Chapter 805: Su Yu Flies into a Rage

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Relying on others is not as good as relying on oneself—this had always been Su Yu’s creed.

It was tied to his upbringing.

From his weak early days, he could only depend on himself, on the Time Book of that era. Liu Wenyan was crippled, Bai Feng spent his days on unreliable research, and though his strength was decent at first, by the time Su Yu soared into the sky, Bai Feng could no longer shield him.

In truth, why even mention soaring? During Su Yu’s nurturing phase, when the sun and moon descended, Bai Feng was already powerless to protect him.

Later, figures like Nan Wujiang and Yun Chen emerged, but in essence, they still fell short, lacking a certain closeness.

Liu Wenyan and Bai Feng were teachers and close friends.

Wan Tiansheng and Lan Tian were fellow cultivators, companions on the Great Path—close, yes, but still somewhat different from Bai Feng and the others.

Of course, Su Yu rarely sought out Bai Feng and his group now.

Let them focus on their research in peace.

At Su Yu’s level, Bai Feng’s talent was clearly a step behind, unable to keep pace. If he followed Su Yu into reckless entanglements, he might end up collecting his teacher’s corpse tomorrow.

…

Su Yu didn’t dwell on it.

Now, he returned to his own realm, not bringing many people. But to be safe, he brought Feiqiu, Lan Tian, and Tongtian—these three.

That was enough!

Tongtian could whisk everyone away at any moment, Lan Tian could send messages instantly, and Feiqiu’s combat power was formidable.

All three were at the Heavenly Sovereign level. With Su Yu, even if the Martial Emperor were unsealed and suddenly tried to kill them, they could fight back, even if outmatched, and reinforcements would arrive swiftly.

Unseal the Martial Emperor!

Su Yu murmured to himself, then quickly set off again for the Netherworld Domain.

…

Netherworld Domain.

The Martial Emperor was waiting, tormented by anxiety.

Would Su Yu return?

Even without Su Yu, he had hope of being unsealed, but given the current situation, it would take another year or two. The Martial Emperor was impatient—now that his consciousness had recovered, a year or two felt like an eternity!

The Martial Emperor craned his neck in anticipation.

His greatest fear now was that Su Yu would never come back, deciding midway that unsealing him wasn’t worth it. If that hope were given and then snatched away, the Martial Emperor would weep.

To offer hope and then dash it—nothing was more detestable.

Just as the Martial Emperor waited, a figure suddenly appeared, a passage opened, and in an instant, several silhouettes shot over from afar.

The Martial Emperor was startled, then exclaimed in surprise, “That idiot Tongtian has also advanced?”

…

Silence!

The Martial Emperor rarely cursed, but Su Yu was surprised to see him swear outright at the sight of Tongtian.

No, perhaps it was his true feelings.

He was probably annoyed by Tongtian’s endless chatter.

Tongtian Hou’s face stiffened for a moment, then he quickly smiled. “Martial Emperor, shouldn’t I have advanced? As the saying goes, ‘Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river’…”

The Martial Emperor snapped irritably, “Even if you become a Ruler of Order, I’ll still slap you to death!”

What a nuisance!

He cut off Tongtian’s rambling.

Su Yu chuckled. “You’ve been old neighbors for over a hundred thousand years. Why curse each other at first sight? You must have the best relationship!”

The Martial Emperor cursed under his breath, while Tongtian smiled knowingly.

Who had a good relationship with him?

Both thought the same.

Though they had been neighbors for eons, their camps were different.

Now, the Martial Emperor looked closely. He recognized Lan Tian and was somewhat surprised. “You’ve advanced too?”

Lan Tian smiled faintly. “Yes, thanks to the Martial Emperor’s support back then!”

The Martial Emperor snorted. Support?

When Lan Tian entered the Starry Mansion, they had indeed resonated somewhat, but that was hardly support.

That fellow, once just a Sun-Moon cultivator, had now reached this level—the Martial Emperor was both surprised and awed.

Tongtian had only been around the third or second rank before, yet he had quickly stepped into the Heavenly Sovereign level. Lan Tian too.

And that dog!

The Martial Emperor looked at Feiqiu, who stared back with curiosity.

The Martial Emperor narrowed his eyes, and Feiqiu showed a hint of confusion. This might be the first time they faced each other directly.

