Tribulation of Myriad Races

At that point, the divine king was already near Zhu Tiandao.

He was circling Zhu Tiandao alongside Mohe.

As for Zhu Tiandao, he maintained an indifferent smile on his face as he said, "You're overestimating me. I'm not Ye Batian. You really don't need two Invincibles to deal with me."

He grinned and continued, "May I propose an alternative? You will leave me alone while I'm affirming my dao and I'll not make things difficult for you. What do you think?"

Inwardly, he was greatly rejoicing that he wasn't facing a blood fire devil here. Otherwise, the battle would have started immediately and everything would be over.

The divine king said, "How much of your strength do you still have? I refuse to believe that you are perfectly fine even after killing Immortal King Qimu."

He was sure Zhu Tiandao had paid a considerable price to kill the immortal king. Then again, he did not completely discard the possibility of someone capable of killing one to be able to kill another one.

Wan Tiansheng was one such example. When he killed Nether River King, everyone doubted his ability to kill a second Invincible. Yet reality proved that if it wasn't for Fiery Sea King's timely appearance, Lade would have died.

Only after killing Fiery Sea King did Wan Tiansheng lose the ability to kill more Invincibles. As far as the divine king was concerned, he could never be too wary when dealing with these cunning humans.

Zhu Tiandao smiled and said, "Yes, that was quite a tiring fight. Don't worry. Unless I really want to lose my combat strength for the rest of the day, I won't be able to kill another Invincible."

In other words, he could still kill one if he tried hard enough. So who among the two wanted to be the lucky one?

***

In the sky.

Grandstar had the urge to roar with laughter. He reckoned Zhu Tiandao was probably pissing himself inwardly.

The humans were dangerously close to total disaster. A single mistake would probably lead to the death of every single human expert present.

"Su Yu, time for you to leave. What are you waiting for? If you wait any longer, you might not be able to leave anymore."

"Lord Stone Statue, please give me more time. I'll keep these people busy and leave when Great Han King or Prefect Zhu defeats their opponents."

"Defeating their opponents?"

And how was that going to happen? Grandstar rolled his eyes. That was not happening. Was Zhu Tiandao supposed to defeat the two Invincibles? Was this a joke? No matter what, Zhu Tiandao was merely putting up an act. Sooner or later, the two Invincibles would test him. And the moment that happened...everything would be over.

"You can't wait. Zhu Tiandao got lucky earlier. He didn't kill that immortal king through his own strength. That was a free kill. All he did was blast a greatly weakened future body apart. He won't be able to handle his current opponents."

Su Yu blanked.

With a rumble, he was sent flying and coughing blood yet again by Zhan Wushuang's punch. Furious, he spun around and threw hundreds of punches at Zhan Wushuang, forcing Zhan Wushuang to cough blood as well. Naturally, that gave the other young geniuses the opportunity to land more attacks on him as well.

While gasping for breath, Zhan Wushuang said, "Su Yu, further fight won't benefit any of us. Why don't we split the ruin among us?"

"No thanks. I love fighting."

While fighting the young geniuses madly, Su Yu cursed inwardly. What? So Old Zhu was merely acting? He was a fake super expert?

Holy shit!

Was he tired of living? For the sake of his face, Old Zhu insisted on lying to everyone. And what did he get from that? An express ticket to death.

If Zhu Tiandao knew what Su Yu was thinking, he would probably protest indignantly. How was it his fault? He had never intended to lie! What nonsense! Was he supposed to tell everyone that the immortal king had died by suicide?

This was troublesome. Prior to this, they were left with three Invincibles to deal with. But Great Han King had brought four more Invincibles into the Human Realm. Meanwhile, Zhu Tianfang was still being obstructed from summoning his tri-life bodies over.

Strictly speaking, Great Han King was the sole human Invincible in the Human Realm at the moment. Was he supposed to deal with seven enemy Invincibles alone? If he was really so strong, he would have ascended to the position of number one human Invincible long ago.

Anxious, Su Yu hurriedly said, "Lord, can you lend humanity your assistance? I am your most capable and faithful subordinate. If humanity ends up destroyed, I—"

"No. A guardian can't interfere in these affairs. The laws of the Myriad Realms forbid our participation. Laws. Do you understand? You can't go against them. If we start breaking the laws left and right, things will get a lot more troublesome. For example, the death sovereigns will be able to move in and out of the death tunnels freely..."

