Chapter 933: Human Gate Jitian

Again, the Demon Clan!

Su Yu had slain many demons. The demonic powerhouses, it could be said, were always the first to die in every battle—no other reason, the demons dared to fight!

The demonic creatures were not skilled in scheming, yet they insisted on battle every time.

Su Yu had always thought the demons were foolish!

Sometimes, the demons were utterly incomprehensible. Knowing they would die, they still rushed to their doom. For instance, back in the Starry Mansion, when Bloodfire had encountered him, he chose to fight to the death rather than retreat.

In the end, Bloodfire died at Su Yu’s hands, and he was the strongest Su Yu had killed back then.

Among the three great clans—Gods, Immortals, and Demons—the Gods kept a low profile, and to this day, many of their powerhouses still lived.

The Immortals were ostentatious, but they excelled at stirring hearts. Of course, they were also skilled in battle, yet they were often not the first to die.

Only the Demons died in every battle!

And they died without regret.

Back then, the Bloodfire Demon Clan was mostly like that—fierce and battle-hungry, but they suffered countless casualties. It wasn’t until Bloodfire himself fell that the clan was utterly ruined.

“What’s the point of this?”

Seeing Flamefire fall, Su Yu frowned.

Sacrificing himself for love?

But after all these years, what had he gained?

Foolish creature!

As a descendant of the Earth Gate, if he had been truly cunning, he should have allied with the Earth Gate, truly worked to unseal it. Perhaps he might have had a better outcome, even strengthened the Demon Clan. Instead, he entangled himself with the Prison King.

From following the Prison King into the gate back then, to dying now for the Prison King’s path!

Su Yu sighed, a sigh for Flamefire.

Idiot!

There were too many idiots among the Demons!

The Demons were strong—from the myriad realms to this moment, they remained strong, even connected to the Earth Gate. Flamefire might have been the Earth Gate’s only bloodline heir. Otherwise, the Demons could not have opened the Earth Gate. Yet Flamefire’s bloodline—the Sacred Clan of the outside world—could open it.

What did that mean?

It meant Flamefire’s bloodline was still quite pure!

And in the end, he had ruined himself and the Earth Gate, all for the sake of the Prison King.

With the strength to kill two Great Saints, why bother?

Just as he thought this, a thunderous boom!

A furious roar shook heaven and earth!

Inside the Earth Gate, violent tremors erupted!

The Earth Gate’s roar resounded in all directions: “Flamefire, you fool!”

It was seething with rage!

The Earth Gate was nearly exploding with fury!

Flamefire’s bloodline was indeed quite pure. Before the Earth Gate was sealed, its true form was a Demon Flame Beast—a mighty ancient beast from the Chaos Era, rampaging across the chaos!

How Flamefire had inherited its bloodline, the Earth Gate itself wasn’t entirely sure. Later, it recalled that before the creation of the world, the chaotic flames it had left behind might have been incubated, giving birth to Flamefire.

Of course, it was also possible that Flamefire’s parents had used those primordial chaotic flames.

The Earth Gate knew of Flamefire and had even taken care of him!

After all,

he had inherited its bloodline power. In this era, across all eras, the Earth Gate had left no bloodline behind—except Flamefire. And now, this creature had betrayed it.

There was no reason for it!

Because he had chosen to act for the Prison King…

The Earth Gate would have exploded with rage if it could, but it couldn’t, because the Lord of the Dead and the others, seizing the moment when its power was drained, launched a frenzied assault, forcing the Earth Gate’s true form to manifest!

It was a real gate, suspended between heaven and earth. Now, cracks appeared on its surface!

The Earth Gate was nearly driven mad!

…

The Earth Gate’s fury was matched by the fury of the Human Gate’s powerhouses!

Encountering such a thing was too vexing!

Beitian and Qingtian had died—that was one thing. Hongtian could have survived, but a madman had killed him. Where was the justice in that?

The Chaos Lord was even more unfortunate.

He had only wanted to block for a moment and then leave, but instead, he hadn’t fallen to Su Yu—he had fallen to that fool Flamefire.

In that instant, Jingtian and Jitian converged instantly, along with Huotian, who swiftly broke away from the Human Ancestor’s side to join them, their faces filled with fury.

Dead!

In a single day, three Great Saints had been slain!

As for the Earth Gate, it was equally unfortunate. Two Supremes and a 36-Dao powerhouse had been killed. The Earth Gate was grievously wounded, and the weakest era of the Earth Gate had been crippled in an instant!

