A Chaotic Scene

Deal with the rogue cultivators first, then handle the forbidden land masters. The plan officially commenced. The rogue cultivators had no choice. They could only fight, either claiming or being stripped of a quota to leave. To depart late meant certain death! Soon, a portion of the rogue cultivators entered Mount Yongsheng. For the powerful, time was of no concern. *** Meanwhile, Su Yu faintly felt as though someone had fixed their eyes on him. *** At the same time. As the rogue cultivators took the field, an old man seated atop a peak in one of the forbidden lands heard the illusory figure's voice echo in his mind again. "It must be Su Yu! He entered, and he broke through... If so... we're in immense trouble!" The old man knew little about the Su Yu of the myriad realms, but his expression grew grave. The illusory figure swiftly analyzed, "Su Yu has colluded with the Lord of Dead Spirits. He will definitely seek out King Wen and King Wu! And he will unquestionably come to rescue Wen Yu!" The old man transmitted, "So he came this time solely to rescue Wen Yu?" "No, no, no... With Su Yu's nature, he always plans thoroughly before acting. When he stays still, nothing happens; but once he moves... it is bound to be unimaginably swift! Let us trace back recent events... Fa fought King Wen, while the Lord of Dead Spirits began dealing with the Radiant Sacred Tiger... After that, the Lord of Dead Spirits fought Kong, and hardly anyone paid attention to King Wen and Fa's battle..." "Not long after, Fist Sage and his two companions perished, and Black Moon disappeared!" "Every powerhouse sent by the Human Gate to reinforce them either died or vanished..." The illusory figure continuously replayed the recent occurrences, continuing, "Before all that, Su Yu never showed himself. It wasn't until the Lord of Dead Spirits and Kong fought in earnest that Su Yu finally appeared, suddenly charging into the Dragon Domain and slaying several colossal dragons to draw everyone's attention... So let me ask you: when he arrived, were Fa and King Wen still fighting?" The old man cast his mind back. He couldn't remember! He truly couldn't recall! Back then, the clash between Kong and the Lord of Dead Spirits had caused such a colossal commotion that everyone focused on them. No one looked toward King Wen's side because King Wen and Fa had fought countless times before; people couldn't be bothered to watch. "Look at the cultivators of Mount Yongsheng..." The illusory figure prompted him. The old man swiftly looked toward Mount Yongsheng. He didn't notice anything amiss. All six lineage masters were present, and as for those below the lineage masters, the old man paid them little heed. Was there a problem? The old man observed closely for a while and still found nothing wrong. The illusory figure spoke again. "Look carefully at the way they look at Fa..." The old man observed intently. He didn't scrutinize Fa, as Fa was a supreme powerhouse. Meanwhile, the six lineage masters weren't anything of great consequence to him. He watched closely for a while, vaguely catching something, and soon remarked, "Somewhat... fearful?" Yes, fear! Was that strange? Not particularly! It was normal for lineage masters to fear Fa. "No, no, no... The issue is that the six lineage masters have been with Fa for countless eras. Under normal circumstances, after being together for so long, there should only be awe, reverence, and yearning... Fear might exist, but Fa is not a fickle person, nor has he ever been known to slaughter his own subordinates without reason... If so, why would his subordinates be fearful?" At this moment, fear was actually an abnormal emotion. The illusory figure sighed. "Something is wrong... Be careful. Is this Fa... truly Fa? Has Wen Yu escaped after all? Where exactly was Su Yu during that time?" The old man's heart jolted. "You mean... Fa... might have suffered a mishap, and the person before us is Wen Yu?" Could that even be possible? It seemed utterly incredible! "I cannot say for certain, but if Fa's opponent was the Su Yu of the myriad realms... then it is entirely possible!" The illusory figure spoke rapidly. "The Su Yu of the myriad realms excels at this sort of thing—leveraging small stakes for massive