Chapter 821: Madmen Are the Most Terrifying

At this moment, Su Yu was overwhelmingly powerful.

He swept across the heavens, annihilated sinful clans, drove away myriad races, slew Bai Zhan, truly sweeping everything before him.

What schemes, what conspiracies, what waiting, what lurking... none of it worked before me!

I alone shall suppress the heavens with my might!

Four years ago, he set out from Nanyuan, fighting ceaselessly, killing ceaselessly; four years later, now, aside from this Yu and that Zhou Ji, Su Yu has swept away all enemies!

Of course... this refers to the myriad realms.

In Su Yu’s eyes, the myriad realms were merely a small stage.

Because the strong had all left!

The Human Emperor and his ilk were absent, the hundred-plus rule masters of the myriad races were absent, and beings like the Immortal Emperor, once second-class rule masters, were now of unknown strength.

And Su Yu, even now as he continuously merged within his own world, was only a second-class existence.

This was still his own perception!

Once deprived of the Human Emperor’s world enhancement, he might not even reach second-class within his own world—that was the gap.

Of course, even if he couldn’t reach second-class, he could still fight this Yu!

Second-class might be a watershed.

At least, that was how Su Yu saw it.

In those days, only the Four Extremes Human Kings had reached this level, along with the emperors of great races like the Immortal, Demon, and Spirit. If it were easily attained, the Martial Emperor, who had opened the Heavenly Gate, would not have been stuck at the peak of third-class.

This Yu, like the Martial Emperor, was roughly at that level.

At this moment, Su Yu still had the Human Emperor’s power to borrow, so his strength still surpassed hers.

“Can’t come?”

“Killed by the Martial Emperor?”

Su Yu smiled. “If that fool Martial Emperor can kill Zhou Ji... then Zhou Ji is a waste, and I need not worry about him!”

The Martial Emperor was not weak—he was very strong.

But sometimes, battle wasn’t just about strength.

If Zhou Ji couldn’t even handle the Martial Emperor, Su Yu thought this man was unworthy of concern—a nobody!

Even if he reached third-class,

he was still a complete nobody!

If he couldn’t defeat the Martial Emperor, it meant he couldn’t defeat the Martial King; if he couldn’t defeat the Martial King, it meant he couldn’t defeat the Literary King or the Human Emperor... let alone contend with Su Yu!

Well, Su Yu arrogantly thought too highly of himself.

No help for it—today he was on a winning streak, in high spirits, inflated!

Suddenly he felt the Human Emperor was nothing special!

Mainly because he found the Human Emperor seemed easy to talk to, easy to bully; bullying the honest, Su Yu had a knack for it!

Of course, calling the Human Emperor honest was just a joke.

If he were truly honest, he wouldn’t have become the lord of myriad races.

The key was that the Human Emperor’s Great Dao—the common people were his responsibility, humanity was his responsibility, all things were his responsibility... Su Yu knew the Human Emperor bore heavy shackles, so he dared to be more presumptuous.

He walked step by step toward Yu, a smile on his face: “Yu, how about we discuss something?”

Yu repelled Xingyue with a strike and said gravely, “What do you want to discuss?”

Su Yu chuckled: “Look, I see you seem to cultivate the fleshly path, or perhaps the giant race’s fleshly path. How about you sever your Great Dao’s power and merge into my world? I won’t kill you—what do you think?”

Yu’s face turned livid!

Delusional!

At this moment, she raised her spear, held her head high, towering: “Su Yu, do you take me for that waste Bai Zhan?”

Do you think killing me is that easy?

And sever my Dao to merge into your world?

You dare to think too much!

Su Yu sighed: “You refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit... Since your son didn’t come, I’ll beat you to death first!”

“Kill!”

With a fierce roar, Su Yu suddenly unsealed the lower world and shouted, “All rule masters, come here!”

A siege!

Who the hell was going to fight one-on-one?

Everyone was stunned; the next moment, a crowd flew upward. Hongyue and the others felt out of place and hesitated. The Great Zhou King, seeing this, immediately transmitted a message and cursed: “Last chance, hurry up, what are you waiting for?”

Idiots?

As for Su Yu ganging up on an opponent... how normal was that!

It wasn’t the first time!

When he thought he could gang up, he never hesitated to do so!

Back then, the West Princess was beaten to flesh explosion by a group of strong men!

Hongyue and the others really weren’t used to it, because Su Yu had seemed so fierce before—‘I alone can cut across eternity’—yet when it came to the last opponent, he suddenly called for a gang-up... they weren’t used to it!

If he had started with a gang-up, everyone would have been accustomed to it.

Though Hongyue, Xueying, and the others felt awkward, seeing everyone else charging shoulder to shoulder to kill, they no longer hesitated and quickly rushed over. Killing Bai Zhan... to be honest, after following him for years, they couldn’t bring themselves to do it.

Killing Yu... Bai Zhan hated her, and they hated her too!

Even more!

In that case, forget about morality—let’s just gang up. Facing Yu alone, these people, now somewhat fallen in realm, would probably last only two or three punches.

But... they had numbers!

Many!

And within Su Yu’s world, they were still amplified, not too weakened; outside, they would be weakened a lot.

“Kill!”

“Kill her ancestors!”

“Fuck her!”

“...”

The shouts were unceasing, coarse beyond measure—the coarse words came from Jufu and the like.

And Yu, at this moment, truly changed expression.

“Su Yu, do you have no shame at all?”

Su Yu squinted and smiled. “Kill you… who would know?”

Honestly!

I care about my reputation, but those who know I don’t care have all been killed by me; the ones left are all my own people, so I’m someone who does care about reputation—don’t you understand that logic?

How stupid!

Do you think King Dazhou and the others would dare to say I don’t care about my reputation outside?