The three Great Saints gathered, their expressions grim.

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At that moment, the void rippled!

The Earth Gate had no interest—or rather, no time or energy—to stop it anymore!

In an instant, two powerful auras rose from two locations.

The Great Saints of the Human Gate descended!

The last two Great Saints had descended!

All eight saints were now gathered, though three had already died.

At that moment, the Lord of the Dead and the others forcibly broke open the Earth Gate. A cataclysmic aura swept across all directions, surging through the myriad realms!

The Earth Gate roared in fury: “The aura of doom covers the myriad realms! Wait and see—you brought this upon yourselves! The Heaven Gate and the Human Gate will soon descend, no later than a month! The three gates will fully awaken—you asked for this!”

The chaotic aura of doom pierced through the myriad realms, signaling that the myriad realms were officially entering the era of apocalypse. The three gates were about to open completely. Originally, they could have delayed it—if not for years, at least for a few more!

But now, the entire river of time across the myriad realms had been dyed black!

The river churned violently!

This meant that soon, the apocalypse would arrive. In some places, traces of the Locust Plague had already begun to appear!

The signs of destruction grew ever more apparent!

The Earth Gate, beyond furious, no longer cared to stop anything. It was heavily wounded—why bother stopping?

The era of the Earth Gate was over!

The age of protection is over, what's the point of playing now? At this moment, the Earth Gate simply ceases to seal the age, letting that aura dissipate, while the aura of the myriad realms spreads, and countless ancient beasts howl in agony!

The aura of the myriad realms also interferes with them; once the three gates open, if they cannot swiftly seize the yang energy of the myriad realms, they will soon fall!

……

At this moment, the Lord of the Dead and King Wen, standing before the dark portal, also changed color slightly.

The Earth Gate has opened directly!

That fellow no longer seals the age!

Since it's already wounded, the Earth Gate simply stops slumbering, forcibly awakening instead, its aura growing stronger, yet tinged with a hint of weakness.

The Lord of the Dead finally sees the situation inside the gate!

Five Great Sages!

The Human Ancestor!

Plus the Prison King standing by the Endless Hell, along with Qiong, the Human Emperor, Su Yu, and Wen Yu—these are all the super-tier powerhouses inside the gate at this moment.

Inside the gate, eleven supreme beings!

And at the entrance, the Earth Gate has now transformed into a small portal, simply yielding the original crack position, confronting the Lord of the Dead and the others. Here, there are also four super-tier existences.

Fifteen powerhouses!

Because of the stirring of a minor figure like Yanhuo, the entire situation has shifted in an instant!

"Damn it!"

The Earth Gate cursed again!

Bad luck!

The Earth Gate's gaze seemed to turn toward the Prison King, with some anger and irritation: "Idiot! This woman is clearly just using you, and you actually took it seriously!"

There was a hint of exasperation!

The Prison King, obviously, has only been using you all along. You, a demon emperor, can't even see that?

He saw it!

But Yanhuo is stubborn, insisting on this course, leaving the Earth Gate speechless!

At this moment, the two newly arrived Great Sages of the Human Gate also shook heaven and earth with their auras!

Overwhelmingly powerful!

Surpassing thirty-six paths!

Jitian and the other two did not advance; soon, the five Great Sages of the Human Gate gathered. Jitian shook his head and said calmly, "To encounter such a fellow... bad luck! If I had known his temperament, I'd have sent Huotian to deal with him... maybe there would have been some unexpected gains!"

Hongtian's death was truly humiliating!

The other two aside, Hongtian was on the verge of rescue when Yanhuo killed him.

All because someone said they wanted to see the Prison King smile once.

Even Jitian felt helpless!

This time, both the Earth Gate and the Human Gate suffered heavy losses!

The five Great Sages are strong, but on Su Yu's side, the Human Ancestor, Su Yu, the Lord of the Dead, Qiong, and the Human Emperor are all capable of fighting Great Sages, and King Wen and Wen Yu are thirty-four-path heaven-openers.

As for super-tier, there's also the Martial King, plus the Prison King still dazed over there.

And the Earth Gate, now alone, its intentions unknown—it's normal to ignore it, but even if it intervenes, it might not go after the Lord of the Dead and the others.

The situation instantly grew complicated.

The five Great Sages gathered, all frowning.

Three Great Sages had fallen: Qingtian died unexpectedly, Hongtian died humiliatingly, but Beitian's death was relatively normal, at least killed by a combined assault.