Laws?

Su Yu cursed inwardly before saying, "Lord, I'm your mayor. When these people are beating me up, it's like they're beating you up. If you can act in the city, you must be able to act here as well, right?"

"Yeah, that's possible. So you want me to kill these young geniuses?"

Grandstar glanced at the young geniuses. He could do that...but it would create a small trouble for him. However, it was no big deal.

"No. When those Invincibles attack me, can you beat them to death for me?"

"..."

Grandstar had a very strong feeling that Su Yu was asking for a mile after receiving an inch from him.

No way!

He was no hired thug!

"Nope."

He refused.

"Lord, please help me with this. Or I'll die. With me dead, you will be stuck in the city again. You won't be able to find anyone better to share your burden. Do you want to remain a still statue your whole life?"

Yes. Su Yu had seen through the stone statue long ago. The stone statue loved having fun outside the city. But that wouldn't be possible without him.

Su Yu hurriedly continued, "Lord, things are very dangerous. Please help me!"

He could only rely on the stone statue.

"I can't. The thirty-six guardians can't interfere in these matters. Also, do you think that the guardians are untouchable? We only seem so since there are no conflicts of interest between us and the myriad races. But if the moment their interests conflict against ours, things will change. They will start targeting us. And we can't afford to die."

After some hesitation, Grandstar refused the request yet again. He couldn't. This was especially true in a situation like this where his interference might completely reverse the tide of battle. Even the thirty-six guardians would have a hard time dealing with the myriad races as a whole.

The thirty-six statues had their own important mission. They couldn't afford to get involved in these struggles. The combined strength of the divines, devils, and immortals was stronger than theirs. Like humanity, they could probably deal with one of these major races at a time, but not all of them together.

Su Yu was disappointed to hear the answer. Slowly, despair seeped in.

Just moments ago, he was still in a great mood. Great Han King wasn't a traitor. Zhu Tiandao was a super expert capable of killing Invincibles. But this illusion had been shattered.

People were still unaware that Old Zhu was putting up an act, but the lie couldn't be maintained for long.

Su Yu could almost imagine the desperation and helplessness Old Zhu must be feeling right now. The moment Old Zhu's act was exposed, he would be the first to die. Great Han King would be next. With the top experts dead, the others would be no match for these myriad race Invincibles.

The stone statue was very strong. This was the sole variable that could change things. But the stone statue was refusing to act. He couldn't act without reason and provoke the enmity of the myriad races.

Su Yu knew that he shouldn't bother the stone statue about this, but the stone statue was the only hope he could see...

Suddenly, a different thought came to him. He gnashed his teeth as he hesitated. Inside his sea of willpower, the little furball licked a character helplessly. Yummy was thinking of pinching him to death again. He could feel it.

Yes.

That was Su Yu's new idea.

With a helpless and dejected tone, he sent the little furball a voice transmission, "My apologies. This is the only thing I can do. I need to lure your dada here. Perhaps his arrival will change things enough that humanity can find a small chance to navigate away from this disaster..."

He then sent the stone statue a voice transmission, "Thank you for everything, Lord Stone Statue. I know I am in no position to ask for any help from you. I understand. You should leave now. Things might get very dangerous here in moments."

Danger?

The stone statue looked at Su Yu. Soon, his gaze settled on the little furball in Su Yu's sea of willpower. That furball had the expression of someone about to heroically sacrifice himself... The stone statue blanked out.

What?

He was confused. But soon, understanding dawned on him.

He saw it. No, he could feel it. Su Yu was about to...holy shit!

No way.

Holy shit!

No, no, no, no! Not long ago, the big furball had asked him to watch over the little furball. Holy shit! Was Su Yu thinking of killing the little furball?

What madness was this?

The Soul Devourer Pseudo Emperor was not the only one he had to worry about. They might even have an old empress no weaker than a Pseudo Emperor. And the little furball could very well be their sole descendant. Grandstar could imagine just how hard it had been for them to produce this single little fellow.

If the little furball were to die right before him...in the hands of his mayor...when the Pseudo Emperor had told him to take care of the little furball before hand...things could be really bad. The soul devourers were no kind souls. If they were, they wouldn't be running around consuming others.

