Slaying Two Saints

At the same time. Su Yu repeatedly clashed with Qing Tian, the two trading blows back and forth. Qing Tian primarily cultivated the Dao of Wrath, yet even beyond his wrath, his combat prowess was formidable. After countless exchanges, Su Yu still could not fully suppress his opponent. Thirty-five Daos against thirty-six Daos was not an insurmountable chasm, but slaying him was still far too difficult. In the distance, the ancient Human Sovereign and the Time Master were beginning to suppress Great Saint Bei Tian, but it yielded little practical effect. Suppressing him was not enough to kill him; they faced the exact same impasse as Su Yu. The Human Sovereign glanced toward the Time Master several times. At this moment, perhaps only swapping opponents—allowing Wen Yu to join forces with Su Yu—could turn the tide. However, Great Saint Bei Tian also knew that Su Yu and Wen Yu fighting together would unleash even greater power. Thus, even while injured, he clung to them relentlessly. Comparatively speaking, the Great Saints of the Human Gate were far more united than the powerhouses of the other gates. …… The longer Su Yu fought, the calmer he became. His sole shortcoming right now was the lack of an explosive, ultra-powerful finishing move. The power of myriad Daos was formidable, but because he had yet to fuse them completely, his burst power was lacking, even if his endurance was extraordinary. His world was also immensely strong, yet its suppressing force fell slightly short against a thirty-six-Dao cultivator like Qing Tian, unable to decisively hinder him. "Burst power..." Su Yu kept Qing Tian engaged in mobile combat. With little difference in their strength, killing him under these conditions was hard! "Can the Gate of the World trap him?" His world could now form a portal. Perhaps it could trap Qing Tian for a moment, but trapping him still would not kill him. To form the portal, a massive amount of Su Yu's world power would be drawn away. Under such circumstances, the chances of slaying him remained slim. As for Wen Yu and the Human Sovereign, Su Yu could not count on them either; Wen Yu might not be able to break away. "So, form the portal to trap him first... then find a way to finish him?" Thoughts flashed wildly through his mind. A portal... heavy injury... slaying... the Human Sovereign... One notion after another surfaced! Perhaps he would have to borrow outside strength. Otherwise, killing him would truly be too difficult. In that instant, a plan took shape in Su Yu's mind. He continued to dance around Qing Tian in combat! …… At that very moment, inside the Heavenly Gate. Su Yu's Heavenly Gate phantom suddenly manifested. The illusory portal rippled! No longer concealed, it surged with violent fluctuations. Such ripples and the dispersion of portal power were simply too conspicuous. Before, no one had been able to pinpoint the exact location of Su Yu's Heavenly Gate, but someone sensed it almost immediately. Within the Heavenly Gate. Across several forbidden lands. Eyes suddenly turned cold and fierce. In the blink of an eye, two figures emerged first. Shi and Kong! The two powerhouses exchanged a look, harsh glints flashing in their eyes. The next moment, the God Ancestor and several others appeared in succession, all looking in the same direction. "Go!" With low shouts, they shattered the void and charged toward that location at once! Su Yu! It was the fluctuation of Su Yu's Heavenly Gate! Did that fellow intend to enter the Heavenly Gate once more? …… Several powerhouses tore through space at top speed, quickly spotting a gateway standing in the void. Right then, Su Yu's phantom took shape. He hurried to speak: "Don't be in such a rush to attack! I haven't entered, nor am I interested in entering. Revealing myself this time is merely to discuss an important matter with you all..." The powerhouses looked grim. Discuss an important matter? Discuss my foot! With Su Yu's Heavenly Gate manifested, wouldn't it be better to force their way in before he could close it, heavily wounding him just like they had wounded the Human Sovereign back then? Of course, back then the Human Sovereign had been invaded passively, whereas today, Su Yu seemed to be asking for a beating of his own accord. The God Ancestor's eyes flickered as he glared at Su Yu, saying coldly, "Su Yu, you still dare show yourself!" As he spoke, he probed his senses around, but found no trace of Qiong nearby. He could not tell what was going on. Su Yu, however, chuckled. "God Ancestor, haven't you opened the Human Gate? You have no contact with them? That can't be! You have deep ties with the Human Gate and serve as their spy. How could you not know I'm currently making trouble for them? I'm reaching out to you all to discuss joining