Published at 19th of August 2026 6:22 am

Chapter 2214: Dark Hearted Su Yu (3)

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Su Yu laughed again. "Did I? I recall you asking for it from me. You said that with such an appointment, you can throw your weight around when you meet the future generation after my death. But I don't recall agreeing to your request."

Heavenbridge Marquis was left speechless. Was that so? But why did he feel like Su Yu had agreed at the time?

One of them must have remembered wrongly. Su Yu was unbothered as he said, "Sure. I'll assume I did make you a promise. But you need to be more reliable and talk less. Otherwise, I will appoint you the Shit King."

Heavenbridge Marquis stared blankly. Was there a need for such pettiness?

That was such a terrible title!

"I will definitely talk less!"

Heavenbridge Marquis nodded solemnly as he reminded himself to say less in the future. In any case, he didn't have much he wanted to say right now. Su Yu chuckled and started moving toward the chaos. He still had a lot of things to do. He was very busy.

Hundred Battle King sure was lucky to have so much free time. Su Yu started lamenting his tiring life.

***

Inside Su Yu's world.

Great Zhou King was there to greet Su Yu when he returned. He sighed and said, "Your Majesty's prowess is now known far and wide. Even Hundred Battle cowers before you. You are truly the strongest human lord ever."

"Are you the authority on the strength of human lords?" Su Yu laughed, "Are you the one in charge of determining who's the strongest?"

Great Zhou King smiled and continued speaking shamelessly, "The heart of the people is the authority. You are an emperor. The others can only be kings."

Su Yu snorted, "Martial Emperor is an emperor as well."

What was the point of caring about titles? Even as an emperor, Martial Emperor was defeated by Martial King. He had suffered such a terrible defeat there.

At that thought, Su Yu asked curiously, "By the way, just what grudge did Martial King have against Martial Emperor to not only seal Martial Emperor off, but to snap his legs and plant his head into the ground as well. That is not something you will do to a regular opponent. What's the story there?"

Before Great Zhou King could speak, Su Yu raised his voice, "Speak the truth! I am interested in this gossip. My mood has been bad after my meeting with Hundred Battle today. Without a proper gossip to entertain me, I'll create my own gossip with you as the main character."

Holy shit!

Great Zhou King cursed inwardly. Was this a form of blackmail? Definitely. He felt quite helpless. Su Yu had ultimately prevailed over Hundred Battle King in their verbal spar. If he was still unhappy, what was Hundred Battle King supposed to feel?

After a slight hesitation, Great Zhou King said, "Let me think about it...I remember some rumors about them, but I can't guarantee the accuracy."

Great Zhou King had a look of recollection as he spoke, but Su Yu had a deep suspicion that this guy was acting. This guy definitely knew the true story. He didn't want to say it, and he would only say something when he was forced to.

Then again, Su Yu was truly curious. Why did Martial King hate Martial Emperor so much that he had to subject Martial Emperor to such humiliation? It was very rare for fellow powerhouses to humiliate each other in such a manner. And it was completely pointless for them to humiliate the weak.

After spending some time in recollection, Great Zhou King said, "So it was said that...remember, this is only a rumor. There was a grudge between Martial Emperor and Martial King. It is quite inappropriate to talk about this, so very few knew about it. I only heard of it accidentally..."

Su Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Stop wasting time. Yes, yes. I know. You heard all this. I never said that you were involved in the grudge between the two."

Great Zhou King was rendered speechless. Those words seemed to be hinting at something. But he decided to ignore it.

He said, "I heard that Martial Emperor might have slept with Martial King's wife."

"..."

Su Yu was dumbfounded. "Are you serious?"

"Cough."

Great Zhou King said awkwardly, "I heard it from someone, so I can't say if it's true. I doubt Martial Emperor himself knows the answer. This is a complicated matter, and very few know about it. It was said that during the internal conflicts of the Human Realm when Martial King was weak, his childhood sweetheart, who was also his fiancee...yes, there was such a person. And then, Martial King left home, met Culture King and his other close friends, and fought alongside them for many years without returning home.

"After rising to fame and power, he returned proudly. When he went looking for his childhood sweetheart, he learned that she had been kidnapped by Martial Emperor's people. But...she might not have been kidnapped. Nobody knows the real story.

"At the time, Martial Emperor was one of the three strongest hegemons in the Human Realm. He had a harem in his palace, and Martial King's childhood sweetheart was actually offered by the local leadership to fawn on him. Thus, Martial Emperor might have remained completely clueless about the matter. And that childhood sweetheart was probably unaware that her childhood sweetheart was the famous Martial King.

"By the time Martial King defeated Martial Emperor, he found that his childhood sweetheart was already dead. In his fury, he decided to humiliate his defeated foe."

