Chapter 1703: Setting An Example (3)

After a short wait, Great Zhou King and the others arrived.

There were fewer people in the group, and almost everyone remaining was suffering from heavy injuries. Humanity might have achieved a major victory this time, but the damage was also quite heavy, considering its lacking foundation.

They had lost eight Invincibles in the battle. At the moment, almost all surviving human Invincibles were gathered here. Twenty-six founding kings and some younger Invincibles. In total, there were only forty-three of them.

Including Fiery Sea King, humanity had lost nine Invincibles recently. In that case, humanity should have fifty-two Invincibles before all this happened. But when Su Yu noted that Heavenly Seal King was missing as well, he revised that number to fifty-three.

Everyone had a rough idea of the total number of Invincibles humanity had. But according to Su Yu's calculation, there should be fifty-six in total. Where were the missing three? Who were they? Su Yu was curious, but he didn't ask.

When the Invincibles of the two battlefields regrouped, they looked at each other before sighing. Some looked helpless, and some looked sad.

Looking at Great Qin King, who was being carried back, Great Xia King frowned and asked, "Is Old Qin fine?"

"He's crippled." Great Zhou King's reply was nonchalant.

Great Xia King asked, "Are we not defending the Celestial Chasm Realm?"

"We can't." Great Zhou King said, "Things are in total chaos over there. We managed to drive off a bunch of death sovereigns, but there are still numerous death spirits there. The survivors of the celestial chasm race are fighting those death spirits. Apart from the chaotic battle, the power of laws is also running wild there with the raging heavenly tribulations. We'll visit when things calm down."

In short, they would return when everyone inside was dead.

Great Zhou King continued, "Don't worry. I sealed the realm entrance. Nobody below the Daofuse Realm can break through the seal."

How ruthless. With that, the celestial chasm survivors would be forced to fight the death spirits to the death while facing the raging heavenly tribulations. Escape was no longer an option for them.

In such a nonchalant manner, Great Zhou King had described an action that would essentially push a race to extinction.

Great Xia King looked around and asked, "Where's Heavenly Seal?"

One guy was missing. He knew that the rest had died in the previous battle.

With a smile, Great Zhou King waved his hand and tossed a pale person out. He looked at everyone before looking at Great Zhou King again. With a sigh, he asked, "Great Zhou King, how did I offend you—"

Great Zhou King chuckled and sealed Heavenly Seal's mouth with a wave of his hand. "He's probably trying to explain his actions. I can't be bothered to waste my time listening to his excuses. I wanted to have him die heroically in the battle, but I changed my mind. Let's have a public trial. This is the person behind Fiery Sea."

"I wanted to have him die silently to prevent further disunity among us. But when I witnessed the heroic deaths of Old Liang and the others...he did not deserve to be named alongside them."

Great Xia King trembled. He asked, "You're saying..."

Having realized what Great Zhou King was saying, the group of Invincibles started stirring. Heavenly Seal King...the traitor?

Great Zhou King smiled and said, "There is no doubt. This guy nearly released the Celestial Chasm Pseudo Emperor. At the time, that was the worst thing that could happen to us. If the Celestial Chasm Pseudo Emperor hadn't died, the primordial giants and spatial beasts might not have shown up to help us. He nearly ruined everything."

The death of the first Daofuse was crucial for how things eventually developed. That one death was why the ancient races had decided to place their bet on humanity.

Someone asked, "Are you certain, Old Zhou? Was that not an accident?"

Great Zhou King said, "Well, he's still alive. I won't be judging him. I'll let the holy lord judge him instead."

His position was too awkward to be the one to judge. The same could be said for the other human Invincibles as well. It was better for Su Yu to do it instead. Su Yu glanced at Great Zhou King and sneered. He wasted no time and reached out toward Heavenly Seal King. Heavenly Seal King's expression changed. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't.

With Heavenly Seal King in hand, Su Yu flew toward the realm entrance while saying, "We'll kill him inside the Human Realm. This is an internal matter. There is no point in putting a show for the myriad races out here."

Great Shang King couldn't resist asking, "Are you not going to hold a trial? Are you not going to ask for proof?"

That was a human Invincible! Someone like that was too important to be killed so easily!

Su Yu did not even look back as he replied, "I'll kill him first. After killing him, I can extract his memories to check if he has been wrongly accused."

"..."

Everyone was left speechless, including Great Zhou King. He had handed this matter to Su Yu, hoping that Su Yu would provide a strong judgment before the execution. But instead, Su Yu had decided to kill before extracting Heavenly Seal's memories.

What was that? What was the point of that?

