Chapter 927: Whether It's Chaotic or Not, I Have the Final Say

Within the Earth Gate.

As Su Yu and the others entered, before they could do anything else, the Human Emperor was already preparing to court Qiong.

Though Su Yu felt that Qiong might not come.

But since the Human Emperor wanted to give it a try, let him try.

When the Human Emperor closed the Heavenly Gate, Su Yu smiled and said, "Do you think he will come?"

"I don't know."

The Human Emperor also smiled, but still said, "There is still a chance! Sword cultivators, in truth, are not skilled in schemes and intrigues; they dislike them, preferring to charge forward without hesitation! And in Qiong's eyes, race does not exist, the era... to him, it means little! What he cares about is only that tiny Heavenly Qiong Mountain!"

The Human Emperor looked at Su Yu: "If it were you, when you care nothing for race, nothing for the era, only for those around you... and in the next era, they could survive, would you still fight for this so-called era?"

What is the meaning of war?

At this moment, Su Yu fell silent.

He said nothing.

But the Human Emperor's hypothesis did not hold.

Seeing his silence, the Human Emperor chuckled, "In truth, in a perished era, few care whether the era will revive. What they care about is only themselves. The revival of an era is merely a name."

He continued, "For instance, I still care about this era, this race now. Yet, when I am in despair, when I see no chance of victory, when the human race is annihilated... in the next era, will I still fight for humanity?"

"The Dao of Responsibility... is merely a responsibility toward some people of the present!"

The Human Emperor said softly, "In truth, when I return after a hundred thousand years, Su Yu, you must understand that feelings have faded. Time is the most terrifying weapon! The most fearsome enemy! After a million years, ten million years, will you still care about the race?"

At this moment, the Human Emperor seemed to be expounding something, expressing something.

Su Yu looked at him.

The Human Emperor continued, "Do you understand my meaning? Su Yu, perhaps a person was once good, a hero of the era, a hero of the race. But after hundreds of thousands of years, he is no longer that. Now, in my view, his greater goal is merely to revive himself!"

Su Yu stared at him silently, then after a moment said, "What does the Human Emperor mean?"

The Human Emperor did not speak, but Wen Yu, unrestrained and unconcerned, said, "Still don't get it? Brother Xingyu means that his era, his responsibility, has passed. In this era, you, Su Yu, are the true guardian!"

Wen Yu ate as she spoke, not lifting her head, "This era is your responsibility, not his. Those humans, those warriors, those strong ones, those people... are all your responsibility now, Su Yu! So don't think of escaping; you can't! In times of crisis, Brother Xingyu can die, but you cannot. Understand?"

"..."

The Human Emperor smiled wryly: "Wen Yu, in all these years, have you never learned to speak properly?"

Wen Yu shrugged it off: "I'm just saying what you wanted to say. You feel that after Su Yu saw your return, he let go of some things and thought it shouldn't be this way, but you didn't want to say it directly, so I'll say it for you!"

Yes,

Wen Yu was straightforward and direct.

Seeing Su Yu silent, she added, "A hundred thousand years... not to mention Brother Xingyu, but us—me, my brother, Brother Taishan... do you really think we still care so much about humanity?"

Wen Yu looked up at Su Yu: "Even Brother Xingyu's Dao of Responsibility, his responsibility, was in the ancient times, what you call the ancient times. And the ancient times have fallen! Su Yu, it is now the New Yu Calendar! My brother and the others are still willing to fight to the death, but now it's only to survive—not out of the faith or the conviction to protect from back then!"

She tore through all of this, looking at Su Yu, telling him plainly: "This is your responsibility! This era, this human race, perhaps now all belong to you! We are merely assistants; you are the protagonist! The protagonist of the era! Your friends, your friends' families, your friends' friends, your father's comrades, your teacher's relatives, your friends' relatives... Su Yu, if you truly connect everything, the people of an entire era can be linked together!"

"It's not that protecting a few around you means victory and no further responsibility!"

"I know some things about you, have heard some. Your father was a soldier, so let me ask you: did he have comrades? I heard your father once left the front lines, then returned after you came of age—was it just to kill?"

