Chapter 824: Kill a Few Ancient Beasts for Fun

The Human Emperor’s soul and flesh had parted; his physical body was grievously wounded, and his Sea of Will might also be injured.

All show, no substance!

This news left Su Yu feeling rather helpless—I was counting on you, you were counting on me, and you’re nothing but a coward!

Bold before others, whimpering behind their backs.

What a drag!

I’d thought, leading over a dozen Rule Lords into battle, you’d surely win no matter what—hadn’t you held back the myriad races?

But instead… you’re singing the empty-city stratagem!

That day, Su Yu felt both the joy of a great victory and a slump, a weariness of heart.

When would this ever end?

As for the Human Emperor’s side, he couldn’t rashly go there now—otherwise, once he stirred the myriad races to fight to the death, trouble would follow. If the Human Emperor’s hollow shell were shattered, everyone would suffer.

“King Wen and the others tricked you, so you trick me?”

“Sigh!”

A long sigh, tinged with rare desolation.

…

At this moment, Su Yu was nowhere else but before the Gate of Hell.

In his hand he held the Chaos Will; he was waiting.

Waiting to see if any fool would come.

Many had died here, and Su Yu hadn’t seized their Rule power—not when Yue Zhan fell, not when Po Long fell, not even Yu Qing!

With such mighty ones fallen, if you didn’t send out a few Rule Lords, you’d be doing me a disservice!

And now, Marquis Tongtian was also there, studying the silent Gate of Hell.

Soon, Marquis Tongtian spoke: “Your Majesty, this gate has indeed developed a small crack, allowing passage. Entering is simpler; exiting is more complex… Though it’s just a door, when they come out, they might see layered, overlapping spaces! With the Chaos Will here, it serves as a landmark, letting them know where to exit…”

He added, “But Yu Qing is dead—those behind the gate know. So I suspect no one will dare come out!”

Su Yu said calmly, “Anything is possible! The Yu lineage

and the Ancient Beast lineage may not get along so well! The Yu side dares not come out, fearing a trap… luring out some Ancient Beasts is still possible! I’ve long seen through these people—not a single one is good!”

Marquis Tongtian chuckled: “True! Your Majesty speaks well!”

“And you?”

Su Yu looked at him: “You devoured some shadows of the Gate of Hell earlier—how are you now?”

Marquis Tongtian said sheepishly, “So-so, not enough… How about Your Majesty just kill the Martial Emperor? Kill him, and I’ll become a Rule Lord for sure!”

“…”

Su Yu ignored him, glancing at the distant Human Mountain. Now, the Human Mountain stood empty, towering between heaven and earth, while the Gate of Hell, its divine aura withdrawn, looked like an ordinary door.

Under the Human Mountain’s strike, the Gate of Hell’s divine radiance had dissipated greatly.

The Gate of Hell was an immensely powerful existence, yet the Human Mountain’s single blow had made it seem almost to vanish.

Su Yu suddenly smiled.

Human Mountain… the mountain of the human race.

On Human Mountain, anyone who stayed long enough would develop a heart that belonged to humanity, a sense of responsibility toward the race.

Human Mountain!

How intriguing!

This mountain, standing here for countless ages, still towered between heaven and earth, strikingly conspicuous, yet few would destroy it, and none could.

He let it go, soon setting aside the matter of Human Mountain.

Ignorance is bliss!

In life, sometimes seeing too clearly is bad; clever people die fast, for their minds turn too quickly and wear themselves out. Fools live longer—just look at the Martial Emperor and the others.

“How do we seal it off, so no one inside can come out?”

Su Yu asked.

Marquis Tongtian thought for a moment: “It’s not too hard to say. We can hardly close this crack, but if we destroy the Chaos Will, they lose their landmark; disperse the surrounding energy, they lose the power to open the crack. As long as no one dies nearby… they can still come, but it takes a lot of time. The Sinful Clan schemed for years, and Yu Qing only just emerged—of course, that’s also related to the crack opening on its own!”

Marquis Tongtian had some knowledge of this; after a pause, he added, “I could patch up the crack in the Gate of Hell a bit more, at least delay things for a while, so those inside can’t come out.”

