Chapter 796: Changes in the Situation

"Looking for death!"

Just as Fatball swallowed the willpower of the Dragon-Turtle Beast, in the distance, a massive gate suddenly trembled.

A furious roar shook heaven and earth!

That was the true form of the Dragon-Turtle Beast!

At this moment, sound could already pass through from behind the Gate of Hell, showing that this gate was not far from fully opening.

And just as that roar sounded, Su Yu's even louder curses directly drowned it out.

At this moment, Su Yu was beside himself with rage, bellowing, "Beast! You killed my two Heavenly Kings—I'll annihilate your entire cursed clan!"

"..."

Good heavens!

Anyone hearing that roar would never guess that the words about self-destruction had just been shouted by Su Yu himself.

Damn it, wasn't it Su Yu himself who had Xuelan and the others blow up their own Great Paths?

The Prison King lineage hadn't even had time to get angry, when the roars of two furious beings shook heaven and earth, leaving them no chance to vent their fury.

Su Yu roared again, shouting, "Kill!"

The four Heavenly Lords struck down the willpower of the Dragon-Turtle Beast and charged straight at Yue Hao ahead.

Yue Hao had come to meet the battle because the Dragon-Turtle Beast was present.

After all, that was a top-tier existence. Unfortunately, it had relied on the six gates; strictly speaking, its power had reached that level, but its dependence was too strong. Once the gates were broken, that creature was finished.

Now, Yue Hao, controlling the ancient beast's corpse with his willpower, felt his sea of will shake. Without a word, he turned and fled.

No choice!

Four Heavenly Lords were beyond his ability to match.

Further behind, Yue Luo and the others changed color as well, quickly breaking through the air in pursuit. The white-haired old man and the three Heavenly Kings, injured by the gates, had to stop. The remaining three Heavenly Lords and nine Heavenly Kings swiftly gave chase!

Yue Luo roared in fury, equally enraged.

Su Yu, that bastard,

mixing truth and falsehood, made everyone feel terrible.

The key point was that Su Yu had just used the self-destruction of two Heavenly Kings' Great Paths to deal with the Dragon-Turtle Beast. This choice was crucial. Not only was the Dragon-Turtle Beast finished, but one Heavenly Lord and three Heavenly Kings were severely injured by the gate's explosion. This exchange was far too advantageous!

In an instant, it was as if they had neutralized the combat power of two Heavenly Lords and three Heavenly Kings, while on Su Yu's side, the pieces exchanged were only three Heavenly Kings.

This scene left all sides exhilarated!

Such a great battle was truly shocking; one misstep could lead to total annihilation. Yet Su Yu, in the midst of this chaos, handled it with ease, using the tactic of exchanging pieces with masterful skill.

The fiercer the battle, the calmer Su Yu became.

...

At this moment, Tian Gu couldn't help but sigh, murmuring, "A born killer, a warrior!"

Yes!

Su Yu was both a commander and a fighter.

In this situation, the disparity in combat power was still huge, yet he effortlessly exchanged pieces, narrowing the gap in an instant. In the blink of an eye, the Heavenly Lord-level combat power was balanced again, leaving only those below Heavenly Lord on the other side!

Now, not only Tian Gu, but also the myriad races, including the two ancient beast experts like Chaos Dragon, were slightly shaken.

Su Yu!

That guy, though his methods seemed vile, were astonishingly effective. Even if the three Heavenly Kings hadn't died, in such a battle, losing three Heavenly Kings in exchange for rendering two Heavenly Lords and three Heavenly Kings unable to fight was a huge gain!

Besides, Tongtian Hou had already fled with his people.

The Great Paths had collapsed—everyone saw that—but collapse didn't mean they couldn't be restored.

Tongtian Hou had run off; in this situation, the Prison King lineage was unlikely to pursue him. He fled toward the depths of chaos, partly because it was hard to chase, partly because they feared Su Yu would divert their forces.

Hearing Tian Gu's lament, no one bothered to refute him, not even Dragon Heavenly Lord.

But after a moment, Dragon Heavenly Lord still snorted coldly, annoyed, "What else can he do besides making people self-destruct?"

"Try getting a Heavenly King to willingly self-destruct first!"