forces against the Human Gate..." The God Ancestor retorted coldly, "Su Yu, even today, you are still sowing discord!" Su Yu looked at him and smiled. "You truly haven't opened the Human Gate?" If you haven't opened it, you'll be easier to fool. If you had... news might have traveled from their side, making you much harder to deceive. Kong could not be bothered to listen to their nonsense and sent a mental transmission: "Why talk to him? There's nothing to discuss! Break his Heavenly Gate by force. Even if we can't kill him, we must grievously wound him!" Just like dealing with the Human Sovereign in the past! Even though forcing a descent right now would prevent them from unleashing their full strength—since Su Yu would resist, and with the barrier between the gates, there was no time to scatter their origin essence for anchoring—they had Kong, Shi, the God Ancestor, the Dao Ancestor, and others here. With so many of them forcing a descent together, they could still unleash terrifying power. Even if they couldn't kill Su Yu, he would be critically injured! Su Yu was too brazen! Seeing them arrive, the fellow still hadn't dispersed his Heavenly Gate phantom. He was courting death! The God Ancestor frowned slightly, sending a transmission: "He clearly knows we want to deal with him, yet he acts this arrogant and reckless... Be careful. Beware that the Lord of Dead Spirits and the others might be near him, trying to lure us into sending our origin avatars so they can destroy them!" Forcing an intrusion and descent came at a cost. Though it wasn't their true bodies descending, it was still an avatar condensed from their origin essence. He felt that Su Yu's brazenness might stem from being surrounded by powerhouses, deliberately scheming to weaken them. At those words, the others hesitated slightly. That was genuinely possible! Looking at Su Yu again, seeing his bright, radiant smile, their expressions turned frosty! From the looks of it, the likelihood was high! Damned bastard! This wasn't like dealing with the Human Sovereign back then. Back then, there were no powerhouses near the Human Sovereign; he had been the sole strongest, so forcing a descent carried no fear. But on Su Yu's side, King Wen, the Human Sovereign, and the others were all present. That was dangerous. They all felt stifled! "Then shatter his Heavenly Gate phantom. Out of sight, out of mind!" Kong sent an irritated transmission. There was no point in exchanging words with Su Yu. Since they couldn't descend to kill him, they shouldn't give him the chance to prattle on. Su Yu was infuriating! Meanwhile, Su Yu also understood that the probability of baiting them into descending to help him kill his foe was slim. These fellows knew he had powerhouses on his side—though they assumed it was the Lord of Dead Spirits and the rest. Therefore, relying on their forced descent to borrow their strength for a kill was out of the question. Seeing Kong seemingly about to shatter his Heavenly Gate phantom, Su Yu hurried to call out: "Don't rush to attack me! Everyone, I come in sincerity, truly. I want to join hands with you against the experts of the Human Gate... If you don't trust me, my true body can descend into the Heavenly Gate to negotiate with you, as a show of good faith!" "Between the Three Gates and the myriad realms, the Human Gate is both mysterious and powerful. The Heavenly Gate wasn't weak originally, but didn't I kill quite a few of your people? Your strength has declined considerably... Only in this state do we have a chance to cooperate!" Everyone froze! His true body descending? Are you insane! Kong quickly transmitted to the others: "Quick, have someone check the locations of the other Heavenly Gates! Do these people want to enter the Heavenly Gate again?" Shi also sent a rapid transmission: "Could they all be on his side, intending to enter through his Heavenly Gate? But can Su Yu's Heavenly Gate support all of them coming through?" Under normal circumstances, Su Yu's Heavenly Gate could only support his own passage. Once he entered, the phantom retracted, unable to support anyone else. Suspicion gnawed at them. What in the world was Su Yu trying to do? His true body descending? How could that be possible! It was practically suicide! Did he think they would give him the chance? That they would negotiate with him? Su Yu was sinister and cunning. Shi and Kong had zero interest in talking; killing him directly was the only sensible choice! Right then, as if reading their thoughts, Su Yu chuckled. "Everyone, don't take me for a fool. I have sincerity, but I'm not stupid; I won't walk to my death! If my true body enters, it will be sufficient to bring the Lord of Dead Spirits and the others in with me. Because... I am the Fourth Gate, understand?" The group