Su Yu was stunned. After a long while, he said, "Wait...I heard that Martial King's taste...by the way, this is a rumor as well. I heard that Martial King had the same taste as Giant Axe Marquis. Does Martial Emperor share their preference as well?"

What an interesting gossip!

Great Zhou King laughed dryly and said, "How should I put this? At the time, slim and frail women were considered useless on the battlefield. Thus, that was an era with different beauty standards."

Understanding dawned on Su Yu.

Su Yu muttered, "So there is a grudge of having one's wife stolen. That explains everything. I would have killed Martial Emperor in the same position instead of sealing him away."

Great Zhou King interjected, "You need to first have a wife. Your Majesty, I doubt you will have the chance to form such a grudge with anyone."

Boom!

Su Yu threw a punch, giving Great Zhou King a black eye just like March.

Su Yu snorted, "Are you trying to insult me or something?"

Great Zhou King sighed inwardly. This guy was clearly looking for any excuse to punch him. He could see through Su Yu.

He couldn't be bothered to argue and asked, "Your Majesty, where's Martial Emperor?"

He ignored the bruise around his eye. It was no big deal. But when he saw Su Yu taking a picture of him, he was rendered speechless. What was this guy doing? That was a bruise from this guy's punch! Could he feel no shame?

Su Yu naturally didn't care. His mood had improved significantly after the little gossip session. Of course, a gossip was still a gossip. It might not be true.

Then again, he hoped that it was true. Such melodramatic gossip was the best. Something like Martial Emperor being the killer of Martial King's brother or someone who had insulted Martial King in the past was way too lame and boring.

He started walking as he spoke, "After being sealed away for so long, he's probably out there somewhere to explore the world. Not even Heavendoom and the others were sealed away for that long, yet they had also gone mad when they first regained their freedom. He will probably come looking for me after he's done running around. He still owes me the lives of three Masters of Laws."

Great Zhou King nodded and asked, "Are you really going to move against the myriad races, Your Majesty? In that case, your previous choice of allowing Consort Emeritus' breakthrough would be a mistake."

That was essentially an act of creating a powerful enemy for himself.

"I will definitely move against the myriad races, but there needs to be a strategy to it." Su Yu smiled, "I have my own plans regarding the Consort Emeritus. I promised to not attack the sinned lineage, but I did not promise that the myriad races wouldn't attack them, right? What they do would have nothing to do with my promise."

Great Zhou King's eyes flickered.

Su Yu said, "I said that I would not accept the surrender of the myriad races. That is also the truth. There is no salvaging our relationship. The grudge runs too deep. How many humans had died over the past five hundred years? I believe you know this better than I, Great Zhou King."

After a long silence, Great Zhou King nodded. "Yes. Many died."

Too many.

This was a blood feud.

Su Yu continued, "I made that promise to push the myriad races into desperation. They will have no choice but to fight to the death. But there are different ways in which they can do that. They can either fight me to the death or fight the sinned lineage to the death before entering the Hell Gate. Inside, they can rest, grow, and find a chance to return."

Great Zhou King's heart thumped.

Su Yu narrowed his eyes and asked, "Do you think I'm the harder opponent? Or is the sinned lineage harder to handle? The sinned lineage can enter the Hell Gate. Can the myriad races do the same? Are things more dangerous for them in there? Or is it more dangerous for them to stay outside and face me?"

"Of course, this ultimately depends on their choice. Perhaps they will think that I'm the easier opponent to face. In that case, they will stay and fight me to the death. I don't mind that either."

Understanding dawned on Great Zhou King. Su Yu wished to expel the wolf to swallow the tiger. However, it would be extremely difficult.

The world behind the Hell Gate was also extremely dangerous. Would the myriad races opt to attack the sinned lineage for a chance to try their luck behind the gate? Or would they stay and fight Su Yu until the very end?

Not even Su Yu could predict what their choice would be.

"Your Majesty, didn't you promise to not let the myriad races get in Hundred Battle's way while he's dealing with the sinned lineage?"

"Of course." Su Yu smiled, "The myriad races won't be getting in his way. They will be attacking the sinned lineage. I'm not going to break any promises."

Great Zhou King thought about it and nodded.

Su Yu continued, "When an enemy wishes to attack a different enemy of ours, are we supposed to stop them? Won't that be stupid? Hundred Battle needs to thank me for the help instead."

Inwardly, Great Zhou King thought that Hundred Battle King would probably thank Su Yu's entire family. Clearly, Su Yu was planning to pull an absolute assholery against Hundred Battle King.

He was very good at bullying the kind. Yes. Compared to the dark-hearted Su Yu, Hundred Battle King seemed like an angel.

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