Chapter 1240: The Reliable Little Brother (3)

The Divine Realm shook. Above it, an illusory silhouette dissipated into nothingness.

That was the fourth Invincible to die on the same day.

Nether, human, immortal, and divine. Each race had lost an Invincible that day.

However, humanity had also gained three new Invincibles.

No, that was not all. For some reason, Qin Zhen's speed of advancement had increased for no apparent reason. His aura started surging as he completed the process without much interference. He couldn't even understand what was happening. He had simply initiated the process...and it was completed before he knew it. Nobody even tried to stop him.

Boom!

Multicolored rays of light spread across the Allheaven Battlefield.

Only when he saw the two Zhou Kings attacking and Great Han King vanishing with four myriad race Invincibles did a certain understanding dawn on him. His jaw dropped as he stared at the Zhou brothers blankly.

Zhou Polong's expression changed as he said, "Pull back! We've been exposed!"

"..."

Qin Zhen sighed. First, they told him to run. Then, they rold him to affirm his dao. And now, they were telling him to run again.

He had been following them in confusion all day long.

Finally, he understood what was happening.

But he had to run the moment he knew the plan. Also, he was now an Invincible as well. Was dao affirmation so easy?

Wasn't that supposed to be very hard? After all, humanity had a success rate of only thirty percent in dao affirmation. Some attempts would even cause the deaths of some human Invincibles. Then again, humanity did lose Fiery Sea King this time, but that was...different.

The myriad races had lost three Invincibles while humanity had gained four Invincibles.

Why did everything feel so easy?

"Run."

Zhou Polong roared furiously. Why was Qin Zhen blanking out again? Did the dumb fool think himself strong enough to face everyone after becoming an Invincible? There were still so many myriad race Invincibles around. Was this fool thinking of fighting them to the end?

Meanwhile, the myriad race Invincibles were all blanking out as well. They were all stunned by the series of events.

Above the Devil Realm, the Devil Pseudo Emperor looked around and sighed. Humanity had gained four new Invincibles while the myriad races had lost several Invincibles with even more losing their tri-life bodies. The ones without their tri-life bodies would no longer be as fearless as before.

Even the human Invincibles were blanking out. They all looked at Great Zhou King.

Great Zhou King said, "Go. Protect Xia Longwu."

As they moved, one of them asked, "Great Han King..."

"It's up to fate. His injuries aren't light. He can only count on himself. Sigh..."

Great Zhou King could only sigh. There was nothing they could do.

The Invincibles on humanity's side were simply too few in number. That was why Great Han King had risked injury to remove as many myriad race Invincibles he could from the battlefield.

As for whether Great Han King would be the one killing the four Invincibles or the other way around...nobody knew.

"So he's not the traitor?"

Someone exclaimed in stupefaction. Great Zhou King said nothing. Great Han King was naturally not a traitor. This whole thing was merely one big scheme.

When Great Han King jumped out to proclaim himself the traitor, the real traitor had probably been quite stunned as well. In this manner, deceit and truth were weaved together. This was a plan fifty years in the making.

Fiery Sea King's betrayal was real. Ye Batian's death was real. It was also true that Fiery Sea King had been instigated into betrayal. The betrayal of some high-ranked military officials was real. It was true that there was a second traitor who had hidden himself very well.

This was risky, but the Invincibles of humanity were left with no choice but to take such a risky path of action.

It didn't matter. Even if they still didn't know who the traitor was, humanity had gained a lot from this.

They had killed and harmed numerous myriad race Invincibles. They had even removed four additional myriad race Invincibles from the battlefield. This was already the best they could ask for.

At the thought of the unknown traitor, Great Zhou King snorted inwardly. It was within his expectation that the real traitor would have the courage to show up. In fact, he had known about Fiery Sea King long ago. He had merely been keeping Fiery Sea King around as bait. Unfortunately, the unknown traitor was unwilling to take this bait.

Even when Great Han King stole his identity, he remained silent. The divines and devils were probably aware that there was a second traitor among humanity.

But from how cautious that traitor was, it was unlikely for the divines and devils to know his identity. Great Zhou King was feeling quite regretful. Wouldn't it be great if the unknown traitor was rash enough to expose the scheme when Great Han King pretended to be the traitor?

Exposing the identity of the unknown traitor would naturally be the best result for this scheme. But the current result was still acceptable.

After this episode with Great Han King, the next time the real traitor tried to cooperate with the divines and devils, would they still dare to trust him? They would forever be wary of a second trap. They might even start doubting the existence of a traitor altogether. This doubt would continue festering in their hearts.

Naturally, Great Zhou King wouldn't say all that out loud. Instead, he announced, "Great Han King is not a traitor. Fiery Sea King is the sole traitor of humanity. We have merely been using this opportunity to sow more confusion. Today, humanity will reforge its unity. My old friends, let us stand together again."

There was still an unknown traitor. But Great Zhou King was denying the existence of that traitor. That was the only truth they could afford to embrace right now. That would remain the truth until the traitor did something to expose himself.

Back then, Fiery Sea King had been too obvious when he backstabbed Ye Batian. Because of that, everyone knew that there was a traitor Invincible among humanity. As a result, the human Invincibles had been wary of each other for decades.

It was time to bring everyone together again.

For now, Fiery Sea King would remain the sole Invincible traitor of humanity.

If the real traitor was patient enough, he would not do anything for a prolonged period of time. He would have to fall in line and act like a normal human Invincible.

The other human Invincibles were overjoyed to hear that.

So Great Han King wasn't a traitor!

Liu Wushen had nonchalantly joined the group of human Invincibles. Well, this wasn't surprising since he was now an Invincible as well. He could naturally join them.

As for the tears he shed and the desperation he showed earlier...

