Chapter 938: Division of Booty Ends

At this moment, Su Yu laughed without restraint.

Yes, without restraint!

There were many strong ones—Heavenly Gate and Earthly Gate were stronger than him, Ji Tian and Jing Tian were also more formidable—but so what?

Su Yu’s smile was radiant, with no trace of fear.

At this moment, he was not afraid at all.

He cheerfully peeled away the Ancestor’s Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, his smile brilliant: “A bunch of fools, forming alliances and partnerships, yet constantly scheming against each other, plotting to harm one another, slaughtering from the myriad realms until now—it’s always been like this!”

Su Yu laughed heartily: “The human heart? The Human Gate? The Human Gate lies within the heart!”

At these words, everyone suddenly startled!

Su Yu laughed, a wild laugh: “Is the Human Gate truly so powerful? I’ve never seen it, I don’t know. What I do know is that the human heart is the most terrifying thing! You idiots, I’m cursing you right to your faces, and even though you’re stronger than me… you’re still afraid I might drag a few of you down with me, so you dare not strike at me! Hahaha!”

It wasn’t the first time!

He knew them too well.

A group of clever people coming together—it was too difficult.

On Su Yu’s side, there were also plenty of clever ones—King Wen, the Human Emperor, they weren’t fools—but they still had a basis for cooperation.

Another point was that they were weak.

Weakness, in fact, made it easier to unite.

Ji Tian’s expression darkened: “The Human Gate lies within the heart?”

Countless thoughts surged, but he said no more, only coldly watching Su Yu: “Isn’t it time to release the hostages?”

“Are you an idiot? Where are the treasures? Where are the goods?”

Su Yu said coldly: “Do you think I trust you? I don’t trust any of you. Bring the things first. Hand over a portion, and I’ll cut off a portion of Zhou for you—after all, no one will die!”

“…”

So ruthless!

Everyone stared at him,

speechless.

Cutting off a portion for everyone!

This… there was nothing to say.

Su Yu chuckled: “Earthly Gate gets a slice, Heavenly Gate gets a slice, Ji Tian gets a slice, Yu gets a slice… I’ll cut Zhou into four pieces and give them to you—how about that?”

“…”

The four sides remained silent.

After a moment, King Yu said coldly: “Su Yu, what exactly are you trying to do?”

Su Yu smiled: “Nothing much. Isn’t Zhou your intermediary? I’ll give each of you a piece to control, to keep each other in check, so things don’t really fall into chaos. If you do fall into chaos… how boring would that be!”

Su Yu laughed heartily: “Don’t let things get chaotic. If they do, the Human Gate will come out. And now I don’t want to cooperate with the Human Gate anymore, because I’ve realized I can take advantage and strengthen myself. So I won’t cooperate with the Human Gate to kill you—we’ll cooperate later to kill the Human Gate!”

“…”

He was a madman, a complete madman, Ji Tian thought silently.

Su Yu had no stance!

Yes, he had no stance at all.

He was a pure troublemaker!

He would do whatever he wanted, and once done, he didn’t care about anyone else. If he couldn’t accomplish something, he wouldn’t let anyone else accomplish it either.

That was Su Yu!

Su Yu didn’t care what others thought. He laughed: “First, bring the Myriad Dao Stone. Hurry up. Yu, if you delay any longer, your father will drop to 35 Daos!”

Without a word, King Yu waved his hand, and a stone shot swiftly into the distance.

Su Yu said softly: “The Myriad Dao Stone—what a treasure. Shi, Kong, intercept it! Grab it, and you’ll make progress immediately!”

“…”

Shi and Kong’s expressions turned strange. King Yu was behind them, so the Myriad Dao Stone would indeed pass by them.

Su Yu added: “Shi, the Myriad Dao Stone suits you best! Absorb it, and you’ll immediately reach 37 Daos, maybe even 38—it’s the stone formed from the Time Lord’s insights into the Great Dao!”

Shi wanted to curse!

Was he insane?

He wanted it, yes, but at this moment, he was sure that if he went for it, he would suffer—badly!

Did you, Su Yu, really take me for a fool?

Su Yu continued: “Don’t be afraid. If they dare to attack you, I’ll protect you! Besides, soon they’ll take away the Path of Wrath you’re holding. Tsk, getting nothing—how miserable! Cooperating with people like that—how miserable! Listen to Heavenly Gate, and you get no benefits, only a pile of troubles. Look at Brother Qiong—how comfortable he is now. He’ll soon have the Heaven-Opening Sword, and later he can kill a strong one to replenish his yang energy, leaping to become a top existence!”

