Chapter 839: First Venture Out Of The Human Realm (3)

Meanwhile, Su Yu didn't have too many thoughts in his mind. He was in a good mood. Many of his characters had advanced. Each advancement gave his willpower a small boost, so his willpower had also grown stronger after all the advancements. In fact, his willpower had grown so much that he was forced to compress it with his hammer again. He didn't want to become a Mountainsea so soon.

He still needed to form more characters. He wanted to see just how powerful his character technique would be after completion. His foundation was also still too shaky. He had been growing way too fast. He had to slow down for a bit.

It was late June. And he had only enrolled in the academy in August of the previous year. It hadn't even been a year.

In less than a year, his willpower had reached the Cloudbreach Realm while his body had reached the Skysoar Realm. This was a terrifying speed. Su Yu felt like there was a need to slow down and build up his foundation. Perhaps he could aim for seventy-two body forgings and willpower near the level of a Mountainsea by the end of the year. Six months should be enough for him to achieve all that.

While thinking about all that, he took out some heavenly source qi and started forging his body again. He had only completed eleven body forgings. If possible, he wanted to complete his twelfth body forging before entering the Allheaven Battlefield.

The moment he completed twelve body forgings, he would be able to unleash the strength of nearly six thousand acupoints. If he used all his strength alongside his characters and half-opened yang acupoint, he believed he could even defeat those ninth-stage Cloudbreaches.

Of course, those from the powerful races such as the divine and devil races would be an exception to that. He started working hard to forge his body.

Xia Huyou had given him a million merit points' worth of blood essence. From the blood essence, he had extracted about a thousand portions of heavenly source qi. Some were given to Xia Huyou and some were given to Bai Feng.

He had also extracted more heavenly source qi from his remaining blood essence in the Heart Calming Spring and used some of them. At present, he had about seven hundred portions left.

According to his calculations, he would probably require around twenty portions for a single body forging. Thus, he would have enough heavenly source qi to last him until the thirty-fifth body forging.

But he also expected the expenditure to increase the stronger his body became. He wasn't too worried. He only needed some blood essence to get more heavenly source qi. And blood was one thing the Allheaven Battlefield did not lack.

Su Yu did not intend to return before completing at least seventy-two body forgings. Yes. He aimed to complete his body forging in the Allheaven Battlefield. He would turn the Allheaven Battlefield upside down with slaughter...Uhm...as long as he didn't meet any powerful opponents. If he was really unlucky enough to encounter one, well, he would need to start running for his life.

That day, Su Yu remained in the room. Since Ye Hongyan had warned him to stay idle, he did not wish to create more trouble for her.

The second day arrived. It was the 20th of June.

Su Yu still couldn't leave.

Great Qin King would only return to the main headquarters tomorrow. As for which Invincible was in charge of keeping watch over the main headquarters today, Su Yu didn't know. He also didn't care.

He decided to keep staying in the room. Loneliness was not something he couldn't withstand. He continued forging his body. But he also realized that he would most likely fail to complete his twelfth body forging before his departure. But it didn't matter. It wouldn't take him longer than five days.

Surprisingly, Ye Hongyan took the initiative to see him.

Inside the room.

First, Ye Hongyan looked at the books she sent over. All the books had been read. She then looked at Su Yu who was still sitting in the exact same position. She sighed inwardly. This was quite an obedient child.

He was capable of withstanding loneliness. What a pity that all his elders were unreliable troublemakers.

Ye Hongyan walked to the front of the room and sat down on the head seat. She calmly said, "I have one thing to tell you. Cheng Yong killed someone again. It is likely that he has truly caught the attention of Invincibles."

"Who?" Su Yu asked.

"Someone from Great Xia. A ninth-stage Mountainsea deputy commander from the Great Xia Army. He's starting to kill even those from Great Xia now."

After a short silence, Su Yu asked, "Did Great Xia manage to catch him?"

This wasn't right. Xia Huyou once gave him a list of names Chen Yong might kill. And that deputy commander was on that list. But since Great Xia was already aware of that, so they should have been keeping an eye on that deputy commander.

Ye Hongyan waited a moment before giving a reply, "Great Xia did send someone to catch him. A Sunmoon was supposed to do it, but someone got in the way. Some people said that it was Lan Tian. Chen Yong might have defected for real."

Su Yu frowned and said, "Impossible. If it was Lan Tian, then it must be something he did for his own reasons. My martial uncle would never collude with the cult."

𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Ye Hongyan indifferently said, "Your voice doesn't matter. My voice doesn't matter as well. Since Chen Yong is starting to kill even those from Great Xia, it's clear the he's not planning to return any more."

Su Yu did not know what to say.

Ye Hongyan said, "If one day, Chen Yong, Hong Tan, and Liu Wenyan decided to defect from humanity, what would you do?"

Su Yu sank into silence.

"Are you not going to choose?"

Su Yu looked at her and answered with a grim tone, "Defect? How would you define defection? I don't understand. If the world considers the actions one does for survival defection, so be it. Let's defect."

"Heh."

Ye Hongyan sneered and said, "A lot of cultists share this opinion with you. They deserted the army or turned toward the myriad races for the sake of survival. Why must we label them as traitors?"

Su Yu paused slightly before saying, "No. We're different. In my eyes, I can face a blade coming from the front. But I can't forgive a blade coming from my back. But some of the cultists have turned against humanity because of their fear of the blade in front of them. To avoid facing that blade, they decided to live with their knees bent. We are different. Do not get us mixed, Martial Mother. I believe that my teacher, my martial uncle, and my grandteacher are willing to fight until their last breath against the myriad races. But right now, we are resisting the blade coming behind us."

