Chapter 949: Ready

, the fastest update to the latest chapter of The Calamity of All Races!

At this moment, in this scene, Su Yu’s smile was radiant.

Even if I said I was going to die, there were still those willing to follow, still those willing to go to their deaths with me—perhaps this is the best recognition, the best affirmation of my years of campaigning north and south!

Suddenly, I felt that all the suffering and injuries over the years were actually worth it.

Some things seem more important than pain.

At this moment, beneath Su Yu’s radiant smile, his body expanded, each orifice revealed, shimmering with light. He looked at those people and laughed somewhat maniacally, “Since you all refuse to leave, then enter my orifices, and let us become one!”

“...”

They looked at him, then at each other—was this Lantian possessing him?

What a twisted laugh!

Suddenly, they all regretted it!

The Great Qin King sighed. What a fine person, but why laugh like that? Not only was it ugly, but it also felt somewhat perverse.

Without saying much, he strode through the void, heading straight for the orifice of the spear technique path.

Su Yu’s orifices—one orifice, one world!

One orifice, one path!

In truth, they usually lived within the heavens and earth, which were also where Su Yu’s orifices lay, but ordinarily Su Yu didn’t deliberately reveal them. Today, however, he had specifically illuminated them!

The Great Qin King soared into the air and descended into the orifice of the spear technique path.

Moments later, Xia Longwu strode through the void and entered the orifice of the blade technique path.

Yunxiao leaped up and dove into the sword path orifice.

Hongmeng laughed softly and instantly fell into the great mountain path orifice.

One by one, the cultivators entered different orifices according to the path they cultivated.

At this moment, Su Yu was like a devouring monster, drawing all these powerful beings into his body.

His body was heaven itself!

The Great Zhou King went directly into the divine orifice; warriors entered the physical orifices, civilization masters entered the divine orifices—each took their role, each governed their orifice.

Outside,

the Lord of the Dead and the others watched silently.

Su Yu was, in truth, innovating, opening a new path, a new cultivation system. This system was entirely different from everyone else’s, quite unique!

Of course, such a system might not necessarily be a good one, nor suitable for others.

The Lord of the Dead kept staring at Su Yu. After a while, he grew somewhat suspicious.

At this moment, Su Yu’s aura was unclear, his divine radiance concealed within.

Yet it seemed he had grown considerably stronger than before.

At their level, only through combat, a full eruption, could they sense it clearly—or if the other party voluntarily opened themselves to inspection.

...

Su Yu paid them no mind. When everyone had entered their respective orifices, he observed for a moment.

Within the orifices, worlds were contained; the space was vast, not a small pocket, but more like a division of heaven and earth.

Su Yu’s voice echoed through all the spaces: “If you all wish to visit one another, you’ll need to break down the barriers between the orifices, allowing the paths to merge and connect! And that is what I need you to do! One person’s strength is not as good as the strength of many! Merging orifices, merging paths, uniting heaven and earth—this is the greatest task I must accomplish now!”

“Merging orifices—everyone knows how; I don’t need to teach you. Follow the order and the rules, and merge the paths one by one!”

Some path orifices had no one to govern them.

There were 720 orifices, and Su Yu didn’t have enough people.

But that didn’t matter; Su Yu himself wasn’t neglecting cultivation. Those ungoverned orifices, he would cultivate alongside everyone else.

Having said that, Su Yu suddenly looked toward the void.

“Martial Emperor!”

From the void, a figure emerged from the physical path, somewhat dazed, looking at Su Yu. What now?

Su Yu smiled!

This fellow was still absorbing the power of the physical path!

Su Yu looked at him: “How many paths?”

The Martial Emperor wanted to laugh but held it back, though his smile was still hard to hide. “Not many, just 22 paths. Yeah, pretty weak!”

Su Yu laughed!

“Did you hear what I just said?”

“What?”

The Martial Emperor was startled. What had he said?

He had been buried in the physical path, drawing its power, and truly hadn’t caught what Su Yu said.

Su Yu smiled: “Nothing much. Just that I’m going to take on the two gates of heaven and earth. Everyone has entered my orifices, sealed within me, to fight alongside me. You now have two choices!”

