Chapter 852: Terrifying Enhancement

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Su Yu approached that core circle, a tiny boot—this might be the true body.

Of course, only such a large boot would fit properly; if it were truly as vast as the Starry Sea, how enormous would King Wen’s foot have to be?

“The heaven and earth are here, meaning King Wen actually doesn’t use the power of heaven and earth, or rather, he only uses his own body’s power…”

Not using the power of heaven and earth doesn’t mean he lacks strength.

For example, Su Yu has strength both within and outside his heaven and earth.

If his heaven and earth are not destroyed, he is second-rank outside.

This doesn’t mean that because he is far from his heaven and earth, he suddenly becomes an ordinary person, but within his heaven and earth, or when he can mobilize a large amount of its power, his strength is amplified.

Su Yu’s amplification is not small—from second-rank to first-rank.

“If King Wen’s heaven and earth could be carried along… it would certainly be much stronger than now.”

Su Yu carefully observed; within King Wen’s heaven and earth, streams of rule power emanated.

Su Yu was probing the source of energy!

The energy in Su Yu’s current heaven and earth partly comes from the conversion of chaotic power, and partly from frequent killings—after killing, he directly devours and digests.

Could King Wen have also opened a rift in the River of Time?

But if he had, Su Yu would have no reason not to see it, and no one else would have failed to notice it either.

Then where does the power of King Wen’s heaven and earth come from?

Is it maintained by King Wen himself?

King Wen left long ago; even if he maintained it himself before, he can’t now. Across the Heavenly Gate, any power transmitted would be greatly weakened.

“Perhaps… I can gain something here!”

Su Yu’s eyes were strange—what gain?

A method to naturally expand his heaven and earth!

How did King Wen’s heaven and earth grow in his absence, without chaotic power, and without a rift in the River of Time?

Such a thing cannot arise from nothing!

And Su Yu,

currently has no way to solve this problem, including the conversion of chaotic power, which also takes considerable time. How did King Wen do it?

He stepped under the boot. Though somewhat humiliating to be trampled underfoot, Su Yu often didn’t care much about such things.

King Wen had a strong sense of mischief; he hung the boot in the air—entering his heaven and earth meant being stepped on!

Upon entering the heaven and earth, Su Yu seemed to shrink.

Outside, Great Zhou King and Tongtian Hou were slightly startled. At that moment, Su Yu turned into a person the size of an ant and drilled into King Wen’s heaven and earth. The boot, normal-sized to others, now became the sky in Su Yu’s eyes!

Soon, Su Yu looked outward. He could see outside, which was also strange—now there were two giants outside, giants that blotted out the sky!

“Interesting!”

The art of containing a mustard seed!

King Wen’s heaven and earth looked small but was actually not small. Su Yu felt it the moment he stepped in—it was far more stable and powerful than his own heaven and earth, filled with streams of great path power.

Free and unrestrained!

This was a new heaven and earth!

Su Yu looked up and seemed to see a new world. The air here was fresh, the soil fragrant.

The taste of freedom!

Su Yu closed his eyes, silently feeling and experiencing. He suddenly understood what King Wen pursued!

Freedom!

Great freedom!

King Wen was such a person.

Everything he did was actually the same as what Su Yu had pursued before—seeking freedom.

Earlier, others said Su Yu was like King Wen. Later, after observing for a long time, they felt Su Yu wasn’t really like King Wen; he only pretended to be like King Wen at times. Great Zhou King said Su Yu was more like the Human Emperor!

As for being like the Human Emperor… in Su Yu’s view, it was simply putting shackles on the free King Wen, turning him into a less free Human Emperor.

At this moment, Su Yu himself also had some insights.

He might be a combination of the Human Emperor and King Wen.

He yearned for freedom, but he couldn’t obtain it so easily. Unlike King Wen, who in that era had the Human Emperor to help him solve these troubles, King Wen was free.

But Su Yu had to bear it all himself.

“Free and unrestrained, roaming the heaven and earth as I please…”

As Su Yu silently contemplated, he grasped King Wen’s thoughts.

Yet, within this freedom, there were also some constraints…

Su Yu felt them too!

He discovered that King Wen might also be bound—such constraints came from many things.

The human race, family, friends, comrades…

It seemed the same for Su Yu—experiencing a process of pursuing freedom while being bound.

Su Yu let out a bitter laugh!

Even King Wen had been infected by the Human Emperor?

At the last moment, Su Yu vaguely sensed something—a familiar taste: responsibility!

At this moment, Su Yu suddenly felt helpless and bitter. “So… you too have been infected, or perhaps, with the heaven and earth unsettled, no one can enjoy this freedom?”

King Wen!

