Chapter 2088: Scholars Are All Difficult (3)
The tiger grew impatient as they said, "Hand me the books and I'll leave. I can already feel it. A large number of chaos beasts are approaching. Some are even comparable to me in strength. Think this through, Human. If they are smarter than even the chaos beasts that are already here, I won't be able to leave anymore."
Should they pay the toll?
As far as Su Yu was concerned, there was only one answer: yes! Books were common enough that anyone would carry some with them.
Before long, Wan Tiansheng said, "That is acceptable, but we might not be able to gather a hundred thousand books here. Not everyone carries so many books everywhere."
The tiger's eyes gleamed with the same shrewd look as they said, "So how many books can you gather?"
"Ten thousand.”
"Deal. Do it immediately. I need to leave before the others are here."
Wan Tiansheng hurriedly gathered the books from the people around him. After a short while, he tossed a storage ring out. The tiger swallowed the ring before focusing slightly. Done with the count, they said, "You're a few books short, but whatever. I'm a gracious tiger. Farewell."
Then, the tiger flapped all eight of their wings and left without any hesitation. As they were leaving, their voice drifted over, "Hey, the human attempting Creation, I'll give you a piece of advice as a show of goodwill since you're willing to deal with me. Don't kill too many chaos beasts or you will suffer for it in the future. The chaos race will be back soon. The Hell Gate will swing open shortly. Be careful lest you become a target of future retaliation."
Then, the tiger vanished into the distance.
Shortly after, Lan Tian and the others finished killing all the other chaos beasts. Calm returned. Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. What was this? That was quite a unique tiger.
No, that might be a truly smart tiger. Instead of asking for treasures or other resources, the tiger had asked for books.
Books. Bearers of civilization.
It would be fair to say that for any chaos beast unwilling to assimilate with the Myriad Realms, books were the best thing they could ask for. For them, books were far more valuable than mere treasures or resources.
Ten thousand books.
Most of the books on these experts were actually important or rare books. All sorts of content could be found among these books, such as various cultivation methods, culture, and information on the various races.
With those books, the tiger could deepen their understanding of the Myriad Realms or even steal from the civilizations in the Myriad Realms.
With a sigh, Su Yu said, "Even a chaos beast knows the importance of books. Books are the true foundation of the myriad daos."
He felt like his horizons had been widened.
Su Yu chuckled and added, "There is indeed a reason for that tiger to survive long enough to see multiple Creators with their own eyes."
Wisdom.
That tiger had grown wise long ago.
However, they were still not at the level of a Master of Law. Su Yu was curious about that. Why?
Was the tiger lacking in aptitude?
According to the tiger, the top powerhouses among the chaos beasts had all been sealed behind the Hell Gate. Sure enough, an era was sealed behind the Hell Gate. Since it was the Chaos Era, could the Hell Gate be something forged by the Master of Time?
Did the Master of Time end the Chaos Era and seal it away before starting a new era? However, Su Yu didn't have the chance to contemplate this topic. He could sense the approach of numerous powerful auras.
Sensing the approaching enemies, Wan Tiansheng and a few others flew out. Thanks to the newly made formations, they were able to operate amid chaos without worrying about rejection.
Suddenly, a deafening shriek rang out.
A gigantic bird appeared in the distance.
Su Yu was stunned to see the newcomer. At the same time, Fat Ball exclaimed in surprise, "Su Yu, this seems to be the big bird who had received a beating from March previously."
Yes. This was the same bird they saw in the Chaos Mountain. The very bird March was beating up during their withdrawal. Su Yu was shocked. A chaos beast from the Chaos Mountain!
Sure enough, the chaos beyond the Upper Realm, Lower Realm, and Death Realm was all connected.
Sure enough!
Beyond the Origin Land. Deep inside the boundless void. Beyond the Chaos Mountain. All three places might be connected. However, it was extremely dangerous to traverse chaotic space.
For the most part, even Masters of Laws wouldn't dare to traverse chaotic space lightly.
Su Yu's heart thumped as he thought of that. Suddenly, he roared, "Kill them all! Spare no one! Now!"
These chaos beasts could not be allowed to remain. There might be a collusion between them and Control King's lineage, and his secret might end up exposed. Furthermore, there were some benefits to be gained from killing these beasts.
With these beasts out of the way, the myriad races would be more willing to start the war against Control King's lineage. This was a good thing for him.
Su Yu said, "Everyone, go together! Ignore the rejection of chaos! Fat Ball, September, Flatbun, and Hou Pseudo Emperor, focus on devouring the chaos power in the surroundings. Turn this place into a vacuum and kill them all."
"Awooo!"
With a howl, Fat Ball started devouring the chaos power around him again. Flatbun and the others rushed forth and started doing the same.
Su Yu reminded them, "Pay attention and don't eat so much that you end up bursting apart. Flatbun, do you understand? Soy Bun, keep an eye on Flatbun...no, scratch that. Furball, keep an eye on your mama. Don't let her overeat."
