Chapter 825: Name List

I slew five ancient beasts—this fishing trip turned out quite well.

But now, the Gate of Hell is sealed, the Chaotic Will is shattered, and there's no way to fish anymore. The main trouble is the hassle; if too many come, forcing the Gate of Hell to open early, Su Yu would be in deep trouble.

The five ancient beasts at the Rule Master level merged into Su Yu's world, and his world began to expand rapidly.

Meanwhile, the Tea Tree started devouring the remnants of the Chaotic Will.

She took half; the Chaotic Dragon and the Eight-Winged Tiger together took the other half. But their strengths differed—the Chaotic Dragon was already a fifth-rank Rule Master, now only lacking some catalyst.

It was just like the Heavenly Venerables breaking their seals.

Here, Su Yu had just finished digesting his gains when, over there, the Chaotic Dragon's aura began to shift first.

Boom! Boom!

Countless chaotic forces surged toward the Chaotic Dragon!

At that moment, Su Yu quickly turned his gaze to him.

The Chaotic Dragon was a member of the Chaotic Ancient Clan. After the Gate of Hell appeared, members of this clan seemed unable to break through while outside the gate.

So now, what catalyst did he need to break through?

Su Yu focused his eyes, and the Gate of Heaven opened.

He wanted to see how an ancient clan member broke through from the outside.

And what role did the Chaotic Will play?

Within Su Yu's Gate of Heaven, something unusual appeared. As the Chaotic Dragon prepared to break through, the power of the River of Time from the lower realm seemed to stretch over, though not very clearly.

More obvious was the Gate of Hell!

At that moment, on the silent Gate of Hell, a chain seemed to emerge, flying toward the Chaotic Dragon. The chain was formless and colorless, making no sound, and flew straight at him, instantly locking onto the Chaotic Path the dragon was outlining!

"A chain?"

Su Yu murmured. A chain had actually emerged from the Gate of Hell—was it preventing those outside from breaking through?

The chain began to lock onto the Chaotic Path!

But just then, from the Chaotic Dragon's body, numerous phantoms suddenly appeared—seemingly the phantoms of powerful ancient beasts. These were the wills of the strong contained within the Chaotic Will.

At this moment, these wills all manifested.

Above the Chaotic Dragon's head, seven or eight ancient beast phantoms appeared. When the chain struck, these wills erupted simultaneously, and the chain pierced through one phantom after another!

Meanwhile, the Chaotic Dragon's own Chaotic Path rapidly expanded. In the blink of an eye, while the chain was entangled with the phantoms, the path swelled by a notch. Then, the dragon's Path power vanished into the chaos, disappearing.

The chain, at that moment, shattered the phantoms. But by then, the Chaotic Dragon had already completed his breakthrough. The chain seemed to hesitate for a moment, then quickly vanished, returning to the Gate of Hell.

No one else saw this, but Su Yu witnessed it all clearly.

"The Gate of Hell..."

Su Yu murmured. So that was it!

When someone outside tried to break through, they would encounter the Gate of Hell's blockade. That formless, colorless chain was immensely powerful; under normal circumstances, a breakthrough was truly impossible.

The role of the Chaotic Will lay in the wills of those strong beings—and these beings were also from the Chaotic Ancient Clan.

Thus, they would attract the chain's lock-on.

This gave the Chaotic Dragon an opportunity to quickly advance his realm.

And after the breakthrough, the chain seemed to stop caring.

Su Yu pondered. "What if the Chaotic Will were replaced by the wills of other strong beings? Would it work?"

Probably not. The chain might have no interest in other wills.

The chain's purpose was to lock down these Chaotic Ancient Clan members.

"So, it's the gate that seals them!"

In other words, the one who sealed the era back then left behind something to seal these Chaotic Ancient Clan members, preventing them from producing more strong beings and interfering with the next era.

The effect was actually quite good!

The Chaotic Era had already vanished. Even if many ancient beasts remained, they hadn't interfered with the operation of the myriad realms, because there were no strong ones. The Chaotic Dragon, as one of the strongest, still couldn't affect the myriad realms.

"Unable to interfere with the next era—does that count as the era being sealed?"

A thought suddenly struck Su Yu.

The strong beings of the Creation Era also seemed unable to interfere with the present, so that era was considered sealed too.