The one hailed as free and unrestrained, doing as he pleased, following his heart—he too was subtly bound!

That familiar taste was called responsibility!

“Human Emperor!”

Su Yu sighed: “Why not extract all the responsibility from this world?”

What he had pursued before was the freedom King Wen sought. He had envied King Wen—except for the misfortune of his sister, Su Yu envied him greatly. But now, he could actually realize that King Wen’s heaven and earth, always hidden here unmoving, had already lost its freedom!

“The mortal world locks the mortal heart; with a mortal heart, one is mortal. King Wen… you too cannot escape this calamity!”

Su Yu sneered, waved his hand, and a force dissipated—the wind of freedom vanished.

“Counterfeit freedom!”

Where was there any freedom to speak of? King Wen, who had long known of the existence of the Three Gates, could never truly obtain freedom. If the Human Emperor could suppress the myriad worlds and the Three Gates, then King Wen could be carefree and truly pursue these things.

Alas… he cannot!

The so-called avenue of freedom was but an illusion. Once again, he realized this, and this time, he gained new insights, new understandings, a new path.

So, freedom was not true.

"Seeking?"

Su Yu pondered silently. Was it seeking?

In King Wen's world, he sensed another great path's intent, as if this were King Wen's true essence.

The earlier freedom was for ghosts to see, but ordinary people could hardly see through it.

"The road ahead is long, seeking up and down, exploring the true essence of heaven and earth, comprehending the nature of the great path..."

At this moment, Su Yu suddenly felt a deep resonance. Seeking!

King Wen's core essence was the pursuit of truth!

To understand the true nature of the world!

"A researcher?"

At this moment, a word long absent from his thoughts surfaced in Su Yu's mind. King Wen... could he have been a researcher?

If so, how interesting that would be!

Su Yu silently contemplated. At this moment, heaven and earth seemed to respond. Gradually, a phantom figure emerged.

Under Su Yu's somewhat peculiar gaze, the phantom suddenly appeared, looking bewildered, and also gazed at Su Yu. Then, with some confusion, it said, "Your Majesty?"

"..."

Su Yu was stunned!

He stared at the old man before him, silent for a long time. Finally, his cheeks stiffened: "You... suddenly appeared here?"

"Where is this?"

The old man looked at Su Yu, still confused.

Su Yu laughed helplessly: "Senior Book Spirit, you... don't you know yourself?"

"What should I know?"

The Book Spirit was utterly clueless. What should I know?

Su Yu sighed in frustration. "You... you are actually the spirit of King Wen's world. I never expected that!"

The Book Spirit was dumbfounded!

And Su Yu was also dumbfounded. After the shock, he was both amused and exasperated, helpless to the extreme: "So that's it! King Wen, that great liar!"

"..."

The Book Spirit was speechless. Why are you cursing my master?

Su Yu grimaced, then said after a while: "I thought it was really a boot... but in essence, it's a book!"

He laughed bitterly. At this moment, he vaguely understood. King Wen's book might be the core essence.

The Book Spirit was actually the spirit of his world!

The moment Su Yu parted the mists, he comprehended the essence of King Wen's world, the so-called path of seeking. The truth that had been hidden was revealed, and the Book Spirit appeared!

Su Yu sighed: "Damn it!"

The Book Spirit looked at Su Yu. Why are you cursing me?

Su Yu wasn't cursing him. He couldn't help but say: "King Wen is a bastard. Senior Book Spirit, you've suffered so much!"

"Huh?"

Su Yu was annoyed: "Don't you feel it yet? Senior Book Spirit, you are a book that gained sentience. Logically, you should be the most cultured being, but your progress is slow. The reason is simple: the energy you absorbed all merged into King Wen's world. I thought he had found a way to create something from nothing... Now I understand. He created you, Senior Book Spirit, to draw power through a spirit. Shameless!"

At this moment, the Book Spirit was also contemplating something. After a long while, he seemed to gain some understanding. Gradually, his eyes shifted: "I... it seems... I am the spirit of this world. This world... is my true body?"

He suddenly looked up at the sky, startled: "This... shouldn't be a boot, but... a book!"

"The Myriad Paths Sutra!"

The Book Spirit murmured. His true body was the *Myriad Paths Sutra*, a book said to contain King Wen's lifelong experience of the great path. In the early days, it seemed powerful, but now, it was no longer so impressive.

It hadn't progressed quickly, or rather, it had hardly progressed at all.

Logically, as a book spirit achieving the Dao, it should have advanced rapidly. But it didn't.

Today, both Su Yu and the Book Spirit understood!

It wasn't that there was no progress. The power, rules, and insights the Book Spirit had absorbed had all merged into this world.

