Not One Less

The fierce battle continued. At that moment, Su Yu was not participating. He stood watching from a distance, deep in thought. Had Hei Lin uttered those words without cause? There was no need for him to do so! Then what was the meaning behind his words? His only chance of victory… master, servants, malign guests, prisoners. A gate was meant to seal prisoners. A gate was also meant to bar malign guests. At this moment, Su Yu was not the only one contemplating this. Within Su Yu's heaven and earth, the ancient Human Sovereign and the others were thinking as well. Child of Time! Su Yu and his companions were born within the myriad realms, and the myriad realms were opened by the Lord of Time. The ancestor of the human race was technically the Heavenly Gate, but did the Heavenly Gate truly leave behind a lineage of blood? The Heavenly Gate was Moyan's clone! Back then, quite a few humans had entered the myriad realms alongside the Heavenly Gate—for example, the immortals, demons, gods, and nether race had all been part of the first batch of humans who entered. However, they were not born of the myriad realms. As for who the true ancestors of people like Su Yu were, who could say? In any case, that was all ancient history. At this moment, the Human Sovereign was also murmuring to himself, recalling Hei Lin's words. Suddenly, the Human Sovereign spoke: "Su Yu, is returning to the myriad realms the only way we stand a chance of victory?" The myriad realms were currently with Cang! They had been turned into his sword! The River subsumed the myriad realms; the myriad realms had already been seized by Cang. "Going by what Hei Lin said, the myriad realms are our fundamental foundation, our home. Shutting the gate to beat the dog might be our only hope of victory… imprisoning the servants, the malign guests, and the prisoners all inside!" the Human Sovereign said in rapid succession. Meanwhile, the Lord of Dead Spirits's eyes flickered, and he quickly chimed in, "Su Yu, don't forget that the River and the myriad realms are also a heaven and earth. As long as it is a heaven and earth, it can suppress opponents! However… our heavens and earths cannot suppress them because ours are too weak!" Su Yu's eyes shifted slightly. "You mean taking control of the myriad realms? Treating the myriad realms as our heaven and earth? But…" Su Yu frowned. "The Book of the River is with Cang, not in our hands. If we kill Cang, it will be hard for us to seize it. And if we truly could seize it, we wouldn't even need the heaven and earth of the myriad realms—we could just take out Moyan directly!" "No!" Right then, King Wen's voice drifted in, sounding somewhat faint. "Su Yu, what I'm saying is, suppose you are the portal of the myriad realms! You could seal them within the myriad realms! But now a problem arises—we cannot control the heaven and earth of the myriad realms, right?" Su Yu nodded. That was precisely the crux of the matter! Even if I transform into a gate and can seal them within the myriad realms, the key is that I can't beat them! Sealing them away would achieve nothing! Everyone fell into deep thought. Just then, a relatively clear will in Su Yu's mind spoke up. It was the Great Zhou King, who murmured, "Everyone's heaven and earth, everyone's Great Daos, originate from the myriad realms, from the River! In truth, they are all equivalent to branches of the River!" Su Yu's eyes gleamed once more. The Great Zhou King said briskly, "Your Majesty, if the branch Daos of your heaven and earth joined forces, could they take control of your heaven and earth?" He had not opened a heaven and earth of his own, so this was not feigned ignorance, but genuine curiosity: if they joined forces, could they take control of Su Yu's heaven and earth? Su Yu's expression stirred, and he said slowly, "It would be very difficult! With my will present, none of you could accomplish it…" "Is Your Majesty referring to Cang? Cang is neither the original spirit of the heaven and earth nor the Lord of Time who opened it. In my view, Cang's status is merely equivalent to Marquis Jiantian's. Marquis Jiantian might be able to manipulate some power within Your Majesty's heaven and earth, but could he stop everyone from taking control of it?" Su Yu's heart skipped a beat. He could not! Of course, that was on the premise that everyone could take control of his heaven and earth. Could they? Actually… they could! Provided Su Yu himself stood aside and did not interfere! Yet the present scene was eerily similar. The Lord of Time was absent, Cang was equivalent to Marquis Jiantian, Moyan was an outsider, and Hei Lin was a prisoner sealed within Su Yu's heaven and earth. If Su Yu were absent right now, the prisoner within his heaven and earth would be too strong, an aggressive malign guest would invade, and a servant would try to murder his master. In that case, could his subordinates resist? Yes, they could! By fusing their Daos, coordinating the Daos of the acupoints, and integrating with one another, they could deal with even a powerful enemy. For instance, the Great Zhou King and the Martial Emperor currently commanded 360 divine apertures and 360 origin apertures, respectively. If the two of them joined forces with the others, they could activate the suppression power of Su Yu's heaven and earth to suppress outsiders and enemies! At this moment, everyone's minds churned violently. The Human Sovereign said rapidly, "In other words, we return our heavens and earths and Great Daos to the River