Su Yu bared his teeth in a grin. The next moment, suddenly, heaven and earth shrank, rings upon rings emerged, trapping Yu within them. Su Yu said calmly, “Don’t get close—too dangerous! Risk of falling! Ranged attacks!”

“Formation!”

Su Yu commanded, laughing. “Divide into six directions: front, back, left, right, up, down. Two Rule Masters per side. All of you, ranged attacks—fire! I’ll suppress her with heaven and earth, grind her down!”

“Su Yu!”

Yu roared in fury; like this, she couldn’t even think of killing anyone.

Su Yu ignored her, acting as if she didn’t exist. At that moment, he rapidly drew power from all sides, panting, “This one’s really strong! Hard to kill—killing her intact is even harder!”

“All control-type powerhouses, join me in controlling her!”

“All attack-type powerhouses, pour all your strength into killing!”

“Speed!”

“Her son might be coming soon. Hurry, kill her before her son arrives. After that, kill her son—keep the whole family together…”

Rumble!

Su Yu’s heaven and earth suppressed!

And at this moment, there were quite a few control-type powerhouses.

In the eyes of the Marquis of Fate, a line appeared, swiftly winding around all directions, sealing the void.

King Dazhou manipulated the Way of Endurance, constantly shouting low, suppressing Yu Ji. The others also took their positions, attacking from all sides at range. This kind of tactic was rarely seen—common in the army, but seldom among powerhouse battles.

But Su Yu… he was essentially a military man. In the Daxia Prefecture, almost everyone was a soldier, and in the academies, such battle formations were often taught!

The first time he truly fought in battle was when he followed the Wind-Catching Constables of Nanyuan on a mission. Back then, a group of Thousand Jun fighters dealt with a Ten Thousand Stone opponent just like this!

Yu, trapped in the center, roared furiously. A long spear was swung so fast it was impenetrable. Spear in hand, she kept bellowing, thrusting out, blasting the surrounding seals to pieces!

But soon, the seals were restored!

Su Yu’s personal suppression exerted immense pressure.

Not only that, but the others hurled every weapon imaginable at her!

The Southern King had been forced back by her spear earlier and was still nursing a grudge—women’s hearts aren’t exactly broad. With a crack, the whip of the Great Way split the void, lashing toward her face!

Bang! She blocked the Fat Ball Boots, but not the Southern King’s whip. In an instant, a bloody gash appeared on her face!

“You deserve death!”

Yu was enraged beyond measure!

“You’re courting death! You’re defiling the great descendant of the Human Ancestor!”

She was a descendant of the Human Ancestor, and not many generations removed.

At this moment, Yu felt pressure—overwhelming pressure, the pressure of death.

On Su Yu’s side, there were too many Rule Masters.

Giant Axe, Fate, Southern King, Red Moon, King Dazhou, Blood Shadow, Death Spirit Emperor, and Hongmeng were all Rule Masters who had severed their paths to merge. The Southern King had already taken control of the local rule of the Great Way, so she wasn’t even considered severed.

Additionally, Lanshan, Skyfire, and Princess Qi, within this heaven and earth, were also immensely powerful. As Su Yu’s realm grew stronger, everyone’s combat power within it reached a limit.

Now, with so many powerhouses joining forces to besiege her, in the blink of an eye, her armor shattered, revealing her chest, bloody and mangled.

Very large!

Su Yu glanced at it, grinning. Beside him, the phantom of Xingyue suddenly said, “You’re too shameless!”

Su Yu was taken aback. “What?”

Was besieging her that shameless?

Xingyue really had long hair but short insight!

Of course, I’d besiege her—was I supposed to duel her one-on-one and say, “I’ll take you on alone”? I’d have to be insane!

Xingyue said nothing more, quickly adding, “I have to go… The situation over there isn’t great. The myriad races haven’t lost many Rule Masters in recent years; instead, they’ve produced a new batch, stronger than in ancient times. On the human side, the losses are considerable… Be careful!”

With that, her phantom began to fade. Su Yu’s expression shifted slightly—not because Xingyue was leaving, but because he urgently asked, “Can’t hold out? Then the Human Emperor’s realm will have to shrink back, won’t it?”

“How would I know!”

Xingyue’s dissatisfied voice came faintly. Asking that was so dull—why not ask how she was doing over there?

Su Yu didn’t care about that. He hurriedly shouted, “Don’t leave just yet! Tell the Human Kings who cultivate the Flesh Path—those still alive—to be careful. In a few days, I might draw most of the power out of that place… Have them prepare… Of course, I’ll leave some for them… Remember, don’t forget—it’s important, or don’t blame me if a Human King dies without warning!”

“Got it!”

With a hum, the River of Time stretched forth, and Xingyue’s phantom vanished!

Though she wanted to watch a bit longer, she couldn’t—the river’s force was too fierce. If she didn’t leave now, her true self would be in trouble!

Only then did Su Yu heave a sigh. It nearly killed me—you were about to leave without saying so earlier, and I almost forgot to warn you.

Inside the encirclement, Yu roared repeatedly, madly fighting outward, but she couldn’t break through!

At this moment, Yu let out a furious shout, filled with rage and wrath: “Su Yu, don’t force me into a fight to the death! I am the direct descendant of the Human Ancestor. He left behind some power—not much, but enough to deal with your broken realm. Do you want to perish together with me?”

Su Yu was startled. “Really?”

“Nonsense!”

Yu roared again, and suddenly the long spear shattered, revealing its true form—a bamboo pole, very slender. Yu said angrily, “This is what the Human Ancestor used when he led humanity out of the desolate land! In ancient times, the Human Ancestor blazed the trail, leading humanity step by step out of the wasteland to dominate the heavens… This object was commonly used by the Human Ancestor in his early years—more powerful than the Human Emperor’s Star Universe Seal!”

