Chapter 916: Battle of Madness

The self-destruction of the Lord of the Dead was perhaps the most unexpected event of this battle.

Everyone had thought he would strike at the Heavenly Gate to summon heaven and earth; if that failed, he could simply flee—truth be told, few dared to pursue him. Just now, when he couldn't win, he ran. Would the Immortal Ancestor and Curse go after him?

Impossible!

Yet he self-destructed!

He killed the Immortal Ancestor!

And Curse, now gravely wounded, kept spitting blood, his Great Dao power spilling away.

That he survived at all was a testament to his formidable strength.

He didn't die amid the explosion of two mighty beings because the Lord of the Dead had concentrated most of his self-destructive force on the Immortal Ancestor, fearing he might not perish—for a cultivator of the Life Great Dao, the means of survival are too powerful!

But no matter how strong, when fully targeted by the Lord of the Dead, even he fell!

One was the strongest cultivator of life force, the other the strongest of death force; today they decided the victor, and both perished!

As for the Lord of the Dead's so-called crawling out of hell... everyone remained skeptical.

...

At this moment, Su Yu let out a sigh.

This battle had been well-planned, very well, better than expected.

But the Heavenly Gate was the Heavenly Gate, with too many powerful beings inside.

Even a clever housewife cannot cook without rice!

No matter how eloquent Su Yu was, strength was strength—he simply lacked it!

Now, with the Lord of the Dead extinguished, if he could not return... this battle would be a total rout.

At this point, Su Yu could not afford to think of much else.

If the Lord of the Dead could not return... then the only option was to retreat!

They could not win!

King Wen was on the verge of collapse, and so was King Wu; without the support of the Human Emperor's heaven and earth power, King Wu would have been killed by the Dragon long ago.

And as for himself, without summoning heaven and earth, how could he match the God Ancestor?

At this moment, Su Yu gritted his teeth, looking almost mad.

The next instant, he charged madly at the God Ancestor, roaring in fury: "You are doomed! You will surely die! Grandfather will surely return! We are immortal and indestructible!"

"Return!"

Su Yu howled in anguish, charging wildly toward that direction. The God Ancestor, recalling how the Lord of the Dead had once summoned Su Yu, changed expression and struck swiftly, bellowing, radiant as a great sun!

He blocked Su Yu!

Whether anyone believed it or not, what if Su Yu actually summoned the Lord of the Dead back?

That would be a terrifying thing indeed!

An unkillable existence!

Today, everyone had witnessed a supremely powerful being self-destruct, taking the Immortal Ancestor with him. If he could be resurrected and return... everyone's fighting spirit would collapse.

An enemy that cannot be killed!

Then anyone fighting Su Yu and his allies would first be chilled with fear.

Because if the enemy cannot die, one self-destruction and you are finished!

The God Ancestor knew there were limits, but what were those limits?

How many times?

Who knows!

Thus at this moment, even Kong suddenly woke with a start and shouted: "Stop him!"

Su Yu must not be allowed to get close!

Could Su Yu summon the Lord of the Dead back?

Who knows!

But no matter what, Su Yu must not be allowed to summon!

The God Ancestor was afraid too; in his fear, he naturally dared not let Su Yu go there. He struck wildly, his long fists hammering heaven and earth, sending Su Yu flying backward repeatedly. Su Yu, looking insane, howled in anguish: "Return!"

"Take one more look at this heaven and earth, at the goal you pursue!"

"Second in the heavens, after all, is only second—will you vanish forever bearing the name of second?"

Su Yu roared, three parts acting, seven parts genuine!

The Lord of the Dead must not die!

If he died,

this battle would be lost, and escape would be difficult.

Then King Wen would die, King Wu would die, Wen Yu would die... perhaps Su Yu, with a sudden burst, might survive... but then... would the myriad realms still have the strength to fight back?

Su Yu's roars continued, boom!

He threw punches recklessly, one Great Dao after another rapidly merging, each acupoint blazing with dazzling light. At this moment, Su Yu struck with wild fury!

"God, if you block me, you will die!"

Su Yu roared!

The next moment, he shouted again: "Qiong, my grandfather died here to help you kill Hongtian's people. Without my summoning, he cannot return. Kill Kong for me, help me kill God... Will you be so ungrateful?"

He feared Qiong would flee!

So at this moment, he had to provoke Qiong into fighting spirit, lest Qiong, thinking the enemy dead, choose not to fight!

Then Su Yu would be left weeping!

Hongtian's people!

At these words, Qiong's eyes flickered. He glanced at Su Yu and muttered—Su Yu's deduction was indeed correct; this kid had skill. The Immortal Ancestor truly was one of Hongtian's people!

And Blade and Martial were definitely from the Heavenly Gate as well.

Qiong snorted coldly: "I am not that kind of person! Very well, since he died to kill the Immortal... I will go all out today. Kong, you are seeking death!"

"Heaven-Opening: World-Destroying!"