of Time to strengthen our controlling authority. We join hands, find a way to fuse the Daos, and take charge of the heaven and earth. Only then can we reclaim our home! We can even slay these malign guests!" All of this was merely Hei Lin's premise. If anything went awry, it would be sheer suicide. Returning their heavens and earths and Great Daos to the River meant that if they failed to take control of the new heaven and earth—the myriad realms—it would be a dead end! Yet now… did they have a choice? "Su Yu, Wan Tiansheng and Lan Tian are still inside the River, right?" Su Yu nodded. Yes, they were still there. The two of them had merged into the River, partly because they had lacked the time to leave, and partly because they had been unwilling to go, still hoping to find an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to Cang. Cang was currently facing too many adversaries in continuous battle, so he had no time to deal with those two, and extracting them would not be easy. The Human Sovereign said swiftly, "Should we give it a try? Returning our heavens, earths, and Great Daos to the River! In fact, there aren't many of us left now—you, me, Second Brother Wen, Taishan, Wen Yu, the Lord of Dead Spirits… just us. The others are either in our heavens and earths or haven't taken command of a Great Dao… We are the only ones commanding Daos! If we return our heavens and earths to the River, can we wrest control of the River?" "What about me?" Right then, Qiong suddenly spoke up. What was he supposed to be? Was the treacherous servant referring to him? Bah! He was nothing of the sort! The Human Sovereign quickly said, "You… you are… you are the sword in the new master's hands! Times have changed; the old master is gone, and the new master has taken the seat. Your original body shattered long ago, and its essence was drawn out by Cang. Now, you can serve as the new master's sword!" Why did that sound so unpleasant? The Human Sovereign asked again, "Su Yu, do you think there's hope?" Su Yu remained lost in thought. Returning the heavens, earths, and Great Daos to the River? If it succeeded, it would naturally be a great triumph! If it failed… then everyone would hit the road together. A portal, sealing the myriad realms. Using himself as a portal to seal off the entire myriad realms, returning the heavens, earths, and Great Daos to activate the suppression of the River's heaven and earth to pin down several supreme powerhouses—was that truly feasible? If it were that simple… it probably wouldn't work. He thought back to his own heaven and earth. If the Great Zhou King and the others wished to take control of his heaven and earth, the difficulty would be immense; it was not something one could seize simply by saying so. There had to be someone acting as the core—either the Great Zhou King or the Martial Emperor would do. Then the others would need to cooperate, integrating their Daos to coordinate control. Seven hundred and twenty acupoints… A portal? A heaven and earth? One thought after another flashed through Su Yu's mind. He considered the matter by putting himself in their shoes, pondering how the Great Zhou King and the others could smoothly take control of his own heaven and earth. By that analogy, there truly might be hope! At that time, even if someone had seized control of his civilization chronicle, could they suppress it? Yes, by analogy, Cang was currently in control of his civilization chronicle. One had to remember that the civilization chronicle was the core of the heaven and earth. If the civilization chronicle was controlled by someone else—controlled by Marquis Jiantian—could the Great Zhou King and the rest overcome him? As Su Yu thought, he promptly convened a meeting within his mind, and the wills of everyone manifested in an instant. Su Yu asked, "Suppose Marquis Jiantian currently controls my civilization chronicle, and you, Great Zhou King and Martial Emperor, are weaker than him…" Well, they truly were weaker! Not to mention, the scenario was an uncanny match for the present situation. "Then how could you wrest control of my heaven and earth from Marquis Jiantian, turn the suppression back onto him, and thereby slay him?" Marquis Jiantian was also among the collective wills. At this moment, he felt rather helpless. Why must you always use me as the example? The Great Zhou King said quickly, "If we extrapolate based on Your Majesty's heaven and earth, everyone would have to master their respective Daos and fuse them together to resist the suppression of the civilization chronicle! The civilization chronicle is where the origin of the Daos resides; without joining forces, we cannot resist it!" Su Yu nodded! "The key lies in who serves as the core, who commands the Daos, and who determines the alignment for fusion…" Su Yu nodded once more. The Great Zhou King continued, "Furthermore, according to the Time Master, the River of Time is actually a unified Great Dao—the kind where acupoints are unified into one. Your Majesty, is that correct?" Su Yu nodded again, his thoughts churning continuously. Hearing this, the Great Zhou King immediately said, "If that is the case, one thing must be done: among these unified acupoint Daos, how can one dismantle and separate the portion they can control?" "Dismantle?" Su Yu was startled. Did it need to be dismantled? The Great Zhou King said rapidly, "It must be dismantled! If it isn't dismantled, could Your Majesty directly take command of the River?" No! Nonsense, if I could, why would