Chapter 785: Capturing Jiantian, Life Dao Advances

Endless void.

The Heavenly Marquis stepped out.

No hiding.

Today, he would fight Su Yu to the death!

……

And Su Yu soon sensed the Heavenly Marquis's presence.

Su Yu swiftly tore through the void and departed.

When the Heavenly Marquis sensed the auras of San Yue and Ju Fu, his expression shifted slightly, and he said coldly, "Su Yu, are you bringing people to surround and kill me?"

Su Yu had not come alone!

Were those two Celestial Venerables here to watch, or to join the siege?

"You two, stop!"

Su Yu laughed, telling San Yue and Ju Fu to halt—not out of respect for rules, but for fear that the Heavenly Marquis might be frightened into fleeing. If he ran, where would Su Yu find him?

San Yue and Ju Fu exchanged a glance, said nothing, but quickly stopped.

Nothing to worry about!

Su Yu had easily beaten Celestial Venerables before; no matter how fast the Heavenly Marquis improved or how flourishing his fortune, he probably hadn't reached the Celestial Venerable level yet. Even if he had, at most he had just entered the Celestial Venerable realm..

Su Yu would have little trouble defeating him.

……

Endless void.

Su Yu arrived, alone, tearing through the void.

Across from him, the Heavenly Marquis breathed a slight sigh of relief. Good, Su Yu still followed the rules; otherwise, if there were too many people, he would definitely flee—he wouldn't do something that was clearly suicide.

Now, Su Yu also looked at the Heavenly Marquis.

White robes like snow... Whenever Su Yu saw someone in white now, he felt annoyed. Why did they all wear white, pretending to be scholars?

"Su Yu, since you've come, let's fight to the death. No matter who wins, the world between heaven and earth might..."

Bang!

A thunderous roar,

Before the Heavenly Marquis could finish, Su Yu's hand covered the sky, and the Five Elements Prison erupted!

The prison instantly shattered the void!

It blocked the Heavenly Marquis from all directions!

Not a Celestial Venerable—Su Yu sensed it. The Heavenly Marquis's progress was not slow; he was probably a top-tier Heavenly King. In fact, he was still quite strong. Before, he was only a second-rank Dao Integration, but now it seemed he was almost immediately a Celestial Venerable.

With this strength, ordinary people would indeed have a hard time dealing with him!

But... he was up against the current Su Yu.

The Su Yu of today—not to say he could take on ten Celestial Venerables alone, but two or three, he could manage. One Celestial Venerable beating two or three Heavenly Kings... Good heavens, this Heavenly King, the Heavenly Marquis, was not enough for Su Yu to fight!

Moreover, Su Yu had many tricks up his sleeve.

The Heavenly Marquis's fortune power erupted instantly, while on Su Yu's body, an even stronger fortune power burst forth.

Comparing fortune?

The Heavenly Marquis represented the ancient fortune, yes, and the ancient times were strong, yes, but the Heavenly Marquis could only represent the ancient fortune of the myriad realms today. As for Su Yu, he had opened his own heaven and earth, integrated Dao over a hundred times, subdued strongmen from all races, and had quite a few Celestial Venerables.

Comparing fortune, could you compare with me?

Fortune power, instantly erupted!

Moreover, part of the Heavenly Marquis's fortune power was actually provided by Su Yu.

At that moment, Su Yu's fortune power erupted, and he chuckled softly: "Playing with fortune? You're really not up to it! Fall!"

Bang!

A flat fall!

The Heavenly Marquis stumbled. Fortune—this thing was useful, but once it backfired, it was even more troublesome. On the battlefield, if you truly compared fortune, once your fortune power was suppressed, you were nothing.

The Heavenly Marquis fell to the ground, his face full of shock.

How is this possible!

"Into the cage!"

With a rumble, a spatial fluctuation stirred without wind. The Heavenly Marquis instinctively dodged, but with a bang, he fell into the Five Elements Prison.

And in the prison, hundreds of chains descended instantly, enveloping him. In the blink of an eye, they locked the Heavenly Marquis.

