Chapter 952: Battle of Punishing the Heart!

Water can carry a boat, yet it can also overturn it!

This was the conclusion Zhou reached in his final moment. Relying on the faith of the human race and its destiny, he drained Su Yu’s fortune, manipulated the fate of the Human Emperor and his kin, and suppressed their growth.

In the end, he too perished under the weight of fate!

Back then, when the Human Emperor and the others were schemed against, Zhou played a major role, especially in matters of fortune. It was Zhou who took the lead; otherwise, under normal circumstances, it would not have been so easy for a strongman not of this era, nor of the human race, to manipulate the fate of the Human Emperor and his kind!

Only Zhou and the Heavenly Gate could achieve this, but the Heavenly Gate had already been severed, divided by the ages, and thus could hardly manage it.

He schemed all his life, and in the end, schemed himself to death.

At the moment of death, he finally saw through it all!

But it was too late.

At this moment, Su Yu spoke with coldness, "He who walks by the river often will eventually wet his shoes!"

Manipulating the fate of the human race, manipulating the fate of all realms.

Gathering all fortune upon one person!

Through Su Yu, he lured out the Great Saints of the Human Gate, killed six of them, and by manipulating fate, engineered the ancient upheaval that endangered the Human Emperor and his companions.

Now, with the power of fate, he sought to strip Su Yu of his fortune.

Did Zhou truly believe everything was under his control?

Earlier, when he nearly died, he refrained from taking Su Yu’s fortune—perhaps he had no chance, or perhaps he was certain he wouldn’t die.

But this time, he truly died!

This man, who once led the human race to open a new era, had always sought to control all realms.

He always felt that everything was within his calculations!

Yet today, he died by fate itself.

He died at his peak, which could be considered a death that fulfilled his wish. The power of fate, in its final moment, pushed him to the 38th Dao. Had Su Yu not shattered his plan that day, he might have grown even stronger!

If he had merged heaven and earth with his own Dao that day, he might have reached the 38th Dao then, and today perhaps the 39th, or even the 40th!

Perhaps that was Zhou’s intention!

But his plans encountered Su Yu, who never followed the rules and destroyed all his schemes.

Otherwise, if the Prison King had entered the 40th Dao that day, and he too could have reached it, two 40th Dao experts might have rivaled the Two Gates!

"What a pity!"

Su Yu struck back with a punch, sending the Prison King’s ruler askew, his tone cold and mocking: "Emotionless and desireless! How laughable! When the Human Emperor and the others fell, you showed no such grief! When Yan Huo died for you, you showed none! When your outer Holy Clan was annihilated, you showed none! Now, at this moment, your father and mother have fallen, and you cannot accept it! If that’s the case, when you killed others, why didn’t you go mad?"

Su Yu sneered relentlessly, each word piercing the heart!

"Selfish and self-serving! So-called strict laws and order... that’s because the law does not apply to you! Your so-called law and order merely exclude you, exclude your father and mother!"

At this moment, Su Yu exposed the truth, revealing the bloody reality!

"Your law is built on the premise that your entire family is beyond its control!"

"So-called law of heaven and earth, so-called everything has its rules—all are built on the premise that you, Prison, and Zhou, and Heaven, are beyond control and restraint!"

"Manipulating hearts, manipulating all races, manipulating all realms, manipulating this era—is this your law?"

Su Yu’s voice was harsh and fierce: "Prison, do you even deserve to speak of law? Do you truly have law in your eyes?"

Boom!

Su Yu’s aura surged. What was the power of fate to him? He had never cared about it!

Moreover, if one spoke of the power of fate, at this moment, he was stronger than anyone.

Since the Spirit of Heaven and Earth had its plans, it would not let Su Yu die now. So-called fate was merely the fate of this realm. The Spirit of Heaven and Earth, as the acting master of this realm, could its fate be stronger than its own?

Rumble!

In the distance, battle erupted again. Ji Tian, now frantic, roared: "Heaven and Earth Gates, go all out!"

Zhou was dead!

Could the 38th Dao Prison truly match Su Yu?

If Prison also died and Su Yu broke free, the trouble would be immense!

It was agreed that whoever died, their Dao would be absorbed by the other, but now Su Yu had seized the other’s heaven and earth first. Who could absorb it?

No one could!

If Prison also fell in battle, they would be in deep trouble!

"Enough noise!"

Su Yu sneered coldly, glancing over and saying icily: "Do you really think you have me cornered?"

At that moment, Su Yu waved his hand, and a figure shot out. It did not fly toward Ji Tian and the others but toward Sun and Moon. The Martial King was pressing down on two Superiors!

But Sun and Moon were also powerful, both Superiors, and not easy to kill!

Yet at this moment, Sun and Moon suddenly changed color!

