At the time, when he looked up, he only saw a pair of legs. He could no longer remember the face of Culture King. But he still remembered those legs. That terrifying presence. At the time, he had dropped to his knees and lowered his head right after seeing that descending pair of legs. He didn't even dare to make a sound.
"NO....NOO!"
Despair sank in.
This dog was related to Culture King!
"No your ass!"
The white dog shouted, "I'll stomp you to death!"
Boom!
The leg descended.
It couldn't be avoided.
Boom!
The world shook. As of that moment, it was as though that leg was the only thing in existence. It drew all attention. Nobody could focus on anything else with it present. West Heavenly King's death qi surged as he resisted with all his strength. Indignation and regret filled him.
He did not know! He did not know that this was a follower of Culture King! He wouldn't have dared to fight otherwise! It would never have happened! He greatly regretted this!
"Culture King...you are dead!"
West Heavenly King continued yelling with desperation. Dead! But why? Even dead, why must Culture King continue stepping on him?
Boom!
Chapter 1777: Talk, Not Fight (2)
Finally, the leg finished its descent, crushing West Heavenly King's face into pieces. Then, his body followed and crumbled apart.
Too powerful.
The sight of that shocked both South Heavenly King and North Heavenly King.
Culture King.
That was a stomp of Culture King!
The almighty West Heavenly King, one of the four heavenly kings, had been crushed with only one stomp. His dao body appeared from the ruins of his body, but even the dao body crumbled apart instantly.
Above, the white dog continued biting the dao as the chain tightened around it. At the same time, the ring descended and smashed the West Heavenly King's death imprint apart.
Finally, the flowery ball blasted all the surrounding death qi away. Large swathes of space collapsed.
Up in the sky, the white dog was panting heavily as he said, "Why did you force me to use all my strength before dying?"
Everyone else was still stunned. It was as though time had stopped. Even the old turtle and Marquis Lanshan were staring at the dog blankly.
Holy shit!
What was the dog saying?
What an unreasonable dog.
What was the big deal of being Culture King's dog?
Well, it was indeed an incredibly big deal.
He was not only Culture King's dog. He was also Time Sage's dog. Of his two masters, one was known as the second strongest in existence. Second only to the Human Emperor. The other was also known to be one of the five strongest in existence. Nobody had ever survived a battle with Time Sage, but the truly powerful existences were aware of her existence. And they all knew that she was excessively powerful. Thus, most ranked her among experts like the four cardinal kings.
With such masters, it was only natural that the white dog was also an extraordinary being. His numerous treasures were more than enough to handle these heavenly kings. Just imagine the life of an emperor's favourite dog. Would a peasant dare claim to have a better life than that dog? The white dog had grown up eating dragons and phoenixes. He had grown up drinking the most precious of treasure liquids.
The entire Death Realm shook violently. West Heavenly King...had perished. The almighty West Heavenly King had died just like that. He was stronger than East Heavenly King, yet he had died an even more miserable death. He had been killed before he could even demonstrate his real strength properly.
He hadn't even forced any Daofuses to desperation. At the very least, hope of victory was ever present during East Heavenly King's battle. He had also injured many of Su Yu's followers.
Meanwhile, West Heavenly King had been stomped to death not long after starting a battle he was certain he could win.
Too powerful.
This did not refer to the white dog. He might be powerful, but he was still slightly weaker than West Heavenly King. If he had fought with only his own strength, the battle would have lasted a very long time.
Ultimately, it would likely end with heavy injuries on both sides, but neither would be able to kill the other. However, the white dog had opted to smash West Heavenly King to death with his treasures. Thus, West Heavenly King had died with utmost indignation.
Up in the sky, the dog continued panting heavily. It was very tiring to control all those treasures. Fortunately, they had worked exceptionally well. That stinky guy was finally dead.
The battle ended.
Yes. It was over.
The various subordinates of North Heavenly King were fleeing everywhere. They had yet to even reach the battlefield. The sight of West Heavenly King's death was simply too terrifying. If even someone as powerful as that had been killed with one stomp, what could they do there?
The subordinates of West Heavenly King were also attempting to flee. One of them roared in fear, "Flee! Run! Back to the West Heavenly Palace! We will await the Royal Consort's return!"
Boom!
So desperate were they that they even set their death qi aflame just to flee faster. There was no fighting this battle anymore. Their heavenly king had died. What was the point of continuing the battle?
It was time to run. The marquises did not wish to fight any longer, but would Marquis Lanshan and the others allow them to flee so easily? Up in the sky, the east heavenly token descended upon them.
At the same time, the human lord's token descended as well. Joining the two tokens, the gigantic dao body of the old turtle also pressed down on them like a collapsing mountain. Even the book spirit joined in. He released countless characters, forming a net covering all of them. The tea plant was also slowing them down with her countless vines.
All of them worked together to block the escape. North Heavenly King's subordinates had yet to reach the battlefield. Thus, their escape couldn't be stopped. As for those who were already in the East Heavenly Domain, escape was impossible.
Without West Heavenly King, the two tokens could easily suppress all these intruders.
At that exact moment.
Far away.
North Heavenly King retreated without any hesitation. He roared, "Everyone, return to the North Heavenly Domain and activate the North Formation!"
He might yet survive if he could return to his own territory. As the North Heavenly King, he would receive a boost in strength back in his own domain. That was his sole hope. Together with his fifteen marquises and his formation, he might still be able to resist these people.
North Heavenly King was incredibly decisive. He had decided to withdraw the moment West Heavenly King died.
Behind North Heavenly King, South Heavenly King swung her sword and shouted, "Senior! Please help! Stop him!"
He was calling for the white dog's help. However, the white dog merely rolled his eyes. He was already too tired to fight more. Did they think that killing that stinky thing was such an easy feat? Furthermore, he had given Su Yu five drops of his blood essence recently.
"I'm too tired."
The white dog gave a simple answer. Even after hearing that, North Heavenly King did not stop his escape. This was not something he dared to risk. There was no winning this battle. Escape was his sole option.
His subordinates had clearly reached the same conclusion as well. All of them focused only on returning to the North Heavenly Domain. The dog might claim to be too tired, but would they really believe those words?
No way!
Even if they suspected that the dog was being truthful, they wouldn't dare to risk it. South Heavenly King was unwilling to let North Heavenly King go, but she had no choice. Once North Heavenly King returned to his own domain, he would be much harder to deal with.
So be it.
