Published at 30th of November 2024 10:21 am

Chapter 960: Return To The City (1)

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Outside Heavendoom City.

More and more people were gathered. Meanwhile, the death qi covering the city was slowly dissipating away. Perhaps the Sunmoon death spirits were no longer in the city.

The Sunmoon death spirits had been unable to find the culprit who had killed so many death spirits. And now, even the aura of the killer had vanished completely. Thus, the Sunmoon death spirits might have judged that it was pointless to stick around. Sure, death spirits weren't very smart. But it wasn't like they were brainless.

Thus, it was very likely that the Sunmoon death spirits had departed. Up in the sky, the experts were conversing with each other.

"Nobody has died during the past two days. Is Su Yu hiding in a building like everyone else as well? Or perhaps he was forced to stop since everyone is hiding."

"Perhaps. The death qi in the city is too thick. Even if he has a lot of heavenly source qi, he won't be able to last long."

"He has been in the city for a few days."

"..."

Su Yu's name was mentioned again and again.

Number three on the Heaven Index, successor of the multiple character faction.

His rank on the Heaven Index wasn't that big of a deal. His identity as a member of the multiple character faction was the real issue here. Furthermore, the possibility of him possessing an Invincible ruin made him an even more attractive target for these people.

His value was further boosted by the cultivation methods he had released to strengthen the human race as a whole. Oh, there was also the stele that might be in his possession... All those added together made him the priority target of all these experts.

They would completely sever all hope humanity might harbor. They should stop dreaming about restoring the suppressive force of the Human Realm.

Even if the human race used to dominate the Myriad Realms, times had changed. Humanity was already threatening enough due to their immunity toward the suppressive force of all realms. If they were given a stable home on top of that, they would be unstoppable.

Su Yu must die. Hong Tan must die. Liu Wenyan must die. Great Xia's multiple character faction must die. As for the multiple character faction of the other prefectures, the myriad races weren't that wary of them. They would be ignored as long as they didn't step foot in the Allheaven Battlefield.

The fifth principal's line was different. One should remember that the multiple character faction originated from Great Xia. That was a line feared by countless people.

"How much longer do we need to wait?"

"An hour or two, I suppose."

"So it's going to happen soon."

"Locate the geniuses of the various races and send them out of the city first. Then, we can move on to deal with Su Yu."

"We need to leave some Sunmoons outside the city. We also need to keep an eye on the humans. Pay close attention on Ye Hongyan."

"..."

The divines, devils, and even the immortals were involved in the discussion. Or to be precise, apart from the humans, everyone else was involved in the discussion. Fighting inside the city could easily attract the death spirits. But if they only killed Su Yu and nobody else, it wouldn't be too troublesome.

They were only worried of a fight with Ye Hongyan and the other human Sunmoons in the city. If a Sunmoon died and caused Sunmoon death spirits to appear, the city would be sealed again. That would be very troublesome.

Ming He was speaking to someone through voice transmission, "Mo He, we can't allow the human experts to enter the city. If a fight breaks out in the city and a Sunmoon or two die, things will get troublesome. Ancient death spirits might appear and the city will end up sealed again."

Mo He was the expert from the original devil race.

He pondered on the issue and replied, "We can offer safe passage to Qin Fang as the price and force the humans to give up on Su Yu. I'll keep an eye on Ye Hongyan. As for Zheng Ping, don't worry about him too much. I don't think anyone from Great Qin is here, but we need to watch out for any hidden experts."

"Alright."

The experts finalized their plan through voice transmissions.

Ultimately, they concluded that they should prevent any human expert from entering. That way, they would minimize the risk of a fight inside the city and the appearance of ancient death spirits. Of course, they weren't necessarily worried about one or two ancient death spirits.

They were more wary of the city being sealed. As long as they kept watch on the human experts, everything would progress smoothly. They had enough experts here to crush the human experts.

***

While the others were making their plans.

Ye Hongyan was also making her own plan. How should she remain outside the city without incurring any suspicion? She was here to save Su Yu. Thus, it would look suspicious for her to remain outside when the gates reopened.

She also had to take Zheng Ping the dumb brute into consideration. It would be better if something would happen and force her to remain outside. And she also had to look extremely aggressive.

That way, the others would worry that she would start killing right after entering the city and ruin things for everyone. With that worry, they would try their best to prevent her from entering.

At that thought, she sent Zheng Ping a voice transmission, "Zheng Ping."

Zheng Ping was stunned. Finally! She was finally talking to him!

"General Ye!"

"Later, find a chance to kill that mystic armor. There are too many Sunmoons here. We need to kill some to scare the minor races enough that they back off from this matter. We need to make an example of someone. Keep Ming He busy for a bit. I'll kill that fellow."

"..."

Holy shit!

That woman was crazy. Yes, he had been grumbling about her inwardly, but that was no reason to send him to his death! Ming He was a high-stage Sunmoon. He was only a first-stage Sunmoon. The gap between them was massive. How was he supposed to keep her busy? Wasn't that the same as telling him to die?

