Su Yu the Butcher

A Prison King stripped of emotion and desire? A cold, ruthless enforcer! Back when the Human Sovereign and his companions campaigned across the heavens, the Prison King had indeed rendered immense service—because she truly was cold-blooded. Utterly heartless! Even when comrades-in-arms made mistakes, she never showed leniency, punishing them without the slightest mercy. Because of this, the human race feared her, and the myriad races feared her just as much. At this moment, Su Yu began to understand that she might not have been born that way. The Human Ancestor and the others might have deliberately molded her into this! And for good reason: only a Prison King like this could put the Heavenly Gate and Earth Gate somewhat at ease. At the very least, she harbored far less selfishness than other fully matured experts. Otherwise, whoever they fostered into power would leave everyone uneasy. Could they trust the Human Ancestor? Could they trust Ji Tian? Could they trust the Heavenly Gate or Earth Gate? None of them! Cooperation aside, who didn't harbor selfish motives, and who didn't have desires? If the chosen champion turned on them after reaching the pinnacle, it would mean catastrophic trouble. What good would it do to kill the Human Gate only to foster someone even more ambitious in its place? Thus, the Prison King was the optimal choice! As Su Yu threatened them to hand over the treasures, the Earth Gate suddenly roared, "Advance! Integrate the Daos!" This, too, was a trial! A trial for the Prison King! Void of emotion and desire! Though the Human Ancestor was her father and Tian was her mother, the Prison King had been forged specifically to combat the Human Gate; she could not allow herself to be swayed by feeling. Today, even if both her parents perished, she had to make her choice strictly on the level of the rules. Multiple Daos lay before her—Sorrow, Joy, Passion, Life—each at thirty-six Daos of power, ripe for her taking! So long as she disregarded her father and mother, the Prison King could reach thirty-eight, or even forty Daos! For E Tian was on the verge of death as well! Slaying E Tian might yield even greater spoils. E Tian wielded thirty-eight Daos of power. Afterward, they could kill Si Tian. Integrating the power of so many supreme experts—and if the Heavenly Gate sent over Qing Tian's Dao of Wrath—the Prison King would undoubtedly become one of the absolute strongest! Even if she did not surpass the Earth Gate and Heavenly Gate, she would at least stand on equal footing with them, and quite likely surpass them! This was the true purpose behind nurturing her! She was an entity devoid of emotion and desire; she could not abandon these Daos for the sake of her parents! At this moment, Ji Tian's expression flickered as he accelerated his assault on E Tian, coldly barking, "Prison, integrate the Daos! Continue opening your heaven!" Pay no heed to the Human Ancestor! If he died, so be it. Once the Prison King succeeded, she would be vastly more powerful than a single Human Ancestor. …… Meanwhile, the Prison King, having consumed the Ageless Root as she opened her heaven, saw her aura surge to thirty-five Daos. The power of the Ageless Root was now fully depleted, leaving only the Daos, the Ten Thousand Daos Stone, and the Sky-Opening Sword. Seeing the Prison King gaze at the Daos before her without moving while he fought Si Tian, Jing Tian grew incensed. Driving Si Tian back with a sword slash, he barked, "Prison, you are fair and just! You are the embodiment of law; your path is to govern all under heaven through the Dao of Law! For the greater cause, one may execute one's own kin! Once the Human Gate is slain, there is hope of resurrecting your father and mother. By gathering their origin essences, they may return once more…" Her hesitation infuriated them. This was a terrible sign! The Prison King was never supposed to possess personal feelings! Over the countless years, many had secretly supported her, allowing her to swiftly attain thirty-three Daos and become a supreme being. While her innate talent fell short of King Wen and the others, after opening her heaven she had even surpassed the Time Master, reaching thirty-five Daos. They had paid an enormous price for her! If she developed feelings, problems would likely crop up down the line, potentially destabilizing the alliance between the Heavenly Gate and Earth Gate. Because they might no longer dare support her. …… In the distance. Hearing their words, Su Yu sighed, then looked at the Human Ancestor and smiled. "Hear that? What a fine daughter you raised!" Su Yu did not know what choice she would make. Yet at this moment, he felt not a shred of envy. Even if the Prison King truly absorbed those Daos, Su Yu would feel no regret. To abandon one's parents for the sake of Daos and so-called law—Su Yu had zero envy for someone like that! Beaming, Su Yu looked down at the Human Ancestor's battered, frail physical body and chuckled. "Looks like you've been abandoned! Zhou, now that it's come to this, do you think all your sacrifices over the years were worth it?" The Human Ancestor remained remarkably calm. Looking up at Su Yu, he suddenly regained his composure, his earlier fury gone, replaced by a low, measured tone: "Su Yu, epoch after epoch was destroyed by the Human Gate! If she can truly slay the Human Gate… everything will have been worth it! You wish to seize these spoils and empower