The Heavenly Marquis's eyes widened in disbelief.

Impossible!

How could this be? He had erupted—in an instant, his powerful aura burst forth, and hundreds of divine runes appeared.

"Ten thousand paths return to me!"

As soon as his hundreds of divine runes appeared, Su Yu's body emitted hundreds of great path powers. In an instant, equal great path power erupted, and in a flash, it suppressed the hundreds of divine runes!

And Su Yu teleported, appearing before the Heavenly Marquis in an instant. With one hand, he pressed down, a palm strike landing with a bang, sending the Heavenly Marquis flying backward.

At the same time, in the cage, ten thousand chains emerged, instantly locking the Heavenly Marquis tightly from all directions.

Then, the prison shrank, in a blink becoming the size of a rice bowl.

Su Yu reached out and grabbed the prison. The Heavenly Marquis also shrank, struggling violently inside, roaring: "Impossible!"

Even a Celestial Venerable, if they could defeat him, would find it hard to capture him.

Because he was the incarnation of fortune!

Fighting him, the opponent was bound to have bad luck; missing him was normal, and being killed by him in return was not impossible!

That was the charm of the path of fortune!

Su Yu couldn't be bothered. Comparing fortune, you are suppressed by me; comparing strength, you are crushed by me. So, what are you comparing with me?

Nothing at all!

In one move, he suppressed the Heavenly Marquis, countless chains locking him. Su Yu sealed the entire cage so that no sound could escape. Then, reaching out, he grabbed Duo Bao: "You go in too, keep him company, chat with him, and make him stop struggling. I'm protecting him now!"

Duo Bao bared his teeth, couldn't refuse, nodded, and was soon sent into the prison by Su Yu.

Oh well, go in and chat with the Heavenly Marquis!

Too terrifying!

Duo Bao was utterly shocked. The Heavenly Marquis, in Duo Bao's eyes, was invincible. Although many Celestial Venerables had appeared now, in Duo Bao's view, even if he encountered a Celestial Venerable, the Heavenly Marquis could still fight.

Fortune—this thing was too eerie.

It seemed unimportant, but when a real fight broke out, if a Celestial Venerable fought Duo Bao, they would definitely keep having bad luck. As long as your fortune couldn't overpower the Heavenly Marquis, even if you were stronger, you might be killed by him on the spot!

Yet Su Yu remained entirely unruffled.

That the Monitor of Heaven was no match for him was an absolute certainty.

Providential luck?

Such a thing could not be quantified, but if one truly had to speak of it, the Monitor of Heaven's fortune was utterly inferior to his own. The luck of the ancient era?

Pure nonsense!

From the ancient times, the fortune of the King of Wen, the Time Master, and the Human Emperor was perhaps all concentrated upon Su Yu, including that of the King of Ming and the King of Zhan, because their descendants were all on Su Yu's side.

Luck was a thoroughly subjective matter.

The Monitor of Heaven's so-called representation of the ancient era could only represent those fellows who were already dead. Those who survived had either been divided up by Su Yu or by Baizhan!

Su Yu had only just captured the Monitor of Heaven.

A powerful aura came surging upward.

It was not Baizhan!

In the distance, a colossal figure materialized; it was actually Leibao.

At this moment, Leibao swept his gaze across the area. Before he could even spot Su Yu, he was blocked by March and Jufu. Just as Leibao was about to speak, Su Yu's voice drifted over: "Tongtian, let us leave!"

Three gateways manifested before the trio.

In the next instant, March and Jufu exchanged a glance, said nothing, and stepped into the passage. Immediately after, the three of them vanished from the spot along with Tongtian!

Leibao's expression shifted slightly, and then, frowning faintly, he peered into the endless void.

Where was the Monitor of Heaven?

He had not seen March or Jufu strike, and just now there had only been a minor fluctuation for a fleeting moment. Where had the Monitor of Heaven gone?

He had not even laid eyes on Su Yu himself!

Leibao's brow furrowed tightly as he suddenly looked in a certain direction!