They had seen each other from afar before, but never this close.

Feiqiu stared for a moment, then asked in confusion, “Have I seen you before?”

The Martial Emperor frowned. “Sun-Eating Divine Hound! Once, long ago. We fought. You also fought with the Literary King, and he seemed to sever your Chaos—did you rebuild your Great Path?”

Su Yu was taken aback!

“You… fought with Feiqiu?”

The Martial Emperor said coldly, “What of it? This creature is likely that same Sun-Eating Divine Hound from back then! It might be the last one that never changed its path, yet still remained incredibly powerful!”

“What do you mean?” Su Yu asked, puzzled.

The Martial Emperor frowned. “Aren’t you supposed to know everything? In ancient times, the Gate of Hell cracked open a few times! Those powerful beings, including the Desolate Beast, all escaped from the Gate of Hell! The Chaos of today cannot sustain such creatures. Some of those escapees, to integrate into the myriad realms, chose to merge with the River of Time—like the Desolate Beast. Others, like the Sun-Eating Divine Hound, refused to merge and chose to survive in Chaos. The Sun-Eating Divine Hound was probably the last one that never changed its path!”

Su Yu shook his head slightly. “You mean Chaos also has restrictions?”

He truly didn’t know.

The Eight-Winged Tiger and Chaos Dragon hadn’t mentioned it. Among Su Yu’s Chaos-path subordinates, only the Tea Tree had barely reached the second rank, still far from that level.

The Martial Emperor finally found some confidence—so Su Yu didn’t know everything, did he?

He sneered, “Of course! Chaos itself is sealed. Behind the Gate of Hell lies the true Chaos Era. Since it’s sealed, that means that age is over! No supreme beings can be born again. When the Gate of Hell cracked open in ancient times, countless ancient beasts surged out, trying to restore Chaos. But they happened to encounter the most powerful era of humanity and the myriad races… As you know, the Desolate Beast and others submitted and became part of the myriad races; those who refused were killed. Some who hid in Chaos, like the Sun-Eating Divine Hound, were eventually beaten down into guard dogs!”

Feiqiu stared at him in confusion. Su Yu frowned. “So Feiqiu was indeed a powerful being in the late ancient times?”

“It should be him,” the Martial Emperor nodded slightly. “The Great Path has changed, but the essence remains the same. It’s just… as if reborn.”

Fat Ball didn't really care about that, but Su Yu curiously looked at Fat Ball. Last time, the Chaos Dragon had mentioned the power of the Sun-Devouring Divine Dog, but Su Yu hadn't paid much attention.

Today, hearing from the Martial Emperor that he had even fought Fat Ball back in the day, given the Martial Emperor's temperament, if it were too weak, he wouldn't bother remembering and would have killed it long ago.

Since Fat Ball wasn't killed and even drew the personal intervention of the Literary King, it clearly wasn't weak.

Yet later, it was subdued... and seemed to have no memory of it. What was that about?

Su Yu thought for a moment but didn't dwell too much on what had happened back then. He simply said in a deep voice, "So you mean that the Chaos Ancient Clan, outside the gate, actually has no way to break through?"

"Pretty much!"

The Martial Emperor, seeing that Su Yu didn't know about this, was in a good mood at the moment. "That's exactly it! But this dog changed its path, so it doesn't affect it."

Su Yu nodded slightly.

No wonder the Chaos Dragon had reached this point without becoming a true Rule Master. So it couldn't break through. And the fact that they had been fixated on Yu Qing meant that what they called the Chaos Will was actually very important.

It was the key point to breaking through!

Su Yu had no use for it, but on his side, there was one who could use it—the Tea Tree!

The Tea Tree, the Book Spirit, the Big Wood, and Fat Ball—these were all left behind by the Literary King back in the day. When Su Yu discovered the former residence, he had just become the Human Sovereign and wasn't that strong yet. Fat Ball, the Tea Tree, and the others had played a decisive role in that era.

However, none of them chose to merge into Su Yu's world.

The Book Spirit was the Literary King's book that attained the Dao. A book attaining the Dao, and the Literary King's book at that—maybe it was better not to merge. The Tea Tree went without saying. The Big Wood was dull and dazed. Since Fat Ball and the others didn't merge, it didn't either.

Now, as Su Yu grew stronger, his subordinates also became powerful.