yourself… do you think that's possible?" Su Yu froze slightly, then chuckled. "As expected of the Human Ancestor!" Quite unexpected! The Human Ancestor's voice suddenly boomed with icy detachment: "Prison, swallow the power of those Daos! Since Su Yu wishes to defy heaven, crush his hopes!" Giving the Daos to Su Yu would be aiding the enemy! Multiple Daos at thirty-six Daos of power, plus the Ten Thousand Daos Stone and the Sky-Opening Sword. Surrendering them to Su Yu would mean far more than just the death of the Human Ancestor! By then, the Lord of Mount Tianqiong might reach thirty-seven or thirty-eight Daos! And who knew who would swallow the Daos of the Seven Emotions and Six Desires? Whoever did would grow vastly stronger. Su Yu in particular, currently at thirty-six Daos, might even have a chance of reaching forty Daos! Wouldn't that be far more troublesome? Even in his extreme weakness, the Human Ancestor remained unyielding, his voice chillingly cold: "Su Yu, don't assume you're the only one who doesn't fear death! We have lived for so long and naturally do not wish to die, but for the distant future… we, too, can die!" Destroy the Human Gate! If the Human Gate was not destroyed, this cycle of destruction would repeat again and again. At this moment, the Earth Gate's voice also reverberated through heaven and earth: "Su Yu, join forces to deal with the Human Gate! The Human Gate is unimaginably powerful. If not for our inability to match it, why would we have laid so many schemes merely to whittle down its strength? Release Zhou. As for the deficiency of Yang energy, we will find another way… killing you is not the only solution to this problem…" It was best if Zhou did not die. Of course, if Su Yu insisted on killing him, there was nothing they could do. What worried them most right now was that the Prison King might choose to save her parents. That would be disastrous. Although there was a backup plan—Ji Tian, for instance, could also be considered—the Earth Gate and Heavenly Gate had no desire to see Ji Tian advance. Ji Tian had too many schemes! That man loved plotting against everyone. Neither gate was willing to let him absorb the power of those Daos. Otherwise, Ji Tian would actually have been even more suitable than the Prison King! "Release him? Cooperate?" Su Yu laughed. "Sure! How about this: let me absorb all those Daos, and I'll quickly become an expert of forty Daos or more. I promise I'll help you deal with the Human Gate. How does that sound? We share the same goal, so why make things unpleasant?" Su Yu smiled. "I have the Daos of the Seven Emotions and Six Desires as my foundation, I possess a world of ten thousand Daos, and I command the power of life and death. Am I not more suitable than the Prison King? Furthermore, I am the sole Child of Destiny of the Myriad Realms, the savior of this era… Earth Gate, am I not a better fit than her? If you are willing to support me, know that while I am merciless to my enemies, I treat my own people exceptionally well! "Look around—has anyone who followed me died? Why don't we join hands instead?" Su Yu burst into loud laughter. "Whether the Prison King is truly void of emotion and desire is very simple to test. Prison, speak for yourself—who between us is more suitable? If you truly consider the greater picture, you should yield these Daos to me! I am far more suited to inherit them than you! What is the true big picture? The big picture is that I have a far better chance of slaying the Human Gate than you do!" Su Yu laughed wildly. "If she doesn't hand the Daos to me and absorbs them herself, that only proves her monstrous selfishness! Someone who abandons her parents today will turn around and take vengeance on you tomorrow! You fools actually believe in some nonsense about being void of emotion and desire—fuck you idiot bastards! "As a living human, how could one truly have no feelings? Hahaha! She's nothing more than a vicious, ruthless monster who would butcher her own father and mother! Fair and just? Free of desires? Bullshit!" Su Yu laughed maniacally and cursed relentlessly! This was a battle of Daos! He was using his own reasoning to shatter her Dao! Weren't you supposedly fair? Didn't you claim to place the Dao of Law above all else? Fine, then between you and me, who has a better chance of killing the Human Gate? Who has a higher chance of success? Me, of course! Su Yu laughed loudly, "So all that talk about only the Prison King standing a chance against the Human Gate is pure nonsense! Even if she succeeds, she'll just be the next Human Gate! Earth Gate, you bunch of morons!" In a battle of Daos, debating the Dao could itself be a lethal strike! In the distance, where the Prison King was still opening her heaven, her world trembled slightly. Her expression remained cold and aloof, and she said nothing. Su Yu's voice shook heaven and earth: "Am I wrong? Can anyone refute me? Have I, Su Yu, not fought north and south, slain countless foes, and won a hundred battles out of a hundred? Every aspect of my foundation is stronger than hers! More importantly, if I become your partner, not even the Myriad Realms will resist… Could someone like me be inferior to her? "As long as you hand the Daos to me, I can even have the Human Sovereign yield his world according to strength, and have King Wen, Wen Yu, and King Wu yield their Daos to strengthen you. How about that?" Su Yu laughed uproariously. "Am I fair? "If the Prison King refuses to yield… it proves her selfishness runs too deep, that she only wants power for herself! Understand now? "If the goal is to eradicate the Human Gate, does it matter who does the killing? 