Chapter 857: Team Battle

The Myriad Races Continent.

The Immortal Emperor and a few others wore grave expressions—the Human Emperor had actually ceded authority to Su Yu, and Su Yu was constantly tempering these veteran human powerhouses.

They were no fools!

With such tempering repeated over time, Su Yu's commands would become a single will, etched into everyone's hearts.

Unaccustomed at first, but after many times, they would naturally follow Su Yu's directives.

Simple, yet highly effective!

The prerequisite was that you could keep these proud and unruly warriors in check, making them obey you, and Su Yu's previous battle had clearly subdued them; even the first-rankers dared not act rashly.

The Immortal Emperor's injuries had not yet healed—too little time had passed, because by this realm's reckoning... damn it, the battle had only ended yesterday!

Yes, it was that fast.

Su Yu couldn't truly be planning to launch a second war, could he?

So many Rule Masters had died—were they still not satisfied?

The Immortal Emperor looked to the Divine Emperor, whose face was also somewhat pale; the three of them had been severely wounded by the Human Emperor before, but fortunately the Immortal Emperor was skilled in healing, so now they were somewhat better, though not fully recovered.

The Divine Emperor's expression was solemn, and he said in a low voice, "Everyone, be cautious!"

Someone gritted their teeth and said, "Divine Emperor, why don't we take the initiative to attack! If they keep intimidating us like this, once we let our guard down, they could easily break through in an instant!"

They were all experts—they understood this tactic well.

First feign an attack; once the enemy relaxes, then strike hard!

In a battle of experts, the slightest carelessness could allow the enemy to break through the encirclement and slay you on the spot.

The Divine Emperor, expressionless, looked at the Immortal Emperor and the others. The Immortal Emperor transmitted his voice: "We can't go on like this. If it comes to it... let's launch an offensive ourselves once, and drive them back!"

The Divine Emperor transmitted back: "How much combat strength does the Human Emperor still have?"

In truth, what everyone feared was still the Human Emperor..

Earlier, the three sovereigns had been routed by him in an instant, and that was when the Human Emperor was not at full strength—from this, one could see how powerful the Human Emperor was at his peak. In the old days, it wasn't just three top experts who fought the Human Emperor; almost all the top-tier experts would go after him.

The rest would then engage the human powerhouses.

...

At the same time.

Su Yu had adapted after several attempts, leading the group in charges multiple times. Once everyone grew numb and accustomed to his commands, Su Yu finally broke into a smile.

A surprise attack, in truth, had little hope.

He hadn't counted on a surprise attack—it was impossible.

What he wanted to see was simply that everyone obeyed his orders; that alone was enough.

On the opposite side, they were now fully on guard.

Su Yu continued to drill them a few more times, then the next moment, he roared again: "Charge!"

Everyone followed, charging together!

They were used to it!

After several rounds, everyone was thinking about where Su Yu would call the retreat.

But this time, there was no retreat.

Retreat for what?

Since they were all acting on orders, there was no need to retreat.

"Kill!"

A single fierce shout jolted everyone awake, instantly shaking their hearts.

At this moment, the Myriad Races Continent was less than ten thousand meters away.

For experts, even within the River of Time, it was but an instant.

On the opposite side, countless auras erupted in an instant, and the Divine Emperor's angry roar resounded through heaven and earth: "Face the enemy!"

That madman Su Yu was actually fighting a battle every single day!

Only yesterday, dozens of Rule Masters had died, and many were still wounded, yet Su Yu had already come to attack!

Damnable wretch!

This fellow was even more insane than the Human Emperor. Even the Human Emperor, when fighting them, couldn't have been so frequent. Over so many years, on their side, nearly a thousand years had passed, and in truth, full-scale wars—those with more than ten Rule Masters—had occurred less than ten times. Those with over ten Rule Masters happened quite a few times, once every three to five years, which was already extremely frequent.

But Su Yu—once a day!

The Rule Masters on both sides, combined, were nearly two hundred in number.

That was an utterly terrifying figure!

The numbers were not large, but these experts were, in any era, the pinnacle of existence, those who held dominion over the Great Dao.

At this moment, they truly charged like common soldiers, surging into the enemy camp.

Boom!

A heaven-shaking blade aura erupted—it was Su Yu, slashing out with his saber, roaring: "Group charge! Don't split the enemy—fight as one!"

"..."