Earlier, the Book Spirit had tried to merge into Su Yu's world but failed. Su Yu thought it was special and didn't pay much attention. The Book Spirit also didn't become a Ruler of Rules or fight on the front lines. In fact, far from being a Ruler of Rules, the Book Spirit was at most a second-class Harmonizer!

He was still far from being a Ruler of Rules!

But now, Su Yu knew. It wasn't that he couldn't progress. He was the spirit of the world, already very strong. But King Wen had always sealed him, keeping him in his old residence.

"King Wen is truly inhuman... treating Senior so cruelly!"

Su Yu laughed: "Senior, why not bring King Wen's world and join mine?"

At this moment, the Book Spirit also understood his own situation. He was both amused and exasperated. After a while, he said: "Better not... I am my master's world spirit. I cannot betray my master..."

He paused, somewhat uneasy: "Your Majesty, why did I suddenly return?"

"I simply comprehended the essence of the great path!"

Su Yu smiled: "I touched the core essence of the world. If you hadn't appeared, I could have taken over the world. This is the world's self-defense mechanism. Not anyone can invade it, like the Lord of the Dead in the path of death..."

"And Your Majesty's world..."

The Book Spirit asked with some doubt. Who guards the core essence of Su Yu's world?

Su Yu smiled: "It hasn't been born yet. For now, the Supervisor of Fate acts as its steward. He condenses the path of fortune in my world, but he is not the core essence. Fortune is strong, but I do not walk the path of fortune. Otherwise, he would be like you, Senior Book Spirit!"

The Book Spirit understood and quickly said: "I see. But my master left nothing behind before he departed..."

Su Yu shook his head: "Because before he left, you might not have gained sentience yet. According to Fatty, you were born after he left... But King Wen must have known that you would eventually become a spirit!"

He added: "This is a good thing!"

A great thing!

Su Yu smiled: "Senior, now that King Wen is gone, you are essentially half the master of this world. I had similar arrangements for the Human Emperor... Of course, the Human Emperor's world no longer needs a master; he is the true master! But Senior... you can control this world. Your strength probably won't be weak. This is King Wen's world!"

Could he unleash first-class power?

Only now did Su Yu sense King Wen's cunning. Damn it, he had separated the world from its spirit! To put it bluntly, King Wen was being cautious!

He was wary that after he left, the world spirit would grow naturally and, seeing his long absence, would usurp his world.

This wasn't impossible!

For example, the Lord of the Dead, under Su Yu's instigation, had shown some inclination to rebel. If the Lord of the Dead returned, there might be some trouble.

Of course, this was a natural reaction for cultivators.

If Su Yu were away for a long time, he wouldn't keep the Supervisor of Fate awake. He would still need to guard against rebellion and usurpation of his world. But in times of crisis, he could awaken him.

Just like now. When Su Yu stripped away King Wen's false path of freedom and comprehended the essence of seeking, the Book Spirit naturally awakened and returned to the world.

If so, then this realm actually has a master at this moment.

The Book Spirit!

And Su Yu, intrigued, smiled and said, "Senior, how about a little game? I want to see just how powerful the Great Dao of the Wen King’s realm truly is. Now that there are no strong beings across the myriad realms, we can try it out without fear of being discovered."

If there were many strong beings, the Book Spirit using the realm would be sensed.

But now, with Su Yu as the strongest, there was naturally no issue.

At this moment, the Book Spirit was still enduring the feedback from the realm. Hearing this, it said, "Your Majesty, let’s forget it..."

"No, I want to test the Wen King’s Great Dao of the realm. Come on!"

The Book Spirit hesitated. Wouldn’t that be inappropriate?

"Just try it!"

Without waiting for a reply, Su Yu reached out and grabbed toward it, but the Book Spirit flickered and vanished in an instant.

Su Yu’s eyes shifted slightly. Interesting. Being able to evade my grasp so quickly meant the Book Spirit had absorbed some of the realm’s feedback and knew how to wield its power.

"Your Majesty, there’s no need..."

The Book Spirit reappeared. Su Yu’s eyes flickered, and a chain materialized, aiming to bind the Book Spirit.

But seeing this, the Book Spirit also conjured a chain, lashing out toward Su Yu.

In an instant, Su Yu’s chain was locked by the Wen King’s realm chain!

"Huh?"

Su Yu’s eyes widened. Stronger than my Great Dao power?

That was normal, but locking me? That was disrespectful!

"Void Escape!"

Su Yu vanished from his spot. The Book Spirit sighed, shook its head, and also disappeared in an instant.

They soon reappeared, because Su Yu had been forced out, and the Book Spirit, seeing him emerge, came out as well.