The Human Gate had issued the order to kill Su Yu, but now, after heavy losses, they still hadn't succeeded.

The five Great Sages looked at each other—what now?

Continue?

They might not gain much advantage.

However, one good thing: the Earth Gate was forcibly broken, so the aura of annihilation spreads, and the myriad realms can probably descend directly without needing a transfer in no time!

Direct descent—the Human Gate still has super-tier powerhouses!

This time, only a few Great Sages descended; the Human Gate still has super-tier beings.

……

At this moment, Su Yu was also somewhat surprised by the shift in the situation.

Because of Yanhuo, the Earth Gate was wounded, leading the Lord of the Dead and the others to forcibly breach it—a result Su Yu hadn't anticipated.

Su Yu's gaze turned to the distance, where the Prison King was.

At this moment, before the Prison King, the power of three full paths fluctuated.

The Human Gate probably wanted to reclaim them, but due to fear of Su Yu and the others, they hadn't acted.

Su Yu also frowned!

Though Yanhuo hadn't attacked them just now, that meant nothing. If Yanhuo truly attacked him, Su Yu wasn't that afraid. Yanhuo could kill Hongtian and the Lord of Chaos because the Earth Gate's power was too strong, suppressing them.

But for Su Yu, who had opened the fourth gate, the Earth Gate's suppression wasn't as strong as imagined!

Su Yu simply didn't know how to use the gate's power, not that he couldn't resist it.

If Yanhuo truly attacked Su Yu, before killing him, Yanhuo might burn out completely—this thing was still targeted!

At this moment, Su Yu was more worried about the Prison King causing trouble for him!

Once the Prison King devoured the three paths—all belonging to thirty-six-path powerhouses, though not entirely complete—she was already above thirty-two paths and had once studied the Time Master's myriad paths of time. Would she open heaven now?

If she opened heaven, her strength would increase by a third, perhaps entering thirty-six paths or even stronger!

If she opened heaven, should he stop her or not?

Should he besiege and kill her or not?

At this moment, Su Yu's expression shifted unpredictably. Yanhuo's move might not be a good thing!

The Human Gate lost one powerhouse, but it also caused the Earth Gate to cease its blockade, hastening the apocalypse of the myriad realms, leaving Su Yu with insufficient time. Otherwise, the Earth Gate wouldn't have forcibly awakened so easily!

Moreover, it wouldn't have allowed the remaining two Great Sages to descend!

Killing Hongtian and the Lord of Chaos only made the situation more unclear!

At this moment, beside Su Yu, Qiong suddenly said gloomily, "I didn't find the Heaven-Opening Sword. Is it hidden in his path?"

Su Yu was startled!

Not found?

If Hongtian truly held the Heaven-Opening Sword, then... it might indeed have been suppressed into his path, but now that path is with the Prison King!

After all, winning over Qiong depended entirely on these.

Now, the Heaven-Opening Sword is gone, Hongtian is dead, so that Qiong... won't have fled, will she?

Su Yu frowned!

To be honest, several strong ones died today, and he had barely gained anything—just half a Path of Sorrowful Heaven and half an Immortal Root.

"Did you find the Myriad Path Stone?"

Su Yu transmitted to Wen Yu; earlier, when the Chaos Lord was killed, he had asked her to search, unsure if she'd found the Myriad Path Stone.

This time, they had come in precisely to seize the Myriad Path Stone for the Human Emperor's revival!

Though the Human Emperor had now recovered using the Eternal Bamboo, if the Myriad Path Stone were still there, that would be best!

Wen Yu was also somewhat dejected: "It's not here! If the Human Gate hasn't given it yet, or... it might be hidden in the Immortal Root—look for yourself!"

Not found!

If it were over at Prison's side, then Prison's side had far too many treasures.

Su Yu quickly probed the Immortal Root; the Chaos Lord had cultivated the Chaos Path, unlike ordinary paths—it didn't manifest as a path but as a core essence, and the Immortal Root was similar to others' path power.

Su Yu probed deeper, found nothing.

He frowned slightly—nothing?

Or was it still at Prison's side?

Su Yu looked at the five Great Saints in the distance and suddenly said, "Did you not hand over the Myriad Path Stone to the Chaos Lord?"

At these words, among the five Great Saints, the one with a scholarly air, Ji Tian, said softly, "We gave one as a deposit!"

Su Yu understood!

