Chapter 1739: Bitter Fighting (3)

In the sky.

Martial Emperor's will sank into contemplation. After a while, he laughed.

"Humans...heh."

Martial Emperor sneered.

That was the battle song the ancient humans had sung during their conquest. Even after becoming a death spirit, this former human was still fighting for humanity, singing the same battle song. Tai Shan and his friends were indeed good at brainwashing. What hypocrites for fooling so many people into dying for them.

A bunch of hypocrites!

He saw what Marquis Lanshan was doing. He saw how Marquis Lanshan was still fighting with such tenacity and desperation even after death.

"Ridiculous."

Slowly, fury seeped into his voice. A bunch of clowns! They were unaware that they had all been fooled by those warmongering hypocrites!

Suddenly, he looked in a different direction with surprise. "Are you...so foolish as well?"

Just then, the air warped as a white-haired expert appeared. Without saying anything, the newcomer sent a sword flying toward the injured marquis.

Boom!

With a rumble, the injured marquis was sent flying while coughing black blood. The white-haired expert looked at Marquis Lanshan before looking at Su Yu. Suddenly, he laughed and started singing as well.

"Who dominates the Myriad Realms?"

"Humans!"

"Who can never be defeated?"

"Humans!"

Marquis Lanshan looked over with surprise and roared, "Marquis Lanshan of Lanshan Army, serving under Martial King!"

"Tian Yue of Heaven Supervising Pavilion, serving under Culture King."

Yes. He was Tian Yue.

His aura had grown much stronger than before.

"Battle!"

Marquis Lanshan roared.

"Battle!"

Tian Yue roared as well. His sword swept out with boundless killing intent, sending the injured marquis flying repeatedly.

"Human Lord, please hold on for a bit more! Tian Yue of Heaven Supervising Pavilion will be there after killing this enemy!"

"Die!"

Empyrean Cloud and Grandstar were overjoyed. They roared in excitement and charged forth once again.

Even further away, He Tu's eyes flickered repeatedly. He muttered to himself, "He Tu of Heavenly River Guard, descendant of Devote King."

He...was once a soldier of humanity as well. Alas, he had forgotten his past long ago. But today, many of his ancient memories had returned. Next, he soared into the sky and charged toward the injured marquis. He might be too weak to do much, but he was still capable of joining the encirclement of an injured enemy.

Finally, He Tu joined the battle. As of that moment, his human nature took precedence over his nature as a death spirit. He recalled that...he was still a human!

Kill! That was the only thing left to do!

Boom!

Meanwhile, the injured marquis was in a desperate situation. The Heaven Department head had joined the battle. That was someone with the combat strength of a Daofuse.

He was already heavily injured prior to this. His battle with the two guardians had further exacerbated his injuries. Now that an uninjured Daofuse had joined the battle as well, he was feeling more and more helpless.

After a short moment, Tian Yue vanished and shot toward Marquis Lanshan.

At the same time, Empyrean Cloud pulled her sword back and withdrew before looking at Grandstar with a snort. Noticing what was happening, Grandstar did not hesitate and blasted the marquis apart with a punch before crushing both the dao body and the death imprint of that marquis.

Next, a massive clump of power descended from the sky and converged around him.

At the same time, a rumble rang out not far away. Heavendoom had finally completed his advancement. After sending his opponent flying with a punch, he roared with laughter and said, "Grandstar...no, Empyrean Cloud, I'll mess him up and you'll finish the job! Kill this fucker! I am finally a Daofuse!"

He had finally completed his advancement. And Grandstar had successfully killed a Daofuse.

***

"How surprising..." After tearing Su Yu's arm off, East Heavenly King frowned and said, "How courageous...of that Tian Yue. Why did he show himself when I wasn't even aware of his presence? Is he trying to throw his life away?"

Previously, Tian Yue had been hiding in the River of Time. Thus, East Heavenly King was unaware of Tian Yue's presence.

That had changed.

Once again, Su Yu crawled back up with a grin. "I'm pretty surprised as well. Are you thinking of saving your subordinates? I can't let that happen. You have to kill me first."

"Saving them?" East Heavenly King said, "There is no need. I can gain enough to make up for all my losses by killing all of you."

As East Heavenly King sent another palm strike toward Su Yu, he hurriedly consumed another drop of golden peng blood essence. That was the final drop of golden peng blood essence in his possession. With a boost in speed, he started moving rapidly around East Heavenly King, keeping East Heavenly King busy.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Blood and flesh sprayed everywhere.

East Heavenly King attacked coldly, a frown slowly forming on his face. Regardless of what he said, he still needed to save his subordinates. What was he supposed to do without a single subordinate left?

But Su Yu was akin to an undying cockroach. No matter how he attacked, Su Yu would return again and again. That was mostly thanks to the power from the white dog's blood essence, but that wouldn't last much longer.

East Heavenly King could feel that power slowly receding from Su Yu's body. Su Yu was merely struggling at death's door. Without that power, the golden peng and dragon blood essence would be as good as useless against East Heavenly King.

"How I wish I could meet this person at least once."

East Heavenly King muttered to himself. He was talking about the white dog. What a powerful person. The longer he fought, the more he wondered if he was a match for that white dog. Just by borrowing power from that person, the human lord had gained such a large boost in strength.

𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Elsewhere, Tian Yue, Grandstar, and Empyrean Cloud were fighting madly against the Divine Peace Marquis. As for Heavendoom, nobody helped him. He was in good enough shape to not need any assistance.

Meanwhile, Marquis Lanshan was already on the ground. She was being barely kept alive by He Tu, but she was no longer capable of combat.

***

At the same time.

In the void between space.

Heavenbridge Marquis was observing the battle with a frown.

Human lord!

The new human lord wasn't strong, but his tenacity was impressive.

Marquis Lanshan was fighting for him. Tian Yue was fighting for him. Even He Tu was fighting for him. Was he so charming? What about that old turtle? Had that old turtle submitted to this man as well?

These experts from the Spirit Suppression Army wouldn't be here otherwise. Did he do something stupid by vanishing with the gate? Heavenbridge Marquis sank into thought.

Death spirits.

East Heavenly King.

This human lord was clearly here to kill that East Heavenly King. He had intended to borrow the power of that man to achieve this. Unfortunately, that man had regained his clarity of mind, foiling the human lord's plan.

"Sigh. This is so hard to decide..."

Heavenbridge Marquis frowned. Guarding the gate was his sole duty. But this gate...belonged to humanity. He didn't know what to do. What should he do here?

It was already too late to open the gate now. Then again, even opening the gate earlier would be pointless. Without Martial Emperor's help, East Heavenly King was strong enough to force his way into the eighth level. Nobody could stop East Heavenly King here.

Again and again, Su Yu stood up. The power of the white dog slowly receded from his body. Noticing that, Heavenbridge Marquis' expression turned gloomy. Would it be stupid of him to join the battle late?

But what if this East Heavenly King decided to charge into the eighth level after killing the human lord? Heavenbridge Marquis knew very well that he was no match for East Heavenly King.

"White dog...is that Fat Ball?"

Heavenbridge Marquis recalled something, causing him to feel even gloomier. Fat Ball was not someone he wanted to offend. Fat Ball represented Culture King. That was the last person he wanted to offend.

"Shit, shit, shit! Fuck! Fine, fine!"

Just then, Divine Peace Marquis and his opponents blanked out as a massive gate swallowed them all.

"I'll suppress him! Kill him!"

The gate had appeared out of nowhere. The sudden change applied a momentary suppression onto Divine Peace Marquis. He roared, but before he could resist, he was cut apart by three swords.

Boom!

His dao shattered as his indignant voice rang out, "Heavenbridge Marquis! You have gone mad! They are losing! Losing! How dare you join the war now? You madman!"

Heavenbridge Marquis' complicated voice rang out, "The living and the dead should never mingle. East Heavenly King is too strong. I'm worried that he would force his way through my gate..."

East Heavenly King's expression turned unsightly.

"Damn you!"

Why did that Heavenbridge Marquis join the battle now?

Damn it!

Couldn't these people see that he was on the verge of victory?

Were they blind?

They ignored him. After dealing with the marquis, they all charged toward Heavendoom. The expression of the marquis facing Heavendoom changed drastically as he fled madly. Madness. Absolute madness.

Including Heavendoom, there were three Daofuses on Su Yu's side. Furthermore, Empyrean Cloud and Grandstar were both near the Daofuse Realm. There was no way he would face them alone. He wasn't East Heavenly King.

Running was the right thing to do. However, Heavendoom was no pushover. He transformed into an even bigger ape and dragged out a staff from thin air before swinging it down.

Boom!

That staff strike stopped the marquis for a split second, allowing the gate to drop down on him. And then, the others arrived. Instantly, the sky above them cracked open. A large amount of power descended and converged around Empyrean Cloud.

At the same moment, Su Yu was sent flying yet again. The white dog above him had fully disappeared. He had fully exhausted Fat Ball's power. They hurriedly surrounded East Heavenly King while Tian Yue pulled Su Yu away with a solemn expression.

Tian Yue, Heavenbridge Marquis, Heavendoom, Empyrean Cloud, and Grandstar. Three Daofuses and two Pseudo Daofuses. Even so, they still felt like they couldn't defeat this opponent.

Yes. Even with such a lineup, they were still not confident. This was a monstrously strong opponent. Just how many people in the entirety of the Myriad Realms could be a match for him? Was the white dog a match? In any case, the old turtle certainly wasn't his match.

East Heavenly King had an unsightly expression. He said, "What a gathering of experts. Humanity has been defeated. Is this worth it? How many of you are humans?"

He couldn't understand this. Humanity had been defeated. He was on the verge of killing the human lord. Why did Heavenbridge Marquis choose to help them now?

He stared at the gate. A face appeared on the surface of the gate. With a complicated expression, Heavenbridge Marquis said, "I don't want this, but I need to guard the gate! Would you enter the eighth level after killing the human lord?"

"No."

"When people say no, they usually mean yes." With a helpless tone, Heavenbridge Marquis said, "I knew it! I knew it!"

East Heavenly King felt like coughing blood from sheer frustration. He said no! And he meant it!

Damn it!

Sure enough, a gate couldn't think!

A gate was dumber than even death spirits!