“First, leave my heaven and earth and enter the heaven and earth of any other powerful being!”

“Second, leave my heaven and earth and continue this physical path. I will help you! I once said I would help you deal with the Martial King, but the Martial King has advanced too quickly, and your advancement has been too slow... I’m afraid I can no longer help you resolve the Martial King!”

The Martial Emperor stared blankly at Su Yu. “Leave?”

Both choices Su Yu gave him involved leaving his heaven and earth.

The first was to go to another’s heaven and earth; the second was to directly merge with the physical path.

Su Yu nodded: “You’ve never been convinced by me, but you have fought alongside me a few times, and you still want revenge on the Martial King... All of that depends on you now. The only thing I can do for you is to let you inherit this physical path. You might reach about 31 paths, but 32 paths is probably impossible!”

That was the limit!

Though this physical path of the Human Ancestor was powerful, it indeed hadn’t reached the point of incorporating the path into the body. So even if the Martial Emperor inherited it all, he could at most reach the power of 31 paths.

Su Yu smiled: “On my side, these are all my own people, my acquaintances! Though we’ve known each other for a while, since the Anping era, we’ve mostly been enemies more than allies!”

“The Martial King has now reached 35 paths. I’m afraid I can’t raise you to 35 paths...”

He had once promised to help him deal with the Martial King.

But with the Martial King at 35 paths, Su Yu truly couldn’t help the Martial Emperor fulfill that goal, that wish.

The Martial Emperor was dazed for a moment, looking at Su Yu, then at the figures suspended in his orifices, and asked hoarsely: “They... will live in these orifices from now on?”

Su Yu nodded.

The Martial Emperor said dryly: “Isn’t this... just like when I was sealed?”

Wasn’t this still a kind of sealing?

He longed for freedom!

He had been sealed for too many years, so he desired freedom!

Su Yu nodded, smiling. “I know you crave freedom, and on my end, I need balance in the Great Dao, so I have to strip away any rule power exceeding sixteen paths… That’s why I said our bond ends here, at this step!”

He didn’t mention keeping the Martial Emperor—first, for lack of freedom; second, because he needed to weaken his own strength, removing power from any path beyond sixteen to avoid imbalance in the Great Dao.

Of course, for those who mastered multiple paths, like the Great Zhou King, it didn’t matter—as long as no single path exceeded sixteen. And the Martial Emperor now walked only the solitary path of the Fleshly Body.

Su Yu spoke again: “Hurry up. While I still have time, let me reconnect your Fleshly Body Path. I don’t think you’d want to enter someone else’s world.”

The Martial Emperor raised an eyebrow, looked at Su Yu, then glanced at the Martial King and the others.

Naturally, his expression was far from pleasant.

Somewhat displeased, the Martial Emperor said, “You once promised me you could elevate me to a level where I could match that dog-thief Taishan! Now you’re going back on your word?”

Su Yu laughed. “Yes, I am.”

The Martial Emperor cursed under his breath, then couldn’t help asking, “What are you playing at…”

He looked at the Martial King again, and after a long pause said, “Even if I reconnect the Fleshly Body Path, I still can’t deal with that dog-thief, can I?”

The Martial King shot him a glance—calling him a dog-thief over and over, weren’t you afraid of a beating?

The Martial Emperor snorted coldly, staring back at the Martial King. Did you think I feared you just because you glared at me?

Taishan, dog-thief!

The Martial Emperor looked at the others and cursed again: “Are these the choices you’re giving me? Enter someone else’s world? These people are all accomplices of that dog-thief Taishan! Do you want me dead that badly? Going to their territory would be walking into a death trap!”

“So you can reconnect the Fleshly Body Path!”

Su Yu smiled.

But the Martial Emperor complained again: “The Fleshly Body Path… it’s just so-so. Besides, the path is right here—hard to escape. Reconnecting is useless. Absorbing the path into the body would be better!”

“Can you help me absorb it into my body?”

Su Yu shook his head. That wouldn’t work—thirty-two paths; he couldn’t just shove the Martial Emperor into thirty-two paths.

