Published at 7th of August 2026 6:09 am

Chapter 2189: New Variables (2)

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Su Yu narrowed his eyes and continued, "With this, nobody can predict the result. All four Venerables might die. Isn't this interesting? Perhaps someone can self-detonate in the thick of battle and kill everyone. This will be a nice end to our battle today."

Yu Qing sank into thought. Suddenly, she nodded, "Fine. Since you wish to play, I'll play. But if we win, the battle today ends here."

"Of course." Su Yu laughed, "But if we win...I'm afraid your side will be completely helpless against us."

He looked at Tiangu and said, "Let's exterminate Control King's lineage together if we win. With this, we can stop worrying about them after today. What say you?"

After a short silence, Tiangu nodded, "The immortals agree."

The Consort Emeritus' eyes flickered as she said, "The divines agree as well."

Naturally, the dragon, nether, and phoenix Venerables agreed as well. It wasn't like their objection would matter. They didn't mind since they wouldn't be the ones fighting.

"Thunderstorm, eight-winged tiger. Time to fight."

As Su Yu released his presence and pressured the two, the myriad races watched in silence.

Thunderstorm's expression was still changing repeatedly, while the eight-winged tiger did not seem too happy about this. When he looked at Su Yu, Su Yu smiled and said, "Originally, you planned to fight a Master of Law. But now, you only need to fight Yue Luo. It's much safer for you this way. I promise that if you can kill Yue Luo, I'll continue the battle. We can deal with Yu Qing. After we kill her, we'll hand you her chaos will. To gain something, you need to give something. With my plan, you will need to give a lot less than expected."

The eight-winged tiger was tempted. "Emperor Yu...can I trust your promise?"

Su Yu said, "A mere chaos will is not worth breaking a promise for. If you can't believe me, forget it. Am I supposed to do something to prove myself to you?"

The eight-winged tiger gnashed his teeth and stepped forth. "Fine. I'll do it. If I manage to kill Yue Luo, I hope you won't break your promise, Emperor Yu. I believe that a person of your status won't deign to break your promise for something like this."

What status was the tiger referring to? He wasn't talking about Su Yu's status as the human lord. Rather, he was referring to Su Yu's status as a Creator. It would be too embarrassing for a Creator to break promises for a tiny bit of chaos will.

Su Yu laughed.

"Of course."

With that, the eight-winged tiger stopped protesting. Meanwhile, Thunderstorm was still looking at Su Yu with hesitation. He wanted to say that there was no great grudge between Hundred Battle King and Su Yu. Why must Su Yu do this? But he couldn't bring himself to say that. Thunderstorm had a complicated expression.

The battle would only end with two dead Venerables. Who would die? In any case, Su Yu would lose nothing by doing this. Not even the myriad races would lose anything from this arrangement.

As for Control King's lineage, it was clear that even Yu Qing was starting to suspect the two since she had agreed to the challenge as well.

Of the four selected Venerables, three belonged to Hundred Battle King's camp while the other was a chaos beast. Nobody would care even if all four were to die here. Hundred Battle King was the only one who would suffer a loss from this.

Could this be considered a form of having his people fight among themselves? Yue Luo and Yue Xiao had hidden themselves in Control King's lineage for many years. Before they could even do anything major, Su Yu the bastard was here to ruin their day.

Countless thoughts emerged in the minds of Yue Luo and Yue Xiao.

What now?

Were they supposed to fight?

Yu Qing was watching. Everyone else was watching. Could they really refuse?

Yue Luo sent Yue Zhan a voice transmission with her usual delicate tone, "Ancestor, we are already disadvantaged numerically. If something happens to Yue Xiao and me as well...We're better off fighting it out with them instead of playing this game."

She transmitted to Yu Qing, "Supreme, Su Yu is harboring evil designs toward us. This game he proposed is merely for the sake of weakening us. I'm weaker than the eight-winged tiger while Yue Xiao is probably weaker than Thunderstorm due to his injuries. When both of us die, Su Yu will definitely resume the offensive against us. Things will only get harder for us...

