Chapter 1504: Tai Shan (3)

Sure, Skyeater had clearly only agreed after judging the situation, but he had still agreed. Only the result mattered.

Boom!

An even more intense battle erupted.

Lan Tian, Skyeater, Hollow, and September were not Invincibles. But they were able to engage two Invincibles in battle, instantly putting the two Invincibles at a disadvantage. The two unlucky Invincibles were dragons.

Xia Longwu and Qin Zhen joined hands against a different Invincible while Zhu Tianfang and Zhou Polong joined hands against another Invincible.

They were keeping six Invincibles busy. The humans and their allies were holding the upper hand. Out of the eleven Invincibles fighting Great Qin King's past body, six had been dragged off. Dummy, in particular, was incredibly impressive. He challenged two opponents alone.

Two more Invincibles were dragged off from the battle with Great Qin King. Before anyone knew it, only three Invincibles stood before Great Qin King's past body. All three of them were greatly alarmed. That was not all. With a smile, the five elemental Invincible dragged another off.

This shouldn't be happening!

No!

Far away, the fate Invincible looked around, seemingly coming to a realization that he was the only person still not in battle. Even He Tu were already busy dealing with the other death sovereigns. He Tu's feelings were complicated. He did not want to help the humans. But he was also happy at the prospect of killing the myriad races. Thus, he had decided to deal with the heavenly laws as well. After all, even more death sovereigns would appear before long.

After looking around, the fate Invincible looked at Blood Fire Devil King and Great Qin King's present body. He couldn't judge who the final victor would be. But...it seemed like he would be in trouble regardless of the victor. He had to make his choice now. To run or to fight?

Blood Fire Devil King roared, "Null Seer, the fate race was nearly eliminated by the humans during the third epoch. Are you going to keep watching? Are you waiting for the humans to kill you?"

𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Boom!

Just then, Su Yu landed a punch on an Invincible who had just taken a spear strike from Great Qin King. With a rumble, the Invincible exploded.

Su Yu was overjoyed.

"He...only has one body left?"

Right. Great Qin King had killed a lot of bodies so far. There wasn't much of this guy left. Look at how his body had exploded after only one punch. In his joy, Su Yu rained down even more punches.

Suddenly, Great Qin King felt relaxed. Wow. Only a weakened opponent was left. This felt so much easier than before.

As for his present body, he had assigned it only one mission: keeping Blood Fire Devil King busy. When they were done with the others, they could join hands against Blood Fire Devil King.

As for his past body, he wasn't too bothered. He would recover it if he had the opportunity. If not, it didn't matter. Someone else would eventually rise to take his place. He had caught a glimpse of hope from the battle today.

Boom!

The intense battle continued.

After looking around, the fate Invincible looked at the skylotus. Just then, Su Yu said, "Help us and you can get three petals of the skylotus. I never go back on my words."

Three petals.

"Do you think you can survive without killing all these people? You have not acted when they were losing people left and right. Recall how the divines, devils, and immortals usually act. Do you think they are the same as humans? Do you think they will hold back out of fear when they are angered?"

Su Yu continued, "The humans will need to be wary of provoking September and the others if we do act against you. What about the devils? Do you think Blood Fire Devil King has such fears? Great Qin King is already heavily injured. We won't be able to kill too many people after this. We all have our secrets. We can keep our secrets together or even push the blame onto the death spirits after this."

At that, numerous dead gazes landed on him.

Xing Yue cursed inwardly. Did he really think that death spirits would not dare to kill him?

Was he tired of living?

Su Yu appeared completely indifferent. He said, "I know the way of opening the transference portals for all death spirits. I am also capable of bringing death spirits back to life. He Tu can serve witness to that. Esteemed death sovereigns, if you trust me, forget about these insignificant matters."

The death sovereigns looked at He Tu. With a nonchalant tone, He Tu said, "I trust him. You are free to decide if you trust him as well."

Boom!

Right at that moment, Su Yu swung his blade and released his Mark of Civilization, taking the dead Invincible into his book.

Instantly, his book shook violently.

It was struggling to digest a devil king.

Sure, that was only one out of three bodies, but it was still a devil king.

Shortly, a confused death sovereign appeared. Before he could react, he was dragged over and tossed into the group of death sovereigns in the middle. All in all, ten death sovereigns were surrounding nine death sovereigns.