I need to think so hard? The Great Zhou King promptly said, "If Lan Tian is still alive, we can have Lan Tian attempt this! Dismantle the unified River! If it isn't dismantled, the Book of the River's hold over the Daos will be too absolute. But once dismantled, the entire Book of the River will also be scattered… Your Majesty, if we dismantle all the Daos within your heaven and earth, could your civilization chronicle still maintain absolute control as it does now?" Su Yu evaluated the premise. No. If his own will remained, it might manage, but otherwise, relying solely on a book paired with Marquis Jiantian would cause it to lose control, rendering it unable to maintain complete mastery over the heaven and earth's Daos. Dismantle! Lan Tian! Have Lan Tian dismantle the already unified heaven and earth. The River of Time, according to what Wen Yu had said back then, was essentially the ultimate state of unified acupoints. Could Lan Tian do it? The difficulty was immense! Although Lan Tian commanded myriad Daos and walked the Dao of Common Life, given his strength, attempting to dismantle the Daos was still an astronomical hurdle! Wan Tiansheng was over there as well; if they joined forces, they might be able to try… However, they might only be able to split off a portion, not necessarily dismantle it entirely. Taking command of the heaven and earth of the myriad realms was not, in truth, a process of making oneself stronger. Su Yu had always thought that only by becoming stronger could he eliminate his adversaries. Yet that was not necessarily the case! If the enemy became weaker, it was effectively the same as becoming stronger yourself. Right now, if they could take charge of the myriad realms, regardless of how much power it held, being able to suppress the opponents would mean weakening them! When the enemy is weakened, I become strong! The Great Zhou King spoke once more. "After dismantling the Daos, Your Majesty, who is also familiar with the myriad Daos, can aggregate and take charge of a portion of them. For the Daos you excel in, His Majesty the Human Sovereign and the others can assist in fusing them, just like King Daqin and his fellows, taking charge of the Daos they specialize in, and ultimately funneling everything toward Your Majesty!" "For example, if the Martial Emperor and I faced Marquis Jiantian alone—a Marquis Jiantian who commanded the civilization chronicle—we would certainly be inferior! But once everyone cooperates with us, helping us take command of Your Majesty's heaven and earth, even Marquis Jiantian can be slain!" Su Yu listened attentively. Just then, Bai Feng, who had remained quiet for most of the exchange, suddenly chimed in, "Disciple, haven't you always said that the four cardinal directions, heaven and earth, everything above and below, belongs to you?" Su Yu paused. He had said that, because he had claimed he would walk the Dao of Cosmic Civilization! "If you transform into a gate and encompass the myriad realms, then the universe of space belongs to you!" Space! Lockdown! Su Yu's eyes flickered. Bai Feng chuckled. "Actually, after taking control, there are many difficulties—such as how to prevent enemies from escaping. This is an excellent solution: the Dao of Yu! Perhaps… it is also the Dao of the Gate! Using the Gate as Yu, space itself, to govern the four directions!" Su Yu's mind stirred. The Gate as space? Governing the space within the gate? His Dao of Yu—the Dao of Space—was something Su Yu himself had practically set aside because he lacked profound comprehension of it and it offered little enhancement. Using it to traverse space was fine, but for anything else, it was mediocre! Since he could not truly master all of heaven and earth, could he not master the small world within the gate? Give the enemies no chance to flee! Bai Feng added, "Furthermore, I just heard Hei Lin ask whether time can flow backward. Good disciple, do you think time can flow backward?" "No!" Su Yu rejected the idea flatly. That was impossible! "What if it were your own heaven and earth?" Bai Feng asked, "Let me ask you: within your heaven and earth, can you make time flow backward?" Su Yu frowned. "I cannot do that either! Slowing, halting, sealing, accelerating—all of those are feasible, but reversing it is impossible!" Besides, what was the point of reversing time? It was utterly meaningless! Su Yu saw no use in time flowing backward. Could one regress an enemy back into infancy? Bai Feng said softly, "I heard that the Lord of Dead Spirits can collect source power. Can you?" "I couldn't before, but I can now. Besides, having transformed into the Human Gate, the Human Gate inherently possesses the function of harvesting source power!" Bai Feng fell silent for a moment before continuing, "You are not the only living being in the myriad realms; there are many others. They actually share the spiritual energy of the myriad realms. If every living being in the myriad realms died in a single instant, including the Human Sovereign and the others, could you freeze time, and once you slayed the enemies, instantly return their source and revive all living beings?" Su Yu drew a sharp breath! He began to understand Bai Feng's meaning. Bai Feng added, "Multiple wills still cause interference for you. Can you instantly freeze the will and source of every single person, causing time to halt in that very fraction of an instant? If you can accomplish that, you could even pay the price of annihilating the myriad realms… in a single instant, seize