They gave one, but not the rest; according to the Human Emperor's intelligence, there was more than one, so the rest were probably meant to be given after the Chaos Lord forced his way out.

That meant this one might also be with Prison King!

Prison King hadn't even made a move, yet had obtained the most treasures!

Su Yu's eyes flickered.

So, we fought all this time, risking life and death, only for Prison King to reap the benefits...

Yan Huo, you're something else!

Earlier, he'd been slightly awed, but now Su Yu cursed under his breath—this guy deserved to die!

Licking up to the end, dying, and getting a laugh in return? A tear?

If you'd given me the treasures, I'd smile at you every day!

If you liked the Prison King type, I'd bring Lan Tian—whatever type you like, I have them all!

Seductive, charming, pure, cold-blooded, ruthless...

Whatever you want, I've got it!

Of course, it's too late to say that now.

Over at Prison King's side, she probably didn't dare act rashly either; at this moment, Su Yu's side was confronting her, but that didn't mean everyone would let her swallow the treasures and then run off to open the heavens and empower herself.

The Human Gate wouldn't agree, and Su Yu actually wouldn't either!

Those on different paths cannot work together!

He and Prison King were not on the same path.

Thoughts flashed one after another; at this moment, inside Su Yu's body, various paths were also strengthening. Having swallowed half the Path of Sorrowful Heaven, the human path within him—containing the path of the seven emotions and six desires—was growing stronger!

Su Yu's acupoints were also merging one by one.

Advancing toward the 36 Paths!

Su Yu said no more, took a bite of the Immortal Root, and a life force of extreme richness surged into his body.

In the universe, Su Yu had always been stronger in the Death Spirit Path, somewhat related to the Death Spirit Lord; last time, he had merged many people's Death Spirit Paths, like that of the Nether Soil.

Now, the Chaos Lord's dense life force was allowing his Life and Death Paths to merge and balance.

His acupoints were also merging faster—99 acupoints, 100 acupoints...

Su Yu continued eating, silently eating, waiting.

Once 108 acupoints merged successfully, he would surely step into the 36 Paths!

Once he entered the 36 Paths, he wouldn't fear these guys.

The shortcoming was still the lack of a killing blow!

He lacked some unique path-based killing techniques he was good at!

Su Yu thought silently; though the universe had been opened, his universe was slightly different from others—he didn't have as clear a main offensive direction for his path as the Human Emperor did.

Originally, he wanted to forge the path of cosmic civilization, but Su Yu had risen too fast, and his insight into cosmic civilization was too shallow!

His understanding of the Space and Time Paths was not profound enough.

Otherwise, trapping and killing with space, killing with time, a single slash to age—those would be excellent trump cards!

Though the Human Emperor's universe path wasn't as extensive as Su Yu's, he had a specialized direction; Su Yu, at this moment, seemed somewhat to have learned much but mastered little.

In the distance.

The Death Spirit Lord also quickly assessed the situation. The several Great Saints who had descended later were all quite powerful; the Death Spirit Lord sensed that among them, there might even be a 38-Path Great Saint!

He also frowned slightly!

A forceful attack on the Earth Gate didn't seem like a good choice.

They had driven out the strong ones of the Human Gate!

Now, in the myriad realms, the aura was churning, with signs of world-ending calamity—this was also caused by the Earth Gate's impact. This might be quite troublesome.

The key point was that with the Earth Gate open, these people could all enter the myriad realms!

Once the main battlefield was set in the myriad realms, Su Yu and the others would face some restrictions!

So at this moment, the Death Spirit Lord and the others dared not leave, dared not let go of this gap and allow these people into the myriad realms; even if the Earth Gate was unguarded, they had to stay here!

...

The battlefield instantly came to a halt.

The Human Ancestor did not approach Su Yu and the others but stood not far away, silent, just watching quietly, like an observer.

The Human Emperor, somewhat conflicted, glanced at Prison King's side but said nothing.

The five Great Saints, on one hand, were observing Su Yu and the others, and on the other, they were all staring at Prison King's side, because those several paths—especially the Path of Sorrow and Joy—belonged to the strong ones of the Human Gate!

They couldn't let Prison King swallow them!

Their auras were also locked onto Prison King; if not for some wariness of Su Yu and the others, the five Great Saints might have already attacked Prison King!

After a moment, the silence was broken.