"Don't worry. Ming He won't be able to guess that we're really going for the kill. She will hold back slightly against you. After all, we're still allies on the surface. I will use all my strength and kill the mystic armor promptly before helping you..."

Zheng Ping was speechless. He did not fear death. But it still wasn't a good feeling to have someone else tell him to throw his life away. Also, what even was the point of killing that mystic armor out here? They should do it inside the city!

He had a simple plan. At worst, he would enter the city and go wild. After taking a few lives, the death spirits would start appearing and everyone would suffer alongside him. But if they started killing now, the others wouldn't even give them the chance to enter the city anymore.

Were they supposed to stay outside and watch while everyone else entered? This was a terrible plan! He was certain that they would be blocked from entering the city if they went with this plan.

Zheng Ping couldn't understand what Ye Hongyan was thinking. He even wondered if Ye Hongyan had gone mad.

Ye Hongyan sent another voice transmission, "This is a military order. I am a general stationed at the Allheaven Prefecture while you're only a principal. I outrank you."

"I'm not from the Allheaven Prefecture!" Zheng Ping complained. She did not have authority over him.

"Are you doing this or not? I understand now. Since Su Yu is no longer part of Great Xia, you're trying to get him killed, right? Zheng Ping, I never expected you to be so vicious!"

Ye Hongyan did not see the need to tell him the truth. Letting more people know about the plan would only complicate things. Who knew if a dumb brute like Zheng Ping would end up leaking their plan or not? After all, Great Xia was known for having a lot of dumb brutes, especially their warriors.

Zheng Ping felt very helpless. Here, he had no choice but to rely on Ye Hongyan.

Thus, he agreed, "Fine. I'll work with you. But let me be frank. If Su Yu ends up dead because of this, it will be your fault."

"Cut the crap!"

Ye Hongyan replied coldly. She only needed him to stop Ming He momentarily. After killing the mystic armor, who would dare to let her enter? Even if she failed to kill that mystic armor, it didn't matter. Her craziness would induce everyone to stop her from entering.

In fact, she had a feeling they would stop her even without this plan. But doing something was better than doing nothing. Meanwhile, the death qi enveloping the city continued thinning.

***

Somewhere inside the mayor's residence.

Tian He was still leisurely sipping his liquor, or to be precise, the death spirit wine known as the Death Fluid. Thanks to this wine, he was able to somehow keep the death qi plaguing his body in check.

At the same time, he was gazing at a city gate in the distance.

With a sigh, he said, "Is that human kid gone?"

The city had been silent for quite a while. The gates were about to reopen soon, but nothing was happening. If that kid was still around, things wouldn't be so silent.

The old man with crooked teeth replied, "Maybe he's gone. With how murderous he is, he won't stay silent for so long."

Just by how peaceful the city was, they could guess that Su Yu was gone.

"I guess that's not a bad thing."

Tian He nodded. In fact, that was a good thing. With Su Yu gone, the myriad races would no longer need to fight here and disturb his peace. It would seem like the various experts would need to return empty-handed this time.

Of course, Qin Fang was still in the city. But those Sunmoons would not make a move against him. They could kill Qin Fang today, but tomorrow, Great Qin King could also personally move out to kill Mo Duona, Zhan Wushuang, Xuan Wuji, and the other young geniuses as well. That would merely result in war.

As for Su Yu, he was considered an abandoned chess piece. Thus, the mayor was happy to see Su Yu gone. Good. Finally, he could enjoy his peace again. Clearly, not even the existence in the inner hall could stand that pesky brat, finally sending the brat out of the city.

"We can kick back and relax."

Tian He said, "After all those experts leave with their respective young geniuses, they will search the city for Su Yu. Peace will return in a few days since they won't be able to find anything. This is great. This damn disturbance has shut the city down for a few days."

The old man laughed, "The city will start bustling again after their departure."

"That better be true."

Both of them were in a good mood as this incident would end soon. Since the source of chaos, Su Yu, was no longer in the city, the chaos would naturally end. It was pointless to fight further.

The human race and the other major races were still not ready to fight an all-out war yet. The human race was keeping quiet because they had too many enemies. The divine and devil races were waiting for their Pseudo Emperors to finish their breakthroughs. Thus, peace was still what everyone wanted.

With so many misgivings, they naturally wouldn't fight without Su Yu around. In the inner hall, the stone statue was resting with his eyes shut. He was in a good mood as well. The little shit was gone while everyone else was behaving themselves. He could finally enjoy his peace again.

As for the mess outside the city, that was none of his business. Even if Invincibles started fighting right outside the city, so what? That had nothing to do with him.

He was but a statue. They could fight all they wanted. As long as his city was left alone, he wouldn't get involved. After staying here for so long, he was already numb to the affairs of the world. It wasn't like he had never seen the death of Invincibles before. Even if an Invincible were to perish right in front of his city, it still wouldn't have anything to do with him.

He was but a statue.

Unchanging and eternal.

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