“How long can it be sealed?”

“Hard to say!”

Marquis Tongtian said gravely, “If no supreme being attacks, I think a few years might be possible. If one does… then it’s hard to tell!”

“If it’s attacked, you’d notice, right?”

“Of course!”

Marquis Tongtian nodded.

Su Yu looked again at the gate, its divine aura withdrawn, and asked, “Can you eat the main body?”

“No!”

Marquis Tongtian said sheepishly, “Your Majesty, though this is just a gate, it’s currently sealed and slumbering. Once awakened, inside it lies an entire era… If I ate it, I’d die for sure!”

Don’t be ridiculous!

You overestimate me!

If I could eat the Gate of Hell, I’d have done it long ago.

Marquis Tongtian thought again and added, “To eat its main body, I think I’d need to be at least a First-Class Rule Lord!”

Su Yu’s eyes narrowed!

First-Class!

The level of the ancient Human Emperor!

Marquis Tongtian had given such an answer—if he wasn’t First-Class, he couldn’t eat this gate. That was a terrifying thing.

Indeed, if this gate weren’t strong, how could it seal an entire era?

But where did this gate come from?

Who built it?

The Gate of Hell, the Earth Gate—this was the only gate that appeared in the myriad realms and could be seen by all.

Su Yu suddenly paced toward the gate. Marquis Tongtian hurriedly said, “Your Majesty, be careful! This gate is currently sealed and slumbering; otherwise, it could easily swallow you and seal you inside the Gate of Hell!”

Su Yu nodded slightly, approached the gate, and looked closely. The gate… pitch-black, like hell itself—no wonder it was called the Gate of Hell.

Just as Su Yu was about to touch it, Marquis Tongtian quickly said, “No, Your Majesty! If a strong person like you touches it, it might awaken and devour you—that would be trouble!”

Su Yu frowned, withdrew his hand, and dared not touch it.

Alone and without family, I truly want to go and see—what is there to fear!

But now, forget it.

Su Yu was silent for a moment. "Is this portal truly so formidable that even a being like the Human Ancestor cannot break through or escape?"

Lord Tongtian explained, "Your Majesty, what seals them inside is not merely the power of the portal! There are also the additional chains of the one who sealed them, and the decline of an era—the power of that great extinction!"

Su Yu nodded slightly.

Lord Tongtian continued, "Moreover, the strong ones in the world beyond the portal may not be willing to come out just yet."

"Mm?"

Su Yu looked at him. Lord Tongtian thought for a moment before saying, "Sometimes, entering the portal is not necessarily forced; it can also be voluntary! Take Zhou Ji and the others, for instance—they may not wish to emerge now... perhaps they are waiting for an opportunity! I have a feeling that the portal will open soon, which means the opportunity has arrived!"

"Opportunity?"

Su Yu murmured, "Everyone speaks of opportunity! But what exactly is this fortune? What are beings at the level of the Lord of Time or the Lord of the Dead still pursuing?"

He looked up at the sky but did not see the River of Time. After a moment of silence, he thought, perhaps it has something to do with the River of Time.

This one, the first Lord of Creation since the dawn of the world, the most mysterious and the most powerful.

Could all of this be connected to him?

The portal, the Creator, the sealed era, the splitting of chaos...

Su Yu asked no more questions, waiting in silence.

Waiting for the ancient beasts to emerge from within!

He would kill a few to strengthen his own world, and if no beasts came out, he would seal it. This place would not open for a short time, nor could it be allowed to open.

...

On the first day, no ancient beast appeared.

But on the second day, perhaps sensing that all was quiet outside, or perhaps deeming the opportunity rare, or perhaps someone deliberately instigated a test, the long-silent portal suddenly began to tremble slightly!

Not just trembling—from behind the portal, a faint sound emerged, not in human speech, but a subtle penetration of will and divine script.

"Is there... any living being outside?"

It carried a hint of probing.

At this moment, Su Yu remained silent. No, I am not a living being; I am the ancestor of all living beings—you ask in vain.

Not far away, the world manifested.

The Gate of Hell was now within Su Yu's world.

