Tribulation of Myriad Races - Chapter 1930: A Different Result (1)

Chapter 1930: A Different Result (1)

Countless thoughts emerged in Brave Martial General’s mind.

She was on high alert.

As she looked at Su Yu, she asked, “Who are you?”

“Su Yu.” Su Yu smiled and continued, “Also known as the human lord.”

“Human lord…”

Brave Martial General had sensed the aura of a human lord, so she didn’t dispute that. She asked again, “From the Lower Realm?”

“Yes.”

With that simple reply, Su Yu gazed at Brave Martial General silently, to the point Brave Martial General felt even more uncomfortable. She took another step back and asked, “Why are you here? How are you constantly tracking me accurately?”

Su Yu continued staring at her silently. After a long while, he said, “Do I need to answer this question? Isn’t the answer obvious? Or perhaps you wish to remain a lone ranger. In that case, I will leave you alone.”

Brave Martial General frowned and said, “Are you here to recruit me? Or are you here for help?”

Su Yu said, “I don’t need your help. I only need you to stop causing trouble for me. You lot have been stirring trouble endlessly for me.”

Brave Martial General frowned again. After looking at Great Zhou King, she asked, “So why are you here?”

Su Yu sighed inwardly and said, “Nothing much. You are a smart person. I can see that you’re smarter than Stable Army Marquis. I’ll give you two options. First, serve under me for a few years. Second, stay in the Line Gorge for three years. I will lay down some formations here. The moment you leave, I will consider you a traitor of humanity.”

“Why should I choose either of that?”

Brave Martial General’s expression turned cold. Su Yu said nonchalantly, “Because I am the current human lord. Because I can kill you yet I have not. Don’t force me to give you the third choice. You will regret it.”

Brave Martial General stared at Su Yu while cursing inwardly. What an arrogant fellow. He was making demands right after arriving. The so-called third option was merely to kill her.

***

Great Zhou King maintained his silence.

Inwardly, he was sighing.

Su Yu’s prejudice toward the ancient humans was rather deep. Su Yu once said that he could beg outsiders to help humanity, but he would not beg any human to help humanity. Because humanity was not his personal property. As for those unwilling to help, he only asked that they not stir trouble for him.

Su Yu wasn’t too desperate for their support. That was why he wasn’t even interested in meeting them before this. But since they were starting to get in his way, he had to do something.

After a while, Great Zhou King stepped forth and said, “Brave Martial General, Stable Army Marquis has joined Emperor Yu. Emperor Yu has ascended to do several important things. Are you aware of the dragon race’s incident? We did that.”

“We don’t mean you any harm. We only want to avoid unnecessary troubles when we consolidate the forces of humanity.”

Brave Martial General frowned and asked, “You were the culprits behind the attack against the dragons?”

“Yes.”

Brave Martial General’s heart thumped. She had heard of that incident as well. She might not be too well-connected, but that was such a major incident that even she had heard of it. So these people were the culprits! These people from the Lower Realm!

She stared at the white-haired human lord silently. After a long while, she asked, “Hundred Battle King is not dead. What will happen when he returns?”

Su Yu frowned slightly.

Great Zhou King answered, “That is unrelated to us.”

Great Zhou King was feeling quite helpless. Hundred Battle King again. For some reason, Hundred Battle King had transformed into an obstacle for them.

Suddenly, Brave Martial General raged, “Unrelated? How is he unrelated? What if that idiot decides he wants to snatch power after returning? Are we supposed to listen to that idiot when he tells us to throw our lives away again?”

She seemed incredibly furious as she roared, “That bastard is obstinate, self-opinionated, rude, unreasonable, and barbaric! If you don’t even have a way to handle him, what will happen when he snatches power after returning? Are we supposed to die for a fool? Are the ten thousand people under me supposed to all throw their lives away for no good reason? Unless you have a way to handle Hundred Battle, I will not serve another human lord!”

“…”

Su Yu blanked out.

Great Zhou King blanked out as well.

What…was the meaning of this?

Su Yu stared at her with surprise. He said, “You…dislike Hundred Battle?”

Brave Martial General answered furiously, “He’s a fool! Obstinate, self-opiniated, arrogant, brash, and boundlessly confident. But he’s simply a brainless idiot. When I warned him about Zhou Tiansheng, he refused to believe me. When I warned him about that woman, he refused to believe me.

“When I told him not to sacrifice our allies needlessly, he refused to believe me. When I told him to attack some of the minor races, he refused to listen. When I told him to first focus on the experts outside the three major races, he refused to listen as well! Such a fool is only good for his strength. He is good for nothing else! The moment he returns and overpowers you, what are we supposed to do? Continue serving that fool?”

“…”

Su Yu’s jaw dropped. This was the first ancient human to not worship Hundred Battle King.

After spending a long time cursing in fury, Brave Martial General looked at the two cautiously and said, “Why are you here? Why are you up here? Don’t tell me you’re here to free Hundred Battle. I’m not doing that. Do that yourself! I’m not going to throw the lives of my subordinates away for no good reason. You can kill me, but I won’t change my mind! You can do it yourself! I won’t help with that!”

She took several steps back with both despair and fury on her face. She refused to help Hundred Battle King.

Marquis Minshan, South Suppression Marquis, and the others had all visited her in the past. All of them had persuaded her to help with freeing Hundred Battle King. But she had either refused or ignored all of them.