The Martial Emperor sighed. “Then what’s the point? It’s still no real choice. I’ll keep cooperating with you!”

“…”

Su Yu looked at him, then after a long pause said, “You need to understand, on my end…”

The Martial Emperor grew impatient, frustrated, and annoyed: “I know! It’s you who doesn’t understand! Besides, you have no clue about my path or my choices! Actually, I can see your situation at a glance!”

He spoke with a sullen tone: “Let Taishan swallow the path and scram, give me the Martial Path! I don’t want the Fleshly Body Path anymore! Your three hundred and sixty flesh apertures all merge into the Warrior’s Path—the Martial Path is the general outline of the Warrior’s Path!”

“So, on your end, I can help you govern those three hundred and sixty flesh apertures—swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks, forks, fists, feet, palms, kicks… the Martial Path, I master it all, excel in it all—that is what the Martial Path truly is!”

As a veteran powerhouse, he had indeed seen through Su Yu’s situation. He added, “You’d better set up two people—one to govern the flesh apertures, one to govern the divine apertures! I can manage the flesh apertures for you, governing all three hundred and sixty, detached from a single aperture, mainly coordinating the warriors!”

“Another person, governing the divine apertures like me, also detached from a single aperture, coordinating the civilization masters!”

“Everyone else—all paths, all fusions—must pass through us as intermediaries. Then, the other person and I will organize and merge these paths and apertures before transmitting them to you!”

Su Yu had always thought the Martial Emperor wasn’t very bright.

But the Martial Emperor was indeed exceptionally talented—one of the few cultivators who had opened the Heavenly Gate.

Now, the Martial Emperor gave Su Yu his advice, somewhat gloomily: “This is much simpler than you connecting seven hundred and twenty apertures alone. When everyone has their own ideas, you’ll get confused! Anyway, I think I’m perfectly capable of governing the three hundred and sixty flesh apertures!”

Su Yu looked at him in surprise. “You want to govern my flesh apertures?”

“Why not?”

The Martial Emperor snapped, “I am the Emperor of Martial Arts! From ancient times to now, I am the strongest in martial arts!”

In the distance, the Martial King curled his lip.

The Martial Emperor saw it and fumed: “What are you looking at! Not convinced? If you’ve got the guts, fight me at the same rank—I’ll beat the crap out of you! Any combat technique you choose, see if I’m afraid of you!”

The Martial King smiled, baring his teeth. “We were about equal back then!”

Had you forgotten how I beat you like this?

The Martial Emperor sneered: “You dare bring up those days? When we fought, your brothers were all hiding in the shadows, intimidating me. Otherwise, do you really think I couldn’t have beaten you? Fighting is fighting—I’m not like you, bringing your parents to back you up! Have you ever seen two kids fighting, one bringing their parents, and still losing?”

The Martial King sneered back: “You can try again anytime!”

“I’m not as shameless as you!”

The Martial Emperor cursed. Today, he was much bolder. Turning to Su Yu, he said irritably, “The two choices you gave me are both unreliable! Do it my way—I’ll take charge of your flesh aperture paths, and the Great Zhou King can take charge of your divine aperture paths… Everyone else does their own job, and it’ll go much smoother than now!”

Su Yu fell into thought, then looked at him again. “Are you sure you want to follow me? Martial Emperor, our bond isn’t that deep.”

The Martial Emperor snorted. “You owe me! You told me you could deal with that dog-thief Taishan! Now you’re running away—what am I supposed to do? Only by governing your flesh apertures and taking charge of half your world can I hope to find a chance to kill that dog-thief Taishan!”

“Then this Fleshly Body Path…”

Su Yu looked at the sky. The Martial Emperor said dismissively, “Doesn’t Taishan want it? Let him have it! I don’t care! Besides, what I cultivate is the Martial Path, not some brute’s Fleshly Body Path… You always thought the Fleshly Body Path was the Martial Path… You’re blind!”