Wen Yu looked at Su Yu, speaking each word deliberately: "Because he had comrades he wanted to see, friends he wanted to fight alongside, so he went. You protect your father, but for your father's sake, do you need to protect them? To guard them? And they have families too. To protect their families, you need to protect their families' families..."

"Back then, Brother Xingyu was gradually pushed onto that path!"

"You have many strong ones under you. These strong ones have races, relatives, friends. If you want to protect them all, you are destined to never extricate yourself!"

Wen Yu sighed as she spoke: "And we... are alone now! Su Yu, the times have changed!"

She wanted to tell him: see clearly, think clearly!

Some things are different now!

"Your title of Yu Emperor surpasses the Human Emperor—why? Because the recognition is different! If it were a hundred thousand years ago, how could you compare to Brother Xingyu? But a hundred thousand years later, Brother Xingyu is also alone; his old comrades number only a few dozen. I am the same, my brother is the same, Brother Taishan is the same..."

Wen Yu laid it all bare, speaking with brutal frankness!

She just looked at Su Yu: "So remember, now, it is you who fights for this era! Whether you save me, save my brother, or help Brother Xingyu heal, you must remember one thing: you save us only to let us fight for you and assist you. We are not the protagonists! So, when circumstances permit, you should save us and help us!"

"But once circumstances no longer permit... you must learn to give up!"

Su Yu looked at her, frowning.

Wen Yu said with some displeasure, "What are you looking at? That's the truth! As your half-teacher, I'll make it clear today, so you won't be muddled. If you die, no one will exhaust everything like you to save this era! Our ancient times are over. How many people do I know? Why would I fight for a bunch of strangers I don't know? At that time, we might give up. As Open Heaven beings, even if a new era comes, we might still survive!"

A bloody truth!

At this moment, Wen Yu's words suddenly struck Su Yu, making him feel suffocated.

He looked at the Human Emperor—you cultivate the Dao of Responsibility, you fought for humanity until the very end!

The Human Emperor looked at Su Yu and sighed, "Wen Yu is right. Su Yu, you must understand: what I guarded was the ancient times behind me. When the ancient times ended... in truth, my Dao of Responsibility had already come to a close. It was you who opened the new era, the New Yu era. So, the one who fights for this era, only you have the ability, the strength!"

Su Yu's throat suddenly felt dry: "You won't!"

You won't give up!

The Human Emperor said solemnly, "I am still willing to fight. But you must know, when I face a choice—between preserving my old brothers or preserving this era—what do you think I will choose?"

Su Yu suddenly felt bitter.

He suddenly realized... he might truly have been somewhat muddled.

Yes, the ancient times were over.

How many people were there in the ancient times?

Now, what everyone recognizes is actually him, Su Yu.

Including humanity!

The humans of today know the Human Emperor, know the Yu Emperor, but they think: the Human Emperor, so powerful, a strong one from ancient times... but that's all!

As for Su Yu, they think: Su Yu, the son of a neighbor's neighbor's neighbor... the son of my friend's classmate... the son of my comrade... the classmate of my brother...

They are closely connected to Su Yu, and they prefer to talk about Su Yu.

Just as Su Yu once said about Baizhan, and as Baizhan himself said: six thousand years had passed, his subordinates were gone, the humans he had to protect were gone, so after six thousand years, Baizhan did not kill humans, did not destroy humanity, because humanity, in his eyes, was just strangers.

That was six thousand years ago; what about a hundred thousand years?

A hundred thousand years!

Enough to change too many things!

He believed the Human Emperor would not simply stop fighting, but the Human Emperor said that between brothers and the era, he would choose brothers.

Su Yu took a deep breath and looked at the Human Emperor: "So, you mean, if we encounter a crisis... I can ignore you?"

"Yes!"

The Human Emperor said calmly, "You might think the Human Emperor cannot die, the Time Master cannot die, the Wen King cannot die... but you are wrong! Anyone can die! No one is indispensable... but in this era, you cannot die! If you die, this era will completely lose hope! This truth is understood by those who have lived long. That is why, the moment we entered the Earth Gate, the Chaos Lord only spoke of killing you, guarding against you, not against me. Because this is your myriad realms, not mine!"