In the air, a figure was out of control, his face twisted in pain, and he cried out in anguish: "Su Yu... what have you done to me?"

Sun and Moon!

This was the Sun and Moon that Su Yu had captured, the descendant of Sun and Moon. Fa had once said that Sun and Moon was born from the union of Sun’s and Moon’s Daos!

Sun and Moon, cultivating the Dao of Sun and Moon, would be the strongest!

It would affect Sun and Moon, even potentially stripping them of control over their Daos. That was why Sun and Moon had never taught him the Dao of Sun and Moon!

But now, the twisted Sun and Moon showed despair in his eyes. The next moment, a chilling laugh came from his mouth: "This flesh is not bad... it has a hint of spirit!"

The voice of Blue Sky!

Blue Sky, who had not appeared all along, suddenly showed up. He did not help Su Yu but instead took over Sun and Moon’s body at this moment, laughing brilliantly: "The Dao of Sun and Moon... wonderful!"

The next moment, Sun and Moon’s body erupted with a dazzling radiance of sun and moon!

The Dao of Sun and Moon merged!

And in the heavens, two Daos suddenly appeared, manipulated by Blue Sky, as if forcibly being drawn out from their bodies. Superiors could absorb Daos into their bodies, but now the Daos that had been absorbed were being pulled out!

Blue Sky cackled: "Martial King, why not kill them now!"

At this moment, the Martial King was also astonished!

He had been fighting for a long time without killing these two. Together, they were truly formidable. Even he, a strongman close to the 36th Dao, could not kill them.

But now, their Daos were being forcibly drawn out!

That Su Yu was truly something!

Seizing the opportunity, the Martial King, a veteran of battle, roared and conjured a giant sword, like a door panel, and slashed it down at Sun!

This strike was immensely powerful!

A 35th Dao expert going all out, with the opponent somewhat restrained, instantly broke their combined momentum!

Boom!

A tremendous sound erupted, as if heaven and earth were collapsing, the great sun shattering!

Rumble!

The colossal sun seemed to explode; the Sun let out a grievous roar, his flesh cut into pieces by a single sword stroke. The Dao manifested, tinged with despair. The Sun bellowed, forcibly stuffing the Dao toward the Moon!

Sun and Moon merge!

Only thus could they match the Martial King; otherwise, all would die!

"Don't..."

The Moon also cried out in anguish. The two who had just been able to match the Martial King—with the Sun and Moon appearing, with Blue Sky taking over—the Sun-Moon Dao instantly showed a flaw. The Martial King seized the opportunity and in the blink of an eye slew the Sun!

The Moon wailed, trying to grasp that Dao, wanting to merge, but in the distance, Blue Sky cackled eerily. The next moment, the bodies of Sun and Moon flew out and exploded with a thunderous roar!

As a spirit born from the union of two Daos, his self-detonation shook the very Sun-Moon Dao, causing it to tremble!

The Martial King seized the moment, instantly grabbing the Great Sun Dao. With a cold snort, he kicked out, and with a boom, the Moon's body exploded!

The situation changed too fast!

No one expected that the Martial King's side would also instantly slay one, and the Moon was in dire straits. In the distance, Heaven Gate's face changed!

Sun and Moon were his most loyal generals!

Now, the Sun had fallen, and the Moon was about to die. He let out a sharp cry, transformed into Heaven Gate, and enveloped the Vault. The sealing power of Heaven Gate manifested, suppressing the giant sword!

With a thunderous crash, the Vault erupted wildly, sword qi impacting heaven and earth, but unable to break free!

At that moment, Heaven Gate also extended a giant hand, pressing down toward the Martial King!

Even now, he unleashed powerful force, suppressing the 38-Dao Vault!

Meanwhile, Su Yu gave a cold snort and threw a punch!

He kicked toward Prison King, time spinning, heaven and earth changing color, everything seeming to reverse, the river flowing backward!

The art of time, cultivated by Su Yu to this point, had reached a terrifying level. With one kick, Prison King was sent flying back thousands of meters, while Su Yu's punch collided with Heaven Gate's palm!

A thunderous crash!

The fist imprint shattered, and the giant palm also instantly broke apart!

Heaven Gate growled, tinged with anger!

He and Su Yu were about the same; both now had roughly 39-Dao power, and both were suppressing a 38-Dao expert. The power he could draw was about the same as what Su Yu could draw.

In an instant, both sides' attacks shattered!

And over there, without his obstruction, the Martial King—a 35-Dao, extremely battle-savvy—how could he miss the opportunity!

With a sharp cry, the Martial King swung his sword, and boom!

The Moon's Dao was instantly cut to pieces!

