Published at 12th of August 2026 6:51 am

Chapter 2200: Self Reliance Is Better (1)

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Lower Realm.

Human Realm.

When Yue Luo and Yue Xiao arrived, Hundred Battle King was skygazing.

Of the gathered powerhouses, some frowned, some remained indifferent, and some welcomed them with a smile.

As the leader of the scholars on Hundred Battle King's side, Evergreen said, "You're here. His Majesty sensed the river stirring earlier, so he has been observing the river. You're finally back. It has been hard for you."

To the side, Extreme Martial curled his lips with disdain and ignored the two. Members of Control King's lineage.

They had joined Hundred Battle King, but he still looked down on them. They were born traitors. First, they betrayed humanity. Then, they betrayed Control King. Would there be more betrayals in the future?

Yue Luo did not mind their reaction. She nodded at Evergreen before looking at Hundred Battle King.

However, Hundred Battle King continued observing the sky. After a long while, he finally looked down and asked, "Did Ji send you back?"

"Yes."

Yue Luo nodded.

Hundred Battle King asked, "Has Control King's lineage been defeated?"

"You can say so." Yue Luo said, "Apart from Yue Zhan, all their Venerables died. A majority of their pseudo kings and Daofuses are dead as well."

"I see."

Hundred Battle King sighed. As for the others, their expressions changed. They had all sensed the river stirring violently earlier, but they had not expected such a sudden change.

Yue Luo continued, "As for the devils, both Celestial Devil Marquis and Purple Cloud Marquis died in battle. Venerable Scrape fled with the remaining devils, hiding somewhere in the Upper Realm."

Even more expressions changed.

Hundred Battle King sighed and asked, "Su Yu?"

"Yes."

"What are the losses of the myriad races? How about Su Yu?"

Everyone focused.

Yue Luo sank into silence. After a while, she answered, "Nobody from Su Yu's side died. Snow Orchid and Giant Axe detonated their daos while Heavenbridge advanced into a Venerable. On the myriad races' side, Venerable Moon detonated his body while Venerable Dragon, Venerable Desolate, and Sacred Source were injured. The Consort Emeritus wasn't forced to use all her strength, so she could still fight."

"How is that possible?"

"That makes no sense."

Numerous people exclaimed with disbelief.

Yue Luo knew that she would be messing with the morale of those on their side by saying this, but she still had to let Hundred Battle King know the truth. Thus, she pushed on, "That's not all. Yu Qing participated in the battle as well, but not even she could reverse the defeat. In the end, she was forced to summon the matron dragon out to deter the various parties. After sensing their weakness, Tiangu retreated with the myriad races. Only then did Su Yu leave as well."

"Yu Qing?" Hundred Battle King said, "She's a real Master of Law, right?"

"Yes." Yue Luo nodded, "Yue Xiao and I wanted to stay undercover, but Su Yu forced us to fight Thunderstorm and the eight-winged tiger to the death. He even convinced Yu Qing to agree. The battle could only end with two Venerables dead. To preserve our strength, I fled with Yue Xiao."

"Sigh." Hundred Battle King shook his head, "Su Yu..."

The people in the room had different expressions, but some seemed indifferent. One of them said, "This is a good thing. Su Yu delivered such a major defeat to Control King's lineage. This is still a victory of humanity."

Numerous gazes landed on the speaker.

Some of them were frowning. Longbrow questioned, "Blood Shadow, whose side are you on?"

Blood Shadow replied nonchalantly, "The side of humanity. Su Yu is the tenth human lord. He delivered a major defeat to the army of the traitors and suppressed the myriad races. Is this not a good thing for humanity?"

Longbrow spat, "He is aware that Yue Luo, Yue Xiao, and Thunderstorm are with us. Blood Shadow, he is deliberately targeting us. Are you blind to this, Blood Shadow?"

Blood Shadow sank into silence. Yes. He could see that. Su Yu was indeed targeting Hundred Battle's faction. Everyone could see that. However, Su Yu's victory was truly inspiring.

Six thousand years ago, Hundred Battle King had opted to withdraw to avoid heavy losses against Control King's lineage and the myriad races. At the time, some were unhappy with that decision. But everyone knew that things were hopeless.

Fighting those factions and suffering heavy losses were not in line with their expectations. And now, Su Yu had easily killed many powerful opposing Venerables. Was this not worth rejoicing?

Even as followers of Hundred Battle King, some of them still had things they believed in. Humanity was their faith.

Human Ancestor, Human Emperor, Su Yu, and Hundred Battle King were all humans. They were different from a traitor like Control King. They had never betrayed humanity. Was that not the case?

With all those thoughts in mind, Blood Shadow ignored Longbrow.

Perhaps.

For some, Su Yu was clearly targeting Hundred Battle King's faction.

That was a controversial choice.

Riversea Marquis said, "Your Majesty, Su Yu did that deliberately. After this battle, his faction has grown even stronger"

Before he could finish, Yue Luo added, "Su Yu now has a considerable number of Venerables under him. March, Giant Axe, Fat Ball, Heavenbridge, and even Heavenly Fate. I believe Heavenly Fate has submitted to him. Su Yu himself also has the combat strength of a peak Venerable. He was able to instantly kill Yue Hao alongside Thunderstorm and March."

"Thunderstorm?" Longbrow's cold voice rang out again, "Did Thunderstorm work with Su Yu? What is the meaning of that?"