"When you perished, Wan Tiansheng and the others chose to follow you. I was still alive, I was right there, nearby—why did they not follow me?"

He looked at Su Yu: "Even Wan Tiansheng and the others saw more clearly than you. Because they knew you were the only hope of this era! After your death, killing one more or one less makes no difference. And Ming Wang chose to withdraw because he is my brother; he would not perish with your perishing!"

At this moment, the Human Emperor suddenly spoke much, and the Time Master also spoke much.

Because Su Yu's qi movement was in turmoil!

They were truly worried, for it had happened before—the Human Emperor had once encountered such a thing, and it signified a great crisis!

Very dangerous!

A trip to the Earth Gate, originally thought to suppress it with little danger, but now the Human Gate might meddle. The Human Emperor felt he must, and had the duty to remind Su Yu: remember, you are the only savior of this era!

We, are past our prime!

Su Yu took another deep breath: "I understand! Once I encounter an irreversible danger, I will retreat immediately, without sacrificing myself to save you! Because... this era, this human race, now belongs to me!"

"Exactly!"

The Human Emperor laughed!

You finally get it!

"Responsibility, protection, duty, faith—all have a time limit!"

The Human Emperor, using his own experience, taught Su Yu, telling him with a bright smile: "When the people around you are all dead, your friends have died of old age or in battle, and those belonging to your era are gone... then, you actually have no responsibility! No responsibility at all! Time is the most terrifying existence!"

Su Yu nodded slightly: "This era belongs to me, so you two old immortals will have to listen to me from now on, is that what you mean?"

"..."

The Human Emperor's smile suddenly froze, and the Time Master stared blankly at Su Yu, somewhat stunned, then after a while said: "You... what did you call me?"

Call me anything else, I don't care!

But you called me... old immortal?

The Time Master was instantly furious!

She glared at Su Yu angrily: "I am still a youthful beauty!"

I want to beat you to death!

Su Yu rolled his eyes: "Didn't you just say that in this era, I am the protagonist, and you are the supporting characters? Then I should be the boss, and I can call you whatever I want!"

"You little..."

The Time Master was exasperated, and the Human Emperor could only smile wryly.

This kid!

As they spoke, Su Yu's heart stirred, and the next moment, he suddenly smiled: "He's really taken the bait!"

The few instantly forgot the previous matter.

All that had just happened was only to make Su Yu understand his own importance—he still had to fight when necessary, and still had to deceive when necessary!

The Human Emperor was first delighted, then quickly said: "Be careful, sometimes these sword cultivators are unpredictable! If he really comes, he might target us first. Think of how to handle it, and make sure to make him abandon the idea of dealing with us immediately!"

The three exchanged glances and nodded in unison. That made sense.

Once Qiong arrived, he might indeed come after them—he might still hold a grudge for being used before.

...

And at that very moment.

In the myriad realms.

The Earth Gate suddenly trembled slightly, with a hint of strangeness.

Someone was descending!

Who?

A Great Sage of the Human Gate?

Not quite, judging by the fluctuations...

In an instant, the Earth Gate felt odd, even wanting to shout, "Damn!"

Should I block it?

But earlier, to allow the Human Gate Great Sage to descend, he had removed the blocking force. Now blocking... would cause fluctuations!

He quickly said: "A strong one from the Human Gate is descending. I will exert some effort to block..."

He tried to bluff, to block the descending strong one.

It didn't seem to be from the Human Gate!

It seemed to be from the Heaven Gate, with soaring sword aura—most likely Qiong, and Qiong had previously been allied with the Human Emperor.

Damn!

Xingyu and his group, after entering, had actually summoned Qiong!

Outside the gate, the few were startled!

King Wen's expression changed slightly, and the Lord of the Dead also stirred.

A Great Sage of the Human Gate was descending?

Blocking?

So kind?

The next moment, he realized something and quickly shouted: "How dare you!"

With that, his aura exploded instantly!

The Lord of the Dead was also startled, immediately erupting with powerful death qi, and shouted: "Try it if you dare!"

The Earth Gate cursed inwardly, his will fluctuating: "You yourselves didn't allow it—it's not that I didn't block! If Su Yu and the others die, don't blame me!"

