Chapter 1483: Who's Silly? Who's Dumb? (3)

Inside the Illusory Heaven Mirror, Su Yu didn't find that funny.

Rather, a sense of sorrow enveloped him.

What a fool.

He Tu's intelligence had indeed deteriorated. He should have understood that the Invincibles weren't even trying to stop him. They were allowing his death qi to spread.

The Heaven Department head was a ninth-degree Eternal. With multiple seventh-degree Eternals and the other Eternals, they had enough people to kill He Tu and his assistant. How did He Tu not realize that after so long?

The main character of an era had been reduced to a clown. Su Yu had mixed feelings about this. Wasn't that why he looked down on those death spirits? He lacked fear toward them, even if they were Eternals.

For example, he had zero fear toward Xing Yue. He had never considered her a threat. She was easily angered, but she was also easily placated.

"And I was actually planning to become a death spirit...would I be willing to turn into a fool as well?"

Was he willing to become a clown in the eyes of people he used to look down on? No. He was not. Back during the first epoch, the older ones among these Invincibles were merely bugs in front of He Tu. Now, he was merely a clown in front of them.

A certain thought emerged in Su Yu's mind.

The life death fruit.

He wanted to give He Tu the fruit. He wanted to awaken more of He Tu's memories. What would he do upon realizing that these people were treating him like a clown? Would he let it slide? He was such a proud and domineering person.

But soon, Su Yu rejected that plan. It wouldn't be in his interest to do so. Things could go wrong way too easily. Dumb death spirits were a lot more useful to him. Everyone was treating He Tu like a clown, including him.

Sure enough, all living beings were treacherous. Again and again, He Tu attacked. He was excited. He was happy. The living beings were thinking that he was dumb, but he was also thinking that the living beings were dumb.

Look at them. Nobody was stopping him. Did they think that he would fall for their trick and stray away from the entrance? What a joke. He would never do that. He would open a death tunnel right there and gather all the death sovereigns under his banner.

Thus, he emerged from the entrance before retreating again and again. Each time, he would stay longer outside. Slowly, a gate took form near the entrance.

When He Tu retreated once again, an Invincible asked gloomily, "Are we not stopping him? With a new tunnel, a lot more death sovereigns will arrive. Who can stop them?"

The Invincible from the celestial chasm race said, "It won't be too many. I checked. There are only nine death sovereigns down there."

Nine.

Including He Tu and his companion, there would be eleven of them.

All the Invincibles reached a tacit agreement to allow this tunnel to form. One of them said, "Will anything happen to that saber with the tunnel shifting over here?"

At that reminder, the hearts of the various Invincibles thumped. Right. Could they take the Source Return Blade away without a death tunnel there? That was a divine weapon. They weren't concerned about the death spirits.

So what if the death spirits could exit the tunnel? Could they leave the mansion? The Luminous Domain Mansion was a powerful weapon in itself. It could suppress everything.

With the saber in hand, one could snatch the nine-leaf skylotus. Then, one would advance into the Daofuse Realm. With such a cultivation level and such a weapon, one could even grow into the strongest person in existence.

At worst, they only needed to give up completely on the Luminous Domain Mansion.

***

At the same time.

Inside the death tunnel.

The various death sovereigns could sense something happening. One of them exclaimed in excitement, "He Tu is near success!"

"The tunnel has shifted!"

"Hahaha! We will be leaving the Devote King's residence soon! The Source Return Blade can no longer suppress us with the power of the laws!"

"Hahaha!"

The death sovereigns roared with laughter.

Right at that moment, a voice rang out, "Esteemed sovereigns, our race is assisting He Tu with the activation of the tunnel to fulfill our end of the bargain. We only require the nine-leaf skylotus as payment. If possible, we also wish to take the Source Return Blade with us. From now on, the Luminous Domain Mansion is yours."

A death sovereign laughed and said, "You sure are greedy. Yes, we don't need those things, but they are still treasures of incredible value. What is your price for our assistance?"

"Is your freedom not enough?"

"No." The death sovereign coldly said, "We don't know what's happening outside. How can we be sure that you have really helped with our release?"

