Chapter 847: I Am Back Again

Whether to seek out King Wen was a deeply troubling matter, for his days seemed far from easy.

Moreover, if Su Yu left now, he feared trouble might arise.

Fortunately, the Human Emperor had not yet completely fallen; if he truly had, Su Yu would be utterly unable to leave, and would have to guard against a counterattack from all races. As long as the Human Emperor lived, even in such a wretched state, he was still the Human Emperor, enough to intimidate some.

...

Contacting Gui and having a chat about life with him—that was also a fine choice.

The Human Emperor had made some arrangements concerning two of the three gates.

Su Yu had no time, otherwise he would have made some arrangements as well.

Knowing oneself and one’s enemy—that was what they, as leaders, must do.

Seeing that some of the strong from both sides were now conversing, Su Yu smiled and spoke: “The seniors on the Human Emperor’s side are all our old superiors, our elders, many even bound by kinship. We’ve come with nothing fine to offer you all. Let everyone give some soil and water from our homeland to the old seniors. As for return gifts, don’t accept them—the seniors have fought too long and have no good treasures left!”

As he finished, many on Su Yu’s side were stunned for a moment, then silently pulled out some soil, water, trees...

When they left, Su Yu had told them to bring a handful; everyone thought it was because Su Yu believed they might not return, so he wanted them to carry something nostalgic.

So... you used it for this?

And the strong on the Human Emperor’s side were also dazed. Under that daze, looking at the homeland’s water and soil, they felt a complex surge—so many years since they had returned, even if the flow of time was actually different.

But here, they had actually passed hundreds or thousands of years!

All these years, they had been fighting, many comrades had died, and now seeing these things, they were momentarily overcome with mixed emotions.

As for the matter of return gifts... at that moment, Su Yu suddenly realized that these old seniors were also quite shameless.

He saw many people fumbling in their pockets for a long time. Someone pulled out a bone and sighed with emotion—this was the strongest bone of some mighty being... actually, it was leftovers from the last meal, kept as a memento, good for gnawing on when bored; they hadn’t had a proper meal in ages.

On that bone, teeth marks could even be seen.

Su Yu was speechless!

Forget it.

A bunch of paupers.

Indeed, after so many years, they had used up all the good stuff. King Ming might still have some, but he wouldn’t bleed himself dry.

The Human Emperor’s side still needed some time to recuperate and stabilize the Sea of Will. Su Yu didn’t disturb them; he let the Human Emperor heal first, while he himself walked aside alone and began to chat with Gui about life.

...

In the Sea of Will.

Within the phantom of the Heavenly Gate, a figure flickered in and out of view. An old man, panting heavily—was the fight over?

Not over yet?

The power he was outputting, he could barely sustain now. If it didn’t end soon, he couldn’t hold on. This Su Yu really could drain him—who was he fighting?

He urged several times, but Su Yu ignored him, and he grew somewhat helpless.

Should he just withdraw his power?

Sustaining it all the while was still exhausting.

Just as he thought this, Su Yu’s voice rang out: “What a nuisance! That guy is quite strong. Gui, you’re a powerhouse comparable to the Human Emperor—why is the power you output so weak?”

Weak?

Gui could only attribute it to the massive consumption during transmission through the Heavenly Gate.

Was the fight over?

He quickly sent back: “The Heavenly Gate consumes too much. Did you lose?”

“Hah, I just couldn’t be bothered to argue with him!”

Gui instantly understood—he had lost, but Su Yu had fled. This was a case of a dead duck with a hard beak, refusing to admit defeat!

Soon, Su Yu said directly: “Your power is useless! Relying on you, I’ll be killed by that guy sooner or later. Do you have a way to deal with him?”

“Of course I do!”

“Tell me!”

“Summon my true self out...”

Su Yu sneered: “Forget it, don’t even think about it! You want your true self out? I let you probe the myriad realms with your will as a favor. If you came out, the first thing you’d probably do is kill me!”

“How could that be!”

Gui quickly explained: “You are the intermediary. If you die, I cannot return to the Heavenly Gate.”

Hah!

You don’t even want to go back—what are you pretending for?

Su Yu knew these fellows’ minds well; they were all clear-headed, each knowing the other.