But Su Yu did not cover the Gate of Hell; instead, he kept it separate, lest activating it cause trouble.

However, if someone emerged and ran in any direction, they would not escape his world.

Su Yu waved his hand, and in an instant, figures like the Southern King appeared, ready for someone to come out!

He waved again, and the Tea Tree appeared.

Su Yu looked at her and transmitted, "Revert to your original form!"

The Tea Tree obediently returned to its original form!

Su Yu transmitted, "The plan with the Tea Tree was not used on the guilty clans—let it be used on these ancient beasts instead. Otherwise, if one comes out and is immediately killed, the other side will sense it!"

"This time, let the limit be five!"

Su Yu transmitted, "If five come out, seal the portal and kill them all! If within a day, five do not appear, also seal the portal and kill them all!"

With that, the Tea Tree was planted in the world, looking somewhat battered.

The others quickly vanished, reappearing beneath the Tea Tree.

And Su Yu gave the Tea Tree only one task—sell information!

Sell it to the first one to emerge!

Since they were both ancient chaos clans, they could still communicate, couldn't they?

Su Yu waved his hand, and this place turned into chaos. The entire upper realm instantly became a chaotic expanse, filled with ruins and rubble—the original appearance after a great battle, as if both sides had perished together!

As for the nearby kingdom of Prison King, Su Yu ignored it. Most above the sun-and-moon level were dead, many others had been killed by the shockwaves of battle, and the rest had been moved away by Grand King Zhou and the others, though not to the human realm.

There were plenty of empty realms in the lower world now, so there was no fear of lacking places to live.

These ordinary people, Su Yu could not be bothered with.

When war erupted, killing all the enemy's strong ones usually ended the conflict, unless it was a war of races or extermination. He was at odds with the Prison King lineage, but he had no desire to vent his anger on these people.

Many were ordinary humans unaware of the myriad realms. At Su Yu's level, he cared little about them.

These people, relocated to other realms, might see their race die out in a few years, or if they survived, it would be difficult for them to rise again.

After preparing all this, Su Yu himself vanished from the spot.

The portal still trembled.

The entire world seemed already destroyed!

Only in a remote corner, a tea tree struggled to survive, rooted in chaos. At this moment, the myriad realms appeared utterly annihilated—a scene of world-ending aftermath!

In truth, it did look very real. The mountain of corpses was covered in blood, left from the slaughter of myriad races, and countless bodies lay uncollected.

The upper realm now was like a land of no one.

...

From behind the portal, a wave of fluctuation came.

After an unknown time, an ancient beast resembling a large water buffalo struggled to squeeze out, poking its head out to look around. The cold wind howled. The buffalo saw the surroundings and was momentarily stunned.

Had this place undergone a great destruction?

A battlefield after war?

All dead?

So miserable?

It only knew that Yu Qing, who had gone out earlier, seemed to have died, and so had Po Long. A great war had erupted in the myriad realms, but now—was everyone dead?

It looked around, seeing no figures, only some corpses.

Soon, the large water buffalo fully emerged. From behind the portal, a voice seemed to ask something. The buffalo vibrated its will and transmitted, "The myriad realms... seem to have been destroyed! Or at least, this upper realm is destroyed! I see nothing but devastation, corpses everywhere, ruins after a great battle..."

From behind the portal, a fluctuation came: "Look again!"

"Alright!"

The buffalo was cautious, not daring to stray far from the Gate of Hell. It probed the area but had not yet discovered the Tea Tree.

With a master of deception like Su Yu here, how could he let it be found easily?

Things found too easily were worthless!

Besides, ancient beasts at this level were not entirely foolish. He needed a remote spot, with the Tea Tree appearing on the verge of death—otherwise, who would believe it?

To appear directly before the buffalo would be too fake.

Su Yu was all too familiar with this!

"Where is the Chaos Will?"

At that moment, the great water buffalo murmured to itself. The guiding path still existed, meaning the Chaos Will had not yet dissipated—so where was that thing?

That thing was still very important.

Whether it was a trap or not, finding it might help discern the truth.

It probed around, faintly sensing traces of the Chaos Will. Cautious, it didn't rush about. Soon, a drop of blood seeped out, and in the next instant, transformed into a small water buffalo, dashing off into the distance.