At that, some people raised their brows. What was Longbrow trying to do here? Thunderstorm was the leader of the giants. Or to be precise, he led the Upper Realm giants. The Giant King was still the leader of the Lower Realm giants. That cooperation must have been necessary.

Hundred Battle King interrupted Longbrow with a wave and ignored the topic. "I'm afraid this isn't Su Yu's full strength. He might have more strength hidden away."

Everyone was alarmed. One ought to know that on Hundred Battle King's side, there were only eight Venerables, including Yue Luo, Yue Xiao, and Thunderstorm. Of course, they still had a decent number with Hundred Battle King and Zhou Ji included. But how long had it even been since Su Yu's rise?

Once again, Hundred Battle King gazed at the sky, as though he was observing the River of Time. After a while, he said, "Not long ago, that woman appeared out of nowhere. She self-proclaimed herself as a part of the imperial family. She must have emerged from the Death Realm. At the time, some disturbances happened in the Death Realm as well."

Clearly, he had to start taking Su Yu's side seriously. He had never expected Su Yu to be capable of winning such a stunning victory against Control King's lineage. In the process, he lost no one. Instead, he gained a ne Venerable.

"In short, Control King's side is left with two Masters of Laws, Yue Zhan, and Scrape. Is that so?"

"Yes." Yue Luo nodded.

"The myriad races have lost a lot as well. They didn't lose any Venerables, but many of their Venerables were injured. Is that so?"

"Yes."

"And the rest of you have been exposed because of Su Yu."

Yue Luo nodded again and added, "That is not all. During the battle, he mentioned Zhou Ji by name. He claimed that Zhou Ji is already a Master of Law who is hiding deep in chaos. The myriad races and Yu Qing heard that. They might not trust Su Yu, but they will definitely grow wary."

"Sigh."

After a short moment, Hundred Battle King chuckled, "Su Yu. An outstanding hero of our time."

"Your Majesty!"

Evergreen hurriedly said, "No matter how good Su Yu is at scheming, he is limited by his strength. Masters of Laws are starting to appear. He won't be able to do too much with Masters of Laws running around."

As the advisor, he had to stop Hundred Battle King from lamenting the strength of his competitor. This was not the time for that. They couldn't afford to strengthen Su Yu's image among those in their camp. Otherwise, morale would start dropping.

Hundred Battle King laughed. He did not seem too bothered. He stood up and faced the others as he said, "Still, I am happy to hear about Su Yu's victory. As for the exposure of Yue Luo and Yue Xiao, I can only say that we all have our own goals.

"I don't know what Su Yu's goal is. I never planned to do anything to him. In fact, not even the Human Realm is something I must grasp in my own hands. If he wants the Human Realm, I will be more than happy to move aside. Human Ancestor or Human Emperor, both are humans. However, Su Yu might not understand this. It would be a pity if he intends to harm me while I don't mean harm to him."

He was speaking half-truths. No matter what, he was the hegemon of his generation.

Instead of belittling Su Yu, he solemnly declared, "I am the direct descendant of Human Ancestor. The same applies to all of you. Back then, Human Ancestor overcame countless hardships to create a glorious future for humanity.

"I never betrayed Human Emperor. However, he's not a match for the myriad races. He's not a match for the future enemy. Senior Culture King and the others are trapped inside the Heaven Gate. Even after returning, they will be returning alongside a calamity.

"Human Ancestor, founder of the physical body path and our forefather. For the sake of humanity, he intruded upon chaos alone to fight the numerous chaos powerhouses. Humanity will only stand a chance at victory with Human Ancestor back.

"Su Yu can only see the enemies before him. But he doesn't know that this is merely a small part of the crisis humanity is facing. The myriad races or even Control King's lineage are merely a small part of the crisis. He's not wrong, but he knows too little.

"Perhaps he believes that humanity will win with Human Emperor back. But is that even possible?"

Hundred Battle King's voice rose, "No. That is not possible. Any slaughter we engage in right now is pointless. Our ultimate goal is the return of Human Ancestor. We will summon Human Ancestor back. Under his lead, humanity will rise again. The various eras are returning. Chaos, Creation, and countless powerhouses will descend on us soon.

"Some believe that we are here to block Su Yu's rise. We are here to block Human Emperor's path. Wrong! The glory and strength of humanity are not reliant on any single individual. It relies on everyone.

"Clearly, Human Emperor is not a match for the various enemies. The ancient past wouldn't have ended otherwise. As such, how can we place our hope on Human Emperor's return?"

Everyone listened in silence.

Hundred Battle King continued, "The Hell Gate has opened slightly. Yu Qing is out. This is also an opportunity for us to summon Human Ancestor back earlier. However, Control King's lineage must remain!"

Some were shocked to hear that, while others were calm. Clearly, not everyone was unaware of this.

Hundred Battle said, "With them gone, how are we supposed to enlarge the opening of the Hell Gate? Right now, the opening is only big enough to release a Master of Law or two. And even that requires a high price. Back then, we did not withdraw because we weren't their match. Rather, we withdrew because we couldn't fight them. They shouldn't be removed lightly.

"With them around, they will continue summoning more powerhouses through the gate, giving Human Ancestor the opportunity to return as well. To have Human Ancestor return, go upstream, save Human Emperor, and defeat the myriad races. This is our only path forward."

Hundred Battle King roared, "For our goal, we paid a massive price! For our goal, we ruined our reputation!

"Betrayal? That woman called us traitors. Perhaps what we did was not in line with the belief of Human Emperor. But we did all that for humanity! Is Human Emperor more important than humanity itself?"

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