What about the Primordial Era? Was it sealed?

Probably not!

Because Martial Emperor and the others were strong beings from the Primordial Era, yet they still interfered with this era. Would there come a day when these beings could no longer interfere, and then they would be considered sealed?

And what did the Human Gate seal?

One thought after another arose. Over there, the Chaotic Dragon was roaring with excitement. Su Yu's voice was cold and indifferent: "Quiet down!"

The Chaotic Dragon, who had just broken through and was wild with frenzy, had been about to swing his tail at someone—but suddenly snapped back to reality. It was Su Yu!

Forget it!

In an instant, the Chaotic Dragon fell silent. Just moments ago, five of his seniors had died here; it was better to behave.

At that moment, the Eight-Winged Tiger seemed on the verge of breaking through too!

Su Yu could sense that the Chaotic Dragon had grown significantly stronger—from a weaker fifth-rank to roughly the middle or even peak of the fourth rank.

The stronger one's foundation, the deeper their reserves. This guy had already been close to the fifth rank, which was terrifying. Not many had such a foundation.

So even if the Chaotic Dragon had jumped straight to the third rank, Su Yu wouldn't have been too surprised.

But clearly, his accumulated reserves weren't enough; he was only at the upper fourth rank.

Under normal circumstances, breaking through to Rule Master usually brought one to the fourth rank.

So the Chaotic Dragon's increase wasn't that dramatic.

Now, as the Eight-Winged Tiger was about to break through, Su Yu's expression turned strange.

Scheming and plotting—some people, when they scheme too much, end up unlucky.

The Eight-Winged Tiger was a prime example.

He was also a top-tier Heavenly Venerate, at the same realm as the Chaotic Dragon, both capable of stepping into Rule Master instantly. But the Eight-Winged Tiger had just been waiting to see how the Chaotic Dragon's breakthrough would go.

Now, seeing the Chaotic Dragon succeed, he finally made his move—his cunning was obvious.

But...

Just now, the chain had only appeared when the Chaotic Dragon was about to break through.

There was a reaction time!

Yet now, as the Eight-Winged Tiger began his breakthrough, his aura stirred. Unseen by others, that chain suddenly appeared!

Beside Su Yu, Martial Emperor suddenly widened his eyes, then muttered inaudibly, "Truly tragic. Bookworms are no good—bookish tigers too, serves them right!"

For once, he felt a rare satisfaction.

He said it on purpose!

The man may be weak, but his mouth is strong!

He said it for Su Yu to hear—scheme and plot all you want, but it never ends well!

Others couldn’t see it, the Eight-Winged Tiger himself couldn’t see it, but Su Yu and the Martial Emperor could, for both had opened the Heavenly Gate, and now they both saw the chains swiftly flying toward the Eight-Winged Tiger.

Above the Eight-Winged Tiger’s head, several phantom images of ancient beasts appeared, but… but these phantoms shattered faster than before. At this rate, before the Eight-Winged Tiger could formally break through, his Chaos Great Dao would be locked!

A breakthrough was probably impossible—perhaps it would be just like the Chaos Dragon before, and then he would be stuck here forever, until the moment the Hell Gate unsealed.

“The Chaos Dragon broke through first, and the chains needed time to activate, but now they’re already active, just returned… That Eight-Winged Tiger was too impatient. Otherwise, if he’d waited for the Hell Gate to calm down, the problem wouldn’t have been so great!”

Su Yu quickly judged the situation. It was as if the mechanism of the Hell Gate had been triggered. Before, it needed to boot up, but now it didn’t—it could strike instantly!

And in this, perhaps only a few seconds were the difference, but those few seconds were enough to doom the Eight-Winged Tiger!

Too many little schemes, and in the end, you still suffer.

As for the Martial Emperor’s words, Su Yu couldn’t be bothered to heed them.

The Eight-Winged Tiger’s loss came from not seeing the root. If he could see it, he probably wouldn’t be this foolish.

And at this moment, the Eight-Winged Tiger seemed to sense something. He had devoured the Chaos Will and was in the midst of breaking through, when suddenly he felt those Chaos Wills shatter one after another!

The next moment, it was as if he saw a chain about to lock his Great Dao!

This wasn’t seen with the eyes, but sensed through will.

He… seemed about to fail!