Tian Gu retorted bluntly, not for Su Yu's sake, but because he didn't want these people to use such excuses to comfort themselves and underestimate Su Yu. If they held their grievances in and spoke them openly, it might lead some to develop a contemptuous attitude.

Clearly, Su Yu's commanding power was remarkable and his tactics sound. If Dragon Heavenly Lord's words influenced others into thinking Su Yu only knew how to make people self-destruct, that would be bad.

Dragon Heavenly Lord was about to flare up at the retort, but thought better of it and let it go.

The Celestial race was not to be trifled with.

Besides, they were still in an alliance.

Their battle with the ancient beasts continued, with people falling constantly. But compared to that side, even though hundreds of powerful beings were engaged, it seemed almost trivial!

...

At the same time.

Su Yu and his three companions, freed from the burden of the three Heavenly Kings—to be honest, the three Heavenly Kings lacked their explosive power and speed, so they had indeed been a bit of a drag.

Now, without Tongtian and the other two, Su Yu and his group moved faster.

They raced at top speed toward Yue Hao!

The pursuers behind them were slower than Su Yu's group.

All were Heavenly Lords. On Su Yu's side, Su Yu and Fatball were top-tier existences, while March and Giant Axe were slightly inferior, but still Heavenly Lord-level. Yue Hao, controlling the ancient beast's flesh, wasn't doing it smoothly.

In the blink of an eye, Su Yu and his group were about to catch up!

Just then, within the mountain range, Yue Zhan was sweating profusely, not because of Su Yu and the others, but because he was struggling to open a small crack in the Gate of Hell. He growled, "You two, go assist!"

He wasn't alone here.

There were several other powerful beings.

Two of them, almost identical like twins, rose at his words and vanished swiftly.

Yue Zhan cursed under his breath!

Useless!

So many powerful beings sent to intercept Su Yu and his group, and they'd been made fools of—damn infuriating.

Of course, as long as they blocked Su Yu and his group, they were doomed!

Four Heavenly Lords wouldn't be enough!

...

Su Yu and the others were just about to catch up with Yue Hao when suddenly, from the distant mountains, two figures burst forth at incredible speed.

Two more Heavenly Lords!

At this moment, the myriad races were all startled!

These were the sixth and seventh Heavenly Lords to appear today. Counting the Dragon-Turtle Beast, that made eight. Yue Zhan hadn't shown himself yet, Yue Qin was dead, and Yu Qing hadn't emerged from the Gate of Hell!

If we count them all... the strength of the Prison King’s lineage is terrifyingly fearsome!

Lying dormant for a hundred thousand years!

Indeed, they still have power.

At this moment, Su Yu and his group—with Yue Hao ahead, that makes three Heavenly Venerables, and with the injured White-Haired Heavenly Venerable behind, that’s four.

Even Su Yu can’t help but sigh in admiration!

This lineage is truly formidable.

Frankly, even if all the myriad races united, they’d only match the Prison King’s lineage.

And the myriad races are a coalition of many species.

The Prison King’s lineage, strictly speaking, is merely a subordinate organization under a Four-Pole Human King—its strength is absurdly excessive. In this era, neither Su Yu nor Baizhan commands forces that can compare to this lineage!

“Your Majesty!”

At that moment, Sanyue and Giant Axe were startled—two more had arrived!

This was trouble!

They were already outmatched, but their advantage lay in greater mobility. Yet now, with powerful enemies both ahead and behind, if they were surrounded and all seven Heavenly Venerables attacked, along with those Heavenly Kings and Dao Integration experts, the four of them would surely be doomed!

And then Su Yu roared: “Are the myriad races just going to watch? Seven Heavenly Venerables have appeared, and you’re still waiting? Do you want to wait until their Rule Lord shows up?”

He shouted, then bellowed: “Retreat!”

Boom!

A single punch shattered the void, opening a passage. Su Yu dove into it and fled. The three mighty experts didn’t hesitate for an instant—they followed him into the passage and vanished into the void in the blink of an eye.

Yue Hao also regrouped with the twins, and soon joined Yue Luo and the others. Their faces were grim as they watched Su Yu’s group escape. Beside Yue Luo, the axe-wielding strongman growled: “Chase them!”

Fight and then run—how could that be allowed?

All seven Heavenly Venerables had been exposed!

