Chapter 1381: Aromatic Blood (3)

Inwardly, Liu Hong was lamenting the advantage of having a powerful backer. It felt incredible. He was now Su Yu. And this massive battle had erupted because of Su Yu. Numerous ancient Pseudo Emperors had appeared. How exciting.

However, it was clear that the battle had progressed as far as it could. At this point, either Tiangu or Empyrean Cloud could take on the tribulation. It wouldn't matter much. Tiangu had simply refused for the sake of saving face.

He was the Immortal Pseudo Emperor. He couldn't give in so easily. As for Empyrean Cloud and Heavendoom, they had merely refused out of fury. In truth, the forty-four crimson tokens had largely solved the crisis.

Liu Hong did not shrink from all the gazes. In truth, he was quite a brazen one as well. Any other person would have died from sheer terror under the scrutiny of so many super experts. Meanwhile, Liu Hong was still able to smile brightly in front of everyone. In a way, he was just as fearless as Su Yu.

"Us holy cities exist for the sake of suppressing the Death Realm. I believe nobody wants us to give up on our duties, right? The immortals and divines have provoked the holy cities, nearly bringing calamity upon the Myriad Realms. That is the main reason for all that has happened today.

"Of course, I understand that the immortals and divines are the pillars of the Myriad Realms. They are still needed in case of a Death Realm invasion in the future. Thus, we still need to ensure peace between us."

With a wide grin, Liu Hong continued, "I doubt Dao King and Divine King Tianjue are deliberately targeting the holy cities. Perhaps Immortal Emperor Tiangu and Divine Emperor Jiwu were unaware of this before the attack. This is all probably a big misunderstanding.

"Dao King lost two tri-life bodies. Divine King Tianjue lost one. They have been punished for their actions. Now, we are left with only one question. Who shall bear the tribulation targeting Lord Empryean Cloud? In my opinion, the responsibility shouldn't fall on Immortal Emperor Tiangu and Divine Emperor Jiwu. Perhaps we should have the other seven Invincibles who had participated in the attack earlier take on the tribulation instead."

With the same gentle smile on his face, Liu Hong continued, "When you do wrong, you naturally need to be punished. You are no children. You can't have everyone paying for your mistake, right? Some of you are probably thousands of years old. You should act like an adult. There are seven of you. Each of you can take a tri-life body out and face the tribulation alongside Lord Empryean Cloud. When the tribulation is over, this matter shall end. Why bother talking about compensation? When you do wrong, just take the punishment. It's as simple as that. Am I right?"

"..."

The seven Invincibles had unsightly expressions. That was especially true for the immortal king who had lost a tri-life body to Empyrean Cloud. If he agreed, he would be reduced to only one body. As of late, one-bodied Invincibles, also known as single guys, had been increasing in number among the myriad races.

A number of Invincibles had perished recently, but even more people had lost their tri-life bodies. All in all, about thirty new singles had been created in a short time. Because of this, the value of carrier treasures had skyrocketed. Everyone wanted one.

In fact, this was the goal of many of the people entering the mansion this time. For many, nothing was as valuable as carrier treasures. They wouldn't dream of getting something like the nine-leaf skylotus. However, they couldn't stop dreaming of getting more carrier treasures.

Clearly, Liu Hong was harboring bad intentions when he made that suggestion. If his suggestion was accepted, at least half of the seven Invincibles would lose their tri-life bodies.

Empyrean Cloud was very strong. And she would be facing the tribulation in her main body. Meanwhile, the seven Invincibles would need to face the tribulation with their tri-life bodies. It wasn't like they had the courage to meet the tribulation in their main bodies anyway.

Furthermore, a tribulation wouldn't weaken with external help. Rather, it would grow proportionate to the amount of help. It wouldn't give up before killing its targets. Thus, the seven would not face a diminished threat even with their superior numbers.

***

"Well done!"

Su Yu resisted the urge to cheer loudly. Beautifully done, Liu Hong!

Compensation?

Was he so poor that he needed the little bit of wealth they could spare? It wasn't like the immortals and divines would compensate him with something truly good. Thus, it was much better to remove some of their tri-life bodies instead.

Of the people who had acted this time, four were divines and five were immortals. Three of them had lost a tri-life body each. Additionally, the old turtle had also destroyed three tri-life bodies when he attacked the immortals in fury earlier. If the immortals had to lose four more tri-life bodies to the tribulation, they would probably start weeping in sorrow.

One ought to remember that the immortals had lost an immortal during the previous conflict. Losing more so soon after the previous conflict would be too heavy a price to pay.