Su Yu didn’t dwell on that and continued: “Gui, do you know King Wen and the others?”

“I do.”

“Are they dead?”

“No, still alive.”

Seeing Su Yu bring up King Wen, Gui didn’t mind chatting with him, and said casually: “Now that the seal on the myriad realms is broken, are there many Rule Masters? Do you need my guidance?”

“No need, not many. But once the Human Emperor and the others return, there will be many. I feel it’s close! Once I pacify the myriad realms and the Human Emperor still hasn’t returned, I’ll go up to find them!”

At that, Su Yu smiled: “When I find the Human Emperor and the others, I might drop by the Heavenly Gate for a visit—how about that?”

“...”

Gui felt like laughing, but still replied: “You can come to the Heavenly Gate... but the danger is beyond your imagination! Here, the strong roam freely. Even someone like King Wen is not supreme here!”

Not supreme, but certainly not ordinary—otherwise, he wouldn’t have said that.

Su Yu asked curiously: “King Wen is a powerhouse of how many paths? Do you know?”

“That’s hard to say. I’m not familiar with King Wen.”

Gui smiled, knowing full well that Su Yu was probably fishing for information, but he didn’t mind piquing Su Yu’s interest, and continued: “In the Heavenly Gate, there are many strong. King Wen and Martial King—they are outsiders! They do not belong to our era. Such beings entering the Heavenly Gate—King Wen is not weak, and most people won’t specifically trouble him or target him... However, this King Wen has a sister... who provoked a powerful enemy, and they have been locked in battle for many years.”

The Time Master?

Su Yu’s interest was instantly piqued: “Tell me, who did King Wen’s sister provoke, that even King Wen can’t resolve this trouble? He is the strongest in our myriad realms.”

“Unspeakable! That existence is very strong, even in our era, among the topmost. If you want some understanding from the myriad realms... let’s put it this way: he is on par with the master of your Netherworld Domain, but with deeper foundations...”

Su Yu raised an eyebrow. On par with the Nether Lord?

That was indeed immensely powerful!

In Su Yu’s understanding, the Nether Lord had always been second in the heavens, with the Time Lord first—though it was said the Human Ancestor could fight him one-on-one, truth unknown.

The Time Master had provoked such an existence, leading to her downfall, and King Wen went to rescue her...

How had she provoked him?

Su Yu guessed it might be related to the Time Scroll, or perhaps to the Time Master’s path—could she have gone to collect the corpse of some being in the Heavenly Gate?

"Then, did it go straight to the thorny one's head?"

"That's actually a reasonable guess!"

Gui clearly wasn't willing to say much about that one, because they were too powerful—mentioning them, being in the same world, could easily be sensed.

Su Yu pressed on: "So, are there many such beings within the Heavenly Gate?"

"Not many! Very few! Extremely rare!"

Gui emphasized it several times—rare indeed.

He quickly added: "That's why King Wen and the others, who managed to fight and struggle for years, are still quite formidable—that much is beyond doubt."

"Compared to you? Are you strong behind the Heavenly Gate?"

"Heh... they can't possibly compare to me!"

Gui boasted a little. Su Yu didn't bother to argue—come on, if you were the strongest in the Heavenly Gate, I'd just open the gate right now!

There'd be no need to fear at all!

Su Yu thought for a moment and asked: "Can King Wen and the others come out?"

"Hard!"

Gui chuckled. "Easy to enter, hard to leave! If it were that easy to get out, I'd have left myself, and I wouldn't need to lend you my power."

He added: "Su Yu, you might be very strong now, with almost no rivals in the myriad realms, but if you ever see the Heavenly Gate, you'll understand how insignificant you are!"

This guy hadn't provided any useful information.

He was quite the sly old fox!

Su Yu didn't want to waste time either, and said quickly: "Can you find King Wen? If your borrowed power isn't enough, maybe let King Wen lend me some, or ask him if there are any treasures left in the myriad realms that could help me deal with that second-rank powerhouse?"

Find King Wen!

Gui instantly knew Su Yu's intention—this guy sure had bold ideas. Why would I go looking for him?

That would be asking for trouble!

