Chapter 914: Still Short of One Move

The gathering at the Forbidden Land was originally a trap.

A trap to kill Su Yu, the Lord of the Dead, the Civil King, and the Martial King.

Yes, at first, Fa called the meeting at Eternal Life Mountain to purge the mighty beings of the myriad realms—though Su Yu was not yet included, as the Demon Ancestor and others still lived.

Nearly twenty sacred lands, encircling and killing a few myriad-realm powerhouses—a task with a hundred percent chance of success.

But now, in the blink of an eye… the trap has turned into chaos!

With so few people, they have split into factions: the myriad realms, the Human Gate, the Humanity Sacred Land, cultivators of this era, Su Yu, and the Lord of the Dead—all vying for dominance.

The identities of the Blade Ancestor and the Martial Lord remain unconfirmed, but some feel no need to confirm them—both are likely problematic.

At this moment, Qiong, seeing Su Yu point out the cultivators one after another, suddenly grew interested and laughed: “Su Yu, help me find who among them is Hongtian’s man. Find him, and you won’t regret it!”

He had suddenly realized that Su Yu’s deductive skills were impressive—so why not use him to uncover Hongtian’s agent?

Su Yu smiled: “Senior Qiong, that’s no easy task. Colluding with the Human Gate… anyone could be guilty. To put it bluntly, even you, Senior, might be a suspect. The Human Gate is everywhere—you could be crying thief while being one yourself.”

Qiong snorted coldly. *Me, crying thief?*

What an infuriating fellow!

But soon, Su Yu said with a sly grin: “If you truly want to find the other envoy of the Human Gate, it’s not impossible!”

This piqued Qiong’s interest: “Speak, little one. If you help me find that bastard, I’ll reward you handsomely. Hongtian dares to threaten me? He’s asking for death!”

Hongtian the Great Sage had painstakingly developed a top-tier ally—if that ally were discovered and targeted by Qiong… things would not end well.

In the distance, Zhou remained silent.

He, too, was furious, wishing Su Yu would actually find that man. Earlier, Qiong’s sword strikes had driven him mad—all because of that bastard, who had no reason to provoke Qiong in the first place.

Meanwhile, Kong and Shi also said nothing.

They wanted to see how Su Yu would find the culprit.

They only knew there was one more person—but who? How could he possibly find them?

At that moment, Su Yu was rapidly thinking of a plan. Not to actually find the person, but to… stir up chaos, provoke a fight, a slaughter—only then would he have a chance!

As for finding anyone… who cares!

Qiong seemed not to enjoy using his brain, but he was terrifyingly strong. Su Yu wondered: if I randomly accuse someone, will Qiong kill them on the spot?

The key was that the Human King’s projection was still nearby… Su Yu believed that as long as his accusation could be justified, the Human King would help him complete the logic. The Human King must understand his intent and purpose.

So, what Su Yu needed to do now was to use Qiong as a breakthrough and, together with the Human King, play Qiong for a fool!

Su Yu glanced toward Qiong—he couldn’t see the Human King’s phantom clearly, but he seemed to sense the Human King’s gaze… *Speak boldly. Even if you claim a pile of dung is gold, I’ll back you up!*

Su Yu burst into laughter.

Qiong, seeing him laugh, said flatly: “What? You don’t believe me? Don’t think you’re weak—I can give you benefits that will serve you endlessly!”

“I wouldn’t dare!”

Su Yu smiled: “Lord Qiong and I are practically family. The Sword Venerable is still my… father’s man—all family. Even without rewards, I’ll help you find that man, Senior!”

He looked around and continued: “There are only so many people here. Zhou cannot serve two Human Gate masters… because serving the Human Gate requires opening the gate, which can only contact one. So, Zhou is out. I am not, my grandfather is not, Wen Yu… needless to say, she opens the Heavenly Gate. Lord Qiong is not.”

“That leaves eleven. One is a Great Sage. I don’t know his exact strength, but since he dares to provoke even Lord Qiong… I think his proxy won’t be weak—likely a Unity realm. So, Feng, An, Ying, and Yuan are unlikely—a 30- or 31-path cultivator might not be decisive in a critical moment.”