There lay the Immortal Realm.

Su Yu manifested once more!

At this moment, Su Yu's voice resounded like a great bell, vibrating through the heavens: "Tiangu, Jiwu, Moji! You powerhouses of the Three Realms, prepare yourselves to ascend to the Upper Realm with me! March and Jufu have reached an agreement with the experts of your three races; you shall ascend to the Upper Realm to aid the myriad races in battle! The myriad races have encountered a formidable enemy; the grievances between you and me will be settled later!"

As soon as these words were uttered, Leibao felt a sudden shock in his heart far in the distance.

He is truly sending them up?

That was not the crux of the matter. The crux was that Su Yu actually stepped forward to speak directly on behalf of March and Jufu. This... was this not openly telling the three great races that March and Jufu were both his people?

Previously, even if the myriad races had suspected it, they had never confirmed it, nor had they pierced through this window paper.

Yet now, Su Yu had simply blurted it out directly.

Leibao frowned deeply.

Then he heard Su Yu shout once more: "In three days, I shall come to collect you!"

At this moment, from the side of the Immortal Realm, Tiangu's voice came drifting across: "Are you ascending to the Upper Realm as well?"

Su Yu said coldly: "Naturally! I suffered a grievous defeat in the Upper Realm. I have traversed the myriad realms, sweeping all before me, and no one can make me suffer defeat—no one at all! The lineage of the Fiend King is rebellious and acts against the natural order. If I could kill him, do they dare to kill me? What audacity, their entire clan deserves to be executed! Tiangu, make your preparations. In three days, I will come to collect you. How many of you leave is for you to weigh yourselves. If you do not leave, you may not have another chance to do so!"

At this very moment, from the God Realm, a wisp of willpower, weakened to the absolute limit, fluctuated outward, and the voice of the late Imperial Consort drifted through the air: "Is Emperor Yu preparing to discuss cooperation with the myriad races to face the enemy?"

Su Yu turned his head to look toward the God Realm. "Is the Consort about to perish entirely? I observe your fortune dispersing and the power of your Great Dao falling into chaos. Are you about to die?"

"When one lives for a long time, there always comes a time to die."

The late Imperial Consort was indeed about to die; she was already lingering on borrowed time, and now, to make Jiwu and the others powerful, she had directly infused them with the power of her Great Dao. At this moment, she was merely hanging on by her final breath!

Su Yu smiled faintly and said: "If you must die, it is best to go to the Upper Realm to die! Lest those old fogies up there think I killed you in the Lower Realm! Of course, I am not afraid of their misunderstanding, but the late Imperial Consort holds a noble status. If you truly die in the Lower Realm, the God Race of the Upper Realm might fall out with me! Those like the Sun-Moon Heavenly Venerables are no weaklings either! The Consort had better hang onto that breath; whether you die or live, it was not I who killed you!"

Su Yu possessed an extraordinary bearing that reflected across the heavens. With his hands clasped behind his back, he remarked indifferently: "If the late Imperial Consort feels that it matters not if you die in the Lower Realm, and the God Race tears their relationship with me apart, resulting in the Sun-Moon Heavenly Venerables being slaughtered by me, do not blame me for being too ruthless. It can only be said that the God Race brought death upon themselves. Whether the Consort ascends or not, weigh it yourself!"

Arrogant!

He would not even allow someone to die in peace.

Because once the late Imperial Consort died, if the God Race believed Su Yu had killed her and fell out with him, according to Su Yu's words, those who died would certainly be the Sun-Moon Heavenly Venerables. These words, even to March and Jufu, felt somewhat excessively arrogant!

However, the God Realm fell silent for a time before the late Imperial Consort's voice drifted out, laden with endless frailty, as she whispered softly: "Then this old servant... shall go to the Upper Realm to die!"

Yes, the late Imperial Consort accepted it.

Only the powerful existences of the Lower Realm could truly understand the terror of Su Yu. His strength might not be the absolute greatest, but he was simply invincible and unconquerable; whenever he encountered a crisis, he could always turn danger into safety!