'Hear the Dao in the morning, die content by evening'—if it kills the Human Gate, then according to your own claims, she shouldn't care about sacrifice, should she? "At the very least, I, Su Yu, won't destroy the world! "Even if I have my own selfish motives, I haven't reached the point of world destruction, have I? Am I not more suitable than the Prison King?" …… Question after question, roar after roar, battered the world! A debate of Daos? I don't fear that in the slightest! At this moment, even though the Earth Gate and the others knew Su Yu was twisting logic, they were still visibly shaken! It was true. If the Prison King was truly devoid of desire, fair and just, and bound strictly by the Dao of Law… then yielding the Daos for Su Yu to integrate would offer a greater chance of killing the Human Gate than keeping them herself! So would she yield them or not? At this moment, even several supreme experts changed color. This kind of ideological conflict between Daos… could easily lead to catastrophe! Even if nothing went wrong immediately, if she chose to absorb the Daos rather than yield them… would the Earth Gate and Heavenly Gate truly dare trust her? She wouldn't even bat an eye at her own parents' deaths… All at once, the Earth Gate grew irritable. Manifesting a human form, he clashed wildly against the Lord of Dead Spirits and the others, letting out a berserk roar. At this moment, even he didn't know whether he still wanted the Prison King to integrate the Daos and grow stronger. Su Yu's move, turning their own spear against their shield, instantly suppressed their earlier shouts urging the Prison King to integrate the Daos! Previously, everyone thought that since she was just, she should harbor no personal sentiment for the sake of the grand cause of slaying the Human Gate—not even for her parents. Yet hearing Su Yu put it this way, integrating the Daos herself was proof of sheer selfishness. It was utterly contradictory! Once an ideological conflict arose within one's Dao that could not be resolved, the fallout could be catastrophic! Right then, the Human Ancestor's voice rang out: "Su Yu…" *Bang!* A tremendous explosion sounded as Su Yu shattered the Human Ancestor's frail physical body with a single punch. "Shut up! Did I give you permission to speak?" With a cold snort, Su Yu vanished on the spot. Wen Yu and the others vanished alongside him. The Earth Gate instantly went on high alert. Su Yu had declared he was coming to kill him! *Boom!* Just as the thought crossed his mind, a colossal boom echoed from the distance! With a thunderous crash, Su Yu's fist blew apart a middle-aged man whose features bore some resemblance to the Human Ancestor. His Dao collapsed, and his physical body pulverized! King Dou! Everyone was stunned! This… Su Yu held a terrifyingly fierce grudge. Terrifying to an absurd degree! At a time like this, the obvious priority was to focus on the apex battlefield. Yet Su Yu, instead of rescuing E Tian, besieging the Earth Gate, or stopping the Prison King, had run off… to slaughter King Dou! Silence fell in all directions! The scene genuinely left everyone dumbfounded. Even as his shattered form disintegrated, King Dou's will roared in bewilderment: "Why…" Experts of thirty-plus Daos were battling everywhere. Su Yu was a leader pursuing grand ambitions, so why had he chosen this exact moment to come kill him? And not just alone! He had brought the Human Sovereign and several other apex combatants along, all to gang up on a cultivator of merely twenty-plus Daos. Was he supposed to feel honored or aggrieved? "Shut up!" With a cold bark, the power of life and death erupted, grinding away the mark. With a thunderous boom, his will was wiped out, and a Dao manifested. Naturally, King Dou cultivated the Dao of Combat! Not weak—around twenty-six Daos. As for the exact number, Su Yu couldn't be bothered to care. It was enough that the kill had been effortless. As for why he hadn't attacked the Earth Gate… the Earth Gate was tough to kill, and Su Yu didn't mind sparing a moment to execute these traitors first! Meanwhile, the Human Ancestor, clutched in Su Yu's grasp, began to roar hysterically. Su Yu and the others had stopped debating the Dao, but Lan Tian hadn't stopped—he was still actively integrating. Right now, the Human Ancestor was suffering massive interference! He felt as though he was on the brink of collapse, of descending into madness! Lan Tian integrating the world was not inherently a bad thing; merging worlds was a method of strengthening the Human Ancestor. Yet at this moment, the Human Ancestor abruptly discovered that along the connection to his world, an intensely chaotic stream of consciousness was flooding into his mind! He hurriedly severed all connection to his world, only then finding slight relief. However, severing all connection meant he was cut off from his world. Deprived of the Human Ancestor's support, the woman's face high above the Human Realm suddenly materialized, shrieking in agony! That was Tian! An entity who had transformed into a World Spirit and merged into the Human Ancestor's world—one of the eight tribal leaders from back then! At this moment, half of her face had turned pitch-black, and within that blackness, countless