of leaving? But if you arrived too late and Wen Yu was killed—weren’t you here to save her?* “A hunch... Fa Tian is the least thirty-Dao-like thirty-Dao expert I’ve ever seen... I’ve never seen a martial second generation like that. He possesses sheer cultivation, but absolutely no character to speak of—timid, submissive, lacking the domineering presence of even a Dao Integration cultivator...” Su Yu shrugged. “At a glance, he looks like a glorified tool! Waiting here for a moment doesn’t waste much time, does it? Besides, just as you said, if you were killed, others might not know, but the Heavenly Gate would sense something. Yet the Heavenly Gate hasn’t stirred at all... which means it likely hasn’t detected your demise at all... So what’s wrong with me keeping watch here for a bit?” At this moment, King Wen glanced at Su Yu with a look of disbelief. *You stayed right here just based on that judgment?* Su Yu felt helpless under his gaze and finally said after a pause, “What are you looking at? The Rain Lineage Master mentioned it. She said Fa might have had more than one shadow, that she seemed to have spotted a second one that stayed by his side constantly and never left... The Lightning Lineage Master also said that the deaths of the Yang and Life Lineage Masters were indeed fishy, not necessarily Heiyue’s doing. She said that when those two died, their seas of will burst. At that time, only Fa was present; you, King Wen, had already fled...” At this point, the sealed Fa changed countenance slightly, glaring at Su Yu and gritting his teeth. “Those treacherous bastards!” Su Yu shrugged. “We were just chatting casually. After all, I was an envoy from the Heavenly Gate; how natural is it for them to curry favor with me? Even you didn't object and let me take charge of the six lineages, so of course they’d want to get on my good side!” Su Yu chuckled, and King Wen chuckled too. “So you deduced that this Fa Tian was kept around for his resurrection?” “Yeah.” Su Yu smiled again. “Mainly because things like this happened back in the Myriad Realms, and these guys have all sorts of tricks. Last time when the Lord of Falling Soul Valley and his brother were killed, the two had also merged once. In truth, if those two were separated, one might very well have tried to possess the other...” Su Yu sighed with emotion and shook his head. Truly troublesome! Although these individuals hadn't cultivated the three-body art and couldn't resurrect three times, they all possessed life-saving measures. Su Yu said no more. This time, Fa had insisted on bringing Fa Tian out at the final moment. That fellow trusted no one except himself; among the six lineage masters under him, he didn't trust a single one! Yet he had kept around a son who had never appeared before. Su Yu figured someone like Fa wouldn't even trust his own son; someone of his ilk trusted only himself. Sure enough! Otherwise, had Su Yu failed to capture his origin, before Su Yu even made it back to Mount Yongsheng, Fa’s origin might have returned ahead of him, seized Fa Tian’s body, and usurped Wen Yu’s world core... By the time Su Yu arrived, that guy might have already consolidated everything! That would have been real trouble! King Wen felt a lingering fear as well, looking at Su Yu. “All these years, I genuinely never realized he had prepared such a fallback for himself.” Su Yu said nothing, swiftly sealing Fa before quickly sealing Heiyue, who was near death from the blast's aftershocks nearby. Next, he chained the two together, Great Daos densely interwoven. Soon, his Heavenly Gate opened, locking them both within its bounds. King Wen was at a loss for words when he saw this. “Aren’t you afraid they might escape and detonate your Heavenly Gate...” The Heavenly Gate was one of Su Yu’s vital vulnerabilities as well! Su Yu dismissed the concern. “This is where I pay the closest attention; any slight anomaly, and I’ll know immediately. I don't fear them making a move—it’s when they don't move that things are truly dangerous!” With that, Su Yu looked at him. “Alter your appearance slightly and impersonate Fa. I’ll head back first to save them; you come along shortly!” King Wen nodded without objection, quickly delineating a physical body, though it was exceedingly