“…”

Qiong felt a little awkward but said nothing.

Shi and Kong both looked gloomy.

The words were crude, but the truth was clear.

Indeed, they had only troubles and no benefits.

“And also, back then, to lie low, Heavenly Gate and Earthly Gate put on an act, killing all who opposed them. How miserable! Otherwise, things wouldn’t be so bad now! I wonder, back then, after so many died, was their Great Dao power divided and devoured by them?”

Su Yu smiled darkly: “All these years, they said they were healing and in seclusion. Are you sure they weren’t devouring the Great Dao? Devouring the benefits and gains from those times? How ruthless!”

Heavenly Gate said calmly: “Su Yu, at this point, must it come to this?”

He was stirring up trouble again!

He looked at Su Yu and said evenly: “Our original intentions were all good—to fight against the Human Gate and save the myriad races. You can’t deny that. The Human Gate is the source of calamity. Without the Human Gate, why would we have gone into silence, why would we oppose you? You know all this!”

The Human Gate was the root of evil. Didn’t you, Su Yu, truly understand?

We were only trying to survive!

Su Yu sneered: “Then go find the Human Gate! If you really fought the Human Gate to the death, I’d call you heroes, real men! But what are you really plotting? Don’t I know? The end of an era has its pros and cons. The good part is that the myriad realms are reborn, and you come to harvest the leeks, yin and yang merging, advancing faster!”

“At your level, you’ve almost all reached your limits, your bottlenecks! Even a genius like the Lord of the Dead had to find a way to merge yin and yang to enter the 39th Dao. Are you stronger than him? I doubt it! But raising an era as fertilizer can break the bottleneck, right? Why is Earthly Gate stronger than you? Because in the age of creation, he devoured many strong ones, replenished enough yang energy, and now he wants to do it again. You probably followed his example, learning from him…”

Su Yu’s voice turned cold: “I wonder, if there were no Human Gate to destroy the world, would you truly let the myriad realms be free of disaster? To strengthen yourselves, would you repeatedly raise the myriad realms? Every destruction of an era is a good chance for you to break a bottleneck and improve yourselves, isn’t it?”

“Fa devoured Wen Yu, trapping King Wen and King Wu… Was that really prepared for Fa? Or were you thinking that at the final moment of revival, you would devour Fa? Fa reached 36 Daos. If you devour Fa, yin and yang merge, and you swallow him—would you advance further?”

Su Yu’s voice was deep: “In the last era, you and Earthly Gate probably both advanced. How exactly did you advance? Don’t tell me you’re truly more talented than the Lord of the Dead, breaking bottlenecks and stepping into the 40th Dao so easily!”

Su Yu snorted: “Stop pretending to be saviors! Fighting the Human Gate is one thing, but treating the myriad realms as your resources, your fuel for advancement—isn’t that the truth?”

The destruction of an era was not without benefits.

For example, Heavenly Gate and Earthly Gate emerged, killing many strong ones from the myriad realms, merging yin and yang, breaking many bottlenecks.

So what if the era perished?

Truly, when they reach the pinnacle of power, isn’t their doom or survival just a matter of a word?

At the level of the Lord of Time, I alone can open a cosmos, create a myriad of realms—the myriad realms were not originally there; they were opened by someone!

Thus, Su Yu suspected these two were playing a double act!

The era of the myriad realms could dawn only to let them break through their own bottlenecks!

The Earth Gate, perhaps having tasted sweetness in the last age, wanted to try again in this one; otherwise, why pay such a heavy price, stirring up trouble time and again?

As he spoke, Su Yu sneered again: “The Civil King, the Martial King, the Human Emperor—aren’t they all raised by you? You want to nurture them stronger, yet fear they’ll become too powerful, so when they’re about to step into the peak, you impose limits. Back then, the Human Emperor entered the 35th path, and just as he was about to cross into the 36th, problems arose… The 36th path is far stronger than the 35th! Why did trouble strike then?”

“Because you feared—feared that once he crossed into the 36th, he’d quickly reach the 38th or even the 40th! So you had to scheme against them. If the Human Emperor had always stayed around the 32nd path, I reckon the ancient collapse would never have happened!”