human faces seemed to surface. The colossal face covered heaven and earth, alternating between anguished shrieks and a chilling, seductive laugh: "Sister, don't cry. Let us become one. Without that foul man's support, we can still unleash tremendous power. As the world's power grows, we will be our own masters!" That creepy laughter sent chills down everyone's spine! The humans of the Human Realm were terrified into absolute silence. No longer despairing—only horrified! It was too terrifying! Lan Tian's mournful laughter echoed across the entire world: "Sister, let us merge into one. I am Lan Tian, and you are Tian… we were meant to be one! Sister, do not resist me, let me merge into you… Sister…" Those countless chaotic wills, those innumerable faces, continuously melded into her. "No!" Unable to endure it any longer, the previously domineering Tian let out a furious roar that resounded across all directions, causing the world to violently churn! Her voice was laced with terror and despair! This kind of assimilation was far more horrifying than being killed. She did not want to die like this… In truth, she wouldn't die; she would merely become part of Lan Tian, or Lan Tian would become part of her! Yet when that happened, would she still be herself? Having severed his connection to the world, the Human Ancestor dared not reconnect. Filled with dread, he roared furiously, "Su Yu, if he does this, he won't be that same Lan Tian anymore once they merge…" Su Yu said indifferently, "When was he ever 'that Lan Tian'? He was always fickle and ever-changing. Today he's your father, tomorrow he could become your mother. Did you honestly expect him to be normal?" He wasn't normal in the slightest! As for whether he would retain his original will after assimilating Tian… of course it would be a tangled mess. Tian's will might not even be as strong as Lan Tian's; heaven only knew what would emerge from the merger! Zhou truly wasn't someone who feared death. When Su Yu captured him, he had already anticipated being killed. Yet hearing Tian's shrill shrieks shift into mad laughter, and then into wrenching, mournful laments… a chill suddenly gripped the depths of his heart! Erasing Tian like this, erasing his Dao companion, was simply too cruel! It was far better to end it cleanly with a single blade! "Su Yu, you are utterly wicked and heinous! Is this how a sovereign conducts himself?" The Human Ancestor could find no other words to condemn him. Su Yu, however, looked baffled. "What's wrong? Didn't you know I'm an evil man? The Human Gate hasn't shown up yet, but if it does, I'll join hands with it first to slaughter all of you disobedient bastards!" Su Yu suddenly burst into laughter: "Manor Head Wan, are you really the Human Gate's incarnation? If you are, I keep my word: I'll find a way to summon you here, pull the Heavenly Gate over as well, and we'll join forces to kill these bastards first before having our final showdown! How about it? Happy or not? Trust me just this once… Even if you're an irredeemable demon, so what?" So what? The Heavenly Gate and Earth Gate wanted to deal with the Human Gate, but were they any better? Weren't they planning to slaughter the cultivators of the Myriad Realms all the same? Su Yu laughed maniacally. "Don't push me! Push me too far, and what if the Myriad Realms are extinguished? What if the Human Gate expands its dominion? Once I'm dead, what do I care whether the Human Gate rules or you lot do? But if you make me miserable, I'll ensure you die in agony!" "Su Yu, you've truly gone mad!" Ji Tian roared furiously, "You've completely lost your mind! The Human Gate is the mastermind behind everything, the root of all chaos, and you've succumbed to total madness!" This madman Su Yu didn't care who won! As long as it wasn't him, he didn't give a damn who claimed victory! Therefore, Su Yu truly was capable of joining forces with the Human Gate. Ji Tian had known long ago that Su Yu was insane, but he had never imagined Su Yu would openly propose cooperating with the Human Gate—the root of all calamity in the Myriad Realms, the very source of world destruction! Ji Tian roared, "Human Sovereign, are you going to indulge his madness? Lord of Dead Spirits, you are an unmatched prodigy from the dawn of creation; are you all going to follow this lunatic and bury the entire world?" Su Yu had actually voiced an alliance with the Human Gate! This was too horrifying! "Qiong…" Just as he called out to Qiong, the Lord of Mount Tianqiong raged, "Hand over the Sky-Opening Sword! I don't give a damn who you kill. Hand it over, and I'll leave!" "……" Ji Tian swallowed his fury. How could he? Would he ever trust Qiong? Once Qiong reclaimed the sword and reached thirty-eight Daos, wouldn't that just invite trouble upon themselves? Hearing no reply, the Lord of Mount Tianqiong instantly flew into a rage: "You bastards! Su Yu is right—you deserve to be wiped out in an alliance with the Human Gate!" Was he never getting his sword back? Then Su Yu's words made complete sense! He would rather ally with the Human Gate and slaughter every last one of them! Farther away, the Lord of Dead Spirits' cold voice drifted over: "My power of life is also lacking slightly. The Prison King has just digested the Ageless Root; how about I devour her to perfect my Dao of Life and Death? I believe my chances are greater than Su Yu's! Su Yu is only at thirty-six Daos, while I am already at