Everyone was stunned. In battles among experts, they usually fought one-on-one, for under the clash of great powers, it was easy to involve all sides. But today, Su Yu wanted them to charge as a group, not to split the enemy, not one-on-one or several ganging up on one.

Instantly, the Myriad Races side was also thrown into disarray.

Fight as one?

Some experts were utterly unaccustomed to such tactics and were at a loss.

The Divine Emperor immediately bellowed: "Don't scatter! All out attack!"

Such a battle formation was somewhat unexpected.

But the Divine Emperor thought Su Yu had lost his mind. On his side, there were many first-rankers; once the battle erupted, the shockwaves might kill many of the weaker ones. Was Su Yu insane?

Did he really think that because he had won a battle before, he could do anything?

At this moment, nearly two hundred experts were packed together, all blasting at the enemy in unison.

Rumble!

Sabers, spears, swords, halberds, axes, battle-axes, hooks, forks—all manner of weapons emerged, and all kinds of Great Dao power crisscrossed in utter chaos!

This kind of chaotic melee was actually the first time for everyone... or rather, the first time since becoming Rule Masters.

...

Behind the crowd.

The Human Emperor's expression shifted slightly, and he couldn't help but mutter a curse: "Madman!"

These were not common soldiers!

This was a group of top-tier experts—since when did top experts charge in such a group? When first-rank experts fought, the shockwaves affected both sides, and this would cause the weaker ones on both sides to suffer!

A typical tactic of losing eight hundred to wound the enemy by eight hundred as well.

No advantage gained at all!

Su Yu had fought many battles, so why choose this approach at this moment?

The Human Emperor did not understand!

And soon, this tactic led to casualties. With many strong warriors on both sides, Su Yu instantly charged at the God Emperor, Ming Wang at the Immortal Emperor, Zhenwu Wang at the Demon Emperor, and Ming Wang's wife at the Spirit Emperor.

Thus, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Nether Emperors had no opponents, but in a blink, they were surrounded by people from both sides.

The three great experts, including Su Yu's side, all felt somewhat constrained.

A loud curse arose: "Dragon Emperor, shrink your body, don't attack us..."

At that moment, someone beside the Dragon Emperor roared!

The Dragon and Phoenix, two great experts, had enormous bodies; in truth, all myriad races had large bodies. Now, once they unleashed their power, the range of fluctuation was too great, and many myriad race experts were also caught in the attacks.

And since the myriad races had large bodies, if they scattered, they would be instantly devoured by the humans; if they gathered... at this moment, many myriad race experts could only maintain human form in battle, unable to revert to their true forms, otherwise, being too large, they would be separated.

...

The God Emperor snorted coldly: "Is this all for that?"

The large bodies of the myriad races were also being used by Su Yu?

But what could this affect!

A burst of divine power erupted from the God Emperor, while Su Yu instantly summoned a powerful force descending, chuckling: "Divine Descent!"

Boom!

At this moment, he too was like a divine race expert, matching the God Emperor's aura, and in a blink, he charged at the God Emperor. The God Emperor's face turned solemn—this fellow felt very strong, much stronger than before.

And Su Yu's World Power was now rapidly spreading toward this side!

The God Emperor's expression shifted slightly!

The next moment, frowning, he shouted: "Retreat!"

"Retreat from his World Domain!"

Fighting within Su Yu's World Domain was not a good choice; they could only choose to retreat!

But in such a tangled battle, once they retreated, they would expose their backs to the enemy. Just as the God Emperor finished shouting, the Immortal Emperor couldn't help but roar: "No retreat, fight!"

What was the God Emperor shouting randomly!

If they retreated now, wouldn't that give Su Yu and his side a chance to kill?

He knew that the God Emperor had probably not encountered such a tangled battle for many years and had momentarily forgotten—this was not a one-on-one duel where retreat was easy; with everyone entangled, how could they retreat?

Fortunately, the myriad races' Rule Masters were not foolish. When the God Emperor shouted retreat, everyone felt that they could not retreat, so there was no major disturbance. But in local areas, several experts wanted to retreat. At that moment, as the God Emperor finished shouting, they had just retreated a short distance when a slower companion was instantly slain on the spot!

The God Emperor was also stunned, instantly realizing he had made a mistake!

This battle was different from before!

This was not a divided battle but a collective one. Retreating one would cause casualties among others. He quickly bellowed: "Don't retreat, kill the enemy!"

