Chapter 1764: Follow Me, Live A Good Life (1)

The ninth epoch was no more.

This was the tenth epoch.

Or to be precise, the previous epochs were all over. Su Yu was going to erase all influence from the past.

This era was his. Su Yu's era.

Why was he in such a rush to do that? Because humanity was treacherous. Even as a human, he acknowledged that.

They were too scheming.

They tended to overthink.

All along, the multiple character faction was a mere chess piece, mere cannon fodder. Everything was merely a scheme. And now, Su Yu was rejecting all these schemes. He was telling them that these schemes were no longer necessary, regardless of their intentions.

They only needed to know that this was his era. He would set the rules for this era. If they were willing to return to humanity, good. If not, so be it. He did not need them. He could lead humanity to glory himself.

If he couldn't even rule humanity properly, how was he supposed to rule the myriad races? If he couldn't even win the submission of humanity, why should the old turtle and the others submit to him wholeheartedly? If even Eternals could contradict him and his orders, what about the Daofuses?

According to Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor, Hundred Battle King was too biased. Thus, he was unwilling to fight for Hundred Battle King. He claimed that Su Yu was fair. That was both a praise and a hint.

Hou Pseudo Emperor said that over a hundred ancient races had ceased to exist fighting for humanity. That was also a hint. Even after numerous defeats, humanity was still around. Meanwhile, their allies had been exterminated one after another. Who would still be willing to fight for them?

All the previous human lords were biased. Thus, these ancient races were starting to grow wary of humanity. They were worried that they would be the next to be exterminated for their support of humanity.

They were worried that they would be reduced to mere cannon fodder like the other ancient races. Today, Su Yu was making it clear that he would treat everyone equally. Humans or allied races, all would be treated fairly. He would not be biased to any side. He would be the overlord of the era.

Only by doing this would they have a chance at securing victory. There were countless experts in the Upper Realm. There were also numerous old fossils hidden away. He had to properly unify those under his rule before waging war against his enemies. The Invincibles had complicated feelings about this.

Su Yu did not care about that. He looked at Xia Longwu and said, "All of you pursue the physical body dao . Your understanding of the various daos is too low. The blade of Xia...I don't know if this is sufficient for you. General Xia, take a trip to the River of Time with me. Let's see if you can start pursuing the dao of saber."

Xia Longwu stepped forth and said, "I am ready to go with Emperor Yu."

When Su Yu casually tore an opening in thin air, a flicker of surprise appeared on Xia Longwu's face. He hurriedly stepped through the opening behind Su Yu.

With the two gone, many of the Invincibles exhaled in relief. The atmosphere earlier was too repressive. They all felt a massive pressure in Su Yu's presence.

"Old Zhou?" Great Qin King looked at Great Zhou King questioningly.

Great Zhou King no longer looked as carefree and mysterious as before. Instead, he had a bitter and helpless expression. He looked at Great Qin King blankly. After a long while, he said, "Don't ask me anything. I...am the dao protector of the current human lord. Don't blame me, Old Qin. My sole duty is to ensure the continuation of humanity. I did not expect that the current human lord would be someone like him, and I never expected him to grow so rapidly."

Dao protector.

Great Qin King coldly said, "In that case, even back then, you were already..."

Great Zhou King sighed and said, "Yes. But if I revealed the strength of a Daofuse back then, the immortals, devils, and divines would use all their strength to eliminate us. I had no choice but to seal my strength and keep a low profile."

Great Qin King turned colder as he said, "So you have been waiting? Who are you waiting for?"

"Human lord."

"Which human lord?" His voice frosty, Great Qin King said, "A human lord capable of defeating the myriad races? Naive!"

This was Great Zhou King's first time being called naive by Great Qin King. In the past, he would be the one to call Great Qin King that.

He smiled bitterly and said, "Maybe you're right. But I have my duty. These secret arrangements are why humanity has survived until the tenth epoch. It works, even if Su Yu dislikes it. Without these arrangements in place, would we have survived until Su Yu's emergence?"

Just because Su Yu disliked it did not mean that it was wrong. Without these secret arrangements, humanity wouldn't have survived this long.

Great Qin King gave it some thought and nodded, "Perhaps. What now? Who do you serve?"

"Who do I serve?"

Great Zhou King thought about it and shook his head, "No, I serve no one. I am only here to ensure the continuation of humanity. Perhaps Su Yu believes that I serve someone. Not at all. You need to understand that all the human kings have vanished. The Human Emperor is gone as well. I don't serve anyone in this era."

Great Zhou King said, "I am only doing everything I can to ensure continuation. I am a dao protector. I am here to wait for a human lord capable of leading humanity to glory again. Perhaps such a human lord has appeared."

Great Qin King didn't know what to say. The other Invincibles listened in silence as well. In truth, some of them already had their suspicions. With this confirmation, they were shocked, but they also found it reasonable. Great Zhou King had always been too mysterious and powerful.

Of course, there was an exception. The sole Invincible to be surprised by this. He exclaimed in shock, "Uncle Zhou, are you saying that Zhou Potian isn't your son? Holy shit! So what is your relationship? This is so complicated!"

"..."

Everyone looked at Qin Zhen. They all had odd expressions.

Good heavens!

Was that the point here? Why was that the only thing he was focusing on? Impressive. But with his words, everyone grew curious as well. Was Zhou Potian Great Zhou King's son? Was Zhou Tianyuan his younger brother? How complicated.

Great Zhou King looked at Qin Zhen with an odd gaze. Was this son of Great Qin King a complete fool? Or was he deliberately saying that as a provocation?