These few who had once played a decisive role—the Tea Tree had only barely managed to advance to second-class Harmony Dao a couple of days ago. The Book Spirit was only third-class Harmony Dao, and the Big Wood was also third-class.

On Su Yu's side, they could only be considered third-tier existences.

Heavenly Kings and Heavenly Lords were plentiful, second-class Harmony Dao were numerous, and third-class wasn't worth much anymore.

At this moment, hearing that the Chaos Ancient Clan actually found it hard to break through, Su Yu couldn't help but think of Yu Qing and also of Po Long. If the Tea Tree and Fat Ball devoured Po Long's true form—since most of the Chaos Ancient Clan's strength came from devouring each other—and then devoured the Chaos Will in Yu Qing's hands, would the Tea Tree have a chance to become a Rule Master-level powerhouse?

Repay a kindness with a kindness!

Sometimes, it wasn't that Su Yu didn't want to repay, but he had no way to. Strength, after all, often depended on opportunity.

Now, the Prison King's lineage was the opportunity for the Tea Tree and the others.

Su Yu silently thought to himself.

As for the Chaos Dragon and the Eight-Winged Tiger, they had run off earlier, which meant their cooperation was over. In that case, some of the conditions Su Yu had promised before were naturally void.

Soon, Su Yu stopped thinking about it. He would keep it in mind, but saying it out loud wouldn't mean much.

He looked at the Martial Emperor, calm and composed, and said with a faint smile, "Alright, let's stop this meaningless nonsense..."

The Martial Emperor cursed inwardly!

What you don't know is meaningless—shameless bastard.

But at this moment, he actually gained a bit more confidence in Su Yu. The fact that these subordinates of his had grown so strong gave the Martial Emperor a little anticipation...

Though he might not agree to cooperate with Su Yu.

The Martial Emperor licked his lips, ignoring all that, and said with some excitement, "Did you get the Councilor's Order?"

"Of course!"

Ninety-seven pieces—not all of them, but it didn't matter. The remaining two, Su Yu guessed, might still be with the Giant Clan. He didn't bother asking for them. Last time, when he said four, they quickly gave him four, which meant they probably had more than that.

It was all the same!

Ninety-seven pieces were enough. After all, the myriad realms were already close to the time when the rules would dissipate. He didn't need all the Councilor's Orders to dispel the myriad realms' rule power.

"So when will you dispel the rule power..."

"Dispel?"

Su Yu laughed. "Not dispel!"

The Martial Emperor's face changed. Were you going back on your word?

"Devour it!"

Su Yu laughed. "Rule power is a good thing. Before, I wanted to devour it but was afraid of over-plucking the wool and causing the myriad realms' rules to dissipate. Now that I want to actively dispel it, of course, I'll devour all the rule power!"

The Martial Emperor didn't care about that. Hearing this, he relaxed.

Do whatever you want!

Dispel or devour, just lift the restrictions of the myriad realms' rules!

"Then prepare yourself. I'll go to the living realm to unseal you. And I'll also take a look to see where your true form actually is."

Just as Su Yu said this, Tongtian suddenly spoke up, "Your Majesty, over in the Tianyuan Realm, it seems someone has come looking for you."

"Who?"

"It's the Southern Marquis!"

Southern?

Su Yu was slightly taken aback. What did he want?

Forget it, he couldn't be bothered.

Su Yu thought for a moment and said, "Tell him to find me deep in the Star Sea, outside the Starry Mansion!"

He didn't plan to let him into the Tianyuan Realm, to avoid trouble.

His people had all disappeared. If the Southern Marquis noticed something, he might run off to report to Bai Zhan.

Come to think of it, why was he looking for him?

Yue Luo and Yue Xiao should have reached Bai Zhan by now, right?

Was it to cause trouble for him?

If so, Bai Zhan should have come himself.

Forget it, never mind.

Su Yu said directly, "We'll take the acupoint passage into the myriad realms. No need to travel!"

They would go through the Martial Emperor's body!

This time, the Martial Emperor had no objection. The faster, the better. His acupoints were all passages. The myriad realms' passages all transmitted through his acupoints into his body.

Soon, Su Yu and the others entered the Martial Emperor's body. Moments later, they stepped through acupoint teleportation gates and teleported from the acupoints into the Star Sea region.

...

The myriad realms.

The Star Sea.

