Chapter 918: Digesting the Harvest

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Twenty-four.

In the blink of an eye, a year had passed, though within the Heavenly Gate, it was merely four months.

And in those four months, Su Yu had stirred the winds and clouds, annihilating ten forbidden lands!

For others, forbidden lands were unbreakable, eternal and indestructible—until Su Yu arrived... What forbidden land could claim immortality then?

At this moment, Su Yu was in high spirits.

And at this moment, the King Wen and the others were also overwhelmed with complex emotions.

King Wen, King Wu, and Wen Yu—these three had been gone for far too long.

Though only a few thousand years had passed inside the gate, at first, a day within might equal a month here. Still, over a hundred thousand years, several millennia had elapsed on that side.

Now, seeing the myriad realms again, each of them was filled with tangled feelings.

Just then, a whimper sounded. A small dog dashed out with a rustle and leaped into Wen Yu’s arms. Instinctively, she almost punched it away, but quickly withdrew her hand, sensing a familiar aura.

She rubbed the dog’s head in her arms, her heart equally complicated. She recalled Su Yu’s words—a dog, in an empty courtyard, watering flowers for a full hundred thousand years!

Feiqiu said nothing, simply lying quietly in Wen Yu’s embrace. At that moment, tears glistened in its eyes, and it fell asleep just like that.

No greeting, no words, no excitement—only endless exhaustion.

It slept!

A dog, now with strength close to the second tier, hung onto Wen Yu, sinking into a deep, peaceful slumber, utterly at ease.

The master had returned!

“Greetings to King Wen and King Wu!”

At this, the surrounding experts all bowed, their hearts equally stirred.

They had returned!

The shattered ancient times, the Human Emperor and the Four Pole Human Kings—after a hundred thousand years, all but the Prison King had come back!

King Wen’s face was also full of emotion. After a long silence, he spoke softly, “I’m sorry!”

That apology was hard to utter.

For the suffering of the ancient era, he bore a great share of the blame.

Pride and arrogance were the greatest reasons for the ancient failure.

He and the Human Emperor had both been too proud!

They thought that even if one left, it would make no difference; they believed they could tame the myriad races, persuade them to join in resisting the Three Gates.

They thought they could quell the chaos of the Three Gates!

They believed that once they entered the Heavenly Gate, they would soon return with Wen Yu.

They trusted that with the Human Emperor present, nothing would go wrong.

This was King Wen’s fault.

And the Human Emperor, too, had grown arrogant, leading to betrayal, severe injury near death, and an endless standoff with the myriad races. Humanity had endured ten tidal shifts, countless ancient experts falling.

Of the 360 Human Marquises, fewer than sixty survived today.

Back then, King Wen had asked him whether they should destroy the myriad races before leaving. The Human Emperor said no, he could handle it—he would first drive the myriad races to the upper reaches of the River of Time, suppress the Heavenly Gate, and execute the plan perfectly...

But the outcome was ill-fated. He was betrayed, his Great Path nearly shattered, his physical body completely broken.

A once supreme expert, by the later stages, was nearly killed by those below the supreme rank.

That apology was for the ancient experts, and for humanity—a hundred thousand years, ten tidal shifts, countless human deaths in battle, driving genius after genius to madness.

At this moment, King Wen lowered his once-proud head!

Even in the most dangerous times, he had never bowed—when the Stone suppressed him, he did not lower his head, always so calm, so composed.

Today, under the greetings of a crowd, amid their complex gazes, King Wen felt deep shame!

“A hundred thousand years...” King Wen sighed. “I’m sorry!”

After a hundred thousand years, familiar faces were few.

In those days, the Four Pole Human Kings, the 360 Human Marquises, countless titled and untitled generals—a wealth of talent. Now, so few remained. The ancient era had truly become the past!

Only a group of old relics remained, saved one by one by Su Yu’s intervention.

Behind him, King Wu opened his mouth but could not speak the words.

King Wu simply looked at a few of his Dao companions in the crowd, bared his teeth in a smile that was tinged with bitterness.

Back then, to rescue King Wen, he had resolutely left the myriad realms.

At that time, eighteen Dao companions saw him off.

His son was still alive then.

Today... his son had fallen in battle, half of his Dao companions had died. He had been loyal to King Wen, true to brotherhood, but he had failed these Dao companions, failed his fallen descendants.