The Martial Emperor cursed: “The Martial Path is the Martial Path; the Fleshly Body Path is the Fleshly Body Path! The Fleshly Body Path is for savages; the Martial Path is the path of ten thousand martial arts! Only martial arts reign supreme! Mastery of swords, spears, halberds, every skill—that is the Martial Path! As for the Fleshly Body Path, it’s just rumbling bodily collisions—that is the Fleshly Body Path! The Fleshly Body Path was never suited for me!”

He scolded Su Yu, who had never clearly distinguished between the Fleshly Body Path and the Martial Path, always thinking that the Martial Emperor walked both and that they were similar.

No, he had to tell Su Yu—they were different!

Completely different!

Su Yu shrugged. Different?

Felt… about the same!

The Martial Emperor was actually giving up the Fleshly Body Path to take charge of Su Yu’s flesh apertures. That Fleshly Body Path could then go to the Martial King—a thirty-one-path Fleshly Body Path might not push the Martial King into thirty-six paths, but it could certainly make him stronger, closer to thirty-six.

“Come on!”

Su Yu nodded. The Martial Emperor was a bit surprised. “You agreed?”

Su Yu smiled. “It’s a small matter. What you said makes some sense—maybe I do need two people to govern the divine and flesh apertures.”

It did have some logic!

He didn’t feel like arguing. I gave you a choice; you didn’t want it and insisted on coming back—I won’t stop you!

Hearing this, the Martial Emperor was resigned. He glanced at the Fleshly Body Path in the sky, then at the Martial King, and suddenly sneered: “Trash I don’t want—yours now!”

“…”

The Martial King just stared at him silently. You really look like you want a beating!

This guy had always had a sharp tongue.

They’d fought many times, and he was still the same.

It seemed that unless he was beaten to death, he’d never change.

But the Martial Emperor wasn’t afraid now—he was leaving!

The next moment, he soared into the air, directly abandoning the Fleshly Body Path. His apertures flashed brightly, exactly three hundred and sixty flesh apertures, matching Su Yu’s three hundred and sixty. He looked at Su Yu and shouted, “Open the Brow Aperture—I want to live in the Brow Aperture!”

“You can arrange for the Great Zhou King to live with me, just like the Heavenly Gate. Take the Brow Aperture as the core, the connection point between the divine and flesh aperture paths, converging at the brow, and then supply you with path power!”

Oh, he was even choosing his own residence!

Su Yu laughed. “How about the Penetrating Heaven Aperture?”

“…”

The Martial Emperor’s face darkened, but Su Yu gave a cheerful laugh and opened his brow acupoint. The Martial Emperor swiftly entered, and the power of all his acupoints erupted as he shouted, “The rest of you, connect to my physical acupoints! From now on, I am your commander! A bunch of little bugs!”

“……”

Within the acupoints, a crowd of people all cursed under their breath.

Why didn’t the Martial King just kill him!

This fellow, from long ago, has always called people little bugs, and he hasn’t changed to this day—he really has a special fondness for little bugs!

Still, after some thought, they all connected to the Martial Emperor’s physical acupoints and transmitted their power.

Thus, the Martial Emperor could command the path of Su Yu’s three hundred and sixty physical acupoints!

And indeed, he was capable of controlling it.

The martial path—all martial arts complete, mastery in every aspect!

Su Yu, paying no further heed, turned to the Martial King and said, “Martial King, devour the martial path, incorporate it into your own flesh, break free from my world, and then swallow the path of the physical body!”

The Martial King had previously merged into Su Yu’s world; now he frowned slightly and said, “If I break away… won’t your realm drop?”

“It’s fine!”

Su Yu laughed. “Even if my realm drops, it doesn’t matter—I can cultivate it back quickly!”

The Martial King was silent for a moment. Nearby, the Human Emperor sighed and said, “Absorb the path into your body, swallow the martial path!”

The Martial King nodded and said no more.

At his level, a cultivator of thirty-five paths, absorbing a path into the body was a natural reflex—there would be no difficulty.

The next moment, he gave a low shout, and streams of power emanated from Su Yu’s body, which he devoured and drew away.

After a short while, a great path was directly stripped away by Su Yu.