gains, plotting before striking... Rashly attending the Forbidden Land Conference is exceedingly dangerous. If that man is him, he should know that coming here with the Lord of Dead Spirits is perilous in the extreme!" Yet he still came despite the danger! What did that signify? It signified that he had come prepared. What kind of preparation? Fa was Wen Yu! Meanwhile, King Wen and King Wu were likely still alive, perhaps waiting on the perimeter to provide support. In that case, without a formidable enemy like Fa, and with everyone kept in the dark, once trouble erupted... despite Su Yu's small numbers, massive turmoil could easily ensue! The illusory figure did not care whether the powerhouses of the Heavenly Gate lived or died. However, if too many Heavenly Gate powerhouses perished, it would create immense trouble. The strength of the myriad realms would rapidly surge! The old man transmitted, "Don't you have some connection to the Heavenly Gate? You had some communication with Fa before. Can you find a way to confirm Fa's identity?" Back then, Wen Yu's entrapment in Fa's territory had involved both the Heavenly Gate and the Human Gate. And the illusory figure was, in fact, one of the masterminds behind the scenes. In those years, the various factions had reached a rare consensus to deal with and eliminate the powerhouses of the myriad realms—especially those few exceptionally renowned individuals—to lay the groundwork for later schemes. The illusory figure had been one of the participants. After a moment's consideration, the illusory figure replied, "Fa and I have spoken across the void only once, and the same goes for that figure in the Heavenly Gate! Still, confirming Fa's identity... isn't difficult! Even if Wen Yu and Fa share control of the world, she isn't Fa; she can't possibly know everything." The illusory figure transmitted several instructions. *** Meanwhile, though the rogue cultivators were reluctant, they had already begun their so-called sparring... In truth, it was brutal. The rogue cultivators acted with extreme caution; without a clear opening, they would not rashly strike, but the moment they saw an opportunity, they attacked ruthlessly! To the forbidden land masters, this was merely a grand spectacle, an appetizer. They watched from their perches, some chatting casually. Only when an interesting clash occurred would they spare a few glances, perhaps offering a critique or two if in good spirits. Such was the world behind the gates—cold and merciless. At this moment, Wen Yu was also watching. *Die, all of you!* *The more who die, the better!* Everyone inside the gates was an enemy! As she watched the martial contests, a forbidden land master from the outer ring suddenly chuckled, "Fa, after all these years, don't tell me you haven't suppressed Wen Yu in the slightest?" Wen Yu smiled. "I've managed well enough!" The old man chuckled, "That's good. I'm somewhat curious—how much yang power is left in Wen Yu's Time Record?" "Plenty. Why, are you interested?" Wen Yu chuckled. "What's the rush? Since I gathered everyone at Mount Yongsheng, if worst comes to worst, I will naturally ask everyone to lend a hand and resolve this problem!" The old man nodded slightly and smiled again. "Fa, if we succeed this time, you will still be the greatest beneficiary! Back when Wen Yu entered the Heavenly Gate, I was the first to encounter her. Yet you snatched her away so quickly. By the time I wanted to act... she had already plunged headlong into your forbidden land!" Wen Yu pondered for a moment. *Was that so?* *When I stumbled into the Heavenly Gate back then, was this fellow really the first one I ran into?* *It seems he was!