Chapter 830: Secrets of the 3-Body Method

The River of the Dead.

Su Yu frowned slightly. The Lord of the Dead was formidable, likely stronger than King Wen and the others; otherwise, his power could not have been projected.

But now, the other side had clearly projected his power, which changed everything.

If the mark left by the Lord of the Dead before his departure was what remained, then what had just vanished was definitely the power he had projected at this very moment.

"Within the Heavenly Gate, the situation is very complicated!" Su Yu murmured to himself. It was definitely not ordinary.

Even an existence like the Lord of the Dead seemed unable to enter and leave freely.

Had he entered voluntarily, or was he sealed in against his will?

There were probably many powerful beings inside.

Were they all experts from the era of the Creation of Heaven?

Could it be that the Creation era had even more experts than the Chaos era?

Perhaps... it was possible.

After the Lord of Time created Heaven, the Great Dao was born. If, at that time, there were people like those in Su Yu's own world...

Su Yu paused for a moment. Yes, when the Lord of Time created Heaven, did it not lead to a situation where one person attained enlightenment and everyone else benefited?

If, back then, they directly became Lords of the Rules, and with the Lord of Time's immense power, Heaven covered all realms, then the first batch of Great Dao experts would likely all be top-tier existences.

"Could it be that the Creation era sealed away these beings, and it was against them that King Wen and the others fought?"

Thought after thought surfaced, but unfortunately, there was too little information.

Su Yu could not discern the truth!

However, Su Yu could not dwell on this now. At this moment, he felt his own world expanding again, a force of Yin and Yang encircling it. In the distance, where Chaos lay, within the projection of Su Yu's world, the Dead Spirit Emperor began to change.

A tremendous force surged up from him!

After a moment, a refined middle-aged man appeared, his hair tied in a bun, wearing a blue robe, his expression complex, starlight flickering around him. Seeing Su Yu looking at him, the man bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for granting me this!"

At that moment, Chaos thunder struck, but the Dead Spirit Emperor paid it little heed. At his level, ordinary heavenly punishments could no longer harm him!

Moreover,

Su Yu's world was now far more powerful than before.

When the thunder dissipated, the Dead Spirit Emperor stepped out of the world, and his aura began to climb continuously. Su Yu sensed it and gradually realized that the Dead Spirit Emperor had surpassed the fourth rank, his aura likely entering the third rank.

In terms of feeling, he was much weaker than the Martial Emperor, probably only at the lower end of the third rank.

Still, it was quite good!

He was now the strongest under Su Yu, after the Martial Emperor. As for the others, aside from the Great Zhou King, whose strength was uncertain, even the Southern King, within Su Yu's world, was only at the upper end of the fourth rank. The Chaos Dragon was about the same.

"Congratulations!" Su Yu smiled.

The Dead Spirit Emperor also sighed deeply, adapting to his new body, his tone complex: "Floating through one era after another, now reborn with a new form, living again in this world... I wonder how long I will last."

With a hint of self-mockery, as a defeated one who died at the end of the Creation era, now revived, his mood was indeed complicated.

In the era of the Human Emperor, he had never spoken of submission or compromise, yet now, he was reborn thanks to Su Yu!

Su Yu laughed: "Who knows how long one can live? But don't you think this era is exciting? If you hadn't revived now and remained a dead spirit, you might have missed many wonders! I believe this era is more thrilling than any before!"

The Lord of Time, the Lord of the Dead, the Human Emperor, the Human Ancestor—among these, perhaps only the Human Ancestor and the Lord of the Dead had ever clashed. The others never fought each other, belonging to different eras!

Yet in this era, they might all meet!

There was also King Wen, and me, and many others...

Su Yu smiled. How interesting this era was!

Miss this chance, and there might not be another.

The Dead Spirit Emperor paused at these words, then nodded: "It is indeed interesting... I also wonder whether those elites and geniuses of our time will return to this world!"

Su Yu smiled: "In your era, aside from the Human Ancestor and others, were there other geniuses?"

"There were!"

The Dead Spirit Emperor nodded: "That era was brilliant! Before my time, there were faint sightings of the Demon Ancestor, the Immortal Ancestor, the Divine Ancestor, and others."

He sighed: "The entire Creation era was the most splendid! In that period, a hundred flowers bloomed, ten thousand paths contended, Chaos mingled with all races, coming from Chaos and returning to Chaos... In truth, I was merely a minor figure at the end of the Creation era. Those top-tier existences, those unparalleled figures, exist only in legends!"