With a flicker, South Heavenly King vanished as she sped toward a marquis instead. That was one of the subordinates under North Heavenly King's command.
Noticing that, North Heavenly King roared, "Gather around me! Immediately!"
As for the one who was already stopped, there was nothing he could do. He didn't want to stay here for even a moment longer. If they were to fight here, he might end up losing all his subordinates.
And thus, the marquises started converging around him. North Heavenly King spread his dao out as he assisted the marquises to move faster. With a snort, South Heavenly King swung her sword at the intercepted marquis. The marquis roared in desperation, but there was nothing he could do.
There was a precedent of a heavenly king fighting Daofuses before. East Heavenly King alone could prevail over five. And when it was one against one, it would naturally result in an overwhelming advantage.
Of course, overwhelmingly powerful Daofuses like the old turtle would be an exception to this rule. But clearly, this marquis was not such a Daofuse.
Boom!
The power of the dao pressed down upon the marquis, rendering him helpless. As everyone in the Death Realm pursued the same dao, the effect of dao suppression was exceptionally effective.
By the time North Heavenly King and his fourteen marquises were gone from a spatial tunnel, a mournful wail rang out. The intercepted marquis had been killed.
As for the ten marquises under South Heavenly King's command, after glancing at the white dog in fear, they all shot toward the remaining marquises under West Heavenly King's command.
All their hesitation had vanished. Their boss had clearly sided with the right party. Their previous thoughts no longer matter. They could no longer afford to entertain those thoughts. Now, they only needed to fight. This was their opportunity to display their loyalty.
With the inclusion of the ten marquises, West Heavenly King's subordinates were forced to face enemies twice their number. One after another, they were killed off.
One...two...
In the blink of an eye, all thirteen were killed.
In truth, some attempted to surrender. But Marquis Lanshan did not spare them. She understood Su Yu. Those who couldn't submit fully would not be tolerated. She had not interacted with him much, but she was aware of just how overbearing he was.
For daring to attack them, not one of West Heavenly King's marquises could survive. As one expert after another died, the Death Realm trembled violently, as though the world itself was ending.
Brilliant explosions filled the dusky sky of the Death Realm.
Before long, calm returned.
The killing was done.
Yes. All the enemies had been killed.
From the moment the white dog killed West Heavenly King, the result of this battle was already decided.
The old turtle's dao body wasted no time and said, "I need to go back. Are you coming with me, daoist brother?"
"Going back?"
The white dog exclaimed in excitement. Yes! He had to go back as well!
Just then, South Heavenly King arrived. She hurriedly said, "No, we can't leave yet. This is the perfect opportunity for us to press our advantage and attack the North Heavenly Domain. If he is allowed to activate his north heavenly token to strengthen his defenses in the North Heavenly Domain, he will be much harder to handle!"
The white dog blinked and said, "But my flowers are still waiting to be watered. Why don't we do it next time? Just spare him this once. Next time, I'll come. Su Yu will come as well. We'll definitely beat him to death."
He added, "I need to go now or something bad will happen!"
South Heavenly King's heart thumped as right at that moment, she sensed something.
Yes. Something bad would happen!
Suddenly, a powerful aura rose from the distant Celestial River of Death. With a rumble, a powerful marquis emerged. After giving them a glance, the marquis vanished at the depths of the river.
But prior to his departure, his eyes glowed with a violent red tinge. Clearly, the presence of living beings was calling upon him. He had only refrained from attacking because the white dog's aura was simply too powerful. He had vanished so quickly that not even South Heavenly King could detect his whereabouts anymore.
Seeing what was happening, South Heavenly King said, "You're too strong. Your life force is too rich. In that case, I'll try to siege the North Heavenly Domain with Lanshan and the others. If possible, we'll take the North Heavenly Domain as well."
"Sure. I don't care. Just ask Su Yu about this."
The white dog was not interested in this matter. He was too busy to care. And it was also true that he was too strong to stay here any longer. A prolonged presence might provoke the appearance of more powerful death spirits. That would be annoying.
Thus, the white dog grabbed both the book spirit and tea plant before rushing toward the Spirit Suppression Domain.
The old turtle was also worried about the situation with his main body. He said, "Heavendoom and the others, come with me. Daoist Brother White Dog has provoked the death spirits deep in the river to wake up from their slumber. Leave. It is too dangerous for living beings to stay here any longer."
It would be fine for them to linger previously.
But things had changed after the white dog's appearance. The entire Celestial River of Death seemed to have gone mad from the provocation. It wouldn't be wise for Heavendoom and the others to remain in this situation.
They wasted no time and started leaving as well.
From afar, the old turtle's voice rang out, "Marquis Lanshan, South Heavenly King, we will stop here and await further arrangements from the human lord."
Chapter 1778: Talk, Not Fight (3)
"Human Lord..."
South Heavenly King looked at them doubtfully, but Marquis Lanshan answered loudly, "Understood! Spirit Suppression General, please inform the human lord that everything is fine!"
She tossed a token out and added, "The human lord's token is here. The human lord might need it. May I trouble you to hand it to the human lord?"
"Okay."
The old turtle did not linger and continued his withdrawal.
Even further away, the white dog said, "Right, Su Yu is still fighting up there. We'll go back first."
In the blink of an eye, all of them were gone. It was fine for the guardians to stay in the Death Realm at any other time, but this was most certainly not one of those times.
With everyone gone, South Heavenly King asked, "Marquis Lanshan, have you met the current human lord?"
"Yes."
"How is the current human lord?"
"Impressive."
"Impressive?"
What manner of an answer was that?
South Heavenly King said, "From the human lord's token, the master of this token does not seem too strong."
Marquis Lanshan frowned, as if she was taking offense to that. She said, "The human lord is still young. His growth has been rapid. Before long, he will grow stronger."
"How is he compared to Hundred Battle King?"
"In strength, he's naturally still weaker." Marquis Lanshan said, "South Heavenly King, I suggest that you quell any doubts you might have. You saw that elderly white dog earlier. You also saw the book spirit, the tea plant, Spirit Suppression General, and the other guardians. All have submitted to the human lord! The current human lord has achieved the impossible. Since the collapse of the ancient past, he is the human lord with the highest chance to unify the Myriad Realms."
South Heavenly King was shocked to hear that. Such a high evaluation!
Meanwhile, under He Tu's lead, the various death sovereigns were gathering the death imprints of all the dead marquises from the battleground. They were also gathering the death blood and the belongings of West Heavenly King.