They merely looked adorable. Beneath that adorable exterior were casual bloodthirst and callous disregard for the life of others.

If their sole descendant were to die under his watch, all thirty-six guardians would suffer for it.

"Wait." The stone statue hurriedly said, "Be patient. Fear not. You're my mayor. As the guardian, I am obligated to protect the honor of my mayor!"

Su Yu, who was on the verge of pinching the little furball before going out with a bang, blanked out. Did the stone statue change his mind?

Up in the sky, Grandstar felt like he would be sweating profusely if it wasn't for the fact that he was a stone statue. The old Pseudo Emperor lived right outside the Human Realm. He even had an unknown entrance he could use to enter the Human Realm.

Sure, it wasn't likely that the two soul devourers would be able to eliminate all thirty-six stone statues. His big brother alone would be able to put up a very good fight against the soul devourers.

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With assistance, his big brother could even prevail. But...why go through that trouble? At the very least, they could be considered allies of sorts instead of foes.

Su Yu could very well change the nature of their relationship. Grandstar felt very helpless. He was only here to enjoy the show before taking his mayor away. Why must his mayor get involved in this? He could feel a headache coming.

"Su Yu, it still isn't a good idea for me to act in the Human Realm..."

Su Yu's tiny bit of hope was extinguished yet again.

"But you can lure them out of the Human Realm. If they attack you in the Allheaven Battlefield, I'll act."

Su Yu's helplessness did not disminish. That wouldn't work. Firstly, the Invincibles might not care enough to give chase. Secondly, the distance he needed to travel was too big. The Allheaven Prefecture was so far away.

The stone statue was also considering this problem. He said, "That First Yellow is an expert in teleportation. I'll give you the coordinate of a place. Get him to teleport or take you there while the Eternals are going after you. When you reach that place, I'll be able to help." "I absolutely can't do anything here. That might create an even bigger problem that will affect more than the two of us."

What problem was Grandstar talking about?

A death tunnel.

That would be disastrous.

While Su Yu was deep in thought, the stone statue added, "Zhu Tiandao is facing a divine king and a devil king. Just kill a few young geniuses before fleeing with the Culture Tomb. It is very likely that they will give chase."

Instantly, understanding dawned on Su Yu.

Right!

No. Something wasn't right.

First Yellow?

Expert in teleportation?

Was that guy really so impressive?

At that thought, he looked toward First Yellow. At the moment, First Yellow and Yellow Nine were roaming the area while keeping some distance between them and Su Yu. They were nowhere near the center of the ruin. They were keeping a very low profile. They hadn't even gotten into a fight with anyone.

Since even the stone statue was calling this guy an expert, Su Yu would not question his capability.

"Lord, will he agree to help me?"

"Think of a way to convince him. If you must, you can catch Yellow Nine and force him to do it. He seems to place a lot of importance on Yellow Nine. I can't act here as that can catch unwanted attention too easily. The coordinate I gave you is nowhere near the Allheaven Prefecture or any of the known realm entrances. The myriad race Eternals won't suspect anything."

Understanding dawned on Su Yu. He was surprised. So there was another unknown realm entrance somewhere out there? Then again, that was probably the realm entrance the stone statue had used to enter.

Fine. He decided to spare the furball.

Inside the sea of willpower, the little furball had a look of grim determination on his face as he prepared to swallow several characters as his last meal. Since he was going to die soon, it should be fine for him to eat some of these characters, right?

In fact, the little furball had licked the tribulation character so much the entire character looked glossy. He had planned an entire course meal for himself. First, he would eat the tribulation character. Then, he would eat the fire character, the fire of inheritance instead of the other fire. Next, he would eat the newly formed culture character, followed by the calm character. And finally, he would go to the depths of the sea of willpower and give the yummiest book of all a good lick.

Even if he couldn't eat that yummy book, he must give that thing a lick before dying. He refused to die a hungry ball!

Just as he opened his mouth wide to take his first bite, Su Yu's voice rang out, "What are you doing? Stop! You're going to lick that character clean at this rate!"

Su Yu shook his head disapprovingly.

Why did this ball spend all his time licking characters instead of doing something productive?