Today, Su Yu saw through too many things!

He sneered: “Was the Human Emperor truly schemed against by the Human Gate? Ridiculous! I see it now—it was the Heaven Gate and the Earth Gate, your own designs, including Ji Tian and the rest of you, who are the true villains, the wicked ones!”

Beside him, the Human Emperor sighed softly and murmured: “Everyone was guarding against the Human Gate, but in the end… the real evildoers turned out to be those once hailed as heroes!”

He too had figured it out—those who schemed against him back then were likely the Earth Gate, the Heaven Gate, and Ji Tian and his ilk. As for the Human Gate, mysterious beyond measure, had it ever truly acted?

From start to finish, the Human Gate seemed never to appear.

The only traces were from a few Great Sages who claimed the Human Gate ordered them to kill Su Yu—whether it was the true form that spoke, or something else, or simply a fabrication by Ji Tian to manipulate those Great Sages—who knew!

The Heaven Gate frowned slightly: “The Human Gate’s destruction of the world is a fact…”

Su Yu said flatly: “Who knows if it’s a fact? Where is the Human Gate? I’ve never seen it! Everyone says the Human Gate is inscrutably mysterious—so mysterious I’ve never glimpsed its existence. Ji Tian claims the Human Gate ordered my death… but now it’s a dead case with no witnesses. Si Tian, don’t die just yet—I ask you, have you ever seen the Human Gate’s true form? Was the order given directly to you?”

In the distance, the dying Si Tian was dazed and suddenly said: “I haven’t seen it… but I felt the Saint’s aura, immensely powerful. As for the sacred decree, it was transmitted directly through the Human Gate… The Human Gate… truly exists… there is a portal…”

She kept spitting blood, and at this moment, she was also in a trance.

Was that gate the Saint?

She didn’t know!

But she had indeed felt the Saint’s majestic, overwhelming aura, and the command from some days past.

At this, the Heaven Gate said calmly: “Su Yu, there’s no need to doubt whether the Human Gate exists—it truly does! I told you before, it is majestic! The Human Gate is immensely powerful—so powerful that when I sensed its aura back then, I knew I couldn’t prevail, so I chose to seal the Age of Creation and lie low, waiting for an opportunity!”

The Earth Gate said coldly: “It exists! When the cosmos was opened, I saw it too—sealed at the end of that river, unmatched in might. In those days, I could never have fought it!”

Now Su Yu was actually questioning whether the Human Gate existed.

The Earth Gate thought he was mad!

If the Human Gate didn’t exist, then were they all fools?

All these years, had they been sparring with thin air?

That powerful, majestic aura—they couldn’t have sensed it wrong!

Su Yu laughed: “Fine, if the Human Gate doesn’t exist… that would be the biggest joke of all! A joke that could make the myriad realms die laughing!”

No one spoke.

At that moment, Su Yu grabbed the Myriad Path Stone and sighed: “No one even snatched it—a bunch of trash! Stone, Void, you’re too pathetic! Knowing it’s a treasure, and you didn’t grab it!”

Stone and Void remained silent!

“Su Yu!”

Prison King roared. Su Yu curled his lip—so you know anger too?

He said nothing more, grunting as he pulled a path from the void, kneaded it, sealed it, and hurled it toward Prison King: “One segment—I keep my word!”

The light sphere, as it was thrown, transformed into Ancestor Zhou, though his aura was somewhat weak, with much of his path power stripped away. Now it was only a small portion—barely at the 25th path!

The remaining path power was seized in Su Yu’s hand, pulsating, struggling, seething!

Su Yu said nothing, tossing the Myriad Path Stone to the Human Emperor. The Human Emperor frowned slightly: “You use it!”

Su Yu shook his head: “No need!”

He didn’t need it!

This Myriad Path Stone was only for insight, nothing else.

And Su Yu didn’t need insight—he had his own path. The Time Master had once deduced his path for him. Now, with his 108 apertures unified into one path, reaching the 36th path, to advance to the 37th, he might need 144 apertures unified, or even 180!

And unification required not only insight but also a vast amount of rule power.

So this stone was more suitable for the Human Emperor!

The Human Emperor’s insight and strength were sufficient—he had nearly crossed into the 36th path many years ago. Now, only the lingering wounds of his path remained. The Myriad Path Stone would help him fully recover and step into the 36th.