At this moment, the wind was howling, clouds were churning, and waves were surging.

The closest place to the Star Sea was originally Star Hong Ancient City. Later, the ancient city disappeared, and the nine-realm powerhouses almost cried—tears of joy. They had tried to create land several times before but failed because Su Yu wouldn't allow it!

Now that Su Yu had withdrawn and Bai Zhan didn't care, the nine-realm powerhouses once again began to expend great effort to rebuild the land.

The portals to the Nine Realms were close to each other; there used to be a continent here, all of which was destroyed by that bastard Su Yu.

Now that Su Yu had fled, it was time to build the continent once again.

At this moment, upon the Nine Star Continent, a multitude of powerhouses from the Nine Realms were busy, cities were beginning to be built, and every powerhouse was deeply satisfied, with someone declaring excitedly: "In just a few more days, the Nine Star Continent will be completely finished! We have finally returned to the Myriad Realms!"

Soon!

It was a matter of the next few days; right after Su Yu moved away, they began their work, expending two months and countless human and material resources, working overtime, under the condition of a group of powerhouses in the Myriad Realms, engaging in infrastructure construction for two months, which could be considered an extremely massive project!

That fellow Su Yu, it was good that he left, and it would be best if he never came back!

As they spoke, a Sun and Moon cultivator among the Nine Realms looked into the distance, wondering aloud: "Is the tide coming? That can't be right, the last tide wasn't that long ago!"

Tides occurred once every ten years.

Every single tide would cause the Star Domain Mansion to open; of course, the last one wasn't long ago, and the time before that was also the time when the structure of the Myriad Realms changed drastically, thoroughly bringing Su Yu to the forefront.

From then until now, it had only been a little over a year.

Logically speaking, the next tide should not arrive so quickly.

"If it comes, it comes; nowadays the Myriad Realms are ever-changing, who knows what the situation is... but it's just a great wave, it won't cause too much of an impact on us."

"That is true!"

"..."

A group of people chatted, not overly worried; a tide was merely a slightly larger wave, and perhaps some good things would be swept along with it, which was actually a good thing, as there were far fewer powerhouses in the Myriad Realms now, making it much quieter.

If the Star Domain Mansion truly opened, perhaps no one would come, and since the Nine Realms were nearby, they might even reap some benefits!

However, this time, the tide grew more and more violent!

The tide, in truth, was the Martial Emperor operating his cultivation technique; previously it was a natural circulation, once every ten years, thereby sweeping primordial qi and causing the Star Sea to whip up furious waves.

But now, the Martial Emperor was actively teleporting Su Yu and his companions out, actively operating his cultivation technique, so these waves naturally arrived much faster.

...

At this moment, Su Yu did not care too much about these things.

Very soon, his group stepped out from the acupoint teleportation.

And at this moment, Su Yu saw the Heaven Gate once again.

The Martial Emperor's Heaven Gate!

This Heaven Gate, which had stood in the Star Sea for countless eras, represented the Star Domain Mansion and represented the greatest treasure land of the Myriad Realms; after today, this gateway might thoroughly disappear!

The voice of the Martial Emperor, carrying a hint of excitement, faintly drifted over: "Disperse the power of the rules!"

His consciousness had already completely awakened, and right now, there was still some suppression from the Great Dao.

In addition to the suppression from the rules of the Myriad Realms, he was still lacking a bit to break his seal.

Hearing this, Su Yu looked at the sky; the Heaven Gate opened, and in the blur of it, one could indeed see that the Battlefield of All Heavens was densely covered with a great deal of rule power, like a vast net, locking down the entire Battlefield of All Heavens.

"The Battlefield of All Heavens..."

Su Yu murmured softly; it was time.

Thoroughly unseal the Upper and Lower Realms, and let this change of the tide completely arrive!

The change of the tide, which occurred once every ten thousand years, had only reached six thousand years this time before it was to thoroughly begin; yes, the connection between the Upper and Lower Realms often represented the beginning of a change of the tide.

And the end was usually the fall of the Master of the Human Race and the closing of the Battlefield of All Heavens, which represented the end of the change of the tide!

"The Human Master falls, the battlefield closes!"

Su Yu murmured softly; today, he seemed to comprehend even more.

Only when the Human Master died would the battlefield close; what did this mean?

This battlefield was artificially set up, Su Yu knew that.