A heaven-shaking sword intent pierced through heaven and earth, sweeping in all directions. With a *puchi*, Kong suddenly retreated, and then, on his hardest horn, a bloodstain appeared. The next moment, with another *puchi*, a fragment of the horn broke off.

A look of horror appeared in Kong's eyes!

And Qiong, now supremely domineering, said coldly: "God, withdraw! Let Su Yu summon the Lord of the Dead back, or else... I will surely kill you!"

As he spoke, he struck out with another sword, this one filled with the aura of destruction!

"Heaven-Opening: Ten Thousand Daos Fall!"

Boom!

A sword aura pierced heaven and earth, and from all directions, countless sword auras erupted. Every master who wielded a sword felt their blade tremble violently, bowing to this foremost sword of the cosmos!

Kong could not help but curse, hastily retreating. From his horn, another bolt of thunderous power burst forth, and he himself shuttled through the void, seeking to evade this strike.

Boom!

Space shattered, and Kong tumbled out of the void. With a splat, a mass of crystal-like innards spewed from his enormous maw, and now, sword auras ran rampant through his seven orifices!

“Cough, cough…”

Kong coughed violently, then glared at Qiong, his fury blazing: “You insist on a fight to the death?”

This was Qiong’s ultimate killing technique, equivalent to a desperate, life-staking move!

A few strikes, and he had caught Kong off guard!

Qiong said coldly, “Fight to the death? Do you think I fear death? That junior dared to fight to the death, and I dare not? As he said, in youth, one dared to kill across ranks; in old age, peers can hardly decide life or death—why? Because of fear!”

Fear of death!

The Lord of the Dead was not wrong on this point. A group of mighty ones—who among them could not kill across ranks in their youth?

And now?

Among peers, they cannot settle victory or defeat—this is the norm. Even if they do, it’s hard to decide life or death… This should not be. Even if all are geniuses, geniuses often have moments where one move decides life or death.

Now, they cannot decide life or death simply because everyone has grown afraid.

Afraid of dying!

Because they have lived too long, because they are too strong—to die would be too great a loss!

“Bastard!”

Kong roared, and in the next instant, transformed into a colossal ancient beast—this was his true form. In that moment, the form covered heaven and earth, and with a roar like thunder, it boomed!

The power of the Dao swept across all directions!

Kong’s Dao was actually quite unique, encompassing many Daos, the Dao powers of many ancient beasts seemingly all gathered within him.

This roar was like the sound of thunder.

Boom!

The sound shook the surroundings. Su Yu and the others could not help but feel their eardrums tremble, nauseated and dizzy. But since it was not primarily aimed at them, they soon recovered. Qiong, without a word, struck out with his sword!

Sword aura soared to the heavens!

He too had gone mad—was he inferior to you?

Kill you!

“Heaven-Opening·Qiong!”

Boom!

The sky split open, the heavens tore apart. In that moment, even the River of Time seemed to be severed!

Qiong was utterly enraged!

…

And God Ancestor, at this moment, wore a grim expression.

He had been threatened!

Qiong told him to back off, or he would kill him.

Afraid?

A little, perhaps!

Qiong was a madman who meant what he said. If he did not retreat, and if Qiong came out of this battle largely unscathed, he might truly hunt him down.

Su Yu, however, paid no heed!

He directly opened his Heavenly Gate and looked in that direction, but this time, he could not see clearly—only darkness, with deathly aura sweeping the world. Su Yu cursed inwardly: Not revived yet?

Nirvana, though it seemed long, was actually but an instant. Su Yu had only delayed a bit because he was unwilling to wake. Otherwise, he should have died and revived quickly!

Not reviving meant trouble—either unwilling to wake like Su Yu… almost impossible!

Or something had gone wrong.

The most likely possibility was insufficient life force.

Because the opponent had only 34 Daos, while the Lord of the Dead had 35—there was still a gap. The Lord of the Dead might be short a bit of life force, unable to balance life and death!

“Is he still short of life force?”

Su Yu was not sure, but it was the most likely!

What to do?

Su Yu had waited for the Lord of the Dead to revive, but he never did. He knew something was wrong. He had to supplement life force—perhaps killing another Forbidden Land master would be enough.

But now, who to kill?

Kill the severely wounded Zhou?

He was blocked by God Ancestor—how could he kill?

If not Zhou, then who could he kill?

No one was easy to kill!

At this moment, Su Yu’s face was ashen. He looked at God Ancestor, who seemed hesitant, and suddenly gritted his teeth: “Don’t stop me. I’m not going to revive my grandfather anymore. Revival is instantaneous—if he hasn’t revived… he’s probably truly dead! I’m going to kill Kong’s people. Are you sure you want to stop me?”

God Ancestor frowned.

Su Yu ground his teeth: “I’m going to kill Long and Feng—they are Kong’s people. I will kill Kong, kill Kong to avenge my grandfather… Are you going to stop me or not?”

God Ancestor said nothing, but blocked Su Yu’s path. War King and the others were behind!

Su Yu laughed: “I think… this is a good choice!”