"The ancestors of all races might all appear..."

He seemed to prophesy a grand age where the experts of every era would return!

But Su Yu frowned: "You mean... every race has an ancestor?"

The Dead Spirit Emperor smiled: "Your Majesty... you jest!"

Of course they did!

"Does Your Majesty think that the Great Dao of realms like the Immortal, Demon, Divine, and Dragon were all created by the current beings? The suppressive power of realms only appeared in ancient times, right? Including the creation of the myriad realms... May I ask Your Majesty, if you were to create a realm now, would it be difficult?"

Su Yu thought for a moment, then said gravely: "It would not be easy!"

Creating a realm!

The myriad realms of the heavens—the great realm was created by the Lord of Time, but the smaller realms were created by the races themselves.

This meant that those who created realms back then were also very powerful!

Su Yu said solemnly: "I previously thought that the myriad realms were all created by the Lord of Time..."

"The great realm was, but the small ones were not!"

The Dead Spirit Emperor shook his head: "The Lord of Time created the entire great realm. After that, some beings, including Chaos ancient beasts, entered the myriad realms to create their own small realms! Wherever his Dao was, there they opened their realms! This led to the proliferation of realms, though some were destroyed early on, and some were created later... Some simply took advantage—when a realm was destroyed, weaker beings later occupied it."

"The ancestors of all races?"

Su Yu murmured. How many had died, and how many still lived?

Where were they?

Within the Heavenly Gate?

Because, strictly speaking, these beings were all from the Creation era.

Chaos was inferior to Creation... At this moment, Su Yu suddenly understood something!

Why the Heavenly Gate was stronger!

Because the experts of Chaos, after the Lord of Time created Heaven, likely chose to settle in the myriad realms and merge with the River of Time, causing the number of Chaos experts to dwindle. Those with real ambition all came to the myriad realms!

"So, Chaos is inferior to Creation... Then what does the Human Gate seal?"

Su Yu thought of the Human Gate. It might be related to the Human Ancestor. Could the Human Gate seal the Primordial Era?

But the Primordial Era had continued down to the present!

What the Human Gate sealed might not be the Primordial Era!

One thought after another arose in Su Yu's mind. At this moment, the Dead Spirit Emperor's few words had made him think of many things.

Soon, Su Yu suppressed everything!

Don't think about these things!

Too much was pouring into his mind, leaving him momentarily unable to digest the information or grasp useful insights. For now, he would just record it; when inspiration struck, he could deduce everything naturally.

Su Yu said no more on the matter, a smile spreading across his face: "Not bad, third rank! In the late ancient times, that would have been on par with War King and the others!"

The Death Spirit Sovereign smiled faintly, neither sad nor pleased, having little to say about strength.

A being from the end of the Kaiyuan era, perhaps older than Hongmeng itself, had come to this—merely borrowing Su Yu's light, nothing to rejoice over.

Of course, Hongmeng rarely felt inferior.

Of immense age, he spent most of his time sleeping; he didn't think himself old at all, treating ten thousand years as one, and it was already generous of him not to call himself a youngster.

At that moment, Su Yu turned to Liu Hong, whose face was deathly pale. He had been terrified moments ago, nearly convinced it was the end, for the Lord of Death had appeared.

Thankfully, it was safe now!

Even now, he shuddered with lingering fear: "The Lord of Death is truly overbearing! The Lord of Time is better!"

The Lord of Time—look, the Lord of Death, the Human Emperor, and Su Yu were all plucking him, and he didn't react.

Either he was truly dead, completely vanished, in deep slumber, or utterly indifferent to being fleeced.

Hearing this, Su Yu chuckled: "True, but... the Lord of Time is hard to say. For us, the world is our root, our everything, while the Lord of Time swept through Chaos before the world was even created. Perhaps the River of Time was just something he made for fun. Compared to him, we can't compete!"

Now, Su Yu increasingly felt the terror of the Lord of Time.

He dared to provoke the Lord of Death, thinking he could catch up, but the Lord of Time—Su Yu wondered if he could ever match him.

A being of unimaginable dread!

Still, Su Yu wasn't disheartened. He said cheerfully, "Enough about them! Now that the Death King is reborn, that's good. Just now we were discussing the Three Bodies Art. Liu Hong, you stay here to connect the three paths and act as my triple junction. Death King... come with me to the myriad realms."