Su Yu raised an eyebrow. "Freeze!"

The world was instantly frozen, but in the blink of an eye, the frozen world dissolved, and Su Yu himself began to be encased in ice, a wave of freezing power sweeping over him.

"Petrify!"

The Book Spirit had just had one foot petrified when Su Yu suddenly found himself turning to stone as well. He felt a strange sensation. Every Dao I have, you have too?

Impressive!

The Wen King had mastered so many Daos. The Book Spirit was merely an executor, but at this moment, it represented the Wen King’s understanding of the Daos.

Thunder erupted!

The Five Elements burst forth!

Yin and Yang exploded!

Boom! Rumble!

The realm shook, and the Book Spirit kept counterattacking, all with the same Great Dao powers.

At this point, Su Yu grew a bit defiant. His competitive spirit was instantly ignited. Fine. You have the Daos I have, and I have the Daos you have.

If this continues, my Dao power is weaker than yours, and I might not win.

But... the Daos I have, you might not possess them all!

"Death!"

Death descended. Su Yu reached out and grasped, and a dense, overwhelming aura of death spilled forth. At that moment, the Book Spirit frowned slightly and also released a wave of death energy. But Su Yu laughed. "Fake! All show, no substance. This is clearly the Dao of Nether Death!"

With that, Su Yu’s powerful death energy surged outward, and life force instantly emerged. Life and death intertwined, twisting and killing the undead!

The entire realm bloomed with flowers one moment, then withered into desolation the next.

A great force of annihilation erupted!

The Book Spirit felt something strange. The next moment, a colossal power surged. Suddenly, Su Yu felt a crushing pressure. In an instant, he was suppressed from the peak of the second rank down to just barely entering the second rank.

Without a word, the Book Spirit conjured a book. This book was like a cage, instantly enveloping Su Yu within it.

Not only that, but at this moment, a pair of boots materialized in the realm.

Like a giant!

It truly seemed as if someone was wearing boots and stomping down. With a thunderous crash, Su Yu was flattened!

Seeing this, the Book Spirit’s expression changed. It quickly withdrew its Dao power and said urgently, "Your Majesty, I told you not to compare. You’ve been flattened..."

"..."

Su Yu’s body quickly swelled back to normal. He gave a wry smile. "I’ve been flattened?"

"..."

The Book Spirit was speechless. Nonsense. I saw it with my own eyes, and I did it myself.

Of course, at this moment, the Book Spirit knew better than to provoke Su Yu. It coughed and said, "I must have misseen!"

Su Yu finally smiled, a hint of strangeness in his eyes. "Here, you definitely have first-rank combat power!"

The Book Spirit didn’t have deep insights into this, but it nodded. "An ordinary person would probably be severely suppressed here. Your Majesty wasn’t suppressed too much!"

At this, Su Yu sighed. "I never expected this!"

He hadn’t expected that the Wen King’s realm had a spirit, and that this spirit—the Book Spirit—had always been someone he knew.

If that were the case, if the Book Spirit faced a life-or-death crisis, could it revive itself?

If it could... then the crisis of the myriad realms was never truly a crisis. If someone could summon the Book Spirit at a critical moment, perhaps the Wen King’s realm would awaken!

"So... the Wen King has plenty of backup plans!"

This might also be a last-resort measure. If humanity were truly on the verge of extinction, the Book Spirit might awaken. Once awakened, wielding the Wen King’s realm, who could match it?

First-rank!

Within this realm, even if the Book Spirit couldn’t wield all its power, it could certainly unleash first-rank combat power and suppress its opponents. Of course, it depended on where the battle took place.

In the Star Sea... it could cover everything!

Su Yu licked his lips and smiled. "Interesting!"

He looked at the Book Spirit. "I returned this time to improve myself, but instead, I discovered the Wen King’s realm and let you return... Once you leave the realm, I think even if you’re not first-rank, you’ll likely have second-rank peak combat power like me..."

The Book Spirit was actually the spirit of the realm!

The Wen King loved doing things like this!

Whether it was the Sky Monitor, the Bun, or the Book Spirit...

The Wen King had created a multitude of spirits!

A normal person wouldn’t do such a thing, but the Wen King’s Dao was the pursuit of knowledge. That made Su Yu understand why the Wen King could create so many spirits!

A researcher!

Researcher!

A mad researcher, capable of producing vast amounts of spirit, nothing unusual at all!

"Teacher Bai..."

Su Yu suddenly thought of someone—his own teacher, that weak and pitiful teacher.

In truth, at this moment, Su Yu realized that within the Multi-God Literature lineage, the one who truly inherited the mantle of the Literary King was Bai Feng.