Noticing South Heavenly King's gaze, He Tu laughed sheepishly and said, "Don't look at me like this, South Heavenly King. These spoils can only be distributed by the human lord. You have contributed to this battle, but you can only receive your reward from the human lord. We do not have the right to share the spoils."
South Heavenly King frowned and said, "Some were killed by my people."
He Tu grinned and said, "Yes, but distribution must be centralized. These are the spoils of a major battle involving all of us. Only the human lord can distribute them. South Heavenly King, don't kick a fuss for something this minor. The human lord will certainly not be stingy with his rewards. However, none of us can bear the consequences of splitting these spoils in private."
"Consequences?"
He Tu explained, "Exactly. East Heavenly King is dead. West Heavenly King is dead as well. Those fellows in the Myriad Realms will be dead sooner or later. Everyone will face him sooner or later. Since you have picked a side, do not make a stupid mistake for something so minor. That would be unwise."
South Heavenly King didn't know what to say. But her curiosity about the new human lord was growing. For a moment, she felt as though she had returned to the ancient past, a time when every order of the Human Emperor was absolute.
Marquis Lanshan said, "Don't worry, South Heavenly King. The human lord is generous with his rewards."
"I understand." After a short silence, South Heavenly King said, "In that case, I'll take my people and encircle the North Heavenly Domain lest they decide to escape."
"We will be troubling you with that, South Heavenly King."
"I am only doing what's right."
With a wave of his hand, South Heavenly King vanished alongside her ten marquis subordinates. Marquis Lanshan was left with only three human marquises under her command.
Two of them were previously under South Heavenly King's command. Initially, they had joined Marquis Lanshan out of human solidarity. Since humanity was in such dire straits, they had merely joined her out of sympathy. But now...
One of them couldn't resist asking, "Lanshan, is the new human lord...really so impressive?"
"You saw it." Marquis Lanshan understood their doubt. She said, "Remember, conduct yourself properly when you meet the human lord in the future. East Heavenly King was killed personally by the human lord. West Heavenly King was killed by Lord White Dog. All these powerful experts serve the human lord."
The three marquises sank into thought.
It occurred to them that this new human lord was definitely no pushover.
When Marquis Lanshan spoke of the new human lord, a trace of worship could be heard in her voice. Even the inspector general appointed by the human lord, a mere Eternal death spirit, dared to reject South Heavenly King's request to share the spoils. And South Heavenly King had actually accepted the rejection.
Something like this had almost never happened before.
But this was understandable. Both the Spirit Suppression General and white dog were the subordinates of the human lord. It wouldn't be surprising for the human lord to command such respect from the others.
He was simply too powerful.
"Aren't the humans of this epoch supposed to be very weak?"
The three marquises started growing doubtful.
Weak?
Was this a joke?
The four heavenly kings had lived for countless years. They had survived the previous nine epochs. But in this epoch, two had died in succession. Even North Heavenly King was forced to hide in his lair. And even South Heavenly King had finally picked a side for real.
Thus, these marquises couldn't help but suspect that the previous rumors were false. The humans of this epoch weren't weak. Rather, they were incredibly powerful. Powerful enough to dominate the Myriad Realms.
***
Not even Su Yu had expected the battle in the Death Realm to end so quickly. Not long after he arrived near Grand Dream City, he blanked out. He could sense his human lord's token moving in his direction.
What the hell was this?
Was the battle over?
Or had his people been pushed to withdraw to the Spirit Suppression Domain?
Su Yu raised his brow. The human lord's token felt rather calm at the moment. Just what was going on?
If even Su Yu was confused, the others were naturally confused as well. The old turtle was unaware of what was happening. He had been completely isolated by the formation around him.
Up above Grand Dream City, three super experts were engaged in an intense battle. Meanwhile, the old turtle maintained his defensive posture instead of joining the fight. His injuries were too heavy for him to risk moving himself. Even his shells had suffered great damage. If he got himself killed in a moment of carelessness, the consequences would be disastrous.
He was observing the battle in shock. Why did Great Qin King and Great Xia King turn into ancient beasts? Wasn't that...the heavenly desolate beast?
Each of them was stronger than regular Daofuses. With the two of them working together, coupled with the Heavenearth Inkstone, they were able to keep the mysterious attacker occupied.
They were now powerful Daofuses. The Heavenearth Inkstone also offered them a formidable defensive prowess, further boosting their combat ability.
As she fought the two, West Royal Consort frowned.
Damn it!
When did the human race produce these two? She could see that they were humans. She even knew who they were. They had never met for real, but she had her own sources of information.
Great Xia King and Great Qin King.
Both had achieved Daofuse. They had seemingly done so through the bloodline of an ancient beast. West Royal Consort started feeling uneasy. Help had arrived from humanity. She also heard Su Yu's furious shouts earlier. Another battle was seemingly happening elsewhere. What were they trying to do?
Instead of arriving with a large number of experts, Su Yu had only sent two individuals here to help. The two might be strong, but they were far from enough to prevail over her. Just as she was thinking about all that, two padlocks appeared in the sky.
The padlocks from Culture King's Residence.
Instantly, the two padlocks sealed the space around them.
Standing atop the River of Time, Su Yu looked down at West Royal Consort with a slight frown. After a short moment, he smiled.
"Interesting. Are you Heavenly Seal King's mother?"
West Royal Consort gave him a cold glance before hurriedly pulling away.
Su Yu!
That was Su Yu! She had never seen him before, but she was aware of what the current human lord looked like.
Looking at the sky with flickering eyes, she asked, "Do you think you can kill me? You are courting death. Sealing this place with the power of the dao? This is incredibly unwise of you."
With the new seal, nobody would be able to leave or arrive anymore. Both her formation and Su Yu's seal would work together to trap them all here. In fact, West Royal Consort was quite alarmed at the power of the seal. Whose power was that?
Culture King?
Likely.
It would probably take her a long time before she could break free. Yes. Breaking free was still possible. After all, Culture King was no longer around. But where did Su Yu get something like this?
Also, what was the source of Su Yu's confidence? Even together, it would be incredibly hard for them to kill her. As for the old turtle, he could only remain on the defensive. He would be as good as dead the moment he lost his dao body.
With both her and West Heavenly King attacking from two directions, not even the other guardians could reverse the situation. In fact, they had deliberately avoided fighting the old turtle in the Spirit Suppression Domain because he would be as strong as a heavenly king there.