* She vaguely recalled catching a glimpse of him, though she hadn't paid it much mind. Wen Yu smiled. "Pure luck!" "That wasn't luck!" The old man sighed with emotion. "It comes down to strength! I wanted to seize her, but you unfurled your Myriad Laws Domain, making it difficult even for me to breach..." Wen Yu offered a faint smile without replying; she knew nothing of this. The moment she barged in, she had been trapped by Fa. How could she possibly know what transpired afterward? Had Fa clashed with him? Who knew! Aside from Fa and this old man, probably no one knew. Wen Yu smiled without a word, thinking nothing of it. Meanwhile, the old man remained utterly calm on the surface, but a storm raged in his heart. It wasn't Fa! Indeed, this was not Fa... If not Fa, then it was... Wen Yu! The old man's gaze flickered. The others paid little attention to their exchange; having nothing better to do, idle chatter was completely normal, and an opportunity to gather like this was rare. In the distance, the God Ancestor chuckled, "Zhou, you never mentioned this back then. What happened?" "A trivial matter, nothing more!" Zhou! At this moment, Su Yu was also observing his surroundings. Hearing the God Ancestor address the man, Su Yu finally realized which forbidden land he hailed from. He had guessed earlier, but now it was confirmed. Zhou, the forbidden land master of the City of Wrongful Death. A supreme yet low-profile existence. His strength was said to be immense, possibly having reached thirty-three or even thirty-four daos. Whether that was true, Su Yu could not say, as these forbidden land masters had not fought for many years. This man also occupied the middle layer, situated right behind the four supreme powerhouses, no weaker than figures like the Immortal Ancestor. Yet the City of Wrongful Death kept a very low profile. Unless someone intruded upon their territory, they rarely showed themselves. Su Yu gave it no further thought and said nothing. He continued his observation... Just then, someone suddenly piped up, "Nonsense. Zhou, you met Wen Yu first?" Su Yu started and looked toward that direction. That ultimate recluse, who was too lazy to even shift his territory, had actually spoken up on his own accord. In the next instant, under Zhou's somewhat peculiar gaze, Qiong sneered from Mount Tianqiong. "Back then, I was clearly the first to lay eyes on her; I simply couldn't be bothered with her. How does it fall to you?" Zhou immediately smiled. "Then perhaps Lord Qiong saw her first." Why bother arguing over this? He had no desire to bicker with Qiong; it was utterly pointless! Qiong sneered, "That's more like it!" *What do you mean, you saw her first?* *I was clearly the first to see that woman fall through the Heavenly Gate...* Naturally, he hadn't ignored her completely; it was just that the Heavenly Gate had partially revived back then, guiding her entry, so he had rushed over to investigate the Heavenly Gate instead. He hadn't seen this Zhou anywhere. *** Zhou said nothing more. Su Yu, however, felt a pang of surprise and sank into thought. Qiong had been the first to see her, but Wen Yu had been trapped by Fa, and Zhou might have spotted Wen Yu after Qiong... These people arguing over this seemed utterly pointless. The other forbidden land masters found it boring as well. Of course, since the Lord of Mount Tianqiong claimed he had encountered her first, no one contested him. Yet Su Yu, after pondering for a moment, fell deep into thought. He hadn't cared before, but once Qiong brought it up, he suddenly wondered: why would Zhou bring up this idle gossip for no reason? Was it purely casual banter? Had Qiong not spoken, Su Yu wouldn't have thought twice about it. But now, he couldn't resist glancing at Zhou. Zhou also looked toward Su Yu with a calm expression, quickly shifting his gaze away. Su Yu said nothing more. Instead, his willpower sank into his Heavenly Gate. At that moment, two figures were locked within; Black Moon's phantom was being scorched, screaming endlessly in agony! Su Yu couldn't be bothered with her, turning his gaze toward the other sealed figure who had remained silent all this time—Fa. Sensing Su Yu's willpower enter, Fa opened his eyes. His Great Dao power and vast amounts of origin had been battered and shattered by Su Yu and the others. Now, only a meager remnant of his origin remained, but he was still alive. At his level, one did not easily seek death. As long as he lived, there was a chance to turn the tables! Sensing Su Yu's arrival, he opened his eyes and watched without speaking. Su Yu smiled. "Wen Yu has already taken control of your world, and the Forbidden Land Conference officially opened today! Sun Moon once said someone among the forbidden land masters would aid you... which means an affiliate of the Heavenly Gate. Among the thirteen