Chapter 1950: Approaching Battle (3)

The moment Su Yu gained more support, such as support from March and a few others, Hundred Battle King would cease being a threat to his position. Hundred Battle King would need to defect and join the myriad races if he actually wanted to pose a threat to Su Yu.

"I won't be doing this intentionally."

Su Yu said, "It depends on his luck. If he's lucky enough, he will naturally be able to seize this opportunity and escape. If he's unlucky, well, I won't go out of my way to help him. Of course, our slogan remains. Free Hundred Battle King!"

They smiled helplessly as understanding finally dawned on the rest of them. A slogan was just that. A slogan. Nothing more. They shouldn't take it seriously.

"Let's not waste time. You know the plan." Su Yu exhaled and said, "I'll check South Suppression Marquis. If he's unwilling to help, the nine of you will fight. If he's willing to help, you will gain two additional helpers."

The others nodded. They much preferred fighting with additional help. But after understanding Su Yu's plan, they were no longer as worried. They believed they could win even without South Suppression Marquis.

Even Cloud Fire Marquis changed his attitude. He said, "If he's not willing to help, just let him be lest he messes with our plan."

"..."

Brave Martial General and Cloud Water Marquis rolled their eyes. Men.

Not long ago, he was still completely unwilling to follow Su Yu. But look at how fast he changed. He was even suggesting that they ignore South Suppression Marquis to keep their plan smooth. Clearly, he was also of the opinion that South Suppression Marquis might ruin their plan.

Shadow Marquis decided to say something as well, "South Suppression Marquis is a very straightforward man. If he's unwilling, he will reject you directly. As for Wen Qi, forget about him. He is South Suppression Marquis' advisor. Just keep him sealed lest he contributes some stupid ideas to South Suppression Marquis after coming out. Not everything South Suppression Marquis did was his own idea. Some of these ideas came from Wen Qi."

"Keep Wen Qi sealed. During your meeting with South Suppression Marquis, don't give Wen Qi the chance to interrupt. That is my suggestion."

"..."

They were even starting to scheme for Su Yu. Not long ago, they were still quite unwilling to follow him around. Su Yu was rendered quite speechless at this change of attitude. This had happened so abruptly. He did not say anything and vanished into his Mark of Civilization.

***

Inside a certain page.

The air before South Suppression Marquis warped as an individual appeared before him. Before he could say anything, Su Yu brought his palm down and suppressed Wen Qi fully. Su Yu had decided to heed Shadow Marquis' advice.

In any case, this was only a fresh Daofuse. He did not care about such a person too much. South Suppression Marquis was much more important due to his combat strength.

South Suppression Marquis' expression changed as he demanded in fury, "What are you doing? Are you trying to humiliate us? Even if you're the human lord of the Lower Realm, I am an ancient marquis—"

Boom!

Su Yu answered with a punch, sending South Suppression Marquis multiple steps backward while blood dripped down his mouth.

After the punch, Su Yu wasted no time and said, "I'm rescuing Hundred Battle King. Are you willing to fight?"

South Suppression Marquis, who was about to start raging, blanked out.

Some of his rage faded as he asked doubtfully, "What are you saying?"

"I'm rescuing Hundred Battle King." Su Yu said, "Eight heavenly kings are involved in his suppression. I don't have enough strength to face them all. I only have one question for you. Are you willing to help?"

South Suppression Marquis answered with a frown, "Of course! But is this a suicide mission? I really want to free Hundred Battle King, but eight heavenly kings! Heavenly kings...are you talking about pseudo kings?"

"Yes."

Su Yu nodded. For him, the two were the same. It was normal for different people to call people at that level by different titles.

Su Yu said, "Now, all the other ancient marquises have agreed to fight. You are the only one left."

South Suppression Marquis asked in fury, "Did you capture all of them?"

"Nope. Only the two of you."

South Suppression Marquis grew even angrier upon hearing that. He asked, "Why? You might be the human lord, but I have never betrayed humanity! Why are you treating me so?"

He couldn't understand this. He had thought that the others had suffered the same fate as well. But that wasn't the case. He was the only one treated this way.

Su Yu said, "Because you're a scumbag. The iron devourers are still helping humanity secretly even after the great defeat of the ninth epoch. They have contributed significantly to the survival of the few remaining human marquises up here. Yet you're trying to push them to their deaths just to help Hundred Battle King. Perhaps you're not a traitor of humanity. But you disgust me more than a traitor."

Su Yu's eyes turned frosty as he continued, "Today, you can stab your allies in their back. Tomorrow, you can probably send a large number of your fellow humans to their deaths for Hundred Battle. In your eyes, a single Hundred Battle is better than ten or a hundred Daofuses. You probably believe that it's worth trading six ancient Daofuses for Hundred Battle alone, right?"

South Suppression Marquis blanked out slightly. After a slight pause, he gnashed his teeth and nodded, "It's worth it!"

He did not deny. That was indeed his thought.

Su Yu said, "I know. Shadow Marquis and the others said that you're stubborn and straightforward. I can guess how you think. In your eyes, you have never betrayed humanity. Everything is for the sake of humanity as a whole. In short, you believe that it is natural for weaklings to sacrifice themselves for the strong. Is that so?"

"Yes!" South Suppression Marquis solemnly said, "I understand that not everyone will agree with this. But this is indeed my belief."

Su Yu said, "In that case, answer me. Are you willing to die to free Hundred Battle?"