Su Yu laughed and said, "Are you sure I can't kill you? What a surprise. So you're colluding with the Death Realm? In that case, you must have really entered the Death Realm back then. Are you colluding with West Heavenly King? Interesting. By the way, I killed your son. Do you know that?"
West Royal Consort coldly said, "My son? No. That's the son of that piece of trash. He should address me as his aunt instead. His father is my younger brother, a piece of trash. If he dies, he dies. My line does not care about pieces of trash like them."
Su Yu blanked out slightly before chuckling, "Your nephew? But he addressed you as his mother. How did he become your nephew? Wait...holy shit! Those from Control King's line sure have a unique taste! You and your younger brother...tsk tsk. How surprising."
West Royal Consort merely stared at him coldly instead of offering any explanation.
Su Yu gasped and said, "Impressive. I was merely spouting bullshit, but it was actually the truth? No wonder things felt off. From the memories I saw, both Heavenly Seal King and his old man knew the sealing methods of Control King's line. And you know the same methods as well. I was confused, wondering if these methods could be utilized without the proper bloodline. But no. Instead, those from your line have been marrying within the family to ensure the purity of your bloodline. What an impressive bloodline."
Su Yu roared with laughter, "Interesting. Truly interesting! Sure enough, your entire line is filled with inbreds. You are capable of doing anything."
West Royal Consort continued staring at Su Yu coldly, sensing that he was trying to buy time.
The moment Su Yu appeared, Great Xia King and Great Qin King had pulled back to stand guard around him, preventing him from being killed in a surprise attack. West Royal Consort was quite surprised to see that. Weak as this human lord was, he had somehow obtained the loyalty of these experts.
This was such a surprising epoch. But why was the human lord buying time? How would this benefit him? Was he clueless about the situation in the Death Realm? But he already knew that she was colluding with West Heavenly King.
Why?
West Royal Consort's unease grew. Her sea of willpower rippled as she attempted to contact West Heavenly King. The two had a way of communicating across realms, even if the difficulty would be quite big.
At the same time, Su Yu noted a small death qi vortex forming under her. How interesting. She actually had a unique method to contact those in the Death Realm. Like him, her presence felt like that of a pseudo death spirit.
However, only a small part of her had transformed into a death spirit. Was this due to a unique cultivation method? Or was this a unique state? With a smile by Su Yu, the vortex under West Royal Consort closed shut.
With death qi rippling out of his body, Su Yu laughed and asked, "What game are you playing? Are you dreaming of opening a death tunnel in my presence?"
Then, Su Yu ordered, "Kill!"
Boom!
Both Great Qin King and Great Xia King charged forth. However, West Royal Consort was faster than they were. Instantly, a chain appeared out of thin air and swept toward Su Yu with the two none the wiser.
That was a chain manifested from the power of law.
Su Yu merely chuckled. The chain wasn't too powerful. After all, she had to face the two kings and the old turtle at the same time. She couldn't spare too much strength to deal with him.
This attack was enough to deal with regular Eternals. But was Su Yu a regular Eternal? Also, he was capable of seeing the chain with his eyes. As the chain was formed from the power of law, Great Qin King and the others couldn't see it. At most, they could only feel it. Meanwhile, Su Yu could see it with his Heaven Gate.
He stood still, allowing the chain to approach him before throwing a sudden punch.
Boom!
After breaking the chain, he grabbed it.
Then, numerous characters appeared and started feasting on the chain.
As he devoured the chain, he focused slightly before saying, "What incredible power. I like this. My characters have been starving. Thank you for the meal. Thank you for delivering the dao of sealing for my comprehension."
Shortly after, a tiny character popped out in Su Yu's sea of willpower. The seal character.
Su Yu exclaimed in joy, "Ninety-first! Thank you! Come, use your fire on me next! Let's see if your fire is any different from the fire of the five elements. What a dumb woman. How dare you play with laws in front of me? Did your trash ancestor not tell you that all sneak attacks will be reduced to jokes before someone with a Heaven Gate?"
"..."
Finally, West Royal Consort's expression changed.
Her sneak attack was undetected even by the three powerful experts, yet Su Yu could sense it. He even managed to break it!
Damn it!
He had even comprehended a character from her attack! She couldn't understand this!
Su Yu continued laughing as he said, "I suppose it's not surprising for an inbred to be stupid. How can one expect the brain of an inbred to work well? The sky in my eyes is different from the sky in your eyes."
At the moment, it felt as though Su Yu had transformed into a street bully. The burly Great Qin King and Great Xia King were his thugs. West Royal Consort was an innocent young woman who was being bullied by him.
Su Yu stood there with a wide grin. He was in no rush to join the battle. He could feel that his human lord's token had arrived below the old turtle. He also noted that the old turtle had trembled slightly.
Understanding dawned on him. They had won the battle in the Death Realm. In that case, why should he risk himself? With so many thugs around, why must he fight himself? Spilling his blood and fighting with passion?
No, this was not the job of a ruler. Instead, the generals under the ruler were the ones who should be doing something like that.
Su Yu started commenting with a carefree tone. "Great Qin King, move slightly to the left. She's trying to seal you."
Boom!
Great Qin King couldn't see anything, but with a swing of his spear, he caused West Royal Consort's dao to shake.
"Great Xia King, fire to your right..."
"Qin, above you..."
"Xia, behind..."
Boom!
Just moments ago, the two were still disadvantaged against her. But all of a sudden, they seemed entirely capable of matching her. With her dao being struck repeatedly, she finally reached her limit and coughed a mouthful of blood.
With blood dripping down her mouth, she glared at Su Yu with fury and disbelief. Why?
Heaven Gate?
The legendary Heaven Gate?
Damn it!
He had opened the Heaven Gate!
Chapter 1779: Treacherous Su Yu (1)
With his Heaven Gate open, the battles between daos were akin to an open book in Su Yu's eyes. The attacks West Royal Consort believed to be extremely hidden were completely open before him.
How her dao was moving, where she was attacking, her real targets, her power accumulation...
Great Qin King and Great Xia King couldn't sense all that easily. With their daos clashing intensely and explosions erupting everywhere, it was extremely hard for them to detect her hidden law attacks without the ability to see the daos and laws.
But they no longer needed to worry about that. Su Yu would handle everything for them. He wasn't strong enough to fight personally. Just because he could see it did not mean that he could react in time. For example, he could throw a punch at a Sunmoon. The Sunmoon could see it. He could even tell the Sunmoon about it. But so what? The Sunmoon still wouldn't be able to handle his punch.