The whole world was silent, save for King Wen’s words of apology.

At this moment, the Human Emperor also sighed: “It was my arrogance. After pacifying the myriad realms, I lost my vigilance. Upon crossing into the supreme rank, I thought myself invincible under heaven, that the Three Gates were nothing. When you left, you told me to pacify the myriad races—I was too conceited. You told me to continue suppressing the Prison King—I had too many scruples and let him return. That was a great mistake!”

“Moreover, the fault lies in my limiting humanity’s development. Generation after generation of prodigies died at the Dao Integration stage, none crossing into the Rule Master realm.”

“It was I who sealed this era, leaving it barren and without succession...”

The Human Emperor had sealed the heavens, thinking at the time that his departure would not be long.

But he was gone for a hundred thousand years!

Perhaps, if humanity had developed on its own, it would not have fallen to such a state. Of course, that was uncertain—perhaps the myriad races would have grown stronger. But regardless, in this tidal shift, humanity had indeed reached its end.

As he spoke, the Human Emperor regained his composure, his tone no longer wavering: “Now, you have all returned, thanks to Su Yu’s aid. So I have considered...”

Su Yu said flatly, “Don’t bother considering. Whoever wants to do the grunt work can do it. I have no interest in bearing that responsibility! It’s not my duty! Don’t dump all the black pots on me!”

Even before the Human Emperor spoke, Su Yu knew what he was about to say.

Su Yu’s face was indifferent: “I’ve finally returned. I just want a few days of peace. Whoever stirred up chaos in the myriad realms should clean it up! It’s none of my business!”

“...”

Many turned to look at Su Yu, their gazes strange. As if you hadn’t stirred things up!

But they also understood Su Yu’s thoughts. Among the Human Emperor, Su Yu, King Wen, and King Wu—aside from Su Yu—all were former high-ranking humans.

Now, the older generation still listened to the Human Emperor and the others, and the Human Emperor hoped to use this opportunity to fully transfer power to Su Yu.

At this moment, the Human Emperor frowned slightly: “I am injured. King Wen is not as strong as you. In the Heavenly Gate, in four months, you pacified ten forbidden lands! You are powerful, resourceful, and courageous. You have prestige, strength, and wisdom...”

“I accept the praise—it’s deserved. As for the rest, you can stop there!”

Su Yu looked at King Wen and the others. "You old-timers, have a good chat—it's been years since you've seen each other! I need some peace and quiet, so I won't disturb you."

With that, Su Yu broke into a smile.

He gazed toward the distant Earth Gate, which was now trembling.

Su Yu stared at the Earth Gate and chuckled. "This time, I must thank the Earth Gate for lending a hand! I heard the Human Emperor promised you that after we emerged, you could choose one of the treasures we brought out."

Su Yu said lightly, "We came back in a hurry this time and didn't bring anything good. The Immortals, Dragons, Demons, and Souls have all been completely devoured by us. Martial was given to the Martial King. Now, only the Daos of Phoenix and Curse remain unbroken, and some of Law's essence still lingers. Tell me, what do you want? I can give you two things: one is what I promised you for reaching the 18th Dao through ascension, and the other is the reward for this summoning."

Su Yu's bearing was extraordinary. With a wave of his hand, the Great Dao manifested, shaking heaven and earth!

Not only that, but the phantom of Law appeared, carrying a certain weight.

Even the Earth Gate quivered!

Was he really giving it away?

Su Yu laughed heartily. "If these don't satisfy you, you can make a request. What do you want? For instance, ask me to help you destroy the Lord of Chaos, the Human Clan, the Prison, and those bastards. Just say the word—I'll pay them a visit sooner or later anyway. I've long been fed up with them. Tell me who to kill, and I'll cut them down for you!"

"..."

Arrogant and overbearing, yet so convincing that one truly believed he could do it.

Staring at the treasures before him, the Earth Gate fell silent.

Su Yu said flatly, "What do you want?"

The will of the Earth Gate rippled faintly: "I don't want these. I want a promise."

"Speak!"

"In the myriad realms, carve out a territory for the Chaos Era..."