"I understand that you are doing this because of Su Yu's lies, but Yue Xiao and I are both direct descendants of the progenitor. Why would we betray the holy race? Su Yu is clearly trying to sow discord among us."

She didn't want to fight.

"Supreme, things will get harder for us when the two of us die..."

Yu Qing looked at the two indifferently and transmitted, "If you die...consider this a brave sacrifice for the holy race. Even if you can't win, be sure to self-detonate and drag them down as well. Don't forget that the Hell Gate has opened slightly. Since I can come out, the rest will be out sooner or later."

The hearts of Yue Zhan and the others thumped upon hearing that.

Yu Qing continued, "With more Venerables dead, more might be able to exit the gate. Whether it's a chaos beast or a member of the holy race, it doesn't matter. We won't grow weak from this. Yue Luo. Yue Xiao. Fight for the holy race. It's good if you can win. But if you can't...sacrifice yourself for the holy race."

In short, she was saying that their deaths wouldn't be a loss for the holy race.

Thus, they must fight.

Finally, Yue Luo understood Yu Qing's thoughts. If they were to die, she would borrow their deaths to summon another powerhouse back. If they could kill their opponents, even better. They could still provide more energy to the gate through the deaths of their opponents.

Yue Luo was greatly alarmed to hear that more could come out of the Hell Gate so soon. This left her with no way out. After a short silence, she nodded. Both Yue Luo and Yue Xiao looked at each other before stepping forward.

This was their only option.

***

Suddenly, Su Yu sent Yu Qing a voice transmission, "Keep an eye out for any attempt to flee. You might be able to witness something very interesting later. Of course, they might also decide to sacrifice themselves. Who knows? Hahaha!"

Yu Qing said nothing. The four powerhouses met in the middle.

The eight-winged tiger grumbled, "Am I really fighting Yue Luo? Will Yu Qing do anything if I kill her?"

He looked at Yu Qing before looking at Su Yu. "Emperor Yu, what if that woman decides to attack me after I kill Yue Luo?"

"Kill!" Su Yu said, "If she were to attack, she would be the one breaking her promise. In that case, the battle today would resume. After all, the myriad races would worry that she would go after them separately after our withdrawal. In fact, I would be quite happy to see that. It wouldn't be a bad thing for us."

True. However, Su Yu wasn't the one fighting here! Thus, it was so easy for him to say all that! The eight-winged tiger cursed inwardly. Su Yu was a scumbag through and through!

As the four combatants faced each other, Su Yu's voice rang out again, "Fight to the death. If nobody dies in an hour, we will attack and help you with dying."

None of the four said anything. If the eight-winged tiger and Thunderstorm were really a part of his camp, Su Yu's action would be truly disappointing. But that wasn't the case at all. Thus, Su Yu did not mind playing the villain here.

Thunderstorm and Yue Xiao walked aside in silence, leaving the field to Yue Luo and the eight-winged tiger. Yue Luo's customary smile was nowhere to be seen, replaced by gloominess.

Su Yu!

Damn him!

He seemed capable of doing anything, and there was no low that he wouldn't stoop to. The auras of the four swelled at the same time. All four were demonstrating their impressive might.

With a roar, Yue Luo released a screech, flooding the air with sound waves traveling at a unique frequency. The eardrums of numerous people shook. Some even started feeling light-headed.

"Go!"

And then, Yue Luo and Yue Xiao shot into the sky. They were attempting to flee. Yes. That was Yue Luo's choice. She had decided to give up on the act. Su Yu was too treacherous.

Even if she fought the tiger to the death, Su Yu might have more traps waiting for her. Things would probably end badly for her even if she could kill the tiger. In that case, she might as well do the extreme and run.

The two moved rapidly. Just as Thunderstorm was about to do the same, his eyes flickered and he stopped. He couldn't.