"King Wen's whereabouts are uncertain; he's always being hunted by that one. Not long ago, even the master of the Netherworld Domain in the myriad realms joined the battle... The situation is getting more complicated. Finding King Wen now won't be easy!"

Gui spoke half-truths, half-lies, but Su Yu felt a strange stir—had the Netherworld Lord really gone after King Wen and the others?

He wasn't very forgiving!

Also, Gui wasn't entirely honest—of course, that was normal. If he told you everything and helped you with everything, he wouldn't be an ancient being. They were just using each other!

Su Yu didn't mind that. He was straightforward: "Then, within the Heavenly Gate, is there a way to help me become a first-rank? Or is the cultivation system inside the gate the same as ours? Do you also cultivate the myriad paths?"

"We also cultivate the myriad paths!"

Gui gave a definite answer. Su Yu's mind stirred—also cultivate the myriad paths... He couldn't help but ask: "Then why haven't I sensed so many ancient great paths on the River of Time?"

"The myriad paths we cultivate are... a bit different from yours, though mostly the same. Let's put it this way: you haven't seen them because you can't see them. The myriad paths we cultivate are all behind the Heavenly Gate!"

The myriad paths behind the Heavenly Gate?

Su Yu was stunned for a moment—the myriad paths behind the gate.

His eyes suddenly flickered: "Let me ask you—there is a River of Time within the Heavenly Gate, right?"

Gui fell silent for a long while, then spoke: "Yes."

Su Yu's heart trembled. "So, there are rivers both inside and outside the gate. The so-called sealed era..."

He kept thinking, kept pondering, and suddenly said: "Could it be that the sealed era simply means... sealing that segment of the River of Time?"

He said gravely: "In that case, all those powerful beings were sealed behind the gate?"

Could it be that the river is very long, and those ancients opened their paths at the river's end, and later, the Heavenly Gate appeared, sealing that segment of the river, along with the world, giving rise to the notion of a sealed era?

If so, then the Heavenly Gate was essentially a cut in the River of Time?

Was that it?

Countless thoughts surged in his mind. Su Yu kept pondering, then suddenly asked: "Why do the beings within your Heavenly Gate always want to come out, always want to reach the myriad realms?"

Gui was silent.

Su Yu pressed: "Can't say, or won't say?"

After a long pause, Gui gave a vague answer: "The past is all past; only the present is real. Living in the past is not as good as living in the present—what do you think?"

Su Yu vaguely understood something!

These people wanted to come out because the myriad realms were the present, while they were all the past!

Those within the three gates wanted to break this seal, to let the past return to the present!

It sounded complicated, but Su Yu grasped one truth: they wanted to occupy the myriad realms—whether for opportunities or something else, their goal was the myriad realms!

He didn't ask further, because Gui wasn't willing to cooperate or speak. Asking him to find King Wen was clearly hopeless, and King Wen himself might be in trouble now.

Recalling some earlier words—what the Human Emperor had said—Su Yu suddenly asked: "What would happen if we cultivated the great paths of your world?"

Gui was silent for a moment, then said: "The great paths are the biggest distinction between those inside and outside the gate!"

Understood!

At that moment, Su Yu suddenly understood why Time Master hadn't opened his heaven within the Heavenly Gate!

Because he couldn't—if he did, Time Master would be considered one of those inside the gate.

He also vaguely understood why the Netherworld Path remained in the Netherworld Domain—because the Netherworld Lord hadn't completely left the myriad realms; his path was still here.

That one might not be considered an insider either; he seemed to be waiting for an opportunity, leaving the Netherworld Domain in the myriad realms.

So when Su Yu touched the Netherworld Path, that one projected himself directly—because he didn't want to give it up, didn't want to abandon it; he still wanted to return!

Gui's fragmentary words gave Su Yu a preliminary understanding of the gate.

They also cultivated the myriad paths; in the era of heaven-opening, they all cultivated the power of the myriad paths. But the paths they cultivated... Su Yu's eyes flickered—the myriad realms they once inhabited might still be the same myriad realms, but the River of Time they once knew—was it still the same river?

The river... flows!

So, had their paths also shifted? Were the paths cultivated by the myriad races now different from those of that era, not in the same region?

Was the sealed era just the sealing of that region's segment of the river?