King Wen's expression changed, and King Wu couldn't help but say: "Should we let him block..."

King Wen said gravely: "If the Human Gate Great Sage descends, and the number is small, would this guy block? If the number is large... he would be in big trouble, and would he still ask us?"

King Wu didn't understand for a moment.

Countless thoughts flashed through King Wen's mind, and he suddenly calmed down, relieved, and said: "Big Brother still has some tricks—it's most likely Qiong coming! Although they don't know what's happening in the myriad realms, they probably sense some crisis approaching!"

The Earth Gate couldn't help but say: "How did you guess?"

King Wen ignored him.

Nonsense!

You had to ask proactively, as if you were on our side.

As he had said, if the one coming was few, the Earth Gate would be happy to watch the show—one less enemy, why would he block?

If many came, he would be anxious and wouldn't need to ask—he would block directly!

Otherwise, if multiple Great Sages of the Human Gate descended inside the Earth Gate, the Earth Gate would surely be restless!

The Earth Gate felt helpless.

Dealing with clever people was very troublesome!

In the blink of an eye, King Wen judged that this arrival was a good thing, not a bad one. He regretted asking—if he had blocked them directly, perhaps they wouldn't have acted. He could have said too many great sages from the Human Gate had come, and he stopped them himself...

The Earth Gate felt some regret!

It shouldn't have gone to such trouble!

Seeing the Earth Gate fall silent, King Wen felt reassured and smiled: "It seems Big Brother and the others succeeded—they tricked Qiong into coming. Good thing, this gives us more confidence!"

The Lord of the Dead nodded slightly: "That Qiong fellow is not weak! And his mind is dull, easy to manipulate!"

King Wen said nothing. Don't judge others.

You're not much different!

You were also taken down by Su Yu.

And now you're guarding the gate for him.

The Lord of the Dead suddenly shot a cold glare at him—a look of icy intent. King Wen was startled, and the Lord sneered: "Don't judge me with your narrow mind! What do you know? At the end of this era, someone like Su Yu is extremely troublesome and hard to kill! Either destroy him while he's weak, or stand aside and ride the tide! He thinks he's using my power—wrong, I'm using his! Without him, how could I easily leave the Heavenly Gate? Without him, how could I merge the two heavens? Without him, how could life and death cycle? Now, I have the power of thirty-nine paths!"

King Wen laughed at him, and he laughed back at King Wen for not seeing through!

I've lived longer than you—how old are you?

Comparing insight with me? Comparing judgment of the situation?

At that moment, King Wen sighed bitterly: "Then... why didn't you cooperate with me from the start, elder?"

The Lord of the Dead said calmly: "Why cooperate with a jinx? A jinx who was targeted by all sides the moment he entered! Cooperating with you would be suicide! If I had allied with you early on, I'd have been surrounded and killed long ago! Could I have survived until today? You and that fellow—one look and you're both cursed with bad luck!"

He pointed at King Wu.

King Wu looked innocent: Am I unlucky?

Not really!

I've been making progress all these years.

But come to think of it, Second Brother really is unlucky!

Big Brother... seems the same!

King Wen couldn't help but laugh and nodded: "What you say makes sense. So I was indeed narrow-minded. Your insight is sharp, elder! No wonder you're one of the two undying beings from the Age of Creation!"

One was the Human Ancestor, the other the Lord of the Dead.

The others had all perished, existing only in the past.

Thinking of this, King Wen grew curious about the Human Ancestor: "Elder, you've dealt with this man Zhou—though not closely—how do you see him?"

The Lord of the Dead said flatly: "To have come through that era unscathed, maneuvering between the Human Gate and the Heavenly Gate, even spending years in the Earth Gate without trouble—how else to see him? Cunning, adaptable, sharp-eyed, with both strength and wisdom!"

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No need to belittle him—even if he once sparred with me and I easily crushed him, there's no point in demeaning him.

In that Age of Creation, talents abounded—Ren, Qiong, Shi, Kong and other strongmen roamed, while the Earth Gate and Human Gate were all active—yet he survived to this day without incident. To underestimate such a being is true foolishness.