Opposite, Su Yu swept out with his blade, the residual waves shaking the surroundings.

He didn't care at all about the humans around him!

No other reason—he was the human leader!

If they got hurt, they had to endure it.

But the God Emperor and his side... heh!

Sure enough, the God Emperor also unleashed his full power, erupting with divine fist techniques. A single punch sent a thunderous boom, as blade aura and fist force collided, blasting many experts around to vomit blood and fly backward.

Both humans and myriad races were affected!

On the human side, they were merely helpless.

On the myriad race side, some wanted to retreat from the circle of experts!

Seeing this, the God Emperor's expression changed again. The next moment, he roared: "Endure it! No one is allowed to retreat!"

If the experts on his side chose to retreat to avoid the residual waves, then the humans could surround and kill him!

Only at this moment did the God Emperor and his side fully understand Su Yu's intention.

Because... the myriad races were not of one mind!

Sure enough, Su Yu's voice rang out like a demon's: "One race, one emperor. If you die, your race is gone. I have already taken over the myriad realms. Whenever a race's emperor falls, I will inform the remaining experts in the myriad realms to exterminate that race!"

"An emperor's fall brings omens; when a race's emperor falls... it will surely cause realm turbulence, heaven and earth to crack..."

The God Emperor bellowed, his divine voice shaking heaven and earth: "Don't listen, don't mind! Once we collapse, the myriad races as one will all be destroyed!"

At this moment, several experts were all drenched in sweat!

They had not expected such a collective battle from Su Yu to have such great drawbacks.

On the myriad race side, people kept withdrawing from around the top experts; if this continued, something big would happen.

The Immortal Emperor even covered everyone with his Life Dao, roaring: "No matter how severe the injuries, I will help you all recover. Do not retreat! How many years has it been, and you still cannot see through the sinister intentions of the humans?"

Humans are treacherous!

Every time it's the same old trick, causing the myriad races to split, yet this trick never fails!

Su Yu chuckled coldly, no longer caring about that, and with a roar, instantly unleashed ten thousand blades!

The residual waves spread, causing losses on both sides.

The next moment, just as the God Emperor was about to erupt, Su Yu shouted: "Human Emperor!"

In the distance, the Human Emperor's phantom instantly appeared, flying toward this side.

The myriad races trembled!

"Retreat!"

Su Yu bellowed, and with the pull of World Power, a group of human experts all withdrew with the World Power, separating from the enemy in a blink. Under the coordination of World Power, this was something the myriad races, not united in heart, could not match.

In a flash, Su Yu's side retreated back.

And the God Emperor and his few companions had extremely grave expressions!

No loss!

The battle lasted only a moment; the myriad races were unlucky. Earlier, due to some mistakes by the God Emperor, one Rule Master was killed. Apart from that one, there were many injured, but no one else died.

Su Yu's side had none, and the myriad race side had no other deaths besides this one.

In the first chaotic battle, one Rule Master died—that was the God Emperor's fault.

Both sides had severely wounded!

Not just one or two; Su Yu's side had over a dozen, and so did the myriad races.

All caused by being caught in the residual waves of the experts!

The losses were equal!

But the Divine Emperor and his companions could not rejoice, though they should have. The Immortal Emperor here could heal everyone, yet over there, it seemed another master of the Life Dao had appeared.

The Divine Emperor suddenly said in a deep voice, "Immortal Emperor, is he trying to drain your strength?"

The Immortal Emperor was startled!

At this moment, they were not pursuing. The Immortal Emperor was swiftly healing the wounded. Hearing this, he frowned slightly: "If he drains me, his own people are also injured—does he not care?"

On Su Yu's side, some were gravely wounded too!

If you don't heal, you lose a rule master.

If you heal, you are drained.

That Life Lord on the other side seemed to be a second-rank as well, and his consumption was even greater. What benefit did this bring Su Yu?

The Divine Emperor fell silent.

For a moment, he felt only vexation and turmoil. At this instant, he longed to give chase, but with the Human Emperor deployed, he dared not. Suddenly, he could not help grinding his teeth: "Could it be that he hopes, through such chaotic battles, to kill one of us each time?"

The first time, it was his mistake.

It would not always be so!

That first lapse, breaking years of habit, had made him lose composure—but it would not happen again!

