Published at 12th of August 2026 6:51 am

Chapter 2199: Opening Up (3)

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Chaos Mountain.

The ambient power was still stirring madly.

Too many people had died not long ago. The ambient power in the air had yet to settle. In this environment, a regular cultivator would probably burst apart right after entering the region.

Inside Control King's kingdom.

The air stirred as both Yu Qing and Yue Zhan released their auras constantly. Both were greatly worried that Su Yu would suddenly return. Deep inside, a gate flickered in and out of existence. The matron dragon had yet to leave the gate, but they would be out soon.

Both Yu Qing and Yue Zhan were working together to supply the power required to open the gate. Additionally, too many Venerables had died, providing the gate with more power. Thus, it wouldn't take the matron dragon too long to leave.

Su Yu observed from afar, but he did not approach them. Instead, he flew toward the Human Mountain.

***

Before the Hell Gate.

A large number of powerhouses were still gathered here not long ago. But now, the place was deserted.

After one battle, Yue Zhan became the sole survivor of their Venerables. Almost all their heavenly kings had died. Yu Xi, the direct descendant of Yue Zhan, was the sole survivor. A majority of their Daofuses had died as well. Only seven or eight of them had survived through sheer luck.

The mighty holy race had been reduced to such a state in a single battle. Fortunately for them, they had gained Yu Qing among their ranks. Yu Qing had a frosty expression as she sensed Su Yu spying on them from afar.

She said, "Su Yu is nearby."

Yue Zhan had an unsightly expression as well. "Is he thinking of attacking again?"

Yu Qing had the same guess. However, nobody could say for sure.

She said, "Ignore him. We only need to stay here. He won't have the courage to enter as killing more people here will only help the matron dragon leave the gate faster."

Behind the gate, the matron dragon roared, "If he dares to come, I'll swallow him with one bite!"

Yu Qing ignored him.

She looked at Yue Zhan and said, "Why did Yue Luo and Yue Xiao join Hundred Battle?"

How was Yue Zhan supposed to know? If he knew, the sudden betrayal wouldn't have happened.

After a slight hesitation, he suggested, "Maybe...Yue Luo is involved with Hundred Battle."

No shit!

Yu Qing cursed and said, "Put that matter aside. When can you take that step forward?"

Yue Zhan was still not a Master of Law.

Hearing the question, Yue Zhan frowned and said, "Human Emperor sealed the River of Time. Chaos has been sealed long ago as well. Whatever path I pick, further advancement is almost impossible. My only option is...to go behind the gate and make an advancement before leaving."

"Going behind the gate?"

Yu Qing frowned. "Is advancement really not possible here?"

Yue Zhan nodded. "Just look at that chaos dragon. The chaos dragon and eight-winged tiger wouldn't have defected if advancement were possible. They only targeted your chaos will because they needed it for their advancement. The real chaos is behind the gate. It's too hard to break through out here."

Yue Zhan sighed and continued, "Originally, I assumed that the chaos dao would not be subjected to the restriction. But I was wrong. If I had known..."

Well, there wasn't anything he could do anyway. The result would be the same regardless of the path he picked. Chaos itself had been sealed as well.

This was different from Su Yu's expectation. He did not know that Yue Zhan would have advanced into a Master of Law long ago if advancement was possible in chaos. The same could be said about the chaos dragon as well. They were only a single step away from advancement.

But they couldn't take that step forward.

Suddenly, Yue Zhan looked at Yu Qing with a different expression. Yu Qing's face flickered as she transmitted, "No! Are you trying to start a war against the chaos beasts? The eight-winged tiger and chaos dragon can target the chaos will, but not you! Don't even think of it!"

She understood what Yue Zhan was thinking. Yue Zhan wanted to devour the chaos will as well. After all, Yue Zhan was also a chaos cultivator.

Yue Zhan transmitted, "Senior Sister, we can blame others for the loss of the chaos will..."

"Fool! Who would believe that after your breakthrough? Also, the matron dragon will be out soon. Are you trying to offend them? The chaos will was jointly formed by the powerful beings behind the gate."