However, Great Qin King and Great Xia King were already top Daofuses after fusing with the heavenly desolate beast's dao. In a battle between Daofuses, when neither side could gain an advantage through the clash of daos, they could only rely on their physical strength. And the two were very good at that.
After all, they had been walking the physical body dao even before they transformed into heavenly desolate beasts. In physical strength alone, West Royal Consort might not necessarily be a match for them. She was strong, but that was mostly due to her mastery over the laws.
Her sealing chains and raging flames.
One could control her opponents and one could attack her opponents.
Since she could pursue two daos at the same time, it was likely that she was an expert from the ancient past. After the collapse of the ancient past, the difficulty of pursuing multiple daos had increased significantly. But her advantage was completely worthless before Su Yu.
"Damn it! Curse you!"
West Royal Consort was losing her mind. She was actually being pushed back repeatedly! She was very strong. Her two opponents were strong as well, but their mastery over the laws was much lower than hers. Prior to this, she had easily suppressed the two and the old turtle.
But out of nowhere, she became the one to be pushed back.
Kill Su Yu!
Yes! She must kill Su Yu!
There were no secrets before him. All her attacks would be fully exposed before his eyes. With him around, she might really suffer defeat. The space split open and countless chains shot out toward Su Yu. At the same time, raging flames emerged around him.
As for Su Yu, he consumed a drop of golden peng blood essence. Instantly, the dao of the golden peng became visible to his eyes. It had the shape of a soaring golden peng, but it also looked rather illusory as Su Yu had only formed a connection with it through the Book of Time.
He was borrowing its power through an intermediary.
Even so, he comprehended countless profundities just by looking at that dao. Raising both his arms like they were wings, he danced amid the countless chains, cleanly evading every one of them. At the same time, he continued guiding the two kings, "Qin, three to the left. Xia, six above..."
The two didn't even bother to use their brains anymore. They only needed to act.
The spear of Qin and blade of Xia attacked madly.
They only needed to focus on following Su Yu's instructions. They weren't even paying attention to West Royal Consort anymore. No matter what, Su Yu was now commanding the strength of a Daofuse. Even without their protection, she wouldn't be able to kill him so easily.
Not even the powerful heavenly kings could instantly kill a Daofuse. Some time was required. And someone capable of seeing the daos and laws with his eyes like Su Yu, coupled with his countless trump cards, would be even harder to kill.
The two went fully on the offensive as they acted in accordance to Su Yu's guidance. They did not have to worry about defending themselves. With the Heavenearth Inkstone around, all their defensive needs were taken care of.
Boom!
The daos trembled as the chains shrank. Su Yu even took the chance to tear a few of them apart for consumption. He was also stealthily devouring the raging flames around him, further enraging West Royal Consort.
She was finally starting to worry. At this point, continuing the fight would be a bad idea. But withdrawal was also a bad idea. Even if she could flee, that would worsen the situation on West Heavenly King's side. What if her withdrawal caused his death?
After all, the experts out here could enter the Death Realm at any time. But staying seemed unwise either. She couldn't see any hope of winning this fight anymore. That damn Su Yu was not strong, but he was the most troublesome opponent here.
She had never fought a battle as vexing as this. With her grasp over two different daos, she was a top existence even during the ancient past. In fact, she was ranked similarly to the four heavenly kings. Her status was only lower than the ancient physical body dao human kings.
But now, two clearly weaker individuals had pushed her to such dire straits. Her face turned unsightly as she sank into thought. She had to establish contact with West Heavenly King to decide the proper course of action. As for the seal Su Yu had placed around her, she could break free so long as she was willing to pay the price.
At the same time, the old turtle had finally opened his eyes. His dao body had returned. West Royal Consort was still completely unaware of that. Strictly speaking, the old turtle was stronger than Great Qin King. He was only slightly weaker than West Royal Consort, but the gap was minuscule.
Previously, he had suffered massively in her hands. Now that his dao body had returned, he was starting to lose patience. He intended to give her a surprise attack while she was still preoccupied by her new opponents.
The white dog was also on his way up. After his attack, the white dog could follow with another attack. That should be enough to end this woman. Everyone present was a super expert. Heavenly kings were impressive, but that was relative. A heavenly king could fight five Daofuses at a time. Meanwhile, the old turtle could fight four at a time. Great Qin King and Great Xia King could each fight two at a time.
A smile took form on Su Yu's face.
Done.
The battle down there had concluded far earlier than expected. The white dog was truly impressive. He didn't even need to ask to know that the white dog had played a crucial role in the battle down there.
As of this moment, escape was no longer possible for West Royal Consort. His core concern right now was...how to kill her silently? Killing her could cause some trouble. After all, she was a living being. An incomparably powerful living being.
One could even say that she was the current strongest living being in the Myriad Realms. Killing her would most certainly generate a heavenly phenomenon. The moment she died, Tiangu and the others would notice what was happening. That could probably provoke them into going all out against humanity.
"The connection to the Upper Realm will take about ten more years to be fully restored. The exhaustion of too much power of laws might even accelerate the process. If the myriad races wish to go all out and bring that time forward, they can do it."
Even Su Yu was aware of multiple methods to achieve this.
Firstly, the myriad races could open multiple death tunnels with their gathered death qi. When the death spirits invaded the world of the living, the laws would react, and the power of laws would be further exhausted. But this was a costly method, one that they wouldn't use unless absolutely necessary.
Secondly, they could order some Sunmoons to advance through a method other than the Three Body Method. That would also attract the reaction of the laws. It was likely that the more powerful races still had these methods in their records. After all, the ancient past was not fully gone.
Thirdly, they could start a mad slaughter in the Allheaven Battlefield, slaughtering both their own people and the others. The laws would react by providing rewards to all the slaughterers. These were all the methods they could use to drain the power of laws.
However, ten years was a short time. Thus, many of them were willing to wait it out instead of taking such drastic measures. But the death of a super expert like West Royal Consort would likely drive them crazy, pushing them to restore the connection in advance out of fear of humanity's potential.
"West Royal Consort won't be easy to kill. Or to be precise, we can't afford to kill her."
Su Yu narrowed his eyes as he considered all that.
She should die, but not now. This was a bad time for her to die. He had to first gather enough strength to kill Tiangu and the others. Additionally, he also needed enough strength to take the war to the Upper Realm. Only then could he kill her.
At that thought, he sent the old turtle a voice transmission, "Think of a way to drag her into the Death Realm. Encircle her and destroy her physical body and dao body in there. Force her cultivation level to drop, but keep her alive."