frail. Just moments ago, Fa had nearly blown him to death! Su Yu wasted no words and swiftly vanished from the spot. Once he was gone, King Wen let out a soft breath, suddenly feeling dejected. He had grown old. Ever since entering the Heavenly Gate back then, not a single thing had gone smoothly. Now, he felt his age all the more acutely. His experience and ideas remained intact, but he could no longer keep pace—at least, not with Su Yu. He slowly recuperated, soon gazing into the distance with slightly furrowed brows. At that moment, a colossal roar reverberated! In the far distance, a man and a beast both stood towering in immense proportions. Unfortunately, the Lord of Dead Spirits had not been able to unite his two worlds. At this moment, the beast’s razor-sharp horn pierced clean through his flesh! "Roar!" A ferocious roar resonated across the surroundings, echoing throughout the world inside the gate. The next moment, the Lord of Dead Spirits seemed to lose all sanity. "Kong, you are courting death! World, descend!" *Rumble!* At the extreme west, the Heavenly Gate violently trembled. Vaguely, a World of Dead Spirits could be seen crashing furiously against the portal. The Lord of Dead Spirits fled, flying toward the Heavenly Gate in explosive fury. "I will butcher you!" Without uniting his two worlds, he had actually failed to defeat Kong. And now, the Heavenly Gate blocking him was also a target of his wrath. Tearing through the void with boundless rage, he roared, "Ren, if you dare obstruct the entry of my world again, I will blast you to pieces today!" Death qi soared to the heavens! Evidently, he had been thoroughly provoked! Before long, the Lord of Dead Spirits broke through space, bringing the World of Dead Spirits down with him. With a tremendous crash, beneath the shocked gazes of onlookers, he shattered the void with a punch, revealing a massive gateway! *Boom! Boom! Boom!* Punch after punch, countless blows landed, shaking that incomparably sturdy gate until it trembled violently! Just then, a figure flew out from within the gate, roaring in rage, "How dare you—" "Insignificant insect!" A furious roar shook the surroundings. With a resounding punch, the figure flying out of the gate was directly shattered to pieces! Wave upon wave of death qi blasted in every direction! The Lord of Dead Spirits' wrath was limitless! "Do you want to die? Open the gate!" Under his terrifying wrath, the Heavenly Gate slowly parted a crack, and a wave of world power descended in an instant. The Lord of Dead Spirits sneered, "Wretched thing! You haven't even fully revived, yet you dare spar with me?" Laced with irritation, he charged back into the fray, ignoring the Heavenly Gate. *Boom!* The next moment, everyone saw Kong, who had been giving chase, get sent flying backward by a thrust of a pitchfork! At this moment, the Lord of Dead Spirits' death qi shook the heavens! Silence fell over the world! This fellow was ridiculously ferocious! Having just suffered a loss at Kong’s hands, he hadn't continued dueling Kong right then; instead, he had charged off to relentlessly batter the Heavenly Gate. And the Heavenly Gate, not yet fully revived, had actually chosen to compromise, stepping back slightly in the face of his madness! With his two worlds united, the Lord of Dead Spirits was overwhelmingly powerful. Raging and roaring, he resorted to no fancy tricks, simply using a gigantic pitchfork to swat Kong backward again and again! The entire area was battered into a city of death! The disturbance over there was boundless! At this moment, no one paid any heed to King Wen and the others. Two supreme existences were fighting with genuine fury. Before, it was merely minor skirmishing, but after taking a loss, the Lord of Dead Spirits was truly fighting to the death against this supreme beast king! ... At that moment. At Mount Tianqiong, the watching Lord of Mount Tianqiong also turned much more solemn. He first glanced toward the Heavenly Gate, then toward the battlefield of the two supreme existences, saying in a heavy voice after a while, "Their tempers are flaring. If this continues... the entire realm within the gate will be plunged into utter chaos!" He glanced toward several forbidden land masters who were beginning to