Tuofa warned, "Stay still. Wait for the next one."

The newly arrived death sovereign was still confused. The one beside him said, "Just stay still and watch the show. The more people we have, the better it will be. Perhaps we might really succeed."

The confused death sovereign looked at Su Yu longingly. He wanted to complete his mission.

That was his target.

He wanted to do it.

Why couldn't he do it?

***

Outside.

Crimson clouds gathered in the sky and a rain of blood fell from the clouds.

Eleven Invincibles dead.

An Invincible sighed and asked, "Just what is going on inside?"

Could anyone give him an answer?

Eleven Invincibles had died.

It did not seem like things were going to stop anytime soon. Soon, the twelfth Invincible died. The faces of the nethers fell. Their sole nether king in the mansion had died.

A short while later, another Invincible died. This time, the dragons' faces turned unsightly. Just what was happening inside? How did thirteen Invincibles die when it had only been half a month?

***

Seventh level.

The fate Invincible had just ambushed a dragon king. When he noticed all the gazes on him, he sighed helplessly and said, "Let's do it. Kill them all and keep the secret together...even if the secret will leak before long."

At this point, all he could do was kill to eliminate all potential witnesses. This might be his sole path of salvation. As one Invincible after another died, things became more and more straightforward. Suddenly, a massive explosion erupted.

Su Yu had just killed an Invincible with the assistance of Great Qin King's past body.

Great Qin King's past body was showing signs of dispersing, but that wasn't because of the damage dealt to it. Rather, it was because Great Qin King's present body had just been blown apart by Blood Fire Devil King.

In the sky, Blood Fire Devil King panted heavily and said, "Truly unexpected. This is truly unexpected."

The remaining Invincibles attempted to regroup with him, but it wasn't easy. After some time, they finally succeeded in regrouping. Blood Fire Devil King, three other devil kings, one divine king, and one phoenix king. That was all.

Six Invincibles.

On the other side, there were five humans, one fate, and one five elemental. The death sovereigns and Pseudo Invincibles like Hollow were not counted.

Twelve.

Including the mad Heaven Department head, only thirteen Invincibles were left in total.

Seventeen had died.

Nobody had expected this.

Looking at everyone, Blood Fire Devil King laughed and said, "Qin Guang, how much of your strength do you still have?"

Great Qin King sank into silence.

Not much.

He was left with only one badly damaged past body.

Blood Fire Devil King laughed and said, "Even after winning here, do you think you can survive after leaving the mansion? Both of us have suffered heavily from this..."

Blood Fire Devil King sighed and continued, "However, there is no guarantee that you can win."

The Invincibles behind him were all looking pale. They felt terrible. The losses had surpassed even their wildest expectations.

Looking at the skylotus that had bloomed seven times in the sky, Blood Fire Devil King said, "Great Qin King, it seems like you won't win."

Great Qin King replied nonchalantly, "In that case, let us continue. Luck will determine the winner."

Blood Fire Devil King still had all three of his bodies. He was very strong.

Great Qin King raised his spear, inhaled deeply, and said, "I believe I can still keep you busy for a while. Everyone, kill the others before surrounding him. It doesn't matter how strong he is. He will die. I am a living proof of that."

Su Yu looked behind him and saw that a large number of death sovereigns had arrived.

Seventeen Invincibles had died. Apart from Spiritvenge and the immortal king, the rest had spawned a death sovereign with each death. Fifteen death sovereigns were surrounded by ten death sovereigns. Xing Yue sent him a voice transmission, "Don't bother looking at us. We can't help. If we help, these fellows will take the chance to cause trouble. Not all death spirits are willing to take the punishment of the heavenly laws."

Su Yu frowned. Only now did he realize how strong a ninth-degree Eternal could be. Sure, he was very strong himself as well. He had killed two Invincibles with the help of Great Qin King. His body was on the process of completing the fifth transformation. He had intended to rely on the skylotus for his transformations, but killing these Invincibles had helped him reach the fifth transformation. This was quite a surprise.

He inhaled deeply. He understood that Blood Fire Devil King would be their biggest obstacle today. If they continued fighting, a lot of them might die.

He gnashed his teeth and sent a voice transmission, "When the skylotus finishes blooming, snatch it and follow me into the eighth level. I will be using my trump card."

All of them looked at him with an odd expression.