Releasing Hundred Battle King?

Bullshit!

They would need to sacrifice countless lives to do so. Even upon succeeding, that fool would simply waste the few remaining forces of humanity in no time. In that case, humanity was better off in its current condition. At the very least, there would still be some survivors somewhere.

Su Yu stared at her blankly. After a long while, he laughed and said, “You are the first person I have met who is opposed to freeing Hundred Battle King.”

Brave Martial General coldly said, “He won’t die. If killing him were possible, the myriad races would have done so a long time ago. Since they are leaving him alone, they are naturally planning to kill him after he’s free. Or perhaps they are keeping him around for some other reason. Since he can’t die, he will be free sooner or later. Why must we sacrifice ourselves needlessly to save him? Is he even worth saving? What can he even do after returning? He didn’t even win back when we had all the advantage. How is he supposed to win now?”

In short, she did not view Hundred Battle King as the savior of humanity.

“I am happy with my current situation. I don’t need Hundred Battle’s help.” She looked at Su Yu coldly and said, “He won’t listen to you even if you’re his savior. Stop dreaming. That fool is stubborn and obstinate. He is arrogant and believes only in brute force. He is obsessed with bloodline and status. Because of my identity as a titled general instead of a marquis, I was a nobody in his army. You will receive the same treatment. In his eyes, a mere human lord like you is merely a boy playing stupid games. Do you think he’ll help you after returning? Dream on!

“Unless you have the bloodline of Human Emperor or the Four Cardinal Kings, or unless you’re a direct successor of a human king, you will be nothing in his eyes before you reach the level of a pseudo king. For him, even a random ancient marquis is more noble than you.”

Su Yu looked at Great Zhou King. Was that the case?

Why had he not heard of this before?

Great Zhou King coughed awkwardly and said, “Hundred Battle King placed a great importance in bloodline, status, and martial might. That is true.”

Su Yu laughed and asked, “So what’s his bloodline?”

“He supposedly has the bloodline of the ancient Conflict King.”

Su Yu asked again, “Isn’t he related to the primordial giants as well?”

After a short silence, Great Zhou King said, “The primordial giant race is one of the overlord races of the primordial past. There are rumors that they are actually a branch of humanity. In Hundred Battle King’s eyes, their bloodline is noble as well.”

Su Yu nodded in understanding. In short, that was an old-fashioned fool. He came to a realization that he still knew too little about Hundred Battle King.

A conservative.

No wonder he enjoyed the support of so many old fossils. His way of thinking was in line with theirs.

Meanwhile, Brave Martial General was frowning as she stared at the two.

Whenever Hundred Battle King was mentioned, Great Zhou King would not have much reaction. But the person called Su Yu would always speak of Hundred Battle King with contempt in his tone.

After a short silence, Brave Martial General said, “You don’t seem too strong. But since you’re capable of defeating the dragons, do you have pseudo kings behind you?”

Su Yu thought about it and answered, “Yes.”

“Is the current humanity being ruled through something like an assembly or a council?”

Brave Martial General said solemnly, “How much voice do you have in this council?”

Su Yu was rendered speechless. His voice?

But he didn’t even have a council.

Noticing Su Yu’s reaction, Brave Martial General reached her own conclusion. She said, “Sure enough, you don’t even have power in your council. Why are you trying to recruit me before gaining power over humanity? I reckon you’re trying to drag me into some messy internal conflicts. I hate such conflicts! Those fools are always spouting some idealistic nonsense. The ancient past is no more. The past glory will not return. Humanity will fall in the hands of people like you!”

A puppet.

That was her conclusion. The current human lord was worse than Hundred Battle King. No matter what, Hundred Battle King had real power. Meanwhile, this human lord was a mere puppet.

He had no power.

Su Yu had an odd expression. After a long while, he said, “Even pseudo kings serving under me must obey me.”

Brave Martial General snorted, “How can you subdue them? I can see that you’re young. You’re probably very talented. Your strength is also decent. But I believe you only have a small number of people truly loyal to you. Just take this Zhou Tiansheng as an example. Can you even control him? He’s clearly here to keep an eye on you!”

Brave Martial General sneered and said, “This guy is an old fossil as well. He looks docile, but this is an act to fool you. He’s a crafty snake. During the ninth epoch, he kept his strength hidden until the very end, refusing to show his strength even during our defeat. Now that he’s standing behind you, it’s clear he’s only here to supervise you. Nothing else.”

How lamentable.

She continued, “So even Stable Army has joined you? Sure enough, you are a complete puppet. They are only using you until Hundred Battle is back. The moment he returns, you will be nothing. You will either die or turn into a pitiful, abandoned chess piece. If my guess is right, you are probably planning to enter the Dao Origin Land soon, right?”

With an odd expression, Su Yu nodded, “Yes.”

“Sure enough.” Brave Martial General laughed and said, “You are too foolish. How pitiful. How lamentable. Perhaps you intend to rescue Hundred Battle there. But you have no idea what will happen to you after freeing him. And you’re actually trying to recruit me? Someone as clueless as you?”

“…”

Su Yu looked at Great Zhou King and said, “She’s making a lot of sense. What do you think?”

Great Zhou King smiled helplessly and said, “This…uhm…this is also my first time meeting someone like this.”