stir. Right now, some had likely conceived thoughts of taking advantage of the situation to slay the Lord of Dead Spirits. However, for a being like the Lord of Dead Spirits, if he were truly driven to death today, someone would have to be buried with him. He was simply too strong! ... Meanwhile, Su Yu also frowned slightly. He could sense that the Lord of Dead Spirits was probably genuinely furious. He was an undefeated existence, yet earlier he had been repelled and wounded by Kong! If this went on... he would have to beware of being besieged! Su Yu picked up his pace, moving at lightning speed. Soon, Mount Yongsheng was in sight. At this moment, the battle on the mountain still raged. With a single glance, Su Yu saw King Wu and the Time Master covered in wounds, huddled together while a throng of experts besieged them from the outside! "Stop!" Su Yu barked in a low voice! Hearing the voice, the six lineage masters all froze, halting subconsciously. But the trio including the Fist Saint ignored it. Su Yu shouted coldly, "Does the Human Gate intend to rebel? Is this the territory of your Human Gate? How brazen!" Only then did the three supreme experts have time to look at Su Yu, each of their faces turning ashen! Where did this bastard come from? The six lineage masters looked at Su Yu in succession, puzzled. Where was Master Fa? "Master Fa is behind; King Wen is about to fall..." Su Yu said, frowning. "Master Fa instructed me to return first and take down these three!" Su Yu pointed at the three Human Gate experts. The six lineage masters were stunned. *Stop joking! Right now, we’re still dealing with the Time Master and King Wu. Taking down the three Human Gate experts—are you insane?* Su Yu said calmly, "Take them down! Master Fa has his own considerations..." The six remained incredulous. The Rain Lineage Master hurriedly said, "Fellow Daoist Riyue, this... what about Wen Yu and King Wu..." Right now, although the two were on their last legs, weren't they still alive? If they suddenly fell out with these three, weren't they afraid of a counterattack from Wen Yu and King Wu? The lineage masters hesitated. How could Master Fa give such an order? The three Human Gate experts also ceased their attacks, extremely wary. What were these people playing at? The Fist Saint said even more coldly, "You were the ones who sought aid, and we came to assist in battle. Now you want to turn on us?" What was going on? He was completely in the dark, and he didn't see Heiyue. Where was Heiyue? At this moment, holding the Book of Myriad Daos, Fa Tian also fumed, "What are you doing? Riyue, my father said everything here follows my command! What do you think you’re doing?" Success was within sight, yet this Riyue suddenly returned. What kind of mess was he creating? "Fa Tian, come here!" Su Yu said indifferently. "Uncle-Master Fa has words for me to convey, which cannot be overheard by others!" Fa Tian was somewhat enraged. "What gives you the right?" Though timid, he wasn't entirely oblivious. Riyue suddenly returning and barking orders struck him as fishy! "What gives me the right? I am a core disciple of the Human Dao Sacred Land!" Su Yu replied casually. "Mount Yongsheng is merely the outer sect of our Human Dao Sacred Land; are you unaware? Cut the nonsense. Don't think you can act high and mighty just because you're Uncle-Master Fa’s son! When I tell you to come over, come over. Do you not understand human speech?" Fa Tian was furious and looked toward the six lineage masters. But with Fa absent, how would the six lineage masters dare say anything? All of them looked grim. What now? Out of nowhere... had something gone wrong again? Seeing none of the six lineage masters step forward, Fa Tian felt resentful. Gritting his teeth, he held the Book of Myriad Daos and walked toward Su Yu, his voice brimming with indignation. "What would my father have you convey?" Among the six lineage masters, someone hesitated, wanting to tell him not to go! It felt... not quite right! After all, this was Master Fa’s son, and what’s more, Master Fa’s world core was in his hands. But Fa Tian possessed the power of thirty Daos; after some thought, the lineage masters kept silent, unable to afford offending either side. Meanwhile, the Fist Saint and his two companions knit their brows tightly. Were they going to finish the kill or not? At this moment, the Time Master and King Wu said not a word, rapidly nursing their wounds and seizing this precious opportunity to recover. The Time Master knew who Riyue was, so she kept silent. King Wu, in truth, knew as well. Right now, they were racing against time to recuperate. Su Yu silently watched Fa Tian approach. Under his gaze, Fa Tian actually felt a wave of trepidation. Gritting his teeth as he reached Su Yu, he demanded furiously, "What do you want to say?" *Boom!