At this moment, Su Yu indeed sensed some vast power existing!

That power… how to put it? It was somewhat similar to the power of the Star Universe Seal and the Human Lord Seal, yet not quite the same. It was indeed very strong. The moment the bamboo pole appeared, a wave of immense force spread in all directions.

The group besieging from all sides suddenly felt a chill of fear.

That power… was very sacred!

Very majestic!

Gradually, a scene even became faintly visible: an old man, cutting through thorns and brambles, using the bamboo pole to probe the way, striking at wild beasts and snakes that appeared. The hazy image shook everyone.

Some even felt their minds tremble, as if intimidated.

Su Yu looked—he saw more clearly than the others. He even saw the old man’s appearance: the old man looked very weary, holding the bamboo pole, striking at a small, troublesome beast.

Su Yu looked closely… and seemed to fall into chaos!

He looked again… and gasped!

That was no small beast—it was a striped tiger, immensely powerful, yet appearing tiny before the old man. With one strike of the bamboo pole, it was battered and bleeding, even its Great Way power spilling out!

Vaguely, Su Yu even realized this was a chaotic beast, possibly… possibly at the level of a Rule Master!

And the old man, as if shooing away a troublesome pest, casually struck it with the pole, sending it flying back, bleeding, unable to get up for a long time!

"How terrifying!"

Su Yu shuddered in awe—such astonishing power!

This... truly made thrashing a Ruler of Rules look as effortless as disciplining a misbehaving grandchild.

The Human Ancestor!

What era of the Human Ancestor did this belong to?

It had to be his early days. Hadn't Yu just mentioned it?

In his early years, the Human Ancestor relied on this very instrument, much like the Human Emperor wielded the Star Cosmos Seal before uniting the heavens in his own early days!

"Is this what Bai Zhan saw back then?"

Su Yu pondered. It was formidable indeed. Faced with a Human Ancestor of such overwhelming might... Su Yu could not help but wonder if the Human Emperor and his contemporaries from the late ancient era were truly stronger than him.

Was this what it felt like to crush a Ruler of Rules?

Utterly magnificent!

Furthermore, it seemed that the higher one's status, or rather, the denser one's connection to the Human Race's fortune, the clearer the vision became. Sweeping his gaze around, Su Yu noticed that while most remained largely unaffected, a select few bore expressions of profound terror, drenched in cold sweat.

The Great Zhou King was like this, Blue Sky was like this, and Wan Tiansheng was the same...

Conversely, those with weaker ties to fortune, ordinary strength, or belonging to foreign races felt no distinct oppression, exhibiting only a standard sense of shock.

"The Human Ancestor..."

Su Yu murmured to himself. It made sense; the Human Ancestor was the leader of the Human Race during the Primordial Era. The more prosperous the fortune of the race in a person, the clearer their vision would be, which was only natural.

Yet at that precise moment, Su Yu felt the world shift once more!

Abruptly, he felt as though he had become that very wild beast. His vision blurred, and a bamboo pole came crashing down upon him. With a resounding thud, Su Yu felt the absolute certainty of his impending demise!

His Dao fractured!

His incomparably resilient physical body began to crack, and his internal organs were shattered to pieces by the shockwave!

Death!

In this instant, he felt the true crisis of mortality, an authentic brush with death... It was as if he were personally experiencing the sensation of being struck down by the Human Ancestor's bamboo pole!

...

The next moment, Su Yu’s vision cleared, and the reality before him snapped back into focus.

The encirclement and onslaught were still underway!

The bamboo pole was still present, yet it had lost that overbearingly powerful pressure from before. Yu's face was deathly pale; it seemed she had intentionally unleashed that burst of power just now, but currently found herself unable to sustain it and had been forced to cut the manifestation short.

Yu glared coldly at Su Yu and sneered, "Let me leave, Su Yu!"

Su Yu's face remained pale as he stared at the bamboo pole. Yu assumed he had been paralyzed by fear!

Su Yu, however, began to draw in breath after deep breath: "Incredible, absolutely incredible. This pole... a supreme treasure! Damn it, leaving it with you is a total waste! No, I want this, I must have this!"

Su Yu salivated, a hint of madness entering his eyes: "It is even more formidable than the Star Cosmos Seal, and an offensive weapon at that... Heavens, a relic of the Human Ancestor, what a magnificent prize! Kill her for me! Today, even if her son shows up, he cannot save her, and her grandfather's presence would be useless!"

Su Yu roared furiously, "What are you staring at, Great Zhou King? Have you all gone deaf? Kill! We must kill her! At worst, if you die, I will find a way to resurrect you! This thing is an absolute treasure! I was actually dragged into the vision myself and experienced the sensation of dying... It felt amazing! I haven't experienced that in days. The last time was during the creation of the heaven, and two whole months have passed since then!"

Yu was utterly stunned!

Su Yu, showing not a shred of hesitation, roared, "Hurry up!"

The feeling of death... truly spectacular!

Regrettably, he could not sleep; just like last time, it felt as though time had stopped, allowing for a brief nap.

As for the crisis of death... please!

Su Yu did not care in the slightest. Damn it, he had been driven nearly insane by the Time Book since childhood, dying thousands of times. The last instance was a literal experience of death, and to be perfectly honest... it was nothing special!

The first time he tasted death... he had been terrified, deeply afraid!

Su Yu retained that memory; it happened during his very first dream, which scared him so badly he ran a fever for days, delirious and unable to sleep for entire nights, nearly exhausting himself to death out of fear of sleeping—a true psychological shadow!

The second time... much the same, still terrified!

The third time, fear persisted!