Before long, the small water buffalo returned, a round sphere clutched in its mouth.

And the great water buffalo instantly sensed something—this object had been found in a massive pit, perhaps dropped when Yu Qing died, unnoticed by anyone.

"This Chaos Will... I actually got it so easily..."

The great water buffalo recalled what everyone had said before coming: if the Chaos Will was missing or couldn't be found, it might be a trap, and they should return early. But now...

The great water buffalo was stunned for a moment, then quickly transmitted a message behind the door: "I've got the Chaos Will! It was in a huge battlefield pit!"

"Got it?"

At these words, behind the door, pairs of eyes emerged.

Some eyes held doubt, others confusion.

Could it not be a trap?

Otherwise, why would this thing be casually discarded!

This was the very guide they needed to leave—now left carelessly on the battlefield. How strange!

Was it that the other side didn't know this, or had everyone truly died?

They knew Yu Qing and the others were dead.

When the Ten Thousand Races and Zhou Ji and his group entered, they wouldn't make a big show of it; they'd move cautiously, afraid to leak any news. So now, they were completely in the dark about the state of the myriad realms.

"Is that Su Yu dead too?"

All they knew was that the one who killed Yu Qing and the others was apparently someone named Su Yu.

The specifics weren't clear.

"Not sure!"

The great water buffalo said, then added, "How about... we go down to the lower realm and take a look?"

As it spoke, it shuddered inwardly. No, I won't go.

If the upper realm was destroyed and the lower realm still existed, with Su Yu and those who killed Yu Qing still down there, wouldn't going down be suicide?

"Getting the Chaos Will is a good thing! With it here, we can still locate the myriad realms... Ancient Ox, probe again and see if you can find any survivors!"

"I'll try!"

The great water buffalo probed for a while but still didn't find the tea tree. Su Yu, hidden in the void, was growing anxious for it.

Idiot!

Since you've got the Chaos Will, you fool, don't you know you can use it to summon some Chaos Ancient Beasts to obey your call?

Damn!

Do I have to teach you this?

A normal person, at this moment, would pick up the thing and try to see if any ancient beasts nearby were still alive!

Those are your own kind!

Su Yu was utterly exhausted!

Ancient beasts, so stupid!

I'm so tired!

Next time I try to deceive, do I have to teach you how to be properly fooled?

I calculated many things, but I never expected these idiots wouldn't follow the script. Just use the Chaos Will to probe, damn it—I'm dying of impatience!

"When a bunch of creatures are too stupid, maybe deceiving them should be simpler."

Too complex a scheme, and Su Yu feared these fools wouldn't understand.

It's like tricking someone out of their money—if they're a simpleton, you just walk up and say, "Give me the money, and I'll buy you candy!"

And they'd hand it over!

But now, Su Yu had designed so much, setting up this and that, only for the other party to act like a moron, not noticing any of it, and just walking past—it was deeply frustrating!

Like performing a play for the deaf!

Su Yu, hidden in the void, grumbled. Fortunately, the great water buffalo wasn't fighting alone. Among the Chaos Ancient Beasts, there were still some with brains, and Su Yu's scheme targeted exactly those with brains!

At that moment, a voice came from behind the door: "You've got the Chaos Will? Then check if there are any ancient clans still alive in this Chaos Mountain! With the Chaos Will, you can intimidate the ancient clans and get information more easily!"

Hearing this, the great water buffalo suddenly caught on and exclaimed, "Right, right, right! The Spirit Ape Sovereign sees clearly—I almost forgot!"

The other ancient beasts chimed in: "Yes, first find the ancient clans!"

The great water buffalo quickly delved with its will, and soon, a faint wave of will radiated outward in all directions.

"Chaos Ancient Clans, come pay homage!"

The will spread far and wide.

But there was no response from anywhere. The great water buffalo's expression shifted slightly—were they all dead?

The Chaos Will had considerable control over the Chaos Ancient Clans; creatures like the Eight-Winged Tiger and Chaos Dragon were hard to dominate, but almost all below the Heavenly Sovereign level could be controlled.