* A thunderous detonation rang out! Su Yu struck out with a palm, sending him flying while coughing blood. In the next instant, he was seized in Su Yu’s grip. The faces of the six lineage masters paled. Fa Tian was also livid, just about to erupt, when Su Yu bellowed, "Presumptuous! Kneel! Who gave you the audacity to collude with the Human Gate in secret?" "I... I didn't!" Fa Tian was instantly terrified. He hadn't! "Detain him first!" At this moment, no one had the mind to ponder Su Yu’s strength; instead, everyone was utterly shocked. What was happening? Su Yu said calmly, "Detain him first and await Master Fa’s return to decide! The Human Gate... well done! Fa Tian, whether or not you colluded with the Human Gate, Master Fa will reach a verdict once he returns! Impudent wretch, not even considering where you stand, yet you dare collude with the Human Gate to frame Uncle-Master Fa?" Su Yu sneered, turning toward the six lineage masters. "Go, besiege those three!" With that, he looked at the surrounding crowd and stated indifferently, "By order of the Human Dao Sacred Land, by order of Master Fa: slay the three Human Gate experts now!" Su Yu swiftly retreated while holding Fa Tian. Around them, the experts of the Human Dao Sacred Land—led by that old man with twenty-four Dao lines—gritted their teeth and shouted, "We obey! Kill!" *Boom!* On the outer perimeter, more than a dozen first-rank experts took action together, charging toward the Fist Saint and the other two! The Fist Saint and his companions were still dazed. *F***! What is going on?* Su Yu’s eerie, cold voice rang out, "Heiyue of the Human Gate plotted to collude with Fa Tian to seize Master Fa’s world core. Did you really think you could conceal it? This entire setup was to force you all into the open! Sure enough, you walked right into the trap!" As he spoke, he looked at Fa Tian, who cried out in desperate fury, "I didn't..." Su Yu said coldly, "Whether you did or not, tell it to your father! For now, I won't convict you! But if you resist... that will be an unforgivable crime! Hand over the world core!" Fa Tian cried frantically, "I really didn't collude with Heiyue... really..." "If you are innocent, this matter will naturally be thoroughly investigated!" Su Yu replied impassively. "The only reason I don't kill you now is to give you a chance to defend yourself. We will not falsely accuse anyone. But... if it truly was you, prepare to be executed!" Fa Tian felt utterly wronged. Lowering his head, he murmured, "I... I didn't do it, you’re framing me... Father will seek justice for me!" Resigned, he handed the Book of Myriad Daos to Su Yu. Su Yu nearly patted his head and said: *You... are f***ing stupid!* Unfortunately, this guy was deliberately raised this way by Fa. Su Yu could only say Fa had spun his own cocoon: Fa feared that if he had a clever son, the boy would turn against him. Thus, aside from sheer cultivation, Fa Tian had... nothing else! Even his cultivation was merely nurtured by Fa, purely to serve as a tool! No wisdom, no courage, no drive. Intimidated by Su Yu, his sole thought right now was to plead his innocence and argue that he hadn't done it. As for fighting back... he didn't dare! At this moment, the six lineage masters watched helplessly as he surrendered the Book of Myriad Daos to Su Yu. In truth, they didn't quite believe it, but they were powerless to intervene. On one hand was the deterrent of the Human Dao Sacred Land; on the other was the strength Su Yu had just displayed, instantly batting a thirty-Dao cultivator into coughing blood. Even if they noticed something amiss, the six lineage masters chose silence. If Master Fa was fine, everything would be