Great Qin King replied, "There are too many of us. There are hundreds of human survivors. Without an ancient post, you won't be able to take so many people with you. Just go alone. We will do our best to kill all these people. Nobody can know that I'm here. Su Yu, thank you. I hope...the future humanity includes you as well...Everyone will be suspicious after my death here, but they will still be wary and suspicious of the information. However, we have to kill all these people to keep the others guessing."

He knew the consequences of his death. But he also knew that the myriad races would be wary so long as there was no confirmation. He had someone standing in for him. He had to remove Blood Fire Devil King from the equation. Without him, humanity would be in trouble.

"Just take a gamble." Su Yu said, "I am the mayor of four cities. Perhaps that is enough to take more people through. Maybe some of us have ancient posts as well. They can help with the quota. But if we really don't have the quota to take everyone...decide for yourself who to abandon. Don't ask me."

"No." Great Qin King said, "We can't set the precedent of abandoning one of us when we're in trouble. Just go. My apologies for all that has happened to the multiple character faction. It is pointless to say this now since it has still happened. You are free to seek your revenge in the future. I...won't be interfering anymore."

He left something unsaid. He might not be around to interfere anymore.

Su Yu frowned. This geezer was quite stubborn. Why was he insisting on dying? Blood Fire Devil King was too strong. There was no guarantee of victory. Was Great Qin King not aware that he was already crippled?

Just then, far away from them, the realm barrier rippled. Then, multicolored clouds appeared in the sky. A voice with boundless emotions rang out, "I, Yun Chen, has finally achieved my dao."

His emotions were complicated. He had affirmed his dao.

Su Yu and the others blanked out. Dao affirmation? Here?

Yun Chen?

Holy shit!

Where did he come from?

The intense battle between the Invincibles had left the entire seventh level ravaged.

Great Qin King was on the verge of dying.

And suddenly, Yun Chen had decided to show himself.

Realm barrier...

Su Yu blanked out slightly. He had been assuming that his teacher and the others were safely tucked away with the rest of the humans. He hurriedly asked, "Where's my teacher?"

"Gone..."

Zhu Tianfang answered awkwardly.

Su Yu did not lash out in anger. Rather, he stared at the realm barrier in surprise. Yun Chen. And his missing teacher. Holy shit!

Did they...somehow go into Old Zhou's cell?

Holy shit!

Su Yu sent Hollow a voice transmission, "Can you teleport us all near the realm barrier?"

Hollow thought about it and replied, "Maybe...but don't put up any resistance or it will fail."

Numerous ideas emerged in Su Yu's mind as he asked, "Can you take Xing Yue with you as well? Just her..."

"Yes, if she doesn't resist."

Su Yu sent Xing Yue a voice transmission, "Lord, someone will be teleporting you later. Don't resist. The seventh level is over. Leave with us."

"Hmph! Do I need your guidance?"

In Su Yu's ears, that was a yes.

Su Yu sent Hollow a voice transmission, "Space will start shaking violently later like all the times before. Snatch the nine-leaf skylotus first before taking us all to the realm barrier. Do you understand?"

"What?"

"Stop wasting time. Do it and live. Don't do it and die. It's very simple."

Su Yu had decided to unleash his trump card. He was determined to kill Blood Fire Devil King at all costs. The skylotus had bloomed eight times. It was near completion.

Noticing that Blood Fire Devil King was on the verge of attacking, Su Yu spoke, "Blood Fire Devil King, there is no deep hatred between us. How about this? Hand us the skylotus and allow us to repair Great Qin King's bodies. Both of us will benefit from this arrangement. We will leave each other alone. With this, we won't need to worry about exposure after leaving the mansion. What do you think?"

Blood Fire Devil King laughed and said, "Su Yu, you are the reason we lost. Will you really spare us? You need to know that when those outside learn of all this, you will be everyone's target..."

Su Yu said indifferently, "I'm used to it."

Blood Fire Devil King blanked out slightly before laughing with amusement. Yes. That was true.

He grinned and said, "Sure—"

Just then, the skylotus finished its final blooming. Hollow vanished into the void. Blood Fire Devil King was about to do the same as well, but he was blocked by Great Qin King's spear.

After the skylotus was plucked, the River of Time behind it appeared. Hollow ignored the river. This was a rather powerful river, but he was an expert in space. Something like this couldn't suck him in, not when he had received Su Yu's reminder about it.