forbidden land masters who have arrived, who are the disciples of the Heavenly Gate? As far as I know, the Heavenly Gate has eight division directors and several disciples... You are one of them. What about the other disciples?" "I do not know. I haven't returned in countless years!" Fa replied indifferently. Su Yu nodded and asked, "Do you truly not know the identity of Black Moon's superior who contacted you?" "I do not. It was merely cooperation—who would care about the other party's identity?" Fa said calmly. "It was just a collaboration. Besides, back then, I was merely answering the First Ancestor's summons. I wasn't the one who negotiated the specifics, so how would I know?" Luring Wen Yu in hadn't been the Heavenly Gate's doing alone; it had been done in league with the Human Gate. "And Wen Yu was captured by you the moment she entered?" "More or less!" Fa replied faintly. Su Yu raised an eyebrow. "Captured right after entering? Nobody fought over her? Then why did Qiong say he yielded her to you?" "Qiong?" Fa chuckled. "In a way, yes! When Wen Yu entered, he and I were roughly the same distance from her. But at that moment, the First Ancestor stirred... He thought the Heavenly Gate had opened, so he rushed toward the First Ancestor immediately." So that was it! To Fa, this wasn't any grand secret. What was strange was that Su Yu was asking about it at all. A trivial matter, nothing more! To think Qiong had actually brought it up. Qiong truly had too much time on his hands! Su Yu smiled. "Qiong said he deliberately gave her up to you, so I came to verify it." "Deliberately?" Fa chuckled in amusement. "It was merely his own misjudgment. Powerful though Qiong is, he has a flaw—he cares far too much about saving face and cannot stand being contradicted. Let him say whatever he pleases!" "Fair enough!" Su Yu nodded, his willpower preparing to recede. But seeing him about to leave, Fa raised an eyebrow slightly. "Do I still have a chance to live?" "Hard to say!" Leaving that single phrase behind, Su Yu quickly vanished. Fa said no more, glancing at Black Moon being scorched not far away. Black Moon had long grown weak and exhausted. Seeing this, Fa closed his eyes in silence. He didn't mind speaking of trivial matters if it meant avoiding such inhumane torture. *** At that moment, Su Yu's consciousness returned to clarity. A slight tremor stirred in his heart. Zhou hadn't participated in those events back then, so why had he claimed he had encountered Wen Yu first? *A probe?* Su Yu's heart jolted slightly. A probe... why probe her? Under normal circumstances, who would suspect that Fa was an impostor right now? A forbidden land master suddenly vanishing into thin air—who would believe that? Wen Yu's disguise as Fa was exceedingly convincing! Moreover, the world was the same, and Wen Yu and Fa had practically shared existence previously, so there were no major flaws in her disguise. *Bizarre!* Thoughts flashed through his mind. Could this Zhou have realized Fa was a fake? Where had he drawn that conclusion from? Intuition? Or had he noticed something? At that moment, the sensation of being watched resurfaced. Su Yu's Dao of Calamity trembled faintly. Su Yu kept his eyes closed and remained silent. Someone was watching him, watching him constantly, even giving him a sense of looming crisis! Was it someone from the Heavenly Gate, or the Human Gate? Zhou was suspicious, and he himself was being spied upon... In that instant, a sense of crisis surged within him. *No way, right?* *My plan just started, and I'm already exposed?* If someone truly suspected him, the biggest reason could only be one thing... His identity had been exposed, triggering a chain reaction that aroused suspicion. *My identity... Almost no one in the Heavenly Gate knows of my existence!* *The Human Gate... Does the Human Gate know?* The Human Gate might! If Zhou Ji was affiliated with the Human Gate, there might be someone behind him, or Zhou Ji himself was the descent of someone's will. That meant a formidable powerhouse stood behind him, and if that person had chess pieces here as well... they could have relayed information about Su Yu using the Human Gate as an intermediary. *Is that possible?