However, after the death of the Human Master and the weakening of the Human Race's fortune, the battlefield would automatically close; this was also to protect the Human Race, right?

The Human Emperor and the others had put quite a lot of heart into setting up the Battlefield of All Heavens back then!

At this moment, Su Yu roughly understood how the battlefield operated.

He took a deep breath, and one token after another presented themselves before his eyes.

At this moment, upon these tokens, phantom figures emerged one after another, there were Immortals, there were Demons, there were Gods, there were Dragons...

The rule tokens forged by the Emperors of the Myriad Races in the past.

They represented their will!

The wind surged and the clouds rolled!

Across the entire surface of the sea, the waves grew even larger; Su Yu actually faintly sensed the presence of people behind him, but he was too lazy to bother, since he did not know them anyway, and it seemed to be the people of the Nine Realms creating land.

They must be bored out of their minds!

In a short while, when the Martial Emperor broke his seal, no matter how strong the land was, it would have to be destroyed.

And right at this moment, a human figure rapidly flew toward this direction.

That was the Marquis of Zhennan!

...

At this time, the Marquis of Zhennan could not help but look toward the sky as well.

Carrying a bit of solemnity!

Su Yu had Tong Tian notify him to come to the Star Sea, to come to the side of the Star Domain Mansion to find him; had he returned to the Myriad Realms?

His return... could it mean he was returning to the Human Realm today?

With various thoughts in mind, the Marquis of Zhennan rapidly flew into the distance, and in the blink of an eye, traversing the void, he already saw the Heaven Gate, and he also saw Su Yu beneath the Heaven Gate, and even more so, those tokens in front of Su Yu!

The Councillor Tokens!

"Human Master Su!"

The Marquis of Zhennan's heart stirred slightly, and he bowed; Su Yu turned his head, smiling as he said: "Zhennan, your arrival is not a good omen!"

The Marquis of Zhennan was solemn; what did that mean?

"Zhennan, truly difficult!"

Su Yu chuckled, "Speak, what is the matter for which you seek me?"

"Human Master, I have come on behalf of His Majesty Bai Zhan..."

"Bai Zhan?"

Su Yu said with a beaming smile: "It wouldn't happen to be for the matter of Yue Luo and the others, would it?"

"It has nothing to do with them!"

The Marquis of Zhennan quickly said: "It is for..."

"Let's talk about it later, if you say any more, the Martial Emperor is going to fly into a rage!"

At this moment, within the void, a human figure barely managed to condense, and it was precisely the Martial Emperor.

He looked at the Lord of the South, his expression unfriendly.

Get lost!

You're wasting time!

Can't you see we're handling serious business?

The Lord of the South felt a stir in his heart: "The Human Sovereign, this is..."

"Unsealing the upper and lower realms."

The Lord of the South was shaken: "The Human Sovereign wants to unseal the upper and lower realms, this..."

"Is there a problem?"

The Lord of the South said gravely, "If so, the upper and lower domains will be open without barrier! For the human race, the human realm will have no suppressing force—this may not be a good thing. Please reconsider, Human Sovereign!"

Su Yu laughed: "It's fine, it's all the same! Let Hundred Battles make an appearance while we're at it. There's no need to hide all day, is there? Can hiding save the human race?"

Su Yu shook his head: "Isn't hiding exhausting? The myriad races are on guard, and I have to be on guard too. Isn't that annoying? Tell Hundred Battles I don't need him to do much—just keep an eye on the myriad races and the Chaos Dragons. He can do that! I don't even need him to fight; just watch them for me. I'll lead the people to deal with the Sin Clan!"

This was Su Yu's plan.

I don't need you to fight. If you want to hide, then hide. If the myriad races make a move, you block them for me.

I'll lead the people to kill two Rule Masters—the odds are still good.

Hundred Battles just wasn't willing to cooperate. Otherwise, Su Yu would deal with the Sin Clan, Hundred Battles would handle the myriad races, and soon the chaos of the myriad worlds would be settled!

Su Yu could even toss the myriad worlds to Hundred Battles and be done with it.

I'll take my people and go fight upstream!

As for when we'll fight back—we'll talk about that later.

Unfortunately, Hundred Battles was always hiding and skulking. Su Yu was annoyed and didn't bother proposing cooperation.