But Yue Luo and Yue Hao remained silent. Soon, the old man whose Hell Gate had exploded flew over, pale-faced, and coughed: “Don’t pursue a desperate foe!”

In truth, they couldn’t pursue!

They had to guard this place!

If they gave chase and tried to capture Su Yu and his group, four Heavenly Venerables wouldn’t be enough—they’d need five or six. And if too many left, what if the myriad races attacked?

Thus, Su Yu and his group had far greater mobility.

These people, on the other hand, had to protect their domain.

“Formation!”

The white-haired old man coughed and quickly commanded: “Set up the Heaven-Sealing Formation! Seal the four directions first!”

It wasn’t a binding formation, but a sealing one—sealing themselves in.

Then the old man swiftly transmitted to the other Heavenly Venerables: “We can’t chase, but we must be wary of them launching a counterattack. Wait! Wait until Lord Yuqing emerges from the Hell Gate. Otherwise, even if we kill these people, we’ll suffer heavy losses!”

At that moment, Yue Hao’s voice came through, tinged with anger and helplessness: “I know, but this bunch is extremely troublesome!”

Troublesome!

To be honest, provoking Su Yu and his group had left them deeply frustrated.

In fact, it was that bastard Su Yu who had ambushed them first, causing casualties on Su Yu’s side.

But now, Su Yu was retaliating against them!

Where was the justice?

In the distance, Su Yu and his three companions reappeared.

Su Yu looked surprised and exclaimed: “Damn it, you bastards aren’t chasing me? Hell! I beat you like dogs, and you won’t even come after me? Come on, send a few Heavenly Venerables! And you’re sealing yourselves in—have you no shame at all?”

Yue Hao and the others stared back coldly from afar.

The next moment, Su Yu turned and left without a word. Sanyue and the others only focused on fighting; they asked no questions about anything else.

Soon, Su Yu’s whereabouts became clear.

Boom!

An ancient beast was blasted apart by his fist. Sanyue and the others immediately joined the slaughter.

In the blink of an eye, four Dao Integration giant beasts were killed on the spot by the four of them!

The Eight-Winged Dragon, who had been idly skirmishing with the myriad races, changed expression. In that instant, Su Yu and his group killed several more ancient beasts. Not only that, Su Yu shouted: “Kill!”

His killing intent pointed directly at the Eight-Winged Tiger. The four mighty experts broke through the ring of ancient beasts in an instant.

They charged in!

The Eight-Winged Tiger roared, flapped its wings, and transmitted: “Emperor Yu, it’s just an act, just an act…”

Boom!

An act?

Su Yu attacked too fast. His subordinates followed his lead—if Su Yu killed, they killed. What act?

No act!

Su Yu’s thinking was simple: the Eight-Winged Tiger and the Chaos Dragon were no good. If he killed them, fine; if not, it was still an act!

Yes, just to make the act more convincing!

You couldn’t say he wasn’t acting!

Rumble!

The power of the Dao erupted. Sanyue struck with a bamboo pole, Giant Axe cleaved the void with his axe, Fat Ball stomped down with a boot, and Su Yu himself devoured the void. The chaotic energy around the Eight-Winged Tiger was instantly consumed by Fat Ball!

“Blade!”

Boom!

A single slash split heaven and earth. The Eight-Winged Tiger couldn’t escape in time. With a squelch, one of its eight wings was severed instantly.

The Eight-Winged Tiger’s eyes turned bloodshot!

“Roar!”

A furious bellow rang out. Nearby, a horde of ancient beasts rushed to its aid. Su Yu coldly shouted: “Are the myriad races all dead?”

Boom!

At that moment, Thunderstorm, Tianming, and other experts all struck, slaughtering a large number of ancient beasts in an instant.

The Eight-Winged Tiger was truly enraged. Just as it was about to lash out, its expression shifted. It gave Su Yu a deep look. Su Yu, wearing a very friendly smile, transmitted: “Brother Tiger, quickly retreat deeper! A large number of ancient beasts are coming. You and the Broken-Tail Dragon should go subdue their power. This way, you can earn the trust of the Prison King’s lineage and join forces—it will benefit your plans going forward!”

He seemed to be thinking of its best interests!

Before the Eight-Winged Tiger could flee, boom!

Su Yu tore open the void. A Five Elements Cage materialized, sealing heaven and earth. Not only that, chains of light pierced through the void, reaching out to capture it.

