Chapter 1980: Upper Realm Again (3)

Wan Tiansheng talked about something else instead, "Are you serious about that new research center?"

Su Yu nodded, "Of course. I'll open two. One in Grand Dream City and one in the Death Realm itself. I need people to help me with the analysis of the various daos. One begets two. Two begets three. Ten thousand become one. One becomes ten thousand.

"The Culture King students we found can stay under Grand Dream City. He Tu will lead them. As for the research center in the city itself, I'll send some human researchers there. My Teacher Bai, Wu Lan, Grandteacher Hong Tan, and the others are good at research."

Su Yu said, "Researching the myriad daos is also a form of cultivation. It is also safer for them to stay in Grand Dream City."

Wan Tiansheng said, "I have a question. Think about it and give me an answer."

"Yes?"

"How do we handle Hundred Battle King?" He asked, "You have yet to help the other humans switch their daos. Most of them are still following the physical body dao. You have said nothing about these people. What is your plan concerning them?"

Su Yu answered, "The physical body dao used to be powerful enough to support numerous human kings. A single Hundred Battle is not comparable to even one human king. Thus, the dao itself is already greatly damaged. It requires repair."

Wan Tiansheng said, "Don't give me this perfunctory answer. Be honest. Are you thinking of killing Hundred Battle? With him out of the way, we might instantly gain multiple new Daofuses. Is that the case?"

As Su Yu had not bothered talking about Hundred Battle King's fate, Wan Tiansheng started suspecting that Su Yu had decided to kill Hundred Battle King instead. Furthermore, there was also the fact that Su Yu had been silent about the other human Eternals who were still stuck below the Daofuse Realm.

That was suspicious since he had helped even the allied races, the ancient humans, and the guardians with their advancement. Was he simply waiting for a chance to kill Hundred Battle King?

Su Yu thought about it and said, "I can't promise anything for now, but I'm not determined to kill him. However, he needs to be tactful and make way for more people to grow through the physical body dao. As for whether he needs to change his dao or do something else to make that happen, it's none of my business. Since he owes humanity, he needs to pay his debt. Back then, he had grown so strong because some of the Daofuses back then had made way from the dao to allow his growth. It is time for him to do the same for humanity."

That was Su Yu's thought. Hundred Battle King could be spared, but he wouldn't be allowed to keep monopolizing the physical body dao. He had to make way and allow others to enter the Daofuse Realm. Without him blocking the way, humanity could probably gain at least ten new Daofuses.

Wan Tiansheng said, "The new Daofuses might not be stronger than the current Hundred Battle even when they are joining hands."

"That does not matter." Su Yu shook his head and said, "The new Daofuses will be far weaker. He is probably strong enough to face even ten heavenly kings. But so what? He's not one of mine."

"I see. I understand now."

Wan Tiansheng said, "I know what to do now. There is no need for you to say anything about this. I'll handle it."

Su Yu nodded without saying anything. With a flicker, Wan Tiansheng vanished.

***

Su Yu was extremely busy during the next two days. He had to establish two new research centers, deal with the numerous affairs of the Lower Realm, and visit the River of Time repeatedly to bury more of his pages.

***

He was barely done with all his tasks when the third day arrived.

Near the passage of the Torchbearers.

Including Su Yu, eighteen experts had gathered there.

"We won't be leaving any guards here this time."

Su Yu said, "Attempting to block our path here will be suicide for anyone from the Lower Realm. At worst, we can leave through a different passage."

Previously, he had been very wary of unexpected circumstances. This time, he was well prepared. Thus, he did not intend to leave any guards here. That would be a waste of personnel.

The gathered experts were looking excited, especially Heavendoom. He said, "Are we going to start killing right after we're up there?"

Su Yu couldn't be bothered to answer. He looked at the spot where the portal was supposed to appear. It would appear once every month. And it had been nearly a month since he last used this passage.

Or to be precise, they were a few days away. But for the current Su Yu, he no longer needed to wait for a month. He was already capable of activating the passage in advance. For him, this would be a brand new start in the Upper Realm.

He took Xing Yu's token out and pushed it upward.

Shortly after, a portal appeared before them.

"Go!"

With that, Su Yu stepped into the portal, followed by the gathered experts.

This time, only the top experts were picked. Thus, the danger within the passage wasn't a big deal.

***

At the same time.

Bamboo Mountain.