King Wen nodded slightly: "Good thing!"

"Indeed, a good thing!"

The Lord of the Dead also nodded: "A man like that won't misjudge—of course, it depends on the situation! If Su Yu is weak, he'll deliver a fatal blow to regain the Human Gate's trust. If Su Yu shows signs of defying heaven, that fellow will surely add flowers to the brocade, never just watch!"

So he judged that the Human Ancestor wouldn't sit idly by—he would act this time!

Just like himself!

King Wen and King Wu had been inside the gate for years, and he ignored them, knowing the risk was too great. After Su Yu arrived, he quickly joined the battle, and the rewards were indeed gratifying.

That was the choice of a wise man!

...

They were still talking.

At the same time.

Inside the Earth Gate.

The void rippled, and a faint aura of sword energy seeped out.

The next moment, Qiong's figure appeared, carrying some anger. He thought: Since I'm here, maybe... I'll just chop Su Yu and the others to death?

Just as he thought this, he materialized, and a chicken leg suddenly appeared in his hand.

"Elder, have a bite—you must be hungry? It smells good!"

Qiong was startled, about to strike, but then saw it was just a chicken leg, not a weapon. Holding it, he looked at Time Master's bright smile and felt a bit awkward to turn hostile.

Before he could react, Su Yu quickly handed him a bottle of wine, smiling: "Elder, have a drink. You've worked hard this time! Is Sword Lord well? Didn't he come along?"

Qiong paused, about to speak.

Before he could, the Human King sighed with emotion, bowed slightly: "Last time, I harbored ill intentions—you must have found it amusing, Brother Qiong. Let me apologize!"

...

A smiling face is hard to strike!

The Human King... apologized to me?

Qiong was momentarily dazed. Should I... chop him to death?

Before he could say anything, the Human King suddenly produced a sword and thrust it into Qiong's hand. The next moment, he raised Qiong's hand and drove the sword into his own heart. His face twisted in pain, blood streaming from seven orifices... he coughed violently: "This sword repays my earlier deceit... Brother Qiong, strike me again—don't kill me, I still have a useful life to fight the Three Gates. You can wound me severely..."

Qiong held the sword, speechless.

Su Yu sighed: "The Human King indeed acted improperly before. We seek like-minded allies to resist the Three Gates! Not through trickery or deceit—we unite for ideals, beliefs, and interests! Pure deception... who wouldn't be angered?"

Qiong nodded, still furious: Yes!

The Human King had deceived him!

"So this time, we don't expect you to join us for other reasons. We'll only talk about interests!"

Su Yu quickly added: "The super-grade path, the sword body itself! Elder fights for your own future, not for others—your fate in your own hands!"

Qiong nodded again. That made sense!

He asked instinctively: "Is Hongtian really coming?"

Su Yu smiled: "Not confirmed yet, but if he doesn't come, we'll make him come—lure him out! Force him! This is an opportunity. Otherwise, once the Human Gate opens and those strongmen act together... how can we match them?"

True!

Qiong nodded: "The Human Gate is indeed formidable!"

Su Yu said swiftly: "Elder, let's eat and talk!"

In an instant, tables and chairs appeared. Su Yu shoved the Human King aside—the sword was pulled out with a squelch, blood gushing. The Human King looked weak. Su Yu waved a hand to stop the bleeding and invited: "Elder, let bygones be bygones. Today, no feelings—only interests!"

...

Qiong looked at them, then at the food before him, then at the wounded Human King. He sneered: "A bitter play?"

Su Yu laughed: "Not really—just to lighten your mood, so cooperation won't be strained. Holding a grudge is uncomfortable; it makes teamwork unpleasant—no need for that. Do you feel a bit better now, elder?"

Qiong sneered: "Not enough!"

"As long as you don't kill the Human Emperor, feel free, Senior!"

"..."

Qiong snorted, then looked at the Human Emperor's weakened state, and said coldly, "You owe me one Ten Thousand Paths Stone. If you want me to act, you need another! Two Ten Thousand Paths Stones, my true body, and one Supreme Dao!"