well. If something had happened to him... then the Human Dao Sacred Land would be their only refuge. At this stage, they could hardly speak out, especially when the Human Dao Sacred Land’s influence on Mount Yongsheng was considerable! Su Yu’s previous maneuvers were paying dividends right now. Having obtained the Book of Myriad Daos, Su Yu wasted no words. Waves of restrictive power burst forth, descending upon the Time Master and King Wu. He said coldly, "Resist if you want to die; submit to being sealed right now, and you might still live!" With that, Su Yu shifted a mountain. With a thunderous boom, he sealed the two beneath it. Next, he turned toward the still-hesitant lineage masters and bellowed, "Still not attacking? Are you waiting to be slaughtered?" The six lineage masters exchanged glances and said nothing more, throwing themselves at the three supreme experts! Battle erupted anew, only this time, the target had shifted! Su Yu glanced at Fa Tian and said calmly, "Seal yourself. I will suppress you beneath Mount Yongsheng and await your father’s return to deal with you!" Fa Tian looked utterly miserable. "I... I really didn't collude with the Human Gate!" "Enough, telling me is useless. We’ll talk after your father returns!" Fa Tian fell silent. Sighing, he sealed his own Dao, and Su Yu layered on another seal, imprisoning him beneath another great mountain. Looking at the battle unfolding nearby—six lineage masters joining forces with over a dozen first-rank experts against the three supreme experts—Su Yu couldn't be bothered to intervene. Looking around at the many onlookers, he said coldly, "Are you intending to rebel?" Among them, someone hesitated, "My Lord... we..." *Boom!* Su Yu threw a punch, blowing the speaker to pieces on the spot, and stated chillingly, "Attack immediately and besiege those three! Otherwise, you all die!" A chill ran through the surrounding experts. Not daring to delay, they charged forward en masse! The Fist Saint roared in fury, "Scoundrels... You were the ones who begged us for help... Now you turn against us... Damn you all!" Mount Yongsheng had actually turned against them! Su Yu said nothing more, floating away as he dropped a cold parting remark: "I am going to receive Master Fa. Before I return, I want to see the corpses of those three! No matter how many casualties it takes, kill them! If they don't die... ponder the consequences yourselves! If even one escapes and leaks the news, ponder that as well!" With those words, he drifted away. No one expected him to simply leave like that, but right now, they had no choice. ... Su Yu sped back, soon spotting the weakened King Wen flying toward him. Tossing the Book of Myriad Daos directly to King Wen, Su Yu transmitted a few sentences, briefly explaining the situation, and quickly added, "I won't concern myself with the rest. I'll return later..." "Where are you going?" King Wen was startled. Su Yu looked into the distance, his brow furrowing slightly. "What do you think?" King Wen’s face changed. Yet Su Yu tore through the void and departed! Where was he going? To find the Lord of Dead Spirits! Things were extremely perilous over there. Several forbidden lands were already stirring; if they joined hands, the Lord of Dead Spirits would be in deep trouble. Since Su Yu was acting as an envoy of Dead Spirit Hell, how could he sit on his hands now? Watching him speed away, King Wen gritted his teeth and roared, "Be careful!" Su Yu going over there now was dangerous! Because the Lord of Dead Spirits was bogged down in battle! ... Su Yu ignored King Wen. The Lord of Dead Spirits had drawn all the attention for him. Su Yu’s original intention had been for him to make a show of it and wrap it up, yet this guy had fought until his temper flared. Had he forgotten that he couldn't actually resurrect? Without slaying the Immortal Ancestor, a supreme expert like him couldn't resurrect! What a reckless mess! Yet regardless of whether it was a mess, Su Yu had to intervene. Su Yu moved with extreme swiftness. The Time Master’s side faced little danger now, and he didn't want to meddle there anymore. With King Wen heading over, handling a minor situation like that would be trivial. Su Yu had to intimidate the other forbidden land masters at