White robes—that was Bai Feng's first choice!

It was also the first time Su Yu had seen Bai Feng in white robes, elegantly slaying a Tengkong from the Ten Thousand Races Sect. That day, Bai Feng was incomparably dashing, and Su Yu suddenly felt that white robes were truly handsome!

Bai Feng always kept countless white robes, wearing them wherever he went. Su Yu had previously wondered about whether he ever washed his clothes...

Bai Feng excelled in research; in fact, many things were studied by him. If only his strength weren't so lacking, he would have long delved into the Great Dao.

It wasn't until this moment, when Su Yu grasped that the essence of the Literary King's Dao was exploration, that he suddenly realized—truly, in his lineage, the one most like the Literary King was Bai Feng!

It was just that Bai Feng was too weak, and many had forgotten this.

Much of what Su Yu knew, he had actually learned from Bai Feng!

"Interesting!"

Su Yu chuckled, then looked back at the Book Spirit and said, "You can go out, can't you?"

The Book Spirit nodded: "I can, but... now that I have awakened to my true nature, I cannot leave recklessly. Over the years, my master's realm has been neglected, and if something happens to me, it could cause the realm to collapse... that would be quite troublesome!"

Su Yu smiled: "Don't worry about that! Right now, I need strong individuals, and coincidentally, you've come to me for free!"

As he spoke, Su Yu's eyes flickered, and he suddenly sat cross-legged.

Gui, that fellow, had been continuously transmitting what the Literary King intended to send, and now it had finally succeeded!

...

Su Yu quickly appeared outside the illusory Heavenly Gate.

A sphere fell toward him.

Su Yu caught it, sensed it, and smiled—the power of the Brush Dao!

Interesting!

The Literary King had sealed the sphere with the power of the Brush Dao, meaning Gui hadn't lied to him, nor dared to embezzle it. Otherwise, the seal would have been broken... though if it were, the Literary King might have sensed it, and Gui would have been in deep trouble!

He was behind the gate, and the Literary King was there too!

"Sealed with the power of the Brush Dao... so he knew it was for me..."

Su Yu roughly understood that the Literary King had discerned his identity.

Wise men need not say much.

He quickly unsealed the sphere. The moment it was unsealed, a surging, boundless force spread near the Heavenly Gate—the power of rules, countless rules!

Su Yu's expression shifted slightly. So strong, so much!

At that moment, Gui's voice echoed: "Su Yu, I've given you the item, and I've kept my promise... Next, I will arrange for some people to input rule power for you... and I'll also give you some rule fragments... I hope you keep your word!"

Su Yu smiled: "No problem! A trivial matter!"

"Then I'll take my leave..."

"Go ahead!"

Su Yu replied dismissively, and Gui quickly departed. In truth, Gui, exhausted to the point of near death, was also exhilarated.

My avatar has been formed!

Su Yu really didn't stop him!

Actually, he wasn't in such a hurry to return and attend some debate meeting—it wasn't that fast!

At this moment, he was eager to go and see the state of the myriad realms!

Gui soon found a place, sat cross-legged, and immersed his will into his mind, perceiving everything about his avatar.

He saw it—he saw the myriad realms!

Prosperous!

Thriving!

Sunlit!

Bright!

Gui suddenly felt a sense of clarity, his mood lifted. Every sacrifice was worth it!

In the myriad realms, he easily manifested an avatar. Compared to that old friend of his from years past, he suddenly felt contempt—what a pity, that one had found an unreliable Sixth Generation Lord. Look at the Tenth Generation... my heavens, he let me form an avatar so easily!

That old friend of his, back then, had expended who knows how much energy to manifest an avatar, scheming against the Sixth Generation Lord for ages, only to fail in the end.

Look at me!

I formed an avatar so quickly; it won't be long before my true self descends!

Gui was ecstatic. At this moment, he appeared on the battlefield of the myriad realms. He knew this place, though it was different from when they had left years ago. Still, he had been keeping an eye on it all these years!

News of the myriad realms was something all the strong ones behind the Heavenly Gate desperately craved!

He recalled how, before, he had to beg and plead for scraps of information. Now, his mood was incomparably good—my avatar is roaming freely through the myriad realms!

As he flew, he saw people.

Many people!

Men and women alike. It seemed to be a small city, bustling with activity. He quickly descended. Just as he landed, someone beside him laughed heartily: "Young man, where are you from? Human race? Here for the martial tournament too?"

Gui's interest was piqued. The little fellow before him was very weak, but very enthusiastic. He didn't mind chatting with him, so he smiled and replied: "Martial tournament? I just came out of seclusion. What martial tournament? What's it for?"

