Tribulation of Myriad Races - Chapter 1872: Four Daos Emerge (3)
Chapter 1872: Four Daos Emerge (3)
However, Su Yu merely laughed and said, “What’s the rush? The path of fortune is nothing special. Yes, it is enigmatic. But it is not necessarily that powerful and impressive. Otherwise, the Human Emperor would have devoured the fortune for himself long ago. Continuation of fortune, court, and humanity? It is merely a theory. If Hundred Battle King, Human Emperor, and the others die, Heavenly Overseer Marquis will naturally die as well.
“He’s actually trying to fight a match to the death with me? I will consider it when I find the time. How interesting. Culture King was involved in everything, including the fortune of humanity. Why do I feel like the Human Emperor was actually his puppet? Should the Emperor be the one controlling the fortune of the empire?”
Wan Tiansheng said, “Perhaps this was a way to keep the plan secret. After all, Culture King had always been unfathomable. Maybe Heavenly Overseer Marquis would have died long ago if he were Human Emperor’s creation. But nobody would be surprised to see a subordinate like him under Culture King. After all, Culture King had always been known for his habit of dabbling in all sorts of random things. He had a bunch of unique underlings. Nobody would suspect anything.”
Su Yu nodded. That was a reasonable guess.
Only then did Heavendoom understand what they were saying. He exclaimed in shock, “Are you saying that by killing Heavenly Overseer Marquis, we will gain legitimacy? We are still not legitimate?”
Su Yu laughed and explained, “Legitimacy isn’t the issue here. We are merely trying to get rid of some restrictions.”
Su Yu sighed and continued, “The ancient past produced too many freaks, while the pond was too small to share. They had already monopolized everything. Thus, we need to shatter the past and rebuild a new pond for ourselves.”
Su Yu shook his head and said, “This might also be the reason for there to be no new Master of Law in a hundred thousand years. The ancient past is still monopolizing everything. How can we build a new court if we continue following the ways of the old court?”
Heavendoom blinked and asked again, “So after killing Heavenly Overseer Marquis, new Masters of Laws will start appearing?”
Su Yu nodded, “Yes. But that applies to both humanity and the myriad races. Killing Heavenly Overseer Marquis is the same as a reset. Everything will restart. The glory of the ancient past will be officially over.”
“Is he really this important?” Heavendoom sounded greatly surprised, “All this while, I thought that he was a nobody. Why did he expose himself, then?”
Heavendoom was still confused.
Su Yu laughed again. Heavendoom was as talkative as usual. Su Yu decided to explain further, “It is only a matter of time before I learn about this myself. I will grow continuously, and with my growth, I will be taking more of his luck from him. He will only weaken as I grow stronger. Thus, he might as well find a chance to fight me to the death. Taking such a gamble is much better than waiting around for the inevitable to happen.”
“Oh.”
Su Yu was right. It was only a matter of time. Heavenly Overseer Marquis understood that. Thus, he decided to provoke a battle in advance. After living in fear for a hundred thousand years, he had finally showcased a tiny bit of courage.
Wan Tiansheng beamed and said, “Perhaps there are more reasons. For example, he’s scared that Hundred Battle King’s return will further screw with him instead of helping him. After all, Hundred Battle King had already screwed him once. Rather than betting on Hundred Battle King’s competency, he would rather bet on his own strength. An unreliable teammate is extremely scary.”
Su Yu laughed and nodded, “Yes. That makes sense.”
Great Zhou King was feeling quite awkward listening to all that. Was that so? Yes, that actually sounded quite reasonable. It was very likely that Heavenly Overseer Marquis had zero confidence in Hundred Battle King. He would rather bet on himself and fight a battle instead of putting his hope on Hundred Battle King.
“Bountiful Treasure.” Su Yu called out solemnly.
Bountiful Treasure hurriedly answered, “Yes!”
“Since you’re here with the Heavenly Hunt Index, I understand what Heavenly Overseer Marquis wants. I will accept this favor and end my grudge with you.”
Bountiful Treasure smiled bitterly. He felt unappreciated. Even the Heavenly Hunt Index was only enough to end their previous grudge. No matter what, he was a Daofuse! Shouldn’t his treatment be better?
Su Yu continued, “Don’t make the mistake of believing that you’re a big deal because you’re a Daofuse. Having an unreliable allied Daofuse is scarier than having an enemy Daofuse. You are too greasy and opportunistic. You can be relied upon for winning battles, but you are the most unreliable ally in a difficult battle. You might even kill the morale of my army during an important battle. I may be young, but I have keen eyes.
“Moving forward, I might suffer more defeats. The others won’t waver due to their trust in me. But people like you can cause a rout in my army.”
Su Yu coldly said, “Thus, I never intended to accept your submission. It would be much safer for me to kill an opportunistic like you.”
Bountiful Treasure looked awkward.
Su Yu added, “But since you’re here with the Heavenly Hunt Index, it won’t be appropriate for me to kill you. I have enough grace not to punish you for something that might happen in the future. So be it. I don’t have anything to ask for you. You are usable in winning battles. And when I do suffer a defeat in the future, Director Wan and Great Zhou King. Keep an eye on him. If he’s the first to run, ignore all his prior contributions. Kill him.”
“Yes!”