command of the River's power, discard all interference from others, and erupt with unprecedented strength! As long as you can sever the enemies, you can then cause everyone's source to return and revive!" Su Yu inhaled continuously. Time stasis! In other words, plunging the myriad realms into an instantaneous state of suspended animation. Could it be done? Within his own heaven and earth, Su Yu could certainly test it, and it might well be feasible. Bai Feng continued, "Why don't… you give it a try?" How to test it? Just as the thought crossed his mind, the Great Zhou King nodded. "You can test it. Within your own heaven and earth, after we undergo instantaneous death, can you freeze our death in place? Halt it for an instant, slay the opponent, and then revive us…" Quit fooling around! Su Yu almost cursed aloud. Was he joking?! Yet at that moment, the others spoke up one after another. "It can indeed be tested. We heard Hei Lin's words just now, as well as those of the Human Sovereign and the rest! If you can take control of the myriad realms and turn them into your heaven and earth… then discarding all interference, extracting all power from the myriad realms, and sealing the myriad realms are all things you must do!" Su Yu said in a heavy voice, "There may not be a need to extract the power of the myriad realms. I am already a cultivator of forty-four Daos. If I can take charge of the myriad realms, there is no need to take such a reckless gamble!" "What if?" Bai Feng said. "What if you cannot wrest control from Cang? What if you fail to seize it? In the moment all things fall into extinction, if Cang is unprepared, the River will also enter an instantaneous state of extinction… If you are prepared, you can accomplish the instantaneous seizure of control!" That was indeed the contingency. What if Su Yu had no way to seize it? Cang's Book of the River was, after all, the core of that heaven and earth. At this moment, the Great Zhou King also said, "Indeed. You can test whether the civilization chronicle loses control the instant we all undergo extinction. If it loses control, that proves this method is viable. Otherwise, if a flaw appears in the earlier plan, and you return your heavens and earths to the River without being able to wrest control… that will be a disaster instead!" The Great Zhou King added, "As long as you can achieve an instant of time stasis, everyone will not die and can be revived! Your Majesty, since things have already reached this point, we might as well treat a dead horse as a living one. It might just succeed!" At this moment, thousands of thoughts raced through Su Yu's mind. Wresting control! Using the Dao of Yu—or rather, the Dao of the Gate—to lock down space in all four directions, both binding the opponents and preventing the source of the myriad realms from leaking out. Using the Dao of Zhou—time—to freeze time, freeze the source, and restore all things. Yet… Su Yu wasn't sure he could do it! He lacked confidence in himself, perhaps for the very first time. His comprehension of the cosmic Daos of space and time was far too shallow. The Dao of the Gate might suffice, but freezing time, even for a single instant… Su Yu felt it would be extraordinarily difficult for him to achieve! Right then, the Great Zhou King spoke again: "Did Hei Lin's words just now also carry the intention of reminding Your Majesty? That through conventional means, even if the Daos are dismantled, Your Majesty might still be unable to control the River and take control away from Cang? Therefore, only in this manner can control of the Book of the River be seized?" Su Yu abruptly looked into the distance and suddenly said, "Then I will wait until Cang dies…" The Great Zhou King said heavily, "No, Your Majesty. If you wait… once Moyan seizes the Book of the River, does Your Majesty think you will still have a chance? If he swallows the myriad realms… the myriad realms will also meet destruction!" Su Yu took a deep breath, and in the next moment, he said rapidly, "That makes sense… so this matter… Old Dead and Human Sovereign, the two of you do it. I'll provide support. I will command the Human Gate and seal the myriad realms!" At this moment, Su Yu backed out! I will support you! The Human Sovereign and the others were also listening to these words. Su Yu said swiftly, "If the two of you can't do it, let Wen Yu try, or King Wen…" Su Yu added quickly, "I will assist you. I will definitely seal them in place, leaving no chance for these fellows to escape, nor letting the source of the myriad realms dissipate! In this matter, a slight difference in power doesn't matter; it's all about commanding the River… whoever does it will be the same!" The moment he finished speaking, the Lord of Dead Spirits said coldly, "My primary path is the Dao of Death; I cannot do it!" Su Yu said urgently, "You can! Weren't you aiming to swallow the River? Old Dead, you take the lead! You possess the power of forty-two Daos. Truly, you can do it!" The Lord of Dead Spirits ignored him completely, shutting his eyes directly. The Human Sovereign also said rapidly, "Don't look at me, I can't do it! I have no confidence in the Dao of Time whatsoever, nor have I studied it in the slightest. Asking me is asking the wrong person!" King Wen's weak chuckle came through: "I'm someone who barely commands thirty-six Daos. You want me to instantly take charge of forty-five Daos, or even greater power? How could I manage? It would lose control in an instant! The only ones who can truly