Chapter 1848: I Alone Rule The Myriad Realms (3)

The middle-aged man asked, "Senior, is this human lord someone you picked?"

"Me?" Great Zhou King laughed and said, "I almost forgot to mention this. Don't talk about this in front of the human lord. We don't get to pick him. He is the one deciding whether we should continue existing. Emperor Yu is different from the previous nine human lords. You can think what you want, but don't forget that your actions will determine your fates."

"Would he kill us?"

"Of course."

All four of them sank into silence.

Great Zhou King chuckled and continued, "Why not? You didn't see what happened before this battle, so you might have been thinking that you might get lucky. If you really wish to seek death, let me know and I can fulfil that request. That way, you won't drag anyone else down with you. It's fine to be stupid once. But if you remain stupid, you might as well die."

The four were out of words. They followed Great Zhou King in silence. A short while later, someone appeared out of thin air in front of them. Their expressions changed drastically. This was a face they knew.

Wan Tiansheng!

Someone who had just killed the Nether Pseudo Emperor. A terrifying being.

"Director Wan."

"Great Zhou King." Wan Tiansheng greeted with a smile. He looked at the four and asked, "Are they the ones?"

"Yeah."

"Four Eternals? How did they descend alive? How surprising."

Great Zhou King explained with a smile, "I reckon there were more, but these were the lucky survivors. Am I right?"

With a sorrowful expression, the middle-aged man answered, "Yes. Sixteen Eternals and twenty-two Sunmoons. Only the four of us survived."

"That's very lucky of you." Great Zhou King said, "That is a big number. Considering your strength, this is really lucky. Anyone below the Daofuse Realm shouldn't have been able to survive the descent. Looks like you guys are doing very badly in the Upper Realm. But things are probably not too bad since you still have so many Eternals to spare. I thought there would be far fewer of you left up there."

The middle-aged man said, "There aren't that many Daofuses left. But we still have some experts under the protection of these Daofuses."

Great Zhou King nodded and did not ask further.

Wan Tiansheng smiled and asked, "Do the people up there stay together or separately?"

"Separately. We serve the Stable Army Marquis. He is a Torchbearer as well. Thus, our entire line can be considered a line of Torchbearers."

Hearing that, Great Zhou King chuckled and said, "How is he a Torchbearer? His son was a Torchbearer, but the son died during the previous epoch. He's not a Torchbearer just because his son was one. So be it. This isn't important. I guess he can consider himself a Torchbearer with a stretch."

The four did not dare to argue. They might have dared previously, but not anymore. The Lower Realm could very well be much scarier than even the Upper Realm.

That Su Yu was someone who had killed six Daofuses in a day, forcing Tiangu and the others to hide inside their realms. Tiangu was someone with a solid reputation, someone even newcomers of the Lower Realm like them knew well.

In fact, Tiangu had a decent number of supporters even in the Upper Realm. They were feeling very nervous. Since Great Zhou King had gone straight to them, it was clear that the humans here had known of them long ago. This was terrifying. They couldn't understand how they had exposed themselves.

They had thought that they had hidden themselves well, but that was not the case at all.

At the same time, Wan Tiansheng sent Great Zhou King a voice transmission, "Great Zhou King, what is the strength of that Stable Army Marquis?"

"Decent. Comparable to the current Old Qin, I guess."

"That is indeed decent." Wan Tiansheng nodded and said, "As for these people...their fates are in their own hands. Great Zhou King, do not provoke him further. Do not ruin the tiny bit of trust you have built for some newcomers from the Upper Realm."

Great Zhou King nodded and said nothing. He had finally built some trust by completing Su Yu's missions, killing two marquises. He was a very useful person to have around.

Su Yu's current mood was probably decent after killing so many enemies. Even so, Wan Tiansheng was worried that Su Yu wouldn't tolerate Great Zhou King if Great Zhou King were to provoke him again.

After all, that kid had a terrible temper.

***

At the moment, Su Yu wasn't even thinking about them.

He had only casually mentioned that he wanted to meet them, but it was by no means a priority task for him. He couldn't even be bothered to send anyone to monitor them anymore. He only had Great Zhou King invite them alone.

Su Yu was busy meeting Lan Tian. That was more important. Main hall of Emperor Yu's Court. Lan Tian was giggling at Su Yu in the form of a young girl. Su Yu felt his scalp go numb as he faced Lan Tian.

"Deputy Director Lan..."

Big Brother Yu!"

The girl greeted with boundless joy. Su Yu's expression changed. He was Su Yu. He had killed Daofuses. He had battled heavenly kings. He had faced Martial Emperor. He feared nobody in the Myriad Realms.

He feared nothing! But damn it! Lan Tian! Why was Lan Tian so scary? He had nothing to say. If Lan Tian were an enemy, he would have killed Lan Tian long ago. But Lan Tian had contributed greatly to humanity. He also had a deep relationship with Wan Tiansheng.

Su Yu ignored the way Lan Tian was addressing. This unique characteristic of Lan Tian was also part of why his clones were so difficult to deal with.