Great Bamboo Marquis was looking at September again.

It had been ten days. Su Yu's group had disappeared for ten days. There had been no news. Over the past ten days, the Upper Realm was in chaos. The assembly of the myriad races had begun, but things weren't progressing smoothly.

The iron devourer experts were all looking at September. With a solemn expression, Great Bamboo Marquis said, "March will be back soon. The myriad races have been forcing him to make a stand. They even invited us to the assembly. If Su Yu continues to be missing, we will be forced to make a different choice."

September was starting to lose his calm as well. What happened? Where was Su Yu? He was certain Su Yu and the others weren't dead, but where were they?

Just then, the voice of a powerful immortal marquis rang out, "The iron devourer race is hereby invited to the Myriad Race Assembly. The second session will start in three days. Human Mountain will serve as the venue. Is the iron devourer race participating?"

Great Bamboo Marquis showed his trademark innocent expression and said, "We...need March to make the decision for us. He has yet to return. By the way, which races have yet to confirm their attendance?"

The immortal marquis said, "Fate, primordial giant, and iron devourer races. I will be notifying them now. Do what's smart, Great Bamboo Marquis."

Then, the immortal marquis vanished. The innocent expression on Great Bamboo Marquis' face was replaced by a heavy expression.

April said, "Great Bamboo Marquis, that guy was too arrogant..."

Great Bamboo Marquis said, "That doesn't matter. I'm worried about something else."

"What are you worried about?"

"I'm worried that they will move against us before the Chaos Mountain if we don't join the assembly."

"My father is still around..."

Great Bamboo Marquis sighed and said, "Don't be foolish. If they do decide to attack the Chaos Mountain, they will first need to make sure that nobody will be able to stab them in the back before the war. Since they don't know the actual strength of those at the Chaos Mountain, they won't allow us to sit on the sidelines while they fight."

"In that case, we can join them." April said, "We'll attend the assembly."

Great Bamboo Marquis said helplessly, "If we join them, they will make us the vanguard."

April's expression changed. When he stared at Great Bamboo Marquis, Great Bamboo Marquis nodded and said, "Don't look at me like that. Nothing will change. The myriad races aren't stupid. They won't allow us to play both sides. This is the case for all the former allied races of humanity. Even if we do end up joining them, they will make us the vanguard."

Great Bamboo Marquis sighed and continued, "There is no right choice here. We will be in danger regardless of our choice. The three major races alone are already far stronger than us. They are leading the assembly. The other races might not be willing to fight the Chaos Mountain, but they will be more than happy to see us serve as the vanguard."

Yes. There was no correct choice here.

Great Bamboo Marquis sighed again and said, "What is happening with humanity? With that Emperor Yu missing, we don't even know what to do next. Even March is under close monitoring of the other Venerables. He can't do anything carelessly or the three major races might lose patience and do something extreme against us."

April was greatly saddened to hear that.

And his emotion was infectious. The same expression spread to Full Moon before spreading to September. If Emperor Yu remained missing, it was likely that the iron devourer would end up serving as the vanguard of the myriad races. It was either that or suffering an encirclement by the myriad races.

September grumbled, "Emperor Yu is missing, but why is Hundred Battle King missing as well? If Hundred Battle King is here, we can easily instigate him to attack the Human Mountain. That will disrupt the meeting and buy us more time."

That attracted the gazes of all the other iron devourers.

What a scoundrel.

How did the iron devourer race produce someone so treacherous?

So he only wanted Hundred Battle King here to have someone to fool into attacking the myriad races?

***

At the same time.

Hundred Battle King was healing his injuries while attempting to break free from his final seal somewhere near Chaos Mountain. However, the final chain remained stubborn.

Fury blazed in his eyes.

Yue Luo.

Why couldn't he break this chain?

He gnashed his teeth as his eyes gleamed coldly.

Yue Luo!

He couldn't forgive the myriad races either. If it wasn't for this damn seal, those so-called Venerables would never have been able to harm him.

Suddenly, his crisis sense reacted slightly. He snorted coldly. Which bastard was thinking about him now? If they wanted to harm him so much, they were free to try!

***

Hundreds of kilometers away, a figure appeared from thin air. The figure was completely covered in black, only revealing a pair of mesmerizing eyes.

"Hundred Battle...Yue Luo misses you."

A gentle and seductive laughter rang out. Hundred Battle was near.