The Eight-Winged Tiger cursed furiously in its heart!

Damn!

Is this real acting or do they want to kill me?

You bastards!

He was a clever tiger too; one look and he understood Su Yu’s intentions. Anyway, it’s hard to tell friend from foe—kill first, talk later. If you can’t kill, it’s just acting… Fine, same mindset as me!

As expected, humans are the most treacherous!

The Eight-Winged Tiger, now caring for nothing else, roared: “Retreat!”

With that, its remaining seven wings flapped instantly, shattering Su Yu’s Five Elements Purgatory. A punch landed on empty air, and the Eight-Winged Tiger fled swiftly. Over there, the Chaos Dragon’s true body recovered, roaring as it whipped its tail and sent Thunderstorm flying, then quickly fled with some ancient beasts.

Su Yu paid no heed, madly slaughtering those ancient beasts!

Now, all the ancient beasts were fleeing. The four of them, mingled among the myriad races’ ranks, slaughtered wildly. In the blink of an eye, the four great Heavenly Lords had killed nearly twenty Dao-merged ancient beasts!

Su Yu struck out with his blade again. Over there, Dragon Heavenly Lord’s face changed, and he roared in fury: “Stop!”

Only then did Su Yu halt, looking at Dragon Heavenly Lord, who bellowed angrily: “What are you doing!”

At this moment, before Su Yu stood a massive dragon, trembling, its eyes full of terror!

Su Yu looked closely, then curled his lip: “Dragon Marquis of Heaven? I thought it was an ancient beast! You all look the same! I thought the dragon clan had been wiped out by me, but I remember now—there are still a few fish that slipped through the net!”

“Su Yu!”

Dragon Heavenly Lord was furious: “What exactly do you want? Return my Dragon Coiling Mountain!”

Su Yu sneered: “Return what? What did I take from you? Don’t slander me! A bunch of trash—killed half the day for nothing? Over ten Heavenly Lords, and after all this time, you’ve killed less than twenty Dao-merged ancient beasts? Useless lot!”

“Withdraw!”

Su Yu gave a low command, and the four mighty beings once again swiftly vanished into the sky, not lingering. Su Yu also feared being surrounded and killed by these fellows—run first, talk later!

By the time he too had fled, the myriad races finally had a chance to survey the situation.

Looking around, Moon Heavenly Lord frowned slightly: “He took all the ancient beast corpses, including… our people!”

The two sides had fought a great battle earlier, killing about twenty ancient beasts. On the myriad races’ side, seven or eight Dao-merged had also fallen.

Nearly thirty strong beings, most with corpses left behind.

These were all to be collected after the battle ended. But Su Yu, that bastard, had somehow, while they were fighting, stealthily gathered all the corpses!

Beast!

That fellow really ate from both sides!

As for Tian Gu, he cared nothing for this now. Gazing into the distance, he frowned slightly: “Everyone, are we still waiting? Seven Heavenly Lords, plus those two ancient beasts—nine Heavenly Lords, and one quasi-Rule Master… Do we really need to wait for another Rule Master to appear?”

He was getting annoyed!

Down in the lower realm, even though he had lost many battles, to be honest, he was still very decisive. Every battle saw the full army pressing forward, and the Celestial race had always been on the front lines fighting Su Yu.

But now, in the upper realm, the fighting style of these people frustrated him!

Over ten Heavenly Lords, yet they didn’t press forward, instead insisting on waiting until Su Yu’s side finished probing.

A bunch of useless trash!

Tian Gu cursed inwardly!

That was truly what he thought!

Did they have to wait until the opponent’s Rule Master appeared to be satisfied?

Now, Su Yu had run off. He had seen their hesitation and simply fled. He wasn’t in a hurry—just take a little advantage and leave. Besides, the Three Great Heavenly Kings weren’t dead. Tongtian Hou had eaten a door last time and advanced to Heavenly King. Maybe this time there was hope for a Heavenly Lord!

If he really became a Heavenly Lord, Su Yu would profit. Why should he be anxious?

But what about the myriad races?

Apart from losing seven or eight Dao-merged, they had gained nothing!

Tian Gu’s words made the former Imperial Consort frown slightly as well, and she spoke: “Everyone, that one from the Prison King lineage is clearly making a connection. Are we… still waiting?”