shuddered! Su Yu laughed. "I am the Fourth Gate, so I possess the ability to transport others inside. Don't think about killing me the moment I enter; I can pull people through in an instant. Does the Heavenly Gate really want to wage an all-out war against us again?" Shi was thoroughly bewildered by Su Yu. Frowning, he said coldly, "Su Yu, what exactly do you want?" "Whatever you have to say... say it plainly! If you think you can descend in your true body, forget it!" If you dare come, you will die! Su Yu let out a laugh. "Fine, then I'll be blunt. Didn't I open a world here last time? But there weren't enough Great Daos. I thought about it, and it's asymmetrical with the Great Daos of my world in the myriad realms, still lacking quite a bit. So this time, I'm giving advance notice to cooperate with you all: I'd like to collect some more Great Dao power inside the Heavenly Gate..." Are you insane, or are we deaf? The auras of the powerhouses roiled! Their fury mounted! The God Ancestor's eyes darted rapidly. What was Su Yu up to? Bizarre! This fellow actually claimed he wanted to come and harvest Great Daos. Did he take everyone for fools and idiots? At this moment, they all felt like descending just to slaughter him! Su Yu continued: "I'm serious. Only if I grow stronger will I have the capital to resist the Human Gate! Surely you don't think we can beat the Human Gate as we are?" "So let my true body come in, and we can discuss properly how to make me stronger before taking on the Human Gate... The main thing is that I want to move my world in this time, which will cause quite a stir. I'm giving advance notice so you won't cause trouble for me while I'm moving it." "……" Shi was so infuriated he laughed, saying faintly, "Fine! Move your world in. We will escort you!" What a Su Yu. Are you treating us like absolute idiots? Su Yu grinned. "Really? That's great! Then I'll prepare to shift the world in. The commotion might be a bit loud, so please look after things for me. And... don't attack. I'm being serious. If you attack, we'll certainly fall out, and the Heavenly Gate doesn't want to fight us to the bitter end, right?" With that, Su Yu's phantom vanished. Instantly, the powerhouses were dumbfounded. Su Yu's Heavenly Gate phantom remained standing, but his consciousness had completely receded. At this moment, the group exchanged glances, frowning in confusion. What was the meaning of this? Could this fellow truly be preparing to move his world inside? If that was true... then Su Yu was... naively adorable! Yet the truth was that Su Yu was nowhere near that kind of person. Kong sneered, "He's not moving his world in. He vanished intentionally to bait us into forcing a descent! Believe it or not, right now he is surrounded by a crowd of powerhouses, waiting for us to take the bait and descend to kill him!" Child's play! Knowing you have powerhouses on your side, how could we possibly descend to kill you? The others nodded slightly. The God Ancestor pondered and said, "Do not descend. Even if it's not our true bodies, losing an origin avatar is a tremendous blow to us, and it will only benefit them!" Looking at the Heavenly Gate phantom, he added, "Destroy it!" This was bait left by Su Yu; better not to be tempted! Just shatter it directly! As he spoke, the portal trembled, and a void passage seemed to manifest within. Su Yu's voice drifted out again: "Everyone, wait a moment for me. Moving the world in is rather troublesome..." "……" Their expressions changed. What in the world? They stared at one another. Kong grew irritable: "What does he mean? He isn't actually preparing to enter, is he?" Does he truly believe we won't kill him? At this moment, they faintly sensed that Su Yu seemed to be reinforcing the Heavenly Gate phantom, as if genuinely preparing to move something through. Damn it! You really don't treat us as outsiders, do you! Suspicion ran rife. Su Yu wasn't stupid, nor would he trust others easily. If that were the case... this defied all logic! "God Ancestor, what do you think?" Shi could no longer decipher Su Yu's scheme. The God Ancestor's brow was tightly knit. "Could he... could he be trying to move someone else in?" "His opponent?" Su Yu's bizarre series of actions left room for only this guess. It was utterly strange. "Can he move someone else in?" Shi countered. The God Ancestor pondered. "If it is as he claimed, that he is the Fourth Gate, then it isn't impossible! The Three Gates all possess sealing and piercing abilities. If he is the Fourth Gate, opening a passage is not out of the question!" "Then is he entering himself, or trying to move his opponent in?" "Who is his opponent? The Chaos of the Earth Gate, or a cultivator of the Human Gate?" "……" "Or... does he want to transport the Lord of Dead