On Su Yu's side, this was merely a small advantage.

The several strongmen exchanged glances, all somewhat troubled.

They knew nothing of Su Yu!

His tactics were utterly unlike those of the previous Human Emperor. Such a battle was unbearably uncomfortable!

...

On Su Yu's side.

War King and the others also wore grim expressions. They had gained no real advantage. Killing one rule master was an unexpected gain, but now both sides had many severely wounded—was this the result Su Yu wanted?

Did it have meaning?

If it was a battle of mutual destruction, anyone could fight!

Especially on the Human Emperor's side. At this moment, War King could not hold back and said in a low voice, "Su Human Lord... Emperor Yu, we have seven rule masters severely wounded and over a dozen lightly wounded—all of them... His Majesty's people!"

Were you doing this on purpose?

Because the three first-ranks were all the Human Emperor's people, Su Yu had deliberately joined the Human Emperor's side in battle, causing the first-rank clashes to occur almost entirely there.

Under the aftershocks, many strongmen were heavily injured.

This was only the first battle!

You had wounded so many of our people. In such large-scale combat, without distinction between friend and foe, the losses would be immense!

Su Yu's face was indifferent. He looked at them for a while, then suddenly smiled, "Isn't it good?"

War King frowned. He was fine, but several strongmen in the crowd instantly grew furious. They looked at the Human Emperor's phantom, their voices filled with anger: "Your Majesty, Su Human Lord, this..."

The Human Emperor looked at Su Yu, seeming to understand something. He hesitated slightly, then said, "You... did it on purpose? You want them to return with me?"

Su Yu looked at the Human Emperor and smiled, "Yes. Severely wound a batch... let them recuperate in the rear! The heavier the wounds, the better—so heavy they cannot fight, only rest in the rear. If they all withdraw, no one will notice. We can even fake it, since their injuries are too severe and their aura unstable!"

The Human Emperor grasped Su Yu's intent and said gravely, "Can you hold on?"

"Of course!"

Su Yu laughed, "We are wounded, and they are wounded too. We seek not to kill, only mutual destruction! Perfectly... you take your people and leave!"

Thus, the withdrawal could be done silently!

The Human Emperor took a deep breath: "If my people leave, only yours remain... If a great battle erupts, the losses will be dire..."

Su Yu said calmly, "Then let the losses come!"

The Human Emperor said no more.

And Su Yu, this time without further riddles, looked at the wounded strongmen, especially the severely injured, and said coldly, "In group battles, you are too weak! Since you are so weak, return with the Human Emperor! Merge into his world and see if you can strengthen yourselves. Otherwise, you are of little use here! Keep fighting until you can fight no more, and in the end, self-destruct your Dao, sever the path, and later merge back into the Human Emperor's world!"

At this moment, everyone's heart trembled, and they understood Su Yu's meaning.

It was a battle of mutual destruction!

This was the result he wanted!

Eliminate the weak, weed them out, and let them withdraw with the Human Emperor, return to the myriad realms, and merge into his world. In this way, the departure of the severely wounded would not cause much stir.

At this moment, War King, holding his cleaver still stained with blood, looked at Su Yu with strange eyes: "So Emperor Yu means we keep fighting, keep eliminating, until a batch can no longer fight and leaves with His Majesty... only then will this battle cease?"

"Cease?"

Su Yu looked at everyone and said coldly, "There is no ceasing. The battle will not end! Be prepared for continuous combat!"

Everyone's heart stirred. Su Yu quickly added, "The severely wounded and lightly wounded will switch. Stay near the first-ranks, follow the uninjured weaklings. Keep fighting until the myriad races are exhausted!"

With that, Su Yu shouted, "Continue the slaughter!"

Boom!

The group, with almost no rest, each carrying shock and bitter smiles, charged out again with Su Yu.

A madman!

Some were gravely wounded and were left behind by Su Yu. Only two. At this moment, these two strongmen were filled with bitterness. Among them was Ping Wang of the Flesh Dao, who said helplessly, "Your Majesty, is he a madman?"

No one fought like this!

But the Human Emperor was silent for a moment, then spoke: "He is very clever. In such chaotic battles, it is not easy for people to die, but it is easy to eliminate the weak. Both sides, the strong will be somewhat restrained. In this way, the role of first-rank strongmen will be weakened."

Of course, if such battles continued, both sides would suffer immense losses!

