Chapter 1565: Help Is Useless (3)

The look in Tiangu's eyes changed repeatedly. Just then, he gazed in Human Realm's direction. Great Zhou King just happened to be looking his way as well. Their gaze met across the vast distance as Great Zhou King's mouth curled into a smile.

It was as though Great Zhou King was asking if Tiangu would fight himself. If that happened, an invasion would happen. Noticing the meaning behind Great Zhou King's smile, Tiangu grew hesitant. In truth, the divines had also put a considerable effort into the hunt of Su Yu. However, the devils had been truly holding back.

"Devils..."

Tiangu's eyes turned cold. Were the devils still holding back even now?

He inhaled deeply and said, "Wind, Fire, and Lightning. Please awaken for now."

At that, three ancient fossils woke up from the Immortal Transformation Pond.

The three experts flew toward Tiangu even as a stench of rot leaked out of their bodies.

With an unsightly expression, Tiangu gave them an update of what was happening before saying, "Go stop Heavendoom."

One of them said weakly, "Emperor, we are in terrible condition. If we fight for a prolonged period of time, we might die. We don't fear death...but is this the final battle yet?"

They knew Heavendoom. That wasn't an easy opponent. All three of them were ninth-degree Eternals. However, they were each carrying heavy injuries, with their seas of willpower rotting away.

A powerful body alone was not everything. They were too old. Unless their seas of willpower were just as strong, they could not avoid the fate of rotting away and dying. Heavendoom was very strong. If they spent too long in combat, all of them might die.

Tiangu said furiously, "The divines and devils are unwilling to deploy too many of their experts for this. These fools are still plotting even now."

Or to be precise, the divines and devils were using this chance to exhaust the strength of the immortals. After all, the immortals had been recuperating for too many years.

Meanwhile, the divines, devils, and humans had spent many years in battle, losing a large number of Invincibles in the process. All along, the immortals had been inactive. Thus, a lot of their Invincibles were still around. Thus, the divines and devils were certain that the immortals would be able to deploy enough people for this.

And after such a large investment, the immortals had no choice but to keep investing. The various races were a lot more curious about the trump cards of the immortals than the humans.

Due to the sunk cost, Tiangu had no choice but to play along. The immortals had invested too much in killing Su Yu. They had also lost too many experts. They had also thoroughly offended the humans and ancient cities. They had to obtain victory here or they would be in a worse situation than the divines and devils.

"Go."

The three ancient fossils said nothing and left the Immortal Realm. They had been in slumber for too long. Thus, their auras were still unstable. Far away, Heavendoom sensed the approach of the three auras.

The look in his eyes changed. More? Immortals again? Sure enough, there were a lot of hidden experts among the immortals. Heavendoom grinned. Good. He had to give them a good beating lest they continue underestimating him.

"Taste my staff!"

With a roar, he swung his staff into the distance. Space shattered as three experts emerged. In the blink of an eye, an intense battle erupted between the four.

At the same moment, a howl rang out.

Boom!

Yet another Invincible was cut down by Great Qin King as more crimson clouds appeared in the sky. Looking in the Immortal Realm's direction, he asked, "How many immortals have died so far?"

He had killed yet another immortal king. He looked at Tiangu, asking Tiangu just how many Invincibles the immortals were ready to lose this time. It seemed as though everyone had reached a tacit understanding to get more immortals killed today.

Up until now, about four or five immortal kings had died. Including those in the mansion, more than ten of them had died recently.

The expressions of the Invincibles near Great Qin King changed repeatedly. The Dao King and white-haired divine king only wanted to retreat. The Six-winged Divine King might be strong, but he was only similar in strength with Great Xia King, his current opponent.

Meanwhile, Great Qin King was free to kill them unopposed. They looked at the other realms helplessly. There were definitely more Invincibles out there, but nobody was willing to help. Were the immortals supposed to keep sacrificing? Not even the immortals could afford such a cost.

Suddenly, Tiangu's voice rang out, "Daofuses of primordial giant, phoenix, and spirit races. Are you unwilling to join the battle?"

No reply came.

"Are you going to watch as the humans rise again? After several conflicts, the humans have suffered nothing while the various races have suffered heavy losses. The Eternals of the various races are dying while the humans are gaining more Eternals the more they fight. Must you wait for the humans to grow strong enough and slaughter the myriad races again? Have you forgotten about the previous nine epochs? How many experts had died in the hands of the humans?"

Tiangu was feeling very helpless. Was nobody willing to help?

A voice rang out, "It's not that we're unwilling to act, but Tiangu...kill Great Zhou King and we will act. This is a promise."

That was the price of their participation. Killing Great Zhou King. With Great Zhou King around, an invasion on their realms could begin the moment they joined the battle. Would the immortals take responsibility for that?

Thus, killing Great Zhou King was the price of their participation. That was the only way to dispel their misgivings. Tiangu hesitated. A short while later, he snorted and stepped out of the Immortal Realm.

"Consider what you're going to do next carefully."

Then, he started moving toward the Eastrift Valley. He couldn't afford to wait longer. He had to act personally and kill Great Zhou King. Only then would the Daofuses join the battle. And only then would they be able to gain a decisive victory instead of a pyrrhic victory in this conflict.

***

Somewhere near Eastrift Valley.

Great Zhou King sighed. This was his biggest worry.