He could always reverse everything!

Those like the Fate Emperor had not even made a choice in the Upper Realm before choosing Su Yu in the Lower Realm, because Su Yu was truly too miraculous!

Even though Baizhan had returned now, and even though Baizhan was powerful, those including Tiangu were actually not that afraid of Baizhan; they feared Su Yu more, who had already fled into the Realm of the Necromancers.

Because this was an existence who had truly, right beneath their noses, overturned the myriad realms bit by bit.

Starting from the Soaring Realm, Sun-Moon cultivators came to kill him, then Harmony stage cultivators came to kill him, but by the end of the slaughter, not only did Su Yu survive, he grew stronger with every battle!

He was too legendary!

So legendary that whether it was Tiangu or the late Imperial Consort, they would rather fight a fellow like Baizhan than engage in a battle against Su Yu!

……

March and Jufu exchanged a glance, finding it exceedingly strange.

Do they not even question it?

Su Yu speaks thus, and you simply believe him?

He says he will take you to the Upper Realm, and you just believe it?

Just as they were pondering this, from afar, Moji's voice came drifting over: "Su Yu, shall we take the passage of the Fate Race to the Upper Realm?"

"No!"

Su Yu said indifferently: "We take the passage of the Fire Spreaders!"

"Is there a limit on the number of people?"

Su Yu sneered with disdain: "If you have the capability to pack up the entire Demon Realm and take it up, I shall not stop you!"

Moji was left speechless.

From the God Realm, Jiwu's voice also came drifting out: "Is there a need to seal ourselves?"

"No need!"

Su Yu said coldly: "Behave yourselves. There is no need for you to seal yourselves, but if you cause trouble, I shall simply slaughter you all to finish it! If you feel that you do not need to rely on the power of the Upper Realm to deal with me, you are welcome to try!"

The Three Realms were utterly silent.

No such thought existed!

That meant Su Yu would truly take them up.

At this moment, from the Dragon Realm, an Eternal voice came through, bearing a sense of desperation, "Then can members of my Dragon Race go as well?"

Su Yu looked toward the Dragon Realm. The experts of the Dragon Realm had been nearly wiped out by him, and the Heavenly Dragon Marquis had fled to the Upper Realm, counting as the sole surviving Harmony stage cultivator. The current Dragon Race possessed utterly feeble strength in the Lower Realm.

Su Yu said coldly, "If you want to leave, fine. If you're not afraid of death, not afraid of going to the upper realm to be cannon fodder, then go ahead! In the myriad realms today, it's actually safer for you weaklings. If you want to be cannon fodder, I'll grant your wish! Any clan with a Heavenly Venerate can come! The three great clans, plus the Nether, Dragon, Phoenix, and Fate clans—all can go! As for the Giant clan, it's up to Thunderstorm's intentions. Thunderstorm has also descended to the lower realm. Whether to go or not is up to you!"

"Three days from now, I'll be waiting in the endless void!"

Su Yu's voice boomed, shaking the myriad realms: "For those too weak, I'm not your babysitter. Walk the passage yourselves. If you die, don't blame me. Except for the former emperor's consort, who won't die easily, the rest of you—however many die, it's up to you!"

The myriad realms fell silent!

This day still belonged to Su Yu.

When Baizhan chose to keep a low profile, in these myriad realms, Baizhan's deterrence was far inferior to Su Yu's!

Overbearing and unmatched!

He said who could go, and only they could go. He said who must go, and they had to go.

As for whether he was deceiving them... it seemed... not really necessary.

If Su Yu truly had the power to annihilate them, he wouldn't need to deceive them. Gathering them together was actually a hassle; it would be better to attack realm by realm—that would be more advantageous!

Gathered together, all sides became stronger instead.

...

In the Human Realm.

Baizhan remained silent, but Wuji muttered, "Your Majesty, this Su Yu is quite arrogant! If he takes these people away, then... then what about us?"

The strong of the three great clans were essentially their hostages.