Perhaps in the end, a great many would die.

But in the early stages, not too many would perish.

...

Boom!

The Divine Emperor and his group were also going mad. That madman Su Yu, even after the first battle had just ended, had launched another charge!

Boom!

The great battle erupted again. Both sides still fought in groups, their Daos sweeping across the entire heaven and earth!

The long river trembled!

Even the Demon Emperor could not help but roar, "Madman, do you realize that if this continues, both sides will lose many people. Once the Three Gates open, both sides will be utterly defenseless. Do you understand or not?"

What was the point of such slaughter?

It was truly meaningless!

They could not fathom Su Yu's intentions. Or perhaps Su Yu did not know of the existence beyond the Three Gates?

Su Yu did not retreat. He bellowed, "Converge, draw close! Let the weak stand in front, let the severely wounded self-destruct! I want to see whether the myriad races are more ruthless, or whether our human race is more united!"

"Self-destruct your ancestors!"

The Demon Emperor had just finished cursing in his heart when, with a thunderous roar, a physical-path powerhouse, gnashing his teeth, bellowed in fury and self-detonated his Great Way. In an instant, his physical form began to collapse, yet the blast gravely wounded the enemy's powerhouse...

Constant exchanges of pieces!

Constant severe injuries!

The gravely wounded were swiftly pulled to the rear, and the same happened among the myriad races on the opposing side. The Immortal Emperor and others kept shouting, ordering the uninjured to protect the wounded powerhouses at all costs!

How infuriating!

This kind of group battle prevented them from leveraging their strengths, yet they were forced to accept this form of combat!

...

Five minutes later.

The Human Emperor reappeared, and the Demon Emperor, now somewhat frenzied, roared, "Don't let them retreat! If they want to fight to the death, then fight to the death!"

Every time the Human Emperor appeared, both sides would withdraw.

If this continued, it would only allow that madman Su Yu to keep grinding them down, and no one knew how many would die before it ended.

Yet this high-intensity battle still left some powerhouses weary and fearful.

As Su Yu's side began to retreat, some no longer wished to pursue. The Divine Emperor and the others could not press deeper alone, so they could only watch Su Yu's forces withdraw.

In this battle, both sides again had many gravely wounded.

Still a great many!

The Immortal Emperor looked across and said gravely, "The other side isn't healing at all! I'm beginning to understand... Is Su Yu planning to incorporate these gravely wounded into his own world? Is he just wearing us down right now?"

He had a faint insight, though he hadn't yet thought of the Human Emperor, because the Human Emperor's world... was actually unknown to anyone; the matters of the upper realm were only discovered later.

Was this Su Yu's scheme?

Constantly draining the powerhouses on both sides!

He fell silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Keep a close watch on Su Yu. The moment he dares to let anyone merge into his world, launch a full-scale assault immediately!"

In this short time, the number of injured Rule Masters on both sides had already exceeded thirty!

No era had ever seen such madness as Su Yu's.

Battle after unceasing battle.

...

Over here, Su Yu once again led his people back.

Several were grievously wounded.

Su Yu glanced at them but didn't look too closely; as long as they lived, that was enough.

These were the ones to be eliminated, and soon they would all leave with the Human Emperor.

He looked across; the other side also had many severely wounded.

He smiled. "Will the Immortal Emperor save them? If he does, saving too many will drain him. If he doesn't... then it's the same as us—he'll have to leave these gravely wounded behind, unable to fight again, or else the chance of falling is enormous!"

If he could truly cripple the Immortal Emperor, that would be worth it!

Su Yu rubbed his chest. To be honest, the Divine Emperor was quite strong. Even within his own world, where Su Yu had the power of twenty Daos, he hadn't gained any advantage in his clash with the Divine Emperor. The latter's punch had struck his chest, shattering his bones. If Su Yu hadn't been in control of his world, he wouldn't have been able to match the Divine Emperor outside it.

With that, Su Yu shouted again, "Kill!"

The War King and the others were nearly at their breaking point!

Could they have a moment to recover and catch their breath?

Who fought like this? Even knowing Su Yu's goal, everyone was now utterly exhausted!

...

Boom!

The battle erupted again. This time, the Demon Emperor and the others changed their strategy. Seven first-class powerhouses actually gathered together, instantly shifting the tide.

On Su Yu's side, there were four first-class powerhouses.