Both Great Zhou King and Wan Tiansheng answered loudly. Bountiful Treasure was looking even more awkward, but he couldn’t help but admit that Su Yu’s description of his nature was indeed accurate. Not even he could deny that he might be the first to flee in a losing battle.
But Su Yu had given the order to two top experts to prioritize killing him when that happened. With this, he would no longer dare to be the first to flee upon defeat so long as Great Zhou King and Wan Tiansheng were still around. That would be even more dangerous than staying and fighting a losing battle.
With a wide grin, Heavendoom offered his services as well, “If he dares to run, I will whack him to death with my staff!”
Su Yu said, “It’s fine, Heavendoom. He counters the weapon fusion path greatly. Only think about this if you manage to fuse your very weapon into your dao. That is also the final step for all who walk the weapon fusion path. They need to make their very dao their weapon. Back then, Culture King made his dao his pen. Dao as a weapon. Weapon as the dao. That is the proper final step for someone following the path of dao fusion.
“That great staff of yours might be tough, but it will ultimately be a weapon. Not the dao. Not a law. For now, you should focus on transforming the dao into your weapon, fusing your weapon with your dao.”
“Oh.”
This explanation was much easier for Heavendoom to understand. In short, he had to turn his dao into his great staff. Sure. He would work on that.
“Bountiful Treasure, since you have submitted to me, I have a mission for you.”
“Please give the order, Emperor Yu.”
Bountiful Treasure hurriedly answered.
Su Yu said, “You affirmed your dao as a treasureseeker mouse. You should be very sensitive toward treasures.”
Su Yu took an assembly token out and continued, “Some of the assembly tokens of the myriad races are lost. Some random person might have discovered these tokens without knowing what they are. Among the ninety-nine assembly tokens, only some are still around. The rest have gone missing.
“Excluding the divines, devils, and immortals, try to look around the places of the other races. I don’t intend to send you into battle. This shall be your sole mission. Gather the assembly tokens for me.”
Bountiful Treasure hurriedly agreed, “Okay! I will put all my effort into this!”
This wasn’t a bad arrangement. With this, he could join the humans without fighting for them. In fact, a safe job like this was what he loved most. Evidently, Su Yu had taken his nature into consideration when assigning him this mission.
Su Yu said, “Tian Yue will be joining you on your search. This is an insurance lest you steal these tokens for yourself.”
“Tian Yue?”
Su Yu laughed and said, “Since you’re so familiar with Heavenly Overseer Marquis, you definitely know Tian Yue. He is now a Daofuse. He is also immune to the suppressive force of the various realms so he will be of great help to you. Since the two of you are familiar with each other, there is no need for introductions. Heavendoom, take him to Tian Yue and pass my words to Tian Yue.”
“Okay.”
With a cheerful smile, Heavendoom said, “Brother Bountiful Treasure, let’s go. Looks like you have been hiding your strength. Let’s have a spar after this. Show me how you’re going to suck my big staff dry.”
Bountiful Treasure was rendered speechless. What was that choice of words? Inside the hall, Su Yu and the others were left speechless as well. What a thing to say. But since it was Heavendoom, someone who couldn’t stop talking about his great staff, they decided that it was pointless to correct him.
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When the two left, Wan Tiansheng said, “All four daos have finally appeared. Are you going to cultivate the paper dao yourself? I doubt it will be a simple dao.”
Su Yu nodded, “Definitely. It is likely that this dao is also one that is compatible with humanity. It is actually a much better dao than the desolate heavenly beast dao. Let me think…paper dao…the Heavenly Hunt Index is capable of gathering qi from the Myriad Realms and sensing the events happening in the Myriad Realms. This reminds me of someone.”
Wan Tiansheng laughed and asked, “Are you sure you’re handing this dao to that person?”
“Why not?” Su Yu said, “But you need to be able to keep him under control.”
Wan Tiansheng said, “But there is no guarantee that he will be willing to walk this path.”
“It doesn’t matter. The Heavenly Hunt Index in itself is a peak divine weapon. It is powerful enough by itself.” Su Yu said, “With the Heavenly Hunt Index in hand, no secrets can be hidden from Lan Tian anymore.”
Yes. Lan Tian.
The Heavenly Hunt Index was meant to supervise the Myriad Realms. And the first person they thought of was Lan Tian. This was an extremely suitable path for him.
Also, the Heavenly Hunt Index had many other functions. In the past, it was incomplete. But Su Yu had all the fragments. After it was complete again, Lan Tian would be able to do even more with it than the Heavenly Overseer Marquis. Henceforth, Su Yu would no longer suffer from a lack of intelligence.
To the side, Great Zhou King remained silent. He had already expected this. It was unlikely that Su Yu would pursue another dao. The pen dao alone was already enough for him. Su Yu was smart enough not to bite off more than he could chew. This was not the kind of wisdom many could exercise.
Anyone else would probably keep all four daos for themselves. Back then, Great Qin King and the others were still stronger than Su Yu. If Su Yu had monopolized these daos, he could have reached the level of a heavenly king by now.
Great Zhou King recalled Heavenly Overseer Marquis. After killing Heavenly Overseer Marquis, Su Yu would really become the second Human Emperor. The Emperor of a new era, not the successor of the past era.
Also, Su Yu’s aura had grown even more terrifying after he went missing for three months. Perhaps he would reach an even higher level after some time.
Truly a terrifying guy.