Ye Hongyan sneered and said, "What if I tell you that the blade from the back was only released for the sake of facing the blade from the front? Young Man, don't see the world in such a simplistic manner. What would you choose if the blade behind you is the only blade capable of stopping the blade in front of you? The world is not split into only black and white. There is also gray."

Su Yu sank into silence. After a long while, he spoke, "All that is too complicated. I don't want to think about all that. I only care about what I can see right now, the things that I can get involved in right now. As for everything else...I won't bother thinking about them. I only know that these people are my teachers, martial uncle, and grandteacher. As for the others...they are not one of us."

"Don't you think that you're being selfish?"

"Selfish?" Su Yu nodded, "You can put it that way. I am not a saint. Of course, my Teacher Liu Wenyan might be a saint. I would have quit long ago if I were in his position."

"Liu Wenyan..." Ye Hongyan laughed. For the very first time after entering the room, she was laughing from her heart. She said, "He's not a saint. He's a fool. Liu Wenyan was too strongly influenced by his teacher. In his eyes, nothing is more important than the future of the multiple character faction. Everything else, including his family, and even himself, can be sacrificed.

"Even the most lowly existence is still a form of survival. He does not dare to resist too much. It is aware that if he resists too strongly, the multiple character faction will cease to exist."

Su Yu said nothing. Perhaps. But he was not planning to become the second Liu Wenyan. Sure, Liu Wenyan was his teacher. But that did not mean that he had to learn everything from Liu Wenyan. At the very least, that patience was something he would never learn. If he was really capable of patience, he wouldn't have left Great Xia in the first place.

Ye Hongyan also moved on from the topic. She stood up and said, "We will leave early morning tomorrow. I will escort you to the portal. But after crossing the portal, you can only rely on yourself for survival. Do not think about relying on anyone for protection. There are plenty of geniuses around. Nobody is special enough for special treatment."

Ye Hongyan coldly said, "Do not place your hope on anyone other than yourself. Do not place your future on people like Niu Baidao or Zhu Tiandao. Only trust yourself. Do not be a fool and place your trust in others. If someone tells you that your death can solve all issues...that is a lie. That is a fairy tale. Back then, Batian foolishly placed his trust in the wrong people. A miserable ending was the only thing he received for his trust.

"Don't walk his path. His path...does not end well. Niu Baidao believes that there is light in the future. He places his hope in the future. How idiotic! Zhu Tiandao believes that patience is necessary. You take a step back now so that you can rush forward in the future. He is also an idiot! He will only find that after bending over for so long, he has gotten so used to it that he can no longer straighten his back.

"Even a proud genius like Xia Longwu has been forced to bow to fate. This is a helpless era. Too many people have been forced into helplessness. I hope you won't walk the same path as these people. Their path might not suit you."

After saying that, Ye Hongyan left, leaving Su Yu to nod alone. He wouldn't! He would only walk his own path!

That day, he focused fully on his cultivation, forgetting about everything else.

In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived.

21st of June.

This was the day he was going to enter the Allheaven Battlefield. Early in the morning, Ye Hongyan arrived outside the room.

Su Yu stepped out of the room and followed her silently. None of the two said anything. They walked in silence toward the portal. On the way, numerous experts and soldiers could be seen going about with their own business.

Su Yu did not pay these people too much attention. He focused only on walking. After a long while, and after passing through numerous checkpoints, a bright pillar of light appeared in front of them.

Ye Hongyan spoke the first word of the day, "That is the entrance to the Allheaven Battlefield. It might be an ancient teleportation formation. Stand in there. When there are enough people, all of you will be sent to the Allheaven Battlefield."

Su Yu nodded.

Ye Hongyan waved her hand. Seeing that, a Mountainsea commander rushed over.

"Commander Ye..."

With a cold expression, she said, "Send Cui Lang to the Allheaven Battlefield when the portal is ready. I still have something I need to do. Notify me again when he returns."

"Yes!"

The moment Ye Hongyan left, the Mountainsea commander led Su Yu to the beam of light. A few dozen people were already gathered there.

The Mountainsea smiled and said, "All of you will be moved once a hundred people are gathered. Each of you needs to pay a fee of a hundred merit points. Do not move around during the transfer. Be careful lest you end up lost in the tunnel. When you reach the other side, cooperate with the authorities in their inspection. Do not get into a conflict with them. Things are still not that bad here in the Human Realm, but that is a battlefield. Don't blame me for not reminding you if you end up killed for doing something stupid. Just listen to the authorities there. Great Qin King might return to the main headquarters today. If you're lucky, you might even get to see him. Of course, remember to be on your best behavior in his presence. Last but not least, have a pleasant journey."

While the Mountainsea was speaking, more people arrived. When there were enough people, he wasted no time and said, "Start the transfer."

The pillar of light flickered. Instantly, everyone standing there vanished into thin air.

After their departure, someone sighed and said, "There are over a hundred of them, but how many of them can return alive? Most of them are lone travelers. For their sake, I hope they don't do anything stupid."

"Why do you care? Most lone travelers are either overconfident or too arrogant for their own good. They could only blame themselves if they ended up dying there."

"..."

The conversation ended and silence returned. The place returned to how it was before. Perhaps more than half of these people would not be able to return with their lives. But that was life.

This was Su Yu's first departure from the Human Realm. This was also his first visit to the Allheaven Battlefield.