The Human Emperor instantly looked pained: "No, there are probably only a few Ten Thousand Paths Stones left. I need them to heal my injuries. If I give them to you, what will I do? How about this—just give me a few more sword strikes instead!"

Seeing the Human Emperor's pained expression, Qiong suddenly felt much better and sneered: "Impossible! What good would a few sword strikes do? A man like you values wealth more than life! I only want the Ten Thousand Paths Stones!"

"No..."

The Human Emperor was in pain, Su Yu was also conflicted, and the Time Master looked pitiful: "Maybe just give Brother Xingyu a few sword strikes instead, what do you think, Senior? This Ten Thousand Paths Stone thing might not be useful to you..."

"No, I only want this!"

Qiong's mood instantly turned chillingly pleasant!

No, I want this!

Very pleasant!

You care whether it's useful to me or not? You're unhappy, and suddenly I'm very happy!

Although he felt that these people might be putting on an act, the Ten Thousand Paths Stone must be a treasure they needed—definitely, especially Xingyu, who needed it to heal.

Even if it's an act... you still have to suffer!

Su Yu frowned: "Then so be it! Two stones!"

Qiong was pleased this time, looked at the Human Emperor, and taunted: "I'm afraid that the other side only has two stones. If you don't have this treasure to heal yourself, don't go back on your word, or else we'll see about that!"

The Human Emperor frowned slightly, then quickly nodded: "Rest assured!"

Qiong was in a good mood at this moment. He took a bite of meat and a sip of wine—and indeed, it tasted wonderful!

He revealed a slight smile, and only now had time to look around, laughing: "Inside the Earth Gate? The chaotic aura is dense—not a bad place, but unfortunately it also carries some aura of extinction... though it feels stronger than the Heaven Gate, at least not as decayed."

The extinction of the Chaos Era was a direct sealing, which is somewhat different from the extinction of the Heaven Gate Era.

Qiong drank wine, ate meat, and was in a good mood. He didn't feel as displeased with them anymore.

"How do we lure Hongtian out?"

Su Yu smiled: "My presence is the biggest bait! The Human Gate wants to deal with me, so they will definitely send in strong experts! Otherwise, if I easily destroy the Earth Gate's strongmen, then even if the Human Gate comes out, our side will be much harder to handle! As long as it's chaotic enough here and enough people die, the probability of their descent is extremely high!"

Qiong nodded slightly: "That's true."

"Then will Hongtian definitely bring my true body inside?"

"I can only say ninety percent likely!"

Su Yu quickly added: "The only ten percent uncertainty is whether he actually has it. If he does, Senior is so powerful, and the true body is the Heaven-Opening Sword—such a treasure, he wouldn't not bring it!"

Makes sense!

Qiong then said: "If he sees me and voluntarily returns it, then I won't get involved!"

"..."

Su Yu laughed: "Do you think that's possible, Senior?"

Qiong sneered: "Why not? I am so powerful, suddenly appearing—he might actually return it to me in order to kill you!"

Do you think I don't understand anything?

I know perfectly well!

Su Yu thought for a moment and said: "That's fine too. If he really returns it, Senior can also stay out of it! But there's a prerequisite: Senior helps me drive him back into the Human Gate, or stop him from attacking me!"

"Why should I?"

Qiong said disdainfully: "If he really returns it to me, why should I help you?"

Su Yu cursed inwardly—why was he so hard to fool?

When the Human Emperor fooled him, wasn't it easy?

Su Yu thought again and said: "Because Senior entered through my Heaven Gate—doesn't that count as a favor? Also, if I really die, that means I've been killed, and the Human Emperor and the others might also fall. The Great Sage from the Human Gate—would he let Senior go then?"

Su Yu quickly continued: "After killing us, would the other side let it go? Would they let Senior leave? And another point: if Senior really gets the true body, can you reach 37 Dao? Can you reach 38 Dao? If you can... are you sure Hongtian would dare to return it to you? Not afraid that after you advance, you'll turn against him for revenge?"

"..."

Qiong was slightly stunned—that was true.

Su Yu breathed a sigh of relief!

That's right!