The Eight-Winged Tiger suddenly roared violently—impossible!

Hadn’t the Chaos Dragon just succeeded?

Why would I fail?

“Roar!”

The tiger roared madly, its eight wings flapping wildly as it fled into the distance, but it was useless. The chain followed like a shadow, impossible to evade.

The Eight-Winged Tiger despaired!

No, this was my only chance. If I don’t break through now, must I truly wait until the Hell Gate opens?

Ridiculous!

He and the Chaos Dragon had offended all those ancient beasts. Once the Hell Gate opened, he was as good as dead—forget breaking through. Only by breaking through now, before the gate opened, could he snatch some benefits and see if he could become a Third-Rank existence.

Third-Rank was no weakling in any era.

Then those ancient beasts wouldn’t trouble him.

But now, he seemed about to fail.

The next moment, as if struck by a thought, he howled miserably, “Your Majesty, save me!”

Su Yu’s voice came faintly: “You won’t die—just can’t break through. Your strength will still increase a bit. What’s there to save?”

Besides, I don’t owe you anything.

The Chaos Will—I already gave it to you.

“Your Majesty… I submit, I’ll be Your Majesty’s mount… Your Majesty lacks a mount…”

At this moment, the Eight-Winged Tiger felt a surge of crisis. He sensed he had no chance left. If he didn’t break through now, he was finished—he would surely be sealed, unable to advance, and could only wait for another opportunity as before.

But opportunities wouldn’t come forever.

…

In the distance, Su Yu watched silently.

Suddenly, heaven and earth trembled. The Chaos Force churned, transforming into a sharp sword that struck at the chain!

Chaos Will!

An Opener of Heaven could naturally transform the Ten Thousand Daos into Chaos, for the Ten Thousand Daos were originally born from Chaos.

Su Yu was just testing.

And the result proved that this chain was indeed just a program, unable to distinguish truth from falsehood—or rather, Su Yu’s Chaos Will was also real. In an instant, the chain swayed, binding the Chaos Sword.

But Su Yu didn’t tangle with it. The sword suddenly transformed into the power of the Ten Thousand Daos. The chain seemed to lose its target and once again struck at the Eight-Winged Tiger.

“Interesting!”

Su Yu laughed. The Martial Emperor watched for a while but didn’t find it particularly interesting.

Su Yu said calmly, “Isn’t this interesting enough? When the Ten Thousand Daos turn into Chaos, they get targeted, but when Chaos turns into the Ten Thousand Daos, they don’t!”

The Martial Emperor was speechless. So what?

Su Yu continued to transform the Ten Thousand Daos into Chaos, again attracting the chain. Su Yu murmured, “Still don’t get it? Foolish! If I capture this chain, or analyze its composition, perhaps I can deal with the Chaos Ancient Clans! Any ancient clan that appears—I’ll lock it with a chain in an instant! This chain is highly targeted!”

“And it’s invisible and silent. No one else can see it, and there’s no commotion… When my realm is filled with such chains, my people will be fine, but once a Chaos Ancient Clan arrives, they’ll be locked instantly… It’s a perfect trap!”

“Then, when fishing for ancient beasts, capturing them will be easy!”

“Is that so?” The Martial Emperor thought for a moment, then shook his head. I can’t be bothered to analyze it. What of ancient beasts?

Ancient beasts can be beaten to death!

Why bother locking them?

Su Yu ignored him. The Martial Emperor was an idiot—no use talking to him.

This chain, to Su Yu, didn’t feel overwhelmingly powerful, but it seemed especially targeted against the Chaos Dao. He really wanted to capture one and try it out!

What was this thing made of?

What Great Dao composed it?

Its targeting against Chaos was truly remarkable.

Perhaps, from this chain, he could find a way to deal with the ancient clans behind the Hell Gate.

As he was entangled with the chain, suddenly, in the distance, the Eight-Winged Tiger roared. With a thunderous crash, his Great Dao grew stronger, and in the blink of an eye, it vanished into Chaos. The chain suddenly disappeared!

Su Yu turned to look at the Eight-Winged Tiger. The next moment, before the Eight-Winged Tiger could feel elation, Su Yu’s icy voice rang in his ear: “You’re finished!”

You damned thing!

You broke through at the wrong time!

I was just about to capture that thing, and you had to break through—now the chain is gone!