He did not want to kill her first. Yes, it would feel great to kill her now. But it would ruin his plan. At this point, West Royal Consort was already as good as his. There was no doubt of that. If she could defeat them even in such a situation, humanity might as well surrender and stop struggling.
The old turtle was quite displeased to hear that. Sparing her life? He wanted to kill her!
Vengeance!
He had never suffered so much over his long years of life.
He had been neutral during the first nine epochs. As a powerful ancient guardian, nobody would provoke him as long as he maintained his neutrality. Therefore, this was an unprecedented event for him. He had nearly died. He was annoyed, but upon further thought, he understood Su Yu's concerns.
Killing West Royal Consort would result in even bigger troubles. As for the request to push her into the Death Realm, after living for so many years, the old turtle naturally had his ways to accomplish that. After all, he wasn't exactly brainless.
Abruptly, both his eyes widened as he clawed at West Royal Consort. He also soared into the sky before slamming his entire body down on her. He was still releasing the same level of strength as when his dao body was away.
Meanwhile, the path through the death tunnel was finally clear.
Since West Royal Consort had failed to kill him, she naturally had to consider her withdrawal. Where would she withdraw to? Would she pay a massive price to break free from the seal? Or would she try to enter the Death Realm and join hands with West Heavenly King?
It might seem like she had two choices, but in practice, she was left with only one choice. Her best option was to enter the Death Realm. Perhaps she could still reverse the situation after joining hands with West Heavenly King.
After all, Su Yu had quite a lot of allies in the world of the living. There were more Daofuses on his side that had yet to join the battle. Sure enough, as the old turtle joined the attack, West Royal Consort struggled even more.
Damn it!
Her plan to kill Grand Dream had failed! She could only abandon the plan for now. The appearance of two monsters like Great Qin King and Great Xia King was completely out of her expectations. Su Yu's ability to completely see her daos was also completely unexpected. It was pointless to keep fighting here.
The two padlocks were still flickering around them, sealing the entire space tightly. To break free, she would need to expend several drops of blood essence. But even if she could break free, there was no guarantee that she would be able to shake off their pursuit. Things would still be dangerous.
The Death Realm was different. Even if West Heavenly King had yet to win against the old turtle, she would have far more options down there.
The choice was obvious.
She had to return to the Death Realm.
After giving Su Yu a furious glare, she roared. An incomparably powerful physical chain appeared before her. That was a weapon. A divine weapon. Ignoring the old turtle, she sent the chain sweeping toward Su Yu.
That powerful attack alarmed the old turtle and the two kings. All of them shot toward Su Yu in hurry, defending Su Yu from the sudden attack. They could survive a hit from this attack. They were only worried that Su Yu would die from it.
After forcing the three to withdraw from her with that attack, West Royal Consort inhaled deeply and said, "Su Yu, I will be back!"
With boundless fury, she shot into the death tunnel. She had decided to leave. As for the people on the other side of the tunnel, not even death sovereigns could stop her. She had nothing to fear.
Boom!
With a rumble, the three experts successfully blocked the attack. Immediately after, the old turtle descended and sealed the death tunnel with his body again.
Great Xia King and Great Qin King wanted to give chase, but Su Yu stopped them and said, "Block the tunnel. Do not allow anyone to exit."
They were unaware of his plan, but they carried out his order without any hesitation. Before long, all three experts were suppressing the tunnel.
Su Yu ordered again, "Bombard the tunnel. Use all your strength. Ignore everything else."
Boom!
The three did as told.
Chapter 1780: Treacherous Su Yu (2)
Inside the death tunnel.
West Royal Consort was cursing repeatedly in fury. Damn it! She had failed!
Damn it!
Not only had she failed to kill the old turtle, she had even exposed her existence.
"I'll join up with West Heavenly King for now. Let's see how things are progressing on his side..."
She continued flying through the tunnel gloomily.
She did not suspect anything even though there was no death sovereign in the tunnel. This was He Tu's territory. And with He Tu gone, it was normal for this place to be empty. She could already see the light at the end of the tunnel.
But in truth, the white dog, book spirit, tea plant, Heavendoom, Tianyue, Empyrean Cloud, and Grandstar were waiting outside the tunnel. Just moments ago, they had received a message from the old turtle: block a powerful expert.
An incredibly powerful expert.
He warned them to be careful when stopping this expert.
Incredibly strong?
How strong?
The seven waited curiously. The old turtle had also informed them of his near-death experience. Thus, they were quite wary. They had to take this seriously. Even the white dog was fully prepared for combat. He did not take the shoe out, but his flowery ball, ring, and chain had all been taken out. He looked incredibly mighty, surrounded by his equipment.
The book spirit had formed a massive net right at the exit of the tunnel with countless characters. He was on high alert as this was a very powerful enemy. Heavendoom and the others were fully prepared as well.
Seven Daofuses, with the white dog among them. Could they win?
They could already sense the approach of a powerful aura inside the tunnel. Inside, West Royal Consort was still moving rapidly without bothering to conceal her aura.
"Su Yu!" Once again, she looked back with hatred and roared, "I will return! I will kill you all! Curse all of you!"
Then, she flew toward the exit. It was time for her to join up with West Heavenly King.
But immediately after, she was alarmed.
Multiple attacks carrying incomparably powerful fluctuations were raining down on her.
There was even a net among them.
"No..."
She paled with fright.
What was this?
Why were there so many Daofuses here?
Instead of only one or two, there were so many of them!
Wasn't West Heavenly King attacking the East Heavenly Domain with a bunch of marquises?
Why was this happening?
Boom!
A deafening rumble rang out, spreading across the entire Death Realm. Her body instantly crumbled apart, and a golden dao body emerged from her crumbling body. The white dog looked at the others blankly. Very strong?
The old turtle had claimed that this was a very powerful opponent. Thus, they had all attacked with full power. But...why did this opponent feel so stupid? She had actually charged right into their attacks.
And a single round of attacks was enough to destroy her body. Even her dao body had cracked from a strike from the white dog's flowery ball. Golden blood sprayed everywhere while the power of laws leaked out of her dao body.
She...did not seem too powerful. Then again, she had not died outright from the attacks of seven powerful Daofuses. This alone was proof of her formidable strength.
"I thought it was a Master of Law."
The white dog muttered. That message from the old turtle had given him a scare.
The old turtle wasn't that weak. Why hadn't the old turtle been clearer? That had given him quite a fright. What a childish turtle.