"It didn't do anything." Yue Zhan said gloomily, "It couldn't even control the eight-winged tiger and chaos dragon. In that case, it's worthless to us. We might as well put it to a better use. After my breakthrough, we will have three Masters of Laws, including the matron dragon. We will have nothing to fear out here."

It was indeed useless. The chaos will had been formed to control the chaos beasts. But it was clearly not working as intended. In that case, they were better off using it for something productive.

Yu Qing frowned and said, "What do you know? The chaos will is merely a marker and guide. Why would those chaos beasts agree to place it on me otherwise? Even the matron dragon is relying on it to leave the gate. Without the chaos will, the matron dragon won't be able to find their way through the gate."

Controlling the chaos beasts was merely the supplementary function of the chaos will. Yue Zhan blinked. So that was the truth. In that case, the chaos will was not something he should covet easily.

But he was unreconciled.

He wanted to break through.

Without the chaos will, he would have to enter the gate or wait until the gate was fully open before breaking through.

The Hell Gate had sealed the chaos. It had also sealed the possibility of perfecting one's dao through chaos. Yue Zhan didn't know what he should feel anymore. Not long ago, the holy race was still the dominant force. He was finding it hard to accept the sudden decline.

That was why his desire to break through had suddenly surged. Yu Qing sank into silence. If possible, she wanted to give Yue Zhan the chaos will as well. But that was not possible as that would risk falling out with the powerful beings behind the gate.

She transmitted, "Don't worry. The holy lord is deep inside chaos. Perhaps the gate will open soon and the Chaos Era will be released again. Everything will be much simpler then."

"Is the holy lord attempting to open the gate?"

"Yes!" Seeing that Yue Zhan's interest had been piqued, Yu Qing continued, "The holy lord has reached an agreement with the powerful chaos beings. The holy lord will help break the Hell Gate open. The chaos beings have also agreed to follow the holy race's lead temporarily."

Fine.

Yue Zhan was finally able to put the matter out of his mind. He transmitted in excitement, "Are the other senior brothers and sisters coming out as well?"

"They are assisting the holy lord. When the holy lord returns, the world will be ours."

Yue Zhan nodded expectantly.

***

Control King's lineage was finally filled with hope again. But Tiangu had an unsightly expression.

Su Yu was here again.

At the moment, he was smiling widely at them outside the Human Mountain. The moment he arrived, he demanded, "Give me the assembly tokens. I need them to reopen the tunnel and reconnect the Lower and Upper Realms. We'll give Hundred Battle a chance to meet Yu Qing."

Tiangu frowned. "Opening the tunnel fully?"

"Yes!" Su Yu said, "Why? Do you disagree?"

Tiangu asked, "What if Hundred Battle decides to work with them? Wouldn't that bring us more trouble?"

Su Yu laughed. "What are you scared of? In that case, I'll join hands with you. How's that?"

Tiangu sank into silence. It was more likely that Su Yu would join hands with Hundred Battle to wipe them out. There were no good people among them. But...would Su Yu be helpless even without their tokens?

He clearly had a way to traverse the Upper and Lower Realms without the tunnel. From how Yue Luo had fled deep into chaos, there might be a different path there.

At that thought, Tiangu sighed. "Sure. You can have the tokens."

"You're a smart one." Su Yu said, "Stop being so anxious all the time. Don't be scared. You have my protection. I won't allow you to die before Soy Bun gets to eat you. I can't allow Fate Pseudo Emperor to miss his prophecy, right?"

Tiangu's expression changed.

Su Yu beamed. "Why are you looking at me like that? There is a connection between you and Soy Bun. Of course, both of you are unaware of that. But eating you has become Soy Bun's obsession. He is a dao incarnate. He used to be a Master of Law. Perhaps there is really a grudge between you and his previous form."

Tiangu said, "He is the one who has been bothering me repeatedly! I never did anything to him!"

What manner of a grudge could he have with Soy Bun? Then again, Soy Bun had been shouting about eating him since the ancient past. That was such a weird obsession to have.

Tiangu said, "We'll set this matter aside. You can have the tokens, but you need to tell us the way to break the restriction."

