Published at 23rd of April 2026 5:59 am

Chapter 1977: A Gathering Of Talents (3)

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The water of the two tributaries started mixing with each other. Great Zhou King's aura started surging, while two contrasting auras swirled around him.

Composure (patient + endure). Eruption.

His temperament kept switching between the two, as though he had gone mad.

Meanwhile, Su Yu exhaled in relief. This was a success. How fortunate. He was already starting to consider giving up on the attempt. After all, he really didn't have much lifespan left to burn.

He hurriedly withdrew his two tokens before jumping back onto the main river. The water from the main river was no longer flowing into the canal as it was already filled with the water from the two tributaries.

Boom!

Great Zhou King flew out into the main river as well. He stared at Su Yu with boundless fury. His aura had grown significantly.

His previous calm was nowhere to be seen. Rather, he spoke with boundless anger in his voice, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"..."

Fuck! Why did he look so furious even when he was thanking someone?

Su Yu resisted the urge to roll his eyes and said, "Don't mention it."

"Are you unhappy with my gratitude, Your Majesty?"

Great Zhou King demanded furiously, "Why are you unhappy when I'm thanking you?"

Boom!

Great Zhou King stepped forth with a glare and roared, "Are you rejecting my gratitude?"

"..."

Fuck!

Su Yu understood that Great Zhou King was still adapting to his new dao. But was he supposed to keep babying Great Zhou King? Thus, Su Yu raised Xing Yu's token and suppressed Great Zhou King before throwing a punch. Fine. He had been waiting to do this anyway. And finally, an opportunity to do so had arrived.

Boom!

An intense battle erupted in the River of Time.

***

The battle lasted about eight minutes.

When the battle ended, Su Yu snorted, straightened his clothes, and said, "Time to leave."

With that, he started his return trip. Behind him, Great Zhou King had regained his usual calm. He kept his head lowered, hiding his bloody nose and swollen face as he followed Su Yu pitifully.

***

A rift appeared midair.

Su Yu stepped out of it, followed by Great Zhou King moments later.

Lan Tian stared at both Great Zhou King and Su Yu blankly before asking, "So...is this your fetish?"

Why did Great Zhou King look like he had just been ravaged by someone?

Lan Tian hurriedly transformed from a little girl to an old man before shooting Su Yu a gentle gaze, "Big Brother Yu..."

Boom!

A punch was thrown.

Su Yu was furious.

Why? Why couldn't his subordinates be normal?

After sending Lan Tian flying, he turned and glared at Great Zhou King. With a helpless expression, Great Zhou King said, "I acted up because I was unaccustomed to my new dao. As for Lan Tian, he did that intentionally."

He had to emphasize that he was different from Lan Tian. Su Yu continued glaring at him.

Fortunately for Great Zhou King, Wan Tiansheng arrived right at that moment. Just as he opened his mouth to speak, Su Yu roared at him, "Are you that old? Even Brave Martial and the others who are over a hundred thousand years old are keeping young faces. Grand Dream is hundreds of thousands of years old and he's also keeping a young appearance. Are you guys that old? Why are you keeping these old faces? Are you not disgusted by your own appearance?"

"..."

Wan Tiansheng was dumbstruck.

What happened? He had been maintaining this appearance for quite some time. As someone over a hundred years old, wasn't it normal for him to have such an appearance?

Most of the people in the main hall had finished observing the dao painting. Just as they reawakened, they heard Su Yu's furious voice, "White beard and white hair. Do you think you look good acting like you're going to die soon? Are you not disgusted?"

"..."

Inside the hall, Fate Pseudo Emperor turned his hair black without a change in expression. What was happening? Was Su Yu prohibiting others from having white hair because he had white hair?

Or did he dislike old men? With that in mind, Fate Pseudo Emperor instantly turned into a young man. He was not alone. The other experts in the hall were also transforming into handsome young men and beautiful young women.

Su Yu was raging. Even his closest allies, Wan Tiansheng and Lan Tian, were being scolded for looking too old. They naturally had to do the smart thing and stop looking old.

When Su Yu returned to the hall, he blanked out. The hall was filled with people in their early twenties. He felt as though he had walked into a gathering of the youth. Even Fate Pseudo Emperor and a few others who had always looked old in the past had turned into youngsters. In fact, they looked quite awkward.

Recalling what he said to Wan Tiansheng earlier, Su Yu was rendered speechless.

Screw them!

What were they doing?

