Chapter 1649: Emperor Yu's Court (1)

The conference was over.

However, the new holy land had yet to be named.

Su Yu wanted to take his time thinking about it.

As for the third matter of the conference, Su Yu said that they should worry about it after his coronation tomorrow.

Everything had been delayed.

After the confirmation that he was going to be the leader, he only talked about his father's birthday celebration. Everyone was invited. Refusal to attend would be viewed as an insult. And one should think things through before insulting Su Yu.

Nanyuan would be the stage for the celebration tomorrow.

***

After walking out of the hall, Su Yu looked at the Invincibles who were still busy working on the formation. He smiled, flew toward them, and said, "Great Ming King, can this formation be completed today?"

Great Ming King nearly rolled his eyes. He looked at the formation and said, "No. Your previous battle ruined many of the doors. Out of ten thousand doors, only five thousand are ready. We need at least two or three more days."

Su Yu said, "In that case, can I trouble Junior Zhou King to accelerate time and increase the speed? I need all of you to be at Nanyuan tomorrow and witness my ascension into the holy lord."

Time acceleration.

Junior Zhou King looked at Su Yu with a frown. Su Yu asked nonchalantly, "Is that not possible?"

Junior Zhou King asked, "Do you need the formation so soon?"

With a toying tone, Su Yu said, "Of course. I will be coronated tomorrow. Will the myriad races agree? What if they try to assassinate me during the coronation? I'll need the formation to kill them all. Why did I pick Nanyuan as the venue? Because that city is still relatively devoid of commoners. That is the perfect place for me to gather all opposition in one place and kill them all. I can even open the death tunnel when things get dangerous. I'm very curious. Will anyone be brazen enough to have some fun with me tomorrow?"

Junior Zhou King felt very helpless. That wasn't a reason he could argue against. Su Yu was being very straightforward about it. He had picked Nanyuan because he was prepared to kill all opposition.

He wasn't doing it in the capital because the capital was too populated. Thus, he wanted the formation to finish early, even if it could only be accomplished through time acceleration. Would there really be people blind enough to try anything tomorrow? It was hard to say.

Su Yu looked toward those from Great Chu, Great Yue, and Great Liao as his smile widened. He revealed his perfectly white teeth, but for some reason, his white teeth and his wide smile were very chill-inducing.

The expressions of some people among the three groups changed upon noticing his smile. Some even started grumbling about their prefects. Why must their prefects stand up like this? What was the point? Were their prefects happy now? They had caught the attention of a madman.

Su Yu said lazily, "When I become the holy lord, I can declare anyone I want a traitor. Anyone standing against me will die."

"..."

Right after he said that, Great Xia King berated him, "Su Yu! Do not talk drivel! The position of the holy lord is not a toy. This is a symbol of humanity's trust in you."

Su Yu beamed and said, "Yes, yes, I understand. Don't worry, Great Xia King. I'm not the type to kill for no reason. Why are you talking like I'm a madman? I have never killed for no reason!"

"..."

Silence descended.

The people of the other prefectures looked at those from the three prefectures with pity.

Meanwhile, the Great Chu and Great Yue prefects couldn't help but wonder if they were the fish or the bait. If they were the bait, they would have nothing to say about this. They were only worried that they were the actual fish Su Yu was waiting for.

That would be very troublesome. But...that shouldn't be the case, right? What would change with a little bit of opposition when Su Yu had received the approval of thirty-three prefectures? What was the point of offending Su Yu for no reason? Nobody would be stupid enough to take this bait, right?

When the two prefects glanced at the Great Liao prefect, their expressions turned odd. They exchanged glances before looking at the Great Liao prefect again. Just look at that expression. That dissatisfaction on his face. Was this an act? Or was this real?

If this were real...things would be really interesting.

***

Su Yu was unbothered about how the others were reacting. He returned his focus to Junior Zhou King.

Zhou Tianyuan, the Junior Zhou King, inhaled deeply and said, "I'll try my best."

Su Yu smiled and said, "I have confidence in Junior Zhou King's massive strength. The formation will finish soon thanks to your ability to accelerate time."

Zhou Tianyuan said nothing. Su Yu was speaking as if this were an easy task. This involved time. It was extremely tiring and difficult.

Next, Su Yu's voice rang out throughout the city, "My father's birthday celebration will be held in Nanyuan tomorrow. Everyone is invited. I am lucky enough to be appointed as the new holy lord. We will be holding the appointment ceremony tomorrow as well."

Su Yu laughed and continued, "Everyone, you are invited to bear witness to the ceremony. I will be forging the holy lord token tomorrow. Prefects, please come with the seals of your prefectures. The support of your authority will help me better lead humanity in the future."

The moment those words were said, the experts of the thirty-six prefectures looked at Su Yu before looking at the older Invincibles such as Great Zhou King and the others.

Great Zhou King raised his brow.

Su Yu continued, "Also, please come bearing the complete maps, complete military namelist, and complete namelist of those at the Mountainsea Realm and above. I will register every single one of the names on these lists. Anyone not on these lists will no longer be considered human. Everyone will be allowed to kill them without mercy."

"..."

Numerous expressions changed.

Registration.

Anyone at the Mountainsea Realm and above would be registered.

In short, he was telling all the prefectures to reveal all their power to him. Those below the Mountainsea Realm were too weak to matter. With such a list, nobody would be able to protest the killing of those not on the list.

Those with the courage to not register their names with Su Yu would die the moment they encounter Su Yu. But registering their names with Su Yu would be the same as baring themselves fully before him.