Was the River of Time a river... or a ring?

A closed loop!

And the region where he and others existed was just one segment of that loop?

Had the Heavenly Gate and the Human Gate cut off this loop?

At that moment, Su Yu truly began to contemplate what the river was, what it looked like, where its end lay, and what the purpose of sealing the three gates was, what it represented.

And all of this—Time Master was the key!

Perhaps he was about to touch the core!

Thinking these thoughts, Su Yu lost interest in Gui. Fine, just keep nourishing my world for me. Su Yu said quickly: "Don't take back the power—use it to strengthen my physical body! That guy has been bothering me lately, so I don't want to be caught off guard by a surprise attack!"

"You still want more?"

Gui was somewhat overwhelmed!

This fellow, truly mad, aren't you afraid I might actually emerge?

Or do you not realize that as my power seeps in over time, once my full strength is anchored across the myriad realms, I can descend in person through your illusory Heavenly Gate?

I descend... a First-Class being!

A supreme existence!

And you, a mere Fourth-Class, aren't you afraid of death?

At this moment, he too understood the division of the myriad realms—not so different from his own era, though they preferred the more intuitive measure of "how many Dao-powers."

"Fine!"

Thinking this, Gui still agreed. Though the cost was great, my roots take hold quickly—I can already feel my power anchoring somewhere. Perhaps I'll descend soon!

Of course, Su Yu knew full well.

Anchoring where?

In my world!

If the old fellow descends, he'll land straight into my world, where the power is most dense. Where else would he go?

I welcome it!

Just hope you're not afraid. In my world, I might not be able to kill you easily, right?

...

After chatting with Gui for a while, Su Yu rose to his feet.

In the distance, a crowd quickly looked over—the Human Emperor's people. Having just spoken with him, they now had a rough idea of Su Yu's situation, and their gazes were tinged with strangeness. This fellow, according to his own people, was truly formidable!

Empty words meant nothing; before, they'd just listen and let it pass.

But now, they had seen with their own eyes: he and his men, with zero losses, had slain nearly thirty Rule Masters—more than they had killed in countless years combined.

"Xingyue!"

Su Yu called out. Xingyue, who was healing someone, looked up. Su Yu said directly, "Merge that Nether Death Dao! It's reached the Second-Class level, akin to the Death Dao. Once merged, you'll be Second-Class. My world can now sustain a Second-Class existence!"

"Oh!"

Xingyue nodded, without much thought or excitement.

Second-Class?

How ordinary!

Back then, the Bright King said she'd catch up to the Immortal Emperor one day. Xingyue thought, if Su Yu grows strong, it's only natural for me to catch up.

Now, just a Second-Class.

The Immortal Emperor is still First-Class—far off. So... no need to be excited!

The Nether Death Dao was a deathly path. Xingyue governed the Life Dao of the myriad realms. Suddenly, she said, "Then should I merge the Life Dao of the myriad realms into your world? That way, life and death might both reach Second-Class, achieving balance?"

Before, life and death were unbalanced; her Life Dao was stronger.

Now, with a Death Dao added, merging could bring balance.

Both paths reaching Second-Class!

Second-Class requires at least eight Dao-powers. Merging two eight-Dao-power paths won't instantly make sixteen—First-Class—but it would exceed ten Dao-powers!

With good operation and fusion, she might soon wield twelve or even fourteen Dao-powers—hard to say.

Su Yu fell into thought. Should he let Xingyue merge her Life Dao too?

Just then, the Bright King hurriedly said, "Xingyue, don't! This should be discussed with His Majesty..."

"Why?"

Xingyue was puzzled. "Cultivation is personal. My brother may be strong, but that doesn't mean I must obey him in my training. Our paths differ—he doesn't walk the Life or Death Dao. Why listen to him?"

"..."

The Bright King was speechless!

But he was anxious!

If you merge everything into Su Yu's world, you'll become entirely his reflection. For now, your Life Dao is still in the River of Time, but if you merge it all...

How could he not be anxious?

The Human Emperor had gone into seclusion to stabilize his Sea of Will, and no one dared disturb him.

Xingyue wanted to merge the Life Dao, and everyone wanted to dissuade her but didn't know how!