do it are you, the Boss, and the Lord of Dead Spirits! The Boss at least controlled thirty-nine Daos of power for a brief time… If the rest of us took control, it would immediately spin out of control!" Only the three of you have hope! No one else can do it. "Then let the Human Sovereign do it!" The Human Sovereign refused outright. "No. Like I said, I'm unfamiliar with the current myriad realms! Furthermore, I cannot make the myriad realms undergo instantaneous extinction. You, on the other hand, stand a chance… If there are still people alive in the myriad realms, the humans and the three major races are probably the most numerous. Xia Huyou and the others listen to you. As for Moduona's side, even though they are enemies, they will listen to you as well. Only if you give the command is there any possibility of having them all enter extinction! How could I do it? If I wait for you to give the order… it won't be easy for me to strike instantaneously… Therefore, it can only be you and the Lord of Dead Spirits!" At this moment, while the battle over there raged like a raging fire, Su Yu and his companions were here shirking responsibility. Su Yu refused! The Lord of Dead Spirits, who had always wanted to swallow the River, also refused, and the Human Sovereign refused even more stubbornly. Neither wanted to bear the responsibility! With the slightest slip, before anyone else could devour the myriad realms, they would have annihilated them themselves. Su Yu was somewhat exasperated. "I said I will assist you! I will command the Dao of the Gate. Any one of you can step up to command the other Daos, command the heaven and earth, and command the Dao of Time… Actually, it doesn't have much to do with the Dao of Time… the main thing is achieving an instantaneous freeze of the myriad realms!" "This can entirely be viewed as the Dao of Sealing and Binding!" No response! The Human Sovereign and the Lord of Dead Spirits played dead, uttering not a sound as they closed their eyes to nurse their wounds. Suddenly, Qiong's voice came through: "How about I give it a try?" "..." At that moment, Su Yu and the others felt like cursing! Get lost! You? Then the myriad realms might as well wait for death! There would be no way out! "Su Yu, this might be the only way out…" At this point, the Human Sovereign had no choice but to speak, sighing, "The fate of the myriad realms should still be entrusted to you! We are old; you wouldn't have the heart to make us take such an extreme gamble at a time like this, would you?" The Lord of Dead Spirits also muttered sullenly, "Stop stalling. If you stall any longer, Cang will truly be killed, and Moyan will seize the River… then all will be lost!" Right now was their only chance! Otherwise, whether Cang won or Moyan won, Su Yu would not meet a pleasant end. And if Cang died, things would be even more troublesome. The Human Sovereign added, "Don't forget, only you have experience in Dao fusion. Wen Yu might know a bit, but she only speaks theoretically without practical execution. You are the very first person to carry it out in practice!" Wen Yu's voice chimed in as well. "Exactly! I only know how to talk about it, but over here, I have no time to manipulate it. I have no experience. Su Yu, you have the most experience; no one has more than you! Haven't you always wanted to be the boss? Now that you're given the chance, you don't even want it!" Want my foot! Su Yu cursed internally! At a time like this, he genuinely wanted to cast everything aside and pay no heed, merely burying his head to help them fight instead of serving as the commander and arbiter. "Old Dead!" "Shut up!" The Lord of Dead Spirits snapped in a low growl, saying rapidly, "My injuries are severe; I'm healing. Don't bother me!" "..." What a truly wretched fellow. And you were the one who wanted to swallow the River of Time? Bah! Su Yu cursed under his breath, feeling deeply conflicted. An instantaneous freeze of time—could it work? He could test it within his own heaven and earth first. There was no need to make them die—that was unnecessary—he could directly attempt to freeze time and space. After deliberating for a moment, Su Yu swiftly began his attempt. Locking down space within his heaven and earth in an instant was actually not difficult. However, freezing time… Su Yu gave it a try. The heaven and earth fell instantly silent, but in the next moment, with a sharp crack, something seemed to shatter. Everything resumed as normal; time remained time, completely unfrozen. "Time…" Su Yu murmured. Freezing time—one should not overcomplicate time. The so-called flow of time was merely relative; halting everything within a designated area meant that, for that area, time was effectively sealed! It could even be categorized under space! Completely sealing off the entire space—including wills, thoughts, and ideas—was the very definition of time stasis: the stasis of time within this area! "Right. If I treat it as the simultaneous operation of multiple Daos—space, sealing, and binding—it might just work!" Su Yu tried again, moving swiftly. In an instant, the heaven and earth froze! Everything seemed to come to a complete standstill, but Su Yu soon discovered a new problem: the power of the source could not seem to be locked down. "However, the Human Gate inherently seals the source; at the very least, it won't let the source disperse outward… but it requires cooperation!" At this moment, Su Yu looked toward the Lord of Dead Spirits once more and quickly spoke: "Old