“Thus, Hongtian’s man is among Shi, Kong, Xian, Shen, Long, Dao, and Wu!”

Qiong immediately said: “Aren’t Dao and Wu disciples of the Human Gate? So they’re out? That leaves the other five?”

Su Yu silently praised: *Impressive—you can answer your own question!*

*I didn’t say that; you did.*

Qiong quickly judged, raising his brows, and stared at the five. So the culprit was among them!

The odds were now very small!

Su Yu continued with a sly smile: “Of the remaining five, Shi and Kong are unlikely!”

He explained: “These two are too powerful. Hongtian would find it hard to recruit them—just like you, Senior. Why would they sell themselves to the Human Gate?”

Whether they were or not, at this moment they were not. Su Yu believed that even if they were, they wouldn’t admit it—admitting would invite Qiong’s trouble.

Also, the Human Gate generally seemed to require humans to open it. These two were not human—though, of course, they could have humans under them open the gate. But Su Yu deliberately ignored that possibility, acting as if it didn’t exist.

Sure enough, when Su Yu said they were not, Kong and Shi remained calm and indifferent.

Whether they were or not, with Qiong looking murderous, there was no need to invite trouble.

Qiong, now coldly, said: “Then it’s among Xian, Shen, and Long?”

Three choices?

The odds were now huge!

At this, the three all looked grim.

Xian Ancestor frowned: “Qiong, this is just Su Yu’s one-sided nonsense—baseless speculation. You’re not taking it seriously, are you?”

Long Ancestor also said angrily: “Just because he says it’s us, it’s us?”

Was Su Yu’s word law?

They had come to negotiate, not to be judged by Su Yu!

Now, a group of Forbidden Land lords were being put on trial!

The others, however, felt detached. Qiong seemed bent on finding a scapegoat to kill—as long as they cleared themselves, they didn’t care.

But Qiong said coldly: “Shut up! I’ll judge for myself! If it’s not you, fine… if it is… don’t blame me for being ruthless! Why I’m after you, you know well. Unless Hongtian is handed over, I won’t stop until all his people are dead!”

A murderous aura radiated from him.

*You used my true body to threaten me into doing your bidding—if I don’t kill you, who will?*

Qiong’s fierce killing intent made the other Forbidden Land lords even more reluctant to get involved. Even Dao and Wu cursed inwardly—better to be labeled as Humanity Sacred Land than as a Human Gate envoy. At least then Qiong wouldn’t be so hell-bent on killing them.

At this moment, Su Yu looked at the three, thinking: *Who should I frame?*

Three choices.

If he gave a plausible reason, Qiong might actually strike. Su Yu didn’t know what Hongtian had taken from Qiong, but it must have been something important—otherwise, a recluse like Qiong wouldn’t be so furious and aggressive.

Frame Xian Ancestor?

That was Su Yu’s top choice.

But how to frame him?

Also, whether Xian Ancestor was truly a Human Gate envoy was uncertain. After all, when the Xian Clan’s Xian Emperor fell, he had said that the Human Gate was the most treacherous.

Clearly, the Xian Emperor knew something about the Human Gate.

They knew that the descent of the Three Gates would bring disaster to the myriad realms, and even they would die. Yet they still opposed the Human King and the others. The other Rule Lords might not know, but the top-tier ones like the Xian Emperor certainly understood the inner workings of the Three Gates.

That immortal ancestor might have had some communication with the Immortal Emperor, but the Immortal Emperor hadn’t opened the Heavenly Gate, so communication was impossible… then it could only be through a third party—could it be the Human Gate?

Through a Human Gate envoy to communicate?

The Human Gate envoy seemed to be everywhere.

At this moment, if Su Yu inferred thus, the immortal ancestor indeed had a possibility of being a Human Gate envoy.

And the probability was not low!

But these words could not be spoken to Qiong; otherwise, everyone would ask, have you seen the Immortal Emperor?