thirty-nine. Swallowing her and those Daos, I might have a chance to rival the Human Gate… Why not give them to me? If you won't… and still want to kill me, then cooperating with the Human Gate doesn't sound half bad!" A bunch of bastards! Ji Tian and his allies cursed furiously in their hearts! Meanwhile, having slain King Dou, Su Yu did not head toward the Earth Gate. Under everyone's stunned gazes, Su Yu let out a fierce roar, and the world violently shook. The next instant, a gateway manifested! The Heavenly Gate! Su Yu's Fourth Gate flared with power to reinforce it as he roared, "Human Sovereign, Wen Yu, empower my Heavenly Gate passage! Charge into the Heavenly Gate! Take this chance to slaughter everyone inside, then break through the gate to come back out. Let them play by themselves here!" "……" Completely unexpected! Beyond all imagination! Silence fell over the surroundings once more! What in the world? Su Yu bellowed, "Lord of Dead Spirits, King Wen, King Wu, come at once! Abandon the Myriad Realms—slaughter the Heavenly Gate first!" "……" Are you serious? The Lord of Dead Spirits and King Wen were flabbergasted. Are you for real? Inside the Heavenly Gate, there were still two experts of thirty-six Daos, one of thirty-four Daos, three of thirty-two Daos, plus the Heavenly Gate itself had not fully revived. On Su Yu's side, their strength was formidable. Su Yu had thirty-six Daos, the Lord of Mount Tianqiong thirty-six Daos, the Lord of Dead Spirits thirty-nine Daos, plus the Human Sovereign at thirty-five Daos, Wen Yu and King Wen at thirty-four Daos, and King Wu at thirty-two Daos… They completely outmatched the Heavenly Gate's side! The Lord of Dead Spirits couldn't help roaring, "Are you serious?" Su Yu roared back, "Of course I'm serious! Qiong, follow me! Once inside, we'll kill the Human Ancestor to feed you. I'm sick of listening to these bastards' nonsense…" The Lord of Mount Tianqiong's eyes lit up! Really? That works too! Then his sword… could wait a moment. The sword wouldn't vanish, but the Human Ancestor's Dao would! "Fine!" *Rumble!* The illusory image of Su Yu's Heavenly Gate expanded rapidly. Despite their shock, the Human Sovereign and Wen Yu swiftly manifested their own Heavenly Gates to reinforce Su Yu's! Su Yu's Fourth Gate bolstered it as well! At the same time, the Lord of Dead Spirits' eyes flashed. Suddenly tearing through the void, he abandoned the Earth Gate. King Wen and King Wu vanished in an instant as well! One after another, they manifested their Heavenly Gates, channeling their power to reinforce Su Yu's! In that breath, Su Yu's Heavenly Gate solidified, incomparably formidable. At that very moment, a terrifying wave of will surged through the void as the River of Time thrashed violently. The Heavenly Gate's voice boomed across the reaches: "How dare you!" The Heavenly Gate was forced to awaken! Several supreme experts were uniting to solidify Su Yu's Heavenly Gate passage, intending to barge straight inside and wipe out its masters! The Heavenly Gate was beyond frustrated! What did this have to do with me? I haven't even joined the fight yet! Wasn't this madman Su Yu dealing with the Earth Gate and the Human Gate's experts? Fuck! Why did he suddenly decide to invade the Heavenly Gate? This was an utter disaster out of nowhere! Su Yu roared, "Hurry! Charge inside and wipe them out!" The Lord of Dead Spirits let out a piercing screech: "Right behind you!" "Coming!" King Wen also roared, grabbing King Wu as they tore through space at blistering speed! At this moment, Ji Tian's face fell, and he bellowed, "Earth Gate, go intercept them…" The Earth Gate almost cursed aloud! Intercept your ancestors! I can barely dodge them, and you want me to intercept them? Now that they've all gathered over there, am I supposed to throw my life away? Formidable though he was, he had been heavily drained by Yanhuo earlier, and his forced awakening followed by an ongoing battering from the Lord of Dead Spirits had depleted much of his strength. How much combat prowess did he have left? If he went over, they wouldn't even need to hunt him down! Yet could they simply not intercept them? If they truly breached the Heavenly Gate, slaying those experts and integrating the Yin Daos within, Su Yu and his cohort would advance yet again. If the Heavenly Gate fell… the consequences would be unthinkable! All hope of countering the Human Gate would be instantly shattered! Furthermore, Qing Tian's Dao—the Dao of Wrath—was still inside the Heavenly Gate! Instantly, all of them panicked, their faces pale. The Earth Gate barked, "Su Yu, your people are all here! If you leave, every last one of them will die!" He pointed toward the experts of the Myriad Realms. Leave, then! Once they left, not a single one of these people would survive. Su Yu abruptly turned his head, looked into the distance at his people, and suddenly smiled. "Take the lead, everyone! Once I slaughter the Myriad Realms, I'll join you! Annihilation is a fine outcome—very peaceful, no more exhaustion… Being human is too exhausting; being a creature of the Myriad Realms is too exhausting… Go on ahead!" "We obey your command!" In that instant, impassioned shouts rang out! The experts within Su Yu's world roared in unison, "We obey the Emperor's decree!" Su Yu laughed wildly, turning to the Earth Gate with a manic grin. "Idiot! My father taught me from childhood that on the battlefield, there is no room for