* *Could this Zhou be a pawn of the Human Gate? With thirty-three or thirty-four daos of power, he is exceptionally formidable!* Thoughts raced through Su Yu's mind. *** Meanwhile, Zhou was transmitting to the illusory figure. "Fa is a fake! It might truly be Wen Yu in disguise!" Should they expose Wen Yu and the others now? Was it truly a fake? At this moment, the illusory figure was also analyzing swiftly. Even if Zhou exposed them, first, the crowd might not believe it. Second, even if they believed it, they might not immediately resolve to act against them. Regardless, this could not be left unchecked. In the next instant, the illusory figure made up its mind and transmitted rapidly, "We must expose their identities! While it would be best for the Heavenly Gate powerhouses and them to mutually destroy each other... with Su Yu present, he might exploit the chaos to profit, thereby bolstering the strength of the myriad realms!" Thoughts flashed, and the illusory figure added, "Since they laid such a trap, their objective is likely ambitious—perhaps even seizing leadership over the entire Heavenly Gate!" He spoke rapidly, and Zhou began pondering his options. *** Meanwhile, Su Yu was also turning the matter over in his mind. Was he exposed? He didn't know! However, if he was exposed, it would be troublesome indeed. Thoughts flashed, and in the next moment, Su Yu suddenly roared, "Fa!" In the distance, Wen Yu looked toward him. *What is it?* The Lord of Dead Spirits was also caught off guard. *What nonsense are you up to now?* Zhou quickly looked toward Su Yu as well. He had just been trying to devise a way to expose Su Yu's identity! Right then, Su Yu's expression shifted drastically as he said coldly, "Are you truly Fa?" The crowd around them was startled! Wen Yu was startled as well, retorting coldly, "What do you mean?" Su Yu frowned. "Are you truly Fa?" Wen Yu snapped, "What are you trying to say? Do you think I could be an impostor?" Inwardly, Wen Yu was cursing. *What are you doing?* Of course, she also suspected that something had gone wrong. Otherwise, why would Su Yu question her out of nowhere? No one else had doubted her, yet he was the first to challenge her... Either a problem had arisen, or Su Yu had lost his mind! Su Yu said coldly, "Everyone knows I came here for Wen Yu, for the Time Record! According to the rumors and your own claims, you haven't devoured Wen Yu, nor have you seized the Time Record..." "And what of it?" Su Yu ground his teeth. "Then tell me, why does your world's aura feel wrong?" Su Yu said coldly, "The others might not sense it, but do you think you can hide it from me? Your world... isn't right! The daos we cultivate and the worlds we opened are all yin-aspected worlds and yin-aspected daos... Yet your world is currently brimming with dense yang energy! I am a world-opener as well—do you think you can conceal it from me? Either Wen Yu has been devoured by you... or you aren't Fa at all—you are Wen Yu!" *Boom!* The surrounding crowd was shocked! The forbidden land masters were dumbfounded. *He is Wen Yu?* *How is that possible!* Wen Yu was dumbfounded herself. *Holy shit, what are you playing at?* Meanwhile, Zhou suddenly fell silent. He felt utterly at a loss for how to handle the situation. The illusory figure had claimed Su Yu was the Su Yu from the myriad realms, working in league with Wen Yu. Yet right now, before anyone else suspected Wen Yu's identity, Su Yu... had exposed her himself? *Is he crazy?* For a moment, Zhou felt exceedingly bewildered. "Is he truly the Su Yu of the myriad realms?" *Are you kidding me?* *I find that hard to believe!* "Aside from him, who else could open a world so casually... It is almost certainly him..." As they conversed, a ripple of worldly power fluctuated in the distance. Many forbidden land masters hurriedly looked over. The Lord of Mount Tianqiong, however, cared little for it. Seeing everyone glance that way, he chuckled, "Nothing to see there. Just a world-opener from the myriad realms wandering around, hovering back and forth several times, tangling with the Heavenly Gate..." Everyone was startled. A few already knew of it. In the distance, Shi, who had remained silent all this time, said indifferently, "I went to look two days ago. He is supposedly also named Su Yu, a