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Chapter 1717: Iron Devourers (2)

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Su Yu was quite impressed. The Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor's line was not weak at all. There were actually so many experts in their line. September himself was a formidable expert as well. Unfortunately, July was missing.

Just as that thought crossed Su Yu's mind, the Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor explained, "July died during the previous epoch."

The silly smile on the Pseudo Emperor's face faded slightly as he continued, "During the previous epoch, Hundred Battle King rose rapidly. At the time, we decided to stand with them. July went under my order, but he died after only three days."

It had been a long time, so the grief from his death had faded somewhat. The Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor sighed and said, "Thus, we gave up. At the time, the humans were extremely powerful. Hundred Battle King was unimaginably strong. But each battle involving him would result in heavy casualties. The humans, in particular, had suffered massively under his lead. From a single battle, the humans had lost half their experts and half the experts of their supporters. The humans could still survive with their ability to reproduce rapidly, but we couldn't."

The Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor shook his head and said, "We didn't fear death, but we wanted him to reduce the casualties of each battle. He was very strong, but his flaw was very obvious as well. He relied on only himself, thinking that he could reverse the situation all by himself." "Thus, he would fight at the forefront in every battle. He was a good general, but he was a terrible human lord. In each battle, he would fight ferociously, ignoring the casualties of his allies."

The Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor looked at Su Yu and said, "Great Qin King reminds us of him. Eventually, he matured and improved, but we were still terrified of supporting such a leader."

He solemnly said, "Therefore, he never won our support."

The reason for that was simple. Someone like Great Qin King would go all out in each battle, not caring about the casualties on his side. This was not an acceptable leader for the iron devourers.

Back then, the Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor had sent his son to help the humans, demonstrating his willingness to ally with the humans. Alas, his son had died in mere three days.

How would he still dare to support such a leader after that? If even his son, a Daofuse, had died in three days, how could they count on Hundred Battle King to protect their race? Perhaps their entire race would cease to exist by the time the battle was over.

Su Yu was quite surprised. He asked, "Why did you support me, then?"

Su Yu grinned, "I'm not too reliable either."

The Pseudo Emperor answered, "You're different. Since your rise, very few of your allies have died. You love fighting yourself as well, but you have a very high rate of victory in your battles. And there is one thing you have that Hundred Battle King didn't have. You are impartial."

"Impartial?"

Once again, Su Yu was surprised. Was that the case?

The Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor said, "I'm referring to how you treat the people around you. You have your own standards. Only those supportive of you are truly one of your own. Those not supportive of you are all outsiders, even including your fellow humans.

"Let me put it this way. In your eyes, the soul devourers, Heavendoom, and the others are probably more trustworthy and important to you than Great Zhou King and the others, right?"

Su Yu nodded.

The Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor said, "If Heavendoom and some unfamiliar human Eternals were to face danger at the same time, who would you save?"

Su Yu gave it some thought and said, "I can't say for sure. Perhaps it depends on which danger is bigger. Unless that human were someone who absolutely couldn't die, I would most likely help Heavendoom. I was faced with such a situation previously. At the time, I saved Great Qin King's son instead of my teacher. At the time, Great Qin King's son was too important to die."

"Exactly!" The Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor smiled and said, "Thus, your choice depends on your personal preference and the practicality of the situation. Hundred Battle King wouldn't do so. He only cared about his fellow humans. Nothing else mattered, even if helping the non-humans would be more helpful for the war.

"Hundred Battle King was different from you. He had received the full support of humanity since his rise. Thus, he had a lot of goodwill toward humanity. For example, when a human Sunmoon and a non-human Eternal were in trouble, and both were his allies, he would choose to save the human and only the non-human later."

Understanding dawned on Su Yu. He smiled and said, "I see. That's understandable. Everyone grows differently. If humanity had supported me early on, if they had fought for me when I was in the ancient city, I would have a lot of goodwill toward them as well. I won't say that Hundred Battle King was wrong. I can only say that we grew up in completely different environments.

"I encountered my first crisis in Heavendoom City, and I encountered my second crisis in Grandstar City. But only a small number of people were willing to help me, such as Great Xia King and Great Ming King. Thus, I prioritize them over any other humans. This is perfectly normal."

The Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor nodded and said, "That was why we picked you. We helped you twice. I believe you won't forget that, right?"

Su Yu nodded, "Of course."

"That makes our choice the right choice."

The Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor said, "I don't want to turn my race into the vanguard of humanity just because of my choice. I don't wish to send my people to die for humans needlessly just because of me. I am helping humanity because of the ancient alliance, but I'm also helping because of the wariness the myriad races have been holding over us due to our past alliance with humanity.

"Furthermore, compared to the humans, I'm more wary of the immortals, devils, and divines. My race is incapable of dominating the Myriad Realms alone. Thus, I side with humanity. But this does not mean that I will side with humanity all the time."

He looked at Su Yu and said, "The previous nine human lords were almost all the same. They grew up with the full support of humanity. You are the sole exception. You grew up outside of humanity's protection.

"Meanwhile, the previous human lords had all grown inside the Human Realm. In all the previous epochs, there were some surviving ancient experts around. These people would pick the new human lord from the very beginning before pouring all their efforts into nurturing the chosen human lord. You are different."