The fourth time, the fifth time... right up until now, Su Yu only wanted to say: to hell with it, what of it, isn't it just this exact feeling?

One gets used to it!

Habit was the most terrifying force of all.

Could Bai Zhan have been frightened out of his wits by this?

Su Yu considered it; perhaps he really was!

Back then, it might have been Bai Zhan's very first time experiencing the true sensation of death. Then, intimidated further by Yu, he might have been genuinely terrified into submission. Faced with the incomparably supreme power of the Human Ancestor, how could he dare to resist?

When Bai Zhan encountered Yu, he might have only been a Heavenly King, making the bamboo pole's effect even more potent. Coupled with his status as the Ninth Generation Human Ruler, at the absolute peak of his fortune, the things he witnessed must have been extensive!

Reflecting on it this way, Su Yu could somewhat comprehend it.

But... but so what?

When I was a mere child, I experienced death, and I didn't see myself dying of fright!

Su Yu was speechless!

Damn it, I started experiencing this at six years old, and I didn't die of fright; didn't I endure and make it through?

While Su Yu was lost in thought, Yu's expression flickered rapidly. She was witnessing a scene that was far more terrifying: following Su Yu's furious roars, the Great Zhou King and the others, who had originally shown traces of fear, suddenly seemed injected with adrenaline. They bellowed one after another, throwing themselves into the fray to kill her!

Su Yu continued to roar, "Move faster, kill her! We must seize that bamboo pole! What a magnificent treasure. I have already made up my mind; I will definitely shatter it and fuse it into my world for March or the Giant Bamboo Marquis to use! Heavens, March, you and Giant Bamboo better show me some results. This might actually produce a supreme expert for me!"

"Whichever of you two is more ferocious, I will give it to them. Otherwise, I'll give it to September..."

"Roar!"

March's form instantly expanded. In that same moment, the Giant Bamboo Marquis did the same, and a second later, September's body swelled abruptly, growing even larger than the Giant Bamboo Marquis!

March was absolutely furious, roaring, "You two bastards! September, you unfilial descendant..."

Even September was trying to snatch it!

Beat him to death!

The Giant Bamboo Marquis ignored him entirely, remaining silent as he wielded his massive bamboo stalk with absolute frenzy, hacking wildly toward Yu!

Kill her!

Right at that moment, a furious roar echoed through the heavens and the earth, "It's mine! Your Majesty, it's mine!"

Tian Mie abruptly transformed into a giant ape, roaring and bellowing, "I use a bamboo pole too! Your Majesty, I use one too!"

Boom!

He transformed into the giant ape—this was his final chance!

I must become stronger!

I cannot continue like this, I am far too pathetic. I need power! I will kill Yu, seize this bamboo pole, and make it the supreme treasure of my Dao!

I want to become a supreme expert!

Su Yu said that the ultimate strong, so obviously, once merged with heaven and earth, might produce a top-tier powerhouse second only to Su Yu!

Tian Mie thought, my Great Stick Dao... is there any difference from a bamboo pole?

None!

I must kill!

"Tian Mie's Eighteen Forms!"

"Annihilate Heaven, Annihilate Earth, Annihilate All Life!"

Boom!

A great stick, sweeping through heaven and earth, slashing across the void. Tian Mie went mad, and with a thunderous roar, the stick struck Yu. Yu slightly raised his bamboo pole, and Tian Mie's great stick, which came from the Immortal War Marquis, was instantly snapped in two!

But Tian Mie, instead of being alarmed, was overjoyed, laughing wildly: "Mine, it must be mine!"

Too strong!

But at this moment, there were too many competitors. March, Giant Bamboo, September—all erupted!

Over there, April, May, June, and August all raised their great bamboo poles, charging madly this way. April's eyes were nearly bursting: "I can do it too! I can! I will! Ah, fight, fight!"

...

This mad scene left Su Yu dumbfounded.

I... just said that.

The Iron-Eaters have all gone mad!

Except for Round Moon, who was a bit more reserved, the other Iron-Eaters had all lost their minds. Tian Mie was also mad—this was a top-tier third-class Rule Master, not a third-class Dao-Integrator!

Even if Su Yu suppressed him, he was still very powerful!

Aren't you afraid of total annihilation?

And Yu, even more bewildered than Su Yu, was momentarily stunned by the beating!

Aren't they afraid of the Human Ancestor?

He couldn't help but roar: "The majesty of the Human Ancestor—do you truly fear nothing?"

Forget the non-humans, but even the humans here—aren't they afraid?

Afraid!

But at this moment, someone couldn't help but mutter softly: "The Emperor is more terrifying..."

...

Su Yu's eyes widened.

Who?

Nonsense!

I am terrifying?

I am a benevolent emperor!

Just like the Human Emperor, I am full of love and kindness to my subordinates and people. Who dares to spread rumors?

Su Yu glared, staring at one person, at Mie Can Wang, who had now reached the Heavenly King level but had a low presence. He roared: "Do you dare to spread rumors?"

...

Mie Can Wang's face turned pale.

I didn't!

Nonsense!

It wasn't me!

"Beat her! Mie Can, you go!"

Su Yu roared angrily: "Use your time power, kick her, send her back to her weakened state! Hurry, kick her from afar!"

...

Mie Can Wang gritted his teeth and kicked wildly, shattering the entire void. At this moment, Yu vaguely felt something strange—time seemed to be flowing, but very slowly!

The effect on him was not too great!

And Mie Can Wang was panting from exhaustion.

The gap was too big!

Are you kidding me?

How can I kick her?

But... I dare not not kick!

Su Yu's heart is not big. If I don't put in effort, I have no doubt that soon, some incident from the past will become known to everyone, and not only that, it might even be recorded in history!

Forget it, I was just loose-lipped!