powerhouse of the myriad realms... A world-opener whose world is quite formidable. The myriad realms have truly produced a few world-openers!" Over there, Kong said coldly, "I observed him as well. He infiltrated through the Martial Emperor's Heavenly Gate... Earlier, I heard there was a Su Yu in the myriad realms... That must be him, right?" Saying so, Kong paid little further heed to the distant disturbance. "With the Heavenly Gate standing, he cannot enter! As for this place..." He looked toward Su Yu and said coldly, "What did you mean by your words just now?" *** At this moment, Zhou was utterly bewildered. He hastily transmitted, "What does this mean?" The Su Yu of the myriad realms was over there? Then the Su Yu here... what the hell was going on? The illusory figure's judgment had been wrong! The illusory figure was stunned as well, momentarily at a loss for words, before quickly saying, "King Wen opened a world, and the Human Sovereign opened a world... But the Human Sovereign's Heavenly Gate has been lingering here the entire time; I can sense it, and he is even peeping on us... That leaves Su Yu..." Two Su Yus? World-openers couldn't possibly be everywhere! Since a world-opener had appeared over there—and not just today, but for several days now, as Qiong and the others already knew, meaning they had all investigated it—several supreme beings couldn't possibly fail to recognize worldly power. The illusory figure was completely stunned. *Did I misjudge?* *Is the Su Yu here truly the Lord of Dead Spirits' grandson?* Zhou cursed under his breath. *What kind of mess is this?* The current situation left him unsure of what to do. Regardless of whether this Su Yu was the one from the myriad realms, he was an enemy. But if he was from the myriad realms, it meant he was on the same side as King Wen; if not... Su Yu's challenge meant they weren't allies! Whether they were allies made a massive difference. Meanwhile, Su Yu quickly came to an understanding. Earlier, King Wen had mentioned that the Human Sovereign might send the Book Spirit in. The one handling that was likely Lan Tian, who was impersonating him! He hadn't received word of this. It seemed the nearby masters like the Lord of Mount Tianqiong had known all along, likely keeping the news sealed. In other words, there were currently two Su Yus! Su Yu evaluated the situation swiftly, glancing toward the depths with curiosity, and chuckled, "Is the name Su Yu so popular? Still, anyone with that name is a genius. That other one opened a world too? How interesting!" With that, he dropped the topic and turned back to Wen Yu, smiling faintly. "Wen Yu, it's you, isn't it?" Wen Yu said coldly, "Are you trying to stir up trouble and sow discord among us?" Wen Yu's aura surged. "I didn't want to advance to the next stage so quickly, but are you seeking death? You and the Lord of Dead Spirits are both from the yang realm, and both of you deserve to die! Knowing your death is certain, are you trying to drive a wedge between us?" Su Yu sneered, "Cut the act! You are Wen Yu... or rather, you have already devoured Wen Yu and are deceiving everyone! You definitely have a problem! Be it Fa or Wen Yu... I am certain something is wrong with you! Don't think I don't know your secrets. If you are Fa... that means you have an ulterior motive, deliberately disguising yourself and hiding the fact that you devoured Wen Yu!" Su Yu continued rapidly, "Could it be... that your First Ancestor in the Heavenly Gate is about to make a move?" Su Yu looked around warily at the forbidden land masters and sneered, "Perhaps some among us are disciples of the Heavenly Gate! What is your Human Dao Sacred Land planning?" "Or... what are you planning, Wen Yu?" Su Yu seemed on the verge of madness, gnashing his teeth. "All I want is the Time Record! But now, I can't sense that fluctuating power of myriad daos. Do you think I'm truly blind? I haven't been watching you for just a day or two. Whether you are Fa or Wen Yu, tell me—is the Time Record gone?" In the next instant, Su Yu suddenly charged toward Mount Yongsheng! The surrounding forbidden land masters stirred slightly, but none made a move or uttered a sound. Even Zhou merely watched. *Boom!