Tossing it to Hundred Battles had one advantage: at least Hundred Battles wouldn't do anything to the human race after Su Yu left.

That way, he could rest easy.

Just as Su Yu was thinking this, the Lord of the South suddenly said, "I heard, Human Sovereign, that you won a great victory in the upper realm this time?"

"Did Yue Luo and the others tell you?"

The Martial Emperor grew irritable: "Su Yu, why are you talking to this little bug? Annoying!"

But the Lord of the South ignored him and quickly said, "Human Sovereign, Hundred Battles' intention is for you to... set aside the Prison King's lineage for now. We can first join forces to fight the myriad races, destroy their forces, and then consider the Prison King's lineage!"

Su Yu thought for a moment and laughed: "That's not impossible. Is he willing to put in the effort? If he is, then fine!"

Hundred Battles willing to fight the myriad races?

Good news!

Su Yu laughed: "Here's the deal—he doesn't need to do much. Just have his people hold off five Heavenly Lords, and I'll go destroy the myriad races. I won't even ask Hundred Battles to act personally. That's generous enough, right?"

Fighting the myriad races first—that works too!

The Lord of the South had come here for cooperation after all?

Su Yu was surprised, and somewhat pleased: "Hundred Battles has finally come to his senses. The myriad races and the Sin Clan are both minor troubles. The real threat lies ahead. Wasting too much time in the myriad worlds isn't good. Once we conquer them, we'll go rescue the Human Emperor and the others!"

Su Yu laughed: "Don't wait until the Human Emperor and the others are driven back here. If they're driven back, it means they've lost. If we join the fight, we have to help turn the tide. Otherwise, there's no thrill in it!"

The Lord of the South smiled wryly, then felt a pang of loss.

Su Yu... wanted cooperation. He didn't mind it. He was willing to put in great effort, as long as Hundred Battles could hold off the myriad races or provide five Heavenly Lords. Then Su Yu would put in even greater strength, first destroying the myriad races, then eliminating the Prison King's lineage.

He had even prepared to leave the myriad worlds to Hundred Battles while he led his people upstream to rescue the Human Emperor and the others.

If Hundred Battles could agree... in the Lord of the South's eyes, this was an incredibly generous condition.

Su Yu... didn't seem ready for an all-out war with Hundred Battles.

"Then, Human Sovereign... won't you reclaim the human realm?"

Su Yu chuckled: "Idiot! I'm going on a long journey. Having someone watch my house isn't bad, is it? Besides, when I come back, the Human Emperor will return too. Who'll be the boss of the human realm is still uncertain! I can't be bothered to fuss over the human realm. Right now, I'm more interested in the strong ones behind the gates..."

Su Yu's smile was radiant: "If I don't meet those legendary beings, wouldn't it be a waste of my time in this world?"

With that, he looked at the Lord of the South: "Alright, that's settled. Go tell Hundred Battles I have no interest in fighting him for the position of Human Realm Lord. Of course, he won't stay long either—I'll soon bring the Human Emperor and the others back... Let them take over!"

This was also a good choice!

Su Yu added: "If the Human Emperor and the others do a bad job, we can overthrow them!"

Su Yu laughed heartily: "These days, the fist rules. Once we're stronger than the Human Emperor, he'll just be our employee, won't he?"

The Lord of the South smiled, then fell silent. After a moment, he said, "Human Sovereign, Hundred Battles' meaning is that we can destroy the myriad races, but the Prison King's lineage cannot be eliminated now. Hundred Battles wants to open the Gate of Hell to welcome back the Human Ancestor."

"Oh?"

Su Yu was startled: "The Human Ancestor... is inside the Gate of Hell?"

"Yes."

Su Yu nodded slightly: "That works too. Here's the plan: first, we bring back the Human Emperor and the others, then immediately attack the Gate of Hell! But it's best to first eliminate the Rule Masters of the myriad races, or things could go wrong. Chaos is hostile to us—we can see that from the Dragon Turtle's attitude. We'll join forces with the Human Emperor, first suppress the myriad races, then welcome back the Human Ancestor, eliminate Chaos... We can fight step by step, and finally rescue King Wen and the others, then attack the Heavenly Gate. I think the Heavenly Gate is the most dangerous!"

This was Su Yu's feeling.

The Heavenly Gate might be even more dangerous than the Gate of Hell!