"You've come at just the right time!"

The old man beside him laughed again: "The Yu Emperor's Guard is recruiting across the myriad realms! They're selecting high-level experts now. Lucky for you, they're short-handed. Win the tournament, and you'll join the upper echelons of the Yu Emperor's Guard!"

Yu Emperor's Guard—Su Yu?

Gui's heart stirred, his eyes flickering as he smiled: "The Yu Emperor's Guard is recruiting?"

"That's right!"

Gui's eyes flickered again: "It must be dangerous now, right? I heard that the Yu Emperor has recently encountered powerful enemies..."

"So what!"

The old man waved dismissively, laughing heartily: "The Yu Emperor can overcome everything!"

Gui was speechless. These people had all been brainwashed by Su Yu!

He was a Second-Rank pinnacle, while Su Yu was only a Fourth-Rank. Overcome everything? Without me, he would have been killed long ago!

Still, meeting such an enthusiastic person was rare, and Gui was excited to chat with him. As for Su Yu—even if he told him something, it might not be true.

Soon, the two were deep in conversation.

Su Yu couldn't be bothered with what Gui was doing or thinking.

Nonsense—in that tiny little place, all Gui ever encountered was the Blue Sky, and what could the Blue Sky possibly say to Gui?

Su Yu paid it no mind.

At this moment, he realized that today was simply his lucky day!

So much Rule Power!

And it felt somewhat different from that of the Myriad Realms.

Not only that… faintly, Su Yu even discovered that… it seemed… there was a complete First-Class Great Dao Power. Su Yu's expression shifted instantly. The Civil King had killed a First-Class over there—that wasn't surprising—but the key was that the Civil King had completely stripped away the other's Great Dao Power!

Su Yu's face changed in an instant!

This required extremely formidable strength, and… for him, it was simply wonderful!

He was familiar with this Great Dao Power!

"The Longevity Dao!"

Su Yu sensed it and murmured to himself. He hadn't misjudged—or rather, it could also be called the Life Dao!

Su Yu gasped!

Who was the Civil King fighting?

He had killed a master of the Life Dao and completely stripped away his Dao, intending to leave it for himself to perfect his own Life Dao Power?

Within the Civil King's Heaven and Earth, there was also a Life Dao, but it was very weak.

"I've struck it rich!"

Su Yu broke into a radiant smile. The next moment, he suddenly raised an eyebrow. Amidst this Dao Power, he seemed to sense something.

Su Yu listened carefully. In his ears, a faint, almost inaudible voice seemed to arise: "Infiltrate… my Heaven and Earth Power… find… the spirit…"

"Find the Book Spirit? Infiltrate his Heaven and Earth Power into the Heavenly Gate?"

Su Yu was also a Heaven Opener, and he had just discovered that the Book Spirit was the Spirit of Heaven and Earth. He instantly understood the Civil King's intention. But the words left by the Civil King seemed to have been erased by the Heavenly Gate!

So, the Heavenly Gate did not allow any marks left by non-invokers to infiltrate?

Thinking this, Su Yu didn't mind and immediately grasped the Civil King's meaning. "He wants me to channel some of his Heaven and Earth Power into the Heavenly Gate? He wants to pull his own Heaven and Earth Power over there…"

Su Yu murmured. So the Civil King was under great pressure!

Su Yu licked his lips and smiled. No rush.

First, let me elevate my own Heaven and Earth!

So much Rule Power, Rule Daos, and even a complete First-Class Dao. Moreover, the power behind the Heavenly Gate seemed different from that outside, with a complementary feel—perhaps the enhancement would be even greater!

"Indeed, finding the Civil King makes advancement so easy!"

At this moment, Su Yu's smile was dazzling.

First, I'll strengthen myself. As for the Civil King, there's no hurry. The stronger I become, the more Heaven and Earth Power I can channel to him. Otherwise, even if Su Yu channeled it now, the Civil King might not be able to absorb much.

Su Yu said no more. He quickly opened his eyes and looked at the Book Spirit: "Prepare yourself. The Civil King just sent a message—he needs some power support. Later, you'll need to cooperate with me to channel some Heaven and Earth Power into my Heavenly Gate!"

The Book Spirit instantly grew solemn: "Can the Master communicate with His Majesty?"

"Not yet—through a third party."

Su Yu smiled: "No rush. It's only a matter of time. Since we can barely make contact now, formal contact will come soon. I can see the Civil King is anxious too!"

The Book Spirit quickly replied: "Good. When His Majesty says he needs it, I will immediately channel Heaven and Earth Power into His Majesty's Heavenly Gate!"

The Book Spirit was now grave as well. "Is the Little Master well?"