* A deafening explosion rang out. Su Yu swiftly flew back, clutching a figure in his grasp. He plunged behind the four great forbidden lands, gripping a first-rank powerhouse. With a loud pop, he crushed the man's physical body, barking coldly, "Tell me, have there been any worldly fluctuations on Mount Yongsheng recently?" The captured first-rank cultivator was terrified, hurriedly looking toward Wen Yu. Just as a furious Wen Yu was about to speak, Kong's voice drifted over: "Let's hear him out. Fa, he's merely a sixteen-dao cultivator, why the panic?" Hearing this, the sixteen-dao powerhouse was paralyzed with fear. With his body shattered by Su Yu, he cried out, "My Lord... have mercy! I don't know anything... No, I... all I know is that Master Fa contacted several powerhouses earlier, defeated Wen Yu and King Wu... and then sealed them. Beyond that, I know nothing. Truly, nothing... Oh, wait, I also know that Fist Sage and the others defected to the Human Gate, but Master Fa suddenly turned on them and killed them..." *Boom!* Auras erupted one after another, and the forbidden land masters' expressions shifted slightly! Wen Yu and King Wu had been defeated and sealed? Then had Fa devoured Wen Yu, or was it something else? And why had he turned around to slaughter the Human Gate's people? At this moment, everyone was shaken. What in the world was going on? Right then, Mount Yongsheng sealed itself shut, and Wen Yu's furious voice echoed out: "This Su Yu is up to no good! You believe whatever he says? That traitor is Su Yu's pawn, planted in my Mount Yongsheng to target me! Everyone, what are you trying to do?" At this stage, the situation had become utterly bewildering! The powerhouses' gazes flickered uncertainly. At that moment, the Lord of Mount Tianqiong remarked calmly, "Are you Fa or Wen Yu? If you are Fa... is that old fellow planning to wipe us all out in one sweep?" "If you are Wen Yu, why didn't you flee after killing Fa, instead lingering here waiting for us... Are you plotting something?" Now, Wen Yu's true identity became the focal point of everyone's concern! As for Su Yu, the one who had exposed her, no one paid him much mind. Su Yu was furious; his goal was the Time Record, so discovering it was gone naturally prompted him to expose her! And Su Yu indeed appeared consumed by rage. With a vicious squeeze, he crushed that powerhouse to dust, letting his world devour the Great Dao. With a dark, venomous tone, he declared, "I don't care who you are! Be it Wen Yu or Fa, hand over what I want! Otherwise... I will raze your Mount Yongsheng to the ground today!" "..." Inside Mount Yongsheng, Wen Yu was nearly tearing her hair out! This wasn't in the plan! Yet she knew an unexpected turn must have forced Su Yu's hand. But... how was she supposed to play along? Meanwhile, Su Yu glanced around, saying coldly, "If that person is Fa, there must be Heavenly Gate operatives around us! Who they are, he knows best! If that person is Wen Yu... dared to stay behind instead of fleeing, there must be collaborators of the myriad realms nearby! And those who collaborate with the myriad realms..." He looked toward Qiong and said coldly, "I don't mean Lord Qiong, but if not Lord Qiong, whoever else could cooperate with the myriad realms... must be from the Human Gate!" Su Yu barked, "This damned Heavenly Gate era has long become a sieve! There must be their allies among the forbidden land masters present!" At this moment, Zhou frowned slightly and said calmly, "Su Yu, why couldn't it be you who colluded with Wen Yu?" Su Yu sneered, "Idiot!" Even the Lord of Mount Tianqiong couldn't help but curse, "An idiot indeed. If he were colluding with Wen Yu, why would he expose her?" "..." Zhou's heart stirred. The illusory figure was also taken aback, hurriedly transmitting to Zhou, "Did he... deliberately flip against his ally?" He couldn't say for sure! Could Su Yu have sensed something in advance? Rather than waiting to be exposed by others, he chose to expose her himself. Looking at the current situation, even if this person was Wen Yu, who would believe Su Yu was on her side? If Su Yu were an ally, when no one else suspected anything, why would he expose her? Did he have too much time on his hands? Or was he trying to get Wen Yu killed? The illusory figure