Published at 3rd of February 2026 6:33 am

Chapter 1819: Bitter Fighting (2)

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Su Yu looked at Cangshan Nether and coldly said, "You heard that. If you win, you might live. If you lose, you won't even have a corpse left."

After thinking about it, Cangshan Nether asked, "Where do you want me to go?"

"Luminous Domain Mansion."

"Luminous Domain Mansion?"

He didn't know that place.

Su Yu explained, "The palace of the ancient humans. It is now an abandoned palace. Of course, there is no escaping that place without me. You won't be able to find the exit. You can try if you doubt me."

In life, Cangshan Nether was a supreme expert. Thus, he didn't take long to reach a decision, "Fine. I will accept the offer."

Staying here would guarantee death. No new experts were awakening from the river anymore. Even those who had awakened no longer dared to show themselves. At this rate, he would die. He wouldn't even get the chance to drag someone down before dying.

This was unacceptable. He would rather take the gamble. The mansion entrance wasn't too far away.

With the deal made, Su Yu started flying toward the entrance with the others behind him. The old turtle and South Heavenly King were in charge of watching over Cangshan Nether on their way there.

Before long, they reached the entrance.

Martial Emperor might still be pissed, but Su Yu knew that Martial Emperor would not stop them. He wasn't stupid enough to kill the guardians, as he needed them to kill Cangshan Nether and further drain the power of laws in the mansion.

Thus, the twenty-seven guardians only needed to worry about Cangshan Nether. Everyone was under great pressure. In truth, there wasn't even a need for them to make such a bet. But Openmountain was right. Was a weak army really what he wanted?

Would he prefer to have a strong army?

What would Su Yu want?

A strong army. There was no doubt.

But the cost of failure was incredibly high.

Su Yu sent He Tu a voice transmission, "I won't be going as they will think that I'm underestimating them if I go. Keep an eye on them inside. Summon Heavenbridge Marquis the moment there is danger. Heavenbridge Marquis and Marquis Lanshan coupled with the guardians, should be able to prevail over him."

"When should I interfere?" After a short pause, He Tu clarified, "What is the rate of loss you can tolerate before I need to summon Heavenbridge Marquis?"

Su Yu hesitated slightly and replied, "Half. No, ten. The moment ten dies, interfere."

"I understand." He Tu said, "But Marquis Lanshan might not listen to me..."

"I'll tell her to listen."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

He Tu said nothing else.

Su Yu did not say much. He only reminded Marquis Lanshan to listen to He Tu inside the mansion. Before long, the thirty experts were arranged atop the various floating stars. Cangshan Nether was growing excited. Could he flee after he was teleported inside? Su Yu might have claimed that escape was impossible, but he still wanted to try.

Next, Su Yu activated the teleportation formation. All thirty of them vanished.

The moment they left, the old turtle lost control of his calm and said anxiously, "Emperor Yu, they are too confident. A heavenly king can't be killed so easily. They are only Eternals. The moment Cangshan Nether kills a few of them, everything will be over."

Earlier, he was only forcing himself to look calm. With them gone, he couldn't keep his composure anymore.

"Because of me, they suffered for a hundred thousand years. I don't want them to die just like this."

The old turtle was restless. He had never been a competitive person, and he had always been laidback and calm. But this time, he could no longer stay calm. He spoke rapidly, "I would rather they become weak Daofuses. If we really aren't a match for those from the Upper Realm, we can flee"

Realizing what he was saying, he shut his mouth and stole a glance at Su Yu.

Su Yu acted like he had heard nothing and placated the old turtle, "It's fine. I have Marquis Lanshan and Heavenbridge Marquis on standby. Marquis Lanshan has grown rapidly recently. When required, they will act."

Noticing that the old turtle was still pacing restlessly, South Heavenly King frowned and said, "Why are you being so soft? Grand Dream, no wonder you can't reach the level of a heavenly king even after so many years. I understand why now."

The old turtle was strong. But it was also true that he was weaker than the four heavenly kings. Apart from his lack of comprehension, his nature was also a big reason for his stagnation.

The old turtle said helplessly, "I'm worried"

"Countless people died during the ancient war. Weak as humanity is currently, death is inavoidable."

South Heavenly King said, "But I am optimistic about Openmountain. He was right. Human Lord Su, you share this weakness as well. I notice that you have the habit of making a plan so perfect that nobody will die. How is that possible? Not even Culture King is so perfect. During the ancient war, countless humans died.

"If it werent for your obsession with perfection, North Heavenly King wouldn't have been able to escape. The two of us could have joined hands to suppress him. Lanshan is stronger than regular Daofuses. She only needed to kill one marquis and the rest would flee in fear. We had a good chance at killing North Heavenly King."

Su Yu had allowed North Heavenly King to escape. For her, this was a flaw.

This human lord was too soft.

But she didn't think that Su Yu was wrong. She believed that deep inside, this was Su Yu. A gentle and soft man. He wouldn't have addressed her as his martial mother earlier otherwise. In short, he was a pure child.

Su Yu merely nodded without saying anything. He had left some words unsaid. Did she think that he didn't want to do what she said? No. He simply did not have the resources to do so.

There were numerous Daofuses waiting in the Upper Realm. Thanks to Hundred Battle King, even the myriad races were extremely wary of allying with humanity. The moment a non-human Daofuse died, loyalty might waver.