The Martial King reached out and grabbed, the Sun and Moon Daos falling into his hands. Sun and Moon spun, and the Martial King conjured various weapons, madly cutting—blades, spears, swords, halberds—he was proficient in all!

Almost in the blink of an eye, another agonized scream rang out. On the Moon's Dao, the Moon's afterimage appeared, tinged with despair.

Regret?

Regret!

The existence of Sun and Moon should never have been. If only they had known that today they would fall because of Sun and Moon, they would not have made that momentary lapse back then and spared Sun and Moon!

This spirit born from the Sun-Moon Dao was not strong and had been captured by Su Yu early on.

In Su Yu's several battles, it had played a huge role.

Including dealing with Law, saving Wen Yu.

And today, it played its final role, dragging both Sun and Moon—two Supremes—down with it!

Boom!

The sound resounded through heaven and earth. The Sun-Moon Dao collapsed and began to merge. The Martial King was still thinking about whom to give it to when Su Yu's shout rang out: "You devour it! Hurry!"

The merged Sun-Moon Dao was also a powerful Dao.

Two Supreme Daos might help the Martial King enter the 36-Dao realm!

Although the Martial King was not a cultivator of this type of Dao, two Supreme Daos still had a great chance of helping him advance.

The Martial King had originally wanted to leave it for others, but hearing this, he said no more and quickly absorbed the two Daos into his body, forcibly devouring them!

These netherworld Daos were already of great help to them!

Heaven Gate and the others hoped to kill Su Yu and his group to improve, while Su Yu and his group also hoped to kill these netherworld Dao experts and devour their Daos to enhance themselves.

Sun and Moon spun instantly, erupting with brilliant radiance on the Martial King's body!

At this moment, Ji Tian could no longer hold back!

Once the Martial King also entered the 36-Dao realm, the offensive and defensive positions would shift!

"Heaven and Earth Gates, what are you still doing?"

He roared in fury. Jing Tian, having been wounded earlier by the Vault, was now fighting Wen Yu to a standstill, while Wen Wang and Ren Huang jointly battled him, a 36-Dao, both being Openers!

Although he was not at a disadvantage, he had not gained any upper hand either!

As for Su Yu's side, once the Martial King advanced, it would be a huge problem!

Even if he didn't advance, the Martial King's slaying of Sun and Moon had already changed the entire situation, with experts falling one after another!

And the fall of three major experts now stirred the doomsday aura, piercing through the River of Time. Vaguely, a gate seemed to be flying from the future toward this place!

The Human Gate might be descending!

The fall of many experts accelerated the descent of the Human Gate!

Ji Tian secretly breathed a sigh of relief; the descent of the Human Gate might not be a bad thing.

Within the Human Gate, there were still many Supremes!

Eight Great Sages in the Human Gate, and Supremes even more than the Great Sages, over a dozen, matching the number of Forbidden Land Lords from Heaven Gate's time.

But Ji Tian was still worried!

Worried that before the Human Gate descended, more experts would fall!

Especially him and Jing Tian!

Thinking this, Ji Tian quickly repelled Ren Huang and joined Jing Tian, shouting: "If I and Jing Tian fall, when the Human Gate descends, those Hegemons will be out of control. Have you considered that? Will you still focus on defense?"

If he and Jing Tian died, those Supremes in the Human Gate would likely become uncontrollable!

Had Heaven and Earth Gates truly thought it through?

At this point, both were still only at 39-Dao power—he didn't believe it!

Heaven and Earth Gates had always held back!

It wasn't that they didn't want to kill, nor that they wanted others to die, but the two each had their own calculations, unwilling to pay the price now and forcibly strengthen themselves, as that would cause some aftereffects!

And at this moment, Su Yu, somewhat impatient, barked, "War King, after you break through, go and surround and kill Ji Tian and the others!"

This fellow talks too much!

All you hear is him shouting!

One would think his parents had died!

It was Prison King's parents who died, yet you didn't see Prison King wailing endlessly!

At this moment, Su Yu was also unleashing his full combat power, all sorts of Great Dao forces erupting—was his law and order strict?

Prison's Dao, the strongest was that Law Dao!

Transforming into a ruler, each attack conjured a hellish netherworld, each attack made Su Yu somewhat uncomfortable, as if being interrogated, scourged. The 38-Dao Prison King, fighting to the death now, was still quite formidable!

Heavenly Gate couldn't take down Qiong, and Su Yu couldn't take down Prison!

For a time, it was a stalemate!

And Blue Sky, whose figure had emerged, now exploded Sun and Moon's physical body, killing Sun and Moon, and along with them, killed Sun and Moon themselves, letting out a cackling laugh before vanishing again.

When he next appeared, it was close to Su Yu's side!

Blue Sky was not strong!

Even now, he wasn't strong—only around 20 Daos in strength!