Dead, you have governed the realm of dead spirits for countless years and know how to extract source power. When others die, you can preserve their source… What is the highest record you've ever preserved at once?" "What highest record?" The Lord of Dead Spirits felt his scalp tingle. "You aren't expecting me to help you stabilize their source, are you?" "Yes!" Su Yu said rapidly, "If everyone undergoes extinction together, it won't be just one or two people, but hundreds of millions of living beings. I don't know how many people are still alive in the myriad realms—many have probably died, but there are bound to be eight hundred million to a billion. That's the bare minimum! In that instant, can you help me stabilize their source all at once so it doesn't dissipate?" The Lord of Dead Spirits felt an immense headache coming on. "You certainly think highly of me!" Su Yu said abruptly, "The human race comes first, allied races second, the three major races after that, and then the other realms… preserve as many as you can; if a portion truly dies, then so be it! My comprehension of the Daos of sealing and binding is decent, but the source is difficult to control… Therefore, combining our efforts might allow this to function as time binding!" Su Yu said seriously, "So without joining hands, it will be very difficult to accomplish! We still have to work in coordination!" The Lord of Dead Spirits took a deep breath. "We can try!" That was settled, then. Su Yu thought for a moment and added, "As for the Human Sovereign's side…" The Human Sovereign spoke directly: "After the Lord of Dead Spirits and I return our heavens and earths to the River, he can rely on his will to control the source. As for me… I don't seem to have any other abilities?" Nonsense, of course you do! Su Yu said swiftly, "Your task is very simple. If the myriad realms are to undergo extinction for an instant, the crux is that not everyone listens to me! I am not omnipotent. If I tell everyone to die, will everyone just die? You all think far too highly of me! Your Dao of Grand Bamboozlement can permeate the myriad realms in an instant. At that moment, let the Human Sovereign's Great Dao blanket the heaven and earth; even an instant of influence will suffice. Then, in my capacity as the Human Lord, I can order everyone into extinction!" "What Dao of Grand Bamboozlement?!" The Human Sovereign was thoroughly displeased! What kind of talk was that?! Even so, the Human Sovereign felt his head ache. "Permeating the myriad realms in an instant? That… is no small feat either!" Su Yu said indifferently, "Then you take command of the myriad realms and fight!" Forget it, pretend I said nothing. The Human Sovereign quickly replied, "Fine, I will do my best!" Su Yu organized the assignments: "Then it's settled. The Human Sovereign is responsible for making everyone in the myriad realms obedient in that instant. Since they are all weak, the influence should be substantial! As for the minority who aren't influenced and don't enter extinction, ignore them! The majority will be enough! When the time comes, a massive wave of will will sweep across; if their wills still linger, they can burst if they burst… If they refuse to obey, I couldn't care less whether they live or die!" At times, Su Yu was exceptionally ruthless. "The Lord of Dead Spirits will be responsible for freezing the source of those who undergo extinction!" "As for Lan Tian and Wan Tiansheng, I will have them take charge of dismantling the River's Great Daos!" "The instant the myriad realms enter extinction will also be the easiest moment to dismantle them… but it requires Wen Yu's cooperation. Wen Yu, King Wen, don't just sit idly either; you need to help them dismantle the Daos together, break them apart!" Wen Yu and King Wen answered in unison. Su Yu added, "The same goes for the rest of you. Before the extinction, you must pull your weight and tear the Daos to absolute shreds! Only then will it work!" "As for Qiong, you have a mission as well!" Qiong asked sullenly, "What am I supposed to do?" "You will pin down Cang!" Su Yu said immediately, "Your mission is vital! The instant the myriad realms enter extinction, the Book of the River in Cang's hands may spin out of control, but he himself is still exceedingly powerful. He will react in an instant and might interfere with my control over the myriad realms… At that moment, you have only one directive: drain!" Drain? Qiong froze slightly. Su Yu said rapidly, "Yes, drain him! Disrupt him! The two of you share the same origin. Once he loses control of the River, the main power he wields will be that of the Cangqiong Sword. At that moment, you must pin him down for an instant! Give me the chance to wrest control of the myriad realms!" Qiong considered it and said, "I can certainly do that, but I might not be able to out-drain him!" Su Yu said exasperatedly, "Nonsense! In that moment, his very first thought will naturally be to regain control of the Book of the River. Do you think his first thought will be to suck back discarded trash?" "..." That cut right to the bone! Qiong nearly exploded with rage. "Su Yu, what do you mean by that last remark?!" "..." Su Yu had merely spoken offhandedly. Coughing dryly, he hurriedly said, "I didn't mean you. I meant that his first thought wouldn't be to absorb back the power he discarded all those years ago…" Dammit, isn't that the exact same thing?! Qiong was thoroughly incensed! Su Yu quickly placated him. "Don't be angry. If we succeed this time, you will