The Human Emperor said no more. The Myriad Path Stone instantly merged into his own world. He sat cross-legged, enveloped in a riot of colors.

Su Yu said flatly: “Still want to trade? If not, Zhou still lives! The 25th path is enough for use!”

Trade?

If not, they’d still have Zhou alive, just much weaker.

Ji Tian sighed. Not trade?

What use was a 25th-path Zhou?

At this point, it was meaningless!

Ji Tian said calmly: “Su Yu, have Blue Sky withdraw! Return the world to Zhou! You’ve already won. Since you’ve won, are you still going to gamble with the billions of human lives? Before, you had no choice. Now you can have Blue Sky retreat. Heaven will take Zhou’s world and withdraw!”

“That’s not urgent!”

Su Yu smiled. “If we withdraw now, Zhou would instantly recover to the 36th path—then I wouldn’t get the rest! Less talk—hand over the Creation Sword! I’ll have Blue Sky withdraw! Any later, and it’ll be too late!”

A small sword, piercing through the world, was thrown out by Prison King!

Prison King didn’t haggle. Since he had committed, he would see it through. No need to argue further with Su Yu.

Qiong was ecstatic—my sword!

The next moment, the long sword flew over.

Qiong grabbed it, and instantly, his aura surged. The originally dim sword, even with some cracks, now burst forth with dazzling radiance!

Qiong’s true form emerged!

It was a divine character—the character “Qiong” itself!

The character “Qiong” instantly imprinted onto the long sword, leaving a mark on the hilt. The long sword revived as if awakened, and Qiong’s wild laughter shook the heavens!

Rumble!

His aura grew stronger and stronger. In a blink, Qiong’s aura reached the 37th path, with an unmatched momentum, and sword qi traversed the world!

“Hahaha!”

Qiong laughed loudly. “Su Yu, you’re something!”

Joy, excitement!

The sword had returned!

This long sword, like a frolic, pierced through the world, darting everywhere. Su Yu didn’t mind and shouted: “Blue Sky, let go of Prison King’s mother! Stop riding and beating her—if you keep it up, Zhou will get angry!”

Translate into English:

At these words, even the weakened Zhou couldn't help but turn his head to glance at Su Yu, a hint of anger in his eyes!

Su Yu laughed, winking and making faces!

And at that moment, from the human realm, a faint voice came: "Let me go now? I wasn't riding her and beating her—she was riding me and beating me... Sister, stop hitting, have mercy!"

Rumble!

Heaven and earth shook!

Within the human realm, from the depths of the earth, a heaven and earth seemed to materialize out of thin air, rapidly pulling away.

The next moment, two figures emerged within that heaven and earth.

One was Tian, a woman who appeared rather cold and stern; the other was Lantian, who had now transformed into the likeness of a fair-faced youth, and indeed, Tian was riding him and beating him!

But Tian's expression kept shifting—at one moment cold and stern, the next frenzied...

Lantian was not fighting at all; he had been forcibly merging into her all along!

At this moment, Tian's face was extremely ugly. She said nothing, but with a hint of bitterness: "Make him withdraw from the heaven and earth..."

The next moment, a seductive and charming voice suddenly issued from her mouth: "No, let him stay, okay? I can't bear to part with him..."

All around, there was utter silence!

Su Yu gave a light cough: "Lantian, we must keep our word! Though Tian can't bear to let you go, still... you should withdraw! After all, she has a family, a Dao companion—this behavior of yours is inappropriate!"

"Su Yu!"

A sharp cry rang out, and Zhou, bristling with rage, shouted: "Have you had enough?"

This sharp cry carried extreme fury!

Su Yu smiled: "Enough, enough, don't be angry—anger harms the body! Use your heaven-earth power to stabilize the human realm for me, completely quell the chaos, and also strip away the Flesh Dao—then I'll let your heaven and earth return!"

Zhou snorted coldly, then looked toward the human realm and said in a deep voice: "Strip away the Flesh Dao!"

He did not wish to say anything more to Su Yu.

The next moment, Tian roared in anger, and a great Dao was completely stripped away. After a moment, a heaven and earth turned into a phantom, piercing through all realms, flying toward the Human Ancestor!

And the human realm quickly settled down.

The Human Ancestor's heaven and earth had been buried within the human realm; the human realm was not his heaven and earth.

And at this moment, above the human realm, Lantian wore a reluctant expression, his enormous face covering all realms, filled with unwillingness and resentment, plaintively saying: "Sister, I'll come find you to play next time!"

