Tribulation of Myriad Races

Chapter 2169: The Curtain Rises (3)

Su Yu sneered and said, "Hundred Battle, someone who was already near Master of Law six thousand years ago. And his kid is an Eternal even after six thousand years. No way, this Zhou Ji is definitely not his son. Is Zhou Ji perhaps yours? I'll believe that someone this useless is your son."

Thunderstorm's expression turned even more awkward.

That was so rude.

Su Yu said, "That is someone powerful enough to revert to the bloodline of his ancestors, yet you're making him up to be a piece of trash. I understand now. Hundred Battle's side loves to make others underestimate them.

"Hundred Battle is widely known as a brute, brash, and easily angered trash. But is that the truth? And now, even his son is trash. An Eternal after six thousand years. Do you even believe what you're saying?"

Thunderstorm said nothing.

Su Yu frowned and asked, "Just what is his strength, exactly?"

Seeing that Thunderstorm was still remaining silent, Su Yu ignored him and manifested a character to perform a divination. With a rumble, the character detonated.

Su Yu muttered, "I see. Holy shit. You guys have been hiding even his name because you're scared of plotting. And you're dumb enough to give me his real name."

Thunderstorm exclaimed with shock, "Emperor Yu, are you...proficient at divination as well?"

Why was this happening?

Why did this fellow know everything at such a young age?

Some blood appeared on the tip of Su Yu's finger. His eyes flickered as he said, "Thunderstorm, you guys sure are good at plotting. How incredible. There are layer after layer of your deception. Even when the truth about Hundred Battle is exposed, there is still his son that nobody knows about.

"Yue Luo, Hundred Battle, giant race, Human Ancestor, Zhou Ji...tsk tsk. You guys are great at this. But isn't this too troublesome?"

Su Yu grinned and said, "Since you have the strength, why don't you try acting more domineering?"

The look in Thunderstorm's eyes changed repeatedly. Finally, he said, "This is truly a misunderstanding, Emperor Yu. It's getting late so I need to take my leave. You won't stop me from leaving, right?"

Su Yu thought about it and nodded, "Yes, I will."

"..."

Thunderstorm was alarmed. Envoys shouldn't be touched even in wars. And they weren't even at war.

Su Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "Forget it. I won't make things hard for you. Agree to this request of mine and I won't mess with you."

"Please say it, Emperor Yu."

Thunderstorm was starting to sweat again.

Su Yu beamed, "My request is simple. During the sendoff tomorrow, pretend to be my people and lure Venerable Dragon elsewhere. Separate him from the other Venerables. We will act against him and you'll freeze him at our moment of attack."

"..."

Thunderstorm's jaw dropped. "Are you making a move against the myriad races?"

Holy shit!

What madness was this?

Su Yu shook his head. "Nope. This is a personal grudge. He attacked me right after my arrival. Thus, I need to beat him up and vent my anger before marching to war."

Thunderstorm was not buying that bullshit excuse. But...was Su Yu going to kill the dragon with so many Venerables nearby? Thunderstorm couldn't react to this request.

Su Yu said, "So? Are you doing it or not? If you refuse, I'll spread everything I know. Do it and I'll take the blame for you. You can pretend to my people. The myriad races will only direct their anger toward me. I'm not scared of that."

"..."

As Thunderstorm's expression changed repeatedly, Su Yu said, "Since you're not saying anything, I assume this is a yes. After we're done tomorrow, I'll appoint you as the personal messenger between the myriad races and me. You'd better agree if you want me to stay silent about young Hundred Fight.

"What will the myriad races think when I tell them about him? They might not trust me, but they will still take the matter seriously. Will Control King's lineage trust me? They might not, but they will still investigate Yue Luo. Are you sure they won't find anything?"

After a long silence, Thunderstorm solemnly said, "Emperor Yu, you should think things through. After all, you're fellow humans..."

"Shut up." Su Yu said, "Only those I acknowledge are humans. Those I don't acknowledge are enemies. The giants are not humans. Do you understand? Strictly speaking, even the immortals, devils, and divines can be classified as humans. All humanoid life forms were once humans. Since there is a separation, we are no longer the same. Do you understand?"

Thunderstorm sank into another long silence before nodding. "I understand. I will pass your message to the myriad races."

"Good." Su Yu laughed and said, "By the way, did young Hundred Fight notice my divination earlier? What do you think? It's not a bad thing for him to notice it. I can give him a little scare. That old nephew of mine is not weak at all. However, it is only right that he addresses me as uncle since I am of the same status as his old man. He might even belong in your grandson's generation. But I am somewhat of the same status as you as well. In that case, he can even call me grandpa. Am I right?"

Thunderstorm said nothing to that and turned to leave.

Suddenly, March called out, "Your Majesty!"

Thunderstorm stopped, and Su Yu asked with a smile, "Yes? Are you really thinking of keeping him here? It's fine. Those are all random speculations. Let him be. Remember this, Thunderstorm. Do your job well tomorrow or I'll be angry."

Thunderstorm sped off.

Only upon Thunderstorm's departure did Giant Axe Marquis wake up from his confusion. He asked, "Your Majesty...that...was only a story, right?"

He felt like he was listening to some fairy tale.

Su Yu said, "Not a story. An incident."

Snow Orchid, who had always been silent, suddenly spoke, "You...how are you so sure that...Hundred Battle's son is a genius?"

Everyone already knew that Hundred Battle King had a son.

But Su Yu was very certain that this son was a genius. Why?