He sent Xing Yue a voice transmission, "Xing Yue, is He Tu's success due to your subordinate or the celestial chasm race?"

Xing Yue had previously claimed that her subordinate was the one helping outside.

Xing Yue replied, "The celestial chasm race is a joke. He Tu's success is due to my subordinate's secret assistance. In fact, my subordinate was also the reason He Tu could enter the mansion in the first place. You can ask He Tu about it if you want more confirmation. Ask him if there were 360 stars at his point of entry. Ask him if he saw countless hair-like pillars when he first entered the mansion. Ask the celestial chasm race about this. See if they know anything."

The death sovereigns were surprised to hear that. One of them exclaimed, "Even He Tu's arrival was due to your subordinate?"

"Why didn't you..."

Xing Yue interrupted the question, "Our freedom requires effort on both sides. It's pointless for me to go since I'm not strong enough to do much. I can't do anything to the Source Return Blade either. He Tu is the only person capable of that. However, it is undeniable that I am the reason any of this is happening. You are free to check with He Tu later."

This was the argument Su Yu had given her.

Su Yu could easily guess how He Tu had entered the mansion. The entrance to the mansion from the Death Realm was most likely the location of the 360 apertures. That was most likely where He Tu had entered to reach Old Zhou's scalp.

There, he would most likely be greeted with numerous hair-like pillars. Thus, Su Yu was able to easily design an argument to convince all the death spirits. Unsurprisingly, the death spirits started hesitating. Was Xing Yue telling the truth? Or was the celestial chasm race telling the truth?

Xing Yue added, "That subordinate of mine is working hard to sow distrust among the various races, making them hesitate to make a move against He Tu. The celestial chasm race has done nothing to help."

After a slight pause, Xing Yue continued, "Since they wish to make use of us...we can naturally satisfy them. Let me design our oath to them."

The death sovereigns were naturally more inclined to trust Xing Yue. After all, she was one of them. The celestial chasm race was nothing. How could they be more trustworthy than Xing Yue?

"Sure. How are you planning to design the oath?"

Xing Yue said, "Firstly, there are two celestial chasms in the mansion. An Eternal and the Heavencurse who is in charge of communicating with us. He is incredibly strong as well. We will require them to help us. As an exchange, we won't kill them without any provocation.

"Secondly, we can snatch the nine-leaf skylotus for them. But they need to retrieve it from us in the Death Realm after the end of the battle. We can't hand it over immediately. They have one day to do it. Otherwise, this term will be written off.

"Thirdly, they are not allowed to make a move against any death spirit. They are also not allowed to make a move against our subordinates.

"Fourthly...

"Finally, we need to make the punishment clear. If they went against the oath, their Rivers of Time would snap and their tri-life bodies would separate. The heavenly laws would enforce this term. If we went against the oath, our death qi would scatter, our memories would be wiped clean, and we would return to the Celestial River of Death. The two celestial chasms need to seal the oath with their life imprints. We will also seal the oath with our death imprints. The Human Emperor, assembly, and laws shall bear witness to this."

The death sovereigns exchanged gazes. They agreed with the part about the celestial chasm race, but they disagreed with the part involving them. One of them asked, "There are nine of us and two of them. Isn't this unfair for us?"

Xing Yue indifferently said, "We are all reliable death spirits. How will we be the ones to break the oath? This is merely a way to protect us from their schemes. Don't forget that all living beings are treacherous."

"True."

Having reached an agreement, the death sovereigns sent their proposal to Heavencurse.

***

Devote King's residence.

Inside the void.

Heavencurse frowned as he studied the proposal. Overall, it seemed sincere even if the death sovereigns were asking for a lot.

"Entering the Death Realm within a day after the end of the battle. This...will be quite difficult."

But Heavencurse also understood that his race would be in trouble if they were the ones to leave with the skylotus. Meanwhile, it would be perfectly fine for the death sovereigns to leave with the skylotus and enter the Death Realm.

"But...this won't be easy."