In that instant, the Human Ancestor's heaven and earth trembled.

After a moment, the Human Ancestor's heaven and earth returned, flying to his side. Zhou quickly incorporated it into his own Dao. The Dao merged with the heaven and earth. The Human Ancestor, who had previously possessed the power of 25 Daos, saw his aura rise instantly. In the blink of an eye, with a rumble, his Dao power reached 32 Daos!

But there it stopped!

He looked at Su Yu with some anger: "Return the remaining Dao power to me!"

Originally, if he had fully merged with the heaven and earth, he might have reached the power of 38 Daos.

Now, Su Yu had stripped away too much heaven-earth power!

Beside the Human Ancestor, a woman also appeared, elegant and noble, but with a look of pain on her face, and at times her eyes changed. Everyone could see that she had been tormented by Lantian not a little!

At this moment, Tianmen said calmly: "Release the rest, and exchange it for the Dao of Wrath!"

On one side was the Dao of Wrath, also a Dao of 36 Daos; on the other side was the remaining Dao power of the Human Ancestor, mainly consisting of the Flesh Dao.

In truth, the power was roughly equal.

Actually, the Dao of Seven Emotions and Six Desires would have been better for them, but since they didn't want it now, so be it.

Yet even Jitian did not stop the exchange.

Because the Human Ancestor's Dao carried yang energy.

If Qiong were to swallow it, that would be a great trouble. Qiong was now advancing toward 38 Daos; if he swallowed the Human Ancestor's Yang Realm Dao, he might become like the Death Spirit Lord!

This one did not rely on opening heaven to gain his power.

This one relied entirely on his foundation!

The Sword of the Lord of Time!

Among all realms, who had a deeper foundation than him?

He was the sword the Lord of Time used to open heaven—that was the terrifying part.

Therefore, they preferred to exchange with the Dao of Wrath, at least the Dao of Wrath would not cause a sudden surge in power.

Su Yu smiled: "How about we forget it? Isn't Zhou still alive? He's already at 32 Daos—why care about such a little Dao power... Or maybe we won't exchange?"

Tianmen said coldly: "Are you going back on your word?"

He said with some displeasure: "Su Yu, we are only defending the Human Gate now; it's not that we can't do anything to you. Since you agreed to the exchange and we've given you the goods, why must you act this way?"

Su Yu smiled: "Not at all, I just see that Shi and Kong are reluctant! You insist on using the Dao of Wrath for the exchange—that was something they killed for, something they risked their lives to obtain. You're being a bit excessive!"

Tianmen trembled slightly, and behind him, Shi and Kong also looked gloomy.

Indeed, the Dao of Wrath was still in Shi's hands.

These people hadn't even asked for their opinion before taking it away to exchange!

Su Yu's method of sowing discord was truly relentless, one after another.

Su Yu added: "In that case, if the Human Ancestor's Dao is to be exchanged for the Dao of Wrath, then I'll give this Dao power to Shi and Kong!"

Su Yu said with a sly smile: "And it's all Yang Realm Daos!"

Shi and Kong's eyes flickered!

This... was truly a treasure!

Once devoured, either Shi or Kong, whichever swallowed it, would gain at least the power of one Dao, truly entering the realm of 37 Daos!

Or even both entering 37 Daos!

In an instant, both were tempted.

Su Yu said with a beaming smile: "I'll give it to you. You advance, and no one will dare touch you. Now, if they offend two 37-Dao experts, and I just play a minor role... Tian, how terrifying—they'll be in trouble!"

"Rely on yourself rather than others! No matter how strong the power you borrow from others, it's all illusory! Only by being strong yourself can you stand firm! If you weren't strong, you would have been killed by me just now—look at the fate of the God Ancestor and the Blade Ancestor!"

"Now the Dao is in your hands. Exchange or not, consider it yourselves! Miss this chance, and there won't be another!"

The next moment, Shi suddenly said: "Exchange!"

"How dare you!"

Zhou roared in anger, looking over and shouting: "You dare!"

Tianmen's expression also changed: "Shi, Kong, Su Yu is sowing discord—don't you understand?"

Shi said in a deep voice: "The Dao of Wrath was obtained by killing Qingtian! Now that we're exchanging, it's only natural that we do the exchanging. What's wrong with that?"

One's own strength is true strength!

I don't care about you all!