If Su Yu took them all up, what then?

But Changqing said softly, "It might not be a bad thing. Everyone heard Thunderstorm's words. If they're taken to the upper realm, the upper realm will temporarily stop meddling in the lower realm. Otherwise, the myriad races would still worry about these people causing trouble, and their eyes would never leave us."

He paused, then added hesitantly, "This Su Yu... is going to the upper realm?"

Having just gone into hiding in the lower realm, he was already planning to go to the upper realm for revenge?

Not far away, Changmei said flatly, "Isn't that easy to understand? The arrival of March and Giant Axe gave him confidence! Two Heavenly Venerate-level experts, plus that dog of Wen Wang's on his side—that's three Heavenly Venerate-level beings. He thinks he can carve out a place in the upper realm!"

He sneered, "I said before that he would eventually collude with the myriad races. Bloodshadow and Red Moon didn't believe me and defended him... And now? He's directly said he's going to the upper realm to discuss cooperation with the myriad races!"

Su Yu himself said so!

How could they still whitewash it?

Bloodshadow and Red Moon ignored him, but they were solemn. This Su Yu was going to the upper realm?

The upper realm was far from peaceful right now.

A very unwise move!

They didn't know what Su Yu was thinking. Since he had hidden in the Nether Realm, why show his face now?

Even if Giant Axe and March supported him, how much support would they give?

Once in the upper realm, would the myriad races really treat him as a partner?

More like cannon fodder!

Everyone knew how many myriad race experts Su Yu had killed in the lower realm, and he had also killed plenty of strong ones from the three great clans in the upper realm, not to mention the Dragon clan—he had nearly wiped out all their Dao Integration experts!

With such enmity, could Su Yu expect a good outcome in the upper realm?

Baizhan watched for a while, then said calmly, "Let him be!"

If Su Yu wanted to go up, he wouldn't stop him.

Changqing said softly, "What about Giant Axe... what is he thinking?"

Su Yu didn't say, but Giant Axe went with him. This time, he didn't even return to the Human Realm but went straight to Su Yu. Now he was going to escort Su Yu to the upper realm. What was Giant Axe thinking?

"Giant Axe values loyalty. Su Yu saved him, so it's normal for him to follow Su Yu."

Baizhan didn't say much. That was Giant Axe's nature.

This time, being saved by Su Yu, following him wasn't strange.

As for March, Su Yu had almost made it clear this time that March was following him. That was the surprising part. Wasn't March worried about his situation?

The Devourer clan wasn't stupid. If they were, they would have been wiped out long ago.

...

In the Human Realm, Su Yu didn't care what they thought.

He was certain that Baizhan and the others wouldn't show their faces now.

They had finally gone into hiding; showing up now would be asking for trouble.

Since Su Yu had stepped forward, let him handle it.

Not only that, but at this moment, Thunderstorm in the distance suddenly said, "Emperor Yu, when we get to the upper realm, I'll need your care!"

Su Yu turned his head and looked over.

He laughed!

What was this?

Trying to shift Baizhan's attention?

Saying that made it seem like Thunderstorm was also his man.

Su Yu smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, I'll take good care of you!"

I won't provoke you, but don't try to pin a black hat on me. If you, Thunderstorm, want to play tricks, I can outplay you.

Soon, Su Yu said no more.

He was busy and had no time for them.

"Tongtian!"

Tongtian Hou's teleportation portal opened again. This time, Su Yu stepped in alone. March and Giant Axe stayed behind. Su Yu instructed, "You two keep an eye on things. We'll meet in three days!"

The two nodded.

They watched Su Yu leave.

After Su Yu was gone, Thunderstorm broke through the air and said solemnly, "Where's Jian Tian?"

March glanced at him and said with a naive smile, "Ran away. As soon as he saw so many of us, he fled faster than anyone!"

Ran away?

Thunderstorm wasn't sure. He had arrived quickly, but by the time he got there, Jian Tian Hou was already gone.

Had he really run, or had he been captured?

He couldn't tell.