One day. That was the time limit, and that was the sole point he couldn't agree with. As for the request not to harm their subordinates, that was no big deal. He had never intended to attack the death spirits. He did not wonder if half death spirits were considered their subordinates as well.

Or to be precise, he did not find this something worth thinking about. It did not occur to Heavencurse that Su Yu was someone Xing Yue had personally converted. He definitely qualified as a subordinate.

As far as Heavencurse was concerned, Su Yu was unrelated to the death sovereigns here. Thus, he did not suspect anything even if he was sure that Su Yu was in the mansion as well. After thinking about it for a while, Heavencurse gnashed his teeth and agreed.

As a whole, this was advantageous for them. At worst, either he or the Invincible would need to enter the Death Realm after the battle. That would also be a good way for them to avoid any potential danger still waiting inside the mansion before leaving.

Of course, he had his own term to add. His mouth started moving as he sent a message to the death tunnel, "We can agree to these terms, but I have one extra term to add. You are not allowed to harm the celestial chasms entering the Death Realm after the battle."

With this additional term, he would have nothing to worry about. Before long, he received a reply. The death sovereigns had agreed. Heavencurse smiled. It was clear that the death sovereigns were planning to stab him in the back. Well, this wasn't surprising. Death spirits were too stupid to plot anything complicated.

Before long, he sent another message to the death tunnel, "I'll be contacting my race's Eternal. We will be sealing the oath with our life imprints soon."

He had to pick up the pace as he was worried that the death spirits might be released before the oath was completed.

***

A short while later, he returned to his hiding place. In his hand was a flickering, dark book. That was the contract of their oath. Instead of entering the Devote King's residence, he stayed nearby and started chanting softly. Slowly, the dark book dissipated away.

***

Inside the death tunnel.

A dark book appeared before the death sovereigns.

The simple-minded death sovereigns started adding their death imprints onto the book without any hesitation. Xing Yue did the same. The moment they were done, the world shook.

A crimson line ran through the Death Realm and the Luminous Domain Mansion. No outsider could detect what was happening. A book appeared in the mind of all eleven signers of the contract.

This was a sign that the alliance had been sealed, witnessed by the laws. Unless one had the strength to defeat the laws, this agreement was inviolable.

***

Su Yu received an update as well.

The look in his eyes turned odd.

He didn't mind the other terms too much, but one term in particular was extremely interesting for him. Could he be considered a subordinate of Xing Yue? He was uncertain. That was something for the laws to decide. If he could be considered one as well...everything would be over for the two celestial chasms.

When they left him alone, he would attack them. When they tried to harm him, they would violate the ancient oath. The laws would punish them. Not even the old turtle could resist the punishment of the heavenly laws. Could they survive the punishment?

They were already dead. They were simply unaware of it.

Su Yu sneered. Hopefully, the laws were reliable. They had to acknowledge his status as the loyal subordinate of Xing Yue. The celestial chasm race had better not blame him for this. What could he do if they were the ones who insisted on dying?

This was a race Su Yu greatly disliked. After all, this was the race that had killed Ye Batian.

Sure, Su Yu didn't know Ye Batian. He disliked Ye Batian as well. But that did not stop him from hating the celestial chasm race. He wouldn't mind getting rid of Heavencurse and the Invincible when there was a chance. This would also serve as an amazing trump card for him.

When he showed up, it would be perfectly reasonable for the celestial chasm race to go after him. Xing Yue could always make way for them to go after him. He would run far away. They would give chase and die. Xing Yue and the death sovereigns would have a chance to snatch the skylotus.

One plan after another fell into place.

Su Yu exhaled lightly and thanked the celestial chasm race inwardly. Because of him, his chances of succeeding had increased significantly.

How kind of them to offer him this help.

May they die in peace.

At that thought, Su Yu couldn't help but smile. Beside him, Old Hao looked at him with astonishment. Noticing the gaze, Su Yu pointed at He Tu and said, "Look, he's so dumb. Why are death sovereigns so dumb? Do we even need to fear them?"

At that, the surrounding divines laughed as well.

Yes. They were truly dumb.