Su Yu said coldly, "Delusional! Do you think I'd agree? I'm in a good mood today, so I'm giving you the right to choose. As for the rest... let it be decided by strength! If your Chaos Era can destroy us, then the entire myriad realms will be yours. Why bother asking for a territory? If you don't have the ability... let the past be the past."

With that, Su Yu snorted. Two broken Daos flew toward him—those of Phoenix and Curse, one with 34 paths and the other with 31, both shattered and incomplete.

To Su Yu, they were still quite useful.

Yet, he gave them to the Earth Gate anyway.

"If you don't choose, then this is it!"

Su Yu gave it no chance to speak further, saying calmly, "Before the Three Gates are fully opened, I won't make a move against you, and neither will anyone else. I'll wait for you to awaken! I also want to see just how strong the Three Gates really are—how strong the heavens and earth they opened back then were!"

The Earth Gate was silent for a moment, then its portal trembled, swallowing the two broken Daos before vanishing into the void!

The Human Emperor glanced at where the Earth Gate had disappeared, then looked at Su Yu.

Su Yu smiled. "Don't bother with it. I've given what I should. The promise the Human Emperor made earlier has been fulfilled. An enemy is still an enemy."

Su Yu's tone turned cold. "The Three Gates are all in the past. Only we are the present! The future is also ours. So... let the past remain in the past. Don't muddle things up because of other factors."

The Human Emperor nodded, somewhat agreeing with Su Yu's words.

Su Yu looked at Wen Yu and the others, then laughed. "Martial King, cultivate well. Break through to the supreme level soon and keep your Dao companions company. These Dao companions of yours... they're not bad at all."

The Martial King's expression turned strange, a hint of suspicion in his eyes...

Su Yu's face changed, and he said irritably, "What are you looking at! I meant that after you left, they followed the Human Emperor into battle without hesitation!"

What was that look supposed to mean?

Among the crowd, the Martial King's primary Dao companion was absent. Several first-rank ones were on the front lines—Town Martial King, Great Zhou King, Martial Emperor, and the others were all at the front.

A few other Dao companions were present, but they wore sour expressions.

The Martial King chuckled awkwardly. What? I didn't say anything.

Su Yu wasted no more words. He quickly soared into the air, returning to his own realm. The next moment, he declared loudly, "Wen Yu, take good care of Fatty Ball. King Wen, once the Southern King is free, I'll have her come find you for a good talk..."

King Wen was speechless. What are you doing?

"I'm going into seclusion for a while. Don't disturb me for anything. Don't come looking for me unless I walk out of my realm myself."

With that, Su Yu's realm swept across the world, and the entire upper realm trembled instantly.

In the blink of an eye, Su Yu's realm plunged into the Chaos.

It vanished without a trace!

And Su Yu's people all disappeared as well, not a single one left.

In an instant, only a group of old relics remained.

The Human Emperor watched him leave and smiled. "That guy..."

King Wen and the others sighed with emotion. King Wen laughed. "A peerless genius!"

Wen Yu patted Fatty Ball's head and grinned. "My half-disciple!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Not far away, Star Moon said calmly, "My subordinate."

"..."

A sudden silence.

After saying this, Star Moon glanced at Wen Yu, then at King Wen, and said, "I'll go take a look. We'll talk when there's time."

With that, she vanished without a trace!

King Wen was startled. He looked at the Human Emperor, who shrugged. "She's in charge of the path of life and death in Su Yu's realm. She doesn't come home anymore. Don't look at me—it's useless."

Fine!

King Wen said no more. The Martial King snickered. "Hooking up?"

The Human Emperor glared at him. Even after all these years, he was still so frivolous. He snorted and quickly said, "Enough nonsense. You lot stayed inside the Gate for a full hundred thousand years... and I thought you'd come back sooner. We nearly got wiped out."

Speaking of this, he felt somewhat helpless.

King Wen was also helpless. "We were schemed against. There was nothing we could do. We were watched for thousands of years and couldn't move. We still underestimated the Three Gates."

"It has nothing to do with the Earth Gate!"

The Human Emperor said this, not to defend the Earth Gate, but to make it clear that the Earth Gate wasn't much. It wanted to scheme but had no one to use.

King Wen couldn't help but laugh. The Human Emperor also smiled. "Alright, let's not talk about this now. Let's go to your realm and merge the realms! Since you weren't around, I couldn't just barge into your realm. Now that you're back, let's go take a look together."