At the exit, West Royal Consort's crumbling dao body looked at the experts around her with confusion and despair.
Why?
Why were there so many super experts here?
This shouldn't be possible!
"Where is West Heavenly King?"
She wailed. Where was West Heavenly King? Why was this happening? Just then, countless saber qi and spear qi arrived from behind her. With a rumble, her dao body was further damaged. Her aura dropped drastically as even more blood flowed out of her dao body.
Pincer attack.
This was what she intended to do to the old turtle. They had imagined the old turtle suffering her current fate while formulating their plan. But now, she was the one suffering this fate.
She wailed again, "Where is West Heavenly King?"
"Dead." Heavendoom grinned and said, "All dead. Not a single expert from the West Heavenly Domain survived. They all threw their lives at us. Are you the so-called West Royal Consort? How impressive. You actually survived the attacks from all seven of us?"
Was this a praise?
Yes.
Surviving their attacks was indeed an impressive feat.
After all, they were joined by the white dog, and they were all waiting in ambush. Surviving the onslaught of their attacks was no easy feat. Heavendoom started wondering if this could be considered a victory. It had been quite a while since he last tasted proper victory.
What an amazing feeling.
An opportunity to encircle and attack a super expert like this was very rare.
In all their previous battles with Su Yu, they had been the weaker side. But today, they were finally the side doing the bullying with both strength and numbers. This was such an amazing feeling.
Heavendoom greatly enjoyed this experience. What a wonderful feeling!
Just then, Su Yu's voice rang out from within the tunnel, "Capture her. Refrain from killing her. I'm going to use her to force the Control King's lineage to reveal themselves. With her, I will trade for a treasure from them."
Yes. Su Yu was deliberately saying these words. He was worried that West Royal Consort would self-detonate in her despair. It would be too hard to stop such an expert if she were determined to die.
Thus, he was giving her hope by saying that he would trade her for a treasure. It hadn't been easy for her to reach her current level of cultivation. She should treasure her life! He couldn't bear to let her die! What was he to do if she was dead?
Her death would generate a massive heavenly phenomenon. How was he supposed to come up with a convincing story to cover up the truth?
And indeed, West Royal Consort had thought of self-detonation upon learning of West Heavenly King's death.
It was over!
Defeat.
West Heavenly King was dead. Ten Daofuses and even more experts under him had also died. She had lost her physical body. Even her dao body was falling apart. There was no hope of survival.
Thus, she was ready to detonate herself. Even if she couldn't kill these people through her self-detonation, she still wanted to inflict as much damage as possible to them before dying.
But before she could do so, she heard Su Yu's words.
Her heart thumped.
Keeping her alive?
Nobody wanted to die if survival was possible. That was especially true for a being like her, one who was only a step below a Master of Law. As long as she was still alive, she would have a chance to make a comeback. She had the urge to howl with laughter.
Su Yu wasn't planning to kill her! He was actually planning to trade her for a treasure from the Control King's lineage! How foolish of him. Was he not aware that for an expert at her level, just staying alive would present her with countless possibilities?
Su Yu's voice rang out again, "Hey, inbred lady, cooperate well and I might grant you the chance to make up for your crimes. As the human lord, my heart has the breadth of a sea. You are not weak. If your ancestor is already dead, you might even stand a chance at mastering a dao in the future. Killing you will strengthen the other experts of your lineage. There is no need for me to do that. Inbred, submit to me and you will live!"
Su Yu's voice carried boundless overbearingness. However, his offer sounded like the offer of a brainless fool to West Royal Consort.
Sparing her life.
And recruiting her? How ridiculous.
How did such a fool open the Heaven Gate? The heavens were truly unjust!
Nevertheless, hope had been rekindled in her heart.
She laughed and said, "You want my loyalty? It won't come easy. Su Yu, you are still incapable of winning my submission."
In short, she was telling him that there was hope. But not yet. She was baiting him. West Royal Consort was confident she understood these fools well. If she were to submit immediately, it would trigger his suspicion. He would also appreciate her less. Instead, she had to stroke his desire for conquest.
Yes. The desire for conquest.
Inwardly, she even started thinking that perhaps...she could subdue him instead.
West Royal Consort said, "I am a direct descendant of Control King and Devil Pseudo Emperor. My bloodline is within five generations of theirs. I enjoy a high status among those in this lineage. I have the combat power of a heavenly king, and I have a high mastery over two daos. The West Heavenly Domain is also my territory. I am a noble ruler of countless beings. Are you worthy of my allegiance?"
She was making a detailed self-introduction to remind Su Yu of just how noble she was.
Wasn't something like this what all men wished to conquer?
She was noble. She was unattainable.
Inbred? She had the bloodline of a Cardinal Human King and a Devil Pseudo Emperor. Was she not noble enough?
She also ruled a quarter of the Death Realm.
She was an overlord of a massive territory.
Was Su Yu trying to subdue someone like her?
In that case, he would need to try hard. And that would grant her countless chances to maneuver herself out of her current predicament. Ultimately, she didn't want to die. She had said a lot without offering her submission, but her words also revealed her intense desire to live.
Before she could say more, the white dog asked impatiently, "Su Yu, do we kill her or not? If you want her dead, stop wasting time. I need to go back. I'm very busy! It's very troublesome! Half the flowers are still waiting to be watered! You took me away before I was done!"
The moment she heard those words, West Royal Consort wondered if she was better off dead.
The contempt in those words.
Yet Su Yu turned anxious as well. He exclaimed, "Half the flowers? Alright, let's wrap this up! Hey, Inbred Lady, hurry up! Detonate your dao body and leave your sea of willpower behind. The book spirit will leave a seal there. Senior Fat Ball will leave a seal there as well. Seal her connection with her dao. Let's hurry! We can't let those beautiful flowers wither!"
The white dog was greatly pleased by those words. Truly, nobody knew him better than Su Yu.
That was unlike this woman. She had been wasting time spouting all that nonsense. He was completely uninterested in anything she had to say. He only wanted to go back home. Fortunately, Su Yu understood him.
What a lovable Su Yu! He was only slightly less lovable than Master and Little Master!
Before West Royal Consort could even start sulking, Su Yu's voice rang out again, "Hurry up. Don't waste Senior Fat Ball's time. He needs to care for those flowers. Ten seconds. Senior Fat Ball, if she does not detonate her dao body in ten seconds, just kill her. Let's stop wasting time."
"One, three, nine..."
Boom!
The dao body exploded.
