Published at 25th of May 2026 6:25 am

Chapter 2042: Withdrawal (2)

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Su Yu interrupted June with a wave of his hand and said, "Senior June, don't bother trying to sugarcoat things for me.

"Today, let us be truthful with each other. I dropped in cultivation. My dao snapped and I dropped back to the Sunmoon Realm. My lifespan has dropped below a hundred years. But due to the previous damage to my lifespan, I'm probably left with ten or twenty years of lifespan at most. If I can't become a Master of Law in that time, I will die."

Anxiousness gripped everyone. That was too short! A heavenly king wasn't far from a Master of Law. But what about a Sunmoon?

Su Yu continued, "Not long ago, I entered the Upper Realm with a group of experts. It was a powerful group, filled with the best we have to offer. However, I lost."

Su Yu smiled and said, "I lost terribly. Apart from me, Fat Ball, and Heavenbridge Marquis, the others won't return anymore. They are either dead or dying, with only some seas of willpower remaining, hiding somewhere unknown."

Boom!

It was as though a rock had been thrown into a calm lake.

Everyone stirred.

Empyrean Cloud exclaimed, "Heavendoom and Grandstar..."

Su Yu stated calmly, "Dead."

Empyrean Cloud blanked out.

June, who was also greatly shocked, asked with a trembling voice, "Emperor Yu...you must be joking, right?"

Su Yu said, "Nope. I don't joke. There is no need to joke about something like this. At my height of power, I lost. It doesn't matter how many people I killed or who I killed. I lost. Almost everyone who had followed me up there was gone."

It hadn't even been that long!

Everyone was shocked. Even Grand Dream couldn't stay calm anymore. "All those heavenly kings..."

Su Yu exhaled deeply and said, "We encountered two Venerables, six heavenly kings, and thirty Daofuses. As we fought, three Venerables were rushing over. Even a Master of Law made an appearance. Additionally, the myriad races gathered more than ten Venerables during the battle, and they were on the way over as well."

"What is a Venerable?" Someone asked.

Su Yu explained, "An expert with the comprehension of a Master of Law yet stuck because of the restrictions to the laws. A Master of Law is someone at the level of an ancient human king or the ancient Pseudo Emperors. Do you understand now?"

The expressions of many changed upon hearing that.

Venerable.

More than ten of them?

They fought a Venerable.

And a Master of Law made an appearance?

Hou Pseudo Emperor asked with shock, "Do Masters of Laws still exist in this era?"

"Of course." Su Yu said, "So many years have passed. There are some restrictions to the laws, but enough time has passed for people capable of circumventing the restrictions to appear."

Spatial Beast Pseudo Emperor asked, "Emperor Yu...are you certain?"

Su Yu nodded, "I met your dao companion, Spacebreak Marquis, in the Upper Realm. I left Hollow with her. I suppose that's a good thing since Hollow did not die like the rest. But before I could interact much with them, I was dragged into a battle and lost everything."

With a heavy tone, Great Han King asked, "Emperor Yu, what about...Great Zhou King and the others?"

"Maybe dead. Maybe surviving as seas of willpower." Su Yu said, "They self-detonated during the battle. I'm unsure of their current condition."

"What about Principal Wan and the others?"

"Same." Su Yu sighed, "They might all be dead."

He spoke with a self-mocking tone. But soon, he smiled again and said, "We can't win. There is no helping it. The Upper Realm is far more powerful than I imagined. I killed many experts up there, but the more I killed, the more new experts emerged. The more I fought, the more I despaired. The more helpless I felt.

"Fortunately, I did one thing before my defeat. I released Hundred Battle King. He's not dead. He might return to the Lower Realm soon."

Immediately, someone said, "Hundred Battle King is trash. Are you going to place the fate of humanity in his hands?"

Everyone knew about Hundred Battle King's past.

Why? Because Su Yu had kindly promoted his history all over the Myriad Realms back then.

Su Yu smiled and said, "I don't know if Hundred Battle is trash or not. I only know that he has a decent number of experts under him. He is also as strong as a Master of Law. He is probably as strong as the weaker Masters of Laws, but that is enough to make him one of the strongest in this era.

"Cloud Water Marquis, Shadow Marquis, South Suppression Marquis...some of these ancient marquises fled during the battle. They must have rejoined Hundred Battle. Since they know the location of the passage down, they will probably return soon."

June's expression changed as he asked, "Emperor Yu, are you saying that Cloud Water Marquis and the others betrayed you and joined Hundred Battle King?"

The expressions of Great Han King and the others changed as well.

What happened?

"I wouldn't call it betrayal." Su Yu said, "They have a side they're fighting for. They have never been mine, and I have never subdued them. But these people were granted the usage of my dao painting yet disobeyed me during an important battle. That is wrong, but it's not betrayal. There is no need to call them traitors."

Su Yu said, "Hundred Battle is the ninth human lord, and they have always been loyal to him. I am a different person from Hundred Battle. The ninth and tenth epochs are different."

A heavy mood descended.

Su Yu continued, "Hundred Battle is coming back soon. I am no match for the Upper Realm. Most of my people are gone. Thus, I'm retreating.