sentiment! Never throw your life away trying to rescue a comrade! Otherwise, what started as one death will spiral into the deaths of an entire troop! My Great Xia Prefecture and the Human Realm have military orders to that effect! On the battlefield… there are only military orders! "Open!" With a furious shout, a rumbling crash echoed as a gateway manifested directly between heaven and earth! It cleaved through past and future! This gateway seemed to lead straight into the past—it was the Heavenly Gate passage Su Yu had solidified! Combining the power of multiple Heavenly Gate cultivators with the might of the Fourth Gate, Su Yu forcibly breached heaven and earth, opening a direct corridor into the Heavenly Gate! Across the gateway, several figures appeared, each trembling with utter shock! Sensing those overpowering auras, their faces drained of color, and in the next heartbeat, they turned and fled! "Run!" Shi roared, "Run!" Even though the Earth Gate and the coveted Myriad Realms lay right before them, they dared not cross. They could feel the boundless, terrifying power radiating from the other side! Heavy with bloodlust! At this moment, only a single thought occupied their minds: Fuck, we're finished! These lunatics led by Su Yu had directly breached the Heavenly Gate's barrier and charged right inside. What in the world had happened? Just moments ago, they thought Su Yu was going to send more people through for them to pick off and gain some advantage, so they had been lying in wait. Good grief, instead of the prey they expected Su Yu to send, Su Yu himself had arrived—leading a pack of supreme experts far stronger than when they had left the Heavenly Gate! Everything had descended into absolute pandemonium! Su Yu didn't care about the Myriad Realms; he didn't care about anyone. He was going to annihilate the Heavenly Gate! A Heavenly Gate that hadn't even entered the war! Who could have anticipated such a move? "Preserve the Myriad Realms, and there may still be a chance for cooperation! Harm the Myriad Realms… and when we emerge, we will hunt you down to the death!" With a ferocious bellow, Su Yu dove straight into the gateway without another word! Did you think I was joking? No, I never joke! I'll butcher the Heavenly Gate first before coming back! "……" Ji Tian and his allies turned pale. At the same time, the River of Time churned violently as a gateway projection forced its way through at all costs, roaring with incandescent fury: "Get in, hurry…" It was the Heavenly Gate! He had panicked as well! The Earth Gate couldn't help urging, "Just revive directly! Hurry, or it'll be too late…" Forcibly awakening came at a heavy cost, but… I've already revived, so you might as well revive too! The Heavenly Gate almost coughed up blood in fury! Yet if he didn't awaken now, once Su Yu and his companions slaughtered Shi and the others, he would end up just like the Earth Gate—a commander without an army. Who fought like this? Su Yu truly threw all convention out the window! By this point, Su Yu and his allies had plunged entirely into the gateway. Su Yu instantly retracted the gate's power, causing the solidified Heavenly Gate to vanish! The Earth Gate's domain instantly fell dead silent. Even E Tian, battered half to death, widened his eyes. This… you could do that? Ji Tian was frantic with anxiety, bellowing, "Earth Gate! Enter the Heavenly Gate as well…" Get in there! As a gateway, the Earth Gate possessed the ability to cross over. Get in! The Earth Gate stayed silent. To hell with that, I'm not going in! Entering the past where the Heavenly Gate resided was exceedingly dangerous—far more dangerous than staying here. This was his home turf; over there was the Heavenly Gate's domain. Besides, the Heavenly Gate wasn't even willing to revive fully, so why should I be the one to go? Ji Tian roared in desperate rage! He fought like a madman against E Tian! Damn it all! Now, their only choice was to force the Heavenly Gate to revive completely. Otherwise, if Su Yu's group slaughtered everyone inside, the fallout would be catastrophic! "Heavenly Gate, revive!" Ji Tian bellowed once more, all trace of his former elegance gone. The Heavenly Gate's projected phantom answered with fury of its own: "Bastards, utter fools! Do you have any idea how much power an early revival will consume, or how severely it will worsen my injuries? Damn it all, why couldn't you delay the battle for a few more days?" Ji Tian wanted to vomit blood. Bullshit, that depended on whether Su Yu and his group were willing to wait! Su Yu couldn't wait to charge in immediately; how could they delay? Did you think we wanted this? Besides, if they delayed until the Human Gate manifested, what then? The Human Gate had not yet descended upon the Myriad Realms; once it did, things would become far worse! "Earth Gate, help me kill them!" Ji Tian cast everything else aside, roaring out. They couldn't manage the Heavenly Gate anymore! They couldn't enter it! Of course, once the Heavenly Gate forcibly revived, they could enter, but hadn't the battle on this side yet to conclude? Now, their only gamble was whether they could kill their targets faster than Su Yu's group could kill theirs. Ji Tian calculated that they should be faster. On Su Yu's end, their targets had fled; hunting them down would take time. If they disposed of E Tian and Si Tian on this side, they might still make it to the Heavenly Gate in time to save their allies! At