He looked at March again and said solemnly, "You two—Giant Axe won't say much, but March, are you really going to the upper realm with Su Yu?"

For the Devourer clan, that was a complete alignment!

Before, their stance was unclear. Now, Su Yu had said it openly in front of the myriad realms, which might not be good for the Devourer clan.

March smiled and said, "We'll go up together! I actually want to try—can I get my clansmen back?"

He chuckled. "With Giant Axe and Fatty Ball joining forces, that's at least three Heavenly Lords. If the Sun Crown and his lot don't want a complete falling-out, I think there's still hope! How about you, Thunderstorm, join us too? Maybe we can add a sliver more hope?"

Thunderstorm thought quickly, then laughed. "Forget it. Better for me to stay in the shadows than in the light. I'll support you, Third Month, but if you truly leave the myriad races' camp, you'll lack intelligence. Let me be the go-between!"

"Ha, fine!"

Third Month sneered inwardly. Thunderstorm would never openly side with Su Yu—if Su Yu fell, he'd be in trouble. He was a man of Hundred Battles, content to lurk silently in the myriad realms' camp. So what if the myriad-race strongmen suspected him?

Third Month calculated and dismissed it. This trip to the upper realm still held great promise—negotiating with the myriad races to retrieve his own people. That would shed many burdens! As for danger, that would only come after Su Yu's defeat.

But others didn't know—how could Third Month not know Su Yu's true strength? Terrifying! In that new world, so many powerful beings remained unknown to the myriad realms except for Su Yu's side—a force enough to overturn all worlds.

...

Su Yu left, and the three great clans began preparing for the ascent to the upper realm. Now, they too thought: leave if you can. If you don't, the lower realm grows ever more perilous. Hundred Battles was here, Su Yu appeared from time to time, and now the upper realm seemed to be at war—they might not have time to bother with them. Staying below would lead to disaster sooner or later.

In the Immortal Realm, Tian Gu ordered his people to pack while pondering. After a long silence, he suddenly said, "He made a big show of coming to see the Marquis of Time, then left abruptly. Fu Wang, where do you think the Marquis went?"

Fu Wang frowned. "Ran away?"

Ran away? Tian Gu sank into thought. If he ran, would Su Yu just let it go? He'd made quite a stir. Was Su Yu the type to let things slide? Probably not! He had vague suspicions. After a long pause, he spoke. "Maybe... the Marquis was captured!"

Fu Wang was startled. "Surely not? I didn't see Third Month or Giant Axe make a move!"

The Marquis of Time was no weakling! In just a few words, a brief encounter, could Su Yu have captured him alone?

Tian Gu wasn't certain, but he suspected it. At that moment, his head ached. Soon, he said, "Forget it. We'll talk when we reach the upper realm!" He paused, then added, "Once we're up there, the Immortal Clan is ruled by Dao and Huang, right?"

"Yes."

Tian Gu fell silent for a moment, then smiled. "Fine. Let's go see!"

He was the true king of the Immortal Clan, but he'd been in the lower realm for too long. The upper realm's big shots, now stronger, might not heed him. Even if he'd stepped into the Heavenly King realm, he might not have enough say up there! He didn't want to ascend unless he had to.

"Very well." Tian Gu chuckled softly. "Once in the upper realm, the Great Dao is more ethereal—maybe I'll make a breakthrough soon!"

He said no more and left silently. Once gone, he might never return. Today, he would take a good, long look at the Immortal Realm he'd ruled for a hundred thousand years. This time, if Su Yu didn't go up, fine—but if he did, could that restless man stay idle? Perhaps war would erupt in the upper realm soon. As for himself, if he died, it would be either at Su Yu's hands or at the hands of the Prison King's lineage. He truly might never see the lower realm again.

In his heart, there was a sense of despair and foreboding. But he didn't voice it—even if he did, no one would believe him.

...

Su Yu busied himself, settling the myriad realms, then returned to the Death Spirit Domain to attend to other matters.

...

Meanwhile.