Spirits in?" The powerhouses developed massive headaches. Kong grew impatient: "Regardless of who it is, can he transport multiple people at once?" "That should be impossible!" Shi said in a deep voice. "Even if he is the Fourth Gate, the strength of the portal is limited. It's not the true Heavenly Gate. Even moving one powerhouse would have to be done one by one..." They looked at one another. How should they handle this? Should they shatter Su Yu's Heavenly Gate now and deny him the chance, or wait and see? Kong said with growing irritation, "No matter who he moves in, whether it's himself or not... they are an enemy! Aren't they?" Indeed. Anyone outside the gate was an enemy! Kong's eyes turned frosty as he transmitted, "Whoever gets moved in, kill them! The strongest person Su Yu could possibly move in would be the Dead Sovereign! And that requires the target not to resist. If it's an enemy... their strength won't be much greater than Su Yu's..." "But wouldn't that mean helping Su Yu kill his enemy?" Shi hesitated. What if the person Su Yu moved in was indeed his opponent? Wouldn't they be doing his dirty work? Kong also hesitated, then snapped with mounting fury, "Even so, if the person he moves in is an expert from the Human Gate or the Earth Gate, do we just ignore them? Let them enter freely? What if they've allied with Su Yu and are intentionally infiltrating the Heavenly Gate? Do we let them drive a wedge into our territory?" That was also true! Thus, enemy or not, they had to deal with it! "How about we just shatter his Heavenly Gate phantom..." the God Ancestor suggested again. Regardless of whether it was Su Yu's enemy, if someone was transported through, they would most likely have to strike. They couldn't allow Su Yu to plant a foothold here. Rather than worrying about helping Su Yu, wouldn't it be better... to simply deny him the chance altogether? Su Yu's antics had thoroughly rattled them. Just then, Su Yu's voice drifted through once more: "Surely you aren't planning to ambush me when I enter? If you do, we're destined to become enemies! My world isn't weak, and devouring it would bring immense benefits, but if you fail to kill me... you'll be in deep trouble!" A world, devouring... Shi and Kong traded glances, their eyes flickering. Even if it was Su Yu's enemy, they couldn't be weak, right? If slain and their Great Dao shattered, directly absorbing it would yield no small harvest, wouldn't it? Of course, if it was Su Yu's world, that would be even better! A yang-realm world belonging to a thirty-plus-Dao powerhouse! If devoured... it was entirely possible for Shi and Kong to break straight into thirty-eight Daos! Su Yu's remark that "devouring it would bring immense benefits" immediately tempted them. Shi's gaze shifted as he said indifferently, "Su Yu, do you truly think we can't see through your little tricks? You want to transport an enemy in, using our hands to kill them, don't you?" Su Yu's voice paused briefly before replying: "Correct! A formidable enemy of thirty-six Daos! Once he enters, he can also bolster the strength of your Heavenly Gate. Whether you subdue him or devour him, you will all grow stronger... What do you think?" What do I think of your ancestors! Hearing Su Yu admit it so readily made them suspicious again. Would Su Yu disguise himself as his enemy to enter? What a nuisance! Maybe it really was better to shatter his Heavenly Gate phantom! Rather than worrying about this and that, breaking the gate and preventing any teleportation was simpler! At that moment, Su Yu added: "By the way, that fellow seems to be from the Human Gate..." Seems, your uncle! You're the one teleporting him, and you don't even know? Su Yu continued: "I've always forgotten to ask: what benefits come from killing those fellows from the Human Gate? Why don't I see much yin-death aura on them? Are they considered living or dead? If we kill and devour them, does it count as devouring yang-realm beings? Or are there other benefits?" "He's stalling for time!" The God Ancestor frowned. "Strike! Shatter his Heavenly Gate phantom!" Kong's eyes gleamed. "Everyone, no matter who he transports over, they are an enemy, aren't they? Earth Gate, Human Gate, myriad realms... none of them are on our side! A thirty-six-Dao cultivator... whether what he says is true or false, or even if it's the Dead Sovereign in disguise—slaying them will weaken our rivals on one hand, and elevate us on the other, won't it?" The God Ancestor instantly understood his meaning. Kong was gripped by greed! Not just Kong. Even Shi fell silent for a moment before transmitting: "If it truly is Su Yu's enemy, the fact that Su Yu still has the leisure to prattle with us means he hasn't reached a life-or-death crisis... Thus, even if we don't act, Su