With that, he suddenly charged toward Long and the others!

And God Ancestor furrowed his brow slightly.

Su Yu had 32 Daos; Long also had 32.

As for War King, he was nearly spent—fighting Feng alone now might be difficult.

God Ancestor’s mind raced with thoughts. He did not stop Su Yu—as long as Su Yu did not go to revive the Lord of the Dead, it was fine. The main thing was… Qiong’s deterrence!

Kong, unless he could capture or defeat Qiong.

Otherwise, he did not want to provoke Qiong now!

And in the distance, Kong suddenly roared: “God, what are you doing?”

He had actually let Su Yu run off!

God Ancestor frowned slightly, then said in a deep voice: “I’m going to save Zhou—he’s gravely wounded!”

With that, he swiftly flew off toward Zhou.

But when Zhou saw him coming, his expression changed, and he quickly retreated.

At that moment, the god suddenly came toward him, and he was truly terrified.

For his injuries were indeed severe!

The God Ancestor said nothing, sending a sacred force through the void; though not as potent as life force, it was still a Dao power for healing wounds. Curse’s expression shifted slightly, and he couldn’t help but glance at him.

The God Ancestor, however, said nothing, merely pondering in silence.

The immortal had died, the demon had died, the soul had died…

Within the Heavenly Gate, too many strong ones had perished lately.

If this continued, the opening of the Three Gates might also bring some trouble.

Now, calmer, perhaps… it was best to avoid further slaughter.

As for Su Yu’s side, he paid it no mind.

That immortal fellow had also colluded with the Human Gate; he felt helpless. Earlier, when Su Yu deduced it, he hadn’t believed it, but now… he could only sigh.

…

At the same time.

Su Yu, however, breathed a sigh of relief. Qiong’s deterrence had some effect. He had to kill Long, using unexpected strength to slay him!

Summon the world!

But the Heavenly Gate would block it, so at least two people must first summon the world to intercept for him.

In that moment, Su Yu let out a sharp cry: “Long, within three moves, I will surely kill you! Kong, you dared to harm my grandfather; after I kill Long, I’ll come for you!”

This sharp cry resounded in all directions!

On the Heavenly Dome Mountain, the phantom of the Human King stirred slightly.

Three moves to kill Long, summon the world!

Understood!

The third move, summon the world!

Clear—Su Yu was no longer hiding; the resurrection of the Death Lord must have gone awry.

…

At the same time.

King Wen roared, summoning the world. In the distance, a Heavenly Gate emerged, rumbling. The world would not come. King Wen bellowed: “Heavenly Gate, just wait! I will surely tear you down!”

The first summoning of the world!

Shi paid no heed. With the Heavenly Gate blocking, where could you summon the world? The Death Lord was dead; now it was hard to summon the world.

And then, with a crash.

Blue Sky’s world force struck!

But it was too weak.

The Heavenly Gate shuddered again, blocking the world force!

…

At the same time.

In the Myriad Realms.

The Human King’s world instantly broke through the upper realm, vanishing into the void in a blink, diving into the River of Time!

In the distance, the Earth Gate stirred: “You’re using world force? How many of you have opened worlds? Is there a battle within the Heavenly Gate?”

Even the Earth Gate was shaken.

Streams of world force were still quite terrifying!

The Myriad Realms of this era were truly fearsome!

Though strong ones were few, top-tier existences were many.

The Human King said coldly: “Ask not what you shouldn’t. The Immortal Ancestor, Demon Ancestor, Soul Ancestor… all slain! Today, I will cut down Kong and his ilk, and raze the Heavenly Gate first!”

The Earth Gate said no more.

True or false?

In any case, the Earth Gate felt this era was dreadfully formidable. The Three Gates were not yet open, yet these madmen had all entered to fight. From the sound of it, they had killed several Unity Realm beings!

As for the truth… it would be known soon enough!

…

And at that moment, Su Yu roared: “Three moves to kill you!”

“Sky Rift!”

The long blade split the sky, slashing down at Dragon Ancestor. Dragon Ancestor was speechless—this madman… your grandfather is dead, but why take revenge on me?

Damn!

If you must, go after Curse, God, or Kong—why me?

It made no sense!

Of course, he wasn’t afraid of Su Yu!

The great dragon soared, a mighty flame rising, spewing dragonfire that burned heaven and earth!

Both had thirty-two Dao patterns—who feared whom?

Picking on the weak?

Too afraid to face the strong, so you come for me?

Hah!

Boom!

The long blade and dragonfire clashed. With a thunderous roar, the dragonfire shattered, the blade descended, and with a slash, a crack appeared on the dragon’s body. Dragon Ancestor howled in fury!

Agony!

This Su Yu’s strength was formidable.

“You seek death!”

He too was enraged!

Do you know you’re courting death?

“Earth Quake!”

At that moment, Su Yu shouted again, the second strike coming as if exhausting all. Dragon Ancestor’s expression shifted slightly. The next instant, a mighty claw tore through the void toward Su Yu!