Su Yu didn't know that, but he still smiled: "Quite well. Even the Martial King is alive and well, let alone the Time Master. Let's not talk about that now. The Civil King sent me a lot of Rule Power—I need to go integrate it into my Heaven and Earth…"

"Please, Your Majesty!"

Su Yu said no more and vanished swiftly, returning to his own Heaven and Earth.

…

A moment later.

Su Yu returned, ignoring the Tongtian Hou and the Great Zhou King who were frantically running back behind him. He was ecstatic, merging streams of Rule Power into his Heaven and Earth.

Some of these Rule Powers, Su Yu already controlled.

But now, as he merged them, something felt different.

For instance, Su Yu merged a stream of Thunder Power. His Heaven and Earth already had Thunder Power, previously controlled by Princess Qi.

That Thunder Power was roughly at the Third-Class, on the weaker side.

Within his own Heaven and Earth, Princess Qi could barely exert such strength.

But outside, it was far inferior.

On Su Yu's side, the Thunder Power sent by the Civil King felt to him like at most Fifth-Class. Yet when this power merged with the existing Thunder Power, it suddenly took on a quality of yin-yang harmony.

The domineering Thunder Power instantly became somewhat gentler—but only for the wielder. If unleashed, it would actually be stronger.

The Fifth-Class Thunder Power merged in, and suddenly this weaker Third-Class Thunder Power seemed to have taken steroids, surging wildly until it reached the middle of the Third-Class.

Su Yu's expression shifted: "It's rising so fast…"

It seemed like a small increase, but one must know that merging Fifth-Class Rule Power into Third-Class normally would hardly cause any change at all.

Su Yu gasped. Not only did he gasp, but he also frowned: "Trouble…"

He suddenly sensed something important!

If it was like this for us merging the Dao from behind the Gate, then for those behind the Gate, merging the current Myriad Realms' Dao—would they also see a massive boost?

"If so… the fellows behind the Gate, so eager to come out, that's rather interesting… They know they can grow stronger once they're out?"

Su Yu pondered this as he continued merging, absorbing vast amounts of Dao Power.

He could clearly feel his entire Heaven and Earth expanding, and the Daos he merged were rapidly strengthening.

When he finally merged that First-Class Dao Power, his Heaven and Earth suddenly expanded wildly. In an instant, throughout the entire Upper Realm, except for the village-sized patch of the Human Emperor, which Su Yu hadn't encroached upon, almost everywhere else was overtaken by Su Yu's Heaven and Earth!

And Su Yu, momentarily overwhelmed, quickly began to absorb the power.

Strengthen himself!

At this moment, he had essentially devoured many Rule Masters, yin and yang harmonized, all perfecting his own Dao and Heaven and Earth!

…

At the same time.

Upstream of the River of Time.

For the Human Emperor and the others, it was merely an instant. Just a moment ago, Su Yu had told him to send the Star Universe Seal and the Human Emperor Seal inside. Not long after, the Human Emperor was stunned.

Now, not only he, but the others were also stunned one by one.

Over there, Princess Qi's aura suddenly rose a notch.

Princess Qi glanced back, not paying much attention—it seemed Su Yu had merged some Rule Power into her. It just made wielding the Thunder Dao easier, less violent.

On her side, no sooner had she finished her ascension than, in the blink of an eye, the aura of the Southern King beside her also rose a notch.

No sooner had the Southern King finished his ascension than the Martial Emperor, who had just recovered to second-class strength, suddenly felt his aura surge dramatically—for the Path of the Flesh was a very common avenue of great power, not rare even beyond the Heavenly Gate!

The Martial Emperor was stunned, his mouth agape: What is happening?

Originally, the Path of the Flesh in Su Yu's world barely reached second-class; the Martial Emperor had only just recovered to that level. But Su Yu had drawn a great deal of world power from the Human Emperor, and the Martial Emperor had indeed improved.

From roughly eight paths, he had barely reached nine paths, but now, in the blink of an eye, he instantly possessed ten paths of power!

The Martial Emperor, lost in thought, exclaimed: Damn, is raising one's realm this simple?

How bizarre!

Not only him, but others began to ascend one after another, leaving figures like the Radiant King staring with mouths wide open: What the hell?

And that wasn't all… Finally, Star Moon, who had been healing others over there, suddenly let a trace of aura leak from her body. The Human Emperor immediately shouted: "Radiant King!"

The Radiant King instantly set up a formation to conceal her aura!

Star Moon, somewhat bewildered, quickly became resigned, not too concerned. Meanwhile, the War King beside her widened his eyes and murmured: "I… why do I feel… you're almost on par with me?"

Second-class peak?

