Preparations Complete

At this very moment, in this scene, Su Yu smiled radiantly. Even when he declared he was heading to his death, there were still those willing to follow him, still those willing to march to death by his side. Perhaps this was the greatest validation, the highest affirmation, of all his campaigns across the south and north over these past few years! Suddenly, he felt that all the suffering and all the wounds he had endured during these years were truly worth it. Some things seemed far more important than pain. At that moment, beneath Su Yu's radiant smile, his body expanded. Acupoint after acupoint materialized, shimmering with brilliant light. Looking at them, he smiled rather perversely. "Since none of you are leaving, step into my, Su Yu's, acupoints, and let us become one!" "..." Everyone looked at him, then looked at one another. Had Lan Tian possessed him? What a twisted smile! All of a sudden, they were filled with regret! King Daqin sighed. A perfectly good young man, why smile like that? Not only was it hideously ugly, but it also felt creepy and perverted. Saying nothing more, he strode through the air, heading straight for the acupoint housing the Dao of Spearmanship. Within Su Yu's acupoints: one acupoint, one world! One acupoint, one Dao! In fact, when they lived inside his world, they had always inhabited Su Yu's acupoints, but usually Su Yu never deliberately displayed them. Today, however, he specifically illuminated them! King Daqin soared into the air and settled into the Dao of Spearmanship acupoint. Moments later, Xia Longwu stepped through the void, entering the saber technique acupoint. Yunxiao leapt up, ducking into the Sword Dao acupoint. Hongmeng chuckled as well, descending in an instant into the Giant Mountain Dao acupoint. One cultivator after another, guided by the Great Dao they cultivated, entered the corresponding acupoints. At this moment, Su Yu seemed like a man-eating monster, taking each powerhouse entirely into his body. The body was heaven! King Da Zhou stepped straight into a divine acupoint. Martialists entered the physical acupoints, while Civilization Masters entered the divine acupoints, each fulfilling their duties, each governing their respective acupoints. Outside, the Lord of Dead Spirits and the others watched in silence. Su Yu was actually innovating, pioneering a new Dao, a new cultivation system. Such a system was unlike anyone else's—extraordinarily unique! Of course, this system was not necessarily good for everyone, nor would it suit others. The Lord of Dead Spirits stared intently at Su Yu. After watching for a while, he grew slightly suspicious. At this moment, Su Yu's aura was indistinct, his divine brilliance concealed within. Yet he felt noticeably stronger than before. At their level, only by clashing in battle and completely unleashing their power could one clearly sense the other's true depth—unless the other party voluntarily opened themselves up to inspection. ... Su Yu paid them no heed. Once everyone had entered their respective acupoints, he surveyed the situation. Each acupoint contained a world within. The space was actually immense, not a cramped pocket, but rather akin to partitioned realms. Su Yu's voice echoed through every space: "If anyone wishes to visit their neighbors, you will need to break through the barriers between the acupoints and link your Great Daos in fusion! And this is precisely what I need all of you to do! The power of one cannot match the power of many! Aperture fusion, Dao fusion, and the unity of heaven and earth—this is the greatest task before me right now! "You all know how to perform aperture fusion; there is no need for me to teach you. Follow the order, follow the rules, and fuse the Great Daos one by one!" Some Dao acupoints were left unmanned. With 720 acupoints, Su Yu lacked sufficient manpower. Yet that was fine. Su Yu himself was not idle; he would cultivate alongside them to manage those unoccupied acupoints. At this point, Su Yu suddenly looked into the void. "Martial Emperor!" In the void, a figure emerged from the Great Dao of the Physical Body, looking at Su Yu with a dazed expression. What was it? Su Yu laughed! This fellow had still been absorbing power from the Great Dao of the Physical Body! Su Yu looked at him. "How many Daos are you at now?" The Martial Emperor wanted to beam with joy, but held it in; nevertheless, his grin could not be concealed. "Not many, just twenty-two Daos. Yeah, pretty weak!" Su Yu chuckled! "Did you hear what I said just now?" "What?" The Martial Emperor paused, bewildered. What had he said? He had been burrowed deep within the Physical Dao, extracting its power, so he genuinely had no idea