Tribulation of Myriad Races

Chapter 2164: Unexpected (1)

Yes. Su Yu had seized the initiative yet again.

The moment he exposed Control King's faction, the myriad races were left with no choice. They had to stop it. They had to fight.

And in such a situation, Su Yu's faction, with four Venerables and three heavenly kings would be extremely important.

***

Atop the Bamboo Mountain.

Su Yu had a wide smile as he looked at the Human Mountain, the Chaos Mountain, and the locations of the tiger and dragon. A battle was coming. As for the role he would play in the coming battle, it would depend on how things would develop moving forward. One could plan, but variables would certainly appear and things would certainly change.

This was even more so when it involved so many different races. Thus, Su Yu was never one to be too fixated on a singular plan. That would only place him in a trap and delay his reaction time to any changes.

As the sole leader of his faction, he could change his plan at any time. He would have a lot less flexibility if he had to discuss his every move like the myriad races. After all, the myriad races were also wary of each other.

"It's starting."

Su Yu muttered to himself. His arrival was the signal that the battle would start.

Everyone wanted to drag things out, but he wouldn't allow that to happen.

***

Time continued passing.

Suddenly, March said, "Your Majesty, some people are coming over from the Human Mountain."

Su Yu could already guess that. Those people would definitely visit. He couldn't guess who would be visiting, though.

Several powerful auras approached.

Soon, several figures appeared nearby.

Five powerhouses.

Tiangu of the immortals, Venerable Moon of the divines, Venerable Scrape of the devils, Venerable Nether of the nethers, and Heavenly Fate Marquis. Three major races on top of Heavenly Fate Marquis and Venerable Nether? Well, this was somewhat sufficient to represent the myriad races.

However, Su Yu was quite surprised to see Tiangu among them. That was truly unexpected. The rest of them could represent the Upper Realm myriad races, but Tiangu was a ruler from the Lower Realm. Could he represent even the Upper Realm immortals?

Su Yu had an odd look in his eyes. Furthermore, he didn't like dealing with those from the Lower Realm. They knew him too well. In the Upper Realm, he could pretend to be brutish or stupid. It would work since nobody knew him too well. Most of what they knew about him was random rumors.

But the Lower Realm fellows had known him for several years at this point. They knew each other too well. Tiangu, in particular, had spent a lot of time studying Su Yu after the immortal race's defeat.

Su Yu did not enjoy dealing with people who knew him this well.

He glanced at Tiangu, smiled, and greeted, "Brother Tiangu."

"..."

Tiangu stayed silent.

With just one look at Su Yu, he knew that Su Yu was scheming something again.

Sure enough, Su Yu proceeded to flash him a smile and said, "Brother Tiangu, we had quite a lot of dealings in the Lower Realm. You played a big role in my rapid rise. How surprising that you're still calling the shots even after coming to the Upper Realm."

Tiangu narrowed his eyes and said, "Human Lord Su, why bother?"

Would such a blatant attempt at sowing discord work?

Wait, it actually worked.

Venerable Moon and the others remained silent. Everyone thought of one thing after hearing those words. Tiangu had always been the leading figure in the Lower Realm. However, the myriad races had suffered defeat after defeat while Su Yu continued his rise at an unbelievably rapid pace.

Sure, this proved that Su Yu was amazing. But there was no doubt that Tiangu hadn't done too well in the Lower Realm. Su Yu wouldn't have been able to rise in power otherwise. Just a few words were enough to plant doubts in them. They were starting to wonder if they should take Tiangu's words seriously moving forward.

Tiangu, who was already quite familiar with Su Yu, said, "Human Lord, are you not inviting us in for a chat?"

Su Yu smiled, "Sure. I might refuse anyone else, but not you, Tiangu. I have to treat you with courtesy."

Venerable Moon and the others remained silent. Su Yu was being very blatant here, but at times, this did not matter. One would still worry when there was cause for worry.

***

Bamboo hall.

Su Yu sat in the head position. The Venerables said nothing and sat down as well. Everyone knew the purpose of their visit. They were here to talk about a cooperation against Control King's lineage. Should they act together? Or should they act independently?

Seeing that Su Yu wasn't saying anything, Venerable Moon broke the silence, "We met previously, Human Lord Su. But I wasn't aware of your identity at the time."

"How fake."

"..."

Su Yu's sudden outburst rendered Venerable Moon speechless.

Su Yu continued, "Isn't this fake? What's the point? You are here to talk about the sinned lineage. Why bother with this pointless courtesy? This is why I look down on the myriad races. You can never be straightforward. You're always wasting your time doing useless things."

The Venerables narrowed their eyes. Venerable Scrape's hair started whipping about as he said, "Su Yu, don't forget that you are also here to act against Control King's lineage."

Su Yu said indifferently, "Indeed. However, I can always hide and act in the shadows. I have nothing in the Upper Realm. What can they even do to me? You're different. You have a lot of people and territory in the Upper Realm. The sinned lineage can easily attack you. Are you going to oull out of the Upper Realm as well?"

Su Yu sneered, "Do you think I sealed the tunnel to trap Hundred Battle King alone? What nonsense. I did that to prevent you from escaping as well. So long as you remain, you will need to fight the sinned lineage. That is inevitable. Do you think they will actually spare you once they're done with their preparations?"