Su Yu cursed. If he had captured that chain, it might have been of great use to him. Now he could only rely on the Tea Tree, but the Tea Tree was also devouring, and its aura had only barely reached Heavenly King.

As for Venerable, it would probably take some time.

Of course, being able to break through directly, the Tea Tree might not have the Venerable level. Venerables, in fact, only appeared because of sealing—if not sealed, there was no such level.

Just like the strong under Su Yu now—some Heavenly Kings could directly break through to the Rule Lord realm, because there was no Venerable stage. In the non-sealed era, the Venerable realm didn’t exist.

In ancient times, Heavenly Kings were called Quasi-Kings, and Quasi-Kings were essentially reserves for the Human King.

……

In the distance.

The Eight-Winged Tiger's eyes flickered, and he cursed inwardly: I've already broken through, so what can I do?

From Su Yu's tone, he means I shouldn't have broken through?

How frustrating!

Today, I almost failed. Not only was I unlucky, but now the Eight-Winged Tiger was considering whether to honor his earlier words.

Earlier, to save himself, he had actually said he would be Su Yu's mount!

But now, he had become a Rule Master. Though not as strong as the Chaos Dragon, he was still at the Fourth Grade mid-level. Heavenly Lords were naturally stronger than Heavenly Kings upon breakthrough; in ancient times, Heavenly Kings who broke through generally had strength at the weak Fourth Grade.

Let alone these top-tier Heavenly Lords!

Not weak at all!

Becoming someone's mount... the Eight-Winged Tiger had never imagined it.

At this moment, Su Yu said nothing. The world trembled, and in the next instant, the Chaos Dragon and the Eight-Winged Tiger were swept up by Su Yu.

The two ancient beasts, though they had broken through and their auras were not weak, were still very cautious when they saw Su Yu.

Five had just died!

Especially now, this place was within Su Yu's world, making it even more dangerous.

If they were not in Su Yu's world, it would be much safer.

Su Yu glanced at the two ancient beasts, was silent for a moment, then said calmly, "Two paths. First, after the Gate of Hell, I will give you a chance to leave. Second, stay obediently here. If I go upstream, you will come with me!"

The two ancient beasts also knew what Su Yu's goal was.

At this moment, they looked at each other.

Should they go behind the Gate of Hell, or follow Su Yu?

As for going deep into Chaos... Su Yu would never agree!

Even the Martial Emperor couldn't do that before; Su Yu would kill if he wanted.

The Eight-Winged Tiger was still thinking, but the Chaos Dragon quickly said, "I choose the second!"

For no other reason: behind the Gate of Hell might be more dangerous, and besides, they had offended many ancient beasts. He didn't want to go in and seek death now.

First, follow Su Yu for a while; perhaps his strength would still improve.

Su Yu nodded slightly and said calmly, "Then behave yourselves. Don't think too much!"

With that, without even looking at the Eight-Winged Tiger, he waved his hand and moved the two ancient beasts to the edge of his world. The Eight-Winged Tiger wanted to speak but stopped—I haven't spoken yet!

But he... perhaps understood Su Yu's meaning.

You no longer have the right to speak!

Because now, you are considered my mount, even if I may not ride you!

The Eight-Winged Tiger was extremely dejected. It was over. He had made a reckless promise to Su Yu, and now it was all over.

……

That day, Su Yu himself gained a lot, and the Eight-Winged Tiger and Chaos Dragon also broke through one after another.

As for the Tea Tree, she was slightly worse off; she was originally much weaker.

But Su Yu saw that she was still devouring the Chaos Will, so he didn't bother with her. She still had a good chance of stepping into the Rule Master level.

……

By this time, there were many strong beings in Su Yu's world.

In his world, the Martial Emperor hadn't changed much; he was still at the peak of the Third Grade.

As for Fourth Grade Rule Masters, there were quite a few.

Great Zhou King, Giant Axe, Heavenly Fate, Southern King, Hongmeng, Qi Princess, Red Moon, Blood Shadow, and also the Death Emperor who had returned to the Death Realm. He hadn't merged into Su Yu's world; if he merged now, he would probably die directly.

And many strong beings who hadn't broken through before needed some time after merging into Su Yu's world.