what Su Yu had been talking about. Su Yu smiled. "Nothing much. I am just about to go fight the Heaven and Earth Gates. Everyone has entered my acupoints, sealed within, to battle alongside me. Right now, you have two choices! "First, detach from my world and go to the world of any other expert! "Second, detach from my world and splice into this Great Dao of the Physical Body. I will help you! Back then, I promised I would let you deal with King Wu, but King Wu progressed too quickly, while your growth was still too slow... I'm afraid I won't be able to help you handle King Wu anymore!" The Martial Emperor stared blankly at Su Yu. "Detach?" Both choices Su Yu offered involved detaching from his world. The first was going to someone else's world; the second was directly fusing into the Physical Dao. Su Yu nodded. "You've never truly accepted me, but after all, you fought alongside me several times, and you still want revenge on King Wu... All of that will have to depend on yourself. The only thing I can help you with is letting you inherit this Physical Dao. You can probably reach thirty-one Daos, but thirty-two Daos is out of reach!" That was the limit! Though the Human Ancestor's Physical Dao was formidable, it had not reached the level where the Dao was drawn into the body. Therefore, even if the Martial Emperor inherited all of it, he could at most reach thirty-one Daos of power. Su Yu said with a smile, "Everyone on my side is my own person, a close acquaintance! Though you and I have known each other for a while—all the way since the Anping Era—we have always been more adversaries than allies! "King Wu has now reached thirty-five Daos. I'm afraid I cannot raise you to thirty-five Daos..." Back then, he had promised to help him deal with King Wu. Yet with King Wu at thirty-five Daos, Su Yu truly could not help the Martial Emperor fulfill that goal and achieve that wish. The Martial Emperor was taken aback. He looked at Su Yu, then at the floating figures within his acupoints. "They... are going to live in these acupoints from now on?" Su Yu nodded. The Martial Emperor said dryly, "Isn't that... just like when I was sealed back then?" Wouldn't that just be staying sealed? He yearned for freedom! He had been sealed for far too many years, so he longed for freedom! Su Yu nodded and said with a smile, "I know you yearn for freedom. Furthermore, my side requires the Great Daos to remain balanced, which means rule power exceeding sixteen Daos must be purged... That is why I say our destiny together ends here!" He had not suggested keeping the Martial Emperor. First, there was no freedom in it; second, it required weakening one's strength. Anyone exceeding sixteen Daos had to expel excess power to avoid unbalancing the Daos! Of course, those who mastered multiple Daos, like King Da Zhou, were fine as long as no single Dao exceeded sixteen Daos. The Martial Emperor, however, possessed only the single Great Dao of the Physical Body. Su Yu spoke again: "Make it quick. While I still have time, let me help you splice into the Physical Dao. I imagine you wouldn't be very willing to enter another person's world either!" The Martial Emperor raised an eyebrow, looked at Su Yu, and then glanced over at King Wu and the others. Naturally, he did not give them a friendly look. Displeased, the Martial Emperor said, "You promised me back then that you would raise me to a level where I could match that dog thief Taishan! Now you're going back on your word?" Su Yu smiled. "Yes, I'm breaking my word!" The Martial Emperor cursed under his breath, then couldn't help but say, "What the hell are you doing..." As he spoke, he looked at King Wu again, taking a long moment before saying, "Then even if I splice into the Physical Dao, I still won't be able to deal with that dog thief, right?" King Wu shot him a glare. *Dog thief this, dog thief that—do you think I won't beat you up?* The Martial Emperor sneered, glaring back at King Wu. *You think glaring at me scares me?* Dog thief Taishan! The Martial Emperor looked at the others and cursed again, "The choices you give me are just these? Entering someone else's world? These people are all accomplices of that dog thief Taishan! You just can't wait for me to die, can you? Going to their territory, wouldn't that be suicide?" "Which is why you can splice into the Physical Dao!" Su Yu said with a smile. The Martial Emperor grumbled again: "The Physical Dao... The Physical Dao is just mediocre, and the Dao sits right here, making it hard to even run away. Splice my ass! Drawing the Dao into the body might work! "Can you help me draw the Dao into my body?" Su Yu shook his head. That was not possible. At thirty-two Daos, he could not simply