He raised an eyebrow: "Is it still fitting to call you Death King now?"

Now that he was reborn!

The Death Spirit Sovereign didn't mind, replying lightly, "As you wish, Your Majesty. Call me whatever you like."

Su Yu said no more. Fine, let it be.

Should he call him Chen King?

Sun, moon, stars... Su Yu joked, "People from your era all liked single names—sun, moon, stars, constellations... Was there anyone named 'Sun' alone?"

"..."

The Death Spirit Sovereign was speechless for a moment, then said, "There was. Sun... was actually a supreme powerhouse! I can't say much more, but I know that the descendant of Star might be the one everyone calls the Human Emperor!"

Su Yu was startled.

Star!

Star Yu, Star Moon... Could it be that they really bore the surname Star?

Just as the Human Ancestor was named Zhou, so his descendants all bore the surname Zhou.

Seeing Su Yu's surprise, the Death Spirit Sovereign smiled: "Sun, moon, stars... these are fairly common names. There are duplicates, but for the strong, bloodlines are easily passed down!"

"Then your name, Chen, doesn't seem simple!"

The Death Spirit Sovereign laughed self-deprecatingly: "Not really. It's just that few cultivated stellar power back then. I just picked a name for myself casually!"

Su Yu nodded, then asked, "The Human Ancestor was named Zhou. By your logic, the Human Emperor's ancestor was named Star. Were they from the same era?"

"Probably, but whether they crossed paths, I don't know."

He added, "The Human Ancestor... to be honest, he was just the leader of one human tribe!"

"What do you mean?"

Su Yu looked at him. The Death Spirit Sovereign explained, "Back then, the heavens were chaotic, and humans were scattered across the myriad realms, even in Chaos. There were several human tribes and groups. The Human Ancestor led one large tribe. Later, when he grew powerful and famous, other tribes came to join him. He made great contributions, leading humanity to rise in the age of the heavens. The Giant Clan was probably his direct tribe, which is why Baizhan, Yu, and the others stayed with the Giants—that makes sense!"

That was the tribe directly under the Human Ancestor.

Su Yu understood: "I see. I thought the Human Ancestor created the Giant Clan himself later on, but it turns out they were his direct tribe from the start?"

"Yes!"

The Death Spirit Sovereign nodded: "I say this because I see that Your Majesty might have been influenced by Baizhan and others, perhaps thinking the Human Ancestor betrayed humanity... That's not really the case. He might have favored his own tribe later, which is only human. But he was indeed the common ancestor of humanity in that era!"

He spoke bluntly, feeling that Su Yu might be swayed by some, so he offered a few words.

Su Yu smiled: "When you put it that way, it seems normal. Everyone has their own inner circle; nurturing them is only natural!"

The Death Spirit Sovereign also smiled: "In truth, if you trace it back... gods, demons, immortals, souls, ghosts... these humanoid beings should all be considered the same race. But some strong ones might take their followers to open new realms, cultivate different paths and great ways, and eventually form separate races!"

Su Yu wasn't surprised at all. They had speculated this long ago; it was nothing new.

Just like the Prison King lineage—if Su Yu hadn't crippled them, in a few tens of thousands of years, they might have truly become a holy race!

Su Yu thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go to the Giant Clan. They should have Eternals. I couldn't be bothered to deal with them before, nor did I exterminate them. As for Baizhan and the others... according to you, they were the Human Ancestor's subordinates, so there's no need to wipe out their entire clan. Forget it, let's first catch someone who cultivates the Three Bodies Art for you to see. Today, I've suddenly taken a great interest in it!"

"Me too!"

The Death Spirit Sovereign smiled. He was also very interested.

The Three Bodies Art?

Truly unique!

...

A moment later.

The two appeared in the myriad realms.

Soon, Su Yu appeared above the Giant Clan. Since Baizhan was killed, Yu and Zhou Ji entered the Gate of Hell, and Leibo was slain, the Giant Clan had fallen completely silent.

The Ancient Giant King was actually still alive!

Last time, Su Yu heavily injured him with a single punch, which ironically saved his life. Because of his injury, he didn't participate in the great battle and thus escaped disaster.

But now, the injured Ancient Giant King sensed some unusual aura spreading over. With a sigh of despair and pessimism, he thought: My clan... is about to be annihilated!