Let's reason: the probability of the other side returning it to you is low. He added: "Senior, if you obtain everything, I think you won't be weaker than the Lord of the Dead. In such a situation, not only them, but even the Earth Gate might not allow Senior to walk freely inside it! And now the Earth Gate hasn't interfered because the Lord of the Dead and others are suppressing it from outside. If I die, will they still suppress the Earth Gate?"

"The Heaven Gate doesn't want the Lord of the Dead to grow strong, and the Earth Gate won't allow Senior to grow strong either!"

That's perfectly logical!

At this moment, Qiong considered for a while and said flatly: "Then we'll see. If the other side really doesn't return it, I will naturally deal with him!"

That's right!

Good—it was certain that if Hongtian really came, they could reduce the Human Gate by one Great Sage!

But Qiong then said: "What if Hongtian absolutely refuses to come?"

Su Yu laughed: "Then we kill the Human Gate's Great Sages! They are all in the same group—the Human Gate is unified! Kill one now, and there's one less. Does Senior want to wait until all the Human Gate's Great Sages gather before seizing the true body? Of course, weakening their strength is the most important thing!"

Qiong snorted coldly: "In that case, wouldn't I become your hired thug again?"

Su Yu shrugged: "Not really. Our interests align. Since we have common interests, killing the enemy benefits Senior and also benefits me. How is that being a hired thug? Then I would be Senior's hired thug too! If I kill Human Gate Great Sages for Senior, shouldn't Senior compensate me?"

Damn you!

Compensate your ancestors!

Qiong cursed inwardly, then looked at the others and frowned slightly: "The Earth Gate is not weak! Don't underestimate the Earth Gate. Can you really handle it? Xingyu, that trash—I see he only has 31 Dao, not the 35-Dao cultivator of the past! The gap is huge! As for you, you've improved quite a bit, but in my view, you can't dominate the Earth Gate either..."

Su Yu quickly nodded: "So, first kill two Unity-level cultivators to nourish the Human Emperor!"

Qiong didn't say a word.

Understood!

Still wants me to be the hired thug.

But perhaps cooperation is indeed better.

All for seizing the true body!

Su Yu then laughed: "Senior doesn't need to act for now—the trump card should be saved for later! By the way, when Senior disappeared from the Heaven Gate, did the strongmen there know?"

Qiong sneered: "Would they dare to cause me trouble? It's good enough that I don't go after them!"

"No, I'm worried that if they know, they might tell the Human Gate side..."

The Human Gate side might not be able to contact the Heaven Gate anymore, because Zhou and Xian were both killed.

But we also need to be careful that someone might have secretly opened the Human Gate—that's not impossible.

So, it's best if no one knows.

Qiong said calmly, “No matter, they know nothing! The Celestial Dome Mountain is still there; I haven’t taken it with me. As long as the mountain remains, they won’t guess I’ve left the Celestial Gate!”

That was good!

With no news leaking, Qiong’s arrival would remain a secret.

As for the Death Spirit Lord and the others, the Earth Gate was quiet. The Human Gate and Earth Gate experts could easily guess that someone outside was intimidating the Earth Gate—who else but the Death Spirit Lord?

So it was inevitable that the Death Spirit Lord hadn’t entered!

And Qiong was the factor beyond everyone’s calculations.

At this moment, Su Yu wished someone in the myriad realms would send a message to those inside the Earth Gate, saying that the Civil King and the others hadn’t entered. That way, these people would never consider Qiong’s involvement.

The three of them flattered and fawned until they finally smoothed Qiong’s ruffled feathers.

For someone like Qiong, violent coercion was the worst approach.

When necessary, one had to be soft!

Plus, their interests aligned—that was a fact. Handling Qiong wasn’t as hard as imagined, of course, mainly because all three were shameless… Wen Yu was also quite shameless. Su Yu had discovered that this old spinster liked to act young and cute, spending all her time bribing people with food.

Of course, he couldn’t say that out loud; if he did, Wen Yu would immediately turn against him.

Soon, after Qiong had eaten and drunk his fill, Su Yu quickly said, “Senior, you can now hide your aura and follow behind us. We’re going to kill people now—the Earth Gate… needs some chaos!”

The Human King and Wen Yu also smiled; it was time for chaos!