The Human Ancestor's Dao was far stronger than the Dao of Wrath—not in terms of power, but in terms of its effect on them.

At this moment, the Human Ancestor's expression shifted again and again, while Heaven Gate spoke in a deep voice: "Then forget the Path of Wrath. Su Yu, we'll trade with other paths!"

They couldn't afford to break ties completely. Yet, they also couldn't let Zhou's path be taken by these two, or the loss would be immense. Not only would Zhou fail to recover beyond thirty-six paths, but if these two grew stronger, it wouldn't bode well.

Su Yu smiled: "Fine, it's not like I absolutely need the Path of Wrath. But since I helped Shi and Kong keep the Path of Wrath, you two should be careful—Yu really needs this path! If you keep it by your side, swallowing it won't bring much benefit, but if you don't, you risk being ambushed."

Shi's face darkened. Su Yu continued: "They need the Path of Seven Emotions and Six Desires to perfect Yu's world! So this Path of Wrath is almost indispensable to them."

Shi's expression shifted repeatedly, but he said nothing. At this moment, he didn't know how to handle it. Earlier, Su Yu had proposed a trade, and now he was backing out, turning this thing into a hot potato. The trouble was immense.

At that moment, Heaven Gate sighed again and spoke: "Very well. You two split half of Zhou's great path power, and hand the Path of Wrath to me. If we truly trade with Su Yu, you know—even if I don't mind—you two should consider the opinions of others."

In the distance, Zhou was furious, but this was Heaven Gate's decision, and at this point, it was the only way to make a smooth transition. He said nothing more.

Now, with Su Yu having stolen some and the others having consumed some, Zhou's world power was essentially lost—he had opened his world for nothing. Yet, perhaps this was the best outcome.

Shi and Kong exchanged glances. Maybe this was appropriate. Otherwise, offending everyone else would be bad. Still, they felt some reluctance. Splitting half might not allow either of them to advance; they would remain at thirty-six paths, only going a step further within that realm. Clearly, Heaven Gate intended to suppress them somewhat. But at this moment, they had no choice.

Su Yu smiled: "This works too. At least I helped you two reclaim half. You should thank me—treat me to a meal next time!"

Shi and Kong remained silent.

This Su Yu was truly rotten to the core. Everyone knew what he was doing, knew he was malicious, but they had to go along with him. Did Shi and Kong know he was sowing discord? They knew all too well. But if they could advance, why wouldn't they? Thirty-six paths were not weak. If it came to a full-blown conflict, Earth Gate and Heaven Gate would have to think twice, especially since Qing Tian was killed by them.

Just then, the Human Emperor's world trembled. The next moment, a surge of the Path of Responsibility swept across the four directions. Heaven Gate frowned slightly and waved a hand to block that peculiar path power. That thing was no good—like poison.

The Human Emperor opened his eyes. He had now stepped into thirty-six paths. He took a deep breath, looked at the others, and smiled: "Thank you. I've finally reached this level, fulfilling my wish."

Su Yu, without wasting words, split the path power into two halves and said flatly: "Where is the Path of Wrath?"

Shi produced the Path of Wrath, shimmering like a rainbow, and looked at Su Yu. Su Yu smiled, waved his hand, and sent half the path power flying toward them. The Path of Wrath was quickly tossed out by Shi. The remaining half, Su Yu casually threw, and that path power instantly flew toward Earth Gate.

Earth Gate's eyes flickered.

Zhou's face changed, and he cursed under his breath: Su Yu! Bastard! Even at this point, Su Yu had to stir up trouble. His path power was now brimming with yang energy, constantly surging. Earth Gate's nose twitched slightly—he longed to devour it. It would be quite beneficial.

Zhou quickly flew toward that path power. Heaven Gate's expression shifted slightly: "Earth Gate, Zhou must recover to thirty-six paths' combat strength." Without that power, Zhou couldn't even restore thirty-six paths.

Earth Gate said somewhat sheepishly: "I know. I wasn't thinking of taking it. Why are you all so anxious?" As if he would actually make a move. Really! This Su Yu was far too wicked.

Zhou quickly seized his path power, secretly relieved, and rapidly integrated it into his world. With some helplessness, his aura grew stronger, but soon it reached the peak of thirty-five paths and could advance no further. He glared angrily toward Su Yu, then at Shi and Kong. The portion they had received was clearly larger than his, which was why he couldn't even recover to thirty-six paths.