That would be exposing his own identity!

Thought after thought surfaced in Su Yu’s mind, and soon, Su Yu smiled: “Senior Qiong, among these three, the dragon’s probability is not high!”

“Oh, why do you say that?”

Qiong had just finished speaking when he suddenly thought of something and nodded: “Makes sense! The dragon is a beast; only the human race can cultivate the Human Gate! Whether gods or immortals, in essence, they are all human…”

Having said this, he sneered, looking at the God Ancestor and the Immortal Ancestor—so, a choice between the two?

At this moment, the Immortal Ancestor sighed: “To collude with the Human Gate, must one necessarily cultivate the Human Gate? Subordinates who have cultivated the Human Gate can also communicate. Besides, who says the Human Gate must seek cooperation with the Unified One? Couldn’t it allow the weaker ones?”

He had to argue in defense!

Because, damn it, they had been narrowed down to a choice of two; if he didn’t argue, Su Yu might casually point out one, and Qiong might really kill someone—then there would be no reasoning left.

The God Ancestor also spoke in a booming voice: “Qiong, we are old acquaintances! Do you believe a brat over us?”

The Immortal Ancestor added again: “Su Yu says the thief cries ‘stop thief’… then why couldn’t it be Su Yu himself, or the Lord of the Dead, who collaborated with the Human Gate? They are also human, they are also suspects…”

“Shut up!”

Qiong shouted coldly, looking at Su Yu: “Can you still determine further?”

Su Yu’s eyes flickered; the next moment, he shook his head: “No, at most I can narrow it down to the two of them, a choice between two. I can’t determine one more, otherwise, it would be nonsense!”

Right!

At this moment, Su Yu made a decision instantly: since it was hard to drag one down, drag both together!

He kept thinking: if Qiong really made a move, fighting two alone might be difficult… but we… could help!

Su Yu said darkly: “Lord Qiong, at this point, I can’t determine it. Of course, we are family… if Lord Qiong truly has the intention, my grandfather and I… are not to be trifled with!”

Got it?

We’ll help you!

If you want to fight two, we can help you take down one!

At this moment, the entire camp of forbidden land masters instantly split apart!

Qiong kept judging, weighing, thinking…

Not to mention, the probability of these two was really not small!

And beside him, the Human Emperor had remained silent until now, seeing Qiong hesitate, he transmitted a message with a smile: “The probability of the immortal is actually higher. I killed the Immortal Emperor; that guy said before he died that the Human Gate was the most dangerous, that he had been deceived! That means the Immortal Emperor had some contact with the Human Gate, and they were unwilling to resist the Three Gates with me to the death… The Three Gates must have given him promises, not just the Human Gate—the Heavenly Gate is powerful, and the beings within must have given him promises… But would outsiders believe them? The Immortal Emperor and the God Emperor were the direct descendants of the immortals and gods… Only their ancestors’ words could earn their trust!”

Having said that, the Human Emperor added: “You can bluff the immortal and the god; of course, they might not admit it. Just say that the Immortal Emperor said this when he died!”

Su Yu couldn’t say it, but he had no such scruples.

Qiong’s eyes flickered; he suddenly looked at the Immortal Ancestor, coldly: “Have you had contact with the Myriad Realms?”

The Immortal Ancestor frowned slightly.

“Have you had contact?”

Qiong said coldly: “In the Myriad Realms, the immortal race is the vanguard, always resisting Starfall and the others—unless someone gave them a promise, an absolutely trustworthy promise! Not being direct descendants, how could the Myriad Realms Immortal Emperor easily trust others? How did you contact the Myriad Realms? Your immortal race is not the descendant of humans, without human bloodline… how could you cultivate the Heavenly Gate? Since you don’t have the Heavenly Gate… the Human Gate might have a chance to cultivate… So I ask you, did you convey it to the Myriad Realms through the Human Gate?”

The Immortal Emperor frowned again: “Qiong, are you so certain it’s us?”

Somewhat helpless and angry!

