Chapter 1781: Treacherous Su Yu (3)

Tian Yue sighed and said, "In that case, please allow me to...abstain from the battle against my teacher. I'm worried that I will...change my mind."

Su Yu nodded, "Granted."

"Thank you, Human Lord."

Tian Yue said nothing else.

Su Yu smiled and said, "Everyone, let's pretend like nothing has happened. Let us keep this matter a secret for now. Do not let the myriad races discover anything."

He looked at the book spirit and tea plant before saying, "The myriad races must have been quite curious about my short absence. The two of you can come with me. Let's launch a sneak attack against Heavenly Overseer Marquis together. Let the myriad races believe that I have disappeared to seek help from you."

"Okay."

The two nodded.

Su Yu looked at Great Qin King and the others. "The two of you will rest here. Senior Grand Dream is injured. Please help keep watch while he heals. I'll be back soon."

"Understood."

The two were in a great mood. That had been such a satisfying battle. It felt great. Their joy was understandable. After all, they had suppressed such a powerful Daofuse so easily.

Looking at the weakened old turtle, Su Yu said helplessly, "Senior, your dao isn't weak at all. But...you need to put more effort into it. We will make some time to take a trip to your dao in the future."

The old turtle was so powerful, yet he lacked the ability to utilize too much power from his dao. Prior to this, it wasn't obvious as he had only been faced with weaker opponents. But this time, his weakness became clear for all to see.

The old turtle looked rather embarrassed. He had lived a very long life, yet his understanding of his dao was indeed very shallow. In truth, he had never cared much for it.

Su Yu said, "The Celestial River of Death seems to be stirring. Please keep an eye on it as well. Heavendoom and the rest of you, return to your cities stealthily. Don't alert anyone. Don't show off. Heavendoom, remember! No showing off!"

He solemnly said, "We need to keep your strength hidden for now! Don't mess up! We aim to eliminate the Daofuses of our enemies at the lowest cost. I don't want to lose any Daofuses. Just imagine being the final general to die right before the establishment of a new dynasty. That would be the most vexing death ever. The Daofuses to die at the very end would likely return as a death spirit just to vent their frustration toward you."

Heavendoom grimaced, but he said nothing. Why was he being singled out? Grandstar was very good at showing off as well!

Su Yu looked around and said, "Try to dismantle this formation without damaging it. We can let Great Ming King study this thing. It is quite an exquisite formation. This is a formation powerful enough to cover the battle between multiple Daofuses. It is very valuable."

He had to acknowledge West Royal Consort's mastery in this. What if he could cover an entire realm with this formation? He could eliminate a realm without anyone knowing! Great Ming King...if he could replicate this formation, this would be their best tool to assassinate Daofuses.

The formation was no longer complete. A tiny hole had been torn through it. This was the white dog's handiwork. After all, he was in a rush to go back home.

Su Yu had no further orders.

This battle had not taken too long. But he still had to show his face lest the myriad races suspect that he was scheming something again. Everyone had misunderstood him. He was totally not a schemer. He had merely left to get help.

Before long, Su Yu left while stepping on the River of Time, their auras concealed.

***

The entire Myriad Realms were still focused on the battle in the boundless void. The battle between the two super experts was extremely intense. Su Yu had appeared for a short while before vanishing. Nobody knew what he was doing.

But due to his disappearance, everyone remained on high alert. Even Heavenly Overseer Marquis was paying close attention to his surroundings, wary of a sneak attack.

Suddenly, his expression changed. He launched a barrage of mad attacks at Great Zhou King before hurriedly fleeing while roaring, "Don't force me to drag you down with me!"

Just then, Su Yu appeared not far away. He was accompanied by two Daofuses.

Su Yu roared, "Great Zhou King, you piece of trash! What are you doing? Give chase! Keep him occupied! Piece of trash! I told you to kill him, but you let him escape?"

He appeared enraged.

The moment he appeared, the various observers exhaled in relief.

They weren't even surprised.

They knew that he wasn't the type to swallow his anger. Sure enough, he had gone to seek help. He even wanted to launch a sneak attack on Heavenly Overseer Marquis. Fortunately, Heavenly Overseer Marquis was no weakling. He had been constantly wary of sneak attacks.

Great Zhou King gave chase in silence.

Su Yu said, "Book Spirit, Tea Plant, give chase! Kill this bastard! Even if you can't kill him, snatch the Heavenly Hunt Index!"

"Heavenly Overseer Marquis!" Su Yu said, "Hand over the Heavenly Hunt Index or you'll suffer a fate worse than death! You can try me! Hand it over and I'll keep your corpse intact after killing you!"

Domineering.

He would kill even if the Heavenly Hunt Index was surrendered. Heavenly Overseer Marquis would be a total fool to agree. Naturally, Heavenly Overseer Marquis did not bother to say anything. He continued fleeing, vanishing into the distance.

Great Zhou King continued his pursuit.

As the book spirit and tea plant joined the pursuit, Su Yu roared, "If he's really gone, stop chasing lest he has a trap prepared somewhere. Focus on searching for Bountiful Treasure instead. Kill him when you find him. He's much easier to kill than Heavenly Overseer Marquis."

Instantly, Bountiful Treasure appeared far away. He was moving at a rapid speed. Instead of moving in to attack, he was fleeing madly. He was only here to observe the battle. With a hum, he vanished into the distance as well.