Rumble!

The blade fell, the claw struck—a deafening crash!

Su Yu’s chest was torn open, leaving a gaping hole, while Dragon Ancestor’s horns were snapped by the blade’s blow.

A madman?

Behind him, even the God Ancestor was slightly startled—this fellow was really going to fight a dragon to the death?

Good thing he hadn’t stopped him!

Otherwise, he’d be coming after him now.

Of course, he wouldn’t just stand by forever. At that moment, he sent a telepathic message to Curse: “We can’t let this go on. Restore yourself a bit more, then join forces to kill Su Yu and the Martial King first. Later, we’ll cut down Wen Yu… and if Qiong remains obstinate… we’ll join forces with Kong to kill Qiong!”

He glanced around—the people of the Heavenly Gate couldn’t die anymore. If more fell, the entire Heavenly Gate’s losses would be too great.

No matter whom everyone sided with, in essence, they all belonged to this era!

Cooperation was merely cooperation!

In the end, the era would prevail!

Because revival meant reviving an era, and each era had different needs. Not everyone, like the Heavenly Gate, could kill, devour Dao, and recover swiftly.

In the distance, Curse glanced at him and nodded silently.

Perhaps the God Ancestor was right.

The fall of the Immortal was largely due to Hong Tian’s forced descent. At that moment, Curse was very quiet. The Immortal had wanted to borrow power, but Hong Tian had only wanted to descend. That fool—if he had fully supported the Immortal just now, the Immortal might not have died!

Those from the Human Gate… too disappointing!

The dagger was revealed, but it wasn’t time yet!

Damn it!

As they spoke, Su Yu roared again: “Burial of Man!”

This blade pierced through past and present, falling as if carrying countless figures from all ages, straight toward the Dragon Ancestor. Curse and the God Ancestor glanced over but didn’t watch further—this move couldn’t kill the Dragon Ancestor!

Strong as it was, Su Yu’s boast of killing in three strikes… was utter nonsense!

They were all of the same rank—how could he kill anyone so easily in three strikes?

…

And at that moment, Stone was the first to sense something wrong!

Boom!

A thunderous crash shook the Heavenly Gate. Beyond the heavens of Blue Sky and the Literary King, a third heaven struck the gate—the Human Emperor’s heaven. Yet even this assault failed to breach it!

The Heavenly Gate trembled!

Three heavens, attacking from within and without—so what?

They still wouldn’t let it enter!

The Death Lord was dead…

Just as he thought, a somewhat familiar heavenly force surged again, crashing against the gate. The Heavenly Gate quaked, but this time, it could not be stopped.

In that instant, a phantom heaven pierced through the Heavenly Gate!

…

Meanwhile.

Su Yu’s third strike fell. With a thunderous crash, the Dragon Ancestor bled, and Su Yu coughed blood as well. But the Dragon Ancestor laughed heartily: “Idiot!”

Three strikes to kill me?

Are you joking?

You fool!

But Su Yu, gritting his teeth, let out a snort and struck again—this time, a light, airy blow.

Three grand moves, shouted with such force!

None were weak, yet Su Yu had still boasted!

In truth, the Dragon Ancestor was astonished. Su Yu was strong—to him, no weaker than an ordinary 33-Dao cultivator. But so what?

With the Death Lord dead, this fellow was finished!

Seeing the light blade before him, he didn’t take it lightly, but neither did he take it too seriously.

Yet just as the blade was about to fall—

Suddenly, a world descended from the heavens.

Many were startled.

An outer heaven?

Where had it come from?

Had the Death Lord revived?

And Su Yu roared loudly: “My grandfather has revived!”

“Returned from the underworld!”

All were shocked, but looking at the illusory heaven, they felt it didn’t resemble the Death Lord’s.

They all turned toward where the Death Lord had fallen.

In that moment, the heaven vanished.

The next instant, it reappeared above Su Yu’s head.

A surge of heavenly force poured in, yin and yang merging.

At that moment, the blade brimmed with immense power. Around Su Yu, a full thirty-four mighty golden dragons coiled.

“Kill!”

One strike fell upon the giant dragon—this blade, uniting two heavens, was far stronger than before!

Thirty-four Dao against thirty-two—Su Yu was defying heaven, yet against the God Ancestor, he had been beaten half to death.

But now, Su Yu was prepared, facing his enemy.

The Dragon Ancestor, already wounded by Su Yu’s three strikes and always believing Su Yu was only at thirty-two Dao, was shocked by this sudden surge of power!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Three strikes?

No—in that instant, the heaven descended, and Su Yu unleashed three thousand strikes in a single breath!

A colossal roar echoed through all directions, through heaven and earth!

“Die!”

With a fierce cry, under the horrified gaze of the crowd, the giant dragon was instantly hacked to pieces, its flesh shattered!

Its Dao manifested—a dragon-shaped Dao.

And within Su Yu's world, a great path of life and death emerged that erased all, instantly grinding that dragon-shaped path to collapse!