This Qiong fellow was convinced it was them, and there was no way to refute.

And Qiong was indeed convinced it was them; at this moment, he said heavily: “Hand over the thing, and I won’t bother with you! Have Hongtian teleport the thing here, otherwise… today I will surely kill you!”

Murderous aura boiled!

The sword body—he needed it, badly.

He was a sword spirit; the divine patterns of the sword body, the return of the sword body, would make him stronger than now, even not inferior to the effect of the Lord of the Dead and others merging with two gates.

The few people Hongtian wanted him to kill were all troublesome.

But if he locked onto these two, it was actually easier to deal with than those he was supposed to kill.

“I don’t know Hongtian, Qiong. Must you insist on this?”

The Immortal Ancestor looked at him coldly, then at the shadow beside him, and finally at Kong and Shi, saying calmly: “He has gone mad, bewitched by Starfall. I suspect he has now reached an agreement with the Myriad Realms, deliberately stirring trouble! Both of you, if you don’t stop him, once I and the god are in trouble, the Creation Era, though seemingly strong, is already a heap of loose sand… then it will be completely chaotic!”

The Immortal Ancestor added again: “I suspect they deliberately want to target me, even to annihilate me!”

The Immortal Ancestor said calmly: “Because I cultivate the Path of Life, with me here, many things become difficult! My immortal lineage is targeted everywhere; Starfall has always targeted my lineage. At this moment, Su Yu, the Lord of the Dead, including Starfall… these people are all targeting me!”

In a team fight, kill the healer first!

As a powerhouse cultivating the Great Path of Life, indeed, in any era, opposing camps almost always want to eliminate this lineage first.

Of course, the immortal race always held a high status.

There were pros and cons!

At this moment, seeing Qiong had set his sights on them, the Immortal Ancestor had to seek help. He looked at Shi and the others, and said again: “I won’t say whether I am a collaborator of the Human Gate; even if I am… the Human Gate is not the great enemy now. The real great enemy is the Myriad Realms!”

His tone was heavy: “Su Yu, the Lord of the Dead, Wenyu… including Starfall—these are the targets to kill! They are all filled with yang-world aura. Kill them, and when the Three Gates open, there won’t be such a rush to kill and seize paths, no need to worry that the opening of the Three Gates will cause excessive yin energy and lead to one’s own fall!”

“When the Three Gates open, if we want to return to the era and not die, we can only devour the yang-world great paths to replenish ourselves, yin and yang merging; otherwise, over time, the impact of yin energy will still kill us!”

At this moment, he was extremely sincere: “So, everyone leaves the three yang-world powerhouses unkilled, and instead keeps staring at the Human Gate envoy and the Heavenly Gate disciples… what’s the point?”

“After we go out, aren’t we also going to kill them? Adding King Wen and King Wu, that’s five powerhouses in total, enough for five forbidden land masters to not worry about the impact of yin energy after going out!”

He said loudly: “The urgent task now is to join forces to kill them, isn’t it? Five is no small number!”

At this moment, some were slightly tempted.

But Su Yu was calm: “Not to mention whether we can be killed, even if we could… who gets the advantage is hard to say. Can everyone here kill us with one heart? Immortal, in the end, wouldn’t the Human Gate reap the big gain? You urge them to kill us… have you considered the consequences? The Human Gate’s strength is unclear, but just knowing about the Great Sage, his power is probably not weak. Why don’t you say the Human Gate is also a great threat? Without long-term worries, there will be immediate concerns—why don’t you say the Human Gate is a huge menace?”

The Immortal Ancestor looked at him, silent for a moment, then said coldly: “Su Yu, are you in league with Qiong and the others? Have you… reached an agreement to join forces? Including Wenyu… has she also joined hands with you?”

He had realized that Su Yu was constantly stirring the pot!

But Su Yu laughed: “Me, Lord Qiong, Wenyu in league?”