top speed and ensure none of them dared form an alliance to besiege the Lord of Dead Spirits! ... At this moment, several forbidden land masters were indeed tempted. "Shall we strike?" In the void, messages traveled between forbidden land masters. Assist Kong in slaying the Lord of Dead Spirits! Naturally, both were tremendously powerful, so some remained silent, preferring to see them both injured. Powerful figures were obstacles to everyone! The others were relatively matched in strength, but these two—along with Shi and Qiong—were far too strong. It would be best if they perished together; then, everyone would breathe easier. Right now, some wanted to kill the Lord of Dead Spirits, while others hesitated. Why interfere? Whichever of the two died, it would be a blessing! Best if both perished! Of course, one couldn't say that aloud. Someone transmitted, "Kong hasn't asked for help. If we rashly join the battle and they assume we have designs on both of them and turn on us, that would be disastrous... Wait until Kong calls for aid!" "Yet with his two worlds united, the Lord of Dead Spirits’ power surpasses even Kong..." Someone still felt that this one should be eliminated first! "Don't forget, Kong rarely makes a move, whereas the Lord of Dead Spirits has struck repeatedly. Almost all the experts who died over the years were killed by him..." What Su Yu had killed was pinned on the Lord of Dead Spirits as well! Right as they were conferring, an angry roar suddenly shook heaven and earth. A silhouette emerged. The next moment, a giant dragon swept its tail across heaven and earth with a deafening crash! The silhouette vanished instantly! Over at the Dragon Domain, the Dragon Ancestor was incandescent with rage: "Su Yu, what do you think you’re doing?" Audacious beyond measure! While everyone was busy watching the show and diverted their attention, Su Yu had actually snuck into the Dragon Domain and slaughtered several giant dragons right under his nose! The silhouette vanished and reemerged far away. Su Yu wore a faint smile. "Nothing much—just slaughtered a few dragons to nourish my grandfather later! Flying into a rage harms the body, and Kong isn't easy to deal with. Even if my grandfather slays Kong, it’ll be exhausting... Everyone, if you have delicacies, do contribute... We’ve got dragons now, still missing a phoenix. Besides, whatever birds and beasts you have, send some over..." Su Yu gave a cackling laugh. "Isn't my grandfather busy slaying Kong? I feared you were getting bored, so I came to keep you company, lest everyone find things too dull!" At this moment, colossal, formidable figures materialized one after another! In the God Domain, the God Ancestor said chillingly, "Su Yu, are you seeking death?" Su Yu appeared slightly crazed, grinning brightly. "Come at me! You've got numbers, right? Come besiege me... let's see if I flinch! Offer up a corpse of the god race with twenty-five Daos or higher, and I won't trouble you. Otherwise... just you wait!" The God Ancestor’s expression was hideous. *Are you out of your mind?* There were ten forbidden land masters gathered right here. You, a lone individual, dare threaten me? Now, no one had any desire to besiege the Lord of Dead Spirits; their priority was dealing with this nuisance Su Yu first! Infuriating! One forbidden land master after another rapidly converged toward Su Yu. Meanwhile, Su Yu swiftly fled, flying toward the Heavenly Gate—which was also toward Mount Tianqiong. Some expressions shifted slightly. Did he intend to drag the Lord of Mount Tianqiong into this as well? ... Up on Mount Tianqiong, the Lord of Mount Tianqiong also frowned. "He's flying toward me—what is the meaning of this?" Su Yu was out too! Earlier, when he hadn't shown up, everyone had wondered where he had gone. Had he been terrified into hiding? Yet the moment he appeared, good grief, he infiltrated the Dragon Domain and butchered dragons outright! The Human Sovereign was also surprised. Su Yu had arrived! Yet it wasn't entirely surprising; his arrival made sense. It was just that the situation right now looked rather grim! ... Su Yu flew swiftly, full of deliberate provocation as he laughed maniacally, "Come on, chase me! A bunch of useless trash! I could kill Mo, I could