"Yes." South Suppression Marquis said, "Back then, Bing Ku and I were the ones who had supported his ascent into his position as the human lord. He lost the final battle. Bing Ku died to help the others escape, Marquis Minshan died, and Hundred Battle King was sealed. I am the only survivor from back then. I can sacrifice anything to free Hundred Battle King. A single Hundred Battle King is better than a hundred Daofuses like me. I can do anything for this. All to make up for our mistake back then."

"You are incapable of making up for such a massive mistake."

"I understand." South Suppression Marquis said, "I know I can't do anything to properly make up for that! But only Hundred Battle King can save humanity! He is the strongest pseudo king! How can we face the myriad races without him?"

Su Yu smiled and said, "In that case, I won't waste your time. I need your help. The moment you're released, ignite all your blood essence and detonate your body to kill the enemy before you. That is your sole task."

South Suppression Marquis merely stared at him coldly.

Su Yu sneered and said, "Are you unwilling?"

South Suppression Marquis said, "No. But I don't trust you. What if the person in front of my is a friend of mine? My comrade. My fellow soldier..."

Su Yu took his human lord's token out and said, "I swear on the human lord's token that you will be faced with the heavenly kings suppressing Hundred Battle King. If I lie, may my token shatter."

The human lord's token shook slightly. The vow had been accepted.

South Suppression Marquis' expression changed.

Su Yu asked, "Is this enough for you? Or do you want Shadow and the others to give you the same vow as well?

"If this is enough for you, keep my word in mind. At the moment of your release, you only need to do one thing. Kill your opponents. Detonate your body and kill as many enemies as possible. Detonate everything except your sea of willpower."

"Can we free Hundred Battle King doing this?"

Su Yu shook his head, "I can't guarantee anything. Eight heavenly kings are in charge of his suppression. We can only do our best. Any guarantee you hear will be nothing but bullshit."

South Suppression Marquis sighed and said, "How big are our chances of success?"

"Fifty-fifty, I would say." Su Yu smiled and said, "I won't do this without any confidence. It also depends on Hundred Battle himself."

South Suppression Marquis sank into silence. After a while, he said, "Even after detonating my body, or even my sea of willpower, I can't promise that I can kill an actual pseudo king..."

"I will do my best to suppress their strength and mess with their daos."

"In that case...I agree." South Suppression Marquis gnashed his teeth and said, "I can help, but I need a promise from you!"

"What is it?" South Suppression Marquis said, "If we manage to free Hundred Battle King, promise not to kill him, directly or indirectly."

"..."

Su Yu blanked out.

South Suppression Marquis gnashed his teeth and said, "You managed to gain the support of everyone in such a short time. I know Cloud Fire Marquis and the others well. They are not so easily subdued. But you never bothered to talk to me. Clearly, that's because I'm Hundred Battle's supporter. You are the current human lord. Hundred Battle is the previous human lord. You might not necessarily be doing this to help him. Maybe you're freeing him so you can kill him and make way for the Lower Realm experts to produce more Daofuses.

"You are very capable in combat. But at the same time, you are also very smart. I don't know you, but I can guess that much. Hundred Battle is rash, and he has been sealed for many years. He might not be a match for you."

Su Yu was surprised. He laughed. This was the first person who had concluded that Hundred Battle King wouldn't be his match before he could even say much. And this was a firm supporter of Hundred Battle King.

South Suppression Marquis said, "If you wish to act against Hundred Battle King, you should do it openly, with everyone else bearing witness. That is my only request. I can accept any result from a fair and open competition between two rulers."

He was only worried that Hundred Battle King would get himself schemed to death before he even knew what was going on. After all, he was no longer the sole leader humanity could choose.

South Suppression Marquis understood that, but he also hoped that the competition between two potential rulers could be done fairly and openly.

Su Yu laughed and said, "If he leaves me alone, I will keep this promise with you. But our promise only holds until he starts coming after me. At that point, nothing matters anymore."

South Suppression Marquis said, "If he does something stupid like running into his own death, I won't object to what you do. Is this acceptable for you?"

"I suppose." Su Yu smiled, "Looks like you're not that stupid, after all."

He glanced at Wen Qi, who was suppressed beside him, and said, "As for this guy, I'll leave him like this for now lest he start saying stupid things. This is all. But to prevent you from doing anything against me, I'll be leaving something on your dao. Is that acceptable?"

"Yes."

Su Yu nodded, "At first, I thought you were brainless. Clearly, that's not the case. You're simply prejudiced. So be it. We'll talk more if you survive this. If you die, none of this will be an issue anymore."

"I hope we'll get the chance to talk more."

Su Yu merely chuckled before leaving.

South Suppression Marquis was a lot more decisive than he had imagined. According to Cloud Fire Marquis and the others, he was rash and prideful. Perhaps that was true, but he definitely wasn't stupid.

Even without knowing Su Yu, he could conclude that Hundred Battle King would not be Su Yu's match in scheming. Then again, it was understandable how he reached that conclusion. Shadow Marquis and the others had surrendered way too easily.

These people had all survived Hundred Battle King's era. They wouldn't bow easily to any other human lord unless the said human lord was actually capable.

"I hope he won't do anything stupid."

That fellow better not try to stab him in the back right after coming out of the book. He was serious when he said that he would place something on that fellow's dao. And with that, they started waiting in silence.

A major battle was upon them.