In the River of Time, a figure swam upstream.

Xing Yue didn't know how long she'd been swimming against the current. The life force beneath her feet was nearly spent! The Star Moon Seal had lost its radiance. She looked ahead—wasn't it there yet? Without the Star Moon Seal, without the vast life force from her recent rebirth, she might never have made it this far.

"Not there yet?" she fretted. If she didn't reach soon, she'd have to drift downstream.

Just then, she seemed to cross a boundary. In an instant, her aura transformed—a dense, overwhelming life force spread out. Xing Yue froze, looking back. She had pierced through a membrane!

"I... crossed the blockade zone?"

Her aura grew stronger than before, and a torrent of life force boiled beneath her feet. Great Dao Lord! Yes, she had advanced—or rather, recovered. Rule Lord!

Xing Yue was slightly stunned. So her brother had only blocked a section of the river. Of course—if he had the power to seal the entire River of Time, he would have rivaled the Lord of Time himself!

"That means... if a strongman from the lower reaches could cross this blocked zone, they could also break through?"

But thinking about it, it was too hard! She had reached her limit, aided by rebirth power and the Star Moon Seal. If she weren't a Rule Lord, she couldn't have come here—and if she were, coming or not made no difference! The Human King's blockade was just right—impossible for anyone below Rule Lord, and for those who were, the result was the same.

Now, restored to power, Xing Yue's aura continued to strengthen. During her rebirth, fusing with the origin, she had grown considerably.

"The Way of Life and Death?"

She had only ever grasped the Way of Life, yet at this moment, a faint aura of death emanated from her. Having been a death spirit for many years, she had once merged half of the primal forces of life and death, and later fused with Su Yu’s own Way of Life and Death. Now, the power of both life and death dwelled within her.

At this instant, as she reclaimed dominion over the Great Way of Life, Xingyue hesitated slightly. Within her, the power of life far outweighed that of death, for she effectively commanded two Great Ways of Life.

“The Great Way of Death in the River of Time has long vanished, drawn away by the Lord of the Dead. Thus, in the River of Time, the Great Way of Death no longer exists!”

So, at this moment, the power of life was formidable, while the power of death was difficult to strengthen—unless she could transform life into death, converting the force of life into that of death.

“And the power of life—which of the two Great Ways of Life should it primarily reinforce?”

She had two!

After a moment’s thought, she drew a substantial amount of power from the Great Way of Life in the River of Time and infused it into the two Ways within her, specifically into the white one.

She would try strengthening Su Yu’s Great Way of Life!

She was, in a sense, the first true Rule Master in Su Yu’s world. Having long held dominion over the Great Way of Life, she had already been a Rule Master. Now, as she restored her realm, she instantly took command of Su Yu’s Great Way of Life, and even the Great Way of Death, which she also governed.

She had been a death spirit for far too long!

For an ordinary person, such dominion might easily turn them into a death spirit within Su Yu’s world, but Xingyue faced no such issue—the power of life always suppressed that of death.

At this moment, as she recovered, she actually held sway over three Great Ways.

Of course, two of them were somewhat weak. Compared to the Ways in the River of Time, the gap was still stark. These two were extremely important Ways, yet even when fused together, they barely matched the strength of a single Great Way.

The Ways of Life and Death were fundamental—each alone was immensely powerful, let alone two. Yet now, fused, they still felt inferior to her own Great Way of Life.

Xingyue calculated silently: Su Yu’s world’s Way was still far too weak!

“Since the Ways of Life and Death are in my hands, if I strengthen them, his world should expand as well…”

As Xingyue took command of the Ways, she soon drew some life force from the River of Time and infused it into Su Yu’s Ways. To her, this had little impact, but it would create a certain imbalance.

…

At that very moment, Su Yu had just returned to his own world. Suddenly, he raised an eyebrow. This small world began to expand once more, and this time, it grew rapidly and vastly!

A surge of rich vitality erupted throughout the world!