For example, March, Skyfire, Lanshan Marquis, and the previously very powerful Wu Ji, because they couldn't break through at that time, were now still at their original level, unable to become Rule Masters directly. But these Heavenly Lords had deep insights into the Dao; it was only a matter of time.

Additionally, those at the Heavenly King level, as long as their insights were sufficient, could become pseudo-Rule Masters in Su Yu's world. There were many Heavenly Kings.

People like Great Qin King and Great Xia King had already possessed Heavenly King combat power after merging. Now with Su Yu's world expanding, they were only one step away from mastering the rules.

But as Su Yu's world expanded, if these people didn't seize the opportunity now, the later it got, the stronger their strength might become, but raising their realm would become more difficult.

Because by then, Su Yu's Dao would be more complete.

If you can't master the Dao now, the difficulty will increase by then.

……

At this moment, Su Yu's subordinates could be said to be a galaxy of talent!

But it was still not enough.

If the Human Emperor were unharmed, bringing these people along would probably be of great help. Of course, outside Su Yu's world, everyone's strength would be somewhat suppressed, but the result should still be decent.

However, the Human Emperor was an empty shell; that wouldn't work.

If Su Yu brought people now, it would be asking for trouble.

So, at this time, Su Yu's target once again fixed on the River of Time—to shear the sheep!

If the Lord of Time were alive, he would probably be furious, but Su Yu had no choice. If he didn't shear the Lord of Time's wool now, what else could he do?

He had to strengthen his own world. Not to be as strong as the Lord of Time, but at least to ensure that when the strong in his world went out, they wouldn't be much weaker than the strong in the River of Time.

This was still achievable!

Reaching the level of the River of Time was impossible, but the Dao strong in the River of Time were only tributaries. As long as Su Yu made his world stronger than dozens of tributaries, and he didn't need to maintain hundreds or thousands of Rule Masters.

Maintaining a few dozen Rule Masters strong enough to hold their own—that was sufficient!

The River of Time supplied evenly to countless strong beings, while Su Yu only needed to supply a few strong ones. In this way, he could close the gap between the strong in his world and the other side.

……

The lower realm.

Su Yu had returned.

The Human Realm.

This was Su Yu's return two months after leaving the Human Realm.

The myriad worlds were at peace!

When Su Yu returned with his people, suddenly, waves of cheers resounded, shaking heaven and earth.

The thirty-six prefect masters, leading some Sun-Moon strong, were waiting at the entrance of the Human Realm, cheering. Su Yu had come back victorious, having pacified the chaos of the myriad worlds in less than three months.

He had captured Bai Zhan in one fell swoop!

At the front of the crowd, Xia Huyou was grinning from ear to ear. It was too fast. They knew Su Yu could return victorious, but so quickly still surprised everyone. Xia Huyou shouted loudly, "Welcome back, Emperor Yu! A triumphant return! Ten thousand victories!"

"Ten thousand victories!"

A cheer rang out!

And Su Yu, also breaking into a smile, gazed at the Human Realm. It was not bad, really. Bai Zhan had spent too little time in the Human Realm to make any changes, nor had he the mind to do so.

The Human Realm was still the same Human Realm as before.

Su Yu laughed aloud and said, "No more war across the myriad realms! The humans who migrated to the Abyss Domain may not wish to return now—it has been transformed into a sacred land by me!"

"However, I will soon move the Abyss Domain, relocating it beneath the Human Realm!"

"Let the Space Ancient Clan set up a two-realm teleportation array! The Human Realm can be divided into upper and lower realms, allowing free passage between them!"

The tens of millions of humans who had moved to the Abyss Domain had only just settled—they might not be willing to return. But the Human Realm was the foundation after all, and Su Yu would not force them. Since that was the case, he would expend some effort and relocate the Abyss Domain beneath the Human Realm.

Thus, let the Tongtian Marquis and the Space Ancient Clan find a way to open the passage between the realms—it would not be a big problem.

Those who wished to return could come back; those who did not could stay in the Abyss Domain.

"Long live the Emperor!"

Cheers erupted once more!

This was a good thing—the Human Realm was expanding its territory. Though the Abyss Domain lay below, no one minded much. The territory had grown, giving humanity more choices for settlement!

The key was that they did not have to leave their homeland.

They were still within the bounds of the Human Realm!