At that moment, Heaven Gate sighed again, a helpless sigh: "Shi, give up some so Zhou can recover to thirty-six paths."

Shi was displeased. It was already unsatisfying to trade one path for half, and now they had to give up more. Heaven Gate said with some frustration: "Su Yu deliberately gave you a larger share. Both of you, consider the bigger picture."

They knew that. But the Path of Wrath was given up by them—was it wrong to trade one path for more than half? Shi and Kong were both reluctant.

Su Yu, however, paid them no mind. He laughed and didn't keep the Path of Wrath at all, directly integrating it into his own world.

At this moment, Qiong quickly returned to his original form and looked at Su Yu with some anticipation and disappointment: "Zhou's path—returned?" He had been promised it.

Now, Qiong's aura was turbulent, having reached the level of thirty-eight paths. If he absorbed more yang paths, he might truly reach the level of the Dead Spirit Lord.

Su Yu smiled: "No choice. Wait a little longer. When Yu succeeds in opening her world and devours the Path of Seven Emotions and Six Desires, she'll at least be a thirty-eight path. And the Human Ancestor is still alive—also a thirty-six path. For now, no one on our side needs the yang path to survive. It's all yours. Isn't that great? No competition." He then looked at Shi and Kong, grinning: "How about one of you? Zhou and Yu are two pieces of meat. Qiong takes one, and you can take the other."

Ji Tian said coldly: "Su Yu, don't forget—you're all on the yang path."

Su Yu sneered: "I'm not afraid to die. I won't leave my path behind. The moment I see I'm done for, I'll go boom and self-destruct. Blow you bastards to bits! Why don't you dare to self-destruct? You all cling to hope—I can survive, I won't die. Look at Zhou, even at that point, he didn't blow himself up, and sure enough, he survived. So maybe you'll endure to the end and be right. But I won't play that game. If I think I'm done, I'll blow up immediately and let you have your fun."

Everyone's expressions shifted. Indeed, why were there fewer self-destructions among others, while Su Yu's side had many? Because once Su Yu and his people felt they couldn't win and were about to die, they would likely self-destruct immediately. The others all harbored some hope—I might still survive.

Su Yu added: "Si Tian, no one's helping you. If you don't self-destruct, who's going to save you?"

Boom! A loud explosion—Si Tian self-destructed!

Jing Tian was sent flying, spitting blood, glaring furiously toward Su Yu's side. Fortunately, Si Tian had been heavily depleted, so the explosion wasn't too powerful, and his path wasn't completely destroyed. But most of his path was blown away, leaving only a small remnant.

Thus far, of the Eight Saints of the Human Gate, two defected, and six were utterly annihilated!

As for Stone and Void, in helplessness, they once again parted with some power of the Great Dao, granting it to Zhou, who barely recovered to thirty-six Dao—yet compared to before, after merging with heaven and earth, he gained nothing, but rather felt somewhat weakened.

Stone and Void, however, each advanced a step on the thirty-six Dao, not far from the thirty-seventh.

On Su Yu’s side, the Human Emperor entered the thirty-sixth Dao, and Qiong entered the thirty-eighth.

Su Yu himself was devouring the Path of Wrath, but failed to advance; he only strengthened his own Path of Seven Emotions and Six Desires, without merging any more apertures.

On Su Yu’s side, among seven people: one at thirty-nine Dao, one at thirty-eight, two at thirty-six, two at thirty-four, and one at thirty-two.

Opposite them, the Earth Gate and Heaven Gate’s current strength was unclear, not yet at their peak.

Ji Tian was at thirty-eight Dao, Jing Tian at thirty-seven, and Void, Stone, and Zhou all at thirty-six. The Prison King was still continuing to open heaven; as Zhou and Tian were rescued, she seemed to regain her former coldness, her Dao no longer collapsing, and at this moment, she too was advancing toward thirty-six Dao.

Additionally, there were Sun and Moon, both cultivators at thirty-two Dao.

And Su Yu was not only devouring the Path of Wrath but also the Path of the Divine Ancestor and the Path of the Blade Ancestor—three paths were being devoured by him, yet he did not advance; he only strengthened those three paths within his own heaven and earth.

This battle, at this moment, had finally come to an end!

Su Yu let out a hearty laugh, said no more, and swiftly vanished with his people, flying toward the Human Realm!