Everyone's expressions changed. So Su Yu had sealed the tunnel to prevent them from running.

Damn him!

What a scoundrel!

Su Yu said, "You can't run, but I can. Do you doubt that? Previously, Venerable Scrape and Venerable Moon pursued me in the river. Have you forgotten how I escaped back then? I can run even without fate race's tunnel.

"I really need to thank you guys. Without your assembly tokens, I wouldn't have been able to seal the tunnel so easily."

Su Yu grinned, "The Upper Realm is small. The moment the sinned lineage's Master of Law appear, you will be their first target. Not me. My foundations aren't here. No. I planted my foundations in the Death Realm. Even after leaving the Upper Realm, they will be faced with Hundred Battle, not me."

"..."

Tiangu raised his brow and said, "Human Lord, these realms don't belong to us alone. When everything is lost..."

"So be it." Su Yu said, "Tiangu, you know me well. I'm someone who remembers my favors. But my people are all in the Death Realm. I don't care about anyone else. I am only responsible for those who follow me. Those not following me are unrelated to me."

Venerable Moon inhaled deeply and asked, "What do you have in mind, Human Lord?"

Su Yu said, "Nothing much. I'm only here for one thing. Vengeance. The sinned lineage killed some of my people. I need to avenge them. They are also human traitors. I will kill if possible and run if victory isn't possible."

Heavenly Fate Marquis smiled and said, "Human Lord."

"Brother Heavenly Fate." Su Yu smiled, "We're on the same side, so why bother with this act?"

Heavenly Fate Marquis' expression stiffened as Su Yu continued, "Brother Heavenly Fate, my cooperation with Fateless has been very enjoyable. We're on the same side so feel free to speak your mind to me. There is no need to beat around the bush."

Nobody said anything. Was this a trick to hide Su Yu's cooperation with Heavenly Fate Marquis by making it overly blatant? Or was he really trying to mess with Heavenly Fate Marquis?

Regardless, they told themselves to be even more careful in their dealings with Heavenly Fate Marquis moving forward. Of course, that was what they were already doing. So nothing much would change even after this.

Su Yu said, "Alright. It is clear that you all have different thoughts about this. It's a waste of time to negotiate with you independently. I'm better off killing those people myself than relying on you lot. Of course, I won't say no to any help.

"I'll first voice my term. It's very simple. I want Yue Luo and Yue Hao. As for the sinned lineage, we only know about their so-called Ancestor and five other Venerables, Yue Luo and Yue Hao among them. Of course, a proper Master of Law will probably emerge before long."

Su Yu licked his lips and said, "We'll deal with this Master of Law as well. Is this good enough for you?"

Su Yu grinned, "One Master of Law and two powerful Venerables. I'll deal with all of them. The myriad races only need to handle the Ancestor, three Venerables, and ten or so heavenly kings. If not even this is doable for you, we should forget about cooperation and wait this out. I don't mind."

They were shocked to hear that proposal. Venerable Moon asked, "Are you serious about this, Human Lord?"

He was offering to handle the Master of Law. Had he gone mad? That was a true Master of Law. The myriad races could barely handle such an opponent with all their top powerhouses, but it would be a difficult fight. They might even lose people to the battle.

That was why they had been so worried right after hearing about the possible emergence of a Master of Law. And Su Yu was offering to handle that Master of Law without their help.

Su Yu flashed them a smile, madness in his eyes. "What about it? I am a tip-tier powerhouse even among Venerables. With Fat Ball by my side, do I need to fear a mere Master of Law? Yue Hao is already seriously injured. Can't March and the others handle Yue Luo and Yue Hao when working together?

"The more you give, the more you get in return. I have always believed in this. After killing a Master of law, the corpse, the treasures, the dao power, and everything else will be ours."

The Venerables looked at each other in silence. Su Yu's demand wasn't harsh at all. Rather, it was so good that they started hesitating. He was giving too much. Stopping a Master of Law and suppressing a Master of Law were different from actually killing a Master of Law.

And Su Yu clearly intended to kill that Master of Law. Not even the myriad races were confident they could do so.

Tiangu frowned slightly and asked, "How do you plan to handle that Master of Law? I doubt you can deal with such a being with only Fat Ball by your side. Do you have more help coming?"

Su Yu beamed. "Guess?"

No thanks. Tiangu was able to rapidly reach a conclusion based on this interaction. Su Yu was never one to silently suffer a loss. However, his proposed term was truly too advantageous to the myriad races.

Heavenly Fate Marquis asked, "Are you getting nothing out of this, Human Lord?"

"Of course not." Su Yu said, "The benefits of killing a Master of Law will only come after the deed is done. What can we get before actually doing the deed?

"I'm being this generous because these are our shared enemies. Furthermore, I also have some requests I hope the myriad races can agree to."

They were relieved to hear that.

He had been so generous that they were starting to worry. Who would believe that Su Yu was such a kind man? He was offering to take on the hardest task. However, nobody believed that he was really so kind.

Venerable Moon smiled and said, "What request do you have, Human Lord?"