West Royal Consort was losing her mind. A certain understanding dawned on her. These people were all crazy. They were truly anxious. They were not joking around. They were truly in a rush to water some flowers.
Were they crazy?
They didn't even bother to offer any promises to a super expert they were trying to recruit. Instead, they kept talking about some flowers.
West Royal Consort was completely unwilling to accept such a death. Dying because some lunatics wanted to go back and water some flowers? Dying to such a reason would probably generate a depression that would persist even when she returned as a death spirit.
The book spirit released countless characters before proceeding to seal her sea of willpower. In truth, she had left a way out for herself while detonating her dao body. It was not fully destroyed. A remnant had been preserved. However, her connection to her two daos had grown considerably hazy with such a small remnant left.
If she had fully detonated her dao body, she would lose all connection to her two daos. Her cultivation realm would even drop. With her cultivation realm preserved, she would have a chance at staging a comeback. The moment she gained her freedom, she would be able to rapidly return to her peak.
Only then did Su Yu step out of the death tunnel. After a single glance at the sealed sea of willpower, he laughed.
What a fool.
Leaving a way out?
He would kill her the moment the second war began. How would he give her the chance to stage a comeback?
He looked at the white dog, who wasted no time and spat a ring out. With the ring wrapped around the sea of willpower, he said, "This is my toy. Little Master gave it to me. Don't lose it. Alright, I'm leaving now..."
With a flicker, he vanished.
It was time for him to go home. He was in a rush.
The book spirit and tea plant wanted to follow, but the white dog's voice rang out, "You two will return with Su Yu. I'll go first. I can't take any of you through the entrance. I can only go through myself."
Hearing that, they could only stop. But that was true. The white dog could only take them out, but not back in. Su Yu looked at West Royal Consort's sea of willpower. Even with layer upon layer of seal, he didn't feel safe leaving it around like this.
With a grin, he took a token out. Not the human lord's token. Rather, it was the Token of Sanctification.
An item of Culture King.
This token would work on her unless she were a Master of Law.
The token stamped down on her.
After applying another layer of suppression around the sea of willpower, he took it into his Mark of Civilization.
The first layer of suppression was the book spirit's seal.
The second layer of suppression was the white dog's ring.
The third layer of suppression was the Token of Sanctification.
The fourth layer of suppression was the Mark of Civilization.
The fourth layer was the weakest, but it didn't matter. If she could break free from the first three layers, she would be as strong as a Master of Law. An exceptionally strong one, at that.
Only then did Su Yu smile with relief.
Far away, the Celestial River of Death trembled again. Noticing that, Su Yu frowned slightly and said, "Let's go back up."
It was too risky to let so many living beings stay in the Death Realm. As the others departed, he gathered the remains of West Royal Consort, including her flesh and the fragments of her dao body. These were all treasures.
This time, they had successfully killed West Heavenly King and captured West Royal Consort. Two massive threats across the worlds of living and dead had been removed. More importantly, they had done all this with the myriad races none the wiser.
After all, West Royal Consort was not dead. Those in the world of the living were still completely oblivious to the fact that a super expert like that had been defeated. As Su Yu thought about the incident, he laughed with amusement. These fools were actually targeting the old turtle?
Fortunately, they had picked a bad time to do it.
If they had done it earlier, he would have to face them without his Heaven Gate. Great Qin King and Great Xia King would be much weaker as well. Even if they could win, they would not win without attracting the attention of the myriad races.
"Let's go back first."
Before leaving, Su Yu gave the distant Celestial River of Death another glance. Sensing the emergence of several powerful auras, he frowned. Too many powerful living beings had entered the Death Realm this time. The slumbering death spirits had been provoked into awakening.
***
Shortly after, all of them were back in Grand Dream City.
The white dog had departed in advance.
A total of nine Daofuses were gathered in the city. The one with the heaviest injuries was the old turtle. His main body had nearly been destroyed. His shells had been broken apart, and his city lay in ruins.
But with the return of his dao body, his condition would not worsen. Looking at Su Yu and the others, he sighed and said, "I have been an embarrassment in the earlier battle."
He was very powerful. Yet he had nearly died.
Su Yu laughed and said, "You jest, Senior Grand Dream. If you hadn't fought two battles at the same time, they wouldn't be able to do much to you. I should apologize for bringing you into this trouble instead."
He added, "Well, at least the result is favorable for us."
Heavendoom asked, "Why did you spare that woman? Are you really trying to subdue her? I'm warning you. This is a very dangerous game..."
Su Yu narrowed his eyes and gave Heavendoom a level stare. At that, Heavendoom shut his mouth with an awkward expression.
Su Yu explained, "We can't kill her for now."
He did not tell Heavendoom the truth. Perhaps this would stimulate the ape to use his brain a bit.
He looked at the silent Tian Yue and smiled, "Heavenly Overseer Marquis is still busy fighting. Are you interested in spectating that battle?"
Tian Yue had a look of hesitation.
He had grown under Heavenly Overseer Marquis' care. But he was also a human of the first epoch. At the time, humanity was still rather powerful. And back then, they viewed the Heavenly Overseer Marquis as an ally. He had not participated in the war of the first epoch, but he had still helped humanity in secret.
Thus, Tian Yue still viewed his status as a human with great importance, unlike the humans who had joined the pavilion after the first epoch. Heavenly Overseer Marquis could be considered a teacher of his.
With so many experts on Su Yu's side, he knew that there was no longer any hope for his teacher.
"Lord..." Tian Yue said, "Perhaps...I can persuade him..."
Su Yu said indifferently, "There's no need. One disloyalty is enough. Do you think I can trust him anymore? Perhaps you can persuade him to surrender this time. But how long will it last? What if there is a next time? Should I be granting him more opportunities?
"He is ultimately different from the myriad races. The myriad races were the subjects of our conquest. Their resistance is not wrong. Do you understand? The luck spirit was nurtured personally by Culture King. He is unlike them."
There was a difference between the two. If Su Yu were a member of a different race, he would resist as well. Why must he submit to humanity? And a humanity that had declined at that? Only fools would submit so easily. Their resistance was perfectly understandable.
But the luck spirit was different. Like Soy Bun, the white dog, and the others, he was all nurtured by Culture King. They were essentially a part of humanity. The luck spirit had even received the Heavenly Overseeing Pavilion from Culture King. He was the sole inner follower of Culture King to be appointed a marquis. Yet he had betrayed humanity.
Such a betrayal could not be forgiven.