Because inside the Heavenly Gate, King Wen and the others seemed to be constantly pursued, fleeing for their lives. Meanwhile, inside the Gate of Hell, the Prison King, though weaker than King Wen, seemed to be doing fairly well, even cultivating his own followers.

So if they were to fight, they should first attack the Gate of Hell, eliminate Chaos, then destroy the Prison King. If the Human Ancestor was there, they would welcome him back, unite all forces, and together attack the Heavenly Gate.

This was Su Yu's ideal scenario—though it might not go as planned.

The Lord of the South, hearing him speak so methodically, realized Su Yu had a plan. After a moment of silence, he said, "Hundred Battles' intention is to first welcome back the Human Ancestor, then go upstream to rescue the Human Emperor."

Su Yu was taken aback: "Is he an idiot? First, we don't know if the Human Ancestor is really there. Second, if the Human Ancestor comes out, the beings in Chaos will also come out. Third, is the Human Ancestor even powerful? Fourth, if we fail to welcome him and instead bring out the Prison King, will Hundred Battles take responsibility? Fifth, the Human Ancestor belongs to the ancient times; we are inheritors of the upper ancient era. If the Human Ancestor comes out, will he rescue the Human Emperor and the others? After all, King Wen's life or death doesn't concern him. Sixth, the Human Ancestor seems to have started his own branch—the Giant Clan. Will he make the Giants the masters, or the human race? Will the human race have to become the Giants' underlings?"

Su Yu fired off a series of questions, then laughed wryly: "What is Hundred Battles thinking? Of course, we should rescue the Human Emperor first! As for the Gate of Hell, after destroying the Sin Clan, we should find a way to seal it! At least delay until the Human Emperor returns... My idea is to first destroy the Sin Clan, then have Hundred Battles help me guard the Gate of Hell, killing anyone who comes out... In any case, don't let them out. Do you think Hundred Battles would agree?"

The Lord of the South was silent.

Su Yu's smile gradually faded: "What do you mean? Did Hundred Battles send you here to... tell me to open the Gate of Hell first?"

The Lord of the South's eyes were complex: "Yes. That is Hundred Battles' intention!"

He paused, then quickly added: "Not only that. Hundred Battles also said not to attack the Prison King's lineage. Yu Qing carries a positioning artifact—the will of Chaos itself. If Yu Qing is killed, the artifact might fail, and the Gate of Hell cannot be opened!"

He spoke rapidly: "So Yu Qing must not be killed. She must be kept alive, given some pressure, so she keeps summoning people, widening the crack in the Gate of Hell!"

Su Yu's expression shifted: "Nonsense! If the crack widens and dozens of Rule Masters come out, will Hundred Battles fight them?"

"Hundred Battles says... the human race will fight them."

Su Yu couldn't help cursing: "To hell with that! The Human Ancestor? Even if he's inside, after all these years, he hasn't fought Chaos! If he had, could the Prison King and the others still be at ease? Could the Chaos Ancient Clan still roam freely? That's bullshit!"

The Lord of the South was silent, then said, "Hundred Battles says the Human Ancestor is the only hope."

"To hell with that!"

Su Yu cursed again.

"Did Hundred Battles really say that?"

"Yes."

"So that means, all his hopes rest on the Ancestor of Man?"

"Yes!"

"He... impossible!"

Su Yu fumed: "How is that possible! To count on someone never seen, to count on him to save all living beings? Is his mind addled? Even if it were his own ancestor, how many generations have passed? Does he know how strong the Ancestor of Man is? Does he know what state the Ancestor of Man is in now? Does he know if the Ancestor of Man still considers the current human race as his kin? We know nothing of the Ancestor of Man! Of the Human Emperor, at least we know a little—the Human Emperor and his forces block the upstream, warring with myriad races, which at least proves they shelter humanity!"

It's obvious!

The Human Emperor and his people are willing to fight for humanity, willing to protect all beings.

They have battled for countless ages—that alone earns trust.

The Ancestor of Man... who knows the Ancestor of Man?

Su Yu laughed in anger: "Zhennan, are you mocking me?"

Zhennan Hou lowered his head: "No, that is Lord Baizhan's intention. Moreover, he asks the Human Sovereign not to attack the Prison King's lineage; he will act, applying enough pressure on the Prison King's lineage... The Human Sovereign need only focus on dealing with the myriad races!"