kill the Lord of Falling Soul Valley, and I can take you all down too! You’re not even willing to send some snacks? Sooner or later, I’ll slaughter every last one of you!" The faces of the forbidden land masters darkened and twitched. This fellow was utterly arrogant! As they drew closer to Mount Tianqiong, someone spoke up, shouting, "Lord of Mount Tianqiong, this man has fled into your domain! Will you not step forward?" A greeting had to be made, or else things would get very troublesome! Sure enough, the Lord of Mount Tianqiong’s voice drifted down, laced with coldness: "Su Yu, this is not a place you may tread!" *What, do you intend to drag trouble to my doorstep? Believe it or not, I will strike and cleave you to death right now!* Su Yu ignored him and shouted, "Sword Sovereign, follow me to slay the enemy!" "..." On Mount Tianqiong, the Sword Sovereign was completely speechless. *F***!* *My son only entered your world to seek a path of survival, not to sell his life to you! Even if he did, that's my son, not me!* This was blatantly trying to force the Mountain Master to act! Frowning, he swiftly flew to the summit of Mount Tianqiong and said in a deep voice, "Mountain Master, there is no need to heed him. If he truly dies... that is merely Kong'er's fate!" The Lord of Mount Tianqiong also furrowed his brows. He looked at the Sword Sovereign, speaking only after a long pause: "What a fine patron you found for your son!" His tone carried a tinge of irritation, mixed with helplessness. *How did you end up finding a nuisance like him?* The Sword Sovereign was equally helpless. *I didn't find him; my son found him on his own!* The Lord of Mount Tianqiong let out another cold scoff: "Su Yu, do you think you have me wrapped around your finger?" Su Yu shouted back once more, "Forget it, I’ll leave! Sword Sovereign... I won't come looking for you next time. When you have time, come find me. This place... I shan't return!" The Sword Sovereign said nothing. The Lord of Mount Tianqiong was exasperated. Was this slapping his face? Could he not even protect his own subordinate? Kong had gone to fight the Lord of Dead Spirits for his own subordinate; was he inferior to Kong? Even though he knew this bastard Su Yu was using him... At this moment, the Lord of Mount Tianqiong was still infuriated, barking in fury: "No one may set foot into my territory, or they will be slain without mercy!" At that instant, a sword radiance of bone-chilling coldness enveloped the surroundings, inscribing an enormous perimeter. Su Yu’s eyes flickered. The next instant, he stood just outside the perimeter—separated by a single line, neither entering nor departing, hovering right by the sword radiance. Turning to face the figures behind him, he grinned insolently: "Come on, let's go in together!" "..." The group of forbidden land masters was utterly at a loss for words. *Is this guy an impervious rogue?* He was blatantly baiting them to fight their way in together! Yet if they breached the boundary... they would be completely trampling on the Lord of Mount Tianqiong’s face! ... Further away. The Lord of Dead Spirits was relentlessly pummeling Kong, though slaying him was by no means easy! After giving Kong a brutal thrashing and sending him flying, he suddenly pulled back. Glancing toward Su Yu in the distance, he frowned slightly and snorted. *If you hadn't shown up, I would have beaten Kong to death today!* *Still... whatever. Seeing as you’ve tied down opponents and taken on some trouble on my behalf, I won't kill Kong today!* He looked at Kong, whose flesh was torn and bleeding in the distance, his glare even more vicious than the beast's: "If you want to die, I will gladly grant your wish! Now get lost! I have to go save my grandson—those bastards are bullying my grandson, so I don't have time to bother with you... Kong, if you aren't convinced, feel free to try and stop me!" In the distance, the colossal ferocious beast had savage eyes. Looking at the Lord of Dead Spirits, then at Su Yu surrounded over there, and finally toward Qiong, who had only unleashed sword qi without showing himself, it said coldly, "Very well! I would like to see how long you can remain so arrogant!" With that, Kong vanished in an instant! Fighting the Lord of Dead