The Great Saint Ji Tian, who closely resembled Zhou Ji and had even occupied Zhou Ji's body, looked at Su Yu and the others and said calmly, "Prison King may not be on your side! Su Yu, you have a grudge against her! A blood-deep grudge! Have you forgotten how many Polytheistic Script cultivators died? Or, now that you've grown strong, are those Polytheistic Script cultivators who died in the past no longer worth mentioning?"

"Also, everyone knows she killed February! March, April... all the way to September—they fought for you! If it weren't for the support of the Iron-Eaters, you, Su Yu, would never have come this far!"

Jitian's words cut to the heart, each one a dagger!

He gave a faint smile: "Of course, where there's milk, there's a mother! If the Prison King grows strong, you, Su Yu, might not mind welcoming her back into the human race, right? If you kill her, perhaps the Human Emperor and the others will turn against you! Does a bond of tens of thousands of years as siblings truly outweigh a few days of acquaintance with you, Su Yu?"

"Besides, the dead are merely small figures... Trading the deaths of small figures for a powerful ally might suit your intentions as well!"

His voice shook the heavens, laced with amusement: "The Three Paths of Joy, Sorrow, and Life were left by thirty-six Dao masters. She devoured three of them and opened a Ten-Thousand-Dao Heaven... You, Su Yu, might not even be as strong as her!"

Jitian's smile was radiant: "The Prison King truly has methods! First, she feigned a falling-out with the Human Emperor and the others, escaping the schemes of the Three Gates. The Three Gates, because she turned against the Human Emperor and them, didn't scheme against her—instead, they supported her! Then, using Yanhuo's Earth Gate bloodline, she secured the greatest benefits for herself!"

"And now, through sibling affection and the future of humanity... you, Su Yu, and the Human Emperor might have to continue supporting her!"

Jitian's smile grew even brighter: "Prison, a true genius of the age! She calculates heaven, earth, and man—her schemes are unmatched! Even Zhou lent a hand, helping her gain a foothold in the Earth Gate, all to fend off the Chaos Lord and the three Gluttons, lest they join forces. The Prison King entering the Earth Gate was a masterstroke!"

Jitian laughed loudly: "A true masterstroke! Going to the Human Gate would mean certain death! Going to the Heavenly Gate... with her strength back then, she would have died without a doubt! She is no Death Spirit Lord! Only by coming to the Earth Gate, where Zhou was, and Zhou fearing being besieged by the Earth Gate's strong... supporting a Unity Realm cultivator to rise could save much trouble..."

Jitian sighed: "Impressive! Truly impressive! Su Yu, do you understand?"

His smile was dazzling: "If you understand, you should learn from this. This is the calculation a true strong should make! Every step is steady and solid; all people and things are within her plans, including this very standoff! Yanhuo just resolved some troubles for you... The Human Emperor is her brother. Tell me, Su Yu, will you help her through this crisis?"

"Prison, it's a pity she didn't enter the Human Gate!"

Su Yu continued gnawing on the Undying Root, crunching loudly.

He thought for a moment, then nodded: "Your judgment... has some merit!"

He didn't deny it.

Of course, he didn't know if Jitian's words were accurate, but if everything was within the Prison King's calculations as Jitian claimed, then she was indeed formidable!

In terms of talent, she might not match the Martial King.

But now, if she succeeded in opening a heaven, she might surpass the Civil King and the Human Emperor in one fell swoop!

And the price paid... was minimal, pitifully small—Yanhuo died, that's all!

Nothing more!

The Civil King, Martial King, Human Emperor—all had been schemed against, but not the Prison King. Because she had betrayed the human race back then, falling out with the Human Emperor and the others, the Three Gates had no need to clean house for the Human Emperor.

If this step was a scheme, then it was truly brilliant!

Whether it was coincidence or calculation... Su Yu didn't know.

If the Prison King had foreseen back then that the Human Emperor and the others would face disaster, then Su Yu would admire her, truly admire her. Such skill, such means—determining that the Human Emperor wouldn't kill her, yet escaping the shackles of the Three Gates... Su Yu couldn't help but respect it!

Silently developing, silently rising.

Even after entering the Earth Gate, it was the same. The Human Ancestor acted on her behalf, helping her gain a foothold; otherwise, she wouldn't have had such smooth sailing when she first arrived!

Su Yu ate, like chewing on sugarcane, working his jaws, and looked toward the Prison King, smiling: "Prison, tell me, does this Great Sage's words make sense?"

Jitian said: "My name is Jitian!"

Su Yu nodded: I know. Seeing you resemble Zhou Ji, I figured it out. But I won't call you by name—what can you do about it?

