Chapter 2188: New Variables (1)
Chapter 2188: New Variables (1)
Tiangu was very good at latching onto the most important point.
Or perhaps he had overestimated Su Yu too much?
The restriction had lasted a hundred thousand years. Why was he so confident that Su Yu would remove it at a moment's notice? Well, it was true that Su Yu could do that. After all, he had Heavenly Overseer Marquis in his hands.
Su Yu sank into contemplation.
Removing the restriction...
With the restriction gone, March, Heavenly Fate Marquis, and Giant Axe Marquis might be able to advance...No, if January wasn't dead, March would be stuck as he seemed to cultivate January's dao.
Su Yu had not bothered to ask about the daos of the other two. It was unknown if there were already Masters of Laws to their daos as well.
As for Fat Ball and Heavenbridge Marquis, advancement wouldn't be possible for them. Their combat strength was at the level of Venerables, but their actual comprehension wasn't there yet. The ones who had fused with his new world did not benefit from the removal of the restriction either.
However, Grand Dream might be able to become a Venerable after studying the mountain. Thus, he could be a potential Master of Law. After all, he walked the dao of his dead dao companion.
All in all, Su Yu would likely gain three or four Masters of Laws with the restriction gone. As for the myriad races, it was still uncertain how many Masters of Laws they could gain. It was also hard to estimate what Hundred Battle King would gain. How many of his subordinates walked a dao with dead masters? There were too many unknown variables, making a proper projection difficult.
In short, the removal of the restriction wouldn't benefit Su Yu too much. It would only strengthen his opponents.
Su Yu remained in deep thought. The restriction would be removed one day, but not now. After all, the Myriad Realms needed to start producing their own Masters of Laws to increase their overall strength.
Su Yu would need to find the proper timing to remove the restriction.
"Yue Luo, White Hair, and Thunderstorm are all with Hundred Battle. Just what is Hundred Battle planning? His side has been so silent throughout this battle."
The tunnel might have been sealed, but Su Yu refused to believe that Hundred Battle King's connection to the Upper Realm could be severed so easily. Numerous thoughts emerged in Su Yu's mind. He raised his head and looked at Yu Qing and the others. They were also looking at him.
Seemingly having noticed the voice transmissions between Su Yu and Tiangu, Yu Qing frowned and said, "Don't forget that there might still be another powerful faction out there, assuming Su Yu has been telling the truth. If we fight to the end here, a third party will be the one to benefit."
Her attitude had changed completely. She was now a proponent of peace. It didn't matter if Su Yu was being truthful. She could see that stopping the current battle would be the best result for her. That would also give her more time to recover and prepare.
Yu Qing added, "Su Yu, you said it yourself. This so-called Zhou Ji is a Master of Law. Do you really want to keep fighting and let them benefit from our clash?"
Her cold expression faded, replaced by an indifferent smile as she said, "You don't fear me because you have enough Venerables right now. But the moment we fight, many Venerables will fight. At that time, Masters of Laws will be a lot more impactful than now."
Su Yu nodded, "You make a lot of sense."
Some sighed with relief, while some sighed with regret. It was finally over. Clearly, even Su Yu wanted to stop the battle here.
Suddenly, Su Yu assumed a teasing tone as he asked, "Yu Qing, interested in playing a little game with me?"
Yu Qing frowned.
Su Yu continued, "A minor game. Are you scared?"
Yu Qing raised her brow and said, "What is it?"
Su Yu said with complete nonchalance, "I feel like not enough Venerables have died today. It's so boring. You can send White Hair and Yue Luo out. I will send a Venerable out, and the myriad races will send the other. The four will fight to the death. Let us end this battle with the lives of two Venerables. What do you think?"
Instantly, numerous expressions changed.
The white-haired old man raged, "Su Yu! You—"
"Shut up."
A crushing presence erupted from Su Yu's body as he said, "You have no voice here. Since Yu Qing is out, she will be in charge of you. I send Thunderstorm. As for the myriad races..."
Su Yu scanned the crowd before stopping at Tiangu. Tiangu raised his brow. Su Yu had yet to give him an answer. But he somehow knew what Su Yu was thinking.
His eyes flickered as he asked, "What about Heavenly Fate Marquis?"
Su Yu laughed, "Bad choice."
Fine.
Understanding dawned on Tiangu. Sure enough, Thunderstorm wasn't with Su Yu. However, Heavenly Fate Marquis was definitely with Su Yu.
Su Yu swept his gaze through the Venerables before stopping at the two chaos beasts. He smiled and said, "Why don't we send the eight-winged tiger and Thunderstorm to fight Yue Luo and White Hair."
Su Yu beamed and said, "This is a game between hegemons. Yu Qing, show some strength if you wish to convince us to retreat. At the moment, your side seems rather weak. Why should we retreat when it seems like you're on the verge of defeat? What about this? If we win one and lose one, we'll stop the battle. If we win both fights, we continue with the battle until you are wiped out. If we lose both fights, you can decide whether we should continue or stop the battle."
Yu Qing had an unsightly expression. What manner of a request was this?
Su Yu smiled, "Are you not interested in this game? At times, you need to take risks. Perhaps losing isn't really a loss for you here. Who knows?"
That reminded Yu Qing of Su Yu's previous accusation. According to him, Yue Luo and the white-haired old man were traitors. Was that possible? Yu Qing thought of everything that had happened.
Was there really such a possibility?
Before she could reach a decision, the eight-winged tiger protested unhappily, "Emperor Yu, why am I the one fighting?"