be the Number One Sword under heaven. Right now, that title has been stolen by Cang!" Qiong grumbled and cursed under his breath! Su Yu spoke once more. "Since things have reached this point, everyone must contribute where they can. Let no one idle! Those dismantling Daos, dismantle Daos. Great Zhou King, you all have experience; back then, we dismantled things together… Everyone has experience tearing down a home, right?" Everyone laughed. They certainly did! Back when Su Yu dismantled the River of Time, everyone had taken part. At this point, King Wu spoke up: "Everyone has a task, so what about me?" "..." Well, now! This was rather awkward. King Wu was of practically no use! As someone who couldn't dismantle Daos, couldn't freeze sources, couldn't affect Cang, couldn't bamboozle the living beings of the myriad realms into seeking death, and couldn't take charge of a heaven and earth… King Wu genuinely seemed rather useless at this moment! Su Yu pondered for a moment. "Your will can be responsible for recording the scene!" "..." What kind of job was that?! King Wu nearly choked with indignation! Right then, the Martial Emperor's voice drifted in, laced with mockery: "Taishan, you have a loud voice. You can be responsible for cursing Cang at that moment, yelling until he's completely disoriented. That would count as a massive contribution!" Hearing that, Su Yu thought it made sense! "Martial Emperor, your voice isn't small either. When you cursed Taishan back in the day, it was quite chilling. You and King Wu can coordinate… Since neither of you has anything else to do, you'll be responsible for hurling insults to divert attention!" "..." The Martial Emperor shut his mouth instantly. King Wu sneered, "Sounds great! Fine, let's do that!" The Martial Emperor had the nerve to mock him? Now look: everyone else was useful, while the two of them were completely useless. Fine, cursing was fine—who didn't know how to wage a war of words? At this moment, the Human Sovereign spoke: "Su Yu, since Hei Lin brought this up, it means he knows, or rather, hopes we will do this. As for Hei Lin's side… do you think a problem could arise? Will he seize control of the River at that moment? Don't forget, he controls thirty percent of the River's power; it isn't Cang alone who holds sway!" "Could he use us to completely seize control of the River at that moment?" Su Yu fell silent for a moment before shaking his head. "He won't! If he wanted that, he wouldn't have fled back then. This River was originally used by the Lord of Time to bind him; it is his cage. Tell me, would a prisoner desire to completely seize his cage, only to become an eternal, indestructible existence imprisoned inside it forever?" The impression Hei Lin gave Su Yu was more along the lines of 'give me liberty, or give me death.' If he could not regain his freedom, he would rather die completely! He didn't even entertain the thought of revival! The Human Sovereign thought about it and nodded. In truth, everyone shared that impression. Hei Lin had virtually no hope of escape; no matter who won—whether they swallowed the River or protected it—Hei Lin would hardly meet a good end! Hei Lin was the one in true despair! He had almost no chance of breaking free from this River unless the Lord of Time arrived, or… Su Yu and his companions found some way to let him go. Yet Hei Lin carried thirty percent of the River's power within him; how could he possibly leave? At this point, Su Yu ceased thinking about Hei Lin and said heavily, "Then prepare to act. We must return to the myriad realms, lure everyone inside, and I will transform into a gate to seal them!" For a moment, everyone felt their blood surge! This time, in this battle, it seemed everyone could participate. Regardless of how much strength they could contribute, at least they could take part and grasp their own life and death in their own hands. Everyone inhaled sharply, and Su Yu instantly flew toward that direction. At that moment, Cang, who was smoking all over from Moyan's flames, felt a surge of joy in his eyes. Was Su Yu coming to help him? If not, there was no need for Su Yu to join the battle now. Moyan's eyes turned frosty! Damn it, they came after all! Those two bastards, Hei Lin and Su Yu, were far too troublesome. At this moment, Su Yu roared, "Drag Moyan into the myriad realms to fight!" Cang hesitated slightly, but… whether outside the myriad realms or inside, the difference was minimal. Besides, he was on the verge of death! If Su Yu and the others did not join the battle, he would be utterly incapable of matching Moyan. Having reached this point, he stopped overthinking. Live or die, he had to gamble! In an instant, the colossal greatsword transformed back into the River! Cang burrowed inside in a flash. Moyan's expression shifted slightly, and with a cold snort, he plunged in as well. What did entering matter? Earlier, they had already been fighting inside the myriad realms! Hei Lin glanced at Su Yu with a faint smile, then stepped across the void to follow them inside; clearly, he had deduced something. Paying no heed to anything else, Su Yu plunged into the greatsword in an instant. Inside the sword lay the myriad realms! The entire sword was the myriad realms. The instant he entered, Su Yu transformed into a portal. Life or death hung on this single gamble. If they succeeded, the war of the myriad realms would come to a complete end. If they failed… well, it would also end, for failure meant certain death! The moment they