Su Yu didn't care about the relationship between Jitian and Zhou Ji, whether they were avatars, mutual scheming, or anything else.

Su Yu only wanted to know if the Prison King's betrayal of humanity back then was because she sensed the crisis in advance.

He had no intention of seeking confirmation, just curiosity.

If she had sensed it in advance... how had she figured it out?

She had lived with the Human Emperor for years; hadn't his Dao affected her at all?

At this moment, everyone's gaze converged on that spot, on the Avici Hell.

At the gate, the Civil King and Martial King were also watching.

Beside Su Yu, the Human Emperor and Wen Yu were watching too.

Back then, had the Prison King truly sensed the crisis and left early to draw a clear line?

If so, they would rather believe that she had parted ways with them due to a difference in ideals.

Because the two were vastly different!

Before the Prison King could speak, Jitian laughed: "Su Yu, do you still need to ask? You're not stupid, and neither are the Civil King and the others. If it were truly just a difference in ideals, why kill February and the others? If she truly wanted Wen Yu's Ten-Thousand-Dao, all she had to do was speak. Do you think the Human Emperor and the Civil King wouldn't have found a way to help her obtain some Dao power?"

"It's not as if she had to strip away the entire Dao!"

His smile was bright: "Killing February and the others was just to show others, to show the Three Gates, that she, Prison, had truly severed ties with the Human Emperor and the others! Not killing humans wasn't because she couldn't... but because if she dared kill humans, the Human Emperor and the others would surely kill her! Killing allied races, the Human Emperor and the Civil King could only try to clean up the mess... but killing humans—look, if hearts were stirred, would she have been killed back then?"

"Prison, too clever!"

Jitian sighed: "Truly, over the years, I've thought about it, but without Yanhuo's move, I couldn't be certain that all of this was her plan. But with Yanhuo's move happening, I'm convinced—everything is just a scheme! As for how Yanhuo was willingly used by her, I don't know. Perhaps that's another story... perhaps there are some unknown means involved. Otherwise, Yanhuo, after all, was a generation's Demon Emperor—how could he so easily go to his death for her?"

"Did the Human Emperor and the Civil King truly feel nothing?"

Jitian laughed again: "Perhaps they just didn't want to believe that this third sister would betray them, all to complete her own plan..."

The Great Sage of the Human Gate!

At this moment, this Great Sage Jitian truly showed everyone what the human heart meant.

The Human Gate, the most mysterious, the best at manipulating hearts!

And at this moment, everyone's thoughts and ideas followed Jitian's lead.

Did it make sense?

Yes!

They hadn't heard Yanhuo's earlier words. If they had, they might have shuddered, because back then, the Prison King truly didn't know that Yanhuo had the Earth Gate bloodline?

If she had known back then... then some things were terrifying!

Perhaps from the very beginning, Yanhuo had been part of the game!

A game that had lasted countless ages, ending with his death as the price, winning for the Prison King what she desired!

And if that was the game back then... then the one who set it was naturally the Prison King.

Then the death of Xingyue was not so ordinary!

Xingyue's death led to the Martial Emperor being blamed later, and the Martial Emperor being blamed brought Yanhuo's gratitude. Otherwise, the Martial Emperor had no great fault; given the Human Emperor's character, if not for Xingyue's death leading to the blame, he would have tried to win over the Martial Emperor, not suppress him, seal him, and humiliate him!

And if the Martial Emperor had truly joined the human camp, how could Yanhuo have taken revenge?

How could he have felt relieved?

Because in Yanhuo's eyes, such a Martial Emperor was worse than death!

Thus, Yanhuo felt he had avenged himself, leading to later gratitude.

Su Yu hadn't thought about all this yet, because he didn't know what had happened back then that made Yanhuo follow the Prison King!

If he had known, perhaps he would have speculated about some things.

At this moment, Su Yu remained silent.

And Jitian continued to dominate the situation, laughing: "Su Yu, do you not believe me? Or what? Then let me tell you something even more interesting. Want to hear it?"

Su Yu said flatly: "Speak if you want. Your mouth is on your face; I can't stop you."

Jitian laughed: "Time Master Wen Yu, back then, cultivated the Ten-Thousand-Dao Heaven in great secrecy, almost unknown. She hadn't opened a heaven and kept a low profile in public. Few even knew of her existence until she ran into trouble, and the Civil King went to rescue her. Then some guessed her identity, but none were certain. Guess—how did the Human Gate and the Heavenly Gate think to use the Time Master as bait back then? None of us knew she was planning to open the Ten-Thousand-Dao Heaven, so how did they know the Dharma would be so attracted to her? Haven't you ever thought about that?"