Su Yu roared, kicked out again, as if shattering the void itself!

That dragon-shaped phantom, kicked through the void by him, fell to the place where the Lord of the Dead had perished.

The great path collapsed!

Yet, halfway through the collapse, it soon stopped!

A giant dragon gradually appeared, fear in the Dragon Ancestor's eyes; he had nearly been killed. Now, half of his great path was shattered, but thankfully, he survived!

He did not die!

He laughed!

The Dragon Ancestor laughed wildly, the laugh of one who had cheated death. Su Yu had erupted with the power of thirty-four paths, plotted for long, and suddenly struck. At that moment, he thought he was doomed!

But no!

I live!

He roared madly: "He is a man of the Myriad Realms... no, Su Yu of the Myriad Realms... he is not one from within the gate!"

At this moment, Su Yu was completely exposed!

And Su Yu, paying no heed, slashed out with his blade!

"Ah..."

A cry of agony rang out—that was the Phoenix Ancestor. The Dragon Ancestor did not die, not because Su Yu truly could not kill him, but because if he killed him, the great path would collapse and all life force would explode here. So he kicked him over there.

He doubted that fellow would dare return immediately; there, his life force would drain away, perhaps allowing the Lord of the Dead to revive.

And the Phoenix Ancestor... merely thirty-one paths!

Now, with the power of thirty-four paths, killing the Phoenix was not so hard for Su Yu!

Especially with King Wu firmly holding the opponent back!

Hum!

He slashed down again with his blade, and with a thunderous crash, the Phoenix Ancestor's physical body was utterly shattered. A great path not yet fully integrated into the main body appeared. Su Yu hacked wildly, and the heavens and earth directly devoured it!

Rumble!

With a great roar, the Phoenix Ancestor let out a miserable scream, and with a bang, the great path completely shattered, falling here!

Can't kill a thirty-two-path, but can't I kill a thirty-one-path like you?

The heavens and earth fell silent!

"Su Yu!"

"Su Yu!"

"..."

There was Qiong's exclamation, Kong's furious roar, and from afar, Shi's horrified voice.

Su Yu of the Myriad Realms?

Then who was the one helping King Wen all along?

How many Heaven Openers are there in the Myriad Realms?

At this moment, even Shi was startled!

Today, too many things had surprised him.

He turned out to be Su Yu of the Myriad Realms!

When the dual heavens merged and were exposed, everyone knew: this man was the true Su Yu of the Myriad Realms!

As for the one impersonating him... who knew who else had opened heaven in the Myriad Realms?

Kong roared fiercely: "Kill him! Qiong, what are you doing? It's all a trap..."

Qiong was also hesitant and shocked.

Actually, he had guessed before, but later when Blue Sky appeared, he dismissed the thought. Yet when Su Yu truly merged the dual heavens... he was speechless!

Damn!

So, I was right before.

Xingyu, that old fox, had been deceiving me all along!

Su Yu didn't care about that.

I am exposed!

Now, it's very troublesome.

He looked at King Wu, nodded quickly, and charged toward Wen Yu!

Meanwhile, God Ancestor and Curse both changed expression and swiftly chased after Su Yu!

This is a man of the Myriad Realms!

They are all in league!

And the Dragon Ancestor, though severely wounded, still laughed wildly and roared: "Kill him! I knew he was off from the start, sure enough, he has a problem..."

Su Yu failed to kill him!

Now, his life force was draining away, most of his great path shattered, and he could do nothing about it, but he survived!

Living is enough!

Su Yu failed to kill him, and he was ecstatic—the thrill of survival, the crisis of death that had nearly scared him to death, but he lived!

And at that very moment, beneath his body, a pair of blackened hands emerged from the void.

The Lord of the Dead!

Now, the Lord of the Dead was also terrified and horrified.

Damn!

Almost died!

Su Yu, you beast! You said killing the Immortal Ancestor would be enough. I not only killed the Immortal Ancestor but also Hong Tian's clone, and damn it, that still wasn't enough!

He was trapped in that tiny space of annihilation, struggling madly, roaring madly—useless!

His soul was being utterly annihilated!

He was nearly furious!

Su Yu, you bastard!

If you had said earlier that killing one wasn't enough, I wouldn't have dared to annihilate!

Luckily, that unreliable thing finally sent him the Dragon Ancestor; luckily, that unreliable thing actually came through once!

Hmm, not bad!

And sent a big chunk of meat to nourish my body.

Last time he fought with Kong, Su Yu said he wanted to catch a dragon to replenish himself, but didn't get to eat any then.

This time... it was possible!

The Dragon Ancestor was still roaring, but gradually, a chill set in; on his flesh, something seemed to be crawling.

At that moment, the Lord of the Dead crawled out from the underworld, somewhat weak, but he had experienced the stillness of life and death—yet... he needed to replenish himself!

Last time, Su Yu had replenished enough; he, with 31 paths, killed 32 paths, so he was satisfied.