entered, the first to act was the Human Sovereign. The Human Sovereign spoke not a word. The instant he entered and flew out from within Su Yu, just as Su Yu transformed into a gate, his heaven and earth abruptly manifested and shattered instantly! Countless powers of Great Daos surged forth, sweeping toward the vicinity of the Human Realm! Or rather, only one realm remained of the myriad realms now; the myriad realms had merged into one! Countless powers flooded toward that area. Sweeping across heaven and earth! The Dao of Responsibility! Every person ought to bear the responsibility to contribute to this final battle! The instant the Daos dispersed, Cang and Moyan both changed countenance. The Human Sovereign… had dismantled his heaven and earth! A supreme powerhouse had dismantled his heaven and earth without a single word. The power dispersed far too thinly to affect Moyan and the others; it was far too faint. Yet to the weak, this power exerted an immense influence! At this very moment, Su Yu's voice resonated through heaven and earth: "Living beings of the myriad realms! If you do not wish to die, if you do not wish for annihilation, then heed my command: all enter extinction! For your races, for the myriad realms, shatter your acupoints, disperse your origin qi…" A fierce roar reverberated in all directions! At this moment, the entire heaven and earth fell silent for an instant. Accompanied by the dispersal of the Human Sovereign's heaven and earth power, stirrings arose across all factions. Over by the Human Realm, the heaven and earth had been violently fluctuating. Many had died! However, Xia Huyou and his companions had been protecting them all along. Hearing Su Yu's voice now, the influence of the Human Sovereign's power mattered little—Xia Huyou trusted Su Yu. At this moment, Xia Huyou's voice shook the air: "Shatter your acupoints, disperse your origin qi! Trust Emperor Yu! We… will be victorious!" Boom! He was the first to shatter all his acupoints, dispersing all his origin qi. Around him, the manor lords wore complex expressions, but they soon followed suit, shattering their acupoints and dispersing their origin qi. For cultivators, shattering acupoints and dispersing origin qi meant almost certain death! Yet at this moment, Xia Huyou and the others placed their trust in Su Yu, pressing forward without turning back! …… At this moment, the humans of the Human Realm followed suit in waves. Simultaneously. Near the Human Realm, Moduona looked into the distance and took a deep breath. "Hear my order! Do as he says!" "Demon Monarch…" Bang! With a thunderous crash, Moduona struck down the speaker with a single palm, saying coldly, "If you wish for our race to endure, if you wish for vengeance… then listen to me! If anyone else refuses and dies, don't blame me!" Boom! Great Daos severed, acupoints shattered, origin qi dispersed. In an instant, Moduona aged drastically, his aura growing extraordinarily faint, his gaze clouding over as his will began to dissolve. Behind him, seeing this, the powerhouses of the myriad races hesitated no longer. Low roars rose up: "Follow the Demon Monarch!" Boom! Burst after burst of explosions rang out. They might die, but they trusted the Demon Monarch; he was the successor chosen by Emperor Tiangu and the others, the successor who would lead them to rise once more! In this instant, amplified by the influence of the Human Sovereign's Great Dao, countless individuals willingly entered extinction! Across the myriad realms, origin qi dispersed in an instant, and the power of the Great Daos scattered outward. The origin qi and rule power of the myriad realms instantly grew significantly denser! Cang's face, however, twisted in horror, for the Book of the River experienced tremors at this moment. As these people entered extinction one after another, the Book of the River shuddered slightly, as if attempting to absorb that power. Before he could react, a deafening boom shook the world! The heavens and earths of Wen Yu and King Wen shattered in succession, their Great Daos returning to heaven and earth! In the next instant, the Lord of Dead Spirits let out a furious roar. His will stabilized the source of the living beings within his heaven and earth, while the heaven and earth itself shattered in an instant, vast waves of death qi dispersing outward! The heavens changed! At this moment, streams of willpower surged into the River of Time. In the next instant, countless manifestations of Lan Tian appeared, rapidly setting about dismantling the Great Daos. The Book of the River began to vibrate frantically. Meanwhile, Qiong let out a ferocious shout and began to drain Cang with wild abandon! Moyan's face was utterly grim. He wanted to strike… but at that very instant, Hei Lin materialized, bearing a faint smile. "Isn't this… much more interesting?" Moyan's expression warped drastically! Interesting your ancestors! Hei Lin, you are seeking death! Boom! A massive explosion rang out as his strike sent flames erupting from Hei Lin's entire body, yet Hei Lin merely laughed, a broad smile plastered across his face. This is truly interesting! Moyan, you simply don't understand. And at this moment, Su Yu transformed into a colossal portal, sealing off the entire heaven and earth. The four cardinal directions of the universe… he would take command of them all! A formidable torrent of willpower surged into the River! Wresting control of the River! If he succeeded, victory was assured. If he failed, none of it would matter anyway!