After probing once, nothing stirred.

It probed again... and this time, the great water buffalo seemed to sense something. It mused, "It seems... there's a response, but... very faint. Is it injured, or just very weak?"

"Go take a look?"

A voice from behind the door suggested.

The great water buffalo thought for a moment. The surroundings were probably empty. It soon said, "I'll go check and be right back. If I don't return, it means something's wrong. You all be careful—don't come out rashly."

"Rest assured!"

Soon, the great water buffalo flew off into the distance. After a while, it reached a great mountain, now shattered. At the foot of the mountain, in a pit, a somewhat broken tea tree was rooted nearby, its radiance fading, as if on the verge of death.

"Hmm?"

The great water buffalo saw the tea tree and was momentarily taken aback: "Still a member of the Chaos Ancient Wood clan, but... too badly injured, about to die!"

Was this little tea tree the one responding to me?

"At the Dao-Integration realm..."

Not too strong.

Dao-Integration was quite common; among the ancient beasts in Chaos Mountain, there were many at that level.

But the others were almost all dead. Only this ancient tea tree here survived by sheer luck.

The water buffalo scouted the area briefly, then descended. A surge of chaotic power flowed from its body, seeping into the tea tree. The tree trembled slightly, as if reviving a little. Suddenly, its branches swayed, and it spoke in a voice of chaos: "Who... are you?"

A hint of a smile appeared in the great buffalo's eyes. Alive!

"I am the Ancient Bull Sovereign!"

After a bit of pretentiousness, the buffalo quickly asked, "Are you a native of this land?"

"I... I am not... I was... summoned by Lord Chaos Dragon from the depths of chaos... but... the lords are all dead..."

The great buffalo nodded slightly, its massive head swaying as it asked, "How did this place come to be like this?"

"A battle... a battle of terrifyingly powerful beings..."

The tea tree spoke in a muddled, incoherent manner. The buffalo took a while to piece things together, adding what it already knew, before grasping what had happened here.

A battle!

A clash of mighty beings!

The myriad realms had been unsealed!

Then a group of Rule Masters appeared. One called Baizhan fought another named Su Yu. Then a giant emerged—the tea tree didn't know his name—only that two men fought until heaven and earth shattered!

Countless died!

In the end, Baizhan fell, and Su Yu fled to the lower realms with a few surviving powerhouses. And so the upper realm became what it was.

"Su Yu is still alive?"

The buffalo drew in a breath. It knew of Baizhan. And according to this account, besides Baizhan, there had been a powerful woman present. But now, some were dead, others had fled, and Su Yu was still alive!

Still, he seemed wounded.

"When he fled, how many subordinates did he have?"

The ancient bull asked. The tea tree swayed its branches: "I don't know! A few, I think!"

"A few? How many Rule Masters?"

"I don't know!"

Speechless!

The ancient bull found the tea tree rather dim. But then, the woodfolk were always slow to gain sentience, and even after awakening, it took ages to develop real intelligence. This one was clearly not very bright.

Still, Su Yu being alive was huge news!

Soon, the buffalo grabbed the tea tree and flew swiftly toward the Gate of Hell. The tree was startled but quickly calmed, sensing no danger.

...

Moments later, before the Gate of Hell, the buffalo recounted the matter.

From behind the gate, a voice echoed: "Can this little one's words be trusted?"

The buffalo was unconcerned, dismissive: "It knows little and is weak. If not for the Chaos Will's repeated sweeps, I wouldn't have found it—its aura was so faint. If I'd been any later, it would have been dead. Just some garbled talk—what's there to trust or not?"

Ridiculous!

Such a trivial matter, and they still had doubts?

Besides, the tea tree knew little. Much of what the buffalo had deduced came from connecting its words with prior knowledge. Rather than questioning the tree's reliability, they might as well be questioning him!

"So Baizhan is dead, and Su Yu lives. Indeed... I said before, if Baizhan were alive, we'd have heard something. So he fell in battle... This Su Yu is truly fearsome."

"Fearsome, but he's young, and this time he seems badly wounded."

"I wonder how many Rule Masters still live under his command?"