Su Yu said, "Moving forward, any new advancements will also be registered with me. Anyone not on the list will be open for killing. Those not on the list are not humans. I will be forging three lists. Eternal List, Sunmoon List, and Mountainsea List. It won't be a crime to kill those not on the lists."

How ruthless.

At this point, even the expressions of Great Zhou King and the others started changing. Su Yu had yet to even be officially appointed. But he was already demanding all these namelists from the various prefectures. He was telling them to reveal all their experts to him.

What was the most important thing for an organization in this era? Not resources. Not population. Not cultivation methods or secret arts. Only experts mattered. Anyone at the Mountainsea Realm and beyond could be considered an expert.

Who? Who said that Su Yu was clueless about the art of management? He was very good at management! He had directly asked for the most important information in management! And that was not all. From now on, even the old fossils would need to register themselves upon appearing or they wouldn't be considered human anymore. They were free to be killed. What should they do in such a situation?

Su Yu asked, "Why? Is this such a hard task? Do you not know the names of your experts? In that case, I can only say that you have been too lax with your people, Prefects. This proposal of mine will make it impossible for the Myriad Race Cult to keep hiding among us."

Some wanted to shout that the Myriad Race Cult didn't even exist anymore!

Almost all of them had been killed!

Su Yu was clearly lying with a straight face!

But his argument was too sound.

Great Zhou King coughed slightly and said, "Mayor Su, it's not that hard to get you these lists, but some people have been in seclusion for many years..."

Su Yu laughed and asked, "Can't you at least check if these people are still alive? Include their names if they're alive. If they're dead, so be it. If they are found alive after being considered dead...this will definitely be a plot against humanity. I'll have to take action and ensure the safety of humanity."

"What about those hiding their strength?"

Su Yu said, "What's the point? Are they Invincibles? What's the point of hiding if they're not even Invincibles? They are too weak to matter."

Su Yu flashed everyone a wide smile and asked, "Everyone is fine with this, right? I am only asking for a list of names. I'm not even asking for everyone to be present. Or perhaps...the new holy lord is meant to be a puppet? Is the new holy land nothing but a joke? Does the new holy land not even deserve to know the names of all existing human experts? If that's the case, we might as well forget about this whole thing. Don't bother establishing a new holy land. It will be a total waste of time."

Great Zhou King sighed. This guy was causing trouble before even his official appointment. From how he was acting, he clearly wasn't planning to serve only as the nominal leader. His first action after the voting was to ask for a list of names, making it impossible for the various prefectures to hide their experts from him anymore.

Su Yu said, "After the ceremony, I will patrol the Human Realm if I have the time to double-check the list of experts. Any expert not on the list will be considered a cultist. Great Xia's Myriad Race Pit will serve as their new home. I don't mind the myriad races considering me an enemy. But I won't accept a fellow human standing against us. No cultist will be spared.”

With a laugh, Su Yu asked, "Am I right, Mo Duona? Do the devils still have any spies in the Human Realm? I suggest that you take them all with you. If you take them in now, I'll consider them your subordinates and not kill them in front of you."

Far away, Mo Duona calmly said, "We have no spies here. Our Original Devil Sect was established by Lan Tian. He should know this better than us."

Su Yu smiled, "That's good to hear. Out of respect for all the guests here, I will give you the chance to take all your spies with you by tonight. They will be spared. After tonight, I'll start killing."

Nobody said anything.

What a demand.

What were they supposed to do with these spies, then? Take them home?

The Myriad Race Cult had always been a joke.

For humanity, the Myriad Race Cult had always served as the perfect scapegoat whenever there was a crisis to appease the masses. Great Xia, in particular, loved the cult. Furthermore, the two strongest experts of the cult were Yun Chen and Lan Tian. And none were true cultists. They were merely spies.

Without the two top experts, what could the rest of the cultists do?

***

"This won't be an easy person to handle."

The experts of the various prefectures had mixed feelings about this. They looked at each other silently, not knowing what to do. Ignoring Su Yu's other demands, just the list of experts alone was already an incredibly annoying demand for them to fulfill.

Several youngsters were gathered around Xia Huyou. One of them asked through voice transmission, "Those from the various prefectures look troubled by this. It's merely a namelist. What's the big deal about it?"

Everyone looked at the person who had asked the question and sighed. The person who had asked the question was Zhu Qingyan, a young lady from the Zhu Family. They decided to ignore her stupid question.

Xia Huyou replied through voice transmission, "Each prefecture is hiding its strength. Even Great Xia is doing the same thing. Before the previous battle, was anyone aware that we actually had so many Sunmoons hidden away? Including those from Liu Wenyan's side, we had more than thirty.

"How many Sunmoons does each prefecture have officially? Take your Great Ming as an example. Officially, you have less than thirty Sunmoons. Is that a joke?"

Zhu Qingyan replied in astonishment, "What are you talking about? We only have eighteen registered Sunmoon!"

Xia Huyou shrugged. He would bet his head on the fact that Great Ming had more than thirty Sunmoons in total. He was quite impressed. This one demand alone was enough for Su Yu to put everyone in check. There wouldn't be a need for him to pull off a long and complicated scheme.

The various prefectures were placed in a difficult position. Should they fulfill his demand? Doing so would allow Su Yu to know them much better. But resisting...well, the hidden Sunmoons would need to stay hidden forever or Su Yu would cut them down the moment they appeared.

What could anyone say about that?

Nothing.

Any unregistered expert would be considered a spy.

Su Yu was even threatening to patrol the Human Realm and double-check the list of experts.