Flatbun looked confused. Why was he singling her out? At Su Yu's command, the little furball hopped onto his mama's head with a sad expression. His mama did not seem too bright. That was why she required special care from Yummy.
Before long, Su Yu was proven right. In mere moments, Flatbun had consumed too much chaos power. Even when her bodies were showing signs of bursting apart, she continued devouring the chaos power without care.
She only stopped when the shocked little furball started jumping on her head to remind her about it.
"Die!"
Wan Tiansheng and the others pressed on, facing the chaos beasts with all they had. About forty chaos beasts had arrived, with the big bird being a Venerable and several of them being heavenly kings.
Fat Ball, Lan Tian, and Wan Tiansheng joined hands to deal with the big bird while the Daofuses charged toward the other chaos beasts.
An intense battle erupted. Behind them, Su Yu continued with his dao pioneering. Page after page appeared, and path after path bloomed before fusing into his world.
South Heavenly King and the death spirits did not join the battle. Instead, they kept watch at the end of the Origin Land as a precaution against the death spirits in the Origin Land. With them there, North Heavenly King wouldn't dare to try to disturb Su Yu during his dao pioneering.
Boom!
The deafening explosions from the intense battle could be heard throughout the Death Realm. Only now did the other death spirits realize that Su Yu's group had gone into the chaotic space to fight the chaos beasts.
What were they doing?
***
Martial Emperor's face was flushed red.
Was he worse than chaos beasts?
Su Yu would rather kill the chaos beasts than him. Was Su Yu looking down on him? He was furious, but he was also engulfed in a sense of loneliness. Why would Su Yu rather kill the chaos beasts than him? What was the meaning of that?
***
Sealed Region.
Death Imperator's face resurfaced on his pillar. He looked backward as his face flickered with emotions. What was that human doing? He had attracted so many chaos beasts. One ought to know that chaos beasts weren't everywhere. There must be a reason for so many of them to be here.
How curious.
Not far away, Dizhiluo spoke with a pleased expression, "May they all die. The chaos beasts are generally quite rare, but he's actually taking the initiative to attack them. Hah! He might end up biting more than he can chew."
Su Yu was doing something stupid. What was he thinking? Why did he attack the chaos beasts with so many people? With a wail and a rumble, the big bird grew even bigger, to the point its silhouette could be seen even from the Death Realm.
Right at that moment, a shoe descended upon the gigantic bird, killing it.
At the sight of that shoe, numerous death spirits shook.
That was a familiar shoe. This was the same shoe that had stomped West Heavenly King to death not long ago. And now, a gigantic bird even stronger than West Heavenly King had appeared. But not even the bird could survive the stomp.
Not even Dizhiluo was sneering anymore. In fact, he even felt regretful for a split second. It might not be a smart idea to offend those people. That gigantic bird felt incomparably powerful, yet even such a being couldn't survive an encounter with those people.
***
At the same time.
Chaotic space.
An eight-winged tiger was leaving silently while lamenting the stupidity of that doublesky eagle. It was obvious that this was a powerful force, yet the dumb eagle had attacked before waiting for more experts to arrive.
The smart thing to do would be to wait and observe before doing anything.
The doublesky eagle might not necessarily be weaker than the tiger, but even bugs could kill an elephant in large numbers. Sure enough, the sayings of humanity were always accurate.
"A Creator, the weakest of Creators. However, he has his dao protectors. And he won't be an easy opponent after his Creation. What's the point of attacking someone like that?"
The tiger couldn't be bothered to worry too much about the Creation. After noticing that he wouldn't be able to gain more there, he decided to leave without any hesitation. For now, he would go somewhere and read all those books. Only after learning more about those people would he decide on his next step.
"The civilizations of the myriad races are indeed much more sophisticated than ours. When you fall behind, it is only natural that you will be the subject of suppression. But fighting all the way blindly isn't the correct way to go about things. I can only hope that those old friends of mine can understand this as well. Otherwise, our era would truly end after they left the Hell Gate."
The tiger had mixed feelings as he thought about the past. During the Chaos Era, strength ruled everything. One-on-one fights were the norm. Everything was settled with fights. But the current era was not such an era. Fighting alone would not guarantee victory.
"More importantly, we don't even know if we can defeat them even when contesting in strength alone. Each of those Creators was a supreme being dominating an era. Those terrifying beings..."
The tiger flew further and further away. As a scholarly, cultured tiger, he knew that the smart would not stay under a crumbling wall. Thus, he knew that not even staying behind to observe the coming battle was a smart choice for him.
***
Su Yu, who was still in the middle of his dao pioneering, frowned slightly as Wan Tiansheng's voice rang out in his ears, "The tiger left."
Su Yu nodded and said nothing. He could sense the tiger spying on them earlier. After killing the eagle, he intended to deal with the tiger as well. However, that studious tiger was way too smart. After seeing that the situation was disadvantageous to them, they left without hesitation.
"A strong enemy isn't scary, but a smart enemy is scary."
Su Yu had a strong feeling he would see this tiger again in the future.