Su Yu sighed: “If we were really in league, before Wenyu’s identity was exposed, we could have put on a show—not to kill you, but at least we could have taken down those two Human Gate disciples, Dao and Wu! If we killed them, my grandfather and Lord Qiong could hold off Shi and Kong, and the Human Emperor Starfall could descend here… then we could have fought you head-on. Why go through all this?”

Su Yu laughed mockingly: “Why make it so complicated? I wish we were in league… How about you talk to Lord Qiong and have him join us? And talk to Wenyu…”

As Su Yu spoke, his eyes flickered, looking at Qiong, then at Wenyu, and suddenly said with a dark smile: “If you insist we’re in league… why should I deny it? Both of you… have that thought?”

At this moment, the others’ expressions changed slightly.

Some frowned, looking at the Immortal Ancestor—indeed, if Su Yu were really in league with them, there was no need to expose Wenyu!

And at this moment, Zhou said calmly: “I had already discovered Wenyu’s identity was problematic…”

Su Yu sighed, "The Human Gate... has joined forces!"

Curse was stunned, and the next moment, he cursed inwardly!

Yes, now they suspected that the Immortal Ancestor was a member of the Human Gate, and he had already exposed his identity as the Human Gate's envoy. Now, if he spoke, it would only make everyone think that the envoys of the Human Gate had allied!

His credibility was gone!

Not only that, but by saying this, he only made everyone more convinced that the Immortal Ancestor might indeed be from the Human Gate, since Curse was chiming in to help!

Stone and Void exchanged a glance, both feeling a heavy weight.

This chaos was not good!

Not good at all!

If it was like this before the Heavenly Gate even opened, then once it opened, how could they fight the myriad realms, how could they oppose the Human Gate and the Earth Gate? Even if the Earth Gate was weaker, it still contained the Chaos Lord and others.

At that moment, the Lord of the Dead's eyes flickered. He could see that Stone and Void might want to smooth things over, which would be very troublesome.

The next moment, the Lord of the Dead chuckled softly, "Qiong, what did someone steal from you? How about I give you a hand? I'll kill that annoying Immortal, and you go kill God. Either way, kill them both... that should be safe!"

Before Qiong could respond, boom!

A thunderous sound erupted!

The Lord of the Dead struck directly!

At this point, if he didn't act, they would just keep talking and maybe not fight at all!

Su Yu had said everything he needed to say!

Could they still kill with words now?

A fist of death qi shot out instantly!

Qiong was momentarily stunned, then furrowed his brow slightly and said, "Give me Immortal. If you want to act... go kill God!"

The Lord of the Dead cursed inwardly!

But he laughed heartily, lunging at the God Ancestor in an instant. Whatever, let the fight begin first!

The God Ancestor and the Immortal Ancestor both roared, their auras shaking heaven and earth!

Hum!

Sword qi soared into the sky!

At that moment, Void's expression changed, and he shouted, "Stop!"

A real fight had broken out!

Qiong said coldly, "Make them hand over what I need, and I will naturally stop. Otherwise... Void, if you dare to block me, you cut off my path, and I will never forgive you!"

Bastard!

Void was also furious!

They were fighting!

Damn it, this was total chaos!

Stone's aura surged as well, heavy with concern. This was not a good thing.

At that moment, Su Yu chuckled, "Wen Yu, you killed Fa. Will his two senior brothers let you go? Kill them, and Dao and Wu will never forgive you! Also, we haven't sensed any sign of Fa's fall... Could it be that Fa can still be saved? Is his origin still in your world? Then if we kill you, might Fa... revive? Haha, Dao, Wu, kill Wen Yu... maybe Fa can revive. Otherwise, Fa, a supreme being at least... if he died, there would be no sign at all? Let chaos reign, let chaos reign. This is already a chaotic age, why care so much?"

At that moment, Dao and Wu exchanged a glance, and the next moment, they both charged at Wen Yu. Dao Ancestor shouted, "Kill Wen Yu first! Whether she killed Fa or Fa can revive... she is a powerhouse of the myriad realms. Killing her is necessary!"

Boom!

A blade and a fist—both struck!