"..."

King Wen was instantly speechless. "You're coming too?"

"Hmm?"

The Human Emperor frowned. "What's wrong? Is there a problem? Do you have secrets from your big brother? You're merging two realms into one. Let your big brother take a look and offer some advice. Is there any issue?"

"..."

King Wen really wanted to refuse!

He didn't really want to take the Human Emperor into his realm!

But refusing was hard.

Sure enough, the Human Emperor spoke again: "Take the old brothers to have a look. It hasn't been easy for any of us, and we haven't made much progress over the years. Let's go, don't say too much. Su Yu dares to open his own world for everyone to observe, and you still don't dare? Can't you outlive a young man?"

"It's not that..."

Before the Civil King could finish, the Human Emperor patted him on the shoulder. "Second brother, don't be so stingy!"

I'm not being stingy at all!

The Civil King was a bit speechless. Others could go, but I just don't want you to go. Don't you understand?

I understand!

The Human Emperor nodded. The Civil King hadn't even spoken, and he nodded, because he understood.

He patted the Civil King: "Don't worry, I've lost interest in you! With better choices available, why would I still look at you? You, even now, are still so arrogant! What do you think I want to do? If I really have something, I'd stuff my Great Way into Su Yu's world, not into yours. What are you thinking?"

"..."

The Civil King suddenly felt empty. At that moment, it was incredibly heartbreaking!

Those words were too hurtful.

The eldest brother's words were like stabbing straight into the heart and lungs!

Back in the day, he was afraid the eldest brother would stuff things into his hands. Now... the eldest brother didn't even want to stuff them into his. This change was enough to make a person cry!

He hadn't cried when he returned, but now he really wanted to.

The Martial King snorted, trying hard to hold back his laughter.

The second brother had been proud his whole life, arrogant his whole life, and in the end, he was still overshadowed by a younger generation!

How pitiful!

The others were also holding back their laughter.

Wen Yu also smiled, then after a moment, suddenly said, "Brother Star, what about my family?"

"Your family?"

The Human Emperor was taken aback, then after a while said, "It's in the Netherworld!"

Su Yu had taken it to suppress the hole in the Tianyuan Boundary Domain!

The Civil King was a bit helpless and didn't say anything more.

Soon, a group flew down to the lower realm. The Civil King's world was in the Battlefield of All Heavens.

...

Meanwhile.

In Su Yu's world.

The world was expanding wildly, continuously expanding, spreading throughout the chaos.

And at that moment, Su Yu was lazily sitting in a chair, extremely languid, silently watching. Around him, there were many people—many of Su Yu's world powerhouses from the myriad realms, as well as the Blade Master and others from within the Heavenly Gate.

At this moment, the Blade Master and his group were all trembling with fear.

Gui, who had been captured that day, was also there, trembling with fear.

They had also learned that a great upheaval had occurred within the Heavenly Gate, and the Ten Forbidden Lands had been flattened by Su Yu—utterly inconceivable!

And Su Yu, looking at the clearly divided two sides, said nothing, continuing to eat and drink, all of which he had taken from Wen Yu.

He silently watched the world expand and merge, growing stronger and stronger!

The entire world expanded to an enormous size.

The world inside the gate had 32 Great Ways, while the world outside the gate had 24 when he left.

One had fewer Great Ways, the other had more.

At this moment, the duplicate Great Ways had not yet merged, because some Great Ways were occupied by people from both sides. If they merged, a problem would arise: who would control the Great Way?

For example, the Blade Way—on this side was Xia Longwu, on the other side was the Blade Master.

For the Nether Great Way, on this side was Netherworld Emperor in charge, even Qu was forced to abdicate—though he abdicated voluntarily, as he truly lacked the courage to lead the Netherworld—while on the other side, Xingyue was in charge.

At this moment, in Su Yu's world, there were nearly 300 Rule Masters from within the gate!

And from the myriad realms, there were fewer than a hundred.

The myriad realms side was generally weaker; among the first-class, only the Supervisor Marquis and Xingyue had crossed over. The rest—the War Emperor, the Great Zhou King, and others—were not here, and even Wan Tiansheng had not crossed into first-class.

But within the gate, there were quite a few first-class powerhouses.