push the Martial Emperor directly to thirty-two Daos. The Martial Emperor sighed. "Then what is there to talk about? In the end, it's not like I have a choice! I'll just keep working with you!" "..." Su Yu looked at him and said after a long pause, "You must realize that on my side..." Impatient, frustrated, and annoyed, the Martial Emperor cut in: "I know! It's you who doesn't understand! Besides, you have no grasp of my Dao or my choices at all! I can tell what's going on with your situation with a single glance!" He went on glumly, "Have Taishan swallow his Dao and get lost, and give the Martial Dao to me! I don't want the Physical Dao anymore! The 360 physical acupoints in your body all fuse with warrior Daos, and the Martial Dao is the overarching principle of all warrior Daos! "So, on your side, I can help you oversee the 360 physical acupoints! Sabers, spears, swords, halberds, axes, battle-axes, hooks, pitchforks, fists, feet, palms, kicks... The Martial Dao knows them all and masters them all; only that can truly be called the Martial Dao!" He was, after all, a veteran powerhouse, and he had seen right through Su Yu's predicament. He continued: "You would do best to designate two people: one to oversee the physical acupoints, and one to oversee the divine acupoints! I can manage the physical acupoints for you, governing the 360 acupoints while stepping outside any single acupoint! My primary duty will be coordinating the warriors! "The other person will oversee the divine acupoints, stepping outside a single acupoint just like me, responsible for coordinating the Civilization Masters! "All the others, all their Daos and fusions, will be channeled through us. Then the other person and I will organize and harmonize these Great Daos and acupoints before transmitting them to you!" Su Yu had always considered the Martial Emperor not particularly bright. Yet the Martial Emperor truly possessed extraordinary talent—one of the few cultivators who had opened the Heavenly Gate. Now, the Martial Emperor was offering advice, saying grumpily, "This is far simpler than you communicating with 720 acupoints all on your own. When the time comes and everyone has their own ideas, your mind will be thrown into chaos! In any case, I know I'll have no problem governing the 360 physical acupoints!" Su Yu looked at him in surprise. "You want to help me oversee the physical acupoints?" "Why can't I?" The Martial Emperor snapped, "I am the Emperor of the Martial Dao! From ancient times to the present, I am the strongest in the Martial Dao!" In the distance, King Wu curled his lip. Seeing this, the Martial Emperor flared with rage. "What are you looking at?! Not convinced? If you have the guts, fight me at the same realm, and I'll beat the shit out of you! Bring whatever combat methods you want, and see if I fear you!" King Wu grinned, baring his teeth. "Back then, the two of us were about the same!" *Did you forget how I beat you to a pulp back then?* The Martial Emperor sneered. "You have the nerve to bring up back then? When we fought, your sworn brothers were all hiding in the shadows intimidating me! Otherwise, you really think I couldn't handle you? A fight should be a fair fight! I'm not like you, dragging your mommy and daddy along to hold down the fort! Have you ever seen two kids fighting where one brings their parents to hold down the fort and still loses?" King Wu gave a cold scoff. "You're welcome to try again whenever you like!" "I'm not shameless like you!" The Martial Emperor cursed. Today, his courage was noticeably greater. Turning to Su Yu, he said irritably, "Neither of the choices you offered makes any sense! Follow my suggestion. That way, I will oversee your physical acupoints' Daos, and King Da Zhou can oversee your divine acupoints' Daos... Everyone else will attend to their duties, and I guarantee things will go far smoother than they are now!" Su Yu fell into thought, then looked at him again. "Are you sure you want to follow me? Martial Emperor, our relationship isn't that deep." The Martial Emperor huffed. "You owe me! You promised me that I could deal with that dog thief Taishan! Now that you're running off, what am I supposed to do? Only by commanding your physical acupoints and overseeing half your world do I have any hope of finding a chance to slaughter that dog thief Taishan!" "Then what about this Physical Dao..." Su Yu looked at the world, and the Martial Emperor replied indifferently, "Doesn't Taishan want it? Let him have it! I don't give a damn! Besides, what I cultivate is the Martial Dao, not some reckless Physical Dao for brutes... You've always thought the Physical Dao and the Martial Dao were the same thing... Are you