Su Yu had finally remembered the Ancient Giant Clan!

...

Soon, the Ancient Giant King, still bearing heavy injuries, led over a dozen Eternals and several Path-Integration Ancient Giants out of the heavens.

Without a word, the Ancient Giant King removed his crown, took off his royal robe, knelt to the ground, and offered the Giant Clan's royal seal with both hands. Behind him, a group of Giant Clan strongmen knelt in unison.

The Ancient Giant King did not look at Su Yu. He knelt low, head bowed, hands holding up the seal, and said softly, "My clan submits, surrenders! I beg the Yu Emperor to accept us. All those above the Sun and Moon realm are here, willing to sever our paths and atone!"

"Remembering that in ancient times we were still one race... I beg the Yu Emperor's forgiveness!"

"I beg the Yu Emperor's forgiveness!"

A chorus of Eternals and Path-Integration experts shouted, lowering their heads, prostrate on the ground.

Those above Sun and Moon were willing to sever their paths and fall, only begging Su Yu to spare the ordinary members of the Giant Clan, to preserve the spark!

This was war!

The defeated, even a king, must beg the victor to spare the race's people, to spare the younger generation!

And the strong are all willing to die, seeking only that their race may not perish!

Su Yu looked at him and said calmly, "These past days, you've transferred some people, haven't you?"

The Ancient Giant King's face turned pale.

Su Yu said flatly, "I never thought of wiping out your race! Though I hate Baizhan, I also know that even if Baizhan defeated me, he would not annihilate the human race!"

On this point, Su Yu did not slander Baizhan.

Even if Baizhan had defeated Su Yu, the likelihood of him destroying humanity was slim; he would almost never do such a thing, at most leaving humanity to fend for itself!

At these words, the Ancient Giant King wept with joy and prostrated himself on the ground: "The Yu Emperor is wise! Even if King Baizhan... he would not annihilate humanity! Heaven and earth bear witness!"

Su Yu said indifferently, "Enough. I have no interest in the ordinary giants. As for you, I don't necessarily have to kill you. Let me conduct some experiments—if you live, you live; if you die, you die. Whether you survive depends on your luck. If you want revenge in the end... come straight to me!"

"I dare not!"

The Ancient Giant King dared not say anything else. Revenge?

Impossible!

Su Yu was too terrifying!

But Su Yu didn't care much about that—if you want revenge, take it. Besides, you might not even survive. He needed them to test the Three-Body Method. Su Yu asked directly, "Do you cultivate the Three-Body Method, or some other technique?"

"The Three-Body Method!"

The Ancient Giant King quickly replied, "After the ancient times, we all cultivated the Three-Body Method. I am not an ancient marquis, so I never practiced techniques like Weapon Fusion; I have always cultivated the Three-Body Method..."

Su Yu nodded, reached out, and grabbed him, crushing him instantly!

Behind him, the Eternals and the Dao-Integrators all changed color, but they only dared to show grief, not lifting their heads to look.

Resist?

Resist, and the race would be wiped out!

If they did not resist, the strong would die, but the weak might live!

They were like fish on a chopping block!

At that moment, Su Yu crushed the Giant King, directly extinguishing his Sea of Will and shattering his physical body, but he did not sever his Dao.

A moment later, winds and clouds surged, and the River of Time appeared. Su Yu opened his Heavenly Gate and observed carefully. In the blink of an eye, a surge of energy rose. In the River of Time, a great path quivered slightly, and then the Ancient Giant King materialized.

He had revived!

One of his three bodies had died!

His strength had greatly diminished, but Su Yu examined him closely. After a while, he raised an eyebrow and said, "Remarkable! His power has only declined, and he has lost much of his rule force, but his life imprint remains intact! His Sea of Will has also recovered!"

Su Yu found it fascinating. He had never paid much attention before.

Now, as a Heaven-Opener, he could barely see how the revival actually occurred.

The Death Emperor, too, was astonished: "He truly revived—a complete revival, merely losing a portion of his rule force. This Three-Body Method... inconceivable!"

Truly beyond belief!

This was the first time he had witnessed the strangeness of the Three-Body Method!

In the ancient era, when he was sealed, the Three-Body Method had already begun to circulate, but it was too weak, and almost no one practiced it.