Now, the War King, the Book Spirit, the Yue King, and the Great Zhou King converged to resist the seven first-class powerhouses, but they were beaten back step by step. Seeing the situation turn unfavorable, Su Yu immediately roared, "Human Emperor!"

Behind him, the Human Emperor was exasperated!

I'm just a hollow shell—why do you keep calling me?

Despite his thoughts, the Human Emperor instantly erupted with a powerful aura and flew toward them. The seven first-class powerhouses all gritted their teeth!

Should they retreat or not?

Should they test the Human Emperor's true strength?

His physical form had exploded, his Sea of Will was in turmoil—did the Human Emperor still have any combat power left?

No one knew!

The Divine Emperor quickly transmitted a message: "Should we test him?"

To see how much strength the Human Emperor still had.

Among the seven first-class powerhouses, the Nether Emperor remained silent. He didn't want to test, because his injuries were too severe. If he had recovered easily after severing his Dao to merge with Su Yu, then he could sever his Dao and merge with Su Yu every day, and Su Yu would surpass the first class in just a few days!

At this moment, the Nether Emperor, though nominally first-class, could only fight on par with the War King, and even seemed slightly at a disadvantage!

The Nether Emperor was unwilling, and the others, also bearing injuries, hesitated. The Immortal Emperor transmitted, "Retreat first!"

The Divine Emperor had no choice but to watch helplessly as Su Yu's group quickly withdrew once more.

...

Battle, endless battle.

On Su Yu's side, they kept exchanging pieces, not seeking to kill, only to wound!

He was depleting the forces on both sides!

The number of Rule Masters participating in the battle dwindled steadily!

In the blink of an eye, on Su Yu's side, the number of gravely wounded Rule Masters exceeded twenty—all severely injured, some even having self-detonated their Great Ways.

On the myriad races' side, it was similar, perhaps even more. They dared not easily self-detonate their Great Ways; living was better than dying, and being gravely wounded was better than severing their Daos. Nearly thirty Rule Masters were severely injured, recuperating in the rear.

The Immortal Emperor no longer healed them. If he continued healing, he would cripple himself and be unable to participate in the battle.

A true mutual destruction!

...

"This can't go on..."

The Immortal Emperor looked at the exhausted crowd and said through gritted teeth, "This can't go on!"

The once-elegant Immortal Emperor was no longer graceful; he seemed somewhat frantic. "Su Yu is a madman. He's been constantly draining the Human Emperor's forces. Perhaps he doesn't even care if the Human Emperor's people die!"

He suddenly realized that almost all the gravely wounded were from the Human Emperor's side.

Whether it was to force them to merge into his world or to weaken the Human Emperor, on Su Yu's side, the powerhouses he had brought himself were rarely injured.

Su Yu could do this, but they could not.

At this moment, some were already extremely reluctant to take part in such a great battle.

Someone now spoke up: "Immortal Emperor, in this melee, our advantages cannot be brought to bear. First-tier experts cannot suppress the enemy's first-tier... The enemy has but one conviction: to unite. Thus, as several powerful figures clash, both sides are exhausting their strength..."

In theory, if both sides exhaust themselves, it's nothing.

But among the myriad races, some were not willing.

Truly unwilling!

"If we keep fighting like this, the first and second tiers will be fine, but the third and fourth tiers will die out!"

The speaker was a third-tier expert, already wounded, with some resentment: "We haven't been able to play a significant role. If we die like this, we won't accept it!"

The Demon Emperor couldn't help but rebuke: "The enemy is the same! If we won't accept it, neither will they! It's a matter of who can hold out!"

Easy to say!

Someone said in a low voice: "The Demon Emperor won't die—you're first-tier. But we... are not! We are the ones who die! Even if we ultimately defeat the human race, if all below the first tier perish... what then?"

If all below the first tier of the human race die, that's still the human race.

We are different!

If we die, we are not of one race, do you understand?

The Divine Emperor frowned: "This is Su Yu's scheme, everyone understands. If you all start to fear death and dare not fight, it will be easy for them to seize the opportunity and strike us like thunder. If he wants to wear us down, then let him wear us down!"

With that, he took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Immortal Emperor, do not join the battle anymore. Take charge of healing the wounded. In this situation, losing one first-tier... the impact is not too great!"

Though losing the Immortal Emperor would increase the pressure, he still chose to have the Immortal Emperor withdraw from battle and instead calm everyone down.

