Published at 27th of July 2026 7:07 am

Chapter 2168: The Curtain Rises (2)

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March was behaving like a pitiful, chubby student in class.

He softly said, "Your Majesty, I am also the sole Venerable of my race. Isn't it normal for a race to not have too many Venerables?"

"What do you think?" Su Yu rolled his eyes and said, "How can you compare yourself against them? Was the iron devourer race a hegemon during the primordial past?"

"No."

"Were you a hegemon during the ancient past?"

"...No."

"So why are you comparing yourself against them?" Su Yu said, "A dominant race is different. A starving camel is still bigger than a healthy horse. The giant race shouldn't be any weaker than the immortal, devil, and divine races. But Thunderstorm isn't too impressively strong, and the same goes for their Daofuses. That shouldn't be the case with a dao as powerful as the physical body dao."

Su Yu blanked out slightly as he continued, "No, this isn't right. Thunderstorm, do you walk the physical body dao?"

Thunderstorm remained silent.

Su Yu frowned slightly, "No way, do you actually walk a different dao, Thunderstorm? There shouldn't be a limit to the physical body dao, right?"

Thunderstorm said, "Of course there is a limit. Our physical body dao is different from humanity's. The human physical body dao is powerful enough that it feels limitless. My race is weak. We are incomparable to humanity..."

"Are you sure?" Su Yu asked suspiciously, "Or perhaps you were one of the ones who had made way for Hundred Battle's kid as well. Is that the case?"

"You overthink, Emperor Yu." Thunderstorm said, "This is nothing but an unfounded rumor."

Su Yu thoughtfully said, "Suppose Hundred Battle has a powerful son. Suppose...wait, let me give him a name. Hundred Fight. The father is Hundred Battle while the son is Hundred Fight. Yes, this is a nice naming system."

March interupted, "He's not surnamed Hundred."

"Yes." Su Yu nodded, "I know. Human Ancestor was surnamed Zhou, right? It's the same.

"Suppose young Hundred Fight was super talented as a child. He even showed signs of reverting to his origin...bearing the characteristics of Human Ancestor himself. In that case, I can understand why Hundred Battle was willing to wait for six thousand years despie the high price."

Su Yu's eyes flickered. "Had he been waiting? For his son?

"In truth, he had wasted six thousand years. Would a super powerhouse like him waste six thousand years away just to produce a few Venerables among his subordinates? What could a few Venerables do? But what if he was waiting for his child to catch up? That would make a lot of sense.

"Is this son stronger than even regular Masters of Laws? In that case, his wait was totally worth it. That would be such a strong trump card to have. A powerful child comparable to Martial Emperor in strength.

"Someone like that would be unrivaled as long as Human Emperor and the others remain away. The few Masters of Laws still around would probably not be young Hundred Fight's match even after emerging, right?"

Su Yu frowned again. "But...even a super genius needs to fight. Only then can a genius grow. Who had this genius tempered himself against all these years? No way...had the subordinates of Hundred Battle been hiding in the Primordial Giant Realm to serve as sparring partners of young Hundred Fight? To hone his combat will through more than ten Daofuses?

"Sparring alone isn't enough. Real combat is necessary. Hundred Battle is no fool. He should understand this. The flowers grown in a greenhouse are useless out in the wild.

"In that case, who had this Hundred Fight been fighting over the years?"

Su Yu rubbed his chin and said, "That would require a place nobody knew with a large number of powerhouses. Chaos? The chaotic space?"

Su Yu's eyes flickered again, "No way. Had he been fighting in chaos? There are many chaos beasts in the chaotic space. Even beings like the chaos dragon can be found there. Physical body dao...yes, the suppression of chaos is rather ineffective against the physical body dao.

"The physical body dao is powerful enough. Do they know of the eight-winged tiger? Have they seen that fellow? The tiger had been active in the chaotic space prior to this. If they know of that tiger, they are probably actually aware that you can reach the Upper Realm through the chaotic space."

Su Yu continued, "Also, when Hundred Battle first broke free, he pursued Yue Luo deep into the Chaos Mountain before vanishing. Good heavens. Did he leave to visit his son or something?"

Su Yu exclaimed with astonishment, "No way, right?"

"..."

Everyone listened in silence. Su Yu was talking about his deductions as if they were the absolute truth. More importantly, his deductions sounded perfectly logical. It would make a lot of sense for there to be a Hundred Fight out there.

Su Yu's head snapped toward Thunderstorm as he said, "Is this Hundred Fight still in chaotic space?"

"Uh..."

Thunderstorm had a blank expression.

The look in Su Yu's eyes changed slightly as he asked again, "Is he there?"

"Who?"

Su Yu sneered, "Hundred Fight."

"This is truly a misunderstanding, Emperor Yu." Thunderstorm explained helplessly, "I admit that Hundred Battle King has a descendant in my race. However, this descendant is very weak. He's an Eternal, and he's still amid the Lower Realm giants."

"What's his name?"

"I don't know..."

Su Yu said coldly, "What nonsense. I recall Great Zhou King telling me before that Hundred Battle sired a child with Primordial Giant King's daughter. That is essentially the current crown prince of your race. How can you not know the name of your crown prince?

"This crown prince has remained unknown all these years. Even Ancient Mountain, a Sunmoon of your race, is more well-known than the crown prince. I don't believe that any random person in your race has the authority to pick a crown prince. As the leader of the race, you are definitely aware of this.

"Even if I give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that you didn't know previously, you returned not long ago. How could you remain unaware after that visit?"