Su Yu was truly a lunatic. He wanted to kill everyone. Fine, fine. It was time to find a good hiding place and go missing for some time. He did not want to stay in the Allheaven Battlefield anymore.

***

At the same time.

The experts of the various races were relieved.

Good. Nothing happened.

Both Heavenly Overseer Marquis and Bountiful Treasure had successfully escaped. Even Su Yu had seemingly stopped his madness. His plan to kill Heavenly Overseer Marquis had failed.

This wasn't a bad result. Nobody wanted to fight a final battle yet. It was still too early for that. Everyone was still waiting for the Upper Realm. They were uninterested in risking their own lives to fight as the vanguard.

Immortal Realm.

Tiangu was relieved as well, but he still frowned. Su Yu had started and ended the battle out of nowhere. He seemed mad, and he hadn't gained anything from the sudden battle. What was the point?

After thinking about it, he looked at Talisman King and asked, "Does anything feel wrong?"

Talisman King hesitated slightly and said, "Wrong...do you mean...this is a scheme? Or has Heavenly Overseer Marquis switched sides?"

His expression changed as he continued, "Are you saying that this whole battle is an act to lure us out? They might turn around to attack us the moment we join the battle? They have merely given up since we have all remained patient?"

This was most certainly not Tiangu's suspicion, but upon hearing about it, he couldn't resist suspecting the same as well. Previously, he only felt that something wasn't right. But now...wait...was that the case?

But that was indeed possible. Was that whole battle an act?

A bait?

Fortunately, all of them were patient enough to keep holding back. They would only act when Heavenly Overseer Marquis was dying, but to reach that point, Heavenly Overseer Marquis and Great Zhou King would need to fight until the very end.

Tiangu's expression changed. The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

An act!

That would perfectly explain the sudden start and end of the battle.

He nodded and said, "Yes, this is possible. Spread this possibility. Send those below the Eternal Realm to the other realms and inform them of this possibility. Warn them to be wary of Heavenly Overseer Marquis."

Talisman King nodded. Sure enough, he was right!

Even Tiangu had the same suspicion!

No matter what, Heavenly Overseer Marquis used to be a subordinate of Culture King. He might have really betrayed them. In that case, they had to be wary of him moving forward.

***

At the same time.

The experts of some other races reached the same conclusion as well.

Devil Realm.

Mo Yue grimaced and asked, "Imperial Father, is this whole thing an act? Is something wrong with Heavenly Overseer Marquis?"

Mo Ji said, "It's hard to say. Just be careful. Remind the other races as well. Su Yu gained nothing from this battle. It was essentially a pointless battle. He even lost a fragment because of it."

"I understand."

The devils started suspecting the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion as well.

Heavenly Overseer Marquis might have betrayed them!

***

Divine Realm.

Jiwu sank into thought. After a long while, he said, "Be wary of Heavenly Overseer Marquis. He has been suspicious during the fall of the celestial chasms. And now, I understand what he's doing. He wishes to gather all the fragments. This might be an act."

According to their understanding of Su Yu, he might be rash, but he was also incredibly shrewd. He would gain massively from every battle he was involved in. But this time, he had gained nothing. He had even lost the record character to Heavenly Overseer Marquis.

How could Su Yu suffer a loss? That was impossible.

Completely impossible!

Nobody would believe it.

That damn Heavenly Overseer Marquis must have switched sides!

***

They were not the only ones with such thoughts.

Heavenly Overseer Marquis, who was hiding in the boundless void, was frowning with the record character in hand.

What the hell was this?

He had not gained or lost much from the battle. His plan might have been exposed, but he had gained a fragment. All in all, he hadn't made a loss.

"Something isn't right..."

Heavenly Overseer Marquis' expression changed. Something wasn't right! He suddenly thought of something. Was he the first person to ever gain something from Su Yu in a conflict? In that case, how would the myriad races think about this?

Immediately, someone appeared to give him an answer. Far away, Bountiful Treasure's voice rang out, "If you have joined the humans, you should have informed me about it. Don't leave me out. You're putting me in a very hard position. Goodbye, Heavenly Overseer Marquis. I believe we should distance ourselves from each other from now on."

Then, Bountiful Treasure vanished.

Danger.

Heavenly Overseer Marquis might have switched sides. He had previously cooperated with Heavenly Overseer Marquis. Thus, he had to remain on alert. That bastard might have abandoned him and submitted to humanity instead.

How troublesome.

What was he supposed to do now?

Heavenly Overseer Marquis' expression changed. Sure enough, even Bountiful Treasure was starting to suspect him.

So this was Su Yu's goal!

"Su Yu!"

Heavenly Overseer Marquis gnashed his teeth in fury. A scheme to drive a wedge between him and the myriad races! No wonder. So the whole thing was merely a scheme!

"What a good scheme!"

Heavenly Overseer Marquis felt incredibly helpless about it. How was he supposed to convince them that their suspicion was wrong? Not only had he suffered no loss from the battle. He had even gained something. Would anyone believe him? After all, nobody had ever gained anything from a battle with Su Yu.

"Truly a good scheme!"

Heavenly Overseer Marquis sighed. So be it. It was only a matter of time before everyone knew the truth. Damn that Su Yu!