That day, the Human Realm was filled with endless shouts of joy. Grand feasts were held to celebrate the unification of the heavens. Su Yu's name had become legendary; now, no one dared to speak his name directly—they all used "Emperor Yu" instead.

Just like the Human Emperor, as time passed, no one mentioned his real name anymore—only "Human Emperor" remained.

In this new era of Yu, Su Yu's reputation even overshadowed the Human Emperor. The Human Emperor was too distant, but Emperor Yu was right here, having achieved the unification of heaven and earth!

...

The Emperor Yu Mansion.

Previously occupied by Bai Zhan, it now welcomed its master once again.

The once-empty hall was now truly a gathering of heroes. This was a meeting of those above the Dao Integration realm. In the past, at most, over thirty Dao Integration experts had arrived, a sight that shook the soul.

Now, the entire Emperor Yu Mansion housed over two hundred Dao Integration cultivators!

As Su Yu's realm expanded, many had risen with the tide and crossed into the Dao Integration realm.

Most of the older Eternal-level humans had directly stepped into Dao Integration. Bai Zhan and Zhou Ji had merged the Human Body Dao into Su Yu's realm, and those human experts who had chosen the Body Dao and merged again into Su Yu's realm had also taken the opportunity to cross into Dao Integration!

The hall was packed to overflowing.

Of course, some non-Dao Integration cultivators were also allowed in—such as the thirty-six governors left in the Human Realm, led by Xia Huyou, all qualified to attend the meeting.

From the Death Realm, the Death Emperor had been summoned and also attended this high-level meeting at the Emperor Yu Mansion.

Inside the hall.

Su Yu was already seated, lightly tapping the table as if lost in thought. The entire hall was very quiet.

Everyone looked at Su Yu—some with admiration, some with fear, some with mixed emotions.

Especially those from Bai Zhan's side. Following the severance and merging of their paths with Wu Ji and the others, more than a few venerable masters—such as Zhennan Marquis and Nanxi Marquis—had chosen to pledge allegiance to Su Yu.

Just a few days ago, this very place had been where Bai Zhan held his meetings. Now they had returned, but the master had changed.

For Zhennan Marquis, he had experienced several peculiar meetings here.

The first time, he had been captured by Su Yu, and here Su Yu had convened the first Dao Integration meeting. Not long after, Su Yu left the Human Realm, and Bai Zhan returned. As Bai Zhan's subordinate, he attended Bai Zhan's return ceremony here.

But again, not long after, the property returned to its rightful owner. The master of the Emperor Yu Mansion was once again Su Yu, and Bai Zhan had fallen.

Above.

Su Yu was silent for a moment, thinking for a while, then spoke: "The war of the myriad realms is over! It is both an end and a beginning. As for the Human Emperor and the others, it is now certain that they are upstream of the River of Time. And their situation is not too good!"

"Though the Human Emperor is not dead yet, I hear he is heavily injured, and the other Lords of Rules are all wounded as well."

Su Yu paused. Below, Wan Tiansheng stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, now that the myriad races and our human race are concerned, how does our strength compare to the enemy's?"

Su Yu smiled and said, "I don't know the specifics, but back then, the myriad races had over a hundred Lords of Rules. There were ninety-nine council members alone, and some non-council members with Lord of Rules strength—so over a hundred in total. Of the seven hundred and twenty marquises of the myriad races, about two-thirds, roughly five hundred, were taken away. It is said that after many years of war, some of them broke through."

This was only natural. If they hadn't died after so many years, breaking through was almost inevitable.

The flow of time was different—even if a hundred years passed here, it might feel like only a year there. Over a hundred thousand years, a thousand years would have passed for them. A thousand years, constantly fighting in the River of Time, the place closest to the Great Dao of Rules—if they didn't die, not becoming a Lord of Rules would be a waste of themselves!

"Of the five hundred marquises, how many broke through? How many died? It's hard to say. Even if the numbers balanced—deaths equal to breakthroughs—the myriad races would still have over a hundred Lords of Rules!"

"As for the human race, there were only about forty back then. They also took away over two hundred human marquises. Even if they maintained balance, the human side might have around forty to fifty Human Kings."

"The gap between the two sides is at least half!"

"But because the human race has a super-strong expert like the Human Emperor, they can still suppress the myriad races and prevent them from daring to fight with all their might."