"Are you sure?"

"I am sure!"

Zhennan Hou bowed his head, not meeting Su Yu's eyes, "And if the Human Sovereign insists on attacking the Prison King's lineage, Lord Baizhan may well obstruct him!"

Su Yu stared at him, his voice deep: "You're not right. Have you betrayed us? Are you deliberately provoking me to fight Baizhan?"

Why did he feel Zhennan Hou's words carried a hint of instigation?

Was it truly Baizhan's intent?

Zhennan Hou kept his head low: "I have never betrayed the human race, never! Under Lord Baizhan, there are now eight Celestial Venerables, including Leipao. But among them, Bloodshadow and Red Moon both side with humanity; Changqing and Wuji obey only Lord Baizhan's commands; Longbrow is fixated on opposing the Human Sovereign; and Jianghai, Wushan, and others bear no small hostility toward the Human Sovereign."

Su Yu looked at him in surprise.

Zhennan Hou, still with head bowed, avoiding Su Yu's gaze, continued: "I don't know... which choice is better. But the Human Sovereign and the Human Emperor are on one side; Lord Baizhan and the Ancestor of Man are on the other... When it comes to protecting humanity... perhaps... I should be somewhat biased..."

"Under Lord Baizhan, there are also those who care for humanity—humanity is their faith. But back then, forced by circumstance, they had to choose to avoid battle; if they hadn't... Lord Baizhan and the others avoided battle, and everyone else would have died."

"Nanxi and the other ancient marquises still lean toward humanity, but earlier they thought Lord Baizhan could bring greater hope to the race."

Zhennan Hou lowered his head: "I have not betrayed, but I chose to follow Lord Baizhan back then. So I will fight for him. If one day... I stand against the Human Sovereign, the Human Sovereign need not show mercy. Lord Baizhan's mind is made up; no changes will alter his plans."

"Longbrow's words may just be Lord Baizhan's mouthpiece."

With that, Zhennan Hou handed over a huge sphere, left it on the ground, and stepped back step by step. After retreating a distance, he bowed deeply, his tone complex: "I don't know which outcome is better. But what the Human Sovereign said matches my own thoughts. I don't know who the Ancestor of Man is, I don't know how strong he is, but I do know that the Human Emperor and the Yu Emperor are still fighting for humanity... without rest."

"I only hope... this human race can thrive."

As he spoke, Zhennan Hou swiftly vanished into the void, his back desolate.

He didn't know if he was right or wrong, if he had betrayed Baizhan, but he knew he had only followed his own heart, wishing for humanity's prosperity.

He had never betrayed!

From the very beginning, it was so.

Humanity was the faith!

Everything he said was also what Baizhan had ordered him to convey, only he had laid bare the meaning that Baizhan would not change his mind, urging Su Yu to prepare early.

If you insist... a battle between the two sides is inevitable!

At that moment, Su Yu's face turned utterly dark.

No room for compromise!

Otherwise, Zhennan Hou would not have taken this stance, would not have been so resolute.

What he left behind was deathly aura.

Clearly, Zhennan Hou already feared that Baizhan and his faction would use that deathly aura to strike directly at Su Yu's stronghold!

In that instant, Su Yu's expression was grim beyond measure.

After a long silence, he said in a low voice: "Lantian, investigate the attitude of Baizhan's faction—whether it is as Zhennan Hou said."

One man's words could not be dismissed, but neither could they be fully trusted.

Su Yu was no hothead; if Zhennan Hou had ulterior motives, fighting Baizhan would only benefit their opponents and enemies.

But if it were true...

Su Yu's eyes blazed with killing intent: "If he truly chooses this path and ruins my plans, then I will not be lenient!"

The air seethed with murderous resolve!

What nonsense!

Break the Gate of Hell first?

What was Baizhan thinking?

Su Yu's face was livid: I don't ask you to help me, but don't hold me back. Otherwise, no matter how mighty you are, Baizhan, I will still kill you!

At this moment, the Martial Emperor beside him, though burning with urgency, dared not speak.

When Su Yu lost his temper, to be honest, even he felt a tremor of fear.

Earlier, Su Yu had been in good spirits, but now it had turned from clear skies to overcast.

Now, the Martial Emperor was frantic but still dared not urge him, lest Su Yu vent his fury on him.