But for the Lord of the Dead, who had 35 paths... the Immortal Ancestor and Hongtian's clone were not nourishing enough; he was so hungry!

The Dragon Ancestor's roar abruptly ceased.

In his enormous eyes, a look of terror appeared!

And at that moment, on his back, the Lord of the Dead crawled, so hungry, and with a smile, he let out a faint voice: "So hungry... little bug, I'll eat you, okay?"

"No... no!"

The giant dragon suddenly let out a frantic roar, filled with dread, but wounded gravely by Su Yu, how could he match the Lord of the Dead now?

At this moment, everyone looked again!

"Ah! No!"

"Mercy..."

"Little bug... you smell delicious!"

The next moment, under everyone's horrified gaze, the Lord of the Dead bared his teeth and took a bite; with a crunch, most of the dragon's body was swallowed into his belly!

He seemed to be eating noodles, slurping them up!

The dragon's head struggled wildly, but from the tail onward, it vanished bit by bit, was devoured bit by bit!

A chill erupted!

At that instant, even Shi and the others felt a surge of cold dread!

The Lord of the Dead had awakened!

Truly reborn from death!

Shen Zu and Zhou, who were about to pursue Su Yu, now had sweat all over their backs!

Under the terrified gazes of the crowd, the Lord of the Dead swallowed the wildly struggling giant dragon in one gulp, let out a burp, and with some contentment, amid a thunderous roar, the dragon vanished completely!

The power of the Great Paths trembled violently!

But it was useless!

And the Lord of the Dead, inhaling sharply, in an instant, countless forces swept in from heaven and earth—the power of life, the power of death!

No longer mere power of death!

"The cycle of life and death... I have completed it!"

He wore a smile, a twisted smile, sweeping across heaven and earth!

All the scattered power nearby was devoured by him!

At this moment, he was half black and half white, life and death interwoven, with some ease and some satisfaction; he took a step, and the void shattered.

The next moment, the Heavenly Gate trembled!

A surging force swept in, and the two heavens instantly merged!

Before, when he merged, he had roughly the power of 37 paths, close to 38; but now... in an instant, his aura reached 38 paths, and was still climbing!

He vanished instantly!

When he reappeared, he was already before Shen Zu and Zhou!

In the distance, Shi's face changed drastically!

"Qiong! Kong!"

He roared madly, no longer caring about King Wen, and vanished instantly, charging toward the Lord of the Dead!

Trouble was huge!

A colossal trouble!

The Lord of the Dead had truly awakened!

And he was even stronger than before!

Only at this moment did everyone realize why Su Yu had dealt with the Dragon Ancestor—because... the Lord of the Dead needed life force!

They understood!

The secret of awakening was now clear to them!

It was not an easy revival; it required enough powerful life force—even one immortal was insufficient; a dragon was needed to let the Lord of the Dead awaken.

Kong was also roaring madly: "Qiong!"

Qiong's face changed slightly; at this moment, his expression shifted too, and he suddenly stopped blocking, allowing Kong to charge wildly toward the Lord of the Dead!

Because if he didn't go, Shen Zu and Zhou might both be killed!

Once those two were slain... Su Yu was heading toward Dao and Wu; he and Wen Yu were both 34-path powerhouses, besieging two 32-path ones... the Heavenly Gate would collapse!

Now, an immortal and a dragon had died; Feng was also dead, but Feng was not of the highest rank.

If a few more died... the Heavenly Gate would be in trouble!

At this moment, he chose to stand down; after all, he was a man of this era, not of Su Yu's era.

Qiong's face shifted unpredictably!

I... may have been used!

The Human Emperor!

He looked toward the Human Emperor; atop the Heavenly Dome Mountain, the Human Emperor's phantom appeared, also looking at him, smiling: "Stay neutral!"

Qiong's face turned ugly!

Boom! Another thunderous sound came as Shen Zu and Zhou instantly recoiled, spitting blood continuously; fortunately, Kong arrived in time, struck out, and with a deafening crash, Kong staggered back dozens of steps, crushing the void!

The three great powerhouses, no longer holding anything back, furiously attacked the Lord of the Dead!

Meanwhile, Shi swiftly tore through the void, ignoring the cost, traversing heaven and earth; a massive mountain suddenly crashed down toward the Lord of the Dead!

A 38-path Lord of the Dead!

Shi roared in fury: "Man! Let the other heavens enter, block his heaven! Hurry! Idiot, awaken some of your intelligence quickly!"

Selectively let people in!

Since they couldn't stop the heavens from entering, then block the Lord of the Dead's, or else... the trouble would be immense; a 38-path Lord of the Dead was terrifyingly powerful, and his aura was still climbing!

If this continued, even the four great powerhouses joining forces might suffer, because Zhou's wounds were not healed!

Kong was also injured!

None were at their peak state!

In the distance, the Heavenly Gate trembled!

Violently shaking, at this very moment, it seemed to have revived a fraction, and a monstrous will swept across: "Sun, Moon, go aid the battle!"