Otherwise, those gravely wounded and dying experts would all fall into despair.

This was different from Su Yu's side!

The Immortal Emperor nodded slightly. Here, the Divine Emperor and the Immortal Emperor had more say than the Demon Emperor. Generally, matters were mainly discussed between the Immortal Emperor and the Divine Emperor.

The Demon Emperor, somewhat irritated, said: "Is there no countermeasure at all?"

They had been passively taking blows!

Though Su Yu hadn't gained much either, the Demon Emperor was still unbearably frustrated. We have more first-tiers; why not just fight it out with them?

The Immortal Emperor was silent for a moment, then transmitted: "Countermeasure? There is one! If you can convince some of the severely wounded Rule Masters to self-destruct their Daos, I am confident that in one battle, we can kill several of their Rule Masters..."

"..."

The Demon Emperor immediately curled his lips. Forget it, pretend I didn't say anything.

Impossible!

He glanced back at those wounded fellows. Some might not even be severely wounded, just afraid to die and unwilling to fight, recuperating in the rear.

Damn it!

The Demon Emperor cursed inwardly!

No wonder the human race, even with fewer numbers, wasn't afraid of the myriad races, especially now that they had many.

On the human side, severely wounded Rule Masters dared to self-destruct their Daos.

The myriad races dared not!

If they self-destructed, they would almost certainly die. If they died, the emperor of their race would fall, and this battle would lose all meaning.

This was the greatest difference between the human race and the myriad races!

The Demon Emperor felt helpless and transmitted: "So we just remain passive like this?"

The Immortal Emperor looked at the Divine Emperor, who looked back at the Demon Emperor. After a moment, the Immortal Emperor's eyes turned cold, and he transmitted: "Su Yu must have some other goal... The Divine Emperor and I have discussed... When it comes to the critical moment, we will throw all the severely wounded out—whether they self-destruct or explode—to severely wound the human race!"

The Demon Emperor's heart turned cold!

So ruthless!

The Immortal Emperor transmitted: "We have no choice. We can only sacrifice some. They themselves dare not self-destruct, they are all reluctant. On Su Yu's side, this time he doesn't seek to kill, but rather to deal a blow to our morale! If this continues, more and more will choose to be severely wounded, or deliberately get severely wounded, to withdraw from battle!"

He wasn't stupid either. Everyone could see that a few Rule Masters had almost deliberately gotten severely wounded to withdraw from battle.

Afraid to die!

And they couldn't be harsh with them, because after all, they were not of one race, only an alliance.

If they were of one race, it would be easier to handle.

...

"Huff..."

At this moment, on Su Yu's side, everyone was breathing heavily. Even the Bright King had to speak up: "We need to slow down, Emperor Yu. If we keep this up, we truly can't fight anymore—too exhausted!"

In such a great battle, the focus, concentration, and the cost under life-and-death crises were all different.

This was no sparring match!

Su Yu was also panting, exhausted, with some new injuries on him.

But looking at the enemy, Su Yu smiled: "We are tired—are they not? At least we are all on the same side. Over there, every heart is its own. I think some weary experts would rather be severely wounded to avoid battle than be killed due to distraction from exhaustion!"

What did he mean?

Everyone felt a chill, as if they understood.

This madman seemed intent on continuing the war!

Several rounds had already been fought. Apart from the first unlucky one, no other experts had died.

Such a battle without deaths was even more tormenting!

Su Yu paid no heed to this. He looked back at the Human Emperor and transmitted: "We wear them down, both sides exhausted... I will wait for you to return. You lead the people in the rear to rest for a few days, then come back to aid the battle... Then, with our experts at full strength, we will face them. I believe we can reap great gains!"

The Human Emperor thought for a moment and warned: "Don't underestimate the myriad races. Those old fellows have black hearts too. If we keep fighting this war of attrition, they know we have a purpose... Be careful—they might pull off something big!"

Something big?

Su Yu assessed the situation. How could they pull off something big?

After a moment, he transmitted: "For them to reverse the situation, they would either have you come and continue fighting, or... strike me hard?"

Thinking this over, he stirred: "They wouldn't try to blow up my world, would they? Severely wound my world?"

If so, Su Yu's combat power would plummet instantly!