this moment, E Tian suddenly roared, "Si Tian, even if we die, stall them!" Hold them back! He saw right through Ji Tian's intentions. But you bastards are daydreaming—did you think an expert of thirty-eight Daos would be so easy to kill? Waves of malevolent power rolled off him! At this point, who cared whether his Dao shattered or not? In short, even in death, he would drag these bastards down with him! Nearby, Si Tian spoke with deep sorrow: "Do not worry. If they want to kill us while stripping our Daos intact… it won't be that simple!" If these people had opted for a swift, brutal execution, they could have finished them off earlier. Yet their ambition was too great. Ji Tian had ambushed and assaulted them relentlessly, yet had failed to kill E Tian so far partly because he wanted to preserve as much of E Tian's Dao power as possible. And that very greed became the key to buying time! I won't detonate my Dao—detonating it accomplishes nothing. But I won't let you easily strip it away either; I'll drag this out to the bitter end! Will you force a mutual destruction and make my Dao collapse completely, or slowly grind me down to preserve more power? At this moment, Ji Tian and his allies felt their heads throbbing! Damn it! Even if that bastard Su Yu had stayed in the Myriad Realms to trade insults with them, it would have been a good thing, because time was on their side. Yet Su Yu… had run! He had actually run! No one could have imagined that Su Yu would truly abandon the Myriad Realms, abandon the Human Realm, leave everyone behind, and run off with a cadre of supreme experts! Facing a powerhouse like Su Yu who completely disregarded the rules… anyone would get a massive headache! Even the Lord of Dead Spirits and his allies had been stunned by Su Yu's decision, let alone their enemies. …… In the Upper Realm. A group of people exchanged bewildered glances. Earlier, their blood had been boiling with fervor; now, they didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Su Yu had run! He had led his vanguard into the Heavenly Gate! And surrounding them were supreme powerhouses. At this moment, someone chuckled, "If Manor Head Wan really is the Human Gate's incarnation… that actually doesn't sound half bad. These guys are traitors and enemies to the Human Gate. Why doesn't Manor Head Wan unleash his divine might and wipe them out? Even if it means destroying the world… it feels kind of nice!" Where there had been terror, anticipation now surfaced. Manor Head Wan, why don't you actually turn into the Human Gate's incarnation? Someone else in the crowd laughed heartily. "Exactly! Kill them first, then we can talk about destroying the world. No rush on that—we were colleagues, after all. If you want to end the world, wait a bit and kill these bastards first, how about it?" Destroying the world? Were they afraid? Of course they were! Yet was there any difference between being slaughtered by the Earth Gate and the Prison King versus the world ending? They would much rather see these bastards wiped out; even if they died, they would die satisfied! Wan Tiansheng smiled, then let out a helpless sigh: "You lot!" Just moments ago, every single one of them had been on high alert, terrified that he was the Human Gate's avatar. Now, they were eagerly hoping he was. Such a shift in mindset could probably only happen on Su Yu's side. Because their leader, Su Yu, was utterly unpredictable, openly declaring his willingness to ally with the Human Gate. Yet when those words came from Su Yu's mouth, no one found it jarring in the slightest. Because Su Yu… was genuinely a lunatic, as everyone well knew. Him proposing an alliance with the Human Gate… sounded completely normal. If anyone else had said it, especially an alliance leader, their followers would have deserted in droves—how could anyone ally with the Human Gate, that great demon? Yet Su Yu… wasn't he a demon himself? If the Human Gate wanted to destroy the world, Su Yu, pushed to the brink of defeat, wouldn't even need the Human Gate to lift a finger; he might just destroy the world himself, and no one would be surprised. "A pack of lunatics…" Wan Tiansheng murmured. Far away in the Human Realm, the scene was even more unhinged. Terrifying noises echoed endlessly—laughter one moment, weeping the next, then agonizing screams… Su Yu hadn't taken Lan Tian with him; there was no need. The Earth Gate hadn't intervened either; there was no need. Because heaven only knew what was happening over there, and intervening was impossible anyway—they were actively merging! The outcome of such an assimilation was a total gamble. Either Lan Tian's will would prevail, remaining the Lan Tian who followed Su Yu. Or Tian would retain dominant consciousness, becoming an ally of the Earth Gate. Under these circumstances, neither side could easily meddle, so they simply left them there, unattended. Let the two of them fight it out! Right at this moment, a thunderous roar reverberated through heaven and earth. A colossal gateway projected down from the River of Time, coalescing into an aged man brimming with fury and helplessness! The Heavenly Gate had forcibly revived! Before descending upon the Myriad Realms, he had been forced into full awakening! If he didn't awaken now, the experts inside the Heavenly Gate would all be wiped out! The moment Su Yu's group breached the gate, that pack of howling lunatics had chased down three non-supreme forbidden land