The fighting attitude in the upper realm made them somewhat uncomfortable.

It was… a bit sluggish.

Yes, sluggish.

In the lower realm, though they had been defeated and Su Yu had crushed them, it wasn’t because they lacked decisiveness. Several times they had pressed with full force, all Dao-merged deployed. It was just that Su Yu, that bastard, was too monstrous.

But what about the upper realm?

Just now, when Su Yu’s side was fighting so fiercely, Tian Gu had actually wanted to press forward. But the other Heavenly Lords seemed unhurried, wanting to wait and see.

They were too obsessed with perfection!

They insisted on making Su Yu reveal the full strength of the Prison King lineage.

Now, Moon Heavenly Lord was silent for a moment, then spoke: “Fight, we must fight! But what we consider is… if we suffer heavy losses…”

Tian Gu was somewhat irritated and said no more.

I guessed it!

These fellows’ first thought was: once a full-scale war breaks out and a few Heavenly Lords die, what then?

Annoying!

…

In the distance, on a mountain peak, Su Yu gazed at the myriad races’ side, lost in thought. After a long while, he spoke: “The people of the upper realm have grown a bit spoiled!”

Su Yu said calmly: “Six thousand years of dominating the myriad realms, six thousand years of fake fighting! It’s made them hesitant and indecisive!”

Fake fighting!

That was Su Yu’s word. March wanted to say something, but in the end, no words came out.

Yes, it was fake fighting!

They had fought in the Dao Source Land for six thousand years, but in truth, few had died. Before the Ninth Tide, when humans were still in the upper realm, it was real fighting. Within three to five years, a Dao-merged would surely die!

That was why the number of Dao-merged was not high.

But now, three hundred years might pass without a single Dao-merged dying!

Too comfortable!

Six thousand years of domination!

In this respect, they were inferior to the lower realm, which had fought for over four hundred years without cease.

Su Yu looked over and sighed: “Worse than I expected. I thought after we made our move, they would press forward—whether Tian Gu, Ji Wu, or Mo Ji… all of them should have led their forces to advance! But they didn’t!”

This, in fact, had caught him off guard!

Before this, he had thought the enemy would quickly bring their forces to block the emergence of a Rule Master. But… damn it, they didn’t!

That was also why Su Yu stopped attacking.

What a mess!

Su Yu suddenly laughed. "If I were to say this is all part of Baizhan's scheme... then that would be... terrifying!"

"Huh?"

The others looked at him, puzzled. Su Yu spoke softly, "With no great enemy, six thousand years of peace—too comfortable! The myriad races were never united at heart. After six millennia without cooperation, suddenly joining forces, each wary of the other, and pretending to fight for another six thousand years—tell me, how much fighting strength do the myriad races truly have left?"

In that moment, Su Yu saw through them all!

All bark and no bite!

Those four words perfectly described them.

March was silent for a moment, then said, "If they were separated... perhaps their strength would be greater! United, with no one to lead, they become even weaker!"

Su Yu nodded.

Yes, sometimes numbers don't mean strength. After the myriad races united, Su Yu suddenly realized their combat power might be even less than if they fought separately.

Too many cooks spoil the broth?

Su Yu smiled!

A rabble!

Even weaker than the lower realm—there, Tiangu could at least barely act as their leader. When war broke out, Tiangu could quickly rally them to battle. In several great wars, the myriad races had thrown in their full force!

Here... they were just playing along!

"Your Majesty, what do we do now?"

March asked. They hadn't gained much advantage, and now that the myriad races weren't committing, it was hard for them to act. Seven Heavenly Lords united, plus twelve Celestial Kings—a tough fight!

If they fought again, would they just be cannon fodder for the myriad races?

Su Yu glanced toward the Prison King's lineage territory. A group of powerful beings surrounded the void, on high alert!

A grand formation was set!

Su Yu suddenly laughed. "We don't necessarily have to be the ones to kill the Prison King's lineage! If these useless myriad races can still hold back when a true Rule Master emerges from that lineage, then I'll admit they're impressive!"

With that, Su Yu narrowed his eyes. "If these fools remain so useless... unable to accomplish anything but capable of ruining everything... then when the other side really does produce a Rule Master, we'll seize the chance to slaughter indiscriminately and loot the corpses! We'll kill even the Heavenly Lords of the myriad races without mercy! Kill whoever we can—everyone in sight is an enemy! When we're done, we'll find a way back to my realm, take our people, and flee. What do we have to fear?"