Not only these people, but at this moment, the phantom of Fa appeared, Black Moon wailed in agony, and Sun and Moon also manifested here, their expressions strange.

However, they were all very quiet!

No one spoke!

They were all just watching Su Yu, watching his aura continuously strengthen, watching his physical body tremble, his acupoints radiating brilliance like a celestial god!

33 Great Ways!

34 Great Ways!

Previously, when the two worlds merged, Su Yu had the strength of 34 Great Ways. But now, it wasn't just a merging of worlds—it was a direct fusion of worlds. Su Yu vaguely felt himself advancing toward 35 Great Ways, but he was still a bit short.

He was advancing toward the peak of 34 Great Ways!

And Su Yu knew he had hope of entering 35 Great Ways, provided that not only the worlds merged, but also the Great Ways—the duplicate ones, yin and yang combined, fused into one, continuing to erupt. In that case, he had hope of entering 35 Great Ways this time!

This was his greatest gain from going inside the gate!

Next, he could consider compressing some of the compressible Great Ways, fusing them all, ultimately forming 720 acupoints, with 720 powerhouses in charge. After that, the acupoints would converge, turning into the true River of Time!

But at this moment, Su Yu was still thinking!

Thinking about many things.

No one knew how long had passed. With a thunderous roar, the world stabilized and stopped expanding. The enormous world appeared before everyone's eyes, and Su Yu's aura also stabilized.

34 Great Ways—slightly stronger than when the two worlds merged, but not reaching 35 Great Ways.

At this moment, in the quiet hall, Wan Tiansheng walked out, a smile on his face: "Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Su Yu smiled: "Academy Head, 34 Great Ways are nothing to congratulate. But I congratulate you, Academy Head, for taking control of some Great Ways and making progress in strength. I see first-class is near!"

Wan Tiansheng smiled bitterly. You say 34 Great Ways aren't worth congratulating, but I'm only at over 10 Great Ways, and you congratulate me!

Su Yu smiled and looked at everyone: "You've all seen each other. Some of you control the same Great Way, only divided by yin and yang, one Way with two bodies. Do you have any thoughts?"

Thoughts?

Naturally, they did!

Those outside the gate wanted to merge, and those inside also wanted to, but they were very afraid—extremely afraid!

Because Su Yu was from the myriad realms!

They feared death!

All the Great Ways were under Su Yu's control. Even though there were many people, resistance was useless!

If Su Yu controlled the acupoints and blocked the Great Ways, everyone else would lose their combat power.

At that moment, the somewhat dazed Riyue suddenly spoke: "You... are a man of the Ten Thousand Realms, and now you have returned to them?"

He then glanced at the phantom of Fa, and said with some difficulty: "This is Master Fa..."

Su Yu smiled and nodded: "Your Master Fa—you should thank him! If you hadn't provided me with some intelligence, I wouldn't have been able to create such a great victory this time, slaying many strong warriors from the Martial, Immortal, Dragon, and Curse realms!"

Riyue's face turned extremely grim!

Su Yu continued with a laugh: "Ri and Yue, are they really your parents? Both are quite formidable, beyond my expectations—actually two super-strong beings of the 32nd Path!"

Riyue remained silent.

Fa, too, wore a cold expression.

He had also been utterly betrayed by Riyue!

Meanwhile, in the crowd, Heiyue, who had said nothing before, now quickly spoke: "Su... Emperor Yu, I am willing to submit, and will tell you all the information I know about the people of the Gate..."

Within the Gate, there was still hope.

Here, there was none.

Especially now, Su Yu's strength advanced so swiftly that it was terrifying—in the blink of an eye, he had reached the 34th Path, perhaps about to break through to the 35th.

The 35th Path was also a top-tier existence within the Gate, second only to beings like Shi and Kong.

"Not so fast!"

Su Yu looked at the crowd and smiled: "The people of the Ten Thousand Realms have followed me through battles all the way, from my weak days, accompanying me through thorns and brambles—it hasn't been easy!"

"As for you in the Heavenly Gate... some seek to survive, some to gamble for a future, some are forced by circumstance... Of course, all of you have helped me improve my strength to some extent!"

"Those whose Paths don't overlap... are easy to handle; those whose do... are not!"