masters at top speed. In practically the blink of an eye, the Lord of Dead Spirits and his companions had slain these three experts of thirty-one Daos. Thirty-nine Daos of power! Who could possibly stand against that? An, Ying, and Yuan were blown apart almost instantly, their forbidden lands shattering. Total panic engulfed the entire Heavenly Gate as Shi and Kong fled frantically. Riyue was still inside the Heavenly Gate, having not yet ventured out. Yet the Blade Ancestor and God Ancestor, not possessing thirty-six Daos of power, were on the verge of being run down. Once caught, death was certain! …… Inside the Heavenly Gate. Su Yu roared maniacally, "Kill, kill, kill! Faster, faster, faster! "Devour the Daos! Devour the Daos! "Kill the Blade Ancestor first, then the God Ancestor… Give it everything! All of you, strike together and slaughter the Blade Ancestor!" *Boom!* The Lord of Dead Spirits and the other experts attacked simultaneously without hesitation, converging on the Blade Ancestor bringing up the rear! The Blade Ancestor was plunged into sheer despair! How could a mere thirty-two Daos withstand so many supreme powerhouses? He was dead! "No—" *Boom!* The Blade Ancestor was blown apart directly. Indeed, he was doomed; there was no hope of survival! Ahead, sweat poured off the God Ancestor, while further in front, Kong roared, "Stop following me!" The God Ancestor had been trailing right behind him. Split up! Who in their right mind could have anticipated this? They had simply been waiting here for some scraps, only for a horde of apex monsters to descend upon them. Even the Heavenly Gate hadn't been able to stop them—largely because the Heavenly Gate was already so close to the Myriad Realms, on the verge of unsealing. For Su Yu and his companions to blast a corridor open was far easier than in the past. One hundred thousand years ago, it would have been utterly impossible to breach! Yet as the Earth Gate unsealed and the aura of world destruction washed over the Myriad Realms, pulling the Heavenly Gate closer, tearing through the barrier had become simple. Now, regrets were meaningless! In the distance, the Heavenly Gate manifested as an elderly man, hurtling toward them alongside Riyue at top speed as he bellowed, "Rally to me!" Don't scatter! If Kong, Shi, and the God Ancestor kept running blindly, they would die! Regrouped, their collective combat strength was formidable. As he roared, Su Yu roared as well: "Lord of Dead Spirits, are you eating shit? Cut off the God Ancestor! Why the hell are you following me?" You're an expert of thirty-nine Daos—go intercept him yourself! Why are you tailing me? Fuck! Su Yu was fuming! The Lord of Dead Spirits was speechless. Wasn't I trying to protect you? All right, he had instinctively followed Su Yu's lead, almost forgetting that he was faster than Su Yu! Cursed out by this brat, he said nothing, vanishing into the void. The speed of a thirty-nine-Dao expert was on full display—inconceivably fast! How could the God Ancestor, at merely thirty-four Daos, match his speed? When the Lord of Dead Spirits blocked his path, the God Ancestor knew he was finished. There was no time to regroup! "Su Yu, spare me! I am not on the Heavenly Gate's side…" *Boom!* From behind, Su Yu slashed with his blade. The God Ancestor's expression twisted in horror as the Lord of Dead Spirits also threw a punch, laughing, "Not going to ask about his situation?" "Nonsense! Anyone who isn't my friend is an enemy—kill!" "……" Well, Su Yu embodied that philosophy to the absolute extreme! Who cared whose side you were on? Who cared if you were an agent planted by the Human Gate? So what if you were? Did saying I wanted to cooperate mean I actually would? I've disliked you for ages; die first! The God race had barely lost any experts, which had annoyed Su Yu for a long time. Now, he, the Human Sovereign, Qiong, King Wen, King Wu, the Lord of Dead Spirits, Wen Yu… all of them struck at once! Despair painted the God Ancestor's face as he shrieked, "I refuse to accept this! I had contingency plans…" He was so utterly unwilling! Su Yu, won't you even ask? *Rumble!* A deafening explosion shook the heavens and earth! The God Ancestor was blasted into nothingness. Only then did Su Yu dig at his ear. "Refuse to accept it? Everyone says that. If I listened to that, would I ever kill anyone?" At this moment, Kong and Shi were hurtling toward the Heavenly Gate! In a mere instant, five forbidden land masters had been slain. Though three were non-supreme, a single thought rose in everyone's mind: Who was the true invader? Who was the true destroyer of worlds? Who was the true calamity of the heavens and Myriad Realms? Su Yu! He was! At the slightest disagreement, he breached the Heavenly Gate, storming inside to slaughter its powerhouses. How many of the Heavenly Gate's forbidden lands had he blown to pieces? The Three Gates were supposed to be the destroyers of worlds in everyone's eyes, and their experts had believed the same: that upon their descent, they would butcher the Myriad Realms. Yet… they were wrong! Before they could even descend, the Earth Gate's experts were practically wiped out, and the Heavenly Gate's experts had been reduced to the few standing before them. The reputedly invincible Heavenly Gate had suffered slaughter after slaughter at Su Yu's hands, losing the majority of its forbidden lands! Su Yu was the true calamity! The Calamity of the Three Gates!