Su Yu briefly explained. As for the specific combat strength, even Xing Yue had not mentioned it.

But roughly, it should be about right.

Having said this, Su Yu smiled and added, "One more thing, I must remind you: the Human Emperor is heavily injured. If we don't go, the myriad races won't dare to fight. But if we go, they will definitely fight with all their might. At that time, we can consider the Human Emperor as nonexistent..."

"... "

The crowd was speechless. Even at this moment, you still say such things?

Wan Tiansheng ignored it and continued, "Then, Your Majesty, how much strength do you think we need to accumulate to be qualified to go to their aid?"

Su Yu thought for a moment: "About thirty Lords of Rules. I mean, those who, outside my realm, can still possess the combat power of a Lord of Rules. I will handle this—I will make sure my realm can sustain thirty Lords of Rules with equivalent combat power. But as for the numbers... that depends on your efforts to achieve."

With that, Su Yu suddenly took out a list. "I will read out the names. Those I call, become Lords of Rules as soon as possible! Those who already are, I won't mention—just strive to be three parts stronger!"

"If anyone not on the list becomes a Lord of Rules..."

Su Yu revealed a smile: "Then I will reward you—heavily! If those I named fail to become Lords of Rules before I leave..."

Su Yu's smile faded: "Then... the Daos in my realm are limited. Let the Dao go!"

At these words, everyone's heart tightened!

Let the Dao go?

Wan Tiansheng immediately said anxiously, "Your Majesty, is this not appropriate?"

Su Yu was too harsh!

Becoming a Lord of Rules could not be forced!

Su Yu said calmly, "The Great Daos in my realm are open for you to comprehend. I have given you every benefit I can. If, in the end, you cannot become combat power that can be taken out to fight... then why occupy the latrine without shitting?"

"Don't worry. Even if you let the Dao go, I will arrange things for you so that you won't fall after letting go. This is my realm—I can naturally arrange everything for you!"

"Of course, at that time, these people can retire!"

Su Yu said indifferently, "Those who can fight will continue to fight; those who cannot will retire. I, Su Yu, do not force you to follow me on this journey of conquest. The process of conquest is also a process of elimination!"

"Of course, battle is dangerous, and death is common. When our opponents are a group of over a hundred Lords of Rules, even I cannot provide shelter for you any longer."

"So, some people may not be unable to become Lords of Rules—they may simply not dare to become one."

Su Yu sighed softly: "These people are also my comrades-in-arms... but I will not force you. If you wish, you can retire in peace!"

All hearts were heavy with gloom.

Some, however, were chewing over the implications of Su Yu’s words. Who was he talking about? Who dared not become a Rule Master because they feared death, and thus did not wish to become one?

The crowd pondered: was he referring to the Heavenly King or the Heavenly Lord? Only these individuals now had the chance to become Rule Masters.

Had anyone shown cowardice in the battle, which had reached such a point?

Su Yu did not name names. There were certainly some, but their hesitation had not yet become blatant. After all, as the campaign pressed on, the enemies grew stronger, and a measure of weariness and dejection was only natural.

Su Yu paid no further heed to this. He began to call out names: “Great Qin King! Great Xia King!”

Right from the start, he named the two commanders of the Tenth Tide.

Everyone was startled. These two were not particularly senior in experience. Were they both on the list of those destined to become Rule Masters?

“Fat Ball, Tea Tree, Wan Tiansheng, Blue Sky, Great Ming King, Tian Mie, Wu Ji, March, Giant Bamboo, Doubao, September, Cooking Cake, Wu Ming, Tian Ce, Xuelan, Nanxi, Huoyun, Tianhuo, Lanshan, Lie Kong, Yingwu, Zhennan, Tongtian, Xinghong, Futuling, Hou Huang, Space Ancient Emperor, Hetu.”

Su Yu rattled off thirty names in one breath!

Exactly thirty people!

Su Yu looked at them and said calmly, “Thirty of you. Some are Heavenly Lords, some are Heavenly Kings! Even those who were not Heavenly Kings before have now reached the Heavenly King level after I expanded the heavens and earth several times!”

“For some of you, I revived you from the River of the Dead; for others, I helped you comprehend the Great Dao; still others came over from the Hundred Battles side… Regardless of which, whether I replaced your Great Dao or did other things… I have invested a great deal!”