Su Yu laughed. At this moment, among those from the Gate, someone's eyes flickered. Soon, a deep voice spoke: "Lord of Calamity, I... I can abandon my Path. Could you grant me a chance... to take charge of a Path no one governs? We ask for little—only to survive. In the struggle between the Heavenly Gate and the Ten Thousand Realms, we are but ants, merely seeking to endure!"

Su Yu looked at the speaker, somewhat surprised—it was the Blade Lord!

Su Yu immediately smiled: "Blade Lord, you are quite interesting! You govern the Blade Path, and now you are a cultivator of the 18th Path—won't you fight for it? Longwu General only has the power of the 6th Path."

The Blade Lord said nothing.

He only wanted to live!

The people of the Ten Thousand Realms were clearly Su Yu's trusted followers, while they were merely tools—true tools, existing only to provide Su Yu with the power of heaven and earth and insight into the Path.

Here, how could they compete?

There was no way!

Rather than wait passively, it was better to voluntarily give up and see if they could obtain some less important Path to govern, at least maintaining the realm of a Rule Master, at least not falling.

Otherwise... they might die!

Everyone could see Su Yu's attitude toward them. Or rather, the strong in the Heavenly Gate treated their subordinates the same way—death was death, without even a blink!

In the crowd, Xia Longwu frowned slightly but said nothing.

The cultivators of the Ten Thousand Realms were also quite complex.

On one hand, they hoped to merge Paths; on the other, they wished to rely on themselves to slay powerful enemies and seize Paths for fusion, rather than having a group of strong men, because of Su Yu, passively abandon their Paths for them to merge—that was also uncomfortable.

"Yin-Yang Path fusion, the Path becomes strong, and strength will increase somewhat!"

Su Yu said calmly: "To put it bluntly, those inside the Gate are indeed merely objects for me to use. But you outside..."

Su Yu looked at the crowd: "I have repeatedly helped you raise your limits, perhaps too hastily—making you strong without considering much else. Those inside the Gate are like catfish... I need these people to stir up this stagnant water!"

"As for you of the Ten Thousand Realms, I, Su Yu, will naturally show favoritism—there's no need to deny it!"

Su Yu said calmly: "So, after some thought, if those of the Ten Thousand Realms are stronger, they can directly devour the other's Path, and the other will change Paths! If the cultivators of the Ten Thousand Realms are weaker, then they will jointly govern the Path and be observed for future results—you can compete internally! Encroach on the other's control over the Path, with one side holding 50%. Whoever seizes the other's Path control, when it reaches 80% or more... the weaker one steps down!"

The strong from the Gate all brightened at this!

This was possible?

Su Yu said calmly: "When the other merges the Path, their insights will also merge. You can absorb their insights. True geniuses, cultivators who desire strength, can quickly absorb the strengths from the other's insights to empower themselves!"

Having said this, Su Yu added: "As for those from the Gate who fail to seize the Path, they will obediently become ordinary cultivators! And for you of the Ten Thousand Realms... I, Su Yu, remember old ties... I can exchange realms for you! Whether it's Wen Yu's, Wen Wang's, or Ren Huang's... I will leave some backup paths for you!"

"But backup paths may not be good—having a retreat means losing the heart to fight to the death. So, consider it yourselves!"

Su Yu sighed softly: "I hope all of you can keep pace with me... yet I know it may not be possible. Following me may not be a good thing—my steps are destined never to stop. A batch of those who couldn't keep up has already been eliminated by me!"

He was referring to those like Dingjun Hou, who had already entered Ren Huang's realm.

Everyone was very silent.

Yes, Su Yu was gradually eliminating those who couldn't keep up.

The realms of Wen Wang and others were also very powerful.

But...

No one thought further, and they all shouted in low voices: "The Emperor is wise!"

Su Yu smiled: "Wise? It's just that I don't want you to follow me, stumbling and exhausted!"

Having said this, he laughed again: "Doubao, why didn't you go to Wen Wang's side?"

In the crowd, a huge furball blinked its eyes: "Feiqiu always bullies me!"

"..."

Su Yu laughed heartily: "Really?"

"Really!"

Doubao nodded its big head—it was true. Feiqiu always kicked me like a ball. That's why I didn't go to Wen Wang's side—otherwise, Feiqiu would kick me again!