One could say that Su Yu had grown in the wild. He had first grown into the overlord of the ancient cities, dominated the Myriad Realms, before returning to humanity.

This conversation had deepened Su Yu's understanding of the previous nine epochs. So all the previous human lords were different from him. They had all been picked internally.

In fact, according to Great Zhou King, the choice would have fallen between the likes of Xia Longwu, Zhu Tianfang, Qin Zhen, and a few others if it weren't for his appearance. A leader picked among them would be similar to all the previous human lords.

They would prioritize humanity over all other races, including their allies. That was understandable.

Su Yu laughed and said, "Don't worry. For me, only those supportive of me are my friends. Those not supportive of me are enemies. Race does not matter here. Also, I am stubborn and self-centered. I don't take outside opinions well. I only need them to obey me. Nothing else.

"If I tell them to attack Tiangu, do it, no matter how dangerous it is. I don't need to discuss the matter. The merit of the action is not to be discussed. I will decide it myself. They are free to voice their opinions, but I can decide whether I listen or not."

"Truly overbearing." The Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor laughed, "Those are some domineering words."

In fact, these words almost sounded like they were a form of hint...a very obvious form of hint.

Su Yu swallowed the blood essence he received and said, "Perhaps. Or perhaps I'm just being selfish. It doesn't matter. Among the humans, in the ancient cities, and in the holy land, only my voice matters. If anyone wishes to do something different, they can only do it after receiving my permission."

"I might not be the first human to establish a connection with the iron devourers and primordial giants this epoch. They might not have helped because of me. But know that from now on, my voice is the sole voice of humanity. This won't change even if the ancient past were to return."

The Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor stared at Su Yu silently. The other iron devourer Invincibles stared at him as well.

He was being very clear. If they wanted an ally, they would only be allowed to ally with him alone. Not humanity, not Great Zhou King, and not Great Qin King. Only Su Yu.

The Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor sank into thought. After a long while, he said, "In that case, the iron devourers shall ally with the holy lord of Emperor Yu's Court. Not the human lord."

More human lords could appear, but the holy lord of Emperor Yu's Court would only be Su Yu.

Su Yu grinned.

Suddenly, he threw a punch, blasting space apart. Then, he opened his mouth and swallowed the shattered space before him. In the background, an indistinct dao revealed itself.

Not everyone could see that, but the iron devourers around Su Yu were able to sense something different happening.

After consuming August's blood essence, Su Yu had utilized August's power to reveal a dao.

The dao of devouring.

A version unique to the iron devourer race.

Su Yu smiled and said, "I believe a certain dao of your race is still around, but it seems to have been sealed."

Once again, Su Yu utilized the devouring power.

Void Devourer.

Racial ability.

Inside this realm, that ability felt even more powerful than normal.

Su Yu laughed and said, "Interesting. After this, the iron devourers will have one extra dao to pick from."

As he spoke, his devouring force grew even stronger.

The Book of Time had activated the ability through the fragment of its dao Time Sage had collected back then. But through the dao fragment, the actual dao itself had been pulled out of hiding as well.

The entire Iron Devourer Realm started shaking. A massive dao manifested in the sky, but it was shaking violently. It was locked, prevented from fully manifesting itself. Not everyone could see it, but the shocking scene was visible to Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor's eyes. A trapped dao in the sky!

He could see the shackles around that dao!

After staring at the dao for a while, a look of overwhelming shock covered his face. He sent Su Yu a voice transmission, "Shackles...I remember some rumors...shackles...seals...this seems to be the specialty of an ancient human king..."

"Control King?" Su Yu asked through voice transmission.

Horror covered the Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor's face as he nodded. Yes! Control King! Su Yu couldn't see the dao as clearly as the Pseudo Emperor. He could only sense it vaguely. Hearing the answer, he smiled. Control King.

Interesting.

Well well.

Control King had sealed one of the major daos of the iron devourers. Why?

Weakening an ally of humanity?

The dao of sealing.

How impressive.

In that case, the iron devourers had been deliberately weakened at one point. Originally, they had three major racial abilities. But they had lost one of them. Abruptly, Su Yu's eyes lit up brightly. A tiny bit of the white dog's power erupted from his body.

He still had a drop of blood essence from the white dog left. He did not use it fully. Rather, he only stripped a tiny bit of power from it for his current use. The moment he utilized the white dog's power, he saw something different.

Up in the sky, a gigantic chained dao appeared in his vision. That dao was struggling intensely against the shackles. If this was truly Control King's work, then Control King must be quite a terrifying individual.

An entire dao had been sealed.

Meanwhile, an odd sensation was creeping up the nearby iron devourers. One of them was August, who was muttering in confusion, "Why do I feel like I'm growing strong, but a seal...is stopping my strength from emerging fully?"

Hearing that, the Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor looked at Su Yu and said, "August might have a high compatibility with this dao..."

With a disappointed look, he continued, "But the dao has been sealed. Even without the seal, it is no longer easy to switch daos nowadays. We are all forced to stick with the Three Body Method. With that method, we can only cultivate the 72-Forged Iron Devourer."

Su Yu nodded. They were being restricted by both the seal and the heavenly laws.

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