"This ancient tree is muddled and can't tell us much."

Behind the gate, a group of powerhouses conferred among themselves. The tea tree, still confused, suddenly spoke: "I... I don't remember much, and I can't distinguish things... but I've been here all along, and my main body left some imprints... Would that be useful?"

The buffalo was startled, then laughed: "Right! Your woodfolk can imprint everything. Show me quickly!"

"But..." The tea tree's voice was vague: "I have no chaos power left!"

Troublesome, so many demands.

The buffalo infused it with more chaotic power, and the tea tree finally projected a scene—somewhat illusory and flickering, not very clear. But it vaguely showed Su Yu's figure, constantly spitting blood, his expression cold and sharp. Behind him followed three powerhouses, all with withered auras. The four of them flew away from the tea tree's vicinity, all bearing injuries!

Su Yu himself struggled to fly. One of the three behind him tried to support him, but he shook off the hand with a flick. This small gesture drew particular attention. The buffalo remarked, "This Su Yu... even gravely wounded, he maintains his sovereign dignity!"

"A formidable character! Baizhan and the others lost to him!"

"Very formidable!"

"But his injuries are severe. The three behind him seem to be newly ascended Rule Masters, all wounded."

"Normal. Before the myriad races, besides the Martial Emperor, who else was strong?"

...

Speaking of the Martial Emperor, the buffalo recalled something and asked, "Little one, do you know where the Martial Emperor went?"

"Martial Emperor? I don't know him!"

The buffalo fell into thought: "Where did the Martial Emperor go? Did he die too?"

From behind the gate, someone said, "Could he have perished together with that Zhou Ji or Yu? Otherwise, it would have been hard for Su Yu's side to kill those two."

"Hard to say..."

But soon, the buffalo suddenly spoke: "Right now, it seems Su Yu's side has only four powerhouses left, all wounded... How about..."

It felt a sudden temptation.

How about we make a move?

"The powerhouses of the myriad realms have all but killed each other off. Before the Human Emperor and his group return, why don't we strike first? Kill Su Yu and his people, slaughter the myriad races, open the Gate of Hell, and bring out more ancient clans?"

At these words, the gate behind grew noisy!

Should they make a move?

The myriad realms were indeed shattered!

Most were dead!

Now would be a good time to send a few out and wreak havoc?

The buffalo added, "Many powerhouses have died recently. I think there's still enough energy in the rift—enough for four or five to come out, at least. We're all at full strength, and Su Yu's group is badly wounded. This is our only chance... Otherwise, once Su Yu recovers, he'll surely come here!"

"If we kill Su Yu and his four powerhouses, we might be able to summon five or six more. Then with over a dozen Rule Masters, we could ambush the Human Emperor's party... and perhaps win a great victory!"

The buffalo grew excited. But from behind the gate, an ancient beast voiced concern: "But what if..."

The buffalo knew its worry and said directly, "Either way, coming out won't hurt us. At worst, we stay near the Gate of Hell. If danger comes, we can slip right back in. Would they dare chase us inside? Right now, I'm alone out here—that's the real danger!"

I want you all to come out and give me some courage!

Su Yu's side still has several powerhouses, probably healing. Once they're done and come to investigate, what will I do?

Ancient Bull spoke again: “This opportunity is rare—otherwise, once the power near the crack dissipates, it will be hard for anyone on our side to get out. Now that the Jail King’s lineage is all dead, and Hundred Battles and the others are gone too… without them, we can only wait for the Hell Gate to open on its own!”

Now, there’s no one to guide us!

That’s true enough. Soon, an ancient beast said: “Then I’ll go out and take a look!”

Opportunity is rare—let’s go out first and talk later!

Isn’t Ancient Bull in danger?

The Chaos Will is also here!

Out!

Not long after, the gate trembled, and another ancient beast squeezed outward—first come, first served; those who came later would find it hard to get out!

At this, Ancient Bull interjected: “I think four or five at most is the limit. As for the other old friends who want to come out… that depends on luck!”

As soon as these words were spoken, another ancient beast, without a word, squeezed toward the crack.

With Ancient Bull, that made three.

The slots were running out!