had a splitting headache. The sudden appearance of another Su Yu made it impossible to form a clear judgment. *** Further away. The Lord of Dead Spirits was actually bewildered as well. He couldn't make heads or tails of the current situation. Wen Yu had been playing her part perfectly—why did you go and expose her? Meanwhile, Su Yu ground his teeth, uttering word by word, "Whether Fa or Wen Yu, that person harbors malicious intent! Let us join hands to kill them! If their allies are here, they will definitely reveal themselves; a forbidden land master is not so easily nurtured! I only want some worldly power to perfect my world!" Seeing that no one spoke, his expression darkened. "Then my grandfather and I will strike... As long as you do not attack us... that works too!" Wen Yu roared, "Do not fall for his trick! Slaying them was one of the core priorities of this gathering! If you sit by and watch me die, his scheme will succeed!" Su Yu sneered, "Fine, you refuse to admit it? Excellent. Bring out Wen Yu and King Wu right now. They are in your world—you don't need to hand them over, just present them for everyone to see, and I will admit I framed you solely to kill you!" Su Yu scoffed dismissively. "Can you produce them? King Wu? You probably let King Wu go ages ago—King Wu, my foot!" Wen Yu raged, "Insolent fool! King Wu is my enemy. Once I captured him, I naturally executed him..." "What a joke! If you killed King Wu, King Wen would have gone mad long ago. How could there be no commotion whatsoever? Why don't you claim you killed King Wen as well!" "..." All around, the forbidden land masters showed peculiar expressions. Indeed! Where was King Wu? *** At that moment, the Lord of Mount Tianqiong was also rather bewildered. He transmitted to the illusory figure beside him, "Is that your brother's sister, or is it Fa? Also, earlier I sensed three layers of worlds breaching the Heavenly Gate... wasn't the last layer this Su Yu's?" He had suspected Su Yu earlier, but then another world-opening Su Yu had appeared, and now this Su Yu had exposed Fa or Wen Yu... Damn it all, why was it so convoluted! He wished he could just hack them all to death with a single sword strike! The Human Sovereign, however, had guessed part of the truth. Ignoring the confusion, he transmitted, "Why do you care about them? Your objective right now is to find the Human Gate's lackey! Cleave him down with one strike! Force Hong Tian out!" True enough! Why did he care about their mess? Finding the Human Gate's pawn was what mattered! He glanced around. Who was the Human Gate's spokesperson? The Human Sovereign also swiftly deduced why Su Yu had suddenly turned. He had been playing his part earlier, only to turn hostile without warning... Where was the turning point? Zhou! After Zhou exchanged a few words with Wen Yu, Su Yu turned hostile. That meant there was something wrong with what Zhou had said earlier. Zhou was either a Heavenly Gate affiliate or a Human Gate operative. His earlier words were a deliberate probe against Fa. If from the Heavenly Gate, they might know Fa had suffered a mishap; if from the Human Gate, perhaps they had received information about Su Yu, sparking suspicion. The situation was in chaos! Since it was already chaotic, they might as well make it even more so! With that thought, the Human Sovereign transmitted, "I know who the Human Gate's lackey is. Do you believe me?" "You?" Qiong was speechless. *Even I haven't noticed, and you found him?* "Believe it or not, it's up to you! Zhou has a problem... I can't guarantee he's the Human Gate's emissary, but if he isn't that, he is a Heavenly Gate disciple... Of this, I am one hundred percent certain. Want to bet?" "A bet? Not interested!" "Testing him is actually very simple..." the Human Sovereign said swiftly. "Everything is a mess anyway. Just slash him with your sword and yell that the Human Gate emissary must die... Expose his identity, and he is bound to react!" Qiong was utterly exasperated. "Are you egging me on to commit random slaughter?" "Suit yourself. If you keep dragging your feet, don't even dream of getting your true body back!" Qiong said nothing, but his gaze fell upon Zhou. Did Zhou really have a problem? At that moment, chaos engulfed the scene!