Su Yu couldn't be bothered to address their transformation and said, "Great Zhou King has advanced into a heavenly king. This is a happy occasion. What about you, Director Wan?"

Wan Tiansheng had an innocent expression. Was this guy going to continue scolding him?

But he still answered, "I have gained a lot from the painting. Give me some time. Ten...no, three days. I will reach the level of a heavenly king in three days."

Su Yu was quite surprised to hear that? Three days? That was acceptable.

Noticing Su Yu's gaze on him, Great Qin King declared loudly, "Three days. Great Xia King and I will both become tier-two Daofuses in three days."

They certainly didn't want to give Su Yu an excuse to shout at them. They could see that Su Yu was looking for someone to shout at. Once again, Su Yu was surprised. Did they benefit that much from the dao painting?

When Su Yu's gaze looked at Soy Bun, the big furball maintained his innocent expression and said, "My young lad is now an Eternal."

He hurriedly raised the little furball up. He was deliberately shifting the attention from himself. He had not gained much from the dao painting. It was unlikely that he would reach the level of a heavenly king anytime soon.

Su Yu continued looking at the others, and they all reported their progress to him. Toward the end, Su Yu nodded with satisfaction. He was quite surprised. All in all, they had benefited considerably.

Meanwhile, Heavendoom was sulking in the crowd. Why? Why was Su Yu not looking at him?

But seeing that Su Yu was not saying anything, he gnashed his teeth and roared, "I'll reach tier four in three days!"

"..."

Su Yu glanced at him and nodded. Yeah, he could see that. Tier four...that was weak enough that he could see with his own eyes. There was no need for him to ask anything.

Sigh.

Seeing Su Yu's reaction, Heavendoom hurriedly said, "I...want to go to the Upper Realm as well! I only need to kill a few bastards up there to reach tier three!"

Previously, Su Yu had said that those below tier three would be left behind. He couldn't accept that. He wanted to go as well!

That caught Su Yu's attention. He smiled and asked, "Are you sure? Heavendoom, maybe you should consider staying down here? Down here, you are still a first-class expert. Up there, things will change."

Su Yu still remembered Heavendoom's losing streak. Even after reaching tier four, he would probably continue his streak in the Upper Realm. Did he enjoy being beaten so much? He was better off staying down here.

Heavendoom gnashed his teeth and sullenly said, "I want to go up!"

He couldn't take it anymore. Grandstar had surpassed him. Great Zhou King and Wan Tiansheng were probably already heavenly kings. Grand Dream would probably reach that level soon as well.

Cloud Fire Marquis might also reach the same level soon. In short, Su Yu was about to gain a considerable number of heavenly kings among his ranks.

In such a situation, Heavendoom was unwilling to stay behind. Staying behind would result in stagnation on his part while all those people would grow further and further away from him.

Su Yu chuckled and said, "We shall see. I will announce the names of those chosen three days later. Cultivate hard in the coming three days. This time, we will return to the Upper Realm in force. Remember that."

Lan Tian, Great Zhou King, Wan Tiansheng, and Cloud Fire Marquis were either already heavenly kings or soon-to-be heavenly kings. As for Soy Bun...well, he wasn't too bright. But no matter what, he was still a tier-two Daofuse. Cloud Water Marquis, Great Qin King, and Great Xia King were also near that level.

By the time they were all done with their advancement, the strength of Su Yu's force would swell to a terrifying level.

Su Yu was also considering taking Fat Ball with him. As for Culture King's Residence, he could probably place his human lord's token for now. Coupled with the big tree, the residence would probably stay stable for quite some time.

If Fat Ball joined the group, and if Great Bamboo Marquis joined the group as well

The new group would greatly surpass Su Yu's previous group in strength. Right, there was also Great Ming King. He had seemingly benefited greatly from his visit to Radiant King's Residence. He might reach tier three soon as well.

As for Grand Dream, he couldn't leave for now. Someone needed to stay behind to watch over the Death Realm. For the very first time, Su Yu felt like he was surrounded by a gathering of talents.

He also couldn't forget Flatbun. She was also a tier-three Daofuse. Su Yu wondered if he should take her with him as well. The furballs were among his earliest allies. They could probably benefit significantly from a trip to the Upper Realm.

With numerous thoughts in mind, Su Yu concluded the meeting, "The chosen ones will be announced in three days. We will ascend in five days. At that point, he would have vanished from the Upper Realm for ten days.

He wondered if anything big would happen up there by then.

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