Wan Tiansheng flew over swiftly, gazing at the world and then at Su Yu, a hint of surprise in his eyes: “It’s expanding! And it feels even faster than when Nan Wang revived and merged with the Way!”

Su Yu nodded: “Someone has become a true Rule Master!”

Wan Tiansheng understood—Xingyue!

She had become a Rule Master, a Rule Master of Su Yu’s world.

This also meant that Xingyue had instantly taken true command of the power of the Ways of Life and Death. With life and death perfected, the world—once the size of a small town—expanded at an astonishing speed, soon reaching the size of Nanyuan Town!

Not only that, but as Su Yu looked up at the sky, he could see something: a vast amount of life force was still pouring in. The death aura in the entire world was almost completely suppressed. The powerful life force made Su Yu feel as though his own vitality had greatly recovered, as if he were growing younger.

Even his white hair showed signs of turning black.

Su Yu raised an eyebrow, quickly understanding: an external life force was merging into his Great Way of Life!

Xingyue had advanced. Not only had she advanced within his world, but she had also grasped the Way of Life in the River of Time. Now, she had infused some of the power from that Way into Su Yu’s Great Way of Life.

Wan Tiansheng watched for a while, then deduced, smiling: “It seems she has become a Rule Master, and since there’s no stir in the myriad realms, does that mean she has already reached the Human Sovereign’s side?”

“Probably soon!”

Wan Tiansheng calculated: “It’s been quite a while. Traveling upstream in the River of Time for over a day—and that’s with the Xingyu Seal. Without it, it would take three days. So, it’s nearly impossible for anyone who isn’t a Rule Master to get there!”

Su Yu nodded: “Of course. If it were that easy, someone would have broken through long ago. Over a day…”

He thought for a moment and added: “If time flows faster, perhaps in a year or two, the Human Sovereign and the others will have to return!”

Of course, this was just his own judgment.

He watched for a while, then stopped worrying. It was a good thing, and besides, he couldn’t interfere. Xingyue wasn’t here, and even if he spoke, she wouldn’t hear him.

Su Yu quickly walked to the edge of the world, where a great seal appeared.

The seal opened on its own!

Su Yu glanced inside. The seal contained the origins of all Ways, and there were still some clones of Lantian, seemingly connecting to the power of all Ways in the River of Time.

The interior of the seal seemed to be a central control hub.

Su Yu took out a cage, which shrank to normal size. Inside, Jian Tianhou was talking to Duobao. As the cage appeared, he looked around, startled. Where was this?

Here, he could barely sense the fortune power of the myriad realms!

Su Yu offered no explanation. He looked at him and said directly: “Stay here. Don’t even think about escaping—you can’t. This is the core of my world. If you can get out, I’ll admit you’re impressive!”

After speaking, he quickly added: “I have things to do. You can meditate on the Way of Fortune in my world here, but…”

His tone turned cold: “You are not allowed to merge with my Way of Fortune. If you do, I’ll kill you!”

If this fellow merged with it, he would drain all the fortune power from the myriad realms, causing immense trouble. The seals of the myriad realms would shatter, which was not what Su Yu wanted.

Of course, without his permission, it would be difficult for Jian Tianhou to merge anyway.

Su Yu continued: “But you can meditate and leave your insights here. Don’t worry, I won’t kill you. Why would I?”

He smiled darkly: “You are my key protected target. If you die, wouldn’t that make things worse for me? Jian Tianhou, enjoy my protection here!”

Jian Tianhou didn’t know what to say. He could only feel dejected. Was the gap between him and Su Yu growing ever wider?

The core of the world—from what Duobao had just said, he already knew where he was.

Su Yu had created his own heaven!

He was breaking free from the constraints of the myriad realms!

Jian Tianhou was silent for a moment, then spoke: “Even if you control me, it’s useless. When the fortune of the myriad realms dissipates, I will die, and everyone will still advance!”

Su Yu squinted, smiling: “True, but… that’s a long way off. Do you think I’ll need that long to deal with my enemies?”

Well, Jian Tianhou had to admit—maybe not.

This man was growing more terrifying by the day!