But Blue Sky's situation, Prison also knew—this guy excelled at willpower assaults. If he managed to infiltrate her realm while she was losing to Su Yu, a willpower strike would be a huge problem!

Prison King let out a cold shout, and a massive hellish world materialized!

All around the hell, there were raging flames!

Hellfire burned the void!

Blocking Blue Sky from sneaking into her realm, Prison King's face also showed some strangeness. Suddenly she sighed, with a hint of compassion, and that sigh made Su Yu's mind tremble slightly!

The Seven Emotions and Six Desires!

Having absorbed many Great Sage Daos, Prison King now began to unleash the power of the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Dao!

"Su Yu... a murderer must pay with his life! You have slaughtered countless, and you deserve to die!"

Law and order were strict!

The ruler and chains, carrying all sorts of desire Daos, swept toward Su Yu!

Su Yu sneered, "Prison, you are even more disgusting than them! I told you, your law is only yours, not mine! Don't make me laugh my teeth out!"

With that, Su Yu suddenly smiled: "The Seven Emotions and Six Desires Dao? The Law Dao?"

"Do you think I'm afraid?"

At that moment, Su Yu allowed those Daos to invade his physical body, allowed the chains to bind him, and allowed the ruler to burrow into his body. Even Prison King was somewhat astonished!

What was Su Yu up to now?

And just then, Su Yu's face suddenly showed a hint of madness, mixed with joy and sorrow, anger and melancholy—that face was still the same face!

Yet his expression began to shift continuously.

"I am so angry..."

"I am guilty!"

Su Yu cried out hoarsely, his voice piercing like blood-soaked words, boundless in its anguish: "I am guilty! Judge me! Prison, you judge me!"

"Heaven and Earth shall bring down a great calamity, the guilty shall never be reborn!"

"I summon the tribulation of Heaven and Earth to punish me!"

Under Prison King's somewhat horrified gaze, countless locusts of devouring suddenly appeared in the realm!

Right beside Su Yu and the others, countless locusts emerged instantly—sin, guilt!

Guilty!

These locusts were all very powerful, and in an instant, they surged from all directions. In the River of Time, dark thunderbolts suddenly materialized, crashing down with a roar toward Su Yu!

Sin!

Law and order!

Those thunderbolts struck wildly, not only hitting Su Yu but also the ruler and chains on him, all struck by the thunder!

Boom!

Prison King's realm trembled; her Dao core was wrapped around Su Yu's body as he summoned the calamity to descend!

That thunderbolt power was also immensely strong!

Countless locusts surged toward them in a killing frenzy!

A tactic of mutual destruction!

"Law and order strict?"

Su Yu sneered: "I am guilty, and you are guilty too! Prison, whose sin is deeper? Besides, even if our sins are equal, it still comes down to strength. You don't have supreme power, yet you expect to be the enforcer... are you worthy?"

At that moment, Su Yu's realm spread out, sweeping across the heavens!

The next instant, it suddenly merged with Prison King's realm!

Prison King's face changed drastically!

Su Yu, gripping her chains and ruler tightly, allowed the realm's thunder to blast and the locusts to devour, and he smiled brilliantly: "Prison, didn't you want to walk the Law Dao? Let us together accept the judgment of Heaven and Earth, the judgment of our Daos—shall we?"

Prison King quickly retreated, but Su Yu clung to her fiercely!

The next moment, both realms completely merged!

In an instant, the realm was sealed!

The upper and lower realms, at this moment, perfectly fused together, forming a massive sphere, trapping the two within!

Ten thousand Daos manifested!

Su Yu smiled, while Prison King's face turned somewhat pale. Su Yu laughed: "Law and order strict... law and order merciless! Fine, let your realm Dao and my realm Dao merge, and see which Dao judges whom! Let Heaven and Earth judge, let the River judge, let all living beings judge!"

A book appeared—the Record of Civilization!

The Record of Civilization instantly wrapped around the ruler!

And the next moment, the Seal of the Human Sovereign also appeared, entangling the chains!

The four treasures instantly intertwined, merging with each other. Su Yu was now walking Blue Sky's path—he was actually fusing the other's realm!

But Su Yu was even more extreme than Blue Sky!

He was stronger than Prison King, but killing her was very difficult!

At that moment, Su Yu suddenly threw out an object—it seemed like a shattered realm. This shattered realm instantly turned into a ball of light, like a passage, connecting to the River of Time!

From all directions, everyone was shaken!

Qiong even roared: "Su Yu, what are you doing?"

What was Su Yu doing?

He seemed intent on scrapping the very heaven and earth that had just slain the Ancestor of Humanity!

