Chapter 1772: West Royal Consort (3)

With a token floating above him, the old turtle advanced step after step. With each step he took, the area covered in the golden pillar enlarged. He coldly said, "West Heavenly King, do not forget that humanity's imperial court still stands. The laws we live under are the same laws established by the human race. With the authority of humanity, the domain under my supervision can be expanded at any time."

He continued stepping forward. As for the golden light, it continued expanding, as though it were unstoppable.

After a short observation, West Heavenly King said indifferently, "A mere tenth epoch human lord. How can he represent the ancient past? How long can you last? How long can this human lord's token last? It is still incapable of altering the laws."

Yes. This was an expansion of territory. But with his keen eyes, he could easily see through the so-called expansion.

However, the old turtle remained calm. He coldly said, "You are free to try us. Step into the Spirit Suppression Domain and see if you can leave alive."

He continued advancing alongside the golden light. As the golden light expanded, even the aura of West Heavenly King was expelled. Just then, several experts appeared behind Grand Dream. Heavendoom, Grandstar, and Empyrean Cloud had arrived. Each of them emitted an incomparably powerful aura.

The old turtle roared, "Scram! This is the territory of humanity. Do you want war?"

West Heavenly King stared at the old turtle coldly. At this point, the golden light was already right in front of him. With a stomp, he suppressed the golden light, preventing it from further spreading. Death qi slowly seeped out below him. Behind him, more and more marquises arrived.

Suddenly, West Heavenly King laughed and said, "Grand Dream, why are you mentioning humanity again and again? Have you forgotten that you're not a human?"

The old turtle coldly replied, "I received the favor of Human Emperor and Devote King, tasked to suppress the Death Realm. In this era, I received the favor of the new emperor, tasked with watching over the Death Realm yet again. Since humanity endures, I am naturally still a general of humanity. West Heavenly King, a traitor like you is unqualified to question me."

Facing West Heavenly King's frosty gaze, the old turtle continued stepping forward. As he advanced, he said, "Marquis Lanshan, utilize the east heavenly token and suppress his death qi. Today, I shall cut him down!"

"Cutting me down?"

West Heavenly King laughed with amusement. Yes. This wasn't his territory. Thus, he would suffer a tiny suppression here. But having himself cut down by the old turtle? What a joke.

The old turtle said, "You are indeed as idiotic as East Heavenly King. He used to laugh just like this."

At that, West Heavenly King raised his brow. Yes! East Heavenly King was dead! That was what he was worried about. How did East Heavenly King die? It was said that he had died in the Luminous Domain Mansion.

West Heavenly King said nothing. Rather, he focused, seemingly trying to sense something. He knew that the old turtle wouldn't be easy to defeat. He had only arrived because the West Royal Consort had already departed.

If they could attack from both sides concurrently, they would have a much higher chance at killing the old turtle. They couldn't allow the new East Heavenly Domain to grow strong. The new East Heavenly Domain would be the easiest to eliminate while it was still weak.

As of late, Marquis Lanshan had been recruiting human death spirits everywhere. In fact, three human marquises had already arrived from the North Heavenly Domain and South Heavenly Domain.

At this rate, nobody knew if she could gather even more human marquises. Given time to grow, they would be much harder to defeat. Additionally, West Heavenly King was still quite wary of the new human lord. No matter what, humanity used to be the overlord of the ancient past.

And the new human lord had actually set his sights on the Death Realm. The death of East Heavenly King had further intensified West Heavenly King's wariness. One ought to remember that the four heavenly kings had survived for nine epochs. They weren't supposed to die so easily.

West Heavenly King said nothing. Inwardly, he was attempting to establish communication with West Royal Consort. However, communication between realms was too difficult. A large amount of effort was required to coordinate their joint attack. Any mistake might result in unforeseen consequences.

It would be for the best if both he and West Royal Consort could attack at the same time. They aimed to suppress or even kill the old turtle outright.

***

At the same time.

An expert in black robes appeared above the Sea of Stars. Her presence was hazy, as though she wasn't there. Not one of the numerous demonic beasts in the sea could sense her presence.

The entire body of this person was covered, revealing only her pair of eyes. Those frosty eyes were gazing straight at the sea below. She could see the Grand Dream City. The main body of the old turtle was still residing inside the city. He had only sent his dao body to the Death Realm.

Unless absolutely necessary, the old turtle did not want to trigger a war so early either. He only wanted to force the West Heavenly King to retreat for now. For some reason, he started feeling uneasy.