Su Yu ignored them, considered for a moment, and said, "It's not impossible, but if you merge and my world collapses, you're finished. Before, there was still hope."

"You're my subordinate. If I merge, will you grow stronger? And if you grow stronger, you'll keep serving me, right?"

"..."

Around them, a group exchanged odd glances. Subordinate?

Your subordinate?

This subordinate of yours once didn't even spare the Town War King's face, scolding him at will. Su Yu was no pushover—everyone knew from their first meeting that he was not to be trifled with.

But Su Yu smiled and nodded. "True, my lord speaks no nonsense. Fine, merge. Your brother can barely protect himself now. If anyone dies, he might go before me—I'm probably behind."

So, merging or not, it's all the same!

Su Yu stopped minding Xingyue and turned to look at the War Emperor, who stood alone in the distance, melancholy, ignored by others and unwilling to engage.

The Human Emperor's people knew of his feud with the War King and avoided him.

Su Yu's people saw the War Emperor as an imposing figure, too proud to chat with them. While others talked, he sat silently, watching the river scenery.

Su Yu said directly, "War Emperor, go merge the Flesh Dao. After merging, you'll likely be Second-Class!"

That was one of only two Second-Class paths in his world.

The War Emperor's eyes lit up, then he coughed lightly and said with reserve, "I cultivate the Martial Dao..."

The Flesh Dao—I look down on it!

Su Yu couldn't be bothered. "Fine, forget it."

"No!"

The War Emperor abandoned all pretense. Damn it, I want to merge, I want to become Second-Class!

Su Yu added, "Later, I'll tell you how to summon an existence from the Heavenly Gate. Borrow some power. Whatever they say, just remember: seal your Sea of Will. Say what you should, and for what you shouldn't... exclude everything from the last five years. Then you can say whatever you like!"

No need for a gag order—it's meaningless. As long as the last five years aren't mentioned, the Heavenly Gate being can ask anything, and it won't matter.

The War Emperor and Xingyue, by merging these paths, would both step into Second-Class.

Thus, his side's strength would increase.

After arranging the War Emperor, Su Yu looked at Tongtian, beckoned. Tongtian Hou hurried over. Without another word, Su Yu turned and led him away, his voice echoing, "I'm going downstream to channel the world's power. Wait for me here!"

With that, he vanished.

Ming King and the others were startled. "Where are you going?"

"The Human Emperor is now in seclusion healing his wounds. Don't wander off."

Only after he had gone did Ming King finally blurt out, "This... where is Sovereign Su heading? If he leaves now, it's not safe..."

Wan Tiansheng chuckled softly, "It's fine. His Majesty knows what he's doing. He's just going out for a look. Everyone need not worry."

Hearing this, Ming King had no choice but to drop the matter.

Yet he pondered: Su Yu wasn't planning to go to the Myriad Realms, was he?

Before, he couldn't leave; if he did, the myriad races would notice someone missing and come to block him. Now that Su Yu had vanished... the problem should be minor. There were many Rule Lords here, and the myriad races, having been wounded, might not dare to obstruct.

Still... Ming King reminded them, "Everyone, you must not wander off. If we all leave, and we return to the Myriad Realms together with the myriad races, then the Three Gates will open!"

Their very purpose for existing was also to seal the Three Gates. The veteran powerhouses knew this, but he feared these people might not understand and suddenly bolt, causing them great trouble.

"Rest assured!"

Wan Tiansheng laughed, "We won't wander off!"

Ming King had no choice but to say no more.

...

Meanwhile.

Tongtian couldn't help asking, "Your Majesty, where are we going?"

"To the Myriad Realms!"

Su Yu went with the flow and said, "But I'm worried about abnormal time flow accelerating everyone's return. You are the Gate; help me conceal it and also teleport me. Speed is crucial—don't waste time!"

"...Alright!"

Tongtian felt a bit strange. Back to the Myriad Realms?

You only just arrived!

And if you go back, with the Human Emperor in seclusion, what if the myriad races attack?

Aren't you afraid something will go wrong?

Su Yu knew his thoughts and said casually, "Don't worry. The Human Emperor is still alive, so it's not a big problem. If the Human Emperor were truly dead, I wouldn't dare leave!"