Noticing everyone's hesitation, Su Yu finally turned around and asked, "Do you disagree?"

"This isn't proper." Great Shang King said, "We can't kill him before confirming that he's the traitor. What if he's really innocent? The myriad races would be glad to see us killing off our own."

Heavenly Seal King started struggling in Su Yu's grip as well. He had not expected this decision. Killing him before extracting his memories? That was too terrifying. He wasn't even given the chance to argue!

"Silk Destroying King, lend me a drop of your blood."

Silk Destroying King tossed a drop of blood over without any hesitation. With the blood in hand, Su Yu cut an opening on Heavenly Seal King's forehead before flicking Silk Destroying King's blood into the opening. Instantly, the blood seeped into Heavenly Seal King's body, as though it was returning home.

The others were confused. What was happening? But this was enough for Su Yu. Heavenly Seal King was indeed a descendant of Control King.

Su Yu smiled and said, "The best way to keep a secret is to not do it in the first place. You hid yourself well. But don't you know that the dead can speak? I encountered your father in the Death Realm. Why would I have suspected you otherwise? Why would I have tested you personally otherwise? I only solicited your help with my formation to test you. Your father was killed by Principal Xia Chen back then. Like Principal Xia Chen, he awakened as a death spirit. Don't you know that death spirits have no feelings?

"Back then, your father replaced Silk Destroying King's blood with your blood, using him to cover for you. Meanwhile, your blood was replaced by a different human blood of high purity. I know all that. Heavenly Seal, do you want to meet your father before heading to the afterlife? Would you love a reunion with your father in advance before awakening as a death spirit to reunite with him again?"

At this point, Heavenly Seal stopped struggling. He looked up at Su Yu helplessly.

Su Yu smiled and said, "By the way, Lord Grand Dream is also the Spirit Suppression General. You might not know this, but he has a treasure called Three Life Stone. With that treasure, we can see the past of death spirits and ascertain their past identities. Everything your father did was reflected on the Three Life Stone. Were you naive enough to believe that the dead could keep secrets well?"

While Heavenly Seal King was frowning, Su Yu punched Great Zhou King's seal around Heavenly Seal King apart. Great Zhou King raised his brow. Instead of getting him to remove the seal, Su Yu had removed it himself. Was that a demonstration of strength?

With the seal removed, Heavenly Seal King could finally speak. He exhaled slightly and asked, "Did...you really meet my father?"

Su Yu replied with a question, "What do you think?"

Heavenly Seal King sighed and said, "Sure enough, no secret can remain secret forever. Even the dead can speak."

He sighed again and said, "I have never betrayed humanity. I only killed those from the multiple character faction for a personal grudge. It has nothing to do with humanity. My line exists to counter Culture King's line."

Great Zhou King said, "Attempting to release the Celestial Chasm Pseudo Emperor is tantamount to betrayal."

Heavenly Seal King laughed bitterly and said, "I didn't want that, but you picked Su Yu to serve as the human lord! I wouldn't survive long with him as the human lord!"

The others were shaken. Heavenly Seal King had admitted to it!

Great Xia King asked sternly, "Did you instigate Fiery Sea King to attack Ye Batian over fifty years ago?"

Heavenly Seal King sighed and said, "Would you trust me if I say no? That wasn't me. Fiery Sea encountered an issue with his three bodies, resulting in unstable emotions. He believed that Ye Batian had humiliated him, but that never happened. I did not do much. I only hinted at the matter for a bit and his imagination did the rest. He imagined an entire story himself. Would you believe that?"

Everyone was surprised to hear that.

Heavenly Seal King added, "I'm speaking the truth. He imagined the entire thing himself."

Su Yu frowned and said, "So you didn't kill anyone yourself?"

"Not at all. I only contacted the celestial chasm race and leaked some information about Ye Batian and Wan Tiansheng to them."

"What about the Liu Family?" Su Yu said, "Fiery Sea claimed that he never intended to eliminate the Liu Family. He only wanted to force my teacher's hand."

After a short silence, Heavenly Seal King said, "Culture King's line is my sworn enemy. Since Liu Wenyan refused to return and Great Xia King had been very protective of Nanyuan, I could only do that to force Liu Wenyan's hand. Surprisingly...Liu Wenyan was capable of such heartlessness."

Su Yu exhaled, looked at everyone else, and asked, "Any other questions?"

Nobody said anything.

Heavenly Seal King asked, "Where is my father? Can I see him once before dying?"

He smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't spend much time with him back then. Even prior to his death, I wasn't able to see him one last time. There is no guarantee that I would awaken as a death spirit after dying. And even as a death spirit, I might not remember my past. Could I see him one last time?"