blind?!" The Martial Emperor cursed at Su Yu. "The Martial Dao is the Martial Dao, and the Physical Dao is the Physical Dao! The Physical Dao is for barbarians, while the Martial Dao is the Dao of Myriad Martial Arts! Martial supremacy! Sabers, spears, swords, halberds—mastering every single one, that is the Martial Dao! As for the Physical Dao, it's just rumbling head-on body collisions! That is the Physical Dao! It was never suited for me in the first place!" He cursed at Su Yu for failing to distinguish between the Physical Dao and the Martial Dao, having always assumed the Martial Emperor walked both and that the two were virtually identical. No, he had to set Su Yu straight: they were different! Completely different! Su Yu shrugged. Were they really different? It felt... pretty much the same! Since the Martial Emperor no longer wanted the Physical Dao and preferred to oversee his physical acupoints instead, the Physical Dao could be given to King Wu. A thirty-one Dao Physical Dao might not push King Wu into thirty-six Daos, but it would certainly make him stronger and bring him closer to thirty-six Daos. "Come on then!" Su Yu nodded. The Martial Emperor was a bit surprised. "You agree?" Su Yu smiled. "It's a minor matter. What you said makes some sense. Perhaps two people really are needed to oversee the divine and physical acupoints!" It did make sense! He couldn't be bothered to argue further. *I gave you options, and you refused them, insisting on returning—so I won't stop you!* Hearing this, the Martial Emperor felt a bit helpless. He glanced at the Great Dao of the Physical Body up above, then looked at King Wu, suddenly sneering in disdain: "The trash I discarded is yours now!" "..." King Wu merely watched him in silence, his expression saying: *You really look like you're itching for a beating!* This guy had always had such a foul mouth! He had been thrashed so many times, yet he remained the exact same. It seemed unless he was beaten to death, he would never change his ways! The Martial Emperor was not afraid of him now. *I'm checking out!* The next moment, he flew up, abandoning the Physical Dao directly. Acupoints across his body lit up, exactly 360 physical acupoints matching Su Yu's 360 acupoints. He looked at Su Yu and shouted, "Open your brow-center acupoint! I want to live in the brow-center acupoint! "You can arrange for King Da Zhou to live there with me. Just like the Heavenly Gate, using the brow-center acupoint as the core, the junction connecting the Daos of the divine and physical acupoints can converge between your brows, channeling Great Dao power to you from there!" Oh? Picking where he wanted to live now, was he? Su Yu was amused. "Do you want to live in the Tongtian Acupoint?" "..." The Martial Emperor's face darkened. Su Yu chuckled and opened his brow-center acupoint. The Martial Emperor swiftly entered, the power of his acupoints erupting as he yelled, "Everyone else, link to my physical acupoints! From now on, I am your commander! You bunch of little bugs!" "..." Inside the acupoints, everyone cursed under their breath! Why didn't King Wu just beat him to death?! This fellow had called everyone little bugs since way back when, and he hadn't changed to this day. He truly had a special fondness for calling people little bugs! Nevertheless, after some thought, they connected to the Martial Emperor's physical acupoints one after another, transmitting their power. In this manner, the Martial Emperor could oversee the Daos of Su Yu's 360 physical acupoints! And he truly possessed the ability to control them. The Martial Dao encompassed every martial craft, mastering each and every one! Su Yu paid him no further attention and turned to King Wu, saying, "King Wu, devour the Martial Dao, take it into your own physical body, detach from my world, and then devour the Physical Dao!" King Wu had previously merged into Su Yu's world. At this moment, he frowned slightly. "If I detach... won't your realm fall?" "It's fine!" Su Yu smiled. "Even if it drops, it doesn't matter. I can cultivate it back soon enough!" King Wu fell silent for a moment. Beside him, the Human Sovereign sighed and said, "Draw the Dao into your body and devour the Martial Dao!" King Wu nodded and said no more. At his level, as a cultivator of thirty-five Daos, drawing a Dao into his body was second nature and posed no difficulty. The next moment, he let out a low shout. Surges of power spilled out from Su Yu's body, devoured and drawn away by King Wu. Moments later, Su Yu peeled a Great Dao directly away. King Wu had undergone nirvanic extinction once, so he was already in a semi-detached state. With Su Yu offering no resistance, drawing the Dao into his body was