Yu might not face any real danger, correct?" The God Ancestor understood. Shi was tempted as well! Not just them—the Dao Ancestor was swayed too. Riyue hadn't come; those two had run off to guard the Heavenly Gate again. Yet around them, several forbidden land masters below thirty-two Daos had arrived. An, Ying, and others were all present. Kong spoke rapidly: "If the opponent is transported here, the landing point will be right in this spot. If we lay an inescapable net now... the moment they emerge, we strike simultaneously, with Shi and me leading the charge and the rest of you assisting... Regardless of whether they possess thirty-six Daos, or even if it's the Dead Sovereign who stands above thirty-six Daos... they will be left gravely wounded and dying!" The God Ancestor still hesitated. "That would be helping Su Yu!" "No, it is helping ourselves. We need to grow stronger!" Kong looked at him, suddenly asking coldly, "Are you worried that the person Su Yu transports over is an expert of the Human Gate?" "……" The God Ancestor felt stifled. "You actually believe his words?" Su Yu claimed the person was from the Human Gate, and Kong bought it? Kong said calmly, "I don't believe him. However, back then, the ones he identified—Zhou and the Immortal Ancestor—truly were from the Human Gate!" Though Su Yu's words were untrustworthy, there were times they held truth. For instance, he had a knack for identifying Human Gate experts; last time, both had been exposed by him! In the end, greed had taken root, or rather, an urgent desire to elevate their own strength! The Heavenly Gate had suffered too many losses! And they knew each other too well; if they fought among themselves, the outcome would likely be mutual destruction! Yet what if a thirty-six-Dao powerhouse was delivered to their doorstep? What if that fool Su Yu truly entered himself? As for cooperation... out of the question! First, they couldn't confirm who was coming, and their motives were unclear. Second, beware of disguises... Su Yu was a master of deception; last time he had maintained his guise until the very end, entrapping and killing countless people! Third, even if it truly was someone from the Human Gate, that faction was packed with experts; cooperating with them required equal footing, lest one be swallowed whole! Thoughts raced. Kong looked at Shi, transmitting: "Shi, should we destroy it now, or lie in wait here to deliver a fatal strike?" Kong and Shi were currently the strongest present. As for Qiong, on one hand he hadn't come, and on the other, even if he had, no one would care about his opinion. That fellow's relationship with the myriad realms was complicated; he could no longer be regarded as one of their own. Shi was a primordial chaos stone from the Heaven-Opening Era, possessing a steadier temperament, and Kong was willing to heed his counsel. Shi weighed the matter and swiftly reached a decision: "Take action! Lay the formation! Use the forbidden lands as a cage to seal off this area! If someone truly emerges... Kong, we strike together. Even if the opponent has thirty-eight Daos or more... we must grievously injure or slaughter them in the first instant!" He snapped his gaze toward the God Ancestor, his eyes shifting. "God Ancestor, if you are unwilling to strike, then retreat! If you stay, you must go all out in a moment. Otherwise..." Clearly, he was also wondering whether the God Ancestor was a pawn of the Human Gate! Leaving those words, he paid the God Ancestor no further mind and turned to the Dao Ancestor and the forbidden land masters on the periphery. Though those few were somewhat weaker, for lying in wait, it hardly mattered. Shi said in a deep voice, "It would be best if it is a powerhouse, ideally from the myriad realms. If it's from the Human Gate or the Earth Gate... there is still hope of helping several of you achieve thirty-two Daos Integration! The Heavenly Gate suffered significant losses before. If we can slay a top-tier entity to make up for those losses... that would be ideal!" Kong's massive eye fixed on Shi with a trace of dissatisfaction. He spoke: "If it is a thirty-six-Dao powerhouse... devouring them between the two of us would yield the best results!" Shi intended to share with the others? Kong's idea was to split the spoils evenly with Shi, or at most spare a fraction for the God Ancestor and the Dao Ancestor. Did those below thirty-two Daos think they deserved a share too? Shi looked at him and transmitted: "If you and I devour them, it might not even grant us a single Dao of power. But if we let them devour it, An, Ying, and Yuan all stand a chance of reaching thirty-two Daos, bolstering the strength of the Heaven-Opening Era! Kong, only if our collective strength grows can we seize the advantage in the coming