I just spoke a truth, and it was heard. Those bastards just now all kept silent and didn't say a word!

Honest people are always miserable!

...

Yu truly couldn't believe it.

Su Yu, more terrifying than the Human Ancestor?

Well, actually, it was because their influence wasn't too great—the main power was borne by Su Yu. And Su Yu... didn't care about this, plus Su Yu was indeed quite terrifying, at least in the eyes of some, truly more intimidating than the Human Ancestor!

Since that was the case, naturally they couldn't affect them much.

"Su Yu!"

Yu roared angrily: "Are you forcing me to a fight to the death? If I truly shatter this thing, your heaven and earth will be seventy percent destroyed!"

Su Yu's face changed: "You scared me!"

Immediately, he hurriedly pulled back: "Thanks for the reminder! People can be resurrected after death, but if heaven and earth are destroyed, it's over. Fortunately, the Human Emperor's heaven and earth haven't retreated yet. Thanks, I'll first pull the Human Emperor's heaven and earth near you... You blow up the Human Emperor's, don't blow up mine, please. Anyway, he doesn't want it anymore!"

Yu was stunned, and the next moment, his face showed despair!

Su Yu... yes, he has two heavens!

One is Su Yu's, the other is the Human Emperor's. The Human Emperor's heaven hasn't dissipated yet!

Below, Da Zhou Wang and the others cursed in their hearts—this was too inhuman. Could the Human Emperor's heaven be blown up?

Su Yu didn't care about that, laughing cheerfully: "Beat her! Yu, if you hand it over now and break your own Dao, I'll spare your life. Otherwise, heh, whatever means you want to use to threaten me, go ahead!"

"You want to self-destruct this bamboo pole... go ahead. The Human Emperor's heaven is just sitting there. If you blow it up, I'll conveniently merge it, no need to get the Human Emperor's consent. Please, blow it up!"

Su Yu said happily: "Please, I beg you! Self-destruct! If you self-destruct, and then self-destruct the bamboo pole, you can definitely shatter the Human Emperor's heaven. Ordinary people can't do it. You blow it to pieces, that's best..."

As he spoke, Su Yu had a sudden thought and said: "Wait, hold on. If you blow it up here, it might not break. I'll take you to the Tianhe Estuary. If you blow it up there, it will definitely break! Don't rush, calm down. I'll move the heaven and earth, it'll be quick, very quick... Please!"

With that, Su Yu acted immediately, roaring as he transformed into a giant, dragging a massive heaven and earth, flying toward the Dao Source Place, not too fast.

Su Yu roared: "Hold on a little longer before self-destructing, I beg you! Make sure to blow it up at the Tianhe Estuary, aim well, otherwise it's really hard to break. The Human Emperor is very strong! The heaven he opened, though a defective product... ordinary people can't break it! This way, you'll also gain something. Otherwise, you'll blow it up for nothing. Blow it up at the Tianhe Estuary, you can destroy the Human Emperor's Dao. Even if you die, you can be proud, saying you blew up the Human Emperor's heaven and broke it cleanly!"

“……”

Silence!

At this moment, Yu was despairing, silent, despondent, shattered, frantic...

Too many emotions were battering her!

Because... Su Yu was serious!

He wasn’t even hitting her anymore; he ran off to support the heavens and earth, truly flying toward the Dao Source Land. Though slow, Su Yu was stubbornly flying in that direction, shouting as he went: “Where there’s life, there’s hope! Wait a bit—live a little longer, die a little later. Exploding early means dying early, with no achievements at all. Hold on!”

“I’m begging you, please, big sister!”

“...”

Yu Ji was going mad!

“Big sister no good? How about sister-in-law? I’m on great terms with Brother Baizhan! I was wrong, I know it now—I should have killed Yueluo, not let them become a pair of dead lovers. I’ve wronged my sister-in-law. Don’t worry, sister-in-law, I’ll definitely dig up their graves—no, I’ll grind their bones to dust! That dog couple deserves death!”

At this moment, Yu was utterly hopeless!

Su Yu was a madman!

A true madman!

A thoroughgoing lunatic!

He truly didn’t care about a pyrrhic victory, because if the fish died, the net wouldn’t break!

What would explode was only the Human Emperor’s sky.

What did that have to do with Su Yu?

Explode if you want, just do it later—let me drag the heavens to the Tianhe Estuary first.

When you meet someone like Su Yu, all your tactics are useless against him. Anyone would despair!

Just as Su Yu was straining under the weight of the heavens, flying with all his might, a voice of lament rang out: “Yu Huang, why bother?”

Without turning his head, Su Yu replied: “Big nephew, spare me the act! Be normal! Anyone who tries to show off in front of me usually gets killed pretty fast. If you want that, I can oblige!”

“Yu Huang... you’re quite direct!”

A laugh echoed, and the next moment, a figure appeared at the edge of the heavens, riding a massive beast like a Kunpeng. He looked at Su Yu and said: “My mother...”

“Sever the Dao, merge into my heaven and earth, and hand over the bamboo pole! Also, give up all of humanity’s physical Dao, and let mother and son reunite!”

In the distance, the young man sat cross-legged atop the giant beast, speaking softly: “Yu Huang, aren’t you afraid that I’ll charge in right now? Can you really stop me?”

Su Yu chuckled: “Try it! Big nephew, if you don’t dare come in, I’ll take it as you farting. If you do dare, then come right in!”

“Then... how about trading information?”

The young man smiled: “First, the location of the Heavenly Gate! Second, the life of the Martial Emperor!”

Su Yu laughed: “If you can kill the Martial Emperor, I’ll admit you’re tough! That idiot has probably been thrown off by you and is still wandering blindly in the chaos! As for the Heavenly Gate’s location... ha, it’s not that our Heavenly Gate can turn into a true gate; it’s on both sides of the River of Time. Idiot, you’re trying to sell me intelligence?”