With the skylotus in hand, the overjoyed Hollow thought of fleeing alone. But that thought only lasted for a split second. Then, he wrapped his power of space around everyone. Nobody resisted, allowing him to teleport them all away.

No, there was an exception. Great Qin King's calm voice rang out, "I'll stay to stop them or none of you will be able to able to escape."

Rumble!

He swept his spear out, determined to create an opening for the others to escape.

Su Yu's expression changed. What joke was this? Everyone could die except Great Qin King. Stop messing around!

"Are you trying to leave? Where are you going? Why are you leaving?"

Blood Fire Devil King's expression changed as he realized something as well. No. He couldn't allow them to leave.

Suddenly, the silent Dummy spoke to Su Yu, "You...life death fruit...give me...I smell it...give me, I stop...him..."

Su Yu blanked out slightly as he noticed the slight radiance in Dummy's eyes. That was a look of boundless complicated emotions.

"Give...me..."

Su Yu did not have the time to hesitate. He gnashed his teeth and tossed the life death fruit over. When Dummy swallowed the fruit, the look in his eyes became more and more complicated. Then, an extremely powerful aura erupted from his body.

He threw a punch at Blood Fire Devil King, but he seemed to be struggling not to pull the punch back. He muttered with regret, "I...am not a human anymore. My nature as a death spirit...will return soon...Qin Guang...leave!"

Dummy gnashed his teeth and said to the surprised Great Qin King, "You...go...you...banner..I...am dead..."

"Y-you're..."

"Go!"

Dummy roared and threw another punch out, stopping Blood Fire Devil King from interfering with the teleportation. He was unimaginably strong.

Great Qin King's expression changed as he realized something. Just as he was about to speak, Su Yu said, "Stop resisting! Leave!"

Dummy was clearly suppressing his nature as a death spirit forcefully. This wouldn't last long. Whatever. He was already dead. Su Yu couldn't afford to do anything else.

Great Qin King gnashed his teeth and stopped resisting. Sensing that, Hollow exhaled in relief and teleported everyone away. As for Dummy, he attacked Blood Fire Devil King as the look of clarity in his eyes faded slowly. He roared helplessly and attacked with an even higher intensity as that happened.

When Su Yu and the others reached the realm barrier, Great Qin King grabbed Yun Chen, who was busy affirming his dao. Yun Chen blanked out slightly, but he did not resist since it was Great Qin King.

Su Yu asked, "How do we enter the realm barrier?"

When Yun Chen looked over, the realm barrier split open. A dirty Bai Feng revealed himself and asked doubtfully, "You're coming as well?"

"Go! Go in!"

The confused Bai Feng opened the hole wider and allowed the others to enter.

Then, Su Yu looked back and gnashed his teeth.

Die. Die, everyone!

"Tai Shan!"

"Tai Shan!"

"Tai Shan!"

Su Yu shouted dozens of times before stopping.

Boom!

"Tai Shan!"

This time, everyone could hear that furious howl. It was as though the world was ending as the entire seventh level shook violently.

In the sky, a face appeared.

A face with boundless fury and resentment.

"Tai Shan! You deserve death!"

Boom!

As that face looked at the Devote King's residence and the lotus pond, he roared with fury, "Damn it! How dare you insult me so?"

A gigantic palm dropped down from the sky.

Tai Shan! Die!

How dare Tai Shan shame him so?

This was an absolute humiliation!

Everyone should die! Everyone who had witnessed this should die!

After jumping into the realm barrier, Su Yu shouted, "Shut it! Now!'

The confused Bai Feng did as told. Inside, everyone panted heavily, including Great Qin King. All of them were staring at Su Yu with stupefaction. Who did he collude with this time?

Who was that?

That guy was too terrifying.

Even Great Qin King was horrified of that person.

Who was that?

A mere incomplete face was enough to cause even someone like Great Qin King to feel fear.

Holy shit!

Great Qin King could hear the furious and resentful roars outside.

"Tai Shan! Where are you?"

Everyone could hear that question.

Where was Tai Shan?

How dare Tai Shan grow flowers on his arse? How dare Tai Shan?

The Source Return Blade soared into the sky, but it was blown away by the face with a single breath.

"Tai Shan! Where are you?"

"I will kill you!"

Boom!

The gigantic palm dropped down, destroying everything and all residences on the seventh level. Damn it! Who did this? How dare they build houses on his arse?