upheaval..." Shi prioritized strengthening their faction as a whole. "Splitting the target between you and me might not even increase our strength by one Dao, right?" Kong sank into thought. Framed that way, his motivation waned slightly. Shi added: "How about this: if it's a cultivator from the myriad realms, we can replenish some yang qi and gain our own harvest..." Kong weighed it, then nodded his massive head. He agreed! Around the perimeter, the eyes of the thirty-one-Dao forbidden land masters lit up instantly! At this moment, someone even worried, transmitting: "Can Su Yu truly transport someone other than himself inside?" They were actually anxious that he wouldn't be able to send anyone! That would be too great a loss! "Who knows... Set the formation first!" Shi wasted no more words. Forbidden lands instantly linked into a colossal cage, strands of Great Dao power lacing through the surroundings to tightly imprison Su Yu's Heavenly Gate phantom. Above the Heavenly Gate, a colossal mountain materialized! That was Shi's true form! The moment the opponent arrived, it would crush down. The suppression of a chaos mountain from the Heaven-Opening Era was something very few could withstand. Who cared whether it was Su Yu's enemy, Su Yu himself, or someone else... it made no difference! To the powerhouses of the Heavenly Gate, they couldn't kill Su Yu right now anyway. Snatching Su Yu's enemy might even deny Su Yu the chance to strengthen himself through the kill. …… Meanwhile, Su Yu had sensed it all. A broad smile instantly spread across his face. The people of the Heavenly Gate were truly delightful! They had thought it through and decided to kill whoever came through, had they? The fact that they hadn't destroyed his Heavenly Gate phantom meant they had taken the bait. In the end, these fellows couldn't resist their greed. And why would they? When someone delivered prey right to their doorstep for them to slaughter and empower themselves, who wouldn't be pleased? "Still, doing this might cause the Heavenly Gate's strength to advance slightly..." Su Yu pondered, then dismissed it. Who cared! Let them advance if they wanted! At this moment, Su Yu let out a low growl, and a portal manifested. It was his Dao of Gates—imperfect and incomplete, yet remarkably handy for trapping opponents. As the portal materialized, it instantly descended toward Great Saint Qing Tian! Boom! Great Saint Qing Tian threw a punch, striking the illusory portal until it trembled violently! Su Yu closed in instantly, bringing the gateway crashing down! Portals manifested in all directions! Great Saint Qing Tian's expression shifted slightly. "Portal power... This isn't the power of the Heavenly Gate..." What kind of thing was this? A distinct variant of portal power! Su Yu couldn't care less. Once he teleported the man away, whether he lived or died was no longer Su Yu's concern! Su Yu had another target to kill! Yes, he was leaving this one to his fate. Lacking burst power, Su Yu could only exploit the greed of the Heavenly Gate powerhouses to finish this bastard off, freeing himself to join forces with the Human Sovereign and the others against Bei Tian! Before the other Great Saints of the Human Gate had time to descend, he had to secure a kill! As the Fourth Gate, Su Yu had yet to develop any miraculous portal abilities. The only function of this world portal was to reinforce the Heavenly Gate passage, making it sturdier! Beyond that... it was useless, except for trapping enemies! Su Yu had thought it rather pathetic, but right now, it was just what he needed. In an instant, the portal trapped his opponent. Su Yu continuously drew upon the power of his world to stabilize the enclosure. Great Saint Qing Tian bombarded it wildly, though he remained unhurried. Su Yu had trapped him before, but to no avail. Trapping him required world power to form a barrier, while Su Yu himself lacked the means to finish him off. In the end, doing so would only leave Su Yu increasingly depleted and weakened! This time, Su Yu compressed the Dao Portal frantically! Compressing it with all his might! The gateway shrank smaller and smaller. Qing Tian grew increasingly enraged, unleashing furious attacks that burned the heavens and earth with chilling intent: "Even if you trap me, you cannot escape! Su Yu, if this slugfest continues... your death is certain!" Ignoring him, Su Yu gritted his teeth and bellowed, "Wen Yu, Human Sovereign, are you both useless? Two on one, and you can't kill Bei Tian? Kill Bei Tian and come help me finish mine! Bastards!" He seemed utterly incensed. "I've trapped him! Can't one of you lend a hand?" In the distance, the Human Sovereign and Wen Yu said nothing. Instead, they erupted with power, bombarding Bei Tian relentlessly. Two worlds