“...”

Silence!

Absolute silence!

At this moment, Su Yu turned back. On the giant beast, the young man Zhou Ji’s expression grew much more solemn. After a long pause, he spoke: “Yu Huang... truly the foremost figure of heaven and earth in a hundred thousand years!”

Su Yu sneered: “You’re playing games with me?”

Su Yu laughed coldly: “You can fool around with ancient beasts in the chaos, but who taught you? Chang Qing, a fake strategist! Chang Mei, a sycophant! Wu Ji, a fake brute, a real fool! Red Moon and Blood Shadow, average intelligence, trying to be ancient loyal ministers but lacking brains! The Ancient Giant King? Don’t joke—a simpleton! Your mother? Don’t even start—her brains are mush...”

Su Yu sneered: “You never dared to send them out into the myriad realms for training. Raised in secret, what kind of mind could they cultivate? Sorry, though I’m younger than you, your Grandpa Su has been fighting since childhood. The key is I had no background, and everyone dared to bully me. What about you? Even if you trained, everyone knew you were the crown prince—who would dare bully you? It’s fools like you who get tricked!”

“...”

What a string of contempt!

Zhou Ji was momentarily stunned, then smiled and nodded: “Perhaps so!”

Su Yu also smiled: “I killed your father!”

Zhou Ji thought for a moment, fell silent, then nodded: “I know.”

Zhou Ji remained fairly calm: “He... wasn’t really close to me... As for feelings, they were only so-so. He and my mother conceived me by accident—or rather, they gave birth to me with a purpose. I was also a pawn in their game... I understand all this, but I don’t bother to dwell on it.”

“Their idea was simple: raise me, make me strong, make my physical body strong enough to receive the will of the Human Ancestor...”

Zhou Ji smiled: “I know all this, I just don’t bother to say it. They think I don’t know, but I... don’t really like getting involved in these things. You think the inheritance method on the demon side was prepared for whom? Modona, you should know him. On the demon side, the Demon Emperor wanted Modona to bear his three bodies... Actually, this technique was spread by my mother and them...”

Su Yu was stunned—he really hadn’t known that!

And in the heavens and earth, the injured Yu was also shaken, exclaiming in horror: “You know!”

Zhou Ji smiled and nodded: “I know.”

He looked at Su Yu: “Many things don’t come from nowhere. For example, the demons’ earlier attempt to revive the dead was also an experiment—trying to see if they could revive some strong beings and guide them back to the living realm. Not as fighters, but as nourishment, to open the gates of hell.”

“For example, people like Modona were raised as geniuses, also to test whether willpower coverage could seize a body... The experimental results weren’t bad!”

“The gods and immortals rarely did this for real—just for show. The demons... actually conducted many experiments!”

Zhou Ji said lightly: “I’ve seen all this. I know they wanted to be absolutely prepared for me. If the Human Ancestor’s true body couldn’t be summoned, then at least summon his will. And I, right now, am a third-rank peak rule master of the ancient era... The moment the Human Ancestor descends, I can break through to second-rank, even first-rank! Then everything will be easy—I’ll have enough strength to sweep everything and forcibly open the gates of hell...”

He smiled calmly: “I know all this, I understand it all. But... Father’s struggle with you is an internal human conflict, a struggle for the human throne. If I intervene, there would be no room for reconciliation. But Mother... her enmity with you hasn’t reached that point!”

“Yu Huang, can you let me repay my mother’s kindness of giving birth?”

Zhou Ji said softly: “You can take the bamboo pole...”

“No!”

At this moment, Yu shouted angrily: “Ji’er, charge in... break this heaven and earth! He can’t do anything to me!”

Zhou Ji sighed: “Mother, I’m saving you to repay the kindness of birth. Otherwise, knowing Yu Huang’s deeds and character, he will kill you, take the bamboo pole, and even merge your corpse into his heaven and earth... He won’t let you go!”

“Now, Mother, hand over the bamboo pole, and I will pay some price for you. I will voluntarily sever humanity’s physical Dao, to compensate for Yu Huang’s loss... In this way, can we, mother and son, leave?”

Su Yu gasped: “You... damn, you’re dangerous! This is either great villainy or great goodness! You remind me of a friend, Wan Mingze, Old Wan’s grandnephew—either not a good person or evil to the extreme... I want to kill you!”

This guy, Su Yu suddenly felt, had to be eliminated!

How dangerous!

His father died, and he didn’t care.

His mother was about to die, and he only showed up now, and in one breath, he offered to sever humanity’s physical Dao and hand over the bamboo pole—these things, in one go, pushed the price to the limit!

At this moment, in the distance, the young man Zhou Ji suddenly laughed: “Brother Su... do you still remember me?”

“...”

Su Yu was stunned. He looked again, truly frozen, then suddenly turned to Old Wan, whose expression shifted.

The young man suddenly transformed into Wan Mingze’s appearance!

Old Wan said solemnly: “Mingze is in the Tianyuan Realm...”

Wan Mingze wasn’t dead!

But this young man...

Young Zhou Ji chuckled softly: "Just some methods of concealment. Brother Su said I've never experienced the hardships of the mortal world—that's not true! I have experienced them! My name is Ji, and I wanted to see, to try, how to save this land and its people!"

Su Yu truly gasped this time: "You... you are Wan Mingze?"

"Not exactly... but also yes!"

Zhou Ji smiled: "That was not my true self, just a manifestation of willpower! My true self, most of the time, dwells in chaos!"

Among the crowd, Wan Tiansheng's face darkened, his eyes narrowing: "So, my grandnephew, you killed him?"

"No!"