Why would anyone abandon orthodox techniques to cultivate a weaker method? Only someone insane would do that.

The Death Emperor watched for a while and shook his head: "I don't understand it."

Su Yu, however, seemed to grasp something. He waved his hand again, and just as the Ancient Giant King had barely revived, Su Yu struck down with his palm, killing him outright, even shattering his Dao!

The Ancient Giant King had likely walked the path of the physical body.

Su Yu directly dispersed his Dao power!

And this time, the Giant King revived again. Of course, Su Yu moved slowly, his Heavenly Gate open, allowing him to perceive something: a force surged from the River of Time, and gradually, the fading life imprint began to coalesce.

Once more, he revived!

Two of his three bodies had perished!

At this moment, the Ancient Giant King's aura was feeble, barely retaining the strength of a Dao-Integrator.

"Is this your Future Body?" Su Yu asked.

The Ancient Giant King, pale-faced, nodded: "The Future Body."

"Interesting!"

Su Yu smiled. "The Three-Body Method: the past as the foundation, the present as the base, the future as illusion. Losing the future is not a big problem; losing the present still leaves hope; but losing the past is like a floating weed without roots..."

Su Yu murmured, "Fascinating! It gathers all the scattered imprints from the River of Time and divides them into three parts... no, it collects every trace of yourself, leaving nothing behind. Is this the power of the Source?"

Various thoughts arose in his mind. Su Yu suddenly asked, "Are there any Eternals or Dao-Integrators who cultivated the Three-Body Method and revived from death?"

He thought carefully. "Hetu was from the First Tide; he didn't cultivate the Three-Body Method. Lanshan and the others are ancient people. As for Xia Chen, he walked the path of Divine Writing and the War King's path, not the Three-Body Split Method."

With that, Su Yu turned to the Death Emperor: "In these past days, have any dead spirits revived by cultivating the Three-Body Method?"

"Probably... not?"

Probably not.

The Death Emperor thought for a moment and shook his head. Indeed, there had been none.

After the ancient times, very few strong ones had revived.

Hetu and Xia Chen were representative!

Su Yu had also sent people to search, for example, some founders of schools like Ye Batian, but they had not been found.

Now, Su Yu's eyes flickered: "Those who cultivated the Three-Body Method... probably have no chance of revival!"

"Three bodies, three sources—everything is absorbed into the Source. Your past imprint and future imprint have already dissipated, and the River of the Dead can no longer draw much Source power!"

Su Yu shook his head: "So, those who cultivate the Three-Body Method should not expect to emerge from the River of the Dead!"

This was a new discovery.

Previously, everyone thought it was a matter of time, but in truth, it was because the Three-Body Method gathered all Source power into the three bodies. When the three bodies perished, the Source was completely extinguished!

There was no chance of revival whatsoever.

If that was the case, unless Ye Batian was a pawn of the Great Zhou King, then once he died... he was truly dead!

Because he seemed to have already cultivated the Three-Body...

No, that wasn't right.

Su Yu's eyes moved. Ye Batian probably hadn't cultivated the Three-Body Method. Whether he had or not was unclear, but when Ye Batian died, Su Yu had seen in Wan Tiansheng's memories that he was simply killed outright.

As for Wan Tiansheng, he had indeed possessed a Past Body and a Future Body at that time, but after losing one body, he later abandoned the Three-Body Method.

"I think I understand a little!"

Su Yu's eyes flickered. He stopped paying attention to the Ancient Giant King and suddenly struck down another Eternal, killing him. As he waited for the revival, he observed the River of Time and murmured, "Separating the three bodies, three bodies three sources... in fact, it means staking everything on cultivation, gambling everything. It collects every trace of your life..."

Normally, even without the Three-Body Method, a person should have two lives.

When they die, they become a dead spirit.

The dead... can revive!

No, perhaps there are also three bodies, able to die once more. As for whether they can revive again... that’s hard to say!

Su Yu pondered each thought, continuing to strike with his palm, and said calmly: "I want to observe. If I figure it out before I kill all of you, you should each be able to survive with one body... But if I haven’t understood by then, I’ll kill three bodies until you’re all dead, or until I comprehend it!"

At this moment, only the Primordial Giant King, with one body left, understood what Su Yu intended to do.

He was studying the ancient trash technique—the Three-Body Method!

He was watching, researching. If he couldn’t figure it out... everyone would die. If, before all three of their bodies were destroyed, he could discern something, perhaps they might still live.