surged across the realm, suppressing Bei Tian, who only sighed repeatedly: "Holding the upper hand does not mean you can kill me... Neither of you will leave today!" He was suppressed! Yet so what? The Human Sovereign was formidable right now, but he still couldn't shatter him completely! …… Meanwhile, Su Yu continued to compress the portal, violently condensing his world power! First compress this bastard into a tight package, then ship him away! Could this be considered aiding the enemy? Aiding the Heavenly Gate! Whatever. It wasn't the first time the Heavenly Gate had aided him; this was merely mutual benefit. Su Yu observed in silence. Inside the Heavenly Gate, the inescapable net was fully set! Two thirty-six-Dao combatants, one thirty-four-Dao, one thirty-two-Dao, and three thirty-one-Dao experts—so many powerhouses waiting comfortably in ambush, sealing the area with their forbidden lands. If they still couldn't beat this fellow to death, Su Yu would look down on Heavenly Gate cultivators forever! Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the Human Ancestor in the distance, who remained locked in confrontation with Huo Tian. Su Yu merely noted it without comment. Tying down one Great Saint was enough. Su Yu had some grasp of the Human Ancestor's mindset; unless he saw a definitive chance of total victory, he wouldn't stake everything on this fight! Slaying Taotie earlier to help heal the Human Sovereign was an upfront investment, but he hadn't killed anyone from the Human Gate. That way, he didn't have to fight them to the bitter end. Su Yu paid it no further mind. He wasn't close with the Human Ancestor, nor did the Human Ancestor know him well. Achieving this much was already cause for satisfaction. At this moment, the Dao Portal before Su Yu had been compressed to an extremely compact size. Qing Tian continued to batter it, his voice laced with chilling wrath: "What good does trapping me do? Your consumption is double mine! Su Yu, you are seeking your own destruction!" Trapping an opponent consumed far more than breaking free! If this continued, Su Yu would eventually be ground down to death. "Did you know this is the Fourth Gate?" Su Yu suddenly remarked. Qing Tian sneered. He knew, so what? It was merely an incomplete portal! "So... you forgot that I also opened the Heavenly Gate!" Qing Tian's expression shifted slightly, though he still couldn't make the connection. Yet the next instant, an uneasy premonition stirred in his heart. Su Yu had opened the Heavenly Gate, and also condensed a Fourth Gate... Was there any necessary link between the two? Su Yu sighed. You're dead, killed by your own stupidity! I laid it out so clearly! "Off you go!" A thunderous roar shattered the battlefield's stalemate! Everyone turned toward Su Yu in shock. Right then, a terrifying teleportation force erupted from the outer layer of the portal encasing Qing Tian! Qing Tian was still trying to understand when his expression warped in horror! In that split second, he was forcibly drawn into the Heavenly Gate between Su Yu's brows! In a single flash, he was teleported away! Along Su Yu's Heavenly Gate passage, with a deafening rumble, the Dao Portal wrapped around him and plunged straight into the Heavenly Gate! …… "Here it comes!" At that exact instant, the eyes of Kong, Shi, and the others gleamed! A mighty aura was surging through! The next moment, a portal pierced through, and the gateway encasing Qing Tian instantly disintegrated. Before Qing Tian could utter a single word, the Heavenly Gate phantom behind him collapsed and vanished. Qing Tian looked up, only to see a colossal mountain crashing down with a deafening boom! A single horn pierced through the void. With a wet squelch, terrifying lightning energy struck Qing Tian, sending him hurtling backward with a thud, vomiting blood continuously! He had fought Su Yu for an extended period! He was far from his peak state, while multiple powerhouses here had waited at their leisure. Appearing so abruptly, how could he have had any preparation! Boom! The mountain crashed down with a tremendous crash, crushing his skull to pieces! The others struck in unison! Though none were stronger than him, in his heavily wounded state, how could Qing Tian put up any resistance! With his skull pulverized before he could even begin to regenerate, an enraged roar echoed through his Great Dao: "How dare you... This is... the Heavenly Gate?!" Boom! Dare they? What nonsense! Kong, Shi, and the rest couldn't be bothered to answer. You're on the verge of being beaten to death, and you still ask if we dare? Who cares! "Kill!" Rumble! A series of thunderous blasts erupted. In the next instant, Qing Tian's physical body was shattered into pieces, revealing a peculiar Great Dao radiating blinding