Spirits to the point of mutual destruction would likely bring no good. But this grudge was forged! The Lord of Dead Spirits sneered disdainfully, not caring in the least as he tore through the void toward Su Yu! His aura was incomparably formidable, surging with dense murderous intent! Over there, the group of forbidden land masters sensed it as well, their brows furrowing. Kong had actually left? Damn it! Now that the Lord of Dead Spirits had returned, there was no longer any need to strike. Furthermore, this place was close to Mount Tianqiong... and Qiong’s stance had always been ambiguous. Weighed with options, the crowd uttered no harsh words, simply vanishing from the spot one by one. Meanwhile, cold sweat drenched Su Yu’s back! The next moment, the Lord of Dead Spirits flew over, looked at him, and raised an eyebrow. "What did you come here for?" Su Yu bared his teeth with a grin. "Brought you some food to nourish yourself. You looked a bit weak, having such a hard time against an ancient beast!" "Heh!" The Lord of Dead Spirits let out an arrogant sneer. "A hard time? If I hadn't been somewhat wary of others interfering, I would have slaughtered him long ago!" "From what I saw, his horn pierced right through your flesh, and you're still bragging?" "Heh!" The Lord of Dead Spirits gave a cold laugh, glanced toward Mount Tianqiong, said nothing more, and tore through the void to leave! Su Yu also let out a breath of relief. Looking back at Mount Tianqiong, he suddenly laughed and said, "Many thanks to Mountain Master Qiong for lending a hand! Su Yu is endlessly grateful, and I will surely pay a formal visit next time..." "Get lost!" barked a furious roar! Su Yu laughed heartily. "Leaving right away, but many thanks all the same to Mountain Master Qiong! Rest assured, Sword Sovereign—I will groom Jian Kong thoroughly. If he hasn't reached twenty-five Daos, I won't let him leave seclusion. I'll cultivate him well!" The Sword Sovereign remained silent. Twenty-five Daos... didn't sound too bad! Glancing at the Mountain Master from the corner of his eye, the Sword Sovereign said cautiously, "I will have Kong'er return immediately. Mountain Master, I..." The Lord of Mount Tianqiong felt irritated. "You get lost too!" The Sword Sovereign vanished in a flash. The Lord of Mount Tianqiong snorted, then suddenly looked toward the opened gateway, frowning slightly. "Damn it, that shameless, irritating vibe... why does it feel a bit like you?" The Human Sovereign laughed softly. "He's my grandson!" "..." To hell with that! The Lord of Dead Spirits' grandson, your grandson... did the two of you give birth to him together? Still, he said, "His guts are not small, and he has plenty of nerve. To dare step forward at this moment and lure those forbidden land masters away... with one misstep, if Kong had been a bit bolder, he would have been in deep trouble!" As long as Kong had refused to retreat even at the cost of his life, there was still a chance to eliminate both of them in one go! The Human Sovereign said faintly, "Inside the gate, who would sacrifice themselves for another? Everyone looks out solely for themselves. If Kong didn't retreat and the Lord of Dead Spirits fought desperately to the end, even if both perished... Kong would likely fall beneath a blade, and not necessarily from the Lord of Dead Spirits, but from those fellows. Do you believe it?" The Lord of Mount Tianqiong fell silent for a moment, then said coldly, "The world forced their hands. The destruction of the world... no one wants that!" The Human Sovereign spoke no further, simply retracting all his power. Just moments ago, he had almost been unable to hold back. Looking at it now, all was well; with the Lord of Dead Spirits by Su Yu's side, it posed an immense deterrent! Suddenly, the Lord of Mount Tianqiong remarked, "Earlier, when the Heavenly Gate trembled, there seemed to be three worlds. One came from your brother, one from Dead Spirit Hell, and one seemingly from someone else... Was it Su Yu?" "What?" The Lord of Mount Tianqiong frowned and said coldly, "Could this Su Yu... truly be your grandson?" Filled with skepticism, he said nothing more, paying the Human Sovereign no further heed. Whatever else you say, I'll just treat it as passing gas!