A low shout, like the heavens collapsing!

In the next moment, two powerful entities appeared within the gate, and just as they emerged, the King of Wen’s aura suddenly surged wildly, boom!

A book scroll covered the heavens and the earth!

And the voice from the Heavenly Gate vibrated through the air: "I need some time... seal all channels, shut off the connection of their power... everyone hold on!"

He had revived a little!

He wanted to completely seal the channels, the channels of heaven and earth, giving no one any chance to borrow the power of heaven and earth!

Only at this moment did he revive, because he sensed a crisis, and reviving early was actually a bad thing for them; remaining asleep was the best way to heal their wounds.

……

And at this moment, the Lord of the Dead laughed maniacally, rumble!

One punch brought life, one punch brought death!

He alone fought the four great powerhouses, roaring: "I said, I will walk out of hell!"

Rumble!

A long punch swung out; Curse was the most severely injured, sent flying by his fist, spitting blood continuously.

Yet he flew back to the front immediately!

To block him!

Waiting for the Heavenly Gate to revive, waiting for the Heavenly Gate to cut off the channels; once cut, the Lord of the Dead would probably be at 36 paths, and by then, he wouldn't be as terrifying as he was now!

……

And at this moment, Su Yu's expression also changed slightly.

"Kill!"

He roared, looking at Wen Yu, and Wen Yu understood, kill Wu!

The two of them completely ignored Dao at this moment, frantically charging to kill Wu!

Beating the Lord of Wu until he vomited blood continuously, his physical body repeatedly collapsing, and the Ancestor of Dao's expression was ugly, but at this moment... he had two choices: first, flee now!

Second... join the battle!

The result of joining the battle was that they might all die.

However, after a brief hesitation, the Ancestor of Dao quickly joined the battle after all!

The four great powerhouses fought in the void, shattering the heavens and earth!

Two 34-path experts fighting two 32-path experts.

"Heaven and Earth descend!"

Su Yu roared, a double heaven and earth covering all directions.

Wen Yu also gave a furious shout, her heaven and earth overlapping with Su Yu's, a triple heaven and earth stack!

"Kill!"

Boom!

Following a massive explosion, the Lord of Wu's physical body broke apart; he clenched his hand into a fist, suddenly throwing a punch toward the Ancestor of Dao, whose face changed as he was struck by the punch; this punch was incredibly powerful, directly blasting the Ancestor of Dao away with a stupendous force, the Ancestor of Dao gritting his teeth: "Senior Brother..."

The Lord of Wu roared: "Go!"

They were indeed both disciples of the Human.

They had faith!

At this moment, the Lord of Wu knew he would surely die, not for anything else, but simply because of... the King of Wu!

At this moment, he completely understood!

These people would definitely kill him!

"Go!"

The Lord of Wu roared again, his physical body restoring as he held a giant axe, the Ancestor of the Martial Path!

Boom!

An axe slashed down, shattering the heavens and earth, and seeing that the Ancestor of Dao seemed to be blocked, he let out a miserable, piercing roar: "Let him go, otherwise, this seat will detonate this martial path, and won't let you profit from it either!"

Su Yu hesitated slightly, but still opened the lockdown, and the Ancestor of Dao bit his teeth, blood seeping from his mouth.

In the next moment, he quickly flew out of the triple heaven and earth!

And within that heaven and earth, the rumbling sounds were continuous!

The Ancestor of Wu brought out all eighteen martial arts, shattering the heavens and earth, yet how could a 32-path expert contend against two 34-path world-opening powerhouses.

With a thunderous boom, he was completely blown to pieces!

The Lord of Wu's final roar echoed through heaven and earth: "Lord, I want to return to the Myriad Realms! I want to go back! This era of ruin... I've had enough of it! Slaughter the new era and avenge me!"

Boom!

The Lord of Wu fell, his grand path shattered, and the King of Wu quickly devoured it!

And the voice of the gate coldly echoed through heaven and earth at this moment: "We will! We certainly will! I want to seal off the power of heaven and earth... hold on a bit longer, hold on a bit longer, and kill them!"

The gateway shook violently!

And right at this moment, just as Su Yu was about to go aid the Lord of the Dead, the Human Emperor's voice rang in his ear: "Retreat! Quickly lead everyone to retreat! Once the power of heaven and earth is sealed, all of you will be exposed... at that moment, it will instead cause them to join forces against you... Qiong is not one of ours, he is struggling very much right now, take advantage of the fact that he hasn't acted yet... quickly lead the men to retreat!"

Qiong was not a person of the Myriad Realms!

But at this moment, Qiong's mind was too complicated, so he maintained neutrality, but... the Human Emperor did not know how long such neutrality could last.

"Go to the south, there is a channel over there to retreat back through, hurry up... don't worry about Second Brother Wen, over on Blue Sky's side, I've had someone inform him, he will pass it on to Second Brother Wen... hurry up!"

The goal was accomplished!

They killed Xian, killed Wu, and additionally killed Long and Feng.