Su Yu's eyes turned frosty as he said, "Is that even possible? Thunderstorm, I understand that you're feigning ignorance. But this is too much acting."

Beads of sweat started appearing on Thunderstorm's forehead, but they vanished instantly.

Su Yu frowned and said, "Is my guess correct? There really is a powerhouse out there cultivating both physical body daos? Fuck! Someone like that would be quite scary. Is this Hundred Battle's trump card?

"Prior to this, I had been wondering that even if Hundred Battle could defeat the myriad races and Control King's lineage, how was he supposed to handle the other dangers? Martial Emperor is one such danger. Is Hundred Battle really unaware of his existence? There's also a Death Imperator around. Does he not know about that person? He is probably aware of the Master of Law in Control King's lineage as well. After all, Yue Luo is with him."

Su Yu sat down and started rapping on the table as he muttered, "If this Hundred Fight really exists, and if he is really somewhere in the chaotic space, Hundred Battle is definitely capable of coming to the Upper Realm even without the tunnel."

Thunderstorm said nothing.

Suddenly, Su Yu raised his voice, "Why are you showing no reaction to the fact that one can traverse between the Lower and Upper Realms through the chaotic space?"

Thunderstorm hurriedly said, "Emperor Yu, I was merely too scared to ask more."

Su Yu sneered. "You are the top powerhouse of the giant race. Are you so cowardly that you don't even dare to ask about something this major? Fine. I'll inform the myriad races and Control King's lineage about this. They will learn of Hundred Battle's true strength. They will learn of his powerful subordinates and incredible son."

Thunderstorm said, "The myriad races won't believe you."

Su Yu sneered again. "Fool. It doesn't matter. I will reopen the tunnel and attack Hundred Battle alongside the myriad races."

Thunderstorm was alarmed.

Su Yu narrowed his eyes. "Yes. We should attack Hundred Battle first. I'll tell the myriad races that we should be removing all possible threats and protect our flanks before warring against Control King's lineage. The myriad races will be happy to do this. Don't you agree?"

Thunderstorm argued, "The myriad races will be worried that this is a scheme of yours."

Su Yu grinned, "It doesn't matter. I will attack Hundred Battle. Will they act when they see that happen?"

"..."

Thunderstorm sank into silence.

Noticing Thunderstorm's reaction, Su Yu frowned, "Holy shit! So I'm really right! You don't even look scared. You're only slightly worried. There's a difference between the two."

Thunderstorm remained silent. He had maintained a flat expression. How did Su Yu reach that conclusion?

Seemingly knowing what he was thinking, Heavenbridge Marquis laughed and said, "To explain is to hide. To stay silent is to agree tacitly. By staying silent, you are proving that you're hiding your guilt. Looks like his majesty guessed right."

Heavenbridge Marquis looked at Su Yu with admiration and continued, "Your Majesty is impressive. Looks like there is really a young Hundred Fight out there."

Su Yu said, "We all know that Hundred Battle has a kid, but most people have been overlooking that fact."

Su Yu frowned and said, "Of course, all these are merely guesses. None of us can be certain that there is really such a person. Perhaps the truth is that Hundred Battle is truly untalented. After having so many people surrender their daos and spending six thousand years in cultivation, he's still weak."

Was Hundred Battle King really so untalented? Giant Axe Marquis and the others thought about it and couldn't reach a conclusion.

Su Yu inhaled deeply and said, "I only asked because I was in the mood to gossip. Have I been thinking too much?"

At first, he only touched upon that topic to gossip about the names of Hundred Battle King's child and wife. But subsequently, he had reached numerous deductions from a simple gossip.

More importantly, Thunderstorm's reaction was very telling. Su Yu gave Thunderstorm a knowing look and said, "Your contribution is undeniable. I wouldn't have thought of all this without you, Venerable Thunderstorm. At this point, why don't you answer me and satisfy my curiosity? What's the point of hiding everything?"

Su Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "It's not like we're still clueless about this. Why bother hiding the kid's name? Thunderstorm, do you have zero confidence in your own people?"

Thunderstorm hurriedly said, "You truly misunderstand me, Emperor Yu. I am merely worried that the myriad races will start targeting me."

Su Yu laughed. "What? It's not like they're not already targeting you. What will change from a single name? So? What's the kid's name?"

Thunderstorm laughed awkwardly and said, "It's nothing special. It's an ordinary name. Zhou Ji."

"Zhou Ji? Which Ji is that?"

"Uhm...the Ji character for nation."

Su Yu's eyes flickered slightly as he praised, "A fine name. Nation. In the eyes of the ancients, the nation stands above even the ruler. Ji is also the character for millet, the foremost of the five main crops. Food is the god of the people. Sustenance is needed whoever you are. Even people like us, who can already abstain from eating, require the consumption of source qi to survive."

Zhou Ji. The one to be worshipped by all.

"Zhou, the character for grand circle. Zhou Ji. The grand and perfect nation. Zhou itself is not a regular surname. Coupled with Ji as the given name, this is a name brimming with ambition."

Su Yu continued, "But I am Yu. Yu, the character for domain. This is not an ordinary name either. However, it is not a rare name. Ji, on the other hand, is a rare name. What's his cultivation level?"

"Eternal."

Su Yu's eyes turned cold as he said, "Are you stupid? Or do you think I'm stupid? Hundred Battle's son is over six thousand years old. Are you telling me he's an Eternal at that age? Are you saying that Hundred Battle is so trashy that even his bloodline is trash? Or are you saying that this isn't really his son? His wife had actually cheated on him."

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