He wouldn't have been so desperate to reduce losses otherwise. The path she suggested had been blocked by Hundred Battle King. Not even death spirit marquises could be sacrificed so easily anymore.

Su Yu wasn't too bothered about North Heavenly King. He smiled and said, "North Heavenly King has escaped. He lacked the courage to fight even when we were fighting those from the river. In that case, he will never dare to return in the future."

Still with a frown, South Heavenly King frowned and nodded, "But you still need to be careful. If Cangshan Nether dies...that is a super expert. We need to produce a heavenly king to take his space in the dao or a terrifying being might emerge."

"What about you, South Heavenly King?"

Su Yu looked at her. Was there no hope for her to further advance?

South Heavenly King said, "I'm lacking. In truth, I'm weaker than North Heavenly King. He has a higher likelihood of advancing. For now, our best choice is to produce more Daofuses or a heavenly kig and fill the dao before he can grow too much."

Su Yu nodded and gazed at the distant river.

South Heavenly King was looking at the river as well. She said, "There must still be a lot of experts down there, but they are too scared to show themselves. When things calm down, they will probably gather again. And they will be a lot more cautious than before."

Cangshan Nether was too careless. He was also too trusting of North Heavenly King, believing that North Heavenly King would join the battle. He had assumed that he was here to help North Heavenly King. Thus, he had been caught by complete surprise when Su Yu targeted him instead.

If Su Yu had attacked North Heavenly King, he would definitely join the battle with the marquises he had gathered.

Su Yu nodded.

The two conversed among themselves, ignoring the restless old turtle. However, there was nothing the old turtle could do.

What to do?

Would anyone die?

How many of them would die?

He did not want to see any of them dead, but he couldn't stop them.

Upon noticing that the old turtle was still unable to calm down, Su Yu said, "Spirit Suppression General, maybe you can wait at the death tunnel connected to the seventh level. You can enter through that tunnel in an emergency. I'll get Heavenbridge Marquis to help teleport you down there at any moment..."

"Why didn't you say this earlier?"

Instantly, the old turtle vanished. He was too restless to care about his tone of voice anymore. He left immediately.

South Heavenly King frowned and said, "Grand Dream is too soft. He's strong enough to fight in battles, but he can't be allowed to lead a campaign. He is not the type of commander to handle tough opponents.

"He can't let go of his old comrades. You should understand, Martial Mother. After all, you can't let go of Culture King as well, right? And I have things I can't let go as well. Without something to care for, we will all become monsters."

He did not think that the old turtle was wrong. If the old turtle was cold and callous, he wouldn't have bothered to help Su Yu.

South Heavenly King blanked out. After a long while, she nodded, "Perhaps you're right."

She did not argue. Su Yu might really be right. Without her own hopes and dreams, why would she have bothered to help humanity? She only helped because, like the old turtle, there were things she couldn't let go of.

Su Yu took the chance to ask, "Martial Mother, back then, Teacher Culture King came here to resurrect someone. Did that really happen?"

South Heavenly King said, "I think so. He never told me, and I never asked. It was not my place to question him. I did not dare to ask."

She did not dare to ask. Culture King was so perfect that most people would feel a sense of inferiority and shame before him. Not even South Heavenly King was an exception. She was only a death spirit, while Culture King was a powerful hegemon of the Myriad Realms. As far as South Heavenly King was concerned, Culture King was the true number one, not Human Emperor.

Through this conclusion, Su Yu reached his own conclusion. South Heavenly King wasn't the person Culture King had tried to resurrect back then. In that case, Xing Yue might really be the target. Just who was she?

A forever sixth-degree Eternal. Her cultivation level would not budge even after consuming the death imprint of a marquis. Someone who had been stuck for countless years. Was Xing Yue aware of her true identity?

Su Yu asked, "Martial Mother, do you know the method to resurrect someone?"

After a short silence, South Heavenly King said, "I'm not sure. But I know that it's difficult. I don't know the exact steps, but I know that some items are required, and the power of various daos is also needed. Life force alone is insufficient. I once heard that even the death spirit dao must be suppressed for that to happen. But the death spirit dao is so powerful. How can one hope to suppress it?"

She shook her head and continued, "But Culture King seemed to have researched this topic. Apparently, this feat requires the cooperation of pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. The pen dao will do the sealing. The ink dao will do the suppression. The paper dao will provide a dao of the living. The inkstone dao will provide the life force..."

She gave a simple explanation of what she knew.

Hearing her words, Su Yu blanked out. All four daos were required. The pen dao for sealing and the ink dao for suppression. How would the suppression work? Was the ink dao powerful enough to suppress the death spirit dao? Was that even possible?

Su Yu muttered, "Ink dao for suppression and pen dao for sealing...This must be an attempt to strip the minor dao of the death spirit from the death spirit dao itself. I see now. I believe I understand. First, separate the death spirit from the dao. Then, grant the death spirit life through a powerful physical body. The paper dao...might be capable of granting a new dao fit for a living being."

This was Su Yu's guess. But if that were the case, resurrection would be truly difficult. It was much harder than expected. Even Culture King failed. Was it because he wasn't strong enough?

Not necessarily.

Or was it because not even Culture King could strip the minor dao of the death spirit from the death spirit dao? In that case, how could Su Yu guarantee that he could do so?

"If Xing Yue was his target...Xing Yue...and Xing Yu. Is Xing Yue the daughter of Human Emperor?"

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