Su Yu asked, "Are the seals in place?"

"Yes, Big Brother Yu. But I didn't manage to bury anything in the Divine, Devil, and Immortal Realms. Those realms are too hard to approach."

"But the other realms are ready?"

"Yah! Yah! The girl nodded and said, "Is Cutie Tian amazing?"

"..."

Holy shit!

What an impressive role-playing ability.

Su Yu said, "Got it. You have contributed greatly yet again, Deputy Director Lan. After I'm done with these realms, I will take you on a trip to view the true nature of the various daos. You may leave and return to what you have been busy with."

"I'm not busy..."

"You're busy." Su Yu solemnly said, "Deputy Director Lan, you have a lot of tasks. I need an eye on the Myriad Realms. Can your clones cover every inch of the Myriad Realms? Are they really everywhere?"

Lan Tian blanked out slightly and said, "That's too much space to cover. I don't have that many clones yet..."

"Exactly. Thus, your dao is incomplete. Go. Work hard and get yourself more clones. I want you everywhere."

Su Yu continued, "When you're done with the living, try the dead as well. And when you're done with that, you will need to start sending your clones to the Upper Realm. Information is the most reliable trump card to have. With enough information, I can always catch my enemies by surprise. Thus, victory will be guaranteed.

"And this all depends on you, Deputy Director Lan. If I win in the future, you shall be appointed the Saint King. Wan Tiansheng shall be the Heavenly Saint King. See, I got the two of you similar titles in consideration of your close relationship."

Once again, Lan Tian blanked out. Finally, he stood up and said, "Okay! I'll go cultivate more clones! Don't forget your promise!"

"Of course."

Just then, Wan Tiansheng arrived outside the hall. When he heard the last part of the conversation, his entire body went stiff as he cursed inwardly. When would Su Yu stop being such an asshole? What a scumbag.

The happy Lan Tian was skipping his way out of the hall. When he saw Wan Tiansheng, he said in excitement, "Big Brother Tiansheng, I'm leaving to work!"

He paused, looked at the four newcomers from the Upper Realm, and laughed, "Tee hee. How interesting. Big Brother Yu, you can keep them around for me. I'll turn them into clones. They feel somewhat different from us."

Then, Lan Tian skipped away. The four were looking at the little girl with odd expressions. They didn't know that person.

Lan Tian?

That was a familiar name, but they were too new in the Lower Realm to know too much about that name.

Su Yu smiled and agreed, "Sure. You can have them if they get rebellious. Thank you, Deputy Director Lan."

"You're welcome, Big Brother Yu!"

The happy Lan Tian continued skipping away like a happy child.

At the moment, there were quite a lot of pedestrians outside the palace. Some were playing around, some were quarrelling, some were fighting, some were reading...The four newcomers had thought that this was a regular bustling scene in the new holy land, so they hadn't paid much thought to it.

But right after Lan Tian left, hundreds of them vanished with a flicker. It was as though they were never there. Instantly, the four felt a chill creeping all over their bodies. The bustling holy land had suddenly turned cold.

Even the face of Great Zhou King, who was following behind them, twitched. Su Yu indulged Lan Tian quite a lot.

In truth, most people were too afraid to approach the main palace. Thus, Great Zhou King had been surprised to see the bustling scene. Surprisingly, those were all the clones of Lan Tian. Even the more than ten guards standing around the palace were Lan Tian's clones. He had thought that these were the guards deployed by Marquis Xia.

Great Zhou King felt another headache coming. He prayed inwardly that the four wouldn't do anything stupid. Otherwise, they would either be slapped to death by Su Yu or delivered to Lan Tian, which was essentially a fate worse than death.

As for Wan Tiansheng, he only felt tired.

Saint King?

Heavenly Saint King?

Was that a joke?

Right after stepping into the hall, he said, "I greet Emperor Yu. Director Wan Tiansheng of Clearfilth Office has arrived with Great Zhou King and the four guests from the Upper Realm."

Great Zhou King bowed slightly as well. With a smile, Su Yu looked at the four. He said nothing. He merely stared at them with a smile on his face. But after a while, the four shivered.

This...Lower Realm! Why was the Lower Realm so sinister and abnormal? Didn't the people up there claim that this was an epoch where humanity was extremely weak? But today, they had encountered multiple humans who could cause them to shiver with fear.

In fact, these people felt even scarier than Stable Army Marquis. Stable Army Marquis had a powerful aura, but he was only as strong as Fallen Star Marquis. But several experts of such strength had died in the span of only one day here.

They felt as though the battle in the Lower Realm was a lot more intense than the battle in the Upper Realm.

While the four were still hesitating about what to say, Su Yu's smile turned into a pensive smile.

Eternals.

Four of them. Perhaps this would provide him with a second path to the Upper Realm.

This was convenient.

Just the additional path alone would be a big gain for him.

As Su Yu's smile grew wider, the four felt even colder than before. To the side, Great Zhou King and Wan Tiansheng were feeling quite helpless. Could this guy hold back a bit? This was so creepy even the two of them were starting to feel uncomfortable.