If they didn't retreat now, once the Heavenly Gate truly sealed everything completely and Su Yu and the others' strength declined, it would instead become even more troublesome!

And Su Yu, gritting his teeth, looked toward Wen Yu, sending a voice transmission through clenched teeth: "Kill Curse together, kill one more, and then... retreat with me!"

Wen Yu said nothing.

At this moment, everything followed Su Yu's command.

And Su Yu wanted to take advantage of the final moments before the Heavenly Gate's lockdown to beat Curse, this heavily injured fellow, to death; killing one more now meant a bit less trouble later!

At this moment, the Lord of the Dead was still fighting the four great powerhouses alone, and despite his strength, he was falling somewhat into a disadvantage.

His fierceness just now had failed to crush the opponents, and the opponents had also stabilized their formation.

"Curse!"

A sharp cry resounded through heaven and earth.

The Lord of the Dead instantly understood; at that moment, he roared and threw a punch!

Boom!

The grievously wounded Zhou was sent flying by his fist, hurtling toward Su Yu and Wen Yu.

Zhou’s face twisted in terror!

The four of them could still surround and kill the Lord of the Dead—he wasn’t the main force—but now he faced two supreme beings, both 34-path Heaven Openers!

“Freeze!”

Zhou bellowed, forcibly halting his body, while the realms of Su Yu and Wen Yu descended together. At that moment, without a word, Su Yu transformed into a long blade, instantly falling into Wen Yu’s hands!

Wen Yu muttered, “I prefer a small knife…”

Of course, she said it in passing.

The realm forces of the two merged; they were actually somewhat similar. After Su Yu summoned the myriad realms, his realm was extremely alike to Wen Yu’s, and now the realms began to blend.

In an instant, Wen Yu’s aura surged!

In her hand, the long blade… Su Yu!

She swung the blade at Zhou!

Using Su Yu as the blade!

Boom!

This strike was too powerful.

Zhou, already severely wounded, now wore a look of despair. “Qiong…”

He roared!

The only one who could save him was Qiong!

And Qiong, his face shifting, produced a longsword in his hand, with a trace of hesitation, a hint of reluctance, and finally swung the sword at Su Yu and the others!

Just then, the Human Sovereign Seal suddenly trembled!

Boom!

Qiong faltered slightly, the longsword vanished; the next moment, he snapped awake, furious, and glared at the Human Sovereign!

Bang!

A thunderous crash echoed across heaven and earth!

This blade struck down, and Zhou was shattered to pieces!

Su Yu instantly reverted to his true form and shouted, “Retreat!”

The Lord of the Dead hadn’t had his fill, but without hesitation, he repelled the others. In an instant, the three mighty beings regrouped, grabbed the Martial King who was still devouring the Great Dao, and swiftly charged toward the distant Wen King!

And the Wen King, too, flew madly toward them!

Behind them, the two strongmen Sun and Moon, their expressions shifting, had just reunited with the Blade Ancestor.

On Su Yu’s side, the group of five gathered and instantly fled southward. At this moment, their strength was actually immense—but then, the Heavenly Gate shook violently!

Rumble!

The auras of Su Yu, the Wen King, and the Lord of the Dead all plummeted by a notch; their realm forces vanished!

The Heavenly Gate had succeeded!

And the voice of the Heavenly Gate echoed forth, tinged with weakness: “I must slumber again to recover… You… fend for yourselves… No more infighting… The grudges of old… are wiped clean…”

Boom!

The Heavenly Gate vanished completely!

At that moment, Stone, Void, the God Ancestor, Sun, Moon, and the Blade Ancestor quickly regrouped, their faces grim. The next instant, they all gave chase to Su Yu and the others!

Stone’s angry roar came: “Qiong, whose side are you on?”

He had seen Qiong about to strike just now, but in the end, he seemed to have been influenced!

Qiong said nothing, his voice weak and strained, gritting his teeth: “I need to expel some influence… You… do as you please!”

With that, he instantly entered the Sky Dome Mountain, and the mountain vanished directly.

The Human Sovereign’s Heavenly Gate still hovered, and a great seal remained—the Human Sovereign Seal!

“Xingyu… you are very good!”

Qiong’s voice echoed as he disappeared, carrying anger and a hint of helplessness. He had been deeply influenced; at this moment, he couldn’t even bear to destroy the Human Sovereign Seal. Damn it!

Xingyu, just wait!

The Human Sovereign sighed. The Human Sovereign Seal swiftly entered the Heavenly Gate, and he remarked with some nostalgia: “Still couldn’t fully take you down… A pity—my ever-victorious Great Dao only managed to keep you neutral…”

Qiong was formidable after all!

“Qiong, if you want to obtain the true body… you’ll have to cooperate with me. I’ll be waiting!”

The Human Sovereign laughed, then vanished in an instant. The Heavenly Gate was gone!

Since Qiong had fled, I’m leaving too!

Time to go guide Su Yu and the others!

Let’s hope nothing goes wrong now!