When the second ancient beast squeezed out and laughed heartily, the others could no longer hold back. From behind the gate, an ancient beast roared angrily: “Me first…”

“Me first!”

“Once I’m out, I’ll kill Su Yu and the others, then guide you all…”

The gate shook violently!

After a moment, one after another, several ancient beasts emerged. With Ancient Bull, it was exactly five. The sixth was also squeezing through, but it had no energy left and said somewhat plaintively: “I’m stuck here. You all quickly kill some beings and let the Hell Gate draw power to get me out… otherwise, it’ll take me a long time to get out on my own!”

The five ancient beasts that had come out were all overjoyed!

Let you hesitate!

Now, whether you can come out depends entirely on us. If we don’t want to guide you, not a single one of you will get out. And we can go back anytime—how great is that!

…

In the void, Su Yu shook his head.

So easy to fool!

Five ancient beasts, they came out just like that—too simple!

He reached out and grabbed, and the Martial Emperor’s physical form appeared. The next moment, another Martial Emperor emerged, looking at Su Yu with some resentment: I only left for a moment, why did you call me?

“Kill the ancient beasts—five of them. You’re only allowed to kill one, and it counts toward the five Rule Masters you owe me!”

Su Yu added a restriction: “Don’t kill more; extra kills don’t count! You’re only responsible for killing that bat-like thing!”

The Martial Emperor looked down and was dumbfounded. He transmitted: “Are these guys idiots?”

They actually squeezed out and landed right in the encirclement of Su Yu’s world!

My heavens, for the first time, I realize there are really that many fools!

Isn’t this just asking for death?

“I’ll take all five…”

The Martial Emperor suddenly felt that within Su Yu’s world, with the suppression, these beings—the strongest at third rank, the weakest at fifth—he might be able to kill them all by himself, clearing five slots in one go!

“No. If you kill them all, it only counts as one. Your target is that bat; kill the others… and it’s for nothing!”

The Martial Emperor was helpless!

Shameless!

The strongest one was roughly at the weaker end of third rank. The remaining four: three at fourth rank, one probably at fifth. The fifth-rank one, suppressed in Su Yu’s world, might even be killable by a Heavenly Lord!

Killing them was too easy!

And Su Yu quickly transmitted to all sides: “That’s about it. The sixth one is stuck and can’t get out, meaning the power from Yu Qing and the others’ deaths is exhausted. Forget it, we’ll just take five! Five is fine—they’re all in my world. When they die, I’ll absorb them all, not a single one left. That should be enough to boost me a bit!”

This feeling of fishing was still very satisfying!

As for Yu Qing and the others who died earlier, even if Su Yu wanted to absorb them, he wouldn’t get much. Nothing compared to now, where he could absorb everything.

The next moment, Su Yu transmitted to Tongtian Hou: “As soon as I make a move, you seal the gate immediately! Don’t let the ones inside see, so we don’t expose our strength. Once we kill these five, the Hell Gate matter can be put on hold for now!”

“I’ll take that bull—fourth rank, not weak!”

“Martial Emperor takes that bat—average strength!”

The Martial Emperor wanted to complain: You’re really shameless!

“Southern King takes that pig-headed monster—average strength!”

The Martial Emperor complained inwardly again: Shameless, that one really is average—the weakest, even a Heavenly Lord might kill it.

“Great Zhou King takes that elephant… also average strength—you can handle it!”

“The rest of you, surround and kill that crocodile!”

“…”

At that moment, in the shadows, a group of people exchanged strange glances, all looking at Great Zhou King, whose mouth twitched wildly!

Su Yu really wasn’t human!

Even a blind man could see that Southern King’s target was the weakest, Martial Emperor’s the strongest, and his was average… but fighting one alone was still hard! Yet the remaining dozens of strong fighters were going after a beast as strong as his!

Damn it, be a human!

Please!

His pettiness knew no bounds!

Just because I didn’t tell you everything, you treat me like this?

Still thinking, the next moment, Su Yu’s majestic voice rang in everyone’s ears: “Strike!”

…

Boom!

The five strong beasts were still rejoicing when suddenly the gate trembled.