Su Yu gazed at them. “Among you thirty, some may succeed, some may fail to advance—whether due to lack of talent or insufficient effort. Before I go upstream, if you cannot break through… then yield the Dao!”

“It may not require all of your Daos. Some of you can also give up your Dao to let others take it!”

“In my heaven and earth, the Daos are relatively singular. One Dao may only accommodate one person… Some of you occupy certain conventional Daos but cannot break through, causing others to have to walk other paths, unfamiliar paths. This is also a kind of Dao contention… But if you occupy the latrine without shitting, then you need to make way!”

Su Yu sighed. “It is not yet time for enjoyment. I do not want you to occupy the Dao now without seeking breakthrough!”

At present, he had quite a few Rule Masters under his command. If these people could all break through, the number of strong warriors under Su Yu would skyrocket!

At that moment, someone below changed expression slightly and suddenly stepped forward: “Your Majesty… what about those of us not on the list?”

Su Yu looked at the man who had come out and smiled. “Dingjun, why are you joining the fun?”

Dingjun Hou’s face was a sight to behold!

I… I fuck you!

Of the six ancient marquises who survived that day, aside from the dead, he was the only one not on Su Yu’s list. This was truly a blow to his pride!

Dingjun Hou gritted his teeth. “Your Majesty, then… have you abandoned us?”

He was displeased!

Tian Mie and the others did not speak this time, because they were on the list.

This was starting to look like Su Yu’s enfeoffment list, not a list for attaining the Rule Master Dao. It was infuriating!

Su Yu laughed. “Not at all. It’s just that some of you, even if you have reached the Heavenly King level, have not deeply comprehended the Dao… I have some sense of that!”

“Of course, if you truly can break through…”

Su Yu smiled. “As I said before, there will be a generous reward!”

Dingjun gritted his teeth and nodded. “Your Majesty, I will break through. I am now considered a Heavenly King!”

Well, you’re a fake Heavenly King. Su Yu nodded and said nothing more.

Meanwhile, Xia Longwu also stepped out from the crowd and said in a deep voice, “Your Majesty, you mentioned a generous reward… What exactly is that reward? It would give us more motivation!”

He was not on the list either, because he was too young.

Even though he had progressed rapidly, Su Yu had not named him.

Su Yu looked at him and smiled. He had great appreciation for Xia Longwu and treated him well. Now, hearing his question, Su Yu replied with a smile, “Enfeoffment as a king! I will grant you the fortune of my heaven and earth according to rank. Thus, within my heaven and earth, everything will go smoothly, cultivation will accelerate, and comprehension will deepen…”

Everyone’s heart stirred!

Su Yu continued, “Not only that, there are other rewards!”

Su Yu smiled. “For example, after you become a Rule Master, I will go to the Great Dao of Time and extract the corresponding Dao power to strengthen your Dao! This way, even among Rule Masters, you will not be weak!”

“As for others… cultivate on your own!”

“Also, I will give you a page from the Civilization Record!”

At this moment, some were puzzled.

But Wan Tiansheng and the others changed color.

Su Yu said calmly, “The Civilization Record is the foundation of my Dao. The ten thousand Daos are also transformed from my book pages. As long as the pages remain with me, it means I can always control you. When you take the pages away… it means that Dao is no longer under my control—you control it freely!”

Boom!

The entire hall erupted instantly.

This… was unbelievable!

Su Yu giving up control over the Daos meant that his grip on them would plummet to the lowest point.

Yet Su Yu remained calm. “I am only targeting those not on the list, because I know they have received less and gained less before. As for those on the list… we’ll see later! If you don’t become a Rule Master now, there won’t be much chance in the future!”

At this, those not on the list looked at each other. Suddenly, they were filled with madness and excitement!

If they could become Rule Masters, they would be enfeoffed as kings, share in the fortune, and control their own Daos. This was an immense opportunity!

No matter how much they revered Su Yu, no one wanted their Dao to be forever controlled by another.

Once Su Yu truly lifted his restrictions on them… some would surely be bursting with motivation!

Above, Su Yu smiled.

Good!

Perhaps among these people, one or two strong warriors might emerge. If they could step into the ranks of Rule Masters against his expectations, that would be a pleasant surprise.