Su Yu chuckled: "Alright, then let's begin the Yin-Yang Path fusion as I said!"

At this moment, Mingtu suddenly stepped forward: "Lord of Calamity, I govern the Path of Death... but I have followed my master for many years. Before, you needed my Path's power for support. Now that I have returned to the Ten Thousand Realms, may I return to my master's realm?"

Su Yu raised an eyebrow.

Mingtu lowered his head and said nothing. The main reason was... damn it, he couldn't compete here!

Although he was a top strongman of the 28th Path, the one governing the Path of Death here was only a cultivator of the 16th Path.

But... damn!

He had heard of the other's identity—Ren Huang's sister, closely related to Ren Huang, Wen Wang, Wu Wang, Wen Yu, and many others!

And he vaguely heard someone say that Xingyue also had a close relationship with Su Yu... Damn it, how could he compete?

Forget it, he would give up!

He wanted to go home!

Better to follow his master—his master was now incredibly powerful too. Here under Su Yu, there was no way to survive. He would withdraw himself!

Behind him, Qu and Heilong also stepped forward, both speaking hurriedly: "Please, Lord of Calamity, be merciful. We also wish to continue following our master!"

They all wanted to leave!

If it were someone else, it might be difficult.

But their master was the Lord of the Dead, who had helped Su Yu a great deal. Perhaps they could leave.

Su Yu looked at the few of them and smiled.

Then he glanced at Xingyue, who wore an innocent expression—nothing to do with me!

I’m regretful too; if they all leave, doesn’t that mean the Necromancer’s Path can’t grow stronger?

Su Yu chuckled and said, “Fine then! The Necromancer Lord is immensely powerful, and he doesn’t lack that bit of Path power. His Path is almost unified, able to sustain countless cultivators with a single Path—far stronger than me… If you all leave, just don’t take the insights and Path power with you!”

The few of them immediately breathed a sigh of relief. That’s good, as long as they’re allowed to go.

The Necromancer Lord is also a top-tier overlord—no, the most supreme overlord—and not bad at all!

Not bad!

Meanwhile, Su Yu turned to Xingyue and said, “You’ve been hogging my Path of Life and Death all this time. Now that I’ve been inside the gate, blending life and death, if you still can’t reach above the 25th Path, then go find your brother later!”

“…”

Xingyue didn’t reply, feeling a bit down and disheartened.

Who’s like you, advancing so fast!

“Then it’s time to merge the Paths!”

Su Yu said no more. At that moment, strands of Path power manifested in the void, rapidly merging!

Yin and Yang fused, heaven and earth blended!

In the blink of an eye, some Paths unified, instantly strengthening!

Take the Blade Path, for instance. Before, the Blade Master only had 18 Path powers, and Xia Longwu merely 6. Normally, 6 plus 18 Path powers doesn’t equal 24—let alone 24, even 19 is hard!

But now, under the fusion, the intensity of this Path instantly reached 20 Path powers!

Of course, this was only the Path’s upper limit.

Xia Longwu and the Blade Master immediately sat cross-legged, each taking control of half the Path. Xia Longwu’s aura boiled fiercely, and in a flash, he entered the 8th Path, becoming a second-rank.

But the Blade Master’s aura dropped considerably, after a moment falling to around the 16th Path, nearly slipping from the first-rank!

Still, the Blade Master breathed a sigh of relief.

I have 16 Path powers with the insights of 18.

As for Xia Longwu, he only had 8 Path powers, and though he absorbed some of my insights, mine are still mine, not his!

If it came to seizing control, he still had a great advantage!

For those stronger than the myriad realms’ cultivators, the Path was split evenly.

For those weaker, Su Yu directly favored them, merging the Path into them.

As for those who lost their Paths, they either had to merge into it and become co-daoists, or find another way, perhaps hoping Su Yu would give them some unclaimed Path to govern.

Su Yu silently observed, his own aura rising slightly.

After a while, he looked at Fa and asked, “If those inside the gate don’t merge with the myriad realms’ Paths, what will happen to them?”

Fa glanced at Su Yu, then said calmly after a long pause, “At first, it’s not a big problem. But over time, yin energy corrodes, the Path is impacted, it festers, collapses, and they perish completely. So, those who come out of the gate must kill and merge Paths. Of course, there are other ways, but killing and seizing Paths is the best choice.”