Whether to save Fa, or simply to kill Wen Yu and seize the Yang Realm's Great Dao, Wen Yu was fair game!

Boom!

The great battle erupted. Wen Yu cursed inwardly, her aura exploding. Within her world, a group of scattered cultivators burst apart, and the rest fled. Wen Yu paid them no mind, manipulating her world as she charged at the two!

Stone and Void frowned again. These two were almost certainly disciples of the Heavenly Gate!

Damn it, everyone was in chaos!

In the blink of an eye, seven supreme beings were locked in battle.

Qiong and the Lord of the Dead were both powerful, and together, they instantly suppressed the Immortal Ancestor and the others. At that moment, the Immortal Ancestor had to roar angrily, "Curse, are you just watching? Qiong has gone mad! If he really kills me, do you think you can escape?"

At these words, Curse's expression shifted slightly, and he immediately charged into the fray!

Yes, Qiong was dead set on killing the Human Gate's envoy.

Boom!

Qiong now faced two opponents at once. Though his 36 Daos were strong, both were top-tier experts with 34 Daos. Together, they were immensely powerful, and in an instant, they clashed with Qiong, shaking heaven and earth!

Qiong roared in fury, "Indeed, you are all dogs of the Human Gate! Bastards, I will slaughter you all! That wretch Hongtian won't hand over what I need—you will all die!"

The Immortal Ancestor and Curse joining forces only made Qiong more convinced that the Immortal Ancestor was that Human Gate envoy!

Hongtian's man!

At this moment, Void, Stone, and Dragon—those above 32 Daos—did not join the battle. Su Yu also did not fight. The four weaker lords of the forbidden lands watched with strange expressions, also not participating!

Eight supreme beings were locked in combat!

Su Yu simply watched, constantly observing the movements of Stone and Void. If those two joined the fray... that would be the real trouble!

As for Dragon and the others, Su Yu was not afraid.

He could handle Dragon, and King Wen and King Wu had not yet arrived. When they did, they could handle the other four lords of the forbidden lands who were not at the super-tier.

Thus, the entire variable lay with Stone and Void!

Would they join the battle?

If they did, whom would they help?

They certainly wouldn't help Su Yu—he knew that well. So the best outcome was for them to stay out of it!

At that moment, Su Yu smiled and sighed, "What chaos! So few people, yet so many factions... Sigh! In this age of creation, how can we fight against all sides when we are already so divided?"

They said the Heavenly Gate was strong, and indeed it was—stronger than the Earth Gate at least.

The lords of the forbidden lands numbered more than ten!

But it had to be said, the Heavenly Gate was indeed chaotic.

At that moment, Void suddenly looked at Su Yu, his enormous eyes cold: "You have a glib tongue. Is today's chaos unrelated to you? And now you sigh with emotion?"

Su Yu said calmly, "I merely laid the situation bare. Why pretend? If I hadn't pointed it out now, would you wait until the critical moment to turn on each other?"

"Turn on each other? Are you even a cultivator of this creation era?"

Void's voice was icy: "Have you forgotten that you and that fellow are both from the myriad realms? Your bodies are full of yang qi. All you want is to return to the myriad realms, yet you have thrown the entire creation era into chaos! Su Yu, do you truly think I cannot see through you?"

Su Yu was the disruptor!

He had the air of one who stood aloof, watching from afar.

While others fought, he simply watched the show.

Kong felt no fondness for someone like this, especially since there was some old grievance between him and the Lord of the Dead.

Su Yu knew there was nothing to discuss with Kong.

Now, he looked at Shi, a hint of helplessness in his voice: "Is there really such a great difference between those inside the gate and those outside? It's merely the gap of killing one outsider! My grandfather and I just skipped a step—once you kill an outsider... what difference will there be between us? I was born in the Heavenly Gate, raised in the Heavenly Gate—does being born with some yang energy make me a sinner?"

Su Yu sneered: "Strictly speaking, my grandfather is also a man of the Era of Heaven's Opening, just not completely sealed away. Kong, I think you're jealous! Do we have any connection to the current Ten Thousand Realms?"