That would subject the Upper Realm giants to damnation. In any case, the danger he faced had declined considerably with Yue Luo opting to flee. So what if the myriad races knew he was with Hundred Battle King?

Su Yu had known that long ago. He was different from Yue Luo and Yue Xiao. The two were the traitors of their people, but Thunderstorm was different. The giant race was an independent race. Since Tiangu and the others could work with even Su Yu, they might be willing to work with Hundred Battle King as well.

Thus, he had decided to stay. He wasn't a part of Control King's lineage. Therefore, he could stay.

Yue Luo and Yue Xiao were traveling toward the depths of the Chaos Mountain at an unbelievable speed.

Yu Qing's expression changed slightly.

They fled.

They actually fled!

Damn it!

Su Yu had given her a reminder about that before, but she was still doubtful that Yue Luo and Yue Xiao had really joined Hundred Battle King. But now, Su Yu had been proven right.

She had an unsightly expression. Not far away, Su Yu laughed, "Let's kill the two."

After saying that, he left in pursuit with his people. Tiangu and the others were stunned. In truth, Tiangu had guessed something from Su Yu's action. However, he had not expected Yue Luo to flee so decisively.

And thus, they set off in pursuit. Even Yu Qing was giving chase as well. She had yet to decide what she should do to the two traitors, but she knew that she had to stay with the others. Things were getting troublesome.

Yue Luo and Yue Xiao had opted to flee. The number of Venerables on their side had dropped by two.

***

At the same time.

Su Yu transmitted, "We're not really trying to kill those two. Try to lure Yu Qing and the others away. We can't keep killing at our previous location as that might release more powerhouses from the gate. Work together and kill Yu Qing when we're far enough from that place. Even if we fail to kill Yu Qing, we can aim to kill all her Venerables. She won't be able to do much to us alone."

Tiangu cursed inwardly. What a treacherous man. Su Yu was always filled with schemes. Meanwhile, Su Yu was in an excellent mood. What a great choice by Yue Luo. Things would have been a lot more troublesome if she had decided to stay and fight.

Since she was fleeing toward chaos, it was likely that support was waiting there. Perhaps Zhou Ji was there.

At that thought, Su Yu continued rushing forward with a determined expression. It was as though he wouldn't rest before the two were dead. He roared, "They are definitely trying to regroup with Zhou Ji! He's waiting deep in chaos. Do not allow them to regroup. Hundred Battle King's faction is too strong. He will grow even stronger with the addition of two Venerables. We must kill the two before they can join him!"

"Yu Qing, these are your traitors! Can't you catch them? You're a Master of Law. Are Master of Laws this slow?"

Yu Qing was indeed giving chase with a group of people, but they weren't moving too quickly. At Su Yu's words, she frowned slightly. However, she remained silent. She could definitely catch up if she wanted.

But a sense of unease was growing within her. In fact, she was starting to consider stopping and returning to reinforce their defenses.

But Yue Luo might really end up regrouping with Zhou Ji before reaching a different agreement with Su Yu and the others. That would spell even more trouble for Control King's lineage. Thus, Yu Qing had to be present to observe.

"Perhaps...I can consider a cooperation with someone else."

At this point, Yu Qing was already well aware of the trouble she was in. Thus, a cooperation with one of these factions might be possible if Zhou Ji was really a Master of Law. She had to buy enough time to find her footing here.

The group continued flying deep into the Chaos Mountain. Ahead of them, Yue Luo and Yue Xiao were flying with all their strength. Yue Luo had an unsightly expression as she committed one name to her memories.

Su Yu! She wouldn't forget what he did here. They should have killed him long ago. Unfortunately, Hundred Battle King had insisted that it was still not the right time to kill him. However, Hundred Battle King was the only one pulling his punches while Su Yu was acting without reservations.

"Faster!"

Yue Luo started dragging Yue Xiao along as she increased her speed. Due to his injuries, Yue Xiao was unable to move as fast as usual.

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