Then all these countless years of mine—have they been lived in vain?

Star Moon, with an air of indifference, said nonchalantly: "Su Yu ascended and strengthened the Path of Life and Death. Is it strange that I reached second-class peak?"

Then, with some confusion, she added: "I feel as if I'm being restricted… Otherwise, I should be able to reach first-class, right?"

Strange!

She had that feeling—her comprehension was slightly lacking, but it seemed that Su Yu's own limitations prevented her from crossing into first-class; otherwise, she suspected she could have made the leap!

What did Su Yu eat?

How did he suddenly strengthen the Path of Life and Death by such a huge margin?

Just now she appeared and then left; nothing seemed to have changed. The only difference was that she had Fatty Ball return the boots.

Could it be that he ate the Civil King's boots?

Thinking this, she looked at the bewildered Fatty Ball over there and felt a twinge of sympathy: Su Yu ate your master's boots!

No wonder I feel a stench of feet in my path… Well, it's a psychological feeling; don't mind it. Eating shoes is just eating shoes!

Elsewhere, everyone was dumbfounded.

The Snow King, who had just been chatting with his daughter, was originally at third-class peak, nearly second-class. As for his daughter, her previous Path of Ice and Snow had barely crossed into third-class within Su Yu's world… But in an instant, suddenly, Snow Orchid's aura reached third-class peak.

The Snow King was also dumbfounded!

What the hell?

Near Snow Orchid, the Giant Axe was also ascending while seated, going directly from weak third-class to third-class peak. He grinned, looked at the Snow King, and said somewhat naively: "Snow King, our realms are about the same now—ascended just by sitting…"

The Snow King's face darkened: Are those words meant as a boast or what?

Who wants to bother with you!

Further away, the Human Emperor's phantom trembled: Damn, should I still go into seclusion?

I… maybe I won't go into seclusion?

What is going on!

What exactly is Su Yu doing?

He felt that Su Yu had only been gone for a short while, yet the people on Su Yu's side were ascending wildly—it made him seem utterly incompetent!

Not just him; at this moment, even the Radiant King couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, does merging with the world really boost one so quickly? The world you opened—we want to merge into it too. Will I immediately go from first-class to super-class?"

Damn!

He too was getting uneasy. That grandson of his grandson's grandson… had just gone from weak third-class to strong third-class in an instant, almost reaching second-class.

Give you a few more days, and will you surpass me, your ancestor?

How bizarre!

Opening a world, merging into a world—can it really be played like this?

Ascending as if drinking water?

This is too… too enviable!

The Human Emperor opened his mouth, was silent for a long while, then shut it!

I myself, merging into my own world, can at best reach second-class peak. In that world, severed from the River of Time, I can at most sustain third-class existence.

If you merge… then you'd truly be seeking death.

Of course, if everyone merged, his world would also grow stronger; he could reach first-class without issue, but people like the Radiant King would have to be one class lower than him!

At this moment, the Human Emperor was also utterly dazed!

Su Yu, just stepping out for a bit, his ascension speed is like he's taken some drug—what's going on?

"Has he hooked up with Old Two Wen?"

He judged that this might be the most accurate answer!

Suddenly, the Human Emperor felt a sense of crisis.

Not that the myriad races were about to attack, but… he really couldn't afford to lose face!

"If I don't die, and then my old brothers here are all surpassed by Su Yu, and I am also surpassed by him… then… haven't I lived in vain?"

The Human Emperor's face changed completely!

Death is not fearsome; what's fearsome is living and then being humiliated!

I'm not afraid of death; I just want some face.

I had no idea Su Yu would ascend so quickly!

If this continues, he'll leave me behind, and then… I'll truly have no face to see anyone—might as well let me die!

The Human Emperor had been thinking earlier: if he went back to merge into the world and severed the Human Emperor's Path to merge, he might still reach first-class. But now, was Su Yu still the same as before, just entering first-class?

"Not necessarily… Maybe that brat can now maintain first-class combat power even outside the world!"

The more the Human Emperor thought, the more terrified he became!

Then inside the world, he must have at least twenty paths of power, or even more.

Moreover, as the world grew stronger, the combat power maintained outside the world also grew stronger. If he truly reached the level of the Lord of Time, then however strong he was inside the world, he would be just as strong outside—almost balanced!

Thinking of these things, he kept inhaling sharply.

This won't do!

Su Yu must come back quickly! When he returns, I'll go merge into the world, I'll sever my path, I'll ascend!

The next moment, the Human Emperor suddenly looked at the Radiant King and the others, somewhat eagerly: My old brothers, I originally didn't intend to make use of you, but now… I'm anxious. How about you all cultivate the world with me?