The others were stunned. This... Su Yu's shift between friend and foe was too fast. Did he mean to turn against the myriad races?

"A bunch of useless creatures, occupying the Great Dao, yet their Dao power is not weak!"

Su Yu said calmly. "That's exactly what I need now. This so-called cooperation... is far worse than I expected. The effect is too poor—no need for cooperation anymore."

Fine!

March nodded. At this moment, he too sighed inwardly. He knew it, but still felt helpless.

Just now, it had truly been a good opportunity.

Seven Heavenly Lords... and over a dozen on the myriad races' side!

Their ancestors were clearly trying to summon someone, yet they still didn't strike!

...

At that moment, on the Prison King's lineage side.

Yue Hao and the others watched the ancient beasts retreating in disarray, frowning slightly.

Though many ancient beasts had died, the Eight-Winged Tiger and the Chaos Dragon were now leading over fifty ancient beasts in a scattered retreat. Not only that, but more ancient beasts were surging from the depths of chaos!

The Eight-Winged Tiger and the Chaos Dragon quickly began reorganizing!

The power of the ancient beasts under their command gathered once more.

The Eight-Winged Tiger looked across the void at Yue Hao and shouted, "We have come in response to the will of chaos. Should we join forces to resist, or defend separately?"

He didn't suggest merging their forces!

To say so would be counterproductive.

Two top-tier Heavenly Lords!

Yue Luo raised an eyebrow slightly, then smiled sweetly, "Two Beast Lords, might we trouble you to set up defenses on the outer perimeter? Soon, the Gate of Hell will open. As long as we hold off Su Yu and the myriad races, they will all meet their doom!"

The Eight-Winged Tiger cursed inwardly!

Humans are treacherous!

They were being used as cannon fodder. After suffering such heavy losses, they weren't even offered to merge forces. Fine, suit yourselves!

He quickly replied, "Good! But if they attack, you must also join the battle. I don't want to face those madmen alone!"

"Of course!"

Yue Luo smiled. That way, it would be much safer.

In just a few hours, Yu Qing would emerge!

At that moment, the Chaos Dragon sent a telepathic message to the Eight-Winged Tiger: "Eight-Wing, what does Su Yu mean? Just now, I thought he was about to kill you..."

"It's fine. This is only a temporary alliance. Brother Dragon... be careful. Here, only you and I can trust each other. No one else—not a single one. Humans are treacherous, the myriad races are no good either, and this Prison King's lineage is even worse!"

The Chaos Dragon said nothing. Indeed, perhaps only the Eight-Winged Tiger and he were on the same side here, and even the Eight-Winged Tiger had to be cautious.

These days, anyone with intelligence was becoming more and more cunning!

...

"Your Majesty, what do we do now?"

Giant Axe was also getting anxious. Were they just going to wait here?

That wouldn't do!

Su Yu didn't answer. Instead, he looked at his arm. "Have they returned?"

"They've arrived!"

Blue Sky said. "Tongtian brought back the Mountain of Excrement. Hongmeng is very excited—I think he's about to advance. Tongtian himself also has hope. Xuelan and Ju Bamboo are both fusing new Daos. We are protecting them. Rest assured, Your Majesty!"

They had fought this great battle to gain benefits.

If they didn't gain anything, killing more people would be meaningless.

If both Tongtian and Hongmeng could advance, that would mean two more true Heavenly Lords. And Xuelan and Ju Bamboo might become pseudo-Heavenly Lords.

Suddenly, Su Yu's side would see another increase in strength.

Not only that, but Fatty Ball was now half-asleep.

It had consumed a massive amount of willpower from the Po Dragon Beast!

Now, it seemed to be strengthening. Fatty Ball wasn't actually a true Heavenly Lord—it had opened its own Dao, the Biting Dao, but hadn't cultivated it far. After its dark transformation, it had grown much stronger. Without that transformation, its combat power was only comparable to a Celestial King.

Su Yu glanced at Fatty Ball, then at the Blue Sky clone on his wrist. After a moment of silence, he said, "It seems that Rule Master will definitely emerge! The myriad races here have been spoiled... weaker than I expected! This time, if circumstances permit, we'll destroy the myriad races' forces first!"