all the easier. With a resounding boom! A Great Dao was thoroughly devoured by King Wu! King Wu's aura rose slightly. Su Yu's aura, however, slipped downward somewhat. Originally, after devouring his future body, he had just barely crossed into thirty-nine Daos. But this time, quite a few people had departed, taking some power with them, and King Wu had now completely detached from Su Yu. All at once, Su Yu's power fell from barely thirty-nine Daos back down to thirty-eight Daos! Of course, Su Yu felt quite content with it. It was fine! Thirty-eight Daos was plenty good! King Wu let out a low roar and dove instantly into the Great Dao of the Physical Body, madly absorbing its power. The current Physical Dao had been stripped away by the Human Ancestor, rendering it an unowned Dao, so King Wu encountered little difficulty devouring it. As for the other physical cultivators, they had either entered Su Yu's world or the worlds of others; currently, the Physical Dao had no one left. Su Yu took a glance. Even after devouring it, King Wu would likely find it hard to reach thirty-six Daos. However, he would be much closer to thirty-six Daos, and perhaps with a single opportunity, he could step across that threshold. Su Yu paid him no more heed for the moment. His voice sounded inside the acupoints: "What the Martial Emperor said made sense. King Da Zhou and the Martial Emperor shall oversee the Dao of Combat Methods and the Dao of Civilization! I will go bring my teachers and the others over. See that you arrange acupoints for them to see if they can take charge..." Su Yu no longer thought of hiding his father and the rest, for at this stage, they could no longer be hidden anyway. Just as Su Yu prepared to depart, a head popped out from Wen Yu's side opposite him: "Su Yu, are you going to take away my Chubing?" Su Yu paused, then smiled. "Right... Chubing!" Su Yu called out, and Chubing poked her head out from an acupoint. Looking at Doubao, she suddenly raised her two small paws and waved: "Hubby, we're separating!" "..." Doubao was instantly crushed. "You're leaving?" Chubing shouted, "Yeah, I'm going with Su Yu... I'm not going with you!" Her affections had shifted! Doubao thought, his eyes brimming with sorrow. Su Yu was amused. "All right, you're the spirit of heaven and earth now, go do your job properly. I'll take good care of your wife and kids for you, don't worry!" Doubao grew even more depressed hearing that. Su Yu chuckled. Since Chubing wasn't leaving, he wasn't about to chase her away either, and vanished from the spot in an instant. Doubao felt all the more dejected. Looking at Wen Yu, he muttered, "I want to leave too..." Wen Yu stroked him, feeling helpless. "Is he better than me?" "I don't know!" Wen Yu smiled. "Just stay for now! Feiqiu will wake up soon! When Feiqiu wakes, I'll see if I can make Feiqiu my spirit. If you still want to leave then, I won't stop you!" "Oh!" Doubao vanished. Once he was gone, Wen Yu looked at King Wen and then at the Human Sovereign, smiling. "Big Brother, Big Brother Xingyu, we seem to be quite the failures. Your personal charisma is useless now. All the veterans left in the myriad realms went with Su Yu!" Not a single one stayed behind! The Human Sovereign said softly, "It's only natural. As I said, he is the hope of this era! Those people walked out of despair alongside him. Through a hundred thousand years of conflict and six thousand years of hopelessness, Su Yu avenged their grievances, crushed the myriad races, saved their lives, and led them to glory..." And so, all of them had chosen to follow Su Yu. ... Su Yu didn't dwell on all that. Presently, he quickly entered that small world. There was no need for grand words. When Su Yu told them to enter his acupoints and assist him in mastering the Great Daos, even Liu Wenyan—who yearned for peace, who had been unwilling to see King Da Zhou again—now wore a bright smile as he followed Su Yu into his divine acupoint. Bai Feng said excitedly, "I told you long ago, you still need me! As your teacher, I have quite the knack for Dao fusion..." Su Yu took it as mere boasting! You're a guy who has only just stepped into Eternity, so don't even talk about that. Above Eternity is Dao Integration, and above Dao Integration is Ruler of Rules, which is only one Dao... You're far from it, yet you claim to have a knack for Dao fusion! Meanwhile, the little fur ball was thrilled beyond measure. At this moment, another ball perched atop Su Yu's head once more. It didn't want to watch over the house anymore! House-watching was utterly boring. Following Fragrant-Fragrant was far better—eating delicacies, drinking fine broth, and scampering everywhere. Su Yu smiled as well. Back