The Human Emperor also stirred and transmitted: "That's possible. The Immortal Emperor, Divine Emperor, and the others are utterly ruthless. I've also noticed that some of the myriad races are avoiding battle. These emperors might kill the chicken to scare the monkey—or even ambush them, using their lives to severely wound your world!"

Su Yu judged that this possibility existed.

If so, his world was not invincible. If enough experts self-destructed, specifically targeting his world, Su Yu's world could be breached, or its connection to the myriad realms severed.

The Human Emperor added: "When do you want me to leave?"

Su Yu looked at the severely wounded experts. There were quite a few now.

Below the second tier, almost all were severely wounded.

Of course, most were from the Human Emperor's side.

Su Yu thought for a moment and transmitted: "Wait a little longer. Wait until even some second-tier experts are severely wounded and avoid battle, then you leave!"

The Human Emperor nodded.

And Su Yu shouted again, "Charge!"

A crowd of people, including those under Su Yu's command, were all panting heavily from exhaustion. Fat Ball had begun frantically sticking out his tongue, worn out from the fighting—wounded, taking blows, dishing them out, and constantly battling on... Su Yu was a great demon, a madman.

This style of combat was driving even his own men to the brink of collapse!

That the myriad races had not yet fallen apart was entirely due to the few top-tier powerhouses, who forcefully suppressed the chaos and held the advantage in the first-tier battles; otherwise, they would surely have scattered.

Even the warlike Tianmie and the Martial Emperor were fighting to the point of wanting to vomit blood!

Truly, it was too exhausting.

High-intensity combat—for top-tier experts, once a year was enough. Now they were doing it ten times a day, and by this point, everyone was utterly spent!

......

Boom!

The power of various Daos erupted once more, the two sides locked in struggle, both weary of the fight.

Today marked the ninth battle.

In this clash, the Immortal Emperor did not participate; instead, he remained in the rear healing the wounded. Yes, healing. During this time, he was also making preparations, even judging certain individuals to see if their injuries were genuine or feigned.

At this stage, the Immortal Emperor and his allies knew that Su Yu and his side had their objectives—just as they did. It was all a matter of who could outwit whom.

The number of severely wounded powerhouses kept increasing.

The Immortal Emperor healed continuously, at tremendous cost, but there was a benefit: it stabilized the front lines. Seeing that no one was dying, everyone grew more at ease. If they truly couldn't prevail, they would simply accept severe injuries and flee the battlefield.

Both sides were losing personnel!

......

That day, the tenth battle erupted once more.

But this time, the Human Emperor's phantom, along with some of his people, quickly vanished.

The Great Zhou King's fake divine script was employed again. Disguising a powerful expert was difficult, but disguising some wounded ones was not—especially with Su Yu's World Force assisting. Under the guidance of Marquis Tongtian, the Human Emperor and his group soon disappeared from the entire battlefield.

As he left, the Human Emperor was deeply worried.

This was merely the appetizer.

The moment he severed his Dao, if the myriad races were not foolish, they would launch a full-force assault. That would be Su Yu's greatest crisis!

"Must go quickly and return quickly!"

The Human Emperor's heart was anxious. He had to merge with the world swiftly, then have everyone fuse their Daos into it, sever the Human Emperor's Great Path, become the spirit of the world, and lead those wounded powerhouses who had renewed their Daos back into battle!

To rescue Su Yu!

Otherwise, Su Yu would face the same situation he himself had encountered years ago.

"Hurry!"

The Human Emperor shouted in a low voice, looking gravely at the crowd behind him. "Su Yu and his men are rescuing us. Most of our people have already withdrawn... Once I sever the Dao, if the myriad races are not stupid, they will attack, even at great cost. We... do not want to be deserters, nor will we be. I hope you all will quickly fuse your Daos into the world and return to reinforce us at once!"

The crowd grew solemn and nodded one by one.

But soon, someone laughed. "Your Majesty, this one... he can really fight! He dares to fight! Ten battles a day—I'm about to throw up from it... I didn't believe Giant Axe and the others when they said he was crazy, but now I do! This guy is a bit of a freak. Your Majesty, I feel you're not as mad as he is..."

The Human Emperor smiled wryly, then shook his head and sighed. "He's different... Enough, let's not talk about it, lest he cause trouble."

Su Yu was different. He had experienced too much death. This man was resilient to the extreme. What were ten battles?

On the side of the myriad races, they would eventually be driven mad by him!