Alive, even if crippled, he was still the Human Emperor.

As for Su Yu's own people, with Su Yu absent, if the Human Emperor gave orders—as long as they weren't suicidal—it would be fine.

Tongtian Hou said no more and began teleporting continuously. In this place, only he could do this; others, including the Space Ancient Clan, could not teleport people.

So the Space Dao here was more for lethality; its teleportation power was gone, greatly limited.

...

Su Yu teleported all the way. He had to return to the Myriad Realms for a while.

First, regarding Great Zhou King—that fellow had merged into his own world. Su Yu wanted to see if he still had second-rank power. Perhaps he did; he grasped many Daos, and after merging into Su Yu's world, he quickly mastered those Daos!

Second, the matter of King Wen's world—to search for it. If found, he might actually contact King Wen. If he could contact King Wen, that would be immensely useful!

Third, returning to the Myriad Realms, time flowed quickly. If he spent a month or so there fully absorbing and digesting the world's power, then came back here, only a day or two would have passed, saving a lot of time.

For this reason, during this rare period of peace, Su Yu had to rapidly strengthen himself.

Only if he grew strong would his subordinates grow strong.

Otherwise, hoping everyone would slowly strengthen themselves—that would take forever!

This time, familiar with the path and with Tongtian Hou's help, Su Yu soon sensed they were nearing the Myriad Realms region.

But this return, Su Yu noticed something unusual.

When they reached a node, Su Yu was startled. A powerful surge of killing intent boiled up, as if to kill him, but quickly dissipated, as if it had sensed something.

"King Yue?"

Su Yu was stunned. The node that King Yue guarded—he hadn't expected that after dying for years, King Yue could still sense something and continue to guard this node!

Su Yu hadn't thought much of it before, but now he couldn't help stopping here.

He knew that before his death, King Yue had devoured his own Dao, containing a single strike within his body!

King Yue was not weak. Back then, Su Yu couldn't see through him. Now, looking back, King Yue might have been a third-rank Rule Lord back then; War King was only third-rank, so he wasn't too weak.

"Left a strike here... and some lingering will..."

Su Yu murmured. Could King Yue... have hope of resurrection?

Resurrection via the Death Dao was impossible—they couldn't even guide such a powerful existence. But could this last wisp of King Yue's will be revived?

A powerhouse who fought to the death, continued to guard, and fulfilled the task given by the Human Emperor—such a strong one, whether or not he was Su Yu's man, Su Yu still wanted to save.

But before, he thought the other was completely dead, with no hope. Now that Su Yu stepped into this node, King Yue's wisp of will could still distinguish whether it was a human—that made a difference.

It meant King Yue might not be completely dead?

Su Yu originally wanted to return to his world first, but suddenly changed his mind. He quickly tore open a rift and descended through the passage King Yue guarded.

...

The Ninth Layer of the Starry Mansion.

Dilapidated and ruined, broken walls everywhere!

A corpse hung in the air, standing proudly in heaven and earth with a defiant look. That was King Yue, the first ancient human king Su Yu had discovered who died in battle.

Back then, when Su Yu sensed his aura, he felt it was life-threatening. Now, he no longer had that feeling.

But when he came down and looked at King Yue, his eyes still flickered.

"Swallowed the Dao into his belly!"

This one was also a complete ruthless man!

Su Yu observed carefully. King Yue was indeed formidable—he had swallowed his entire Dao, incorporating it into his Sea of Will. The Sea of Will had long been dormant, but with the slightest disturbance, it would probably erupt with a thunderous strike!

"The final strike of his life? Killing a third-rank would be no problem, but a second-rank... hard to say!"

At that moment, Tongtian Hou also looked at King Yue and sighed, "This one was very domineering back in the day. I never thought he would die here, his corpse floating for a hundred thousand years... I couldn't come up before, otherwise I would have collected his remains."

Su Yu laughed, "Come on, if you had tried to collect his remains back then, he would have stabbed you dead with one spear. Even being the Gate Clan wouldn't have helped!"

As he spoke, Su Yu looked at King Yue and raised an eyebrow slightly. "He might still live!"

"Completely dead, isn't he?"

Tongtian Hou was speechless. This could still live?