As he spoke, seeing Kong seemed on the verge of anger, Su Yu quickly said: "Senior Shi, I believe that in the entire Era of Heaven's Opening, only you have the right to quell the chaos. You are impartial, while others carry some bias... The Heavenly Gate is in such turmoil, I find it improper... Perhaps you should step forward and rally everyone—there might be a way to resolve this chaos..."

Su Yu hurried on: "Kill the envoys of the Human Gate, kill the disciples of the Heavenly Gate, kill King Wen and Wen Yu of the Ten Thousand Realms... Though many have died, it actually consolidates power, making us stronger than now!"

"As for my grandfather and me, if we hadn't been constantly targeted, we would never have meddled in these matters. Our killings were forced upon us!"

Shi now transformed into a giant, gazing in all directions. Battles raged on without cease, chaos spreading everywhere!

And the strong ones like Long and Feng, at this moment, looked at each other. Long and Feng quickly flew to Kong's side, while the other three—An, Ying, and Yuan—hesitated for a moment, then moved closer to Shi.

Now, they felt great danger!

These two supreme beings within the gate could be relied upon somewhat.

Long and Feng were naturally closer to Kong, while Shi, though low-key, as a spirit formed from a chaotic primordial stone from the Era of Heaven's Opening, was indeed relatively neutral. The other three could only hope the chaos would not engulf them.

But Kong was stirring restlessly!

Su Yu quickly assessed the situation. If Kong intervened... the Lord of the Dead would have to summon the heavens and then deal with Kong!

As for himself, he could handle Long. At this moment, he could not rashly summon the heavens, or it would be troublesome—he would be exposed. Without summoning the heavens, he could only deal with Long, leaving God Ancestor unopposed.

He had to hope Shi would not interfere!

He glanced at Wen Yu's side. Wen Yu was at the 34th Dao, while Dao and Wu were only at the 32nd. In their three-way battle, Wen Yu was not at a disadvantage.

As long as Shi did not interfere... there was still a chance.

Countless thoughts raced through Su Yu's mind—how could he keep Shi from intervening?

...

At that moment, the Human Emperor had also assessed the situation. If Shi did not interfere, Su Yu's side would not lose too badly and could still fight. The best outcome would be for neither Shi nor Kong to intervene.

But if Kong truly intervened, there was no help for it... Shi...

The Human Emperor's thoughts flickered endlessly.

Troublesome!

Though these people were constantly at odds, once Su Yu and his group were exposed, Shi would certainly intervene!

Or if someone was about to die, Shi would likely step in to stop it.

That Su Yu had stirred the situation to this point was beyond imagination!

But it was still not enough!

The Human Emperor regretted that if his injuries had fully healed, he could have descended in person to aid the battle. But now, he had only recovered to the power of 30 Daos—already fast!

Yet in such chaos, his personal descent would be of little use.

So the Human Emperor could not descend in person—that would only cause trouble for himself and add to Su Yu's difficulties.

"Wen the Second is truly useless!"

At this moment, the Human Emperor cursed again in his heart. Wen the Second was an old waste—otherwise, if he could match Shi and the others, there would be no need for so much deliberation.

Look at Su Yu—good heavens, he had turned the situation into the most favorable one in an instant.

Pity, it was lost due to insufficient strength.

The Human Emperor kept thinking of ways.

And at this moment, on the three battlefields, the Lord of the Dead had gained the upper hand. Qiong was not losing, but neither was he gaining much advantage. As for Wen Yu, it was much the same.

One was a 36th Dao fighting two 34th Daos, the other a 34th Dao fighting two 32nd Daos—both could only maintain a balance.

But Kong was stirring restlessly, as if he wanted to deal with Su Yu first!

He might want to kill Su Yu first, extract his yang energy to strengthen himself, then go after the Lord of the Dead!

Yes, Su Yu was also a tempting prize!

There was also Wen Yu here, but she was not weak, and Dao and Wu were fighting her. Intervening now would seem like snatching the fruits of victory. But Su Yu... could be killed!