How troublesome.

Tiangu was really coming.

Beside him, someone suggested, "Let's take a detour around Tiangu and slaughter the Immortal Realm instead."

He made it sound so easy.

Great Zhou King couldn't even be bothered to react. The Immortal Realm was different from the Dragon Realm. Trying to do the same thing with the Immortal Realm might end up trapping them inside instead.

Just then, a voice rang out, "I promised that kid not to let you do anything, Tiangu."

The old turtle, who was still busy fighting Heavenly Overseer Marquis, said helplessly, "Looks like I really need to try hard this time."

A turtle shell separated from his body and flew away. The shell soared into the sky before transforming into a gigantic turtle. The gigantic turtle had a slightly murky look in his eyes.

Looking at Tiangu, an ancient voice rang out from the gigantic turtle's mouth, "Return, Tiangu."

Tiangu's changed slightly as he coldly said, "Grand Dream, you're using even your Dao Body? Are you not afraid of losing your Dao Body and dying?"

The old turtle sighed, "What can I do? I was too confident and promised Su Yu to stop both you and Heavenly Overseer Marquis. Tiangu, do you want to die here?"

Tiangu had an ashen expression.

He looked at the distant Heavenly Overseer Marquis. The Heavenly Overseer Marquis looked at the old turtle and asked, "Must you do this? If we do fight seriously, the probability of your death is higher than ours."

The old turtle laughed, "I have lived a long life. If I die here, so be it. You don't know this, but I've lived for over two hundred thousand years. Am I old? I was around even before the Human Emperor's conquest. I received Devote King's care back then. Unfortunately, I failed to protect his bloodline. This time, I have decided to do more. If the two of you wish to fight to the death, so be it. I don't care anymore."

At that, Heavenly Overseer Marquis' expression changed. Was the old turtle really fighting them to the death? Was this even worth it? They were ancient experts who were important individuals even in the ancient past. Must they fight to the death here? He started hesitating.

Tiangu was hesitating as well. Sure, they had a higher chance of prevailing in a fight to the death against the turtle. But they would definitely suffer grave injuries or even die from the battle. Suffering grave injuries at a time like this would make things far harder for them in the future.

"Grand Dream, you..."

"Don't bother persuading. I have lived for too long. I don't care anymore." The old turtle smiled, "If you want to fight, be sure to use all your strength. We fight to the death. Otherwise, just stay and wait."

Tiangu said, "Su Yu won't win. The humans won't win. You know this better than me. The humans have fully exhausted their accumulation by the ninth epoch. The previous epoch had exhausted everything. All their hope was placed on Hundred Battle King. It was already a miracle for humanity to survive the epoch after his death. This time, nobody will be willing to help the humans anymore."

Hundred Battle King, the human king of the previous epoch.

Some said that he had the potential to reach the level of the ancient human kings. Some said that he had reached that level. Alas, he died. The human race was very strong during the ninth epoch. But they had still suffered defeat.

The Heavenly Overseer Marquis knew this. Tiangu knew this. The old turtle knew this as well. It was unlikely that humanity could do much anymore. They had fully exhausted their accumulation. That was obvious from how people like Great Qin King had failed to achieve Daofuse. Seeing that, humanity would not be able to win the support of the other races during this epoch.

A human race without even one Daofuse had never existed in the previous nine epochs.

The old turtle said, "They can go extinct if they want, but that doesn't change the fact that I'll do what I believe I should."

The Heavenly Overseer Marquis said, "Fine. Since you insist, we will await your destruction alongside humanity. Brother Grand Dream, why are you so blind even after living for so many years?"

The old turtle said, "So what if you can see through everything? Look at you. You're still living in fear, constantly worried that Culture King might return one day. Is such a life enjoyable? You're better off dead."

The Heavenly Overseer Marquis said nothing. Hearing that, Tiangu's expression changed repeatedly before he finally returned to the Immortal Realm with an unsightly expression. He was not prepared to fight the old turtle to the death. Fighting a fight of such level was a sort of taboo for people like them. Such a battle might result in something far more serious.

Thus, he had retreated. Great Zhou King exhaled in relief. How fortunate. Then again, the old turtle was truly impressive. He had somehow forced two powerful existences into stepping back. Was the old turtle the current strongest expert in existence?

***

Su Yu was naturally unaware of what was happening outside the Death Realm. He was busy fighting Wisdom King with the other sovereigns. Both parties had suffered heavy losses.

Even so, Wisdom King was still steadily approaching the tunnel. However, he was finding it harder and harder to move forward. He knew full well that if this continued, more and more death sovereigns would arrive to deal with him. They had successfully slowed him down.

Just as that thought crossed his mind, about eight death sovereigns arrived around him. His expression changed.

He had a token to serve as his trump card, but it might result in a faster death for him. He had been holding back from using it for fear of triggering something unexpected with the token.

He started hesitating. Without using the token, there was no guarantee that he would be able to leave. In that case...taking it out was his sole option.

At that thought, he tossed the token out. The moment the token appeared, it released a large amount of immortal qi as it trembled in the air.

Immediately after, Wisdom King tossed a drop of blood essence onto the token. With a respectful tone, he said, "Your unfilial descendant, Yun Zhi of the ancient immortal race, begs for the great ancestor's presence."

The immortal qi of the token continued clashing against the death in the environment.