rage, tinged with brilliant hues. The eyes of Shi, Kong, and the others lit up! A Great Dao of the Human Gate! The Human Gate was an exceptionally bizarre place! Logically, they had existed before the opening of the heavens, when the Dao power of the River of Time did not exist, making it impossible to open Daos. Yet these Human Gate cultivators—especially this Great Saint—manifested a Great Dao strikingly similar to those of others, as if it also derived from the River of Time! Could Human Gate powerhouses have cultivated the River's Daos in later eras? No matter! That multi-colored Dao power carried radiant illumination mingled with the aura of wrath... The Heavenly Gate experts cared about none of that! "Suppress!" Boom! Amidst a chain of massive explosions, Qing Tian's willpower manifested, roaring in despair, "No! I am a Great Saint of the Human Gate! I carry the Sovereign's decree to execute Su Yu..." We know! Shi and Kong couldn't be bothered to reply. We know that if it weren't an enemy trying to kill him, that bastard Su Yu wouldn't have delivered you here to die! Who cares! As long as we profit, that's all that matters! Rumble! Terrifying lightning erupted as the crushing weight of the colossal mountain descended. With two thirty-six-Dao powerhouses exerting their full might, a resounding boom marked the total obliteration of that lingering willpower! Shi and Kong were overjoyed! "It's preserved!" The Great Dao's power had been preserved entirely intact. What a thrill! Waiting at leisure and setting an ambush had yielded the greatest possible harvest! This was an intact Great Dao of a thirty-six-Dao cultivator! At this moment, even Shi was reluctant to hand it over to anyone else! It was simply too powerful! Never before had slaying an expert yielded such a cleanly extracted Great Dao. Su Yu had truly delivered a treasure this time! …… Within moments of entering, Qing Tian was slain! Having teleported Qing Tian away, Su Yu didn't hesitate for a fraction of a second. While the others were still wondering whether Qing Tian had been devoured by him and if Su Yu might explode from the energy— Su Yu tore through the void with a thunderous roar, slashing his blade forward! Bearing unstoppable momentum, he bellowed, "Die!" The Human Sovereign erupted simultaneously. Wen Yu held back her own strike, instead channeling her world's power into Su Yu's blade in a flash! Faced with the three joining forces, Great Saint Bei Tian's face drained of color! Where was Qing Tian? Why wasn't he fighting back? He had been drawn into Su Yu's body—why wasn't he struggling? Why wasn't he resisting! Why? Bei Tian cried out in grief, heaven and earth weeping alongside him. He was bewildered and sorrowful. What was that bastard Qing Tian doing? Yet he had no time to think. Su Yu, a thirty-five-Dao world-opener, charged in with Wen Yu's world power infused into his strike, his aura instantly surging to thirty-six Daos! Meanwhile, the Human Sovereign's world erupted, hurling the Human Sovereign Seal with terrifying suppressing force directly at Bei Tian! "Heaven-Opening Slash!" Su Yu's roar shook heaven and earth as his blade cleaved downward. That single strike tore the sky asunder and rent the earth, dominating the entire Earth Gate! It all happened too fast, astonishingly fast! While everyone was still wondering where Qing Tian had gone, Su Yu's blade had already landed! Boom! The blade fell with a sickening slice. This time, Bei Tian's wail was genuine as he was cleaved straight in two! The next instant, three worlds encircled him, obliterating all remnants of his will! A Great Dao of Sorrow manifested, heaven and earth weeping together! "Obliterate! Suppress!" Su Yu bellowed. Three worlds rotated, unleashing violent torrents of world energy. Rumble! Every trace of willpower upon the Great Dao was wiped clean! Su Yu's Human Lord Seal slammed down, suppressing the Great Dao in an instant! Boom! The Great Dao was drawn into his world! Within Su Yu's world, the Dao of Seven Emotions and Six Desires roiled violently, beginning to devour it! It was too fast! So fast that the onlookers still hadn't figured out where Qing Tian had gone. Where was Qing Tian?! In the distance, Hong Tian, who was being suppressed by Qiong, underwent a drastic change in expression! He could no longer maintain his joy! Bei Tian had been slain! And Qing Tian was gone too? "Descend!" he roared frenziedly, fleeing in panic. Even if reinforcements descended now, they might not arrive in time! He was in mortal danger! Sure enough, three terrifying auras erupted behind him, closing in rapidly. Su Yu shouted, "Qiong, stop him!" Qiong was equally stunned, but swiftly unleashed his full might, sword qi soaring into the heavens! He had only one thought: stop the fleeing Hong Tian!