Su Yu answered, "I lied."

"What?"

Everyone stared at Su Yu blankly. What was that?

Su Yu repeated himself, "I lied about meeting him. Why would you believe me so easily? Are the Invincibles nowadays so stupid? When I was being honest, nobody believed me. When I was lying, everyone believed me."

Fury started seeping into Heavenly Seal King's eyes as he asked, "You...lied?"

He was taking Su Yu's words seriously! And he was not alone. A majority of the Invincibles present had believed that Su Yu was speaking the truth as well. After all, he was too convincing. Coupled with his ability to collude with the death spirits, they didn't doubt him.

Su Yu said, "Yes. What about it? I have lied to many people. Nobody has ever been able to do anything to me about it."

"..."

Heavenly Seal King roared furiously, "Su Yu! I came clean! I only have one request: to meet my father one last time! You—"

"And why should I satisfy your request?" Su Yu sneered and said, "Who do you think you are? Why should I care about the request of a traitor? Even if your father has really awakened as a death spirit, I would have killed him immediately upon encountering him. Why would I keep him around? Are you using your brain here? Why would I waste my time on a traitor?

"Don't worry. Try to die with more negative emotions. Perhaps that would accelerate your return as a death spirit. At the time, you could look for your father in the Celestial River of Death personally. Don't forget to say hi to me. I'll personally kill both of you all over again."

At that moment, they finally stepped out of the realm entrance to arrive inside the Human Realm again. Countless soldiers were waiting with anticipation in the Allheaven Prefecture. The moment they caught sight of Su Yu, they started cheering.

"Congratulations to the holy lord for returning in triumph!"

Victory!

Some noticed the Heavenly Seal King in his hand. Behind him, one Invincible after another appeared.

Su Yu looked around and shouted, "The battle has ended. Humanity has won. We killed seven Pseudo Emperors and over a hundred Invincibles. A major victory."

"Victory!"

Everyone roared.

Su Yu waited until all the cheering stopped before speaking again, "The various experts of humanity fought bravely during the battle. Great Yuan King, Great Liao King, Great Yue King...these kings had all perished in battle. All of humanity shall grieve for them."

Silence enveloped the world.

Eight human Invincibles had perished.

"Heavenly Seal King was found colluding with the myriad races and betraying humanity. He helped the Celestial Chasm Pseudo Emperor against our fellow humans. His sin is unforgivable. He was also the culprit behind the extermination of Liu Family. He was also involved in Ye Batian's death. For his sins, he deserves death."

Everyone was stunned.

A traitor?

An Invincible traitor?

Once again, Su Yu spoke, "No secret is safe from me. My influence spreads across the living and the dead. All traitors shall be executed without mercy. Before me, even the dead can speak. I hope that Heavenly Seal King will be the last human traitor to exist. There must not be a second human traitor. What is so scary about the myriad races? Are they worth betraying humanity for? Did we not wipe the floor with them today? Since my rise, I have killed over a hundred Invincibles and multiple Daofuses. The world still belongs to humanity. And this world belongs to me."

How arrogant.

"Today, Heavenly Seal King shall be killed. May all of you learn from this example."

Boom!

With that, Heavenly Seal King was blown apart. Next, his second body appeared only to be blown apart again. And finally, his third body appeared.

Boom!

The world shook.

Crimson clouds had barely appeared in the sky before they were scattered by a single punch of Su Yu. Then, his crown appeared and suppressed the entire Human Realm.

The Human Realm stopped shaking.

"The death of a traitor is not worth a reaction by the Human Realm."

Then, the Mark of Civilization appeared to gather all the flesh and blood of Heavenly Seal King. He still needed to check Heavenly Seal King's memories.

Behind him, the human Invincibles had solemn expressions.

Just like that?

Su Yu...sure was cold.

Fine, fine. That was understandable. He was never close to Heavenly Seal King, and Heavenly Seal King was the culprit behind Liu Family's extermination. But Su Yu's lack of hesitation in killing him had still caused some Invincibles to feel uneasy.

Just then, Su Yu turned to look at them before flashing them a smile. A chilling smile.

"May this be the last human traitor I execute."

At that, Su Yu's gaze landed on Great Zhou King. Noticing that, Great Zhou King blanked out. Why was this guy looking at him?

Was this guy...warning him?

What a domineering kid!

No matter what, he was humanity's sole Daofuse. Why was the kid warning him out of all people?

Great Zhou King felt greatly helpless.

Su Yu was incredibly decisive when doing things. The moment he suspected someone as a traitor, he might really kill without bothering to investigate properly.