That was all in the past.

Everyone should forget about that.

Instead, they should remember how fast he had completed his dao affirmation.

How easy his dao affirmation had been.

And how ferocious he was during his dao affirmation.

Everyone else would need to endure the beating of enemy Invincibles while affirming their dao while he had pursued three enemy Invincibles while affirming his dao. They didn't even dare to hit back when he gave them a beating. How domineering was that?

At this point, the myriad race Invincibles finally realized that they had been tricked. Some of them roared with fury. This was intolerable.

This whole thing was a scheme!

A lie!

Damn it!

Since Great Han King had hidden a tri-life body near Fiery Sea King, they had readily believed the lie. Why would he keep a tri-life body there if he wasn't already aware of Fiery Sea King's betrayal beforehand? But the truth was that the human Invincibles were already aware of Fiery Sea King's betrayal long ago.

Damn it!

𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

They had all been fooled!

They were furious. But at the same time, they were also rejoicing that they weren't the unfortunate soul both Zhou Kings had targeted. They were also thankful that they weren't among the four unfortunate Invincibles who had vanished with Great Han King. Sure, Great Han King might not be able to prevail over them. But they had still been brought into the Human Realm. And that was a very dangerous place to be if they weren't humans.

With yet another sigh, the Devil Pseudo Emperor ordered, "Kill the others who are still attempting to affirm their dao. Kill Xia Longwu."

Humanity had gained four new Invincibles.

This was already a big win for them.

The Devil Pseudo Emperor sank into thought. Was there...even a second traitor among humanity? He was starting to feel doubtful.

Fiery Sea? Was he the only traitor?

After this episode, would they still have the courage to work with the next human Invincible to seek cooperation with them while claiming to be the human traitor? They would all be wary that it would be yet another trap.

***

At the same time.

Silk Destroying King and the other Invincibles in the group looked at Great Qin King and Great Xia King in astonishment. "What..."

The two, who were in the middle of fighting their way out, fought their way back to protect Xia Longwu. Without any change in expression, Great Qin King said, "What do you mean what? Fiery Sea's identity has been exposed long ago. But Old Zhou insisted on making use of it. Since Wan Tiansheng has been hiding for so many years, this will be a good way for him to vent as well. On top of that, we can help some of our people affirm their dao. Why are you so surprised?"

"..."

Holy shit!

So they knew?

Great Qin King said nothing else. In truth, only a few select individuals was aware. Apart from Great Zhou King, Great Qin King, Great Xia King, Great Ming King, and Great Han King, nobody else knew.

As for their juniors, some had opted to inform their juniors while some hadn't. It was up to them if they found their juniors reliable enough to hold that knowledge. It wasn't that some didn't trust their juniors. But some of their juniors were bad at acting. Thus, these juniors were kept from the truth.

For example, the two barbaric brutes from the Qin Family. Was there a point in telling them?

Could they even act? At the same time, Great Qin King was praising Great Han King's son for his superb acting earlier. Just look at the sheer helplessness and despair he emanated earlier.

Nevertheless, he was still feeling quite regretful. Their main goal wasn't killing those myriad race Invincibles or helping more of their people reach the Invincible. Rather, they were hoping that when Great Han King proclaimed himself the traitor, the real traitor would step forth and expose him.

Alas, that did not happen.

The traitor was too patient.

But as a whole, the result was acceptable. The traitor would not dare to do anything for a period of time. Additionally, this little scheme would make it much harder for the traitor to work with the myriad races against humanity in the future.

"Old Zhou sure is good at playing dirty. I have to admit that when it comes to deceit, the cultural researchers are far better."

Great Qin King sighed with regret. Scheming wasn't something he was good at. Just look at what they gained from this little scheme. Four new human Invincibles, some dead myriad race Invincibles, and numerous dead tri-life bodies. He was quite surprised to find that those in the Human Realm had been able to kill multiple Invincibles.

Great Qin King was quite pleased with this result. With all their gains so far, even if Xia Longwu were to die at the end of it all, the loss would still be acceptable for humanity. Seemingly having sensed that thought, Great Xia King's eyes turned cold.

Was this bastard thinking of leaving when it was his son's turn to attempt dao affirmation?

Great Xia King said, "There are too many Invincibles in the Human Realm."

In his opinion, Great Han King had dragged too many enemy Invincibles away.

If he ended up killed, it would be a big blow for humanity. There wasn't a need for him to drag so many of them with him. But evidently, he was still worried about the other humans who were still in the middle of dao affirmation. Thus, he had dragged as many of them as he could with him.

Perhaps his confidence had been boosted by Zhu Tiandao's spectacular performance of killing an Invincible. Well well. It would seem like those they had left in the Human Realm were far stronger than expected, after all.

***

Meanwhile, Great Ming King was grimacing in the boundless void.

His second kid killed an Invincible?

And Great Han King had dragged four Invincibles into the Human Realm. Was that fellow thinking of having his second kid share the burden? How did his second kid even kill that Invincible? Wow. That kid sure was good at hiding his strength. Not even his old man was aware of his true strength.

Was his second kid so suspicious of everyone, to the point of hiding it from even his old man?

Nevertheless, Great Ming King was still worried. Was Great Han King really thinking of having his second kid share the burden? Was his second kid going to deal with yet another Invincible? But his second kid was still in the middle of a battle with an Invincible.

For many, it was reasonable to assume that since he could kill one, he would be more than capable of keeping two occupied.

With the powerful Zhu Tiandao around, they didn't need to worry about having one or two enemy Invincibles around.

***

Zhu Tiandao, who was looking at the collapsing River of Time and the five newcomers in the Human Realm, suddenly felt his heart palpitating.

What?

Why was his heart palpitating?