The Martial King had perished once before, and in truth, he was already half-detached. Now, as he absorbed the path into his body, Su Yu did not hinder him, making it all the easier.

With a thunderous roar!

A great path was completely devoured by the Martial King!

The Martial King’s aura rose slightly.

On Su Yu’s side, however, his aura dropped a bit.

Originally, after devouring his future self, he had just stepped into the thirty-ninth path. This time, many people left, taking some power with them, and the Martial King had now completely broken away from Su Yu.

All at once, Su Yu’s power fell from just entering the thirty-ninth path back to the thirty-eighth path!

Of course, Su Yu thought it was still fine.

Pretty good!

Thirty-eighth path—acceptable!

The Martial King gave a low shout and instantly plunged into the path of the physical body, madly absorbing its power. Now that the path of the physical body had been stripped away by the Human Ancestor, it was an ownerless path, so the Martial King’s devouring was not overly difficult.

As for other cultivators of the physical body path, they had either entered Su Yu’s world or the worlds of others; now, the path of the physical body had no one left.

Su Yu glanced over—after the Martial King’s devouring, he would probably still struggle to reach the thirty-sixth path.

Still, he would be closer to the thirty-sixth path; perhaps with one opportunity, he might have hope of stepping into it.

At this moment, Su Yu paid him no further attention.

His voice rang out within the acupoints: “What the Martial Emperor just said makes some sense. Then let the Great Zhou King and the Martial Emperor command the path of combat techniques and the path of civilization! I’ll go fetch my teachers and the others—you arrange some acupoints and see if they can take charge…”

Su Yu no longer thought of hiding his father and the others, because at this point, it was impossible to conceal them.

Just as Su Yu was about to leave, a head suddenly popped out from Wen Yu’s side: “Su Yu, are you taking my Steamed Bun away?”

Su Yu was startled, then laughed: “That’s right… Steamed Bun!”

Su Yu called out, and Steamed Bun emerged from an acupoint. Glancing at Bean Bun, it suddenly stretched out two little hands and waved: “Head of the household, we’re splitting up!”

“……”

Bean Bun was instantly crestfallen: “You’re leaving?”

Steamed Bun shouted: “Mm, I’m going with Su Yu… I’m not going with you anymore!”

It had transferred its affections!

Bean Bun thought, its eyes full of dejection.

Su Yu was amused: “Alright, you’re a world spirit now—go do your job well. I’ll take good care of your wife and child for you, don’t worry!”

Bean Bun felt a bit sulky hearing that.

Su Yu chuckled. Since Steamed Bun hadn’t left, he didn’t drive it away, and vanished from the spot in an instant.

Bean Bun grew even more dejected, looking at Wen Yu: “I want to leave too…”

Wen Yu rubbed it and said helplessly: “Is he better than me?”

“I don’t know!”

Wen Yu smiled: “Stay for now! Fatball is about to wake up! When Fatball wakes, I’ll see if I can make it my spirit. If you still want to leave then, I won’t stop you!”

“Oh!”

Bean Bun disappeared.

After it vanished, Wen Yu looked at King Wen, then at the Human Emperor, and laughed: “Big Brother, Brother Xingyu, we seem pretty pathetic—your charisma is useless now. All the old-timers left in the myriad realms have gone with Su Yu!”

None of them stayed!

The Human Emperor said softly: “It’s normal. I told you, he is the hope of this era! Those people walked out of despair with him—a hundred thousand years of war, six thousand years of hopelessness. Su Yu avenged their grievances, crushed the myriad races, saved their lives, and led them to glory…”

So they all followed Su Yu.

…

Su Yu didn’t mind all that.

At this moment, Su Yu quickly entered that small world.

No need for many words.

When Su Yu said he wanted them to enter his acupoints and help him master the great paths, even Liu Wenyan, who yearned for peace, even Liu Wenyan, who was unwilling to see the Great Zhou King again, at this moment followed Su Yu with a radiant smile into his divine acupoint.

Bai Feng said excitedly: “I told you long ago, you still need me! Your teacher here is extremely skilled at merging paths…”

Su Yu just took it as boasting!