But Su Yu's eyes flickered as he said, "He's almost dead, but he still retains a will! If I stuff him into my world, he might survive and reconnect his Dao... But he walks the Spear Dao, and the Spear Dao is occupied by Great Qin King. If such a fellow lives, he might not be willing to change his Dao..."

At this point, Su Yu suddenly laughed, "First, let's find King Wen's world. If I find it, I'll stuff him into King Wen's world and see. Maybe King Wen still has the Spear Dao. No, in King Wen's world, there might not be anyone he incorporated. Even if he did, his world might not be closed..."

Thinking this, Su Yu added, "Interesting. King Wen's Brush Dao... actually suits him!"

Brush Dao?

Tongtian Hou was taken aback. Brush Dao and Spear Dao—aren't they different?

Su Yu felt the difference was not great; one upward, wasn't that just a spear?

What difference was there?

Su Yu carefully observed the Yue King for a moment, then looked no more. At this moment, he couldn't stuff him into his own world, and the Yue King didn't recognize him; that last wisp of will might not even bother with him.

As for the Wen King, he was familiar with him—that one held some hope.

"He completely devoured the Spear Dao—no wonder the Great Qin King and the others couldn't break through via the Spear Dao. It wasn't because the Spear Dao was seized by someone, but because this ruthless fellow swallowed it in one gulp... If it could be merged with the Brush Dao, which is now held by Nan Wujiang and the others... with coordination, perhaps they could forge a top-tier powerhouse!"

A Dao spirit could grasp the power of the Dao, but if someone coordinated and then took control of the Dao, it might be three parts stronger!

Of course, this was just speculation; that fellow was not easy to revive.

...

Su Yu lingered in the Ninth Layer for a while, then quickly left the Ninth Layer.

Tongtian Hou teleported for a time; moments later, Su Yu returned to the Upper Realm once more, and the Great Zhou King soon sensed him and materialized instantly.

When he saw Su Yu, he was stunned.

So fast... back already?

Are you this fast at everything?

It hadn't been long since Su Yu left—definitely less than a month!

According to the Great Zhou King's reasoning, travel time plus return plus battle... at the very least, less than a month, and the time flow was different—so, did you finish fighting and just come back, or what?

Didn't fight?

That couldn't be!

He had sensed the expansion of Su Yu's world—he must have fought!

"Your Majesty... back?"

The Great Zhou King murmured, and Su Yu said with a grin, "Came back to check. Just killed thirty Rule Masters; the situation there has improved a lot. I'm back to see how things are."

"Thirty?"

The Great Zhou King's teeth ached. You madman, indeed, when you go, it's the start of slaughter!

Su Yu glanced at him and laughed. "Not bad—after merging the Dao, it seems I didn't drop to second rank!"

"Your Majesty's world is even stronger!"

The Great Zhou King explained, "It can maintain its rank without dropping."

"That's good!"

Su Yu nodded slightly. "Come, go with me to the Human Emperor's world. Let's see if there's a way for you to extract some Dao power. The Human Emperor's world, even if ruined, is still very strong. Extracting some, making the world weaker, might actually benefit him."

It was too powerful, unsuitable for the Human Emperor to merge with—his current Sea of Will was too fragile!

This return also had the intention of helping the Human Emperor recover—of course, that was just incidental, since Su Yu could hardly guarantee success, so he would treat a dead horse as a live one and try anyway!

Hearing this, the Great Zhou King hurriedly said, "The Human Emperor, His Majesty, he..."

"He's not dead yet. His physical body collapsed, his Sea of Will collapsed. He can still live a few days. No problem! Just a small matter!"

"..."

Was that human speech?

Physical body collapsed, Sea of Will collapsed, still live a few days—this counts as a small matter?

The Great Zhou King wanted to cry. Truly pitiful—I knew that the Human Emperor's physical body leaving would have no good end, but the result was actually this miserable!

Nurtured for countless years, and he croaked as soon as he went out!

Indeed, going mad with Su Yu—he would grow stronger, but everyone else would suffer misfortune; the stronger they were, the worse their luck!

And before he finished thinking, Su Yu grabbed him, vanished in an instant, and in the blink of an eye stepped into the Land of Dao Origin!