The old turtle said, "Su Yu is right. Tiangu, Jiwu, the culprits should be the ones to face the punishment. Nine of them will face the tribulation alongside Empyrean Cloud. Let the heavens decide their fate. If Empryean Cloud dies to this tribulation, I will take on the burden of her death tunnel. I will keep it sealed."

"..."

With a strong sense of schadenfreude, the big furball said, "Yes, yes. Good idea! Tiangu, why don't you serve me a few immortal kings. I'll face the tribulation for you. What do you think?"

He had the same idea as the gigantic hou. They were willing to work for food. The immortals were yummy!

Not far away, Dao King and the other immortal kings were grimacing. The white-haired divine king had an unsightly expression as well. Su Yu had merely suggested to have seven of them face the tribulation, yet the old turtle had suggested to have nine of them face the tribulation.

If he lost another tri-life body, he would join the singles club as well. As for Dao King...he was already single. If he lost another body, he would die.

***

Immortal Realm.

Realm entrance.

Beside Tiangu, one immortal king after another appeared. The unlucky immortal kings who had lost their tri-life bodies to the old turtle looked furious. Their anger was mainly directed toward Dao King. At the moment, nobody wanted Dao King dead more than them.

Fuck! A disaster had dropped down upon them for no reason. They had been happily staying in their home when they lost their tri-life bodies to the old turtle all of a sudden. They had merely left the Immortal Realm out of curiosity when they sensed the attack. And because of that, they had lost their tri-life bodies.

They were furious. However, they said nothing. They merely looked at Tiangu silently. It wouldn't be a good idea to argue among themselves in front of so many outsiders. They all wanted Tiangu to agree, but they also knew that Tiangu wouldn't give up on those immortal kings so easily.

Including Dao King, five immortal kings were on the line.

Sure enough, Tiangu sighed and said, "Let me face the tribulation. Dao King and the others did not mean this. They don't deserve to die. Brother Grand Dream, the immortals have never intended to destroy the holy cities."

With a look of righteous indignation, he added, "Let me shoulder the mistakes of the divines as well. Let this matter end here."

Then, a massive coffin flew out. It was worth noting that this was a lidless coffin. Bearing its numerous golden stripes, the coffin dove into the midst of the crimson clouds.

Boom!

Deafening thunder resounded.

Again and again, the tribulation struck the coffin. Again and again, the crimson clouds shrank. However, the heavenly laws were still supplying them with power.

Fortunately, the speed of reinforcement was slower than the speed of their destruction thanks to the suppression of the crimson tokens. After a while, a much louder rumble rang out. It was as though the sky had been punctured.

A vague River of Time became visible. That was the origin of the power of the laws.

Abruptly, the coffin shot toward the river.

A rain of blood poured down.

A devastating explosion erupted.

The faint River of Time snapped, but not before sending an incomparably powerful attack toward the Immortal Realm. This was the final attack of the tribulation.

Boom!

The explosion could be heard throughout the Myriad Realms. The coffin lost many of its golden stripes, and even the coffin itself suffered a considerable amount of damage. The power of the laws also seeped into Tiangu's body before exploding inside.

Splurt!

His mouthful of golden blood instantly started evaporating. The smell of the evaporating blood spread everywhere.

Instantly, the big furball, female furball, giant hou, primordial golden peng, ancient iron devourer, and other ancient beasts converged outside the Immortal Realm and salivated while staring at the realm entrance with longing.

All the immortal kings behind Tiangu shivered at that sight.

Madness. Absolute madness.

The world had gone mad.

His mouthful of blood had nearly caused these fellows to lose control.

Tiangu gazed at the gathered beasts as his eyes turned frosty. Slowly, he asked, "What more do you want?"

"No-nothing..."

The big furball hurriedly said, "You look so pitiful with your injuries. Let me lick your wounds for you. We soul devourers can heal seas of willpower by licking. Let my baby's mama lick you as well. You will instantly feel better!"

The female furball nodded her entire body madly. Lick! Just a lick! They were here to heal him! Yes! They were good balls!

"Crunch!"

While chewing on something, the giant iron devourer glanced at the two balls before vanishing with a flicker. What were the balls saying? He was only here out of curiosity. Tiangu was delicious? Bullshit! He had zero interest in eating that old thing. Since the crisis had been averted, it was time for him to go back to his sleep.

As for Tiangu, his face fell as he looked around. A certain realization struck him. That mouthful of blood had attracted massive trouble toward him.

These fellows were simply crazy.

They were all thinking of eating him.