Su Yu laughed: "The Ancestor's heaven and earth are born of the world's fate and fortune! The Ancestor is her father, and also the founding lord of our human race in this era! Now that he is dead, there must be fairness and impartiality, no bias! Using the Ancestor's heaven and earth as the source of energy, and the Ancestor's myriad-realm fortune as the standard of judgment, I want to gamble with Yu—let's see who is truly the sinner, who is the sin! She walks the path of law, doesn't she? I too wish to see whether this law of heaven and earth will judge me, Su Yu, or judge her, Yu!"

Boom!

A thunderous crash—the Ancestor's heaven and earth merged into the River of Time, transforming into a bamboo pole, immensely powerful yet utterly devoid of life!

Su Yu's Great Dao and Yu King tangled wildly; he sneered: "Yu, you walk the path of law, so I'll use your own path to break your law! Don't struggle—to kill you today, I've staked myself! I, Su Yu, also want to see who is the true sinner of this heaven and earth!"

He was equally frenzied, using the Ancestor's heaven and earth as the source of punitive power!

Now he entangled Yu King's Great Dao!

Let heaven and earth judge—let Yu's father and mother, after death, pass judgment!

A public trial of himself, a public trial of Yu King!

That enormous bamboo pole manifested above heaven and earth!

Su Yu's voice boomed like a great bell, carrying overwhelming force, as he tangled endlessly with Yu King's Great Dao and roared: "Condense the will of all realms, condense the will of heaven and earth! Use the fate of all realms as the source! Let all living beings bear witness!"

Rumble!

The River surged violently—all things in all realms, all spirits in all realms, suddenly felt a stirring in their hearts and lifted their heads to look at the sky!

In that instant, it seemed someone was asking them:

"Judge Su Yu, judge Yu—let all realms bear witness!"

They all raised their heads, gazing at the sky, and saw that emerald-green bamboo, saw the two mighty figures suspended in the void, now locked in mutual entanglement!

At that moment, a figure appeared atop the emerald bamboo—it was Lan Tian. Lan Tian smiled: "I take the living beings as my path, acting as heaven's judge! Yu, you are the master of the path of law, where heaven and earth are nothing but law—are you willing to accept the judgment of heaven and earth?"

Yu's face shifted, uncertain; she looked at her own heaven and earth, where Su Yu was rapidly merging, almost becoming one. Her expression flickered, and she said coldly: "Judge me? Fine—let this king see how you will judge me!"

Lan Tian smiled: "Impartial and fair, with heaven and earth as witness, with all living beings as witness! Otherwise, even if the path of law does not collapse, it cannot harm you, cannot kill you!"

With that, he gripped the bamboo pole and shouted coldly: "For the human race, the foundation must be the seven emotions and six desires! The root must be obedience to law and discipline! Yu, Su Yu—let all living beings bear witness! As the human race rises, do you two have merits? Do you have faults?"

His voice boomed like a great bell, shaking heaven and earth: "Let all living beings in the myriad realms judge—whose merits are greater? Whose faults are more?"

In the unseen, the River trembled!

The minds of all living beings in the myriad realms involuntarily recalled the pasts of these two. Did Yu King have merits?

Yes!

In the ancient era, she purged internal troubles, quelled rebellions; the path of law was strict, and all within and without feared it!

Officials were clean, rules were severe; meritorious ministers dared not be arrogant, enemies dared not overstep…

Yu King had merits!

And Su Yu—he pacified the calamities of all races, rescued the living beings of humanity, brought back the Three Gates, blocked enemies beyond the human realm, subdued the myriad realms, swept the Three Gates, and sheltered all living beings—his merits were also immense!

Did they have faults?

Yes!

At that moment, Lan Tian seemed to be gathering the will of all races and all spirits, and said calmly: "Yu, you betrayed your allies, framed Wen Yu, defied all laws and heavens, violated all paths and rules—you deserve punishment!"

Boom!

A bamboo strike lashed at Yu. Yu King could not resist; now entangled with Su Yu, both were consuming each other, utterly unable to defend!

Boom!

That bamboo pole was immensely powerful—one strike landed, and with a crack, it shattered Yu's left leg; with another crack, she fell to one knee!

Su Yu laughed heartily!

But as he laughed, Lan Tian seemed to embody the Way of Heaven, saying coldly: "Su Yu, merits do not offset faults! You took private revenge—you may hide it from the world, but not from all living beings! Living beings are like a bright mirror—since this is a judgment, it must be impartial—you deserve punishment!"

The bamboo pole descended, and with a crack, it struck Su Yu's leg. Su Yu stumbled, in excruciating pain, but his leg did not break. He could not help cursing: "Who did I take private revenge on?"

This judgment was flawed!

When had he ever taken revenge on anyone?

At this moment, Lan Tian had to remain neutral, controlling the River and the Ancestor's heaven and earth Great Dao, so that the Dao could unleash its full power.