He looked up doubtfully. All of a sudden, an immense sense of crisis had erupted from his instincts.

Danger.

***

At the same time.

Su Yu had just departed the Human Realm. Earlier, he had taken several human Invincibles on a tour to the River of Time. He had departed in a rush after sensing the intense reaction of his human lord's token.

It seemed to have encountered a powerful enemy. The moment he left the Human Realm, a token of his trembled. The mayor's token of Grand Dream City.

"I sensed the arrival of an intense crisis."

That was the old turtle's message.

Su Yu's expression changed. A crisis that could threaten even the old turtle? That was the strongest expert on his side. Yes, the white dog was strong as well, but the white dog did not count since he would hardly act outside the Culture King's Residence.

"Crisis..."

Behind Su Yu, Great Qin King and Great Xia King had left the Human Realm as well. They weren't out to pick a fight with their new strength. Rather, they were looking for a minor realm to test the effect of the suppressive force on their new bodies.

Suddenly, Su Yu turned around and said, "Head to Grand Dream City immediately!"

The two blanked out slightly. What happened?

"Go!"

With one step, Su Yu entered the River of Time. The two hurriedly trailed along. Through the River of Time, they moved at an unbelievably fast speed.

***

Grand Dream City.

The old turtle was still feeling uneasy.

Danger.

Were West Heavenly King and North Heavenly King going to attack together? Had South Heavenly King decided to stay out of this battle? Or was it the worst-case scenario, one where even South Heavenly King had turned against them?

That...might prove troublesome. No, there were other possibilities as well. Perhaps a powerful expert had awakened from the Celestial River of Death, and this powerful expert was hostile toward humanity. The old turtle was assuming that the crisis would come from the Death Realm.

That was understandable as all the Daofuses in the world of the living were currently hiding in their respective realms. Furthermore, the old turtle would only be wary of a small number of people, such as Tiangu and Heavenly Overseer Marquis. He feared nobody, even when his dao body was not with him. It wouldn't be easy for any of them to kill him.

Just then, the little demonic beast that had been cultivating in front of the city cried out restlessly.

Danger.

The old turtle knew that a crisis was coming, but he had no idea where it would come from. As for the little demonic beast, she did not know as much. However, her instincts were screaming at her that an intense danger was coming.

She could only cry in fear, but she was at a loss as to what she should do. Noticing that, the old turtle's heart thumped. A crisis in the Death Realm would not spread to the world of the living. Why was the little demonic beast feeling so uneasy as well?

Suddenly, his eyes glowed. However, he couldn't see anything. That only served to further shock him. Nevertheless, he still shouted, "I saw you! What an impressive scheme, West Heavenly King. Are you planning to attack me from both sides?"

There was no response. Slowly, a faint barrier formed around Grand Dream City. West Royal Consort had arrived. However, she was in no rush to act. To prevent the old turtle from escaping with the city, and to avoid attracting attention, she had to first form a formation around the city.

Meanwhile, the old turtle was still completely oblivious. West Royal Consort specialized in sealing, and she was exceptionally proficient at it. Slowly, Grand Dream City became isolated from the rest of the world.

West Royal Consort had not bothered to solicit help for this task. After leaving the Death Realm, she had discovered that the experts of the various races were in hiding, while the human experts were monitoring the Allheaven Battlefield in secret.

In such a situation, seeking help would only risk leaking this operation of hers. The best option was to come alone and join hands with West Heavenly King to kill the old turtle.

Eliminating the new East Heavenly Domain and killing the old turtle would be the best way for them to establish a connection between the living and the dead. Opening new death tunnels was simply too unreliable and risky.

One had to admit that this was quite a bold plan. Killing Grand Dream would affect the entire humanity and the remaining guardians. Hiding in the void, West Royal Consort could see the old turtle clearly. However, the old turtle was completely oblivious to her presence.

Under her mask, she sneered. This old turtle was only strong because he was so long-lived. His dao comprehension was simply too shallow.

Due to his age, he wasn't weak. Among the living, very few people could match him. However, he was too ignorant. So ignorant that he couldn't even detect the workings of dao around him, allowing her to freely set up a sealing formation around the city.

In short, the old turtle was only good at brute strength. He was terrible at the dao. Someone like that might be powerful for anyone else, but for her, this was someone she could kill.

"Someone so idiotic has zero hope of becoming a Master of Law."

While thinking about all that, she started contacting West Heavenly King in preparation for their joint attack. She aimed to finish the meddling old turtle in one fell swoop.