Zhou Ji shook his head: "Perhaps I should call you Second Grandfather! To experience the mortal world, to experience everything, killing and replacing is no good method. A single divine text was nurtured, and that divine text fell to earth as a person, thus Wan Mingze came to be... From the very beginning, Wan Mingze was me, and I was Wan Mingze—no killing was involved..."

One could only say that even pregnancy and childbirth were faked; this fellow had orchestrated it all!

And Su Yu, unable to help himself, laughed: "Impressive! Truly impressive! So, from the start, you were observing..."

"Not exactly!"

Zhou Ji laughed again: "Lan Tian, you know, his severed clone became an independent entity! And I, too, am the same! I severed all connections long ago, after all... with a powerhouse like Great Zhou Wang among humanity, I wouldn't rashly connect my clone to the main body. Only recently have I absorbed and digested some of what I've seen and learned!"

Su Yu nodded: "So, you killed Wan Mingze."

"That was my clone..."

"So, you killed the Prefect's grandnephew!"

"That was my clone..."

"So, you killed my dear friend!"

"..."

Zhou Ji fell silent.

You decide!

Were you and Wan Mingze truly dear friends?

Su Yu was just picking a fight!

And Su Yu, coldly, said: "Like this, you enter my realm and spar with me, and I'll agree!"

"..."

Zhou Ji sighed: "Emperor Yu, why must it be so? I'm no fool—if I enter your realm, can I ever leave?"

He paused for a moment, then said: "If Emperor Yu is still unsatisfied... my mother and I can also enter the Gate of Hell. I know Emperor Yu fears we might meddle with your plans from outside. I can leave... and go see how formidable that Ancestor of Men truly is! That way, my mother won't try to use my flesh to summon the Ancestor. It also won't harm our mother-son bond. Does Emperor Yu find this acceptable?"

Su Yu squinted: "You're certain I can't kill you?"

"No, if Emperor Yu truly fights to the death, it can still be done!"

Zhou Ji said softly: "I am not unfamiliar with Emperor Yu. You are ruthless and merciless. If you truly detonate this realm and are willing to pay the price, I would surely die. But if you don't detonate the realm... killing me is still very difficult! As for the Martial Emperor, at this moment, he is probably still searching for me. Who knows how long that will delay? For Emperor Yu, what you need most now is time. Otherwise, once the Martial Emperor returns, perhaps... time will run out!"

He smiled: "I know Emperor Yu cares more about the greater picture..."

Su Yu bared his teeth: "No, I find you far more dangerous. So... I've decided to kill you first, and then we'll talk about the rest!"

Boom!

Su Yu tossed his realm aside and roared: "You all keep surrounding her! I'll go kill this beast who murdered my friend!"

Boom!

He threw a punch, directly leaving his realm. Zhou Ji's face shifted slightly as he also threw a punch. Both recoiled a step, but Su Yu bellowed again and struck once more. Just as Zhou Ji was about to counter, he suddenly shuddered. Boom!

Below, the ancient beast was shattered into pieces by Su Yu's punch!

It exploded!

Su Yu quickly laughed heartily: "Just joking! Sorry, I accidentally killed your mount! How about this: give me the bamboo pole, sever the human path of the flesh, and you and your mother reunite, go through the Gate of Hell to find your ancestor. I, being a righteous man, won't even hold a grudge for you killing my friend!"

Zhou Ji's face grew heavy. Su Yu bared his teeth and wiggled his eyebrows: "We're family, after all! Just kidding!"

He was practically saying: I see you're not weak. If I fight you one-on-one out here, I might not be able to kill you. Forget it, just hand over what I want, and I'll let you go!

Zhou Ji said gravely: "If Emperor Yu had been able to suppress me just now..."

"You'd be dead!"

Su Yu grinned brilliantly: "Then you'd certainly be dead! But I see you're not weak, am I right? I'm a practical man—if you're not weak, then we're friends, right, dear nephew?"

Zhou Ji was silent for a moment, then also smiled: "Then I must thank my own strength. Otherwise, today, my mother and I would surely die, wouldn't we?"

Su Yu nodded with a smile: "Smart! My nephew is very smart! Be good, tell your mother to hand over the treasure, then sever your path, and I'll let her go. You two can head to the Gate of Hell!"

Inside the realm, Yu roared: "No! Ji'er, fight your way in... join forces with me, and he..."

Su Yu's face suddenly changed: "Then die!"

Boom!

At that moment, a terrifying force suddenly exploded within the realm. Over a hundred paths of power detonated at once, blasting Yu until she was covered in wounds. Su Yu raged: "Kill her!"

Rumble!

In an instant, Great Zhou Wang and the others went berserk, fighting with heaven and earth in chaos. Su Yu was cold and merciless, detonating one path of power after another, forcing Yu to spit blood continuously. Su Yu said coldly: "I've paid such a heavy price. If she doesn't die, you'll have to pay an even greater price to redeem her! All of this is her own doing! You'll pay more, and she'll suffer even worse injuries!"

Zhou Ji sighed, looking at Su Yu: "Emperor Yu... as ruthless as ever!"

Truly too ruthless!

"I will return to Emperor Yu the human race's fortune that my father once stripped away. The fortune of the Ancestor of Men left by the giants will all merge into Emperor Yu's realm... Is that enough for Emperor Yu?"

The next moment, Su Yu revealed a brilliant smile and shouted: "Alright, stop! How dare you treat my sister-in-law like that? Don't hit her anymore, or my dear nephew will get angry!"

Everyone immediately stopped. At this moment, Yu was covered in blood, her eyes full of terror!

At this moment, she no longer dared to speak. She was afraid!

Su Yu was a true madman!

A true madman!

At the slightest disagreement, he would detonate the paths within his own realm. He was insane!