Su Yu smiled again and said, "Because you're weak. Your faction is the weakest here. You have been going through the motions the whole day. It's time you put some effort into this. If we do end the battle here, we won't have further dealings with you. Are you perhaps interested in facing Yu Qing alone?"
The eight-winged tiger was rendered speechless.
Fuck!
This bastard was the one who had ruined his plan!
Su Yu looked at Yu Qing and asked again, "So? Are you playing or not? Stop wasting time. If you really don't want to fight, let us know so we can consider our next action. Yue Luo is very strong. I can see that she's as strong as Yue Zhan. I suggest that Thunderstorm fight Yue Luo. Who among them will prevail? Thunderstorm isn't even that strong. He's only a regular Venerable."
Beside Su Yu, Thunderstorm's eyes flickered. He knew it! He knew he would suffer today. And sure enough, his suffering had arrived. He glanced at Su Yu. Was Su Yu not worried that he would expose the fact that Su Yu had created a world?
Su Yu was naturally not worried about that. If it was exposed, so be it. In fact, he had deliberately shown Thunderstorm the world as a show of force to both Thunderstorm and Hundred Battle King. In any case, Hundred Battle King might already know about it if he really had a son in the chaos.
When too many people knew about a secret, it would no longer remain a secret. For now, Su Yu was trying to force Hundred Battle King's faction to act. That would reveal their strength to all the other factions.
Otherwise, Hundred Battle King would be the only one to benefit while all of them fought to the bitter end. Even if this wasn't enough to provoke Hundred Battle King's appearance, it still wouldn't be a bad idea to get Yue Luo and the others killed and weaken Hundred Battle King's side.
The myriad races were starting to grow indecisive again, but they wouldn't object to this since Su Yu had not asked for any of them to fight this time. Both Thunderstorm and the eight-winged tiger were unrelated to them.
The deaths of these two wouldn't affect them much.
***
Yu Qing turned to look at the people behind her.
Seven Venerables.
Yue Luo had a pitiful appearance while White Hair maintained an indignant expression.
Suddenly, Yu Qing sent them a voice transmission, "Are you confident in winning?"
"..."
The hearts of the two thumped as Yu Qing continued, "Can you defeat the eight-winged tiger and Thunderstorm? Even if you can't, are you confident you can survive the fight? Yue Luo, you aren't weak. You can easily defeat or even kill Thunderstorm. This shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"
After a slight hesitation, Yue Luo replied, "Supreme, I...think I can."
"What about you, Yue Xiao?"
Finally, White Hair was named.
Yue Xiao.
Yue Xiao hurriedly replied, "Supreme, my Hell Gate has been destroyed. I have suffered heavy injuries. I'm afraid...I can't survive against the eight-winged tiger."
"Injuries?" Yu Qing nodded, "True. Your combat strength has declined significantly. Worry not. I will grant you some treasures to recover part of your strength. The eight-winged tiger isn't weak, but you shouldn't have an issue putting up a good fight against him. I will set a time limit with Su Yu. The battle will end the moment the time is up. You might not necessarily fight until one is dead. Yue Luo, how long would you need to kill Thunderstorm?"
Yue Luo's eyes flickered. After a short wait, she replied, "Two hours."
"In that case, we set the time limit at two hours. Yue Xiao, you won't die so easily. The eight-winged tiger won't really fight to the death. This is a good opportunity to kill one of their Venerables without losing anything. I see no reason to say no."
It felt as though Su Yu was sending the two on his side to their deaths. As for Yue Xiao, if he were to die from this, so be it. With his heavy injuries, he might die anyway when the battle was resumed. He might as well squeeze some value out of his death.
Additionally, Yu Qing had also been considering Su Yu's words. How much of what he had spoken was the truth? If that was the truth, it wouldn't be a loss even if both Yue Luo and Yue Xiao died.
Spies.
Yu Qing did not dare to further entertain that thought. What a terrifying thought it was to have two of their Venerables as enemy spies. These were the core members of their holy race. That was even more so after the deaths of Shi Jian and Yue Hao. The two would play increasingly important roles in their camp.
It would be very troublesome if the two were truly spies. The two knew too many of their secrets.
***
Su Yu narrowed his eyes as he observed the exchange. He transmitted, "Will you sacrifice yourself for Yue Luo? Or do you think someone from Hundred Battle's side will appear to save all of you?"
Thunderstorm said nothing.
Su Yu asked again, "Do you think Yu Qing will agree to the challenge? She doesn't have too many Venerables left. She might refuse."
With a chuckle, Su Yu spoke, "Yu Qing, if you agree, I propose that the game will only end when two Venerables are dead. Heavy injuries on one or both sides are boring. Draws are boring as well. People must die."
Yu Qing raised her brow, "Are you sure?"
Su Yu said, "Of course. Won't it be fun to have two Venerables die here?"
"Su Yu!" Yu Qing said, "Are you not worried that you will court the anger of Thunderstorm and the eight-winged tiger doing this?"
Su Yu laughed. "Nope. If they're angry, so be it. Why do I care? Dare a subject refuse when the king wants them dead?"
Su Yu's voice turned cold as he continued, "Or perhaps you have zero control over the people behind you? In that case, you might as well quit being a Master of Law."
Su Yu's suggestion caught everyone by surprise. Why was he using this method to decide their next course of action? Would Thunderstorm resist? Would Yue Luo? Would the eight-winged tiger?
Su Yu said, "Or...we don't necessarily need Thunderstorm to fight Yue Luo. That would be boring as well. Why don't we have Yue Luo fight the eight-winged tiger and Thunderstorm fight White Hair? That would be a lot more interesting."
The eight-winged tiger had to resist cursing at Su Yu's entire family.