When Su Yu looked at her, she said, "My mother is a human king as well, but I am only a heavenly king after living for so many years. My mother was much stronger. Why can't Hundred Battle's son be an Eternal after six thousand years?"

Su Yu considered the matter and answered seriously, "I guess you're talentless."

"..."

Silence descended.

Su Yu explained seriously, "First, there is no comparing your mother with Hundred Battle. Excluding my generation, he is the number one of the past hundred thousand years. He is the most excellent in a hundred thousand years.

"If he were born in the ancient past, he would have accomplished enough to rival even Martial King. Remember this well. A lot of people from this era are weaker than those in the ancient past due to a lack of competition, especially if you're a top talent.

"Secondly, Hundred Battle was accepted by the giant race while Conflict King wasn't. In their eyes, Hundred Battle's bloodline was definitely better and purer than Conflict King's.

"Thirdly, his son was produced by two super powerhouses. Hundred Battle and the best woman the giant race had to offer. Your mother was great, but are you sure your father was great as well?"

Snow Orchid's face stiffened.

Su Yu continued, "Fourth, I was merely guessing, but Thunderstorm grew all secretive. Why?"

"Fifth, my character broke from a simple divination. This rarely happens to me.

"Sixth, Hundred Battle waited six thousand years. Did he really go through all that trouble for a few Venerables? Was there really a need for that?

"How old was Hundred Battle when he was sealed?"

March had an answer to this. After a short calculation, he answered, "Less than a thousand years old."

"Exactly. Someone less than a thousand years old had willingly opted to wait six thousand years. Just for a few Venerables? Was that worth it?"

Snow Orchid frowned and said, "Perhaps...he was at his limit of improvement, so he was forced to wait."

Su Yu nodded, "Yes, there is such a possibility."

Snow Orchid sighed with relief. Finally, she was able to suggest something Su Yu agreed with.

But next, Su Yu laughed and said, "That would only prove that Hundred Battle is trash. And trash will not win the loyalty of the masses. But why are all those ancient powerhouses so loyal to him?"

"..."

Snow Orchid was left with no argument.

Su Yu said, "Do you know how many powerhouses he has under him? Is there any arrogant and stubborn type among them?"

"Yes."

Su Yu smiled. "Why were they willing to wait six thousand years for him? Are these ancient powerhouses stupid? They even willingly gave up on Human Emperor's system to join Human Ancestor. Why?"

"..."

Snow Orchid had no answer to that.

Su Yu sighed and said, "This isn't an easy question to answer. Perhaps his son is even more outstanding than he."

At that, Su Yu chuckled, "No, it doesn't matter. We live in an era where everyone is hiding some trump cards. Apart from some fools, everyone is doing this. I have my own secret trump cards as well. So I can understand why they're doing this."

Su Yu raised his hand and spoke to the bracelet on his wrist, "Tell Great Zhou King about my speculation. Ask the eight-winged tiger if he had encountered a tough opponent in the chaotic space before."

Lan Tian's voice rang out from the bracelet, "On it. Your Majesty, will anything untoward happen?"

Su Yu laughed, "What is there to fear? Hundred Battle is still hiding even with his genius son. This means that there is a limit to how strong his son is. Perhaps this son is slightly stronger than Hundred Battle and weaker than Martial Emperor. What's the big deal about that? At most, they're the equivalent of two Masters of Laws."

He spoke like this was no big deal.

Even Lan Tian was rendered speechless. Was that not a big deal?

Su Yu said, "It's fine. There are many powerful enemies around. Hundred Battle won't emerge from his hiding so easily. We have our own plan, but we'll have to modify it now. Sure enough, you can plan and plan, but changes will always occur in practice.

"At worst, I can enter the Death Realm and have a nice chat about life with Martial Emperor. I was thinking of getting him killed, but forget that. In comparison with Hundred Battle, a brute like Martial Emperor seems so kind. Yes, Martial Emperor is such a good man. Meanwhile, Hundred Battle is a fake brute. He's a scoundrel like me."

"..."

Everyone stared at him silently. Was that...a form of self-insult? Or should they say that he did not lack self-awareness?

Su Yu grinned and said, "Things are getting more and more interesting. This is merely the appetizer. Before long, Human Ancestor, human Emperor, Master of Time, Master of Death, Culture King, and others will appear one after another.

"We live in an exciting era. Compared to those personages, Hundred Battle and his son are merely shrimps. The big fish are still waiting to appear. Perhaps there will even be a Master of Chaos somewhere out there. Hell Gate and Heaven Gate are already in place. Perhaps the Heavenbridge Gate will be in place after this. Who knows?"

When Su Yu looked at Heavenbridge Marquis, he nodded madly and said happily, "Your Majesty, I will sweep everyone behind my gate and seal them away for you as long as you help me grow! From then on, this world will be yours! Everyone else will be locked away!"

"What an asshole." Su Yu teased, "No matter what, Culture King helped you before. Sure enough, you're not one to remember favors. Perhaps one day, you'll seal me away as well."

"..."

Heavenbridge Marquis had an awkward expression. Clearly, he had said the wrong thing in his attempt to flatter Su Yu.

Su Yu stood up, laughed, and gazed at the distant Human Mountain. He guessed that things were definitely not calm over there.

"This era will grow more and more interesting, and it will also grow more and more dangerous. How will fools like you fare in this era? How long will you survive?"

Su Yu muttered to himself. The curtain for the main show was starting to rise.