Ji Tian’s smile grew even brighter: “Guess how many knew back then that she was opening the myriad paths of heaven? Remember, back then is not now—now, because of you, Su Yu, it’s known to all, the Time Scroll opening the myriad paths of heaven. But back then, why not ask King Wen and the others how many knew this secret? Who would have thought that King Wen’s sister was a powerhouse, and a powerhouse with ideas!”

Ji Tian counted on his fingers and laughed: “King Wen, King Wu, King Ming, the Human Emperor, King Yu. Four kings and one emperor—they probably all knew. Aside from them?”

Was there anyone else who knew?

Was there?

Su Yu didn’t turn back, didn’t look at Wen Yu, and Wen Yu, pursing her lips, said nothing.

Was there?

If she remembered correctly… no more!

Oh, Fatty knew!

But Fatty… well, that housebound dog hadn’t been out for countless ages!

And yet, such a mysterious and mighty figure was schemed against, and they even knew that the Law would hold an immense allure for her—using the Law to bait the Time Master was the right move. Anyone else, anyone at all, would have found it nearly impossible to lure Wen Yu!

At this moment, everyone’s thoughts churned.

The methods of the Human Gate’s Great Sage were plain to see; even Su Yu suddenly felt… it made perfect sense!

Among these four kings and one emperor, someone must have betrayed Wen Yu—was that it?

Su Yu, usually so eloquent, now just listened, as if hearing a story.

And Ji Tian laughed again: “Let me tell you something else interesting. Yu, Baizhan, Yueluo, and the like—their constant aim has been to guide Ancestor Zhou back to the myriad realms! They’ve spared no effort in pushing this forward, even secretly joining hands to slay the strong, block any faction from growing too powerful, prevent the Human Emperor’s seal from opening, deny the Human Emperor and his kind a chance to return, and extinguish King Wen’s hope of coming back…”

“Why keep the myriad realms in balance all this time?”

Ji Tian smiled: “Because balance creates the current situation—no strong ones return early, and without early returns, King Yu’s lineage can keep watering the Earth Gate, letting it fuse further with bloodlines… Otherwise, if the Human Emperor returns, what’s left of the so-called King Yu’s lineage? If it can’t exist, can Yanhuo still fuse bloodlines into the Earth Gate?”

“But now I want to know—does Ancestor Zhou want to return to the myriad realms?”

Ji Tian laughed: “What would he go back for? If he goes back, without the Earth Gate blocking him, isn’t he afraid the Human Gate will trouble him? Afraid the Heavenly Gate will trouble him? He came to the Earth Gate to take refuge! Refuge… why would he go back?”

At that moment, Su Yu, like a spectator munching on snacks, looked at the Ancestor.

The Ancestor, meeting his gaze, said slowly: “I never asked anyone to guide me back to the myriad realms!”

Just then, Ji Tian reached out and grabbed someone from the void. Ji Tian smiled: “Do you still recognize her? Yu!”

He laughed: “Yu, tell me—was it the Ancestor who told you to guide him back?”

Now Yu seemed somewhat weakened, her former arrogance gone. Hearing this, she said gloomily: “Yes! Back then, I stayed in the human realm. My initial task was to observe the myriad realms and guard the giant race. Until one day, I was summoned by bloodline, went near the Earth Gate, and received some projected messages from the Ancestor, telling me to find a way to guide him back to the myriad realms…”

“And at that time, King Yu’s lineage was stationed near the Earth Gate, so we quickly reached an agreement… to keep watering the Earth Gate, maintain the balance of power in the myriad realms, and weaken any side that grew too strong…”

“Why?”

Ji Tian smiled: “Why weaken the power of all sides in the myriad realms?”

Yu said heavily: “Because once the balance of the myriad realms is broken, whether the Human Emperor’s side returns or the myriad races return, they won’t allow us to guide such a mighty existence as the Ancestor out of the Earth Gate! So, back when Baizhan was powerful and the human race strong, I joined forces with King Yu’s lineage to intimidate Baizhan and eventually suppressed the human race, to prevent them from breaking the seal and welcoming back the Human Emperor and the others!”