"Then we'll retreat to the Death Spirit Realm. The upper realm goes to the Prison King's lineage, the lower realm to Baizhan, and the Death Spirit Realm to us... That works too—a three-way division again!"

The Blue Sky clone spoke up, "Your Majesty, what if we go all out now? Perhaps we could become the biggest winners!"

Several Heavenly Lords had yet to make a move!

If the Southern King, Hongmeng, and Tongtian all become Heavenly Sovereigns, plus the False Heavenly Sovereign, there is still hope of being the great victor.

“No rush!”

Let’s wait and see!

Su Yu glanced around, and finally looked toward the myriad races. “By now, they must feel something—the problems they have, even if they don’t notice it themselves, those who descended from the upper realm do! Let’s wait a little longer and see if the myriad races change next.”

…

At that moment, the ranks of the myriad races did not move.

Tian Gu stepped forward again, looked at the former empress of the divine race, and said gravely, “Divine Empress, we cannot go on like this. The situation is growing worse! Su Yu’s side is not weak—they may even have hidden strength! As for Baizhan’s side… his strength is hard to gauge! We’ve all seen the Prison King’s lineage! As for us, at this moment, I suddenly realize we may have overestimated the upper realm’s power!”

“Just now, the situation was so favorable, yet no one was willing to commit… Such indecision will surely lead to defeat!”

Tian Gu said solemnly, “All you upper-realm experts, once you were fierce in battle, but after six thousand years, everyone has changed! Cowardly, calculating, hiding strength, waiting for others to strike first… Very well, then my Immortal race will take the lead without hesitation! In this battle, my Immortal race will be the vanguard, and all races will temporarily follow my Immortal race’s commands!”

Several Heavenly Sovereigns were about to speak, but the former empress said, “My Divine race has no objection!”

On the demon race’s side, Mo Ji could not get a word in.

But on the Fate race’s side, Tianming said gravely, “This cannot go on like this. Perhaps… you are right. My race has no objection either!”

Lei Bao also said, “I have no objection either!”

Not to submit to other races, but to have a temporary spokesperson—the Immortal race’s four Heavenly Sovereigns willing to lead the charge—that was acceptable.

Dragon Heavenly Sovereign saw everyone looking at him, frowned slightly, and said, “Why look at me? I and Phoenix Heavenly Sovereign have only recently emerged from seclusion and are not clear on the situation. If you wish to fight, I naturally have no objection!”

Hearing this, Tian Gu’s eyes lit up slightly. Good, it wasn’t completely hopeless!

He said quickly, “Then now, quickly surround the Prison King’s lineage, and contact Su Yu to continue the fight!”

Just now was a half-hearted effort!

Now, continue the battle!

The enemy only has seven Heavenly Sovereigns—even if we cannot stop the emergence of the Rule Master, we can make them pay a greater price!

Tian Gu quickly looked at Lei Bao: “Venerable Lei Bao, I must trouble you to go find Su Yu again… This time, we will lead the charge, and he can take the opportunity to kill the strong ones of the Prison King’s lineage!”

Lei Bao actually did not want to go!

Seeing his hesitation, Tian Gu said quickly, “Go with Venerable Tianming! Just stay with Su Yu’s side. When Su Yu acts, you two may follow his command as you see fit and join the battle!”

Tianming’s eyes turned strange: “Daoist Tian Gu, what do you mean by this?”

“Nothing else!”

Tian Gu said solemnly, “I only think that Venerable Tianming might play a greater role over there, and also help us keep an eye on Su Yu, lest he suddenly change his mind and turn against the myriad races!”

Tianming was speechless!

This man Tian Gu… was he suspicious of him?

Most likely!

Indeed, this fellow’s mind was still very clear.

Tianming thought for a moment, then nodded: “Very well, but… I ask that you all take good care of my Fate race’s people!”

Tian Gu said quickly, “Rest assured, the Fate race will handle the aftermath. The Fate race is skilled at reversing fortune. This time, the enemy’s luck is insufficient, and the Fate race will be of great use. Venerable Tianming, rest assured, the Fate race will not fight on the front lines!”

At these words, Tianming Hou gave him a meaningful glance, said nothing more, and quickly looked at Lei Bao: “Daoist Lei Bao, shall we… go?”