Su Yu knew this was still his own plan and calculation.

But… how could he have faults?

Lan Tian seemed to be drawing on the thoughts of all living beings, and said calmly: "Su Yu, the living beings have grievances, the human race has grievances. When you ascended as the Human Sovereign, some refused to submit, and you executed them without teaching or trial! You killed the strong of the Thirty-Six Mansions, killed meritorious ministers, killed the mighty of all mansions…"

Su Yu cursed: "Does that even count?"

He had indeed done that!

When he ascended as Human Sovereign, some refused to submit, and Su Yu simply killed them all, without caring whether they were good or evil—including some mansion lords—he killed them all!

Even that was counted?

Su Yu was speechless!

Lan Tian ignored this and continued: "The Human Emperor, King Wen, and other mighty ones had merits for heaven and earth, merits for the human race! Yu, you betrayed your elder brother, framed the loyal and good, causing the fall of the ancient era and the suffering of the people… you deserve punishment!"

Boom!

The bamboo struck again—with a thunderous crash, it shattered Yu's right leg, blood gushing forth!

Yu gritted her teeth, kneeling on the ground, and glared coldly at the sky: "I sought the welfare of all living beings! The ancient rules—lawless and heavenless—I do not confess my guilt!"

Lan Tian paid her no heed!

"Su Yu, the Ancestor Zhou, who opened the era and led the human race to rise, whose achievements overshadowed all—you killed Zhou…"

Su Yu's face turned green: "Is killing him also a crime?"

"It is a crime!"

Lan Tian said calmly: "Without a public trial, you killed a meritorious minister—you deserve punishment!"

"Damn it!"

Su Yu cursed loudly—this was not what he had anticipated!

With a crack, the bamboo struck, shattering Su Yu's left leg, but Su Yu refused to kneel, roaring: "I don't accept this!"

He was stronger than Yu King; even if judged, he had the advantage over her!

Lan Tian ignored this and continued: "Yu, this is the path of law! True law is not about punishing whomever you wish, not about acting as heaven's enforcer—everything has its measure!"

Yu King gritted her teeth: "A fair judgment—this king accepts it!"

If Su Yu killing Zhou was a crime, then she accepted it now!

Accepted this law!

"Yu, your lineage arbitrarily killed humans, broke away from humanity, left the human race in peril for a hundred thousand years, turned a blind eye, and repeatedly assassinated the heirs of King Wen… you deserve punishment!"

Boom!

Another bamboo strike—with a thunderous crash, Yu's arm was broken!

"Su Yu, Wen is your ancestor—heartless and unjust, you rebelled against your forebear—you deserve punishment!"

Su Yu cursed, "Can't find any trouble with me, so you just slap on a charge and punish me? He tried to kill me first, and I'm not allowed to fight back..."

With a loud bang, the bamboo pole struck down again!

Blue Sky suddenly laughed, "You want a public trial, a trial of heaven and earth... then take it, or shut up. It's not under my control—this is the will of all beings, the resolve of the long river!"

He couldn't control these things; he was merely speaking on behalf of the myriad realms, on behalf of all beings!

Su Yu's right leg was also struck heavily, but the bamboo pole's lethality was not as strong as when it struck Prison King!

"Prison, colluding with the Human Gate, Heaven Gate, and Earth Gate to harm all beings—punishment due!"

Boom!

Another loud crash!

Prison King's arms were completely shattered, and she said with some anger, "I, this king, do not accept!"

She too did not accept!

Blue Sky couldn't be bothered to say more—accept it or not, no matter how much you think, it's useless; this is the law you wanted!

The law of ruthlessness!

Before the result appears, if the process has problems, then punish!

Do not judge heroes by results!

Merits cannot offset faults, and besides, your Prison's law-governed world hasn't even appeared yet; it's even more impossible to pardon you just because of some of your ideas!

Blue Sky continued the judgment: "Su Yu, you slew the Hundred Battle powerhouses, slew Cloud Water, Shadow..."

Before he finished, Su Yu couldn't help but curse again, "What the hell is this? They were going to deal with me, to rebel..."

Bang!

Another loud crash, and Su Yu's right leg emitted a cracking sound; he staggered but did not fall!

Anyway, these punishments were not as severe as those against Prison King.

This thing—he had created it himself.

But, at this point, it was no longer under his control!

However, Su Yu could now release Prison King and reclaim this thing, and then it wouldn't exist—but... no way!

Su Yu was determined to continue the trial, even if he felt that the charges Blue Sky was leveling against him were all baseless!

But as long as Prison King was hurt worse than him, that was enough!

"Prison, using bonds of affection to send Flame Fire to his death, heartless and devoid of righteousness—punishment due!"