“Because we are all people of the past; as time goes on, our lifespans will be completely exhausted… Here, without merging Paths, we can only wait for death.”

With that, he looked at Su Yu and said calmly, “Do I still have a chance to live?”

Su Yu hadn’t let him merge a Path!

If this continued, his origin would gradually dissipate. Though his origin was strong and wouldn’t fade quickly, given enough time—perhaps a year in the myriad realms—he would dissipate and die!

That was why those inside the gate scrambled to be the first to come out.

If they came out too late and missed their chance, they would die too!

Fa, a 32-Path powerhouse.

One who had opened half a heaven!

Though only some origin remained, Su Yu was now hesitant about how to handle him.

After a long silence, Su Yu smiled and said, “Forget it, I won’t deal with you. When I’m done here, I’ll hand you over to Wenyu and Wenwang. Your grudges are the key!”

Since it was hard to handle, he couldn’t be bothered anymore. He’d just toss the matter to Wenwang and the others later.

Fa said nothing more. Perhaps these were his last few days.

At that moment, Heiyue was terrified. He wanted to spill everything he knew to Su Yu, but Su Yu no longer looked at him.

Su Yu paid them no more attention.

He glanced toward the myriad realms, then looked up at the River of Time that pierced through chaos, lost in thought.

He wanted to see the Great Zhou King!

Also, he wanted to see Xing. Was Xing in Wenyu’s heaven?

Many scattered cultivators had been captured back then. Su Yu wasn’t sure if Xing and his kind had mixed in.

If they were there, Su Yu wanted to meet him too!

What had Xing been thinking when he merged the copy of the Time Scroll into Su Yu?

Since he was from the Human Path Holy Land, even if he hadn’t met the Human Emperor, there was no need to merge that copy into Su Yu. That item was a supreme treasure—even a copy was a supreme treasure. Wasn’t Xing afraid of creating a powerhouse?

Someone from the Human Path Holy Land should have been wholeheartedly devoted to the Heavenly Gate’s interests.

This was another point of great confusion for Su Yu.

“I hope some from the Human Path Holy Land were mixed into Wenyu’s heaven…”

Time had been too rushed. Su Yu and the others hadn’t had time to deal with those scattered cultivators. Whether Xing and his kind were among them was uncertain.

If this doubt wasn’t resolved, Su Yu would feel uneasy.

Then there was the Great Zhou King, a 7-Path supreme… supreme my foot. Su Yu was still very puzzled—was there something wrong with the Great Zhou King?

If there was, he’d had many chances to kill Su Yu.

Not just Su Yu—he could have killed the Human Emperor’s physical body too!

If the Great Zhou King truly had issues, he’d had plenty of opportunities to ruin a bunch of people.

“Great Zhou King… Zhou Tian…”

Su Yu fell into thought. This name, too, was full of associations.

Sun, moon, stars, Zhou Tian civilization, the Eight Tribe Leaders!

His name alone took up two leader slots—was he the child of the Human Ancestor and Heaven?

“Strange and odd!”

Su Yu muttered to himself. The next moment, his aura shifted!

Boom!

35 Path powers completely pierced through heaven and earth, through chaos!

At this moment, Su Yu had digested all his gains from inside the gate!

Four months inside the gate had brought Su Yu immense harvests. It had to be said, this trip to the Heavenly Gate had given Su Yu enough capital.

"35 Dao... one step further... Kong, Shi, Qiong and the like are only on par with me now!"

Su Yu revealed a brilliant smile!

"Elders, I am catching up step by step!"

Of course, if the Human Emperor does not recover soon, by the time he does, I will have surpassed his peak. The Human Emperor at his peak probably also had 35 Dao power. According to him, back then he was on par with Qiong.

And Qiong back then was a cultivator at 35 Dao, and has advanced a step over the years.

"If you don't recover soon, by the time you do, I will be able to defeat you!"

Su Yu looked toward the direction of the Myriad Realms and smiled again.

He quickly restrained himself. Even the Human Emperor at 35 Dao was schemed against back then. The Human Gate... remains very mysterious!

Among the Three Gates, two are almost fully understood, but the Human Gate alone remains exceptionally mysterious!

(End of this chapter)