"I'm used to being in charge. I'm not used to serving others. Thus, I'll find a place to hide away. I'm prepared to withdraw to the Death Realm."

Boom!

That shocked the crowd so much that some of them lost control of their strength and crushed the tables before them.

Withdrawal?

That was so shocking Zhu Tiandao and the others could not even grief about their losses anymore. But apart from shock, they were also feeling suspicious. Were their old men really dead? As the family members of those people, they should have sensed something. But they had not sensed anything.

Could it be that they couldn't sense anything anymore since their old men had switched their bloodline? However, they were too shocked to think too much. Su Yu, the one who had conquered the Lower Realm, was withdrawing.

After giving them the time to calm down, Su Yu continued, "Yes. You heard me right. When Hundred Battle returns, he will definitely try to get humanity under his rule again. I am not interested in serving him, so I'll leave. I am not willing to stay down forever, so I will keep trying to rise again. However, it is true that my dao has snapped, and it is also true that I have lost almost all my experts. I don't know if a return is even possible.

"I will be living in the eternally dark Death Realm. That might be my only option to rise again. There are too many experts in the Upper Realm. Hundred Battle is too strong. There's also a Martial Emperor in the Luminous Domain Mansion.

"Seems like I have created a lot of enemies over the years. Of course, you are free to choose. You can follow Hundred Battle, or you can ignore everything and stay the same. Things will mostly be fine for you. However, I suggest that my family and close friends come with me."

Su Yu looked at Grand Dream and said, "Senior Grand Dream, you should come with me as well. I have merely been pushed back to how I was back when I first became a human lord. Are you still willing to follow me, Senior Grand Dream?"

After a long silence, Grand Dream declared, "I will continue following you!"

Su Yu nodded, "I already told Fate Pseudo Emperor about all this. Don't worry about him even if he's absent. In any case, we had never been too involved with them."

He looked at June and said, "Things should be fine for your race. March is still around, and he's a Venerable. At the moment, the myriad races have a bigger enemy to face. They still need his strength. Even if those in the Upper Realm learn of our cooperation, you will be fine."

He looked at the Spatial Beast Pseudo Emperor and said, "Your dao companion, Spacebreak Marquis, is a heavenly king. Your previous cooperation with me wasn't too deep so you should be fine too."

He looked at Hou Pseudo Emperor and sighed, "I don't want to drag you down with me, but your race is too weak in the Upper Realm. They only have a tier-two Daofuse. They don't even have a heavenly king. If you're willing, you can come with me. If not, I suggest you hide in your realm and apologize to the myriad races when the time comes. That might be enough to ensure your safety."

The hou race was relatively weak in the Upper Realm.

Su Yu looked at Topsoil Spirit and said, "Things are mostly fine for you guys. You have never fought openly alongside me. But since you're here in this meeting, that might create a little trouble for you. Then again, it's no big deal. Don't worry."

Finally, Su Yu looked at the humans and said, "You can come with me and wait until I rise again. But I can't promise if that will ever happen. You can also stay. I doubt Hundred Battle will mistreat you after his return.

"Hundred Battle is unfriendly toward non-humans, but he won't kill his fellow humans, even if he won't treat you as well as his direct subordinates. He won't do anything bad to you.

"No matter what, he's a human lord. He should have enough grace to let you survive so long as you stay out of his way."

Su Yu spoke again and again.

The mood was heavy. Everyone had unsightly expressions. Not only had Su Yu suffered a massive defeat, but he had also lost his foundation. Furthermore, he was planning to abandon even the Human Realm, withdrawing to the Death Realm. There, he would live a life of despair, not knowing when he could rise again.

Great Han King's solemn voice rang out, "Emperor Yu, you previously proclaimed the end of the previous era and the start of a new era. Are you...giving up now?"

"I'm not giving up." Su Yu said, "I have never given up. I am only withdrawing to rise again in the future. However, the Lower Realm is no longer suitable for me. Hundred Battle will definitely return. I will never bow to him. I can't accept that. Two rulers can never coexist in the same court. The moment we meet, we will fight.

"I will try to rise again. In any case, I started with nothing. I am in a much better position than I was back when I first left Great Xia. I am also in a much better position than back when I first entered the Allheaven Battlefield. I still have a powerbase I can work with."

Su Yu was not telling them that all hope was lost with him. He made sure to leave a tiny bit of hope for everyone, telling them that he would continue trying. It was up to them whether they were willing to trust him. He still had some subordinates under him.

If these people could not stick with him after a single major defeat, it was likely that they would not be able to stand with him until the very end. It was only a matter of time before they opted to walk their separate ways. In that case, they were better off parting peacefully right now. Thus, he wouldn't feel anything even if he were to lose every single one of them right now.

Wan Tiansheng was right. Before he reached the very top, something like this was necessary. This would allow him to see all these people clearly. Who could remain undefeatable forever? Not even Su Yu was immune to defeats.

If a single defeat was all it took for Su Yu to lose his entire power base, it would only signify that this power base had never been dependable in the first place. There was no need to mourn the loss of such a power base.

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