You, a fellow who has only just stepped into Eternity, don’t talk about that.

Above Eternity is Path Fusion, and above Path Fusion is the Rule Lord, and that’s just one path… you’re far from it, and you claim to be skilled at merging paths!

Little Furball was also extremely excited.

At this moment, another ball appeared on Su Yu’s head.

It didn’t want to watch the house anymore!

Watching the house was no fun at all—better to follow the fragrant one, eat well, drink well, and run around everywhere.

And Su Yu, too, broke into a smile.

When he first saw King Wen’s former residence, he thought that setting up a home in the myriad realms to hide them would be fine—but if he truly lost, could he really conceal them?

Moreover, when he saw Feiqiu and the others standing guard alone for a hundred thousand years, Su Yu felt that this might not be a good thing; it would be better to let everyone follow him.

…

After making some arrangements, he finally settled everyone down.

In the small world, those children were moved by Su Yu to the Great Xia Mansion, to the Great Xia Civilization Academy, where the former teachers could instruct them; a few teachers at the academy had been kind to Su Yu.

Old Huang, Old Nie, and the others had all treated Su Yu well, but now their strength could no longer keep up, so Su Yu didn’t take them along. They had spent many years at the Civilization Academy, so they might as well continue to live out their days there.

…

With everything arranged, Su Yu vanished again.

This time, he was going to kill the Locust Plague!

He had to elevate the Path of Calamity and, at the same time, recover 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.

Ji Tian gazed at the River of Time, looking downstream, and said, “The Human Gate will descend in a few more days! Within the Human Gate, there are still many cultivators, and some are in the Unity realm!”

He looked toward the distant Earth Gate and Heaven Gate: “Once the Human Gate descends and opens, those people will come out! At that time, these Unity cultivators will also act with us. Then, will you all be willing to exert yourselves to deal with Su Yu and his group?”

The Heaven Gate’s voice was calm: “Are you certain that the Unity cultivators inside the Human Gate will join forces with you?”

Ji Tian was equally calm: “Since I say so, I naturally have confidence! Over the years, I haven’t been idle inside the Human Gate. Also, the Human Gate may be connected to Wan Tiansheng, my second grandfather… If you still refuse to act then, once Su Yu’s side gains another boost in strength… the later it gets, the harder it will be to deal with!”

He looked at the two, his gaze somewhat strange.

Did these two really need that long to recover?

According to their claims, it would take at least half a month or more, yet the Human Gate would descend in no more than ten days!

Though it was only a difference of a few days, the outcome would be different.

If these two could fully recover by the time the Human Gate descended, that would be a good thing.

The Heaven Gate considered for a moment and said, “If Su Yu and his group set their sights on the Human Gate, we will naturally act!”

Ji Tian nodded slightly.

Just then, from a distance, Zhou suddenly spoke: “Ji Tian, have you considered your own future?”

Ji Tian looked at him—what did he mean?

Zhou smiled: “Even if the Heaven Gate and Earth Gate recover, have you never thought about how you will position yourself after we defeat the Human Gate?”

He had suddenly brought this up.

Ji Tian raised an eyebrow slightly: “Wasn’t it agreed from the start? Ji Tian and I would each choose one person to merge into our Paths first! Are you going back on your word?”

“No, not at all!”

Zhou smiled again: “It’s just that, from the looks of it now, those people are not easy to deal with!”

Ji Tian said gravely: “Then we must deal with them anyway! We’ve already started—either cooperate from the beginning, or there’s no turning back! Su Yu is not Xing Yu; Su Yu is ruthless and merciless. Since we’ve already made our move, there’s no room for compromise!”

He looked at Zhou: “I know some of your thoughts. Perhaps you think that with Yu here, we might eventually reach an agreement with the Human Emperor… But I tell you, it’s impossible! Even if you could reach an agreement with the Human Emperor, Su Yu would still turn against you alone! And the next one he will kill… most likely will be Yu!”