Boom!

The bamboo pole struck again, smashing Prison King's head, blood streaming!

"Prison, bending the law for personal gain, secretly driving Flame Fire to deal with the Martial Emperor, causing the Martial Emperor's Heaven Gate to open, Star Moon to die unjustly, and then letting Flame Fire off out of favoritism..."

This matter—no one was really too clear about it!

As these words were spoken, in the distance, the Human Emperor's face suddenly changed, and he instantly looked toward Prison King!

The Human Emperor's face turned livid, and he erupted in fury: "Prison, tell me—was it you who secretly instigated Flame Fire to cause the Martial Emperor to open the Heaven Gate back then?"

Prison King remained silent!

With a bang, the bamboo pole struck again, and Blue Sky's cold voice rang out: "Heaven and earth bear witness—if it is not true, there is no punishment! This path is the path of law! Asking Prison's true heart—whether it is or not, Prison knows best!"

The Human Emperor was furious!

"Damn it, you bastard! Back then, I knew you had made mistakes, but out of sibling affection, I forgave you again and again. Prison, you dare to secretly plot Star Moon's death... you wretched thing!"

The Human Emperor was enraged!

The death of Star Moon back then had made him furious beyond measure; if his heart had been even slightly more ruthless, he would have long taken his anger out on the Martial Emperor and killed him!

But he considered that the Martial Emperor had only made an unintentional mistake and did not pursue it. As for the Martial King stepping forward and insisting on punishing the Martial Emperor, the Human Emperor knew about it but ultimately acquiesced—yet he still did not kill the Martial Emperor.

And now, the real culprit was his third sister, whom he had repeatedly let off back then!

At this moment, in his fury, the Human Emperor threw a punch that sent Ji Tian staggering back several steps. The Human Emperor roared in anger: "Prison, I tolerated you again and again, out of regard for sibling affection, unwilling to kill you! You used me again and again, and still, out of deep sibling love, I was unwilling to move against you! But you killed my sister—you are unforgivable!"

With that, he let out a sharp cry: "Today, I, this emperor, sever ties with Prison! If Prison does not die today, I will spend the rest of my life hunting her down!"

He was furious beyond measure!

This was the greatest betrayal!

Boom!

The golden robe was torn apart, severing tens of thousands of years of sibling affection!

And Su Yu, curling his lip, said with some contempt: "I told you long ago to kill her, but you refused..."

He didn't say it too loudly, afraid the Human Emperor would be driven mad by the shock.

The Human Emperor—sometimes he was still a bit indecisive, making repeated mistakes over Prison King's affairs. Now that it had come to his own sister, he couldn't take it. Serves him right!

Of course, he kept these words to himself!

And at this moment, the Civil King and the others also had livid faces, tearing their robes one after another. The Civil King even snorted coldly: "You schemed for Wen Yu's path, impersonated Wen Yu's name, and slaughtered the innocent. For your sake, I made Wen Yu live in obscurity. The myriad realms all know that the Time Master killed countless people, and I never uttered a single word of defense, letting Wen Yu bear it all. Now, Wen Yu's predicament is related to you! Star Moon's death is related to you! Prison, you have parents, you have family, you cherish them—did you ever consider us?"

Those were their closest kin!

He and Star Universe each had only one sister; their parents had died early, leaving them as the only blood relatives in heaven and earth!

And now, both had been ruined by her!

At this moment, the Civil King was also furious beyond measure!

Prison King kept a cold face, letting the bamboo pole strike her, smashing her skull to pieces. When they finished, Prison King's voice was icy: "Everything I did—I did no wrong!"

She would not confess!

Su Yu laughed: "She's beyond saving. Continue!"

Prison King would probably never admit guilt, even to her death!

And at this moment, the Human Emperor and the others were boundless in their fury, wild with rage. The three great powerhouses, joining forces, drove Jing Tian and Ji Tian back step by step, wounds appearing. Ji Tian couldn't help but want to curse!

Over there, the fight wasn't over yet, but here, the three powerhouses had gone berserk!

The Human Emperor and his group—perhaps they had lacked some motivation before, but now... they were utterly enraged, their bloodlust ignited. They fought with a ferocity far beyond before!

And in the distance, the Martial King was about to fully advance, and now, also furious, he charged toward their side!

Ji Tian wanted to curse!

Go kill Prison—why come over here?

And the Heaven and Earth Gates, for the moment, could not subdue the two. Earth Gate couldn't help but rage: "The path of law... damn it, it's really unreliable!"

Prison King had dug her own grave!

Su Yu used the path of law to judge her!

If Prison did not acknowledge this legal judgment, then her own path would be wrong—grievously wrong—and heaven and earth would shatter. She had no choice but to accept the judgment of the path of law—that was the biggest joke!