After killing Su Yu and stripping his yang energy, Kong thought that even if the Lord of the Dead merged the two heavens, he might not be invincible!

...

The Dao of Calamity trembled violently!

Su Yu cursed wildly in his heart—no need to ask, Kong had set his sights on him!

Bad luck!

Every cause has its effect. Last time, the Lord of the Dead did not deal with the Holy Light Tiger, and that one might not have intervened. But if last time he had not stirred up such a commotion, King Wu could not have perished, and the Law's incident might have been exposed, losing the current advantage.

As long as Shi was not here, even if King Wen and the others came, they could still fight!

The key was... Shi!

Sweat seeped from Su Yu's back in his anxiety.

Was there a way?

Was there a way to get rid of Shi?

Only then could the two heavens merge. Otherwise, with him here, merging would inevitably draw his attack!

...

At the same time.

King Wen and King Wu also sensed everything.

King Wen looked in that direction, his expression shifting slightly. After a moment, he said in a low voice: "The situation is beyond expectations. Now, only by luring away Shi or Kong can we hope to achieve the goal..."

He looked at King Wu and smiled: "We've been here for years, with no great achievements!"

King Wen laughed: "I'm going to the vicinity of the Heavenly Gate to open the heavens! Open the heaven within the gate! Summon the Book Spirit, merge the two heavens! Shi will sense it and is very likely to come and stop me from opening the heavens... Taishan, I give you a task!"

King Wu said solemnly: "Speak!"

"Stop one of the super-level beings, even if you have to die to stop them! Once you hold them off... after Shi leaves, come find me... Then Su Yu and the others will have the courage to merge the two heavens and summon the world... You must stop either God Ancestor or Long... even including a few non-super-level lords of forbidden lands... It's very dangerous..."

King Wu bared his teeth and laughed!

"Second, you look down on me? Am I afraid of danger?"

King Wen patted his shoulder and smiled: "True! We brothers have been here for years, and to be honest... we've been somewhat shameful! Today, let that kid know that the Two Kings of Wen and Wu are not to be trifled with! Big Brother is also over there... At the critical moment, if you have no way out... see if Big Brother can give you some aid..."

"Second, then... take care!"

King Wu was actually more worried about King Wen!

Opening the heavens!

Over there, there was not only the Martial Emperor's Heavenly Gate but also the True Heavenly Gate. And if Shi was drawn there... King Wen was actually in greater danger!

"Don't worry!"

King Wen smiled. At this moment, he knew Su Yu and the others were out of options. At this point, unless something major happened, how could Shi leave?

And that major event... was his own ascension to the heavens!

Shi would surely try to stop him!

"You fellows, do you underestimate me?"

King Wen smiled and vanished from the spot in an instant.

I'm not someone to be trifled with either!

That brat Su Yu has nothing to be arrogant about, but I must say, that kid really knows how to network, ingratiating himself with the powerful everywhere.

Although Qiong was influenced by the boss, if the ingratiation was poorly done... do you think the Lord of the Dead could have won Qiong over?

Very hard!

Influence is not control; Qiong merely has some goodwill toward humanity, not to the point of killing for them.

"Over the years, I need to reflect... Compared to Su Yu, the difference probably lies in this... my ability to ingratiate is not strong!"

King Wen still examined himself—yes, he needed to reflect!

Perhaps he had been in a high position too long, forgotten his own weakness in the past, and couldn't lower his pride to ingratiate himself with all sides. For instance, the Lord of the Dead—if he had been able to humble himself and ingratiate early on, there might have been hope of winning him over.

With a smile, King Wen swiftly flew toward the direction where he sensed the Book Spirit.

...

Meanwhile, King Wu took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and quickly flew in that direction.

I have to block a Supreme!

Perhaps a Supreme plus a few below Supreme!

And he only had 31 Dao!

"Second brother is right... we... cannot be cowards!"

He encouraged himself, gritted his teeth, and decided to go all out!