At that moment, the Earth Gate suddenly spoke in a low voice: “Ji Tian, don’t rush to say these things… What do you think about contacting some of Xing Yu’s people, with the goal of killing Su Yu, the Lord of the Dead, and Qiong? Do you think there’s hope?”

“We might not be irreconcilable with Xing Yu and the others!”

“Kill Su Yu and a few others, wipe out the rest… that would be enough to elevate some people!”

Ji Tian said flatly: “You can try, but I won’t!”

He couldn’t be bothered to say more.

Be careful not to get killed in return!

At that moment, the group did indeed stir with some thoughts—it wasn’t impossible.

Just as they were thinking, King Yu suddenly spoke: “Actually, when it comes to the critical moment, our side isn’t truly without options!”

Everyone looked at her, and King Yu said calmly: “The Human Ancestor and I both follow the Path of the Yang World! If more people die—whether it’s me, the Human Ancestor, or someone else—whoever dies, we can find a way to merge the Path of the deceased and still gain improvement!”

At these words, Ji Tian’s expression shifted slightly as he looked at King Yu and said gravely: “You mean…”

King Yu said coolly: “Don’t let Su Yu and his group benefit! If I die, you can extract my Path, take it, and enhance yourselves. If you die, at the last moment, I hope you will transfer your Paths to our side so we can improve!”

It was that simple!

If someone truly died and Su Yu’s side gained the advantage, it would be better to strengthen their own side!

Ji Tian and the others exchanged glances but said nothing.

It was tacit agreement!

This might also be a way.

The Heaven Gate and Earth Gate also remained silent.

What had once seemed a sure victory had now reached this point, far exceeding everyone’s expectations. Wave after wave of strong had fallen; their side’s strength had not waned, but the enemy had grown ever more powerful!

At this moment, they all looked at the river, toward the future.

And the dark river was gradually showing signs of light. They watched for a while, knowing that someone was slaughtering the Locust Plague on a massive scale, cleansing the darkness and destruction.

Was Su Yu’s side clearing out the Locust Plague?

Did it matter?

This era was destined for destruction; even if you killed all the Locust Plague, they would still be born endlessly!

With this time, it would be better to think more about how to face the coming crisis.

The Human Gate was about to descend!

At that moment, faintly, they could already see the shadow of the Human Gate, drifting in the river!

It was an immensely powerful gate!

…

At this time, Su Yu was slaughtering wildly!

Slaughtering those Locust Plague!

The slain Locust Plague turned into power of destruction, which Su Yu absorbed and merged into the Path of Calamity—a separate Path that Su Yu did not integrate into his acupoints.

The Path of Calamity was rapidly growing stronger.

And within his acupoints, light flickered; one cultivator after another appeared, merging their Paths, breaking down barriers, and visiting each other across the divide.

After another bout of slaughter, the nearby Locust Plague were wiped out completely!

Su Yu let out a slight breath and vanished swiftly.

He flew toward the Human Realm.

It was time to discuss how to deal with the Prison King.

If only the Prison King were eliminated, the odds of victory in this battle would soar. For you see, these fellows were not even the full force; once they were gone, the Seventh of the Human Gate and the Spirit of Heaven and Earth would be Su Yu's true targets!

At that very moment, Su Yu's acupoints trembled slightly!

One hundred and forty-four acupoints were completely connected!

And Su Yu's aura once again returned to thirty-nine strands; the strength he had lost earlier was now restored.

The Martial Emperor's wild laughter rang out; clearly, that fellow believed all this was his doing.

Su Yu couldn't be bothered to disillusion him. To be fair, the fellow oversaw the martial path and did a decent job, but his mouth was truly insufferable. A perfectly good person, yet he had to have a mouth—no wonder he was suppressed by the Martial King back in the day!

Every other word out of his mouth was 'little bug.' Su Yu strongly suspected that sooner or later, someone would knock him out with a sneak attack!

The one to strike him might be none other than the Great Zhou King, most likely.

The Great Zhou King's gaze toward him had been off lately; the Martial Emperor had called him 'little bug' at least a hundred times!

To provoke even the treacherous Great Zhou King into changing his expression—that was a skill the Martial Emperor possessed that ordinary men could not match.