At this moment, the upper realm barrier was utterly shattered.

The merging of the Heaven Gate era and the Earth Gate era cast the entire myriad realms in a gloomy haze; countless Devouring Locusts appeared, and many rogue cultivators from Heaven Gate and ancient beasts from Earth Gate quietly fled their territories.

They dared not participate in the battle of the mighty, but now, countless cultivators from past eras were hiding into the myriad realms, seeking opportunities!

Chaos had fully arrived!

The factions of Heaven Gate, Earth Gate, and Ji Tian quickly gathered, all watching the Prison King open heaven. After a long silence, Ji Tian said calmly, “The five paths of Bei Tian, Si Tian, Huo Tian, E Tian, and Hong Tian still remain. Though Si Tian and Bei Tian are somewhat weaker, they are enough to forge a powerful Path of Seven Emotions and Six Desires… but… should we still fill them into Prison?”

The Prison King had now reached thirty-five Dao, but that was the limit!

If these several paths were not filled in, then it would end here!

The advance to thirty-six Dao had failed!

Yet if they were filled in, the Prison King’s earlier actions made the others uneasy; the Prison King was no longer the emotionless, desireless being she once was!

Ji Tian said calmly, “I could also incorporate these paths…”

The Earth Gate suddenly spoke, “Better let Prison do it!”

The Heaven Gate also nodded: “Let Prison do it!”

“…”

Ji Tian cursed under his breath!

These bastards still did not trust him; otherwise, at thirty-eight Dao, if he devoured these paths now, reaching forty Dao would be no problem!

A bunch of bastards—indeed, as Su Yu had said, too many clever people was not a good thing.

A snake cannot move without a head!

But when a group is full of leaders, that is even worse!

Those who could open heaven and earth, seal an era, and become the sovereign of an age—how could any be fools? The Heaven Gate and Earth Gate understood this well in their hearts.

Prison, no matter how she rebelled, was still just that.

But Ji Tian… he was the one to be wary of!

Ji Tian was helpless. At this moment, one by one, the paths were cast into the Prison King’s heaven and earth, swiftly devoured by her. In the blink of an eye, the Prison King crossed into thirty-six Dao, yet those present felt little excitement, even as she continued to rise.

Thirty-seven Dao, thirty-eight Dao…

Until she reached thirty-eight Dao, the Prison King began to falter, failing to meet the earlier expectations—missing the Path of Wrath, half of the Path of Bei Tian, and half of the Path of Si Tian.

Otherwise, if all were gathered, and the Prison King herself did not collapse, there would still be hope of reaching forty Dao!

What a pity!

Perhaps only Zhou felt the regret; in truth, Ji Tian and the others were not so sorry.

Thirty-eight Dao would do!

If she truly reached forty Dao, given the Prison King’s earlier behavior, everyone would instead feel somewhat uneasy!

Ji Tian gazed at the distant Human Realm and said slowly, “This time, Su Yu and his group did not suffer a loss. Not only did they not lose, but Su Yu and the Human Emperor both reached thirty-six Dao, and Qiong reached thirty-eight Dao—instead, they gained a great advantage!”

Before entering, those two were only at thirty-five Dao!

And Qiong, who had been active in Heaven Gate, was now practically a lackey, trotting after Su Yu, even dragging away the Tianqiong Mountain left in Heaven Gate!

This was a complete abandonment of the Heaven Gate region!

Otherwise, why drag away even the Tianqiong Mountain? The moving of this home was thorough indeed!

The Earth Gate also sighed: “Don’t mention it. Those fellows suffered little loss. In this situation… I thought he would surely lose, surely die… but instead, they made a profit and ran!”

Where was there any reasoning to be had?

“How long do the two of you need to recover?”

Ji Tian said no more.

The Earth Gate pondered for a moment: “I’m afraid, at the very least, a month—at the very least!”

The Heaven Gate nodded slightly: “Though we were not far from revival originally, reviving early still brings some damage.”

Ji Tian frowned, and after a long while said, “I hope no more trouble arises!”

None of them spoke—there had already been plenty of trouble!

“Once recovered, we shall attack the myriad realms!”

With these words, Ji Tian vanished. They had to attack; only by conquering the myriad realms could they devour Su Yu and the others’ Yang Realm Dao, making everyone stronger—otherwise, they could not contend with the Human Gate!

Yet he was deeply worried that during this period, something else would go awry!