Lei Bao glanced at him, cursed inwardly, and thought, It can’t be, can it?

Last time he went down with Sanyue, and Sanyue ended up following Su Yu. This time, if he went with Tianming, would Tianming also run off to Su Yu?

If so… damn it, his position would be very awkward!

…

The two soon flew toward Su Yu’s side.

Su Yu, who was pondering how to respond next, suddenly froze slightly—why were these two coming together?

A moment later, the two stepped through the void and arrived.

Tianming said directly, “Tian Gu is dissatisfied with the races’ passive fighting and has agreed that the Immortal race will be the vanguard. Lei Bao and I have come to assist the Human Sovereign. This time, the myriad races will strike first. The Human Sovereign only needs to kill the enemy’s strong ones at the critical moment!”

As he spoke, in the distance, among the myriad races, the three races’ nine Heavenly Sovereigns, plus the three from the Nether, Phoenix, and Dragon races—twelve Heavenly Sovereigns in total—moved swiftly, pressing together toward the depths of chaos!

Su Yu looked at the two and suddenly laughed: “It’s not about assisting the battle, but about worrying that you two might be disobedient and cause trouble! Now that you two are gone, the three great races can suppress three Heavenly Sovereigns! The Nether and Dragon races have suffered heavy losses in their Dao integration, and the Phoenix race is just so-so… They can be suppressed in an instant. Tian Gu simply threw the troublemakers over here!”

He instantly understood Tian Gu’s intent!

Whether these two were his people or not didn’t matter—just throw them to Su Yu’s side. Having them around was actually a hindrance!

On the myriad races’ side, the change came quickly.

Su Yu smiled: “That the myriad races have survived until now… indeed, there are still those who understand!”

Tianming smiled and nodded, while Lei Bao’s expression turned strange.

What was going on?

The tone of conversation between Tianming and Su Yu was different—this… damn it, could these two really be in cahoots?

But Su Yu ignored him and quickly said with a smile, “Alright, then. Tianming, you follow Giant Axe. He is very reckless, and I worry he might be killed. You are a clever man, so look after him a bit!”

Tianming said quickly, “I will do my utmost!”

Su Yu nodded, then looked at Lei Bao and smiled, “You… if I kill Yueluo, you deal with Yueluo. It’s that simple. You must block Yueluo. If you fail… then you two are in league, in cahoots!”

“…”

Damn it!

Lei Bao didn’t know what to say anymore. At this moment, he suddenly felt that Su Yu’s side was actually very dangerous.

The danger was not from others, but from himself.

Tianming might be Su Yu’s man!

This was terrifying!

And he was the only one who was not in Su Yu’s camp!

Su Yu ignored him and said quickly, “Let’s go, follow! I want to see if the myriad races going all out is strong enough. If not… if they can’t destroy the criminal race, then today I’ll destroy the myriad races!”

Lei Bao swallowed his saliva, suddenly feeling truly horrified!

Su Yu dared to say this in front of him and Tianming—no need to guess, Tianming was Su Yu’s man!

He seemed to know too much!

He was indeed a bit uneasy—too dangerous.

Would he become cannon fodder?

And Su Yu, as if reading his mind, said without turning his head, “Except for self-destruction, you don’t have to listen to me. At other times, if you obey, I won’t target you. Otherwise… Lei Bao, just wait and see! I won’t force you, but if you dare to cause me trouble—I am Su Yu, not one of those useless myriad races—I will kill you first!”

Lei Bao’s heart trembled, and he quickly said, “I dare not!”

Su Yu was relieved, ignored him, and quickly said to Tianming, “Your arrival is just right. This way, we have one more Heavenly Sovereign. Once Chaos Dragon and Eight-Winged Tiger turn their coats… today, destroying the Prison King’s lineage is very likely, very hopeful! But don’t be too obvious. At the critical moment, you can go back to rescue the Fate race and take them away, to prevent them from becoming cannon fodder!”

Tianming Hou said gratefully, “Thank you, Your Majesty!”

At this moment, Su Yu still remembered to protect the Life Clan, and Tianming was deeply moved.

And at this moment, Leibo nearly wept—I'm right here, and you're chatting telepathically? Don't talk to me anymore, I'm truly terrified!

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