He was a complete and utter lunatic. Even Yu, at this moment, was filled with fear. The caution she had imagined from Su Yu simply did not exist!

And Zhou Ji had actually anticipated this.

Ordinary people, he truly did not fear—like the Martial Emperor, for instance.

Others, even if they reached Su Yu's level of power, he would not fear. But this was Su Yu.

Su Yu had long been mad.

Or rather, Su Yu had always been a madman, because he had been tortured to madness since childhood. Absorbing Wan Mingze's memories, he had judged that Su Yu was a man both frenzied and cold-bloodedly calm.

The scholar was merely his final facade.

Tear off that mask, and Su Yu was the craziest person in all the realms. Anyone who had been killed countless times could not be a normal person.

Zhou Ji knew all of this!

That was why he did not wish to truly fight Su Yu to the death. If they did, perhaps he and Yu could win, but in the end, the losses would be far greater than now. One of them—or both—would surely die!

Like Tian Gu, Zhou Ji would rather take Yu and enter the Gate of Hell to see what lay within than continue this bloody battle with Su Yu.

At this moment, Zhou Ji saw Yu fall silent and sighed, "Mother, hand over the bamboo pole! I fear the Yu Emperor will turn hostile... Once my mother is out, I will sever my human physical path..."

Su Yu bared his teeth, "I'm also afraid that once your mother gets out, you'll turn hostile!"

Zhou Ji gave a bitter laugh, "No, I won't... I... still want to see a broader world. The three gates haven't opened, the Human Emperor hasn't returned. Don't you think, Yu Emperor, that dying now would be too great a loss?"

"Makes sense!"

Su Yu nodded, smiled, and bared his teeth again, "Release her!"

"Your Majesty!"

The Great Zhou King and the others were shaken—release her truly?

What if Yu turned hostile once she was out?

Was he gambling that Zhou Ji wouldn't turn hostile?

But Yu was unpredictable!

Su Yu chuckled, "No matter. I'll say this now: if she turns hostile after leaving, then today, if I don't kill this mother and son, my name isn't Su!"

He spoke with absolute finality!

Zhou Ji said nothing, looked again at Yu, and spoke softly, "Mother, hand over the bamboo pole!"

Yu's face was full of reluctance!

Yet... she still handed it over. Soon, she flew out of the heaven and earth, gritting her teeth, leaving Su Yu's domain first!

As for turning hostile... she was tempted!

The moment she flew out, suddenly, Zhou Ji let out a muffled groan. A surge of great path power scattered, dissolving into Su Yu's heaven and earth. Zhou Ji smiled lightly, "Mother, I have severed my human physical path..."

Yu's face turned ashen!

She understood!

Her son's meaning was: there's no need to turn hostile. Even if you're out, I am now wounded, gravely wounded!

He hadn't even given Yu a chance to cause trouble!

But Su Yu's eyes flickered, restless—I want to kill you!

Zhou Ji smiled softly, "Yu Emperor... no need, is there? I am entering the Gate of Hell... perhaps I can scout the way for you. Why force it?"

Su Yu suppressed the murderous intent in his heart and put on a smile, "Right, no problem!"

In truth, even though Zhou Ji had severed his path, Su Yu noticed that his strength hadn't dropped much!

Zhou Ji also smiled. The next moment, a great seal fell into Su Yu's heaven and earth. "This is what my father entrusted to me... now I return it to the human race... consider it my father's repayment for everything!"

"The dead are gone, and all debts should be erased!"

With death, accounts are cleared. At this moment, Zhou Ji also returned the fortune that Bai Zhan had once stripped away.

Then, he grabbed Yu and swiftly flew toward the Gate of Hell, his voice tinged with melancholy, "Brother Su, you and I are merely survivors of this era. There's no need to direct your enmity at me..."

Su Yu smiled, watching them leave, bared his teeth, and murmured, "Bullshit. I killed your father, and you don't show a hint of anger? Vengeance for a father's murder... do you think I'd believe that?"

If you weren't sure you could kill me, you'd have struck long ago!

"He's a ruthless one!"

Su Yu laughed, "Pity..."

He didn't finish. Around him, several figures appeared. The Great Zhou King said gravely, "Your Majesty, you weren't sure you could take him?"

"I was... but you all might have died. I was bluffing them. Could I bear to lose you?"

Su Yu's smile was radiant, with a benevolent expression. "I love my people as my children, love my soldiers as my sons. My comrades, I love you. How could I bear to let you die? Resurrection is very hard now! To subdue all realms without bloodshed—why fight and kill, only to die in vain? If they go to the Gate of Hell, all is well!"

The group remained silent!

Don't smile like that—it sends chills down our spines!

And in the distance, the Gate of Hell trembled. The next moment, Zhou Ji dragged Yu inside. Zhou Ji's voice echoed again, "Brother Su... sorry, I lied to you. The Martial Emperor is about to return!"

Su Yu grinned and laughed, "I know. But the Martial Emperor is an idiot. When he returns and thinks you're formidable, he might come after me. Did you know that?"

Zhou Ji's voice faltered. Then, the Martial Emperor's voice rang out, furious: "Damn, he's really cunning, almost as bad as Su Yu. How about we join forces to kill Su Yu..."

Boom!

In his final moment, Zhou Ji only saw Su Yu leading a group, charging swiftly toward the Martial Emperor. Su Yu's furious shout shook the heavens: "Beat this bastard to death!"

Boom!

The crash resounded, but Zhou Ji could no longer see—he had vanished!

The Gate of Hell trembled and then sealed completely!

In that last instant, Zhou Ji might have regretted it. The Martial Emperor... wasn't on Su Yu's side?

Impossible!

Then all the price he had paid... was it all for nothing?

Su Yu had deceived him. Yes, he was a master of deception!