Before they could say anything, the five giant beasts were cut apart and instantly teleported to different directions.

And on Su Yu’s side, the ancient bull had just appeared when Su Yu met it. The bull felt its strength suddenly suppressed—it was originally fourth rank, but now it felt like fifth rank.

Before it could recover, Su Yu’s body erupted with a terrifying aura!

Second rank!

Second rank against fifth rank… that was like the Martial King of old fighting the Chaos Dragon. Normally… one punch wouldn’t kill, but three punches were a hundred percent certain.

Boom, boom, boom!

Three punches!

Su Yu indeed threw three punches. After the third, the ancient bull shattered into pieces, its flesh all broken and merging into the world. As it died, it was somewhat dazed.

Who am I?

Where am I?

Ah, I’m dead!

…

Elsewhere, the most brutal slaughter unfolded—dozens of strong men, including several Lords of Order, struck together, and crushing a suppressed Fourth-Class Lord of Order was far too easy!

In the blink of an eye, blades, spears, swords, and halberds flew out; with a thunderous roar, the foe was blasted apart!

Over at South King’s side, South King was no weakling here; the enemy had been suppressed to the Heavenly Sovereign realm, and before long, South King’s whip shattered him!

As for the Martial Emperor, he roared wildly for a while, and with his flesh and body unified, he struck with unrestrained, exhilarating fury!

He was close to Second-Class, while the foe had been suppressed to Fourth-Class—still a gap.

Thus he hammered away madly, heedless of all else, for over ten minutes straight, until at last his spear emerged and pierced the enemy through. Panting, joy written on his face, he exulted: “Awesome!”

“Finally got one!”

“Only four left for me!”

“This kill felt great!”

They were thrilled, but at that moment, the Great Zhou King’s face shifted—the enemy… had not been suppressed!

He nearly cursed Su Yu’s ancestors!

“Can’t you act like a human?”

“How could you do this?”

“Leaving me to fight alone is bad enough, but you didn’t even suppress him—you… you’re too much of a bastard!”

Of the five ancient beasts, four were slain the moment they appeared.

The last one was locked in a desperate battle with the Great Zhou King, trembling with fear but unable to flee, forced to fight to the death!

In the distance, Su Yu, arms crossed, was still making snide remarks: “The Great Zhou King hasn’t fought in ages; his battle skills have grown rusty. I found him an evenly matched opponent for everyone to watch… I believe the Great Zhou King can win—I hope he doesn’t get hurt!”

As Su Yu spoke, he added a threat: “Elephant, you have no escape. Your only way out is to self-destruct, blow up your opponent, and then try to flee through your Sea of Will…”

Boom!

That made sense—it was indeed the only path to survival.

With a deafening blast, a mushroom cloud appeared. Su Yu grabbed a figure; the Great Zhou King’s face was charred black, his scalp numbed by the explosion.

Su Yu, with a slap, extinguished a sphere—that was the enemy’s Sea of Will.

Done!

Su Yu tore a piece of the Chaotic Will, tossing half to the Tea Tree and half to two ancient beasts that had surfaced in the distant heavens. Finally, he looked at the dazed Great Zhou King and transmitted a message with a laugh: “Next time you try to fool me casually, this won’t be the outcome. Zhou Tian, if you keep hiding things from me, I’ll turn you into a complete fool sooner or later!”

The Great Zhou King, dazed and confused, thought: “I’m so damned unlucky!”

“To run into such a petty new emperor!”

He wanted to cry but had no tears, feeling that Su Yu, that bastard, would indeed toy with him until he became a fool.

But at that moment, Su Yu had no mind to bother with him. In an instant, the heavens and earth expanded once more. Su Yu’s mood was light—killing those stupid ancient beasts was also satisfying! Five of them, killed in one go!

What a pity there would be no second chance; otherwise, he could fish for more like this, and with such baiting, he could expand his world into a vast, immense sky!

As for what the ancient beasts behind the door thought now, Su Yu didn’t care.

Let them be afraid and relieved!

For now, the Hell Gate was blocked by Su Yu; no one could emerge for a short time.

Thus, the matter of the Hell Gate was, for the moment, concluded.