when he saw King Wen's former residence, he thought establishing a home in the myriad realms to keep them hidden was good. But if he truly lost, could they really stay hidden? Besides, after seeing Feiqiu and the others guard an empty house all alone for a hundred thousand years, Su Yu felt that might not be a good thing. It was better for everyone to come with him. ... After settling everything, he had finally accommodated everyone. The children in the small world were relocated by Su Yu to the Great Xia Prefecture, into the Great Xia Civilization Academy, to be taught by his former teachers. Several instructors at the Great Xia Civilization Academy had treated Su Yu quite well in the past. People like Old Huang and Old Nie had been good to Su Yu, but their strength could no longer keep up, so Su Yu didn't take them along. Having spent so many years at the Civilization Academy, they might as well continue living out their retirement there. ... With all these matters arranged, Su Yu vanished once again. This time, he went to hunt devouring locusts! He needed to raise the Great Dao of Tribulation and, in the process, cultivate back the strength he had just lost. There was still some time before the Human Gate descended, so there was no rush. ... At the same time. In the Earth Gate region. Jitian looked toward the River of Time, gazing downstream, and spoke: "In just a few more days, the Human Gate will descend! Within the Human Gate, there are still many cultivators, and quite a few unified experts!" He looked toward the Earth Gate and Heavenly Gate in the distance: "Once the Human Gate descends and opens, those people will emerge! When that happens, those unified experts will strike alongside us. At that time, will you gentlemen lend your strength to deal with Su Yu and the others?" The Heavenly Gate's voice was calm: "Are you certain that those unified experts inside the Human Gate will join hands with you?" Jitian was equally calm: "Since I say so, I naturally have certainty! Over these years, it's not as if I did nothing inside the Human Gate! Furthermore, the Human Gate might share some connection with Wan Tiansheng, that second grand-uncle of mine... Gentlemen, if you still refuse to act then, once Su Yu's side increases their strength yet another notch... the later it gets, the harder they will be to deal with!" He looked at the two of them with a peculiar glint in his eyes. Did those two really need that much time to recover? According to what they claimed, it would take at least half a month or more, whereas the Human Gate's descent would take no more than ten days! Though it seemed like a difference of only a few days, the outcome would be completely different. If the two of them could fully recover by the time the Human Gate descended, that would be ideal. After considering it, the Heavenly Gate said, "If Su Yu and his people harbor designs on the Human Gate, we will naturally intervene!" Jitian nodded slightly. Just then, in the distance, Zhou suddenly spoke: "Jitian, have you given any thought to your future?" Jitian looked at him. What did he mean? Zhou smiled faintly. "Even if the Heavenly Gate and Earth Gate recover, have you ever considered where you will stand once we triumph over the Human Gate?" He had suddenly raised this question. Jitian raised an eyebrow slightly. "Wasn't that agreed upon long ago? Jingtian and I have priority to choose one person to integrate into our Great Dao! Are you going back on your word?" "Not at all!" Zhou smiled and said, "It's just that right now, those people seem rather difficult to handle!" Jitian said in a heavy voice, "Even so, we must deal with them! Once things have begun, either you don't cooperate from the start, or there is no turning back! Su Yu isn't Xingyu; Su Yu is ruthless and merciless. Since we have already made our move, there is no room for reconciliation!" He looked at Zhou. "I know some of your thoughts! Perhaps you think that with Yu here, you might eventually reach an accord with the Human Sovereign and his side... But let me tell you, that is impossible! Even if you could reach an accord with the Human Sovereign, Su Yu would turn hostile on his own! What's more, the next person he wants to kill... is most likely Yu!" At this moment, the Earth Gate spoke up in a deep, eerie tone: "Jitian, don't be so hasty to dismiss it... Tell me, if we contacted Xingyu and the others, setting our sights on slaying Su Yu, the Lord of Dead Spirits, and Qiong, do you think there's any hope? "Our grievances with Xingyu and his lot are not necessarily irreconcilable! "Kill Su Yu and those few, wipe out the rest... and it will still be enough to elevate some among us!" Jitian said indifferently, "You can try, but I won't be attempting it!" He couldn't even be bothered to say more. *Be careful you don't get counter-killed instead!