Su Yu chuckled, "You are quite obsessed with this, it seems. The restriction will break soon. Don't worry. Everyone is waiting for it, so it will happen. Just wait."

After shooting Su Yu a deep gaze, Tiangu said, "Hand over the assembly tokens."

He added, "Some of the tokens are with the devils. I collected most of their tokens, but a few are still with Venerable Scrape."

Su Yu said, "It's fine. I'll collect them all. He's carrying around all those devils with him. There is no place for him to hide in the Upper Realm. He'll have to head toward the sinned lineage before long. I'll have his tokens. He won't refuse unless he wishes to die."

Tiangu had nothing to say about that.

Su Yu had been so overbearing since he first appeared in the Lower Realm. And he had remained the same even after entering the Upper Realm. At times, Tiangu was quite envious of him. Before long, about thirty tokens were handed to Su Yu.

With the tokens in hand, Su Yu asked, "Spacebreak Marquis, are you leaving?"

Somewhere on the mountain, Spacebreak Marquis blinked. Su Yu asked again, "Your dao companion told me to save you. Are you leaving or not? If you wish to leave, I can take you with me. Oh, there's also the hou race. You guys need to come with me. You're so weak you're almost extinct. As for the fate race, it doesn't matter. Heavenly Fate, you can protect your own people."

The faces of the myriad race experts turned green from sheer annoyance. What? He was being too straightforward here.

Tiangu inhaled deeply and said, "Release them. If you wish to leave, do it now."

This wasn't a bad thing, as it would reduce the number of spies among them. It would be even better if Heavenly Fate Marquis and Thunderstorm could piss off with their people as well.

With that, Spacebreak Marquis stopped hesitating and flew over with a bunch of spatial beasts. She was finding this hard to believe. Was she...free? Just like that?

How easy.

Not far away, a small group of hous looked at their sole Daofuse. Should they leave or not?

After some hesitation, the Daofuse said, "According to the message we received from the Lower Realm..."

"Are you talking about the Hou Pseudo Emperor?" Su Yu smiled, "Did you hear that I killed him? Why should I? He's living very well right now. Are you coming or not? I'll be taking my leave soon."

After more hesitation, the Daofuse gnashed his teeth and said, "People of the hou race, pull out!"

They would leave. The myriad races seemed to be on the verge of collapsing. Were they supposed to stay and fall together?

Before long, Su Yu was gone with the people of the two races. On the Human Mountain, Heavenly Fate Marquis said awkwardly, "That was a ploy! I have no relationship with him!"

Tiangu and the others couldn't be bothered to say anything. Did this guy think that they were all blind? Tiangu was curious. What was Su Yu doing this time? Reconnecting the two realms?

"Is he releasing Martial Emperor?"

Numerous thoughts emerged in Tiangu's mind. Next, he recalled what Su Yu mentioned about Soy Bun. Was there really a grudge between him and Soy Bun? It was true that Soy Bun had been obsessed with eating him for too many years.

That was inconceivable. Soy Bun's obsession had remained since the ancient past. There must be an unknown reason for that. Tiangu grew even more depressed as he thought of that.

Perhaps he would really need to clash against Soy Bun in the future. Was he fated to die in Soy Bun's mouth? That was not what he wanted to see.

Since there was nothing he could do about it now, he tossed the matter aside and said dispiritedly, "Thunderstorm, leave with your people the moment the two realms are reconnected."

Thunderstorm said awkwardly, "What are you saying, Fellow Daoist Tiangu..."

"Sure. You can stay if you want."

Tiangu said, "The myriad races are still not fully helpless. We can still put up a fight. Are you perhaps assuming that we're too weak to even wipe out the giant race?"

Thunderstorm was left completely speechless. After a long while, he asked, "What about Heavenly Fate Marquis?"

Heavenly Fate Marquis looked over nonchalantly. Why was this guy talking about him? He could leave at any time. Even if he remained, what could Tiangu do to him? It was clear that Tiangu feared Su Yu more. How could Thunderstorm not realize that? What a fool.

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