Noticing that even Zhou Potian was looking at him with doubt, he felt a headache coming. He said, "I am a human. Regardless of my age, isn't it perfectly normal for me to get a wife and start a family in this era? I need to ensure the continuation of my lineage as well, right?"

Everyone nodded. But Qin Zhen was not done. He said, "In that case, Time King is definitely not your younger brother. It's normal for you to produce a few children, but can you produce a younger brother as well? That doesn't make sense."

"..."

Noticing Junior Zhou King's gaze on him, Qin Zhen solemnly said, "Am I wrong?"

In his opinion, his words made a lot of sense! Why was everyone looking at him like that?

Great Zhou King felt his headache intensifying. Noticing everyone's gaze on him, he said, "I'm similar to the Xia Family. They did the same thing. Don't focus only on me! Xia Chen was an expert from the previous epoch, while Great Xia King was born in this epoch. Xia Chen did the same. He sneaked into the Xia Family and made himself Old Xia's cousin."

Everyone listened thoughtfully.

Qin Zhen said, "So you're saying that Time King is your descendant across countless generations, while Zhou Potian is your actual heir and son. Then, Junior Zhou King might need to call Zhou Potian ancestor. Zhou Polong might need to call him great ancestor due to his lower seniority. Is that the case?"

Great Zhou King stared at Qin Zhen coldly. He was now convinced that Qin Zhen was deliberately provoking him. That must be the case! Was this guy seriously trying to provoke him?

Meeting Great Zhou King's stare, Qin Zhen muttered with discomfort, "I'm just asking because I'm curious."

Why was Great Zhou King acting like that? It wasn't like he was trying to start a rumor here. Why would he ask if he wasn't curious?

Great Zhou King was rendered speechless. As for Great Qin King, he ignored his son. What was the big deal about asking some questions?

He looked at Great Zhou King and said, "Are you really bowing this time?"

Great Zhou King smiled bitterly and looked up at the sky. Like many others, he couldn't get a clear look at the River of Time. He could only feel the auras of the two from the river. Exhaling deeply, he said, "Do you trust me if I say that a super expert might emerge from the waterfall to kill me if I refuse to bow?"

Great Qin King frowned, "He won't go that far."

𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"He won't?" Great Zhou King said, "Is that what you believe? He has been focused on me all along. He has always been wary of me. Whatever he does, he'll make sure to suppress me first. I truly don't harbor any malice toward him. What a pity. He's too paranoid."

"Is it so surprising that someone is wary of you?" Great Xia King rolled his eyes and said, "You're the most treacherous among us. Who is he supposed to be wary of if not you?"

"Shut your mouth!" Great Zhou King said, "Do you think I want this? Not at all! Five hundred years ago, I tested all of you. Every last one of you. I wanted to pick a worthy master to support. But what was the result? None of you managed to grow well. What am I to do if you're too useless to grow into the human lord? Apart from plotting and scheming, what else can I do? Am I supposed to watch as the immortals, divines, and devils wipe humanity out?"

He looked at Qin Zhen and the others before continuing, "Since the fathers couldn't do it, I started planning to pick a proper leader among the next generation. But what was the result? As disappointing as ever!"

Everyone was rendered speechless.

Great Qin King sighed and asked, "What is a worthy leader to you?"

At that question, Great Zhou King blanked out. After a long while, he sighed and said, "I don't know. I don't know what kind of leader I'm looking for. This isn't a question I can answer. Perhaps...I only consider someone like Hundred Battle King a worthy leader. But he lost. He had too many flaws. However, he also had many merits. He respected the wise. He was bold and strong. He had a massive love for humanity. He respected his elders. He was monstrously talented. He was domineering yet gentle..."

Great Zhou King said, "During the previous epoch, he won everyone's support. Even some of the marquises from the Upper Realm were filled with praise toward him. In order to let him grow further, some ancient marquises even withdrew from the dao to make way for him. Some even sacrificed themselves for him. He was near success. He was able to dominate the myriad races down here. Even those from the Upper Realm weren't his match."

Great Qin King remarked, "But ultimately, he lost."

Yes. Ultimately, he lost.

Great Xia King coldly said, "Dominating the myriad races? So what? Tiangu, Mo Yue, and Jiwu were all fine. After nine epochs, Tiangu was still a Pseudo Emperor. Jiwu was still a Pseudo Emperor as well. Ninety thousand years, and endless wars, yet not a single Pseudo Emperor had been killed by us. Is this your so-called domination?"

"..."

A realization hit everyone as they looked at Great Xia King and nodded.

Hundred Battle King was so strong, yet Tiangu and the others were still around.

Great Zhou King opened his mouth to argue, but he found no words. After a long while, he helplessly said, "You don't understand. At the time, they were all hiding in their respective realms. In order to reduce the casualties on our side, Hundred Battle King decided to not attack their realms. He did that out of love for his fellow humans.

"By that point, the connection to the Upper Realm had been restored. Experts were everywhere. Hundred Battle King was strong, but he couldn't defeat everyone alone. Thus, he had been trying to rebuild the ancient imperial court, restore the Myriad Race Assembly, and rule the world alongside the myriad races.

"Individually, he was already the strongest. He was merely not strong enough to defeat everyone when they joined hands. He wanted to walk the path of Human Emperor. First, dominate everyone. Then, share power to prevent the myriad races from doing anything drastic out of desperation."

Understanding dawned on everyone.

At the time, Hundred Battle King believed that he was already strong enough to dominate the Myriad Realms. But an all-out war would result in heavy casualties. Rather than pitting both sides against each other in a fight of desperation, he decided to revive the system of the ancient imperial court.

The humans would be the rulers, but the myriad races would control the Myriad Race Assembly. Together, they would administer the Myriad Realms.