* Yet right now, several of them had genuinely entertained the thought; it wasn't out of the question. As they were pondering this, the Prison King suddenly spoke: "Actually, when the critical moment comes, it's not as if our side is truly out of options!" Everyone looked toward her. The Prison King was completely calm: "The Human Ancestor and I both cultivate Daos of the living world! If more people die—whether it's me, the Human Ancestor, or anyone else... whoever dies, we can find a way to fuse the deceased person's Dao, and we can still gain an increase in strength!" As soon as she said this, Jitian's expression shifted slightly. Looking at the Prison King, he asked in a low voice, "You mean..." The Prison King said dispassionately, "Do not let Su Yu and his side profit! If I die, you may extract and take my Dao to empower yourselves! If you die, I hope that at the final moment, you will shift your Great Daos over to our side so we may grow stronger!" It was that simple! If someone was going to die and benefit Su Yu's faction, it was better to make their own side stronger! Jitian and the others exchanged glances and said nothing. It was tacit approval! Perhaps this was a viable solution after all. Neither the Heavenly Gate nor the Earth Gate made a sound. What had originally been thought to be a guaranteed victory had evolved to this point, far exceeding everyone's expectations. Wave after wave of powerhouses had perished; while their own side hadn't notably weakened, their enemies had only grown stronger and stronger! At this moment, several of them looked toward the river, gazing toward the future. The dark river, however, showed signs of gradually brightening. Watching for a while, all of them knew that someone was slaughtering devouring locusts en masse, purging the darkness and destruction. Was Su Yu's side purging devouring locusts? Did that have any point? This era was doomed to destruction; even if you slaughtered all the devouring locusts, they would keep spawning incessantly! Instead of wasting time on that, they would be better off thinking about how to face the impending crisis. The Human Gate was about to descend! Even now, one could vaguely see the silhouette of the Human Gate drifting within the river! It was an immensely powerful gateway! ... At this time, Su Yu was slaughtering madly! Slaughtering those devouring locusts! The slain devouring locusts turned into power of destruction one after another, absorbed by Su Yu and integrated into the Great Dao of Tribulation. This was a separate Great Dao that Su Yu had not fused into his acupoints. The Great Dao of Tribulation was rapidly growing stronger. Within his acupoints, light flickered as cultivator after cultivator appeared, fusing Daos with one another, tearing down barriers, and paying visits to their neighbors. After another bout of slaughter, the nearby devouring locusts were wiped out completely by Su Yu! Su Yu let out a soft breath and quickly vanished. He flew toward the Human Realm! It was time to discuss how to deal with the Prison King. As long as they eliminated the Prison King, their chances of victory in this battle would increase dramatically. One had to remember that these fellows weren't even the whole picture; after getting rid of them, the Human Gate's Number Seven and the spirit of heaven and earth were Su Yu's true targets! Right at this moment, Su Yu's acupoints trembled slightly! 144 acupoints had been completely linked! And Su Yu's aura once again returned to thirty-nine Daos. The strength he had lost earlier was now fully restored. The Martial Emperor's wild laughter echoed out. Clearly, the fellow felt this was entirely his credit. Su Yu didn't bother to burst his bubble. To tell the truth, this guy was actually doing a respectable job overseeing the Martial Dao; it was just that his mouth was truly infuriating. A perfectly fine person, why did he have to have a mouth? It served him right that King Wu had suppressed him back in the day! Every other word out of his mouth was "little bug." Su Yu strongly suspected that someone would ambush and club him from behind sooner or later! And the one to beat him probably wouldn't be anyone else—in all likelihood, it would be King Da Zhou. The look King Da Zhou had been giving him lately was definitely off; the Martial Emperor had called King Da Zhou a little bug at least a hundred times! To provoke an insidious schemer like King Da Zhou to the point where his gaze shifted, the Martial Emperor's knack for getting under people's skin was truly something no ordinary person could achieve.