Since entering, they had finally finished the preparations. Next, it was time for a direct confrontation!

Seeing their attitude, Qiong cursed inwardly.

These fellows felt even more murderous than me, a sword cultivator!

True enough—inside the Celestial Gate, these guys had killed plenty; they were all ruthless sorts.

Having just thrown the Celestial Gate into chaos, now they were going after the Earth Gate.

As he thought this, not far away, the Hou was obediently leading the way, cold sweat nearly dripping from its forehead. It felt like it had seen something terrifying!

Would it be silenced?

Qiong’s arrival wasn’t that shocking; the key was the Human King’s self-mutilating sword strike, the Time Master using food to act cute, Su Yu’s fawning smile…

Having followed the Martial King for countless years, it knew that some gossip about these people was not to be heard!

The Hou was nearly scared to death!

If only it had stayed farther away earlier! It wasn’t the Martial King, who loved secretly recording such things all day, only to be beaten countless times and still keep at it.

Come to think of it, if the Martial King were here, he would probably have secretly recorded just now, right?

With that thought, the group quickly flew deeper into the Earth Gate.

……

Meanwhile.

In the Azure Flower Mountains.

Zhou Ji suddenly said, “News has come: the Civil King, Martial King, and Death Spirit Lord are still in the myriad realms, near the Earth Gate. So Su Yu and the others might have really entered, and the Human King and Time Master may have gone in together!”

The old man looked at him meaningfully. “You can still receive messages from the myriad realms at this moment?”

The Human Gate still had arrangements in the myriad realms!

Zhou Ji smiled. “Ji Tian said it—it has nothing to do with me! The Human Gate has been planning for years; some arrangements are normal. They may not be major figures; among the small fry, some spies go unnoticed. There’s no need to grasp too much. That several great experts haven’t left the myriad realms isn’t exactly a secret, is it?”

“Besides, after suffering losses from Su Yu before, with the Celestial Gate’s plans ruined, the Human Gate naturally becomes more vigilant now!”

If they had paid attention to the myriad realms earlier and known that Su Yu had left for a year, they would have learned of his entry into the Celestial Gate sooner, avoiding many troubles.

Unfortunately, the Human Gate’s spies had been rooted out, causing them to lose necessary oversight of the myriad realms. The Human King had also been hunting spies with the Tongtian Marquis—that was the key to the Celestial Gate’s failure.

The old man smiled. “Three people… do you know their exact strength?”

“Before leaving the Celestial Gate, Su Yu had 32 Dao lines! Wen Yu had 34! As for the Human King, he was severely wounded and not yet healed—hard to judge.”

The old man thought for a moment, nodded, and asked no more.

After returning, Su Yu should have improved. If he merged the two heavens, he might reach 34 or even 35 Dao lines, but 36 seemed unlikely.

The Death Spirit Lord and the others were intimidating the Earth Gate; it seemed the Earth Gate was unlikely to get involved this time.

The Earth Gate, not yet fully awakened, would pay too great a price to fight these people—that fellow probably wouldn’t be willing.

“If that’s the case… these people are in some danger!”

The old man said no more.

None of them had 36 Dao lines!

And the Human Gate placed great importance on Su Yu, so the danger level had increased dramatically!

Zhou Ji nodded and said nothing further.

At this moment, both were waiting—waiting for Su Yu to start the first battle and reveal his whereabouts. Which side he would attack was still uncertain: perhaps the two hidden ones, perhaps the Chaos Lord himself, perhaps… the Prison King.

So everyone was waiting. As for the first one to be attacked, he would surely suffer. Zhou Ji had no interest in warning anyone; if they didn’t suffer, they wouldn’t learn!

“Wait!”

The old man continued stroking the bamboo before him and chuckled.

Wait for the result!

Most likely, it would be the two hidden ones—who cared!

No one would inform them. The Chaos Lord had called out; if those two didn’t care… they would die for nothing!

Zhou Ji silently withdrew, all the way out of the valley, then looked back. He saw within the azure light some hidden blood-red hues. Zhou was probably about to make a move!

“Who will you help?”

Zhou Ji thought to himself, then soon sneered—who cared!

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