And Blue Sky's judgment voice continued: "Prison, you attempted to kill Ji Tian and Jing Tian, to perfect heaven and earth, to supplement the path of worldly desires, betraying your allies, making mistake after mistake—punishment due!"

Boom!

The bamboo pole descended once more, shattering the Prison King’s body as she remained cold: “Kill them, perfect the path of the seven emotions and six desires, block the human gate—what’s wrong with that?”

Ji Tian: “…”

Ji Tian and Jing Tian both wanted to curse at this point—forget it, let yourself be beaten to death!

They knew this woman had her own ideas, but it turned out she really wanted to kill them!

If this woman didn’t die, turning against them was only a matter of time!

And the Prison King, her flesh now broken and battered, the heavens and earth crumbling slightly, Su Yu grinned through clenched teeth—this one, truly something!

Beaten like this, and still she wouldn’t admit it!

This was the very path of law you wanted; today, I’m granting it to you!

Lan Tian paid her no mind; it had been a while since he’d judged Su Yu. The next moment, he suddenly said: “Su Yu, you cheat and swindle, deceiving Qiong, Yin…”

Go to hell!

Su Yu wanted to curse—was this even a crime?

Boom!

The bamboo pole struck again, but the force wasn’t too heavy. Su Yu suddenly looked toward the Lord of the Dead and Qiong—such a result clearly meant these two harbored some petty resentment, caught by the great Dao of heaven and earth, giving rise to this!

These two, a bit dissatisfied!

The Lord of the Dead and Qiong said nothing, fighting wildly—don’t look at us, we definitely have some, but looking won’t help; this is beyond control, we can’t do anything!

“Yu, you seek to extinguish human nature, sever the seven emotions and six desires of humanity, turn them into puppets—you deserve punishment!”

The Prison King’s aura weakened, and she suddenly roared: “Emotions and desires should not exist…”

“Then why are you angry?”

Lan Tian cut her off with one sentence—since you think they shouldn’t exist, why are you angry!

“Stones have no feelings or desires; you might as well turn into a stone… no, that’s wrong—stones that become spirits all have emotions and desires!”

“Nonsense!”

Bang!

Another thunderous crash, and the Prison King’s body was torn apart by that bamboo pole, splitting into pieces, groaning in agony!

And at this moment, Su Yu was still bouncing around!

Su Yu laughed heartily: “It seems if heaven and earth truly speak of justice, you, Yu, should be the first to die! A creature so unfair and unjust, yet you dare to talk about law—ridiculous!”

“This is the Dao incarnated by your father, come to punish you! Whether it’s the path of law, you know yourself…”

The Prison King’s flesh could hardly recover, filled with despair, with unwillingness, with confusion…

Was the path of law I pursued truly wrong?

In the eyes of heaven and earth, is my sin greater than Su Yu’s?

Su Yu was only wounded, but she was nearly destroyed by the punishment of the great Dao—why?

And Su Yu, with a sneer: “The Time Lord who opened the heavens had emotions—where do you get this nonsense of no feelings or desires? Rubbish!”

Pfft!

A mouthful of blood gushed out, Dao power scattering, Yu filled with deep unwillingness and regret.

Was I wrong?

Su Yu continued to strike at her heart: “Your parents can’t stand you, your brothers have all cut ties, your allies all wish you dead, your own Dao has betrayed you—you might as well die. Living, aren’t you just wasting food? Wasting Dao power? Wasting primal energy? Wasting space? A being that doesn’t need to exist—by the law of fairness and justice… shouldn’t it self-destruct?”

Pfft!

Mouthful after mouthful of blood gushed out, the Dao collapsed, Yu’s face pale, looking at Su Yu, then around…

No one agrees?

“In this world, perhaps only that idiot Yanhuo agrees with you—why not go find Yanhuo?”

Su Yu kept taunting!

The Prison King’s Dao shattered, filled with some confusion and bewilderment—in this world, the only one who agrees with me is Yanhuo?

And Lan Tian, now sighing as well: “Enforcer, lax in the path of law, crime compounded—punished again!”

Boom!

The bamboo pole struck once more. Yu had sought to become the enforcer of all realms, yet she herself was not a master of strict law—her sins were heavy!

Sin upon sin!

This thunderous blow shattered Yu completely, her Dao scattered, heaven and earth cracked. She looked at Su Yu with a hint of pleading: “My path… was it truly wrong?”

But Su Yu showed no mercy, coldly: “Heaven and earth bear witness—don’t ask me!”

Yu gave a bitter laugh, “Su Yu… how ruthless you are!”

Using the most heart-piercing means to slay her!

At this moment, Yu’s heaven and earth began to crumble, her Dao snapped!

The path of law could no longer be sustained!