Ji Tian laughed: “Su Yu, did you hear that? Ask the Ancestor—did he project anything? In the early years, the Earth Gate wasn’t open, there was no Earth Gate bloodline; if you got near the Earth Gate, it wouldn’t even let you approach. Projecting? Nonsense! Ask the Earth Gate itself—has the Ancestor ever gotten close to it in all these years? Would it let a 36-path powerhouse like the Ancestor get close? So then… the one who could project an image, even deceive Yu, and through the Earth Gate make her believe it without doubt… seems to be that fellow who just died!”

From afar, the Earth Gate said with a faint laugh: “Zhou never got close to me, except that one time he entered. Now it seems… quite amusing!”

Su Yu kept eating the Everlasting Root—not bad, quite tasty!

Su Yu laughed: “Ji Tian, you’ve said so much. Let me sum it up! First, the Time Master was schemed against, someone betrayed her, sold her out—right?”

“Of course!”

“Second, Yanhuo followed Yu, and Yu accepted her because he had Earth Gate bloodline. Yu knew this long ago, and even deliberately created opportunities for Yanhuo to fall in love with him… How those opportunities came about might also involve some scheming, right?”

“Correct!”

“Third, back then she killed the February Alliance and such, but not humans. On one hand, to let the Three Gates know she had betrayed humanity; on the other, not killing humans so the Human Emperor would remember sibling affection and not kill her—she struck a middle ground, right?”

“Right!”

“Fourth, the myriad realms maintained balance for years—whoever grew strong got unlucky—because Yu and King Yu’s lineage joined hands to secretly keep that balance, and someone impersonated the Ancestor, making Yu think it was the Ancestor’s order?”

“Correct!”

“Fifth, if today’s scene hadn’t happened…”

Ji Tian smiled: “If not, the Earth Gate would have been the target of the scheme! Your entry might have disrupted some plans, forcing an early move. Otherwise, on the eve of the Earth Gate’s revival, that might have been the start of the plan! Someone might even regret that you came so early—wait a little longer, and perhaps the Earth Gate’s very realm would have been devoured!”

Su Yu stroked his chin and smiled: “And they attacked the Human Gate, not us, because they needed us at this moment to block the strong enemy for her? Because, after all, her sworn brothers are here?”

“Right, and they also did you a favor, Su Yu, by helping you scheme against two powerhouses—aren’t you grateful?”

Ji Tian’s smile was radiant: “Tell me, do these deductions of mine make sense or not? Su Yu, you’re a clever man! You have no connection to her, so your mind is the clearest. Saying this to the Human Emperor and the others is useless! So I only say it to you!”

Su Yu applauded!

He laughed: “If so, that’s impressive! A grand drama spanning countless ages… Ji Tian, you’re too wicked—why reveal this now? Doesn’t that ruin everything?”

Ji Tian smiled: “I just felt it wasn’t worth it for that fool who just died! Otherwise, if she had truly succeeded, it might not have been a bad thing! It could even have driven a wedge between you and the Human Emperor. But I chose to expose it now because I think it’s too tragic for a fool to die like that.”

“Then should I thank you?”

“No need!”

Ji Tian laughed: “I’ve said all this. If we want to take back the Daos of Hongtian and Beitian, will you stop us?”

Su Yu, eating the Everlasting Root, smiled: “Can you wait a moment for me to enter the 36th Path? I’ll think about it then. It’ll be quick—three minutes. Just lock onto her first, how about that?”

Ji Tian laughed!

And the other Great Sages looked at him with strange eyes—you… are quite arrogant!

Su Yu smiled: “Don’t look at me like that. You can’t stop me from advancing! I’ve got plenty of troops and horses, and I’m not afraid of you! So a few more minutes won’t matter, right?”

Ji Tian chuckled: “Fine, I’ll wait for you!”

“As expected of an old classmate!”

Su Yu laughed heartily: “Whether you’re Ji Tian, Zhou Ji, or Wan Mingze, you’re still my old classmate. Old classmates are reliable!”

The Great Sage Ji Tian smiled and said nothing.

At that moment, the entire battlefield fell into an eerie silence.

And King Yu, from start to finish, said nothing, because sometimes speaking was useless.

Before the Human Gate, skilled in manipulating hearts, and before Su Yu, ruthless and eloquent, all explanations were utterly pale.

At this moment, everyone could only wait for Su Yu’s decision.

If he insisted on stopping them, the Human Gate could not prevent King Yu from opening the heavens and devouring the Dao!

If he did not stop them… then the five Great Sages of the Human Gate could easily slay King Yu!

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