At Su Yu’s level, he wouldn’t bother deceiving them.

Su Yu continued striking, killing two bodies of the second strong one. Soon, his eyes flickered, and he began striking the third!

Over a dozen Eternal Realm experts, one by one, he killed them all!

Su Yu murmured: "Three bodies, three deaths. Dying three times... that’s also an insight into life and death! Interesting... Insight into life and death leading to rebirth... Bai Zhan is a pity. He didn’t walk the path of the Three Bodies. Otherwise, if he tried being killed like this, I think he wouldn’t have been so desperate..."

This, too, was a kind of death experience!

At this moment, Su Yu muttered to himself, constantly observing the changes in the entire River of Time, lost in thought as he kept killing one strong expert after another, watching closely!

The Dead Spirit Emperor also observed, but unfortunately, he saw little. Still, he vaguely sensed something.

...

No one knew how long passed.

Suddenly, Su Yu killed another strong expert, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, as if he had made a great discovery.

By now, beside the Primordial Giant King, seven or eight people were gone, leaving only five or six Eternal Realm experts. These few kept shielding the Primordial Giant King, their dual bodies already destroyed. Now, Su Yu was annihilating their third bodies!

The Primordial Giant King felt sorrow and despair, but when he had come out, he had already prepared for this. Death didn’t bring despair; what crushed him was that Su Yu had given a glimmer of hope, only to snuff it out by killing everyone’s third bodies, severing those hopes!

Just as he was in despair, Su Yu’s eyes flickered, and he smiled: "Lucky! A few still survive. Enough. Since I said you could live, you shall. Fend for yourselves!"

With that, he laughed and vanished instantly!

He had some clues!

Only after he left did the Primordial Giant King and his group gasp for air, breathing heavily, with a hint of relief and some sorrow. Seven or eight strong experts had still died.

But it was far better than expected.

Su Yu hadn’t come to annihilate their race, nor had he killed them all.

"Seal the realm!"

The Primordial Giant King said with sorrow, a bitter smile on his face. Yu... Zhou Ji... sigh!

When Tian Gu and the others fled, they had taken their clansmen with them.

But when Yu and the others fled, they hadn’t consulted Su Yu about sparing the Giant Clan.

Indeed, in their eyes, one saw only the Human Ancestor, the other only his own path. Neither had the Giant Clan in their hearts.

If Zhou Ji had spoken with Su Yu, Su Yu likely wouldn’t have cared much about the Giant Clan. He might have let them go. But no... he didn’t.

The Primordial Giant King’s face was full of sorrow. Those two were not good leaders of their race.

Or rather, they weren’t qualified.

"They only pursued what they sought... missing the most important thing... responsibility..."

The Primordial Giant King thought, a chill in his heart.

So be it!

Good!

From now on, he could give up on those people. Even if they stepped out of the Gate of Hell, he could let go.

Whether it was Tian Gu, the Divine Empress, Su Yu, the Human Emperor... or even Bai Zhan—if he hadn’t died and sought escape, he might not have abandoned his race... Well, perhaps he overestimated Bai Zhan, because six thousand years ago, he had abandoned them too!

But that was because Bai Zhan no longer considered himself human!

At this moment, countless thoughts swirled in the mind of this wounded Primordial Giant King. The next moment, everyone returned to their realm. The entire Giant Realm rumbled and sealed itself completely!

Even if the Gate of Hell opened... the Giant Realm would no longer welcome those leaders who had abandoned their race!

They were not leaders!

...

Meanwhile, Su Yu’s eyes flickered with slight excitement: "Three bodies, three sources. Gathering all the imprints in the River of Time—actually, the Three-Body Method is a method of gathering sources!"

"Of course, there’s a flaw: once dead, you’re dead. The Dead Spirit River can’t guide you anymore!"

Su Yu kept talking, grinning: "This means the Three Bodies can actually be cultivated by anyone. It has always existed! And I, too, have left imprints in the River of Time. I have them, everyone does!"

"The Three-Body Method is truly the ‘All Paths Return to Me’—not that separating the three bodies disperses them. Cultivating only one body leaves many sources scattered in the River of Time!"

Beside him, the Dead Spirit Emperor listened silently. After Su Yu spoke for a while, he said: "Your Majesty means that the Past Body and Future Body have always existed, manifesting as the dispersion of sources..."

Su Yu nodded, then inhaled sharply: "Who created this Three-Body Method? A formidable figure! This is essentially like you dead spirits merging the sources in the Dead Spirit River! The River of Time also scatters sources, though not as obviously as the Dead Spirit River!"

"And the creator of the Three-Body Method—this is true exploitation, seizing the imprints in the River of Time. It’s just like me robbing the Dead Spirit Lord!"

Su Yu calculated continuously, then his eyes flickered: "It might have something to do with the Human Emperor and others, because in the later stages, the rules forbade anyone from cultivating other techniques, only the Three-Body Method! This forced everyone to strip their life imprints from the River of Time, even cutting off the foundation for the Dead Spirit River’s expansion!"

"This guy—either he’s a Creator with another scheme, or he has a grudge against the Time Lord and the Dead Spirit Lord! Did the Human Emperor do this?"

Su Yu wasn’t sure!

Impressive!

This Three-Body Method, known as the most garbage technique—but if someone like Su Yu, who walked his own path, could also gather the Three Bodies... wouldn’t that give him two extra physical bodies?

"Past, future... It’s fine if the past scatters, but even the future is taken away... This is cutting off all foundations in the River of Time!"

Su Yu licked his lips. He felt he might have discovered something extraordinary.

The master of the Three-Body Method might have a grand scheme targeting certain people.

Or perhaps it was just an accidental creation, but the creator must have had a profound understanding of sources. This wasn’t something ordinary people could grasp. Su Yu only understood a little after reviving some people.

Simply put, the Three-Body Method, like what the Dead Spirit Emperor and others did, allowed everyone to merge the sources in the River of Time. Thus, the River of Time could no longer intercept power.

Power was still your own!

But like a goose plucking feathers, the River of Time also plucked, though perhaps not as much as the Dead Spirit River.

At this moment, the Dead Spirit Emperor understood and said solemnly: "Your Majesty means that if one can find the Past and Future Bodies and merge them into the main body, everyone could become like us, instantly advancing in strength?"

If so... that would be terrifying!

Wouldn’t Su Yu and the others all become powerful?

But Su Yu shook his head: "Difficult! Not everyone can do it. For example, those who have already lost their Past and Future Bodies and switched to other techniques—they probably have no chance!"

He was referring to people like the Great Qin King!

Their source power had already been devoured. Now, finding the Past and Future Bodies might not be possible. But not necessarily—there were countless pasts and futures; these people might not have taken all of them.

Back then, Old Wan told Su Yu about constantly nesting dolls, merging past and future... which was essentially merging scattered sources!

Perhaps what everyone has merged with now is only the surface!

Su Yu licked his lips and said, "Now I'm curious about one thing... Did the Human Emperor and the others merge with their past and future selves? If not... then it's an opportunity, though of course, it won't be easy to find those past and future selves!"

At that moment, Su Yu suddenly realized that this Three-Self Method might be the key to changing the entire situation!

As for whether it really was, he would find out by trying!

If he could become stronger by a notch, and others also became stronger by a notch, and then that in turn made him stronger by another notch... then that two-way strengthening would instantly flip the balance of power on Su Yu's side!

However, those resurrected from the dead probably had no hope!

Because their origins had already been fused away!

For example, the Death Emperor had no hope, but the Martial Emperor... even if the Human Emperor and the others really knew about this and had merged, the Martial Emperor definitely did not know!

So the Martial Emperor might still have hope of improvement!

Of course, he couldn't tell the Martial Emperor now—if that guy really got stronger, he might start thinking about rebelling again.

"Unless I can keep suppressing him forever!"

Su Yu thought to himself, feeling a little excited at this moment. Could he really capture his past and future selves?

After all, that was exclusive to the Sun and Moon realm, and he was no longer in that realm!

"No, that's not right... I'm just capturing origins—it shouldn't have much to do with being in the Sun and Moon realm or not..."

Thoughts surged one after another. At this moment, Su Yu was excited. Without further ado, he vanished directly. If he succeeded this time, with his greatly increased strength, he would have enough confidence to take people upstream!

PS: I'm too tired. Before the new plot starts, I might take a day off tomorrow. If I do, I'll announce it in a separate chapter. 800,000 words is no big deal—I've written nearly 290,000 in just 10 days, and there are still 21 days left. Truly terrifying! (These words are not charged.)